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Castle North Middle School An Indiana “A-Rated” School of Excellence
2800 Highway 261 Newburgh, IN 47630
(812) 853-7347
www.warrickschools.com/castlenorth
John Bertram, Principal [email protected]
Greg Harris, Assistant Principal
Monday, April 22, 2019
Congratulations!
We are so proud of our Music program at Castle North Mid-
dle School! Recently, our band program was named a recipi-
ent of the Indiana State School Music Association All-Music
Award for the 2018-2019 school year.
Congratulations to all of our musical students and directors.
Letters About Literature
The Indiana Center for the Book announced the state
winners for this year’s Letters About Literature (LAL)
competition, a national reading and writing promotion
of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.
After choosing a book (fiction, nonfiction, short story,
poem, essay or speech) where the student connected
with strong feelings, the student wrote a personal let-
ter (not a fan letter) to the author. This letter was writ-
ten as if they were having a conversation with the
author.
Over 1,000 students from Indiana participated in the
contest. Of the 126 winners, 35 were selected by the
State Judging Team from the Level 1 (grades 4-6)
category. Five students from Mrs. Schaperjohn’s
writing class were selected as finalists, semi-
finalists, and honorable mentions. Each student was
invited to an awards ceremony on Saturday, April 13
at the Indiana State Library. Zara, Olivia, Patrick and
Dalton attended the day’s events which included a
writing workshop, lunch and a ceremony headlined by
A’Lelia Bundles, great-great-granddaughter of Mad-
am C.J. Walker and author about of All About Madam
C.J. Walker. Also in attendance was Celeste Wil-
liams, Indiana writer and playwright, and Professor
Watermelon, Indiana author of George and the Goblin
Hole.
Zara Ahmed placed third for her entry. She con-
nected with author R. J. Palacio for his book Wonder.
The Level I Semifinalist was Olivia Sommerville for
her letter to Corrie ten Boom, author of The Hiding
Place. Finalists receiving Honorable Mention were
Delaney Blankenbuehler-Lee, Patrick Mardis, and
Dalton Westfall. Congratulations to all students
that were recognized for their letters.
Creed is an amazing program that does
many things to benefit you. Creed can
pick someone up when they feel down and
make you feel like a better person. When-
ever I got a Creed card it was for getting
the best grade on a test, which brightened
up my day. Over the next few days I had
to decide who to give my Creed Card to.
Whenever I gave my Creed card to the
person, it made me feel really good and it
made the other person’s day better. With
the Creed Card, you can do many fun
things, including sitting in the squire sky-
box, getting into an athletic event for free,
sitting at the creed table, and getting in the
lunch line first. Creed is a wonderful thing.
-Lydia
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ICTM Math Contest
We had a group of CNMS students attending the annual
ICTM math contest at USI last Saturday, April 13th. The
following students earned Local Scholar in the Algebra
contest: Kerry Ao, Evan Butts, Aiza Khan, Anika
Paranjape, Shums Parkar, and Tanay Thakore.
The following students earned Local Scholar in the Pre-
Algebra contest: Pranav Chandar, Ray Gupta, Mahad
Karim, Sarah Tapal, Uddhav Tindoni, Umar Waseem,
and Sreya Yelamanchili.
The top placements for Algebra were 3rd Place: Evan
Butts; 2nd Place: Kerry Ao; 1st Place: Tanay Thakore.
The top placements for Pre-Algebra were: 3rd Place:
Pranav Chandar; 2nd Place: Sreya Yelamanchili; and
1st Place: Umar Waseem.
Congratulations, also, to Mrs. Brakie, the Math Academic
Team Sponsor.
April 29th - May 3rd, 2019
If you could assist us in providing a week
full of fun for our fabulous teachers and
staff at CNMS, please go to
https://signup.com/go/HdtEZcf
[cut & paste to address bar]
and sign up to help!
Friends Facing Fears is hot off the presses and ready for
purchase. You can buy a copy for $10 by giving the at-
tached form to Mrs. Short, Mrs. Schaperjohn, or any gen-
erationOn Club member.
You can find order form here: http://bit.ly/2UQX9Pa
Sports Physical Night 2019
Thursday, May 2
from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
at Castle High School
Cost is $25.00
Pre-Registration Nights:
(not mandatory but will get physical done faster)
Tuesday, April 30th & Wednesday, May 1st
from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
When physical is completed, forms can be left with
the CHS Football Parents Club to be sent to the ap-
propriate school. A copy for your records will be
made for you to keep.
