IDDLE SCHOOL
1: 1RICK OR TREAT. tudent Council led a group of tudents around Fallbrook to trick or treat for canned goods 2: Cur IT OlJf! Considered b me as the best part of science class Eddie and Bra don . work on dissecting their heep' e e. 3: YOU BEITER ORK. Getting all his paperwork done, Mr. Schulenberg has a lot to do to make ure the school run moothl 4: LINE, PLEA E! R lie M. and Jaiden T. look over their scripts for the spring play I Once on this Island 5: WHAT NEXT. Making ure he understands, Annaliese B. asks Mrs. Hansen a question about her art project. 6: QUESTIO
0 After receiving man letter from a 7th grade social tudies project LPS uperintendent Dr. teve Joel came to hool to answer tudent questions.
/ 6th Grade: 4-ll / 7th Grade: 12-19 / 8th Grade: 20-27 / / Spirit Week: 28-29 / Staff: 30-33 I Music: 34-39 / / Clubs: 40-45 / Student Life: 46 -59 / Sports: 60-67 / / Pub li cations Classes: 68-69 / Closing: 70-71 /
Addie Going Nevaeh Gorum Alban Govori Arnyiah Green Alec Gregis Allison Gregis
Kiyo Irland Kharni ltzen Derek Ivey Ebony Jackson Evon James Jorge Jimenez Aubrie Jdnson
Ben Johnson DaMara Johnson Da vi s Jones Ou inc y Jones Macy Ju-ocek Mikalah Kada vy NJ-.ad Koon
Merrick Pelan
Izabel Penfield Kaden Perez Yono Petrusev
Well Rang Grace Rathman Mikayla Ray Mrnrice Reide
(From left to right) : A group of tudents taking their break during their language art period. / Mason L. looking through a micro cope in cience. / Hailey C. putting together her FCS ewing project.
Not pidured: Omar Abdulelah , Viviana Garcia, Jadias Hall, Blaine Lindsey, Paul Ruder, Sarah Schilmoeller , Tattionna Strozier , Matt Walter, William Wells, Alexander Younes
Kim Tran Le Tran Brianne Travis
Shan Tmg Dominic Urdiales
Olivia Vanderford
Robert Ferrel Miguel Figueroo Gavin Fisher
Leyla Hilsabeck Xavier Hof erer Ellee Hohbein
Angus rbpper
Elizabeth Fleming Ethan Fleming
Drake rbpper
Cassandra Howland
Zoie Fleming
Alexis Hubbard
Brandon Prokop Rayna Pytlik Kinsl e y Ragland
Victor ia Ramirez Nyakhan Rang
Comar Reed
Tucker Reitz
Not pictured: Saif Abbas, Za inab
AI-Zubiad i, Kamron Bienka , Bobby Buzby , Sean Gamb le, Angelina Hanson, Sean Jardine, Kacey Johnson, Dante Kolb , Isaac iede~eses, Al e x Sim etich, Je Von Sm ith , ~aym ond Stroz ier
What
are y ou m ost ex cited for in 8th grade?
"I' m looking forward to doing the yearoook p ublications class, photo hoQ, cience experiments, and US hi tory class." Kai C.
"I am mot excited for decidin& a cla that I would like, like art or world language.' Megan M.
'To be the oldest kids in the chool." Logan M.
(Oockwise from left): Justin E. catching up on hi reading. / Riley K. trying to help out Ja cee . by fixing her hair before their school pictures / Gillian F. doesn't want anyone to knrn: her cards during a game of mash Up at Board Game Club.
(Oockwise from top left): Jason F. and Trenton all dr up for their social tudies kit . / Mr. hwaninger' 7th period art class participating in Black Out Day. / Adrian C p utting his best face forward while he, athan M., and lan H. wait in line for Picture Day. / Kate J. i not irnpr with Mr. Orton' antics / Juli H. and Jada H. digging into their heep eye di tion lab. / Alex . always has time for a picture.
(Background): 0birma A. and crew taking a breather during PE class.
Caden Bertram Lexi Biern6oum
--c-- T Tyler B isrop
Lilli an Car ver
Ethan Ceder berg A li cia Chester Cole Coffe y
Kyrah Hobo-Daile y
Jada Hall Layne Haller-Hergenrader
Ethan Hallett Aidan I-land Nolan Haney
M o thew Kopplin
Jacob KLX1lrnon
~ ...c:a Emma Langornas
Madison Lanum Alison Larson Paris Laws Emma Leifert Lucas Lenhoff
Braydon Schmersal Haley Sdmidt Haley Sctoles Genesis Scron
t'h:t,Sch-oeder
He Seip
Not p ictured: Haider Al -N idaw i, lysh ia Breazile, Nathan Cos t e llo, Soph ia Co x, Nikon Deng , Andrew Fisher, O livi a h Holr o y d , Eve li na Kova l, Mazie McNeil , lzaiah Morris, Rashayla Stroz ie r
1: LOOK WHAT I GOT. Dylan I. hows part of hi heep' e e he cut out during science cl 2: Jl]Sf REI.AX. Kaitlyn M., Morgan H., Jameson R. , A ery H., olan B. Seanna P. , and Alex A dressed up for Lazy Day 3: BUILT TO PERFECTIO Carsen 1 putting his hands to work, molding d ay in Mrs. Hansen' class 4: 11-IUMBS UP. Kalyn W . and Maddie A durin° PE cl 5:
--, IAUGH Our LOUD. Carson F. and Enuna L find time to laugh during drama practice. 6: HI 11-IERE. Ben A giving the camera av a ve while warming up for hi soccer game. 7: ALL MILES: Ayla P. taking time to pose for the camera. : EYES O TI-IE PRIZE. enc 0. f ocusino in before the All, City Cross Country Meet. 9: IDK! Alex Q. letting us know how hi character feel during hi social tudies kit. 1 : TIGHT SQUEEZE. Kaitlyn C. oe tting a feel for tight la e hip quarte 11: DRIVE ! Cole C. ae tting pass a Pound defender n the wa to the bucket. 12: AY CHEESE! atali ah L enjoying herself during cl 13: FOCUSED. A group of th grade oo concentrating on their cl work.
