4TH NINE WEEKS

6th Grade

High Honors

Alyssa Anderson                   

Carly Bonar                            

Shelby Brockman                   

Anna Bulmahn                       

Camille Cseri                          

Robert Dreyer                        

Julia Folland                           

Bridgette Foote                       

James Fry                               

Emilee Gaerte                         

Donovan Geiger                     

Reed Geiger                           

Molly Green                           

Shyenne Greve                       

Jhai Herendeen                       

Elaine Horn                            

Joshua Howk                         

Kendall King                          

Olivia Knight                          

Cortney Luttman                    

Deserea McConnell                

Emily Murphy                        

Alec Nash                              

Landon Pence                         

Kara Reed                               

Gage Shively                          

Luke Sturtz                             

Cody Thomas

 

Honorable Mention

Jeremiah Bock

Trevor Bonar

Drew Buffenbarger

Seth Carter

Braxton Clark

Sierra Coil

Paige Curry

Alissa Edsall

Tyler Fast

Chance Gallmeier

Morgan Gressley

Sarah Holloway

Skyler Johnson

Vincent Johnson

Dalton Kimes

Alek Kintz

Adrianna Nagle

Derek Noyes

Kory Poyser

Kyriah Rsmsey

Thomas Savieo

Garett Simmons

Noah Stucker

Grant Sturgis

Alexandria Sutton

Zachary VanEvery

Jeffrey Wallace

Caitlyn Young

7th Grade

High Honors

Madison Bieber                      

Peyton Brandt                        

Blake Gross                           

Lyle McParlan                        

Cassidy Perlich                      

Valerie Pope                           

Hannah Richards                    

Kennedy Sade                        

Kaley Scott                             

Brittney Shambaugh              

Taylor Sobasky                      

Cody Teusch                          

Brett Uecker                           

Kaleb Walker                          

Devon Zeigler                        

Aaron Zolman       

 

Honorable Mention 

Alicia Armstrong

Skyler Barrett

Molly Blake

Sam Boneff

Alexis Bultemeier

Skyler Chambless

Shylyn Clouse

Cheyenne Conner

James Crooks

Landen Edwards

Gabe Erwin

Zachary Fast

Dean Gaerte

Nicholas Galvan

Holly Haupricht

Brooke Herendeen

Olivia Huelsenbeck

Kristen Krill

Dakoda Labenz

Luke Lillmars

Paige Long

Montana Martin

Briana Modezjewski

Dylan Park

Dalen Peters

Isaiah Ramsey

Coltin Royer

Miranda Sokolowski

Cole Tinney

Lukus Troyer

Christian Tucker

Megan Vogts

Damon Weatherholt

 8th Grade

High Honors

Kristine Bechtold                 

Chelsea Bennett                      

Evan Byrd                              

Brooke Foote                                                 

Brandon Goepfrich                

Jerra Householder                  

Maggie Kitt                            

Mandi Krecik                         

Brittany McKinney                 

Marisa Neely                          

Logan Paris                            

Danielle Pippenger                 

Daylen Schinbeckler              

Nicholas Uecker                     

Ashlee Wakeman   

 

Honorable Mention

Morgan Anderson

Hannah Berghoff

Te’ryk Campbell    

Kaitlyn Carroll                        

Samantha Colchin

Cliff Crabill

Emily Ditton

Cullen Fisher

Kari Fulk

Autumn Gaerte

Logan Harris

Mikaela Harshman

Kaley Kanis

Hayden Kilgore

Savannah King

Bradley Martin

Katie Monk

Kody Poyser

Ryne Poyser

Abigail Richards

Courtney Winget

 

 2ND SEMESTER

6th Grade

High Honors

Alyssa Anderson                   

Carly Bonar                            

Shelby Brockman                   

Anna Bulmahn                       

Camille Cseri                          

Robert Dreyer                        

Julia Folland                           

Bridgette Foote                       

James Fry                               

Emilee Gaerte                         

Donovan Geiger                     

Reed Geiger                           

Molly Green                           

Shyenne Greve                       

Jhai Herendeen                       

Sarah Holloway                     

Elaine Horn                            

Joshua Howk                         

Kendall King                          

Olivia Knight                          

Cortney Luttman                    

Emily Murphy                        

Alec Nash                              

Landon Pence                         

Luke Sturtz                             

Zachary VanEvery 

 

