Welcome to Schoo Middle School. Wh8t would we do without technology? It h8s come 8 long w8y. All students use technology tod8y. There 8re many 8pps that you c8n get. Apps for pl8ying g8mes, 8pps for finding your W8Y around town, 8nd even 8pps for shopping. But no m8tter how m~any 8pps there 8re, there is no 8pp for the experi'ences we've had 8nd the friends we h8ve m8de at Schoo Middle School.
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What is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?
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February 26th, 2015 - A trend going around was the ALS challenge, where you would either dump a bucket of ice water on yourself, or donate money to different ALS associations to raise money to help find a cure.
Schoo Middle School 1s Challenge
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October 5th, 2014 - At Schoo Middle School , the staff and many of the students participated in the challenge after school.
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Also called: ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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A disease in the nervous system that weakens muscles and also impacts physical function.
Ever since Schoo opened, Art Club has been one of the most popular clubs, so much that you have to sign up in the office to join! In Art Club, you can finish missing class work from art class or even create your own art project! Every utensil you could ask for is supplied for you, including paintbrushes, crayons, alltypes of paint, chalk, and many more. Art Club is run by Mr. Schwaninger. Though Art Club is similar to normat art class, it has many different qualities. For instance, it is a much more relaxed environment and you are not graded based on your work or productivity.
Origami Club began for the first time at Schoo this year, and it was a tremendous success. Origami Club meets in the Media Center on Monday afternoons and creates beautiful creations out of small, simple pieces of paper. Many projects created by the Origami Club were placed in the cases in the cafeteria for everyone to see.
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Student Council members and advise(s taking time to make and serve food at Matt Talbot K it chen during the holiday season.
While most kids spend Halloween trick-ortreating , Student Counc il organ ized a food drive. Open to anyone attend in g Schoo , students spent after schoo l on Ha llow een , walking door-to-door , ask ing for donations for the Food Bank of Lincoln.
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<lRavyn V. and Madison V. discussing their writing during an indoor recess period. Next year, writing club will hopefully be more involved with local competitions.
Writing Club met almost every Thursday during the school year. There, students discuss their writing processes , share writing, and help each other become better. Mr. DeAmbrose leads this group of inventive students. Throughout the year , Writing Club was visited by different guests including writers and poets from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Nebraska Writers Collective. Mr. DeAmbrose says , "The kids are doing a fantastic job writing their poetry. They ' re feeling more comfortable and we're building a good base to possibly compete next year."
BY TYLER HARDMAN
Card Club has also been known to teach kids good sportsmanship skills and is a lifelong activity that is very entertaining. It is also an activity that requires thought and concentration.
Card Club is a club for everyone who loves to play with cards. In the club you learn how to play many interesting games like Pokemon , Magic: The Gathering , Speed and more.
BY JILLIAN GILLISPIE
Newspaper Club is a club that takes the newspaper to a whole d ifferent dimension. This year , the club went Ol:Jtside of Schoo to find information about the outside world. They interviewed profess ional athletes, people who run businesses , and many others. The whole club took different part of the school and put it all in different articles. " It 's definitely a trial by fire," says Mr. DeAmbrose.
Kimberly L. and Moriah B. interview Gabrielle H. for the newspaper. Delani Y. looks on
May 19th, 2015
BY PAIGE SVEHLA
Lego Club is a club for everyone who loves • Legos and the Lego world. In the club , you don't just play with Legos. You make amazing creations. It's a great opportunity to learn how to interact with others and make new friends. Some of the cool activities in Lego Club in clude Sky Fortress and TARDIS. There is a contest at the end of the school year that the club attends to show off their amazing work to other students across Nebraska. Lego Club is taught by 8th grade teacher, Mrs. Peterson.
Kody Robinson showing his Lego creation in Mrs. [:>-Peterson's room after school.
On the Science Quiz Bowl teams, students compete with other teams across the state in a trivia style game about Science and -----~·• Math topics. They · ---have two 4 or 5 person teams made of students who are interested in Science or Math. The expectations for this year are the highest they have ever been at Schoo. They have really good team members returning, and some excellent new players as well. At the state competition in Wayne State College in February, one of our Schoo teams won second place, the highest rank Schoo has ever won!
