Volume 1, Issue 1 November, 2014

Technology is Shaping Our School’s Future By: Blake Perry

The Dolphin Chronicle

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2014-2015

Newer technology is shaping the future at St. Anthony’s. Ever since St. Anthony’s was founded in 2002, the school has constantly been upgrading technology. From new desktop monitors to iPads and laptops, St. Anthony’s is turning new technology into the school’s future. Over the course of the past few years, the school has purchased three laptop carts and one iPad cart. There are anywhere from twelve to thirty-six iPads or laptops in each cart. In addition to the carts, more iPads were purchased for early childhood students. Kindergartners and Pre-K students use them to learn math and the alphabet.

received an iPad. For every iPad the school had purchased, protective cases were bought. This year, eighth grade will be receiving Google Chromebooks to complete their assignments. These Chromebooks will be used to take notes, type reports, and research topics. They will replace notebooks and written reports. In English, papers will be typed, and then sent to a Google drop box, where they will be graded and sent back; however, this is just a testing stage for this program. Based on the feedback from this year, the school will decide how to continue. If all goes well, the seventh and perhaps sixth grade will be receiving Chromebooks next year.

classroom on campus to boost the Wi-Fi signals throughout the school. They are primarily for the Chromebooks, which require a wireless signal to function; however, the enhancers are also used for other laptops and iPads. Even after these technological upgrades, the school doesn’t plan to stop. As mentioned earlier, if the Chromebook operation is a success, then the school will purchase more for use in seventh and maybe sixth grade next year.

The school has constantly been funding technological advancements, most of them occurring In addition, new this year is within the last few years. Last Aruba Wi-Fi Enhancers. These year, every teacher in the school modems were installed in every

Red Ribbon Week and Anti-Bully Week Post By: Marcus Glass Many events have taken place for the Anti-Bully week celebration. All events were the same for all grades. According to Mrs. O’Connor, the school counselor, “We take bullying very seriously at our school, and we have a direct protocol in place to help our students. AntiBully Awareness Week is not just a one week recognition, it is a yearlong commitment to promote a bully free school.” The students participated in various activities the week of September 29th, from receiving AntiBullying spirit sticks to remind themselves that bullying is not acceptable; wearing blue to show support against bullying; and participating in an antibullying assembly starring the Texan’s mascot Toro. After this fun filled week, many of the students here at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School were very happy and learned to stand up against bullying.

different activity that students could participate in to show their support against drugs and alcohol. These activities ranged from wearing crazy socks, wearing your favorite team jersey, to a day wearing sunglasses. The week concluded with the announcements of the Drug Free Poster Contest. Congratulations to the winners of the contest: 3rd-5th Grade Alcohol Awareness – Lucas Brauweiler 3rd-5th Grade Drug Awareness – Emily Perry 6th-8th Grade Alcohol Awareness – Coral Petillo 6th-8th Grade Drug Awareness – Samantha Kowalchuk

This was a great week to create a conversation about the importance of being drug free. In this world today, learning about drugs and alcohol at a young age is key to never using drugs Red Ribbon week is anoth- and alcohol in life. According to Mrs. er weeklong celebration for O’Connor, “Education equals prevenSAOPCS. During this week students tion.” learned about the effects of drugs and alcohol. Each day was filled with a

Winners of the poster contest

Inside this issue: SAOPCS Current Events

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Classroom News

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Sports

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Lifestyle and Reviews

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SAOPCS Arts

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Classroom News A Sweet Farewell to Mrs. Danysh By: Theresa Macora It is hard to say goodbye to some- ject to teach is reading. She has loved teaching one who has brightened our world. Mrs. first grade, and she has also taught second Danysh, a first grade teacher, has closed grade for one year. Between the two grades, her chapter here and has moved to first grade is her favorite. an exciting new place in Pawley, Even though she is a great South Carolina, minutes from the teacher, she does not plan on teaching beach. However, while she was in South Carolina. She is most excited here she brought a light of warmth about living close to the beach and and love to many of us. spending more time with her family. Mrs. Danysh has been According to Mrs. Danysh, the thing teaching for eleven years. She chose she will miss most about Texas is the people. teaching as her career because she loves For us at SAOPCS, we will embrace the memochildren. She has always felt her calling ries Mrs. Danysh has graced us with and look was to be a teacher. Ever since she was a forward to hearing about how she has brightkid, she wanted to teach. Her favorite subened others’ worlds with her smile and love she provided us for years.

