In This Issue: ● Feature article about

Bentley High School● Debate Section Discussing

Cellphones● Local News and Events ● Feature Interview with

Mayor Haarstad-Petten● Quick and Easy Baking

and Snack Recipes● Canadian and

International Politics● Remembrance Day

Tribute● Crossword and Trivia● Local and International

Sports

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Trivia1. What is the name of the theory that considers Earth as the centre of the Universe?2. How many points are on the Canadian Maple leaf?3. What is the capital city of Hungary?4. Which wedding anniversary is referred to as ‘paper’?5. Ovaphobia is the fear of what?

Across1. An organ in the abdomen with an unknown function 3. To refine or perfect over time5. A response that is sharp or angry7. A material made by mixing two or more metals8. A food made with fermented milk

Down2. A percussion instrument with wooden bars4. Not filled or occupied6. A semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal9.A period of temporary economic decline

(Answers on the back)

Trivia and Crossword by Austin Siebold, Bentley Coffee News

Bentley School: A Pioneer for Modern EducationBy Zoë Lorenz-BoserBentley Coffee News

Bentley High School teachers are using alternative techniques to enhance learning among students. Mr. Brown, Mr. Hazlett, Miss Bertin, and Mr. Lewis, Bentley High School teachers, are using modern techniques to allow for more personalized learning with students. Bentley High School has had to recently enact alternative methods to prevent students from going elsewhere and putting the school at risk of shutting down. Recently mentioned by Vice Principal Stephen Lush, the school has limited funding and is unable to hire more teachers, despite the growing number of students. Within the 2016/2017 school year, the graduating class has 20 students, the Grade 11s have seventeen, the Grade 10s have thirty-nine, and the Grade 9s have thirty-two. From there, the trend continues; this year in pre-school, Bentley School has forty-two. Bentley School administrators also believe that the traditional system of education does not fit the school’s environment or twenty-first century tools and atmosphere. Vice Principal of Bentley School, Stephen Lush, comments, “Mr. Moore and I saw that the old education system wasn’t what it needed to be for the student’s needs in the twenty-first century.” These factors have forced Bentley School to enact blended learning, an altered type of learning allowing students to progress at the level that allows them to be successful.

Each teacher is teaching numerous classes and therefore, they do not have time to assist each student individually; students learn with modules premade by various Wolf Creek teachers that are “specialists” in the module’s content. Students watch video lessons, then complete assignments corresponding with the videos. Bentley School teachers then teach lessons to the class when necessary, or assist individual students or small groups who are struggling to adapt to a concept. Bentley student, Ryan Gyori, comments, “I enjoy it because we have more time and we can work at our own pace without having the teachers tell us ‘do this’ and ‘do that.’” However, Bentley School students, Riley Leclerc and Clark Stewart, have different opinions, “I struggle with it, we have to manage our own work in our own time and as a person who is bad with time management, I find it very hard. I don’t like watching the videos, I like teachers coming up to me face to face and showing me how to do it.” Positives and negatives aside, Bentley School is bravely serving as a pioneer for alternative learning styles within Wolf Creek School Division. As Stephen Lush mentioned, “We looked at the 21st century learning document and from there we decided to change, we decided it would be better for our students, because we do whatever is right for our kids.”

Bentley High School teachers Left to Right: Stephen Lush, Scott Lewis, Jannah Bertin, Jason Hazlett, Kyle Brown

Blue Jays Sign Pair to Kickoff Free Agency: The Toronto Blue Jays have signed Kendrys Morales and Loudes Guirell Jr. to contracts. Morales, who signed a 3 year, 33 million dollar contract, is a 33 year old switch hitting designated hitter, who spent the past two years with the Kansas City Royals. Morales hit thirty home runs last year while playing in one of the most difficult ballparks to hit homeruns in, Kauffman Stadium, according to ESPN. However, his signing rules out the return of at least one of the following, Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista, with Bautista likely being the odd man out because of his inability to play anywhere besides DH. While the Morales signing is more beneficial to the Jays in the short term, the seven year twenty-three million dollar contract handed out to Loudes Guirell Jr, could end up being the more important contract the long run. Guirell Jr., who played last year in Cuba, is a 23 year old who can play a variety of positions, including second, shortstop, right field and left field. He has been labeled as a more athletic Jeff Kent by several high ranking baseball officials, which is why he received such a lengthy deal.

Toronto Raptors Continue Hot Start: Led by the leading scorer in the National Basketball Association, DeMar DeRozan, the Toronto Raptors are third in the Eastern Conference with a 7-4 record, just behind the defending champs, the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Raptors, who lost to the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Final last May, were expected to take a step back this year after the loss of Bismack Biyombo to the Orlando Magic, in free agency. However, while Biyombo has struggled in Orlando, the Raptors have not missed a beat, if they continue to get the play they have received from DeRozan, they will be difficult to stop.

