P 8 ENTERTAINMENT

CONTENTS:

Volume 2 Issue 2
November/December
2015

1. Gnarly A surfer reference that was

used as a way to show that something was
cool. (i.e. That was totally gnarly, dude.)
2. Like Totally Used as a way to express
extreme agreement with someone or something. (i.e. I think he was really in to you,
like totally!)
3. Tubular Another surfer reference, this
slang word was used as a way to express
excitement in something or someone. (i.e.
Man, that was tubular!)
4. Whats Your Damage? This 80s slang
term was used to express annoyance, anger,
shock, etc. (i.e. What was that about, man?
Whats your damage?)
Here are 4 terms we use now.
1. Photobomb- A photobomb is when a person or object is in a picture accidentally or
intentionally and as a result, ruins the
photo.
2. Bye, Felicia- "Bye, Felicia" can be used if
someone leaves the room and you don't
really care about them.
3. Hash tag- This symbol came from Facebook and Twitter.
4. Selfie - The term selfie refers to taking a
picture of yourself. The Oxford English Dictionary even made it an official word this
year.
Lets see in 20 years what the next generation has to say.

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Cubs Q & A
By Jocey Yates and Kaylie West
How well do you know your teachers and
staff members lets find out.
1. Which teacher worked at the video store
throughout college?
2. Which teacher was born in Georgia and
lived there for the first ten years of his/her
life?
3. Which teacher loves to snow ski, is the
only child, and played softball at Maryville
college?
4. Which staff member once qualified to be a
professional bowler?
5. Which teacher puts God and family first
and, is an expert shaved ice maker?

Let It Snow
By Hannah Morris
When the weather outside is frightful,
but the fire is so delightful,
as long as school is closed,
Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!
This year we are expected to have a lot of snow
fall, more than average. Meteorologist Matt
Hinkins, predicted that East Tennessee, closer
to the Knoxville area, will have 14-18 inches of
snow. The average snow fall for the Knoxville
area is 6.5 inches of SNOW! This year we are
predicted to have 7.5 more inches than AVERAGE! If all predictions are right then we will be
having more than 1 foot of snow. Now that we
know a good chance of what will happen, lets
find out how we know, and what weather we
have to get before school is closed.
According to folk legend, you can predict the
weather with a persimmon seed. Heres how to
do it:

Image credit: jrtrained.com

Answers to Cubs Q & A:

1. Mrs. Edwards
2. Mrs. Miller
3. Mrs. Collins
4. Mr. Abernathy
5. Mrs. Johnson

Words We Use Today and in the 80's

By Angel Miller
Remember those childhood stories that your
parents tell you? Here are four terms they
might have used in the 1980s.

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Cut open a persimmon seed. (Find persimmon fruit in your supermarket. It should be locally-grown to reflect your weather.) Look at the
shape of the kernel inside. If the kernel is spoonshaped, lots of heavy, wet snow will fall. (Spoon
= shovel!) This year, the seed is spoon-shaped!!!
This is a folk tale that lots of people go by. If this
is true, lets find out just how much weather it
will take to get school closed.

The main question when deciding to close school

is, what is safest? The school system must think
about the safety of kids and their families. When
busses can't run, then school will definitely not
be open that day. Another factor in this decision
is how bad the roads are. When it is dangerous
for people to be on the roads, the school system
will be taking precaution then as well. Now, here
are some old folk tales on how to let it snow.

sleep with spoon under your pillow

put two ice cubes in the toilet
sleep with your pajamas inside out
make a shaker with old water bottle and small
house hold items then shake it to encourage
snow
These are ways to push our luck; until next time,
let it snow!
Sources: Wbir.com and Almanac.com

TPJHS Roar Staff 2015-2016:

Jonathan Ervin, Kadyn Chastain, Taylor Davis, Chase
Hunt, William Hunt, Catlyn McEmery, Clay Maney, Angel Miller, Hannah Morris, Annabell Ray, Kaylie West,
David Williams, Jocey Yates
Paper generously provided by
The Advocate and Democrat
Editor: Ms. Mondone

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Cubs are Looking Good!

