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FRIDAY 12/21: Adjusted Final Exam Schedule Period 2 Exam -- 9:50 – 11:15 (Announcements will be shown at 11:10)                 Passing Period……11:15 – 11:20 Period 5 Exam --11:20 – 1:10                 1 st Lunch…………….11:15 – 11:45                1 st Lunch Exam.....11:50 – 1:10                 2 nd Lunch Exam…………….11:20 – 12:40    2nd Lunch………….12:40 – 1:10                 Passing Period……1:10 – 1:15 Period 4 Exam -- 1:15 – 2:34

Period 1 Exam:  7:50-9:41 Passing Period: 9:41-9:46 Period 3 Exam: 9:46-11:27 5 th Period:  11:32-12:48     1 st Lunch:  11:32-11:57     2 nd Lunch:  12:23-12:48 Period 6 Exam 12:53 - 2:34

by Whitney Smither   Settling down for the night and want to make something warm up with? Craving cookies with a lot of sugar? Wanting to cook something creative that one can eat? If one said yes to any of the questions above here are some great recipes to try out!   Nutella Hot Chocolate Ingredients §   1 cup of Milk §   3 tbsp. of Nutella §   Whip Cream Instructions First, over medium-low heat to warm up the milk in a saucepan on the oven. Second, once the milk in the saucepan is warm, take it off the heat. Third, drop in 3 tbsp. of Nutella scoops and whisk. Lastly, put on whip cream, serve in a mug and enjoy!     Christmas Cookie Sticks Ingredients §   1 ½ cups powdered sugar §   1 cup butter or margarine, softened §   1 envelope (0.14 ounce) strawberry- or lime-flavored unsweetened soft drink mix §   1 teaspoon vanilla §   1 egg §   2 2/3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour §   1 teaspoon cream of tartar

by Abby Ellinghausen             Last Saturday, Dec. 8, was the annual league night at the Boy’s JV and Varsity Basketball games for the Mooresville Boys Junior Basketball League. Players and cheerleaders grades one through eight attended along with their coaches. The boys and cheerleaders from the league brought in over 400 cans of food to donate to the Churches in Mission for free admission to the games. The gym looked like a sea of Mooresville gold with all of the MBJBL players and cheerleaders in gold shirts as well as the MHS Varsity and JV teams. As the Varsity ran through a tunnel of the kids before the game, it was evident by the smiles on everyone’s face that this was a special event for all. “It was great seeing all of the little kids smiles and seeing how big their eyes got,” sophomore Lane Weaver said.   Freshman KC Earls remembered looking up to the Varsity players when he was part of the tunnel years ago.   “I looked to them as role models and now I think it’

by Taylor Childs    Thirty minutes early and there’s still a line. Middle-aged and older women crowd the entrance to The Rave anticipating the next twelve hours that they’ll spend here. The younger fan base will come out later that night for the 10 p.m. premiere.    Some movie goers had already picked up their tickets; the ones who didn’t were directed to the cashiers at the window or the machine. Once we received our tickets, we were ushered to one theater that we would keep for the entirety of the marathon. On the way in, we were all handed candy, a raffle ticket and a lanyard that would be our pass in and out of the theater. People settled in their seats with their food and blankets while the movie attendants came in. They explained to us that we were a “special group of dedicated fans,”except I’m not. I’m no “twihard.” I’m just here for the experience.    They told us the schedule. There was going to be an intermission between each of the movies. The Rave is the perfect plac

   The Morgan County College Fair will be this Thursday, Dec. 13 in the Mooresville High School cafeteria from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.    The fair gives the opportunity to meet with the people giving the scholarship; there will be no filling out forms.    Meeting the representatives at the fair could be a big part in being granted the scholarship. Many scholarship donors take attendance of the fair into great importance during their decision. Remember to look at the scholarships on the schools website (link provided below, beforehand.    The fair will also have door prizes and food. Remember to dress appropriately, the more formal the better. Do not wear jeans, as it is important to make a good first impression.  http://www.mooresvilleschools.org/guidance/senior-scholarships

