Th e Dr agon Ti m es Febr u ar y 23, 2018

Vol u m e 6, I ssu e 7

Sm or gasbor d Ch oir By Diego Jim enez On Th u r sday,Febr u ar y 22, th e M u sic Par en ts?Association h osted its an n u al Sm or gasbor d con cer t. Th e ch oir san g ?H ow Far I?l l Go,? ?Gol iath ,? an d ?W ayfar in g Str an ger.? Levi For d, an d 8th gr ader ,was excited for th e con cer t. H e?s been doin g ch oir for th r ee year s an d h is favor ite son g is ?W ayfar in g Str an ger.? H e says th at th e best sin ger of th e ch oir is Tr isten , an d th e m ost im pr oved is M ar co. Levi doesn 't k n ow if h e?s tak in g ch oir again n ext year ,bu t h e defin itel y en joys bein g in ch oir.a

Sm or gasbor d Ban d By Diego Jim enez On Th u r sday,Febr u ar y 22 th e M u sic Par en ts?Association h osted its an n u al Sm or gasbor d con cer t. Th e ban d pl ayed ?Ye Ban k s an d Br aes O?Bon n ie Doon ,? ?Sh in e,? an d ?Sh owdown at H igh Noon .? Ken n eth Lin dh ol m , an 8th gr ader wh o pl ays tr u m pet, is excited for th e con cer t. H e says th at ever yon e is equ al l y good an d th e m ost im pr oved pl ayer is M ar co M en doza. H is favor ite son g was ?Sh in e.? Ken n eth is pl an n in g to do ban d n ext year ,bu t h e m igh t switch in str u m en ts.

Ser vice Sal e By M ax Kleve Th e ser vice sal e is a fu n dr aiser for FFA. Th e ser vice sal e is wh er e th ey au ction th em sel ves to som eon e for 8 h ou r s of gu ar an teed wor k . Katl in Ken t Sol d for $450, an d n ow h as to wor k for 8 h ou r s. Th e m on ey goes towar d fu tu r e tr ips for FFA, su ch as goin g to state. Sh e doesn 't k n ow h ow m u ch m on ey th ey r aised in total , bu t sh e k n ows th ey r aised qu ite an bit. Katl in th in k s th at th e ser vice sal e is a gr eat way to bu il d ch ar acter ,an d al so r aise m on ey.

Bol der Bou l der Registr ation Open By M r s. Sch r oetl in Last year ,34 stu den ts fr om H ol yok e par ticipated in th e Bol der Bou l der 10K on M em or ial Day. W e h ad so m an y r acer s th at we r eceived th e Division 1 h igh est par ticipation awar d fr om th e r ace! Registr ation for th is year ?s even t is n ow open . Th e ear l y-bir d pr ice, good u n til M ar ch 23, is $30 for ju n ior h igh an d $50 for h igh sch ool . W e wil l dr ive to Bou l der on M ay 27, stay in th e CU dor m s, an d r u n th e r ace on M ay 28. Con tact M r s. Sch r oetl in for m or e in for m ation .

Dr agon Sp or t s Di st r i ct Boy s Bask et bal l By : Em m an u el (EV) Vasqu ez Al th ou gh th e boys?season h as en ded, th ey h ave a l ot to be pr ou d of th is year. Th eir season en ded wh en th ey l ost to th e H axtu n Figh tin ?Bu l l dogs in th e fir st r ou n d of distr icts. Sl aten Bu r r is was disappoin ted th e team l ost, bu t h e l ear n ed a l ot th is year. Sl aten h as been pl ayin g bask etbal l sin ce th e secon d gr ade. H e th in k s th e team cou l d h ave tu r n ed th e bal l over l ess, an d m aybe th at cou l d h ave h el ped th e Dr agon s win . Th e Dr agon s?goal n ext season is to m ak e it to th e state tou r n am en t. H e th in k s th e M VP at distr ict was Bl ak e M osen teen . Sl aten wou l d l ik e to th an k th e sen ior s for ever yth in g th ey tau gh t th e you n ger pl ayer s th is year.

