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The Cherubim The Newspaper of St. Peter/St. Francis School

Senior Staff: Olivia Matarese Abbie Hanlon Christopher Sykes Matthew White Staff: Paige Gutowski Maddie Bowles Faculty Advisors: Miss Frauenhofer Mrs. Mastrogiovanni

Volume 7, Issue 3 Spring 2012– 2013

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Calendar, St. Jude’s Telethon Living Stations of the Cross

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Book Review Science News

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In memoriam Alumni news

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Teacher interviews Reviews

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Literary corner 6, 7

Pet Parade 8, 9

Comic Irish Dinner

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Swimming 11

Sports 12

Recipes Kids’ Page

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White smoke pours from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, symbolizing a decision is made.

Newly elected Pope Francis looks out over the massive crowd in St. Peter’s Square.

The new pontiff finally meets with his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

A rgentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. He has chosen the name Francis, after St. Francis of As-sisi. Born in Argentina of Ital-ian descent, the new pope re-ceived his licentiate in philoso-phy from Colegio Maximo San Jose in San Miguel, Argentina. After further studies, he re-ceived his doctorate in Ger-many. In 1958, he entered the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order) and was ordained to the priesthood in 1969. In 1973 he became the provincial superior for the Jesu-its in Argentina, holding that position until 1979. He later served as the rector for the semi-nary from which he graduated. Pope John Paul II appointed him cardinal in 2001 and gave him the church of St. Roberto Bel-larmino in Rome. Combining his Argentine heri-tage with his Roman life, Pope Francis has created a new papal coat of arms. He has chosen to keep the same coat of arms he had as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, adding

the papal symbols of a gilded miter and crossed gold and sil-ver keys. On the shield are a star, a grape-like plant, and a monogram of Christ at the cen-ter of a fiery sun. These sym-bols represent the Holy Family. Mary is often referred to as a “star.” St. Joseph is commonly shown holding a nard, a Middle Eastern plant. The symbol of the Jesuit order serves as the monogram. Francis’ motto is “Miserando atque eligendo,” which is Latin for “having had mercy, he called him.” It comes from the Gospel story where Jesus picks a seem-ingly unworthy man to follow him. Pope Francis stresses the importance of mercy and for-giveness. Almighty God is all-merciful.

The official papal ring will look like gold. Several different models for Francis’ ring were offered to him. Choosing the simplest, Pope Francis selected one which is fashioned in gold-plated silver and was once a gift to Pope Paul VI. Created in the 1960s by the Ital-ian goldsmith Enrico Manfrini, the ring was offered to Pope Paul by his private secretary. No one knows if the pope ever used it, according to Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi. Known as the fisherman’s ring from the Apostle Peter, Francis’ ring shows St. Peter with the keys of the Holy See in his right hand. Each pope chooses his own ring; it is destroyed at the end of his papacy.

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Spring Vacation April 13-April 21 Holy Name Society Annual Macaroni Supper Wed. and Thurs., April 24 & 25 Grandparents’ Luncheon Friday, April 26 Book Fair May 13- May 17 Religion Fair Thursday, May 16 Field Day Friday, May 24 Mrs. Gauger’s Birthday Friday, May 24 Annual Golf Tournament In Memory of Mr. Tim Considine, SFS ‘77 Tuesday, June 11 Last Day of School Wednesday, June 19

Read The Cherubim On the web:

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newspaper link for past and current

issues. St. Jude’s Telethon

On Sunday, March 3, students from St. Peter/St. Francis School sang in the annual local telethon to benefit St. Jude’s Research Hospital in Tennessee. In addition to the performance, Mrs. Gauger presented Tim and Kristen Driscoll with a check for $3,602.47 and $150 from stu-dent council. The money was raised by students participating in the Math-a-thon.

Living Stations Of the Cross

On Wednesday, March 27, the students in grades 4, 7, and 8 presented a reenactment of Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection. Mariah Fiscella and Alora Foster accompanied the singing on the piano and the violin.

Mother Olga On Monday, February 25, Mother Olga of the Sacred Heart gave inspirational talks to the student body on suffering.

Photo by: Mrs. Hanlon

Photos by: Miss Frauenhofer

Photo by: Miss Frauenhofer

Photos by: Miss Frauenhofer

Grade 8 Science

During the third marking period, the eighth grade students per-formed experiments with pota-toes, raw liver, and hydrogen peroxide to see if they would result in exother-mic or e n d o -thermic r e a c -tions.