Henr y Xi ao Hannah Ye lli rg Zane Ycx.ker M ad ison Yueill
E hon Zaboro wski Dan iil Zakladniy Rodom ir Zaklodn yy
ENANIGANS
Everybody 's favorite week of the school year: Spir it Week. Each da y represents something different and it on ly comes around once a year A lot of people participated each day by dress in g up. Which day was your favorite?
You might be wondering how teachers decide on what days to put into Spirit Week. According to Ms. Dieh l, "Student Council makes the choices . They brainstorm ideas, then consol idate them. After that , there 's a value vote. Each student gets to vote for three days. Then they narrow the choices down to the five days of that week.
Lastly, they ask Mr. Schulenberg for approval and move forward. "
1: Black Out Day i one of the most popular Spirit Week events. Mrs. Jurgens' vocal music class had one of the biggest turnouts in the school, with almost 50 tudents in her clas.5 dres.5ing up. 2: th grade teachers making their best student impersonations. 3: Mr. Thatcher' class dressed up as a "throwback" to past movies and events. 4: Alaa I. taking full advantage of Lazy Day. 5: Renee G. looking very teacher professional. 6: Watching her friends make funny faces, Alexis H. hows off her Pink Out Day spirit. Pink Out Day is the most participated day of pirit Week. 7: Going all out are
me of Mr. Van Bibrer' tudents. Thi year, tudent Cbtmcil decided Lazy Day h uld be on the irit Week calendar. "Monday is perfect for Lazy Day. Everyone' tired anyways."
It alwa ys seems lik e students ' persona liti es and att itu des change when Spirit W ee k comes around. Ms Diehl said, ' I think the energ y changes People are e xc ited. My favor it e part is watching ever y one pour out from the buses and see ing all the ways the ki ds dressed up. Overa ll the school has good vibes throughout the w eek " School spirit is strongest dur in g Spirit Week. Students, teachers, even janitors and secretar ies participate. Everyone is into it and nobod y w ants to miss out.
Wh a t W as Yo ur Fav orit e Day?
Le ilani B
Defini te ly Pink Ou t D a y It w a s funn y see ing a bunch o f he g uys w ear ing tutus.
Ja ne ssa D
All o f hem I r ea lly p ut eff or into B la ck Ou Day because a lo of the stuff in my ward ro be is black.
Taneesha C
Pink Out because it supports breast cancer a wareness, and it look s pr e tty cool when you're covered in all pink
Cass id y M
Throwback Thursda y because a lot of people had cool costumes. I a lso have lots of p ink clothes so it was a lo eas ier o partic ipa e
M ad ena A.
Pink Ou t Da y! Because it' s Pl K!!
Be r yln S
Blackout D a y bec ause it's f un w ea r ing black.
My a h A.
Pin Ou beca use almost e verybody ge ts into it, it' s a pretty ea sy day to d e ss up f or a d Pink Out s always bee n a tra d ition a Schoo
Batoo l A.
Lazy Day! It w a s really fun to dr ess up with e veryone e lse
Col by L.
Blackout because I got to w ear a fa e beard.
(Clockwise from top) : Mr Jurgens' th Gr ade Vocal Music class cozies up t o take a picture for Lazy Day . / Fall Publications class dr es up for Pink Out D ay Several tudents brou ght in extra accessories including blankets , h a ts , and robes. I th Grader T a lor C. really took the t erm " wap " t o heart. She even wore a fake boot so she wo uld ma tch Mr. Witte / tudent~ T eacher wa p Day h ad all rts of f unn outfits, but A yden D. went above and beyond dr ina up like M. Diehl.
Sdttfff Staff
Schoo has a lw a y s had a fam ily see each other ever y day a t feel to it, espec ial ly between the school , but they also lik e to get st aff. Off ice staff member , Kym Le , together outs ide of sc hoo l. Many
sa y s, "It' s a fam ily because w e do go t o hi g h sc hool spor tin g e v e nts t ea mw or k as a staff , th e teachers, toge th er t o cheer on former us secre taries, and the custodial.
We are he re t o suppor t everybod y " M s. Jorg ensen also sa id "Students are family t oo, w e tr ea t them like our own ki ds. " Not on ly does the staff get to
students, go out to ea t with one another , a nd some e v e n run mara th ons tog e ther! A lot of our teachers have not on ly made lif elong fri e nds here but a lso get to work with them e veryday.
(Clockwise from top left): Mr. Fickes, Mrs. Tunjes, Mrs. Jurgens, Mr. Witte, Ms. Jorgensen , Mr. Thatcher, Mr. utter, Mr. White, Coach Ka an, Mr . Le , Mr. wif t, Mr . Mac, Mr. Jones, and Mr. hulenberg
That's why our staff is f ea tu red he r e in th e yearbook as a hear t, because Schoo is one b ig family , and everyone is doing their part .
Scott Heiser Jemifer Herling Michael Hix
Jody Joel
Darryl Jares
Yono Jares
April Jorgensen
BEAT. Having g r the beat is crud r and 8th grader R. does thl job w
BandJ IAT
When y ou think about a band , maybe you think of your favor it e rock group that you want to see. Chances are that y our first th ought won 't go stra ight to Schoo 's instrumenta l band but the ki ds in thes e groups deserve it.
"I love th e music that I can perform for my family ," says Quentin W. , an 8th grade trumpet player , "and w o rkin g with the other grades t o make mus ic t oo ."
The bands r ehearse all y ea r for th e ir two or three concer ts a y ear Th e y on ly get one chance t o perform their music cor r ect ly, so they have- to make it count .
"I love that the teamwork between the instruments and the groups really shows at our concert That 's what makes us so good ," says Quent in. When it's a ll sa id and done, they're not l ·ust doing it for the applause, they 're doing it because they ove it.
