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hutch times december 2015 HUTCH TIMES Volume 27, Number 2 written by hutch school students, dedicated to our families, volunteers and supporters HUTCH SCHOOL nurturing hearts and minds Hutch School is a uniquely supportive learning environment for K-12 school-aged patients and family members who are temporarily living in Seattle while undergoing serious medical treatment at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, University of Washington Medical Center, and Seattle Children’s Hospital. We believe that: Hutch School is a place of hope, a place where kids can be kids, and a place where children feel safe and protected. We recognize that children and families each follow their own path in coping with change, stress and uncertainty. Because everyone is here due to a serious illness we treat each other with compassion and extra kindness. Because everyone comes from someplace else, we celebrate diversity as a learning opportunity for everyone. Our community of multi-age classes addresses individual academic needs and promotes group learning. Seattle and the Pacific Northwest provide rich opportunities for integrated learning. The school is a place of humor, fun and joy. 1100 Fairview Ave. N., H-SCHL Seattle, WA 98109-1024 206)667-1400 www.hutchschool.org

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hutch times december 2015

HUTCH TIMES Volume 27, Number 2

written by hutch school students, dedicated to our families, volunteers and supporters

HUTCH SCHOOL nurturing hearts and minds

Hutch School is a uniquely supportive learning environment for K-12 school-aged patients and family members who are temporarily living in Seattle while undergoing serious medical treatment at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, University of Washington Medical Center, and Seattle Children’s Hospital.

We believe that:

Hutch School is a place of hope, a place where kids can be kids, and a place where children feel safe and protected.

We recognize that children and families each follow their own path in coping with change, stress and uncertainty.

Because everyone is here due to a serious illness we treat each other with compassion and extra kindness.

Because everyone comes from someplace else, we celebrate diversity as a learning opportunity for everyone.

Our community of multi-age classes addresses individual academic needs and promotes group learning.

Seattle and the Pacific Northwest provide rich opportunities for integrated learning.

The school is a place of humor, fun and joy.

1100 Fairview Ave. N., H-SCHL Seattle, WA 98109-1024 206)667-1400 www.hutchschool.org

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A Visit to Starfire By Yocelin, 7

th Grade, Washington

& Yajaira, 6th Grade, Washington

How many kids get to play soccer with one of the best Seattle Sounders of all time? Well, we had the opportunity a couple of weeks ago, when Hutch School visited the Sounders training facility in Tukwila.

Just before entering Starfire, the Sounders training facility, we were met by Roger Lévesque, former Sounders Captain and current team representa-tive. Roger led us (all 14 Hutch students) to the practice field. I was nervous and excited at the same time.

After we walked down the stairs, there were two coaches waiting for us at the practice field. There are two soccer fields inside Starfire, and we had one of the fields all to ourselves. We started out with a short group warm-up and then the coaches split the group in half and each worked with a group of us. The warm-ups were fun and a little challenging, especially the one where we had to dribble the ball because I can’t kick with my left leg.

After a few moderately difficult drills, we were ready to play a game. There were three teams – green, gray, and orange. Roger Levesque joined the orange team and we began to play. I thought because Roger was a good soccer player he would be a challenge, but I guess he was taking it easy on us. Every-one worked really hard to score goals. Some students were laughing and every-one cheered the teams on, so I’m pretty sure all my classmates had a great time.

Thanks so much to the Seattle Sounders for inviting us to Starfire and a

special thanks to Roger Lévesque for playing with us. If we are lucky enough to

visit Starfire again, I hope next time we're on Roger's team.

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Parkour Visit By Malayah, 7

th Grade, Washington

A couple of weeks ago, Hutch School went on a field trip to Parkour Visions,

which is a gym for people of all ages to challenge themselves physically. We did a lot of drills, practiced overcoming obstacles, and at the end of our session we got some free time.

To begin, we started in one big group for about 10-15 minutes, doing our

stretches. Soon we split into groups. We started with basic, easy drills, like practicing how to land safely, followed by running and jumping onto objects. Then we did more difficult challenges by combining running, jumping, and landing safely, all together in the same drill. We had fun while being careful and safe at the same time.

When we started to do the obstacles, especially the more advanced ones, the

drills we practiced earlier actually helped us. We did things like run up steep, curved walls. We used our upper body strength to lift ourselves up and then land on small platforms. Another challenging thing we did was run really fast and then jump three consecutive times, before landing on a huge air mattress.

