The Green and Purple Pages Issue 2 Published Bi-Monthly February, 2017

Frog and Toad Field Trip By Evelyn Huff

Last Friday CHESS took a field trip to see A Year with Frog and Toad at the

Victoria Theatre. A Year with Frog and Toad is all about a frog and a toad that are

the best of friends. In the play, frog and toad take you moment by moment through

their year. The play reminded us that a good friend is there in stormy and sunny

weather.

At the end, everyone cheered as loud as they could. It was such a great play!

If they put it on next year, I hope those who didn’t go this time will go next year! I

know I enjoyed it, and I hope you do too! Hooray for Frog and Toad!!!!!!!

Columns

Royal Basketball

By Lilly Frederick

CHESS Christian School has a 7th &

8th grade basketball team. The boys on the

team are Ben Frederick, Micah Crockett,

Matt Binning, Michael Hoover, Tommy

Peebles, AJ Young, and a few boys from

another school. The team is coached by

Mr. Peebles and Caleb Lee. They practice

every Thursday night and have games on

Tuesday and Saturday nights.

Come to the basketball games to

support the team! They work hard. The

team is learning how to play better. Their

record is 2-3. They are called the CHESS

Royals.

Big Horses of a Big World

By Lexi Vitas

The Quarter Horse is a big breed in the

Western Riding world. Many people say it is the

fastest horse for a quarter mile race. That means if

you line up each breed of horse and race them for a

quarter of a mile, the Quarter Horse would win.

Quarter Horses were used by farmers in the

1700s. The farmers wanted a horse that would work

all day and not tire and then race in the evening

against other farmer’s horses. Then came the

Thoroughbred horse from England. So, a race was

held against a Quarter horse and a Thoroughbred. It

was a mile-long race. The quarter horse led for the

first quarter mile, but then the Thoroughbred took

over and won. When a quarter-mile race was held, the

Quarter horse won. But, when a mile race was held

the Thoroughbred won.

Then a cry from the West came for a sturdy

horse that would quiet when caging cattle, but fast

when on a chase. The Quarter horse was perfect for

the job! Ranch life was now more fun with the

Quarter horse. The Quarter horse is a racer, and the

back bone of Western Life!

I looked and there before me was a white

horse! Its rider held a bow, and he given a crown, and

he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

Revelation 6:2

Jokes Corner By Kyle Geitgey

Q: What did one wall say to the other?

A: Meet you at the corner!

Q: Why was the broom late?

A: Because he over swept!

Q: Why did the robber take a bath before

he stole from the bank?

A: To make a clean get away!

Q: What did the paper say to the pencil?

A: Write on!

Q: Why did the kid study in the airplane?

A: Because he wanted a higher education!

Elective Highlight

By Bethany Crank

This month's Elective Highlight is

Worship Band which is instructed by Mr.

Peebles. This semester Worship Band

students are traveling around to different

churches to lead worship. The class is really

excited! There are approximately 20

students enrolled in class. The class consists

of singers, drummers, keyboard players, and

guitarists.

If you would be interested in the

CHESS Worship Band visiting your church,

talk with Mr. Peebles first, then your pastor.

Mr. Peebles is only at CHESS on

Wednesday from Chapel to the end of 1st

period. Worship Band is an excellent way to

share your love of God through music. It is

an elective I highly recommend!

Columns

Music & Dance

By: Bethany Crank

Hello everyone! This month I

want to showcase the Dayton Ballet's

Daring Duets. This performance will

take place at the Victoria Theatre on

Main Street in downtown Dayton. The

dances are choreographed by Nicole

Haskins, Karen Russo Burke, and

Anthony Tudor. This year the dances

will be performed “pas de deux”

(partner dance).

The performance dates are

February 9th, 10th and 11th. On the

10th, there will be a free pizza prelude!

Last year’s performance was absolutely

amazing. Spend Valentine’s Day with

the ones you love surrounded by the

beauty of the expression of emotion

between two dancers—the pas de

deux—in Daring Duets.

