Lisa Fritz, Treasurer · 2012-01-09 · Academic Decathlon is an annual national educational...

Bright Ideas Helping Thinkers Think

Sally Beiser and Catherine Wilson Gillespie, professors in the School of Education at Drake University, will share the results of a Drake University study which

explored “play” through the eyes of talente and gifted 5th and 6th graders.

We hope you can join us!

Johnston High School is excited to be hosting the 2012 Academic Decathlon State Tournament on March 2 and 3, 2012. However, this does create a need for MANY

volunteers to assist in a variety of ways.

We need adults willing to proctor exams during shifts Friday afternoon, Saturday morning

or Saturday afternoon. If you are willing to volunteer, please contact Janet Petersma at [email protected] as soon as possible. Any assistance, even for a couple of hours,

will be incredibly helpful!

In addition to volunteer labor, we will be in need of donations for the concession stand.

If you are interested in donating items, please sign up via http://jelp.pleasebringit.com/public/dvirhole1bM or contact Patti Kliegl at [email protected] for more information.

2011-2012 Board Members Our board members represent all schools within our district, as indicated below. Feel free to contact us with any questions, suggestions, or to volunteer to help with any of our activities.

Patti Kliegl, President Beaver Creek/515-986-0598

[email protected]

Janet Petersma, Past President 515-270-0561

[email protected]

Valerie Thacker, VP & Secretary Timber Ridge, & Summit

515-334-7208 [email protected]

Lisa Fritz, Treasurer

Timber Ridge 515.270-9026

[email protected]

Jill Boeschen, Database Coord JHS/515-278-1927

[email protected]

Jane McDowell Summit/515-270-0012 [email protected]

Salim Chandani

Horizon/515-334-0637 [email protected]

Amy Johnson

Wallace/Beaver Creek 515.276.6316

[email protected]

Shanyn Kramersmeier Horizon & Summit


Kathy Paul, ELP Coordinator


2011-2012 ELP Staff

Kathy Paul JCSD ELP Coordinator MS 8-9 ELP,

Assessment, training


Easiest to contact by e-mail

Sue Cline ELP Teacher at JHS Advanced Placement


Contact after 3 pm or via e-mail anytime

Mitzi Hetherton

ELP Teacher at Horizon and Timber Ridge

515-986-1121 (Horizon) 515-331-4379 (Timber Ridge)

[email protected]

Contact by e-mail or Phone

Nancy McGill Part-time ELP teacher at Beaver Creek


Call between 3 and 4 pm or e-mail for a

convenient time

Kristen Hartman

Part-time ELP Teacher at Lawson and Timber Ridge

515-278-0478 (Lawson) 515-331-4379 (Timber Ridge)

[email protected]

Contact by e-mail or phone

Colleen Ites ELP Teacher at Summit 515-986-0318 [email protected]

Contact by e-mail or phone

Judie Horka Part-time ELP Teacher at Wallace


Contact by e-mail or phone Monday, Wednesday or

Friday

mailto:[email protected]

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Extra! Extra! Read All About it! ELP Program News

Summer on the Brain at Belin Blank Center in Iowa City!

Registration open through January 2012 for grades 2-11.

Challenges for Elementary School Students (grades 2-6)

Junior Scholars Institute (grades 6-8)

Blank Summer Institute (grades 7-8)

National Scholar Institute (grades 9-11)

Check out www.belinblank.org/summer

For more information!

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stay up to date on all of the

Friends of Johnston ELP

news and happenings!

Iowa Academic Decathlon 2012 State Competition

March 2 and 3, 2012

Johnston High School is very proud to be hosting this years’ Iowa Academic Decathlon! Academic Decathlon is an annual national educational competition involving high schools

who compete in ten academic areas, including both prepared and impromptu speeches, a

prompted essay, an interview and seven subject matter examinations, all undertaken over a day and a half. There are sequential regional, state and national levels of competition, with

recognition for top performance at all levels. Nationally, more than 40 states now participate, with some 40 high school currently participating in the Iowa Academic Decathlon program.

