Photos by Adisyn Hoff & Elainna Simpson

2011 7th Grade Girls Basketball Season by Aslan Stouffer

The Paw Print

Favorite things about it…

Endurance: Lana P.

Teamwork: McKenzie T.

Free throws: Aslan S.

Plays: Maddy A.

Shooting: Ellie K.

Plays: Michaela S.

Play w/ Friends: Kendra S.

Game Dates:

1/13/11: Orangeville

at home

1/20/11: at Stockton

1/24/11: Dakota at home

1/25/11: at Forreston

1/27/11: Pearl City

at home

1/31/11: at Eastland

Newspaper Staff:

Faculty Advisor:

Ms. Voreis

Editors:

Aslan Stouffer

Allison Stockton

Reporters:

Alec Aurand

Hailey Curtis

Brock Fransen

Adisyn Hoff

Isaac Lawson

Austin Markee

Elainna Simpson

Brett Sisler

Cassi Mae Tippett

Jessie Warner

Production & Delivery

Kyle Basara

Kally Canon

Ren Schulz

Brandon Speers

Rahkeem Valentine

Jessie Warner

Lena-Winslow Junior High School Newspaper

January 26, 2010

Volume 9, Issue 5

What was your New Year’s

Resolution? Did you keep it?

Allison Stockton: To keep my

room clean, no.

Payton Magee: To hang out

with my cousin, Noah, no.

Michaela Stich: To listen to my

parents, yes.

Mr. Robinson: To be nice to

everyone and yes, but keep

your fingers crossed.

Justin Pennington: Not to tell

anyone my resolution, yes.

Taylor Haas: To get better

grades, no.

Lindsey Filer: To train my

newest calf with my dad, yes.

Mr. Benson: Relax more, no.

Mrs. Price: To drink more wa-

ter, working on it.

Mrs. Thill: To try to save more

money, not yet.

Mr. Havens: To not hit the

snooze button more than once,

made it.

Mrs. Modica: To exercise

daily, so far.

8th Grade Survey by Hailey Curtis

Austin Heinrich: making snow

angels with Danny

Danny Rogers: making snow

angels with Austin H.

Kiley Kampmeier: snowmobil-

ing

Jorie Heilman: snowball fight

Mariena M: Staying inside

What is your favorite winter

activity?

Shelby Lobdell: snowmobiling

Luke Simmons: hockey

Ari Linden: hanging with friends

Bailey Graf: ice skating

Sierra Rood: snow boarding

Heather Gahm: skiing

Megin K: sledding

Travis S: building a snowman

Taylor Knoup: hanging with

friends

Taylor Cain: going to the snow

hill with Bailey!

Madi Ransom: going sledding

6th Grade Survey by Isaac Lawson

7th Grade Survey by Elainna Simpson & Adisyn Hoff

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What was your New Year’s

Resolution? Did you keep it?

Harley Clair: To keep my room

clean, yes.

Anthony Heinrich: To actually

get 1st this year in wrestling, not

yet.

Maria Silva: Avoid problems in

my family and be a happy family.

Ash Dykstra: To not get sick, no.

Kristy Morris: Be nice to my sis-

ter, slightly.

Brianna Haight: To keep my

room clean. No, because it’s

really messy.

Alec Aurand: To eat healthier,

yes.

Elainna Simpson: To have better

posture, a little bit.

Brenton Robert Chumbler is

13 years old. His birthday is

October 2, 1997. Brenton is

the son of Michelle and Bob

Chumbler. Brenton has one

brother Daylan and one step-

brother Brett. Brenton has two

dogs, Tami & Burberry. Bren-

ton and his family live in Wins-

low. Brenton likes to play

sports. He plays football,

baseball and he is in wres-

tling. Brenton likes to play

video games. Brenton’s favor-

ite thing is eating. Brenton’s

favorite food is pizza. His fa-

vorite candy is Starburst and

his favorite drink is Coke.

Meet 8th Grade Student Haley Pentecost by Austin Markee

Meet 7th Grade Student Brenton Chumbler by Brett Sisler

Elainna Elizabeth Simpson is

12 years old. Her birthday is

December 1, 1998. Elainna

is the daughter of Ed and

Deb Simpson. She has 2

brothers, Ben 13, and Nate

19. Elainna has 3 dogs Em-

ma, Charger, and Goldie; 2

cats, Peanut and Benny.

They all live in the country

outside of Winslow. Elainna

plays volleyball, basketball

and she plays the saxophone

in the school’s band. Elainna

likes to read, write, draw and

dance. Elainna’s favorite col-

or is purple and her favorite

band is the Beatles.

