PA NTHER PRIDE Volume 11, I ssue #3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cross Country Success Page 1: Cross Country Success Polo High School Sports The 2019 Polo Cross Country season ended on HS Boys Basketball Saturday November 9 at the MSHSAA Cross Country Championships held at the Gans Creek Course in Columbia, Page 2: Clubs and Activities MO. Representing the Panthers for the second time was Gavin Foreign Language Club Fitzwater who ended up placing 47th. Great job Gavin. Tabletop Games Club The District Cross Country race was held the previous Elementary News week where the top 2 teams and the top 15 individuals qualified The Pilgrim Simulation for the state meet. The girls team placed 3rd and individually 3 Fourth-grade Christmas Sale girls placed in the top 20 just missing out on going to state. On Book Fair the boys side Gavin was the district runner up after being the district champ a year ago. Page 3: Current Events Narwhal Puppy Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Raid Creative Minds Meaning of Photography "Tree Song" Page 4: Panther Auto Corner Ask Anonymous Entertainment Skress Shines... Page 5: "Doctor Sleep" Review New Music Releases Page 6: New Video Game Releases Page 7: The Culture of South Korea Page 8: Horoscopes Page 9: December Menu

Polo High School Sports Word From our Coaches

HS Boys Bask etball Coach Dick son The Polo Panthers boys this team and, with the rest of the basketball team returns 4 seniors, has set the tone for what lettermen, including 2 starters, this team is about; defensive from last year's 11-14 squad. The toughness and togetherness. I 2019-20 Panthers include 7 have high expectations for these seniors, 7 juniors, 1 sophomore young men and this team which and 3 freshman. With this large include measurables like playing number of upperclassmen, there in the championship game of all is some good competition for of our tournaments and holding varsity spots. I have been pleased opponents to less than 30% with the attitude and intensity in shooting. Also, playing together, practice thus far and hopefully staying in control of emotions that will carry on throughout the and playing hard every season. Returning Captain Joe possession is expected for this Beaver has really taken charge of team. Joe Beaver jumps to take possession of the ball against the Richmond Spartans in the Lawson Jamboree.

NONPROFIT Post al Pat ron U.S. POSTAGE Polo,MO 64671 PAID PERMIT NO. 31 1 Clubs & A ctivities

Foreign Language Club Tabletop Games Club

Foreign Language Club is a new club at Polo this year. Sponsored Tabletop Games Club is exactly what it sounds like - a club for by Senora Fragola, the club's purpose is to promote learning of foreign people who enjoy playing tabletop games. From board games to card languages. games to role playing games, we explore any and all game types that members are interested in playing. The club meets Wednesdays after school When asked about the club, she said, "The club plans to meet until 4:30-5:00, depending on how long the games go, in Mr. Williams's room, monthly and learn basic phrases, etc. of four different languages. Room 115. If you are interested in joining, see Mr. Williams or just show up The group decided on Italian, French, Japanese, and "Free style- student after school on any Wednesday! individual choice". We are using MANGO through Mid-Continent Public Library . Club Officers are: President Ariel Pilger, Vice President Catherine Patrick, Secretary Chloe Gilbert, Historian Jade Misel."

Elementary New s

The Pilgrim Simulation Fourth-grade Christmas sale By: Jennica Jay By: Jennica Jay

The third-grade is learning about the pilgrims moving to America The fourth-grade is learning and trying to learn how to grow crops and survive the cold. They are doing about economics as they sell Christmas a simulation where they are in teams and roll a dice and depending on the items. Order forms will be available number they get something good or bad can happen to them. They can gain Tuesday, November 26th and end points or lose them depending on what simulation they get for their number. December 13th. Go see Ms. Hudson, They could make a treaty with the Native Americans and get help growing Ms. Lee, or any fourth-grade student to food or try and fight with them and lose points. With the points, they can purchase your Christmas items. The buy things such as a house to live in or a field to grow their crops in. With fourth-grade is very excited to be the simulation, the teachers are using it as a way to teach the children about learning about economics in a practical the pilgrimage to the ?new land? and will have a test over it after their way. simulation is over.

