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January-April 2013
The Planet
Congratulations to all four Paragon soccer teams!The War Eagles and the Silver Hawks have made it to the State games at ESPN’S Wide World of Sports!
Check out the photos of all the teams from the amazing soccer season:
Mr. Smith - Our biggest fan!
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Christmas and Carols
By: Emily B.
Cookies and Carols on December 19th was a success! First ,the students played instruments. K/1 played the instruments and sang “The Little Drummer Boy.” Miss Maureen’s class played “Jingle Bells” on the
bells. Fourth grade played “Good King Wenceslas” and ”Jingle Bells” on the recorder. Fifth grade played the
ukulele. They played “Clementine” and “Love Somebody.” All of the Middle and High School played the drums. Then, students, parents, and teachers ate some cookies and other treats at the CRJ Social Hall. Students and teachers sang carols off the projector screen at the hall. Cookies and Carols was so great!
What’s Happening
Out and About
Medieval Fairby: Tommy B.
The Paragon School went to the Medieval Fair in Gainesville The bus left at 7:30 A.M. We were on the bus and we watched the Princess Bride movie. The high school and middle school class went into separate groups: Mr. Malloy, Mrs. H, Mrs. Steger, Mr. Chris, Mrs. Jana, and Miss Leah. We got off the bus and entered the Medieval Fair. We started on the tournament field were they were jousting and we saw other entertainment. We saw the medieval fair's workplace where men and women were blacksmithing, sewing fabric, making medicine and more. We met up for lunch. We all saw Cha-ching, the bunny rabbit, and two magicians. We all went back into the bus and watched the Princess Bride all the way to school for dismissal. Raise the drawbridge because King Arthur is coming... for real?
Cookies and Carols
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What’s Happening
Girls’ Weekend
Girls Just Want to Have Fun!!!by: Emily B.
Paragon'ʹs first ever Girls’ Weekend happened on February 8th at the Altamonte Hilton. Seven Paragon girls, their sisters, and moms came to the event. Miss Leah and Mrs. Leonard had planned activities for the night. We made crafts such as headbands, hair clips, and Valentine t-‐‑shirts. We also painted our nails. We all went down to the pool and swam. We went in the hot tub and played
pool games. Mrs. Wilkes brought marshmallows to make S'ʹmores. After making crafts and swimming, we set up our beds, popped popcorn, and watched the movie “Brave.” There were girls sleeping everywhere! There were people on beds, on couches, and even on the floor! When we woke up Saturday morning, we went down stairs to eat
breakfast. After breakfast we went back to the pool to swim and play more pool games. After the pool we had to pack up to go home. This Girls’ Weekend was great! I can'ʹt wait until we do it again!
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What’s Happening
Around Campus
InternshipsBy Emily B. and Tommy B.
Mr. Maloy’s and Mrs. Steger’s class have been staying busy! Students have been going to the Orange County Library shelving books, music, and movies as well as keeping the tables and computers clean for people to use.
At the Welbourne Nursery, Paragon students work with the preschoolers to weed and water the community garden. At NYPD Pizza, students help to get the restaurant ready for business by folding boxes, cleaning tables and chairs, and
filling up the cheese shakers.
At Freedom Ride, students help keep the stalls clean and the horses groomed. They also get to ride the horses. On Friday, students help keep the YMCA clean for guests by washing windows, folding towels, vacuuming floors, and wiping down furniture.
Mrs. Jana’s homeroom class spends Friday afternoons at Northland Church interning. There students help distribute and stock office supplies, clean, and any other housekeeping jobs that may need to be done.
Interning at these places is is really hard work, but it is worth it because students are learning how to work in the real world!
Tony, Michael, and Daniel work together to fold, hang, and label table cloths at Northland.
Mary and Michael work with the preschoolers at Welbourne nursery to water the vegetable plants in the garden.
Dayton and Tommy sort through DVDs to put back on the shelf.