The first Harry Potter book that J.K. Rowling created is Harry Potter and The Sor-cerer’s Stone for America, but in England it is The Philoso-pher’s Stone. Harry Potter is just a baby when he is dropped off at his aunt and uncle’s house because his parents had died in a battle with an evil person. Later on, when he is older, his cousin is very mean to Harry. One day Harry wakes and finds an owl that has deliv-ered an invitation to Hogwarts,

Harry Potter Books 1-4 By Matthew White

The Harry Potter series is loved by millions of people around the world. The author, J.K. Rowling, was born in Yate. The amount of copies that she has sold so far is more than 400 million. The books have been translated to more than 66 lan-guages across the world. She had gotten the idea of the Harry Potter books when her train was delayed from Manchester to London.

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a magical school for witches and wizards. When he is on his way to Hogwarts on the Hog-warts Express, he meets two people that soon become his very good friends. Soon they arrive at Hogwarts and all three are sorted into the Gryffindor House. The next book is Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. Before Harry’s sec-ond year at Hogwarts, he is back at his home, but he wakes up to a house-elf named Dobby saying that something bad will happen at school. Harry still goes to Hogwarts, but when he tries to run through the wall with Ron to get to Platform 9 ¾, it will not allow them to pass. In order to get to Hog-warts in time, Ron drives his father’s flying car. When they arrive at Hogwarts, Ron gets a howler, which is a letter that can yell at the recipient, be-cause his mother found out that non-wizards saw the car flying . The third book is Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. Back at his aunt’s house they sit down for a dinner

and Dudley’s aunt insults Harry’s mother, so Harry uses magic without know-ing it. He inflated her, sending her flying through the sky. Harry packs his bags and runs away but gets picked up by the Knight Bus, a bus for wizards. He is dropped off in Diagon Alley and rents a room before he goes away to Hogwarts. On the way to Hogwarts, the train is stopped by Dementors that are looking for Sirius Black, a per-son that escaped from an ines-capable prison. The next book is Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. During Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts, a Tri-Wizard cup is being held with two other schools. If wizards want to join the tournament they have to be at least 17 years old. When the names are drawn, three names are picked, and the games are about to begin when suddenly a fourth name pops out. Harry’s name is written on the parch-ment. Harry isn’t 17, and he didn’t have any one else put his name in for him.

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The following graduates of St. Peter/St. Francis School achieved second quarter honors at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury: Dylan Arndt ‘10 Catherine Ward ‘10 Megan Bobinski ‘09 William Ward ‘09

Photo: SFS Archives

Photo by: Miss Frauenhofer

\Ç `xÅÉÜ|tÅ On Tuesday, March 5, 2013, the Reverend Robert W. Ladish, 85, of New Preston, passed away at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center due to complications from an earlier heart attack. Father Ladish was born in Hart-ford to John Edward and Mary(Farrell) Ladish. He was raised in West Hartford. Upon com-pleting his studies for the priest-hood at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield and at St. Bernard’s Seminary in Rochester, New York, he was ordained on May 14, 1953, by the Most Reverend Henry J. O’Brien, Archbishop of Hartford, in the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford. He served as Assistant Pastor at St. Mary Church in Meriden from 1953 until 1956 and at St. John the Evangelist Church in New Haven from 1956 until 1959. Following graduate stud-ies at Fairfield University in 1959, Father Ladish served as Assistant Pastor at SS. Peter and Paul Church in Waterbury from 1960 until 1962. On Sept. 22, 1962, he was named Chaplain of Mt. Sacred Heart Novitiate and Academy in Hamden. On Sept. 1, 1976, Father Ladish was ap-pointed Pastor of Sacred Heart Church in New Haven. On March 3, 1989, he was ap-pointed Pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Torrington, where he remained until his retirement on April 30, 2003.

