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Good Shepherd Catholic Academy, Brooklyn NY + Friday, March 17, 2017 + Volume II, Issue 4 ______

At the beginning of the school of course our trip to Fun Station USA. year I had the pleasure of The week began on Sunday with working at Good Shepherd our Catholic Schools Week mass and Catholic Academy for a little open house. The open house was an over three months. During that opportunity for our families to see what time, I came to realize that your we have been working on in class. It school is a special place. There was also an opportunity for parents to is a sense of family in your see the school and consider sending building. That’s something you their children to GSCA. Monday was don’t find in every school. It is pajama day, which was my favorite something to be proud of. dress down we had. On Wednesday, we had an assembly with firefighter

It isn’t easy to find words that and soldier Joseph Duggan. He told us

can express what your support about his experiences in Catholic

and overwhelming generosity school and as a firefighter. Many of my has meant to my family. Your classmates, including myself, were Thank You kindness brought a smile to my very inspired by his story. Thursday ​ children’s faces during a very was the highlight of the week for me. It By Kylie Powers difficult time. For that, I will was our trip to Fun Station USA in be forever grateful. Thank you. Staten Island. I was very glad that we On the morning of January could go back to Fun Station because 28th my Aunt Jeanette’s home I hadn’t been there in a very long time. ​ With love and burned down. My Aunt, Uncle appreciation, All of my classmates had a great time and three cousins got out safely, on the trip and were glad to take a day off from schoolwork and have some but they lost everything. People Jeanette Phillips from Marine Park, Gerritsen fun. On that day, we also had an assembly with Deacon Chris Wagner. Beach, Breezy Point and Catholic Schools Week The assembly was mainly about Rockaway came together to help. Events vocations and how God has a plan for They donated old and new By Jeremy Scotto each one of our lives. The assembly clothes, school supplies and During catholic schools week, we made me consider my future and think money. Good Shepherd Catholic celebrated our existence as a about what my vocation is. On the final Academy collected money to Catholic Academy. The theme this day of Catholic schools week, we replace some of my cousin’s year was “Faith, Knowledge, and attended a mass which was said by a things. Below is a Thank You Service.” It was an eventful week guest priest, Father With. Since we are letter from my Aunt: for us at the academy. We had a Catholic academy, it was fitting to assemblies, dress downs, and begin and end the week with the

celebration of mass. In conclusion, it Dear Mr. O’Brien, Teachers, Staff, Students and their families:

1 St. Patrick was an eventful and spirit filled Catholic Schools Week. School Book Fair By Joseph Murphy By Alessia Forte St. Patrick was a ​ Recently during Catholic School fifth-century Weeks there was a book fair in Romeo-British Christian the all purpose room. There was missionary and bishop of a very large selection of books Ireland. Known as the from Scholastic. There were also “Apostle of Ireland”, he is My Walk Through History the primary patron saint of books recommended for students By Alexandria Salvato Ireland, along with saints to get. Mr.O’Brien recommended Recently, my dad took me to Brigid of Kildare and students to get the book Columba. He is also Washington D.C. for my 10th “Choosing Courage.” It is a great venerated in the Anglican birthday. I saw plenty of things to inspirational book. I hope Communion, the Old do with history. We were there for everyone liked the school book Catholic Church and in 3 days. Instead of taking a plane, fair. It was an amazing way to the Eastern Orthodox we took a train for 3 hours and I add fundraisers for the school. Church as had do my math homework the This book fair is hopefully going equal-to-apostles and the whole way there! The 1st day, I Enlightener of Ireland. to be a fundraiser we do every saw a tour of the U.S. Capitol, The The dates of Patrick’s year like the G.S.C.A Card Party. Washington Monument, and the life cannot be fixed with Good Shepherd does a lot of certainty but there is broad Lincoln Memorial. On the 2nd day, fundraisers and it really helps agreement that he was my dad and I had to wake up early the school. A lot of students active as a missionary in because the first thing we did was participated in this and bought Ireland during the second a tour of the National Archives books that they were going to half of the 5th century. Museum. We saw the Constitution, read in joy. Reading is always a Early medieval tradition the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of good choice. credits him with being the Independence, and much more. first bishop of Armagh and The next thing we did was go to Primate of Ireland, and they ‘Ford’s Theatre’, which is the regard him as the founder of Christianity in Ireland. theatre where Abraham Lincoln got Every year on March 17, shot. Then, we ate lunch and went the Irish across the globe to the Smithsonian Air and Space observe St. Patrick’s Day. Museum. We saw a movie about What began as a religious the stars and another one about feast day for the patron D-Day in Normandy. Then, we Book Fair saint of Ireland has become went back to the hotel. The next an international festival By Samantha Lewis-Bullen day, we went to Arlington National celebrating Irish culture Cemetery,(the cemetery where The book fair was a huge with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole John F. Kennedy and his relatives success. The book that seemed lot of green.. are buried). We also saw the to fly off the shelves was Making ​ Changing of the Guard and saw a Bombs for Hitler. The book is ​ military funeral. They had horses about a girl looking for her sister and did a flyover. That night, we during the holocaust. There were went to a hockey game. It was the plenty of books to choose from. Capitals and the Oilers.The next The book fair was a great experience for all students.

