The Economy and School Finance Our State‘s flat economy is having a huge impact on

our school finance system. The projections are that our operating revenues could drop as

much as 7% for the upcoming year. This is on top of the many cuts that we have endured

over the past couple of years. I would like to point out to you that the Board has and con-

tinues to work very hard to preserve all the programs and offerings that we currently offer

at Washington County Schools. However, in our current budget scenario our staff does

take up over 80% of our operating budget in salaries and benefits on a yearly basis. 7% of

our operating budget would be as much as $220,000 to $250,000 that we will have less to

operate on next year. It is also important for people to understand that we still cannot

spend capital outlay funds for operational expenses. These funds are by design for facility

improvements and that is where they have been spent in the past and will continue to be

spent in the future. Please keep apprised of the ongoing saga of school finance in our state

as it will have a major impact on all public school entities across our state. The last thing I

would say on this is please continue to support your local board of education who have

some very difficult decisions ahead of them as we work through this process and I can as-

sure you that they always try to do the best in providing for the children of our school dis-

trict.

To close I‘ll leave you with a short story and a thought of mine that the spring is soon ap-

proaching. Please get out and enjoy the beautiful spring weather and look forward to the

anticipation of the spring flowers that we all know are right around the corner.

T i g e r T a l e s

Super in tenden t ‘s Message M r . M i c h a e l D . S t e g m a n

W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y S c h o o l s U S D 1 0 8 PO Box 275, Washington, Kansas 66968 785.325.2261 Fax 785.325.2771

I ns i de t h i s i s s ue :

Elementary & JH /

HS Principal News

2

PTO Soup Supper &

May Fete

3

Free Dental Screen-

ings

3

Counselor & Booster

Club News

4

Parenting Class Pre-

school

4

Early Childhood

Screenings

5

Elementary Music

News

5

Preschool & PAT

BlockFest

6

Kindergarten News 7

1st & 2nd Grade

News

8

3rd Grade & FCCLA

& HS Chorus News

9

FBLA District Results 10

Sub-State Basketball

Brackets

11

Activities Calendar 12

Breakfast & Lunch

Menus

12

13

M ar c h 2 0 1 1

Vo l u me 5 , I s s ue 7

It’s Only For A Little While—Not!

Of course, you recognize the letters ―QWERTYUIOP.‖ No? Think about your

keyboard. Correct—it‘s the sequence of the first row of letters. Because the

keyboard is a product of the machine age, you‘d assume its letters are arranged

to make typing easy. Well, you‘d be wrong.

Actually, the opposite is true. The first keyboards, which appeared in the 1800‘s,

had a different sequence. Typists were learning to type so fast that the original

machines would jam up. Until the machines could be made faster, the engineers

on the project rearranged the letters into an illogical sequence to slow the typists

down. However, by the time keyboards were made more responsive, everyone

had learned the new layout and didn‘t want to change back. It‘s a classic exam-

ple of short-term thinking having long-term effects.

Adapted from “Get Weird!” by John Putzier

Tiger Tales Volume 5, Issue 7

Page 2

April students in grades 3,

4, 5 and 6 will participate in

the Kansas Assessment

tests. Please be sure that

they have a good breakfast

before coming to school and

get plenty of rest during the

testing period.

Thank you to the parents

that continue to pick up

your students at the west

doors on E Street. It is

much safer for everyone to

keep the area in the south

parking lot free of traffic

because of the students

walking home and the bus

traffic leaving at that time.

Also, thank you for stop-

ping in the offices when

picking up students in each

of the buildings.

The school collects labels

year round from Camp-

bell‘s soup products, Tyson

Food items and Box Tops

for Education. You can

Elemen ta ry Schoo l News M r . R o n S c o t t

Congratulations to all the

students that participated in

the Washington County

Spelling Contest held in

Clifton, Kansas on Satur-

day, February 19, 2011.

The results of the contest

are as follows for the stu-

dents from Washington

Schools: In the First Grade

– Emily Jones placed 1st,

Laura Fairchild placed 2nd,

Makenna Her tz and

Michaela Jueneman tied for

3rd place; In the Second

Grade – Addi Mann tied for

3rd place, Jaisen Zimmer

and Alyssa Kern tied for 5th

place; In the Third Grade –

J. J. Fencil tied for 5th

place; In the Fourth Grade

– Wyatt Bentz tied for 3rd

place; In the Fifth Grade -

Evan Jones placed 1st ; In

the Sixth Grade – no stu-

dents placed in the top five;

In the Seventh Grade –

Jolene Woerner placed 3rd,

Brayden Hubbard tied for

4th place; In the Eighth

Grade – Andrew Tiemeyer

placed 1st, Heather Hillert

placed 2nd and Jefferson

Simmons tied for 4th place.

