O UR L ADY OF P ERPETUAL H ELP S CHOOL
T HE S AINTS S ENTINEL
V OLUME 2, ISSUE 2
S PIRIT W EEK – A
F EBRUARY 2013
WEEK TO REMEMBER B Y E MILY H AVENER
“I liked Decade Day because I like
getting to dress up like I was stuck in the
80’s.” “Spirit Week was great, especially
everyone dressing up.” Those were just a
few of the things that the Our Lady
students had to say about Spirit Week.
talent show put on by students in the
middle school.
This year, Spirit Week was January 22
-January 25, and consisted of fun
dress-down days and exciting activities.
Twin Day, Decade Day, and the 8th grade
vs. teacher volleyball game were just a
few of the favorites. Mrs. Welch, our
school librarian, hosted a book fair in the
library for students to purchase books, and
during the week, all classes collected
“change for charity” to benefit the St.
Vincent dePaul Society.
On Thursday evening, there was an
open house for parents to come and view
the various projects the students have been
working on followed by an entertaining
Thanks to the Student Council and
their moderator, Mrs. Karas, Spirit Week
was a huge success, and many students say
that they can’t wait to do it again next
year.
An action packed game between the
8th graders and the teachers.
S CIENCE F AIR
If Ms. Hartley,
our middle school
science teacher,
had one word to
describe Science
Fair, it would be
“phenomenal”.
Science Fair is the
oral presentation and written report of
the specific test that was chosen by the
student.
This year’s Science Fair will be held
at OLPH on February 23, from 8:00 to
N EWSPAPER
Staff:
Anthony Baum
Tessa Derleth
Jax Geist
Emily Havener
Chase Jones
Hannah Moore
Natalee Patel
Hannah Seckman
Assistance from:
Ms. Bove
Mrs. Donovan
Mrs. Havener
By Anthony Baum
1:30 in the school gymnasium. Students
will be judged in their use of the
Scientific Method, knowledge gained,
clarity of expression, and originality. In
order to receive a “superior” score
(highest rating), the student must
receive points that range from 36-40. If
you receive a “superior” rating at
OLPH, you will be eligible to go on to
the District Science Fair held at
Columbus State University. If you
receive a “superior “ rating there, you
will be eligible to go to State Science
Fair held at The Ohio State University.
Last year, 13 students were eligible
to attend the State Science Fair and six
actually attended. With this great
performance, our school won the
Harold C. Shaw award. We were one of
eight schools throughout Ohio to
receive this honor. Ms. Hartley says that
this was the highlight of her teaching
career.
Congratulations to the 8th grade
students, and good luck this year to the
7th grade.
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P AGE 2
S TOCK M ARKET
A group of students from the
seventh grade classes at Our Lady of
Perpetual Help, along with various
other Ohio schools, participated in an
activity called “The Stock Market
Game”.
BY TESSA
D ERLETH
Mary Benedetto, Tessa Derleth,
Hannah Johns, Alex Jarrett, and
Abi Wuichner.
First of all, people usually bully
because of one of two reasons. A lot of
times they don’t feel good about
themselves and are sad, so they take it
out on you. They could also be jealous
of you and put you down to make
themselves feel better.
This game is played by buying and
selling stock using pretend money.
Each group starts out with $100,000
in funds, and as they purchase stock,
they either gain or lose money based
on the stock that was purchased.
Our group did particularly well
and placed 2nd in their age division
within the state of Ohio. The
members included: MacKenzie
Chapman, Kayla Hyme, Lexi Forgacs,
J IGSAW
Did you ever wish that you could
be the teacher? Well for the 7th grade
students, that wish came true! In Ms.
Bove’s religion class, the 7th graders
got the opportunity to teach for one
week. The project was called “Jigsaw”.
The students were divided up in
four groups of five or six students.
Each group got a separate week to
teach. During the week the students
were required to teach the chapter that
they were assigned to. They were
required to prepare a lesson plan,
make a study guide, plan activities, and
give the other students a test.
