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Wacky Scholarships!

Staying Fit during the

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THANKSGIVING RECIPES!pg 11

careers in youtubepg 16

D.I.Y. using mason jars!

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This Month:

NovemberS M T W Th F S

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Daylight Savings

Ends

Election Day

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

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Origami Day

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Homemade Bread Day

Throw-out-Leftovers

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Black Friday

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Sandwich Day

Sesame Street Day

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Universal Children’s

Day

National Novel Writing Month

Write a novel this month! Keep track of your progress at nanowrimo.org and enter your novel at the end of the month. The first place winner get’s a paperback copy of their novel!

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Have You Seen This?It’s Here!

Finally, the wait is over. The world’s Twihards can breathe a sigh of relief because the epic finale of the world phenomenon the Twilight Saga is in theatres this month! Starting off where part one left off, we now get to see the film adaption of Stephenie Meyer’s novel on the big screen.

Bella is finally a vampire and a part of the glamorous world of the immortals. She has the strength of any newborn, but also the control of a well-aged vampire.

“I got to that

part, and was like, ‘What?’”

Everything is right in Bella’s world. She has joined Edward and his family as vampires, she has the capability to be around humans without harming them (which means she won’t have to say goodbye to her father after all) and Jacob no longer loves her as anything more than a friend. But with the good comes the bad. The Volturi have heard of Renesmee and think the Cullens have comitted the heinous crime of creating an immortal child and they will do anything to keep vampires existence a secret.

In the novel, the Cullens rally tons

of vampires to stand by their

side to make the Volturi hesitate and listen, and

there is no fighting, but according to

Stephenie Meyer, the movie has a different ending. Robert Pattinson

said, upon reading the script, “I got to that part

and was like, ‘What?’”

This is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name. When North Korean soldiers invade their home town, brothers Jed and Matt Eckert, along with a group of other teens, decide to take back their town. They form a group called the Wolverines and plan sneaky attacks against the soldiers.

Starring: Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert, leader of the Wolverines.Josh Peck as Matt Eckert, younger brother of Jed.Josh Hutcherson as Robert Kinter, another Wolverine.Isabel Lucas as Erica Mason.Adrianne Palicki as Toni Mason, sister of Erica.Brett Cullen as Tom Eckert, father of Jed and Matt.

The 1984 film, directed by John Milius and co-written by Milius and Kevin Reynolds, starred Patrick Swayze, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, and Jennifer Grey. It was the first movie rated PG-13 by the MPAA. In this version, it’s the 1980’s and a section of America is taken over by Soviet soldiers along with their Cuban and Nicuaragan allies. A group of high school students resist by using guerrilla warfare. They name themselves after their school mascot, the Wolverine.

In Theatres November

21st!

Rated PG-13

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The RoomCollege

Starting in fall, the meningitis vaccine is needed to attend all Texas College Campuses. Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that spreads like the flu, through coughing or sneezing, by sharing drinks or eating utensils or through other person-to-person contact. The disease is easily spread in close living conditions.

ATTENTION!

There are no exceptions

For a limited time, Kaplan is offering a

ACT/SAT prep app for free! 500 flash-

cards of most tested questions to look at

on your phone/tablet/laptop that you

Located in the library, the college room is where

you can find out about scholarships, applica-tions, financial aids, and any information you need on attending college. See more info at the College Room tab on the KPARK website.

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Wacky S c h o l a r s h i p s

Do you love to tweet? This twitter scholarship is perfect for constant tweeters, offered by College Scholarships Foundation. To apply, send a tweet by Oct 29 on how Twitter can be used to improve the world. Find out more at Tw i t t e r. c o m / s c h o l a r s h i p

T w i t t e r

Zombie

A p o c a l y p s e

Let’s assume that zombies do exist and have overrun your high school or college campus. That’s the premise behind this wacky scholarship. Applicants must devise a plan on where to hide and which five items they would use to survive. The last man (or woman) standing will win a $1,000 scholarship for college. Deadline: November 30, 2012.

Wearing ductape outfits to prom will put you in a sticky situation, but will also score you a $3000 scholarship. Each individual in the couple will win a scholarship for the best duct tape apparel creation. Outfits are judged on workmanship, originality, use of color, accessories and amount of duct tape used.

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National Marbles Tournament Scholarship

Tall Clubs International Scholar-ship

Excellence in Predicting the Fu-ture Award

Common Knowledge Scholarship

Star Trek Double Whammy: The Kor Memorial Scholarship and Starfleet Academy Scholarship

Michigan Llama Association Scholar-ship

American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship

Beans for Brains Scholarship

Wholesale Halloween Costumes Schol-arship

‘I Was Born in 1995” Scholarship

Flavor of the Month Scholarship

Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award

Potato Industry Scholarship

College Scholarships for Vegetarian Students

Dr. Seuss’ Oh The Places You’ll Go Scholarship

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Staying Healthy

Everyone loves the holiday season. It’s full of family get-togethers, good times, and a lot of good food! One of the best things of this time of the year are the meals. Its a time to share recipes, show off your culinary skills, and impress your family. However, with all this gluttony food around, it’s easy to gain a few pounds, something we

all want to avoid. So what’s the secret? How do we enjoy the holdiays without feeling guilty about what we eat? The old-as-time answer is simply to exercise! “Eat less and exercise more,” is what nutrition experts say. And they have a couple simple tips that you can apply to your Thanksgiving meal, other holidays, and beyond!