During his years as Pastor, Fr. Ladish was an avid supporter of the school. He ran the weekly bingo game every Tuesday eve-ning until his retirement. Father was also not afraid of rolling up his sleeves and getting his hands dirty. On several occasions he did maintenance jobs at school when the need arose. When he retired, St. Francis School dedi-cated the library to him and named it in his honor. In the years that followed, Father do-nated great sums of money to the school’s annual fund to en-sure the future of an institution that was so dear to him. From July 1, 1997, until his re-tirement, Father Ladish also served as Administrator of St. Mary Parish in Torrington. Father Ladish is survived by his brother John Ladish and his wife Joanne of Pennsylvania, his sister-in-law Nancy Ladish of Farmington, and twelve nieces and nephews. He was prede-ceased by his brother William Ladish and his sister Anne Kendall and her husband Leo-nard. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by the Most Rever-end Henry J . Mansell , Archbishop of Hartford, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 8. The St. Peter/St. Francis School community owes a great deal to Father Ladish for his unwaver-ing commitment to the school. May he rest in eternal peace.

Father Ladish in the school cafe-teria with Principal Sister Mar-garet Mary Kennedy, O.P., back in the 1990s.

Father Ladish in St. Francis of Assisi Church with Mrs. Chris-tine Kupcho at the baptism of her son Nathan, now a student in grade three.

\Ç `xÅÉÜ|tÅ Thomas W. Cilfone, St. Francis of Assisi School, Class of 1980, April 28, 1966—February 28, 2013. He was the brother of St. Francis of Assisi School alumni Gary Cilfone, Jay Cilfone, Mi-chael Cilfone, James Cilfone, Mark Cilfone, Pam Nalette, and Amy Cilfone. John T. Hall, November 15, 1937—February 24, 2013. He was the father of St. Francis of Assisi School alumni James and John Hall, ‘79, and the grandfa-ther of Jeffrey Hall, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Class of 2009. Earl Francis Walker, St. Francis of Assisi School, January 16, 2013.

VÉÇzÜtàâÄtà|ÉÇá4 The Knights of Columbus re-cently held its Annual Regional Spelling Bee. Jocelyn Ducalo of grade 4 achieved fourth place.

Bohden Arndt of grade 6 won first place and will compete in the State Championship Spelling Bee on Sunday, April 21, at the K of C Museum in New Haven.

Olly Murs By Olivia Matarese And Abbie Hanlon Pop singer, Oliver

Stanley “Olly” Murs was born on May 14, 1984, in Witham, Essex, England, UK, to Vicki-Lynn and Peter Murs. Olly has a twin brother, Ben Murs, and a sister, Fay Murs. Olly sings, writes songs, choreographs, plays drums and guitar, and is a presenter on The Xtra Factor. Olly wrote an autobiography called Happy Days which was published on October 11, 2012.

Olly auditioned for X Factor twice before finally mak-ing it through on his third audi-tion in 2009. He finished in second place behind Joe McElderry. Even though he lost, Olly was given a recording contract. Olly works with two record labels, Syco and Epic. He performed next to Joe McElderry, John & Edward, Stacey Solomon, Lucie Jones, and several others on the X Fac-tor Tour.

Olly’s debut single, “Please Don’t Let Me Go,” was released in late August 2010. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. In its first week on the charts, his debut album had the biggest sales, with over 108,000 copies sold, eventually reaching over 600,000 copies sold and a double platinum al-bum. Olly has three albums in all: Olly Murs, his debut album, In Case You Didn’t Know, and Right Place Right Time, his US debut album.

Mrs. Cindy Pazdziorko

Birthday: November 13 Hometown: Torrington, CT Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Miami University of Ohio Favorite Book: The Shack Favorite Movie: Newsies Favorite Color: green Favorite Foods: guacamole and chocolate Favorite Vacation: Florida in the winter Favorite Hobby: playing tennis Most Admired Person: Joyce Meyer, inspirational speaker and missionary Best Advice: “Keep the Faith.”

Mrs. Elizabeth Bush

Birthday: October 16 Hometown: Manchester, CT Education: Manhattan School of Music Favorite Book: Rhys Bowen mystery series Favorite Movie: Jesus of Naz-areth Favorite Color: aqua Favorite Food: vegetables Favorite Vacation: California Favorite Hobbies: shopping and bicycling Most Admired Person: President Franklin Roosevelt Best Advice: “Follow your dreams.”

