Atchison County Mail

December 18, 2014 Page 9

Blue Jay Corner

Holiday Crossword

Start Stuffing!

Santa: Have you ever spent hours upon hours deciding

on the perfect gifts for all the good kids stockings?
This visual aid displays the best stocking stuffers for
children this year.

By Jamie Lansdown

Roll Back Neon

Racecars

Across

2. Students spend a lot of time preparing for these

in K-3,Band, and Chorus.
6. The drink you leave for Santa.
8. Santa slides down in the night.
9. A bulb hung on the tree.
10. Falls from the sky in the winter.

Silly Mustache
Kit >>>>
Laugh Out Loud
Joke Book

corner

Down

1. A striped candy people hang on trees.

3. Help pull Santas sleigh.
4. The snack you leave for Santa on Christmas
eve.
5. Whats under the tree when you wake Christmas
morning.
7. Time when students dont have to attend school.
10. He will come see you if youve been good.

Above: Fourth graders Kyler Hughes and Aidan Burke enjoy

their suckers and converse at the junior high basketball game last
week. Caption and photo by Dayle Davis.

Blue Jay

Crayola Bathtub
Crayons

Color Bath Dropz

The student newspaper of

Rock Port R-II Schools.
600 S. Nebraska Street
Rock Port, MO 64482
Layout: Dayle Davis Adviser: Amy Skillen. Staff:
Amber Cook, Maddie Taylor, Shelby Bremer, Jade Lemmon, Chloe Sierks, Kaleigh Farmer, Erika Dietze, Jackie
Bradley, Jamie Lansdown, Montana Martin, Abbie Hale.
Photographers: Lexi Lewis & Coreylin Perry.

By Chloe Sierks

History of the Christmas Tree

By Shelby Bremer
Seventy-four
percent
of
American households put up
a Christmas tree. However,
most of those people probably do not know why except
that it is a family tradition.
Before Christianity, in the winter time when everything was
gray, anything that maintained
its color had a special meaning. Long before us, our ancestors hung evergreens in their
homes, because it was believed
that evergreens would keep
ghosts and evils spirits away.
People in Eastern Europe
and Germany started associating lit evergreen trees with

BISHOP LEBLOND HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

December 27,29,30

BOYS

Bishop LeBlond
12/27 9:00pm
29-Dec
3:00pm

Tarkio

29-Dec
9:00pm

East Buchanan
12/27 12:00pm
Univ. Academy

30-Dec
12:30pm

Consolation

30-Dec
6:30pm

Mid Buchanan

1st Place

12/27 6:00pm
Rock Port

29-Dec
12:00pm

29-Dec
6:00pm

Chillicothe

Christianity in the 16th Century. Martin Luther noticed

the stars in the sky walking
home one winter night and decided to add lights in the form
of candles to the evergreen.
It wasnt until the 1800s that
the tradition caught on with
Americans. Over the years, trees
have been decorated with homemade ornaments as well as a variety of fruits and other foods.
As you enjoy your Christmas
tree this season, artificial or
real, remember that there are
350,000 acres of land in the
United States that add to the
production Christmas trees.

12/27 3:00pm
Plattsburg

GIRLS

30-Dec
3:30pm

FLU
SHOTS

3rd Place

Bishop LeBlond
12/27 7:30pm
Tarkio

29-Dec
1:30pm

29-Dec
7:30pm

Plattsburg

The flu shot is a covered prescription benefit

of the following insurance companies:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
Federal Employees
MoDOT
Medicare
Medicaid

