Having attended Assump-

tion for up to nine years and

as little as two, all of the

eighth graders have so many

memories from this huge fam-

ily that they will never forget!

Starting with learning Out-

law words from Miss M, we

then continued to master the

alphabet in first grade with

Mrs. Hammond. Introducing

us to similes, we embarked

on a lifetime journey of poetic

work with Miss Shields. (We’re

not plagiarizing, Mrs. Sutlick!)

With Mrs. Call we discovered

the divine works of dividing

and how to overcome chal-

lenges in life. In fourth grade

Miss Michels taught us how to

see past the outside and be

thankful for what we have.

Preparing us for middle

school, Mrs. Montgomery

broke us of our chatting

habit...at least for that year.

Mr. Spiess, the never-ending

story teller, always gave us a

good laugh and good morals.

Mrs. Michels brought us

closer to our inner selves,

never gave up on us, and al-

ways believed we were good

way deep down. Through it all,

Mr. Gordon has always been

right there with us whether

shooting hoops with us on the

playground or working through

complicated math problems.

Mrs. Brinson, our go-to per-

son, is always there to answer

any question we have. And

last, but definitely not least,

Mrs. Sutlick, our Mama Bear,

always there to protect us,

and wanting the best for each

and every one of us. A big

thank you to all the teachers

and staff who we never got the

chance to have; you still

guided us through our As-

sumption journey. Since you

all have been a big part of our

lives in these past years we

wanted to tell you how much

you meant to us and how

thankful we are to have you.

So for now, goodbye, but this

not the last time you’ll see us!

On their way to the DeSales

Step Up Day on May 4, the

eighth graders, reflected on all

the fun times they had at As-

sumption. Teresa Acock could

not stop talking about how

much she loved making the

second grade ornaments.

Andrew Alexander agreed, but

he also enjoyed going to Baker

City in fifth grade. Josie

Anhorn’s favorite memory was

also in fifth grade, but it was

the Pendleton Underground.

Emily Baumgart loved spend-

ing time with her friends in

their “Kardashion Family’.

Kayla Beechinor’s favorite

memory was watching memo-

ries movies with Father Kevin

in seventh grade religion. On

the exact opposite of watch-

ing movies, Destinee Bollinger

enjoyed playing in the park

after the Pendleton Under-

ground field trip in fifth grade.

Nick Brown’s favorite memory

of playing five sports and be-

ing with the coaches also had

to deal with being active.

Jane Conely and Jordan

Duehn disagreed with all the

above and said the dam field

trip was the best. John Crow-

ley’s favorite memory was

also out of town; it was com-

pleting two touchdown passes

in Dayton. Kyler Dunn had a

musical memory of Mrs.

Hamada rapping Noah’s Ark

in algebra. Amy Elmenhurst

also had a classroom memory

of eating waffles in Spanish

class. Not being able to de-

cide between all of his great

memories, Bill Ferrera said he

likes how the teachers made

him a better person and how

he had twenty-one tackles in

one football game. Cara Hall

also liked playing outside,

doing leap frog in seventh

grade. Nicole Hamada loved

watching all the little kids

grow up through the years.

~Goodbye and Good Luck~

Journalism Staff

Josie Anhorn, Emily

Baumgart, Kayla Beechinor, Des-

tinee Bollinger, Jane Conley,

Kyler Dunn, Amy Elmenhurst,

Nicole Hamada, Allesyn Lyons,

Cassidy Meliah, Cole Miedema,

and Anna Ruthven

Advisor….Cheryl Sutlick

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Volume 3 Issue 8

May 22, 2012

Inside This Issue…..

Field Trips Galore…. Page 2

First Communion…. Page 3

First Grade …. Page 3

Step Up Day….. Page 3

Acro Knights….. Page 3

May Crowning….. Page 4

Mother’s Day…… Page 4

Spring Sports…. Page 4

Jokes/Comics…… Page 5

Happy Birthday….. Page 5

Dear Darla….. Page 5

8th Grade Collage….. Page 6

What’s Happening

MS Music Concert…. May 23 8th Trip to Portland...

