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Page 2: Opinion, Sincerely, Susie Advice Column, Book Nook Page 3: MADD music, mys- tery teacher Page 4: Fruitcake Launch, what’s on your mp3? Page 5 and 6: Art & Comics Issue 2 JANUARY 2013 Philip Schoo Middle School INDEX Schoo Screamer Counseling programs aim to create community/friendships Issue In-Depth: Elephant Poaching BY CERRISSA LOZANO Last year 25,000 elephants around the world were brutally killed for the ivory their tusks are made of. Many people around the world want ivory to make religious statues. But this worldwide desire for ivory, is decreas- ing elephant populations to very low levels and if it continues, elephants could someday become extinct. African elephants have the most desirable ivory and so they are in the most danger, even though it has been illegal to kill elephants or to sell their ivory since 1990. When people ille- gally kill an animal, those people are called poachers. But, there are also not enough officers to enforce these laws. Poachers in the countries of Chad and Cameroon in Africa are doing crazy things. For instance, in January of 2012, in Cameroon, 100 poachers charged into a Bouba Ndijah Nation- al Park where elephants are supposed to be protected. These poachers used AK-47’s and grenades to kill 100’s of elephants in order to cut out their ivo- ry tusks to sell overseas. These tusks sell for thousands of dollars, mostly to people in China, Thailand and The Philippines. Different religious people in these countries have different uses for this material. Christians who live in the Philippines and Egypt use it to make crosses and statues of Jesus. Buddhists in the countries of China and Thailand use them to make prayer beads, as well as carvings and trinkets. Many of these religious people believe that the better type of statue you have, then bigger blessing god will give you and so even though this is illegal these people are paying very large Each year thousands of elephants are brutally killed so that their ivory tusks can be taken and used for carvings and statues, and elephants are very endangered. amounts of money to get the ivory for their statues and trinkets. If this doesn’t stop, in 20 to 30 years elephants might just become extinct. These poor creatures need help and one way to do that is get people informed so that way many people know about this that we can make a difference in the lives of 1000’s of elephants. If you ever travel to a foreign country to not buy ivory--it is ALWAYS from an illegally killed elephant. Even if someone says it is an antique and that an el- ephant was not killed under the law, it is probably a lie as it is easy to fake it as an antique. Also be aware it is ALWAYS illegal to take ivory from one country to another, so do not try to bring any home when travelling. Athletes visit for ‘Pride in Our Schools Day’ BY CAMRYN SPENCER “Skyhawks don’t fly, they soar.” Friday, November 14, was Pride in Our Schools Day and to celebrate, athletes from UNL visited all Lincoln Public Schools to get students excit- ed. Wyatt Baier and Kylie Greischar, both athletes from UNL, came to talk to Schoo students about believing in yourself, and getting a good educa- tion. Greischar, a Junior and dedicat- ed soccer player at UNL, is a great student. The communications studies major wanted to tell Schoo students how they can be successful too. She talked about setting goals for your- self, and how you can’t let yourself get discouraged easily. “Setting goals for yourself helps you to understand and see what you need to do,” said Greischar. “Try to push things that aren’t important away, so you have more room for goals, or schoolwork.” Greischar spends about 3-4 hours a day in the gym, 6 days a week. She will go to college for six to seven years, and she hopes to improve all she can during that time. “Don’t be discouraged. You can’t give up on your dreams,” said Gri- schar. Wyatt Baier, a senior and gymnast, also came to talk. He did a backflip on stage and instantly caught the audience’s attention. He does Floor, Rings,Vault, Parallel, Bars, and High Bar. He is a science major, and he talked about managing your time ef- fectively. Baier’s advice for students was simple: “Don’t try to cram everything in at the same time. You have to plan it out.” And Baier would know. This is an average day’s schedule for him: Wake up at 7:30, go to morning prac- tice and lift weights for an hour, go to class from about 9:30 to noon, prac- tice gymnastics, dinner at about 5:30, and then he spends up to six hours a night working on schoolwork. “It’s a long and difficult road, but eventually, if you try hard enough, you can accomplish your dreams and goals,” said Greischar. BY SILVER BADOUSEK Schoo counselors are working harder than ever to help students feel welcome and included at our school and they have three brand new pro- grams started this year to help: First Friends, Peer Mediators, and 8th Grade Buddies. ‘First Friends’ is a program where students are trained to help new kids feel welcome at Schoo. These “first friends” help new students get around on the first day of school, sit with them and check with them at the end of the day. They also help students that are being bullied by befriending students who are having trouble, sitting with them and being an ally and a helpful bystander. First Friends meet monthly as a group to do trainings and learn how to handle situations that might be dif- ficult. To be a first friend you can ei- ther be nominated or you can just ask your counselor. ‘8th Grade Buddies’ is the newest program and is designed to help 6th graders feel connected to school. 8th grade buddies are 8th grade First Friends who are matched up with 6th graders who have been recommend- ed by teachers. Buddies meet weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 15 minutes and sit in class with them, go to recess, sit at lunch, or even help with homework to get to know each other. ‘Peer mediators’ are students trained to helping kids solve prob- lems peacefully. To be a peer media- tor you must be in 8th grade and be nominated by a teacher or counselor. The first day of training is in the sum- mer and training continues through the school year. “Peer mediators take students through a step by step process where students talk to each other and agree to solve the problem,” said counselor Jodie Green. This teaches students problem -solving techniques and it is often helpful because the advice comes from other kids instead of adults. “The purpose of these programs is to make everybody at Schoo feel wel- come and safe and I think this group of students have done a fabulous job of making this happen,” said Green. “I’m really really proud of thse stu- dents.”