The decathlon will be held at the Johnston High School on Friday March 2, and Saturday March

3, with a banquet following on Saturday evening. Best of luck to all of the students participating

in this event!

Invent Iowa 2012 State Competition

Open to all students in grades K—12. No regional participation necessary to qualify for State. Online student registration open now through

February 8, 2012. To learn more:

www.education.uiowa.edu/html/belinblank/Programs/Students

http://www.belinblank.org/summer

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News from Horizon and Timber Ridge Submitted by Mitzi Hetherton, ELP Teacher

1st Grade Happenings

Horizon 1st graders have just

completed their first unit on deductive thinking skills. This is

the ability to intuitively see the correct answer, and also see the

interrelationship between clues

and deferring judgement until all clues have been collected. They

worked with attributes, the online SET game, and Venn

diagrams.

2nd graders have been studying how their language has changed, as well as

how their parents’ and grandparents’ languages have changed. Students are creating a Powepoint Presentation to share their findings. Here’s a sample of a

few things the students have discovered:

Haley Lenderts discovered that her grandparents had to give up using the

words record player, typewriter, transistor radio, outhouse, gogo boots and hip huggers.

Kade Tanke learned that in Hawaii the people speak Pidgin, a broken English

language. They say “Ohana” instead of family; “manalo” instead of thank you; and “kamaaina” refers to a local Hawaiian.

Sydney Pille reported that her parents needed to change their language to keep up with technology. A telephone is now a “land line” or “cell phone”; a

boombox and tape deck have been replaced with “ipods” and “itunes”, and a floppy disk is now a “zip drive”.

Rachel Winkler The place I love most… Beside the cotton candy

stand, Across the sky lift,

Around the ferris wheel, In the hands-on station

Opposite a roller coaster,

In front of the funnel cake stand

At the Varied Industies Building,

On a bench eating lunch

Beside the butter cow. Against the giant slide

Looking for a cool balloon.

Throughout the whole entire

STATE FAIR!

Max Olsen

The place I love

most… At the lake

By the campfire Under the stars

Astride the wakeboard

After eating donuts On the boat

Aboard the tube Beside the fishing pole

AT WOMAN LAKE!

Rachel Gabby

The place I love most… On the airplane flying

Over the ocean, sleeping

In my seat, looking Out my window.

Aboard the ferry Under the bridge

Toward the Sydney Opera

House IN AUSTRALIA!

Grade 3—The Place I Love Most

While studying parts of speech, 3rd graders used prepositions to write about the place they loved most to model after the book of the same title. Here’s a sampling of what the kids came up with:

2nd Grade News Kindergarten Korner Kindergarteners completed and created patterns, created a

picture using ten black dots, and used shapes to create something

that moves and helps people.

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News from Horizon and Timber Ridge Submitted by Mitzi Hetherton and Kristen Hartman, ELP Teachers

Math Olympiad Underway!

The 4th and 5th grade Math

Olympiad contest is underway, and the 2nd test was held in

December.

Leaders thus far:

Horizon 5th grade—Sierra Goux

4th grade— Erina Lee, Jayden Davis and Michael Payne

Timber Ridge 5th grade—Sam Lorenz and Leah Fitch

4th grade—Laura Paul and Chase O’Connell

5th grade Research Projects

When I grow up, I want to be …..

Horizon 5th graders have begun a 12-week research project to explore their

career of interest. After completing a career interest survey through ihaveaplaniowa.org, students have decided to explore

acting, singing, teaching, marine biology, forensic science and

physical therapy.

The Revolutionary War

5th graders at Timber Ridge are using SPRINT time at the end

of each day to research and study Primary Source Documents from the Revolutionary War period to tie into their social

studies curriculum.

Congratulations Ethan Courter—published author!

Both Horizon and Timber Ridge students were invited to participate in the National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO). Students had to set a writing goal for themselves and

complete a novel during the month of November. One Timber Ridge 5th grader,

Ethan Courter, was selected to have his novel published. He will receive 5 copies of his novel!

