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Science Fair Winners

Jokes

By Tristan Howe

1. What do you get from sitting on

the ice to long?

2. What’s an ig?

3. What does Santa do in

summer?

4. Who is Donner when he’s mad?

5. What’s Santa’s favorite

number?

6. Why does Santa have three

gardens?

7. What's Santa's favorite day?

8. How does a reindeer make

noise?

9. What do presents and bananas

have in common?

10. What does Santa like to read?

Find the answers at the end of this

issue!

Science Fair Winners

By Emma Price

Behavioral and Social Sciences

1st- Logan Casto

2nd- Desiree and Sierra Stoey

3rd- Stephanie Klug and Kaylyn

Cochran

Biochemistry

1st- Abigail McCoy

2nd- Haley Trace

Biomedical and Health

1st- Evelyn Tabb

2nd- Conner Long

3rd-Kayli Barton

Chemistry

1st- Donna Budzyn, Brianna

Rearick, and Rowan Phelps

2nd- Tyler Waddell

3rd- Calista McCaulley

Honorable Mention – Elizabeth

Williams

Computational Biology

1st- Hannah Keke

Dragon’s Lair News Editor: Emma Shockey 12/18/2015 Volume 3

Engineering

1st- Samual Waters

2nd- Ben LaPole

Energy

1st- Emma Shockey

2nd- Isaiah Horner

Material Sciences

1st- Kevin Hugas

2nd- Felicity Hayslette

3rd- Colin Brown

Microbiology

1st- Cade Miller

2nd- Gwen Swift

3rd- Lydia Sherman

Honorable Mention- Naomi and

Brian Lee

Physics and Astronomy

1st-Thea Clutter

2nd- Arman Bishop

3rd- Paige Herald, Alex Linden,

and Caylene Broy

Honorable Mention- Ryan

Gordon

Plant Sciences

1st- Caelan Benjamin and Dorothi

Cunningham

2nd- Emma Price

3rd- Grayson Phelps

System Software

1st- Zack Lowe

Great job to everyone who

participated in this year’s science

fair!

Future Looks Bright for 8th

Graders on Field Trip

By Logan Ownbey

The 8th grade field trip gave our

2020 graduating class the

opportunity to observe a couple of

options for our future possible

careers after high school. Blue

Ridge Community College offers

a lot of medical opportunities. It

also can offer a number of regular

college classes. Blue Ridge is a

great opportunity for high school

graduates.

James Rumsey Technical College

gives you a lot of job

opportunities by teaching you the

strategies of getting into business,

from regular handy work to

running the full business. This

school can also offer college

credit classes that you can take du

ring high school.

Top Player, #10 Blake Hartman

Dragon Sports Talk

By Logan Walls

The first school pep rally was

followed by an eagerly awaited

home boys’ basketball game. The

seventh grade boys’ game was a

hit! Mountain Ridge won 60-34

crushing Musselman! The eighth

grade boys’ team also won. The

girls’ game went a bit differently.

The seventh grade lost, as well as

the eight. South Middle is better

than we expected. When asked

how she thought the game went,

MRMS player, Hannah Barrow

admitted, “I think we could have

done better. We need to work on

really going for the ball.” On

December 12th, they must have

taken their own advice because

they won this game and plan to

keep on winning in the future.

This month’s top player was

Blake Hartman, #10. Look for

more exciting sports news in our

next issue.

Holiday Recipies

An eggnog recipe that is super

easy to make. You will have

this quick and easy eggnog

ready to go.

Easy Eggnog Recipe

Ingredients

6 eggs

3 cups milk

8 tablespoons sugar

3 teaspoon vanilla essence

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the eggs

using an electric beater (if

available).

By turn, add milk & sugar.

Continue beating until

mixture thickens slightly.

Add in the vanilla essence &

ground nutmeg.

Cover with plastic wrap and

refrigerate until chilled (at

least 3 hours).

Russian Tea Cakes

1 cup butter, room

temperature

1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

2 1/4 cups flour, sifted

1 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup walnuts or pecans,

finely chopped

Confectioners' sugar for

rolling

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cream the butter adding

sugar gradually until light

and fluffy. Stir in flour,

vanilla, and walnuts or

pecans.

Roll between hands into 1-

inch balls and place on an

ungreased baking sheet.

Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.

Remove from oven and while

still warm, roll in

confectioners' sugar.

Spicy Venison Stir Fry

Ingredients

8 oz venison, sliced into thin

strips

White Rice, 2 c cooked

1-14 oz bag frozen Stir Fry

Vegetables

1/4 c Szechuan

1 tsp. cornstarch (opt)

Directions

Cook rice according to

package directions. While rice

cooks, stir fry venison in non-

stick skillet until it loses its

red color. Add vegetables,

increase heat and stir fry until

vegetables are crisp-tender.

Stir in cooked rice. Stir

cornstarch into soy sauce then

add to skillet. Stir to combine

and heat through. Add 1/2

cup water if desired to make it

saucier. Makes 4 servings.

The History of Christmas

By Canyon Church

Christmas today is both a

religious holiday and a holiday

that basically everyone in the

world celebrates in many different

ways. It starts all the way from

Santa putting presents under your

tree to witches putting a toy in

your shoe. Ever since 1870,

December 25 (the day of

Christmas) has been a holiday.

