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The Strong Times
Newspaper
Meet the
Press
pressed and a little mad
when the other team
scores a goal, not enough
talking to each other
about who to pass it to
and where to go.
Soccer Strong
Pictured: Avery
Gamache, Madalyn Levy,
Mrs. Fleury, Kaylee Helfrich, Hailey Morgan,
Cassidy Schroyer, Oliver
Shaw. Absent: Samantha
Eastman, Sydney Burdin
and Lauren Bouffard
Written by: Oliver Shaw
This quarter we have a
brand new team for the
Newspaper Club. Some of
our members were part
of the newspaper club
and others are new. The
club members have been
working over the past
four or five enrichment
session to come out with
an exciting new issue for
you. The new team includes: Hailey Morgan,
Kaylee Helfrich, Maddy
Levy, Oliver Shaw, Sam
Eastman, Avery
Gamache, Cassidy
Schroyer, Sydney Burdin,
and Lauren Bouffard. It is
our goal to provide a new
issue ever four to five
weeks.
Strong Foundation Charter School has three soccer teams they are U10,
U12, and U14. They play
in Field House Sports in
Bow NH. If you want
more information or to
help support the teams
contact, www.fieldhousesports.com and look up
the team's schedule.
does not get back to help
the defense.
Teacher
Spotlight
Q: What are your soccer
skills? A: Moving the ball.
David McClure U-14
Q: Why did you choose to
be on the SFCS soccer
team? A: Because I like
soccer.
Justin Legere - U-14
Q: What position do you
Q: Why did you choose to like playing the most and Mrs. McClure, Principal
be on the SFCS soccer why? A: Defense, because
team? A: Because i want- I am the best at defense.
Written by: Hailey Morgan
ed to play indoor soccer.
Q: How well does the For the teacher spotlight
Q: what position do you team work together? A: we have chosen Ms. Mclike playing the most and We have worked really Clure because of her
why? A: Forward, because well as a team for most of wonderful idea of EnrichI get to help the team out our games.
ment. The students apand make scoring opporpreciate how she has
tunities.
Q: What are the strengths made time to let us do
of the team? A: The team something that we really
Q: How well does the works well on passing the enjoy. We like how she
team work together? A: ball and we work well at gives us a choice instead
Ok, but we try our best.
defending the goal.
of telling us what we
need to do. It also gives
Q: What are the strengths Q: What are the weak- us a chance to use our
of the team? A: Defense, nesses of the team? A: talents and strengths.
and when the offense Some people get de- Thank you Ms. McClure!
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Hat Day made it possible
for student council to
have a winter-themed
middle school dance. As
for upcoming fundraisers
and events, we are planning more dances , a spirit week (themes to be deHow is your Student cided), and events for
Council Working for Kindergarten through
YOU?
Fifth grade.
Student
Council
News
Written By Avery
Gamache
"Today you are you, that
is truer then true. There
S t u d e n t C o u n c i l is no one alive who is
Advisors, Mrs. Fair and youer than you."
Mr. Bergang. Student
Council Committee: Mrs. - Dr. Suess
Tilton, Mrs. Dustin, Miss.
Harbour, Mr. Eaton, Miss
Mackenzie, Senora
Adams, Mrs. Fair, Mr.
Bergang
In Twenty
Years...
Student Council Officers:
President: Amanda
Fleury, Vice President:
Justin Legere, Secretary:
Reagan Irish, Treasurer:
Grace Lane, 8th Grade
Representatives: Alix
Marrone, Brennan
Adams, 7th Grade Representatives: Avery
Gamache, Nate Carrier,
6th Grade Representatives: Julia Kennard, Julianna Hoar
Upcoming Events and
Past Events:
Student Council's first
event was the food drive,
followed by a bake sale
that raised $109.47, all of
the treats were sold!
About a week later, students paid $1.00 to wear
hats. The money raised
from the bake sale and
Written By: Samantha
Eastman, Lauren Bouffard
Avery Gamache: In twenty
years, Avery will live in
York Beach, Maine and become an Olympic gymnast
in vaulting.
Mr. Bergang: When we
asked Mr. Bergang where
he was twenty years ago,
he answered "In the mirror". In twenty years, Mr.
Bergang will be a foot
model, because he says he
has "very nice feet". Also,
he sees himself alone with
Mrs. Bergang wishing that
the kids will not be moving back home after college.
