Board of Education Meeting Agenda - USD 320

Wamego USD 320, a progressive and committed school district, in a cooperative effort with families
and community, will educate students to be responsible, problem-solving citizens who produce quality
work in their individual pursuit of excellence by offering relevant, academically challenging and
diverse learning experiences.
Board of Education Meeting Agenda
Wamego Public Schools
Mike Morton, President May 12, 2008 Richie Chrest, vice-president
Sue McNickle 7:00 p.m., Wamego Middle School Richard Weixelman
Barb Downey
Janet Armstead
Merlyn Pence
I. Roll Call
II.
III.
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda
IV. Items for the Good of USD 320
A. Recognition of Shelley Wichman for donation of benches to West Elementary
School and Dave Hartwich and the construction Technology class for
installing the benches
B. Recognition of Mrs. Monica Kabriel, USD 320 Elementary Teacher of the
Year
C. See Items for the Good of USD 320
V. Consent Agenda
A. Approval of payment of April bills
B. Approval of April Treasurer’s Report
C. Approval of minutes of April 14, 21, & 28, 2008 Board of Education meetings
D. Approval of building activity fund reports
E. Accept the resignation of Claudia Sanford, MS at-risk teacher; Richard
Philbrook, HS/MS vocal music; Autumn McDougal, Para educator; Catherine
Robson, Veronica Blair, Caroline Addair, Jennifer Burki, Rebecca Thiessen,
and Abby Navinskey, ESD Para educators; Heather Holthaus, CPTA;
Gerardo Negron, WMS Custodian; Kelley Brummett, pre-school USD 320
F. Approve the hiring of Heather Petermann, Special Education teacher at
Wamego High School;
G. Approve the request from Jennifer Goehring to allow a USD 323 bus to enter
the USD 320 district to transport her children to Rock Creek Schools
(Enclosure)
H. Approve National History Competition trip request to travel to College Park,
MD (Enclosure)
I. Approve summer school teachers for the Wamego Middle School (Enclosure)

J. Approve selection of copier vendor
VI.
VII.
Discussion of Items Pulled from Consent Agenda
Science Curriculum
Dr. Siebert and members from the USD 320 science curriculum committee will
present the revised curriculum to the BOE. Included with the presentation will be
the proposal to purchase new instructional materials including science textbooks.
(Enclosure)
Action item
VIII.
Spanish Club Request to Travel Abroad
The Spanish club is seeking permission to begin work towards taking a trip to
Spain. This was asked of the BOE last year and the sponsors were told to bring
this issue back this year. Materials addressing this request are included for
review. (Enclosure)
Discussion and action item
IX.
Facility Issue
The BOE asked for this item to come back for discussion at the May BOE
meeting. The questions to be resolved are whether the BOE wishes to proceed
with a bond issue regarding the Central Elementary School and if so, what option
do they wish to pursue.
Discussion item
X. MS Student and Faculty Handbooks
Presented to the BOE for review and approval are the faculty and student
handbooks for the Wamego Middle School. Mrs. Jennings will be available to
answer questions. (Enclosure)
Action item
XI.
Banking Agreement
Solicitations for banking services have been issued to local banks. The date for
the initiation of services is July 1, 2008. The BOE will need to review the
proposals and make a decision as to which bank will be selected to provide for the
district’s banking needs.
Action item
XII.
XIII.
Executive Session
A. Negotiations
Adjourn Meeting

Central Elementary
ITEMS FOR THE GOOD OF USD 320
• Central Elementary Site Council will host our annual Author's Day on May 15.
Parents, Grandparents and members of the community are invited to come to
Central gym at a designated time to hear students’ authentic stories. Students
have worked all year on writing projects they will share during this time. All
students will receive a medal for their work in writing.
• Author Tammy Bronson recently visited all students at Central. She is the author
of many children's books. During her visit she shared how she writes and revises
her stories before they are actually published. Another theme in her talk with
students was the connection between reading and writing. She emphasized how
much good writers read and how good readers write about what they read.
