On Saturday, March 29, 2008 the MVAO Varsity Quiz Bowl team of Justin Buth, Donna Habnick and Rebekah Sturgeon headed to Correctionville to compete in the final Maple Valley Conference Quiz Bowl Tournament. This team of sophomores did very well against their older competition.
After 4 hours of competition, the results were announced and the team placed 4th with a 3-2 record and accumulating 795 points. Scores for the Varsity matches are as follows: MVAO 250- Galva Holstein 200, MVAO 145 Ð BCIG 105, MVAO 150 ÐOdebolt Arthur 160, MVAO 140 Ð Lawton Bronson 130 and MVAO 110 Ð Remsen Union 190. This tournament ended the quiz bowl season.
On Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th the AOMV Science Bowl Team of Lindsey Brown, Kay Drenkhahn, Jesse Sturgeon, Ryan Trucke and Kyle Uhl traveled to Ames to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Middle School Science Bowl. The students began Friday by competing in a hydrogen-powered car race. This consisted of the team building a hydrogen-powered car at school using a provided fuel cell and motor. The team had to design the chassis, wheels, axels, and storage tanks and route all of the necessary tubing. The team did well in the competition and placed 10th. The remainder of the time on Friday, the students toured the ISU Robotics Lab, saw the ISU Solar Car and watched a presentation by ISU’s Chemistry Club S.C.U.M.
Saturday’s competition was the Academic Science Bowl Competition, which had the students answering science and math questions in a quiz bowl type atmosphere. After six hours of competition the winner was crowned. The winning team came from Ottumwa’s Evans Middle School. The AOMV team placed 5th out of 16 teams. This was an extremely good showing for a small school, as the top four teams came from Ottumwa, LeMars, Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs. Congratulate the students when you see them on a job well done.
The Maple Valley School Board and the Anthon-Oto School Board met with Les Douma, retired AEA Administrator, Monday evening, March 31st. The primary purpose of the board's work session was be to consider the district's current status, needs, and discuss appropriate long-term goals for the two districts. At this retreat three proposed joint goals were developed.
Following this joint board retreat the joint goals were presented at the School Improvement Advisory Meeting on April 10th. The joint goals were also presented at the April 14th School Board meetings for discussion. At the May joint school board meeting both boards will discuss and may approve the following goals for the 2008-2009 school year. The goals will then be presented to the district's school improvement team to develop action steps in the implementation of these goals.
Maple Valley and Anthon-Oto School Boards are committed to:
1. Communicate and Market Quality Programs/Opportunities for Students with Relevance and High expectations.
a. Restructure spring parent/teacher conferences
-Grades 6-12 will have 100% parent contact (face to face)(mentor-teacher)
a. Keep abreast of K-12 core curriculum and state mandates
b. Staff development
-Optimize learning team time
-Encourage all staff to engage in professional development activities
a. School Improvement Advisory Committee will meet twice per year to provide advisory feedback to the joint school board.
1. Address Size of the Anthon-Oto and Maple Valley School Districts (address challenges)
a. Address transportation issues when dealing with student activities
b. Communication of schedules when dealing with transportation
c. Utilize School Improvement Advisory Committee for helping to address challenges when dealing with transportation concerns.
1. Unified District
a. Form an advisory committee by June 1, 2008 composed of community members from both Anthon-Oto and Maple Valley.
b. The advisory committee’s charge will be to purse the direction that both districts should take at this time.
c. Report the advisory committee’s findings to the joint school board no later than December 1, 2008.
The Anthon Oto-Maple Valley 7th and 8th grade instrumental music students performed at Solo and Ensemble Contest on Friday, March 7, 2008. They had fifty-eight entries and received thirty-seven Division 1+’s, seventeen Division 1’s and four Division 2’s.
Entries receiving a Division 1+ and an Outstanding Performance were awarded to:
Flute Solo: Maloree Gaspers
Snare Drum Solo: Joel Ernst
Flute Duet: Kendra Mullicane and Lexie Boyle
Flute Trio: Kalli Weber. Brandee Petersen and Kaitlyn Goslar
Flute Trio: Chelsea Johnson, Ashley Buth and Jessie Walsh
Clarinet Duet: Cierra Boyer and Anna Duncan
Saxophone Quintet: Maloree Gaspers, Cierra Boyer, Tari Kay Schauer, Autumn Peterson and Anna Duncan
Snare Drum Trio: Amy Matney, Joel Ernst and Anna Duncan
Percussion Ensemble: Lindsey Brown, Amy Matney, Joel Ernst, Ethan Lloyd and Anna Duncan
Entries receiving a Division 1+:
Flute Solos: Ashley Buth, Jessie Walsh, Annie Collins and Chelsea Johnson
Clarinet Solos: Robin Schmidt, Becca Wenger, Ashley VanCleave, Kaylie Smeltzer and Anna Duncan
Alto Saxophone Solos: Cierra Boyer, Morgan Koenigs and Kelli Schram
Baritone Saxophone Solo: Tari Kay Schauer
Trumpet Solos: Austin Gothier, Jordan Edgington and Toni Kafton
Trombone Solo: Ted Hanson, Ryan Dougherty and Kevin Bruning
Baritone Solo; Bradley Davis
Snare Drum Solo: Lindsey Brown, Amy Matney and Ethan Lloyd
Flute Duet: Maloree Gaspers and Annie Collins
Clarinet Trio: Autumn Peterson, Morgan Koenigs and Kelli Schram
Trumpet Duet: Kyle Uhl and Austin Gothier
Trombone Trio: Kevin Bruning, Ryan Dougherty and Jamie Plautz
Snare/Bass Drum Duet: Lindsey Brown and Ethan Lloyd
Entries receiving a Division 1:
Flute Solo: Kendra Mullicane, Lexie Boyle and Kalli Weber
Clarinet Solos: Kristin Yanak, Megan Wimmer, Brittany Kluver, Rachel Trucke, Jaime Herrick, Marah Lugsch-Long and Halie Edgington
Alto Saxophone Solos: Autumn Peterson
Trumpet Solos: David Templeton and Kyle Uhl
Trombone Solo: Cassie Livermore
Tuba Solo: Jamie Plautz
Clarinet Duet: Halie Edgington and Sam Lerma
Clarinet Trio: Kaylie Smeltzer, Kristin Yanak and Marah Lugsch-Long
Entries receiving a Division 2:
Flute Solo: Kaitlyn Goslar and Brandee Petersen
Clarinet Solo: Sam Lerma
Saxophone Trio: Maloree Gaspers, Annie Collins and Tari Kay Schauer
Jim Conley from BCIG Middle School and Betty Berigan from Cherokee were the judges and Alice Masters, Crista Else and Deb Ernst were the accompanists. The students are under the direction of Colleen Schwartzkopf.
