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CMS TWISTER NEWS
April 2012
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Letter From The Principal on page 2
April Important Dates to Remember
Inside this issue:
Note from The Principal
2
Studying Tips
3
Spanish Late Work Policy
Change/Math Challenge
4
6th Grade News
5
7th Grade News
6
8th Grade News
7
Students of the Month
8
Encore News—P.E. , Art &
Band News
9
Nurse’s Notes
10
Media Center News
11
Media Center News
12
This Month’s Clubs
13
Lunch Menu
14
3– Operation Lifesaver for 7th grade students @CMS Café @ 8am
4- SWIC Mathletes @ Prairie View, 4:00 pm
6- No School
9- No School
11- 5th to 6th Grade Orientation – Main Gym, 7:15 to 8:45 pm
(Doors Open @ 6:45 pm)
13- Graduation Fees Due
13- End of 4th Quint
13- 7th & 8th Grade Shakespeare Play, 11:00 am
16- SWIC Choral Festival – Conrady, 4-8pm
17- SWIC Choral Festival Concert– Conrady, 6:30 pm
17- District Math Challenge Awards Night – Café, 6:30 pm
18- Band Parent Meeting, 7pm
18- SWIC Declamation @ Orland Junior High, 6:00 pm
18- P.A.C.T. Meeting, 1:15 to 2:45 pm in B50
18- 4th Grade Concert @ CMS, 9:30 -10:15 am
19- District Young Author Recognition Night, 6:30 pm
20– 4.0 Breakfast for Students who maintained 4.0 all 3 quarters
21- Symphonic Band ISU Competition, Noon to 10:00 pm
24- SWIC Band @ Conrady, 4:00 – 8:00 pm
25- SWIC Band @ Conrady, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
25- Track Meet @ Tinley Park High School, 4:00 pm
26- CMS Musical in Café School Performance, 8:10 to 9:30 am
26- CMS Musical in Café, 6:30 pm
27- CMS Musical in Café, 6:30 pm
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Note from the Principal
Transitions – It is Happening Again!
As adults, we all know about the transitions that occur as we move through life. Growing and
developing from childhood into adulthood we go through a wide range of transitions, in school and
socially. We go through transitions in our jobs and in our family life. Transitions occur all the time,
with or without our knowledge, or even our awareness, as they become just a part of life’s
everyday occurrences. Through all of these transitions we grow and our individuality becomes
more refined.
Schools, as well, experience periods of transition. In fact, it sometimes seems like schools are all
about transitions, constant change and movement. Normally we talk in terms of student
transitions, eighth graders transitioning to high school, elementary students’ transitioning to middle
school. Our students go through transitions during the day, moving from class period to class
period during a 9 period school day. We all know that middle school students are developmentally
and socially transitioning at this stage of their life. (Sometimes it feels like those transitions can
occur in just minutes or even seconds!)
Our entrance into the 4th quarter means that we are quickly approaching the end of the current
school year. Work is underway to prepare for the transition from this to the next year. The
Co-Principal job share that has been in place with Mr. Gardner and Mr. Work will end and Central
Middle School will go through a leadership transition. Mr. Randy Fortin was appointed by the
Board of Education, at the February meeting, to become the next Principal at Central Middle
School. Mr. Fortin comes with administrative experience in Bradley, Illinois, as well as in
Manteno. He will assume his duties beginning on July 1st, for the 2012-2013 school year and
beyond. While Mr. Fortin is under contract, and will complete the current school year at Bradley
Central Middle School, he has already been to Tinley Park to meet the faculty and staff at CMS. In
the coming months he will have additional opportunities to come to Central to interact with staff
and community, learning as much as he can about Tinley Park, before he officially takes the reins
in July. He is enthusiastic about his new position as the next leader of Central and is eager to get
to work.
Your current Co-Principals, Mr. Gardner and Mr. Work, will complete the current school year,
finishing their official duties in mid-June. Both of us have enjoyed our time at Central, having the
opportunity to work with a dedicated and hard working staff, student body, and community. The
next two months will find us continuing to provide leadership to assure that Central is a high quality
learning environment for students, while working with Mr. Donovan and Mrs. Vandewiel to assist
Mr. Fortin in his transition for the next school year.
Speaking of transitions, Mr. Gardner and Mr. Work are looking forward to transitioning back to their
prior retirement roles. Hopefully, we will be playing a little more golf, spending a little more time
with our expanding families, traveling a bit more, and yes, probably staying professionally active,
but in different roles than our current Co-Principal role.
