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Page2-3:TableofContents+PhotooftheMonth Page45:GladforGAD+AHelpingHand Page67:FallBallFrenzy+ServesUp!+Bump,Set,Spike!+Team Together Page89:StudentSpotlight+BaconUpGreatness+LovingLulu Page1011:FairFrenzy+StateFairFunintheAir Page12-13:WhateverItTakes+KansasPride+CollegeFootball+ EveryGameisGame7 Page1415:WEBCeleb+Surviving6thGrade Page16-17:FrighteningFestivities+TrickyTraditions+CreepIt Real Page1819:TheMonsterMash+Boo!GuessWho? Page20-21:ShowingOffSomeSchoolSpirit Page22-23:PumpkinSpiceandEverythingNice+HappyFallY'all Page24:RememberingtheQueen Table Of Contents LetterFromTheStaff Leavesarefalling;autumniscalling.TheTrojanTimesnewspaperstaffwouldliketowishyouahappyfallwith thefirstissueoftheTrojanTimesforthe20222023schoolyear.Weworkedveryhardoncreatingapublicationfor allstudentstoenjoywhilereadingaboutvarioustopics.Tomakethisissuefantasticandextravagant,wespenttime taking hundreds of pictures, researching facts, and conducting interviews to share with you all. Thank you for contributingtothemakingofthisissueoftheTrojanTimesbyenteringyourresponseintheinterviews,pictures, andpollquestions.Wehopethatyouenjoyreadingandhaveafantasticfall. Sincerely, TheTrojanTimesStaff TPage2AheTrojanTimes ndoverMiddleSchool
TPage3AheTrojanTimes ndoverMiddleSchool Photo of the month It'sallabouttheangles Whenaskedwhatwashertechniquebehind thisshot,RylieNance,8said,"Iwasinterestedinusingtherackets becausetheywereinourschoolcolors Iusedwormseyeviewasmy phototechnique Iachievedthisshotbylayingdownontheground" PhotobyRylieNance
Glad for gad
ByHollynGriffin,StaffWriter
Let'sgiveitupforGreaterAndoverDays,nonCOVIDstyle.September30thOctober 2ndmarkedthe55thannualGreaterAndoverDayscelebration Thestartoftheparade beganonOctober1statCottonwoodElementarySchool Theparadepreparationtook placebrightandearlyinthemorningat10:00am TrinityWilliams,7,stated,“IwalkedwithDurumintheparade Theyneededpeopleto handoutcandyandmygrandmaisthesafetymanagerthere”Aspeoplelinedthesidewalks ofAndoverRoad,theAMSandAHSbandpreparedtoplay Students,friendsandfamily participatedinactivitiestocelebratetheAndoverCommunity ArieousBell,7,said,“IwentwithfriendsandIlikeddoingalloftheactivities” Accordingtoandoverks.com,theparadewascreatedtounifyAndoverandadvertiseall ofitsnewbusinessesandcorporations.GADisfundedthroughsellingbuttonsandcash sponsors.Thepriceofeachbuttonthisyearstartedat$3.00andincreasedto$5.00through theendofthepurchasingperiod.Therewere17cashsponsorsincludingAndover ChamberofCommerce,Evergy,Meritrust,AndoverStateBankandmore.
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“Therealestateone.” NathanMiller,8 “Myfavoritefloatinthe paradewasprobablythe AndoverStateBankone becauseIreallylikedthe Ferriswheel.” PiperPage,7 “TheWheatland ElementaryFloat.” -ClarkYoung,8 “Iwenttotheparade becausemydadwalkedin theparadewithShriners” CooperRey,6 “PawPatrolfloat.” -ClairePirece,6 “TheYMCAone” WhitneyGreen,8 “TheWheatlandone.” -BenGenereux,6
TheAndoverFireDepartmenttruck drivingbyhundredsofpeople
AMSandAHSBandrocking theirperformance TheAndoverPolicemascot wavingatpeoplepassingby
WheatlandElementarySchoolkids
intheirfloatshowing offtheirWarriorpride. YMCAemployees,parents,andkidswalk intheparadetoadvertisethereopeningof theAndoverYMCA Whatwasyour favoritefloat? MeadowlarkElementarySchoolstudents walkintheparadewithabannermadejust fortheevent ThemilitarytruckdrovedownAndoverRoad andcelebratedtheAndovercommunity
A helping hand
ByAllieEichman,StaffWriter
WhatwereyoudoingduringtheApril29th,2022tornado?OnApril26,1991,anEF5 tornadostruckthesmalltownofAndovercausingmajordevastationandresultingin seventeencasualties Aquickthirty-oneyearslateronApril29,2022,anothertornado struckAndover,thistimemeasuringasanEF3 ManyAndoverresidentswerecaughtoff guardbythetwisterwithtornadosirenswarningpeopletotakeshelter Morethantwo hundredpeoplehavebeeninvolvedwiththecleanupeffortsthusfar Communitymembers, tornadovictims,andvolunteershavebeenworkingtogetherinordertohelprebuildwhat waslostandsupportthoseinneed.Thankfully,everyonewassafeandmanypeoplehave beencreatingfundraiserstohelpthoseinneedfindanewhomeandreplacetheirbelongings thatweredestroyedinthetornado.