Pasidu gets the floors clean at the YMCA
Cory and Ethan ride on the bus to get the NYPD pizza.
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A Trip to St. AugustineBy: Aaron B. & Miss Leah
The fourth grade, middle school, and high school went to St. Augustine. We left at 7am on a large bus. When we arrived in St. Augustine, we visited Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest wooden schoolhouse, and Fort Matanzas. We ate a picnic lunch on the grounds in front of Castillo de San
Marcos, but before that we stopped at Killwins Ice Cream Shop to eat ice cream. After lunch, we got back on the bus which drove us to Fort Matanzas. When we arrived, we had to take a ferry over to the fort. Fort Matanzas is a lot
smaller that Castillo de San Marcos. While looking around Fort Matanzas, some students saw dolphins swimming by.
Everyone had such a good time. Some students couldn’t stay awake on the ride home!
What’s Happening
St. Augustine
The group at Fort Matanzas
Ice cream before lunch!?!? It was a nice treat!
The trip exhausted these two!
Tony, Harrison, Alex, and Daniel posing with a cannon at Castillo de San Marcos.
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What’s Happening
Dr. Seuss Day
By: Jonathan S.
Miss Maureen’s and Mrs. Jesse’s classes celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday. We wore pajamas to school. We read books and did activities that went along with each book. We made Green Eggs and Ham and Pink Ink Drink and then ate them. We made Lorax pots and planted plants in them. In the afternoon we watched the movie “The Lorax.” It was a fun day!
Facts about Dr. Seuss His real name was Theodore Geisel.
He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
His birthday is March 2, 1904, and he died September 24, 1991.
Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated 44 children’s books. The first book was And to Think Thank I Saw it On Mulberry Street and the last book was Oh, The Places You’ll Go.
(Challenge: If you can list the other 42 books and turn it in to Miss Leah, you’ll get a 100s club ticket!)
Colin being silly in the photo booth
Jonathan enjoying his Pink Ink Drink
Mrs. Jesse read The Lorax before making the Lorax pots.
Do you like Green Eggs and Ham? After giving them a try students got a chance to tell whether or not they liked them.
Pranav is doing his best at Pin the Hat on the Cat.
Aaron with his Lorax pot.
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What’s Happening
Survivor Field Day
This year, Paragon had Survivor Field Day before Spring Break. Students were broken into different tribes and participated in a variety of relays and messy games. After a delicious pizza picnic on the field, the bounce house and snow cone machine were open for business. As always, Survivor was a ton of fun. Just see for yourself!
PieEating
Contest
A PICTURE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: Check out the chicken hitting Mr. Chris in the chest and look closely at Miss Maureen’s reaction! Nice aim Michael!
Relay Race&
Tug-O-War
Buttered Rubber Chicken Chuck
Snow Cones, Bounce House, and Water Guns
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What’s Happening
Student Council
Student Council elections were held Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Before the elections during the morning assembly, students who were running for Student Council gave their speeches. Room 5 was transformed into Paragon’s polling center. The polls opened during lunch for students to vote. Students were voting for their peers to be Class Representatives for his or her homeroom class.Eight Class Representatives were chosen. They are:Jonah D.- 2nd/3rd GradeJocelyn D.- K/1 & 4th GradeSebastian L.- K/1 & 4th GradeDakota B.- 5th/6th GradeEmily B.- Mrs. Steger’s & Mr. Maloy’s Homeroom and SecretaryDayton H.- Mrs. Steger’s & Mr. Maloy’s HomeroomDaniel A.- Ms. Lynn’s Homeroom!Sean C.- Mrs. Jana’s HomeroomThese students, along with Mr. Chris and Mrs. Leonard, meet to discuss upcoming events and other happenings at Paragon.
Student Council
Out and About
Student Council collected nonperishable food items for The Oranole Foundation. Over 200 food items were collected! Way to go Paragon!On Earth Day, Student Council took a field trip to the worm farm in Apopka to learn the importance of worms in our environment.
