Catamount Times
November, 2015
Phones Should Be Used in Class
Physical Boundaries Need to Be Respected
Even though this school year is still
fairly new, I’ve already seen many
instances where one student is touching another, and the student being
touched is clearly annoyed, uncomfortable, bothered, or just generally
not enjoying that contact.
I would like to point out that everyone has their differences, and one of
those differences is that some people
don’t mind hugs or other physical contact.
However, there are a lot of people
who don’t like that stuff. In fact, some
people get very anxious with any type
of physical contact, especially in a
large school environment or from people they barely know.
If you want to hug or touch someone in any way, then you should prob-
ably ask or give some other hint that
you would like a hug before just walking up and latching onto that person.
Personally, I’ve had multiple people come up to me and touch me
without saying anything (whether it be
a hug or someone touching my hair,
etc.). And I can’t even begin to tell
you how uncomfortable it makes me,
as it does with so many other people
in this school, or even outside of
school.
It’s really not okay to assume that
someone doesn’t mind that contact,
because you never know what kind of
day they’re having, or how they feel
about it in general.
By Emily R.
Catamount Staff Reporter
Honor Veterans
and World Peace
on Nov. 11
Starting a New
School Can Be Scary
Veterans Day is a national holiday
that is observed every year on Nov.
11. It honors people who have served
in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The first Veterans Day was when
the Treaty of Versailles was signed
and everybody called it, “The war to
end all wars.” The Treaty of Versailles
was signed seven months after the
actual end of World War I. Unfortunately, World War II started in 1939.
President Woodrow Wilson was
the one to start the holiday, proclaiming the first Armistice Day for Nov. 11,
1919. A Congressional Act approved
in 1938 made it a holiday, “dedicated
to the cause of world peace.”
Ever wonder how Armistice Day
got changed to Veterans Day? In
1945, a World War II veteran had the
idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans, not just those who
died in World War I. The Congress
replaced “Armistice” with “Veterans” in
1954, and it has been known as Veteran’s Day ever since.
Armistice Day is still commemorated every year on Nov. 11, along with
Veterans Day. If you are going to
commemorate Veterans Day this day,
I strongly urge you to also commemorate Armistice Day.
By Isidora D.
Catamount Staff Reporter
I have moved many times in my
life. I recently moved to St. Johnsbury
from Texas.
Was I worried about going to a
new school? Even if you think you’re
never going to see your friends again,
you probably will, even if you move far
away. You may not see them in person, but you can see them on video
chat or call them.
I met an awesome person here
named Olivia, who is my best friend.
Her mom works here, and you might
know her. Her name is Ms. Aguirre,
who is a Pre-K counselor.
Ms. Aguirre is very helpful! I once
had to go to the hospital, and she took
me from class and talked to me about
it. It helped a lot and I wasn’t scared
to go anymore.
Other teachers here are helpful
and kind, too. Last year, I was in Mrs.
Smith’s class, and she helped me with
a lot of things like writing conclusions
and more detailed paragraphs.
Another teacher I had last year
was Ms. Van Nostrand, who helped
me with fractions and multiplic F