VOLUME 13, ISSUE 8 APRIL ISSUE Editors: Jackie Moest Lilly Rowley The student of the month for April is Olivia Matz. Olivia has a golden retriever named Tank, two cats: Peanut and Contributors: Anna, and 45 chickens. Her favorite color is blue, and green is her second favorite. She says when she gets older Hunter Greene she wants to become a biochemist or an FBI Forensic An- Jimmy Nafziger thropology, and that her favorite subject is science. Olivia has a brother, Caleb, and a sister, Alyssa. When I asked Dayton Ceruti Olivia if she could change one thing, what it would it be Kelly Geyer she said she would end world hunger. Also, if she had all Maleah Linden the money in the world she said she would use the money to donate to charities and create her own charity. Lastly, she said her role model was Brooke Knoup Sadie Robertson. Sean Tootelian By: Kelly Geyer Darren Dameier Rachel Young Adriana Curran On our trip to Washington, D.C. we visited many historical sites around Washington, Adviser: D.C. We visited some new memorials like the Wounded Worriers. We also went to Mrs. Fry Ford’s Theater where Lincoln got shot and Mount Vernon which is Washington’s home. We also went to the Vietnam Memorial were Henry showed us around the memorial. He talked about his experience and how he walked form Lena to Washington, D.C. In the time we spent in D.C. we saw so much in so little time. Somethings we weren’t able to get into like the Capital. By: Jackie Moest P A G E 2 By: Adriana Curran P A G E 3 By: Brooke Knoup P A G E 4 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Addie Roberts Ashlyn Enck Ana Zinke Ally Milder Jaden Julius Kendall Lobdell Alyssa Williams Jenna Zeal Kendra Setterstrom Alysse Potter Jordan Streckwald Megan Packard Kaidyn Sargent Andrea Sutter Olivia Matz Molly Brumfield Ashlyn Almasy Sophie Tootelian Shannon Noller Casey Crain Delanie Martin Kassidy Humphrey Maggie Johnson Marissa Jones Sarah Madigan Taylor Dawson By: Darren Dameier P A G E 5 Where did you have Easter dinner? Taylor D. – Great Grandparents Casey C. – Home Jose S. – Aunt Alice’s Aaliayh V. – Grandpa’s Carter B. – Aunt Tammy’s Noah W. – Grandpa Chuck’s Max A. – Grandpa Chuck’s Alex D. – Grandma Mary’s JoAnna M. - Step Mom’s Sidney W. – Home Sadie M. – Rafters Tavor B. - Grandma Buss’ By: Sean Tootelian What did you get for Easter? Alyssa– A Twix egg Natalee– Clothes Channing– Candy Mollee– Video game Tenley– Duct tape Abby- Softball Cleats Ava– Movie Krista– Candy Ashlyn– Water Bottle Samantha– Money Jade– Just Dance 2015 Kierra– 22 Jump Street By: Rachel Young What did you do over Spring Break Adriana—Got a puppy. Amber—Went to the Dells Benny—”Springified” the lawn. Jimmy—Ate pie Dayton—Went to the park. Lilly—Babysat Lance—Hungout with friends Carson—Hungout with friends Bobby—Got a new haircut Ashley—Watched movies. Maleah—Went to the Dells. Sydney—Went to the Dells. By: Hunter Greene P A G E 6 Landin Heiler was born May 1, 2003 and has many siblings. His favorite color is turquoise, and he loves all kinds of cats. In his free time he likes to shoot hoops, play video games, and hangout with his best friend Gage Hancock. He prefers home grown food fresh out of the garden, and his favorite candy is Hersey’s milk chocolate. His favorite number is thirteen. He enjoys Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. His favorite football team is the Packers. By: Maleah Linden Andrew Scheider was born on May 18, 2002. He currently resides in Lena, IL, with his father (Scott), mother (Lorri), sister (Renee), & dog (Lily). For fun he just watches the Splash Brothers, Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson. His hob- bies include spending time with friends, playing basketball with Carter Burke, and obeys his parents orders. His favorite sports teams include the Duke Blue Devils, Chicago Bulls, & the Chicago Blackhawks. His favorite athletes on those teams include Christian Laettner, Michael Jordan, & Jonathan Toews. He thinks that the Le -Win athletics are the best in Division 1A sports. That is my interview with Andrew Scheider. By: Dayton Ceruti I had the great pleasure of interviewing the legendary Parker Magee. Parker is 14 years old. He lives with his father, mother, brother, and two sisters. He loves to play basketball. He likes pizza. His favorite super- hero is LeBron James. He can’t handle gluten. He is quite advanced in the art of crossing people over on the court. He gets amazing grades, and