Middle School Newsletter

Last year the

students at Cashton

Middle School were

surveyed about ac-

tivities they were

interested in having

at the middle

school. One of the

ideas that originated

from the survey was

a middle school

newsletter which the

students would

report on events and

school happenings

throughout the year.

W o r k i n g

within our student

enrichment choices

during E-Block, stu-

dents originally

worked on articles

two days out every

six. After some

modifications and

changes in schedule

these students vol-

unteered to work on

the newsletter, sacri-

ficing an entire

study hall or finding

time in their own

schedule to complete

their articles. All of

these pieces are

written by the stu-

dents and proofed by

the students them-

selves. The pictures

were selected by the

students and articles

were all decided by

the students. They

have learned a lot

about what it takes

to produce a news-

letter.

- Mr. Bakke

Volume 1, Issue 1

The Middle School “Eagle” Staff

Fall Edition C S D

The Middle School “Eagle”

Special points of inter-est:

7th and 8th grade SCTF summary

FFA Quiz Bowl team ready to rock and roll

Mr. King’s joke

Featured 8th grader interviews

Gabe’s Thought to Ponder

8th graders showing off their “faces”

Athletic Alley 2

Classroom Snapshots 3

Club Corner 4

Student Voice 5

Gabe’s Gallery 5

Meet the Staff 6

Future topics 6

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Pictured: Bottom: Emily Swenson,

Taylor Costello Second Row: Rose

Adams, Breanne Huntzicker, Helen

Flock, Rebecca Gronemus, Karlee

Kirking, Abigail Wendland, Gabe

Anderson Third Row: Mr. Bakke,

Angela Klinkner, Olivia Pieper,

Emma Freiberg, Avrie Butzler, Harley

Hundt, Noel Schmitz, Quinten Fre-

derick Not Pictured: Alexis Schroe-

When asked what they

enjoyed most about

Scenic Coulee Tackle

Football many of the

7th and 8th graders said

they enjoyed hitting

opponents and just

playing a good game of

football. Most of them

believed they had very

successful teams, with

a lot of talent. Scrim-

maging was also a

highlight for them dur-

ing their practices.

Tackl ing, making

plays, and playing ag-

gressively are a few of

the many things that

they love about the

g a m e .

The players on the team

called “The Pack”

consisted of Dillon

Daute, Nick Grone-

mus, Cole Bernett,

Alex Erickson, Mar-

cus Von Ruden, and

Bennett Helgerson.

Their coaches were

Keith Olson and

They were able to

end the season with a

2 - 4 r e c o r d .

The players partici-

pating on the team

“The Honey Badg-

ers” were Brady

Bu t z l e r , D yl an

C a m p t o n , B e n

W en d l an d , an d

Devon Olson. Their

coaches were Nick

Butzler, Dale Wend-

land, and Doug Ol-

son.They ended the

season with a 4-2 re-

c o r d .

The “Dark Knights”

consisted of Gabriel

Anderson, Austin lar-

son, Trevor Hem-

mersbach, and Ethan

Cook. Brian Ander-

son and Terry Mlsna

enjoyed coaching the

boys and helping get

them ready for next

year. Their record for

the season was 1-5.

By: Avrie Butzler

nett, Shelby Hanson,

Katelyn Giesler, and

Jasmine Felch, making

a team of 17. The

coach, Ms. Kelsey

Weibel, supported her

players throughout the

2012 season working

with them and encour-

aging them. The team’s

record was 29 wins out

of 48 games. The girls

never lost more than

three out of six games

in a night. Their last

tournament was at

North Crawford. The

girls ended their season

on a high note tying for

2nd place with North

Crawford.