Area physicians will be conducting physicals.
Questions: Contact Ms. Calhoun at
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Green Team’s
Community Day Update
A Big Shout Out to the 30 workers that attended our
first CNMS Community Work Day for the garden on
Saturday, April 13th from 9 AM to 12 PM. Through our
Eco-Schools USA National Wildlife Federation grant
that we received last year, one of our activities was to
coordinate a work day with volunteers. We accom-
plished a lot with the help of a grandparent, parents,
Emily Wood, the Indiana Wildlife representative, and
Sunny Faas from the Newburgh Garden Club.
We removed most of the unusable compost area and
one of the flower beds, replaced lattice work and some
rotten timbers, added rocks to one of the tiered gar-
dens, and did some general spring clean up. This
week, the Newburgh Garden Club will join sixth grade
students in the garden to continue weeding, planting
and mulching. There is always something to do in the
garden so we appreciate all of the additional help.
Teen Advisory Council’s
Recruitment Night
Informational Meeting
Tuesday, April 23rd
6:00 PM
Ivy Tech Community College
In Room 152
All students are welcome!
The council collectively contributes to thousands of hours
of service annually within our community. As TAC mem-
bers, student plan and facilitate collaborative projects in-
volving diverse community organizations, encourage civic
responsibility among their peers, develop relationships
with positive adult mentors, and build a stronger local
community through their active leadership.
Serving on the Teen Advisory Council prepares students
for the challenges they will face in the future as college
students, employees, employers and volunteers while en-
couraging them to be a positive force in our community
today.
If you have questions, please contact Ms. Schnautz at
April 25—July
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Student Council’s
3K Run / Walk Event
Thursday, May 9th
THANK YOU!
We would like to thank the following donors for their
generosity in supporting our annual 3K
event: Vertical Escape, Bayer’s Plumbing, Cook
Orthodontics, Dr. Gill, Dr. Hazelrigg, Just for
Kids Dentistry, Myofascial Therapy & Wellness,
Talley Eye Institute, the Winsett family, Los Bra-
vos, Dr. Enlow, Mr. Welch's homeroom, and Mrs.
Short's homeroom and an anonymous donor.
This event will take place on May 9, but it cannot take
place without the support of our families and communi-
ty. In addition, we also are in need of donations for wa-
ter, fruit pops, door prizes, and awards. Please help
us with these! We greatly appreciate donations of any
kind! If you would be willing to offer any assistance,
please contact Mrs. Fussner
([email protected]) or Ms. Killebrew
CNMS Volleyball Information
All Grade Levels
All girls that want to tryout for volleyball MUST have their
athletic physician form filed out and turned in prior to their
first day of tryouts. Go to www.warrick.k12.in.us/schools/
castlenorth under the ATHLETICS tab to get the physical
form.
Pick up is at the back of CNMS. Please pick your child up
at the appropriate time.
6th Grade
Coaches:
Mrs. Sturgeon - [email protected]
Mrs. Schaperjohn - [email protected]
Volleyball Clinic: Fri., August 9 (2:30 PM - 4:00 PM) [not mandatory]
Tryouts: Mon., August 12-14 (2:30 PM - 4:15 PM)
Practices and games will be announced later.
7th & 8th Grades
7th Grade Coaches:
Mrs. Taylor - [email protected]
Mrs. Dillman - [email protected]
8th Grade Coaches:
Mr. Bracher - [email protected]
Mrs. Harpenau - [email protected]
Practice/ Tryouts: Mon., August 5 - Tues., August 6
(3:00 PM - 4:30 PM)
Fri., August 9 (2:30 PM– 4:00 PM)
*See flyer for more information for 7th & 8th only.
iLearn Calculators
We would like to invite students to explore the cal-
culator that they will use in the state exam. You can
access the calculator at the following links:
http://www.desmos.com.fourfunction
http://www.desmos.com/scientific
[cut & paste the addresses to your browser]
It’s Time!
April 22 ~ May 17, 2019
Please make every effort to have your student in school
during this testing window. Please avoid scheduling vaca-
tions and/or appointments during this time period. Thank
you for your support. Don’t forget your earbuds!