The Cherry Tree Press - Spring 2020 Virtual Magazine

Spring 2020 “Seek Truth and Pursue It Steadily” The Student Newspaper for George Washington Elementary School, White Plains, NY. Welcome To Our Cherry Tree Press Virtual Edition! What’s Inside! Poetry • Artworks • Sports • Opinions • Storytellers Made by 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders!

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 What is something that you are Grateful for during this time? Page 2

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 1- What is something that you are GRATEFUL for during this time? By Jasira Gill I'm grateful for spending time with my family. By Botand Kovacs I'm grateful that we're all staying safe. By Taiga-Jett Ridley By Alisson Morocho I enjoy being able to spend more time with my family. I am grateful for the doctors because they keep us alive and healthy. By Reona Guillaume I am grateful that I am safe I don’t have the By Navaneeth Krishna virus, and that I have a family to keep me safe. I am grateful for my parents because they By Helly Solanki have kept me safe for this whole Coronavirus I am grateful that even in these hard times we and before that. still get to do things we would do in school. By Matthew Grippo By Charlotte Flora I am grateful that my family is staying safe, I am grateful for having my family and that and healthy. we are all healthy. By Maria Retuerto By Andres Siguencia Something that I am greatful for is that we can never stop learning. Be safe. By Alexis Lopez I am grateful during this time because I spend more time with my family. By Sarah Clark I’m greatful for having this time to read, play outside and spend time with my family. They could even taste my baking, I bake cakes and pies and I’m learning how to bake pastries like crème brûlée. Page 3

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 1- What is something that you are GRATEFUL for during this time? By Yoskar A. Sanchez By Christopher Lopez Gamez I am grateful for my friends, my school and my I am safe in my house family because they are important to me and By Sandra Ivón Solano we can get through this all together. I am grateful for the doctors and nurses who are risking their lives to help those who are By Isla Giuliano sick. I am grateful for the lesson “take what you can while you can”. By Elisabeth Kim I am grateful for school because I love learning. By Yuval Katz By Emmeline Kim Technology I am very grateful for the warm weather and my family. Now that Covid is here, we can By Luna Hernandez enjoy these things more! I’m grateful for my parents because they take By Anushka Mallya care of me. I am grateful for my parents By David Hernandez-Isidoro Spending more time with family. By Maya Amir I am grateful for having all that I need from my family and teachers. By Caleb Goldemberg Being safe By Ian Liu-Silverstein I am grateful for having time to work and be with my family. I am grateful for having a fun break with a variety of things to do. I am getting more fun time. I never knew my house so well. Artist Ian Liu-Silverstein Page 4

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 By Joseph Acampora By Elisabeth Kim I'm grateful for being with my family. I am grateful for my family and my siblings By Estella Slagle because I get to play with all three of them Being together with my family. every day. By Suveer Sabharwal By Isabella Reidy l am grateful to spend time with my family. I am grateful for my parents helping my family through this rough time. By James Zeppieri I'm grateful for my family (including the dog) By Isabella Acampora I am grateful for having Zoom meetings with my teachers and friends, so I get to see them. Also, I get to spend a lot more time with my family. By Lauren Rogers By Allison Foster I am grateful for my mom. The thing that I am greatful for is that my family By Yumiko Tonachel is safe. We have not any testing done yet. I am grateful for my family and I’m grateful However, we do think that my Dad’s grandma for my teachers and friends. has or has had Covid-19. We do not know for sure. By Diego Gutierrez Something that I am grateful for in this time is that I get to stay here with my family staying safe. By Joshua Betanzos Doing my homework and spending more time with my family. Page 5

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 We all miss getting to physically go to school at our wonderful GW. What is something you miss about GW? Page 6

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 2- We all miss getting to physically go to school at our wonderful GW. What is something you miss about GW? By Jasira Gill Artist Elisabeth Kim I miss seeing all the teachers & all of my By Alisson Morocho friends. They were nice, and gave me a What I miss about my school is going to reason to love school. art because you can create stuff with paints. By Charlotte Flora By Sarah Clark I miss all the teachers and students. Well what I miss about GW school is the fun moments where we would just laugh with our By Navaneeth Krishna teachers and friends or celebrate a birthday I miss the friends I used to study with and party and say crazy funny stuff. But most of all play soccer with. I miss learning new thing with my friend knowing that if I am struggling they would help me. By Matthew Grippo EVERYTHING - but most of all seeing By Emmeline Kim friends and teachers each day. I really miss my friends and my teachers. I also miss all the fun activities we do at By Maria Retuerto school. What I miss about GW is that I cannot see anybody. By Joseph Acampora I miss being with my friends, teachers, and bus By Botand Kovacs driver. My friends and teachers. By Allison Foster By Taiga-Jett Ridley I miss my classmates; what we did to- I miss hanging out with my two best BFFs! gether. And I miss gym. They shall be nameless for now. They know who they are. I'm just glad I still get to text By Reona Guillaume them. As a 9 year old I am a tech magnet and I miss my teachers that support me and mostly have my face in a screen. my friends. By Matthew Grippo By Helly Solanki I miss people and my friends because we EVERYTHING - but most of all seeing friends usually see them everyday but now we and teachers each day. can’t and we might not able to for the whole year but I hope that is not true. By Yuval Katz Teachers By Isabella Acampora I miss seeing all my teachers in person and having fun with all my friends in person. Page 7

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 2- We all miss getting to physically go to school at our wonderful GW. What is something you miss about GW? By Alexis Lopez By Luna Hernandez I miss my teachers and my friends but most I miss the learning and the park. I love the of all I miss my last year in GW. park so much. By Yoskar A. Sanchez By David Hernandez-Isidoro I miss the teachers and the other students I miss my teacher. including friends. Also the work we did was fun and made us hard working. By Ian Liu-Silverstein I miss seeing the teachers and classmates and By Isla Giuliano friends. I miss the environment too. I miss everything about GW. By Diego Gutierrez By Christopher Lopez Gamez Something that i miss about GW is that we Everything. can have fun when were learning. By Joshua Betanzos By Joshua Kim I miss my school, my classroom, my friends, My friends. and my teacher. By James Zeppieri By Elisabeth Kim I miss gym class and my friends. Something I miss about GW is seeing all the teachers and all my friends. I also miss By Emmeline Kim all the specials like art, music, and P.E. I really miss the teachers and my friends. I love I miss going to specials and I miss seeing to see them through zoom! It really makes all the teachers and my friends. me happy. By Sergio Cuateco By Anushka Mallya My best memory at GW was all the fun I miss all the teachers and their smiles. field days that we had. I also loved all the trips because they were fun and I miss By Suveer Sabharwal my friends. I miss the P.E in George Washington. By Isabella Reidy One thing I miss about GW is not seeing my friends and teachers every day. What I miss about going to GW is not being able to physically see my teachers and friends. By Yumiko Tonachel I miss seeing my friends and my teachers. By Estella Slagle Seeing my friends and teachers. By Caleb Goldemberg Friends. Page 8

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 5th grade YEAR BOOK 2020 Artist Anushka Mallya Artist Dianna Marin Artist Jesus Torres Artist Elisabeth Kim Page 9

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 So many teachers & grownups have been working really hard to make this time as good as possible. Page 10