BOOK FA IR! By Camryn Sanchez Last week, 11th through the 15th of November, the book fair came to the Polo School district. Anyone was welcome to come to check out books or to buy books or utensils for everyday use. This year we had a wide selection of books from suspenseful, to cheerful and crime to superhero action. Here are some few words about how the book fair went for the staff and how much profit the school made. ?The book fair went really well this year. I made more money than last year, which means more books for the students and the library. Family night had a great turn out. All my teacher readers showed up to read to the students and even though it was a cold cold evening. Parents came out to get books for their kids. I was surprised and proud of the support the book fair got this year.? - Rita Hildebrand

2 Current Events

Narw hal the Puppy By: M aci M ills

There?s a 10 week old puppy in Missouri with a tail growing out of his head. His name is Narwhal. His full name is ?Narwhal the Magical Furry Unicorn? according to dog rescue nonprofit organization Mac?s Mission. The nonprofit took him in after he was found in the cold, with frostbite beginning on his paw. Vets took X-Ray scans that showed the tail isn?t connected to anything. It has no real use, but it also doesn?t hurt him at all, so the tail is here to stay. The A bu Bak r al-Baghdadi Raid

On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, an elite U.S. Army Delta Force unit raided Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?s compound and killed him. Conan the Delta unit?s canine is well known now for chasing down Baghdadi. The Pentagon has released ISR video feed of the raid. No U.S. operators were killed during the raid but they killed 6 ISIS fighters plus Baghdadi.

Creative M inds

M eaning of Photography By: Dalton Nick ell

What's in a photo? Photos are important in everyone's of loved ones as possible. Get that shot of the beautiful scenery. life, it's something that I believe is underrated. They connect us Because that is the gift of photography. to our past, remind us of people, feelings, faces, events that occurred, and they tell a story. Every photo being unique in its own way. Personally I don't have many photos of my childhood, and that's something I think people take for granted. I'm not allowed to go back and look at the events that occurred and made me who I am today, instead those events remain as forgotten memories. Photos create stories and expressions, they allow us to see those loved ones everyday, they allow us to remember that one time something big occurred, they help us look back on who we where and how we've grown. So take every photo possible, look back on it and smile. Allow yourself to forget those memories so you can go back and look at them to be reminded that they once occurred. Take as many pictures Tree Song By: Cecilia Romero The dirt is still so still yet moves so much. The dirt dances to the songs of the earth. The dirt shall move to the beat of the world. As night comes there is a child with tears on their face. The face of a child who hear the song of the earth. The song of the earth shall show you they way They way for the life you wish to live. Just close your eyes and listen to to earth. For this is the song of the earth. It will show you the pain and the loss But you shall know they hope in the world Through its beautiful song. 3 The song of the earth. Panther A uto Corner A sk A nonymous By: Destiny Perry By: A nonymous

Dear Anonymous, Is your ticker tickin? like they say it should? Well your ticker shouldn?t be tickin? in the first place. That I told my mother the complete truth about my relationship recently. She then started telling all her friends. I usually means you have a rod knocking in your told her that I would love to be with him forever. She told them motor. how much of a fool I am, and how she thinks he?s going to be a woman beater. I want to confront her but I wasn?t even supposed to be listening and I don't want to get in trouble for eavesdropping even though it was about my life choices. What do I do?

-eavesdropping on my own life

Dear Eavesdropper,

Know Your Parts: If you believe your partner is a nice person who helps you, Timing Belt/ Chain- Your timing belt rotates your makes you happy, and betters you both then you deserve to be happy with them. Honestly, she was talking about you. So you crankshaft that opens and closes the valves in you are entitled to listen because of the fact that it?s about you. If they motor at the right time. The belt or chain will get were worried about his potential violence they need to talk to worn out over time. With chains you can sometimes you about the potential and the possible prevention of violence. just take a link out and reuse it, but with belts you So, talk to them. Explain the reasons you think your partner is have to replace them. good. Happy Travels! -Anonymous Do you have questions that are plaguing you but are unsure of who to ask? Ask us! Write the question on a piece of paper and slip it into locker 167, which is next to Mr. Williams's room, and we will take a look. If you have any questions or concerns you can email! All questions must, of course, be school appropriate. Questions will be answered by an anonymous panel of the Newspaper staff, and the asker Email: [email protected] will also remain anonymous. Good day and happy travels -Anonymous

Entertainment Sk ress Shines as an A rtist on " Free" A ccompanied by M ix ed M atches By: Bernard Putnam

By all accounts, it wouldn?t be rude of you to know Skress for only his production. From producing some of Lil Tracy?s recent vampiric-esque ballads and lending the likes of Convolk and Drippin So Pretty a helping hand with first-rate production, Skress has become seemingly an underground favorite overnight. But where Skress has seemed to lack recognition is with his actual music. With high profile collaborations with Mochila and Lil Wintr under his belt, he has now enlisted Mixed Matches to be on his dream team. Backed by a soothing melody, Skress seems to shine in the trance-like surroundings he has created for himself. Matches only seems to help enhance this perception, providing a benevolent verse. Although the two have very contrasting vocals, it plays off each other nearly flawlessly. Skress has seemed to have found his place in the ever expanding underground, and with this release it?s hard to doubt Skress and his future ambitions as an artist. While his vocal work may never live up to the career he?s made as a producer, it?s hard not to notice his talent on both ends of the spectrum. 4