"For me, music is my life ."
(Clockwi e from far left): BIGGER AND BEITER. Playing the baritone, or euphonium, th grade band member Alexandra A is focused throughout the song. "I'm reall excited for high school band," tates Alexandra. "I can't wait to see what music the throw at u ." / OUT OF TREBLE On their clarinets, atalie G. and Kalen L receive help from their band teacher, Mr. imodynes. "Mr. imodynes is an awesome band teacher, " say atalie. " ixth grade was only the second year I had been playing my instrument. 1broughout 6th and 7th grade, he helped me with it." / PATIENilY WAITING. Anthony . intend 1 king over hi music. I BLOWING A WAY 1HE CDMPETITIO
Practicing their parts, th grader A very H., Matthew K. , and Quentin W. focus in on the beat. The all play trumpet for the band.
RCNESTRA
H e re a t Sch oo, w e have t wo o r ches tras : th e 7th / 8th grad e o r ches tr a a nd th e 6th g rad e
Wh ile th e y bo th ha v e th e sa me co ncep t, th e y' r e b o t h e qual ly diff e r e nt in th e ir o wn w a ys
"I r e al ly just li ke ha v ing a n e xt ra act iv ity th a t I chose t o be a pa rt o f ," sa y s sixth grade r Ke nned y B .
"I lik e th a t it is some t hing tha t ge t s us mo r e inv ol v ed in ou r school whil e still hav ing fu n "
Whil e it' s real ly fun to pa rti c ipa t e in some thi ng th a t y ou lo v e, it
t a k e s a lo t of hard w or k dur ing cl ass a nd t ha t 's w hat stu de nts an d fr ie nds o uts id e of o r che stra do n't ge t t o see
"G o ing into 6 th grade, y o u ge t t o st a rt t o p la y a lot ha r de r mu sic, but in th e 7th a nd 8 th grade o r ches t ra , it ge t s e v e n ha rd e r ."
But, th e ir hard w or k pa y s o ff wh en th e y ge t t o see t he a ud iences sm ili ng faces ofte r t he ir pe r for~ances.
(Oockwise from top right : LOW NOTES BIG SOUND Getting ready to play, Gacby B. gets her instrument ready fo r rehearsal. She pla the bas.5, the lowest tring instrument in the family / 0 1HE MU IC listening as rehearsal commences, Ethan C, Seanna P., and Kylee W. listen to Mr. imooynes' instruction./ FOCU I KEY. When it comes to playing the cello, Otloe D. gives all her attention to the music. ith only two cellos in the 7th/ th o rchestra, they work hard so they're not overpowered by the rest. / ALL GCX)D TES. As Emerson T beams into the camera, Dominic F. pa attention. Both eighth graders are violinists continuing into high sch lat nh tar / SCHOO FIRSTS. Congratulating themselves for the great performance, the 6th grade orchestra poses after their December 6th concert at Sch 'The ma;t different part is the fact we get to tune our instruments on our o wn." sa Anna W.
Why did y o u jo in c ho ir?
Ann a W.
1get to sing with my friends and nobody will t e ll me to stop :
Franki e C
·you get to make good friends and memories. ·
Alyssa H.
·1 lik e to sing and it's an activ ity you can do w ith your friends :
Ke n d al M
·it's someth ing I like t o do in my fr ee tim e ·
Lilli anC
' I like to sin g and I sing w a y too much:
Re nee G .
"It's one of my favorite things to do. ·
Ev e lyn V.
'It' s fun and I love t o sing."
Wh a t is y o ur f a v o rit e so ng 7
Re nee G
' Jes us Take the Wh ee l , because I r ea lly lik e wh at the artist is trying to say. ·
Lillian C
"Drive by Incubus. I lik e it beca use the rhythm is re ally nice and it' s an older song ."
Ba yl a Y.
·1r I Ain't Got You. It' s a song that has meaning and is not overplayed and it has emo ti ons that are true a nd mea nin g ful."
Jillian S
"Hea th ens . It has de t a fls tha t descr ibe the things that are hard in life.'
Alaa I.
"Bea utiful. It talk s about ~ in g y ou rse lf and not le tting stuff bring y ou do wn."
(Clockwi e from top left) : A group of ky h awk Singers prepare for their next performance. / tudents aiting to tart rehear al / Choir warming up their voio / Alaa I. and organ perfecting their pitch. / Mr. Tunges and Mr. Jurgens, the teacher who run the h awk for the cam ra.
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Cas t List
Trista Armstrong - Becky
Parker Barr y - Mary Sue Bett y Bob / Billi e
Lexi B ie rnbaum - Myra
Alexis B la ckw e ll - Ab igai l / Queen of Boola Boola
Emm a Cappel - Edwina
Taylor Cumbli dge - Anni e
Ta neesha Curovi c - Franki e (Frank )
Koe n Di e trich - Vladimir / H ar ry
Log a n Elli o tt - Bob by
Payt o n Ha tt e n - Scott
Rea nna H a vlat - Ke lli / William
Ashlyn Hott - Pe riwinkl e / Fa ir Fo rkm o th e r
Marshawn a Ka pk e - Susi e / Ann e Va n Bur en / Tal e nt Sco u!
Ka itlyn Mich ae lson - Aphr o dit e / Chef Lu d mill a
M a ddi e Pa yne - Kati e Spoo nappl e
Nico Perez - C o r de ll
Kati e Tomasek - Carri e / So noma
Jay Wils o n - Lol a
Que ntin Wotruba - Lar s / Farm er Je rry
Whowasvour
favorite character?
Maddie I.
M y favo rite char a cter i Katie because h e h ad an inter es ting personality and was smart.
Taylor C.
Annie. She thinks she can do anything
Mar hawna K.
•M y favorite character is Becky because she's energetic and upbeat, and really my tyle.
Tri ta A
Becky because she's energetic and fun.