• Eat slowly, enjoy each mouthful.

• Exercise before and after the big meal.

• Eat breakfast.

• Don’t eat seconds.

• Use less fattening ingredients.

• Only eat the rare holiday treats you rarely get.

On eating slowly, its a good idea to actually put your utensils down between bites and breathe. You don’t want to choke! Drink a lot of water, stretch, and go for a ten-minute walk or run before and after the meal. Eating a light breakfast can also help. Going in startving, you’ll feel like you need to eat more than you actually do.

Also, don’t eat any seconds, though it can be tempting. Save the leftovers and eat them tomorrow! Also, if you happen to contribute to the meal at all, use less fattening ingredients. Use less sugar, oil, and butter. Substitute healthier ingredients. And don’t eat foods you can eat any other day of the year, such as your usual breads.

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This Thanksgiving

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Healthy Snacks

• PB & J in a tortilla• Slice of turkey w/ a pear• Homemade nachos• No-bake cookies• Smoothies of fruit and

yogurt or a green smoothie!

• Half a wheat bagel w/ cream cheese

• Wheat crackers and string cheese

• Egg whites with oatmeal

Carbohydrate + Protein Easy Exercises• Push-ups• Squats• Crab-walk soccer• Yoga: tree, downward

dog, and upward dog poses are easy

• Step-ups• A bike ride around your

neighborhood• Jump-roping• Walking (with your dog?)• Dancing!

One of the major problems with today is that everyone is exhausted all the time. Some people drink coffee, everyday, all day. But that can be expensive and unhealthy. Others try caffeine and sugar, but that’s

not long lasting OR healthy. So what do we do? What can help us get out of this slump? The answer is simply healthy eating and exercise. You may think you can’t afford it or don’t have the time, but the truth is, you can’t afford

NOT to. Healthy food gives you the long-lasting energy to get you through the day. Exercise can help keep your body the way you want it to be and eating healthy will make you feel much better each and everyday.

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for the Holidays

A campus against bullying

KPARK is a school that students want to go to. It’s a place where students feel safe and respected. The halls are not infested with bullies like other schools. Everyone has a place to belong,

and they are not judged for who they are. Even though K-Park is already a wonderful place to be we still have to remind students sometimes that they need to be kind and respectful to each other. A special anti-bullying committee run by Mrs. Aktkinson is behind all of the reminders around the school.

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Bullying is a problem at many schools, students wake up every morning afraid to go to school. At K-Park we have Around two years ago Mrs. Atkinson started an anti-bullying committee to prevent the damage of bullying at K-Park. The committee puts signs up around school to make students feel bet-ter about themselves rather than how bullies make the students feel. Along with the positive messages around school the committee brings the school to par-ticipate in holidays like Stand-Up Day. Stand-Up Day started when a boy was bullied for wearing pink, so a few other kids wore pink to support him. They make T-shirts for each of their events to advertise what they are doing. “The reason we love K-Park is because anti-bullying is supported by our student body and we as a group want to further that”- Sydney Miller11

Jarod Hardy-Croskey10 ,Jenna Harrington10 ,Tyler Hardy-Cros-

key11 ,Mrs.Atkinson, Sydney Miller11, Chelsea Mockbee12

“We don’t do that here.”

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• Day of Service November 5th

• Stand-Up Day November28th

• Teen Summit January

• No Name Calling Week January 28th-Febuary 2nd

Important Dates

The Houston Texans are off to their best start in franchise history! The team started out 5-0 and then lost to the Greenbay Packers at home.They won their next game agaisnt Baltimore and stand as one of ony two teams with a 6-1 record in the

NFL. So, what’s better than winning a Texans game? How about winning a free slush for every fan! That’s right!

Every time the Texans win, Sonic offers free slushes the Tuesday following the game. Um...YUM! Hopefully this year will be our year and make it to the

super bowl, so stay tuned this season!

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November Games!Sunday, 4thBuffalo @ Houston (1:00 PM) Sunday, 11thHouston @ Chicago (8:20 PM) Sunday, 18thJacksonville @ Houston (1:00 PM)

Thursday, 22ndHouston @ Detroit

(12:30 PM)

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f ind out when stores open below!

Midnight - November 23

9 p.m - November 22

Midnight - November 22

9 a.m - November 23

Midnight - November 22

10:30 p.m. - November 23

Last year, the mall opened at 6 a.m, so keep your eyes open for this year’s opening time.

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Are You Ready For Black Friday ?

