April 12, 2013

Basket Raffle Fun Night

A big thank you to everyone who attended and/or donated items for the fun night.  The event raised $1594 for our DC Trip.

Matthew M. leading the basketball game.

Nathan G. running a popular game!

Nicole Anderson with the hoop toss.  This game had a variety of renditions so kids wouldn't get bored!

Final Stock Market Game Results

Mrs. Donnelly and Ms. Longchamp were happy with the enthusiasm with the Stock Market Game and will offer it as a club for the two sessions next year for those who are interested.  The 7/8th graders took 4th place and the 5/6th graders took 6th place in their respective divisions.  We did have one 5/6 and one 7/8 team that took 2nd place in their division, which was great.  Our top five teams are below.

 Top five 7/8 Teams

Team A244-Jackie, Annie, Chiara Al, Hannah *Second Place Swift House
Team A242-Aaron W, Brock W, Matthew M.,  Cam L *3rd Place Swift House
Team A232-David R., Will H., Max A. 
Team A245-Julia, Ella, Nina, Annabelle
Team A237-Zach V, Johana, Nicole, Katie

Top five 5/6 Teams

Team A254-Olivia O, Zach S, Prince- * First Place Swift House
Team A248-Lily, Joe, Eve, Bekah
Team A258- Silas, Isaac, Chase
Team A259-Hannah, JoJo, Bray, Caroline
Team A252-Trevor, Jimmy, Camille

Humanities 7/8 - Thai Scholar Presentation

Nina presented to the 7/8th graders on the Japanese Occupation of Thailand during WWII and the Free Thai movement.

 Science Photos of the Week

Johnny and Jeff demonstrate refraction using a light box and lens.

Matthew, Zachary and Nina measure the image of a candle projected on an index card through a convex lens.

Mariah and Cameron work together to measure the projected image of a candle flame.

Vacation Next Week

Spring vacation starts April 20th and school starts again on Monday, April 29th.

School Budget Vote

The new school budget is ready and people may vote in three different ways.

1.  Visit the Town Clerk's Office to vote early.
2.  Vote May 7th at the Williston Armory from 7 am- 7pm.
3.  Contact the Town Office to request that a ballot will be mailed to you.