The Swarm News - St. Mary Catholic School

Volume 2: Issue 7
Sept. 2014
The Swarm News
Our News is the Buzz
Sept. 2
•Soccer/Volleyball @ St.
Catherine
•Pep Rally
Sept. 4
•Soccer/Volleyball @ Legacy
Sept. 5-6
•Volleyball St. Anne Tournament
Sept. 9
•Soccer @ St. Anne
Sept. 10
•Volleyball @ St. Anne
•Kindergarten Stark Museum Trip
Sept. 11
•NJHS Meeting
•Prayer for 9/11
•Soccer/Volleyball vs Community @ home
•Pre-K 3 Stark Museum Trip
Sept. 12
•Volleyball All Saints Tourn.
•Pre-K 4 Stark Museum Trip
Sept. 13
•Volleyball All Saints Tourn.
Sept. 17
•Student Council Meeting
Sept. 18
•Soccer/Volleyball @ All Sts
Sept. 19
•StuCo Executive Meeting
•Student Council Dance
Sept. 19-20
•Volleyball A Deweyville
•Volleyball B St. Catherine
Tournaments
Sept. 21
•Raffle ticket drawing
Sept. 23
•Soccer/Volleyball vs St.
Anthony @ home
Sept. 24
•See You at the Pole
Sept. 25
•NJHS Meeting
Sept 26
•Ipod Day
Sept. 26-27
•Volleyball St. Mary Tournament
Sept. 30
•Soccer and Volleyball vs
Legacy @ home
The Mission of St. Mary Catholic School is to ensure learning
for all students within the framework of Catholic Christian
values by maintaining accreditation through the Texas Conference Education Department. The students, PreK 3 through 8th
grade, are challenged to grow in a manner consistent with their
needs, interest and abilities, preparing them to live in an everchanging world as self-directed, caring, responsible citizens.
St Mary Welcomes Back Students
On the first day of school, August 14, 2014, the new cheerleaders did a welcome back
pep rally in the gym. Everyone
had a great time. After the pep
rally and morning announcements, students were dismissed to their classes. Some
classes met St Mary’s newest
teachers: Mrs. King - 1st grade ,
Ms. Washington, -middle school
math, Mrs. McHann – Pre-K3
aid, Mrs. Braquet – Pre-K4 and
Kindergarten aid, Mrs. Hughes
– librarian and Mrs. Slaughter –
substitute.
St Mary also welcomed the
following new students:
Pre-K3-Jude Abrego, Katheryn
Boehme, Audrey Broussard,
Emma Davidson, Mia-Lee Dimas, Benjamin Harris, Luke
Laughlin, Matthew Nguyen,
Haydn Saucier, Paisley Stelly,
Braylon Stokey. McKinley Wallace.
Pre-K4-Jude Breaux, Kaylor
Heatherly, David Hughes,
Easton Jones, Brielle Knapp,
Carmen Magana, Brayden
Moore, Suhana Rahman.
Kindergarten-Preston Ewing,
Eliese Gravett, Gavin Gravett,
Gage King, Paisley Lenz.
1st grade-David Derosier, Thomas Quintero, Jaidan Redmond.
2nd
grade-Anthony Magana.
3rd
grade-Kaylea Gravett, Joann
Krustchinsky, Elizabeth
Summer Program Really Goes Places
The St. Mary Summer Program
started June 2nd and ended
August 1st. This was a new service for parents and students of
St. Mary and the community.
The object of the program was
fun with weekly field trips to
places like Shangri La, Cops
and Kids, NASA, Moody Gardens, Adventure Kingdom,
Houston Zoo, Kemah and they
went bowling. The Kelly buses
were used to transport the children for the field trips. A special
By: Laynie Wright/6th Grade
PHOTOGRAPHER: Ian McHann
Upcoming Events
thanks to Mr. JP Fuller as well
as Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
Bandiero for driving the Kelly
buses. Teachers who shared
their summer by working were:
Mrs. Wimberley, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Bandiero , Ms. Eatman, Miss Kailey, Miss Monson
and Mrs. Smith. There were 72
students registered for the program and most days there were
20 to 30 students. Students
were able to bring their own
lunch or buy from the cafeteria.
Quintero.
5 t h grade-Tallie
Leeanne Luce.
Cooper,
6th grade-Tiger Carpenter, Jonire
Pete.
