Teacher Appreciation
Teacher Appreciation
Helen Keller, Part One by Esther Causland, age 9.
Amelia Earhart by Amelia Graddy, age 7.
Stories from Tamara Garner’s Class at Northside School.
Introduction to Esther Causland’s serial feature on Alabama native, Helen Keller.
Birth Stories from Ms. Tamara Garner’s Class at Northside School in celebration fo the March of Dimes March for Babies.
Tween Philosopher Brucie Porter says life is kinda like a smoothie and the ingredients are important!
New Cub Reporter Katie Kirk explains why the book is almost always better than the movie.
An adventurous tarantula tale by Kel Lockhart, 10-years-old.
Kyle Graddy tells us about his Camp Out on Ice with the Scouts
My First Friends by Kaitlin Connelly, 11 years-old
Christmas Greetings from some Cub Reporters.
Savanah Stewart recieves a very special gift from her dad. Students in Loachapoka have Christmas stories and poems to share.
Savanah Stewart gets contemplative at the beach. Matthew Clegg, first grader tells us all about the trike ride fundraiser
New Cub Reporters on board from Loachapoka.
Submission Page for Artists and Wrtiers, etc
Martin, Mac and Cheese still in need of forever homes! Rescue Dogs Mac and Cheese still need homes! Two new stories from young Loachapoka writers.http://www.gulfeast2.com/images/uploads/martin-and-friend.gif
Martin, Mac and Cheese still in need of forever homes! Rescue Dogs Mac and Cheese still need homes! Two new stories from young Loachapoka writers.http://www.gulfeast2.com/images/uploads/martin-and-friend.gif
Martin, Mac and Cheese still in need of forever homes! Rescue Dogs Mac and Cheese still need homes! Two new stories from young Loachapoka writers.http://www.gulfeast2.com/images/uploads/martin-and-friend.gif
Martin, Mac and Cheese still in need of forever homes! Rescue Dogs Mac and Cheese still need homes! Two new stories from young Loachapoka writers.http://www.gulfeast2.com/images/uploads/martin-and-friend.gif
Three new Cub Reporters publish their first notes on what it means to be… themselves.
Savanah meets some new friends who need a home!
The Cub Reoprter has some new recruits.
Audio Archive of Innovation Conversation at UU, Spet 6, 2009
My Jonas Experience
by Savanah Eve Stewart, age 13On October 13, 2007 for my 11th birthday I received my first Jonas Brother CD. I had heard their song “Mandy” and I really liked it but I wasn’t familiar with any of their other songs. Once I listened to their CD I was hooked. I now consider myself one of their biggest fans. I have spent the last 3 years following their careers and music. My greatest wish this year has been to see them in concert.
Cub Reporter Julia Lawrence has finished her journey with the Transcontinental Motor Convey. Read about the rest of her historical trip here.
Cub Reporter Julia Lawrence is traveling with a convoy of army vehicles to recreate the Transcontintental Convoy of 1920. She’s sharing her experience with us with daily reports.
An Imperial Silkworm Moth visits the Opelika-Auburn Newshttp://www.gulfeast2.com/images/uploads/front-moth1.gifhttp://www.gulfeast2.com/images/uploads/mothmouth.gif
A Cub Reporter on the road.Cub reporter Julia Lawrence sends us updates from her trek across the US recreating the Transcontinental Motor Convoys of 1919 and 1920. Imagine life at 6 MPH before the Interstate Highway system!
Savanah Stewart makes her annual pilgramage to Rickwood Field.
Cub Reporter Kathleen Rose Price tells it like it is when it comes to saving the environment!
10 Healthy Snacks for children. A young man, Jesse Stillwell, takes a personal fitness journey. A poem in celebration of spring by Anabeth Meyer.
Thank A Teacher!
The Yard Sale and Junkman’s Ball - a fun time and a great fund raiser! Check out the Pine Car Derby workshop with Joe! Also featuring a few “Thank You” notes from Loachapoka students.
What “Home” means to me!http://www.gulfeast2.com/images/uploads/holes-to-dig.gif
Time to enter “Best Mom” competition
The Hotel at Auburn University, Ariccia Trattoria & Bar and the Opelika-Auburn News have teamed up for the third year in a row to make Mother’s Day a little brighter for one special mom in East Alabama with the “Best Mom in East Alabama” contest.
Children may submit a letter of 300 words or less explaining why their mother is the “Best Mom in East Alabama.” The grand prize winner will be chosen on the merit of his/her letter, and a random drawing will chose another mother to receive a second-place award.
The contest is open to all East Alabama children 18 years old and younger. The grand prize winner will be chosen by the staff at the Opelika-Auburn News. The winning mother and her family will receive an overnight stay on May 9, 2009 in a new suite at The Hotel at Auburn University and free Mother’s Day Brunch at Ariccia on May 10, 2009. The mother chosen for the second-place award will receive Mother’s Day Brunch at Ariccia for her and her family on May 10, 2009.
Please send all contest entries to the Opelika-Auburn News, P.O. Drawer 2208, Opelika, AL 36801. Entries can also be e-mailed to Melissa Blackburn at or be dropped off at the newspaper office at 2901 Society Hill Road in Opelika.
What does Home mean to you? Carver host Story Book day and Alabama has some “sustainability” catch up to do.
