Thursday, December 17, 2020

The 2020 yearbooks are on sale for the price of $25. Stop by the high school office to pick up your copy! The food service will be giving out seven days worth of meals today from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. to any child between the ages of 0-18. Each family will also receive a fresh produce box filled with russet potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, clementines, dinner rolls, and a 3-4 lb. ham. They will also be handing out meals on Tuesday, December 29th and Monday, January 4th from 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Tomorrow is the last day of school. Christmas Vacation is from December 19 th – January 3rd. School is scheduled to resume in person for all grades on Monday, January 4th. Today is National Maple Syrup Day. Up until the 1930s, the U.S. led in maple syrup production, now Canada is the world’s largest producer. Canada produced 13 million gallons last year, while the United States produced 4.24 million gallons. Vermont is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S. producing 2 million gallons last year. TODAY IN HISTORY 1791 – NYC Traffic Regulation creates the first one-way street. 1987 – “The Simpsons” cartoon show first aired on Fox as a half-hour prime time show. It is the longest-running American sitcom show. 2017 – “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” took in $220 million in its debut weekend in North America. Remember when we could go to movies and eat sour patch kids and popcorn? FUN FACTS A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun. The world’s longest French fry is 34 inches long. The ‘G’ on the Green Bay Packers helmet stands for greatness not Green Bay. CHRISTMAS TRIVIA “Jingle Bells,” originally called “One Horse Open Sleigh,” was originally a Thanksgiving song and was the first song sung in space on December 15, 1965 by astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra. *Lunch:* Fish Sandwich, Coleslaw, Baked Fries, & Fruit Slush Cup OR Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad & Breadstick

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