4th Trip to McNary….. May 23 …..May 30/31

Noon Dismissal………. May 25 Last Day/

8th Finals……… May 25 Noon Dismissal…June 1

No School Mem Day… May 28 7th Awards…. June 1

8th Graduation… June 1

K-5 Spring Concert…. May 29 Art Camp…. June 12

8th Finals…….. May 29 Science Camp… July 18,

7th Finals…….. May 30 19 & 20

7th Finals…….. May 31 Read/Write Camp.. July 24,

25 & 26

sumption goodbye and will forever keep all of you and our

wonderful memories in our hearts as we enter into high

school. We love Assumption!

By: The 8th grade Journalism class

Mrs. Sutlick's geography and English class was Kaleo Healy’s

favorite experience at Assumption. The field trip to Nelson Irri-

gation was enjoyed by many people, but it especially made the

top of Scott Kimball’s and Brendon Kemetz’s list. Billy Kholer

enjoyed watching his best friend Scott Kimball trip on the soak-

ing wet grass and staying wet for the rest of the day. Speaking

of trips, Allesyn Lyons remembers going to the math team com-

petition in Spokane in seventh grade. Thinking back on her

years at Assumption, Cassidy Meliah said she will never forget

the time she had a paint- your-nails-party with Mrs. Sutlick in

eighth grade. Cole Miedema or Coleus (his Greek name) appre-

ciated the Greek Olympics in the sixth grade with Mr. Spiess.

Brittney Postlewait, who was not here for the sixth grade Olym-

pics, enjoyed her first day at Assumption in the seventh grade.

Being in elementary school and being a younger kid was Pablo

Rodriguez favorite memory. Anna Ruthven could not stop talk-

ing about working with the Green Park buddies in fourth grade.

Lastly, John Paul Sharkey said he loved getting to know the

teachers as friends through the years. Once again, we bid As-

Page 2

~Goodbye and Good Luck (continued)~

G R E EN A N D GOL D G A ZE T TE

~Field Trip Frenzy~ Field trips have been a very popular

event at Assumption School for the

months of April and May. On April 12, the

first and second graders went to Wa-Hi

to have a "Farm Day" and visit all of the

FFA animals. On the 16th, grades 1-5

went to Cordiner Hall to the Walla Walla

Kids Read event. Thursday, April 19, the

fourth grade class traveled to Whitman

Mission. The last field trip of April was

on Friday the 27th, when the seventh

graders visited Forage Genetics Interna-

tional, where they learned about the de-

velopment of the alfalfa seed.

We are going out with a bang in May

with MANY field trips! On Wednesday,

May 2, the eighth graders toured Nelson

Irrigation, and on that Friday, May 4, the

eighth graders journeyed across town to

experience DeSales! On May 14 the fifth

graders went to Baker City, and on the

17th the fourth graders went to Tamast-

likt. May 21st saw the sixth graders go to

Ice Harbor Dam. How fun! On the 22nd

the third graders went to the Walla Walla

Public Library, the 23rd saw the fourth

graders going to McNary Dam, and on

the 30th, the fifth graders are going to

the Pendleton Underground. The very

last field trip of the year will be our

eighth graders traveling to Portland for

their end of the year trip. They will be

gone on the 30th and the 31st. We wish

you all a great summer, and maybe you

will get to travel to some interesting

places some-

time!

By: Cassidy

Meliah

Congratulations to Super Star Spellers

Rafe Wolpert (3rd Grade) and Kevin Doohan

(4th Grade) for winning 1st Place in each of their

grade levels in the City Spelling Contest!

V O L U M E 3 ISS U E 8

and the large and small intestines. Mrs.

Brinson’s favorite part was taking out

the frogs eyes and watching them hold

the pearly yellow ball in their hands.

