The Mail-Journal, Volume 18, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 April 1981 — Page 10
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed.. April 22.1981
School news
FFA judging team second in livestock
Last week the Wawasee Future Fanners of America livestock judging team competed in the county contest at the fairgrounds in Warsaw. Tim Butt, Brian Roberts. Marie Schafer and Shelton Parsons placed second, qualifying for the area contest to be held this week at Crown Point. Tim Butt placed as second high individual in the contest with Brian Roberts placing fifth. Other competing Wawasee FFA members were Jim Rhodes, Kenny Schafer. Dave Roberts. Scott Templin and Chuck Cotton Koble being considered for award David Craig Koble of Syracuse is one of 34student finalists being considered for the 1981 Alan ( Rankin Distinguished Senior Award at Indiana State University Two senior men and two senior women will be recipients of the aUard. which is based on leadership, scholarship and contributions made to the university during a student's university career., The award was named in honor of former ISU President Rankin bvthe graduating class of 1968 Rankin served as president of the university from 1965 to 1975
School Calendar Week Os April 22 To April 29 Focus on Family Film WEDNESDAY 7p m .WawaseeAuditorium Tf-fURSDAY \dult Education (lasses . „ 6:3opm at Wawasee Syracuse Fifth tirade band . ' . . . meetink! Vea FFA Judging Contest 7 p m * AU day at Crown Pomt FRIDAY [) , Sophomore Chicken Barbeque P 4- m. at Wawasee / Chair Concert : J 7:30 pm. at Wawasee * V SATURDAY _ Senior Car W ash /T]gT\ 9 a m. - 3 p m . Milford Junior _ High. North Webster Junior and Lakeland Youth Center. Syracuse In auto mechanics building if in climate weather Syracuse Elementary Family _ _ , _ _ futures a MONDAY 5- m TUESDAY Adult Education Classes _—• VT 6:30 pm, at Wawasee FEA Teacher Tea 7:30 p m . Cafeteria Annex WEDNESDAY 7pm, Wawasee Auditorium
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NIFTY. FIFTY VNITED STATES - Jerri Mahnensmiths third graders. at Syracuse elementary school. are studying the flfly states of the salsa. Pirtared above. from left to right, are students Christine Ridings. Angela Kistler and Darcey Smith, who memorised all 50 states aad their capitals.
WHO KNOWS? 1. Where and when was Joan of Arc burned at the stake? 2. When did World War U begin?
Also competing in the area contest later this week, will be the Wawasee FFA crops judging team. The crops group includes Adam List. Ron Pollock, Kenny Schafer and Ron Turner. They qualified for the area contest by winning the county contest in March Seniors to hold cor wash on Saturday The Wawasee High School senior class is sponsoring a car wash in the three area communities this Saturday, April 25. from 9 a m until 3 p m Car washes will be held at the following locations: Milford Junior high school. North Webster Junior high school and the Syracuse Lakeland Realty office. SR 13 Dinah Stieglitz and dins Wolferman are in charge of the Milford car wash; Chns Darr and Diane Dieterly are co-cha in ng the Syracuse wadi; and the North Webster car wash is headed by Larry Chase. Michelle Wall and Mary Packer In caise of poor weather conthe three car washes will be relocated to the Wawasee High School Auto annex building, located beside the high school
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USING THE I.RC — Pictured above are Syracuse Elementary students using the Learning Resource Center at the school. Corporation Librarian Connie Bailey is showing first grade student Kevin Leedy a book while another student searches for her own. (Photobv Kim Hieber)
Elementary Resource Centers 15 years old
By KIMHIEBER All three elementary school libraries-, now referred to as gaming resource centers, began offering services tn the Lakeland School Corporation 15 years ago “1 helped Jo Ann Sharp set up the libraries in 1966 It was then that the three libraries were established through a federal grant at that time,” told Syracuse Elementary' schools hbrary aide Lois Schoeff Previous to 1966, some books were located m the individual classrooms with others stacked on shelves m the school office It was generally agreed upon that students of all age groups needed more books and reading materials than just daily textbooks Currently, the Syracuse center provides 7,800 books m their selection, while Milford stores 5.552 and North Webster 6.054 books “We offer quite a few things in our facilities besides just books,” told Lakeland School Corporation librarian Connie BaileyEach resource center has periodicals, anotomical models for classroom use. projectors, tape recorders and presently a record player in each classroom The vertical file is also available; teachers and students may select from the file published information on subjects according to topic areas Audiovisual supplies may be borrowed such as filmstrips, tapes or cassettes Teachers may check out study prints, transparencies, or anything such as maps and globes "We have professional magazines for the teachers too. such as teacher, learning, instructor and school art.” explained Schoeff Mrs Bailey told. We don t have films in each building, but the 16mm films are available within the day to get whichever film you want from Wawasee ” Other films necessary for helping teachers may be ordered from the Northern Indiana Educational Service Center, in South Bend The library asks for the films one semester in advance. receiving them through the corporation audiovisual director. David Jones. Each student visits the learningcenter for at least 20 minutes per week. The students attend the room as a class, checking out no more than Ugobpoks for one week each, per student The students then return to their classrooms “If one of them needs a book longer than a week, then we allow them to renew it. If a book is overdue, we keep after them We really have very few books actually lost, considering as many come in and go out." explained a contented Mrs. Schoeff “They ain't check any books out the last two weeks before school doses though, because inventory is taken of everything! ’’ Books declared lost, or ones that pupils are no longer able to locate, must be replaced at the child’s expense. Sometimes the youths pay so much money per
