LOSTANT COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Comet Times
SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST:
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D E C E M B E R
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Megan
Wiesbrock
shares her essay
on John F. Kennedy
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V O L U M E 1 ,
Students are
surveyed on
their family
Eighth Grade Night by Lindsey Maggio and Kindra Shawback
traditions
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Meet our pet of
the month
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Eighth grade
boys basketball
players and the
cheerleaders are
honored
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Merry Christmas
to all and Happy
New Year from
the Comet
Times Staff!!
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE:
Christmas
Tradition
2
Spotlight on
Staff
2
Dear Jackie
2
Spotlight on
Student
3
Christmas
Jokes
3
Pet of the
Month
3
John F.
Kennedy
4
On December 12, 2013
Lostant 8th graders were recognized at the boys’ last
home basketball game. The
8th graders on the basketball
team include Logan Kreiser,
Auston Pflibsen, Jacob Cabal,
Jacob Ritko, and Deven Peek.
The 8th grade cheerleaders
were Lindsey Maggio, Kindra
Shawback, and Austin Larson.
It was an exciting night with
the Lostant Comets winning
with forty points over Princeton Christian Academy’s thirty-five points. Their victory
last Thursday night improved
the A team’s conference record to 10-1.
Caption describing picture
or graphic.
Congratulations, Lostant
Comets! Thank you, Basketball Coach Paul Wisen and
Cheerleading Coach
Crisman for making this season so
successful!
Scenes from This Year’s Winter Program
Everyone was surprised when Santa Claus made his appearance!
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What is your favorite Christmas Tradition?
Survey by Alan
Bruner
Setting up the tree-Ethan
Movies-Makayla
Presents-Tyrell
Family-Meleah
Presents-Nicholas
Family coming over-Lucas
Food-Devin
Opening presents-Will
Sausage-Chase
Being with family and
friends-Miles
Cookies with white frosting
and sprinkles-Salina
Gingerbread boys and girls
and stockings-Kaitlyn
Eating our gingerbread
house after two days-Sarah
Waking up and having
friends come over-Madison
Lynn
Sleeping-Chelsie
Getting up at 4 am-Dallas
Going to my Grandpa’sFred
Also getting up at 4 amTyler
A work in progress-Mrs. Ziel
Making a gingerbread
house-Jimmy
Spotlight on Staff: Mrs. Einhaus
By Grace Desponett
Mrs. Melissa Einhaus
What is your favorite color?
Pink, of course
What is your favorite season?
Summer, because I like it hot!
How long have you been
teaching at Lostant Grade
School? I started in 1991.
This is my 23rd year!
What is your favorite subject
to teach? All of them!
Do you have any children? I
have 3 children. Rachel age 15,
in high school, Dean 13 and in
8th grade, and Shelby age 9
and in 3rd grade.
Do you have any pets? I have a
cat, named Pepper, a dog
named Bunny and a hamster I
keep at school named Coco.
My kids also have a horse
named Dixie that they board at
Black Socks Stable
Do you like working at Lostant?
Why? Yes, because I like the
kids and their families.
Do you have any hobbies? I like
to read, travel. But mostly I find
myself playing taxi service to
the kids and cleaning up after
them.
Dear Jackie by Jackie
Wilson
Dear Jackie ,
I have so many projects
to do, and I don’t have
time to do them!
What should I do???
~Lonely Disturbed Person
COMET
TIMES
Dear Lonely Disturbed
Person,
There is a strategy to getting your projects done,
you cross reference them!
You can make a chart to
see what will take you the
longest, when they are
due, and if you need to
find help to do it!
Sincerely,
Jackie!
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Student Spotlight: Alan Bruner
What is your
favorite color? Blue
What is your favorite subject? Math
If you could have one
wish, what would it be?
