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Hurricane brings us Storm Stories By Loli Constantini After Hurricane Irma hit South Florida many of us went outside to discover a lot of damage. Spire Crier reporters spent a lot of time before and after the storm trying to find out how students, teachers, and staff prepared and dealt with cleanup. This is our Extra Edition of The Spire Crier and it covers our Storm Stories. Ms. Ceil Fitts, who works in the Church Office, said she had to leave her home. “I evacuated to a hurricane safe home near my house,” she said. “It had impact glass, but no electricity or running water.” After the storm was over she came back home and did not know what to expect. “I literally walked up to my driveway with my eyes closed, my house was fine, the roof didn’t blow off or anything like that. There was a little bit of tree damage on the streets, but not on my house,” she said. P.E. Assistant Ms. Dayssi Dedos stayed put during and after the storm. “I stayed in my house because trees were blocking my path,” she said. Her reaction after the storm was one of gratitude “I’m thankful because not that much damage was made. Only tree damage,” she said. Mrs. Diana Propeck, the fifth grade substitute teacher, had to leave her home because of the chance of flooding. “I went to my friend’s house on the west side of US 1 because we were afraid of the storm surge,” she said. When she saw her house after the hurricane her reaction was happiness. “We were happy, happy, happy because when my husband opened the garage door, we had power,” she said. “Our neighbors said we only lost power for about twelve hours.” The Parent Association’s Mrs. Roberta Meyeringh said that Hurricane Irma had one good result. “It brings neighbors together,” she said. (Mateo Gutierrez contributed to this story.)
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Inside this issue:
Affects in the Keys
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Meteorology Report 3 Teacher Interviews
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Student Poll
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Time Travel Story
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Cultural Corner
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News and Views
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Student Fiction
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Student Fiction
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Student Fiction
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Halloween Puzzle
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Special points of interest:
Many people were evacuated twice before Hurricane Irma. Teachers said they were happy the hurricane wasn’t worse. Color-changing tattoos can save a life. The Mystery Teachers both have dark blonde hair.
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The Florida Keys need our help after hurricane By Olivia Pozo Before Hurricane Irma hit Florida, the people who live in the Keys were in grave danger. The hurricane had been a Category 4 storm, headed to the Keys. Many people had been evacuated, but some people stayed thinking it wasn’t going to be a problem. After the hurricane, we were lucky our community and school were okay but in the Keys homes have been destroyed or flooded. Only about 10 percent of homes have not been destroyed or flooded. Only 10 percent! That’s not a lot. Some people had been evacuated to Miami to be in a shelter. While now you can go into the Keys, right after the storm no one was allowed in. It was not safe and people are still trying to fix everything. Power trucks went in to give them power. The government is trying to clean everything up. Now, we need your help to bring items to school or donate them to one of the shelters. You can bring pajamas, canned food, clothes, shampoo, conditioner, diapers, rash cream, baby food, yoga mats, and other necessary items. If you bring them they will help the people who are from the Keys. I hope we all are OK from the hurricane and I hope we all have power now.
Before storm, student was nervous about dog Everyone spent a lot of time getting ready for Hurricane Irma and a lot of time cleaning up after Hurricane Irma.
By Sarah Nigro Eloise Miles, a fourth grade student in Ms. Quinones’ class, said she wasn’t nervous for herself before Hurricane Irma. Before the storm, like many in the St. Thomas community, Eloise and her family were getting ready. She was also worried about someone else. “I’m really nervous about where my dog is going to go,” Eloise said. She said she and her family were probably going to go to her cousin’s house. Eloise’s house is next to a lake. “I think we have enough food,” she said.
Mrs. Lichtner and family played cards during Irma By Olivia Pozo and Margot Maguire We wanted to find out what Mrs. Lichtner did to prepare for Hurricane Irma so after the storm we sat down with her for an interview. Q. What did you and your family during the hurricane? A. We all gathered in the same place and played cards. Q. Did you have enough food and water? A. Thankfully, we were very well prepared. We had lots of food a lot of water and too much junk food. Q. When did you get power? A. Five days after the storm hit Miami. Q. What were you most nervous about? A. Safety. I was worried about the shutters blowing off and my front door shattering. Q. What did you do with your pets? A. I have no pets.
