Saint Charles Borromeo School

Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic School is a faith community committed to sharing the responsibility of life long faith formation and preparing students for the future with relevant and authentic experiences in a nurturing, Christian environment.

Note...Several times a month, the Pawprints Newspaper will publish an article about happenings and people at our school. All the articles are written and edited by our junior high Pawprints staff. Look for previous articles in the "Pawprints Archives"-just click the "ECOMMUNITY" tab above.This week's latest article is about our eighth grade student lectors, written by Staff Writer Constance Rosa.
 

    Being a student lector at Saint Charles is an amazing opportunity for the eighth grade students. The current student lectors are: Emma Gerity, Lauren Bentley, Isabella Munoz, Christopher Vance, Cassidy Cook, Kathleen Grundel, and Zachary Cuglewski.  At the beginning of every week, these students get their assigned reading so that they will have some time to prepare. On Friday morning at Mass, they walk out with the priest and altar servers. Once it is time, the lectors present their readings. Once they are finished reading, they sit with their class in the pews. Mr. Ungvarsky coordinates the readers, prepares their readings, and practices with lectors so they are well-prepared and confident on the day they read.

     There are lots of great reasons to decide to be a student lector! Emma Gerity said that she chose to be a lector because she thinks of it as leading other students in growing their faith. Growing in our faith and encouraging others to grow as well is an important aspect of our Catholic education. Lauren Bentley said that she enjoys being a lector because it gives her exposure to talking in front of a large group of people. This is a skill that is preparing us for high school and for life! Cassidy Cook said that she would encourage other students to do it because “It helped me to grow in my faith by spreading God’s word with others.” Being a student lector also prepares us for being active adults in our parish. Isabella Munoz said that she chose to do it because she enjoys learning more about Jesus, and that she wants to be more involved in Church. Some benefits of being a lector are that if students are planning on going to a Catholic high school, they will already have some experience with this, and they can continue to do it through their high school career. Another benefit is that these students are more active in the Church. Student lectors gain valuable experiences and make an important contribution to our parish community.  Being a student lector is another reason to look forward to junior high at Saint Charles! Thanks to Mr. Ungvarsky for coordinating this student ministry.
 
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Lego Club, by Frances Popik

     Lego club is one of the many activities available to students at St. Charles Borromeo School. Mrs. Salasek, Mrs. Ungvarsky and Mrs. Zickes moderate Lego Club, which has been a Saint Charles staple for about six years. First grader Jett says he joined Lego Club because “he likes to build Legos and he likes to play with them.” When asked the best thing about Lego Club, Jett replied, “You can make stuff, you can build anything you want”, and that the best things he has built are “a house, a car, a tower and a studio.” He said the best things he has seen anyone build were “A car, a huge Lego cube, and a person.”  

     Second grader Jackson said the best thing he has ever seen built was “A movie theater, a person, and a car.” Wow! Those are some creative kids! Lego Club meets on  Wednesdays once a month in the library, and is open to any first or second grader. Currently there are 21 kids in the first grade and 24 kids in the second grade who participate. That’s a lot of Lego construction! Keep developing those creative skills, Lego Club!

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Miss McGhee, by Kaiden Bruno

     This school year we are happy to welcome back Miss McGhee, who has returned to teach second grade at Saint Charles. She says “I'm very excited to be back. Everyone here is part of a community. We are like one big family.” She loves her students and the staff here because of the wonderful open and warm welcoming feeling everyone gave her upon returning. One of Miss McGhee’s favorite things about teaching here at Saint Charles is her students’ love for learning, and especially the excitement and joy on their faces when they master or understand a new concept. She wants the best for her students, and wants them to be to be responsible and hardworking to achieve their goals. One piece of advice she would give her students for the future would be to always believe in yourself.

     Miss McGhee went to Strongsville High School and graduated from Kent State University. Some of her favorite things to do in her free time are shopping, hiking, bowling, and reading. Her favorite author is Beverly Cleary. All in all, Miss McGhee loves being here and we love having her! We hope to have her around for many years to come.

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Classroom of Champions, by Sophia Franks
 

     The Classroom of Champions is an academic challenge competition for middle schools held at St. Edward High School in Lakewood. This year is the thirty-first year of the competition! The people on our team were eighth graders Christopher Vance, Sophia Franks, Nicholas Ungvarsky, and Zachary Cuglewski. The seventh grade alternates, who compete next year, are Andrew Rosa, Autumn Burdine, and Julian Dugan. Almost half of the seventh grade took the qualifying test back in September. Congratulations on making the team, guys!
    Our Classroom of Champions team met in the computer lab with moderators Mr. Mckay and Mrs. Seguin on Tuesdays to practice for the competition. This year, St. Charles competed against St. Brendan and Incarnate Word Academy on Wednesday, February 20th. Incarnate Word won, but we came in a solid second place.

      S-C-R-A-B-B-L-E. That’s 14 points! This is fun! If you like learning new words and racking up points, than scrabble club is the place for you.  Mrs. White, our fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Mog, our third grade teacher and Mrs. Hamer, our second grade teacher moderate scrabble club, which is open to third, fourth and fifth grade students. Students have been participating in scrabble club at St. Charles Borromeo School for the last 9 to 10 years. This year, there are 35-40 kids in scrabble club. A typical meeting of the scrabble club begins with a roll call.  Then students get in groups of four, get a board, and then play.  They meet on Wednesdays after school once a month in the library.

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     Students who participate in scrabble club have lots of positive things to say about it! According to fourth grader Megan, she likes spelling and putting words together. Her best score was 36. Another fourth grader, Marie, wanted to learn new words. What she likes best is finding new words and putting them together. Her best score is 63. Madeline, also in fourth grade, thought it was fun to add up how many points she gets in a word. Her best score was 140. Fourth grader Alina said she also wanted to learn new words and she likes playing with friends. Her best score was 36. Fifth grader Jonathan R. likes spelling words and spending time with friends. The most interesting word he’s created in a game was “competitivity”.  Wow! That’s actually a word! Fifth grader Ryan W. agreed with Jonathan and said he likes scrabble club because he likes spending time with friends and beating his friends. Ceno said he wanted to do something after school, and he likes hanging with friends at scrabble club.
     If hanging out with friends, learning new words, and racking up points sounds fun to you, keep the scrabble club in mind for next year! Thanks to the scrabble club for telling us all about it.  Keep studying those words!
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• The enrollment for the 2018-19 school year in  preschool through grade eight is 368.
• All employees and volunteers who have contact with students undergo thorough screening, including background checks through the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation & Identification (BCI&I). For complete information on screening policies, see the revised Policy for the Safety of Children in Matters of Sexual Abuse, section 1.2 (p. 3).