Parent Teacher Organization Newsletter
MUSTANG MESSENGER
Campus
Middle
School
Vol. 70
www.campus.ccsd.k12.co.us
Tom N’ Huck!
What a fun success!
The Cast!
The Crew!
January 2012
Jane Miller, Principal
January 2012
January 2
January 3 (A)
January 4 (B)
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Yearbook Club
3:10pm Art Club
3:10pm Comic Book Club
3:10pm Brain Bowl
January 5(A)
January 6 (B)
3:05pm Academic Support
3:05pm Student Council
3:10pm Brain Bowl
4:30pm Girls Basketball
7th @ Prairie, 8th @
Campus
7:00pm Close Up Meeting
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Chamber Orchestra
January 9 (A)
January 10 (B)
January 11 (A)
January 12 (B)
January 13 (A)
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Creative Writing Club
7:00pm Guitar Concert
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Yearbook Club
3:10pm Art Club
3:10pm Comic Book Club
3:10pm Brain Bowl
4:30pm Girls Basketball 7th @
Campus, 8th @ West
6:30pm PASS Meeting for
Parents of Latino Students
6:30pm 6th Grade
Beginning Band 6A Concert
12:00pm PTO Board
Meeting
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Spelling Bee
3:10pm Brain Bowl
3:10pm NJHS
4:30pm Girls Basketball 7th
@ Horizon, 8th @ Campus
6:30pm 6th Grade
Beg. Band 6B Concert
8:00pm 6th Grade
Beg. Band 7B Concert
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Chamber Orchestra
END OF SECOND
QUARTER
January 16
January 17 (B)
January 18 (A)
January 19 (B)
January 20 (A)
7:00pm 6th Grade Orchestra
Concert
8:15am Kindness Breakfast
12:00pm PTO General
Meeting
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Brain Bowl
4:30pm Girls Basketball
8th @ Laredo
6:30pm AVID Parent Night
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Chamber Orchestra
MARTIN LUTHER KING
DAY
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Art Club
3:10pm Comic Book Club
7:00 pm Accountability
Committee Meeting
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NO SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS/STAFF
Girls
Basketball –
First Practice
6th Grade
January 23 (B)
January 24 (A)
3:05pm Academic Support
7:00pm Chamber Orchestra
Concert
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Yearbook Club
3:10pm Art Club
3:10pm Comic Book Club
3:10pm Brain Bowl
4:30pm Girls Basketball 8th
@ Thunder Ridge
7:00pm 8th Grade Parent
Night @ CCHS
January 30 (A)
January 31 (B)
3:05pm Academic Support
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Yearbook Club
3:10pm Art Club
3:10pm Comic Book Club
3:10pm Brain Bowl
4:30pm Girls Basketball 6th
Sky Vista, 8th @ Campus
7:00pm 8th Grade Orchestra
Feeder Concert @ CCHS
January 25 (B)
February 1 (A)
January 26 (A)
January 27 (B)
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Brain Bowl
3:15pm CMS Talent Show
4:30pm Girls Basketball
8th @ Campus
6:45pm CMS Talent Show
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Chamber Orchestra
February 2 (B)
February 3 (A)
3:05pm Student Council
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm NJHS
3:10pm Brain Bowl
4:30pm Girls Basketball 6th
@ Campus, 8th @ Falcon
Creek
3:05pm Academic Support
3:10pm Chamber Orchestra
The path to happiness likely includes another Duke belief as
well: a life of meaning is attained through making small differences in the world. The accumulation of these differences,
coupled with the recognition of the average “little things,” may
just add up to happiness.
From the
Principal’s Desk
Success coach Michael Neill concluded, “an average,
happy person making a small positive difference every
day, creates a kind of exceptionality that everyone can
share.” Our students’ appreciation of learning, collaborative efforts, and thoughtful contributions to our Campus
community illustrate such exceptionality. It is in this spirit
that I wish each of you a “Happy” and “Success-filled”
New Year!
Like swimming, riding, writing, or playing golf, happiness can
be learned.
~Boris Sokoloff
I am happiest when buried in a book—or two, or three!
As 2012 approached, I had just finished reading several
newly-published novels geared for young adolescents, a
heart-tugging novella exploring humility and hope, and
a plethora of journal articles revealing the multitude of
avenues which might lead to the attainment of academic
achievement and success. I was struck with one particular
article that explored the notion of “average” as synonymous with happiness.
Inside The Mustang Messenger
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The article began with success coach Michael Neill being
told to “Have an average day.” Believing “average” to
be “the enemy of success,” Neill sought understanding
by seeking the views of social scientist Lyndon Duke. As
adapted from “Utne” magazine, the article continues to
read as follows:
Duke believed that the obstacle to happiness was “the curse of
exceptionality.” He felt:
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Most of us could be considered failures, because if
all of us were exceptional, “exceptional” would be the
standard; we would then need a new height to reach.
Even the exceptional few aren’t always happy
about it; they feel isolated.
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Duke wasn’t sure about the path to happiness. That is, until one day—at an especially low point of his life—he heard a
neighbor singing while mowing the lawn and this realization
hit him: All the little things—the simple pleasures—that make
up an average day can profoundly affect our happiness if we
recognize them.
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Elective News
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Counseling
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Tournament
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Could it be that simple? Duke conducted an unofficial experiment on a visit with his son. At the time, Duke’s son was
struggling through his first year of college. “I expect you to be
a straight C student, young man,” Duke told the boy. Then he
advised him to live an ordinary, average life.
Thanks to a generous grant from the PTO, Campus purchased the Raptor Visitor Management System and will
begin using it January 3, 2012. When a visitor checks in
at the Security Desk, their driver license will be scanned
and compared against databases to screen for sex offenders and restricted visitors. Once a visitor is cleared,
he or she will be given a badge with his or her name,
photo and destination. Please make sure you bring your
driver license or government issued photo ID when you
are visiting the school and/or checking your child out.
Duke’s son phoned home a month later with an apology. He had
tried to do what had been expected of him, but instead he aced
all of his exams! Just as Duke had anticipated, his advice had
freed his son from the grips of anxiety and fear of failure, freed
him from striving to be exceptional, and opened his mind to the
“smaller” treasures of life.
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America, while our adventures with poetry are coming
to an end in Language Arts.
Special congratulations to Ty C., Ethan L. and Sid M.
for representing our team in the school Spelling Bee!
In addition, we would like to recognize the following
students for being selected as our team’s first quarter
MVPs: David C., Sam F., Kylie H., Emily P., Olivia S.
and Stephen S.! We have many fabulous students on
Team 6-4. Who will your teachers and classmates select
as second quarter’s MVPs? It certainly could be you.