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Nurse, hadUM verycamps different experiences Studentteacher Notebook: are fun By Sophie Lobo and Anastasia Leyva Nurse Natasha stayed in her house for the hurricane. She was scared and so were her kids. She ate tuna, mac and cheese, chips and cookies. She mostly played with her kids. She wanted to leave her house, but her parents did not want her to leave. Mrs. Richard, Junior Preschool, was not scared because she has been through a lot of hurricanes. She went to a hotel with generators so she did not lose power. They fed her a fancy breakfast every day, she said. When she came back to her house she had no damage. She said, “Just have a little faith.”
Meteorology Report: It’s a hot hurricane season By Mateo Gutierrez Hurricane season is coming to an end and with more hurricanes it's getting serious. Hurricanes are created in the Atlantic Ocean near the west coast of Africa, in the Gulf Stream, and sometimes in the Gulf of Mexico. This is due to the increase in low-pressure systems. A low-pressure system is caused when fast moving air is forced together to create “lift.” It is best explained by a concept called the Bernoulli’s Principle that states “pressure in a fluid decreases as the speed of the fluid increases. The difference between these pressures is called lift. The result from the winds of a hurricane or tornado passing over the house is a low-pressure area.” Scientists think all of these major hurricanes are due to climate change causing warmer ocean waters. We can help by using electric cars or putting solar panels on our roofs for energy. These things can make a big impact.
Many trees at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden had to be cut down after the hurricane, like this one.
Mrs. Samudrala evacuated for the hurricane By Olivia Pozo and Margo Maguire Mrs. Samudrala went to Orlando during Hurricane Irma. She told us when she and her family got there they were told on the road driving that they had to go to a shelter. “I didn’t want to so we went to Atlanta,” she said. She said they had enough food and water there. “We were lucky because we were staying with my niece who had lots of food and water. When we got back to Miami we found we had lost our fence, but it was no big deal,” she said. She got power back on Sept. 14, she said. She does not have pets so she didn’t have to worry about that.
Flamingoes at Zoo Miami were herded into the bathrooms to stay safe.
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Everyone is very thankful Irma was not worse By Milla Siahpoosh and Natasha Machado We asked a preschool teacher and our police officer what they did to get ready for the hurricane and their answers were similar—they both needed to get food and water. “I wanted it to stop,” said Mrs. Noble. “I needed to put my car in a safe place,” said Erasmo Lopez, our police officer. We also asked a few teachers that if they could describe the hurricane in one or two words what would they be. They said it would be “emotional” and “petrifying.” When they found out it was not hitting us as bad they said were very thankful.
Mrs. Harris went to Orlando, then Atlanta Like many evacuees, Mrs. Harris was dismayed, after settling in, to find Orlando had become an evacuation zone during Hurricane Irma.
By Sindhu Talluri and Caroline Ortiz Mrs. Harris, a wonderful St. Thomas administrator who works at the office connected to Miss Annie, kindly accepted an interview about what she did for Hurricane Irma. So, here’s the scoop: Mrs. Harris worriedly escaped Miami by car to Orlando with her two daughters (leaving her husband to take care of their house), and was dismayed— just after settling in—to find it was an evacuation zone. Then she and her daughters went to Atlanta to stay with other family. Her husband later flew in. She said she was extremely relieved to find only a Category 1 hurricane was hitting us.
