rocket review - whitefish township...

Any time you

make a change you

hope to see positive

results. That is cur-

rently the case with

our new heating sys-

tem. For the past 20

years Carole Beck has

always been worried

about coming into

school on Monday

mornings. Worried

because she won-

dered if she dressed

warm enough.

This past year

with the approved

bond money White-

fish Township Commu-

nity Schools installed

an automatic back-up

boiler system. If ev-

er the wood chip sys-

tem stops working the

new high energy effi-

cient boiler kicks on.

We had a back-up

system that had to be

started manually. So

now every Monday

Ms. Beck and our chil-

dren come into a

warm school. One

would think that you

would stop with the

positive right there,

but there is more.

Last year

Whitefish Township

Community Schools

used nearly $4,000 in

propane. Since De-

cember 4, 2014 to

February 12, 2015 the

school has only pur-

chased $878.00 of

propane. A warm

school and we save

more money are the

results we had hoped

for. Again, I cannot

thank the voters

enough for passing

our millage in 2012,

we are seeing the re-

sults.

With the re-

cent purchase of the

new 36 passenger

bus, Whitefish Town-

ship Community

Schools has placed

its’ 2002 bus up for

public bids. Our of-

fice will be accepting

sealed bids as well as

on line bids at Public

Surplus at publicsur-

plus.com until 4:00

pm, Monday, March

16, 2015. At that

time sealed bids will

be opened and the

highest bidder will be

the proud new owner

of a 2002 72 passen-

ger International

school bus.

Want To Buy A Bus

Seeing Results

February 25, 2105

Volume 3 Issue 5

Rocket Review

Inside this issue:

Homecoming 2015

Spirit Week

2

March Menu 3

Guest Speaker

Sledding Day 15

4

100th Day

Poetry Corner

Robotic Space

5

Nutrition Special

Jump Rope For Heart

6

MICHCANSKA

Hobby Night

Special Delivery

7

Black History Month

8

Special points of in-

terest:

Basketball @ Hannahville

LEAGUE TOURN.

FEBRUARY 27 and 28

Robotics Grand Valley

State University March

19 & 20

Robotics Escanaba March

26 and 27

Spring Break March 30

to April 3, 2015

Graduation June 6th!

Whitefish Township

Community Schools

Homecoming this year

was a fun time. We had awe-

some participation during

homecoming week with dress-

ing up and competitive games.

The classes battled for first

place with their artistic door

murals and posters, along with

other various tasks. Our Sen-

iors took first place in the

end followed by the Sopho-

mores & Freshmen, and then

Middle School. The School

Board beat the High School

Quiz Bowl Team in our annual

match. But not by much. :)

Also during Homecom-

ing week we had our Parents’

Night. On Tuesday the 27th

we were honored to see every

Fall/Winter athlete accompa-

nied by a parent to honor with

a carnation for each sport the

student participated in.

games are always a fun

time for students and

staff. A range of activities

gave everyone chances to

participate with relays,

bubble blowing, hula

hooping, and the skill of

loading round cereal on thin

spaghetti noodles. The loudest

noise was the cheering of teams

during the hoop contest. All the

energy and effort was focused

on winning for the spirit jug!

The Theme “Movie Trilogies “

had the students dressing up

as unusual characters for

homecoming week. Amidst the

decorations and contests, the

The Lip Sync is always a fa-

vorite. Middle school took Star

Wars and made the Yoda

Song memorable for second

place. The Sophomores/Frosh

had Cotton Eye Joe dancing

all over the stage for 3rd. The

Senior class ran away with

style and lyrics for “Dear Fu-

ture Husband” to win. Con-

gratulations to all for a great

entertaining show.

Student Council week of preparation and fun!

Rocket Review

Homecoming 2015!!

The Homecoming Bas-

ketball game was close this

year. We played the Munising

Baptist Bobcats and lost by a

whopping TWO POINTS. 37-

39.

Our 2015 Homecoming

court consists of Freshman

Representative Liam Pigeau,

and Sophomore Representa-

tives Mackenzie Brunelle and

Zach Ferguson. The 2015 King

and Queen are Ms. Jennifer

Marske and Mr. Jameson Pi-

geau.