Do you raise money for the Food Bank in Latino Club?
In Latino Club you participate in many things, one of which is that you do r~ise money for the Food Bank. ess th n a mI ute ago Megan Vodraska
Crochet Club is a great and interactive club after schoo l w here you can crochet. less than a nf nute ago Jordan Parker
What do you do in Latino Club?
You lear n th e Latino culture through food and many other fun act iv ities. Speakers also come in and speak.
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What can you make in Crochet Club?
In Crochet Club you can make blankets, clothing, and even purses ! The possibilities are endless!
28 minu es ago Payton Tvrdy
Latino Club meets every third Thursday of the month.
216 likes skyhawks_of_schoo Through all of the fun experiences throughout the school year, it has been like no other. Full of dances, field trips to the Lied Center, Champions, and the Bowling Alley, and all the friendships that have been made. Have a good summer and see you next year! #Summer #SchoolsOut
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r the first time in Schoo history, till personal tronic devices are now bfl1111ed from being used ing the school day ~Mfllly incidents involving unsafe havior online, espe citilly during schoo hours, hove used students to fo cus less on earning fllld more on lol media. Mr. Schulenberg states, '1've thought it uld be a good idea ever since I becflllle principal of . I could sense that the growing interest in nics could turn into something bad," fllld, We led to teach, no t·run around till day paying phone d the best w ay to do that was to eliminate the m entirely.'
'The cell phone policy is som ething that in my opinion was a little late , due to the recent increase of cyber bullyin g in schoo l. I'm all for it!"
-Phillip Kay, 8th Grader
"I think it 's been fabulous. There seems like there 's less distractions from social media."
-Mrs. McLain
" I like it. Now kids can 't Google the information I tell them to see if it's
"I don 't think it's that big of a deal. ' wrong. "
-Trenton Su llivan , 6th Grader
"I don 't like it. It affects students who haven't done anything. Even if it's in your pocket and you're not using it, teachers will take it."
-Destiny King , 7th Grader
-Mr. Kavan
"While the new cell phone policy was not overly popular with students , we have seen an overall improvement in student performance. "
-Ms. Kavan
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Soccer is not simply just kicking a ball into a net. It requires perseverance , dedication , and most importantly , teamwork. Sixth grade teacher and soccer coach Ms Anderson agrees , say ing , 11 The players worked really hard , made lots of i mprovements , and had a lot of fun. "
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"Cross Country has never been easy ," eighth grader Colleen Arnold states , "but it's always fun and helps me clear my mind. " In cross country you are taught both teamwork and endurance , which are both really important for success. Coaches Orton , Green , and Chambers helped to encourage students , which propell ed them to success in later cross country meets, which occurred for four Saturdays at both Roper Park and Pioneer Park.
Every sport has its highlights and this year , volleyball shined as bright as any tearn at Schoo . Hard work and playing together were keys in making them so successful.
First year coaches , Sara Brune and Luke Volz led 7th grade while Mr. Mierau took ove r 8th grade . Coach Brune said she was "blown away by the supportive attitudes from the staff and parents ." S he also said that all players and each team "i mprove d by milestones " throughout the season
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Keionne Rhodes Best season yet!
January 17th , 2015
Yet another win for Schoo's girls' basketball team!
Girls' Basketball December 28th, 2014
Azcia F. attempts a free throw while Goodrich looks on!
With a combined 12-6 record, 8th grade basketball became a strong opponent to other middle schools with a lot of growth shown over the year. Coach Pellatz says, "Many who plan to play basketball next year will be better prepared due to their experience this year."
Seventh grade basketball was anchored . by a dominant, undefeated A-team. But even better than that was 11 the way the • athletes treated each other. That camaraderie was a big part of their success. 11 said Mr. Hix.
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Ev~ry year , the wrestling team shows as much growth as any sports team at Sch oo. This year is no different. The wrestlers continually get better , eve n with a short three meet season. Led by three 8th graders, the wrest ling team has a lot of youth that will learn from the experience and come back stronger next year.
