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Cougar Times WINCHESTER COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #1

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 2014

VETERANS DAY

Veterans Day in the USA annu- ing of this program. The ally falls on November 11. This program has always includ- day is the anniversary of the INSIDE THIS ed the president’s procla- ISSUE: signing of the Armistice, which mation and a PowerPoint, My 2 ended the World War I hostili- and speech. Mrs Miller and ties between the Allied nations the NHS invited veterans Alex Ebbing 2 and in 1918. to have refreshments in Camden Cockerill 2 The Veterans Day program was the library. Mr. Drew started by Mrs. Janet Paslay in Dukett is a Colonel and he Deer 3 2005.What got it started was is posted at Camp Lincoln Hunting Total for how Sue text Mrs. Paslay. It is IL Army for the National Illinois held in the high school auditori- Guard in Springfield IL.

My First Deer um it is usually on the last day He presented the flag to of school before Veterans Day. Mr. Vortman. FFA National Con- 3 Mrs. Barnett does the organiz- vention By: Dalton Krueger

Flu Shots 4 4 THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving is holiday during the Civil always on the 4th Thurs- War. Thanksgiving isn't giving is day in November. This is only celebrated in the about because the 1st thanks- , but in giving giving was celebrated on on the second thanks the fourth Thursday of Monday of October. to everyone and every- 1621 by the pilgrims. Thanksgiving thing. We thank God for The pilgrims were cele- isn’t just about the deli- his blessings this year.

brating their first harvest. cious food our family made makes and we eat when -Brooke Bartmann Thanksgiving a national we get together. Thanks- P A G E 2 My Thanksgiving

Freshman, Camden Cockerill bars, or pumpkin spice cookies, favorite part. Gaven said “I like to visit has Thanksgiving at his grandmother’s she would eat pumpkin bars. Her favor- with my family on Thanksgiving.” He plays house with all of his family. When I asked ite part of Thanksgiving is looking for pool after he eats. him if he prefers Turkey or Ham, he’d presents. Her worst moment Senior, Haylee is going to rather have ham. When I asked him if he was getting made fun of. Her favorite have her Thanksgiving at her Aunt’s house whether he like pumpkin , pumpkin part is eating the food and playing games. this year. “My whole family is going to be spice cookies or pumpkin bars better he said After she eats dinner she likes to sleep. there.” when I asked her if she prefers . I asked him what his favorite moment Junior, Gaven ham or turkey she said “Turkey.” I asked was and his reply was “last year” and his worst Whicker has Thanksgiving at her whether she likes pumpkin pie, pump- moment was last year when he split the . His his grandparent’s house with kin spice cookies or pumpkin bars; she favorite part is Thanksgiving is eating. After Cam- all of this aunts, uncles, and said “pumpkin pie.” “My favorite moment den eats that day he likes to lie on the cousins from the Whicker is spending time with my family and I don’t floor. family. When I asked him if have a worst moment” said Haylee. When Sophomore, Kacy Fear- he prefers ham or turkey, his reply was she gets done eating she does nothing but neyhough has her Thanksgiving at her “turkey.” I asked him which he likes spend time with her family. aunt’s house, most of the time. Her better, pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice By: Kaylie Horrer family, such as her grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins, cookies, or pumpkin bars. He said dad and her sister, are who are at thanksgiving “pumpkin pie.” “My favorite part of dinner. Kacy rather eat ham on Thanksgiving then Thanksgiving is all of the food” said turkey. If she had to choose to eat pumpkin pie, Gaven, when I asked him about his Alex Ebbing

This past week I inter- football for 4 years and likes the viewed the new P.E. teacher, Alex Mr. Ebbing has been opportunity to teach players the Ebbing. He is 27 years old and is teaching for 3 years now. He last game he loves. married to Tolly Ebbing, no kids taught at Camp Point Central. His yet. Mr. Ebbing attended Illinois favorite thing about teaching is the State University for his undergrad- opportunity to teach students uate and Emporia State University about physical activity and fitness. for his Master’s. He majored in Winchester is very similar to the physical education and masters in place Mr. Ebbing grew up, and he

physical education, health and likes that it is a rural community. recreation. Mr. Ebbing decided he In the past he has coached foot- wanted to become a teacher when ball, basketball, and track and field. he was in grade school. Mr. Ebbing has been coaching Kayden Savage

