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YMCA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CAMPAIGN

In this Issue

March 2015

Message Board 2 Calendar 3 Citizens of the Month 5 Messengers of the Month 6 Team News 8 Study Zone 15

Student Learning, Whatever it Takes!

Horace Mann Eagle Express

Horace Mann Middle School 3101 N. 13th Street Wausau WI 54403

horacemann.wausauschools.org

Main Telephone: 715-261-0725 Attendance: 715-261-0735 Guidance: 715-261-0740

Fax: 715-261-2035

Office Hours 7:30 am—4:00 pm

Principal

Dr. Julie Sprague

Associate Principals Dr. Rob Phelps

Josh Ernst

Wausau School District wausauschools.org

During the week of February 16th through the 20

th, Horace

Mann 7th graders participated in the YMCA Community

Partnership Campaign through a classroom coin-drive. Together, our students raised $978.77. We held a competition between Team 7-1 and 7-2 to see who could raise the most money. The winning team would receive a rock-climbing adventure at the Woodson YMCA. Horace Mann is proud to acknowledge the extraordinary generosity of both teams, however, 7-1 did win the competition. The money raised during the annual event will help ease the cost of membership and/or participation in sport/camping programs through student scholarships. In addition, all the money raised by Horace Mann families will be rewarded back to our students. Awesome job 7

th graders!

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MESSAGE BOARD

The Wausau School District does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability. Federal law prohibits discrimination in education and employment on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or disability. Anyone who believes that the Wausau School District has inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities Act, may file a complaint with the WSD Equity Director at the Longfellow Administration Center, 415 Seymour Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54402-0359, or by telephone at 715-261-0500.

IMPORTANT!

School begins at

7:40 am.

Students are

allowed in the building

at 7:30 am and should

be in homeroom ready to

listen to announcements

at 7:40 am.

If your child will be out of school for the day or

late, please call our attendance line at

715.261.0735. You can leave a message 24-

hours a day. Thank you!

NO SCHOOL DAYS

March 30 - April 3 - Spring Break

April 24 - Staff Inservice Day

May 25 - Memorial Day

Parents: An Important Reminder

About Messages for Students

Our goal is to preserve the learning

environment here at Horace Mann. We

are asking that you try to remind your

child of any appointments or how they are

getting home after school before they

come to school. If it is an emergency,

please call the Main Office, and we will

get the message to your student.

Otherwise, if the message can wait, we

ask that it wait; including forgotten items.

We want to limit the number of

interruptions in the classroom so we can

focus on learning. Thank you!

To ensure that we have

accurate contact

information on file for

every student, please

contact Shannon

Keough in the

Counseling office at

715-261-0740 with any

contact information

changes.

Are you interested in ordering Horace Mann gear?

horacmann.wausauschools.org For Parents - Order Horace

Mann gear Horace Mann gets a

percentage of all sales.

2015-16 School Year

Full-time Inter-District Open Enrollment

In Wisconsin Public Schools

Important open enrollment dates: February 2 - April 30, 2015

Parents must submit applications online or directly to the nonresident school

district.

Go to http://oe.dpi.wi.gov/parents-main to apply.

For more information contact:

Wausau School District - Pupil Services Dept., Sheryl Kazda, 715-261-0570

or

Public School Open Enrollment Program

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

PO Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841

Toll-free: 888-245-2732

Email: [email protected]

Web site: http://sms.dpi.wi.gov/sms_psctoc

Don’t forget to save your box tops!

They can be turned into

the main office any time.

The money earned

goes right back to the students!

Thank you for your

help!


Building Security All exterior doors in the building will be locked between the time times of 7:50 am and 2:50 pm Monday through Friday. A security camera has been installed in the front atrium of the building. Visitors to the building are able to communicate with office staff via the camera and intercom. Office staff will have the ability to remotely unlock the front door, temporarily, for visitors. Once inside the building, visitors will be asked to report to the main office to sign in.

6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Testing

This year all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students will be involved in standardized testing. All students will be assessed in the areas of Mathematics and English Language Arts through the Badger Exam 3-8: Wisconsin’s Smarter Balanced Assessment. More information can be found at http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/assessment/Smarter

The testing window for all grade levels at Horace Mann is April 20-May 8. More specific information will be given after testing dates are determined for Horace Mann. We appreciate your assistance in making sure students are in attendance on the days of testing.

From the Guidance Office

Please join us for the 2014-15 Horace Mann Middle

School Variety Show!

