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“A Newsletter for Communicating with Parents of Richland Middle School Students” Issue No. 5, Volume 32 Ryan Meyer, Principal 647-6381 May, 2018

You’re Invited to Our Spring Awards Programs

We would like to extend an invitation to parents, grandparents, other relatives, and friends to our Spring Awards Programs and other events on Wednesday, June 6th. Our Awards Assembly will be held at 1:00 until approximately 2:30 p.m. Honorees will include Honor Roll students, 8th grade Peer Mediators, Presidential Education Award recipients, Science Fair, Perfect Attendance, and Principal’s Award winners. Combined 6th, 7th, & 8th grade bands and choirs will perform at the program. As part of the end of the year events, there will be softball games and the opportunity to sign yearbooks. Feel free to stay as long as you wish. (Students may be released with their parents following the assembly, if you wish.)

We hope to see you at our assemblies.

Reminder: W.I.A.A. Physicals for Students in Sports Next School Year Any student who has not had an athletic physical since April 1, 2017, and plans to participate in athletics during the 2018-19 school year will need to have a physical prior to participation in his/her selected sport(s). The green athletic physical form is available at the Middle School Office. Just stop by and ask for a physical form before you see your physician or pick one up before the end of the school year. Students, who have had a W.I.A.A. physical since April 1, 2017, and have a green card on file in the school office, do not need another physical this year—just need to have an alternate year (gold card)—on file prior to the first day of practice. The alternate year cards are also available in the Middle School office. The Richland Medical Center will be offering sports physicals during the month of July for $15. If you need an athletic physical, call the Medical Center and schedule one during July to get the special rate. Listen to WRCO or check the local newspaper for more information about the physicals.

2017-18 Student Council Food Drive presented their donation check to Jerry Bauer for the Richland Center Food Pantry.

47th Annual UW-Platteville Model Bridge Contest & Engineering, Mathematics, & Science Expo

On April 12th, approximately 20 students attended the Engineering Expo @ UW-Platteville. Students, who attended this event, ordered bridge kits and entered the Model Bridge Contest. Several schools in the area attended the Expo, & over 400 model bridges were tested. In the open division (junior high) of the bridge contest, several students from RMS did extremely well. According to preliminary results recently released, the following RMS students placed in the top ten: Connor K. placed 10th overall, Tyler B. placed 5th, Paige K. took 2nd place, and Logan S. took 1st place in the junior high division! Congrats to these individuals and the other participants!!!!

Justen C. wins this year’s Ice Cube Contest!! Once again the 8th grade science classes competed in their annual “Bring An Ice Cube To Class” contest. The basic concept behind the contest is to design a homemade device that will keep a standard-sized ice cube from melting the fastest. The ice cube can be the only H2O in the setup, and they may not use an electrical or battery-operated device. They are also banned from using coolers or ice packs. The size of their apparatus must be no larger than 50,000 cm3. The ice cubes are brought in to Room 110 at 8:00 a.m. and are checked every two hours until they are fully melted. Students that complete the activity earn a “C” grade (40 out of 50). If it survives until the 1st check at 9:00 a.m., it earns a “B” (45 out of 50). If it makes it to the 11:00 a.m.check, it’s an “A+” (50 out of 50). Every check thereafter earns then 2 additional extra credit points. The ultimate goal is to keep Mr. Lynch up all night, which has been accomplished a couple of times in the past, but not this year! Justen C. created a device that kept his ice cube frozen through 9:00 p.m. the day of the contest! It finally bit the dust by the 11:00 p.m. check. For his efforts, besides the extra credit he earned, he also received a homework coupon and a 2-liter bottle of pop (Diet Pepsi). Congratulations to Justen on a super idea! It was a lot of fun and a really good experience for those who participated.

Raider 8th Graders Compete at You Be The Chemist State Competition at UW-Madison Recently, three eighth-grade students from the Richland Middle School qualified for the state level competition by competing with 60 other students from southwest Wisconsin. That qualifying round was held in Fennimore back in February, and the three who qualified to move on were Aiden C., Brady J. and Jessica S. The state level competition took place on Saturday, April 14 and due to a schedule conflict, Jessica S. was unable to attend and compete. Aiden C. and Brady J. were able to compete and represented RMS very well! The competition involves elimination rounds, where the questions become more and more difficult with each round. Both boys hung in there until the final round, where only the top 4 remained. At that point Aiden was eliminated, and Brady was still in the hunt for top honors. In the final 4 round, Brady ended up tied for 2nd place, and ended up 3rd overall after losing the tiebreaker. Both boys received medallions for their efforts and Brady also received a very nice plaque for finishing 3rd overall in the state competition. Congratulations to all three qualifiers for their efforts! The original qualifier was a local test given here at RMS back in December. 48 eighth-graders took that test, and eight qualified and moved onto the regional competition in Fennimore in February. Those 8 qualifiers were: Daniel F., Alex P., Brady J., Aiden C., Savanna P., Kym P-M, Jessica S. and Ashton W. (Photos below).

