The Red and Gray edited by Mychal and Lucy April 16th, 2019

Track Upcoming Events changing students’ lives by providing Coach Seaman them with opportunities that they will What’s Up Next? remember forever. ”I want to give you by: Hannah and Sydney by: Brody guys [students] as many experiences Mrs. Seaman has been a track coach April while in school to help you grow in for 14 years. Her first 9 years were 17th- 2 hour early dismissal different ways whether it’s an spent as an assistant helping coach 17th- Track Meet @ South Webster educational experience, the the High School track team before 18th- 22nd- Easter Break experience of travel and seeing new becoming the head coach for three 22nd- Track Meet @ Portsmouth places. Showing you [students] that years. Since being at Minford, she has 23rd- Classes Resume there is a whole world out there for coached the Junior High track team 23rd- Desco Deposit Day each and every one of you. Go find it. for five years. When we asked Mrs. 24th- Track Meet @ Valley Always remember where you come Seaman what she enjoyed most about 24th- 25th- Science Testing from but there’s a whole world out coaching track, she answered,“ I think 29th- Track SOC @ Minford there, go see it.” says Mrs. Rolfe. Mrs. with track, more than any other sport, 29th- 30th- Math Testing Rolfe does these things for us there is a spot for everyone. I love May because she loves teaching and helping them find their ‘spot’ on the 3rd- Desco Deposit Day helping students to grow and learn. team and seeing them have fun.” Mrs. 6th-10th- Faculty and Staff She doesn’t do these things to go Seaman said that her husband Appreciation Week above and beyond, she does them inspired her to become a track coach. 9th- 10th- Civil War Camp because she sees it as part of her While her husband was coaching, she 14th- 18th- 8th Grade Trip duty as a teacher. Giving student the was always at the track. “The more I very best experience possible while helping them learn and grow along was around the sport, the more I Mrs. Rolfe started to learn and love it!” We also the way, shaping us to be the very asked Mrs. Seaman if she participated More Than a History Teacher best that we can possibly be. We are by: Juniper in track in school, she said. “No, I beyond thankful for Mrs. Rolfe and went out for the track in 7th grade and The eighth grade trip, OMUN, Civil everything that she does for us. quit before the first practice was over. War camp, Youth and Government, I was very nervous and apprehensive. history day, cheerleading, volleyball, Falcon Fortune Reminder I thought everyone knew what was fundraisers, the Red Cross project, by: Juniper going on and what the events were and the candy cart are all things that This year's Falcon Fortune will be called and that I was the only one we take for granted in our school. We held on Saturday, April 20, 2019. The confused. I thought, ‘What is the 400? rarely stop and think about all of the event will take place at the SOMC 400 laps?! I’m out of here!” hard work, time and effort that is Friends Center. The grand prize will behind all of these amazing activities. be $5,000. Tickets for this event are Mrs. Rolfe is much more than an 8th no longer on sale. grade history teacher. She is a doer, a believer, an organizer, an achiever, and she is behind all of these activities. She believes in the work that she does. She believes in

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Wings Award Motivational Staff Spotlight Grant Wheeler and by: Sarah, Doyle and Jacob Mrs. Rideout by: Autumn Sadie Hatfield “Our greatest glory is not in never by: Juniper and Isabella falling, but in rising every time we Maybe you have seen her friendly face fall.” as you walk through the Minford In this edition of “The Red and Gray,” -Confucius hallways. Mrs. Rideout ia a first year we will be highlighting two students. teacher at Minford Middle School! Mrs. The first is Grant Wheeler. Grant is a “You’re only a fool if you give up.” Rideout teaches third and fourth grade phenomenal student, athlete, leader, -Aladdin language arts, math, science, social and person. He is a member of studies and life skills. Before coming baseball, basketball, soccer, “Anything I’ve done that was to teach at Minford, Mrs. Rideout leadership alliance, and the quiz bowl ultimately worthwhile initially scared taught at the Vern Riffe School for four team, while also keeping a 4.0 GPA. me to death.” years and at Valley Elementary for two Grant says that his main inspiration is -Betty Bender years. When asked, “How has your his mom. “My mom, she is deaf. It is experience been at Minford?” she hard sometimes, and she pushes me Civil War Camp responded with, “I love being able to through.” He goes on to explain that by: Lauren teach at Minford! I’m from Minford and his mom is a great inspiration when he it truly has been a dream come true to On May 10th, 8th grade Falcons will is faced with obstacles. Grant says be able to teach at such a wonderful be participating in “Civil War Camp.” that he lives by his favorite Bible district.” This camp hosts fun activities for the verse, Philippians 4:13, “I can do all Mrs. Rideout is married to her students to do all day, while also this through him who gives me wonderful husband Dustin and they teaching students about the life and strength.” Grant’s positivity, strive, and are expecting to have a baby girl in conditions of the Civil War. You have friendliness are truly motivational. September! Out of school, away from the option to stay overnight at the Our second Wings Award is Sadie all the chaos and clutter, Mrs. Rideout camp, the kids will make their own Hatfield. She does track, soccer, and enjoys shopping, traveling (especially tent, or sleeping in a sleeping bag. basketball. She is also member of the to the beach), reading and spending The students will have to supply their 4-H group “Scioto Wranglers” and her time with her friends and family. own silverware, as the teachers will church’s youth group. She says that 4-H has helped her become more supply the food. patient and develop goal setting skills. Proud Falcons! by: Isabella Sadie says, “My dad is my biggest Student Voice inspiration because he is a leader and by: Jeriah Congratulations to Megan Hickman for he motivates me.” Sadie considers I asked five, 6th-8th grade students tying the Minford Middle School record herself to be a leader because she is in Pole Vault, with a jump of 6'. She nice to people and talks to them. She the following questions: “Do you like school lunch? Is there accomplished this at the Huntington believes that students can make our Ross track meet. Good job Megan! school a better place by being nice anything you would change?” Here and not excluding people. Sadie is are their responses: kind and caring to everyone. Q. Do you like school lunch? S1:”I love school lunch, it offers a ​ nutritional diet option.”

