r January 2011

Volume 3, Issue Erie First Christian

Academy

The Eagle Eye

THURSDAY

Spirit Week at EFCA!!

MONDAY

The week of January 10-January 14 was a special week at EFCA. It was Spirit Week! Each

day the students had to dress up in a different style. Prizes were given out for the best in

each category and were handed out during a pep rally on Friday. Spirit Week was a great

way to show class spirit as well as school spirit and all the students were given a free ticket

to the BB games that evening. Nearly everyone participated and ALL had a great time at

the rally. Be sure to check out the Pep Rally pics and the BB score on the Sports Page!!

Mrs. Fox‟s 2nd

Grade Class

ROYALTY DAY

Winner Stacey

with Kirsten

Characters Jessica &

Patra

Senior Jeff S. on

Decade Day

Elise “Nerdy”

Hello Kitty

“Twins” Martin & Larry Chloe & Alicia

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY Many students had the

chance to dress up as their

favorite character for Char-

acter Day. Students dressed

up in a range of costumes

from a Dalmatian to

“Wolverine” and other X-men

characters. Senior Alicia M.

won the prize for the high

school for her “Baby Mama”

costume.

Many people had a chance to

show off their inner princess or

prince on Monday January 10 for

Royalty Day. Several people took

advantage of Monday and dressed

up as royalty, including many of

the elementary school girls who

were absolutely adorable in their

favorite Disney princess outfits.

Duo, duet, pair, double, and duplicates are

all words that could fit for Twin Day. Peo-

ple dressed alike and became “twins.” From

superheroes, to pajamas, to jeans and tee

shirts, every kind of twins you could think

of walked the halls of Erie First on Tues.!

Friday was Color Day.

Every class wore their as-

signed colors. & the ele-

mentary classes chose

their own colors. The high

school winner was Landry

and the class winner was

the 12th grade.

6th Grade Class

Dude! Decade Day was so Gravy, so many “cool cats” dressed up in groovy outfits from different decades. The Big Cheese, Bob Suh won a spiffy prize for his 70s out-fit and we all had a bash!

FRIDAY

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

DEAR HOLLY

SPIRIT WEEK

PEP RALLY

ART AT EFCA

YOUR OPINION

SCHOOL UNIFORMS?

DEVOTIONS

Erie First Christian Academy

8150 Oliver Rd.

Erie , PA 16509

EAGEL EYE Advisor: Mrs. Gernovich

EAGLE EYE STAFF:

Stacey Johnson

Kirsten Larsoon

Kelsea Schwenk

Suessie Trabert

So-Yeong Yang

Alyssa Ferry

Grace Ferrara

“The joy of the Lord is your strength.” Neh. 8:10

Dear Holly,

I have a huge project in History due at

the end of the week and I am swamped

with upcoming tests & projects from

other classes, and homework. How am I

supposed to get an entire science fair

sized board done in four days and get an

“A” in the process? Please help me. How

am I supposed to get my project done in

time?

From,

Stressed & Swamped

Dear Stressed & Swamped

I know how you feel. I hate big projects

too and feel stressed out when I get

them. What you need to do is set a time

to work on the project. Don’t put it off till

the last minute or something bad will

happen and you won’t be able to finish it.

Trust me I know. I’m the queen of pro-

crastination! Putting things off is not a

good thing. If you balance out your work

it won’t be as bad and the project won’t

seem as big. Take a deep breath and

you’ll get through this.

Sincerely,

Holly

♥ Dear Readers: If you would like to

send a letter to Dear Holly, I would be

happy to answer your questions. Please

send questions to the editor and she will

forward them onto to me! Send to: tgerno-

vich@efcaonline.org—cc:Dear Holly—

Dear Holly,

For some reason, one of my best

friends has been annoying me without

even knowing it. She just says some-

thing and then sometimes, I get ticked

off or I tense up. She doesn’t realize

she’s annoying me and most of the

time she says something completely

normal, yet it annoys me. When she ac-

tually does something considered an-

noying to other people, its worse. I’m

so confused. Please help me.

Sincerely,

Annoyed Friend

Dear Annoyed Friend,

I know you probably feel like a bad

friend right now but you’re not alone. I

myself have gotten annoyed by friends

many times before. Think about why

you’re friends with them and try to

find good things about them and it

won’t be near as difficult to put up with

them. Eventually you will get over what

your friend does to annoy you. Some-

times this happens to people when you

spend a lot of time with them. Little

things tend to annoy you because you

know them pretty well and you know

their flaws and the little things that no

one else would notice. Your friend will

really annoy you when they do some-

thing that other people notice because

it embarrasses you, but think about

how your friend feels.