• Central PTO recently hosted our annual taco dinner and basket raffle. It was a
wonderful evening for all. PTO earned $3,091 that will be spent to support
student learning at Central.
• Three second grade teachers from Bergman Elementary School in Manhattan
visited our second grade to observe guided reading and writing. They went away
with many wonderful ideas to support their own classroom instruction.
• On May 1st teachers from USD 333, Concordia will visit K-2 teachers to observe
guided reading.
• First grade made a day of the health fair by having guest speakers help with
activities that support good health and exercise. Students learned about safety as
well with the Wamego Police Department. Other activities included making
healthy snacks and learning about the food guide pyramid and how to include
healthy activities everyday.
West Elementary
• Third grade teacher Sherry Helus has been nominated for the 2008 Presidential
Award for Excellence in Math teaching. As part of this process, she was required
to complete an extensive application and was videotaped teaching math to her
students. The application, video, and supporting materials have been submitted to
the state selection committee. Third grade teacher Teri Dow won this award for
our state in 2006 and was a national finalist in 2007. Mrs. Dow has also been
asked to serve on the state selection committee for the 2008 Presidential Award
for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching.
• PTO fundraising efforts next year will be geared toward finishing the Plasma
TV/Interwrite SchoolPad combos in the remaining classrooms. Currently, 12
classrooms are equipped with the 50” Plasma TV’s and we have purchased 8
Interwrite SchoolPads. We will need to purchase 5 additional TV’s and 9
additional Interwrite SchoolPads to complete this project. The teachers are using
these new technology resources on a daily basis and wish to thank the West PTO
and USD 320 Board of Education for their financial support of these instructional
tools.

• During the school year, a group of students in third through fifth grade attended
morning sessions to build creativity and cooperation called “Odyssey of the
Mind”. Their final products were showcased in an assembly at West Elementary
on April 15. In the Odyssey classes, students learned to plan a project with a
group and adhere to guidelines. The students then worked together to build the
project, which included many modifications to the original design. The students
chose two different projects this year to focus on called “Road Rally” and “Tee
Structure”. The object in Road Rally was to design and build a vehicle that would
transverse a course and complete tasks along the way. In Tee Structure, the
students were to build a structure out of balsa wood and glue that would hold a
maximum of 10 golf balls and the largest amount of weight.
• West Elementary students performed well at the State Robotics Meet held in
Manhattan on April 19 at Susan B. Anthony Middle School.
Individual student participants were Kentin Brummett, Tristan Mansfield, and
Trey Schmidt. Teams from West included ELC (Colton Hitch, Levi Hannan, and
Ethan Artzer); Black Sabbath (Sam Long and Blake Fair); HEAT (True
Mussetter, Maddie Vontz, Allison Seufert, and Brandi Peverley); and 4 Evil
Bunnies (Cody Filbert, Cameron Chapman, and Vance Lacey). West Elementary
students competed in Capture the Flag and the Maze.
HEAT received second place in Capture the Flag and the Maze. Black Sabbath
received third place in Capture the Flag. Congratulations to each of these West
students and a special thank you to fifth grade Robotics Club sponsors Teri Dow
and Angie McCune and Enhanced Learning teacher Sharon Eckhoff for their
efforts in preparing our students for competition. We look forward to next year’s
Robotics competitions.
• On April 25, third grade students listened to a special presentation by Tim
Gogolski, a District Conservationist out of Lyndon, Kansas. Mr. Gogolski used a
“rainfall simulator” to teach students the value of no-till farming practices in soil
conservation and water infiltration. The rainfall simulator demonstrated the
differences in runoff for four different types of fields—100% soil cover with
residue, 30% soil cover, bare soil with no cover, and 100% soil cover with
undisturbed soil. This last scenario creates the least amount of runoff. The
rainfall simulator presentation was connected with district science curriculum
objectives for third grade pertaining to different types of soils, erosion, and
conservation.
