Page Ten N/Warren Town and County News Thursday, May 9, 2013
NMS Choir To Perform Musical
Norwalk Middle
School 7th and 8th grade
choirs present, "Disney's
High School Musical Jr."
Friday, May 10, at the
Norwalk Performing Arts
Center at 7 pan. Admis-
sion is $3 for adults and $2
for students.
The cast'is as follows:
Troy-Reid Kallenbach;
Gabriella-Ryley Harris;
Ryan-Dakota . Bright;
Sharpay-Jocelyn Perry;
Jack Scott-Christian
Thomsen; Zeke Baylor-
Ethan Saltz; Ripper-Brett
Chapman; Mongo-Aaron
Cosper; Coach Bolton-Seth
Fox; Kelsi Nielsen-Maggie
LuzIer; Ms. Darbus-
Makayla McDonald;
James-Braden Daniels; Su-
san-Cindy Thronson;
Cathy-Liah Moeller;
Cyndra-Kara Borrman;
Ms. Tenny-Jul Huegerich;
Taylor-Kalei Oi, vens; Sci-
ence Decathlon Modera-
tor-Tori Austin; Martha-
Kaylee Edwards; Chad-
Conlin Lingwall; Jamie-
Abby Swisher; Kratnoff p.
90-Mamie Hoefler.
Wildcat Mascot-Megan
Schultz, Backstage crew-
Mariah Cook, Jennie Kern,
Nick Greenwood; Drama
Directors-Rachel Taylor,
Mackenzie Duffy, Jordan
Hanson; Cheerleaders-
Torie LeQuatte, Hayley
Quick, Maci Huston,
Peyton McMillin; Basket-
ball Team-Rachel Elliott,
Monday, April 29, the
Norwalk Middle School
Boys Track team traveled
to Dallas Center-Grimes to
compete in an invitational
meet. Norwalk finished
4th in the 7th grade divi-
sion and the 8th grade fin-
ished 4th.
Team scores in the 7th
grade division were: Ur-
bandale 114, Indianola
100, DCG 92, Norwalk 75,
Fort Dodge 73, Johnston 73
and Marshalltown 23.
Team scores in the 8th
grade division were: Still-
well 165, Ankeny 104, In-
dianola 93, Norwalk 82,
DCG 62, Urbandale 50,
Johnston 3.
Top Finishes for Norwalk
7th Grade:
1st Place
200 Meter Dash-Grant
Garner 26.05; 400 Meter
Dash-Garner 56.51 * New
7th grade record; Shot
Put-Max Hosier 32' 11"; 4
X 400 Relay-Blake
Johnson, Chris Bowles,
Drew Rosonke, Luke
Vaske 4:28.2
2nd Place
100 Meter Dash-Garner
12.77
3rd Place
Long Jump-Garner -
16'4"; 4 X 200 Relay-Kasey
Leaper, Johnson, Vaske,
Hosier 1:54.32; 4 X 100 Re-
Middle School Boys Track News
lay-Carson Sup, Sam
Houk, Allan Mooer, Ho-
sier 55.41; 800 Medley Re-
lay-Sup, Vaske, Hosier,
Rosonke 2:01.23
Top Finishes for Norwalk
8th Grade:
1st PlaCe
100 meter Dash-Justin
South 12.57; 200 meter
Dash-South 26.41; 400
meter Dash-Jacob Connel-
ly 56.66; 1600 meter Med-
ley Relay-Dalton Harger,
Coby Klocko, Ben Arm-
strong, Sonny Onken
4:14.12
2nd Place
1600 meter Run-Kason
Crall 5:17; 4 X 400 Relay-
Crall, Andrew Mellen-
camp, Connelly, South
4:02.12
3rd Place
Shot Put-Ryan Ken-
nedy 41'11"; 800 meter
Medley Relay-Orin Wa-
ters, Andrew Jensen,
Brady Brandsfield, Con-
nelly 1:50.21
Tuesday, April 30, the
Norwalk Middle School
Boys Track team traveled
to Bondurant to compete
in an invitational meet.
.The runners performed
very well and won their
second meet of the season
with a team score of 190
points.