Keep up the strong effort!
Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful
Winter Break with your families. We are back at work,
heading towards the middle of the sixth grade year. We
would like to congratulate our Team 6-1 Spelling Bee Winners: Meg Joyce, Anneka Johnson and Isabel Adkisson.
They did an amazing job! Congratulations! Parents, as
we head into the second half of the school year, please be
aware of changes in our late work policies. These changes
should be posted on COLE. Please continue to check PowerSchool also, and thank you for supporting us in helping your child to get their work handed in on time, and
keeping up with supplies. As always, we look forward to
hearing from you at any time. Happy New Year!
TEAM 7-1
TEAM 6-2
With half of the sixth grade year under their belts,
our students have made amazing strides in handling the
responsibilities of middle school. We are very proud of
them! Thank you to all of our parents and guardians for
supporting your children in their efforts to be great students and kind kids. Parents, please take a look at all of
your child’s binders to ensure they are organized and
still in tack. A huge stack of papers jammed into a single
pocket is a warning sign to you! If your child has any questions about how their binders should be organized, please
ask him/her to see us for help. With half the year still to
go please ask your son or daughter if they need any school
supplies restocked. We are finding many students are
running low on some of the basics right now, like pencils.
Happy New Year!
TEAM 6-3
Happy New Year to all our parents and students! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Just a
reminder, that the end of second quarter is Friday, January
13. Congratulations to our Team 6-3 Spelling Bee representatives: Jacob Grinberg, Emilee Bentler and Adam Hoerger. Great job and best of luck in the school-wide Spelling Bee
later this month!
We have noticed that a lot of our students’ binders
are falling apart and should probably be replaced. Also,
students need to check to make sure they have pencils and
paper. If your child did not reorganize supplies over Winter Break, please ask them to soon! We are looking forward
to a great third quarter with your children!
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Wow! Are we already halfway through sixth grade
and is a new year upon us? We look forward to an engaging and successful 2012. Thank you for all of the support
you continue to give at home with your child’s education!
The excitement continues in our classrooms. In Math,
please remember that Math Mates continue to be due on
Wednesdays, and that all assignments are listed on your
class syllabus. In Science, we continue to investigate the
relationship between the moon, earth and sun in our Astronomy unit. Social Studies turns our attention to South
WOW! Back to school already! I hope that you
all had a fabulous holiday season filled with family,
friends and fun times. With school back in session,
we are getting ready to begin a new Poetry unit. It is
always fun to start the new year with a bang, and our
poetic study is going to do just that. We will be looking at how structure influences meaning in regard to
haikus, limericks and sonnets. Additionally, we will
be furthering our understanding of symbolism and
themes. These lessons will take us through the end of
January, and allow us to move into studies on comparative fiction and character perspective. As always, I cannot emphasize with any amount of accuracy (because
even as an English major I do not have the words, not
on account of any ineptitude, but rather because I do
not think they exist) how proud I am to teach your sons
and daughters. They have been absolutely phenomenal
and have worked so hard this semester. Again, I hope
you enjoyed your holiday season, and if you ever have
any questions, please do not hesitate to call 720.554.2834
or write [email protected].
In Social Studies, students are finishing up
our study of South Asia and moving on to East Asia
where our first stop will be in the fascinating land of
China. We will start with the geography of the land
and its connection to the culture that has developed
over thousands of years. We will then be concentrating
on the ancient history of this part of the world. From
the development of dynastic China to the modern day
communist country, we will look at the causes and
effects of the current government’s philosophy and
the effect it has on its people, as well as on the rest of
the world. As a side note, please keep helping your
student find good articles for their CNNs, as this can
be challenging for them. By giving them background
information on their chosen topic, their understanding
will increase and assist them in producing a meaningful
assignment. In our first week back after Winter Break,
we will be conducting our team Geography Bee. Look
for the winner from each class in next month’s Mustang
Messenger. These four individuals will compete to be
Team 7-1’s representative in our school-wide bee to be
held on January 12. Good luck to all participants! TEAM 7-1 Continued
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for writing skills. We will then move into our unit on cells.
Students will be involved in many hands-on activities, and
will be using microscopes throughout the unit. At the end
of the unit, students will complete a group project called
the “Cell Campaign.” Students will elect a new “Head of
the Cell.” The nucleus can no longer be head of the cell
due to term limitations. This is a great project that involves
teamwork, creativity and speaking skills.
January in Language Arts and Advanced Language Arts brings some changes. Ms. McCall has completed her student teaching and we said goodbye to her before
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Winter Break, so I will be back in front of the classes. We
We ring in the New Year by starting a new unit,
will be doing a joint project with Science, which involves
Earth History. In this unit students learn about Earth’s
research and writing skills. The paper and process will be
timeline and more specifically, about the eons, eras and
a grade in both classes. We will be wrapping up Chinese
periods. We will carefully inspect each era and discuss the
Cinderella in Advanced Language Arts, and both classes
major biological and geological events taking place.
will be starting the novel Beastly, by Alex Flinn. Our focus
Mrs. Stanton’s Math 7 classes continue their work in all classes will be symbolism. We will continue with
with fractions, decimals and percents. Students reviewed
grammar in all classes, and begin a more in depth look at
simplifying fractions, fraction operations and estimating
root words, prefixes and suffixes. fractions. Students also worked diligently in converting beIn the next several weeks the focus for Math 7 will
tween fractions, decimals and percents. Students examined be operations with fractions. As you know, fractions often
how to express very large and small numbers in scientific
appear in our everyday lives, so it is important in seventh
notation and classify types of numbers. Up next…we
grade to spend time really understanding these properwill look at evaluating and writing algebraic expressions.
ties. Having a deep understanding of fractions will also be
Students will also practice solving one-step equations using extremely helpful in understanding various concepts in
various methods and models later this month! Mrs. Stanalgebra which we will begin to explore later in March. In
ton’s PreAlgebra classes finished our work with decimals
PreAlgebra, we are studying factors, properties of expoin Chapter Three. We shifted the focus of study to numnents and operations with fractions. This area of study is
ber theory, particularly factors, fractions and exponents.
crucial for algebra, and understanding how to manipulate
Students applied the divisibility rules in determining the
numbers, expressions and equations. After thoroughly gofactors and prime factors of a number. Students also spent ing over this unit we will begin to explore ratios, proportime converting fractions, decimals and percents. Percent
tions and percents.
