Text Box: By Shannon Ingram, Lizzie Harden and Samantha Mendoza Brianea was so young. She was only seven. She died early Tuesday morning at East Alabama Medical Center. She was very sick. Mrs. Oprandy, her second grade teacher, said she will always remember Brianea’s bright smile and sparkling eyes. “I have so many memories,” Mrs. Oprandy said. “She always had a big, bright smile and sparkling eyes every morning. She was always ready for a new day.” Mrs. Oprandy said, “Brianea was always happy.” “She had a lot of good ideas for having fun,” she also said. “She loved to talk to everybody!” Guidance counselors from several other Auburn elemenText Box: tary schools were at Richland to help students Wednesday. Mrs. Oprandy called everyone in her class Tuesday to let them know about Brianea. “Everybody is sad -- sad and very upset,” Mrs. Oprandy said. “We made a book about her. Our class is going to have a remembrance for her. Everyone will write down a thought about her and put it in a balloon. Then, we will release the balloons. Later this year we will plant a tree in her memory outside our classroom window. We will never forget her.” Third grader Samantha Mendoza said Brianea was “precious.” “She always had a big smile on her face,” Mendoza said. “I was in the After School program last year with her at Yarbrough. She was in first grade then. She was always talking to people she didn’t know. She loved to meet people. She was always happy. Text Box: Her cousin, Ina Mason, a fifth grade at Res said,” She was a bit of sunshine in my life!” Text Box: Volume 1, Issue 1 November, 2008 Text Box: Sad Loss for R.E.S. Text Box: Table of Contents:

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Text Box: Text Box: By: Ina Mason and Elle Silver. Barrack Obama was elected our 44th president and will be moving in to the White House in January, 2009 was born on August the fourth, 1961. He was born in Text Box: Hawaii to a white mother from Kansas and to a black father from Kenya, Africa. Neither one of his parents are living any more. President Obama has been married to Michelle Obama since October 1992 and has two daughters. The oldest one is named Malia Text Box: Ann Obama; born in 1998 and the younger daughter is named Natasha Obama; born in 2001. Obama ran on the platform of change.

Second grader Brianea Thomas died November 11, 2008

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     Welcome to the first edition of the student made newspaper. All of the stories have been written by boys and girls at R.E.S. with publishing and editorial guidance from instructor Ms. Lorie Johnson. Technical support is provided by Mrs. Kathy Hughes and Mrs. Céleste Dorman.

Deck the Halls with

Art and Music

By: Ivy Hughes

     Mrs. Watson, our art teacher,  is sponsoring a Holiday Art Show here at R.E.S. We are working with a company called “First Artworks” that partners with school systems to help showcase student work.

     The show will be held December 15th, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the R.E.S. multi –purpose room.

     This will coincide with the holiday musical so invite your family and all your friends!
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