They loved seeing the tongue that at-

taches from the front of the mouth in-

stead of the back. One thing that the

first graders didn't know was that the

eye of a frog is a yellow color and a little

smaller than a dime. We hope to see

these first graders pursue their love of

science!

by Nicole Hamada and Cole Miedema

On April 26, the fascinated first graders

wandered down to Mrs. Brinson’s science

classroom. Awaiting them was a group of

scientific eighth graders and eight mum-

mified frogs. Demonstrating how to dis-

sect frogs, the middle scholars showed

the eager, young first graders where the

heart, lungs, kidneys, and nose were lo-

cated. With their safety goggles in place,

the first graders were eager to know what

the inside of a frog looked liked. Frogs

and humans are very similar in organ

structure. They all have the same vital

organs such as: the heart, liver, stomach,

This year on May18, our school held Step Up Day which

is when every class goes to visit the classroom and teacher

they will be in next year. Sometimes they work on a project

or just get to know the teacher a little better so they won’t

be so nervous next year when schools starts. Every class

spent about a half-hour in the classroom then headed out-

side for some playtime with their school “families.” On May

4 the eighth graders spent time at DeSales for a half of a

day to really get a real feel for high school. At DeSales, they

attended the elective classes and spent time hearing about

high school life. Though nervous, they are ready for high

school and all its excitement and challenges.

By Jane and Amy

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~First Grade Surgeons~

~First Communion and Confirmation~

~Step Up Day~ ~Acro Knights~

On the weekend of May 19-20, students from Assump-

tion received the Sacrament of First Communion and Con-

firmation. There were students from second through sev-

enth grades involved. The students from second grade

are: Quinton Baldwin, Mary Elizabeth Balof, Hadley

Beechinor, Brixen Betzler, Ryan Chase, Andres Dankel,

Seamus Doohan, Payton Graham, Zoey Green, Colton

Hamada, Samuel Haugen, Carson Jones, Aaron

Kjeldgaard, Kelly Michelson, Lauryn Riney, Simon Scheel,

Maddie Wahl, Christopher Williams, and Francis Worden.

The third graders include: Daniel Arellano, Christian

Chavez, Ryan Martuscelli, and Katelyn Hassler. From

fourth grade is Maya Betzler. Brock Betzler represented

fifth grade and sixth graders were Kaitlyn Beal and Neriah

Cortez–Meza. Seventh grader Katie Ankrom rounded out

the group. Tazie Betzler, the youngest of the Betzlers,

was baptized. What a wonderful way to end our school

year with all of these very important Sacraments! It is

such a blessed time in our spiritual life. First Comm-

union is when you receive Jesus Christ in the Eucharist for the first

time, while Confirmation is when you are getting confirmed or en-

tering the church.

On Saturday May 19, the St. Pat’s Mass was held at 5:30.

Then on Sunday morning May 20, there was a Mass at 9:00 at St.

Francis and a Mass at Assumption at 10:30. Congratulations to all

the kids who received their First Communion and Confirmation!

We wish you much luck in your spiritual life, and hope you con-

tinue to grow in your church. By Amy and Jane

On May 11 the Assumption stu-

dents were in for a treat when the

WWVA Acro Knights stopped by for

an amazing performance. The

Knights are a gymnastics team that

can perform all kinds of special

stunts. They even included some

Assumption people in their act!

Every year they perform an end-of-

the-year show and this year is enti-

tle “Gilligan’s Island.” We loved the

show. Thank you to both the Acro

Knights and Home and School for a

wonderful way to end our school

week!

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~May Crowning~

~Spring Sports Wrap Up~

GREEN AND GOLD GAZ ET TE

and Max Buckley are also playing base-

ball for PiHi.

With Assumption not fielding a golf

team, 8th graders Emily Baumgart and

Scott Kimball play up on

the DeSales golf team.

Both talented golfers

have qualified for the

state tournament the

week of May 21. Good

luck at state! By: Destinee Bollinger

On Wednesday, April 9 the whole school gathered outside by the Mary statue to honor Mary. Two students from each grade

also brought up cans of flowers to put in front of the statue of Mary. Then the two selected eighth graders, John Paul Sharkey

and Cassidy Meliah, placed the crown of flowers on Mary. Students from each grade also participated in a live rosary. After the

live rosary, there was a picnic lunch with the parents, and the home and school gave out popsicles. May Crowning began

when Assumption first became a school and has been a tradition ever since. Thank you to Mrs. Michels for putting the May

crowning together. Everyone had a good time.

