December 2008 Newsletter
by Tori Creger
February 27, 2009
December 2008
CHRISTMAS VACATION
Christmas vacation will be from Monday, December 22- Friday,
January 2. We will return to school on January 6(B day). NO SCHOOL
ON MONDAY, JANUARY 5 DUE TO STAFF INSERVICE DAY.
HIGH SCHOOL WINTER CONCERT
On Saturday, December 13th: All freshmen parents please
report to the Family and Consumer Science room at 6:15pm to help
set up refreshments.
Each high school Band/Choir student is asked to bring one dozen
cookies or bars to the school on Saturday morning by 10:00 AM.
Anyone willing to help set up the gym should be at the school at
9:00 AM and bring decorations with your name clearly marked.
Everyone welcome!
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
East Central High School selects a student each week who
demonstrates necessary traits in the Character Counts program East
Central faculty and staff are looking to implement into their
curriculum and every day classroom activities. The students
selected by faculty members since the start of the year are: Lucas
Ruchotzke, Ciara Stage, Barb Anderson, Matt Earles, Kaitlin
Marburger, Cody Graves, Austin Shoemaker, Olivia Reusch, Emily C.
Cram, Sam Lippens, and Abigail Goldsmith. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD
JOB!
SENIOR PICTURES
Seniors must have one baby and I color turned into Mrs. Papke by
December 19 if they want their pictures in the yearbook. No
exceptions.
ELEMENTARY CONCERTS
The public is invited to attend the following
performances:
At Miles, the pre-school, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade classes
will present HOLIDAY ALPHABET on Thursday, December 11, 2008. The
second graders will take you through the alphabet with the classes
performing a wide variety of musical pieces to help start your
holiday season with cheer. Mrs. Briegel is the music director.
MILES - Thursday, December 11, matinee/dress rehearsal at 10:00
a.m. and evening concert at 7:00 pm in the Miles gymnasium
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS will be presented by the Sabula elementary
music classes on Monday, December 15, 2008. The fifth grade band
will perform the opening numbers under the direction of Ms. Horst.
Fifth graders will bring you the story of the Yuletide family, with
the other classes joining in to present holiday music. Mrs. Briegel
is the music director.
SABULA -Monday, December 15, matinee/dress rehearsal at 1:45 p. m.
and evening concert at 7:00 pm in the Sabula gymnasium
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS
DEBATE
On November 5, 2008, seven high school students participated in
rounds following the Lincoln-Douglas format for individual debate
on the topic Resolved: Lying is always wrong. In this format each
debater must participate in two separate rounds, presenting the
affirmative side once, and the negative position in a second
round.
The afternoon provided an opportunity for these students to learn
the steps in the debate process, and allowed some practice engaging
in one or more debate rounds. In some cases, the students watched
others complete a debate, and then volunteered to present in a
later round.
Emily C. Cram received recognition as the best-prepared speaker for
this debate. She earned winning scores from the three judges, Carol
Frahm, Carl Kueter, and Joan Greve, in both rounds. They heard
Emily debate the affirmative against Joe Kilburg’s negative
position, and the negative against Austin Shoemaker’s
affirmative.
Robert Merino took the positive position versus Jesseca Lathrop’s
negative. He received higher scores from two of the three
judges.
Tyler Mussmann argued the affirmative against Alexis Drury’s
negative position, gaining winning scores from the judges.
Judges scored the following: Analysis, Reasoning, Evidence,
Organization, Cross Examination, Refutation, Rebuttal, Elocution,
Delivery and Overall Presentation. Congratulations to all students
who took the challenge to debate!!
CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE QUIZ BOWL
East Central has been invited to participate in the Academic
Pursuit Quiz Bowl to be held at CCC on Tuesday, December 2, 2008.
The competition will take place in the Graphic Arts Technology
Center, with teams from about twelve local high schools competing.
Six East Central students will be selected for the team from
preliminary rounds held during November. The final roster has not
been determined at the time of this printing. Mrs. Briegel serves
as the advisor for this activity, with Ms. Horst assisting in the
try-out rounds.
Season’s Greetings from the Desk of the Counselor…
The school year is flying by and the holidays are in full
swing, but we cannot forget some important items for the month of
December…
SENIORS
Stay focused! Grades in your senior year can affect your admittance
to the college of your choice.
PARENTS and STUDENTS - Save your year-end payroll stub if it shows
your earnings for the year. You may need it for estimating
information on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student
Aid)
Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov to print a pre-application worksheet—DO NOT
use fafsa.com
Go to: www.pin.ed.gov to obtain a PIN for the student and at a
separate pin for at least one parent if the student is a
dependent.
THERE WILL BE A FINANCIAL AID PRESENTATION THURSDAY, JANUARY 8TH AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL AT 6:00 in the family consumer science room. This
information is presented by The College Planning Center and it’s
important to attend if your son/daughter will be attending college.
Students are encouraged to attend as well.
JUNIORS
Remember the next ACT test date is February 7th and the
registration deadline is January 6th. DO NOT wait until after the
holidays to get this lined up! By the time you get back from
vacation, it will be too late! Start thinking about getting out and
visiting a college or two.
SOPHOMORES AND FRESHMEN
If you find yourself having a little extra time over the holidays,
start looking up colleges and careers on the Internet, and use the
available resources we have in the media center. Your time for all
the serious decision-making is coming up soon and it can be a much
smoother process if you start early in your search!
