By Maereg Million and Vivian Munton
On October 14, 2020
Believe it or not folks, it’s officially October! This month is filled with exciting events, such as Halloween (for those who celebrate) Indigenous People’s Day, and drum roll please… HYBRID!!!
Halloween!
Halloween is a fun and spooky holiday on October 31st. Normally, people would dress up in costumes, go trick or treating, and do all sorts of other fun activities! But with covid, nobody knows how halloween might go this year.
First of all, people are debating on whether we should go trick or treating this year or not. Of course, touching candy and passing it on to little kids isn’t exactly a great example of staying safe from covid. So basically, it’s gonna be different this year. Some people might have small gatherings, like a neighborhood party or family party, but still it probably won’t be the same. Do you think we should be able to go trick or treating this year?
Honestly, there might not even be much of a point in getting or making a costume. Unless you’re doing a Halloween Zoom or small gathering party, it’s not like anybody outside your family is really gonna see your costume! But nonetheless, creativity counts and what’s Halloween without costumes?
Indigenous People’s Day
Ok, so we didn’t have school on the second Monday of October. Does anyone know why? Well, you probably are thinking “Of course it’s Columbus Day, dude!” Actually, this year Wayland is switching the title of this holiday to Indigenious People’s Day. I know, I know “who cares, it’s still no school!” But it would be fun and important to learn about the people that we are remembering and why it’s not called Columbus Day in Wayland anymore. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities such as Wayland-Doesn’t it stink that not all places are remembering these wonderful people. And don’t forget that we aren’t really celebrating, the day should be set aside to continue to talk about our history and commemorate the many Native American Nations ! We are remembering them and It’s important to value and understand that Christopher Columbus was NOT the first one to discover our beautiful country. Let’s give some credit to the Indigenous Peoples who were here and thriving, not just one day, but all year round!
First day of hybrid!!
Now I don’t know how you guys feel about going hybrid, but personally, I’m super excited. Getting to FINALLY see my friends and teachers in person is gonna be WAY better than staying in a stuffy house looking at screens 5 hours a day! Although we’re going back, there are gonna be a lot of changes. We’re gonna have to bring masks, SPARE MASKS, there will be half as many people in the hallways as usual, and there’s gonna be MASK BREAKS (I find that one the most ridiculous)!! Unfortunately, this year we aren’t going to be getting lockers because it’s too hard to social distance in such close proximity which is a big bummer because that’s one of the things I was looking forward to in middle school. But look on the other side- FINALLY, WE GET TO SEE REAL PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I hope you are pumped up for this month and whenever you are reading this, Stay Happy, Stay in the Fall mood, and Stay Safe!!!
This is Maereg Million and Vivian Munton 6th Grade Reporters signing off ’till next week!!!!!!!
Happy October Wayland Middle School!!!!!!!
Credits to Olivia Green for editing!!