The Smoke Signal PG BY: Aaliyah Jones March 2021 1 MISSISSINEWA WINS SECTIONAL WIN FIRST TIME SINCE 1954 REGIONAL! Volume 81 Issue 6 The March 2021 Page By: Aaliyah Jones SMOKE SIGNAL Mississinewa Community High School, Gas City, IN 2021 Spring Break plans for students.

Austin Long: My plans for Alillianna Weeks: I am spring break are to stay at going to be spending home, but most of my spring break by just hanging out break will be spent with my and hopefully enjoying beautiful girlfriend. nice weather.

Jazmin Drake: I will mostly be staying home, but some days I will go out. I will hang out with friends and go to the park. I would want to go to Muncie if I could go anywhere.

Amia Weeks: I’m going to Kenzi DeLong: I’m going to work on my art and probably Cali with my dad. I’m planning do some shopping. If I could on doing a bunch of tanning. go anywhere, honestly it would be anywhere but Indiana. The Smoke Signal The Nerd Herd PG BY: Josh O’Connell March 2021 3

Aquaman ,Arthur Curry was the son of Atlanna, an Atlantean prin- cess banished from Atlantis due to Miles Morales is a 14-year- her interest in and frequent visits old boy from Brooklyn. to the surface world, and Tom Who took the mantle of Curry, a lighthouse keeper liv- Spider-Man after the death Superhero Origins ing in Amnesty Bay, Maine. Both of the Peter Parker. Miles parents frst meet each during a was a normal boy until he terrible storm one night, when was bitten by the radioac- Curry fnds Atlanna thrown up on tive spider who gave him all the shore by storm-tossed waves, the same abilities and pow- and rescues her from harm. Both ers as Spider-Man. Curry and Atlanna made the light- house their home and developed a strong bond that would quickly lead to a sentimental relationship when Arthur was born. Although Curry always knew there was more to his wife than she would let on, he’d never ask her about her origins.

Black Panther is the title held by T’Challa, a member of the royal family of the fctional African country of Wakanda. After the death of his father, T’Challa claimed the throne and the role of Black Panther. Born Garfeld Logan, ’s origin story includes He was exposed to a mysti- the death of his parents soon after he was given his cal herb that enhanced his powers by an experimental serum administered during a strength and agility to near- childhood illness. Beast Boy was adopted by the ragtag superhuman levels. members of the and served as its youngest member until the death of the rest of the group. Beast Boy later joined the New Teen The Smoke Signal PG BY: GWEN JONES MARCH 2021 4 2021 Senior Spotlights 2021

SS: Who’s your favorite SS: Who’s your favor- teacher? ite teacher? EH: Mr. Smith, he GR: Mrs. Hehe. doesn’t work here any- SS: What’s your favor- more but he’s still my ite memory from high favorite. school? SS: What’s your dream GR: Listening to Wes vacation. rant about Stocks. EH: To be amongst the SS: What are your cantelopes. plans for after high SS: Do you have any school? GR: Good question Ethan Huffman pets? Perhaps a favorite? Jalen Soultz Gabriel Rhodes EH: I have two dogs, *winks*. Mocha and Riley. SS: What three friends would you take on a cross country trip? JS: I’m going to go with Duncan and Antho- ny, we’ll pick up a hitchhiker or something. SS: Who’s your favorite SS: What was your favorite kids’ show? SS: Do you have any teacher? JS: The Boondocks pets? HC: It’s Mr. Augustyn. SS: Do you have any pets? Perhaps a favor- KM: 2 cats, Luna and SS: What’s your dream vaca- ite? Artemis. tion? JS: My dog Champ, he’s a G. SS: What’s your dream BC: Go down to Texas. vacation? SS: Do you have any pets? KM: To go to Bora Bora Perhaps a favorite? SS: What do you do BC: I had a dog named when you get home? Sparky and a cat named KM: I do my homework Tank. and then usually take a nap. Brody Crosby Karalyn Moon