The best part of the entire session was free time; we got to practice rope

climbing, rock climbing, and climbing on bars. We also sprinted up 15-foot walls and tried to touch the top. It was really fun because free time gave us a chance to prac-tice our skills. After we finished our free time, we came together as a whole group and did a couple of stretches to finish off the session.

If you are up for a challenge, give Parkour a try. But be warned, for about a

week after your visit your legs will be sore. Still, it’s worth it!

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Here are impressions of Parkour from some Primary Class students. By Ruthie, 3

rd Grade, Connecticut

I felt like a spider crawling. It felt marvelous. I also loved the combo. I jumped up onto a vault. I jumped from the vault to the mat, this was fun! Soon I began to feel very tired. Before I knew it, it was free time. I went on the airtrick. It was fun! The airtrick is almost like a trampoline. I feel good when I go to Parkour and when I move my body in different ways. By Canaan, 1

st Grade, Alaska

I ran to the flat diagonal wall and up over the box. I got back in line feeling excited. I thought, this is hard, but later it was easy. The vault was so exciting! I felt like I was jumping off a flat walled cliff with ice below. I landed on both of my feet. Next was the chest vault. It wasn’t too hard. I learned how to do it quickly. When my legs were up it felt like I was going down from an airplane without any parachute. It was so fun! Ruthie and I raced on the airtrick. It felt like my leg muscles were being controlled by the bounce in the floor. I moved like a cheetah from Africa. By Israel, 3

rd Grade, Alaska

Today our school, Hutch School, went to Parkour. At the end of the workout, we got to do the combo. The combo is a big hard challenge. But the very first thing we did was a warm-up that was kind of painless. Then we jumped from trainer (a rectangu-lar block) to trainer. That was called precision. Then we did vaults. Vaults are big triangular materials we had to climb over. Then we did a wall pass, which is climb-ing on top of the wall. Wall run was next. The wall run is when a person jumps on a wall and then he goes from foot to foot. Then we slid down walls. And that was called a catwalk. Then we did the combo, which goes from precision to wall run. Then choice came. What I did for choice was the web bars. The web bars are all together to make what I call a monkey branch. I call it a monkey branch because I hang on to the branch like a monkey on an enormous, gigantic jungle tree. I will work for Parkour! By Tommy, 3

rd Grade, Washington

I was swinging on the bar in the gym. I felt very happy. Then I climbed up the big block, and it was very high. Then I slid down the wall. Sometimes when I slid down the wall I would fall then I would slid down the pole. I enjoyed the chest vault be-cause it was very fun. It felt like I jumped over a table on the ground. My feet land-ed with a loud, solid thump. Then I did flips on the air trick, and landed on a red squishy mat. It felt good and it felt like I was getting sucked into a tornado. I could-n’t get out it was so strong. But it was very fun. Then I got up from the red mat. Then we had free time. I can’t wait to go back!

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More Parkour! By Ellanor, 2

nd Grade, Washington

In Parkour you have to be safe, listen and have fun. There are different vaults, but I only know three: a bottom vault, a chest vault and a foot vault. To do a bottom vault, you get your bottom on the box and then twist and get off. How you do a chest vault is the same as the bottom vault, but you put your chest down and twist. To do a foot vault, you put your foot on the box, and put your hand on the box, and put your other leg through. There are two cool passes, a wall pass and a wall run. To do a wall pass, you put your foot on the wall and jump up and grab the top. How you do a wall run is you run up a wall and then go down it. There is also a ninja jump and a warm up and a warm down. In Parkour, sometimes you have to go under or over. Sometimes you have to go fast or slow. And sometimes you have to do a squat. By Everett, Kindergarten, Washington I loved swinging on the bars because I pretended sharks and crocodiles were under me. I went really high so they wouldn’t bite me. To get off the bar, I swung out very high and let go. I flew over the sharks and crocodiles onto solid ground. I was playing at Parkour Gym with teachers and my class from Hutch School. Parkour had many areas to play in. There was a step vault area where I put one foot on the floor and the other foot on top of the box. Then I pushed off the floor and vailted over the box. I did this five times. Another fun area was the air bed. We jumped and jumped and jumped and jumped. Everyone had fun playing on the air bed. At the swing, I jumped up and grabbed the bar. The bar was actually a swing, and I swung out and let go. I came down on a spongy mat with a big smile on my face. I had a great time at Parkour Gym and I would love to go back again and again. Gingerbread Village Field Trip By Gypsy, 6

