We’re Lions But We’re Not Lyin’ FREE (But Donations The Lion’s Tale Accepted) COVERING THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITES SERVED BY THE STRATFORD SCHOOL

November 24, 2020 www.facebook.com/StratfordPublicSchool/ Vol. XCIII Iss. 03 Interview Of Jessica Bowen By Isa Garcia they keep track of who is registered as a Jessica Bowen is a Democrat, citizen in Stratford Republican, or New Hampshire. She Undeclared. The is originally from other two supervisors North Stratford. She she works with are was originally born in Lynette Emerson and Stratford, New Claire Martineau. Hampshire. After a few years, she moved She became a to Massachusetts. She supervisor about a moved back here 4 year and a half ago. 1/2 years ago. She was asked to join by another She works her job as supervisor because a supervisor for the she is good with checklist. The list of computers. A lot of Thanksgiving CONTENTS people who are the people in her registered to vote is position are closer to History called the checklist. retirement age, so the Thanksgiving & Each person who is town wanted By Mason Flanders Veteran’s Day……..…2 registered gets a someone who could special number for help teach the older The First Survey, Festivus & Dad voting, they verify workers how to use Thanksgiving was on Jokes……………...…..3 November 26, 1621. people who are on the the technology On that day, all of the list, and it's a way to needed for entering Science & Pilgrims and many of make sure people information. She Weather……………....4 don't vote more than the Native likes being a once. When it is an Americans in the supervisor because Movie Review & election year they she can help people. area gathered for a have to enter in large feast. The Want-Ads………...…..5 information about Pilgrims were who voted to joining the Native Word Search……...…..7 maintain records for Americans in the state. For some celebrating one of In Flanders Field…...... 8 elections this means (Continued on Page 2) Thanksgiving Believe it or not, they This Year’s Veteran’s (Continued from page 1) ate just about all of that! Thanksgiving Day their holidays. They The first fired cannons to Thanksgiving was By Brayon Blais By Sam Kennett celebrate this holiday about 400 years ago. This year's and Autumn King and the fact that they On January 6, 1885 Thanksgiving will harvested a lot of Congress made be the same but with takes crops. Thanksgiving into a some quarantine place on November The main event of national holiday. It changes. Any one 11th this year, as it the celebrations was has still continued to family that is in a does every year. The a large feast. The change over times. different country day was made to meal was a mixture Some people don’t would have to honor those who of many types of even call it isolate themselves served in the meats and Thanksgiving for 2 weeks before military. However, it vegetables. For meat nowadays, they might going out. Which was not always they ate deer, duck, call it Turkey Day. may develop some called Veterans Day. geese, clams, and By now it has issues for The holiday started lobster. They ate become one of the families. The CDC in 1919 as Armistice fruits and vegetables most important says that you are Day. It was a day like mashed potatoes, holidays in the allowed to have a dedicated to berries, fruit, United States. small dinner but, honoring the pumpkin, and you can only eat veterans of World squash. They also with the people in War One and was made pumpkin pie your household. also dedicated to the out of wheat dough, Other things that day that soldiers butter, and pumpkin. people look forward stopped fighting. to like this year’s The tradition The Lion’s Tale Macy’s Day Parade continued in many is still happening on communities but Covering The People And Communities Thursday, was made a national holiday by Congress Served By The Stratford School November 26, 2020. Make sure you stay in 1938.

safe this Editor-In-Chief: Isa Garcia In 1954 President Thanksgiving. News Editor: Patience King Science Editor: Bayli Kennett Dwight Eisenhower changed the holiday Photo/Graphics Editor: Araya Levett to Veterans Day. Armistice referred to News Reporters: the end of World Brayden Blais, Maigan Dickson, Mason Flanders, Stephanie War One, but he Klinch, Autumn King, James Mclain, Mavrick Reynolds. wanted it to include people who had just Meteorology Reporters: fought in World War Sam Kennett, Natalie King 2 as well. In 1968 the traditional date Graphic Arts: Jared Elliot, Noah Gibney, Bianca Klinch, Gabe Simpson (Continued on Page 3) What Thanksgiving Means To Our Teachers By Stephanie Klinch

Thanksgiving is a national with a lot of meanings for different people. Here are some meanings that our own Stratford Public School teachers have said: 54.8% of our teachers said family including Mrs.Smith, Mrs.Oakes, Mrs.Kennet, The History Veteran’s Day The holiday Mrs.Burkham, of Festivus (Continued from page 2) celebrates soldiers Mrs.Topa, for their patriotism Mrs.Bedard, Mrs. By Red Simpson of November 11th and service to our Arsenault and Ms. was changed to the country. Thank you Scott. We all know what fourth Monday of to all who served! is, but every October, but it Other teachers had have you ever heard was changed back by Dad Jokes different opinions on of Festivus? Festivus President Gerald Ford the matter for is a holiday, invented in 1975. By Jared Elliott example 16.1% of by Dan O'Keefe, as Nowadays the our teachers believe an alternative to the holiday is meant to Q: How do you get a that it means a day to pressures and celebrate and honor squirrel to like you? be thankful counting: commercialism of the the sacrifices of A: Act like a nut! Ms. Caron, Christmas season, Veterans in any Mrs.Owen and which falls on American war. It is Q: Did you hear the others. Many of our 23. It was not specific to either rumor about butter? staff have different brought to the tv of the world wars, as A: Well, I'm not opinions but they all show, “” on the Vietnam War, going to spread it. appreciate the December 18, 1997, Korean War, Iraq holiday. There are so and since then, it has War, and more have Q: Why couldn’t the many reasons to love been a “holiday”. It taken place since bicycle stand up by the holiday. really isn’t a holiday, then. Unlike itself? but people celebrated , A: Because it was it, and some still do. Veterans Day is two tiring. meant to honor either Q: This graveyard is living or dead soldiers (but focuses more on living ones). (Continued on Page 5) Weather On Past Thanksgivings

