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HOMECOMINGMMS Celebrates Homecoming TraditionsBy Clency Richardson

Homecoming was a tremendous experience for a lot of our new Cardinals. A large portion of the middle school students enjoyed showing their spirit.

Homecoming is a time for Melissa Cardinals to show their pride at the games.

Birdie shows his school pride.Photo by Brianne Finnell

Sept 30, 2016

Although this time is primarily about honoring students, the teachers are also appreciated as well.

Many students can be found smiling and laughing as spirits are high throughout the week. The amazing Cardinal Band announced their school spirit through music. --Continued on page 9

The 8th graders supports the 8th grade football team. Photo By Mr. Tyner

Mrs. Webb showing her inner Hulk.Photo by Kate McMinn

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Books Come to Life.

Literary Characters Show Up on the Scene

Photo Essay By Sydney Enoch

And Kate McMinn

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Superheroes Save the Day With Various Superpowers Comic book characters gained a new superpower last Tuesday, the power to jump out of the pages! Flooding the hallways of MMS were characters such as Captain America, Batman, The Flash, and others.

The students and staff took turns in dressing up as their favorite superheroes for the second day of homecoming.

Article by Astrid Easton

Cat Woman protects her kittens in class. Photo By Sydney Enoch

Teachers and students model their excellent superpowers in the hallway. Photo By Kate McMinn

Mrs. Achimon is a marvel. Photo by Kate McMinn

Captain America, aka Mrs. Eichel, flies in the classroom, and demonstrates her super power. Photo By Sydney Enoch

Forget fashion. On Wednesday, MMS Cardinals raided their closets for what not to wear. They dressed in anything that didn't match. These “wacky” participants proudly walked the halls of the school. Most people were dressed head to toe in wacky clothes. “I like Wacky Wednesday because I get to look and act crazy,” Kate McMinn stated. Overall, many students and staff enjoyed this day.

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Teachers and Students Turn Wacky on WednesdayBy Caylen Underwood & Liberty Davis

Students pose for a wacky photo during Homecoming Spirit Week. Photo by Astrid Easton

Photo by Natalie Somers

MMS ladies pose for a “fashionably weird” Homecoming dress up day..

Mrs. Eichel and her students mix and match. Photo By Sydney Enoch

Mrs. Webb shows off her wacky side. o By Sydney Enoch

Mrs. Duguid and her students demonstrate how crazy they can be.

Photo By Sydney Enoch

The Homecoming Dream

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Twins arrived thursday looking so alike we couldn't tell who was who. Twin Day is a day in homecoming week when you are supposed to wear matching clothes with a friend. Many students participated in this homecoming week event this year, leading to some fun costumes. Many students enjoy Twin Day to show their homecoming spirit. This is only one of the many exciting

MMS students pose for a Twin Day picture. Photo by Kenzie Frasier

By Mya DeLeon, Skyler HarmanEdited by Melanie Petersen

Seeing Double: Friends Pair up for Twin Dayevents that happened during homecoming week.

Many people would argue that this is the most entertaining day, as cooperating with friends to become “twins” can become interesting. Some went to great lengths choosing to wear more extreme fashion choices. Whether or not you dressed up, everyone had a blast seeing the complementing attires. It was double the fun.

Two are better than one for Twin Day. Photo By Sydney Enoch

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By Neemah Mureithi

Cardinal Day topped off the MMS homecoming week. This tradition is for Melissa students to show school pride by wearing school colors of mums and t-shirts. “I think it’s a good thing to show spirit, because it shows that students can be respectful and responsible,” Brianne Finnell said. For many, this experience proved to be exciting an exciting time on campus.

Photo by Sydney Enoch Photo by Kate McMInn

Photo by Sydney Enoch Photo by Jordan King Photo by Neemah Mureithi

Photo By Kate McMinn

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“I liked Twin Day because I got to dress up with my best friends.” -Savanna Smith

“I liked Twin Day because it was fun.”

-Natalie Somers

“I liked Wacky Wednesday because people don’t have to match.”

-Kate Fletcher

Students Share Their Favorite Dress Up Day

“I like the Book Character Day because I like to read.”- Ashley Vasquez

“I liked Spirit Day because I got to show how much I like going to this school.” -Clency Richardson

“I like Twin Day because I get to look like my friends.” -Mackenzie Wilkie

By: Chau Hua and Annemarie Miller Photos by Chau Hua

--Cont. from Page 1

They proudly played the

fight song with loud horns

and banging drums.

Although the high

school football team lost,

the well loved boys played

with heart.

The chants of Red Red

from cheerleaders and

fans, the football pads

Editor......................................................................................................................................................Brianne FinnellCopy Editor........................................................................................................................................... Skyler HarmanPhoto Editors..........................................................................................................Mya DeLeon & Clency RichardsonNews Editors.........................................................Ashley Vasquez, Caylen Underwood, Liberty Davis, Kate Fletcher Sports Editor.......................................................................................................................…........... Alexis McCombsGraphic Designers......…............…......................…..............................Colton Thomas & Ethan HendersonSpecial Homecoming Photo Essays..........................................................................Kate McMinn & Sydney EnochStudent Beat......................................................................................................................................Melanie PetersenNews Correspondents: Aubrey Bell, Jagger Burrus, Astrid Easton, Kenzie Frasier, Chloe Gorman, Chau Hua, Annemarie Miller, Neemah Mureithi, Elizabeth Reynoso, Mia Rodreguez, Brenna Smith, Savanna Smith, Natalie Somers, Mackenzie WilkieAdviser.....................................................................................................................................................Louise Hickey

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Tune in to see MYO’s “Cats” on October 7 and October 8 at Cox Theater in Plano.

clashing, and the smell of

hot dogs coming from the

concession stand, all

contributed to the

homecoming experience.

Many students wore

mums to show their

Cardinal spirit as well.

So, here’s some advice:

come to next year’s

homecoming.

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