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Park day was held on October 17th, 2024. I Interviewed Teegan Luncan about her day at the park. Teegan received this incentive because she passed all parts of the state test. She mainly played connect four and volleyball, but she also enjoyed the hot chocolate. The advice that Teegan would give to next year's park day attendees is to drink the hot chocolate before it is gone. Teegan shared that she enjoyed park day, and encourages other people to do good on their state test, so that they can go to the park.

I interviewed Peyton Savage about her day at the park. Peyton shared that she played games and hung out with her friends. Even though she had a broken finger while she was at the park and could not do as much as she wanted to, she still had fun. I asked Peyton what her favorite thing to do at the park was, and she shared that her favorite game was football. Peyton also shared that she enjoyed the pizza. Peyton had a great day at the park, and would encourage everyone to do good on their state test so they can go next year.

Today, I interviewed Ava Stong about her experience at project trust. Ava said that she decided to go because she was invited and her mom said that it would be very fun. She shared that her favorite part was the dance and the plane crash activity. She enjoyed the plane crash activity because she got to go into the woods and build a fire. The people in her family were Noah Alexander, Sarah Busam, Catie Mastin, Ralph Harmon, Joey Maines, Scottie, Cara, and Mrs. Kingus. Ava would like to be a counselor in high school because it is fun and she would enjoy going with other students who she could learn about. Ava would definitely recommend the experience to other people because she had a bunch of fun at project trust.

On December 4th, I interviewed Ralph on his Thanksgiving break. Ralph said he had four Thanksgivings. The first was at his uncle's house, then his grandmas, and Ralph also ate Thanksgiving food at his great aunt’s house and then at a family friend’s house. Ralph said he enjoyed the break and he got to celebrate it with his aunts, uncles, grandparents, mom, dad, little brother and his two pets, Gizmo and Rocky. During Ralph's Thanksgiving, he had both ham and turkey, but preferred the ham over the turkey. Ralph shared his favorite food was the mac n' cheese with breadcrumbs. He also said he did something special during thanksgiving. When he was at the landscaper's house eating Thanksgiving, the landscaper launched fireworks. In conclusion, Ralph enjoyed his Thanksgiving break and it was very special to him.

Today, I interviewed my friend Scarlett Young about her Christmas traditions. On Christmas Eve, her parents let them choose one present to open early. The next morning on Christmas she goes to her tree, looks at it then goes and wakes everyone up then she eats the leftover cookies that Santa did not eat. After that, they open presents from youngest to oldest. Each year they also go to her grandma's house and most of her family on her Dad's side are there. Then, they open all of their presents youngest to oldest and all the adults do a white elephant exchange. Lastly, they go to their aunt's house which is her mom's side of the family and open more presents. Scarlett has many unique things that she does near Christmas.

Today, I interviewed Peyton Savage about her family’s Christmas Traditions. On Christmas each year they are in a different place. If she is in Minnesota for Christmas, her Nana makes them eat oyster stew for dinner on Christmas Eve. In Minnesota, Peyton’s Uncles come to her Nana's house on Christmas Day and open presents. When she's in Ohio for Christmas, they do not do anything special on Christmas Eve. On Christmas they eat, “chill” (relax and hang out) , and open presents. When they open presents it is not in any particular order.

Today, Sophie and I interviewed Kara about her time at the Halloween dance and how she won the costume contest! To start, her costume was an optical illusion of the movie “Scream”. It took her two nights to make, but it was very worth it because it looked amazing. She stated she was surprised she won because she saw so many amazing costumes. Her inspiration for this costume was seeing an optical illusion on a box, and thinking that doing a scream-inspired one would look really good. Apart from the dance contest, she had a really great time hanging out with her friends, interacting with others, and seeing everyone else’s creative costumes. She went to the dance with her friends River, Lucy, and Emma. Overall, her dance experience was tons of fun and would love to attend again.

On November 22nd, we interviewed Colby on his soccer tournament experience. Colby plays both defense and midfield. Colby scored no goals against the opposing team but he still contributed greatly. His team placed first in the tournament and won against St. Mary Catholic School 4-0. Colby said he had fun playing soccer. Colby shared that he started playing soccer when he was around 5, then, he took a break for a while and started playing again. Colby said he enjoys playing soccer because he gets to stay in shape because of all the running you do, he enjoys hanging out with his friends who play soccer, and he thinks it's a very fun sport. Overall, Colby is a very good soccer player and hopes to continue doing a great job playing.

Today I interviewed Carlee Donohew about her experience at the Christmas concert on December 8th. Carlee said she was not nervous at all and enjoyed watching all of the other grades play. She also said that she had lots of fun, and enjoyed the art show because her sister's art was there. Carlee said her favorite song to play was "Jolly Jingle Joyride", however, she wished the band could have played the "Polar Express Hot Chocolate" song. She said the band played the best version of all the songs in the concert but she thought the best section playing was the flutes. She said her favorite percussion instrument to play was the sleigh bells because she thought they sounded good. In conclusion, Carlee had a good time at the concert and thinks everyone did great.

An important part of Poland's history is Stańczyk. A Court Jester, born in 1460 AD, as he is known for the famous painting he is in, Stańczyk. One of the most important things in this case is that he isn't fully known. Basic things, such as his name, are always being argued upon. Stańczyk became more known in 1795, when Poland was splitting up. He also had fame in his time period, The Renaissance Period, as he was known for his intelligence, and being a political philosopher. His task was to criticize compliments given to him with satire use. A lot of what he said was preserved by historians, keeping his history alive. He was appreciated for fighting in the name of the truth, no matter what.

Come support the boys, girls and the cheerleaders at our Junior-High Basketball games!

Today, I interviewed Kylie Phillips about the last basketball game she cheered at. The game started at 5:30 pm, and Kylie cheered for about three hours. Fayetteville played against North Adams, and even though the seventh grade team lost, the eighth grade basketball team won 49-37. Kylie’s favorite part of the game was being able to be involved in the game. She also enjoyed when the team won. At the next game, Kylie hopes that the team can be louder, and she also hopes that the team will know the cheers better. In summary, Kylie is very excited for the upcoming games!

Don't forget to donate to the Student Council Hope Emergency Drive! Donations are welcome through 12-19 and should be taken to Mrs. Campbell's Room!

Student Editors:

Brittyn Brown

Ella Rouvier

Proofers:

Ms. Kelly

Ms. Huston

Mrs. Haines

Made in part by:

Mrs. Haines

Mrs. Mullis