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Snapshot of SJAFebruary 2012 Edition Editors: Julia Gollobit andAlexandra Schulz

Student Council is a New Hit at SJABy: Tess Hart

This year, Miss Synan and Miss Crandall started a studentcouncil for the SJA students in grades 5-8. The student councilallows students to participate in charities, make decisionsabout upcoming events, and share new project ideas.

Miss Synan and Miss Crandall started student councilbecause they received a letter from a student thinking student

council might be a good thing to try. The meetings are held once a month right after

school in Miss Synans room.

The students are expected to be good role models and have enthusiasm forprojects. They should also have leadership, a willingness to participate, dedication,and commitment.

I asked Sophie Malone (one of the 6th grade representatives) what studentscould do to get into student council next year. She said, They can have goodpresentations, get good grades, and try out.

Student council has an upcoming charity project called Nickels for Nails. Theywill collect money to buy nails for Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity builds

homes for underprivileged families. A specific date for the fundraiser has yet to beannounced, but I can assure you it is coming soon.

Whos Your Valentine?By: Zoey Swanda

Whos your Valentine? St. Joan of Arcs Middle School students are sellingCandyGrams for anybody who wants to get one for that special someone. You can

get them for a family member or a friend.

The CandyGrams are only fifty cents. All of the money willbe raised for a charity called Embrace. Embrace is a sleeping bag

that warms up and keeps pre-mature babies warm. Mostly peoplein India and other third world countries use them.

All the kids loved the idea of raising money for Embrace, saidsixth grade homeroom teacher, Mrs. Mansour.

We started selling them on Wednesday February 8, Thursday February 9, andFriday February 10, after school. On the following Tuesday (Valentines Day) is whenpeople received them. SJAs Middle School will be selling them at the gathering area

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by the church. I really hope a lot of you participate so we can save babies and makepeople around the world happy. So, buy some CANDYGRAMS!

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Ask Shirley

Dear Shirley,

My mom is so unfair and Ialways have to baby-sit. So when I tell her I dontwant to, she gets mad at me. What should I do?

-Bob Magee

Dear Bob Magee,

My best advice would be that you could reason with her. Maybesay that you will baby-sit, but also say that you want to hang out with

your friends next time she asks. One thing not to do is get mad andyell at her and say, Its not fair. The best way to respond is to keep acalm tone and to reason with your mom. Do not go too far when yourreason, only a little bit.

Sincerely,Shirley

Dear Shirley,

Why is the world spinning?

Sincerely,Concerned U.S. Citizen

Dear Concerned Citizen,

Well first things first, ask your science teacher this question. Theyshould know the answer to your question. But here is my best answer;the world spins for a reason. We have night and day. The sun is in the

universe and so is the moon. We see the sun when it is daytime andwe are facing the sun. The light shows our way. When the sun doesntshine it means that it is nighttime and we are no longer facing the sun.We see the sun because the Earth rotates (or spins).

Sincerely,Shirley

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Dear Shirley,

What is a good way to convince my parents to get me a lizard?Please help!!!

- Fran Z. Kocheb

Dear Fran,

You might have heard this advice before, but I will say it now.Show how responsible you are to them. Clean up after yourself, and ifyou already have a pet, take some responsibility on the chores for thatpet. To show responsibility, clean it, pick up after it, and maybe take itout for a walk without being told. Making sure your homework is doneand not forgetting your commitments is a part of showing them that

you are ready to have a lizard. Show your parents that you can beresponsible for a pet.

Sincerely,Shirley

Dear Shirley,

Im a student at SJA and in my class I only have acouple friends in my class, and I dont quite fit in. Howdo you think I can still keep my old friends but also fit

in with the popular crowd?

From,Curious Student

Dear Curious Student,

To make some new friends try to find common interests. Seewhat they like and you may have some of those same things incommon. What not to do is do everything that they do. If they do bad

things or not follow the rules, dont follow them in their bad habits. Agood way to keep your old friends is to keep in touch. Secludingyourself is not a good way to get friends. In the process, you couldeven end up losing some of your old friends.Keep in mind that if you have to change yourself in order to get peopleto like you, dont bother. Changing yourself, like your attitude towardsthings, shouldnt happen. A true friend likes you the way you are. Keep

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what you have but welcome new friends that come your way.

