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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Good Shepherd Gazette ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Good Shepherd Catholic Academy, Brooklyn NY + Thursday, December 22, 2016 + Volume II, Issue 2 ________________________________________________________________________________________ __ until that building was Holiday in the Park destroyed by a massive fire in the year 1898. They moved to By Alexandria Salvato 55 Bowery after the the fire. Recently, I asked my mom and dad When the building had been if they could create a mystery for scheduled to be demolished to my sister and I to solve. They said make space for the Manhattan yes. A few days later, they did it. Bridge, it moved to its present Our first clue was that our mom location, 227 Bowery. Now, gave us notepads and said “maybe the Bowery Mission also owns you’ll want to write down your the building at 229 Bowery. clues’’. My sister and I looked The Bowery Mission is perplexed. My dad got us in the committed to helping families car. When we were about 5 that fall in the sad situation of minutes into the drive, my dad said The Bowery poverty. Help these men, “Got a long way to go, so sit back women, and children have a Mission and relax.’’ That was our 2nd clue. unforgettable Christmas dinner. It was a long time in the car. The By: Cristina Ilie You can donate or volunteer at last clue was that we were on the https://www.bowery.org. Help highway and we saw a New Jersey men, women, and children in Want to do something good this sign. I thought that we were going poverty today. I myself did Advent? Well, the Bowery to go to Asbury Park and meet volunteer and felt like I made Mission is your answer. The Bruce Springsteen! My 2nd guess an everlasting change in Bowery Mission was first started was that we were going to my people’s lives. in 1879 by Albert Gleason cousin’s house and visit them. 20 Ruliffson and his wife. It was the minutes later, we saw a sign. It third rescue mission founded in said “Six Flags’’!!!! We were so the United States and the second happy. At Six Flags, it was the 1st in New York City. The Bowery day of the Christmas season. I took Mission is now administered by a picture with Bugs Bunny! I went the Christian Herald Association. on the Buccaneer, the It all began in a small room at 14 Swashbuckler, the Harley Quinn Bowery, where it had prayer roller coaster, Skyway, the Dark services, and then moved to 36 Knight coaster, and Taz Tornado. Bowery in 1880. And then in We saw lots of pretty lights, too. 1 1887 the mission moved to 105 We now have season tickets so we Bowery Thanksgiving Night can come whenever we want. After By Kylie Powers six flags, we went to a pizza place for New Jersey pizza. That My mom was getting was good pizza. That was an ready for Thanksgiving. awesome mystery for sure. She asked my Aunt Jeanette if she could do Thanksgiving this year. The Thanksgiving My Aunt Jeanette was scared but she said Story yes. My mom bought By Owen Lopez the turkey, gravy, One night a turkey walked up to potatoes, green beans a kid named Little Timmy. The and all of the food that turkey says, “Gobble Gobble EAT you eat on ME”.Little Timmy said yes and Thanksgiving. She had a turkey for dinner. He said baked all the food. that they should do that every Everything was set. year so his family told everyone When it was time for about it, and thanksgiving started. dinner we all sat down Thanksgiving Mistake Little Timmy also wanted to be at the table. We said a king of the world so he went back prayer before our meal By Ashley St. Surin in time to become a king but and dug in. My dad when he time traveled he found went for the turkey One day there was a boy named people eating turkey and dancing when our cat flew out Larry. He loved to cook. all the people told Little Timmy of it. Everyone yelled. Thanksgiving was coming up. He they were thankful for religious We all got so scared. was very excited because he got freedom.Little Timmy then went Grandpa knocked the to cook for his family this back in time to tell everyone the gravy into Grandma’s Thanksgiving. He was going to story of the pilgrims. lap. It was so hot that make stuffing, turkey, desserts, Everyone was so amazed.Little Grandma screamed and a plate of salad for his family Timmy then went on to live his life and hit the potatoes. to enjoy. There was 2 days until as Little Timmy Of The Turkey. The potatoes fell into Thanksgiving. Today he was my Uncle Sean’s lap. thinking of buying Thanksgiving My Uncle Sean hit the decorations. That is exactly what green beans over and he did. When he got home he made they fell on the floor. homemade cookies and Everything was messed up. My mom will never do Thanksgiving again. 2 Confirmation dipped it in a glass of cold milk. It has been a busy year for Then he went to bed. The next the 8th graders so far this KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR morning he woke up. He saw the LOVING 6TH GRADE plastic bag with the year. We have already had TEACHER Thanksgiving decorations in it. our Ring Day celebration That reminded him that today he needed to be shopping at the and on December 6th we MS.RESCINITI…. grocery store for all the received the Sacrament of BEHIND THE CHALK ingredients he needed to make BOARD Confirmation. My class has the dinner. already done our community ● What is your favorite type Then when he got home he service and our retreat. We of food? made homemade cake. Then he My favorite food is Italian. I went to sleep. The next morning have all done hours of especially love pasta. it was Thanksgiving. Larry had community service and have a lot to do. He went straight into the kitchen. He turned on the been preparing for months. ● What is your favorite color? stove and started cooking. Some of my classmates were My favorite color is blue. 30 minutes later .. nervous because they didn’t … The turkey was ready. Then he want to make any mistakes ● How long have you been finished the stuffing. He took the at G.S.C.A? during the mass. Since we desserts out of the oven as well. I have been at GSCA for 23 He finished mixing the salad. put in all this effort, the years! Wow, did I just say that? The food was complete. Then he celebration went very well. Time flies! went to the bag of decorations. He hung everything up. He was Our Confirmation was only done. It was 9:00 and no one ● What are some of your one of the many exciting came yet. Then it was 10:00 still favorite books? no one came. Finally someone events that we will have Some of my favorite books are rang the doorbell. It was the during this school year. To Kill a Mockingbird, mailman. He gave Larry a letter Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, from his parents. It said, ‘’Are By Jeremy Scotto A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and you ready to cook for us Time and Again. I also love the tomorrow?’’ He looked at his play, Our Town. calendar and realized that tomorrow was Thanksgiving. At ● Where did you go for least he was prepared. college? I went to NYCCC for two years The End and then finished undergraduate 3 New TV Show By Samantha Lewis-Bullen and graduate at Brooklyn College. with powerful magical animals Welcome back to FAKE on them. They are still making ● Who is your inspiration? news. There’s a new show them today. There is also a Both of my parents have been called lunch bags. It’s a show of Pokemon as well. very inspirational to me. They show about school supplies. There are all different types were both very giving people. Boring, right? It take place of cards. There are common Of course, Jesus, Mary and in California. It’s called lunch cards, uncommon cards, rare the saints, especially Saint bag because they make cards, holographic rare cards, Francis and Saint Anthony are lunches every 5 minutes. ultra rare cards, EX holographic at the top of the list. The lunches taste awful. rare cards, and secret rare They hired the worst chefs. cards. Now they have the new ● Why did you want to One of the chefs didn’t wash GX cards. There are so many become a teacher? his hands. Good thing FAKE cards. You should always try to I wanted to become a teacher news is fake. That show get holographic rare cards, ultra to inspire young children to be wouldn’t last 2 episodes. rare cards, and EX holographic the best they can be. That concludes fake news. rare cards. Also now the GX See you later in this issue. cards. My favorite card is the full ● What is your favorite art Mega Charizard EX from the drink? XY Evolutions set. It’s a full art My favorite drink is probably ultra rare. The card is coffee. But I like a glass of red surprisingly worth $50. When wine once in awhile , too. you have enough cards and you have more of one card you ● What are your hobbies/ could start trading with other interest? card collectors or sell the card.