March 2002
    The Marauder
    Williamson Middle School
    SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:
     
    Classroom News
     
    Student of the Month
     
    Parenting Teens
     
    Williamson Recreation Committee
     
    Middle School Calendar for March
     
    INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
    Classroom News
    1
    Used Clothing Drive
    3
    Spelling Bee—Round 2 Results
    3
    District Vocal Concert­in­the­Round
    & Art Show
    4
    Student of the Month
    4­5
    Parenting Teens
     
    Middle School March Calendar
     
     
    From Mr. Kissinger……..
     
     
    Dear Parents,
     
     
    March promises to be a busy month. Our eighth graders are taking
    the English Language A
    rts (ELA) assessment on the sixth and seventh
    of this month and have been working hard in Ms. Ludwig’s class in
    preparation. Me
    dieval day, the talent show and music in our schools
    are just a few of the many activities taking place during the month.
     
    Time for a little housecleaning. While it is enjoyable to see the
    students here early for school, I need to remind parents that thi
    s is
    unsupervised time. It would be safest for your child to time his or her
    walk so that they arrive to the school grounds at
    7:30 A.M.
     
    With the pleasant surprise of warm weather recently came inevitable
    skateboarders. While this can be a fun and healt
    hy physical activity
    please remind your child to always wear a helmet and protective gear
    at all times. In order to use the sch
    ool property for this activity your
    child must wait until after 3:00 P.M. and must be wearing the
    appropriate gear. While on th
    e subject of physical activities please
    take some time to look over the exciting opportunities being offered
    by the Williamson R
    ecreational Committee. Not only are these great
    programs for the children of the community but a perfect way for you
    as an adul
    t to make a difference in their lives. Volunteer to coach,
    assist or to simply bring fruit to the games for the participants.
     
     
    Sincerely yours,
     
     
     
    Russell Kissinger
     
    Middle School Principal
     

    MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER
     
    Page
    2
    Miss Brownell’s
    Classroom
     
     
    Many of the world’s interesting facts are found in
    math. Numbers and statistics fascinate many. In
    our Chapter titled “Whole numbers and Decimals,”
    students will round, compare, order, estimate, add,
    and subtract numbers and de
    cimals from .001 to
    999 billion. Students will analyze problems and
    strategies, draw pictures and choose an operation to
    solve
    problems.
     
     
    Our science focus is the human body.
    In this unit information and activities
    will be presented on the eight systems
     
    of the body: nervous system,
    circulatory system, respiratory system,
    digestive system, muscular system, skeletal system,
    excre
    tory system, and reproductive system.
     
     
    I would like to recognize classroom stars:
     
     
    April Bowman
    — Behavior
     
    Caleb Burlee
    — Cooperatio
    n
    Michelle Cahill
    — Homework Completion
     
    Luke DeFisher
    — Behavior
     
    Ann Ficarra
    — Behavior
     
    Jack Inman
    — Listening
     
    Kelly Jones
    — Helpful, Home
    work
    Dan Rehor
    — Behavior
     
    Ryan Siragusa
    — Classroom Behavior
     
    Jeremiah Wackerman
    — Cooperation
     
    Noelle White
    — Listening
     
    Chelsea Young
    — Listening
     
    Darely Trejo
    — Enthusiasm
     
     
    Reading Counts! Rules
     
     
    It’s Never to Late to Join!
     
     
    See Ms. Prill for Details
     
    Mrs. Bierer’s
    Classroom
     
     
    Exercising their minds were 9 students in this class
    who read for Book
    ­It! minutes. In top fitness for
     
    reading were Tommy Godsey reading 1,205
    minutes, Alex Cappon with 1,863 minutes, Nina
    Calabresi with a hefty 3,500 minutes for
    the month
    of January. Two months to go with this particular
    reading challenge.
     
     
    We’ve exercised the body, too, as we learn to touch
    a sca
    pula with a phalange! Time for that human
    body systems study in Science, and two girls, Katie
    Johnson and Roxanne Bowman drew v
    ery detailed
    sketches of the skeletal system to win prizes for
    their effort. Muscles are next, and this is quite a
    popular stud
    y as those cow muscles make pretty
    tempting treats in the form of hamburgers.
     
     
    Nina Calabresi led a celebration of the 100th day
    of
    school. That snow day changed the plans a mite,
    but we dealt with it in grand style. Less than half
    of the school year rem
    ains!
     
     
    Colonial days were times of fun, as well as work,
    so we polished off that area with that time period’s
    habit of using the
    stems of day lilies as bubble
    pipes. Now we have crossed the continent on the
    Oregon Trail and visited the Whitman’s Mission
    old neighbor’s from Rushville, you know. Our
    nation is dividing economically, politically, and
    socially. All of those Yankee f
    actories, southern
    plantations, money, and slavery issues will soon
    bring us to the brink of war within our new nation.
     