Top Finishes for Norwalk
1st Place
Shot Put-Kennedy
43'11"; Discus-Kennedy
111'; High Jump-Connel-
ly 5'0"; 4 X 800 Relay-Mel-
lencamp, Hunter Pappan,
Jack Livingston, Dylan
Lane 9:43.93 *New Team
Record; Shuttle Hurdle
Relay-Kasey Leaper,
Keagan Leaper, Sam
Campbell, Caleb Rees
1:10.3; 1600 Medley Relay-
Hosier, Jensen, Isiah Funk,
Crall 4:24.27; 400 Meter
Dash-Connelly 57.35; 4 X
200 Relay-Garner, Jensen,
Hosier, Brandsfield
1:46.85; 1600 Meter Run-
Crall 5:11.39; 10 Flight
Hurdles-Rees 16.52; 800
Medley Relay-Funk, Wa-
ters, Brandsfield, Connel-
ly 1:51.56; 200 Meter Hur-
dles-Rees 29.02; 800 Meter
Run-Mellencamp 2:18.59;
4 X 400 Relay-Garner,
Crall, Connelly, South
3:53.32 *New Team Record
2nd Place
200 Meter Dash-South
25.01; 100 Meter Dash-
South 12.15; 800 Meter
Run-Lane 2:22.04
3rd Place
1600 Meter Run-Liv-
ingston 5:33; 200 Meter
Dash-Garner 25.39; 4 X
100 Relay-Funk, Waters,
Jensen, Brandsfield 51..89
Photos submitted.
Abbie W., COurtney W.,
Shae Campbell, Callie
Anderson, Liah Moeller.
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OVIATT ELEMENTARY
By Dr. Laura Sivadge, Principal
and
Rodney Martinez, Dean of Students
Practicing Good Study Habits
Although your children spend hours in school every
week, the time they spend at home doing school related
work is just as important. By helping your children learn
and practice good study habits, you will do a lot to help
them succeed in school.
Have a set time to settle down: By having the same
start-time for homework every day, you avoid having
daily battles about when it is time to hit the books. Many
families have their kids start their studies as soon as
they get home from school. Others wait until after
dinnertime. The key is to have a routine and to stick to
it.
Take a breather: Just like schools have recess, chil-
dren need to have mini-breaks when they are working
hard to complete homework or projects, or studying for
tests. Come up with some five-minute break ideas that
will appeal to your child--doing some stretches, play-
ing with a pet, grabbing a glass of juice, etc. Every hour
or half-hour (depending on your child's age and atten-
tion span), set a timer for five minutes and take a break.
If it has been a particularly long study session, make it a
10-minute break. Just make sure, when the timer rings,
that it is back to work, no questions asked (or no break "
next time!).
Create a study space: Every family needs the basic
"ingredients" for studying and doing homework: a
workspace with good lighting, the tools needed to com-
plete the work (e.g., paper, pencils, markers, and ruler),!
basic reference materials available either online or in
print (dictionary, encyclopedia and atlas) and a library
card for special projects. Keeping all the materials in
one area makes it faster and easier to get work done.
Turn off the distractions: Your child's study area
should be distraction-free during study/homework time.
That means the TV, music and computer games should
be off--or out of view (and earshot). Kids may say they
have no trouble studying with the TV or music on, but
studies show that they have trouble retaining what they
have learned.
Teach them responsibility: Children have to abso-
lutely know that it is their responsibility to know what
work has to be done and when it's due. And, of course,
it is their job to make sure they get it done--correctly
and on time.
Make day-by-day lists: Keep track of what needs to
be done by creating a daily check-0ff list and posting it
in a prominent place (e.g., on the refrigerator or another
public space). Write in things that are due the next day,
as well as longer-term work (such as upcoming projects
or tests). Make a big deal out of every item crossed off.
Get in the "flash card" habit: From the earliest
grades on (all the way through college), students can
benefit hugely from using homemade flash cards to
learn facts, speiling and math. Not only does drilling
with the cards help cement the knowledge, but the act
of writing down the information on the cards in the first
place (writing the answer on one side and the question,
problem, or definition on the other) is a great learning
tool.
Keep a watchful eye: Although you do not need to
sit with your children while they do their homework, it
helps to be nearby. They see that you're keeping track of
whether they're daydreaming or working, they know
you will be available if they are stumped and they learn
that you care about what they are doing-- that learning
is important to you and to them.
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