Student Council
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What’s Happening
Prom
Paragon PromBy: Tommy Babia
Rollins College held an 80’s themed prom for the middle and high school students. There was 80’s music such as “Billie Jean.” Rollins College had decorated the room. First we ate dinner then we
danced. We taught some of the Rollins students the dances. Hours of dancing passed. I was so tired by the time I got picked up. We received decorated photo frames from Rollins College. My favorite things to do was to dance to “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson.
Logan and Keegan with Rollins Student, Taylor.
Who’s that rock star? Oh, it’s Lindsey!
Havin’ a Blast! Harrison, Sean, Dylan, Michael P.
Dancing Queen, Ms. Lynn, leads the Hustle.
Ladies of the Eighties! Miss Maureen and Mrs. Leonard show off their best 80’s look.
Mr. Rich and Mr. Maloy were in charge of the tunes.
Cory and Mrs. H showing off their best looks.
Natalie loved the ice cream bar!
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What’s Happening
Spring Break in Charleston
And We’re Off...Several middle/high students and their parents along with Mrs. Leonard, Miss Leah, and Mr. Chris spent spring break exploring the historic town of Charleston, South Carolina. The first few nights were spent in cabins at a county park where students participated in a ropes course. It was cold and windy, but everyone braved up and had a great time. The last two nights were spent aboard the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier that was used in several wars including WWII. Once on the Yorktown, the Paragon crew took a tour of the ship and had a marine biology class where a lot of cool ocean life was shown.
It was a bit cold and a little windy on our day trip to Ft. Sumpter.
On the ropes courseKeegan does not look happy about the sleeping arrangements on the Yorktown but these moms don’t seem to mind staying in the officers quarters.
Picking cotton at Boone Hall Plantation
Do you believe in ghosts? Paragon took a night ghost tour around Charleston, visiting several haunted (allegedly) buildings and graveyards.
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Student Spotlight
Smarty Pants
The following paragraphs are answers from a Medieval Times Quiz:
“This is about the Vikings. The word Viking means to go raiding. The Vikings were raiders, they came , killed, stole and left. The Vikings were polytheistic which means they believed in many gods. The Christians were monotheistic which means believing in one god. The vikings then attacked costal monasteries. No Christians would attack monasteries because if they did they would go to hell but the Vikings were not Christian, so it didn’t matter to them. The Vikings attacked costal and river towns. The Vikings ship is called the long boat. It was engineered to take on rough water and shallow waters. The Vikings raided Scandinavian towns, too. The countries that make up Scandinavia are Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Very few Scandinavians were vikings. Then the Vikings stopped raiding and began destroying, and invading. An invader is someone who comes, kills, destroys, but then settles down there. The Vikings first invaded England, then North America, India, and China. The Viking leader, Harold Blue Tooth, united the Vikings. He was a Christian so his men became Christians. He also built a giant cross in his town. Finally, that is about the Vikings.”
-By Harrison S.
“The Vikings were polytheistic (means that they believe in many gods) raiders who took over coastal and river towns, killed many people, stole treasure and slaves, and went back home to Scandinavia. Some Scandinavian countries are Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Since the Vikings were polytheistic, they destroyed monasteries that belonged to Christians who were monotheistic (only believe in one god). Then, after the Vikings were raiders, they became invaders. Invaders are people who take over a river or a coastal town, go to someone’s house, kill the people who live in it, then live in that house forever (it sounds terrible). When they started invading, they invaded Ireland and England. Next there was a Viking king named Harold Bluetooth. Are you wondering why his last name was Bluetooth? Well, his last name was Bluetooth because he ate blueberries and got blueberry juice all over his teeth. The Vikings weren’t united, but Harold Bluetooth became a Christian and so did his men (same thing with Alaric and Clovis, they became Christian and so did their men).”
-By Lindsey N.
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Student Spotlight
Smarty Pants
by Edwin V.
