Morning Star Times
Volume 12
Edition 3
November 2013
Shakespeare Comes to Lame Deer
By Tova Little Wolf
On Monday, November
11, Lame Deer students and
staff were treated to a performance of William Shakespeare’s
comedy, Two Gentlemen of
Verona. The play was sponsored by Shakespeare in the
Schools. The acting troupe,
which is made up of actors from
all over the United States, visits
schools in Montana to share
Junior High students glance at their programs bedrama and Shakespeare with
fore the performance begins.
the young generation.
Two Gentlemen of Verona is considered to be the first play that Shakespeare wrote. Scholars aren’t exactly
sure how many plays Shakespeare wrote in his lifetime. Most say that he wrote between 36 and 39 plays. None of his plays were even published during his lifetime. But
they were acted out in front of audiences which included Queen Elizabeth I at the famous Globe Theater in London during Shakespeare’s lifetime. Shakespeare also wrote
many poems and probably even acted in some of his own plays.
The original play takes place in Italy in the 1500s. But Shakespeare in the
Schools updated it to take place in Montana and Boston in the 1920s. The actors said
that they chose to do that because most Montana students might not be able to relate to
old-time Italy very well. But they still wanted the audience to feel like the story took
place in a different time period where there were a lot of challenges for people involving
travel and communication. The actors said that the great thing about Shakespeare’s
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Shakespeare Comes to
Lame Deer
By Tova Littlewolf
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plays is that you can put them in basically
any time period or location and they still
make perfect sense.
After the play was over, the students got to have a talk-back session with
the actors. The actors introduced themselves and told where they were from and
how long they’ve been acting. Most of them
started acting in plays way back in elementary school. The actors said that they enjoy
performing for schools because students’
behaviors let them know right away if
they’re connecting with the play. The actors said that it’s a challenge for them because every school reacts to the plays differently. But they also enjoy what they do
because each school is a new experience
and it keeps the actors on their toes trying
to put on the best performance possible so
the students will enjoy the show.
This edition is dedicated to
our friend and classmate
Alex Little Coyote.
Morning Star Times Staff:
Brandi Nightwalker, Hailey American Horse, Travis Jefferson, Starisa
Threefingers, Michael Bowers, Torilee Poitra, Tyrell Nightwalker,
Josie Adams, Contessa White Wolf, Tova Little Wolf, Jada Nanez
Jared Bearrobe, Shochana Little, Sanner Sattler, T. Rey Glenn
Guest Writers: Ann Taylor, Bailey Sioux, Natalie Parker, Xena Littlenest
Advisor: Alison Legg
Please note that the articles
presented in this edition reflect
the views and opinions of individual students and do not necessarily represent the views of
the advisor, administration, or
school, as a whole.
Look Who’s On the Honor Roll!
This Page Created By Torilee Poitra
Well, the first quarter of the school year is over and it’s time to see who made the grades
for Honor Roll. Congratulations to the following students who studied and worked hard
to keep their grades up. Everyone on the Honor Roll lists had a GPA of 3.0 or higher for
Quarter #1.
High School
Honor Roll
1 Quarter, 2013-2014
3.0 Term G.P.A. and Above
st
Josie Adams
Chenee’ Bahr
Cross Bearchum
Jared Bearrobe
Michael Bowers
Andrea Fox
Bailey Fox
Isaiah Glenn
Baptiste Harris
Draven Hart
Harley Killsnight
Shochana Little
Tova Little Wolf
Tyrell Nightwalker
Torilee Poitra
Sanner Sattler
Nayarose Shoulderblade
Jarryn Simpson
Dante Threefingers
Skye White Wolf
Junior High
Honor Roll
1 Quarter, 2013-2014
3.0 Term G.P.A. and Above
st
Kaylyn American Horse
Jessica Bahr
Talissa Bearcomesout
Melissa Bigback
Alannah Black Wolf
Fredericka Black Wolf
Lance Bowers
Tiri Brien
Jalen Killsnight
Satin Larance
Joleia Little
Cehleesia Longknife
Kaylee McCullough
Lephi Old Bear
Cheyanna One Bear
Caitlin Shoulderblade
Kaelene Spang
Wendyjo Spang
Haden Standing Water
Jasmyne Two Moons
Davin Whiskers
Charles White Dirt
Good Attendance Lists Posted
This page by Jared Bearrobe
The following students had “Good Attendance” for the first quarter of the 2013-2014 school year.
To be on the list, you had to have at least 90% atteandance for the entire quarter. Congratulations, students. Here’s who made it:
High School
Junior High
Charles Whitedirt (100% Attendance!!!)
Kaylyn American Horse
Jessica Bahr
Talissa Bearcomesout
Araya Beartusk
Alyssia Bigback
Melissa Bigback
Alannah Blackwolf
Brandon Bryant
Danielle Foote
Nina Gleason
Joleia Little
Lephi Old Bear
Cheyanna One Bear
Caitlin Shoulderblade
Wendy Jo Spang
Leila Wolf Black
Fredericka Black Wolf
Lance Bowers
Tiri Brien
Robert Fourhorn
Bernice Harris
Jalen Killsnight
Reyna Little Wolf
Cehleesia Longknife
Kaylee McCullough
Kaelene Spang
Kash Spang
Haden Standing Water
Jasmyne Two Moons
Tyra Walksalong
Gwen White Wolf
Essence American Horse
Chenee Bahr
Michael Crispin
Caleb Falcon
Draven Hart
Tova Little Wolf
Lee Old Bear
Troy Redsleeves
Jaden Seminole
Richard Smith
Wilbur Spang
Eldon Starr
Trustin Two Moons
Mountain Weaselbear
Trey Wolf Black
Stefanie Bearcomesout
Dustin Elkshoulder
Antonio Garcia
Travis Jefferson
Damon King
Martina Little Wolf
Brandi NightWalker
Elvalyn Shotgunn
Nayarose Shoulderblade
Pamela Shoulderblade
Dante Threefingers
Bailey Fox
Colven Longknife
Jarryn Simpson
Haley American Horse
Jared BearRobe
Michael Bowers
Zyler Flynn
Shochana Little
Sanner Sattler
November 29—149 Years
Since Sand Creek
By Tyrell Nightwalker
“Eight hours that would change the Great
Plains” is how the National Park Service’s website
describes what happened on November 29, 1864.
The Sand Creek Massacre also changed the Indian way of life forever.
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 said that
the area north of the Arkansas River to the Nebraska border belonged to the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe tribes. But a lot of miners and other
whites started to settle in that area anyway. The
tribes and the settlers were in conflict over the
Former LDHS student Kaden
resources.
Walksnice at the Sand Creek site.
On February 8, 1864, Chief Black Kettle Photo Courtesy of Tyrell Nightand a Cheyenne and Arapahoe delegation acwalker
cepted a new agreement. They were forced to
give up a lot of their land. But they were promised a 600-square mile reservation and
annuity payments. This was called the Treaty of Fort Wise.
