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In The middle with Ike Eisenhower Middle School
Special Quarantine Issue Spring 2020 Editor’s Note: Due to the pandemic situation and closure of school, we never were
able to send out the spring edition in honor of Middle Level Education Month
which was March, so this is a bit of a summary of some of the highlights of our
year and some hope of good things to come. Have a wonderful summer! Honor Roll Celebrations Every marking period, the honor roll and merit honor roll
recipients are rewarded for their hard work and efforts. Mr.
Heubach and Mrs. Richardson facilitate an assembly for the
students during advisory where they receive certificates and a
treats. IMPACTS, our parent-teacher organization always presents wonderful
support to celebrate our students’ successes and achievements. Here are some
candid pictures of both our merit and honor roll students from our second marking
period. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
Welcome
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The Eisenhower Middle/High School
Community welcomed Ms. Betsy
Sobkowski as our new assistant principal
in December!
Grandparent Gala
The annual Grandparent Gala was held in conjunction with
the Scholastic book fair the library on the day before the
holiday break. Grandparents and parents were invited to
attend for a program of instrumental holiday music,
doughnuts, prizes, and of course the chance to shop for
books. The program ended with a family friendly movie
presentation in the auditorium. A good time was held by all.
YMCA Field Trip
The seventh graders made their
annual trip to the local YMCA.
Each year, the seventh grade class
is given a year long pass to begin
a regiment of healthy living. The
group goes down and has the
opportunity to experience some
of the many different activities
the YMCA offers. Sometimes
even the teachers get involved.
Mrs. Richardson is seen here
climbing the rock wall. Way to go
Mrs. Richardson!
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Also from 7th
Grade…… Students were
originally going to
attend be attending
the Young Readers
Program in May
sponsored by the
Robert H. Jackson
center in Jamestown,
New York before it
was cancelled. This
year’s guest speaker
was to be young
adult author, A.S.
King. She is the
author of several notable books including The Year We Fell from Space
and Still Life with Tornado. Here are a few students browsing through
her books. One of A.S. King’s book is up for consideration in a
potential 2020-2021 Battle of the Books.
State Wrestling
Three of our middle school wrestlers competed for state titles
recently at the Johnstown War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, PA.
Pictured below are Griffin Williams(7), Cole Kellogg(8) and Tucker
Lindell(8). Congratulations on your achievements!
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PI Day 2020 Pi is the mathematical
infinite number which
corresponds to a circle’s
circumference in reference to
its diameter. It begins with the
numbers 3.14. Every year, the math
department does something special to recognize Pi on March
14. This year, Mrs. Richardson had her students compose
some Pi-kus. In ELA, a haiku is three line poem with three
syllables in the first line, seven in the second line and five in
the third line. With a Pi-ku, there are three syllables in the
first line, one in the second, and four in the last. Here are a
few examples from our future mathematical poets.
I like to
eat
delicious pi I love cows
moo
cows give good milk
Tomorrow
I
will mountain bike
Apple Pie
is
Albert Einstein
I love math
it
is the best subject
I like pi bam eat it all day
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Middle School Student Government
This year, Mr. Heubach and Mrs. Richardson started a branch of student council exclusively for middle level. It has empowered students to have a voice in their school lives which is part of the middle school philosophy (AMLE). It ran Monday-Wednesday on the Week A. Students create motivational signs and sticky notes, plan activities for middle school and discuss other issues. Members are seen planning for a St. Patrick’s Day event which will involve the entire middle school.
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Seussical the Musical Several of our Eisenhower Middle School students participated in the Warren County Junior district musical Seussical. Pictured below are: Ethan Riggin, Aylssa Wismar, Caroline Smyth and Peyton Kellogg. Also involved from Eisenhower Lilly Cathcart, Layla Edwards, and Ava Hice. Unfortunately, due to school closings, the production was cancelled. We look forward to seeing these students in future productions. We have a great deal of talent here at Eisenhower!