Student Poll: One student was excited By Anna Sophia Lavernia I took a poll to find out how some students were feeling as Hurricane Irma approached Miami. Here’s what they said:
Felt like running away: 1 Nervous: 5 Don’t care: 3 Excited: 1 Scared: 2 Mad: 1
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Former student feltUM nervous hurricane Student Notebook: campsabout are fun By Oscar Vazquez As part of the Spire Crier storm stories, I spoke with Aleco Azqueta about Hurricane Irma and what he did during the storm. Aleco graduated from St. Thomas in the class of 2016-2017. Q: Did you go somewhere for Irma? A: I went to New York. Q: Did you have family stay at your house? A: No. Q: How did you feel about Hurricane Irma coming to Miami? A: I felt nervous.
Student Fiction: Hurricane time travel By Laura Marmorek Hi. My name is Katrina and I’m Andrea, but people call me Andrew and we are time travelers. But before we talk about that let’s start at the beginning. I was born in...no, let’s not go there, Katrina! We live in harvey without a capital letter. It’s a planet. Named after the founder harvey danger. Me and Katrina are twins. Three years before…. Mooooooom!!!! “Do we have to go to school?! Please, no. Please, no.” “No, you're going to school.” “Fine!” “Hey, Andrew, let's cut school.” “Great idea.” On the way, Andrew and Katrina found a little pure clean pond. “Let's take a jump in the pond.” “OK.” (They jump into the pond.) “Where are we? I think we’re 200 years back in time.” “How do you know?” “About a week ago I was studying 1893. And there's a picture of this pond.” (Katrina said this while pointing at it.) “I’m scared.” “It’s OK. We’ll get home, somehow.” When we woke up it was a beautiful shiny day. As people walked by in their long cotton dresses and high hats, I noticed something felt different. As I looked at myself I noticed I was in someone else's body! “Wait, what?” said Andrea. No. That's NOT how the story went. “Remember, before we were in different bodies we met a girl?” “Oh, yeah,” said Katrina. “So where was I… when we woke up in the shiny morning a girl came up to us? She said her name was Maria. She had red braided hair and freckles.” “Hey, what are you guys doing sleeping on the streets? Aren't you the mayor's daughters? Your dad is Ebenezer Denny,” said Maria. “My dad is the first mayor! Wait, in history he didn’t have any daughters.” “What are you talking about?” said Maria. “Nothing, forget about it.” As the day passed, it was dark again. We woke up hearing screams. “HURRICANE!” people shouted. Andrea and I were holding each other tightly. But I couldn't hold on anymore. My hands slipped and Andrea got sucked into the hurricane. I didn't see her anymore. Next, the room went dark. Had I sucked into the hurricane? Did I faint? I had so many questions. (To be continued…) p.s. All the names used her are those of some of the worst hurricanes.
“When we woke up it was a beautiful shiny day. As people walked by in their long cotton dresses and high hats, I noticed something felt different.”
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Cultural Corner: Mrs. Puig knows about storms
Mrs. Puig went through Hurricane Andrew when she was a child and has been through many other storms since.
By Laura Marmorek and Anna Sophia Lavernia Mrs. Puig is well known from Little Chapel. But what you probably don’t know is that her father is from Cuba and she was born here. Mrs. Puig’s dad came to America at age 13. He came before his parents and lived in a foster home. He came to Miami when he was in seventh grade. When he went to school he didn't know how to speak English. He had to learn by himself. Mrs. Puig has been very influenced by her dad. Now, she has three kids and works at St. Thomas. We asked Mrs. Puig about her thoughts on Hurricane Irma. Before Irma, Mrs. Puig had lived through Hurricane Andrew and a tornado in Michigan. So said she knows what being through a storm is like. Though she was five during Hurricane Andrew, and didn’t have kids during other storms or the tornado, she was scared, especially since Irma was coming as a direct hit. “You might think that you have a lot of damage but there's a harder life after the hurricane,” she said. “Some people don't even have enough money to buy supplies. Just one hurricane can take away everything. We are lucky that no real damage was made in Miami. You should take a short moment to thank Mother Nature,” she said.