Honorable Mention

Andrea Aung

Jeremiah Bock

Trevor Bonar

Drew Buffenbarger

Seth Carter

Sierra Coil

Paige Curry

Alissa Edsall

Tyler Fast

Chance Gallmeier

Morgan Gressley

Skyler Johnson

Alta Kensil

Dalton Kimes

Alek Kintz

Deserea McConnell

Adrianna Nagle

Derek Noyes

Mariah Paris

Kyriah Ramsey

Kara Reed

Thomas Savieo

Sheldon Shearer

Gage Shively

Noah Stucker

Alexandria Sutton

Cody Thomas

Jeffrey Wallace

7th Grade

High Honors

Madison Bieber                      

Peyton Brandt                        

Valerie Pope                           

Kennedy Sade                        

Kaley Scott                             

Brittney Shambaugh               

Cody Teusch                          

Brett Uecker                           

Kaleb Walker                          

Devon Zeigler

 

Honorable Mention

Alicia Armstrong

Skyler Barrett

Molly Blake

Sam Boneff

Alexis Bultemeier

Skyler Chambless

Shylyn Clouse

Cheyenne Conner

James Crooks

Landen Edwards

Gabe Erwin

Blake Gross

Holly Haupricht

Brooke Herendeen

Olivia Huelsenbeck

Dakoda Labenz

Landon Lillmars

Luke Lillmars

Paige Long

Montana Martin

Lyle McParlan

Briana Modezjewski

Cassidy Perlich

Dalen Peters

Isaiah Ramsey

Hannah Richards

Taylor Sobasky

Miranda Sokolowski

Cole Tinney

Lukus Troyer

Megan Vogts

Damon Weatherholt

Aaron Zolman

8th Grade

High Honors

Kristine Bechtold                    

Chelsea Bennett                      

Evan Byrd                              

Brooke Foote                         

Brandon Goepfrich                

Maggie Kitt                            

Mandi Krecik                         

Brittany McKinney                 

Danielle Pippenger                 

Nicholas Uecker     

 

Honorable Mention

Morgan Anderson

Hannah Berghoff

Te’ryk Campbell

Kaitlyn Carroll

Samantha Colchin

Cliff Crabill

Emily Ditton

Cullen Fisher

Autumn Gaerte

Logan Harris

Mikaela Harshman

Jerra Householder

Austin Johnson

Danielle Johnson

Kaley Kanis

Hayden Kilgore

Savannah King

Cody Luttman

Bradley Martin

Katie Monk

Marisa Neely

Logan Paris

Landon Pearson

Kody Poyser

Abigail Richards

Gabrielle Savieo

Daylen Schinbeckler

Jerrod Spieth

Ashlee Wakeman

Courtney Winget

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Churubusco Middle School will present the musical “The Music Man, Jr.” Friday and Saturday, May 7 and May 8.

The show starts at 7:30; doors open at 7 p.m.  Admission is $3. The musical is under the direction of CHS show choir director Dan Hile.

The Music Man is an American musical classic, following fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill and his visit to River City, Iowa where he meets and falls in love with the willful, spinster librarian, Marian Paroo. With his word-a-second style, “Professor” Harold Hill convinces the town to adopt his revolutionary music program, “The Think System”, or face the moral decline of the youngsters of River City. Chaos ensues as Hill’s credentials are questioned and he is forced to prove himself to the citizens of River City.

Don’t miss this funny and charming classic, presented by the talented Fine Arts students of Churubusco Middle School.

By Julie Mast, CES Teacher

Saturday, April 17, two Churubusco Destination Imagination teams traveled to Noblesville High School in Noblesville, Indiana to compete in the State Finals for the DI program for 2010.

Our Busco teams were given the right to participate in the state finals where 92 teams participated from the original 180 teams that competed at regionals back in March. Only the top two teams from each challenge are able to go to DI Global Finals as a result of their scores and performances at the State Final competition.

For the first time in Busco DI history, both teams participating were honored with first place status! Both teams are invited to attend the DI Global Competition that will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, May 26, 27, and 28, pending school board approval. This will make the sixth year Busco DI teams have been asked to participate at Globals. We are so proud of the DI teams and all their teamwork, creativity, hard work and worry to get to this level of performance.