Students that placed in the

top three spots in the 6th-

8th grade qualified for the

oral spelldown. Congratula-

tions!! to Andrew Tiemeyer

as he placed FIRST in the

oral spelldown and Heather

Hillert placed THIRD.

Everyone did a great job in

representing the school and

placing so well in the con-

test.

Please remember to read to

your child each day and

remind them to continue

working hard on classroom

projects and homework un-

til the end of school. When

the weather gets nice out-

side the students forget

about homework and want

to be outside enjoying the

weather. Also, during the

months of March and early

send these items to the

school or drop them off in

the school office at anytime.

Through these programs we

are able to order or purchase

school supplies that the stu-

dents use in the classroom

daily. Thank You! for your

time to send these items to

school with your children.

As the school year begins to

wind down, I want to re-

mind parents to keep their

bills paid. The lunch ac-

count and for some students

at the elementary level that

participate in the extra

morning milk program these

accounts need to be kept

current. The School Reach

phone calling system will be

used to inform you if your

student‘s account has a

negative balance. Please

send money to school with

your student when neces-

sary so other actions are not

needed. Thank you.

Jun io r H igh / H igh Schoo l News M r . P h i l W i l s o n

The forensics season starts

now and will continue to the

end of the school year. Al-

though basketball season is

winding down, music, fo-

rensics, FFA, and FBLA are

all very busy with regional

and state contests, competi-

tions, and conferences.

We held Parent/Teacher

conferences on February

17th and 24th. I felt atten-

dance was pretty good for a

spring conference. Teach-

ers got to see several par-

ents that they needed to see,

of course, they did not see

some parents that they

would like to have seen. If

you feel you need to visit

with your child‘s teacher,

and you were not able to

attend, please set up an ap-

pointment.

We have been holding after

school study hall for stu-

dents who have not com-

pleted their homework.

These study halls are held

on Monday, Wednesday,

and Thursday, from 3:15 to

4:00 in the library. If your

student has been assigned to

this study hall we need your

support to be sure that they

get there. We cannot help

them with incomplete work

if they do not attend.

Track and golf practice for

the high school can start on

February 28. Our first track

meet will be on April 4. It

will be here in Washington.

Our first golf meet will be

our own invitational on

April 5. It will be held at

the Cedar Hills golf course.

The junior high will start

track practice on March 7.

We will begin our state as-

sessment tests in March.

Please be sure that your

student is serious about

these tests. Although the

student is not graded on the

test, our school district is.

We need the support of both

the students and parents if

we are to be successful.

Spring break will be the

week of March 21 to March

25. The third nine weeks

grading period will end on

March 11.

Tiger Tales Volume 5, Issue 7

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2011 PTO Soup Supper Thank You

The committee would like to thank everyone who helped make the annual soup supper a success.

Your food, time, and monetary donations were greatly appreciated. A special thank you goes to

Rose Ann Zach, Dawn Greenwood, and Janice Thompson and Terry Montague for their help in

the kitchen and cafeteria. Thank you to the 6th grade class, Mrs. Colgrove and Mrs. Dragastin

for selling many advance tickets as well as Mrs. Bruna and the ―In-House Training‖ class for

making the posters to advertise this event. We would also like to thank United Bank & Trust,

First National Bank, Signature Bank and Bob‘s Locker for their donations. Of course this event

wouldn‘t be a success without the generous help of the many volunteers who donated food and

helped during the soup supper. The money raised from this event will be used to fund scholar-

ships and special projects for the students in our district. Thanks once again for your support!

2011 PTO Soup Supper Committee

Cristi Gilliam

Erin Toole

Melanie Buhrman

Carisa Whitaker

T h e f r e e d e n t a l s c r e e n i n g f o r s t u d e n t s i n k i n d e r g a r t e n t h r u e i g h t h g r a d e w i l l

b e h e l d o n M o n d a y , M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 1 . A l l s t u d e n t s i n t h e s e g r a d e s h a d a l e t t e r

s e n t h o m e w i t h t h e m . I f y o u d o N O T w a n t y o u r c h i l d t o r e c e i v e t h i s ,

p l e a s e s i g n a n d r e t u r n t h e l o w e r p o r t i o n o f t h e l e t t e r a s s o o n

a s p o s s i b l e . N o t r e a t m e n t o r x - r a y s w i l l b e d o n e , a s t h i s i s

j u s t a s c r e e n i n g . T h i s i s p r o v i d e d b y t h e K a n s a s D e p a r t m e n t

o f H e a l t h a n d E n v i r o n m e n t , B u r e a u o f O r a l H e a l t h .

