“If there was ever a model citizen, Tug would be that person. His respect for others is off the charts. He is committed to Newport, its students, and his own success. There have been countless times where I have heard the phrase, ‘If I had a son, I would want him to be just like Tug Smith.’ I don’t know if there is a higher compliment than that.”

Those are the type of words that were spoken about NHS’s freshman student of the month Tug Smith. Similar words were also spoken about many of the other students recognized Wednesday, December 16th at NHS’s Student of the Month assembly.

Cydni Lewis was the freshman female student of the month. Cydni was recognized for her willingness to always

help others, her positive attitude, and her love for learning.

Kade Zorica and Jocelyn Endicott were the sophomore students of the month. Kade and Jocelyn were recognized for their genuine concern for others.

Christian Cornwell and Jennifer Congdon were the junior students of the month. And, Kaben Hastings and Piper Mathews were recognized as NHS’s senior students of the month.

The student body of Newport High School also recognized teachers David Bradbury and Saraya Pierce as teachers of the month. Mr. Bradbury manages NHS’s KUBS FM and teaches Communications. Mrs. Pierce teaches Science and leads NHS’s HOSA-Future Health Professionals program.

NHS Students & Teachers of the Month

Newport High School’s Weekly NewsletterPublished by NHS Students

December 2015 Week 3

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December 18thEarly Release

December 19 - January 4Winter Break- No School

Tuesday, January 5thClasses Start Back Up

Monday, January 18thMartin Luther King Jr. Day

No Classes

Friday, January 22ndEnd of 1st Semester

Monday, January 25thSemester Break Day - No Classes

Students & Staff of the Month ...........1 Dates to Remember ...............................1

Door Decoration Contest ....................2

Adopt a Cub .............................................2

Streaming Live Basketball ...................2

Breaking Down the Walls .....................3

Winter Sports ...........................................4

Dates To

Remember:

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Contents

(left to right) Piper Matthews, Kaben Hastings, Kade Zorica, Tug Smith, Mr. Bradbury, Cydni Lewis, Jocelyn Endicott, Mrs. Pierce, Christian Cornwell (Not Pictured - Jennifer Congdon)

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Newport School District’s KUBS FM is excited to be providing live audio and video coverage of all Newport Grizzly varsity basketball home and away games.

Simply log on to Newport School District ‘s website, and follow the “KUBS FM” quick link for live streaming audio and video.

Or, if you don’t have Internet access, tune in to 91.5 FM KUBS for live audio coverage.

Catch Live Grizzly Hoops on KUBS FM

Stephanie Huang at the point guard posi-tion for the Lady Grizzly Varsity.

Adopt a Cub Feeds Newport Families!

The Associated Student Body of NHS conducted their first annual “Adopt a Cub” activity this year.

Presents and food were collected in advisory classes to be given to two families in the Newport School District.

The identity of the families is being kept secret, but it is believed that one is a family of seven, and the other is a family of five.

NHS students hope that these and all families enjoy a Happy Holidays!

Holiday Door Decoration ContestBy Kody Campbell

The Newport High School advisory classes competed in a Christmas themed door decorat-ing competition this year.

The competition was judged on five aspects: creativity, original-ity, positivity, adherence to the rules, and how they included our school’s mission statement.

Mr. Farnam’s class came in first place, followed by Ms. Morazzo in second, and then Mrs. Pierce in third.

Winners were announced at the NHS Student(s) of the Month assembly on Wednesday, De-cember 16th.

(above) Mr. Farnam’s winning door. (below-clockwise) Mrs. Pierce’s “fireplace” door, NHS’s office counter, Mr. Wyrobeck’s

Horticulture door, and Ms. Morazzo’s 2nd Place door.

Sara Reel helps collect food items and wrap presents for Adopt a Cub.

Monday, December 7th, Newport High School welcomed back Stu Cabe who assists with our “Breaking Down the Walls” program.

Stu brought with him personal stories, and illustrated the fact that human interactions often have emotional consequences and cause people to release a chemical called cortisol. Cortisol is the chemical within an individual’s body that causes the feeling of having “butterflies.”

Stu used personal stories from his own life to illustrate the affects that people have on others through the course of daily social interaction. He spoke of himself and his own kids to show how words and actions can cause others to have a lump in their

throat or butterflies in their stomach.

He illustrated to Newport students and staff that you can cause a person to have good butterflies or have bad butterflies with a possible lump in their throat.

Stu also explained that there are two kinds of acts of kindness. There are random acts of kindness, and there are intentional acts of kindness.Random acts of kindness are actions that are directed toward another person, but the reason you do them is because it makes you feel better about yourself. An intentional act of kindness is when you do something kind toward another person or other people with the desire of making them feel good or happy without any expectation of anything in return.

