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Student Editors: Samantha Cowick & Brianna Keese Faculty Advisor: Mrs. Perrin 2020-2021 Volume 2 Christmas Donation Programs for Children Table of Contents: Page 1— Editorial By: Brianna L. Keese Page 2— Dog Breeds that Need Lots of Attention There are many programs and places you can donate to help Page 2—12 Random Facts about Everything children and families in need this holiday season. There is a program to Page 3 & 4— Three Recipes for Quarantined Chefs help children in need just at your local Walmart. There are so many Page 5— Funny Youtubers to Watch ways you can give back to your community such as buying toys, Page 5— Family Outings donating money, shopping for people in need, even writing a Christmas Page 6— Jokes to Share with Friends and Family list can donate money to help children. Try to check out a donation Page 7— Competitive Card Games to Play program this season; it can be one of the programs I show you or one Page 8— Three Science Experiments for Explosive you find yourself. Fun Page 9— Laptop Tips Toys for Tots is a great program where you can donate toys; Page 9— Activities Still Happening! they have been collecting toys for children since 1947. This organization Page 10— SFT Believe It or Not has several different ways to donate to their program. First, you can Page 10— Important Breaks and Dates purchase a toy and donate it to one of the local toy drop locations. Page 11— Device-Free Living Second, you can shop online for a toy and donate it to them. Or, third, Page 11— Online School you can donate money online on their website. Their ages for children Page 12— Fall Crafts for toy donations is usually twelve and under. However, some locations Page 13— Movie Review: Operation Christmas will accept donations for kids up to sixteen. Drop Another great program is the Make-A-Wish foundation. They are a program that is open all year long to help children and during the Twister Times Staff: holidays, they partner up organizations to collect money for the holidays. If you write a letter to Santa and give it to a Macy’s store location, the Editors: store donates a dollar per child or per letter. You can also help by Samantha Cowick looking at more promotions through the partnered companies that also Brianna Keese donate for the holidays from what you buy on their websites. Reporters/Writers: Finally, there is the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. The Tiffany Castaneda Auces Salvation Army collaborates with Walmart for their program. The stores have Christmas trees with tags on them. Every tag has a wish list of a Desra Lusby child; you pick a tag and shop for the gifts. Items can be bought Jacqueline Vilches-gomez anywhere, not just at Walmart. I hope you try to find a donation program to help a family in need. There are many great programs out there. There are so many ways to help and not all programs are asking for just money, some are asking for volunteer time as well. It can be fun picking out gifts for kids and knowing you probably just gave them one of the best Christmases they may have ever had. Check out this website if you want to know more about programs that help children. https://www.thespruce.com/

1 Dog Breeds That Need Lots of 12 Random Facts About Attention Everything

By: Brianna L. Keese By: Sam Cowick There are some dog breeds that can be Random facts are one of the best types alone during the day and some dogs that need of knowledge. It is always useful and very a lot of attention and cannot be left alone. entertaining. So, to catch you up, here are Before getting a dog, you might want to do twelve random facts about everything. some research on their breed and behavior. Number one: the medical term for a brain Although, dogs that need more attention tend to freeze is Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia. Try be more loving dogs who just want to be with saying that five times fast. Number two: if a people. polar bear and a grizzly bear mate, the baby is Here are five dog breeds that hate being called a pizzly bear. Number three: a single alone Toy Poodles, American Pit Bull Terriers, spaghetti noodle is called a spagetto. Number Chihuahua, Bichon Frise, and French Bulldogs. four: in Ancient Greek, astronaut means “star Toy Poodles are affectionate dogs and will build sailor.” a bond with you, but they can become Still with me? Good. Number five: there dependent on your presence. If you leave them are more Lego minifigures than people on for long periods of time, they can give them earth. Number six: The Bagheera Kiplingi severe anxiety and can cause bad behavior. Spider is the only known vegetarian spider. American Pit Bull Terriers love to guard and Number seven: Pluto was named by an protect their family but if left alone they can eleven-year-old girl. What an achievement! become anxious, destructive, or noisy. If you Number eight: Vatican City and Tirana are the must leave them for a while you might want to only two European capitals that do not have a find a way to entertain them. When Chihuahuas McDonald's. are left alone, their anxiety may make them destructive or aggressive. Bichon Frise crave Almost done. Number nine: Scotland attention and if left alone they may develop spent $146,400 (US dollars) in a competition for anxiety issues. French Bulldogs love to snuggle a new national slogan. The winner was and can be addicted to human company. If you “Welcome to Scotland.” Number ten: the song are spending a lot more time with another pet “Happy Birthday” was technically illegal to use or person, they can become jealous. People until 2016, because the song had been often compare French Bulldogs to a small child; copyrighted. Number eleven: there is a town in most hate being alone. Nebraska where there is only one resident, a woman who is the mayor, bartender, and I found all the information about these librarian. Talk about responsibility. Finally, breeds on https://shopus.furbo.com/blogs/ number twelve: the Ethiopian calendar is 7.5 knowledge/10-dog-breeds-that-dont-tolerate- years behind the Gregorian calendar (the being-left-alone calendar most people use today), since it has Most of these dogs, when left alone, get thirteen months instead of twelve. anxiety and can be destructive and that can be Now you are all caught up on these very unsafe for the animal. These dogs have random facts. Hopefully, they can be used in the biggest hearts and just love people and any situation, from family dinner to the middle of attention. I would only advise you to get one of class. these dogs if you’re an online or hybrid school student just for the dog’s mental health. 2 Three Recipes for Quarantined Three Recipes, cont. Chefs https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/9827/

