The Spooky Times. A Scary Day at Holyoke JHHS:

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1 The Spooky Times A Scary Day at Holyoke JHHS: When students walked in the front doors on Wednesday the 31st of October they were informed that all of their classes had major tests that day. That because of this need for tests; school would be an hour longer and start thirty minutes early. Because of this new change in policy for the day everyone was late and would not be excused. During the first class of the day there was an announcement made that the surgeon general had decided to make all students in 7-12th grade be vaccinated for dragon pox that very day and that all students would be given their shots at lunch. Finally it was announced that due to poor road conditions, all sports were cancelled for the rest of the year and Halloween had been cancelled too.

2 Spider Cookie Recipe Source: ringid=189&referringcontenttype=recipe%20hub&clickid=cardslot%201 Ingredients 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1 egg, beaten 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup white sugar for rolling 24 chocolate candy spheres with smooth chocolate filling (such as Lindt Lindor Truffles), refrigerate until cold 48 decorative candy eyeballs 1/2 cup prepared chocolate frosting

3 Spider Cookie Direction Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with baking parchment. Beat shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup white sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat egg into the creamy mixture until fully incorporated. Stir milk and vanilla extract into the mixture until smooth. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a small bowl; add to the wet mixture in the large bowl and stir until completely incorporated into a dough. Divide and shape dough into 48 balls. Spread 1/4 cup white sugar into a wide, shallow bowl. Roll dough balls in sugar to coat and arrange about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cookies from oven and quickly press a dimple into the middle of each cookie using the blunt end of a wooden spoon. Cool cookies on sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Cut each chocolate sphere into two hemispheres. Put one piece atop each cookie with the rounded side facing upwards. Spoon frosting into a pastry bag with a small round tip or a plastic freezer bag with one end snipped off. Dab a small amount of frosting onto the back of each candy eyeball and stick two onto each chocolate candy to resemble eyes. Then pipe frosting in four thin lines, starting at the base of the candy, on each side atop the cookie to resemble spider legs. Let frosting harden at room temperature, about 30 minutes. Store cookies in an airtight container.

4 Pumpkin Pie Recipe 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 2 large eggs 1 can (15 oz.) LIBBY'S 100% Pure Pumpkin 1 can (12 fl. oz.) NESTLÉ CARNATION Evaporated Milk, (Or substitute with equal amount Lactose-Free or Almond Cooking Milk) 1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell Whipped cream (optional) MIX sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. POUR into pie shell. BAKE in preheated 425 F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving.

5 Witch Fingers Karlie Martin Ingredients 1 cup strawberries or raspberries 3 tablespoons chia seeds 1 cup sesame seeds ½ cup raw cashews Generous pinch sea salt 1 heaping cup tightly packed, pitted medjool dates About 20 blanched, whole almonds Instructions Blend the berries and chia in a blender till smooth. Transfer to a mason jar or glass and allow it to thicken into a "jam"--ideally, you want to let it sit overnight, but a few hours will work. Add an extra tablespoon of chia if it's too thin. 2. Add the sesame seeds, cashews, and salt to a food processor fitted with the S blade. Grind for about 15 seconds, or until they're broken down. Add the dates and continue processing until the mixture resembles a crumbly, sticky (but not too moist) raw "dough" (similar to what you'd aim for if you were making homemade Larabars!). 3. Take a small handful (maybe 3 tablespoons) of the dough and roll it into a strip that's about as long and wide as a finger. Shape it to form knuckles and a fingertip. 4. Use your finger to make an indentation at the tip. 5. Add a small amount of the jam to the indentation. Press a blanched almond on top to create the fingernail! Serve. Makes about cookies. Stored in the fridge, these will last about a week.

6 13th Floor Haunted House By Tayla martin Last Saturday, I went to the 13th Floor, a haunted house in Denver. If I could rate it, it would be five out of five stars. I would say that it is pretty expensive, but definitely worth it. There was always something to look at and the costumes that the actors were in were frightening and really creative. I wouldn t say that the 13th Floor was very scary, but it was really fun. It lasted for about 25 to 30 minutes.

7 Jeepers Creepers Jeepers Creepers is a three movie sequel I personally think that it is not scary, but other people think it is very scary. A brother and sister driving home through isolated countryside for spring break encounter a flesh-eating creature which is in the peak of its eating spree.

8 The Nun The Nun By: Clover Adler A young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania, kills herself. Then a priest with a haunted past has the novitate on the threshold of her final vows. The nun s final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. The priest and the Vatican work together to investigate the unholy secret of the order. While do so they are risking their faith and even their souls. On their mission they face a malevolent force in the form of a domestic and evil nun.

9 Halloween It's been 40 years since Laurie Strode Survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on Halloween night. Locked up in an institution, Myers manages to escape when his bus transfer goes horribly wrong. Laurie now faces a terrifying showdown when the masked madman returns to Haddonfield, Ill. -- but this time, she's ready for him.

10 Monday Night there was a movie at the Holyoke High school gym. For FBLA it was very fun. A lot of people showed up the watch the movie.. There was a table of snack. There was popcorn, Twizzlers, chips, ores, pop, pretzels, cookies, and many more. Before it all started Kayla Camblin said some words about FBLA how much fun it is. Where they go and some other stuff.

11 Halloween Safety Halloween Safety Halloween safety is a big rule that many adults enforce. One of the dangerous things that happens to the candies is: there could be razor blades in the candies that adults give out. Parents should check candies to see if the candy wrappers are open for their own children s safety. Kids should also have parents accompany them to houses once it starts to get dark. A safety precaution that is a good idea is those glow sticks that click on your wrist. People just need to be safe on Halloween.

12 Happy Halloween From the dragon times Staff!!