McNabb Middle School Smoke Signals December 2016

Student written, student produced newspaper

McNabb Teacher Survey By Lacey Johnson, Kelsey Kolisz, and Mackenzie Wray

Recently, all of the teachers at McNabb were given a survey to complete. There were 3 multiple choice questions and 3 written responses. The questions were over their past and opinions. Here are some of the results.

The last question was, “What college did you go to?” Here were the results. Cedarville Bible College - 1 Morehead State University - 15

Eastern Kentucky University - 5 Freed-Hardeman University - 1 Georgetown College - 2 University of Kentucky - 5 Indiana University - 1 University of Georgia - 1 University of the Cumberlands - 1 Radford University - 1 Western MD College - 1 Western Kentucky University - 1 Michigan State University - 1 Conducting this survey, we learned more about the teachers at our school. We learned more about their backgrounds and how they spend their free time.

Favorite Christmas By William McCormicK

I don’t really have a favorite christmas because they are all my almost the same, some of my favorite things that has happened on christmas. One of them being when I got a crocodile head in my stocking it was one of the strangest things I’ve gotten on christmas. Another fun thing that we do a few days before christmas is me and my family go to louisville to have christmas with my cousins who live there and while we are up there we spend the night and they have a really big house. More about the crocodile head it was small and you would see the neck bone.

Hot Chocolate My favorite Christmas memory was drinking hot chocolate. I love putting whipped cream and

chocolate chips as a topping. It is better when you are curled up in a blanket watching “Rudolph the red Nosed Reindeer”, and it's snowing outside. Before I drink my Hot Chocolate I will go outside and sleed down the hill. We have a “huge” hill so it's better. I love to eat the marshmallows alone cause I don't like marshmallows on the top. A Lot of people will drink mtn dew or pepsi in the winter but i think it is too cold for it. I don’t wait for the hot chocolate to cool down, I just go on ahead and drink it. I wear about 4 layers in the winter, but it's worth it to go outside and look at the lights with friends and family. This is my favorite christmas memory hot chocolate.

Living Poet Society By: KayLee Rogers

What is Living Poet Society? The Living Poet Society is a group of students who come together due to their love of poetry. We have students from the middle school and high school that meet in the auditorium every Friday from 3:30-6pm. We all take turns reading poetry and we often write as well. It is very inspiring and it helps boost our confidence. This society was created by Mr. Adam Allison because of one of his former

students, Billy. Billy inspired Mr. Allison with his wonderful poetry. Due to the fact that we are very unique, we will be featured on the news so people can learn more about us. Due to popularity, we are now at capacity with around 30 members and we can not have any other people join. However, I have not only gained a group of friends, I’ve gained a family. We are all very close in Living Poet Society and I wouldn’t change it one bit! A Peek Inside When performing, we first step into the spotlight and say our names. We then get an overwhelming response from the audience saying,” We love you _____!” It truly is an amazing experience. After reading our poems, we get praised on how well we did and we get tips on how to make everything better. More recently, we have been practicing for our poetry show at the end of the school year. We have been working on being more confident when reading and improving our poetry. One of my favourite things about Living Poet Society is our hug moments. This is when someone reads a poem that is very emotional and, more often than not, someone calls for a “hug moment”. We will all come together in a hug and comfort the author of the poem. It really helps people feel better and that is when we realise that we have truly created a family. In conclusion, clubs like this are a great influence and I would definitely joining one!

Steak n’ Shake By: Davis Johnson & Logan McCormick

Steak n’ Shake is the newest addition to Mt. Sterling’s fast food business. Steak n’ Shake has a menu of Chili, Milk Shakes, Ice cream, Cheeseburgers, hamburgers, and of course yummy steak franks. Not only that but they also have cheese curds. The cheese curds are pretty much cheese inside of breading. Milk shakes are one of Steak ‘n Shakes biggest sellers. Some of the many flavors include Egg Nog, Butterfinger, Heath, Peanut Butter, Cookie Butter, Nutella, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, and

