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The Spartan Vision
To be a premier school system that will set the new standard of excellence
A publication of Webberville Community Schools
November -December 2014
What Will Teaching and Learning Look Like in Five Years?
Brian Friddle, Superintendent
Important Dates:
November 18
Sports Recognition Night
November 26-28
Thanksgiving Break
December 3
Band Concert
December 4
NHS Blood Drive
December 11
Choir Concert
December 22-January 3
Christmas Break
Inside this issue
District Calendar
Pages 2 & 3
District News
Page 4 & 5
New Staff
Page 6 & 7
Elementary News
Page 8 & 9
MS/HS News
Page 10 - 12
FFA News
Page 13
District Menus
Page 14 & 15
I believe that the next five years will see some of the greatest change in
the history of education. New affordable technologies will change the
way that content and instruction is delivered to students.
In the past, education has been dominated by a model with a keeper of
knowledge leading the classroom from the front of the room. Since
there is such a vast storehouse of knowledge available to students at
their fingertips this model is changing. We are still trying to catch up to
the change, and we have not entirely embraced it yet.
So what does this mean for the traditional classroom? The keeper of knowledge in the front of
the room will need to adapt to the new paradigm where the learner may have more current and up
to date information and may be able to retrieve information that they do not possess. I do not believe that this makes the teacher obsolete; to the contrary I think it makes them more valuable in
guiding the student learner in the process. Teaching the student how to retrieve, adapt, analyze
and apply the information they learn. Teaching discernment is also a role for the teacher. A lot
of information that is available is not helpful and can lead the student away from their intended
outcome. Knowledge is good, but we also want the students to develop wisdom in using the
information they learn.
There are many opportunities out there to learn with the use of new technologies. Some students are able to learn by reading something online and can engage and stay motivated with an
online text, while others students are not able to stay engaged with this type of limited format.
A blended instruction tends to meet the needs of many students. One nice thing about some of
the new technologies is that they allow for a lot of flexibility in how and when a student engages
with the content and instruction.
Webberville High School has started a new journey this year with the implementation of a one
to one program. Each high school student has been given an I-Pad to use for school work. The
opportunity was made available through the Whole School Technology Transformation Grant
from the Michigan Department of Education that provided 14 schools (5000 students) with a one
to one pilot opportunity.
We have begun the implementation of our new one to one program and it will take us a year or
more to get all of our current goals implemented with our I-Pad roll out. We are learning how
to manage the I-Pads in the classroom so that they are an enrichment and not a disruption. Our
goal is that we gain additional hours of instruction and time engaged with the content, and not
lose educational time to gaming and unstructured surfing.
We recognize that in Webberville we are just beginning to learn how to use this new tool and
to better engage students in the learning process. This pilot will continue to challenge what we
know as educators and will require us to consider how we have taught in the past, and how we
must change to be effective in the future.
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District Calendar Proud of our past, promoting our future
N OV E M B E R 2 0 1 4
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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6:00PM WES
Boosters Mtg
4
Election Day
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6:00PM Varsity
VB district finals @
Morrice
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9:00AM K-6
Basketball Skills
Camp
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7:00PM Choir
Concert 6th-12th
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4:30PM MS VB vs
Bentley
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Veterans Day
JV & Varsity Girls
BKB practice start
6:30PM WJAA
Mtg
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12
4:30PM MS VB vs
Dryden
6:30PM Athletic
Boosters Mtg
NHS Food Drive - Bring in donations!
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Boys BKB practice
starts
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4:30PM MS Wrestling @ Goodrich
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3:00PM Jr. Garden
Club
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ICHD
Hearing 2:15PM Elementary
Screenings
Award Assembly
4:30PM MS VB vs
Genesee
6:30PM Fall Sports
Recognition Night
4:30PM MS VB @
Beecher
4:30PM MS Wrestling vs Byron, NL, 4:30PM MS VB vs
Perry and Montrose Hamady
7:00PM Board
Mtg
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4:30PM MS VB @
Morrice
6:30PM
Family
Movie Night
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4:30PM MS VB vs
Montrose
4:30PM MS Wrestling @ Durand
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NO SCHOOL
Happy
Thanksgiving!
