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Morrisonville High School Prom was Saturday, April 26, 2008. The Prom court is shown in the photo. Congratulations to Katy Schmedeke and Zach Kunkler on getting queen and king this year.
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Mrs. Walch took three students to compete in the State Science Fair this year. Joe Bloome, Alex Deal and Aubrey Vickers participated. Congratulations!
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Katy Schmedeke and Jacob Tucker received the Distinguished Venturer of the Year Award for 2008. The ceremony was held at the Hoogland Center in Springfield. They were chosen for their leadership abilities, moral character, as well as their roles in Venture Scouts.
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The National Honor Society Induction Ceremony and Banquet was held on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at the American Legion Hall. Congratulations to the new inductees.
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Eight Morrisonville Junior/Senior High Students Compete at Regional Science Fair
Junior high students Craig Unser, Abbi McKinnie, Kenzie Badman, and Aubrey
Vickers and high school students Joe Bloome, Alex Deal, Matthew Weitekamp, and
Drew Riggs competed in the Regional Science Fair held at Lincoln Land Community
College on Saturday, March 29.
Students earning first place awards were Craig Unser, Abbi McKinnie, Kenzie
Badman, Matthew Weitekamp, and Drew Riggs. Each student received a first place
ribbon for there excellent science fair projects.
Joe Bloome, Alex Deal and Aubrey Vickers earned an Outstanding Award and each
will compete at the State Science Fair held at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall on May 3, 2008. Joe's project title was "The Pollution Solution". In this investigation, Joe measured the carbon monoxide concentration released from various ethanol blends of fuel. Alex's title was, "The Effects of Atrazine and Nitrogen on Spriogyra" where he exposed spirogyra (algae) to these chemicals and determined the effect on growth. Aubrey's project title was "Glow Baby Glow". She investigated which battery lasted the longest and determined the irradiance of light emitted at defined intervals.
Aubrey Vickers and Joe Bloome also received two special awards. Aubrey earned
an award from the Society for Science and the Public. This award recognized
aptitude for scientific research and was awarded to her for her outstanding
achievement at the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region 10 Science Fair.
For the second year, Joe earned the Ricoh Corporation award titled, "The 2008
Regional Ricoh Sustainable Development Award" for his ongoing investigation
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Kirsten Montgomery, Melanie Dennison, and Nicky Schmedeke exhibit and model typical costumes relevant to the Elizabethan Period. After a study unit on Shakespeare and his tragedy Julius Caesar, English 10 students were to present a project of their choice. Kirsten's project was displaying the costumes of the time of Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth. Kirsten also gave a power-point presentation of a dozen slides explaining how nobility were allowed to wear certain styles, colors, and gems that people of different social ranks were forbidden to wear. Everyone was of the consensus that although the clothing was elaborate and pretty to look at, it certainly wasn't comfortable! |
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Morrisonville Junior/Senior High Science Fair
The Junior/Senior High Science Fair was held on Wednesday, March 19th in the
Multi-Purpose Room. Forty-eight students were present to display their projects
and explain their investigations. Presentations were given by Alicia Schneider,
Alex Deal, Matthew Weitekamp, Drew Riggs, Joe Bloome, Jake Fahl, Cody Kunkler,
and Joe McWard.
Following the presentations, awards were presented to seventh and eighth grade
students whose overall project score earned 93% or higher.
Seventh grade 1st place award winners were Craig Unser, Chemistry;Aubrey
Vickers, Consumer Science; Dee Weitekamp, Physical Science; Aaron Dennison,
Earth Science. Second place winners included: Abbi McKinnie, Consumer Science;
Ellie Held, Consumer Science. Aaron Dennison also earned the Best of Show award
which is an outstanding accomplishment for a seventh grade student!
Eighth grade award 1st place award winners were Miranda Langen, Botany; Cassie
O'Connell, Botany; and Joe McWard, Material Science. The second place winner
was Katie Holliday, Botany.
Students receiving Honorable Mention were Jason Fixsal, Kenzie Badman, Cody
Kunkler, Matt Hendricks, and Jake Fahl.
MHS Students competing at the Regional Science Fair March 29th
Seventh grade students competing at the Regional Science Fair held at Lincoln
Land Community College are Abbi McKinnie, Kenzie Badman, Craig Unser, and Aubrey
Vickers. High school students competing include Alex Deal, Joe Bloome, Drew
Riggs and Matthew Weitekamp. |
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On Saturday, March 8, 2008 some of our Morrisonville Art Students participated in the Fifth Annual Young Artist Showcase sponsored by the Taylorville Area Arts Council. The event was held at the Taylorville Y.M.C.A. with more than 650 masterpieces displayed by local young artists. Below Brianna is shown with her 1st place award.
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