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Winter 2021 - VoL V
Happy Valentine's
Day!
Letter from the Editor
In This Issue Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor
Saint Valentine Illustration
Knowledge is Power
History of Ash Wednesday
Fun Facts About Joe Biden &
Kamala Harris
Creature Feature: The Polar Bear
Book Report
Student Originals
Jumping into the Year Ahead
The Revolutionary Ghost: Part 2 2021 is finally here! After a long and
Poetry particularly difficult year we have
made it at last! We are starting off the
Just for Fun year with high hopes for the year
Mars Factory Virtual Tour ahead and bringing to you an edition
How to Make a Paper Penguin with some content centered on what’s
Did you Know? most important -- love! Valentine’s Day,
Crossword Puzzle a celebration of love and happiness, is
Word Search right around the corner. Check out our
Coloring pages “Just for Fun” section for V-day
activities and learn how to participate
Tigers at Work in this Edition in a virtual candy tasting! You will also
find unique creative work in
our “Student Originals” section
featuring stories, poems, and more!
Something really inspiring to look for
in this edition is a list of your
schoolmates' and teachers' New Year’s
resolutions. A new year is a chance for
a new beginning, and all of us on the
SFA newspaper team are trying to
embrace our new beginnings by
creating resolutions for ourselves.
Letter from the Editor
We hope you have made some 10 facts about Joe Biden and Kamala
New Year's resolutions as well, Harris.
and if you haven't already, just
remember that it is never too Without further ado, we hope you
late! Maybe you will find enjoy our February edition! From all
inspiration for your own of us on the SFA newspaper team,
resolutions within these pages. Happy New Year and Happy
Valentine’s Day!
Finally, with the Presidential
Inauguration behind us, we Sophia Thomas
thought it would be fun to share Editor in Chief
Saint Valentine
By: Ethan Khawaja
Knowledge is Power Knowledge is Power
Knowledge is Power
History of Ash Wednesday
By: Clare Facchini is an obligatory day of fasting and
abstinence for Catholics. Ash
"Also, remember ashes are used by Wednesday has been around since the
farmers to renew their land that early Church. It is generally considered
has been overfarmed. It gives it inappropriate to feast after receiving
nutrients and helps the land to the ashes. Everyone should get ashes
grow new crops. That same image on Ash Wednesday.
is used in our spiritual life. The
ashes represent our desire to be
renewed and restored to make our
hearts a healthy place where God's
love can grow."
- Father Kennedy, Pastor of
Immaculate Conception Church,
Secaucus, NJ.
Ash Wednesday was developed from
the Jewish tradition of fasting and
penance. The ashes symbolize the dust
that God created us from and the grief
that we are sinners. There are writings
from the second century church that
say wearing ashes is a sign of
penance. In Rome, Ash Wednesday
was a day where Christains who had
Ash Wednesday is rapidly committed grave faults would begin
approaching, and this promises to their penitence in preparation for
be a year like no other. Ash Easter when they would receive
Wednesday is the start of Lent the Eucharist again. They would dress
when priests administer the ashes in sackcloth, sprinkled with ashes, and
of last year's palms from Palm remain apart from the Church until
Sunday on our foreheads in the they were reconciled with the Church
shape of a cross. It normally falls community on Holy Thursday. After
between February 4th and March this practice fell out of use, Ash
11th. This year, Ash Wednesday is Wednesday turned into the modern
February 17th. According to the practice where ashes are applied to
United States Conference of everyones' foreheads.
Catholic Bishops, Ash Wednesday
Knowledge is Power
inscribed into the history books of
the future. How much do you know
about Joe Biden and Kamala
Harris?. Check out the list below to
find out!
Joe Biden - President
I interviewed my pastor, Father
Victor Kennedy, to ask what the
archdiocese was telling churches to
do for Ash Wednesday this year. He
said that he was instructed to give
out ashes on Ash Wednesday inside
an envelope with a meditation and
a prayer, as shown in the picture
above. The analogy I quoted at the 1. Joe Biden played on the football
beginning of this article caused me team in high school.
to think about Ash Wednesday
differently. After Ash Wednesday, 2. He had a stutter as a young
we are just like the fertilized land adolescent.
that the ashes are sprinkled on. We
must prepare for our immortal life 3. He is the second Catholic
by aligning our earthly life with the President in the history of the United
Holy Trinity by fasting, penitence, States.
and prayer.
4. His favorite flavor of ice cream is
Fun Facts about Joe Biden and chocolate chip...he LOVES ice cream!
