Exeter-Milligan School Update-Language Classes

E-M Happenings by Audrey Betka-Mager


With Christmas rapidly approaching, 1st Semester is almost
over. Students have been working hard and learning a lot
with our new reading program--Reading Mastery. This year,
in addition to my duties as the Elementary Resource Teacher
at Exeter-Milligan Public Schools, I have been teaching
various reading classes and a Language class. The Language
class (pictured) is currently learning about verb tenses,
classification, the calendar, and listening to directions
and following them.

Exeter-Milligan School Update - High School Art

E-M Art Happenings by Jill Shipley

One of the Exeter-Milligan Art I classes is starting to
work with clay this week. They have gone over the art terms
that have to do with pottery and are now putting those into
practice.

The first pot they make is called a coil pot. They
construct the pot out of clay coils and blend one side.
When they are done we will let them dry and then fire them
in the new kiln, provided by the Exeter-Milligan Boosters
this summer.

The students will then get to glaze them with different
colors to give them a colorful glass coating. We will have
to fire them again in the kiln and they should look great.

Exeter-Milligan School Update - P.E.

News from Mrs. White's PE classes:

Kindergarten -2nd Grade: The elementary classes have been
busy this semester working on basic locomotor skills,
throwing and catching, eye-hand coordination, and large
muscle group activities. This past week the students played
a number of different scooter games, with their favorite
being "Sharks and Minnows" (played to the theme from
"Jaws").

High School PE: Students have been involved in many
different "lifetime sports" including; tennis,
racquetball, bowling, basketball, volleyball, weightlifting,
dodge ball, football, softball, etc.

Junior High PE: The Junior High Girls 'A' Volleyball
Team finished their season with a record of 10-2. Members
of the team included: Kylie Briske, Meredith Emshoff,
Madison Horne, Brooke Manning, Elizabeth Murphy, Deidre
Stevens, Erica Yound, and Logan Zeleny. The 'B' Team
had a record of 4-3. Members were: Brittany Beatham,
Shelby Bell, Toni Bossaller, Jordyn Brandt, Brittany Colson,
Athena Laisy, Sierra Martin, Amber Pribyl, Kimberlin Ruhl,
Sierra Santos, Hunter Stride, Maitlyn Thomsen, and Billie
Yates.

Exeter-Milligan School News - Speech Pathology

Kara Myers here, the local Speech Pathologist for
Exeter-Milligan schools. Here to explain a little about
what I do and why I do it. My job is wonderful. Not only
do I get to work with some students on a one-on-one basis, I
also get to work with preschool students all the way up to
seniors in high school!

My days are always different and
packed full of helping students with each of their
individual needs. In a typical day I may see a group of
elementary/preschool students and work on the /r/, /k/, or
/l/ sound. Then I may see a group of junior or high school
students. I assist them in understanding what they have
learned in class or helping them with such things as
organizing their thoughts for oral book reports and speeches
or utilizing webs and outlines for written activities. It
is always rewarding helping students find the best way that
they learn and teaching them strategies to help during their
school years.

This year I also was given the opportunity to participate in
the new reading program. I teach a reading group consisting
of six students during one of the reading times. The
students I see are 1st and 2nd graders that do not have any
speech and language difficulties. It has been fun watching
these kids grow and learn how to read more fluently while
also comprehending what they have read!

Exeter-Milligan School News - Industrial Technology Class

Industrial Technology by Dean Filipi

In the Eight grade class, they started out learning about shop safety and then testing out on all of the machines. After using and understanding the machines they designed the project they are building. Some of the projects are wall shelves, book cases, picnic table, gun cabinet, and stools. In construction class, they are learning about the differenttypes of materials that go into the construction of a modern residence. They also learn about building codes, and understanding and reading blue prints. They are currently rebuilding the camp stand for the Milligan's June Jubilee.

Exeter-Milligan Elementary Students have perfect attendance

Shown are the Exeter-Milligan Kindergarten through Second Grade students who had perfect attendance for the first quarter of the 2009-2010 school year. Front row: Jaiden Papik, Rebecca Krupicka, and Alec Schlueter. Middle row: Caitlin Murphy, Anna Sluka, and Jacy Schlueter. Back row: Elijah Johnson, Max Zeleny, Ty Underwood, and Brooke Poppert.

Exeter-Milligan Athletes Honored

Congratulations to the Exeter-Milligan Conference Volleyball Team Honorees:

1st Team:

Stephanie Briske
Heather Pribyl
Claire White

Honorable Mention:

Kelsey Moore

Congratulations to the Exeter-Milligan Football D1-2 All District Team Honorees:

1st Team:

Linebackers - Dillon Rischling and Shane Manning
Offensive Line - Travis Yound
Offensive End - Greg Pribyl
Quarterback - Mitchel Horne
Defensive Line - Blake Baller
Punter - Travis Yound
Returner - Ryan Harre

2nd Team:

Defensive Back - Greg Pribyl
Offensive Line - Dillan White
Running Back - Ryan Harre

Honorable Mention:

Defensive Line - Dillan White
Linebacker - Ethan Kattes
Running Back - Shane Manning

Electronics Collection and Recycling Event in Geneva

ELECTRONICS COLLECTION
& RECYCLING EVENT
Tuesday, December 1st
3:00-6:00 p.m.

East bullpen-10th & F Streets, Geneva
The event is open to households, businesses, schools,
government entities, and not-for-profits in Fillmore County.

Electronics that can be collected:
CPUs and Monitors
Keyboards/Peripherals
Desktop Printers/Fax Machines
Copy Machines
Televisions, VCR/DVD/Stereo Components

FEE - 15¢ per pound

Electronics will be weighed and fees collected
at the time of drop-off.

Everything from the electronics collection will be recycled except wood.

This event is funded by WasteCap Nebraska through a grant provided by the Nebraska
Environmental Trust Fund with the cooperation of the Trailblazers RC & D, Fillmore
County Development Corporation and Fillmore County.

This is your chance to get rid of old, broken, non-usable electronics!

Exeter-Milligan School News

Josie Hulse is doing some serious hang time as we prepare for indoor activities for P.E. This is one of the sports that the students will participate in these next few months. They will play hockey,
Missouri kickball, dodgeball, kickball, wiffleball, as well as basketball. - (submitted by PE teacher Bob Mahoney)

Huge crowd at the Exeter United Methodist Women Cookie Walk

Lois Thomsen (right) has her order totaled by Shirley Trauger (far left) and Wilma Murphy (middle).

Enjoying some coffee and a cookie after "shopping" at the cookie walk were from the left Jeannine Krejci, Doris Hall, Sue DeJonge (partially hidden) and Karen Chapman.

Cookie Monster couldn't have finished off the 120 dozen homemade cookies faster than the ladies who visited the annual Exeter United Methodist Women cookie walk.

Opening at 9:00, by 9:30 a.m. the ladies who were placing the cookies on trays for the walk had emptied all of their containers. Each year the ladies think they have made too many cookies and each year they sell out of the homemade holiday treats.

During the event they also host a dried fruit and nut sale of very high quality products. The sale draws guests from all over Exeter and many of the surrounding communities and counties. A variety of tins were available for purchase and then each tin purchaser could pick the cookies along several tables to fill their tin.

After making their purchases many of the patrons chose to enjoy the free cookies and refreshments while taking some time to fellowship.