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December 22, 2009
Dear Community Members:
Cradle to Crayons Childcare Center wants your TRASH! Please
help us raise money by saving some of your trash. We have partnered with TerraCycle to send in our select trash and raise money
in return for the center. There will be a collection box here at the
center and I am working on other drop off locations. Here is the
trash that we will be collecting:
Drink Pouches: We want all your empty drink pouches. They can
be any brand and any flavor. Some examples are Honest Kids, Capri Sun, and Kool-Aid. The center earns money for each pouch that
we turn in. All you have to do is throw the straw away and bring
the pouch to us.
Candy Wrappers: Cradle to Crayons Childcare Center is looking
for all Mars/Wrigley candy wrappers that we can get. It can be any
size candy bar wrapper. Your job is to eat the candy and then bring
us your empty wrappers!
Frito-Lay Chip Bags: We want your empty chip bags. We are
accepting any and all size Frito-Lay chip bags. The more bags that
we turn in the more money that Cradle to Crayons Childcare Center
earns.
Elmer’s Glue: After you and your child are done with your art
projects at home, please bring us your empty glue bottles and glue
sticks. Every year millions of glue bottles and sticks end up in the
landfill. We want to help keep our Planet Clean.
Malt-O-Meal Cereal Bags: Anytime someone in your family
enjoys a great-tasting bowl of Malt-O-Meal ready-to-eat cereal, we
want you to bring us your empty bag. Again, the more bags that we
receive, the more money that we are able to raise.
Scott Brand Brigade: Cradle to Crayons Childcare Center is also
accepting your empty Scott Brand bath tissue, towels, napkins, and
flushable moist wipes packaging.
Huggies Brand Brigade: Please bring us the plastic packages
from any Huggies Brand product. Unfortunately, they are not able
to accept the corrugate material at this time.
Scotch Tape: With the holidays just around the corner, more tape
will be used on packages. Once you use all of your tape, please
bring us the empty dispensers and/or cores.
Aveeno Tube Brigade: Hundreds of millions of cosmetic tubes are
needlessly discarded and end up in landfills each year. Now, anytime you empty an Aveeno product, you can donate the bottle to us.
Volume 9, Issue 5
Students Perform
“A Different Drummer”
On November 20 and
21st, Moundridge
High students put on a
play called “A Different Drummer,” a comedy in Three Acts, by
Gene McKinney. The
play was directed by
Larry Temple. The
play brought tons of
laughs brought on
by an amazing cast.
Luke Loganbill was
the main character,
Royal Barnhill, a boy
by Audri Rivera
struggling with losing
his father and trying
to find his place in the
real world. Everyone
came out that night to
support the students.
They did a wonderful job. Other cast
members included:
Brendan Bergen, Mary
Schrag, Ginger Janzen, Kallista Panos,
Debra Diepenbrock,
Heather Hoffman,
Lindsey Teter, Ma-
traca Ewy, R.J. Clark,
Ross Gehring, Jessie
Pohl, Kristyn Harpool,
Matt Frey, and Dalton Smith. Lacee and
Shyloe Schafer ran
lights. Congratulations
to all on a great performance.
Also, we have openings for School Age children during Christmas
break. We are licensed up to 12 years of age. The School Age kids
will be in their own classrooms with age appropriate activities.
Thank you.
Cradle To Crayons Childcare
Grade School
High School
High school
Elementary students hold Christmas
Program
Scholar’s Bowl News
Basketball Begins
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Please recycle
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December 22, 2009
From the Halls
of USD 423
USD 423
The Cat’s Corner
FFA Students Prepare to
Deliver Fruit Sales
MMS Students Use “CSI”
Skills
by Bruce Stucky
The seventh grade Life
Science CSI teams have
concluded their investigation
of the mysterious deaths of
animals found on the school
yard. One group of students
interviewed and analyzed
witnesses who were in the
area where the animals were
found. Another group of
students gathered evidence
from the scene such as vomit,
feces, (all fake), wrappers, and
a plethora of other items of
interest. This evidence, along
with key witness testimonies,
provided the third group with
much information to research
on the internet. After much
collaboration and deductive
thinking among the three
groups of investigators, it was
determined that one raccoon
died from the zinc found in
pennies, another raccoon
died of Tylenol poisoning, a
rabbit died from antifreeze,
and strychnine was responsible for the death of a squirrel.
More recently, the seventh
grade dissected an earthworm. Many organs were
discovered inside the worms
such as a pharynx, an esophagus, a crop and gizzard, and
an intestine. They also were
surprised to find quite a lot of
fat inside the worms. Could
this mean we are to expect a
cold winter?
Elementary Has
Christmas Program
By Jenny Schrag
The 2nd-4th grade proHunter Emerson, Bryant
gram was “Twas One
Olson), the family settles
Crazy Night Before
in for football, and moms’
Christmas.” The narra(Bethany Stucky) famous
tor (Luke Ratzlaff ) told us
cooking during “A Touchthe “somewhat altered”
down In The Kitchen.”
version of Clement Clark
Finally things settle down,
Moore’s ”‘Twas The Night
as one small “Believer”
Before Christmas.”
