Whether you like it or not, the school year is winding down and coming to an end. It

feels like we just walked through the doors on August 21, 2014, yet we only have 23 days of

school left. It sure did go quick! By the end of this year, we will see another class gone, and

the 7th grade will take over as the leaders of GA. We will also see teachers and students

leave, and new ones fill in. It’s just the circle of life.

But, we still have one more month to look forward to, and we might as well not

waste a good piece of paper talking about summer.

There’s a lot to look forward to in the month of May and the beginning of June. The

2nd grade has recently made their First Holy Communion, so they get the day off on the 4th.

May Crowning is on May 6th this year, not when it usually is, so remember to bring in

flowers to honor Mary. The annual art show is May 8 though 10. It is Ms. Curran’s last year

coordinating it before she leaves GA as the Art teacher, so make sure to thank her for

everything she has done. On May 14 is the Spring Concert, and the audience will be treated

to great performances by the GA Chorus, Band, and the grades that will be performing their

songs. We have a day off for Memorial Day when the pools open and summer anything but

officially starts. The very next day, the 8th grade will perform their Talent/Variety show,

and then they’re off to High School. We here at the Halo wish all the 8th graders luck in

high school, college, and life. After that is Field Day on the last Friday of the year. It is

usually the day before the last day of school, but it was moved to the 29th this year.

After that, it’s pretty much Summer. Until then, though, enjoy what precious time of

the school year you have!

-Ian Burt, 7th grade, Mr. Rowekamp

The Eyes and Ears of Guardian Angels

April 2015 Issue

Academics

Special points of

interest:

Inside this issue:

1st Grade Report 2

Kindergarten Update 2

4th Grade 2

Solo and Ensemble 2

Ecology Club 3

Art Show 3

MORE Ecology Club 3

Reflection 4

Reds Report 5

It’s (Almost) All Over!

History Corner 2

Scripture of the Month 4

Ask an Angel 4

Comix 6

Coloring Contest 7

Jokes! 8

Random Facts 8

Maze! 8

End of the Year Contest!

Please hand in your

DESIGN for the word SUMMER

to Mrs. Dorson-King

by May 19.

As always, GA rocked the

competition, and nobody got lower

than a 2. According to Mr. Diehl, this

is one of the first years in a very, very

long time that the band program did as

well as they did.

Eleven soloists participated in

S&E from GA. Thanh Liem Ha, play-

ing Andante and Allegro and Savannah Kuisnierz, who

played Arioso by Bach both received 1’s on alto saxo-

phone. Matthew Szudejko, who played the Dancer, and

Anna Wilmhoff, playing Astronaut, also earned 1’s on

Trumpet. Ian Burt played two solos on Piano, with Ava-

lanche, and Flute, with Arioso, and earned respectable 2’s

on both. Nicholas Russell on Bass Clarinet and Libby

Vanderloo on Clarinet both got 2’s, and Grace Caccavari

got a 1. Will Fagel on Alto Sax received a 2 playing Sona-

tina by Haydn. Hailey Rose Bell on Tenor Sax received a

1. Finally, Elise Nyktas got a 1 on Flute. A singer, Abigail

Newland also competed, and received a good score of 2.

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First Grade

Report

In First Grade, we

learned about the water cycle.

In First Grade, we are learning

about weather. In First Grade,

we are learning about Jesus

rising from the dead. In First

Grade, we learned about the

body. In First Grade, we bring

the gifts up at Mass. In First

Grade, we do SRAs, or read a

book when we have free time.

In First Grade, we have class-

room helpers. In First Grade,

we get wonderful and nice

teachers. In First Grade, we

celebrate our classmates’

birthdays. In First Grade, we

learned about penguins. In

First Grade, we learned about

Math.

-Lucia Moschandreas,

and Sarah Dwyer, 1st grade,

In Kindergarten, we are doing long

“a” and silent “e”. In science, we are learning

about birds. In math, we are sorting shapes. In

kindergarten, we have lots of fun.

