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Saturday, November 15, 2014
Exeter-Milligan Team Takes 3rd Place at State Tournament
The Exeter-Milligan Volleyball team took Third place at the State Volleyball Tournament today. The team beat Wynot on Thursday afternoon in three straight sets. On Friday, the Lady Timberwolves met the Giltner Hornets and lost a rough three sets by a total of 8 points. The team was ahead in both the second and third sets but struggled later in the sets. Saturday's consolation match was against Lawrence-Nelson who came off a Friday 5set match and loss to Stuart. The Timberwolves got it done taking the third place medals. Congratulations to the team and their coaches!
Exeter-Milligan Update: New SPARK Physical Education Program
Exeter-Milligan
is excited to be involved in the Carol M. White PEP Grant funded by the U.S
Department of Education. Through this grant E-M will have the opportunity
to improve physical activity opportunities and learning, and increase the
promotion of healthy food choices. E-M students are being challenged to
learn new ways to approach physical education classes and add physical activity
to their regular schedule.
In
Mrs. Darcy White’s Physical Education classes, students have been using
activities from the new SPARK Physical
Education program. The SPARK (Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for
Kids) program is research-based and strives to improve the health of children
and promote lifelong wellness. SPARK research has shown that students who
participate in at least three 30-minute SPARK PE classes each week do as well
or better than others on standardized academic test scores.
In
this photo, sophomore students are participating in the PACER event. PACER is
an assessment that measures aerobic capacity. It is progressive in nature
and helps students of all ages learn how to “pace” themselves while performing aerobic
activities.
Friday, November 14, 2014
Brandt Performs in All-National Band
The smile on her face explained exactly what this once in a
lifetime event meant to Jordyn Brandt.
Brandt, a senior at Exeter-Milligan, applied this spring to
be a part of the All-National Band and not only was she accepted but she also
earned the first chair nod in her Flute II group. “You have to be a
member of the all-state band in order to apply for this group, as an
underclassmen you fill out an application and send in the same audition tape
you did for the all-state band,” explained Brandt.
The event is sponsored by the National Association for Music
Education and this year it was held in Nashville, TN at the Grand Ole
Opry. Students are chosen for four performance groups: Concert Band,
Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Band and Mixed Choir. The students must
participate in the same group they were chosen for the All-State Band.
Brandt, a member of the Exeter-Milligan band, was chosen for
the Concert Band. She has been playing the flute since fifth grade and
also plays the piccolo. Brandt has also taken ten years of piano lessons
and 12 years of dance lessons.
Accompanied by her parents, Brandt arrived in Nashville on
Sunday, Oct 26 where they had some free time to do some sightseeing. “We
went to the Parthenon in Nashville. I really enjoyed the full size
replica of the Athena statue and they had a very nice art collection.”
Brandt also enjoyed all of the scenery at the Opryland
Convention Center where they stayed. “The hotel had a beautiful place in
the middle. It was a glass dome filled with a lot of tropical plants and
waterfalls. There was a fountain choreographed with music and an indoor boat ride.”
Once the program began, the students all stayed together and
Brandt had a roommate from Wyoming. Rehearsals started Sunday night under
the direction of Mark Camphouse, a professor of music at George Mason
University. “We rehearsed a lot of the time but we also got to enjoy two
different concerts. On Sunday night we heard the Boston Brass and Tuesday
we got to hear the U.S. Army band.”
Prior to the event, participants received the music so that
they could have it ready to perform. One of the pieces that the students
performed was composed by Camphouse and included solos for some of the first
chair performers, including Brandt. The piece, “’The Shining City’ had a
narrator who was Tennessee State Senator Mark Norris and was about Ronald
Reagan’s speeches.”
They also performed a piece by a young composer who had
entered a contest to have their piece performed by the All-National Band.
The final piece they performed was a part of a Tchaikovsky ballet.
The 150 members of the All-National Band performed mid-morning
on Wednesday along with the other three performance groups, “This whole
experience was amazing. I really enjoyed performing with the top high
school musicians in the country. It was such a huge honor to be on the stage of
the famous Grand Ole Opry and I count it as one of the happiest moments of my
life.”
