The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 February 1984 — Page 13

School news

*IHBm k? 9 t-M JsMjSh KITTY KAT WINNERS — Winners in the Kitty Kat race at the Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival are pictured above with their trophies and ribbons. In the front are the 5 and 6-year-old winners: first, Justin Anglin, 6, Bourbon; second, Nathan Boyer, 5. Wawaka; third. Scott Egolf, 5. Warsaw; and fourth. Megihann Kinney, 5, Warsaw. Standing in the back from the left are winners in the 8 and 9-year-old group: first, Layne Leeper, 8, Bourbon; second. Brad Koser, 8. Syracuse; third, Phillip Egolf, 7, Syracuse: and fifth. Chris Crow, 9, Syracuse. Not available for the picture was the fourth place winner, Robbie Statts, 8, Nappanee. (Photo by <*aii Widmoyeri

District music contest held at Wawasee

By CATHY COBBUM “Just seeing any kid have enough.guts to get up and perform in front of a roomful of his peers and a judge, makes the contest all worthwhile The experience, especially the solos, is a real confidence builder and as with anything else, the more you do it, the easier it gets,” according to Wawasee High School Band Director. David Blackwell. This is the greatest reward he received stemming from his active involvement in the third annual Indiana State School Music Association, District IV music CAMAfif PATCH TTH DOLL PATTtMI BOO* Cabbage Patch Type i»i complete mst’uction boo* Includes patterns tot clothes the don plus much more | just $5 00 Cabbage Patch Ooh ’aprc 100*. polyester double mterioc* Cotor natural 60 wrdtn $3 MYd My Store Pickwick Place, Syracuse

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contest held at Wawasee High School on Saturday, Jan. 28. Extensive planning for the even began in early December and continued through until Saturday. Blackwell felt the most difficult hurdle that he had to cross was the construction of the program used as a guide by the participants and band directors of the 16 visiting schools. The hardest part about the job, itself, was the length of time with which it takes to complete the booklet. On the average, the time span required to successfully produce this essential directory is about one week in length. This is due to the fact that he, single handedly, must arrange the 10 pages of time sheets according to event number, group, school and room.

The ISSMA executive committee, consisting of William Fread, Indianapolis; John Wilson, Roachdale; Thomas Dick, Lafayette; and Max Jones, Indianapolis, played a key role in this contest. It is their responsibility to arrange for and take care of the judges, of which there are 10; to make up the guidelines and forms to be used throughout the day; supply the medals; and to take care of getting the 10 pianos Wawasee needed in order to insure the successful competition of the contest. With the help of over 50 parents and approximately 40 student volunteers, the contest, itself, ran like clockwork. The smoothest part, Blackwell felt, was the actual set-up which was done in a record two hours as compared with last year’s four. The improvement, he felt, can mainly be attributed to a better supply of help. Student volunteers were assigned to one of four areas, in which to offer their assistance throughout the day. Judges assistants were Michelle Turpin, Susan Dain, Vicki Holderead, Debbie Doege, Barb Hostetler, Cherie Martindale, Tyna Haney, Becky Flannery, Eric Metcalf and Nancy Dain. Students working as runners included Tami Grawcock, Jan Stetler, Michelle Nemeth, Cathy Cobbum, Shelly Hunter and Darin Keim. Tabulators positioned in the library, which served as the contest center for the days events, were Melissa Baumgartner, Dave Willard, Joyce Hoile, Karen Haney, Mindi Wakeland, and Tina Eastman. The set crew consisted of Marty Brown, Jay Lehman, John Dixon, Jan Stetler, Nancy Dain arid Barb Hostetler. All in all, Blackwell felt “Everything went extremely well,” not only was this year’s contest twice the size of last years, but Wawasee Music students made a grand showing that anyone could be proud of, as well. Contest Results Placing first in Group IV were Drew Parr, alto sax solo; Lisa Noble, Mike Eastman and Mitzi Clayton, trombone trio; Tina Kruger and Angie Barton, flute duet; Eric Metcalf, bass clarinet solo; Mike Eastman, trombone solo; and Kelly McKown, Kelli Mort, Heidi Musser, Drew Parr, saxophone quartet. Firsts in group 111 were grasped by Cindy Knotts, flute and piccolo solos; Gordon Hurd,

