In this issue:
In this issue:
Sports 1
Fine Arts 2
Clubs 3
VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4
Happenings 4
Holiday Traditions 5
Holiday Funzies 6
BROOKINGS HIGH SCHOOL
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Doubleheaders: Double the Trouble, Double the Fun
by BAYLEE TETZLAFF and MADISON GRAY
The South Dakota
High School Activities
Association, or SDHSAA, has promoted the
idea of doubleheaders,
where both boys and
girls basketball teams
play on the same day and
at the same location site,
which was widely accepted across the state.
The athletic directors
can determine how many
doubleheaders that their
school participates in,
where the common number of games was around
three in other school
districts, but Brookings
High School has recently decided to have
around 13 doubleheaders in a single season.
Doubleheaders cause
students to miss a lot
of school from an early
dismissal, since the first
games typically start at
3:30 p.m., and the last
game starts at 8 p.m.,
subsequently
making
the return home late.
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Swimming into the Season
by WHITNEY TWITERO
Brookings
swimming is a competitive year round sport.
They
have
been
the state champion
team for the last three
seasons in a row.
“Over the past six
years, the high school
group has been ranked
in the top four teams
in the state,” said
Brookings head swim
coach, Barry Neville.
Brookings Swim Club
has had two meets so
far this season and has
their last one on February 4th-5th. These home
meets annually host 300350 swimmers mostly
from around the state
and from Minnesota.
BSC’s swimmers deal
with many disciplining
practices on early mornings and after school.
Year-round swim lessons are also offered
through the program.
December 29- Hockey vs SF East @ 7pm, Wrestling at SF Lincoln @ 11am
December 30-Wrestling at SF Lincoln @ 10am
December 31- Hockey vs SF West @ 3pm
January 1- Hockey vs Aberdeen @3pm
January 2-Gymnastics at Watertown @5:30
January 3-Girls and Boys basketball at Harrisburg
@6:15 and 7:45, respectively
is quite a few and could
cause many conflicts,
but it was meant to create a better atmosphere,
provide
convenience,
and boost revenue for
the
school
district.
Baylee Tetzlaff, a senior captain on the girls
basketball team, said,
“Many players, including myself, enjoy being able to support the
boys team as well as
their ability to support
us. It brings a great atmosphere, and as I have
experienced both a lack
of doubleheaders and
more of an excessive
amount, I support the
opportunity to be able to
cheer on the other team,
while in previous years
that was not an option.”
Doubleheaders were
also intended to bring
in more support for the
Bobcat basketball affiliation and create synergy among the teams,
as well as provide more
convenience to fans.
Sports for the Less Sportunate
by RONNA HEATON
This column is for those of you that are lost whenever you attend a
sporting event. It well will help you to understand sports to a basic level
and in this edition, you will learn the simple terms of wrestling that will
allow you to get out and show your school spirit without feeling completely out of place.
Takedown- is self-explanatory, take the other person down and have
control, which will get him/her two points however that person takes
them down.
Reversal- is when the wrestler starts on bottom and reverses their position to gain control. Doing this, the wrestler will score two points.
Escape- is when the other person has control, then stand up in the starting stance, which is one point.
Pin- when getting them on their back, both of their shoulder blades must
be touching to the mat to be a pin. If not, there are still possibly back
points, when tilting them past a 90 degree angle.
Butcher- cross face hard with one arm, with the other come underneath
and take hold of both arms squeezing them together, making them turn to
their back after running it towards the head.
Cradle- is when taking them by the leg and the neck so they are in a ball
and rolling him/her to their back. Humiliating to be in the move but fun
to do!
Turk- (Coach Miller’s favorite) is a move that tilts the person by hooking their legs with your own so that his/her back is exposed in a painful
and uncomfortable way for them.
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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Debate Kids Tackle Current Issues
BY CORINNE STREMMEL
Over fifty students
participate in debate at
BHS, not including an
additional thirty students in Ms. Pies’ Debate I class.
Students like juniors
Aine Crinion and Carissa Metzger have used
debate to both improve
public speaking skills
and familiarize themselves with current
political and moral issues.
There are three types
of debate: LincolnDouglas which involves
debating the morality of
a topic, policy debate
which deals with current legislative issues,
and lastly public forum
which argues the truthfulness of a resolution.