Turtle Caramel Nut. Another thing that Steak n’ Shake is famous for is their burgers. They don’t just have hamburgers and cheeseburgers, they have a single steak burger, triple steak burger, bacon and cheese double steak burger, guacamole steakburger, grilled portobello n’ swiss steakburger, royale steakburger, Wisconsin buttery steakburger, cheesy cheddar steakburger, western bbq n’ bacon steakburger. The average wait to time food in the new Mt. Sterling location is approximately 49 minutes. This restaurant is a big tourist attraction because of how big the chain has become. Mt. Sterling is now 1 out of 545 Steak ‘n Shakes around the US. This restaurant is open 9-10 hours a day. This new chain that has opened in Mt. Sterling is the first time that a Steak ‘N Shake has been opened and ran in Mt. Sterling Kentucky. The hours of operation are 10am to 10pm Monday- Sunday. It’s exact location is 706 Northview Drive.

Recent Winter Concerts

Orchestra

On Thursday, December 8th at 6:30 p.m., in the auditorium, the 7th and 8th grade Orchestra played many different songs for the evening. Each class played three songs of their own. Second period played Hunter’s Chorus , St. Anthony Chorale , and Frosty the Snowman. The third period played Rondeau , Polovetzian Dance , and Holly Jolly Christmas . Ninth period played Contredanse , Two selections , and Let it snow . At the end, every class Played Christmas Suite together. __________________________________________ Choir

On Thursday, December 15th at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium, there was a mix of songs that the 8th and 7th grade choir sang, and some that were sung by one or two kids. The choir sang Eatnemen Vuelie . Angela France sang Mary did you Know? . Lindsey Miller sang White Christmas . The choir sang If you're Out There . Isaac Grubb sang Mistletoe . Lorisa Arnold and Drew Sapp sang Santa Baby . The choir sang Elijah Rock . The choir sang Silent Night and Joy to the World , which the audience could have joined. __________________________________________ Band

On Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30 p.m., in the auditorium, the Band played their winter concert. The 7th grade beginning band played Patapan and Countdown to Christmas . The 8th grade symphonic band played Free Spirit Overture , Christmas Portrait, and Fanfare Noel.

The Christmas Parade The Christmas parade was held on Monday, December 5th at 6:00pm in downtown Mt. Sterling, KY. The Theme of the parade was all about Christmas and Veterans. One entry had a truck with lights decorated around it to make it look like Rudolph, and another one had Boats For The Montgomery County Bass Fishing team, there was Santa Claus, and the electric company KU had a miniature truck that was the smallest there. Another part of the

parade was “The pooch parade” the members of the Montgomery County K-9s and their furry friends walked down main street during the annual parade. They had dromes that they used to take video and take pictures of the parade.There were people crowded around the road so they can see the floats, and they were the most crowded around the courthouse.The parade this year has been the largest that has been coordinated with the Mt. Sterling-Montgomery county chamber of commerce.This year at the parade they had more than 80 entries.

The Wizard of OZ

The cast of the play is ● Dorothy = Avery Conn ● Toto= Ollie Fegenbush (in Oz)/High Queen Shiva, Destroyer of Worlds (in Kansas) ● Scarecrow = Lindsey Miller ● Tin-man = James Beckner ● Lion = Caleb Connay ● Wicked Witch = Isabelle Schueler ● Uncle Henry = Drew Sapp ● Auntie Em = Rachel Jones ● Glinda. the witch of the north = Molly Shoupe ● Wizard of OZ = Addy Holly

February 28th though the 5th of March, public shows 4th and 5th.The cast is now starting to block each part of the play after 6 good long weeks of vocal rehearsal to practice the songs. During the story their is a girl named Dorothy who has a dog named Toto, there is a old lady, that tries to kill

Toto. Once Auntie Em and Uncle Henry give Toto to the old lady she goes away, but Toto escapes. Then Dorothy finds Toto and decides to run away. She meets a “fortune teller” and he tells her all kinds of fake stuff, then she runs back home, but a storm comes and all the rest of the family gets in the storm cellar to leave dorathy to get knocked out and fall into OZ…