(Peyton Fast) stays up to
“When what to my wonsee the real Santa, realdering eyes should apizing that there is so much
pear, but 14 cousins on
to believe in at Christmas.
a rusty John Deere.” The
We don’t know if there
relatives arrived, so we’re
were Slippers for Christ“Sleepin’ on the Floor
mas, but we’re thankful to
This Christmas.” Imposter Miranda Snyder for teachSanta’s (Damian Calderon, ing some tap dancing
Ben Schrag, Miguel Su(Brittney Schrag, Kassidy
arex) are interrogated by
Kaufman, and others).
a detective (Mason Dyck)
I really enjoyed this crazy
asking, “ Will The Real
show, and the kids did a
Santa Claus Stand Up.” As great job of portraying
the imposters are arrested their characters! Thanks
and taken away by the
to all who helped!
reindeer (Jared Kaufman,
Moundridge Football Club Meeting
to Be Held
A community informational meeting to discuss
forming a Moundridge
Youth Football team will
be held on Monday, January 25, 2010, at 7 p.m., at
Greer. Anyone interested
may attend. You do not
have to have a football
player in grades 2nd-5th
to attend and support
the cause. At the meeting, we are planning on
voting/deciding whether
or not to proceed and
form the Moundridge
Football Club. Any questions, please contact Lynn
Eichelberger.
MMS 5th-6th Graders Hold Concert
at Memorial Home
by Jenny Schrag
The MMS 5th and 6th graders made their annual trip to
the Memorial Home to share
their Christmas concert with
the residents there on December 17th. The tradition
started with an invitation
from Becki Yoder, Wellness
Coordinator, asking if there
were students that would
come and sing at holiday
time. At first we went as sort
of a ‘dress rehearsal’, but now
we sing after our concert
here at MHS. In 2008, the
band students played their
pieces also, and will return,
by request, this year. We
give the same concert, and
then enjoy a snack. It’s
a great opportunity for
community service. The
students work very hard to
prepare for a concert, and
it’s nice to be able to give it
to TWO appreciative audiences.
The December Board of
Education meeting
minutes will appear in next
month’s edition of the Cat’s
Corner. Sorry for any
inconvenience this may
cause.
USD 423
Spanish/English
Article
by Katie Stevens
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the
ocean blue…” We all know this
phrase, whether you learned it in
middle school history or whether
you just heard someone mention
it. Columbus is known throughout
history as the man that discovered the New World. His name is
remembered in the U.S. on Columbus Day. But in Latin America,
Columbus is remembered on
October 12th, El Dia de la Raza.
Literally translated, El Dia de la
Raza means the Day of the Race. It
celebrates the discovery of Central
America and marks the true
beginning of the latinoamerica
race. However, el doce de Octubre
has many different meanings. For
some people it is el Día de Colón,
referring to the day Christopher
Columbus sailed his ship into the
Americas. For others, it is el Día de
la Hispanidad, a day to celebrate
one’s ethnic connection with all
other Spanish-speaking people, regardless of their country of origin.
And for others, it is, as stated before, el Día de la Raza, a day when
indigenous people of latinoamerica come together as a community
and celebrate their culture.
The celebration depends very
much on the country, community, and origin of the family. In la
Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City),
indigenous groups gather in the
center of the city, each wearing the
traditional clothing of their community. In Spain, this day is celebrated with an enormous parade
through the streets of Madrid. And
in Nueva York (New York), students
march down Fifth Avenue, proudly
waving the flags of all the American countries.
Regardless of what you may call
this day, or what country you may
be from, or even how you may
celebrate October 12th, it is a
proud day for all Spanish-speaking
persons. After all, it is El Dia de la
Raza.
The Cat’s Corner
Science Class
Experiments
An electrocardiogram, or ECG, is a
graphical recording of the electrical events occurring within the
human heart. Because an ECG is
a recording of the heart’s electrical events, it is a valuable tool for
physicians in diagnosing diseases or ailments that damage the
conductive abilities of the heart
muscle. When cardiac muscle cells
are damaged or destroyed, they
are no longer able to conduct electrical impulses that flow through
them. A cardiologist can look
at a patient’s electrocardiogram
and determine the presence of
damaged cardiac muscled based
on the time interval between
electrical events. Advanced Biology students were able to record
heart electrical deflections using
Vernier’s Lab Pro sensors connected to graphic calculators during a
two-second recording. This lab allowed students to study relatively
simplified cardiac electrical events
and see how they are related to the
functioning of the heart. “I learned
how cardiologists can tell if there’s
something wrong with a heart,”
said Tori Frisbee.
December 22, 2009
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Scholar’s Bowl News
by Adam Robb
The 2009 Scholars’ Bowl
season is well underway, and
the MHS Varsity team already
has two titles under their belt.
To open the season, a team
of Matt Frey, Logan Orpin,
Dalton Smith, Debra Diepenbrock, RJ Clark and Andy Goering went to Lyons, compiled
a record of 4-2, and took first
place. Two weeks later, Matt,
RJ, Logan, Debra, and Melissa
Beyer went to Hutch Trinity,
compiled a record of 7-1, and
again won the tournament.