Logan E. fubby. I like the way he gets put into the story and feels pressured but till comes o ut on top.
ReannaH
Kelly because she h a d some very good dance mo ves
(Clockwise from top left): Trist~ 1(\.showing her Paw Paw school pmt. / Jay W . and Koen D . lead the ensemble in a dance number. / Ashlyn H and Alexis B. singing their parts on stage. / P ayton H. trying to energize Logan E. backstage / Kat:1e T sings her solo while Lexi B. "plays the keyboard. "/ The fall drama class ends their show on a high note.
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SLAND ,R.
(Clockwise from top left): Toren tarting one of the opening cenes as Papa G . I adi W. taking a break from rehearing. / The ensemble practicing ne of their group ng . / The ign of a tudied cript , highlighted lines. / Arnani M. and lor kneel for Papa Ge. I alani W. and Jaiden T. watching their classmat practice.
Whowasvour
favorite character?
Madi Z.
Kianna P.
Andr ea . She tole someone' man and married him ju t like that.
Aly a K.
PaPa Ge. He has much power and can control you, even kill ou. And that ' awesome.
Kyler H. _
aka. he drop mang people' heads to knock ense into them.
Papa Ge. H e' furm
Parker B
I like Andrea he' that ' character that ju t comes in and teals the man.
aw .
PaPa Ge. He tarted out mean and cruel but in the end he felt comp ion and that was funny to watch.
Alaina
Emilie. he has a reall I oice.
Soror Alok a - Erzulie
Par ker Barry - Ti Moure
olan Benbow - Tonton Julian
Lilly Cole - Gossiper 6 / Vil lager 2
Sophia Cox - Mama Euralie
Franki e Curren - Agwe
Maddie Davis - Gossiper 4 / Villager 5
Juw li en Ed igima - Danie l' s Son
Kai Flowers - Storyteller 4
Pay on Hatton - Villager 8
W il son Jones - Daniel
Emma Langomas - Stor y te ll er l
Kaitlyn Michae lson - Stor y te ll er 2
Now Now - Vill ager 7
A la ina ovacek - Asoka
Ada yl ee O'Hern - Stor y te ller 3
Toren Schu ltz - Papa Ge
Jera y sha Sha ckl eford - Goss iper 2 / Vil lager 3 / Villager 6
Brod y Vesely - Gatekeeper
ala ni W hee ler - Gossiper 3 / Goss iper 5 I Vill ager l
Ja y Wil son - Gossiper l / Vill ager 4
M a di Wi cig - Li le Ti M oure / Li ti e G irl / Peasa nt G irl
Ouen ti n W otruba - Dan ie l' s Father
M adi Ze iger - An d rea ..
Sc
hoo has a v ar ie ty of clubs f iiled with grea t st uden t s w anting to participate and teachers willi ng take time outside of school t o spo ns or Clubs range from bu il ding w it h Legos to helping the commun it y and th e world around them. For e xamp le, thi s y ear Change for Change has ra ised money to build a we ll in Ecuador . Our We Scare Hunger campa ign sa w us donate over 700 f;_)ounds of food to the Lincoln Food t)an k. A lso, our slam poetry team is still the on ly midd le school competing ~ga ins t hi gh school students in all of N ebras ka. No matter your interest, hopefu ll y you can f ind a way to get invo lved outs ide the classroom.
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Th e Schoo sla m poe try team is more than writi ng poe ms a nd p ouring out their f ee lings.
Sure , the y spe nd time once a week g e ttin g
t oge th e r, w a tching ever-yone perform an d c riti q uin g eac h o ther 's work. But it' s not ju st for th e mse lves . Th e students on th e team a re th e r e t o compe t e . Not even with stud e nts th e ir ag e
In N ebras ka , th e re is an org a ni za tion c a lled
Loude r th a n a Bomb (LT AB). LT A B o rganizes slam poe try bo uts where sch o ol s co me and compe t e b y performing their p oe ms This year , Schoo w as o nce again t he only mi dd le school
t o ha ve a t e am , competing ag 9in st 4 2 other hi g h sc hoo ls! That makes it quite a ch a ll~nge fo r o ur p o ets.
"Watching som e of the high sch ool e rs ' poems, yo u could t e ll the y were really d ee p." says Trinity H. "The more we watch e d , th e mo re we could learn that our poems could've b ee n a littl e more like that ."
"W e re a li ze d a ft e r w atc hing the hi g h sc hoole r s th a t w e had a lot mo r e w o rk t o do." sa y s
Juwli e n I. "We st opped w o rryin g abou t th e sco r e s a nd w e r e go in g fo r fun."
Just like mos t o ther act iviti es, th e sla m poe t s go t a lot o ut o f th e ir LT A B e xper ie nce a nd w a nt t o con tinu e it in th e futur e
"I definit e ly w a nt t o co ntinue sla m p oe try d ur in g hi g h sc hoo l." sa ys Juwli e n I. "It' s a r ea lly good w a y t o ge t y o ur op ini o n o ut o n specifi c thin gs."
"I lik e th e co mmunity a nd e v er y one is r e ally supportive ." ad d s Ka i F. "N obod y la ug hs wh e n we talk about se ri o us thin gs "
(Oockwise from top left) : Juwlien I. watching a teammate practice a poem. / Mason M. adding me writing to one of his performance pieces . / Jada H. scribbling down me ideas. / LTAB coaches discussing wh r to take Hal igh ' poem next. / Trinity H. and R leigh G. taking a break from practicing.
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On February 9 , th e
coo kin g club run by Ms. Yost and Ms. Stepp had ,IA th e members create a 1111 spaghetti and noodles
:Irecipe from scratch . They learned a healthy alternat ive to th e Ill conventional bo xed
Unood les and sauce, which they loved and sa id th e y would def ine tly use at home!
(Pictured top to bottom): H ayden . I me of the frequent member of board game club. / McKenna C. I Gillian F. / Julian V.
