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EDITOR: RACHEL COMANDE The Shield ST. CATHERINE’S NEWSPAPER, GRADES 9-12 SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 Herman Melville FEATURED Photography quotes By: Anna-Christina Starszak Herman Melville was born on August 1st, 1819 and died on September 28th, 1891. His name may not be well-known, but his writings are critically acclaimed. You may know his most famous work, Moby Dick. To celebrate his death day, here are some of his most popular quotes! Jalen Servantez

• “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers Dazerien Hicks connect us with our fellow men.”

• “Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.”

• “It is better to fail in originality than to Leah Topp succeed in imitation.” McKenna Barbee

• “They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.”

• “It is not down in any map; true places never are.” Aleksi Estrada • “A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.” Shealyn Coca

• “Ignorance is the parent of fear.”

• “Truth is in things, and not in words.”

• “At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.” Angeline Nehmer

Alex Mulder The Shield 9/28/18 Issue 1 Dunkirk

Poll By: Owen Rated: PG-13 by Owen Andreasen Movie Review Andreasen Rating: (8/10) What is your favorite Background: Dunkirk (2017) is a film based on the Battle of school sport to watch Dunkirk in France during WWII. in the Fall?

Girl’s Volleyball Boy’s Volleyball Summary: During WWII, The Allies are being beaten Football senseless due the Nazis’ Blitzkrieg strategy, and British and French Girl’s Swimming soldiers are evacuating from the beaches of Dunkirk, France, as Cross Country Tennis the Nazis are trying to prevent them from escaping. Many thrilling Golf moments ensue as the Allies try desperately to escape Dunkirk in one piece.