12/27 1:30pm
Univ. Academy
30-Dec
11:00am

Consolation

30-Dec
5:00pm

East Buchanan

1st Place

12/27 10:30am
Maryville

29-Dec
10:30am

Mrs. Farley - Jadyn Geib

Mrs. Hughes - Zoe Rosenbohm
Mrs. Yocum - Jacoby Driskell
Mrs. Bredensteiner - Gabe
Struthers
Mrs. Vette - Bracton Cook
Mrs. Lawrence - Jaylynn Garst
Mrs. Amthor - Chaney Vogler
Mrs. Geib - Ryan Jennings
Mrs. Gilson - Lily Smith
Mrs. Walker - Aidan Burke
Mrs. Davis - Carsyn Sybert
Mrs. Simmons - Ryan Bradley
Mrs. Weber - Dylan Schlup
Mr. Parsons - Max Jackson
Mrs. Hance - Cade Makings
(3), Izac Hurst (K), Corbin Wallace (K)
Mrs. Sierks - Landrey Kelly
& Lily Lager (K); Camden
McEnaney & Keira Roup (1);
Caleb Palmer, Payten Shrader
& Ryan Athen (2); Jaysa Welch
& Ryan Paris (3); Tyler Pebley
& Anneliese Clauson (4); Anden Wright, Macie Hale & Jada
Maifeld (5); Gabriel Abbott &
Joey Herron (6)

For those without insurance, the cost is $25.

29-Dec
4:30pm

Rock Port

Blue Jays of the

Week

Available Now

12/27 4:30pm
Mid Buchanan

30-Dec
2:00pm

3rd Place

Rogers Pharmacy

We have TVs, Laptops, Tablets,

Gaming, Cell Accessories, and More!

Tarkio Mound City St. Joseph

agent location

Home Medical Equipment

411 Main Street - Tarkio, MO

(660) 736-5512 - Toll Free 1-800-803-5630

310 S 10th St, Tarkio

660-736-0000 855-900-DATA

Melodies in Motion

ROCK PORT R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT

Breakfast Choices

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100% Fruit Juice
Milk Choices
Tri-Tator Hashbrown

Breakfast
Chicken Biscuit
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made with a
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Oriental Salad
Fresh
Baked Biscuit
Breadsticks
Fruit
Peas
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Fruit Juice
Fresh
Carnival
Milk Choices
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Pancakes
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Sandwich
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Sub Sandwich
100% Fruit Juice
Milk Choices
Black Beans

100% Fruit Juice

Milk Choices

100% Fruit Juice

Milk Choices

Fruit
100% Fruit Juice
Milk Choices

LeBlond
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BB Tournament
December 27, 29 & 30
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Thu
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A. Spaghetti with
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Meat Sauce
B. Pizza
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B. Baked Chicken Strips
Breadstick
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py Chicken Salad
Whole Grain Roll
B. Baked Crispy or Spicy
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adsticks
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C. ChefStudent
Salad Breakfast
Elementary
$1.40
MS/HS
Lunch
$2.00
Extra
Entre
$1.65
Scalloped Potatoes
Breadsticks
Adult Breakfast
$1.75
Adult
Lunch
$2.70 ExtraPeas
Milk$1.10 $0.45
Corn
Candied Carrots
BeansEntre
ExtraGreen
Breakfast
Holiday
Cookie
Gelatin
Dessert
30
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Extra Cereal
$0.95

Other Entre Choices Available Daily:

Green
Beans
Milk Choices
Hydroponic
Tomatoes on F&V Bar

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

100% Fruit Juice

Mashed
Potatoes & Gravy
Milk Choices

Golden Corn
Cinnamon Breadstick

15
16
22 A. Beef Stroganoff
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A. Fajita
B. Pork Fritter Sandwich
Breadstick
C. Sub Sandwich
B. Corn Dog
C. Crispy Chicken Salad
Breadsticks

Holiday Meal

Happy Holidays!

