NEWSLINE DECEMBER 2016

FRESHMEN

Porter Arneson

Cheyenne Banister

Aaron Cruz

Tara DeJacimo

Amanda Dettloff

Brandt Faivre

Marley Kaforski

Raiden Kauffman

True Kempiak

Laurel Kerkman

Elizabeth Kuhn

Nicole Manke

Alexis May

Cassandra May

Cali Olavarri

Duncan Osmund

Anthony Pusateri

Ashton Rodrick

Macy Rodrick

Jack Rogers

Cynthia Sanchez

Alexa Santoy

Candra Simmons

Megan Simpkins

Kaitlyn Thanepohn

Lisa Tordai

SOPHOMORES

Zack Anderson

Lane Bedford

Devin Borchsenius

Jacob Burress

Leah Dolder

Andrew Farrell

Emma Freebairn

Ashley Goodlet

Morgan Hayes

Madison Holdiman

Emily Hook

Jake Huggins

Gabrielle Luna

Mia Martin

Riley McNelis

Payton Osborn

Victoria Pavnica

Cross Pusateri

Juliette Stacy

Malachi Staton

Matthew Svoboda

Susan Tuftie

Kestrel Woeltje

Alexis Woods

Jamie Young

Andrew Zulfer

Brock Zwart

JUNIORS

Trace Berggren

Joseph Bonczkow-ski

Dillan Bowling

Greg Breese

Peyton Dummitt

Brianna Engel

Jakob Frabosilio

Branden Franzen

Kaycie Gavin

Mackenzie Harris

Sarah Hawks

Daniel Hoard

Warren Kaforski

Ben Kirtley

Chad Klinge

Alexandra Koubek

Austin Likeness

Mary Marshall

Brianna McMinn

McKenna Muffler

Becky Rogers

Daniel Schwarz

SENIORS

Savannah Arend

John Bertrang

Alexandrea Beyer

Hannah Bolin

Brad Byrnes

Denisse Carranco

Katlynn Culver

Kiley Decker

Madison Ernat

Maxine Green

Samantha Gunier

Miranda Johnson

Austin Jones

Amber Kartheiser

Robert Kelley

Brittany Kowalski

Jacob Maldonado

Jenna McNelis

Taylor Morganegg

Jacob Nix

Jack O’Hara

Paige Osborn

Robert Searl

Margaret Smith

Jarrid Thorpen

Jordan Timm

Joseph Tordai

Thomas Wehner

Jeremy Wright

Community Unit District #2

Fire Prevention week was held on October 9th – 15th. Kindergarten through third grade classes visited the Serena

Fire Station on Friday, October 14th along with our friends from Harding Grade School. The students learned about

fire safety, tried on fireman gear, had a tour of the firehouse and fire trucks. The kids especially enjoyed being able to

roll up the fire hoses. Thanks to the Serena Fire Department for a great morning.

PTO News

The Serena Grade School P.T.O. held their monthly meeting on Monday, November 7th with teacher representative

Corrine Norem and Kelsey Meyer in attendance.

The P.T.O. generously provided the teachers delicious food during the two nights of Parent/Teacher Conferences.

P.TO. members were in attendance during conferences selling the new Spirit Wear.

The P.T.O. helped celebrate Halloween with the K-5 students on Monday, October 31st. The students paraded

through the streets of Serena and then returned to the school for games and treats.

The PTO sponsored the Scholastic Achievement Breakfast that were held at Serena Grade School on November 1st and

November 2nd. Students in grades 2nd – 8th grade who had achieved A’s and B’s on their report cards were recognized.

Donuts, juice, milk and coffee were served to the students and their families to celebrate their achievements.

Sandwich Opera House Trips

On Friday, October 14th the 4th grade attended the production of “James and the Giant Peach” at the Sandwich Opera

House. The 4th grade students had been reading the book as a class and were excited to see this production.

Baseball Day On Friday, November 4th, Serena Grade School celebrated the Chicago Cubs winning the 2016 World Series. The stu-dents all wore their favorite teams’ shirts and hats and were able to watch the Cubs Victory Parade on the large screen in the gym.

Soccer

The Unit #2 soccer team award’s night was held on Thursday, October 13th. Coach Jeremy Foreman presented letters,

pins and certificates to team members. Team members were: Bradley Armour, Dawson Britt, Madisen Chaplin, Bray-

den Dunaway, Joel Ewing, Brody Faivre, Camden Figgins, Cole Freebairn, Braxton Hart, Connor Holdiman, Nick Jager,

Cooper Langston, Hunter Linder, Autumn Massier, Mason McNelis, Hunter Muffler, Ashton Parks, Ben Shugrue,

Todd Smith, Hudson Stafford, Ivan Stafford, and A.J. Wold.