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 3- So many teachers and grownups have been working really hard to make this time as good as possible. Who is an adult in your life you would like to give a shout out to. What do you want to thank them for? By Joshua Betanzos By Yoskar A. Sanchez I want to thank my teacher I want to thank my for helping me learn and teacher Ms. Raneri for thank you to everyone who making this quarantine works in GW. fun and exciting and unforgettable for all of us By Elisabeth Kim in my class. With great activities and homework I would like to give a shout that she assigns us to do. out to my mom because she has to talk care off all By Caleb Goldemberg of us now that we are at My dad home all day. Artist Isabella Acampora By Sarah Clark By Maria Retuerto I will thank them for not stopping Well, I can’t just pick one person because you all learning. I should say that to my teachers. are great and wonderful to the GW student/ Patriots but I want to give a shout-out to the By Alexis Lopez Principal Mrs. Mungin. She is wonderful at I thank my mom because she helps me making sure the school is safe and working when I don’t understand stuff. hard to take care of us. She is a hero to the school to have all these fun activities and talk By Charlotte Flora to the PTA about having more. She is the best. I would like to give a shout-out to my Thank you for everything making the GW mom for working 5 days a week. experience safe and fun and even if I am l By Joseph Acampora eaving to Eastview I’ll always remember the fun time we cherished.. Mrs. Keating and my parents for helping with distance learning. By Sandra Ivón Solano I give a shoutout to my sister she is a nurse and she is helping those in sick in this pandemic. Artist Emmeline Kim Page 11

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 3- So many teachers and grownups have been working really hard to make this time as good as possible. Who is an adult in your life you would like to give a shout out to. What do you want to thank them for? By Anushka Mallya By Emmeline Kim By Isabella Reidy I want to give a shoutout My parents. They always have to Miss Archer for something to keep us busy I would like to give a keeping me busy and now that school is off. Also, \"shout out\" to my helping me get the right they feed me shelter me and mother who has been amount of exercise and make sure I do healthy things. leaving the house education. I want to thank my parents Thursdays and Fridays to for providing food and keeping work in the GW pantry By Botand Kovacs us busy. to help other families I'd like to thank doctors By Allison Foster for being a huge help and The people who have been By Joseph Acampora doing their best to take working hard are my parents. Mrs. Keating and my care of the sick people. By Isla Giuliano parents for helping I want to also thank my I give a shout-out to my whole with distance learning. teacher for being so family for being there for me. understanding with By Ian Liu-Silverstein schoolwork. Artist Elisabeth Kim My mom and dad are really working hard. By Christopher Lopez They have been waking Gamez up my sister and All of them. making her do work while doing their own By Yumiko Tonachel and I sometimes ask I would like to give a for help. shout out to my teachers because they are working By Diego Gutierrez hard to help us with distance learning. An adult in my life that works really hard is my dad. He goes out there and works very hard. I would like to give him a day to relax have fun an more. Page 12

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 By Isabella Acampora By Helly Solanki By Navaneeth Krishna I would give a shout out to My dad since he is in my teacher Ms. Raneri, I want to thank Mrs. Keaton’s charge ofthe fun activities because if I have a question she is my fifth grade teacher I do if he was not there, or something is not working, and even now she is keeping I would just be sitting in She always does a lot to us interacted like she is now my house doing nothing help me. planning zoom meetings and we can talk to her an By Lauren Rogers By Suveer Sabharwal schoology. I would like to thank Mrs. I want to thank my teacher Rodriquez for making 5th Mrs Sullivan for still By Reona Guillaume grade so special. teaching at this time. I would like to give a shout By Jasira Gill By Maya Amir out to my sister because even Well, everybody who Shout out to my teachers for though I am not on school she works hard to make this giving me work every day. make sures that I do my work time a good time is who and do a good job in school I really would give a By Taiga-Jett Ridley during this time. shout out to. Mr. Sincerbeaux and Mrs. Della Penna for making By James Zeppieri our home learning fun. Shout out to my mom. Thanks for helping me with my school work. By Alisson Morocho Zhingri By David Hernandez- Isidoro I am going to thank my mother because she is I like to shout out my dad person that has been by because he is helping me my side for 10 years. She with my homework. is also the women that feeds me and my other By Matthew Grippo siblings. My mom because she helps me with my work every day and still has to work. Artist Jasira Gill Page 13

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 We just finished April, which is National Poetry Month. This is a great time to be writing poems poems! Page 14

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 4- We just finished April, which is National Poetry Month. This is a great time to be writing poems! By Jasira Gill By Luna Hernandez I love flowers they are so beautiful. I've had a teddy bear named Christmas since I was 3. Mother By Nicholas Norfleet It was a gift for Christmas for me. I really love it as you can see. You are what makes me happy. It's like part of the family. You can help me with anything, You can help anyone with anything When I hold it, I enjoy it the most. And that’s why you deserve anything you want. Like some butter on a piece of toast. Again, I like it, as you can see. I love that gift from when I was 3. By Maria Retuerto GW is strong GW is the greatest school GW is my schoooool GW is in my heart. I LOVE GW By Yumiko Tonachel Thank you To the workers On the front lines working To keep us healthy and safe Thank you! By Sarah Clark By Yumiko Tonachel Smiles are bright By Emmeline Kim Attitude are right Roses are red we had our good days even if there was a fight Violets are blue it’s ok to be sad Now that Coronavirus is here, we are leaving the school even if we visit you I really miss you! you can love us like a helping tool Love Sarah Page 15

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 4- We just finished April, which is National Poetry Month. This is a great time to be writing poems! By Suveer Sabharwal By Sandra Ivón Solano I have a toy that can fly miles and miles The trees are green in the sky but sometimes it those not come the birds are singing back that's when I knew it doesn't work well the flowers are blooming all the way which I hate and I am tired to it’s spring time! grab it whe goes down really fast By Allison Foster By Joshua Betanzos Okay so this poem is a doozie. Rain, the rain makes steel pools in the gutter, But I know by now you may know who I am. the rain everyone have fun and I love the rain. If you only know my name then hint. Last years play. By Elisabeth Kim I wrote an acrostic poem. Girl singing \"I Like You Like You Are\". Hint. S un is setting U nder mountains This year's talent show. N ight is coming Girl singing \"Don't Stop Believing\". S howing colors That's right it me favorite singer of the bunch E xcellent view T he next day is coming Allie! So anyway, here we go. Pikachu Pikachu sounds like a sneeze ACHOOO!! Pikachu Pikachu I've got gum stuck to my shoe! Em0ti0n Haiku By Helly Solanki By Isabella Reidy This is a haiku poem about Jade Vines a Feeling pretty bored type of plant. I try to stay positive But it has been hard Colorful Jade Vines are There beautiful jade color No one awake I sit on my bed I love the Jade Vines Glancing at the window hearing the clock tic Tiredness flowing through my body Ocean Big, cold Relaxing, drowning, Rolling Sea sick Dangerous Page 16