By Chase Hunt

The Cubs are off to a good start! The

boys are 5-1 so far and are looking good with
just one loss. We won our last five games, but
then lost to Chilhowee. JV is working hard;
theyre 3-3 with losses to North Middle, Chilhowee, and Sweetwater. So next time Coach
Abernathy announces a game, come out and
spport your cubs. Save some of that Christmas
money and come spend it at a home ball game.!

Cubs To The Hoop

By Kaylie West and Jocey Yates
On November 5th, Tellico Cubs and Lady Cubs
traveled to Coker Creek for our first game. Everyone played good, but we still made mistakes.
We battled hard and the boys and girls both
won. The boys and girls JV both won too. Both
teams JV and Varsity played a good game and
pulled out a great win for our school. Here is
the score for the girls varsity 36 to 20 Tellico.
Congratulations to all of the teams. Lets hope
that the games to come we will do great.

Monroe County
Shooting Team
By William Hunt

One sports team you may not have heard of, but
definitely will soon, is the Monroe County Shooting Team. I have more information on this
young, yet talented team. They practice on Monday and Tuesday from 4 pm until 6 pm.
It lasts from March through October. There is a
reasonable membership fee to join.
Shooters have to provide their own gun, a 20 or
12 gauge, and it needs to be an automatic, over
and under, or pump (no single shots). You also
have to provide your own shells, but sometimes
in tournaments if they have enough money, they
will provide the shells. They practice at the Chillhowee Rod And Gun Club in Athens. You might
wonder why they don't practice in Monroe
County since they're the Monroe County Shooting Team; well, they don't have their own skeet
field but they're trying to save and raise money
to buy land and build a skeet field.
They don't travel very much until the end of
the season. The team goes to regional tournaments in different locations, for example Sweetwater, Benton, and many other places. They go
to the state tournament in Nashville. They go to
the National tournament in Sparta, Illinois. The
cost varies for each tournament and includes a
shirt and the skeet.
These are things you might want to know about
the Monroe County Shooting Team in case you
might want to join!
Christmas Around the World:
Look for the small trees in this issue to
reveal a fact about Christmas around the
world. Many of our traditions come from other
cultures. This is just another reason that America
is considered a "cultural melting-pot!"
Source: History.com

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The Story Of Minecraft

By Jonathan Ervin and Catlyn McEmery

The newest edition to the Minecraft Series is

here! Minecraft Story Mode is a game where
you go around as a character named Jesse.
Jesse can be male or female, and whatever kind
of character you want. The mission of the game
is that you are trying to defeat the Ender
Dragon by going through different dimensions,
such as the Over World, Nether World, The
End, and beyond!
In your gang are Olivia, Axel, Petra, and Reuben. Olivia is smart and apprehensive, but she
lacks in patience. Axel is the strong type who
speaks his mind, but is extremely loyal to his
friends. Petra is tough and protective of her
gang. Then last but not least, there is Reuben.
He is your smart and funny, pet pig.
This game is effected by your choices and what
you do. The game you experience may be different from some one else's game. This game is
driven by the choices you make as the 'player'.
The way you make the choices will effect the
flow of your story. Jesse is looking for a gang
called "Order of The Stone." They are a gang
looking to kill the Ender Dragon.
According to GameStop.com Minecraft Story
Mode season pass disc pre-owned is $27.99

for PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE, and

PC. For a new game is $29.99 for PS3, PS4,
XBOX 360, XBOX ONE, and PC. It is rated
E10+ for everyone 10 and up. It's game rating is 4 stars! Minecraft Story Mode: Episode
1 Order of The Stone is brand new and everyone loves playing Minecraft, so make sure
Minecraft Story Mode: Episode 1 Order of
The Stone is on your Christmas list this year.

An Englishman named John Calcott

Horsley helped to popularize the tradition of sending Christmas greeting cards
when he began producing small cards
featuring festive scenes and a prewritten holiday greeting in the late 1830s.
Today, millions of people send Christmas
cards.

Thanksgiving Survey:
Mixed grade-levels and random homerooms
Where will you eat?
Home 52%, Family 41%, Go Out 3%, Friends 4%

What will you eat?