By: Noel Schmitz

The 7th grade volleyball

team was a hard working

and dedicated team. The

girls participating in-

cluded, Taylor Costello,

Taylor Flock, Taylor

Hanley, Taylor Menzyn-

ski, Autumn Ritter,

Larissa Unseth, Odessa

Hemmersbach, Kyah

Flock, Tiyanna Harter,

Emily Swenson, Heather

Connelly, Laura Zinnel,

C r y s t a l S a l g a d o -

Hernandez, Brooke Ber-

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The Middle school

Cross Country team

overall had a good sea-

son. This season there

was only two girls par-

ticipating. Both girls,

Maddy Leis and CJ

Leis, improved tremen-

dously. Maddy started

off in the season finish-

ing around 27th place

in her meets. In

Maddy’s last meet, she

finished with her best,

2nd place. CJ’s season

also improved; she

went from finishing in

36th place to 14th

place.

By: Harley Hundt

Middle School CC

SCTF Run-down—7th and 8th grade divisions

Middle School Volleyball

THE MID D L E SC HO OL “ E AGL E”

Athletic

Alley

This year the Junior

high 8th grade girls

volleyball team was a

great success. The

players included

Abby Wendland,

Avrie Butzler, Re-

becca Gronemus,

Brianna Connelly,

Angela Klinkner,

Rose Adams, Alexis

Schroeder, Olivia

P i e p e r , H a r l e y

Hundt, Emily Schal-

dach, Helen Flock,

Emma Freiberg, Bre-

anne Huntzicker,

Karlee Kirking, and

Stephanie Tirado-

Mendoza.The 8th

grade girls won 46

out of their 48 matches

going into the end of

the year tournament.

The 8th grade girls

took second place at

the tournament held at

North Crawford. The

girls worked hard

throughout the season

and appreciate their

Coach Mrs. Depaolo,

for her hard work and

supporting the girls all

throughout the season.

By: Helen Flock

VO L UME 1, ISSUE 1

Several weeks ago

the 7th grade study

strategies classes

started on there My

Place in History writ-

ing papers. Mr. Fern-

holz’s and Mr.

Kaus’s classes have

been working on

these papers very

hard. The assignment

was to choose a place

in history they were

interested in and do

research on it. The

students used books,

websites, and news-

paper articles to find

their information.

The paper was re-

quired to be two to

three pages long.

This project taught

the 7th graders how

to do research, work

with citations, and

how to peer edit. The

paper was due Janu-

ary 4th. The students

worked individually

and were not allowed

to work as a group.

By: Taylor Costello

ent groups with five

students per group. All

five groups succeeded

during this laboratory.

You can check Mr.

Hanley’s classroom

page to check out stu-

dent projects and to see

videos of the machines

at work.

By: Rebecca Gronemus

and Abigail Wendland

The 6th Grade Rube

Goldberg Project is a

really complicated

contraption that does

something really sim-

ple. The purpose was

to design a machine

that would turn on a

calculator. The stu-

dents had to use a

wedge, inc l ined

plane, pulley, and 1st,

2nd and 3rd class lev-

ers. The class was

divided into 5 differ-

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National History Day in Study Strategies

7th Grade Place in History

Rube Goldberg Projects in 6th grade

and The La Crosse

Public Library. The

students present their

topic with a website,

exhibit, performance,

historical documen-

tary, or a paper. Stu-

dents can work in a

group or individually.

The NHD competition

starts off with the lo-

cal competition here

in Cashton, then to the

regional competition

in La Crosse. Students

who make it past re-

gionals will go to the

state competition in

Madison, WI where

they

compete to go to Na-

tionals. When we in-

terviewed students

they said that “I like it

because it’s interest-

ing learning about all

the topics, but it’s also

The 8th graders are

currently doing a

research project

called National His-

tory Day. The NHD

theme is “Turning

points in history:

person, place, or

event”. The 8th

graders have chosen

a number of topics

and have been

working on them

since November. To

help the 8th graders

in their research

they take field trips

to both the Cashton

Memorial Library

Classroom

Snap Shots

a lot of work. I think all the

work will be worth it in the

end.” and “I like NHD be-

cause it makes me think.”

By: Olivia Pieper & Alexis

Schroeder

Students working on their NHD research.

The members of 8th

grade leadership are

currently working on

different fundraisers.

