Washington W.O.W.
Words of Wisdom from Washington Middle School
Spring Concert
April 2005
the days following the Speech Contest, all of the
students have been practicing their speeches and
eventually presenting them to the class.
Tuesday, April 5
7:00 p.m.
Jamestown H.S. Auditorium
Enjoy an evening of
musical entertainment
by the
Washington Middle School
band, 5/6 chorus,
and orchestra.
Speech Contest Winner, Casey Love
8th Grade Speech Contest Held
On Monday, March 21st, the Third Annual Eighth Grade
Speech Contest was held at Washington Middle School.
During the week leading up to the contest, the students
selected their own topics, researched them, and then
wrote their own speeches, all the while focusing on
writing well-supported paragraphs and stellar
introductions.
Students then handed in their speeches, and based on
content, ten finalists were chosen to participate in the
speech contest. The ten finalists were Kelly Baldwin
(Humane Society), Philip Baxter (pogo sticks), Kelsi
Clark (Statue of Liberty), Danielle Johnson (follow your
dreams), Angelica Kiesinger (Red Cross), Joseph Kepler
(atomic warfare), Casey Love (cinema), Molly Price
(natural wonders of the world), Trevor Sisson (drug
dogs), and Heather Zimba (Edgar Allan Poe).
After being chosen, the students practiced after school in
order to polish the deliveries. Many days of practice
later, the finalists were ready to compete. While
presenting their speeches on Monday, all finalists did a
fantastic job! Casey Love came in first while Danielle
Johnson and Heather Zimba were the runners up. In
Back row from left: Heather Zimba, Kelly Baldwin, Kelsi
Clark, Joe Kepler, Casey Love.
Front: Phil Baxter, Molly Price, Danielle Johnson.
Not pictured: Trevor Sisson and Angelica Keisinger.
Moving Up Planning Meeting Set
Environmental Club Hike
Attention parents of 8th grade students. Make plans now
to be involved in developing this year’s Moving Up
activities. Our first planning meeting will be held on
Monday, April 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the lower library. The
Moving Up Ceremony is currently scheduled for June 22.
The Environmental Club will hold their spring hike-a-thon
on Saturday, April 9th from 9:30-2:30. They will be hiking
on the Eastside Overland Trail in Gerry. Please be
generous in sponsoring these hikers; proceeds will be
used for the end-of-year camping trip.
PTA News
Family Support Group to Meet
There will be an important PTA meeting on Thursday,
April 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the office conference room. We
need to discuss the upcoming book fair and lawn social.
Any clubs interested in fundraising at the lawn social
should also attend. Thank you.
Debbie Gardner, Pres.
The next Washington School family support group will be
held in room A-10 on Monday, 11 from 3:30-4:30.
Team 7/8 News
Trip to Cleveland – Candy bars! Do you love them? Team 7/8 students do. They are selling hundreds of them to make
money for their field trip to Cleveland which is coming up in June. This educational trip is designed to complement the
middle school experience. Students will visit the Cleveland Zoo, do hands-on activities at the Science Center, watch an
Omni-Max movie on Egypt, and tour the Cleveland Browns’ stadium. The $55 fee includes transportation, lunch and
dinner, and admissions to all the attractions.
Our goal is to make sure all students (except those with OSS and recurring ISS) take advantage of this trip. We know
from past years that this trip is a fun and memorable experience for our kids. So, keep selling (and eating!) those candy
bars!
7th Grade Science – We are having a great time in 7th grade science. Most recently we have been identifying mineral
samples. The students were given twelve mineral samples and a chart of mineral characteristics. They had to identify the
minerals using the information on the chart. As a special treat we also looked at fluorescent minerals in class. These are
special minerals that are one color under regular light and glow a different color under U.V. light, such as a black light.
8th Grade Science – We are going through the long process of learning about Classification. Not only must the students
learn how the classification system works but they must also learn the characteristics of the organisms that inhabit the five
kingdoms of classification. They must also be able to give examples of organisms that are in a particular kingdom and
organisms that are not members of that kingdom. There is a lot involved with this unit and lots of information for which the
students are responsible.