increase and decrease were addressed through a collaboraAfter wrapping up our unit on South Asia, we
tive problem solving activity. Students ended the unit by
will investigate East Asia in Social Studies. Some of the
reviewing exponents and rules that can be used to simplify many topics we will be studying include: the main beliefs
complex expressions. Finally, students practiced writing
of Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism, Genghis Khan,
numbers in scientific notation. We will continue our work
Mao Zedong and his rise to power, Japan’s rapid industriwith rational numbers in Chapter Five!
alization, the history of Tibet, and the major achievements
In Language Arts, after completing our analysis of of ancient Korea. Some of the relevant terms we will be
the novels we have been reading, we will change our focus using in this unit include: Mandate of Heaven, proletariat,
to non-fiction. The new standards place more emphasis
totalitarian, propaganda, collective farms, commune, Tion developing strong arguments in writing and speaking,
ananmen Square protests, Shinto, bushido, militarism and
therefore we will focus on determining fact from fiction,
the Meiji restoration. understanding propaganda techniques, bias in the news,
and developing an argument that is well-supported with
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facts and logic.
Currently, in Social Studies, we are studying
In Social Studies, our research project gets kids out Africa. Africa is a vast, complex and beautiful land with
of the house and classroom to experience the food of their
many things to celebrate and many issues that are globselected country. Please be sure to ask your child about the ally concerning. I hope that students walk away with an
Food For Thought part of our Southeast Asia research project. understanding of what this continent is all about. We will
Our fieldtrip to the museum was a huge success!
Thank you to all our chaperones for making our trip possible, and such a fun learning experience. We really appreciate you spending the day with us. In Science, we have been
studying the earth from the inside out! We will be studying
about earthquakes and volcanoes. Students will be making
towers built out of spaghetti and we will see which ones
can withstand the P, S and L waves. We will continue with
our studies in Earth science and change our “focus” (an
earthquake joke) to rocks and minerals during this month.
TEAM 7-3
In January, students in Science will finish an interdisciplinary writing project about Charles Darwin. Mrs. Fox
and I will be working collaboratively with students while
they write a Science essay. The essay will be graded in science for content, and it will also be graded in language arts
talk about slavery, colonialism and apartheid in South
Africa. While some topics dealing with this continent can
be sensitive and disheartening, there is also so much that is
intriguing and wonderful about this place.
In Science, we finished the Life Sciences unit
before Winter Break, and we are starting the Earth History
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unit. During this unit, students will be learning about
Earth’s 4.6 billion year history through geologic timelines. We will learn how life and the planet’s geology
have changed throughout time. We will also learn about
ways that scientists have pieced together the puzzle
of Earth’s history to develop a timeline. This includes
examining the fossil record and using relative and absolute dating techniques to organize the information. As
we begin our new unit, we are also starting our second
formal lab report about bacteria. This is the connection between the Life Sciences and Earth History units.
As always, students should continue to ask questions
when needed, use their Action Agenda every day, and
maintain an organized binder.
Algebra students will be expanding their
knowledge of linear equations by exploring the concept
of systems of equations. Students will explore three different methods for solving these types of questions, and
will begin to see relationships with what they learned
in first semester. Math 7 students will continue to learn
algebra concepts and explore strategies to solve twostep equations. Students will also learn how to solve
percents and proportions in the same manner they
solved equations.
Language Arts students will be kicking off the
new year with an emphasis on argumentative writing. We will also be exploring acceptance, prejudice and
compassion in the literature we read. We will enhance
our vocabulary study with a focus on prefixes and suffixes. We will finish our study of The Outsiders, where
we are developing themes around identity, belonging,
love and social class. Advance Language Arts students
are concluding our study of symbolism in Whirligig.
seven will be reading Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury.
We will also be learning prepositions. Ask students to
recite the prepositions for you!
Science students had a fantastic time with our
tie dye day! It was a nice way to finish our studies in
chemistry. Thank you to those parents who were able to
help out. We are transitioning to our unit on the human
body by learning about genetics. We used a fantastic web
site, http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ to learn the basic of
DNA, heredity and traits. Students also learned a little bit
about their own traits in terms of dominant and recessive
alleles (versions of genes), extracted their own DNA and
patterns of inheritance. We used cells as our transition to
the systems of the human body in terms of understanding levels of organization. Students self-designed an
investigation inquiring about the movement of water
across the membrane of a cell (using a chicken egg). This
was an excellent opportunity to review skills of scientific
inquiry! Encourage your child to check COLE regularly
for homework and missed assignments. This is updated
daily. Also, please check on what school supplies might
be needed (glue sticks, pencils and paper). These supplies
start to run low in the middle of third quarter.
In Social Studies, the Patriots have won the Revolutionary War, and quickly realized that they need a stronger form of government. That brings us up to our studies
of the Constitutional Convention. Some very smart men,
led by folks that we will refer to as Jimmy, Georgie and
Benjy will meet in Philly, hopefully eat tasty cheesesteak
sandwiches, and try to put together a workable government. Stay tuned to see how they do! Also, I hope you
had a wonderful, safe Winter Break!
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Happy New Year to all! We hope your holidays
were wonderful and that you are off to a bright New Year!
It is hard to believe that third quarter is almost here and
high school counselor visits are on the horizon!
This month, the Social Studies class will cover
the 27 Amendments and do a humanities unit with Mrs.
Cornella. We will look at slavery, its end with the Civil
War, the rise of Jim Crow laws, segregation and the Civil
Rights movement, starting with Brown vs Board of Education, et al. Part of this will coincide with their reading in
Language Arts.
Language Arts students are currently reading
Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Patillo’s compelling memoir
about the integration of Little Rock Central High School in
1957. Be sure to ask your child about this amazing piece
of literature. Please encourage your child to turn in all
work on time as we work through the final semester of
eighth grade. Thanks for your ongoing support!
After using systems of equations to help solve the
case of the missing family reunion order form, Algebra
students will make Einstein proud with their extensive
work with exponents. Advanced PreAlgebra students
will learn how architects plan, networks manage polls,
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Wow! The year is just blazing by! In Algebra,
students are learning about systems of equations, and
will be tested on Chapter Seven when the third quarter
begins. Also, a mid-term will be given at the beginning of January and will be included in the second
quarter grade. In Advanced PreAlgebra, students will
be studying linear equations and applying this to real
life situations. In Math 8, students will be studying
ratios, proportions and rates. I am looking forward to a
wonderful third quarter.
