Newsletter Team

MLB

Rayson Funderburk


When you think of baseball, what do you think of ? The MLB of course MLB stands for Major League Baseball. When I was little my dream was to play in the MLB so I figured I should be educated about it and you should too.


Who started the MLB: In 1871, the National Association of Professional Baseball Players was established as the sport’s first major league.

Five years later, in 1876, Chicago businessman William Hulbert formed the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs to replace the National Association, which he believed was mismanaged and corrupt. 


The National League had eight original members: the Boston Red Stockings (now the Atlanta Braves), Chicago White Stockings (now the Chicago Cubs), Cincinnati Red Stockings, Hartford Dark Blues, Louisville Grays, Mutual of New York, Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Brown Stockings. Nowadays there are 30 teams. As you can see the sports has grown majorly 


How did they manage so many teams: In 1997, Major League Baseball introduced inter-league play, in which each NL team played a series of regular-season games against AL teams of the same division. In 2002, the rules were changed to allow AL/NL teams from non-corresponding divisions to compete against each other.


So this is my article about the MLB. So if you didn’t know anything about it before you now have some background about the MLB. Or if you already know a lot about the MLB maybe you learn something new .

 

The Great Smoky Mountains

Jeffrey Buice

 

 

A couple weeks ago my family took a trip up to the Great Smoky Mountains. We did a lot of stuff up there and it was a really good time.

 

One thing we did at the mountains was ride the Polar Express. The Great Smoky Mountain railroad gets one of their trains and decks the cars and the train out to make it look like the Polar Express. When you get on the Polar Express, you get to see the servers dance and you get to sing Christmas carols and other stuff. You also get a golden ticket and cookies and hot chocolate.

 

Another thing we did at the mountains was walk around Bryson City. Bryson City is the same place where we ride the Polar Express so we already know where it is and basically what's in the town. But, every year we go walk around and look at the shops the day after we ride the train so we can buy whatever we want to buy and see whatever we want to see. There is also a fudge shop in Bryson City that makes the best fudge in the state (trust me). It is called The Chocolate Shoppe (chocolateshoppe.com). You can place orders through their website year-round.

 

One final thing we did at the mountains was go to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. This is the longest trip we take aside from actually going to and from the mountains. It usually takes us about 1 hour to get there if there isn’t any traffic on the road. Gatlinburg is a very big town/city so it takes us a while to get what we want down there and walk to and from the shops. This year our trip to Gatlinburg was short because they had to close the mountain down because of the Ice and snow on the road.

 

Well, That’s my mountain trip! Thanks for reading!

 

 

Cell Phones and Teens

McKenna Lowey


Nowadays, it seems like teenagers are always on their phones. It’s like they can’t go five minutes without checking Instagram, texting their friends, or watching TikToks. Some of my friends even sleep with their phones next to them, like they’re afraid they’ll miss something important, but honestly, most of the time, they’re just scrolling through random posts. It’s crazy how much time we spend on our phones when we could be doing other things, like going outside or hanging out with family.

One of the biggest problems is that phones can make us addicted to social media. People always want to see who liked their posts or check out what their friends are doing, but it gets in the way of real life. Instead of talking to people in person, we send texts or snap pictures. It’s like we’re living in a world where everyone is right in front of us, but nobody is really paying attention to each other. I’ve noticed that sometimes when we’re all hanging out, everyone is just looking at their screens instead of talking.

Another reason why teens use their phones too much is because of games and apps. I have friends who play games on their phones for hours, and sometimes it seems like they can’t stop. They say they’re just having fun, but it’s easy to lose track of time. Instead of doing homework or getting ready for bed, they’re glued to their screens, trying to level up or beat a game. It makes me wonder if all this screen time is really helping us in the long run.

Phones can also mess with our sleep. I’ve heard that staring at a screen before bed makes it harder to fall asleep because the blue light tricks our brains into thinking it’s still daytime. It’s happened to me before, where I’ll stay up late watching videos or texting and then feel super tired the next day. If we didn’t have our phones to distract us, maybe we would get better rest and be more focused during school.