So far this semester students have familiarized
themselves with a range
of topics.
“This year we have
discussed the Internet of
Things, Plan Columbia,
and our January topic is
about the military,” said
public forum debater
Aine Crinion.
Topics change accord-
ing to the type of debate
in which a student participates.
Topics for LincolnDouglas change per semester whereas public
forum changes monthly
and policy stays the
same all year.
“I really like the thrill
of the round. When I am
debating I’m having fun
and I want to continue to
do that.” said policy debater Carissa Metzger.
Both Carissa and Aine
encourage students to
talk to Ms. Pies to join
debate.
Corinne Stremmel
Choir, Orchestra Host
Holiday Concerts
BY GRACE ZERFAS
Maret Otterson
Maret Otterson
Fine Arts Calendar
SING WE JOYOUS: (top) The BHS choir just
wrapped up their holiday concert on Monday
December 12 at the Performing Arts Center.
The holiday concert is one of the more highly
attended concerts of the year. “Even though it’s
choral music, it’s songs that people recognize
and are fun for them to listen to and sing along
with,” says junior Aine Crinion. Over 200
people participate in choir at BHS; in the coming months students in choir will be preparing
Maret Otterson for Solo and Ensemble Contest, Large Group
Contest, and the Spring concert. PRACTICE
MAKES PERFECT: (bottom left) The BHS
band practices for their upcoming concert. Unlike choir and orchestra, band’s Holiday Concert, which is after holiday break due to the current transition period in band between marching
band and concert band. TUNED IN: (bottom
left) Orchestra’s concert took place Mon. Dec.
19. “Six years ago, my first year teaching here
in Brookings, the high school orchestra had
three students. At our upcoming concert we
will have 70 students representing the BHS Orchestra. The students exemplify amazing talent and dedication,” said Mrs. Winghart, BHS
Grace Zerfas orchestra director.
Interp Team Reflects on State Performances
“I was proud that I
wasn’t’ nervous once I
got onstage, and most
of all I was proud that
I could get on a stage
and make other people
laugh.”
Junior Rachel Regalado
“After this year’s State
it has really lit a fire
within me to keep doing
pieces that push the
boundaries, for I’ll be
furthering my interp
career in college.”
Senior Courtney Hanson
“I’m blessed enough
with what I have. I just
want to work as hard as
I can these next three
seasons, so when I look
back I’ll be proud of
what I did.”
Junior Rachel Smart
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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4
DECEMBER 21, 2016
SAGA Aims to Create Supportive Environment​
BY WHITNEY TWITERO
SAGA is the school’s
Sexuality and Gender
Alliance, or LGBT+
club. Their main goals
are to create a safe
environment for the
LGBT+ youth community, to share educational content to spread
awareness throughout
Brookings High School,
and to connect students
to a support system.
SAGA meets every
other Tuesday after
school. “Some days
we’ll discuss what
changes have occurred
in the world of LGBT+
rights and awareness,
and others we’ll talk
about how we want to
be positive influences in
all this and how to accomplish goals that we
have set.” says president Brianna Serrett.
The group met last
year, but only this year
did it become an official organization at
BHS, thanks to Laura
Plowman. “I think everyone likes to be able
HOSA Gives Students
Look into Medical Field
BY KRISTEN WERPY
HOSA at Brookings
High School is less
than a semester old,
but already has created
thriving community for
students going into the
health field. With great
participation from the
more than forty club
members and upcoming events through the
course of the remaining
school year, the opportunities the club presents are important and
appreciated by the students of the high school.
The club has already
hosted a panel with
medical students and
graduates,
allowing
the students of HOSA
to ask questions they
had regarding the field.
Along with the panel,
HOSA has also taken a
trip to the cadaver lab at
SDSU, which allowed
students to see what occurs in the lab. “The students are appreciative,”
Mrs. Tucker, one of the
clubs advisors, said of
the students’ response
to these opportunities.
“It’s not something they
can do on their own.”
HOSA has
more
planned for the school
year, such as other
events and tours, but stu-
dents are also preparing
for competitive events
in March. The events are
diverse, with different
topical knowledge required for each of them,
such as prepared speaking to teamwork events.
Participation in HOSA
for members is selective, with involvement
varying depending on
student to student. “You
get out what you put in,”
junior Hossam Halaweish, the vice president
of HOSA at the high
school, said. If interested in learning more,
contact either Mrs.