Conference Math Contest On March 14th, nine Richland Middle School students represented our school at the conference math contest held at the Platteville High School. Our RMS math team was made up of 7th and 8th grade students who met after school, throughout February, to prepare for the annual Southwest Conference Math Competition. The contest is made up of four, 15-minute tests that cover a wide range of topics in mathematics. Individually, our gold medal winner was Maya B., Kim L., Megan M., Connor S., and Mirabella C. won silver medals. Bronze medal winners were Kaylee Jo L., Maicee E, Ellie F., and Amelia J. (Photo below)

Richland Middle School Instrumental Solo and Ensemble Results Musicians from the Richland Middle School traveled to Lancaster Middle School to perform in the WSMA Solo and Ensemble Festival on Saturday, March 3rd. Students in band, choir, and piano performed solos or small ensembles and were critiqued and received feedback and a rating by a judge. Following are the band and choir results: Class A *1st-Solos: Maya B.-Clarinet; Aiden C.-Trumpet; Aiden C., Megan M.-French Horn Class A 1st Solos: Payton K.-Flute; Kim L.-Clarinet; Mitchell M.-Alto Saxophone Class A 2nd Solo: Emma J.-Flute Class B 1st Solos: Isabelle B.-Flute; Aliyah R.-Oboe; Connor S.-Alto Saxophone; Brady J.-Tenor Saxophone; Mitchell W.-Baritone Saxophone; Rachel K., Cassidy O.-Trumpet; Olivia G.-Euphonium; Daniel F.-Tuba; Jenna C.-Timpani; Aaron D.-Drum Set Class B 1st Ensembles: Emma J. & Payton K.n-Flute Duet; Emma J. & Maya B.-Flute/Clarinet Duet; Maya B. & Kim L.x-Clarinet Duet; Sam B. & Connor S.-Alto Sax Duet; Aiden C. & Megan M.-French Horn Duet; Cassidy O. & Rachel K.-Trumpet Duet; Aaron D. & Zach T.-Tom Tom Duet; Emma J., Payton K.n, and Katelyn K.-Saxophone Trio; Mitchell M., Sam B., Brady J., and Mitchell W.-Saxophone Quartet; Woodwind Choir-Becca C., Aliyah R., Emma J., Payton K., Isabelle B., Diana F., Evie J., Hali M., Kim N., Maya B., Kim L., Katelyn K., Cadence S., Julianna S., Jessica S., Shantel M., Kearstyn L., Alaina W., Brady J., Mitchell W., Sam B., Connor S., Mitchell M., Kymberly M., Celine H., Sierra R, and Keara M.

Class B 2nd Solos: Gracee P.-Timpani Class B 2nd Ensembles: Isabelle B. & Diana F.-Flute Duet; Kymberly M., Celine H., and Sierra R.-Saxophone Trio; Ellie R. & Ryan C.; Gracee P. & Jenna C.- Snare Drum Duet Class C 1st Solos: Evie J., Hali M. -Flute; Cadence S., Maddy T., Grace T.-Clarinet; Makenna B.-Bass Clarinet; Kaitlyn L., Ellie R., Sierra R.-Alto Saxophone; Keaton M.-Tenor Saxophone; Sam F.-Baritone Saxophone; Paige K., Kiera P.-Trumpet; Ellie F., Andrew H., Victoria U., and Hannah Z.-Trombone; Autumn C.-Euphonium; Ryan C., Naomi L.-Drum Set Class C 1st Ensembles: Hannah B. & Evie J.-Flute Duet; Payton K. & Katelyn K.-Flute/Clarinet; Madelyn T. & Grace T.-Clarinet Duet; Kymberly M. & Celine H., Ellie R. & Kaitlyn L., Leif F. & Keaton M.-Saxophone Duet; Naomi L. & Megan M., Jaden J. & Paige K., Anna R. & Keara M.-Trumpet Duet; Ben S. & Andrew H.-Trumpet/Trombone Duet; Mazie R., Maya S., & Wryn K.-Flute Trio; Katelyn K., Julianna S., and Cadence S.-Clarinet Trio; Grace B., Victoria U., & Autumn C.-Brass Trio; Cassidy O., Rachel K., Naomi L., Patrick M., Daytona B., Aiden C., Megan C., Riley J., Grace B., Victoria U., Autumn C., Olivia G., Daniel F., Aaron D., Zach T., Sydney M., Gracee P., Jenna C.-Brass and Percussion Ensemble Class C 2nd-Solos: Hannah B., Kim N.-Flute; Alaina W.-Bass Clarinet; Mason L.-Tuba; Zach T.-Drum Set Class C 2nd Ensembles: Shantel M. & Kearstyn L.-Clarinet Duet; Brandon A. & Oliver P.-Alto Sax Duet; Daytona B. & Patrick M.-Trumpet Duet; Ellie F. & Hannah Z.h-Trombone Duet; Ethan J. & Drew P.-Euphonium Duet; Paige K., Kaylee P., and Ellie R.-Brass Trio, Leif F., Brandon A., Keaton M., Sam F.-Saxophone Quartet; Logan O. & Trevyn T.-Snare Drum Duet Critique Only-Madison M.-Clarinet Piano Results: Class B 1st-Solos: Aiden C., Rachel K., Ellie R., Jenna C., Mirabella C., Ellie F., Beverly H., Gracee P., Kaylee P.-French Horn, Class B 1st-Ensembles: Mirabella C. & Boston F., Ellie R. & W, Class B-2nd Solos:Sam F.-Baritone Saxophone; Hannah Z.-Trombone Critique Only-Solo: Olive H.