The students got really creative
with their teaching. Some examples of
what each group did throughout the
week were a tic-tac-toe game, a
basketball shooting game, a hangman
game, a telephone game, and lastly,
one group did a carnival theme with a
“I’m being bullied and I don’t know
what to do. Why do people bully?”
7th Grade Stock Market
Members
If you are feeling bullied, you
should first tell a teacher, parent, or a
trusted adult. If it continues, ignore
them or do not act bothered. If they see
that you aren’t bugged by them, they
will most likely get bored and stop.
Lastly, you could try being extra
nice to them. This may be hard, but
maybe all they need is a bit of kindness.
I hope this helps!
B Y N ATALEE P ATEL
“Wheel of Wow” and a bowling
game.
Ms. Bove stated, “The purpose
of the Jigsaw project is for the
students teaching to learn the
chapter better. You have to know
the material in order to teach it.”
All the 7th graders really
enjoyed being the teacher and would
like to do it again!
Yours truly,
Georgia
“My mom always says I need to do
my homework right after school,
but I would rather do it right
before bed. What should I do?
I have to agree with your mom in
this instance. The sooner you get your
homework done, the more time you
will have to do other things you like,
without having to worry about it.
You could always compromise a bit,
too. You could try taking a short break
when you get home from school, and
then do your homework. That way you
get it done early, but you also can relax
a little bit.
Good luck!
The “Wheel of Wow”
Yours truly,
Georgia
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M EET M RS . N OCERO
I recently sat down with Mrs. Kim
Nocero, the school music instructor,
and asked her the following questions:
Q: What is your favorite candy?
BY
H ANNAH M OORE
A: Blue.
Q: What is your favorite animal?
A: My favorite animals are my two Bichons, Sassie and
Poncho.
A: My favorite candy is an Almond Joy. Q: What is your favorite board game?
Q: Why did you choose to be a music
teacher?
A: I’ve been performing all my life and when I had a
family, it was a cool way I could still do something
with performing and singing.
Q: What is your favorite part about being a music
teacher?
A: My favorite part about being a music teacher is being
able to see all the kids and their smiling faces every
day. I also like seeing the kids do something special.
Q: What is your favorite color?
S KI
A: My favorite board game is Scrabble.
Q: Besides music, what is your favorite hobby?
A: Besides music, a couple of my hobbies are swimming
and traveling. I especially like to travel to New York.
Q: What is your favorite song to play on the piano?
A: I like to play the song “Love Story”. It is an old song
from the movie called Love Story.
Q: What is your favorite NFL team?
A: My favorite NFL team is the Pittsburgh Steelers. I love
to watch them play at Heinz Field, in Pittsburgh.
B Y J AX G EIST
CLUB
With the wind in my face, the
adrenaline rush, and the pure fun, I
was having the time of my life flying
down the hill. If you want to have
fun with wind in your face and you
want to have pure fun, then you
should join the Ski Club. Ski Club is
one the best clubs you can join for
many reasons. Mainly, you get to
hang out with your friends and have a
great time.
You’re probably thinking, “it
never snows in Ohio, so how will the
little bit that does fall, fill a giant
hill?”. The answer to that question
would be “snowmakers”. Mad River
Mountain has 133 fan guns to blow
out snow on 100% of the mountain,
so no matter what your backyard
looks like, Mad River is always
going to be white and snowy. Plus,
not only do they have snow, they
have “groomed” snow, which means
it doesn’t have any ruts, ditches, or
anything else that would cause you
to fall or jeopardize your fun time.
Even if you don’t know how to
ski, there is an option for you. Mad
River offers lessons. Then, after you
have mastered the bunny hill, you
can advance to a more difficult hill
and keep moving up. There are 24
different trails to ski, plus a terrain
park. So no matter what level of
skier/snowboarder you are, you’ll
never get bored.
Another great thing about Mad
River is that they have 14 “lifts” to
help you get up the hill as fast as
possible so you can go back down
and do it all again.