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DECEMBER 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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4:30PM MS VB @ 4:30PM MS Wres- 4:30PM MS VB @ NHS Blood Drive
Atherton
tling at Byron
Bendle
6:00PM WES
Booster Mtg
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6:00PM Girls Varsi- 7:00PM MS/HS
ty BKB vs Burr Oak Band Concert
(no JV game)
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4:30PM MS VB vs 4:30PM MS WresMorrice
tling @ Lake Fenton
6:30PM WJAA
Mtg
5:30PM Girls JV &
BKB vs Genesee
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4:30PM MS VB @
Genesee
5:00PM Varsity
Wrestling @ Corunna
Saturday
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Secondary Progress
Reports Calculated
4:30PM MS Wrestling @ Goodrich
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4:30PM MS Wres- 5:30PM Boys JV 8:00AM ACT
tling @ Goodrich
BKB @ LCHS
9:00AM
Varsity
7:00PM Choir
5:30PM Girls JV Cheer @ HoughConcert 6th - 12th BKB @ Hamady
ton Lake Meet
7:00PM Boys Var- 9:00AM
Varsity
sity BKB @ LCHS Wrestling @ Onstead
7:00PM Girls Varsity BKB @ Hamady
7:00PM Girls Varsi- 6:30 Athletic
ty BKB vs Genesee Boosters Mtg
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4:30PM MS VB @ 5:30PM Boys JV 3:00PM Jr. Garden 5:30PM Girls JV 5:30PM Girls Var- 9:00AM
Varsity
Montrose
BKB @ Atherton
Club Mtg
BKB @ Dryden
sity BKB vs Dryden Wrestling @ Maple
Valley
5:30PM Boys JV 5:30PM Girls JV 5:00PM
Varsity 7:00PM Boys JV 7:00PM Boys VarBKB @ Burr Oak
BKB vs Atherton
Wrestling vs Quad BKB @ Dryden
sity BKB vs Dryden
6:00PM Girls JV 7:00PM Boys Varsi- 6:00PM
Varsity
BKB @ Ashley
ty BKB @ Atherton Cheer @ Goodrich
7:00PM Board Mtg 7:00PM Girls Varsity BKB vs Atherton
7:00PM Boys Varsity BKB @ Burr
Oak
Governors Traveling Art Show in the Spartan Center
7:00PM Girls Varsity BKB @ Ashley
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District News Proud of our past, promoting our future
BREAKFAST
SERVED DAILY AT
SCHOOL
Students have the
opportunity to eat breakfast every day at school.
ELEMENTARY:
Served 7:30AM-8:00AM at the STAR CAFÉ.
Hot choices for the week are:
Monday: French toast sticks w/syrup
Tuesday: Scrambled eggs w/apple cinnamon muffin
Wednesday: Sausage breakfast pizza
Thursday: Pancake on a stick
Friday: Cheese omelet w/pretzel
Cereal and cereal bars are sold daily.
The cost is $1.50 which includes main/grain, fruit,
and milk.
SECONDARY: Served from 7:30AM-7:55AM
All items served daily:
Sausage, egg, and cheese, or bacon egg, and cheese
burrito
Sausage, egg, and cheese or ham, egg, and cheese
muffin
Breakfast cookie, Cinnamon Tastiers’, Cereal bar/graham cracker, Yogurt/cheese stick
The cost is $1.50 which includes fruit, grain, juice,
milk.
The Spartan Vision is a publication of the
Webberville Community Schools Board of Education. If you
wish to submit an article, please email it to:
[email protected]
The BOE reserves the right to edit all submissions.
Nondiscrimination Policy
The Webberville Community Schools prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,
age, religion or disability.
Are your children safe while online? Michigan families, especially minors, are becoming inundated with
advertisements from alcohol, tobacco, pornography
and gambling marketers through different internet and
cell phone inboxes. Texting their advertisements is the
newest marketing effort that many of these companies
are using. Thankfully, the State of Michigan offers a
free program to stop adult advertisements from reaching e-mails, mobile phones (text messaging ads) and
instant messenger IDs. The Michigan Child Protection
Registry, like the federal Do Not Call List, is a free donot-contact service for Michigan’s families and schools
and can be located at www.ProtectMIChild.com.
As a strong supporter of this registry, we would like to
encourage you to sign up your entire family for the registry and inform your friends and colleagues about how
they can protect children and families from unwanted
adult advertising.
Sign up only takes seconds. Just go to
www.ProtectMIChild.com and keep your family
safe.
