Cliff Notes Contributors:
- Cliff- “Musings from the Mascot”
- Haley Akl-“Don’t Be Like that!”
- Jonathan Akl-“Exploring the Evidence”
- Justin and Marcus Rivera-“Great Moments in History”
- Noel Rivera-“What’s Cookin’?”
- Shayna Sengstock-“Shayna says…”
- Annisa Worrell-“Good Sports”
- Brianna Pratnicki-Staff Photographer
- Ben Bryant-Asst. Photographer, also, “The Adventures of Mr. Bones”
Musings
from the Mascot
From where I sit-way above you perched in a huge nest my
wife and I built years ago-the world looks quite different from the world as
you may see it.
One day, just before
I was about to swoop down on my breakfast I looked and saw all of you climbing
the steps of small, yellow buses and piling into cars with your parents. It was
then I knew school had started once more.
The first thing I
quickly noticed was how much you’ve grown over the summer and how so many of
you have changed. Some of you were just shy, quiet kids at the end of the last
school year, but it seems like you have gained some confidence! Good for you!
Others of you seem so grown up, so much more mature and ready for all the
adventures ahead. I like to see that! Maybe you didn’t notice the changes. You
were too busy chasing down the ice cream man, swimming in your pools and riding
your bikes. You were too busy enjoying those carefree days and being home with
your families.
But I like what I see in you now... (By the way-with my
excellent eyesight I noticed those new uniforms-sweet!!)I see you are bright
and beautiful and full of spirit and life! You will look back on these school
days someday, as some of the best days of your life! So love your life! Take it
from someone who knows-there is no next time-it’s now or never!!!
Keep flying high!
Cliff
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| The Girls on the first day of school |
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| Our first bagel morning |
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| ♥ Emily and Maddi ♥ |
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| Shayna, Haley, and Gracie on the fist day of school |
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| All the big boys |
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| Bro. Greer bought us all doughnuts on the first day of school |
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| The whole high school class in our new uniforms |
Great
American Moments
Hi everyone, it’s Marcus and Justin and we love history! Our
goal is to take you on a weekly journey as we discover exciting and important
events throughout American History. We want to do this through the eyes of our
Founding Fathers by using accurate information provided by historical documents
and primary sources. Two of the most priceless documents within which American
liberties are stated are the Declaration of Independence and the United States’
Constitution. We are aware of what most kids are not being taught in the
average American history class today. We promise you we will stick to the facts
and answer questions like: Why did the Pilgrims come to America? What is the
importance of the Second Amendment? Why did the founding Fathers see the need
to separate from Great Britain?
We hope you will join us as we discover what made this
nation great and how we, as heirs to this great heritage can keep it free.
We the Students-
Justin and Marcus
Exploring
the Evidence
(Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and
the earth”) This is the first verse of the Bible which explains the first
creation (the heaven and earth). We should believe in creation, not only
because it confirms scientific evidence, but because there is a God and we
should put our faith and trust in Him.
God reveals Himself
to us in three ways: (1) In the Bible (2) Saved man (3) His creation
From the complexity of the cell to the vastness of the
universe, God shows His power. The deeper you look into a microscope, and the
deeper you look into a telescope, you can see the power of God. God has given
us all these wonderful things to look at so we can see His beauty. (Romans 1:20
“For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and
Godhead; so that they are without excuse).
Keep Exploring!
Jonathan
Good
Sports
Good sportsmanship shows you have good, strong character.
Never get angry or upset when someone wins. You should, in fact, be the first
one to congratulate them. Whether we are talking about sports, or other things,
like when something really great happens to someone-we should show our support
for them.
Having good sportsmanship shows that you aren’t upset about
losing, but rather, that you tried your best.
Also, don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from
playing the game. You be a shining star! Give it your best! Show that you’re
not afraid. Keep calm during the game, be a good role model and most of all-be
a good sport!
Keep on Playin’!
Annisa
Shayna
Says…
Well, we’re really off to a good start this school year and
let me tell you some of the interesting and exciting things we’ve been up to
already!
