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APRIL 2015 | VOLUME III | ISSUE 9
Abigail Preckel Has Art Work
Featured at U.S. Capitol
Timberland junior Abigail Preckel has
been chosen as the winner from the
3rd District in the Congressional Art
Competition. Abigail’s pastel painting on
sandpaper titled “My Self” features a
young girl’s portrait contrasted against a
dark yellow background. Her work will
be displayed along with other winners
from congressional districts around the
country in the Cannon Tunnel at the U.S.
Capitol. Abigail, whose art teacher is
Crystal Wing, will have the opportunity to
attend a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
this summer where all winning artwork
from across the nation will be displayed.
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school
visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the
nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery
Competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have
participated. Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and
panels of district artists select the winning entries. Winners are recognized
both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington,
DC. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol.
The winning entries were selected by Washington, Missouri artist Gary Lucy.
Lucy is known for his paintings of nature and his commissioned piece done
for the 175th anniversary of Washington, Missouri. "Seeing students' artwork
from around the country in the halls of the Capitol is very special to me,"
said U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03). "Mr. Lucy's choice was very
difficult this year because of the number of exceptional entries. I am
looking forward to displaying Abigail's painting in the Capitol and
featuring the runners-up paintings in my district offices."
More than 40 pieces of artwork were submitted from across the
3rdCongressional District.
So, what’s inside?
Upcoming Events ................ 02
A+ Hours Due ......................... 02
Tutoring ....................................... 02
ACT Test Dates ...................... 02
Principal’s Letter ................... 03
College Visits .......................... 03
A+ Training ............................... 04
Summer Tutoring .................. 04
Honors Night ........................... 04
Swofford Game .................... 04
Memory Project .................... 04
Polar Plunge............................ 05
Summer School..................... 05
Yearbooks ................................ 05
STEM Recognition................ 05
State-Wide ACT ................... 06
Tri-County Science Fair ... 06
Artists’ Showcase ................. 06
AP Exam Info .......................... 07
DECA State .............................. 07
Music Notes ............................. 08
Journalism Awards ............. 09
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ATTENTION SENIORS:
UPCOMING
EVENTS
All Senior A+ Hours are due by
May 1, 2015. Please contact
Mrs. Stengel with any questions.
APRIL
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NHS Meeting @6:30am
09-10 Talent Show @7pm
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Prom @8pm
15
State-Wide ACT Pre-Test for
Juniors
Mr. THS @6pm
Board of Education Meeting
@Central Office-7pm
Swofford Seniors vs. Faculty
Basketball Game @6pm
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AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING
Timberland offers tutoring sessions for all students
Monday through Thursday from 2:25 to 3:25 in the
library. Teachers supervise students until they are ready
to leave the building.
Late start @9:20am
Pre-AP Administration Student
Meeting
Make-up Day for ACT pre-test
National Honor Society
Induction @7pm
If your student is riding home on the Activity Bus, he or
she must remain with the teacher until 3:20. To ride the
Activity Bus, your student must sign up the day he or she
plans to stay after school before 11 a.m. in the Activities
Office.
Fourth Quarter Progress Ends
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State-wide ACT for Juniors
29-30 THS Blood Drive
MAY
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Late start @9:20am
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Seniors Honors Night @7pm
ACT TEST DATES
2015 | April 18
June 13
*These are the last workshops for this school year.
Students testing in June are encouraged to sign
up for the March and April workshops.
ACT WORKSHOPS
Math | Apr 7 + 9
English | Apr 14 + 16
See the Timberland homepage
for future ACT workshop dates.
All workshops are 7:00-9:00 pm.
Students are asked to sign up in
Sign up for the ACT here!
the guidance office.
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FROM DR. HOVEN’S DESK...
With spring break behind us, we are now officially in the stretch run
to the end of the year. Rather than easing up, however, this
becomes perhaps the busiest time of the year. Just about every
student in the building will end up taking some kind of standardized
test, be it an End-Of-Course Test, an AP Test, or the ACT. This doesn’t
even include the final exams that all students will be facing. In
addition, these last few weeks are extremely important to grade
point averages, as many major projects come due. We need your
help in encouraging you son or daughter to keep up the motivation
to finish the year in a strong way.
Speaking of testing, this month marks the first time the state of Missouri will offer the ACT free of
charge to all high school juniors. While this has now become a part of the state’s testing plan,
it is also an amazing opportunity for our juniors. The students’ scores on this ACT will be official
and will be available for college admissions or scholarship applications. Whether this is the first
time a student takes the ACT or another attempt at a higher score, this is such a positive
change for our students. We wish them the best of luck on the ACT later this month.