Both DI teams participated in the Challenge B “DI-BOT” problem that involved robots and robotic technology. Team members had to research how robotic technology has improved our lives.The team skit had to include robot technology facts and the changes robots create for humans. It had to involve an original story which showed a change in at least one character’s life due to the robotic technology developed. They had to design, create, and integrate a device called a DI-BOT, which completed a motion or task, in the skit. They had to create at least one prop, or part of a prop, that became the DI-BOT. They had to also provide an effective transitional link from one scene to another while including two side trips. All this had to happen in eight minutes and couldn’t cost the team more than $150.

The high school team consisting of five team members, Robby Pope, Ally and Jenna Shambaugh, Rachel Jones, and Avery Dirr, and coached by Julie Mast and Rob Pope, attended the State competition on Saturday. Although the explanation of the skit ahead sounds similar to the regional description, DI team members worked very hard to “tweak” costumes, edit difficult parts of the script, paint new backdrops, and give the overall performance an “upgrade” for the state competition.

They created a skit involving Dorothy Ignaceous Rocks (DI Rocks for short), gangster munchkins, the Tin Man and Scarecrow, a Toto Robot, and a side trip to Jamaica. Their spoof of the “Wizard of Oz” story starts with Dorothy having her life changed by robotic technology after arriving at the “Ruby Ghetto” when her hot air balloon she was traveling in after leaving the “Emerald City” got in a storm and crashed. In the Ruby Ghetto, the munchkins were gangsters, and stole a piece off the robot “Toto”, and the Tin Man helped her retrieve a similar part so they could go home to Kansas. Toto became her GPS and took her to Jamaica rather than Kansas because he wanted a vacation. Toto, not your average dog, could actually talk, give directions, light up, and bark. Hence, Toto was the robot part of the skit!

Excellent scenery pieces for backgrounds, a clever script with rhyming as a specialty side trip, sassy costumes, and platinum sneakers helped entertain the audience and wow the judges! This team received first place at the regional and state competitions for their level.

They also received a special Renaissance Award. Judges gave this award to the team to compliment them on their skill rather than creativity. Judges were impressed with the refreshing modern twist the team gave to the classic Wizard of Oz story, as well as their rhyming witty script, awesome costumes, and last but not least, the robotic design of Toto, an “engineering masterpiece” (in their words!).

The middle school team consisting of Brittney Shambaugh, Madison Bieber, Valerie Pope, Peyton Brandt, Kennedy Sade, Cheyenne Conner, and Kaleb Walker, coached by Dena Pope and Annette Bieber, also attended the State competition. The team received a 2nd place ranking at the Regional Competition, but moved up to a first place rank at the State Competition last Saturday.

The team created a skit in which team members became spies to catch an evil grandmother and her granddaughter, who is trying to rid the world of peanut butter and Duct tape. The spies become trapped in a web and their DI-BOT saves them by bringing them scissors to escape from the webbing and chases down the villians. All is well in the end, when the spies capture the villains and are promoted to full time spies. This team was very clever and earned points based on their advanced teamwork and creative song writing and puns used in the script. The team designed and created their robot from a mailbox, motors, switches, and servos, which all makes sense to them! They did an awesome job and wowed the audience with their performance!

Both teams gave high energy performances that received very high scores and entertained their audiences.

Now we approach the daunting task of fundraising to help offset the cost of attending Globals which takes place May 26, 27, and 28 – time is short! Cost for Globals including meals, housing, and tickets to the ceremonies at University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, are $610 per person.

Campus buses transport you around the UT campus once you arrive, but getting there and home is our biggest challenge! Transportation from Busco to Tennessee usually costs around $4000. We try to share the cost with another school corporation also attending the same competition.

Fundraising will involve Port-a-Pit Chicken sales, seat cushion sales, car wash, garage sale, and anything else we can come up with here in the next month! Donations should be made out to Busco DI Moms if you would like to donate to the transportation fund for DI teams. Drop them off at the Churubusco Elementary School care of Dena Pope or Julie Mast. THANK YOU for your continued support of the Busco DI teams!

