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Lion Pride Newspaper

2nd Edition Friday, December 7, 2018

Sport Sectio College Football Playoff Predictions

It has been another fun year in the world of college football, with upsets and great games alike. Some notable storylines include: ● A shocking upset of Old Dominion over Virginia Tech ● A great game of Texas over Oklahoma, leading people to believe Texas was back ● Another undefeated year by controversial Central Florida ● A crazy 7 overtime game between LSU and Texas A&M ● An unbelievable 29 point win over Ohio State by Purdue ● And a tight race for the final spot in the College Football Playoff

The fourth spot for the College Football Playoff came down to a debate between: ● 2 loss Georgia with their losses coming to top 10 teams, and a great strength of schedule. ● Big 12 champion Oklahoma with only a 3 point loss to a ranked opponent they beat in the conference title game. ● Big 10 champion Ohio State with a blowout of a top 10 Michigan team on their résume.

The committee decided to put Oklahoma in over the other two, which experts believe was the right call. They will face #1 Alabama, who has been the most dominant team all season long. In the other semifinal, two undefeated teams clash in Notre Dame versus Clemson right here in Dallas at AT&T Stadium.

Orange Bowl: My prediction Alabama over Oklahoma 56­49, ESPN line: Alabama by 14, 73% chance to win

Cotton Bowl: My prediction Clemson over Notre Dame 31­10, ESPN line: Clemson by 12, 71% chance to win

National Championship: Alabama over Clemson 41­31

USWNT Qualifies For The World Cup

Not surprisingly, the USA women’s national soccer team qualified for the 2019 World Cup in France by beating Jamaica in the CONCACAF Women’s Championship semifinal. They started off the scoring early in just the second minute when Tobin Heath scored, and Megan Rapinoe added one thirteen minutes later. Julie Ertz, wife of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz, put the game out of reach from the Jamaicans when she scored in the twenty­first minute. Tobin Heath added another to her tally in the twenty­ninth minute, and Alex Morgan scored her first of the game four minutes later. The United States felt pretty good going into halftime with a 5­0 lead. Late in the game in the eighty­fourth minute, US star forward Alex Morgan won a penalty. She converted from the spot, and the United States had a great 6­0 win over Jamaica, so they are into the final.

This means that they are one of the best 3 teams in their region, automatically qualifying for the World Cup. In the final, the United States faced their rivals and neighbors to the north, Canada. After a second­minute goal from Rose Lavelle and an eighty­ninth minute goal from Alex Morgan, the US beat Canada 2­0 and won the CONCACAF Women’s Championship. They played really well in this qualifying tournament, and are expected to perform in the same fashion in the World Cup next summer in France.

Winter Sports Poll

What winter sport are you doing? We took a poll to see which winter sport the grade is doing, and these are the results: (not everybody submitted to the poll)

34.3% Soccer 28.1% Basketball 25% Swimming 6.3% Wrestling 6.3% PE/Tutorial

Schoo Sectio Halloween Costumes

After sending out a poll regarding Halloween costumes to the entire seventh grade, we got 64 results.

The first section asked what type of costume it was. The results were: 50% ­ 32 people didn’t wear a costume to school 29.65% ­ 19 people wore a store­bought (not including inflatable) costume 14.1% ­ 9 people wore a homemade costume 6.25% ­ 4 people wore an inflatable costume

The second section asked what the topic of the costume was. The results were:

50% ­ 32 people dressed up as a St. Mark’s student (i.e. didn’t wear a costume to school) 12.5% ­ 8 people dressed up as a book/movie character (excluding superheroes) 12.5% ­ 8 people dressed up as an animal 7.8% ­ 5 people dressed up as a historical figure 6.3% ­ 4 people dressed up as food 4.7% ­ 3 people dressed up as a sports player 3.1% ­ 2 people dressed up as a superhero 3.1% ­ 2 people dressed up as a character from a video game

Entertainmen Sectio Review Section

Spy School Goes South Written by Stuart Gibbs: When Ben Ripley’s nemesis Murray Hill takes Ben to show him where SPYDER’s headquarters is, he is very suspicious. And he should be. Once again in this thrilling series, Ben faces off against old enemies from SPYDER, but he should be more scared of the unknown enemies. This suspenseful and fast­paced book takes Ben and his friends to different countries where they face off against SPYDER, the evil and cunning organization that has tried to kill Ben and his pals many times. Will Ben and the rest of the CIA defeat SPYDER once and for all? Or will SPYDER infiltrate the CIA and cause mayhem around the world? Read the latest book in the Spy School Series to find out.

Fantastic Beasts and the Crimes of Grindelwald Directed by David Yates Based off of J. K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts series, this movie focuses on the after­effects of the first Fantastic Beasts movie where Credence fights Newt Scamander and Tina Goldstein. It also shows the evil wizard Grindelwald breaking free from the American Ministry of Magic and causing havoc. Will Newt and his friend Albus Dumbledore be able to find Grindelwald before he recruits Credence into his fan club? See the latest and greatest movie in the Fantastic Beasts Series.

Gladiator Directed by Ridley Scott This is an amazing movie set in the Roman Empire at the peak of its success.

A very successful general, Maximus, is finishing the conquest of the barbarians in Germania, as the Caesar is dying. He must choose a successor to the throne, and when his son is not chosen, his son gets really mad and does some bad things to become Caesar. He banishes Maximus, forcing Maximus to fight back and get revenge by being forced into slavery and being a gladiator.

Joke , Riddle , an Comic Sectio Lion Pride Jokes And Riddles

Lion Pride Jokes Q: How does the Man in the Moon cut his hair?

A: Eclipse it!

Q: Why did the dinosaur cross the road?

A: Because chickens didn’t exist yet!

Q: What did the pirate say when he turned 80?

A: Aye Matey!

Q: Did you guys hear the joke about the high wall?

A: It’s hilarious, I’m still trying to get over it.

Q: Why is Peter Pan always flying?

A: He Neverlands!

My friend was cold so I told him to go stand in a corner. Corners are 90 degrees.

Person 1: I left my job after what my boss said to me.

Person 2: What did she say?

Person 1: She said, “You’re fired.”

Q: Why did the pig get hired by a restaurant?

A: He was good at bacon.

Q: Why can’t Pinocchio’s nose be 12 inches long?

A: Because then it would be a foot.

Q: What did the fisherman say to the magician?

A: Pick a cod, any cod.

Q: What’s an astronaut’s favorite part of the keyboard?

A: The space bar.

Q: What did the grandma cat say to her grandson?

A: You need to pay more attention to my pawsture.

https://www.rd.com/jokes/

Lion Pride Riddles

What tastes better than it smells?

A tongue!

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

Lunch and dinner!

What loses its head in the morning and gets it back in the night?

A pillow!

What can you catch but not throw?

A cold!

If 2 is company, 3 is a crowd, what is 4 and 5?

9!

https://www.fatherly.com/play/the­best­riddles­for­kids­not­confusing/

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Credits

We could not have done this without our sponsor, Mr. Mank, and our writers and editors:

Ben Adams Hudson Brown William Clarke Henry Hoak Arnav Lahoti Asa McCaleb Nathan Meyer Peyton Militello Tyler Tang Thomas Whitehurst