Arrowhead Panther Press
Volume XVIII
FROM THE EDITORS
We are in the last stretch of
the school year. Have a
great 4th Quarter!
Erin Stanton and Isabella Cairns,
Co-Editors in Chief
Favorite Things About
Spring
Kindergarten:
Ms. Pickard-when the trees leaf
out
1st grade:
Mr. Porter -seeing the animals
come out
2nd grade:
Mrs. Andrade –the weather and
the spring break
3rd grade:
Mrs. Comeau – Spring break
4th grade:
Mr. Miller – My birthday
5th grade:
Mrs. Miles – Spring Training
6th grade:
Mrs. Peck – Gets lighter earlier
April, 2017
5 FACTS ABOUT EASTER
By Josh Taber
1. Easter is the celebration of
the resurrection of Jesus
Christ in the Christian
religion.
2. Easter eggs have been seen
as an ancient symbol of
fertility.
3. Americans spend $1.9 billion
on Easter candy.
4. 70% of Easter candy
purchased is chocolate.
5. 76% of Americans think the
ears of a
chocolate
bunny
should be
eaten first.
Unusual Sports – SHIN
KICKING
4th graders are making a
picture book.
3rd grade is making water
color paintings.
2nd and 1st graders are sewing.
Kinder is making a collage.
Michael Joseph Jackson
By Nick Kelly
Michael Joseph Jackson was an
American
singer,
song
writer,
record
producer,
dancer,
actor, and philanthropist. Called the
“King of Pop”, his contributions to
music, dance, and fashion, along with
his publicized personal life made him
a global figure in popular culture for
over four decades. The eighth child in
the Jackson family, Michael made his
professional debut in 1964 with his
elder brothers as a member of The
Jackson 5.
By Alexis Cairns
By Alexis Cairns
5th grade is making a stop
motion animation.
Great Americans –
What’s going on in
Music?
What’s Going on in Art
6th grade is doing grid
drawing.
Issue No. 9
By Austin Glimpse
Shin-kicking, also known as
purring or hacking, is a combat
sport that involves two
contestants attempting to kick
each other on the shin to force
their opponent to the ground. It
has also been described as an
English martial art. This sport
originated in England in the
early 17th century, and was one
of the most popular events at the
Cotswold Olympic Games until
the games ended in the 1850’s.
What’s going on in P.E.?
By Alexis Cairns
4th-6th grade is doing soccer, and
Kinder-3rd grade is practicing ball
skills.
5th and 6th grade - “rhythm
riot”
4th grade – percussion
3rd grade - recorder karate
2nd grade – “Bugz”
1st grade – “Mr. Bumblebee”
Kinder - the
“Loose Tooth
Song”.
APRIL Birthstone
By Jacob Anoid
The birthstone for April
is the diamond. The
diamond is a symbol for
everlasting love. In
Sanskrit, the diamond is
called “Vajra”. Vajra
was the weapon of
Indre, the king of gods.
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Tongue Twisters
By Josh Taber
How much wood would a
woodchuck chuck if a
woodchuck could chuck
wood?
Can you can a can as a
canner can can a can?
Sport of the Month –
EXTREME IRONING
By Nick Kelly
Extreme ironing is an extreme
sport in which people take
ironing boards to exotic places
and iron clothing. These places
include snowboarding,
canoeing, and parachuting
settings.
Animal of the Month –
The Hawaiian Monk Seal
April, 2017
2. Arizona is the largest copper
producing
state in the
United
States.
3. Arizona State has 18 national
monuments, more than any other
state in the United States.
4. Pluto was discovered from the Lowell
Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona in
1930 by Clyde Tombaugh
5. Arizona has 3,928 mountain peaks
and summits-more mountains than
any of the other Mountain States
(Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming).
6. When England’s famous London
Bridge was replaced in the 1960s,
the original was purchased,
dismantled, shipped stone by stone
and reconstructed in Lake Havasu
City, Arizona, where it still stands
today.
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Interview with Mrs. Susan Stewart
about the 2016-17 Arrowhead
Yearbook
By Isabella Cairns and Erin Stanton
By Austin Glimpse
The Hawaiian monk seal is an
endangered species of earless seal in
the family Phocaea that is native to the
Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian monk
seal is one of the two remaining monk
seal species; the other is the
Mediterranean monk seal. A third
species, the Caribbean monk seal, is
extinct. The Hawaiian monk seal is the
only seal native to Hawaii, and, along
with the Hawaiian hoary bat, is one of
the only two mammals native to the
islands.
An Arizona “Did you
Know?”
By Landon LaCross
1. The exact evolution of the
name Arizona is debated by
historians. The Spanish called the
area Arisona, Arissona or Arizona,
based on native American word(s)
translated as meaning"silver-bearing"
or "place of the small spring.”
Hi Mrs. Stewart. We heard that
you were working on our yearbook
this year. Could we ask you a
couple of questions?
A: Yes.
Q: How long have you been
working on it?
A: It’s been a few weeks.
Q: Are you getting any help?
A: Students are taking some
pictures.
Q: Why did you choose to do the
yearbook?
A: I wanted it to not cost as
much as it did in years past.
Q: Will you continue to do the
yearbook?
A: Yes
Thank you Mrs. Stewart!
Jokes and Riddles
By Sydney Josifek
1. What do polar bears eat for
lunch? (ice berg-ers)
2. What do you call a bear with no
ears? (B)
3. What kind of bird can carry the
most weight? (crane)
Issue No. 9
4. What animal is bad to play
games with? (cheetah)
5. What kind of cats like to go
bowling? (alley cats)
Celebrity Birthdays
By Kaysi Reimer
Queen Elizabeth II - April 21 - 90 yrs old
Peyton List - April 6- 18 years old
George Lopez - April 23- 55 years old
Battle of the Books
By Erin Stanton and Isabella Cairns
Battle of the Books is a district
reading competition where school
teams read 4 books at a time and
then compete against each other.
There are 3 competitions that
take place at each school, and
whichever team earns the most
points gets to go to the district
level competition. There, winning
school teams compete against all
other winning school teams.
Arrowhead’s winning team
members, representing us at the
district level, are Isabella Cairns,
Erin Stanton and Alexis Cairns.
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