H i gh Sch ool Tr ack Pr ev i ew By : Er i n An d er sen

Em m a Rol l is goin g to be in tr ack th is year for th e th ir d year. Em m a Rol l does th e tr ipl e ju m p, th e l on g ju m p, an d som e spr in ts. H er goal s for th is year ?s tr ack season is to m ak e it to state. Sh e h as been to state befor e as a al ter n ate in a spr in t m edl ey an d th e 4x2. H er coach es th is year ar e Cor ey Kober stein an d Jacin da Kr u eger. Em m a?s favor ite coach is Cor ey Kober stein . Sh e h opes to h ave Taer yn Tr u m per ,Jack ie M osqu eda, an d Tayl or Tr u m per as h er r el ay par tn er s. Em m a?s favor ite pl ace to r u n is h er e in H ol yok e.

Gi r l s' Bask et bal l Di st r i ct s By : Cl ov er Ad l er Sar ah Razo is a soph om or e on th e var sity gir l s?bask etbal l team an d h er jer sey n u m ber is ten . At distr icts again st th e W iggin s Tiger s, H ol yok e h ad a win with a scor e of 28-14. Sar ah th in k s th at th e gam e wen t wel l , bu t th e team cou l d h ave don e better. Th e n ext gam e th at th e gir l s h ave is today,Febr u ar y 23, at NJC in Ster l in g. Sar ah is con fiden t th at th ey wil l do wel l at th e gam e on Fr iday an d wil l m ove on to r egion al s.

H i gh Sch ool St at e W r est l i n g By : M ax K l ev e H igh Sch ool state wr estl in g h appen ed on Febr u ar y 15-17 at th e Pepsi Cen ter in Den ver. W e h ad two wr estl er s qu al ify: Jesu s Tr ejo an d Lu is Ch afin o. Jesu s l ost two tou gh m atch es, wh ich m ean s h e did n ot pl ace in state. H e says th at it was stil l a fu n exper ien ce, an d a ver y fu n way to l ear n . H e says h e l ear n ed a l ot fr om goin g to state, an d th at if you can , you sh ou l d defin itel y go. Jesu s h opes h e wil l go back n ext year as a sen ior.

Pr o Spor t s Baller z Post By Ethan Johnson Last weekend was the much anticipated NBA All-Star weekend. The All-Star weekend debuted the new all-star format, in which there are two captains who choose teams from a player pool. This change was made to improve competitive nature of the game. This year the captains were Lebron James and Stephen Curry. This change of format worked very well as shown in the game. Throughout the game, there was much more aggressive defense being played than in past years. The game actually came down to the final shot in the final 10 seconds. But in the end, Lebron?s team won with a score of 148-145.

NHL By Cade Killin On Tuesday, the Avalanche won a thriller in Vancouver. The Vancouver Canucks were up 4-3 in the game, but then Colorado scored a third-period goal to tie the game. The game was tied at four at the end of regulation play, so the game went into overtime. Nathan MacKinnon, the Avs?star center, netted an overtime goal to beat Vancouver 5-4. The win improved the Avalanche?s record to 32-23-4 on the season. With the loss, Vancouver fell to a 23-30-7 record. Colorado plays next tomorrow, Saturday, against the Calgary Flames in Calgary.

Sn ow boar din g in t h e Olym pics

By Dylan Hielscher All the Olympic snowboarding events are men?s and women?s halfpipe, slopestyle, big air, snowboard cross and parallel giant slalom.In women?s slopestyle, Jamie Anderson, Julia Marino, and Hailey Langland hope to add medals to their personal collections. Meanwhile, Chris Corning, Kyle Mack, and Ryan Stassel are the competitors for the men?s slopestyle. In snowboard cross, Lindsey Jacobellis also hopes to earn a medal along with Hagen Kearney, a rising star in the event. Good luck to all competitors.

FFA Week Bar n yar d Day By: Kyr ah M cCon ach ie Barnyard Day is on Friday the 23rd. Kaitlyn Kent is one of many people bringing an animal to Barnyard Day. She is bringing a goat that was born at the end of January. It can be hard work at times owning a goat, Kaitlyn says.

It is not her first time bringing a goat to Barnyard Day. Her goat does not have a name. The goats she raises are for meat purposes. The best part of Barnyard Day for her is getting to teach kids about animals, but the hardest part of the day is setting up and cleaning.

