02/16/2014
Let the Games Begin… Second graders at
Exeter-Milligan Public Schools prepared for the Winter Olympics by creating a
Mini-Math Olympics. A torch relay delivered notes about this event, inviting
all kindergarten, first and second graders to participate for team U.S.A. On
February 6, students paraded around the gym wearing patriotic colors and
carrying U.S. flags. They watched as the final torch runner made a lap in the
gym and ignited the Olympic torch. The Olympic oath and Olympic creed were
read. Opening ceremonies also included watching a youtube video about the
Olympics. These athletes participated in six events: cotton ball shot put,
paper straw javelin throw, paper plate discus throw, marble grab, sponge squeeze
and big foot. At each of these centers, students practiced estimating and
measuring skills with metric units. High school students were available to
assist the elementary students as they measured and recorded their results.
Students learned facts about ancient and modern day Olympics, too. Patrons of
the district were able to follow events via Twitter, #emwolves. A medal
ceremony concluded the EM Mini- Math Winter Olympics.
The Exeter-Milligan
junior high boys basketball team finished the 2013-14 season with a 6-4
record. In December, E-M had a 3-2 record, finishing second at the
Dorchester tournament the opening weekend of the season. In January, the
young Timberwolves went 2-1. At the Exeter-Milligan tournament this past
weekend, the boys finished in third place.
Leading the scoring
for E-M this season was Patrick Murphy, with 74 points. Colton Bossaller
scored 54 points. Eric Olsen, Derek Axline, and Seth Maxson added 35, 33,
and 32 points respectively. Spencer Pribyl put in 25 points on the
season. Joey Bartu added 6 points and Wyatt Foutch scored 4 points.
The JH girls
basketball A team finished the season with an 8-6 record. The B team finished
with an 2-1 record. The A team won the Dorchester tournament and also placed
3rd in the Giltner Slamfest.
Top 5 scorers on the
year:
Tara Mueller - 149
points
Kelsey Bigelow - 87
points
Hannah Beethe - 74
points
Hannah Horne - 50
points
Kathrine White - 47
points.
Three members of the Exeter-Milligan Speech
team competed at the Meridian Mustang Speech invite. From the left,
Taylor May competed in Entertainment speaking, Meredith Emshoff received 3rd
place in Entertainment speaking, and Amber Pribyl placed 5th in Humorous
Prose.
Exeter-Milligan
Football standout Taylor May signed to play football at Midland Lutheran in
Fremont on Thursday, February 13th. May was welcomed into the
Midland fold by Assistant Football Coach Brad Vonnahme.
Mrs. Marla Weber’s
second graders at the Exeter-Milligan Public School have been writing pen pals
letters to students in Grade 2 at the Friend Public School this year. To add a
little twist to this exchange of letters, the EM second grade requested their
pen pals participate in another activity. Students at each site drew pictures
of monsters. Each student then used descriptive words to explain what his or
her monster looked like. The descriptions were delivered to their pen pals.
Based only on the details shared with them, students tried to recreate their
pen pals’ monsters. This activity was not only fun, but allowed students
practice descriptive writing. The two classes plan to compare the drawings via
Skype.