Letters about Literature

Mrs. Hetherton spent time in two 5th grade classrooms and one 4th grade classroom to help prepare students for the Letters about Literature

writing contest. Ms. Bartecki, Horizon 5th grade teacher and Mr Short, Timber Ridge 5th grade teacher, had their students participate in the

contest, as did Timber Ridge 4th grade teacher, Clint Prohaska. We are very excited about the strong letters we have seen. The teachers have

been brought to tears as the students have clearly poured their hearts into these

letters. Look for results in our spring newsletter!

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News from Lawson Elementary Submitted by Kristen Hartman, ELP Teacher

Kindergarteners turned two incomplete figures into a drawing, completed and

created patterns and created a picture using ten black dots. First graders turned four incomplete figures into a drawing and also wrote and illustrated original math story problems. These activities allowed me to look for accelerated learning, advanced language, analytical thinking, and perspective.

Puns and Anagrams and Palindromes! Oh My! Second grade readers have enjoyed learning about different figures

of speech while reading the book PUNished! by David Lobar. After break they will be sharing different board games they have created to go along with the book.

Second grade math students completed their study of Equivalence and

Equations and are now enjoying their study on Convergent Thinking.

Prepositional Phrases—Over the Hill or Behind the Door?

Third graders have finished the first part of their grammar study and

learned about prepositional phrases and clauses. After reading the book All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan the students created a prepositional phrase poem about their favorite place.

Math, Math and More Math! Math Olympiad students completed their second contest and students improved their scores from the first contest. Fourth grade Challenge Math students learned about function machines and multiplying large numbers. After break they will continue their study of perimeters, circumferences, and how to use Pythagorean’s Theorem to find the perimeter of a right angle.

Words are POPPING Up All Over! Fourth and fifth graders are enjoying their study of

Latin stems and advanced vocabulary. They have found Caesar’s wording popping up in many of the books they enjoy reading. Students record the sentence containing the advanced vocabulary word and the book they found it in. We then add it to the bulletin board in the ELP room.

Show me the Money! Third grade math students enjoyed money and

enrichment activities.

Maya Wright At Ledges State Park In the water Under the trees On the bridge By the campground Is my favorite place to be

Addison Etnier At the Science & History Museum In Fort Worth, Texas Within the gift shop Inside the science movie theater Near the exhibits Is my favorite place to learn

Sarah Hoffman At Okoboji In the water On the boar Near Grandma’s house While eating cream puffs Is my favorite place to be

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News from Timber Ridge Elementary Submitted by Kristen Hartman, ELP Teacher

Third graders have finished the first part of their grammar study. They learned about prepositional phrases and clauses. After reading the book All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan the students created a propositional phrase poem about their favorite place.

Kindergarteners completed and created patterns, created a picture using ten black dots and used shapes to create something that moves and helps people.

First graders enjoyed listening to the book Tomorrow’s Alphabet by George Shannon and then created their own page for the book that followed the

book’s unique sentence pattern. Students also used a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast themselves with an animal. These activities allow the teacher to look for accelerated learning, advanced language, analytical thinking, and perspective.

Second grade readers explored the theme of responsibility in their Junior Great Books.

Third grade math students worked on problem solving and multiplying large numbers using chapters from Ed Zaccaro’s book Primary Math Challenge.

Second grade math students will be finishing up their unit on Equivalence and Equations when they return from winter break.

Zach Harvey In the Midwest At Worlds of Fun By Okoboji Around Arnold’s Park In Chicago Are my favorite places to be

Zoey Kloewer At my house In the kitchen On the counter With my mom Before dinner Is my favorite place to be

Kennedy Bland On the beach I play in the sand In the sun I lay Beyond the water Till the day is done And that Is my favorite place to be

Tanner Kenin At my Grandma’s house In the backyard Near the flower bed In the lawn chair With my Grandma Is my favorite place to be

Carter Borwick At Incredible Pizza In the go carts At the table Near the air hockey In the bowling alley Are my favorite places to be

Dylan Blocher At my friend’s house Down the stairs In rooms On the rope swing Beside the toy trunk Is my favorite place to be

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News from Beaver Creek Elementary Submitted by Nancy McGill, ELP Teacher

Happy New Year from Beaver Creek!