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 We can do this together! By Ian Liu-Silverstein By Estella Slagle \"Coronavoid\" Look! There at the void you see, We can do this together! the boy that used to be me. Even if the world is going through tough The freshly dug soul of mine, times,we can do this together! that my friends can't go near, We can together by staying apart, we can get they just stay all in a big hole with all the voids together on Zoom or another platform. of fear. But look at the bright side. All you have to do is remember, you are I know corona is bad but really, really, really, not alone! you don't have to be sad. we found a bird living in the tree. Please remember to thank all medical I'm getting to know lots more about my family. officials and the community helpers for all So my coronavoid is filled. the countless lives they have saved! And my family is very kind, And do your part to protect the GW they filled the coronavoid that was always in community, and everyone else, from the coronavirus! my mind. By Yoskar A. Sanchez As the summer days begin to grow Say goodbye as winter’s flows No more jackets to keep warm Say hello to summer clothes Longer days and playful sounds C’mon and play around. GRATITUDE By Yumiko Tonachel By Melissa Reid By Alexis Lopez Roses are red G violets are blue R A I miss my school T including all of you. I T Page 17 U D E

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 One of the hard parts about remote learning is that we don't always have the chance to share what we are learning with our friends. What is something you learned about recently that is really interesting? Page 18

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 5- One of the hard parts about remote learning is that we don't always have the chance to share what we are learning with our friends. What is something you learned about recently that is really interesting? By Allison Foster By Anoushka Mallya I learned that during Covid 19 all the I learned about Australia’s wildfires and being apart has done is bring us together. how they were harmful to animals. We all became stronger as a school. Wildfires are fires spread by waste and We all fight along side each other to other harmful stuff. They can kill many stop Covid 19. animals. Australia’s wildfires killed endanger animals, and that is very bad By Nicholas Norfleet because there are only a certain amount of these species. My favorite part of distance learning is that I can do my schoolwork on my own By Yumiko Tonachel schedule. I also have been able to fit in Something I learned recently is how to film time to ride my bike, see friends from a a short film with a game or a video game. distance, go into the woods, play video I learned it in VRE because we are learning games, spend time with family whenever how to make short films with different I want, and of course do my assigned things. We are making films with our own work. During quarantine, my family and video games and it is very fun. I have gotten six domesticated chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) and I always By Ian Liu-Silverstein try to make time for them. I also got a baby cactus that I named Prickly from A really cool thing that I learned yesterday is the farmers market during quarantine. that the capital of Burkina Faso is Oua- I try and squeeze time in for the cactus gadougou or pronounced (wa-ga-doo-goo). even though it does not need as much attention as the 6 chickens. I do miss school, but I also enjoy this schedule. By Emmeline Kim I learned about fractions. Numerator and Denominator. I tink it is really fun! Artist Elisabeth Kim Page 19

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 5- One of the hard parts about remote learning is that we don't always have the chance to share what we are learning with our friends. What is something you learned about recently that is really interesting? By Botand Kovacs By Alisson Morocho Zhingri I learned that some animals can get sunburned just like humans. But some of them are so intelligent The essay that was very interesting was when that they have special things they do to resolve the teachers asked students to write a poem sunburn. For example, they replace sunscreen for our mothers and the it show to them. with mud. By Yoskar A. Sanchez By Taiga-Jett Ridley What I find interesting what I learned is that The different aspects of light. For example, Venus Flytraps are a unique type of plant ultraviolet and infrared are impossible to see. that use scents to lure their prey and once Also we see by the reflection of light on an they go inside of their mouth the Venus object and the absorption of light by that object. Flytrap quickly closes it mouth and crunches it’s prey. By Charlotte Flora I learned how to bake a lot of new things scones, By Isla Giuliano blueberry, cranberry, muffins, more cookies, etc. I want to share that if you have antibodies for By Navaneeth Krishna the virus if doesn't mean you had it. I means I learned about how to kick a soccer ball with you’ve been near it but only 50 % of the true power. I did not know this before and I was only tests are correct. I also wanted to share other kicking the ball straight up. things like if you had the virus, still be careful. You can still get it. It is not scientifically By Matthew Grippo proven that this virus is like other viruses. I have learned how to play baseball with the best coach - my dad. By David Hernandez-Isidoro By Maria Retuerto I have been getting better at math. What I learned is that some times. Something is hard but it can be done. By Caleb Goldemberg By Yuval Katz I learned about Kenya and Brazil and now How to play Dungeons and Dragons. China. By Joseph Acampora By Joshua Betanzos I've been learning how to play bass guitar. I learned that technology is very impotant, the internet is very important too. By Luna Hernandez Fractions. Page 20

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 What’s Your Story Continued from last year’s newspaper to get one of the centaurs off me. “Ugh, fine.” One of the centaurs said. “If you don't want us Ariel the Unicorn to tell our parents, you must release all of your prisoners!” I said. “Smooth.” Casper whispered By Yumiko Tonachel to me. To my surprise, the centaurs gave me a dirty look and agreed. Soon enough, all the “Oh no!” said Casper. “Oh no what??” prisoners were released, and so were we. I asked him, still frightened. “We went the “You are never to tell anyone about this incident.” wrong way! Now I know where we are!” I told him. “Why?” he asked. Casper exclaimed. I was about to ask him where, I rolled my eyes again. “Do you know how much but the centaur cut me off. “Silence!” he yelled. “You trouble we could get in? We just pretended to be must come with us, for you are now our prisoners.” the ruler's children!!!” said another centaur, coming out from behind the I said. “But then I could have friends for once.” he other one. “Prisoners!?!” Casper and I said at the said, then suddenly looked nervous. “What do you same time, scared and surprised as 2 centaurs came mean?” I asked. “L-look Ariel, I used to be really to get us. “You can't do this!” Casper said when they popular at Paris Primary School for Unicorns. tied ropes around our hooves. Everybody loved me! But then, I pulled a good prank “Who says we can't?” said the centaur with a smirk. on the principal. Or so I thought. I got in so much “W-we-um\" Casper struggled. trouble! After that, I didn’t seem to be popular any- I had to say something. But what? “Our parents more. No one wanted to be friends with me.” just so happen to be the rulers of Paris!” I said, he said. I suddenly felt bad for him. “Well, you've not having any idea what I was saying. “They are?” got me!” I said, trying to cheer him up. “Really?” Casper said as I shoved him. “I mean...uh, yes they he said. “Of course.” are!” I rolled my eyes. Now the centaur looked scared. “We can tell our parents, and they will The End banish you from this kingdom.” I said as I tried By Isabella Reidy environment as they disintegrate. The worst part? Earth Pollution They continue breaking down for 500, to 1,000 years. Did you know over We need to help stop this. 22 million plastic bottles By doing your part, to help you can do the following: are thrown away yearly, meaning one in every 1. Make a recycling bin and put all plastic six bottles bought in the United bottles inside it. States are recycled. Plastic bottles and bottle caps aren’t 2. If you see anything that is on the ground biodegradable, but they do that does not belong there pick it up and photodegrade. put it in its correct bin. That means that this plastic breaks down into small parts in the sun, and releases chemicals into the 3. Try to use reusable water bottles instead of the plastic bottles. Page 21

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 What is a question you would like to have answered by the Superintendent of Schools? Page 22