Other squads have competed
in meets at Sedgwick, Remington, and Moundridge, and
in each case, have finished
with a winning record.
Members of this year’s team,
looking to continue the
success of last year’s State
Third Place team, include the
aforementioned members as
well as Steph Diepenbrock,
Tiffany Fisher, Todd Beyer, and
Sarah Ullom-Minnich. Still to
come this season are the HOA
League Meet at Canton-Galva
on January 13, 2010, an invitational at Goessel on January
23rd, Regionals (at a site to
be determined) on February
4, and State at Goessel on
February 13.
Debate News
The Moundridge debate squad
had another exemplary tournament at Salina Central High School
on November 21st: for the second
time this season, debaters won
the top three places. Winning first
place with the only 5-0 record in
the varsity division at the tournament were seniors Katie Stevens
and Marike Stucky. In second
and third place were Matraca
Ewy/Brendan Bergen and Kristyn
Harpool/Tori Frisbee. Both had
4-1 records and tied on speaker
points. The tie had to be broken by
going to opposition records. Mary
Schrag and Ethan Blouin also had
a 4-1 record, finishing sixth. Dalton
Smith and Matt Frey were 3-2 at
the same tournament.
Across town at Salina South, junior
varsity debaters also finished in the
medals. Shenise Allen and Cade
Klassen finished sixth, with Sarah
Ullom-Minnich and Tiffany Fisher
seventh. Both had 4-1 records.
The debaters had not traveled in
2 weeks, and, although they ran
Moundridge’s invitational during that time period, they also
had time to conduct significant
research and practice giving
speeches. The results were a direct
result of that effort (12 medals).
Two weeks later, at Lawrence High
School, debaters participated in a
very tough tournament where they
were the only 3-2-1A school present. Even so, Marike Stucky and
Katie Stevens finished preliminary
rounds at 5-0. They were the top
seed. While they lost in semi-finals
to Blue Valley North (6A), their loss
was by the narrowest of margins.
Sarah Ullom-Minnich and Ethan Blouin broke to quarter-finals in the
junior varsity division, and Matraca
Ewy and Mary Schrag finished with
a 4-1, 22 speaker points record,
which earned them an honorable
mention. Tori Frisbee and Brendan
Bergen also had a winning record.
“When we go to tournaments
where the eastern 6A schools are
competing, we know that the
judging paradigm in elimination
rounds is going to favor college
policy style debate, which is more
off-case, less real-world, and less
traditionally theory-driven than
debate in our part of the state. Our
teams did a great job, nonetheless,”
indicated coach Mark Stucky.
The same weekend, at Maize High
School, JV debaters Cade Klassen
and Wes Johnson finished in 4th
place. Other participating debaters included Matt Frey, Shenise
Allen, Luke Loganbill, and RJ Clark.
Holiday Help Is Here!
Mykaela Ptacek
MMS 6th grader
Tis the season to be jolly! The only problem is; you don’t have your Christmas list filled and people are still asking for gift ideas.
Here are the Top Ten Christmas Gifts for 2009.
10. Hannah Montana Toys: Hannah Montana is the name of a Disney Channel TV show. Miley Steward lives a double life, as a
normal school girl and then as a famous pop star.
9. Night Vision Goggles: Night Vision 2.0 requires five AA batteries and adult supervision is recommended. Night Vision
Goggles are another product from Eye Clops that allows you to see up to fifty feet in the dark.
8. Robot Dog: Robot Dog is one of the most popular toys for 2009. It is a robot made to resemble a dog. Robot Dog is designed to: act like a dog, give paw, sneeze, become hungry and use the bathroom. It also has synthetic fur just like a real dog.
7. Digital Camera: A digital camera with 10 MP resolutions is recommended. Whether you are sitting at home, at a picnic or
eating a candlelit meal, a digital camera will capture all of those fun times.
6. Caster Board: A Caster Board (ripstick) is the new version of a skate board. It is a two-wheeled, self-propelled vehicle. To
propel a Caster Board, you need to swivel. Once you start going you will never need to touch your feet to the ground again.
Riding a Caster Board is more like riding a snowboard than a skateboard.
5. LCD TV: The LCD TV is pretty expensive. It is the latest gadget as far as TVs are concerned. The LCD TV is like having a
movie theater system in your house.
4. Universal Remote: The Universal Remote is an appropriate gift for just about anyone. You can program the remote to any
electronic device in your home and the remote will turn on, channel up/down and will change the volume of any of your
devices. It includes a numeric keypad, set button, etc.
3. Nintendo Wii: the Nintendo Wii is the latest gaming console. The Wii is different from the legendary Nintendo; it offers new
classics like Wii Sports and Wii Play. By creating a Mii (Wii character), you can play games with your friends.
2. Apple iPhone: the Apple iPhone is gradually becoming the most-wanted Christmas gift. This iPhone (Smartphone)
features: a multi-touch screen, camera, music player, and serves as a mini-laptop. The Apple iPhone is perfect for people who
love owning the latest gadgets.
