Schoo Middle 2016 Yearbook by Lincoln Public Schools Library Media Department

Allysa Diehl

Schoo Middle School

Have you ever walked into class and wondered who sat in that seat before you got there? Maybe it was smudged with dirt. Maybe it smelled like good-smelling body spray. Is it your crush? Is it your best friend who writes notes and tapes them under the table for you? Is it someone you've never met before? Whatever the case, we decided to look at a pair of seats in Mr. Schwaninger's art room. Out of over 800 students, one thing that connects these 10 is the fact that they sit in the same spot at different points of the day.

Reece T & Haleigh W 6th grade - l st period

Allison H & Samoa N 6th grade - 2nd per iod

Evelyn S & Kyla E 8th grade - 3rd period

Brett D & Ethan H 8th grade - 6th period

Jillian A & Jenna L 8th grade - 7th period

UNdefined

From 2013-2016, the eighth graders have been in middle school at Schoo. When asking teachers about us, it was hard to define the class as a whole. There are so many unique personalities that makes 8th grade who we are. Soon we ' ll move on into high school, but still remember the memories. It's the end of the school year, but it's just the beginning. Be undefined!

Michael Adams Tyler Akins Ali AI-Waely Wael Al-Waely Jillian Altmaier Hannah Amberg Anna Anderson

Alex Andrade Autumn Arnold Marshall Aust in Makayla Ayotte Trinity Babcock Aidan Badouse k Taylor Bargmann

Jace Barlow Madison Behrens Malachi Behrens Mori ah Benes Melak Ben i-L am Lexan Benne Yahir Berna-Campana

Ol ivi a Birx Cameron Biven Brandon Bla ir Abigail Blan ton Tayvione Bluford Jon es Laine Bo ley Jianna Bond

Vl ad Bondarchu k Jacob Boyd

Joshua Boyd Miles Bra mhall Co llin Brannan Kayla Bratrsovsky Sylas Brautigam

What are yo u looking forward to m ost about high school?

"The challenges and fast pace.· - Carissa G

"New people." - Quana isha U

"Wrest ling.· - Justin Y

"Havin g phones in school." - Mia M

"More class choice.· - Jayden H

"Football.· - Kaden K

Brandt Day Mikaela De Los Santos Kelli Degarmo Carly Dembowski Kristopher Deutsch Renee Dolezol Austyn Dougherty

Summer Dunning Logun Edwards Jaxson Effie

Kyla Elder Evan Elicerio Sadie Emmett Kayla Enfield

Alyssa Evans Desiree Figueroa Ian Fink • Alyssa Fischer Zo ie Fitzsimmons Azcia ' Fleming Faith Ford

Jaylynn Frazier Marah Fullerton Tobal Gallegos Taylen Garrett Halie Gibson Shayna Goerin g-Ladwig

David Gorbun

Abr iola Graham Kaeden Greenrod Carissa Gregory Samantha Grove Kaden Gubbels Kadin Haake Patrick Haen

Madison Hallett Sophia Halsted Jacob Hammett Jackson Hansen Breezy Hanson Hope Harpham Abreo Hayden

Moira Hayes Dalton Hellwege Alexandria Henry Katilyn Hessheimer Peyton Holloway Jayden Hood

Jared Hott

Ben jam in Housh Paige Howland

Gabrielle Huff Preston Hulit

Ethan Hunt

Chloe ljoma Allison Ingram

Br ittany Ivey Madison Jackson Kayla James Kylie Johnson Quartus Jones Luk e Juracek

Robert Kahn

One thing you could rea li stically change about school?

"Add slide from gym to locker bays." Jackson Q

"Have nice grass out front and back." - Josh B

"Get our phones back!· - Renee D

"Pizza Hut catered.· - Josh M

"Back to the good mac and cheese." - Mason M "Bring blankets to school." - Ulises M

Ja ' shuane Lott-S p encer

Ja iro Martinez

Ia n McManus

Je nna Miller

Jacob Lovorn

Colton Mason

Britney Meints

Mason Miller

Amadio Loya Chase Lynch

Jake Mason Joshua Maxfi eld

Ulises Mendoza Treyton Meyer

Mia Morley Jaxon Morrow

Edward Manuylo Gabe Marshall Adam Martinez

Kora McArthur Emma McCormick Zane McGarrell

Mikali Mfinanga Josh Mikus

Brandon Miller

Trenton Mueller Trevor Mueller

Ethan Mustard

Sama Muthanna Austen Myers Riley Nelson Mikalah Newman Jeffrey Newton Charl ie Nguyen Tai Nguyen

Kolton Nickell Isaiah Norval Mohmmed Nour Jessica Novoselova Veron ica Onoshko Jordan Parker • Mach Pathot

Anthony Pautz Grace Pelan Jayden Perkins Collin Persons

Jhoselin Puentes Jackson Quevedo Gabe Ram irez Isabella Reed

Keionne Rhodes Trinity Richter

John Riong Alec Ripp

Kobe Phillip-Amerson

Jave Renshaw

Emily Ripp

Tristan Poole

Jacob Reyes

Jacob Ritchey

!t.Gary Pribadi

Trinity Reynolds

Fad or tre nd you wish would stop sooner than later?