-Molly Armstrong, Kndergarten,

Mrs. Christen

History Corner

May 1, 1776

The Illuminati, then the

Bavarian Illuminati, was

founded by Adam Weishaupt.

Its goal was to create a new

world order from state and

religious powers.

Academics Kindergarten Update 4th Grade

This month, we’ve been learn-

ing about simple machines, adjectives,

mound builders, the worldwide

Church, and simplifying fractions.

Many of us wish our schedules could

be simplified like we do with our frac-

tions as soccer and baseball season

close in.

With the Appalachian Festival

coming up, and summer edging ever

closer, all the 4th grades are pretty ex-

cited. In Halo Bell, Mrs. Hacker’s class

is building clothespin cars, and the rest

of us are writing children's books.

There’s a quote, “Wherever you go, go

with all you heart,” so go to Guardian

Angels with all your heart!

-Zoe Hoelmer, 4th grade, Mrs.

Bellamah

Solo and Ensemble

On April 18, band students from GA

headed over to Madiera Middle School to

compete at the District 13 Solo and Ensemble

Competition. The students had been practicing

and preparing for the big day for weeks. S&E

is a very important day for all band students,

teachers, and adjudicators. It is exciting, and a

bit nerve-racking to perform in front of your

judges, family, friends, and teachers.

Solo and Ensemble is basically a big

recital for all instruments and singers, exclu-

sively for 7th and 8th graders. You are on a

stage, or in a classroom, with only the judge

and the audience. You play your solo or your

song if you are in an ensemble, and you are

graded on a 1-5 scale, with 1 being the best,

and 5 being the worst. It is amazing to get at

least a 2, and shows how much work it takes

to do good at this event.

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Community

SOLO & ENSEMBLE CONT..

That’s just the solos! GA did even better with en-

sembles. Four groups participated, and all of them

earned 1’s, an excellent score.

Andrew Montanus, on Tenor Sax, Thanh

Liem Ha, and Savanah Kusneirz on Alto Saxes

played in a Saxophone trio. A miscellaneous wood-

wind trio played by Thanh Liem Ha on Alto Sax,

and Ian Burt and Will Brokamp on Flute also played

well, considering the odd combination of instru-

ments. The trumpet trio, consisting of Luke Heik-

enfeld, Matthew Szudejko, and Anna Wilmhoff did

amazingly well. The last ensemble of the day was a

woodwind quartet with Madeleine Bonfils and

Grace Caccavari on Clarinet and Anna Ackerman

and Elise Nyktas on Fute.

Everybody did a great job at Solo and En-

semble this year, but it would not be possible with-

out the help of Mr. Diehl, Mr. Swartout, the accom-

paniment Pianist, and any private teachers that got

all of the participators ready. The band hopes that it

will do just as good as it did this year the next few

years.

-Ian Burt, 7th grade, Mr. Rowekamp

In May, GA will hold its annual Art Show. Each student in every grade

will enter some pieces of artwork to show other students to show other students

and visiting guests. The students work hard and should be very proud of their

work. New for this year, students will be able to purchase an Art Show t-shirt

for $10 to support the art department at GA. You can wear the shirts on Thurs-

day, May 7th and Friday, May 8th. The Art Show will be held on May 8th for

an adult viewing night, and May 9-10 after all masses.

-Joe Waddell, 7th grade, Mrs. Gallagher

Art Show

The Ecology Club is a new

club started by Ms. Myres and Mrs.

Almer. We have done many fun and

interesting activities. During one meet-

ing, we had a guest speaker and we

made “dirt cups” made from Oreos,

pudding, sprinkles, and gummy worms

– YUM! All of the things we’ve done

and talked about have helped us to

learn about our Earth and how to take

better care of it. Come check out our

garden soon! I’m so happy to be a part

of this club.

-Gia Guessford, 4th grade, Ms. Myers

Ecology Club

Art Day At McNicholas High School

Earlier this year in March, a few se-

lect students from the surrounding grade

schools, including GA, were chosen to

participate in McNicholas’s Art Day.