They are selling Eagle

Heads for the winter

sports season. The

eagle heads consist of

some of the high

school boy and girl

basketbal l play-

ers, wrestlers, and

they’re also taking

requests. A Middle

School dance was

held on Wednesday

November 21st which

was a big hit. The

leaders also made dif-

ferent kinds of head-

bands which were

sold on December

15th at a craft sale.

Much of the proceeds

from these events will

be donated to local

charities.

By: Quinten Frederick

This is an award is deter-

mined by the class for a

students sportsmanship,

effort, and good atti-tude.

November:

- Avrie Butzler

December:

- Noel Schmitz

By: Gabe Anderson

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The pacer test is a test in which you run a 20 meter stretch several times while being timed. The goal is to complete as many runs as you can. The time in which you have to run each lap gets

shorter. A buzzer goes

off at the end of each

round. Once you have

failed to complete the

stretch twice you are

finished. Once you get

2 X’s you are done and

whatever round you are

on that is your score.

Top Scores

- Nick Gronemus 94,

Gabe Anderson 68, &

Devon Olsen 64

- Madeline Leis 71,

Avrie Butzler 64, &

Abby Wendland 64

By: Gabe Anderson

PE Pacer Test

Club Corner

PE Students of the Month


Classroom

Snapshots

Currently in MS

FBLA the officers

have been working

hard to get every-

thing set for the

whole year. They did

a big coffee sale

which is their biggest

fundraiser. FBLA

made over $1,500

profit. The two presi-

dents have also been

working hard to get

officer & member tee

shirts, they have also

been busy planning

field trips for the

club. The club will

be visiting Don We-

ber, CEO of Logis-

tics Health Inc. LHI is

a booming business in

LaCrosse. They will

also visit Z-93 radio

station. The officers

have been meeting

once a week to discuss

upcoming whole group

meetings and different

activities coming up.

FBLA also has a big

competition, with top-

ics varying from Issues

in Society to Computer

Slide show. FBLA Re-

gional’s Leadership

Competition (RLC)

will be on February 2,

in Arcadia Wisconsin.

By: Helen Flock

8th Grade Leadership FBLA

FFA Quiz

Bowl Team:

From Left

Sierra Han-

ley, Angela

Klinkner,

Rebecca

Gronemus,

Nick Grone-

mus, Chey-

enne

Winchell

Students posing with their “heads” from 8th grade leadership

Dylan Campton

How would your describe

yourself in one word? Hot

If you could travel any-

where where would it be?

Jamaica

What is your favorite

movie? Step Brothers

Advice for underclass-

men? Don’t be a trouble

maker

Brandon Klimek


song? 30 Point Buck

What do you want to be

when you grow up? Po-

lice Officer

Advice for underclass-

men? Be Yourself

Haley Barnes


class? Math

If you could trade

places with anyone,

who would it be?

Selena Gomez be-

cause I would love to

be a famous singer.

Advice for under-

classmen? Ask for

help right away

Nick Gronemus

If you could trade

places with anyone

who would be be?

Dylan because he is

Some Knock Knocks:

- Knock, knock.

Who’s there?

- Cow’s go

Cow’s go who?

- Cow’s don’t go who,

they go moo!

- Knock, knock!

Who’s there?

- Ketchup.

Ketchup who?

- Ketchup

with me and

I’ll tell you!

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The middle school FFA

is participating in the

FFA Quiz Bowl once

again this year. This

contest tests your

knowledge about facts

of the FFA’s past and

present. Last year the

team took first at the

regional competition

and made it to section-

als. They put up a good

fight in the first round

at sectionals against

Whitehall, but came up

short. This year, one

team will represent

Cashton. The team is

made up of five eighth

grade members includ-

ing Sierra Hanley, Re-

becca Gronemus ,

Nicholas Gronemus,

Angela Klinkner, and

Cheyenne Winchel.

The team will head to

Tomah for the district

competition on Febru-

ary fourth. From there

they have the chance to

advance onto sectionals

in Black River Falls

and if fortunate enough,

they have the opportu-

nity to advance to the

Wisconsin State FFA

Convention in June for

a state title.