Overall, while phones are definitely useful for staying in touch and having fun, it’s clear that they can be a huge distraction. They’re taking away from things that are more important, like spending time with family, getting enough sleep, and even focusing on school. Maybe we should all try to use our phones a little less and see how much more time we have for other stuff!

 Pickles 
                           Emma Freeman 


There are many different brands of pickles like mt. olive, kosher  dill pickle ,and many others. My personal favorite  is mt. olive. Some people may wonder, are pickles good for you ? Yes, pickles are good for you, they are fat free and low calories. Pickles  are one of the oldest foods. Fun fact: Germany consumes the most pickles. Pickles also help with cramps because of the vinegar in them. A lot of people also pickle a lot of things like eggs, okra, beets, and a bunch of other things. The most famous pickles are dill pickles. Everybody loves them where I am from. Did you know that pickles don’t expire? They only expire when you open the jar and  leave it open. Do you know how to tell if pickles are old? The pickles start looking mucky and nasty in the jar. Sometimes when you crave pickles you might be dehydrated. Most athletes eat pickles , drink pickle juice or put some pickle juice in a cup and freeze it to make it in a pickle shooter. Fun fact                                                                                                                                                                                                                                my step mama's family makes spicy pickles and they make me and my sister can them. During the summer we always experiment with  different herbs and spices to get a different recipe. Pickles are also a very good snack for you other than you having to go in the kitchen to make a sandwich or some noodles. My family absolutely loves pickles. Any road trip we      went on we also would have pickles in the cooler instead of  chips or gummies. Have you ever had pickled oranges? Well I have, they are  not as bad as you think they are pretty good . But that's all  I know about pickles. So until next time people.
 
Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles, Dill Baby Whole Pickles, 46 fl oz Jar
 

  Why we shouldn't wear uniforms 

 

¨Should students be required to wear uniforms in school?¨. My opinion and answer is yes, students should wear uniforms to school to help a lot of people out and even parents. 

It helps to save money and time for them to make more money. Some parents have to worry about how to get their kids to school and how they will get to work. Some parents have to worry about money, gas, and food, this will At least help parents out a little bit with money.


One example of why we should wear uniforms is because you don't have to wash a lot of clothes. Do you want to have that many clothes to wash that weekend or every day?. We wear uniforms now and on the weekend I don't have that many clothes to wash but the ones i put on after school and my uniformes, If we don't wear uniforms then our mom and dad will have to wash a lot of clothes everyday and on the weekend  even if you got brothers or sisters in the school then it will be more clothes to wash and it will be hard to do all of that on the weekend or everyday. So this is one example why we should wear uniforms. Do you agree with me?.


 Another example why we should wear uniforms to school  is people that don't have that much money want to have to buy so many school clothes and that is a lot of money that our mom and dad got to put into it. When they can be saving their money, but if we wear uniforms then they will only have to buy a coat and pants. It will be at least  $110 but think about it they don't want you walking out not looking right. It will save a lot of money and our mom and dad can have some money saved to pay bills and impotent stuff then if you dot have nothing to wear to school then you gotta go buy some clothes for school  and it will be more expensive if they go out and get you some more clothes because your clothes at home are two ripped and dirty to wear to school.


My last example is what if someone comes up to you and says your outfit is ugly then they will get in a fight or they will start yelling at each other. Or what if your parents get you some not very nice clothes and someone at school comes up to you and they keep talking bad about you and they won't stop.

And they want to leave you alone and you start crying then it will all be a big problem you will have to solve and this is a waste of time but if you wear a uniform you don't have to worry about none of this. DO you think all my examples are a reason to wear uniforms?. 


This all adds together and mean my answer is yes we should wear uniforms because a lot of  people don't have money and you wouldn't want them to get bullied for that but if you wear A uniform then how would people know you don't get that much money if everybody were the same thing you want to tell the difference. Some people will say yes  but they don't think about how other people don't have that much money to spend on clothes or how hard it is at home for some people this will help parents. What is your opinion about uniforms?.

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