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Charity Jordan Wins the March 2016, Issue 13 Skagit County Regional Spelling Bee By Allison Hill and Giselle Rindy-Cox

Inside this issue: On March 12, 2016, at Skagit Teacher Feature 2 Valley College, Charity Jordan won the Regional Spelling Bee. “I just Jokes 2 persevered, and it really paid off. It’s Isabelle Williams 3 kind of like a dream,” beamed Charity after the 42 rounds of April Birthdays 3 spelling. Charity’s top competitor was April Fools’ Day Facts 4 an 8th grader named Grace Cole. For three hours of the spelling bee, Color the Bunny 5 Grace and Charity went back and Meet Luke Marble 6 forth for 26 rounds. Charity’s winning word was fantoccini, which is Italian It Happened in April 6 in origin. It is associated with Weird Facts 7 puppetry and usually refers to theatrical shows that use puppets Meet Trevor Bryant 7 with string or mechanical devices. Meet Laurentia Edge 7 Bee director Kathy Boyd, who is also the editor of the Stanwood Camano Student Poll 8 News said, “A spelling contest that Student Artwork 8 goes on for 42 round is out of the ordinary. I think the longest we’ve ever gone is 28 rounds, and we’re talking 10 years ago. That’s pretty Contest 9 incredible.” The next step for Charity is the National Spelling Bee which will be held in Washington, DC May 22-28. Good luck, Charity. We are proud Newspaper Staff: of you!

• Lexy Almaraz Ace Baker • Washington, D.C. Trip Opportunity in 2017 • Charles Baker By Emma Sullivan • Kaylanna Guerrero- In the Spring of 2017, La Conner Middle School Gobert students will have a once-in-a- • Allison Hill lifetime opportunity! Students who sign up will take a five- • Sarah Malcomson day, four-night trip to • Maya Masonholder Washington D.C! On the trip, students will visit the Capitol, • Maya Medeiros White House, National • Savannah Radlinger Archives, and many other monuments and • Giselle Rindy-Cox memorials. Students will also • Jenna Rudig learn about the past, present, and future of our country. The trip is being organized by La Conner High School teacher Mr. Milliren. This will be Mr. • Emma Sullivan Milliren’s 14th trip with World Strides, the company he is using to get students • Ms. Clothier to D.C. There will be fundraisers to earn the money to get students there, and scholarships available to help pay the fee. Mr. Milliren’s goal of people going • Mr. Novak on the trip is at least 15 people, but he thinks he can get 35 people easily. Contact Mr. Milliren if you are interested in this great opportunity. Braves’ Bulletin

Jokes Teacher Feature, Starring… Mr.DeLeon! By Ace Baker By Maya Medeiros and Sarah Malcomson

Q: What occurs once every minute, twice every moment, but never in a I interviewed La Conner Middle/High School Teacher Mr. DeLeon and thousand years? found out many interesting things about him. A: The letter M. Q: How long have you been teaching in La Conner? Q: What can travel around the A: 8 years. world while staying in a corner? A: A mail stamp. Q: What's your favorite food? A: The Chipotle burrito. Q: At night they come without being fetched. But at day they are Q: What's your favorite movie? lost without being stolen. What are A: Any of the Jason Bourne movies. they? A: The stars. Q: What’s your favorite sport? A: Soccer ‘’Futbol.’’ Q: What word in the English Dictionary is always spelled Q: What do you do on your free time? incorrectly? A: I Hangout with my daughter; she is four. A: Incorrectly. Q: What’s your favorite number? Q: What is so delicate that when A: 9. you say its name it breaks? A: Silence. Q: Who’s your favorite superhero? A: Wolverine. Q: How many South Americans does it take to change a light bulb? Q: Where did you grow up? A: A Brazilian. A: New Orleans, Louisiana.

Q: Where do dogs go when there Q: What’s your favorite color? tails fall off? A: Red. A: The retail store. Q: What’s your favorite book? Q: How does a train eat? A: All the Michael Oriton books. A: It goes chew chew.