Pros: • The entire film is chilling and unsettling throughout making each escape attempt tense and exciting What was your favorite • Dunkirk’s use of color grading makes the whole movie feel dreary and conveys the summer activity? soldiers’ unsureness of the situation • Dunkirk’s soundtrack stays quiet during the pauses in between the action, Swimming furthering your feeling of uneasiness Going on Vacation • The premise is set up instantly and clearly to ensure you get into a similar mindset Water-related activities as the soldiers Carnivals/Theme Parks Working Hanging with Friends Cons: Playing Video Games • Due to the number of failed escape attempts, the film becomes slightly repetitive Binge Watch T.V./ Movies Ms. Stone’s 100 responses Musical Scoops by Sarah Stone Movies BROADWAY NEWS • Hailey Kilgore will be returning to Tony- IN THEATERS Winning Once On This Island to play Ti Moune • Al Roker (The Today Show) will be making his • Small Foot Broadway debut by joining the new cast of Waitress • Little Women • Tony winner Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple) will appear in the upcoming movie Bad Times • The House With a Clock at the El Royale In Its Walls LOCAL: • Blithe Spirit will be showing at the Racine Theater Guild Sep. 14 - Sep. 30 • Aladdin Jr. will be showing at the Racine Theater Guild Oct. 5 - Oct. 7 • Lombardi will be showing at the Racine Theater Guild Oct. 19 - Nov. 4 • Auditions for A Christmas Carol: The Musical at the Racine Theater Guild will be held on September 22 & 23, 2018 at 10am FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RTG AT: 262-633-4218 OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE http://www.playbill.com/category/broadway-news TheThe Shield Shield 9/28/18 9/28/18 Issue Issue 22 De Guire By: Michael APP OF THE 9.5/10 Rating: Everyone MONTH Game reviewAge level:Nintendo By: Deondre LeClair Platform: Platform: IOS, DS, 3DS or 2DS Switch Android, PC Rating 4 out Discord of 5 Stars The app of the month is “Discord”. This incredible app is a chatroom for This month’s game review is of something new by one of the anyone. You can make your own most famous franchises, Nintendo. “Mario +Rabbids Kingdom server or join one, but be careful Battle” is a turn based strategy game that doesn’t have just one because some servers only give you franchise, but two. This is probably the best game from Nintendo 24 hours to join (or you will have to ask in a little while because of the new idea. (Personally, it reminds them for a new invite). In my opinion, me of another game, I used to play frequently called “XCOM”.) I like the app because you can find In the game you move your character to a space, most likely behind cover, where you can either choose to attack or move people who have similar interests as again to somewhere else that has better cover. If you decide you. However, a lot of people have an to attack, make sure you have the highest hit chance because issue with the fact that you don’t get all when attacking, your shots can miss since it’s based on chance. notifications. That’s the only thing I find Overall, it’s a great game if you want to play a turn based wrong with it. You can download it on strategy game (but not have to deal with other things, like aliens iPhone, Android, or PC. “XCOM”). • FIFA 19- NS, PC, PS4, XBOX1 (Sept 28th) GAME LIST • Super Mario Party- (Oct 5th) Upcoming • LEGO DC Super-Villains PC PS4 XBOX1 NS (Oct 16th) By: Taylor Galaszewski • PS4 XBOX1 NS (Oct 23rd) Events By: Emma Scott Top Ten Songs Thursday, October 4 Music • No School 1. “In My Feelings” by Friday, October 5 2. “” by feat. o chool 3. “I Like It” by Cardi B, , and • N S 4. “FEFE” Feat. and Murda Beatz Monday, October 8 5. “Better Now” by Post Malone • 6th, 9th, and 6. “Lucky You” by Eminem feat. Jayner Lucas 7. “Lucid Dreams” by Juice WRLD 10th 8. “The Ringer” by Eminem Grade 9. “” by Retreats 10. “Taste” by feat. • No Classes Tuesday, October 23 • Open House 6-8 p.m. Thursday, October 25 • Parent-Teacher Conferences 5-8:30 p.m. Friday, October 26 • No School https://www.billboard.com/charts The Shield 9/28/18 Issue 3 by Sarah Happy Stone & Araseli S. HURRICANE FLORENCE Birthday! CONTINUES ON ITS Victor M. 9/28 Phillip P. 10/27 Guadalupe A. 10/2 Austin F. 10/27 TROUBLING PATH Ramon A. 10/3 Tia H. 10/29 by Emily Faith M. 10/3 Aleksi E. 10/30 TOWARDS THE U.S. Winkler Peyton M. 10/4 Tray G. 10/30 Jose L. 10/5 Ethan W. 10/31 Hurricane Florence has been in the news a Sofia D. 10/6 Kaleb D, 10/31 Galeysia G. 10/7 lot lately, so many people are familiar with the Neveah Y. 10/8 Happy 18th name. But not many people know just how hard Niyhla S. 10/9 Carley G! Have Nevaeh D. 10/9 fun! <3 Liz, this storm is going to hit the eastern coast of the Carley G. 10/10 Emily, and Dan Lluvia U. 10/10 - United States. As of September 12, Hurricane Juan M. 10/11 Happy birthday, Florence is a category 4 storm, about 450 miles Maria G. 10/12 Nick T. ~ From southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina. It Brock N. 10/12 your secret Jalen S. 10/14 admirer continues to move towards the coast of North Isabella R. 10/14 Aliana V. 10/15 Carolina, and if it makes landfall where it is Emma G. 10/15 Happy 18th predicted to, will be the strongest storm to hit Tristan R. 10/16 birthday Steffie! Miranda W. 10/17 ~ From you so far north. This storm will be very destructive, Katherine N. 10/18 know who!! as it has wind speeds close to 130mph. So far, it Olivia M. 10/18 Carolina P. 10/18 has forced over one million people to evacuate Maribel S. 10/20 Alexander M. 10/20 Happy birthday to from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Shibo W. 10/21 Schiro! Love, ya Virginia. Depending on the strength of the storm Amarri B. 10/22 girls! Amarion B. 10/22 once on land, areas as far west as Charlotte Stephanie M. 10/23 could be hit with rain, as a result of the storm. Anthony G. 10/25 Abigail H. 10/25 Gio A. 10/26 What is your favorite movie? Hailey K. 10/27 Meet the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Staff What is your favorite subject in school? Math Deondre LeClair What are three words that describe yourself?Awkward, conservative, sociable

TODAY IN HISTORY by Emily Determan : Abby Winkler by Interviews September 28, 1787: Congress sends the Meet