Kamala Harris
By: Sophia Thomas 5. At age 78, he is the oldest
President in United States history.
With the Presidential Inauguration
just behind us, we thought it would
be fun to include interesting facts
What did the ghost say
about our next president and vice
to his wife on
president! History is being made
Valentine’s day?
and we should all make an effort to
You look BOOtiful!
learn more about who will be
Knowledge is Power
6. Chariots of Fire is his favorite 3. She LOVES to cook.
movie.
4. She is an author and has written a
7. At age 29, he was elected to the number of books.
U.S. Senate.
5. She was the first person of color to
8. He ran for president two other become the San Francisco district
times. attorney.
9. He has two German Shepherd 6. She loves to read and does so as
dogs. often as possible.
10. His favorite food is pasta. 7. Her children call her by the name
of “Momala.”
Kamala Harris - Vice President
8. At the age of 7, her parents got
divorced.
9. She is good friends with Barack
Obama.
10. She acted as attorney general.
Creature Feature: Learn About the
Polar Bear!
By: Gabriela Maldonado
Since it is currently the season of
winter, I decided to focus on the polar
bear in this newspaper's creature
feature. Here, you’ll learn all about a
polar bear’s habitat, diet, physical
features, and more!
1. Kamala Harris' name represents
female empowerment.
What did one blueberry say
2. She is the first woman to be to the other one?
elected as Vice President of the I love you berry much!
United States.
Knowledge is Power
Polar bears live in a sea ice Polar bears are immense. A full
environment, where they rely grown polar bear can weigh around
heavily on for hunting, traveling, 772 to 1,543 pounds. When an adult
mating, and resting. These places polar bear stands on its hind legs, it
can be found in the North Pole, reaches about 11 feet in height. A
Arctic Circle, Alaska, Canada, polar bear has a total of 42 teeth in its
Russia, Greenland, and some islands mouth that are very sharp. These
owned by Norway. Climate change teeth are used to bite through the
has caused the loss of sea ice which large and dense mammals that a
is endangering the polar bear. There polar bear eats. As most of you know,
will be some petitions to sign at the a polar bear has thick, white fur that
end of this article to help the helps them keep warm in the cold
decreasing polar bear population. weather. Underneath their fur coats,
they have dark skin, which is used to
Polar bears are carnivores. absorb all of the sun's rays to warm
Carnivores are animals who only them up.
eat meat. Polar bears mainly eat
seals. The type of seals they eat the I hope you learned a lot about the
most are ringed and bearded seals. polar bear while reading this article.
Now, you can impress your friends
and family with all of your
knowledge!
Online Petitions You Can Sign:
http://chng.it/BH68SPGHjY
http://chng.it/sVJrSgC8y8
You can find more petitions at
Change.org.
Sometimes, they also eat harped,
hooded, and ribbon seals. If a polar
bear eats a seal that weighs 121
What did the calculator
pounds, the energy from eating one
say to the pencil on
can last 8 days. A polar bear can
Valentine’s day?
survive 7 to 10 days without food.
You can always count on
me!
Knowledge is Power
Book Report: The Unwanteds needs to have. It's so different from
By: Mia Durso other books because the worlds the
author creates are so unique. I would
Imagine a land where creativity is recommend this for third graders
banned, and if you are caught, you and up.
become an “unwanted.” In The
Unwanteds, by Lisa McMann, Alex
Stowe lives in this boring, grey
town, called Quill, and is caught
being creative. As a result, he
becomes an unwanted. So, he is put
on a bus, with other 12-year-old kids
like him, thinking he will be
banished, but ends up in a colorful,
magical world called Artimé. Aaron
Stowe, Alex’s brother, however,
remains in Quill, becomes
successful and in close ranks with
the evil High Priestess, Justine, the
ruler of Quill. Alex misses Aaron
terribly, but he is making friends,
learning how to draw, and making
magic. He ends up finding a way to
visit Aaron, but it backfires, and
soon, Aaron and Alex find
themselves on opposite sides of a
war.
This is definitely one of my favorite
books. It has so much action, and
What kind of flowers
the characters are so lovable. I
do you never give on
personally really like fantasy, and
Valentine’s day?
this book delivers the magic and
Cauliflower!
charm that every good fantasy book
Student Originals
Student Originals
Jumping into the Year Ahead!