Tr act or Day

Ag Olym pics

By: Em m a Th om pson

By: Er in An der sen

Thursday, February 22nd was Drive Your Tractor to School Day for FFA. There were about six people who drove their tractors to school. The tractors that arrived at school included a Case, an Army Truck, a John Deere, and a Ford. The people who drove them were Tobin Moore, Rebecca Owens, Gage Tuell, Kaitlyn Kent, Trent Huffman, and Corben McCallum. They all said that it took a lot more time to get to school than a regular day. Most of the FFA members have driven a tractor to school before.

The Ag Olympics was held Tuesday, February 20th. The Ag Olympics are when most of the students in the school go to the Ag shop and see what a life of a farmer is like. The games consist of five events. The first event was tube irrigation, the second was hammering nails, the third was stacking hay bales, the fourth was stacking panels, and the fifth was roping. The scoring was based on fastest time for each event. In first place were the sophomores, and second place went to the seniors. Third place went to the eighth graders.

FUN Jok es/ M em es

Riddles What question can you never answer yes to?

How can you physically stand behind someone even though they are standing behind you?

A is the father of C and D is the son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E? If you t h in k you h ave t h e an sw er , go t o M r s.Sch r oet lin f or a Dr agon Dollar !

Reviews Sw eeTar t s By: Tu f f Sigler SweeTarts are a very good tasting candy. These candies are very small but are very common when it comes to Halloween or just receiving candy in general. SweeTarts come in 5 different flavors: lemon, orange, cherry, grape, and lime. They were invented in 1962 and became the most popular candy in America. I can say that they are still one of, if not the most, popular candies throughout America today.

Zen t an gle By: Kyr ah M cCon ach ie

Piggy Ban k s

Even though Zentangle is one of the older type of arts, it is still a great design. Zentangle is where you make beautiful artwork with repeating patterns. Sometimes it can be really relaxing if you are stressed. I personally have been using Zentangle just for fun. You can use Zentangle off the internet or you could make your own. There are even cards you can buy that have Zentangle designs on them. I would rate Zentangle a three out of five because it can be very time consuming and needs patience.

By: Er in An der sen Piggy banks are an awesome object to keep money in without anyone knowing about it. Piggy banks are any animal or object, usually in the shape of a pig. There is a little slot at the top and a plug at the bottom. When you need your money, you take out the plug and get your money out. You can usually find them at any toy store. I would rate them four out of five stars because they are very useful, but they can break very easily if you drop them.

M ou n t ain Dew Ice By: St eph en M u r r ay Mountain Dew Ice is a new soda that has a lemon-lime taste, and it?s a clear soda. So basically it?s a version of Sprite and 7-Up, but Mountain Dew is trying to make a new product. This new line of soda came out on January 15th. Mountain Dew Ice and Doritos were featured together in a commercial in the 2018 Super Bowl. In my opinion this new soda is a great-tasting soda, and could potentially be better than Sprite or 7-Up.

spotlight Keit h Br ow n Ruby Granados

Tobin M oor e Clover Adler

Keith is a student here at Holyoke who is a senior. He has one brother named Tony. He has three pets: two cats and one dog. His favorite music is Bohemian Rhapsody. He wants to do welding in the future. One of his goals is to compete in martial arts. Keith?s best friend is Trey Bennett, and his favorite class is weights. His hobbies are mechanics and working on his car. Keith sees himself working in a shop in the future.

Tobin Moore is a senior this year. His favorite animal is a dog, and his favorite color is blue. Tobin?s favorite food is steak, and his favorite drink is lemonade. Also, his favorite movie is Walking Tall. If Tobin could travel anywhere in the world he would choose to go to Paris, France. One of his hobbies he likes to do the most is hunting. If Tobin could have a superpower, it would be to fly.

Michel Perez Ruby Granados Michel is a student here at Holyoke. In the future he wants to be a basketball player. He has 4 siblings and was born in Cuba. Michel does not have a pet. His hobbies are playing basketball. His most embarrassing moment was tripping in front of everyone. His favorite class is Mrs. Peterson's class, but his favorite thing about school is lunch. Lastly, if he could date a princess, he would date Sofia the First when she gets older.

Su m m er M ar t in Emma Thompson Summer Martin is now a seventh grader and loves to paint. Her dream job is to be a scientist. Summer has a lot of friends, and she also has two siblings: one brother and one sister. Her favorite teacher is Mrs. Smith, and she loves to eat spaghetti. She was born on October 29, 2004. For sports, she runs track and swims. If Summer could have a superpower, she would choose to levitate things with her mind.

