Snow Awakens, an Early Dismissal Follows by Leslie Lim, Brianna Schniepp, Jozshua Butcher, & Sarah Lewis

First Quarter 2018 Snow Awakens, an Early Dismissal Follows by Leslie Lim, Brianna Schniepp, Jozshua Butcher, & Sarah Lewis Glistening crystals descended from the empty gray sky and turned all students’ heads towards the window. At the end of first period, and the beginning of second, the view of students’ jolly smiles was just so pleasant to look at. Then the announcements rang in: early dismissal it is. Praising the Gods, they all got excited over the tiny frozen molecules of water, dashing towards the ground. On November 15th, Abington expected a light snow storm with one and a half inches of snow. Expecting the snow to stick, the students were anticipating dismissal. During second period, the announcement shared the wonderful news of early dismissal at 12pm. Starting from second period, every period was shortened, with eighth period cancelled. The schedule went from first, second, third, seventh, fourth, fifth, and sixth. Having limited time, teachers only gave out few or no classwork assignments. A few classes watched a movie or had a study hall period. The snow on the road did cause some difficulty because of the traction of the snow on the tires of many vehicles. The time it took to get home on the school bus doubled for many people, and some may have tripled. Cars had to take it slow to avoid sliding or getting stuck in the slick snow. Unfortunately, some students’ only option was to walk home because their parents had work. The next day, the school announced the 2 hour delay, bringing many students to joy and allowing them a chance to sleep in. School started at 10:10 am, and all periods were shortened for the day. Many people were delighted to have two half days in a row. Periods were shortened on the next day, causing students to feel delighted once again. Students are looking forward to a long winter! 2 Goodbye Jitters have someone to share all of your student’s favorite or least by Alexandra Georgiev problems with, is a great feeling. favorite subject. Some students We can always rely on them to learn better with hands on You can still feel the sun on make us smile. We have probably projects to see how the concept your face, and the salty breeze made friends in our elementary actually plays out. Other of the ocean. But the tan has schools. That’s great. We can make students learn by someone faded and you have to say new ones! A new school is full of saying the actual words to them goodbye to summer. It’s time to new and old faces. Sometimes it or by writing the words down. dust off your school bag and can be scary to make new friends, This all depends on what makes jump into an educational pool. but it’s worth it. Friends definitely the information stay in their It’s the first day of school. make your day a lot brighter. It will heads. You’re probably nervous and help you relax a little more. Soon Some students tend to learn excited at the same time. The enough you’ll have a group of better when listening to music. pressure is higher, especially if people who you know you can trust Music has been shown to help you go to a new school. Well, it’s and rely on. students relax while learning or normal. With nerves come the studying which lowers the jitters. There are ways to get rid frustration level. When students of them though. The school has feel more relaxed and ready to many club opportunities for you. learn, they are more likely to There are some other things you open their minds to new could do too, like meeting new information. These types of friends. And believe it or not, students can also focus better even studying helps with the when there is something already jitters. known in going through their AJHS has a wide variety of clubs What’s Your Style? head. waiting for you to join. You can by Abby MacAdams Although some students learn mix all of your emotions with better using music, in some paint and join the Art Club. Here at the Abington Junior High cases, musics acts as more of a Relieve your stress on the field. School, students experience many distraction. When learning, some Go try out for a sports team! different ways to learn material. In people become too involved in Pour your heart out on paper and science class, students frequently the music to pay attention to the join the Creative Writing Club. Or learn by hands on projects known schoolwork. Occasionally, if you just want to hang out with as labs. In other classes, such as students believe that they are your friends, join TADA. You can social studies, students usually learning the material but instead express yourself by singing and learn by the teacher talking about are paying closer attention to dancing in the school musical. certain topics or working on their music than their studies. There are so many clubs, at least worksheets. In English, students one will be able to spark your frequently learn by reading about interest. their lessons in books, plays, Friends are an important part poems, etc. Math is typically of our lives. We talk to them, we learned by worksheets and share our secrets, tears and teacher’s help. Often, though, a laughs. Knowing that you can subject can be taught using more than one of these styles. Each student has a different way of learning and picking up information. This can sometimes Some students say that they lead to a subject becoming a work better when listening to music. 3 N JHS Introduces New Project by Valerie Schaible Are you a member of NJHS? Are you looking for a way to be more involved? Here is your chance! NJHS has recently introduced a new project called Cranes for Cancer, an exciting new opportunity to bring light to the community. Samantha Thomas, Treasurer of the NJHS board, says, “The idea is to bring some light into the lives of cancer patients, by surprising them with paper cranes in their room. The paper cranes will have inspiring messengers on them to uplift and encourage the patients.” This project has never been done before; Simeon Peak, another board member, came up with the idea this year. “We plan to do this at a children’s hospital, possibly CHOP,” says Samantha, “I’m excited to go the hospital and interact with the children.” Visiting the children in the hospital and bringing them gifts is a kind gesture that will brighten up their day. “NJHS members can help by coming to meeting to make the cranes and add inspiring messages to them,” says Samantha, “We will also need volunteers to make the trip to the hospital.” The NJHS board will need a lot of volunteers to make this idea a reality. According to Samantha, the date for the meeting has not yet been decided, but members should keep an eye on their Skyward messages and emails. By taking an hour of out your day, you could have a big impact on the lives of children who are struggling with cancer. Simply making a paper crane and adding an inspiring message could affect someone’s life in a way that you can’t even imagine. 4 Day/Month of History by Anna-Liza Medynska In a day one might experience happiness from that 100 they received on the test, or sorrow because they forgot to do their homework. Nowadays, we get too caught up in our daily life that we forget that a whole world exists past the four walls of our school and homes. The past 31 days of October have made history. First of all, October is the month of many foods, for example: American Cheese Month, National Pickled Peppers Month, National Pizza Month, National Popcorn Month, National Pork Month, National Pretzel Month, and National Apple Month. One of the biggest arguments in AJHS are, “Is water wet?” and “does pineapple belong on pizza?” For all of those who strongly have an opinion about if pineapple belongs on pizza, October would be the best month to argue your point because October is also National Pineapple Month. Additionally, for everyone who went to the Pink Out game (go ghosts) on October 26, 2018, it probably wasn't an accident that you were covered in pink from head to toe. You obviously were cheering the Abington football on, but you also wore pink which stood for Breast Cancer Awareness because that is also one of October’s key events. In the midst of the Down Syndrome Awareness to Tackling Hunger you forget about changes worldwide occurring this second. On Friday October 6, in Oslo the Nobel Peace Prize winner was announced. This year the winners are Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. Also, on October 7th, it was election day for both Brazil and Cameroon. Even though October is gone it is never too late to start paying attention to November. November is pretty eventful too, it includes: Epilepsy Awareness, International Percussion Month, Lung Cancer Awareness, National Adoption Month, National Alzheimer's Disease Month, National Diabetes Month, National Gratitude Month, National Long-term Care Awareness Month, National Native American Heritage Month, National Pepper Month, National Roasting Month, Vegan Month, Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month, National Pet Cancer Awareness Month, and so much more.

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