     
    In our
    Reading,
    A Family Apart
    (from the Orphan
    Train Series), initiated observations of free and
    slave state divisions.
    Freedom Cross
    ing by
    Margaret Goff Clark (from Lewiston, NY)
    developed the feelings of northern desires to free
    the slaves in spite of the Fug
    itive Slave Act.
     
     

    MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER
     
    Page
    3
    Great Fifth Graders
     
    Meet the
     
    January Book
    ­
    It Challenge!
     
     
    Congratulations!
    from Mrs. Bierer, Ms.
    Brownell, Mr. Holowka, Ms. Luk
    e, Mr. Marshall,
    and Ms. Prill
     
      
     
               
     
              
     
               
     
              
     
               
     
              
     
               
     
              
     
               
     
              
     
    The following students are responsible for
    reading a minimum of 360 minutes for the
    month of January:
     
     
    Used Clothing Drive
     
    Sponsored by
     
    The Williamson Track Team 2002
     
     
    Have you cleaned your closet or those dressers
    lately? We nee
    d your unwanted clothes, shoes,
    belts, sneakers, purses, linens, blankets, and drapes.
     
     
    (Please, no rags or fabric scraps. Your
    donation is
    not
    cut up or shredded.)
     
     
    The St. Pauly Mission is to get wearable clothing
    to people who can use it, here in the U
    .S. and
    3rd World Countries.
     
     
    Bring items to:
     
     
     
    Breen’s IGA
     
    Wednesday, March 20, 2002
     
    4:00
    ­7:00 pm
     
     
     
    Be there RAIN OR
    SHINE.
     
    Spelling Bee
    ­
    Round 2
    Results
     
    By Ms. Prill
     
     
    Eleven Williamson Middle School students
    competed orally in the second round of the
    Spelling
    Bee on February 14, 2002 in the Middle School
    Auditorium in front of well wishers.
     
     
    The top three Williamson scorers,
    who will
    compete in Round 3 at Hobart College in Geneva,
    are:
     
    Spelling Bee cont…
     
     
    1
    st
    Place:
     
        
    Kelly Kolyer
     
           
    Grade 7
     
     
    2
    nd
    Place:
     
       
    Melissa DeVille
     
       
    Grade 8
     
     
    3
    rd
    Place:
     
       
    Claire Herbert
     
        
    Grade 6
     
     
    Alte
    rnate:
     
      
    Ashley McCaslin
      
    Grade 7
     
     
    Ashley and Vanessa Haskins, Nina Calabresi,
    Michael Gallagher, Carrie Lergner, Anthony
    Miralles and Hayley Hannan were all winners for
    trying.
     
     
    The Bee is able to be offered because of the work,
    time and flexibilit
    y put forth by teachers: Mrs.
    Yackel, Ms. Luke, Ms. Ludwig, Mrs. Bierer, Mrs.
    McMahon, Ms. Prill, and Mrs. Hussion.
     
     
    The PTA:
    Mrs. Hurlimann
    – refreshments
    coordinator
     
    Set
    ­Up:
    Mr. Brunswick
     
     
    All relatives and friends who came to cheer the
    contestants.
    Students: Who try out for, study, and
    take a chance on stage.
     
    Students: Who support their classmates.
     
     
    Thank You!
     

    MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER
     
    Page
    4
    Student of the Month for March
     
    Book­It! Cont…
     
     
    LAST NAME
     
      
    FIRST NAME
    MINUTES
     
    Allen
     
        
     
               
    Lukas
     
               
     
                
    555
    Alquist
     
      
               
    Pierce
     
      
     
               
     
                
    1,800
    Anselmo
              
    Kayla
       
     
               
     
                
    425
    Bigelow
      
               
    Bob
          
     
               
     
                
    1037
    Bowman
              
    Autumn
               
     
                
    797
    Bowman
              
    Roxanne
              
     
                
    360
    Buckler
      
               
    Jason
     
               
     
                
    1710
    Calabresi
     
             
    Nina
         
     
               
     
                
    3500
    Cappon
               
    Alex
         
     
               
     
                
    863
    Collins
     
      
               
    Michael
      
               
     
                
    516
    Darling
     
      
               
    Stephanie
     
            
     
                
    360
    Denner
               
    Damiene
              
     
                
    403
    Eaton
       
     
               
    Tyler
     
        
     
               
     
                
    390
     
    Gobeyn
     
               
    Jonathan
               
     
                
    360
    Godsey
               
    Tommy
     
               
     
                
    1205
    Hollebrandt
     
          
    William
     
      
               
     
                
    360
    Istik
     
          
     
               
    Erika
     
        
     
               
     
                
    935
    Johnson
               
    Katie
     
        
     
               
     
                
    3,162
    Jones
     
               
    Kelly
     
        
     
               
    17hrs.20min.
     