Tucker or Mrs. Welsh.
FUTURE FOCUSED:
The students of HOSA
attend a panel of medical students and graduates. The panel of
speakers isn’t the only
opportunity the club has
taken. They have also
travelled to the cadaver
lab, and have events for
the future, such as more
trips into the community and further speakers,
along with preparing
for competitive events,
happening in March.
to interact with others
who have similar interests, whether in beliefs
or activities or anything
else. Our school offers
so many opportunities
for people to find and
associate with others,
whether through shared
love of athletics, music,
or agriculture, board
games, debate, or social
issues. SAGA is another opportunity for
people to find a group
that can work toward
bringing awareness and
positive change to topics important to them,”
says Mrs. Plowman.​
NHS Rings Bells for
Salvation Army
BY HOLLY FAHRENWALD
The National Honors Society (NHS) of
Brookings High School
exemplifies student success and community
involvement
through
their monthly volunteer
projects. In the month of
December, NHS members are ringing the bell
for the Salvation Army.
Bell ringing for the
Salvation Army is a
common sight around
the holiday season, outside businesses such as
Walmart and Hy-Vee,
along with others in the
community. It begins
in November and continues through Christmas Eve annually, with
the proceeds going to
those in need in the
community. Members
of NHS are volunteering on December 18th
inside of Hy-Vee and
near the east and west
entrances of Walmart.
Aside from the frigid
cold, bell ringing is associated with this time
of year and the gift of
giving. Donations for
the Salvation Army
are accepted by volunteers, usually surrounding a red box, provided
by a local Salvation
Army
representative.
Unfortunately, the Salvation Army was forced
to cancel the bell ringing
at Walmart due to the
extreme cold on Sunday
and the potential danger present with being
outside for that length
of time. NHS students
rang the bell in Hy-Vee
despite the weather,
due to the ability for
students to be inside.
Despite the weather,
members of the Brookings High School National Honors Society
rang the bells for the
Salvation Army, supporting a worthwhile
cause. If interested in
supporting the Salvation Army in the event
of inclimate weather,
online donations are
accepted at www.salvationarmyusa.org.
FCCLA’s Festive Fundraising and Tour of Homes
BY BRIANNA SERRETT
‘Tis the season for
giving back and not
just getting, and our local FCCLA chapter is a
prime example of how
to do a wonderful job at
contributing to our community. Staying true to
their morals and goals
as an organization, they
do a few things to help
those in need. The Tour
of Homes is one of their
fundraisers that they
run during the holiday
season to help collect
money for community
service projects and student leadership opportunities. Five Brookings
community
members
generously offered their
seasonally
decorated
homes up to be toured
by the public for this
cause. Members of FCCLA take those interested through the decked
out homes and flex their
hosting skills marvelously. Sophomore and
PR manager of FCCLA
Marina Du explains
why students at Brookings High should not
only take part in projects
like Tour of Homes, but
also how you can get
involved. “Our projects
range anywhere from
teaching kindergartners
character skills to hosting the Docudrama for
the high school. If you
are interested in joining FCCLA, you can
stop by Mrs. Dunbar’s
Room or talk to any of
the FCCLA officers!”
So if you’re looking
for a way to give a little back, this is a great
way to give a hand to
a worthwhile cause!
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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Brookings Supports Mrs. Moser
BY HOLLY FAHRENWALD
Cooking up a Future: Seniors Rachel Timmerman and
Skylar Dentlinger (shown Location) are two members of
the ProStart class here at BHS.
These students cook about 2-3
times a week while spending
the rest of the time planning
their meals and learning what
goes into it.
Interviewee: Rachel
Timmerman
What is your favorite part of the class?
Cooking (obviously)
we all get to work
together, and try new
foods and combinations. We all get along
so well that it makes
it that much more fun,
and even when someone makes a mistake
we can always laugh
about it and move on.
What is your least
favorite part of the
class?
Both the planning and
the cleaning up, each
are necessary parts to
cooking but I would
much rather dive right
in and cook, leaving
the clean up.
How often do you
cook?
2-3 times a week, if
not more. It’s not full
meals all the time. We
get to experiment with
a lot of different foods
and flavors that you
wouldn’t usually think
of trying, which is such
a cool part of it.
