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Thanksgiving Now I wonder what Anna is doing this Feature Story by Anna Guggenheim year? ¨My family and I are probably going to go to my grandparents house for Thanksgiving. My aunt and her boyfriend and my cousins are probably going to show up. My sister will bring my nephew.” Thank you, Zack. I hope you have fun.
Thank you Anna, have fun with your Thank you for reading, have a Happy family. Thanksgiving and stay safe. We want to stay open! Let’s see what Tyler is doing this year ¨I am having a big Thanksgiving dinner for Thanksgiving.¨ With Covid-19 going around this holiday season is going to look a little bit different this year. Let’s see how some of our high school students are planning on celebrating.
First up is our friend Richard and what his family are doing this year. ¨My family and I are most likely going to Opinion: spend Thanksgiving at my grandparents house. We will be having Thank you Tyler, have fun. When to start ham, turkey, mashed potatoes and preparing for the stuffing. Not that many people will Let’s see what Tommy has planned this show up.” year for Thanksgiving. ¨I am going to Holidays see my grandparents and my aunt and by Jonathyn Thornton uncle at my grandparents house for thanksgiving. We will have turkey, ham, squash, stuffing and food like what most people have.¨
I will attempt to answer the greatest Thank you, Richard that sounds question of our time. When should delicious. people start preparing for the Holidays? You know what they say, Now let's check and see what our complex questions require complex Anonymous writer is doing this year. answers. We’re in it for the long haul so ¨My sister, father, mother and I and get cozy, drink your hot chocolate, and maybe my grandfather will have dinner Thank you Tommy, have fun. warm up by the fire. at home. We have cranberry sauce, biscuits, turkey, stuffing and some Next let's see what Zack is doing this (If you’re a Scrooge, read no further. other stuff.” year for Thanksgiving. ¨What I’m You’ve been warned!) doing for Thanksgiving is that I’m going to sleep, play video games. I am Hallmark Channel would have you also going to play Tug O’ War with his believe that holiday preparations begin favorite rope, and then I am going to right at the end of October. I, for one, hug and pet my dog. I’m also going to believe that October is ridiculously have a nice meal with my family. Don’t early. My reason for this is if you start have anything planned really because too early, by the time it’s the actual of Coronavirus.¨ holidays you’ll feel like it was just another day. It’s like when you get an early birthday gift. Early birthday gifts mean less waiting, less suspense, less Thank you Anonymous, that sounds joy for when your actual birthday fun. arrives.
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You're probably wondering, “That’s Snack Shack Update appeared on Halloween, but it had a great and all, but I want to know the very dark secret because for all those ideal time period to put up my by Josh Weber that entered would meet a gruesome decorations.” What I say to that is… fate for inside the house lived a Slow your roll, we’re almost there. Snack Shack is open! After a brief dangerous creature; one so vicious and break, Snack Shack is back. They serve nasty. Sadly one Halloween night, a Now although I put the “pro” in cookies, sandwiches, and salads. Along singular person entered the house, for procrastination, I think you should with a bunch of other stuff. They are he did not know what was to come. He start your preparations before the 3rd open from 9 - 11:10 AM and 11:40 - would never be found again like a week in December. If you leave it that 1:45 PM. Come on up and support the needle in a haystack because what late then you and your family don’t Snack Shack! happened to him was so disgusting. He have enough time to get hyped up. It’s slowly walked to the hallway and then like when your friend asks you to go to into an abandoned and a stray the movies the morning of said film, Spooky Stories bedroom and from the shadows, it and you say that you can’t go because by Mrs Tarbert’s Class attacked. It was the mighty pumpkin, you already have plans. Besides Santa the most vicious beast in all of history. won’t have time to process your It attacked him, the cat got the tongue, Christmas list. it meowed at him and attacked him. Until finally, he succumbed to the So without further ado, I believe the cuddles of the mighty beast and then it ideal time period to start putting up laid down next to him to cuddle with your decorations is (drum roll please) his new friend. after Thanksgiving but before the end of the first week of December. By: DJ
Remember to leave out the hand One spooky Halloween night the town sanitizer with the milk and cookies so was glowing with lights. I am small that Santa stays healthy. As Halloween’s foreman looms over enough to wander between their feet our sky, the woods fill with the while they trick or treat. I hide below creatures of our nightmares and their costumes the only thing you can Black Friday Deals terrorize the innocent. The most see is my yellow diamond eyes. I have common lurks in our own humble fur silky and as black as the midnight and Steals abode. It has the face of our young and sky. One of the trick or treaters stepped by Richard Hathaway old, and the shape of them too. From on my tail and I hissed like a snake. I the depths into our minds and run away for my life and used my thoughts, no clear statue is made. They sharp claws to climb a tree. What am I? unharness their burdens and let free into a ballad of joy and love, once they By: AJ are sure