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Question: The Danes get through the darkness through the philosophy of hygge. How do you stay positive as the seasons change around you?

"I am looking forward to a real winter. It has been a long time since I have lived in a place that gets cold. As days get shorter, I play games and watch movies with my family. This allows us to focus on the positive side of being stuck inside."

-Mrs. Newman (Chemistry Teacher)

"As the seasons change, I look forward to spending more time with my family indoors. We love to play board games and watch movies together!"

-Elizabeth Goebel '23

"I have a couple of ways I try to stay positive throughout the year. First, I start every day with a scripture reading and prayer. This helps to remind me of the big picture and the hope I have in Jesus. Second, I love to listen to inspiring Christian rock music. If I can, I love spending time with my kids and grandkids, they always make me smile. Finally, weather permitting, I like to go outside and run."

-Mr. Williams (Math Teacher)

"The thought of the holidays keeps me going. The idea of sipping hot cocoa and watching Netflix after having an accomplished first semester is really appealing.”

-Akshay Mehta '22

Photos and text by Claire Cenovic

Verbatim polled BT students on Instagram (@btverbatim) about Thanksgiving

Instagram poll conducted by Kidman Ip, pie charts compiled by Maggie Estabrooks

ADVICE

Senior Wisdom

With in-person college visits not available at this time, what are other good options for getting a close look at some of the colleges and universities that I am interested in applying to my senior year?

Despite our current situation with COVID-19, there are many options to explore colleges. There are virtual tours that provide information about the campus as well as online information sessions that go more into detail on student-life and more. All of these resources are literally at your fingertips!

by Crystal Huang

Although most colleges don’t have in-person visits, they have added a lot of information about themselves, which is a blessing in disguise. Many colleges have started to add virtual tours, information sessions, and even discussions about specific majors, so while you can’t physically see the school, you can learn way more about the school without even leaving your bed! This gives you an opportunity to explore schools from all over the country without considering the location or cost of visiting a college. You can find all of these sessions or videos by looking up the name of the school you are interested in followed by the words virtual tour or information session. The virtual tour can be done at any time by flipping through the different locations and listening to their descriptions. On the other hand, searching for the information session will usually take you to a page showing a calendar with all of the university’s scheduled sessions from an application workshop to a featured class you can listen to. The spots fill up fast for these live opportunities, so make sure to sign up in advance.

by Aishani Srikumar

Dear Susie 2.0

"Dear Susie, I'm nervous about taking the ACT and I'm not sure how or when to study for it. I could use some advise!"

Hello student, standardized testing can definitely be stressful, however, there are many resources you can use. I recommend purchasing an official ACT book to practice tests. Using Princeton, Barron's, or other off brand books are not tests from ACT themselves. The official ACT book gives ACT test and questions that are reliable. Another aspect is learning the testing format: how much time is each section, how many questions there are, and what content will be in each test. Knowing the format can help understand the test and know when to use your time efficiently. I recommend taking the test in the spring. During the spring is when most juniors take the ACT. Especially with covid, finding a test day is difficult currently so there is no need to rush the process. I wish you the best of luck whether you take the ACT or SAT!

ON CAMPUS

Fall Foliage Photo Essay

By Berlyn Thompson

The weather is changing; and so is our campus!

SERVICE

National Honor Society Fall Food Drive

By Verbatim Staff

Each fall the BT National Honor Society organizes a food drive by going out into surrounding neighborhoods to collect nonperishable items for Completely Kids. This year the restrictions put in place for COVID-19 have prevented this annual tradition from taking place. However, the NHS will still be hosting a food drive, this time internally, and they are making it a competition across divisions as an added incentive.

Beginning next week students from NHS will be distributing boxes throughout the school, including common areas for each division level, so that students, faculty, and staff can bring in needed items (see the flyer from Completely Kids to the right). The food drive will run through Friday, December 4th, and more information will be forthcoming about prizes awarded to those who bring in the most items.

Completely Kids has updated their item requests, but remember that we cannot accept anything containing nuts, including peanut butter.

For more information on the growing need for area organizations working to address food scarcity, be sure to read our feature story on the front page of this issue.

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