We re Lions ut We re Not Lyin FREE The Lion’s Tale
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The Lion’s Tale COVERING THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITES SERVED BY THE STRATFORD
FREE We’re Lions But We’re Not Lyin’
October 28, 2021 www.facebook.com/StratfordPublicSchool/ Vol. XCIIII Iss. 02
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Halloween
Fun Things…………2
Movies……………..2
Costumes…………..3
Brunswick Springs…..3
Halloween Creeper…. .4
Halloween Recipes…. .5
Perseus……………….6
Astronaut…………….7
Marine Biologist……..8
Smile Day…………….8
Word Search………….9
Comics……………...10
CONTENTS
Fire Prevention Week
By Jedadiah Pierson
On October 6, 2021, a firefighter from Stratford Hollow came to our school, Stratford Public School, to go over a fire truck, and what the tools do. He explained that if there is a fire in your home, you may only have two minutes to get out. You should know two ways out of every room, and have a meeting spot a good distance away from your house, like your mailbox or your neighbor’s driveway. There is a tool called the Jaws Of Life, and it is an apparatus used to save a trapped person in a vehicle. There are lights on the side of the truck, and the lights are usually bright enough to light up an entire football stadium. There are different
types of fire trucks, some of which are: Conventional fire trucks are the standard fire trucks which are mainly used for firefighting purposes. Turntable ladder trucks have a ladder on top, which is used to reach areas at quite a height. Quints are one of the misunderstood fire trucks, it carries out five features. Two of the features are a pump on it, and the other one is a ladder. Firefighters wear equipment to help protect them from fires. The equipment they wear are pants, boots, coats, a mask, and a helmet. They have O2 tanks they wear with their suits. They wear it like a backpack. Remember, if you are stuck in a fire, and you see something crawling toward you, do not run. It is a firefighter here to rescue you.
The Lion’s Tale
Editor-In-Chief: Bayli Kennett
Managing Editor: Natalie King
News Editor: Scott Jackitis
Copy Chief: Stephanie Klinch
Reporters:
Layla Caron, Mason Flanders, Navaya Griffin, Naydeen
Griffin, Travis Lachance, Jedadiah Pierson, Mavrick Reynolds,
Hunter Snedeker
Graphic Arts:
Isa Garcia, Caroline Holmes, Stephanie Klinch
Comics:
Kennidy Tassis-Girouard, Chloe Taylor
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Fun Things To Do On Halloween
By Naydeen Griffin
Halloween is a really fun time because you
dress up, you go trick or treating, and you eat
your candy, but there are more fun things you
can do on Halloween. The first other fun
thing you can do on Halloween is bake treats
with your friends/parents. Another fun thing
to do on Halloween is doing arts and crafts.
You can really do anything on Halloween but
also have fun. Another thing you can do on
Halloween is go explore an actual haunted
house.
There are so many Halloween movies out
there and I know not everybody likes
Halloween movies. Some people like
Halloween movies. I personally love
Halloween movies. I think a good Halloween
movie should have a main character as a
killer. A couple of my favorite Halloween
movies are Nightmare On Elm Street, Friday
The 13th, and just the movie Halloween. I
know These movies are not the most popular
but some of them are pretty popular. A
Halloween movie that a lot of people like to
watch is Hocus Pocus, and Nightmare before
Christmas. Now I'm going to tell you a little
bit about all these amazing movies. The 1st
movie I'm going to tell you about is
Nightmare on Elm Street. The main character
is Freddy Krueger he is a man that has gloves
that have knives on them. Freddy went around
on Halloween night and scared people and
killed them. Next I'm going to tell you about
Friday The 13th This movie came out in 2009.
It was a slasher film. It was directed by
Marcus Nispel.The 3rd movie I'm going to
talk about is the release date of this movie is
October 15 2021 so it's a pretty new movie.
The director for this movie is David Gordan
Green. Another movie is Hocus Pocus the
release date is July 16, 1993.The movie was
by David Kirschner Mick Garris.That is a lot
about all those movies, There are so many
facts about these movies. Some Halloween
movies are horror some a kid shows but all
are different. Like Nightmare On Elm Street
is different from Happy Halloween Scooby-
Halloween Movies
By Chloe Taylor
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Doo those are so
many things that are
different from one
another. Have you
ever watched a
Halloween movie? If
you have not and
your parents allow
you to watch
Halloween movies,
you should they are
really good. If you
don't like scary
movies I'm not sure
the scary Halloween
movies are for you.
Did you know a lot of
Halloween movies
are old? On the other
hand some just came
out this year! A lot of
old people like old
black and white
Halloween movies.
Halloween Movies
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The most popular kid
costumes are
Princess, Superhero
and a Ghost. The
most popular adult
costumes are Witch,
Vampire, Cat,
Batman, and Ghosts.
