Volume 1, Edition 2, 2004

The Pirate Press
HALLOW HISTORY

A Column by Wayland Harley

          Ever since we were little enough to go out treat or treating all of us would get so excited about Halloween. We would say, “I’m going to be the scariest this year, and I’m going to get the most candy.” And, so, year after year, this would occur till your late teen years when getting candy and dressing isn’t that great but taking candy and tricking people is. But overall does anybody know where we got this holiday from, or why is it a holiday at all?

          Well Halloween truly dates back to the 5th century BC in Scotland and Ireland, where they celebrated Samhain. This was the festival of the dead, and the end of summer. Now our Halloween customs come from the Celts. The Celts would dress up on Samhain as scary monsters to make sure that the evil spirits wouldn’t posses them. They would also go out to homes to get cakes to insure their safety from the evil sprits. But jack-o-lanterns come from Ireland.         There is an Irish folk tale about how a man tricked the devil and was very bad. So when he died neither heaven nor hell would take him in, so the devil gave him a light so he could seein the dark. But, to make it brighter, he put it inside a turnip. When Halloween reached the U.S. in the 1840’s, they found pumpkins to work better than turnips, and at the time, the famous pranks would be to tip the outhouse and to unhinge the poultry pin.

          Even though today we don’t celebrate the dead on Halloween we all still love the holiday and kids will always love dressing up and getting candy.  

 

OCTOBER NEWS

By Marina Baldwin

           On the 2nd was the Creek Tournament, and the 15th was the end of the first nine-weeks. Most parents came to parent report card pick-up night on the 19th. The middle school math meet was on the 19th too. On the 23rd there was the Race for the Cure for Breast Cancer, and ARA was the second largest team there. On the 30th is the fall carnival.

            For some early news from November the 4th is the Headmaster Conference.

By Ashleigh McClellan

          Mr. Baxley’s 11th grade and 8th grade classes won “Literally a Halloween Decorating Contest,” and they have a Halloween party as an award today. Here’s what they did it on: “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving, and “Thunder Snake” by Josh McClellan.

 

ARA’s Spooky Carnival

By Natalie

 

                   Ready for a spooky time at the Fall Carnival? There are going to be many wonderful games, and this all takes place on Saturday, October 30 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm . It’s for fundraising! So they are doing it a fun way.

          “Tickets will be 50 cents a piece,” said Mrs. Peggy Small. There are going to be games, food, fortune telling, face painting, a haunted house, hayride, pony ride, custume contest, cakewalk, and a pumpkin carving contest. For more information contact the Student Government, which is sponsoring this spooky fun event.

 

ASK MACON

   

Question: What can we do to help our school?  

Answer: We can raise money from fundraisers, such as DUNK MACON in a dunking booth. This will help with expenses for students and repairs for the school.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Dear Editor,

          The paper is great but it is missing one thing, comics and jokes.  

Anonymous

Well I do agree with you on that and we are working on some comics and jokes, but we could really use some help. If you have a funny joke or comic please put in the letter to the editor box located in the gym on the lunch tables.

 

Dear Editor,

          I think that we should be able to wear our costumes instead of orange and black.

Anonymous

          Yes, I also agree with you on that, but you should also understand that the school doesn’t want any kind of trouble with violating the dress code by wearing certain things, and at least we are able to wear something else because it could the same uniform again.

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. MARIA PALMA FOR WINNING THE LOW-COUNTRY SPANISH TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD!

 

 

   
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