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The Record • Week of Wednesday, December 12, 2012

WOS HS Science explain, test bridge designs in DuPont Adopt-A-School Project Hill said, “Our goal at West Orange – the High School is to Stark High School continue to motivate students in Michael our students to exWashburn’s Pre-AP plore Science, TechPhysics classes and nology, Engineering, Kurt Reeves’ Introand Math (STEM) duction to Engineercareers through outing classes tested side resources. We bridges that they reare very grateful to searched, designed, our business partner, and built for the AnDupont Sabine River nual West Orange Works, for their con– Stark High School tinued partnership as Bridge Building we further advance Competition sponour STEM courses sored by DuPont Saand look forward to bine River Works’ a continued partnerAdopt-A-School proship as we further adgram. vance our STEM CaDuPont Sabine Rivreer Academy.” er Works adopted the Prizes were awardclasses and presented ed for first through a workshop on the third place in the basics of bridges. It Bridge Building Comincluded the history petition. Winning and types of bridges, engineering concepts, West Orange – Stark High School pre-AP physics teams were: student Tristen Revis carefully adds pea gravel to a First place: Mark’kia and truss analysis. Students were also weighted bucket during the Dupont Bridge Building Davis and Brandon Joubert invited to participate Competition. Dupont judges watch. The weight Second Place: Johnin a bridge building results are part of the determining factors rating the strength of the bridge. ny Rachal and Nicholas contest. DuPont SaCarroll bine River Works proture, slowly weighing the Third Place: Tianna Mims vided all of the students in the bridges until they collapsed. classes with a bridge building The bridges were also judged and Adrianna Lopez. The Adopt-A-School Prokit and contest requirements. on bridge actual weight, aesgram is sponsored by the Testing was performed us- thetics and creativity. ing pea stone to gauge the West Orange – Stark High DuPont Sabine Women’s Netstrength of the bridge struc- School Principal Hutcherson work.

MMS students help needy children this Christmas

Pictured are Lacie Cochran, Emily Warner, Zoe Chandler, (seated) Maleesa Potter, Callie Sattler, Andi O’Neal, (standing)Erik Robles, Allie Chesson, Grant Lacour, Chris Dyson, Macee Hooks and Michael Cappel.

According to Donnaud, “Mauriceville Middle School students have learned a valuable lesson this Christmas season; a lesson in giving to others without expectation of return.”

Mauriceville Middle School students participated in Operation Christmas Child Samaritan’s Purse. Ashley Thomas, who student taught with Kaycie Donnaud, led the project and included Kaycie Donnaud’s advisory class, Lainey Hargroder’s advisory and P.E. classes, as well as other MMS students. Through this project, needy children will experience a Christmas that they would otherwise not receive. MMS mailed 12 packed shoe boxes, full to the brim, with school supplies, toiletries and small toys for girls and boys ranging in age from two to fourteen.

McCormick wins VFW writing contest Naomi McCormick, Mauriceville M i d d l e S c h o o l e i g h t h grader, has won the local and district level VFW writing contest, Patriot’s Pen. Naomi’s composition has now gone to the state level for judging. According to Patricia Kemp, with VFW Post #2775, this year’s contest theme was, “What Would I Tell Our Founding Fathers?” Other winners in the Patriot’s Pen Contest were Second Place - Hallie Stack, Little Cypress Junior High; Third Place – Reanna Longmire, MMS; and Fourth Place – Isa Weizaneggar, MMS.

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(409) 735-6149 Mrs. Angela Smith, Student Council Advisor for St. Mary Catholic School, spent Monday practicing her math skills. The school had a “Souper Teacher” contest in conjunction with a canned food drive for Orange Christian Services. Canned goods were collected by homeroom

teachers through November. Mrs. Smith and her Student Council had to calculate the teacher with most collected in conjunction with the number of students in their class. The winner was . . . . Mrs. Leisa Miller and her 3rd grade class. Pictured are Mrs. Miller and her class with the collect-

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WO-S Middle School Student Council members with the toys which they donated to the Toy Coffee

The West Orange – Stark Middle School Student Council collected toys for the Annual Service League Toy Coffee and delivered them today. Approximately 45 West Orange – Stark Middle School students attended the event as one of the organization’s many community service projects. Annely Domas is the WO-S Middle School Student Council sponsor.

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St. Mary students hosts canned food drive for OCS Danielle Heil with Orange Christian Services left St. Mary Catholic School in a truck that was heavier than when she arrived. Mrs. Heil collected over 1,000 pounds of food from the school. The Student Council Sponsored the food drive collection during November. Mrs. Leisa Miller and her third grade class collected the most per students. She received the “Souper Teacher” award. Pictured are Mrs. Heil with students that loaded the truck. In the truck are Kaitlyn Braquet, Student Council President and Madison Taggart. Below (left to right) are Victoria Doan, Olivia Fuselier, Dherin Wright, McCartney Miller, Elizabeth Guillot, Lydia Covington, John Michael Gonzalez, Mrs. Heil and Brent Hebert.

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Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Admission is free with the donation of a non-perishable food item.

Participation requires the purchase of an admission ticket to the Gardens.

Drop-In Art Activities

Lighted Evening Christmas Strolls

December 15 • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

December 15, 18 • 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

December 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20 and 22 • 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

December 26, 27 and 28 • 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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