Exeter-Milligan Update: English and Journalism

Hello from the Exeter-Milligan 10-12 English and Journalism classroom! 

By Ashley Stutzman, E-M Language Arts Instructor

It has been a busy semester, and I can’t believe the holiday break is almost here. One of the projects that has kept us busy this semester was the creation of the Striv Team here at Exeter-Milligan. As part of the Journalism course, my students do a lot of work with Striv, an online streaming service, and Class Intercom, a program which allows students to create their own content for the school’s social media accounts. One new aspect of this is the Striv Team, which was created at the beginning of the school year. The Striv Team consists of juniors Blake Meyer and Sean Gibson, sophomore Christopher Kelch, and eighth-grader Trenton Vossler. These students share responsibilities in live streaming school activities for all of our viewers to enjoy. In addition, it gives these students the opportunity to learn more about broadcasting and other related fields firsthand. It has been great to watch these students work together in making sure that they are providing a good experience for the viewers. Striv is a wonderful opportunity for anyone to watch school events and activities throughout the school year, even if they are unable to attend in person. I look forward to seeing this organization and its work grow in the future. 

Thanks for reading about our classroom happenings, and I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the semester! 

A group of Exeter-Milligan students attended the Fall Striv Conference in Lincoln earlier this semester. Students reflected on current projects and gathered new ideas in regards to content for the school’s various social media platforms. Pictured are front (L-R): Ty Underwood, Trenton Vossler, Blake Meyer, Morgan White and Jozie Kanode. Back (L-R): Christopher Kelch, Sean Gibson, Ryan Sharp, Jasmine Turrubiates, and Olivea Swanson.

Blake Meyer and Trenton Vossler, two members of the Striv Team, work together to live stream a home basketball game. 

Exeter-Milligan Update: Math Musings

Math Musings by Jackson Krejci

Exeter-Milligan 7^th grade Math Instructor

Mr. Krejci's 7th grade Math students began their 4th chapter of the year by introducing prime numbers. Prime numbers include any number that has two factors, 1 and itself. The goal for students by the end of the quarter is to have the prime numbers 1-100 memorized. The students created prime number cards and labeled them with highlighters. One color is highlighted as the prime number, the other is highlighted as the composite (a number that has three or more factors).  The students working on their prime number cards from left to right in rows include: Kierra Papik, Lily Jeffries, Liberty Johnson, Joleen Vossler, Michael Bartu, Emma Meyer, Carter Milton, Jayden Capek, and Aidan Vavra. 

The photo of the prime number card belongs to Liberty Johnson.

Exeter-Milligan Update: Fourth Grade

Fourth Grade News

By Shelli Mueller, Exeter-Milligan 4^th grade teacher

Students found painted Kindness rocks on the playground (a teammates project) and then have to do an activity to show kindness. The fourth grade students decided to make posters to hang around the school in Milligan. 

Pictured are Brogan Staskal, Wilfrid Kallhoff, and Braxton Saatmann working on their poster about showing kindness.

Happy New Year

Exeter-Milligan Update: View from the Front Office

VIEW FROM THE FRONT OFFICE

                    We were fortunate enough to celebrate Thanksgiving with all of our children. Our oldest, Brett, is in the Navy and stationed in Norfolk, VA. He has since departed on more than a “3 hour tour” (actually a 7 to 9 month cruise), so it was nice to spend some time with him before this event. Since none of our kids have significant others, we also have not had to share them with other families during the holidays. At some point in time this too shall change, so we take advantage of spending the holidays together as much as we can.  As a matter of fact, as you read this we should be basking in the Arizona sun (minus Brett of course) as we spend Christmas with Karla’s family in the Phoenix metro area.  However, as much as we love our children and extended family, it is nice to see them on their way.  As we have adjusted to the empty nest, a full house tends to push us out of our normal routine.

Thinking back to twenty years ago, we were all getting prepared (and worried) about the Y2K issue.  For those who are scratching their heads and wondering, Y2K was the problem that computers faced when the year changed from 1999 to 2000.  Back then, when dealing with a date, the year was usually in a 2 number format – so 1998 was just 98.  There was a doom and gloom attitude that the computers would not see the year as 2000 but as the year 1900 (because of the 2 number year format.)  It sent many into a panic thinking the world was going to end, but I do believe we all survived.  Now we are quickly approaching 2020 and with that comes the setting of new goals. 

Many of us will choose a word that will help us focus on what we want to accomplish in this new year.  In previous years, I have chosen simplify and communicate, but this year I am taking a bit of a different spin – I am using the year 2020 with an added symbol: 20/20. My goal for the year 2020 is make sure my vision is 20/20. This doesn’t mean I am going to wear my glassed more often (or at all for that matter), but rather make sure that my vision for the future is clear – hence 20/20. 

This 20/20 vision is not only for my personal life but also my professional life as well.  In my most recent evaluation, one of the questions asked is if I have a clear vision for the district.  As I reviewed the evaluation, it was evident that I am not sharing or setting a clear vision. Thus, my main goal for 2020 is to make sure that my vision for Exeter-Milligan Public Schools is 20/20.  It is my responsibility, as the leader, to set a course and direction. Everyone plays a part making sure that course is followed, just like a crew on a ship, but I am ultimately the one responsible for setting the course.  If that course or goal is not clear, then I must do what I can to make sure it is – 20/20.  Each and every day I will need to ask myself – what is it that I want to accomplish today?  What can I do to make sure we are striving for our goal?  Will this help us reach our destination?  Is that destination clear? Are we 20/20?

As we progress into and through 2020, I ask all of you to hold me accountable. Make sure I stand true to this goal of making that vision 20/20.  If we don’t know where we are going, how will we know when we get there?  The easiest question to ask as we see each other on the road is this, “What’s your 20?”

Though for the month:

“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” Steve Jobs

Exeter Troop 218 Scout Earns Eagle Rank

William Yokel, a member of Boy Scout Troop 218 in Exeter, received his Eagle Scout badge on Sunday December 8th in the afternoon in Friend at his Eagle Court of Honor.  From the left are Assistant Scoutmaster Leesa Bartu, Scoutmaster Dean Bartu, Sherryl Yokel pinning the Eagle medal on William and Will Yokel..  Yokel presented his parents, Will and Sherryl Yokel, with pins honoring their support and also presented mentor pins to Leonard Krasser and Jim Surber. A reception followed the Court of Honor.

Past and present members of Exeter Troop 218 from the left: Ben Bartu, Tyler Sysel, Joey Bartu, William Yokel, Mikey Bartu, Braden Capek and Clint Oldehoeft.