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Speech wins

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Joyce Hoile, a Wawasee High School student coached by Alan Zerkel, Wawasee High School Speech instructor, was pictured recently in an article naming her as the first place winner in the local Voice of Democracy speech contest sponsored by the Lakeside VFW Post 1342, first place winner in the district competition and third place winner in state competition. Her speech. "Aly Role in Upholding the Constitution," follows:) By JOYCE HOLLE Mrs. Smith asked her senior government class what they thought was the most important document in our country’s history. Johnny, being the class clown, gave his usual comic reply. Amusing? For the class, yes. For the teacher and for the future of America, no. Johnny was only trying to get a rise out of his teacher. He, of course, accomplished this. Here in lies the problem. So many people, especially the youth of America, either take the Constitution for granted or know little or nothing about it. To them the Constitution is merely a document with little current significance. How difficult it must have been for Mrs. Smith to realize that her class has so little knowledge, respect, and appreciation for one of the greatest and most successful documents in history. Mrs. Smith, obviously disturbed and upset by Johnny’s response and the class reaction,

trombone solo; Belinda Whitridge, flute solo; Beth Bonner, alto sax solo; Ron Schwartz, brass quartet; and Beth Bonner and Anthony Beer, alto sax duet. There were also two seconds in this group. Angie Barton, Belinda Whitridge and Tina Kroger, flute trio, and Michelle Nemeth, Melissa Baumgartner and Karen Haney’s miscellaneous woodwind trio. Receiving a superior rating in group II were the following students; Ron Swartz, Dick Doll, Greg Price, Ron Daniels, Karl Schmucker and David Blackwell, brass sextet; Michelle Nemeth, flute solo; David Blackwell, trumpet solo; Joyce Hoile and Karen Haney, clarinet duet; Joyce Hoile, clarinet solo; Karen Haney, clarinet duet; and Tom Littlefield and Rob Stucko, snare drum duet. An excellent rating in group II went to Carolyn Harris, flute solo; and Carolyn Harris, Michelle Nemeth, and Cindy Knotts, flute trio. Tom Littlefield was the only one to make his mark in Group I and will be representing Wawasee on the snare drums at the state level.

Milford honor roll released

Milford Junior High School principal Marion Acton recently released the 1983-84 honor roll for the second grading period. Listed below are students in the school’s distinguished category who may receive no more than one “B” with the remainder of the grades being “A.” The students must also have satisfactory grades in citizenship. To be a member of the regular honor roll, students must receive a “B” average or better and must have satisfactory grades in citizenship. Distinguished Eighth grade — Diane Coppes, Amy Eberly, Bevan Hurd, Lisa Kaiser, Kara Zimmertnan Seventh grade — Jeny Baumgartner, Melvin Lehman, Rodney Mast, Donna Miller, Paula Mullins, Dawn Speicher Sixth grade — Jeremy Beer, Sara Wilkinson Wives and income Nearly 6 million American wives earned more than their husbands in 1981, a sharp contrast with the traditional view of the wife as keeping bouse or supplementing her husband’s earnings, a Census Bureau study

began to realize the monumental task confronting her - to install in her students, as the future leaders of America, a renewed respect and appreciation of our Constitution. She requested Johnny to stand before the class and answer several pertinent questions. She asked Johnny if he enjoys making decisions for himself. Does he enjoy traveling freely from place to place? Does he enjoy the right of being considered free. To all these questions Johnny meekly replied yes. She then in turn asked the class as a whole to complete a simple essay on how the Constitution applies to their everyday life and to end the essay with the Preamble. While most of the students found something to say about the Constitution and how it applies to them, only one student was able to successfully write the Preamble. Putting all work aside, Mrs. Smith began the next day’s assignment with a copy of the Preamble on every student’s desk. Johnny was the first and most obvious choice to be asked to stand and recite the Preamble: We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. I must not allow myself to become one bf the Johnny’s of this nation, nor become as indifferent as the other members of his class. I must never lose my appreciation for my basic rights granted by the Constitution. When I hear great debates that take place over sensitive and controversial issues I must remember that these debates are only possible because of our Constitution. As a future educator I must not allow my students at any grade level to lose faith and to lose sight of one of the greatest gifts of the Constitution — our freedom. To the strength of our Constitution it has been amended and is still adaptable, relevant, and strong. I feel this gift should not be left idle but should be put to use by every American. It would not serve the intended purpose of our forefathers to forget and to relinquish our duty in upholding the Constitution. So in returning to the classroom we can only hope that Mrs. Smith is successful in instilling the importance and significance of the Constitution to her students, so that her students, and indeed in the words of Abraham Lincoln “That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. ’’

