Mifflinburg Area School District January 6, 2020 Good News Bulletin YOUR SOURCE FOR ALL THINGS GOOD MASD STAFF BIRTHDAYS FALL INTO FITNESS QUOTE OF THE WEEK 1/7 – Susan Enders 1/8 – Paula Klingman 1/8 – Lori Rodichok The 2019 Fall Into “There are far, far better 1/8 – Olesya Siewers things ahead than any we 1/10 – Ashley Fulkroad Fitness Challenge 1/10 – Christine Spotts Winner is Team leave behind.” 1/10 – Shawn Welch Run Track Minds! -C.S. Lewis 1/13 – Terrance Young 1/13 – Karen Martin Congratulations! Enjoy your special day! The MASD HEALTH & Congratulations to Mara Shuck for WELLNESS COMMITTEE’S 2020 recently being named one of The Standard SOUP RECIPE CONTEST IS ON! Journal’s Athletes of the Week! Mara can be This contest is for both students and staff. The seen on the court for the Wildcats Varsity winning healthy soup recipe will be featured in the Girls’ Basketball Team making shots, getting Good News Bulletin and an upcoming school lunch. the rebounds and stealing the ball from her See the bottom of Page 2 for more information on the opponents! Keep up the great playing! contest and the details to participate. 1 Mifflinburg Area School District January 6, 2020 Chicken Fajita Chowder TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 45 min. YIELD: 6 servings. Ingredients • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped • 1 each medium green, sweet red and yellow peppers, chopped • 1 medium onion, chopped • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 4 cups chicken broth • 2 cups frozen corn • 1 cup uncooked brown rice • 1 can (10 ounces) green enchilada sauce • 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend • 1 cup sour cream • Tortilla chips and minced fresh chives, optional Directions 1. In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, cook and stir the chicken, peppers and onion in oil until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in the water, corn, rice, enchilada sauce, chilies and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until rice is tender, 35-40 minutes. 2. Remove from the heat. Stir in cheese and sour cream until cheese is melted. Serve with chips and chives if desired. _______________________________________________________________________________ WANT TO SEE YOUR SOUP RECIPE FEATURED IN A SCHOOL LUNCH? The Mifflinburg Area School District’s Health & Wellness Committee is hosting a soup recipe contest! This contest is open to both staff and students. The time to submit your recipe begins today and ends on Friday, January 31, 2020. The winner and their winning recipe will be featured in an upcoming Good News Bulletin, and the winning recipe will be featured in an upcoming school lunch. To participate: Please email your recipe to [email protected]. The specifications to participate require the following: name of individual submitting the recipe, name of the recipe including the ingredients list, instructions for preparation, grade level if you are a student, and a picture of the completed soup recipe. The winning recipe will be required to meet the Federal School Lunch nutrition standards. Your recipe should be lower in fat and sodium and higher in nutrition incorporating vegetables into your soup. Soups may include chicken or ground beef. No cream soup submissions will be considered. Please encourage your students to participate! 2 Mifflinburg Area School District January 6, 2020 Congratulations to MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCES Dominic Sampsell for P.R.I.D.E. AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR recently being named one THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2019 of The Standard Journal’s P.R.I.D.E. Award winners are chosen for exhibiting Athletes of the Week! positive behaviors and attitudes, respect for others, regular Dominic is a Wildcat attendance, involvement in extracurricular activities and a general Wrestler, and he is having a exuberance for learning. Congratulations to the November 2019 winners! great season so far! Get 6th Grade – Chloe Spencer out and watch him in a 7th Grade – Addison Morton 8th Grade – Reyna Kirick match! Great job Dominic! Congratulations to Quentin Doane and Cody Mifflinburg Intermediate School Announces the November 2019 Rokavec! They were both recently named the Students of the Month! These awards Mifflinburg Wrestler of the Match! Quentin was are sponsored by the Millmont West Union Area Lions Club. Students are recognized for his wrestling in the recent match chosen based upon their against Muncy, and Cody Rokavec was recognized demonstration of positive behaviors and leadership in the classroom. for his wrestling in the recent match against Congratulations to the following: Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech! These recognitions 3rd Grade – Paicyn Stahl; were provided by Green Ridge Graphics and 4th Grade – Micah Shirk; and th Wehr’s Beverage through the Standard Journal. 