MS Messenger March 2007 Vol. 2 Issue 3

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March 2007 Vol. 2 Issue 3 rd The Middle School Nurse – Looking back at the 3 Quarter – Mrs.Crockett The BIG NEWS By: Matthew Schilling By: Kristina Sanderson Mrs.Crockett was born on By: Kristina Sanderson The computer virus created a If you can guess who these teachers May 29, 1954 in Sioux City, Iowa. are, then your name will be entered in large amount of chaos. The library She grew up with two brothers and a drawing for a pop and a candy bar. took awhile to come up, many lost their work, and the Internet was not one sister. Some things that she 1.This teacher was born in Idaho, lived there, in Washington, South Dakota, reliable. For weeks, it seemed, grades liked to do as a child were: ride her and Montana. This teacher is married were inaccessible and files were lost. bike, walk, swim, and climb trees. with 4 children. This teacher The virus was widespread and went Mrs.Crockett attended graduated from the University of Idaho across the system infecting the high (nickname Vandals). This teacher has Epiphany Grade school for grades 1 school and elementary schools. While coached volleyball, basketball, at times it was down to only us, the through 8. Then she attended cheerleading, and track. effects compounded and affected all. Heelan high school for grades 9 2.This teacher was very short in middle school. In the summer, this The seventh and eighth laptops were through 12. For college ,Creighton teacher enjoys riding a motorcycle and taken also. Nearly all have felt the University her choice. She is jet skiing. This teacher has a dog effects on this. Some teachers lost currently a nurse, but she was a stay named after a character on Seinfeld. important files and grades. It took a 3.This teacher is a vegetarian, has while to finish the re-imaging process, at home mom (1991-2003). Her lived in Mexico, likes to play volleyball, so only half of the library is husband is Rex. They have been watch movies, and ride bike in free accessible. The H drive was married for 20 years. They have time. This teacher’s favorite food is inaccessible. cheese. three children, Thomas (16), Sam In review, the virus made half 4.This teacher is married with three the library inaccessible, files have (15), and Michael (12). They also children. This teacher also attended been lost, the H drive were not have a dog that is a golden retriever. two schools at which this teacher is currently teaching. available, and laptops had to be re- The only place that 5.This is the 5th year that this teacher imaged… One more problem to add to Mrs.Crockett has been out of this has been teaching in the Mitchell our agendas.  country is Canada. She can’t School District. This teacher assists the marching band, and is the music fluently speak any other languages director of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. than English, but she studied Latin This teacher is the oldest of six Technology and German. She still enjoys children. By: Clay Loneman 1. I interviewed the Computer 2. Technician, Mr. Roti, to find out what 3. had made the network breakdown. He 4. said this is what happened and I 5. quote,” We had a computer virus that was brought in from an outside source. After answering the questions, just The High School and the Middle rideingher bike, but another hobbie print them off of your computer School were affected. The virus of hers is gardening. In her garden, and turn them into the office for almost started in the L. B. Williams Mrs. Kate Kramer, or save it on she likes to include tomatoes, Elementary School, but was stopped your computer, and email it to me before it started to spread. The virus geraniums, butterfly plants. In at [email protected]. Thank you has been stopped and we still have no addition to gardening, she likes to for participating in this contest. idea what species the virus is.” read. Her favorite color is blue because it is 1 calming and goes with every other color. Mrs. Shawd Jeans are blue. She was once a nanny in By: Kristina Sanderson Manhattan (quite a city). She has also never seen cockroaches that large since then. Mrs. Shawd was born in Huron, South Dakota on August 1st of Spring IS Coming an unknown year. She grew up in By: Matthew Schilling Huron with three brothers and one RECREATION & PARKS Spring is almost here, and that sister. She would do family