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Check out our Halloween articles and jokes in this issue!

 Also check out the NEAAAT Pumpkin Decorating Contest under the More! tab.

Halloween Edition!

Yearbook Update!

     NEAAAT had a picture day on October 2, 2015. We appreciate the participation of students and volunteers that helped the event run smoothly. The yearbook team is now finishing the editing of the pictures to be sold. The price of pictures will range from $.50 - $5.00. The yearbook team would like to apologize for the delay and thanks parents for their patience. The pictures will be posted and ready for purchasing by Wednesday, November 4th. Parents and students will receive an email regarding the purchase of pictures.

     Yearbooks will also be sold later in the year for $30. Business ad costs will range from $15 - $175. Personal ‘Selfie’ ad prices will range from $10 - $100. If you would like to purchase a “Personal Selfie Ad” or a business ad, or have any questions/concerns  please email yearbook@Northeastacademy.org.

Thank you to all of our participants in this fun contest! We had a squash! 

And the Winners of The NEAAAT Times Pumpkin Contest Are...

Hockey for Wounded Warriors

By Isabelle Wilson

     Hockey season is here! The Norfolk Admirals, a Virginian hockey team, are going to play against various teams in Norfolk’s Scope Arena. All proceeds from the tickets are donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.   

     “The Wounded Warrior Project serves veterans and servicemembers who incurred a mental or physical injury in their service on or after September 11, 2001.” (http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/) The Wounded Warrior project’s mission is to honor our injured heroes. The team has decided to support this cause because a lot of the team members’ parents are veterans.

     One of our fellow NEAAAT students, Logan Danforth, is one of the hockey team members. All NEAAAT students who wish to attend a game and support the Wounded Warrior Project can purchase tickets from Logan. Each ticket is for $12 to watch three (3) games. The first game will be against the Quad City Mallards on Oct. 30th.

Random Answers to Random Questions from Random People

     The NEAAAT Times plans to release a new continuous column called Random Answers to Random Questions from Random People next issue. Here’s how it will work:
     A (random) student’s name will be chosen out of a (random) hat. We will send a (random) email to them saying that they were (randomly) chosen. We will then ask them strange, oddball (and random!) questions, such as “What would you do if you were the one survivor of a plane crash?” or “What did you have for breakfast?” and the most important question of all: “WHAT ARE THOSE???!!!”

NEAAAT NaNoWriMo

by Destiny Cook

     November is quickly approaching and that means it’s time for NaNoWriMo! NaNoWriMo, also known as National Novel Writing Month, is a nonprofit organization meant to encourage writing and vibrant creativity around the world.  It takes place November 1-30 and is a time for writers to try and reach a certain word count goal within a month. Over 250 NaNoWriMo authors have been published including Rainbow Rowell (author of Fangirl and Eleanor & Park), Marissa Meyer (author of Cinder), and Erin Morgenstern (author of The Night Circus.)   

 Many students from Northeast Academy of Aerospace and Advanced Technologies will be participating for a project in Mrs.Rook’s class. Preparation has already began and students will begin writing on November 1st. You can find out more about National Novel Writing Month at nanowrimo.org.

    Great news for all you Chase lovers out there!

    The ECSU board has agreed to let us build our goose hollows and planters by the pond and take care of Chase. When the best hollow and planters are chosen they will be presented to the board to make sure they are suitable. Then we will build the hollows and planters to help Chase and the community.

Interview with Chase the Goose!
by Allie Monahan

>OK Chase, ready to be interviewed?

-Honk, honk, honk.

 

>Ready for your first question?

-Honk, honk.

 

>Chase, how are you feeling about the fact that ECSU approved us going on with our plans for you?

-HONK! HONK!HONK! *wags tail feathers*

 

>OK, what about going to the vet soon?

-Honk! *walks away*

 

>Wait, Chase! How about getting tons of new plants to eat along with some feed?

*Walks back* Honk? HONK! *Flaps his wings happily*

 

>Are you excited to have a shelter?

-Honk honk honk honk!

 

>Did you get to see the article about you in The Daily Advance?

-Honk Honk.

 

>OK Chase that’s all today, how about you keep on thinking about going to the vet?

-Honk.

 

>Fine, you still have to go.

-Honk.