Wherewereyouwhenthetornadohit?
“Iwasinmybasementmakinga pillowfort”
AshdanWickersham,6
HannahLarson,8
“Iwasdownstairsinourcloset withmytarantulasleeping” JacelynRollings,6
“IwasatCottonwoodforthe familymovienight.Theyshut downthemovieandinstructed everyonetogotoaclassroomthat wassafetoseekshelter”
MasonBishop,6
“Iwasinsideinmyroomplaying videogameswithmydog.”
AidenKent,6
“Iwasoutsidewatchingitwithall ofmyneighbors.”
FarrenThomas,6
“Iwasatbaseballpractice” TrentJones,7
“Weweretogetheratasleepover” ReaganLoftin,8, &CandyceRowe,8
“Iwasinmydrivewaywatching thetornadowithmymom.”
JaxonYoung,6
“Iwashidinginmybasement textingmyfriendstomakesure theywereokay.”
AverySmith,7
“Iwasatmyhouse havinga cookoutwithmycousins” AdalynLittlefield,7
“Ijustfinishedasoccergameand
AllisonWelk,7
Looking to help out?
Areyoulookingtohelpwithtornadocleanup efforts?ThecityofAndoverislookingforvolunteers tohelpwithanupcomingcleanupdayonSaturday, November5th.Volunteerswillassistinpickingup
Debrismightincludetrash,treelimbs,sticks,and buildingmaterials.Volunteersshouldbepreparedto walkandbeontheirfeetfortheentireshift.
Rusted Reno
Whiledoinghomeworkandcraving caffeine,theRustedRoosterisgoing toknockofftherustandaddmore shine Thepopularcoffeeshopand bistrowasclosedSeptember26th throughOctober10thfor construction.Theyexpandedthe buildingintotheformerpatiospace tocreatemoreseatingtoincludean indooroutdooroption. 1 Beginningstagesofconstructionbegin 2 Anewgaragedoorisinstalledtoaccent theexpandedpatiospace Photoscourtesy oftheRustedRooster'sFacebook
Coffee, Tea, or Hot cocoa?
HotCocoa 60% Coffee 27% Tea 13%
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debrisalongthetornadopathonYorktownRoad.
1. 2.
102studentssurveyed
TheEF3tornadomakesitway throughAndover,causing destructioninit'spath PhotocourtesyofStephanieBally Interestedinsigningup?Herearethestepstotake: 1.Visithttp://unitedwayplains.galaxydigital.com/ 2 Click"Viewallagencies"andsearchforthe“Cityof Andover” 3 Choosewhichdateyouwouldliketovolunteerfor 4 Click"Respond" 5 Enteryourcontactinformationandfromthere,you shouldbegoodtogo!
“IwasatTeradynewithmy friends” CarsonGoentzel,7
mycoachwasdrivingmehome”
“Iwasatamovietheaterwitha friend”
“Iwasatarestaurantandsawit form” AlainaDudley,8
ByEmileRivero,StaffEditor
PhotobyEricaHig h PhotobyEmile"Ilove cheering becauseIgettowatch footballandcheer playerson” AndoverMiddleSchool TPage6 heTrojanTimes
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ByBeatriceMatthews,StaffWriter
Outstanding Outdoorsman
JeremiahVandine,6,lovestheoutdoors.Hedelightsinhunting,fishing,and histwoturtles,RockyandClint.Heplaysfootball,and,ofcourse,theoccasional videogame.HemaybenewtoAMS,buthe’slovingitalready.
Howmuchtimedoyouspend outside?
“Allday.”
Whatdoesanaverageweekendl likeforyou? “NormallyIgoouts wrestlearoundwithmylittlecous feedmyturtles,gofishing,thenha outwithmygrandpa”
Whatpositiondoyouplayin football?“Tightendand defensiveend”
Whatareyourfavoriteandlea favoritepartsofmiddleschoolso “Myfavoritepartishavingabunc people,andmyleastfavoriteiswh somepeopletalkthenthewholec getsintrouble”
Amazing Grace
AmazingGrace,howsweetthesound.GraceRicke,7,notonlysings, butalsoactsandplayspercussionfortheseventhgradeband.Sheisa7th gradestucorepresentative,playsvolleyball,basketball,andparticipates in4H(Whichinvolveslearningleadershipandlifeskills)
Whoinspiresyou?
