The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 May 1989 — Page 10

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 10,1989

School news

V-I „ >r l'j' Hr w\ * » j l\ ■p* /t W.x '■l Mh*** —Y hflj ■Ui Lfl BU_!■ WATER FUN POSTER CONTEST WINNERS — Ron Conley, Syracuse water and street superintendent, smiles after having given these four Syracuse second graders their $5 awards for the best,water fun posters as part of the town's observance of Drinking Water Week. The awards were donated by Wawasee Service Center. The winning artists are. from the left, Jaxon Swain, Becky Neterer. Lacey Patterson and Ashley Ray. (Photo by Glen Long)

School lunch menu

WAWASEE COMMUNITY HIGHSCHOOL May 15-19 MONDAY — Hamburger sandwich, tater tots, pineapple chunks, and milk TUESDAY — Lasagna, tossed salad, applesauce, garlic toast, wacky cake, and milk WEDNESDAY — Macaroni and cheese, buttered broccoli, pear slices, ham salad sandwich, and milk Roberts to be ag ambassador Explaining the exciting worlds of agriculture will be the mission of six ambassadors and two alternates chosen to represent Purdue University's School of Agriculture at ag-reiated functions. Selected from a list of 21 applicants was Todd Roberts. Syracuse, a sophom9re I ,majctf-. i , ing in agribusiness sales and marketing. This will be the first year for the Agriculture Ambassadors Program at Purdue. According to Laurie Lambert, program coordinator, other universities have similar programs The ambassadors must be fulltime students in Purdue's School"* of Agriculture, must have a least two remaining semesters, and must have a minimum grade point average of 4.5. Other criteria for selection included knowledge of agriculture, articulation, appearance, ability to think on their feet, and leadership roles Activities the ambassadors will attend include ag alumni meetings, the ag alumni fish fry. commencement reception, and finals of Latta Games. They will speak to high school students and parents who visit Purdue to participate in events such as Project Future, High School Day, and 4-H Roundup In addition, they will accompany resident instruction staff on high school visits and serve as hosts for visiting dignitaries

THANK YOU Thank you to all the area merchants who patronized the 1989 Wawasee Senior Prom. Your contributions helped make our prom a tremendous success. Thank You From The Senior After-Prom Committee.

SaPon FAMILY HAIR CARE CENTER Introduces BRENDA MILLER New Now Taking Appointments Tues.-Wed.-Thurs. 4-7 ■F Coll Today W'-U Jlj 457-4973 Jflv Brenda has owned an d operated her own shop in the Bear Lake area and is the wife of Raymond. They live on East Shore Drive, Syracuse. SR 13 SOUTH 3 CENTER SYRACUSE

THURSDAY — Ham slice, candied sweet potatoes, mixed fruit, hot roll w/butter. and milk FRIDAY — Pizzaboats, buttered corn, fresh apple slices, cookie, and milk Menus are subject to change. MILFORD SYRACUSE NORTH WEBSTER ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH May 15-19 MONDAY — Submarine sandwich. French fries, applesauce, cookie, and milk TUESDAY — Pizza casserole, tossed salad. Jello w/fruit, bread and butter, and milk WEDNESDAY — Turkey slice, whipped potatoes w/gravy. buttered green beans, peach half, hot roll, and milk THURSDAY — French toast sticks, ham patty, tri tater, fresh fruit, juice, and milk FRIDAY — Chicken nuggets, tater tots, fresh apple slices, graham cracker cookie, and milk Menus are subject to change Just Say No' Club prepares for Friday's walk The North Webster "Just SayNo" Club is preparing for its third annual "National Just Say No Walk" on Friday. May 12. at 3:30. Participants will be walking from the North Webster School to the town park where members will have a balloon launch and take a ride on the Dixie Mr. Dennis O'Neill will be the festival speaker. O'Neill has been on television and in movies and in his youth, was involved in drugs. He has a strong desire to communicate to young people how to avoid the same trap Following the boat ride, the members (of the club) will have a pizza picnic at the park and parents may pick them up there at 5:30 p.m. The community is encouraged to show its support by taking part in the walk. Gifted and Talented workshop in Warsaw May 19 Gifted/Talented Education Funding Assistance Workshops are scheduled to be held Friday, May 19, from 11 a m to 4 p.m. These workshops will be held in Warsaw Holiday Inn, 2519 East Center Street. Advance registration for the workshop is required through the Gifted and Talented Unit, by contacting Dianna Patchett at 317-232-9163.