Dates: Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13

Time: 7:00 pm

Place: Wausau East Auditorium

Cost: $5 for adults, $3 for students, Under 5 free

We hope to see you there!

March 12 & 13 Variety Show at Wausau East, 7:00 pm

March 19 Band Ensemble Concert (7th & 8th Grade), 7:00 pm

March 27 Third Quarter Ends

March 30 - April 3 NO SCHOOL - Spring Break

April 6 Classes Resume

April 10 6th Grade Fun Night, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

April 14 Twin Spirit Day

April 15 Spring Community Partners Fair during lunch

April 24 NO SCHOOL - Staff Development

April 30 & May 1 6th Grade Musical, 7:00 pm

May 5 Eastside Band Concert (Grades 7-12) at Wausau East, 7:00 pm

May 6 Destination College for all 8th Graders

May 7 Eagle Strings Project, 7:00 pm

May 8 5th Grade Breakfast

May 14 6th Grade Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, & Chamber Orchestra Concert, 7:00 pm

May 20 Jazz Band & Chamber Orchestra Tour

May 21 College Spirit Day

May 25 NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

May 26 8th Grade Awards Ceremony, 7:00 pm

May 26, 27 & 28 7th Grade to School Forest

May 28 7th & 8th Grade Choir Concert, 7:00 pm

May 29 8th Grade Farewell Dance, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

June 5 CD to School Forest

June 5 6th Grade to Rothschild Pool

June 9 Team 6-1 to School Forest

June 9 Student’s Last Day, 4th Quarter Ends

Calendar of Events


Citizens of the Month—February

Team 6-1

Henry Bennett & Maggie Lenar

Team 6-2

Seng Lee & Jason Nehring

Team 7-1

Alyssa Konkol & John Xiong

Team 7-2

Dylan Barforth & Jacina Krohn

Team 8-1

Megan Lee & Caillou Yang

Team 8-2

Lar Lee & Brittney Shnowske


Mann Messengers of the Month—March

Sports Update

6th Grade Morgan Stapleton & Emerson Brimacombe

7th Grade Hailey Koehler & Tatianna Garduno

8th Grade Mason Palecek & Max Romang


The Horace Mann wrestling team had a very successful season! Every member on the

team had at least one win. One highlight was taking 2nd place in the Wausau West

Tournament. That is the best we have ever placed in school history. We had a

number of athletes take first place in tournaments this season. Every year we are

growing in numbers and ability! Way to go Eagles!

Magazine Fundraiser

Thanks to all of the families that participated in the magazine sales fundraiser! Top selling homerooms: 6th Grade - Mrs. Pietz 7th Grade - Mrs. Akey 8th Grade - Mr. Prihoda Top Sellers: Samantha Passow, Carissa Erickson and Brittney Channel The iPod winners were Samantha Passow, Carissa Erickson and Lillie Bauman. Thank you!


Team News

Ortho Molecular Products Field Trip

Is your health important to you? Have you ever wondered how multivitamins

were made? These questions, as well as others, were answered when several 8th

graders toured Ortho Molecular Products, Inc. in Stevens Point. On Wednesday,

February 11th, students toured the facility and were given a behind-the-scenes view of

the work that happens to provide dietary supplements to the public. Safe and

controlled products are the focus at Ortho Molecular Products(OMP).

Many students on the field trip were impressed with the scientific work being

completed at OMP. In one area, materials were tested using fire to determine the

elements they are made of. The flame of the fire would change color depending on the

elements found in the material.

After reflecting on the field trip, Nou Soua Chang commented that it was most

interesting “how much perfection OMP wants in their items.” Many students felt this

line of work was important. Ceanna Potter stated that OMP was important because

“they create a lot of pills that people need to keep themselves healthy.” Lichear Vue

mentioned that OMP would be a good place to work because “the feeling of being

there is like a family and they have all types of interesting jobs you might like.” Many

students noted that the workers and staff created a positive atmosphere and were

thankful to those who led and organized the tour. A special thanks goes to Jackson

Sann’s mother, Melissa Jurgensmier, who coordinated the tour at OMP.

Music News

On January 10, 2015 11 talented Horace Mann Band students participated in the 1st Annual

Wisconsin Valley Conference Honors Band held at John Muir Middle School. Other

participating schools included: D.C. Everest Junior High & Middle Schools, John Muir, Mara-

thon, Prairie River-Merrill, Mosinee, P.J. Jacobs-Point & Wisconsin Rapids Middle

Schools. Students worked all day with director Chris Gleason to put on an outstanding concert

performance in the evening. An outstanding event!