1. Apple iPod Touch: The Apple iPod Touch is the latest creation from Apple. It is equipped with the same multi-touch screen
as the iPhone. The new iPod features; Wi-Fi wireless networking, Safari browser, Google Search or Yahoo! Onesearch, a YouTube application, and iTunes Wi-fi Music Store.
Maybe this filled your Christmas list or maybe it didn’t help a bit, but either way; Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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The Cat’s Corner
Editorial
Second Graders Learn About
Nutrition
Mykaela Ptacek
Name That Movie!
1. Yeah. Um... I had an adrenaline rush. It’s very common. You can Google
it. ___________________
2. Morpheus believes he is the one. ________________
3. “I see dead people.” ____________________
The second grade class of Melissa Helms
recently completed a science unit on
nutrition. Activities included work with
the food pyramid, playing Food Pyramid
“Go Fish”, and creating a lunch tray with
healthy foods.
I recently interviewed a few 2nd graders
to get their opinions on the nutrition unit.
Collin Kohl learned that there aren’t many
bad foods. He talked about donuts. They
are ok to eat once a week, but not every
single day. Daniel Kaufman was surprised
to learn that even fruits, which are healthy,
contain sugar, so they should be eaten in
moderation. Brady Helms really enjoyed
learning about the food pyramid. His favorite part was the grain section because
he likes cereal and breads. Siciliy Richert
learned that you shouldn’t eat too much
fat and oil because it isn’t healthy for your
diet. Jenika Allenbach also enjoyed learning about the different foods included in
the food pyramid. She said that she hasn’t
changed her eating habits because she
has always eaten pretty healthy.
I enjoyed interviewing the second graders
about this unit. They were very knowledgeable about nutrition and how it
affects their health. If you are interested in
learning more, ask a Moundridge second
grader!
4. You admire this man, this William Wallace. _____________________
5. It takes a man to give away an angel. You’re sweet.
___________________
6. I don’t know how to put this but I’m kind of a big deal.
___________________
7. Then why don’t you tell your white buddies to block for Rev better? Because they have not blocked for him worth a blood nickel, and you know
it! Nobody plays. Yourself included. I’m supposed to wear myself out for
the team? What team? Nah, nah what I’m gonna do is look out for myself
and I’ma get mine. _____________________
8. John Connor gave me a picture of you once. I didn’t know why at the
time. It was very old - torn, faded. ______________________
9. Back to school. Back to school, to prove to Dad that I’m not a fool.
_______________________
10. Zed’s dead, baby. Zed’s dead. _________________
ANSWERS ON PAGE 8
RANDOM QUESTION OF THE MONTH:
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TEXTED, AND WHY?
Paige Smith: Sam, saying “Good morning.”
Codi Walker: Jaden Schmidt, for fun.
Jessica John: Chancellor McGinnis, to tell him
he is dumb.
The Cat’s Corner
Writers
Jessica John, Senior
Audri River, Junior
Brandy Williams, Junior
Rustee Schmidt, Junior
Paige Smith, Sophomore
Codi Walker, Sophomore
Spencer Fast, Sophomore
Rustee Schmidt: Luke Lawless, saying “Good
morning.”
Spencer Fast: texting Cory Rutschman talking
about going tubing in the snow.
Advisor
Deanna Spears
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The Cat’s Corner
PAIGE’S Music Picks for December
Music Reviews for December 2009
*****= Classic ****= Excellent
**= Fair *= Poor
December 22, 2009
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Print Communications Class Takes
Trip to Jostens Plant in Topeka
By Jessica John
***= Good
Lady GaGa – Fame Monster ****
Her album, “The Fame Monster,” is a step up from her past album, “The
Fame.” Lady GaGa has made her latest album into a very bold one, with
deep tracks and awesome dance beats. From the people I have talked
to they all said the same thing: “I really like this album, and it is very
good!” This album is very catchy and kind of different and seductive,
but it does sound a little like her old album “The Fame” in some ways.
Overall, I think this is a good album, and I would recommend getting it
if you are a Lady GaGa fan.
On November 18th, the MHS
Print Communications class went
to the Jostens Yearbook factory
in Topeka, KS. They watched
how yearbooks were made, and
learned about the different kinds
of machines that they used to
make the yearbooks. Students
got a tour of the factory and got
to see what machines they used
to make different parts of the
yearbook. They learned how the
pages for the yearbook were selected, and how it was all glued
together. It takes a very serious,
long process for the yearbook
to be completed. Jostens also
offers other services because
they do not just make yearbooks,
but they create other neat things.
They can also make mementos
and personal photo books. If you
are interested in making your
own personal book, visit www.
ourhubbub.com. All in all, they
had a nice welcoming trip, and
had a lot of fun learning about
all the different stuff. It was just a
splendid time, and the students
finished the day by eating free
pizza paid for by Jostens. Students in the Print Communications class include Jessica John,
Rustee Schmidt, Brandy Williams,
Audri Rivera, Paige Smith, Codi
Walker, and Spencer Fast. The
advisor is Deanna Spears.