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Three Recipes, cont. Three Recipes, cont. By: Desra B. Lusby 1. Unfold puff pastry sheets and repair any Apple Turnovers: cracks by pressing them back together. Trim each sheet into a square. Then cut each larger This recipe serves eight people and it square into 4 smaller squares. Spoon apples tastes good, especially on a cold, winter, day! onto the center of each square. Fold over from Just make sure not to add too much cinnamon! corner to corner into a triangle shape, and Ingredients press edges together to seal. Place turnovers on a baking sheet, leaving about 1 inch  2 tablespoons lemon juice between them  4 cups water 2. Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven,  4 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced until turnovers are puffed and lightly browned. Cool completely before glazing  2 tablespoons butter 3. To make the glaze, mix the confectioners'  1 cup brown sugar sugar, milk and vanilla together in a small  1 teaspoon ground cinnamon bowl. Adjust the thickness by adding more  1 tablespoon cornstarch sugar or milk if necessary. Drizzle glaze over  1 tablespoon water the cooled turnovers  1 (17.25 ounce) package frozen puff pastry https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/59124/apple- sheets, thawed turnovers/  1 cup confectioners' sugar We think that these are good recipes to use  1 tablespoon milk during quarantine! Please cook safely and make  1 teaspoon vanilla extract sure to be responsible when baking these! You Directions can burn yourself if you’re not safe or are goofing around. 1. Combine the lemon and 4 cups water in a large bowl. Place the sliced apples in the water to keep them from browning 2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Drain water from apples and place them in the hot skillet. Cook and stir for about 2 minutes. Add brown sugar, and cinnamon, and cook, stirring, for 2 more minutes. Stir together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Pour into the skillet and mix well. Cook for another minute, or until the sauce has thickened. Remove from heat to cool slightly 3. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)

Funny Youtubers to Watch Family Outings

By: Jackie Vilches Gomez By: Tiffany Castaneda Auces If you are looking for a good laugh, here Spending time with family is especially are some funny Youtubers to watch. Liza Koshy important for everyone but somehow, we always is super funny and has very good content. I seem to be busy doing other things. Parents have recommend her if you are upset and need to be work and are busy. Kids go to school and cheered up. She is known for her humor. sometimes have homework to do. However, when Mr. Beast has some very funny content. we are available to do a family activity at home, a He has a gaming channel where they play video Sunday is sometimes the best choice because it games. Chandler is one of the funniest ones on seems a little less busy. So, why not have some the channel. I recommend going to their channel family time! for a good laugh especially if you like video What can you do? You can have a game games too. night! You can play board games like Monopoly, Dude Perfect is also a hilarious channel. Candy Land, Sorry, The Game of Life or any other They do stereotypes and it is hilarious. It is a games that you like. You can also play a guessing group of guys that do challenges with sports and game like Guess Who, Headbanz, or Heads up other things, so go to their channel for more. which you can play online. If you are not interested in those, there are card games. For example, Uno, Ireland Boys are also humorous to watch. Go Fish, or Spoons. If you like hands-on physical They do random and unpredictable things like games, there is Jenga, Twister, Ker Plunk, Soggy staying at Walmart for 24 hours and other Doggy, Toilet Trouble and Connect Four. hilarious things. They also collaborate with other funny Youtubers. If your family is more of an outdoor family and if there is nice weather, then you can go to the If you want to see more of these park or ride your bike. If you have a trampoline, Youtubers, go to their channels. These are all you can jump or you can play soccer, basketball, family friendly channels. Hopefully, these or volleyball. If you want to do something more Youtubers make you laugh. physical but not in your house, you can go to Skyzone, go bowling or rock climbing. You and your family could go to an arcade like Dave and Busters, Powerplay, Main Event, Chucky E Cheese, or Paradise Park. If your family does not want that, there is always the old fashion movie night! You can order pizza, bring snacks and drinks and put on any movie you want. If you do not want to stay at home, you can go to the theater or a drive-in theater. You are not actually talking to your family, but it is good to just go out as a family, relax and watch a movie. Afterwards, you can always talk about the movie and what you liked about it and what you did not. I hope you enjoy spending time with your family and that you may have gotten some new 5 ideas here! Enjoy your break!

