March 2013

Volume 1, Issue 1I

North Haven

Middle School

kids to get involved in

these events?

Answer: Yes, because it

makes them much more

mature than if they did

not.

As can be seen St. Bald-

ricks is a very important

and great way to help

people with cancer. We

should all be proud to be

part of this event and all

the good things that come

from it. If you were not

part of the celebration

this year you can still

help out by donating any

amount of money to our

already shaved shavees at

http://

www.stbaldricks.org/

events/

mypage/1609/2013/ so

that our school can help

out even more.

Check out

some pictures

from

St. Baldricks

on Page 2!

Another Great St. Baldricks for North Haven

By Francesco Spirli’

On March 11th, all of the

schools in North Haven

came together to cele-

brate the fifth annual St.

Baldricks event at the

North Haven Middle

School. For those who do

not know, St. Baldricks is

a fantastic charity event

that has been raising

money since 2000 to fight

child hood cancer in the

U.S. All of the schools in

North Haven combined

were able to raise an in-

credible sum of $50,593

for this great cause. The

school that raised more

than half of that amount

was the Ridge Road

Team with its grand total

of $25,952. The Middle

School itself raised

$9,634.88 which landed it

in as the second top fun-

der in the North Haven

Schools St. Baldricks

event. St. Baldricks has

become a tradition in the

North Haven Middle

School, with our team

that reached more than 60

shavees in just a little

more than a week. This

event also helps kids of

all ages see the impor-

tance of helping out those

less fortunate and I be-

lieve that it truly gives

everyone that participates

in it a great feeling of

accomplishment. At the

event I was able to ask

Riley Powell, the second

top participant for the

North Haven Middle

School Team, who raised

a great amount of $708, a

few questions about the

event.

Question: How many

years have you been par-

ticipating in St. Bald-

ricks?

Answer: I have been in

St. Baldricks for four

years.

Question: What is the

main reason why you do

this event?

Answer: To raise money

for those less fortunate

and to try and find a cure

for cancer.

Question: What is the

most money that you

have raised for this

event?

Answer: About $1600.

Question: How long have

you been growing your

hair for St. Baldricks?

Answer: Since last year’s

St. Baldricks.

Question: Do you think

that it is important for

Inside this issue:

Pictures from St. Bald-

ricks

2

Molly’s Comic 3

Superintendent Award

winners

4

A short story 4

The History of St. Pat-

rick’s Day

5

US Crossword Puzzle 6

CMT student interview 7

The Scoop

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Pictured on the Right:

Mr. DiPalma, NHMS Italian

Teacher and St. Baldrick’s

Master of Ceremonies getting his

head shaved

Pictured on the Left:

NHMS 8th Graders, Lindsay

Knight and Serena DeBenidetto

after getting their heads shaved

Volunteers from many area salons

came out to shave over 200

heads. Pictured on the right,

NHMS’ Riley Powell mid shave

Pictured on the left:

Volunteers as young as North

Haven’s elementary school stu-

dents came out to support St.

Baldricks.

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NHMS 8th Graders Honored at SCASA Ceremony

Laurel View Country Club

Danielle Mixon

Grade 8

North Haven Middle School

Danielle has been rid-ing horses since she was 5 years old. She owns a horse named Buzz, with whom she’s won many ribbons and titles at A-rated state shows. Danielle is also part of an organization called Racing for Home, which helps to rescue and retrain abused and/or neglected race horses. She teaches lessons to children of all ages and has helped kids with physical dis-abilities through thera-peutic riding. Along with softball, Danielle is involved with NHMS’s

Todd

Richards

Grade 8

North Haven Middle School

Todd takes part in many extra-curricular activities. He is cur-rently an assistant pa-trol leader for his Boy Scout troop, where he has obtained the rank of Star Scout. He is also part of the Boy Scout Order of the Arrow, which partakes in ser-vice projects as well as occasional camporees and fellowships. His leadership skills come in handy as he helps out the younger kids in the troop, and assists the leaders of his for-mer Cub Scout Pack 801 in activities such as

the summer carnival, Italian Festival and the Masonic Lodge clean-up. As a member of St. Therese CCD, he helps make sandwiches and packs food for the homeless shelter, and collects food and cloth-ing for the homeless and poor. Todd is a member of DeMolay, which is group that helps mold young men into productive commu-nity members by teach-ing them to treat others with respect and kind-ness. Besides partici-pating in these groups, Todd plays basketball on a recreational team and will be trying out for the track team in high school next year. NHMS is very proud of Todd for this recogni-tion.

How a Girl Met a Leprechaun

By Ashley Cipollini

couldn't help them. But

then Niall spotted it on

the roof of the Emperor

of China's palace (which

is called the Jade Palace).