“Peoplewhoarebetterthanme, becausethenIaspiretobeasgoodas them.”
Whendidyoustartsinging/acting?
“I’vebeendoingitoutofenjoyment foraslongasIcanremember,butI startedtakinglessonswhenIwasten.”
Whatisyourfavoritething aboutacting?
“IlikethepeopleImeet wheneverIact”
Whatdoyoudoin4H,andwhydo youlikeit?
“In4Hyoudomanythingstoimprove onhobbiesandleadershipingeneral.I like4HbecauseI’velearnedmanythings likesewingthroughit."
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Spotlight Student
PhotobyBeatriceMatthews
Photosprovided byGraceRicke P h o t o P r o v i d e d b y J e r e m i a h V a n d i n e
ByMacieBystrek,StaffWriter
Whohasthesizzleinherstep,apopinherwalk,andafriendwhowalksonallfours?Ifyou guessedMrs.JalayaneBacon,thenyouarecorrect!NotonlyisMrs.Baconanamazingteacher whoteachesPEandHealthfor7thand8thgraders,sheisalsothehandlerforhernewtherapy dog,Lulu.WhenaskedaboutwhatshedoesoutsideofschoolMrs.Baconmentionedshelikes runningbecause,“It'smystressrelieverandIlovebeingoutsidewiththefreshair.”Asyoucan tell,Mrs Baconisanamazingteacher
Whatdoyoulikeaboutteaching?
“IlovethatIcanhelpinstillthe importanceofmakinghealthychoices foralifetimeatsuchayoungage”
Howmanyyearshaveyoubeen
“20years.”
Lulu
Whatwasyourfavoritesubject asamiddleschooler?
Howlonghasshebeenaservice
“SinceAugust.Sheisapuppyin
Wheredidyougotoschoolfor middleschool?
“IwenttoPlainsJuniorHigh.
Howoldisshe?
Loving
“ProbablyPE”
teaching?
animal?
training.”
“Sheis6monthsold” WhatBreedisshe? “PortugueseWaterDog” Favoritethingtodowithher? “Togoonwalksorplayfetch Ialso liketoseeherinteractwithstudents” Bacon Up Greatness TPage9AheTrojanTimes ndoverMiddleSchool
Luluisastarallaroundwithherlovingfriendsatschool.Lulu’sroleasatherapydogistohelpstudentsregulatetheir emotionsinhealthandPE.WeaskedstudentshowLulumakesthemfeel.JamesDavis7,said,“Shemakesmefeelvery happy.”BayliNoyes,8,said,“Shemakestheclassfunbecausesheissoenergeticinthemorning.” P h o t o b y B e a t r i c e M a t t h e w s P h o t o b y H o l l y n G r i f f i n
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Bacon
PhotobyMacieBystrek
ByNathanRosen,StaffWriter
FromhorseracingtofantasticfoodtotheFerriswheel,thestatefairhadit all TheseventhgraderstraveledtotheKansasStateFairinHutchinsonthis pastSeptember Studentswereabletoroamthefairwithingroups chaperonedbyateacher ExcitedAMSfair-goersexploredthepigraces,food stands,militaryvehiclesandmuchmore.Somestudentsalsohadachanceto buyanassortmentofitemsatstandsallaroundthefairgrounds,including toytrumpets,stuffedanimalsandlemonadecups.
Thisyear’sfieldtripwasspecialforourseventhgradersandteachers becauseitwasthefirstfieldtripthatAMSseventhgradershadexperienced sincebeforetheCOVID19pandemic.Studentsandteachersalikeenjoyed thewonderfulweather,greatgamesandremarkablerides.
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"Beingabletobeingroups andbuystuff" "Gettingtositwithmy friendIdon'tseealot." "Talkingtomyfriends." "Thebusride." GehrigDavidson,7 Whatwasyour Favorite partofthefair? ReesLevin,7 RPiperPage,7 ykerLee,7
PhotobyNathanRosen
PhotobyKarsynBaty
Fair, Fun In The Air
ByRoseGosset,StaffEditor
Andoverband
OnSeptember14th,the7thand8thgradebandloadedupaschoolbus andheadedtoHutchinson,KS
StateFair
thefair Thisincludedmemorizingthesongsandperfectingthepieces Thetwo songsplayedwere"AllTheSmallThings"byBlink-182and"ShoutItOut"by BunBandTooShort.