District Notification of Asbestos and Pesticide Use
Asbestos Notification: In compliance with EPA requirements, the Webberville Community Schools will
go on record as notifying all parents that asbestos-containing materials do exist in both the high school and
elementary school buildings. Efforts have been made,
however, with bond/renovation monies to remove or
encapsulate these materials.
Pesticide Notification: In compliance with PA
131 of 1993, the Webberville Community Schools
will go on record as notifying all parents that
pesticides will be used in the elementary and the
secondary buildings on non-school days or after hours.
Additional information regarding asbestos management or pesticide applications is available from the
district office at 309 E. Grand River, Webberville.
Homecoming www.webbervilleschools.org
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Webberville Celebrates Homcoming
Friday, October 17 2014
Homecoming Representatives
Back row L to R – Vivian Gaffney, Malik Turner, Emily Judd,
Ezra Fuller, Jordan Bales, Jared Eberly, Taylor Mayville, Travis Elowsky
Front row L to R – Bret Parisian, Kelsey Mayville, Parker Tennant, Destinee Cook, James Kulaga, Emily Wisuri
Winners of the 2014 Float
Competition
1st Place - Sophomores
2nd place - Freshmen
3rd place - Seniors
4th place - Juniors
2013 Homecoming
Queen Emily House and King
Jestin Griffes. Crownbearers
Will Schriner and Kylie Farmer
2014 King and Queen
Ezra Fuller and Jordan Bales
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New Staff Members
Proud of our past, promoting our future
Webberville Community Schools is pleased to introduce our new staff members!
Caelyn Ditz - Social Worker
Rachael Rassel - Social Studies Teacher
I earned a Master degree in
I am a 2012 graduate of
Social Work from the UniMichigan State University,
versity of Michigan and a
where I majored in InterdisBachelor of Arts majoring
ciplinary Studies of Social
in Social Work from MichiScience with a minor in Hisgan State University. I have
tory. I have since began a
worked with children and
Master’s program focusing
families in the school setting,
on Teaching and Curriculum
home-based case managewhich gave me the opporment, foster care and adoptunity to study education in
tion, as well as individual,
Australia.
group, and family therapeutic intervention. I enjoy traveling, spending time with After graduating and spending the summer in Australia,
friends, family, and my pet hedgehog.
I completed a year-long internship at Fowlerville High
School before moving to the west side of the state to
As an avid Michigan State fan, I am happy to be a part teach World History & Contemporary Issues in South
of the Webberville Spartans! I look forward to getting Haven, Michigan.
to know the students, families, and staff this year.
I am very excited to have the opportunity to move back
closer to my family and become a part of the Webberville Community. I have enjoyed getting to know the
staff, students, and community and look forward to everything to come. Go Spartans!
Kelsey Miller - Special Education Teacher
Nathan Browning - Secondary Science Teacher
I am a 2014 graduate of Central Michigan University
where I majored in Special
Education (Cognitive Impairments) and Secondary
English Education.
I am a 2013 graduate of the
University of MichiganFlint campus, where I majored in Earth science and
minored in biology. I completed my student teaching a
Bentley Community Schools
I completed a yearlong inwhere I served as the head
ternship where I spent one
varsity wrestling coach for
semester in a self-contained,
5 seasons. I look forward to
secondary special education
coaching the middle school
room, and a semester in an
and varsity wrestling team
inclusive, junior high English classroom.
here at Webberville this upcoming season.
I am very excited to be a part of Webberville Communi- My wife Trisha and I are very excited to get to know the
ty Schools, and I look forward to working closely with staff, students and community here in Webberville this
students, staff, and community members!
year. Go Spartans!
New Staff Members
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Jacqueline La Rosa-- Spanish Teacher
Ashley Justice - College Advisor
I am a 2011 graduate of
Michigan State University,
where I majored in Spanish and minored in TESOL
( teaching English to speakers of other languages). At
the end of my college career,
I studied abroad for three
months in Valencia, Spain.
After graduation, I completed my student teaching here
in Webberville, and loved it. I took a long term sub position in February of last year and accepted the full time
Spanish position for this school year.
Hello, my name is Ashley
Justice and I’m the College
Adviser for Webberville
High School. I am here
from the Michigan State
University College Advising Corps, where I am a
recent alum. My job as the
College Adviser is to help
students get to college, and
I do this through meeting
with students one-on-one,
classroom presentations, workshops, and parent
meetings.