"Socks with Birkenstocks. • - Jayden C

"Say ings like 'twenty-one.'" - Summer D "Donald Trump." - Jace B

"Dabbing." - Dest iny K

"' That's a neck.'" - She lby L

"Excessive selfies. • - Jave R

Daniel Solkan

Le ah Sutton

Quanaisha Underwood

Kaden Soulliere Emajyn Spadt

Nicholas Swanson Kateryna Syrota

Jacob Vanderford Makenna Vanderveen

Megan Vodraska Ravyn Vodraska Madison Voogt

Chloe Sparr

Braedon Timm

Ryan Van ek

Mackenzie Warden-Pierce

Anatoly Strilkivsky Elizabeth Struwe •Cassandra Sumler

Suzy Toplica Hunter Towle Camden Trevorrow

Laci Varejcka Breanna Vasquez Cr istina Villa-Huerta

Jardin Watson Co le Wayman Jazmine Wendelin

Not pictured : Karesia Bates, Jesus Benitez Ramirez, Jac ob Breazile , Logan Carder , Jullianna Cox-Shriner, Tynan Degroff , Sahar Martinez-Ellis, Ethan Hall, Julian Hassell, Jernee Johnson, Jaxon Kirchgatter, Megan Pavlik , Jade Pumel, Mathew Schroeder

Elijah Whitaker Donovan Willi a ms Ma so n Willi ams Christopher Willis G rant Winkl er

Elijah Workman Justin Yost Delani Youn g Joyce Yung

Madeline Zaborowski

Isa ia h Winston Is aac Wood

Born in Different CoUNtries I

Our schoo l, our city , our state is becoming more diverse. Look in g around our hallways, you can see students from different backgrounds , different ethn iciti es, and different countr ies. Here is a look at four of the many classmates that were born in a foreign country.

Kate Syrota Grade 8

Where were you born? Ukraine

What brought you to America? Re lativ es

Do you enjoy America?

Yes . Mov in g here was lik e a fresh start or new beginning.

Would you go back to Ukraine?

Yes , but only to visit my family and friends.

When did you come to America?

2009 , wh en I was in the 3rd grade.

Jaxon Hainstock Grade 6

Where were you born? In Guam. My dad was stationed on an Air Force bas e for a couple of y ea rs I was born dur in g that time .

How long were you there? I spent almost two years there aft er I was born.

Any stories that your parents tell you about Guam?

They tell me about my older sister messing around with my dad's motorcycle there. One day she made it fall over and I got hurt tripping over it. A lso, I ind o ember what the A ir Force b ase look ed like.

Jayden Chatman Grade 8

Where were you born? Canada

When did you move to the US? When I was two years old .

What brought you to America?

Dad liv ed in Arkansas so we moved down there. Then he got a job in Lincoln and now here we are

Do you remember anything?

There was a really nice beach that we used to go to close to Vancouver.

How is Canada different than how the US perceives it? It's not as cold as the US thinks.

Soror Aloka Grade 7

Where were you born? Iraq

When did you move to the US? 2012, when I was 11.

What do you remember?

Town was like a neighborhood. A ll my cousins and friends liv ed th er e . Not as "fancy" as here

Is Iraq like the US perceives it? So mewhat. I have never exper ienced war or fighting when I lived there , but when I talk to my family back there, they seem to bring it up a lot.

Do you enjoy America?

Yes , it's free here. The ability to do things without being yelled at. Nicer people.

·1 like the new projectors because the cords are out of the way and there is no shadow when I stand in the front of the classroom.·

Mrs. Rezac, reading teacher

·1 like the new projector and I am glad that we got new projectors because they were starting to reach the end of their lives.·

The Apple TV and projectors mounte o the wal Is above the white boards (short throw projectors) are

Mrs. Steiner, business teacher the newest systems

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·1 like the new projectors because ·1 like the new projectors because many struggles and they work a lot better and they I can finally use the white board some teachers even save a lot of space. The other again! One of the things I don't learned how to hack ones were on a cart.· like about it is that it lags.· into other Apple TVs. To the left are some

Allison Herling, 6th grade Mr. Thatcher, 7th grade SS opinions about th e __________ ___ __. new machines as they

·1 kinda like the new projectors because the light doesn't shine in my face making me blind . One thing I kinda don't like is that some teachers have trouble using the projectors.·

Riley Nelson, 8th grade

·1 think the new projectors are easier to use because you don 't need to be connected to a computer. Less wires

Mrs. Banner, substitute teacher

showed up at school after the start of the year. The system might look complicated but, you don't go blind from walking in front of them. Teachers have found out that it makes teaching a whole lot easier . The students might share a laugh or two with the videos some teachers put up while hacking into another system. So far, we haven't heard of a teacher connectin g to another teacher's projector ... yet ...

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Spirit Week

Spirit Week has been a part of Schoo Middle School's culture since the year it opened. The days of Spirit Week are determined by Student Council and taken into consideration by Ms. Diehl and Mr. Sevick.