Ever since then Christmas has

been celebrated in many different

ways including religious belief

and different country belief. Such

as in the Christian belief

Christmas was the day that Jesus

Christ was born, and that in the

U.S.A good old Saint Nick (Santa

Claus) will put presents under

your Christmas tree, Also how

that in Germany either Saint Nick

or the Christ child will only give

gifts to certain areas. And that’s

only a few facts about the

Christmas holiday so know you

can understand how happy you

should be because all other places

only get one present, but most of

you get a ton! But in most of the

Christmas celebrations, there are

the famous Dasher, Dancer,

Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid

(not the Valentine’s Day person),

Donner, Blitson, and the most

well-known Rudolph. And

upcoming this Christmas, is

Rudolf’s birthday. But no he is

not young like he was back when

he was created, in 1949, he is now

a whopping 79 years old. Well

that’s it but I hope you have a

Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year!

Mountain Ridge

Student Body 2016 New

Year’s Resolutions

By Emma Shockey, Emma Price,

Caelan Bachtell, Zachary

Walker, Canyon Church, Logan

Walls, Logan Ownbey, Austin

Hopple, Tristain Howe

We had a huge amount of people

turn in their resolutions to us and

we are thankful for your

participation. Nearly 120 people

wanted to do better on their grades

and over 50 people want to

improve their health or sports

activities. Those were the two

main groups. Below you will find

individual, unique resolutions

from every grade. Thank you for

your support and we hope you

enjoy!

I want to learn JavaScript and

Python Coding. - Michael

Pfeuffer

I will work on cleaning my room

more. - Cadan Benjamin

My resolution is to help others in

need-Tristan Howe

My resolution is to save more

and spend less money-Lillian

Harrison

My resolution is to use less of

my data on my phone-Ethan

Myers

My resolution for 2016 Is to be in

horseback riding, and have as

great year-Sami N

My resolution is that I will try to

be nice to my younger siblings-

Aaliya Mc Donald

To raise enough money to help

kids get more things they need.-

Kie Williams

To be more of a part of my

community, school, and church.-

Mariah Perez

To be a happier person.-Malachi

McCarty

To be behave better and improve

my trust to people.-Anonymous

To donate clothes to a shelter for

kids that don’t have many clothes

and shoes.-Anonymous

To be able to get good grades for

the rest of the year.-Anonymous

To go home with my dad who is

in Georgia.-Sebastian Riner

To give my parents less attitude.-

Rian Floyd

To be a good person.-Chris

Help homeless animals go to a

shelter or find a new home.-

Madison Burch

To be the best student I can be and

to make my sister happy and

supper excited on Christmas.-

Rachel Fike

To take better care of my pets.-

Abigail P.

Be able to see my dad.-Page

Be more honest.-Brandon

Webster

Keep my room clear.-Chloe Good

Try not to have a short fuse

(anger).-Liam

To clean my room more often.-

Abby

Want to learn how to fix phones,

tablets, technology, etc.-Ethan

Conroy

Fix my room and redecorate.-

Camron Buford

Not break anymore bones.-

Jonathan Dellinger

To get in to dance classes.-Grace

To master piano.-Jasmin Prourke

I will play harder music on my

violin.-Kirsten Hughes

To be the leader of my volleyball

team and at least get second place

at every tournament.-Abigail

McCoy

To save more and spend less

money.-Lillian Harrison

To eat heathier- Michael D

Eat more fruit- Colton Hatton

My New Year's resolution to

conquer stage fright-Titus D. Jr.

To start my photography

business-Logan Ownbey

To get into Milton Hershey

School and get better grades-

Jeremy Freeman

To become a Star Scout- Jimmy T

To quit dissing in people-Brady

My goal this year is to stop

judging people by their looks and

get to know them first ☺-Jay

Sine☺

My resolution is to go to Missouri

and see my niece nephew. -

Anonymous

My resolution for 2016 is to move

back to my Honie town so I can

see all my brothers and sisters. -

Anonymous

My resolution keep my room

clean. So my mom won't yell at

me. -Anonymous

My resolution is to use less of my

data on my phone. - Ethan Myers

Try to be nice to my brother –

anonymous

My new year’s resolution is to not

be cynical (negative) at my house

and be nice at school and get in

trouble – Lacey

My New Year’s resolution is to

invite my friends over more.

To stop arguing – Kyle

Youngblood

My New Year’s for 2016 is to

everyday and to be nicer to people

– anonymous

To date my crush – Rhiannon

Foltz

To finish my Ho train that I

started building with my

grandfather until he died so now I

am going to finish it – Kevin

Hugas

New Year, New me! , think before

saying things. – Faith

My resolution is to keep my room

clean – Brock

To learn more about what is going

on in the world – anonymous

I will try not to argue with my

brother- Caitlyn

I will be nicer to friends – By

Stephanie Dodd

Be nicer to my brother – Isaiah

My 2106 resolution is to play

more with my little sister and be

nicer to her – Lillie Ketterman

To learn how to save money –

anonymous

My resolution is to off my fish

tank so my dad won’t get mad –

Caroline Shipley

My 2016 resolution is to be a

better daughter and sister –

Ashley mylls

My resolution for 2016 is to be

more positive – Kate Aaron

My New Year’s resolution is to

not be mean – Kiara

Pet my dog more – Gage Nobles

I will e-mail my pen pal Hannah

more often (Hannah is in the

United Kingdom) – anonymous

Stop Lying – Dalton Barnes

To stop back talking – Becca K

For my 2016 resolution, I want to

be more productive overall by

finishing all tasks as early as

possible – Nick Zamora

My 2016 resolution is to get

closer to my family for usually, I

do m own thing at home. –

Torsten Clark

My resolution is to wake up

before 10 AM – Maddie Mason

Answers to Jokes

1. Polaroids!

2. Not musk, but he does dog sleigh

with penguins!

3. Not much, but he does dog sleigh

with penguins!

4. Rudolph!

5. 8

6. So he can Hoe! Hoe! Hoe!

7. December 26th!

8. A Blow-Horn

9. They both get peeled.

10 .Bookies