Turkey/Ham 73%, Chicken 10%, Other 7%

Whats your favorite dessert?

Other 31%, Pumpkin 28%, Pecan 27%, Apple 14%

Important Dates:
Winter Break
December 18
10 am dismissal
(Remember: No breakfast served and
no bus transportation)
Students Return to School
January 5, 2016
Report Cards Go Home : January 14

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.Roarin' Reviews
by Annabell Ray

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

This book is by far one of my favorites. It

is full of action and mystery. It's about a boy
named Percy Jackson, as the title suggests.
Who never knew his father, his mother had
told him that his father died when Percy was a
young boy. After a twist and turn of events, he
finds out that he is a demigod, meaning that
he is the son of Poseidon . He gets discreetly
sent to a training ground for the children of
the deities (a very important person), so he can
learn how to utilize his powers and go for an
escapade of a lifetime. He needs to keep ongoing tension with the Olympians settled, so it
doesn't break out into a war. Also, at the same
time, keeping his mother from the reins of
Hades, the God of the underworld. Can he
save his mother? Can he save the world from a
war? This book is the first of a series of five
books. I highly suggest reading them.

Image source: percyjacksonmovies.com

In Australia, the holiday comes in the middle

of summer and its not unusual for some
parts of Australia to hit 100 degrees Farenheit
on Christmas day.

Movie Madness
by Taylor Davis

What is to be expected of Mocking Jay: Part 2?

I have seen the trailer and it is safe to say that
it is pretty action packed. The last movie left
us on the edge of our seats. Many readers want
to know if the movie will end like the books.

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A Day in Which Will Live in Infamy

Find more puzzles at Theholidayzone.com

By David Williams
At 7:55 a.m. December 7,1941 hundreds of
Japanese warplanes launched from aircraft carriers far out at sea and attacked the American
Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor. Hundreds
of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu
Hawaii. After this brutal attack, America decided
to declare war on Japan, and effectively entered
Word War II.
Around 2,400 sailors and marines were stationed
at Pearl Harbor. 350 Japanese aircraft attacked
the naval base in two waves. The targets were
warships and other military targets. The invasion lasted 90 minutes, but four battleships were
pummeled and 188 aircraft were damaged; even
more buildings were hit.
The fatal attack truly will always be ''A day in
which will live in infamy'' as declared by President Theodore Roosevelt in his address to the
nation shortly afterwards.

Source: History.com
Photo: Associate Press (AP)
USS Shaw explodes after being hit by bombs
during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Join your fellow Mocking Jay fans in theaters
and watch Finnick, Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and
Prim's stories unfold. The release date in Nov
20,2015. I think that this is the movie to watch
if you are Mocking Jay crazy. Enjoy!

Bookstore
Buy
Cash
Catalog
Check
Coupon
Credit card
Department
store
Discount store

Drive
Exchange
Expensive
Gift certificate
Gift wrap
Honk
Hurry
Internet
Jewelry shop
Purchase

Receipt
Refund
Restaurant
Return
Rush
Sales clerk
Shopper
Shopping bag
Shopping mall
Toy store

Find more illusions at Sciencekids.co.nz

FYI: Mockingjay: Part 2 earned over $1.2

million in ticket sales the first weekend.

Decorating evergreen trees had always

been a part of the German winter solstice
tradition. The first Christmas trees explicitly decorated and named after the
Christian holiday, appeared in Strasbourg,
in Alsace in the beginning of the 17th century.

Poinsettia plants are named after Joel R.

Poinsett, an American minister to Mexico,
who brought the red-and-green plant from
Mexico to America in 1828.

Are these lines parallel?

The Zollner illusion is named after German astrophysicist Johann
Karl Friedrich Zollner. Although the black lines appear to not be
parallel, in reality they are.

