The Panther ROARDecember 2018

Table of Contents Slide 3 Holiday Word Search -- Tami LawalSlide 4-Reader’s Poll About Christmas -- Presleigh Fehrenbacher Slide 5-Eighth Day Book Review -- Chloe Johnston Slide 6-What Is Band Like? -- Timmy LawalSlide 7-Wanting Your Phones In School -- Emma BakerSlide 8-Trivia -- Timmy LawalSlide 9-Cake Pop Recipe -- Grace Curry + Jayden ToftSlide 10-Student Council Announcements -- Lydia Roland + Emma BoydSlide 11-Hanukkah Or Chanukah -- Lydia Roland + Emma BoydSlide 12-The History Of Kwanzaa -- Lydia Roland + Emma BoydSlide 13-The history Of Yule -- Lydia Roland + Emma BoydSlide 14-Introducing The Advice Column -- Imagin WernerSlide 15-Featured Teacher -- Heather DelaughterSlide 16-The History Of Candy Canes -- Sebastian HillSlide 17-Riddles -- Grace Curry Slide 18 & 19-Boys Sports Interview -- Stephen StarastaSlide 20-Chess AnnouncementSlide 21-24- Bohemian Rhapsody and Queen -- Jayden Toft + Brenna Corbett-ButcherSlide 25-New Sign Highlight -- Grace CurrySlide 26 & 27- Winter Comic -- Tammy Lawal

WINTER WORD SEARCH

B R Y V B N S J I N G L E C A W N Z S S O V B E G E A P N W L F F J P H W X L U P S L K I F H M Y Y D C J U R I Q J E A WU L Q K W K R H W A S T N E S E R P I L S N O W F L A K E O J U S A G Q D F G C X O A G M J G R X J N R E B T I G O H V C G G M O I B S C P E S L S B N D U K H J F C X Z R S H D I E Y D N A C A I E Z OI Y O F E J T T N B W V N L D R M S N X Q B R G L H X D L C D B A K O I G A M I C A N L C B E I J E C D C J W A I B A D E L I A O I E L Y M Z T L J A P E Q F L Q XG N M U R G L C A N E O W C K V I I Y V U Z E F K L H X H S A X E V P Z M W I R PB M N N O C E T M Y Q C C Z D B F B A E R O T H A Z C X S R H N U P X U Y P Z T

BELLS COOKIES MISTLETOE SLEIGHGINGERBREAD CANDLES ORNAMENT SNOWFLAKEHOLLY CANDY PRESENTS SNOWMANJINGLE CANE REINDEER SANTALIGHTS CLAUS

3 Questions about your ChristmasDrop your answers in the poll box outside Mrs. Steffens’ room. Results will be posted in our next

issue.

1. Which of these do you put up every Christmas season?A.Christmas Tree C. Indoor Decorations E. Other or All

B.Christmas Lights D. Outside Decorations 2. What kind of Christmas lights do you like?

A. Clear C.Icicle Lights E. Other

B. Colored D.Candle Lights

3. Your Favorite Christmas special is… A Charlie Brown Christmas E. Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer B. The Grinch who Stole Christmas F. Frosty the Snowman C. A Christmas Story G. Other D. Elf

By: Presleigh

The Eighth Day by Dianne K.Salerni Book Review The Eighth Day is a five star book. It is full of

magic, friendships, and adventures. The bond between two boys and a boy and girl is incredibly strong. Riley and Jax are too different, or so they thought. When midnight hits on Wednesday night, some people awake. Will the magical day end, taking everyone including the girl trapped inside with it?

-Chloe Johnston

What is band like? by Timmy Lawal

Have you ever heard the CEL band (simply named “Band”) and thought, “What is it like to be in band?”. Well today, you are in for a treat. We’ll be looking at band through the eyes of our wonderful director--Mrs Crim--and two band members (one in 8th grade & a 5th grader). I myself, would also spend two days in the band room observing.

According to Wyatt O’Donoghue (8th grade band member who’s been in band since the 5th grade), Band is “about having fun and playing music. Everyone just does their job” So not only do they have fun and goof around, they also get their work done on time.

In my second day in band, I noticed that 5th graders who were new to band were taught how to play their instruments by older band members. According to Jacob Wilson (fifth grader), “Alex (6th grader who teaches him) tries to reach him in a funny way”. After hearing Jacob play, I’d say that Alex’s way of teaching works.

Finally, I would like to say that even if they are small in number, they have a really powerful and harmonious sound that leaves listeners speechless.

Wyatt O’Donoghue Mrs Crim Jacob Wilson

Wanting your phone in School?

Sometimes I wish we could, but would we even be learning with them in the same room? Think about it, would our phones do us any good in class? Sure we sometimes use them to search things about what we’re learning, but we also use them for social media, games, music and we use the internet to search for a song that we don’t have on our playlist or a song a friend recommends for us to hear.

