FALL EDITION 2010 ISSUE I NEWS AHOY!
EDITORIAL ROCKY RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL By SaiPranay Vellala CALENDAR Hey, Everyone! NO SCHOOL ON: Welcome 6th graders; and to the 7th and 8th graders, Bienvenue a nouveau and Bienvenido de November 11 and 12 Nuevo. Grace and I hope you all had a November 25 & 26 pleasurable summer vacation. Doesn’t it feel like school just started -- but can you believe that the December 23-31, and January 1-2 1st quarter is already over? As you all know, January 17 Halloween is coming up. Halloween originated thousands of years ago, making it one of the old- January 21 est holidays. The Halloween that we celebrate February 21 today has had many influences from many cul- tures over the years, such as the Roman’s Pomona April 22 - May 1 Day, Celtic Festival of Samhain, and the May 30 Christian holidays of All Saints and All Souls Days. Halloween includes Pomona Day’s apples, Summer Vacation: June 9, 2011 nuts, and harvest; the Festival of Samhain’s black cats, magic, evil spirits and death; All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s Day, ghosts, skeletons and skulls. Other Important Dates: The custom of Trick-or-Treating came from Ireland when they were in lack of food. They November 9 6th Gr. Awards Assembly 2:30-3:15 would promise good luck to those who gave them November 10 7th Gr. Awards Assembly 8:25-9:10 goods, and made threats to those who refused to 8th Gr. Awards Assembly 9:15-10:00 give. They simply told the people, “You treat me, or else I will trick you!” December 3 6th Gr. Mixer 3:30-5:00 This publication of the newspaper has a ton 7th/8th Gr. Dance 7:00-9:00 of astonishing and thrilling articles such as riddles, brain teasers, our usual Pet Gallery and December 7 6th Gr. Band/Jazz Concert 7:00 - 8:00 Art Gallery and so much more. Happy Reading! December 9 7th Gr. Band/Jazz Concert 7:00 - 8:00 December 13 Music Revue Auditions 3:30-5:00 Editors-In-Chief December 14 6/7/8 Gr. Choir Concert @ HS 7-8:30 Grace Wilhelmy & SaiPranay Vellala December 15 8th Gr. Band/Jazz/Choir/Chamber Choir 7-8:00
1 FALL EDITION 2010 ISSUE I
OUR PET We dedicate this issue to three of our best friends , , ,
GALLERY . . .
CALVIN FANCHER KIRBY BISHOP MR. ELL JUHASZ Mrs. Fancher’s 10-year-old dog Mrs. Bishop’s 18-year-old dog Mrs. Juhasz’s 14-year-old cat who passed away in June. who passed away in September. who passed away in September.
This is SCAMP, Mr. Gifford’s dog. Scamp is a two-year-old Cavalier King Charles who loves to be around people.