“At The Hop”

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   The cafeteria at Anthon Oto-Maple Valley went back in time on March 27th as the seventh and eighth choral students held their variety show, “At The Hop.” Under the direction of Crista Else, her students sang a variety of songs from the 50s and dressed the part of people from that era, complete with poodle skirts, roller skates, and even the King himself, Elvis.
   The photos on this page and the top of page 11 are provided courtesy of Sioux Valley News. Thanks, Judee Schumann! Also, thanks to Lisa Wenger for attempting to get us pictures. Maybe next time!

What's Happenin’ in Flex

By Eric Koithan

   This week in Flex we have been exploring Argentina, the second largest country in South America and I, the El Rico, decided to report to you our good news. This week in our 8th grade 4th quarter flex we have been interacting with our unknown friends from Buenos Aires, Argentina which is located in South America. Lately, we have been doing some odds and ends to get some knowledge about this unique country. Some of the things I have learned about this very attention-grabbing country is that Buenos Aires, which is the capital, has the most professional football teams worldwide. I also learned that unlike American dancers who like to boogey down, the Argentine people enjoy the tango.
   Also to let you all know, one of our veterans at the school, Mrs. Lewis, got to know this teacher from Buenos Aires over the Internet. She helped make this union possible. Thanks, EllieMae!!!
   I then asked the captain, Mrs. Jody Herbold, my ole amigo, what was going on in flex and what she thought was exciting about this project. Herbold (pondering hard) then smoothly replied, “We have the great opportunity to collaborate with a school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Currently, we are researching their city and country and making a poster of Argentina. We really want to get to know them and better relate to them. Eventually, we will correspond through letters/emails. We are excited to work with students from across the world.” Wow, all those things she just said really got me worried about how hard the upcoming flex quarter will be. I just calmed myself by taking a deep breath and counting backwards from 10. AHHHH, I am feeling better now!
   Thank you for observing my information. I will try and keep you updated on our project with Buenos Aires, Argentina.
   P.S.: The thing about Mrs. Herbold having a wig isn’t true, just to let you know. Thank you and good night.

AOMV 3rd Quarter Honor Roll

AOMV Seventh and Eighth Graders Perform at Music Contest

   The Anthon Oto-Maple Valley 7th and 8th grade instrumental music students performed at the solo and ensemble contest on Wednesday, March 7th. They had fifty-six entries and received 28 Division 1+s, 25 Division 1s, and 3 Division 2s.
   Entries receiving a Division 1+ and an Outstanding Performance rating were the following: Piccolo solo Maloree Gaspers; flute solos Ashley Buth, Chelsea Johnson and Jessie Walsh; clarinet solos Beth Weber and Erika Elmquist; trumpet solos Ryan Sulsberger, Maura Matney, Andrea Bruning, Luke Else, and Kyle Uhl; trombone solo Nathan Hollingshead; snare drum solo Sean Bridgeman; timpani solo Lindsey Brown; flute duet Maloree Gaspers and Annie Collins; trumpet trio Luke Else, Cody Dolezal and Jacob Davis; trumpet trio Brittny Shropshire, Austin Gothier, and Kyle Uhl; trombone trio Nathan Hollingshead, Ted Hanson, and Jesse Sturgeon; and snare drum trio Sean Bridgeman, Lindsey Brown, and Ethan Lloyd.
   Entries receiving a Division 1+ were the following: Clarinet solos Halie Edgington and Paige Wright; trumpet solos Brittny Shropshire, Michael Messenbrink, and Ritchie Gagnon; trombone solo Chase Collins; snare drum solo Lindsey Brown; timpani solo Ethan Lloyd; and saxophone quintet Beth Weber, Tari Kay Schauer, Maloree Gaspers, Emily Camacho, and Josh Trucke.
   Entries receiving Division 1 were the following: Piccolo solo Annie Collins; flute solo Karyssa Mullicane; clarinet solos Sam Lerma, Becca Wenger, Megan Wimmer, Jaime Herrick, Rachel Trucke, and Amber VanCleave; bass clarinet solo David Koerner; alto saxophone solos Tari Kay Schauer, Nolan Kafton and Josh Trucke; tenor saxophone solo Emily Camacho; trumpet solos Jacob Davis and Cody Dolezal; trombone solo Jesse Sturgeon; tuba solo Augusta Nixon; flute duet Chelsea Johnson, Ashley Buth and Jessie Walsh; clarinet duet Halie Edgington and Sam Lerma; clarinet quartet Beth Weber, Amber VanCleave, Paige Wright and David Koerner; saxophone duet Beth Weber and Josh Trucke; trumpet trio Ryan Sulsberger, Andrea Bruning and Maura Matney; trombone duet Chase Collins and Augusta Nixon; and brass quintet Ryan Sulsberger, Andrea Bruning, Maura Matney, Nathan Hollingshead and Augusta Nixon.
   Entries receiving a Division 2 were the following: Trumpet solo Austin Gothier, trombone solo Ted Hanson, and clarinet duet Emily Camacho and Tari Kay Schauer.
   Jim Conley from BCIG Middle School and Berry Berigan from Cherokee were the judges, and Julie Hamann was the accompanist. The students are under the direction of Colleen Schwartzkopf.

AOMV Sixth Graders Perform at Music Contest

   The Anthon Oto-Maple Valley 6th grade instrumental music students performed at the solo and ensemble contest on Thursday, March 8, 2007. They had 31 entries and received 16 Division1+s, 13 Division 1s, and 2 Division 2s.
   Entries receiving a Division 1+ and named Outstanding Performance were the following: Clarinet solos Kaylie Smeltzer, Cierra Boyer, and Autumn Peterson; and clarinet trio Cierra Boyer, Anna Duncan and Morgan Koenigs.
   Entries receiving a Division 1+ were the following: Flute solo Kalli Weber; clarinet solos Kristin Yanak, Mara Lugsch-Long, Kelli Schram, Morgan Koenigs, and Anna Duncan; trumpet solos Jordan Edgington and Toni Kafton; trombone solo Kevin Bruning; clarinet trio Autumn Peterson, Kelli Schram, and Kaylie Smeltzer; timpani solo Joel Ernst; and snare drum trio Joel Ernst, Amy Matney, and Anna Duncan.
   Entries receiving a Division 1 were the following: Flute solos Kendra Mullicane, Kaitlyn Goslar, Brandee Petersen, and Lexi Boyle; clarinet solos Ashley VanCleave, Robin Schmidt, and Alyssa Dose; trumpet solo David Templeton; baritone solo Bradley Davis; bell solo Amy Matney; flute solo Kendra Mullicane, Lexi Boyle, and Kaitlyn Goslar; clarinet duet Alyssa Dose and Robin Schmidt; and trumpet trio Toni Kafton, Jordan Edgington, and David Templeton.
   Entries receiving a Division 2 were clarinet solo Brittney Kluver and trombone solo Cassie Livermore.
   Dixie Brueck from Battle Creek was the judge, and Julie Hamann was the accompanist. The students are under the direction of Colleen Schwartzkopf.