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Volleyball!! Pg. 20 SWEET HOME HIGH SCHOOL ISSUE 2, VOLUME 80 NOVEMBER 26, 2019 PAGE 1 The Mother of Thanksgiving A Call for Alarm The HuskianBY: alEx kissElBurGH BY: sHaYla sandErs The First Thanksgiving was believed in equal education for both celebrated in October of 1621 and genders, so she was homeschooled lasted three days. The holiday was by her mother and her older brother, mostly celebrated in New England Horatio. She went on to become a and other states celebrated Thanks- schoolteacher and married a lawyer giving on their own dates. However, named David Hale. David and Sarah it wasn’t until 1863 that it became a ended up having five children. Sadly, national holiday, thanks to the efforts David passed away in 1822 and from of Sarah Josepha Hale. On October that day on Sarah wore black to show 3rd, after the Union Army’s victory her mourning. In 1823, Hale pub- at Gettysburg, President Abraham lished a collection of poems she had How many times have you walked into a restaurant Lincoln announced that the na- written titled, The Genius of Oblivi- and seen a young family sitting at a table, with both parents on tion would hold an official Thanks- on with the financial support she re- their phones, or even worse, distracting their young child with giving on November 26th of 1863. ceived from her late husband’s Free- one? Cell phones are something that nearly everyone has and Sarah Josepha Hale was born mason lodge. Then, in 1827, Sarah uses more than often than they would like to admit. Sadly, this is true for young children also. Recently, cell phones have in Newport, New Hampshire to published Northwood: Life North and become a large problem in our society due to their overuse Revolutionary War Veteran, Cap- South. Not only was it her first novel, and negative effect on the health of our youth. Not only have tain Gordon Buell and his wife Mar- but it was also one of the first story phones been such a large problem that schools have banned tha Wittlesay Buell. Sarah’s mother books written about slavery, and she them completely, but studies are starting to show that these was one of the first American little glowing boxes are leading us down a very bad path. female writers. She wrote A South Korean study from November 2017 tracked the about how slavery dehuman- levels of GABA, which is a neurotransmitter in the brain that izes not only slaves, but their regulates many brain functions including anxiety. Increased masters also, as well as how levels of GABA increase the severity of depression and anxiety, African slaves should be re- and cognitive functioning. The study found that prolonged located to be free in Liberia. smartphone use raises GABA levels significantly, and matches In 1830, Hale wrote a collec- increases caused by other additions, such as drugs and alcohol. tion of poems called, Poems Along with having similar brain functioning effect as drugs for Our Children, which had and alcohol, cell phones are just as addictive as the drugs too. “Mary’s Lamb”, now better An English study tracked cellphone use to student per- known as “Mary Had A Little formance. Four schools in Birmingham, London, Leicester, Lamb”. In addition to these and Manchester banned cellphones. They then compared the results in high stakes exams to the pre and post ban. What fine accomplishments, Hale they saw was an overall improvement in test scores of 6.41%. also helped found American Students in the low-quartile (lowest scoring 25%) improved Ladies Magazine and served as by 14.23%. The students in the top-quartile were not affected editor for Godey’s Lady Book by the ban. What does this mean? The more you struggle for more than forty years. in school, the more your cellphone use hurts your perfor- In 1846, Sarah Jose- mance. If you want to get better grades, ditch the phone. pha Hale began advocating The French government recently banned all cellphones GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH for Thanksgiving to become from public schools and is contemplating putting age restric- SEE THANKSGIVING, PG. 2 SEE A CALL FOR ALARM, PG. 7 Kaitlyn’s Senior The Best Years -Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins- of Our Lives Kitchen Checklist BY: jorEl lEYBa BY: kaitlYn victor BY: MEGan HaGEr Pg. 9 Pg. 7 Pg. 2 Pg. 6 FEATURES PAGE 2 ISSUE 2, VOLUME 80 NOVEMBER 26, 2019 SWEET HOME HIGH SCHOOL SeniorBY : MEGChecklistan HaGEr While you may be feeling like the year can be sent to multiple colleges. It is a great dent loans, grants, or work-study programs. just started, you’re probably falling behind in tool for saving time and reaching out to many The FAFSA opened back on October 1st, the college