Volume 7, Number 3 - March 2014

RBS
SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST:
•
Honor Roll
•
Close-Up
•
Dean’s Note
•
Senior Spot-
STAR EXPRESS
V O L U M E
7
I S S U E
3
M A R C H
2 0 1 4
MBI makes an impression
MBI Interview with Julie MacDonald
lights
•
Basketball
•
HorrorScopes
•
No-Tardy
Party
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE:
Around the
School
2
CloseUp
4
Governor
Visits
5
Elementary
SOM
6
Basketball
Highlights
8
Senior Spotlights
10
HorrorScopes
12
We are seeing success with
MBI. There are many differences within
the schools. Many students are reminding
others of the universals and they are using
the “Level 0” signal in the hallway. Also,
this year our hallways are quieter and
calmer. We have seen better playground
behavior as well.
Together we have many
programs. We give out STAR tickets and
draw names of ticket winners each Friday.
We also celebrate when our kids have
earned a combined total of 100 tickets. We
threw a pizza/movie party for the first 100
ticket winners.
Rocky Boy school had a big
eye opener when they saw how huge of a
success other schools had come by with
MBI. Rocky Boy started MBI this year and
knew it would be successful, also.
There are many goals we want
to meet by the end of MBI. We want to
create a calm, respectful atmosphere. Not
only have that but have our students feel
safe. We feel the students will learn better
Students practice MBI!
and be more successful.
The students also wrote a song about the
honor of being a star which is on the
schools website. If you visit, click on MBI.
Preparing for SmarterBalanced testing
This year the school is transitioning from taking the MontCAS
tests as our Standard Test and
moving toward the SmarterBalanced tests. The science tests are
still administered as paper and
pencil. The SmarterBalanced
tests are 100% online requiring
students to log on and navigate
through the document using only
the tools provided by that site.
Although some kids wont have
a problem with it, others are
going to find it over whelming
and become frustrated. Taking
the practice test to familiarize
yourself with the layout can help
take away some of that anxiety.
You can find the practice test on
SmarterBalance.com.
PAGE
2
Who is Ms. Blair?
What brought you to be a
teacher in Rocky Boy?
I am student teaching while
working as a full time
teacher.
How do you like teaching at
Rocky Boy schools?
I really enjoy the kids and
the challenge Rocky Boy
has given me the opportunity to work with.
Ms. Blair’s new this
year
What are some rules you
made in your classroom?
Do you best!
Be honest
Ask for help
What are some interesting
things you like to do in your
classroom?
Cooking
Building things
Where did you get your
teacher’s degree at?
I originally received my
bachelors from Carroll College and my endorsement
from UM Western in Dillon. I will start a dual masters program through Bozeman and MSU Billings.
What do you enjoy about
teaching?
The students. They have
good ideas. I learn more
from them than I teach,
sometimes.
Message from the Dean
Students earn
rewards and
prepare for new
Standardized
Testing
Ms. LaMere
is now our
full-time 712 Dean of
Students.
STAR
Hello parents and students. It is with pride
that I write this letter to let you know what is
going on with Rocky Boy Junior/Senior
High School.
Our students have worked hard to earn the
privilege of attending a trip with Close-Up.
Thirteen students are presently in Washington D.C. to learn and discover how our government works. Mr. Griggs and those students raised money from the beginning of
the year to fly out of Great Falls last Saturday and will return this Friday. Mrs. Rennick
took eight students to Billings for FCCLA on
Sunday and they will return Tuesday. They
will take part in several intensive workshops
and competitions while they are there.
On March 17 we had 21 students eligible to
take part in the NO-TARDY PARTY. This
was an incentive for those students who were
not late to ANY of their classes in the 2nd
Quarter. They watched movies, were rewarded prizes and ate pizza. Another incentive was the Honor Roll Trip; 64 students
were eligible to go to Havre for a movie. If
they could not make it to the movie, they
were given gift certificates to go at their leisure. We are proud of these students for
working hard and making honor roll for the
1st Semester.
EXPRESS
On March
12th, 13th and
14th our 8th
and 10th grade
student took
the Science
portion of the
MontCas. This is a standardized test to
check their aptitude up to this point only in
science. As a reminder, ALL students 7-12
will be taking the Smarter Balanced Test in
the month of May. Math has been working
with technology and doing the Renaissance
Learning program which is directly related
to our Common Core requirements. This
will help prepare them for the Smarter Balanced Test in May.
Finally, I would like to invite all parents and
students to attend the Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, March 27th. We look
forward to meeting with you from 4:00 until
7:00 p.m. Dinner will be provided as well as
door prizes.
Have a great week everyone.
Deborah LaMere, M.Ed.
Dean of Students
VOLUME
7
ISSUE
3
PAGE
.
SmartBoard sounds
Cree classes at both the elementary and the junior
high are stepping it up with the integration of newly
learned technology. Both Ms. St. Pierre and Mr.
Sunchild recently took a workshop on a program
called Audacity. They learned how easily the can
record
The sound files can now be attached to pictures so
that clicking on a graphic (photo, drawing, letter,
number, etc.) will allow students to hear the Cree
words as they see the pictures. Creating these audio
to picture connections will help out the non-Cree
speaking teachers also. Now, the teachers who
speak only English will be able to learn the Cree
phrases so that when students need something, they
can ask any of their teachers in Cree.
This is the 1st
Semester and
2nd Quarter
Honor Roll list.
The new list
sounds, edit them, and then export them as MP3
files. Exporting them as MP3 files is crucial to the
next step. As MP3 files, the sound bites can be
added to SmartBoard’s Notebook files
New Year’s Resolutions
Deb LaMere: Lose
Weight
Alyx Seaton: Get all
my work done and
handed in.