Churubusco Middle School Honor Roll

Second 9 Weeks (2009-2010)

GRADE 6

HIGH HONORS                  HONORABLE MENTION

Alyssa Anderson                 Andrea Aung

Trevor Bonar                        Brody Belh

Shelby Brockman                Jeremiah Bock

Anna Bulmahn                      Carly Bonar

Camille Cseri                          Seth Brown

Robert Dreyer                       Drew Buffenbarger

Julia Folland                          Amy Bunn

Bridgette Foote                     Braxton Clark

James Fry                                Sierra Coil

Emilee Gaerte                         Tristan Creech

Chance Gallmeier                 Paige Curry

Donovan Geiger                    Alissa Edsall

Reed Geiger                            Morgan Gressley

Molly Green                           Cole Grim

Shyenne Greve                     Joshua Howk

Jhai Herendeen                    Skyler Johnson

Sarah Holloway                    Vincent Johnson

Elaine Horn                            Dalton Kimes

Kendall King                          Olivia Knight

Cortney Luttman                 Kaylee Leeuw

Deserea McConnell             Caleb Partin

Emily Murphy                       Kyriah Ramsey

Adrianna Nagle                     Kara Reed

Alec Nash                                Baylee Shively

Landon Pence                        Noah Stucker

Gage Shively                          Alexandria Sutton

Luke Sturtz                             Zachary VanEvery

Cody Thomas                        Jeffrey Wallace

GRADE 7

HIGH HONORS                  HONORABLE MENTION

Madison Bieber                   Alicia Armstrong

Peyton Brandt                      Skyler Barrett

James Crooks                       Molly Blake

Valerie Pope                         Sam Boneff

Kennedy Sade                      Alexis Bultemeier

Brittney Shambaugh         Skyler Chambless               

Kaleb Walker                        Shylyn Clouse

Devon Zeigler                      Chase Downing

Aaron Zolman                     Landen Edwards

                                                   Gabe Erwin

                                                   Alisha Farner

                                                   Jacob Geiger

                                                   Blake Gross

                                                   Holly Haupricht

                                                   Kristen Krill

                                                   Dakoda Labenz

                                                   Luke Lillmars

                                                   Paige Long

                                                   Montana Martin

                                                   Lyle McParlan

                                                   Cassidy Perlich

                                                    Dalen Peters                                      

                                                    Hannah Richards

                                                    Kaley Scott

                                                     Taylor Sobasky

                                                     Cody Teusch

                                                     Lukus Troyer

                                                     Brett Uecker

                                                     Megan Vogts

                                                     Damon Weatherholt

                                                     Autumn Wojcik

GRADE 8

HIGH HONORS                  HONORABLE MENTION

Kristine Bechtold                Morgan Anderson

Brooke Foote                        Chelsea Bennett

Jerra Householder              Hannah Berghoff

Danielle Johnson                 Evan Byrd

Maggie Kitt                             Te’ryk Campbell

Mandi Krecik                         Kaitlyn Carroll

Brittany McKinney             Samantha Colchin

Danielle Pippenger              Cliff Crabill

Nicholas Uecker                   Emily Ditton

Ashlee Wakeman                  Brandon Goepfrich

                                                     Logan Harris

                                                      Mikaela Harshman

                                                      Austin Johnson

                                                      Rachel Jones

                                                       Hayden Kilgore

                                                       Savannah King

                                                      Cody Luttman

                                                      Katie Monk

                                                      Marisa Neely

                                                      Logan Paris          

                                                      Corey Sarrazin

                                                      Gabrielle Savieo

Churubusco Middle School Honor Roll

First Semester 2009-2010

GRADE 6

HIGH HONORS                  HONORABLE MENTION

Alyssa Anderson                Jeremy Barrus

Andrea Aung                        Brody Belh

Jeremiah Bock                     Carly Bonar

Shelby Brockman                Trevor Bonar

Drew Buffenbarger             Seth Brown

Anna Bulmahn                     Seth Carter

Camille Cseri                         Braxton Clark

Robert Dreyer                      Sierra Coil

Alissa Edsall                          Tristan Creech

Julia Folland                         Paige Curry