The federal payments weren’t nearly big enough to support the tribes and, during the Civil War, whites often trespassed on the reservation land. Several bloody fights
took place. So, in August 1864, Black Kettle met with Colorado Governor John Evans to
work out a new peace agreement. But both sides left angry.
Black Kettle returned home and moved his people to Fort Lyon. The Indians
lived and hunted peacefully near Sand Creek for a while. But all that ended on November 29, 1864. This was the day that changed everything.
On November 29 Colonel John Chivington moved his troops to the plains and
brutally attacked the tribes. The Army fired on the people. Men, women, and children
scattered and the Army hunted them down and massacred them. 148 Indians, over half
women and children, were killed. Later, Colorado volunteers returned to the site to kill
the wounded, mutilate the bodies, and set fire to the village.
It’s been 149 years since that horrible day. But it’s important to remember and
honor those who lost their lives in the Sand Creek Massacre.
Meet the Parents
By Starisa Threefingers
On November 6, parents were invited
to come to Lame Deer School to check out
their children’s grades and behavior. Parents
checked in at the front office to pick up their
student’s grade cards and MAP scores and to
register for the raffles. They even got to take
time out to enjoy chili, breadsticks, coffee, and
lemonade.
According to the office’s final count,
thirty-seven junior high parents or guardians
attended; and, for the high school, twenty-four
parents or guardians attended. So, all together, sixty-one sets of parents/guardians attended. That’s a pretty good number. But the
teachers are hoping to see even more parents
and guardians at the spring conferences.
Besides meeting their children’s teachers and finding out how their kids are doing in
their classes, parents got a chance to win either
a turkey or a ham. Every half hour, Mrs. Cobell
announced two winning numbers. Each winner
got to have their choice of a turkey or ham that
was bought by SIG.
Everyone tried their luck but only 12
lucky parents got to take home dinner. Turkey
winners were Audrey Whiteman, Denise and
Deno Fourhorn, Becky Blackwolf, Jennifer Gleason, Alice Bigknife, Marita Haugen. Winners of
the hams were Marvena Soldier Wolf, Lacie
Woodenthigh, Voala Woodenthigh, Clara
Whitecrane, Victor Walks Along, and Tammy
Bearchum.
School Picture
Re-Take Day
Life Touch
Photographers
will be here for
School Picture ReTakes on Tuesday,
December. 10
They will be re
-taking pictures of
students who
were unhappy
with the package
that they purchased. Also, if you changed
your mind and decided that you
want to purchase a picture package after all, come on down!
The photographers will also be
taking photos of any students or
staff members who did not have
their pictures taken in November.
These photos are used for a variety of purposes—Infinite Campus,
transcripts, yearbook photos, etc.
Order forms will be available
in the front office for several days
leading up to picture day. It’s
best to pay with a check or
money order. The photographers
don’t bring change with them.
So if you decide to pay with cash,
please bring correct change.
The Morning Star Times staff would
like to wish all of the students and
staff a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
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eBooks and Audio Books Soon Available From Library
By Ann Taylor, Your Friendly Librarian
You may not have noticed a lot of
changes happening in our library, but they
are happening, mostly behind the
scenes. A few years ago the library got a
terrific makeover; new book shelves, new
chairs and a new carpet completely
changed the look and feel of the library. In
order to lay the new carpet and install the
new shelves, library books were put in storage; in order to update the collection, many
new, best selling books were purchased. All that remains is to update the
library’s catalog so you can know what
books we have without searching through
every shelf, looking at every book. Ms.
Library Aide Lana American Horse
Taylor, with the help of the student library
assistants, Lana, Stefanie and Caleb have
made excellent progress in sorting through
the books in storage, cataloging new books
and working on the inventory to update the
library catalog. It might take until early
Spring, but it will definitely be completed
this year. When it is completed, library
patrons will be able to access the catalog
from any computer in the district to see if a
book they want is available and if not, they
can place a hold on a book to be sure they
get it as soon as it is returned. Soon,
maybe by Christmas, you will be able to
access eBooks and audio books to
download on your personal electronic devices like iPods, iPads, Kindles, nooks,
laptops, smart phones or other tablets or
eReaders. The library is also purchasing nooks, an eReader from Barnes and
Noble for those students who don’t have
access to an eReader of their own.
We have purchased a subscription
to Overdrive, a library service which sells
and manages eBooks and audio
books. The eBooks will be listed in our
library catalog so you will be able to see
what is available in print and digital titles. BE SURE TO STOP BY THE LIBRARY AND TELL MS. TAYLOR OR ONE
OF THE LIBRARY ASSISTANTS THE TITLE OF ANY BOOKS YOU WANT TO
READ OR LISTEN TO.
Do You Want to Anchor,
Film, or Edit the Morning
Announcements?
The AWESOMENESS of
Infinite Campus! (;
So,
you’ve probably
seen the morning announcements on YouTube the last
couple of weeks.
It’s a great way
for the students
and staff to stay informed about what’s
going on in our school.
So far, several students have
stepped up and volunteered to anchor
the announcements. But Francesca Pine,
the school’s new Community Liaison, is
looking for some more volunteers. If
you’d like to participate and be an anchor, all you have to do is see Ms. Legg
or Mr. Loy to sign up. Francesca will
help you and show you exactly how to
do it during 7th or 8th period one day
and, bam, the next day you’re on YouTube! It’s a great experience and a lot of
fun. So hurry and sign up!!!!!!
Teachers, coaches, and club advisors should email information that they
want in the morning announcements to
Francesca the day before and she’ll
make sure to include the information for
you.
Did you know that you can check
your own grades on Infinite Campus
through the student portal? You can! Now
you don’t have to wait for your teachers to
tell you your grades or what assignments
you’re missing. Once you access your Infinite Campus account, you have all kinds of
information at your fingertips – you can
check your grades and click on each class
to get the assignments you’re missing. You
can check your attendance and behavior
records. You can see your transcripts and
find out how many credits you still need to
graduate. You can even send & receive
messages from your teachers. It is pretty
easy to do once you get the hang of it.
Plus, you can even access infinite campus
from home or anywhere else where you
have Internet.
Just type in this address:
à (http://mtstate.epm.infinitecampus.org/
mtstate/portal/lamedeer.jsp)
Your user name is your student id
number which you can get from the office
or one of your teachers. Your password is
your first and last initial (lowercase) followed by your birthdate written as a 6 digit
number. For example, if your name is John
Smith and you were born on August 4,
1998, your password would be “js080498”
Check it out the next time you’re online!
By T.Rey Glenn
ReZball
By Natalie Parker
Opening shot:
students from Lame Deer
get off the bus to eat at
The Golden Corral before
a basketball tournament. They think the
vegetables taste a bit
weird, but head for the
Movie Makers Marvin Garcia, Nichole Costa,
game. At halftime
alarming symptoms be- Trustin Two Moons, Zyree One Bear, and Damon
gin to grip the playbackdrops as well as training from
ers. As the game continues they
consultant Billy Bilstad of Silent
transform into zombies!
Partner, a design/advertising firm.