Haley Jean Pentecost is 13

years old. Her birthday is

March 19, 1997. Haley’s par-

ents are Kayla Lobdell and

Frank Pentecost. Haley has

three siblings, Kelsey 22,

Matt 24, and Wes 26. Haley

has two sister-in-laws, Jenn

and Rachel. She has 3 dogs, 1

cat, and 2 fish. Haley’s hob-

bies are playing piano and

ice skating. Haley is in

cheerleading and she plays

softball. She is also into

swimming. Haley’s favorite

color is purple. Her favorite

food is chicken and her fa-

vorite candy is Reese's.

Meet 6th Grade Student Elainna Simpson by Allison Stockton

Page 3 Volume 9, Issue 5

Haley Pentecost

Elainna Simpson

Brenton Chumbler

I would like to be on the Student Leader-

ship committee because I am a very

committed person in all the things I do. I

would be able to bring many great ideas

to our school and our community like

planting trees and buying some bird-

feeders outback to attract more wildlife.

Another great idea I was thinking about

is having fundraisers. We could also

make blankets for the nursing home res-

idents and soup kitchen goers. Also dur-

ing guided studies we could make up

plays and perform for the nursing home

or whatever that teacher would like us to

do that day. Instead of just decorating

the school for a certain holiday we

should decorate for all the holidays or

seasons. I think we will be able to raise

enough money to help more people in

our community and surrounding commu-

nities. So again I will tell you that I thik I

will be a good Student Leadership mem-

ber because I am hardworking and will

usually be available anytime anyone

needs me. I hope you will like my ideas

that I thought of for this school year.

residents. I think we could also serve

food at the nursing home like we do at

the soup kitchen. Students can bring in

their old stuffed animals to give to the

children who are less fortunate or to

military families. Also we could make

signs and advertise for a car wash and

people could donate however much

money they would like. My in school

ideas include helping Elementary stu-

dents on their reading and math skills.

We could help Elementary teachers and

Jr. High teachers by grading homework

Student Leader, Ryan Lorig’s Winning Essay

nervous. I think it would also be nice f

we started writing letters to Veterans,

like Henry Saavedra, to thank them for

their service to our country It would

be nice to do this for Veteran’s Day

and maybe send it to Veterans in a

hospital. It would also be nice to have

Hat Days or Pajama Days where peo-

ple pay $1 to war a hat or pajamas to

school and we can donate the money

to the Salvation Army, veterans, or an

animal shelter.

Thank you for considering me for Stu-

dent Leadership.

I think I would be an excellent student

leader because I like to help others in

need. I have also received straight A’s

for all of my classes so far in Jr. High. I

enjoy working concessions as well as

selling candy grams. I love helping

other in their time of need. I would be

thrilled to go to the Soup Kitchen of

Freeport because I love seeing all the

people at the Soup Kitchen smile when

we see them. I also visited the Soup

Kitchen this summer and donated

some of my allowance to them. I like to

make people happy.

I think I could make the school more

positive by helping people when their

books fall or when they drop a pen. I

like to be social with everyone so if

someone is having a bad day, I try to

help them by making them smile. It’s

little things like that that can make

people an everyday hero.

My ideas for the 2010 school year

would be to continue to work conces-

sion stands at home games. I think it is

a good idea to continue to tour for 6th

graders, but maybe we could do

something for new 6th graders the first

week of school so they are not so

Student Leadership Winning Essays (pages 4 & 5)

Student Leader, Brooke Olberding’s Winning Essay

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teachers (be a teacher’s aide) during

guided studies. I was thinking we could

get with the high school Student Leader-

ship program so they could teach us any

tips they know or show us any new ways

to help our school and community. I

think all of our hard work will add up to

enough money to have rewards and do

more things than I just listed. Once again

I think I will be a great leader on Student

Leadership because I feel I am very

trustworthy, honest, and a reliable per-

son. I hope these ideas I have come up

with help the program for the 2010-2011

school year.

I would like to be on the Student Leader-

ship Committee because I feel I could

make the school and community a better

place. I have come up with a few ideas to

do so. Some of these ideas include fund-

raisers and bake sales. With the money

we earn from them we could donate it to

a deserving foundation. Also I think it

would great to help the environment by

picking up trash on the roads. We could

go to the nursing home and talk with the

residents every Saturday, play bingo

with them, or do crafts with them. We

could also make door hangers or signs

to decorate their rooms. If we found a

willing donator to give flowers we could

make bouquets for the residents. Anoth-

er idea I have is to work at the thrift store

putting things on shelves, pricing things,

or whatever employees need help with.

We could go around town and ask for

nonperishable food items to donate to

the soup kitchen. Also we could have

shirts made to wear for all of these

events we go to so people know what

our group name is and what we do. For

more in school things I was thinking we

could help kids get organized and also

come up with study tips for their tests.

Another idea I have is we could help

Student Leader, Marissa Rothschadl’s Winning Essay

they could get a free ala cart at lunch.