Bridgette Foote                    Cailey Gladieux

James Fry                               Ralph Harshman

Emilee Gaerte                       Corinne Hobbs

Chance Gallmeier                Skyler Johnson    

Donovan Geiger                   Vincent Johnson

Reed Geiger                            Dalton Kimes

Molly Green                           Alek Kintz

Morgan Gressley                  Kaylee Leeuw

Shyenne Greve                     Caleb Partin

Jhai Herendeen                    Kyriah Ramsey

Sarah Holloway                    Thomas Savieo

Elaine Horn                            Bethanie Smith

Joshua Howk                         Alexandria Sutton

Kendall King                           Zachary VanEvery

Olivia Knight

Cortney Luttman

Deserea McConnell

Emily Murphy

Adrianna Nagle

Alec Nash

Landon Pence

Kara Reed

Baylee Shively

Gage Shively

Noah Stucker

Luke Sturtz

Cody Thomas

 GRADE 7     

HIGH HONORS                  HONORABLE MENTION

Madison Bieber                   Alicia Armstrong

Peyton Brandt                     Skyler Barrett

Valerie Pope                         Molly Blake

Kennedy Sade                      Sam Boneff

Kaley Scott                            Alexis Bultemeier

Brittney Shambaugh         Skyler Chambless               

Kaleb Walker                        Shylyn Clouse

Damon Weatherholt          Cheyenne Conner

Devon Zeigler                       Kolten Corson

                                                    James Crooks

                                                   Chase Downing

                                                   Landen Edwards

                                                   Gabe Erwin

                                                   Jacob Geiger

                                                   Blake Gross

                                                   Holly Haupricht

                                                   Brooke Herendeen

                                                   Kristen Krill

                                                   Luke Lillmars

                                                   Paige Long

                                                   Montana Martin

                                                   Lyle McParlan

                                                   Briana Modezjewski

                                                   Cassidy Perlich

                                                   Dalen Peters

                                                   Isaiah Ramsey

                                                   Hannah Richards

                                                   Taylor Sobasky

                                                   Cody Teusch

                                                   Lukus Troyer

                                                   Christian Tucker

                                                    Brett Uecker

                                                    Megan Vogts

                                                    Aaron Zolman

GRADE 8

HIGH HONORS                  HONORABLE MENTION

Kristine Bechtold               Morgan Anderson

Chelsea Bennett                  Hannah Berghoff

Evan Byrd                             Teegan Brumbaugh

Brooke Foote                       Te’ryk Campbell

Brandon Goepfrich            Samantha Colchin

Danielle Johnson                Cliff Crabill

Maggie Kitt                            Emily Ditton

Mandi Krecik                        Kari Fulk

Brittany McKinney            Logan Harris

Danielle Pippenger             Mikaela Harshman

Nicholas Uecker                   Jerra Householder

Ashlee Wakeman                  Austin Johnson

                                                     Rachel Jones

                                                      Kaley Kanis

                                                      Hayden Kilgore

                                                      Savannah King

                                                      Cody Luttman

                                                      Bradley Martin

                                                      Katie Monk

                                                      Marisa Neely

                                                       Logan Paris

                                                       Landon Pearson

                                                       Abigail Richards

                                                       Gabrielle Savieo

CHURUBUSCO MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

4th 9 Weeks – 2008-2009

GRADE 6

HIGH HONORS
Alicia Armstrong, Skyler Barrett, Madison Bieber, Molly Blake, Sam Boneff, Peyton Brandt, Alexis Bultemeier, Shylyn Clouse, Chase Downing, Maura Garza, Blake Gross, Brooke Herendeen, Landon Lillmars, Luke Lillmars, Paige Long, Dakota McGuire, Cassidy Perlich, Valerie Pope, Isaiah Ramsey, Hannah Richards, Kennedy Sade, Kaley Scott, Brittney Shambaugh, Cody Teusch, Lukus Troyer, Brett Uecker, Megan Vogts, Damon Weatherholt, Devon Zeigler, Aaron Zolman.

HONORABLE MENTION

Cheyenne Conner, Kolten Corson, Landen Edwards, Gabe Erwin, Joshalyn Fletcher, Holly Haupricht, Olivia Huelsenbeck, Zanira Johnson, Dakoda Labenz, Alex Lich, Montana Martin, Lyle McParlan, Chayenne McRoberts, Briana Modezjewski, Shay O’Dell, Devin Peters, Adrian Sizemore, Taylor Sobasky, Miranda Sokolowski, Bradley Stouder, Christian Tucker.

