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December 4, 2014

Volume 22, Issue 11

Paw Press Weekly

Clinton Graceville Beardsley

Thursday:

Chili, cheese,

crackers,

pineapple

& sweet roll

Friday:

Sub, multi-grain

chips, onions,

lettuce, veggies,

dip & banana

Monday:

Chicken strips,

rice pilaf, peas

& peaches

Tuesday:

Hotdogs on a bun,

baked beans,

potato wedges

& grapes

Wednesday:

Stuffed crust

pepperoni pizza,

corn, Mandarin

oranges

& trail mix

Lunch Menu

JH/HS Band and Choir Concert Next Thursday

Bye Marie

At 1 p.m. on December 6, the Graceville Women’s

Organization is having Santa Days for the kids at Grace Vil-

lage. This is GWO’s way of giving back to the community. The kids can

visit with Santa and have a fun time with crafts and other activities! The

student council and NHS will be helping with crafts and play-

ing with the kids to make their day even better!

The GWO has been doing this for a long time and

they still continue to keep it going. The kids love this activity and love it

when the student council and NHS come to visit with them, also.

By: Sam Bauer

By: Hannah Breeggemann

By: Dalton Nilson

The choir and band students have been working hard to perfect their songs for this year’s

concert. The JH and HS holiday concert will be on December 11 at 7:30. It will include the junior

high, senior high and jazz bands directed by Mr. Sollie. It will also include the junior high, senior

high and show choir directed by Mrs. Ragan.

Carol of the Bells, Emeralde Isle, and Coast Guards March are a few of

the songs being played by the high school band. The show choir will be performing the

songs Snow Wonder, Angels in Snow and Should Have Been a North Pole Elf. The jun-

ior high choir songs include Bethlehem Boy, Merry Christmas, Christmas Carol Medley and Voice From A Dream. The senior high choir will be singing Winter Wonderland,

Over the River, Sing We Now Of Christmas, Ahrirong a Korean folk song and a take off

of a well-known song, Angels We Have Heard On High.

Santa Days

As most of the student body already knows Marie Altrich will be retiring on De-

cember 31, 2014. Marie is the best secretary ever. Everyone in the school loves her and

appreciates everything she has done for this school. She is a well-respected woman we

will all miss.

Marie loves her job and has done it for a long time but she has

decided that it is time for her to retire. Those of you who would like to

thank Marie personally can do so by sending her a card. She would

appreciate those special memories very much!

If you would like to send a card of thanks to Marie her address

is 27139 750th Ave., Graceville, MN 56240.

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Weekly

Staff Box

“We all make

Choices.”

-Mrs. Jibben

Trend

Elfie Website

Technical Assistance Brice Hoffman

Mrs. Holtz Mrs. Stueve

Advisor

Mrs. Jibben

Editors

Hannah Breeggemann (Page 5) Gina Gilsdorf (Page 2) Rachael Kellen (Page 6) Dalton Nilson (Page 3) Morgan Nordly (Page 1) Sharon Tritz (Page 4)

Staff Writers

Sam Bauer Stephanie Findlay

Mike Mckee Charlie Pullis

Dylan Sanasack

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Senior Of The Week

This week’s senior of the week is Hannah Breeggemann! She plays tennis for the

Morris Tigers, where she is the #1 Singles player. She loves being outside and helping peo-

ple! She would like to start a career in dentistry and become a dental assistant. Her plan is

to attend University of Minnesota, Morris next fall.

I am best known for . . . Being short!

One of my favorite high school memories was . . . Transferring schools

Being a senior finally makes me feel . . . Accomplished and finally

done!

I will miss . . . Classmates and teachers

I won’t miss . . . School

By: Hannah Breeggemann

Etsy.com is a web-

site where you can

buy homemade

crafts and things!

Ice Fishing!

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Girls Sports Sports Summary

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By: Dylan Sanasack

Girls basketball is underway, with practice this week in Clinton with their new

coaches. The girls say that they sure will be in shape for the first game as their practice

mostly consists of running. Hang in there girls! The first game is today against the Battle

Lake Battlers in Battle Lake! Go get ‘em! Then on Friday they have their only home game in December

against Wheaton .

The Gymnastics season is off to a great start for the Big Stone Lake

Area Lightening Gymnasts. They have practice everyday after school at the Armory

in Ortonville, where they are combined with Ortonville. Their first gymnastics meet

is today against Sisseton in Ortonville. Also,

they have a meet on Saturday in Morris.

Katie’s Favorite Athlete: Margo Gilsdorf

Margo Jane Gilsdorf is in 9th grade and she enjoys

playing softball and volleyball. In volleyball she is a middle hit-

ter. She is the third baseman and pitcher in softball. She was

limited in volleyball this year because of her shoulder and it

may affect her softball playing, but hopefully not!

Her birthday is January 7 and she will turn 15 then! She lives on a farm

near Collis. Her parents are Scott and Lori Gilsdorf. She has an awesome black

lab, named Ransom. She has two sisters, Gina and Lacey, and she loves spending

time with them. She likes to crack jokes and be sarcastic.

Fun facts about Margo: She loves Pretty Little Liars, chicken chow mein

and cheering on her team! Whoo!