Teacher biographies

Photos by: Christopher Sykes

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By Christopher Sykes Kirby Air Ride is a game made for the GameCube. Kirby Air Ride was created in 2003 and is classified as a fic-tional racing game. It is rated E for everyone. The character Kirby was designed by Japanese game designer Masahiro Sakurai in 1998. Kirby is described as a small pink ball with chubby arms and legs. He eats practi-cally anything that he can. In the game, when Kirby eats his enemies, he gains the powers of whatever he eats. Some exam-ples are the sword power, the ice man power, and the fire man power. The Kirby Air Ride Game, however, is a racing game. Kirby can eat his ene-mies while racing to the finish. The game has 4 modes. They are single player, multi-player, City Trial, and Time Attack. In single player, you play the campaign and be-come a master behind the wheel. In multiplayer, you can play with up to three other friends in a multiplayer race. In City Trial, you can play with up to three other friends, but here is the catch. Players have to race in an unknown city and gain powers and abilities to destroy the other players. In Time At-tack, players can race on the track with a time limit, and if you go past the time, you drop1234567890 out of the race. I would recommend this game for all ages. It is a fun and suspenseful game, and I would give it two thumbs up.

Sailor Moon By Naoko Takeuchi A Review by Madeleine

Bowles

Sailor Moon is a hit manga (Japanese graphic novel) series that consists of 12 vol-umes printed in English, and 18 in Japanese. The full title- Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon- was first released in Japan on June 6, 1992, and its prequel series- Codename: Sailor V- was re-leased May, 1993, in Japan in 3 total volumes total. Both series had “revised” editions. In Sep-tember, 2011, Sailor Moon was released in North America. In the same month, Codename: Sailor V was released and has a total of 2 volumes printed in English. The last volume of Sailor Moon will be released on July 2 of 2013. There will also be Sailor Moon: Short Stories..

The manga has 5 arcs (The Dark Kingdom Arc, the Black Moon Arc, the Infinity Arc, the Dream Arc, and [only in the original editions] the Stars Arc), and they usually last 3 volumes. The setting is 1991- 1995s Tokyo/the entire Solar System. The character cast is extensive, with approximately 100 characters. Usagi Tsukino, also known as Sailor Moon, is the main charac-ter who is rather immature for her age, but she matures over the years. She is the leader of Sailor Senshi (Sailor Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Pluto, Chibi Moon, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Chibichibi, and the 3 Star Soldiers) and the future wife of King Endymion. She faces many enemies, and she faces them in a unique way. The challenges bring about drama, which makes this manga a great read.

_|àxÜtÜç VÉÜÇxÜ Each second grader wrote about his/her favorite bread. They had to think about how they like to eat it, where they like to eat it, and with whom they like to eat it. My favorite bread is a bun. I like to eat a hotdog on it. I eat it at lunch time. I would eat it on at the table. I eat it with Sophia. I like it because it makes me dance. Madison Howe My favorite bread is garlic bread. I eat meatballs on it. I eat while I’m awake. I eat it with my friends. It makes me still hungry. I like to eat it at Ocean City. I like to eat it at basketball. Declan Toland My favorite bread is breadsticks. I like to eat cheese on it. I eat it at dinnertime. I eat it at my home. I eat it with my mom and dad. I like it because it gives me energy. I like to eat it with my hands. Eric Sovia My favorite bread is French bread. I like to eat nothing on it. I like to eat it at dinner. I like to eat it at home. I eat it with my dog bothering me. I like to eat it because it’s French. I like to eat it with my hands. Madison Miller My favorite bread is banana bread. I like to eat jam on it. I eat it when I do my homework. I would eat it on a plate. I eat it with friends. I like it because it’s really good. I like to eat with my hands. Kirsten Ward

Second Grade also wrote about a fun times they had with their families. They needed to include details and write at least five sentences. My family and I went to Cape Cod. My sister and I loved the ocean. It was lots of fun. We lived in a camper! On the last night, we had a sunset picnic. I loved Cape Cod. Catherine Propfe My mom and I went shopping at GAP, my favorite store! Then when we came out, crash, boom, thunder! It rained, so mom and I ran to the car as fast as we could. Then it stopped raining, so we went to the fair. At the fair we got popcorn, cotton candy, and pizza. Then we went on all the rides and then went home. Jane Ducalo My family and I went on a boat! First, we got on the boat. Then we played games. I went on a huge slide. I also got ice cream. One day, we had to say goodbye to the boat. I was sad, but I was happy I had so much fun! Kirsten Ward Once my mom, dad, and I drove to Kent Falls. When we got there, we had a snack. My mom, dad and I ran in the grass! Then we went hiking through the leaves, dirt, and mud and riverbanks. Next, we had to cross the river. When we fin-ished crossing, my shoe got lost in the river but then we found it! Then we had lunch and my dad and I played catch while my mom sat on the blanket. Kent Falls is awesome! Connor Albert

The fourth grade has been working on organization in “6 Traits Writing. “ The students needed to focus on “compare and contrast” and transition words. To complete a writing assignment, each student in-terviewed two people and then wrote paragraphs about his/her findings.

