Riverview Panther Times

1
October 23, 2009 Vol. 1, issue 1
ltrgtltigtltvgtltegtltrgtltvgtltigtltegtltwgt
Panther
Times
History of Halloween People have celebrated
Halloween since the nineteenth century. A lot of
countries celebrate Halloween, for example, the
United States, Ireland, Brazil, the United
Kingdom, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, and New
Zealand. Trick-or-treating is one of the main
traditions of Halloween. The treat part of
trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval
practice of Souling, when poor folk would go
door to door on Hallowmas (November 1) receiving
food in return for prayers for the dead on All
Souls Day (November 2). In Ohio, Iowa, and
Massachusetts, the night designated for
Trick-or-treating is often referred to as Beggars
Night. Cont. on back page
HALLOWEEN TIPS Halloween is here, and now we can
go get lots of candy! Make sure you wear scary
costumes. If you dont want to wear scary
costumes, you dont have to. I hope you have a
lot of fun. Go to a lot of houses. Bring a good
friend with you. If you dont want to bring a
friend with you then you dont have to, just
bring a parent with you. HAPPY HALLOWEEN By Amber
Brazil
2
Students of the Month- Sept. Students
Homeroom Josh Vieira WempleKristen
Layton-Peddicord CiaramitaroAbel
Zapien LuceroMadeira Machado DouglasLacey
DuBois MurphyCarlin Cline FleetwoodAimee
Brown MogianesiHana Griffin CamachoTara
Cain WrightKylee Hagan OlsonDylan
Kauzlarich HamiltonJamie Moe Campbell VieiraReb
ekah Kinser OlveraJose Torres SnyderHector
Cazares Peyret
3
THE MISSING FILES   TIME July 14, 1984 1145
PLACE Office building, lower north side CITY
UNABLE TO DISCLOSE   Alice was tired of working
late, even though she liked the library, being
the only librarian there was kinda creepy. She
had been working for six years at the library,
but these past few weeks she had been working
overtime till eleven, twelve, and one.Im sick
of this! Im sixty four! Im too old for this!
she grumbled as she climbed the ladder fourteen
feet to the top to shelve the horror novels. As
she climbed the last rung to the twenty-seventh
shelf she slipped. She tumbled down towards the
ground, but you can only go so far with fourteen
feet (fourteen feet to be exact). She hit the
ground, head first and hard. And in her last few
moments before she lost consciousness she saw a
head lean over her, she gasped and then promptly
lost consciousness. She woke up in a daze and
looked around, and realized everything was white.
Then she realized she had a pounding headache.
Ooohhhhh, she groaned. Want some water? a
kind voice asked. She looked up startled and saw
a young girl standing over her. Sure, Alice
said and the girl held out her hand and in it was
a glass of water. Where am I? she asked, and
then took a sip of water. Youre here, in
limbo the girl replied and then seeing her
confused expression she quickly added, Limbo,
neither here nor there. Limbo is
everywhere. Sounds like Dr.Seuss. Who do
you think came up with it, she answered with an
expression that said she had said it a million
times before. Why am I here? You fell
fourteen feet off a ladder. Am I dead?! she
asked, her face covered with fear. No, she
said matter-of-factly. And as she said that the
world began to swim in a multi-colored
swirl. Then she woke up and looked at her
Macintosh screen a message pulsed on the screen.
ERROR CANNOT DISPLAY CHARACTERS, it read. She
pulled her head off the keyboard. Must have
dozed off. What a weird dream! Alice said,
clicked OK and went on writing her story.
Original story by Patch Murphy
4
Teachers of the Month
Mrs. Murphy and Bob
Mrs. Murphy was born and raised in San Jose.
Her birthday is December 20, five days before
Christmas. When she was in college she taught a
pre-school class, and she decided to become a
teacher. She said that if she was not a teacher
she would want to be a welder, and she would want
to own an art farm. She said that when she was
in grade school, she would have wanted to be more
outgoing. Mrs.Murphys hobbies are gardening and
reading. She said if she could live anywhere in
the world, she would in Murtle Beach, North
Carolina. When Mrs.Murphys puppy passed away,
she saw an ad in the paper for service dogs. So,
since then, she has had seven service dogs. Her
current dog is Bob he is her seventh service
dog. She normally has a service dog for a year
and a half. Mrs. Murphy says it is hard to let
the dogs go. Bob is leaving in December, we will
be very,very sad. But we are glad to have Mrs.
Murphy!!! Reporting/photo by Lacey Dubois, Alyssa
DeLaRosa, Cheyanne Bastedo
Mr. Ciaramitaro
Mr. Ciaramitaro has been teaching for five
years. He has also taught at Rio Vista High
School and Laguna Middle School. He was born in
Walnut Creek and attended Rio Vista High School
before he moved to San Luis Obispo from
2001-2005. He has had 6 different jobs including
this one. Before he was a teacher, he was a
landscaper, a manager at Embassy Suites, and a
student athlete. His favorite job is this one!!
His favorite color is blue. He went to
California Polytech State University and
Sacramento State where he graduated. He is still
going to college to get his science degree in
Kinesiology in December. Kinesiology is the
study of movement. It helps him be a better P.E.
teacher. Reporting/photo by Ruby West and
Celeste Mcgahey
5
cat bat boo treat witch
black costume pumpkin haunted halloween
6
These puzzles represent expressions we use.
Solve them by carefully noticing the positions
of the words and pictures. Are they under,
over, mixed-up, inside, or a certain size? For
example, in the first box the word I is under
the word stand making I understand.
A retelling of an old Chinese tale about why cats
and rats are mortal enemies with original art by
a 7th grade student.
7
Calvin Hobbes Snowmen House of Horror
8
(Halloween History-cont.) The trick part of
trick-or-treat is a threat to play a trick on the
homeowners property if no treat is given. Police
in the United Kingdom have threatened to
prosecute parents who allow their children to
carry out the trick element. It seemed to be
illegal for doing the trick in trick-or-treating
and police warnings have further raised suspicion
about this game and Halloween in general. Part
of the history of Halloween is the costumes.
Masks and costumes were worn at one time in an
attempt to mimic evil spirits or to appease them.
Near the border of upstate New York, it was
normal for the smaller children to go street
disguising on Halloween between 6 and 7 p.m.
visiting shops and neighbors to be awarded with
nuts and candies for their rhymes and songs. That
is the history of Halloween. Article by Vanessa
Barbee
The After School Program is having a Pumpkin
Carving Contest. Come and sign up. You have to
be signed up in the after school program to join
in the Pumpkin Carving Contest. There is a sign
up sheet in the cafeteria. When Friday, October
30 Where The After School Program Prize
1st,2nd,and 3rd place will win one movie
tickets. For more information please contact
Nancy Guggemos.
Upcoming Dates Events Halloween Dance Friday,
Oct. 30 5th /6th is from 300 to 500 and
7th/8th is from 600 to 800. Doors are closed
to dance at 330 and 630, so dont be late. 1st
Quarter report cards are being mailed home this
week Oct. 28th, 29th, and 30th will be minimum
days for parent/teacher conferences. There will
be no school Mon. November 2nd and Wed. November
11th.
Staff and contributors Patch Murphy Amber
Brazil Celeste McGahey Alex Samano Lacey
DuBois Ruby West Robin Samano Alyssa
DeLaRosa Marcy Rossi Vanessa Barbee Eliza
Partika Nancy Guggemos Cheyanne Bastedo Enid
Partika Mr. Olson Editor-in-Chief