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Nuts About Peanut Butter
By: Chayce Avila
When people think of November
many things can come to mind,
but one thing that most people
don’t know is that November is
National Peanut Butter Lover’s
Month. National Peanut Butter
Lover’s Month is a celebration of
the greatness of peanut butter and
those who love it. John Harvey
Kellogg first patented Peanut
Butter on November 4, 1895.
Peanut Butter grew so popular
that for its 100th birthday in November 1995, the entire month
was dedicated to Peanut Butter
Lover’s everywhere. In celebration of this month it is estimated
that people will eat over 65 million pounds of Peanut Butter.
This may seem like a crazy
amount but over 90% over the
homes in America contain people
who consume peanut butter. If
you aren’t that crazy about peanut butter and your home isn’t a
part of this 90%, then here are 5
reasons why you should change
that and join the Peanut Butter
Lovers.
1. Peanuts contribute more
than $4 billion to the
U.S economy every
year. Buy purchasing
peanut butter you are
actually contributing to
the economy and helping people out.
2. Peanut Butter has natural
oils that will get chewing gum out of hair and
clothing without damaging them. Some of
the vitamins and minerals in peanut butter are
actually said to be very
good for hair and skin.
3. Peanut Butter – the natural kind – is actually
good for you. Peanut
Butter
contains
over 30
essential
nutrients, is
full of
protein,
and
naturally cholesterol
free.
Eating a tablespoon of
peanut butter is known
to help lower high
blood sugar. The protein and Vitamin E in
peanut butter is good
for dogs.
4. Eating a peanut butter &
jelly sandwich for
lunch will help the
environment. The
PB& J campaign is an
effort that encourages
people to stop eating
meat based lunches in
favor of plant-based
lunches like a Peanut
Butter & Jelly sandwich because it will
reduce your carbon
footprint by almost 3.5
pounds. Eating a plant
based lunch like a
PB&J also conserves
water and will save
land. So if everyone
starts bringing PB&J’s
for lunch, it would
greatly help the envi-
roned. This shouldn’t
be a problem since the
average child already
eats around
1, 500
PB&J’s before the graduate high
school.
5. It goes
great with all
sorts of
things. Peanut Butter is
one of the
most widely
used snack
items. People use it on food ranging from celery and
bananas to bacon and
other types of sandwiches. Peanut Butter
is used in 4 of the top
10 candy bars in the
U.S and peanuts were
named the number one
snack nut after accounting for two-thirds
of all snack-nuts.
As you can see, peanut butter is
one amazing food item and has
many great qualities that deserved to be loved, so join the
celebration of National Peanut
Butter Lover’s Month and go buy
some peanut butter for you and
your friends, unless you have
peanut allergy, then stay away at
all costs.
If you would like to learn more
about the PB&J campaign or
about National Peanut Butter
Lover’s Month you can visit
these sites:
Nationpeanutboard.org
pbjcampaign.org
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The Craziest Day in November
By: Makenna Avila
Thanksgiving day is approaching and that
means people everywhere are in preparation for one of the craziest events of the
year, Black Friday. Black Friday is the
day after Thanksgiving when stores put
on super sales and people go a little crazy, rushing to get the best deals. Black
Friday can be very stressful and overwhelming, but it’s shopping so who
cares! Whether you are shopping for
yourself or your loved ones, shopping is
fun and getting to shop great sales is even
better. Last year for Black Friday the
most visited stores included Amazon,
Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Kohl’s, Apple, and
Fry’s Electronics. These stores all offered exclusive deals that had prices
dropping drastically, some items dipping as low as $1. Other stores that are expected to be popular
this year are Target, Macy’s and JC Penney’s. Many of these stores open ridiculously early so people
have even more time to shop. If you want to start planning your own Black Friday Expedition,
theBlackFriday.com already has store hours and deals up for this year. While saving money and
buying cool things is pretty awesome, everyone should remember that spending time with family is
even better. Some stores open early on Thanksgiving, but everyone’s time will be better spent at
home, making memories and showing your appreciation for your loved ones. Be thankful that you
are enjoying Thanksgiving in the safety of your home and aren’t being trampled by crazy people at a
store. There have been an estimated of 90 injuries and 7 deaths in past Black Friday events, so if you
do go shopping, please be considerate and respectful to everyone, including those working at the
stores because they have likely had a really long day. Enjoy your Thanksgiving, and save the shopping for Friday, be thankful for what you have, and then go get your crazy person shop on.
Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Goff
By: Brittany Allison
As you all
know our
French
program was
likely going
to end last
year. Fortunately for us
the school had
a retired, yes
retired,
French teacher referred
to us, her
name is Mrs.
Goff.
Although
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Mrs. Goff had been retired for
a good ten years she has taught
for thirty years, French of
course. She was born in
Quebec City, Canada, and
lived in Europe for a couple of
years as a graduate student.
When she got married she
lived in New York at the time
and then moved to California
where she said it was easier to
find a teaching job.
When asked about
the whole zero period Mrs.
Goff said, “It’s hard on the
students, it is too early, you
can see in their eyes that they
are still tired, but we manage.”
She told me that she has to
teach two semesters of French
in one semester, so that is why
the zero period exists. That
period goes longer than any
other period of the day. Many
students complain about having a first period, try having a
zero that starts at 7:00am!
Mrs. Goff says she likes
Wheatland and it has been a
great experience teaching in a
new setting, but after this year
she is going back to
retirement.
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Fall Recipes
By: Cordelia Areaga
Pumpkin Spiced Sugar Cookies
Makes one dozen
Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons white sugar
Directions:
1. Beat butter and 1 cup sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth.
2. Sift flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until
flour is completely incorporated. Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray baking sheets with cooking spray.
4. Pour 2 tablespoons sugar into a shallow bowl.
5. Roll cookie dough balls into bowl of sugar. Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Moisten
the bottom of a glass with water and dip the glass in sugar. Gently flatten each drop of cookie dough with the bottom of the
sugared glass.
6. Bake cookies in the preheated oven until set, 5 to 7 minutes.
Quick Pumpkin Spice Latte
Ingredients:
One cup milk
1 tablespoon white sugar (or more depending on taste)
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 tablespoon pumpkin puree ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ cup brewed espresso Directions
1. Whisk 1/2 cup milk, sugar, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla
extract in a small saucepan over low heat. Simmer for 5 minutes. Whisk in
remaining 1/2 cup milk.
2. Pour milk mixture through a fine-mesh sieve to remove pulp. Return milk
mixture to saucepan and simmer, whisking, 2 minutes. Add espresso and
whisk until foamy, 1 minute.
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Mustache November or "Movember" is the annual challenge from the
Movember Foundation, the leading global organization for men's health, for men
to grow out their mustaches during the month of November to help spark
conversation and raise finds for prostate and testicular cancer as well as other
mental health illness for men.
UCA Spirit Day!
By: Courtney Bettcher
The Lady
Pirate cheerleaders have an exciting event
coming up! Every cheerleader
with a 3.0 or higher has the
amazing opportunity to
cheer at a Sacramento State
football game at Hornet Stadium. The girls have the opportunity to perform during the
halftime of the football game
and are extremely excited
about it. The event takes place
on Saturday, November 15.
Come out to the game and
support your lady Pirate
Cheerleaders!