Great idea for a
It was a hands-on experimovie? Ideas and training came
ence. Donnie Wetzel, OPI school
together October 30th and 31st for
improvement coordinator, chalstudents from Frazer, Pryor, and
lenged the students, "to dream big,"
Lame Deer. The Montana Office of
adding, "who will be the first to start
Public Instruction brought select
students together to begin filming a a native film company on your reservation?"
movie trailer. Students took on the
Students who participated in
roles of cinematographer, makeup
the
movie-making
experience were:
or costume designer and actors.
Damon King, Javin Threefingers,
Promoting student leaderCharlotte Bearrobe, Trustin Two
ship while providing real world job
Moons, Lana American Horse, Patra
skills, the three schools were all
given an amazing package of movie Sioux Calf, Nayarose Shoulderblade,
Nichole Costa, Zyree One Bear,
making gear; Canon movie cameras
Marvin Garcia, Zyler One Bear, and
with harness, lights, tripods, softRaini Rogers. Chaperones were Ms.
ware to edit their creations,
Wolfe and Mrs. Parker.
Zombie Thoughts
By Natalie Parker
The dead came alive this Halloween
at Lame Deer Junior High! Dancing,
makeup, costume design and acting were
areas targeted by music teacher Natalie
Parker and Art teacher Susan
Wolfe. Students performed the Michael
Jackson “Thriller” dance complete with student designed zombie shirts and face paint. "It was a blast!", exclaimed Mrs. Parker. "Students
needed to react, respond, and commit. Risk taking and creativity go hand in hand and the kids
really rose to the challenge."
A big thanks goes out to High school media students James Soldierwolf and Starisa
Three Fingers for shooting video and stills. Also to junior high teachers Corliss Waterland,
Danae Bills and Cynthia Rux for being flexible during the film shoot.
What’s So Great About “Thriller”?
Information Gathered from www. rollingstone.com
Michael Jackson’s Thriller album was released in December 1983 and went on to become the
top-selling album of all time. Jackson’s obituary claimed that the album sold over 100 million
copies worldwide and contained seven songs that hit #1 on the charts. The seventh song hitting #1 was “Thriller.” To go with the song, Jackson and famous movie director John Landis
spent over half a million dollars and made a 13-minute, 41-second mini-movie to go with it.
This became the famous “Thriller” video.
 “Thriller” has been viewed on YouTube over 149 million times.
 “Thriller” is #1 on MTV’s “100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time” list.
 Jackson was a Jehovah’s Witness and insisted that the video contain this claim, “Due to
my personal convictions, I wish to stress that this film in no way endorses a belief in the
occult.”
 President Kennedy’s widow, Jackie, was editing Jackson’s autobiography at the time and
spent many hours on the set of “Thriller.”
 Cee-Lo Green admitted to Rolling Stone magazine that he was terrified of the video when
he was nine years old.
 According to the Guinness Book of World Records, 13, 597 people performed the zombie
dance routine together on August 29, 2009 in Mexico City.
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JH Girls’ BasketBall scHedule
Date
Opponent
Location Time
Monday, Nov. 25th, 2013
Forsyth
Home
3:00 PM
Tuesday, Nov. 26th, 2013
Colstrip
Home
3:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 2nd, 2013
Wyola
Away
4:15 PM
Saturday, Dec. 7th, 2013
Pretty Eagle
Away
10:00 AM
Tuesday, Dec. 10th, 2013
Lodge Grass
Home
4:00 PM
Friday, Dec. 13th, 2013
Broadus
Home
3:00 PM
Saturday, Dec. 14th, 2013
Pretty Eagle
H ome
10:00 AM
Monday, Dec. 16th, 2013
St. Charles
Away
4:00 PM
Dec. 18-20th, 2013
SEAAC Championship
The Junior High Boys’ Basketball schedule was not available to us at press time.
These pages created by Torilee Poitra
High School Basketball Schedule
Date
Opponent
Location Time
Friday, Dec. 20th, 2013
Lodge Grass
Away
TBA
Saturday, Dec. 21st, 2013
Redlodge
Home
1:00: PM
Friday, Jan. 3rd, 2014
Baker
Home
TBA
Saturday, Jan. 4th, 2014
NCTS
Home
4:00 PM
Thursday, Jan. 9th, 2014
Forsyth
Away
4:00 PM
Friday, Jan. 10th, 2014
Tuesday, Jan. 14th, 2014
Colstrip
St. Labre
Home
Away
TBA
4:00 PM
Thursday, Jan. 16th 2014
Broadus
Away
4:00 PM
Friday, Jan. 24th, 2014
Red Lodge
Away
3:00 PM
Saturday, Jan. 25th, 2014
Lodge Grass
Home
TBA
Friday, Jan. 31st, 2014
Baker
Away
TBA
Saturday, Feb. 1st, 2014
NCTS
Away
4:00 PM
Tuesday, Feb. 4th, 2014
Colstrip
Away
TBA
Thursday, Feb. 6th, 2014
Forsyth
Home
2:30 PM
Thursday, Feb. 13th, 2014
St. Labre
Home
4:00 PM
Friday, Feb. 14th, 2014
Broadus
Home
4:00 PM
Junior High Boys’ Basketball Season Preview
By Brandi Nightwalker and Shochana Little
The junior high boys are getting ready for another exciting season of basketball.
So, whether you’re a junior high student or a high school student or even a staff
member, make sure you head into the gym and check out some of their games.
Support the Junior High players because in just a few years they’ll be the Varsity
Stars.
We interviewed three of the players who are looking forward to their last year of Junior High Boys’ Basketball. Here’s what Haden, Lance, and Michael had
to say.
How do you think your season is going to go?
 Michael: “Awesome. Really Good”.
 Lance: “ Good, because we have a beast team.”
 Haden: “Good”
Are you going be a team leader?
 Michael: “Probably.”
 Lance: “Yes, because I have the highest vertical.”
 Haden: “I’m gonna try to.”
Who do you think is going to be the hardest opponent?
 Michael: “Pretty Eagle, because they won SEAC two years in a row.”
 Lance: “ Busby, because they have a lot of big boys.”
 Haden: “Pretty Eagle. They use they’re freshmen.”
What are your words of encouragement to your teammates?
 Michael: “ Practice hard, stick out the season, and don’t quit.”
 Haden: “Have fun and play hard.”
 Lance: “Work hard and never give up.”
Do you think everyone will stick out the season?
 Michael: “Yeah, because they’re good players and the season’s going to be fun.”
 Lance: “Yeah, because we’re all dedicated.”
 Haden: “Yeah, because they all like basketball.”
Junior High Girls Start
Basketball Season
Strong
By Tessa White Wolf
The Junior High girls’ basketball
team is having a pretty successful season, so far. So far, according to Coach
Carmie Williams, Busby was the toughest opponent. Coach Williams is looking
forward to a rematch with Busby as well
as playing Forsyth. She wants to tell her
players “to have fun, enjoy the game,
B-Squad players huddle up during the Novemand play your hardest.”
ber 19 game against Busby.