So Niall and Leann

thought and thought

about how they are going

to get the soccer ball off

the roof! And Niall got

the idea of using his rain-

bow powers to climb to

the top of the palace. So

he sprinkled some

Once upon a time, a girl

named Leann was play-

ing soccer with her dog

Jessie in her backyard.

She kicked the soccer ball

so far, that it rolled into

the woods. So, she ran in

the woods to get it. While

she was getting the soccer

ball, she saw a gold light

in the distance. She

walked closer to the light,

and saw a little man with

a green jacket on him,

carrying a pot of gold.

She said “Who are you”.

And he said that his name

was Niall! He said, “let

me find this thing you

call a soccer ball.” So

they went on a little jour-

ney to find the soccer

ball. I guess Leann

kicked the ball so far, that

it went into China! So

they went on a plane to

China, and asked every-

one if they have seen it.

But since they didn't un-

derstand English, they

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Friends of Rachel group, which works within the school to ful-fill Columbine victim Rachel Joy Scott’s wish to start a “chain reac-tion of kindness” within the school community. She is part of the school’s Zoom running club and is a first-chair violinist in the school orchestra. Danielle’s future plans include studying to become a veterinarian at the “school of her dreams”, Louisiana State Univer-sity. She considers her-self blessed for having received this SCASA recognition. NHMS is proud of her for this achievement.

rainbow pixie dust on

him and he flew to the

top of the palace! He

got the soccer ball and

Leann returned to her

home. And Niall the

Leprechaun saved the

day. The End!

St. Patrick’s Day

By Charlotte Cecarelli

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St. Patrick’s Day is a world known holiday celebrated on the same day each year (March 17), but I bet you didn’t

know where, when and how this famous holiday was started. Here is some basic information on how this day

originated and found a spot in history.

When you hear St. Patrick’s day what do you usually think of? I know that I usually think about green and

the country of Ireland. There is a reason for both of these statements and it has to do with the famous saint, Saint

Patrick who was the patron saint of Ireland. He was born in 390 AD in Britain, not actually Ireland. His parents

named him Maewyn, however he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland when he was just a young boy. He grew up

in Ireland with the kidnapper who was in fact a Christian. St. Patrick soon began to practice this religion more and

more. He soon escaped from his kidnappers 6 years later and ran back to Britain where he continued to practice

the religion of Christianity. His dreams were of him, going back to Ireland and teaching people about God. Before

going to Ireland he visited France, where he studied religion. Soon after the Pope named him Patricius, which is the

Latin name for Patrick, for doing continuous work to help others. He then became a priest and a bishop. He went

back to Ireland and taught people about praying to God. He was a very kind person, and built churches and

schools all over the country. People saw him doing these kind things and began to trust him more and more. St.

Patrick’s Day is celebrated in honor of this glorious saints death date on March 17th, 461 AD. After he died the

church named him a Saint. This is a little bit about how St. Patrick’s day was started.

Do you know why people wear green to celebrate this holiday? It is to honor Ireland’s fields and fertile

land. When you wear green you are honoring The Emerald Isle. People used to burn branches with green leaves

during the month of March and spread the ashes to make them fertile. Also this would supposedly make the fields

green. Also people decorate with not just green but with shamrocks as well. The shamrock is the symbol of Saint

Patrick and of Ireland.

I hope you learned something new from this article and I also hope you found the facts interesting.

St. Patrick

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Student Voices: CMT

Rajni Komel interviews Niti Bidja

North Haven Middle School

55 Bailey Road

North Haven, CT 06473

Interested in Joining?

New members always welcome!

Contact: Mrs. Anaclerio

7th Grade Language Arts

Room C15 Extension 3615

Check us out on the web!

www.north-haven.k12.ct.us

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Me- Good day Niti

Niti- Good day Rajni

Me- Niti, I have a few questions to ask.

Niti Go ahead Rajni.

Me-What is your favorite test on the CMTs?

Niti- I would say math is my personal favorite.

Me- Interesting, what is your least favorite?

Niti- I would say DRP, Hate them.

Me- Haha, What frightens you most about the CMTs?

Niti- Well Rajni, now that I think about it, I think that the amount of time given frightens me.

Me- I think so too! How do you feel about the different test on it?

Niti- The DRP’s vocabulary is too strong , Editing and revising is easy, Reading comprehension is easy, an I think

they need better topics for the Writing Prompt. Also I think math is very easy.

Me-Pretty honest answers. Are you looking forward to it?

Niti Not really.

Me- Do you think it will help you improve in the future?

Niti- No I don’t think so.

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