UNbelievable

Eve ry one works har d to get w h ere they want to be, no matter how d ifficu lt. In very few act iviti es i s that more present than sports. The cha ll enges we face in sports mode l the ones we face every day. From not know in g where to run at the first cross country meet of the year, to the freezing sta rt s of track meets, to p lay in g on basketba ll courts sma ll er than some bedrooms, our ath l etes adjust and adapt. There was a lot of success in multiple sports this year as we ll as much prom ise for the future of Schoo ath let i cs.

Ho w d id the sports season go t h is year?

"It a fun exper i enc e and it inspir ed me to do sports in hi g h school.·

'It was really fun be cause we won a lot I really wew as a basketball pla er."

'I r ea lly lik e wrestling because I can lega lly smash someone in the face. I' m sma ll so I don 't get to do that a lot.·

'It was terrible because two weeks into the season I hurt my foot and had to quit.'

Ayd en Davis, Grade 7,

"It went pretty good We had good practices and winning games is always fun.·

Heaven Harris, Grade 7,

" This year was great because the team around me was r ea lly good and we got along really we ll on and off the court. "

Zane McGarrell , Grade 8,

c It's a way o f "fe. • 't think we did as w e las we wanted to but w got better. Pr ctices and sc immages th season fun.·

Jillian Altmaier , Grade 8, Cross Country

Kaitlyn Dosta l, Grade 7, Basketball

Korbin Arnold, Grade 7, Wrestling

Carissa Gregory , Grade 8, Volleyball

Basketball

Grade 8, Soccer

Soccer

RUNning the Course

This year s boys · and girls· cross country teams went through a lot of firsts this year. For example, this was the first year that there were meets at Seacreast Field by Lincoln East. There were some learning curves to conquer as rain and flooded out bridges made navigating the course difficult the first time. Also, this was the first time that the middle schools ran with the high schools at the LPS Championships at Pioneers Park.

·t think this year we had some leaders, both in boys a girls, 11 said Mrs. Wehner. 11 We had kids ho would run well at the meets and also push each other during practice.·

At the middle school city meet, the girls ran to a fourt place finish, while the boys ook home third place honors.

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around a new format this year. / / All LPS middle schools that had teams met each Saturday at Roper Elementary for a jamboree-style _....._ e of play. With Schoo 's low girl numbers , Schoo fielded co-ed teams on the pitch.

"We had a pretty good team this year, " said Wael AI-Wae ly

Three out of four coaches this year were n't only new to coaching at Schoo, but also teach ing.

Mr. Thatcher felt that "our team showed a lot of improvement throughout the year. It was awesome to see kids who haven 't played soccer before become more confident as the season went on."

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2016 marked anot her g r eat year for Schoo vo ll eyba ll. Eig ht h grade 's "A " team cont inu ed

t h e trad it i on of fa ntast i c p lay by go in g u n defeated f o r t h e seco n d yea r in a row.

·rhe B an d C teams b ot h h ad w in n in g r ecords , and acl aj o r i mp r ove m ent s as t h e yea r we nt said first -year coac h , Ms. Crosby. "I wo ul d ot change a yt hi ng about t e es. T h ey ere a fun, pos1ti l ace to be! I espec i all y lo·•-r.___ rr,e t mes we got to play our games in igh school gy son Sa uraay mornings. hat w a ays a really coo a o phere. •

Gir ls' basketball played w ith a lot of drive this year. Accord in g to first-year 7t h grade coach, Mr. Moreno , "" We had a bunch of hard working girls that listened. The g irls used teamwork, came to practice, and pa id attention to me. We have some beasts on this team. "

Eighth grade learned a lot through adversity. Kayla Endfie ld sa id, "By the end of the year, we learned how to work as a team. Encouragement i? key. You need to be able to work well with everybody on your team and • to support each other through a win or loss."

Slam _ DUl\lk Season

There was a lot of success on all levels of the boys' basketball season this year. Schoo 's "A" teams combined for 11 wins and only 1 loss. "B" and "C" teams also had their fair share of w innin g throughout the year.

The 8th graders p layed we ll again this year. "I think the for whatever high schoo l they go to looks t for their basketball program, " said Coach "' ' and ' C' team brought effort every day and to coach. It was great to see their rom first game to last. "

me observations about the 7th ht we saw a lot of im prove especially on the ·s· a au II team as great he growth at th f he season:

first year and the first sport that Schoo has allowed 6th graders to participate in intramurals.

·we changed it up because we wanted more students to help practice • said M r. Witte, Schoo athletic director. "Sixth graders can't compete on Saturdays , but they can help our 7th and 8th graders get better and wrestle more kids. ·

First year coach Mr. Heiser has been really happy with the season. "Our 7th and 8th graders all seemed to have some experience , which helped. And getting the 6th graders up to the gym means we'll be that much better next year."

At the deadline, Schoo only had competed in one meet with their wrestlers going 13-3 in matches forecasting a great year for Schoo wrestling.

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Over the years, fashion has changed a lot. From the leg warmers in the l 980s to 20 l Os with Birkenstocks, Converse, and Uggs, fashion has played a very important role in the cultural diversity of our world. Even if you aren't all about fashion, all of us deep down has a little fashunjsta in them! The following photos are clothing items that were trending in the 1980s and --- clothing items that we see Girls

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R the FUN Times

Throughout middle school, you make friends and have great memories with them. In 7th grade it went from tras h towers to farting in class. Almost anything can be funny in midd le schoo l especially when ~ou're with your friends!

