Golf Update

Junior, Tori Erickson chipping on to the green.

 


 

Junior, Tess Taylor preparing to putt.

Results from Southeast Warren/ Martensdale Meet

Girls Team

Toriann Erickson- 62

Tess Taylor- 60

Boys Team

Paul Queck- 60

Tyler Lester- 48

Shane Grant-55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Riding At Wildwood

                On Saturday April 13, freshman, Holly Womack participated in an event at Wildwood Hills Ranch, outside of St. Charles. Womack put her horse riding skills to work as she gave a performance for a fundraising event.

                Holly was asked to participate in the event because she has a few years of riding under her belt. As she brainstormed ideas for her routine, she finally decided on “Roman riding”. Roman riding is an act where one rider has two horses and stands with one foot on the back of each horse. Womack only had about three weeks to prepare herself.

                Congratulations on your successful performance, Holly!

High School Boys Track Season Highlights

100 Meter Dash

_{Briar Vogel   -   11.94}

_{110 Meter Hurdles
Wyatt Davenport   -   16.74}

200 Meter Dash Briar Vogel   -   24.74

_{400 Meter Dash Nick Petersen   -   55.52}

400 Meter Hurdles Ryan Hart   -   1:05.09

_{800 Meter Run Garrett Heckman   -   2:25.00}

_{1600 Meter Run Garrett Heckman   -   5:16.89}

_{3200 Meter Run Garrett Heckman   -   11:11.89}

_{Long Jump Briar Vogel   -   20-00.00}

High Jump Tommy Bregar   -   6-00.00

Shot Put Bobby Heilman   -   40-01.75

_{Discus
Briar Vogel   -   108-07.00}

_{Relay Teams 4x110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay   -   48.90
4x200 Meter Relay   -   1:09.32
4x400 Meter Relay   -   1:37.91
4x800 Meter Relay   -   3:48.41
1600 Medley Relay   -   10:07.30}

On May 10, 2013, the Interstate 35 Speech Team will be hosting a dodge ball tournament to raise money for  future participation fee.  All are welcome to participate.  Participants will be divided into two groups; a group of below high school graduation and a group of those who have graduated high school.  Teams will consist of  six participants with the option to have an alternative.  Each gender must be represented by two participants on each team.  Champions of each group will be given championship t-shirts, as well as bragging rights over others.  Cost per team will be $30.  Contact Jason Mehrhoff to register or with questions; jmehrhoff@i-35.k12.ia.us.

Boys' Middle School Track

April 8 @ Clarke: 7th place

April 11 @ Saydel: cancelled

April 15 @ Adel: 5th place

April 19 @ Norwalk: cancelled

April 22 @ Nodaway Valley: cancelled

April 23 @ Van Meter: cancelled

Interstate Middle School Track Runners Zach Goering (top)

 and Trevor Thornburgh (bottom)

A Quick Start

     The Interstate 35 Girls track team has been off to a great start this season placing in the top five at all four of their meets. The team's success was highlighted in front of a home crowd on April 4 when the Roadrunners beat their rival Martensdale-St. Mary's by a margin of 26 points.
     Opening the night was a double gold by Brittany Mease in the shot put and discus. Natalie Johnson finished second in the long jump with a leap of 15'00.75". Rounding off the field events was Rachel Flickinger finishing sixth in the high jump.
     Scoring in the 100 meter dash was Maddie Albers in a time of 13.35 in addition to her sixth place finish in the 400 meter. Abby Boyer finished third in the 200 and fourth in the 400 pulling in ten points for the Roadrunners. Natalie Johnson added points in the 200 finishing behind Boyer. Ellen Lupkes pulled in double gold in the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles, setting a meet record. Jenna Sandquist also added points in the 100 meter hurdles with a third place finish. Holly McKinney ran well earning a gold in the 1500 meter in a time of 5:26.10 and a silver in the 3000 meter run.
     In addition to outstanding individual performances, Interstate pulled out a victory in the 4x100 meter relay consisting of Sandquist, Albers, Johnson, and Boyer. Also with a gold was the 4x200 meter relay of Johnson, Miranda Hahn, Rachael Wiggins, and Flickinger. Flickinger, Sandquist, Albers, and Lupkes finished second behind conference rival Martensdale-Saint Mary's in the 4x400 meter relay and the 4x800 meter relay of Taylor Leonard, Shelby Spoerl, Megan Ellis, and Shandara Beener finished with a bronze medal and a time of 12:03.82. The sprint medley of Jordan Williamson, Emily Young, Hahn, and Wiggins ran to a fifth place finish while the distance medley of Caylin Brommel, Wiggins, Sandquist, and Leonard finished in fourth place behind three conference teams.
     The Roadrunners will be hosting the conference meet at Truro on Tuesday, April 30.

Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive, and Dodge!

Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive, and Dodge!

By Bailey Dixon

                In the past few weeks, the advisory groups at Interstate have begun their annual Advisory Dodge Ball Tournament.  Dodge ball, a classic and slightly painful game in the heart and minds of all children, is a fun and easy activity that everyone can play.  The rules are simple: a person throws a ball, and if it hits another person, the person that was hit is out.  Once an entire team is out, the opponent is the victor.