Coach Carmie has coached
basketball for three years; but, she has
played basketball all her life. She is excited
to work with the girls to help them with
Why Are Basketballs
their fundamentals and to see them grow
Orange????
and improve their skills. The assistant
Basketballs were originally dark brown.
coaches are Kristen Bearchum for the BThey didn’t start making orange basketsquad and Shane Shotgun for the Cballs until 1957. In 1957, the rules said
squad. Captains of the team are Jasmyne
that they had to be natural leather color
Twomoons, Kaylene Spang, and Alannah
or, if both teams agreed, yellow. Butler
Blackwolf.
coach Tony Hinkle wanted a color that
Coach Williams told us that the
could be easily seen by players and fans.
team’s goals are to become a better team
So he worked with the Spaulding Comby working together and to go on to win
pany to design a bright orange ball. In
the SEACC. The girls are really working
1959, the rules were changed so that an
hard especially on defense from man to
orange ball could be used ONLY if both
man, passing and dribbling, and making
teams agreed. Orange basketballs were
free throws.
so popular that, within a few years, the
Good luck to the Junior High girls
NCAA adopted the orange ball as the
this season. As for the rest of the students
official game ball.
and staff, be sure to go to the next game
and support our JH Lady Stars!!!!
The Myth of the Cornucopia
By Travis Jefferson
The Cornucopia is the
most common symbol of a harvest festival. It’s a horn-shaped
container
that is
filled with
a lot of
the
Earth's
harvest—
fruits,
vegetables, and grains. It is also
known as the “horn of plenty.”
But where did the Cornucopia
come from? Well, it comes from
Greek mythology.
The traditional cornucopia
was a curved goat's horn that
was filled with fruits and grains.
According to a Greek legend,
Amalthea The Goat accidentally
broke off
one of her
horns and
offered it to
the Greek
god Zeus as
a sign of respect. To
show his gratitude, Zeus put the
goat's image in the sky.
This is what we
now know as the
constellation
Capricorn.
According to a different legend, Zeus was nursed by a goat
named Amalthea. Zeus accidentally
broke off Amalthea’s horn and felt
guilty about it. So, he returned it to
her in enchanted form and declared
that the horn would be filled with
whatever the holder desired. Another legend says that Amalthea
broke her horn off herself, filled it
with flowers, and presented it to
Zeus.
The Greeks believed that the
Horn of Amalthea, as they called it,
symbolized prosperity because it
could be endlessly filled with whatever the heart wanted.
Modern cornucopias are often depicted as horn-shaped baskets overflowing with food. This
symbol is often associated with the
Did You Know????
In the novel, The Hunger Games, 24
kids fight to the death over a gigantic
cornucopia filled with supplies, food,
and weapons!
Harvest Festivals
By Travis Jefferson
In the United States, harvest festivals are
commonly associated with Thanksgiving and fall.
But different countries all over the world have
their own harvest celebrations and traditions.
Some of these celebrations and festivals date
back thousands of years and have inspired some
of the harvest celebrations today. Most of the
harvest festivals happen in the fall but they don’t
usually have a specific date. However, Harvest festivals in the Northern Hemisphere are usually connected to the full moon that is closest to the autumn
equinox. Here is when some different countries celebrate the harvest:
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United Kingdom: The Harvest Festival is on September 23 or the Sunday
closest to the harvest moon, which is the full moon that appears near the
time of the Autumn Equinox. In some years, this happens in October, not
September.
Canada: Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October.
South India: They celebrate the Pongal Festival on January 14 or January
15.
North India: They celebrate the Vaisakhi/Baisakhi festival on April 13 or
April 14.
Ghana and Nigeria: The Yam Festival is celebrated at the end of the
rainy season, usually in August or early September.
Isreal: Here they celebrate the Succoth Festival. Succoth is on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month called Tishri.
The Far East: They celebrate the Moon Festival on the fifteenth day of
the eighth month
Barbados: They celebrate Crop Over with Calypso music, dancing, and
fierce competitions.
Russia and Ukraine: They celebrate Savior of the Apple Feast day on August 19
The History of Thanksgiving
By Haley American Horse
The English colonists called Pilgrims celebrated days of thanks-giving as
part of their religion. But these days of
thanks-giving were different from what
we celebrate as Thanksgiving today. For
the Pilgrims, they were days of prayer,
not feasting. The national holiday we
celebrate today comes from the feast that
was held in the autumn of 1621 by the
Wampanoag tribe to celebrate the colony’s first successful harvest. It was
really a one-time event. But over the
years, several events happened that led
the country to declare Thanksgiving a
national holiday. Here is a timeline of the
events that led up to our national holiday
of Thanksgiving:
Chief Massasoit and the
Wampanoag
In
1621, Massasoit, the
Great Sachem (chief)
of the Wampanoag
tribe, made the two-day journey on foot
with his wife and 90 men to visit the Plymouth colony. By coincidence, the colony was celebrating their successful harvest with a feast at the time and invited
Wampanoag and his group to join them.
General Washington Celebrates
Revolution Victories
In 1777, General George Washington issued an order to
set aside December
18, 1777 as a day for
solemn thanks-giving
and praise to celebrate their recent victories
over the British during the American Revolution. This was the first day of thanks-giving
in the newly-formed United States of America.
Historian Discovers Colonist’s
Letter
In 1842, Alexander Young an historian from New England discovered a letter
by Edward Winslow (one of the original colonists) that mentioned the 1621 harvest feast.
Young describes it as the “first thanksgiving”
and publishes descriptions of it.
Housewife Fights for National
Holiday
In 1846, Sarah Josepha Hale began
a letter-writing campaign to make the last
Thursday of November a national Thanksgiving Day holiday. She worked for 17
years until she finally got some help from
President Lincoln Gives Thanks
for Union Victories
In 1863,
President Lincoln received
another letter
from Sarah Josepha Hale and
declared a day of Thanksgiving after
the Union’s victories at Vicksburg and
Gettysburg during the Civil War. He
declared that the last Thursday of November be declared as an official day of
Thanksgiving.
Breaking Tradition Causes Confusion and Outrage
In 1939, President Franklin D.
Roosevelt broke the tradition established by
Lincoln
and informally declared that
Thanksgiving would
be celebrated on the next to last Thursday of November instead of the last
Thursday. President Franklin Roosevelt
made the change after the National Retail Dry Goods Association encouraged
him to extend the Christmas shopping
season by one week so they could
make more money after the Great Depression.
Roosevelt assumed that the
change wasn’t really a big deal. But he
was wrong about that. Calendars were
incorrect, schools had to change vacation days, families had to reschedule
travel plans, and community parades
and football games had to be cancelled
or changed. People were confused and
didn’t know for sure when they should
celebrate Thanksgiving. Others were
outraged and even mocked Roosevelt
by refusing to celebrate on the new
date and called it “Franksgiving” instead
of Thanksgiving. Roosevelt didn’t give
in, though. He continued to honor the
stores’ wishes for two more years.
Thanksgiving Brings Country
Together During World War II
In 1941,
the country was
involved in World
War II and people
wanted the comfort
of a national day of
Thanksgiving that
everyone would
celebrate at the
same time. President Roosevelt signed
formal legislation that officially declared
that Thanksgiving would be celebrated
by the entire nation on the last Thursday of November. That’s the way it’s
been ever since.