always strives to do his best academically. So far Parker Magee has lived a happy life. By: Jimmy Nafziger P A G E 7 Hi! My name is Hannah Milliken and I am interested in Student Leadership because I want to help out in the community in any way, make our school a more positive place, help put a stop to bullying in our school, and help students achieve their goals. I want to help put a stop to bullying in our school by teaching the students what bullying is so they understand it better and what they can do to prevent it from happening. Some other ways to put a stop to bulling is have the younger kids make posters and put up through the elemen- tary building hallways. I think when we have the younger kids’ make posters it will help them understand it better because they are making their own visual aid. I would make the school a more positive place by staying positive and encouraging others. Whenever I see someone feeling down about themselves or getting upset I try to encourage them by telling them keep up the good work, good job, don’t give up, and to have confidence in themselves. One idea I have for this school year is to help clean up after sporting events. Another idea I have is to tutor kids that need help during guided studies or before and after school. In sixth grade I earned the Presidential Award for having a’s all year. I am always on top of my grades and I always look for ways to make them better. I never allow my grades to drop below a B and I encourage myself to get a’s. This year it is my goal to make the honor roll and have straight a’s all year. One of my favorite things to do is participate in the Green County Relay for Life. I have been participating in it for the past 8 years to honor my Aunt and to help find a cure for cancer. Another thing I like to do is volunteer for community service. I volunteered at the Winslow River Days selling 50/50 tickets. I also help shovel elderly people’s driveways and sidewalks in the winter. I help my elderly neighbor carry in their groceries and visit with them for a while. These are just some of the things I have done. I am always looking for ways to help people and the community. I am a very positive person and I hope that you consider me for a Student Leadership position. P A G E 8 My name is Jordan Streckwald and I am in seventh grade. I would enjoy serving on the student leadership committee again this year. I was part of this organization last year and I enjoyed it very much. In the past year, I received the Presidential Award for academic excellence and was awarded the top sci- ence and top language arts student award. As a part of student leadership last year, I helped the preschoolers in Mrs. Raabs class and helped with concessions. As a group, we did fundraisers, numerous clothing drives, and sponsored dances. I am also active in my church. We do activities such as helping the preschoolers in bible school and we send packages to military families. It would also be fun to help the community in student leadership. We could do food drives a few times a year for the local food pantry. We could volunteer at the friendship center, and we could decorate the nursing home for the holidays. We could also help the environment by sponsoring an electronic equipment recycling drive. I hope I will be able to experience this amazing opportunity again this year! I loved being a part of stu- dent leadership last year and hope to do it again! Thank you for considering me for this opportunity. Sincerely, Jordan Streckwald My name is Alex Daughenbaugh and I would like to be a member of Student Leadership for the 2014-2015 school year. I am new here at Le-Win and when I heard about this opportunity, I knew I wanted to apply because I really like helping people and the community. I feel that I would be a good Student Leader because I have helped organize several fundraisers and participated in activities to improve communities and help people in need. I am a member of the McConnell United Methodist Church and volunteer to serve people at our spaghetti supper and our soup and sandwich luncheons. This year I also worked at the Stephen- son County Fair to help raise money for our Youth Group program. Last year I helped organize a toy drive at school for the people who lost their homes in the Washington, Illinois tornado and we collected over 1,000 toys. I was also a part of a blanket drive that collected blankets to send to third world countries in Africa.