Newsletter of Friends of Johnston EL PP

Newsletter of
Friends of Johnston ELP
Bright Ideas
May 2009
H e l p i n g T h i n k e rs T h i nk
20082008 - 2009
B OARD M EMBERS
Our board members represent all schools
within our district, as indicated below.
Feel free to contact us with any questions,
suggestions, or to volunteer to help with
any of our activities. We would love to
hear from you!
Janet Petersma, President
JHS / 515-270-0561
jpetersma@mchsi.com
Jane McDowell, Treasurer
Lawson, JMS, JHS / 515-270-0012
ljmcdowell@mchsi.com
Sue Nagel, Secretary
Wallace, JHS / 515-334-0999
nalanelg@mchsi.com
Salim Chandani, Member at Large
Horizon / 515-334-0647
salimchandani@mchsi.com
Thank You to Our Board Members
As the school year ends, we would like to thank all of our board members for their service this
year. We are truly fortunate to have such a dedicated and hardworking group guiding our
organization.
Four board members will be stepping down from their roles: Kari Dostalik (database
coordinator); and Ellie Holland, Cheryl Miller, and Greti North (members at large). We thank
them for their time and dedication to our group. Other board members will be changing roles
for the coming school year as we look to fill these vacancies.
At our first meeting of next school year (to be held in September), we will ask our members to
vote on a complete slate of officers for Friends of Johnston ELP for the 2009-2010 school year. If
you have any questions, feel free to contact any of us over the summer months. We will see you
at our fall meeting!
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Kari Dostalik, Member at Large
Timber Ridge / 515-252-1892
kdostalik@msn.com
Ellie Holland, Member at Large
Kathy Paul
JCSD ELP Coordinator, assists
with 7th, 8-9 ELP, Lawson,
assessment, training
(515) 278-0476
kpaul@johnston.k12.ia.us
Easiest to contact
by e-mail
Sue Cline
ELP Teacher at Johnston High
School / Advanced Placement
(515) 278-0449
scline@johnston.k12.ia.us
E-mail or call during school
hrs (except 8:00-8:45 AM
and 2:10-2:55 PM)
Mitzi
Hetherton
ELP Teacher at Horizon
and Timber Ridge
(515) 986-1121 (Horizon)
(515) 331-4379 (Timber Ridge)
mhetherton@johnston.k12.ia.us
Contact by e-mail
or phone
Judie Horka
Part-Time ELP Teacher
at Wallace
(515) 278-0478 (Lawson)
(515) 278-6977 (Wallace)
jhorka@johnston.k12.ia.us
Contact by e-mail or
phone on Wednesdays,
Thursdays, or Fridays
Nancy McGill
ELP Teacher at Beaver Creek
and Timber Ridge
(515) 278-6228 (Beaver Creek)
(515) 331-4379 (Timber Ridge)
nmcgill@johnston.k12.ia.us
Call between 3 and 4 PM
or e-mail for a
convenient time
Connie Pruitt
ELP Teacher
at Summit
(515) 986-0318
cpruitt@johnston.k12.ia.us
Contact by e-mail
or phone
Jessie Todd
Part-Time ELP Teacher
at Lawson
278-0478 (Lawson)
jessie.todd@johnston.k12.ia.us
E-mail or call on Mon/Tues
afternoons, Wed mornings,
or all day Thursday
Summit, JMS / 515-252-6158
Holland@candjleasing.com
Shanyn Kramersmeier, Member at Large
Horizon / 515-986-0388
Shanynk@mchsi.com
Cheryl Miller, Member at Large
Beaver Creek, Summit / 515-999-2536
millerland@mchsi.com
Greti North, Member at Large
Summit, JHS / 515-252-7354
North.Greti@principal.com
Kate Safris, Member at Large
Horizon / 515-986-1591
kastsafrii@aol.com
Kathy Paul, ELP Coordinator
515-278-0476
kpaul@johnston.k12.ia.us
News from Friends of Johnston ELP
Visit our website at http://www.johnston.k12.ia.us/schools/elp/
Programs for 2009-2010 School Year
One of our goals is to provide educational programs for families and supporters of high-ability students. The dates of
next year’s programs will be published on our website and on the 2009-2010 school calendar. Specific topics will be
posted on our website. We hope to see you at our programs next year!
Make the Most of Summer
Summer time can yawn like a timeless, shapeless cavern for some kids and their parents.