Inside Mrs. Petillo’s Classroom By Blake Perry

by the students were the javelina, red Mrs. Petillo’s fourth graders woodpecker, and prairie dog. Students recently completed exciting projects on researched landforms, such as, marshlandforms, plants, and animals. The es, plants, and the red chokecherry tree. fourth graders collaborated into groups According to Mrs. Petillo, and created posters on their landforms, plants, and ani- “Using the iPads were “Using the iPads was the most enjoyable part of the mals from the four regions of the most enjoyable part project for my students.” Texas. Her students enjoyed every minute they spent on of this project for my Mrs. Petillo was this project. Over a week and very pleased with the results students.” a half, students researched on of this project. The posters the iPads and worked busily and presentations exceeded to prepare their posters and presentaher expectations for her fourth graders. tions. Examples of animals researched Future projects include reports and hangers on famous Texans.

An Unforgettable Lesson By: Jimena Davalos Mrs. Johnson, our music teacher for nine years, is always thinking of new ways to bring about vocabulary in her music class. Each week she teaches Kindergarten how to spell different words through music. This is to help make the Kindergarteners’ vocabulary better each year. The week of September 25th , Mrs. Johnson taught the Kindergarteners how to spell the word “bear” by an unforgettable lesson. Mrs. Johnson came up with the idea of bringing a huge bear to her class and letting the Kindergarteners hold Page 2

it and play with it during the song. Mrs. Johnson’s favorite thing was to see the students’ faces, especially when she showed them the bear. She hid the bear in her closet and didn’t tell the students about it. Mrs. Johnson counted to three and showed the students the bear. When the students saw the bear, they had a big smile on their face. Based on their reactions, the word “bear” will never be forgotten.

Mrs. Glanville By: Zachery Dykes Mrs. Glanville is a fifth grade teacher here at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School. She recently moved with her husband from Morris Plains, New Jersey. She has one boy named Ryan and one daughter named Lauren. Ryan just received his Masters in Green Technologies and lives in New Jersey. Lauren is a teacher and lives in Massachusetts. In the sixth grade Mrs. Glanville was influenced by her teacher to become an educator. She chose to teach at a Catholic school because she went to Catholic schools growing up. Mrs. Glanville finds the students and families very supportive. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, reading, and watching movies. Her favorite movie is Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Mrs. Glanville loves movies that are thrilling and action packed. Her favorite book is The Stand by Stephen King. The funniest time she had while teaching was during the fifth grade class trip to Camp Kappe. She really liked the last night when the students performed skits. One of the girls from her cabin was dressed up as her and even had sunglasses and a coffee mug. We are very fortunate to have a teacher like Mrs. Glanville at SAOPCS. She is a huge contributor to the school and really cares about her students. As anyone that has had her will tell you, she is a great teacher and makes learning fun.

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Dolphin Sports St. Anthony Football By: Rocco Janiszewski Our Dolphin Football Team worked really hard this season. Whether it was varsity or junior varsity all players stayed dedicated throughout the season. According to Coach Quickel, “Our Goal for SAOP football this year was first to give glory to God in all that we do – on the field, in the classroom and at home. We need to strive to get better as a team at each practice and at each game. If we each dedicate ourselves to do these things we will be successful as a person and as a football team.” The teams traveled near and far to face their opponents, and as the season went on, they gained momentum to end on a winning note. It goes to show, hard work does pay off!

Dolphin Sports By: George Nunez

Volleyball – The varsity volleyball team was undefeated this season. By using their abilities they have shown great athletic skills. With practice being held four times a week, the Dolphin girls were well prepared for any opponent. According to Jimena Davalos, who is on the junior varsity team, she said, “Practice was exhausting, but we really worked well together.” With a glowing record that each team had, the school is proud of all their efforts and the trophies they both acquired.