Spelling Bee
News
Advice
Column
Over the past week, fifth
through eighth grade
conducted their own
class Spelling Bee! The
winners from each class
met in the multi-purpose
room on Thursday January 16, 2014 to have a
"Spell Off!" The participants from each grade
were Fourth Graders:
Christopher Lynch and
Alex Dodge, Fifth Graders:
Casey Rondeau and
Rachel St. Louis, Sixth
Graders: Kalieigh Nelson,
Julianna Hoar, Julia Kennard, Elena Rennie, and
Malachi Reagan, Seventh
Graders: Clayton Spencer,
Thomas Noonan, Lindsay
Bouff ard and Mia
Harmon, Eighth Grade:
Amanda Fleury, Nick Rennie, Kaylee Helfrich and
Ada Campbell. Congratulations to Julianna Hoar
for winning, we wish her
the best of luck in the NH
State Spelling Bee. The
State Spelling Bee will
take place on March 1,
2014 at the Capital Center of the Arts. Congratulations to Lauren Bouffard for being the winners
runner-up.
Hello readers of the
newspaper! There will be
an advice column featured in each newspaper
edition. There is a box in
Avery/Fleury advisory
where you may write
your questions or situations that you would like
advice on. At the bottom
of the paper please write
a number and a letter.
Drop off your notes in the
advice box at Ms. Avery
and Ms. Fleury's room.
The box is on the desk on
the left of the room next
to the student mailboxes.
You can come in the
Morning before school
starts, during lunch or
snack, or at the end of
the day on your way out.
The question will be published in the paper as
well as our advice. We
may not answer all questions within each issue,
but will do our best!
"Life has many ways of
testing a persons will, either by having nothing
happen at all or by having everything happen
all at once." - Paulo Coelho
Thank you :)
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their notebook and papers that they accidentally dropped. Nathan came
over and helped pick the
papers up off the ground.
Yo u r a g r e a t f r i e n d
Written By: Sydney Bur- Nathan!
din
Random acts of kindness
Random acts of kindness are essential for building
are alive in the halls of community in our school.
SFCS! The newspaper They often go unnoticed,
s t u d e n t s h a v e b e e n but we are on the lookwatching out for students out so keep up your efhelping students and forts! One small nice gesstaff.
ture could mean the
world to someone!
Mikey Case has helped
Camille Roberts with her
books when she wasn't
Don't cry because
able to carry her books.
Thank you Mikey for that
it's over, smile
random act of kindness!
Gotcha
Moments
Avery Gamache noticed
Emily Hummel bringing a
big box upstairs. Avery
popped up to see if she
needed any help. Good
job Avery!
because it
happened. Dr.Seuss
Sports Poll
Amanda Hall
Q: What is your name?
Q: What do you like about A: Caitlin
SFCS?
Q: What do you like most
A: "I like that it is smaller about the school?
than my old school."
A: I like how it is not as
Q: What is your favorite big as a regular school.
subject and why?
Q: Where are you from?
A: "I like science, because
I like it and I am good at A: Concord.
it."
Q: What is your favorite
Q: Where are you from?
subject?
Written by: Madalyn Levy
Oliver Saw got up to grab
a piece of paper and all of
the sudden a bunch of
papers came flying down.
Kaylee Helfrich helped
pick up all the papers and
put them away. Keep it
up Kaylee!
A: "I am from Concord,
After polling some of the NH"
elementary school children, it was determined Q: Where did you go bethat they would be inter- fore SFCS?
ested n having the following sports at SFCS: The A: Broken Ground School.
first choice was Cheerleading, second choice Q: What word would you
Nicholas Diorio dropped was Outdoor Soccer, and use to describe yourself?
his water bottle and it the third choice was
spilled water everywhere. Football.
A: Fun.
Kathryn McClure went to
get paper towels and The Middle School stu- Q: What is an interesting
helped clean up the wa- dents agreed that their fact about yourself?
ter spill. Thank you top three choices for
Kathryn for this random school sports at SFCS in- A: My family originated in
act of kindness!
clude Cheerleading, Vol- Italy!
ley Ball, and Cross CounAnd lastly, Nathan Jarvis try/Track respectively.
helped out a peer with
A: My favorite subject is
science because we get to
do lots of fun experiments!