Mad River Mountain also has a
food court with hotdogs,
hamburgers, pop, candy, water, and
a lot more. If you don’t have
equipment like skis, snowboards,
boots, or a helmet, you can rent
those items when you arrive.
And...if you get cold, you can go
into the toasty warm lodge with a
fireplace, music, food, and even live
entertainment.
So, the bottom line is….if
you’re not in Ski Club and you want
to have fun, then you may want to
consider joining next year.
T HE S AINTS S ENTINEL
P AGE 4
W HAT
IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW ?
By Tessa Derleth
For each issue, a member of The Saints Sentinel staff will be asking a probing question to classes at Our Lady. This
month we asked the question, “What is your favorite TV show?”. Mrs. Kraus’ 8th grade class responded, along with
Mrs. Walker’s 1st grade class.
8th Grade
8th Grade (cont’)
Taylor Bair - Happy Pony
Natalie Belford - Pretty Little Liars
Drew Borden - Buckwild
Aaron Bowen - Duck Dynasty
Gabby Bowman - Pretty Little Liars
Evan Boyden - Duck Dynasty
Braden Budd - Pretty Little Liars
Cameron Buendia - Pretty Little Liars
Sam Campbell - Adventure Time
Hayden Cartt - Pretty Little Liars
Mariah Casto - Law and Order: SVU
Abbey Collignon - Pretty Little Liars
Sydney Coverdale - Sponge Bob Square Pants
Lexa Crumbacher - Pretty Little Liars
Paige Dittman - Dance Moms
Olivia Dozer - Dog With a Blog
Michael Feldmann - Finding Bigfoot
Max Freeman - Total Drama
Carson Fulks - How I Met Your Mother
Daniel Halko - Duck Dynasty
Andrew Inks - Pawn Stars
Caitlyn Kelley - Dog With a Blog
Lauren Lash - Suits
Anna Legue - Pretty Little Liars
Jessica Lovell - Buckwild
Becky Matthews - Duck Dynasty
Jenny Matthews - Duck Dynasty
Nina Mullins - Pretty Little Liars
Brock Nommay - Duck Dynasty
RL Nuyles - Ghost Adventures
Jamie Propst - Modern Family
John Regan - Duck Dynasty
Nick Skorupski - Duck Dynasty
Matt Stover - Duck Dynasty
B OSCO B ASH
The “Bosco Bash”, which took
place on February 2, 2013, is a
diocesan event that Our Lady of
Perpetual Help was fortunate to be
able to host this year. Over 400
students attended the event, which
gave them an opportunity to meet
other students throughout the
diocese and celebrate their faith
together.
1st Grade
Grace Cappuzzello - Adventure Time
Sean Foley - Adventure Time
Brie Gabriel - iCarly
Josie Genders - Good Luck Charlie
Drake Goings - Sponge Bob Square Pants
Maeghann Green - Gravity Falls
Chase Kitko - Cartoon Network
Amor Maker - Jessie
Maggie Moore - Minnie Mouse
Grant Mowery - Sponge Bob Square Pants
Connor Pfeiffer - Phineaus and Ferb
Kyle Querry - Johnny Test
Mia Savage - Sponge Bob Square Pants
Jacob Slyh - Adventure Time
Renee Smith - Mickey Mouse
Samantha Steinhauser - Dora the Explorer
Carson Stover - Disney Channel
Nora Tanner - Monster High
Ben Turek - Nick Jr.
Jack Walkenhorst - Wild Kratts
B Y H ANNAH SECKMAN
The event included Greg
Wasinski,a national speaker on faith
and inspiration, games, small group
and parish group time, pizza, Mass,
and an event t-shirt.
The Bosco Bash is named after St.
John Bosco, Patron Saint of Youth.
St. John Bosco was a priest and had a
special concern for the young.
Spring Break
is only
8
weeks away!!!