“This experience really appealed to me. I plan to
major in music performance in college and double minor in studio art and art
history. The conductor (Camphouse) taught us so much about being musical in
general. He also taught us a lot about conducting and talked to us about
composing music. He also encouraged us to figure out what we want to do
with music after we graduate and go to college. I would really recommend
this experience to people that are excited about music and care about it.”
She also noted that she appreciated the financial support
from the Exeter-Milligan Boosters.
Brandt was the lone student from Nebraska in the Honor
Band. There was one student from Nebraska in the Jazz Band and six in the
choir. “I talked to a lot of people, and I believe I went to the smallest
school and had the smallest class out of all the participants. At least
half of the students went to private schools or specialty music schools,” explained
Brandt.
Exeter-Milligan Band Director Angie Murphy has seen the
benefits of the experience for Brandt, “Jordyn has grown musically through her
experiences in several honor bands under multiple directors. The
All-National Band was a very positive experience for her future as a
performance major.”
Brandt will be taking the stage again soon as she has been
asked to fill in as a substitute flutist for the Hastings Symphony's Christmas
Concert. The show will be on December 7, at 4:00, at the Masonic Center
Auditorium, in Hastings.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Halloweenie is a hit!
The Exeter Chamber of Commerce once again sponsored the Halloweenie event at the Exeter Fire Hall on Halloween. Guests were treated to a hot dog, chips and a pop before heading out to more trick or treating. Above: Savannah Horne picks a treat. Below, Isaac Ring enjoys his supper.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Exeter-Milligan Update: Second Grade Book Clubs
Ayla Kahler, Jayden Capek, Melissa Capek, Joleen Vossler
Kierra Papik, Melanie Papik, Carter Milton and Emma Meyers
Carri Vavra, Paul Sheffield, Liberty Johnson, Mikey Bartu, Aidan Vavra (back
to camera)
2nd Grade Book Club at
Exeter-Milligan by Marla Weber
With
the popularity of book clubs for adults, it's no wonder that children are
excited about book clubs, too. Each month, second graders at Exeter-Milligan
Public Schools meet for book club. The first monthly book club sessions were
led by the teacher, Mrs. Marla Weber; modeling the type of questions to
encourage participation. October marked a new change for the second grade book club. The class was
divided into three groups and a moderator was appointed for each group. The moderators met ahead of time to discuss
questions to ask their group. Moderators also invited one of their parents to
attend. Students, and parents in attendance, came prepared for book club by
reading the book at home. This month’s book was a historical fiction, Kate
Shelley and the Midnight Express. The students were impressed with Kate’s
bravery in this story. Book club was held during lunch. Students and their
parents met in the classroom to eat and informally discuss their favorite parts
of the story. Mr. Sheffield, superintendent of Exeter-Milligan, also
participated in this month’s book club. Following discussion, a brief YouTube
video was shown; re-enacting part of this story. The class decided to continue
the new format of student-led discussions. Next month, new moderators will be
appointed
Capekgroup
– Ayla Kahler, Jayden Capek, Melissa Capek, Joleen Vossler
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Timberwolves WIN!!!!!
The Timberwolves were down 12-0 at half time. They came back fighting hard in the second half and with just two minutes to go pulled ahead of the very tough Humphrey St. Francis for the first time in the game. The Timberwolf defense held and the final play sent a Humphrey St. Francis pass straight into the hands of Timberwolf Kyle Jensen.
Zeleny kept the ball and the Flyers were after him.
Zelenka made some key tackles in the game.
Jensen holds off the main Flyers threat, #4.
Zeleny kept the ball and the Flyers were after him.
Zelenka made some key tackles in the game.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Exeter-Milligan Update: Kindergarten Class
Pictured are Judy
Kassik’s Exeter-Milligan Kindergarten students working hard at naming a shape piece using three attributes (shape,
color and size) during math class.
From top of circle right: Truman
Milton, Cohen Harre, Brooklyn Oldehoeft, Adrien Mueller, Cheyenne Krupicka,
Natalie Meyer, Sydney Engert, Kaylie Schlueter, RJ Clevenger, and Logan
Johnson.
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