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 6- The Cherry Tree Press has always taught students the value of asking good questions. What is a question you would like to have answered by the Superintendent of Schools? We will take some of the best questions and have Dr. Ricca answer them for you! By Allison Foster By Suveer Sabharwal How are we going to hand out all the Will we go back to school at September ? newspapers if we are stuck at home? By Yoskar A. Sanchez By Isabella Acampora Are atoms really that tiny and that are We love your \"read alouds.\" I was won- we made out of them? dering if you can read one of the books of Big Nate. Also, how do you decide on By Luna Hernandez your books? How long will I have to be at home for? By Botand Kovacs By David Hernandez-Isidoro I was wondering if next year we'll go over Is everybody doing great? what we're learning now to make sure that we understand everything correctly? By Taiga-Jett Ridley Are we going to learn in a similar way next By Navaneeth Krishna year? Why not our school versus other schools By Helly Solanki in academic studies? Are the students of all the schools get to see each other once again? By Charlotte Flora Will we be back in school by the fall? By Joseph Acampora Do you like video games, and if so, which is By Yuval Katz your favorite? Why is there a robot for each grade in math? By Sandra Ivón Solano By Anushka Mallya How does it feel to be in a situation like Dr. Ricca is running schools easy? this (aka quarantine) when you are the What are some hard times you been superintendent of the school? How do though and how did you handle them? YOU stay safe and keep aware of others? How do YOU quarantine? Isn’t it hard to By Caleb Goldemberg be the leader of all the schools while we are in quarantine? How will this affect life? By Jasira Gill My question is: What's it like being a Superintendent of Schools? Is it hard? Is it easy? Page 23

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 What is a question you would like to have answered by our wonderful Principal or Assistant Principal Page 24

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 7- The Cherry Tree Press has always taught students the value of asking good questions. What is a question you would like to have answered by our wonderful Principal or Assistant Principal? We will take some of the best questions and have them answered for you! By Luna Hernandez By Navaneeth Krishna When was the school built? How are you doing? Why do we not have a spelling bee? By Emmeline Kim By Yoskar A. Sanchez What is something you love about your What would happen and what job? would you do if you accidentally What are you doing during these times and do stepped on a sea urchin? you need to make sure students are learning well? By Jasira Gill My question is: Why did you choose to be a By Ian Liu-Silverstein Principal or Assistant Principal? Who was the first principal of G.W.? By Matthew Grippo By Diego Gutierrez What do you miss most about not being in school Do the principals still work on while online each day? learning? By Reona Guillaume By Joshua Betanzos I was wondering that in 5th grade you don’t get Dear Principal, do you work just in GW or in to see your teachers and do the graduation at another school as well? the end of the year. When the virus is over, is it possible we could have a little party that can By David Hernandez-Isidoro celebrate our 5th graders? Are you still doing all your work at home? By Helly Solanki By Sandra Ivón Solano Will fifth grade students get to say goodbye to the school? Is being a principal hard for you or easy? If you could change something in how the By Charlotte Flora school runs would you change something What happens to chorus or any of the other and why? activities that people joined? By Allison Foster By Maria Retuerto Are all the students going to summer school? Why does our school just have grades up to fifth grade? By Anushka Mallya By Joseph Acampora How are you doing at home and what keeps Question for both of you: Do you like video games, you busy? And how does that keep you busy? and if so, which is your favorite? By Isabella Reidy By Yumiko Tonachel I would ask what are you going to do about the What will graduation be like? students who are not doing distance learning? Page 25

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 “Extra Extra Read All About It” The Pandemic of 2020 Marshmallow Marsh By Melissa Reid By Zoelle Lee-Renert What is Coronavirus? I was plopped into what looked like a brown Coronaviruses are a kind of hot tub, in an odd-looking contraction. virus. There are many different There I was greeted by another marshmallow. types, and some cause disease. The “Welcome to Marshmallow Marsh!” most common Coronavirus that is causing he said. “Here we live in a brown hot tub people to lose their lives is called COVID-19. in some sort of odd contraction. My name's Where did COVID-19 come from? COVID-19 Timothy.” I’m Landyn.” I said. Me and has been first detected in China. Since then Timothy then started talking and we became it has been spreading rapidly throughout the friends. Then suddenly, Timothy said, “What whole world. What is quarantine? Quarantine is 64 x 5?” “What?” I said. My head then is a period of isolation when a human or sprung up as I was brought to reality all my animal from a foreign area or been exposed classmates were looking at me, even my to where a contagious disease is placed. best friend Timothy. My teacher Ms. Brown What is self-quarantine? Self-quarantine is sighed, then said, “Landyn you really need when you stay home and reduce your contact to get your head out of the clouds when with others. You only go outside when needed. we’re learning.” That’s when I realized that it was just me, and my odd daydreams again. There are many kinds of coronaviruses such as, MERS-CoV Book Review on A Tale of Magic SARS-CoV SARS-CoV-2 By Isabella Reidy This book is about a girl The Coronavirus has caused over 1.8 million named Brystal Evergreen people to get sick, and over 109 thousand who lives in a world people to lose their lives. Some ways that we where Magic is banned. are slowing down the number of COVID-19 Anyone who does or is cases are by self-isolation, quarantine, social associated is sent to a distancing, wearing face coverings, wearing prison to be killed or sent gloves, using hand sanitizer, and consistently to a mine. This young lady washing hands. We are also working on is very clever and turns reopening the world, we have past Phase 1, out to be an amazing Phase 2 and 3 are yet to come. fairy with an amazing teacher and classmates Sources used: at a school of magic, but soon they must The New York Times defeat a lady called the Snow Queen who will NBC News take over their world. USA Today I give this book a 5 star because if you're Remember, continue social distancing and interested in fairy tales this is the book to read, washing your hands. Stay safe! They also have a series which is called the Land of Stories and it is also very interesting. Page 26

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 RINCON ESPAÑOL Un Perro en la Casa By Isabella Reidy Un frio día de estaba en una carrera contra mi conciencia noviembre estaba pensando que el perro no tendría esperanza. sentada en la sala De repente repitiendo esas palabras - de estar. Había “el perro no va a estar bien en la familia, ” mirado en el mi mente dolió mucho y me dió dolor espacio por unos diez de cabeza. En ese momento me puse a buenos minutos. Unos llorar, pero muy silenciosa para que mi tres días antes con familia no pudiera oirme. mi familia nos acurrucamos juntos a la computadora Me fuí al sofá y me quedé dormida. haciendo una selección de perros que Escuché algo que sonaba como un carro, podríamos comprar y luego recoger. sabía que era el carro de mi padre. Sabía El perro era cien por ciento Beagle, que el perro estaba en el camión. parecía el perro estrella en una exposición El camión blanco que veía todas las canina, era hermoso. Yo estaba pegada a mañanas y noches con tierra, por todo la ventana esperando a mi papá regresar el fondo del camión. Desde la ventana con mi nuevo perro. En mi mente pensaba abierta en el carro ví a mi papá cansado en el futuro. “¿Cómo va a actuar el perro? de manejar desde Pensilvania, le tomó ¿Encajará con la familia? ¿El perro morderá cinco horas de ida y vuelta. mi mano o rasgará mi piel? yo no sabía cómo él iba a actuar” Fuí a la puerta muy lentamente. Cuando llegó mis manos temblaban como un Fui a la cocina y ví a mi mamá que estaba terremoto. Caminé a la puerta del carro haciendo café. y ví el perro muy lindo y pequeño. El perro - ¿Cuándo va a regresar papi? le pregunté caminó hacia mí y me lamió la cara a mi mamá. varias veces, sentí calor en mi corazón, ya tenía un animal que podía ayudarme. - En dos horas, necesitas tener pacencia Todos mis malos pensamientos se Isabella, relájate. borraron, en ese momento pensé que el Yo quería relajarme, pero mi mente perro estaría bien en la familia. Page 27