ItwasclearthatthehardworkofallAMSbandmembersandteacherspaid offwhenthefirstnotewasplayedduringthecompetition.Thebandearneda1 rating,theverybestscoretoearn.Outofallthemiddleschoolbandsthatplayed andwerejudged,theAndoverMiddleSchoolbandwastheonlybandtoearnthis rating.Proudoftheirwork,theband,Mr.MichaelRaehpour,andMrs.Brandi SwoverlandallheadhometoAndoverwheretheystartedworkingontheirnext accomp Parade.
by Allie Wells
"Goodbandsstarttogether Greatbandsendtogether"
teachers
Thepointofthetrip?TocompeteattheKansas
Thebandhadpreparedforabout2monthstoplaytheirverybestat
State
“Ifeltamazing." CoulterWilson,7, “It'skindofhardtoexplain,butitwas happyandconfusinginone." TrentenMoellinger,7 “Ifelthappybecausewe weretheonlyschooltoearn a1rating" AverySmith,7 “Iwasecstatic,buti expectedit" BayliNoyes,8 The7thgradebuscelebratesbytakinga photothemomenttheyearnedtheir1 rating PhotobyNathanRosen 8thgradebandstudentsTylerOsburn,Will Rather,IsaiahDay,andJaceLessardwaitin linetobuyfriedOreosandcookiedough. Photo
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AshlynChanminaraj "Iwantedtobealeaderforthe6th gradersandthoughtitwo ldb goodwaytogetcloser youngerclass." 1. 2 3. 4 What made you want to become a WEB Leader? BrooksBrown WEB Celebs TPage14AheTrojanTimes ndoverMiddleSchool FormerUSPresident,JohnQuincyAdams,oncesaid,“Ifyouractionsinspireotherstodreammore,learn more,domoreandbecomemore,youarealeader”AMSWEBleadersarecomprisedof8thgradestudentswho usetheirownexperienceandknowledgetohelpnewstudentsatAMSfindtheirplace Throughouttheyear, WEBleadersandtheir6thgrade“families”participateinWEBsocials,eventswherestudentscanbondand interactwithpeers ThefirstWEBsocialwasheldonOctober21fromthreetofourPM Studentsparticipated inreallifesituationstolearnlifelessons. ByAllisondelaGarzaandEmilyMeyer,StaffEditors "Iwantedtohelpoutthenew 6thgraders." AlongwithWEBleadersKateHarrisand KaiyaWomack,StephenMicheauxBolden,6,jumpsropeduringthe30 minuteperiodeveryonespendsoutdoors 8thgradeWEBleader,BrookeParham, showsoffherhulahoopskillsforeveryone toseeatthesocial DuringtheWEBsocial,WEBfamily16 workstogethertosolveaseriesofpuzzles tolearnthevalueofteamwork Takingitallinstride,BrayanParada Dominguez,6,kicksaballonthefootball fieldduringtheWEBsocial 1. 2 3 4 What was a piece of advice your WEB leaders said that really stuck with you? "Keepyourthings organizedandhurry duringpassing periods" OliviaBeeson,6 "Aslongasyouget yourworkdoneand overwith,theyear willgobyfaster" MiaMatzen,6 "Middleschooliseasier thanitseemslike" StellaMcAllister,6
ByAllisondelaGarzaandEmilyMeyer,StaffEditors
Surviving 6th Grade
Keeptrackofduedatesforhomework,projects,andotherassignments Berespectfultoyourteachers,peersandyourselfatalltimes Makesureyouhaveafolderorbinderforeveryclass Keepyourlockercleanandtidythroughouttheyear Don'tprocrastinateandgetaheadstartonthings Findstrategiesforstudyingthatworkforyou Branchoutandmakenewfriends Setgoalsandchallengeyourself Trynewclubsandelectives Haveapositivemindset TPage15AheTrojanTimes ndoverMiddleSchool ThenewAMS6thgradersarestrivingtosurvivethisschoolyear.Goingthrough6thgradeis nothingshortofamiracle.Eventhoughmiddleschoolseemstoughatfirst,thereareseveralthings youcandotostayorganizedandkeepyourgradesup.Thesetipsandtrickswillhelpthroughout yourmiddleschoolcareerandtherestofyourlife. What'sonepieceofadviceyouwishyouhadin6thgrade? "Focusonyourgrades. "MarleighEberhardt, 8 "To be more outgoing . "Drew Hutchinson, 8 "Askquestions. "Landon Boomer, 8 "Beyourselfandstay outofdrama. "Parker Evans, 7 "Thatitwillg etbetter andmorefun. "Dotsie Foster, 7 "Beconfidentinthe c lassroom. "Sawyer Arnold, 8"It'seasierthanit seems. "IsabelYearout, 7
ByBellaBouddhara,StaffEditor
Halloweenisoneterrorifficholiday.It’stimeforanotherseasonfullofspookycelebrationsincludingscary movies,hauntedhouses,andpumpkincarving.Halloweendatesallthewaybacktothe1800s,originallystartedby the“CelticfestivalofSamhain,whenpeoplewouldlightbonfiresandwearcostumestowardoffghosts,” (Historycom) Outof100people,23ofthemsaidthatHalloweenwastheirfavoriteholiday Whetherit’swatchingHocusPocusorstuffingyourfacefullofcandy,mostpeoplehaveHalloweentraditions Traditionsarecustomsorbeliefsthatyourepeatandpassonastheyearsgoby SomepopularHalloweentraditions mayincludetrickortreating,carvingpumpkins,andwatchingscarymovies WhenaskedwhattheirfavoriteHalloweentraditionwas,JakeBodecker,6,responded,“Trickortreating,”and DanielleDeHass,6,stated,“Halloweendecorating” Foronespecialnightoftheyear,Halloweenisaholidayfull oftricks,treats,andtraditions
Tricky
Accordingtohistorycom,
typicallyconsistedoffruit, nutsorcoins.
