December 2014 Edition
Garrison and Cold Spring, NY
YOUR EXCLUSIVE LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWS!
Howling About
Coyotes in
Garrison
By: Noula
Garrison, NY
Recent coyote sightings in
Garrison have been a major
concern for residents.
A local teacher at the
Garrison School, Mrs.
Marsh, has seen and heard
coyotes near her house. A
student at the school, Nate,
says, “During a sleepover at
a friend’s house in Garrison,
I heard some coyotes
howling.” Sofia, who is
another student at the
Garrison School says she
has seen fresh coyote scat
outside her fence. The
grandfather of Noula, says
that while he was visiting in
Garrison, he shoveled a
dead coyote off the road.
A reason why most
citizens of Garrison believe
there are coyotes is because
of the disappearance of
pets.
A coyote howling in order to communicate with others in its pack.
Two of these pets include some cats by the names of
“Easy” and “Scooter.” Since Noula was familiar with these
cats, she has a feeling that they were eaten.
One night last year, Noula’s brother, Connor, was being
driven home from basketball practice. “He said that he saw
a ‘wolf,’” said Noula. According to the Wolf Conservatory,
there are no wolves in New York State. Therefore, the
animal on Noula’s driveway was a coyote. Noula’s no
expert, but she knows her coyotes!
Helping Birds in
Our Community
seasons you may just save a
little animal’s life in our
community.
By Phelan
Garrison, NY
In the winter all the birds’
food goes frozen. If you wish to
help, a simple process can
save a bird’s life. “Bad bread”
that is not well for you and your
family does not mean a bird
doesn`t like it.
“I used mixed seed and dark
sunflower seed,” stated Barbara
Waldron, active bird watcher
and lover of birds. “So
remember, there is always
something you can give them,”
she added.
These tiny flying animals
help us in certain ways: they
eat bugs, plants, and help keep
the flow of green life in this
world. You may have saved two
birds: one tiny little twitter and
maybe a large silent hunter of
the sky. Eagles, Hawks, and
Raptors may have had a
feathery snack. You may have
helped the food chain (a very
important flow of life) keep its
steady pattern. These tiny birds
are also a nice, calming noise
to the ears.
If you need a feeder or seed,
a pretty basic store may hold
just what you need. You can
always make your own too!
Barbara Waldron currently
has 3 feeders active and sees
up to 30 birds a day. “I love
them, they are so beautiful,”
exclaimed Barbara. Barbara
observes the bird’s feeding time
and shares that the birds have
a certain feeding time, which is
similar to our feeding time.
Remember in these frosty
A thriving bird feeder in the winter in
Garrison, NY (Photo by Jen
Waldron).
How GCEF
Works
By Aidan S-H.
Garrison, NY
Every school needs a group of
fundraisers to support their
extracurricular activities. For
Garrison School, it’s GCEF.
GCEF, also known as the Garrison
Children’s Education Fund, works
as hard as they can to raise money
for Garrison School, also known as
GUFS, because GUFS is in need of
money.
Marianne Sullivan, member of
GCEF, was interviewed on this
matter. When asked how she
contributed to GCEF, she replied,
“I work with Kyoko Gelber, also a
member of GCEF, and we review
grants that teachers submit for their
great idea. Our job is to share these
grants with the GCEF board. The
board makes a decision to allocate
the money we get from our
fundraising to the community.
We want to make sure that the
money is fairly distributed
throughout the school.”
Sullivan hopes for a miracle in that
GCEF would raise one million
dollars without even working very
hard and they could develop a sister
school, a school created just for
the purpose of the kids in the
school to make friends.
She was asked what she and the
members of GCEF talked about at
meetings, and she replied, “We talk
about the best ways to raise money
and distribute it fairly.” They raise
money best from the Spring Thaw
and the annual appeal.
The GCEF members include
Courtney Schacht, Kyoko Gelber,
Marianne Sullivan, Lisa Rasic,
Karen Nelson, Kristin Sorenson,
Courtney McCarthy, and Liz
Westphal.
