Between the Lions
South Fayette Middle School Newspaper
June 2019
Meet the Between the Lions Staff
Elle Astorino
My name is Elle Astorino and I am in 6th grade. I live with my parents and my little brother, Easton. I play basketball, lacrosse, and I used to dance. My favorite show is Fuller House. I enjoy reading and drawing. I also enjoy biking and taking walks. I am also a mother’s helper for my little neighbors. I am very excited to be in Newspaper Club and have fun writing!!
Raymond Traficante
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My name is Raymond Traficante. I am 13 and in 7th grade. My interests are history, reading, and writing. I love to go on bike rides and watch the TV show The Good Place with my brother and mom. Playing video games with my friends is something I do all the time. My favorite type of food is Mexican. My favorite color is red, and my favorite animal is a giraffe. Hope you enjoy my articles this year.
Keara Stump
Hello! My name is Keara Stump. I am 11 years old. I am in 6th grade and my likes conclude of reading, playing outside and playing with hamsters and dogs. I am very excited for the rest of my years in the middle school. I have had lots of fun so far. It is a little hard trying to find my way around still. I have a brother in 3rd grade named Frank, a 4 month old hamster named Fluffy, my Mom and my Dad. I hope you like my articles.
Emily Rose
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My name is Emily Rose and I have a twin brother, Ethan. My mom and dad are very helpful and supportive. I play basketball, soccer, and volleyball. I love reading and watching YouTube. For this newspaper, I am hoping to write trivia, creative writing, and surveys. My favorite foods are tacos and french fries. I have been going to South Fayette my whole life and have lived in the same neighborhood for 12 years. I enjoy walking dogs for my neighbors, and I babysit all my parents' friends' kids. I can’t wait to write this newspaper!
Daniela Anton Mahfoud
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Hi! I’m Daniela. This is my first year on the Newspaper Club. I like doing crafts, playing music, and being with my family and friends. I’m going to be doing entertainment, photos, crafts, and cultural connections. I’m sure you’re going to love reading the newspaper. It has everything you want to read and know.
Bradley Bono
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My names is Bradley Bono, I am 12 years. I like video games, baseball, basketball, riding my bike, watching football, cartoons, and horror movies. My favorite tv shows are Bob’s Burgers and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. My dogs name is Cookie and I have younger brother named Deric. I play for an AAU baseball team called the R.B.I. Redwings.
Rishika Somireddy
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Hi, my name is Rishika Somireddy. I am a returning member of Newspaper; I did it in 6th grade as well as this year..I am in 7th grade. My favorite book is Red Queen.
Presley Vennum
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Hi I’m Presley Vennum! I love tennis and theater but my friends know me as Meese #1 and a hamster lover! I am also a big fan of the show Impractical Jokers, the game Fortnite, Youtubers PopularMMOS and Odd1sOut, and I am obsessed with vines. (I am confusion will never get old) I love comedy, so look out for my hilarious comic in every issue.
Alec Richards
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Hello. My name is Alec Richards and I am a writers in the South Fayette Middle School’s Between the Lions online newspaper. This is my second year in newspaper club. I’ve been going to South Fayette since Kindergarten.
Evan Price
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Hello. My name is Evan Price and I’m in 8th grade. This is my second year in Newspaper Club, and I enjoy gaming and writing.
Megan Snyder
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Hi! I’m Megan Snyder. My favorite person in the whole world is my cute puppy Max! In my spare time I love to read, hang out with my friends, and pet my puppy! My favorite subjects are L.A. and history. I hope you have fun reading my articles!
Sreevani Verroju
Hi! I’m Sreevani, and love writing! I really enjoy reading too. In my free time, I bike with my friends. My favorite color is navy blue and I’m currently the Vice President of Lion Hearts. Throughout the year, I will be posting articles. I hope you like them!
Benson Fitch
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I am a 6th grader new to the middle school and new to South Fayette. I love to read, write, build, draw, and code. I also love some sports like soccer, tennis, and skiing. I also have been playing violin for so many years I can’t remember, I think it is around 5 or 6 years.
Ved Dobariya
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I am in 7th grade. I enjoy watching and playing Cricket. This is my first year at SFMS.
Varun Shiralkar
Hi! My name is Varun Shiralkar. I love reading books, playing video games, and I love technology. I do two sports, which are tennis and karate. I hope to work at Google someday. I hope you enjoy the first edition of the 2018-2019 newspaper!
Sia Matreja
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Hello! My name is Sia Matreja. I have been apart of and contributing to the newspaper club for 2 years now. I love writing and that's why I have continued to write in the newspaper club. You may know me from the various other clubs I do. In my free time, I also enjoy doing and teaching karate. Additionally, I like writing poetry. I hope you enjoy the articles I worked so hard to write.
Nidhi Pakulath
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Hola, I am Nidhi and I am in 6th grade. I love to read and write. I have an older and younger brother. I have an overactive imagination and imagine people reading my articles. I hope it comes true!
Raahyma Farhan
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Hi! My name is Raahyma. I am currently 13 and in the 8th grade. I am big horror movies fanatic for all of my horror movie fans. I also love listening to music, watching shows, baking, and creating things. My favorite subject in school is… to think about it, I don’t have any but I enjoy orchestra. I take part in many extracurriculars, including UNESCO.
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Quinn Stewart
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My name is Quinn Stewart and I am 11 years old. I like to paint, do crafts, and draw. I also like to ride my bike.I do the martial art, jujitsu, as a sport and aerial silks.My favorite foods are sushi and french fries and my favorite TV show is Steven Universe. My favorite books are the Percy Jackson series and the Harry Potter series. I hope that you like the newspaper!