The students are: (front)Alec Sauer, Liz Plier, Bennet Gassner, Laurel Schuck, (back) Paige

Kuphal, Elizabeth Schumann, Clara Merkel, Erin Bennett, Katheryn O'Keefe, Ayla Walther

(missing) Mackenzie Christopherson.

On, Friday, January 30, the 8th Grade Band joined with the Lumberjack Pep Band at the girls basketball game

against Merrill. What a great time to see what a large group Pep Band experience is all about. It was amazing to

see the stands filled with fans cheering our girls on!

Horace Mann students were recognized for their academic achievements for the 2

nd quarter of the 2014-

2015 school year. Highest honors were awarded for a Grade Point Average of 4.0-3.75; high honors were awarded for a GPA of 3.74-3.5; and honors were awarded for a GPA of 3.49-3.25.

6TH GRADE HIGHEST HONORS

Molly Anderson, Aubreelyn Atkinson, Kassandra Bargender, Nicholas Best, Tyler Beyersdorff, Lakshay Bhandari, Ethan Bjerke, Angelina Blaschka, Josephine Bowers, Robert Brod, Madeleine Busig, Cody Carver, Jakob Castellano, Emma Clifford, Anna Collins, Terrence Condon, Vincenzo Copeland, Isaac Coushman, Saylee Crawford, Autumn Drake-Dabler, Ethan Forbes, Liberty Garber, Bronte Gassner, Alison Gilles, Isabella Grieser, Ava Guillaume, Audrianna Hackbarth, Ying Hang, Graham Hobson, Draeven Hrobsky, Lilliana Irmischer, Ashlee Juedes, Ryan Keefe, Ryan Kegley, Alexis Kielman, Fox Klein, Hailey Kluck, Diego Knight, Katherine Kronberger, Hailey Krueger, Lilly Kue, Chelsie Lambrecht, Trinity Lavoie, Sharayah Lazaroff, Lily Lee, Seng Lee, Colton Lemanski, Margaret Lenar, Emily Marvin, Audrey McNamara, Nicholas Mergendahl, Danika Monarski, Samuel Moses, Eleanor Mroczenski, Emma Munson, Jason Nehring, Zander Nilles, Maxwell Novak, Samantha Passow, Lia Rasmussen, Jaysa Rasmussen, Madeline Riehle, Zachary Rogers, Teagan Rowe, James Rumbaugh, Sophia Schenzel, Sydney Schjoneman, Bryanna Schmidt, Grace Shopinski, Sam Siikarla, Kylah Smith, Maxwell Speichinger, Morgan Stapleton, Gavin Steppert, Ethan Stokes, Di Thao, Abigail Thompson, Paji Yang, Serina Zelenka

6TH GRADE HIGH HONORS Gwendolyn Beasley, Henry Bennett, Emerson Brimacombe, Brittney Channel, Heather Donnelly, Thomas Euting, Deonte Gajewski, Lance Hein, Hannah Hess, Jayden Higgins, NouTong Lao, Ashley LaPorte, London Larson, Elizabeth Lind, Taying Lor, Ian Masanz, Sidney May, Alexander McElroy, Dulce Nava, Kaden Ohly, Jack Ohrmundt, Jarahnee Prasoeuthsy, Mae Sann, Hayley Schalow, Henry Stifler, Kassidy Taylor, Cheng Thao, Olivia Thomas, Alexis Uttecht, Daisy Vang, Chloe Walbecq, Hannah Wolfe, Logan Zaitz

6TH GRADE HONORS Selena Alvarez, Gavin Appleyard, Valerie Biard, Grace Boller, Katelyn Brill, Shin Chang, Michael Cornell, Sanna Halsted, Avion Hardwick, Matthew Heinrich, Roxana Hernandez, Embry Jackson, Keenan Jones, Ty Kell, Gavin Kleinschmidt, Alexandria Kropidlowski, Michelle Landowski, Yue Phang Lee, Riley McDonough, Nathan McHugh, Ethan Mendrzycki, Brandon Nilles, Nathan Odland, Blake Raddatz, Breyden Rainville, Thomas Rodman, Parker Seils, Brennen Sherwood, Jayden Skrzypchak, Dominick Swedeen, Bryant Thao, Matthew Thao, Kalvin Vang, Kashia Vang, Dagon Weyers, Aiden Woller, Emily Yang, Jasmine Yang