Zellah Nault: Give up
pop
Skylar Parisian: Get
out of high school and
go to college
Aubrey Henderson:
To be a nicer person.
Jillian Top Sky: Stop
being shy.
Carrie Gopher: To be
the school librarian.
Kendall Griggs: To be
a better teacher.
Mrs. Lorett: To have a
miracle.
Mona Sunchild: Spend
all the time I can with
my Grandbaby.
Donna Raining Bird:
Spend all the time I can
with my twin babies.
Cheralyn Stump: To
lose all of this *slaps
her tummy*
.Katrina Lafromboise: Hope that one
day John Henry could
beat me at basketball.
Stormie Eagleman:
Don’t go to jail this
year.
Sequoia Demontiney:
To write 2014 instead
of 2013.
Donelle Yellow Tail:
Stop drinking.
Mr.Tull: Finish my
sleeves
Mrs. Engrebretson:
To learn to not make
one.
Kordell Small: Come
to school.
Kolie Wolf Child:
Quit smoking.
Minnie The Boy: Get
Skinnier
Mike Mithlo: To
grow my hair longer.
Jake Duran: To increase my vertical.
Clayton: Grow little
braids like Rocky
will be posted
Seniors
Teshia Big Knife
Jodee Demontiney
Payge Gardipee
Eric Houle Jr.
Ashley Lindberg
Jeesi Mitchell
Codi Parker
Desmond Parker
Shania Parker
Chanal Standing Rock
Martin Zarco
Juniors
Tristen Belgarde
Elijah Gopher
Isiah Murie
Ariana Patacsil
Thalia Vazquez
Rainey Singer
Savannah Stump
Sophomores
Dusti Demontiney
Juanaya Gamble
Andrea Meyers
Logan Rock
Bowen Standing Rock
Cameron Taylor
Jude The Boy
Skyler The Boy
Isaiah Turn Toes
Porfirio Zarco
Freshmen
Chris Arkinson
Chase Corcoran
Jarrell Gopher
Katrina Laromboise
Roselynne Parker
Shania Patacsil
Dallas Reese
Minnie The Boy
Sterling Trahant
Zenjo Wolf Child
Ayana Bacon
8th graders
Trystan Abeita
Leilani Denny
Aliyah Eagleman
Kade Galbavy
Aubrey Henderson
Sean Henry
Salyntha Houle
Benjamin Iron
Eyes
Jaycee Lewis
Jaylynn Mitchell
Taylor Reese
David Russette Jr.
Kiara Small
Kordell Small
Jillian Topsky
7th Graders
Deah Demontiney
Eryn Ferguson
Janae Johnson
Britney LaFromboise
Anthonio Nation
Jeremiah Parker
Rochelle Pease
Alyxandria Seaton
Makavelli Sutherland
Henry Webster lll
Marcus Zarco
during Parent/
Teacher
Conferences!
3
PAGE
4
Rocky Boy Close Up Embarks On DC Trip
Close-Up Advisor
Kendall Griggs
STAR
At 3:00 AM on
Saturday, March 22 thirteen students will be accompanied by Mr. Griggs
on an educational trip to
Washington DC. The
Close Up Program is designed to inform, inspire,
and empower young people to exercise the rights
and accept the responsibilities of citizens in a democracy. The students
will be in the Nation’s
Capital for an entire week
touring the sights, learning
about the democratic process and taking part in various workshops.
Starting back in
September the students
began raising money for
their trip through numerous fundraising events.
After many hours of food
sales and with generous
donations from numerous
tribal offices, businesses
and programs as well as
the Rocky Boy School
District the students finally
reached their financial
goal. The students have
worked hard for this trip
and will enjoy a once in a
lifetime experience while
in DC.
Along with seeing
DC’s numerous museums,
memorials and sights the
students will also have a
chance to meet with the
EXPRESS
State Senators and Representatives for a Q and A session.
They have been given VIP
passes to the Holocaust Museum from Senator Tester’s
Office and will also get a
private tour of the US Capitol Building. On Wednesday
the students are attending the
Washington Wizards vs.
Phoenix Suns NBA matchup
and will also tour the National Museum of the American Indian. On Sunday Mr.
Griggs plans to show the
students how to ride the DC
Metro system and enjoy a
free day of touring DC and
seeing the Nation’s Capital
at night.
We would all like to
thank the Parents who
helped with numerous fundraisers and the businesses
that helped us to reach our
goals. RJS Associates,
Chippewa Cree Construction, Northern Winz Casino,
Dry Fork Farms, Tribal
Housing, and Thinks Finance (Plain Green). We
would also like to thank
Senator Tester’s Office for
lining up Tours of the Capitol Building and VIP passes
to the Holocaust Museum.
Without your help we would
never
have
been
able to
make
Close Up a reality.
Please ask any of the students
about their trip when they
return as Mr. Griggs plans to
make Close Up a yearly or
possibly bi-yearly event for
Rocky Boy High School Students. If your student is interested in Close Up next year
have them speak to Mr.
Griggs to start fundraising
this spring and throughout the
summer. The Close-Up students will also be making
presentations to the Tribal
Council and School Board
about Close Up when they
return.
VOLUME
1,
ISSUE
1
PAGE
Spelling Bee Results
Spelling Bee Results:
1 Jaynah Gopher
2 Aaliyah Eagleman
3 Alex Belgarde
4 Lacey Arkinson
5 Melvin Morsette
6 David Russette
7 Sheydon Standing Rock
8 Monique Standing Rock
9 Wyatt Caplette
10 Kylinn Hay
11 Clayton Gardipee
Alternates:
Brian Jones
Derrelle Fiddler
Kiara Small
Olin Arkinson
The Hill County Spelling
Bee was February 12th,
Havre Middle School,
9AM.