I don’t think we should have our phones during class, but I think we should have them during lunch because we aren’t learning anything in lunch.

TRIVIA!!! by Timmy Lawal 1. What year was Chester-East Lincoln opened?___a. 1951 b. 1950 c. 1953 d. 1949

2. How many classrooms did CEL originally have___

a. 10 b. 15 c. 3 d. 5

3. How many teachers does CEL currently have___

a. 30 b. 21 c. 15 d. 24

Drop your answers in the trivia box outside Mrs. Steffens’ room. The students with the correct answers will be entered into a drawing for a soda!

To begin, preheat your oven and bake the cake according to the box directions. (After you bake remember to turn off the oven). Next, let it cool COMPLETELY! Then grab a bowl and crumble the cake into piece. After you finished that, then add in the ⅓ cup of icing.The mixture should be dense, not gooey. Then grab your cookie scoop(or your hands) and make cake balls. Pack them lightly so they don't fall apart. Grab your candy melts and dump them in a microwavable bowl. Put the bowl in the microwave. When melted, take a lollipop stick and dip it in the melted chocolate and quickly slide a cake pop onto the stick. Repeat as many times as you can. Then put on a tray with the sticks in the air. Freeze for 15 minutes or refrigerate for 30 minutes. Then take more candy melts and a cup and microwave until melted. Then take cake pop and dip into the candy melts evenly. Place on cookie sheet. Then put christmas sprinkles and enjoy when hardened!

Ingredients ● Cake mix ● Candy melts(green or whatever color)● ⅓ cup icing ● Cookie scoop(or hands)● 9x 13 pan● Cookie sheet● Cup ● Bowl

Cake POPS!

Student Council Announcements: Winter Dance When : December 7th

Theme: Ugly Christmas Sweater

What to wear : Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater

Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm

How much: $3 to get in if you don’t wear your ugly holiday outfit

or $2 if you are dressed up in hideous holiday clothes

**For song selection tell Student Council members

Recipe

The meaning of Hanukkah in hebrew is “to dedicate.” Hanukkah is also commonly known as the Festival of Lights or the Festival of Dedication. It is a Jewish holiday, and it is celebrated for 8 days. This year, it started on December 3, 2018. Families celebrate by exchanging gifts each night of the holiday. They also celebrate by feasting on traditional foods such as potato pancakes, jam stuffed donuts, and fritters.

The History of Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a seven day holiday that celebrates African-American culture and heritage. It goes from Dec. 26th - Jan. 1st. People decorate in African art and use different symbols. The men wear traditional shirts called a dashiki and a hat called a kufi. They use a special mat to set a traditional unity cup, and a candle holder which holds 7 candles. They also eat special foods such as different fruits, veggies, and nuts. They also pass around gifts like we do on Christmas.

- Lydia and Emma

The History of Yule

Yule is another holiday observed from December 21 through January 1. You may have also heard people say that this is the start of the winter solstice. People that celebrate this holiday are historic German people, Wiccans and the Northern European Christians. People burn a log for the 12 days of Christmas. Then, they take the ashes and spread them across the field hoping that this will bring them a good crop in the coming year.

- Lydia and Emma

Introducing the Advice ColumnWelcome to the advice column! This is the section where you

can send in any questions you might need advice! This is a NO

JUDGE zone! We answer any question. If there are no questions,

or not that many, we will give random little things that you can

read and take note of such as hygiene, sports, friends, style,

studying skills, note taking, etc. Feel free to ask specific

questions about any of those categories any time! We are all

trying to get by just the same; this advice column may make

things a little bit easier. We sure hope it does!

Mr. Hoffert grew up in a family that had a great respect for art and were really good at it too. He originally wanted to go into graphic design but didn't enjoy the really full classes. He then decided to go into art education. All of his 22 years as a teacher have been at Chester East Lincoln.

Featured Teacher Mr. Hoffert

Perhaps the biggest struggle Mr. Hoffert faces is that he doesn't have a curriculum to follow. The fact that he must come up with projects for kindergarteners and 8th graders alike can be very difficult. He said his favorite part of the job was the chance to pass on his knowledge to the next generation. Most schools don't think art education is very important, but Mr. Hoffert and Chester East think art education is valuable.

Written by | Heather DeLaughter

The History of Candy CanesCandy Canes originated in Germany about 250 years ago. They used to be plain white sugar sticks. A choirmaster gave some children a candy stick so they would keep quiet during the Christmas service. The candy cane got its shape when the choirmaster bent the suger sticks into a hook shape to represent a shepherd’s hook. Sometime in the 1900’s peppermint and wintergreen flavors were added which gave the candy cane its stripes. Around the 1920’s, the candy cane began being massed produced by BOB’s candy. Today there are a whole bunch of candy cane flavors like black licorice, jolly rancher, cherry, cotton candy and pickle... By Sebastian Hill

Here is a riddle. The answer will be in the next newspaper. Until then, try to figure out the answer. Good luck!

