State Writing Champion!

If you know Yahara 5th grader, Jessi Salimes, you know she is smart, creative, hard working, and kind.   But did you also know she is an amazing author and artist?  Jessi recently entered the Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Competition which is offered through our Talented and Gifted programming and she was recognized at the state level with a 1st Place Award for writing and she also earned the Grand Prize at the state level for illustrations!  This year Jessi wrote a sequel to a book that she entered last year that received Honorable Mention that is titled, The Wooden Gate.  This year she put her creative talents on display in the sequel and created a book titled, Beyond the Wooden Gate, which is a pop up book highlighted with incredible art work and color.  Jessi was honored at a reception in Eau Claire, WI for her state award and also honored at Kennedy School in Janesville as a local winner.   We wish Jessi the best of luck in her future and we look forward to reading and enjoying more stories written and illustrated by this talented author and artist!  Congratulations on your awards!

A Published Author!

Sam Huber joined a special writing group today! He is a published author.  Over the past couple of months Sam was involved in the study of whaling communities.   he studied the culture of these community, the traditions, and the livelihood of the people that live in whaling communities,  After he completed the unit he wrote a fiction story about a whaling adventure!   Sam shows that he is an excellent writer and I am very proud of him for completing his book!
Coming soon!    His twin brother, Luke,  is publishing a book too!  

Bradyn Sawall

Congratulations to Bradyn Sawall for earning a 2nd place finish at the 5th-6th Grade Math Meet.  He had the second highest total of points in the entire 5th grade!  WOW!  Great math knowledge Bradyn!

5th-8th Grade Math Meets

Math has been the thing lately and many of our students have worked hard to show off their math talents.   We just finished the Regional Math Meets.    Thank you to these students for being part of these math competitions.  I really appreciate you participating.

7th/8th Grade Math Team:
Back row left to right:  Jacob Anderson, Michael Stockel, Matthew Cornett, Lucas Norland
Front row left to right:  Peyton Fox, Kylee Houfe, Ryen Hazzard, Cole Bavery

5th/6th Grade Math Team:
Back row left to right:  Greta Krehoff, Nadia Kim, Kate Fox-Gunderson, Lee Swenson
Front row kneeling left to right:  Carmen Gresens, Zoe Lien, Will Schuman, Bradyn Sawall

Math 24 Season Has Come and Gone

Congratulations to all the 4th - 7th grade students who challenged their mental math ability and competed at the Regional Math 24 Meets this past month.   Many of these students dedicated many hours solving different equations by adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing whole numbers, decimals, exponents, and even fractions!   These students truly deserve a round of applause!

5th Grade:

Dillon Pachowicz-earned 6th place!     Nick Kleibor-earned 5th place!,   Grady Bachinski,
Xandyr Ruud, Zoe Lien, and Bradey Burbach

6th Grade:

Standing left to right:  Grant Swenson and Lee Swenson
Sitting left to right:  Kate Fox Gunderson, Laurel Feggestad, Layne Hazzard, and Nadia Kim

7th Grade:

Standing in the back left to right:  Jarrett Callmer, Brett Langer, Sawyer Strouse, Jacob Anderson
Front left to right:  Wesley Salimes and Kylee Houfe

National Geographic Geography Bee

This past Friday, Michael Stockel represented  Edgerton Middle School at the State Geography Bee in Madison, WI.   This was Michael's third trip to the Bee.  The first round of questions were very difficult this year so he did not make it to the final round although he should be very proud of himself.  Edgerton has been very lucky to have had Michael represent us the last three years as the EMS Geography Champ!  Thank you Michael for your hard work and dedication to the field of geography!

Math Meet Season

Math Meet Season is upon us and there are many students that will be showing off their math talents in the next month.  Check out the schedule below:

4th Grade Math 24:    Friday, March 11 at Beloit Turner
5th Grade Math 24:    Friday, March 18 at Beloit Turner
6th Grade Math 24:   Tuesday, March 8 at Whitewater
7th Grade Math 24:   Tuesday, March 15 at Whitewater

5th/6th Grade Math Team Meet:  Tuesday, April 5 at Whitewater
7th/8th Grade Math Team Meet:  Tuesday, April 12 at Whitewater