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Written in the stars: October edition
by Lola Heck
Do you have an October birthday or know anyone who does? Here's a few things about people born in October!
First of all, the zodiacs of October are Libra, and Scorpio. Scorpios have birthdays from October 23 – November 21, and are known to be passionate, intense, resourceful, and deeply magnetic. Their negative traits include being secretive, jealous, resentful, and manipulative. A creepy thing that Scorpios do is when they stare into space (or zone out) they have the most intense death stare ever, even if they don’t know that they're doing it! The symbol for Scorpio is the scorpion.
Next up is Libra, Libras have birthdays from September 23 – October 22, and are known to be diplomatic, charming, idealistic, and fair. The negative traits they have are indecisive, people-pleasing, and conflict-avoidant. The creepiest thing about them is they can hide their emotions so well that they could look at you with a pleasant smile while feeling pure anger underneath and you would never even know. If you see any of these October peeps, wish them a Happy Birthday!
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Senora Atkins
Street Tacos
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
By Julia Campbell
What lasts from September 15 through October 15th? It's Hispanic Heritage month!
Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) is a lot more than just a Mexican celebration. Hispanic Heritage Month is a celebration of Mexican Independence day from Spain. This celebration starts September 15th and ends 31 days after on the 16th of October. Spain ruled Mexico (New Spain) for over four decades!
On September 16, 1810 a revolution began and lasted until September 27, 1821. A Catholic priest named Miguel Hidalgo was fed up with Spain ruling so in the church he would ring the bells saying “El grito de dolores" (a cry of pain). It is celebrated in a big town square, where there is a military parade, and at night the president says this big speech then the celebration really starts. HHM is basically a Mexican Independence day with fireworks, food, and celebration. Mexicans wear red white and green, the color of their flag.
There is a celebration in downtown Boise that celebrates this too. Senora Atkins, the Spanish 1-3 teacher, has been to this event before. Her favorite part was the food. Common foods they eat are tacos, pozole (a rich hominy, meat soup), tamales and much more. Go to this site for more information and a fiesta in downtown Boise!
Bored At The Library? Here’s What You Can Do!
By Quintessence Henderson
Your parents ruthlessly drag you to the library, claiming that your younger siblings must not miss their Toddler Story Time event. “Of the utmost importance,” they say. So what can you do?
The beautiful libraries of Boise have a variety of activities for teens, stuck staring at the shelves while the adults talk at the Creative Corner. From video games to creative writing, there are many activities you can enjoy.
I will start with what will catch the interest of at least half of the population. The Nintendo Club will be playing multiplayer games in the Bown Crossing Library at 4:00-5:30, Mondays. There are also two Pokemon Clubs, at both Collister (6:00-7:00. Wednesdays) and Bown Crossing (6:00-7:30. Tuesdays). Bring your cards and trade, play, and earn prizes.
DnD Club (Dungeons and Dragons. 6:00-7:30, Thursday) at Bown Crossing is actually multiple different activities under one name. This includes mini-painting, terrain building, map-making, and some campaigns!
And lastly for Bown Crossing we have a very peculiar role-playing game. The premise is that you are a cow. No, I am not joking, it’s not April first. You are a cow, trying to escape from the farm, and then the city, and beyond. Unfortunately this game has registration and the registration is full, but the waiting list is wide open! The reason for this is that the librarians who run the club can only handle so many children.
If you go to the library site—which I did—you will find at the Cole and Ustick library a Teen Club, Teen Hangout, and another Teen Club. Let me explain. There is Teen Club: Life Skills (4:00-5:00. Monthly) which is about, you know, life skills. Everything you need to know about living. Then there is Teen Hangout (every Tuesday, 4:00-5:00) which is chilling with some snacks and chatting with your friends about whatever. And then there is the other Teen Club (4:00-5:00. Thursday), devoted to games, both on screens and with dice. Depending on the week, you will play DnD, other times there will be video games to play. There’s also a Teen Hangout at the Downtown Library (5:00-6:00. Tuesday).
And now we will talk about the Wordsmith Club (Collister. 3:30-7:30, Thursday, two times a month), for both teens and adults interested in creative writing. Workshops, times to share, poetry, short stories, and whatever else. Lastly—and yes I actually mean lastly now—the power panel at the Hillcrest Library. All about comic books and art.
For even more information, visit the library website, and tell me if the teen section is blocked on your chromebook (it was on mine). I’m also very surprised you read this far, most people won’t. Thank you!
Bown Crossing Library
Pokemon Club event, all of the librarains that run the club.
Cole and Ustick Library
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