Tuesday Volume 7 December 15 Issue #4 2020 Pitchfork CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Haylea Thompson BLACK FRIDAY 2020 As we are all very aware of, 2020 has been a strange year with many challenges, but will the holidays be one of them? With many limitations to seeing our families that we should follow to keep ourselves and others around us safe, the holidays will not be the same. A tradition many families have is going Black Friday shopping, and even you yourself may participate in this annual ‘shopping day’ every year...but how will we manage to participate in it while abiding by the CDC guidelines to keep our country as safe as possible from the pandemic? Every year there is Black Friday and also cyber-Monday...although, this year it looks like Black Friday is going to be more of a cyber-Monday!! Some stores were still open on black Friday and carried on as usual while wearing face masks/coverings and having their staff and customers socially distanced. Because of space Audrey Bullock limitations, this year has opened up many more online deals and many people chose to stay at home. The SECRET of SECRET SANTA Christmas Fun Explained The tradition of Secret Santa is one of knew who he was until about three the most simple and fun ways to spice up months before his death in 2007. your Christmas season. A group takes turns Nevertheless, his legacy is forever living. picking names out of a hat, and that’s the person you must buy a gift for, There are some cool things you can anonymously, of course! There are many add to your Secret Santa experience that versions of Secret Santa, and wouldn't you you possibly haven’t done before. You like to know where they originated? It could play it where instead of saying who seems simple enough that it’s called Secret you got your gift for, you attach a note that Santa because it’s a secret to who you are gives hints or says a few funny things This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed giving a gift. But, there is a story behind about you so that they have to guess who under CC BY-NC-ND how Secret Santa came to be so popular. the giver was. This could add lots of laughs! You could also play Secret Santa There was a man named Larry Dean Casino, where you have three options. Picture Caption: To make your document look Stewart, who is known as the original You either choose one gift, opt for money professionally produced, Word provides header, instead, or write your name in to possibly footer, cover page, and text box designs that Secret Santa. For years in a row, he was complement each other. fired from jobs right before Christmas. One win all the gifts not taken by the people morning, not having enough money to buy who took the money. The winner of the himself breakfast, a man gave him $20. money and the gifts will be drawn at the This man inspired Stewart to be as kind as end. No matter how you experience he was. Over the span of 20 years, Stewart Secret Santa, one thing is for sure, gave $20 bills to many people who were Christmas will be full of fun and giving. less fortunate than him, and became known as the Kansas City Secret Santa. Nobody Winter Sports Seasons a Christmas MOVIES: Coach Bristow Shares Go? What’s not to love? Historic Soccer Season Kylie McCartney & Coaches Jamie Corey & Alix Hilburn Mirjam Nilsson Winter Season opens for CSHS SPORTS. Christmas what to do? Watch your favorite CSHS Soccer Girls make history. Read Hear from the coaches as they prepare for Christmas Movies of course! See what our Coach Bristow’s thoughts on their Western a season in unprecedented times. staff has to say about your favorites. Final match to end their amazing run. PAGE 3 & 4 PAGE 2 PAGE 6 Page 1 Tuesday, December 15, 2020 PITCHFORK Volume 7--Issue #4 Alix Hilburn Christmas Movie Pick: I’ll Be Home for Christmas With Christmas just around the corner This is a heartwarming story about This movie was sweet and you can rent it only seems fitting to review a holiday college student Jake Wilkinson it on Amazon, Google Play, or watch it on movie. Of course the problem is, how on (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) who is just Disney+. However, I myself wouldn’t earth could I pick just one? After much trying to get home for Christmas...in actively go out of my way to watch it again consideration, I settled for a 90’s Disney order to get his father’s Porsche of or to spend money on it. But hey it’s your movie called “I’ll Be Home for course. But when a school rival kidnaps money and it does teach a bit of a lesson Christmas”. This movie was directed by him and dumps in the middle of nowhere to the over-confident, jerk-type person. So Arlene Sanford and made its wonderful with nothing but a Santa Claus costume do with this as you will and have a Merry debut on November 13, 1998. It’s been glued onto him it seems pretty hopeless. Christmas! rated PG for a few sexual innuendos As if things couldn’t get any worse, his here and there and crude humor, typical beloved girlfriend might just leave him for of 90’s media in general. Anyways let’s said rival after she gets sick of his lying. delve into the film a bit more, shall we? So with no money, no one to believe him, This film stars what was then big names and no hope, he tried to do what he does like Jonathon Taylor Thomas and best: charm the pants off everyone he Jessica Biel. Of course you probably meets until they either get sick of him, or recognize Jonathon as Young Simba in it blows up in his face. In the end, life “The Lion King” and less likely know him lessons are learned and everyone is as the heartthrob he once was. Jessica is made better for it, well almost everyone, most famous for being the wife to Justin but I’ll let you decide how you think it Timberlake. Both are extraordinary should have ended. With many witty one- actors, however were their talents good liners, an overall attractive cast, and enough to save this film? some film symbolism, this movie is sure to be enjoyable. Movies Rankings Continued… young and reluctant to watch a “dumb” old movie your parents made you watch because they “loved it at your age,” or you saw it in your second-grade class Christmas party and fell in love with it, chances are you’ve seen the movie. Sadly, Apple has monopolized the revenue by charging money to see the movie, but under public scrutiny has ever so graciously made the movie free to watch on certain dates on PBS. In a close second to Charlie Brown is Will Ferrell’s, Elf: a more recently released movie combining both Christmas and comedy in yet another one of America's most beloved Christmas movies. Although with most of the student body being younger, if not This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY even as old as the movie itself, it’s still a widely loved movie. Who knows, it might even be a movie up for debate to watch at our school's Winter Fest (if it’s even being held this year)? Finally, a movie that might not be one of your most-loved is Jim Carey’s, “How Jamie Corey the Grinch Stole Christmas.” But just remember that even if you dislike this movie because you think it’s just weird Christmas Movies: What’s ‘Yule’ and the Whos’ faces look really strange; you won’t be alone because there are hundreds of others who would agree with with you? you. So whether you’ll be watching this movie out of love or watching it to relive Christmas Movies Ranked: One of the best things about the onslaught of zany characters and just Christmas is that it’s figuratively been overall weirdness of the movie, chances It’s practically everyone’s favorite around forever, which when watching all are you’ll be seeing this movie soon. holiday: Christmas. Whether you love the classics they intoxicate you with the gift giving aspect, the snow, or the nostalgia, even if you weren’t alive yet. feast at the end of the night there’s Arguably one of the most beloved always something to look forward to classics is of course A Charlie Brown when Christmas is quickly approaching. Christmas. The film dates back to 1965 One big tradition loved by people and has not once lost its spot in millions everywhere is settling down and of Americans' hearts. Whether you were watching Christmas movies. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC . Page 2 Tuesday, December 15, 2020 PITCHFORK Volume 7--Issue #4 Kylie McCartney Distance. This can, however, be a Jamie Corey difficult thing for many to do, especially WINTER SPORTS SEASONS: in the area of sports. Dirt on Cave Drawings There are many winter sports that go Not Frozen just COVID on at CSHS and these sports are very Cave drawings are one of the coolest important to the students that attend this school. Therefore, the sports are not things to look at.