Viking Voice ST. THERESA 2016 SCHOOL DANCE BY MARISOL AND ALEXA Volume 4, Issue 7 March/April 2016 School Dance 1 Birthday 2 Great Gonzo/NCAA 3 Puns/Earth Day/Obama 4-5 Student Spotlight/Art 6-7 Movies/Easter 8 Game Center/Sports 9-10 Inside this issue: Please join our Face- book page to see all the latest events going on at St. Theresa! On April 1, 2016, St. Theresa Student Council hosted a school dance in the Fellowship Hall. The theme of the dance was “Luau”. Student Council handed out leis so everybody fit the theme of the dance. Also, there was a DJ, plenty of food, a photo booth, and a limbo and hula hoop contest. This dance will never be forgotten!
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Viking Voice
ST. THERESA 2016 SCHOOL DANCE
BY MARISOL AND ALEXA
Volume 4, Issue 7
March/April 2016
School Dance 1
Birthday 2
Great Gonzo/NCAA 3
Puns/Earth Day/Obama 4-5
Student Spotlight/Art 6-7
Movies/Easter 8
Game Center/Sports 9-10
Inside this issue:
Please join our Face-
book page to see all
the latest events going
on at St. Theresa!
On April 1, 2016, St. Theresa Student Council hosted a school dance in
the Fellowship Hall. The theme of the dance was “Luau”. Student
Council handed out leis so everybody fit the theme of the dance. Also,
there was a DJ, plenty of food, a photo booth, and a limbo and hula
hoop contest. This dance will never be forgotten!
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March/April Birthdays
March
DAVID B.–MARCH 2
JACOB W.-MARCH 2
JAMES A.-MARCH 4
HAVEN S.-MARCH 5
GRANT H.-MARCH 7
MICHAEL G.-MARCH 16
DAVID R.-MARCH 17
AGNES P.-MARCH 21
ESMERALDA J.-MARCH 22
PAUL C.-MARCH 23
EMMA K.-MARCH 23
LAUREN L.-MARCH 23
SOPHIA L.-MARCH 27
ROSALIE T.-MARCH 27
DOMINIC H.-MARCH 28
SEBASTIAN N.-MARCH 28
NATHANIEL T.-MARCH 28
ALEXIS R.-MARCH 31
April
SAM W. –APRIL 2
FIONA C. –APRIL 3
CHLOE M. –APRIL 3
ABENEZER M. –APRIL 3
ANDREW K. –APRIL 4
ADRIAN H. –APRIL 5
AVA E. –APRIL 8
ALEX T. –APRIL 12
VALERIA V. –APRIL 13
ERIN W. –APRIL 13
KAYDEN B. –APRIL 15
AIDEN L. –APRIL 15
NATASHA G. –APRIL 17
ZACHARY H. –APRIL 21
PAIGE V. –APRIL 21
JADEN M. –APRIL 22
MAX P. –APRIL 22
GISELLE A. –APRIL 24
JOSHUA M. –APRIL 24
EVAN F. –APRIL 26
MOSES D. –APRIL 27
NATALIE G. –APRIL 27
ISABELLA R. –APRIL 27
LILY R. –APRIL 30
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The Great Gonzo
By Izzy and Julian
Houston graffiti artist Mario Figueroa Jr. (also known as Gonzo 247) was approached several
months ago by the NCAA with a pretty amazing request. The athletic organization wanted some-
thing unique when it came to designing the bracket. The painting stands eight feet high and six-
teen feet long. It’s an explosion of colors radiating from an empty spot in the center which will
eventually hold the winning team’s logo. As teams advance to the next round, Gonzo updates the
blank spaces. They thought it was important to give it a cool Houston flair. The painting is on dis-
play at the Houston Zoo until next week before moving to the Hyatt downtown, the headquarters
for the Final Four. Gonzo also helped out the Houston Dynamo by painting the new black kit for
the 2016 season all in one day!!
NCAA Final Four John Bruton and Garrett Young
This was a very exciting time for college basketball fans because it was the Final Four! All
the teams have given it their all to get this far. The teams were Villanova, Oklahoma, North Caro-
lina, and Syracuse. Villanova prevailed against Oklahoma as North Carolina beat Syracuse. In
the championship game Villanova pulled out the win because of a three-point buzzer beater
against North Carolina. It was one of the most intense games in NCAA history!
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Puns are Fun!
By Jeremiah and Jacob
A pun is a play on words and we wanted to share these with you! Hope you enjoy them!
If a fruit grew to the size of a mountain, what would it be called? The Apple-achian Mountains!
What did the flying eyeball say to the person he beat at chess? Eye win!
What did the person say to his cat during the apocalypse? This is a cat-astrophe!
What does a locksmith use to type on his computer? A Keyboard!
What is a cat's favorite part of a computer? The Mouse!
What is a hungry guy's favorite part of a computer? The computer chip!
What is it called when you glue two phones to your head? Headphones!
When someone asked a math book for help, it said, "Go get someone else to help you, I have my
own problems!"
What do you call a giant steak flying through space? A MEATeor!
What do you call a language that mostly involves frying pans? sPANish!
What is a language germs speak? GERMan!
What do you call a mythical animal made out of corn? A uniCORN!
What is a dad’s favorite computer symbol? The PARENTheses! ( )
Why do spiders like computers? Because they can surf the WEB!
What do you call a land mass in the middle of the ocean protected by the government? An
F.B.Island!
What do you call bad words said by ducks? FOUL language!
