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January 9th, 2026
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Christmas Capers
What to Watch
Lady Tigers Get a Win
What was everyone up to over the break? -p. 4
Are you bored? Don’t know how to read? Watch a movie! - p. 8
Find out what went down during the game that ended in a win! -p. 9
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THE BLACK AND GOLD Volume 5 Issue 17 January 9th 2026
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Newspaper Staff
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Editor-in-Chief
Michaela Copeland
Assistant Editor-in-Chief Bella Beems News Editor Laci Burnett Reporters Katlyn Boydston Grayson Moore Photographers Lauraly Lane Josephine Long Designers Ashlynn Bowen Gunner Delp
Photo Credit: Michaela Copeland Photo Caption: MS Scholar Bowl team before Thursday’s home meet.
MS Scholar Bowl Hosts First Meet of the Season By: Josie Long
The DeKalb Middle School Scholar Bowl team hosted this season’s first meet on Thursday, January 8. The team consists of 9 people (five eighth graders and four seventh graders) who have put lots of time and effort into their practices. In their round against South Holt, the score was 160/60 with South Holt winning. Against Stewartsville, the score was 160/50 with DeKalb losing. Though they had a couple of tough matches, they were able to come out with a big win against South Nodaway with a score of 140/30. “I think that we need to work on our response time to be quicker, and we also need to have a better defense to try to stop the other teams when they are up. I like having the bigger group, not only to have a wider range of knowledge,
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