11 We ride together, we die together! Whatever that means . 11 -Toren

11 Nutella faces ! We smushed Nutella on each other' s faces at Lexi ' s b irthday party . 11 -Abby

11 One day I face planted while do ing an aer ia l off my fr iend ' s trampol ine . 11 -Tatum

What 's your favorite restaurant

1st Place:

3rd Place:

4th Place:

Top things 7th graders are looking forward to in 8th grade:

Egg Experiment, Drama Class, More ACES Classes, Dissecting Cow Eyes, Bowling Field Trip

Madeline Addleman Jafar AI-Abij Nadim AI-Ramahy Jacob Aldridge Zaineb Aljumayaat Cameron Anderson Myah Anderson

CaylieAnker Maya Anthens Benjamin Arenz Trista Armstrong Korbin Arnold Obinna Asuoha Alexandra Austin

Ryan Boje Grace Bank Sam Barnard Kylee Barnes Parker Barry Noah Beasor Nolan Benbow

Ali Bengtson Caden Bertram Lexi Biernbaum Stefan Bilinac Tyler Bishop Alexis Blackwell

Caleb Blake

Issy Blanton Treyvon Bond Noah Booe Reagan Boruch Larissa Botti Hunt Boutin

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Best thtng about 7th grade compared to 6th grade?

Amarian Green Destaney Green Justin Gruber Kyler Hahn Quincy Halberg Ethan Hallett Aidan Hand

Nolan Haney Brooklyn Hanks Avery Hanson Julian Hanson Heaven Harris Payton Hatten Reanna Havlat

Sydney Hayes Andrew Henning

Tatum Hilger Wynter Hoffman Julianna Holloway Oliviah Holroyd

Ashlyn Hott

Andrew Howard Juwlien ldigima Dylan Ives Jacob Jeffers

Erik Jimenez

Janelle Johnson Zahria Johnson Wilson Jones Jordan Joyner Marshawna Kapke Lily Kendall

Alyssa King

Favorite p iece of clothing?

"My volleyball j ersey. · - Ka itlyn D

"My black Under Armour - Avery H

"Anyth ing - Alex S

·sweatpants. · - Emma L

"Black and white - Devlyn D

"My blue ik e athletic shorts.· - Mauricio P

Kadence Lieser Kaycee Lile Jayana Loya Nataliyah Lozano Jaden Luebbe Reagan Luzum Caitlin Mace

C ody Mantonya Emma-Rae Martinez O livia Maryott

Ruth Mendoza Melanie Meyer Amani Mfinanga

Nathan Miller Jordon Moore Shauna Moran

Savannah Mccready

Kaitlyn Michaelson

lzaiah Morris

DJ McgaNie Tremaine McGh e e Jacob Menard

Blake Milisits Isaac Miller Jason Miller

Ry1ie Morse Paige Myers Carsen Nagel

Now Now Kylie Newkirk Cardin Ngo Andy Nguyen Alaina Novacek Adaylee O' Hern Soph ia O livas

Mency Orellana Katelyn Osmond Mason Pair Kianna Parker Ky!e Pate

Madison Payne Spencer Pearson

Isaac Penate Mckayla Perez Nico Perez Mauricio Marissa Pfuetze Ayla Polfus

Melina Poole-Ortiz Perez Villicana

Brandon Poore Dejan Posavljak

Olivia Pospisil Carter Probst Alex Quezada

Joey Rager Tyler Rasmussen

Hawa Rauf

Rachel Rodriguez Jacob Rohn

Jameson Rood DJ Root

Lyndsey Roth

It's l :00 a .m. on a school night. What are you doing?

·1 don't know. Mom says I slee12. Dad says I'm awake." - Austin G

"Finishing up my homework · - Den ise L "Um sleeping." - Chlo e D "Watching You Tube videos." - Gage W "Checking out Netflix. • - Gavin D

Haley Sc hmi dt

Kyle Soto

Emma Terry

Makayla Trowbridge

Cayleigh Wa lker

Haley Scholes

Alex Steiner

Mary Jan e Testa

Shelby Urtel

Drew Walters

Genes is Schon

Emily Stepanyuk

Draven Thompson

Mckenna Varlack

Delaney Warner

Noah Schroeder

Rueben Stepanyuk Emerson Thompson

Versch-Marro qu in

Toren Schul tz

Dominque Stephens

Ja id e n Tinnean

Brody Vese ly

Nalani Wheeler

Ja ke Se ip Jeraysha Shacklefo rd

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Katie Tomasek Tyler Tran

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Kobe Wiley Tai'an Williams

Not pictured: Soror Aloka, Miya Bonesteel , Kai Bullock , Kaitlyn Ceballos, Nathan Costello, Nikon Deng, Titus Hinkle, Mazie McNeil, Jonathan Ott , Seanna Patterson

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l ife is a crazy thing. With as rnuch that goes on wi th school, family, after school activities, . -\\\\,\"' and friends, it seems like we're always on the go~ We're busy. We're franti e. We have all ~~·ir••~~~~~~ffl these ~hings going for us. ~ut what makes ~it -~..~:r&-,~1 r~ really crazy is how we can 'summarize our lives , • into six words. if his year, we asked a bunch of . ~students to write their 'six-word account' of • their life. t~ey cram everything about wha • , m·akes them them into six words. Here are their attempts to ·show hoW colllpl.ex ahd • ,:1,,:;.7",1.q.~J... sim ple ~ife ~an be ~t t ne same time.