What do you call a mathematician under a solution that makes it so that they can’t feel anything
during a surgery? A NUMBer!
A birdwatcher came running into a police station screaming "I have just witnessed a murder!"
But when the police went to investigate the flock of crows flew away. (A flock of crows is called a
murder)
A man fell into a river, a person that witnessed it yelled, "WATER you thinking?!"
A person accidentally electrocuted himself with an electric socket a witness yelled, "that's quite
SHOCKING! WATT are you doing?!"
What do you call a tree that can't finish a puzzle? Stumped!
What letter can never say no? C!
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Earth Day
By Mandy Nguyen
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated worldwide on April 22, to support environmental
protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, is now recognized globally by the Earth Day Network,
and is celebrated in more than 192 countries each year. Earth Day, founded by Senator Gaylord
Nelson, was first organized in 1970 to promote ecology and respect for life on the planet, as well
as, to encourage awareness of the growing problems of air, water and pollution.
Earth day is usually celebrated with outdoor performances, where individuals or groups
perform acts of service for the earth. Typical ways of observing Earth Day include planting trees,
picking up roadside trash, participating in programs for recycling and conservation, and using
recyclable containers for snacks and lunches. Earth Day is a fun day to hang out with family and
friends outdoors. It’s a way to work together, communicate, and have fun!
Obama Recreates Relations with the Cuban Government
By: Charlie Birbeck and Gabe Trevino
President Barack Obama has recently visited Cuba and reopened relations with the communist nation
making history as the first president to visit Cuba in 90 years. Cuba was an exciting place for tourists in the
20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. Life in Cuba quickly changed in 1956, when a man named Fidel Castro started a revolt
against the U.S. The revolt was a success and Castro a self-declared communist, became president in 1959. To
this day, Cuba is a communist nation, and ever since the revolutions ended, the United States has not had a
good relationship with Cuba or its government. Earlier this month President Obama visited Cuba and reopened
relations. He is the first president to visit Cuba in over 90 years! The president of Cuba, Raul Castro, and
Obama talked in a conference and discussed issues with trade. Many people were not happy with Obama’s vis-
it saying that he should not open relations with Cuba until they improve Human Rights and move toward a
better economy. Maybe the United States will continue relations with Cuba. Until then, the United States still
remains far from being a close ally with Cuba.
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Student Spotlight
“Kate Major”
By Elisabeth Hayward and Presley Vann
Today’s Student Spotlight is Kate Major. Kate is in Mrs. Simon’s Prek-4
class and her after school activity is playing the violin. She started play-
ing the violin in January. She plays every Thursday for about an hour.
She’s had one performance so far. Her favorite part about the violin is
learning. I hope you enjoyed reading about Kate and her after school ac-
tivity!
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Art Corner By Mrs. Vig’s Middle School Art Class
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Upcoming Movie by Sasha D. & Paige H.
In a world where animals are as evolved as we are comes the movie Zootopia. This movie is
about Judy Hopps, a rabbit with the dreams of becoming a policewoman and moving to the big
city of Zootopia to fulfill her dream. While she does successfully fulfill her dream of becoming a
policewoman, she is overlooked being a rabbit and
gets assigned parking duty instead of exciting police
tasks. However, when Judy takes on a big investigation
about missing civilians, she struggles and gets help
from Nick Wild, a con artist fox that she had seen in the
past. With his help, Judy Hopps tries to solve the mys-
tery and gain some street credit from the other police-
men. It’s a great movie to see with the whole family!
Celebrating Easter
By Aiden Lerma and Garrett Young
Easter is a time of fun and games, but it is also a time to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus
Christ. Lent is hard because we have to give up something we like a lot. Jesus had to suffer even
more by not eating or drinking for 40 days. Since Jesus sacrificed his flesh for us on Good Friday,
we refrain from eating flesh meat in his honor on Fridays. If you are over 14 you should fast. Fast-
ing is giving up something that you like over Lent.
Easter is the end of Lent, and that’s why we celebrate it by playing fun games like egg on
a spoon race and having Easter egg hunts. These games are fun for the whole family! As we said
earlier Lent is not just about fun and games but that doesn’t mean you cannot have fun.
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GAMECENTER By:Ninfa L.aurenzo
Color Me!
Do you know your times tables?
1 x 2= 4 x 3= 6 x 4=
5 x 3= 8 x 8= 7 x 3=
4 x 4= 9 x 2= 2 x 5=
5 x 6= 6 x 2= 5 x 4=
St. Theresa Viking Voice
Principal: Ms. Melissa Ilski
Supervising Editor: Ms. Hasson
Editor: Ninfa Laurenzo
Junior Editor: Garrett Young
Writers:
Mauricio Cardenas
Sasha Durocher
Elisabeth Hayward
Paige Henderson
Aiden Lerma
Luke Miller
Caroline Moody
Mandy Nguyen
Fabiola Pulido
Jonathan Saracho
Presley Vann
Catalina Vasquez
Reis Woods
Evan Young
Check the school out at
www.sttheresaschoool.cc
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Sports
Vikings Sports Photos
Softball
By: Reis Woods
Softball is one of the many sports at St. Theresa. This is the second year that softball has been
played at St. Theresa. The girls have done very well this season with two homerun hits by Jen-
nifer. All the girls improved greatly at their batting skills which led to three wins. The team
players include: Gabi (first base), Olivia (catcher, first base, third base and outfield), Dani
(pitcher), Jennifer (shortstop), Ella (centerfield), Daniela (catcher), Maria (left field), Fiona
