The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 February 1982 — Page 10

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., February 24,1982

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School news

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, mL-m— j Jb h —p-1 E—|3|E| CK? ”1 A | « . SNOWFLAKES — Lura Hoover’s fourth grade Class did some very creative poetry’ on snowflakes. The youngsters- were sick of the snow and complaining about how awful it was so Mrs. Hoover decided to try to pinpoint its beauty by teaching them about snowflakes. They studied the scientific information and created some very touching pieces having realized how special snowflakes reallv are.

From left are Jared Beer. Stacy Bricker. Annette W ilson and Adam W iison

Ml | fl| -r e- ff AfW< ’ J ¥ -U- ' "’JIR K k "* - / Jij L3j HI A K ’ tMATH PROJECT — Mrs. Kaiser's first grade class at the Milford Elementary School is shown with clocks made from paper plates for a math project In front are Spencer Long. Marla Hernandes and Shane Deter. In back are Jenny Beer. Malena Sue Schmucker and Znlema Aguilar. (Photo by Morrine Halfacre)

PTO memberships up at Syracuse

Interest in the Syracuse Parent-Teacher Organization has increased steadily this year, with 19 in attendance at the February board meeting. Membership, however, is down this year, as reported by membership chairman Bev Daniels. A total of 341 members joined the PTO for the 1981-82 year. The membership contest was won by Mrs. Koble’s afternoon Winter Concert 'B2 Wawasee High School Music Department will present Winter Concert ’B2 Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. The symphony orchestra, the treble, mixed and concert choirs; and the concert and symphonic bands will perform. The program will include “II Re Pastore" by Mozart and “Hungarian Dance Number 2" by Liszt. The concert and symphonic bands will present several selections and the choirs will be performing throughout the evening. There will be a small admission charge and doors will open at 7 p.m. Area students on Purdue's honors list A number of area students have made it on the list of distinguished students at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Those students are as follows: Milford — Heather Mary Beer, r 1 box 175, science North Webster — Barton Brooks Bowser, r 2 box 176 agriculture; Carmen Bryant, r 2 box 98. consumer and family science Syracuse — Michael K. Brannock. 164 North Shore Dr., mechanical engineering; Timothy Ray Butt, r 3 box 466, agriculture; Lisa Kay Gose, r 2 box 406. consumer and family science; James Francis Krizman, r 4 box 166A, agriculture; Diane Irene Pittman, 76-78 North Shore Dr., management; Michael Lee Vanderveer. r 4, health sciences Dance company to Syracuse Indiana's experimental and innovative professional modern dance company. Fort Wayne Dance Collective, will perform at the Syracuse Elementary and Junior High School gym on Friday, March 5. at 2 p.m The public is invited to attend this performance or original dance numbers. Dance Collective constantly searches for new and creative uses of movement in time and space. Their choreography is originally created by members of the company. By allowing the dancers to choreograph as well as dance, it permits an expanded development of the dancers and greater expression by the individual members of the company. Company member. Liz Monnier, choreographed “Animus. ’’ and Krista Schloss and Lisa Tsetse have collaborated on “New York City.” Their choreography explores personal and interpersonal relationships, expresses humor and tragedy, successes and failures in our times. They combine elements inherent in language and music and express them visibly through the medium of dance Fort Wayne Dance Collective is a company well versed and trained in the art of Contact Improvisation. Contact improvisation is an evolving system of movement based on the communication between two moving bodies and their combined relationship to the physical laws that govern their motion — gravity, momentum, inertia. The body, in order to open to these sensations, must learn to release excess muscular tension and abandon a certain quality of willfulness to experience the natural flow of movement. In 1979, Fort Wayne Dance Collective received funding from the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts and toured 28 different communities in Northern Indiana. In 1960, they again received a tour grant. A reper toire development and tour grant was received in 1981 and the performance at Syracuse will be with the support of the Indiana Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts..

