VOLUME 5 • FEBRUARY 2021 THE COMMUNITAS CHRONICLE

ISSUED BY YOUR PEERS IN EVAN'S GROUP & UPWARD

Chocolate Lava Cakes Recipe Year Of The Ox - 2 - 5 Tommy's Experience With Yoga TAKE A Journey Jokes/Activities - 3 - 6 What To Watch/ Star Wars The Great Race - 4 PEEK! - 7 Calendar Update February Coloring Page -5 - 8 "Hip-Hop is more than music, it's a culture. It's bigger than hit songs" - Nelly

This month we popped, locked and dropped during our Hip- Hop themed workout Wednesday! Thanks to Anna and Marisa, we are now ready to star in an Usher music video! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! VOLUME 5 • FEBRUARY 2021

CHOCOLATE L AVA CAKES Cooked Up By: Evan's Group February is the month of love and to celebrate that love Americans buy a lot of chocolate, spending as much as 1 Billion dollars on chocolate for Valentines day! We figured chocolate is a great way to show someone you love them or to show yourself a little self love so we found a recipe for Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes! They’re quick and easy to make and very yummy.

INGRED IENTS Baking Spray Custard cups (Large cupcake pans work well too) 1 Stick of butter 2 Oz of bittersweet chocolate 2 Oz Semisweet chocolate 1 and ¼ cup powdered sugar 2 Whole eggs 3 Egg Yokes 1 Teaspoon Vanilla ½ cup All purpose flower Step 1: Preheat your oven to 425 d egrees Fahrenheit.

Step 2: Spray baking spray in your c ustard cups or large cupcake pan

Step 3: Melt all the chocolate with y our stick of butter in a large bowl by placing it all in the microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir. Then add more time as needed until the chocolate and butter are completely melted together

Step 4: Slowly stir in the powdered sugar

Step 5: Add your eggs and egg yokes and stir until well mixed

Step 6: Add your flour and stir until it’s well mixed

Step 7: Divide the mix between custard cups or cupcake tin

Step 8: For standard CUSTARD CUPS: Bake for 13 minutes! (Don’t over cook)

Step 9: For Cupcake pan: Bake for 10 Minutes (Don’t over cook)

Step 10: Let rest one minute and enjoy!! (Bonus tip- serve with Ice Cream for best results) VOLUME 5 • FEBRUARY 2021 My Experience with YOGA By: Tommy D I like doing yoga because it is good for your physical and mental health. It makes you feel good after you do it. There are many different stretches that you do there. I do yoga with my mom at a place in Wilmington called “Yoga Loft”. Yoga Loft is located right next to a gym called “Anytime Fitness”.

The studio was a big room with plenty of space for people to have when they are stretching. The temperature was warm, and the lights were dim. I had a mat, a blanket, two blocks and an "ipillow" for equipment. (An ipillow plays music through the pillow as you are using it!) I also had a pillow called a “Bolster” that was used to help me.

The teacher was a nice woman named “Shelia” who had a calm & soothing voice. She gave poses to her students and gave relaxing touches on our shoulders & arms. There were many poses we did to the sounds of smooth jazz and ocean waves on the beach. The poses helped relax our bodies & muscles and stretched our sides. Some of them were uncomfortable.

I felt relaxed after I was finished with class and I would go back there again one of these days. You should try it out one of these days and, hopefully, you would like it too.

Below is an image of what I looked like during one of my yoga stretches! VOLUME 5 • FEBRURARY 2021 WHAT TO WATCH: THE SUPERBOWL By: Connor S Who is competing in the Super Bowl? Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. What is the Super Bowl? The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League or NFL for short.

Where is the Super Bowl? Raymond James Stadium at Tampa, Florida. "This year in the Super Bowl, Tom Brady won his 7th Super Bowl Win, Who is performing the halftime show? The Weeknd. right after when he’s leaving the .. New England Patriots last year on How long is the game? 3 hours and 20 minutes. WW March 17th 2020, after 20 years and AANN won 6 time Super Bowl Champions with the What time and date? 6:40 EST February 7th 2021. RRYY Patriots! Tom Brady have been playing for the New England Patriots in 20 years, since Who do you want to win? Kansas City Chiefs. when I go to school & my first year of Who do you think will win? Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Communitas Burlington Program." Extra notes: The Equalizer series will premiere after the Super Bowl on CBS.

Easter Eggs and More! By Alok S. The first movie in the Star Wars prequel trilogy is called the Phantom Menace. This is a VERY short summary of the sci fi movie.