" Don't Sleep on Doctor Sleep" By : Tyler James

On Friday night I watched ?Doctor Sleep? with a friend. I came The into the movie scared out of my mind. ?The Shining? is one of my cinematography in this favorite movies of all time and I didn?t want its reputation ruined. movie was perfect when it However, I came out of the movie jittery and amazed. This movie is took place outside of The directed and written by Mike Flanagan, and he did it greatly. I had my Overlook Hotel it felt like expectations low because I was scared. In this movie, Mike Flanagan had a Stephen King movie. to do three separate things, Make a The Shining sequel, make a movie When you are in the based off of a Stanley Kubrick movie, and then make a movie based off of Overlook it feels like a a Stephen King book. Kubrick movie. It is very hard to make a movie that Ewan McGregor plays an older Danny Torrens who has coped intertwines two different with the events of the past movie through alcohol. Ewan is spectacular in artists. This movie is really this film and it really surprised me that he was able to play this role. The pretty when Mike first ten minutes of Ewan?s screen-time had me saying ?Oh look it?s Flanagan introduces his Obi-Wan Kenobi.? Yes, he did play Obi-Wan, but in this film, he stole the own visuals as well, so this role of Danny. movie doesn?t depend on Kyleigh Curran had the best child performance of the year, as anyone for visuals. Abra Stone. Usually, when you have a child actor you cheer when the They used the character is off-screen. In this film, she sparkles in the spotlight. Abra is a original score as the theme child with the shining that has insane power and is being hunted and for the Overlook hotel and Danny has to try and help her from these villains. shockingly this movie did Rebecca Ferguson plays Rose the Hat, and to me out of all the better at making the main roles, she was the weakest. That doesn?t mean that she was bad, in Overlook a character than the original movie did. It left like the movie fact, she was pretty good, but it felt like sometimes she was trying too was a secret main antagonist, but also an anti-hero. I won?t lie to you, I hard in her role. I do think that she fit in the role really well, however. She freaked out when they finally got to the Overlook. They used the two was threatening and left you on edge. The other villains really were just original shots from The Shining where the helicopter pans over the and there, one, however, stood out as the worst part of the movie. around the island and the car nears a tunnel. Snakebite Andi easily was the worst part of the movie. She splits Those two shots honestly were two of my favorite parts of the time with Danny at the beginning of the, but after that she is just there. movie. Overall this movie I would have to say was on par with Joker, I Emily Alyn Lind did pretty good as Andi, but her role was utterly give this movie a 9.5. I have decided however to now grade these movies pointless other than to be a side antagonist, however, it's my biggest with numbers instead of letters because it?s it feels easier. I loved this complaint. movie and it matched my expectations and please give this movie a Doctor Sleep is of course based on the book by Stephen King, yet watch. it?s also based on the movie The Shining by Stanley Kubrick. This leaves a huge problem because Kubrick?s movie was nothing like the book, so what do you do? Do you A, make an adaptation on the Doctor Sleep by Stephen King? Or B, make a sequel to The Shining? Trick question, because it?s C, you make a great intertwined movie based on both. People say that this movie has too much fan service, and while yes it has fan-service, it?s good fan-service. The movie is two and a half hours long and only the last thirty minutes include a lot of fan-service.

New M usic Release By: and Cecilia Romero

POP MUSIC COUNTRY - Lover (Remix) - Taylor Swift ft. Shawn Mendes - Miranda Lambert - Wildcard - Flames - R3HAB & ZAYN ft Jungle Boi - Luke Combs - What You See and What You Get - Living Proof - Camila Cabello - Lady Antebellum - Ocean - Hip - MAMAMOO - Jason Aldean - 9 - Mai Tais - Train & Skylar Grey - Hootie & the Blowfish - Imperfect Circle - One Too Many - FLETCHER - Lady Antebellum - Be Patient with My Love - L. O. V. E. Me - Hayley Kiyoko ALTERNATIVE - In My Room - Frank Ocean - Everything I Wanted - RAP & HIP-HOP - Halsey - Graveyard - Shining On My Ex - bbno$ & Yung Gravy - Used To Like - Neon Trees - Woah - Lil Baby - Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy - Ayy Macarena - Tyga - Everyday Life - Coldplay - Reply - A Boogie wit da Hoodie ft. Lil Uzi Vert) - It Might Be Time - Tame Impala - Death - Trippie Redd ft. Da Baby ROCK/METAL - Ride or Die - Megan Thee Stallion & VickeeLo - Alone - Dave East ft. Jaquees - Under the Graveyard - Ozzy Ozbourne - Unbroken - Bon Jovi - Ludens - Bring Me the Horizon - Sounds of Someday - Radio Company

