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Th e Viking Voice Volume no. 2 Issue no. 2 11/23/16
Mckinley Student The History Of Greek Mythology: Wins Junior Golden Thanksgiving Hades' Bride By: MacKenzie Stacy By: Scarlette Sikora Gloves! Thanksgiving started in 1621. Hades, the god of the By: Mackenzie Stacy When an English colony called underworld, is Zeus’ brother. Eighth grader Breeon Carothers the Plymouth and a Native Persephone is the goddess of won the Junior Golden Gloves American tribe called the nature and Demeter’s daughter. Championship in August of 2016 Hades fell in love with in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wampanoag had an autumn harvest feast together. This Persephone. Hades and Zeus event is known today as one of (God of all gods) planned to trap the many First Thanksgiving Persephone to Hades could Celebrations.This event was a have a wife. One day three day long festival of Persephone was picking flowers hunting, eating, and in a field. In a rare sight, Hades entertainment. Did you know caused the ground to split beneath her. Hades made her Photo credit: Bianca Rojas that Thanksgivings didn’t Carothers has been boxing for become a once-a-year tradition his wife. Persephone was five years. In an interview with until more than 200 years later? unhappy at first, and after awhile him, he stated that the most Also, the Native Americans she was happy. In the world challenging part of his training is killed five deer to give as a gift above Demeter (her mother) sparring. Carothers' goal for his to the colonists. In your was searching for her daughter. boxing career is to win the WCB, Thanksgiving dinner, you Demeter is the goddess of the acronym for the World probably have pumpkin pie, harvesting. She started Championship Belt. mashed potatoes, or turkey. searching for her daughter in Carothers floats like a butterfly Not in the first Thanksgiving! September, October, November, and stings like a bee! They had cranberries, but it December, and January, and was eaten plain, not in relish finally found her daughter in form. In 1789 George February. Persephone said she Washington announced the first ate 6 pomegranate seeds (a national Thanksgiving Holiday, lie!). When you eat the but this now annual holiday pomegranate you have to stay in didn’t become one until the 19th the underworld! If you eat the century. Be thankful for every seeds, you have to stay a month piece of food you have this or months. Six months after, Photo credit: Bianca Rojas Thanksgiving. Don’t take when Persephone is gone, it’s McKinley eighth grader Breeon Carothers won the Junior Golden Glove anything for granted! fall or winter. When she is by her Boxing Championship in 2016. Happy Thanksgiving! mom, it is spring or summer.
Why is Turkey a I Am Bolt to Release Thanksgiving Gathering November 28th Time: Why It’s so Great! Thanksgiving By:Bianca Rojas Meal? Thanksgiving is only a couple By: John Wanggaard of weeks away and you know It was a cold and snowy night on what that means…… November 24th when a man Family Gatherings!!! named Philippe Jordan was seen When you see your family coming out of a house in a winter coming in through the door, you storm. know it is fun time until you fall Philippe said, “Don't you worry, asleep.When your Mom puts the Max and Anne, I’m going to get us turkey and the stuffing on the a pizza soon enough.” Philippe table, then the rest of your trudged through three-foot-tall relatives put their food onto the snow for fourteen minutes until he Photo credit: filmcutting.com table and then soon you know
finally reached Papa John’s. that you see a whole table of This movie explores the When he reached the counter he food!! Then when you are all legacy of the fastest man in said “Hey sir, can I done, then your Mom or one of history, Usain Bolt. get...UMMMMM...How about 5 your closest relatives does dessert and you think that this is tubs of Cookie Dough and an extra the best day of your life!! Just large pizza? But when he ordered Directors: Benjamin Turner, like me!I Always think that the his meal the Worker pulled out a Gabe Turner Thanksgiving is the best day of ray gun and shot Philippe with my life, but it actually is.” When Cast: Pele, Neymar, Serena it—all of a sudden, BOOM! And your family is there, then you when Philippe tried to speak all he Williams, Asafa Powell, know that these days are the could hear was “gobble gobble.” Sebastian Coe, Ziggy best days of your life everyday”!! When Philippe realised what had Marley, Nas, Chronixx, & happened, he ran out; but before Yohan Blake Hope you have a great, great he could the worker pulled out a THANKSGIVING!!!!Be always revolver and said, I’m so poor Other cast: Usain Bolt thankful to one another!! you’re going to be my meal All information found at IMDb tonight, TURKEY!” The worker shot him, plucked off his feathers, cooked him, and ate him on Thanksgiving Day and that is how turkey became the main meal on Thanksgiving Day. This year, let us celebrate and eat our turkeys in honor of Philippe Jordan, by eating all of his relatives and friends. May Philippe forever rest on your plate.