2 The Patriots started of the morning, we had to leave. This was Amazing Comeback ​ Super Bowl LI season with their tight end Rob the best birthday ever! Gronkowski injured and Tom pitchers stay strong and healthy. By Nicolas Dellecave Brady with a four game We will find out soon. Opening Day suspension. Then the patriots for the Mets is April 3rd against the made a beast comeback and Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. Let’s If you didn’t know, Super Bowl 51 ended the season with a beast go Mets!!! just happened last month on record of 14-2. Even know I February 5th. The two teams rooted for the falcons I think the competing in this event was the Patriots truly deserved the Atlanta Falcons and the New victory. England Patriots. The winning team was Patriots that won 34-28. This game was an incredible game. The super bowl Spring Training was hosted in NRG stadium in By Thomas O’Neil Houston, Texas. This was the second game to ever be hosted in this stadium. Baseball season is here all 30 teams have This game broke and Let’s Go Mets!!! officially reported to their stadiums in matched so many super bowl By Jacqueline Cox either Arizona or Florida.The New York records. The game started of with Yankees have shot out to a fantastic Falcons scoring the first start.They are in first place in the touchdowns of the game. Then Baseball season is right ​ American league with a 9-3 record (as of the patriots scored three points around the corner. This week, this writing).Their “Baby Bombers” but that still wasn't anything pitchers and catchers from the Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez have led compared to the falcons. Going New York Mets reported to Port the Yankees to most of their wins. On into the fourth quarter the patriots St. Lucie for spring training March 7 they were 4-1 in their last five were down 3-28. The Patriots camp. All five of the Mets games their one loss came to the scored twenty five consequence starting pitchers are there. The Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. Tyler Clippard points to make the game 28-28 at starting pitchers on the Mets one of the Yankees relievers has three the end of the fourth quarter. This are Jacob DeGrom, Matt appearances and has allowed no runs. was the first super bowl in super Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, The New York Mets on the other hand bowl history to make it into Steven Matz, and Zach are in third place with a 7-4 record they overtime. Then the patriots won Wheeler. Last year, all of them are behind the 1st place Pittsburgh the coin toss and got ball first. were injured for some part of Pirates and the 2nd place St. Louis After this, like forty seconds into the season. Right now they Cardinals. In my opinion the two best overtime the patriots scored the are all healthy and excited to prospects in the Mets system is Brandon winning touchdown. This was be playing together again. Nimmo and T.J. Rivera. very huge because the patriots In 2015 the Mets made it to made one of the most amazing the World Series. Last year comebacks in the history of they only made it to the football. Wildcard game because of all the injuries on the team. This year the Mets have a great chance of making it to the World Series again if all of their