• The Early Riser’s Choir had their Spring Tour on April 29. They performed for
the Gran Villas, Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center, and Grandview Suites.
They worked very hard to prepare a 30 minute concert and enjoyed sharing their
music with the residents of these facilities!
• Fifth grade band students presented a concert on Tuesday, May 6 in the Wamego
Middle School gym. This concert also included WMS students in grades sixth
through eighth. The fifth graders have made tremendous progress this year and
we look forward to watching their continued musical growth in the years ahead.
• The fifth grade vocal music class and the Early Riser’s Choir will perform a joint
concert with the sixth grade choir on May 13 at Wamego Middle School. The
music begins at 7:00. All are invited to hear each choir perform their own
selections, as well as the two choirs combined for one large choir performance. It
is sure to be an evening of great music!

• On April 30, several teachers and the building principal from Concordia visited
West and Central Elementary Schools to observe in classrooms and learn more
about our reading instructional practices and Rigby Literacy by Design reading
program.
• The second grade class will visit West Elementary on Tuesday, May 13 from
11:40am to 1:30pm. They will be meeting with Mrs. Flinn, eating lunch and
attending recess with our current third graders, touring the building, and visiting
with third grade students and teachers about what to expect from third grade. We
look forward to spending this time with our future third grade class!
• Thank you to all of the students, parents, staff, and community members who
helped with our label saving efforts at West Elementary School this year. We
collected $97,943.15 worth of Dyer’s Register Receipts, over $400 worth of Box
Tops for Education, over 2,000 UPC labels from Campbell’s Soup labels and
various products, and 125 Tyson Chicken panels. In exchange for collecting
Dyer’s receipts, we “earned” 3 Kodak Easy Share digital cameras and 2 memory
sticks for use in our school! Thanks again to Miss Fowles for all she has done to
promote and organize our label saving efforts!
• Thank you to Theresa Peddicord for organizing Teacher Appreciation Week this
year in recognition of our wonderful teaching staff. Teacher Appreciation Week
was May 5-9. Included in the festivities were “surprises” for the staff, a staff
luncheon, and other “goodies” in the workroom. We appreciate all our parents
and the PTO do to support our teachers, staff, and students!
• The West Elementary Super Kids’ Play Day for third and fourth grade students
was held in Wamego City Park on Friday, May 9. The day included individual
events, team challenge events, relays, and other fun events. Thank you to all
parents that helped with the day!
• Mini-Society is in full swing for third grade students. Students have established
their own society, printed their own currency, opened their own businesses, and
created their own government. This learning experience will help students learn
more about entrepreneurship, economics, government, law, and math, all of which
are included in the Kansas Social Studies Standards “Market Day” will be May
14 and the Mini-Society “Auction” will be May 16.
• On Monday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 21, third graders will learn more about
issues of safety and activities for summer. Sessions will include Bicycle Safety,
Water Safety, Home Alone Safety, Personal Safety, Personal Hygiene, and the
Wamego Public Library Summer Reading Program.
• Fourth graders will participate in a “Vocabulary Parade” on Tuesday, May 20 at
1:30pm in the West gym. Third and fifth grade students will be invited to attend
the parade. Fourth graders will “become” their assigned vocabulary word by
dressing in costume and providing a definition of their vocabulary word. This
activity promotes using the instructional strategy of “non-linguistic
representations” for students to expand their vocabulary base and deepen their
understanding of a variety of words. Thank you to the fourth grade teachers for
organizing this unique learning experience for our students.
• A selection of fifth grade poems will be posted in downtown businesses in
Wamego in May as part of the Chamber of Commerce Mother’s Day/Father’s
Day Poem contest.