Constitution to the state legislatures for newspaper staff the review and approval Staff Sarah Stone Today, 237 years ago, the Continental Owen Andreasen Rachel Comande Congress sent the Constitution to the state Michael De Guire* Sam De Guire* legislatures in hopes that they would agree Abbie Determan Taylor Galaszewski* * indicates Layout to ratify it. Although, many people know Stephanie Manley What is your favorite color? Pink Sarah Stone* hat is your favorite place in the some basic facts about the Constitution Emma Barber W itself, not many people realize exactly how Joe Paiga world? Los Angeles, California Araseli Sandoval long the process was. Altogether, it took Emma Scott* Who are your favorite singers? Anna-Christina Starszak* two years- from 1787-1789- to draft and Donovan Wilson TLC, Mary J. Blige, and Whitney Deondre LeClair* Houston ratify this incredibly important document. Cullen Sheppard Emily Winkler*

Adviser Mrs. Aguila* | Staff Editor Ms. Lantz The Shield 9/28/18 Issue 4 https://www.brit.co/cord-roll/ Leaves LEATHER CORD Poetry By: Emma Barber DIY CASE MATERIALS: By: Anna- Christina Starszak • ¼ yard of fake or real leather • Snap button Leaves, leaves everywhere TOOLS: Birds are flying here and there • Xacto knife • Metal ruler Colors going crazy • Matte cutting board • Pencil Like the seasons have been

Steps: waiting up for the finale 1. Start by cutting the leather to size. 2. Cut small strips through the leather to use as loops to hold the cords. 3. Add the snap button and use a pencil to mark where the roll meets. 4. You’re done! ADVICE COLUMN

THE DIFFERENT SIZED CASES: Dear Andy, • The small can hold a wall charger and cord • The medium can hold a charger cord, How do I make more time to do things? headphones, aux cord, or USB cord • The large can hold a laptop charger, Sincerely, headphones, and other large chargers and Time Crunched cords Dear Unknown Friend,

Making time is especially hard in high school, but it’s not impossible. I promise! Some ways to work on time management include having a calendar to keep track of what you have to get done and keeping a priority list in order of knowing what needs to be finished first. The more you practice time Fun Fa management, the easier it gets. By: Taylor Galaszewski ct s Sincerly, • You breathe, on average, about 8,409,600 times a year. • The tongue of a blue whale weighs more than most elephants. • In 2006, someone tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The price got up to $3,000 before eBay shut it down. • Just like fingerprints, everyone has different tongue prints. https://www.livin3.com/50-cool-and-weird-fun-facts-that-you-http://bobber.discoverwisconsin.com/ The Shield 9/28/18 Issue 5 should-know Mrs. A’s by Mrs. Sarah Aguila FallFav’s So each issue this year I am including some of the things that I want to try to do that season. For Fall I have a Dirty Pour Paint project and DIY Coco Halloween costumes that would be fun to do with my family or friends. Maybe you can get together with some fellow artsy people and have a fun day doing crafts! Check the next issue to see which one(s) I completed for Fall. Also, see below to view my Spring/Summer Recap of projects

