THE CRUSADERS’ NEWS

OCTOBER 2020

• October 5th-9th: SPIRIT WEEK

*Pancake Breakfast—Oct 7th

*Volleyball + Football games Friday Oct 9th at 12:30 p.m. —spectators welcome!

• October 12th—Oktoberfest, 1:30 (K4-4th)

October 19th—Picture Day

• October 23rd—First Quarter Ends

• October 24th—SAS OCTOBER FESTIVAL

• October 26th—NO SCHOOL : Teacher Workday

• October 27th—2nd Quarter Begins

• October 30th—NO SCHOOL

October 2020 Vol. 2,

Issue 2

“WITH HANDS AND HEARTS

TO GOD WE STRIVE FOR

EXCELLENCE IN FAITH +

TRADITION+ DISCIPLINE +

SCHOLARSHIP.”

The 2020-21 academic year has gotten off to a great start and is already a mem-

orable year with the largest enrollment numbers to date, the addition of three new

teachers to the faculty, and the WRISA accreditation final visit set for the end of the

year. While some of the usual activities and procedures of SAS cannot take place

due to Covid-19 restrictions, the student council is continuing to work hard to bring

some excitement and variety to the lives of the students. Please read about the up-

coming events and fundraisers that the student council is putting on and plan on

attending their events and supporting their fundraising efforts. In this issue of the

paper you will meet the students involved in the newspaper and student council

and see the great work being completed by students in their courses.

NEW SAS

CRUSADERS GEAR! Thank you to the work of Bobbie Zignego

for coordinating the design and implementa-

tion of new SAS gear. Uniform guidelines will

only allow the NAVY colored sweatshirts. If

you missed the fall purchasing period another

opportunity to purchase the school gear will

be available in the spring.

SAS STUDENT COUNCIL 2020-21: MEET THE OFFICERS

President, Ivy Zienego (11th) : My name is Ivetta ZIgnego, but everybody

calls me Ivy. I was elected student council president. I am happy to be president,

because I do have a lot of ideas that I would like to try out this school year. I look

forward to this school year to work with student council to make these ideas hap-

pen, and to see where it takes us. My goal for student council is not only to raise

money so that we can plan fun events and do fun activities, but also to get us more

involved in the school that will give each student council member good experiences.

On top of just being a regular student and a student council officer, I took up piano

lessons with Ms. Pankow because I have always wanted to play an instrument. I en-

joy being in choir and especially singing at the Christmas program with Ms. Z I look

forward to seeing what the rest of the year brings for student council!

Vice President, Grace Zignego (10th): I have been going to St. Augustine

School since I was in kindergarten. Since I am the youngest of elven children, I have

seen the example of my older siblings and the responsibilities they took on during

the school years, and I have learned a lot from them. As vice president, I hope to be

able to bring more activities and fundraisers to the school. I hope to make an ex-

citing school year for everyone to enjoy!

Secretary, Rebekah Nosacek (10th): I am a sophomore of SAS and I have gone

to this school since I was in 5th grade. Previously I was homeschooled. However, I

have had many great experiences coming to this school, and I really appreciate the

good education that is provided here. I hope to stay here and graduate in the 2023

class. I was appointed secretary of student council after wanting to get into this posi-

tion. I have always enjoyed writing and designing things so I felt that I could contrib-

ute to the needs of student council in a helpful way. Even though the first flyer I sent

out had a spelling error on it, I still have a hope for improvement!

Treasurer, Jennifer Zignego (10th): I am a sophomore at St. Augustine and

have been attending since kindergarten. I am the oldest of eleven kids, so that defi-

nitely has taught me how to take responsibility and stay organized, all of which I can

use to apply to the position of treasurer. Aside from that, I have quite the experience

with managing money, as I often have the task of counting the closing cash at my

job, and of course from personal experiences of buying shoes every other week and

making sure I don’t run out of money, before getting the chance to buy even more.

But on a more serious note, as a member of student council I hope to make school

more enjoyable with fun events and activities for all to participate in, while using the

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UPCOMING STUDENT -

COUNCIL EVENTS

Candy Bar Fundraiser—Student

council will beginning to sell

Seroogy’s candy bars and soda at

school as an ongoing fundraiser.

See Blaise Zignego to make pur-

chases.

The Penny Wars-

All grades in the school partici-

pate in a penny war (contest) It

started on September 22 and will

end on the last day of spirit week,

October 9th. A flyer was put in the

mail boxes explaining this.

Spirit Week- (October 5th -9th)

Student council has kept the

tradition of class color day and

brought back decades’ day but

with it being the 1950 this year.

