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Transcript of 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-
PAGE 2
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-
PAGE 3
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
PAGE 4
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
THE MID D L E SC HO OL “ E AGL E”
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
What is your favorite
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
What is your favorite
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!
PAGE 5
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
THE MID D L E SC HO OL “ E AGL E”
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
What do you love about
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) :)
What do you love about
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