Edition 2011, #3- The last edition before Thanksgiving

The season that keeps on giving
by: Dejah W

Falling leaves bare trees
Raking leaves from the ground
Messing up the pile
Now it’s time to do it again


THE ST.ETHELREDA LADY EAGLES VOLLEYBALL TEAM
By: Chanel B

Our volleyball team had a good season. We won 3 games and lost 5 games, I think. The volleyball members were:

• 8th graders: Brandice W, Courtney J, Virgina W, and Deja S
• 7th graders: Chanel B and Jazmine W
• 5th graders: Kaylin M, Ronena T, Kendyl M, and Therasa D

We moved on to the playoffs at St. Francis De Sales High School. We won the first game, but we lost our second game. The score was 8 to 25.

Volleyball was a lot of fun this year. We got to work with a lot of people. We would like to say a special thank you to Mrs. Spells and Coach Moore. Thanks to Mrs. Spells for letting us have volleyball and thanks to Coach Moore for coaching us. Thank you all so much.


We love to READ!
by: Brandice W

National Literacy Day happens every year on November 1st. This November 1st, St. Ethelreda observed National Literacy Day by reading stories, poems, and quotes (etc.) to our students, parents, and faculty. They read stories such as “O the Places You’ll Go”, “Pocket Poems”, “African Tales”, “Henry’s Freedom Box” and so much more.

Here is a quote from a teacher who attended St. Ethelreda’s national literacy night.

“I enjoyed it. I thought it was a great sight to see the parents reading to the students instead of the teachers reading to the students. It showed me how much the parents really care.”
- Mrs. L Pass

I attended literacy night as well. I had fun even though I came late. They had fun games to play on the wall, including hangman and a word unscramble game.

So if you love to read and show your support for a great school,
next year come on up to St. Ethelreda
and read a book to “tomorrow’s leaders”.

Edition 2011, #2 - St Eth Suggestions

Pants vs. Skirts
by Chanel B and Asia W

We would like to change the uniform for the winter to let girls wear navy blue pants and our yellow shirt and vest. Why? Because it is cold in the winter and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, there is too much we girls have to put on under our uniforms.

The girls in junior high should have a choice whether to wear a skirt or a pair of pants(dark blue). It gets cold during the fall and the winter and the skirts are too short to cover the bottom half of your leg. When it's cold inside the building, most of the girls complain about wearing skirts both indoors and outdoors.


The pros and cons of St. Ethelreda
by Dejah W and Gregory T

Pro St. Ethelreda:
St. Ethelreda School is a very safe environment. What I love about this school is that someone is always there for you. The teachers and staff and principal truly care about the students. It is always something new that I learn every day. I appreciate my parents for sending me to this school. There are no cons to this school. There are only pros, and that is why I love this school.



One St. Ethelreda con:
I want to make some suggestions, like hallway patrol. The reason I want to enforce hallway patrol is because students always run, and they can get hurt. We can teach students a lesson by not running in the hallway, and if they run the will get a citation. When teachers are not in the hallway, students are always up to no good. So hallway patrol should be able to give them a citation for inappropriate conduct. I really think we should enforce this suggestion because it would stop a lot of commotion.