I’m thankful for Gangnam Style.Nathan Hernandez9

I’m thankful for my mother.Savannah Peoples12

I’m thankful for steak.Ashlyn Landry11

We’re thankful for family, friends, and peace.Emily Folse10 and Blair West11

I’m thankful for Harry Styles and all of One Direction.Anna Badoian-Graham9

What Are You Thankful For?

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Ingredients• 2 Oreo cookies (Double Stuff

recommended)• 1 Reese’s mini peanut butter cup,

refrigerated• 1 Hershey’s Whopper malted milk

ball• 6 candy corn• 1 mini chocolate chip• white frosting• chocolate frosting• black gel tube icing• orange tube icing

1. Place the Keebler Fudge Stripes Cookies stripes down, spaced evenly on wax paper.2. In a small, heavy saucepan, melt candy coating and shortening over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in desired food coloring.3. Using a fork, dip one marshmallow at a time into melted candy coating.4. Use a chopstick or skewer to scrape off the excess melted candy coating from bottom of fork.5. Using the same chopstick or skewer push the coated marshmallow centered on top of a cookie. The heat from the melted coating will make it adhere nicely!6. Place hat in the refrigerator for about 20 min until the coating has set.7. Once chilled, use yellow tubed icing and decorate the hat with a buckle.

T h a n k s g i v i n g Treats

1. Carefully pull apart one of the Oreo cookies. Gently press the candy corn onto the oreo cream to make a fan-tail shape. 2. Spread white frosting on the other half of the Oreo cookie. Press together. Refrigerate to set.3. Unwrap the chilled Reese’s mini peanut butter cup. 4. Slice a small section off the side for the body of the turkey cookie. Use chocolate frosting to secure the wide side of the Reese’s to the Oreo turkey tail and the sliced flat bottom to the other Oreo cookie base. 5. Put a small amount of chocolate frosting on a Whopper to secure the head of the turkey.6. Carefully dab the flat end of a mini chocolate chip with frosting and position it on the Whopper for the turkey beak. Using a small round tip, pipe the eyeballs with white frosting, pressing down lightly with your fingertip on the white points. Dab black gel icing on top of the white eyeballs. Finish the feet details with orange tube icing.

Ingredients• 8 oz chocolate-flavored candy coating, cut up into small pieces• 2 Tbsp shortening• 1 11.5 oz package of Keebler® Fudge Stripes™ Cookies• 1 10 oz package of marshmallows• 1.68 oz tube of yellow icing

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Thanksgiving Turkeys

Pilgrim Hats

D.I.Y.Fun projects that you can do in just

30 minutes using Mason jars!

Mason Jar Soap Dispenser!

What you will need:1. Mason Jar2. Soap Pump 3. Knife 4. Soap

1. Take mason jar and cut a hole in the top.

2. Fill mason jar with soap of choice.

3. Put the top of the mason jar back on.

4. Poke the soap pump in the hole of the mason jar.

5. Voilà your done! Enjoy your new mason jar soap dispenser!

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Mason Jar Terrarium!

What you will need:1. Mason Jar2. Soil 3. Plants of your choice4. Sunlight 5. Water

1. Fill mason jar with soil.

Half way from desired soil, add you plant in your mason jar.2. 3. Finish filling the mason jar

with soil to desired height.

4. Then mist with water and put your mason jar terrarium in a sunny room.

5. Now your done! Enjoy your mason jar terrarium!

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Careers in Youtube!Did you know that you could get a career posting videos on Youtube? Well you can! Just depending on how many subscribers, views and comments, you can make a very comfortable living! These are some Youtubers who work for Youtube making videos.

Beauty! Ingrid!@missglamorazziIngrid’s channel is all about hair, makeup and all things beauty! She does step-by-step tutorials and diy projects! She also has a separate channel that she vlogs with, Joey Graceffa and she sings with her boyfriend, Luke Conard.

Beth!@macbarbie07

Beth’s channel is nothing but hair, makeup and fashion! She does

a lot of celebrity inspiration! She has re-created looks from, Cher,

Loyd and even Minnie Mouse!

Music!Luke!@lukeconardLuke’s channel is all for his music. He does covers, original songs and sings with his girlfriend, Ingrid, and his best friend Joey Graceffa! Luke also has a separate channel where he vlogs on.

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Alex!@alexg

Alex’s channel is everything about music! She collaborates with other artist and does

cover songs of every genre! Alex is working on her own album at the moment. Expect to

here her on the radio in the near future!

@joeygraceffaJoey’s channel is a vlog channel. He blogs his everyday life on video. He does a lot of different things and you will see other youtubers, such as, Ingrid, Luke and Lisa in his vlogs! He does different challenges like, “the ultimate challenge,” “the makeup challenge,” and the “Accent challenge.” Joey is very entertaining to watch and to get to know.

Joey!

Lisa!@lisabug

Lisa’s channel is a vlog channel, like Joey’s. She does tons of different things on her

channel! She does challenges, tutorials, vlogs, comedy skits, and parody’s of different

popular songs on the radio!

Vloggers!

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Ingrid Luke

Joey Alex

Beth Lisa