My New Year's resolution is to go for
By: Sophia Thomas
a walk every day to get fresh air. -
Clare Facchini
Have you thought about what you
want to accomplish this year? Do
My New Year's resolution is to study
you have any New Year’s
hard in Japanese school and to help
resolutions? Some of your
out much more around the house. -
schoolmates and teachers have
Ethan Khawaja
come up with great New Year’s
resolutions that will undoubtedly
My New Year’s resolution is to spend
help them make the best of 2021. If
more time with my grandparents and
you are having trouble coming up
to hopefully travel again with them. -
with your own goals, refer to the list
Sophia Thomas
below for inspiration. Join the SFA
Newspaper Team in making a list of
As we enter our 10 month of this
your own personal resolutions for
pandemic, I resolve to take what the
2021 that will improve yourself and
day brings whether it be flowers or
your lifestyle this year!
thunderstorms. - Mrs. G
My New Year's resolution is to travel
again and attend mass with my
family members in Greece. - Mr.
Mergoupis
I love to read! I hope to be able to
continue reading the Bookworms
book each month, as well as a
personal reading book. I don't often
have time for personal reading during
the school year, although in the
I would like to help around the
summer I make time for lots of it. -
house more. - Maureen Healy
Ms. Nielsen
My New Year's resolutions are to be
I don't make New Year’s resolutions.
more organized, to eat healthier, and
You can quote me on that. - Mr.
to help kids in warring areas, in
Branosky
hospitals, and who are less
fortunate. - Mia DursoStudent Originals
My New Year’s resolutions are to eat if you were planning on cutting this
a vegetarian dinner several times a visit short.” Sam didn’t hesitate
week, be more grateful, walk answering “That was the
everyday (I've already broken this idea.” Magic had its perks, but that
one), pray more, and be kind. - Ms. didn’t mean the girls would forget
Savage about home. Unfortunately they
weren’t going to be given a choice
I'm not usually big on setting a New about the tour or going home because
Year's resolution, but this year my at that moment a cloaked figure
resolution is to be better at keeping appeared and threw a powder into
in touch with friends and family. - fire. And the world went dark.
Ms. Edwards
The girls could feel the world
spinning as they woke up. They were
The Revolutionary Ghost: Part 2 in a giant white canopy
Spy of the Living Dead tent. Everything was upside down
By: Carolina Guardascione then back again. The first things they
saw were Trevor and the cloaked
figure. The figure removed his cover
and proudly exclaimed to the two
angry and confused teenage girls,
"Welcome to Camp Undead. We are
the spies of the living dead. And you
are the two best recruits we’ve ever
met. So are you willing to join our
Amara and Sam huddled together cause and restore peace to Lanon?”
by the fire. The man they saw as a Amara was slightly awed by their
ghost in Trenton was currently nerve, but retorted, “What’s in it for
standing across from them looking us?” Trevor simply answered, “You
very much alive. He also looked learn to control your magic and use it
dangerous. There was something in anywhere.” The girls put on their
his demeanor that made you think sliest grins and looked knowingly at
he always got what he wanted, no each other.
matter what. The man stepped
forward and introduced Stay tuned for Part Three in the next
himself, “Hello, my name is paper.
Trevor. I was looking forward to
giving you a tour of Lanon, but I
can’t help wonderingStudent Originals
Poetry Nighttime Sky
By: Carolina Guardascione
Starlight, moonbright;
Wings and Wishes Everything is calm.
Starlight, moonbright;
Oh, how I want wings! Nothing is wrong.
I would soar through the heavens, Starlight, moonbright;
And jump off of clouds. Hear the owls sing.
I would touch the mountaintops Starlight, moonbright;
hidden by sky. Wondering what tomorrow brings.
If I had wings they would keep me Stars and moon hover in the sky,
warm Glowing calm and cool,
With their downy feathers. a source of light.
My wings would help me up if I
ever fell.
There are so many things I could
wish for,
If I had a wish.
I could have a dragon or magic;
A puppy or a horse.
If I had a wish I would use it
To wish for wings.
The Dreamer
There once was a dreamer.
That dreamer was HOPE.
HOPE made THE EMOTIONS
And MAGIC
And TIME.
TIME made DAY and NIGHT.
HOPE is a dreamer filled with all.
To dream awake or asleep.
Happy or upset.
What did one pickle say
HOPE is the first dreamer created by
to another? You mean a
CURIOSITY and CREATIVITY.
great dill to me.