A big thank you goes out
to all those who helped in
any way. I apologize if I
left
anyone out...
Jennifer Duncan
Amanda Blair
Les Callas
Julie MacDonald
Bev Terry
Lacrissa St.Pierre
Ben Tull
Mary Russette
Mike King
Kendall Griggs and his
Close-Up students and
parents
Teresa Olson
Dorrina Ojeda
Governor Bullock visits
What would
you ask the
Mr. Bullock was very forthcoming
with his salary, $100,000 a year,
how much traveling he does, and
that last week he only had two
hours during his busy schedule to
actually sit down and work.
After speaking with the students,
Mr. Bullock sat with the teachers to
discuss their concerns. Of course,
the new Smarter Balanced Test was
On March 24, Montana Governor
Steve Bullock came to speak with
the students. He had encouraging
words about the outstanding
graduation rate here at Rocky Boy.
Rocky Boy earned the highest percentage of students applying for
college of any high school in the
sate for 2013.
The Governor fielded questions
from the students also. Students
asked questions about what his job
is, how much does he make, and
even if Mr. Bullock likes his job.
one of the first topics. Another
topic addressed was the unemployment rate here on the reservation.
Mr. Bullock hopes that the increased enrollment in higher education will help to bridge that gap
between unemployment and business opportunities.
Governor if
given a
chance?
5
PAGE
6
LIBRARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
The Rocky Boy Elementary Students are the library students of the
month for February. The
320 elementary students
not only met, but also
surpassed the librarian
challenge of
reading
1525 books during I
Love to Read Month.
These enthusiastic children read 1775 books
from
February
1
through February 28,
2014.
Specific
classes that read an
extraordinary amount
of books are Mr.
Harkin’s kindergarten
who read over 300
books, Mrs. Treber’s
first grade students
read over 300 books,
and Ms. Terry’s sixth
Ozias Ojeda
Ozias is a super star
second grader in Mrs.
MacDonald’s class
who is hardworking,
responsible, and respectful of others.He
rarely ever misses a
day of school and
gives 100% effort while
here.
STAR
EXPRESS
Ozias can be
counted on to participate in classroom activities
and uphold our
school universals
in every area of
the school. Several other teachers have com-
grade read over 160
books.
Congratulations to the
Rocky Boy Elementary School students
on reaching for the
stars!
mented and rewarded Ozias for
his respectful, caring attitude. He
uses his manners and treats everyone with kindness and respect.
Ozias has been working hard on
becoming an excellent reader
and writer this year, and it shows
in how much reading fluency
growth he has made. He excels
in math and is a whiz at addition
and subtraction math facts.
We really enjoy having such a fun
boy in our class!
VOLUME
1,
ISSUE
1
PAGE
7
Lanaya Stump
Lanaya Stump is the student of the month for
January in Mrs. Colliflower’s second grade
class.
Lanaya is a great example
of a Star Student; she is
responsible, respectful, a
learner, and she is safe.
Lanaya has
great attenCaption
dance and aldescribing
ways has a
picture or
great attitude
graphic.
towards learning. She always participates in class as she is
never one to sit back and
be shy. Lanaya loves to
read science books, her
favorite game is tag, her
favorite T.V show is
Jessie, and when she
grows up she wants to be
a scientist.
Lanaya is the daughter of
Ron Stump Jr. and Julie
Werk and she has two
dogs named Leroy and
Okie.
Congratulations Lanaya
and keep working hard at
Talise Broncho
Talise is a super star second grader in Mrs. MacDonald’s class who strives
to do her best and is always careful and consistent with her work. She is
a very active learner, always eager to add to the
classroom conversation,
while also respecting and
listening to the ideas of
others.
Talise models excellent classroom behavior
and can be counted on to
model our school universals outside of the classroom as well – always being safe, responsible, respectful, and being a star
Faren Geboe
learner. She listens
carefully to instruction
and applies what she
learns to her classwork. Talise earns top
scores in reading,
math, and spelling and
is quite an amazing
author as well.
News Staff
Faren Geboe is the
January Student of
the Month for Mr.
Harkins’ Kindergarten class. Faren is
the daughter of Mike
Geboe and Delia
Morsette. Faren is
an exemplary student.
She listens, follows
directions, works very
hard, and is always
willing to help out.
She is polite and respectful towards her
teachers and classmates. Faren is a joy
to have in class.
Editors—RoseAnn Saddler & Teri
Lynn Olson
Sports—Chayse Coffee
Features—Rainey Singer, Savannah
Stump, and Thalia Vasquez
HorrorScopes—Jonas Rickett
Advisor—Ms. Duncan
To see more photo albums from this
year’s events and created by Wes
Benally, visit the school’s web site
www.rockyboy.k12.mt.us
PAGE
8
Boys basketball highlights
The Rocky Boy Northern Stars
had a rough beginning. They
ended the regular season with
a 8-12 record.
Coach Ferguson,
Coach Gopher and
Skylar Parisian talk.
STAR
With a record like this, many
doubted the Stars would have
any chance at divisionals and
counted them out from the
beginning of District Tournaments. The boys proved those
doubters wrong by taking first
place and winning the coveted
spot at the Divisional Tournament.
The boys started the Divisional tournament slowly and
barely squeaked past Harlem in
their opener with a final shot
EXPRESS
by Isaih Murie from the freethrow line to break the tie.
The second game was less
eventful, and the boys lost by a
narrow margin moving them in
to Saturday play.
