Thursday, July 8, 2010 N/Warren Town and County News Page Nine
MS HONOR ROLL
Concluded from p.8
Landstrum, Haley Larson, Daniel Laurie.
Emma McDonald, Brady Mooers, Cassidy Moore,
Jordan Nelson, Zachary Nicholson, Lexis Nittler, Sonny
Onken, Kade Palmer, Jake Paulsen, Noah Peters,
Anastasia Petersen, Miranda Pomeroy, Jacob Potratz,
Charles Putbrese, Madalynn Ralston, Bennett Raper,
Trevor Reeg, Elijah Richardson, Elizabeth Roush, Mat-
thew Rozendaal.
Naomi Safford, Tyler Schamel, Mikayla Schmidt,
Darian Sleeth, Leslie Soroka, Brianna Springer, Hope
Stevens, Haley Swanson, Alden Tabatabai, Tatum
Torode, Samantha Urlis, Will VanderHolt, Tori
VanVelzen, Joseph Vivone, Kylee Watrous, Kiley
Westoff, Ellen Wines, Meghan Zug.
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Benjamin Armstrong, Trevor Baack, Brandon Bair,
Brianna Barnett, Garitt Baugh, Bryce Benton, Chloe
Bonker, Nathaniel Bratt, Cassandra Brazelton, Joseph
Brown, Jacob Buchholz, Lisa Chang, Jordan Coggeshall,
Keegan Collins, Blake Comito, Mikayla Corder, Chey-
enne Coyne-Waltz, Kennedy Ellis, Laurisa Filmer, Jacob
Floyd, Logan Foetisch, Charles Grant, Matthew
Guessford, Austin Hartman, Taylor Horn, Joseph
Huegerich, Riley Isenberg.
Matthew Jameson, Coby Klocko, Brady Lange,
Ashley Lawton, Zachary Liter, MaKenna Ludlow,
Nicholas McGee, Courtnie Mora, Bailey Neifert, Shelby
Nelson, Caitlin Nguyen, Keegan Okland-Kenne Adam
Pender, Joshua Pentico, Devin Pirkle, Devin Poli, Ethan
Quick, Tyler Raymond, Nicholas Robson, Sarah Robuck,
Weslie Rouse, Logan Schwery, Noah Smith, Megan
Staude, Carson Tingwald, Taylor Voitel, Madison
Weatherbee, Andrew Welden, William Wright, Travis
Wulf.
EASTVIEW 8/9 HONOR ROLL
Concluded from p.8
gomery, Katlyn Narber, Sierra Nelson, Mattie
Nieswender, Sarah Noel, Becka Ober, Chase Onken,"
Christian Ostrander, Brandon Pevestorf, Kathryn
Phillips, Jordan Pomeroy, Marie Putbrese, Evan
Reynolds, Brandie Robson, Jacey Rodemeyer, Tayler
Rogers.
Sarah Sarlat-Pool, Bailey Scott, Alexi Seely, Erin
Sharp, Colin Shaul, Jake Simpson, Blake Smith, Zachary
Spurr, Jamie Stoffel Kaitlyn Swisher, Ramsey Tabatabai,
Ashley Thronson, Tyler VanGorder, Ryan Walker,
Stephanie Wallace and Megan Westhoff.
Norwalk Varsity Softball News
Norwalk 5,
South Tama 3
The varsity softball girls
team defeated South Tama
at Norwalk Monday, June
28, 5-3. Norwalk stranded
10 runners on base. Jacey
Gutknecht started and was
doing fine until South
Tama scored three times in
the top of the third inning
on four straight hits. She
allowed five hits with a
strikeout and hit batter
and three earned runs.
Devin Brown came on in
the fourth and shut South
Tama down allowing three
hits and four strikeouts.
Norwalk scored in the
first inning as Brown
doubled, Paige Lammers
singled and Brown scored
on a Sierra Nelson bunt.
Nelson later scored on a
Natalie Meuler double
and Meuler scored on a
Tori Mateer bases-loaded
walk. After South Tama
tied it in the third Norwalk
scored two more in the
fourth to regain the lead.
Brown singled and went to
second on a passed ball.
Makenzie Reed bunted
and Brown scored on an
errant throw with Reed
going to second. Reed then
scored on a Meuler base
hit.
Brown, Meuler and
Dani Richardson each had
two hits. Reed, Lammers,
Nelson, Gutknecht and
Mateer had a hit each. RBIs
went to Meuler with two,
Mateer, Reed and Nelson
with one.
Indianola 4, Norwalk 3
The varsity softball girls
lost to Indianola, 4-3, in
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nine innings at Indianola
Tuesday, June 29. The War-
riors fell behind 1-0 in the
second but came back with
three in the third to grab a
3-1 lead. Unfortunately
Indianola came back with
two in the bottom of the
inning to tie it. Gutknecht
came on in the bottom of
the third with the bases
loaded and one out and
got out of the jam with no
more runs scoring.