Accordingto EnglishHeritageorg,the origincomesEngland, Ireland,andScotland Peoplewouldcarvefaces intoturnipsandplacea candleinside They referredtotheturnipsas "punkies"and"Jack o'Lanterns"andwere namedafterghostlylights rumoredtobeseenin marshesandbogsthat werebelievedtobethe spiritsofthedead.
g y , thefirsthorrorfilm, named"TheHaunted Castle,"wasfinishedin 1896 Itwascreatedby GeorgesMéliès,a Frenchdirector Itisa threeminutefilmthat
Thistradition,according tohistorycom,started withtheancientCeltic festivalofSamhain.To celebrate,peoplelit bonfiresanddressedin costumestoscareaway spirits.
“Theoriginsofthehaunted housedatebackto19th centuryLondon,whenaseries ofillusionsandattractions introducedthepublictonew formsofgruesome entertainment,”states Smithsonianmagazine.
ScantheQRcodestoreadmore abouteachtrickytradition
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traditions
inScotlandandIreland, youngpeopletookpartina traditioncalledguising, dressingupincostumeand acceptingofferingsfrom varioushouseholds Rather thanpledgingtoprayfor thedead,theywouldsinga song,reciteapoem,tella jokeorperformanother sortof“trick”before collectingtheirtreat,which
“SpookyScarySkeletons.” PaxtonLowery,8 “ThisisHalloween.” -PrestleyShanks,8 “ThisisHalloween.” SophiaKieffer,7 “MonsterMash.” -RodneyGwyn,7 “Twix.”-MaleaOlsen,8. “Reese'sPeanutButterCups.” BrookeParham,8. “Payday.”-NoahTieking,7. “Skittles.”-PeytonAyesh,6. “CaramelLollipops.” ShahdAssaf,7. “CandyCorn.”-FrankieMacedo,6. "Spooky Scary Sckeletons" ByAndrewGold "Monster Mash" ByBobbyPickett "Ghostbusters" ByRayParkerJr. "The Addams Family" ByAndrewGold Somebodys watching me ByRockwell "Smooth Criminal" ByMichael Jackson "Casper The Friendly Ghost" BytheOriginalCartooncast "This is halloween" ByDanny Elfman TPage17AheTrojanTimes ndoverMiddleSchool What'syourfavoriteHalloweencandy?Accordingtocandyhistorynet, “theoriginofcandycanbetracedtotheancientEgyptianswhocombined fruitsandnutswithhoney,”andthe“firstmoderncandiesweremadeinthe 16thcentury.”Infact,therearemillionsofcandiesmadeeverydayaround theworld.Accordingtoforbes.com,Reese'scupsarethemostconsumed andpurchasedcandyinKansas.Ontheothersideoftheworld,accordingto parkdeanresorts.com,SnickersarethemostpopularcandyintheUK.Many peopleenjoyHalloweenbecauseofthecandyhandedoutbymillionsof peopleononespookynight. Didyouknowthatinthelateststudy,65%ofpeopledressupincostumes forHalloween?HalloweenisaholidaycelebratedeveryyearonOctober 31st TherearemanythingspeopleloveaboutHalloween,oneofthose beingtodressupinfuncostumes Themostpopularcostumeamongkids intheworldisSpiderman,whereasthemostpopularcostumeamongadults isawitch HaveaveryscaryHappyHalloweenandmakesuretocreepit real! ByRoseGosset,StaffEditor ByAllieEichman,Staffwriter What is your favorite halloween candy? What is your favorite halloween song? TheTrojanTimesdoesnotowntherightstoanyphotosinthisspread