of their loved ones’ safety. An old lullaby is played as they remember On a spooky Halloween night, I was their youth, and set on the adventure walking in the scariest cemetery in we know not yet of until we meet the town. Then I sat on a bench in the same of our dear martyrs. As times cemetery talking to my friend on the change and the sire rests his mount, we phone. When I got off the phone, I There will be two new gaming consoles will be forced to become one with him. heard some spooky noises so I went to being released in november from the You may not be able to see us when we investigate the strange noises I was two biggest gaming companies on the move on, but you will know we're still hearing. After 15 minutes, I stopped market, Microsoft and Sony. Sony will here, watching over you as the days the investigation because I didn't find be releasing the PS5 while Microsoft pass by. We’re old yet young and our anything. The main reason I went there will be releasing the Xbox Series X. minds are empty. We may still look the was to visit my great grandma’s grave. I Both systems are high power and will same as we did before but without your took about 10 to 15 steps and I heard change the world of console gaming love, we are nothing. You can look the noise again. I turned slowly and upon their inevitable release. through us without knowing, we’re not saw a white glowing shadow. I ran to the same as before of course. We’ve my car as fast as a cheetah to my car. sprawled our life for your safety, after My heart was beating 2 million miles they called us bandits. Yet mother kept per hour. I was so scared I was shaking us on our way to Huyai Ole. We come in my shoes. I called my mom's friend out at night to shine while we still can, who was a psychic. She came to the until forgotten, we are all the same. cemetery and told me it was my great grandma trying to see if I was there to By: JL see her. I felt relieved that there wasn't a white transparent cloud haunting me On one spooky Halloween night there and it felt good to know my grandma was a house in the middle of the woods was looking for me. I finally got out of that no one knew was there. It only my car and went to my great grandma's
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grave. I saw her dancing in the night Dia De Los Muertos otherwise known martial artist. There are many different sky. She was white as the moon on as Day of the Dead is where families fighting styles that you can choose Halloween night. I was so happy to see make offerings to their deceased loved from and miss and match to make your my grandma. ones and an altar is made in their own unique fighting style. honor. The holiday is celebrated all By: School Bus Driver around the world. Lots of Latin You will encounter many difficult foes america countries such as Mexico, including bosses, npcs, and other rival Columbia, Ecuador, Honduras, El players that will not hesitate to break Salvador, Nicaragua, and Peru all you and tear off your mask. You die if celebrate the holiday. Apparently the your mask is removed so be extremely gateway to the spirit world opens up cautious. and your loved one comes back to our world to see your family. They put Ask Anna marigold petals on the altars and on their loved ones grave site. by Anna Guggenheim
The Origins of Gamers Anonymous Alright it's time to answer another one Minecraft Review of your questions. So, I've gotten three Veterans day questions that are alike so I'm just by Tyler Santana going to combine them together. This month's question is from Ms. Gucwa’s Veterans Day is a national holiday class and is: where Americans honor all veterans who have fought and served for our What video games do high school country. We celebrate this holiday students like to play? because we want to take a day to thank all veterans who served and fought for Well personally, I enjoy Minecraft, our country. Five Nights at Freddy's, Fortnight, Pokemon, and the Walking Dead. As for the other kids, I´ll have to ask Minecraft is a survival/open world them. Here are some of my classmates game. In Minecraft you go around favorite games. Sebastian´s favorite mining, farming, fishing, exploring and games and his explanation. ¨Hi, Anna fighting monsters/creatures. Minecraft one of my favorite games to play is the is rated E for everyone. You can play LEGO Star Wars the Force Awakens Minecraft on Computer, PS3/PS4, gameplay, the reason why is because I XBOX360/XBOX1, Mobile devices. I love LEGO games and I love Star would recommend Minecraft for Wars.” Next we hear from Gabe, ¨my anyone who likes survival/cartoony favorite video game right now is games. Destiny 2. I don't have much video Dia de Los Muertos game time these days, but I enjoy that by Anna Guggenheim Absolver Review there are a variety of quick activities I By Richard Hathaway can jump in and play for 15-20 As most of you know some of us have a minutes.¨ Now we hear from Zack, Spanish class, which normally takes wonder what game he likes? ¨My place over in the R.A.S building. Our favorite video game is The Elder Scrolls Spanish class made sugar skulls and V : Skyrim. Skyrim is my favorite video passports of famous people for Dia De game because it has so much to do. Los Muertos. Skyrim is also an open world game where you can go almost anywhere you want to. Skyrim also has a lot to do,
some of those include side quests, cave exploring and dragon hunting. Skyrim Absolver is a game where you play as a also has its own kind of challenge to it. character known as a Prospect. An example of that is the combat that you will encounter when running into a The prospects have to wander the dragon. Skyrim seems almost endless.