Black Beans

Golden Corn
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Classes Resume

Breakfast
Prices
& Extras
Lunch
MealMeal
Prices
& Extras

Extra
Toast
$0.25
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Milk Meal - December 17th $0.45
Holiday
Classes ResumeExtra
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B. Breaded
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Pizza
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C. Oriental
Salad
100%
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Milk Breadsticks
Choices
Baked Beans
Fresh Baked Chocolate
Chip Cookie

17
18
24 A. Spaghetti with
25
A. Ham Slice
Whole Grain Roll
Meat Sauce
B. Baked Chicken Strips
Breadstick
Whole Grain Roll
B. Baked Crispy or Spicy
C. Sub Sandwich
Chicken Sandwich
C. Chef Salad
Scalloped Potatoes
Breadsticks
Candied Carrots
Green Beans
Holiday Cookie
Gelatin Dessert
30
31
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24
25

Happy Holidays!
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A. Cheeseburger
Enchilada Hotdish
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C.
Fajita
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B.
Baked
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p.m. and Boys at 6 p.m. both vs. Mid Buchanan
C.
SubFruit
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C.
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100%
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Milk Choices
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100% Fruit Juice
Milk Choices
Green Beans
Fresh Baked Cookie

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BREAK:
LUNCH MENU
- DECEMBER
2014 December 22 - January 5

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Sausage
Toast with Syrup
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Thursday,
Dec.P18
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Gravy over
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Baked Biscuit
100% Fruit Juice
100% Fruit Juice
Fruit
Milk Choices
Milk Choices
Friday,
Dec.
19
Elementary
Reading
Incentive
8:30-10:30
am;
2nd
Quarter
Ends
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
ENU
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100% Fruit
Juice
Fruit & Veggie Bar & Milk Choices
Milk Choices
1 A. Golden
Macaroni
2
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Early dismissal at 12:05 p.m. for winter
break
resumes
Jan.
6,
2015;
Breakfast for Lunch
& Cheese
A. Cheese Quesadilla w/
A. Homestyle Cavatini
A. French Toast Sticks
Breadstick
Enchilada Soup
Breadstick
Battle of Lexington at Wentworth, 4 pm; JV/V
BB
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Stanberry
5
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5
8 B. BBQ or Buffalo
9 B. Baked Crispy or Spicy10 B. Mini Corn Dogs
11
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Available every day, breakfast includes:

Breakfast entre or
Egg Omelet w/Toast or
Choice of cereals with toast
Fruit
NEW! 100% Fruit Juice Available Daily!
Unlimited
fruits
and vegetables and
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Milk choices
choice of milk are included with the
lunch meal everyday. Each student
4
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to have 1/2 cup of
fruits
French Toast with Syrup
Breakfast Pizza
Fresh Baked
or vegetables
on their tray.
Fruit
Fruit
Cinnamon Roll

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Tues

Mon

The Only Clock of Its Kind!

BREAKFAST MENU - DECEMBER 2014
Styles and designs for every home!
Fri

Fresh Baked
Cinnamon Roll
Fruit
100% Fruit Juice
Fri
Fri
Milk Choices

A. Burrito
B. Pizza
C. Combo Sandwich
Fresh Baked
Cinnamon Roll
Fruit
100% Fruit Juice
Milk
Choices
Golden
Corn

5
12

12
A. Pizza
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B. Toasted
Fresh
BakedHam &
Cheese Roll
Sandwich
Cinnamon
Fruitw/ Tomato Soup
C. Turkey
Sandwich
100%
Fruit&Juice
Milk Choices
Mixed Vegetables

A. Taco Burger
B. Pizza
C. Ham & Cheese
Sandwich

19
26

Crevistons Jewelry
Peas

Entre Notes:

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Homestyle/Scratch

1/06/2015

If there is a late start

due to weather, breakfast will not be served.

ALL entres comply

with USDA Whole
Grain Rich standards.

1002 S. Main | Maryville, MO | (660) 582-5571

Questions, Comments - Contact Debbie Farr at 816-390-3510 or debbie@lunchtimesolutions.com

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New to the Menu 12/3

Cheese Quesadilla
Applications for Free and Reduced price meal are available in all building offices
with Enchilada SoupThis institution is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
Classes Resume
Enjoy a warm soft

1/06/2015

quesadilla filled with melted cheese served with

enchilada soupbeef, to-

Menu Notes:
All breads comply
with USDA wholegrain rich standards.
Homestyle/Scratch