Monster Mash
ByEricaHighandBellaBouddhara,StaffEditors
"TheWorm." DresdenBeard, 7 The
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What is your go-to dance move? “TheDougie" -EliHardin,8 Whetherit'stheghostlyget-downorthebatboogie,AMShassomefestivelyfreshdance moves AMSstudentcouncilrecentlyhostedthefirstschooldanceoftheyear 7thand8th gradestudentsgatheredinthecommonsandgymstocelebratetheoccasion.Throughoutthe day,STUCOmembershelpedtransformtheschoolintoaSpooktacularSoiree. HallieBurke,7,sharedthat"TheMonsterMash"washerfavoritesongplayed. Anotherstudent,DanielaBlanco,7,sharedthat"thefood"washerfavoritepartofthe dance.Shecontinuedtosay,"TheyhadsomeprettygoodoptionslikeSkittles." “TheRobot.” -KateMitchell, 7 "TheCharleston" KatieMcDavitt, 7 1.AMSstudentsgatheraroundtohear therulesbeforebeginningthevolleyball games. 2.ClaireKuhlmann,EllaMosher,and MaggieJones,8,poseforthecamerain theirfunHalloweencostumes. 3 Thedancebeginswiththe"ChaCha Slide"andAMSstudentsdancetogether tothebeat 4 AlexaAkins,andKaylaConnell,8, showofftheirmustacheswith confidence 5 Gettingreadytostriketheball,Sam Siegrist,8,preparestosenditoverthe netforapoint 6 LindyJessop,KennedyGeyer,Avery Hurt,KennadiNoyes,BrooklynBeus, BrookeParham,8,andMr.Keegan Hallmarkshowofftheircharming, coordinated,constructioncostumes AllphotosbyEricaHigh 1. 2 3 4. 5. 6
ByEricaHighandBellaBouddhara,StaffEditors
“Wearingmy costume.” Katie Ketterman,8 “Theraffles” -GiaPowell,7 “HittingThe Griddy.” Jacob Thiel,8
“Playing volleyball” -A'merie Williams,7
-TylerOsburn, 8 “Thefood anddrinks” -Christian Wagner,7
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PhotosbyEricaHigh
1. 2. 3. 18,gnuoYkralC 28,lluHrekraP 38,llaCcMiroJ Getreadytoguess who'sbehindthese clever costumes Frombananastotraffic cones,thedancehad manycreativecostumes. Canyouuncovertheir identities?
Showing Off some school spirit
ByHollynGriffin,StaffWriterandKatieRobert,StaffEditor
UpwithTrojanpride,standupwiththeTrojanpride!TheweekofOctober3rd-7th,AMS hostedthefirstSpiritWeekforthe20222023schoolyear AMSstudentcouncilplannedthe spiritweekeventsandthemes.
ThepresidentoftheAMSstudentcouncil,KennedyGeyer,8said“Myfavoritepartabout theprocessofthespiritweekwasvotingforthethemes.”
StudentcouncilVicePresidentAveryHurt,8,andstudentcouncilsecretaryDeuceWatson, 7,bothexplainedhowittookabouttwodaysofplanningforspiritweek.