Q: What’s Forrest Gump’s password? Monkey Facts A: 1Forrest1. By Jenna Rudig

Q: What did the buffalo say to his son before he went to college? A: Bison. • There are currently 264 known monkey species. Q: I tried to take a picture of some • Groups of monkeys are known as a ‘tribe’, ‘troop’ or ‘mission’. fog. • Spider monkeys get their name because of their long arms, legs A: I mist. and tail. • Most monkeys have tails. Q: I’m really good friends with 25 • Apes are not monkeys. letters of the alphabet. • Monkeys can be divided into two groups, Old World monkeys that A: I don’t know Y. live in Africa and Asia, and New World monkeys that live in South America. Q: I was wondering why the frisbee • The Mandrill is the largest type of monkey, with adult males kept getting bigger and bigger and weighing up to 35 kg. bigger. • The Pygmy Marmoset is the smallest type of monkey, with adults A: Then it hit me. weighing between 120 and 140 grams. • Some monkeys live on the ground, while others live in trees. 3

7th Grade: Get to Know Isabelle Williams By Sarah Malcomson

I interviewed 7th grader Isabelle Williams, She is very funny, loves and is an only child.

Q: What are you looking forward to in High School? A: Sports.

Q: What is your favorite drink? A: Shirley Temple.

Q: What is your favorite sport? A: Volleyball.

Q: What is your favorite movie? A: Bolt. LCMS April Birthdays By Kaylanna Guerrero-Gobert Q: What is your favorite book? A: The Fault In Our Stars. rd • Cynthia George 3 th Q: Do you have any pets? • Troy Sampson 6 A: Yes, a dog named Lulu and three • Logan Lowry 11th cats: Blue, Ally, and Garfield. • Luke Lowry 11th th Q: What’s your favorite TV show? • Karris Drake 15 A: The Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl. th • Serrana Chilcote 18 • Will Southard 19th Q: What’s your favorite thing about • Arianna Murchison 25th La Conner? th A: That everyone knows everyone. • Max Drews 28 th • Marcus Mussivand 30

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COLOR THE BUNNY

April Fools’ Day Facts By Charles Baker

• Nobody is sure where April Fools’ Day started, but one belief is that Pope Gregory XIII started it when he adopted the Gregorian Calendar. • Twitter jumped in on the April Fools’ Day bandwagon in 2013 to announce they were shifting to a two-tiered service. Those who wanted to use their services for free could use Twttr, where they could tweet ONLY consonants. Those who paid $5.00 monthly, could use consonants AND vowels. • The earliest record of April Fools’ Day dates back to Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. • The second day of Scotland’s April Fools’ Day, known as Taily Day, is the day when tricks involving someone’s backside are played. It is supposedly the origin of “kick me” signs. • April Fools’ Day is linked to the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria when people dress up in disguises.

5 Sports Trivia By Maya Masonholder

1.Who is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer?

2. In soccer and hockey: What is the meaning of the term “Hat Trick”?

3. What is the world’s most popular spectator sport?

4. Can you name four common sports beginning with the letter W?

5. In the 1920’s the Harlem Globetrotters team was formed in what city?

6. The tallest WNBA player ever was Malgorzata Dydek? How tall was she?

7. What three horse races makes up the Triple Crown?

8. Which position makes the most managers?

9. Who holds the record for the most combined yards rushing in the Super bowl?

10. Which professional athlete was voted MVP in his sport 9 times during the 1980’s?

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

Gretzky Wayne 10.

Harris Franco 9.

Catcher 8.

Stakes Belmont

Preakness, Preakness, Derby, Kentucky 7.

inches 2 feet, 7 6.

Chicago 5.

windsurfing and

Wrestling, water polo, weightlifting, weightlifting, polo, water , 4.

Racing Auto 3.

game one in goals three Scoring 2.

Jabbar - Abdul Kareem 1.

This group of La Conner basketball players took 1st Place in the Answers Trivia: Sports Meridian Tournament by winning six straight games. Pictured above- Front Row: Teagan Swanson. Middle Row: Junaper Swanson, Josie Harper, Aubrie Sloniker. Back Row: Joe Harper, Karris Drake, Avery Sloniker, Sarah Cook, Ketelina O'Brien, Dustin Swanson. Braves’ Bulletin All-Time Top 10 Karaoke Songs

1. “My Way,” Frank Sinatra 2. “Crazy,” Patsy Cline 3. “Love Shack,” the B-52’s 4. “I Will Survive,” Gloria Gaynor 5. “YMCA," the Village People 6. “Summer Nights,” John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John 7. “I Got You Babe,” Sonny and Cher 8. “New York, New York,” Frank Sinatra 9. “The Rose,” Bette Midler 10. “Endless Love,” Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie

6th Grade: Get To Know Luke Marble By Allison Hill

Q: What do you like to do during your free time? A: Play on my phone, and go trap shooting.