Sincerely,
David Work
Robert Gardner
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Did You Study????
“Did you study?” We have all heard this question and most of us have probably
asked it (especially teachers). We all know studying is important, but what exactly does it
mean to study? What does it look like; what are you supposed to do? Studying is a skill
that must be learned like any other. Strangely, this is one thing that you will not find
taught in most schools or homes yet we assume our students know what to do.
So where do you begin? Before anything else, I would recommend doing an online
search for “multiple intelligences” and taking a test to find out how you learn best. Everyone has specific learning strengths that can be utilized to maximize your efforts while
studying. In its most basic form, it divides learners into visual learners, auditory learners,
and kinesthetic learners. The key to studying is to know your strongest learning style.
If you are an auditory learner, having someone read through the notes with you or
even having someone listen to you while you talk about the material will help you remember
a lot more than just reading it quietly. If you are a visual learner, pictures, flash-cards
and even simply highlighting your notes will improve your understanding and memory. Kinesthetic learners need to move. This can be accomplished by creating hand motions for
vocabulary words, or cutting apart an outline of the notes and putting it back together
like a puzzle.
These are just a few examples of course; there are many more suggestions online
and you can even make up your own. The key is to know your learning strengths and use
them to your advantage! Like any skill, studying is something that you need to work at to
get better. However, once you’re good at studying, the grades come easy.
-Mr. Decker
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SPANISH LATE WORK POLICY CHANGE
A letter was sent home with your child to explain the new procedure for turning in and receiving credit for late
work. The grading scale will stay the same.
If an assignment is late it will be 50% off if it is just turned in. If a student stays and works with the
teacher on the assignment, the student can earn up to 75%.
In addition to keeping the late work policy, we are going to add an additional piece to help the students become
more responsible and accountable as they make the transition to high school.
A paper, like the one that was sent home, is what the students will have to fill out and staple to the late work in
order for the work to be graded. Any work turned in without the sheet completely filled out (including parent signature) will not be graded and will be given back to the student.
If you have any questions regarding the change in the policy, please feel free to contact your child’s Spanish
teacher.
Thank you,
Señora Ludke-Burica
Señora Smyth
Señorita Vaccaro
DISTRICT 146 MATH CHALLENGE
The District 146 Math Challenge took place on March 22 nd. Central sent 48 students to compete. Sixteen
students (plus two alternates) were selected from each grade level to compete in three areas: Mental Math,
Computation, and Team Problem Solving. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, April 17 th at the district
awards night at Central. The top two students overall in each grade will advance to the South Cook Math Bowl at
Prairie State College in early May, where they will compete against mathletes from other schools in the area.
Congratulations to all on a job well done!
6th grade: Nada Al-Khattab, Danielle Barry, Erica Blakely, Kasey Brennan, Chardelle Derogene, Michael Levato,
Madison Lockwood, Alex Lunak, Brianna Mitchell, Stephanie Palmer, Lovel Patel, Nathan Soyk, Steven Stronach, Janie Ton,
Dominic Ursetto, Joel Zackavec, Alternates: Cory Breault
7th grade: Eric Brenner, Austin Franczak, Cole Hickey, Madeleine Kienzle, Stephani Kirby, Joe Mehalek, Kenny Melody,
Sarah Mullan, David Pleta, Abbey Ragan, Jack Ruane, Ryan Sadowski, Dominique Sedorook, Jimmy Simanis, Casey Weisfuss,
Abby Zathalik, Alternates: Nathaniel Vladic, AJ Murphy
8th grade: Michael Brueggemann, Andrew Delorme, Sara Izguerra, Sam Klinckman, Trevor Koepke, Alex Kusper,
Michael Leyden, Ella Lindokken, Karl Lippner, Dan McCullough, Michael Melody, Maddie Murphy, Alex Quatrini,
Jimmy Richmond, Donald Riddle, Brandon Williams, Alternates: Amber Holup, Mary Kate Donegan
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out the school year. During this month,
6th Grade News
LANGUAGE ARTS
In April, we will be continuing with literature circles. Students are required to
complete their assigned reading and job
on-time in order to participate with their
small discussion group. These groups allow for collaborative work and conversations to facilitate better comprehension
of a selected novel. At the conclusion of
our literature circles, students will be
completing a writing assignment that will
assess their understanding of their book.