Members of the GCEF help raise
money at the Spring Thaw each
year.
A Fun Musical
Experience
By Delaney
Garrison, NY
Do your children want to
have a fun musical time? Bring
them to visit St. Philips Church
in the Highlands, located in
Garrison, New York. Every
Sunday your child or children,
ages 6-14, can go to choir
practice to be a part of the St.
Philip’s Junior Choir.
Beginning at 9:00 am, they
will work on a song that they
will sing for the church at
Sunday mass. They will be
there for 30-45 mins. There is a
decent amount of kids thereabout 18 kids. The director is
Amy Richter.
Blaze the Trails
By Lucas
Garrison, NY
When Lucas, fourth grade
student at Garrison School and
son of Trisha Mulligan, owner of
Terra Flora Botanicals, blazed
the trails they went through the
forest. They cut down trees and
hammered dead logs.
The blazes are metal disks
that get nailed on trees. Some
are plastic ribbons that blow in
the wind. All sorts of animals
live there. If a flood struck, the
animals would need to get to
higher ground.
“The length of the trail is
about 181 acres long and the
blazes would help us find
someone if they are hurt,” Ms.
Mulligan commented. At one
Members of the St. Philip’s Junior
point the trailblazers made an
Choir singing.
unnecessary loop, but they
found the trail again.
Every year, the Junior Choir
”When we moved to
does a play based on a bible
Garrison, I was pleased that the
story. This year the play is
school had a forest, Mulligan
based on Moses’ journey and is added. “We do not know what
titled, “Are We There Yet?”
will happen when the lease
“It would be nice if some
expires in 2030. We are starting
more kids would join,” remarked
to have meetings to decide the
Delaney, member of the choir.
future of our forest.”
St. Phillips Junior Choir is a
Lucas responded, “If
great activity for children of all
Garrison School did not have
ages.
the school forest and did not
take care of it, students would
not be able to learn about
nature and what is outside of
our school.”
Volunteers clear and mark trails
in the Garrison School Forest.
Slater Chemical
is On Fire!
By Aidan S.
Garrison, NY
The Slater Chemical soccer
team is starting up in April and it
will be a very good season.
Two of the goalies are Aidan
S. and Dylan H. All of the other
players switch around
everywhere. According to John
Sabatini, the coach of the team,
they have had 8 wins and lost 1
game.
The team is part of a Pee
Wee group in Beacon, NY and
play between 9:00-12:30 pm.
There is also a concession
stand that has honey buns and
mozzarella sticks.
Coach Sabatini said, “all the
teams the team faced were very
challenging” and you should go
see a game.
Reading with Mrs. Reed
By Caroline
Garrison, NY
Mary Reed loves to
read and is the library
teacher at the
Garrison school. Mrs.
Reed wanted to be a
librarian because she
loves to read and she
loves books.
Mrs. Reed said, “I
helped the librarian
when I was young.”
Ever since Mrs. Reed
was a little kid she
wanted to be a
librarian. Mrs. Reed
also wanted to be a
librarian because her
library teacher was
really nice.
Mrs. Reed said,
“Library was my
favorite special when I
was a kid.” Noula, a
student at the Garrison
School, enjoys library
because Noula loves to
read.
wanted to be a
librarian. Mrs.
Reed also wanted
to be a librarian
because her
By Henry
library teacher
Garrison, NY
was really nice.
At the beginning of this school year, the Desmond Fish Library loaned a 3D Printer to students and faculty at the Garrison School. Henry, a student at the Garrison School, interviewed Mr. Young, the Garrison School art teacher, and asked him a few questions. One of the questions Henry asked was, “Do you think 3D printing will help the students here learn?” Mr. Young answered, “Yes, the students like learning about how it works and what it does.” He also asked Mr. Young who made the 3D printer. He responded, “Mrs. McCluskey and some students from Haldane School and Garrison School.” Henry thinks it would be great for the Garrison School to try and raise enough money to buy their own 3D Printer for the students and faculty to use.