Happy New Year! Students finished up second
quarter by finishing the novels The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer and The House on Mango Street. Third quarter
starts with a Poetry unit. Students will be reading both
classic and modern poetry by poets like Shakespeare,
Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson and
many more. At the end of the unit, students will participate in a Poetry Café, which is a chance for students to
share their own poetry and memorize a poem from the
unit. After the Poetry unit, students will begin another
novel. Students in period three will read Animal Farm,
by George Orwell, and students in periods four, six and
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and companies make money in the ratios, proportions
and percents unit. Math 8 students will get a taste of
multi-step equations and inequalities as they continue to
build the skills they need to be prepared for Algebra.
Welcome back, and I hope you all had a restful
break. Upon our return, students in Science are doing
a short unit on genetics and DNA before beginning our
Chemistry unit. For an introduction to the Chemistry
unit, students will get to tie-dye a t-shirt! Our Chemistry
unit will cover the structure of matter and mixtures, and
we will also study the Periodic Table of Elements. As the
year progresses, our material will become more difficult. If you need help, please remember to see me on Tuesdays
and Thursdays at recess. High school registration is also coming up in February. If your child would like to go into Honors Physical
Science, the CCHS requirements are that they have scored
a 20 or above on the Science portion of the EXPLORE test,
that they will be in CP Geometry or higher next year, and
that they have shown hard work and dedication this year
in science. I will look at your child’s data before signing
off for the Honors Science and if you have any questions
or concerns, please email me.
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Welcome back to Language Arts! Students will
study poetry before beginning George Orwell’s, Animal
Farm. Advanced Language Arts students will read The
House on Mango Street in conjunction with a Poetry unit. All classes will continue to study grammar and vocabulary. Students will also continue to work on in-class
essays. Let the fun begin! Social Studies students conducted a great mock
Constitutional Convention in November, arguing just as
the actual delegates did. We are now delving into the
Constitution that was written during that 1787 convention, starting with the powers of Congress. We will also
be discussing the presidential primaries and caucuses
as they occur, anticipating our study of the executive
branch. In Science, we have been busy learning about
concepts in chemistry. Students received new workbooks
that they are allowed to write in. Feedback about these
new books has been very positive, as students get the opportunity to check their understanding as they read the
material. Students learned about trends in the Periodic
Table by building their own model of one. We finished
up the year with labs on density. When we get back from
Winter Break, students will learn about classifications
of matter, states of matter, and chemical and physical
changes. Math 8 students will be studying ratios, rates
and proportions, which they will apply to the concept of
similarity. Geometry students will continue their study
of the properties of quadrilaterals and parallel lines. After the conclusion of their chapter they will begin to look
at planes and three-dimensional geometry.
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‪In Language Arts, Advanced classes will be
putting Tom Sawyer on trial for juvenile delinquency as
a culminating activity for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Students will apply to play roles as lawyers, judges and
witnesses in this exciting trial. Our next novel will be
The Pearl, by John Steinbeck. Grade level Language Arts
students recently completed literary analysis essays
after completing The Pearl, by John Steinbeck. They also
focused on tracking the important themes of this novel.
Our next unit will be on poetry. Students will be reading
poetry by American poets, and will be writing a number
of their own poems. All classes will also focus on grammar in preparation for CTAPs. In Social Studies, students will be wrapping up
the Bill of Rights, and then begin the Legislative Branch
unit. Students will learn about the function, organization
and powers of Congress. We will also be discussing both
local and national legislation. Students will be writing
and researching their own bill, which they will propose
to the Senate and House (other students), and have to
defend their idea in a bill-to-law simulation.
In Science, we will be winding up the Chemistry
unit by finishing with the Periodic Table. They will be
working on a project called The Periodic Table Family
Album. We will also be tie-dying on January 12. All assignments, calendars, resources and announcements can
be accessed at the class web site: http://web.me.com/
mskellyteach/Science/Home.html. In Math 8, we will continue studying linear
functions. In Advanced PreAlgebra, we will study inequalities and linear functions. In Algebra, we will finish
Chapter Seven and start Chapter Eight (exponents and
exponential functions).
AVID
Tutorials have been going well with our sixth, seventh
and eighth graders. Students are bringing awesome
questions and doing a fabulous job of helping their
classmates during tutorials. In the AVID elective, we
have been continuing to look at marking the text and
critical reading, and are starting to work on test taking
strategies. Students are continuing to take Cornell notes
and organize their materials as the school year continues!
We hope to see everyone at our upcoming AVID Parent
Night, January 19 at 6:30pm in the Cafeteria. The topics
for the evening will include organization and
test taking.
6th Grade Honors Language Arts As we move into the second half of the year, the pace and complexity of our work will increase. In grammar, we will
build upon last quarter’s work with subjects and predicates by differentiating kinds of clauses and the sentence structures they create. We will continue examining vocabulary through etymology in Classical Roots.
Our third quarter novel is Theodore Taylor’s, The Bomb, the story of how the testing of the atomic bomb changed the
lives of the Bikinians, who had little contact with the modern world before World War II. The literary concept we will
will focus on is conflict, as we examine themes about the relationship between generations, the consequences of change,
the love for one’s community, and respect for the environment.
7th Grade Honors Language Arts
Seventh grade students are midway through their middle school experience and the honors classes – incredible, is it
not? This quarter, we will begin studying verbs and their complements, a challenging and complex grammar unit. We
will finish our third unit of Word Within the Word; the class has been doing so very well with these etymology and vocabulary lessons.
The literature unit for third quarter is ambitious, we will be studying Nazi aggression and the Holocaust. Jerry Spinelli’s, Milkweed is the literary vehicle for the unit. It is a moving and complex novel, set in the Warsaw ghetto as experienced by a young orphan. The novel offers both complex lessons in how some seek to dehumanize those of different
ethnic and religious backgrounds, as well as a complex structure and use of figurative language. Students will also
select among several options and read independently a related book. Please encourage your children to discuss the
events and literature with you. As incomprehensible and disturbing as the treatment millions received at the hands of
the Nazis is for adults, it is even more so for adolescents.
8th Grade Honors Language Arts
As we enter our final semester together, we are finishing some very sophisticated grammatical units, mastering verbals
not simply by identifying them but by analyzing their functions in sentences and their contribution to a sophisticated
writing style. We will continue with another lesson in Word Within the Word.
