Braves’ Bulletin

December 2015, Issue 7 Kay Bartlett and Melphine Schmittou Memorial Garden Inside this issue: By Maya Masonholder and Maya Medeiros

Teacher Feature 2 Jokes 2 At La Conner School District we December Birthdays 3 have a memory Meet Ethan Simpson 3 garden located in front of the Recipe of the Month 4 auditorium building. LCMS Sports 5 The memory garden holds the memories Meet Connie Funk 6 of Kay Bartlett and December Facts 6 Melphine Schmittou. This garden was Weird Facts 7 made to commemorate the Meet Mia Carlton 7 two women who worked at La Conner School District for many many years. Meet Alias Sanchez 7 They both loved their jobs here working with kids and La Conner school’s staff. In this garden there are two places that say their names, Kay Bartlett, and Student Poll 8 Melphine Shmittou. Student Artwork 8 One of these women was Kay Bartlett. Kay worked at our school for 28 years. She was the elementary school secretary. She worked in the old Contest 9 elementary school. She started in 1971 and retired in June 1995. Kay loved her job and loved all the kids in La Conner. One thing that she was known for Newspaper Staff: was knowing every phone number of every kid by memory. She didn’t even have to look at the phone book! Kay had four children: three girls and one • Arjuna Adams son. Her hobbies were gardening, reading. She also loved volunteering for things that helped other people. Kay grew up and got all her education in • Charles Baker Seattle. Kay was a very caring person. She cared a lot for the kids, families, • Carmen Garcia and education. She enjoyed La Conner very much and everyone in it, and once she met you she never forgot you. • Kaylanna Guerrero-Gobert (Continued on page 3)

• Allison Hill • Natalie Holt Winter Wonderland Dance • Tori Lockrem By Emma Sullivan

Sarah Malcomson • On Friday, December 11 from 3-5 pm, the • Maya Masonholder Winter Wonderland Dance took place in • Maya Medeiros the middle school gym. This was a casual dance, but you were able to dress as you • Savannah Radlinger liked. Admission was $3 with an ASB • Giselle Rindy-Cox card, and $5 without one. DJ Heidi was • Jenna Rudig playing the music. The dance was also a potluck. 8th grade was in • Emma Sullivan charge of chips, 7th was in charge of cookies and 6th was in charge of water. Transportation home was offered for those who needed it. • Ms. Clothier The dance was one of the most memorable experiences so far this • Mr. Novak year.

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What are you doing this Christmas? Teacher Feature, Starring… Mr. Fraser! By Jenna Rudig By Tori Lockrem I interviewed La Conner Middle and High School band teacher Mr. What are you doing this Christmas? Fraser. I discovered many interesting things about him.

Caleb Richards: Hanging out with Q: Why did you want to be a band my family. teacher?

A: When I was younger, band was my Luke Marble: Going to Mexico. favorite class in middle and high school,

so teaching band is my favorite class. Giselle Rindy-Cox: Going to Austin,

Texas. Q: which College did you attend?

A: I went to the University of Emma Sullivan: Going on a cruise to Washington. Currently, I’m taking the Caribbean classes at Pacific Lutheran University.

James Gosslin: Going sledding in Q: Where did you go to high school? big bear A: I went to Mariner High School in

Mukilteo. Trevor Bryant: Going to my grandparent’s house. Q: Who are your family members?

A: My wife Stephanie, dog Stella brother Chloe Cunningham: Going on a Greg and his wife Kalaine. beach picnic.

Q: What is the best part about teaching band? Karris Drake: Going to Hawaii A: Seeing the kids love the joy of band.

Q: If you had to teach something else what would it be? A: I would teach shop or auto mechanics. Jokes By Charles Baker Q: What is your favorite childhood memory A: Living near a lake and going fishing, swimming and sailing during the Christmas: The time when summer. everyone gets Santamental.

Q: What two countries should the chef use when he's making Christmas dinner? A: Turkey and Greece. Papa Murphy Fundraiser By Carmen Garcia and Kaylanna Guerrero-Gobert Q: If athletes get athlete's foot, what do astronauts get? This year's school A: Missle toe! fundraiser is the Papa Q: What did one angel say to the Murphy's Card other angel? Fundraiser. The A: Halo there! fundraiser starts on December 1st and ends Q: Why does Scrooge love on December 17th. The Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Papa Murphy’s cards will A: Because every buck is dear to cost $5.00. Four dollars him. of every card sold will go

Q: What do you get if you deep fry to the ASB funds and Santa Claus? the school! The top six A: Crisp Kringle. sellers get pizza and two for every class! Q: Who is Santa's favorite singer? A: Elf-is Presley! 3 Memory Garden Continued from Page 1