The board game club is where everyone in Schoo can come and en joy play in g games with others The club inclu des 7th graders G illi an F., Korben S., Tyler M. , Lucio C , and 6th graders Julian V , Matthew P., and Angel C The variety of d iff erent board games makes it a littl e hard t o ju st choose one favor it e , but every member had a different favorite . "Gett in g to see Korben and G illi an happy," w as Tyler M 's favorite part about show in g up t o Board Game C lu b every Wednesday. We also asked what their favor it e board game was and /v~atth ew had a r eal ly unique response . "Any game that's in - --. fr on t of me ." Th e final quest ion e v e ryone cou ld ag re e on one r esponse. Th e board game club is wh e r e e v e ryon e in Schoo can come and e njoy p la yin g games with others.
Most peop le might just think of U 0 or Go Fish when you 'r e thinkin g of card games. But the in dustry has really
tak e n off with titl es like Magic, Vanguard, and Pokemon.
Th ese games really a r e more than just luck "Th ere is luck involved, but ther e 's also a large amoun t of skill needed. Each card has differen t ab iliti es, can be used at certa in tim es, and you need to know ho w to use each one .· says Tyler T. So when you see these students p lay in g , know they 're us ing a lot of skill and bra in power to do w e ll.
Lego C lub met sporadica lly throughout the semesters.
• Lego Club is a great wa to be crea tiv e, working on new pro jects, and letting your imagination run wild!
The tallest current LEGO tower in Milan has
(Clockwise fr m top): Tyler T., Matthew K., Zander K., De lyn D., and Tremaine M. playing Vanguard in the library. / A group f tuden learning how to play one of the man card club games. I Lego Club Participants deciding what brick hould be added to their creations. / oah T., Daniel B., and Calleigh T. looking over each other' cards.
ELL•FIE
Jacob K. jo ined Sc ience Ou iz Bow l because he loves math and his abi lity to do math well would help the team. "I t actually is pretty fun for me to use my ski ll s for the team. "
Mrs. Wehner said that a lot goes into Science Ouiz Bow l. "About 10 to 15 students show up to each meeting and 5 students went to the actual qu iz bowl at Wayne State College. We had to be at Huntington Elementary School at 5:45 in the morning with all the other middle schools competing from Lincoln. "
The team would meet every Thursday from September to February. They would go over pract ice questions, discussed rules, went over • strategies for toss up questions, and practiced bonus questions. In the end , all that hard work paid off. Schoo Middle School 's Sc;ience Quiz Bowl team got 4th place out of 40 teams!!
(Omnterclockwise from top): Jacob K. enjoying practice / Ian K., Gavin D., Ethan C, Jacob K., and Dominic F. posing at Wayne State, celebrating their 4th place finish I Mrs. Wehner preparing the kids for competition / The science quiz bowl team in action.
1. Students spraying Mrs. Hall,Schmeckpeper as she bikes her way through the silly string car wash. 2. Dominic F. showing off his sheep's brain during the science fair. 3.
works on a project during SfS class. 4.
and Saylor S. sharing a laugh during spring drama practice. 5. Jaycee M. getting psyched to run at the All-City croo; country meet. 6. Kiya I. sewing her fabric for her KS pillow. 7. A very H. glancing over at the camera.
8. Nico P. showing he's all smiles during leader hip class. (Background): Cameron A. looks on as he waits to get his student picture taken.
Ohvia W.
Delaney W.
Stra
The students of Schoo thi nk t ha t the y know the ir words from Eng li sh class . But li tt le do the y kno w th a t • everybod y, even teachers , can 't get every word r igh t.
We asked some people at Schoo what they really think of the really strange words and phrases that come out of th is Engl ish language.
L.: An elf.
Alexi B.: A murf earth.
Jaida L.: A plant or something.
REAL DEFINITIO : a plot of land.
•Oa lee 0. and Miya B.: That face you make en you say something ri ky.
s. Mac: Poop.
vin M.: A scoreooard
: An endangered
Kai C.: mething like cradling a bab
Aiden D.: I don't know a cradle.
ichole C. and Ava W.: Teamwork.
REAL DEFINITIO : A m used in Scotl
rEmma L.: An exotic Mexican fruit.
Evelyn V.: Knocking on apples.
REAL DEFINITIO : An ignorant or unsophi ticated per n.
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Alex Q.: Falling off a bunk bed. Dominic F.: a deer.
. REAL DEFINITIO : A hee I ena K. and
rts underwear. paghetti.
Mr. Fickes: Ripping apart, like pag hetti.
REAL DEFINITIO : Being ripped apart by a black h ole
Ricky .: A spark; the plural form of a ports fork.
REAL DEFINITIO : Music term th at means udden emphas i .
Teri
"I was running down th e stairs and ml" k shoes w ere really she So when I got to t e bottom , I sl ipped afnd • to the pole or ran 1n " the doors.
- Leslie H.
"I use to lik e thi s gudy d I heard he 11!<: e an bac k. Then , he told m~e he did. It w as a littl e w e ir d because I a lso lik ed so meone
I I d idn 't w ant to ese •d th at so I ju st sa 1 say , , . t o th a t I w asn t god1n g h t date anyone an _ t a I didn 't want him to hate me. He said he didn 't so I blushed and walked away.
Keairra E.
"My voice crac k ed during class one da y, and everybod~ laughed at me.
-Matthew K. -
OMENTS
"I went to Schoo 's seventh grade dance ·th this guy that I V:as friends with. Anyways, everybody that was there was trying to push us together because we t d ·o next to were s an I II ·t each other . vera 'c{ was really awFkwar
-Gi lli an
"It was the first day ,of school. A kid I di?n t know was walkingd past me and wave to me , at least I thought. It turned out he wasn 't waving ~o but the ki d behind m~e When I turned II around , they wl"ke I looking at me I f was some sort ~ . a crazy person
-Brody A
"I w as go in g down h the stairs from the 8t grade area . I lost my balanced , tripped , and fell flat on my" face at the bottom.