On Saturday morning, the
Northern Stars took on Conrad in a very close match-up.
The Stars had a one point lead
with 3.4 seconds left to play
and Conrad at the free-throw
line for two shots. Conrad
made both shots all but sealing
a one point victory for the
Cowboys.
The Stars had only one
chance left. They got the ball
to their quickest player, Skylar
Parisian. The Cowboys didn’t
even think to slow him down
as he raced straight down the
middle for a game-winning
layup. This buzzer-beater victory put the Northern Stars up
against Choteau in the consolation game on Saturday night.,
but being plagued by some
fairly serious injuries kept the
Stars from moving on to the
state tournament..
The Stars can hold their
heads up high though and are
already building on their successes to make another try for
a state win in 2015.
VOLUME
7
ISSUE
3
PAGE
“A winner is
someone who
recognizes his God
– given talents,
Girls basketball highlights
The Morning Stars made it to divisionals for the first time in their
Class B history placing fourth in the
District 1B Tournament. Coach
Jazz Parker says he owes his team’s
success in part to his wife who is
not only his assistant coach but also
the person who reigns him in and
keeps him under control. Coach
Parker also shared that when he
started coaching these girls three
years ago he wasn’t expecting them
to win right away. He’s been building his team up to be stronger and
better each year.
The Morning Stars have some
explosive players with Chanal
Standing Rock who has the record
for most points scored in a game
this season, even out-scoring the
boys.
The Morning Stars went up
against Malta in their opening game
in the Northern B Divisional Tournament in Conrad. The Stars were
slightly out-scored in the first three
quarters and worked toward a
come-back in the final quarter to
come within nine points of the
heavily-favored Malta team.
Friday’s game against Glasgow
was a sweet victory. Rocky Boy
girls won by 16 points. The final
score was 54-70. This win kept
them in the tournament for the
Saturday morning game against
Conrad. That game was hard-fought
and wasn’t decided until the Stars
took control in over time.
The Stars had a chance to bring
home some hardware and went up
against Glasgow in the consolation
game. The game was easy for the
stars during the first two quarters,
but Glasgow gained the lead in the
third and out-scored the Stars making it a close match up. The Scotties
couldn’t make any of their 3-point
attempts, while Rocky Boy made
half of theirs. The Glasgow girls
works his tail off
to develop them
also were only 50% from the freethrow line while the Stars improved
their free-throw shooting from just
over 50% at the district tournament
to 75-80% at divisionals. This improvement at the charity line was
all the Stars needed to move from a
fourth place finish to third. The
same four teams finished in the top
four, with Fairfield remaining undefeated and the Morning Stars moving up from fourth to third.
The Stars did not move on to the
state championship, but got a taste
for victory and will work just as
hard
next
year to
get to
the big
show.
into skills, and uses
these skills to
accomplish his
goals.”
9
PAGE
10
My name is JoDee and I am probably the most awesome
person you will ever meet. I am currently 18 years of age, and my
birthday is February 9th. I am very jealous of my parents Velma
and Floyvin because I’ll never have a kid as cool as theirs. I have
one brother, Preston, and three sisters, Audrey, Lola, and Kyla. I
am the youngest of my three biological siblings. I like to draw,
take pictures, and look at trucks. One day I want to drive a bad
looking Ford truck, but I don't mind Chevys.
I like my senior year so far because its easy, and I learned a
lot about having to grow up so quick and start doing things on
my own. Sometimes I get scared that I wont be able to do it but
then again I have a lot motivation to. This January I stared taking
classes at Stone Child while I finish high school. Later on down
the road I would like to further my passion for art and photography. I want to make enough money so I can live comfortably and
support myself.
STAR
EXPRESS
Hello my peers, my name is Shania. I have amazing
nun-chuck skills and I practice in the ancient art of origami.
When I was eleven I was waiting for my acceptance letter to
Hogwarts; unfortunately, it never came. My parents Judy
and Martin Parker are very blessed to have a spectacular
child like me, and my siblings: Carly, Joel, and Janae feel the
same way; ask them. I enjoy Netflixing. in fact, I believe it is
my hobby. If you are still reading, congrats you’re awesome.
I enjoy living in the now, and it might even be my downfall.
I like my high school career so far, and I am looking forward to a new adventure in college. I may be lost now on
what I want to do, but one day I believe I can change the
world. I have made many connections with my teachers and
fellow students in the many years I’ve devoted to my education, and I hope I never, ever see them again. I hope in my
future endeavors I can make the same bonds I have made
here. My future would not be possible without the love and
support of the people I know.
PAGE
12
What happens to
your character?
Aries—
Adventurous and
energetic
Taurus—Patient
and reliable
Gemini—Versatile
and eloquent
When a student
turns the horoscopes into a horror
story, this is what
you get.
Story by Jonas
Rickett
STAR
Horror Scopes
Aries
You’re adventurous and energetic
but you’re also selfish, quicktempered, impulsive, impatient,
foolhardy, and a daredevil. You’re
the one who causes the incident;
you unknowingly risk all your
friends’ lives for your selfish curiosity. Carelessly you plunge into
the dark woods after hearing about
the dark dangerous creature that
lives in it. Challenged by a dare
you walk into the dark woods with
nothing but a flashlight and your
friends close behind you. Just
barely into the woods you get
separated from your group as you
stop to take a leak. You hear a
rustle in the bushes behind you;
assuming it’s your friends trying to
play a prank on you, you antagonize it.
