THE CRUSADERS’ NEWS

OCTOBER—IMPORTANT DATES

• SEP 30th -OCT 4th: SPIRIT WEEK

• SEP 30th - OCT 16: PENNY WARS -All grades please bring in your spare change to raise money for future school activities run by the student council. The class to raise the most wins a special prize!

• OCTOBER 10th: PRO-LIFE WIS-CONSIN SPEAKER—Therese Aukofer will come speak to 6th-11th grade students about the mission of Pro-Life Wisconsin.

• OCTOBER 9th: FIRE DEPT VISIT

• SCHOOL MASS (2:15)

• OCTOBER 14th: HIGH SCHOOL FIELDTRIP– Marytown (National Shrine of St. Maxi-millian Kolbe)

• OCT 21st: PICTURE DAY

• OCT 22nd: SOBLEMAN’S RES-TAURANT FUNDRAISER

• OCT 25: LAST DAY OF 1st QUARTER

• OCT 28: NO SCHOOL

• OCT 30: STUDENT COUNCIL BAKESALE—(after school)

LETTER FROM THE HEADMASTER: Welcome to Academic Year 2019-2020! Saint Augustine School (SAS) presently has an enrollment of 75 students, the most students enrolled in the history of the school. And SAS hopes to have more than 80 students next year. On behalf of the entire SAS community, I would like to welcome all the new students and families. It is good to see SAS grow.

Students in grades 5-12 are studying a wide variety of subjects. Here are a few highlights of some of the classes. All students in grades 5-8 are reading Will Wilder – The Relic of Perilous Falls in the Introduction to Literature class. Catholic author, Ray-mond Arroyo, upon learning that SAS was reading his book, tweeted the following: “Please give [your students] all my best . . . and tell them the @RealWillWilder said hi. Excited that they are going to @PerilousFalls.”

High school American Literature students recently concluded reading tales from Washington Irving and are now reading selected short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Junior and senior philosophy students read Pope Leo XIII’s Aeterni Patris (On the Resto-ration of Christian Philosophy) and presented their first quarter project on the pre-Socratic philosophers Heraclitus, Zeno, Xenophon, and Parmenides. Freshmen, sopho-mores, and juniors are studying the Roman Catechism (Catechism of the Council of Trent). Senior apologetics students have read Pope Gregory XVI’s encyclical, Mirari Vos (“On Liberalism and Religious Indifferentism). In their study of modernism, described by Pope St. Pius X as the “synthesis of all heresies”, Apologetics students will be reading Popes Against the Modern Errors and also related passages from the recent book by Dr. Taylor R. Marshall, Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within.

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Introducing the SAS Crusaders’ Newspaper

By: Demetrius Kusik

Dear students, paretns, teachers, and relatives of students,

Welcome to the first edition of The Crusaders’ News. I will not take up

too much of your time now, but here is some important information. The

newspaper will come out every month. Our staff is made up students and

Ms. Pankow is our advisor. We are willing to include any family news

events or prayer intentions you would like to share. Students may submit

any work they are proud of to be considered for publishing. All submissions can be placed

in the newspaper’s folder on the front bulletin board. I hope you enjoy the newspaper. For

more information please feel free to contact me or visit the school website.

October 2019 Vol. 1, Issue 1

“WITH HANDS AND HEARTS

TO GOD WE STRIVE FOR

EXCELLENCE IN FAITH +

TRADITION+ DISCIPLINE +

SCHOLARSHIP

REMINDERS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

• EXTRA COPIES OF 2018/2019

YEARBOOK AVAILABLE

- Contact Mrs. Tannel if

interested.

• YEARBOOK CLUB—If any stu-

dents are interested in joining

the yearbook club, please con-

tact Mrs. Tannel.

• SOBLEMAN’S FUNDRAISER -

Raise some money for the

school by eating out on 10/22.

• Mrs. Tannel and Mrs. Kerber’s students have been keeping busy with many

fun projects and activities They have made rainbows and bugs and have

had fun with parachute games. All the students are working on learning

their letters everyday . • The students celebrated William Tannel and Torello ZIgengo turning seven

years old—congratulations! • When we interviewed some

of the students they shared what

they have been enjoying so far.

