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A Letter from the Editor...
Dear Readers,
Welcome to our special Thanksgiving issue! As the holiday season rolls in, our newspaper staff has been busy putting together a collection of articles that celebrate the traditions, tastes, and stories that make Thanksgiving such a unique time of year.
In this edition, we take you back in time with an article on the history of Thanksgiving—how it began, how it changed, and why we recognize it the way we do today. We also answer one of the most classic holiday questions: Why do we eat turkey, anyway? (Spoiler alert: it’s not just because it tastes good.)
If you're in the mood for something fun, don’t miss our comic section, featuring student-created Thanksgiving humor. And for readers with strong opinions about dessert—because who doesn’t have them?—check out our festive Apple Pie vs. Pumpkin Pie showdown to see which side comes out on top.
As always, I want to thank our hardworking writers, artists, and editors who helped bring this issue to life. And thank you for reading and supporting our school newspaper!
We hope this Thanksgiving issue makes you laugh, teaches you something new, and maybe even sparks a craving for pie.
Happy Thanksgiving and happy reading!
Go Tigers,
Kate Suba
Faculty Advisor & Editor
Interview with Ms. Suba, 5th grade teacher: “I’m going to go with apple pie because I like the chunky apple in the apple pie, and the pumpkin in the pumpkin pie is too soft.”
Interview with Mr.Carollo, Project Adventure teacher: “I don’t actually like pie. The only pie I like is chicken pot pie!”
The Opinion Den
By: Max M. & Charlie H.
Which is better, Apple or Pumpkin Pie?
Who prefers apple pie to pumpkin? What about vice versa? Our article is about who prefers apple or pumpkin pie. An apple pie is full of cinnamony apple slices. A pumpkin pie is made of a creamy pumpkin filling. Our goal is to find a few students and/or teachers willing to share their opinion. I, Charlie, prefer apple pie because I love apples and I don’t really like pumpkins. I, Max, on the other hand prefer pumpkin pie. This is my opinion because it is creamy and has a distinctive Autumn taste.
The History of Thanksgiving
By: Dean F.
Thanksgiving is coming up and I want this article to be the history of the holiday. The first thanksgiving dates back to 1621 when the Puritan colony had a successful harvest and wanted to celebrate by having a feast with Wampanoag native Americans. A pilgrim named Edward Winslow wrote that the event lasted up to three days. The pilgrims held a second feast two years later to celebrate the end of a persistent drought. It was not until more than 150 years later that the president Abraham Lincoln had declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. Sara Jopha Hale, a New Hampshire educator, children's author, and poet started petitioning the government to make Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1840 but did not have success until the civil war when Abraham Lincoln declared it a holiday. Before Thanksgiving became a holiday it was a big New England tradition. It featured regional foodways and continued to build an association with the pilgrims. Every region of the country has its own type of food for Thanksgiving like in the south people have macaroni and cheese, sweet potato casserole, fried okra, and corn pudding. Professional football games on Thanksgiving date back to the 19th century and according to CBS the Detroit Lions have been hosting the Thanksgiving game since the 1930s. The first Thanksgiving day parade was hosted by the Gimbels department store in Philadelphia in 1920 to promote the start of the Christmas retail season. The Thanksgiving day parade has lasted over 100 years now. We have been eating the iconic Thanksgiving turkey since the 1800s. Sara Joseph Hare, the same person who caused Thanksgiving to be a thing, featured the turkey in 1827. That is the history of Thanksgiving.
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
By: Tevel S.
We eat turkey on Thanksgiving because they were abundant in North America, a large bird ideal for feeding a crowd, and didn't serve other purposes like producing eggs or milk. Over time after Sarah Joseph Hale campaigned for Thanksgiving as a national holiday, the turkey became a popular, traditional centerpiece for the feast.
Tradition: The association of turkey with Thanksgiving became solidified through various factors, including writers like Sarah Joseph Hale who featured turkey in their visions of the holiday meal.
National Holiday: When Thanksgiving was officially declared a national holiday by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, turkey had already become a traditional part of the feast in many places.
Availability: Turkeys were plentiful in North America and weren't as crucial as other livestock, like cows or hens, which were kept for milk and eggs. This meant they could be spared for a special meal.
Approximately 46 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving in the United States. This accounts for about 21% of the total number of turkeys raised in the country each year.
Americans are projected to spend over $125 billion during the five-day Thanksgiving weekend
The "Godmother of Thanksgiving": The woman who wrote "Mary Had a Little Lamb," Sarah Josepha Hale, tirelessly campaigned for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday. Her efforts in the 19th century helped cement the tradition of a large Thanksgiving feast.
National symbolism: The turkey was seen as a symbol of America. Benjamin Franklin once wrote that the turkey was a more respectable bird than the bald eagle, calling it a "true original Native of America".
Popular culture: The idea of a turkey as the main Thanksgiving meal was further popularized through cultural icons like Norman Rockwell's 1943 painting, "Freedom From Want".
Evolution of the first Thanksgiving: While we now associate the holiday with turkey, historical evidence suggests that the very first Thanksgiving in 1621 likely featured venison, seafood, and other game birds in addition to any wildfowl that might have been present. The meal was not the large, turkey-centered affair we imagine today and was considered more of a common harvest feast at the time.
The Macy's Day Parade
By: Ronan M.
The Macy's Day Parade is on Thanksgiving, it is a big parade with balloons. The Macy's Day Parade is held in New York. The Macy's Day Parade has been held every year and has never been canceled, that's crazy! Since 1924 the macey day parade has always had balloons, they must have invented balloons in the early 1900’s! They wouldn't just have balloons, they sometimes had floats! Floats are vehicles with a decorated outside and sometimes people would ride on top of the float! This is my little side story on the Macy's day parade.
The Comic Spot
By: Rohan S.
By: Dean F.
By: Silas L.
Creative Writing
Don't Eat ME!
By Alice S.
Turkey's POV: It's almost Thanksgiving and people are hunting for food like me!!! 46 million of us get eaten at this time of year!!! A human looked at me today and said oh this is the turkey I want!!!
Human POV: it's not my fault that I need a Thanksgiving dinner!!! I love to eat!!!
Turkey's POV: maybe I could try to hide! Ok so if I could just climb this- eep there's the human!
Human POV: oh no I almost got him, the stupid guy was climbing up a tree well better run!
Turkey's POV: ok so that did not work, maybe I’ll just talk to the human excuse me human,
Humans POV: that guy is calling me better here what it has to say!
Turkey's POV: lets be friends
Humans POV: ok want to come as a guest to thanksgiving with me
Turkey's POV: I’m not falling for that!
The End
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