GRADE 7

HIGH HONORS

Kristine Bechtold. Evan Byrd, Brooke Foote, Brandon Goepfrich, Jerra Householder, Danielle Johnson, Hayden Kilgore, Maggie Kitt, Mandi Krecik, Brittany McKinney, Landon Pearson, Danielle Pippenger, Alissa Rex, Abigail Richards, Nicholas Uecker, Courtney Winget.

HONORABLE MENTION

Kristen Alcala, Morgan Anderson, Hannah Berghoff, Te’ryk Campbell, Cliff Crabill, Emily Ditton, Kari Fulk, Logan Harris, Mikaela Harshman, Austin Johnson, Kane Johnson, Markisha Johnson, Kaley Kanis, Savannah King, Katie Monk, Marisa Neely, Logan Paris, Kody Poyser, Ryne Poyser, Lacey Pulley, Mariah Ramsey, Corey Sarrazin, Gabrielle Savieo, Daylen Schinbeckler, Shane Shroyer, Jerrod Spieth, Ashlee Wakeman.

GRADE 8

HIGH HONORS

Chandler Blake, Austin Boggess, Chandler Brown, Colton Gieger, Janelle Gouwens, Eric Kuznar, Nicole Lampe, Amanda Martin, Jason Nicodemus, Jay Petrie, Jennafer Shambaugh, John Teusch, Jenna Uecker, Joseph Zumbrun.

HONORABLE MENTION

Andrew Biddle, Broden Birk, Devin Bultemeier, Korie Corson, Emily Folland, Davon Geiger, Kasey Gibson, Mariah Herendeen, Connor Hogeston, Sierra Hunsberger, Sydney Hunsberger, Gabrielle Jones, Jessica Keener, Savannah Labenz, Lukas McParlan, Alana Miller, Brett Miller, Karena Nodine, Sara Pence, Katherine Shively, Shelby Woodruff, McKenna Zeller.

CHURUBUSCO MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

2nd Semester – 2008-2009

GRADE 6

HIGH HONORS

Alicia Armstrong , Madison Bieber, Sam Boneff, Peyton Brandt, Alexis Bultemeier, Shylyn Clouse, Chase Downing, Maura Garza, Blake Gross, Holly Haupricht, Brooke Herendeen, Landon Lillmars, Luke Lillmars, Paige Long, Montana Martin, Lyle McParlan, Cassidy Perlich, Valerie Pope, Isaiah Ramsey, Hannah Richards, Kennedy Sade, Kaley Scott, Brittney Shambaugh, Cody Teusch, Lukus Troyer, Brett Uecker, Megan Vogts, Damon Weatherholt, Devon Zeigler, Aaron Zolman.
HONORABLE MENTION

Skyler Barrett, Molly Blake, Skyler Chambless, Cheyenne Conner, Anthony Conrad, Kolten Corson, Landen Edwards, Gabe Erwin, Joshalyn Fletcher, Zanira Johnson, Dakota Keefe, Dakoda Labenz, Heiden Lenher, Dakota McGuire, Chayenne McRoberts, Briana Modezjewski, Shay O’Dell, Devin Peters, Adrian Sizemore, Taylor Sobasky, Miranda Sokolowski, Christian Tucker.

GRADE 7

HIGH HONORS

Kristine Bechtold, Brooke Foote, Brandon Goepfrich, Danielle Johnson, Maggie Kitt, Mandi Krecik, Brittany McKinney, Danielle Pippenger, Nicholas Uecker.

HONORABLE MENTION

Morgan Anderson, Chelsea Bennett, Evan Byrd, Te’ryk Campbell, Cliff Crabill, Nicole Esslinger, Kari Fulk, Logan Harris, Mikaela Harshman, Jerra Householder, Austin Johnson, Markisha Johnson, Kaley Kanis, Hayden Kilgore, Savannah King, Katie Monk, Marisa Neely, Logan Paris, Landon Pearson, Mariah Ramsey, Alissa Rex, Abigail Richards, Gabrielle Savieo, Daylen Schinbeckler, Courtney Winget

GRADE 8

HIGH HONORS

Chandler Blake, Austin Boggess, Chandler Brown, Colton Geiger, Janelle Gouwens, Eric Kuznar, Nicole Lampe, Amanda Martin, Jay Petrie, Jennafer Shambaugh, Jenna Uecker, Joseph Zumbrun.

