Teacher Appreciation Week- Thank you Mrs. Geyer

Trystan Hurst

Editor

                       

            As it is teacher appreciation week, I want to thank a former teacher of mine for helping shape who I am today. I know not to make this some sob story or heartfelt letter, because she never was one for those type of things. But I would like to thank Sarah Geyer for what she helped me accomplish in just the two years I had her as my journalism teacher. Coming into journalism, I was not really sure how to write a news article, or how to be a journalist in the slightest. Now I don’t know anything else I’d rather be. She sat me down and though the class could be a bit chaotic, made myself and other newbies learn the basics. I remember being terrified for my first interview but her telling me how it was something every journalist learned to do and I would catch on eventually. The class was nothing less of intimidating but she made us all feel at home, and though we were students, we could act like ourselves around her. Mrs. Geyer was the first teacher to make me feel comfortable with my writing, even though it took a lot of editing to finally improve it. She helped me through some of my darkest times my freshmen year, and I will be forever thankful to her for that. Thank you Mrs. Geyer, hope you are well. 

DIY Halloween Decoration

Trystan Hurst

Editor

            It’s finally October and all everyone thinks about in the month of October is Halloween. It’s not really Halloween without a little decoration. There are some easy crafts you can make for the upcoming holiday by yourself!

What You’ll Need:

·      Canvas

·      Paint (orange & black; or just Halloween themed)

·      12"x12"x1-1/2" small chalkboard

·      Halloween themed ribbon (1 YD, maybe less or more)

·      Scissors

·      Tacks (or you can use glue gun again)

·      Hot glue gun

·      Paint (to your liking) or colored chalk

How to:

·      First, you will need to paint the canvas with any color of your choice. Make sure it is that one solid color.

·      Then, you will need to hot glue the chalkboard on top once the paint is dry.

·      Next, you will need to cut the ribbon to fit around the chalkboard and glue it down, then let it dry.

·      After the glue dries, you will need to take ribbon and either glue or tack it on the back of the canvas to make a loop to hang it up from.

·      Once the glue is dried, use the chalk to write on the chalkboard something scary or Halloween related such as : “Ghostly greetings!”, “Stop in for a spell!”, “Please park all brooms at the door!” or another catchy phrase.

·      Once everything is dry, choose a place to display it such as your living room, kitchen or front door!