Sincerely,

Holly

• One of Erie First Christian Academy’s

favorite elective classes is Art. Our beloved

art teacher, Mr. Wujcik, teaches the

students here the fundamentals of art and

how to use them properly. Recently, the

student’s artwork has been put up on the

walls in the high school area of the hallway.

One of the most impressive pieces of art is

from Shawn An.

•Art is a great way to express your feelings

and your thoughts in a healthy non–violent

way. Many people make careers from being

artists and sculptors.

•Jessica Lee also has Very Impressive work

on the walls! Here is a picture of her next to

her work. :)

•You can join 3-D Art next semester or one

of the other great art classes taught by

Mr. Wujcik!!

E r i e F i r s t C h r i s t i a n A c a d e m y

With: Alyssa Ferry

Artwork by Senior

Shawn An

Jessica Lee

Mr. Wujcik

ART

EFCA student artwork

Things To Do In Erie In The Winter

By: Kelsea Schwenk

Splash Lagoon Indoor Water

Park– 8091 Peach St. (Across

from Oliver Road) 814-217-

1111

Asbury Woods– located off of

Asbury Rd. at 4105 Asbury

Rd. 814-835-5356

Tom Ridge Environmental

Center– located across from

Waldameer Park at 301 Pen-

insula Dr. 814-833-7424

Art enthusiast? The Erie Art

Museum is located at 411

State St. 814-

459-5477

Blasco Library &

Maritime Mu-

seum located on

the Bayfront at

160 E. Front St.

814-451-6942

A few more

things that you

could do if you

like the cold

weather:

For all you skiers, Peek-n-Peak resort is

in nearby Findley Lake, NY at 1405 Old

Rd., 716-355-4141

You could go sledding at Frontier Park

visit Presque Isle, even though it‟s cold

Find a friend with a snowmobile and race

around in the snow for a day!

You can go see a movie at Tin-

seltown or Cinemark Mill-

creek Cinema 6

Find some great deals at the

Millcreek Mall

Or- you could stay at home and

spend time

with the

family.

We all know Erie winters can be full

of winter storms, bad weather and

nothing much to do outside. Or so

you may think! There are some

places you can go in Erie and the

Erie area to have a “ball” in the win-

ter months!

Some of the indoor places are:

Erie Indoor Airsoft, located

above the Forward Hall on West

25th & Peach St. 814-528-6451

JMC Ice Arena– located at 423

W. 38th St. 814-868-3651

Erie Otters Hockey Games– you

can see the games at the Civic

Center which is located at 809

French St. 814-455-7779

Like basketball? How about an

Erie Bayhawks game? You can

check them out at the Civic Cen-

ter also this winter!

The third installment of The

Chronicles of Narnia hit theaters

December 10, 2010. In the Voyage

of the Dawn Treader, Lucy and

Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia

with their cousin, Eustace. Since

Lucy and Edmund are used to be-

ing whisked off to Narnia, when

one of their aunt and uncle‟s paint-

ings start flooding the room, they

know better than to freak out. Not

so with Eustace! To him, Narnia is

an imaginary world that he uses to

tease his cousins with, so when the

spare room starts flooding, he pan-

ics. In Narnia, they meet up with

Prince Caspian for a trip across the

sea aboard the royal ship, The

Dawn Treader. Along the way they

encounter dragons, dwarfs, mer-

folk, and a band of lost warriors

before reaching the edge of the world.

The protagonists must face “the dark-

ness within themselves.” While Ed-

mund is free from Peter‟s shadow, he

now finds himself having to submit to

Caspian‟s authority. Eustace runs

from being a coward to being greedy.

Lucy compares herself to her beautiful

older sister, Susan, and must face jeal-

ousy. The Dawn Treader causes the

viewer to be engrossed in the magical

land of Narnia and the character‟s

hardships and victories.

This reviewer found the movie to be a

great film for people of all ages. It was

worth the money and it fully captures

the magic of Narnia. The movie will be

coming out in the $1 theater soon.

“VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER” movie review by: Kirsten Larson

Erie’s indoor Water Park,

Splash Lagoon

2010 EFCA Alumni

Game

Last month on December 27,

2010, our school held it‟s an-

nual alumni games for the

Varsity boys and girls BB

teams. This is the second

year that the Varsity boys

have played with the Alumni,

and the first time ever for the

Varsity girls. The games took

place in the school gym Mon-

day night at six and seven o

clock.

The players on the

girls Alumni team

were: Jillian Trabert

„08,Bethany Trabert „09,

Bekah Sirak „09, Katie

Hanlin „09, Danielle Krysiak

„08, and Angela Byrne „08.

GO EAGLES!

Tthe players on the boys

Alumni team were:

Mike Hanlin „06, Tim

Hanlin 07, Jung-Yong

Jin „09, Joel Natali „09,

Zach Dunbar „08, Kyle

Black „09, Jordan Roach

„08, and Poom „10.

Both the girls and boys

alumni teams just barely

pulled through for the

win. Although the scores

were close, the alumni

still go undefeated for

their second time. We

hope to see you next year

when we take on the

alumni once again!

“Coach Mike” with the alumni

EFCA girls BB team

EFCA Boys BB team

Boys Alumni Team

Kyle Black shooting

for the alumni team

Katie & Jillian EFCA Boys

EFCA PEP RALLY

On Friday, January 14, 2011,

EFCA held its second pep

rally in honor of the varsity

basketball teams and the win-

ners of Spirit Week. Four

players from each team were

picked to participate in either

the three point contest or the

skills contest. From the girls

varsity, Krissie Trabert, Sues-

sie Trabert, Alicia Manuella

and Katie Nixon were chosen

to represent, and from the

boys, Martin Wang, Larry Li-

ang, Neil Hanlin and Luke

Hess. The winner of the three

point contest was Krissie

Trabert, with a total of seven,

and the winner of the skills

contest was Neil Hanlin.

There was also had a dunk

contest in which Greg Ger-

novich, Jeff Simms and

Mr. D went head to head.

The overall winner was

Jeff Simms. There was

also a push-up contest

for the elem. & Middle

school. Everyone had a

BLAST! Thanks, Student

Council!!

EFCA SPORTS

Greg Gernovich

Jordan, Greg, Luke H,

Sangtea

...and Larry Liang

High School Varsity Boys

High School

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By: Stacey Johnson

This week I went around and

asked the students at our school

whether or not they liked snow. As

you can see on the chart, seven out

of ten in the elementary and high

school said „yes ‟ and six out of ten

said „yes ‟ in the middle school. The

bottom graph shows what the stu-

dents like to do when we have a

snow day. Six of the elementary stu-

dents play in the snow, one sleeps,

two just hang out inside and one

does something else. Four of the

middle school students play in the

snow, two sleep, four hangout in-

side, and one spends their day doing

something else. Two of the high

school students go out and play in

the snow, three sleep, four hang out

inside, and one does something else.

What‟s coming up:

Favorite Hot Beverage?

What would you like to see more of

in our school?

Would you rather have a 2-hour

delay or a snow day?

Would you rather get flowers or

chocolates for Valentines Day?

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Yes No

Elementary

Middle School

High School

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Play in the

Snow

Sleep Hang out

Inside

Other

Elementary

Middle School

High School

Uniforms may not seem like a big issue to many

people. Most people, those who attend public

schools and even some in certain private schools, don‟t have to

wear uniforms. In our school we do wear uniforms. Our code is

blue/black/khaki pants and uniform shirts in blue and white

purchased through the school. Throughout this year, I have

heard many people complain about the uniforms. “It‟s a nui-

sance,” some say. Others strongly believe that it is prohibiting

their “creative” side to come out. So I decided to poll people

about what they thought when they weren't pressured by their

peers to say something specific. In addition to that, I wanted to

find out what the older and wiser generations thought as well.

The things I found out were much as I expected. The younger

people felt that uniforms weren‟t a good idea for reasons such as,

“they‟re too restricting” or “they‟re just not fun.” The results from

the older generations found that most of them do believe in uni-

forms. They believe they help bring equality and structure to a

student‟s life and that students should keep using them. I think

all of this has to do with the different generation‟s backgrounds.

In previous years, private Catholic schools set the stage for

“preppy” style. It wasn‟t all that long ago that girls wore

dresses all the time.

Now, though, we like our jeans and sweatpants. The different

backgrounds can change a person‟s ideas a lot.