Q: What elective do you take? It Happened in April A: Aviation. By Lexy Almaraz

Q: What do you like to do after school? A: I help manage the girls’ basketball team, then go to practice.

Q: What do you like to do with your family? • April is Humor Month. A: We like to go on hikes and go on • April is Global Nutrition Month. road trips. • The birth flower for April is typically the sweet pea or the daisy.

• April is Mathematics Awareness Month. Q: What sports do you play? April is Khmer New Year in Cambodia. A: Basketball, , skiing, • Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday. baseball, and football. • • The Revolutionary War in America began on April 29, 1755. Q: Who are your siblings? • April 5th is Arbor Day. A: Carly is 27, Eric is 25 and Ellie is 11. • April 22nd is Earth Day.

Q: What's your favorite food? A: Smoked salmon and ice cream Middle School Movie Night: Nacho Libre cookie sandwich. By Savannah Radlinger

Q: What's your favorite color? On Friday, March 18th La Conner Middle A: Neon pink. School had a movie night. It was held in the school gym and the movie shown on the big screen. The Q: Do you have any pets? time period for the movie night was 6:15-7:45 P.M. A: A lizard. Its name is Sandstorm. The movie shown was Nacho Libre. Popcorn, Sandy for short. candy, cookies, brownies, and water were served. Overall, movie night was great. Most people had a good time, and the movie was very funny.

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Weird Facts By Brave’s Bulletin Staff

• Antarctica only has one ATM machine. • Grapes explode when you heated in a microwave. • The world's most popular fruit is the tomato. • There are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on every beach in the world. • The current United States flag was designed by a high school student. He was initially given a B- on his project. • There is a city called Rome on every continent. • Ketchup was sold in the 1830’s as medicine. • When potatoes were first brought to France in 1600's, they were banned because they were considered poisonous.

8th Grade: Get to Know Trevor Bryant Get To Know Laurentia Edge By Maya Masonholder By Savannah Radlinger

Q: What are your Q: How long have you been a lunch lady here? hobbies? A: Since 1999. A: Playing sports. Q: What’s your favorite thing Q: What sports do you to cook here? play? Which one is A: Everything that’s on the your favorite? menu. A: I play basketball, football, and also Q: What’s your favorite track. My favorite would color? probably be football. A: La Conner Braves Blue.

Q: Who are your Q: If you could have a choice siblings? to cook anything you wanted A: Brandon, Aden, and here, what would it be? Lucas. A: Orange chicken.

Q: What do you like about the most about 8th Q: Is it easy being a lunch lady? Explain. grade? A: Being at the top of the school. A: Yes, because I love working with all the people.

Q: What is your favorite holiday? Why? Q: What’s your favorite saying you can get from a kid? A: Christmas. I get to see family, eat lots of food and A: Please and thank you. also get presents. Q: What’s your favorite food? Q: Do you have any pets? I A: Fish and chips. A: Yes. Two dogs: Lola and Nekid. Q: What do enjoy most about this job? Q: What is one of your favorite movies? A: The students and the employees. A: Dumb and Dumber Two. That movie is funny.

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Student Poll By Lexy Almaraz and Kaylanna Guerrero-Gobert Top 5 Favorite Shoe Brands at LCMS

Ugg 15% Nike 28%

Jordan 17%

Vans Converse 21% 19%

Up and Coming Artists

Marcus Mussivand 7th Grade

Kelly Topaum 6th Grade

Merissa George 6th 9 Your Name ______

Match each monument with the city, and you might be a winner! The first ten students with correct answers will win a candy bar! Just bring this paper to Mr. Novak’s classroom.

Istanbul _____

Beijing _____ C G

Paris _____

St. Louis _____ Taj Mahal

Transylvania _____ Eiffel Tower

London _____

Agra _____ D H

Athens _____

Rome _____ Forbidden City Big Ben

San Francisco _____

E I

A Golden Gate Bridge Gateway Arch

Bran Castle

F J B

Acropolis Trevi Fountain Blue Mosque