What is your favorite thing that you
have cooked?
Twice Baked Potatoes,
hands down one of my
favorite foods.
Have you cooked
anything from the
class for your family?
I have not, I’m hoping
to do so as we move
further into the year.
Just as the Brookings
community was falling
back into a school routine around the month
of September, one of
Medary’s
elementary
art teachers, Jennifer
Moser, was critically injured in a car crash. Mrs.
Moser was then airlifted
to the hospital in Sioux
Falls and has since undergone nine surgeries
all of which have led to
the road of her recovery.
Ever since the accident, the community of
Brookings has raised
awareness for Mrs. Moser’s condition through
phenomenal fundraisers and events. Events
which include: a local
blood drive and online
group fundraisers. The
blood drive also opened
up to the high school,
allowing students to participate. Along with honorable events, local business such as Brookings
CrossFit and Wooden
Legs Brewing Company
have held functions to
raise more awareness for
Mrs. Moser.
On October 1, Wooden
Legs Brewing Company
served pancakes in an
event called Fancakes
for Mrs. Moser. She
was a fan of their business just as they were
a fan of her also stating that Mrs. Moser is
a friend. Wooden Legs
Brewing Company then
raised donations taken
at the Fancakes event
in honor of Mrs. Moser
and added donations
to increase support towards her recovery. On
October 16, CrossFit
gym of Brookings held a
Boy Meets Depression
BY MARET
OTTERSON
“Embracing
your light doesn’t
mean ignoring
your dark,” said author of Boy Meets
Depression, Kevin Breel which is a
true and personal story of overcoming
darkness. Kevin Breel is a twentytwo year old writer, comedian, and
mental health activist. In his book,
Breel shares the deepest and darkest
memories of his childhood and teenage
years. Growing up in pain, chaos, loss,
and depression, Kevin Breel takes the
reader through his story and path of
finding the meaning to be human. The
emotional journey of struggling with
mental health through bends and twists
of life shows how to find joy and life
after being in a dark corner of life.
The importance of this book brings
depression, addiction, and suicide into
light. Unfortunately, these are issues
that are often put to silence because
they’re hard and often times, scary to
talk about.
For me, Boy Meets Depression
brings awareness of mental health and
being the helping hand or the person
that sticks with someone through their
dark. It made me realize that there
may be more to a person’s feelings and
emotion that meets the eye, so break
the silence.
workout event in honor
of their loyal customer,
Mrs. Moser. Anyone
was allowed to participate including families
and individuals from the
community. Donations
were accepted upon entrance of the gym where
stations and equipment
were open for use.
Along with touching
community
support,
Medary Elementary has
included Mrs. Moser’s
students into showing
their support. By card
making and singing
songs at a homecoming
pep alley, students were
able to express their
best wishes for their art
teacher.
She has currently been
making progress towards her recovery, and
the community will continue to show their support. Any future or past
events regarding Mrs.
Moser can be searched
through Facebook.
Carli Lloyd’s
When Nobody Was
Watching
BY GRACE
ZERFACE
Carli Lloyd’s
When Nobody Was Watching is an
inspiring memoir from the Unites
States Women’s National Soccer
Team’s superstar. A New Jersey
girl at heart, Lloyd relays her story
of her rise to being the legitimate
best women’s soccer player in the
world, attributing her success to
her Jersey toughness and “never
say die” attitude. Lloyd wasn’t one
of the young superstars of soccer,
finding her stardom-level success
in recent years despite being part of
the National Team since the early
2000’s. Her overall message of
the book is to chase your dreams,
because you never know what may
come of it, and that in order to
achieve these dreams you have to
put your whole self into it, to work
hard when nobody was watching.
I would recommend this book to
anyone who has a love for soccer,
the men’s or women’s game, or a
love for sports in general as it gives
a lot of insider’s perspective into
the sports world. This would also
be a wonderful read for anyone who
is seeking inspiration, something I
found on every page.
Rogue One
Senior Kristen Werpy and
sophomore Kelsey Werpy
smile after having seen the
newest Star Wars movie.
Rogue One: A Star
Wars Story hit
theaters Thursday,
Dec. 15. The film
documents the story
of the rebels tasked
with stealing the
Death Star plans,
which played a huge
role in the original
Star Wars film.
