Everyone has heard about the disaster in Haiti, it was horrifying. There are so many places around us that seem to be falling apart if you watch the news due to natural disaster and Haiti has been one of the top ten.

The earthquake hit Haiti just before 5 p.m. on Jan. 12, 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital. The earthquake was the worst in the in more than 200 years. Millions were killed and millions trapped inside the grubble left behind from the buildings that had collapsed according to many news reporters. They have stopped any transferring to and from the islands because of lack of anywhere to land and anywhere to be.

There are many ways to help, many clubs here at FMHS are getting together and collecting donations or putting on fundraisers for Haiti. According to the New York Times website you can also help by sending your donations to The American Red Cross or text “Haiti” to the number 90999, along with many others. Keep in consideration!

“Student senate is a club that participates in lots of community service. We attend Beehive assisted living frequently and do activities with the elderly that live there.  We are also in charge of all the recycling that goes on in the school,” Stacy Musgrave, Senior of Fort Morgan High School states.

Student senate also does the blessings in a backpack that I’m sure many are thankful for.  “It’s where student who are free and reduced lunch take home a backpack full of food for the weekend.” Musgrave also added.  Little things like this just make the community and student look up to our student senate so when they ask for help back we can sure do it like when they put on neat fundraisers such as the Sweet or Sour Lips Fundraiser going on now.  The students are doing it to raise money for more activities for their club and not only that but blessings in a backpack.  They are selling them for 50 cents and they really want to “get people in the valentine’s mood so come and get one!”

 Also, Student Senate is starting fundraisers to gather money for Haiti. They are considering on doing bake sales, selling donuts, or taking donations.  

To learn more about the situation in Haiti Click here.

http://studenttravel.about.com/od/healthandsafety/p/haiti-earthquake-2010.htm

Perla Rodriguez was born on October 3^rd, 1991 in Greeley, CO to Esmeralda and Pedro Monge. She has to younger siblings, Victor and America Cabral. Her favorite school subject is History of religions because she “has Belinda and Rose in this class and they just make it more fun. Also, it can be really interesting.”   When asked what she would like to do after high school she stated that she is planning on getting her nursing prereg’s at MCC then finishing here degree at UNC. 

Some of Perla’s hobbies are playing rockband and Monopoly with her boyfriend and his brothers. (She is still champion) She also considers listening to music as one. “I love to hang out with my boyfriend Oscar and just whatever sounds fun that day. I also love hanging out with my bestie Belinda, “road trip!” Also I love to play Rock Band with my brother and sister.”

Worst School memory: “When the school board decided to change the class of 2010’s graduation day to Sunday May 23, 2010!!! LAME!”

Favorite Food: My mommy’s Chicken Chipotle w/ rice

Work: CAN at Valley View Villa

Heroes: “My mom because she helped mold me into who I am today and my grandpa (rip) who taught me to never give up.”

Best school memory: “I would have to say was when the seniors lost to the sophomores during spirit week, Pretty lame but it was memorable. “

FUN FACTS ABOUT PERLA

I met President Obama when he came to Fort Collins during his run for President. I shook his hand. That was pretty cool to me! : )

 Everyone knows that heartbreak is one of the hardest things to go through, especially teenage heartbreak, yet there isn’t actually one physical injury in our body.  Heartbreak leads to so many other emotions it’s not even funny sometimes.  As teens we find ourselves laying there thinking about memories and the fantasies that you had past, had together which makes everything feel even worse.  Wondering why can’t you get over this? This was just one person and I am so young in a world of so MANY people and wonderful people at that fact.

There are couples as teens, who get together for years and create so much for themselves.  They plan their futures together as wife and husband with children and such and it just sounds insane to others but to them it is just right at the time but then, some just grow apart, when the growing apart happeneds, usually, one gets hit with it harder. That’s when they get hit with the heartbreak.  Imagine all those things that you and that other person had talked about just completely, done! You start to imagine that person moving on and happily with someone else. Things start to run through your head about what they are doing and where they could possibly be and how, if possible you could win them back. All of this thinking comes from the neurological part of your brain and it’s over working because of your loss. The loss causes shock and it just takes some time for the reality to sink in so don’t worry, all of this won’t last forever.  You will hate them and not be able stand to hear their name one moment yet at the next that person is all you will want to talk about. That is just how the human race and its mind work.  There are four stages to the grief process, there is denial, acceptance but we are still angry about it, acknowledge our sadness, and last but not least we accept our loss and our happy with it and can look back and enjoy the memories that you DID have.