Danny and Sam

I have two friends

named Danny and Sam. I have decided to interview them. Danny and Sam both go to Miss Leslie’s Happy Days Daycare. They both like writing. Danny and Sam are also both boys. However, Danny likes the color blue, and Sam likes green. Danny has a pet dog, but Sam has a pet hamster. Danny’s least favorite sport is swimming. On the other hand, Sam’s least fa-vorite sport is golf. Those things are what Danny and Sam like and dislike. Sydney Bermas

Sibling Sameness and Discord I wanted to know some more about my siblings so I interview them. Samuel and Annalee had some things in common, but they had some differences too. I found out that Samuel went to Torrington Pre-School and An-nalee is going here, to St. Peter/ St. Francis School. Samuel’s favorite color is blue. Annalee’s is purple but they’re both calm color shades. Samuel and An-nalee have the same pet because they live together. She is a black rabbit that is named Olive. They both agree that baseball is the worst sport. Samuel says, “You do not get to do anything. “ Samuel’s favorite subject is social studies. I am guessing he likes to learn about history. Annalee likes math. Samuel’s favorite candy is Whoppers. Annalee likes M&M’s. Al-though they have things in com-mon, my siblings have different opinions too. Elizabeth Mazzarelli

Sofi and Lizzy I decided to interview my sister Sofi and her friend Lizzy to find out how they’re alike and differ-ent. They are alike because they both go to St. Peter/St. Francis School. Another reason they are alike is because they both hate football. Sofi has a dog and Lizzy does too. Sofi and Lizzy are different because because Lizzy likes art and Sofi likes math. Another reason they are different is Sofi like green and Lizzy likes purple. I learned more about Sofi and Lizzy and I hope you did too. TJ Calabrese

Sofia and Lizzie

I wanted to get to know my friends better; so we sat down, and I interviewed them. This is what I found out. They both go to St. Peter/St. Francis School. On the other hand, one likes green, and the other likes purple. They both have dogs, and they both dislike football. They like different subjects. One likes art, and the other one likes math. They are both different and alike at the same time. Benjamin Speaker

Questions for Mom and Dad I’m interviewing my mom nad dad. They both had dogs when they were growing up. I asked them where they work. Mom said “Wolcott Hall” and dad said “CJ Spring and Stamping”. Then my mom said “Purple is my favorite color”. My dad said “Blue is my favorite color”. My mom said “Home Economics was my favorite subject in school”. My dad said “Science was my favorite subject”. My mom dislikes basketball on the other hand my dad hates soccer. After interviewing my mom and dad I know they have a lot of differences. Alex Gillotte

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The Likes and Differences of People

I interviewed my Grandma and my sister Jane to learn about their likes and differences. My Grandma and sister have St. Peter/ St. Francis School in common because my Grandma worked there and my sister goes to school there. Both of their favorite subjects are math. On the other hand, my Grandma’s favorite color is yellow and my sister’s is purple. Grandma’s least favorite sport is field hockey but Jane’s is martial arts. Jane only had a dog for a pet however Grandma has had a cat and dog for pets. It was fun interviewing my sister and Grandma. It was very interest-ing and exciting. Jocelyn Ducalo

Interviewing Keith and Nick One day I was interviewing Nick and Keith. I asked them what their favorite colors were. Keith’s favorite color was blue and Nick’s was orange. Then I asked what schools they go to. Keith goes to the Torrington High School. Nick goes to St. Peter/St. Francis School. I asked Keith what his favorite pet was. Keith’s favorite pet was a dog. Nick’s was a cat. Keith’ favorite subject was math and so was Nick’s. Keith and Nick’s least favorite sport was soccer. Those are my friends likes and dislikes. Noah Ponzi

My Interview With Two People I decided to interview my mom and my sister, Madison. The things that are alike about them are that they both like the color pink and they like art. They are different because Madison goes to school at St. Peter/St. Francis School and my mom works at Headz Up Hair Salon. They are also different because my sister Madison has two geckos, a cat and a dog. When my mom was that age, she had two cats and a bird. The last thing that is dif-ferent about them is that my Mom’s least favorite sport is football and Madison’s least favorite sport is soccer. I learned a lot about them that I never knew before. Mackenzie Shea