Additionally, we are excited to announce
we will be participating in the 6th grade
interdisciplinary Olympics Unit. Our focus in language arts classrooms will be on
the “Events of the Olympics.” Students
will be researching an Olympic event,
taking notes, and creating a culminating
project. To end the month, we will be
starting our drama unit by reading “The
Phantom Tollbooth,” which is a wonderful
fantasy play that will be read-a-loud in
parts as a class.
ACCELERATED LANGUAGE ARTS
The students will also be participating in
the Olympic Unit with all of the 6th graders. As April ends, we will focus on word
play with the reading of “The Phantom
Tollbooth,” Acts I and II, in the drama
unit. Word Play can include homophones,
puns, and idiomatic expressions. The
author utilizes these types throughout
the play incorporating them into settings,
characters, and situations. Students will
discuss these types of word play to discuss and emphasize the cleverness of the
author’s writing. In addition, students
will be writing diary entries each day as
if they were the main character, Milo.
READING
Reading will continue to focus on the
seven comprehension strategies that
have been taught and practiced through-
students will continue their independent
reading at home and at school. Many
students may choose to use reading
class to read their literature circle
books; however, some are continuing to
explore various genres and titles that
interest them. Being this is the final
quarter of the school year, it is important to stress the importance of inde-
SOCIAL STUDIES
We are finishing our study of ancient
Greece by learning about the origins of
the Olympic Games. We will also discuss
some of the historically significant events
that have occurred over the years at the
Olympics. There will be a culminating activity in which the students will be competing in our own sixth grade Olympics.
pendent reading to practice fluency and
With the start of fourth quarter, we will
reading strategies. Reading logs are
begin learning about ancient Rome. The
required throughout the end of the
students will study about the geography
school year. One change to the usual
of Rome and discover two different theo-
reading requirements is that only one
ries of how it began. There will be a unit
project will be required this quarter.
on the Roman Republic. We will be learn-
Students will complete a power point
ing about the characteristics of the Ro-
presentation for the class that high-
man Republic and how they changed over
lights the important themes and events
time.
of the story. Closing the quarter, students will present their PowerPoint to
the class, with the goal of motivating
their peers to choose the best summer
reading book.
MATH &
ACCELERATED MATH
Upon returning from spring break, all
sixth grade math students will begin an
Olympics unit that will get them exploring probability. This unit will last approximately two weeks and will include
the concepts of chance, equally likely,
experimental probability, and theoretical probability.
Be on the look- out for details about our
Rome project that we will be starting at
the end of April.
SCIENCE
The Sixth Grade Science Teachers would
like to welcome everyone back from
Spring Break! Hope you are all rested and
geared up for our last quarter of the
school year! During the first two weeks
of April, all sixth grade students will be
participating in an interdisciplinary Olympics Unit. Our focus in science classrooms
will be on the “Science of the Olympics.”
NBC Sports has teamed up with the Na-
After completing the Olympic unit, students will get into geometry. They will
begin working in the book, Covering and
Surrounding, which will investigate area,
perimeter, and circumference.
tional Science Foundation (NSF) to pro-
Accelerated math students will begin
their first seventh grade book, Accentuate the Negative. They will work on
adding, subtracting, multiplying, and
dividing integers. The unit concludes
with more practice using the order of
operations.
nect science concepts to the Olympic
Please remember to take some time to
replenish pencils, paper, and any other
school supplies that may be scarce.
vide a basis for our unit – a series of video
clips, exploring the science behind individual Olympic events. Students will also be
participating in lab simulations that conevents investigated. After completing the
Olympics unit, we will continue our study
of the characteristics of light. Students
will investigate light spreading out as it
travels, the formation of shadows, and
models of light (particle and wave).
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7th Grade News
LANGUAGE ARTS
Students recently finished a
Twilight Zone teleplay entitled Monsters on Maple
Street. The strategy focus
was prediction and DRTA.
Our next unit will be Shakespeare’s The Taming of the
Shrew. Elizabethan times,
dramatic readings, and thematic vocabulary will all be
included in students’
“Playbill”, their activity book
for this unit. “Playbills” will
be collected at the end of
each class period, but will
come home with the students
in preparation for the test
tentatively scheduled for
April 17th. As always, continue to encourage your child
to read every night.