Staci Bricker wins 'best of show' honors

The annual Wawasee High School Art Show was held Friday and Saturday, April 21 and 22. A three-panel jury awarded a "best of show" and several first, second and third placings, and honorable mentions. Staci Bricker, a Wawasee High School junior, won the "best of show" award. First place winners were Loretta Schafer, Michelle”Pachynski, Ben Huffman, Cuong Reed, Christy Gorman. Todd Miller, Doreen Rager, Cal Coy, Christina Barb Leininger, Julie Richcreek. Tanya Harris, Dave Penn, Lonnie Bray and Staci Bricker. Second place winners included Kevin Lundy, Stephanie Skelton, Danny Fidler, Dan Vandiver, Kevin Eslinger, Lisa Stookey, Dan Shock, Lee Cooley, Anita Hernandez, Joel Brito, Jennifer Titus, Lisa Long. Julie Richcreek, Shane Rager, Ron

“ K 4B // u '-SSI * C Dr -W ■fl k r a.- swseeeßh Ik.'" A |B READY FOR PIZZA SALES — The PTFO organization at North Webster School is holding a pizza sale to raise money to help buy playground equipment for the school. Pictured in front from the left are pizza helpers Megan Hoffman, Toni Hunziker and Matthew Duncan. In back from the left are co-chairwomen Ann Bell and Jean Hunziker. Bell said the event needs area residents to place prepaid pizza orders with student salesmen. Also needed are volunteer parents to help make 14-inch made-to-order pizzas on Saturday, May 20. at the North Webster School cafeteria. The deadline for prepaid orders is Mav 12. (Photo by Glen Long)

PU's Meredith Hall elects officers

Purdue University's Meredith Residence Hall recently elected new WRX Club officers. Elected as vice president of the club was Cherie A. Martindale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Martindale. 501 S. Main St.. Syracuse She is a sophomore at Purdue University, majoring in elementary education. Radio Review is theme for spring concert An All-Star Radio Review is the theme of Wawasee High School's Spring Choir Concert. Hit tunes from the past 60 years to today's top 40 will be featured by the Mixed Choir, Treble Choir, Concert Choir, Dream Company and Varsity Singers. Under the direction of Steve Bailey, the high school singers will be treating the audience to such selections as "Alexander’s Ragtime Band,'' "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree,” Blue Suede Shoes,” and the current hit “Kokomo.” The Spring Choir Concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 12, in the Wawasee High School Auditorium Amy Conroy receives BSD history award Amy Conroy, Syracuse, a freshman at Ball State University, has been recognized by the university’s history department. Conroy, 19, received a world history award. An accounting major at Ball State, she is a graduate of Wawasee High School. She is the daughter of Richard and Cheryl Conroy, r 2, Syracuse APHY 457-2561

Bame, Susan Hapner and Brian Jones. Third place winners were Todd Miller, Jennifer Smith, Dave Penn, Ernie Williams, Joel Brito, Brian Jones, Michelle Pachynski, Loretta Schafer, Jerry Hutchinson, Lonnie Bray, Kelly Lorenz, Lori Stiver, John Hickey, Angie Kaufman, Caren Northrup, Helena Busz and Kristi Gilmore. Receiving honorable mention awards were Lisa Long, Barb Leininger, Shane Rager, Dave Penn, Jason Grough, Joel Brito, Lonnie Bray, Cari Glasburn, Staci Bricker, Trent Harris, Christy Gorman, Jerry Hutchinson, Steve Davis, Lori Stiver, Todd Miller, Jennifer Smith, Julie Richcreek, Amy Johnson. Lydia Bonner, Jeff Shields, Amy Reese, Kara White, Lisa Stookey, Caren Northrup, Sara Moerchen, Doreen Rager, Sherrena ' Kirkwood and Lorie Howe.