The Story of Malala Yousafzai

by Leigha Hedrick

     "One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.” -Malala Yousafzai. This famous quote is changing minds about education across the world.              Malala Yousafzai was a young woman that lived in the modest valley of Mingora Swat, but when the Taliban tried to take control over her friends, home and rights she fought back and fought fiercely. Not with force but with her brain and her voice. She demanded that not only she have her education and rights back, but everyone have it, since it is rightfully theirs. She and her friends made such noise and fight that the Taliban saw them as a threat. With that

threat, came their fear of education. “Education is more powerful than any weapon.” says Yousafzai.

     The Taliban tried to silence Malala and  her movement. One day, a Talibani walked onto her school bus and shot her. She was shot on the left side of her forehead and survived but with permanent nerve damage. Those who are close to her say she is still the same Malala. At the age of 17, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for education and rights. She has been on many talk shows like World News, and spoke at the United Nations. She started the Malala foundation, a foundation who spreads awareness of the need for education and horrors of the taliban and provide books to children without. Malala also wrote a book called, “He Named Me Malala”. A documentary on her and her journey also called, “He named me Malala” came out very recently.

     Malala Yousafzai is not just an amazing and inspiring woman, but also a person able to encourage kindness and education for all, even the Taliban's children. Today Malala is in college and still fighting for educational rights.

Word of the Week:

Believe: The ability to accept something as true.

 

Quote of the Week:

“Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You have to keep going.”

~Chantal Sutherland


What does this quote mean to you?
 
 
 

By: Ivone’ Tatem

 

Not One Tear Project

by Alys Nygaard

     N.O.T (Not One Tear) is a project to stop human trafficking. Human trafficking is the illegal movement of people, typically for the purpose of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. There is human trafficking all over the United States, even in Elizabeth City. Their mission is to assist in the restoration of domestic trafficked persons during their recovery from victims to Victors.  N.O.T project’s future plan is to create a safe place for teen girls to hang out and socialize with an emphasis on continuing education, life skills, vocational training, pregnancy, drug abuse prevention, violence prevention, adolescent health, support and mentorship for girls that are at risk now of becoming victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking victimization. Mrs. Rook plans to get NEAAAT students involved in trying to help the N.O.T project.

Ask Athena

How do I keep my stress level down while still giving myself time to do what I want? -simonthestrange

 

Well “Simon”, you seem like a very busy person. Trust me I know what it’s like to have a busy schedule. I suggest you make an activities calendar of your activities to do to get yourself more organized. Sometimes it helps to see this better than to only have them in your memory.

 

For example: Monday:

*Reminders-1.Ask Mr.Rook about tutoring 2.Advice Article due today

Homework from 4:00 - 6:35 (10 mins to get dressed)

Karate @ 7:00 - 8:00  

 

And remember to take deep breaths every once and a while and think how much you enjoy the little things and why you enjoy them.

 

“Stressed spelled backwards is desserts”- Loretta Larocke

“Stress does nothing but changed reality into a big bad wolf while making us feel like little pigges.”


-Love, Athena

Larry Bird: Poor to Greatness

by David Johnson

     When most people think of Larry Bird they think of one of the greatest small forwards of the NBA. Larry Bird was one of the very first and best white small forwards to make it to the NBA Hall of Fame. He played for the Boston Celtics for a total of 13 seasons, and he was like the glue to the team’s offense. At six foot nine, he towered over most of the NBA, and most other players hated to face him because they knew that more than likely they would lose, especially if Celtics were home. Bird won three NBA titles with the Celtics.

     On December 7, 1956, Bird was born in the small town of West Baden, Indiana. As a young boy he had nothing to play with but a basketball and a basket. His high school principal said that whenever Bird had free time, he would be in the school gymnasium working on his game. With all of his work, he broke the all time school scoring record which still stands today. When Bird was in his sophomore year, he had college scouts from all over the United States coming to see him play.

Bird first attended Indiana University in 1975 but soon realized that the school wasn’t right for him. After a month of being a student of Indiana University, he dropped out and went back home to take care of his ill mother. After the death of his mom, Bird enrolled to Indiana State. He led the team to the division 1 NCAA Championship. In a tragic upset, Indiana lost to Michigan State, 75-64.

When Bird left Indiana State in 1979, Indiana State then got tons of promotions. After the loss to Magic Johnson and the Spartans, Indiana’s record was then 33-1. Bird left to go to the NBA draft in 1979, he was one of the biggest rookie prospects. When the 1980 NBA draft was in New York’s Madison Square Garden, the Boston Celtics had already bought Bird’s rights to their team. When the Celtics were up for picks, they chose Bird sixth overall.