3 Behold The $2,000 Top 5 NBA Players Pizza! By Owen Lopez

The NBA has had a bunch of good players but to be honest I most likely speak for there has been some better than everyone when I say I love the others so today I’m counting pizza. But a pizza made out of gold doesn’t seem that down the top 5 players that New Check System played in the NBA. appetizing. ​A pie topped with By Alexandria Falgiano 24-karat gold leaves, foie Disclaimer: Some opinions are my 5)Wilt ChamberLain (Lakers) gras, truffles and dollops of There was once a guy that scored caviar is $2,000 at Industry own, others are not. 100 points in 1 game - oh wait that Kitchen in the Financial There is a new system in place at was Wilt Chamberlain. Wilt District. Good Shepherd Catholic Academy for Chamberlain played for the Lakers. That’s a hefty $250 a slice — junior high students. There are pros and He stood 7.1 feet tall. and $50 for every bourgie cons to this system; some believe the bite. It’s also apparently made system to be unfair to the students. Some 4) Lebron James (Calves) ​ ​ with white stilton cheese pros of the system are punish assignments I don’t think Lebron is as good as given to individuals not the whole class, many people think. They think he’s shipped from England, foie there is a reward system for those who are tall so he should play center - well gras and truffles from actually he barely plays center. Even France and Osetra caviar well behaved for the month, and we are no though he stands at 6.8 which is gathered from the Caspian longer given speeches about “class” pretty tall. Sea. At Industry Kitchen in the behavior. The cons list is a little longer. For example some say it is unfair that we don’t Financial District ​You can find 3)Larry Bird (Celtics) out at Industry Kitchen at 70 get a new slate for a whole month, they say Larry Bird had one of the best South Street. This pizza takes two weeks would be more reasonable. Only jump shots in the history of the NBA ​ 42 hours to make. Joe Kandic five checks are permitted (combined by all that’s what makes him insanely three teachers), so if someone whispers good. He stood at 6.9 which is taller the creator s​ays he will gladly ​ ​ five times (caught by any three teachers) than Lebron! let you pay two thousand dollars for any kind of pizza in the hallway or messes up in any three of their classes their conduct grade goes 2)Magic Johnson(Lakers) you want him to make.​ In down because they got a demerit. The Magic Johnson was so good that conclusion I think that people ​ ​ his coach gave him MVP and why is are wasting there time students that are relatively good in class it so cool because it was his first making this, and they are fear that if they have a bad day they could year in the NBA. Also he is 6.9 the foolish to even buy it. This end up with a lower conduct grade than same height as larry bird taller than pizza is not worth it. I would they would normally have. Some students Lebron again. believe it is unfair that they are treated rather do the pizza challenge differently by teachers with the check 1) Michael Jordan (Bulls) than take a single bite out of Of course I put Michael Jordan he’s it. system those who constantly talk vs. the the best player out there and you “good” ones. We understand the check may think it’s Steph Curry - well not system is there for a reason we just think really. Michael Jordan was put into some aspects are a slightly too strict and By: Ciara Cedano the hall of fame for being the best hope for a few reforms. basketball player of all time. He Fake Console stands 6.6 tall which isn’t so tall but By Samantha Lewis-Bullen

4 for the best basketball player it’s the tallest he’s going to get!! How did Amber Alerts Nintendo has released the For that price you can get two get ​ it’s name? Nintendo turn. A better way to play iPads and enough money leftover multiplayer. For player one you to buy an iPhone. Nobody would It was named after turn it one way then turn it around buy that if it existed. People love Amber Hangerman a 9 year for player two. It is basically two Nintendo but not that much. old abducted and murdered tablets. It cost 2000$ dollars. Remember everything on F.A.K.E in Arlington, Texas in 1996. news is fake. See you next has three children with him; article. Massive Fire in New Jersey Arabella Rose, Joseph Frederick, and Theodore James. Ivanka Pokemon Star By Tommy Byrnes Trump is multilingual. She speaks English, French, and a little of By Owen Lopez In New Jersey a Massive Fire Czech. “Ahh” pokemon the sweet game to destroyed at least 12 boats. It took catch a mewtwo and beat everyone. fire-fighters at least several hours Because of the fact that she grew People have hacked into the to get the 3-alarm blaze under control and heavy smoke condition up in a rich family she was able to Nintendo company and found a remained afterwards. Belmar attend different boarding schools. game called pokemon star. mayor Matt Doherty said power She went to Chapin School in Everybody loved the first 3 starters was cut out around the marina. Manhattan till she was fifteen. in generation 1. , The fire tore through numerous Then, she went to Choate , and but just boats at the marina There were no Rosemary Hall in Wallingford. think of it there has 6 other reports of any injuries around the After she graduated From Choate generations not including the first fire. The owner of the marina said Rosemary Hall, she went to one but now 8!! The next the fire started from a worker Georgetown University for two generations are going to be on repairing the shrink wrap that covers the boat in the off-season . years. She then changed to the if you want to find “ The flame caught a piece of the Wharton Business School at the out about that go to my friend boat’s canvass and started to University Of Pennsylvania, her Patrick’s story on it if not then stay. spread.” father’s alma mater. She Everyone is pretty sure generation 8 graduated with a bachelor’s will have a bunch of water typed Ivanka Trump degree in economics in the year pokemon. If so then i guess fire isn’t By: Cristina Ilie 2004. the easiest way to go. Thanks for reading! Ivanka Marie Trump was born Father Daughter Dance Amber Alerts on October 30, 1981 in (GSCA GIrl Scouts) Manhattan. Her father is By Kylie Powers and Alexa By Ashley St. Surin President Donald Trump and Lankford One day in Philadelphia after her mother is Czech-American a lady was coming from the model Ivana Trump. She grew On Saturday, February 11th was hospital and had her baby her up with two brothers; Eric the 2017 Father Daughter Dance. child got kidnapped. She didn’t Trump and Donald Trump Jr. The theme was Winter even know how. She didn’t get She is an American Wonderland. It was at Baron de any information on the businesswoman, former TV Kalb. All of the girls and their dads person. A few days later They personality, author, socialite were entertained with a buffet, a found the baby. They arrested and fashion model. She is DJ, a photo booth, dancing, the lady who kidnapped him. married to Jared Kushner and dessert, and favors. When you The family is very happy. This

