breast cancer.

Katie: What does October mean to you?

Mrs. Kuty: I am glad that breast cancer

has its own month. Even though every-one should be donating and thinking

about breast cancer all 12 months, this

is a time that breast cancer is really

focused on. I like that people can ap-preciate and try to help with what peo-

ple have been thorough and what some

people are going through.

Katie: What does Crestdale do for

breast cancer that is important to you?

Mrs. Kuty: Like I said, Crestdale does

many things to support breast cancer

like the pink out game and different

little fundraisers to help out. I am hon-

ored that Crestdale has the events to

help the breast cancer to find a cure.

Katie: What does the NFL do that is

special to you?

Mrs. Kuty: I appreciate that the NFL

does go all out in pink. They really make

a difference by reminding all the people who are watching football bout breast

cancer. The NFL has also raised tons of

money and donated it to help find a

cure. I think that is amazing.

By: Katie Drulard

As you may know, October is

breast cancer awareness month.

The NFL is very involved with breast cancer awareness. They

make much of their players’ equip-

ment pink in honor of those who

have had breast cancer or know someone who may have died or

survived cancer. They end up rais-

ing a lot of money throughout this

month. But lately there have been

questions: is it true that the NFL

will stop using the pink flags at the

end of 5 weeks in the season?

The answer is yes. Many people

have been asking this question and

wonder if it is true. If it is, then

why? Well I have all of your an-

swers here.

The NFL will stop using pink flags

at the end of two weeks because

of the game telecasts. There has

been some confusion from the

people watching the game from

home or on a device. People get

confused because there is so much

pink on the fields; they don’t know what is what. The NFL players will

continue to use pink equipment

such as pink cleats, wristbands,

gloves, sideline hats, helmet decals,

chin cups, shoe laces, skull caps, side-

line towels, quarterback towels, and

eye shield decals.

Here at Crestdale we have our own

breast cancer survivor, Mrs. Kuty. I

was able to interview her and I asked her some questions regarding breast

cancer.

Katie: What was your experience

with breast cancer?

Mrs. Kuty: I was diagnosed when I

was 24. This was in 1996 when breast

cancer wasn’t really known. I was one

of the first and youngest people to

get it in North Carolina. It was really

hard for me to deal with cancer be-

cause I had just moved to N.C and I

didn’t really know anyone. I didn’t

have anyone who was always physi-

cally there for me. That year I was a

6th grade teacher. My students were

the only people always there for me.

I knew I could always be myself

around them. I didn’t need to wear

my wig or act like I was fantastic; I

could talk to them. At that time they were the best thing for me. My stu-

dents are what got me through

Bethany Mcalister is an 8th

grader at Crestdale Middle

School. She has auditioned for

one of the highest dance camps

in the U.S.A, Abby Lee’s Dance

Boot Camp. This is such a big

honor because only eight danc-

ers from each place get ac-

cepted. This is not the only ma-

jor accomplishment for Bethany,

she has also been casted as sev-

eral roles in the Nutcracker,

one of which is a duet with

another girl. Bethany plans to

do so much more and keep

improving on dance. She has

even made a goal sheet and

plans to stick with it until she

puts a checkmark in every

single box. What advice do

you give out there to fellow

wildcats?

The advice I give to fellow

wildcats is to

keep going,

never give up.

Keep your

head up and

you will be

able to

achieve any-

thing that you

wish to.

NFL Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I n s i d e t h i s

i s s u e :

Monthly Fashion

Scoop

2

Malala Yousafazai 2

Advice Column 2

Pink Out 3

Mrs. Cherry 3

BYOT update 3

Thanksgiving

Fun

6

Student Spotlight: Bethany McAlister

C h a r l o t t e

M e c k l e n b u r g

S c h o o l s

Wildcat Witness 1 1 / 4 / 1 3 V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 2

S p e c i a l

p o i n t s o f

i n t e r e s t :

• Advice

about a

bully

• Malala

Yousafazai

• Thanks-

giving Fun

P a g e 2

Malala Yousafazai

Advice Column

Monthly Fashion Scoop

By. Natalie Hellner

Ah the sweet smell of Novem-

ber. Thanksgiving is almost here,

with mouthwatering turkey and

bitter sweet cranberry sauces. I only wish I could say this wasn’t

a stressful time of the year with

winter holidays just around the

corner. Guess what also fits in

the equation of Thanksgiving?