“Come out you idiots. I know it’s
you!” you shout; but there’s no
response. Your impatient side
starts to get the best of you, you
pick up a rock and cast it at the
bush with all your might, then
shine your flash light at it expecting to see one of your friends walk
out from behind a bush, but all you
see is a quick flash of a large,
black figure run to a nearby tree
before you can turn and catch
another glimpse of it. The creature
is already up a tree cloaked in the
branches and leaves. The only
image you can comprehend of it is
that it’s a large, black four-legged
creature. It quickly pounces out of
the tree; you dive to the side barely
dodging its claws that tear through
the sleeve of your sweater leaving
four shallow gashes on your arm
just above your wrist. You start to
crawl away, but the creature is too
fast; it quickly changes directions
and plants its large paw in the
center of your back pinning you in
place. You feel terrified knowing
this may be your last moment on
this earth. The creature puts its
other paw on the back of your head
and starts to apply pressure; you
squirm to try to get free; your
attempts are useless and only upset
the creature more. It starts to apply
more pressure, crushing down on
your skull. The last sound you hear
is the cracking of your own skull
under the creature’s gigantic paw.
You die alone in the woods while
EXPRESS
your friends wonder where you
went.
Taurus
You’re patient and reliable but
you’re also jealous, possessive,
resentful, inflexible, self-indulgent,
and greedy. You’re the first to
notice that Aries is gone so you
stop to see if he just fell behind too
far - not realizing you just separated yourself from the group too.
You look around then realize that
the others kept walking on without
you. A flash of anger courses
through you as you think to yourself “I can’t believe they just left
me.” You begin to look around not
sure which way they went. You
walk off in the direction you think
they went not realizing you’re
going in exactly the opposite direction. You wander aimlessly
through the woods for a while
stepping over roots sticking out of
the ground and small shrubs until
finally you trip over something on
the other side of a fallen tree. You
look back curious about what it is.
You pause in terror as you realize
it’s a skeleton, it appears to have
been there for a long time possibly
since before you were even born.
You pick up your flashlight and
begin to run through the woods not
paying attention which way you’re
going and not caring as long as it’s
as far away from that skeleton as
possible. Soon you can feel something watching you; you stop and
look around wondering if it’s the
others. “Guys you there?” you say
shining your flashlight around then
pausing, hoping for a response.
There’s nothing, only the sound of
what appears to be an animal
growling. You pick up a stick to
protect yourself. The stick has a
large knot at the end of it, making
it the perfect makeshift club to
protect yourself. You franticly
shine your flashlight around while
fiercely gripping the stick in the
other hand. You catch a glimpse of
the creature running around you,
you quickly spin around swinging
the stick with all your might; it’s
caught on something, you’re not
sure what it is, but you can’t pull it
away. You lift up the flashlight and
direct it to the end of your stick.
The first thing you see is a set of
razor sharp teeth clamped onto the
end of it. As your eyes start to
adjust to how close you are to the
creature, you see a pair of completely gray lifeless eyes just above
the teeth. The beast quickly swipes
its large paw at your stomach, its
claws tearing you open. You die
with your insides sprawled onto
the ground somewhere in the darkness of the woods.
Gemini
You’re versatile and eloquent but
you’re also nervous, tense, superficial, inconsistent, cunning, and
inquisitive. You’re calmly walking
in the back of the group with Virgo
when you notice Aries and Taurus
are missing.
“Virgo, where’re Aries and Taurus?” you ask, stopping your close
friend.
“I don’t know. They were behind
us. Should we go look for them?”
replies Virgo to you. You simply
nod to Virgo before turning around
to follow Virgo back a little ways.
As you and Virgo look around for
the others, you realize that you
both have also become separated
from the group. You and Virgo
start looking around to see if you
can spot any sign indicating to you
which way you came from. You
spot nothing but a pair of gray eyes
reflecting against the light. You
release an ear-piercing scream as
the creature charges you and
Virgo; Virgo gripps your shoulder
and pulls you out of the way.
“What are you doing? Get moving.
I’ll hold it off to give you time to
escape.” commands Virgo, pushing
you in a direction that you’re not
even sure leads out of the woods.
“No I won’t let you sacrifice yourself for me.” you reply, trying to
hang onto Virgo’s sleeve.
“Shut up and go, we don’t have
time for this!” shouts Virgo, still
trying to push you, but changes his
mind and pulls you back in to kiss
you for the very first time. “I love
you….NOW GO!”
You begin to run in the direction
Virgo pushed you in; you glance
back to see what’s going on; Virgo
picks up a stick and begins to
swing it at some horrid creature.
Virgo glances back at you and
gives you a little smirk before
turning his attention back to the-
VOLUME
7
ISSUE
3
creature. You make it out of the woods
alive. Walking down the hi-way back to
the city you begin to cry as you realize
the one you always secretly loved sacrificed himself to save you. You live the
rest of your life alone unable to love or
even tolerate other people before your
die at the age of thirty-six.
Virgo
You’re analytical and diligent but
you’re also overcritical, harsh, and a
perfectionist. You glance at Gemini as
she flees the woods knowing that will be
the last time you ever see her beautiful
face before you put all your focus on the
creature.You charge the creature hoping
to kill it or at least do some damage to
it. You swing the stick down on top of
the creature’s head, temporarily dazing
it, giving you just enough time to land
three more swings before the creature
fully comes to. The creature swings its
giant paw at you; the backhanded blow
sends you sliding across the woods’
hard surface. “THAT ALL YOU GOT,
FLUFFY?” you antagonize him.
Quickly, you get up, grab your stick,
and begin to sprint through the woods
leading the creature as far away from
Gemini’s direction as possible. As you
bolt away, you run by the others.
“RUN YOU IDIOTS!” you shout as you
run past them.
