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HCSD HMS November 2017

French Fact! Did you know that the French king, Louis XIX was the king of France for just 20 minutes? In July of 1830, his father Charles X abdicated from the throne and King Louis himself abdicated 20 minutes later in favor of his nephew. (Abdicated: to renounce ones throne) Happy National French Week

In this issue:

Pros/Cons pg. 2

Poems pg. 3 Jokes pg. 4 Recipes pg. 5 DIY’s pg. 9 Animal Facts pg. 11 Game Reviews

pg. 13

Fiction pg.15

Rest. Review 17

Sports pg. 19

Calendar pg. 20

Monthly interview With Kyle Danler

Hello, Everyone! I thought long and hard and then it hit me! Hello! You

need to meet Mrs. Bolin, our new Assistant Principal. She is married and has

3 sons. She went to Hamburg Central Schools. When she was in high school

a now retired teacher, Mr. Karpie inspired her to do what she is doing now.

She went to Canisius College in Buffalo but graduated early and then

decided to take some online classes.

Mrs. Bolin likes healthy food and also enjoys the TV show “Once Upon

a Time.”

She and her

family travel to

Rochester for

Thanksgiving.

Have a wonderful

Thanksgiving,

Everyone

and say

“Hello” to

Mrs. Bolin

when you see her

at HMS.

Contributing

writers :Kyle

Danler, Paul

Kasprzak, Lauren

Dils, Charlotte

Bako, Tizzle, The

Great papyrus,

The Anonymous

Story Guy,

Miss A, Evan-san, Koopa Ninja , Yanni Rodis, PokeGamer,James Dixon, Sam Lee, Bryson Swab

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Cell phones~ Pros and cons

By Tizzle

Cons · Cell phones are changing the world! Over 6 billion people have access to them, which is crazy because only 4 million people have access to a working toilet. · Risk of cancer radiation · Sleep disorder if you are using your phones late at night · Heart problems · Loss of vision due to the tiny screens · The average American spends 144 minutes using cell phones during a 16-hour period · The high frequency of cell phones use can have negative effects on our stress levels · The bacteria on the screen spreads infections · Cell phones require constant use of your hands, especially when sending text messages and e-mails. Responding to messages at rapid speed can cause pain and inflammation of your joints · Causes muscle pain · May also Impair hearing · Phones are expensive · Cheating on school tests Loss of signal · Some people get addicted their phones · Difficult plans of ownership

Pros · Play games, text, and call any where · Keep in touch with your parents/friends · Your parents can track you · GPS= Global Positioning System · Rescue for emergencies · Learning tool · Take pictures quickly

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Life is but a Leaf

By the sad poem man

Life is but a leaf drifting slowly along, Seeing new things with every breeze,

Eventually settling down. Only to find

A new wind blowing along. Life is but a leaf

Eventually long gone.

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Dead

By Miss A

I know where you stand, hiding in the trees.

I know where you stand silent in the trees.

I can feel your breath.

I can feel my death.

I can hear you pull your Bow back,

I hear the arrow leave the bow.

I can feel the arrow enter my skin.

I remember seeing my orange, yellow, and red world turn black

I remember being dragged away.

I remember being plucked of my feathers.

I remember being stuffed with stuffing.

I remember being put in an oven and roasted.

I remember being put on a table in front of people whose eyes screamed hungry.

I remember being eaten inside out.

I am a Turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Steps

By Miss A

As I sprint down the snow covered path,

I can hear your tiny quick sharp breaths.

A wide demonic smile crept across my face.

My razor sharp k-9s are only inches away from your neck,

You make a sharp turn and escape my bite.

I fall down the mountain, but run up faster and then leap onto you!

You fall down the mountain, never to be found again.

I prowl around the top of the mountain, still hungry,

I lose my patience and run after a different prey.

I am a wolf

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A gummy bear!

JOKES!

By Lauren Dils

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

What did one wall say to the other?

What dinosaurs sleep a lot?

How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?

What is an astronaut's favorite candy bar?

Hope You Laughed!

Meet you at the corner!

StegnoSNOREous!

Ten-Tickles!

A Milky Way!

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Recipes for Thanksgiving Sides

By Charlotte Bako

Creamed Corn; Source: allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

2 packages (one 16 ounces, one 10 ounces) frozen corn

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened and cubed

¼ cup butter, cubed

1 tablespoon sugar

½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

In a 3 qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 3 to

3-1/2 hours or until cheese is melted and corn is tender. Stir just before serving.

Makes 5 servings.