By: Rebecca Gronemus

FFA Quiz Bowl

Student Voice


Club

Corner

Riddle of the Edition

(Winner will receive

a prize)

The man who in-

vented it doesn’t

want it. The man

who bought it does-

n’t need it. The man

who needs it doesn’t

know it. What is it?

Featured 8th Graders

Gabe’s Giggle Gallery and other Very Important Stuff...

Jokes for a good giggle

What time is a dentist’s

favorite time of the day?

- Tooth thirty (2:30)

By: Austin Hooker

What is brown and

sticky?

- A brown stick

By: Mr. King

*Please help contribute

by filling out a joke slip

Gabe’s Thought to

Ponder

Can vegetarians eat

animal crackers?

the greatest

What do you like to

do in your spare

time? Shoot Clay Pi-

geons

Advice to underclass-

men? Give it your all

and do your best

Mitchell Kuhn

Favorite subject? So-

cial Studies

What do you want to

do when you are

older? Be CEO of my

own company

Advice for under-

classmen? Don’t let

anyone change you

CSD

What classes do you

teach?

English 7, English 8,

Study Strategies 8

What do you love about

your job?

I'm a curious bird, and

fortunately, I learn as

much from them as they

learn from me. Learning

and keeping up with the

energy of my students

helps keep me young--

although my gray hair

and crows feet are giving

me away.

What do you enjoy about

Cashton?

Sorry for the cliche, but I

love the small-town feel-

ing. I also really like the

student-teacher ratio and

that we're cutting edge

when it comes to technol-

ogy, teaching practices,

and the environment--

have you seen those co-

lossal wind mills? But,

my favorite thing is the

kids, yeah, definitely the

kids. They rock.

If you had the choice

what superhero or super-

powers would you chose?

Why?

Super Powers?! Ok, I

would be the "Flying

Cancer Curer." I would

have the ability to fly,

very cool, and without a

cape, mind you. I don't

need extra fabric choking

my neck when I'm trying

to cure the world of can-

cer. Flying and Healing--

now that's a beautiful

thing.

Meet some Eagles

Things to look for in next edition:

6th grade SCTF summary

Boys Basketball wrap-up

NHD Field Trip to La Crosse

MS girls basketball season kickoff

Annie the Musical

Youth Basketball updates

???

Mrs. Morrison


your job?

Watching students grow

and develop and find

success in their struggles

(the 'ah ha" moments)

What is your hometown?

La Crosse, WI

What do you like to do

outside of school?

Spend time with family,

cook, and play tennis

Where did you go to col-

lege?

Carroll College

(bachelors) UW-

LaCrosse (masters)

If you could go anywhere

on vacation where would

you go?

Venice, Italy

If you had the choice

what superhero or super-

powers would you chose?

Why?

I would like the power to

be a fly on the wall, so I

can see what others think

and say in different situa-

tions.

If you didn’t have this job

what would you like to

do?

Be a health club coordi-

nator (oh wait, I did that

already) :)


your job?

I enjoy being able to share

my day with the students.

Being given the opportu-

nity to educate the kids in

various areas of study and

life is truly rewarding eve-

ryday. I also love the peo-

ple I work with! I feel very

fortunate to be able to con-

sider my co-workers

friends

What do you like to do out-

side of school?

I enjoy spending time with

family and friends, playing

piano, being outside, camp-

ing, hiking, watching foot-

ball, volleyball and basket-

ball, playing volleyball,

gardening and traveling.

What do you enjoy about

Cashton?

I feel that the small town

adds a lot of qualities to the

students. They know what

hard work is, as many of

them live on farms. There

is also a sense of closeness

between the students.

If you had the choice what

superhero or superpowers

would you chose? Why?

I would like to be able to

fly because I could get

places faster and see more

of the world.

If you didn’t have this job

what would you like to do?

I would like to be a tour

guide in a different country.

Mrs. Mosley Mrs. Byom

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