By Reagan Coombs, Arts and Entertiament Reporter, Sophie Bennett, Arts and Entertainment Reporter, and Addison Davis Arts and Entertainment Reporter 3/10/25
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By Vada Martens, 7th grade fake news reporter.
It was just supposed to be a normal sleepover. A hangout with her best friend. But it all went wrong in all of the worst ways possible. A notebook was uncovered in a home outside of Pripyat just after young women, 15-year-old Alissies Bernet and Melissa James, went missing on April 3rd. Written by Melissa James, the notebook shows her thoughts as her friend tries to convince her to sneak onto Chornobyl's site.
The notebook is first dated for the 2nd of April, and it reads:
“Alissies's (my best friend) and I are on a trip with my parents for their work, all the way in Ukraine, next to Pripyat, the spot next to us, is famously known as Chornobyl. “Come on, man! It will be fun! The plant exploded FORTY years ago! Nothing will ever happen again!” Explained Alissies, as I saw her figure sit up in her bed. It was pitch black in my room, probably three in the morning, and she was in the bed next to me and had woken up because of the thunderstorm outside our window. I had a sick feeling that my friend was significantly wrong. Chornobyl happened 40 years ago, but I thought radiation could last so much longer. “No, Alissies, you know that stuff is still radioactive. 40 years ago or 400 years ago, it's not safe.” I replied, trying to get her not to, but she persisted. “But that was so long ago. You know that stuff can easily get washed away by rain.” I knew she could be wrong, but I also knew that I could be the wrong one.
“I am going to do it. With or without you.” I knew I couldn't let her go alone, but… yeah, I didn't want to go either. Alissies got up and cracked the window open, letting a cold rush of air into the room. She walked over to the desk with flashlights and snacks and piled them into her hoodie, then she walked over to the spot where she had her shoes and bent down to put them on, and proceeded to the window. We are on the first floor currently, and she will be ok just getting out of the window, but that's where the safety ends.
I ran to put on my coat and shoes, then followed Alissies, “Hey!? Why do you want to do this?!” Alissies turned around as she was walking and looked at me. “Listen, I just wanna have some fun in this boring place, Ok?” Then she ran off in the direction of Pripyat.
“Oh no, no, no, no.” I muttered as I ran to catch up with her. Branches smacked my face as I ran, and I ended up losing her a few times, “Alissies!?” I yelled,
“Yeah? What?” She yelled back over the fierce wind, and I followed her voice. After about 5 minutes, we came to a clearing, which was sparsely populated with small, dying trees, and you could easily see the town of Pripyat through the chain link fence we had come to. There was a small flap of the fence torn away and footprints around our area, “See? I told you this is safe! Other people have been here.” Alessia said as I came to a rest next to her, “But do you see any coming out?” I asked, trying to make her realize that this was a ridiculous idea. “Well, you're no fun.” Alissies said as she ducked through the fence, “Agh, come on, man. Don't do this, Please.” I pleaded. A clap of thunder and lightning struck, and the rain poured down harder, “Well, since you asked…” Alissies said, pausing for a minute to think. I let a sigh of relief escape my throat, and I bent down to catch my breath. I heard a crack of a branch and then the dreaded sound of running footsteps. I looked up and saw Alissies running to the town, my heart dropped, and I weaved myself through the fence to try to catch her. But to no luck, she got to the town before I could catch her. “Wow…” I was astonished by the beauty of Pripyat, and looking up, I saw Alissies was astonished too. It was like we were in a trance; we couldn't leave before walking through every street, building, and store. Then we got to the plant, Chornobyl. The sun started showing itself, and I knew our parents would kill us if they knew we snuck out, so I looked to Alissies, “Ok, I feel fine. I am not dying right now, so what do you say we head back and come again tonight? Mom and Dad will lose their mind if they know we are out here.” Alessia's eyes widened seeing that I was on board with the exploration, “YES! I will be back!” Alissies replied with an accent like the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger), and we set off for home.
We have decided to go back tonight, and I am excited. I was being dramatic, and I'm gonna be fine! The trip was fun. No regrets aside from not doing it earlier! Lol, Wish me luck!” That's where it cuts off, the girls are missing, and cops are trying to find them and aren't planning on stopping until they find and bring 15-year-old Alissies Bernet and Melissa James after they went missing on April 3rd.
The Moon Dial: Part 2
By: Rilynn Reigles (managing editor)
After weeks of preparing for war… nothing came. We had troops ready at all borders of Greece, from the North to the South, with every city-state having its own Hoplites.
Now, I’m back in the emperor's study waiting for the emperor to come in and tell me what to do with the hundreds of soldiers we gathered only weeks ago. I mean, we disrupted the whole empire, and now we have a worse economy and angry citizens.
“What are we going to do, empire, sir?” I ask, done waiting for him to stop staring at me and say something.
“Tell me, how many hoplites have we gathered?” He finally says.
“Seven thousand, sir,” I say.
He nods his head once, continuing to stare at me with a slightly confused, slightly determined look in his eyes. “And how long has it been?”
“Three weeks and two days.”
He narrows his eyes, “No one has come?”
“One stray barbarian, but we don’t believe he had any knowledge of the moon dial, considering that only three trusted soldiers know.” I reply.
He thinks, once again, for a moment, and can’t help but be annoyed.
“So, there’s only one real possibility then…”
“What is that, sir?”
“The threat is on the inside of the empire.”
To Be Continued…
By Charli Murphy Fake News Reporter and Comic Artist
Wrote on - 3-5-26
It was just a normal school day, kids doing schoolwork, minding their business, but then a news broadcast came over the television
“ Breaking news, Fruita, “ reporter one says in a nervous tone
“ A monster has escaped the lab and AHHHHHHHHH,” she starts saying, but she gets cut off because the monster walks right through the room!