Our third quarter novel is Mark Haddon’s, the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, the lower case title of which
indicates the many unique qualities of the novel and its narrator. Through the novel, we are examining the literary concepts of narrative voice and reliability, perspective and humor. Thematically, we will be discussing empathy, the definition of truth, and the universality of human emotions, experiences and needs. French 1A
ELECTIVE NEWS
Bonjour! French 1A students enjoy composing dialogues about their everyday activities and friends. Chapters One and
Two in the On Y Va! text book took us on an exciting journey to French restaurants. Students know how to order food
in a restaurant, and how to advise a friend on what kind of food to order. Students had fun acting out restaurant scenes,
and they will not be lost in a real life situation. They know how to conjugate er verbs and an irregular verb, etre. Students learn their vocabulary through games, and they love singing French songs. Every chapter in the textbook will be
accompanied by a song thematically related to the material in the chapter. “ Le Chat Angora” and “Ma Mere M’envoie-tau Marche” are our chapter songs. French 1B
Bonjour! Students finished Chapter Ten in On Y Va! text book. They know how to make plans to do various activities in
town. Students composed their own dialogues using learned vocabulary from the chapter. Chapters 11 and 12 will bring
us to Paris. Students are going to watch several documentaries about the “City of Lights,” and its subway system. In
Chapter 12, we will discuss various means of transportation, their advantages and disadvantages. French Introduction
French Introduction finished a nine-week course of French. Students know how to introduce themselves. They can
carry on a short conversation in French telling their age, where they live, and what they like to do. Students learned
colors and how to use them as descriptive adjectives. Students learned the conjugation of er verbs. In the third quarter a
new group of students will begin an exciting journey of speaking, reading, listening and singing in French. Bienvenue!
Spanish 1A
¡Prospero Año Nuevo! Gracias por tu trabajo excelente en la clase de español. In the next several weeks, you will be
learning the numbers from 31 to 199, talking about what you need and want to do, discussing your class schedule, and
learning to tell time in Spanish. You should continue to study the new vocabulary (and review the words we have already learned) on a daily basis. Take every opportunity to speak Spanish outside of class. Theatre Arts
ELECTIVE NEWS Continued
Sixth grade students have explored props and costumes as actor’s tools, and now they focus on movement and gesture
as expressive tools. First, they acted in silent movies they created. Then, they applied movement skills to a scripted
scene and watched their characters come alive. Their quarter ends with an original piece. Seventh grade students
explore the complex acting tools of rhythm and memorization. After improvisational practice with these skills, they
present scenes that celebrate what they have learned. They also end with an original piece, which they present. Eighth
grade students have a showcase performance during their class period in which parents and teachers are invited (January 9, at 8:15 for Period 1, and January 11 at 9:05 for Period 2). Their creativity and concentration are amazing! It is
standing room only for all of these talented performers! Vocabulary test for all grades January 10.
Physical Education
Did you know that exercise may help ward off disease? Research has shown that exercise can help prevent heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type two diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, loss of muscle mass and
much more! So what are you waiting for? Get up and get moving!
6th Grade
All the sixth grade classes have had the chance to be in the weight room for a weight lifting unit. Students are now
finishing up volleyball and basketball units with their classes.
7th and 8th Grade
We have finished fitness testing and are getting ready to start our Badminton unit. During the unit, students have
worked on communication and various skills in order to be successful during tournament play with their teammates
and classmates.
7th and 8th Grade Weight Training
We finished fitness testing and are focused on proper technique for twenty-five lifts. We are learning which muscles
those lifts isolate and where the muscle is located. Get ready to create a more individualized workout.
Orchestra
Thanks to our many talented musicians for the community performances in December. Our gift of music made many
people happy. Sixth and seventh graders performed at Tagawa Garden Center, a seventh grade string quartet played for
the Superintendent’s Tea honoring teachers, and the Chamber Orchestra played for the residents at Caley Ridge Assisted
Living.
The wonderful opportunities continue in January. On January 18, the seventh and eighth graders will tour some of our
local elementary schools during the day, and that night the sixth graders take the stage here at school. January 23 brings
our first Chamber Orchestra and seventh and eighth grade Ensembles concert in the commons area. On January 31, the
eighth grade Orchestra is combining with West Middle School and Cherry Creek High School Orchestras for a concert at
the high school. All orchestras will travel to West Middle School on February 23 for the annual “Stringathon” concert.
This amazing event has over 400 middle school musicians all playing at once! We definitely have music in our lives.
Guitar
Seventh grade Guitar is a quarter-long introduction to playing the guitar. Eighth grade Intermediate Guitar is a continuation of the beginning class. We have learned much, and just finished our original compositions. Parents should set the
evening aside for a concert of these original compositions and other songs on January 9 at 7:00pm. Keep music in your
life!
Cherry Creek Republican Women’s Essay Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the Cherry Creek Republican Women’s Essay Contest, Deanna Alter and
Seung Min (Helen) Lee. The contest asked seventh grade students to write an essay responding to the question, “Why do so many people around the world want to immigrate to, and become citizens of, the United
States of America?” Deanna, whose writing received the first place award for Campus, and Helen, who received second place for
Campus, read their essays, and received Barnes and Noble gift certificates at an evening celebration for the
top five entrants on December 5. After the reading, Helen was chosen to represent the essay writers and read
her essay at a luncheon hosted by the Cherry Creek Republican Women on December 13.
CLINIC
Is it the flu or just a cold? Cold symptoms typically start as a sore throat followed by nasal symptoms, runny nose, congestion and a cough in the following days. Flu symptoms are usually more severe than cold symptoms and often come
on suddenly and include fever, muscle aches and soreness, headache and sometimes congestion and cough. Students
with cold symptoms may come to school. Frequent hand washing, avoiding touching of the nose and mouth, and social
distancing will help prevent the spread of a cold virus. Any student with a fever greater than 100 degrees should remain
at home until they feel better or until they are fever-free for 24 hours without Tylenol or ibuprofen.
TECH TALK
Tech News You Can Use
Student Computers at School
Sometimes a student wants to use a personal computer at school. In order to access our wireless network, a personal
computer must be running either Apple OS X version 10.5 or above or Windows XP, Vista or 7 full versions. Starter
or home versions of an operating system are not compatible with our network. Personal computers running noncompatible versions may be able to access the Internet, but will not be able to access CCSD system resources such as
servers or printers. Please call if you have questions.
From askbobrankin.com Internet Guru
Bing vs Google
“I hear a lot about Bing, the search engine from Microsoft. I’ve been a Google user since forever, and I’ve tried Bing a few
times, but didn’t find it compelling. What factors would show me if Bing truly provides a better search experience?”
Read more: http://askbobrankin.com/bing_versus_google.html
Who Owns That Website?
You may need to know who owns or operates a Web site. Most people do not realize that domain registration information is easily searched by using free publicly available databases. Here is how to get the name and contact info for
(almost) any website...