Soccer- The Dolphin junior varsity ty soccer team did a fantastic job this season as soccer team went to the well. Their record was 10 wins and 5 Salem Soccer Tournalosses. According to Juan Mendez, “Even “...We worked ment at Salem Lutheran though we had a lot of injuries, we still together and went to in late September. The worked together and went to the the playoffs.” stunning Dolphins won playoffs.” In the playoffs, the varsity three consecutive games -Juan Mendez Valdez team played hard but was eliminated in in the tournament to go the first round. Overall, the Dolphin soccer team had a great season and really learned to on to place third overall. work as a team. The varsi-

Cross Country and Angels By: Juan Mendez Valdez

This season the Angels did a fascinating job. With a new instructor, Coach Morris, the girls are dancing their feet off at every practice. They performed at the fall pep rally and really showed off their dance moves. Every pep rally, they have a new dance to show all the middle school students. On the sidelines of the home football games, they showed their team support and energized the crowd with their catchy cheers. Having the Angels on the sideline was a peppy addition to our football games. VO L U M E 1 , I SSU E 1

Another Dolphin team, who had a great season, was our cross-country team. These students ran their feet off every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. According to a team member, Theresa Macora said, “On the weekends our team would compete with other schools in runs that sometimes equaled 1.5 miles.” This is the first year that cross-country existed at SAOPCS. “This was a great first year for our team”, said Austin Brauweiler, a team member. They already got 3rd place in an event and for a new team, they are on fire! Page 3

Life Style Cars of the Past, Present, Future! By: Jimmy Demczak Cars are a popular way to spend your time. Many people, old and young, spend time and money customizing them. These three cars are some of the most popular and most desirable cars of 2014. The Corvette Stingray, split window coupe, is a rare and expensive classic. It was only produced one year because of its bad reviews and difficulty to back up. The Stingrays that are produced now are nothing compared to the 1963 split window coupe. On the market right now, this is a popular choice The Lamborghini Veneno was rated the seventh ugliest cars of 2014. This is Lamborghini’s newest car. For an extremely high price, 3.9 million, you could get one of the “ugliest” cars yet. This car

beat the Bugatti in the most expensive production car ever. Veneno wins the “ugliest” and most expensive production car. However, it is still a Lamborghini. The Bugatti EB 112 is a four-door super car. There were very few of these concept cars ever sold. This car made its debut in 1993. This is Bugatti’s family sedan. This is the baby to the Veryon which is the car most people think of when they hear Bugatti. It is the one of the few four door super cars ever.

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Photo by: Lamborghini.com

From rare classics to million dollar super cars, car lovers everywhere dream to even catch a glimpse of one of these cars. According to car enthusiast Jay Leno, “Cars are one of the most popular ways to enjoy free time.”

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Tied Up, Need Help? By Austin Brauweiler On Fridays, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School, the students have to wear formal dress in order to attend mass. For the elementary boys, the formal uniforms consist of wearing navy blue shorts or pants with a school plaid button down shirt. The middle school boys are required to wear navy blue pants, a white button down shirt, and a tie. The tie is the most challenging part of the outfit for some, maybe even for the sixth graders because they are new to the middle school. However, there are some quick and easy steps to get a straight tie just in time for mass. First, start with the wide end on your right. Extend it about 12” below the narrow end of your necktie. Then, cross the wide end over the narrow, and back underneath. Followed this by bringing the wide end around, passing it across the front of the narrow. Next, pass the wide end up through the loop. Holding the knot loosely, pass the wide end down through the loop in front. The last step is to hold the narrow end of the tie and slide the knot up snug. By following these simple directions, a middle school student will be Page 4

able to tie their own tie in just minutes. Even sixth graders will find these directions beneficial, minutes before mass. Having a nice straight tie to wear to church completes the middle school uniform for boys.