Flames Slump Continues: The Calgary Flames have immensely struggled lately, losing six of their last seven. Goaltending in particular has been a sore spot, as Brian Elliott is last among qualified goaltenders in save percentage with .885%, compared to last years league leading .930% he posted with the St.Louis Blues. Additionally, star forwards Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan and defenceman Dougie Hamilton and T.J. Brodie currently have four of the five worst plus minuses in the NHL, as the team has struggled in their own end.

International SportsBy Kyle GerritsBentley Coffee News

Citizen’s 2 CentsBy Zoë Lorenz-BoserBentley Coffee News

Various people around Bentley were interviewed about cellphones and social media, and how they affect society.

[The Bentley Library] is trying really hard [to be active on social media] but we find that it is time consuming to make sure all of our things get [online]. We had teen night, we had sixteen show up! For us that’s huge, so for us to get Instagram to try to connect with [teens], it’s totally worth it. Because if we can bring more [teens] in, that’s awesome. I have a fifteen year old who personally, I feel spends too much time on a device. But, it also helps with some of her school work, she can type away so it’s easy. With my older kids, I definitely see a lack of communication, because how do you decide if somebody was being sarcastic in a text?-Vera Boettger

I think cellphones can be very useful as far as ease of communication and also safety. But I also think it’s important to have times to disconnect and not use your cellphone, and be present in whatever situation you’re in. I think that probably applies for everybody, adults and teenagers as well. One thing I like about social media, is that it allows me to stay connected with more people that I wouldn’t be able to stay connected with otherwise. We all have very busy schedules, and we’re able to check in with people who you maybe wouldn’t have a fifteen minute phone call conversation with. But, I think there is a lot of opportunities for miscommunication. I think there is a lot less accountability too, people feel a lot of anonymity so they can throw [negative talk] out there without feeling the consequences. It’s unfortunate. -Sandy Jameson

I like [cellphones], I’ve got one. It does [make life easier], because say if I’m somewhere, I can use Google and get the answer, or if I want to see what somebody is doing, I can just go on Facebook and get nosy, or I can text somebody. I think [communication] has probably decreased because people don’t pick up the phone anymore and talk, they just text. You can’t carry on a conversation because I don’t spend my time texting, I just like [to use it] for short [messages]. Where, if I want to talk to somebody, I’m not going to text them, I’ll pick up the phone. But there are some people who like to text, I think really? I think [cellphones] probably have contributed to the cyberbullying and bullying. I don’t like bullying, I definitely think there should be something done about it. -Anonymous

Breadsticks

Ingredients● 1 tablespoon instant yeast● 1 1/2 cups warm water● 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour● 2 tablespoons sugar● 1 teaspoon salt● 1/2 cup butter● 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese● Garlic salt● Italian seasoning● Onion powder (optional)

InstructionsDissolve the yeast in the warm water. Set aside.In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Then stir in the yeast mixture until combined and dough begins to come together.Knead the dough for 3 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes.Melt 1/2 cup butter and pour onto a baking sheet. Lightly flour a work surface and roll the dough out into a rectangle about the size of the baking sheet. Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into 1-inch-wide strips. With a strip of dough, bring the ends together so it is doubled, then twist. Roll the bread stick in the butter until coated, then place on the pan. Repeat with remaining dough.Season with garlic salt, onion powder, and Italian seasoning, or other desired seasonings. Sprinkle the Parmesan evenly over the bread sticks. Don't be skimpy!Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Meanwhile, let the bread sticks rise for 10-20 minutes.Bake for 20 minutes, or until beginning to lightly brown.

Brownies

Makes about 16

Ingredients:● ½ cup unsalted butter● 1 cup white sugar● 2 eggs● 1 teaspoon vanilla● ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder● ½ cup flour● ¼ teaspoon salt● ¼ teaspoon baking powder

Instructions:Preheat oven to 350oC. Melt butter. Mix ingredients in order. Pour into a greased 9x9 pan. Smooth batter and bake for 25-30 minutes.

Featured RecipesBy Kelsey Vig and Austin Siebold

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Talking Balancing Growth and the Bentley Bypass With Mayor Haarstad-PettenBy Zoë Lorenz-Boser and Austin SieboldBentley Coffee News

Mayor of Bentley, Lynda Haarstad-Petten, sits down with Editor-in-Chief of Bentley Coffee News, Zoë Lorenz-Boser, to discuss the Bentley bypass and balancing the growth of our town with while retaining a small town atmosphere.

Zoë Lorenz-Boser: How have you seen Bentley grow in the time you’ve been here?