The Bravery – Stir the Blood ***1/2
I’m not sure how many of you even know who the Bravery is, but if you
are into 80’s new wave music, (Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order)
then I think you would really enjoy this album. I am personally a Bravery fan and I must say, I really enjoyed this album. It’s a very upbeat
album. Sam Endicott, the lead singer for the band, has a very deep,
different, rustic voice. In “Stir the Blood,” the songs are very 80’s and
electric. It is similar to their previous album in some ways, though. Like I
said, though, overall, a good album.
Song Recommendations:
The Reeling: Passion Pit
Talk To Me, Dance With Me: Hot Hot Heat
Gold Guns Girls: Metric
Hot Mess: Cobra Starship
Hate Everyone: Say Anything
I Will Not Bow: Breaking Benjamin
Kings and Queens: 30 Seconds to Mars
Need You Now: Lady Antebellum
The First Day of My Life: Bright Eyes
Swallowed: Bush
Can I Take You Home: Breathe Carolina
You Had Me at Hello: A Day to Remember
I Will Follow You into the Dark: Death Cab for Cutie
Such Great Heights: Postal Service
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
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FFA Auction a Success
by Spencer Fast
The FFA work auction is
that were sold. The top
for the FFA members to get people who were sold were
Cory Rutschman, Clay
sold for work. Then when
the members are sold, they Toews, and Clint Jantzen;
went and met who bought they were sold for $75.
them at the auction. For the We sell our FFA members
people who were not at the for work at people’s farms
auction, they were sold for or homes, to help them get
their work done.
8 hours of work, but for
the people who did come
to the auction, they were
sold for only 4 hours of
work. There were 37 kids
FFA Members Attend Dairy
and Horse
Contest
On November 23rd, our FFA
chapter took teams to the
district dairy and horse judging contest. In dairy, we had a
Greenhand team that finished
3rd. Members of this team
were Tiffany Stucky, who
finished 6th, Allison Siemens,
9th, Wes Johnson, 10th and
Rachel Knight. The senior
team finished 4th. It included
Spencer Fast, who finished
4th, Addi Marston, 9th, Aaron
Fast, Melissa Beyer, and Clay
Toews. In horse judging the
seniors did not compete, but
the Greenhand team got 2nd
overall, with Rachel Knight, 4th,
Tiffany Stucky, 5th, and Allison
Siemens placing 9th, and Wes
Johnson close behind.
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December 22, 2009
USD 423
Students of the Month
Students selected for student of the month are nominated by teachers
based any of the following criteria. Then, members of student council
review the nominations and select up to four individuals for the honor.
•Substantial improvement in class.
•Extraordinary effort displayed by a student.
•Cooperative or displayed a positive attitude.
•Display of service to their school/community.+
•Positive contributions to class or school.
•Doing the “right thing.”
Chase Stucky:
Favorite activities: basketball, baseball, band
Hobbies: playing guitar, hanging out with friends
Favorite thing about school: seeing friends everyday, good teachers and staff members
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”-Wayne Gretzky
Matt Emerson:
Favorite activities: wrestling, track
Hobbies: being with friends or family, and doing
whatever
Favorite thing about school: being around people
and building things in woods
The Cat’s Corner
Staff of the
Month
DECEMBER:
Courtney
Moddelmog
Favorites:
Food: Annie’s Fried Chicken
Subject: Social Studies
Teacher: Mr. Ken Preheim and
Mr. Vance Unrau
College: Bones Nay (Dodge
City JUCO)
Color: Black
Sport: College Football
Hobbies: Time with my Family,
Fishing, Storm Chasing
Quote: “Whether you think
you can or whether you
think you can’t you’re right.”
Henry Ford
Josh Schmidt:
Favorite activities: being outdoors
Hobbies: I love hunting and fishing.
Favorite thing about school: Thinking of the
future; if I do good now it sets me up for a good
future.
“It’s a good feeling and it tells me I’m doing good
things.”
Taylor Franz:
Favorite activities: working at Lincoln Perk with
Autumn, hanging out with Spencer on weekends
Hobbies: reading, listening to music, hanging out
with friends
Favorite thing about school: going to accounting
everyday
“Moundridge High is AMAZING!”
Jessica’s Book Picks for
December
Just Listen- This book tells a story of a girl who is a model,
but not really noticed by her family. They do not seem to
listen to much she has to say. Her best friend stopped talking
to her because of an incident that happened at a party. Sophie,
her best friend, would not listen to what had really happened
that night. She does not really open up to many people until
she starts hanging out with Owen Armstrong, and he teaches
her how important it is to open up instead of keeping everything bottled up and just blowing up. He is the only person
who will just listen.
House of Night Series- If you’re into magical books that have
a lot of action and romance and vampires, then the House of
Night series are the books to read. There are 6 books in this
series, and soon to be 7: Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, Untamed, Hunted, Tempted, and soon to be Burned. This series is
about a girl who gets marked and becomes a vampire. She has
no ordinary life; in each book something different happens.
She wants to become High Priestess, and soon she will be, but
she has to defeat all the immortals and finish becoming a full
vampire. These books are very good; I really liked them a lot,
and a lot of people are very excited for Burned to come out.