Thanks for all of your support so far this year. I am excited about the things we’ve
accomplished together, and I look forward to a strong finish.
Is Your Junior or Senior Thinking College?
College representative(s) from area universities visit the Timberland campus for a 30-minute group
informational meeting with interested students.
See the calendar for college visits this semester. Check weekly as more are added regularly through
April.
If your 11th or 12th grader would like to be included in the group visit, please ask him/her to sign up in
the blue College Visit notebook on the counter in the Guidance office. A pass will be delivered on the
day of the visit.
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A+ TRAINING INFO
The last A+ Tutor Training of the year is
Thursday, May 14 in room 163 from 2:30 pm 3:30 pm. Students must preregister in the
guidance office. Students must attend one
tutor training before they can begin
tutoring. This training is open to sophomores
and juniors. For more information, visit the
College/Career/A+ website.
ATTENTION JUNIORS
If you have attended a tutor
training and would like to
earn A+ Tutoring hours over
the summer, please attend a
short meeting after school on
Monday, May 11. Watch the
daily announcements for
more information.
Honors Night will be held
on Thursday, May 7 at
7:00 pm in the
theater. Seniors received
details at the senior
meeting on February
23. Students being
honored will receive an
invitation in the mail by
April 10.
Orphans in India have received self portraits painted by Timberland High School artists. The THS students had the opportunity to paint portraits
from photographs through The Memory Project which connects art students with orphans around the world. The program was created by Ben
Schumaker in 2004 after volunteering in Guatemala and speaking to a man who had grown up in an orphanage and had no personal items
from his youth. THS Fine Arts Chair Crystal Wing gives her students the option each year to participate because the students actually pay a small
fee to have the portraits delivered. Students from Mr. Holland's painting class also chose to participate. Each year THS students eagerly step up to
create portraits for the program, and this year was no exception. The following THS artists created portraits for the children in India: Trent Bourland,
Madison Coffman, Addison Grigsby, Claire Hendrickson, Kayla Keeven, Austin Lynch, Ellie Sexton, Hailey Snell, Mckayla Oakley, Kat Holmes, Greg
Holland, Anahi Anchondo, Daria Black, Katie Akin, Chelsea Chapman, Jace Garcia, Alex Hallemeier, Jameson Hemsath, Erin Higgins, Abigail
Preckel, Maggie Rodamaker, Elise Schillinger, Katie Schoenborn, Danielle Shackelford and Kelly Schubel. The fees paid by students also helped
fund a collective donation of $3,500 to help support the orphans’ education. According to The Memory Project website, art students across the
globe have created over 60,000 portraits for children in 34 countries since 2004.
For the most up-to-date news at Timberland check out our website!
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THS STUDENTS TAKE THE PLUNGE
More than 70 National Honor Society and Student
Council members participated in the Creve Coeur
Polar Bear Plunge held on February 28th. The Polar
Bear Plunge is a charity event that raises money for
Special Olympics through donations. THS was named
“Most Spirited” group of the day as they took the
plunge in water that was 33 degrees with an air
temperature of 24 degrees and snow blowing
sideways! Students raised over $6,500 for Missouri
Special Olympics. Way to go!
Summer School in Wentzville School District
YEARBOOKS
includes courses for advancement and credit
recovery. All high school summer school
courses are located at Timberland High
Order ONLINE or CALL
School. For more information, click here.
1-866-287-3096,
Summer school is divided into 2 sessions:
school code: 08123
Session 1: June 9-June 25, 7:30 AM-12:30 PM*
Session 2: July 6-July 23, 7:30 AM-12:30 PM*
Incoming Freshmen Enrollment Form
Grades 9-12 Enrollment form
High school summer school enrollment forms are being accepted.
Credit, Debit, and Checks only!
Yearbooks are $55. Nameplates
are available for an additional $5.
Questions? Contact Ida Hoffman
at
Students may pick up a hard copy from the table in the student entrance
Idahoffmann@wentzville.k12.mo.us
to the main office. Enrollment forms require parent signature. Students may
return forms to the main office in container marked "Completed Summer
School Forms". Forms may also be faxed to 636-327-3922, or scanned and
emailed to Jeanne Sivewright, jeannesivewright@wentzville.k12.mo.us
Congratulations to senior Andrew Powell for being honored at the Annual STEM
Recognition Breakfast, hosted by Partners for Progress of Greater St. Charles. The breakfast
was held on March 6 at Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Peters where Andrew was honored
along with 16 other local high school students for their work in STEM related areas. STEM is
a national and regional effort to better prepare the workforce of tomorrow by
encouraging today’s students to engage in studies, events, and careers involving science,
technology, engineering and math. The breakfast is part of a local effort to encourage
students to engage in STEM activities, and is held in conjunction with STEM Week each
year. Andrew has a 4.30 GPA and plans to study Aeronautical Engineering at either
Purdue or Missouri S&T.