Scalloped Taters; Source: www.tasteofhome.com

Ingredients:

1 package (2 pounds) frozen cubed hash brown potatoes

1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup,

undiluted

1-1/2 cups whole milk

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

½ cup plus 1 tablespoon butter, melted, divided

¼ cup dried minced onion

½ teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

¾ cup crushed cornflakes

Directions: 1) In a large bowl, combine the hash browns, soup, milk, cheese, 1/2 cup butter, onion, salt and pepper. Pour

into a greased 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until potatoes are tender. 2) Just before serving, combine the cornflake crumbs and remaining butter in a pie plate. Bake at 350° for 4-6

minutes or until golden brown. Stir the potatoes; sprinkle with crumb topping.

Yield: 12 servings.

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Slow Cooker Cider; Source: www.tasteofhome.com

Ingredients:

2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)

1 teaspoon whole cloves

1 teaspoon whole allspice

2 quarts apple cider

½ cup packed brown sugar

1 orange, sliced… GO TO NEXT PAGE!

Directions: 1) Place cinnamon, cloves and allspice on a double thickness of

cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with a string to

form a bag. 2) Place cider and brown sugar in a 3-qt. slow cooker; stir until

sugar dissolves. Add spice bag. Place orange slices on top. Cover

and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Discard

spice bag. Yield: 2 quarts.

Paul’s Pumpkin Bars; Source: allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

1 tsp salt

4 eggs

2 cups all purpose flour

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

2 tsps baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tsp baking soda

2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar

2 tsps ground cinnamon

1 2/3 cups of white sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. In a medium bowl, mix the eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin with an electric mixer until light and

fluffy. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir into the

pumpkin mixture until thoroughly combined.

3. Spread the batter evenly into an ungreased 10x15 inch jellyroll pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in

preheated oven. Cool before frosting.

4. To make the frosting, cream together the cream cheese and butter. Stir in vanilla. Add

confectioner' sugar a little at a time, beating until mixture is smooth. Spread evenly on top of the

cooled bars. Cut into squares.

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Thanksgiving DIYs

By Charlotte Bako

Turkey Utensil Holder: Source; blog.thecelebrationshoppe.com

Items needed: Coordination of cardstock papers: large dot gray, small dot orange, small dot teal, herringbone brown and plaid

orange

cookie sleeves

scissors

1.5″ circle punch (for body background)

feathers (you can cut out your own)

pen

orange gumball

glue or hot glue

optional: bamboo utensils

Directions:

Cut out the feathers, three sizes: 1 large, 2 medium and 2 small.

Insert the utensils you’ll be using and trim off the top of the cookie sleeve favor bag to the height just below the

utensil neck.

Glue the feathers on, largest in center, in a fan pattern.

Next glue body circle on.

Glue gumball on top of body circle. (Hot glue is best for this part. Or you could use a button or some other object

that would adhere better with regular glue.)

Draw on stick turkey legs and insert utensils!

Book Pumpkin: Source; web.kidsactivitesblog.com

Items Needed:

old paperback book stick

orange paint rafia

paint brush marker

water glue or paperclip

scissors/sharp edge cutter

Directions:

Trace 1/2 a pumpkin on the outside of the book with a marker – think 1/2 a heart like you would do for

Valentines.

Use scissors or a exacto-like knife to cut the book along the traced line. You can section the book into several

segments (and it doesn’t have to be perfect because you can trim later).

Dilute orange paint with water – equal parts paint & water. And paint just the outside edges of the pages.

Grab a stick from outside and use it as a pumpkin stem.

Glue the book in a fan around the the stick or attach book covers with paperclip.

Add rafia.

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Hexaflexagons

By The Koopa Ninja

A hexaflexagon is a hexagon that “flexes” to reveal “3” faces or at least it appears that way.

Actually there are 6, of 12. The change in faces is because of two things. There are two kinds of

hexaflexagons, and the 6 triangles that form a hexagonal face can flip (sorry about poorness

of image).

Hexahexaflexagon

A hexahexaflexagon is a hexaflexagon that has 12 faces and 4 sides, yes 4. If you look at the

template on the next page, there are 4 sides. When you fold the template into a hexaflexagon it is still

4 sides. You can make 2.

Trihexaflexagon

The trihexaflexagon has 6 faces and still 4 sides if you use the template, you can make 2. The triangle

with an X will not be used. 9 triangles for each (tri)hexaflexagon.