th Grade, Oregon

On December 11, 2015, Hutch students and staff took a field trip to see the Ginger-bread Village in downtown Seattle. For the past 23 years, the Sheraton Hotel has hosted a gingerbread display and each year there is a different theme. This year’s theme is Star Wars. There’s a new Star Wars movie coming out this month, so that’s likely why the Star Wars theme was chosen for this year’s Gingerbread Vil-lage. My favorite gingerbread house display was the one featuring scenes from Em-pire Strikes Back. I liked the design, its huge size, and the action figures, especially Yoda. After seeing the gingerbread houses, we left Sheraton Hotel and went to Westlake Village for a ride on the carousel. That was really fun because the carou-sel ride was a little bumpy and they played nice Christmas music throughout the ride. There were a lot of smiles. You could tell everyone had a great time.

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Moments Captured

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Action and Exercise at Parkour Visions

Soccer Clinic with the

Sounders at Starfire Field

Art with Drew

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Moments Captured

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Hard at Work

Carousel Field Trip

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Hurricane of Letters By Kori, 7

th Grade, Washington

I go about each day

In a misty cloud of confusion Ancient letters

Coming off pages Weighing me down

In heavy fog But still I pick up

My kryptonite Knowing it will weigh me down

Again and again Every time I have hope

That the sun will come out No more preposterous fog

Today I don’t feel like Picking back up My kryptonite But still I do

The hurricane of letters Drifting off again

Then the sun and wind came Taking the clouds and fog away

With it I basked in joy

Then came the stars It was wonderful

For I never have to hold That kryptonite

Again I defeated it!

Rain Fire Sun By Hailey, 3

rd Grade, Washington

The sky mists the earth with its cold clear rain. In the inside of the young girl’s house, the fire in the fireplace. The fire burns the wood like the sun burns the world.

Thanksgiving By Lynnea, 5

th Grade, Alaska

It’s a time for a great big feast It’s a time for gathering It’s a time for wearing your nicest clothes It’s a time for teamwork It’s time for being thankful It’s a time for making grand memories It’s a time for realizing how grateful you are for family and friends

Blessing for My Grandpa By Karina, 2

nd Grade, Hawaii

May you be filled with love and hearts May your day be filled with sleep May your eyes be filled with flowers May your heart be filled with tears May your hands hold your grandchildren’s hands May your dreams be full of shooting stars May your body be filled with my happiness

When I Was By Yajaira, 6

th Grade, Washington

When I was 8-years-old, in the of beginning of June, on a warm summer’s evening, a baby was born under the moon night. An adorable gift from mom, My sister Lily.

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A Trip Home By Jacob, 11

th Grade, Colorado

Last week I went to Colorado after being away from home for about a month. I went back because I had a hockey tournament. I played in 8 games in 2 towns over the course of 2 days.

It’s hard being away from home for a long time, but it was really good seeing all my friends. We flew in on Thursday night and stayed until Monday morning. On Thursday we flew in and got home around 9:30. On Friday I woke up around 9:00 and one of my friends came over to my house and we chilled for a little bit. Around lunch time I went up to McDonald’s by my high school. I was not allowed to visit the school so all my friends went to McDonalds to see me and chill for a little bit. There were so many people there.

Friday night came and we drove up to Colorado Springs which is about an hour drive. On Saturday morning I had to wake up around 7:30 because my brothers had a game at 8:00. I went to the rink and I watched my brothers’ games. My first game was around 4:00 and my last game was around 8:15. I was at that rink for about 13 hours. During that time I got to visit with my teammates, talk to my coaches, watch a lot of hockey games, and feel like I was a part of the rink again. Saturday night I drove home with my friend. It was about 10:00 and I went to my other friend’s house to see more people and sleep there. It was so great to see my friends and re-connect with them. I felt as if everything was the same and I was still living there.

On Sunday I went home to pack my hockey bag because I had more games in Parker. I left the house around 1:00 to see my brothers play again and then stayed at the rink until my first game. My first game was at 4:00 and my last game was at 9:00. Our team ended up with 3 wins and 5 loses. Although we lost more games than we won, we are still the second seed in the league. I am the 3

rd point leader on my team

and I am leading in assists. It was a great trip back home. I got to visit with everyone I wanted to see,

hangout and sleep over at my friend’s house, play hockey, and feel like life was nor-mal again. I can’t wait to go back in 2 weeks because I have another big hockey tour-nament.