• A "Student Wellness Day” for fifth grade students is scheduled for Wednesday,
May 14. Sessions will include the Human Sexuality Curriculum for fifth grade,
Tobacco Prevention with Teens as Teachers from WHS, Nutrition, Internet
Safety, and Drug/Alcohol Awareness and Prevention.
• Fifth grade students get to participate in a variety of “fun” activities in P.E. during
the spring months. In April, students played tennis at the new Wamego
Recreation Complex. This month, fifth graders will travel to Manhattan to bowl
at the K-State Student Union. Fifth graders always enjoy these special
opportunities that emphasize physical activities for life-long enjoyment.
• During the last few weeks of school, Mrs. Butler, Elementary Counselor, and
Mrs. Werner, WMS Counselor, will be working with the fifth grade students
during their guidance counselor classes in an effort to prepare them for the
transition from West to Wamego Middle School. Also, Mrs. Werner will be
eating with our fifth graders several times. On Tuesday, May 20, the fifth grade
students will visit WMS from 11:00am to 1:00pm. The students will eat at WMS,
meet with sixth grade teachers and building principal Vici Jennings, and tour the
facilities.
• The Annual Fifth Grade “Farewell Celebration” is scheduled for Thursday, May
22 at approximately 9:30am at Wamego City Park. The morning will be filled
with games and relays, followed by lunch. Immediately following lunch, the
students will be recognized for several achievements. The day will conclude with
a swimming party at the city pool! Thank you to Fifth Grade Picnic and
Celebration Committee Chairs Tina Long, Theresa Peddicord, and Karla Rosell
for organizing the activities and events for the day and to all fifth grade parents
that plan to help with the festivities!
• We have had strong interest in our newly developed “Summer Academy”
program that will begin on June 2, 2008. We have over 125 students enrolled in
this program for grades 2-5! Students in Summer Academy had the opportunity
to register for a variety of class options in each grade level. Classes offered for
second and third graders are as follows: Virtual Travel, Books Alive, Chocolate
Mania, Journalism and Publications, Computer Applications I, and Computer
Applications II. Classes offered for fourth and fifth graders are as follows:
Bridge Building, Robotics, Agriculture in the Classroom, Photography, Fitness
and Nutrition, Solving Mini-Mysteries, Hands on Equations, and the Stock
Market.
Wamego Middle School
• The robotics club attended a meet in Manhattan on Friday, April 4. Kevin (6) and
Tahnicca (8) Lewis placed in the Sumo Bot competition. Other students attending
were Wesley Gately, Hailey Hemby, Nathan Nehring, Hannah Pierce, Aubrey
Plankington, Nick Webb, Judy White, and Amanda von Seggern.
Kevin Lewis competed and placed second in the Sumo Bot competition at the
KSU Open House on April 19.
• Throughout the month, the eighth grade has been treated to several presentations
and activities by high school students, instructors, coaches, and activities sponsors
as part of their orientation and transition to high school. Each week, for six

weeks, a new area is presented. The assemblies kicked off on April 2, with a pep
assembly featuring pep band, cheerleaders, and Dazzlers. Then the core subject
area teachers presented, followed by athletics, an Activities Fair, and CTE classes.
The final activity will be an assembly, tour and lunch for all eighth graders at the
high school hosted by the peer counselors. We’d like to recognize Mrs.
Rickstrew, the high school staff, and peer counselors for their hard work in
making the transition a great one for the students!
• One of the Site Council goals has been to provide more supervised activities for
our students. At their last meeting, they worked to finalize plans for a movie
night on June 13 for incoming sixth through eighth graders. “Freaky Friday”
should be great fun, as they are hoping to show the movie outside, like the old
drive-in movie days!
• On April 11, the Bully Prevention Committee sponsored an assembly for the
student body about Internet safety, presented by --- from Boys and Girls Club of
Manhattan. The information presented and other resources can be viewed at
www.netsmartz.org.