“What’s going on?” asks Libra, not
looking behind you. The creature
quickly flies by them almost knocking
Libra over. Libra and Scorpio begin to
sprint after the creature. Soon after you
realize the creature is closer then when
you started running and will soon catch
you, you decide to make a final stand
here. You spin around swinging the
stick hard, the stick catches the creature
in the jaw knocking it to the ground.
Libra and Scorpio catch up. You all
watch as the creature lay on the ground
either dead or unconscious with its jaw
hanging down to the side.
“Come on guys. There’s nothing to fear
in these woods now.” You brag as you
turn and walk away with Libra and
Scorpio following you. Suddenly you
head a cracking sound, unsure what it is,
you stop to listen. With short notice you
feel as if something is jerking you forward, you look down and see the creature’s large bloody paw is impaling your
chest. The creature quickly yanks it
back and out. As you fall to the ground,
you realize this will be your last breath
and your last thoughts; you start to think
of Gemini and die with a smile on your
PAGE
face, proud of yourself. Your only regret
is not doing more damage to the creature.
Libra
You’re easygoing, and sociable, but
you’re also indecisive, changeable,
gullible, easily influenced, flirtatious,
and self indulgent. You look over just in
time to see Virgo hit the ground. You
quickly drop to your knees to be by his
side. Virgo smiles up at your as the
creature is about to swipe its paw at you.
Before it can, Scorpio quickly tackles it.
“You just had to be a hero didn’t you?
You just couldn’t have left her to die
alone.” You say, addressing Gemini as
you hold your brother close.
“You know me better than that.” replies
Virgo coughing up a little bit of blood.
“Love you, brother. Be sure to tell mom
and dad I love them too.” Virgo fades
away as the life leaves his eyes and his
body goes limp. You begin to cry as you
kiss your brother on the forehead and
your tears land on his pale cheek.
“Rest now, my brother, I’ll see you
soon.” You pick up your brother’s stick
and pull your flashlight out of your back
pocket. You stand up ready to take
revenge on the creature for killing your
brother. You rush at the creature while
its back’s turned and jump on. You
begin to bash in the back of its head
with the stick and flashlight in your
hands. Your swings begin to stun the
creature slowly knocking it to the floor,
but that doesn’t stop you, you keep
swinging--each swing filled with more
anger and hatred for the creature than
the last. When you finally stop, you
stand up breathing heavily, exhausted
from the day’s events.
“Get back up after that one.” You say as
you start walking away. Suddenly you
hear a familiar sound, the sound of
cracking bones. It takes you a second to
realize what it means. You quickly spin
around ready to fight the creature again.
But it is no where to be found, not even
the body is there, just a small amount of
blood.
“Look around; he likes to pop out of no
where.” You say, just seconds before the
creature dives down from a tree and
using its razor sharp teeth decapitates
you in one swift bite. You die with your
head in the belly of the creature.
Scorpio
You’re determined and forceful, but
you’re also jealous, resentful, compul-
sive, obsessive, secretive, and obstinate.
You pick up the stick and flashlight that
Libra and Virgo before him had used.
Unsure if it’s worth fighting for, you
look up at the creature that is now standing less than 15 feet away and closing
in.
“Don’t be a coward, Scorpio!” shouts
Sagittarius before football charging the
creature and connecting directly in the
ribs sending it sliding across the ground.
“I know what you’re thinking, and yes,
it is worth it, to fight against something
that killed our friends. It will pay even if
I have to drag it down to hell myself.
NOW, ON YOUR FEET, SOLDIER.
WE GOT A DEMON TO KILL!” Sagittarius, being abnormally large for a high
-school student, picks up a broken log
and rushes at the creature. You quickly
come to your senses and pick up the
blood stained stick and begins rushing at
the creature too. The creature swings at
Sagittarius; he ducks out of the way; and
you quickly rush up, plant your foot on
the center of Sagittarius’s back and push
off. Mid air you swing your stick at the
creature and catch him in the eye with it.
Landing on its back, you bring the stick
down under the creature’s neck and
yank up with all your might, determined
to either break its neck or put it to sleep.
It tries to roll over onto its back to make
you let go, but you keep holding on
even as the creature’s large weight
begins to crush your entire torso. You
hear a cracking sound and a sharp pain
in your chest. You let out a loud yell in
pain but still hold your grip dedicated to
killing the creature. It rolls back over
and takes off full speed towards a tree
with a low hanging branch and jumps up
towards it. You feel the branch hit you,
feel a sharp pain at the same time you
hear a dull “crack” and realize your
spine has just snapped in two. The creature begins to slow down from loss of
oxygen, and you’re still holding on
around its neck as Sagittarius walks up.
“You look like you can use a hand.” He
said leaning down towards you.
“I’m not letting go of this stick.” You
say as you feel yourself slowly start to
drift. “Take care of the others; they’re
all you’ve got left.” You drift off still
gripping the stick around its neck.
Sagittarius
You’re freedom loving and good humored, but you’re also blindly optimistic, careless, irresponsible, superficial,
tactless, and restless
Virgo—
Analytical and
diligent
Libra—
Easygoing and
sociable
Scorpio—
Determined
and forceful
13
PAGE
14
A nightmarish tale!
Sagittarius—
Freedom loving
and good
humored
Capricorn—
Ambitious and
disciplined
Leo—
Warmhearted
and creative
STAR
Horror Scopes—continued
“Yea… I know; I’ll see you on the
other side bro.” You say, patting
Scorpio’s head and walking away
with the log resting on your shoulder.
“Come on guys, we better get
going. Who knows if that thing is
going to get back up or not?” You
say, walking by the others.
“What about Scorpio?” asks, Pisces, the runt of the group.
