Volume 3, Issue 9 - Lewis County Schools

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The Patriot Times
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Red, White, & News!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day was possibly named after St.
Valentine, a bishop who held secret marriage ceremonies in opposition to Claudius II, who had prohibited marriage for young men. Once the Roman
Empire hit a crisis and Claudius became Emperor,
he felt that married men were more emotional and were not good soldiers.
By the 15th century when romantic love within the royal courts was
celebrated, the day was associated with giving flowers, gifts, or confections
to one’s sweetheart. Handwritten notes of love are exchanged and now greeting cards are mass-produced to spread tidings of love. Symbols of Valentine’s Day include hearts, doves, and cupids.
Written by Allaina Hope and Ms. Kaia
Who is your valentine?
Mrs.Presgraves
Sean
Matt Rinehart
Natalie Rogers
Kierston Carson
One Direction
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Students
of the
Week
Hope Danielle Miller
Austin Shane McCall
Favorite Color-Purple
Food-Pickles
Teacher-Mr. Loudin
Band-One Direction
Sport-Track
Sing-Yes
Band-Trombone
Best Friends-Jacee Dozer, Ry-ann Jones,
Caitlan Grogg
Hobbies-Read
Favorite Color-Red
Food-pizza
Teacher-Ms. Wine
Song-Carry On
Sport-Track, Soccer
Best Friends-Trey Crowl, Kevin Francis, Austin Lee
Hobbies-X-Box, Read, TV
.
Interesting Facts
-There are 18 different animal
shapes in the Animal Crackers
cookie zoo!
-The king of hearts is the only king
without a moustache on a standard
playing card!
-There are no clocks in Las Vegas
gambling casinos!
-The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
-The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye,
Pupeye, and Poopeye!
From StrangeFacts.com—Written by Jacee Dozer
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Around the School
Jared Griffith was last week's winner with his correct answer of where the
students of the week are located. They are on Mrs. Harris's wall.
New Question: Where is the orange caution cone located?
Write your name, the answer, and where you found it “Around the School” on a piece of paper.
Submit that in the box at the library circulation desk for a chance to be chosen to win a prize
from the school store. We will print the winner’s name and a photo of the answer in the next issue of the Patriot Times.
Mystery Teacher of the Week
Height- 5’5”
Hair color- Brown
Eye color- Blue
Hobbies– Sports
Hint- She taught one of the teachers in this school.
Teacher of the Week: Mrs. Presgraves (AKA Ms. Wine)
Favorite color: Green
Favorite book: Ender’s Game
Favorite movie: Revolutionary Road
Favorite kind of movie: Period pieces
What are some of the most interesting
places you’ve been and what did you
do there?
“New Orleans. We go to Jazzfest every
spring.”
If you could have anything in the world
what would it be?
A kingdom.
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Patriot Illustrated
The varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball teams traveled to
Notre Dame to play the Fighting Irish. The girls won with a
score of 41-16. The boys also beat the Irish with a score of 42
to 26. Thomas Hogan led the team with 18 points and Jaret
Mullooly scored 13 points. The varsity girls sadly lost to West
Fairmont by six. The JV girls lost to the tournament champs
East Fairmont by one point in overtime.
The wrestling team went to the Mason Dixon Tournament at Lewis County High School. Austin Hull took first
place and the outstanding wrestler of the tournament. Tommy
Adkins took second place. The Patriots coach, Jeff Hull won
coach of the year. RLBMS took second place in the whole
tournament, losing by four and a half points to Buckhannon.
What is your favorite part of the Patriot?
Zeke Wilson: Ask Phoebe
Kelsey Hall: Teacher of the Week
Jessie Griffin: The polls
Mrs. Presgraves: Allaina’s reviews
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Ask Phoebe
Dear Phoebe,
My best friend has been really sketchy lately. I feel that I can’t tell her anything,
because some stuff I tell her is getting out. I’m forced to be around her with school and
practices. Telling her would just be awkward. What do I do? I think I’m losing her.
Think I’m losing her
Dear Think I’m losing her,
Even though it may be awkward, you do need to talk to her and tell her how you
feel. Right now it may feel like you are losing her, but if you to talk it out and do stuff
together, you two could maybe become close again.
Dear Phoebe,
I read a lot, and get in trouble sometimes. Can you help?
Dancing Doberman
Dear Dancing Doberman,
You are probably getting in trouble for reading because more than likely you are
reading during class instead of working. If you are, maybe once you get done with your
assignments, your teacher will allow you to read.
(Submit your questions to Ask Phoebe in the box at the library at the circulation desk.)
Game of the Week: Happy Wheels
This is a free online game where some levels are almost impossible to beat. You have at least 10 characters to
play with. You can also create your own levels and save
them if you have your
own account. You can
either play levels that
the original creators
made or User submitted.
Review written by Sy Darquenne
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Book Review of the Week: Jake and Lily
Jake and Lily are twins. Even though they seem pretty different, Jake is the calm
one and Lily has a temper. Lily is obsessed with trains and Jake collects cool rocks.
They feel exactly the same, almost like two halves of one person. When one of them
gets hurt, the other can feel it. They can communicate without words. And mysteriously,
every year on their birthday, they sleepwalk to a train station in the middle of the night.
But the year they turn eleven, everything changes. Their
parents announce it’s time for separate bedrooms, and Jake starts
hanging out with a pack of boys on the block. Lily is devastated,
not to mention really, really mad. As she struggles to make
friends and get a life apart from her twin, Jake finds himself
dealing with a neighborhood bully and has to decide what kind
of person he really is.
Written by Allaina Hope
Mind Bender: Jigsaw Puzzles
Eighth grade students Joy Mills, Ashley Gifford,
Taylor Greaver, and Olivia Miller finish a jigsaw
puzzle in the school library.
Jigsaw puzzles help develop spatial thinking and many people think putting them together is a relaxing and fun activity.
The first jigsaw puzzle was created in
1767 by an English mapmaker named John
Spilsbury. He glued a map of the world to a
piece of wood and cut out each country. Teachers used Spilsbury’s puzzles to teach geography
to students.
Puzzles are available in many sizes and
with different cuts of the pieces. They may be
cardboard or wood. There are even threedimensional jigsaw puzzles.
Contests exist for solvers to challenge
themselves against others in teams or alone.
Written by Ms. Kaia