BANDFEST 2020
The PMEA Elementary Bandfest was to take
place May 6 at North East HS. The students
were just beginning to prepare their music for
the all day festival. The guest conductor was
to be Mr. Brian Gresh. The following students
were to attend from 6th Grade: Keeley Alcorn, Logan Penley, Rebecca
Penley, Emily Hagadorn, and Laney Belche
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Pound Fitness in Advisory
Do you feel motivated
when you listen to
music? POUND is a
fitness workout that
takes cardio to a whole
new level by pairing it
with music and lightly
weighted drum
sticks. Pound provides
the perfect atmosphere
for students to let loose, get motivated, do some cardio and rockout!
Mrs. Richardson is a trained Pound Pro and is happily
conducting Pound classes during B week advisory. Currently,
the pound advisory group has 21 students from both middle and high
school who get to rock out each B week. Pound's philosophies include
believing in the power of music, unleashing aggression, uncovering
rhythms, and building friendships all while working out to improve the
body. Conducting Pound in the auditorium each week has allowed
students to get the full experience of loud music and the hard hit of
the ripstix (lightly weighted drum sticks). Pound's Beat Ballad begins
with "Pound is a place where the rhythm rules. Where the beat
becomes us at every age and any
stage. Movement musicians are
born!" This beginning ballad is really
what Pound is all about. If interested in
signing up next year, look for the link in
the spring for advisory sign ups 2020-
2021!
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Battle of the Books This year we sent two teams to “The Battle of the Books” at Gannon
University on March 6. Students on both teams read twenty-four
books over the course of the year and competed against teams from
across Warren and Erie counties. The goal was to earn the most points
over four rounds. All had a great time. Miss Livingston even got an
opportunity to work with her sister, Mrs. Dobryznski from Union City
Area Middle School.
202 6th and 7th Grade Battle of the Books Team
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2020 8th Grade Battle of the Books Team
Union City and
Eisenhower
Battle of the
Books Teams
pose with
Miss
Livingston and
Mrs.
Dobrzynski.
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Battle of the Books 2021
Miss Livingston, Mrs. Dobryznski from Union City and Mrs. Benson from North East
are planning the annual middle school portion of the event. There are some factors
which may affect the festivities as you are aware, so we are waiting to see how
things are going to work out before sending out a list. We are hoping for the best,
but at this time, we just don’t know. More details will be announced as they become
available. We will keep you posted. Have a great summer!
From STEM, Industry and Mr.
Shotts….
Vex Tower Takeover
Students recently participated in Vex Tower Takeover
recently. Teams of two robots face in a mix of pick and
place soccer/basketball. They build and program robots
to move, stack and place cubes in baskets or stack cubes in corners designated for
red team vs blue team.
They have a 15 second autonomous challenge where students must program the
robots to move and try to place cubes in 15 seconds. Then it is all up to the
driver/controller of the robot to finish the game by having a remote control
programmed to their robot to navigate the game and score points or defend
against the other team blocking them from scoring. It's pretty fun! Yesterday
was a set up and practice day. Two WCSD schools never even worked with the
robots until that day! Students participating included: Cricket Branstrom, Haley
Eckmam, Justin Darr, Payton Frank, Emilie Jones, Kyler Black, Tucker Lindell, Kris
Bunk, Cole Kellogg, Katie Bunk, and Shawn Pascuzzi.
What is So Cool about Manufacturing?
Congratulations to the students recently created a video for
the PA Forest and Oil Region Contest. They were awarded The
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Most Creativity Award for their efforts. Students were given
the opportunity to pair with an industry and then create a
video about that industry. They worked with Betts Industries
on the project. Students who participated included; Noel
Alexander, Andria Anderson, Rhiannon Cook, Alyssa Wismar,
Peyton Kellogg, Cierra Sherwood, Casey Seymour, and Gracie
Tomasoni.
Video and Awards Listing can be viewed at the link below. https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/pa-forest-oil-region/
Spelling Bee
Recently, Eisenhower Middle School students participated in the
school spelling bee. This year Mrs. Richardson served as MC, and
Mrs. Gignac, Mr. Heubach, and Miss Livingston were the judges.
We sent two winners to the district spelling bee in February and
also had two alternates. Congratulations to all!
Winners:
Rachel Culbertson---Grade 6; Winning Word—Apprehensive
Rhiannon Cook---Grade 7: Winning Word---Proximo
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Alternates:
Kendra Danielson---Grade 6---Winning Word---Sheetrock
Jenna Punch---Grade 6---Winning Word---Nervous
“Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best
opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.” Fred Rogers