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The Colony Courier-Leader
Sunday, December 25,2016
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A MATTER OF OPINION
Addicted to
Hallmark
Christmas
A ‘Blank Space’ for Lakeview MS
School wins $40,000 after submitting Taylor Swift-inspired video
STAFF REPORT
movies
A s much as I like the Christmas season,
A I can’t wait for it to be over. While I
L will miss the joyousness of the people
who are out and about, I won’t miss the loss
of time from watching Hall- ata
mark Christmas movies. , s
Yes, I am addicted to
them and I will sit and
watch them instead of doing
something useful. I don’t
mind watching television,
but Hallmark movies?
I know they are all alike,
but I can’t help it. While I
TOM
OLIVER
tomwoliver@
live.com
Mr. Ly Phan’s AVID & so-
cial studies classes will receive
$40,000 in new furniture to trans-
form their classroom into an inno-
vative learning space.
Bkm Total Office of Tex-
as (bkm), a Dallas-based office
furniture designer and supplier,
announced The Colony’s Lakev-
iew Middle School (LVMS) as the
winner of this year’s “Flip This
Classroom” challenge at a school-
wide pep-rally in the school’s gym
in early December.
Ly Phans AVID and socialstud- • PHOTO COURTESY OFPHARRPR
ies classes will receive $40,000 in students in Ly Phan’s social studies class win $40,000 in new furniture as part of a "Flip This Classroom”
new Steelcase Education furni- challenge.
ture to transform their classroom
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do like movies, I prefer action and adventure
movies. You know, guy movies, but I will
stay up late watching the Hallmark Channel
when I already know how the movie will end.
Honestly, this isn’t like me. I drink hot, black,
not Starbucks coffee and I drink my whiskey
straight. I really, really enjoy the company
of a woman. I generally have a gun on me, I
have never minded getting into a fist fight
and I don’t have a man bun. So why do I
watch this stuff?
Maybe I watch them because they are
clean. Being a single father, I worry about
what my girls might see me watching. I know
they are grown but I am still their dad and I
try my very best to be fairly proper. I attempt-
ed to sign up for one of those dating services
once, and before I knew it I was getting
all kinds of stuff on my cellphone. It was
embarrassing to me when I had to ask them
how to get it off my phone because it wasn’t
something I would watch.
I have talked to some friends who are first
responders and they admitted to watching
these movies too. They said they watched
them because they were clean and because
they needed some niceness in their lives after
the stuff they generally saw at work. Knowing
the movie will always end up with most of the
characters being happy and nobody being
shot has a calming effect on their lives. Then
again, it could be Candace Cameron Bure too.
The movies are all set up the same. Right
off the bat you figure out which couple is
going to end up together and you figure out
who is the bad guy or gal, they usually want to
be the main squeeze of one of the stars. Once
the main characters have found each other,
they fight and split up, and then they get
back together for all eternity... or at least
until the movie has ended. Seriously, they are
all the same, and for some reason I like them.
Couldn’t they at least have one where the
main couple just walked off into the sun set
at different angles, just walked away from
each other? I guess that would be to real
life. What I would give to have one of those
relationships. Having a relationship where
the folks wanted to get along well, instead of
the relationship where one of them becomes
the known enemy. I guess they will never
have that show on during the holidays - it’s
too real.
Think about it, there you are watching all
these relationships go from bad to good hour
after hour. I was watching one at 3:45 this
morning when I could have been sleeping
for another hour. Of course, they are better
if Santa Claus is in them, but that is just my
.opinion. Anybody up at 3:45 when they don’t
have to be deserves to see Santa Claus ... or
Candace Cameron Bure.
I guess if I am going to be addicted to any-
thing, these are a better option than most.
Of course, I look like a junkie after spending
my nights watching these movies. I’ve got
sunken, red eyes with the dark circles under
them, I’m falling asleep in the grocery store
line and I have the little tic’s that go with it.
I keep waiting for the police to pull me over
and asked me what I’m on, “Honest, officer.
It’s just the Hallmark movies!” Come on,
January. Let’s shake this habit for 11 more
months.