The Pet Wars Episode 3By Aaron B.
In our last story, Dog, Doog, Dong, and Dogz were in a rocky forest but there were Robocats and a giant Robodog. They found the first gold bone. Now to continue our story...The dogs and their ship were in the icy cavern. BUMP! The ship crashed into an icy fortress. There was a second gold bone but there was also a giant robodog. “Beware,” said a mysterious dog. Then he vanished...“HELP! HELP! HELP! We got the second gold bone but the icy robodog is chasing us!” They fell off a cliff and landed on the ship...(At the Stormy Fortress...)“I got it! The third gold bone.”(now at the Flame Fortress...)A lava robodog and an evil shadow of the evil cat was expecting them.
To be continued...
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Student Spotlight
Stories, Art, and more
by Edwin V.
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Shuriken
Shurikens throwing weapons that ninjas used.
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Student Spotlight
Stories, Art, and more
by Edwin Vazquez
The newspaper staff contributed stories, articles, and photos to this edition of The Planet. They also helped design, layout, and edit the paper. Thank you to each of you for your hard work and creativity throughout the year!
Newspaper Staff: Top Row: Miss Leah, Tommy B., Emily B.
Bottom Row: Aaron B., Jonathan S., Mark A.
Kirby’s Return to Dreamlandby Aaron B.
There is two Kirby games I know of: Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Return to Dream Land. There are a lot of bosses in both games. In Kirby's Epic Yarn there are bosses. They are Meta Knight, King Dedede, Yin-Yarn, Mega-Yin Yarn, Hot Wings, Squashini, Fangora, and Capamari. Here are two facts about Kirby's Epic Yarn: first, you can't suck up enemies; and second, you can only hurt bosses by grabbing the red button on them.The bosses in Kirby's Return to Dream Land are Fatty Puffer, Galacta Knight, Goriath, Grand Doomer, HR-D3, Landia, Lor Starcutter, Magolor Soul, Metal General, Mr. Dooter, Robo Dedede, Whispy Woods. There are Mini Bosses too. They are Bonkers, Sphere Doomer, Water Galboros, Kibble Blade, Moundo, King Doo, Super Bonkers, and Gigant Edge. Here are some energy sphere bosses: Purple Sphere Doomer, Red Sphere Doomer, White Sphere Doomer, and White with blue eyes Sphere Doomer. The Super Elements are super sword, super fire, super beam, super ice, and super bonker. I like Kirby’s return to Dream Land since it has upgrades.
Creative Story Continued...By Chris B.
Chris obviously knew that the turtle was in the room. “I know what you’re thinking,” he said before turning around. “I take your little contraption out every two years to change the strings. Strings can’t last forever underwater, you know.” The turtle was relived! It went back into its tank to sleep the day away.
The End
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100’s Club Challenge
Guess Who??? Believe it or not, teachers were young once, too! Before we assigned homework and took checks, we sat in desks, took tests, and some of us were even sent to the principal’s office! Take a look to see if you can figure out which Paragon staff is the youngster below. Fill in your answers and return to Miss Leah to receive a 100s Club ticket. Answers will be revealed in the next edition of The Planet.
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Mrs. Jesse!! Miss Leah! Miss Maureen! Mrs. Emma! Ms. Cynthia! Miss Jessica! Mrs. Briggs! Mrs. Leonard Mrs. H! ! Mr. Chris! ! Mr. Maloy! Mrs. Steger Mrs. Dennis! Mr. Rich! ! Ms. Lynne! Mrs. Marshall! Coach Allan! Miss Amy
Ms. Susan! Mrs. Jana ! !
Holiday Edition Newspaper Challenge Answers:
Mrs. Emma Miss Leah
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Special Olympic State Games@ ESPN Wide World
Awards Banquet
6:00Social Hall
Drama Production of Willy Wonka
5:30pm
Mother’s Day
Cinco de
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Memorial Day
May2013
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