So get in on the fun!
Teen Idol- This book is about a girl who is very commonly
known at her school. But when a superstar comes to their
school undercover, she is the only one who can know about
it besides the teachers, which sucks for her because her best
friend has convinced herself she is in love with him. Will she
be able to keep this big secret from her best friend? I guess
you will find out if you read the book, which you should.
*
Make a plan
Maintain perspective
Avoid recreational eating
Be physically active everyday
Reduce the fat in holiday recipes
Eat a light snack before holiday parties
Focus on weight maintenance v. weight loss
Receive your calories through food instead of beverages
Food is a big part of the season, but it doesn’t have to be
the focus
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Make a plan: Think about where you’ll be and what
you’ll be doing. It’s much easier to deal with a difficult
social eating situation if you’ve already planned for it.
Main Perspective: Overeating one day won’t make or
break your eating plan. Put it behind you and return
to a healthy eating plan the next day without guilt or
despair.
Avoid recreational eating: At parties and holiday dinners, we tend to eat beyond our body’s physical hunger
simply because food is there and eating is a “social
thing.” Consciously make one plate of the foods you
really want and eat them slowly.
Be physically active everyday: Activities like brisk walking, bicycling, swimming, or jogging can help relieve
stress, regulate appetite and burn up extra calories from
holiday eating.
Reduce the fat in holiday recipes: There are plenty of
low fat and low calorie substitutes that are amazingly
tasty! Try using applesauce in place of oil or use egg
substitutes in place of whole eggs. Plain nonfat yogurt
can be used instead of sour cream.
Eat a light snack before holiday parties: It is not a good
idea to arrive at a party famished. Eat a piece of fruit or
a small carton of yogurt before you go.
Focus on weight maintenance v. weight loss. Maintenance of your present weight is a big enough challenge
during the holiday season. Don’t set yourself up for
failure by making unrealistic goals for yourself.
Receive your calories through food instead of beverages: Choose your beverages wisely. Water and dietsodas are calorie free. Watch out for calories in regular
soda, fruit punch and eggnog.
Food is a big part of the season, but it doesn’t have to
be the focus: Holidays are a time to reunite with good
friends and family, to share laughter and cheer, and
to celebrate and to give thanks. Focus more on these
holiday pleasures, in addition to the tastes of holiday
foods. The important thing to remember is balance and
moderation. Just relax, enjoy the holidays, and remember what the season is all about.
*A message from the USD 423 Wellness Committee*
Who Knows You Best?
(Mary’s Guesses)
Mrs. Schrag (Actual Info)
(Elizabeth’s Guesses)
Birthday: September 20, 1962
Birthday: September 20, 1962
Birthday: September 20
Biggest Pet Peeve: when her
kids don’t do what she asks
the first time she asks
Biggest Pet Peeve: velcro being opened and closed when
I’m teaching
Biggest Pet Peeve: Thinking
you’re too cool to sing
Hardest Class in College: math
Hardest Class in College:
audio-visual aids
Fave Course to Teach: music
Fave Vacation: Europe
Fave Course to Teach: Music!
(especially choir)
Fave Vacation: Going to
Europe
Weirdest Habit: making up
songs for everything
Fave Vacation: Europe
Weirdest Habit: Randomly
bursting into song in the
middle of Wal-mart
Fave Course to Teach: music
Weirdest Habit: Breaking into
song anytime, anywhere!
Hardest Class in College: math
USD 423
Jared Kaufman Signs at Bethel
College
On Tuesday, November 22nd, Jared
Kaufman, a Senior at Moundridge
High School, signed a letter of
intent to play football at Bethel
College in Newton, Kansas. Those
attending the event were Travis Graber, the football coach at
Bethel College, Jared’s mom, Chris
Kaufman, Mr. Clark Wedel, the principal at Moundridge High, Tammy
Fast, the guidance counselor at
MHS, and several of Jared’s friends
from the team.
Jared will be receiving a $5700
a year academic scholarship, as
well as an athletic scholarship.
Kaufman plans to play either
defensive end or offensive line, or
both. He said, “I’m excited to play
at a higher level,” when asked what
he looks forward to most.
Jared is the son of Chris and Dale
Kaufman.
The Cat’s Corner
From the Halls
of USD 423
December 22, 2009
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Lindsy Walker Signs at McPherson
College
by Codi Walker
On December 2nd, Lindsy
Walker signed with McPherson
College to play Volleyball next
year. Linsdy was interested in
Mac because of their graphic
design program in the area,
and of course to play volleyball. She is looking forward to
playing volleyball at the college
level. Her coach will be Susan
Barton. Barton has already
coached Linsdy her freshman
and sophomore years. She has
the expectations of doing well in
school and working hard every
day in practice. Lindsy told me
Mac has a good volleyball team
and is always getting better. Her
position is middle hitter because
she said that blocking was her
strength. I also asked her how
it would feel to play against her
old teammates next year and she
said, “It will be very different,
but I’ll still love them.” Walker’s major will be Graphic Design, and she is looking forward
to the new college experience.