Another idea is for at the beginning

of the school year. All the Junior High

students could have a party at the

pool. I think it would start the school

year on a good note. Perhaps the PTO

would be willing to provide some of

the money needed to fund these pro-

jects.

These are my reasons why I should

be in student leadership. I hope you

take my points into consideration and

allow my name on the ballot. Thank

you for your time.

I should be in student leadership

because I am a good leader. At my

dance class, I am an assistant dance

teacher. I assist the younger stu-

dents in jazz, tap, lyrical ballet, and

clogging.

In school, I am comfortable being

the leader in discussion groups.

Other students say I am a good lead-

er and agree that I should be in stu-

dent leadership.

I also like to help people in need. I

have helped many of my classmates

with math, Language Arts, and liter-

ature. If a student has a problem

with another student, I try to help

him or her with the problems.

Whenever a student forgets some-

thing for class, I lend them what they

need.

My last reason for wanting to be a

part of the Lena Junior High School

Student Leadership committee is

that I would like to help the school

become a better learning environ-

ment. If a student accomplishes

something he or she has never done

before, I believe they should get

rewarded for it. They could get a

homework pass to use in class or

Student Leader, Kyle Jensen’s Winning Essay

Student Leader, Sophia Jurkovic’s Winning Essay

clothing and which grade gets

the most pounds or the most

clothing wins some kind of prize,

and the clothing will go to the

needy.

I have served in peer mediation for

the past two years. I attended the

mediation sessions, and in those ses-

sions we learned how to talk stu-

dents into settling differences in a

non-violent way and how to keep

things calm and with no fighting.

While I was serving, I did conces-

sions and place mats for the nursing

home, and wrapped some of the

doors at Christmas. If elected I will

try to do all of these again.

I think I would be a great candidate

for Student Leadership because I am

good at following directions. I am

able to think of some good ideas for

the school. I also think I am a great

candidate because my peers re-

spect me. If elected, I would assist in

the service projects such as helping

with candy grams, concessions at

sporting events, serve at the soup

kitchen, assist at the nursing home,

attending leadership courses, and

Christmas decorating and wrapping.

If I am elected for Student Leader-

ship, I will try to make the school

more positive by helping students

with their grades, encourage others

to keep the halls cleaner, and get-

ting more students to come to sport-

ing events to cheer on all athletes.

The ideas I have for the 2010-

2011 Student Leadership are:

At Christmas, run a fundraiser

for individuals or a family in

need. This could be done by

putting gift ideas on a card and

students would pick a card and

bring the gift on the card.

Bring back the Field day for the

junior high and then the cook

out for lunch.

Have a clothing drive. Students

of 6th-8th bring in their old

Page 5 Volume 9, Issue 5

Student Leader, Kaley Long’s Winning Essay I would like to be on Student Leader-

ship this year because I enjoy helping

others. Also I enjoy being a leader by

setting good examples for my peers.

This is a huge responsibility which I

attend on taking advantage of if I am

chosen to be on Student Leadership. I

really love helping those in our com-

munity as well. This is a really great

committee for The Lena-Winslow Jun-

ior High and Ihope to be a part of it.

I would make the school a more posi-

tive environment by putting others

before myself and keeping a positive

attitude. I could contribute those char-

acteristics to the whole committee and

make sure we all set a good example

for our peers.

For the upcoming 2010-2011 school

Year I think we should run some fund-

raisers to raise money for the school.

We could make the fundraisers fun for

the students too. We could do an end

of the year fundraiser like we did at

the end of the school year two years

ago. Also we could sell candy grams

again. That could be really fun for the

members of the committee and other

students. We could serve food at the

Soup Kitchen. I know that in the past

they love when we come and help the

members serve food to those less for-

tunate. And finally, I really hope I can

be a part of the Student Leadership

Committee of 2010-2011 school year.

It’s so cold…

You bake a cake, and set

it out to cool, 10 minutes

later it’s frosted!

Your shadow freezes to

the sidewalk.

The snowman begs you to

take him inside at night.

Police tell a robber to

freeze, and he does.

What did the big furry

hat say to the warm

woolly scarf? “You hang

around while I go on

ahead.”

If you live in an igloo,

what’s the worst thing

about global warming?

No privacy!

What do snowmen call

their offspring?

Chill-dren.

Let’s Laugh by Alec Aurand

Lena-Wins low Jun ior High Schoo l Newspaper

Photos by Cassi Mae Tippett & Jessie Warner

Student Leadership by Brock Fransen

What’s happening in the

month of January …. We are helping with “Hearts

for Huneke,” a fundraiser to

help raise money for Kelli Hun-

eke’s fight with cancer. Stu-

dents can buy a heart for $1

and their name will be placed

on a paper heart, then the

hearts will be used to decorate

for the spaghetti supper on

February 4th.

The money raised at the Valen-

tine’s dance on February 11th

will go to Kelli Huneke as well.