Mary Hall said her grandchildren are growing up and beyond that “young kid” stage.
It’s fine with her as she has a never-ending stream of youngsters to interact with as a volunteer in the Foster Grandparents program.
Hall, a retired nurse from Marshalltown, spends three days a week volunteering as part of the program at Fisher Elementary School. It’s something she’s done for the past 10 years.
Read the full story in the Marshalltown Times-Republican.
MHS senior Paola Diaz receives the Best in Show: 3D Artwork award at the CIML Art Show held Wednesday, April 9, at Marshalltown High School.
Marshalltown High School hosted the CIML Art Show Wednesday, with MHS students earning three blue ribbons, five honorable mentions, and Best in Show for 3D artwork.
Ames, Fort Dodge, Waukee, West Des Moines and Mason City showcased the best of their student artwork along with Marshalltown. Art teachers selected the pieces to be presented at the CIML show where retired art educator Will Hildebrandt served as judge. In addition to the judged categories there were students’ choice and teachers’ choice awards.
In the morning students toured the art collection at Fisher Community Center and visited the Marshalltown Community College art and design departments.
MHS senior Paola Diaz won Best in Show: 3D for her Raku vase. Other MHS students earning ribbons and honorable mention are as follows:
Read more about the art show, including the Best in Show winner, in today’s Marshalltown Times-Republican.
MHS state Envirothon participants: Sean Finn, Madison Sogge, Adam Willman, Jacob Ramsey-Smith, Dayana Carrera, Chandler Fisher, Wynn Tan, Olyvia Mathews, Abby Snyder, Collin Krukow.
Marshalltown High School secured its 8th state Envirothon title yesterday, winning the Iowa championship at Springbrook State Park in Guthrie Center.
MHS had two teams competing April 7: the “Marshalltown Whales 1” and “Marshalltown Whales 2”. The Whales 1 placed first in the oral event and first overall. Whales 2 placed first in the soils event. The second place team overall was Riceville FFA.
Whales 1: Sean Finn, Abby Snyder, Adam Willman, Dayana Carrera, Chandler Fisher
The contest consisted of four outdoor stations covering forestry, wildlife, soils, and aquatics as well as a 15-minute oral presentation on this year’s current issue: Sustainable Local Agriculture.
This is the third state Envirothon title for seniors Abby Snyder and Adam Willman (2012, 2013, 2014) and the second for senior Sean Finn (2013, 2014).
The team will now compete at the Midwestern Envirothon Championships
Whales 2: Jacob Ramsey-Smith, Wynn Tan, Madison Sogge, Olyvia Mathews, Collin Krukow
at Loyala University in Chicago Aug. 4-7. Due to financial issues and changes in program leadership the 2014 International Envirothon in Athens, Georgia, was cancelled.
Franklin Elementary Battle of the Books team.
Franklin Elementary won the third annual Marshalltown Elementary Battle of the Books held Thursday, April 3, at Marshalltown Public Library.
Teams of 5-6 students squared off in three rounds (plus a tie-breaker round) answering reading comprehension questions. Students competed in school-level battles to qualify for the district battle.
Franklin Elementary will keep the traveling trophy until next year.
Of all the students Karen Roessler has taught in her 30-year career, current Woodbury Elementary School third grader Jessica Buenrostro stands out.
“Jessica works harder than any student I’ve ever had,” said Roessler, who is her reading teacher.
Read Jessica’s full spotlight in today’s Marshalltown Times-Republican.
Miller Middle School state qualifiers (L to R) David Wahl, Victoria Johnson, Jacqueline Wahl.
Marshalltown Schools will send three projects to the state National History Day contest April 28 at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Extended Learning Program (ELP) students from Lenihan Intermediate, Miller Middle School and Marshalltown High School were part of 435 junior high and high school students participating in the regional contest Wednesday, April 2, at Central College.
MHS senior Emily Barske is a state qualifier in the in the Senior Individual Website category with her site titled:” Quaker Oats: An Example of Rights and Responsibilities in Food Processing”. Emily also received an “Outstanding Use of a Local Topic” award.
Seventh grader David Wahl will go to state with his individual exhibit “The Atomic Bomb” and eighth graders Jacqueline Wahl and Victoria Johnson will take their group exhibit “The Rights and Responsibilities of Managing the Monopolies.”
In addition to the state qualifying projects, several other students received awards or were finalists in their categories:
Marshalltown High School participatens (L to R) Natalie Kueny, Whitney Canaday, and state qualifier Emily Barske.
MARSHALLTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Junior Natalie Kueny won “Outstanding Bibliography” award in the senior research paper category. Her paper is titled “John Muir: Profit of the Parks”.
Freshman Whitney Canaday was a finalist in the senior individual exhibit category with her exhibit titled “Alexander Clark: Iowa’s Pioneer of Negro Rights”. She also received an “Outstanding Use of a Local Topic” Award.
MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Stella Roseburrough-Borras and Kya Naughton received the “Outstanding Presentation” and “Excellent Use of Props and Resources” awards for their exhibit: “Disney Goes to War”.
Caleb Summers, Sam Estrada and Emily Miller received a “Superior Knowledge of Topic” award for their exhibit: “Chernobyl: The Responsibilities of Few, the Rights of Many”.
Eve Nettesheim and Carissa King received an “Outstanding Bibliography” award for their exhibit: “Animal Rights: Their Rights, Your Responsibilities”.
LENIHAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Will Van Buren, Austin Shomo, and Wyatt DeMeyer received an “Excellent Use of Props and Resources” award for their exhibit: “Jackie Robinson: More than a Number”.
Kaci Uhde, Madi Finch, Liberty Grife, and Leydi Chavarria received an “Excellent Use of Props and Resources” award for their exhibit: “Vietnam: War of Conflict?”
Tyler Downey and Joe Barlow received a “Creative Entry” award for their exhibit: “Dropping the Bomb”.
Bennett Hageman, Jordan Anderson, Trevor Ketcham, and Lucas Kramer relieved participation awards for their exhibit: “Civil War-Gettysburg”.
Heather Junk received a participation award for her exhibit: “Holocaust”.
Kaylee Foth received a participation award for her exhibit: “Titanic”.
Quinten Woolery and Bennett O’Hare were selected for a Judges’ Choice purple ribbon. This award is given at judges’ discretion. Quinten and Bennett are invited to present their project at the Iowa Technology and Education Connection in October.
Nineteen Miller Middle School students participated in the Central Iowa Student Technology Fair at Iowa State University Tuesday, April 1, earning numerous honors.
The students, all part of the Extended Learning Program, were among 200 students representing more than 15 schools in Central Iowa. Students created projects in these areas: 3-D Rendering/Non-linear Animation, Graphics/Publishing, Innovative Technology Use, Mobile Apps, Music and Sound Design, Programming, Video or Linear Presentation (includes animation), and Web Presence. Students gave a 10-minute presentation to the judges about their learning.
Receiving Red Ribbons for Commendable Work:
Receiving Blue Ribbons for Technical Merit:
Quinten Woolery and Bennett O’Hare were also selected for a Judges’ Choice purple ribbon. This award is given at judges’ discretion. Quinten and Bennett are invited to present their project at the Iowa Technology and Education Connection in October.
Jump Rope for the Heart participants at the National Guard Armory.
Rogers Elementary held a Jump Rope for the Heart “jump-a-thon” March 20 at the National Guard Armory, with 32 students raising $600 for the American Heart Association.
The jump-a-thon was held from 3:30 to 5:30pm and helped raise awareness about the importance of exercise and healthy living.
Back row: Ryan McDaniel, Collin Krukow, Chandler Schmidt. Middle row: Juan Andrade, Whitney Canaday, Therese Kuhlman, Abby Snyder. Front row: James Drummer, Sean Finn, Adam Willman, Andrew Walker. Not shown: Analisa Iole, Frank Iole, Mary Drummer.
Marshalltown High School placed fourth out of 14 teams at the Iowa Science Olympiad held Saturday, March 29, at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.
MHS competed in 22 events, with students earning top three medals in 10 events:
This team was coached by Susan Fritzell and Pam Brewer-Michael and sponsored through the MHS Extended Learning Program. Learn more about Science Olympiad at http://www.soinc.org
Adam Willman
Marshalltown High School senior Adam Willman earned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s “Moving the Planet Forward” award at the State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa March 28 for his microbiology research.
Willman’s project, “The Use Of Bacteriophages to Purify Water,” earned honorable mention in the microbiology category in addition to the NOAA honor. In his research Willman determined the concentration of bacteriophage that is optimal to effectively kill e. coli. Then he applied this knowledge to treating bacteria that naturally occur in river water.
Willman conducted his research through the MHS Extended Learning Program.
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