The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 March 1987 — Page 12

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 4, 1987

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School news

Championship meet ends season for swimmers

Two grueling rounds of swimming competition capped the year for the more than 4,000 registered Indiana Age Group swimmers. Eligibility is determined by times recorded in meets during the season. There were 37 clubs represented at the Indiana (Northern Division) swimming semi- * state last Saturday, Feb. 28, and among them, three members of the Wawasee Swim Club advanced to the finals, while two more of their team members achieved alternate status. In an outstanding effort, Scott Metcalf emerged as semi-state champion in the 100 freestyle,

Swim club defeats DeKalb YMCA

In its final meet of the season, the Wawasee Swim Club soundly defeated the DeKalb YMCA from Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 21, in 'the Syracuse pool. The final tally was Wawasee 308, DeKalb, 177. First place finishers in the effort were: Eight and under boys — Kyle Metcalf, 50 freestyle, and Sean Hoffman, 50 backstroke; (eight and under girls) Chandra Mathew, 100 individual medley and 50 freestyle (heat one); Jenny Marty, 100 freestyle; Kassidy Biddle, 50 freestyle (heat two), 50 backstroke (heat one); Alicia Holterman, 50 backstroke (heat two). The relay team of Marty, Mathew, Biddle and Jeri Yoder took a first place in the free relay. dinners (9-10 boys) were Scott Metcalf, 100 individual medley, 50 breaststroke and 100 freestyle; Jerod Mills, 50 butterfly; Justin Banks, 50 freestyle and 50 backstroke; Metcalf, Mills, Banks and Chad Leamon took both the medley and free relays. Blue ribbon winners (9-10 girls) : Danielle Davis, 50 breaststroke and Jaime Farber, 100 freestyle. Winners (11-12 boys) were Andy Kryder, 100 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle; Eric Schaekel, 50

II ■ i I -••..MM- .■■■'<“■ . r H ■ \ F - H i. PROGRAM MOTIVATORS — Instrumental in the drug and alcohol abuse program at Syracuse School were, from left: Janet Dunno, teacher; Galen Hershberger, teacher, and Assistant Principal Tom Jones. Syracuse Police Chief Robert Ziller presented the trio with Certificates of Appreciation Monday afternoon, March 2.

Jennifer Seemeyer takes spelling honors

Sixth grader Jennifer Seemeyer won the Milford School Spelling Bee in the ninth round by correctly spelling the word “lesion.” The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Seemeyer, r 1, Milford, Jennifer won a Webster’s Collegiate dictionary and the right to enter the County Spelling Bee to be held on March 16 in Warsaw. The school runner-up and seventh-eighth grade division champion was eighth grader Vicky Beer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Beer, Milford, who missed the-, t word “multitude.” She also received a

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while also taking second in the 50 backstroke, fourth in the 200 individual medley and fifth in the 50 breaststroke. Andy\Kryder, accustomed to chammon status, took top honors irKJJje- ipo. backstroke and 100 butfemC Eric Schaekel, in a terrific effort} placed second in the 100 freestyle* and 200 freestyle, while also placing third in the 50 backstroke and 100 backstroke. All three of these young men competed in the 11-12 boys’ age group. Two team members, Stacy Neterer and Jarod Mills, rose to alternate status for the finals — Neterer in the 50 breaststroke and Mills in the 50 butterfly.

backstroke and 50 butterfly; and the relay team of Kryder, Schaekel, Eric Swartzendruber and Jon Gramme, in both the medley and free relays. First place (11-12 girls): Brandee Carlson, 100 individual medley 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly; Danielle Laub, 'SO backstroke, heat one and 100 freestyle; Kelly Daugherty, 50 backstroke (heat two); Sara Kline, 50 freestyle (heat two); and the relay team of Carlson, Laub, Amy Pratt and Stacy Neterer, in both the medley relay and free relay . The Davis brothers again won every 13 and up boys' event: Terry won the 50 freestyle, 50 breaststroke and 100 freestyle, while Shon took the 100 individual medley, 50 backstroke and 50 butterfly. Winners (13 and up girls): Tonya Perzanowski in the 100 individual medley and 50 backstroke, and Shawna Miller, 100 freestyle. The entire team and coaching staff, training well four nights a week, produced a five wins and one loss record for the year, of which they are all very proud. The year concludes with a team awards’ night and party on Monday, March 9, at the Wawasee pool.

Webster's Collegiate dictionary and will participate in the seventh-eighth grade finals on March 18. Runners-up and alternates for the county bee were Tricia Wuthrich, grade six, who missed the wdrd “incompetent” in the sixth round; and Mindy Beatty, grade seven, who missed “monetary” in the seventh rounds. Judges for the local event on Monday, March 2, were local business people Becky Doll and Dr. Bruce Lamb, along with language educators Mary Pearl and Kara Wenger. Tim Yeager, fifth grade teacher, was the pronouncer for the spelling bee The County Spelling Bee finals Will at 7 p.m. on March 16 (fifthsixth grades); on March 18 (seventh-eighth grades); and on March 19 (finals). Stain cleaner A mixture of salt and vinegar will clean coffee and tea stains from your china cups.