Don't let that be you! With a little advance planning, you can organize your summer so that
you and your children will look forward to the time as an opportunity to enrich, renew, and
refresh. Here are some tips for planning a summer for your high-ability kids:
Find out what your
child really wants to
do. Does she want to
be with a friend or do
an independent project? Even though you think a
particular program sounds great, listen to your
child's reaction---he's the one who will have to be
there.
Match an activity with your child's passion. If your
child doesn't have a passion, find an activity that
piques her interest and use it as an opportunity to
explore new territory.
Allow your child to choose to do something nonacademic, even though an alternate academic
challenge seems too good to pass up.
Remember that you are parenting a whole child--consider how you can help your child discover or
develop a new skill or interest that he may not even
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know he has. When your child shows by his
behavior that he is tired or stressed, relax and let
him just hang out for a while.
Keep the last couple of weeks before school starts
free---let your child have some downtime, even
possible boredom, before the structure of school
days resumes.
Use family vacation time as a teaching tool. Have
your child research geology, history, and culture of
the place you will be visiting. After the trip, create a
scrapbook to show where you went and what you
learned.
Take advantage of free nature, museum, or
recreation area activities.
Teach your child kitchen skills; let him learn to make
some dishes or baked goods and create a cookbook
of his own cuisine.
Read, read, read, and read some more!
Summer Opportunity: Jacobson Entrepreneurship Academy
The Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship at The University of Iowa is offering a camp for business-minded students in grades seven
through nine in Des Moines. The Jacobson Entrepreneurship Academy will be offered July 27 – July 31 at the Pappajohn Higher Education
Center, 1200 Grand Ave. in downtown Des Moines. The camp, sponsored by the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation, will be held daily from 8:30
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, convenient for working parents in downtown Des Moines. Throughout the week, campers will hear from nationally
recognized entrepreneurs, tour local start-up companies, and get hands-on instruction from UI entrepreneurship faculty. They will write their
own business plans and at the end of the week, campers will present their businesses plans and compete for seed capital, cash prizes, and
recognition as a top young entrepreneur in Iowa.
The fee for the camp is $159 per student, which includes lunches, snacks, instruction, class materials, camp T-shirt, bus transportation for tours
and the graduation reception. Several scholarships are available to those in need. Registration continues until all spaces are filled. Registration
materials are available on the Jacobson Institute website at www.jacobsoninstitute.org. For more information, contact Dawn Bowlus, Jacobson
Institute director, at 319-335-0985 or dawn-bowlus@uiowa.edu.
Special note: Johnston student Mark Gee participated in this program and highly recommends it, per his dad!
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News from Our Elementary Schools
Submitted by Mitzi Hetherton, Judie Horka, Nancy McGill, Elementary ELP Teachers
Fifth Grade Civil Rights Field Trip
Fifth grade students have been participating in a literature study on civil rights. As an introduction to the unit, they took a field trip
to the Iowa Historical Building to participate in “Inalienable Rights,” a History Through the Arts Museum Theatre Program in which
they learned about civil rights through a performance based on the play by Dr. Roxann Ryan. It documents three landmark civil
rights cases in the state of Iowa: Clark v. Board of Directors (1869), Coger v. NW Union Packet Co. (1873), and Griffin v. Katz Drug
(1949), as well as the actions leading to the suits. The music, fine acting, and writing of The Old Creamery Theatre Company
brought the past to life and taught students about the injustice of segregation, Jim Crow laws, and the strength of powerfulminded women. Students enjoyed reenacting a crime with a local lawyer and working as a jury to deliver a verdict. They sang
songs of protest from various eras in history and listened to an historian share his knowledge.
Math Olympiad School Champions
At the culmination of five tests taken between November
and March, the following Math Olympiad champions were
crowned:
Beaver Creek
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Justin Hu with 12 points
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Pete Beebe and Derek Hackman with 11 points
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The top three scorers at BC were all 4th graders.
Horizon
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Sara Siebrecht, 4th grade
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Alex Monen, 5th grade
Lawson
Erik Francois and Karl Rasmussen with 13 points
Timber Ridge
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Xavier Leonard, 4th grade
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Adam Dostalik, 5th grade -- Adam was our two-time
champion. He scored 22 out of 25 total points, with three
perfect-score tests. The closest score to his at Timber
Ridge was a 13.
Wallace
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Tyler Franke, 5th grade
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Brandin Johnson and Josh Muller, 4th grade, tied
for first
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Thirty Wallace students participated!