I f y o u h a v e a n y q u e s t i o n s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t t h e s c h o o l a t

7 8 5 . 3 2 5 . 2 2 6 1 , e x t . 2 . o r e m a i l t h e s c h o o l n u r s e a t

a b o t t @ u s d 1 0 8 . o r g

A n i t a J . B o t t , R . N .

S c h o o l N u r s e

May Fete

“CREATURE FEATURE”

May 6th at 7:30 p.m.

Tiger Tales Volume 5, Issue 7

Page 4

Counse lo r News M r s . T e r y l G o e c k e l

Seniors: March is one of the big scholarship months. Check the website. More scholarships are ac-

tive each week. Also, watch your regular mail and email for financial aid, scholarship and housing

information. Be sure that you read and respond to correspondence from the school you plan on at-

tending next year.

Juniors: Sign up by March 4th. for the April ACT Test. Juniors need to take the ACT Test now, if

they haven‘t already. Schedule a college/technical school visit. Just let me know the date that you

would like to go and programs that you would like to see. I will be happy to take care of it for you.

Sophomores: Make sure you have shared your PLAN Test results with your parents.

There are several leadership and career workshops available during the summer especially for sophomores and juniors. They

are usually sponsored by civic groups or colleges. If you are interested in attending a workshop or camp, please let me know.

Booster Club really needs your support. Income has tapered off this year compared to recent years. This could be partly due

to the poor economy resulting in fewer memberships and less clothing purchased. It could be partly due to honoring re-

quests to have more cash & carry on hand versus strictly taking orders for our clothing. Inventory takes away from cash

flow. Our checking account balance is down about $1,500 compared to the last two Februaries. You can help by browsing

the cash & carry stock currently sitting at City Hall. It will remain there until early March unless supplies are deleted

sooner. Everything cash & carry is currently marked 20% off. Orders are still welcome, but will be at full price.

There is enough cushion left to cover our annual $250 scholarships awarded to 6

graduating Seniors, but that leaves only about $1,200 extra available for helping

other groups for the remainder of the school year. That may sound like a lot, but

it goes fast. Typically each spring we assist After Prom party, state chorus com-

petitors, golf, cheer squad, and drill team to name a few. In the summer months

we have given $50 assistance per student to national FBLA and FCCLA competi-

tors. Other than clothing sales, we have no other source of income until next Au-

gust when we may or may not host the Soap Scrimmage BBQ and hold our an-

nual membership drive. It is very important that we liquidate the remaining cash

& carry inventory at City Hall to help ensure that there is enough cash flow to

help all of our student groups requesting aid through the remainder of this school

year as we‘ve been able to do in the past. Thank you.

The Parenting Class Preschool will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from April 7 to May 5. Each session will run from 11:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

and will be held in the FACS room at Washington County High School. The

preschool is free to all 3-5 yr olds and will include math, science, language

arts, art, tactile and role play activities. Please call the school (325-2261 ext.

230) to reserve a spot for your child.

Boos te r C lub News M r s . K e l l y S t a m m

Tiger Tales Volume 5, Issue 7

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E A R LY C H I L D H O O D S C R E E N I N G S 2 0 1 0 / 2 0 11 The Learning Cooperative of North Central Kansas will be conducting free monthly screenings. If your child is experi-

encing difficulty in the developmental areas of hearing and vision, communication, gross and fine motor, self-help, so-

cial-emotional, and cognitive skills, please call to schedule an appointment at one of the screening locations.

Parents having any questions concerning their child, ages birth up to age 5, may call the Learning Cooperative of North

Central Kansas TOLL FREE NUMBER 1-877-493-8231 before noon on the day before a scheduled screening to make

an appointment for your child. Parents wishing to attend the Washington screenings may call the Washington County

Health Department at 785-325-2600 to make an appointment.

Screenings will be held:

March 7, 2011 at USD 108 St. Augustine Catholic Church 410 B St. Washington, KS., 3:30P.M.-6:30P.M.

April 1, 2011 at USD 109 East Elementary 1811 O St. Belleville, KS., 8:00A.M.-12:00P.M.

April 29, 2011 at USD 333 Lincoln Building 803 Valley, Concordia, KS., 8:30A.M.-12:00P.M

MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH

March is ―Music in Our Schools‖ month. The songs we keep singing, work-

sheets we keep producing, dance moves are starting to step in, and May Fete is being thought

about. I am trying to write the May Fete around the animal costumes that I have available to

use. If you have ANY animal creatures in your attic that perhaps you or a family member have

worn for Halloween, could we borrow them? It would be greatly appreciated. You can email

me at GManning@usd108.org or glmfive@hotmail.com or call and leave a message at school 325-2261 or send a note to

school with your child or call me at home 325-3235. But this is an URGENT MESSAGE, the sooner I know what

costumes I have…. The sooner I can put the program together and assign the parts to children who fit the costumes. I have

had several students volunteer small costumes (toddler) but I was really hoping to have some more adult (5th grade) size.