Get Ready For Some Deals on Black Friday
By Jada Nanez
Start early on your Christmas
shopping early this year and get the best
deals. The day after Thanksgiving is one
of the major shopping days of the year. It
is called Black Friday and it got it’s name
back in the 1960’s. Back when accounting records were kept by hand, records
written in red ink meant a loss while black
ink meant profit. Since the Friday after
Thanksgiving was when a lot of stores
finally saw enough money coming in that
they could make a profit and start using
black ink, store owners started calling that
day “Black Friday.”
Ever since Macy’s Department
Store started their famous Thanksgiving
Day Parade in 1924, the day after
Thanksgiving has been known as the
start to a busy holiday shopping season.
Just searching for deals ahead of time
can be tricky and time consuming, even
dangerous in some cities. To beat the
competitors and get more customers,
some retailers have started to put their
items up for sale onThanksgiving; or, they
email specials to consumers in advance.
Others wait until last minute to reveal
their sales. Electronics and popular toys
are usually the most discounted. But anything from clothing and toys to home furnishings can have big sales, too. People
line up outside the more popular stores in
the middle of the night and even go as far
as camping out waiting for the doors to
open. Stores like Walmart that stay open
all night usually have
different sales at different times throughout night. Other
stores open up at 5
am or earlier and have sales called
“doorbusters” for a certain amount of time.
Some doorbuster prices are so low stores
may not even make a profit. They count on
these items to bring people into the store
and then they make up for the loss when
those people buy other items, too. Around
135 million people go out to shop on Black
Friday every year.
But if waiting in line all night and
fighting crowds on Friday isn’t for you, or if
you get up too late and they’re sold out of
what you want, you can always wait for
Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday is fairly
new. Online retailers want to get into the
sale action, too. On Cyber Monday, you do
all your shopping online for bargains just as
low as you may find on Black Friday. More
men claim to shop on Cyber Monday,43%
compared to 39% of woman shopping on
this day. Late Monday morning is the best
time to start. Last year was the biggest Cyber Monday yet. People spent over $1.7
billion in online spending on Cyber Monday. Top buys for this day are clothes,
DVD’s, video games, and electronics.
So get your wallets ready for some
of the best deals. Either stay up all night
Thursday night or get up early Monday
morning.
Pumpkin
Chunkin’
By Sanner Sattler
Pumpkin
Chunkin started back in 1986 with four
friends. They were messing around and
started talking about throwing pumpkins
and bragging about who could throw one
the farthest. More and more people got
involved each year. Now, it’s become a
national event.
The event of pumpkin chunking is
the sport of hurling or “chunking” pumpkins. There are actually many ways to
chunk a pumpkin. Since pumpkin chunking is actually considered to be a
sport now, there are
categories on what
device is used to
chunk. These devices range from
slingshots, catapults, centrifugals,
trebuchets, and pneumatic cannons.
You may think that there would
only be teams of adults in the different
categories. Well, guess what? There are
even categories for kids aged 10 and
younger. Pumpkin Chunkin has become
so popular that the contests have been
aired on television. You can even find videos of pumpkin chunkin’ on the Internet.
Check it out!
2 Lucky Turkeys
By Shochana Little
Thanksgiving must be the worst
time ever to be a turkey. But there’s a new
tradition at the White House that makes
sure two turkeys make it out alive every
year.
Ever since
1947, the National Turkey Federation and the
Poultry and Egg National Board have presented the President
and his family with a
live turkey at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. Most presidents and their
families just ate the turkeys. But in 1963,
President John F. Kennedy said, “Let’s just
keep him.” Kennedy saved the turkey’s life
on November 18, 1963. But the President,
himself, was shot down just five days later
and didn’t live to see Thanksgiving 1963.
In 1989, President George H.W.
Bush started a new tradition when he officially pardoned the turkey. All of the presidents after him continued the tradition.
Every year since 1989, a turkey and an
alternate turkey have been pardoned. They
pick an alternate turkey just in case the
official turkey gets sick or dies before the
ceremony after the pardon. Most if the
White House turkeys got to enjoy the rest
of their lives at a small petting farm in Virginia.
Turkey Facts
By Jada Nanez
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Turkeys can have heart attacks. When the US
Air Force was doing test runs and breaking
the sound barrier, whole fields of turkeys
dropped dead from heart attacks.
Turkeys can drown if they look up for too
long in the rain.
Turkeys often spend the night in trees.
Turkeys have excellent hearing, but no external ears.
Wild turkeys have excellent eyesight. They have an average field of vision of
270 degrees.
A turkey can run up to 20 mph.
A turkey’s head changes color when it’s excited.
A turkey can go from zero to 55 mph in just a couple of seconds.
Only male turkeys gobble.
The average adult turkey has 3500 feathers.
Christopher Columbus mistook the turkey for a peacock.
A dance called the “Turkey Trot” imitates the jerky movements of the turkey.
Turkey Stats
By Jada Nanez
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving
About 280 million turkeys (or 7 billion pounds) are sold each year for
Thanksgiving.
20% of cranberries eaten in the US are eaten for Thanksgiving
In 2010, AAA estimated about 42.2 million Americans traveled 50 miles or
more away from home to celebrate Thanksgiving
There are over 8500 turkey farms in the United States.
The largest turkey on record weighed 86 pounds.
Turkey Facts and Stats gathered from http://www.history.com and http://butterball.com
The First Thanksgiving
By Haley American Horse
During the
Pilgrims’ first winter in 1621, 46 of
the 102 Pilgrims
died. But the next
year there was a
plentiful harvest.
The pilgrims decided to celebrate
with a feast that
included 90 natives who helped the
pilgrims survive during that first winter.
One of the most well-known of those
natives was a Wampanoag whom the
settlers called Squanto. He taught the
pilgrims where to fish and hunt and
where to plant crops like corn and
squash. He also helped negotiate a
treaty between the pilgrims and Chief
Massasoit. The first feast included fish,
fowl, venison, corn, and pumpkins. The
meal was prepared by the four women
settlers and two teenage girls.
The idea of holding a harvest
feast was not something new to the
pilgrims. They had been doing it in
Europe for centuries. In fact, many cultures throughout history held feasts
and banquets honoring their gods or
rulers or simply being thankful for the
bounty.
What Was Cookin’ at
the First Thanksgiving
Feast?
By: Jared Bearrobe
There are a lot of myths
about the first Thanksgiving meal.
Have you ever wondered what was
actually on the menu that day? Well,
it was a lot of different from what
most modern Americans serve for
Thanksgiving dinner. According to
www.history.com, they served a lot
of seafood (eel, cod, clams and lobsters), wild fowl (turkey, goose, duck,
crane, partridge, swan, and eagle),
venison, and even seal meat. They
also served wheat flour and Indian
corn and a lot of vegetables (peas,
beans, stewed pumpkin, onions, lettuce, radishes, and carrots). Fruits like
plums and grapes and nuts such as
acorns, chestnuts, and walnuts, were
also probably served at the first
Thanksgiving. They also had a variety
of herbs and seasonings available
(olive oil, leeks, dried currants, parsnips, and liverwort). So the Thanksgiving meal we eat today is not exactly the same meal they served at
that first feast. Most of us won’t be
sitting down to enjoy a delicious
meal of seal meat, eel, and acorns,
will we?