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Letters About Literature Winners
Out of the 603 elementary students from around Iowa who participated in the
Letters About Literature contest, there were 6 winners, 27 finalists, and 17
semifinalists. Johnston once again had a strong showing of students who placed in
this contest. Those who were recognized as winners and finalists received a letter
from an Iowa Center for the Book staff member commending them on their writing
strengths and providing constructive advice on how to be a better writer. The
winners are:
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Horizon: Ally Wellman, 5th grade, was a finalist for her letter about Main
Street: Welcome to Camden Falls. Meredith Campidilli, 5th grade, was a
semifinalist.
Lawson: Lavina Kalwani, 4th grade, was a finalist for her letter about The
City of Ember. Becca Swanson, 4th grade, was a finalist for her letter about
A Wrinkle in Time.
Timber Ridge:
Ridge Kenton Thoms, 5th grade, was named a finalist for his letter to Jerry Spinelli in response to the book,
Wringer. Elizabeth Boeschen, 4th grade, and Madie Churchill, 5th grade, were named semifinalists.
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Elementary News, continued
Scholastic Essay Contest
Kudos to Brooke Thacker, Timber Ridge 4th grader, who was named one of the “top ten talented and insightful” winners in the
Scholastic Essay Contest “What is the Big (gest) Idea?” Nearly 2,000 students from around the country entered their idea for the
best invention ever. Brooke took on the persona of a mirror, her invention of choice, to creatively share the benefits mirrors have
had in society. Here is a snippet from her essay:
“Sometimes the very important inventions do not have to be fancy. My friends the computer, the car, and the light bulb often get
recognized as the most important inventions. Yet I, the mirror, am also
significant because I help make the world connected, safe and
healthy… Mirror, mirror on the wall (and in the satellite, telescope, car,
bike, and microscope), I am the biggest idea of them all!”
Timber Ridge Students Show Creativity
Timber Ridge students used their creative minds to design dioramas of a
section of their dream backyard, as part of the Backyard Getaway
project. Pictured: Samuel Zhang, Kyle Burgess, Anna Losen, and Elizabeth Boeschen
Stock Market Game Results
During the Stock Market game that ran from January to April at Horizon
and Timber Ridge, Meredith Campidilli, Horizon, was the grand
champion of the overall region of 39 students, beating out a Roland
Story Middle School student by only $166. Winning for Timber Ridge,
and 10th place overall was Devin Vander Werff.
News from Summit Middle School
Submitted by
by Connie Pruitt, Summit ELP Teacher
MathCounts State Competition
The MathCounts State Competition took place at Drake University March 13. Margaret Tian, Summit 7th
grade student, qualified for this event by placing in the top 10 at the regional competition in February.
Margaret placed 21st at state in this highly competitive math event. MathCounts is a national math
enrichment program that is sponsored by the Iowa Engineering Foundation, The Iowa Engineering Society,
and The National Society of Professional Engineers. Other members of the MathCounts Regional team were
Grace Ma, Pratyusha Bujimalla, Abby Dockum, Vaibhav Srikaran, Karen Chen, Smith Kraai, Jack Dolde, and
Ethan Niu. Summit ELP teacher Connie Pruitt was coach for the team.
Community Service Project
The Learning Post in Urbandale was the site for a fundraiser on Saturday, April 4. Shuda
Jarboe, Summit sixth grade student, decided to embark on an ambitious community
service project. With the help of several students in Mrs. Pruitt’s ELP classes, Shuda made
and sold a variety of bookmarks with proceeds going toward the ELP department at
Summit. Shuda’s bookmarks will be on sale at The Learning Post for a limited time.
Pictured: Margaret Tian at MathCounts competition; Connie Pruitt and Shuda Jarboe at The Learning Post
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Summit News, continued
Summit Students Shine at History Day
Summit Middle School had an outstanding showing at the District
History Day competition on April 2. The event took place at the
State Historical Building. Fifty-two students in Mrs. Pruitt’s ELP
class brought home the first place trophy for Junior Large School
Division. The theme this year was “The Individual in History:
Actions and Legacies”.