Vocab

Pas de deux: partner dance

Courage for Sports

By Evelyn Huff

Have you ever played a sport? If

so, you know how wonderful it feels to

play on a team. It also feels great to get

better with practice. I believe that

everyone should try a sport at least

once. Plus, sports are very good

exercise!

First, sports are fun!! When you

play a sport, you are excited to get in

there and play. No matter what sport

you play, you learn new plays, moves

or styles. Furthermore, when you play a

sport you can come to know what

talents God has given you.

Second, sports are a great way

to stay healthy (unless you train for pie-

eating contests!). Normally, when you

play a sport, you are constantly moving.

Therefore, you build up muscles that

make you stronger from all your hard

work.

Most importantly though,

through sports you can make new

friends! I have been in gymnastics for

since I was seven years old. I can

truthfully tell you that through

gymnastics I have made some great

new friends. Also, the longer you play a

sport, the more intimate you can

become with new friends!

This year, attempt to try out one

sport. You may not realize this now, but

in doing so your mind and body will

grow stronger. So just try a sport. I

think you’ll like it!

Reviews

The Jungle Book: Live Action

Review by Samantha Terry

The Jungle Book movie is about a boy named

Mowgli, who was raised by wolves. Mowgli soon has

to run away from the wolves because a tiger is after

him. Mowgli is saved by a bear called Baloo. Mowgli

helps Baloo. Many new friends are made by Mowgli

and Baloo, and the Jungle becomes safer.

This movie is a bit scary, so I recommend for

5th

grade and up. I rate this movie 3 & 1/2 stars out of

5.

The Secret Life of Pets

Review by Land Newby

Have you ever wondered what your

pets do while you’re away? Well, that’s what

The Secret Life of Pets is all about! The Secret

Life of Pets takes place in New York City. It is

a funny movie about what pets do while their

owners are away. Two dogs named Max and

Duke are on an adventure to find their owner

Katie. They get lost in the city after an

encounter with a bunch of cats and lose their

collars. Through a crazy series of events they

get lost in the sewers and accidentally offend a

group called the Flushed Pets. Max’s friends

try to find him and Duke. Will they be back

with their owner or killed by the Flushed Pets?

Watch the movie and find out! I give this

movie a 5 out of 5-star rating.

Home Alone

Review by Joshua Huff

I think Home Alone is a very funny movie!

What is the movie about? I will tell you. The main

idea of the movie is how a boy, Kevin, gets left behind

on a family vacation. While alone, he stops some bad

guys whose signature name is the Wet Bandits. To

stop them, he makes some funny traps. I give this

movie 5 out of 5 stars!!!!

Stories

Who Has Seen the Wind?

Poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti, Illustrated by

Spencer Neal

Who has seen the wind?

Neither I nor you.

But when the leaves hang trembling,

The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?

Neither you nor I.

But when the trees bow down their heads,

The wind is passing by.

Stories

The Polka-Spotted-Striped-Pus

Story by: Kira Mata

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Amy. She had a plush platypus. She took him

everywhere she went!

One Tuesday morning, Amy took Platypus on a fishing trip. She gave him a fishing pole and hat.

But when she tried to put bait on his hook…

SPLASH!

The poor platypus was drenched in moss, water, and scum. He had holes all over him. Also, he was losing

stuffing.

Amy packed Platypus into the car and drove to Grandma’s house. Here Grandma sewed patches on him and

cleaned the moss off his back. She handed him to Amy. “He needs a new name!” exclaimed Amy. “He has stripes

and spots where his new patches are. I’ll call him Polka-Spotted-Striped-Pus!”.

THE END!

Credits

Editor in Chief- Gwen Geitgey

Editor- Evelyn Huff

News Reporter- Amy Wallace

Photographers- Alexia Wescott, Gwen Geitgey, and Samantha Terry

Columnists- Kyle Geitgey, Lilly Fredrick, Bethany Crank, Evelyn Huff

Reviewers- Samantha Terry, Josh Huff, Micah Waldman, and Land Newby

Layout Designer- Noah Huff

Cartoonists- Ethan Simpson and McKenna Newby

Thank You to All of Our Wonderful Staff for

Making This Newspaper Happen!