“He’s gone now; let’s move.” You
continue on trying not to mourn
your lost friend. About a quarter
mile from the end of the woods
you hear a loud howl and immediately know where it’s coming
from.
“Run, I’ll hold it back.” you say,
gripping the log and facing the
darkness ready to join Scorpio.
“We’re not leaving you.” says Leo,
standing next to you.
“Yes, you are. Now move!” you
order, pushing Leo back while still
facing forward.
“Come on man, Sagittarius will be
ok.” says Capricorn. Leo turns and
walks away. You set the log on
your shoulder and smile knowing
they’ll be ok thanks to your sacrifice. Soon the creature rushes head
first into your chest; you quickly
shift your weight so you come
down on the creatures’ neck. You
hear a loud snap then quickly jump
and rush for your log. You quickly
turn around and look at the creature waiting for it to get back up,
the sound of bones cracking comes
back, then the creature stands up
and faces you. You grip the log,
ready to fight him. It quickly
lunges at you, but you instinctively
step to the side and bring the log
down on top of its head with such a
force as to splinter the log on impact. The creature falls to the
ground. Seeing this as an opening
you jump on top of it and begin to
bash its head with your fists. The
creature pushes you off with its
hind legs, sending you though the
air; you quickly recover and charge
back at it. The creature rushes back
and dives at and takes hold of your
neck. The creature swings you
around like a doll; then tosses your
limp body at a tree, breaking your
back. You die at the base of an old
oak tree.
EXPRESS
Capricorn
You’re ambitious and disciplined
but your also pessimistic fatalistic
miserly and grudging. You’re the
eldest of the group now it’s up to
you to make sure the others get to
safety now. “Come on guys we
don’t know how much longer we
got.” You say making sure the
others are in front of you. “Wait,
where’s Aquarius?”
“I’m here.” says Aquarius catching
up.
“Ok let’s keep moving.” You say
pushing the others onwards. Soon
you can feel something running up
behind you, you quickly spin
around swinging hoping to hit
what ever it is; the creature latches
it self on your forearm “GO ILL
HOLD IT OFF!” you shout back at
the others. You hear the sound of
them running off. “Just me and you
now.” You say looking the creature
in the eyes; its’ dull gray lifeless
soulless eyes. You quickly remember your training and start hitting
the creature in the base of its jaw
so it will lose grip once it let go
you kick it off and jump to your
feet ready to go. You dive at the
creature ready to die to save the
others. You continue to blindly hit
the creature thinking of all the bad
its done to you “You killed Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Taurus,
and Aries but you will not kill me
THIS IS WHERE YOU DIE FOR
MY FRIENDS!” you yell hitting
the creature faster and harder. The
creature plants its hind legs on
your stomach and kicks you off.
You recover quickly and rush back
in but your not fast enough the
creature catches you by your leg
and flings you at a tree you collide
with the tree breaking your arm.
“Is that all you got? I will not
lose.” you shout rushing back at
the creature, you kick up dirt into
the creatures eyes to distract it then
bring your foot around and hit it on
the side of its head. The creature
tackles you to the ground and
pinning you down with its giant
backs you begin to hit it in the side
of the head with your good arm; it
only angers the creature more. The
creature leans down and latches its
razor sharp teeth onto both sides of
your head and begins crushing it.
You swing one last time before it
crushes your skull. You die with
bits of your skull stuck in the creature’s teeth
Leo
You’re warmhearted and creative,
but you’re also pompous, patronizing, bossy, interfering, dogmatic,
and intolerant. “Come on guys,
we’re almost there. Wait. I think
Aquarius fell behind again,” you
say, looking back and seeing
Aquarius slowly catch back up.
“I’m sorry guys. I can’t run as fast
as you.” says Aquarius catching his
breath.
“It’s cool. We should be far
enough ahead to take a break.” you
say as you rest on a log. Suddenly,
you hear the howling again and
know your break is short lived.
“Ok, back on your feet guys, time
to go.” Then you realize you can’t
outrun it; the best you can do is try
to fight it so the others can get
away.
“You guys go ahead…”
“We’ll hold it off so you two can
get away.” says Cancer, cutting in.
Shortly after, the others start running.
You look over at Cancer and say
“Are you sure about this? I could
hold it myself if you want to run.”
But you already know Cancer’s
answer.
He looks over at you and smiles
then says “That’s funny, br. We go
down, we’re going down together.
Here he comes.”
The creature jumps out a tree at
you, but Cancer dives and tackles
him mid-air, you take off your belt
then tell Cancer “Drag him over to
this log.” You quickly rap the belt
around its neck then jump on the
other side of the log and begin to
pull with all your might. Cancer
jumps over, grabs one side of the
belt and shouts “Plant your feet on
the log to get more force.” You
both push your feet against the log
and begin to pull using your legs
more. The creature is squirming
franticly trying to get away, but
you both won’t allow that. Soon
you hear a cracking sound then the
creature stops struggling.
“Shhhhh, just go to sleep.” You
whisper as you release your grip on
the belt.
VOLUME
7
ISSUE
3
“Quick! We need to hang it from a tree
so it can’t get away.” says Cancer, grabbing both sides of the belt. “Climb the
tree then I’ll hand it up to you.” You get
a running start, plant your foot on the
trunk, and then push yourself up grabbing onto a branch and pulling yourself
up. You secure the belt on to the branch,
suspending the creature in the air;
“Don’t die. . . not yet.”
Cancer
You’re protective and cautious, but
you’re also changeable, moody, overemotional, touchy, clinging, and unable
to let go. “YEA, WE TOOK IT DOWN!
WE’RE BAD!” you say celebrating.
“O YEA, WE SHUT IT DOWN, BRO!”
says Leo. But your victory is short lived
as you turn around and see that the
creature is gone.