Brown started the game
and allowed three runs on
five hits and four walks.
Only two of the runs were
earned. Gutknecht came
on in the third and gave up
five hits with a strikeout
and one earned run.
Hamilton started things
off in the tl-tird with a
single and Brown walked.
Reed then bunted and the
defense tried to get
Hamilton at third and
threw it away allowing
both HamiIton and Brown
to score and Reed moving
up to third. Reed scored on
a wild pitch. She also had
a fantastic diving catch in
center to save a run.
Hitting for Norwalk
were Brown, Richardson,
Mateer and Hamilton with
one. Reed had both RBIs.
Knoxville 3, Norwalk 2
The varsity softball girls
lost to Knoxville, 3-2,
Wednesday, June 30, at
Knoxville. This knocked
the Warriors out of a tie for
first place in the confer-
ence. Norwalk jumped out
to a 2-0 lead in the top of
the third inning. With two
outs Reed doubled and
moved to third on a
Lammers base hit. Reed
then scored on a Nelson
base hit with Lammers
moving to third. Lammers
then scored on a wild
pitch. Knoxville scored all
three runs in the bottom of
the sixth inning with the
help of Norwalk errors
and misplays.
Brown took the mound
and deserved a better fate
as she allowed five hits,
struck out six with no
walks. All three runs were
unearned.
Collecting hits for the
Warriors were Hamilton
with two, Reed, Lammers,
Nelson and Ashlee Seibert
one each. Nelson got the
lone RBI.
Newton 9, Norwalk 1
The varsity softball girls
lost to Newton at home, 9-
1, Thursday, July 1. The
teamcommitted six errors
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OVIATT ELEMENTARY
By Dr. Laura Sivadge
Preschool-lst Grade Principal
and Rodney Martinez
2nd-3rd Grade Principal
Sensitivity to Differences
Being "different" from other classmates is tough.
Most children are taught not to pick on others because
of physical traits or characteristics, such as weight, scars,
birthmarks, or glasses. But less obvious differences can
make children feel equally apart from their classmates.
A growing number of children suffer from serious
medical problems, particularly asthma and diabetes, but
also seizure disorders, life threatening allergies, AIDS
and childhood cancers, as well as disorders from retar-
dation to hyperactivity. It is tragic when a child suffer-
ing with a disease or condition also is the victim of mock-
ing and is excluded by classmates.
Parents can do a lot to help make sure that their chil-
dren are sensitive toward others, particularly those who
may be targeted by classmates as "different."
It is not catching. Children do not like to appear
afraid in front of their classmates. But a lot of them are.
And being around someone with a serious disease can
be scary unless a child understands that things like can-
cer or epilepsy are not contagious. Tell them that, not
only will they not be harmed by being around the ill
child, they will actually be helping that child feel better
by being kind and sensitive.
Give them the facts. AIDS is frightening, both to par-
ents and to children. If your child is in a school with
children suffering from AIDS, the school should have
lots of information available for parents and children.
Get it and share it with your child. The most important
thing to remember is that people cannot catch AIDS from
casual contact-either at home or at school. Children with
AIDS have enough of a burden without being shunned
by their peers.
Teach them what is cruel. It is vital to understand
that children with serious allergies really are at risk of
dying. Classmates can be very insensitive, mocking
those children, or complaining that the whole class can-
not have peanut butter cookies because of one child.
Help your children understand just how tough it would
be to have one of those allergies and to literally be in
fear for their life.
Concentrate on what is inside. Help your children
choose friends for their personality-what is inside. En-
courage them to get to know a whole variety of class-
mates, including those who might have a disease or dis-
order. Talk with your children about what is important
in a friend-kindness, a sense of fun and shared inter-
ests. Be honest with them about how it makes you feel
to see children being excluded and talk to them about
how important it is to treat everyone as they would like
to be treated.
Pity is a burden. There is a big difference between
being sensitbze to someone's differences and feeling pity
for them. When you pity someone, you are singling them
out and, in a way, excluding them. Instead, help your
children simply accept that a child has a disease, a con-
dition, a disability-and then treat them just like they
would any other child.
If it is your child. Information is power and it is al-
ready available. There is a national organization f6r al-
most every disease, condition, or disability. Contact
these groups for child friendly handouts for the chil-
dren in your child's classroom and school, explaining
the facts of your child's difference. Perhaps the teacher
would be willing to send parent-oriented fact sheets
home with the students. Once your child's classmates
understand, a lot of the mystique about the differences
will disappear.
Friends can be said to "fall in like" with as profound
a thud as romantic partners fall in love.
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