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THS Independent Science
Research Class, instructed by
Dr. Barr, participated in the TriCounty Science Fair on
Saturday, March 7.
Ryan Lappin won 2nd place
overall. He also received a first
place award from the
American Chemical Society.
There will be statewide ACT Testing for all 11th grade students
on April 28, 2015. Attendance on the following dates is
extremely important as all Timberland Juniors will be required
to take the ACT.
April 15:
Pre-test session during 3rd and 4th hour
April 22:
Make up Pre-test session for those absent on
Seniors Cassidy Mundwiller, Ryan Domalewski, and
Ryan Lappin; and sophomore Connor Monahan
submitted papers and participated in the Junior
Science and Engineering for Humanity Symposium
(JSEHS) held at Maryville University March 1213. Monahan's paper was selected for formal
presentation at the symposium, one of six state-wide
qualifiers in the Engineering category.
4/15
April 28:
ACT Test Day for all 11th grade students
May 12:
Make Up ACT Test day for all 11th graders
absent on 4/28
Congratulations
to Sam Dudley, Tatiana
Detherow, Jace Garcia, and Abbie Preckel who were
accepted into the 2015 Young Artists' Showcase at the St.
Louis Artists' Guild. Their work will be on display from 13pm on
April 12-25 at Old North St. Louis Restoration Group, and
admission is free and open to the public. This year marks
“My Self”
by
Abbie Preckel
“CRI”
by
Jace Garcia
the 41st year that the St. Louis Artists’ Guild has held the
annual showcase of artwork created by high school
students between 15 and 19 years old residing within 150
miles of the St. Louis Artists’ Guild. The exhibit provides
talented young artists with cash awards and scholarships
as well as the opportunity to compete in a professionally
juried show. For more information, click here.
“Dancing of the Seasons”
by
Tatiana Detherow
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“Jellyfish”
by
Sam Dudley
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AP EXAM INFORMATION
On April 22 students who registered for the AP exams will be gathered as a group to complete pre-exam
information on their answer document. This is a mandatory activity. Students will also receive a handout
with bus and testing instructions.
Testing will occur May 4 - May 15. The exam schedule is listed on the back of the Bulletin for AP Students
and Parents. Students will be testing with Liberty High School students at Liberty High School again this year.
Transportation will be provided.
DECA STATE
On March 15-17, thirty-one Timberland DECA students traveled to the Lake of the Ozarks for the annual
Missouri State Competition. These students, either as an individual or a team, completed a series of tasks in
hopes that they would out perform their competitors and make it to the international level. Participants
competed in
areas including finance,
marketing, fashion merchandising, sports and
entertainment, etc. This year Timberland DECA
had nine finalists and 14 qualifiers for the
international level of competition. Of these
qualifiers twelve students will be traveling to
Orlando, Florida on April 24-29. We wish all of
our DECA members luck as they test their skills
among other students all over the globe.
National Qualifiers and Finalists
Category
Names
Place
Business and Marketing Operations Research
Casey Wiater, Clare Berry, and Mackenzie Prewitt
1st
Restaurant Food Service Management
Matt DeCarlo
2nd
Sports and Entertainment Management Team
Julie James and Angel Badalamenti
2nd
Automotive Services Management
Alex Moxley
3rd
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
Laurel McCandless
4th
Hospitality and Tourism Market Research
Kasey Wilfong and Kaley Lammert
4th
Creative Marketing Project
Kama Mainieri, Mary Ploch, and Maggie Houska
4th
Advertising Campaign
Levi Ringo, Easton Enyart, and Collin Mason
Finalist
Entrepreneurship Promotion Project
Courtney Pyrtle, Britani Meadows and Bethany Graham Finalist
Marketing Management
Stephen Frick
Finalist
Financial Team Decision Making
Christian and Nathan Schoonover
Finalist
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MUSIC NOTES
Congratulations to the following THS musicians and singers
who qualified for the MSHSAA State Music Festival by
receiving an Honor I (highest possible) rating on their solos
and ensembles at MSHSAA District Music Festival held at Ft.