Richland Middle School Jazz Band

The Richland Middle School Jazz Band participated in the WSMA Jazz Band Festival held at Fennimore High School on Tuesday, March 20. They performed two contrasting selections: Rock Island Line and Now’s the Time. The Jazz Band received a 1st rating. Jazz Band Members include: Alto Saxophone-Sam B., Celine H., Emma J., Katelyn K., Payton K., Kymberly P.-M., Keara M., Sierra R., Connor S.; Tenor S.-Brady J., Kim L.; Baritone Saxophone-Mitchell W.; Trombone-Grace B., Victoria U.; Baritone-Autumn C., Sam W.; Tuba-Daniel F.; Trumpet-Daytona B., Luis G., Rachel K., Candice L., Naomi L., Megan M., Cassidy O.; Clarinet-Maya B., Kearstyn L., Jessica S., Cadence S., Alaina W.; Flute-Isabelle B., Diana F., Hali M., Kim N.; Rhythm Section: Becca C., Aiden C., Aaron D., Zach T.

Richland Middle School Musicians Perform at State Solo and Ensemble Three Richland Middle School musicians performed at UW-Platteville for the WSMA State Solo and Ensemble Festival on Saturday, April 28. Maya B. was one of only two middle school clarinet soloists at this state festival. Aiden C. and Megan M. were two of only three French horn soloists at this festival, and Aiden C. was one of two middle school trumpet soloists. They each received a 2nd rating. Megan M. performed a vocal solo and received a 1st rating. Her judge had never given a middle school student a first at state.

Upcoming Events: Memorial Day Parade The 7th and 8th grade bands will participate in the Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 28 at 10:00 a.m. Line-up will be at 9:30 a.m. on Court Street. Students should be in full uniform (Black shoes and socks). Students should have their instruments put together and leave cases at home. The parade will end by the cemetery near 8th Street. Listen to WRCO in case of inclement weather. June Dairy Day Parade The 7th and 8th grade bands will participate in a final parade together for June Dairy Days/Rodeo Parade on Saturday, June 16th at 10:30 a.m. Students should meet at the Eunice Keepers Shelter on 8th street in Krouskop Park at 10:00 a.m. in full uniform with instruments, and a bag of clothes to change into after the parade. They also need their hanger to the uniform to hang their uniform on after the parade to take to the dry cleaners. The parade begins at 10:30. We will end at the Eunice Keepers shelter in Krouskop Park where students should turn in their uniform. Students will be able to store their clothes in the van during the parade. We will use the bathrooms at the park as changing rooms. Please listen to WRCO in case of inclement weather. (If the parade is cancelled turn uniforms into Richland Middle School by Monday, June 18th.) Please let Mrs. Peterson-Kintz know as soon as possible if you cannot march in the Rodeo/June Dairy Days parade. If you will not march in the parade, please return your uniform to her ahead of time or leave it at RMS. All uniforms must be returned Richland Middle School by Monday, June 18.

Band Party/Rehearsal The 2017-18 seventh and eighth grade bands will have a party/rehearsal on Thursday, June 14th at RMS. Water balloons, ice cream, and fun! This will be from 3:00-4:30 at RMS. Bring your instrument and prepare to get wet. (Water balloon games, relays, food, fun!) Come even if you can’t participate in the parade. 7th & 8th Grade Summer Band Lessons Incoming 7th and 8th grade band students will begin summer lessons during the week of June 11. They will have one group sectional this week to get books, warm up materials, and the music for the next parade. The 7th Grade will meet Wednesday, June 13. They 8th Grade will meet on Thursday, June 14. Summer band lessons will run during various weeks of the summer, and the schedule is still being set for the rest of July and August. Music students will receive a letter and schedule in the mail after school is out.

Summer School

The Richland Middle School will be offering summer school in the areas of Math and English for students who need some extra help in those classes. Summer School will be held June 11-14 and June 18-21, 8:00 a.m. until approximately noon. Letters have been sent home to parents of students who we feel would benefit from the program, If you would like to enroll your child in one or both of these classes (without receiving a letter from us), just call the Middle School office (647-6381). Also during the summer, the band teachers will be conducting summer lessons. Mrs. Calabria and Mrs. Peterson-Kintz will be setting up lesson schedules.

Summer Hours at RMS

Beginning June 11th through August 24th the Middle School office will observe the following hours: 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Friday

(Due to staff vacation schedules the office may be closed some dates)