1 The Chariot Edition 6 February Edition 2020 The Truth About Having A Parent As A Teacher by Anneka Gernert This year, there is a s o m e w h a t l a rg e n u m b e r o f Wyomissing students who have parents that work at the school. As one of the students with a parent who teaches here, I thought I’d write about what it is like to be a student in my mom’s classroom. If heart shaped candy, but excited for a piece of you don’t know who I am, my mom The Best and it’s just not the same as chocolate and instead is Maria Gernert, a Spanish teacher Worst of 25 people being required getting cherry goo. here at Wyomissing. to buy you candy. In 9. Fruit Snacks: Valentine Having a parent as a honor of this nostalgia, I’m not saying fruit teacher is more advantageous than Candy: here is the best and snacks aren’t good. They people think. Caroline Allen, a Nostalgia worst of elementary are, but Valentines’ Day is senior at Wyomissing, describes school Valentine’s Day just Halloween with a benefits to having her parents at Edition candy: better excuse to load up the school: “I actually love having 10. An Actual on candy and fruit snacks my parents at the school. If I’m : I are not candy. Fruit by Sara Steber Box of Chocolates having a bad day, I can just go see understand that no one snacks are great as a my dad, and he’ll cheer me up. If I was passing out heart snack on any other day, forget something at home, like a Valentine’s Day in s h a p e d b o x e s o f but they are not ideal for water bottle, I can grab one from high school just isn’t as chocolate to their first kids anticipating the first my dad’s room. If I leave something exciting as it used to be. grade class, but we’ve all sugar high of the year. at school, my dad can just grab it There’s no carefully had this Valentine’s Day 8. Sweet Tart from my locker before he leaves.” decorated cereal boxes, staple at some point. Lollipops: This one is Whatever happens, I always have store bought cards with While there are a couple c o n t r o v e r s i a l b u t I my mom at school to talk to. Plus, Spongebob or Barbie, no good pieces in every box, strongly believe Sweet she usually has snacks in case I’m class parties, and no t h e f r u i t fl a v o r e d Tart Lollipops were (and hungry. c a n d y . N o t h i n g i s chocolates ruin it for still are) not it. stopping us from going to everyone. If you don’t I (Continued on page 4.) Target and loading up on agree with me, just (Continued on page 3.) imagine being 7, being What’s your favorite season? Weigh the options Praise for Wawa and all it provides for the students with Nathaniel Renenger. pg 2 of Wyomissing! pg 3 Check out this issue’s sports article written by... you Immerse yourself in literature with a page packed full of guessed it—Harry Weiss! poetry! pg 4 pg 6 2 Ranking the perfect blend of fall and emergence of life. The as much as I normally do, summer weather. The weather is great, with fall and having a lot more Seasons From warmth is comforting, but b o a t i n g a c h i l l free time overall. The free Best to Worst it’s not hot enough to atmosphere that feels time allows me to invest m a k e m e w a n t t o perfect in a hoodie. more energy into my collapse from spending a Although I still prefer the hobbies, which is always by Nathaniel Renenger minute or more outside. warmth of spring, this fun to do. T h e l i g h t b re e z e i s m a k e s f a l l a g r e a t D e s p i t e t h e Spring: When it incredibly relaxing, and it contender for second positives of summer, the comes to ranking the actually makes me want place on the list. sweltering heat definitely seasons, I don’t think it’s to go outside. Also, it features loses it some points. I much of a surprise that F u r t h e r m o r e , the start of school. Now, prefer warmth to cold, spring is the season to spring is a beautiful some people may find but even I can sometimes take first place. For season. The trees are this to be a downside of wish for a day of chill starters, the end of spring finally starting to perk up, the fall season, but after the painful days of also means the end of and flowers begin to usually by the end of the summer. When the heat the school year—a great b l o o m . W h i l e m a n y three months of break, reaches above the 90s, time to look back and people don’t think that I’m bored and looking g o i n g o u t s i d e j u s t r e fl e c t o n a l l t h e spring is the best season, forward to the start of becomes miserable. memories and friends you’ll be hard pressed to school, seeing friends Winter: Let me one has made throughout fi n d s o m e o n e w h o again, having structure to preface this section by the year. actively dislikes spring, my life, and starting up saying that I understand On top of that, which you can find with clubs and sports. that a large number of spring weather is the the other seasons. Summer: people love the winter best seen all year. I love Fall: Fall is a S u m m e r i s a g r e a t season and the cold summer, but even I can great season to me, season. Even though it is weather it brings. On that admit that the heat earning its second place in the second half of my note, I also understand becomes a pain to deal spot on the list. While I list, I still think that the that a large number of with on some days. still reserve the top of the season is good overall. people love being wrong. Winter has its perks but list to spring, fall has H i g h l i g h t s Winter is the only the weather is just plain many aspects that are include summer break. season on this list in m i s e r a b l e . F a l l h a s similar to spring, just not True, I get a little tired of which I actively despise. decent weather, but it as good. The falling it by the third month, but The cold weather is just has some pretty chilly leaves and colorful trees ultimately summer break plain miserable to me. days, especially as it are undeniably pretty; is great fun—sleeping in There’s nothing I “love” nears winter. Spring, on however, I still prefer the every day, not having to more than having to put the other hand, is a blooming flowers and re- worry about homework on 3 layers of clothing just so I don’t die of frostbite the minute I step out of the door. Also, snow is awful. True, it may bring us 2-hour delays which are always a treat, but it also means I have to shovel snow off of my driveway at seven in the morning. Not even Mother Nature loves this season. There’s a reason most animals struggle to find food and die in the w i n t e r. T h e c o l d i s downright depressing, the snow is an annoying obstacle, and this season is miserable to deal with overall. 3 (Continued from page 1.) 6. Skittles: The they are Black Forest pure sugar powder. Also only problem with getting brand or red and pink it turns your mouth blue. Don’t let the pretty pink Skittles on Valentine’s colored. What more could a 2nd and oversized heart day is that there’s nothing 3. Fruit by the grader need? shape fool you; the special about them. If Foot: No words can 1. Ring Pops: sourness of these is you liked skittles, odds describe the pure joy Ring Pops were the best overwhelming and ruins are you already had some elementary school kids of both worlds. They the rest of the flavor, at your house or had feel when unrolling a Fruit w e r e f u n t o w e a r, except they last 10 times s o m e r e c e n t l y. N o t by the Foot almost as delicious, and lasted a longer than the original enough anticipation for long as they are tall and surprisingly long time candy.