Noula said, “I
enjoy the
teachers and I
enjoy the books
we read.”
Caroline says,
“The library is not
only a fun place
to be, but a lot of
learning goes on
there.”
Printing in 3D at Garrison School
Super
Social
Studies
By Caitlin
Garrison, NY
Ms. Jennifer Kirkpatrick,
one of the 4th grade teachers
at the Garrison School in
Garrison NY, both a Social
Studies teacher and ELA
teacher (English Language
Arts), has some awesome
projects in mind for her
students.
The first project that the
4th grade did was about the
Native Americans, the
Algonquians and the
Iroquois.
The 4th grade could make
dream catchers, shell rattles,
a wigwam, (a house that the
Algonquians lived in) a long
house, (a house that the
Iroquois lived in) a
headdress, and many more.
“I love teaching ELA and
Social Studies at Garrison. It
is so exciting that I get to
teach the subject that I love,”
says Ms. Kirkpatrick. Ms.
Kirkpatrick says she teaches
because, “I really like the
teachers and the students at
Garrison.” Also, in Ms.
Kirkpatrick’s opinion, the
best thing about teaching
here is, “The fact that we
have so many neat events.
One of my favorite events is
the 4th grade band and
chorus concert”, she says.
The second project the 4th
grade did so far, is the
European explorer project.
Native American projects made by the fourth graders at Garrison
School.
is the Fall Festival because I love the artwork that goes into
it- decorating pumpkins and scarecrows!”
The second project the 4th grade did so far, is the
European explorer project. Students had to research facts
about the explorer, and the others had to guess the
explorer. They could pick Christopher Columbus, John
Cabot, Juan Ponce De Leon, Henry Hudson, and so many
more explorers of their choice. The 4th grade is doing a
brilliant job on all of their projects.
Big Career
Ideas for Mrs.
Kuchera’s
Students!
4th Grade students at the Garrison
School pictured below.
By Justyn
Garrison, NY
What do the fourth graders
in Amy Kuchera’s fourth grade
class want to be when they
grow up? The students were
asked what they wanted to be.
The jobs they want to be when
they are older are very
interesting.
Olivia wants to be an author
when she is older. Dylan wants
to be an owner of a candy
store. Caitlin would like to be a
soccer star and Ian would like
to be an inventor. Nate would
like to be a football star.
Caroline would like to be a
lacrosse player. Simon would
like to be a car designer. Noula
would like to be a zoologist.
Aidan S. would like to be a
fashion designer. Justyn would
like to be a construction worker.
Gianna would like to be a
soccer player and a gymnastics
coach. Henry is still thinking
about his job. Grace would like
to be an author and Sofia would
like to be a horse trainer and a
piano player.
Keep tuned to find out more
about these students!
A Garrison Club
By Nate
Garrison, NY
Garrison Explorers Club, led
by Pete Salmonsohn, is a group
of children that do hikes in
Garrison to learn about nature. “I
chose to host the Explorers Club
because I love nature and enjoy
sharing that passion with others,
especially kids,” claims Pete.
Explorers club is every
Thursday at different periods of
time. Pete loves to hike to the
waterfall in Philips Brook, the
North and South Rebouts, Storm
King, Breakneck Ridge, and
Constitution Marsh.
In the Garrison Explorers Club,
students can make shelters, roll
over logs and identify what is
under it, make fires, and much
more. “I love doing cool activities,
drinking hot chocolate, and
Nate and Pete Salmonsohn
walking in the woods,” says Ian,
pictured above at Little Stony Point
Explorers student.
in Hudson Highlands State Park.
Another yoga teacher who
helps kids with asthma, Stan
Woodman, said he uses the
“breathing technique pranayama
postures to open the rib cage” to
help kids with asthma. When
asked to name his favorite yoga
pose, he described the pose
pictured below.
Andrea Maasik:
Soccer Coach
and More!
By Matteo
Garrison, NY
The U10 Arsenal soccer
team’s record is 3-4-3 thanks to
coach Andrea Massik. The
Arsenals practice two times a
week and have 10 games per
season.