Students attending the event were Cameron Hay, Alec Kuehn,
Shana Hudson, Rachel Li, Emma Grace Walter, Alex Casten, Niki
Ferguson, Kate Allender, Elea Kaptain, Jack Dolde, Ethan Niu, Erica
Thacker, Shuda Jarboe, Kristen Stucker, Emily Larson, Payton
Thompson, Karli Killian, Sandra Kromminga, Addy Pender, Jennifer
Curiel, Georgia Carroll, John Danielson, Nicolas Collison, Andrew
Front row: Kavita Israni-Winger, Lydia Sinclair, Aditi Dinakar,
Mills, John Koopal, Andrew Boge, Margaret Tian, Karen Chen, Anna
Madeline
Taylor, Monica Gagne, Ellie Wallace, Georgia Carroll. Back
Lam, Grace Ma, Aditi Dinakar, Hannah Berger, Josh Hjelmaas, Jordan
row: Josh Hjelmaas, John Koopal, Jordan Boge, Andrew Boge.
Boge, Lydia Sinclair, Monica Gagne, Madeline Taylor, Ellie Wallace,
Carmen Vajgrt, Melinda Paszkiewicz, Ciera Wolinski, Kavita Israni-Winger, Abby Dockum, Cameron Redshaw, Vaibhav Srikaran,
Sanjay Koduvalli, Pratyusha Bujimalla, Anna Steggerda, Natalie Vander Ploeg, Monte Friestad, Brandon Gabbert, and David Baker.
Fifteen students qualified for state competition on May 4:
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Kavita Israni-Winger - Research Paper
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Georgia Carroll - Exhibit
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Lydia Sinclair - Exhibit
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Jordan Boge and Josh Hjelmass - Exhibit
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Ellie Wallace, Carmen Jajgrt , and Melinda Paszkiewicz
- Exhibit
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John Koopal and Andrew Boge - Exhibit
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Andrew Mills - Performance
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Monica Gagne and Madeline Taylor - Performance
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Aditi Dinakar and Hannah Berger - Website
Many special awards were given as well.
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Outstanding Use of Local Topic: Anna Steggerda and
Natalie Vander Ploeg;
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Best Use of Primary Sources: Ellie Wallace, Carmen
Vajgrt, Melinda Paszkiewicz, Emily Larson, Payton
Thompson, Karli Killian, Elea Kaptain, Cameron
Redshaw, Vaibhav Srikaran, and Sanjay Koduvalli
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Most Creative Entry: John Koopal and Andrew Boge
Letters About Literature Awards
Three Summit Middle School Students received recognition for letters they wrote to their favorite authors for the Letters About Literature
contest. The Iowa Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of Iowa, sponsors this annual competition. There were 54,000 entries from
all over the United States, 1,716 for the 6th and 7th grade level in Iowa. Summit 6th grade students receiving the awards were Alec Kuehn,
Jenna Smith, and Marcus Miller. Each received a certificate for their outstanding work. The students wrote the letters in their Extended
Learning Program Language Arts Class.
Summit Student Receives Belin-Blank Award
Shuda Jarboe, Summit 6th grade student, recently earned top honors at the Belin-Blank Center’s Recognition
Ceremony on March 29. This award is for exceptional performance on the Explore Tests. The top 1% of all students
who took the test for the BESTS Academic Talent Search was recognized. The BESTS talent search is a testing
procedure done at the University of Iowa’s Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent
Development. It is administered to discover academic strengths for talented students.
Pictured: Shuda Jarboe with her medal in Iowa City.
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News from Johnston Middle School
Submitted by
by Kathy Paul, ELP Teacher
Teacher and Coordinator
Are You Smarter Than an Eighth Grader?
A team from Johnston Middle School placed third in the regional Knowledge Bowl competition held
at Merle Hay Mall on April 30th. As part of the competition, students competed in a written round
and three oral rounds before making it to the championship round. Kathy Paul, Extended Learning
Program Coordinator, was their sponsor. Students were given questions from all disciplines: math,
science, history, geography, literature, language arts, and the arts. Questions were similar to:
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Which French emperor, born on the island of Corsica in 1769, died in exile in 1821? (Napoleon
Bonaparte)
How many atoms of hydrogen are there in three molecules of water? (six)
Which country is the location of Mount Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Western
Team members are pictured from left to right: Carly Crist,
Hemisphere? (Argentina)
Austin Busch, Conner Jacobsen, and Josh Boeschen
Johnston Students Selected for Summer Programs
Four students from Johnston Schools were recently selected to attend the Blank Summer Institute for the Arts and Sciences to be held at the University
of Iowa on June 29 through July 3. Johnston students were selected from those across the state to attend the weeklong institute taught by professors in
an area of specialty. Eighth grader Mark Gee was selected in Global and Cultural Studies. Seventh graders selected were Josh Hjelmaas in the Social
Sciences category; John Koopal in Invention and Innovation; and Karen Chen in Math Problem Solving. Students first had to be nominated by their
school district and underwent a rigorous selection process. There are only 15-17 students selected statewide for each of these classes. Alternate to the
program is Summit Middle School seventh grader Amy Nihart in Performing Arts and Sanjay Koduvalli in Advanced Science. They were nominated by
teachers in Johnston and selected to represent their school.
