To all you fifth graders at Crabapple I want you to know about the new Booth and what about it. As you probably know that Booth was rebuilt and definitely for the better. I'm a sixth grader and my brother said that the old Booth was really hard to figure out. In the new Booth it is super easy and most of my classes are close to each other. Also in the new Booth there are skylights to let light in. The gym is super huge and is very fun for P.E. In sixth grade you get recess only once a week. There are also two sections: A and B. I am on team B and you have to switch classes every 70 minutes. You get locker breaks every 140 minutes and at the beginning of the day. In the morning you can play basketball half court. Every Friday you get to sit wherever you want on your team. Like Cardinal Cash they have Booth Bucks which can gain prizes. Booth is very fun and I love middle school. I think you will, too. 

New Year's Disaster

by: Joseph Antoniolli

Recipes

 Ingredients:

•  3  cooked chicken breast

•  1 chopped white onion

•  3  crushed cloves of garlic

•  1 tablespoon of olive oil

•  2 cans of Northern beans

•  2 small cans of chopped chillies

•  2 32 oz of chicken broth ( add more if needed)

•  Cumin, salt and pepper to taste

How to make:

•  Saute chopped onion and crushed garlic in the olive oil

•  Chop chicken breast into bite sized pieces

•  Combine everything in one large pot and season to taste 

•  Bring to a boil and then simmer for about 20-30 minutes

Do you have left over Cranberry from your holiday fest? If you do, this is an excellent way to eat them!

First, you mix together the dry ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon baking soda

Then you add the following, mixing well:

¾ cup orange juice

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 egg

Finally, fold in:

1 ½ cups chopped cranberries

½ cup chopped walnuts

Bake in a greased 9 x 5 loaf pan at 350 degrees for about 55 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.

 Dog Valentine Box     

By:  Sophia Albritton       

Supplies needed:

•  Get a shoebox 

•  Black paint

•  White, pink and black fabric 

•  Letter stickers

•  Googly eyes

•  Hair bow

•  Glue

•  2 heart stickers

What to do with the supplies: 

•  Paint the shoe box black

•  With the white fabric:

  • Cut out an oval for the face

  • Cut 2 boot shapes

  • Cut 2 puppy paw shapes

•  With the black fabric:

  • Cut 2 puppy paws

  •  Cut 8 little dots

  •  Cut 2 little ovals 

  • Cut 2 heart shapes 

•  Cut the pink fabric into a heart

Putting it together:

•  Glue the oval at the top of the box

•  For the ears use the hearts and glue them on the side 

• Glue the bow on the top of the box in between the ears

• Then with your black marker draw a dog face however you like

•  Next glue 1 of the heart stickers to the corner of the oval for the center of the eye and then glue 1 of the googly eyes on the heart.  Now put the other googly eye right beside it… yay you're done with the face!

•  Glue the pink fabric heart at the bottom of the face, then glue the heart sticker in the middle of the heart

•  Now with the letter sticker, spell out your name 

•  Put the 2 boot shapes for the hands like they're holding the heart and glue them down… yay you're done with the belly!

•  Glue the white fabric puppy paw shape to the bottom of the box

•  Then glue the black dots to the tips of the white fabric puppy paw and the black tiny ovals to the center of the white fabric puppy paw 

•  Now is the time to add any more details if you want to…YAY you're!

You are done, and I hope you enjoyed it!!

HERE IS WHAT'S IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AT THE END:

Sandy Creek high school wins championship game!

The Fayette county town of Tyrone celebrated a big parade on january 7th 2023. Sandy Creek high school won the state championships on december 10th 2022 against cedar grove high school.The parade included bouncy houses, food trucks and a DJ. I bet it was amazing if you went you would have a great time!