MIDDLE SCHOOL
The middle school stepped up and raised money for the Jackson
County Humane Society during the month of November. We don’t have a
total as of press time, but we will be sure to let everyone know
how successful we were. Recently, middle school students were
educated by their student council on the effects of certain drugs
during Red Ribbon Week and students who were “BASICS-FREE” during
first quarter were recognized and rewarded. It was an opportunity
to talk about making good choices in and out of the classroom.
ELEMENTARY
The elementary students continue to talk about being kind to one
another and the importance of just basically being a good human
being. They are great at discussing, participating, and some even
act out situations out through role-playing! Oh, the drama! It’s
always so much fun working with these younger students. They have
great ideas and a lot of insight that we may not always recognize.
Have a great holiday break everyone!
MUSIC DEPARTMENT NEWS
East Central Music students are busily preparing for their
winter concerts to be held in December.
The High School Chorus will travel to Bellevue on Dec. 4 to
participate in the Parks concert.
On Saturday December 13, the High School Music Dept. will present
the annual winter concert, with both the band and chorus performing
in the gym in Miles. The concert will begin at 7:00 pm, and the
East Central Music Boosters will be serving refreshments during the
holiday concert.
On Thursday December 18, the Middle School bands and choruses will
present a winter concert in the gymnasium at the Sabula center. The
concert will begin at 7:00.
The bands are under the direction of Mr. Jerry Creger. The Choruses
are directed by Ms. Laura Horst.
PRESENT WRAPPING
East Central Girls Basketball team will be wrapping Christmas
presents in the elementary library on Dec. 13th from 9:00 am until
11:00 am. Coffee and cookies will be provided. Please limit your
gifts to 5 per person. You will also need to provide your own boxes
and tags. (Donations will be accepted.)
THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING IN DECEMBER!
Lots of GOOD NEWS!
∗ The fair will be open at the ELEMENTARY CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
in both centers (Miles and Sabula) on these days:
Sabula: December 15 (before and after the concert)
Miles: December 11 (before and after the concert)
∗ For students (elementary and middle school) who want to buy
during the school day the fair will be open in each elementary
library center at the following times:
Sabula: December 12-18 (12:00pm-1:00pm)
Miles: December 10-16 (10:00 am-9:00am)
∗ The money raised by our Book Fair helps to purchase new books for
our libraries!
∗ There are lots of “cool” Christmas Present Ideas!
The East Central Community School is an Equal-Affirmation action
employer and does not discriminate in its educational programs and
activities on the basis of race, national origin, color, religion,
sex, age, or handicap. For more information, please contact the
superintendent’s office.
EAST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
1ST QUARTER HONOR ROLL
9TH GRADE
10TH
GRADE
11TH
GRADE
12TH
GRADE
Dakota Beck
Kaitlyn Abernathy
Clarissa Craig
*Barbara Anderson
*Austin Daniels
*Mareah Adolphs
Emily C Cram
Kayla
Cassaday
*Jaime Frahm
*Mariah
Aldis
Emily K Cram
*Luke Figie
*Bailey Giddings Keri Cassaday
*Skyler Klemme
Carrington
Giddings
Justin Hansen
Tessa
Daniels
Amanda Leprevost
Abigail
Goldsmith
Jacob House
Matthew Earles
Amberlyn Meyermann *Bailey Gray
Jesseca Lathrop
Krystle Grant
*Erin Moeller
Shawn Gruhn
Bradley Marburger *Sydney Gray
*Jacqueline Myers
Jill
Hankemeier
Cole McDonough *Nicole Gruhn
Olivia Reusch Amanda Hinerichsen-Gillen
*Sarah Myers
Nicole Hoffmann
Chelsea Roe
Samantha Lathrop
*Stephanie Ries *Taylor Keeney
Ciara
Stage
Kaitlin Marburger
Dylan Rittmer
*Samantha Lippens Kasandra
Stopher
Natalie Merino
*Austin Shoemaker *Kelsey McCloy
Trent
Mussmann
Matthew
Meyers
Tyler
Mussmann
Mallory Milder Nicole Ruchotzke
Delores Patrick Ellen Schulz
Joshua Rathje *Trista Shannon
Paula (Charlotte) Stein
EAST CENTRAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL
1ST QUARTER HONOR ROLL
6TH GRADE
7TH
GRADE
8TH
GRADE
Darcy Arnold
Vaughn
Behn
*Cassandra Aldis
Mason Christof
Brittny Bratcher
McKenzee Bowman
Eric Eggers
Brett
Earles
*Kyle
P. Christiansen
Tierra Hildebrandt
*Peyton Gray
*Shannon Christiansen
*Hannah Kilburg
Stefanie
Louvar
*Benjamin Hildebrandt
Mallory Kilburg
Colby
Mangler
*Matthew
Hoffmann
*Ashley Kruse
*Garrett Moeller
*Catrina Jargo
Shawna LePrevost
Alexander Poll
*Jacinta Jargo
*Savanna Lippens Kylee
Shoemaker
*Ryleigh Keeney
*Colin Marburger
Hannaha Smith
*Sabrina Lippens
Zachary Marburger Jakob Wimpey
Sadie
McCloy
*Drew McDonough
Nikki McGinnis
Angel Papke
Dalton Milder
Zachary Peiffer
Emily Rittmer
Samuel Smith
Josh Soll
Nicholas Wall * denotes all A’s
