Student Bulletin 12/1/23

• If you missed the GIRLS BASKETBALL MEETING and would like to play, please stop in the office for the information if you haven't already.

• Art Club will meet on Tuesday, December 19th from 3:30-4:30 in Mrs. Pontefract’s classroom. 

• Thank you to the Sunshine Committee for making blankets for the fleece blanket drive and to Mrs. Tadin and Mrs. Buckingham for all that you did.

• Students:  The Winter Raffle Challenge has begun.  For each week you are in school all 5 days, you can earn a raffle ticket.  And, if you are in school for 14 out of the next 15 school days, you can earn another raffle ticket.  You will also be able to cash in 5 stars for a raffle ticket in a few weeks.

• TAG Students participated in the Lynx Robotics - Battle in the Bluffs at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs.  

• We had 19 talented and gifted students participate on five teams.  

• Two teams made it to the Quarterfinals.  

• Team One was called "The Robo-Rams."  Teammates included Alex Peters, Bella Neal, Connor Gregory, Carter Blezek, and Michaela Burke.  

• Team Two was called "The Burgers."  Teammates consisted of Grant Sorensen, Cannon Crane, and Zackary Bohnstengel.

"The Robo-Rams," made it to the Semifinals. They rank 215th place worldwide for their Virtual Robot Skills!  This really is a huge accomplishment!

We are scheduled to compete in two more local robotics tournaments in January!

• 7th Grade Basketball boys, there is a game scheduled on Monday, December 4th against Lewis Central that wasn't on the schedule handed out at the beginning of the season. 

• Glenwood Community Middle School will be offering a strength and conditioning program for all students grades 6th through 8th.  The program will meet weekly from 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday and Friday’s.  There is no individual cost in participating in the program.  Permission Slips can be picked up in the Office.

Basketball Updates:

•  The Glenwood 8th grade basketball team competed at Creston last night winning 2 out of their 3 games. The A team won 60-26, led in scoring by Evan Stanislav with 15 and Dylan Powles with 13. The B team won 31-3, led in scoring by Casey Robinette and Drake Woods, both with 8 points. In the C game, the boys played a close game, losing by a score of 11-10. The boys will be back in action Monday at Lewis Central.