Junior Reporter Club
Interested in becoming a member of the Herald-Standard’s Junior Reporter Club? It’s very easy to join. All you have to do is sit down, write a story and send it to the Herald-Standard. It should be typed or printed very clearly.
The stories can be sent to the Herald-Standard, c/o Junior Reporter Club, 8-18 E. Church St., Uniontown, Pa. 15401.
They can also be e-mailed to mo’keefe@heraldstandard.com. Each story should contain fewer than 100 words.
Youths writing for the first time receive a letter of congratulations from Herald-Standard Executive Editor Mark O’Keefe along with a card making them official members of the club.
Youths getting a second story printed receive another letter from O’Keefe and a coupon for a treat from a local business. Youths getting more than two stories published will receive a certificate of recognition. All stories must be accompanied by a phone number for verification. Return addresses should also be included with the stories. The age range for the columns is 7-12, but stories can be submitted by anyone under 18. For more information, call O’Keefe at 724-439-7569.
The topic for December is “What do want for Christmas.’ Youths can also write about other topics.
Here are this week’s stories:
Shopping
Brittany Tanner
Fairchance
Shopping is one of my favorite hobbies. I go everywhere, but my favorite place is Century III Mall. I like shopping at Aeropostale, American Eagle, PacSun and Rave Girl. But it really does not matter where I shop because in the end it really is not all that important. You hear almost everyone say I got this from there and this from there and it is not important.
I love winter
Kelsey Bailey
Uniontown
I love winter! It is one of my favorite seasons! I can’t wait to race my cousins down a big hill. I also enjoy having snowball fights with my friends.
I can’t believe it was already snowing outside last week! It may be cold but it still is lots of fun.
Chrismas is coming
Brittany Camou
Hibbs
Christmas is coming soon when you get to spend time with your family and give presents to one another. Also you get to eat a big dinner together. Maybe you all go outside and build a snowman and have snowball fights. Its fun I hope you all have a happy Christmas with your family’s.
Kelly Rates
McClellandtown
‘Tis the Season
December is a month when you remember all kinds of people. Did you know Christmas is not all about presents? Well you might like presents but you also got to think of other people. Like people or kids that have cancer or anything else. Christmas is fun but some familys can’t afford a tree, food, or presents for their kids. Some people don’t even have a family or live on the streets. Their Christmas wish is probably to have a nice warm place to live and food and a lot of other stuff. Kids and adults in the hospital will probably wish that they would get better for their Christmas wish. Some kids might had never had Christmas before. That is what Christmas and December is all about.
Cierra Cramer
Ronco
What the holiday means to me
The holiday means to spend time with your family and to spend time with your loved ones that has past away and for Christmas. Gifts are not the only thing important for that holiday. You still can have a holiday about the army people that die to save our country. You can celebrate that to because that is sad for the army people dying.
Rachel Wycinsky
McClellandtown
My Dog Brutus
Brutus is tan and black. He loves to play with his Frizbee. He plays soccer with me out in our yard. He is about a year old but acts younger. He is so cute and is much fun to play with.
Christmas
Abby Hoffman
McClellandtown
Christmas is a special time of year. Everyone loves Christmas. Especially kids, they believe that Santa Claus brings them presents every year. He goes around in one night to give all the children presents. I love Christmas because I like to go to my family’s houses and get presents. My mom makes a lot of food for Christmas. She makes a lot of desserts. I also have to eat at other family members houses and eat more, so I can’t eat too much. I love Christmas.
The Snowflake
Sarah Lynn Campbell
Masontown
Once upon a time, there was the very first snowfall in December. The snow was simply beautiful. There was one thing about that snowfall that was unusual. There was a very special snowflake, and she had no friends. The child who was listening to the story replied, “How can she be special if she had no friends?” You just wait and see, suggested the reader. This snowflake was called Bethany, and she was new at Snowflake school. The child said, “Is that why she doesn’t have any friends yet?’ Yes, the reader replied. So, in about two days there was a snowfall. It was the biggest snowfall of the year. Bethany was the first to fall. Bethany was very nervous because she thought it was a bad thing, so she jumped! After that, all of the other snowflakes came falling down, but the second snowflake that fell said something with a happy cry. “Will you be my friend Bethany?” What is your name, said Bethany? The second snowflake said that his name was Chris. The child who was listening to the story asked if the two snowflakes lived happily ever after, and the reader’s answer was “yes,” they did.