ADVANCED LANGUAGE
ARTS
Students finished an essay
test on Monsters on Maple
Street, a Twilight Zone teleplay. Our study of drama
continues as we begin our
Shakespeare unit. The Taming of the Shrew is the perfect opportunity to address
Shakespearean language and
explore how those themes
apply to today’s society. Remind your child to read often
over Spring Break.
MATH
If you get a coupon from the
department store for 30%
off your purchase, and you want
a pair of $45 jeans, how much
will you pay for the jeans if you
use the coupon? Students in 7 th
grade math are answering these
types of questions and learning
to apply their knowledge of percents to many types of situations. Math students will perfect their knowledge of percents as they investigate methods of gathering, representing
and analyzing data to make decisions and predictions about real
situations.
PRE-ALGEBRA
The pre-algebra classes will explore the use of data gathering
and representation to answer
questions about issues in all aspects of life. They will further
their knowledge of equations of
lines as they investigate how
data can be interpreted through
scatter plots and trend lines.
Pre-algebra students will then
investigate algebraic concepts
in depth as they experiment,
record results, chart and graph
data and write equations that
can be used to predict outcomes
of further experiments.
SCIENCE
7th grade science students are
now into our Force and Motion
Unit! We started off our Physics unit by performing multiple
activities measuring speed. Students had to use their mathematical skills to calculate the
distance, speed, and time of certain moving objects. Our unit will
continue with interpreting motion
graphs and then will branch off
into Newton’s Laws. Towards the
end of the unit, students will be
using their knowledge to demonstrate energy transformations
that occur within roller coasters!
SOCIAL STUDIES
We hope that everyone had a
restful and rejuvenating Spring
Break and that all of our 7th graders are ready to finish out the
remainder of the year. Before
break our students were hard at
work learning the trials and tribulations of slavery and why our nation eventually engaged in the Civil
War. Upon our return we will discuss the realities of that conflict
as well as take part in our own reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg. In the past, the students have really enjoyed putting
their acting skills to the test in
this simulation.
SPANISH
Students have been learning
about the process of conjugation.
Their studies include the types of
verbs that exist in Spanish, why
verbs must be conjugated, the
way in which verbs are conjugated, and how to use and recognize conjugated verbs in sentences. Ask your student to
teach you how to conjugate the
verb estudiar = to study.
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8th Grade News
ACCELERATED LANGUAGE ARTS
MATH
SOCIAL STUDIES
Over the last few weeks, students
finished activities related to the
novel they were reading in their
book groups. Students created fantastic book trailers they shared in
class. They also participated in a
fish bowl discussion which required
each group to discuss their novel
with their classmates listening in.
To finish up third quarter, students
researched famous artists and a
piece of art about which to write
poetry. Students used art as their
inspiration to write creatively.
Writing poetry stresses the importance of figurative language and
literary devices in expressing ideas.
Moving into the fourth quarter, students will study Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew in preparation for
the production here at Central on
April 13th.
Students will be working with the
Pythagorean theorem. Students
will build on their knowledge of
operations with fractions and
with integers in order to compute with rational numbers.
They will also explore square
roots and irrational numbers.
To start the fourth quarter,
eighth grade social studies will
be looking at the fifties and sixties. They will explore key concepts such as why the 1950’s
were remembered as an age of
affluence. How did some Americans rebel against conformity?
Lastly, they will explore what the
proper role of government is in
shaping American society. Students will be expected to turn in
their Cold War Research Paper
April 13th.
ALGEBRA
In Algebra, students will be exploring radical expressions and
how to simplify radicals without
converting them to decimals.
They will also be solving equations involving radicals. Students
need to continue to bring a calculator to class daily, and are expected to complete homework at
least four days a week.
SCIENCE
LANGUAGE ARTS
Students are preparing to read William Shakespeare’s Taming of the
Shrew. Studying Shakespeare’s
comedy will help prepare them for
high school and college, as well as
the upcoming performance of Taming of the Shrew here at Central
Middle School. On April 13th, the
Chicago Shakespeare Repertory
Company will be here to perform for
all 7th and 8th graders. We hope
students enjoy this production and
acquire a deeper appreciation for
this classic text.
During April students will be
learning about Genetics and Heredity. Students will learn that
traits can be inherited, environmentally acquired, or created by
a combination of hereditary and
environmental factors. We will
be working on labs that will help
students predict and quantify
results. There will be an upcoming project on genetic disorders.