When Bird went to Boston,  instantly he was given a nickname “Legend”. Boston then became Bird’s “home away from home”. In his rookie year, he had the best stats of any other rookie in the NBA. He averaged 21.3 PPG, 10.4 RPG, and 18.1 APG. With stats like that he led the Celtics to a 61-21 record, they made it the playoffs but got eliminated by the Hawks in the first round. The next year was very similar, they got eliminated in the third round.

In 1984 when the Celtics drafted the power forward “powerhouse”, Kevin Mchale, all the hope was with the Celtics. Bird and Mchale became instant friends and they led the Celtics to the 1984 and 1986 NBA finals. When they went to the finals the crowds kind of hushed. Whenever the Celtics had their home games the fans knew that Celtics would win. When those years were in the books the Celtics didn’t waste time partying, they went right to work the very next day.

This just proves to show that you may not have much but a gift, which can lead you to greatness. If you have a dream of what you want to do when you grow up, do it. You may not have had a whole lot of money but never let that stop you. From the reporter who likes to talk about life lessons and sports, this is a big life lesson for me.

The Orgins of Halloween Traditions

by Allie Monahan

     Have you ever wondered what the story behind the holiday most people celebrate at the end of October? You may have heard of All Hallow’s Eve and how it became Halloween, but that is not how Halloween because what it is today.. How did trick or treating and jack-o-lanterns become one of the most popular holidays in the U.S. today? What about costumes and candy?  

 

     In the 18th century, Pope Gregory the Third decided that the day of November first would be that day to honor saints and martyrs. This day was known as All Saints’ day.

     In Samhain, (modern day Ireland, France, and UK) there was a Celtic festival that celebrated the end of nice long summer days, and the start of the chilly fall harvest days. The festival was associated with human death. The Celtics believed that the line between life and death became fainter and fainter until the 31st of October when the ghost of the dead returned to Earth. Many people died of the common cold during the fall and winter. This started the superstition that sneezes were deadly (this was also the origin of the saying “bless you” after someone sneezes.).

 

Ghosts:

     The Celts believed that the dead (ghosts... Boo!) came back to Earth and damaged crops and caused trouble among the people. The cold air was the real cause of this. The Celts also had priests that could predict the future. The presence of “un-worldly spirits” caused the priests to see and predict the future better. These predictions gave the frightened people comfort throughout the fall and winter.

 

Costumes:

     The Druids would build sacred campfires for the people to come and make animal sacrifices to the deities they worshiped. The people who participated in the celebration came dressed in animal heads and skins (different from what we wear today but same concept). While in these costumes the people tried to tell others fortune. These bonfires are connected to our costumes that we wear on Halloween. To end the celebration the people would relight the extinguished hearth fires at home (they were extinguished that evening for the ceremony). It signified protection during the winter.

 

Apple bobbing

     Apple bobbing, the beloved game of Fall where we dunk our heads in the water to collect apples with our teeth… Ever wonder who invented that game? By the time 43 A.D., the power-hungry Romans had conquered most of the Celtic territory. The Romans were polytheistic and had many gods. One of them, Pomona was celebrated during fall festival, Feralia, where the Romans show respect for the dead. Pomona was the goddess of fruit and trees whose symbol was an apple. It is believed that this is the start of apple bobbing.

 

Halloween in America

     Like Christmas and many other holidays, Halloween spread to America during the Age of Exploration. It started in Colonial England, then it became more common in Maryland along the river. Next thing you know, everywhere feels the need to celebrate fall.

 

Candy/Trick-or-treating

     This tradition started in the 1940’s when children would go to neighborhood doors on Halloween and be given baked goods, fruit, nuts, toys, and coins. Once the 1950’s came along candy became more affordable due to the growing popularity of trick-or-treating. Finally in the 1970’s, candy became wrapped in factories to eliminate any suspicions of poisoned candy.

 

Carving Pumpkins

     Who doesn’t love a good jack-o-lantern? This originated in Ireland from a man named Stingy Jack. It wasn’t always just pumpkins, large turnips were carved as well. The Irish brought it to America as they migrated. The story of Stingy Jack goes as follows: One night Jack invited the devil for a drink and Jack refused to pay. He tricked the devil into turning into a coin to pay for the drink. Jack placed the coin next to a cross so that the devil couldn’t come out. Later he tricked the devil into climbing a tree for fruit and carved a cross into the tree to trap the devil. Each time the devil escaped, Jack would make the devil promised not to take him to Hell. When Jack died, he was not to go to Heaven because he behaved poorly. He was sent back to Earth with only a burning coal. He carved a turnip and put the coal in it as a sort of lantern-so came the name jack-o-lantern.