After being interviewed by
fourth grade student Matteo,
Mrs. Massik was asked why
she wanted to become a soccer
coach. She remarked, “I love
the sport and teaching soccer
especially. My son also needed
a team.”
She also was asked, how
she became a soccer coach.
She said, “I volunteered to
make the team and I made it
myself too.” Her son, Evan, also
needed a soccer team to play
on. Coach Maasik was asked
what she would want to be if
she wasn’t a soccer coach. She
said, “I would probably help out
at Haldane school [example
P.T.A.]”
Finally, she was asked one
more question: How do you
motivate kids who do not want
to play? She expressed, “I
challenge them and do it with
fun games.”
The Arsenal had a pretty
good soccer season this year
and hopefully have an even
better soccer season next year,
thanks to Coach Massik!
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Yoga Helps Kids
By Ian
Garrison, NY
Yoga can help kids with
asthma. Some people like yoga
because it makes their body feel
good. Some people do it
because they have an injury, not
like a cut, but if they had a more
serious issue, like a back injury.
But all these lead down to one
thing, asthma, especially when
it’s with kids.
Yoga breathing or
“pranayama,” teaches kids how
to use their rib cage, chest,
diaphragm, throat and nasal
cavity to bring oxygen into their
body and to release harmful
carbon dioxide. Proper breathing
techniques make the lungs
stronger and more effective.
Lisa Bennett Matkin says,
“Yoga makes my heart feel good
and calms me.”
The Deep Blue
By Simon
Garrison, NY
A Garrison man named
Waitek Okurowski adores the
deep blue and discovers so
many exciting, but deadly things
through the world of diving.
Waitek Okurowski is always
going to random places to
explore. For example, when he
went to the Caribbean, he found
a whole sunken ship! He also
found a ball of fish being hunted
by barracuda, a fast and very
dangerous fish. He also tries to
get in the water as much as he
can. Mr. Okurowski also adores
fishing and he pretty much never
goes alone diving.
The author, Simon, son of the
diver, loves to hear his father’s
stories from the sea. Mr.
Okurowski states, “You should
be careful and never mess up
when diving!”
Exploring the seas by deep sea diving.
Is Butterfield Hospital No Longer a Hospital?
By Chloe
Garrison, NY
The Butterfield Hospital in Philipstown might turn into
senior homes. Many people have different opinions whether it
should. What do you think?
“When I think of the hospital, I imagine people getting
helped in the hospital beds,” fellow student at Garrison
school, Lucas, expresses.
But we still have one question, why did the hospital close?
Former day nurse at the hospital, Ann Zgolinskie, has the
answer. “I think it was because the hospital wasn’t earning
enough money to keep it running,” she comments.
Mrs. Zgolinskie also states, “I was a day nurse at the
hospital and there were 32 patients. Each nurse would get 8
patients. I would start out in the morning and tell them that I
was their nurse. I would have to take care of them. I would
prepare them for any medications and surgery. In the
afternoon, it would get quiet.”
It was mentioned that the hospital might turn into senior
homes, but does everyone agree with that? Let’s see what
people have to say.
“I wouldn’t have it turn back into senior homes, but instead
it should be turned back into a hospital because we don’t have
many hospitals in Philipstown,” student at Garrison School,
Phelan, shares.
“I think it should become a hospital again because it would
be faster and safer to get to,” Sofia, in 4th grade states.
“I would like to see some sort of housing or senior homes,”
expresses Mrs. Zgolinskie. Mrs. Zgolinskie has worked at the
hospital for about a year and a half and accepted an interview
about what she did.
Hospital is now an abandoned building.
“I loved to work with the patients
because I would get to know them and
meet their families. I like the feeling of
being able to help people get better.”
Mrs. Zgolinskie claims, “After I stopped
working at the hospital, I became a
Haldane nurse, but I’m retired now.”
It seems that the hospital was a very
amazing sight and no matter what the
abandoned building turns out to be,
hopefully it will be too.