HONORABLE MENTION

Andrew Biddle, Devin Bultemeier, Korie Corson, Michaella Denham, Emily Folland, Davon Geiger, Kasey Gibson, Mariah Herendeen, Sydney Hunsberger, Gabrielle Jones, Jessica Keener, Savannah Labenz, Jacob McClure, Lukas McParlan, Alana Miller, Jason Nicodemus, Karensa Nodine, Sara Pence, Katherine Shively, John Teusch, Shelby Woodruff.

June 10, 2009

Letter to the Editor:

So many times we hear about today’s youth in a negative way. We would like to recognize the positive efforts of local middle school students and thank area businesses for their support.

Churubusco Middle School has a student incentive program named Kitty Hawk. This program was designed to develop good study habits which will later become the basis for positive work habits in the job market, and to recognize students for their efforts in being reliable citizens. It is intended to provide positive incentives for students to complete work at an age when peer acceptance is a higher priority and doing homework is not “cool”.

During the second semester, students who completed all homework and handed it in on time in a core class had the opportunity to create a paper airplane to fly toward various targets that represented prizes. Students could also earn one extra plane if they completed work in ALL core classes the last two 9-week periods, enabling them to fly as many as 10 planes.

The fly-in was held in the gym a few days before the end of the school year. All participants received several free items. Those that completed these requirements in all core classes received a case of pop and a free pizza certificate, along with other free coupons.

All eligible participants also put their card in a box for a drawing to give away all prizes not won by a plane toss. Some prizes given away included a personal computer, Wii game system, TV, I-Pods, gift certificates, and much more.

The program this year was successful. With a total student body of 285 students, 88% were able to fly at least one plane. Because of the generous donations from many local businesses, all students eligible to fly a plane received something for their efforts. We would like to thank the following businesses for their donations of prizes, gift certificates, etc., for this endeavor.

Kitty Hawk would not be possible without such great community support from not only Churubusco businesses, but Columbia City and Fort Wayne, as well!

Heartfelt thanks to:

• Applebee’s
• Bones Theatre
• CHS Athletic Department
• Pro Systems LLC
• Best Buy
• Dairy Queen Brazier
• Churubusco Family Dentistry
• Shroyer’s Variety & True Value Hardware
• Cohen Orthodontics
• Paige’s Crossing Family Center
• Churubusco Watch & Jewelry
• Star Financial Bank
• Crazy Pinz
• Papa John’s Pizza
• East of Chicago Pizza
• Subway Sandwich Shop
• Indianapolis Colts
• Pizza Hut
• Farmers & Merchants Bank
• The Bargain House
• Meijer Inc
• Pizza King
• Fort Financial Federal Credit Union
• The Watering Can Florist
• Papa Murphy’s Pizza
• Wal-Mart Hair Solutions
• Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers
• YMCA of Whitley County
• J&D Photography
• Putt-Putt Golf & Games
• John Schmidt Financial Services
• RAVE Movie Theater
• Star Insurance
• Roller Dome Skate Center
• K&K Video
• Target Stores
• Magic Wand Restaurant
• Texas Roadhouse
• McDonald’s
• Tokens ‘N’ Tickets
• Mor For Less
• Toys R Us
• Mountain Top Coffee House
• Ultrazone Family Entertainment
• Perry’s Country Store
• WAJI Majic 95.1 FM
• Pit Stop Pizza

Sincerely,

Churubusco Middle School Staff

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, performed by members of the Churubusco Middle School Choral Department May 15 and 16, was a tremendous success, according to the many fine arts patrons who filled the audience both nights.

The costumes were exceptional, as was the singing and the acting,” said one mother, who declined to give her name, since her daughter had a leading role.

“People might think I’m biased and they would be right,” she said matter-of-factly.