7TH GRADE HIGHEST HONORS Lillie Bauman, Kendra Behnke, Nyah Berens, Elizabeth Boulanger, Zoe Briquelet Miller, Shelby Brod, Bergen Brown, Madelyn Brown, Lilyana Budzynski, Marley Butler, Savannah Carroll, Yinglai Chang, Cinneidi Comfort, Owen Coulson, Emma Dehnel, Danielle DeLange, Sophia Downey, Jacob Drescher, Morgan Forbes, Elisabeth Geiger, Gregory Glovinski, Miranda Golberg, Megan Goss, Jackson Grimm, Reece Harding, Andrew Heinzen, Elijah Hoffman, Madison Holcomb, Rayne Holmson, Nina James, Nathaniel John, Megan Johnson, Brittany Khammanivong, Jacina Krohn, Gabriel Krueger, Sarah Landeau, McKenzie Larson, Ka Lia Lee, Nisha Lee, Donovan Leverette, Ja'Quel Lewis, Max Liss-'s-Gravemade, Cristian Lopez-Hernandez, Katherine Lucareli, Gracie Marshall-Halbur, Samuel Matke, Destinee Neumann, Hannah Nordquist, Addymae Palecek, Alivia Rass, Jackson Redeker, Asa Rich, Emma Rothweiler, Ashley Rowe, Ryan Selby, Camryn Seymour, Alexis Tate, Lilia Teske, Ian Thao, Josephine Tullberg, Pazao Vang, Lindsay Vincent, Ashia Walther, Mikayla Weasler, Kate Westberg, Youa Xiong, Isaac Young, Krista Zelenka, Anna Zuchner

HMMS 2ND QUARTER HONOR ROLL

HMMS 2ND QUARTER HONOR ROLL 7TH GRADE HIGH HONORS Dylan Barforth, Kaitlyn Bass, Maya Berens, Gabrielle Braatz, Autumn Bruns, Emma Bunkelman, Shannon Campbell, Zidane Charles, Brayton Daupert, Max Fenhaus, Ruby Fischer, Elias Glaser, Mariah Greene, Tate Haugen, Cheyanne Henaman, Jeremy Jaeger, Hailey Koehler, Ethan Koeller, Jack Lind, Morgan List, Katherine Martell, Amelia Mixay, Nathaniel Munson, Jack Napgezek, Benjamin Reif, Faith Rodemeier, Kaleb Roth, Makenna Schubring, Chantell Stahel, Mara Stahl, Grace Stimac, Mallory Sweeney, Alexis Thao, Abraham VanBerkel, Jalen Vang, Kannitha Vang, Jacob Will, Mallory Wilson, Lauren Wincentsen, John Xiong, Lillian Xiong. 7TH GRADE HONORS Julianna Abuzzahab, Ellie Asmundsen, Saxon Bartelt, Abagail Benson, Larni Bleese, Mackenzie Christopherson, Alexandria Downey, Chloe Franken, Tatiana Garduno, Finnian Garvey, Lilian Grosjean, Kaleb Holster, Collyn Hunter, Daniel Juedes, Reece Kizewski, Shaye Kline, Kaitlin Koch, Alyssa Konkol, Dominic Krause, Justin Kuy, Shaina Lo, Matilda Lowe, Chuexeng Ly, Bendik Mann, Morgan McHugh, Daniel McMullen, Jakob Moore, Evan Neigum, Mikayla Ninnemann, Ava Nowak, Claire Peterson, Ashley Ruvalcaba, Vincent Schmitt, Lindsey Smith, Dominic-Jagger Spicer, Christine Swacker, Shane Templin, Bailey Thao, Raina Thomas, Jacob Thome, Isabel Tveten, Max Urmanski, Bruce Vang, Kou Vang, Yee Leng Vang, Caden Weis, KaBo Xiong, Ivan Yang, Ashton Yang