Q: What school did you
go to before you came
here?
A:Beaver Meadow elementary school.
Q: What word would you
use to describe your self?
A: Energetic.
Q: What is an interesting
fact about yourself?
A: I like Cheerleading!
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Life is like a camera, focus on what's important,
capture the good times, develop from the
negatives, and if things don't work put, take
another shot. - Unknown
Student Reviews
Movie Review
find out that he only
adopted them for their
fortune and after they
leave his clutches, he always manages to weave
his way back into their
lives with different disguises.I highly recommend this series to anyone that enjoys a
mystery. REVIEW
RATING- 4.5 out of 5
stars.
Frozen (2013) PG, A funny
movie about a girl named
Ana accompanied with
her new found friends:
Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf
the Snowman. They are
all on an exciting adventure trying to find Ana's
sister Elsa to get her to
unfreeze their home,
Arandel, with her ice
powers. I highly recommend this movie for anyone, its not the average
Disney movie, it's one of "All things are difficult beDisney's best movies yet! fore they are easy" Frozen has a phenomenal Thomas Fuller
soundtrack as well! REVIEW RATING: 5 out of 5
stars.
Book Series
Review
The Series of Unfortunate
Events- This 13 book saga
is about 3 children:
Violet, Klaus, and Sonny
Baudelaire who lose their
parents in a mysterious
house fire. They are then
sent to live with their distant relative. They soon
The Artist Inside
Written by: Kaylee Hel- Each of you did an amazfrich
ing job!! :) The picture we
decided best represented
Each newspaper edition the theme "fall" was
will highlight the artwork drawn by Ryan! Great job
from one student. This Ryan!! (Photo is disedition we asked Miss played below)
Mackenzie's Readiness
Class to draw their best Next newspaper edition
representation of the Fall will feature a drawing
season! Thank you all so from Miss Silvia's First
much Readiness!!
Grade Class that will
show the best aspects of
the Spring season
through the eyes of a first
grader.
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The Fun Page
healthy in this time.
Think more kindly about
yourself as this month
ends. Who knows maybe
being confident about
yourself will bring you
Your horoscope for this some romance from a
month if your birthday is curtain someone.
1. What goes up but nev- between these dates.
er down?
Aquarius: Jan 21- Feb 19
2. What walks on four
legs, two legs, then three This is going to be a very Jokes/Riddle
legs, over time?
p r i va t e a n d i n t e n s e
month for you. January Answers
3. Which came first the 15 you will start to imchicken or the egg?
prove your daily routine. Joke AnswersIt will bring things to be
4. If the red house is red, easier and will impress a 1. To the MOO-vies.
and the white house is s e c r e t s o m e o n e . I t
white, what color is the doesn't matter as long as 2. "Stop picking on
green house?
you feel better and per- me!"
form. On January 28
5. What has three feet but through January 30 to be 3. Because he had too
can't walk?
a very emotional time for many problems.
you. But it will all come to
Answers can be found on an end after January 31.
4. Because he stole
the bottom of the last
all the bases.
page of the newspaper.
Capricorn: Dec 23- Jan 20
5. Ouch!
This is a hard and very
emotional time for you. 6. Rock
But your loved ones are
" H o p e i s a wa l k i n g here to support you Riddle Answersdream" - Aristotle
through it. During this
time you will discover 1. Age.
some hidden things
about yourself. You will 2. A person.
be much more happy and
3. The chicken, look
in the dictionary.
You've gotta dance like there is nobody
Brain Teasers
Jokes
1. Where do cows go on
Friday nights?
2. What did the appletree say to the farmer?
3. Why was the boy crying
in math class?
4. Why did the baseball
player get arrested?
5. What did the man say
when he walked into the
bar?
6.What is a mountains favorite type of music?
Fun with Words
Humdinger. {huhm-dinger}
NOUN
A person, thing, action, or
statement, of remarkable
excellence or effect.
&
Animalcule. {an-uh-malkyoo}
NOUN
A minute or microscopic
animal nearly or quit invisible to the naked eye.
Horoscope
of the Month
Riddles
watching, love like you will never get hurt,
sing like there is nobody listening, and live
like it's heaven on earth. - William Purkey
4. Clear.
5. A yardstick.
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Schroyer
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