Seattle Seahawks Corner By Diego, 4th Grade, Washington In 8 out of their first 10 games, the Seahawks had the lead going into the 4th quarter, and yet they only have a 5-5 record. So, what is going on? Russell Wilson has not been reading the defenses. Marshawn Lynch is out again with a hamstring injury. The team has not been using Jimmy Graham as the weapon he is. The Hawks are not the same as they were last year. At least there have been a few good signs, especially a few weeks ago when they showed the 49ers who is boss with a 29-13 win. Next week they face the Pittsburgh Steelers at home. My Seahawk Corner prediction is a win, with Steven Hauschka kicking the winning field goal for a 27-26 win. After that, the Hawks will win an easy game in Minnesota against the Vikings 20-7. Then they will snatch the easiest win of the season against the Ravens 35-3. The Seahawks should finish the season with a 9-7 record and make a wild card appear-ance. That’s it for the second edition of Seahawks Corner!

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Philly and Seattle By Sophia, 5th Grade, Pennsylvania

If I were given a dollar for every time someone asked me if I liked Seattle better than Philadelphia, I would probably be the richest person in the world! I tell everyone who asks that each city has its pros and cons. What I like best about Seattle is all the Starbucks (there’s seems to be one on just about every street), the public transporta-tion, and all the nice people, especially everyone at Hutch School! Public transportation in Seattle is great because they have buses and trains that can take you almost anywhere. The Monorail zips you to the Chihuly Museum, the Space Needle, and more! Then there’s the South Lake Union Trolley, which takes passen-gers from Lake Union Park to Downtown Seattle. Seattle is a really friendly city. When my brother visited us in Seattle, he said he was amazed by how many said “hello” to him on the street. I’ve noticed the same thing because everyone says “hi” to me everywhere I go! Of course I miss Philadelphia quite a bit. The foods I miss most are peanut chews, cheesesteaks and soft pretzels. Philadelphia has a lot of cool places to visit, such as Boat House Row and the Rocky statue in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum. Most of all I miss my school, my friends, and my family! There is one thing I don’t like about both cities and that is the traffic. I’ll save that for another time because right now I need another Oprah-Chai-Tea-Latte at Starbucks!

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Mirror By Kapua, 2

nd Grade, Hawaii

I am a square mirror I am red and shiny and I live in the bathroom of a five-year-old girl She comes after dinner She comes to brush her teeth When she is done she walks away from me Then I wait.

Flashlight By Kamilah, Kindergarten, Hawaii Is that a sun buried in a blue tunnel or just a round flashlight?

My Love for Reading By Ari, 8

th Grade, Oregon

Everybody has their own way of coping when life gets hard. Some people

might take bubble baths, while others might scream into a pillow. One of the ways I cope with things is reading. If I have a bad day or I’m not feeling well, I just go lie down and read a book.

I started reading in the sixth grade when I was doing OBOB, Oregon Battle of the Books. I wasn’t really into reading at the time but I wanted to try something new. After reading most of the books on the middle school list, I got to a book called “Uglies” by Scott Westerfield. After I finished that book, I liked reading way more than I did before. I eventually read the whole “Uglies” series. Over the years, I start-ed reading more and more and soon reading became one of my loves and joys in life. For me reading is an escape, a great escape. I get to go into another world where I can go on adventures and make new friends. I can even have a crush on a fictional character because, I’ll admit, I have a soft spot for those sappy love stories. Reading is a way of passing time, a way to learn things, a way to gain knowledge. Books invite us to live someone else’s life and experience their perspective.

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Missing Home By Ximena, Grade 8, Washington

When the doctor came in, I was too scared to run. I was too scared to scream. I had sweat around my collar and my heart was pumping hard. When I saw the doc-tor’s face and he announced, “She has cancer”, our lives changed in a snap. We were given loads of information about my sister’s cancer and then the doctor ex-plained that we had to move to Seattle. Now, after five months, I miss many things from home. I miss my school, my friends, my favorite restaurant Tacos el Rey, and my apartment. I miss my extra classes: ballet, piano, and violin. I miss the sports I played: softball, soccer, and wrestling. These things are all very important to me. I’ve lived in Yakima for the last ten years of my life and I never thought we would have to move. I came to the U.S. when I was three years old, and lived in California for about a month. Since then, I have never really left Yakima. I miss my music classes. I miss piano because I sound funny and I want to keep on getting better. I worry about forgetting everything I have learned over the last seven years. I also miss violin because I enjoy playing it. The violin gives me a connection with music and I sincerely love to play. I’ve played violin for three years and it is satisfying to show how I feel through music.

