The Hawk Squawk
Volume 1, Issue 1
January/February 2014
Quote of the Month by Caitlynn C.
“Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.” –Carol Bryant
Consolation Champs
GHS Spelling Bee
By: Lizzie A.
By: Lizzie A.
― Carroll Bryant
The GHS Spelling Bee took place on 12-13-13.
It was a thrilling and exciting event!
The spellers ranged from 4th to 8th grade. Each
grade took a spelling test and the top 3 spellers from
these grades participated in the Spelling Bee.
In early December, the GHS Hawks proudly
brought home the consolation victory at the year-end
league basketball playoffs! Our 6th and 7thgrade
boys’ basketball team, the JV team, defeated
Mountain Creek with a score of 45-40. They were
in the consolation round of the playoffs based on
regular season rankings. The team’s 2-0 record in
the playoffs showed teamwork and determination.
It was a snowy, gloomy drive up into the
mountains. The team was down 10-17. Spencer S., a
player on the Hawks, described the game. “It was a
thrilling, fast paced game. The game was neck and
neck until the second half. We played a zone
defense, as usual. But we did one thing different.
Walter G., guarded the Mountain Creek’s best player
man to man. This was why we won the game,”
Spencer explained. Some of the highlights of the
game were Joseph C. having many rebounds and
Austin S. having lots of key shots. Donnie G. and
Christian P. had a thrilling shooting game. The
whole team did amazing!
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Representing 4th grade was Aryan S., Ava E. and
Jace K. In 5th grade there was Jessica R., Cole S. and
Amjot N. In 6th grade there was Leland M., Amanda
S., and Brienne W. In 7th grade there was Anisha R.,
Yashmita M. and Sahej N. The oldest representatives
in 8th grade were Matthew M., Jessica O. and
Connor L. Mrs. Mirhaj was the pronouncer, and Mr.
K and Mrs. Pascoe were the judges. Every speller did
great! Sahej N. got 3rd place and the runner up was
Leland M. Jessica O. came in first place and got her
name on the official Spelling Bee plaque! All of the
spellers did a fantastic job. Thank you to Mrs. Pascoe
for organizing this wonderful event and Yoga Berry
for being our sponsors.
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We are also very proud to
announce that since this
article was originally
written, Jessica O.
successfully advanced
through the 2nd round and
will be representing GHS
at the California Central
Valley Spelling Bee on
March 5th!
Go Jessica!