WHITEOAK
JR./SR. HIGH
SCHOOL
October 28, 2016
Volume 13, Issue 7
Weekly Wildcat
Lunch Menu
Chicken Nuggets
WG Roll
Steamed Broccoli
Orange Sherbert
Fruit Milk
10/31
Corn Dog
Baked Beans
Romaine Salad
Ranch Dressing
Cherry Tomatoes
Fruit Milk
11/1
Baked Chicken Patty
WG Bun Fries
Celery/Ranch
Fruit Milk
11/2
Whiteoak FFA Attends National Convention—
The Mowrystown FFA traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana on October 19, 2016, for the National FFA Convention. While attending the 3-day trip, 24 members, three parents, and one advisor enjoyed taking
tours of Purdue University and Beasley Apple Orchard where members got to pick an apple and a
pumpkin, went through a corn maze, and jumped
on the Jumbo Jumping Pillow. At the last session of
the convention, Courtney Cummings received her
American Degree. The American Degree is only
given to the top 1% of the FFA members in the National FFA Organization. Congratulations Courtney!
—Written by Cole Pharo
Chapter Development Chair
Giovanni’s Pizza
WG Pizza
Green Beans
Cocoa Bar
Fruit Milk
11/3
Chicken and Cheese
Quesadilla
Mexican Rice
Corn and Bean Salsa
Fruit Milk
11/4
Drama Club—
Dates to Remember—
11/2—Parent/Teacher
Conferences
—4:00-7:00 p.m.
11/4—Fall Carnival—Bright
Elementary 6-8 p.m.
11/4—Registration deadline
for December 10 ACT
11/9—Picture Retakes
Weird National
Days
10/28—Frankenstein Friday
10/29—Hermit Day
10/29—National Frankenstein Day
10/30—Mischief Night
10/31—Carve A Pumpkin
Day (no surprise
here)
10/31—Halloween
11/01—Cook for Your Pets
Day
11/02—Deviled Egg Day
11/03—Sandwich Day
The Whiteoak Drama Club has started preparation for an exciting theatrical season.
The Drama Club is practicing now for Spring
performances of A Thousand Cranes and
The Velveteen Rabbit. Practices are Monday
and Thursday after school. New Drama
Club members are always welcome, so plan
now to join in the fun. Even if you aren’t an
actor, there are many other “behind-thescenes” positions available.
Recently elected Drama Club officers pictured—
President: Katie Pietropinto; Vice President: Sydnie
Raines; Secretary: Alyssa Gruber; Treasurer: Wyatt
Wesch; Publicity/Photography/Scrapbook: Evan
Knox; News Reporter: Vivien Wesch.
—Written by Kiley Hamilton & Crystal Bowman
Tech News—
Audi is quitting the Le Mans to focus on all-electric Formula E.
The Le Mans is considered part of the Triple Crown of Motorsports alongside the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand
Prix. The La Mans 24 Hour race started in 1923 and is one of
the oldest and most prestigious races in the world. Audi has
absolutely dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans ever since
they returned to the race 18 years ago. With 13 wins in those
18 years they have been the manufacturer to beat at the race.
So the announcement that they would quit the World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans race comes as a bit of a
shock.
—Written by Robby Wickline
Did You Know?
—Your stomach has to produce a
new layer of mucus every two
weeks or it will digest itself.
—There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,
purple and silver.
—The number of possible ways
of playing the first four moves
per.
side in a game of chess is
318,979,564,000.
—The very first bomb dropped
by the Allies on Berlin in World
War II killed the only elephant in
the Berlin Zoo.
—If one places a tiny amount of
liquor on a scorpion, it will
instantly go mad and sting itself
to death.
http://www.robinsweb.com/
humor/strange_things.html
Question of the Week
D1 College Baseball
Rankings 2016
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Coastal Carolina
Arizona
TCU
Arizona State
Texas Tech
Florida
UC Santa Barbara
Miami Florida
Texas A & M
Louisville
10/29
10/29
10/31
11/03
Derek Lowe
Haley Vogtli
Tori Penwell
Hannah Simpson
Can bald men get lice?
“Yes…”
Atlee Carr
Birthdays
“Eyebrow lice”
Kaleb Kiley
“Yeah, but it
won’t itch”
Chase Butler
Answers to Guess Who: Haivan Martin and Sierra Hoop
This Week in History
10/31—(1918) Spanish flu virus
kills 21,000 in US in one day
11/1—(1800) John Adams becomes first President to live in
White House
11/2—(1783) George Washington
issued his "Farewell Address to
the Army" near Princeton, N.J.
11/3—(1493) Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica
11/4—(1879) James Ritty patents
first cash register, to combat
stealing by bartenders in his Dayton, Ohio saloon.
Interesting Facts
Quote of the Week
“Don't feel stupid if you don't
like what everyone else pretends to love.”
—Emma Watson
—Owls are the only birds in the world that can see the color
blue.
—A Rubik's Cube has 43,000,000,000,000,000,000 (43 quintillion) possible configurations.
—Facebook engineers originally wanted to call the "Like" button the "Awesome" button.
—Most people have lost 50% of their taste buds by the time
they reach the age of sixty.
—You can't swallow without your tongue touching the roof of
your mouth
—If you lift a kangaroo's tail off of the ground it can't hop.
—During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill
two swimming pools.
—May 29th is officially “Put a pillow on your fridge day”
—A killer whale's heart beats 30 times a minute under water, 60
times a minute on the surface.
—It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
—Butterflies taste with their feet.
—Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
—Cherophobia is the fear of having fun.
—You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
—Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular
water.
Guess Who:
Height: 5’3
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Age: 15
Sport: Barrel
Racing
Height:5’8
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color:
Blonde/Brown
Age: 15
Hobby: Being
Funny
Dear Destiny: Which country is known as the Sugar
Bowl of the world?
—Geographically
Challenged
Dear Challenged: Cuba.
Sugar cane is Cuba’s largest export, with Tobacco
coming in a close second.
Other Cuban exports include: mangoes, pineapples, ginger, papayas, and
seeds.
~Destiny~
Mr. Lanham & Mrs. Countryman
Tell It Like
It Is
—by Austin Browning
Why do you have to
put your two cents
in, when it’s only a
penny for your
thoughts? Where is
the extra penny
going?
“That’s the error in
mathematics.”
—Mr. Lanham
Joking Around
Q: Can a kangaroo jump higher than the Empire State Building?
A: Of course. The Empire State Building can't jump.
Q: Why couldn't the leopard play hide and seek?
A: Because he was always spotted.
Q: What starts with E, ends with E, and has only 1 letter in it?
A: Envelope.
“It’s interest for your
taxes.”
—Mrs. Countryman
Q: Why did Adele cross the road?
A: To sing, "Hello from the other side!"
Q: Did you hear about the kidnapping at school?
A: It's okay. He woke up.
Q: What did the green grape say to the purple grape?
A: "Breathe, stupid!"