As the monster walks in, it chases the reporters out of the room! The television shuts off. Everyone goes on with their day, thinking nothing of it, hoping it was just a prank the student pulled. All of a sudden, there's a shake through the building.
“ Lock down! Lockdown! “ the principal says over the intercom
Everyone goes into their lockdown procedures. The monster breaks through the 7th-grade ELA room, one brave student, named Ivy, steps up.
“ I will slay the monster !” she exclaimed
“ No Ivy don't!! “ everyone says
She pulls out her magical sword and slays the monster!! Everyone's saved thanks to Ivy !!
2 weeks later
Soon after Ivy's brave act, she gets elected mayor and makes Fruita a better place!
THE END
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By AJ Wade, 7th grade editor
Since 3/7/26, people who have been named by social media called “Megans” Are on the rise. What does this mean?
In Fruita, Colorado, people walked the downtown streets protesting for plant rights. Not the usual sight, especially for the people of Fruita, but even in the USA. People have been protesting animal rights, but nobody expected a whole different type of person; the megan. Megans have been on the rise in the USA, Canada, and Italy. Megans are people who believes that eating plants is wrong, and that we should consume more meat than eat plants. A new megan youtuber “That Megan Teacher” stated in a YouTube video, “Plants give us oxygen, oxygen helps us live. We need plants in our world to keep us alive.”
Fights between vegans and non-vegans have been happening all over the world. In New York City, an animal rights protest and a plant rights protest crossed paths. The fight was so bad that a shelter-in-place warning was put out in the city while riot police tried to break up the fight. Over 240 officers were injured in the chaos of the fight, and another 400 protesters were injured too.
Megans have been spotted in restaurants complaining about the “dead plant” on their plate. If you see one, do not try to confront them about their behavior.
By AJ Wade, and Braden Thompson
Generated by Magic AI
By AJ Wade, 7th grade editor
As of 3/6/26, a weiner dog came out of the woods near Fruita Elementary School. What happened will shock you.
It was when 3rd graders were playing outside at FES that a student looked toward the forest. He saw a weiner dog come out of the forest and dig under the fence to the school. The weiner dog then dug through to the school and looked at the student. The student screamed, "WILD WEINER DOG!" As he ran for safety, the "wild weiner dog" started his reign of terror on the school.
Students started screaming and running as the wild wiener dog chased after unsuspecting 3rd graders. Firefighters were the first to arrive at the school, but the weiner dog threw them 50 feet across the field. They were evacuated shortly after when the weiner dog was distracted. Riot police with shields were the next to get to the school. But the weiner dog started chasing the squad of police, which retreated to their truck to hide in. The weiner dog tipped over the armoured car that the police were hiding in.
The principal of FES was outdoors during the attack when the weiner dog spotted him. Students inside report watching the weiner dog start running over to him. The principal ran while yelling "No!" as the weiner dog chased him. After tripping and falling, the principal was sitting on the ground as the weiner dog chased him. Then the weiner dog attacked. It bit his pants and shook him around like a toy. Luckily, the force of the shaking detached the principal's belt, and the pants came off, throwing the principal.
Some students got a laugh that day, and some others got bite marks in their legs. Animal Control took control of the weiner dog and released it back into the wild. The government put up a "Wild Weiner Zone" That people can no longer go in.
Zombie Attack In New York Part-2
By: Camden Flinn, writer of fake news
March 9, 2026
“I'm here in New York after a zombie attack was reported. People in New York are freaking out, trying to understand what happened.”
People in New York have no clue how this all started, and you're probably wondering why New York. Well, because New York had a massive virus breakout of zombies. Luckily, the zombies are dumb, and I mean dumb, like the zombies won't attack people; instead, they're just standing around. I know this sounds dumb, but it happens, and people are questioning their lives. Hopefully they don't attack us.’’
‘’ It turns out there are more coming from the lab; the zombies have invaded New York again. People in New York are still freaking out, trying to figure out if they can stop the zombies from coming out of the lab (in New York). Are they going to make a bubble or a laser to stop the lab from making more? What are they going to do?”
(Two months later)... “It has been two months, and the people in New York have done it; they have made a massive bubble around the lab, and people in New York are thriving since the lab is secure.“
A few days later, the people in New York were safe, and no zombies or any type of weird creatures were able to go in or out of the lab to attack the people in New York.
Poison Ivy
NEW PLAGUE DISCOVERED!
By: Scout Greener, 7th Grade Fake News Reporter
Purple Plague! September 13, 3054, the first case of the purple plague was discovered! Regina Laramee, a 15-year-old high schooler, came out PURPLE, screaming uncontrollably in pain. Since then, thousands of cases have been reported around the world. When you get this disease, you slowly turn purple. starting at your fingertips, it quickly spreads across your body, and with the purple comes muscle cramps across your entire body, where it hurts, and your muscles will randomly seize up and make you immobile. There hasn’t been a cure found yet, but scientists are actively working on finding a way to cure this plague. In the meantime, if you or any of your relatives develop this plague, immediately.
This just in: A CURE HAS BEEN FOUND!
The cure is the Toxicodendron radicans, or more commonly known as Poison Ivy. To cure the purple plague, you have to ingest this plant after blending it up and mixing water into it. You CANNOT put any flavors in it to make it taste better, or use poison oak, or poison sumac. You need to do 1 tablespoon of pure poison ivy for however many days you have been infected. Then mix it with 5 tablespoons of water. Ex. If you have been infected for 8 days, you would do 8 tablespoons of poison ivy mixed with 5 tablespoons of water. After the infected have ingested it, they have to remain quarantined for however many hours or days they are sick. Ex. If you were sick for 8 days after ingestion of poison ivy, you would remain quarantined for 8 hours.
For more information, visit your nearest hospital.