The Staff of Drake Middle School’s Cosmic Chronicle comes for a visit. Elizabeth McEldowney shares a book review. Luke Holt’s winning essay from the Alabama Community Healthy Marriage Initiative Essay Contest. “The Best Marriage I Know.“
5th Grader, Ryan Barnes lets us know about children’s book author Fay Gibbons’ trip to Richland Road Elementary School. What’s this all about, “My very educated mother just served us nine pickles?“
Emma Star Stephens collects pennies for a cure.
“Don’t talk smack,“ says Opelika student Kaitlyn Aucion.
Be a vendor at our yard sale or just come shop to help raise money for Newspapers In Education!
APRIL 17, 2010
8am to 2pm
The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers of all ages!
Savanah Stewart explores the history of White Hosue Pets
Wow! 8-year-old Hagan Marlin raises almost $200 for Amphibian Ark. Way to go Hagan!
Color Me Presidential!
Savanah Stewart returns with a review of the film “Marley and Me.“ Stakin’ with Paxton reveals a local Sport Stacking Champ right here in Opelika.
Dear Santa…
Cub Reporters check in with the big guy.
12 year-old Elizabeth McEldowney simplifies our Christmas list with her recommendations for young readers. http://www.gulfeast2.com/images/uploads/elizabeth.gif
9-year-old Lauren Besong ask “What other languages did English come from?“
A Thanksgiving special with a “gratitude tree,“ a marshmallow recipe and favorite sweet potato toppers.
7 year-old Hagan Marlin shares his passion and concern for frogs. Tiara Nelms a 7th grader at Opelika Middle school reminds readers what it’s like to be a student.
The Art of the athlete, the Athlete in Art. A story from Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. 12 year-old Elizabeth McEldowney reviews The Mother-Daughter Book Club.
What does the president do?
Austin Ryan, 7, visits with Mayor Bill Hamm. The Cub Reporter finds out a bit more about the man who runs the lovliest village on the plain.
Summer Meyer shares her farmer’s tale. A scare crow makes a colorful appearance.
Megan Rieke, 11, shares her enthusiam for sharks and 6 year-old Aedyn Bailey asks how deep can they swim.
Savanah Eve Stewart’s story, “My Buddy Bishop” celebrates the life of her late black lab, Bishop. “How Many Boyscouts Does It Take To Recycle A Newspaper,“ recounts a tour of the Opelika-Auburn News by a local troup.
7-year-old Hannah Birmingham wants to know how many people are in the world which leads to a discussion of how many people are in Auburn and Opelika.
The Reeltown High School Band is going to a REAL BIG Thanksgiving day parade. Beulah High teacher, David Owens, shares his experience of the Newspapers In Education Program. A special photo feature taken in 1914 in Opelika from The Library of Congress Collection.
“How deep is the ocean?“ asks Tripp Hardy. Cub Reporter, Savanah Eve Stewart tells us all about the novel, Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles, A Nixie’s Song.
Brandon Holland, 10, asks “What’s the biggest lake in the world” leading to a discussion of surface area versus volume. Anna Beth Meyer,10, shares her story “The Biggest Bee In The South.“
The sea turtles hatch and make their way to the ocean! One needs Savanah’s help. Olivia White tells us all about C.L.A.C., the best camp ever!
Ana Beth Meyer travels to Pananma City Panama and writes home about it. The baby turtles are born! Savanah Eve Stewart wraps up the tale of Lola’s Passage and Rachel Sharma celebrates her wonderful summer at Health Plus Fitness Fun Camp.
7 year-old Molly Jenkins asks the mind-boggling question, “How many days in a googol years?“ Dylan Waer shares a tale of Camp Maroonook. Anabeth Meyer writes about a flying dog and 12-year-old poets Emily and Maren Hansen share some “lonely” verses.
“What does a fish drink?“ asks 6-year-old Matthew Boyd. 9-year-old Asha Balaam-Reed shares her fictional account of the adoption of Cuddles and Savannah Eve Stewart delivers the third installment in the saga of Lola the Sea Turtle.
Kitten Dreams, a fictional kitten adventure by 9-year-old Grace Wang. Savanah Eve Stewart continues the story of Lola, an endangered sea turtle born in Gulf Shores Al. 5-year-old Caleb Etris asks, “What is the biggest number.“
New Cub Reporter Rex Ware shares his take on the Lego Star Wars Wii Game. Savanah Eve Stewart explores the life of an endangered sea turtle through fiction in “Lola’s Passage.“ Meteorologist Bob Jeswald explains the term “Hook Echo” for a curious 5-year-old.
Detecting History - two Auburn Sister unearth artifacts from a 1704 Dutch Farmhouse in Upstate New York.
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Dylan Ware, 11, continues the tale of Jumpy the Squirrel. Cub Reporter Savanah Stewart, 12, witnesses and writes about an endangered Alabama Sea Turtle nest. “Making A Difference, Kid Power” columnist Aleem Ahmed, 15, share his essay, “Water is Life.“
7-year-old Art Camper Madeline Lloyd shares her day-to-day experience at Auburn Park’s and Rec art camp. Savanah Eve Stewart, 12, interviews the director of America’s Oldest Ballpark, Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Dylan Waer, 11, begins the serial-saga of Jumpy the squirrel who decides to fight back against an invasion of Tree Houses.
Savanah Eve Stewart Interviews the Director of America’s Oldest Ball Park, Birmingham’s Rickwood Field. There’s something from Auburn on the moon! Find out what in this issue of the Cub Reporter.