Rogue One is the
first of the Star Wars
anthology films, and
does not disappoint.
The world is the Star
Wars we know and
love, with intense
action and characters
to root for. This film
laid the foundation
of Episode IV, with
the major plot goal
obvious from the
beginning; however, the story built
tension and stakes
despite this.
I found myself
drawn to the characters in the film,
always interested in
what would happen
next.
This movie was
darker tone-wise
than some of the
previous films, but
never sunk into a
hopeless mindset.
As a long time Star
Wars fan, this film
hit me emotionally
in ways I was not
expecting, and was
a genuine Star Wars
experience I thoroughly enjoyed.
Rating: 5/5 Stars;
Definitely Recommend
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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Frohe Weihnachten!
¡Feliz Navidad!
Foreign
language
classes and clubs
teach diverse holiday traditions.
of the competition.
Over the years students
have been very creative
with these houses, creating scenes from movies, beaches, and winter
forest landscapes. Each
class period of German
I, II, and III have an Advent calendar, a calendar
that has doors with candy behind each of them,
to open. The chocolate
from the calendars is
in festive shapes which
Frau Selberg uses to
teach her students holiday-themed vocabulary.
They also sing songs,
some of German origin
like “Silent Night” and
others like “Rudolph the
Red Nosed Reindeer”
that are German translations of English songs.
The Spanish classes
also celebrate the holiday season in their
classrooms. Spanish I
teacher Seniorita Robin doesn’t teach much
of what we consider
“Christmas” holidays,
but instead focuses on
the popular Dia de los
Muertos, the Day of the
Dead, a festival on the
first and second of No-
vember that focuses on
remembering and celebrating the lives of loved
ones who have died.
Seniorita Robin teaches her students of the
customs of this holiday
including the practice
of building alters commemorating the dead.
Spanish II, taught by
Seniora Barsness, is
learning Christmas carols this year; they will be
caroling throughout the
school on Fri., Dec. 16.
Other Spanish classes,
taught by Seniora Amelias, are learning about
the Spanish lottery that
takes place in Spain during this time of year.
Lotería de Navidad has
been a tradition since
1812; they sell more
than 100,000 thousand
tickets each year. The
largest prize, El Gordo, is 4 million Euros.
The foreign language
clubs are also celebrating through holiday parties before school ends
for winter break. They
are watching movies,
exchanging white elephant gifts, and eating
traditional dishes.
BY LOREN VISSER
NAVIDAD CAROLS: (top)
from left to right Spanish II
students Cody Niklason, Sean
Sullivan, Dylan Park, and Jay
Rohner don festive sombreros
while visiting classrooms with
traditional Spanish Christmas
carols such as Los Peces En
El Rio. The Spanish II classes
celebrated with holiday treats
after their caroling. YOU’RE
A MEAN ONE: (top right)
Juniors Jessica Gile, Samantha Schmidt, Sidney Schulte,
and Jordyn Bortnem created
this Grinch-inspired gingerbread house for German III’s
gingerbreadhouse
competition. JURASSIC GINGERBREAD: (middle right) Juniors Nadia Ridgway, Lauren
Baca, and Cassie Sides also
entered German III’s gingerbread house competion with
this winter dinosaur scene.
The other German classses
will vote on which gingerbread house is their favorite
before winter break. SPIDERS IN THE TREE: (bottom right) German I classes
learn about the German tradition of putting spider decorations in trees. In class they
use pipecleaners and beads
to create their own spiders.
Loren Visser
Loren Visser
Loren Visser
Loren Visser
BHS has a strong foreign language department that offers opportunities in language
development and cultural understanding for
both Spanish and German. In both language
classes, students have
the opportunities to
delve into the history
and practices of various holidays celebrated
in both German and
Spanish speaking areas
throughout the world.
In the German classes,
taught by Frau Selberg,
they explore traditions
of Germany during December, holiday treats,
and songs. German I
students make pipecleaner spiders to place
in Christmas trees; it is
a tradition throughout
Germany to put spider decorations in their
trees. German III students have a gingerbread
house competition where
teams create a house of
entirely edible materials.