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Page 1: January Schoo Screamer

Page 2: Opinion,Sincerely, Susie Advice Column, Book Nook

Page 3: MADD music, mys-tery teacher

Page 4: Fruitcake Launch, what’s on your mp3?

Page 5 and 6: Art & Comics

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Schoo ScreamerCounseling programs aim to create community/friendships

Issue In-Depth: Elephant PoachingBY CERRISSA LOZANO

Last year 25,000 elephants around the world were brutally killed for the ivory their tusks are made of. Many people around the world want ivory to make religious statues. But this worldwide desire for ivory, is decreas-ing elephant populations to very low levels and if it continues, elephants could someday become extinct. African elephants have the most desirable ivory and so they are in the most danger, even though it has been illegal to kill elephants or to sell their ivory since 1990. When people ille-gally kill an animal, those people are called poachers. But, there are also not enough officers to enforce these laws. Poachers in the countries of Chad and Cameroon in Africa are doing crazy things. For instance, in January

of 2012, in Cameroon, 100 poachers charged into a Bouba Ndijah Nation-al Park where elephants are supposed to be protected. These poachers used AK-47’s and grenades to kill 100’s of elephants in order to cut out their ivo-ry tusks to sell overseas. These tusks sell for thousands of dollars, mostly to people in China, Thailand and The Philippines. Different religious people in these countries have different uses for this material. Christians who live in the Philippines and Egypt use it to make crosses and statues of Jesus. Buddhists in the countries of China and Thailand use them to make prayer beads, as well as carvings and trinkets. Many of these religious people believe that the better type of statue you have, then bigger blessing god will give you and so even though this is illegal these people are paying very large

Each year thousands of elephants are brutally killed so that their ivory tusks can be taken and used for carvings and statues, and elephants are very endangered.

amounts of money to get the ivory for their statues and trinkets. If this doesn’t stop, in 20 to 30 years elephants might just become extinct. These poor creatures need help and one way to do that is get people informed so that way many people know about this that we can make a difference in the lives of 1000’s of elephants. If you ever

travel to a foreign country to not buy ivory--it is ALWAYS from an illegally killed elephant. Even if someone says it is an antique and that an el-ephant was not killed under the law, it is probably a lie as it is easy to fake it as an antique. Also be aware it is ALWAYS illegal to take ivory from one country to another, so do not try to bring any home when travelling.

