Noelle Chua, Contributor
December 17, 2018 • No Comments
At St. Philip we have a special day for St. Nicholas’s feast day. Every year we have a presentation about St. Nicholas and what he did for the poor.This year we decided to not only celebrate St. Nicholas, but we also celebrated St. Juan Diego, St. Lucy, and St. John of the Cross. All of these saints’ feast days are in December. Before we watch the presentation, we leave one shoe outside our classrooms. We leave one shoe so St. Nicholas can give us a gift of oranges and candy canes. When we go...
Joe Krasnowski, Contributor
December 17, 2018 • No Comments
Over the past week, I decided to interview some of my fellow 8th graders on what their thoughts are about writing for the Falcon’s Flyer and how writing for the school newspaper...
Will Crowley, Contributor
December 17, 2018 • No Comments
The traditional 4th and 5th grade Christmas Eve mass is coming up soon. The 4th and 5th graders lead the mass by reading the readings, doing the petitions, and singing some of the songs. There will be to be 2 different masses. One at 4:00 for the 4th...
Cecilia Kvochak, Contributor
December 17, 2018 • No Comments
Holiday Traditions During the holiday season, my family and I usually have many holiday traditions. Some traditions I love and some not so much. The holidays are so much fun and traditions make them even more exciting! Christmas Tree: One of my favorite holiday traditions is putting up the Christmas tree. My family and I drive out to a farm. We then pick out the best tree. I personally love the really tall trees. Then, we bring the tree home. My dad gets the tree on a stand and we bring...
Maria Boutros, Contributor
December 17, 2018 • 2 Comments
CHRISTMAS MOVIES! It is the most wonderful time of the year, CHRISTMAS! Christmas is my favorite holiday filled with joy, family, friends, and laughter. Today I will be sharing my top 10 favorite movies to watch during the holidays. 1: Elf 2: The Nightmare before Christmas 3: Grinch 4: White Christmas 5: Home Alone 6: A Christmas Carol 7: Jack Frost 8: Frosty the Snowman 9:...
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Nicole Smith, Contributor
December 17, 2018 • No Comments
This week's crafty corner article is Christmas ornaments. Instead of buying ornaments, why don’t you make some easy ones that have more meaning? First I traced and cut out...
Arthur Camara, Contributor
December 17, 2018 • No Comments
The Game Awards are an annual awards show that celebrates all of the best games of the year. There are many different awards that are handed out at the event, and there are...
Noelle Chua, Contributor
December 12, 2018 • No Comments
The Teacher of the Month for December is Ms. Tricia! Ms. Tricia is an alumnus of St. Philip and now works in the school office. She also takes pictures of school events. Before...
Teacher of the Month: Mrs. Morales
Teacher of the Month: Coach Guzman!
Teacher of the Month : Ms. Perez
Luke Mendez, Contributor
December 17, 2018 • No Comments
The NFL season is nearing its end and many teams are beginning to clinch their division. In the NFC, both the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints have clinched their divisions which give both teams a spot in the playoffs. Both teams have a record of 11-2, however, the Saints defeated the Rams earlier in the season which means they have the tiebreaker. The tiebreaker is very important because if both teams finish the season with the same record the Saints will receive home field advantage throughout...
Sophia Islas, Contributor
December 17, 2018 • No Comments
Sally is 8 years old. She is a spayed female dog. She is a mixed pit bull and a medium sized dog. Sally is also a beautiful tan color and has been up for adoption since October...