SPANISH
8th grade Spanish students have
been learning how to talk about
their rooms. They are now able
to describe how neat and organized they are!! (ja ja ja) They
can also compare their rooms to
their friends’ rooms. We will be
learning about the rest of the
house as we begin 4th quarter…“Mi casa es su casa”.
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Students of the Month
6 BLUE
6 SILVER
Matthew Hendricks
Emma Coughlin
Ryan Lavin
Jacob Jachim
Allison Morsovillo
Brandon Matthias
Nicholas Redman
Grace Smith
Valeriana Zois
Eric Trapp
7 BLUE
7 SILVER
Zachary Durrani
Amer Hasan
Kyla Kelly
Christopher Hedstrom
Keith Pedersen
Madison Linares
Gianna Politano
Hanna Saba
Valerie Triolo
Dominique Sedorook
8 BLUE
8 SILVER
Alexander Kaffka
Haley Becker
Daniel Murphy
Sarah Marszewski
Madelyn Rose
Jeffrey Rybak
Stephanie Schneider
Yanitza Velasquez
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P.E.
March is National Nutrition Month! As part
of their Fitness program, the students are
looking at their eating
habits and exploring
how they can make
small, healthier
changes. They are also
beginning fitness testing again which should
be completed by the
end of April. A parent
report will be sent
home shortly thereafter. The students are
also participating in a
soccer unit and beginning
their floor hockey tournament.
The P.E. department
wishes everyone a healthy
and active Spring break!
Art
Student artwork from District 146 will be displayed at the Tinley Park Public Library throughout
the month of April. All grade levels from 1st to 8th are represented from each school. Artworks
include a range of media including collage, drawing, and painting. Students and their parents are
invited to attend a special reception night at the library where awards are given out. Congratulations to all of our talented artists.
BAND NEWS
I.G.S.M.A. ORGANIZATION BAND CONTEST
Congratulations to the Concert and Symphonic Bands on their performance and 1st Place Division
at the Illinois Grade School Music Association District VI Organization Band Contest held on Saturday, March 10th. The students traveled to Colin Powell Middle School in Matteson where three
judges awarded this rating based on their performance in the following categories; Intonation,
Tone Quality, Balance/Blend, Interpretation of Music, Technique, Rhythm Accuracy and Stage
Presentation. Nice performance musicians!
SYMPHONIC BAND HEADS TO CLEVELAND!
The District 146 Bands are very excited to announce that the Symphonic Band will be touring
Cleveland, Ohio this spring. The students will be participating in a clinic with a music professor at
Oberlin College, which is recognized as one of the top music schools in the country! In addition,
the students will be performing a full length concert for community members in the area. Some
of the attractions will be touring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Nautica Queen Boat and
other locations in Cleveland. Good luck to the band students as they represent Central Middle
School and our town of Tinley Park, Orland Park & Oak Forest!
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Nurses Notes—April
To Parents/Guardians of Incoming 7th and 8th Graders:
Recently you received notice that 6th through 9th grade students will be required to receive one dose of Tdap prior to
school entry in the Fall. The Illinois Department of Public Health recently relaxed this rule to apply to 6 th and 9th graders only in school year 2012-13 to lessen the potential burden on parents. Tdap will be required, however, when
your student enters high school. Evidence has shown that immunity to Pertussis (whooping cough) begins to fade
by 11 years of age. Since the “ap” in “Tdap” refers to Pertussis, it is highly recommended that you go ahead and schedule
an appointment for Tdap immunization as soon as possible—before entry to ninth grade.
Students entering 6th grade in the Fall of 2012 will be required to show proof of Tdap immunization. Please call the
health office at extension 3816 if you have questions about this requirement.
Spring is in the air and with it, seasonal allergies.
Allergies come in many forms but hay fever is the most common allergy. Symptoms can include sneezing, runny, stuffy,
or itchy nose, temporary loss of smell, headache, fatigue, and itchy, watery eyes. Dark circles under the eyes or postnasal drip may also accompany hay fever. A child with allergies may snore, wake with a sore throat, breathe through the
mouth, and frequently rub his/her nose. Allergy symptoms are often like cold symptoms, but usually last longer.
Allergies are most commonly caused by particles in the air, such as mold, mildew, pollen, animal dander or house dust
mites. The tendencies towards allergies may be inherited. Parents with hay fever often have children with allergies.
Hay fever usually develops in the early teens, but can occur at any age.