Read more: http://askbobrankin.com/who_owns_that_website.html
Have you updated your browser recently?
The security of your web browser is one of the most important things you can do to keep safe and virus-free online. But
incredibly, more than eight percent of the world is still using Internet Explorer 6, the browser that shipped with Windows XP more than ten years ago. The same often applies to Mac users who are still using an older version of Netscape,
Safari (run those system updates!) or Firefox (from Mozilla.com).
Read more: http://askbobrankin.com/time_to_upgrade_your_browser.html#ixzz1ft6pcdvO
Happy Computing,
Sue Zoeller, 720.554.2736, [email protected]
TCAP Dates
The scheduled dates for TCAP (Transitional Colorado Assessment Program, formerly CSAP)
for this school year will be March 6, 7 and 8 for 6th and 7th grade students.
For our 8th grade students, the dates will be March 6, 7, 8 and 9.
It is very important that your student is in school on these days and that they get a
good night’s rest each night prior to testing, and a good breakfast each morning. 10
COUNSELING
From Registrar
CMS Quarter Two ends January 14! Look for Report Cards to come home January 24!
School of Choice applications are now being accepted until February 1, 2012. This is a transfer request for CCSD residents to attend a different Cherry Creek School than their resident assignment. These applications are available at all
CCSD schools, as well as both Admissions offices. Please be aware that there is no guarantee of acceptance for all applicants. It is first come, first serve on a space available basis. District Admissions has asked us to date-stamp each application we receive, so please apply early.
From Counseling
CCHS Events for Eighth Graders
January 18 GT Information Night for High Ability Students
January 24 Parent Information Night, Tour/Meeting
January 31 Registration Materials Distributed at CMS
February 15 Electronic Pre-Registration at CMS
7:00
5:30 Tour
7:00 Meeting
1:00 – 3:00
9:55 – 3:05
Library
Fine Arts Theatre
Fine Arts Theatre
Classrooms
Lab
CMS Pre-Registration for 2011-2012
It is time for sixth and seventh graders to prepare for this year’s Electronic Pre-Registration! Students will have the opportunity to enter their own elective requests on the computer, just as the eighth graders do for CCHS. As in the past, the
elective options will be explained to students, and registration cards distributed for the students and parents to decide
together on the best elective choices for the student. The student will bring this signed registration card on pre-registration
day, and with guidance from the Counseling office, enter their choices in PowerSchool. We have been very excited to see
the students take responsibility for their elective requests!
The Counselors will meet with students the week of February 6 to distribute registration information.
Date students must bring parent-approved and signed registration cards to school:
February 22 - Seventh grade students enter approved elective choices in the computer lab
February 23 - Sixth grade students enter approved elective choices in the computer lab
Please be sure to discuss the options with your child before the assigned computer lab day. Please be aware that this is
pre-registration – we will do our best to assign the requested courses, but there is no guarantee that students will get the
courses requested. If you have any questions, please call the Counseling office at 720.554.2705.
Fifth Grade Parent Night
An information session for parents of fifth graders from our feeder schools will be held on Thursday, February 9 at 6:30
pm. Please mark your calendars.
College in Colorado
All CMS students have been introduced to CollegeInColorado.org, so be sure to ask your child to show you the website.
If the informative pamphlet did not make it home, stop by the Counseling office to pick up a copy. Eighth grade parents
should help your child register for the College Opportunity Fund, which provides money from the state should he/she
end up at a Colorado University.
Continuing the Discussion At Home…
Anti Bullying
Tattling versus Telling – Tattling is reporting something small to get someone in trouble. Telling is getting an adult involved
to help get someone out of trouble.
Red Ribbon Week is Coming Up – March 19 - 23
Geography Bee
On Thursday, January 12, one winner from each team
will be competing in our school-wide Geography Bee. They will be competing for the opportunity to go on to
the State competition. Good luck to all participants! 11
Readiness Emergency Management for Schools (REMS)
in Cherry Creek Schools 2011-2012
As a result of funds received in 2005 from the Emergency Response and Crisis Management (ERCM) grant
from the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, all leadership and school safety/crisis teams in the Cherry
Creek Schools have been receiving ERCM training. We have developed updated and effective emergency
response plans and procedures that align with state and federal Homeland Security Emergency Management
and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Since 2005, Cherry Creek Schools has improved communications with our community agencies, trained key
staff to provide for the emotional impact of a crisis on students and staff, and developed sustainable training materials and crisis response kits for our schools. In 2011 the ERCM process has changed to Readiness
Emergency Management for Schools (REMS). We are committed to continuing this effort with REMS training.
We would also like to take this opportunity to inform parents about new changes to the Cherry Creek School
District’s website that now give parents needed information about school safety and related issues. The website explains the district’s efforts to provide for both the physical and psychological safety of our children and
gives parents links to excellent online resources. This section of the district website continues to be under
construction and materials will be updated as needed. You can view the information by going to www.cherrycreekschools.org and selecting the Safety & Security Quick Links.
Topics and information include:
What to Do in the Event of an Emergency
Information about the CCSD Comprehensive Safe Schools Plan
Care Line Information (Revised 2011)
Other Resources, Links and/or Handouts:
Bullying/Harassment
Crisis Resources
Internet Safety
Parenting
Personal Safety (neighborhood, strangers, etc.)
Violence Prevention
For more information about your school’s crisis planning, please contact your school’s principal. For further
information about REMS planning in the schools, please contact Randy Councell, Director, Office of Safety
and Security, 720.554.4489 or Ronald Lee, Psy.D., Mental Health Coordinator, Safe Schools Design Team,
720.554.4252.
PBS Story Makers Contest
Congratulations to Kylie Hunter of Team 6-4! Her story “Hero Girl,” about a “tween” girl who is facing the pressure to fit in on a
superficial level, but decides that what is on the inside is more important,
was a runner up in the PBS Story Makers contest in which over 900 students entered!
Well done, Kylie!
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National Junior Forensics League Tournament
Eighth grade Oral Interpretation students were able to showcase what they have learned about the performance of
monologue in the Fourth National Junior Forensics League tournament in Greeley. Their strong showing at the competition indicates they have mastered the art of monologue!
In the category of Dramatic Monologue, Hanna Fernley placed fourth as a resilient teen-aged cancer patient. Jordan
Dillard placed third as a heart transplant recipient who tries to understand the feelings of the heart donor. Dayna Sloane
won first place, performing segments of a poetic novel in which a girl shares memories of her parents’ marriage and
divorce.