Pride
Integrity
Respect
Attitude
Teamwork
Excellene
Sportsmanship
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Top Essential Pop Songs
By: Brittany Allison
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Sam Smith - "Stay With Me"
Meghan Trainor - "All About That Bass"
MAGIC! - "Rude"
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj - "Bang Bang"
Nico & Vinz - "Am I Wrong"
Taylor Swift - "Shake It Off"
Charli XCX - "Boom Clap"
Sia - "Chandelier"
Clean Bandit - "Rather Be" featuring Jess Glynne
OneRepublic - "Love Runs Out"
Maroon 5 - "Maps"
Demi Lovato - "Really Don't Care" featuring Cher Lloyd
Disclosure - "Latch" featuring Sam Smith
Ariana Grande - "Break Free" featuring Zedd
Nicki Minaj - "Anaconda"
Enrique Iglesias - "Bailando" featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona
Becky G - "Shower"
Iggy Azalea - "Black Widow" featuring Rita Ora
Ariana Grande - "Problem" featuring Iggy Azalea
MKTO - "Classic"
Iggy Azalea - "Fancy" featuring Charli XCX
Echosmith - "Cool Kids"
Coldplay - "A Sky Full Of Stars"
Calvin Harris - "Summer"
Tinashe - "2 On" featuring Schoolboy Q
Katy Perry - "This Is How We Do"
Ed Sheeran - "Don't"
Kiesza - "Hideaway"
Kongos - "Come With Me Now"
Jason Derulo - "Wiggle" featuring Snoop Dogg
Tove Lo - "Habits (Stay High)"
John Legend - "All Of Me"
Maroon 5 - "It Was Always You"
Fifth Harmony - "Bo$$"
Pharrell Williams - "Come Get It Bae"
DJ Snake and Lil Jon - "Turn Down For What"
Rixton - "Me and My Broken Heart"
AJR - "I'm Ready"
Idina Menzel - "Let It Go"
Ingrid Michaelson - "Girls Chase Boys"
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DIY Craft Corner
By: Chayce Avila
With the holiday season quickly approaching, you may be in need of the prefect centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table or the final decoration to complete your home for fall.
Whether you have pumpkins or turkeys on the brain, here are some fun crafts to do in
your room or home, to make it look like harvest in your house.
Canning Lid Pumpkin
Supplies
- 20 regular mouth canning lids
- Orange yarn
- Orange paint
 3-4 decorative cinnamon sticks or a substitute to use for the stems
Directions
1. Spray paint the lids on each side until you reach the coverage you want. After the
paint dries, you can leave as is or lightly sand some of the edges like I did.
2. String the lids onto the yarn, making sure they all face the same direct
3. Tie the two ends of yarn together in a double knot and cut the excess.
4. Place the cinnamon sticks in the middle and adjust the spacing of the rings.
The longest part of the whole project was waiting for the paint to dry. If you decide to
leave yours unpainted, it will take you all of 5 minutes to complete.
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Paper Turkey Napkin Holders
Supplies:
- Scrapbook paper
- Clothespins
- Hot Glue Gun
- Glue Sticks
- Markers or pens
- Scissors
Cut a rectangle our of the paper for each clothespin that is just slightly wider than the length of the pin and about 1 ½
times the length.
Fold the paper, starting at a narrow end, into an accordion fold, with each pleat about the width of the clothespin.
Fold the pleated paper in half and round the ends.
Glue the bottom pleat to the top of the clothespin and then bring the two halves of the top pleat up together and glue
them in place to create a half circle. Add dabs of glue as needed to keep the circle shape solid.
Cut out a bowling ball shaped piece of paper for the body of the turkey and glue it to the centerfold of the circle, adding eyes and a beak with your markers. 7
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How Thanksgiving Originated
By: Dasjah Benson
Well to start off does everyone know
when thanksgiving really is or do we
all just know the month? Well to be
exact Thanksgiving Day is always
the forth Thursday in November.
Every year we use this holiday as a
chance to come together with family,
sit around a table, eat lots of fantastic food, and I don’t know what y’all
do but my family just loves to sit
there and talk about all the stupid
things we’ve done in our lives. We
crack jokes, laugh till we cry, and
leave feeling happy as can be. It
makes you wonder though, what was
the very first thanksgiving like? Was
there a lot of Bickering? Was it awkward? Who was there? Let’s see.