Relatives from out of state or

maybe in state, you get the

point. We all have those grand-

parents or maybe even cousins

who we want to impress (especially your mother with her

cooking). Why can’t you impress

your relatives with a cool warm

stylish outfit? I think I might

just have a few ideas. Thanksgiving morning, you

might be watching the Macy’s

Thanksgiving Day Parade or

maybe just out and about in

town. Who doesn’t just want

to lie around the house in

comfort all day long? I advise

a long sleeved brown shirt.

Maybe something that won’t

make you too hot if it’s a warm day or maybe if you

don’t have a brown shirt any

long basic shirt would work.

If you don’t like dressing up,

throw on some boot cut jeans

with a basic brown boot. You’ll

be the talk of the day.

Now you are most likely thinking about Thanksgiving Night. With

the stress of making a four

course dinner, your parents

might just go out to eat instead.

If that’s the occasion, then I

advise a nice knee length skirt

and a lacey shirt on top, with a

small black cardigan. If you’re

going for a more casual look

then trade that skirt for some nice jeans.

Thanksgiving is now even less

stressful and more fun to plan

an outfit you can rock! Be your-

self and do what you want to do.

Dear Wrong Best Friend,

I am so sorry that this is happen-

ing to you. I’m happy that you

wrote this letter because saying

something, even anonymously, is

the first step to stop getting

bullied. The next steps would be

to use the DREAM team acronym,

STAND. S-stay away, T-tell them

to stop, A-ask an adult, N-never

hold it all in, and D-don’t be

afraid to stand up for yourself

and others. It sounds like you

have already tried staying away

and telling them stop, and are

Dear Advice Column, I’ve been bullied for the past three years from this girl that I thought was my best friend. She knew all my darkest secrets, and she thought it would be funny to go and tell everyone. Now I have no one to sit with at lunch. Nobody wants to be my friend. I’m tired of being picked on. I’m ready to speak out, but I’m scared on how, and on who should I tell. Please help me. Sincerely, Wrong Best Friend

ready to tell an adult. All of Crestdale’s

staff has signed an anti bullying pledge

and would be willing to help, but I think

that a counselor or trusted teacher

would be best. You could also write to

the bully box, if you do not feel com-

fortable asking a teacher for help.

After you have alerted a teacher of

the problem and it has been resolved,

you can focus on making new friends.

Ask someone who seems nice in your

class if you can sit with them or hang

out with them. Try hanging out with

different people and see where you fit

in best.

W i l d c a t W i t n e s s

MalalaYousafzai, 16, didn’t win

the Nobel Peace Prize. She

didn’t need it. The Nobel Peace

Prize is a prestigious award used

to spread awareness about an

important cause, not known to

many people. Malala was one of

the victims of the Taliban, re-

bels that infiltrated Pakistan.

She was walking home from

school one day with friends

when a few rebels went up to

her. They asked which one was

Malala, held her tightly, and

shot her in the forehead when

she was 11. She miraculously

survived, and since then, she

has been spreading awareness

so girls could go to school. In

Pakistan, very few girls get the

opportunity to go to school.

The Taliban wanted to get rid

of her because she was the

face of women’s education.She

wanted the world to know that

everyone deserves some edu-

cation. The millions of people

that support her want to help

support her want to help in

putting an end to the Tali-

ban’s wish for limited educa-

tion for girls. Her book, I am

Malala, describes everything.

MalalaYousafzai doesn’t just

speak out for education, she

protests so women have

rights. She will always be

supported by everyone

around the world.

Crestdale’s Pink out!

P a g e 3 V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 2

Crestdale Football Goes Pink!