I am very excited to see what this year brings with all of
our talented staff and awesome students!
Right now, we are focusing on filling out college applications and I have challenged the Senior Class to
fill out 100 applications. If seniors meet this challenge, Moo Hoos has agreed to provide ice cream.
Also, I have challenged the Seniors to fill out three
or more applications. They will be competing with
Waverly, Sexton, Eastern, and Holt High Schools to
have the highest percentage of students with three or
more applications.
Kellie Schultz - Second Grade Teacher
I am a recent graduate of
Baker College where I graduated Magna Cum Laude.
I received my degree in
Elementary Education with
a minor in Social Studies. At
Baker, I was the President
of the T.A.L.L (Teachers As
Lifelong Learners) Club.
I completed my student
teaching at Webberville in
first grade under Maureen Monroe. I was also a regular
substitute teacher in the building. My family consists of
my lovely six year old daughter Lily and my husband
Bob. My daughter also attends Webberville Elementary
in the first grade. We are enjoying every minute of the
Webberville Community!
To help provide Seniors with some extra support,
on November 7, during their Senior English Class, I
will be helping students fill out applications. Several
colleges offer free applications during the week of
November 3-7. In addition, I will be helping students
to begin getting their pin number for their FAFSA applications and also begin filling out scholarships.
Please feel free to contact me, I am at Webberville
on most Mondays. The best way to contact me is
through my email at ajustice@webbervilleschools.
org. Let me know if you have any questions or would
like to meet with me. I look forward to working with
you and your students this year!
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Elementary News
Proud of our past, promoting our future
The 2014 Fun Run
The Fun Run was a great success! The Boosters enjoyed engaging the students in fun activities during this physical fitness fundraiser. Thanks go out to all of our students, volunteers, families, and sponsors who made this event
possible. Your efforts are greatly appreciated!
Mrs. Vogel’s fourth grade class won
the top fundraiser challenge. They
enjoyed throwing water balloons at
Principal, Suzi Slater. Good work,
everyone!
Family Movie Night!
Friday, November 21 at 6:30PM
The
elementary
school
Family Movie Night is officially scheduled for November 21 at 6:30PM. The movie
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”
will be shown.
Please bring your pillow,
blanket, drink and an item for the local food pantry. We
will be supplying the movie and free popcorn! Can’t
wait to see you there!
The elementary teaching staff celebrates Halloween as
Minons and medics!
Pictured are siblings, Kelsey McDonnnell, Rebekah
Phillips and Michael Phillips.
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Webberville Elementary School’s Budding Artists
Leroy Firefighters sponsored WES students in their
annual Ox Roast art contest. Firefighters gathered to
judge and select the winners on September 25. The
winning drawings were then displayed at the fire hall
during the Ox Roast weekend. The selected winners
received cash gifts from the firemen at our October 30
assembly. Thank you, Leroy firefighters, for all that
you do for our students and our communities!
Veterans Day
Celebration
The elementary school will
honor local veterans on Tuesday, November 11 at 10:00AM
in the elementary gym.
BOOTS AND SHOES!
New boots or shoes are available for your
children, compliments of Old Newsboys of Greater
Lansing. If you’re in need of footwear, stop in the
office and pick up an application! Call Liz Davis at
521-3071, extension 200 with any questions.
Little Spartans Preschool
Front row; Kira, Mya, Karson, Valorie and Jordan
Hague. Second row; Maddie, Thomas, Michael,
Baylee, Stella and Tom Coe. Third row; Rob Oesterle,
Mike Flynn and Mrs. Slater.
Elementary Bookfair A Success!
Thanks
to
everyone
who
helped
make
the
2014
Webberville Elementary Book Fair
such a great success!
Whether you helped set up, work
the book fair, clean up or just
stopped by – we appreciate the
support. Our goal was to help
students connect with great books.
A special thank you to Kate Sicher and all the Elementary
Booster parents.
Little Spartans Preschool has taken off on an exciting
new adventure this school year. We are pleased to announce expanded program options! We now have both
morning and afternoon sections of preschool, including
2-day and 4-day options. We are offering Great Start
to Readiness Preschool grants, along with our tuitionbased program options.
Please visit, www.inghampreschool.org and fill out an
application.