By Maigan Dickson, different states. Natalie King, and According to the Old Mason Flanders Farmer’s Almanac, on the Thanksgiving Farmer’s Almanac, On the first of 1950 the wind CBS 42, National Thanksgiving, the was going 83 miles Weather Service Farmer’s Almanac per hour and trees, thinks the power lines, and temperature was most some houses were likely in the 60s and blown down in New comfortable. It was York. Then in 1971, mostly sunny and it the world record for was nice weather. Not the most snow on too bad for the first the ground was 22.5 Thanksgiving. A inches which fell in typical winter is very New York City. In windy, snowy, and Denver, Colorado, cold. We know more 21.5 inches of snow Figure 1 about the weather fell in less than 40 than the date itself. hours from a storm. SAU58 Temperature Data Think about it, you In Errol, New only really notice the Hampshire in 1987 degrees and close to All temperature data extreme weather days there was as high as 60 degrees. On was recorded enough to write about 18 inches to 20 November 9th the Monday-Friday it. The average high inches of snow that weather went up to be during our class for temperature on fell on in the 50s. The Stratford, Groveton, November 30 was Thanksgiving. In difference between and Stark in SAU58. 43F. The Farmer’s 1989 on a past the highest and the The data was Almanac thinks the Thanksgiving there lowest temperature is recorded using the first Thanksgiving were a lot of snow 28 degrees because National Oceanic and was in 1621 in either storms in the highest Atmospheric October or September Massachusetts, New temperature is 56 Administration and not the last York, Florida, and degrees and the (NOAA) weather Thursday in Georgia. lowest temperature is November. This information. 28 degrees (Figure 1). holiday has a long In conclusion, the Groveton had the history which started weather on past In October, the weather in Stratford, highest and the in 1620.Thanksgiving Thanksgivings has lowest temperatures is important because been pretty bad. But Groveton, and Stark was in the 40s, and that we recorded for it’s a day where we they have gotten this newspaper celebrate what we are better over the years. the 30s.Then in thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving November it got Next, we are talking everyone! down to 28 degrees. about past storms on Then five to six days Thanksgiving Day in Sources: The Old later it was 55 Movie Annie gets her own room and she is Review: surrounded by Annie pictures. Another Want great part of the movie is that Annie is loved by many Ads people and she gets a free meal when she goes to the restaurant that she goes to HELP WANTED every day. The restaurant that she Groveton North Country Shop-N-Save is goes to every day is looking for full and part time help, hours called Domani’s. are flexible. Currently looking for stock, Later in the movie, deli, cashier. Must be 18 years old. a lot of people love Annie because she Phone: becomes famous. My 603-636-6081 By:Stephanie least favorite Klinch character is the foster

mother Wanted! Dad Jokes Old newspapers (Ms.Hannigan) (continued from page 3) I like the movie because she is so from the 30’s and Annie because there bossy. The part I up for the Stratford is a lot of singing. I School! overcrowded. dislike about this A: People must be think that Annie movie is that the Willing to pay $20. sings well because it dying to get in. foster mother is so might make her mean to the foster happy and feel closer Leave a message Q: Why did the math children. She makes for any willing to book look sad? to her real parents. the foster children My favorite song A: Because it has so say they love her all many problems. from this movie is “I the time. I learned Wanted! think I’m going to that not all foster Stratford Year- Q: You want to hear a like it here” which is mothers are nice, but sung by the main books! joke about Ms.Hannigan starts construction? character, Annie to get nicer to Annie We are missing Bennett. I enjoyed books from the fol- A: I'm still working toward the end of the on it. that everyone dances movie. lowing years: and sings in the last scene. 1916 - 1948, 1952, Q: When does a dad Overall, it is a really 1957, 1963-1966, joke become a dad good movie and I 1980, 1984, 1972, joke? My favorite character enjoy it a lot. 1976, 1979, 1990- A: When it becomes is Annie because she 1999, 2012-2016 apparent. is cute and funny. My Please donate books favorite scene from Q: Why did the the movie is when to Stratford Public School.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky The lark, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from falling from hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

By Major John McCrae Canadian doctor and WWI artillery commander

Lest We Lost The Flanders field poem was written on May 3, 1915.