 

     Halloween has changed, but still has its traditions. We may not practice certain traditions like people used to, but we still love them. Happy Halloween everyone!

Career Column
by Jorim Cole

Military

     Being in the military usually gives a sense of honor, that is when you are not working to the limit. Being in the military is usually a physical job unless you work in an office or pilot position, and even then, it can be rigorous. The average salary varies greatly. It can range from less than $30,000 a year to over $100,000 a year based on your position. To be accepted into the U.S. military, you must be a United States civilian or at least a “permanent” resident, you must be at least 18 years old (if you are 16-17, you must have a parent or legal guardian with you.), you must have a high school diploma (only a few exceptions), and you must pass the physical medical exam. Any recorded criminal activity works against you when trying to join. You must also be the desired weight for your position. Being too light or heavy results in you not being able to join.

     Possible perks include the feeling that you are serving your country, and the respect that you get amongst the people, as well as the multiple business places and restaurants that offer the “military discount.” They usually provide $40,000 towards your education. Best of all, you will learn and be able to do things that normal civilians will never be able to do.

     Possible negatives include that the military has relatively low pay, and the job can be stressful and laborious depending on the field that you work towards. You usually have no choice as to where you will be placed. If you have kids, you usually have to leave them when you are deployed. Once you are in the military, it is a commitment for however long you chose to stay.

Fun and Candy Corny Halloween Jokes!
  • Why is Dracula so unpopular? Because he is a pain in the neck! -Izia C.
  • What runs around the cemetery but doesn't move? The fence. -Sam S.
  • What do you call a fat jack-o-lantern? A plumpkin! -Lauren C.
  • Why do ghosts make good cheerleaders? Because they have a lot of spirit! -Nash H.
  • Why didn't the skeleton go to the ball? Because he had no BODY to go with! -Makyla G.
  • Where do baby ghosts go during the day? The Day-scare Center! -Alan S.
  • What do witches get in hotels? Broom service! -Madeline T.
  • What did the skeleton say when something upset him? "That really rattles my bones"! -Anon
  • What road has the most ghosts haunting it? A dead end! -Anon
  • What room does a ghost not need? A living room! -Anon
  • What did the ghost tell his wife? "You are BOOtiful!" -Anon
  • Whats a ghosts favorite flavor? Boo Berry! -Anon
NEAAAT Beat!
  • Daylight savings - Sunday, November 1.
  • Report Cards come out! - Monday, November 2.
  • Arts of the Albermarle November Splash week! - November 2-7. CLICK to read more.
  • ECSU Collegians Jazz Ensemble! -  - Tuesday, November 10, 7:30-9pm. CLICK to read more.
  • Veterans' Day, no school! - November 11.

Friday, October 30, 2015

Issue III

Daily Advance Article!
Want to be part of The NEAAAT Times Staff? We are always look for new members! Email studentnewspaper@northeastacademy.org contact Grace Bassett to sign up!

Organized Madness

by Samuel Avondo

Written 10/21/15

     To preface this, I hate puns. Having missed getting this on time, I have to apologize. It seems that I hit a bad case of debut hiatus. This is not because of lack of want or absence of the topic that I comment on; there are many things to comment on. Whether or not I can comment on these without offending or seeming crass is another topic entirely.

     Spirit week was a thing. There were 5 days of events and a field trip on friday. Day one was college day, which is boring. The next event was pajama/character day, when everyone got to walk around like they were the protagonist of “Where The Wild Things Are”*, hopefully with less chaos and weird closet jungle monsters. The next day was Tacky/Wacky Wednesday, though some students were unhappy with their cries for a gender-bender day being seemingly unheard. Whether or not they were unheard for a good reason is debatable and frankly I don’t think they cared. The next day was Throwback Thursday. Many students went for a 70’s look, others 80’s. Others still went for the look of a greaser (one of these students looked like Rick Astley, albeit unintentionally).

*I recognize that it is not a set of pajamas, rather a wolf costume. You can’t see my face, but I’m wearing the greatest look of “I don’t care” imaginable.

