Saint Patrick's Day Myths!

by Cate H.

St. Patrick's Day is a celebration and a lot of fun. But along with that fun, some myths or fables started this holiday. I will dig into busting myths today, explaining how they happened and how they appeared on the day of green.

This first holiday was invented in Ireland, where the myth is that Saint Patrick got rid of all the snakes, so the holiday was invented to celebrate. Now, when you think of Saint Patrick’s day, you think of leprechauns and a pot of gold, right? Well, turns out this idea originated in the 18th century in Celtic folklore, where they believed it was linked to the Vikings.

One more thing, when you think of the national color of Saint Patrick’s day, you think it was green back then, too, right? Wrong! Well, turns out Saint Patrick never wore green. He always wore Blue! The color green was actually just popular at that time because of its association with the nationality.

Another thing, nevertheless, everyone thinks that Saint Patrick’s first parade was in Ireland, right? I mean, it would make sense, but it was actually in New York City in the 18th century, held by Irish soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Moving on to another popular myth about shamrocks and the trinity. Well, in the lore of how this holiday started, we have to go back when Saint Patrick was alive, and well, the lore suggests that Saint Patrick used a shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity. The reason it is not the myths is that there is NO textual evidence of him doing that, nor of anything else.

Books Books Books!

by Cate H. 

This month the 2 popular books I am rating are Astrologica and Hungry Hearts. 

Astrologica is all about astrology and zodiacs. It even has some myths, and fun stories about stars they made during the ancient civilizations and is entirely recommended in my opinion. It has beautiful art inside and outside, and stories about planets. Astrologica also features stories about the zodiacs. So if you love astrology and zodiacs check out this book when you can!

The next book is called Hungry Hearts. It features a life and beings of a chief also highly recommended because of all its delicious sounding food. If you love cooking again, highly recommend this book. Lastly, If you love chapter books this is for you.

Meet the New Art Teacher!

by Cate H. 

Mrs. Rous is the new art teacher, and she is very grateful for the opportunity. She was inspired by her high school art teacher and has wanted to help kids explore art and learn about the various types of art in life. Her favorite subject in art is painting, and her favorite artist is Van Gogh. Also, from her perspective, sculpting is a fun experience, as it allows her to turn her imagination into real 3D art. She really wants to make some great memories here at YMS.

What is it like to be a hero?

story and photo by Catherine H.

Officer Olson, the school resource officer, is a hero many people don’t think of. Whether his job is not the first thing you think about, it certainly is an important one. School officers are one of the most important. In my opinion, without them, school shootings would happen a lot more often. But with Officer Olson it has become a lot safer in school today.

School officers are also very valuable people if you need help finding something. Officers have even hosted fun events, such as Officer Olson. He hosted a car show at the school. Sometimes Officer Olson and all school officers are very helpful people, and we are lucky to have them. Officer Olson and School officers also try not to take days off unless it’s Christmas break, when they even have work. Officers sacrifice vacations sometimes just to protect their school or the county.

Yankton is lucky to be one of the first big schools that had 2 cops. School Officers enjoy their time here and love meeting the kids; we should help make that stay here at Yankton. So if you see a school resource officer, don’t forget to say, “Hi,” and wave.