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Spartan grad shares Culinary school experience.
Amanda Merritt, West Monona graduate from 2005, visited the high school Foods
II classes and Adult Roles class. During the visit Amanda shared
information about Culinary school. Amanda started by showing the tools
she is required to have with her everyday for class. She then assigned
everyone with a cooking task and the class made butter cream frosting.
Thank you to Amanda, we appreciate your time and career information.
*Students pictured from left to rightColton HenschenAbbi GerholdtAmanda MerrittIsaac FarrensBrenner Saxen
Kurtis Gross
Posted May 31, 2013, 8:36 AM by Kristopher Lyons
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Harlem Globetrotter visits WM Middle School
When Tyrone Hollywood Brown came from the Harlem Globetrotters to West Monona it was very exciting. He gave a speech on how he kept his goal from when he was nine. When he was nine he wrote on a piece of paper that said “I want to be a Harlem Globetrotter”. I was surprised and probably a lot of other people were too because for someone to keep and work hard and not give up for that long a period of time is amazing. He told us in his speech how to keep a goal no matter how many people don’t like it. He said “It’s what you want to do not what others want you to do ...
Posted May 20, 2013, 2:31 PM by Connor Aden
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The West Monona Physics Class Builds Robots
The West Monona Physics class had the opportunity to study a unit on robotics and construct one of their designs utilizing Lego Mindstorms kits. These kits were provided to the school for free, thanks to the Governor's Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) advisory council, through a program called Hyperstream.After learning about the various robotics components like actuators and how to create some programming, the students dove into creating a robot that could be used in a futuristic industrial setting. The students came up with some amazing ideas. To see their projects watch this short 4 minute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2GNAVLiJA
Posted May 20, 2013, 2:28 PM by Connor Aden
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April Students of the Month
Picture Identification (left to right) - Lance Mohr, Martha Osgood, Baylee Little, Marco Duarte, Patrick Carney, & Gage Rotnicke.The middle school student of the month for April were presented on May 1st with the following students being names students of the month:Patrick Carney was honored for always being respectful, following the rules, being cooperative and his exceptional manners.Baylee Little was nominated for how motivated she is to meet her goals, whether through making scarfs, getting good grades, or leading service projects. She is a very conscientious young lady.Gage Rotnicke was nominated for his positive attitude, cooperative nature, great attendance, gets right to work and is very respectful.Martha Osgood was nominated for her excellent attitude, always getting her ...
Posted May 19, 2013, 1:46 PM by Connor Aden
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Life Serve Blood Center Awards Scholarship
Congratulations to West Monona senior, Bridget Meadows. Bridget is the recipient of the Life Serve Blood Donor Scholarship. The $500 scholarship was awarded to Bridget on Monday, May 13th. The West Monona FCCLA/NHS hosted four blood drives this past year. The scholarship is based on the number of donations collected and the school with the greatest percentage of donations is awarded the scholarship. All West Monona seniors were given a copy of the scholarship to complete and were not required to be a blood donor to be eligible for the scholarship. West Monona FCCLA and NHS would like to congratulate Bridget and thank her for her work with the school blood drives over the past four years.
Posted May 16, 2013, 6:21 PM by Connor Aden
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