kindergarten class, with 58 per cent of those parents joining PTO. With the year half over, the PTO has accomplished many things. Among them are the Book Fair on October 8, with a profit of $573.78: the Halloween Carnival on October 29, with a profit of $1,176.05; and new uniforms for the eighth grade cheerleaders The PTO also purchased a new kiln for the elementary art room and a casiotone for the elementary music teacher. A casiotone is a portable in- ’ strument that has 22 different instruments represented on its keyboard. The next PTO general membership meeting will be Tuesday, March 2. at 7:30 p.m. in the girls* gym at the junior high school. On the agenda is the election of officers for the 1982-83 school year and the spelling bee. All members are urged to attend this important meeting. Scholarships available There are several scholarships available for students who qualify at Wawasee High School. These can be applied for at the guidance office at the high school. The Kiwanis Indiana Foundation provides a scholarship through local clubs. The deadline for application to this is March 1. Cooperative Extension Service give S2OO scholarships to senior girls who plan to enter college next fall and major in home economics The deadline for application for these are April 1. Also with an April 1 deadline, is the Delta Kappa Gama Teacher Recruitment Award which must be in the guidance office by that date. Teamsters Union 364 gives financial assistance to sons and daughters of its members and pensioners in the pursuit of higher education. Mrs. Curtis has the application information. This carries a March deadline. A resident of Kosciusko County with intention to enter the health care field may apply for the Kosciusko Community Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship before April 22. Indiana State University has three scholarships available for seniors intending to attend Indiana State. These are for outstanding students in specific fields. Further information may be obtained from Mrs. Curtis. Applications are also available for scholarships to Indiana Vocational Technical College and Wayne University. Indiana Vocational Technical College, South Bend, will award a scholarship to a student with a B average in high school. Wayne University will award a full scholarship in cosmetology to one student at its Fort Wayne location. Financial Aid Forms must be mailed by March 1. The guidance office suggests students pay for certificate of mailing to insure their receipt. Varsity Singers ta New York Wawasee High School’s Varsity Singers have been invited to participate in the Big Apple Music Festival held in Pequannock, N.J. This Big Apple Music Festival is a competition for high school bands, choirs, swing choirs and other related ensembles. The varsity singers will be representing Wawasee High School May 5,6, 7 and 8, competing for honors with other high school choirs from all over the United States. The varsity singers, a group of 24 singers and six accompanists, will present a 20-minute program of singing and dancing for the five festival judges. While in the Big Apple area the students hope to visit the United Nations, the Statue of Liberty. Lincoln Center, Broadway and other sights in New York city. The Wawasee High School music boosters are planning projects to help with the expenses of the trip. The Varsity Singers are hoping to raise as much of the approximate $6,800 needed for the trip as possible by performing for local organizations. The singers are available through the Wawasee High School Music Department for any organization who would wish to employ their services as singers. Grooming aid Get your hairbrushes' and combs sparkling clean by soaking them in warm water with a tablespoon of washing soda for 15 minutes, then rinse well.

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! p- ■■ r 11/ ' —v • V «* rw ' j V Six*, of flif ’k M I «4> i Uray tv -’r r i ,♦ f M nen> ' | Mff Jl ea.-» : C S’C «'• , „ *< 'J? > 3 FAVORITE TV SHOWS — Two of Suzie Pittman’s third grade students at the Milford Elementary School are shown with a survey taken of the whole school, asking the 200 students what their favorite television show was. They tallied the results intowhat is called a pictograph. The boys did the work as an independent math project. The Dukes of Hazzard was the favorite of the elementary school students with Bugs Bunny second. The boys, shown with their pictograph, are Keith Bice and Matt Haab. (Photo by Morrine Halfacre) ' x

a i^r —/Rh I COCOON TO BUTTERFLY — Syracuse Elementary first grade students in the class of Jo Butler watched the progression of a cocoon to a beautiful butterfly. Last Friday, Feb. 19, a cocoon hatched into a butterfly and students fed the butterfly honey. Shown above with the butterfly and the cocoon’s home are Richard Gibson; Chris Ganshorn who brought in the cocoon; and Ta mi Feaster. (Photo by Morrine Halfacre) -

Syracuse 6th grade undefeated The Syracuse Junior High School's sixth grade girls’ basketball team finished the season undefeated. The girls played a four game schedule with the sixth grade teams of Milford and North Webster The sixth grade team is open to any girl who wishes to play and all girls play in each game. This year over half the girls participating scored. Lai Reed and Susie Crews led the team in scoring. After spring vacation, all sixth grade girls wanting to participate can come out for track. Their opponents will be North Webster and Milford. Pea-nutty Natural peanut butter separates while sitting on the shelf. To prevent a greasy top layer, keep the jar upside down and occasionally turn it right-side up. After a few days storage, the peanut butter will mix itself and the oil won’t rise to the top.

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