Athletes visit for ‘Pride in Our Schools Day’

BY CAMRYN SPENCER

“Skyhawks don’t fly, they soar.” Friday, November 14, was Pride in Our Schools Day and to celebrate, athletes from UNL visited all Lincoln Public Schools to get students excit-ed. Wyatt Baier and Kylie Greischar, both athletes from UNL, came to talk to Schoo students about believing in yourself, and getting a good educa-tion. Greischar, a Junior and dedicat-ed soccer player at UNL, is a great student. The communications studies major wanted to tell Schoo students how they can be successful too. She talked about setting goals for your-self, and how you can’t let yourself get discouraged easily. “Setting goals for yourself helps you to understand and see what you need to do,” said Greischar. “Try to push things that aren’t important away, so you have more room for goals, or schoolwork.” Greischar spends about 3-4 hours a day in the gym, 6 days a week. She will go to college for six to seven

years, and she hopes to improve all she can during that time. “Don’t be discouraged. You can’t give up on your dreams,” said Gri-schar. Wyatt Baier, a senior and gymnast, also came to talk. He did a backflip on stage and instantly caught the audience’s attention. He does Floor, Rings,Vault, Parallel, Bars, and High Bar. He is a science major, and he talked about managing your time ef-fectively. Baier’s advice for students was simple: “Don’t try to cram everything in at the same time. You have to plan it out.” And Baier would know. This is an average day’s schedule for him: Wake up at 7:30, go to morning prac-tice and lift weights for an hour, go to class from about 9:30 to noon, prac-tice gymnastics, dinner at about 5:30, and then he spends up to six hours a night working on schoolwork. “It’s a long and difficult road, but eventually, if you try hard enough, you can accomplish your dreams and goals,” said Greischar.

BY SILVER BADOUSEK

Schoo counselors are working harder than ever to help students feel welcome and included at our school and they have three brand new pro-grams started this year to help: First Friends, Peer Mediators, and 8th Grade Buddies. ‘First Friends’ is a program where students are trained to help new kids feel welcome at Schoo. These “first friends” help new students get around on the first day of school, sit with them and check with them at the end of the day. They also help students that are being bullied by befriending students who are having trouble, sitting with them and being an ally and a helpful bystander. First Friends meet monthly as a group to do trainings and learn how to handle situations that might be dif-ficult. To be a first friend you can ei-ther be nominated or you can just ask your counselor. ‘8th Grade Buddies’ is the newest program and is designed to help 6th graders feel connected to school. 8th grade buddies are 8th grade First Friends who are matched up with 6th

graders who have been recommend-ed by teachers. Buddies meet weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 15 minutes and sit in class with them, go to recess, sit at lunch, or even help with homework to get to know each other. ‘Peer mediators’ are students trained to helping kids solve prob-lems peacefully. To be a peer media-tor you must be in 8th grade and be nominated by a teacher or counselor. The first day of training is in the sum-mer and training continues through the school year. “Peer mediators take students through a step by step process where students talk to each other and agree to solve the problem,” said counselor Jodie Green. This teaches students problem -solving techniques and it is often helpful because the advice comes from other kids instead of adults. “The purpose of these programs is to make everybody at Schoo feel wel-come and safe and I think this group of students have done a fabulous job of making this happen,” said Green. “I’m really really proud of thse stu-dents.”

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SincerelySusie An advice column

you can rely on

Emily’s Book Nook

Dear Susie, What do I do if I think I like some-one, but I don’t know if they like me? Signed, Starry-eyed

Dear Starry-eyed, It’s always a good idea to get to know someone before you try to “go out” with them. Spend time becoming friends first. If that works out, then you will know them better and be able to tell if they like you back. But at some point, you just have to take a risk and tell the person! Sincerely, Susie Skyhawk Dear Susie, What is your favorite band to listen to? Signed, Music Lover

Dear Music Lover, I love all kinds of music, but I really

love classical piano duets....JUST KID-DING! Sincerely, Susie Skyhawk Dear Susie, I got in big trouble sending too many texts and now I have to pay my mom and dad back. How can I make a little money? Signed, Broke-as-a-joke Dear Broke-as-a-joke, Of course there is babysitting, and chores at home, but don’t forget about helping the neighbors! Even older brothers and sisters will pay for help with odd jobs sometimes! You could offer to wash a car, walk dog,s etc. Basically, you gotta make some deals with people with money! Sincerely, Susie Skyhawk

BY EMILY VANEK Hi, I’m Emily Vanek an avid reader who loves telling others about my opinions on books. I love the library; and most likely, if you name a book, I’ve read it. Each issue I’ll review 3-5 books that I think you’ll like, and give a grade from 1-4 to go with it (with four being the best!) This issue I’m also going to show you some of my favorite winter books at the end (They’re picture books so I won’t grade them.)