• Mrs. Prescott and Mrs. Nordberg kept the students guessing during National
Library Week, April 14-17. Daily students could participate in questions about
the library – how many fiction books Non-fiction books Reference works
Students with the answers closest to correct were treated to a small library prize.
• All students were treated to a great “mini” concert by the high school jazz band
and High Voltage on April 24. Thanks to Mr. Richmond and Mr. Philbrook for
including the middle school students in their spring tour.
• All state assessments were completed on April 24. Our students took a total of
924 tests, which consists of 2,464 sections! Sixth through eighth grade all take
reading and math assessments. Sixth and eighth took social studies, while seventh
grade participated in a science assessment. This is the first year in several years
for the social studies and science assessments to be given.
• All middle school girls participated in a Girl-2-Girl program during home base on
April 29. The program was the brainstorm of eighth grade students Kayla
Russell, Kayla Torbol, Marissa Streeter, Courtney Carley, Charele Duncan,
Ashley Peters, and Jennifer Rutschmann, who designed and presented the
program on bullying and its affects on others. Four women teachers participated,
telling their stories about being bullied. It was a powerful program! Mrs. Werner
is already busy planning to continue this program next year.
• The Bully Prevention Committee presented their second annual Appreciated
Assembly on April 30. During this program, all the support staff of the middle
school was recognized for their contributions to our students. The committee
provided plaques with a poem of appreciation written by Mrs. Partridge. Those
recognized were
• Bus Drivers: Martha Austin, Chonita Coon, Sherri Klein, Shelisa Mueller, Phil
Nigus, Merle Pope, Barb Springer and Ron Sunley; Cooks: Catherine Baker,
Donna Jones, Cathy McAfee, and clerk Brenda Jensen; Custodians: Keith
Bergman, Jim Smith, Paula Warnow, and Paul Watson; and Para-
Educators/Aides: Chalee Braun, Bev Ebert, Hana Eddie, Pam Hendricks,
Elaine McDiffett, Kim Nelsen, Kelley Nordberg, Teresa Wells, and Barb
Zimmerling.

• A special thanks to our track coaching staff this year: Julie Baer, Michelle Fassler,
Linda Hodges, John Schmidt and Tom Wilson. This season has proved to be
especially challenging as meets have been rescheduled or cancelled due to rain.
The Wamego Middle School Invitational Track Meet has been rescheduled for
Monday, May 5.
• Upcoming events
April 30 Appreciation Assembly for all supplemental staff
May 3 WMS Band Festival (at WHS)
May 7 Career Fair (8 th grade only)
May 8 NCKL League Track Meet in Concordia
May 13 Guest speaker – Rep. Nancy Boyda
Faculty News
• I want to thank all the planners and presenters for another excellent Explore 4
Technology Day! Since the Explore 4, many middle school teachers have created
their own website. Check out
Mr. Allen www.RedRaiderMathSpot.blogspot.com
Ms. Diederich www.wamegoart.blogspot.com
Mr. Topliff www.raidersocialstudies.com
• Mrs. Stramel has been named Konza UniServ President for the 08-09 school year.
Additionally she will serve as the president of the National Board Certification for
Teachers of Kansas. Congratulations, Janet!
• Mrs. Elaine McDiffett has been named to the Special Education Cooperative’s
Hall of Fame as the Para-Educator of the Year. She was recognized during a
small presentation at the middle school.
Wamego High School
• 74 Seniors and chaperones attended the senior trip April 18th. They enjoyed
shopping and eating at The Legends in KC, Paradise Park in Lee's Summitt (gokarts,
bumper cars, rock climbing, foam factory, picnic supper) and bowling and
laser tag at Incredibowl in Overland Park. The students were complimented on
their behavior at every location. A special thanks to adults who helped sponsor:
Mark Stephan, Augy and Kara Gonzales, Jack Haman, Bill and Kathy Swiger and
bus drivers Val Wilson and Barb Springer. Class sponsors Karla Vogel and Jina
Kugler also accompanied the group. Senior, Jessica Haman, was instrumental in
helping plan the trip.