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Turf Project Behind the Scenes Caleb Miller A New Addition 8th Grade Trip Small Town Boy Becomes by: Juniper by: Vaeh Big-Time Artist The school recently announced “The by: Sydney and Autumn Each year, the eighth grade students Turf Project.” Our football field has go on a end of the year trip, but most If you do not know who Caleb Miller is been coated in mud and holes, making younger students don’t know the by now, then you do not know how it almost unusable. Resurfacing the details. At the end of seventh grade talented he is. Not only is he ⅙ of King football field with synthetic turf will year, Mr. Nelson will ask his students Calaway, he is the youngest member make the field safer for athletes of where they want to go for their of the band, and the lead guitarist. If multiple different sports throughout the upcoming eighth grade trip. Mrs. that isn’t crazy enough, he is a small year. The new field will create a better Rolfe puts all of the suggested town boy, and one of our very own, practicing and playing environment for destinations into consideration, and from Minford. Caleb has been an athletes in football, band, she picks the final trip. The trip is instrumentalist since the age of four; cheerleading, and soccer. On the always packed full of tourist he has been performing gigs since he school website there is a link to the attractions and different destinations, was in elementary school. By the age informational donation page that leaving no time for free time, and a of 13 years old he was balancing his makes donating to this project easy. lot of time for fun. However, the trip is schoolwork and working as a session The goal is to complete the project by very pricey. Throughout your eighth, guitarist. He plays everything from August 1st. The school is very excited seventh, and even sixth grade years, country, metal, rock, blues, and more. to announce this project and hope that you can participate in almost all of Since January 7th, when they signed you can help in making this a reality. the fundraisers, making it very easy with BMG/BBR Music Group, Caleb to raise the money. Even though the and King Calaway have been traveling Album Charts trip is expensive, it is very fun and all over the country performing at by: Tyrell memorable. However, not just multiple stages and stadiums as well anyone can go. Throughout the year, as opening for multiple country music when we all fall asleep, where do you have to keep up good behavior, artists. On May 3rd, Caleb and the we go- Billie Eilish and you have to try in all of your rest of King Calaway open for Garth classes. The eighth grade trip is an Brooks in Minneapolis at the U.S. important, fun, and memorable part Bank Stadium. On Thursday, April Victory Lap- Nipsey Hussle of your eighth grade year, so it is 11th, Caleb became part of the PRS important to keep up the good work guitar team. PRS is a guitar company, so that you can go. that designs guitars and works with a

thank u, next- Ariana Grande variety of artists and influencers. Fun Facts Caleb is a senior at Minford High Did You Know? School and is finishing his last year Honky Tonk Time machine- by: Brody online while living in Nashville. He George Strait manages to juggle his career and ● Walt Disney actually had schoolwork very well, which isn’t an musophobia, or a fear of easy task because he is traveling and Death Race for Love- Juice WRLD mice and rats. performing all over the country. ● On average, Americans as a Minford is beyond proud of our small, whole eat 18 acres of pizza a hometown boy, Caleb Miller, chasing day. big-time dreams. ● The first food eaten in space was applesauce.

Isabella Fitch Robotics 8th Grade Trip Talented Young Artist by: Sarah Congratulations by: Amelia by: Jacob The infamous eighth grade trip is Minford’s very own, Isabella Fitch, had On Friday, April 12th Minford Middle quickly approaching! May 14th is her art showcased during parent School participated in the county under a month away! The last trip conferences. Isabella Fitch, an 8th Robotics Competition at SCCTC. payment date was April 5th. Tickets grader at Minford Middle School, has The 7th grade team consisting of, have been purchased. Buses have been drawing since she was 3 years Isaac Porter, Walker McHenry, and been arranged. Hotels have been old. Isabella credits her father for her Jeremiah Smith, came away with the booked. Roommates have been love of art. Isabella’s father, Nathan victory. chosen. Along our nearly 24 hour Fitch, who is also a very talented round trip, we will be visiting Hershey drawer, painter and sculptor has Library Park and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. inspired Isabella to pursue her passion During their Stay in New York, they for art. Isabella’s art usually consists of A Hidden Treasure will be viewing a Broadway show by: Lee realistic-like celebrities that she draws rendition of the classic Disney film, and shades with prismacolor colored The library. A wondrous place open The Lion King, The Empire State pencils. Isabella is a super talented from 7:30 to 3:30 welcoming Building, The Statue of Liberty, and young artist with a bright future. students to take books and read many other interesting things to be them for their own pleasure. The seen in passing. Let’s wish the 8th selection in the library is vast; holding graders safety and a fun time on their twelve genres to select from. But trip!

wait, there’s more. Books aren’t the only thing the library has to offer. It Free Physicals also offers high quality teaching and by: Juniper

computers used for research. Mrs. Free physicals for the 2019 - 2020 Shoemaker and Mrs. Riffe work school year have been scheduled. together to teach the students the Physicals will be held on May 10, history of books, as well as how to 2019. Physicals are mandatory for research and organize books. The school affiliated sports and can library can be as important as a sometimes be expensive. If you plan classroom, and teaches important of playing a sport in the 2019 - 2020 skills just the same. The ladies school year, this a great opportunity to always welcome students to visit, so get a free physical. Physical forms will take some time and say hello. be given to students at school shortly.

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