Mystery Teacher 1 says favorite animal is dog By Milla Siahpoosh and Eloise Miles This Mystery Teacher has the initials CKG and she has two children who go to St. Thomas. She has blue eyes and dark blonde hair. She said her favorite subject to teach is math. Her favorite candy is Hershey Kisses. She went to school here when she was little. Her favorite color is navy blue. Her favorite animal is a dog and her favorite sport to play is tennis. She loves to watch football on TV. Who is this? Check the back page to see if you are correct. Good luck!
Mystery Teacher 2 loves to play tennis By Sarah Nigro The Mystery Teacher likes the colors navy and pink. When she was little she went to St. Thomas too. Now, she has two children and one is in a classroom upstairs and another is in a classroom downstairs. She has dark blonde hair and wears glasses, but said she can see without them. Her classroom is on the second floor. For fun, she loves to play tennis. Can you guess who this is? The answer is on the back page. Good luck!
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News and Views Wrap Up By Javi Lopez and Andres Azqueta This is a story of multiple things that happened over the summer and early school session. Hope you enjoy! How was your summer? By Javi As one of the writers, I’m gonna say what I did this Summer, ready?! I went to sleep-away camp (Fallen Creek, check it out if you are a boy), Greece, Puerto Rico, and Maryland/ Washington, D.C. (for a camp called Envision, it was fun). I also went to a camp here in Miami. Just think about your summer quickly, and say (in your mind, of course) how was your summer? What did you do? *Insert awkward silence here* To wrap it up, my summer was fun and I hope yours was too. Student Council Elected! By Javi As I write this story, we just heard that the Student Council was elected. The people elected were: President: Frankie Pines, Vice-Presidents: Victor Abril and Carli Dueñas, Treasurer: Javi Lopez (me!), Sergeant-at-Arms: Anastasia Leyva (also a journalist), Secretary: Jilly Demos-Brown (a fellow journalist), Historian: Olivia Pozo (another fellow journalist), and the chaplain: Andi Ortiz. I think this is a perfect Student Council and we will do our best over this school year. Hurricane Season By Javi A lot of hurricanes happened over the start of the school season. The season had storms such as Irma, Harvey, and Maria. Harvey hit Texas pretty hard but we were fine. Irma skimmed us but most of us were fine. (Right? I dunno. I am still not caught up to speed.) Maria went straight over Puerto Rico, where my relatives live, but they’re fine. Irma was crazy with school off and lots of traffic to get out of Miami. I stayed because I have a generator, but I still had to stock up common supplies such as food and batteries. Hope everyone is ok, but I enjoyed learning about the storms and going through them. Las Vegas Tragedy By Javi A few days before I wrote this story, something had happened in Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, a shooting happened during a concert. I had talked to a few people and I figured out that one of my classmates, Mateo, had his great aunt stayed in that hotel a few weeks before and my co-writer’s dad’s friend was in that same hotel a few day before the tragedy. There was a complete lockdown and Uber drivers were pulling up every minute. This was a very sudden tragedy and I am sorry for everyone that lost a loved one. Automatic Domino's Pizza Car By Javi In Ann Arbor, Michigan, there’s a new design for a pizza car being tested. This new automatic car has an oven in the back of the car so the pizza can be cooked while driving to its destination. It’s an automatic car so that means no driver. Isn’t that lit?! I wish I was in Ann Arbor to see that. Those are some lucky college students! Color-changing tattoos By Andres Color-changing tattoos that monitor your health have been announced. MIT and Harvard have made ink composed of glucose, sodium and ph levels that all affect the color of the tattoo so that you can easily tell if your body is in check or a bit off balance. This is a start of “beauty technology” as in smart fake eyelashes, conductive makeup, and RFID nail polish that contain chips that can control gadgets and devices. Doughnuts delivered by a drone By Andres Okay, this is a very big thing for me because I am a doughnut addict. (My tennis coach isn’t so proud of me.) At LaMar’s Doughnuts and Drone Dispatch designers have teamed up this year to deliver doughnuts via drone. The drones delivered four boxes of doughnuts around a block in Denver. This space is heating up with Amazon going deep into this and other delivery methods and robots like those being developed at Starship Technologies and Marble. Soon enough even our food ordering experiences can be human-free! We hope you enjoyed this story of news and views and if you want more just put a little slip of paper in one of our lockers! (31 and 67) Source: High Alpha
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Student Fiction: A Hurricane Disaster
“Since the family didn’t have technology, or friends, they had no way of finding out about Hurricane Irma.”