They have also kept the favorite,

Patriotic Day. They have added

some new ones such as dynamic

duo/ twin day and the one that

everyone loves (the students that

is) Pajama day/Cozy day.

Pancake Breakfast- October 7th

A pancake breakfast like last

year will be on Patriotic Day in

the morning. A flyer will be given.

October Festival-October24th

The Student Council wanted to

put together a day of fun activi-

ties for the families of SAS to get

together and give families and

teachers a chance to meet one

another. There will be games, an

apple cider stand, a pie raffle,

face paint, and a pot luck at 1pm.

A signup sheet will be placed in

the hallway .

SPECIAL NOTE OF RECOGNITION: Teachers often re-

mind students that our experiences in life are often

due mostly to what we make of them. A special thank

you to the members of the student council is in order

for the proactive steps and hard work they have tak-

en the previous and current year to raise money and

plan events for the students. They have been moti-

vated to make improvements and taken the steps

necessary. A special thank you is made to Ivy and

Gracie Zignego for stepping up to be the leadership

the council, Jennifer ZIgnego for keeping track of fi-

nances, and Rebekah Nosacek for her enthusiasm and

creativity in planning new events for the school. (Left to Right): Ivetta Zignego, Gracie Zignego,

Rebekah Nosacek, Jennifer Zignego

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

NEW TECHNOLOGY

RECESS PRAYER BREAK

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K4/K5/1st/2nd GRADE CLASSROOM NEWS Sarah Bilicki + Kateri Zignego

3rd/4th GRADE CLASSROOM NEWS Annaliese Forro + Natalie Zignego

Mrs. Forro has enjoyed getting back to school and teaching in the classroom with her

students. She has been impressed with the quality work that several students do every

day. She has been busily planning an afternoon Oktoberfest for the K4-4th grades so that

they can still share in fall festivities due to no pumpkin patch fieldtrip this year.

• The 3rd grade is studying the structure of sentences for Grammar and reading The

Whipping Boy. They completed a project of making lanterns to go along with their

literature book.

• The 4th grade has been studying nouns in Grammar and

they have been reading The Children of Fatima. They look

forward to celebrating the miracle of the sun. In honor of Our

Lady of Fatima they are learning the prayers recommended

by Our Lady and the Fatima devotion.

• Student interviews: Fatima Zignego, 4th grade said her

favorite subject is phonics and her favorite part about school

is her friends! Ryan Zignego, 3rd grade, said his favorite sub-

ject is math and his favorite part about school this year so far

has been the projects.

• The K4 and K5 classroom has been learning num-

bers, the basics of reading, and just started learning

how to write. They have been studying the colors of

the rainbow and the results of mixing certain colors.

They were working hard to memorize a poem and

the parents came into the classroom at 2:50 to hear

the poem recited in class.

• The most notable news for the 1st/2nd grade rooms

are the new additions to the SAS staff, Mrs. Celestin as the teacher and Ms. Marie

Zignego as the teacher’s aide. They both had adapted to the school very well and are

doing a fantastic job! They do not have an easy job, having the largest class in the

school of 18 students.

• The 1st/2nd graders have been studying the parts of a

plant, have been working on a growth chart project where

they will keep track of their growth throughout the year,

and are reading the book Runaway Ralph. Noticeable

achievements were made by Ava Zignego and Tatiana Kus-

ik for winning the penmanship contest.

• Student Interview: Fulton Zignego(1st) says his

favorite color his blue, he hopes to either be a priest or a

sumo wrestler, and his favorite person is his mom.

Making cookies for Our Lady’s birthday

Having fun doing a painting project

while learning about the colors

Gabriella Mills, Carmen ZIgnego, and

Ryan Zignego show their lanterns

On the feast of St. Pius X the

entire school community gath-

ered for an assembly with a talk

from Mr. Devoid for the year

and the annual recitation of the

Oath Against Modernism by the

SAS faculty.

This year SAS has implement-

ed the use of more technology

into the curriculum. A classical

education does not emphasize

the study of technology, but it

acknowledges the importance

of having the skills to use it and

partake in its benefits. The stu-

dents will be able to use school

computers to work on assign-

ments and are required to take

a typing instructional program.

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JUNIOR HIGH CLASSROOM NEWS Dmitri Kusik + Alex Zignego

HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM NEWS Thalia Mills

RIDDLE OF THE MONTH Sarah Bilicki

• What has to be broken before it

can be used?

• What starts with t, ends with t,

and has tea inside it?