Eighth grade — Amanda Anderson, Shannon Angle, Renee Beer, Sherri Beer, Shelly Bushong, Chuck Dippon, Mary Lou Hernandez, Tami Hollar, Diane Hoover, Kim Newcomer, Stacey Schieler, Brad Smith, Jeff Stookey, Michelle Waltemath, Scott Weisser, Doug Wolferman, Heidi Young Seventh grade — Michelle Coy, Marc Evans, Vanessa Listol, Tina Miller, Tami Munson, Cindy Poort, Chris Warmoth, Dan Wuthrich Sixth grade — Rhonda Bailey, Julie Bender, Linda Benning, Staci Bricker, Tinda den Hartog, Andrew Eberly,- Krissy Eisenhour, Amy Jodry, Heidi Lehman, Danny Serafini, Evelyn Stricklin, Doug Stump, Adam Wilson, Annette Wilson, Krista Zimmerman.

I r n i Hk i I . ■ B O fl , jr 7 <>r^rn : ‘W FIRST TIME FOR HONORS — Amy Eberly, left, and Peele MvMm were nemed to the Milford Jurior High School's distinguished honor rail for the first time this yeer, eccording tn en ennonncement by Marion Actea. principal.

CLOWNING AROUND — The third grade children at Syracuse Elementary School are working on a circus unit. The unit will be culminated when the children travel on a bus caravan from Kosciusko County to Fort Wayne to attend the Shrine Circus on Feb. 3. The circus has been related to several subject areas such as reading, history of circuses, creative writing and other language arts activities. The children have enjoyed the circus art projects such as the clown drawing contest and making clowns from paper plates and balloons. The film Circus Town, which presented some history of the Peru circus, was shown. It related the training and practicing necessary for students who live in Peru to perform each summer in their circus. Clown Day was held Jan. 27. The children and teachers dressed as clowns. These third graders from Mrs. Fehnel, Mrs. Mahnensmith, Mrs. Kroh and Mrs. Stookey’s rooms all agree — everyone loves a circus!

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VIPS MEET WITH SUPERINTENDENT - Very Important Persons from Milford Elementary School met with Superintendent Don H. Arnold for their January recognition luncheon. Arnold explained what elementary schools used to be like years ago, using the one-room school as an example. Arnold said eight grades met in the same building where a pot-bellied stove in the middle of the room served as a heat source. Only one teacher taught all classes instead of different teachers for art, music, speech, special education and physical education. The students asked many questions like: Where were the restrooms? How long were recesses? Was school shorter then? How many recesses did they have? Did you have to do homework? Did they punish you for being bad? VIPs pictured above in the front from the left are: Bethany Cockburn, Benjamin Shirk. Lupe Castro and Gina Hollar. Seated behind are: Ned L. Speicher, principal; Karen Beecham; Spencer Long; Betsy Henderson ; Renee Kime; Jeremy Price; and Superintendent Arnold. Standing are: Shantel Miller, Kirk Dewart, Amber Rohfling. John Free and John Heckaman.

Orchestra members in music contest

On Saturday, Jan. 28, 15 Wawasee High School orchestra students participated in the Indiana State School Music Association solo and ensemble contest at Wawasee High School. Receiving a superior rating, I for a solo were the following students: Joy Karesh, Laura Haney, Heidi Brower and Mary Vester. Division II awards were given to Brenda Whitridge, Rochelle Denney and Jennifer Wolferman. Receiving a superior rating, I, for their violin duets were Joy Karesh and Lee Streby, while Amy Glassley and Sandi Bowman received a division two. Also receiving a superior rating I was the WHS chamber orchestra consisting of: Joy Karesh, Lee Streby, Laura Haney, Ann Alford, Dawn Neises, Mandy Siegfried and Bob Schmuck.

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