Seven students performed in the Humorous Monologue division. Sam Bai showed the perspective of a driver whose
drinking habits, too many colas, creates a misunderstanding with a traffic cop. Kylee Sibilia became a British history
teacher whose students think her passionate lecture about World War I deserves none of their attention. Ann Pogrebitsky’s character decided that her SAT should be a one-woman cheerleading performance rather than the traditional
written assessment of reading, writing, and math skills. Adam Resnick’s performance as the owner of a cat who is the
reincarnation of Einstein won him a sixth place award. Shantel Bartolome placed fourth as a teen whose exposure to
the channel-flipping habits of her grandfather destroys her own attention span. Leanne Sigman’s interpretation of a
Dave Barry column satirizing the ideal family vacation, a trip to Disney World, resulted in a third place finish. Matthew
LaRouche placed first with his interpretation of two Dave Barry columns showing the absurdity of a middle-aged man
engaging in sports for which he is ill-suited.
Congratulations to all our talented performers who prepared so rigorously for competition!
Congratulations to the 2011 Campus Robotics Team, the “Bot Dogs,” for their successes
at the Golden Qualifier Tournament.
Team “Apples and Oranges” took second place for the highest award, the Champion’s Award.
For the second year in a row, team “Food Fighters” won first place for Mechanical Design.
The “Green” team won first place for Gracious Professionals.
Mr. Burnett was awarded Outstanding Coach.
Congratulations too, to “Smurfs 2.0” who will be joining “Apples and Oranges” at the
State Tournament next month.
Way to go GoJos!
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6th Grade 3.5
First Quarter Honor Roll
Ali
Abbas
Jessie
Adams
Amadia
Al Amin
Allison
Aron
Mary
Ascherman
Chloe
Ashworth
Meghan
Atwell
Julia
Bailey
Leela
Barnes
Adam
Barrett
Mark
Bekerman
Lilly
Bernardis
Michael
Bess
Zachary
Biederman
Julia
Bierylo
Sophia
Bird
Sarah
Bordiuk
Christian
Borza Stapen
Ian
Bosman
Ethan
Bullard
Alyea
Caldwell
David
Camhi
Erin
Campbell
Payton
Canon
Jessica
Cantor
Ryan Dael
Caruso
Richard
Collins
Sebastian Peter Colsman
Kimberly
Connelly
Colin
Corwin
Katherine
Crise
Maxwell
Curcio
Kevin
Danfelser
Andrew
Dent
Rutuja
Dhumal
Katherine
Dillon
Riley
Dixon
Addisyn
Dodd
Shu
Dong
Anita
Douglas
Nicholas
Edwards
Ty
Engelke
Jack
Evenson
Sierra Yvonne Figueroa
Matthew
Fisher
Isabel
Fleischli
Kenna
Flower
Daniel
Gano
Emily
Garcia
Ethan
Geller
Jackson
Geraci
Kevin
Geraci
Stephanie
Gladu
Emma
Gollob
Jaqueline
Gonzalez
Eric
Gottschall
Duncan
Gottschall
Drew
Granger
Carlie
Greeley
Natnael
Haile
Alexander
Harrington
Brett
Hazlett
Jacqueline
Henry
Parker
Hilvitz
Lucas James
Hoffman
Kensington
Holman
Jacob
Houser
Yunfei
Huang
Clare
Hudson
Kathryn
Huun
Hyun Soo
Jang
Evelyn
Jenkins
Jimin
Jeon
Byoungju
Jin
Anneka
Johnson
Hayden
Jones
Sydney
Kalt
Hoyt
Karr
Lian
Kelmann
Yonghyeon
Kim
Joonwoo
Kim
Charles
Korell
Filip
Kovar
Ashetyn
Labay
Ethan
Lan
Jack
Lay
Jack
Leach
Sang
Lee
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Hojoon
Lee
Anna
Lehr
Aubrea
Leikam
Ryan
Long
Van
Lucas
Olivia
Lueck
Melissa
Marshall
Christopher
Martin
Lauren
Mastin
Skyler
Matteson
Hanna
May
Victoria
Mccann
Jordan
Mccurdy
Sydney
Mech
Jannae
Mehaffey
Christian
Mellon
Hannah
Meumann
Brayden
Minney
Nicholas
Mirabella
Oliver
Molberg
Siddharth
Nair
Robyn
Naze
Claire
Nelson
Andy
Nguyen
Savannah
Opp
Emily
Owen
Tyler
Paddor
Jae Woo
Park
Reed
Peterson
Luke
Pezdirtz
Molly
Powell
Joshua
Pyeon
Iran
Quintana Barrera
Leo
Rahn
Casey
Randall
Allison
Reed
Gabriel
Reuter
Megan
Rielly
Leslie
Rios
Britt
Rogers
Draven
Ryan
Julia
Salame
Benjamin
Sampson
Parker
Schelwat
Aiden
Schlosky
Lauren
Becker
Samantha
Schmitt
Sydney
Beckett
Tyler
Schultz
Emilee
Bentler
Talia
Schwartz
Caitlin
Blakeley
Eric
Shearer
Kayla
Boxer
Ivan
Shelkovich
Taylor
Braun
Leon
Shen
Brett
Brenner
Isaac
Shin
Lily
Brooks
Hannah
Sievers
Braeden
Campbell
Eli
Silverman
Mehar
Chadha
Matthew
Simpson
Lincoln
Chambers
Anshika
Singh
Tim Lam
Chan
Melina
Sipek
Maya
Christo
Keaton
Smith
Teylor
Cline
Mikhail
Solok
Timothy
Cooper
Dailey
Solomon
Nicola
Cooper
Misella
Stiebrina
Faith
Cunningham
Carter
Still
Hannah Pei
Cussen
Robert
Sullan
Cara
Del Rosso
Leah
Sullivan
Rebecca
Demaree
Samantha
Szachara
Daniel
Deng
Alexander
Tatman
Margaret