• I’m tall when young, and short

when I’m old. What am I?

The high school students’ classes are staring off in their

usual manner, after we have all had an eventful summer, or

in some cases, not a very eventful summer. For Mr. Devoid’s

Latin classes starting from grades 5th-6th and all the way to

senior year he has started off with the basics of Latin and by

grade the class is progressively more challenging. Moral The-

ology/Ethics is being studied by the freshmen, sophomores,

and juniors. They are studying the elements of the human

acts and the obstacles to happiness such as fear, ignorance,

and anger. In Philosophy the juniors and seniors are studying

Metaphysics. They are currently learning about first princi-

ples, such as the principle of identity, the principle of contra-

diction, the principle of sufficient reason and others. The

seniors in Apologetics are studying the origins of modernism

and are working on their senior thesis. Every senior class is

required to write a 20 page paper on a special topic and pre-

sent their topic to a tribunal for explanation and questioning.

The seniors and topics this year are Joseph Celestin

(crusades), Tim Tannel (consecration of Russia to the Blessed

Virgin Mary), and Thalia Mills (sacraments and sacramentals

in Bram Stoker’s Dracula).

In Ms. Pankow’s Modern History course students will be

studying the era of history from the Scientific Revolution

through the Cold War this year, paying particular attention to

the theme of how a series of revolutions in Modern History

has eroded the strength of Medieval Christendom. Students

have covered the philosophy of the modern mind developed

in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, and are

now beginning to study the French Revolution.

In Ms. Benjamin’s Anatomy and Physiology class students

have studied histology, different types of tissues (hair/skin/

nails) and are now beginning the study of the skeleton.

The 9th/10th grade class used hydrogen peroxide to test the

reactivity of the enzyme catalase in potatoes and liver.

The 5th and 6th grade students

working on a World Cultures project

for the study of Egypt.

• Literature: The 5-6 graders are studying Greek my-

thology and for a project they are making masks.

Grades 7-8th are reading the hobbit and did a pro-

ject of making their own version of a hobbit door.

Grammar 7-8 recently wrote a 200-word continua-

tion of a sentence that Ms. Z gave them.

• Science: The 7th-8th grade Earth Science class is

studying cartology and mapmaking.

They have been working on inspecting the school

grounds and making their own maps of the grounds

and driving directions. The 5th-6th graders in General Science are studying Genetics,

DNA, and the parts of the cells.

• History: The 5th and 6th graders are studying about the different cultures throughout

the world this year. So far they have covered the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia,

Egypt, and Israel. They are now beginning to study ancient Greece. The 7th-8th graders

are studying World History, beginning with the effects of the life of Christ and the devel-

opment of the Catholic Church on the world.

• Religion: The 5th-6th graders are studying Bible History this year and have begun study-

ing the stories of the formation of the Chosen People and the Patriarchs. The 7th-8th

graders are covering basic Catholic Doctrine this year and are learning the difference

between natural and supernatural revelation.

• P.E.: The students have been conquering the mile and practicing the skills needed for

soccer and volleyball.

The 5th and 6th graders making

observations for a science experiment.

Answers: an egg, a teapot, a candle

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FEATURED STUDENT WORK

OUTSTANDING WORK—Noticeable accomplishments from SAS students

JESUS CHRIST: HOW HE HAS IMPACTED HISTORY

Dear Maximus,

First I’m going to start off by answering all yours questions. A.D. and B.C. are a way of

tracking time. B.C. stands for ‘before the birth of Christ’. A.D. stands for the period after

the birth of Christ, and it means Anno Domini (in the year of the Lord). Jesus was born in

a little town called Nazareth. In his life there are four periods. The first period is His In-

fancy. It starts with His birth and ends with His baptism. The second period is His Public

Life. It starts with His baptism by St. John and ends with Palm Sunday. In this period He

taught that He was the Son of God. He had many followers that loved and believed in

Him. Some people thought that He was a blasphemer. The third period is His passion. It

starts with the Last Supper and ends with His crucifixion and death. At the last supper

one of his disciples, Judas, betrayed Jesus with a kiss and sold

Him out to the Pharisees. The fourth period is His Ascension and

Resurrection.

Jesus taught many things, but I will only tell you three. He taught that He is the Son of God.

He taught us to love one another. He taught us to not sin and want to live with God even more

than we already do. Jesus said that He is the Son of Man. He said that three days after His death

He will rebuild the Temple. He said that He could forgive sins. He said that people would perse-

cute and crucify Him, and that He would rise from the dead. He did claim to be one of the gods

(but the ONE TRUE God). Jesus changed the world so dramatically by setting a new goal of life

for mankind, which is to strive for union with and love for God.