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Middle and High School News www.webbervilleschools.org
Webberville Teachers Teaching Future Teachers
MSU senior English teaching candidates are working with Webberville
English teachers, Mrs. Alanna Pape and Ms. Katie Pingle, as they prepare
for their year-long student teaching internship next year. These 8 interns
will be discussing best practices in teaching English with their mentors,
observing classrooms, lesson planning, working with students in small
groups, and leading mini-lessons. We are looking forward to the benefits
these relationships will have for our students.
Pictured at left - Mr. Franks and Ms. Parket are discussing reading habits
and good books with English 9 students, Lauren Ross and Kelsey Mayville.
Information for Parents of Teen Drivers
The Michigan Department of State is publishing a
brief monthly newsletter targeting teen drivers and
their parents. The newsletter is delivered via e-mail
through GovDelivery and text message. You can
sign up for it here: https://public.govdelivery.com/
accounts/MISOS/subscriber/new.
The National Honor Society will sponsor a blood
drive on Thursday, December 4 in the MS Gym.
You can stop in and donate blood from 8:30AM to
2:15PM. Appointments are available, but are not
necessary. Please call Sandy Judd at 521-3447 ext
340 to make an appointment.
For those who cannot give blood, we are looking for
canned food items to give to the Webberville Food
Bank this holiday season. Items can be dropped off
on December 4 in the middle school gym.
One donation can save three lives!
Math Intervention Program in the Middle School
Recently, students in Middle School Math classes
have seen a change. Department Chair Travis
Brown has been involved
with interventions in both
Mrs. Krumrei’s and Mrs.
Estep’s rooms.
Selected students in Mrs. Krumrei’s classes have received small group (4-6 students) intervention during
the first 20-25 minutes of class which entails some/all
of the following on a daily basis: pre-teaching the lesson taught explicitly by Mrs. Krumrei later in the period, practice test taking strategies, reviewing homework
and/or practicing for Unit Quizzes/Tests.
Furthermore, in the last 20-25 minutes of Mrs. Estep’s
classes, Mr. Brown has been giving support to students
within the classroom setting by way of ensuring their
“exit tickets” are complete, homework for the evening
is started, and/or pressing questions related to the class/
homework are answered.
From time-to-time, individual students will be pulled
from the classroom to receive intervention in a one-onone scenario to help improve their mathematical ability
and confidence. The extra interventions will lead our
students to greater success and confidence in their math
abilities.
Athletic News
Proud of our past, promoting our future
Fall Sports Recognition Night
The fall sports recognition night will be held on
Tuesday, November 18 at 6:30PM in the HS Cafe.
All student-athletes who participated in a fall sport
will be recognized during the banquet.
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Winter Sports Parent Meeting
If your middle/high school student will be playing a winter sport (basketball, wrestling, competitive cheer, MS volleyball), and you missed the winter sport parent meeting, please call or email Sandy
Judd to make arrangement to pay your $50 working
deposit and sign up for the volunteer shifts that are
required to get your working deposit back at the end of
the season.
If you have any questions, please contact Andy Smith
at 517-521-3447 ext: 352 or Sandy Judd at 517-5213447 ext. 340 or [email protected]
Webberville Football Players Recognized
The following football players
received recognition for their
accomplishments on the football field this season.
Travis Elowsky-Quarterback
Completions - 146
Attempts - 272
Yards - 2430
Touchdowns - 30
Athletic Physicals
A reminder to those students who are planning on
participating in a winter sport; you need to make
sure that you have a current athletic physical on file.
You MUST have a completed physical before you
can participate in any practices.
Volunteer Opportunities!
Jared Eberly - Receiving
49 catches
956 yards
19.5 yards per catch
15 touchdowns
Malik Turner - Receiving
47 catches
733 yards
15.6 yards per catch
10 touchdowns
The athletic department is always looking for
community members who would like to help
in various ways with the games and other duties (ticket takers, clock, announcers etc.)
If you are interested in volunteering, please
contact Andy Smith, Athletic Director, at 517521-3447 ext: 352 or email [email protected] or Sandy Judd at 517-521-3447
ext: 340 or email sjudd@webbervilleschools.
org
Winter sports are getting ready to start and volunteers are always appreciated! Thank you!
