Your Sixth Grade Fall Newspaper Staff:

Sarah Bellardo, Raegan Coleman, Karalyne Dube, Kendall Dyer, Jack

Gregory, Olivia Klindt, Sam Rajbundit, Rachel Watson

A newspaper written and produced by the Sixth Grade

Newspaper Class

Fall 2012: Issue One

Upcoming St. Paul Events• October 3: Mrs. Hoover’s Class Chapel

• October 6: Football Championship Game

• October 10: Mrs. Floyd’s Class Chapel

• October 17: Mrs. Oliver’s Class Chapel

• October 19-22: Fall Break (No School)

• October 24: 6th grade Poinsettia Sale Starts

• October 26: 1st Quarter Report Cards/Jeans Day

• October 31: Yearbook Retakes/Mrs. Clement’s Class Chapel

Table of Contents:

•page 2: Meet our New Teachers

•page 3: JK Spotlight

•page 4: All about Mr. Pat and Ms. Alejandrina

•page 5: SPCA Fall Sports Review

•page 6: National Sports News

•page 7: Spotlights of the Month: The Snakehead and Tazikis

•page 8: Games Section

Mrs. Cooke is teaching Junior Kindergarten this year. One of her favorite things about St.Paul is how welcoming everyone is, and how it feels like everyone at St.Paul is a big family. Mrs.Cooke has also taught second grade in Smyrna, TN and kindergarten in Phoenix, AR. She was born in Nashville, TN and grew up in Brentwood. She went to college at Samford University and there she majored in Early Childhood Education. An interesting fact that you might not know about her is that she once applied for a job with the Secret Service. In her free time away from St.Paul, Mrs.Cooke enjoys reading, running, walking, spending time with her own children, and going on date nights with her husband.

Mrs. Groves was born in Nashville, TN and grew up in Brentwood, TN. She went to Harding University for college and there she majored in Early Childhood Education. She is teaching third grade here and loves it! Her favorite part about St.Paul so far is how everyone feels like a big family and how everyone accepts one another. This is Mrs.Groves’ third year of teaching. She taught for two years in Memphis at the Hutchison School for Girls. If she could change one thing about St.Paul she would possibly add some shade to the playground. Outside of teaching at St.Paul she loves doing crafts, especially holiday and home decorations. An interesting fact about Mrs.Groves is that she took ballet for eleven years here in Nashville and for one year with a company in Memphis. She really enjoys reading, walking, running, and going on date nights with her husband.

Mrs.Webb, our new second grade teacher at St.Paul, loves how she felt like she was part of the St.Paul family very quickly because everyone was so kind, welcoming, and helpful. She has also taught every grade level 1st-5th in Knoxville, TN, Roswell, GA, Nashville, and Brentwood. She was born in Schenectady, NY and moved around very frequently as a child. When people ask her where she grew up, it is hard for her to give a specific place. Mrs.Webb moved to Tennessee when she was in the fifth grade, and has lived here ever since. She also went to UT Knoxville for her undergrad and graduate school. GO VOLS!!!! Mrs.Webb has one pet, a golden retriever named Daisy who is seven years old. Outside of teaching at St.Paul, she loves to spend time with her husband and her two children, Tyler (3 1/2) and Avery (1 1/2). Something most people wouldn’t know about Mrs.Groves is that she ran a marathon in 2008.

Mr.Page teaches fifth grade history and Bible this year, and loves his new job! He was born and raised in Alpharetta, GA. He went to the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill. He double majored in history and English. When he first came to St.Paul, he loved how welcoming everyone was to the “new guy.” This is Mr. Page’s third teaching job. He has taught for three years at Mt. Pisgah Christian School in his hometown and for two years in Tennessee at Brentwood Academy. Outside of teaching, he likes to golf, read, and spend time with his family. Mr.Page says that he has been out of the country too many places and times to list. He does really want to play golf in St.Andrews, Scotland, though. Something many people wouldn’t know about him is that his full name is Stonewall Jackson Parker Page.

MEET OUR NEW HOMEROOM TEACHERS!

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All About JK teachers...................

Mrs.Holladay

Mrs. Holladay has an all girls class, she loves to run, and she has two girls at St. Paul. She likes having an all girls class, but she misses having boys in her class as well. She has a dog named Biscuit.

Mrs.Cooke’s Class

Mrs.Herb

She has been at St. Paul for over twenty years!!! No one knows JKers better than she does. She still calls herself four and a half years old. She has nine grandchildren. She also had Mrs. Mizell and Miss Simmons in her JK class. Her favorite thing about St.Paul is how everyone treats each other like family.