Jokes to Share with Friends and Jokes, cont. Family 11. Where do beef burgers go to dance? By: Brianna L. Keese The Meatball Jokes can be fun to share with anyone 12. What happens to a frog’s car when it because there are so many kinds of jokes. A joke breaks down? can be suited to the person you are telling it to, and you are guaranteed a laugh. It can also be It gets toad away fun to be the one telling the joke because, 13. One of my teacher’s told me I would personally, I love to make people laugh. I have never amount to much because I created a list of jokes for you to enjoy sharing with procrastinate so much. your friends and family. I told them, “Just you wait” 1. How does NASA organize a party? 14. What is the difference between a They planet poorly dressed man on a unicycle 2. I could not figure out why baseball was and a well-dressed man on a getting bigger bicycle? Then it hit me Attire 3. Why were they called the dark ages? 15. What did one toilet say to the other? Because there were lots of knights You look flushed 4. What do you call a pile of kittens? I hope you got a good laugh out of these jokes and I hope the people you share them A meowntain with will enjoy them too. Try and find some 5. Want to hear a roof joke? jokes you like and want to share and find some jokes suited to the person you are going The first one is on the house. to tell. Maybe even try and make up a couple 6. Why can’t Elsa have a balloon? jokes of your own to share with your friends Because she would let it go. and family. I used Fatherly.com to find these jokes; go check out this website for some 7. If you ever get cold, stand in the corner stellar jokes. of a room for a while.

They are usually 90 degrees. 8. Why did A go to the bathroom and come out as an E? Because he had a vowel movement 9. What did Mr. and Mrs. Hamburger name their daughter? Patty 10. What did the right eye say to the left eye? Between you and me, something smells

Competitive Card Games to Play Card Games, cont.

By: Jackie Vilches Gomez Smack the Jack: Are you bored and at home with For this game, you will need a deck of siblings and have nothing to do? You are in cards and at least two people to play. First, the luck because I have games for you to play! card dealer will pass out all the cards until there are no more cards left. Then someone will put Spoons: down a card until there is a Jack or a J. When First, let's try Spoons. For this game, that happens, you put your hand down as fast you will need one deck of cards, three or more as you can on top of the pile of cards. If you people and a spoon for each person minus smacked the Jack, then you take that pile of one. For example, if you have seven players cards and add them to you card pile. The first you would need six spoons. Put the spoons in person to run out of cards loses the game. Here the middle of the table and make sure is a link on how to play Smack the Jack: everyone can reach them. The person who https://www.bing.com/videos/search? has the deck of cards hands out four cards to q=how+to+play+smack+the+jack+game&docid= each player. The goal is to get four of the 608025785838013210&mid=5AA95CFCEABDB same cards. Once you have four of the same A0857685AA95CFCEABDBA085768&view=det cards, grab a spoon. However, if you see ail&FORM=VIRE someone else get a spoon, you also need to grab a spoon and try to be sneaky about it. Do Card games are a fun way to pass the not let the other players see when you get a time or be with friends. Give these or other card spoon. Once the game has started, the person games a try. I hope you had fun playing these that passed out the cards will start. They will card games! get a card from the deck. If they don’t need that card, they will slide it face down to the next person to their left. If the person needs that card, they will put it in their stack of cards. If they need the card, they will put it in their hand and send a different card to the next person. When it is your turn, you do the same thing. For example, you have three queens but one seven you are trying to get the same four cards. The player before you got a queen and they do not need it, so you get it, pass the seven, and get a spoon. If no one has noticed that you got a spoon, keep playing along, look at a card and give it to the player next to you. You may only have four cards at a time if you have more than that you are disqualified. Here is a link on how to play Spoons. https://www.bing.com/videos/search? q=how+to+play+spoons&view=detail&mid=46 BC6BC48B4C9744181C46BC6BC48B4C9744 181C&FORM=VIRE