Q&A with Miss Gilbert

How has the music program changed over the years since you've been at Schoo? More and more children are interested in the program and it's been growing ever since the start.

Why do you like teaching music?

I fell in love with music in middle school. My family outside my family (friends) also loved mus1c. My friends and my husband all did musicals and marching band with me. We did pop music, old music, and Broadway. Also, Mr. Harmon went to the same school as me and we were both in show choir.

department experienced a lot of new

nchanges. Learn in g how to say "Simodynes 11 and "Zumwalt 11 was challenging enough as it is. Mr. Harmon came down from the 7th grade pod to teach a section of music to 6th graders. Also, because of the rising interest in drama class, Schoo decided to create two drama sections. This allowed two different groups of students to put on two plays, one in the fall semester and one in the spring. All this contributed to a lot of excitement this year in the corner past the lunchroom.

Drama

This year, Schoo did not one, but two musical productions! With drama becoming more and more popular, there was a need to have a second production with the number of students interested. This fall, Schoo 8th graders put on a production of "Cinderella." Throughout the preparation, Miss Gilbert says once th.ey pick a ~lay and their roles, she has a lot of trust in her students, knowing they'll make it 'more terrific.' She loves the family that forms each semester as they all try to work harder to help each other perform at their best. For each performance, she still gets "super nervous when it comes time to play." But a few deep breaths later and she knows the play will be fantastic!

Orche str a

W ith M r.Jungck leaving, orchestra was taken over by two new teachers, Mr. Simodynes and Miss Zumwalt. Both are sa id to be having a great first year here at Schoo. Mr. Simodynes said that he thought the orchestra students "pe rformed beautifully" during the fall concerts. He's already looking forward to n ext year. He enjoys being able to pick songs (about 10-1~ to start with) that he thinks will blend well with the stude nts he has. Then, Mr. Sim odynes narrows it down to five that he has the students play.

Songs of Orchestra

-Band

Before Mr. Simodynes came to Schoo, he taught band in elementary schools around Lincoln. He says that he likes middle school band because they're actual classes where he gets to meet with the groups as a whole on a regular basis. He likes that middle schoolers are more established when they walk into the room. For his first year, Mr. Simodynes thinks this year has gone pretty smoothly and that the transition to middle school has been an enjoyable one.

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A clean kitchen is eve rything to Mr. Schwa ninger. Afte r eat in g no one wants to do any cleaning. So he's obsessed with a clean kitchen before he eats.

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Here comes the bride! Eve ryone predicts what will happen in their future. TT takes it a step further and loves to plan out h er dream wedding!

Miss Yost

[]As you know, M iss Yost is our new FCS teacher here at Schoo. But what you probably didn't know is that she 's obsessed with opera singers!

St ud ents and teacher s at n

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Schoo are very different. We all have l likes, disl ik es, and crazy obsessions. Whether you are 13 or 73 , obsessions are a regular thing in life. Some can

be seen as normal. Some maybe not so much. But we own up to it and make it a part of who we are. Each obsession is true to yourself and here are some strange ones for your enjoyment.

What ' s your favorite animal? For Justin, he's infatuated with the "epicness" of turtles. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you may ask? Nope, just turtles.

One th in g teachers try to prevent students from doing is playing online games. If you pay attention, you might see Kay playing "Five Nights at Freddy's."

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Kaleb Anderson Adriana Andrade Soph ia Armstrong C laire Ba ke r David Ba lderas

Ethan Bauer

Phael in Baum Ca leb Baumgartner Wyatt Bear in ger Leilani Be ll

William Bernal

Soleen Berwary

Ch ri st ian Beto

Gabby Betz Notter Parker Beyer

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Wh o is yo ur ce lebrity cru~h?

"Justin Bieber." - Bay li Y

"Jacks ept iceye. • - El l ee H zac Efron.· - Mackenzie B

"Sofia Vegara." - Co nnor R

"Tay lor Sw ift.· - Matt i as D

"Selena Gomez. · - Grant W

Leah Carlson Daisha Castillo Andraya Paige Christiansen Christopnersen

Tristan C le land Dominic Co lema n Schylar Collins

Sa vannah Copp le Kai Crabb

Kaydence Cullin

Dalton Dailey

Janessa Robbie Degarmo Matt Devore De La Concha

Joshua Dick in so n Co nnor Dillavou

Francis Dinh Mykayla Dolezal Tyler Dragoo Jesse Dunn in g Ashlie Duntz

Br ittn ey Duong Alexis Edwards Keairra Egger Kale Eilers Alex Elekes Kiah Ellism ith

Justin Enfield

Qu in cey Erv in g

Et han Fleming

Eleanor Frye

Madd ilyn Haase

Dar iu s Hayes

Logan Evans G illi an Ferguson Robert Fe rr e l

Mi gue l Figue roa Gav in Fisher Eliz abeth Flem in g

Zoie Fleming

Lauren Foutz Nol an Foutz

Samantha Fox Shaylene Frazier Caden Fry

Natalie Ga larza Renee Gausman Alexandrea Gertsc h Josue Gomez

Trinity Good win

Ryleigh G rov e

Phoen ix Haase

Jack Henry

Jaxon Hainstock

Nicholas Hakenkamp

Clara Halsted Trinity Hamilton Emaree Harris

Em ily Herrera Tucker Hespe

Aiden Hill

Favorite school lunch?

