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Secret Life of Ms. ShaakTeacher by morning, self-employed farmer by night. Samantha Shaak, a Family Consumer Science teacher at Wilson High School, has an ultimate passion for food that starts in the classroom and follows her home. Four years ago, Shaak began what is known today as “Green Pig Farm.” This farm contains some chickens, some goats and a fairly large garden. After years of tending to her farm, Shaak made the switch from a twelve-year special ed teacher to an FCS teacher this past year.
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Disney+’s Rise to “Infinity and Beyond”One of the most highly anticipated and advertised events of the year was the introduction of Disney+. On November 12, 2019, it was made available to the US, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and has since exploded in its amount of subscribers. After the first day of being available, the platform had already reached ten million subscribers, which they did not expect to reach until 2021.
Was "Screenagers" a Worthwhile Watch for Wilson Students?Instead of Wilson’s normally scheduled programming on Oct. 31, students and staff watched and discussed “Screenagers,” a documentary created and directed by Delaney Ruston that explores how the technology-filled world we live in today impacts teenagers who’ve grown up surrounded by screens. The in-class viewing of the film was followed by an in-class discussion and a social media symposium featuring students and professors at Kutztown University.
Taking On The Big AppleOn Dec. 5, 2019, a group of about 40 Wilson students that are taking a level five language this year took a trip to the Big Apple. It was an early start to try and avoid traffic, and we made great time getting there, arriving at The Metropolitan Museum of Art at 10:30 am. It was the perfect day to be in New York, as the sun was shining brightly, and it was not as cold as an average December day. We were all welcomed by some Met employees that gave us the guidelines for how we should use our time in the museum, where to meet when the time came to leave, and which exhibits to go to. As soon as the welcoming committee was done with their instructions, we all split up with our respective friend groups and ventured through the massive museum. Everything I saw in the museum was beautiful! There were ornate fountains, statues, abstract paintings, and even ancient jewelry.
Road to the Super Bowl‘Tis the season to be jolly because it’s playoff time. Though the holidays are distant memories, the fervor for football has taken center stage.
"With the Fire on High" Book ReviewAfter her debut of the three-time award-winning novel, The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo made a comeback on May 7, 2019, with her second novel, With the Fire On High. This novel tells the story of 17-year-old Emoni Santiago from her perspective. She’s a mixed Latina who grew up in the inner city and fell in love with a boy named Tyrone. In her freshman year of high school, she ended up becoming pregnant and giving birth to a girl, who she named Emma but calls “babygirl.” Being a young Latina mother living with her Buela at home, working a part-time job at a Burger-Joint and balancing her education with all of her other responsibilities, Emoni speaks about the challenges, hardships and joys of being a teen mother pursuing her career in culinary arts.
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