Mark Gee was also accepted to the Iowa Governor’s Institute for the Gifted and Talented (IGI), a one-week residential program at The University of Iowa
for 72 Iowa students currently in grades 7 and 8. Ben Dygart, 8th grader, was named an alternate. The Institute provides talented students with an
intensive and advanced educational experience designed to enhance their intellectual and social growth as leaders.
District History Day
Results
The District History Day event was held on
April 1 and 2, 2009, at the State Historical
Building of Iowa. Over 500 students from the
area competed in the event. Johnston Middle
and High Schools combined efforts to have
numerous students qualify for the state
contest. Besides qualifying for the state
competition, some received special awards.
Coaches were ELP Coordinator/Johnston
Middle School ELP teacher, Kathy Paul and
Johnston High School ELP teacher, Sue Cline.
Pictured: Elizabeth Mills; Group photo, front row: Elizabeth Mills, Helen Lagerblade, Taylor Mithelman, Chase
The following students advanced to the senior
senior
Wallace, Kathy Paul. Back row: Kaitlyn Aldirch, Ben Parsons, Sam Sparland, and Grant McDonald
level state contest on April 27 at the State
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Group Exhibit: Jaihui Huang and Zea Zhu (finalist in category),
Historical Building:
8th grade; Ryan Danielson and Ian Dunshee (finalist in
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Historical Paper: Amber Solberg, 10th grade, and Ben Parsons,
category), 9th grade
9th grade
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Individual Exhibit: Joy Tan, 9th grade; Lin Zhang (finalist in
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Group Exhibit: Grant McDonald and Chase Wallace, 9th grade
category), 11th grade
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Group Documentary: Taylor Mithelman and Helen Lagerblade
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Group Performance: Bailey Eppard, Courtney Norelius, and
(special award for Best Use of Primary Sources), 9th grade
Hannah Soyer (special award for creative costumes and finalist
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Web site: Kaitlyn Aldrich and Sam Sparland, 9th grade
in category), 8th grade
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Individual Documentary: Conner Jacobsen, 8th grade
Others who participated:
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Historical Paper: Shae Atterberg, 10th grade (special award for
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Individual Performance: Elizabeth Mills (special award for
outstanding use of local topic)
Outstanding Use of Local Topic), 9th grade
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Johnston Middle School News, continued
State History Day a Success for Johnston 9-12 Graders
Johnston students captured the second place school award at the Senior Division State History Day held
at the State Historical Building on April 27. All eight of the Johnston students received awards for their
research projects on the theme “The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies.
Tenth grader Amber Solberg won a savings bond for outstanding research and excellent narrative for her
paper on Simon Wisenthal. Freshman Ben Parsons won the Literature in History Award for his paper on
Edgar Allen Poe, Sam Sparland, and Kaitlyn Aldrich were finalists in the website category with an entry
on Walt Disney. Four 9th graders advanced to National History Day in June 14-18 in College Park,
Maryland. Grant McDonald and Chase Wallace won with their exhibit on the Red Baron, and Helen
Lagerblade and Taylor Mithelman will compete at nationals with their documentary on photographer
Margaret Bourke-White. These four students also advanced last year in the junior division. Their teacher
is Kathy Paul.
Photo: Awards presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs Director Cyndi Pederson and Historical Society Board member Jason Follett.Front: Jason Follett,
Kaitlyn Aldrich, Amber Solberg, Kathy Paul, Helen Lagerblade, Taylor Mithelman. Back: Chase Wallace, Grant McDonald, and Cyndi Pederson.
