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... And A Green River! By Helen Hannan March 17th! A very, very happy day for the Irish! March 17th was the day we celebrated Saint Patrick along with the Irish, except people in Ireland celebrate this holy day that turned into a festival for a whole week! Saint Patrick was thought to do a very brave and generous thing- he supposedly scared away all the snakes, but because all the water around Ireland is freezing, no snakes can travel to Ireland anyway. Saint Patrick was born in Britain and kidnapped by Irish raiders and brought to Ireland at age sixteen. Patrick spent six years in captivity, converted to Christianity, and worked as a Christian missionary for the rest of his life, while living in Ireland. Patty died on March, 17th, in the year of 461. He was largely forgotten until mythology and legend grew, and eventually Patrick became Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. Aside from all of that history, Saint Patrick’s Day is booming in places like Chicago and Boston! In Chicago, there is a parade and A GREEN RIVER! Awesome! In Boston they have an AWESOME parade that is all day! Before you stop reading, think about fun ways you celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, from wearing green to throwing a party!
April is National Poetry Month By Nicole Ojala The Academy of American Poets started National Poetry Month in 1996. Schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets throughout the United States band together and celebrate poetry and its place in American culture. Thousands of organizations participate in readings, festivals, book displays, workshops and other events. Pay attention to all the different ways St. Thomas celebrates poetry during the rest of the month of April!
Volume 25 Issue 3 April 2013
Inside this issue:
Celebrations of the season
1
Political news
2
5th grade news
3
April Fool’s
4-5
Trends:
6-9
Games, Music, Technology, Sports Ask Lulu
10
Mysteries Editorials
11
Recipe Winner Art Winner
12