For example, a cow, a horse, a pig, an alligator, a bear, a beetle, a butterfly, a dog, a cat, a panda bear, a bird, a spider, a fish,

a hippo, a rhino, a gorilla, a skunk, a raccoon, a chipmunk…anything!! Thanks for your assistance…even if

you know someone and you would prefer I ask them, just give me a jingle. The 5th Grade May Pole wind-

ers will be wearing leopard vests that I already have made. They will need to be look-

ing for a black T-shirt and khaki shorts. I am thinking, the kindergarten through 4th

grade students can wear shorts (any color) that coordinates with their animal shirt. It

can be anything like a t-shirt that says TIGERS or Bumblebee or maybe has an animal

picture on it. The ―CREATURE FEATURE‖ will be coming soon to a theater near

Elemen ta ry Mus ic News M r s . G a y L y n n M a n n i n g

REMINDERS:

WCHS is hosting sub-state basketball February 28, March 1,3,4 &

5. Come out and watch some more amazing high school basket-

ball. (Bracket on page 11)

March is full of basketball, scholars‘ bowl , music contests, track

and spring break. There is a lot going on so keep your calendar

updated.

The end of the 3rd 9 weeks is March 11.

Spring Begins March 20.

Spring Break is March 21-25.

Tiger Tales Volume 5, Issue 7

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The preschool class and staff would like to send a big thank you to the PTO for many things. They donated craft supplies at

the beginning of the school year, purchased a language game called ―WH‖ Chipper Chat‖ to help the children improve answer-

ing questions, and sent Valentine balloons to each child in the preschool. We appreciate all you do for the school and for al-

ways including the preschoolers! Thank you, thank you, thank you……..

During the first week of Parent Teacher conferences 100% of parents attended. I enjoyed the chance to meet with everyone

and look forward to the next set of conferences this week.

The next Preschool Family Night is scheduled for Thursday, March 17th from 5:30 – 6:30 PM in the Washington East

Elementary Gym. This will be a joint effort with the USD 108 Parents As Teachers program. The theme for the night will be

―BlockFest‖. This fun and educational night will include five block stations where parents and children will explore block

play with six different types of blocks. Research shows that children can learn math concepts and begin math thinking at a

very young age. Blocks are a great way to promote math and science through hands-on exploration. Studies have found that

early introduction of math concepts and skills improve future understanding of complex ideas in mathematics. Children learn

through play and exploration. That is why the block experience is so helpful in learning concepts such as quantity, classifying,

estimating, measurement, etc. BlockFest will also increase social skills and language. The program is developed for children

ages 8 months to 8 years.

The next free Early Childhood Screening in Washington is scheduled for Monday, March 7 from 3:30 to 6:30 PM at the St.

Augustine Catholic Church, 410 B St. If your child is experience difficulty in any developmental areas or if you are inter-

ested in your child applying for the Peer Model program please call the Washington County Health Dept. @ 325-2600 to

make an appointment.

Preschoo l News M r s . M i c h e l e M i n t z m y e r

NOTICE-- there is no playgroup on

the 2nd and 4th Thursday of this

month-- only BlockFests scheduled.

I hope you can attend a BlockFest

Playgroup!

Paren t s As Teachers J e n n y J o o n a s Washington County School USD 108

Barnes/Hanover/Linn, USD 223

jennyjoonas@yahoo.com

785-556-5504

Parents are their children's first and most influential teachers

BlockFest

The Parents as Teachers program is excited to have

the opportunity to bring the BlockFest program to

the Washington County Schools!!!!

What is BlockFest? BlockFest is a one-hour long in-

teractive group activity where parents and children

can explore block play with six different types of

blocks.

BlockFest is developed for

children ages 8 months to 8

years to experience blocks

play at their appropriate

learning levels..

March 17th Evening Playgroup with the Pre-

school 5:30-6:30pm in the East Elementary

Gym -- Snack Provided

March 18th Morning Playgroup 9:30-

10:30am in the East Elementary Gym

Over 1200

BLOCKS!!

Tiger Tales Volume 5, Issue 7

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each kindergartener a Val-

entine balloon. They were

truly excited that they each

received one.

As March approaches we

look forward to Dr. Seuss

day when we will wear our

pajamas to school and read

all day (a personal favorite

day for Mrs. Frager)! Dr.