Technically, the very first thanksgiving was a feast shared between
Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians in 1621. However, in
1863, Abraham
Only half of the ship’s occupants
survived to see the new world. The
surviving colonists made an alliance
with the Native American Wampanoag tribe. This alliance would last 50
years and will become one of the
prime examples of harmony between
the colonist and Native Americans.
So in 1621, the Governor, William
Bradford, hosted a feast of celebration
Lincoln proclaimed that thanksgiving for the colonists. The governor had
be a national holiday held every No- also invited their new allies, the
vember. Anyway, we’ll just say that
Wampanoag Indians, to their three
the first thanksgiving was in 1621,
day feast. This event
agreed? It all started with the Mayis known as the very
flower in 1620. The Mayflower was a first thanksgiving.
ship that left Plymouth, England that Well I sure hope I
carried a mixture of religious rebels
answered all the
seeking a new place to express their
questions that you
faith and beliefs. The Mayflower
may have wondered
journey lasted all of 66 days when
about the sweet holithey finally settled down in the town day of thanksgiving.
of Cape Cod, north of the Hudson
River (their intended destination).
Wheatland vs. Sutter November 7th!
By: Christian Diaz
The Sutter Huskies are hands down Wheatland’s oldest and most fierce rival. Each year,
this is game that the Wheatland faithful come
out from far and wide hoping to see a Pirate
victory. The stands are always packed with
football fans young and old, rooting on our
boys in blue. The deplorable thing about the
match-up, is that Wheatland has been on the
losing end of most games in recent
history. Wheatland’s best year against
Sutter as of late came in 2010 when
they handed the Huskies two losses in
the same season,the later one being
a decisive 30-6 victory in the first round of the
NSCIF playoffs. Although we enjoyed that
short moment of sweet revenge, since 2004
Wheatland’s regular season record against
Sutter is 1-10, according to Wheatland's varsity football coach Mike Van Dyke. You have
to look back to 1998 to find a Wheatland victory previous to 2010. Although the
Huskies are coming in undefeated and a
heavy favorite this year, the community
and student body will be out in full force
rooting for an upset in 2014. GO BIG
BLUE!
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Things To Do On Thanksgiving Break
By: Alexis Stenson
Things to do on Thanksgiving break
Thanksgiving break is on its way, It is November 24th- November 30th! I know that Thanksgiving break
can be quite boring, sitting at home doing nothing. Here are some outside of the box activities you could
try while on break!
You could:
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 Make a cute pumpkin turkey
 Watch the Football games on T.V.
centerpiece for your Thanksgiving dinner
 Cuddle up with someone special and
watch a Classic movie
 Experience the Tree Lighting
at Union Square in San Fran Hangout with your distant family
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Visit the Sacramento Zoo
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Go Ice skating with your
friends or family
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Watch the Thanksgiving
Macy’s Day Parade
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Go Black Friday Shopping
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Make hand turkeys for
thanksgiving craft
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Play Pin the tail on the Turkey with your family
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Give back to your local
homeless people
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Listen to Christmas music
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Sit by the fire place
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Join the WUHS Wrestling
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Read a book, while drinking Hot Coco
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Go Winter clothes shopping
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Knit a sweater or a quilt
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Set up your Christmas Tree and
Christmas Decorations
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Make Jellies and Jams with your mom
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Make Christmas Tree Ornaments
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Write a letter to Santa
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Play in the leaves with your siblings
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Think of what you might want
for christmas
Watch the Reindeer cam,
at www.reindeercam.com
Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving
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Cassorole
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Daylight
Savings ends
College week
Minimum day
College week
CAHSEE ELA
& Math (seniors
only)
College week
CAHSEE ELA
& Math (seniors
only)
College week
Vision screening college
Career Fair
College week
FFA Chicken
Diner
Volleyball @
Sutter!!
Cross country
BVL @ Las
Volleyball @
Las Plumas
Veterans Day
no school
Veterans Day
no school
NSCIF @ West
Valley
FFA Opening &
Closing
( @ E. Nic)
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