admissions process. There are ap- institutions. Each college has their own ap- and should be completed as soon as possible. plications to fill out, financial aid to apply for, plication fee, but Common App accounts After being accepted into a college, and plenty of scholarships to hunt down. With are free to make. Regular college applica- give a copy of your letter of acceptance to the most early application deadlines passed, what tion deadlines are typically in February or Career Center in preparation for our Senior should you be doing to get ready for college? March, so there is no time to waste. Start Signing Day. Campus visits can be scheduled Before you can go on to college, you requesting letters of recommendation, coun- through each college’s office of admissions, must first graduate high school. Have you selor report forms, and scholarship informa- so contact them for more information. Local completed your Career Related Learning Ex- tion soon. You are more likely to get your scholarships are usually due in the spring, so periences (CRLEs)? You need two to gradu- papers done on time if you request for them letters of recommendation for those need to ate, and as of right now, only 71 seniors have before the rush, or else our faculty may get be secured ahead of time. There are numer- both turned in. That’s less than half of us. To slowed by a flood of last-minute requests. ous scholarships that are due before or after graduate, you also need to submit your cap Along with your college application, that date, so be aware of the deadlines for each and gown and diploma order forms. Forms the Free Application for Federal Student Aid particular scholarship you’re applying for. can be found and turned in to the main of- (FAFSA) needs to be completed and submit- The Career Center is an amazing re- fice. While it isn’t a graduation require- ted to your colleges in order to be considered source for any and all information regarding ment, senior photos for the hallway displays for aid. You will need yours and your parents’ the college application process, admissions, are due by the end of the school year and social security numbers, 2018 tax forms, driv- financial aid, or scholarships. They have all must be a 2.5x3.5 inch (vertical alignment) er’s license numbers (if applicable), and the the forms and information needed to guide physical photo turned into Mrs. Adams. month/year your parents were married or di- you through the process. Please, stop by and The first step to attending college is vorced. No matter the amount of money your pick up a Senior Calendar, a FAFSA infor- applying. The Common App is an applica- family makes, the FAFSA needs to be filled mation packet, and Letters of Recommen- tion that only has to be filled out once and out in order to take advantage of federal stu- dation forms. Mrs. Adams is happy to help! The Mother of Thanksgiving FROM PG. 1 a national holiday, but it wouldn’t come to fruition until seven- teen years later. Hale wrote to presidents Zachary Taylor, Mil- lard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lin- coln in an attempt to persuade each of them as to why she thought Thanksgiving should be celebrated annually. She failed president after president, until finally, one of them listened. President Abra- ham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward both received letters from Hale and within a week Seward had drafted Lincoln’s official proclamation, proclaiming that Thanksgiving would be ob- served as a national holiday on the last Thursday of every Novem- ber. The timing of this is important. The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the Civil War, but even immediately after the battle was it was seen as a turning point. The North would eventu- ally win the war and the nation would be unified. Lincoln wanted to give inspiration to the nation and encourage the country to pray for God’s help in ending the war. Both Seward and Lincoln agreed that the new holiday would “help heal the wounds of the nation.” Sarah Josepha Hale is a name more American should know. She was a ground breaking women’s author, and early op- ponent of slavery, and the writer of one of the best known nurs- ery rhymes in our nation’s history. But more than that, her tire- less efforts gave us Thanksgiving as a national holiday, a day that we are called on to remember to be thankful for the blessings in our lives. And for that, we should all thank Sarah Josepha Hale. FEATURES SWEET HOME HIGH SCHOOL ISSUE 2, VOLUME 80 NOVEMBER 26, 2019 PAGE 3 This Day in History: November 22 BY: sHaYla sandErs THE HUSKIAN This day in History, November 22nd, pecially important because a feud among party 1963, President John F.