The lower level German students vote on
the winner at the end
Our School’s Diverse Holiday Traditions
--AZLIA ZAHRANJANI
Ramadhan
BY BROOK KIECKSEE
Ramadhan is the new
Christmas according to
Azlia Zahranjani, junior at Brookings High
School. Azlia is originally from Indonesia but
has attended BHS for a
year and a half. Where
she lived Christmas
isn’t celebrated, so she
instead celebrates the
Islamic holiday, Ramadhan. During Ramadhan,
people of the Islamic
faith gather and fast for
a month then come together to celebrate their
accomplishments with a
feast. When asked her
favorite tradition of the
holiday, Azlia stated, “I
like when we gather.”
This is in reference to
how her family along
with other families in
the area spend this time
together during the
feasting portion. Next
year Ramadhan falls on
May 27 and lasts until
June 24. Azlia says she
can’t wait!
Yuletide
BY SAM SCHMIDT
While many use the
phrase “Merry Christmas,” freshman Rowan
Andersen prefers the
term “Happy Yuletide!”
Yule’s beginning is still
unknown as far as a date,
but many believe it came
from the celebration for
the rebirth of the Sun
god in Norse mythology
and migrated into parts
of Northern Europe. As
the name suggests, Yule
is centered around the
Yule log and the winter solstice, the shortest
out Yuletide while also
bringing a European
twist which bring a new
flame to the holidays we
all know and love.
--ROWAN ANDERSON
day of the year in the
Northern hemisphere.
The celebration of Yule
begins on December 21
and ends on the first day
of the new year. However, not just any log
can be chosen, “according to tradition” Andersen said, “The Yule log
is a specially selected
log to be burned on a
hearth.”Ashes from last
years log are sometimes
thrown in for extra luck
in the new year and once
the log was lit, everyone ate, opened gifts,
and celebrated until the
fire stopped (which reportedly lasted up to
twelve days)! Roots of
Christmas tradition are
sprinkled all through-
In the Ukraine
BY BRIANNA SERRETT
Sometimes, as westerners we forget that
there are hundreds of
variations and takes on
how to celebrate winter
holidays.
Sophomore
--STEFANIYA FASTOVETS
and foreign exchange
student Stefaniya Fastovets was kind enough
to explain how things
are done in her home
country, the Ukraine.
There are two major
winter holidays that
are celebrated in the
Ukraine, Saint Nicolas
day on December 19,
and New Year. On the
19 of December, Saint
Nicolas puts gifts under
the children’s pillows,
or sticks if they’ve been
naughty. But the holiday they go all out for,
New Year, Stefaniya
describes as being more
like our Christmas because of the amount of
enthusiasm and effort
that goes into the celebration. Still yet, they
have a third holiday
where they celebrate
their “actual” Christmas
on January 7th by being with close relatives,
and in Stef’s case preparing around 12 dishes
for her family to dine
on! This is more of an
old fashioned holiday in
Stefaniya’s words, but it
incorporates the family
values and morals that
American Christmas is
also all about.
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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4
DECEMBER 21, 2016
14 Days of Christmas Break Activities
1. Movie Night – Pop some corn and gather
your goodies. Tonight is the night you cuddle up
next to the fire and play your Hallmark Christmas favorites that you just can’t quit.
2. Hot Cocoa Bar – The sweetest treat
after a morning of shoveling the driveway is
a warm cup of cocoa. But better than that is a
cocoa party! Invite your friends, gather your
supplies (peppermint sticks, chocolate chips,
whipped cream, etc…), and host your own hot
cocoa bar!
home with nothing to do and no one to talk to? Go
make yourself a friend! Don’t worry about him melting. “He’ll be back again someday.”
your family? This holiday activity solves both! Light a
candle, pack a basket, and enjoy soft Christmas music
as you lunch by the tree!
6. Holiday Trivia – Put on your thinking cap and
play a round of holiday trivia. Take classic lines out
of Christmas movies and songs and have your friends
guess where they came from.
11. Deck the Halls! – Help out your parents this
year early in the break by decorating your house in
time for the big day!
7. Christmas Cookie Bakeoff – Making the
same cookies year after year becomes a bore. Spice
up your break by holding a contest between you and
the fam for the best looking, best tasting treats. You
can even sweeten the pot by placing a bet or two
before the competition begins.
3. Christmas Dance Off – Get jiggy this
holiday season and challenge your friends and
family to a dance battle they’ll never forget.
Play classic Christmas songs as well as more
upbeat tracks to show off your smooth moves.