• Beth Neilsen was recently announced as a recipient of the Robert C. Byrd
Scholarship. To apply students must have scored at least a 32 on the ACT. Only
15 winners from each congressional district received this honor (and $1500
scholarship) and 227 students applied. Beth is also featured in the Sunday, April
27th issue of the Topeka-Capital journal as an academic all-star. This honor is
based on g.p.a., ACT scores, and community service. Only 30 students from
Kansas were honored.
• 102 AP tests will be given to Wamego High School students May 5, 7, 8, 9 and
13th. 35 students are taking the AP psychology tests, so a new location to house a

group this large had to be found! Highland Community College is allowing
students the use of their facilities for that test. Special thanks to WTC for the use
of their conference room for the other AP exams.
• Enrollment is nearly complete for the 10th-12th grade classes for the 2008-09
school year. Every student has an individual 30 minute enrollment appointment
with a counselor or trained staff member and a parent. Graduation, regents, and
state scholar requirements are reviewed as well as a check of the student's
progress so far in high school. Next year's freshman class will be enrolled at the
end of May.
• The high school site council has invited freshmen to attend their next meeting,
May 7th, to share their experiences and thoughts about their first year of high
school. The information will be used to continue to improve the freshman
transition program.
• Two students (one a former WHS student) completed their graduation
requirements at 21 Century Educational Opportunity Center in April and earned
their high school diplomas
• 30 semester credits have been completed in the WHS Virtual Prescriptive
Learning Lab so far this spring.
• 15 WHS students were recognized at the Wamego Community Foundation
scholarship luncheon on April 30th. New scholarships awarded this year included
the Gaylord Belton Memorial, Gus Hildebrand Memorial, Sue Eichman
Education Fund, and 2 scholarships from Wamego City Hospital.
• Debbie Durr from Farrar Corporation visited students in the agriculture and
technology classes about their company. They are interested in sponsoring a
senior student to train as a machinist at Kaw Area Technical College or Flint Hills
Area Technical College.
• Kaw Area Technical College will have a representative demonstrating their heavy
equipment construction program during SIP on May 12.
• Sarah Boswell from KanEquip has presented information to students about an
opportunity to be sponsored to study ag mechanics in Oklahoma and work for
KanEquip.
• Congratulations to band members Annie Goodson, Blake Colson, Molly Delay,
Kasey Delay, and Amanda Markey for attending the State Solo and Ensemble
Festival in Andover over the April 26 th weekend and coming home with all
Superior and Excellent Ratings.
• Congratulations to Julie Scherer, Elizabeth Scherer and Sydney Lippman who
competed in Regional History Day this last Sat. Sydney did an exhibit on
"Trujillo's Reign of Terror" and got first. Elizabeth did a Documentary on
"Bleeding Kansas" and got first. Julie did a paper on "America's Own
Concentration Camps" and got first. They will all go on to State competition in
Topeka on April 26.
• Congratulations to Annie Goodson and Andrew vonSeggern for their first place
win in IDA at the Mid-East League forensics tournament last night. This qualifies
both of them for state champs in that event and brings our team state qualifying
total to 13 out of a possible 16 entries.
• Congratulations to the WHS Culinary Arts Teams! The red management team
won 2nd in the state in case study. Red management team members are Amanda

Huse, Katelin Morton, Julie Scherer, and Kris Velasco. The black management
team won 3rd in the state in case study. Black management team members are
Austin Atwood, Rachel Hatfield, Patrick Mattia, and Morgan Serb. The red
management team won 2nd in the state in the management competition (quiz
bowl and case study). The red culinary team and black culinary team placed
5th and 6th in the state in the culinary competitions. The red culinary
team members are Katelin Morton, Julie Scherer, Morgan Serb, and Kris
Velasco. The black culinary team members are Austin Atwood, Blaine
Bettencourt, Rachel Hatfield, and Amanda Huse. Amanda Huse, Katelin Morton,
Julie Scherer, and Kris Velasco each received a $500 scholarship to Johnson and
Wales. Thank you for a marvelous job at state competition. The teams
worked hard and exhibited exemplary character. We're proud of your
accomplishments and hard work!