5 was just a miracle waiting WWE (World entered the building the girl scout to happen. Wrestling leaders gave you a snowflake Entertainment) necklace. You get to dance with their fathers had a great time and your dad on the dance floor. Sadly left with a smile on their face. WWE’s this year was the 5th grades last Everybody had a great time and pay-per-view year to take part in this dance. The can not wait for what next year’s “Elimination Father Daughter Dance is for Father Daughter Dance will bring. Chamber” took grades Kindergarten through Fifth place on February grade. All the girl scout girls and LIFE SIZE 12. There were a 9. Ambrose vs. ALLIGATOR ALERT total of eight

By Elizabeth Bewsher matches: 1. The results: One normal day in Florida, vs. Curt 1. Mojo Rawley people were standing on the Hawkins 2. Becky Lynch road when a HUGE life size ​ ​ (Kick-off 3. alligator walks by. Thankfully match) and no one was hurt by the alligator. 2. Becky Lynch 4. Winners, and The alligator was probably the vs. Mickie still Smackdown biggest alligator in the world. James It’s basically a dinosaur in the 3. Apollo Crews champions: 21st century. And guess what! and Kalisto vs. This is not the first life size 5. No winner: alligator in Florida recently. It 4. SmackDown double count even happened last year. The tag team out alligator last y was 13 1/2 feet Championship 6. long. Don’t tell me that it’s turmoil match 7. Winner, and New normal. This year’s alligator 5. Nikki Bella vs. was named Mr.Humpback. And Natalya women’s he was estimated to be around 6. Luke Harper champion: Naomi 14-15 feet long. Now you vs. Randy 8. Winner, and new better not tell me that it’s not Orton world okay. That might be Florida’s 7. Smackdown champion: Bray biggest alligator in record. Women’s Wyatt These are not normal alligator’s. Championship Imagine you in the people’s vs. This pay-per-view had spot. Naomi very high ratings. It

8. WWe was successful. championship Elimination Wrestlemania: Chamber I predict that Match Roman Reigns vs. the vs. John cena undertaker. Roman

