Everyone is so excited about Christmas! Houses are beginning to be decorated with crazy amounts of tiny lights and houses are being filled with the scent like cookies and cinnamon. The wood-stove is on and outside you can see the snow. In every country celebrates Christmas in a different way.
So let me let you in on how Germany and America Christmases are different.
In Germany the Christmas Eve is still on December 24th. In the evening we go to church and afterwards have dinner. Then, we get presents that are lying under the Christmas tree. On the 25th and 26th we have our first and second Christmas day. On these days you visit family and have dinner.
By: Helke Sundmacher
Thursday, November 10, the 15th annual Youth For Christ Banquet was held in the cafeteria. As people arrived they were seated and the Campus Life students served them beverages. The students then formed an assembly line and passed food out to the entire guest.
Veterans Day in the United States is one of the most precedented holidays in a typical year. On November 11, 1918 Armistice Day was proclaimed with the end of WWI taking place on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour. Exactly one year later President Woodrow Wilson made it a holiday. But in 1954, congress changed the name to Veterans Day in order to show respect to all men and women who have served this great nation. Because it is a 
Today, November 11, 2011, the Southern Wells Community gathered together to honor our nation’s Veterans. The day started off early this morning when FCCLA students, under direction of Mrs. Franks, served breakfast for the Veteran’s. This is an annual breakfast done every year for the Veterans. I think this is a great way to show our gratitude to all of the service they have given. Then it was off to the gym for the program. The color guard was presented first, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem which was played by the High School Pep Band. Sadie Herr spoke about the history of Veteran’s Day, followed by Brittney Morton who introduced the guest speaker, Sandy Yencer. Sandy told about her brother who fought in the Vietnam War, and died flying a plane. She also told of the brave soldiers who risked their lives to recover his body so there could be a proper burial with his family and the effect this had on her family. Following Mrs. Yencer, Mrs. Shoaf invited individuals of Student Council to pass out the letters that were written by students here at Southern Wells. Overall, I think today was a very good experience for everyone, and I hope we all realize how much has been done to save this country we live in.
This year, Winter sports are coming a little earlier, with the football team running into a school that recruits… Tough luck huh ;) Anyways the boys are shaping up for a little bit of round ball. Last season was a success, with our Raiders taking home the Sectional Title for the second consecutive season. This year hopes are high as well as emotions, returning Senior Captain Clayton “C$” Hamilton takes the reins, along with Jagger “the Body” Love, and Kyle “Muggsy” Penrod. Levi "Shermanator" Sherman, a player who came along nicely and was a great addition to the depth chart. Yes sir, our boys are definitely shaping themselves for another run at a Sectional threepeat, something never done in the history of Southern Wells. Even with the changes in Sectional Sites (moved to Monroe Central after a long tenure of being held at the Raiderdome) the Raiders have the chance to live up to all the hype. It’s time to break out the bleacher seats and winter coats, ‘cause it’s Basketball Season!!!
Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year. There was an estimated 212 million shoppers last year that spent an average of $365 per shopper. On Black Friday, stores will open at 4 p.m., although there has been word that some stores may open around 11 on Thanksgiving evening. Macys, Kohls, Target, and Best Buy are among the stores that plan to open late on Thanksgiving. So before you go out shopping, here are some things you may want to do as to save time and avoid as many crowds as possible:
Today, our career planning class ventured to Fort Wayne to attend Finance Park. We applied what we had learned from the past 9 weeks of school to determine how much money we would make in a month. Also we learned how to make a budget and stick to it. The whole field trip was tiring, although a very good experience.
On Tuesday November the 8th, the choirs and bands will be performing in the cafeteria at 7:00 p.m. The band will be playing concert and pep band music, and the choirs will be singing some modern contemporary music chosen by the choir. Also, the high school showchoir, Singers, will be performing their Street Fair show. If you aren’t doing anything on Tuesday night, bring the family out to see the various music groups.
The first week of basketball has been tiring, well, to me at least. I have not been running since summer league. I’m not going to lie, I felt out of shape, and I’m sure some other people did too. We worked on the basic things; running, shooting, passing, and some defense. Our coach, Mr. Lefebvre, has been ‘taking it easy’ for the pass few days, but I’m not sure how long that’ll last.