AMSstudentsvotedinordertofindoutwhichspiritdaywastheschoolwidefavorite.The leastfavoritedaywas"FallingIntoReading"day,whilethemostpopulardaywas"FairyTale"day. DresdenBeard,7sharedhisfavoritespiritweekday,"'TackyTuesday'becauseIdidn'thavetodo myhairandwegottowearhats,"Beardexclaimed
Thefirstspiritweekofthe20222023schoolyearwasanallaroundtriumphforAMS AndoverMiddleSchoolstudentsofallgradesparticipated;therefore,AMSshowedenthusiasm andschoolspirit MakesuretothankyourStuCocommitteeforplanningAMS’sveryfirstspirit weekof2022-2023 Overall,spiritweekatAMSistounifyourstudentsandstaffandalsotohave aweekoffunandshowoffsomeschoolspirit
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TackyTuesday Mrs AmberRiedy,theELPteacheratAndoverMiddleSchool, posesforherpictureinhertackiestclothes,showinghersupportfor AndoverMiddleSchool.Photoby HollynGriffin "Fall"intoReading Inherfallattire,MacieBystrek,7, worksinhermathclass,typingin numberstohercalculator Photoby NathanRossen WesternWednesday GiannaPowell,7,positionsherself fora fantasticpictureinherwesternWednesdaywear forspiritweek PhotobyAlaynaBurdette TrojanThursday Inhercheeruniform,SydneyMcLain,7,posesfor apictureforspiritweek.PhotobyAllieEichman FairyTaleFriday CarissaBaker,7,RyannParcell,7, and HannahHelmer,7, showofftheirfairy taleFridayfinery "TackyTuesday." GehrigDavidson,7 "PJDay" -ToriKeil,6 What Spirit Week day was your favorite? "Tacky" -MaggieJones,8 "TrojanDay." AllieWells,8 "Western Wednesday" -OliviaRobert,6 "PJDay." AllenSimon,6 "PJDay" AvaChildress,8
1.ForTackyTuesday,oneofthethemesforspiritweek, Mrs ShayWhetstoneposesforapicturedressedinher tackiestclothes PhotobyHollynGriffin
2 Showingofftheirschoolspirit,CoraCox,7,Kate Mitchell,7,poseandarereadyforTrojangameday Photo byAverieMountain
3 InherTackyTuesdayspiritweekwear,Megan Wertenberger,7,posesatlunch PhotobyHollynGriffin
4 ManyAMSstudentsdressedupforWesternWednesday, includingEllaMosher,8. PhotobyKarsynBaty
5. Mrs.KatyHenrystrikesaposeinherTackyTuesday spiritwear.PhotobyHollynGriffin
6. Smilingforthecamera,Mrs.KelseyHaggardalongwith MeganWertenberger,7,andAlaynaBurdette,7intheir TackyTuesdaywear.PhotobyHollynGriffin
7.Mrs.AmberReidysmilesinfrontofherdoor,posingfor thecamerainherTackyTuesdayclotheswithasmileonher face.PhotobyHollynGriffin
8 Inhertackiestattire,MacieBystrek,7, showsoffher towering,orangestriped,bluehat PhotobyHollynGriffin
9 Smilingfortheshot,SirineLahmadi,7,andAdalyn
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Littlefield,7,havefunintheirlearningenvironment photo byAverieMountain 10 7thgradersAlyssaGallaway,KinsleyChacko,Megan Wertenberger,HollynGriffin,andMiyaKimballpose forthecameraintheirWesternWednesdaywear Photoby AlaynaBurdette 11.InherAndoverTrojansJersey,LakkynNgo,6,models forthecamerawhileheadedtoclass.PhotobyAverie Mountain 12.Agroupofgirls,includingLeahSnavely,7,Addyson Green,7,EllaGoodman,7,andKarsynBaty,7,allshuffle toputuptheirinstrumentsintheirFallingIntoReading spiritwear.PhotobyNathanRosen 13 AMSstudentslineupatthefrontoftheschool, showingofftheirwesternwear PhotobyKarsynBaty 14 Inthemiddleofapassingperiod,EmilyWallace,7, modelsforthecamerainhertackysunglasses Photoby HollynGriffin 15 MeganWertenberger,7,dressesupforFantasyFriday inherLiloandStitchpajamas PhotobyAveryAllums 16 LookingatthecamerainhisAndoverTrojanSpiritwear, MasonLane,7,poses.PhotobyAverieMountain 17.Strikingaposeatthecamera,AveryAllums,7,is decoratedinwesternWednesdaywear.PhotobyAlayna Burdette 2 3. 4 5. 6 7 8 9. 10 11 12 13 14. 15 16 17
ByEricaHigh,StaffEditorandKarsynBaty,StaffWriter
Whatismoreiconicthanpumpkinspiceonachillyautumnnight?Many
Perhapsit’s
AlliZerger,7,whomakes
fallChrisDunn,8,said“PumpkinPie.” AverySmith,7,anotherstudentatAMS,said“RiceKrispieTreats.”
