Dec 5 St. Denis Confirmation

Dec 8 Immaculate Conception

Jan 1 Happy New Year

Dec 25 Christmas Day

I I I E d i t i o n December 3, 2019

St Denis/Annunciation CYO Soccer Team

By:Emily Riehl

This season JV won the region Championships and Varsity unfortunately lost in the second round of playoffs. Neither team could have made it as far as they did without the wonderful coaches and parents helping on the sidelines, especially with over 80 kids between JV and Varsity. I cannot speak for everyone, but I think almost all the kids who were on the team or have been on the team in previous years would say it is a lot of fun. The kids who go to CJF walk from school to Merwood for practices on Monday and Friday, with several 7-11 trips before the coaches come. The games for the team against surrounding Catholic schools are must see. We have played in the rain and shine. The games in the rain are always the best to watch and play in; kids always end up with mud all over themselves. Even if the team does not win, we end up having the best time.

El Deafo Book Review By: Julian Chapman

El Deafo is a graphic novel with Cece as the main character.

When Cece was extremely sick, she lost her hearing and as a result she is deaf. However, being deaf was not the only major injury. When she was playing tag with one of her best friends she was running and a twig from a tree stabbed her in the eye. Later in the story, Cece was watching T.V. and saw someone call someone who also was deaf “el deafo”. Cece quickly liked the name and often daydreamed she was a superhero called El Deafo that fought crime. In order for Cece to hear, she wears a microphone in her ear. When Cece is at school there is a microphone around her teacher’s neck and the sound goes to the phonic ear which straps around her body. But, there is a twist! Cece can hear everything the teacher says while she is wearing the microphone around her neck. Cece can hear her when she is in the hallways, on the stairs, and more. What is so funny is that she can even hear her when she’s in the bathroom! To find out more about El Deafo, read the book!

CJF Newsletter

Mrs. Ward Interview By: Patrick Finnerty and Tommy McKenna

Mrs.Ward has been teaching for 27 years. She spent 20 years at Holy Cross, and 7 years at St. Clement-Irenaeus. Mrs. Ward is a mother of three. Along with taking care of her three children she enjoys spending time with her family, playing basketball, and spending time at her aunt’s beach house in Wildwood, New Jersey. So far Mrs. Ward says that she likes Cardinal John Foley. She likes the manners of the students, the positive atmosphere, and enjoys the classes. Fun Fact about Mrs. Ward is that Cardinal John Foley is the biggest school she has ever taught at!

Dec 20 Christmas Break

Contact Information

Email: 24ryanm@cjfschool.org

Website: cardinalfoley.org

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Attention - School Play News By: Kathryn Duffy and Lydia Tomko

This is it! The moment you have all been waiting for: the St.

Denis, Cardinal Foley, and Annunciation play! Drumroll, please…Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat! This full musical follows the Old Testament story of Joseph. It is filled with catchy music, fun dances, and crazy characters, like Pharaoh/Elvis!

Do you know Joseph’s story? He was one of Jacob’s twelve sons, and his favorite. Jacob gives Joseph a beautiful, many-colored coat. His ten older brothers grow jealous and stage his death, but change their plan when they see a group of people heading towards Egypt. They sell Joseph to them as a slave, and he becomes the slave of Potiphar, a rich Egyptian man. Potiphar unjustly and incorrectly accuses Joseph of wrongdoing and throws him in prison. Then, in prison, Joseph interprets the meanings of two fellow prisoner’s dreams. Eventually, he is released, because the Pharaoh wants his mysterious and difficult dreams to be interpreted, and can find no one who is able to do so. What becomes of Joseph? And what about his brothers and Jacob? Does Joseph come out on top, leaving us with a perfect Happily Ever After, or does he become a slave under Elvis/Pharaoh? You will have to come see the show to find out.

This is the first show that the St. Genesius Theater Society has ever done which is not a Junior version. Seventh and eighth graders can audition on December 8, at one o’clock, but there are parts for all 4-8th graders. Joseph is a wonderful song- and dance-filled show that will need a large cast to perform. Even if you do not want to be onstage, you can still be a part of this performance by helping on stage crew. Remember to keep checking the website (St Genesius Theater Society) and consider doing something with the show this year.

St Denis Field Hockey By: Dillan Grimes

St. Denis field hockey is having a great start to the season! We’re having fun & working really well together as a team! We’re undefeated so far with 4 games played. In addition we’ve participated in a couple tournaments. We didn’t win every game, but still had tons of fun! It has been a great season.