Spring/Summer Recap Fall Favorites So, we never published our last issue out from last Spring. Why DIRTY PAINT POUR PROJECT you ask? I was on maternity leave and busy enjoying life with I had planned on having people over this two kids, Juan and Nina. However, I did take some time to summer to have a painting party, but it do some DIY projects. I did not get to make the Pinecomb did not happen. But, luckily Fall is here so I Flowers in a Frame, but I hope to do that next Spring. can try the Dirty Paint Pour on DIY ORB CEILING LIGHT canvas and on In my son’s room, we made an orb ceiling light pumpkins, too, in lime green to match the circles we painted maybe. A dirty on his walls and his rug. All that was needed pour is described was some paint, a few embroidery hoops, as “a term for hardware, and a lighting kit. mixing more than one paint THUMBPRINT DANDELION CARD color in the same The Thumbprint Dandelion Card turned out to container before adding it to the canvas” be a perfect choice for my parents from my or other surface. You can use more than kids for Grandparents Day. one cup too to create different sections. Acrylic paint can be mixed with floetrol, LOVE WALL SIGN water, and silicon. There are different I made a Father’s Day gift for my husband out components that can be used as well, of old fence boards that were cut, sanded, and like olive oil. attached together. I painted my son’s hand https://acrylicpouring.com/what-is-a-dirty-pour/ to make the O of the word LOVE and Juan’s and Nina’s feet made the V. Then, of course, I COCO HALLOWEEN COSTUMES added some splatters to disguise mistakes that The other project happen when using paint with kiddos! I will be trying this fall is creating STAINED GLASS FEATHER Halloween My sister and I went to a Stained Glass class at costumes for Lemon Street Gallery, so I made a feather to hang my family using in my living room window. characters from the movie Coco. DIY GIFTCARD CHALKBOARD I will need to buy For my parents’ retirement, we some garments/ made a framed chalkboard. materials and Since I had already made one last make other year (see the 10/20/17 issue), I got elements. to use more techniques. I drew on it with chalkboard pens, my husband made and stained the frame, and TheThe Shield Shield 9/28/18 3/2/18 Issue 6 my sister taped on the giftcards we bought them. They loved it! Book List Book Review By: Sam De Guire by Emma Scott 16 year old Lara Jean’s love life gets really complicated The Boneless Mercies when all of the crushes she has ever had found out April Genevieve Tucholke how she felt about them… all at once. She must now (October 2) struggle through her junior year with the lurking fear that her past crushes will come to her and want an Grim Lovelies explanation. As she learns to deal with her past loves Megan Sheperd face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out (October 2) of these letters after all. After reading this great novel, watch the Netflix Original Movie and finish off the trilogy P.S.( I Still Love You and Always Beneath the Citadel and Forever Lara Jean). You won’t be disappointed! Destiny Soria (October 9) Title: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before The Light Between Worlds Author: Jenny Han Laura Weymouth What a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL Suggested Audience: 12-17 (October 23) story. Ahhh Jenny Han you Lexile Level: 630 “have stolen my heart! Genre: Young Adult Fiction The Brilliant Death (SD) Rating: 4.5/5 Amy Rose ~Samantha K Munt (Amazon) Capetta (October ” 30) Galaszewski 1 aylor by T

Did your soda get shaken up? Tap the sides (not the top) to prevent bubble buildup and a soda explosion. 2 Are you sleepy but don’t want to be? Hold your breath as long as you can and then breathe out slowly. This will By: Anna- perk you right up! BAKING Christina Starszak While driving, move your seat 3 RECIPE OF THE MONTH as far back as you can while still being able to touch your pedals. Dark Chocolate-Pecan Toffee This will help prevent speeding.

DIRECTIONS: INGREDIENTS: 1. Preheat oven to 350 deg. F and • 1 cup cut up unsalted butter butter a rimmed baking sheet • 1 ½ cup pecan halves 2. On a second rimmed baking sheet spread the pecan halves and toast for • ¾ cup granulated sugar 7-8 minutes or until fragrant. Take 1 cup and arrange a single layer on a • ¼ cup light brown sugar prepared baking sheet leaving a 2-3 inch border along the sides. Chop the • ½ teaspoon kosher salt remaining ½ cup and set aside. • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla 3. Combine butter, sugars, salt, vanilla, and ¼ cup of water in a medium extract saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat stirring constantly for 18-20 minutes • 1 3.5 ounce chopped dark or until the temperature reaches 290 F. Slowly pour the caramel mixture chocolate bar over the pecans, fully covering each one. Make sure to leave the 2-3 inch • ¾ teaspoon large flakes sea border. salt 4. Sprinkle the chocolate evenly over the toffee and let sit until slightly melted. Spread chocolate in an even layer with an offset spatula. Then sprinkle with the chopped pecans and sea salt and set aside for 20 minutes. Then refrigerate for 40-45 minutes or until set. Finally, break into small pieces. TheThe Shield Shield 9/28/18 3/2/18 Issue 7 Comic By: Joe Paiga

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