Three Science Experiments for Science Experiments, cont. Explosive Fun First, use the needle nose pliers to pinch a By: Sam Cowick notch out of the penny. Next, put the penny in the glass. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze Let's face it, we are all bored. We have the juice out of both sides. Let it sit for 3-5 days played the same games one thousand times, (I know that is a long time, deal with it.) Then read the same books at least one hundred the core should be partially hollowed out. times, and have been on so many walks that we could walk through our neighborhoods with our Hopefully, this will give you a distraction eyes closed. So, let’s spice up our lives with from the boredom and bring something new to some science experiments to blow your mind. do. Just remember to be careful and always have fun. The first one is non-Newtonian fluid, or more commonly known as “Oobleck.” This material appears to be a liquid at first, but once pressure is applied, it gets hard as a rock. So, you will need water, powdered cornstarch, measuring cups, and a fair-sized bowl. The recipe is simple, one-part water, two-part cornstarch. That means for everyone cup of water, you use two cups of cornstarch. Once you have added as much water and corn Starch you want, scoop up a handful and have some physics defying fun. This next experiment is a little more complicated than the last one. You will be turning pennies green. You will need as many dull looking pennies as you want, ¼ cup of vinegar, one teaspoon of table salt, paper towel, a small non-metal bowl and a small non-metal container with a lid. First, pour the salt and vinegar together and mix to dissolve the salt. Next, dip your pennies into the salt and vinegar mix. Fold the paper towel to fit the bottom of your container with a lid. Put the pennies in the container and seal it tight. Let it sit overnight and it should turn green. This last one also includes pennies, but this time, we see what is inside them. For this, you will need a penny made after 1982, a lemon, a small glass, and some needle nosed pliers. Color Me

Laptop Tips Activities Still Happening!

By: Desra B. Lusby By: Jackie Vilches Gomez As we are now back in online school, we We are doing online school for this are using our school laptops more frequently. semester until further notice. However, that Here are some tips to make online school with does not mean there are still not activities going your laptops a lot easier! on! Check them out! One important tip for you is to check for Girls’ basketball started this month. You updates frequently. When updating your laptop, will not be able to watch the games in person. your device should move smoothly. It has taken However, the school will be streaming them up. me awhile to realize that I needed to update my Check out the directions to stream them on the laptop for it to run more efficiently. Steps to Cyclone Student News that Mr. Libal sends out update: first, open settings, and then click on every Monday morning. “Updates and Security” then click on “Check for st 21 Century Academics mock interviews Updates. Once you click the option, you will be are this month. If you need help, talk to the told if you are up to date, or if you need to counselor about going to a meeting during flex/ update your device. win time. Email your counselor with any Another important tip is to always shut questions or any more information. There will down your laptop when you are not using it, or be many virtual zoom meetings about 21st right before bed. Shutting down your laptop will Century academies so go to the Santa Fe Trail clear your working memory and will not drain web page to see when they are. You can also your battery as fast. Here are the steps to shut go to the 21st century academies web pages. down: first, go to the bottom left and click the Sprit week is this week! On Monday, windows icon. Second, press the power button match with one of your classmates. On then shut down. Just make sure you do not Tuesday, wear a hat to class. On Wednesday, forget to close your laptop after doing so! bring your pet to your class. On Thursday, wear The last important tip will be to plug in green & red. On Friday, decorate your your device while not using it. This will charge background for the holidays. There will be your device for your next class! Hopefully, you awards for those students showing the most know how to do this by now! school spirit! So, show your teachers your We hope that these tips come in handy! school spirit! Stay safe! If you need supplies or anything for school, please inform a teacher, counselor or administrator, they will try to help you. Make sure to be safe and social distance during the holidays.

