Edited by: Guia Apaga, Teddy Almeter, Brandon Regan
Saint Bernadette School
SBS Gazette
November
Volume 13, Issue 2
Inside this issue:
Cool Activities in
the ‘Burgh
2
Editorial
2
Movie Reviews
2
Brain Teaser
3
Quotes
3
Random Facts
3
Interviews
4
4
5
5
6
Comic
SBS Sports
Snacks & Crafts
App of the Month
Jokes
Word Search
6
6
Interviews
By: Kassie Rihn, Rachel Artuhevich, Martina Fuller, Trevor Naman, and Abbie Serwinski
Q1. What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Q2. What are your plans for Thanksgiving?
4th grade - Rocco Matrazzo
A1. Mashed Potatoes
A2. I’m going to my grandma’s house.
Kindergarten -Anicet Mwambu
A1. Turkey
A2. I’m hanging out with my family.
1st grade - Zahira Austin
A1. Turkey
6th grade- Ryan Bozicevic
A1. Turkey
A2. Eat turkey
A2. I’m hanging out with my family.
6th grade- Caryn Caloiero
2nd grade-Daniel Bozicevic
A1. Turkey
A1. Mashed potatoes
A2. I’m eating with my family.
A2. Going to my cousins
3rdgrade - Peter Reynolds
7th grade– Tristan Hernandez
A1. Pumpkin Pie
A1. Tacos
A2. I’m eating with my family.
A2. Celebrate at Patron with my family
SBS Gazette
Cool Activities in the ‘Burgh
By: Aastha Ladani
Thanksgiving is just setting in, and besides from dinner with all your family, here are a couple things to keep you
busy on Thanksgiving weekend! The Nationality Rooms are a glimpse of cultures foreign and past, which will be dressed up
for Thanksgiving. Sometimes, cooking and cleaning for Thanksgiving is too much for some people. If so, then enjoy a nice
Thanksgiving meal with your family at LeMont’s. It has beautiful views of the ‘burgh and a great grand buffet. Join the Y on
Thanksgiving morning at PNC Park for the 20th annual PNC YMCA Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot race for charity. In the
annual Backyard Brawl, The Pittsburgh Panthers take on their biggest rival, the West Virginia Mountaineers, at Heinz Field,
so come along! Lastly, Winter Flower Show At Phipps is a fun event to go to! The day after Thanksgiving is opening day for
this popular annual show at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Editorial
By: Editors
Hopefully you all had a fun and safe Halloween! We hope you enjoyed our last month's issue! This month's
theme is Thanksgiving and we have many articles relating to Thanksgiving. Make sure you read all the articles that'll
get you excited for Thanksgiving! We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Movie Reviews
By: Delanie Heller, Alexis Amore, and Justin North
7th and 8th Grade
Come to the magical world of Neverland, in the new movie Pan. This movie is about Peter, the mischievous 12 year old orphan. One night when Peter was sleeping, he was taken away to a magical world filled with enchanted creatures. This place
was called Neverland. During his journey to find the secret of his mother, he comes across these intriguing creatures. In this
new surroundings, Peter and his friends, James Hook and Tiger Lily, have to work together to save Neverland. This movie is
a new and fantastic rendition of the traditional Peter Pan.
6th grade and below
It is time to get into the Thanksgiving spirit and what better way to do that then watch “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.” Charlie Brown is talking to Peppermint Patty and she invites herself over to his house for Thanksgiving. After inviting
herself, she ends up inviting all of her friends over to Charlie Brown’s house for Thanksgiving. If you want to find out how this
all plays out, you will have to watch “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.”
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Brain Teaser
Volume 13, Issue 2
By: Christian Moreland and Nico Romanelli
Quotes
Can you figure out this Thanksgiving brain teaser??
By: Dominic Puzzanchera, Gavin Welsh and Liam
Grandma and Grandpa had six children.
Kearney
Each of those six children grew up and had four children of their
own
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says,
“I’m possible”- Audrey Hepburn
Those children all grew up and each one had two children.
Everyone is coming to Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma and
Grandpa's house.
“In order to succeed, we must first believe we
can.”- Nikos Kazantzakis
How many people will be at the table?
“Creativity is contagious, pass it on.” -Albert
Einstein
Hint: It will have to be a really big table!
How many people will be at the table?
The answer is hidden somewhere in the newspaper!
“You’re only given a little spark of madness.
You mustn’t lose it.” -Robin Williams
“I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.”
-Abraham Lincoln
Random Facts
By: Ryan Scott and Ben Giannetta
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About 280 million turkeys are

sold annually for Thanksgiving .

7 billion pounds of turkey are
sold.
Pilgrim didn't use forks; they ate
with spoons, knives, and their
fingers.

The first meal on the moon was
roasted turkey .

Thanksgiving brings around $3
billion in sales.

Singapore weighs the same amount
as turkey consumed in 2007. That is
690 million pounds.
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Interviews Continued
By: Kassie Rihn, Rachel Artuhevich, Martina Fuller, Trevor Naman, and Abbie Serwinski
7th grade– Shawn Biddle
8th grade– Liam Kearney
8th grade– Guia Apaga
A1. Turkey
A1. Mashed potatoes
A1. Mashed potatoes
A2. Stay at home with my friends
and family
A2. Spending it with my family
and watching football
A2. Spend time with my family
Answer to the Brain Teaser:
80 people!
Comic
By: Eva Zigarovich and Maria Brush
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SBS Sports
Volume 13, Issue 2
By: Colin McDowell, Rachel Dzuban, and Jackie Moon
Our fall SBS sports are starting up! The Varsity Sabers’ soccer team are section champs and are going
6-1. They have made playoffs and are headed to try and to win the championship. The volleyball team
ended their season on Saber Senior Night.
The cross country team finished out the season successfully. At the diocesan championships, Angelina
Brush got 2nd in the JV open race, Ava Palamone placed 4th in the JV open race, Anna Reynolds got 4th
overall in the JV race. In the varsity race, Jacob Brush medaled and got 25th and Jackie Moon got 12th.
All of our basketball teams will soon be participating in the annual tipoff tournament. All of the teams
have been having practices and are working hard to prepare to have a successful season.
Snacks & Crafts
By: Sarah Mazur and Anna Penrod
Jack-o-Lantern Fruit Cups
What You Need:

Sugar ice cream cone

Water(1 cup)

Round pencil

Favorite candies
What To Do:
1. First, dip your cone in the water for thirty seconds.
2. Next, roll the end of the cone around the pencil to make a curly end.
3. After the cone dries, fill the cone with candies.
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App of the Month
By: Abbie Kugler
Jokes
By: Christian Moreland and Michael Lewis
Whack A Turkey
Q. Why did the scarecrow win the Nobel Prize?
The perfect app for Thanksgiving is Whack A Turkey.
Think of the game “Whack A Mole,” but with turkeys! The game is rated for users 9
years in age or older. But honestly, I think mom loves this one more than I do. There
are 15 levels that get challenging as you go. The purpose is simple, hit them over the
head again and again and again.
A.
Because he was out standing in his field!
Q. What is a scarecrow's favorite fruit?
A.
Straw-berries!
A Look Inside The Game
Q. What's the most musical part of a turkey?
A.
The drumstick!
Just having fun on the farm whacking turkeys.
Q. What smells the best at a Thanksgiving dinner?
While not as mainstream as other apps, like last month’s Angry Birds, the reviews for
this app are positive. Based upon the online reviews, it has 4.5 out of 5 stars.
A. Your nose!
It can be purchased in the app store for $0.99.
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