Stu asked the students if they wanted to be the person to cause someone to have good butterflies and make them happy or cause them to be upset and have a lump in their throat.

To start, go to bed at night and think, “have I done any harm”, says Stu. If not, you’re doing great.

Stu has challenged Newport School

District to perform intentional acts of kindness to make the people and our environment around us just a little happier.

Stu also visited Sadie Halstead Middle School on the same day. His visit to SHMS was the first introduction of Breaking Down the Walls at the middle school.

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Breaking Down The Walls at NHS

Stu Cabe and NHS’s principal Troy Whittle.

One does not have to look very hard to find NHS stu-dents exhibiting intentional acts of kindness. These days there’s almost a feeling of family when walking

from room to room and down the halls. (left to right) Danny Bradbury, Kaben Hastings, Lynda Walker

and Michelle Contreras.

By Teylor Prange

Breaking Down the Walls facilitator Stu Cabe addresses the student body at Newport High School. BDTW first came to NHS last school year.

The Grizzly boys and girls basketball teams have tipped off their seasons! Plenty of home events are still upcoming. Don’t miss a moment of the action! (left to right) Danny Brad-bury elevates , Stephanie Huang runs the point, Hadley Stratton looks to pass, Koa Pancho sinks a free throw, Grizzly cheer and band, and Kyler Zorica drains a three!

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Boys & Girls Varsity BasketballDate Opponent Place Time Fri., Dec. 4 St. George’s Home (G)6:00pm/(B)7:30pmMon., Dec. 7 Priest River Home (G)6:00pm/(B)7:30pmFri., Dec. 11 Colville Home (B)5:45pm/(G)7:30pmSat., Dec. 12 Bonners Ferry Away (G)2:45pm/(B)4:30pmTue., Dec. 15 Riverside Home (B)5:45pm/(G)7:30pmThu., Dec. 17 Lakeside Away (B)5:45pm/(G)7:30pmFri., Dec. 18 P.R. Christmas Tourney - TBASat., Dec. 19 P.R. Christmas Tourney - TBATue., Jan. 5 Freeman Home (B)5:45pm/(G)7:30pmFri., Jan. 8 Medical Lake Away (B)5:45pm/(G)7:30pmSat., Jan. 9 Timberlake Away (G)4:00pm/(B)5:30pmTue., Jan. 12 Deer Park Away (B)5:45pm/(G)7:30pmFri., Jan. 15 Chewelah Home (B)5:45pm/(G)7:30pmTue., Jan. 19 Colville Away (G)5:45pm(B)7:30pmFril, Jan. 22 Riverside Away (G)5:45pm(B)7:30pmTue., Jan. 26 Lakeside Home (G)5:45pm(B)7:30pmFri., Jan. 29 Freeman Away (G)5:45pm(B)7:30pmTue., Feb. 2 Medical Lake Home (G)5:45pm(B)7:30pmFri., Feb. 5 Deer Park Home (G)5:45pm(B)7:30pmTue., Feb. 9 Chewelah Away (G)5:45pm(B)7:30pmSat., Feb. 13 Districts @ Higher Seed (6 @ 3; 5 @ 4)Tue., Feb. 16 Districts West ValleyFri., Feb. 19 Districts West ValleySat., Feb. 20 Districts West ValleyFri., Feb. 26 State Regional TBA TBASat., Feb. 27 State Regional TBA TBAThu., Mar. 3 State Championships - YakimaFri., Mar. 4 State Championships - YakimaSat., Mar. 5 State Championships - Yakima

Boys & Girls Varsity WrestlingDate Opponent Place Time Thu., Dec. 10 Colville Away 7:00pmSat., Dec. 12 Liberty Away 9:30am - Boys OnlySat., Dec. 12 Warden Away 10:00am - Girls OnlyThu., Dec. 17 Riverside Away 7:00pmWed., Dec. 23 Banks Lake Brawl - @ A.C.H.Wed., Dec. 30 Freeman Away TBAWed., Jan. 2 Cheney Away 8:00pm - Boys OnlyWed., Jan. 6 Lakeside Home 7:00pmSat., Jan. 9 Riverside Away 10:00am - Boys OnlyTue., Jan. 12 Freeman Away 7:00pmThu., Jan. 14 Medical Lake Home 7:00pmThu., Jan. 21 Deer Park Home 7:00pmSat., Jan. 23 Priest River Away 9:00amThu., Jan. 28 Chewelah Away 7:00pmFri., Feb. 5 Sub-Districts @ Medical Lake - Boys OnlySat., Feb. 6 NEA Districts @ Deer ParkSat., Feb. 13 WIAA Regionals @ ColvilleFri., Feb. 19 WIAA State Mat Classic