Kay was a matchmaker, and she loved doing it. One time Kay played cupid for Mr. Novak and his wife Susan. They went on a date, fell in love and got married. She 6th Grade: Get to Know was definitely Ethan Simpson a loving and By Allison Hill caring person. Kay Bartlett Melphine Schmittou Melphine I interviewed Ethan Simpson. He is Schmittou was a great person. She is a person we will never forget. a very fun and interesting person to Melphine worked her in La Conner for 39 years. She started in 1958. talk to. Here are some of the Melphine was a warm and caring person. She loved to do things for other questions I asked him. people. She had a great personality. At La Conner Melphine started as a secretary, but over time she became the business manager. Melphine Q: What do you like most about definitely enjoyed her job, and she loved La Conner schools. Melphine was a the school? mother. She had two kids and loved them very much. Her hobbies were A: Everybody is like a big family. spoiling her grandchildren, baking, doing crafts, and taking care of animals. Melphine attended school in La Conner graduating from La Conner High Q: What is your favorite thing School in 1942. At one point, three generations of Melphine’s family were about aviation class? working here in La Conner at the same time: Melphine, her daughter-in-law A: We get to experiment with the Andi Schmittou and her granddaughter, Suzanne Keith which they enjoyed. planes we build ourselves. Melphine retired 1996. The memory garden has been in La Conner for many years. This is a garden that many people love and think is a great tribute to Q: What is your favorite food? these two women. Now you know about them and what they did to win the A: Burgers. hearts and love of our community. There is so many more amazing, funny, and educational stories about these wonderful women that you could Q: What is your favorite color? probably ask one your teachers who has been working here for a while and A: Neon blue. he/she will most likely have a story about Melphine Schmittou or Kay Bartlett. Q: What do you like to do in your free time? LCMS December Birthdays A: Go out into the woods and swim in the creek behind my house, but st only in the summer. • Skyler Morse 1 nd • Lily Gonzalez 2 Q: Do you have any siblings? th • Madeline Jack 6 A: One sister who is nine years old. th • Preston Haberly 7 th • Tori Lockrem 10 Q: What do you like to do with th • Noelia Juarez 14 you family for the holidays? th • Jake McGinnis 17 A: Go on vacation. th • Demetrius Scott 19 th Q: What do you want for • Jenna Rudig 19 st Christmas? • Emma Worgum 21 th A: The biggest breed of dog in the • Katie Watkins 26 th whole world!! • Spencer Olson 27

th Q: What is your favorite holiday? • Olivia White November 5 (Sorry we missed you A: Christmas! last month!) Braves’ Bulletin Recipe of the Month By Savannah Radlinger

Ingredients: Directions • 19 ounce box of Nabisco Step 1: Crust Famous chocolate wafer, Mix together crushed chocolate wafers, sugar, and butter. Press over finely crushed bottom and partially up the side of the prepared pan. Refrigerate while • 2 tablespoons of sugar making the filling. • 6 tablespoons of butter, Step 2: Filling melted In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until its smooth. Beat sugars, • 1 ½ pounds of cream cheese, cornstarch and pumpkin pie spice until all combined. Beat pumpkin pie softened mix and eggs one at a time, add vanilla and beat until smooth. Reserve • ½ cup of granulated sugar ½ cup of batter. Microwave the chocolate for 30 seconds, stir and • ½ cup packed brown sugar microwave for another 15 seconds. Stir again, • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and mix into reserved batter then microwave another 15 seconds. Pour batter into the • 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice prepared pan. Dollop heaping tablespoons of the chocolate mixture over the top of the cake, • 1 cup of pumpkin pie mix then swirl with a small knife or spatula. Place 4 eggs • in the roasting pan, adding enough hot water 1 teaspoon of vanilla • to come up halfway up the side of the foil. • ½ cup milk Bake at 350 degrees for 70-80 minutes, until it • Chocolate baking chips is just set. Run a knife around the edge of the pan. Cool in pan or rack. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove the side of the pan to serve. Enjoy :)

TV Show Review: By Savannah Radlinger

The exciting American drama hit T.V. show Castle will inspire you! Beginning in February, season 8 will air on ABC on Monday nights. Kate Beckett works with N.Y.P.D. Beckett will inspire you to solve your own mysteries, whether at home, school, or on your homework. Just one episode with her and you will be on the edge of your seat. She’s on top of the charts with the murder mysteries. First you will think she will say one thing she says the other. : you may know him as Castle, or the best murder mystery solver on the planet. Castle is a fiction writer, but he’s also Beckett’s partner. He will never go the easy route. Since he’s the fiction writer he tries to think and do the impossible. He’s extremely funny. Ideas come to his head as soon as you can count to one. Ryan: He’s very interesting. He helps with the evidence in the murder mysteries. The things he says are the really interesting things. He’s a lifesaver for those people in the murders. Javier: Funny guy! His friends are very entertaining. Javier always has fun and stays in his work at the same time. He’s the one that says the entertaining things. 5 Middle School Boys’ Basketball

7TH GRADE

La Conner 35 (Treyton Wilbur 15 points, Hunter Williams 5 points) Mount Vernon Christian 16

Conway 50 La Conner 27 (Treyton Wilbur 12 points)

La Conner 32 (Treyton Wilbur 16 points, Elijah Porter 8 points) Orcas 26

La Conner 43 (Treyton Wilbur 16 points, Dylan Stone 8 points, Elijah Porter 8 points)

8TH GRADE

La Conner 40 (Trey Casey 17 points, Troy Sampson 14 points) Mount Vernon Christian 36

Conway 60 La Conner 30 (Troy Sampson 13 points, Trevor Bryant 9 points)

La Conner 31 (Trey Casey 13 points, Troy Sampson 8 points) Orcas 27

La Conner 27 (Trey Casey 17 points, Alias Sanchez 8 points) Mount Vernon Christian 37

Braves’ Bulletin La Conner Tidbits: Did You Know?

