Thursday, May 3, 2012
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Nine
OVIATT ELEMENTARY
By Dr. Laura Sivadge, Principal
and
Rodney Martinez, Dean of Students
Cheating
Studies have found that most children have cheated, or thought about cheating,
on schoolwork. While schools battle this issue, there are two important things par-
ents can do to help. First, from the time children are very young, parents must em-
phasize and reward honest behavior. Second, parents must make sure that their chil-
dren know that cheating will not be tolerated at home or at school. Here are some
more ways parents can stop children from cheating.
Stop schoolwork-related cheating by:
Monitoring writing projects. Plagiarism--passing off others' words or ideas as
your own--used to mean copying a few lines or paragraphs from an encyclopedia.
Today, with the help of the Internet, children can steal entire essays and research
papers. Read your children's assignments before they turn them in. If the writing
does not "sound" like theirs, talk with them about how they came up with the ideas.
If necessary, explain that plagiarism is a serious form of stealing that can result in
failing grades or even expulsion.
Believing the teacher. Teachers do not make accusations of cheating lightly. If the
teacher says that your child was cheating, avoid getting defensive. First, get the facts.
Then, if necessa136 set up a meeting ivith everyone involved. Finally, establish conse-
quences both for the specific incident and for any "repeat performances."
Fighting peer pressure. Peer pressure can be difficult to handle. Children may
have a hard time rebuking a friend who asks to copy homework or peek at test an-
swers. Remind your children that it is OK to say "no" to their friends. Let them use
you as an excuse: "Sorry. My parents would be furious if I let you see my home-
work."
Allowing your children to do their own work. Giving your child a little guidance
about a school project is fine. Doing even a small bit of the work for them is cheating.
You know it. Your child knows it. And so does the teacher.
Battle other kinds of cheating by: Downplaying winning. Children love to win
and sometimes will do anything, including cheating, to achieve victory. Emphasize
the reason for playing games or competing in sports is to have fun--win or lose. If
you see or overhear them cheating, stop the game immediately and remind them of
this. Teach them that any victory won by cheating is meaningless.
Prohibiting pirating. Not only is it dishonest to download music or copy com-
puter games without paying for them, you and your child may face criminal charges.
and financial penalties for doing so. Instead, steer them toward the pay for-play
sites.
Sharing stories. When you read an article in a magazine or newspaper about an
honest act--perhaps someone turning in a wallet full of money--share it with your
children and talk about how important it is to resist the temptation to keep some-
thing that is not theirs.
Finall scrutinize iar own behavior. If they see you using office supplies brought
home from work, overhear you talking about subtle ways to cheat on your income
taxes, or witness you calling in sick when you are not, they will believe that cheating
is OK.
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Norwalk Girls
Tennis
Norwalk vs. North Polk
The Norwalk girls de-
feated North Polk, 8-3, at
the Norwalk courts Mon-
day, April 23. Norwalk
won five of six singles
matches and three of five
doubles matches. Singles
winners for the Warriors
were Michaela Pearson,
Kacci ClarkWilt, Abby
Hamilton, Erin Baack and
Kenzie Haskin. Doubles
winners were Pearson/
ClarkWilt, Hamilton/
Haskin and Paige Land-
strum/Olivia Weikum.
Norwalk (N) 8,
North Polk (NP) 3
Gifts Singles
Pearson, N, def. Staf-
ford, 6-2, 6-0; ClarkWilt, N,
def. Free, 6-0, 6-1; Hamil-
ton, N, def. Schneider, 6-3,
6-0; Baack, N, def. Wash-
ington, 6-0, 6-1; Aves, NP,
def. Landstrum, 7-6 (7-5),
2-6, 10-8; Haskin, N, def.
Reinke, 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
Pearson/ClarkWilt, N,
def. Stafford/Free, 6-1, 6-0;
Hamilton/Haskin, N, def.
Schneider/Washington, 6-
2, 6-7 (4-7), 10-8; Ayes/
Reinke, NP, def. Baack/
Cornish, 6-3, 6-2;
Landstrum/Weikum, N,
def. Madison/Brueck, 6-0,
7-5; Tegtmeier/Nelson, NP,
def. Baker-Thayer/Bren-
izer, 6-2, 6-3
The Norwalk girls ten-
nis team lost their first
LHC meet as they fell to
Grinnell, 7-4, Tuesday,
April 24. In singles, Kacci
ClarkWilt started things
off with a win at No. 2 in
straight sets. Kenzie
Haskin was the other
singles winner at No. 6.
In doubles, the Warriors
No. 1 team of ClarkWilt
and Michaela Pearson won
a tough match over Ellie
Havlik and Lily Hamilton.
Pearson and ClarkWilt
won the match in a third
set super tiebreaker, 10-7.
Norwalk had one other
doubles win at No. 5, as
Kes Smith and Marcia
Brenizer won in straight
sets.