Mr. Robb and MMS Boys’ Basketball
Team Look Forward to Successful
Season
by Brandy Williams
Starting out as a good year
for Middle School basketball,
Coach Adam Robb and assistant Coach Bret Lange have
26 kids out, one being returning starter Hunter Enyart. The
MMS basketball team will play
against all of the HOA schools
and Halstead. Coach Robb
says he expects strong showing in league and tournament,
and the players to work well
together as a team. A challenge
they may face will be staying
focused in tough situations,
but they do have a memo, “Play
hard, Play smart, Play together.”
Coach Robb also expects the
Moundridge Middle School
Scoreboard
Basketball
team to make it to the HOA
league tournament as a top
seed. They have a couple of
favorite plays to help them get
to the league tourney, those
being “doubles” or “pistol.” The
team plans to be much different from last year because
they are much taller and more
balanced. Robb says his favorite
thing about coaching middle
school basketball would have
to be being able to connect
with students he doesn’t have
in class and develop strong
relationships with them on and
off the court.
Canton-Galva
Goessel
Inman
Halstead
Girl’s
29-11; WIN
45-3; WIN
26-11; WIN
38-29; WIN
Boy’s
Moundridge High School
Scoreboard
Basketball
Canton-Galva Goessel Inman
Halstead
37-10; WIN
41-11; WIN
9-36; WIN
51-46, OT; WIN
Women’s
Sterling
Little River
Lyons
Garden Plain
Ell-Saline
Men’s
Sterling
Little River
Lyons
Hesston
Ell-Saline
47-23; WIN
43-46
60-43; WIN
51-46; WIN
44-38; WIN
74-51; WIN
58-44; WIN
55-52; WIN
57-45; WIN
67-54; WIN
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Buhler, KS 67522
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Moundridge, KS 67107
(620) 345-2980
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USD 423
December 22, 2009
Reindeer Vet- Must be at least
20 years old. Need to not be
afraid of shots. Must be good at
giving shots. Benefits include
getting own reindeer. You get
to eat dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. Claus! Salary $200 an
hour. Contact Elf Mackenzie at
1-400-Northpole.
Laundry Helper- Must be
at least 12 years old. Must be
able to fold clothes and measure laundry detergent. Will
receive free massages from the
elves and one pair of clothes
each week. Salary $5,000 a
week. Contact Elf Strausz at
1-800-LAUNDRY.
Gift Wrapper- Must be at
least 10 years old and good
with bows. Must also know
how to cut with scissors. Will
get to play with reindeer and
have dinner with Santa. Salary:
$20 a day. Contact Elf Cody at
1-800-PRESENTS.
Ice Breaker- Must be at least 15
years old and be good at chipping ice. Must also be able to
withstand cold weather. Benefits
include getting a break in the
summer and eating with Mrs.
Claus every week. Salary: $100
a day. Contact Ice Breaker Huxman at 1-800-ICE.
Dress Designer- Must be at
least 13 years old and able to
design dresses for Mrs. Claus.
Benefits include riding Comet
and riding the Claus’ horses
Clema and Meranda. Salary:
$700 per day. Contact dresser
Cassidy G. at 1-800-DRESSERS.
Rope Maker- Must be strong
and good at listening. Must also
The Cat’s Corner
REINDEER WANT ADS--by The Third Grade Class
be able to braid rope for the
reindeer. Benefits include summers off and Mrs. Claus’ warm
cookies. Salary: $99,000,000
an hour. Contact Elf Ellika at
1-800-ROPES.
List Reader- Must be at least
11 years old and able to sound
out words. Must also have
good eyesight. Benefits include
free hot chocolate each morning and January through June
off. Salary: $200 every other
week. Contact Elf Trevor at
1-800-HOH-OHO
Santa’s Chef- Must be at least
18 years old and willing to use
knives. Must also be organized
and able to stay up until 11 p.m.
Need to be able to read recipes
as well. Benefits include free
coffee every morning, Summers
off, plus you get to taste Mrs.
Claus’ cookies and a ride on
Santa’s sleigh. Salary: $6,000
per week. Contact Elf Finley at
1-800-CHEF
Coffee Maker for Santa- Must
be at least 19 years old and
able to make coffee. Must also
be careful not to make a mess.
Benefits include a free coffee
every morning and one cup of
coffee for every hour. Salary:
$500 an hour. Contact Elf Keira
at 1-800-COFFEE
Candy Maker- Must be 10
years old and okay with getting sticky from the sugar. Must
also be polite to Santa and the
customers. Benefits include
free candy and popsicles and a
comfortable bed. Salary: $1,500
per week. Contact Elf Josh at
1-800-CANDY.
Toy Tester- Must be at least 18
years old, efficient worker, and
organized. Must also be able to
pay attention to all toys at all
times and be serious about your
work. (Can NOT mess around
on the job.) Benefits include
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays off. If you work overtime
your salary doubles. Salary:
$1,000,000,000 a year. Contact
Elf Mylaya at 1-800-TOYTESTER.