Violet Zignego said her favorite

activities have been writing and

doing the activity with shaving

cream. Peter Zignego also really

enjoyed the shaving cream activity

and learning his numbers.

SAS STUDENT COUNCIL

K4/K5 CLASSROOM NEWS

2019-20 STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS

PRESIDENT: I am one of two seniors at SAS. I

have been attending SAS for the past 13 years

and am extremely grateful for having made it

this far. I work at a local restaurant in Hartford

and put my extra time in coming up with ideas

for student council. I want to make this an

enjoyable year for myself and all the other

students. Students put a lot of hard work into

school and it is only fair that we get to have

some fun! It is my goal to make my last year a

great one for all! -Gabriella ZIgnego, Senior

VICE PRESIDENT: I am from a family of 15. I am the eldest daughter of

the tribe. I wanted to be vice president, because I wanted to be able to

give helpful input. What I hope to achieve is to be able to raise money so

that all the students can have fun and enjoy some luxuries as a reward

for all the hard work they do everyday.—Thalia Mills, Junior

SECRETARY: I have been attending this school for ten years, and I am

excited to finally be a part of student council as secretary. I come from a

big family and am the second youngest, so now it will be nice to have

some say that matters. I am excited to help make this school year a fun

one and to help plan new events and fundraisers. I want to have events

that the students look forward to, and I believe that it is our job as stu-

dent council members to do that. I hope the student council can make

some great changes to SAS and bring more excitement and school spirit

through our events and attitudes.—Ivetta Zigengo

TREASURER: I was chosen to run for office, because the only other can-

didates for office were all girls. Putting control into their hands probably

wasn’t going to turn out well. So I ran for

treasurer. I was for the work. I could also

insert a little male representation. M y

hope for this year is that we can do our

service hours as a field trip and take time

from school to go to our Eucharistic Adora-

tion. –Benedict Roxas

UPCOMING STUDENT COUNCIL

EVENTS

• PENNY WARS FUNDRAISER (9/30

-10/16)– It will be a battle of the

change between the classes as they compete to win the

grand prize and raise money for the school.

• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD TRIP (MARYTOWN SHRINE) - (10/14) -

Students will be receiving a tour of the shrine and hearing a

talk about the importance of Eucharistic Adoration. They will

then all offer up individual holy hours of adoration at the

shrine to meet their quarterly requirement.

• PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN SPEAKER AND GALA VOLUNTEER

(10/28)—SAS students will be volunteering and attending

the Pro-Life WI annual dinner. Pro-Life Wisconsin’s coordi-

nator, Therese Aufoker, will come speak to the stu-

dentsabout the mission of Pro-Life WI on October 10th.

• BAKE SALE (10/30)- Support the fundraising efforts of the

student council and buy some baked treats after school on

October 30th!

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By: Allison Forro, Anastasia Kusik, and Angelina Zignego

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

• SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

On the feast day of the im-

portant champion against

modernism in the Church, St.

Pius X, the students recited for

an assembly as the faculty recit-

ed together the Oath Against

Modernism.

• AUGUST 8TH—FEAST OF

ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL

LUNCH:

The students and faculty were

treated with a special hot lunch

in honor of our school patron’s

feast day, St. Augustine. Thank

you to Gina Harron for preparing

the delicious meal and Sr. Marie

Therese, former student, for

visiting the kids!

• MONDAY EVENINGS—

FAMILY ROSARY:

A reminder that all

are invited to pray

the family rosary

in the school yard

for the intentions

of the school and

our families.

3rd/4th GRADE CLASSROOM NEWS

• Q: What is being studied in the 3rd-4th grade room?

“Fourth grade is currently reading, The Cricket in Times Square, and third grade is

reading, The Whipping Boy.” -Philomena Kusik

• Q: What activities or projects are your class working on?

We found out, thanks to the help of Isaac Nosacek and Lucas Zigengo, that

third grade is making a 3D castle. Fourth grade is doing some research on crickets and

coloring pictures of crickets.

• Q: How are the kids liking 3rd/4th grade? How are they occupying their time?

