NOVEMBER Ms. Persons is thankful for life, family, friends, boyfriend.

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1 JERRY ZUCKER MIDDLE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE LIGHTNING GAZETTE VOLUME , ISSUE 3 NOVEMBER 2016 WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? BY CIERA CAPERS ANDERSON, LORENA CORONADO HERNANDEZ, TA LEIGHA GIBBS & AVNI SCOTT Ms. Blake: I am thankful for my children, my grandson, sub teaching, good health, and looking forward to the future. Mrs. Koleva: I am thankful for my family and students. Ms. Gleim: I am thankful for my health and the family I am starting. Ms. Guider: I am thankful for my awesome job. I am thankful for my loving family. Ms. Whitten is thankful for her pets, and our awesome school. Ms. Persons is thankful for life, family, friends, boyfriend. Mr. Alban is very thankful for this wonderful school he works in, and his wonderful health. Maya is thankful for Elvin, her grandmother, principal, school, teachers, Ms. Cary, Lorena, Leslie, Ms. Berryhill, and Coach Cramer. Jennifer L. is thankful for her sister, and things she has. Alyssa is thankful for her mom and dog. Ms. Mote: Family, my dog, my students, homeroom, friends. Addis: Friends, family, food. Ms. Lotts is thankful for our freedom. Mr. Gladden is thankful for life. Andre is thankful for life and his family. Ms. Jenkins: My son, Andre, life, the power of prayer. Ms. Delice is thankful for life. Mr. Hilden is thankful for the opportunity to teach every day. Ms. Burnham: My children, my family having moved closer to me, my health. Angela: My life and family. Jessica: My family, best friends. Jocelyn: Family, life, friends. Leslie is thankful for having a family. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOODS? Lorena: Grandma s mashed potatoes Karen: Turkey Ms. Cary: Pumpkin cheesecake Angela: Tamales Ms. Bell: Sweet potato casserole Leslie: Mac n cheese, mashed potatoes Jocelyn: Tamales Alyssa: Stuffing Zenaida: Tamales, mac n cheese, stuffing, sweet potatoes Aydan: mashed potatoes, stuffing Ms. Jenkins: Sweet potato pie INSIDE THIS ISSUE: THANKSGIVING TRADI- P2 TIONS HISTORY OF THANKS- P2 GIVING NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS P3 TURKEY FUN FACTS p3 TURKEY JOKES p3 THANKFUL TURKEYS P4-5

2 PAGE 2 LIGHTNING GAZETTE WHAT ARE YOUR THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS/WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS THANKSGIVING? BY CIERA CAPERS ANDERSON, LORENA CORONADO HERNANDEZ, TA LEIGHA GIBBS & AVNI SCOTT Ms. Blake: I watch the NYC Parade, cook and make celery with cream cheese. I also pray before eating, and I visit my daughter. morning and cutting cranberry turkeys. She goes to Georgia for Thanksgiving. Andre s traditions are to eat as a family. and also sleeping! Angela: We get together and relatives come to my place and eat, eat, eat. I am going to sleep and eat. Ms. Lotts: Go to Columbia. Eat with my family and sisters. Ms. Delice: Dinner with family and rest. Ms. Koleva: Every Thanksgiving I go visit my family. Ms. Gleim: I go to the movies, and my mom is coming to visit to set up the nursery. Ms. Guider: Every year for the last 25 years we eat with my mom s best friend. I am also going to take a test to be principal, going home to visit family, and hanging out. Ms. Whitten s traditions are running a 5k in the Mr. Gladden does not have any traditions other than just eat, eat, and eat. Mr. Alban s traditions are being with his mom and dad and resting. Ms. Persons is going back to Buffalo, New York during Thanksgiving break. Jennifer L. does not have any traditions except to sleep. Maya s traditions are eating and getting together with her whole family, Jessica: Go over to my uncle s place and eat turkey. Sleep, read, and try to finish a whole turkey by myself. Jocelyn: Neighbors come to our house and they bring something. We make tamales and celebrate my birthday. Leslie: My Grandma might come by. Ms. Burnham: Spending time with family, black Friday shopping. Hang out with my kids, go camping. Ms. Mote: Overeating with my family. Make powerpoints and sleep in. Mr. Hilden: My wife and I make dinner together and eat a lot and go to St. Augustine, Florida. Sleeping and writing. Addis: Bring all relatives together and celebrate. Eat and sleep. Ms. Jenkins: Hanging out with family, black Friday shopping. Celebrate Andre s 1st birthday. HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING BY C MILYA SMITH The pilgrims arrived in America on the Mayflower in The Wampanoag Indians taught them how to cultivate the land. These Indians were invited to the first Thanksgiving in 1621, a celebration that lasted for three days. Abraham Lincoln was the first president to proclaim a Thanksgiving Day. Every president after Lincoln proclaimed a Thanksgiving Day. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November. Ever since, Thanksgiving has been celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday in November. Other countries around the world that celebrate a Thanksgiving include Canada, China, Brazil, Malaysia, India and Korea. Thanksgiving in Canada was first celebrated in 1578 when explorer Martin Frobisher arrived safely from England. Thanksgiving in other countries is a harvest-related festival.