"French toast sticks.· - Parker M

•Mex ican pizza. · - Dalton D

"Pizza ." - Natalie G

"Sa li sbury steak. · - Korben S

"Mashed potatoes." - Nyabuoy B

"Creamed turkey.· -Naomi N

Natalee Keodouangdy

Dantev ious Kolb

Dra ke Lee

Emma Manuylo

Kamryn King

Emmanue l Kondratyuk

Kalen Levich

Miguel Manzo

Jake Kinghorn Riley Kinnan

Paul Kondratyuk Daniel Kotera

Zayd Lieske Tyler Lorenz

Isabella Martinez Joshua Mason

Jena Kirstine Ian Kleppinger

Brandon Knight

Jordan Kram e r Ti e n Le

Matthew Leac h

Jana e Love Colby Lutz Hal e igh Luzum

Eve Mattson

Elizabeth Maxfield Jaedon Maxfield

Chloe Mccarter Jake McCarty Kaden McCoy

Marissa DJ Mengelkamp Mendez-Santiago

Logan Menne Jaden Merkel

Mason Miller Dre Mimick Nicholas Moore Tyler Morris

Kaden Newkirk Shawn Nguyen Samoa Niazi Naomi Norval

Peyton Osmond Te-Vanna Payne Antonio Perez Mateo Perez

Jaycee McFadden Megan Meier Kevin Meints

Parker Mertens

Amos Navarro Correa

Eiman Nour

Tatiana Perez

Mya Mickelson

Brooke Nelson

Jennifer Novoselova

Jesse Peterson

Mary Miller

Kiana Nelson

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Joselyn Pfenn ing

Someth ing scary about coming into middle school?

scared of seeing my older sister. · - Mason R

"Being late to class." - Ashley Y

•All of the homework." - Kevin M

·walking alone in the hallways without my best friend." - A llie G

"That I would forget my locker combination and that I wouldn't make any friends.· - Ka iden V

Tatum Schossow Mason Schroeder Korben Schrotberge r Tyler Schur

Al e xander Simetich

Ba il e y Spencer Jaymes Sizer

Kaleb Stearns

Claire Skrdlant

Caden Ste iger

Janelle Sutton Chance Swearingen Calleigh Tatum

Logan Skrdlant

•Victor Strilkivsky

Layla Taylor

Tregaron Sebek D'Angelo Siegel Mathew Siegel

Cadei Sm ith Je'von Sm ith Morgan Sm ith

Rebekah Struwe Madison Stutzman Makayla Sum ler

Trent Taylor Cameron Teinert Curtis Thompson

Not pictur e d: Roki a Al-Man souri, An essa And e rson, C arlin Bake r, Aspe n Ke nl e y, Aly ssa Mill e r, Isaac Ni e dergeses

Alex Tiedtke

Trevin Toby Anthony Torres Almazan

Reece Towle Noah Trumble Blanca Turrubiartes

Alex Umana Kaleigh Vandeloo Angelyze Varejcka Hunter Varejcka

Johnathan Vodraska

Sam Vogt Adrianna Waddell Kaylie Waite

Grant Wasserman Eli ana Wayoro Lexi Weber

Adelia White Lily Whitmore Taylor Wieczorek

Max Walla Cassandra Wallen Luke Walters Kaitlyn Walton

Jozlyn Wegher Haleigh Welshonse Avery Wenta Addison White

Ashley Yost Zayne Yost Bayla Young

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For many students, school doesn't end at 3:00 in the afternoon. No matter what you're into, you can find a club that wil! interest you. There are plenty of opportunities for students to · continue their learning, community service, and having fun in a positive environment at Schoo.

Like many of our extracurr icular activities, Newspaper Club had two new sponsors th is year, Mrs. Tobey and Mr. Van Bibber. "It has bee n fu n working with students i n a no n -cl assroo m environment, " says Mrs. Tobey. "I li ke how the students are excited and w illin g to jump in with story ideas and vo lunt ee rin g for assignments. It's excit i ng to see students stepping up to cr eate a news paper that can join students across grade levels and giv e more information about t he happ enings o f .. Schoo to the who le pop ulation."

News a per Club

One B-0ok/O ne Schoo

Pop qu i z: What is the most checked out book of the year?

We ll , of course it was our One Book, One Sc hoo, Rhyme Schemer by K.A. Holt. Students lined up j ust to get their hands on t h e book, and it was on ho ld more t i mes th an needs to be li sted. One way to he l p as m any students expe ri e nce the book was to h ost r ead aloud morn i ng sess i ons. Students ca n come i nto t h e li brary before school , lis te n to t he book r ead aloud , all the wh il e enj oy in g br eakfast on a Wednesday m o rni ng. A nyo ne is we lcome. Start i ng a m o rnin g w it h a good book i s always a g r eat way to sta r t t h e day.