8. Kristmas Karaoke – Sing it loud! Sing it
proud! Karaoke to classic Christmas songs never gets
old!
4. Christmas Crafts – Craft your heart
out this Christmas. Make homemade ornaments, candy lined Christmas trees, and flower
pot reindeer to no end. Remember… if you can
think it then you can make it!
9. PJ Day – Ever dream of never waking up?
Do the next best thing. Have a PJ day! Never is it a
greater time to spend all day in your jammies than
Christmas break.
12. Give to Those in Need – Spread the joy
by donating or making presents for those in need. Ask
local businesses what charity drives they have going
on this holiday.
13. Snowball Battle – When the snow falls, the
dukes come up. Get together with your pals and throw
yourself a snowball battle. Teams or every man for
themselves—it doesn’t matter! Either way it’ll be a
snowball of a time!
14. DIY Present Making – When the holidays
come, gifts are a necessity, but when you’re short
on cash, it feels more like a burden. Make your own
presents this year. If your creativity bank is dry, search
Pinterest for some inspiration!
10. Picnic by the Tree – Have a holiday date
but nowhere to go? Want some quality time with
5. Build a Snowman – Sitting alone at
Brook Kiecksee
Holiday Crossword
Amanda Kees
THE COLD NEVER BOTHERED US ANYWAY: Gearing up
for the holiday season, the 2016 Broboca journalism staff celebrates by decking themselves out to deck the halls. Back row
(from left to right): Jameson Meyer, Corinne Stremmel, Grace
Zerfas, Maddy Gray, Maret Otterson, and Matt Chapin. Middle
row (from left to right): Sam Davis, Loren Visser, Holly Fahrenwald, Mrs. Kelli Buisker, Baylee Tetzlaff, and Brook Kiecksee.
Front row (from left to right): Kristen Werpy, Whitney Twitero,
and Ronna Heaton.
Naughty or Nice?
1. When you don’t finish your homework how
you tell your teacher?
a. You own up to your mistake and promise it
won’t happen again
b. Quickly fake a severe injury, a broken foot perhaps, and explain that you spent the night in the hospital and
couldn’t have possibly done your homework
Matt Chapin
Across
Down
2. You forgot your lunch. How do you cope?
a. Face your fears and eat school lunch
b. Find a freshman. They usually have something
good-pudding perhaps
4. Decorate the tree with these
1. Striped Christmas candy
5. What the bad kids get in their stockings
2. Common Christmas drink
3. Your computer dies. What do you do?
a. Ask your dearest chum if you can borrow his or
her charger
b. While he or she isn’t looking, take your nemesis’s charger- Your nemesis? We know you have one.
10. Born on Christmas, holiday is named after
him
Corinne Stremmel
6. Santa’s rival
11. the most wonderful time of the year
7. Stole Christmas
14. A special reindeer
9. The day before
15. Hang above the fireplace
12. Pulls Santa’s sleigh
17. Santa’s little helpers
13. Brings gifts down the chimney
16. January 1
Across: 4. Ornaments 5. Coal 8. Presents 10. Jesus 11. Christmas 14. Rudolf 15. Stockings 17. Elves
5. You forgot your badge. What’s your plan?
a. Cry. And accept that there’s no way of getting
out of this one.
b. Avoid eye contact with your teachers for the rest
of the day.
5. Presents go under here
Nice
Mostly A: Superb! You’re on Santa’s
nice list for sure and will be rolling in
gifts. In fact, you’re so nice that you’ll
probably win Human of the Year. Keep
up the good work! Don’t forget to help
out those people who didn’t make it onto
the nice list this year.
Down: 1. Candycane 2. Eggnog 3. Frosty 5. Christmastree 6. JackFrost 7. Grinch 9. Eve 12. Reindeer 13. Santa 16. NewYear
4. Your research paper didn’t save properly. Now
what?
a. Explain to your teacher that you’re but a mere
human and sometimes make mistakes then, ask for forgiveness.
b. First go on a rampage throughout the school
then, plagiarize *gasps*
3. A famous snowman
8. What you give and receive
Naughty
Mostly B: Santa’s checked his list
twice, and you did not make the cut.
You’re definitely naughty and will not be
getting anything for Christmas (unless
you count coal). Shame on you, those
decisions were awful. Mischief appears
to be your forte.