Royal News
Editors: Jessica, Delaney, Eliza, Addison, Chloe, and Sarah
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
The History Of April 1st
In ancient cultures, including those of
the Romans and Hindus, celebrated
New Year's Day on or around April 1. It
closely follows the vernal equinox
(March 20th or March 21st.) In
medieval times, much of Europe
celebrated March 25, the Feast of
Annunciation, as the beginning of the
new year.
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a
new calendar (the Gregorian Calendar)
to replace the old Julian Calendar. The
new calendar called for New Year's Day
to be celebrated Jan. 1. That year,
France adopted the reformed calendar
and shifted New Year's day to January
1. According to a popular explanation,
many people either refused to accept the
new date, or did not learn about it, and
continued to celebrate New Year's Day
on April 1.
Other people began to make fun of these
traditionalists, sending them on "fool's
errands" or trying to trick them into
believing something false. Eventually,
the practice spread throughout Europe.
April Fools' Day is observed throughout
the Western world. Practices include
sending someone on a "fool's errand,"
looking for things that don't exist;
playing pranks; and trying to get people
to believe ridiculous things.
The French call April 1 Poisson d'Avril,
or "April Fish." French children
sometimes tape a picture of a fish on the
back of their schoolmates, crying
"Poisson d'Avril" when the prank is
discovered.
-Jessica D.
Stay Safe Online
How To Stay Safe
Online
This weeks topic is How To Stay Safe
Online. There are many ways to stay
safe. In this article we will be telling
you some of them. I hope you will take
these tips and use them whenever you
are online. Here are 3 of them...
Did You Know That...
It is considered rude to write in
red ink in Portugal.
Royal Oaks CALENDAR
-April 1: School Carnival/Silent
Auction
-April 5: Royal Oaks Spirit Wear
-April 10 to 14: Spring Break!
-April 17: Wendy’s Night
1. You should change your
passwords every 6 months. It
will help keep people from
hacking your accounts. Also
don’t use the same password
for all of your accounts.
2. Think before you click. Before
you go to a website, research it
and make sure it is your age
appropriate, make sure it's a
trustful site and it does not take
any really important info from
you like your parents social
security number or your
address.
3. Get your parents’ permission.
You need to tell you parents
before you download Snapchat
or Instagram because your
parents may not approve of
some of the things that pop up,
it could be inappropriate
language or pictures.
- Addison P., Delaney P.
Trivia Questions!
1. Which MLB team won
the World Series in 2016?
2. Which football team won
the Superbowl?
Random Raffle
By: Sarah Collier and Chloe Manning
Under Armor vs. Nike
by: Eliza I. G.- H.
I chose two people to see if they
liked Under Armor or Nike more.
These are their responses.
Nike
Me: Why do you like Nike?
Alex: cause they make sick shoes
Me: What is so great about Nike?
Alex: the shoes and clothes
Me: Do you think Nike should have more
of an update to the clothes and shoes?
Yes or No?
Alex: Yes
Me: Why do you like Under Armor?
Dominic: Because they’re almost better than
NIke
Me: What is so great about Under Armor?
Dominic: the shoes
The Random Raffle will be on
Friday, April 7th. We will have a
box next to the Ask The Editors box
(By The Restrooms) that will say
“Random Raffle “. All you have to
do is ask your teacher for a slip of
paper, and write your name on it
Then, put the slip in the Random
Raffle box. Then we will pull one
name and you get candy, your name
in the next newspaper and your
picture. Anyone can put their name
in the box. Good luck!