    Kingsbury
     
            
    Stephanie
     
            
     
                
    373
    Knataitis
     
              
    Josh
        
     
               
     
                
    360
    La Comba
            
    Michael
      
               
     
                
    1519
    Lergner
      
               
    Carrie
     
      
     
               
     
                
    450
    Maroselli
     
              
    Shelby
      
               
     
                
    2340
    Siragusa
     
              
    Ryan
        
     
               
     
                
    775
    Steurrys
     
               
    Christie
     
     
               
     
                
    1080
    Storrs
        
     
               
    Chelsey
               
     
                
    360+
    Book ­It! Cont…
     
     
    Thompson
            
    Brittany
     
                 
     
                
    1080
    Trejo
     
        
                 
    Darely
     
      
                 
     
                
    1391
    Turner
     
      
                 
    Melissa
     
                 
     
                
    410
    Wackerman
    Jeremiah
     
              
     
                
    930
    White
       
                 
    Noelle
     
      
                 
     
                
    448
    Wood
       
                 
    Jessica
     
     
              
     
               
    1025
     
     
    Student
     
    Grade
    Teacher
    Reason
    James Bailey
     
    5
    E. Prill
     
    Improved Effort and Peer Relationships Improving
     
    Nicholas Bianchi
     
    5
    J. Luke
     
    Improved Homework and Class Effort
     
    April Bowman
     
    5
    H. Brownell
     
    Exceptional Effort
     
    Jason Buckler
     
    5
    G. Holowka
     
    Increased Effort
     
    Travis Burdick
     
    5
    D. Greco
     
    Positive Role Model, Constructive Attitude
     
    Ryan Buskey
    5
    I. Bierer
     
    Special Effort to Improve Attitude
     
    Michele Cahill
     
    5
    H. Brownell
     
    Class Participation
     
    Damiene Denner
    5
    I. Bierer
     
    High Standards and Helpfulness
     
    Eli Eckert
     
    5
    G. Marshall
     
    Exceptional Effort
     
    Colby Foreman
     
    5
    G. Marshall
     
    Exceptional Effort
     
    Jacob Garlow
     
    5
    J. Luke
     
    Improved Effort
     
    William Hollebrandt
     
    5
    J. Luke
     
    Cooperative
    ­­
    Helpful to Classmates
     
    Chris Kimber
     
    5
    G. Marshall
     
    Constructive Attitude
     
    Ryan Siragusa
     
    5
    H. Brownell
     
    Exceptional Effort
     
    Krista Valletta
     
    5
    G. Holowka
     
    Constructive Attitude
     
    District Vocal Concert
    ­
    in
    ­
    the
    ­
    Round
    &
    Art Show
     
     
     
    All the chorus groups in the Elementary, Middle
    and High School will perform
    to celebrate Music
    in Our Schools Month. There will also be an Art
    Show with art work from all grade levels (K
    ­12)
    to celebrate
    student Art Month.
     

    MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER
     
    Page
    5
    Student of the Month Cont...
     
    Jack Ankrom
    6
    D. Greco
     
    Exceptional Effort
     
    Brian Fitzgerald
     
    6
    S. Nellany
     
    Teacher Assistant during Craft Club
     
    Jared Gentile
     
    6
    6th Grade Team
     
    Outstanding Effort in 6th Grade
     
    Bob Hebing
    6
    6th Grade Team
     
    Outstanding Effort in 6th Grade
     
    Claire Herbert
     
    6
    6th Grade Team
     
    Outstanding Effort in 6th Grade
     
    Sergio Trejo
     
    6
    6th Grade Team
     
    Outstanding Effort in 6th Grade
     
    Courtney Wachter
     
    6
    6th Grade Team
     
    Outstanding Effort in 6th Grade
     
    Erin Akins
     
    7
    7th Grade Team
     
    Attitude
     
    Emily Bixby
     
    7
    S. Nellany
     
    Great Responsibility & Maturity in Class
     
    Morgan Gardinier
     
    7
    P. Perez
     
    Constructive Attitude
     
    Casey Marino
     
    7
    7th Grade Team
     
    Improvement
    Lizzy Schuhart
     
    7
    7th Grade Team
     
    Effort
     
    Brian Shadduck
     
    7
    7th Grade Team
     
    Behavioral
     
    Andrew Cantwell
     
    8
    D. Brown
    Constructive Attitude
     
    Emily Gentile
     
    8
    M. Wilkinson
     
    Dedication to Art
     
    Emily Gimbel
     
    8
    8th Grade Team
     
    Attitude
     
    Michelle Ginett
     
    8
    8th Grade Team
     
    Effort
     
    Anthony Hollebrandt
     
    8
    8th Grade Team
     
    Effort
     
    Roberta Pellett
     
    8
    P. Perez
     
    Exceptional Effort, Class Participation
     
    Cory Provoost
     
    8
    P. Wackenhut
     
    Exceptional Effort in Science
     
    Nicole Raymond
     
    8
    D. Brown
    Constructive Attitude
     
    Nicole Raymond
     
    8
    P. Wackenhut
     
    Exceptional Effort in Class and Relationships with Others
     
    Brian Sarver
     
    8
    8th Grade Team
     
    Behavioral
     

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