To find the cause of your allergies, note when symptoms occur. Symptoms that occur at the same time each year
(especially during spring, early summer or early fall) are often due to grass, weed, or tree pollen. Allergies that last all
year long may be due to dust mites, mold spores, or animal dander. Animal allergies are usually easy to detect; symptoms clear up when you stay away from the animal. There is no practical prevention for hay fever but avoiding the
“trigger” that causes allergy attacks will help. Keep a record of your symptoms and the plants, foods, animals or chemicals that seem to cause them.
If your symptoms ARE seasonal and seem to relate to pollen or mold:
Keep your house and car windows closed. Keep bedroom windows closed at night.
Limit the time you spend outside when pollen counts are high and remember that dogs and other pets may bring
large amounts of pollen into your house.
Consider using an air conditioner or air purifier with a special HEPA filter.
Keep the house well-ventilated and dry. Use a dehumidifier during humid weather.
Avoid yard work (raking, mowing), which stirs up both pollen and mold. If you must do it, wear a mask and take
an antihistamine beforehand.
Antihistamines and decongestants may relieve some allergy symptoms.
Allergies are seldom “cured” but they can be controlled.
ATTENTION 6th GRADE PARENTS
Completed dental exam forms are due by May 15, 2012. Notices have been mailed out to those students who do not currently have a completed dental exam form on file. If you received something in the mail regarding
your child’s dental exam, please make an appointment for them at your earliest convenience.
Have a happy, healthy Spring!
Mary Muenchow, RN
National Certified School Nurse
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A note from the media center…….
Central Young Author District Winners, 2012
The following students were selected Young Author District Winners. These students will be
invited to a District Recognition Night on Thursday, April 19th at 6:30 pm at Central.
Congratulations!
Young Author’s District Finalists
March 2012
6th Grade
Sara Arquette
Amanda Ashmus
Claire Barrett
Jack Barrett
Kyle Berry
Erica Blakely
Kasey Brennan
Samantha Bockstahler
Meaghan Daugherty
Jaime Dominguez
Madeline Draper
Marissa Faletti
Hutton Flores
Courtney Framke
Rachel Hale
Madison Harty
Matthew Hendricks
Piper Jones
Jennifer Kallenback
Rania Kawash
Alec Kuecher
Michael Levato
Greg Lockwood
Brianna Mitchell
Caroline Oczachowski
Madison Lockwood
Mitchel Redman
Nick Redman
Melissa Richmond
Paige Sciera
Daniel Scurek
Mary Kate Sherman
Emily Smith
Lynn Stevenson
Jocelyn Taylor
Nicole Thomas
Ryan Zientara
Young Author’s District Finalists
March 2012
7th Grade
Madison Adams
Maegan Chichi
Annmarie Dewey
Alyssa Grant
Cassandra Greenhill
Mackenzi Harden
Tommy Hayes
Cole Hickey
Kyla Kelly
Beth Klimek
Allie Linder
Justin Morgan
Frederick McClure, Jr.
Alexis Petrauskas
Gianna Politano
Jack Ruane
Nicki Susralski
Mikayla Tillman
Nikka Unde
Casey Weifuss
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Young Author’s District Finalists
March 2012
8th Grade
*Amarah Alghadban
Alyssa Blomberg
Amanda Farrell
Gianni Hamilton
Jamie Havis
*Ella Lindokken
Matthew Palubin
Maggie Turkovich
Sierra Witt
*Ella Linkokken and Amarah Alghadban are the District 146 Young Author District
Representatives from Central. Amarah Alghadban will attend the Illinois State Young Author’s
Conference in Bloomington on May 19th .
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
At the end of February, students in sixth grade cast their votes for their favorite Rebecca
Caudill book in the media center. Peak by Roland Smith was selected as the winner.
This is an annual event that is sponsored by the Illinois State Library Association. Students
from all over Illinois vote and the winning book is announced in April. The students enjoy voting
for their favorite book and then comparing Central’s choice with the state winner. For more
information, log on to www.rebeccacaudill.org
Breakfast with Books
The last Breakfast with Books will be on Thursday, April 12, at 7:05 am in the media center.
What a fantastic year for reading this has been. We have explored so many different themes
and genres and shared favorite stories and novels. Make plans to join us for the culminating
activity!
Enjoy this incredible spring weather.
Nancy Gorman
Media Director
MARCH - CLUBS