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 What is a question you would like to have answered by our Mayor, Tom Roach

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 8- The CTP has always taught students the value of asking good questions. What is a question you would like to have answered by our Mayor, Tom Roach. We will take some of the best questions and have them answered for you! By Anushka Mallya By Emmeline Kim What keeps you busy at home and who keeps What are some big problems that happen in you busy? Also what are some things that you White plains? do at home to have fun? By Isabella Reidy By Helly Solanki I would ask What is White Plains going to do When will White Plains be free from after Covid-19? Covid-19? By Yumiko Tonachel By Navaneeth Krishna What is something you have learned during this How is school going to be like next year if pandemic as the mayor? this Coronavirus is done by the year 2021? By Sandra Ivón Solano Was being the Mayor your dream and if it was By Maria Retuerto can you tell me how you reached your dream Why did the Coronavirus come from because how did you do it. I do not like the corona virus? By Jasira Gill By Yoskar A. Sanchez My question is: How hard is it being a Mayor? Does the dam really store huge amounts of By Botand Kovacs water and do we drink most of it? What would happen if quarantine lasted way longer than we expected? By Yuval Katz By Taiga-Jett Ridley How do you pick the teachers at GW? Will we all be staying inside next year also? By Isabella Acampora By Luna Hernandez We love your \"read alouds.\" I was wondering How are you doing? How many kids are in the if you can read one of the books of Big Nate. school? Also, how do you decide on your books? By Joseph Acampora By Caleb Goldemberg Do you like video games, and if so, which is Why are people seeing people? your favorite? By Diego Gutierrez By Suveer Sabharwal When will we come back to school? Will we go back to school at September? By Joshua Betanzos What is most difficult thing being mayor? By Allison Foster What date do you plan to reopen White Plains, New York Mayor Roach? By David Hernandez-Isidoro When are we going back to school? Page 29

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The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 - GW Extras - The Tricky Panda and a suit. \" Greetings\" he said. I am a magic panda and I'm here to help you. \" What's your By Zoelle Lee-Renert problem?\" he said. \"I can't go to the amusement I ran up to my room gritting my teeth. And mumbling park because it’s raining.\" I said. The panda gave some things. I opened my bedroom door and then me a pity look and said, \"Well, hmmm”. Then his slammed it as hard as I could. I laid down on my head sprung up with his face smiling. \"I know! bed thinking. I was really frustrated and angry. I will give you three wishes, so anything you wish Frangry. All I could think about was how Mom and for will come true.\" Dad promised to take me and my younger sister Beth to the amusement park on Saturday. All week me and Beth waited for Saturday. Roller So, I said, \"I wish to go to the amusement park!\" Coasters, hot dogs, cotton candy, carnival games, Then the panda clapped his paws and then, I was prizes, the arcade, ooh and the Ferris Wheel! An in the amusement park. But it was still raining. amusement park is basically a kid's dream come \"Hey,\" I said. \"Why is it raining?\" \"Well, boy.\" true.\" I want to go to the merry go-round and get He said, \"You just wished to go to the amusement some cotton candy!\" said Beth. I'm going to ride park. Have you misspoken?\" That's when I realized the fastest roller coaster in the whole park and get that I wanted to go to the amusement park so a new high score on PAC-MAN at the arcade!\" much, I forgot why I couldn't go in the first place. I said as I was jumping up and down in excite- \"Then I wish for it to stop raining!\" I said. The ment. Me and Beth just couldn't wait till Saturday. panda then clapped his paws. And it was sunny. I could not even focus in class sometimes, because But then I realized that no employees were at the all I felt like doing was daydreaming about me and park so I couldn't do anything. Then the panda my family at the amusement park. Rather than said, \"Better make this wish wise because this is think about what 2 and 3/5 plus 5 and 7/5 equal. your last one.\" I was just so annoyed, so I said, \"I wish to go home.\" But when Saturday came, I found Mom at the kitchen table drinking coffee with a frown on her And \"POOF\" I was in my bedroom, still in my face. For a second, I thought why Mom and Dad pajamas, and still in my bed. But I couldn't see the hadn't woke me and Beth up yet to take us to the panda. I looked outside. It was cloudy but still okay amusement park. But before I could say anything, to go to the amusement park. \"Maybe the rain Mom noticed me and said: \"I'm sorry Oliver, but stopped.\" I thought. Then Dad came into the room it's raining outside so the park had to close for the with Beth. \"Get up,\" said Beth. \"We need to get to day. I was speechless. I wanted to say something, the amusement park before it gets too crowded.\" but no words came out of my mouth. But before I got out of bed and started walking down the I knew it, I was running up to my room. stairs for breakfast. There were pancakes on the table. Mom's homemade pancakes. Beth happily And here I am now. Laying on my bed. Then I thought: started munching on her pancake. But before I took \"I wish I could go to the amusement park\" Then a the first bite of my pancake I thought, \"Be a dream \"POOF\" there was so much dust, I couldn't see. or not, I will not take any more service from that But then I saw a panda wearing a funky hat tricky panda.\" Page 31

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The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 9- There's a famous saying that for every dark cloud, there is a silver lining. In other words, even hard times can bring about really good things. What has been one of your \"Silver Linings\" during this time? What has been something good that has come out of this situation? By Ashley Leano By Anushka Mallya My \"Silver Linings\" Is that during quaran- tine, I've gotten closer to my family. We've I like how quarantine has got me into knit- always been close, but during these days, ting and gardening, because if there was no we do much more stuff together. quarantine I would never be able to get the opportunity to knit nor to garden! Plus this By Caleb Goldemberg keeps me busy when I’m bored and have My family is doing stuff that we never did. nothing to do. By Ian Liu-Silverstein By Yumiko Tonachel I'm spending way more time with my family. One good thing that came out of this By Joshua Betanzos pandemic is that I am able to spend a lot I learn that family union is very important. more time with my sister and my parents. I also get to spend more time with my dad By Elisabeth Kim because he is working from home. Thats is a Something good that came out of this positive thing that came out of quarantine. situation is that everyone can spend more time with their families! We can all play By Sandra Ivón Solano games and hang out with our family. Even though I can see my sister I get to call One of my silver linings are that at home her and Facetime with her and those times I am doing a lot of art and I an playing make me really happy. outside with my siblings more. By Jasira Gill By James Zeppieri Well, something good is that I have 4 siblings We did a lot of bike riding and spending and I can play with them instead of being time with my family. bored all day. By Emmeline Kim I can spend more time with family now that we don't have anything big to do. Also, we can relax and have fun at home. Artist Isla Giuliano Page 33