week and some give the amount all at once The books cost the children the actual replacement cost to the center and not any more If the book is ever found, the children have their money refunded, with the librarykeeping both books "Sometimes the libraries use volunteering fifth graders to help shelve books during reading period. We don’t always use the same children, so everyone that wants to help gets a chance.” informed Mrs Schoeff. Some pupils study in the library, while others use the facility to take make-up exams, reserach answers to classwork, or fill free time "There’s hardly a minute when no one is in here. Someone is always coming m and it makes me glad to see it Each year materials are selected around the classroom's curriculum.’' Bailey began She continued. “A new text is being augmented this year We re looking for material to go with the new science and health books for the teachers to help interest their students If pupils request books the library doesn’t furnish, the librarian and her aides keep the material m mind, reviewing the book as a possible selection at ordering time The centers begin purchasing books when the new budget is distributed in January Most buys are completed by the end of May, reserving some money for the beginning of school in the fall, so teachers and students may get what’s needed that wasn't thought of previously. A few materials are through organizational or individual donations A fine example of reading's popularity is Syracuse Elementary school. Some months, students borrow 200 books per day. with the average daily check out. per year, set at 175 to 180 books per day. Last year alone, the facility checked out 28.515 books during the school year Although books are busily circulated all year long, the most popular elementary school library check out months are November through January “We re very proud of what we do have We have a well-balanced selection of books and materials to offer to all corporation students We keep Syracuse. North Webster and Milford pretty balanced I've taught in several schools and in 'comparison. I think we can be proud of these libraries. Some don’t even begin to have the audio-visual or book selection we have here.” told Mrs. Bailey, who’s worked with the corporation six years as a teacher and one as a librarian. Mrs. Schoeff added with a smile. “The learning resource center, or LRC, used to be called the IMC, or Instructional Materials Center, before that it was called the library. Most teachers and students just call it the Hbrary.’’
Dr. Esselstrom to be guest conductor at WHS
Text and Photos By DEB FOX The orchestra at Wawasee High School is making the final touches on musical selections for the Spring Pops Concert, Thursday. April 30. at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Dr. Michael Esselstrom. associate professor of music at Indiana University South Bend will be the guest conductor All the hard work which has gone into performances started the summer before the students entered the sixth grade. Students meet two times a week for eight weeks to learn about the instruments and how to play them. After the summer is over and school begins the real orchestra program begins In the fall orchestra classes are held three days a week for a 50-minute period. The first-year students go through two books which prepare them for high school by using various types of techniques to use on the string instrument. Ganette Smith, orchestra director, stated she tries to give the students updated music material along with the experience of accompanying a choir and performing with a piano Until 14 years ago it was hard to find popular music for the junior high students but since then composers have put out modem arrangements for all string players which will be pleasing to the audience Miss Smith commented those in the high school orchestra play light pop. light rock, bluegrass, jazz and classic pieces Each year Miss Smith takes a number of her top students in the school system and visits the fifth grades to explain the orchestra program in hopes of recruiting new students She remarked there is a smaller number of students in the orchestra than in a band since there are four instruments. a violin, viola, cello and bass. If a parent has a student interested in the orchestra. Miss Smith commented the school does have a few instruments w hich the parents can rent Some of these string instruments where donated to the school. She stated, however, the majority of the students buy the instrument on a rental-purchase plan or use one which has been in the family. When the students start the program and are ready for the eighth grade they are capable of tuning their instrument relatively well which is a great accomplishment in the orchestra The high school program, which has been successful the last three years, now has two well balanced string orchestras, a symphonic orchestra, which has woodwind instruments along with the string instruments, and a string orchestra By the time the students reach the high school level their technique in playing the string instruments has increased and they are beginning to learn position work, playing up on the finger boards and reaching higher notes giving a better resonance quality. The high school students also have started to establish a vibrato, better sounding, better control, to their musical selections, thus having a warm sound to the musical piece. Miss Smith commented the advantages for the string and orchestra players are they become soloists within each of their sections At the high school level there is one person to a part Wawasee High School is the onlyschool in a reasonable distance that has two full orchestras and
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MONDAY — Sloppy joes, buttered potatoes, fruit, peanut butter cookie and milk TUESDAY — Steakettes. mashed potatoes and gravy, buttered green beans, bread and butter, jello and milk WEDNESDAY - baked beans with penny sliced franks, cole slaw, fruit, hot rolls and milk THURSDAY — Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, tossed salad, tread and butter, graham cracker sandwich and milk FRIDAY — Macaroni and cheese, sausage patty, mixed vegetables, applesauce, bread and butter and milk
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READY FOR CONCERT — Members of the Milford Junior High orchestra have been hard at work preparing special numbers for guests at the Spring Concert Friday. May 1. in the Milford Junior High. Shown above are violinists Margie Parker and Christina Lange, celloist Jerrod Stoller and in back bass players Karen Benning and Ben Beer.
