Announcements-Friday, November 4th-B Day
Monday – A Day
MOCK TRIAL
Congratulations to our SMS / JMS Middle School Mock Trial team members who participated in Mock Trial State Competition this week. Members of Team Purple have moved on to the Quarterfinal Round on Friday, December 4th, to determine the top four teams in the state.
Seventh grade students Harrison Burkhardt and Henry Zou were both named Outstanding Witness by the Iowa Bar Association member judges for their performances so far. Congratulations to all an #godragons !
Team Purple (moving on to quarter finals)- HS Coaches: Dylan and Chase McLaren, Rachel Winkler, Rachel Ruisch
Harrison Burkhardt* – * Outstanding Witness!
Jeffrey Becker
Lucy Kiekhaefer
Ella Prince
Zoe Zhang
Matthew Zhang
Gabi LaRota
Kaylee Jones
Maraya Wiltfang
Team Dragon (state qualifier)- HS Coaches: Eshaan Chandani, Sophie Ruddy, Ellie Lashier, Jeffrey Zou
Henry Zou*- *Outstanding Witness
Lauren Lashier
Tay Ohr-Rottler
Akul Gonchigar
Anna Lu
Connor Brinkmeyer
Sydney Maule
Madeline Koenigs
Nikolay Silkin
Kathir Kalyanaraman
FROM THE LIBRARY
Pet Photo Contest!
Enter our first ever Pet Photo Contest! It’s easy to participate! Take a picture of your pet “reading” a book, and e-mail it to Mrs. McAlister! Please submit all entries by Winter Break. Winners will be announced in January!
Featured Book of the Week:
Katherine Applegate’s newest book (she wrote The One and Only Ivan) is Home of the Brave. This book is written in verse and follows Kek’s journey from growing up in Africa to moving to Minnesota as a refugee. There are a lot of adjustments that Kek has to make to get used to living in the United States. As he’s learning many new things, Kek is constantly worried about his mom that has not yet made it to America. Is she alive? And if so, will they be reunited?