There is a boat full of people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don't see a single person in the boat. Why?

Boys Sports Interview.Stephen: So,on the boys basketball team what is your favorite position?

Coltan: the small forward position

Stephen: What's your jersey number? Coltan :21

Stephen: What's the best game you have had this season?

Coltan: I don’t really keep track, but the last game against Heyworth I would have to say

was my best performance.

Stephen: What are some goals you have for the rest of this season.

Coltan: to win

Boys Sports Interview Continued.

Stephen: During this season do you feel like the team has proved anything to the

rest of the county?

Coltan: We have beat every team in the county we have played. The hardest team

we are going to face is WLB, and we havent played them yet .

Stephen: Coming up is spirit night which is already a big game plus, you’re facing

rival West-Llincoln. Do you feel prepared?

Coltan: I feel like the whole team is ready to take the win home on spirit night.

Join the 2019 chess team

**Sign-up in the office**

>Must already know how to play

>Must have ride home on Tuesdays & Thursdays

>Practices starts on Thursday, January 10

>Must meet CEL eligibility rules

>Last day to sign up on is December 21

The Band Queen By Brenna and Jayden

Some of you may know that a movie about Queen was out in theaters a few weeks ago. The movie was called Bohemian Rhapsody. We thought we’d do a little digging about this crazy, popular band. We found out there were four members, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor. Mercury was the lead singer, May was the guitarist, Deacon was the bass, and Taylor was the drummer. They had their first tour in 1974 in the US, as they played as an opening act for a band called Mott the Hoople. May and Taylor were in a psychedelic band called Smile before they even met Mercury. Eventually, they got put into the three different Hall of Fames. Their first one was Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Their second one was in 2003 when they were put into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Then their third one was in 2004 and that was the UK Hall of fame.

Facts about the members of Queen.

Next, we found some interesting facts about all of the members of the band. Freddie Mercury, the lead singer, was born in Stone Town, Zanzibar in 1946. His real name was Farrokh Bulsara but started going by Freddie when he was going to boarding school near Mumbai. He legally changed his name in 1972 when Queen was formed. Freddie got a degree in art and graphic design at Ealing Art College. He designed the Queen Crest logo. He was reportedly very shy as a kid which is surprising considering how he acted on stage. He was a big cat lover and at one point he had 10 cats living with him. He had an album dedicated to his cats and a song to his cat called “Delilah”. Sadly, Freddie died in 1990 at the age of 45. He does have a statue dedicated to him at the University of London. He was the first rock star to have a statue in England. Then, there’s Brian May. May was the guitarist in the band. Before he even got started with music, he was an accomplished scholar. May at that time studied astronomy and physics at Imperial College in London. May built his guitar with his dad, and he liked to call his guitar “Red Special” Brian's birthday is July 19, 1947, and he is still alive to this day. Next, another member of the band was Roger Taylor. He was the drummer for Queen. His birthday is July 26, 1949, and he is 69 years old. He has three kids, all girls. After the band broke up, Roger was the first band member to go solo in 1977. Lastly, there is John Deacon. He was born on August 19, 1951, in Leicester, England. He started playing guitar when he was 14, but he switched to bass eventually. When he first found the band Queen, he wasn’t impressed but months later after meeting members of the band, he joined Queen.

Mrs. Crim’s thoughts on Queen.Next, we interviewed a few people from our school about the band Queen. We know that Mrs. Crim knows a lot about music because she is our music teacher here. We decided to interview her because we know she is a big fan of them. We talked to her about the band and how she found their music. She discovered Bohemian Rhapsody in high school, but then found the real beauty of the band in college. According to Mrs. Crim, one reason she likes Queen is that they didn’t care what people thought of them. They didn’t try to be anybody they weren’t supposed to be. They just played their music. “ Kind of like me” she added. “Killer Queen,” “Radio Ga Ga,” and “Under Pressure” are her favorite songs by the band. Freddie Mercury is her favorite member of the band. His crazy personality makes it easy for people to like him.

What people thought about the movie... Lastly, we interviewed two people that have seen Bohemian Rhapsody. We interviewed Mrs. Steffens and Wyatt O’Donoghue. We asked them both 3 questions. We’ll start with Wyatt. Wyatt learned from the movie that you can accomplish things. The movie also inspired him when Freddie Mercury overcame his problems that he was facing. Lastly, he said: “It was very good. I recommend it.” Next, we interviewed Mrs. Steffens. Mrs. Steffens learned that “Living a life of fame is often shadowed with pain and sadness and loneliness.” Next, what inspired her about the movie was “how Freddie and Mary remained friends and deeply cared for each other throughout their struggles.” Lastly, she thought the movie was “well-done. It seemed to be a true reflection on the history of Queen.” I also saw the movie(Brenna), and I thought it was a great. It showed all of their struggles, and how they got through them. It just shows parts of their life story that some people may have not known about, and how they made their music.