Volume 3 Issue 5

On March 12th, 2015 at 9:30

am, Tahquamenon Area Li-

brary Director Dion

Mindykowski will be giving a

presentation about outdoor

survival skills and his

experiences in Vermont at

the Winter Death Race. The

race is one of three extreme

endurance races that happen

around the world each year by

the group PeakRaces. There

is a current trend of people

competing in various “Spartan

Races” around the world, with

the Winter Death Race being

one of the hardest. This year

racers were required to stay

awake for 58 hours straight

while completing physical and

mental tasks to stay eligible

for future rounds. Moving ice

sheets, mountain treks,

plunging into icy water, and

sensory deprivation were a

few of the trials included.

Some people are

withdrawn for

medical emergencies

while some tap out

due to the overall

strain of events.

73% of racers did

not finish the race

this year, let alone

place. Mr.

Mindykowski will be

showing pictures and

videos of the race

while talking to the

audience about his

own obstacles that

he had to overcome.

The community is

welcome at this

event. For more

information on The

Winter Death Race

and other PeakRaces

go to

www.youmaydie.com .

elementary students during our

annual homecoming sledding trip.

The weather started out very

nice and somewhat warm, but as

the day continued it started to

rain. Though we got wetter than

usual, the hill conditions were

good. We returned to school for

hot chocolate and cookies. A very fun day was had by the

HOMECOMING SLEDDING

Rocket Review

Guest Speaker Dion Mindykowski Coming in March

On Feb. 11, 2015, WTCS cel-

ebrated the 100th day of

school! Yes! We have been in

school for 100 days! It

seems crazy! On the 100th

day of school, the students

in the elementary do some

fun activities. All the ele-

mentary students received a

100th day crown, sticks and

pencils.

The excitement came from room

1 in our school, where our 1st and

2nd graders got to see how many

things they could do in 100 sec-

onds. The students first had to

figure out what 100 seconds was

in minutes and seconds so we

could set a timer. The stu-

dents learned that 100 sec-

onds is the same thing as 1

minute and 40 seconds. The

students then partook in

physical activities like jump-

ing jacks, hopping on one leg,

sit-ups, dribbling the basket-

ball and writing their name

and counted to see how many

they could do of each in 100 sec-

onds!

Friends get an

Entire

Bag of cards for Valentine’s Day.

Really

Unhappy people

Are

Really happy and

Yell loud. Jacob

For

Every

Bag of candy we

Receive on Valentine’s Day

Usually we have

A party

Ready for

You. Blake

For Valentine’s Day we take an

Entire desk full of

Big nice cards from

Room to room.

Usually it is a big day for

Anyone because they are

Ready to share and

Yell nice words to people. Christopher

preparing for the March Dis-

tricts at Grand Valley State

University and Escanaba HS.

This second Rocket season

is loaded with enthusiasm

and creative input by our

team members. The high

school students are mentor-

ing the middle schoolers to

raise engagement , share

Several students gave time and

effort reconfiguring the annex

to a working shop and robotics

lab. Our recycling robot for the

2015 competition is ALIVE! It

can drive around the annex and

practice maneuvers with the

game materials. The students

are now able to organize the

tools and inventory parts while

knowledge, and awareness of

“gracious professionalism”. More

details to follow next month.

Volume 3 Issue 5

Welcoming a New Workplace for Robotics! By Ms. Ewing

100th Day of School

ROOM 3 POETRY CORNER - Acrostic Poems

WTCS elementary students will have monthly

visits by a nutrition specialist. Mrs. Hill, the

nutrition specialist assigned to Whitefish has

already come out twice, once in January, and

just recently in February. When Mrs. Hill

comes out, the students talk about healthy

foods to eat and then either get to taste test

different foods or actually make healthy

foods/snacks. The 1st and 2nd grade classes

learn about different fruits and vegetables

and get to do the taste testing, which we re-

cently taste tested apples and citrus fruits.