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DIY Crafts

By Kadyn Chastain

Not everyone loves winter. However if you do,

here are some DIY crafts for you. This craft is
directed more towards girls. It is from Momtastic.com and is called sparkly branches. It is great
for decorating your house with sparkle and shine.
Supplies:
Tree branch
Plasti-Kote Metallic Silver Spray Paint
Silver glitter or Pacon Spectra glitter
Color Fill Vase and Decorative Accents (for
a clear, icy look) OR Epsom Salt (for an
opaque, snowy look)
Elmers Glue
3M Spray Adhesive
Paint brush
Pruning shears
Cookie sheet

(Crafts continued)
Epsom salt also works in place of the Color Fill
accents, but your branches will have a whiter,
snowy look, rather than a sparkly, icy look.
Now for the boys. This craft is called Crepe Laser
Maze. It is very simple. This is all you need to do.
For this craft you will need streamers, tape, scissors, and a hallway.
Tape them high, tape them low and all ways in
between. You may have to do some adjusting as
you actually navigate through it. You want it to
have a level of difficultly, but you also want it to
be do-able so it is actually fun. Fast, super cheap
and easy clean up too for HOURS of fun!!! All of
my information came from Pinterest. For more
ideas go to Pinterest.com and search for Winter
DIY Boys or Winter DIY Girls.

Step 1: Find a tree branch the size you require,

then use pruning shears to cut and shape your
branches.
Step 2: Spray your branch with spray paint to
cover. Let it dry.

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How many words can you

spell using the letters in
Merry Christmas?

Christmas Travel Ideas

by Angel Miller and Hannah Morris

4 Cool Christmas Travel Idea Places

1. Fantasy of Trees
Children's hospital host the annual fantasy of
trees event. Held in Knoxville, opens Nov.25Nov. 29.
Tickets are for sale online. Adults are $8 and children are $4. This is a great place to go with the
kids and the entire family. There are things to do
for all ages and it is a safe environment.
2. The Polar Express Train Rides
Located in Ashville, NC. The polar express train
ride is a replica from the movie. There are different prices for different tickets and riding experience. This ride is enjoyable and safe.
3. Knoxville Nativity Pageant
Held in Knoxville, the community performs a real
life replica of the birth of Jesus. This is a fun and
safe place to go.
4. Knoxville Holiday on Ice
This is held in Knoxville. Adult tickets are $10
and kids are $7. This event is opened Nov.27Dec.20
This is a really good price for what you get. Ice
skating is fun for the whole family.

Step 3: Spray the branch with spray glue/

adhesive until it is completely covered.

These are fun and non expensive places to visit

over the holidays. The entire family will have a
blast.
Source:
http://www.visitknoxville.com/things-to-do

Step 4: Lay the cookie sheet on the ground and

sprinkle the glitter onto your branch, so the excess glitter falls onto the cookie sheet and you
can re-use it.
Step 5: To create an icy look, spread some white
glue in a few places along the branch

Italians call Chrismas Il

meaning the birthday.

Step 6: Clear off the cookie sheet, and then sprinkle clear Color Fill decorative accents over the
glue. These little cubes will stick to your branches
easily. Collect excess accents on a cookie sheet
as you did with the glitter in the previous step to
reuse or save for later.

In Greece, many people believe

in kallikantzeri, goblins that appear
to cause mischief during the 12 days
of Christmas. Gifts are usually exchanged on
January 1, St. Basils Day.
Image credits: Momtastic.com

Natale,

The student with the most words

will get a $5 cafeteria slushy gift
card. Turn in your word list, with
your name and homeroom, to Ms.
Mondone by December 11.
BE HONEST!
NO COMPUTER PRINT-OUTS OR
TYPED LISTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

During the warm and sunny Australian Christmas

season, beach time and outdoor barbecues
are common. Traditional Christmas day
celebrations include family gatherings,
exchanging gifts and either a hot meal
with ham, turkey, pork or seafood or barbeques.

In the United States and England, children hang stockings on their bedpost or
near a fireplace on Christmas Eve, hoping that it will be filled with treats while
they sleep. In Scandinavia, similarminded children leave their shoes on the
hearth.
Did you know that the average
American adult spends $700$900 on Christmas gifts?
According to national surveys,
this amount is slightly lower than it was ten
years ago. Remember that great gifts don't
have to be expensive, if they come from the
heart!
Sources: National Retail Foundation and American
Research Group