• Congratulations to FBLA's Management Information System Team for qualifying
for national competition in Atlanta, Georgia this summer! Team members are
Colby Botter, Will Clark and Cameron Rohn!! Congratulations also go out to
Alex Bulk and Austin Atwood for each of them earning the Kansas Quality
Member Award. Both of these young men ranked among the top 10 members in
the state of Kansas! Way to go guys! We are proud of you!! There will be a
complete listing of all state winners in tomorrow's announcements.
• Congratulations to the following FBLA members on their success at the State
Leadership Conference! We are very proud of all of you and the hard work you
put into your competitions. Wamego High's FBLA Chapter once again earned the
Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit.
Kansas Quality Member Award – top 10 in the State - Alex Bulk & Austin
Atwood, 2 nd Place – Management Information Systems Team -Colby Botter, Will
Clark & Cameron Rohn, 3 rd Place – Public Speaking I - Jason Smith, 4 th Place –
Chapter Scrapbook-Sarah Van Petten, 4 th Place – Desktop Publishing Team -
Kaitlyn Bennett & Bobbie Jo Horocofsky, 4 th Place – Digital Video Production
Team - Austin Atwood, Colby Botter & Cameron Rohn, 4 th Place – Network
Design Team - Ben Chmiel, Tanner Spreer, Kevin Thomas, 5 th Place –
Computer Applications -April Tesch, 5 th Place – Spreadsheet Applications -
Chelsea Rose, 5 th Place – Mr. FBL - Alex Bulk, 6 th Place – Impromptu
Speaking- Chelsea Rose, 7 th Place – Computer Applications - Jason Smith, 7 th
Place – Help Desk-Tyler Douglass, 8 th Place – Local Chapter Annual Business
Report - - Shaeleigh Neel.
• On April 3, 2008 Wamego High School FCCLA chapter members competed at
the state STAR event competitions. Congratulations to the following students on
their star event entries: Fawn Sackrider, Silver Occupational Job Interview;
Brittany Hosfelt, Gold Junior Focus on Children. The following four students
qualified to compete at the national FCCLA competitions by receiving the top
gold in their event category. Those students are: Sarah Hazelwood; Occupational
Illustrated Talk Fashion and Design, Amanda Moorman; Occupational Early
Childhood Education, Katelyne Davis, and Nicole Sweet; Occupational
Entrepreneurship Human Services. Katelyne Davis and Nicole Sweet both
received $1000 scholarships to Johnson and Wales University. Please
congratulate these participants on their job well done.

• Congratulations to Lisa Friedrich for placing first in the FFA Job Interview
Contest least Wednesday. She is now qualified to compete at State this summer.
• Congratulations to both the Band and Choir for receiving Superior ratings at the
State Band and Choir Festival at Holton yesterday.
• Congratulation to Julie Scherer, Elizabeth Scherer and Sydney Lippman as they
competed at the Kansas State History Day is past Saturday. All three represented
Wamego well, competing against schools of all classifications for the chance to
continue on to the National History Day event. Julie placed 2nd in the individual
paper category and will be competing in Washington DC June 15-19. Congrats
again to all!
• Congratulations to Annie Goodson, Blake Colson, Molly Delay, Kasey Delay,
and Amanda Markey for attending the State 4A Solo and Ensemble Festival in
Andover this past weekend. Annie received an Excellent rating for her saxophone
solo, Kasey received a Superior rating on her clarinet solo, and the Saxophone
Quartet of Annie, Blake, Molly, and Amanda received a Superior rating as well.