An Interview I wanted to interview my mom and my dad to learn more things about them, so I asked them some questions. My mom likes yellow but my dad likes red. They both like the movies, Twi-light and Breaking Dawn. When my dad was growing up he had dogs. My mom had cats. My mom’s least favorite sport is golf. But, on the other hand my dad’s least favorite sport is soc-cer. My mom’s favorite subject is chemistry. My dad’s favorite subject is history. It seems like they don’t have much in com-mon, but they do have my brother and me. Ryan Gaskins

My Interview I decided I wanted to learn some new things about my friends. I made the choice to interview my brother, Jordan and his friend Madelyn on how they’re alike and different. Jordan and Madelyn are alike because they both love math. Next, they both go to St. Peter/St. Francis School. Finally, they both hate golf. Jordan and Madelyn are different because Jordan’s favorite color is purple on the other hand Madelyn’s favorite color is blue. Next, they aren’t the same age be-cause Jordan is 7, while Made-lyn is 8. Finally, Jordan has 2 dogs and is a boy while Made-lyn is a girl and doesn’t have any dogs. It seems like they have their own unique person-alities, but they are very much alike. Joey Conroy

An Interview With My Brothers

Today I interviewed my two brothers, Kangdrake and Lincoln. I found out that they both go to St. Peter/St. Francis School, and they had a pet fish. Although Kangdrake’s favorite color is gold, Lincoln’s is green. Lincoln’s favorite subject is naptime, but Kangdrake’s is recess. Then, the final question I asked them was “What is your least favorite sport?” Lincoln answered, “Swimming,” and Kangdrake answered, “Ballet”. Today I’ve learned so many things about my brothers. I hope I can interview someone again. Phoenix Bernardin

Miss Joanie and

Miss Frauenhofer This week we were learning about comparing, contrasting and organizing. So my teacher Mrs. Propfe gave my class homework to make a Venn Dia-gram with two people. So I chose to interview the after-school teacher, Miss Joanie. I also decided to interview the Italian teacher at my school, Miss Frauenhofer. Miss Joanie and Miss Frauenhofer both work at St. Peter/St. Francis School. They have different favorite col-ors. Miss Joanie’s favorite color is blue. Miss Frauenhofer’s fa-vorite color is green. Then I decided to ask if they had pets. Miss Joanie has two cats. Miss Frauenhofer does not yet. They both are teachers but have differ-ent favorite subjects. Miss Joanie’s favorite subject is read-ing and Miss Frauenhofer’s fa-vorite subject is Italian. They both have least favorite sports but they are different because Miss Joanie does not like foot-ball and Miss Frauenhofer does not like golf. Now you know about two teachers at my school. Jackie Scherbner

My Interview Today I wanted to interview my mom and my brother. So I did. Nico goes to St. Peter/St. Fran-cis School and my mother is an ophthalmalgic assistant. My brother likes red because of chili peppers, and my mom likes blue because it is the color of the sky. My mom is inter-ested in art because she likes to design things. My brother is interested in Spanish because Spanish is part of our culture. My mom’s least favorite sport is football because you can get serious injuries. Nico’s least favorite sport is basketball be-cause he thinks when you are small you can’t shoot a hoop. The one thing my brother and my mom have alike is that they have the same dog which is a cocker spaniel named Daisie. That is what my mom and my brother Nico have alike and different. When I was done I learned new things about them. Carina Fiscella

Fun Facts About Two Friends I wanted to interview my two friends Ben and David. Ben and David do not have a lot in com-mon. They have a lot of differ-ences. David goes to religious education, and Ben goes to St. Peter/St. Francis School. I also found out that David’s favorite color is yellow, and Ben’s is blue. Next, I found out that Ben has a dog named Buster. On the other hand, David doesn’t have a pet at all. Then David told me that his favorite subject is read-ing, and Ben’s is math. Finally David told me that his least fa-vorite sport is tennis, and Ben’s is soccer. I hope you enjoyed learning about my two friends, Ben and David. Khobe Isaac