You will never really be able to get over the break up or the loss but you will be able to move on and enjoy other things and other people.  Especially us as teens because we have a whole life ahead of us and our main focus at this stage in the game is getting our education and just whoever comes along, comes along! As people have always said there are so many fish in the sea!

Everyone knows about the famous plant, the mistletoe plant which dates back to the 17th century. Shakespeare in Titus Andronicus called it “the baleful mistletoe,” meaning that that the berries that were on the mistletoe were toxic and not so good for you, but the Druids thought the plant had healing, even magical, powers. In the York cathedral the minister placed the branch on the High Altar and said “public and universal liberty, pardon and freedom of all sorts of inferior and wicked people at the Minster gates, and the gates of the city, towards the four quarters of heaven.”  And the Dean informally hung a bunch of mistletoe and holly from the High Altar at noon on Christmas Eve.  To prevent abuse of the kissing rule of the mistletoe, a man is to kiss a woman one time and then remove a berry each time he takes a kiss until every berry is removed. When every berry is removed he is to stop, immediately. Keep this in mind!

Here is a fun site fro christ mas fun

Chritmas fun

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The new December paper has made its entrance into FMHS and its better than ever if I do say so myself. We have news about us as authors our Wrestling and Basketball Team and so much more so you will defiantly have to check it out! Roses and Thorns was also interesting to look through. Keep updated for our next paper!

It’s almost Christmas break and everyone and it’s a huge relief for us all.
For some it’s just the thought of Christmas break actually just being here and for some it’s everything.
It is the memories that Christmas brings back every time it comes around. The good food for example, huge juicy hunny hams and warm baked rolls bringing families together for a break and religious get together. The Christmas tree that people glorify over in awe because common honestly, who doesn’t love a Christmas tree. We love the simple things such as the music that is played in the video and the snow that everyone hopes falls just for Christmas and the gifts that we give and receive from one another sometimes depending on religions and the year and sometimes maybe just that family.
I believe that Christmas time all over just leaves everyone with that feeling of warmth within the heart.

Here are some interesting sites that I found about how other cultures celebrate Christmas.

Christmas 1

Christmas 2

Tayler Boppre was born on May 28th, 1993 to Brad and Cindy Boppre in Mind North Dakota.  Her favorite food is Spaghetti and her favorite things to do are to text and to play sports.  She quotes that she likes to pretty much “be lame.”  When asked what she would like to do after high school she responded by saying that she would like to go to college because  she doesn’t want to still be lame and working at Micky d’s .  Tayler’s future goals in life are to go to college and graduate high school and be able to put her phone down for five minutes! I think most of us can agree to that.

Worst memory-  Meeting Belinda. Jk! Ummm… I don’t know I really don’t have any.

Best memory- Being born!

                Tayler’s best friends are Vanessa, Megan (sister) and the softball team and soccer team.  Her favorite class was German class freshman year because it was the “most fun” she claimed.

Random facts:

                Tayler wanted to be a zoo keeper when she was younger; her favorite animals are the llama and the monkey. She is also a twin with Tyler Boppre.  She is practically in love with softball and soccer. She hates going to the movies.  She is a very blunt person which makes people very angry and also can make people very happy. She also hates teenagers who have brand new cars as their first cars! She also like lots of food. At one point in time she was obbsessed with wal mart chicken. Favortie movies include: Larry the Cable guy,Morning Constitutions, and Charlie and the choclate factory.

As many students and residents of Fort Morgan may already know this year’s graduation is to be held on Sunday, May 23^rd instead of the usual Saturday 22^nd. Reason being for this is because track has a conference this day. 

“I don’t think it is fair to the rest of us.” Was a comment made by Perla Rodriguez a senior here at FMHS. The senior class has always had the chance to enjoy their graduation on the Saturday and had later that day to enjoy but this year we don’t have that possibility because of a track conference which if you think about it really isn’t fair when something such as this could be rescheduled for a different date when graduation is so important to us.  “I think that it will throw everybody off, I don’t know, since everyone was planning for Saturday and plus there is church.”  Maggie Kroeker senior, proved a good point when making this comment. Many attend church every Sunday so would our new graduation date be throwing off a weekly church schedule?

The school district and athletic director should have kept this in mind when totally revamping the class of 2010 graduation schedule this year.  We deserve to have it on Saturday like every other class has in the past. Maybe if some students from our 2010 class got together and made some petitions against it and fought it we could regain our Saturday back!

http://www.morgan.k12.co.us/ Here is a link to our school’s district website for information.

The Paranormal

Do you believe in the paranormal?  Explain what paranormal activity you have experienced.  If you have never experienced such activity or don’t believe in any of this; explain why!  Remember you can be as detailed as you want but just BE REAL!