Mary E. Vester, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Vester, was elected as social coordinator of the Meredith Hall Executive Board. She is also a sophomore at West Lafayette and is majoring in elementary education and child psychology. Jeri Haggard, manager of Meredith Hall, said the club acts as the student government for the hall by collecting dues, planning activities, allocating how dues will be spent and helping to enforce hall rules. She also noted that being a club officer gives students the opportunity to develop leadership skills and participate in the decisionsaffecting the hall Fifth graders take trip to Ft. Wayne The Milford fifth grade students recently took a field trip to Fort Wayne. While there, they visited the Lincoln Life Museum and the Allen County Pubhc Library. The visit to Lincoln Life Museum allowed students to extend their knowledge of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War gra, as studied in United States history this year. The visit to the Allen County Public Library provided the opporturtity for students to visit one of the largest public libraries in the US and to realize the vastness of services offered. The students were accompanied by their teachers, Donna Long, Bob Cockburn, and David Stookey. Up, Up and Away meeting There will be a meeting of parents of Up, Up and Away and ESP students on Tuesday evening, May 16, at 7 p.m. in room 130 at Wawasee High School Marti Gattman, - president of EAGER, will speak on giftedness and what it means, how parents can help their gifted child, and what EAGER does. EAGER ’is the Elkhart Area Association for Gifted Educational Resources Anyone interested in the topic is welcome to attend

\ NATIONAL MATH WINNER — The United States Achievement Academy recently announced that Jody McCoy, daughter of Ralph and Crystal McCoy, Etna Green, has been named a United States National Award winner in mathematics. She is the granddaughter of Paul and Barbara Miller, Milford, and Mel and Barbara McCoy, Half Way, Mo. Jody, an eighth grader at Triton Junior/Senior High School. Bourbon, was nominated for this national award by George Irvin, a mathematics teacher at the school. Jody will appear in the United States Achievement Academy Official Yearbook which is published nationally. The academy selects USAA winners upon the exclusive recommendation of teachers, coaches, counselors or other school sponsors and upon the standards of selection set forth by the academy. The criteria for selection are a student’s academic performance, interest and aptitude, leadership qualities, responsibility, enthusiasm, motivation to learn and improve, citizenship, attitude and cooperative spirit, dependability, and recommendation from a teacher or director. Police Youth Low comps Applications are being accepted for the Indiana State Police Youth Services programs. Formed in 1970, the programs are offered to students in grades five through 12 and are conducted at numerous colleges and universities throughout Indiana. Respect for law camps are conducted in cooperation with Indiana District Optimist clubs and are offered to students in grades five through seven. The Lions Junior High Law Camp are more advanced in curriculum and activities than the Respect For LawCamps are for students in grades seven through nine Career Camp, co-sponsored by Indiana District Kiwanis clubs, is specifically designed for high school students interested in learning more about a possible future career in law enforcement or criminal justice. Over 2,500 students are expected to attend the programs this year. Additional information and applications may be obtained by writing Ernie Alder, director, Indiana State Police Youth Services. P.O. Box 89. Cambridge City, Ind 47327. Academic honors for Mark Ray Milford resident Mark Ray was among the more than 200 Ashland College students recognized for outstanding achievements during Ashland College's recent academic honors convocation in Ashland, Ohio Ray, a 1988 graduate of Wawasee High School and the son of Barbara Ray, r 1, box 223. Milford, is a freshman majoring in religion. He was the recipient of a S7OO Mabel Maus Donafrtson Award and a SSOO Religion Department Merit Award.

4-H — PU will not consolidate

By KAREN S. LOWRY I Extension Agent 4-H And Youth The Indiana 4-H Foundation retained its identity, when its board of directors voted not to consolidate its assets into Purdue University. The foundation will keep its separate identity and pursue a more visible, intense fund-raising role. The Indiana 4-H Foundation. Inc is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds used to support the state s 4-H programs. Four-H is ’ the largest out-of-school educational program in the United States with five million 4-H members nationwide and more than 183,000 members in Indiana Every penny raised by the Indiana 4-H Foundation goes into 4-H Some programs sponsored by the foundation include: program materials for 4-H