I also miss my ballet classes this year. Before coming to Seattle, I was going to start two classes a week and they would be my pointe classes. This would have been my second year in them and it would have been so fun. I would have loved to be in the recital and learn two dances. At the Academy, if I were in two classes, I would have had two dance recitals. It is really hard to know that I am missing that opportunity. This year was going to be special because I was going to start the two classes and before I only took one.

I also miss playing sports. At home I play softball, soccer, and participate in wrestling. I always got certificates and I loved to play with my teammates. I really loved to help newcomers and show them how we all play as a team and help each other out. I miss my small apartment, my bed and all my stuff; even my TV (which I rarely watched). I loved to be on my top bunk, in the peace and quiet. Up there no one can reach me so I get to be alone. My sisters would watch movies of their own and my mom would watch the news sitting on the old dusty couch. We all miss those quiet little rooms.

I also miss Tacos el Rey which is where my mom had worked since we moved to Yakima. The restaurant is owned by my godfather’s brother and the owner is my cousins’ dad. My favorite part of being at the restaurant is hearing the conver-sations that the workers had with my mom. Sometimes I would share my own opin-ions and they would listen and even take my advice. The restaurant is a place where people are always laughing.

It is hard to have our lives changed so much and it makes me sad and worried that my sister is sick. It is hard to admit that I miss home because I know we are here so that she can get better. At home life was so busy and full, but here we spend lots of time waiting. I look forward to going home someday so that I can do all of the things that I love again.

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Comparing Schools By Jaylynn, 6

th Grade, Washington

Hutch School and Evergreen Elementary (my previous school) have many

more differences than similarities. While both schools are similar as far as the school routine goes, there are some unique differences between the schools. A couple of interesting differences have to do with lunch and grade levels.

First, let’s start with some of the similarities between both schools. The day-to-day school routines are basically the same at both schools. Each school offers math, reading, writing, and science. Similarly, homework is a daily activity at both schools. As for transportation, each school provides a bus to bring students to and from school. Contrasting the schools, Evergreen Heights and Hutch School have oodles of differences. For example, Hutch School has delicious homemade lunches that are prepared fresh daily. As for Evergreen, the food isn’t nearly as good as Hutch School’s; it’s sort of a same-thing-different-shape type of food. Other than water, Hutch School doesn’t provide students with any beverages, whereas Evergreen of-fers milk and juice. On the other hand, Evergreen doesn’t let you have seconds or a dessert.

In addition to school lunches being different, Hutch School has multi-age classrooms. At Hutch School, the Primary classroom consists of kindergarten to third grade. The Middle School class is fourth grade to seventh grade. Finally, high school is eighth grade to twelfth grade; Evergreen follows the traditional one-grade class-room. In my opinion, the smaller, multi-age classroom with fewer students is better because there’s more space and I can focus a lot more. Those are just a few of the many differences between the two schools. As you can tell, these two schools are different, but the thing they share in common is that they both are wonderful schools, with great teachers, and awesome classmates.

Top 10 Reasons I Love Tacoma By Dymond, 8

th Grade, Washington

1. If you go to the corner of 21

st & J you can see the lights of the city as well as the

Tacoma Dome. 2. At night and in the morning it’s peaceful. 3. When we returned after living in California people welcomed us back. 4. The Boys and Girls Club is awesome! They care and help you. 5. The Tacoma street fair is really cool and people come out to dance and have fun. 6. My friends and I love to walk around Tacoma. There are so many memories

there. 7. There are programs to keep kids safe. 8. The graffiti in Tacoma is beautiful. 9. People look out for each other 10. Tacoma is my home.

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High School and Beyond By Darien, 12

th Grade, Washington

As a senior in high school, I’ve been thinking about what I’m going to do after I graduate. My plan after high school is to pursue a career in the field of biology, whether it’s a marine biology, or as a zoologist. I want to pursue a career that has something to do with animals. Anything lost and or wounded comes to my house.