SFT Believe It or Not Important Breaks and Dates

By: Sam Cowick By: Tiffany Castaneda Auces

Would you believe me if I told you that We are all excited about our holiday one of your teachers is an award-winning poet? breaks or any important dates, but some of us How about a songwriter or a dancer? Welcome don’t know when they start! We have the most to SFT “Believe It or Not, Teacher Talent breaks during the winter, which is usually the Edition.” months November, December, and some in First up to the plate is Dr. Meyer. Some of January. you may know her as the Spanish instructor of In the month of November, there is the school. Did you know that she not only plays Thanksgiving break, which started Wednesday, guitar, but also sings and writes music as well? November 25th and ended November 27th but Well, she does, next time you are in her class was followed up by a weekend, which meant we ask her about it. Next up is Mr. Stock, the didn’t come back from break until Monday, language arts teacher for the 6th grade team November 30th. Thanksgiving break is short but Confidence. Mr. Stock is an award-winning poet is followed up by one of our longest breaks in who graduated college with a minor in creative December. In the month of December, we have writing with an emphasis is poetry, not to winter break because of Christmas. In the mention his fantastic juggling skills. month of December, we have school for three weeks starting November 30th and our last day Our third guest is Mrs. Manker, a th counselor at SFT. With her amazing skills, she of that month is Friday, December 18 . Our last can write her name forward and backward at the day of school before winter break is followed by a weekend so we have two extra days until our same time. So next time you pass her in the st halls, ask her to show off her incredible talent. break officially starts on the 21 of December. Finally, we have Mrs. Goldberg, who is the While on our winter break, we have two nine-time Israeli discuss champion and holidays Christmas and New Year's, that’s why three-time hammer champion. Amazing to think we don’t come back until the 5th of January. In that such a famous person is teaching orchestra January, we only have one break and that is on here at Santa Fe Trail. January 18th, which is Martin Luther King Jr. That is not all the submissions I got so Day. Then we don’t miss any days in February, here are some honorable mentions. Ms. Couch even Valentine's Day! Then in the month of March, we have Spring break, which starts can dance many popular dances. Mr. Marshall th claims to be able to drink water faster than March 15 and we come back on Tuesday the 23rd. After our spring break, there are no more anybody you know. Mrs. Stock can “apply grip th tape to skateboards like a boss.” That was a breaks and no more holidays. May 20 is the direct quote from Mrs. Stock herself. We also last day of school and after that we are out for have Mrs. Carroll who can juggle and play the summer, and that’s all the breaks and trumpet, not at the same time though. Dr. Smith special dates! can make clothes, and Dr. Stevens can wiggle Enjoy your time off of school! her nose. That was SFT Believe It or Not. If you see any of these teachers in the halls, or in class, ask them about their talent. If you're lucky, they might even give a demonstration. 10

Device-Free Living Online School

By: Tiffany Castaneda Auces By: Desra Lusby Our devices are very addicting.... we are Now that we are back to online learning, I on our devices most of the time, especially did some research on it to help you be more during school. No matter what, electronic successful with it. devices are always around, and some people A nice tip is to act as if you are actually in have a stronger addiction to electronics than school. I honestly can’t count how many times others do. Most people get on their electronics I’ve gone onto our Zoom meetings and see out of boredom. However, if you are one of people in their beds or still in their pajamas. Go those people, there are many things to do other ahead and set a reasonable time to wake up than sitting around and looking at a screen all and get moving so you can eat breakfast and day. get ready for the day! Another tip we have is to One thing you can do instead is to go eliminate distractions. Go ahead and stay outside. It is better to be outside than to just be focused so that way you don’t have to play catch on a screen. Go outside and go for a walk, a up. run or even a bike ride. If you have younger With Covid going on, we had to siblings, ask them to go with you. Walk start with online schooling, as you are most together, go to the park or just do something to likely not able to get sick through a screen. distract yourself from being on your device. Because of Covid, we have had to miss school Maybe you don’t like to exercise, so go outside at least a little bit. Online schooling does have and draw on the concrete with chalk. You don’t some benefits. For starters, you are most likely have to be an artist with skills, just go and do to learn at your own pace. By moving at your what you want. own pace, there will hopefully be less stress by If you don’t like chalk, then get a journal, trying to keep up with classes. You have less of a pencil or whatever and draw whatever you a chance of getting Covid if you are doing online see. Invite a friend to join you but remember to school. For students with social anxiety, online keep a social distance. You can invite a friend school may be a viable option. If you struggle to talk or play a game indoors or outdoors such with doing some tasks, this may also be a as a board game, Twister, Jenga, or Uno. Play practical possibility as you can slow down with your dog or pet if you have one. Honestly, without thinking that you are behind your just read a book of any kind. How about classmates. practicing for a sport or studying a school We hope that this will put more of a subject? positive spin on doing school online! It doesn’t really matter what you do, just concentrate on staying off your device because screen time is bad for your brain. It needs to do other activities!