fljflW 4 n fli EL / ——A H B ■tri h *rk . PARTICIPATES IN GREAT MAIL RACE — Mrs. Markley’s fourth grade students at Syracuse are participating in the Great Mail Race. Her class received a letter from Matt Ducklow of Spring Valley, Wis., asking them to participate. The class then wrote letters to fourth grade classes in other states. An information sheet was enclosed for the class to return to Syracuse. Mrs. Markley states it has been fun comparing fourth grade classes around the United States. Students chose the town they wanted to send their letters to by looking on maps and in zip code books. A few students wrote to schools where they used to attend. Some of the students participating are, first row left to right, Aubrey Coy, Elizabeth Dull, Jody Brown, Laura Smith, and Rachelle Neff. Second row are Brandy Brady, Kamby Essig, Emily Slabaugh, Christy Smith, Bianca Kemper, and Steve Baker. In the back row are Matthew Holderman, Brock Bales, Philip Kuhn, Brian Stouder, and Angie Hoover. (Photo by Linda Musselman) i f 17 ,<i ' Bl F Jk ■ PLANT TREE FOR ARBOR DAY — Fourth grade students at Syracuse took part in a ceremony to celebrate .Arbor Day. The tree chosen to commemorate this day in Indiana is the Green Ash. It is one of the most important forest trees and is a member of the olive family. It is widely known for its lumber quality, use as baseball bats, and beautiful yellow fall foliage. The students also made posters to coincide with Arbor Day. Some of the students who helped plant the tree are, first row left to right, Tiana Hardesty, Michelle Stimmel, Carl Clevenger, Jerry Thompson, and Jason Kitson. In the back are Carrie Rinker. Daniel Glaser, Brad Botts, Ryan Botts, Becky Gibbs, Brandy Dean, and Karen Kuhn. (Photo by Linda Musselman) B. BIHk F "fl B JI a -Am BBHIHfIHHfIHBMI r Qfl NORTH WEBSTER ARTISTS — These art students of Josette Abrams at North Webster School display some of the art work they have ready for the art show-to be held in the school gymnasium on May 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be face painting and balloons and the PTFO will be sponsoring a sundae bar with choice of topping. There will be a painted clown that art students can stand behind for pictures, so the teacher suggests parents and friends bring their cameras. Pictured in front from the left are Greg Ummel, Scott Bryan, Misty Gaerte, Amanda I-outs and Stacy Pickett. In the second row are David Newcuni, Edwin Bartels, Andy Newcomb. Corina Cripps and Christina Swihart. In back are Shannon Daffron, Bobby Mansfield. Kevin Williamson. Maria DeLaFuente, Joli Timm. Becky Ray and Kelly Harris. (Photo by Glen Long)

KAREX.S. ■ Roundup, awards of recognition and post-secondary scholarships for 4-H members, sponsorship of Indiana delegates to the National 4-H Conference, support for 4-H leader training and recognition, operational expenses for the Hoosier 4-H Leadership Center and promotion of the Indiana 4-H program Kosciusko County foundation members include: 24 Extension affiliated organizations, five family and individual donors and three friends of 4-H New members are the lifeblood

of the Indiana 4-H foundation and are needed to help the foundation reach their fund-raising goal of $89,000. in 1989. I encourage all 4-H clubs to support the foundation that supports, them. For more information about the Indiana 4-H Foundation, please contact Dr. Bruce Lamb, Mrs. Viola Fisher or the Extension Office at 267-4444, ext. 340. 4-H Calendar May 10 — 4-H Rocket Launch. 5:30 p.m., Creighton Field May 10 — Dog Training, 6:30 p m , fairgrounds May 10 — Share-the-Fun Rehearsal, 7 pm., Warsaw Community High School , May 10 — American Guys and Gals, 7 pm., Methodist Church May 11 — ShareThe-Fun. 7 p m.. Warsaw Community High School 4 May 13 — Koinina Work Day. 10-2 p.m., Manchester College May 15 — Sheep, swine.

registered beef heifers, dairy, goats, dog and cat enrollment forms due in Extension Office May 15 — Junior Leader meeting. 7 p.m . Justice Building meeting room May 16 — Share-the-Fun East Contest, Marshall County Boy Scouts collect food The Syracuse Cub Pack 3828 and Boy Scout Troop 728, recently conducted a Food Drive to help restock the Syracuse Community Food Pantry. These boy’s collected food on April 22 and 29 and have reached a total of 1,328 pounds of food The Food Drive was part of a “Scouting for Food; Good Turn" campaign conducted by all Scouts in Kosciusko County. Accepting the donations was Tom Stiver of the Syracuse Community Food Pantry