The 4th and 5th grade students learn about the

preparation and actually make healthy foods

and/or snacks. In January, the 4th and 5th

grade boys got to make apple crisp and in Feb-

ruary they made apple bread along with apple

cabbage. Let me tell you, they are quite the

chefs!

Recipe for the apple crisp, delicious, yet quite

nutritious!

4 medium apples (thinly sliced)

½ cup Brown sugar

1/3 cup Whole Wheat Flour

¾ cup oatmeal

1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon ginger

1/3 cup butter (softened)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; spray a

square baking pan with cooking spray;

place sliced apples in bottom of pan.

2. In a medium bowl, mix together brown

sugar, flour, oatmeal, cinnamon and ginger.

3. Stir butter into sugar mixture until crum-

bly.

4. Sprinkle crumbly mixture over fruit.

5. Bake 30-40 minutes or until fruit is tender

and top browns.

previous years for online

funds. We spent our hour

in the gym jumping with

both ropes and hula hoops.

We were very excited as

several of our Paradise Pals

joined in on the fun.

Thanks to everyone who

supported us in our efforts. Funds

February 17th

was the scene of

our 5th annual

Jump Rope for

Heart fund rais-

er. The elemen-

tary students

were fabulous

once again. This year we exceeded

are still coming in and totals will be

in next month’s newsletter.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART DAY

Newsletter Title

Nutrition Specialist

The Mich-Can-Ska Snowmo-

bile Club made another

visit to Paradise and to

the students of WTCS.

The organization was

formed to promote and

raise funds for diabetes

research. During their

first years they made

their way up to Paradise

on their tour and the

students of Paradise

would make signs and greet them

as they came by. This year they stopped in for some of Sonny’s

delicious soup and lunch with the

students. Part of the

group continued on

through the UP and

the others went off

to Norway, Sweden,

Finland, and into Rus-

sia. We have been

able to keep track of

them online. Stu-

dents at WTCS have

begun a penny war to

raise funds for this

worthy cause. Check back next

month for details.

over the winter months.

In addition to that

night, the Whitefish Town-

ship Community Schools Ro-

botics Team will be there to

show off this year’s project.

Students have been working

hard to get the robot ready

for competitions in Escanaba

and Traverse

City.

Stay tuned

for updates on

the Robot!

On March 11, 2015 the

Whitefish Township Library

will be hosting a “Hobby

Night” for the entire commu-

nity. People will have the op-

portunity to gain some

knowledge on some additional

hobbies to keep them active

different color stains to stain bacte-

ria and then they are able to catego-

rize the bacteria based on the result

of the stain color. This is a common

technique used by microbiologists

that helps determine bacteria that

causes illness. Be sure to ask the stu-

dents about what they found!

High school students have been learn-

ing about how the immune system

works in anatomy class. As part of

the open inquiry lab for this unit, stu-

dents grew bacteria from various

sample sites throughout the school

and tried to identify what types of

bacteria were growing around the

school. The technique the students

were using is called gram staining.

The process involves using a couple of

Volume 1, Issue 1

Gram Staining

MICH-CAN-SKA RETURNS

Robotics at Hobby Night March 11th

February is Black History month; I would like to

take a moment to take a look at a few of the firsts

in Black history.

First Black Congressman was Joseph Rainey in

1870, first black Senator was Hiram Revels in

1870, first black Supreme Court justice was

Thurgood Marshall in 1967, and the first black

woman astronaut was Mae Jemison in 1992.

This is just a few of the ‘firsts’ for many Black men

and women in the United States. Take a few

minutes and do a Google search to see all the

first black American’s, and see what contribution’s

they have made.

Black History Month By Marshall Kirby

P.O. RURAL BOX HOLDER

WHITEFISH TOWNSHIP

WHITEFISH TOWNSHIP

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

PO Box 58

7221 N. M-123

PARADISE, MI 49768

The mission of Whitefish

Township Community

Schools is to facilitate

lifelong learning, promote

responsible citizenship and

maximize future career

opportunities.

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. Postage Paid

Permit # 2

Paradise, MI 49768

Phone: 906-492-3353

Fax: 906-492-3254

E-mail: [email protected]

WEBSITE:Whitefish.eup.k12.mi.us

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