Dougherty
Alyssa
Tatum
Bennett
Edelschein
Joshua
Taylor
Joseph
Enriquez
Rebekah
Taylor
Anthony
Espinoza
Sumon
Tewelde
Lindsey
Evans
Ryan
Toohill
Elizabeth
Fehr
Daisy
Van
Mackenzie
Fisher
Brigitta
Venette
Abigail
Fisher
Faith
Weekley
Sam
Flora
Grant
Whittelsey
Trent
Fowler
Rhian
Williams
Daniel
Franklin
Sierra
Williams
Samuel
Freed
Drisana
Willner
Henry
Friedman
Julie
Zahner
Zachary
Galinkin
Kevin
Zapanta
Larissa
Gamble
Jason
Zimmerman
Tagleet
Geltser
Eli
Zimmerman
Caleb
Gerken
Maxmillian
Gomez
Joseph
Grillo
Ashley
Hand
Ruby Jonnie
Hanks
Maxwell
Henden
Alexander
Herman
Adam
Hoerger
6th Grade 4.0
Isabel Elise
Adkisson
Sheila
Alizadeh
Isabel
Anema
Betty
Bai
Georgia
Batson
Salar
Bavandpour
Kathryn Carol Hoffman
15
Hailey
Hogue
Kathryn
Holder
Kylie
Hunter
Leah
Huzjak
Colette
Jackson
Brandon
Jacobs
Dai An
Jiang
Megan
Joyce
Kavya
Kannan
Sabina
Khanna
Nayoung
Kim
Daniel
Kim
Audrey
Koenig
Sandra
Kohl
Swathi
Kompella
Shelby
Kreiling
Lara
Kremer
Gautham
Krishnan
Tanvi
Kumar
Grace
Lao
Hamilton
Lee
Taylor
Mancini
Anna
Mccollum
Seth
Mellon
Sarah
Meumann
Michelle
Moon
Molly
Moran
John
Morrison
Joey
Murray
Abigail
Musler
Omid
Nasabzadeh
Rachael
Nieberg
Page
Niichel
Megan
O Connor
Roxanne
Pallotto
Seyeon
Park
Keun
Park
Pritika
Parmar
Molly
Parris
Emily
Powis
Abilash
Prabhakaran
Hannah
Presken
Max
Pumilia
Mia
Raben
Manasi
Raol
Joseph
Reiff
Juli
Richardson
Blake
Rippe
Emmaleth
Ryan
Lauryn
Sall
Pearl
Schwartz
Jared
Scott
Olivia
Seamone
Dana
Sheldon
Ji
Shin
Hali
Sibilia
Stephen
Sigman
James
Singer
Aditya
Sinha
Zachary
Smith
Delaney
Smith
Chloe
Smith
Rachel
Sochinski
Tamara
Sriram
Katrina
Starbird
Amanda
Stewart
Emily
Strande
Charles
Synnott
Kaia
Telford
Davin
Underhill
Benjamin
Underwood
Madeline
Webb
Alden
Wedel
Jackson
Will
Julia
Woolley
Nina
Yee
Emily
Zeng
Nathan
Zhao
7th Grade 3.5
Elezabet
Alem
Sydney
Andersen
Elijah
Anderson
Jennifer
Arellano Linares
Gweneth
Asher
Lindsey
Babcock
Nicholas
Baez
Reilly
Barnes
Dexter
Beasley
Jeremy
Belinski
Jacob Blake
Bencivenni
Lars
Berg
Philip
Berg
Endlkachew
Beyene
Natalie
Block
Khaliunaa
Bolormaa
Sophie
Bonilla
Bailey
Brooks
Garrett
Brown
Baisia Emerald Brown
Colin
Burdine
Dallin
Butler
Jake
Butler
Kaelyn
Campbell
Isabelle
Campbell
Katherine
Carter
Rayna
Chacon
Jilla Lucidity
Chamanbahar
Mitra
Chamanbahar
Kate
Chapman
Woo
Choi
Joshua
Chua
Madeleine
Colehower
Michael
Costa
Claudia
Cramer
Brody
Cummins
Hannah
Cunningham
Caroline
Danos
Fisher
Darling
Jacob
Dellacqua
Komal
Dhruv
Alec
Doniger
Jeremy
Doniger
Conor
Egan
Jackson
Egan
Mickaela
Ekdahl
Lauryn
Engel
Jacob
Engelken
Charles
Fowler
Ojaswee
Ghosh Moulick
Caroline
Gilly
Henry
Gordon
Jack
Gripenstraw
Gulnoor
Grover
Sarah
Hait
Jacob
Harding
Sydney
Harskjold
Yuuki
Hashimoto
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Robert
Hayutin
Samuel
Hoffman
Greta
Holdheide
Alec
James
Dooyoung
Jeong
Elizabeth
Jones
Shota
Kajiya
Tracy
Kammerer
Ryan
Karki
Elizabeth
Katsnelson
Patrick
Kelly
Peytin
Kenney
Jinhyeok
Kim
Jeong
Kim
Seo Yeon
Ko
Hannah
Kramer
Miranda
Krenek
Bomie
Kwon
Katherine
Lane
Julianna
Langskov
Samuel
Larsen
Jennifer
Lee
Ja Young
Lee
Gabriell
Lee Clarey
Rebecca
Lubatty
Matthew
Lubatty
Aimee
Mannino
Savero
Amirudin
Manoppo
Ben
Masi
Akihisa
Matsumoto
Mitchell
McCluney
Jalen
Meeks
Rebecca
Mello
Alicia
Merlo
Alyssa
Mintz
Sarah
Mooney
Raybecca
Morton
Allison
Murphy
Nirali
Murthy
Nicole
Naper
Pamela
Negel
Ayrton
Nichols
Gabrielle
Nimmo
Asher
Nolting
Kelsey
O Hara
Katriel
Overton
Hannah
Varble
Natalya
Oveysi
Nichole
Vetromila
Douglas
Owen
Ashley
Wallace
John
Padilla
Katelin
Wallace
Reed
Paterson
Andrew
Walters
Christian
Pena
Evan
Welch
Kayley
Planchon
Aidan
Werner
Maxwell
Potter
Shane
Wilson
Hallie
Priday
Jessica
Winn
Steven
Priddy
Zachary
Wolk
Chase
Quist
Allyson
Woolley
Zachary
Raak
Cliff
Xu
Christian
Robb
Andrew
Yang
Kiana
Roberts
Benjamin
Yee
Celine
Rojel
Adysn
Yeo
Charles
Ryan
Sarina
Sanchez
7th Grade 4.0
Tyler
Schaffer
Cody
Schultz
Brian
Sellers
David
Senter
Talia
Shafer
Margarita
Shleyfer
Hannah
Shwayder
Brooke
Sidon
Claire
Silver
John
Simonton
Kerra
Smith
Jackson
Smith
Haley
Snowden
Justin
Snyder
Sienna
Solis
Joshua
Spielman
Alexander
Spitzer
Haylee
Stahalik
Grace
Stahl
Georgia
Stavropoulos
Ethan
Steffen
Joseph
Stewart
Gabrielle
Thomas
Alec
Thompson
Cole
Thomson
Franklin
Tran
Aijana
Underwood
Austin
Valdetero
Nihar
Vallem
Monzer
Alatrach
Brenna
Allison
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