The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 March 1983 — Page 11

School news

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LCEA Teacher Feature

Teaching music is rewarding experience

By SHERRY LANTZ Teaching music is the second most rewarding experience of my life! Watching my two boys grow into caring bright young men is the first! I feel extremely fortunate to have the elementary music position in our corporation and in our community because it gives me a very unique and frequently awesome opportunity; that of touching, however briefly, the life of literally every child who moves through our educational system. This is not only a great opportunity but a fantastic challenge and responsibility! My one and only overall goal is to make this experience the absolute best and most complete in terms of music education and student-teacher rapport that I can! We have a strong and complete music curriculum at Syracuse, and it hasn’t happened by accident. It takes consistent hard work and a ton of support and cooperation at every level. As the parents of students in the Syracuse music program know, Music Theory is the backbone of my music curriculum, and I’m extremely proud of what the kids have achieved. Music theory, the science of composition, is the mechanics of music; the mathematical way music is put together. I have always felt it is unfair to grade a child on how “beautifully’ he or she does or does not sing. Although I always strive to improve the quality of a child’s sound, it is not my intent to. turn every child into a performer. Instead, I feel I have done my job when a child can intelligently discuss a piece of music. I feel I have done my job when a child can listen with discrimination and make decisions based on what constitutes quality and what does not. I want my students to know what I’m talking about when I ask “Over what beat is the

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LOCAL WINNER — The winner of the spelling bee competition at the Milford schools was determined at the final competition on Friday. Pictured above from the left are: Philip Metcalf, pronouncer; Donna Miller, winner; and Annette Wilson, first runner-up. (Photo by Gail Widmoyer)

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Fermata placed in the third staff, fourth measure?” 1 want them to be able to identify and draw staff, treble clef, sharp, flat, natural, time signature, key signature, fermata, bass clef, tie, slur, bar line, measure, repeat, double bar and accent. I want them to know how many beats to put in a measure given a particular time signature. I want them to be able to look at a rhythmic pattern and perform it accurately. I want them to know which way their voices should move when the direction of notes on a staff moves downward. In short, I want them to know enough to ask an intelligent question, to be a discriminative listener. Only from that base do I feel a child can move successfully into an area of performance. We’ve made some changes in the last couple of years, and I think that’s good. We’ve got to experiment a little bit to grow, to know what options exist, to keep new and challenging ideas in front of the kids. We made a scheduling change this year form one 20-minute period daily to two 48-minute periods weekly. That involves a whole different format for teaching. I was totally in favor of trying it and my only concern is whether or not the kids are retaining what is taught without daily reinforcement. It will take a little time before I’ll know this. Additionally this year at fourth grade level, we changed from instruction on the song flute, a toy-like wind instrument to the soprano recorder a fullfledged woodwind instrument. This is a big improvement in terms of quality, and the kids at Syracuse are delighted and responding with excellent achievement. One other area I’m just beginning to utilize is computer music. Thanks in great part to Mr. Naab's enthusiasm regarding computers and their potential in education, and an anonymous donor, we are blessed by having access to five Atari

Computers. I purchased a music composer program and we have begun to work with it occasionally in class. Just briefly, this allows the students to program songs with up to four part harmony into the computer by entering the note name, it’s value, and the octave. Upon completion we can listen to the composition and choose which part we would like to see displayed on the staff on the monitor. Each note, rest, sharp, barline, etc. appears on the screen as the kids hear it! It’s really exciting! The kids and I are learning about computers together and the possibilities for utilization seem endless! Homemaker scholarship offered The Kosciusko County Extension Homemakers Association is offering a S2OO scholarship to a county high school senior girl who is planning to attend college in the fall and major in consumer and family sciences. The scholarship will be awarded at the winner’s high school awards program and a certificate of award will be presented at the Homemakers Spring Achievement on May 4. Applications are available at the Extension Office and are due April 1. Butt Alpha Zeta pledge at Purdue Timothy Butt of Syracuse has pledged Alpha Zeta at Purdue University, Alpha Zeta is the professional, honorary, agriculture fraternity. Tim is a sophomore at Purdue, majoring in agriculture engineering and expects to graduate with a BS degree in May of 1985.

U Lakeland J School Lunch 4 L Menu £ ..adWlg LAKELAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS March 14*18 MONDAY — Barbeque sandwich, buttered broccoli, applesauce, cookie and milk TUESDAY- Pizza, buttered green beans, fruit, bread and butter, and milk WEDNESDAY - Scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, fruit, cinnamon rolls and milk THURSDAY - Pig-in-a-poke, baked irish potatoes, Saint Patrick’s salad, graham cracker sandwich and milk FRIDAY — Fish sandwich with lettuce and mayonnaise or tartar sauce, potato salad, strawberry shortcake and milk

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LEARN BASIC GYMNASTICS — Fourth grade boys at North Webster, under the direction of physical education teacher Jay Smith, back to camera, are learning basics in some parts of gymnastics. They began by using mats to do head stands and hand springs, then progressed to using the springboard and then added the vault. A very well cushioned mat is behind the vault to avoid any possible injuries. Watching, at the end of the mat, are Pat Foreman and Noah Anderson. Principal Richard Long is shown behind the mat. (Photo by Sharon Stuckman)