vs. Aj Styles vs. Strowman was vs. Reign’s vs. Dean warm-up. I also

6 Sometimes It’s On predict Aj Styles vs Purpose Shane McMahon. Styles confronted By: Reagan Murphy Shane on Talking ​ Smack. As you may ​ know, Jericho, so i predict a As you can see by the title it turned on Chris match between quotes “sometimes it’s on purpose” and yes not them for the United everything is by accident. On states Friday, February 10th I saw a championship. girl on a porch with her head in Another match that a napkin also by her were i predict is The Miz firefighters, and my mom’s and Maryse vs. John friend. We didn’t know what Cena and Nikki Bella. happened or who she was so Cena eliminated THe on saturday the 11th we asked Miz at the a witness. The witness didn’t know her name but he did say elimination chamber she was about 15 or 16 years pay-per-view. Then old. He said “I was driving and I the two were saw her get whacked in the exchanging insults face with a motorcycle” he also and Nikki Bella said “He didn’t stop to came out and apologize he swerved around chased Maryse her and almost hit another guy away. Another but he jumped back but, he did match is the Andre broke his elbow.” Gratefully the witness stopped his car and got the Giant memorial out to help he took the girl's match. I think big phone and called the police show will win again. and her mom. They came in vs. time to help the girl they took Shaquille o’neal. I her to the hospital and the think big show will doctor said that she broke a win because he has bone in her face. He is still out been training for there so please stay safe. this match for a very long time. The last match is Dean Ambrose vs. Baron Corbin for the intercontinental championship. I think dean will win this match because he wants to retain his title.

7 By: Emily someone is annoying you by let’s What is feels like to be Castellano say they are poking you and you a kingdom keeper in DEAL with those who put tell on them, that is being a snitch, ​ that is not a big deal. But if you DOWN ​ someone is bullying you by disney By: Alyssia Sanchez hurting you mentally and physically then that is something Have you ever thought of being Recently here at Good Shepherd we worth telling the teacher or a a park dhi in disney? Have you talked about bullying and how it is a parent. That is not being a snitch. ever had dreams of being in terrible thing to do and receive. That is getting justice for yourself disney after dark and look like Some people don’t even realize it and making your mark. So as a life a hologram? Have you ever when you are bullying someone. But sentence for you,”DEAL with been hurt in those dreams and it is easy to realize it when someone those who put you DOWN.” still have the marks when you is bullying you. I should know, I wake up? Have you ever felt actually have experience with The Power of One sudden chill or collapse and bullies. When I was little, and at a nothing touches you? If you different school I was always always answered yes to these Last month, all students in K-8 bullied for the slightest things. For questions you are a kingdom attended an anti-bullying assembly example, I always wore glasses so keeper. The kingdom keepers called the Power of One. We all people would always call me 4 eyes, are dhi’s. There job is to make learned what bullying means and or when I would walk by everyone sure the park is safe from the that it is never okay to bully would yell nerd alert. Thanks to that villains and the characters another person. We also learned I never really made and friends and I that come alive. On the job that whether we are someone who was the only one with glasses. the dhi’s can get hurt in real has bullied, has been bullied, or See that’s just the thing. Even for life and they can't stop going who has been a bystander, we all the slightest things people will find a to disney when they sleep they have the power to put an end to way to put someone else down. It automatically go to disney this terrible reality. Finally, we all makes them feel good on some level. when they sleep. The worst signed an anti-bullying pledge, But there is something you can do, part is the jobs they do mess which hangs in the auditorium and and it doesn’t take alot. All it takes is with their real life. They also reads: courage. Bullies always target the will be dead if they die in weak ones, the ones that never fight disney when they sleep. The “I will not bully others. I will not back, the ones that will never say main villain they face is stand by while others are bullied. I anything. So use that against them. maleficent and when she is will report and deal with bullying Prove to them that you’re someone. near the dhi’s get a horrible whenever I see it, because I have Prove to them that they messed with chill in their bodiess. She also the POWER OF ONE.” the wrong person. If you do that then makes rides come alive and there is a big chance that you will get have the rides attack them. your justice. They have to find clues to Now that method might not work figure out the stone cutters for you. But there is another one. fable meaning and why walt You can always talk to an adult. calls it the stone cutters That’s why they are there in the first quill. place. Sure you will most likely be By William DeMedina called a tattle tale, or a snitch. But

8 guess what you are not being a Nintendo Switch snitch. If By Patrick Glancy

Nintendo Switch is a new way to play video games. It is also a top hit. Right before it came out, the line was almost 12 blocks long! Nintendo Switch was designed to go wherever you go. Here are some games you can play on it:(games might not come out until 2018)

● The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild ● 1,2 Switch ● Kart Deluxe ● Splatoon 2 ● Mincraft ● Fifa ● Pokemon Stars

I hope to get the Nintendo Switch.

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