Spotl i gh t Ch ar len e Kleve By: M ax Kleve Charlene ?Charlee?Kleve is a substitute here at the school. Mrs. Kleve has been a substitute teacher for 6 years. Before she was a substitute teacher, she was a 7th grade English teacher in Colorado Springs. Mrs. Kleve says she ?loves how friendly and welcoming everyone has been? in Holyoke. As a substitute teacher, she finds herself in many different classrooms, from Kindergarten through High School. Her favorite thing to teach is Ag because on those days, she says she learns as much as the students do.

Ju an Ju n ior Rojas By: Dylan Hielsch er Juan Rojas is usually called Junior. Junior plays football, and it is also his favorite sport to play. The Denver Broncos is Junior ?s favorite NFL team. Junior plays on his phone during his freetime. Nike is his favorite brand to usually wear. Overall, Junior has five siblings. If he had to choose between getting stung by 10 wasps or getting bit by 10 red ants, he would choose to get bit by 10 red ants.

M an u el Gon zalez By: St eph en M u r r ay Manuel Gonzalez has a nickname of Manny. The sports Manuel plays are basketball, and soccer. Overall, Manuel?s favorite sport is basketball, and his favorite NBA team is the Boston Celtics. Playing Fortnite: Manuel?s favorite thing to do in his spare time is play Fortnite: Battle Royale. His favorite brand to wear around casually is Nike. Manuel only has one sibling. If Manuel had to choose between getting stung by 10 wasps, or getting bit by 10 red ants, he would choose to get stung by 10 wasps.

Wor ld New s San An t on io Sh oot in g By: Em m an u el (EV) Vasqu ez On Sunday night, a shooting occurred outside a San Antonio steakhouse. Police are still searching for the masked man that wounded a 6-year old boy and his four relatives. Two of the adults?conditions could be fatal, but the young boy is expected to survive. The family was getting out of their car, looking to have a nice meal for a birthday party. The only description witnesses could give was that the shooter was a male. Police officers say that they believe that the shooting was not random. They think it had to something to do with domestic violence.

UK Ch ick en Sh or t age By: Cade Killin Kentucky Fried Chicken is being forced to close most of its 900 restaurants in the United Kingdom due to a shortage of chicken. The reason for the shortage is because KFC switched their distributor to DHL. DHL is having troubles shipping all of KFC?s chicken to the restaurants. Due to this, many stores are closing, and the few that remain are either operating on short hours or limited menus. DHL and KFC are trying very hard to find a solution to the problem and open restaurants back up again .

Will an d Jaden Sm it h By: Et h an Joh n son When Jaden Smith was just a boy, he was looking out in the ocean when he saw that there were empty plastic bottles just floating in the ocean. Then in school he learned about the islands of trash in the Pacific Ocean. Because of all this, Jaden and his father Will Smith were inspired to make an eco-friendly water bottle company. They had their packaging and plastic made from renewable resources. One of renewable resources that they used for the bottles is derived from sugar cane.

Volcan o Er u pt ion By: Tu f f Sigler Earlier this week, Mount Sinabung erupted, shooting ash and lava 5 kilometers in every direction. In the aftermath of this tragic event, the peak of the mountain was completely destroyed, reshaping the mountain completely. The nearby Indonesian villages were also completely destroyed. Fortunately, the phenomenon had no injuries or casualties. According to scientists, they have expected the volcano to erupt anytime since 2010, but this event came with very little warning.

Local New s Thursday 1st

Monday 26th No School HS practice sports practice starts.

JH WR LPAA Invite @ Akron

Friday 2nd HS BB Regionals Tournament

Peer less Th eat r e By: Em m a Th om pson Coming soon to the Peerless Theatre in town is the PG movie Peter Rabbit. It is about a rabbit named Peter who loves spending time in Mr. McGregor ?s vegetable garden. When one of Mr .McGregor ?s relatives moves in, that will change everything. The showtimes at the Peerless Theatre are Friday at 7pm in Spanish, Saturday at 7pm, Sunday Matinee at 4pm and regular show at 7pm, and Monday at 7pm.

Happy Bi rth day! Happy Birthday to: James Oberle 02/26/1999