5 New Video Game Releases By: Jacob Hurd

Just Dance 2020- November 5th Just Dance 2020 is bringing it Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition- November 14th With the back better than ever with 40 songs and a kids playlist. new release of age of Empires it celebrates the 20th anniversary of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020- November 5th the massively popular strategy game. This new game brings new Mario & Sonic brings back a campaigns and new civilizations to explore and create. recognizable cast of characters to the Pokemon Sword crossover mini-game based Olympic / Shield- showdown. November 15th Plante Zoo- November 5th- Planet This new zoo is a zoo business simulation, you Pokemon game have to take care of the animals with brings the correct habitat. Your main goal is advancements to make money, but you can't do that never seen if all of your animals are sick or before, with unhappy. better graphics and faster and Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire's more sleek gameplay, Pokemon Shield has vast improvements over Conspiracy- November 8th A light-hearted game focused around the last Pokemon games. solving mysteries surrounding the Londoners. The main character Katrielle Layton goes around and helps solve the problems that Star Wars Jedi: plague the normal Londoners. Fallen Order- November 15th Need for Speed This anticipated Heat- star Wars game November 8th returns to form with Heat is a return a single player to the classics story driven game for the Need that focuses on for Speed story and good game mechanics. The gameplay focuses on a series, with lightsaber battles in which you can deflect bullets and fight against more focus on your enemies. driving mechanics. The lottery system of Need for Speed payback was Shenmue III- November 19th Shenmue 3 continues the story completely removed and replaced with a return to the old system driven games about a teenage martial artist that is trying to unravel where you have to buy the parts you want with the money you earn the mystery around his father's death and find the murderer. in game. Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts- November 22nd Set in the Super lucky?s tale- November 8th Super lucky?s tale is a 3D puzzle Siberian wilderness Sniper has taken a new look on the original platformer that just doesn't work well. Between the non rotating gameplay of the past games. With new and exciting ways to tackle camera and sluggish controls it just feels awkward and slow. The missions you can replay the missions multiple times over. game has a fun if a little boring story with enemies aren't all that Doom 64- November 22nd Doom 64 is a return to the classic hard to beat. Doom gameplay with no vertical aiming or crouching and jumping. Romancing SaGa 3- November 11th This Remake of the 1992 The levels are all new and improved, the 3D engine works game of the same name chucks conventional gameplay allowing wonderfully and you to start as 8 different heroes all around the world, you have to the graphics for stop an ancient evil that's come back. You can have up to 5 the game are companions and can switch them out at any time great. The guns are lackluster Rune 2- November 12th in this Norse mythology focused game with boring you can fight in PvP or PvE. You can raid enemy bases or fight animations and against undead vikings. The big bad boss is Loki himself with no real additions hordes of his minions, you?ll have to defeat him and save the world to the arsenal. from Ragnarok.