Seuss books are so great for

so many reasons: they

rhyme, they are funny,

many teach lessons and

many are easy readers that

Kinderga r ten News M r s . S o n j a F r a g e r

If you read through our Feb-

ruary news you know we

had quite a check list to ac-

complish in a short month.

I am happy to report back

that we did accomplish all

of our objectives. We excit-

edly celebrated the 100th

day of school with 100th

Day activities only. We

found out that the ground-

hog did NOT see his

shadow. We loved learning

about Honest Abe, George

Washington—the father of

our country, and President

Obama. We enjoyed work-

ing with shapes in math.

We made great gains in be-

coming independent writers

by beginning a ten-minute

‗drop everything and write‘

time—the kids love this

block of time! We learned

and practiced strategies to

help us sound out unknown

words in our reading. And

of course—the big day—we

celebrated Valentine‘s Day.

What a fun day for the kids.

They especially loved shar-

ing their cards and treats

with their classmates. A

gigantic THANK-YOU

goes to the PTO for giving

are just right for kindergar-

ten students. Then we will

practice applying the letter

sounds and phonemic skills

to our reading and writing

lessons. This is such chal-

lenging work for kinder-

garteners. They have to

process so many steps, stay

focused when the work is

difficult, and continue to

improve each day. What do

you do each day that chal-

lenges you this much? I am

proud of each one of them

for their hard work and

know that they will see re-

wards in April and May

when they become more

and more independent read-

ers and writers.

information such as full

name and parent‘s names,

phone number, and ad-

dress.

March means so many

new things will be happen-

ing in the classroom. We

will kick off the month with

Dr. Seuss and begin sending

home books to read. We

will not only begin reading

more, but also writing more

sentences independently.

Our math lessons will begin

adding and subtracting. As

the weather begins to warm

up and make us think of

spring, we will begin

sprouting some seeds and

learning about what every

Kinderga r ten News M r s . D i a n a C e c r l e

Each month I try to think

about the interesting activi-

ties that we have done or are

going to do, but this month I

think I want to discuss the

―lock down‖ practice. No

matter where we are or what

we are doing we want our

children to be safe and in a

safe environment. Our dis-

cussions about the ―lock

down‖ and the possible rea-

sons for having a lock down

were scary for many chil-

dren, and I hope that if your

child came home and men-

tioned it to you that you

took a good opportunity to

discuss ways to be safe both

at school and when they are

out and about with you.

When you are out shopping

or in a large area with a lot

of people, you and your

child may get sepa-

rated. It may help for

them to know where a

service desk is located,

to know to locate peo-

ple with identification

badges or certain uni-

forms that can gener-

ally be trustworthy, and

to know their personal

living thing needs to sur-

vive. We will learn about

tornadoes and being safe

during a tornado.

I would like to thank all the

parents for coming to con-

ferences. At the writing of

this article I have only com-

pleted the first night, but I

have appreciated the con-

cerns and information

gained from the confer-

Tiger Tales Volume 5, Issue 7

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Second Grade News M r s . M a r y K o s s

Fi r s t Grade News M r s . T r i c i a G a u b y & M r s . S a n d r a K i n g s t o n

The weather is warming up,

and it seems like the

groundhog correctly pre-

dicted an early spring. Here

in the second grade the stu-

dents are enjoying the nice

weather along with learning

about dinosaurs in Reading;

simple machines in Science;

local, state, and national

government in Social Stud-

ies, and geometry in Math.

We had a fun Valentine‘s

Day by beginning our day

with the delivery of valen-

tines to our classmates‘ cute

and creative invention val-

entine boxes and ended the

day with good treats and

fun games.

Thanks to all who attended

conferences. Showing your

child that their education is

important to you encourages

them to work hard to do

their very best.

The first graders have been

busy! We‘ve finished our

first reading workbook and

have moved on the the sec-

ond workbook. The stu-

dents are now taking home

a hardcover reading book.

We are reading the stories

in class. The students are

then sharing the stories with

you at home. The students

then take a comprehension

tests over the story. This

will help us monitor indi-

vidual student comprehen-

sion. You may help your

child by discussing the story

homework with them.

Some questions to ask are:

Who are the characters?

Where does the story take

place? What is the problem

in the story? How is the

problem solved? What was

your favorite part of the

story? Reading with your

child is a special time for

your child and for you. En-

joy it! They are only this

age once.

Our language comparative

reports are posted! The

students worked long and

hard on these papers. They

went through the entire

writing process: brain-

storming, research, draft,

revise, proofread, and pub-

lish. We love to hear them

say, ―I want to write!‖

Our math studies will in-

clude timed tests. We will

work on adding 3-4 new

problems every week. The

quicker we can recall our

math facts, the faster and

easier the rest of our math

curriculum will be. Prac-

tice, practice, practice!