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Period 1… 7:50 – 8:38 Period 2… 8:43 – 9:31 Period 3… 9:36 – 10:24 Period 4 (announcements for the day) … 10:29 – 11:25 Period 5… 11:30 – 12:48 1 st Lunch… 11:30 – 11:55 2 nd Lunch… 12:23 – 12:48 Period 7 Exam… 12:53 – 2:34

   As acceptance letters begin to come in the mail, the next step on the college trail is scholarships. There’s tons of free money out there, it just needs to be approached.    On the MHS website in the guidance department section, there is a list of college scholarships. This is an amazing resource for seniors to take advantage of right away.    The list is updated frequently as more scholarships are received by the guidance department. It is also easy to navigate as there are sections for the amount of money rewarded, deadline for application and qualifications.    Why turn down free money when the link is right here? http://www.mooresvilleschools.org/guidance/senior-scholarships

by Whitney Smither    Eight weeks into the grading period and 32 groups of sophomores from Mr. Burgess’s World History Honors classes are prepared to give their presentations about their ideal government on Tuesday, Dec. 11.

   In Physics, students have been working on Rube Goldberg projects for about three weeks. The project consists of using several machines to accomplish a specific task. The point of the project was to tie in concepts from past chapters.    Here are some pictures of the finished projects. (photos by Bailey Pryor)

      For the 24th time in Indianapolis, tiny bells will resonate through the city’s downtown streets as thousands of people gather to help counteract arthritis.    The Annual Indianapolis Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis will take place this Saturday at 9 a.m. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Presented by OrthoIndy, the event helps fund the Arthritis Foundation in its mission to take steps in preventing and curing arthritis.    The event is projected to gather around 3,500 people this weekend. There will be a 5K, a 10K and a Children’s Santa Sprint. Holiday costumes are encouraged and tiny bells are given to each participant. Online registration is closed, but late registration is available the morning of the event for $35 per person. For more information visit: http://indyjinglebellrun.com/race-info.asp

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Today MHS honored Principal Chuck Muston through a convocation. Muston will leave MHS at the end of the first semester to take on a new position at the Church of Mt. Gillead.

   This year has marked several changes to MHS and the way things are taught.      Math teacher Nikki Manion and history teacher Jesse Burgess have jumped on board a new trend that is sweeping through the education system. Known as flipped classrooms, teachers give the notes at home through video tutorials and spend class time helping students with their homework.

by Veronica Smith       In the mood for a holiday treat? December 3 through the 7 the Best Buddies is selling puppy chow during lunch and passing period for $1. All the money is getting fundraised to Best Buddies. It’s also to raise money to be able to send a student to Leadership Conference.    All it takes to make this delicious holiday snack is Chex cereal, peanut butter, butter, chocolate chips, vanilla and powder sugar. “You know it’s Christmas time when the Best Buddies are selling Puppy Chow,” Mrs. Amy Selby said.   

by Daniel Skora             Flipped classes have been implemented into multiple classrooms for the first time at Mooresville High School. Some students dislike the way the classes are run, but others enjoy the new project based learning.

by Abby Ellinghausen             The Mooresville Boys’ Junior Basketball League will be having its league night at this Saturday’s JV and Varsity Boys’ Basketball games. The boys, along with the Junior League cheerleaders, will be collecting cans for the Churches in Mission that night also. The grade level that collects the most cans will receive a pizza party at the end of the season. If you would like to bring cans also, they will be collecting them at door 8 before the games. For more information visit www.mooresvilleboysbasketball.com .

   The Mooresville High School Athletic Department announced their November Champions of Character award winners. The Champions of Character program inspires character qualities being implemented through life experiences gained from the educational and/or athletic experiences at Mooresville.

by Daniel Skora             Candy Cane Grams will be on sale at lunch from Dec. 3 to Dec. 14. The cost is $1 for one or $5 for 10. One needs his or her MHS student identification in order to buy them.             One can attach a cheerful message or Christmas saying attached to a Candy Cane and send it through Candy Cane Grams to his or her friends. They will be delivered to classes during the week of finals. All proceeds go to Junior State of America.