Devine Intervention This is a classic love story between a girl and a ghost, however, this one’s got a twist--the ghost is a delinquent stuck in Guardian Angel Rehab. This angel-gone-bad, named Jerome, has been guarding the soul of Heidi Devine since her birth, and is stuck with her until he ‘graduates’ Rehab. Jerome realizes he loves this girl, but since he died at 17 he must stay that age and wait for her to catch up . In the end a cruel twist brings them clos-er than ever before. This book is a little slow to start but then is filled with exciting adventure (even if it’s a little predictable) Overall this is a pretty good book, I liked it alot but I don’t know that I would read it again.Grade: 3 out of 4 stars

The Scorch Trials (Mazerunner series) The Scorch Trials is the second book in the Maze Runner trilogy. This one is a bit more gruesome than the first and many people die but, in my opin-ion it has much more action and picks up the pace very quickly from the start. The main character, Thomas, continues his search for answers and his lost friend Teresa in this new chal-lenge. The Girls and The Boys have fought all the way to the finish, but can they overcome their differenc-es and all come together to defeat WICKED the ruling government?Grade: 4 out of 4 stars

Winter picture books for all agesHow the Grinch Stole Christmas This wonderful Christmas classic is about not being selfish and bring-ing others down when you are. The Grinch (whose heart is two sizes too small) steals Christmas from the town of Whoville, because Christmas an-noys him. But a small child from Who-ville changes his mind, and his heart grows three sizes larger that day.

Santa Cows This is a unique twist on the classic ‘Night Before Christmas’ story. This one includes cows with santa hats that moo out carols and give gifts to all. The cows even play a rousing game of baseball! If you like fun twists on classic tales, this book’s for you!

The Mitten Jan Brett is one of my favorite chil-dren’s book authors and this is one of my favorites of her books. In this charming tale, little Nicki wants his grandma to make him a pair of white mittens. His grandma objects saying that they will get lost because they are white. Nicki wins and a new pair of gloves are soon in his possession. However, his grandma was right; Nicki loses one of his mittens. The wild animals of the forest where Nicki lives find it first and all try to fit inside, including a bear, fox, and badger!

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins In this story a traveler enters a small village just in time for Hanuk-kah. However he sees no lights of menorahs in any windows, at the first door he comes to he finds out why. A group of hobgoblins have taken over the village and every year they de-stroy menorahs, stomp on latkes, and break dreidels. These goblins are no match for witty Hershel of Ostropol though. Using tricks, traps, and a pickled egg or two, Hershel soon re-stores Hanukkah to the little village.

Would you rather...By: Briza Manzo-Granados *date Justin Bieber OR date Taylor Lautner? *scream at the top of your lungs for an hour, OR have your eyes glued shut for a day? *be able to fly, OR have the abil-ity to read people’s minds? *have needles for leg hair, OR have flares shoot out of your nose every time you say the word “the”? (ouch!)

Want to see your name in print? The Schoo Screamer is looking for:• poetry• artwork• comics• photos• Sincerely Susie Skyhawk

QuestionsPut them in the box inside the media center.

Did you know...

by Briza Manzo-Granados

* A 13 year old boy in Florida was arrested for excessive farting in school!!!

* The “Pinky Promise” origi-nally meant that if you broke the promise you’d have to cut off your pinky!!!

* People die more when coconuts fall on their heads than shark attacks combined.

SNOWFLAKESNOWMANWINTERPENGUINSCARFMITTENSCOATDECEMBER

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Do you know this Mystery Teacher?HINTS:*she’s from Green-wood, Nebraska*she’s a University of Nebraska Alumni*she was born on Saint Patrick’s Day*she has a daughter who is 9 years old*she has a German Shepard named Charlie*her favorite holiday is Halloween.

(read the NEXT issue of the paper to find out the answer!) (last month’s answer: Mr. Orton!)