All of these outstanding athletes will compete again this weekend, March 7 and 8, with several of their teammates in the

El 'BIRBt £1 4 ■ 1 IT. /MMk I smMIIIS 'i | V j I j A Zje i Hi iFv / I fl R I o \ A I w 1 vS&r H B i ' iMi i I J WiTStAb ■ iy I I hv .1 4* Iwß >• JUNIOR OLYMPIC SWIM CANDIDATES — Indiana Junior Olympic swim candidates from the Wawasee Swim Club will be competing this weekend, March 7 and 8, with swimmers state-wide at Notre Dame. Pictured in front, left to right, are Danielle Laub, Eric Swartzendruber, Scott Metcalf and coach Todd Smith. In second row are Andy Krydej>Sfacy Neterer, Eric Schaekel, Chad Leamon and Brandee Carlson. Not pictured are Amy Pratt, Ji(stin Banks, Jarod Mills and Sean Hoffman.

' IR, Ah ImB jS I* I K j I j ifcL L I J j1 Bk f. JR All B Bj I K 1 SEMI-STATE SWIMMERS — The semi-state swimmers who represented Wawasee Swim Club at Lafayette last weekend, February 28, are shown above. In the front row , left to right, are Danielle Laub, Scott Metcalf and coach Todd Smith. Sitting in back are Andy Kryder. Stacy Neterer, Eric Schaekel. Eric llodd and Brandee Carlson. Not pictured are Justin Banks, Jarod Mills and Danielle Davis.

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-ft B uiu MILFORD SPELLING BEE — The Milford School Spelling Bee was held Monday, Ms(ch 2. Students who participated in this event are, seated, left to right, Heather Mishler, Caroline Weiss. Vicky Beer, Andrew Miller and Steve Stokes. In the second row, left to right, are Tonya Dewart, Erin Mort, Jennifer Seemeyer, Kyla Wolterman, Ericka Lozano and Spencer Martin. In the third are Tricia Wuthrich, Ramona Carrillo, Mindy Beatty, Jeff Williams and Emily Meyers. Sixth grader Jennifer Seemeyer won the school's championship with eighth grader Vicky Beer named as runner-up. (Photo by Glen Long)

Indiana Age Group Junior Olympics championship competition being held at Notre Dame. Their eligibility is determined by

already-demonstrated ability to attain even more stringent time requirements than necessary for semi-state. ■*' *

Newspaper In Education Week

I iRI ■ ¥ B B " W * ib- * •w'l ■HTT''-’ I' '■ X. V? JBBBk jBBBHBBBmBBBBBBBHbmi MILFORD ELEMENTARY — These five Milford Elementary School students are reading the newspaper during their library time. They are, left to right. Josh Cline, Brandi Warrick, Christy Hollar. Heather Vanlaningharii and Eric Jackson. (Photo by Linda Musselman)

R* : STUDY NEWSPAPERS — Students in the fifth grade classes at North Webster Elementary have been studying all aspects of a newspaper, including; writing a news story the paper together and the general set up of a newspaper. Shown here are, left, Ken Thompson and Troy Mansfield, with J.J. Shepherd in the middle totally engrossed in the news of ‘the PAPER,’ a sister publication of The Mail-Journal. (Photo by Carla Gaff > I' ’

■M 1 ' ; ■ MIR ? W jki i : li d I—. *W?r- ,;• . v> j J fc. / j Wr**'y 5 ;aea>i / iSfiKf Zslklii READING THE PAPER — These students from Milford Christian School are reading the paper during National Newspaper Week. Shown, left to right, front row are Kurt Beer, fifth grade; Joshua Hunsberger, fourth grade: and Brad Beer, sixth grade. In the back are Denise Replogle, fifth grade; Marcia Fisher, teacher: Luke Rodriguez, fourth grade, Michelle Replogle, sixth grade; and April Rodriguez, sixth grade. (Photo by Linda Musselman)

* ft Abb/" \ - a*j yX ■ J'FW 4 JB ■ ; ' " W\?y uKI.- ’ .? \3l Bki /wHJI EBlwr* TROOP TOURS MJ PLANT — Members of North Webster Cub Scout Pack 3726, Den 4. toured The Mail-Journal last week. Jeri Seely, editor, far left, was showing the troop the computers used in the newsroom when they were asked to pose for the photo. Standing in front is Billy Ross. Behind him. left to right, are Noah Simison, Chad Tom, Shane Newman and Jeremy Brinegar. In the back are Jean Hunziker, den mother, and John Hunziker. (Photo by Linda Musselman) s . . .