Mayor Haarstad-Petten: Well, I was born and raised in this area, so Bentley has grown a lot, but maybe not in housing, industrial, and commercial [aspects] as much as I would’ve liked to see.

ZLB: What are your short and long term plans for growing our town?

MHP: I would definitely like to see more industrial [growth] because that makes a difference with the taxes, I’d like to see more residential [growth], but not a great [amount of] growth at a time, I’d like to see it slowly grow. I see with the new bypass, it’s making it easier to get into work in Red Deer if they travel. I see us more becoming an affordable place, especially for young people to live here.

ZLB: How do you plan to balance the growth with the small town atmosphere?

MHP: I think that the community people and the residents will ensure that it stays that way. I don’t think that we want to become so large that we don’t know who our own neighbors are.

ZLB: What do you think the bypass has affected, are you for or against it?

MHP: When I first heard about it, I was hesitant about it. Now I see it has taken away a lot of the heavy traffic. I think it is close enough to Bentley that it is not affecting the businesses a lot. I think the businesses may have to do more of their own advertizing, and they may have to spend a little bit on advertizing to reap the rewards. I can tell you that the Town Council has written a letter to Alberta Transportation to have streetlights at both entrances, as well as better signage. Sandy Pointe’s sign is bigger than the Town of Bentley Sign, so we have to get some equality within that.

ZLB: Do you think there is anything that the citizens can do about this problem?

MHP: Alberta Transportation has said that they don’t have the budget for the lights; I think that if in the next six months, if something doesn’t happen, we may have to start a letter campaign to Alberta transportation; but we are definitely working on it.

ZLB: What is your favorite part about being mayor?

MHP: I love being in contact with the citizens and knowing that hopefully, we can make a difference. Just walking down the street and having someone stop and ask me a question, talk, or say you’re doing a good job, it’s rewarding. I love it.

Making Parliament More Parent-FriendlyBy Austin SieboldBentley Coffee News

As part of an effort to promote family life in Parliament, the committee on procedure and House affairs gave an interim report on how to help Members of Parliament balance their family lives with work. The report included suggestions such as implementing a flexible childcare service, which the MPs would pay for themselves, and continuing the practice in which votes are held immediately after question period, as opposed to waiting until the evenings.

More complex solutions to this issue are still being debated. Some suggest increasing the length of their work days to allow for more days off, which would allow MPs far from Ottawa to spend more days home with their families. Unfortunately, this suggestion would also keep MPs who live close to Ottawa away from home later into the evening, preventing them from seeing their children before bed.

There doesn’t seem to be a “one size fits all” solution yet, but continued improvements to the system will benefit both men and women, by giving them more time to raise their children without having to give up on their careers.

Impacts of a Trump PresidencyBy Austin SieboldBentley Coffee News

With the recent election of Donald Trump, many Canadians have been left wondering, what’s next? The upcoming change in leadership could have intense effects on life in Canada. Here are some of the areas that may be most affected.

Trade: According to Trump, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), will be renegotiated or altogether dismissed. This could pose problems considering three quarters of Canada’s exports go to the United States. Dissolving the agreement may decrease trade between Canada and the US, further damaging the economy.

Keystone Pipeline: Both Trudeau and Trump have said they support constructing a pipeline from Alberta, which would foster economic growth.

Defence: Trump has promised Americans that any countries not spending 2% of their GDP on military (a target set by NATO) will not be defended by the US military. Canada, among other countries, does not happen to be meeting this target, and has not announced any plans to for the future. This could mean Canada being left to its own devices after Trump takes office.

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Current Events:- Lacombe Christmas Farmers Market - Homemade Arts & Crafts, Baking

and much more! Honey, Woodwork, Eggs Jams, & Meats; Every Friday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, November 18th to December 16th

- Moonlight Madness - Thursday, November 24th from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the Lacombe Memorial Centre (Phone: 403-782-4772)

- 4th Annual Staff Student Hockey Game - Thursday, December 1st from 7:30 PM - 9 PM at the Bentley Arena - the teachers are seeking redemption after being defeated last year!

Upcoming Events- Date Night at Bentley School - an opportunity for parents to have a night

out while their children engage in exciting activities under the supervision of student and teacher volunteers. Date is soon to be announced.

- Christmas Concert - The 2016 Bentley School Christmas Concert will be held on Thursday, November 22. The performances will be at 1:15 PM and 7:00 PM in the Bentley Elementary Gym.

- Bentley Coffee News Website Launch - Our team has collaborated to create our very own Bentley Coffee News website! The website is still under construction to ensure that we produce only the best quality for our viewers. Details about the release, the website itself, and how to find it will be announced in the next issue!