By Maya and Lorelei
Garrison, NY
April, in fifth grade,
enjoys seeing her friends every
day and likes art and gym.
Being vegetarian, she would
like a hot lunch selection for
vegetarians.
Have you ever wondered about the
students’ opinions of Garrison
School? Fourth grade students
Maya and Lorelei recently
interviewed other students about
their thoughts of GUFS. Then, they
brought their ideas to GUFS
superintendent Laura Mitchell to
see what she thinks.
When they stopped by Mrs.
Greene’s kindergarten classroom,
they asked Charlie what her three
favorite things about school are. She
replied, “I like recess, art center,
and learning how to count.” Then
the girls asked her what she would
change about this school. “I would
like more writing time,” stated
Charlie.
When Maya and Lorelei paid
a visit to Mrs. Timmons’ first grade
class, Aiden stated that his three
favorite things were gardening,
recess and music. Aidan would like
to add a class about trains.
Second grader Jillian’s
favorite things are recess, using
rulers and art. She would like to
have track as an after-school
program.
Jack, a third grader, enjoys
gym, writing and science. He would
like to learn about animals.
When Maya and Lorelei popped
into Mrs. Kuchera’s fourth grade
class, Aidan S. remarked that he
likes recess, gym and chemistry. He
would like to have a class that
teaches kids the skills you need at
home. An example would be a
cooking class or a sewing class.
Here is what Ms. Laura
says about their ideas:
Q~ What are you enjoying
about Garrison?
A~ The community. It’s warm,
welcoming, very safe and
friendly.
Q~ Charlie, a kindergartener,
suggested more writing time for
the kindergarteners. What do
you think about this?
A~ Thumbs up! It is an
important way to express
yourself!
Q~ In first grade, Aiden said he
would like to learn about trains.
A~ It’s important to get
everyone’s opinions about
specific subjects.
Q~ Jillian, a second grader,
would like to have track.
A~ I don’t really have an
answer for that. The PTA is
working on an after-school
activity like that. I approve of a
healthy body!
Q~ Third grader, Jack, would
like to learn about animals in
science.
A~ Good idea.
Q~ Aidan S. (fourth grader)
would like to have a class that
teaches kids cooking, sewing
and other skills you need at
home.
A~ I know the eighth grade has
those kinds of classes. Maybe
we could give some other
grades it.
Q~ April, in fifth grade, would
like to have a vegetarian hot
Pros and Cons of
Garrison School
lunch selection.
A~ I feel that could happen right
away.
Maya and Lorelei ended the
interview by stating they felt it was a
good idea to add gardening to GUFS.
Laura Mitchell, Superintendent of
Garrison Union Free School District
Charlie, a Kindergarten student
at the Garrison School.
Hawks Season Ends
By Dylan
Garrison, NY
The Hawks football
season ended Sunday,
November 2nd at the
Pioneers Stadium against
the Ulster Jets in the
Friendship Bowl. A player
on the team, Dylan,
thinks that “the season
was rough, but all that
matters is to have fun.” “
Justyn, another
player on the team, says,”
I played football because
it’s fun and it is a time to
get away from my
brothers.”
The Hawks football team
feels that they had a great
season.
Dylan comments, ”the
last game was great, even
though we lost. I think we
tried hard and wouldn’t
give up. I want to play next
year.”
“Our team had a good
season and we will never
give up,” he adds.
The Marshmallow Challenge
By Jordan and Timothy
Garrison, NY
Students at the Garrison School enjoyed the exciting challenge
to build creative structures out of spaghetti and marshmallows.
Matteo and Aidan S-H. made a marshmallow structure using raw
spaghetti and marshmallows. “Our marshmallow project was
exactly 4 ft. tall,” said Matteo.
“It took us 10-20 minutes to build our marshmallow structure,”
said Aidan. Matteo and Aidan made their structure at Aidan’s
house and they made their structure by sticking raw spaghetti into
marshmallows and connecting them on the other side with another
marshmallow. Their structure was very creative and they used ¼
of the spaghetti. They made it on the edge of the table that was
there. “We had to keep restarting because it kept on falling down,“
said Matteo.