Fold so each section has three triangles in it, and fold in the same direction. If you need help

folding your flexagons, use these videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIVIegSt81k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paQ10POrZh8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmN0YyaTD60

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THE PYGMY MARMOSET By Bryson Schwab

The Pygmy Marmoset is one of the smallest monkeys in the world. Their head to body length is between 4.6-6 inches and its tail length is 6.8-8 inches long. Pygmy Marmosets weigh a little more than 100 grams. The color of their fur is black, gray, and golden brown on its head and back. Its bottom half is orange and yellow. The tail has black rings all the way down. The diet of the Pygmy Marmoset consists of a variety of fruits, vegetables, eggs, pasta, cooked fish and meats, cereal, and rice. Small insects can also be offered to them in rotation because they will get bored with their food. They also love sweet foods like cakes, melted ice creams, and jelly. Even though they are the smallest monkey, they are not the smallest primate which is the Mouse Lemur.

Mouse Lemur =

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The Amur Leopard

By Evan-san

The Amur leopard is a extremely rare species of leopard that

lives in the remote and snowy forests of eastern Russia’s Primorye

region. This big cats former home included Korea and northern China

but is now currently extinct in those countries. A study in 2007 only

counted 14 to 20 adults and about 5 to 6 cubs. Threats to this animal

include logging, road building and encroaching civilizations, poaching

and a major global climate change.

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Game Review

Call of Duty

By James Dixon

“Call of Duty” is a well-known and popular first person shooter game. It has been around since 1999.

You can get any Call of Duty game for pretty much for any console, like X-box or PlayStation. The games teach you about wars in the past like World War 1, World War 2, and the Vietnam War.

My favorite series would be Black-Ops, which is the one

that takes place during the Vietnam War. The game starts off with the protagonist, Alex Mason, in an interrogation room, but before he got there, he was brainwashed by Russians. You play the events that happened before he was brainwashed.

I give this game 4.5 out of 5 stars.

CUPHEAD

By Yanni Rodis

Cuphead is a classic run and gun game, massively focused on boss

battles, the game is available to play on Xbox One, Windows, and Steam.

The game is inspired by 1930’s cartoons, visuals, and audio, and it was

created using the same techniques of the era, traditional hand drawn

cell animation. The game was developed by Studio MDHR Corp. You can

play as Cuphead or Mugman (Mugman only in local Co-op) as you travel

through strange worlds, collect new weapons, learn new Powerful moves,

discover hidden secrets, all at the same time trying to pay your debt

back to the Devil.

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Game Review

Trolls in the Pokémon Games

By ThePokeGamer

We all know the lovable Pikachu from Pokémon. You probably have watched at

least 1 episode from the animation, but over the past three years it has become

horrible! Starting from XYseries it has gone downhill. I stopped watching as soon

as Ash said this, “Always make lots of friends and be kind” BLECHHHHHHHH!!!

Today I am focusing on the games not the animation. They still have those

good ole Pokémon battles that last longer than 1 attack. But here are the 10

Trolliest things from the games:

Rock Pokémon don’t sink in water battles.

Pikachu can fly

Growlith can’t learn growl Growlith growl! It’s in the name

A rock is worth more money than a gold nugget

Charizard the dragon with wings is effected by earthquake, but Charizard

can FLY!

Your rival can start with a shiny Pokémon for you people who don’t play

Pokémon you have a 1 in 8192% chance in Pokémon X and Y

If you run away from a wild Pokémon there is a 75% chance it will follow you

and attack you again.

Finding a shiny then having it use self-destruct.

Having opponents use max potions

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The Shadow In The Pond

By Lauren Dils

I woke up early in the morning, the sun blasting my eyes as my mom opened the blinds.

“Wake up, sleepy head. The bus isn’t able to come today, The driver is ill. You have to walk. Take the route in the woods.” In a swift move, she kissed my head and trotted out the door. “Breakfast in 10!” she hollered throughout the hall.

I moaned as I rolled out of my baby blue satin sheets. I picked myself up from my messy floor and zombie walked to my closet. I picked out my effortless outfit and stuffed my books in the same old boring purple-polka-dotted backpack. Taking a whiff of the Belgian waffles cooking downstairs, I hopped in the shower for the first time is 3 days. The water was cold, like needles on my skin. We wouldn’t hook up the hot water until Sunday. I brushed my hair, tied it with a ribbon, and slipped into the black shirt and high shorts that made up my outfit. I put on my socks and laced up my grey high tops.

Swinging my bag over my shoulders, I raced to the table downstairs. My sister cried and cried until dad pushed a bottle in her mouth to shut her up. I scarfed my meal, said goodbye, and jogged out the door.

Tommy, my dog, chased after me. “Toms! This is the 3rd time this week you’ve chased me!” I giggled. I teared open my bag, to pull out his favorite rope. I whipped the toy into the forest of evergreen trees, green grass, and many squirrels. He darted forward, at least ½ a mile. I ran up a bit when he didn’t come back as fast.