By: Bryce McAllister/7th Grade
The Cafeteria served hot dogs,
hamburgers, tacos and some
Wednesdays, there was pizza
from Little Caesars. Wednesday
was also water play day.
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PHOTOGRAPHER: Ian McHann
St Mary Cheers at Kelly Pep Rally
On Thursday, August 22, our
cheerleaders performed in the
Community Pep Rally at Kelly
High School in Beaumont at
5:30 p.m.
All the feeder
schools attended and their
cheerleaders performed. This
included St. Anne, St. Catherine, St. Anthony and All
Saints. The Kelly High School
Students Travel to D.C.
Over the summer, a group of St.
Mary students and parents
went to Washington D.C. The
particpants were Logan Russell,
Bryce McAllister, Brycen Van
Tassel, Munawar Rahman and
Mrs. Smith. On June 2, these
students took a plane to Washington D.C. and then they took a
tour bus to the sites. They went
inside the Capitol, the WWI,
WWII, Korean War exhibits, and
visited the corresponding memorials. They were also able to
see the White House, Mount
Vermont, and in Fort Kendrick
they watched a show called the
Twilight Zone. They stayed in a
PHOTOGRAPHER: Logan Russell
Elizabeth Doan, Amber Lester, Elizabeth
Johns, Shelby Smith, Megan Do, Adrian
Willingham, Krystal Lester & Nicholas Wilson
hotel with all the other students
who participated in the program. They were in D.C. for 4
days and returned to Orange,
Texas on June 6.
By: Elizabeth Johns & Bryce McAllister
7th Grade
what to teach. Ms. Washington
has only taught math. Ms.
Washington discovered her love
for math when she was in the
fifth grade. She is not married
and has no children, but considers each and every child she is
teaching and has ever taught to
be her “children”. She has
taught at several schools as a
teacher, and in some schools,
StuCo Attends Summer Workshop
Over the summer, the Student
Council Officers (Shelby Smith,
Megan Do, Elizabeth Johns,
Adrian Willingham, Amber Lester and Krystal Lester) and National Junior Honor Society Officers (Nicholas Wilson and Elizabeth Doan) went to Austin Col-
dance force and cheerleaders
also performed. Overall, it was a
fun event.
By: Logan Russell/7th Grade
More Than Just a Math Teacher
Ms. Washington is our brand
new math teacher, She says
that she enjoys the faculty and
her students here at St. Mary.
Ms. Washington decided to
teach because her third grade
teacher taught her to excel in
math. Ever since her third
grade year, Ms. Washington
knew that she wanted to be a
teacher, but she didn’t know
By: Ian McHann/7th Grade
she was the assistant principal.
Ms. Washington grew up in Port
Arthur. As she grew up, Ms.
Washington wanted to be a
flight attendant. There was one
drawback though…she is afraid
of heights! Ms. Washington
plans to continue teaching here
at St. Mary. This is the first
catholic school that she has
taught at. Welcome to St. Mary!
By: Elizabeth Johns/7th Grade
lege in Sherman, TX for a leadership workshop. They stayed
there for a week, and attended
many group and breakout sessions. Each group had to create
a school and mascot and present it to the whole group. More
activities included group elec-
tions, a fancy dinner, and a
dance. Each of our students
shared a dorm room with students from other schools. St.
Mary Catholic School was only
one of the few schools at the
convention representing District
17.
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Laney Vigil & Ariah Washington
Cheerleading Changes for SMS By:
6th Grade
lot of fun, but it’s hard work.
They have to practice, practice,
practice! The 8th graders went
to cheer camp this summer and
taught the JV squad all the
things they needed to know.
The Varsity Squad is: Elizabeth
Doan, Joanna Henry, Megan Do,
Shelby Smith, Krystal Lester
and Jade Clark (Captain)
The JV Squad is: Kaitlyn Orillion,
Kylie Braquet, Elizabeth Johns,
Jenna McCorvy, Amber Lester
and Amiyah LeBlanc
Mrs. Bandiero-Teacher of the Month
St. Mary Catholic School is honored to announce Mrs. Beth
Bandiero as our “Teacher of the
Month” for September. Mrs.
Bandiero was chosen for her
dedication to her students and
parents, her amazing coopera-
tion and her tremendous pride
in St. Mary Catholic School.
Mrs. Bandiero has a tremendous love for her students and
is an excellent volleyball coach.