Miss Smith commented she is very excited in the way the orchestra program has grown and has enjoyed working with the students along with the chance to know them. Miss Smith started teaching in the Lakeland Corporation three years ago. coming from Mishawaka. She is currently the only orchestra director in Kosciusko County. The only other area director is at Goshen High School. When she took over the orchestra program three years ago she had 14 beginners which has grown to approximately 30 beginners in the three junior highs and 70 junior high orchestra players in the school corporation She remarked she has a drop out rate of one student per year At the high school there are 44 orchestra members who are divided up into the two orchestras Guest Conductor Dr Michael J. Esselstrom will be the guest conductor for the Spring Pops Concert at Wawasee High School and will be conducting several numbers with the high School orchestra He was appointed music director and conductor of the Elkhart Symphonv Orchestra beginning with the 1978-1979 season He is also conductor of the Indiana University. South Bend Philharmonic and Professor of Music at IUSB. In Addition to conducting regular orchestra concerts and annual concerto concerts. Dr Esselstrom has conducted opera performances and has designed and participated in educational programs for the South Bend public schools. He has also conducted the South Bend Chamber Orchestra, the Twin Cities Symphony (Saint Joseph. Benton Harbor. Mich > and the Michiana Symphonette Dr Esselstrom has studied with a number of distinguished professional conductors and/ participated in the Pierre Monteux Memorial School for Conductors under the direction of Charles Bruck, former conductor of the Pans National Radio Orchestra At the American Symphony Orchestra League's Eastern Institute he worked under Dr Richard Lfert. former conductor of the Pasadena Symphony and the Berlin FFA awards presented Annual awards were presented to Wawasee Future Farmers of America Chapter members recently Receiving the Star Greenhand Award, as the top first year member was Dave Roberts, Rusty Hollar won the Star Ag Mechanic Award as the top student in the agricultural mechanics program. The advisor's award was presented to Jim Rhodes This award is given to the member showing the most improvement in his or her leadership abilities. The DeKalb Award, for seniors, went to Sam Beer. Tim Butt was named the Kevin Tom Memorial Award winner, which goes to the senior who has a high scholastic standing, a sound supervised farming project and has demonstrated leadership abilities. Receiving the Star Chapter Farmer Award, as the outstanding chapter member, was Brian Roberts. The Agricultural Advisory Committee of the Waswasee High School Vocational Agriculture Department selects the annual award winners.
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< CONCENTR ATES ON WORK — Jerrod Stoller and Kevin Grimm. Milford Junior High School, find you can not look around when you play in the string orchestra while practicing for a spring concert. The concert will be Friday. May 1. in the Milford Junior High.
Staatsoper He studied at the International conductor s course in Hilversum. Holland, under Jean Fournet. conductor of the Radio Philharmonic in Holland and conductor of the Orchestra de l isle de France In the fall of 1974 he was a private student of the late professor Hans Swarowsky in Vienna. Austria, who was described as the world s top teacher of the conducting art and was frequent conductor with the Vienna Philharmonic and other major European orchestras He graduated with high honors from University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana He taught music for two years with the Peace Corps m Harar Ethiopia. East Africa He earned the doctorate m conducting while teaching instrumental music at Columbia University. New York There he taught instrumental techniques courses and was a course assistant in the graduate orchestral conducting classes
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Dr. Esselstrom has been a member of the faculty at IUSB for 12 years and was awarded a Summer Faculty Fellowship in 1970 In 1972 he was given the “Outstanding Educators Award" in 1973, listed in the “Dictionary of International Biography " and in 1976 listed in the "International Who's Who in Music,” Cambridge. England A sabbatical leave was granted from May 1974 until January 1975 to study orchestral conducting in Europe and in the summer of 1977 he was awarded a grant by Indiana Universiy to study the scores of Fritz Bush at the Lilly Library at IU, Bloomington. During the summer of 1978 he studied the annotated conducting scores of Professor Hans Swarowsky in Vienna, Austria, under an IU grant. Dr Esselstrom‘s articles have appeared in the “Music Educators Journal", “The Instrumentalist" and the “Indiana Musicator "