SS: Who’s your favorite SS: Who’s your favor- ite teacher? teacher? Kegan Ebert AW: Mrs. Speakman. GS: My favorite SS: What’s your dream teacher is Mrs. Arbo vacation? SS: Who’s your favorite teacher? SS: Do you have any AW: To go backpacking KE: My favorite teacher is Mr. Woodard pets? through Europe. because he’s always been there for me. GS: I have a dog SS: What’s your favorite SS: What’s your dream vacation? named Trinity. show? KE: To go on a cruise around the world. SS: What three friends AW: The show New Girl. SS: What three friends would you take on would you take on a a cross-country trip? cross-country trip? KE: I would take Faith, Gwen and Collin. GS: My buddy Jessie, Anika Williams Gage Salvaty Brody and my girl- friend. The Smoke Signal PG BY: Nathan Wise March 2021 5 Seniors thoughts on 2020-2021

How will you describe How has Covid-19 affected 2020-2021 to your kids and your senior year? grandchildren? Alayna Webb: It has affected Maggie LaBarr: If I can just about everything. For my survive 2020-2021, you can whole basketball season, only survive anyhting. our parents could go to our games, so it sucked that we had How can we make gradu- a different atmosphere for our atng in a pandemic more last year of basketball; our sib- enjoyable? What activities lings and friends couldn’t even would you suggest adding? go to Senior Night. Homecom- Maggie LaBarr: Silly ing was very different. string!!! or dropping out.

In this “new normal” of How can we make gradu- school, how have you adapt- ating in a pandemic more ed to it? enjoyable? What activities Josh Terrell: I’ve still been would you suggest adding? doing the thing I usually do except with a mask. Trinity Bell: I think we should have graduation out- When you are in college, side so we can have the band what do you think will be there and family. required for Covid-19? How has Covid-19 affected Josh Terrell: I will not be your senior year? surprised to see required vac- cinations, masks, and social Trinity Bell: It made Home- distancing. Hopefully not, but coming not as much fun, but possibly virtual classes. it didn’t make the whole year completely different. A Tribe of Excellence The Smoke Signal PG BY: Mr. Galbraith March 2021 6 Shake Up Your Shamrock Knowledge Do you believe in leprechauns, Collin Lee? Yes, have you ever met Brayden Van- Hoosier? How many green things can you name, Mr. Woodard? Tennis balls Money My eyes The plants in my windowsill Can you create a green menu, Lay- Lucky Lily Wal- la Kikendall? ton is lucky for... The foods would My ability to get be green eggs and all of my F’s to ham, broccoli, celery, and green A’s on the last dots candy. day of the quarter The Smoke Signal PG BY: Daysia Bowser March 2021 7 St. Patrick’s Day Myths

Myth: Myth: St. Patrick is commonly known as St. Patrick drove the snakes from being English. Ireland. The Reality: The Reality: Technically, he was a Roman citi- Before the last Ice Age, Ireland was zen. simply too cold for snakes to sur- vive, then once the glaciers melted, it left the land an island, which made it impossible for snakes to .

Myth: Leprechauns are linked to St. Pat- rick’s Day. Myth: Wearing the color green is a tradi- The Reality: They are an important part of Irish tion that everyone follows. folklore but they have nothing to do The Reality: with the historical St. Patrick’s Day. This is actually an American tradi- tion that has very little connection to Ireland.

Myth: Green has always been the color as- Myth: sociated with St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick used a Shamrock with three leaves to explain the Christian Holy The Reality: Green is the color now but in the Trinity. 18th century it was a color they wore The Reality: known as St. Patrick’s blue. Shamrocks didn’t become a tradition until about the 17th century. The Smoke Signal PG BY: Brent Jenckes March 2021 8

Who Wins Spring Break? Students voted in a recent poll!

Myrtle Beach, Miami, Florida: South Carolina: The Winner is, with 76 Coming in third, with 56 votes, Miami. votes, is MyrtleBeach.

Los Angeles, California: Las Vegas, Nevada: L.A. came in a close Last, but not least,is Vegas second with 74 votes with 18 votes.