The cast included Kasey Gibson as Belle (Beauty); Grant Stephan as the Beast; Cullen Fisher as Gaston; Jacob McClure as LeFou; Chandler Blake as Mrs. Potts; Davon Geiger as Lumiere; Jay Petrie as Cogsworth; Alana Miller as Babette; Savannah King as Mme Grande Bouche; Levi Burch as Chip; Madison Cook, Nicole Lampe and Abby Richards as the Silly Girls; Chandler Brown as Maurice; Emma Frericks, Amanda Martin, Gabby Savieo and Shelby Woodruff as the Narrators; and Caleb Burkhart as the Monsieur D’Arque.

In addition, cast extras and musical selections were performed by seventh and eighth grade choir members.

The production was directed by high/middle school music and choir director, Dan Hile, who also provided sound; choreography by Brooke Shearer; lighting by Zac Sorg; spotlights by Cody Fletcher and Robin Berghoff; stage manager and curtains by Lee Blake; costumes, props and sets by parent and student volunteers.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is based on the well-known fairy tale about a beautiful woman kept in a castle by a horrific monster – who turns out not to be so bad, after all. It is the only full-length animated feature film to ever be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.

All photos contributed. Watch for more to be posted in near future.

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HIGH HONORS – GRADE 6

Alicia Armstrong, Madison Bieber , Sam Boneff, Peyton Brandt, Alexis Bultemeier , Maura Garza, Blake Gross, Holly Haupricht , Brooke Herendeen, Landon Lillmars , Luke Lillmars , Paige Long , Montana Martin , Lyle McParlan , Briana Modezjewski , Cassidy Perlich , Valerie Pope, Isaiah Ramsey, Hannah Richards, Kennedy Sade, Kaley Scott, Brittney Shambaugh, Cody Teusch, Brett Uecker, Megan Vogts, Damon Weatherholt, Devon Zeigler, Aaron Zolman.

HONORABLE MENTION – GRADE 6

Skyler Barrett, Molly Blake, Shylyn Clouse, Anthony Conrad, Kolten Corson, Chase Downing, Gabe Erwin, Dakoda Labenz, Heiden Lehner, Dakota McGuire, Chayenne McRoberts, Shay O’Dell, Devin Peters, Adrian Sizemore, Miranda Sokolowski, Lukus Troyer.

HIGH HONORS – GRADE 7

Kristine Bechtold, Evan Byrd, Brooke Foote, Brandon Goepfrich, Mikaela Harshman, Danielle Johnson, Maggie Kit, Mandi Kreci, Brittany McKinne, Danielle Pippenge, Alissa Re, Abigail Richard, Nicholas Uecke, Courtney Winget

HONORABLE MENTION – GRADE 7

Morgan Anderson, Chelsea Bennett, Te’ryk Campbell, Cliff Crabill, Nicole Esslinger. Logan Harris, Jerra Householder, Austin Johnson, Hayden Kilgore, Savannah King, Katie Monk, Brian Murphy, Landon Pearson, Daylen Schinbeckler, Jerrod Spieth, Ashlee Wakeman.
HIGH HONORS – GRADE 8

Chandler Blake, Austin Boggess, Emily Folland, Colton Geiger, Janelle Gouwens, Gabrielle Jones, Nicole Lampe, Amanda Martin, Jay Petrie, Jennafer Shambaugh, Katherine Shively, Jenna Uecker, Joseph Zumbrun.

HONORABLE MENTION- GRADE 8

Sonja Borg, Devin Bultemeier, Korie Corson, Kelary Crabill, Michealla Denham, Emma Frericks, Kasey Gibson, Mariah Herendeen, Sydney Hunsberger, Eric Kuznar, Alana Miller, Jason Nicodemus, Karensa Nodine, Sara Pence, John Teusch, Shelby Woodruff.

The eighth grade Churubusco Eagles girls team beat Heritage at home in their season opener on Jan. 8 with a score of 32-26.

High scorers for the game included:

Gabby Jones – 11 points;

Kasey Gibson – 9;

Savannah Labenz – 8;

Chandler Blake – 4.

The team travelled to Indian Springs January 19 and beat their rivals, 30 – 27 (1 overtime).

High scorers for the game included:

Gabby Jones – 10 points;

Kasey Gibson – 8;

Audrey Diller – 5;

Chandler Blake – 3;

Jacey Keener – 3;

Savannah Labenz – 1.