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Alec Pilon has been elected student of the month. Alec has also been the mathlete of the

month before. When I interviewed him he said that he was very happy he was student of

the month. Pilon has One brother and one sister which he both loves. His favorite food is

spicy buffalo wings and his favorite candy is a

whatchamacallit. He has three dogs and hermit crabs.

The school chose Alec Pilon to be student of the

month because he is nice and a hard worker.

By Sarah Nicholas

Parker Magee Has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. His friends and family

are being very supportive with his treatments and everyday challenges. When I inter-

viewed him he said that when he found out he had cancer the first things he thought of

were being able to beat it 100% with the help of every-

one and not being able to play basketball. The Lena

Winslow junior high school has been selling purple rib-

bons in support of Parker. Also his parents have given

away t-shirts for the awareness of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Good luck Parker!

By Sarah Nicholas

Editors:

Ty Chrisman

Morgan Hockman

Kelsie Flynn

Contributors:

Sarah Nicholas

Evan Vorwald

John Jurkovic

Madeline Trimble

Shanna Lartz

April Woolcock

Viola Kluck

Jay Rosberg

Olivia Oscepinski

Gerald Rucker

Asa Lake

Laurel Flynn

Adviser:

Mrs. Fry 8th Grade Publications is currently collecting 8th grade baby pictures

and 8th grade “then & now” pictures for the yearbook. Pictures are

due to Mrs. Fry by December 20, 2013.

P A G E 2

In student leadership this month we donated money to the Crop Walk

that Kenny Broge’s sister Megan helped with to fight off hunger. We

also are doing a canned food drive as a part of our battle of the grades.

We currently have 563 cans that will go to the Lena Food Pantry. Lastly

we have been selling ribbons for Parker Magee who has been diag-

nosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. All

the money we raise will go to the

Ronald McDonald House in Madison,

Wisconsin.

By Laurel Flynn

By John Jurkovic

P A G E 3

By: Ty Chrisman

7th Grade

1 Cade Benson

4 Keegan Gyland

13 Bobby Brown

14 Ethan Kleckler

15 Hunter Greene

30 Carson Diddens

32 Jimmy Nafziger

40 Ian Zellweger

50 Parker Magee

52 Dayton Ceruti

53 Ben Dunlavey

Coach: Troy Keene

Emma Bower

Cindy Jogerst

Kara Kalkbrenner

Tasha Rowe

Lillian Rowley

Rachel Young

Coach: Karen Kryder

By Morgan Hockman

8th Grade

20 Alex Heinrich

21 Ty Chrisman

22 Jake Fox

23 Eli Lingle

25 Christian Sutter

33 Gaige Schwartz

43 Rahveon Valentine

45 Chris Rowe

54 Kenny Broge

Coach: Mike Taft

P A G E 4

What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?

Bardell said: When my uncle danced to Just Dance 3 and it was videotaped.

Lameyer said: When his brother’s shirt was spray-painted purple.

Jaden said: Watching Charlie Brown with her family.

Luis said: Sleeping…

Makenzie said: Eating…

Gracie said: When her entire family fell asleep and the house was quiet.

By Asa Lake

What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?

Iris Trimble – Turkey Sydney Lindquist – Stuffing

Lance Moliter – Turkey Adriana Curran– Pumpkin Pie

Matthew Stampfli – Pickles wrapped in ham Amber Heinrich – Stuffing

Katie Altfillisch – Ham Rachel Young– Pumpkin Pie

Benny Dunlavey – Turkey Maleah Linden — Mashed potatos

Cade Benson – Turkey By : Shanna Lartz

What are your plans for Thanksgiving?

Amanda-Dad’s side Donovan-Family's back in Oklahoma

Zach-Uncles Emma-Grandma’s

John-Nowhere Kara-Grandma’s

Sarah-Home Kelsie-Grandma’s

Olivia-Cousins Hannah O.– Grandma’s

Lauren-Aunts Miranda-Grandparents By : Madeline Trimble

P A G E 5

Zane Stouffer is 11 years old and is new to the 6th grade. He has four siblings and his parents are

Holly and Shawn. For pets, Zane has 3 dogs and 2 cats. One of his

favorite hobbies is playing his Xbox. His favorite color is red, favor-

ite food is pizza, and his favorite animal is a dog. One of his favorite

basketball team’s is the Heat. His opinion on the best subject in

school is art class. Zane is a nice kid with spunk.

By: Viola Kluck

8th grade interview

Shawn Capp is 13 years old. He was born September 22, 2000. He

has one brother, one sister, three dogs, one cat, and his parents are

living with him. The dogs’ and cat’s names are Any, Jersey, Molly,

and Static. His brother’s name is Austin, and his sister’s name is An-

nika. His parents’ names are Jessie and Roberta. His favorite food is

pizza. His favorite drink is Pepsi. His favorite subject is math. His

favorite color is pink. His favorite animal is an albino rattlesnake. He

likes to bowl and golf for fun.