- Isaac P.
"I felt sick last year, but my mom sti ll made me go to school . I w ent to brea kfa st and my friend kep t ticklin g me . Well , one thin g led t o ano ther , -=1 I threw up all ana d. She • over my fr1en " had to go home
-E ll ee H.
"I walked int o the door going into ~.lass. I'm awesome
-Maddy A
"One day teaching , I was sittin g on ;:11 I padded stool. sh scooted forwar~:l t e buttons on my 1eha~ s make a noise t a made it sound li ke 11 f t d I did not fart. ore It was the button o nf m pants! But none o yy students be lieved m • "That's me, say ing , Id what someone w~f· sa y if they fa rte · -Ms Seuferer
UNGER
For th e third ye r in a row , W e Scare Hung e r is an e v e nt that allows students t o participat e in a ~olunt ee r oppor tunity be y ond the classroom. Ah ead o f tim e , tw o of our schoo l's clubs, Student Council and Pro jec t Peace, work t ogether to p lan this e vent and prepar e bags th a t th e food will be put in Students hand th e bags ou t to Fal lbrook residen t s a w ee k before th e food is t o be p icked up Inform a ti on is a lso posted on the Fal lbroo k w ebs it e
This y ear, on Black Out Day, students w a lk ed around the ne ighborhood collecting non-perishable foods for the Food Ban k . Schoo co ll ec ted a t ota l of 7 42 pounds of food. As a part of th e M e t o W e Movement , Schoo p ledged to make a change in our com munity. W e Scare Hunger w as on ly one of the many steps to becom ing a W e School. It showed us that if w e al l w or k t oget her w e can ma k e a bigger difference than a ll standing alone Together w e are stronger Together, w e are W e .
(dockwise from to2): Most of the tudents who participated in We Scare Hunger 2016. / Teacher and Parents helped by transporting all the food gathered from the FallbrooK neighborhood. / Five barrel , equaling 742 pounds, was donated this year.
REO
Some of our 7th and 8th gra rs got a rare and 1.11ique chance to go t C hi cago a at end We Day. W Day was built on the idea of kid empowermel")t ,. know ing that any e, no matter their age can make a difference. The students that got t go witnessed real change happeni g in the wodd and ard stories of those who ave suffered oppressioo. -'----'- "" '"''"'n they returned, ey were read o inspire otoors, ready to rally them to them o t
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There are a lot of ways to prepare for any test. Some people say that you should get a good night's sleep or eat a good breakfast. But , how do YOU prepare for a big test? Each studen t has their own personal strategy .
"I usually just wing it. If we are having a test that week , th en I study every night like homework. " sa ys Tyl er T. "If it is a vocab test then when I am done with it, I look over and see if I missed any. When I study for math t es ts, I make problems up in my head if I get stuc k. Then I try solving it with different numbers then do the actual problems."
"I study the night before and again when the teacher gives us tim e at the beginning of class so I can be fully prepared. " Alison L. explains So next time you have a test, maybe· try one of these different ways to study or review so you are ready for your test!
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Study hard ( r ooring) subjects fir t.
Get those ubjects ut of the way while you're awake and fresh and not sl ping.
Take breaks.
Give yourself a chance to relax. rudying for hours at a time drains your energy and focus.
Be organized.
Make a plan of what ou need to tud for and what homework you have.
Find a specific stu dy place. Your lxxiy can sense where you are. Once you're there, it will know it' time to concentrat~
Don't get too comfortable. Laying down or in your f test couch will make your lxxiy tired and you won't focus as much.
Work in group It keep everyone accountable, more fun, and engaging. But don't get off task!
Be aware of what breaks your attention. If u ha e the 1V on, do you end up watching it. find what di tracts you and try to av id it.
Info from The l.hiversit of California-Berkeley • h p://slc.berkeley.edu/
ISSION
(From top to bottom): hlyn H. u ing the library after school to fini h up some sch lwork. / 7th grade tudents oetting to w rk in Mr . Perez cl / . J 1 di u ing me reading as.5igned to rgio L. / Brittan K and aryam A putting t ether a project on their Orr meoooks.
ECISIONS
This y ear 's eighth graders need a place t o go next y ea r for high school. But , wh e r e are th e y going? In Lin col n, there are si x public high schools, a handful of private schools, and e v e n some op ti ons outside of Lincoln. Th ere are a lot of things to consider wh e n dec idin g which school to go to, lik e location, academ ic programs, extracurricular act iviti es, and if it would be a good fit for you personally.
Denise Leonard - East High School
"I want to go t o East High School because I like the school and it is one of the better schools in th e city.· •
Korbin Arnold - Lincoln High School
"First of al l, my siblings went to Lincoln High. I'm also familiar with the school and I want to do the IB (International Baccalaureate) program. I was thinking about going to North Star because most of my friends are going there. "
Des t aney Green - Northeast High School
"I would go to Northeast because it's closest to my house. It mak es it more convenient for me and my family.
Katie Tomasek - North Star H igh School
"I want to go to North Star inst ead of Northeast because it's closer to where I liv e and they might have better classes in the two different schools. I haven't chosen wher e I'm go in g yet hough."
We want ed to know what w e nt int o someone 's dec ision to enroll in a certa in schoo l.
After an 8th grade survey , w e found out that a ll six public hi g h schools w e r e go in g to have at least o ne student from Schoo Th e r e 's even a group that is looking outsid e LPS Hopefully this he lps y ou co nsider what's importan t as y ou think about your high school decisions.
- Lincoln East Lin col n High
Lincoln North eas t
Lincoln North Star
Nataliyah Lozano - Southeast High School
"I want to go to Southeast because my sib li ngs went there. My best friends , Shane ll and Larissa , are going there. I had to pick between this and Lincoln High because it's closer to my house and Josh is going ."
