Arrowhead Panther Press

Volume XVIII February, 2017 Issue No. 7

From the Editors February is the season of love so get ready for Valentine’s Day. Be prepared for

a sugar rush and many, many cards.

Erin Stanton and Kaysi Reimer, Editors-in-Chief

TEACHER

INTERVIEWS By Austin Glimpse and Chris Thomas

What’s Your Favorite

Candy?

K - Ms. Pickard: Reese’s Peanut Butter Hearts

1st - Mrs. Undiano: Milk

Chocolate 2nd - Mrs. Andrade: Godiva

Chocolate

3rd - Mrs. Potts: Reese Hearts 4th - Ms. Weatherford: Sour

Patch Kids

5th - Mrs. Miles: Fun Dip 6th - Mrs. Peck: Dove

Chocolate Hearts

Interviewing Mrs.

Williams By Brenden Suhy

What’s your favorite thing

to do on vacation? -Go to the beach.

What’s your favorite thing

to teach? -Reading.

How long have you been

teaching? -35 years

How many siblings do you

have? -1 brother.

What’s your favorite sport? -Football.

Thank you Mrs. Williams!

Student Interviews By Colton St. Germain and Cameron Gilliland

What’s Your Favorite

Candy?

1st :Christopher-Hershey’s Brody-M&Ms

2nd: Tanner-Dark Chocolate Brayden-Cotton Candy 3rd: Brody -Kit Kat Tatum-Chocolate 4th: Hannah-Chocolate Muhammad-Kit Kat 5th: Kylee-Hershey’s Joshua-Hershey’s 6th: Alyssa-Skittles Levi-Fruit by the Foot

DID YOU KNOW? By Austin Glimpse

1. Did you know the average

person falls asleep in seven

minutes?

2. Did you know the 4 most common

languages in the world are Mandarin,

Chinese, Spanish, and English? 3. Did you know African Grey

Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words?

4. Did you know frogs don’t usually swallow water?

They absorb most of the moisture they need through their skin.

5. Did you know a

hummingbird’s heart

beats at over 1,000

times a minute? 6. Did you know Bill Gates

began programming computers at the age of 13?

Why Do We Have a Leap Year? By: Erin Stanton & Kaysi Reimer

A common year has 365 days and a leap year has 366 days, with the extra, or intercalary (extra) day, designated as February 29. A leap year occurs every four years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it

takes the earth to complete its orbit around the sun, which is about 365¼ days. This intercalary (extra) day helps to keep the seasons aligned with weather patterns.

10 Facts about February

By Landon LaCross

1. February is Black History month in Canada and the US.

2. February 14th is Valentine’s Day.

3. February is National Bird-Feeding month.

4. Both January and February used to have 28 days.

5. February remains the shortest month of the year.

6. Once every six years, February is the only month that has four full seven-day weeks.

7. February ends on the same day of the week as October.

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8. In leap years, it is the only month that begins and ends on the same weekday.

9. People born on a leap year technically celebrate their

24-Year-

Old Leap

Year

Twins

birthday only once every four years, but most observe it on the 28th.

10. Despite its status as the shortest month, February is packed with many events such as Valentine’s Day and Groundhog Day which is February 2nd.

Ten Facts About Valentine’s Day

By Alexis Cairns 1. In medieval times girls ate

bizarre foods as they believed that this would enable them to meet their future spouse.

2. Valentine’s Day has claimed to be the “Number 1” holiday for florists.

3. Each year, 189 million flowers are sold in the US.

4. People who buy flowers on this day are 73% men and only 27% women.

5. Each year more than 35 million heart shaped chocolate boxes are sold which brings in about $1 billion.

6. The average number of wedding proposals on Valentine’s Day is 220,000 which is 10% of the wedding proposals taking place in a year.

7. 9 million people who have pets celebrate this special day with their pets.

8. Around the world, a bunch of roses can cost from $75 to $487.

9. Each color of rose sent on Valentine’s Day has some meaning. For example, red means love and respect. The number of roses given also counts. For instance, 1 rose stands for love at first sight.

10. Approximately 8 billion candy hearts are manufactured each year for Valentine’s Day. This means there are enough candies to be stretched 20 times from Italy to Arizona back and forth.

Birthstone of the Month By Jacob Anoid

The birthstone for February is the

amethyst. The amethyst is a mineral or

gemstone from the Quartz family. The colors

of amethyst range

from a dark violet to a bright reddish

color. This beautiful

gemstone is very

popular in jewelry.

Celebrity Birthdays By Alexis Cairns

Harry Styles-Feb. 1 Isaiah Thomas-Feb. 7 Taylor Lautner-Feb. 11 Jennifer Aniston-Feb. 11 Abraham Lincoln-Feb. 12 Alex Aiono-Feb. 16 Victoria Justice-Feb. 19 George Washington-Feb. 22 Ric Flair-Feb. 25 Buffalo Bill Cody-Feb. 26

Book of the Month

By Aaron Nemeth

This month’s book review is on the book Middle School: the Worst Years of My Life. This book is a 281 page book by James Patterson. I got very distracted by it and read the whole thing very quickly. It is about a sixth grade boy named Rafe who was not happy with his school, especially when

they handed out the school rulebook. Rafe, with his imaginary friend Leo, created operation R.A.F.E which stood for “Rules Aren’t For Everyone”. His goal was to break all the schools rules. Rafe almost did it, but then got into huge trouble and was expelled! Right when things couldn’t be worse for him because of how much trouble he was in, he was transferred to an art school. Whew!!!

Jokes ‘n Riddles By Allie Jeffords

Q: What did the stamp say to the envelope on Valentine’s Day? A: I’m stuck on you! Q: What holds water and has holes? A: A sponge. Q: Why did the banana go out with the prune? A: Because he couldn’t get a date.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!