Fall Crafts Fall Crafts, cont.

By: Tiffany Castaneda Auces When the needle is threaded and ready, insert the Fall crafts are so much fun and you get needle from the back to the front through the to use your creativity! You can make anything leaves and acorns. Do this for each piece of felt for anyone, like a table decoration or something leaf or acorn. Your fall garland is now done! to hang in your room. You can do these crafts Have fun doing these crafts and there are with your siblings at home; they are hard at all. so many more on the internet! The only thing you need are the materials and instructions. This first craft is an easy and fun one! It is a jar that is made to look like a turkey. All you need is a small Mason jar, some googly eyes, hot glue, scissors, and colored paper (preferably red, yellow, brown, and peach). Step number one is to get your colored paper, cut one feather from each different colored piece of paper. Now, with the leftover yellow paper you are going to cut a small triangle, now clean up your mess and set the feathers and the small triangle to the side. The second step is that you are now going to grab your small Mason jar and googly eyes and with the hot glue gun, you are going to glue the googly eyes to the side of the jar. Grab the small yellow triangle you cut which is going to be the nose and glue it right under the google eyes. Now that the face is done, glue the feathers to the back of the jar. There you have it, an easy and fast little craft. You now have a jar that looks like a turkey, you can put it in your room to be festive or you can use it for whatever you want. The second craft is a seven-foot fall garland. You're going to need four pieces of felt (preferably yellow, red, orange, brown), yarn, fabric scissors, a marker, template of a leaf and an acorn, and one needle with a large eye. First, get your four pieces of felt, template and fabric scissors, put your template on top of the felt and cut around the template with your fabric scissors. Repeat the process until you have 20 of the felt shapes then cut ten feet of yarn. When you have cut the ten-foot piece of yarn, you are going to thread it through your needle.

Movie Review: Operation Movie Review, cont. Christmas Drop I loved all the kindness in the movie, all the By: Brianna Keese communities were so close and came together to I just watched the movie Operation do great things. I liked how they were all willing to Christmas Drop and here is my review. The give their time to help; even Erica came to help movie is a new Christmas movie that just came because she realized they are a strong out on Netflix. It is about a military base and a community. There wasn’t anything I did not like; it possible shutdown. Everyone on the base is a was a great movie for the holidays. It was all close group and they would hate to leave their about giving even if you are just giving your time friends and co-workers. These people love what because it does make a difference. they do and would hate for their base to be shut I think the lesson from the movie is don’t down. I loved how the team was so determined judge a situation because you don’t know what to not let their base go down. it’s like until you experience it or see it first-hand. I It is about the government needing to think it also says to give what you can and think shut down some military bases because of lack of others. I would definitely recommend this of funds. The government sent out one of their movie to my friends and family. I think this movie employees to one of the bases to see if the base is good for all ages. It is just a great friendly could still be saved and possibly stay open. This holiday movie about helping and giving. base was doing something called an operation I would like to give Operation Christmas Christmas drop. Hint: it is where the name came Drop 10 out of 10. from. The drop sends out items that the surrounding islands need. The whole base works on it together to help the surrounding communities. I think the characters in this movie were good. I loved how they were able to show the tightness of the community and how committed they were to helping other communities. The main character, Erica, played by Kat Graham, was sent to check on the base and at first, she was not very open to listening to what the people had to say about their community and job, she was just there to do her job and didn’t really want to explore and get to know the people. I really liked the male main character, Captain Andrew, played by Alexander Ludwig. He gave Erica a tour of the base and he tried to show her who they were and why they believe they should stay open. He was fighting for his team and his base.

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