There are millions of problems throughout the world and practically everywhere you go you are guaranteed to find one. That is why we have Project Peace. Project Peace all ows students the opportunity to help make our · school, our community, and our world a better place. Sometimes the students in Project Peace can help the hungry or raise money to donate to raise awareness for a cause or to help find a cure for a d i sease. They cou l d even help out the places that are left damaged due to natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes. By doing these th in gs our students at Schoo make it their mission to make a change in the world for the better.

Maybe by shutt ing off the lights when you t

leave the house or wasting a little less water by taking

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You may not think of those things as helping the community but even doing I someth in g as little as that can make a big difference in your com munity. Student Counc il's goa l at Schoo is to teach students to become more aware of the problems in the community and have them think of ways that they could help fix these problems and do it in a fun way. Ka l en Levich, a partic i pant in Student Co uncil says , "I like the int eractive things we do in Student Counc il lik e when we walked around the Fallbrook neighborhood to collect cans for the food drive." Our students at Schoo thrive to learn about leaders hip and the environment around them by participating in Student Council.

What are these clubs about and what do you li ke most about them?

Elizabeth Maxfield, Grade 6, Project Peace

· "Project Peace is a club where you get to help fam ili es get food, water, educat ion homes, and other supp li es ."

Jenna Miller, Grade 8, Project Peace

"Be the change you want to see in the world ."

Kayla Bratrsovsky, Grade 8, StuCo

"It's all about making the school and community a better place."

Anna Anderson, Grade 8, StuCo

"My favorite thing i n th is club is being able to help out my community . •

Technology and computers are now a part of our every day lives. But instead of just playing an online game, why not make one? That's one of the draws to Computer Club. Sponsored by Mrs. Steiner, Computer Club has done activites like Scratch or Block coding to create different programs or activities. They also use some robots to practice coding and gain basic programming experience. If interested, most of the activities are on code.org.

According to 7th grader, Kilik S., "I think it's fun because I get to learn how to use robots and code with friends. Computer Club has made me more interested to learn about computers in the future."

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whole new level, litera Schoo competed in Louder han a Born statewide competition made up of mostly school teams. In fact, Schoo is the on ly middle school that competed in 2016. They are coached by two great poets, Samuel Lee and Ke lsey Re ifert.

Most meetings consist of writing time, sharing poems and critiquing each other's work. Other times they will bring in random poetry for the fun of it and share it or just have their friends read it! For these students , poetry has been a great outlet for them to express themselves and become betterwritersatthe

same time.

Slam Poetry

Ldtino Club

You might have seen posters around school advertising for Latino Club. Not only did they want you to know that they have candy at their meetings, but also the club is open to everyone.

"Our focus is to create an env ir onment of cohesiv eness and to learn about the Latino culture. 0 says sponsor Ms. Perez. 11 We do al l this by watchin g and discussing movies, listening to guest speakers, and invi ting others to engage in our conversations. 11

This year the club had the opportun ity to go to the Latina Yo uth Leadership Conference at UNL and learn about empower in g themselves as women of color.

Art Club

Get your pencils and pens out!

Art Club is a club that has sought to inspire and has major objectives at times. But it's mainly a open studio for anyone to come in and work freely on their art. Artists meet up and socialize, or just work. Art Club is an opportunity for

those who are unable to get their hands on the right materials or for the kids who just want to create something new with their friends. Mr. Schwaninger is consistently impressed with their growth as artists. Those students who put in the time making their next masterpieces always seem to keep improving. New _ or old, the warm buzz of conversation and the judge-free zone makes Art Club a great environment for anyone to get better : no matter the skill level.

What do you like th e most a bout your c lub?

dy Vesley, Grade 7, Newspaper

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Juwlien ldigima , Grade 7, Science Quiz Bowl

"At first i t was k i nda confus i ng t o ge t to know the buzz er system but aft er w e got th e hang of it I l earned a lot about sc ie nce. ·

Owen Jensen, Grade 7, Card Club

"Card C l ub g iv es m e a chance to p lay the gam es I li ke. I g et to b e around ot h ers who ar e i nterested i n those games. ·

Nick Swanson, Grade 8, Lego Club

i sh th ey had n ewer sets and wou ld l et u s ego v i deo games But I do li ke to b uil d and create w ·

Anothe r new add it ion to Sc hoo 's club scene was Chess C lub . After schoo l down in the 6th grade area, students had a chance to learn about the game, im prove their chess sk ill s, and compete w ith other interested students.

Chess Club

Le go Club

Coming off their strong 2 nd place f ini sh last year at the state competition, Schoo 's Sc i ence Qu iz Bow l Team was look i ng to reload for the 2015-2016 academic year.

"Our practice times real ly showed w ho we were as a tea m," said Mr. Harmon. "We 'r e creat in g a dynasty here. Hopeful ly we can cont inu e to have strong show i ngs at state. 11

"Everything is Awesome " in Lego C lub! What's not fun about go in g through tubs of Legos , trying to come up w it h your next des ign? Each week, students can come after school and bu il d from pre-made in st ructi ons or create their own. Attendance has been steady and it's fun to see what students bu il d next.