“Nothing distracted us,” said Matteo. “We suggest that you
should use Barilla spaghetti because it doesn’t break easily,” said
Matteo. The exciting challenge of building structures at the
Garrison School for fourth graders was a creative and fun
experience.
Examples of marshmallow structures
made by Grade 4 students.
Question # 3 was: What do
you like best about your job?
And apparently the answer was,
‘’visiting classrooms and
spending time with the students
and staff.’’
Olivia then asked what she
thought the most challenging
part of her job as
superintendent is. Ms. Laura
By Olivia
said, ‘’Making sure that we are
Garrison, NY
in compliance, at hearing to
state mandates, and that it
Fourth grade student, Olivia
doesn’t get in the way of what
from Garrison Union Free
know is teaching and
School District, interviewed Ms. we
learning.’’
Laura Mitchell, new
Fifth, Olivia asked Ms. Laura
superintendent of the school on what
she thought was the most
a few questions about her
challenging
thing for students
opinion and new ideas for the
in
this
school.
She says that she
school.
thinks
that
“the
biggest
First, Olivia asked Ms. Laura
challenge
for
students
in this
what were some of her ideas /
school
is
gaining
the
skills
and
changes she had in mind for this knowledge needed to be ready
school? And Mitchell replied,
for the demands of the 20th
‘’Broadening how we
communicate, such as updating century.”
Last, but definitely not least,
our website, and our new
Olivia
asked what Ms. Laura
mobile app, as well as stronger
Mitchell
thought was the
curriculums (broader and
biggest
challenge
for teachers
deeper)
teaching
students
in this school
Next, Olivia asked what she
is.
For
the
last
question
she
thought one of Garrison School’s
replied
that
she
thinks
that
the
strengths was. She responded
biggest
challenge
for
teachers
with, ‘’Community. A caring,
loving, supporting community.’’ teaching students in this school
is, ‘”Meeting the needs of many
different learners and to
challenge everybody
appropriately.’’
Interview with
Superintendent
of Garrison
School, Ms.
Laura Mitchell
Gymnastics City because she
loved to teach children. She
wanted to be a gymnastics
coach because she was a
gymnast. She said,
“Gymnastics is so fun!”
The instructors at
Gymnastics City have over
one hundred years of
teaching and coaching
experience! They teach
classes for kids from the ages
of 5 and up. They also have
classes for Tiny Tots (ages 35) and Mommy and Me (ages
18 months to 2 l/2 years).
Gymnastics City has a
Tumble Track. It is a long
trampoline and one end is
higher than the other. At the
other end there is a foam pit.
Gymnastics City also has
bars, beams, and vaults.
Gymnastics City is also
available for parties and
special occasions. For more
information about Gymnastics
City, go to
www.gymnasticscity.com.
You can have birthday parties
complete with cake and even
face paint!
Gymnastics City
By Gianna
Garrison, NY
(Picture of Laura Mitchell in
Garrison School library)
Elena Thompson and her
parents, Vinny and Anita
Savastano own a gymnastics place
in Westchester called Gymnastics
City. They began in 1980 and have
celebrated their 35th anniversary
this year.
Elena wanted to work at
Gymnasts at Gymnastics City
Courtney
McCarthy
Pops up in
Garrison
By Sofia
Garrison, NY
Courtney McCarthy, pop-up
artist in Garrison, NY, has
written many pop-up books
that appeal to people of all
ages. They include Eye Magic,
MC Escher Pop-ups, Gaudi
Pop-ups, Pop-up numbers,
Dali pop-ups, and Star Trek
pop-ups. ”I like my mom’s work
because it’s interesting to see
pictures in 3D instead of drawn
on paper,” says Lorelei
McCarthy, daughter of
Courtney and student at
Garrison School. The
McCarthy’s currently rent a
house on Meadow View Farm.
Courtney not only makes
pop-up books, but collects
them too! “She has A LOT!
