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Artwork by Daphne Rooke, 3rd Grade
December 1st, 2023
Vol. 1, Issue 1
NEWS FROM THE TPS CAMPUS
MEMORY PROJECT DAZZLES TPS
A HEARTFELT PROJECT TOUCHES COMMUNITY Researched and Edited by Avery Henn and Owen Uhr
HALLOWEEN A SUCCESS By Staff Writer Owen Uhr
The yards and classrooms were filled to the brim with inflatable suits, monsters, popular cinema characters, and students dressed up as anything you could think of on October 31st. The morning was kicked off by our student president and copresident, leading the classes in having them introduce their costumes to the school. Though classwork was still involved, the day was mostly filled with festivities, Halloween movie-watching, and sweets. Themed and team costumes were abundant, with the majority of classrooms led by our faculty staff dressed as M&M’s of various colors. TPS saw coordinated costumes in the fifth grade– a horde of bananas seeming to be led by a gorilla– and in sixth grade we saw the cast of Winnie the Pooh. As for top candies, it seems the most popular one yet was the jack-o-lantern Reese’s peanut butter cups.
The Memory Project is a non-profit organization that creates handmade portraits for children who come from rough conditions, such as extreme poverty or who are refugees from war, and who are sometimes orphans. TPS students from the upper school created amazing portraits for a group of children from Colombia. Because they often don’t have keepsakes of good memories from childhood, these portraits, along with the heartfelt messages attached, create a positive memory for children. On November 16th, the TPS community was treated to a viewing Above: A sample of portraits made of these portraits during the by TPS students. On the back of each month’s showcase. The audience portrait is a picture of the student was captivated by the touching who made it along with a message of portraits and the earnest effort by hope. Below: Katalea Drelich holding TPS students to reach across her portrait. borders and to help children in need. Art teacher Julie Boles spearheaded
the project. When asked about it, Mrs. Boles mentioned that this was her first time doing the project, and that she got the idea from Justin Sienna, where her own kids attended; Justin Sienna was doing the project at the time. TPS students who participated in the project include Ace Rain, Katalea Drelich, Gigi Vaio, Jojo Vaio, Quinn Wilhelm, Elan Chandler, Leo Tudisco, Julian Beloz, Martina Schnaidt, Benny Newman, Lucile Vivier, Carson Norris, Sienna Grohol, Mahie Sharma, Bella Yazzolino, Carina Flocco, and Sasha Kofsuske.
Multiple interviews of TPS students found that this year's haunted house was also a hit! Actors performed jumpscares in carefully designed and terrifyingly decorated rooms; the level of detail and design can only be attributed to the hard work and careful planning from members of the haunted house elective, led by Doc G. In interviews, students are calling it one of the coolest haunted houses they’ve ever had! Our school allowed a gracious late start the next morning, presuming students had a long night of intense trick-or-treating. All-in-all, the day was spook-tacular!
THE FUNNIES
DAD JOKE: Why should clocks not be allowed in libraries? Answer: Because they tock too much!
RIDDLE ME THIS: What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? Find the answer on the bottom of page 2.
THE PRESENTATION POST
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