We are in the middle of a very interesting experiment. It
seems there is a man who did some experiments of the power of words. He did his
experiments with water, rice and words. (Our words, the Bible tells us can be
used for good or evil.) So we decided to try the experiment ourselves. We took
two empty jars and filled them about a quarter of the way with rice. Then, we
added water just to cover the rice. On one jar, we attached a label which said,
“I love you”, and on the other jar we attached a label which said, “I hate
you”. Now every day, whenever the students pass by the jars-we are to speak
words of kindness and love to the “I love you” jar, and unkind, thoughtless
words to the other. At the time of this writing, we’ve only been doing the
experiment a little over two weeks and you will not believe the results! (See
pics!)
We’re all into volleyball now-which is a lot of fun for all
of us! And we have a great new history
teacher-Bro. Fryman! There’s gym, Kids’ Choir, Ensemble, Art and Bible class
with Pastor-not to mention all of the great things that just pop up on a
regular basis!
Well, that’s all for now! Thanks for reading!
Keeping you Posted!
Shayna
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| Mrs. Graf introducing out first experiment of the year! |
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| Week 1 ~ |
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| Week 2 ~ This jar was the ''I hate you jar'' |
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| the jar was the '' I love you jar'' |
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| Week 3 ~ |
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| THIS LOOKS DISGUSTING!! |
What’s Cookin’?
Hello everyone and welcome to, “What’s Cookin’?” My column
is all about classic comfort food and how to do it right. I started cooking
when I was about eight years old. I loved to be in the kitchen with my parents
or grandmother, so most of what I’ve learned I’ve learned from them. And even
if I do say so myself, I can turn out some pretty good dishes. So, with every
issue of Cliff Notes, I’ll bring you a dish you can try for yourself. Also, I’d
love to hear feedback from you if you try any of my recipes.
This first recipe will be perfect for the cool fall weather
ahead! ~ Noel
Chicken
Franchaise with Pasta Alfredo
What you’ll need for the chicken:
- 6 boneless chicken breasts
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 2 Tbls parmesan cheese
- 1 Tbs salt
- 2-Tbs garlic powder
- 1 Tbs pepper
- Seasoned salt (optional)
- What you’ll need for the sauce:
- Butter
- Milk
- Mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Flour
How to:
Slice the chicken in half evenly. Rinse the chicken-and put
it in a bowl. Season it with garlic powder, salt and pepper and a bit of the
seasoned salt. Whisk 4 eggs together and-here’s the kicker-throw in a nice
helping of Parmesan cheese. Pour oil in pan to cover bottom and set it on
medium high. Dip chicken in flour-shaking off excess flour and dip into egg
mixture. Carefully place chicken in pan and cook app. 3-4 minutes per side-til
golden brown.
While chicken is cooking, melt one stick of butter, add the
juice from half a lemon-whisk in ¼ cup flour. Add one cup chicken stock and
stir til thickened.
Pasta
Bring a lot pot of water to a boil. Add 1 Tbs oil and ½ tsp
of salt to water. Add your choice of pasta-when al dente-let cool for about
6-10 minutes. In a large sauce pan melt ½ stick butter. Add 3 cups milk, 2 cups
of mozzarella, 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese. Whisk in a little flour to
thicken. When thick, pour it over pasta.
Place chicken on plate with lemon sauce-serve pasta on
side.
Please
Don’t Be Like That!
Psalm
37:23, “The steps of a good man are
ordered
by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.”
In this series of “Please don’t be Like That!” we will be
discussing the poor character traits that we should keep out of our lives. Instead we should seek to apply good character
traits to our lives and seek to do right in everything. I hope you will enjoy
this series as we discover together those character traits which would be
pleasing to the Lord. And remember…”The steps of a good man are ordered by the
Lord: and he delighteth in his way.” Psalm 37:23
Yours for Good Character,
Haley
The Adventures of Mr. Bones by Ben Bryant
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| Mr. Bones washing his hands... er... I mean his phalanges. |