By Loli Constantini The Parkers were a very unusual and old-style family. They didn’t have a TV. They didn’t have a computer. They didn’t have any kind of technology source. They didn’t have any friends. The small family of four lived together in a small house. Rosy Parker was the youngest. She was eight. She was incredibly short for her age just like her mother, Angel Parker. Angel Parker was a beautiful woman. Her hair was so majestic, almost like a horse’s mane. Lisa Parker was the oldest child. She was taller than her mother, and had hair that was so blonde it was almost hard to look at. It shined like sunbeams, and never failed to blind you. Frank Parker was very tall, and worked as a mailman. Back to the story. Since the family didn’t have technology, or friends, they had no way of finding out about Hurricane Irma. You guessed it. The hurricane hit them by surprise. On the night Irma hit, they were all inside the house. Rosy was homeschooled, and so was Lisa. So they were in the middle of fractions when all of a sudden, the hurricane dragged itself towards them. Their house was so old Frank was worried they wouldn’t make it. They looked up while their roof blew off. They had no doubt of what to do next. Frank grabbed his daughters, screaming, and his wife followed, confused. Frank finally reached for the wall and walked right through it while holding his daughters, and his wife’s hand. Once through the wall they saw the most elaborate, updated technology lab. Their daughters quickly started playing with the computers, and Frank didn’t even explain anything. He was just happy they made it through the storm. (This story shows that things are not always what they seem. Also, not always, do you get lucky.)
Student Fiction: The day before the man returns By Natasha Machado There was a man that died on Halloween in the year 1971. He died in a terrible storm. And every year on this very day, Halloween, he comes back with his friends who were killed along with him. If you see the purple portal coming out of the ground RUN HOME as quickly as possible! The man and his friends will take all your candy and that will be very sad. If you don’t want the ghosts to come around, do exactly what I say: Lock all your doors. Wrap yourself in duct tape, and go hide in your bed. Oh, wait. Wrong story. The ghosts will give you MORE candy if they find you. Bwahaha!
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Student Notebook: Student Fiction: Stuck UM camps in Dadeland are funMall By Helena Rodriguez and Jilly Demos-Brown Audrey drove to the store to get food and jugs of water for the upcoming Hurricane Irma. Audrey called all her friends from college to ask them what they were doing for the hurricane. “Well, I’m not sure yet,” said one of her friends, Anna. “You can hang out with me. My dog won’t mind. She loves your puppy,” Audrey said over the phone. “I’ll call you in a second. Bye, Anna.” Audrey had just arrived at Dadeland Mall. She checked the clothing shop, but she realized that they were closed until Thursday, so she would have to go tomorrow before Dadeland Mall closes on Saturday for Hurricane Irma. The news showed something about the hurricane coming early. Audrey didn’t pay attention. She was supposed to meet Anna at ChickFil-A at Dadeland Mall for lunch on Friday. Audrey walked into the food court where she saw Anna ordering their food. It was weird. The whole mall was empty. Nobody was in sight! “So what should we do after this?” asked Anna. “Well, it looks pretty cloudy, so we should go to my house and watch a movie and, you know, enjoy the power while we can,” said Audrey. They had just finished their lunch when they heard over the speaker… “Dadeland Mall is closing due to Hurricane Irma preparations in five minutes. Please evacuate within the next five minutes! Please leave now or you will get stuck on I -95 because the hurricane is coming in five minutes! Thank you.” Audrey started laughing during the announcement. Anna and Audrey just looked at each other. “There is no way we can get out of here in five minutes! What should we do?” Anna asked, terrified. “Let’s go to that clothing shop! It’ll be quick,” said Audrey. “Ok, let’s pay and go. Quickly,” said Anna as she got out her wallet to pay. Audrey and Anna went to the clothing store, Banana Republic, and found some dresses. They went to the changing room and when Anna