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Pet Parade

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Zordan Chickens

Bodie Murray

Checkers Kelly

Chaz Gauger Bob Sosnowski

Frankie Gauger Gibby O’Donnell

Curtiss Fish Granite Curtiss

Bumpa Curtiss

Gus Zordan

Lucky Dulak

Hank Miller Samantha Sovia Slate Curtiss

Lexi Hanlon

Bentley Curtiss

Ben Martins

Tucker Arndt

Daisie Fiscella

Daisy DiBetta 9

Daisy Sovia Dewey Kreuzer

Duke Howe

Harley Persechino Jessie Howe

Maisie Fuller

Molly Mainstruck

Rosie Jones

Molly Sykes

Murray and Iggy Kupcho

Murphy Toland

Sneezle Fiscella

Nola Foster

Prince William Peluso

Roxie Lafleur

Willow Harmon

Willow Meep Ratcliffe Sprinkles Mastrogiovanni

Science Fish by: Paige Gutowski

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Congratulations To the staff and advisors

of The Cherubim!

This newspaper is an excellent way to spread the good news of all St. Peter/St. Francis School

has to offer. God bless, Mrs. Gauger

We are Royalty!!!

Are you sure this will work?

Of course! DON’T BRING THE EGG!

Hey! Look! A man! Heeeey. . .

Stay away!

Hehe. . . I brought the egg, and now I will brainwash them! Say good-bye!!! Wait, is this a hologram?

We placed it in the stand! We will be royalty. We are

great rulers!

Annual Irish Dinner The Annual Traditional Irish Dinner was held on Saturday, March 9, 2013. The delicious corned beef and Irish stew were prepared under the direction of Chef William Bowles. He and his wife, Rachel, organized the event. Thanks to them and so many volunteers and students, the evening was a culinary and financial success. Mr. and Mrs. Bowles are the parents of Made-leine, grade 5, and Katherine, grade 2.

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Swimming lessons Grades 3 and 6 enjoyed swimming lessons at the Torrington YMCA. Kindergarten began its turn at the swim program on Wednesday, April 3. Each grade receives six weeks of instruction.

Photos by: Miss Frauenhofer Photos by: Mrs. Rougeot

VÉÇzÜtàâÄtà|ÉÇá4 On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, Mr. Jarred Howe was officially promoted to Torrington Deputy Fire Marshal in a ceremony at Torrington City Hall. Mr. Howe is the father of Sophia and Madison Howe in Grade 2.

Mystery Photo

Can you name the woman sit-ting on the St. Francis of Assisi School Memorial Day Parade float in 1996? Send your guess with your name and grade on a piece of paper to the science room by May 10.

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The school basketball

teams had a very successful season this year. The annual sports banquet was held on March 26, 2013. Congratula-tions to Jack Ward, Grade 8, for the Coach’s Award, to Jake Mazzarelli, Grade 8, for the Most Improved Player, and to Brian Considine, Grade 7, for the Most Valuable Player. Thanks to all the hard work by the Sports Association officers, President Cheryl Considine, Vice President Paul Hanlon, Secretary Patti Sosnowski, and Treasurer Tina Salius, the sea-son ran smoothly.

The Girls’ JV team was coached by Ben Woodruff and Rachel Bowles. They played against two teams during the regular season, St. Anthony School of Bristol and St. An-thony School of Winsted. The team had a challenging season, playing with only six girls and losing only one game. They competed in one tournament, the JV Tiny Sonstrom Tournament, where they won the champion-ship. Four members of the team were invited to play in the Var-sity All-Star game on Sunday, March 3rd. Julia Sosnowski, McKenzie Gauthier, and Jessica Persechino, all in grade 6, and Abbie Hanlon, grade 7, played in this fun, end of the season game. Our Boys’ JV team was coached by Todd Speaker. They played against three teams during the regular season, St. Anthony School of Bristol, St. Anthony School of Winsted, and Immanuel Lutheran School of Bristol. They played extremely hard all season and focused on the fundamentals of the game more than the competition. They improved from the begin-ning of the season to the end of the season. They played in one tournament this year, the JV Tiny Sonstrom Tournament, where they placed fourth. The co-ed team, coached by Mr. Jim Simoncelli, had a record of 9-3. They played against three teams during the regular season, St. Anthony School of Bristol, St. Anthony School of Winsted,

and Immanuel Lu-theran School of Bristol. They played well together and com-peted to win in every game. The four eighth graders were the core of the team and will be greatly missed next year. They played in two tournaments, the Breen Varsity Tournament, where they placed second, and the End of The Year Varsity Tournament, where they also came in second place. Four players played in the All-Star game on Sunday, March 3rd. Brian Considine, grade 7, Nicholas Crowley, Jack Ward, and Emily Kupcho, grade 8, played in this exciting, annual event. The St. Peter/St. Fran-cis School community greatly appreciates the time and dedica-tion of all of the coaches. They have been great role models and inspirational leaders.