Science Quiz Bowl

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Ok, first off, we know it' s • "Irr ep lac eab le. " But if you think about it, a lot of us spend more time with our teachers than w ith our family at home. All the little quirks that you can pick up on. Like when Mr. Sw ift looks at his watch when we talk in his class. Or Mr. Orton 's "Oh My lant a! " saying. Or when Mrs. Adams asks, "Do you agree?" when you may or may not have been paying attent ion. Or Mr. Hix's "l AAl" rule. Or M i ss Anderson slapp in g her hands down on the table when she laughs. Or Mr. Schwaninger 's use of the word 'd ope. ' Or Coach Kavan say in g "Good morning, 11 even if it's 2:30 in the afternoon. Or Miss Yost's "Yost w ith the most!" say in g when she answers the phone. We know .--------.--~----. these things because they've become such a big part of our lives. Supporting us, challenging us, even if we don't understand it at first.

These are just some of the reasons our teachers are so "un"r ep lacable.

• I really like teaching symbiotic relationships.· - Mrs. Luly "I love helping kids find books that are interesting to them.· - Mrs. Rezac

and development." - Mr. White

Student ews. • - Miss Black

Market Game.· - Mrs. Steiner

Dolores Briggs

Amy Carn ie Joanne Catlett Mikael Cepu re Kathy Chadd Sa'NYer Chambers Shayna Cook - Randi Crosby

Kelsey Dady Chris Deambrose • Devon Dickinson Allysa Diehl Shawna Doiel Todd Engle

Chad Fickes

Alycia Gil bert Luci e Hanna

Jamie Hansen

Thomas Harmon Krist e n Heiser

Scott He is e r Amanda Heme nway

Jennifer Herling Michael Hix

Christine Jamison Jody Joel Darryl Jones April Jorgensen Megan Jorgensen

Katie Karabel Brandon Kavan Courtney Kavan Julie Keller

Mich ae l Lammli Kym Le Lin dsey Luly Samantha Mac

Tonya Mfinanga Rusty Moreno Brenda Morgan Lily Nunez-Mancillas

Brenda Perez Chr ist in e Peterson Dushonn Ray Anna Reihmann

Adam Schwan in ger Stephanie Seuferer Jeremy Sevick Vincent Simodynes

Cynth ia Klein Marjorie Krieser

Jane Malone Renee Mcclure Shannon Mclain

Christy Olin Steven Orton Jamie Pec kh am

Tach ier Rezac Charlene Sch ippert

William Schulenberg

Jean Sl ieter

Peggy Snurr Heather Ste in er

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U,Vmotiyated to AstoUl\/ding

Let's talk about something that plays a part in our everyday lives. Motivation, drive, whatever you want to call it, its presence is there in our lives. It keep you going in a sports event or your ideas flowing when your writing. It gets you up in the morning and keeps you awake during class.

What do you do when motivation runs dry? It's a problem many face when they grow bored or uninterested in something they once took joy in doing. It can happen in class, at home, or any place really. But when you notice this lack of drive, you know it's gone.

This isn't something good for the person affected, if anything they become unproductive, bored, and wanting to get out of the mood. ere are many ways to feel your motivation e back, but it is different for each person.

ve this mo • tion could be trying Tr so listen to a brain thinkin

How do you get motivated?

"I find motivation when people tell me I can do it, or when people give· me new challenges."

Atak A - 6th Grade

"I get motivated by getting cheered for when I test my limits and set g oals for myself."

Nyabuoy B - 6th Grade

"I just want to do it. I have to like doing this and feel that it is important."

Ian K - 6th Grade

"I look at my inspirations and think of something to do. "

Eiman N - 6th Grade

Rec

A lot goes i nto the production of a yearbook. Though by choice or not, everyone in the publications class has worked hard to make a fantastic yearbook with mean i ng behind it, something re latab le and sli ghtly quirky in its own sense Something that could pertain to this y ear an still not be too spec ific.

The hard work of every stude nt in th e cl ass shows itself i n the deta il s and sh o ws t hat this yearbook was made to be ce nte r ed around the st u de nt's year here at Sc hoo. With t h at , we hope you en j oyed your year at Schoo!

How much have you helped in the production of this year's yearbook?

"I pretty much did everything. " Delani Y - 8th Grade

"After the class ended for the semester, I went after school to help Mr. Witte with fin ishing the yearbook.' Kay la B - 8th Grade

"I gave my ideas and thoughts and tr i ed in class some of the days. I tr i ed my best. "

Ke lli D - 8th Grade

1asked a lot of questions to help put the pages together and stayed after schoo l to he l p fin i sh up. "

Mackenzie W - 8th Grade

UNtil Next Time

This year is coming to an end but a new year, new grade, and most of all, a new you is coming soon. You leave your grade and make a change. But no one will forget the uniqueness of t his year because it will never happen again. We 've made the best with our t i me together and we will never forget the memories this year at Schoo Middle School.

-Kayla Bratrsovsky