activities. By: Caroline Zephier means the end of school is coming. (Now She liked hanging out with some aren’t we all happy about that?) On the friends, whether it was just for the Recreation activities: downside, assignments are getting larger afternoon or sleepovers were very fun Soccer is to April 19,2007-May 24 (time allowed for mental boos) as the year for her. Some physical activities that 2007. You have to register by is wrapping up. With the year wrapping up she would participate in were ice- Monday April 2,2007. The fee is as always the larger the assignment, the skating, roller-skating, swimming, and $24.00 larger the amount of people that haven’t got riding her bike. She also liked to read. How many parks do you think the assignment done. In the final week of Mrs. Shawd attended Mitchell has? Hmmm. Well, you can the 3rd quarter my classroom will have had McKinley Elementary School, Huron stop thinking. We have 17 parks in 525 points worth of assignments. The Junior High School, and Huron High Mitchell!! weather has been weird. Freezing, then School. For college, she went to 1 Cadwell sports complex thawing, the raining, then snowing again. SDSU for three years and DWU for 2 Doty Park Spring is coming soon, and with that, one year to get her teaching degree. 3 Dry Run Creek vacation! I can sit now. Well anyways, She has degrees in Elementary 4 Firesteel Park better work on the 200-point assignment. Education, Middle School education, 5 Gainer Park and Spanish. She majored in all of 6 Hitchcock Park The Pain of Grades and Conferences those areas. She is currently teaching 7 Indianhead Park By: Matthew Schilling 7th grade language arts, but has also 8 Jennwein Park taught, 7th and 8th grade science, 9 Kibbee Park Midterms and conferences have Spanish, and sixth grade here at the 10 Kiwanis Woodlot Park already been held at the Middle School, Middle School. 11 Lake Mitchell Day Park even though the quarter just ended. Guess Mrs. Shawd has a husband 12 Lake Mitchell Sports Club it’s time to dust the house and do laundry named Tom. She has two sons, one 13 Munroe Park for some as every Brownie point counts daughter, and two grandsons. She has 14 Northridge Park after the grades some got. For others, it was been in the newspaper for an article 15 Patton-Young Park about as bad as every other part of school. about how some mothers and 16 Public beaches The main thing for a bit less stress for a few daughters look alike. She has been to 17 Pioneer Park lucky people, as scheduling conflicts made Mexico, and the Caribbean. She can some teachers unavailable, such as Mrs. speak Spanish and English. Some of Mrs. VanGorp VanGorp, the band director. her hobbies are: hanging out with her By: Chelsea Kracht While it was like every other family, traveling, fishing, reading, conference, for some it was with major decorating, and scrap booking. panic mode, especially with failing Mrs. VanGorp is the band The top 10 computers teacher here at the Middle School. students. Failing students to parent’s She graduated from Yankton expectation, of course. My guess: students of all time College Conservatory of Music in fell in to three groups. The first group is the Source: PC World 1981 to concentrate on her music. “frightened silly”. These are the failing By: Clay Loneman She originally started training to be a students or D- students. The second, or concert pianist, but her dad said if “partly cloudy” group, are the C-,C, C+ 10 - 1991 Apple PowerBook 100 she wanted to eat, she should get a students, perhaps also the most common 9 - Columbia Data Products MPC teaching degree, and she likes to eat. group. Still, every class has at least one of 1600-1 Even though she teaches band, when the last group, who have no problems when 8 - 1983 Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 she was our age she loved language conferences come, provided they were on 7 - 1985 Commodore Amiga 1000 arts. She has a language arts the honor roll. For some, none of these 6 - 1981 IBM Personal Computer, endorsement on her teaching groups suit them. Model 5150 certificate. Well guess it’s time to get cake and flowers 5 - 1992 IBM ThinkPad 700C She has one daughter, for Mom to forgive and forget. 4 - 1986 Apple Macintosh Plus Taryn, who is the most important 3 - 1981 Xerox 8010 Information part of her life. She has been System teaching here in Mitchell for 23 2 - 1986 Compaq Deskpro 386