Sincerely,Shirley

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Spotlight on 4th GradeBy: Alexis Hansman

Often times we hear fromthe older children at the school,and we pay special attention tothe cute faces of the youngerstudents. But what about themiddle grade of our whole school. .. the fourth grade?

On Thursday, January 2, Itook a look at what was going onin the fourth grade room andinterviewed a couple of studentsto learn more.

The students were havingD.E.A.R. Time - which meansDrop Everything And Read.During this time, the studentsread and worked on any otherassignments the teacher gavethem. I asked Madison Hansmanand Hannah Scofield a fewquestions. I learned that Hannahsfavorite subject is handwriting,and she enjoys this because itsreally fun, and shes good at it.

Another topic I looked intowas one favorite memory theyhave from fourth grade so far.

Their answer was, We enjoyplaying sparkle because you canlearn so much in a fun game.

After I finished up with thetwo girls, I asked Miss Synan, the

fourth grade teacher, a fewquestions. I asked her whatsubject she enjoyed teaching themost, and her answer was mathbecause she enjoys seeing theirfaces light up when somethingclicks.

At the end of our

Getting to know...By: Thomas Ortner

Many of you do not knowwho the seventh grade

basketball coach is, but I satdown with him and asked himsome questions. Coach Keenandid not come from a basketballbackground. He just enjoys thesport. I asked him why hecoaches us and he said, I enjoyhelping younger kids learn thissport.

Hayden Talmadge, aplayer on the team, describes

coach Keenan as Boss and agood coach. Hayden hopes hecoaches us next year, too.

KJ Elliot says coachKeenan is, Super AWESOME!

Heith Whitting said, Heis a good coach and he knowswhat hes doing. I personallyalso think Coach Keenan is agreat coach.

Coach Keenan said heplayed basketball at OmahaCentral High School. That saysa lot because Omaha Central isa very strong school forbasketball.

In the end SJA is lucky forpeople like Mr Keenan, and wehope he keeps coaching us. Oh!I almost forgot to recognize our

also amazing assistant coachesCoach Novak,Coach Phil, andCoach Michaela Keenan.

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Forgiveness of SinsBy: Melissa Hattam

The second graders will be receivingtheir first Reconciliation on Friday February10th at St. Joan of Arc Church. Father

Joseph G. Broudou will be the priest for thesecond graders. After receiving theirFirst Reconciliation they will able to receive

First Holy Communion. Miss Fitzimmonssaid, The second grade has been practicingsince last month.

The second grades at St. Joan of Arcwill not be the only ones receiving FirstReconciliation. They will be joined by thesecond graders of Religious Education.

Second grader John Hattam said, Iam nervous for my First Reconciliation.Since this is their first time to receive

Reconciliation, itis a common feeling forthe second graders.

All their hard work preparing for theirReconciliation will make them closer to God.

SJA Never Forgets the SaintsBy: Vincent J. Chonis

The 2011-2012 school years SaintContest ended with a twist. The sixth grade

won, and they also won when they were infifth grade.

Eighth was our challenge, was astatement made by the winners . Ourprincipalactually didnt start the contest.

Mrs. Wallace said she does not knowhow it started, but it was just a tradition.

The questions are picked by the teacherswhen they research five saints. Theteachers are the experts.

Then each class fromfourth gradeand above sends three students to

represent their class. Our principal thinksthat the kids on the teams benefit from thecontest the most. She thinks that becausethey end up studying, learning, and thinkingtheir hardest.

The kids watching also benefit. Theysee how important it is to learn in their life.

They see how studying helps.

Creative Captions:

Im taking after my dad, King KongHayden Talmadge, 7th grade

Ive gone bananas!KJ Elliot, 7th grade

This tree is really big!Thomas Ortner, 7th grade

Dibs!Anna Knutson, 7th grade

Ummm... Waiter... I think Im gonna need abox to go.

Grace Novak, 7th grade

Look Mom, no hands!Alyssa Turnquist, 7th grade

There are many bananas out there, but thisone is MINE.

Vinny Chonis, 6th grade

The monkey is on a banana and the monkeyis happy.

Kateri Martin, 6th grade

No, my banana!Grace Hart, 8th grade

Whoaaaa!!!Zoey Swanda, 6th grade