M yah Anderson - Southwest High School
"I'm going to Southwest because I really like the block scheduling and their volleyb a ll coach. I debated between there and North Star because most of my friends are going to North Star and it's close to my house. ·
Parker Barry - Other (Raymond Centrall
"I need to decide between the different opportunities I will have at Raymond Central or Lincoln High. Raymond Central is a smaller school and they off er agricultural classes , but Lincoln High has an amaz ing arts and drama program and lots of track and field opportun iti es.
Lincoln Southeast
Lincoln SouthwestOther -
by K. , trac k: "I can 't w a it to s t running and gett ing better in my events ."
-.-~., stedt, g irls ' baske ba ll: "W e a really good group of g irl s this year. "
__ __,c h Thatcher , soccer : "I lik ed seeing everyone improve throughout the season ."
oiel , girls ' basketbal l: "Th is n was a lot of fun We did well and it was cool to see I the player im provement ."
e kah S., g irl s' basketba ll: ' It super e xciting! I can 't "':' a it do it aga in next year!
or S , track: "I can 't wait for o jump so I can get better ."
&Caroline, cross country: ' I proved at eac h meet by ad icing and finding a pace worked for me each time.
kie C., volleyba ll: ' Ou r best tch was aga inst Scott. Even ough we lost we still worked really hard. "
.-,_.,...,nt W ., cross coun try: "Th is son was awesome. Can 't wait fo r ne xt year ."
t B ., boys ' baske tball: ' Our k etba ll season w e nt pretty w e ll this year '.
I an K., soccer : ' It wa s a fun and e xcit ing season ." •
Je Von S., boys ' basketball : The tournament was fun and cool to plo y in ·
li e S. , g irls ' basketball : ' This oson was fun. It w as a good ear with my teammates ."
Lyn dsey R. , voll e yball: ' My bes t match was when w e w e up against Scott ."
gan S., g irl s' basketball: 'I y team and I ha~ a lot of fun this season
than M., bo y s' bas ketba ll : " basketball jamboree was cool and fun to play in.·
um H., track: "Be ing able to to All-City ,· since I couldn 't 90 st year , would be e xciting
lby, volleyball: "We pla y ed good, especially whe~ we ,on aga in st Goodr ich.
en J., cross countr y: 'I was as a good y ear for us. ·
Oliv ia v o ll e yball : ' It w as a super fu~ and great season! '
ntin W. , track: ' I can 't w a it I can do long jump aga in."
S., soccer : "Winnin g every me was my favor it e th ing this season ."
R l3 fllf= r, cross country : MY e part of the yea[ w as he All-City Meet.
G irls got 3rd at All -C ity!
t a yl a , v o ll e yball: ' I be li e v e t w e ga v e a ll of our eff o[ nd rea lly became a t ea m.
an ill , soccer : ' This was a ood year to p lay soccer at Schoo."
URS
Another year of Schoo teams dom inat ing on the p lay in g field. Mr. Whit e had to take over for Mr. Witte at the beginn in g of the year as athletic director. He said he had some trouble at first but he had a li ttle help from th e coaches and it came with ease as it went on ' It was so fun ,' Mr . White said. "If I have the chance , I w ou ld love to do it. <;1gain. Hopefully it's under different circumstances. · Mr. Whit e took over because Mr. Witte tore his Achilles tendon a t th e end of last summer.
Lots of kids th oug ht the season went very well. Like 8th grader Taylor C "I had so much fun playing soccer this year ," she said. "The best part about th e season w as when the coaches p layed with us at practice. I started playing soccer because my sister pfayed and then I th oug ht I had t o do it too. " Her biggest supporter was her dad. "My dqd coac hed me and he pushed me . to w or k harder and become the soccer p layer I am today.
Brody V. also had a gre sports yea r. He ran q co untry an d the r eason started to run wa s bee "My dad w as d runne had to run wit him. " ing season we
Overal l, t he bo y s' and g irl s' soccer teams f inished with four wi ns and seven losses. It was a hard fought season w ith ded icated coaches and hard work ing p layers who enjoy play ing the game "We had a great time and it was fun play ing as a team ," says 8th grader Ayden D.
"Success cannot be measured in wins and losses. " says 8th grade girls ' team member , Taylor C. "It can be measured by how much you improve and how hard you try everyday , at practice and at home
(Oockwise from top right): OVER HERE. Throwing the ball back into the game, 8th grader Jacob A. tries to find a teammate. / MINE! Running for po ession, 7th grade goalie Paul K. tries to get to the ball before his opponent. / SKYHAWK O 'THREE. Huddling up the boy ' soccer team had a great time on the field and ended with four wins and seven 1 / TEAM WORK
MAKES THE DREAM WORK. The entire soccer crew gro uped together during practice. / FIGHTING FOR POSillO Kyler H. tries t o runs herself open from her Lux count erp art .
OCCER
I w ish it was longer because it w as so much fun and our t eam was ve r y comm itted and great at work ing together ."
"What did I enjoy most about coach ing? Def init e ly watch ing the players get better through the season and also having a girls ' team for the first time in all of Schoo history. " says head coach Mr. Thatcher. They may have f inished with more losses but they didn 't lose morale and fought until the end.
(Top row} Will I. , Ka iden V. , and Caro li ne E. running their w a y through the Middle School AllCity Meet. I Both bo y s' and g irls ' t eams pause fr om their w o rk out fo r a q ui ck t ea m photo.
(Bottom ro w) : The g irls ' cross coun try team hu dd le up before their turn to run a t All -C ity
Eighth grader M ad i W. (p ictured right) t hought it w as a great year . ' Cross coun try is grea t because y ou create great fr iendsh ips and become closer t o other runners Rece ivi ng encouragement and gett ing high fives as y ou pass b y other runners is a great feeling and k eeps me going when I want to stop '
Teachers here at Schoo Middle School have lots of jobs. One job that many teachers here like to do is coach , like Ms Diehl. Ms. Diehl has been an assistant coach for 8th grade volleyball for the past three years. She said that this year the girls had more fun because it seemed as if they were put in "friendship circles " for their teams. She also stated that the girls got better at working as a team. In general , all the teams got better at moving their feet and communicating with each other.
ri--"'~~:\:Most of the girls had a positive attitude on most of the days." We asked her if she enjoyed coaching and she said, "Yes! Definitely without
I:> huddling together during practice. / adison J. getting ready to return a serve.