Dream always.Just For Fun
Just For Fun
National Archives: Mars Factory The program included the correct
Virtual Tour way to taste chocolate. First,
By: Clare Facchini drink some water to cleanse your
palate. Then, slowly rub the bar
“All you need is love. But a little and hold the chocolate bar up to
chocolate now and then doesn’t your nose and smell it. The smell
hurt.” Charles M. Schulz is one of the best parts of the
chocolate. Next, put the chocolate
Chocolate is a major part of on your tongue and let it melt.
Valentine’s Day. From the This way the chocolate can
chocolate hearts that our school spread to all of the taste buds, and
sells to chocolate truffles, many you can get the whole taste.
Valentine’s Day traditions include
chocolate. To get a head start on
the upcoming holiday and find an
excuse to eat chocolate, I
attended the Mars Factory Virtual
Tour hosted by The National
Archives Foundation. The tour
showed the journey of chocolate
throughout the ages by having
you sample chocolate. You even
learned if white chocolate is Check out Behind the Scenes:
considered real chocolate. Mars Chocolate on YouTube!
For this tasting, we sampled the
following chocolates: American
Heritage Chocolate (It is hard to
get, so it can be substituted with
dark chocolate.), Dove Milk
Chocolate, a Milky Way Bar (or
any Mars Chocolate Bar), white
chocolate, and M&Ms. This is
definitely an experience I would
recommend.Just For Fun
How to Make a Cute Paper Instructions
Penguin
By: Haley Zamora
1. Glue the white
heart onto the
Being stuck at home, I started to middle of the black
look for cute crafts to keep oval.
myself busy. I came across the
cutest and easiest craft to make.
I wanted to share how you could
make this heart penguin. Your
adorable penguin can serve as a
bookmark, an object to make 2. Then, glue on the
someone smile, a last-minute orange hearts just
Valentine’s Day card, or simply as shown in the
picture.
an adorable decoration.
Whatever you use it for, it will
always keep you happy, smiling,
and never lonely!
Materials
3. Then, glue the
• Pen or pencil black paper circles
• Craft glue or a glue stick on the penguin.
• Scissors
• Construction paper (black,
white, and orange)
• Template (optional)
• A printer (only if you are using
the template) If you want to step it up a notch,
glue this penguin onto a
Valentine’s Day card.Just For Fun
Template/Preparation The large oval and small circles
should be black. The largest heart
If you are using the template on should be white. The other hearts
this page, cut out all of the should be orange. Once you traced
shapes, and trace them on the the shapes on the appropriate
correct colored paper. colored paper, cut them out and
follow the instructions on the
previous page.Just For Fun
Did You Know? Valentine’s Day 4. More than 40 million people
Edition buy Valentine’s Day gifts for their
By: Michaella Tadros pets.
1. Men spend almost three times
as much money on Valentine’s
Day gifts than women do. Men
spend about $285 while women
only spend $100 on average.
2. In February, the price of a
dozen, long-stemmed red roses
goes up almost 30%. 5. Almost 6 million men
worldwide propose to their
fiancés-to-be on February 14th.
6. Juliet, from Shakespeare’s play
Romeo and Juliet, receives about
50,000 love letters addressed to
her every year. All you have to do
is address the envelope to Juliet,
Verona, Italy and the “Secretary
of Juliet” receives and reads the
letter on Juliet’s behalf.
7. The Ancient Roman goddess of
3. Teachers receive more love, Venus, had an affinity for
Valentine’s Day cards than any red roses. This is how red roses
other group of people. evolved to become the symbol of
love over the years.Just For Fun
8. Saint Valentine was not just
one person. There were at least 2
- maybe even three - Roman men
whose stories together inspired
Valentine’s Day.
9. Hallmark first offered
Valentine’s Day cards in 1913 and
began mass producing them in
1916.
10. Almost 8 billion conversation
heart candies are produced each
year, and a box of them has a
shelf life of 5 years.
What did the baker say
to his wife on
Valentine's day?
I am do-nuts about you.
11. It was King Henry VIII of
England who chose February 14th
as the official day for Valentine’s
Day in 1537.Just For Fun Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle
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Tigers at Work in This Edition
Editor in Chief
Sophia Thomas
Writers and Editors
Ethan Khawaja
Mia Durso
Clare Facchini
John Facchini
Carolina Guardascione
Gabriela Maldonado
Michaella Tadros
Designers
Lead Designer: Giulia Meier
Aleah Bisrat
Karina Nikolaev
Gavin O’Dell
Haley Zamora
Photographers
Nicholas DeLemos
Maureen Healy
Ethan O’Dell
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