? WORD ON THE STREET
LAN UI
Howe do you qner
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into an innovative learning space Learning furniture from Steelcase on the entries in early November students and faculty that partici-
that will foster engagement and customized to their classroom and worked with school officials pated in the study reported their
student participation in class- and hallway that will help Mr. to facilitate a pep-rally for the new classroom, designed with one
room projects. Phan and his students be better winner. of four of Steelcase’s advanced
Phan’s class beat out many equipped to focus on assignments, “I’m humbled and honored to learning layouts, contributed to
North Texas schools with a vid- collaborate with their classmates share this award with our stu- higher engagement, motivation
eo parody to the tune of Taylor and truly be excited to go and dents and staff, knowing that this and creativity and the expectation
Swift’s “Blank Space,” asking bkm learn everyday.” amazing opportunity only enhanc- of better grades
to transform their classroom and In its fourth year, the bkm es our educational environment in With this in mind Phan’s class-
hallway or their “education will go “Flip This Classroom” contest in- an already innovative district like Mill deme steel are
down the drain.” vited students and teachers from Lewisville ISD,” Phan said. “Bkm Nedd . . . table ...
Mike Paris, senior account any middle or high school in the and Steelcase’s furniture will cre- Y , Tune m
manager with bkm, presented Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to ate a true experiential classroom er Person W wiesoar $ n
the award to the entire class and create a compelling three-minute where our students can collabo- exact urm com ma ion wi
revealed a few of the furniture video to explain why their class- rate comfortably and create mul- pexgetermine ' wor ins m
concepts that will be included in room or library needs a makeover, timedia project-based learning LVMS and bkm total office of Tex-
the new classroom and hallway Students and teachers also in- presentations or virtual reality as design team.
design. eluded how the new furniture and field trips.” Bkm will renovate the class-
“We’re always amazed at the design will help them learn and A recent study from Steelcase room over the holiday break and
level of creativity students and do everyday tasks more efficiently. Education shows that active learn- unveil the new design in January,
faculty put into their entries, and Entrants submitted their ing classrooms designed to sup- For more details on the bkm
LVMS was no exception,” Paris videos via social media by us- port engaging experiences have a “Flip This Classroom" contest, vis-
said. “We’re looking forward to ing the hashtag #BKMflipthis- significant impact on student par- it bkmtexas.com/event/flip-class-
providing 21st Century Active class2016. A team of judges voted ticipation. In fact, the majority of room-2016-now-open/.
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LORELEI DAY / STAFF PHOTO
From left, council mem-
bers Perry Schrag, Kirk
Mikulec. David Terre, Joe
McCourry, Brian Wade and
Joel Marks present City
Secretary Tina Stewart
with a framed photo of
various news stories about
her son’s achievements
as the Class 6A Division II
Defensive Player DeSoto
High School’s champion-
ship football game.
Local alum a finalist in retail contest
Turner to pitch story concept to executives
STAFF REPORT
merchandising, were tasked with developing a
new store idea for an innovative retail concept
Two University of North Texas students that completely reinvents itself every four to
have been named finalists in one of the big- eight weeks. The startup store has the look
gest student contests of the year for the retail and feel of a magazine, but changes its design
industry
like an art gallery and sells merchandise like
Hailey Turner of Flower Mound and Sarah a boutique.
Muller of Mount Olive Township, New Jersey With each change, revolves around a new
are competing in the National Retail Feder- experience that showcases emerging trends in
ation Student Challenge. As finalists, they’ve digital retail. Student competitors were chal-
received travel stipend to attend the Nation- lenged to create the next great experience for
al Retail Federation BIG Show Jan. 15-17 in the retailer.
New York City and will pitch their story con- Teams were given three theme options -
cept to a live panel of retail executives. The Travel, Made in America or Sensory - to cre-
winners will be announced Jan. 15.
ate a mock website, a 20-page presentation
PHOTO COURTESY OF UNT
For this year’s case contest, the UNT stu- and a 90-second video spotlighting why their Hailey Turner, left, and Sarah Muller are com-
dents, both majoring in digital retailing and STORY should be brought to life.
peting in a retail contest.
JAMES N.
“This year I’ll be hanging
around the library trying to
proof my website.”
TROYA JACQUELINEK.
“Getting up super early be- “I celebrate surrounded by
cause of my young daughters my loved ones. Our day is
and opening presents. It’s all filled with delicious food,
about playing with them and laughter and love."
enjoying a true day that’s all
about family and relaxation.”
TONIA H.
“I’m usually with my kids
opening presents.”
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McGathey, Liz. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 47, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 25, 2016, newspaper, December 25, 2016; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622401/m1/4/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Colony Public Library.