(Background): Kinsley R. working on her
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(Counterclockwise from to_p): Angus H. working trls takedowns on Andrew H. / Melanie M. practicing her breakdowns. / Coach Yost explaining technique to the team. / Korbin A. trying to keep Ethan H down.
A smal l group this year , Schoo only has five students that are ab le to wrestle during the Saturday meets. The other 6th graders are a llowed to come and pract ice with the 7th and 8th graders t o prov ide more opportuni ti es to pract ice. While the numbers might be sma ll , th ere seems to be a lo t of fight in these wrestlers.
'' Wrestling is a tough sport It t a kes a lot for th ese ki ds to come back da y in and da y out to w or k hard and get better ." sa y s Mr. He iser.
Hope fully a ll th a t hard w or k pa y s off At the deadline, Sc hoo hadn 't wr est led their first meet.
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Girls' Basketball
This was a year of firsts for g irl s' basketball Not on ly did 7th and 8th grade comb in e for three teams , this y ear also had the f irst "A " team tournament and "B " and "C " team jamboree . "We did not reach our goa l of winning the tournament but I really en joyed the season . We had a really great group of gir ls wh o li stened and w or ked hard. I'm e xc it ed to watch the g irls wh o con tinu e to play in high school and cont inue working with the girls who are coming back. " sa id "A " team coach , Mr. Blomstedt The "A" team lost in the semifinals to Scott . Overall , the teams came together and worked hard. They made more friends and became closer to their team members .
(Clockwi e from top left): Abby K. taking a shot against an Irving defender. / Kinsley R. and Saylor on the sideline waiting to sub in. / Kyhe S. and Rebekah warming up for their game / Mar hawna K., Morgan ., and A very B. running down the court. / Jordan J. pulling down a rebound against Scott.
Ms. Kavan, coach of girls' "A" team, looking on at orth tar High School against Scott Middle School.
Bovs' Basketball
With about 90 boys show ing up for tryouts , boys ' bas k etba ll was qu ite the crowd. The 8th grade had three teams , wh il e the 7th grade had four. "The season has been good, we had a lot of fun We are 2-2 go ing into the tournament ," said Mr DeAmbrose, •the 8th grade "A " team coach. Many of the coaches think that the tournament and jamboree is competitive and exc iting. ''I' m excited. It's new and it will give us a chance to play some teams we didn 't get to play in the normal season. " says Mr Hix, the 7th grade "A " team coach. A_II coaches agreed the boys improved and came toge ther as a team. "We improved a lot. Much better at playing team defense, trusting our teammates, and a more fluid offense. " said Mr. Harmon, coach of 7th grade "C. " Overall , the boys had fun and the coaches enjoyed getting to know the students. Many coaches said how excited they were to see everyone improve.
(Clockwi e from top left): Owen J. potting up for a three pointer. / Sam B. dribbling b a Pound defender. / Caleb B. looking for an openina to hoot. / T ler L. drivina past a defender for a layup. / 7th grade "A" team li tening to Mr. Hix for their trat after the timeout.
ALL 2016
This year 's Fall Publications class started out with a little bit of a struggle without Mr. Witte for almost the first half of the semester, due to his little incident that set us back a little. But, after arriving back to school with lots of help from him , we learned how to make layouts and take better pictures than we had before. The fall semester of publications was hard but the student were able to work through and get a lot done with little time they had.
Blake M.
''My favorite thing was getting to interview somebcx:ly because out of the people I was assigned I chose someone that most people don't know their story and most people wouldn't know their story."
Wilson J
' The hardest thing was having to get intervie from people and trying to get enough words out of them to make a good article or to put onto your page."
Carter P.
"My favorite part would have to be how we get our own time to work on our projects and things because it's more open but knowing there was a deadline at the end of thing ."
Kylie N.
'The hardest thing about publications would be having to do all of the work and making everything perfect for Mr. Witte's liking. "
2017
This y ear 's Spr in g Pub li ca ti ons class w as th e first y ea r Schoo had tw o pub li ca tion s classes in th e sc hoo l year. Because Sp ring Publicati o ns w as in seco nd semester and the y on ly had a quarter t o w or k on this yearbook th e y had to work hard and fast Spr in g Publi ca ti o ns start ed o ff with lea rnin g ho w t o ma ke layou t s and w or k with th e earbook sit e. Pub li ca ti o ns had a r eal ly good y ea r desp it e the f as t rush t o th e dead lin e
Logan E.
"My favorite part ah:}ut publications was being able to meet people and see what others have done to the yearl:x:xk. It' s cool to see all the different personalities through peer' pages."
Chloe D.
"I've been having a lot of fun because it would count as a technology course and I see what we do to put the yearl::x:xJk together. It's fun."
' The hardest thing for me thi year was trying to get everything lined up perfectly and getting it to look gc:xxl."
Evan K
''My favorite thing about publications was having the freedom to work with other as we were still getting our work done. Publications was a fun class to be in this year."
Another year gone by at Schoo. ere may be other middle schools in Lincoln , but not a single one of them is like us. Many of us couldn't imagine fit ting in with a better group of friends. We couldn't im ag in e walking the halls and having better , tions in between classes. We couldn 't imagi relationships we 've formed with classmates and teachers. Or great opportun iti es in the clubs and other activities we hav e ava ilable to us. Or more fun with those around us. Hopefully as thi s year comes to an end you can look back posit ively at the things you did and see that you're more prepared for the things that will happen in the future.
These are all reasons why ...
EMEMBER
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Favorite Book: f '16-'17: Walsworth .