The Maple Valley Conference Middle School Music Festival was held, Monday, March 17, 2008 at Remsen Union High School. Russ Nagel, from North Middle School directed the festival band and Matt Huth, from Waukee directed the festival choir. Band students attending the festival from AOMV MS were: Maloree Gaspers, Autumn Peterson, Anna Duncan, Cierra Boyer, Halie Edgington, Morgan Koenigs, Tari Kay Schauer, Kyle Uhl, Kevin Bruning, Ted Hanson, Jamie Plautz and Lindsey Brown. Choir students attending the festival were: Alyssa Dose, Shayla Willits, Shelby Klaschen, Becca Wenger, Beau Wolfe and Sam Malloy.
The Anthon Oto-Maple Valley 6th grade instrumental music students performed at Solo and Ensemble Contest on Friday, April 4, 2008. They had thirty-six entries and received twenty-four Division 1+’s, seven Division 1’s, four Division 2’s and one Division 3.
Entries receiving a Division 1+ and an Outstanding Performance were awarded to:
Flute Solos: Riley Ehlers and Abby Larson.
Clarinet Solos: Kristen Hatler and Alex Boyle
Trumpet Solos: Adam Uhl, Shaley McDermott, Alex Pulford and Glen Hanson.
Trombone Solos: Jacob Miller and Paul Weber.
Snare Drum Solo: Danica Kafton
Flute Duet: Riley Ehlers and Mercadeez Wimmer
Flute Duet: Morgan Hart and Abby Larson
Clarinet Trio: Megan Krichgatter, Mollie McKibben and Jacee Hawkins.
Clarinet Trio: Kristin Hatler, Alex Boyle and Ben Weber.
Trombone Trio: Jacob Miller, Paul Weber and Koty Garrison.
Entries receiving a Division 1+:
Flute Solos: Mercadeez Wimmer and Morgan Hart.
Clarinet Solo: Nikki Morrow
Bass Clarinet Solo: Jacee Hawkins
Trumpet Solo: Bryce Hatler
Snare Drum Solo: Cameron Sexton
Trumpet Duet: Shaley McDermott and Alex Pulford
Snare Drum Trio: Danica Kafton, Josh Hatler and Cameron Sexton
Entries receiving a Division 1
Clarinet Solos: Austin Walsh, Leeann Livermore, Logan Buth and Ben Weber.
Trumpet Solo: Brent Golden.
Tuba Solo: Koty Garrison.
Trumpet Duet: Bryce Hatler and Glen Hanson.
Entries receiving a Division 2:
Clarinet Solos: Megan Kirchgatter, Jon Pickel and Mollie McKibben.
Clarinet Duet: Nikki Morrow and Logan Buth.
Entries receiving a Division 3:
Trumpet Solo: Chris Pruett
Betty Berigan from Cherokee was the judge and Deb Ernst and Crista Else were the accompanists. The students are under the direction of Colleen Schwartzkopf.
The Anthon Oto-Maple Valley Large Group Contest was held on Saturday, April 26th in the AOMV Middle School Gym. Twenty bands performed in this year's contest. Judges for the day were Lois Harris of Sioux City East Middle, Betty Berigan of Cherokee, and Dixie Brueck of Battle Creek.
Results are as follows:
| I+ | AOMV 7/8 |
|---|---|
| I+ | Anthon Oto-Maple valley 6 |
| I- | Sergeant Bluf-Luton 7/8 |
| I+ | Storm Lake 7/8 |
| I- | Remsen Union 7/8 |
| I+ | Storm Lake 6 |
| II | Storm Lake Orchestra |
| I | Westwood 7/8 |
| II | Woodbury Central 6/7 |
| I | Battle Creek-Ida Grove 7/8 |
| I- | Remsen St. Mary's 6/7/8 |
| I- | Sibley-Ocheydan 7/8 |
| I+ | Galva-Holstein 7/8 |
| I- | West Monona 6 |
| I | Odebolt-Arthur 6/7/8 |
| I+ | East Sac County 6 |
| I- | River Valley 6 |
| I+ | East Sac County 7/8 |
| II- | Akron-Westfield 7/8 |
| I | River Valley 7/8 |