was almost done changing, (she’s a slow changer), there was this SWOOSH. All the lights went off. “What happened?” asked Audrey. “I finished changing,” said Anna. “Wow. We look like we are wearing really flowing dresses,” Audrey said. “I agree, but I like them,” said Anna. “Me too,” said Audrey. “So, we’re stuck in Dadeland Mall?” asked Audrey completely confused. “Cool! We can do whatever we want! Come here, Bandit!” said Anna. Bandit was Anna’s cute dog. “You're right. Come on, Hazel. Let’s get you a treat!” said Audrey. Hazel was Audrey’s puppy. “Where will we find food?! Oh, no-Oh! There. Is. No. WIFI!” exclaimed Anna. “Wow can you live without checking your phone every five seconds?” said Audrey. Anna just ignored this. “Did you see that?!” exclaimed Anna. There was a flash of light that rapidly disappeared, lightning fast. “Whoa,” said Audrey. “What was that?” “Why would I know?” asked Anna. “AHH!” The lights went back on. “Let’s get out of here,” said Audrey while Anna nodded. Anna and Audrey started sprinting so fast they didn’t even change their dresses. Anna was about to push the door open with her side when—SWOOSH—the lights went out again. Anna ran into Audrey who fell and knocked down chairs that knocked down a statue and destroyed the Banana Republic. “I hope we don’t have to pay for it,” Anna said. “Is that really what you get out of-AHHH!” screeched Audrey. “Turn back, you little CHICKENS! TURN BACK! I shall not be cooked!” yelled a bright figure of a person. Anna put her index fingers on her head like a bull and ran toward him. She ran straight through him and was filled with goo. “Ewww! This better be a dream!” exclaimed Anna. “You wish,” said Audrey. Once more the lights turned on and the light from that thing went away. Lightning crashed and Hurricane Irma was getting worse. Anna quickly got out her phone and searched up history while Audrey was looking for a flashlight. “Oh! I found something!” exclaimed Anna. Audrey ran toward her while Anna read out loud. It said: (continued on the back page)
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Student Fiction: That Night
Alexa got goose bumps, and everything went black. When she woke up she was on the floor. She looked at her watch and she was late to school it was 8:46 a.m. and school started at 8 a.m.
By Sara Vega It was the day before Halloween and there was a girl whose name was Alexa. She was new to this town. She had just moved here. The next day was Halloween and the day passed by. The next day, when Alexa woke up, it was Halloween and she was super excited because that was one of her favorite days. She put on her costume. She was a vampire. Alexa was on her way to school when she noticed something coming towards her. Then she noticed that the girls that were right behind her five seconds ago were gone. Alexa got goose bumps, and everything went black. When she woke up she was on the floor. She looked at her watch and she was late to school it was 8:46 a.m. and school started at 8 a.m. She ran to school but then she noticed that she was not in her town. Alexa looked at the street sign and it said School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Alexa couldn’t believe it! She walked up to the front doors, which were enormous. The place was gigantic. It was bigger than a museum. She opened the doors. Then a voice said, “Why are here?” Alexa said, “I’m lost.” The loud voice said, “Come in and walk up the staircase. There will be a statue, then say ‘falcon.’ It will open, then I will be there in my office.” Alexa followed the voice’s directions. The door swung open, and a man with a long beard said, “ Hello, I am Scopus Potter. I will enroll you in Hogwarts. You come at the perfect time. All the other first years are coming in five minutes.” Alexa said, “Excuse me, Sir, but what is this place?” Scopus said, “ Oh, please call me Professor Potter. This is Hogwarts of course! Where you learn Witchcraft and Wizardry.” Alexa said, “But I do not understand why I am here?” Professor Potter said, “Because they chose you.” Alexa still did not understand and she said, “Buttttttttttttttt.” It went dark again and when she woke up she was in her bed with her mom hovering over her saying, “She is awake! Come!” Alexa started mumbling, “What happened? My head hurts.” Her mom said, “You walked straight into a pole and were knocked out!” “OHHHH!” Alexa said.