To have infinite wishes
Do you have any nicknames? Alaan, Afro,
by Hunter Witzman and Dallas Powell
Big Al, Page 1, and Hydraulic Fluid, Alejandro,
Alfred
What is your favorite movie? Transformers
What is your favorite
book? Percy Jackson
What is your favorite actor? Robert Downey Jr.
Christmas Riddles by Jacob Ritko and Auston Pflibsen
Where do
polar bears
vote?
Q: What do elves learn in school?
Q: What do you get when you cross
an archer with a gift-wrapper?
fast?
A: Ribbon hood.
A: Snowflakes.
nationality is
Q: Why do birds fly south for the
winter ?
Q: Why did the elf push his bed
into the fireplace?
Santa Claus?
Q: What do you get when you cross
a snowman with a vampire?
A: Because it's too far to walk.
A: He wanted to sleep like
a log.
A: Frostbite.
A: North Polish.
Q: Why does Santa have 3 gardens?
Q: What did the ghosts say to Santa
Claus?
A: The Elf-abet!
Q: If athletes get athletes foot, what
do astronauts get?
A: Missletoe!
A: So he can ho-ho-ho.
Q: Where do polar bears vote?
A: The North Poll.
Q: What nationality is Santa Claus?
A: We'll have a boo Christmas without you.
Q: Why does Santa Claus
go down the chimney on
Christmas Eve?
A: Because it "soots" him!
Q: What do snowmen eat for break-
Pet of the Month by Kindra Shawback and Lindsey Maggio
Mrs. Einhaus’ pet
hamster, Coco, has
been at our school for
two years. She is a
winter white dwarf
hamster. Coco enjoys
eating and being in
her pink igloo. Come
down to Mrs.Einhaus’
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What
John F. Kennedy
May 29,1917 was a great day
by Megan Wiesbrock
In 1940, John Fitzgerald Kenne-
for the U.S. even though they didn’t
dy graduated from Harvard. After grad-
know how! John F. Kennedy played an
uating from Harvard, Kennedy and his
important part in American history. He
older brother joined the navy. Surviving
did many things and this essay will ex-
wasn’t easy but John wasn’t killed.
plain them.
That’s when tragedy struck. John’s older
On May 29, 1917 our 35th president was born. John was born into a
very wealthy family. Kennedy was born
soon after America entered WW1. Did
you know that his parents were both
brother was killed and John received
serious injury. Times were tough but so
sassinated. Lee Harvey Oswald assas-
were the Kennedy’s.
sinated John F. Kennedy on Novem-
John’s father had big political
plans for John’s brother but when he
from wealthy Boston families? Their fami- died, John had to fill his shoes. In 1956
ber 22, 1963. Three shots were fired
and there is so much controversy on
the subject but it happened, Kennedy was killed.
ly has a long political history! Rose Fitz-
Kennedy almost gained the Democratic
gerald Kennedy had 9 kids and John
nomination for Vice President Profiles in
was second. John was named in honor
courage, which won the Pulitzer Prize.
of Roses’ father. Also John had 3 broth-
John F. Kennedy set records in 1960, one always danger. Kennedy will be re-
ers and 5 sisters.
for being the youngest president, and
While John was growing up, he
experienced lots of illness. Of course his
family had a very tight bond so no matter how sick he got, his family was right
there! Therefore, his mother and father
It just goes to show that no
matter how good you are, there is
membered for thousands of years to
two for being the first Roman Catholic to come and every year, he will be
hold that office. While Kennedy was
honored. Historians continue to rank
president, he donated his presidential
John F. Kennedy among the best-
salary to charity!
loved presidents.
John F. Kennedy accom-
were around while he was growing up.
plished lots during his presidency. He
In the late 1930s, life started to change
confronted mounting cold war ten-
for John. In 1938 president Roosevelt
sions in Cuba, Vietnam, and other
appointed John’s father to the key post
places. Kennedy played a role in revo-
of ambassador to the U.K. That was just
lutionizing American politics. Even
the start of politics for John’s family.
though his work was great, he was as-