T HE S AINTS S ENTINEL
P AGE 5
Second Quarter Honors
Mrs. Berwanger - 5th
Mrs. Allen - 6th
Ms. Hartley - 7th
Principal’s List
Josh Canare
Kayleigh Donovan
Jasper Hu
Avery Yohman
Principal’s List
Eva Freeman
Ethan Hoang
Alayna Moscinski
Angelica Rivera-Martinez
Matthew Sing
Principal’s List
Emily Havener
Mary Benedetto
First Honors
Kennedy Fulks
Abby Johnson
Troy Lannutti
Katelyn Paul
Nathan Steinhauser
Jevin Yors
Second Honors
Reeve Boyden
Kaleb Coakley
AJ Craddock
Lillyanna Dimel
Abby Moore
Collin Mountain
Mrs. Freeman - 5th
Principal’s List
Josh Baum
Alexia Jones
Chloe Kappes
Natalie Querry
First Honors
Ethan Alderman
Elise Boyden
Will Moore
Kaitlyn Moroney
Paul Russell
Second Honors
Mark Feldmann
Thomas Fetta
Vinnie Foresta
Ian Johnston
Trevor Mullins
Keely Regan
Maryann Rucker
Donovan Sanders
Rory Tracy
First Honors
Claire Kelley
Jaycob Moore
Second Honors
Jamie Myers
Alex Schulze
Laney Stroud
Lauren Whitt
Mr. Reed - 6th
First Honors
Christian Buendia
Reagan Miller
John Pyles
Second Honors
John Gilbert
Crystal Hodge
Alissa Murnane
Ms. Bove - 7th
Principal’s List
Anthony Baum
Tessa Derleth
Kayla Hyme
Matthew Turek
First Honors
Jordan Gantz
Natalee Patel
Jax Geist
Hannah Moore
Hannah Seckman
Second Honors
Lexi Forgacs
Mrs. Kraus - 8th
Principal’s List
Natalie Belford
Lauren Lash
First Honors
Cameron Buendia
Carson Fulks
Anna Legue
Jessica Lovell
Conner Walls
Second Honors
Evan Boyden
Braden Budd
Mariah Casto
Paige Dittman
Max Freeman
Caitlyn Kelley
Becky Mathes
R.L. Nuyles
John Regan
First Honors
Hannah Johns
Kaitlin Osterman
Abigail Wuichner
Second Honors
Machol Bol
MacKenzie Chapman
Chase Jones
Brady Thomas
OUR LADY AWARDS
Jamie Myers - 6A
Reagan Miller - 6R
Hannah Johns - 7B
Natalee Patel - 7H
Max Freeman - 8K
T HE S AINTS S ENTINEL
P AGE 6
M OVIE R EVIEW
B Y C HASE J ONES
The movie ParaNorman is a great
movie!
ParaNorman is about a kid named
Norman who has the ability to see
ghosts. Even though he can see ghosts,
his family and friends don’t believe that
he can. Norman doesn’t have many
friends and he gets bullied by the other
kids at school.
One day, Norman sees his crazy uncle that can also
see ghosts. He tells Norman that the witch of the city
will come back and haunt the people of the city. Norman
and his friends will have to save the day….but how?
You will have to watch to find out. This movie
shows that bullying is a bad thing and no one should do
it!
F EBRUARY 2013
Sun
3
Mon
4
Tue
Wed
Thu
7
Fri
Sat
1
DARE begins
2
Bosco Bash
8
9
1st Reconciliation Retreat
Cake Bingo 6-9
5
6
10
11
Random Acts of
Kindness
Week
12
School Board
Meeting 7:00
13
14
15
Ash Wednesday Valentine’s Day NO SCHOOL
All school Mass Dress down day
for $1.00
Interims
16
17
18
NO SCHOOL
19
20
21
Early dismissal
Parent/teacher
conferences
23
Science Fair
24
25
26
First Reconciliation 6:30
27
28
Monthly menu:
Applebee’s on
Stringtown
Road
22
President’s in
the Round