6 The Culture of South K orea By: A ngelina Romero

Some people can be narrow-minded when it Fait h comes to the world. They think their country is the Religion in Korea is mostly made up of Buddhism, best, that it has the best people, music, food etc.. I Confucianism, Christianity, Daoism and Shamanism as want people to open up their minds to new faiths practiced historically in Korea, Shamanism represents traditions, music, and cultures. When you open your Korea's first religion. South Korean is made of many eyes and look around you every culture has already faiths, Buddhism and Christianity being the main two. mixed. I would like to begin by introducing you to Nearly a quarter of the country's population identify as South Korea. Buddhist. South Korea has become the most widely known for its rapidly growing Christian population. Locat ion Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of South Korea is an East Asian Nation located in Buddhism. Early Korean monks believed that the traditions they received from foreign countries were the southern half of the Korean peninsula. Only one inconsistent. country has a land border with South Korea, and that is North Korea. These two countries share one of the Music most heavily militarized borders in the world. South Korea doesn't only have K-pop, to the contrary of Korea is greatly known for its green,countryside full of what people think. Korea also has opera, rock, indie, cherry trees and century old Buddhist temples. With a instrumental, and many more . One popular music type population over 51.47 million recorded back in 2017, is Pansori. Pansori is a long vocal and percussive music played by one singer and one drummer. This is a Korea is densely populated with 420 people to every traditional art form, sometimes rather misleadingly square kilometer which is over sixteen times the called 'Korean Opera.' K-pop is another famous music average population density of the United States in the genre. K-pop is a genre of popular music originating in late 1980's. South Korea, K-pop is short for Korean pop. K-pop is Language known all around the world stealing hearts of fangirls and boys around the world. There are over 370 K-pop The Korean language is an East Asian language groups with the most popular groups being BTS, EXO spoken by about 77 million people. The Korean and . language is written in symbols also known as Hangul. Food Hangul is one of the easiest languages to learn, South Korea has a variety of food from chicken consisting of 24 letters (originally 28), including 14 feet to fish cakes.Korean food is largely based on rice, consonants and 10 vowels.. The consonant characters vegetables, and meats. Traditional Korean meals are are formed with curved or angled lines. The vowels are named for the number of side dishes that accompany composed of vertical or horizontal straight lines steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi is served at almost together with short lines on either side of the main every meal. Most used ingredients include sesame oil, line. It is the official and national language of both doenjang (fermented bean paste), soy sauce, salt, garlic, North and South Korea. Currently, Korean is the fourth ginger, pepper flakes, gochujang (fermented red chili most popular foreign language in China, following paste), and napa cabbage. Most ingredients are divided English, Japanese, and Russian. into fermented and unfermented variants. Fermented condiments include ganjang, doenjang, gochujang and Honorifics vinegars. Non Fermented condiments or spices include In Korea honorifics show the differences in red pepper, black pepper, cordifolia, mustard, chinensis, garlic, onion, ginger, leek, and scallion . social status between speakers. Honorifics are used to differentiate between the formal and informal speech based on how well you know the person to whom you're talking . When talking about someone superior in status, a speaker must indicate the person's status by using special nouns or verb endings. And I'm not talking about status like who has money or who has the best clothing or shoes Generally, someone is superior in status is if he or she is an older relative, a stranger of roughly equal or greater age, an employer, a teacher, or a customer. Someone is equal in status if he or she is a younger stranger, a student, an employee, etc . The use of wrong speech levels or diction is likely to be considered insulting, depending on the degree of difference between the used form and the expected form. For example ? ? (Oppa) - Literal meaning: ?older brother?

- Said by a female

- ? ? (Nuna; Noona)

- Literal meaning: ?older sister? 7 December Horoscopes

Aries (March 21 - April 20) Persistence, courage, and uncompromising attitude - this will be ensured by success.

Taurus - (April 21 - May 20) There is somebody to appear in your life, whom you'll fall for and forget the whole world. However, stay at least a bit sensible. When you follow your heart, you're optimistic. Don't forget about business matters!

Gemini - (May 21 - June 21) You'll feel entirely happy. Motivated, you'll start accomplishing new projects at work, which will soon be appreciated by your superiors. You'll finally get noticed, which can be the beginning of long awaited career. Keep it this way!

Cancer (June 21st ? July 23rd) Shall not one line lament our forest race, struck out for you from wild creation's face Freedom- the self same freedom you adore- Bade us defend our violated shore.

Leo (July 23rd ? August 23rd) You'll be forced to make an important financial decision. Before you make it, think twice. Stop dreaming and get focused on what you're doing now, and the documents you are supposed to sign ? it's very important

Virgo (August 23rd ? September 23rd) It's going to be a month of culinary adventures.

Libra (September 23rd ? October 22nd) You will discover a hidden talent

Scorpio (October 22nd ? November 21st) It is a socialist idea that making profits is a vice. I consider the real vice is making losses.

Sagittarius (November 21st ? December 21st) Happy Birthday to visionary, fun loving Sagittarius! This is your time to mix and mingle and inspire others with your ?big picture? view of life.

Capricorn (December 21st ? January 19th) This month will be benevolent, expansive Jupiter transits the heart of your career and receives great support from the Sun and Neptune.

Aquarius (January 19th ? February 19th) New talents and interests are beginning to percolate now to be revealed and will be revealed in their fullness over time.. Read that new inspiring book you heard about.

Pisces (February 19th ? March 21st) Themes of freedom and creativity abound, but perhaps not according to your ideal.. There are healing energies and opportunities all around you. Use your sensitivity for healing and magic rather than sweating the small stuff you have no control over.

Credit goes to 321horoscopes.com Put together by Kaitlyn Rechtermann & Brianna Moore

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