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Ask Peggy

Dear Peggy,

I’m new at the school this year and I was wondering where the best place to have lunch at school is?

             -Frazzled Ninth Grader

 

Hello Frazzled!

Believe me when I say that we’ve all been there before. The cafeteria is a pretty popular area. Great food is served daily by two dynamite ladies, there’s lots of tables and space for friends and strangers, and two microwaves! But it does get crowded. Consider these other spots:

¨ Outside

¨ A stairwell

¨ The band room

¨ An awesome lunchtime club

Hope your year is starting off great!

 

Dear Peggy,

I’m having trouble keeping up with the amount of homework at this school. Any tips for a stressed chicken nugget lover?

 

Hi chicken nugget lover!

I’ve been at this school for a good few years now and have some experience dealing with the workload. It is definitely more than middle school. Still, with the right amount of persistence, you can do anything! If you have trouble understanding your work, make sure to keep an open and honest relationship with your teacher. If it’s studying that’s troubling you, try to adopt some healthier study habits! Sleeping well, eating well and studying well will definitely improve your time at school! 

 

Send in your queries about school, life, and romance to dearpeggyvmc@gmail.com

 

Quick and simple Halloween costumes by Jaya Budhia

 

Invited to a party at the last moment? Woke up in the morning and decided you’re not too old to dress up? Look no further because here are 5 easy, simple, and fast Halloween costumes.

 

1) The Bag Lady

Everyone has that bag of bags in their house. Use a large black garbage bag to make a shirt (also works as a rain poncho) then use other plastic bag to accessorize! Tie several together for a fashionable belt, or maybe make some fashionable sleeves. Go wild with your make up and hair, going with any style you want!

 

2) Toilet Paper Mummy

It’s called a classic for a reason. Get a friend to help you and wrap yourself in toilet paper. INSTANT MUMMY! Make sure to carry a roll with you for repairs.

 

3) Waldo

If you have a striped shirt you can do this costume. Everyone knows it and it’s always great! If your stripes aren’t the normal red and white have fun with it! Black and grey stripes? Gothic Waldo. Neon stripes? Disco Waldo. Go with it and have fun, just don’t forget a tuque of some sort!

 

4) Robot

Do you have some tin foil? How about a cardboard box? Then you’re set to become an amazing robot! Beep-boop through the halls in this fun costume. If you have some paints add them for some buttons, and some broken headphones can be glued on as wires.

 

5)Failed Grade

Scare all your friends as a failed grade! Grab a white t-shirt and tape on a large F– made out of any paper you find. If you want, you can even  paint some black scribbles onto the shirt to look like writing!

 

These are just some of the costumes you can come up with and make in minutes!

Have fun this Halloween by hanging out with friends, going to parties, or just staying home with some scary movies.

 

Top ten best Disney movie villains  by Marshal Keep

 

Most of Disney's animated movies have been top notch since their first animated film, Snow White released in 1937. One thing that makes a good Disney movie, is their villains. So without further a-due, it's time for:

The Top Ten Best Disney Movie Villains

(Just a heads up there will be a few spoilers)

 

10. Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)

Gaston is the biggest jerk, and the biggest loser, that's what makes him hilarious. He thinks he's such a macho man, (so much so, that everyone believes him except Belle.) when in reality he's the most self centred guy ever.  While technically more of a troll than a villain, he certainly isn't a "good guy", and that's why he's at number 10.

 

9. Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)

I haven't seen this movie in a really long time. I don't even know if I'm qualified to even say anything about Cruella De Vil. In essence, she wanted to kill puppies. 101 of them. Whoa.

 

8. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)

I don't have much to say about this one, other than the fact than she turns into a dragon in a moavie that gives My Little Pony a run for its adorable money. That's all you need to know.

 

7. Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)

Oh, Emperor's New Groove. One of my favourite movies of all time. Yzma is just so desperate to find and kill Kuzco, that it completely drives her insane. Also, she's probably the ugliest villain on this list.. With two feet in the grave, and a voice that could scratch sandpaper permanently, she makes every misstep and critical failure in her "master plan" so much more enjoyable.

 

6. Sher Khan (The Jungle Book)

While Sher Khan's goal was to murder the main character (a little boy), his true purpose in the film however, was to be as atmospherically evil as possible, which is why he doesn't show up until the film's almost over.

 

5. Jafar (Aladdin)

With a moustache directly proportional to the size of his ego, Jafar puts the "evil" back in "handsome devil". He's also one of the more dark and threatening Disney villains. He also has a hypnotic snake staff thing he uses to hypnotize the king to marry Princess Jasmine. And he turns into a snake to kill Aladdin.

 

4. Captain Hook (Peter Pan)

It looks like someone’s playing.... hooky. Haha, ok I'll stop. He's a pirate who wants to murder a bunch of little kids.... as fabulously as possible. He's comedic, silly, and just all around a great villain to watch.

 

3. Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

I think this character may be the best part of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. In this version he's a very religious judge (as opposed to the original, where he was a priest) which makes all his acts of murder, lust, and general awfulness all the more horrifying. that's not proof enough, his theme song is called Hellfire, which features a choir singing.

 

2. Hades (Hercules)

Hades tricks people into giving him their power. When he gets enough power... well, I'll let you see the movie for this one. Also he's the god of the underworld. Just saying.

 

1. Scar (The Lion King)

Be prepared. Because this guy is one of the most terrifying villains I've ever seen in a kids movie. He kills his own brother, Simba's dad, then he becomes king. He then  gets overthrown by Simba, and is killed. Hey, it's kind of like Hamlet. But what makes him so evil, is his deep and growly voice. This is what I like to call Hardcore! He's so cool, that in the middle of his song Be Prepared, the voice actor actually lost his voice! So they had to get another one for the rest of the song. See if you can catch it!

 

The Homeward Bounders by Sophie Lawall

 

When I think of the Homeward Bounders, the first word that comes to mind is haunting.

The first time I read it, I couldn’t stop thinking about it for weeks. This book, like all books by Diana Wynne-Jones, has an absolutely brilliant plot.

In the book, the main character is a very curious 12-year old called Jamie. It is told entirely from his point of view, as if he was writing after the events of the story.

Because Jamie sees the cloaked Them, he is sent out as Homeward Bounder, to roam the worlds until he can make it Home, cast out of the Game and unable to interfere.

The ending of the book is utterly unexpected and will make you think about exactly how the world works, and about the difference between what you want to do, what is right and what is necessary.

The wording of the book doesn’t exactly do the plot justice, and some of the characters aren’t entirely believable, but it’s still a really good book.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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