March is a time between

seasons. Some days will be

warm, and some will still be

cold. Please, be sure your

child is dressed for the pre-

dicted weather. We live in

Kansas and the weather can

change quickly from one

day to the next. We want

the students to be as com-

fortable as possible when

they are outside.

In the spirit of March, leprechauns, rainbows, and the FISH

philosophy, we share the following with you.

The FISH Philosophy Rainbow

Remember, you choose your attitude

Add some fun to learning

Include others

Never use unkind words

Be there and listen to one another

Offer to help others

Watch people smile!

At the end of this RAINBOW you will find a Pot of Gold

―FISH‖!

Tiger Tales Volume 5, Issue 7

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Thi rd Grade News M i s s S t a c i W o o d c o c k

March finds the 3rd graders

ready for the State Assess-

ments. March 8th, 9th, and

10th will be the Reading

assessments and March

15th, 16th, and 17th will be

the Math Assessments.

Please make sure your child

is well rested and ready to

go on those days.

On February 14th we cele-

brated Favorite Stuffed Ani-

mal Day and Valentine‘s

Day in the afternoon.

Thank you to the room

mothers for a wonderful

party! Congratulations to

Tyler Simmons and Emma

Portenier for representing

our class at the Washington

County Spelling Bee on

February 19th in Clifton.

In the classroom some of

the things we will be learn-

ing more about are division,

historic inventions and peo-

ple, and pronouns. As you

can see March will be a

busy month! As the

weather changes to a new

season please make sure

your child is dressed appro-

priately for outside recess.

Have a wonderful spring

break!

FCCLA News

W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y

FCCLA attended District D

elections on Wed., Feb. 16.

Lauren Holtmeier, current

District D President pre-

sided over the program for

the day. Mallory Morton,

WCHS Freshman, was

elected District VP of Pub-

licity for the 2011-2012

school year.

District STAR events were

held on Monday, Feb. 21 at

Centralia High School. The

first place participants will

compete at the KS FCCLA

Leadership Conference in

Wichita on April 3-5, 2011.

Bonnie Bailey: Job Inter-

view, Sr. Division-2nd Place

Natosha Lehman and Kan-

dace Kington: National Pro-

grams in Action, Sr. Divi-

sion-1st Place

Keenan Jellison-

Knock: Fashion Con-

struction, Sr. Division

-1st Place

Jade Simons and Danielle

Burrell: Illustrated Talk, Sr.

Division-3rd Place

Also attending were Lauren

Holtmeier, District Presi-

dent, Mallory Morton, stu-

dent judge, and Jackie Zen-

ger, timekeeper along with

Linda Nelson, judge and

Lisa Zabokrtsky, advisor.

High Schoo l Chorus M r s . K a t h y B r a x

Delay, Cody Hattesohl,

Lauren Holtmeier, Skyler

Miller, Britni Slater, Taylor

Vogt, Amanda Bryant,

JoLynn Hennerberg, Nick

L‘Ecuyer, Helen Stigge,

Mercedes Schegelsiepen,

Claire Bokelman, and Jas-

mine Helms. The students

practiced all day Saturday

and performed at the Brown

Grand Theatre on Sunday

afternoon.

Upcoming events are

League Music Contest at

Onaga on Wednesday,

March 2. Those competing

are the Mixed Chorus, Girls

Chorus, Boys Chorus, Se-

lect Choir and soloists:

Amanda Wilson, Lauren

Holtmeier, Tyler Singleton,

Jessie Leis, Taylor Thomp-

son, Helen Stigge, Jasmine

Helms, Claire Bokelman

and Marlyse L‘Ecuyer.

The chorus is also preparing

to sing the Star Spangled

Banner at the 2A State Bas-

ketball tournament in Man-

hattan on Wednesday,

March 9.

Regional Contest for Solo‘s

and Ensembles is Saturday,

April 2 at CCCC.

State Large Group contest is

Wednesday April 13 at Be-

loit High School.

State contest for Solo‘s and

Ensembles in Saturday,

April 30 at CCCC.