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 9- There's a famous saying that for every dark cloud, there is a silver lining. In other words, even hard times can bring about really good things. What has been one of your \"Silver Linings\" during this time? What has been something good that has come out of this situation? By Luna Hernandez By Navaneeth Krishna I’ve been working harder. Helpful Something good about this is that we By David Hernandez-Isidoro have learned about being clean and safe. By Helly Solanki A “Silver Lining” is this time we’re we I am learning how to play the piano a new can’t go outside but we can spend more instrument and I think I’m doing pretty time with each of our family members. good. By Maya Amir By Yoskar A. Sanchez What has came out of my “Silver Lining’s.” I like that I can rest at any time after Is that we learn something new everyday doing hard work on and subject. and that we can make a fun time out of this and everything there is to come. By Botand Kovacs Sometimes people need a bit of alone By Isabella Reidy time and that's easier in quarantine. My \"silver Lining\" would be me being able We also get to sleep in during this time to spend more time with family. which is definitely fun. By Joseph Acampora By Taiga-Jett Ridley I have been able to play with my family more often. By Yuval Katz I've been learning the guitar, video production, Cherry Tree Press newspaper. drawing and Boy Scout activities. By Alexis Lopez My really good thing is that instead of only spending a short amount of time with my parents I can spend most of my day with them. By Allison Foster I think this has made us stronger as a school. We all work together as friends. Even from six feet away. By Isla Giuliano My Silver Lining is that I can still play outside and have fun. Artist Yescia Pacheco Page 34

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The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 “Extra Extra Read All About It” Survivor Part THREE: Winners At War game. The first is a that night’s tribal reward challenge. council elimination. (Spoiler Alert) They have no way of The reward challenge is getting kicked off the By Lauren Rogers a competition between game that night. the two tribes that Survivor is a fun and 20 strangers are sent contains a series of Tribal council is the thrilling reality TV to an island in Fiji physical and mental place where the losers show to watch. This where they are obstacles that the tribe of the immunity will be my third and divided into two has to work together challenge vote out final article about the tribes of ten players and overcome. When one of the members Survivor series.This each. Each tribe is one of the two tribes of that tribe. Tribal season was called, sent to a different wins the challenge, council happens every “Winners at War” part of the island that tribe is rewarded time an immunity and was the biggest where they get to with food or supplies challenge takes place season yet. Previous know their fellow like: blankets, pillows, and is the only way Survivor winners all tribe mates, build or a tarp. Sometimes to get somebody out came together at the shelters, discuss game they can get food like of the game. These same time in order to play, and later go on sandwiches, peanut tribal councils happen face one another and to do challenges. butter and jelly, every three days until be crowned the best The difference desserts and, very there are only three Survivor player of all between this season rarely, even live people left in the time. This is the first and previous seasons chickens! Sometimes game. Each player at time that the winner is that we have they would choose to the tribal council is got a record breaking already seen these cook the chicken and given a vote and the two million dollars. players before and eat it but usually they person who has the know some of their kept the chicken alive most votes from their First, I will introduce strategies for winning and would wait for fellow tribe mates the rules of the game. the game when they them to lay eggs and will be sent home. Then, I will explain last played it. What cook those instead. Unless they have the new twists that I find most interesting an advantage. were introduced for was seeing if those The other challenge this season. Lastly, players would play type is an immunity Advantages helps the I will give you my the same type of challenge. These person in a challenge opinion on the new game or change challenges are similar or tribal council. season as well as my according to the new to a reward challenge The most common feelings on some of players they were but the winning tribe advantage is that you this season’s more being introduced to gets immunity. This is are immune from interesting game and who they knew a reward that is given to being voted off, even players. I hope you to be previous the winning tribe that when the votes have enjoy the final part winners as well. makes sure everyone already been cast. of the Survivor series! on the tribe is safe at There are two types The game begins as of challenges in the Page 36

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 There are many advan- merge has taken place. This season consisted asked them to do and tages that are usually At this point, the of people who had all still not come across hidden around the remaining players previously won the like he was being campsite where each compete against one game. This season in- bossy. Lastly, there tribe is living. Many of another in a cluded many legends was Sarah who is a the players sneak off challenge in which who had won the police officer in real on their own late at the sole winner gets game more than once life and made it further night or early in the immunity from that and all of the players in the game then she morning and look night’s tribal council. had many different should have by being for one of these styles of play. I would a part of Tony’s “ advantages. These can This season had many like to introduce some alliance” and following be hidden anywhere special twists. The of them to you. There Tony’s lead when it including inside biggest twist was that was Tony who had a came time to vote. hollow trees and if anyone gets voted weird style of play These are just some underneath rocks. off, they have a choice. where he basically of the styles of play If you ever find one They can either go spied on people to find and some players that and use it correctly, home or go to an out if they were I believe are the most it could be worth a island called ‘The Edge plotting against him. popular. They made a lot in the game. Of Extinction’ for This proved to be very lasting impression on many days with all effective. There was me throughout the Now, in the middle of those who were sent two-time previous season. Just in case the game something off the game before winner, Sandra who you were wondering, called a merge happens them. You have two was the master of get- it was Tony who won every season. This chances once you are on ting to know everyone the game this season. usually happens right the Edge of Extinction to on a social level so in the middle of the get back in the game that the other players I hope you enjoyed season. The merge is both are challenges). all liked and trusted the last part of the when both tribes are It is hard but makes her. There was Boston Survivor series! This put together into one you think and gives Rob who people has been such a fun big tribe with about you a second chance referred to in the game series to write about twelve people still in at getting back in the as the “Godfather” and I hope it was fun the game. At this time game. because he was so to read! Make sure to players start to play good at getting people check out Survivor a better game by As this is a huge season to do anything he on CBS at 8:00 pm! creating alliances the biggest yet) they with their tribe mates added a survivor Artist Lauren Rogers and agreeing to vote economy in the form out other people in of currency which the game they think consisted of fire tokens would win in the end. that the players could This is basically the use to spend on food point of the game or advantages. The when war breaks out. players could win those fire tokens by Individual immunity winning challenges now comes into effect. or selling their advan- This comes after the tages to other players. Page 37

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The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 10 - Some of our GW patriots have been using the time at home to learn a new skill or perfect a new one (jump rope, puzzling, knitting, etc.). What is something you have been getting better at? Can you share your advice on how to work on this skill with others! By Joseph Acampora I'm working on perfecting my drawing. By Ian Liu-Silverstein I have been perfecting my scootering. Instructions: First, put your hands on By James Zeppieri the handle bars. I've had more time to practice the piano and Next, think of what hand you I help grill on the BBQ and I help make write with. Then, put the brownies for dessert. equivalent foot on the scooter. Stand up straight. Put your other leg on the ground. Push off and By Elisabeth Kim push off again. My family has been making bread. It is really I recommend a little hill so you can gain momentum. good. We eat it almost all the time! The 2nd to last step is take your non-dominant By Sandra Ivón Solano foot on the break just a little. To stop just press harder on the break. I’ve gotten better at drawing people. It’s really Remember to be balanced and especially to fun to draw I also learned how to make food have fun!\\ like my favorite food tamales. By Helly Solanki By Botand Kovacs I am making new crafts like a diary and a paper village. I am also learning the piano. I perfected riding my bike. All you need is to be confident and to believe in yourself. By Caleb Goldemberg Be brave and even if you fall, get back up! Drawing Practice makes perfect! By Diego Gutierrez By Emmeline Kim Something that I got better at is jump roping. I have improved my dancing and running. By Joshua Betanzos Now I can run really fast! I’m learnig to read better and I’m learning to jump We have been cooking a lot of homemade and to do sports better. food. One of our favorites is chicken. We make different styles of chicken but all of them are Luna Hernandez super tasty! Jump rope By Alisson Morocho By Suveer Sabharwal I’m getting better at making paper ninja Durning these times I learned how to puzzle. weapons day by day. Long puzzles. By Isabella Acampora I've been getting better at playing the flute, recorder, and piano. By David Hernandez-Isidoro I have been getting better at drawing. Artist Elisabeth Kim Page 39