                So far, the tournament has been an exciting and exhilarating event that has had everyone at the edge of their seats.  It began on April 3, with the freshman class kicking things off.  The freshman advisories that competed in this first wave were the advisories of Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Good, Mr. Kness, and Ms. Haines.  After four rounds of play, Mrs. Myers’ advisory took home the title of freshman champion.

                On April 10, the juniors were this time up to play, including the advisories of Mr. Mehrhoff, Mrs. Erickson, Mrs. Day, Mr. Webster, and Mr. Smith, with the victors of this round coming out to be Mrs. Day’s advisory.  Similarly, on April 17, the sophomore advisories played, including the advisories of Mr. Condon, Mrs. Steinlage, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Zuercher, and Mr. Corwin, with the winners of that match being Mr. Calvert’s advisory.  Finally, on April 24 the senior class advisories played, including the advisories of Ms. Lahart, Mr. Borlaug, Mr. Oakley, Mr. Edgerly, and Mr. Meggers, with the final winner coming out to be Ms. Lahart’s advisory.

                The championship round will be played on Wednesday, May1, and will feature the winning advisories of Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Day, Mr. Calvert, and Ms. Lahart.  Stay posted to see the advisory who will take home the winning title for their grade!

THE FRESHMAN BRACKET

 THE JUNIOR BRACKET

 THE SENIOR BRACKET

 THE SOPHOMORE BRACKET

Girls' Middle School Track

Girls' Middle School Track Update

April 8 @ Clarke 4th Place

April 11 @ Saydel CANCELLED

April 16 @ Winterset 2nd (8th grade) 4th (7th grade)

April 22 @ Nodaway Valley STARTED BUT STOPPED EARLY DUE TO WEATHER
April 26 @ Truro ***POI CONFERENCE
April 29 @ Albia
May 2 @ MstM

"Our Distance Med. team is still undefeated for the last two years. Cheyenne Hiatt is undefeated in the 800. We hope to make a strong showing at our conference meet on Friday at home and become conference champs two years in a row!"- Assistant Coach Roxanne Beeler 

"It's a lot of hard work, but at the end of the day it all pays off." -Victoria Gutierrez (MS track team member)

A Fine Arts Night Preview



Flower Art created by Samantha Carter (12th Grade)

Charcoal Drawing by Nicole Reed (10th Grade)

Giraffe Drawing by Emily Steward

 

Work in Progress Art by Brody Curtis

 

 Pastel Art by Haley Couch

 

 Leaves Tissue Artwork by Dillon Armstrong

 


 Drawing by Eva McKinney

CERAMICS ART:
    by: Megan Ellis

Coil Bowl by Val Bedwell

Slad Artwork by Shane Grant

Pinch Pot Cups by Kayla Brant

Wheel Thrown Bowl by Bailee Huddleson

Pinch Pot Elephants by Holly McKinney

Coil Decorated Cup by Asha Omar

Slab Made Vase by Tommy Bregar

Wheel Thrown Bowl by Colton Clarke

Coil Bowl by Cole Ferris

Coil Built Pitcher by Remington Hutton

Coil Built Bowl by Morgan Lehman

Pinch Pot Set by Nicole Travis

Traveling to the Civic Center

By Charlie Rupp

                During the afternoon of Tuesday, May 14, the entire third grade class of Interstate 35 will be traveling to the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines to watch the Applause Series presentation of Boats. The field trip isn’t currently related to the third grade curriculum, but it is a fun excursion that the third grade has an opportunity to participate in this spring.

                “It is just something fun for us to do,” commented third grade teacher, Mrs. Alyson Morrison.

                Boats is brought to the Civic Center by Australia’s innovative Terrapin Puppet Theatre. It is a tale of two sailor friends that are on a quest for adventure, and it turns into a story of love and friendship. The characters will reflect on their lives, inspire each other, and encourage each other to move forward in life and to accept themselves. While the third graders may not currently be learning about it, they will surely gain a new perspective from this experience.

Switching to Calculus

By Charlie Rupp

                        In the 2013-2014 school year, Interstate 35 will be seeing changes in the math department. Mr. Jordan Edgerly will now be teaching calculus. While all the changes in the math department have not yet been finalized, the number of students that sign up for math classes will play a big factor in who will be teaching which classes. This is a difficult task because certain classes are offered more than once throughout the day, while others are not.

                        Edgerly has recently obtained his masters degree in the school of mathematics, so he will now be certified to teach the upper levels of math that Interstate offers. He plans to work closely with one of his professors from Iowa State University to make this a smooth transition.

                        “I’m excited to carry over with the pre-calculus class because it’s very unique to be able to be will the same students for two years,” exclaimed Edgerly about his excitement for this transition.

                        “I feel like this will created a great, smooth transition from this year to next year with the same teacher,” remarked junior, Brittany Mease.

                        “It will be nice to have a constant teacher instead of changing teachers every year,” added junior, Tess Taylor.