Science Room News The eighth grade has begun painting the periodic table of the ele-ments in the science lab as a gift to future generations of students.

Photos by : Mrs. Hanlon

Photos by: Miss Frauenhofer

Pastiera (Easter Rice Pie)

Note: There is no crust used for this recipe. However, you can make your favorite pie crust and use the recipe below for the pie filling. Enjoy! ¾ cups cooked rice 1 ½ lbs. ricotta 6 eggs ¾ cup sugar 1 Tb. vanilla extract ½ pint whipping cream Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a baking dish / pie plate. Mix all of the ingredients in a mixer, adding the cream in last. Bake for approximately 1 hour.

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Asparagus Mushroom Frittata

Ingredients: 1 Tb. butter 3 Tbs. olive oil 1/2 lb. fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces 1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced 6 eggs 1 Tb. water 1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme 3 Tbs. freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees

F 2. Melt butter in an oven-safe

skillet over medium heat. Stir in olive oil and aspara-gus, and cook until the as-paragus is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the mush-rooms, and continue cook-ing about 5 minutes.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, water, and thyme. Pour into the skil-let, and reduce heat to low. Cover, and cook five min-utes.

4. Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until eggs are longer runny. Top the mix-ture with Parmesan cheese and mossarella cheese. Turn on the broiler, and broil until the cheeses are melted and lightly browned.

Serves six.

Rhubarb Bars

Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 2 Tbs. milk 5 cups fresh or frozen rhubarb 1 (3 oz.) package strawberry gelatin 2 cups white sugar 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

F 2. In a large bowl, stir together

2 cups of flour and baking powder. Cut in 1/2 cup of butter by pinching between your fingers or using a fork or pastry cutter until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in the egg and milk just until the mixture is moistened. Pat into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread the rhubarb over the crust in an even layer, then sprinkle the dry gelatin powder over the rhubarb.

3. Prepare the topping by stir-ring together 2 cups white sugar and 1 cup of flour. Cut in 1/2 cup of butter as you did for the crust. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the rhubarb.

4. Bake in the preheated oven until the topping is golden brown and the rhubarb is tender enough to easily pierce with a fork, about 45 minutes. Cool and then cut into bars to serve.

Serves thirty.

Mandarin Chicken Pasta Salad

Ingredients: 1 tsp. finely chopped, peeled fresh ginger 1/3 cup rice vinegar 1/4 cup orange juice 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil 1 (1 oz.) package dry onion soup mix 2 tsp. white sugar 1 clove garlic, pressed 1 (8oz.) package farfalle pasta 1/2 cucumber—scored, halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced 1/2 cup coarsely chopped red onion 2 diced Roma tomatoes 1 carrot, shredded 1 (60z.) bag fresh spinach 1 (11 oz.) can mandarin orange segments, drained 2 cups diced cooked chicken 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted Directions: 1. to make the dressing, whisk

together the ginger root, rice vinegar, orange juice, vegetable oil, sesame oil, soup mix, sugar, and garlic until well blended. Cover, and refrigerate until needed.

2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the farfalle and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain, and rinse un-der cold water. Place pasta in a large bowl.

3. To make the salad, toss the cucumber, bell pepper, on-ion, tomatoes, carrot, spin-ach, mandarin oranges, chicken and almonds with pasta. Pour the dressing over the sald mixture, and toss again to coat evenly. Serve immediately.

Serves six.

Loretta’s Language Lessons

Who did you see at the concert? We laid down for about an hour after the game. You should have saw the photos Diane took at the wedding! Her and Annie did not study for the test. Jimmy could have swam two more laps yesterday.

Whom did you see at the concert? We lay down for about an hour after the game. You should have seen the photos Diane took at the wedding! She and Annie did not study for the test. Jimmy could have swum two more laps yesterday.

Loretta’s answers

Grand slam Triple play Changeup Steal Wild pitch Squeeze play Forceout Sacrifice Dugout Strike zone

Hidden Picture! Find 14 more tennis racquets in

the Cherubim! Good luck!

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