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 10 - Some of our GW patriots have been using the time at home to learn a new skill or perfect a new one (jump rope, puzzling, knitting, etc.). What is something you have been getting better at? Can you share your advice on how to work on this skill with others! By Maria Retuerto I’m getting better at roller skating. By Alexis Lopez I have gotten better at jump rope. By Yoskar A. Sanchez I am getting better at writing and typing stories online or on paper and use strategic skills to solve a problem. By Isla Giuliano Artist Joseph Acampora I have been learning how to crochet, I do not By Charlotte Flora have enough skill to teach this YET. I've been practicing gymnastics and I've been getting better and better. By Elisabeth Kim By Allison Foster I have been doing a lot of arts and crafts. Singing! I love singing I have been doing it since My family has been doing puzzles and board I was a baby. Just sing until you can't do it any- games. We also have been doing a lot of outdoor more. It's even more fun if you record your voice! play and art. By Navaneeth Krishna By Anushka Mallya I am getting better at doing tricks with a soccer ball. There is a person who explains some of I have been getting better at puzzles! the skills on Epic. I recently completed a 1000 piece puzzle of the Statue of Liberty without the help of a By Matthew Grippo grown up. This skill is really easy, all you need My mom taught me to cook her tomato sauce. to do is match up the pieces to the puzzle and then you’ll get the big picture! There isn’t By Taiga-Jett Ridley a better way to explain it! Playing my violin. Advice: Practice all you can do. I also make Crepès. Ingredients: 1 cup flour 2 eggs 1/8 spoon salt 1 1/4 cup milk 2 tsp butter 1 tsp vanilla extract Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients Artist Elisabeth Kim separately. Then mix. Pour 1 ladle at a time on a large pan Enjoy with Nutella, jam, strawberrys, and etc. Page 40

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The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 11- We always love to hear students' opinions about media. What is a television show, book, video game, movie etc. that you have been thinking about. Write us a review of it! By Emmeline Kim By Jasira Gill By Emmeline Kim Recently I watched the movie I've been thinking I am really interested clue, it is a murder mystery of the story in the series Harry movie and it is really sus- A Drop of Hope. penseful, though I would My teacher Potter. It is a book about recommend this movie to Mr. Sincerbeaux a wizard that lost his people who like horror and showed me & the parents at a young age and murder mystery. There is class that book & it was very cool goes to Hogwarts to learn also I game that is just like and interesting! magic. the movie, they are both He gets into a lot of trouble very fun and entertaining. By isabella Acampora and adventures throughout his 7 yearsat Hogwarts. By Isabella Reidy My favorite game is Roblox. I rate this series 100 stars! I love Roblox because I can get in During this time I have liked touch with my friends. Also, Roblox By Charlotte Flora watching the HGTV channel has many games in it. My favorite because I have enjoyed game in Roblox is Bloxburg. I like this show called Liv and houses being changed to Bloxburg is so much fun because Maddie, Liv and Maddie are look better. I would give the you can do role plays, build your twins who get in trouble shows on this channel a 4 own house, pay your bills, and together a lot but always stars rating.. work. That is why Roblox is my apologize. Liv is a singer favorite game and Bloxburg is and a actress. (She is a By Yumiko Tonachel my favorite game in Roblox. girly-girly). But Maddie is the opposite, she loves I just watched the movie By Taiga-Jett Ridley basketball, she is horrible at Onward, and it is a great singing, (She is a tom boy), movie. I would give it a five Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie. this causes a lot of fighting! out of five stars because it I liked it because it was made is such a good movie. It is from an old TV show. By Luna Hernandez very funny, but it is a good Cartoons of the amazing family movie too. By Helly Solanki World of Gumball. I recommend it for people who I have been thinking about the David Hernandez-Isidoro like sad but book camp a graphic novel about a funny movies. girl in a show. I think about super Mario Bros. It is such a great By Sandra Ivón Solano By Navaneeth Krishna game! I’ve been thinking about a I like Minecraft because it has some game called bloxburg on mini-games that I love to play. My roblox this game is really favorite game is Bed Wars. This is fun and it helps me put my a game were you have to defend creativity in the houses your bed and destroy other beds. I make in this game. By Yuval Katz Dungeons and dragons. Page 42

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 By Caleb Goldembrerg By James Zeppieri By Laura Rogers My favorite video game is Roblox. I am reading a book called I’ve been waching a show I get to play remotely with my Harry Potter and the Goblet called All American. A friends. It's a great way to keep of Fire. It is about a wizard video I started playing was in touch and spend time with my called Harry who goes to Fortnite. friends. My favorite movie is Hogwarts for his 4th time. SpongeBob Out Of The Water. There he is chosen to compete By Diego Gutierrez with other chosen people By Matthew Grippo from other schools, in three A video game that I was A new video game I came across is competitions called the interested was a game called called Steep. Steep is about 4 years Triwizard Tournament. They Mario and Sonic at the old and it is a snowboarding game. are really hard and Harry Olympic games, this game is You customize your guy and board. almost got killed in the last about to video game charac- Then you go to the top of a mountain task, which was actually a ters that do stuff at the and you snow board down. Along big trick! After he finds out a Olympics. there is an option the way you have to watch out for horrifying truth. It is a really called story mode and in that obstacles. You earn coins as you good book that has a lot of part of the game Mario, do challenges and with the coins you adventure. Sonic, Bowser and Egg-man can purchase things in the game. get sucked into back into the I recommend this game because By Elisabeth Kim 90's version of the Olympics it is super fun and challenging and I have been reading a new in Tokyo, the game let's you if you get all the way to level 100, series called Keeper of the play games of the Olympics you get to go to Alaska! lost cities. It is really good and in 2020 or you can play the I would recommend it to a lot 90's Olympics its your By Alexis Lopez of people. choice. There is a movie called Twilight. By Joshua Betanzos It is a movie where there are My favorite book is Horrible By Suveer Sabharwal people that can turn into wolves Harry. and there are vampires and they I like the show avatar where are against each other and a Christopher Lopez Gamez a boy has to bring peace or wolf liked a girl but also did the The series in Netflix called its the end. vampire and the girl told one of Lost in Space. the vampires to do something By Yoskar A. Sanchez for her and the vampire asked for something and said to mar- I’ve been thinking and playing ried him and she did. the game Roblox and playing with my friends from school and in my classroom. It’s fun to play with them and we can have a great time playing! By Allison Foster Roblox. I just started and I already have like 5 friends. Page 43

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 5th grade YEAR BOOK 2020 Artist Lauren Rogers Artist Karim Hammami Artist Joseph Acampora Artist Jacqueline Hernandez Page 44