18 High School Vocal stu-

dents participated in Youth

for Music on January 29

and 30 at Cloud County

Community College. Those

attending were: Morgan

Bisnette, Alani Dodd, Kaley

Fencl, Makaela Miller,

Amanda Talkington, Sheena

Tiger Tales Volume 5, Issue 7

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Desktop Publishing

6. Allison Huffman, Sheena Delay

Scrapbook

5. Ashley Jorgenson, Emily Heusman

Computer Applications

1. Tyler Singleton

2. Todd Good

Public Speaking II

3. Natosha Lehman

Impromptu Speaking

10. Peter Stigge

American Enterprise Project

1. Britni Slater, Morgan Bisnette, Alani Dodd

Business Financial Plan

3. Morgan Bisnette, Bayleigh Bisnette, Brooke Stamm

Help Desk

4. Amanda Bryant

Client Service

5. Faith Cecrle

9. Bayleigh Bisnette

Emerging Business Issues

2. Lauren Holtmeier, Josh Hoover

Business Plan

1. Kelsey Hatesohl, Amanda Wilson

Job Interview

3. Brooke Stamm

10. Britni Slater

Entrepreneurship

3. Bonnie Bailey, Brooke Stamm

Word Processing II

9. Sheena Delay

10. Allison Huffman

Economics

2. Orin Huber

Personal Finance

9. Bonnie Bailey

Management Decision Making

1. Bonnie Bailey, Brooke Stamm

Sports Management

1. Peter Stigge

9. Cody Hattesohl

Intro to Parliamentary Procedures

8. Faith Cecrle

9. Amelia L‘Ecuyer

Networking Concepts

9. Tyler Kongs

FBLA Competes a t D is t r i c t s

Thirty-two FBLA members traveled to Marysville February 4th to compete in 40 different competitions. Washington County

placed 4th out of 13 schools. Twenty-five students will travel on to state competition in Topeka March 31-April 1. Results for

the Washington County High School FBLA participants are:

Introduction to Technology Concepts

7. Amanda Bryant

9. Josh Hoover

Marketing

2. Orin Huber

5. Morgan Bisnette

Business Ethics

1. Bonnie Bailey & Brooke Stamm

Business Communications

2. Tyler Singleton

4. Lauren Holtmeier

7. Jessie Leis

8. Sheena Delay

Parliamentary Procedures

3. Lauren Holtmeier, Natosha Lehman, Megan Stegman,

Amelia L‘Ecuyer, Britni Slater,

Global Business

2. Ashley Jorgenson, Emily Heusman, Lauren Holtmeier

Business Procedures

3. Amanda Wilson

5. Kelsey Hatesohl

9. Alani Dodd

Banking and Financial Systems

4. Cody Hattesohl

5. Peter Stigge

Management Information Systems

1. Tyler Kongs, Tyler Single-

ton, Orin Huber

Ms. FBL

7. Bayleigh Bisnette

Technology Concepts

4. Cody Hattesohl

7. Tyler Kongs

Hospitality Management

9. Alani Dodd

10. Keenan Jellison-Knock

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SITE: __________________________________Washington County MANAGER: ________________________Phil Wilson

BOYS

2011

GIRLS

2011

Tuesday, 3/1 7:00 pm

(6)Onaga (10-11)

(2)Wakefield (12-7) SUB-STATE CHAMPION

Tuesday, 3/1 7:00 pm

(7)Valley Heights (9-12)

Friday, 3/4 7:30 pm

Friday, 3/4 6:00 pm

(3)Republic County (12-8)

(4) Alma Wabaunsee (11-8)

Tuesday, 3/1 7:00 pm

(5) Solomon (11-8)

Saturday, 3/5, 6:00 PM

(6) Bennington (5-15)

(1)Washington County (19-0)

Tuesday, 3/1 7:00 pm

(8)Bennington (5-15)

(7)Wakefield (1-18)

Thursday, 3/3 7:30 pm(3)Valley Heights (11-9)

Monday, 2/28 7:00 pm

(5) Solomon (5-14)

Saturday, 3/5 @ 7:30 PM

(2)Onaga (15-6) SUB-STATE CHAMPION

Monday, 2/28 7:00 pm

(8)Alma Wabaunsee (0-19)

Thursday, 3/3 6:00 pm(4) Republic County (10-10)

Monday, 2/28 7:00 pm

Kansas State High School Activities Association

OFFICIAL SUB-STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET — CLASS 2A2011

(1)Washington County (16-3)