You look at Leo and say, “Dude, shut
up, it got away.” Leo stops his victory
dance and begins to franticly look
around. You start to wonder how you
could have missed it, then you remember you saw a fast-moving shadow
running to a tree behind you. “LEO
MOVE!” you shout, just before the
creature pounces out of the tree and
bites Leo’s head off.
You quickly rush at the creature to fight
it, but it throws Leo’s body at you. You
quickly side step and dodge his body.
You continue to rush the creature, but
it’s too fast. It quickly dodges your
swings. The Creature swipes at your leg,
you jump back barely missing the base
of his paw, but realize that you have
four large cuts on your calf. You dive
back at the creature, swinging faster
then you ever have before, but it still
isn’t quick enough. The creature quickly
dodges each swing and begins to rapidly
swing back, first hitting your legs,
knocking you off your feet. Before you
can touch the ground again, the creature
swings its giant paw down into your
stomach. You’re laying on your back
when you hear a familiar voice “You’ve
held on longer then the rest; but that was
to be expected from you.” You roll over
to look around and you see who the
creature turns into. “Aquarius, I thought
we were friends. How could you do this
to us?”
“Friend? I was never your friend. You
guys didn’t treat me like you did the
others. “I was the ‘runt’ of the group the
one everyone picked on. Well now you
all got to see my true talent.” He says
before planting his boot on your head
PAGE
and begins to crush it. “Good bye Cancer, you will not be missed.” He slams
down his boot on your head crushing
your skull. You die by the boot of someone you thought was a friend.
Pisces
You’re selfless and kind but you’re also
escapist, idealistic, secretive, vague
weak willed, and easily led.
“Aquarius where are you?” you say
scared and shaking, you wave your
flashlight around looking for your
friend. You see nothing so you continue
on without him. About ten minutes later
you hear growling coming from the
bushes behind you. You quickly spin
around and face the bushes. “I can do
this, I can do this.” You say out loud
waiting for something to come out of
the bushes.
“Pisces, help me.” You hear Aquarius’s
voice. You quickly drop your flash light
and rush over to help him. His shirt is all
torn apart and he has three large cuts on
his face.
“What happened are you ok?” you ask
picking him up.
“I’m now.” He says as he grips your
shoulder, you look at his hand and see
it’s starting to rapidly grow thick black
fur. You quickly push him away.
“Ha-ha-ha why’d you push me away I
thought we were friends right.” He says
standing up and smiling at you.
“You’re it, you’re the creature. You
killed the others. Why?”
“I was never their friend, they just kept
me around to pick on me pick on the
quite small guy. Now they’ll never pick
on someone ever again.” He says rushing at you; you raise your hand and he
stops mid-air.
“Well I’m sorry I can’t allow you to kill
me, or anyone else for that matter.” You
spread your fingers and Aquarius flies
back with so much force he goes
through a tree.
“You’re a spell caster. I should have
known it was you.” He says standing up
and wiping the blood from his mouth
and chin. You maintain a strong stance
but a fearful expression as you hold
your ground against the creature you
called friend. The Creature rushes at you
again this time he tears through your
force field. You quickly use your magic
to bring a large boulder out of the
ground in front of you. He hits it with
enough force to slide it back into your
chest. You don’t die.
Aquarius
You’re original and independent but
you’re also intractable contrary, perverse, unpredictable, unemotional, and
detached. You quickly jump back from
the rubble.
“You may have your little magic, but
you still can’t take me.” You cough out
as the dust clears. You see a large shining orb in the dust cloud. It’s Pisces
standing with her arms stretched out in
opposite directions. She looks up at you
and smiles, “That all you got?” she
mocks dropping her shield.
You quickly rush at her with anger and
disgrace coursing through you. You
begin to swing rapidly at her, your
hands so fast they’re just blurs attached
to a body. She’s dodging and weaving
through your attacks just as fast as
you’re sending them out. You feel a
sharp pain in your stomach. As you look
down, you realize she just stabbed you
with a bright blue glowing sword; you
look back up at her. She just smiles then
flicks your forehead. That flick has
enough power behind it to send you
reeling across the woodland floor. Moments later, your magic heals you, and
you rush back at her. This time you
stomp down on her foot so she can’t
keep dodging, you swing again hitting
her in the cheek she stops and looks at
you. The wind picks up sending her
crimson red hair flying all over around
her face as her eyes begin to glow blue.
She blinks, and you feel a strong pulling
pressure on your entire body as if someone was pulling all your limbs apart at
the same time. “You should have just
stayed a good little dog. I’ve tolerated
Leo hitting on me for years now and
never even considered killing any of
them. But I’ll enjoy killing you.” She
says as she lifts her hand into the air and
begins spreading her fingers. Again you
feel a strong force grab onto each of
your limps and pull. You let out a loud
yell in pain. “Hurts, don’t it? I would
assume so. This is the same way spell
casters’ve been killing your kind for
generations. Now be a good little mutt
and just die.” You arms and legs and
head quickly get ripped off your torso.
You die at the hands of a dangerous
little freshman girl with a special ability.
Pisces calmly walks away and goes
home back to her parents. Walking by
them she proclaims, “I found it, and
killed it.”
Cancer—
Protective and
cautious
Pisces—
Selfless and
kind
Aquarius—
Original and
independent
15
What they mean
Stars
Night before last
North
Ti Pis Kahw
Wednesday
Noon
Morning
Spring
Aw Wahs Ti Pis Kok
Ki We Ti Nok
Day before yesterday
Sun
Thursday
Tuesday
West
Find these words (spaces had to be removed for the puzzle).