MADD musicBY MADISON MILLER Pierce the Veil(PTV) (2006-present) Pierce the Veil is a post-hardcore band that I listen to fairly often. Band mem-bers include Vic Fuentes(vocals), Mike Fuentes(drummer), Tony Perry(lead guitar), Jamie Preciado(bassist). The band was formed when the brothers, Vic and Mike, were cast out of a former band. Since then, they have become a widely known, and have toured with plenty of other bands too. Each song has a totally different story that comes with it and a lot of people, I think, could relate to them. Favorite Songs: They Sky Under the Sea, Besitos, Bulletproof Love, Disas-terology

Flyleaf (2000-present) I have listened to Flyleaf for a very long time. I enjoy listening to them a lot. Their first album even went platinum! Just recently, Lacey Sturm stepped down as Flyleafs’ lead vocalist, having Kristen May as her replacement. I honestly, am going to miss Lacey. She was a great addition to Flyleaf.Flyleaf has 3 albums; Flyleaf, Memento Mori and New Horizons.Favorite Songs: I’m So Sick, Beautiful Bride, Red Sam, Again

Sleeping With Sirens(SWS) (2009-present) I enjoy Sleeping with Sirens because they are a bit of everything. But mostly, they are a post-hardcore band. They are from Orlando, Florida. Mem-bers of the band are; Kellin Quinn(vocalist), Jack Fowler(lead guitar), Jesse Lawson(rhythm guitar), Justin Hills(bass) and Gabe Barham(drums). Quite a few people like this band and I wouldn’t be surprised of you readers would like them too. They are kinda hard not to like. Kellin’s voice may sound a bit girlish to people but it’s catchy to listen too. Favorite Songs: Don’t Fall Asleep at the Helm, With Eyes to Hear and Ears to See,Four Corners and Two Sides, If I’m James Dean You’re Audrey Hepburn

BY PEYTON ERICKSONAuthor’s note: This is the first in a se-ries of survival guides for all your fa-vorite fantasy and sci-fi stories! Stay tuned for more! Imagine this …

You’re in the forest, surrounded by trees, wild animals,and there are 23 people tryingto kill you! Welcome to the “Fantasy Survival Guide---Hunger Games Edi-tion!” Want to live?? Just listen to me and I’ll give you all the advice you need. Happy Hunger Games!!! May the Odds be Ever in your Favor!!! [Make sure you’re saying this in a weird voice in your head]

Step 1- So you’re at the Cornucopia . There are items all around you, some useful but chances are you’ll be killed by a career tribute trying to get them. [You ARE that career tribute? Well, good for you!] Try and grab a back-pack ,food,water,and if you’re a fast runner and willing to risk your life, a weapon. [I highly recommend a knife.]

Step 2- Good for you!! You got through the Cornucopia alive!!! Right now, if you got an object [or if you’re awesome like that, objects,] right now you’re in pretty good shape. If you

DON’T have a weapon stay away from another tribute [unless you can kill them by screaming your head off, which in most cases you can’t]. If you DO have a weapon, go and kill the other tributes!! You can do it!!! Don’t think you can do it? Don’t be a baby--you’re in the Hunger Games!!!

Step 3- You’re ALIVE!!!! Wow, I can’t believe you survived this long!! You must’ve avoided Tracker Jacker Nests and Career Tributes- wait, you SURVIVED both of those!?! You’re amazing!! So, there are only about five or six tributes left, which means you COULD ACTUALLY WIN THIS THING!! Wait, if you’re one of those people who are sneaky, hide in the shadows, and steal things, then you’re probably going to die soon. If you have a weapon, food,and your I-Phone 4G then you’ll probably live. Now go get everyone!!!

Step 4- Wait, you can’t go get every-one because you love one of the other tributes?!?! Yeah, good luck with that. I can’t help people who are IN LOVE with another tributes! Wait, you’re not? Thank Goodness! Now go get everyone!!!

Step 5- Congratulations!! You won the Hunger Games!!!

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Winter celebrations around the world

JOKES to make you laugh *A woman gets on the bus with her baby. The bus driver says: “Ugh, thats the ugliest baby I’ve ever seen!” The woman walks to the back of the bus, angry. She says to a man next to her “The driver just insulted me!” The man says, “You go tell him off. Go on, I will hold your monkey.” The police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the ot*her was eating fireworks. They charged one - and let the other one off. * A sandwich walks into a restaurant. The owner says, “Sorry we don’t serve food here.”

What’s on your MP3?

