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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 |
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By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
Sunday afternoon at about 3 p.m. will mark the last official time that 48 seniors from the Class of 2007 will grace the gym at Conrad High School.
After they turn their tassels, they will be on their way to new life- adventures and magically become “former” students.
In a time honored tradition the Conrad High School Band will play the Processional. Seniors Julia Brown and Angela Grubb will sing the National Anthem.
Superintendent of Schools Lynn Utterback will, after a welcome address from Gavin Grammar the class advisor, introduce and present Courtney Ellefsen, Brendan Gaylord and Angela Grubb who will all share in giving the Graduate Address.
The Class of 2007 has a special musical selection, Morning Bells, performed by Brett Durnell and Jana Christensen. Durnell wrote the words and music to be performed.
This all builds, with high anticipation, to the Then and Now slide show.
After Class President Brendan Gaylord makes class presentations, CHS Principal Paul Stenerson will introduce the Class ’07.
Each senior, as announced, will walk across the stage to receive his or her diploma from Mark Gage, school board chairman.
Other school trustees include Jan Carter, Jill Johnson, Kip Judisch and Joe Russell.
Guidance Counselor Debbie Ostertag will offer her closing remarks and as the students leave the gym, the band will strike up the Recessional.
Class officers are Brendan Gaylord, President; Colby Johnson, VP; Jaclyn Thayer, Secretary; Lauren Montijo, Treasurer; and class representatives are Gerald Smith, Michael Spicher, and Freyja Swanson.
Ushers, provided by the CHS National Honor Society are Heather Newmiller, Cassie Peters, Zoë Yeager, and Kelsey Zomer.
In alphabetical order, the Class of 2007 consisted of Darrell Lamarr Baldwin, Savanna Jo Baumann, Ross Allen Bishop, Samantha Jo Bradley, *Julia Judith Brown, *Kelsey Maria Carroll, *Maria Nicole Chalfon, Jana Michelle Christensen, Kidron James Cobb, *Courtney Nicole DeBoo, Brett Jordan Durnell, *Courtney Anne Ellefsen, Garen Michael Fowler, Colby Cal Fuson, *Brendan Michael Gaylord, Sarina Mae Gebhart, Aaron Charles Groce, *Angela Nickole Grubb, Christopher James Hayes, Amy Jewell, Jolene Marie Jochems, *Colby Ray Johnson, *Serena Kristine Johnson, and Dustin Thomas Jones.
Travis Ryan Jones, Kellen James Judisch, *Blaine Stephan Kaphammer, *Amber Renee Keil, Steven John Knox, Raquel Leigh Moes, Lauren Elizabeth Montijo, *Jace Andrew Moon, *Kristen Alicia O’Brien, Zachary Thomas Orcutt, Tiffany Nicole Pruttis, Jordan Michael Rasmussen, Ryan Joseph Riewer, Jacob Charles Schlosser, Gerald Richard Smith, *Michael Charles Spicher, Dustin Lyle Stokes, Megan Dianne Sullivan, *Freyja Sigrid Swanson, Jaclyn Michelle Thayer, Brooke Anne Thompson, Derek Daryl VandenBos, Brett Morgan Williams, and Hannah Jean Winters.
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
Carey Berzel, the elementary (K-5) Physical Education instructor, has submitted her resignation, which was accepted by the board at their last regular meeting.
Berzel began her teaching career 34 years ago.
On a related note, the board approved a transfer and Jeremie LaBarre, a UMS math instructor, will assume the duties of elementary PE. He will probably continue to teach one math class as well.
Kay LaBarre will move from half time aide, half time Grade K teacher to a fulltime kindergarten teacher.
The board also renewed elementary principal Craig Barringer’s contract.
In other positions filled, Jennifer Schlepp and Monica Tomayer were hired as head and assistant coaches for volleyball. Jeff Makelky, (head) and Joe Moerkerke and Phil Springer were (assistants) hired as football coaches.
Kevin Moritz was hired to be the wresting coach with Craig Barringer assisting.
Tyson Anderson was hired as the boys’ basketball coach with Todd Boehmler assisting, Gerry Kulpas will be the girls’ head coach with Anna Dalman assisting, and Rick Moss will head up Speech and the Drama team.
The cheerleading coach position is open. Another assistant football coach (Bob Bender) and an assistant wrestling coach (Ralph Diedrich) will be, tentatively, hired in June.
Jim Carroll, Jeff Makelky and Phil Springer were recommended to be instructing the summer driving class.
Cale Fitzgerald and Jace Moon were also hired to help with summer projects in the school facilities.
Some of the summer facility projects include remodeling restrooms, replace and paint doors at the elementary school, and put up new sheet metal on the tractor barn, to name a few.
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 |
 YOUNG ARTISTS – The Roadster mosaic that now adorns a wall at the museum had over 50 students work on the project that covered two years of time. Some of the students who made the project possible are, from the left, Maria Buttgereit, Sarina Gebhart (front), Jacklyn Hanson, Maria Chalfon, Angie Grubb, Savanah Engeby, Norman Vanderbush, Brittnee Wittmier, Jessica Grubb (front), and Ashley Fetters. Photo courtesy of Wayne Anderson
The official unveiling of the special artwork will take place on June 18 when the museum opens for the summer.
To start the project, an initial drawing of the Roadster was done. Then Conrad High School art students began the project by projecting transparencies of the roadster’s sketch onto 4x6 plywood panels which had been attached temporarily to the high school art room wall.
Students used permanent felt tip markers to complete the transfer of the true-to-life roadster. When that phase of the project was completed, a giant cartoon was made with sheets of tracing paper. This was then cut into panels; a massive jigsaw puzzle was the result.
With the 34 panels in hand, students rolled out three-eights inch slabs of clay with rolling ins, laid their pattern on top of the clay slab and began cutting and numbering the clay into pieces. As each panel was completely cut out, the individual pieces had to be hand cleaned and placed on a shelf to be loaded into the kiln for bisque firing.
“This accomplished,” explained Wayne Anderson, CHS art instructor, “Pieces were placed into a box, numbered and set aside until all of the sections for the mosaic were cut out. After the entire mosaic had been cut out, cleaned, and bisque fired, students began the awesome task of glazing the single pieces.”
Each piece had to be color coated and placed into their boxes to insure the proper color of each piece. The pieces then required wetting, and the application of three even coats of glaze each; students loaded them into the kiln and they were fired a second time.
Once again, as the pieces were taken from the kiln, they had to be sorted and separated into individual containers. With the completion of glazing and firing the pieces, specific portions on the care were embossed with the names of donors and the pieces returned to the kiln for a third firing.
With the end of the project in sight, the final pieces were fired and students in the Advanced Art Class took a field trip to the museum and spent an afternoon carefully gluing the mosaic to the wall. A handful of broken pieces of mismatched pieces had to be re-cut and re-fired. Finally, after several weeks, all of the mosaic pieces had been glued into place.
After the glue had been given proper time to cure, a process of grouting the massive mosaic began. At the end of the grouting process, the students took time to add their names to the bottom of mosaic.
All that remains for the project to be completed is for a frame to be installed.
Aside from the time, nearly two years, approximately 50 Conrad High School art students dedicated their talents to the completion of this amazing project.
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