Pioneer Valley HS
December 5, 2016
Issue 73 vol. 2
Boys' Wrestling
-Mona Garcia
Christmas Traditions
Now that Christmas is around the corner, there are many ways this special holiday can be celebrated. Some people celebrate with their friends, family, or just taking it slow with a night around town. Whether it being opening presents at midnight, drinking hot chocolate by the fire, or spending the entire day in pajamas. Here are some Panthers and their Christmas traditions.
"We just go to a family reunion and have some fun with the family. We just laugh all night, dance and eat some food." -Sade Castellano (11th)
“My Christmas traditions at home are eating tamales, going to my brother’s house and celebrating Christmas over there with him.”
-Juan Antonio (10th)
“I go to Mexico and we make a lot of food. Then we break piñatas and sing to baby Jesus. We eat again and drink hot chocolate. We also dance till 12 in the morning. There's a lot of Mexican food we eat for example Posole, Tamales, Atole, etc. Those are my Christmas traditions.”-Yuri Perez (10th)
-Diana Valenzuela Garcia
Santa's Origin
-Alexis Dagar
Christmas is coming and Santa Claus is coming to town! We probably all know who Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Santy, or just simply Santa Claus is. But no one really questions it. A really fat, bearded man with a red uniform organizes a list of all the children in the world. Labeling the kids as either naughty or nice and on one night, he trespasses into our homes by shimmying down the chimney to leave 'gifts' under a tree we put in our houses. So where does this strange man come from?
It all started with the man,
Saint Nicholas.
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He was born on March 15, 270 A.D. Later on in life he was elected as bishop and was known for his generosity. One story was of this woman who needed a dowry before she could get married. Nicholas wanted to help her get money, however, he wanted it to be anonymous. He prepared three bags of gold and chucked it through her father's window. But the young woman's father figured out that it was Nicholas who had thrown the bags of gold. From then on, St. Nicholas was attributed to anonymous gifts of generosity.
Weekly Calendar
ACTIVITIES
This week is our annual winter dress up week, and the days are:
Monday – Winter PJ Day
Tuesday – Holiday Socks Day
Wednesday – Warm Wednesday
Thursday – Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
Friday – Santa vs Elves (dress as Santa, or as an elf)
On Friday, Student Council will be taking toy donations for our area children in need for Christmas.
SPORTS
Tues 6-Dec 3:30/5/6:30 B FR/JV/V Hoops @ St. Bonaventure Tues 6-Dec 3:30/5:30 G JV/V Soccer @ M Bay
Tues 6-Dec 3:30/5:30 B JV/V Soccer vs M Bay
Tues 6-Dec 5:00/6:00 B JV/V Wrestling vs Nipomo
Wed 7-Dec 3:30/5:30 B JV/V Soccer vs Orcutt
Thurs 8-Dec 3:30/5:30 G JV/V Soccer vs Orcutt
Thurs 8-Dec 3:00/4:00 G V/JV Wpolo vs M Bay
Thurs-Sat Dec 8-10 TBA G FR Hoops @ Righetti Tourney
Thurs-Sat Dec 8-10 TBA G JV Hoops @ Nipomo Tourney
Fri 9-Dec 5:00 G V Soccer vs Liberty
Fri 9-Dec 4:30/6:30 B JV/V Soccer @ SMHS
Fri-Sat Dec 9-10 TBA B V Wrestling @ Camarillo
Fri-Sat Dec 9-10 TBA G Wrestling @ Santa Ana
Sat 10-Dec TBA B JV Wrestling @ PVHS Duals