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A Memorable Weekend By: Sofia Paramo Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas is a place to visit for all ages. This destination is a 1 ½ hour drive from The Woodlands; making this location a perfect weekend getaway. The pier is an amusement park that was built in 1906. It was one of America’s best piers, until a category 4 hurricane, Carla, destroyed it in 1961. Four years later they fixed the pier and opened The Flagship Hotel. It was a great hotel and attracted many tourists. The hotel stayed open for 40 years. On September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike destroyed the already closed hotel.

over look the Gulf of Mexico. The Pier is open on Fridays, 4pm10pm, Saturdays and Sundays 11am-10pm. Tickets are only $20 for people shorter than 48 inches and $27 for people taller than 48 inches. You can also walk on the pier for $8 for people shorter than 48 inches and $10 for people taller than 48 inches. The pier’s address is Galveston Island, Historic Pleasure Pier, 250 Seawall Blvd. Galveston Island, TX 77550. This family attraction is a must see for all ages.

Pleasure Pier, 2012

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Resource: http://www.pleasurepier.com

Right away, Galveston started developing a plan for a new pier. In 2012, they reopened the park two blocks away from the original pier. They made a symbolic ride called, “The Texas Star Flyer” in honor of the original pier. It is recognized as the tallest swing ride in Texas, going 230 feet above sea level! Pleasure Pier has 15 other amazing rides which

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Electric Pier, 1906 Galveston, TX

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Tally Polls

By Theresa Macora and Jacob Morgan

At St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School, sports are a great past time activity. Middle school students are able to participate in any sports that are available. This provides the students with many different experiences of athletic performance in order to see what they like best. So, a tally was taken of the favorite sport in the fall season from classes 8A and 6A. Football topped the list as being 8A and 6A’s favorite sport. Even though the numbers are evident, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School appreciates all of the Dolphin teams and athletes. Go Dolphins!

Halloween Fun Facts By: Reed Lacourse

It is the season the witches are brewing, the monsters are scaring, and the goblins are….gobbling? Well, we all know Halloween just passed; however, the popularity of this holiday is growing in the United States. Halloween is the second most successful holiday after Christmas being the first. Pumpkin contests are a big thing in the fall. It is reported contestants in a pumpkin contest could win up to $25,000 for first prize in a fall festival. The largest pumpkin ever recorded was VO L U M E 1 , I SSU E 1

1446 pounds. With that being said, 90% of pumpkins are just water. With technology today, emails and texts are more common than a handwritten sentiment. For this holiday, more than 25 million Halloween cards are sold every year. One favorite thing about Halloween is getting to dress up in costumes. It is reported, by the Amazing Goodwill, North America spends about $3 billion on costumes by

itself. This holiday affair not only wins in popularity but also by the amount of sales.

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Arts

Movie Review By: Alberta Ubaechu and Jacob Morgan T

When the Game Stands Tall is an exciting movie with a few touching moments about the game of football. This movie, based on a true story, is about the De La Salle Spartan football team from Concord, California; as they struggle to regain their position on top after losing their 12 year winning streak record. When the Game Stands Tall has a glowing cast of stars, for example, Jim Caviezel plays the football coach Bob Ladouceur. This movie exemplifies life lessons of not giving up and is a must see for the whole family! This movie is rated—PG.

Religious Inspirations By: Marcus Glass

In Mr. Engelmeyer’s 7th grade Religion Class, students expressed their true feelings about our Lord in poetry format. The requirements for this assignment were that it had to have four words per line and six lines per stanza along with a colorful picture. The students had one week to complete the assignment. Mr. Engelmeyer was very pleased with the results of this assignment. According to Mr. Engelmeyer, “The students really thought about their feelings and created beautiful poetry.”

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Our Dedicated Dolphin Chronicle Team Members:

Blake Perry

Rocco Janiszewski

Jacob Morgan

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Jimmy Demczak

Austin Brauweiler

Theresa Macora

Marcus Glass

Alberta Ubaechu

Reed Lacourse

Sofia Paramo

George Nunez

Jake Theriault

Jimena Davalos

Juan Mendez Valdez

Zachery Dyke

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