5 Grade – Brooke Gessner ! Congratulations and keep up Congratulations guys! Keep up the good work! the good work! 2019 Fall Into Fitness Challenge Stats The Daily Item Names Once again, congratulations to Team Run Track Minds for being the Girls’ Soccer All-Stars winners of this year’s Fall Into Fitness Challenge. The members of that team will be enjoying a Panera luncheon this Friday, January 10, 2020. Congratulations to Peyton This was the first time using a team approach for the challenge, and it was Yocum for being named to met with great team comradery and some of the highest exercise minutes we’ve seen submitted over the years! Gift cards were awarded to 16 the First Team All-Stars for completers, and each week a prize was awarded to a randomly selected completer from that week. In total, we had 80 participants and 16 teams Girls’ Soccer! Delaney competing which is our highest number of participants to date! Good was given an Over the course of the challenge, teams submitted a total of 174,356 minutes of exercise! Wow! Sixty-nine participants were able to meet the target goal of Honorable Mention for her at least 90 minutes of exercise per week! Congratulations to everyone who playing this past season. completed the challenge! All completers will receive their token prize from the Health & Wellness Committee through inter-office mail by the end of the week! Great job ladies! Thank you for participating, and keep moving! 3 Mifflinburg Area School District January 6, 2020 COMING UP ON THE SPORTS SCHEDULE. Tuesday, January 7, 2020 ➢ JV Boys’ Basketball vs. Shikellamy at Mifflinburg Intermediate School – 6:00 P.M. ➢ Varsity Boys’ Basketball vs. Shikellamy at Mifflinburg Intermediate School – 7:30 P.M. Wednesday, January 8, 2020 ➢ JV/Varsity Boys’ and Girls’ Bowling vs. Central Columbia at P-Nut Bowl – 4:00 P.M. ➢ Junior High Boys’ Basketball vs. Hughesville Jr./Sr. High School at Hughesville High School – 5:30 P.M. ➢ JV Girls’ Basketball vs. Shikellamy at Mifflinburg Intermediate School – 6:00 P.M. ➢ Varsity Girls’ Basketball vs. Shikellamy at Mifflinburg Intermediate School – 7:30 P.M. ➢ 9th Grade Boys’ Basketball vs. Hughesville Jr./Sr. High School at Hughesville High School – 7:30 P.M. Thursday, January 9, 2020 ➢ Junior High Boys’ Basketball vs. Warrior Run at Mifflinburg Area High School – 4:30 P.M. ➢ Junior High Wrestling vs. Midd-West at Mifflinburg Intermediate School – 6:00 P.M. ➢ Varsity Wrestling vs. Midd-West at Mifflinburg Intermediate School – 7:00 P.M. Friday, January 10, 2020 ➢ JV/Varsity Boys’ and Girls’ Bowling vs. Danville Area at Best Bowl – 3:30 P.M. ➢ JV Boys’ Basketball vs. Shamokin Area at Mifflinburg Area High School – 6:00 P.M. ➢ Varsity Boys’ Basketball vs. Shamokin Area at Mifflinburg Area High School – 7:30 P.M. Saturday, January 11, 2020 ➢ JV Girls’ Basketball vs. Milton Area at Mifflinburg Intermediate School – 1:00 P.M. ➢ Varsity Girls’ Basketball vs. Milton Area at Mifflinburg Intermediate School – 2:30 P.M. ➢ Junior High Wrestling vs. Warrior Run at Warrior Run High School – 6:00 P.M. ➢ Varsity Wrestling vs. Warrior Run at Warrior Run High School – 7:00 P.M. Monday, January 13, 2020 ➢ Junior High Boys’ Basketball vs. Milton Area at Milton Area High School – 4:30 P.M. ➢ JV Girls’ Basketball vs. Montoursville Area at Montoursville Area High School – 6:00 P.M. ➢ JV Boys’ Basketball vs. Penns Valley at Penns Valley High School – 6:00 P.M. ➢ 9th Grade Boys’ Basketball vs. Milton Area at Milton Area High School – 6:30 P.M. ➢ Varsity Girls’ Basketball vs. Montoursville Area at Montoursville Area High School – 7:30 P.M. ➢ Varsity Boys’ Basketball vs. Penns Valley at Penns Valley High School – 7:30 P.M. 4 Mifflinburg Area School District January 6, 2020 WILDCATS DOMINATE ON THE MATS AT THE LINE MOUNTAIN DUALS TOURNAMENT Mifflinburg 54, Bloomsburg 24 Winning their matches were: Quentin Doane (220), Emmanuel Ulrich (285), Dylan Starr (106), Brady Struble (120), Ethan Shoemaker (126), Troy Bingaman (132), Clayton Reed (138), Cody Rokavec (145) and Dominic Sampsell (152). Mifflinburg 60, Northern Lehigh 18 Winning their matches were: Quentin Doane (220), Emmanuel Ulrich (285), Dylan Starr (106), Brady Struble (120), Ethan Shoemaker (126), Troy Bingaman (132), Clayton Reed (138), Dominic Sampsell (152), Rylan Shuck (160) and Jesse Yount (170). Mifflinburg 54, Saint Joseph’s Academy 27 Winning their matches were: Graham Wiand (182), Kaelex Shuck (195), Quentin Doane (220), Emmanuel Ulrich (285), Dylan Starr (106), Dylan MIFFLINBURG Linn (113), Brady Struble (120), Ethan Shoemaker (126) and Cody Rokavec INTERMEDIATE (145). SCHOOL ANNOUNCES Keep up the great work guys! DECEMBER 2019 ASPIRES AWARD The Daily Item Names The Daily Item recipients Field Hockey All-Stars Names Girls’ These awards are sponsored by Tennis All-Stars the Mifflinburg Kiwanis Club Congratulations to Erica and recognizes students for Hauger for being named to the Congratulations their leadership skills and First Team All-Stars for Field to Abby Underhill positive behaviors.