Third graders saw the culmination of some lengthy projects prior to heading home for winter break. They finished creating Power Point Presentations that allowed them to showcase just a little bit about their new found knowledge about the spider they chose to research. We learned about editing, sounding and looking like an expert, summarizing, and more as we worked with this wonderful program. The completed Presentations will be shared with classmates as time allows. In math, they finished a complex unit on place value and finished out the month of December taking a look at the number 1000. Is it a big number? Is it a small number? We discovered that it is relative to what we investigated - which included M & M's, Legos, drawing a picture, and typing our name 1000 times. Each child asked a question about 1000, investigated that question and reported the results. We did a great job of creating our visual aids with no handwriting! Math Olympiads is underway, the second contest taking place just prior to Winter Break. The children are doing well and feeling pretty good about their problem solving abilities. The strategies we are learning are beginning to make sense and we are excited about the upcoming third contest!

All grades have completed at least one component of our Advanced Language Arts program. We have been practicing four level analysis on sentences and have tried our hand at creating our own sentences using a recipe. That has proven challenging. We continue to work on vocabulary, and will be starting or continuing a look at the sentence, the paragraph and the essay. Some poetry work has begun as well. Please continue to work on memorizing those stems and words!

We have a number of budding fifth grade writers who will soon be submitting letters to the Letters About Literature contest. This annual contest pushed back the entry deadline to this year and we are excited about the great entries being prepared. We have been exploring books with the theme of Identity for this contest. Who Am I? is a great question to ponder and is the central theme in many outstanding pieces of literature.

Many children reached their self-set goal for the NaNoWriMo contest in November. Fourth and fifth graders were invited to participate in National Novel Writing Month where the challenge was to set a word count goal and write a novel to match that word count in one month. Several children gathered during a few after school sessions to encourage each other and many children worked on this independently at home. This is becoming a popular activity and I would encourage you to give it a try next year! The contest is open to everyone! We want to thank Ms. Emblen for her assistance with this project.

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News from Wallace Elementary Submitted by Judi Horka, ELP Teacher

In Other Wallace News….

We are cheering for our fourth and fifth grade Stock Market game teams. Last week our fifth grade team was ranked #1 in our region—ahead of the JHS team and other high school and middle school teams.

Math Olympiad teams continue to practice and hone their problem solving skills. We have had two of the five official meets and look forward to the remaining three in the months ahead.

Third grade students continue their study of number systems. Currently we’re comparing Egyptian and our base ten systems as we pursue the Mystery of the Moli Stone. Second grade students are wrapping up their work on Algebraic Reasoning. We have enjoyed some lively discussions of several great stories from Junior Great Books. Thinking Skills activities will offer some challenge and an

opportunitiy to get acquainted with a kindergarten group over the coming weeks.

Envision Unit Evening Expo

Third, fourth and fifth grade students completed their Envision units and each group hosted an evening Expo to share their presentations and hard work. We will begin work on new Envision Units in late January.

L to R: Front row: Prithvi Jamadagni, Abbie McLaren, Morgan Dunn, Grant Boes, Chase McLaren. Back row: Dylan McLaren,

Andrew Wedemeyer, Bria Cox, Jack Gorsche

Front Row: Carolyne Waldron, Grace Wigen Back Row: Sam Pineda, Makenna Mumm, Elaine Hoelscher,

Sloane Wilhelm, Macy Thompson

3rd Grade Pet Parade

5th Grade Career Aspirations

4th Grade Backyard Getaways

L to R: Front row: Sam DeFrancisco, Will Dreyer, Kaya Young Back row: Makenna Gregurek, Erin Anderson,