familieshavefalltraditionsoractivitiestheyliketoenjoytogether
bakingfalltreats,carvingpumpkins,ormaybejumpingintoapileofleaves. Somefamiliesevenhavespecialrecipeslike
PumpkinSpiceSconeswithherfamily. AnotherofthemostanticipatedeventsofthefallseasonistheStarbucksfall drinkmenurelease.Themostwellknown:PumpkinSpice.Thisbatchof seasonaldrinksincludesPumpkinCream,PumpkinSpice,andAppleCrisp. Whenstudentswereaskedabouttheirfavoritesnackordesserttomakein
There’slotsofyummyfoodtolookforwardtothisseason,happyfall Trojans! TPage22AheTrojanTimes ndoverMiddleSchool Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Which of the following sounds most appealing? PumpkinSpice PumpkinCream AppleCrisp 28% 39% 33% pumpkin spice: Overrated or underrated? Overrated Underrated 69% 31% 100 students were asked:
Pickingtheperfect,plumppumpkinfromapumpkinpatchis pleasant.Everyonehasafavoritefalltradition,frombakingyummy mealstowatchingtheMacy’sThanksgivingDayParade.Apopular favoriteispickingpumpkinsatapumpkinpatch.Whetheryou're lookingtospruceupyourhomewithuniquedecor,oryou’relooking foratastytreattoeat,pumpkinsareagreatoption.Pickingtheperfect pumpkinmaycauseabitofpanic,butfearnottheAMSNewspaper Staffhasgotyourback
Topickapristinepumpkinthereareafewsimplethingstolookfor AccordingtoKStateedu,youshouldavoidlookingforpumpkins withcracksorholes Anothertipisthatthepumpkinshouldbesolid andfirm Avoidsquishypumpkinsbecausetheirdecayhasalreadyset in Insummary,thekeysignstolookforarearichorangecolor,ahard rind,andafirmbase.ThoughpumpkinsareafunHalloween tradition,theyroteasily.Ifyouwanttomakeyourpumpkinlast longer,storeitinacoolenvironment,whetherthat’soutsideorinside. Happypumpkinseason!
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Happy Fall Y’all bEST rATED Local PUMPKIN pATCHES Is carving pumpkins your favorite fall activity? Yes No 23% 77% Applejack PumpkinPatch CedarCreek Farm Walters' PumpkinPatch AMSdoesnotowntherightstothesephotos ByEricaHigh,StaffEditorandKarsynBaty,StaffWriter 100 students were asked:
ByRoseGossetandEmilyMeyer,StaffEditors,andKarsyn Baty,StaffWriter
areallmoredeterminedtostruggleforabetterfuture,”QueenElizabethⅡ.Forseventyyears, QueenElizabethⅡAlexandraMaryWindsorreignedovertheUnitedKingdom.After ninety sixyearsofahistoricalandwelllivedlife,QueenElizabethIIpassedawayon September8,2022,atBalmoralCastle,UnitedKingdom.ThepeopleoftheUnited KingdommournedthelossoftheQueenfortendays InhonoroftheQueen,Englandfired upcannonsandshotninety sixshotsinasixteenminutesalutemarkingtheyearsthatshe wasalive
Nowandforever more,shewillbeinourhearts,atpeace
“Whenlifeseemshard,thecourageousdonotliedownandacceptdefeat;instead,they
TheQueenwasaremarkablerulerandwillbemisseddearly
4 What was her favorite color? a. Pink b. Blue c. Yellow d. Green eulB.b 1 What was the Queen's favorite dog breed? a. Corgi b. Poodle c. German Shepherd d. Lab igroC..a 2 What age did the Queen become Queen? a. 14 b. 78 c. 25 d. 28 52c 3 The Queen's crown snapped during her wedding a. True b. False eurTa TPage24AheTrojanTimes ndoverMiddleSchool Remembering the queen UpcomingEvents TheTrojanTimes Staff RoseGosset,StaffEditor KatieRobert,StaffEditor EmilyMeyer,StaffEditor BellaBouddhara,StaffEditor AllisondelaGarza,StaffEditor EmileRivero,StaffEditor EricaHigh,StaffEditor AllieEichman,StaffWriter HollynGriffin,StaffWriter KarsynBaty,StaffWriter BeatriceMatthews,StaffWriter NathanRosen,StaffWriter MacieBystrek,StaffWriter Mrs.HaleyWinegar,Advisor TheTrojanTimes Editorial Policy Whenstudentssubmitanarticleor artworktotheTrojanTimes,the followingguidelinesshouldbe followed Yournamemustbe printedontheitem Articlesor artworkmaynotbelibelous, obscene,orinpoortaste,contain contentthatmaycauseamaterialor substantialdisruptiontothenormal schoolday,orresultinan unprovokedinvasionofprivacy Studentsareabletosubmitstories, artwork,andletterstotheeditor Anythingsubmittedwillbesubject toverificationbytheeditor(s)and advisorofthispublication. Oct.31:HappyHalloween!Girls Basketball@Derby Nov.1:Wrestling@Home Nov.3:Wrestling@ValleyCenter, GirlsBasketball@Home Nov 7:GirlsBasketball@Eisenhower Nov 11:VeteransDay Nov 14: GirlsBasketball@Maize Nov 15:Wrestling@DerbyNorth Nov 17:GirlsBasketball@ACMS Nov 2325:ThanksgivingBreak Nov24:Thanksgiving Nov 29: Wrestling @MaizeSouth, GirlsBasketball@Home Nov 30:AMSSpellingBee TheTrojanTimesdoesnotowntherightstoanyphotosinthisarticle