By Josie Anhorn

Spring sports season ended up great!

The track team held their last meet on

May 10 in Dayton where they had many

athletes place and

come out of the meet

with their personal

best. They practiced

four days a week and

participated in six meets over the sea-

son. Many thanks to Coaches Gordon,

Spiess and Sutlick for their hard work

and dedication.

The DeSales softball team is lucky to

have six of our talented 8th grade girls:

Brittney, Cara, Cassidy, Allesyn, Teresa

and Jane. Already qualifying for the

state tournament, the team will play for

the championship on May 25

and 26.

7th grade softball players,

Kaylee Brown and Celeste

Langley, are playing for the

PiHi team this season while

Zach Leahy, Connor Hoeft,

~Mother’s Day at Assumption~ Started in 1872, Mother’s Day was

and still is celebrated on the second

Sunday of May. On May 13 the Assump-

tion students took advantage of the day

to pamper their moms. They showered

them with breakfast in bed, a treat at

Blue Palm, dinner, and presents which

consisted of key chains, recipe tile hold-

ers, bookmarks, poems, collages, hats

with bows, flowers, and a “mom’s sur-

vival kit.” What mom couldn’t use a

survival kit? Thank you to all our moms

that have always been there to support

and protect us!

We looked up quotes about moms

and found these in tribute to all the

Assumption moms out there….

“If you value Wisdom and hold tightly

to her, great honors will be yours. It will

be like wearing a glorious crown of beau-

tiful flowers. Being a full-time mother is

one of the highest salaried jobs in my

field, since the payment is pure love.”

~Mildred B. Vermont

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss,

the bottom of which you will always find

forgiveness. ~Honoré de Balzac

Happy belated Mother’s Day!

By: Allesyn L. and Amy E.

Find us on the Web….

wallawallacatholicschools.com

Look under “School Life”….Journalism June Skylar Olson 6/21

Shawn Fazzari 6/22

Tristan Ludwig 6/25

Andres Dankel 6/26

Noah Allington 6/26

Easton Wagoner 6/27

Brock Betzler 6/27

Amy Elmenhurst 6/29

Kyler Dunn 6/30

Dear Darla,

I have a friend who always tries to be the

boss of me. How can I change that ?

~Bossed Around

Dear Bossed Around,

First thing you need to do is let your friend

know that they are not the boss of you.

You are friends and should keep it that

way, not having one friend better than the

other.

~Darla

Dear Darla,

Sometimes when I talk my R’s and S’s

Dear Darla,

If someone is being annoying me, I ask

them to stop and they wont. What

should I do?

~Then Annoyed

Dear the Annoyed,

Sometimes when people feel lonely

they pick a person out someone out of

a crowd and try to be friendly with them

this person probably doesn't have very

many friends . So just try to be nice and

a friend and maybe they will stop being

annoying and start to be a friend..

~Darla

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~Dear Darla~

July Jordan Duehn 7/15

Katie Ankrom 7/16

Sandra Jean Holtzinger 7/17

Kobe Morris 7/17

Rylee Graham 7/19

Joshua Elmenhurst 7/19

Cash Eslick 7/20

Alejandro Mata 7/22

Max Vandersloot 7/22

Natalia Maiuri 7/22

Simon Scheel 7/23

Tazie Betzler 7/25

Dante Maiuri 7/28

What do elephants have that no other

animal has?

A Baby Elephant!

What is mind?

No matter!

What is matter?

Never mind!

What’s better happiness or a penny?

A penny. Nothing is better than happi-

ness and a penny is better than nothing!

Why did the kid punch the bed?

His mother told him to hit the hay!

come out sounding funny, and kids make

fun of it. Also sometimes it is kind of

hard to understand what I am saying. It

makes me sad and I want them to stop,

but don’t exactly know how to say it.

What should I do?

~Misunderstood

Dear Misunderstood,

I know a lot of people who can’t say

those letters, and it is all right. Maybe

before you go to bed you can read a

poem or book out loud to yourself, and

that will help you enunciate.

~Darla

~Thanks for the Memories 8th Graders~