Camden Cockerille

This past week I This is what Camden thinks interviewed Camden Cock- no, but he didn’t want to go about Homecoming. erille. Camden is a fresh- anyway. His plans for man at Winchester High homecoming weekend are School, I asked him what he going 4-Wheeling and hang thinks about homecoming out with his friends. If he and he said that homecom- did go to homecoming he ing looks fun. I also asked would have worn jeans and Katelyn him if he was going to his favorite pair of boots. Chavez homecoming and he said

COUGAR TIMES VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 P A G E 3 Deer hunting total for Illinois The deer population county this year with a bow is was down last year 20% from 28 deer, I am one person that the year before. The state’s total got a deer this year. In youth number of deer was 180,811 in season in Scott county the deer 2012-2013 season. In the ar- count was 14. The total number chery season in 2012-2013 there for deer shot were 59,805 deer shot. In the during youth 2012-2013 deer season the num- season this bers were down because of the year was cold weather and bad condi- 2,761. tions. The archery deer sea- By: Joey Baird son in Illinois this year has numbers of 57,209 deer this year and the season is only half over. The deer count for Scott My first deer by Cole Hoots

I’m writing my pa- they were running in a shooting, they per on the first time I pasture. missed. We killed a deer. I was in 5th I shot one and it got the deer out of the grade the first time I went fell down, there were 3 ditch, where it died and we deer hunting, I was with more, so my grandpa start- gutted it. Then we tied a my grandpa and uncle. My ed shooting. My uncle rope to the deer and tied it uncle was in the timber walked out of the timber to the 4wheeler and pulled trying to jump deer, he and the deer was still the deer out and back to jumped up a couple and standing there so he started the truck.

FFA National Convention

Members of the FFA day we went to the Muhammad went to National Convention on Ali Museum. We had time to relax Wednesday, October 29 thru the or go swimming before the concert. 30th. Twelve of the members got to The concert was at the go on the trip, they left on Tuesday KFC Yum! Center with Justin night after school. The first thing Moore and Easton Corbin. Thurs- we did on Wednesday was go to the day we went to the first session and Louisville Slugger Museum. Then the keynote speaker was Nick we went to the Kentucky Derby Vujicic, the Australian actor. The back to Winchester Museum. We went to Three Chim- members also, explored the expo around 9pm. ney’s Thoroughbred farm close to and saw the different attractions. By: Kristie Clayton Lexington, Kentucky. Later that They went home around 4 and got You know it’s that time of the year when this little bug called the flu comes around. Many people think if they get the shot they will get the flu, but that’s not true the shot is not a live virus. Some people are just prone to getting sick. The Scott County Health Department thinks it’s very important that every- one gets the flu shot because getting the flu is much worse than just getting a little poke in the arm.

Even though the Health Department states their claim, not very many people get the flu shot in Scott County. In all of Scott County, which is approximately 5,222, the Health Department has only ordered 400 doses and so far 360 have been given out.

I took the liberty of asking two students on what they thought about the flu shot.

Emily Mitchel, 17, a Jr. at Lance Ackerman, Winchester High School gets the 16, also a Jr. at WHS doesn’t flu shot every year. She thinks it’s get the flu shot. He thinks get- very important because it protects ting the flu shot is a waste of her from getting sick. She would time. He isn’t interested in get- usually get sick with the flu at least once a ting the flu shot at all and year, but not anymore. Emily would prefer the doesn’t care if he gets sick. non-mercury dose of the flu because she doesn’t want it in her body. Kayden Savage

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, when most major retailers have opened their doors extremely early and offered promotional sales to kick off the holiday season. Most retailers open at 6:00 a.m., but in the late 2000s many had started opening at 5:00 or even 4:00a.m. Black Friday first started in Phila- delphia in 1961 and it’s the fourth Thursday of November.

Many stores take part in Black Friday sales including , , Bells, JCPenney and . About 226 million people go Black Friday shopping and about 11.4 billion dollars is made during Black Friday. Black Friday is worldwide; many countries like UK, Canada, Germany, , , , and have their own version of Black Friday. Katelyn Chavez