Reagan Thompson, Maddie Baldwin, Emma Renaud

Jon Sovath from Backyard Getaways receiving his certificate

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News from Summit Middle School Submitted by Colleen Ites, ELP Teacher

6th Grade News

Vocabulary Enrichment

The sixth grade students have had a busy fall. Students who worked on vocabulary enrichment have studied and tested over the first semester‟s Latin and Greek stems, using an 8-page booklet for their studies. Students then researched and created new vocabulary based on their knowledge of Latin and Greek stems; some of these words are „new‟ and some are „real‟, but all really enjoyed the activity. For example, students used the stems „anti‟ and „spad‟ to come up with “someone who is antispadivorious is someone who refuses to eat potatoes”. All these created words were compiled and hosted at a prezi site where students share their work with their peers, parents, families and friends.

Math Enrichment

The sixth grade students completed their version of National Geographic’s “7 Billion” project by researching an aspect of population, determining the trend for that aspect, and applying it to the projected population in 2020. These results were collected into powerpoint presentations and student-created charts in Excel, then imported into a prezi presentation to share with others outside of school. Students also continued to work on the Math Counts club assignments in small groups.

Basecamps developed their own parodies of fairy tales or songs as a way to gain a deeper understanding of inference in text. Students worked as individuals and in mixed small groups during this process, and used Jon Scieszka‟s and Lane Smith‟s The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and the YouTube video “Canadian, Please” as examples of their final product. Selected versions of these will be available on Ms. Ites‟ Fusion site mid-January.

7th Grade News

Students in Research I have chosen their topics for National History Day‟s 2012 competition Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History. Focus areas covered include a wide variety of military history, popular culture, social issues, and World War II topics. After selecting their topics students then applied this year‟s theme to them, showing how each involved revolution, reaction, and /or reform. Next students chose their type of entry and how it could best reflect their topic. As a large group we reviewed previous entries in documentary and exhibit via the National History Day website and YouTube. Students planning on completing documentaries learned the basics of GarageBand and iMovie. Students developing websites via Weebly learned the basics of set-up. All students learned how to utilize bibliography sites using the MLA format to prepare their documentation for the competition. As small group and then as a large group students created an interview template for primary resources to be use verbally (over the phone) or digitally (as email). Group discussions also occurred regarding the best ways to find and utilize primary resources in research. Forensics Science I has delved into the world of criminal forensics with students learning how to take and

lift, examine and catalog fingerprints. Students solved „crimes‟ involving classmates based on copies of their fingerprints. Fingerprints were also lifted from a metal can using a superglue vapor method. Students also have covered the basics of DNA, creating their own DNA using plastic pop rings and analyzing it for similarities to determine the likelihood of DNA compatibility between cells. Students also used everyday items found in a kitchen to extract DNA from strawberries.

Yuck!

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News from Summit Middle School Submitted by Colleen Ites, ELP Teacher

FLL ROBOTICS PROGRAM

The 2011 Des Moines Regional Qualifer Food Factor Challenge for the FLL Robotics Program had a strong showing from Johnston Teams. Of the four Johnston teams three are moving on to the FLL State Competition at ISU on January 14: Cyber Dragons, Robo Dragons, and Draco Ovum. CONGRATULATIONS to all of the teams!

Team Cyber Dragons: Jackson Cunningham,

Aaron Brown, Ethan Hiscocks, Logan Bridges,

Jacob Thomas, Elizabeth Thomas. Coach: Dan Thomas

Team Robo Dragons: Luke Safris,

Afshan Chandani, Joel Woodsmall,

Nathan Zoss. Coach: Robert Woodsmall

Team Robo Dragons were a winner in the Core Values Event, showing mature cooperation and shared leadership skills.

The Johnston B Team was winner of the Judge’s Award for Best Able to Overcome Adversity.

Johnston B Team: Andrew Janni, Tom Altier, Adam Koch,

Anna Janni, Taylor Siebert, Grant Crown, Grant Idleman, and

Kai Newell. Coach: James Janni

Team Draco Ovum was also a Regional Qualifier winning in the Core Values category.