Mrs.Cooke

It is her first year here, and she is really loving St.Paul and her JK class! Her favorite thing about St.Paul is the family atmosphere. Her favorite color is pink. A fun fact about her is that in fifteen years she has lived in five houses and six apartments.

Mrs. Holladay’s Class Mrs.Herb’s Class

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Mr. Pat is the kind hearted maintenance man who works so hard for St. Paul students and teachers! We got to know a little bit more about him during our interview. He told us that he enjoys the people at St.Paul and his new office. He has also been working here at St.Paul for 6.5 years.

He was born and raised in Los Angeles, and his favorite childhood memory is driving to his grandparents house in northern California. His favorite football team is the UCLA Bruins. A fun fact about Pat is that he loves to paint. Look to the right to see some of his work!

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Alejandrina is a hard working lady. She grew up in Sochiapan, Mexico. She has three children, Alberto, Luis Alfonso, and Jose Hugo, and two grandchildren as well. She came to St. Paul eight years ago when most of us sixth graders were in JK. Her favorite thing to do during the summer is shop and talk to family. Her favorite food is fried chicken. Her favorite memory is watching us grow up. She loves listening to Christian music, studying the Bible and going to church. The sixth grade girls all remember having her braid our hair and she made us feel so special. We asked her where she would want to go if she could chose, and she said she would want to go to Florida. Next time you see Alejandrina in the lunch room be sure to thank her for all of her hard work. We are so glad we have you Mrs. Alejandrina, Thank You!

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St. Paul 2012 Football SeasonBy Jack GregoryGame 1: Wade Williams, David Roach,

and Grayson Adams highlighted the fifth grade game. Wade scored the game winning touchdown, David had an interception, and Grayson had a catch for a big gain. For the sixth graders: William Wheeler ran hard, Carter Wilson also made a great catch, and Dawson Flint made a great tackle on the CPA quarterback.

Game 2: The fifth graders gave great effort, but improvement was needed in some areas, and they worked hard on correcting it. They ended up coming just short. For the sixth grader: William Wheeler scored two big touchdowns, with great blocking from Cooper Knestrick, Jake Jestings, Jackson Singer, Ian Hall, Sam Rajbundit, Wakefield Thurmond, Alexander Hasse, and Jack Gregory.

Game 3: The fifth graders played well and got another win. Tailback Wade Williams scored on a touchdown yet again.

Fullback Clay Holmes had an extremely long run. The sixth graders struggled, but came very close to scoring a touchdown. Cooper Knestrick showed great effort in his

hitting. Carter Cheeseman also showed hustle with an intercepted sweep in the game also.

Game 4: The Sixth Grade Saints had a big win. William Wheeler, and Cooper Knestrick both scored. The lineman and blocking backs both showed good efforts on their blocks. Clay Holmes and Wade Williams had good runs. Will had several good runs and a good kick return. Lineman Spence Grohovsky, Quinn Trabue, and tight end Ryder Bult all showed great blocking.

Game 5: Tailback Wade Williams had a great game yet again. He scored a touchdown. They have some areas that they are improving on. The Sixth Graders finished in the top half of the league. William Wheeler had a touchdown, and Dawson Flint played great. He had a touchdown, and an interception.

SAINTS 2012Game 15th Grade Saints 7 vs CPA Lions 06th Grade Saints 0 vs CPA Lions 27

Game 25th Grade Saints 7 vs FRA Panthers 226th Grade Saints 14 vs FRA Panthers 0

Game 35th Grade Saints 18 vs J.T. Moore 06th Grade Saints 0 vs BA 26

Game 4Sixth Grade Saints 28 vs Lipscomb 12Fifth Grade Saints 6 vs 20

Game 5Sixth Grade Saints 14 vs Ensworth 0Fifth Grade Saints 6 vs BGA 7

Coach Newton

At SPCA there are many sports, but who’s there to cheer the games on? The SPCA cheerleaders do it. To hear about cheer we interviewed Rachel Watson and Olivia Klindt. “Cheer is exciting and hard work. We practice many (2) times a week to be the best. One of the best things about it is leading the cheers. A cheer that is one of our favorites is Red Hot which a lot of you love too,” To all of the girls in 3rd grade: You should be excited for cheer next year. Go Saints!