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Mystery Answers Teacher 1: Mrs. C. Gonzalez Teacher 2: Mrs. Foreman
The Spire Crier is published by fourth and fifth grade reporters in the Journalism Enrichment Class at St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School. Reporters: Andres Azqueta, Loli Constantini, Jilly Demos-Brown, Mateo Gutierrez, Anna Sofia Lavernia, Anastasia Leyva, Sophia Lobo, Javier Lopez, Natasha Machado, Margot Maguire, Alicia Medina, Laura Marmorek, Eloise Miles, Sarah Nigro, Caroline Ortiz, Olivia Pozo, Helena Rodriguez, Milla Siahpoosh, Sindhu Talluri, Anu Tewari, Oscar Vazquez, Sara Vega Journalism Advisor: Ms. Christina Mayo
(continued from page 9) “Dadeland Mall 1946 The day Dadeland Mall opened Chick-Fil-A, it was a cold Tuesday in Miami, only 90 degrees. A couple of weeks later, work at Chick-Fil-A was busy. When a janitor, Carl, was walking by he slipped on his own banana peel and fell into the giant oven where he died in the year 1969. The next day the Chick-Fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy found the oven filled with a huge piece of ash that he then threw away and claimed had ruined his oven. It is said that still today in 2017, the ghost of Carl haunts Dadeland Mall. When Johnny Rockets opened the same thing happened, but with a cook, Jessica, who slipped on a hotdog, fell into the oven, and died. Is every Dadeland Mall fast food restaurant haunted?” Anna read. Lightning crashed and—SWOOSH—the power went out. “AGAIN?!” exclaimed Anna. “Well, at least I found a flashlight in that store,” said Audrey as she pointed to a store. “Hey look! Johnny Rockets has their lights on! That’s impossible!” said Anna “Let’s check if someone is there,” said Audrey. They got closer and saw a lady searching the ovens. “Hotdogs! Who are you? Tell me no lies, said the lady. “Burgers! I’m Anna. Tell me no lies.” Audrey looked at Anna who shrugged. “French fries! I’m Audrey. Tell me no lies.” The lady looked at Audrey. “Audrey what?” “Audrey Hill. You haven’t even said your name. Well? Spit it out,” snapped Audrey. A flash appeared next to the lady. “I, the great and powerful CARL shall take over Chick-Fil-A!” Carl looked around and said, “Wait. This isn’t Chick-Fil-A is it? Oh… how embarrassing…” Anna took out her phone and searched up Dadeland Mall ghosts. She looked at it and it said…“Ugh. My phone’s dead. Great,” said Anna. “Mine isn’t. Oh, right no Wi-Fi or cellular data.” Audrey scrunched her face trying to think why the names Jessica and Carl sounded so familiar. “I’ve got it! Follow me!” Audrey exclaimed while she ran towards the basement library. Anna ran and tried to keep up. They climbed down the stairs to the old library and basement of Dadeland Mall. “I think I know where we can find the answers about the ghosts.” Audrey explained. “What if the ghosts are just our imagination? What if this is all a dream? What if none of this ever happened?” Anna asked. “There’s only one way to find out,” Audrey said seriously. BOOM! A tree crashed into Dadeland Mall. “Let’s get out of here. Something fell. Probably a tree,” Anna said grabbing Audrey’s hand. The two ghosts appeared. “I know why! But…” Audrey said facing the (supposedly) Jessica and Carl ghosts. “Is it really you? Uncle Carl? Aunt Jessica?” Both ghosts nodded.