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Panther's Tale Valentine’s Day Hannah Harms Panther’s Valentine’s Day is the special day of the year for love. Though it started out as a day to honor the martyr named Saint Valentine, it is now the day that people spend with the loves of their lives, or their current love. Tale Many guys can get confused on this day due to the saying that, “If you treat your girlfriend as special on Valentine’s Day, you’re doing something wrong every other day of the year”, or “Every day should be Valentine’s Februry 2012 Day.” I advise you to NOT listen to this, just because it may make you look as though you did something wrong; the man with the present always wins. If you aren’t at the gift giving stage in your relationship yet, try taking your girlfriend out to a nice dinner and a cute movie. When I say this, I mean Olive Garden and the hot new chick flick, The Vow, not McDonald’s and Transformers. Also be extra loving towards your partner on this day, to show them that you don’t have any other person you would want to spend the day of love with than them, and don’t ever let your girlfriend pay for a Valentine’s Day meal or movie - you’re asking for a break up by doing that. If you chose to spend the day with your friends or family some activities that you can always do is make Valentine’s Day cards for your friends. You can buy some at your local store with characters on them, or you can go the extra mile and make your own. Also, if your sending out Valentines, you should probably put candy in them; no one wants a Go Panthers!Valentine with no candy inside it. For more information on how to create a lasting relationship with your partner, check out Brittany’s article below. Celebrity Breakups The couple is raising three children, two of their Brittany Quigley own and one of Will’s from a previous relationship. In today’s society, breakups or divorce of celebrities A third couple that has been together for a long time are in the media everyday; does anyone stay together? With is Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman. This couple recently Valentine’s Day being in February, will there be any couples celebrated their twenty- fifth wedding anniversary. Their out there celebrating for more than their first time? The relationship is rather private, but they do have three media doesn’t talk about long lasting relationships, it talks children. about the breakups. Despite what is always in the media, Additionally, the couple Sarah many celebrity couples have been together for longer than Jessica Parker (Sex in the City) and Matthew people realize. Bonderick (Ferris Bueller, Inspector Gadget) There are many celebrity couples out there that have have been married for eleven years. This been together longer than most of us realize. One of these couple is also rather private, but has one couples includes Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. These two child who was born in 2002, and have have been together for twenty- three years. Hanks and recently had twins via a Wilson meet on the set for a T.V. comedy called “Bosom surrogate. Buddies”, but became a serious couple during Wilson’s movie Volunteer. The couple now has While there are many couples in the news two children. because of their rocky relationships or breakups, many couples out there are in it for Another couple that has been together for quite the long run. some time is Will Smith and Jada Pinkett. This couple has been married fifteen years. The couple met in 1990 Happy Valentine’s Day! when Pinkett tried out for a role in Smith’s T.V. show “Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” 2011-2012 Seniors Juniors Sophomore Sierra Davis, Angela Pahl Melissa Bass and Hannah Harms, Panther’s Tale Brittany Quigley, and Tabbi Rettig and Stephanie Stumma Branden Kleppe Get your pictures the yearbook! The Yearbook Staff invites students and parents to Log on to: ReplayIt.com submit photos for the yearbook. If you’ve got great photos Password: Panthers12 of school and community events or you and your friends •Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload, click on just having fun, we’d like to see them. “Image Share”. Our photographers can’t be everywhere. Help us get as •Enter information about the photo and provide contact many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone information in case the staff needs additional information. will want to have. •Click “Save Details”. It’s that easy! Here is how you can submit photos online Submit your photos today! Groundhog Day Chinese New Year Spring is Angela Pahl Stephanie Stumma near! The Chinese New Year is the most important of the The Groundhog saw traditional Chinese holidays. It is known as “Spring Festival” his shadow this year and in China. The festival marks the end of the winter season. It everyone knows what that begins on the first day of the first month and ends with a means: six more weeks of Lantern Festival on winter. Not that there was a the 15th of the winter to begin with. Most month in January. people would argue that Chinese New Year Groundhog Day is an is also the longest inaccurate event for predicting if the end of winter is festivity of the coming early or not. Chinese calendar. According to Groundhog Day, organizers the The origin of the Groundhog’s shadow predicts accurately about 39% of the holiday is centuries time. So that would mean that those people are correct. old and is celebrated Although this is true, Groundhog Day is very important for in Taiwan, the famous Groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, who is the official groundhog for Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Singapore, Hong Chinese New Year parade. Kong, Malaysia, Groundhog Day is a special occasion that everyone Philippines, Vietnam, and in Chinatowns all around the looks forward too, especially the groundhog. Last year the world. People will spend money for presents, decorations, Groundhog did not see his shadow, and 2008 to 2010, the materials, food, and clothing for the holiday. It is traditional groundhog did see his shadow, which meant no early spring. for a family to cleanse their house in order to keep away any Mother Nature seems to not want us to have an ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. early spring at all this year, or the year before that, which On the Eve of Chinese New Year, many families will goes back to the Dry Winter that Iowa is having. The dry hold feasts together. Many of the feasts include duck, pig, winter days are done, and the Groundhog and Mother chicken, and sweet delicacies. The families usually end the Nature seem to be in agreement about keeping the current night by using firecrackers. The next morning, kids will greet weather conditions. Late spring and more snow just for their parents and wish them a healthy and happy new year. Iowa! They then receive money in red paper envelopes. Mother Nature and the Groundhog should work The Chinese New Year is about reconciling, together more often to figure out what the outcome should forgetting all grudges, and to sincerely wish peace and be each year, it might make the Groundhog more happiness for everyone. Clothing mainly featuring the color predictable, which would make it more accurate and people red or bright colors is commonly worn throughout the would trust the poor little Groundhog with the yearly Chinese New Year because it was once believed that red prediction more. could scare away evil spirits and bad fortune. Red is the Update: Wow-maybe the groundhog was wrong! predominant color used in New Year celebrations. Red is the With temps in the 70s and 80s for a week, some may believe emblem of joy, and this colour also symbolizes virtue, truth that Spring is here early! March 21 brings the first official and sincerity. The Chinese New Year is a holiday that is day of spring, and I think most of us are ready! celebrated by millions and is a national tradition in China. Happy 1st Day of Spring! Super Bowl XLVI 1 pound of Velveeta Cheese Branden Kleppe 12 ounce jar of salsa (mild, medium, or hot) green chiles (optional). The presentation of the Super Bowl is one of the Fully cook the sausage according to package directions. greatest days in the NFL for both players and fans. This Drain the fat from the pan, then add the cheese and salsa. year’s Super Bowl was number 46 and took place in Cover and simmer all ingredients together, stirring Indianapolis, Indiana. The teams facing off were the New occasionally, until cheese melts. Stir in the green chiles, if York Giants and the New England Patriots. In the end, the using. This recipe can be found at http://www.ivillage.com/ Giants won the Super Bowl and the score was 21-17. moms-cheese-dip/3-r-105879. 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