BY ALLISON HINRICHS

Its after Christmas and you have no idea what to do what that old fruit-cake that’s sitting around, right? Every January, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, the residents hold The Great fruitcake toss. Fruit cake tossing got started about 15 years ago when people started thinking what do you really like to do with your fruitcakes? Do you actu-ally eat them? Or do you just throw them away? In manitou, Colorado the residents think they have found the answer to that question. Every year people there get together to launch fruit cakes in the most elabo-rate ways. Everyone hopes that they can throw there fruitcake the farthest and that it is NEVER seen again! To be fair, separate prizes are given to numer-ous special tossing divisions. Athletes choosing to toss their fruitcakes by

hand are not competing against with those who use a catapult, giant sling-shot, or spud gun (or is that a fruit-cake gun?). There are other competitions too, including ‘Catch The Fruitcake’ where teams compete to see how much fruit-cake they can catch from whatever device that launches the fruitcake into the sky (Tossing is not allowed in this competition). The distance category is where contestants try to launch their fruitcake but not so far that is will go over the out-of-bounds wall that stands at 250 feet. Other people compete in the hand toss, the pneumatic gun or canon competition, or the accuracy division, whereHand Toss, Kid’s Toss, Launch, Pneu-matic Gun or Canon, Team Catch or Accuracy division This year’s competition will be held on January 12th, 2013 and the cost to enter is a donation of one can of food.

BY EMILY VANEK Is the Holiday season comes and goes, we tend to spend time thinking of our own cultural holiday and for-getting all the other celebrations out there. Let me enlighten you to a few of the others around the world. Yule or Yuletide Yule is the Pagan winter holiday most common in northern Europe and Germany. Yule has been mostly absorbed into the Christian holiday, Christmas, however some people still celebrate it today. Yuletide is a 12 day festival lasting from late Decem-ber to early January. This celebration originated with Germanic tribes and the God Odin. Yule is similar to Christmas and some-times the names are used synony-mously, but there are differences in origin, length, and foods eaten.

Christmas Christmas is the most widely cel-ebrated winter holiday as it is a Chris-tian holiday, which is the most com-mon religion around the world. This holiday celebrates the birth of Chris-tian savior Jesus. It celebrates God’s gift to mankind, a savior to rid every-one of sin. This is a one to two day holiday celebrated on Dec. 24-25. many people who are both Christian and atheists also believe in Santa, who is said to give gifts on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) to be opened Christ-mas day (Dec. 25.)Hanukkah Hanukkah, also known as the Fes-tival of Lights is a Jewish celebration that happens on the 25th day of Kislev (anywhere from late Novem-ber to late December) and lasts for eight days. It commemorates the re-

dedication of the Holy Temple after the Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd cen-tury. Each day they light one candle in a menorah, a candle holder with nine branches. The ninth candle, the Shamash, is used as light as using the other eight for light is forbidden. The Shamash is in the middle and is usual-ly above or below the other candles to set it apart. The menorah is then placed near a window to allow oth-ers to see it.Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is a relatively new holi-day created in 1966 to bring African-Americans together as a community. Founded by Dr. Maulana Karenga after the Watts Riots in LA, it is a cele-bration combined from many African traditions , mainly Ashanti and Zulu. Kwanzaa is celebrated mainly in the US but is also celebrated in

Canada. This year the weeklong celebration lasts from December 26th to January 1st. A kenara, similar to the Jewish menorah, holds seven can-dles, one for each night. Kwanzaa is centered around the seven principles of African heritage, each candle sig-nifies a principle and one principle is given each night.Eid-Al-Adha Eid-al-Adha is one of the major Is-lamic holidays, used to celebrate their faith. It is occurs on the tenth day of the last month of the Islamic calendar, which to the Gregorian cal-endar users out there, it is usually ear-ly December. This holiday celebrates Abraham’s choice to sacrifice his son to the Muslim God Allah. It is cele-brated by spending time with family and friends, and giving gifts to each other and the less fortunate.

Odd sport around the world: The Great Fruitcake Toss

by Mackenzie Morse

Aaron Albin, 7th“For Whom The Bell Tolls” by Metallic

Christian Lambertz, 6th“Gangnam Style” by Psy

Collin Bugbee, 8th“Riot “by Three Days Grace

Daz Allen,7th“Rack City” by Tyga

Dustin Thompson, 8th“Good Feeling” by FloRida

Eliseus Fomenko, 6th“Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO

JOKES COLLECTED BY DAMIEN DEVOR

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Want to see YOUR drawings in the newspaper? Submit them in the box in the media center! (Remember, we print in black and white)

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BY SAMUEL MFINANGA