Monday, 2/28 7:00pm

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 2 3 4 5

Sub-State Basketball

here

Sub-State Basketball

here

TVL League

Music Contest

@ Onaga

Sub-State Basketball

here ————————————

JH Scholar Bowl

here 5:45pm

Sub-State Basketball

here

Sub-State Basketball

here

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

State Basket-

ball

State Basketball ————————————

JH Scholar Bowl @

Clifton 5:45pm

State Basketball ————————————

End of 3rd 9 weeks

State Basketball

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

BOE Meeting 7pm JH Scholar Bowl @

Clay Center 5:45pm ————————————

St. Patrick's Day

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31 Apr 1 Apr 2

JH Scholar Bowl

Tourn @ Marysville

5:45pm

State FBLA Confer-

ence ————————————

JH Track here

State FBLA Confer-

ence

Regional Solos and

Small Ensembles

Music Contest

March Activities

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Feb 28 Mar 1 2 3 4

Waffle / Sausage

Mandarin Oranges

Oatmeal Muffins

Grape Juice / Pears

Cold Cereal w/ Toast

Pineapple

Pancake

Applesauce

French Toast Sticks

Peaches / OJ

7 8 9 10 11

Breakfast Pizza

Graham Crackers

Grape Juice / Fruit Cup

Cold Cereal w/ Toast

Peaches

Sausage / Tri Tater

English Muffin / OJ

Apple Frudel w/Toast

Pears

Pancake

Applesauce

14 15 16 17 18

Blueberry Muffin

Tri Tater

Sausage / OJ

Cold Cereal w/ Toast

Peaches

Pancake

Applesauce

French Toast Sticks

Fruit Cocktail

Sausage / Tri Tater

English Muffin

Grape Juice

21 22 23 24 25

28 29 30 31 Apr 1

Pancake Wrap

Graham Crackers

Fruit Cocktail

Cold Cereal w/ Toast

Pineapple

Apple Frudel w/Toast

Pears / Grape Juice

Breakfast Pizza

Graham Crackers / OJ

Peanut Butter & Jelly

Apple Juice / Bananas

March Breakfast Menus All meals served with a choice of white or chocolate milk

All meals are subject to change with our without notice

SPRING BREAK *** NO SCHOOL

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March Lunch Menus Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Feb 28 Mar 1 2 3 4

Hamburger

French Fries

Rice Crispy Bars

Peaches

Chicken Nuggets

Mashed Potatoes &

Gravy

Broccoli / Roll

Strawberries & Bananas

Spaghetti

Lettuce Salad

Pears

Kolache

Tiger Rib Sandwich

Tri Tater

Corn

Mandarin Oranges

Mac & Cheese

Little Smokies

Carrots / Peas

Roll

Pineapple

Deli Ham&Cheese Sand.

French Fries

Rice Crispy Bars

Peaches

Pork Fritter Sandwich

Relishes

Strawberries & Bananas

Grape Juice

Salad Bar

Kolache

Salad Bar

Roll

Beef and Cheese Pocket

Roll

Peaches

Grape Juice

7 8 9 10 11

Corn Dog

Baked Beans

Blueberry Muffin Square

Peaches

Beef Pizza

Tossed Salad

Banana

Cowboy Cookie

Taco Burger

w/ Cheese and Lettuce

Corn

Pears

Goulash

Carrots / Peas

Roll

Brownie

Chicken Patty Sandwich

Green Beans

Fruit Cup

Chocolate Pudding

Tater Tot Casserole

Roll

Relishes

Peaches

Grilled Chicken Sand.

w/ Lettuce & Tomato

Bananas

Cowboy Cookie

Salad Bar

Roll

Salad Bar

Roll

Brownie

Fish Sandwich

Green Beans

Fruit Cup

Chocolate Pudding

14 15 16 17 18

Burrito

Corn

Tortilla Chips & Salsa

Pears

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Chicken & Noodles

Mashed Potatoes

Salad

Roll

Peaches

Stromboli Square

Green Beans

Carrot Sticks

Strawberry Shortcake

BBQ Pork Sandwich

Cole Slaw

Apple

Lime Jello w/ Fruit

Salisbury Steak w/

Mashed Potatoes &

Gravy

Normandy Vegetables

Roll / Fruit Cup

Pork Fritter Sandwich

Relishes

Pears

Yogurt & Muffin

Fruit Plate Bar

Cottage Cheese

Salad Bar

Roll

Salad Bar

Roll

Apple

Tuna & Noodle Cass.

Relishes

Roll

Fruit Cup

21 22 23 24 25

28 29 30 31 Apr 1

Hamburger Gravy w/

Mashed Potatoes

Corn

Biscuit

Peaches

Scalloped Ham

& Potatoes

Normandy Vegetables

Pears

Roll

Cheese Bread Stick

w/ Pizza Sauce

Green Beans

Citrus Fruit Cup

Coconut Oatmeal Cookie

Sloppy Jo

Tri Tater

Broccoli w/ Cheese

Brownie

Soft Shell Taco

w/ Lettuce & Cheese

Peas

Roll

Strawberries & Bananas

Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich

Orange Jello w/Fruit

Peaches

Cucumbers & Celery

Pizzaburger Relishes

Pears

Brownie

Salad Bar Roll

Coconut Oatmeal Cookie

Salad Bar Roll

Tuna Salad Sandwich Relishes

Strawberries & Bananas

Grape Juice

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