Eagle Nugget Edition # 1 2020 - 2021 Did You Know? ​ ​ ​ By O​ li​via ​ Patri​ ck ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Did you know that the Turkey was going to be our national bird? Our national bird is the Eagle, but it was going to be the turkey. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson were designing a seal for our country and didn’t know what to put on it. Ben thought there should be a moose on it. Then he thought of putting a turkey on it, but then realized that they ate turkey every Thanksgiving. Finally they decided on the Eagle to be our national bird! Did you know that ancient people wore halloween costumes because they thought it would scare away ghosts? Halloween has been around for a long time, but it used to be a dark and creepy day. It used to be a day of death. The ancient people claimed that the day before Halloween, the boundary (connection) between the living and the dead was weak. This meant that ghosts could pass through, so they would dress up to scare them away. Nowadays, we have turned this holiday into a fun and happy holiday. Did you know that there are only two days throughout the year that you can balance an egg on its larger end? Normally you can’t balance an egg on the larger part of it, but on the first day of fall and spring you can. You can only balance it these two times because the Earth's alignment with the sun is perfect. This is called the Vernal Equinox; this happens only twice a year. You should try it sometime! Eagle Nugget Edition # 1 2020 - 2021 Thanksgiving Sports ​ ​ By Jack Ekdahl Thanksgiving sports games are a tradition to many households across the country. This year there are many football games being played during Thanksgiving. They include NFL games, which are: ● Lions vs Texans ● Cowboys vs Washington ● Ravens vs Steelers Those games are the main sports games across the country. In many homes after everyone eats Thanksgiving dinner and interacts with their family, they go watch football games. Thanksgiving football games have dated back to 1876, (right after football was invented). The first Thanksgiving NFL game was November 25, 1920. Every year the Detroit Lions have hosted a Thanksgiving game since 1934, and a few games hosted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1966, 1975, and 1977. Since 2001 teams have started to wear throwback jerseys on Thanksgiving day. It has been seen numerous times since then, which includes the Dallas Cowboys who started it. Detroit has continued the throwback jerseys, which they wear their first jerseys the team has had. Dallas and Detroit have started the Thanksgiving games for the NFL, while many other teams are wanting to, or starting to play on Thanksgiving. Many colleges have started the tradition of playing football on Thanksgiving, most recently Yale and Princeton. Summer Sports Many Bishop Baraga students have do​ ne some fun activities over the summer! We are going to include two of the students, which are Mason Johnson in 6th grade and Payten Skowten in 5th grade. Mason Johnson did a fifty mile boat race which was across Cheboygan River, Mullett Lake, Burt Lake, and Indian River, and he took 3rd place! Payten did a six week hockey camp at Petoskey Ice Arena. The camp was with a former Detroit Red Wings player. It was nine hours a day, four days a week, and they worked on skills such as target passing, power skating, and puck control. Eagle Nugget Edition # 1 2020 - 2021 Fall Sports Multiple students from our schoo​ l did fall sports. We are going to include Hugh Ecker in 1st grade and Rylee Velandia in Kindergarten. Hugh Ecker did hockey at the Cheboygan Ice Rink, and he also played with Matthew Atkins. The hockey season from the fall to February. Next we have Rylee who did swimming lessons at Gaylord Otsego Sportsplex. She is in level one swimming lessons, and her swimming lessons take place October 4th to December 6th. ​ Updates and School Happenings ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ By: Parson Schryer ● The newspaper staff hopes everyone had a great first day of in-person school! ● We hope everyone had a Safe Halloween! ● You can start getting your wreaths now! The deadline for your forms is Friday, November 13th. ● Get your SCRIP cards now and put your orders in the drop box outside the Bishop Baraga entrance! ● Make sure to give your pizza orders to your teachers by every Tuesday for your delicious pizza! ● Every Monday is dress down day, so make sure if you wear anything but your uniform, you can either bring a canned good or one dollar! Eagle Nugget Edition # 1 2020 - 2021 The Real Charlie Brown By Will Bouldin Charles Schulz was the creator and editor for “Peanuts”, the animated comic strip, most famously showing “Charlie Brown”. Charles Schulz was the creator but not the inspiration for “Charlie Brown”. A man by the name of Charlie Francis Brown was. His dog McGregor was also the inspiration for Snoopy. McGregor and Snoopy were both depressed, and they both sat on top of their dog houses. McGregor was a German Shepard, unlike Snoopy who was a beagle. Charlie Monroe did not actually voice Charlie Brown in the cartoon specials, but Peter Robins did. In 1979, Charlie Brown was a sandy-haired, 53 year-old man. He was once accused of sassing a police officer because he said his name was ”Charlie Brown”. He was also disappointed with how the cartoon Charlie Brown looked, so he said, “Couldn’t you make him look a little more like Steve Canyon or Superman?”. He worked with juvenile delinquents, and he had to retire due to kidney cancer. Charlie Francis Brown died of kidney cancer in December, 1985. He was so famous because of the character Charlie Brown, and kids still watch those animated holiday specials today. Many of those specials have become a tradition for many families on Thanksgiving and many other holidays. All of this information has come from Pioneer Press, April 17, 1979. Eagle Nugget Edition # 1 2020 - 2021 ​Sacagawea By Will Bouldin Lemhi Shoshone,also known as​ ​Sacagawea,was a Native American woman who helped Merryweather Lewis and William Clark translate and navigate the Louisiana Purchase. She also carried her infant son when she traveled with the 40 people deployed. On their journey, only one died. The rest survived thanks to her. The 40 men were deployed to create “an empire of liberty” (meaning a large area of freedom) for President Jefferson. All information in this article is from Gingrich 36​0. Many people don't know that the day after Thanksgiving is American Heritage day.The Native American Heritage day did not become a holiday until 2008.The holiday is to encourage you to native american voice and foster pride in the vibrant and layered heritage. ​We are encouraged to honor and recognize Native Americans as the first people of this nation and to celebrate both their cultural heritage and integral importance to our past, our present, and our future. Thanksgiving​ Jokes And​ ​Riddles! By Josh Clark ● What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving? (The letter G) ● What key does not open any door? (A Tur-key) ● Where do you find a turkey with no legs? (Exactly where you left it) ● What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? (Pumpkin Pi) ● If April Showers bring May flowers what do May flowers bring? (Pilgrims) Eagle Nugget Edition # 1 2020 - 2021 ● What should you wear to Thanksgiving dinner (A har-vest) Riddles If you have an answer write it on a piece of paper and put it in the jokes and riddles folder in the hallway! Why did the turkey cross the road? What smells the best on Thanksgiving dinner? Why didn’t the turkey eat dessert? Quick Question ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ By Josh Clark 1. What is something you would like featured in the next newspaper edition? 2. What is your favorite article in the Newspaper? You can email your answers to [email protected] ​ Eagle Nugget Edition # 1 2020 - 2021 ​ ​Meet The Pets! Presley Chamberlain ​ . Eagle Nugget Edition # 1 2020 - 2021 Celebrating Veteran’s Day 2020 By Newspaper Staff This Year’s Featured Veteran ⇨ ​ Zach Marsh Zach Marsh was born in Northern Michigan on July 9th, 1988. Growing up in Northern Michigan, Zach was like a normal Michigander, spending his time enjoying outdoor activities, sports, and spending time with friends and family. After graduating from Pellston High School in 2006, Zach joined the Navy at 18 years old. Zach spent a total of 6 years in the Navy, serving in Afghanistan in 2010 - 2011 while on active duty, then as a part of the reserves while attending school at Delta College in Saginaw, Michigan. During his time in Saginaw, Zach could be seen hanging out with Mr. Closs, his childhood friend. He is also the Godfather to Mr. Closs’s daughter, Ryleigh. During Zach’s time in the Navy, he held the job of a builder, constructing different items necessary for military operations. In a virtual interview with Mr. Marsh, he stated that some of the main reasons for going into the military were the influence of his father and grandfather, as well as the need to want to serve his country. Zach also mentioned that his experience in the Navy taught him a lot about himself and was one of the most rewarding experiences of his life. Zach now lives in Middleville, Michigan, working as an estimator for a mid sized residential construction company.