world and freely battle those that they That is why The Elder Scrolls V : choose to be worthy opponents and Skyrim is my favorite game.¨ Now lets they only fall in battle if their mask is see what Anonymous has to say. torn from their face. ¨Minecraft, because it has endless possibilities when using mods.¨ Last The game revolves around a massive but not least we have Tyler's favorite combat system and the game is only game. ¨My favorite game is Fortnight.¨ about combat and honing your skills to Well, those are some of our favorite become an absolver and a better video games. Happy Gaming everyone!
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In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers NBC from September 2016 to January beat the Tampa Bay Rays and won 2020. This show is full of plot twists, their 7th world series. In soccer, the deep questions, and comedy. I really Philadelphia Union are in reach of loved the show because it can go from 1 making the world cup. That’s all the all the way up to 13 within the same sports news, stay tuned for more scene. Before watching The Good Place updates. I never thought philosophy could be fun, but I was quickly proven otherwise.
Worth-a watch? Acting: 10/10 It’s Still Rock and By Jonathyn Thornton It was great! I don’t have much to add Roll to Me (This show is recommended for Costumes/ CGI: 10/10 A Conversation about rock music Highschool students and above) When the first episode ended, the CGI with Zack Sorensen and Mr. really made it feel chaotic Collins
Cinematography:10/10 Z : What movie{s} has Billy Idol been Though the lighting seems a little in? cartoony, it actually works with the
overall feeling of the show Mr. Collins : Hmm...the only movie that I, personally, know he was in is the Story: 11/10 Wedding Singer (a classic)...”Nobody The Good Place has such a good story talks to Billy Idol that way!” that I found it hard to stop watching.
Z : What album do you think is his best Overall:10.5/10 album? I recommend The Good Place to
anyone who enjoy a good mix of Mr. C : To be completely honest, I The Good Place, often goes from deep comedy and seriousness. haven’t listened to ALL of his albums, statements like this, “So why do it so I don’t think that I can fairly assess then? Why choose to be good, every Jonathyn which is his “best”. I do own “Rebel day, if there is no guaranteed reward Yell” on vinyl, though, so I guess I we can count on, now or in the could postulate that it could be his afterlife? I argue that we choose to be November Art best. good because of our bonds with other people and our innate desire to treat Z : What would Billy Idol be most them with dignity. Simply put, we are recognized for? not in this alone.” To your kindergarten class with “Kissing is gross. You just Mr. C : If we’re talking about mash your food holes together. It’s not appearances, I’d say his hair, for that.” Let’s find out if The Good studded-up leather jacket, and his Place is worth-a watch. “Elvis” lip curl. Culturally? Billy was part of the “second British Invasion”, A synopsis from which refers to the overtaking of https://thegoodplace.fandom.com/wik American musical charts by British i/The_Good_Place, “When Eleanor bands in the 1980s. Shellstrop finds herself in the afterlife, she's both relieved and surprised that by Tommy Husband she's made it into the Good Place. But Full Court Press it doesn't take long for Eleanor to Sports News by Tyler Santana realize she's there by mistake. She hides in plain sight from the Good Currently in Football, the Steelers Place's architect, Michael, and his defeated the Cowboys by a score of all-knowing assistant, Janet. Her 24-19. The Steelers remain undefeated seemingly perfect neighbors, Tahani after their victory over the Cowboys. and Jason, and open-hearted soul mate, Chidi, help her realize that it's never too late to change. With the help In basketball news the NBA finals of her new friends -- and a few enemies finished with the Los Angeles Lakers -- Eleanor becomes determined to shed defeating the Miami Heat in a 4-2 her old way of life in hopes of series win giving them their 17th NBA discovering a new one in the afterlife.” championship. Giving Lebron his 4th by Anamarie Rodriguez-Ortiz NBA ring. The Good Place, created by Micheal Schur, is a comedy show that aired on
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