-Josephine Zignego, 7th grade

The Junior High World Cultures class are studying the earliest human

civilizations. They completed a project of making a 3D replica of

elements of ancient Egypt. (Winners: Dominic Devoid + Marco Anania)

MAP MAKING—The 5th/6th grade class learned the basic elements that make

up a map. They were able to put their knowledge to use by creating maps of

their very own countries. (Left: Anastasia Kusik, Right: Ruby Habelwitz)

THE MILE RUN—TOP TIMES

JUNIOR HIGH

• Catherine Tannel - 8:21

• Michael Mills—6:21

HIGH SCHOOL

• Ivetta Zignego—8:38

• Tim Tannel—7:21

The 7th/8th grade World His-

tory students began the study

of western civilization by

studying the life of Christ and

how His life so dramatically

altered the course of history.

The students were assigned

to write a letter to a Roman

citizen living 50 years prior to

the coming of Christ to ex-

plain His life, His teachings,

and how He would change

history so much.

By: Ruby Habelwitz

The Junior High

Earth Science class

is practicing the

making of several

different maps. This

map focuses on the

visual

characteristics of

SAS grounds. (Map

pictured: Annaliese

Forro)

The 7th/8th grade Literature class is

reading The Hobit. They did a project

where they made their own hobbit

holes. (Pictured: Lucia Anania project)

• Sarah Bilicki: My name is Sarah. I am

10 years old. I have two sibling, Kate (23)

and Josh (25). I like to ride horses. For the

newspaper I do riddles and interview

1st/2nd grade. I joined because I wanted

donuts, and it is fun.

• Annaliese Forro, 7th: My name is

Annaliese Forro. I am the daughter of

Mrs. Forro and hence, I will be working

with her and her 3rd/4th grade students.

I am an artist and I will be doing most

writing for the 3rd/4th grades. My favor-

ite subject this year is Grammar. Gram-

mar helps me a lot because I really like to

write. Some of the 3rd and 4th graders already know I love

writing in pink ink. Those are some facts about me, but stop

reading this and start reading the news-

paper!

• Ruby Habelwitz, 6th: I am Ruby. I

love animals, art, and music. I live in

Hartford with my mom, my stepdad, and

my dog, Spirit. I am an artist for the

newspaper. I joined the newspaper, be-

cause I like to draw. One of my favorite

things to do is taking walks with my dog,

or sometimes just by myself.

• Natalie Zignego, 6th grade: Hi, my

name is Natalie Zignego . I am in 6th

grade. My favorite class is Science. I am

doing the 3rd/4th grade news with An-

naliese Forro. I joined the newspapter,

because it gets you to participate in

more things.

• Dmitri Kusik: Hello, I am Demetrius

Kusik. I will be the assistant editor this

year. I will be managing teacher and

student contributions. I am also as-

sisting Alex Zignego with the Junior High

middle school teacher interviews.

CRUSADERS’ NEWS: MEET THE STAFF 2020-21

EDITOR: Thalia Mills, 12th

I am Thalia Mills a senior at SAS

and the editor of the student news-

paper. I am the oldest daughter of

14 kids. Since this is my last year

here I decided to roll the dice and

try something new so I Joined the

student newspaper which is turning

out to be way more interesting

than I thought. I hope to make this

year a year to remember.

• Kateri Zignego, 5th: I am Kateri Zigne-

go. I like to sleep and have sleepovers

at Allison’s house. I am in the 5th

grade, and I am ten years old. For the

school newspaper, Sarah and I inter-

view the 1st/2nd grade classroom, and

I love it.

• Alexander: Zignego, 5th: Hi, my name

is Alex. I am in 5th grade. My favorite

thing to do is race go-carts at Slinger

Speedway. I joined the newspaper,

because I thought it would be fun. I will

be doing the Junior High news with my

cousin Dmitri.

• Tony Zignego, 7th: If you don’t know

me, I’m Tony Zignego. I signed up for

the newspaper, because I needed to

do something for my friends. I joined

for the treats we have at meetings, but

that’s not really why. This year I will be

in charge of the K4-K5 classroom inter-

views.

The SAS Crusaders’ news is now in its second year. Thank

you to the students who volunteer their time to help con-

tribute to the student newspaper and make it possible to

document the events that take place in and outside the

classroom at SAS. Please read about the students who are

volunteering their time to contribute to their school com-

munity.