Roughly 50-75!” says Lorelei.
Courtney is currently working
on a book that does not have 1.
a
name yet. She has sent half of
the book to publishers to see
what they think of it. Courtney
started this book when Lorelei
was a baby.
Courtney doesn’t just make popups immediately. She takes a picture
and then makes a pop-up scene. Her
first step is to pick a topic or idea for a
book and make sketches of what she
wants the spreads (paper) to look like.
Then she starts to make the pop-ups
out of plain white paper. These are
usually very rough, maybe with even
ripped paper, and lots of tape. Once
she has figured out how the pop-up
works, she takes it all apart and traces
the shape of the paper pieces to scan
it into her computer. Then she adds
the art onto those shapes on the
computer, prints it all out, cuts it out
and puts the pop-ups together all over
again. Once she’s done with the
spreads, she sends her computer files
to the printers, usually all the way in
China. They print everything out and
cut out all the shapes with giant cookie
cutters designed to cut paper. Then
they glue each spread of the book
together.
Courtney also uses her talent in
times other than her book. ”I like doing
art projects with my daughters and
their classes. I also create art made
out of paper that does not pop or fold.”
Courtney also says that if she could
not be a pop-up artist, “I would be a
professional tap dancer, naturally!”
Courtney thinks pop-ups are
awesome because she has always
liked making things out of paper and
has always loved math so, it made
sense to combine the two.
“Isn’t it amazing that with all
computers can do nowadays that popup books are still made by hand?”
Gayle Watkins
Training Class for
Dogs
By Grace
Garrison, NY
Gayle Watkins training class for dogs in
Cold Spring is showing many dogs how to
behave. Gayle was once an army officer, horse
trainer, and breeder who traveled around the
world. She decided to breed Golden Retrievers
because they stood hot and cold. Also a
wonderful Golden Retriever named Streaker
inspired her. Finally, she settled into her hobby
of training and breeding dogs.
If you want to get a dog Gayle
recommends, “Don’t get a dog based on its
looks! We are a visual species and we think
about appearance first and foremost. But we
learn to love a dog that fits well into our lives so
get a dog that will fit well. First, size, then coat,
exercise, requirements, sociability, etc.”
Gayle thinks for training your dog, ”Booklearning is one thing, but the best trainers are
the dogs!” At Gayle’s training class she focuses
on strong motives such as food and play. She
also corrects the dog for not trying or choosing
to not respond. One of her other main points is
basic manners- coming when called, walking
on leash and being polite around people and
dogs. Other than Gayle’s training class, Gayle
recommends these resources in the area for
dogs: Skyline Agility Club, which offers agility
classes. Port Chester Obedience Training,
that offers obedience, rally, nose work, manners
and, agility classes. Also, Hudson Valley Tracking
Club offers tracking semesters. But of course you
should go to Gayle’s Training Class first!
Tasty Hot Lunch
Brings Kid’s
Attention
By Giselle, Jovani, and Morgan
Garrison, NY
Want to guess which hot lunch is
the favorite of Garrison School
students? The favorite is pizza by
far! Pizza had 8 more votes than
the second favorite, tacos in a
bowl.
Mrs. Impellittiere, the principal of
the Garrison School, provided us
with information about hot lunch.
“More than 35 years ago, all the
moms would come cook for the
kids. At some point the P.T.A
decided to do it once a week. Hot
lunch is now every Tuesday and is
a fundraiser for the P.T.A.”
Most kids love pizza.
“The 8th grade parents decided to
fund raise for the trip to Boston.
That was once a week as well.
It’s Tuesday for P.T.A, and Friday
for 8th grade hot lunch,” stated
Mrs. I.
Chloe, one of the students at the
Garrison School, states, “I think the
food is good, but it could use some
improvements.”
Taco in a bowl was in 2nd place.
Timothy, another student at
the Garrison School, also
quoted, “The food is delicious.”
Delaney stated, “I do not
have to get the food my parents
give me and I like the dessert.”