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NHS Red Cross blood drive
Karen Howe donates blood during the Siren NHS Blood Drive held Friday, March 9.
Siren
Siren National Honor Society members who hosted the Friday, March 9, blood drive were Christina Luna, Rachel Gloodt, Kaylene Johnson, Raven Emery, Liz Brown, Isaac Wegner, Evan Oachs, Matt Larson, Mackenzie Erickson and Josh Lemieux. – Photos by Mackenzie Erickson
Isaac (forward) and Dave Wegner both volunteered to donate blood during the blood drive held at the Siren School.
Barb Holcomb was one of many volunteers who donated blood on Friday, March 9.
Grantsburg Middle School students use problem solving skills to build working catapults
Going the distance
by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG –Brightly colored tennis balls were flying through the air at the Grantsburg Middle School gym Friday, Feb. 24, when the school’s fourth-grade classes tested out their home-built catapults. The exercise was the second of several problem solvers teachers challenge students with throughout the school
Grantsburg Middle School fourth-graders had an exciting afternoon on Friday, Feb. 24, launching their own catapults then watching classmates launch theirs. Parents and family members joined in the fun, watching and helping out with the event. Austin Wedin adjusts his home-built catapult before the competition on Friday, Feb. 24.
Brett Swanson, Grantsburg fourth-grader, takes aim before launching is home-built catapult on Friday, Feb. 24.
year. The fourth-graders were asked to build a catapult at home, capable of launching an object. Each student then had two chances to launch the tennis balls from their catapults, attempting to hit the gym wall at various distances.
Faith Fielder is ready to launch her catapult. – Photos submitted Students whose tennis balls hit the wall at the first distance of 5 feet moved on in the competition trying to reach the next farthest distance. “The fourth-graders had an exciting afternoon launching their own catapults then watching classmates launch theirs. Many of the mechanisms were still in the competition when the distance had reached 45 feet,” said middle school teacher Wendy Hoefs. Parents and family members joined in the fun watching and helping out with the event.
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