In Episode 1of Star Wars the good guys are the Galactic Republic and the bad guys are the Sith. Like most movies its all about good versus evil. These are the characters of the movie: Obi Wan Kenobi, Qui Gon Jin, Chanceller Pallpatine, Anakin Skywalker, and many more. Now I will describe what the movie is about.

The greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo. Two Jedi knights go on a mission to settle the conflict. In the end of the movie Qui Gon Jin gets killed and it is up to Obi Wan to train Anakin to be a Jedi (or end up as Darth Vader). Now I will close with some easter eggs. According to Wikipedia, an easter egg is "a term used to describe a message, image, or feature hidden in a video game, film, or other, usually electronic, medium."

Easter Egg 1 - ET’s in the senate if you pause the movie you will see some alien creatures that look like the ET alien from the movie ET. Easter Egg 2 - A star wars Odyssey if you pause the movie you will see a , pod from the movie Space Odyssey. Easter Egg 3 - Coruscant 2019 if you pause the movie you will see this easter egg, a spinner vehicle from the movie blade runner VOLUME 5 • FEBRUARY 2021 CALENDAR UPDATES - JANUARY

2/2 Groundhog Day, 2/12 - Lunar New Year, 2/14 - Valentine's Day, 2/15 - President's Day BIRTHDAYS: Lang, Christina G, Bonnie, James, Jenn, and BJ!

2 0 2 1 Y E A R O F T H E O X Ox gifts the world with superhuman strength of mind, body and spirit. VOLUME 5 • FEBRUARY 2021 JOURNEY WINTER ACTIVITIES Jokes Get Moving! By: Andrew & Emily K. B Y : E V A N ' S G R O U P It’s been getting a lot colder over the last month. When it get’s cold like that it can be hard to find the motivation to go outside and get fresh air or go for a walk! That hasn’t been a problem for our groups at program though! Consistently we have been showing up prepared with our warm coats and attitudes ready to go out in the cold and stay active. Here at our building, our neighbor the Hilton Hotel has even blocked off one of their back parking lots from vehicles. This has given us a safe place to enjoy walking a few laps, see the sun, and get some exercise in our community even as we can’t travel anywhere in the vans. We’re all feeling very proud of ourselves for the dedication that we’ve had to go out and brave the cold as often as we can, but even with our warm coats, it still feels a little chilly and we’re looking forward to when the weather gets better. We’re looking forward to being able to spend more time outside and play games like soccer more often. Remember that staying active and getting sunshine every day is a great way to stay healthy? TTHHOOUUGGHHTTFFUULL IIDDEEAASS TTOO SSHHOOWW PPEEOOPPLLEE YYOOUU CCAARREE AABBOOUUTT TTHHEEMM

Even though Valentine’s Day has come and passed, it’s always great to show the people that we care about them and are happy they’re in our lives. We put together a list of things you can do to show the people in your life that you care about them:

1) Get them a gift It doesn’t need to be anything fancy but everyone appreciates receiving a small gift of food, candy, flowers, or another small item. 2) Make them a card or craft Buying someone a gift is always nice but it doesn’t beat the touch that a personalized card or craft can have. 3) Make a nice dinner. There’s few better ways to enjoy the company of loved ones than over a delicious meal! If your cooking skills aren’t quite what you’d like, you can also order food or go out! 4) Volunteer to help them with a project Everyone has things they need to get completed and volunteering to help someone with their tasks is a great way to show them that you care. 5) Enjoy nature together Get outside for a walk and enjoy some beautiful scenery with a person you care about! VOLUME 5 • FEBRUARY 2021 The Great Race By: Matt B. Long ago in the wild of China, the jade emperor thought of a way to measure time. The best way to do so was to organize a race. The first 12 animals to reach the finish would earn a place on the calendar.

The rat awoke to get a head start. On the way he asked other animals to help him across the river, the ox agreed to help him. Just as he reached shore, the rat leaped of and claimed 1st place.

The ox came in 2nd, with the tiger behind. The rabbit hoped across stones in the river claiming 4th place. The dragon came in 5th after helping some creatures alone the way.

The horse was making his way across the river. Just as he got to the other side the snake snuck into 6th place with the horse behind. The Jade Emperor looked out and saw 3 animals on a raft, the treater gave 8th place to the goat for being the most harmonious of them.

The monkey received 9th followed by the rooster. Then came the dog who frolicked in the river that he came in 11th. The boar had stopped to eat and nap before making it to the last place.

This is how the lunar year zodiac came to be. Year of the ox 2021.