On Thursday, October 24

Crestdale went pink to support

Breast Cancer! It was a very

good cause; the entire school

went pink and later tailgated

at the football game against

Mint Hill. People were wearing

pink shirts, pants, ties, socks,

even pink hair! Crestdale sold

pink t-shirts that week and all

proceeds went to the research

for Breast Cancer. The game

was a very good effort for

Crestdale. The final score was

14-6, Mint Hill. Crestdale re-

turner Tyler Grogan scored a

touchdown gaining 6 points,

but just missed the 2 point

conversion. The game was all

to support the awareness of

Breast Cancer. Even the play-

ers wore pink! The air was

chilly and it got fairly dark,

but Crestdale made our school

very proud! How have you sup-

ported

Breast Can-

cer this

month?

use the internet to finish

projects. It is also useful

to the teachers because

they can go on the inter-

net to give students

their grades and to put

in grades. Students are

This year Crestdale has

adopted BYOT where we

can use our devices in

class to access the inter-

net. Having the use of

the technology is so

great that the kids can

able to access power

school and see where

they are and if they

have any missing work

from the week ago.

cation.

3.Where did you go to

college? Degree?

I went to Belmont College

and Gardner Webb

University for my

principal degree.

4.If you had one thing to

say to Crestdale

students what would

it be?

One of my favorite quotes

is “Every accomplish-ment starts with the decision to try” ~Dail Devers. I challenge

every Crestdale student

to make the choice

every day to try their

best.

5.What plans do you have

for Crestdale?

I hope to develop a relation-

ship with students,

parents, and staff.

1.What do you like to do in your

free time?

I don’t usually have a lot of free

time, but if I do I love to

play with my kids. I have a 2

year old, 6 year old, 12 year

old, 13 year old, and an 18

year old.

2.How many years have you

worked in education?

I started working in education

when I was 21 years old; this

is my 17th year being in edu-

Welcome to Crestdale, Mrs. Cherry!

BYOT Update

Make sure to have some sort of food

to accommodate for those of

your guests that have allergies.

Not all of your food has to be

Thanksgiving related. Last year,

when I went over to my cousin’s

house, there was a pan of

brownies available, as well as

ham.

There are usually stylish ways to

display food. You could stack

biscuits in a small tower, or you

can place the pies on one of

those tiered display platters.

Be creative! If your family loves a

certain type of food, make it,

even if it is not Thanksgiving

related.

Other Tips

Some people feel that special activi-

ties are necessary, but that is

not always true. Often I find

that a lack of organized activi-

ties is better because the

guests feel like they are free to

do as they wish, rather than

Décor

Let the young kids in your family help out by

making paper chains, hand turkeys, and

posters or cards. This can keep them

occupied for a few hours and can save

money. Relatives think this is adorable!

Be creative with your containers. You can hol-

low out squashes to hold snacks in.

You can use real or fake foods to decorate the

middle of your dinner table. You can get a

cornucopia from craft stores or décor

stores. Then, fill them up with real or

fake fruit and vegetables.

Little children love sparkles and bright colors.

If you have a separate table/room for

them, you can use sparkly/bright colored

decorations to catch their eye.

Food

When company comes, you usually are not going

to eat right away. Leave out some snacks

for both adults and kids. Cheese and nuts

usually appeal to adults, and you can use

finger foods like small chips, or maybe

celery with peanut butter and raisins, just

to give you an idea.

worry about participating in

activities that they may not

want to take part in. However,

you can always leave out a few

simple games for people to try.

You can take on a traditional Thanks-

giving feel, of you can tweak

the event to your liking.

Your get-together with family and

friends does not have to be

perfect. The main purpose of

the event is to get together

with family and friends and

have fun!

Let the younger siblings in your

family help out if they want to.

They can help you set things

up. If they want to do a play or

make centerpieces, let them!

What are round, delicious, and brown all over?

A turkey!

Why did the turkey cross the road?

To get away from the oven!

What are three things to have on your table?

Food, pumpkins, and decorations!

Want to see something of interest to you in the newspaper? Write to us with your idea or

send us an article you wrote! We may feature it in next months issue!

Have some feedback about the newspaper? Stuff or liked, or things you want us to change?

Write a letter to the editor (ex. Dear editor, I liked….)

Need some advice? Write a letter to our anonymous advice column and have your letter

printed in the paper or a written response back to you (if there is no room in the paper that

month)

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