Cookie Baker- Must know how
to bake chocolate chip cookies
for Santa and like tasting cookies. Also need to know how to
read recipes. Benefits include
cookie samples and taking home
the leftovers. Salary: $1000 a
week. Contact Elf Lantonio at
1-800-COOKIES.
Toy Designer- Must be at
least 17 years old. Must also
be a good artist, have a good
memory and be organized. Must
be patient with yourself, a good
creator and never late. Benefits
include getting a fresh batch of
Mrs. Claus’ delicious chocolate chip cookies and January
through August off. Salary:
$800 a day. Contact Elf Durst at
1-800-ELF.
North Pole Doctor- Must be 21
years old and able to give shots
to elves. Needs to know how to
take care of patients. Benefits
include free hot chocolate each
morning! Have a week of vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Claus!
PS: I got to have one of Mrs.
Claus’ homemade brownies.
Salary: $60 a day. Contact Elf
Laura at 1-800-HOTCHOCOLATE.
Hot Cocoa Maker- Must be
FCCLA Dinner Theater
Enjoyed By Many
by Paige Smith
FCCLA hosted a Dinner
Theater for the community,
getting them full and ready
for the fun filled action at
the school’s play, “A Different
Drummer.” The dinner was
based on a Mexican theme.
The group made chicken
enchiladas and beef tostadas
accompanied with chips and
salsa, and ice cream for dessert. The dinner was located in
the middle school commons,
decorated with Mexican
themed table tops, music and
candle light. All the members of FCCLA pitched in and
helped. Most of the members
were waitresses, and a few
helped in the kitchen, and then
we had a lot of members as
hostesses. Along with doing
something nice for the community, this was also a good learning experience for the members. They learned that being a
waitress was hard work, being
a cook meant being precise,
and being a hostess you have
to have responsibility. All in all,
the dinner theater went great
and we had lots of, “That was
delicious!” and, “Can I have the
recipe?” FCCLA would like to
first of all thank Mrs. Kaufman
for getting everything ready,
and her FACS class for helping prepare the food. We also
would like to thank Tortilla
King for donating all the
chips, tortillas, and salsa, and
of course everyone that came
to the dinner, and last but not
least the members for spending their night helping out. So
thank you!
Answers to Name that
Movie, pg. 4
Above: The Bergen family enjoys a Mexican dinner
served by FCCLA prior to the school play
1. Twilight
2. The Matrix
3. The Sixth Sense
4. Braveheart
5. Old School
6. Anchorman
7. Remember the Titans
8. The Terminator
9. Billy Madison
10. Pulp Fiction
able to handle hot things and
balance mugs of hot cocoa.
Must also have good cooking
skills. Benefits include getting
to drink hot cocoa with Mrs.
and Mr. Claus and summers off.
Salary: $100 a day. Contact Elf
A Goering at 1-800-HoHoHo
Hot Cocoa.
Toy Maker- Must be at least 19
years old. Must be good with
hammers and drills and able to
listen to the boss. Benefits include free coffee every morning
and free toys from Santa. Salary:
$60 an hour. Contact Elf Ashlyn
at 125-09TOYS.
Sleigh Inspector- Must be at
least 10 years old and have good
eye sights. Must also be able to
fix a sleigh. Benefits include a
free cup of cocoa each morning and a ride in Santa’s sleigh.
Salary: $100 a day. Contact Elf
Diederich at 1-800-SANTASTOYSHOP.
Toy Packer- Must be at least
13 years old, strong and careful
when packing. Benefits include
a ride with Santa on Christmas
Eve and free coffee. Salary:
$200 a week. Contact Elf Dillon
at 1-800-TOYS.
Head Elf- Must be at least 9
years old and able to help Santa
remember to check his list. Must
also tell the chef what Santa
wants to eat and drink. Will also
get to order elves around, ride
in Santa’s sleigh, and pass the
presents to him. Salary: $5000
a week. Contact Elf Hinman at
1-800-TOYS.
Santa’s Dentist- Must be at
least 18 years old. Must have
gone to dental school and be
friendly. Cannot be late. Benefits include free coffee or hot
chocolate with Santa. You’ll
also get breaks when there are
no appointments. Salary: $5000
per month. Contact Elf Kaela at
1-800-DENTIST.
Security Guard- Must be at
least 21 years old and have
really good eyes. Must also be
very strong. Benefits include
getting any toy you want every
day and a ride in Santa’s sleigh.
Salary: $1000 per week. Contact
Elf Ediger at 1-800-GUARD.
Christmas Tree Decorator:
Must be creative. You must be
16 years old or older. You must
be able to balance on top of a
ladder. You get a cup of Mrs.
Claus’ hot cocoa every day. You
also get twenty of Mrs. Claus’
chocolate chip cookies a day.
Salary: $800 a week. Contact
Elf Fattig at 1-800-TOYS
Reindeer Tender-Must be
good with reindeer. Must be 20
years or older. Must be good
at cleaning reindeer hooves.
Benefits include 30 free toys a
month and 30 free mugs of Mrs.
Claus’ hot chocolate. Salary
$500,000,000. Contact Elf Leon
at 983-2693(Reindeer Tender)
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Moundridge, KS 67107
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