3 VOLUME , ISSUE 3 PAGE 3 NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS COMPILED BY C MILYA SMITH A lanna Ellison Yasmeen El-Amin Tony Gibbs Destiny Dunn Robert Johnson Maniyah Yates Karis Gilstrap Ariell Zellous Zylayah Harrison Ar kaisa Wilson Joanna Fernandez Natasha Texis Angeline Zunun Solis J Niyah Long Azaria Walker Zenaida Ingram Hazel Scott Ismael Fernandez Olivera Aaron Gadsen Janet Vazquez Kevin Dunmeyer Jonah Green Xavier Henlon Amiere Johnson Davian Oden Donte Bonneau Malachi Pinckney Janell Thomas Kayla Hubbard Melina Perea Meza Ashley Huerfano Jocelyn Soriano Melendez Kevin Soriano Melendez Kyle Singleton TeAmari Spillers Daveon Hills Toddjenai McClain Flor Medina Aguilar Ms. Badger Ms. Gregory Mr. Mitchell Ms. Dixon Ms. Evans Mr. Buckner Ms. Mitchell Ms. Buckheister Ms. Whitten TURKEY FUN FACTS BY AVNI SCOTT The first TV dinners were created in 1953 when someone at Swanson came up with the idea as a way to use extra frozen turkeys. They sliced up the turkeys, added some side dishes, and the result was the first TV dinner. Male turkeys are called toms. Female turkeys are called hens. Only toms gobble. Hens cackle. Benjamin Franklin wanted America s national bird to be a turkey, not a bald eagle. Turkeys spend the night in trees. There are about 5,500 feathers on an adult wild turkey. Turkeys are named for the country Turkey because there is a similar bird in that country. A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 mph and fly between 50-55mph in a matter of seconds. TURKEY JOKES COMIPLED BY BRIAN GUTIERREZ MOTA & JOHNNY SANCHEZ What key won t open any door? (a turkey) Why did the turkey cross the road? (it was the chiken s day off) Why did the turkey sit on a tomahawk? (to hatchet) Why did the police arrest the turkey? (they suspected it of fowl play) What the most musical part of a turkey? (the drumstick) What do you get when a turkey lays an egg on top of a barn? (an eggroll) What happened when the turkey go into a fight? (he got the stuffing knocked out of him)

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6 Lightning Gazette staff: Ms. Cary, editor Ciera Capers Anderson Alexandria Clarke-Ivey Lorena Coronado Hernandez Ta Leigha Gibbs Brian Gutierrez Mota Jessica Sanchez Johnny Sanchez Avni Scott C milya Smith Sydney Soda