2 Staff | December 2020
Meet The Pow Wow Staff Editor-In-Chief Alexandria Rivers Isabella Colorado
Features Editor Natalie Delgado
News Editor Zaynab Zlitni
Sports Editor
Table of contents 4
Small Town tree farm
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Dear Santa
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IS screen time harmful?
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Holiday Movie breakdown
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Winter sports preview
Paige Trahan
A&E Editor Izabelle Koenig
Staff Writers Alex Lechuga Alexis Moeschler Laney Alexander Rosie Wilson Lauren Tinberg Morgan Grudniewski Charlie Nolting Thatcher Hoch
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Letter from the Editors “Time to add the finishing touches...perfect”, is what Santa’s elves may say, but this Christmas, you’ll hear that same phrase out of the Pow Wow staff. Happy holidays BSHS! We know that the holidays are a little different this year, but we are all still filled with joy and hope that maybe Santa will bring us a healthy New Year. Every year on the staff we seem to have one early grad, and this year our A&E editor, Izzy, will be leaving us early. Izzy, we want to say thank you for all of the hard work you have put in the last two and a half years. We have enjoyed everything that you have brought to the staff. Thank you for all of the memories and we wish you well in whatever you decide to do with your future. Now that we have all of the sappy stuff out of the way, time to get back to the newspaper. This holiday season, in the jour-
nalism room, we decided to have our own little Christmas. It is a Pow Wow tradition. First, we start with the Christmas tree, then move onto making our ornaments. Next, we take one big awkward family photo to share with the whole community. This is one of the things that we do every year and it shows what it is like to be with us all of the time. Lastly, we end with something similar to a secret Santa. It is our last goodbye before winter break. It is a celebration of our second family. To add to that, we know these times are hard, and you may not be with your families during the holidays, but we just want to say, be thankful for what you have and who you have around you as well. Your friends and family have helped you through this year, and it’s time to celebrate with them, even if it’s from
a distance. Happy holidays BSHS. See you in January for a fresh start in a new semester. As always, if you have any questions regarding an article or story ideas, feel free to contact our school emails. alexandriarivers@usd204.net or isabellacolorado@usd204.net
editors-in-chief |Alex Rivers & Bella colorado