2 years, a total of 26. She has also 1 - 1977 Apple II. taught at Dakota Wesleyan and band in Plankinton. She loves teaching because she thinks middle school kids are cool. She also gets to see so much growth in abilities at this age and that is very rewarding. Middle school rocks! The 3rd Quarter in Pictures

Students in IACA quietly work on their websites. They will Mrs.VanGorp and two other students practice an exercise in be working on these to teach them different computer skills. percussion.

In ice-skating, students do free skating, laps, and get the chance each day to play games if they worked hard. Blake Bauer rolled the dice in the dice game where students have to skate to a cone and can be illuminated for being on the cone that has the number that is rolled.

3 If you are interested in checking out a book, Mr. Mr. Clough is putting books away. Please don’t Clough will check them out for you. check out a book if you aren’t going to read it because Mr. Clough has to put it away

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What Foods Do Kids Like

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What Kids Don't Like?

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5 Mr. Remily Do You Remember the Grammy Awards? By; Chelsea Kracht By: Clay Loneman

Mr. Remily graduated from Mount The 49th Annual Grammy Awards were February 11th. Here are the Marty College. His favorite color is blue. He categories. Who were the winners?? wanted to teach music because he enjoys working with kids and he likes learning new Record of the Year - “Not Ready to Make Nice” By: Dixie Chicks music. Mr. Remily loves to sing and play the Album of the Year - “Taking The Long Way” By: Dixie Chicks. piano. He started taking piano lessons when Song of the Year - “Not Ready To Make Nice” By: Dixie Chicks he was 7 and he started band in 5th grade. Best New Artist - Carrie Underwood. This is his 5th year in Mitchell teaching. He Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - “Ain’t No Other Man” By: Christina taught in Wessington Springs and Yankton Aguilera. before coming here. His favorite subjects Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - “Waiting on the World to Change” By: when he was our age were History and John Mayer. English. He hates Math and Science. Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals - “My Humps” By: He has never taught another subject, The Black Eyed Peas. but he would like to follow in his mother’s Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals - “For Once In My Life” By: Tony footsteps and teach social studies. He was Bennett and Stevie Wonder. once a swim coach and grocery store Best Pop Instrumental Performance - “Mornin’” By: George Benson (and Al manager. Jarreau). Best Instrumental Album - “Fingerprints” By: Peter Frampton. Best Pop Vocal Album - “Continuum” By: John Mayer. Best Dance Recording - “Sexy Back” By: Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. Best Electronic/Dance Album - “Confessions On A Dance Floor” By: Madonna.

Dear Lola, My schedule is so packed! I have dance on Mondays, piano on Tuesday, church on Wednesdays, basketball on Thursdays, on Fridays I have a part time job as a volunteer at an animal shelter and on weekends I’m usually gone or busy. I need to spend time with my friends but I have so many things to do! - Busy Dear Busy, You have to figure out what you want to do. If you don’t want to do all these things, drop a few things. If your parents tell you to do all those things, say it’s too hectic and need to take a break. If you love all those things, then maybe switch off every year. Like this year, take basketball and church, then next year take dance and piano. Try to balance your schedule. - Lola

Dear Lola, I just started middle school as a 6th grader and for gym we have to change in front of everyone. I don’t have the best body and I’m afraid everyone will laugh at me! - Locker Room Frantic

Dear Locker Room Frantic, I’ve went through the same thing. No one is perfect and others probably feel the same way. Even though they don’t show it, they do. There is usually tricks to getting your uniform on and off. After awhile it’ll ware off and you’ll become used to the people changing with you. Don’t worry! - Lola

Dear Lola, I have 3 brothers and 4 sisters. They always bug me when I’m trying to homework. Then, when I don’t get it done, my

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Dear Homework Trouble, Yes, it’s not fair that your parents are getting mad at you. Try going to a quiet place like at the library or getting together with friends at their house If all else fails tell your parents what’s going on. By: Chelsea Kracht 1 2 4 3 7 6 9 5 8

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P I K E S L O U T C MS Messenger L U I O Staff S E E N N A M E D M A Chelsea Kracht P F A W N S Clay Loneman F E E L N D O Kristina Sanderson Matthew Schilling E A I N Caroline Zephier F L O W E R I N G S N G