HAVE A LOVELY THANKSGIVING!!
Celebrity Birthdays in What McKinley Kids are IB Responsible! By: John Wanggaard November Thankful For By: Kayley Ann Reynoso By: Kayley Ann Reynoso These are the birthdays of famous celebrities. So if you have a birthday in I went around Mckinley Middle November than lucky you!! Sch ool and asked 7th and 8th Nov. 1 Paige Hyland (dancer) graders what they're thankful for, Nov. 2 Hannah Hart (Youtuber) for Thanksgiving! These are what Nov. 3 Kendall Jenner (model) the 8th graders are thankful for: Nov. 4 Jessa Duggar (19 kids and “I’m thankful for my family!” -Ryan counting) “I’m thankful for having a good Nov. 5 Meredith Foster (Youtuber) Nov. 6 Emma Stone (actress) education!” -Asher Paal “I’m thankful for this school, my Nov. 7 Lorde (singer) Nov. 8 Riker Lynch (singer) friends, basketball team, my These students are all being very Nov. 9 CoryxKenshin(Youtuber) and family, myself, my ability to hear respectful, responsible and doing my birthday too!! and no sickness!” -Travion Evans Nov. 10 Miranda Lambert (country their work, and are all listening “I’m thankful for education very well on what they are doing. singer) because I learned a lot, thankful Nov. 11 Leonardo DiCaprio (actor) These Mckinley students are all for president Sidney, some Nov. 12 Anne Hathaway (actress) doing their work, listening, being Nov. 13 Whoopi Goldberg (actress) respectful kids, and respectful quiet, and they all asked questions Nov. 14 Not even Emily (vine star) teachers.”-Olivia Cordova if they needed help. That is what Nov. 15 KayKayes (Youtuber) “I am thankful for my family, makes a Mckinley student a very Nov. 16 Daylynn (Youtuber) friends, and also my education.” responsible, respectful, and safe Nov. 17 Calfreezy (gamer Youtuber) -Dakyra Strong Nov. 18 Nathan Kress (Actor) one, or maybe all three in this This is what the 7th graders are case! Nov. 19 Calvin Klein (clothes designer) thankful for: Nov. 20 Madisyn Shipman (actress) “I am thankful for of course my ______Nov. 21 Colleen Ballinger (Miranda Sings and famous Youtuber!!!) family, friends, and in general life; Thanksgiving Riddles I am so privileged to have food, Nov. 22 Baby Ariel (Music.ly Star) (Answers on Page 4) Nov. 23 Miley Cyrus (Singer) water, and a nice house!!” Nov. 24 Peyton Meyers (Actor) -Johannah Wiggins 1.What key won't open any Nov. 25 Andres B (Youtube Star!) “I’m thankful for my wonderful door? Nov. 26 Rita Ora (Singer) family, friends, and having food, Nov. 27 Bill Nye the science guy (TV water and a house to live in!” 2.Why did the turkey cross the show host) -Sarah Stone Nov.28 Scarlett Pomers (TV road? star/actress) “I’m thankful that I have a lot of Nov.29 Emma Morano(World’s oldest freedom, food and water. Also 3.Why did the chewing gum living person!) that my grandpa who served is cross the road? Nov.30 Ian Hecox(Youtube Star) still alive!!” -Xavier Schroud And that is what some 8th and 4.Why did the turkey cross the 7th graders are thankful for for road twice? Word power BY: Tatiana T. Thanksgiving!!!! 5.What do you get when a Attentive | uh-ten-tiv | ______Adjective turkey lays an egg on top of a “May the turkeys be barn? Paying close attention to something or someone. forever delicious on your plate!” [www.Dictionary.com]
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Depiction of the First Thanksgiving (photo credit: wikimedia.org)
Riddle answers: 1. A turkey. 2. It was the chicken’s day off. 3. It was stuck on the turkey’s foot! 4. To prove he wasn’t chicken. 5. An eggroll.