• The La Conner Grange Hall (now Civic Garden Club) was built in 1877. • The Bank Building (now City Hall) was built in 1886. • The Gaches Mansion (now La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum) was built in 1891.

Get To Know Connie Funk By Giselle Rindy-Cox

I interviewed La Conner School District Secretary Connie Funk and found many interesting things about her. She’s an artist, December Facts helper, gardener, and horse lover. She’s a By Sarah M. role model, a hard worker, a lover of new The name December comes from the Latin decem for “ten” because it life, and many other things. was the tenth month on the Roman calendar. When they added January and February, it became the 12-month of the year. Q: How long have you worked at La Conner? December is Universal Human Rights month A: Oh gosh, I think 15 years. • • Christmas is celebrated on December 25th Q: What do you like to do in your free • On December 29, 1862, the bowling ball was invented time? • Poinsettia Day is on December 12th A: I spend time with my horses, and I love • December 4th is national hug day to garden. I’m also an artist, so I like to • The month of December has 31 days create art. • Kwanza goes from December 26th to January 1st • Hanukkah goes from December 6th to 14th Q: Who are your family members? A: My family is my husband Gary, my son Evan, his fiancé Lindsey, and we also have lots of animals. Top Ten Christmas Songs By Allison Hill Q: What’s your favorite food? Song: Artist: A: I love anything. I love salmon, fruit, and a big salad. 1. Happy Xmas (War is John and Yoko/Plastic Ono Band Over) Q: What’s your favorite TV show? 2. Father Christmas The Kinks A: I don’t watch TV, so I don’t know what 3. Wonderful Christmas Paul McCartney Wings TV shows are currently streaming, but I do Time get movies from the library. 4. Santa Claus is coming to Bruce Springsteen Town Q: What’s your favorite holiday and 5. Sock it to Me Santa Bob Seger And The Last Heard why? A: Easter, because I love new life and the 6. Thank God It's Christmas Queen flowers are blooming; so it’s just a beautiful 7. Little Drummer Boy / David Bowie And Bing Crosby time. Peace on Earth 8. Christmas All Over Again Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 9. Christmas Time is Here The Beatles 10. 2000 Miles The Pretenders

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Weird Facts By Jenna Rudig

Mc Donald’s Caesar salad is more fattening than their hamburger Mc Donald’s used to sell pizza in the 70s The probability of two whole fingerprints matching is around 1 in 64 billion Many expensive perfumes contain whale poop Apple has over 80,000 employees around the world Apple sold 340,000 iPhones in 2012 Apple earns $300,000 per minute You can change your language on Facebook to “Pirate” The average speed of a Heinz ketchup squirt is .028 mph Google was originally called “backrub”

th 6 Grade: Get to Know Mia Carlton 8th Grade: Get To Know Alias Sanchez By Jenna Rudig By Tori Lockrem

Q: What’s your favorite color? I interviewed La Conner middle school Alias Sanchez and found A: Blue out many interesting things: he’s funny weird and likes basketball and other things! Q: Do you have any pets? A: 3 Pets: dog Max, cat Sundae, and a horse cools Classy Q: Who are you family members? Promise. Short name for the horse is Kiwi. A: My mom Megan Carbba, dad Jerry Sanchez, sister Abby, brothers Kaimin and Roman Lopez. Q: What’s your favorite gift you can get from a Person? Q: What are your hobbies? A: Coptic markers (a special type of markers) A: My hobby is basketball.

Q: What’s your favorite cookie? Q: What is your favorite thing to do in your free time? A: Sugar cookies A: In my free time I like to work on my go-cart. Q: Who’s your favorite teacher? Q: Where were you born? A: Mrs. Keith A: I was born in Mount Vernon, Washington. Q: What are your hobbies? A: Art and riding horses Q: What’s your favorite food? A: My favorite food is orange chicken. Q: What’s your favorite movie? Q: If you could live anywhere where A: Maleficent would it be? A: I would live either in Los Angeles, Q: What’s your favorite treat? California, or San Antonio, Texas. A: Toffee Q: If you had a superpower, what Q: What’s your favorite food? would it be? A: Spaghetti A: If I had a superpower it would to be to turn invisible. Q: What’s your favorite Season? A: Winter Q: What do you think your future will look like? A: I will be mechanic or a millionaire. Braves’ Bulletin

Student Poll By Kaylana Guerreo-Gobert, Maya Medeiros and Sarah

Number of students who prefer certain grocery stores

17% 21%

Walmart Costco Fred Meyer 20% Target 24% Pioneer Market

18%

Up and Coming Artist All Artwork by Merissa George

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