E L K H O R N A R E A M I D D L E S C H O O L Elk Express V O L U M E 6, I S S U E 2 D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 3 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Student Council 3 Just before winter break, our 7th grade White House students walked over to Jackson Elementary to read their very own published books with the children. Both the middle school and elementary school students enjoyed their time together reading. Way to go White House! Student Art 4-5,11 Holiday Fun 6 World News 7 Sledding 8 Interview 9 Note from Nurse 13 More pictures on page 2!
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V O L U M E 6, I S S U E 2 P A G E 3 In student council, we are trying to find more fundraisers to participate in. Secret Santa candy cane sales went on from December 10th December 13th. They have been delivered out on December 19th. Student council has elected a president. The president election came into a tie. The tie is between Sarah Franz and Sam Stebnitz. The vice president is Caden Reece. The secretary is Addy Gahart. Congratulations! We had a holiday spirit week from December 16th December 20th. On Monday we had a red and green day. Tuesday it was ugly sweater day. Wednesday was elf day and Thursday was wear your favorite Christmas t-shirt. Friday was wear Santa hats and red and green socks. That s all we have for updates. Thanks and read the updates next month. By Alexis Schliepp Sarah Franz Sam Stebnitz Caden Reece Addy Gahart
P A G E 4 For term 3 the 6th graders are in art class they just finished a clay project and now they re working on watercolor leaves. Below you can see some pictures of the students working on their leaves, and some of the finished leaves. Article & pictures submitted by Rachel Devries E L K E X P R E S S
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V O L U M E 6, I S S U E 2 P A G E 7 On November 20th, 16 year old Malala Yousafzai earned the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Yousafzai earned the award in Strausburg, France and plans to spend her 67,000 dollars for helping educate children in her native country of Pakistan. She earned the award for being a survivor of the Taliban assassination attempt. Nelson Mandela, age 95 died on December 5th of a lung infection. Mandela, a civil rights leader and later the president of South Africa, fought for equality for blacks in South Africa. In 1964, Mandela got sent to jail for 27 long years for encouraging blacks to go on strike and for leaving South Africa without a passport. Cyril Ramaphosa said, He was one of the greatest leaders of the world. It was true. Thousands attended Mandela s funeral and they had to use the soccer stadium to hold all of the people.
P A G E 8 By Ben Brauer Ho, ho, ho! Go Prancer, and Dixon, and-- oh, umm you re already here. Yay. Okay, today I am going to interview two friends in 6th grade, one from purple team and one from gold team about this years sledding trip. Oh, and that stuff you heard me say earlier- about the reindeer- let s just keep that between you and me. Nothing personal. But anyway, back to the sledding trip. I will be interviewing myself, a purple team student, and Colton Meuret, a gold team student. During the sledding trip, we will be timing students rushing down the hill in inner tubes. The event will be at Sunburst Ski Resort on January 17, 2014. Alright, lets interview Colton. Colton: I think this field trip is going to be really fun (you know, once I learn what tubing is). Sledding is something I love to do in the winter. The bigger the hill the better, and I hear this hill is so big that you have to take a lift to get to the top.the best part about this trip is I get to go with my friends,especially my friends on the purple team because I don't get to see them much during the school day. P.S. Ben Brauer is awesome!!!! I did not write the P.S. or ANYTHING. That was all Colton. Okay, time to hear what I have to say. I think that this trip is going to be be awesome! I especially am excited about seeing my friends from gold AND purple team. I think that everyone will ride on rainbow ponies and eat gumdrops and- sorry got carried away. So anyway this is Colton s and my opinion about the trip. Alrighty then, go Dixon and Prancer and every other reindeer. WAHOO!!!!! E L K E X P R E S S
V O L U M E 6, I S S U E 2 P A G E 9 Interview by: Will Davenport Q: How long have you been teaching? A: 15 years Q: Do you have any plans over winter break? A: Spending time with family. Q: Did you go to high school, middle school or grade school here in Elkhorn? A: No, I went to school in Whitewater. Q: Did you play sports when you were a kid? A: Yes, I played football, basketball and baseball. Q: What was our most memorable moment? A: In college, I hit a home run in a major league baseball stadium.
P A G E 10 Article by: Alexis Schliepp Most people love sports. Some are in professional sports. Some like to watch sports. Some even played sports as a kid, but if you like to watch people play in professional sports then you ll love the Olympics! The 2014 winter Olympics are coming up! On Friday, February 7th, 2014-Sunday, February 23, 2014. These Olympics will take place in Sochi, Russia. This will be the 22nd Winter Olympics. These Olympics will have alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, ice hockey, snowboarding, and much more! If you like winter sports then this is the show you want to watch. Hope you watch the 2014 Winter Olympics! E L K E X P R E S S
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P A G E 12 by:coltrane Lucas Thursday January 2nd: school resumes and who likes that?! Friday, January 10 the middle school will be holding a dance from 6-8 pm. Monday, January 13 school board meeting at 6 pm and gate building coordinators have a meeting. Monday, January 20 middle school tech meeting at 2:45 pm and middle school science meeting at 5:30 pm. Tuesday, January 21 you should be happy because it s the end of 3rd term. Wednesday, January 22 middle school pta meeting at 6 pm. Friday, January 24 field trip to a snowy place called sunburst ski resort so get your gear! Monday, January 27 EASD friend awards 6 pm middle school cafeteria school board meeting at 7 pm. E L K E X P R E S S
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