The Unit #2 soccer team finished the season with an 11-2 record and placed 2nd in the Newark Tournament.

Awards were as follows:

Most Valuable Player: Ivan Stafford

Captain: Connor Holdiman

Offensive player of the year: Connor Holdiman

Defensive player of the year: Cooper Langston

Most Improved: Ben Shugrue

Volleyball

The Serena volleyball awards night was held on Thursday, October 13th. Coach Leona Whiteaker presented letters,

pins and certificates to the team members. The B-team players are as follows: Dani Britt, Jaylyn Clairmont, Alyssa

Engel, Sydney Felesena, Hannah Hardyman, Hannah McNelis and Aubree Thompson. A-team players are as follows:

Peri Arneson, Brittany Behrens, Johnna Clairmont, Emma Holdiman, Abby Johnson, and Lauren McNelis.

A-Team

Most Valuable Player: Emma Holdiman

Top Scorer: Emma Holdiman

Most Improved: Brittany Behrens

Desire & Dedication: All Team Members: Peri, Brittany, Johnna, Emma, Abby and Lauren

B-Team

Husker Hustle: Dani Britt

Top Scorer: Alyssa Engel

Most Improved: Aubree Thompson

Desire & Dedication: All Team Members: Dani, Jaylyn, Alyssa, Sydney, Hannah H., Hannah M., and Au-

bree.

Serena Boys Basketball

Mr. Ron McCaslin is the coach for the Serena Grade School boys’ basketball team this year. The B-team players include:

Bradley Armour, Richard Armour, Jason Denbow, Chance Matusak, Mason McNelis and Kole Stegman. The A-team

players include: Dawson Britt, Dylan Cartwright, Nathan Engel, Austin Ertman, Alex Heiman, Weseley Ihrig, Connor

Holdiman, Trent Johnson, Lane Stegman, and Trevor Thanepohn. Good Luck Boys!

Congratulations to the Serena Grade School Boys A-Team for capturing the 3rd place trophy at the Newark Early Bird

Tournament. What a great start to the basketball season!

Veterans Day

Serena Grade School students along with Serena High School invited Veteran’s to a reception and performance on Vet-eran’s Day, November 11th. The student performance included songs and readings to honor all Veteran’s and members of our Armed Forces. The High School band played the “Star Spangled Banner and each branch of the military’s theme song. The veteran’s in attendance were also introduced to the student body and toured the grade school to see all the Veteran Day projects made by the students.

Students of the Month for October, 2016!!

Kindergarten – Eloise Dierzen

First Grade – Anthony Logue

Second Grade – Maddie Domin

Third Grade – Alex Christoffel

Fourth Grade – Alyssa Engel

Fifth Grade- Briana Skinner

Sixth Grade –Joe Harmon

Seventh Grade –Isabella Rosa

Eighth Grade – Ethan Gaspers

Character Counts – Caring!!!

Serena Grade School would like to congratulate70 students who were nominated and chosen by teachers and staff to

receive a certificate demonstrating friendship and anti-bullying behavior during the month of October as a part of the

Character Counts Education Program. These students are: Kindergarten: Camryn Chapman, Brianna Clark, Jovie

Denbow, Eloise Dierzen, Peyton Evans, Geovany Fiscal, Kailey Heuser, MacKenna McMahan, Logan Sanchez, Adrias

Stanek, Allison Watkins and Marli Woodin. First Grade: Connor Baker, Dane Felesena, Kayjah Frohlich, Kayden Heu-

ser, Keira McNelis, Tereza Ornelas, Scarlett Post, and Tucker Whiteaker. Second Grade: Finley Brodbeck, Jayce

Dobo, Maddie Domin, Camron Halmagyi, Aidan Meador, Jacob Runge, and Allie Todd. Third Grade: Alex Christoffel,

Levi Denbow, Wyatt Gaspers, Dehlilah Hart, Sunny Neupert, Luca Olavarri, and Collin Simmons. Fourth Grade: Jaden

Anderson, Piper Brodbeck, Alyssa Engel, Kala Figgins, Damien Neupert, Michael Ornelas, and Beau Raikes. Fifth

Grade: Richard Armour, Eithun Atkins, Danielle Britt, Jaylyn Clairmont, Jason Denbow, Sydney Felesena,

Hannah Hardyman, Alexandra Keefe, Izabella Neupert, Tony Ornelas, Briana Skinner, and Nathaniel Storey. Sixth

Grade: Brittany Behrens, Libby Borchsenius, Mary Dettloff, Joey Harmon, Jessica Hinkelman, Abby Johnson,

and Michael Marshall. Seventh Grade: Johnna Clairmont, Clark Futrell, Kevin Hinkelman, and Wes Ihrig. Eighth

Grade: Emma Holdiman, Lydia Howe, Sean Kelley, Nick Koltunchik, Ryan Nolasco and Jimmy Woeltje.