Team Draco Ovum: Sam Zhang, Alexis Pottebaum,

Asiya Mohammed, Bobby Bailey, Haley Dostalik, Grant Fuhr, Andrew

Lee, Josh Mullen, Carter Lundgren, Jack Pauley.

Coaches: Marty Dostalik and Colleen Ites. Team Mentors: Yong Lee

and David Bailey

Team Cyber Dragons won in Robotic Missions Points, scoring the highest point level in robotic missions completed.

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News from Johnston Middle School Submitted by Kathy Paul, ELP Coordinator

Seventh and Eighth graders in the Extended Learning Program from Johnston Community School District recently competed in the annual Mock Trial program. Five teams represented Johnston this year in the competition, which began on November 2 at the Polk County Convention Complex with the district competition and ended on November 19 at the state finals in the State Judicial Building. Students who received recognition as outstanding witness or attorney at the district level have an * before their name. Those who received state recognition have a + before their name. The teams received outstanding support from parents, attorneys in the community, and high school student mentors. Kathy Paul is the teacher-coach

for the students.

Team Gold—State Final 4

Team Members

*Maddy Bradley Carly Campbell

Kate Irwin +Michelle Kumar

*Allexis Mahanna

Glen Nagel +*Kathryn Paszkiewicz

*Loyal Ulm *Anne Wallace

Attorney-Coaches Loraine Wallace and Julie Smith

HS Coaches

Joy Tan, Marcus Miller, Alex Peterson

Team Purple—State Runner Up

Team Members

*Meredith Campidilli Eilidh Chowanec

**Adam Dostalik Christian Johnson

Sheyna Nathwani

**Sami Schaer Becca McDowell

*Lauren McDowell Jacob Valentine

Attorney-Coaches Leanne Valentine and Mike Mock

HS Coaches

Millie Varley, Karen Chen Team Parent

Jane McDowell

Team Inferno—State Qualifier

Team Members

**Caroline Aldrich *Bryan Friestad

Kaitlyn Hockmuth *Olivia Hrubetz

Jessie Landy

*Caroline Quinn *Aubrey Soderlund

**Seth Tack *Anna Toot

Cierra West Coaches

Jon Tack and Rachel Binner

HS Coaches Kaitlyn Aldrich, Sam Sparland,

Riley Deutsch, Katie Landy

Team Firestorm—District Finalist

Team Members

Bobby Bailey Morgan Bump

*Kate Carico Afshan Chandani

*Grant Fuhr

Justin Hu Lavina Kalwani

Xiao Liu *Addi Seybert

Isabella Thomass Coaches

Jim Johnson and Dave Seybert

HS Coaches Pratyusha Bujimalla, Grant McDonald,

Elizabeth Mills Team Parent

Naoomi Thomasee

Team Dragon—State Final Four

Team Members

*Lizzie Boeschen Matt Dolde

Samantha Flodin +*Jillian Gabby

*Tyler Gurney

*Megan Hartle *Nikki Hobson

Cole Kramersmeier Shivani Kumaresan

Luke Safris Coaches

Anne Keating, Jeremy Masterson, and

Krisanne Weimer HS Coaches

Troy Ikeda Parent Coach

Kate Safris

Congratulations to the following students for receiving the honor of both the outstanding witness and attorney awards at the district competition: Sami Schaer Seth Tack Caroline Aldrich Adam Dostalik Congratulations goes out to Katherine Paszkiewicz and Michelle Kumar for being recognized at the state competition for their outstanding performances.