“They think it is

tough, and they don’t

want to let go of being,

well, little. They find plenty

to occupy their time with,

including: math toys,

games, and puzzles. Third

grade loves Legos.”

-Mrs. Forro

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• The 1st and 2nd graders are off to a

great start with the newest addition to the

SAS faculty, Ms. Elizabeth Anania. She loves

that the kids still have an overall enthusi-

asm and excitement for learning. She hopes

to keep their enthusiasm for learning going!

• The kids are loving their music class

and their favorite song is, Father Abraham.

Another favorite subject is art and they are

learning their primary colors. They made a

rainbow and experimented with mixing the

different colors together.

• For the upcoming month the kids are

looking forward to a visit from the Hartford

Fire Department and taking a trip to the

pumpkin farm!

1st/2nd GRADE CLASSROOM NEWS

By: Annaliese Forro and Natalie Zignego

By: Allison Forro, Anastasia Kusik, and Angelina Zignego

By: Anastasia Kusik

RIDDLES OF THE MONTH

By: Sarah Billicki

1. What has to be broken

before you can use it?

2. What goes up but never

comes back down?

3. What five letter word gets

shorter when you add two

letters to it?

4. What is easy to get into

and hard to get out

of?

(FOR ANSWERS: See last

page)

JUNIOR HIGH CLASSROOM NEWS By: John Zignego, Demetrius Kusik

The foreword to Infiltration was written by Bishop Athanasius Schnei-

der. Dr. Marshall has offered to have a 60 minute Skyped Q&A video ses-

sion with SAS high school students this year. I hope we can make this hap-

pen. Dr. Marshall on Twitter wrote, “sounds like an awesome school! God

bless your work.” In a personal message to me Dr. Marshall also wrote,

“Keep up the amazing work under Our Lady’s banner.” Other comments

from supportive Catholic Twitter users included: “So refreshing to see real

education again” and “If I ever become a father, I will move just so my kids

can go this school.”

In addition to prayer before each class and the Angelus, high school

students pray each morning Prime of the traditional Divine Office in prepa-

ration for the labors of the day. “O God, come to my assistance.” On anoth-

er matter, SAS will be in need of a full-time middle school teacher for the

2020-2021 academic year. Anyone interested should contact me. Please

continue praying for SAS . . . its students, parents, faculty, and benefactors.

Pray also for the Holy Father and the Catholic Church.

• Ms. Pankow: “In History class, the

students are learning about the ex-

plorers that discovered the new

world. They completed an art pro-

ject that allowed them to be crea-

tive and create their own new world

they would discover if they had

been explorers like those of the

past.

• In Religion class this year, the 5th-

8th grade students are studying the

lives of the saints and the many mi-

raculous phenomena in their lives.

So far we have covered levitation,

bilocation, and mystical hearts.

• Mr. Roxas: “Astronomy students in

5th-6th grade are learning about the

moon and its phases. They are com-

pleting projects portraying the phas-

es of the moon.

Physical Science students in 7th

-8th grade are learning about measure-

ments and the metric system.

Noticeable achievements in the

Math department: Emily Tannel and Ian

Zignego are working at their own pace

and achieving high grades in Algebra.

Hard work pays off!

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1st place History project—Blaise Zignego (8th)

and John Forro (7th)

LETTER FROM THE HEADMASTER (Continued from pg. 1)

First Day of School—Mr. Roxas with the 5th-

8th grade boy’s homeroom

Introduction to Philosophy

high school student viewing

Dr. Taylor Marshall’s lecture

on the relationship between

faith and reason.

STUDENT CONTRIBTUION: THE FABLE OF THE SHEEP AND THE HORSE By: Ruby Habelwitz

One day a horse and a sheep went for a swim in the lake. The water was freezing. The

horse got out at once while the sheep was just floating.

“How can you swim in this?”, he asked, as if it was impossible to swim in it.

The sheep replied, “Because of my wool. Of course you don’t have wool, because God

made you with no use at all.”

The horse, shocked at what her friend said, ran off to tell the others. Usually the sheep

was good-natured and kind, but this was purely rude.