News from Johnston High School
Submitted by Sue Cline, ELP Teacher
JETS Teams Finish Strong
Our JETS teams have completed their competition with a fantastic outcome! Our Junior Varsity team (Kevin Hu, Kevin Han, Joe Payne, Ben Jacobsen,
Laura Cross, Matt Knoedel, and Tanner Gardiner) placed first in the State and 14th nationally. Our Varsity team (Kevin Shi, Ryan Francois, William
McDowell, Fred Shen, Allyson Mayer, and John Hall) placed first in the State and 26th nationally. The students had to problem-solve a variety of
situations involving the physics, chemistry, and engineering involved in amusement park rides. We're very proud of our showing on this extremely
challenging exam!
Mock Trial Teams Have an Outstanding Season
The JHS Mock Trial Program has completed an outstanding season of competition. Eight teams played at the Regional Tournament. Five of those teams
earned a berth at the run-off round, and three teams represented our district at the State Tournament on March 25-27. The number of students involved
in Mock Trial continues to grow, and the skills developed while involved in Mock Trial are evident in our students every day. While many of the players
will not become attorneys, the confidence and self-assurance they demonstrate will serve them well in whatever fields they choose to enter.
At the State tournament, JHS was extremely successful. Team 404b placed 8th overall, which ties their performance from last year. Team D-Dawg earned
the Critelli Award for Courtroom Decorum, which is voted upon by the opposing teams, and barely missed earning the 10th place trophy. In addition, DDawg's Alan Nagel was identified as one of seven Outstanding Witnesses in the State Tournament. Team Wallace, composed entirely of freshmen, had a
great experience and is ready for a return appearance next year. Noted below and on the next page are the coaches and players for all the teams, as well
as the teams that advanced in the contest. In addition, some individual students were honored as Outstanding Witnesses (*) and/or Outstanding
Attorneys (#) in the Regional Tournament.
Team Psychic Underlings
Coached by Johnston alum/Drake student
student Tyler Buller
Front: Lilly Sindlinger, Yelena Varley, *#Alissa Campbell, Manda Clark
Back: Jonny Katz, Lucas Wittman, Jose Iregui, #Bhageerath Menneni, Chris
Caracci, Andrew Haler, Ian Dunshee, #William McDowell, Isaac Laffey, Adam
Shaver. Not pictured: Joe Duan
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Team Wallace
Coached by Loraine Wallace - State Qualifier
Front: #Chase Wallace, *Taylor Mithelman, Anna Pierce, Andrew Tubbs, Coach
Wallace; Back: *Sam Sparland, *Erika Gebbard, Caroline Pace, *#Kaitlyn Aldrich,
Alex Peterson. Not pictured: Grant McDonald
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JHS News, continued
Team Vasey
Coached by Jon Vasey
Front: Cat Caracci, Helen Lagerblade, *Julia North, Ananya Kumar
Back: Mike Shi, Matt Beary, #Spencer Vasey, Emily McDowell, *Claire Nichols
Team Impeachment and Cream
Coached by Rachele and Joel Hjelmaas - RunRun-offs Qualifier
Front: Molly Ward, Cindy Xu,# Mikhala Stutzman, *Shae Atterberg, # Jacob
Hjelmaas, #Alex Hjelmaas, *Chris Dockum, *RoseMarie Freymark
Team D-Dawg
Coached by Doyle Sanders, Roger Brown,
Brown, and Mary Ann Strawhacker
State
State Qualifier
Front: Julia Henning, Kayla Flyckt, #Kevin Shi,*# Sarah Mayer; Back: #Claire Nagel,# Eric
Welter,* Alan Nagel, Leah Bowman, Joy Tan
Team Quiquiriqui
Coached by JHS alum Rachel Binner and Kathy Paul
Front: Yiming Qin,* Kallen Kramer,* Morgan Campbell, Matt Knoedel, Hannah
Dankbar, Laura Cross; Back: Fred Shen,* Tanner Gardiner, Kevin Hu,
Adam Jaschen
Team Tinselfrog
Coached by Jim Pray - RunRun-offs Qualifier
ualifier
Front: Bailey Petersma, *Kyle Soyer, Janelle Galang, Hank Mandsager; Back:
*Maddie Mandsager, *Jessica Pray, Alex Grapp, Rachel Casciato, *Alex Knee,
Philip Mortens
Team 404b
Coached by JHS alum/Drake student Justine Blanchard - State Qualifier
Front: Ethan Nutter, Amra Beganovic, Adam Helgeson, Joe Payne; Back: Betsy
Pilkington, Brandon Soda, Allyson Mayer, Azra Beganovic, Neal Herink,
Dylan Cue
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