    The newspaper I write for has placed jokes into the issues now. There’s nothing wrong with humor in news publications (else “The Daily Show” would not be as popular) but there is something inherently wrong with these jokes: They’re terrible. They are actually really bad. This isn’t opinion by the way. Okay, maybe it is, but the section tells you that they will be terrible! This means they have to be bad.     On an unrelated note, did you know that processed meat and red meat have been linked to cancer? I don’t think that this is a reason to completely restructure your diet. It can’t be that intense else all of the royalty in medieval Europe would have died of cancer. They ate a lot of red meat, processed ones not so much. Unless there’s a time traveller about. Just notify the police if you see a police box in any of the medieval art you look at.

     Has anyone noticed that Wubba Lubba Dub Dub seems to have gone completely insane? I’m all for a wonderful tale involving cannibal skeleton/deer headed creatures eating people, or a good story about a man afflicted with Wendigo Psychosis (Hannibal Lecter), but I don’t think that they are a legitimate rating scale. That was the least insane thing about his last submission.

Yogi Berra is dead (Has been for a while, but whatever). That’s a sad thing for sports fans, I guess.

     There’s a hashtag going about. I hate the concept of “#” being used to represent anything other than an abbreviation of number so I won’t dignify it with informing you of anything more than its existence.  

     There was a picture day. I hate pictures.

     Halloween, the night of searching candy for poison and refusing apples because of the fear of razor blades is upon us (or soon will be), just like winter (Which is also not actually here). So many costumes, so little time. I understand that one person means to become Jack the Ripper, and someone to be his slaughter. I found some wonderful inflated Cthulhu tentacle beards on the internet. Whatever or whoever you wish to become I’m sure that there will be somewhere that you can share, should you wish to spoil it.

     This was a long issue because I had lots of things to catch up on, but now it draws to a close and I can get on with whatever it was I was doing. This means that my wonderful piece of organized madness has to conclude.

Halloween Poll!
  • 86% of NEAAAT responders celebrate Halloween.
  • 64% of NEAAAT responders dress up for Halloween.
  • 35% of NEAAAT Responders think that haunted houses and halloween parties are the best part of Halloween.
  • 30% of NEAAAT responders think that Halloween candy is the best part of Halloween.
  • 37% of NEAAAT responders wish that they could still go trick-or-treating.
  • 35% of NEAAAT responders still go trick-or-treating.
  • 53% of NEAAAT responders think that chocolate is the best candy.

Halloween (Sarcastic) Advice

by The (Sarcastic) Penguin

 

Now I am working on the original advice column questions (because a “great guy” asked me 104 ridiculous questions, and although I have no regard for the asker, I feel as though it is my duty to answer every single question is the most sarcastic manner possible. Oh joy.). To take care of all your issues without having to actually listen to them, I decided to be very general. So with little care, I give you Halloween (Sarcastic) Advice.

 

Pesky Trick-Or-Treaters at your door?

  • Simply turn your lights off like a true American!

  • Dress up like taxes. That’ll show them.

  • The best option is just to put out an empty bowls that says “Please take ONE” then they’ll leave thinking you're all out.  Enjoy your bag of candy you monster.

 

Need to put up decorations?

  • Tee-pee your own house! It counts!

  • Go visit your local graveyard! You know what to do.

  • Go visit your cluster filled attic and get stuck for weeks on end and die of starvation because there is no way out.

  • Stop being so lazy and just go to CVS and get some 5 dollar decorations, and put them up in 5 minutes. Seriously, it’s not that hard.

 

Need a costume idea?

  • Cut a hole in your sheets and put it over your head. BOOM!Mattress costume.

  • Just simply where the skin of another human. (Warning: DO NOT DO THAT it has a terrible after odor...)

  • Just be yourself! Let's be honest...that's scary enough. (I guess this means I’m a real “advice” column now.)

 

Scared of halloween?

  • Wow that’s kinda sad. Enjoy your pity party from your family.

 

Need to get candy?

  • Buy it like a normal person. Haha your not normal. Look below for more solutions.

  • Rob your neighbor's candy! I’m sure the cops will understand.

  • Go to your nearest shady van. The guy there is nice enough.

  • If all else fails, when trick or treaters come to your door rob them of their candy. I call it The Switcher-Boo. “Ha Ha” I’m funny because I used a Halloween pun.

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  • Running out of ideas for Halloween advice?

  • Add unnecessary bullet points.

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  • Procrastinate the ending.

  • Don’t care what other people say.


Now we come to the oh-so-sad end (not really) of the only thing that gave meaning to your otherwise pointless life devoid of adventure. Have fun. I will totally miss you (not really).

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