By: April Woolcock

Kara Kalkbrenner is 14 years old, her birthday is September 22nd, 1999. She has four siblings, Tanner, 11,

Kyle, 15 Kori, 17 and Quincy, 18. Her parents are Steve and Andrea Kalkbren-

ner. She has two dogs Koda and shadow and a cat named Tarzan. Kara likes

doing sports. she plays, volleyball and softball, and also does cheerleading.

Her favorite sport is volleyball though. Her favorite color is purple. Her favor-

ite store to go shopping at is Delia's. Her favorite food is Potato's. Her favorite

subject is Algebra. She wants to become an Algebra teacher when she's older

also.

By Kelsie Flynn

P A G E 6

There are many reasons why I would love to be a part of Student Leadership for the 2013-2014 school year. When I heard about this group in Elementary School I was excited to possibly have the opportunity to be a part of it. I would love to be involved in a group that helps the school and community, and I would love to help out the less fortunate.

In Elementary School I was involved in several community service situations. For example, Character Counts Award, Wee Deliver, 5th Grade Choir, PTO Fundraiser, and in fourth grade I was cho-sen to help Mrs. Hastings in the library. But, what I’m most proud of is when I wrote a thank you letter last year to Hospice thanking them for all of the wonderful care they showed towards my great grand-ma before she passed away. My letter is now hanging on the wall at the Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, Illinois.

Some of the ideas I have to help the community and school are, Donate clothes to charity, organize a food drive for the local food pantry, donate winter coats to children in need, have bullying presentations for the younger children in the Elementary School, and decorate at Junior High dances.

Finally, my grades and good behavior would allow me the time to serve in Student Leadership. For example, I get my work done on time and make sure it is turned in neatly. I make sure I am re-spectful and caring to teachers and other students. Thank you for considering me for Student Leader-ship.

Sincerely,

Kaidyn Sargent

Hello! My name is Ella Brunner. I am interested in participating in Student Leadership, because of the following: I want to help make our community a better place, stop bullying, and help other classmates achieve goals.

Some of the goals I achieved in elementary school are, I had perfect attendance, I was the lead-er in Wee Deliver, and I worked hard to do the best in both of those. I hope I can make my other goals happen. I also played in sports.

The sports I play are softball, I love to catch and pitch! I also play basketball, and volleyball. Last year I threw discus and shot-put in track. One of my favorite classes is Chorus; I hope I can some-day be a singer.

Some of my summer activities are babysitting my two cousins, and doing the paper route each Wednesday. Last year I was invited to The Young Leaders Seminar. Unfortunately I was not able to go.

Last year I was on the honor roll, and my grades are mostly A’s with a few B’s.

Thank you,

Elizabeth Brunner

I would like to be a member student leadership for the 2013-2014 school year. I have been a mem-

ber of student leadership in the past and feel it is a good group to belong to. I am a good student

and try to be the best friend I can. I try to buddy-up to those around me that seem to be without a

friend. I do not like bullying and step in when needed to stop kids from hurting others’ feelings. I also

try to be a good leader in the classroom. I was actually voted student of the month last year. I do

not talk out of turn and try my best to keep my fellow students quiet so the teacher can do his/her

job. I get good grades and always do my homework.

I enjoyed going to the soup kitchen last year. It was a lot of work but it was rewarding to see all of

those people being fed. I think we should have more canned food wars this year to help our local

food pantry. It is sad to know there are so many hungry people out there, even in our small town.

I believe that I would be a good student leader because I enjoy helping raise money in support of

needy causes. Last year I helped our team raise over $1000 for the Polar Plunge which provides

funds for Special Olympics. We have students in our own district that benefit from this organization

which makes it feel even more right. I would like to sell polar bear cookies, again, to help raise mon-

ey for this cause. I would even like to see if the elementary and high school would join our cause.

Maybe we could even recruit more “plungers” to go along.

I also participated in the Buddy Walk where our team raised nearly $4000 for Down Syndrome

Awareness. It is over a mile walk and we do it every year in honor of my late Uncle Dennis for his

son Callen, who has Down Syndrome. We had the biggest team again this year with over 119 walk-

ers. It is neat to see us all spread out over the trail knowing we all were there to support family. We

had matching colored shirts again. We looked cool in our black and gold! I would like to do a puppy

chow sale to help raise money for GiGis playhouse which is a place for families with Down Syndrome

children to go get help. I would love for my cousin Callen and Landen Raab to be able to take money

to their play houses!

Finally, I think I should be on student leadership because I have been on it in the past, I enjoy helping

people and I like volunteering. I would like to continue doing fundraisers to help special causes.

These are all the reasons why I want to be on student leadership. Thank you.

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P A G E 8

By: Jay Rosberg, Gerald Rucker, Olivia Oscepinski

P A G E 9

Discovered By Evan Vorwald