Annunciation Field Hockey

By: Sophia LeStrange and Gretchen Confora

AVBM field hockey is all about having fun. Sometimes you might lose but the next week you will try harder to win. AVBM is comprised of two teams; Junior Varsity (JV) which is for 5th and 6th graders and Varsity (V) which is for 7th and 8th graders. We practice after school Monday - Thursday and sometimes on Fridays. Games are usually on Wednesday or Thursday. A tradition for our field hockey team is that for the Varsity's last game, the 7th graders make posters for the 8th graders to celebrate them. Varsity made the playoffs and lost in the 3rd round. Two of our 8th graders made the All-Star team for field hockey (Delco), Kate Konieczny (our captain) and Annabella Confora.

Editor-in-chief Ryan McKenna

Kindness corner By: Alyssa Littlewood and Carson Reyle

Mackenzie Ciotti put one post it note up on the bathroom mirror saying a kind note, it caught on and soon there were so many kind notes. She was inspired by her Mom, Mrs. Taggart, and Mrs. DeAngelo. She did this random act of kindness because the kindness campaign made her mind wander to an idea she saw online. She has no regrets about doing it and thinks it had a small impact.

We randomly interviewed over 50 students from the school to find out the favorite Christmas song.

From these results, we found out that Jingle Bell Rock is the

school’s favorite Christmas song.

School Survey By: Lucy Brunelli and Molly Dougherty

St Denis Football By: Peter Schmidt

The St. Denis Bulldogs are preparing for their game against SASH on Sunday the 22nd. They've been practicing since the middle of August, trying to get ready for the upcoming season. They were bested in their first game against Chestmont Catholic, but used that anger to beat St. Dots the next week. As you can see, they are taking a water break during one of the tiring practices during the week. This team is not in our league, so we don't know what they'll be throwing at us. Wish us luck, and GO DAWGS!!

Advent By: Maddie Mafodda

As we get closer to Christmas, we remember that the holiday is not just about presents and decorations, but Jesus’ birth. The four weeks leading up to Christmas, called Advent, we prepare for the birth of Jesus by repenting, and sharing with those who need it. Some people might not yet know that Advent is the start of the Liturgical year, so we try to start fresh by going to Penance and Reconciliation. An Advent program that our parish does is Advent Angels where you can pick a gender and age range (ex: Gender: boy Age: newborn) and buy the appropriate gift for that type of person. We also light 4 candles: 1 pink and 3 purple, which symbolizes hope, love, joy, and peace. You start with one of the purple candles and add one candle until all four candles are lit.

Jokes and Riddles Column By: Megan Freind

Q: What did the cat say when he stubbed his toe?

A: Me-ow!

Q: If you have 2 coins, and you need to make 15 cents, and one can’t be a dime, what are the two coins?

A: A dime and a nickel.

Q: What is the best thing about Switzerland? A: I don't know, but the flag is a big plus!

Q: What do you call a fish with no eyes?

A: A fsh!

Q: What did the shark say to himself after he ate the clownfish?

A: Tastes a little funny.

Q: What did the traffic light say to the car? A: Don’t look, I’m about to change!

Q: Why are teddy bears never hungry?

A: Because they are always stuffed!

Q: What happens when frogs park illegally? A: They’re cars get toad.

Q: What comes up but never goes down?

A: Your age.

Q: Which building has the most stories? A: A library.

Q: I have no life, but I can die. What am I?

A: A battery

Q: When rain falls down, I go up. What am I? A: An umbrella.

Q: I never ask questions, but I am always answered. What am

I? A: A doorbell.

Q: You can break me easily without seeing or touching me.

What am I? A: A promise.

Q: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never

in a thousand years? A: The letter M.

SEEDS By: Rachael Riehl and Conall

Harvey

The SEEDS program is a great way for students to be able to get together after school and learn new skills, while enjoying time with friends. The options this time were Lego club, Cupcakes club, Kindness club, Board games, and Basketball. The choices can be different every year.

Let's tell you some good stuff about the Lego club. It would be fun to do challenges with friends and make creative stuff. If you want to join the Lego club, please do it you will enjoy the whole time.

Now we need you to not be hungry because we are going to talk about Cupcake club! As you know cupcakes are delicious. In this club, you have decorations and frosting to make your own cupcake. Also, it’s fun when there are friends there with you!

Now go to the mood of Kindness club. As you know our school is already kind, but we have room for more. This is a great way to make us feel kind and come up with new ways to show kindness and spread it everywhere. This group goes around the school and displays kindness for everyone.

The last two clubs are Board games and Basketball. These are new to the Seeds program. In Board games, you get together and play some epic games. This is a good time to be with friends and learn new games. For basketball, it is a little bit of the same but…. You can play basketball and get strong. You can have good sportsmanship with your friends.

This is the time to not be mad at your friends, so always remember we're all friends! I think if you want to do SEEDS you should try it! It goes from 3:00 to 4:30.