Girl Athlete of The Week By: Hannah Breeggemann

This week’s athlete of the week plays left hitter in volleyball. Unfortu-

nately, she had a short season due to a concussion, but she is already looking forward

to next season. This week’s superstar is # 6, the sophomore Katie Costello!

I am known for . . . My concussion

My pregame ritual is . . . Physical therapy with Marcus and eating with the team

My favorite sports idol is . . . Margo Gilsdorf

My favorite sports moment is . . . When Daly Santana serves

My favorite sports moment was . . . Beating Wheaton in three for volleyball

I am looking forward to . . . Passing my test

My favorite sport to play is . . . Volleyball

By: Hannah Breeggemann

Good Luck!

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Boys Sports

Justin James Watt is an American football defensive end for the Houston

Texans of the NFL. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin

and was drafted 11th overall by the Houston Texans in the 2011 NFL Draft.

He was born on March 22, 1989, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. His parents

are John Watt, who is a firefighter, and Connie Watt. He has two brothers,

Derek and TJ. They are both students and football players at the University of

Wisconsin.

Watt has always been an athletic guy. He played hockey from the age of 4

to 13 and he also played for travel teams, which played in Canada and Germany.

In high school, he played baseball, football, basketball and starred in track and

field. During his senior year, he was selected for first-team-All-State and was the

Shot Put Champion.

Michael Bauer is this week’s athlete of the week! He is in football, basketball and baseball. He is an of-

fensive and defensive lineman for our football team and is number 52!

Pregame ritual . . . Massages with Jerd before the game.

My favorite sports idol is . . . J.J. Watt

My favorite sports moment . . . Anytime an offensive or defensive lineman gets a

touchdown

Favorite sports moment involving you . . . Winning state in 2012

The game I’m looking forward to is . . . Every game in the 2015 football season

My favorite sport to play is . . . Football

Boys Sports Summary

Boy Athlete By: Stephanie Findlay

Mike’s Favorite Athlete: J.J. Watt

By: Mike McKee

The boys Basketball team is off to a solid fourth week of practice of the season! We are expecting very

big things from our players this season coach Cal says! He also said he cannot wait until today when we take

on the Hancock Owls on our home floor! Their next game is Tuesday against Hillcrest at home. We have

five seniors on the squad this season with a total of 18 players in grades 9-12. Good luck to the boys on the

season and make sure they get some heavy duty fan support at our home opener game tonight!

Kyle and the hockey team, the MBA Storm lost their first game last week and they had a

game on Tuesday, December 2, in Morris, which they also lost, but it’s all uphill from here! We

wish you the best of luck in your next two games against River Lake and Red Lake Falls! The

wrestlers have also been practicing very hard the last three weeks. Their first meet is in Wahpe-

ton with a two day tourney on the December 5 and 6.

By: Hannah Breeggemann

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Fun

Secret of The Tomb

Jokes and Riddles

Black-Ish By: Gina Gilsdorf Black-ish is a fantastic show, according to

Mrs. Jibben. It’s on Wednesday nights at 8:30.

The dad, Dre Johnson has pretty much

everything a guy could ask for: a closet full of J’s,

nice vehicles and a massive house in a classy white

neighborhood. There is one concern, though. His

success as an advertising executive married to a

physician, who together have four pretty normal

kids makes him wonder if his lifestyle is “too

white,” so he struggles to “keep it real” in every

hilarious episode.

Dre’s father, played by

Laurence Fishburne (Doctor

Larabee from Akeelah and the Bee) is also on his case to get

more in touch with his cultural

identity.

Considered by critics

to be one of the best shows

this season, you can catch back

episodes at ABC.go.com.

By: Shane Schmitz What do elves learn at

school? The Elfabet

What do you get when

you cross a snowman

with a shark?

Frost Bite

Why is Prancer always wet?

Because he is a rain-deer

Who says “Oh, Oh, Oh”? Santa walking

backwards

Sandy Claws

Have you ever seen the movie Night At The Museum starring Ben Stiller (Larry)? How

about Night At The Museum: Battle of The Smith-sonian? Both are great movies! Be sure to check

out the new upcoming movie Night At The Muse-um: Secret of The Tomb! In this wild adventurous movie, Larry spans

the globe, uniting favorite and new characters in

another exciting quest to save

the magic before it is gone

forever.

The ancient mystical

tablet that brought the Muse-

um to life is running out of

magic and all of the characters

we’ve grown to love are going

to disappear. Again Larry is

trying to save the day in just

one night at the museum.

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What is one thing you wish you did better?

Eric Hernandez Mr. Manning Nick Wiegman Brice Hoffman

Cricket Dieting Carbles Being organized

Shandy Newton

Life

What do you want for Christmas? By: Rachael Kellen

Sweater for my cat

Kylie Lick

Hershey Kisses

Mataiah Turner

A Bae

Kenedi Stotesbery

Fitbit Flex Gina Gilsdorf

I don’t want any more video games! Dillon Bork

By: Morgan Nordly

Talen Genzler

Killing Deer

What is your favorite activity during Christmas break?

David Casper Jamison Reedy Preston Reedy Marlie Maanum Jacob Gillespie

Snowmobiling Ice fishing

Regifting party

Sleeping and playing

video games

Playing

video games

Throwing snow-balls at my

brother

By: Shane Schmitz

Margo Gilsdorf