She was recognized at morning
announcements and received
Science Superstars Selected
Six St. Mary eighth grade students were selected to be Science Superstars this year. Thomas Nguyen, O’Shan Mitchell,
Nicholas Wilson, Megan Do,
Krystal Lester and Shelby Smith
attended Science Superstar
workshops this summer, in
By:Elizabeth Johns/7th Grade
many special items, among
them—a reserved parking spot,
teaching supplies and personalized snacks.
By: Munawar Rahman /7th Grade
order to prepare to perform
these experiments around the
Golden Triangle Area. Each
year, Dr. Michael Hoke selects
students from the applications
of students entering the eighth
grade. Students are required to
have great grades and out-
standing behavior to apply.
They must fill out an application, submit grades and teacher
recommendations. They also
must agree to maintain their
grades and positive behavior. It
is a great honor to be picked for
the Science Superstars.
Student’s Artwork Displayed in Austin
Last school year, Dayne Seay
was one of the students who
won the “Treasures of the Texas
Coast” calendar art contest,
sponsored by the Texas General
Land Office.
This past sum-
PHOTOGRAPHER: Bryce McAllister
This year there is something
new about our cheerleaders.
We have a Varsity and Junior
Varsity squad. Mrs. Smith
thought that we needed more
spirit so now you can be a
cheerleader in 6th, 7th and 8th
grade. The cheerleaders have a
mer, Dayne went Austin where
an enlarged version of his artwork was on display in the
South Central Gallery of the
Capital Extension. Dayne’s artwork will be featured in the
2015 Texas Adopt-A-Beach
calendar. His original artwork is
currently displayed in our
school lobby.
Thomas Nguyen, O’Shan Mitchell, Nicholas
Wilson, Megan Do, Krystal Lester, & Shelby
Smith
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PHOTOGRAPHER: Logan Russell
Soccer Kicks Off A New Season
O’Shan Mitchell blocks Stephan Kusek’s shot.
The soccer team started practice at the end of July and has
been practicing four days a
week ever since. They are getting ready for their first game
against St. Catherine on September 2nd. The coach is Denise
Willingham and the assistant
coach is JohnPhillip Fuller. This
By: Landon Acord/6th Grade
year the team has three captains, Nicholas Wilson who is in
charge of the defense, O’Shan
Mitchell who is trying to master
his goalie techniques and Elizabeth Doan who is a forward.
This year we have 12 players
Sarah Kusek, Jaci Doucet,
Landon Acord, Laney Vigil,
Laynie Wright, Mathew Erb,
Carter Claybar, Adrian Willingham, Stephen Kusek, Elizabeth
Doan, O’Shan Mitchell, and
Nicholas Wilson. Their first
home game is against Community on Sept. 11th; go there to
support the Hornets.
Volleyball Sets Up For An Awesome Year
PHOTOGRAPHER: Logan Russell
The volleyball team has been
practicing all summer. Their
first game is on September 2nd
and is an away game against
St. Catherine. Coach Bandiero
says that the volleyball team
will be awesome this year because she has five returning
players from last year who are
now in 8th grade. The A team
consists of Krystal Lester, Joanna Henry, Megan Do, Shelby
Smith, Jade Clark, Kaitlyn Orillion, Amber Lester, Lauren
Abrego and Kylie Braquet. On B
team we have Jonire Pete, Audrey Johnson, Olivia Grant, Sydney Schmitt, Mallory Huggins,
By: Zack Keszeg & Jagger
McCollum/7th Grade
Lily Reidel, Montana Dileo, Jessica Hughes, Tallie Cooper, and
Leeanne Luce. Their first home
game is on September 11th
against Community. So come
out and support our volleyball
team!
Shelby Smith jumps up for the spike.
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books still available for purchasing. The price is $40.
Please see Mrs. Rosa in the
Birthdays
September 1st
Paisley Stelly
September 14th
Aidan McAllister
September 7th
Aubrie Granger
September 15th
Mrs. Sparacino
September 9th
Brayden Moore
September 16th
Luce Leeanne
September 10th
Anthony Bandiero
September 18th
Emma Kate Staton
September 11th
Aubrey Harris
September 25th
Mrs. Allison
Izzak Simon
office to buy one or Mrs. Vigil for
more information.
By: Munawar Rahman/7th Grade
September 27th
Kade White
Uncle Joe
September 28th
Reece Smith