At this time, if I had to decide, I would choose to be a marine biologist. I’ve al-ways been fascinated with marine life and how it has evolved over millions of years. I developed a love for marine life having lived on the Washington coast my whole life. I could also be a zoologist. I would love to work with zoo animals. As a zoologist I would want to better understand the animals in order to make sure they are happy and healthy.

I took high school biology early because I have such a love for biology. I love trying to understand how organisms thrive and what would happen if they were not here. A class I want to take this year is Earth Science. Taking earth science will help me understand how things work. I am interested in keeping the earth and its living organisms alive and healthy. I also want to do an internship at the aquarium. I think an internship is a great way to make sure that I still want to pursue a career in marine biology.

The end of high school is near. I am excited that I am finally finishing school and can go to college, even though it is more school. I look forward to spending my days in classes that are related to the things I care about so that someday I can get my dream job and work with animals.

New Year Traditions By Gavin, 7

th Grade, Colorado

Originally called Chinese New Year, most people in China now refer to this holiday as Spring Festival. Chinese New Year is a 15-day holiday that follows the lunar calendar and Spring Festival is just a shortened version of the original holiday. Besides the name change, the holiday used to be a time to celebrate gods as well as ancestors. Today, younger generations of Chinese now look at the holiday in a very different way. Young Chinese treat the Spring Festival as a time to relax and take a day off from work, while others still treat it as a time to bring family together for a big feast, like the American Thanksgiving, and a celebration similar to American New Year’s Eve. Now we come to the other side of the world – America. While the Chinese New Year starts on a different day every year, our New Year’s celebration always begins on December 31

st. Common American New Year’s traditions include hosting

house parties and making resolutions for the New Year. I also have a few personal ones, such as staying up until midnight, hanging out with my family and making fami-ly resolutions. The Chinese have a few things in common with our New Year’s Eve holiday, such as launching fireworks and displaying bright, colorful lights in the equiv-alent of their Times Square. Happy New Year, everyone!

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Scandinavian Christmas By Kori, 7

th Grade, Washington

A Christmas tree decorated with ornaments and candy canes, and the scent

of Christmas dinner coming from the kitchen. You can’t wait! There will be turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie – mmm! There are presents under the tree, and let’s not forget about your stockings. You’re chomping at the bit to see what’s under the wrapping paper. This is a typical Christmas for some people in America, but for Scandinavians, Christmas (or Yule, as they call it) is a slight bit different.

The Scandinavian Christmas season kicks off with St. Lucia Day, which is December 13

th. St. Lucia Day involves a ceremony where a girl is chosen to wear a

crown full of candles. The crown of candles is supposed to symbolize how St. Lucia found the light.

Speaking of things with candles on them, many Scandinavians use real can-dles on their Christmas trees! Isn’t that dangerous? Another thing they usually have on their trees is a Julbock (a julbock is a goat), Before the 19

th century, the Julbock

was believed by Scandinavians to be their Santa Claus. Today, Scandinavian chil-dren believe in Santa Claus, but they don’t believe he has a sleigh with reindeer. They think that he walks with a big bag full of presents on his back instead.

As you can see, Scandinavians definitely have a unique way of celebrating Christmas. To them all of this is summed up in a season called Yule. Does Yule sound good to you?

Bring Hockey to Seattle By Riley, 7

th Grade, Colorado

Let me get this straight. There’s hockey in the desert and hockey in the swamps of Florida, but NO hockey in Seattle? That’s what most hockey enthusiasts in Seattle are currently wondering. The National Hockey League (NHL) has been considering adding three new expansion teams. The three candidates are Quebec City, Las Vegas, and, of course, Seattle. While I can see how Quebec might deserve a team, given it’s a large Canadian City and they had the Nordiques taken away from them, I can’t support an expansion team in the desert. When I think about Vegas, I immediately think palm trees, slot machines, and 24-hour casinos. Conversely, Seattle, the fastest growing city in the U.S., has what it takes to keep an NHL team running: a large population (ranks 20

th in the country) and dedi-

cated fans (just think of the Seahawks and the 12th Man). Plus, bringing an NHL

team to Seattle would create jobs for many people. Unlike Las Vegas, people in Se-attle care about their sports teams and are proven supporters of professional sports. Las Vegas hasn’t had any experience with a major professional sports organization. Also, bringing an NHL organization to Seattle would create more revenue for the Na-tional Hockey League because they could charge a major expansion fee to the new owner. In conclusion, bringing the National Hockey League to Seattle would benefit the NHL, the City of Seattle, and its people.

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