Meet the S
“Reading Up” On Ms. Legg
By Brandi Nightwalker and Shochana Little
Ms. Legg teaches English at the High School
this year. She started working here when the old
high school opened up in the fall of 1994. She’s
taught several different things since she came here.
She’s taught English and Social Studies for both the
Junior High and the High School. She even taught
Health for one year. Ms. Legg also taught at St.
Labre HS for one year and she taught part-time at a
school in Ohio before she moved to Montana.
Ms. Legg grew up in Ohio and earned her
degrees in English Literature and History at Ohio
Northern University. She always liked English and
History classes. She loved the classic literature that
her teachers shared with her that she gets to share with her own students now. But,
her favorite subject in school was French because she had a patient teacher who was
really enthusiastic about her subject area and enjoyed her students so much.
Ms. Legg says that she loves working with the students in Lame
Deer. We asked her which class was her favorite but she said that she likes them all
and couldn’t pick just one. There are good things she could say about all of her
classes. But Ms. Legg says that her last period is a little different from the rest of her
classes. That’s when she teaches the Yearbook/Newspaper class which is set up a
little differently from her regular English classes. She enjoys working with the students last period because it gives her something different to do. It lets her get to
know the students in a different way.
At the end of each day, Ms. Legg goes home to her husband, her 12 year old
daughter, her dog, and her six cats. When we asked her why she likes cats so much,
she said that she loves them because they’re so cute and cuddly.
t the Staff
“Figuring Out” Some Things
With Ms. Williams
By Tessa White Wolf
Ms. Williams has been working in
Lame Deer School District for fifteen
years. This year, she is the high school
math teacher. She has also taught Junior
High Math and been a LDHS Alternative
School teacher. Plus, she also runs math
tutoring out of her classroom after
school from 4:00-6:00 pm.
Ms. Williams enjoys teaching
math here and everyone who knows Ms. Williams, knows how much she loves
math. She says math is great because it allows you to focus on something so
positive, that your mind will not let you think of the negative.
Before coming to Lame Deer, Ms. Williams taught in Wyoming and Wisconsin. When Lame Deer hired her, all that was going through her mind was that
she was glad to be back at Montana. Once she got here, she was inspired to stay
for as long as she has because of the students and the relationships that she has
with them now. She says that the one thing she likes most about her job is the
students.
Ms. Williams has one son, two daughters, and a new baby grandson. She
was in the ROTC for two years in college. One of her hobbies is making cloth
photo albums. Her hero is God because he forgives and does not remember the
bad. Ms. Williams’ favorite movie is “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Ms. Williams would also like to get the Math Club started up again this
year. You don’t have to be good at math to be in the club. It’s a way to experience the fun and exciting things you can do with math. If you’re interested in
joining, talk to Ms. Williams!
Editorial Page
Thanksgiving—The Neglected Holiday
An Editorial By Bailey Sioux and Sanner Sattler
Thanksgiving is the holiday in November where we are not supposed to receive
anything but a nice family meal--the day we are supposed to reflect on what we have
and be thankful for it. Everyone has something to be thankful for which is why this holiday fits all. Family time, feasts, the feeling of satisfaction, and memories are what make
this holiday so remarkable. Although Thanksgiving only lasts a brief time it should still
be thought of year around.
However, right after Thanksgiving is over, everyone’s mind seems to be consumed by Christmas, the time of receiving. The day after Thanksgiving always comes
Black Friday when the ridiculous sales happen once a year for only a of couple hours.
Sadly, in today’s society people will stomp all over one another, stand in the freezing
cold for hours, and fight for material items they desire. Ironic that this happens right
after the day they say they are thankful for what they already have.
Newspapers, commercials, magazines, and the Internet all have a tremendous
impact on the way American people view things in general. Companies put a huge effort
into commercials just so they can convince the consumers that they need these items.
They manipulate you to make it seem like you need these items and hope that you’ll fall
for their “incredible price” schemes. It’s becoming evident that some have forgotten the
true meaning of the holiday seasons.
Thanksgiving tends to get overlooked during this time. Notice that about three
months before Christmas there are already hundreds of advertisements for decorations,
products, and presents. But for Thanksgiving, there are a few advertisements, they are
very short and the time period they are aired only last for a few weeks. Instead, the commercials that are aired leading up to and during Thanksgiving mostly revolve around
Christmas and getting people’s hopes up about what new things will come out this year.
This clearly shows people are thinking of Christmas more and neglecting the holiday of
being thankful.
Living in a society that is based on what’s new, what can you get next, and how
much it all costs especially occurs during the Christmas holiday season. Even though it is
the time of receiving and giving gifts and joy, let’s not forget about Thanksgiving.
Whatever happened to just being thankful for what you already have and who you have
in your life? Sometimes it is better to give than to receive.
These Kids
A Poem By Xena Littlenest
These kids I see nowadays have no values whatsoever.
These kids are immature, disrespectful, instigators, and drama-makers.
Why do they act the way they do?
Why are their main priorities getting drunk or trying to get a high?
These kids...All I see from the majority of them
Is hate, selfishness, lies, disrespect, violence, and ignorance.
If these kids can grow up and realize they’re better than that,
They can change themselves.
The people who are “sophisticated,”
Who are supposedly better than the reservation,
Say things about us Native Americans.
They say “those kids, those people on the rez
Will never be anything but worthless drunks, winos, a disappointment.”
But we can prove them wrong.
We can change.
We can make this a better place.
But when are we going to change for the better?
When can we prove them wrong?
When will we change?
We can change now!
You have to make yourself change for the better.
When will you stop and think?
Realize you don’t need to drink.
Realize you don’t need to smoke 24/7.
Realize you don’t need to huff, sniff, puff.
You’re only hurting yourself
Being an idiot and doing nothing but bad all the time
Trying to look cool in front of your bro’s.
In all honesty, you’ll probably blow this off, laugh it off, or ignore it.
That’s what makes this place how it is.
You complain about how bad the school is,
When you’re one of the reasons why it is.
You CAN change it for the better.
Yes, I know it seems hard to change.
But honestly, it’s not.
It’s all in your mind frame for you to think it’s hard.
You’re just too busy trying to look cool in front of your friends,
Chillin’ with your homies,
Looking, wondering when you’re going to get high again, to drink again
Wake up and think.
JFK—A Conspiracy or Not?
By Michael Bowers and T.Rey Glenn
Conspiracies run amuck in our society—from
UFO’s to Bigfoot. There is one event in American
history that draws the idea of conspiracy. Fifty
years ago, on November 22, 1963, America’s president was gunned down in Dallas, Texas. But what
really happened that day? The JFK assassination
could be a conspiracy or it could have been just a
man looking for anarchy.
We asked the LDHS/JH staff what they thought about the death of JFK.