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Schoo Middle School 8th graders we re given the amazing opportunity to create a series of portraits for the 20th annual Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Rally a nd Marc h. This project, entitled " Po rt ra its of a Movement " has empowered our students , giving them the opportunity to be comm iss ioned a rtists. Students res earche d and sele cted the i r c iv il rights f igure in groups of two to five.
Each group selected an image and digita lly manipulated their portrait.
Boards (24"x32") wer e made from scratch , covered in newspa per and hand pa inted by over 90 8th grade art students. All first semester , 8th grade art students of the 2014-15 school year participat ed in the project.
The pieces were displayed at LPSDO , loca l libraries , businesses , and at the State Cap itol on Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
There was a public silent auct ion to se ll the pieces of artwork. The mon ey ra ised benefits the youth planning committee that coordinates and funds the Mart in Lu ther K ing Jr. Rally and March at th e Cap ito l each year. We raised $4 ,735!
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Each group researched d iffe rent people for the project. They decided based on what they learned about them an d made artistic choices about their subject.
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students embracing thei r musical talents. The re are multiple opportuniti es for anyone who likes mu sic, including vocal mu sic , drama, band, orchestra, a nd choir. Miss Gilbert, Mr. Ju ngck, and Mr. Schulz are the main staff of these groups. Mi ss Gil ert teaches vocal mus ic and • drama. She is also in charge of our Skyhawk Si ng ers choir. Mr. Jungck and ·Mr . Sch u lz teach band and orc hes ra . There were many gre at performances this year, including the dram a classes' musicals, Honk Jr. and Peter Pan. There were als o some fantastic concerts put on by the band, orchestra, choir, and seventh and eighth grade
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Ba nd at Schoo Middle Sch ool is one of the most unique ac tivit ies throughout sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. Occur ring all school year, band students perform many conce rts and practice both during school and sometimes have extra practices after scho ol. Mr. Jungck teaches band.
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This year is the first ti me that Sch oo's drama c lass has performed two plays in one year. In the past , t here has on ly been on e drama production in the spring. Schoo performed Ho nk Jr., a play based on The Ugly Duckling, that shows students that you shou ld always be yourself. T he second play was Peter Pan, which is a play based on the boo k and Disn ey film, Peter Pan. if he spring play demonstrat es the bond between children and their family .
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Mrs. Wehner's Daily Schedule when getting ready for school with her children, pictured below
Current Teachers Who Have Had Children While Working at Schoo :
Mrs. Wehner
Mrs. Luly
Mr DeAmbrose
Mr. Fickes
Mrs. Jorgensen
Mr. Lammli
Mrs. McClure
Mr Orton
Mrs. Plager
Mr. Rettig
Mrs. Rhodes
Mr. Sevick
Ms. Stepp
Mrs. Stoltenow
Mr . White
Mr. Witte
Mr. Chambers
Ms. Joel
Mr. Schwaninger
Mrs. Whalen
Mrs Hemenway
Mrs. Rhodes' daughter, Aleecya
Mrs. Hemingway's children; Elaine b,._ and twins Alice and Benjamin
We have recently realized how many teachers have had children since Schoo has opened. With many children and the teachers· maternity/paternity leave, it was worthy of its own article. The three teachers who have had the most children born since Schoo opened ' are Mr. Rettig, Mrs. McClure, and Mrs. Hemingway. They have all have had three kids each since Schoo opened. This year alone (2014 - 2015), there will be 14 teacher babies born! Mr. White's child's sonogram
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Schoo Teach e rs
If you can read this , thank a teacher. Teach ers from all grades have always particip ated i n helping students , no matter what th e problem. They constantly encour age you both to learn and to develop your own opinion about the world. Schoo Staff members are truly superheroes
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Teacher: Lind sey Luly
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Teacher: Step hanie S euferer
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Teacher : A lycia Gilbert
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Teacher: Tan ner Wh it e
"If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes."
-Guy Kawasaki
