Are you a Straight “A” All Star? Well, if you got straight A’s in the second quarter, you helped our school get a $1,000 check! The program is sponsored by Westfield Insurance and the Cavaliers. By getting straight A’s, you could also win two tickets to a Cavaliers game. Did you win? Well, I won, and so did a lot of other kids. It was so much fun, and it was too bad that they did not win. It was cool to go, and to know that I got there because of good grades is even better. On April 27, 2012, we will have a spirit rally, and the Cavs will present the $1,000 check to us. How awesome is that? Great job, St. Ambrose School, and keep up the good work!

By Rachel Russo, Grade 5

Would you rather play a DS game in 2D or 3D? This is my review on the new Starfox 64 3D for the new Nintendo 3DS.

The Starfox team is back in the new Starfox 64 3D for the 3DS! The evil scientist Andross has turned Corneria, the fourth planet of the Lylat System, into a wasteland. General Pepper has sent Peppy Hare, Pigma Dengar, and the legendary James McCloud to infiltrate Andross’s base on planet Venom. Betrayed by Pigma, James and Peppy were captured by Andross. Peppy barely made it out of Venom and then told Fox, James’s son, about his father’s death. Fox McCloud, Slippy Toad, Falco Lombardi, and Peppy Hare then formed the new Starfox Team. Their mission is to find Andross and defeat him before he destroys the Lylat System. Thank you for reading my review!

By Gianna Maihofer, Grade 5

“Winning is not always everything,” adults say, but to me it is. When I heard about the 5^th grade Spelling Bee, I was determined to win. I tried my best to get in the bee when we were figuring out who would be in it, and I qualified. So the next day they gave us the list of words. I didn’t study at first because I thought, “This will be easy! I have until January 13!” When it came closer I knew I should have studied earlier. So from then on I studied, studied, and STUDIED.  I even studied in the shower!

Then the day finally came. I was very, very nervous. I studied all that day, until the hour came. While my friends and I waited we studied together, waiting for the moment we would step out there and spell. We decided we were bored so we went to watch the younger kids.  It was so scary!  I ran back, even more nervous then before. Soon it was time, so they lined us up and we were out on the stage, with the first person spelling. It went like that for what seemed like ages. It soon became me and Alaina Ricciardi. I spelled one word correctly and then the championship word, “treasurer,” and I won, with Alaina in second place. “I did it!” I yelled, with my arms in the air. It felt so incredible to win. It taught me that, with a little effort and determination, you can be a winner.

By Ashley Scheutzow, Grade 5

(* James Kozlowski in grade 3 won the bee for grades 2 and 3, and eighth-grader Rachel Petrus won for grades 6, 7 and 8. Rachel will represent St. Ambrose at the Medina County Spelling Bee on Feb. 1 at Medina High School. Congratulations!)

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