Ten student’s names were drawn out of a bucket to receive an extra award. Serena Grade School will be focusing on

the character pillar of Caring for the month of November. Congratulations!

Serena Grade School First 9 Weeks Scholastic Honor Roll

Second Grade Briana Berard (All A’s) Finley Brodbeck (All A’s) Jayce Dobo Madelynne Domin (All A’s) Wesley Hendricks Eric Henert Aidan Meador Jacob Runge Allie Todd (All A’s) Joseph Tuftie (All A’s) Third Grade Marcus Baker (All A’s) Levi Denbow (All A’s) Madelin Dierzen Mykala Felesena (All A’s) Wyatt Gaspers Joshua Morales Luca Olavarri Cash Raikes Ian Watkins Kendall Whiteaker (All A’s)

Fourth Grade Gavin Anderson Piper Brodbeck Alyssa Engel Payton Rosa Fifth Grade Richard Armour (All A’s) Eithun Atkins Danielle Britt Jaylyn Clairmont Jason Denbow Sydney Felesena Alexandra Keefe (All A’s) Briana Skinner (All A’s)

First 9 Weeks Honor Roll 6th – 8th Grade Sixth Grade

Bradley Armour Libby Borchsenius

Mary Dettloff Abby Johnson Jessica Larson

Mason McNelis

Seventh Grade Dylan Cartwright Johnna Clairmont

Weseley Ihrig Lauren McNelis

Isabella Rosa Trevor Thanepohn

Eighth Grade Dawson Britt Nathan Engel

Conner Holdiman Emma Holdiman Charley Hoppis

Trenton Johnson

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

GB – So-monauk – H – 5:30

2’

Student Coun-

cil Blood Drive

3

BB – Hall - H – 5:30

4 5

GB @ Hiawatha

5:30

6

Winter Sports Pictures 2:30

BB – Woodland – H – 5:30

72:01 Dismis-

sal Faculty Meeting

HS & GS Win-ter Concert 7pm

BB @ Seneca (Freshmen) 5:30

8

BB – Earlville/Leland (Soph) H – 5:30

GB – Earlville/Leland (Soph) H – 5:30

9

BB @ Earlville/Leland (Varsity) 5:30

GB @ Earlville/Leland (Varsity) 5:30

10

GB @ Putnam

Co – 5:30

11

NHS trip to

Brookfield Zoo

12

GB – Ottawa – H – 5:30

13

GB @ Coal City – 5:30

14 15

BB @ HBR (Soph) 5:30

GB @ HBR (Soph) 5:30

Board Meeting

16Final Ex-

ams 1,3,5

BB – HBR (Varsity) H – 5:30

GB – HBR (Varsity) H – 5:30

17

BB Serena Soph Tourn

18 19

Final Exams 2,4,6

BB Serena Soph Tourn

20

Final Exams 7 & 8

Semester Ends

2:01 Dismissal Christmas Va-cation

21

No School Christmas Va-cation

GB @ Oregon 4:30

22

No School Christmas Va-cation

23

No School Christmas Va-cation

24

25

Merry

Christmas!

26

BB @ Mar-

seilles Varsity

Tournament

27

No School Christmas Va-cation

BB @ Mar-seilles Varsity Tournament

GB @ Dixon Soph Tourna-ment

28

No School Christmas Va-cation

BB @ Mar-seilles Varsity Tournament

GB @ Dixon Soph Tourna-ment

29

No School Christmas Va-cation

BB @ Mar-seilles Varsity Tournament

30

No School Christmas Va-cation

Classes Resume January 3

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December 2016

Community Unit District #2

2283 N. 3812th Rd. PO Box 107

Serena, IL 60549

815-496-2361

Important Dates to Remember:

December 7, 2:01 Dismissal

December 16, 19, and 20, Final Exams

Dec 21-Jan 2, No School, Christmas Vacation

Classes Resume January 3