Strange Coincidences
(Information Gathered From www.snopes. com)
President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, Texas on November
22, 1963—fifty years ago. Lee Harvey Oswald was taken into custody soon
after the murder. Oswald was then shot by Jack Ruby just a few days later.
The death of JFK left a huge impact on the United States. Nearly one hundred years earlier, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford’s
Theater by a Southern sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth. Two presidents murdered with a lot of very strange coincidences:
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Lincoln was elected President in 1860. Kennedy was elected in 1960—
exactly one hundred years later.
Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946—exactly one hundred years later.
Both Lincoln and Kennedy had a son die while they were in office.
Both assassinations took place on a Friday before a major holiday (Lincoln
before Easter; Kennedy before Thanksgiving).
Both men died from a gunshot would to the head.
Both men were shot from behind while their wives sat next to them. Neither wife was hurt.
Kennedy’s secretary’s last name was “Lincoln.”
Lincoln was warned not to go to Ford’s Theater. Kennedy was warned not
to go to Dallas.
Both assassins were killed before they went to trial.
Both assassins—Booth and Oswald—were rumored to be part of a greater
conspiracy.
Both Lincoln and Kennedy were with another couple when they were
killed. The men in these other couples were also injured.
After both assassinations, many people insisted that the shots came from
a different direction and that there might be a conspiracy or cover-up.
Both Lincoln and Kennedy had Vice Presidents named “Johnson” who were
born 100 years apart—Andrew Johnson was born in 1808; Lyndon Johnson
was born in 1908.
The Vice Presidents who succeeded Lincoln and Kennedy both had difficulty during their presidencies—Andrew Johnson was impeached; Lyndon
Johnson chose not to run for re-election in 1968.
What’s Your Favorite Thanksgiving Food
(Besides the Turkey)?
Survey Conducted by Josie Adams
Eldon S
Tessa WW
Trey WB
Jared BR
Troy RS
Jaden S
Sanner S
Bailey S
Cross B
Colton R
Shochana L
Brandi NW
Ham
Potato Salad
Deer Steak
Pie
Pizza
Stuffing
Lamb
Pumpkin Pie
Potato Salad
Stuffing
Pumpkin Pie
Potato Salad,
Pumpkin Pie
Alonzo BW Stuffing
Shyanne KN Potato Salad
Chenee B
Salad
Marvin G
Frybread
Tyrell NW Pumpkin Pie
Trustin TM Pumpkin Pie
Essence AH Stuffing
Richard S
Pumpkin Pie
Draven H
Stuffing, Mashed
Potatoes & Gravy
Elvalyn SG Mashed Potatoes &
Gravy
Kaylyn AH
Deviled Eggs
Brandon B
Mashed Potatoes
Christina WM
Javin TF
Michael B
Zack AH
Alyssia BB
Jessica B
Wendy Jo S
Caitlin SB
Wade WA
Cheyanne OB
Spring BCO
Robert B
Satin L
Jonathan AH
Rueben BW
Mountain WB
Cleveland B
Mashed Potatoes
and Gravy
Green Bean Casserole
Fruit Salad, Pie,
Mashed Potatoes,
Cranberry Sauce
Pumpkin Pie,
Pemmican
Pumpkin Pie
Stuffing, Mashed
Potatoes & Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Pumpkin Pie
Ham, Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Fruit Salad,
Apple Pie With
Chocolate Ice Cream
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie, Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
Pumpkin Pie
Smoked Ham
Pumpkin Pie
Hunting Season Is Here
By Tyrell Nightwalker
Hunting is a traditional way of life here on the rez and it’s a pretty popular sport off the rez, too.
But you have to be careful and make sure you follow all of the laws when you hunt. According to
the Montana Fish and Wildlife website, here are some things that you should consider before you
go hunting:
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Bow hunters may take bucks or does but must wear blaze orange.
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Shooting hours go from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset.
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Limits: The seasonal statewide bag limit: is six deer—no more than two legal bucks.
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Zone Limit: Four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one
doe may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
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Hunters using modern guns or muzzleloaders during these days may take only does and
button bucks (both antlers shorter than 2 inches).
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Be careful and be sure to go prepared and to use your gun safety skills and common sense.
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These are the starting and ending dates of popular Montana hunting seasons:
Deer and Elk
Antelope
Bison
Turkey
Wolf (Rifle)
Wolf (Trapping)
Black Bear
Moose
Mountain Goat
Mountain Lion (with hounds)
Mountain Lion (without hounds)
Pheasant
Big Horn Sheep
Mountain Grouse
Sharptail Grouse
October 26-December 1
October 12—November 10
November 15-February 15
September 1– January 1
September 15-March 15
December 15—February 28
September 15—December 1
September 15—December 1
September 15-December 1
October 26—December 1
December 1– April 14
October 12—January1
September 15—December 1
September 1—January 1
September 1—January 1
Announcements
Let Your Voice Be Heard
The student newspaper is looking for students to be “Guest Writers.”
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Do you have an opinion about something? Submit
an editorial!
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Are you creative? Submit a poem or story that you
wrote!
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Do you draw? Submit a comic strip or cartoon!
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Are you in a club and have something interesting
you want to share with the school? Submit a write-up.
Submit your writing to Ms. Legg if you want us to consider publishing it.
Math Club
Come enjoy the fun side of math!
See Ms. Williams if you are interested in joining
Math Club. It’s a lot of fun. Come see for yourself if you don’t
believe it!!!!
Morning Announcements
Do you want to be part of the Morning Announcements?
Francesca is looking for some student volunteers to anchor, film, and edit the announcements.
See Francesca Pine, Ms. Legg, or Mr. Loy to sign up!
Mayflower Mystery
A Puzzle by Michael Bowers
Puzzle made using puzzlemaker.com
Across
4. After Spring
6. Lodge Grass
8. Comes after October
Down
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Owned a diary on the ship
A lot of food
Traveled on the Mayflower
The name of the Pilgrims’ ship
The main course
Why did the turkey cross the road? Because it was the chicken’s day off..
What kind of music do Pilgrims like? Pilgrim Rock
Why did the turkey play the drums in his band? Because he already had
drumsticks.
What does Dracula call Thanksgiving? Fangs-giving
Which side of a turkey has the most feathers? The outside.
This page was created by Michael Bowers
Plymouth Pathfinder
F K J Y E J W H H N T Z J Y F D P Y
Q U Z U Z P G E T S M W A E M R I H
R E W O L F Y A M U I U W K G O L B
N O V E M B E R C L O E T R H F G B
S N A I D N I A L Y S M U U Z D R U
T H A N K S G I V I N G Y T A A I X
F V A J Z P A X I G L Q U L G R M O
AUTUMN
MAYFLOWER
PLYMOUTH
WILLIAM
BRADFORD
NOVEMBER
THANKSGIVING
INDIANS
PILGRIMS
TURKEY
Joke
A M T P W M L U Z H L Z W P P B S D
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If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims!
Who is not hungry at Thanksgiving? The turkey because he’s already
stuffed.
Why do Pilgrims’ pants keep falling down? Because their buckles are on
their hats.