Halloween Costumes
By Caroline Holmes
The 2000’s costumes
are ghosts, skeletons,
devils, and witches,
Frankenstein, the
Mummy, and
Dracula. The most
popular costumes
from 2020 are Witch,
Dinosaur, Harley
Quinn, Rabbit,
Clown, Angel,
Fortnite,and ninja.
The first costume was
made in the 15th
century and it was
made out of linen
which is a type of
fabric. The most used
costume for
Halloween is a Witch.
The most popular
costume in 1988
was Beetlejuice. The
most popular costume
in 1994 was a Power
Ranger costume. The
most popular costume
in 1970 is The Tin
Man. The most
popular costume in
2007 is the King from
Burger King. The
most popular costume
in 1984 is Freddy
Kruger. The number
one scariest
Halloween costume is
Michael Myers. The
number one
Halloween costume
that should not exist
is A Holocaust
victim. The number
one Halloween
costume that you can
make at home is
Sandy from Grease.
In Alabama, dressing
up as a minister, nun,
priest, rabbi or other
member of the clergy
is illegal. Penance for
violators ranges from
a $500 fine to jail
time. Now it is illegal
on Halloween to wear
clown costumes or
makeup if you are
more than 12 years
old. Some offensive
costumes are
anything with
weapons, Cowboys,
and Jesus. The best
costume for couples
are SpongeBob and
Patrick. The best
costumes for 2021
are Cruella de Vil and
Wednesday Addams.
The Curse of Brunswick
Springs
By Jedadiah Pierson
Brunswick Springs
has six outlets, each
of which are said to
have different
minerals.
Magnesium, calcium,
sulfur, bromide, iron,
and arsenic. This has
invited much
business development
there. The Curse of
Brunswick Springs
started in the French
and Indian War.
According to the
legend, which was in
1748, the Abenaki
brought a wounded
French soldier to
Brunswick springs to
heal him. After the
war was over, he
went to bottle and sell
the water. The
Abenaki residents
were horrified that he
would attempt to seek
a profit from the
healing water. A
violent conflict
ensued, and a father
and child were killed.
The mother of the
child, stricken with
grief, cursed the
springs so anyone
who tries to make a
profit off of it will
fail. People believe
the curse still holds
sway because a series
of suicides and
accidents have
happened
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there. Beverly
Kettle’s father, Henry
Savage, was the last
person to build a
hotel there before it
burned down.
Brunswick Springs
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presence. Then one night… “Come here Julie!” said Shylee. “Please no!” said Julie.
It was too late. Shylee was already gone into St. Willow woods. “Well it's true. That was so crazy!” Said Julie. The next day, a new girl named Aylee came to school. She was, well, shy. Then Shylee started playing with Aylee and not Julie. The next week, Shylee had invited Aylee over, not Julie or any other of her friends. Julie really hated this new friendship between Shylee and Aylee. She hated it so bad, so she did not invite Shylee to her birthday party. Shylee was having fun with Aylee so she was too busy to attend anyways. Julie on the other hand was bored out of her skull. Normally Shylee made up lots of games to play at Julie's party. Night was upon the two old friends. At that exact moment, Julie heard an odd noise. CLUNK! CLING! Tinggg! Julie was petrified with fear. She ran in the door
and slammed it shut tight. “Julie?” called Julie's mom who was baking cookies. “Yes mom?” asked Julie. “Your dad would like to see you.” Julie went to find her dad. “There's my little Julie!” said Julie's dad, who was busy sharpening pocket knives. “Are we going camping?” asked Julie. “Nope!” said her dad. She heard the door open and shut. “AVA!” cried Julie as she gave Ava a hug. Ava was Julie's sister “Uh mom?” “Yes dearie?” “Well, do you know if raccoons come to this area at night?” “No dear, I'm afraid not.”