“Toms, speak!” I ordered. A faint “woof” came from afar. I jogged up to him, to find him seated next to a small body of water that I’ve never seen before. A black body figure glowed in the sparkling blue pond. I jumped back when I saw it.

“What the -” I whispered. A black hand reached out to pet Tommy. Tommy barked and backed away.

“The pond is warm, you know. The fish love company, too,” The shadow whispered. Shocked, I asked “Who… are you?” The shadow smiled, and chuckled. “My name is Alena. I used to live here, until the

tragedy.” The shadow- er, Alena, drifted from sight, and back into it again. She snapped her fingers, and suddenly I was gone, into the dark cast of the water. She took me by the hand and we drifted through the water.

“This is where I live. You should join!” I looked at the wonders, and thought for a second. Before I could refuse, she snapped and I was back to the land, dry, but shocked again. “Think about it, but you’ll be late to class,” she smiled and winked.

I laughed and shook my head as I backed away and jogged back to class. “Bye Alena! Bye Tommy!” I shouted as I ran to school.

When I came back home, I told everyone my story. Of course, nobody believed me. I decided I couldn’t live in the water, I would miss home too much. But ever since that day, I visited Alena. My friends ask why I don’t take the bus anymore, but I just look at Tommy and wink. We share a laugh every time. That’s what happened in The Shadow In The Pond.

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The Thanksgiving Predicament

By The Anonymous Story Guy

Hi there! My name is Turkey Wait For It... Berkley the Seventh, and I

have a teensy weensy kinda HUGE problema. (That’s problem in spanish.

Surprise!) It’s almost Thanksgiving, and I live alone on Old Mark-

Ronald’s farm. Since I’m alone, that means that I’m on the the menu for

his family. So I don't know what to do. I need some help from my

ancestors. I guess there will be a sacrifice tonight! But, it is already 9

O'clock at night, soooo, let's get to sacrificing!

*In the turkey shed* Oh turkey ancestors! Accept my offering of

all of the chicken feed on the farm!! *Whooshing noises! Whooooshing

noises!* The lights! The lights! Oh no! It is my time to go!

“Tuuurrrrrkkeyyyy Berrrrkkkllleeeyyyy.” “Turkey Berkley.” Wait. It

isn’t my time? “No you Knucklehead-McSpazatron! It’s your Dad Turkey

Leg Berkley the Sixth!” “And your Great-Grandturkey, Turkey

Wishbone Berkley the Fourth!” Wow! Dad! Great-Grandturkey

Wishbone! Ok, how can I escape Thanksgiving? “I have an idea!

*Wheeze! Wheeze!* You *Wheeze!* need a disguise! Get a mask to fool

that old farmer! *Wheeze!* We have to leave now! Good-byeeeeeee!”

Alright. Let's do this! Cue epic escape music! *10 minutes later and

a trip to the dollar store…* I got it! Now it’s time to escape! “Oh Mr.

Turkey!” Audible Gasp! That’s Old Mark-Ronald! Time to disguise! Wow,

I look a lot like bacon! “Where did my turkey go? And why is a ham in

the Turkey Shed? Whelp! I guess we’ll just have a ham for Thanksgiving

this year!!!” Gobble Gobble. Until next year! Turkey Berkley out…

BLAUGH!

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Turkey Wait For It... Berkley the Seventh

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Koz’s Pizza Alley

By Paul Kasprzak

Do you like pizza? If you do, go to Koz’s Pizza Alley of

Hamburg. It’s located at 507 Sunset Road, in the plaza by Sunset

and Camp Roads.

The pizza and fingers are real good. I personally rate the pizza and

fingers 4.5/5 stars. An order of pizza and fingers is just $13.83

with tax included. That’s not bad! Monday’s special is a Large Cheese pizza for only $13.05

this with tax included. (If you add a topping it’s additional .77 cents)

I rate this Koz’s Pizza Alley 5 Stars

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Hey, Buffalo Sabre’s Fans here's the November schedule

Where are the good old days?

By Paul Kasprzak

So the Sabres are not doing so great. I really think that the Sabre’s owners should

have kept Dan Bylsma. The Sabres have been out of the playoffs since 1999 that’s about 18 years. That’s a long time!

What do you think?

Will the Buffalo Sabres make it to the Playoffs this year? YES NO

Please circle above and place your vote in the HMS Bulldog Buzz box on the Student Service Desk.

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No Veteran’s

School Day

Happy

Turkey

Day!

No

School

No

School