Zumwalt East High School on Saturday, March 7 th. These
musicians will compete at the MSHSAA State Solo and
Ensemble Festival April 30 - May 2, 2015.
Band Soloists:
Band Ensembles:
Katie Elder, Flute
Nicole Mueller, Flute
Nathan Baker, Clarinet
Josh Mathews, Clarinet
JD Estlund, Bass Clarinet
Matt Fay, Alto Saxophone
Alex Beattie, Baritone Saxophone
Ally Schulte, Trumpet
David Sedlock, Trumpet
Nile Jones, Marimba
Jane Nielsen, Marimba and Piano
Flute-Katie Elder, Ally Doyle, Sarah Zamzow
Choir Soloists:
Saxophone-Matt Fay, Julie Riendeau, Mitchel
Francis
Trumpet- Ally Schulte, Kyle Keller, Bethany
Graham
Mixed Woodwind-Nicole Mueller, Mikayla
Gibson, Nathan Baker, Walter Sims
Mixed Brass-Grace Cooper, Justin Hackmann,
Renae Beasley, Ashley White
Mairyn Dodson
Eric Wuebbels
Megan Pomilee
Mitchel Francis
Jacob Overton
Mixed Brass–Eric Wuebbels, David Sedlock,
Choir Ensemble:
Mixed Woodwind-Paige Masten, Josh Mathews,
Kobe Lloyd
Trevor Greer
Levi Ringo
Marcus Quinn
Kaley Lammert
Amber Martin
Annaleise Hoff
Cara Mulitsch
Josh Dishian, JD Estlund, Tyson Stevenson, Alex
Shane LaPak, Kobe Lloyd
Mixed Brass-Ally Schulte, Kyle Keller, Grace
Cooper, Renae Beasley, Ashley White
Adams, Alex Beattie
Percussion–Nile Jones, Jane Nielsen, Nick Lane,
Tom Hoing, Sydney Wilbanks
Congratulations to the Timberland concert and
symphonic bands for their outstanding
performances in the Missouri State High School
Activities Association (MSHSAA) Large Ensemble
Festival held at Holt on March 27th. Each band
received an Honor I "Superior" rating from the
judges for their performances! The Concert Band is
directed by Mr. Matt Hayes and the Symphonic
Band is directed by Miss Courtney Straine.
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Timberland Receives Journalism Awards for School Newspaper and Yearbook
On Monday, March 9, members of the Timberland High School newspaper and yearbook staffs attended the
Sponsors of Student Publications Journalism Conference at Webster University. The school’s yearbook (Wolf
Tracks) received a rating of Superior. Area high school journalists attended the conference, where they
participated in workshops and panel discussions with local journalists and professionals in the field. THS students
work under the advisement of newspaper and yearbook sponsor Ida Hoffmann. The following Timberland
students also won individual awards for their efforts:
Newspaper
Claudia Campbell | Excellent for Inside Page Design | “I’m so Stressed”
Dustin Steinhoff | Superior for Infographic | “Facts Revolving Around Gun Control In the U.S.”
Dustin Steinhoff | Honorable Mention for News Story | “U.S. Sets Sights on Gun Control Laws”
Mary Ploch | Honorable Mention for Newsmagazine Cover Design | “College Planning”
Yearbook
Savannah Summerlin & Marie White | Excellent for Feature Copy | “The Legend Lives On”
Jace Garcia & Megan Podhorsky | Excellent for Sports Design | “Getting the Pack Back on the Map”
Emily Baltz | Superior for Sports Photography | “Soccer 1”
Kasey Wilfong | Honorable Mention for Sports Design | “Just for Kicks”
Sydney Summerlin | Honorable Mention for Feature Photo | “Volunteers”
Emily Baltz | Honorable Mention for Sports Photo | “Soccer 2”
Kasey Wilfong & Jace Garcia | Honorable Mention for Student Life Design | “Central Talent Agency”
Jace Garcia | National Winner, Graphic Design Division | “Central Talent Agency”
Katie Schoenborn | National Winner, Graphic Design Division | “We Want You to Give Blood Spread”
Marissa Cook (THS Class of 2014) | National Winner, Ad Design Division | “Senior Ads”
Overall Yearbook Awards (Yearbooks are judged on the previous year’s Book)
Yearbook | Superior for the Wolf Tracks 2013-14 Book
Reagan Snavely (THS Class of 2014) | Senior/Business Ad Section declared a Sweepstakes Winner by Quill &
Scroll
Yearbook | Ranked an All American Book with four Marks of Distinction by the National Scholastic Press
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