Why can’t you take a turkey to church?
Because they use such fowl
language.
What sound does a space turkey make? Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Why did the police arrest the turkey? They suspected fowl play
This page was created by Michael Bowers.
December
Celebrity Birthdays
By Shochana Little
1st = DeSean Jackson
2nd = Britney Spears
3rd = Ozzy Osbourne
4th = Jay Z
5th = Walt Disney
6th = Judd Apatow
7th = Larry Bird
8th = Nikki Minaj
9th = Eric Bledsoe
10th = Raven Symone
11th = Mo Nique
13th = Taylor Swift
14th = Vanessa Hudgens
15th = Adam Brody
16th = Flo Rida
17th = The Pope
18th = Brad Pitt
19th = Chris Angel
20th = Jonah Hill
21st = Samuel L. Jackson
22nd = G. Hannelius
24th = Ryan Seacrest
25th = Eric Gordon
26th = Prodigy
27th = Jamal Charles
28th = Denzel Washington
29th = Ross Lynch
30th = LeBron James
31st = Psy
TurkeyTown, USA
There are thousands of towns in
the U.S; and, some of them have
some pretty unusual names. We
found some towns- some real
towns that are actually recognized
by the U.S. Postal Service-- that
sound like they really get into
Thanksgiving. How would you like
to live in one of these towns?
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Thanksgiving, Maryland
Cranberry, Wisconsin
Pie, West Virginia
Potato Creek, South Dakota
Rolls, Arizona
Egg Nog, Utah
Pilgrim’s Playground, Arizona
Pumpkin, Georgia
Corn, Oklahoma
Cranberry Bog, Massachusetts
Burnt Corn, Alabama
Hot Coffee, Michigan
Popcorn, Indiana
Dumplins, Tennessee
Cheesequake, New Jersey
Lick Skillet, Kentucky
Pie Town, New Mexico
Spuds, Florida
Strange, But Real, Holidays
December 2013 ~
Sun
Mon
1
2
Eat a Red
Apple Day
8
Fri
Sat
7
National Frit- National Roof Wear Brown
ters Day
Over Your
Shoes Day
Head Day
Santa’s List
Day
National
Bathtub Day
Put on Your
Own Shoes
Day
National Cotton
Candy Day
9
National
Lemon Cupcake Day
10
4
Thu
6
16
3
Wed
5
National
National
Brownie Day Pastry Day
15
Tue
11
Letter
Writing Day
12
13
14
Festival for
National
the Souls of Noodle Ring
Dead Whales Day
Day
Poinsettia Day
Ice Cream
Day
National
Bouillabaise
Day
17
18
19
National
Maple Syrup
Day
National
Roast Suckling Pig Day
Oatmeal Muffin Go Caroling
Day
Day
National
Flashlight Day
Look for an
Evergreen Day
Hamburger
Day
Violin Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
National Nut
Bread Day
Roots Day
National Egg
Nog Day
National
Pumpkin Pie
Day
National
Whiner’s Day
Make Cut-Out National Card
Snowflakes
Playing Day
Day
29
30
31
Pepper Pot
Day
National
Unlucky Day
Bicarbonate of
Soda Day
December
Birthstones
are Turquoise and
Tanzanite.
28
December
Flower is the
Narcissus.
TODAY IN HISTORY
By Shochana Little
Information gathered from www.history.com
Dec. 1, 1969: U.S. government holds its first draft lottery since World War II
Dec. 2, 1804: Napoleon Bonaparte crowned Emperor of France.
Dec. 3, 1967: First human heart transplant takes place.
Dec. 4, 1954: First Burger King opens in Miami, Florida.
Dec. 5, 1933: Prohibition ends.
Dec. 6, 1865: The Thirteenth Amendment is ratified, officially ending slavery in the US.
Dec. 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor is bombed.
Dec. 8, 1941: US Enters World War II.
Dec, 9, 1992: Prince Charles and Princess Diana announce a formal separation.
Dec. 10, 1915: Ford builds it’s one millionth car.
Dec. 11, 1997: 150 countries agreed at a global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan .
Dec. 12, 2003: Keiko the whale from the movie Free Willy dies.
Dec. 13, 2003: US soldiers capture Saddam Hussein.
Dec. 14, 1962: Mariner 2 space probe becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus .
Dec. 15, 1791: Bill of Rights is ratified.
Dec. 16, 1772: Boston Tea Party takes place in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.
Dec. 17, 1942: Mass executions of Jews by killing squads begin in Poland.
Dec. 18, 1966: Dr. Seuss' book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is made into an animated television special and shown for first time on CBS.
Dec. 20, 1968: The Zodiac Killer murders his first victim on record.
Dec. 21, 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland killing 243 passengers, 16
crew members, and 11 witnesses on the ground.
Dec. 22, 1952: Prototype for the first Corvette is completed.
Dec. 23, 1888: Artist Vincent Van Gogh suffers from depression and slices off his ear with a razor.
Dec. 24, 1968: Apollo 8 becomes the first manned space mission to orbit the Moon.
Dec. 25, 1776: General George Washington leads his troops across the Delaware River.
Dec. 26, 1973: The Exorcist opens in theaters .
Dec. 27, 2004: Peyton Manning breaks single season touchdown pass record.
Dec. 28, 1945: Congress officially recognizes the “Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag”
Dec. 29, 1975: A bomb explodes in the main terminal of New York's LaGuardia Airport, killing 11.
Dec. 30, 1853: Border between US and Mexico is formally established.
Dec. 31, 1999: The world prepares to have a global party with fireworks and special events around
the world to welcome in the third millennium.
Senior Spotl
Bailey Sioux
What are your plans for after
you graduate?
To become an Environmental Science major
What is your most memorable high school experience?
Being able to graduate with my older brother and twin sister
What extra-curricular or community activities did you participate in?
I did many community service projects, Boys and Girls’ Club, Heritage, and
Church.
What are 2 words/phrases that best describe you?
Quiet, smart
What did you learn in high school that you will always remember?
Not everyone stays around
What is your biggest regret?
Not doing sports
What is your greatest achievement (so far)?
I skipped my junior year
What advice would you give to younger students?
School goes by fast so enjoy it.
Which people have been the biggest influences in your life so far?
My family, my twin
What will NOT miss about LDHS?
The food and getting up early
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What are your plans after you
graduate?
Go to college
What is your most memorable high
school experience?
My Junior and Senior years
What extra-curricular or community activities did you participate in?
Football, basketball, golf
How do you want to be remembered?
“As the best”
What did you learn in high school that you will always remember?
Friendship goes a long way
What is your biggest regret?
Tearing my knee
What is your greatest achievement (so far)?
All-Conference Football, National Honor Society
What advice would you give to your younger students?
“Don’t give up.”
Which people have been the biggest influences in you8r life so far?
Too many to list
What will you miss about LDHS?
All the good times
What will you NOT miss about LDHS?
Lunch
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the Newspaper/Yearbook class before
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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS STORE
FOR CHILDREN
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013
Lame Deer High School
1:00pm to 4:00pm
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