8TH GRADE HIGHEST HONORS

Anders Aspenes, Josie Bartishofski, Erin Bennett, Kadine Bresnahan, Benjamin Brimacombe, Cassandra Carlson, Erik Chang, Nou Soua Chang, Sarah Croker, Quillan Cummings, Connor Deffner, Jenna Drake, Mario Duwe, Olivia Egan, Allison Forst, Mitchel Freda, Bennet Gassner, Paige Gavin, Cole Hauser, Gaokonmong Her, Lauren Hinker, William Holmson, Ethan Holster, Alex Horne, Jack Kane, Faith Karo, Dylan Kegley, Venessa Kenton, Kaitlyn Koehler, Elise Koenig, Katrina Kramer, Julia Kunz, Paige Kuphal, Ia Lao, Megan Lee, Benjamin Liss-'s-Gravemade, See Lor, Dominic McCarthy, Cavan McGinnity, Clara Merkel, Malaya Merriwether, Jakson Meyer, Alexis Mills, Christopher Nash, Savannah Nelson, Robert Niemeyer, Olivia Ogstad, Kathryn O'Keefe, Conor O'Keefe, Huxley Patten, Arianna Pfeiffer, Elizabeth Plier, Ceanna Potter, Blake Pozorski, Julia Raduechel, Andrew Rainville, Jaclyn Ramirez-LaPorte, Will Reiche, Emma Rislove, Alexander Sauer, Olivia Schenzel, Bailey Schleinz, Samuel Schubring, Laurel Schuck, Elizabeth Schumann, Jack Sheridan, Margaret Shiverick, Brittney Shnowske, Emily Sitte, Lauren Stacker, Bailey Tabaka, Aerial Thao, Tou Zoo Vang, Seng Yeng Vang, Ayla Walther, Lily Westberg, Maxim Woller, Padrachia Xiong, Mai Xiong, Vickie Xiong, Caillou Yang, Yangmee Yang, Yer Yang, Abigayle Young, Molly Zipperer, Oskar Zuchner 8TH GRADE HIGH HONORS Trisha Backhaus, Felicia Borchardt, Madison Bricko, Trey Buchberger, Carissa Erickson, Halle Fischer, Anastasia Freye, Andrew Geiger, Olivia Held, Estefany Hernandez, Gunner Hoerter, Kayla Juedes, Brenton Kniess, Forrest Kronberger, Ava Krukowski, Ryan LaCerte, Cassie Lambrecht, Suedeenie Lee, Lar Lee, Kelly Lor, Rebekah Maurer, Lauren Messman, Alexis Moser, Nicolas Mulder, Erin Mullis, Shaqueeda Okon, Mason Palecek, Brendan Raboinm, Charles Richardson, Daniel Robinson, Timothy Romang, Tairyn Sann, Michael Sauer, Rachel Sauer, Madison Schleinz, Kenneth Smith, Amber Solchenberger, Kayli Thao, Lorissa Thorpe, Cade Van Lieshout, Chulong Vang, Lichear Vue, Allison Weaver, Skylar Wise, Taylor Witzeling, Megan Wolfe, Devin Woll, Changyeng Xiong, Nou Xiong, Hli Xiong 8TH GRADE HONORS Olivia Alanis-Torrez, Natalie Alonso-Munoz, Brynn Anthoney, Matthew Bacon, Reece Barber, Trey Barforth, Bailey Bootz, Joseph Boutain, Noah Carver, Ryan Daniel, Tanner Denzine, Mary Desotelle, Isaac Geurink, George Havlovick, Taylor Jones, Jacob Klatt, Michael List, Zackary Madden, Vincent Moeller, Xavier Munoz-Estrella, Luke Ninnemann, Emily Norgord, Amber Ozolins, Philip Peacy, Jocelin Rivera-Hernandez, Trevor Salber, Jackson Sann, Hannah Schafer, Addison Schlindwein, Brauley Schneider, Caleb Smith, Alivia Southworth, Rebecca Sponder, Austin Steiner, Mitchell Steinke, Jordan Thao, Jennifer Vang, Xao Vang, Madelyn Weiss, Alexis Xiong, Pachia Yang, Lauren Zaitz


Physical Education News

The image above has gained a lot of popularity recently in educational circles, includ-ing Horace Mann. A growing amount of research is proving that exercise is not only great for your body, but it helps your brain first. Exercise helps bring fresh oxygen and blood to the brain, something it needs to function properly. In many of our classes, teachers are using movement to not only give our student’s brains a break and chance to process what they are learning, but they are also incorporating learning into their movement. When students are moving while they are learning, whether they are reading while riding a desk cycle or working on their math facts as they perform agility movements through an agility ladder, the brain stores what they have learned into more areas of the brain. When it is time for the students to recall what they have learned, through a test as an example, they are able to recall the information easier. Using movement can help your child at home as well. If they are struggling with completing their homework or are having a hard time staying focused, encourage them to get up and move for around 10-15 minutes. As the weather begins to improve(hopefully sooner rather than later), encourage them to get outside and exercise before they begin their homework. If they know that they have a lot of homework, encourage them to set a timer for 15 minutes. When the timer goes off, they need to get up and move around to refresh their brain and refocus. If you have any questions or want more ideas on how your child can use movement to help increase their learning, email Mr. Smith at [email protected].

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