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Griebling Students Weave an Informative Tale With School Paper

Topics include jokes, interviews and more

At schools all across the district there is always something going on, someone to talk to and an event to talk about. The is no different which is what has made the creation of "The Devil's Tale" student newspaper that much more fun and rewarding.

With the help of their teacher and advisor Lisa Parshelunis the young journalists are able to write a wide variety of stories. Whether it is a fashion column, an interview with the school principal or just sharing their favorite jokes, with one edition published and another in the works the reporters have been busy putting their stamp on the new project.

Fifth grader Samantha Riley is among a group of students working on a fashion column for the upcoming edition. Writing about something she enjoys makes the experience that much better she said. "We want to tell the school what's in and what's not in," she added. Riley said the fact that she can write about a wide variety of topics has made working on the paper an enjoyable experience.

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One of the biggest features of the paper through its first edition was interviews with members of the Griebling staff. That will be another trend in the second edition thanks to the efforts of students like Deryn Younger. One of her assignments for this edition was to work with some of her friends to interview the school's computer teacher. 

Being able to interview people she sees everyday helps her to get to know them better and she said she likes sharing that with the rest of the school. "Even if I don't really know about them I get to know them better  so I can talk to them more," she said.  

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Breanna Etoll and Jordan Garrison worked on an interview with school principal Nancy Rupp. Etoll said she liked getting to know more information about Rupp through the interview. For his part Garrison said the most interesting information he learned was Rupp's favorite color and where she likes to travel. Those answers and many more will be available when the newest edition of the paper comes out later in the year.

Giants fever also came to Griebling School as the local squad won the Super Bowl and fellow fifth grader Cameron Kravitz was glad to be able to cover that for the paper. Having watched the whole game she said she was glad to write about not only the scores but the injuries as well. 

The Devil's Tale also has a lighter side as students like Christopher Chen have put their efforts into making their fellow students laugh with some classic jokes. Chen said he likes a variety of jokes, but does have to draw the line somewhere. "I don't really like knock knock jokes," he said. 

Whatever they choose to write about, Parshelunis said she is glad the students are excited about writing. "They love to write about the events at the school, interview teachers and get to know other people," she said. "They love to share that information with other students."

As a first grade teacher in the building Parshelunis said she is glad to be able to work with some of the older students in the building as well. "I taught fifth grade my first year teaching so I wanted to go back in the fifth grade and work with them in writing," she said. 

Having an outlet like the paper makes the experience that much more rewarding. "You can go online and read it," she said. "It's in color now so it's kind of neat that it's online and it's right at your fingertips."


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