November 2021

NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ISSUE 2 THE DAILY ‘O’ WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE O… Senior Stresses By Emily Rhodes After years of being told you get to Canoeing Field Trip relax your senior year, I can confirm it is a lie. There is so much riding on By: Kaiyenne West your senior year and nobody can do it but you. There are scholarship I went to the canoeing field trip to experience nature and what animals live in that applications, college applications, the habitat. Almost my whole class and students from other grades attended the field trip. I pressure to join clubs, sports, get good was in a group with two of my friends, and we went canoeing together. At first, it was grades, take higher level courses, get a hard for all of us to obtain balance, but once we started, we got the hang of it. The group job, and get your license and a car. On also looked at different water species such as fish and crabs. We observed the different top of all that there is rejection and types of species and how their lives were affected from their environment. The trip went failure. The fear of knowing there is a well. It was very fun and informational. I would recommend going if you haven’t before chance you won't get into your dream school and even if you get in how will ! you afford it? Scholarships are out there but you won’t get every scholarship you apply to. While you can have a job it can take time away from doing schoolwork, clubs and sports, this can be especially hard when taking AP classes or dual enrollment. There is another factor most don’t consider either, driving. If you haven’t or couldn’t get your license in your junior year that is just an added stress to your plate senior year. Then comes getting a car, car payments, insurance, and to do all that you will need a job. Some parents will help but you need to talk to them about that because not all parents are willing to pay everything and some will help but will set requirements for you in order for them to help you, like getting a job, good grades, etc.. There are so many things going on in your senior year and nobody can prepare you for it but yourself. Don’t wait till the last minute because the stress of waiting can be worse than the stress of turning it in or doing something. The quicker you turn something in the quicker you hear back and the faster you can regroup and come up with another plan, or if you get in the faster you can work to make sure it is possible to get done. IN THIS ISSUE Thanksgiving Around the World Alzheimer’s Awareness Faculty Spotlight 1

THE DAILY ‘O’ Oh My! Oh My! Thanksgiving BY EMMANUELA B. Around the World I sit and stare at the plane What teacher said BY JANIAH RANDALL-MUIRDOCK confusion and anger fill my brain I am thankful for… In Canada thanksgiving was celebrated My mom says it time to go my before the pilgrims came to say thanks for stubborn self telles her no • Chocolate chip cookies the harvest season. It is celebrated on the • Pizza & mashed second Monday of October. The citizens She drags me on as i start to cry, i potatoes are given a day off work and use the 3-day look outside there lise my pride weekend to spend time with family. It was In a new country here I lie as the • Cute & comfortable considered low-key compared to Americans just walk Right by heels American Thanksgiving. My mom looks straight down at me and says this is america my • Diet Coke In Germany a holiday like Thanksgiving is dear sweetie celebrated called Erntedankfest. It So this is the start of my new life • Coffee translates to harvest thank festival. The tradition dates to before Christianity. in this crazy country oh my oh my • Mozzarella Sticks Thanksgiving cornucopia comes from • Tylenol European pagan tradition. It takes place on It's the first day of school is here i the first Sunday of October. Festival is cry as i want to stay by my taken to street and town squares for mothers side parades. The feast would have chicken or goose since turkey is not a native bird in I get there and to my surprise Germany. their kids everywhere oh my oh In China there is Chung Chiu on the 15th my day of the 8th month of the lunar cycle. But now i am old to my surprise Families come together for a 3-day feast. this country here lies my new life It is also called the moon festival which Im happy to say that i survived in takes place during the harvest moon (full moon closet to the Autumnal Equinox). the county of “freedom.” There are lanterns, dragon dances, and mooncakes (either sacrificed to eaten). Match the teacher… • Mintzes Thanksgiving in The Netherlands has ties to America. It celebrates Dutch which • Mr. Buzzeo settled in America. Like America, • Dr. Kelley Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th • Ms. Trowers Thursday of November. There is no big • Ms. Luby Thanksgiving meal but instead a non- • Ms. Matthews denominational church, afterwards coffee • Ms. Brown and cookies. Answers on the back Japan has Kinrō Kansha no Hi which means Labor Thanksgiving Day. It’s meant to celebrate hard work and thank those for their service for the community. It on November 23 and comes from a century old religion called Niinamesai which celebrated the harvesting rice. They celebrate labor organization-sponsored events. In some communities’ young children will make gifts to give to the police. https://www.10best.com/interests/food- culture/how-10-countries-besides-the-u-s- celebrate-thanksgiving/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/ca nada/thanksgiving-day PAGE 2

THE DAILY ‘O’ Alzheimer’s Awareness EMMA DIFFENDERFER Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia — a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that affects a person's ability to function independently. The early signs of the disease include forgetting recent events or conversations. As the disease progresses, a person with Alzheimer's disease will develop severe memory impairment and lose the ability to carry out everyday tasks. There are ways to prevent this disease like staying active, to not to do drugs, not to smoke, to read, and to keep your mind going. Many families have DNA of risks of Alzheimer’s listed above are ways you can change that by keeping good and excellent health. PAGE 3

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THE DAILY ‘O’ • Chocolate chip cookies – Ms. Matthews • Pizza & mashed potatoes – Ms. Trowers • Cute & comfortable heels – Ms. Mintzes • Diet Coke – Dr. Kelley • Coffee – Ms. Luby • Mozzarella Sticks – Ms. Brown • Tylenol - Mr. Buzzeo PAGE 5