When the sheep got out of the water she was freezing. Her wool was turning to pure ice. She thought of the horse’s soft,

warm blanket. The sheep asked the horse if she could use it, but he refused. So did all the other horses. They were the only

ones with blankets. Soon the sheep was kicked out of the farm and died in the woods.

The moral of the story: Don’t doubt the gifts of your friends and of others. We all have special uses and gifts!

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SAS SPORTS

VOLLEYBALL The girl’s volleyball team grew to ten play-

ers this year, the majority of them playing

for the first time. The first game SAS lost to

Aquinas. The second game was at home

and the SAS girls had their first win. The

third game, also at home, came down to

only a few points, but ended with a defeat

for SAS. The fourth and final game for the

SAS girls took place at Aquinas Academy. It

was close the entire game, with SAS win-

ning one game and Aquinas winning the

other. It game down to a few points in the

end, but ended in a defeat for SAS.

The girls should feel proud in having

improved so much throughout the season,

of which was the first year of playing for

many of them! Great job girls!

FOOTBALL The boy’s football team has gotten off

to a great start this year! They have

played four games and have won all four,

making them undefeated currently! See

next issue for the complete list of games

with end scores for the season.

Noticeable achievements: Blaise

Zigengo, Lorenzo Roxas, and Tim Zignego

have been outstanding on offense.

John Zigengo, John Forro, Dmitri Kusik,

Tim Zignego, and Blaise Zignego have

made significant contributions to the

defense. Keep up the great work boys!

By: Annaliese Forro

By: Angelina Zignego

Annaliese Forro

Team Captain:

Emily Tannel Coach, Timothy Kusik,

watching from the sidelines

DEMETRIUS KUSIK (Editor/ Middle School News) - See picture on front cover

I am the editor of our newspaper. I like meatloaf and bread. I joined the school newspaper because I

like to write.

JOHN ZIGNEGO (Assistant Editor/ Middle School News)

I am eleven years old. I am the assistant editor. I joined the school newspaper, because I thought it

would be fun.

ALLISON FORRO (K4-2nd Grade News)

I will be covering the news for the K4-2nd grade classrooms. I love Polish food, mainly

because I am Polish. I love ice cream too. I love braids, especially French braids. I am in

volleyball.

ANNALIESE FORRO (3rd-4th Grade News/Artist)

I chose to be the school newspaper’s artist and cover the

news for the 3rd-4th grade room, because I love art. Also, when I go in to the 3rd-4th

grade room I am able to see my mom. I have a very steady hand, so I am good at art. I

paint a lot by myself at home, and I have this one journal that I occasionally bring in for

my friends to draw in.

ANASTASIA KUSIK (K4-2nd Grade News)

I am helping out with the K4-2nd grade classroom news. I was born in Wisconsin on

August 3rd, 2009. I am ten years old, and I am in 5th grade. I like to read and I am the

second oldest in my family. I hope you like the newspaper!

RUBY HABLEWITZ (Artist/Comic/Writer)

I will do the comics in the newspaper and will sometimes

write short stories. I was born in the country in Wisconsin. I love music, drawing, painting,

reading, and animals.

ANGELINA ZIGNEGO (K4-2nd Grade News)/Artist)

I am an artist and will be helping out with the K4-2nd grade news. I love blue and

pink. My age is ten years old, and I am in the 5th grade. I loves foxes. I love to write.

SARAH BILICKI (Monthly Riddle)

I am in the 5th grade. My favorite subject is Math. For fun

I go horseback riding. My favorite color is blue and my favorite food is mac n’ cheese.

NATALIE ZIGNEGO (3rd-4th Grade News/ Photography)

I come from a big family. I joined the newspaper because it

sounded fun. I will be helping out with the photography.

MEET THE STAFF OF THE SAS CRUSADERS’ NEWS

Answers to Riddles: 1. An egg

2. Your age

3. Shorter

4. Trouble

MISSION OF THE STUDENT CRUSADERS’ NEWS :

To provide a place to bring the news, pictures, events,

accomplishments, works of students, and articles from faculty to the

school community. Stay tuned as our paper evolves with the help of

the students! Feel free to make suggestions and submit work.