The Spirit Team

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Mid-State Football ReportThis year football in Tennessee in very good at the college level. The Vanderbilt Commodores are coming off their fifth bowl game in their history. Head coach James Franklin (right) has a very good recruiting class, including 4-star recruit out of Memphis Brian Kimbrow. The Tennessee Volunteers are also poised for a bowl season with star wide receiver Justin Hunter coming back. The Volunteers also have the honor of being in the opening game for the season.

Heisman FrontrunnersThis college football season is filled

with several candidates to win every college football player’s dream prize, The Heisman. Wisconsin running back Montee Ball was very close in the Heisman voting last year, and again this year he is right up there. USC quarterback Matt Barkley (right) is a favorite, and his All-American wide receiver he has to his disposal couldn’t hurt. Denard “Shoelace” Robinson was a favorite in the race, but he dropped out late due to poor play. We will see who wins as the season plays on.

Titans Preview

The Tennessee Titans have much optimism to start the season. They have a new young quarterback. He showed lots of promise in his career at Washington, and he had a very good season last year. He had a near 100 quarterback rating. Locker played in five games and he threw for more than 100 yards a game. Running back Chris Johnson (right) is poised for a great season, after he disappointed last season. Kick and punt returner Darius Reynaud looked very good in the preseason, with many good kickoff and punt returns. The Titans hope that they can live up to their fans expectations.

NATIONAL SPORTS NEWSAll about your sports news outside of the school.

By Jack Gregory

Alex Renfroe

Team USA

Four years ago Alex Renfroe (bottom right) was a senior at Belmont. He was named an Associated Press All American. He signed a pro contract in Latvia. He received all first team honors in his league. After that year he signed another contract in Croatia. He led his team, KK Zagreb to an Adriatic League championship. He currently his having much success with team Enel Brindsi (Italy.) He is yet another Nashville pro athlete.

This year’s Olympics was a monumental one! It started with Michael Phelps’ gamesmanship with Ryan Lochte, and him trying to be the all time medal leader. To the “Fierce Five” for Team USA’s gymnastics, and Kobe comparing the 2012 basketball team, to the 1992 “Dream Team.” It was also filled with controversy. Ye Shewien crushed the competition in swimming. Usain Bolt dominated again, winning two golds in his sprinting, while retaining title world’s fastest man. Another Jamaican, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, won the World’s Fastest Woman. However, my favorite event was a very fun game called team handball. We play a variation of this in PE! The Olympics were definitely great this year!

TSU Tigers

The TSU Tigers are off to a great streak. They have a new stadium. TSU no longer plays at L.P. Field. Now they play at Hale Stadium. The players weren’t allowed to step onto “The Hole” until they finished practice for the week because the game is a reward for all of the practice Quarterback Michael German (below) is off to a great start. Wide receiver Telvin Hooks played great in their third win against Austin Peay. TSU is yet another good Tennessee college football team.

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These fish are the very example

of horror. They can slither on land

and are tough to get rid of. These

creatures poisoned a pond where

the fish were. Later the fish

somehow came back. They are

spreading fast and can survive

without water for a good amount of

time and flop and slither on land.

Scary, I know. There are some of

these fish in Thailand. They are sold

frozen. They are also very protective

of their young. Their young have a

red coloring. Lucky for us, there are

not any in Tennessee. These fish will

not be coming to bite you, so don’t

be scared!

TAZIKI’S CAFE

I went to this little cafe near

school. This is great Greek food! I always get the “Lamb Feast” with

roasted potatoes. I have given you directions that I think are

easy to follow. The restaurant is clean and has a great selection

on its menu. They have a great dip with pita chips. Service is

very good, and the pictures on the walls are pictures of Greek

houses and goats. Some of the pictures include the sea. It takes a

small amount of time (10-15 minutes) to get your food. When

you get it, enjoy!

Above are the directions to the restaurant from school.

Turn left on Hillsboro Road.Turn left at the

Walgreens. Then turn left at

the next road called

Bandywood, and your destination is

on the left.

Spotlights of

the Month

Animal Restaurant

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Invasive Species: Snakehead

Do you know or not?Q: Who are the top three teachers that have been at SPCA the longest?A: 1:Ms. Clymer, 2. Mrs. Herb, 3. Mrs. Crowell

Q:How may pillars are there?A: 3

Q: How many years will Mr. Cheeseman be here total in 2020?A: 20 years

Q: How many years has SPCA existed?A: 41 years

Word Search

Sudoku

St. Paul Mad Lib

Games SectionBy: Kendall Dyer & Karalyne Dube

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