“Oh sorry. Just wondering. That's ok”, says her mom. “Julie?” said Ava. “Do you want to come to Lana’s party with me?” “Ok, Sure!” said Julie. THE NEXT DAY... on Halloween … “Hello morning air!” said Ava as she awakened. “Julie!” said Ava. “Yes?” said Julie. “What are you doing?” “Oh, just cooking,” said Julie. A few minutes later… Boom! Crash! The mysterious
banging trash can was banging again and it scared Julie. Later… “To Lana’s we go!” “Yay!” said Ava. “Ava go! Run! You don't want to be late!” Said Julie. She looked into the woods and… “LEAVE!” said an odd voice. Julie trekked further into the woods. Then the eerie voice said, “I SAID, GET OUT!” As quickly as possible she ran out of the forest and tried to enter the gate to Lana's house. The gate was locked! Julie would have to climb. And fast! She saw a big shadow with ghostly fangs and it was moving fast! One by one, she grabbed the holes on the fence. When she reached the top, she leaped over some bushes. And the door was there! Finally! Safe at last. Well, she thought but really the monster was in a dress and thought he was disguised. He was looking for something. Like...her! She ran and hid in a closet with the monster on her tail.. The monster said, “Come out little child! I am a forest
Julie and the Halloween
Creeper
By Layla Caron
One day, One night and boom! School!!! Julie was a very short kid and hated almost anything to do with being at home. As normal she walked in and hugged her friend. “Ha!” Said Julie's BFF, Shylee. “You miss me lots don’t ya?” She was short like Julie. “Remember when we first saw each other?” Well Long ago things on 5oth parallel street were pretty boring. Until...Shylee moved in! When they were little, every day, they would go hunt the alleys for Bigfoot. They never found him. They also believed in ghosts. Julie hated walking in town at night without Shylee’s
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Ingredients: Corn Syrup Bowl Red food colouring Blue food colouring Cornstarch Instructions
1. Add the corn syrup into a small size bowl
2. Add 4 drops of the red food colouring into the corn syrup
3. Add 2 drops of blue food colouring to the corn syrup
4. Mix it together
5. Keep adding food colouring until you get the colour you like
6. Add ½ a teaspoon of cornstarch a little at a time
7. Keep adding more corn syrup until you get to the desired thickness
8. Refrigerate for 5 minutes
Edible Blood Recipe
By Isa Garcia
Ingredients: Corn flour Cherry Juice Glucose Syrup Red food colouring Blue food colouring Yellow food colouring Bowl Pot Instructions 1. Add the corn flour to the cherry juice 2. Mixed until well combined 3. Add the corn flour and cherry juice mixture into a pot 4. Add the glucose syrup 5. Put the pot on the stove 6. Put it on low heat 7. Mix it together until combined 8. Remove from heat 9. Add in 4 drops of red food colouring 10.Add in 2 drops of blue, and yellow food colouring 11.Keep adding the food colouring until you get your desired colour 12.Refrigerate
Edible Blood Recipe 2
By Isa Garcia
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Perseus was the son
of Zeus; the lord of
the sky and son of
Danae the princess of
Argos. So he was
born when Danae’s
father went to the
oracle of Delphi to
see if he will ever
have a son and the
oracle said that his
daughter will have a
son and would
eventually kill him
and become king of
Argos. So when he
got home he put his
daughter in the
lowest dungeon and
locked her there so
that nobody would
marry her. Up on
Olympus Zeus
spotted Danae which
of course was
knockout beautiful so
Zeus went down as a
cloud of golden
glitter and announced
that he was Zeus and
9 months later
Perseus was born,
Danae’s father heard
crying of a baby and
went into the cell that
she and Perseus was
and found out that
Perseus means the
avenger or the
destroyer. After he
met the baby boy he
got a big wooden box
drilled holes on the
top and stuffed his
daughter and his
grandson in the Box
and nailed the lid on
then set them out to
sea. When they were
out there Zeus made
gentle rain go
through the holes and
convinced his brother
Poseidon to make
sardines slip through
the holes on the top
so that they had stuff
to eat. When they
finally landed a
fisherman was
pulling out his fishing
nets and saw the box
and thought that it
was a box full of gold
so he grabbed his
handy knife and
carefully pried the lid
off and was surprised
to see that there was a
woman and a child in
the box. So he led the
family to his brother
the king and he
kindly let Danae live
at the palace but
Perseus had to
grow up at the
temple of Athena.
The king was always
trying to flirt with
Danae. When Perseus
was 17 the king
wanted to get rid of
Perseus so he made
people give presents
for the neighboring
Princess that was
getting married.
Everybody had
awesome presents but
Perseus had nothing
so the king asked him
to swear on the river
Styx that he would do
any trolling and get
anything for the
neighboring princess.
So Perseus did and
the king said bring
me the Head of
medusa. Perseus had
some help from some
gods known as
Athena and Hermes
and don’t forget his
father Zeus. They
gave him direction to
the lair and weapons
and tools. When he
got to the cave where
all the gorgons live
(Medusa and her two
siblings). When
Perseus got to the
cave of the three
Gorgons he saw
millions of people
that had turned to
stone and were trying
to kill medusa. They
all failed. Perseus
followed the trail of
statues and when he
started to hear hissing
of snakes he looked
in his really shiny
shield to look in the
reflection and saw
medusa sleeping at
the back of the cave
and her belly was
swollen. Medusa was
pregnant with
Poseidon's Offspring.