McNick offered each student a variety of

different art classes to try their hand at

(quite literally if you chose the ceramics

course). Each student got to pick 3 choic-

es to experience, from drawing, painting,

ceramics, photography, and video editing.

I chose, and suggest ceramics and the

drawing/painting course for any kids who

are invited to this next year. McNick also

provided a nice lunch, completed with

decorated tables and a French theme, for

all of the students at the end of the color-

ful day. This program was an excellent

experience, and showed me all of the cre-

ative opportunities that are available at

the high school level.

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Ac

ad

Bible Scripture of the Month

“I am the resurrection and

the life; whoever believes

in me, even if he dies, will

live.”

(John 11:25)

Dear Angel,

Easter came

and went so fast!

Why do we spend

so much time

building up to the

holiday when it

goes by so quickly?

Sincerely,

Eager for Easter

Dear Eager,

We prepare to celebrate an

Easter season, so don’t worry!

We’re still in Easter! It’s the great-

est thing that we celebrate as

Christians, and (in a special way)

we get to celebrate the Lord’s Res-

urrection every time we come to

Sunday Mass. We get to recall

what He accomplished all through-

out the year, not just when the col-

orful eggs come out!

Sincerely, Angel

There’s always a moment in Lent where Easter seems so far away, and

then – in the blink of an eye – it’s over. When I was younger I remember wish-

ing that the great feeling that big holidays brought could come more often.

This Easter, however, I was struck with the thought that I need to be

putting a little more Lent into my week and a little more Easter into my Sunday.

Each week we get a chance to put aside our own desires, reconcile with God,

and then celebrate His Resurrection and receive Him in the Eucharist. My chal-

lenge to everyone (and myself) is to try to put a bit more of that rhythm of prep-

aration and reception into our lives the rest of this year.

In Christ,

Bradley Barnes, Youth Minster

Reflection

Page 5

Going, going…GONE! The Cincinnati Reds are back with a mediocre 12-12 start. They won their first

four games with walk-offs or late-inning runs, but then lost seven of the next eight games, with a four-game

loss streak. Talk about the tables turning. They currently stand at 3rd in the Central Division of the National

League.

A few nights ago, 4/21, the Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 16 TO 10! What a slugfest that was! A

total of 5 home runs from the Reds, with a combined three grand slams between the teams. Cincinnati had 2 of

them. The first came from Jay Bruce, the other from Todd Frazier. The other home runs came from Zach Co-

zart with 2 and Joey Votto (1). They have a .500 record now, but who knows? Maybe this year will “belong to

the Reds!”

-Jon Waddell, 7th grade, Mrs. Glassmeyer

Sports

Reds Report

Comix

Page 6

An Ordinary Life

Garrett Mindrum and Charlie Bower

Thank You

Thank you to all who helped contribute to the Halo this year. We ap-

preciate your time and effort to our cause. Next month is the last

issue of the year, so please turn all articles, jokes, comics, drawings,

or whatever else you want in to Mrs. Dorson-King in room 11 by

May 19. Your work is greatly appreciated, and we would like to thank

everybody for helping us this year, especially the grade level writers

who have immensely helped us spread throughout the school and

write about everyone.

Remember to keep on turning in your work, and continue doing it

next year!

-The Halo Staff

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1st Grade: Tyler Graham

4th Grade: Kristina Salava

6th Grade: Kendal Fields

Coloring Contest

2nd Grade: Michael Mindrum

3rd Grade

5th Grade: Patrick Crotty

Page 8

Aca

Maze!

Random Facts

With Ben Dornbusch

Alligators are fast runners,

although they don’t run very

well in zig-zags.

Pigs can glow in the dark.

A man with no arms and

legs swam a mile.

Fun!

Jokes!

With Michael Donnelly

What do you call an old

snowman?

Water!

What did one plate say to

the other plate?

Dinner’s on me.

What do you call a boat

with a hole?

A sink!

Start

Finish