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Constellations
By: Samantha Frew
Moonlight pierces the shrouded sky,
He searches for his maiden, to answer her cry.
With a delicate glow, the moon carefully seeks,
His young mistress to wipe the tears from her cheeks.
She walks slowly, alone, in swirling white sand
Reaching gently to grasp a warm pale hand.
She floats into his arms, so peaceful, yet strong,
With a comfort in knowing she must truly belong.
The moon carried her way past the clouds, so far,
And the moon was at last with his lover, the star.
Poet's Corner
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Quote(s) of the Month
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"We are the Kraken of our own sinking ships".
-Switched at Birth
We Scare Hunger
In October, the Social Action Team put off We Scare Hunger, an initiative of the Me to We organization that our school works with.
Maybe you spotted the snazzy masks put up all over the walls. You also could have seen the cans that showed how much food each grade collected, in which the grade eights totally dominated. All of these things were designed to catch the attention of us distracted young people so that we would bring in oodles and oodles of food. We did, too - Ms. Clancy’s room was bursting with Kraft Dinner and Fudgeos for weeks. This was all for a good cause, which makes parting with your Aunt Jemima and cake mix worthwhile: people who wouldn’t normally be well-fed are benefiting from our school’s efforts.
Although you see food drives all over the place, it’s important to do your part, however small it may seem. Our school did it's part; pretty spectacularly I might add. That’s pretty cool, no matter how you slice it!
A sincere thank you to all those who brought in food! Remember, the food that might still be gathering dust in the back of your pantry has gone to people who really need it.
-Eva Haas
Miss Smith: We would like to thank Mark’s for sponsoring both our grade 8 and 9 junior high girls volleyball team so they could enter the NLVA after school league.
Tutoring for tuition is starting up and will be on Thursdays from 2:45-3:45 in room 106. This program is free to students and is a great way to get extra help in your school subjects. See or contact Ms. Andrews for details.
French tutorial takes place every Thursday at 2:15 for one hour in room 317.
Come, let us help you!
The Funny Page
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Teacher Messages
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This Month's Feature
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Members of the Social Action Team with the spoils of our food drive (no pun intended).
Social Action meet in the library during lunch every day 4; new members are always welcome!
Mr. Christopher - Was accepted into firefighting school before he completed his Physical Education degree.
Mr. Burton - Is a musician and a published poet.
Ms. Autexier - Taught her cat how to do tricks like “sit,” “paw,” “jump”.
Teacher Facts
Sports Feature
All Python Softball Championship
For the second year in a row St.Peter's Junior High hosted the Pythons Fall Softball Classic, a junior high softball tournament. Our school started this tournament last year with 6 teams and it grew this year to include 11 teams from in and outside the St.John's Metro Region. In the first semi final, Pythons Navy defeated Villanova, in the second semi final Pythons Royal defeated Mobile, setting up an all St.Peter's Junior High Final! In the end, St.Peter's Royal defeated St.Peter's Navy in a great championship. When the game was over both teams celebrated the win! It was a sign of great sportsmanship and that's what this tournament is all about, having fun! Daniel Harris was the tournament MVP. Not only did Daniel demonstrate great skill all weekend at the shortstop position he also showed great sportsmanship and was a great leader to our younger players. Daniel displayed what being a Python is all about!
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A Message from Our Lovely Administrators
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Ms. Cecilia Kennedy
Principal
Mr. Shane Welcher
Assistant Principal
Mr. Trent Langdon
Guidance
"The thing that got me through that moment, and any other time that I've felt stuck, is to remind myself that it's about the work. Because if you're worrying about yourself — if you're thinking: 'Am I succeeding? Am I in the right position? Am I being appreciated?' — then you're going to end up feeling frustrated and stuck. But if you can keep it about the work, you'll always have a path. There's always something to be done".
-Barack Obama
Gone
Author: Michael Grant
Reviewed by: Dylan Pittman
Gone, by Michael Grant, is an intriguing, well-developed story. It left me desperate for more. An amazing climax, with tense moments and sad events. But, all in all, an action-packed, exciting story that will leave you breathless. I mean, who wouldn’t like a bit of sci-fi dystopia? Let me set the scene; another normal day in Perdido Beach. Oh, wait - anyone above fifteen is gone, vanished into thin air. Sam Temple doesn’t know what has happened, but he knows they have to keep things running until the adults come back. Along with his friends, Astrid, Edilio, and Quinn, Sam puts Perdido Beach back in the right direction, along the way trying to find Astrid’s brother. But, as they were gone, the Coates kids (from a school for the unruly) come into town and take charge. Sam has his doubts about the new kids, and he doesn’t want them to stay. To make things more complicated, war is breaking out and a barrier traps everyone inside the town. Animals are evolving rapidly. Oh, and by the way, watch out for your birthday. You might be gone then...
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A Book Review for You!
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The SPJH Gaming Club held their Midnight Madness in the school gym on September 30th and November 10th.
Stay tuned for the overnight fundraiser after Christmas!
Gaming Club welcomes all new members to the library every day 6 during lunch!
Mr. G in his natural habitat, learning how to save lives at our first aid PD session.
Joyeux l'halloween!
SPJH Social Action team and French Club join together to bake crepes for the bake sale. The money we raised was sent to those affected by Hurricane Matthew.
Thank you/Merci for your support!
Soft Pumpkin cookies
Ingredients:
~2 ½ cups flour
~1 tsp baking soda
~1 tsp baking powder
~1 tsp cinnamon
~½ tsp nutmeg
~¼ tsp ginger
~1/8 tsp allspice
~½ tsp salt
~1 ½ cups brown sugar
~½ cup butter
~1 cup pumpkin puree
~1 egg
~1 tsp vanilla extract
~2 Tbsp applesauce
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and salt in a large bowl. Beat sugar and butter in another bowl. Beat in pumpkin, egg, vanilla, and applesauce until smooth. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Drop spoonfuls of batter onto a baking sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes. To make it even tastier, serve the cookies with cream cheese icing!
Baking on the Brain?
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