When Perseus was
getting ready to kill
Medusa the snakes in
her hair sensed that
there was a intruder
and then medusa
woke up and attacked
Perseus but before
medusa could get
there Perseus swung
his sword with his
eyes closed and cut
medusa's head clean
off. With the head he
Perseus VS Medusa and Side Adventures of Perseus
By Mavrick Reynolds
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stuck it in the sack
that he had and flew
away with his winged
sandals and flew
away to Africa where
everybody was
kneeling at the beach.
When he landed he
landed where the
Princess Andromeda
was changed to the
rockets where she
was supposed to be
sacrificed to the evil
sea monster that was
coming to eat her.
When the monster
came Perseus brought
out the head of
medusa and showed
Perseus (continued from page 3)
it to the sea monster
and it turned to stone
and turned to dust.
Then Perseus and
Andromeda got
married and they
went back to the
place where the king
let them live in the
palace except
Perseus and when he
got there his mother
and a few were not
turned to stone. Then
he flew away to
Argos and became
king and the
prophesy that said he
would kill his
grandfather well he
did when the discus
throwing contest and
Perseus threw and it
killed the old king.
Julie (continued from page 4)
creeper and I will turn you into a tree.” She stepped out and said, “Fine. Come get me. Turn me into a tree.” “Uh…” said the monster. “I’m actually, um... Lana.” Tongue clicks… AHHHHHHH Mumble mumble! “Noooooooo! LANA’s A MONSTER!!!!!” The
and some were just chatting with each other. I sat down in the only open seat, and immediately the person to my left started chatting with me. They asked what my favorite thing to do is, if it was my first time here, if I was as excited, etc. eventually everything quieted down and everyone went to sleep. The next day, we reached the Skeld. You will never guess what color I got.
By Jedadiah Pierson
It started off as a great day. We were training at Mira HQ. I actually got picked to bring some supplies to Polus, a planet we just discovered. I needed to go on a transport bus after I finished training. I was super excited. I had just joined, so I had never actually been on the Skeld before. From what I heard, you go on a trip on the Skeld to Polus, do your tasks, drop off the cargo, come back, train some more, if you are new, and then repeat. I did hear though that wires keeping the lights on can become undone, or the radios might go dead. I even heard the reactor is nuclear powered. It even needed maintenance, and I was picked to help fix it! I was extra excited to see it. When I got on the transport bus, I noticed there were a bunch of people on it. Some of them were reading, some were playing games, some were sleeping, some were laying down,
guests ran upstairs, and saw Lana with her hand around Julie's neck. “Ahhhhh!” they said. They quickly ran out of the doors and windows. Julie ran to a window and jumped. Julie ran to her sister, Ava. Ava was staring off into space thinking about what had just happened. She was so dumbfounded that she didn't see Lana running towards her! Julie ran to her sister, grabbed a knife from the ground and bam! Ping! Lana was in a heap on the ground trying not to cry. She then saw Shylee with Aylee (who at the time was holding a bow n arrow.) “Hey, that's Julie with a werewolf!” “Remember the girl I was talking about earlier? This is her!” yelled Shylee. “Jules! Ya ok?” “Yea. Just a little… well surprised.” “Oh yeah about that… We were just target practicing. Sorry.” said Aylee. Then next thing you know it, they were out back telling the story to their grandkids on a hot summer day.
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Marine Biologist
National World Smile Day
to include games to make people smile more. World Smile Day isn't really celebrated or is a world known thing. It's just celebrated for a day but isn't that much of a deal like Christmas etc. but this was celebrated for a long time just isn't counted as an actual holiday but some people celebrate it by playing games and trying to make people smile.
Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, and organisms in the sea. Given that in biology many ranks below kingdom, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on concerns. Coming from me, being a marine biologist sounds very fun. Being a marine biologist has strengths and some weaknesses. The weakness about being a marine biologist is actually getting a job in the field because there are other people wanting to be on the field other than you. The strength is that being a marine biologist not on the field is that you get to test and some stuff that the other marine biologist bring in but usually it is just watching and seeing what they do. Marine biologist make a lot of money depending
on what place you go to. The place that makes a lot of money is Honolulu, Hawaii. Twelve salaries are reported to be $90,409 per year and new marine biologist make $66,877 per year. That is a lot of money to make for a job and it is awesome. Marine biologists also work and help heal ocean animals. The mostly help get plastic out of the water and untangle some animals like turtles, seagulls, rarely dolphins and whale which is very difficult because they are harder to untie. Lastly marine biologist work in groups most of the time.
By Naydeen Griffin
Every year national world smile day is celebrated on October 1st. World smile day was started by Harvey Ball then in 1999 world smile day became a tradition ever since. Harvey Ball was known for having the most smiling face in 1963. The day is supposed to help you smile. A lot of people don't know about world smile day, that's why people try to pass on the message about world smile day. It's acclaimed by schools, people, and organizations trying
By Navaya Griffin
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By Chloe Taylor
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