School Calendar Week Os March 9 To March 16 THURSDAY Adult education classes 6:30 p.m. at Wawasee MONDAY Wawasee Key Club _ 5:30 p.m. meeting at room 110 at Wawasee f - Adult education classes A N 6:30 p.m. at Wawasee High School Future Farmers of America 7:00p.m. meet at room 203 TUESDAY Adult education classes 6:30 p.m. at Wawasee

Traveling art exhibit opens

This month, the art teachers of Lakeland Community School Corporation are having a traveling exhibit of student work in observance of Youth Art Month. Youth Art Month was created in 1961 by the Crayon, Watercolor and Craft Institute and the National Art Education Association to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage public support for quality school art programs. The display can be seen in the communities by the following schedule: March 7 through 16 at the Milford First National Bank; March 17 through 28 at the North Webster Counting House Bank; and March 29 through April 6 at the Syracuse NIPSCo office. Students exhibiting works in this show from Syracuse Elementary are: Carmen Waldrop, David Schmahl; Thadd Smart, Dawn Firestone, Sharese Daenens, Susan Harman, Mike Keim, Brian Taylor, Donna Bowling, Rick Weaver, Tonya

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FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE FINALISTS — Fifth and sixth grade students from Milford Elementary and Junior High School had their spelling show down on Friday where 12 students participated in 40 rounds of spelling. Pictured above in the front row from the left are Philip Metcalf, pronouncer; Donna Miller, first place finisher; Annette Wilson, second; Dawn Speicher, third; Tammy Tessmann, fourth; and Ned Speicher, elementary principal. In row two are Alex Lozano, fifth; Linda Benning, sixth; Holly Jodry, seventh; Rob Beer, eighth. In row three are Julie Hollar, ninth; Julie Fulp, 10th; Sara Wilkinson, Uth; and Kristin Robbins, 12th. (Photo by Gail Widmoyer)

Jenkins, Kristi Vandrepenbos, Mark Neibert, Julie Gunn, Chris Ganshorn, Brad Koser. Cuong Reed, Emily Webster, Chad Carty, Mark Koselke, Stuart Ough, Monaca Gray and Brian Kiefer. Syracuse Junior High: Heather DeSomer, Joe Leamon, Lara Tracey, Jon Hare, Jenny Hoene, Tina Inks, Phil Maish, Barb Hostetter, Jennifer Tuttle and Michelle Federow. Milford Junior High: Chayo Garza, Julian Islas, Tammy Tessmann, Vicky Wise and BevenHurd. North Webster Elementary: Jason Mickey, Kathy Richcreek, Linda Bonner, Michelle Wagoner, Michael Bailey, Mike Beezley and Elizabeth Whiteman. North Webster Junior High: Chris Jordan, Angie Richcreek, Boun Oudornsack, Mike Barties, Tracy Wehmeyer, Sharon Boyer and Stephanie Gesaman. Wawasee High School: Teresa Byer, Kathy Lewis, Amy Clouse, Doug Feller, Steve Galegor and Diep Tran.

FAMILY SPELLERS — The recent spelling bee held at the Milford Elementary and Junior High Schools was a "family affair” that involved two sets of brothers and sisters from Milford. Brother and sister finalists in the spelling bee pictured above from the left are: Amy Beer, eighth grader; Robert Beer 11, sixth grader; Julie Fulp, fifth grader; and Bill Fulp, seventh grader. < Photo by Gail Widmoyer)

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TRAVELING ART SHOW—In an effort to emphasize the value of art education, March has been designated as Youth Art Month and teachers from the three area elementary and junior high schools have designed a traveling art show which will be placed in Milford, Syracuse and North Webster so parents and friends of school children can see the children's talent. Pictured above with the display at the First National Bank in Milford are Denise Garner, Syracuse Junior High School art teacher; and Sallie Ringler. Syracuse Elementary School art teacher. (Photo by Gail Widmoyer)

Wed.. March 9.1983 —THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Summer honors seminar at ISU

There will be five science and math oriented seminars among the 14 different courses scheduled for Indiana State University’s 1983 Summer Honors program at Terre Haute for talented high school students. Each two-week seminar provides the opportunity for young people to explore their academic interests under the teaching guidance of the ISU faculty. Summer Honors students will live in ISU residence halls. To balance their intensive studies they will also take part in a wide variety of recreational and cultural events which the university provides for all students. In addition, special activities are planned for them such as tennis, swimming, picnics, bowling, disco, theater and movies. The seminars are scheduled in two-week sessions beginning June 12, July 17 and July 31.

Students completing their junior year in high school this spring are eligible to apply. They should rank in the upper 25 per cent of their class and or maintain at least a B average and be recommended by the teacher and counselor or principal. Selected sophomores may be accepted on a space-available basis. The three sessions cover a variety of different subjects and cost for the seminar includes room, board and tuition. Students who successfully complete a seminar may earn two hours of credit and may also compete for an ISU Talent Grant which waives a portion of student fees upon enrollment at ISU immediately following high school graduation. Applications for Summer Honors Seminars may be obtained from high school guidance counselors or from Academic Services and Special Programs. Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind. 47809.