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Genius Hour Passion Project
Students in Mrs. Haskell’s math classes are working on
a semester-long Genius Hour Passion Project, based on
Google’s 80/20 policy. The employees at Google are
allowed to spend 20% of their work week working on
projects of their choosing. These ideas are something
that has motivated them personally and the result has
been some of Google’s biggest and most successful
projects.
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Thanksgiving Baskets
NHS members are collecting food items that will be
used to create Thanksgiving baskets for local families.
Students should put their grade level on the items and
put them in the appropriate boxes in the cafeteria. The
class who donates the most will win a donut party! The
deadline to donate is Friday, November 21.
The students have all chosen a project which includes;
fundraisers for charity, volunteer trips, cookbooks, websites, community clean-up, and video tutorials. They are
given 20 minutes on Fridays to work on their projects,
plus time outside of class. A few students have already
moved beyond the planning process. Leo Fuller, Trevor
Holman, and Lucas Weston held a 40 hour online gaming marathon to raise money for the American Cancer
Society. They were able to raise $42 in just one weekend and plan on doing it again.
Upcoming Fine Art Performances
Caroline Hentry, Haylee Terassi-Klempner, and Kellie
Merchant had a table at the tailgate for their anti-bullying
project, titled Bully in the Hole.
Secondary Band Concert
7th - 12th Grade
Wednesday, December 3 at
7:00PM
Middle school gym
District Email Updates
Choir Concert
6th-12th Grade
Thursday, December 11 at 7:00PM
Secondary cafeteria
If you would like to receive
email updates from the district,
please send your email address to:
[email protected].
Be sure to include your child’s name so your information can be updated in PowerSchool.
Governor’s Traveling Art Show
The Webberville Art Department will again host the
Governor’s Traveling Art Show which displays some
of the best student art from across the state. The show
will be on display in the Spartan Center from Monday, December 15 - Friday, January 30, 2015.
FFA News
Proud of our past, promoting our future
Webberville FFA Member, Hayley Wagner To Take
The Stage at National FFA Convention
When the lights are dimmed and hush
descends upon an audience of more
than 60,000 at the nation’s largest annual student convention this Oct. 29
through November 1, 2014, in Louisville, Kentucky, Hayley Wagner will
be in the spotlight in a musical performance that will inspire the crowd and
provide memories to last a lifetime.
Wagner of the Webberville FFA Chapter has been selected to play in the National FFA Band. She
submitted audition tapes and was among just 80 young students selected nationwide to be a member of the prestigious
group.
“This is an honor for our chapter, community and members.
It is wonderful that Hayley took the challenge and initiative
to compete and earn a spot, said FFA Adviser Colleen Scott
Keiser. “We are excited that Webberville students continue
to contend with their peers at the State and at the National
levels.”
The band will perform several times at the 87th National
FFA Convention, adding excitement and motivation to the
sessions through their music. National FFA Band members
were chosen from nationwide a pool of applications. The
young musicians arrive in Louisville three days before convention begins to rehearse.
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FFA Fruit and Nut Sale
Webberville FFA is holding its 42nd annual Fruit, Nut, Candy, and Broiler sale. Members and boosters participate in the
sale to raise money to fund the National FFA Convention
along with other FFA sponsored events.
In addition,
during the
fundraiser, every
member
has
the
chance to
earn credit
toward a
new FFA
jacket. The
Fruit and
Nut sale is through November 14th. If community members
would like to order, it’s not too late!
Contact an FFA member for additional information or call
517-521-3447 at extension 396. You can also email the chapter [email protected] or on Facebook.
Pictured are National Convention Attendees: Brandon Herbert, Chelsea Stanley, Savannah Tennant, Paige Wilson, Kellie Merchant, Alumni President David Wheeler. Mike Wilson, Jenna Kingsley, and Autumn Stowe
The National FFA Organization, formerly known as Future
Farmers of America, is a national youth organization of
520,284 student members (and counting)—all preparing for
leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture—as part of 7,429 local FFA chapters in all
50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The National
FFA Organization changed to its present name in 1988 in
recognition of the growth and diversity of agriculture and
agricultural education. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their
potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career
success through agricultural education.
The National FFA Organization operates under a Federal
Charter granted by the 81st United States Congress, and it
is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. Visit
www.ffa.org for more information.
National Chapter Award Recepients
Webberville FFA members traveled to the National
Convention in Louisville, KY to receive the 3 Star Gold
National Chapter Award.