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Team Purple Team Firestorm

Team Inferno Team Dragon

Back row L to R: Adam Dostalik, Eilidh Chowanec, Lauren McDowell, Meredith Campadilli, Becca McDowell

Front Row L to R: Christian Johnson, Jacob Valentine, Sheyna Nathwani,

Sami Schaer

Back row L to R: Isabelle Thomasee, Grant Fuhr, Justin Hu, Bobby Bailey, Kate Carico, Morgan Bump

Front Row L to R: Lavinia Kalwani, Addi Seybert, Afshan Chandani, Xiao Liu

Back Row L to R: Bryan Friestad, Anna Toot, Kaitlyn Hockmuth, Caroline Quinn, Seth Tack, Olivia Nrubetz

Front Row L to R: Caroline Aldrich, Aubrey Soderlund, Cierra West, Jessie

Landy

Back row L to R; Matt Dolde, Tyler Gurney, Cole Kramersmeier, Lizzie Boeschen, Nikki Hobson, Samantha Flodin

Front row L to R: Luke Safris, Shivani Kumareson, Jillian Gabby, Megan

Hartle

Team Gold Back row L to R: Kathryn Paszkiewicz, Anne Wallace, Glen Nagel, Maddy Bradley, Michelle Kumar

Front row L to R: Carly Campbell, Loyal Ulm, Alexxis Mahanna,

Kate Irwin

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News from Johnston Middle School Submitted by Kathy Paul, ELP Coordinator

History Days 2012—Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History Work has begun on the projects for the for the 2012 contest coming up in April. Students have been

working on topic and theme selection and initial research centered on this year’s theme: Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History. The 9th graders have been to the Drake library and the 8th graders will

go in early January. Each student has chosen to work independently or with a partner and will decide which method of presentation best suits their needs. Some are trying out a new category and others

are refining skills in a particular area. There are over 50 students working on projects, so a whole lot

of research is going on! We have a wide variety of topics, such as Carrie Chapman Catt, The Beatles, computers, Ralph Nader and the Little Rock Nine. Each student will present their unique spin on the

topic and we look forward to reviewing the results.

9th Grade Cluster Group Language Arts Students in Mrs. Mundy’s class used what they learned during the semester

to create a final project which involved creating a project aimed to convince the audience to donate money towards a charity. Each student researched

and chose a worth charity and developed a brochure, powerpoint slideshow, commercial or other presentation geared towards showing their

knowledge of ethos, pathos, and logos. A written and oral

communication—including an annotated bibliography—was also developed.

The results were impressive and students had a chance to showcase their work during the last few days of the semester.

Alex Casten with his poster

Jack Dolde delivering his Powerpoint presentation

One of the posters developed for the project

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News from Johnston High School Submitted by Sue Cline, ELP Teacher

Students have completed their final project for the first semester with great results! Several students learned

new languages including Hindi, Arabic and Korean. New photography software was explored, and many

college scholarships were completed. Next semester will see the continuation of some creative writing and

music projects, in addition to a variety of other pursuits.

Final Projects Presented!

I will Huff and Puff, but will I Blow Your House Down?

Abby Abeyta-Martin and Austin Busch

Chris Caracci

Enya Dougherty

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News from Johnston High School Submitted by Sue Cline, ELP Teacher

The Academic Decathlon Group has been working since September with our study materials based on the

Age of Imperialism. Students have struggled through Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and experienced

the Romantic Era of music. Speeches have been written and explorers reviewed. Competition outlook is

bright! JHS will be represented by three teams and a large number of alternates at the regional competition on

January 27 and 28. Team names are designed to mimic the title of the novel each year, so this year brings us

the following:

Academic Decathlon

Honors Austin Busch

Josh Boeschen Abby Dockum

Scholastic Adam Jaschen Clara Sandoval Kaitlyn Aldrich

Varsity Abby Abeyta-Martin

Honors Riley Deutsch

Jack Doldi Jiahui Huang

Scholastic Reed Iverson Ben Parsons

Joe Duan Varsity

Joe Buising Lauren Coffey

Honors Mirza Besic

Grant McDonald Megan Martin

Scholastic Breanna Williams

Bhageerath Mennini Varsity

Andrew Overton

Karen Chen Kirpal Dhugga

Ethan Niu Daniel Xu

Andrew Boge Aditi Dinakar Fatiha Iqbal

Lisa Van Wiel

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