Girls Singles
Havlik, G, def. Pearson,
7-5, 6-0; Clarkwilt, N, def.
Youngman, 6-2, 6-3; Lily
Hamilton, G, def. Abby
Hamilton, 6-4, 6-3;
Johnson, G, def. Baack, N,
6-0, 6-0; Honsbruch, G,
def. Landstrum, N, 6-3, 6-
2; Haskin, N, def. Bidwell,
6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Pearson/Clarkwilt, N,
def. Havlik/Hamilton, 4-6,
7-5, 10-7; Youngman/
Johnson, G, def. Hamilton/
Haskin, 6-3," 6-3; Nelson/
Bidwell, G, def. Baack/
Cornish, 6-1, 6-0;
Honsbruch/Whitney, G,
def. Landstrum/Weikum,
7-6 (7-2), 6-3; Smith/
Brenizer, N, def. Burkett/
Lopatto, 7-5, 6-1
Boys Tennis
Norwalk 4, Grinnell 7
The Norwalk boys traveled to Grinnell Tuesday, April
24. They had many close matches, but came away with
a tough loss. Scores of the winners are as follows:
Singles
Grant Wright beat Will Chang 6-7, 6-2, 11-9; Austin
Grant beat Nathan Smith 6-1, 6-7, 10-4
Doubles
Wright and Joe Detrick beat Hays Darbin and Gavin
Lang 7-5, 6-3; Colin Shaul and David Duffy beat Patrick
Budding and Will Marson 6-1, 6-2
Norwalk 5, Ballard 6
The Warriors boys tenPds team hosted a good Ballard
team Thursday, April 26. Many matches came down to
super tie-breakers, but in the end the Warriors fell by a
score of 6-5.
Singles
Aaron Katzureck lost to Peter Rietgraf 6-3, 6-2; Aus-
tin LaVelle won over Ryan Vincent 6-3, 3-6, 11-9; Alec
LaVelle lost to Kordell Lettow 6-2, 6-3; Grant Wright
lost to Taylor Bridgewater 7-6, 2-6, 10-5; Austin Grant
won over Blake Michaelson 6-1, 6-1; Joe Derrick won
over Ryan Allen 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
Katzureck and Austin LaVelle lost to Rietgraf and
Vincent 6-3, 6-3; Alec LaVelle and Grant Wright won
over Bridgewater and Michaelson 6-0, 6-7, 10-5; Detrick
and Austin Grant won over Lettow and Alien 1-6, 6-2,
10-4; Hunter Hofinaier and David Duffy !ost to Tho-
mas and Fausch 7-5, 1-6, 10-6; Dalton Jones and Chris-
tian Ostrander lost to Josh Rietgraf and Joe Kruger 6-4,
6-3
Girls Track Results
Tuesday, April 17, the Lady Warriors competed in
the DCG Fillie Invitational meet. The field was com-
posed of 3A schools and the Warriors found the compe-
tition to be very tough. Teams competing in the meet
were Dallas Center-Grimes, Gilbert, Creston, ADM,
Carlisle and Ballard. With only two champions during
the meet, the Warriors finished fourth. Norwalk's cham-
pion finishes were Sam Feller in the 400m (1:03.67) and
Talia Zook in the shot put (35-02.00). Because of rain,
the Roland Story meet was cancelled Thursday, April
19.
Finishes for the Warriors :at DCG
Shot Put, 1st, Talia Zook, 35-02,00; 400m, 1st, Sam
Feller, 1:03.67; 100m Hurdles, 2nd" Rachel Johnson,
17.56; 4x100 Shuttle, 2nd" Hannah Hoover, Ashley Wil-
liams, Jessica Van-Zuuk, John-son, 1:12.26; 4x800, 3rd,
Sarah Adams, Cassidy Roberts, Clarissa Lewis, Cassidy
Gornick, 10:46.99; Discus, 3rd, Zook, 98-04.50; 100m, 4th,
Williams, 14.74; 800m, 4th, Adams, 2:34.99; 400m
Hurdles, 4th, Jaycie Owens, 1:18.00; 4x400, 4th, Feller,
Owens, Tisheena Huss, Adams, 4:26.49; Distance Med"
4th, Allison Taylor, Katie Elliott, Tisheena Huss, Juliana
Stahle, 5:09.69; 1500m, 5th, Gornick, 5:37.95; 3000m, 5th,
Olivia Bratt, 13:15.29; Discus, 5th, Shelby Seibert, 96-
04.50; 4x200, 5th, Hoover, Megan Westhoff, Owens,
Melanie Riordan, 1:58.05; 4x100, 6th, Williams, Johnson,
Samie Brooner, Hoover, 55.44; Sprint Med, 6th, Will-
iams, Broone'r, Riordan, West-hoff, 2:05.56; Shot Put, 7th,
Nicole Bowden, 28-00.50; 100m Hurdles, 8th, VanZuuk,
19.50; 400m Hurdles, 8th, VanZuuk, 1:22.67.
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