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Bentley School Remembrance Day Art created by Finn Haarstad (top left), Alex Moore (right), and

Bailey Johnson (bottom left).

Bentley School Remembrance Ceremony a Beautiful Tribute to Canada’s SoldiersBy Zoë Lorenz-BoserBentley Coffee News

Bentley Teacher Shares His Family’s War Contribution Written in collaboration with Jason HazlettBentley Coffee News

At the Remembrance Day ceremony held at our school, our Social Studies teacher, Jason Hazlett, spoke of his grandfather’s contribution to World War One. On November 28, 1914 William Hazlett, who was building the train bridge in Lethbridge, answered the Call of Duty and enlisted in The Great War. After joining his brother in Red Deer, they arrived in Otterpool, England and began training for Gunners in the newly formed 23rd Howitzer Brigade. Mr. Hazlett described his grandfather as a tough man who survived incredible injuries such as an exploding shell that sent metal fragments into his face and head, but recuperated and continued to fight. The famous battle of Vimy Ridge allowed his Brigade not only success, but they also captured a German Gun and used it to capture POW’s who surrendered, as they ran toward an awaiting train in a nearby town of Araas. His grandpa survived the war and returned in 1936 at the unveiling of the Vimy Memorial along with his brother James (Jim). The ending of the presentation by our teacher, showed how his grandfather was treated in the No. 3 General Hospital in Boulogne, France. This was at the same time that surgeon John McCrae worked in this same hospital in 1916. The last interesting fact shared, was when William returned from France to Canada, he rode aboard the famous ship called the S.S. Lapland, which picked up 147 Titanic survivors in 1912. It’s amazing that it brought even more survivors to safety.

TRIVIA ANSWERS1. Geocentric2. 113. Budapest4. 1st5. Eggs

CROSSWORD ANSWERSAcross1. Appendix3. Hone5. Retort7. Alloy8. Yoghurt

Down2. Xylophone4. Empty6. Platypus9. Recession

beautiful ceremony organized by Bentley School Fine Arts teacher, Marla Kolybaba. The ceremony began with the March on of the Colors, followed by the singing of our Canadian National anthem; accompanied by Bentley School’s own Austin Siebold using American Sign Language. Vice Principal of Bentley School, Stephen Lush, then elegantly recited The Lord’s Prayer while the gym stood in silence, praying for all soldiers that have courageously served our country. The tribute to the fallen began with The Last Post and ended with one minute of silence, the attending group was covered in a blanket of silence as they remembered the soldiers lost in battle. The Piper’s Lament then played, followed by Reveille. Following Reveille, everyone received a video message from Albert Wong, retired member of our Canadian Armed Forces. In a video made by Historica Canada, Albert Wong shared the true

Bentley Elementary School Gym, 1:10pm, Wednesday November 9th

Bentley residents of all ages gathered in Bentley’s Elementary School gym to pay respects to the veterans and soldiers that have so bravely served our country. Bentley School staff and students, town residents, Lacombe Legion members, four representatives from Ponoka’s Air Cadets, Bentley’s Resource Officer, Constable Lichty, Constable Ellsworth and Mayor Lynda Haarstad-Petten all attended the The Indoor Cenotaph at Bentley School’s Remembrance Day

Ceremony

Corporal William J. Hazlett

meaning of Remembrance Day, what it represents, and the sacrifices soldiers make everyday to ensure Canadians have rights and necessities in life that we so often take for granted. Mrs. Kolybaba then took over, presenting an amazing account of her neighbor, Margaret Reid and her immigration to Canada to marry a young man from Bentley, Private Louis L. Reid. Subsequently, Austin Siebold performed one of the Private’s poems, We Salute the Dead. A tribute video was then played, accompanied by the song “May Angels Lead You In” by Jimmy Eat World. Sage Bowen and Darby Haarstad lead everyone in saying the famous poem, In Flander’s Fields on its hundredth anniversary of creation. The Wreath Laying Ceremony followed, with many wreaths laid by students and community members. The ceremony concluded with the March Past of the Colors while God Save the Queen was played on the piano by Mrs. Kolybaba. All attendees of the ceremony left with heavy hearts and the memory of Canada’s soldiers fresh in their minds.

Local Sports Spotlight The Bentley school basketball teams are beginning to take shape, as tryouts for all four teams have begun. The Jr. boys team has an abundance of players, as twenty one students are trying out, a major increase from last year.

The Bentley Bantam Bruins are nearly done the tiering rounds for their season, as they play Friday in Bentley against Airdrie, Saturday in Drumheller.

The West Central Bantam AA Tigers, which features six players that attend Bentley School, are off to a hot start this season. They are first place in SCAHL, with a 10-1-2 record to start the year.