Now that you have been presented with the facts, I will give

you my opinion. I believe that uniforms are both good and bad.

I feel that they do bring equality and structure to a student‟s

life. That students who feel their creativity is being limited,

well that might be a good thing. I also feel as though that for

those who wouldn‟t go “crazy” with their outfits are being re-

stricted too much. But how, though, can you make the more

“creative” people wear uniforms but let the more “laid back”

people wear whatever they want? I think overall I have come

to a decision that structure isn‟t bad, but a little less would be

nice. For example, maybe jeans, nice ones without holes, could

be accepted. Also, shirts could be worn as long as they are

somewhat dressy and appropriate. For now, though, we can

look forward to our dress down days.

SCHOOL UNIFORMS: GOOD OR BAD?

BY Julia Williams—Guest Writer

As students, what is our attitude

supposed to be like toward God,

our studies, and the other students

around us? God’s attitude toward

us is love! God wants us to love

Him back! (1 John 4:19-We love

him, because he first loved us.) So,

our attitude toward God should be

love. God said in His Word to love

Him with all of our heart, soul, and

mind. We love the Lord by our ac-

tions by wanting to please him in

obeying His commandments,

fearing to do wrong, desiring or

longing to be more like Him and

to know Him more. God wants us

to use all of what is in us to wor-

ship and glorify Him. It’s basically

longing to grow in your relationship

with God and pleasing Him on the

way. Just like growing in a relation-

ship with a good friend by commu-

WISDOM FROM GRACE: ATTITUDES Devotions by Grace Ferrara

5:17-18 in the NKJV says, ―Pray with-

out ceasing, and in everything give

thanks; for this is the will of God in

Christ Jesus for you.‖

I realize it’s sort of hard to pray all day

while trying to concentrate on your

studies while in school, but that verse

doesn’t mean exactly that. The verse

means to have a focus on the Lord or

an attitude of prayer in your heart,

always being aware that if something

comes up in need of prayer that you

are on guard and ready to pray. The

next part of the verse says, in every-

thing give thanks! What God has

blessed you with, give Him thanks.

Even in the hard things we go

through, it is helpful to have a thank-

ful heart toward the Lord for it pleases

Him. What is our attitude supposed to

be toward the schoolwork we do or

any work? Our attitude toward our

name of the Lord Jesus, giving

thanks to God the Father,

Lord.‖ (NIV) Colossians 3:23

quotes, ―Whatever you do, work

at it with all your heart, as working

for the Lord, not for human masters.‖

How is our attitude supposed to be

toward the people we work with and

see everyday? Our attitude, as stu-

dents toward others should be love.

Romans 13:9- Thou shalt love thy

neighbour as thyself. If someone

wrongs against you, love them any-

way. Even if people are putting others

down in the class, be the bright one

and encourage& lift others up.

Grace Ferrara and Kirsten Larson

Mrs. Gernovich’s US History classes did a project on George Washington for the week of January 17-21. The students had a choice of pro-

jects: Project 1 was a political cartoon project, where the students found a political cartoon & made a caption and then had to create a

political cartoon of their own.

Project 2 was a biography on a general in the revolutionary war. They had to discuss the concept of leadership and the charac-

teristics of what makes a great leader. In Project 3, the students created a museum exhibit profiling the life of George Washington .

George Washington History Projects

Museum Projects

Students Shown (Left to Right): Leeza B., Kirsten

L., Nikki D., Minjoo K., Julia W., Rachel J., Heather Y.,

Stacey J.

Political Cartoons

SMUGGLING: A lot of things are smuggled from Mexico into Amer-

ica. Most of themare drugs and guns. The problem is that people

are able to buy illegal weapons and kids and adults can buy drugs.

This is making drug lords rich in Mexico and taking away from our

country’s morals. This needs to stop. They need to crack down on

borders and they to do it now.—Jordan W.

This political cartoon shows how Obama and his health care reform are not

allowing his patient (Uncle Sam) to get a second opinion even though there

are risks involved and the low success rate. This is funny because although

Obamacare (The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) has been made

for those who could not afford insurance before, it does not allow it’s pa-

tients to get a second opinion. –Anthony E.

This cartoon represents Obama and Joe Biden in a speed racer

and they are Jedi from the movie Star Wars and this picture is

depicting Obama being stopped by two Clone Troopers and he is

using mind tricks on them. Then, the trooper agrees with him as

he is tricking the country and people into thinking something. -

Aaron B.