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 GW PATRIOTS IN ACTION Space Exploration Can Wait But Underwater Exploration Cannot By Isabella Reidy Do you believe space exploration is important? resources, medical drugs, food, energy I believe that space exploration is important, resources and much more. These materials but we should not be spending so much would be for everyone. The resources we money on it. The National Aeronautics and find can help us in the world today, we Space Administration (NASA) has a budget can find a material that is not flammable of $26 billion a year and they spend $60 and exceptionally durable and use it for million to send one astronaut into space buildings, we can find a new animal and and on the International Space Station (ISS). turn it into food and it could be one of the The United states has spent $650 billion on best foods in the world. Those examples are NASA. Not to mention we have so many to explain what we can find with Ocean problems here on the ground like climate exploration. change, more than 264 million kids don’t go to school, 29.2 percent of the world lives in Japan has been planning to build an poverty, 95 percent of the world is breathing underwater eco city, there will be houses, polluted air, and these are not all of the hotels, restaurants, business buildings, problems in the world there are many more, so apartments and much more. But it is true we should focus on earth and not around it. that Elon Musk is planning to send at least 100 people to mars on a starship to start Ocean exploration could help predict tsunamis production of a “Mars city” which could and earthquakes. Those two natural disasters expand our study of Mars we could later cause so much destruction, it is crazy how live there when production is done. much we lose. He expects all 100 people to live on the Columbia University is making Ground-Based tiny starship for more than a 4 years. sensors to put on the ocean floor to help It also costs $66 million for one person to detect earthquakes and tsunamis much go to space but there is a 100 people so faster than Ground-Based sensors on land. the total cost would be $6,600,000,000. There will be about fifteen sensors and they That’s the amount Elon Musk plans to will be put all around the world. When we spend, when the Underwater city in Japan explore new parts underwater, we find a is only $26 million dollars. new place for a sensor. The sensors underwater are far more sensitive To sum it all up, underwater exploration than the ones on land so we can predict should not be taken for granted, we need much faster than we used to. to make sure that we start paying attention By doing this we can save more money and to our ocean. Underwater exploration is have less destruction. much more useful than space exploration because we can prepare for natural disaster, Ocean exploration can be important to find new resources and find new living everyone because it supports everyone. space for humans. What do you think? Do you believe that underwater exploration With ocean exploration we can find new is more important than space exploration? Page 45

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 2020 CTP Journalists 3rd GRADE Reporters 4th GRADE Reporters Estella Slagle Isabella Acampora Luna Hernandez Suveer Sabharwal Maria Retuerto Yoskar A. Sanchez Emmeline Kim Isla Giuliano Yuval Katz Charlotte Flora Maranyelitza Montijo Diego Gutierrez Ashley Leano Maya Amir Zoelle Lee-Renert Caleb Goldemberg Ian Liu-Silverstein Joshua Betanzos Maranyelitza Montijo Botand Kovacs María Retuerto 5th GRADE Reporter Joseph Acampora Alisson Morocho Zhingri Matthew Bucaj Nicholas Norfleet Sergio Cuateco Amilia Paredes Jasira Gill Melissa Reid Matthew Grippo Isabella Reidy Taiga-Jett Ridley Reona Guillaume Lauren Rogers Karim Hammami Andres Siguencia Jacqueline Hernandez Helly Solanki David Hernandez-Isidoro Sandra Ivón Solano Yumiko Tonachel Elisabeth Kim Jesus Torres Joshua Kim Randy Velazquez Navaneeth Krishna James Zeppieri Alexis Lopez Sarah Clark Christopher Lopez Gamez Anushka Mallya Dianna Marin Page 46

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2020 The LAST page The GW student newspaper “Cherry Tree Press” has been a long-standing tradition at our school. The CTP is made possible by the support and volunteers of the GWPTA. This year over 52 students took the challenge to become student reporters and they have filled these pages with their creativity. COVID- 19 made the after- school sessions impossible and instead Patriots were given questions and prompts to get their wheels turning. Many of our GW teachers helped support students individually through Zoom calls and email and we perse- vered to make the CTP possible. As a reporter for the Cherry Tree Press, our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are given an amazing opportunity to practice their writing skills and share their stories with our school community. As you have seen, they write about their school, sports, pets and friends. They share poems, opinions and their incredible artwork. We are so very proud of these students! Their enthusiasm made this project very special and we hope all of our GW students, parents, staff, and extended school community will enjoy reading this paper over and over again. Cherry Tree Press is a true labor of love and it takes a village to make it come to life. Every year we have a host of parents, teachers and personnel who answer our call for help. Without their service and support this “CTP” issue would not have been possible. We would like to thank Ross Abrams and Meghan Raderstrong for their commitment and support. Without you this issue would not have been possible! We look forward to having all of our current 3rd & 4th grade reporters back next year and we encourage new reporters to join us as well! Congratulations to all of our fifth graders! We know you will have a successful year at Eastview! For everyone else, have a wonderful summer and we’ll see you again next year! ~Laura Reidy and Sean Thomas Reidy ~ Cherry Tree Press Chairpersons El periódico estudiantil de GW \"Cherry Tree Press\" ha sido una tradición de larga data en nuestra escuela. El CTP es posible gracias al apoyo y a los voluntarios de GWPTA. Este año, más de 52 estudiantes tomaron el desafío de convertirse en reporteros estudiantiles y han llenado estas páginas con su creatividad. COVID-19 hizo que las sesiones después de la escuela fueran imposibles y, en cambio, a los Patriotas se les hicieron preguntas y se les pidió que giraran las ruedas. Muchos de nuestros maestros de GW ayudaron a los estudiantes individualmente a través de llamadas Zoom y correo electrónico y perseveramos para hacer posible el CTP. Como periodistas de Cherry Tree Press, a nuestros alumnos de 3er, 4to y 5to grado se les brinda una oportunidad increíble para practicar sus habilidades de escritura y compartir sus historias con nuestra comunidad escolar. Como has visto, escriben sobre su escuela, deportes, mascotas y amigos. Comparten poemas, opiniones y su increíble obra de arte. ¡Estamos muy orgullosos de estos estudiantes! Su entusiasmo hizo que este proyecto fuera muy especial y esperamos que todos nuestros estudiantes de GW, los padres, el personal y extender a la comunidad escolar para que disfruten leyendo este documento una y otra vez. Cherry Tree Press es un verdadero trabajo de amor y se necesita una comunidad para que cobre vida. Cada año tenemos una gran cantidad de padres, maestros y personal que responden a nuestro llamado de ayuda. Sin su servicio y su soporte, esta edición de \"CTP\" no hubiera sido posible. Nos gustaría agradecer a Ross Abrams y Meghan Raderstrong por su compromiso y apoyo. ¡Sin ustedes esta edición no hubiera sido posible! ¡Esperamos el año que viene contar con todos nuestros reporteros actuales de 3er y 4to grado y alentamos a nuevos periodistas a unirse también! ¡Felicitaciones a todos nuestros estudiantes de quinto grado! ¡Sabemos que tendrán un año exitoso en Eastview! Para todos los demás, que pasen un maravilloso verano y nos vemos el año próximo! ~Laura Reidy and Sean Thomas Reidy ~ Cherry Tree Press Chairpersons Page 47