Interview With Brandon S.

I’m here with Brandon S., star running back of the Cougars:

How do you feel about the game on the 15^th? We played well; we rose to the occasion after our brutal previous losses.

If you had to pick an MVP for the game, who would it be? Sean M. played an outstanding game of football.

You just had a game against GCDS. What are your thoughts on this game? They’re a good team; it was a good game, and I hope to play them again in the future.

Coke or Pepsi? Neither; I hate soda.

What NFL teams do you like? I only like the Patriots.

 Who’s your favorite NBA player? LeBron James is the greatest player alive.

Yankees or Red Sox? Yankees.

Any shout outs? KK, the coaches, the fans, and the rest of Cougar Nation...

- By James M.

The Ghosts of the Upper School

By Jack L., Brandon S., Maggie S., and Olivia S.

Unusual things have been happening recently within the Upper School. In Ms. Zamora’s room, mysterious sounds have been coming from the roof. We do not know for sure, but we think that there is a haunting going on. The other day, our sidekicks, Midge and Liver, noticed the lights flickering on Parents’ Day. We think that the ghosts are trying to hypnotize us and turn us into zombies, so that we will obey them and be their minions. The ghost is tampering with the clock and he is trying to make us stay at school longer. Many teachers helped us in our investigation, including Mr. Lilley, Mr. Giggi, Ms. Fri, Ms. Purcell, Mr. Delehaunty, and Mr. Fredo.

            Mr. Lilley said it was probably the ghost of a past Latin teacher. He told us to go down and check out the old building. We are pretty sure that he was just trying to get us to leave him alone.

            Then we went down to Mr. Giggi’s room. Mr. Giggi said that the lights had been flickering and that his printer was going crazy, printing things out that weren’t supposed to be printed. The light sensor wouldn’t go off till he was at his desk.

We then went over to Ms. Fri’s room. She said that there were no strange noises or occurrences, but there were strange people right in front of her. Despite this, she did say that things were disappearing from her room.

Then, we went over to Ms. Purcell’s room… Crazy things happen in this room every night. After school, she always hears noises from her room. Then Harry Potter flew by on his Firebolt. Aside from that, Alice Hudson has been shocked by lights. Ms. Purcell thinks that she is being watched by her dead animals, and they mingle in the middle of the night. She is pretty sure that there is a spirit in the science room. We are pretty sure that this spirit is a dementor, for dementors cannot be seen by muggles. Therefore, we decided that the Ghostbusters crew is a bunch of Squibs.

Our final stop was to Mr. Fredo’s room. We saw him out in the hallway and then we asked him “Have you noticed anything strange going on in the Upper School?”

He then replied, “The only strange things I’ve seen is you guys…”

Football Report

By James M.

Winning their first game 28 to 14, the varsity football team starts off the season strong. Due to many different aspects of the game, including good defense, great blocking, and a great running and passing game, the eighteen 8th and 9th graders could not be stopped last Thursday. I had the opportunity to meet with tight end Brandon S. to talk about the season.

JM - How does it feel to be a cougar?

BS - It feels good.

JM - Looking back on last week’s game, how do you feel about your team’s performance?

BS - It went well for our first game. Dawson J., Cole F., and living legend Corey W. all had key runs that contributed to our victory. Also, CJ made some great passes to gain lots of yards. The defense played well and had lots of good stops, and no one could get through our offensive line.

JM – How was the game against Greenwich?

BS – Although we lost we fought hard throughout the game. We played well despite injuries. It was a good game.

MS - How is the leadership from the 9th grade within your team?

BS - It‘s good. They set a great example.

JM - What is your favorite NFL team?

BS - Go Pats!

JM - Goals for the season?

BS -Improve at football, win some games, and have some fun.

JM - Any games in particular?

BS - I think every game is equally important.

JM - Any Shout outs?

BS - No…

Great things are expected from this group of boys. I hope they do well throughout the season. Let‘s go, Cougars!