MORGAN TOWNSHIP. MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER May Upcoming Events. Classroom Connection. Art with Mrs. Braun. Math with Mr.

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1 MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER May 2016 MORGAN TOWNSHIP 299 S SR 49 VALPARAISO, IN (219) Dear Parents/Guardians: Greetings and thank you for reading this month s newsletter. We are rapidly approaching the end of the school year! We hope you can join us as we celebrate the end of a successful school year, with several important activities and recognition events. Thanks for reading and GO CHEROKEES! Mr. George, Principal Classroom Connection Math with Mr. Schwanke Trigonometry students created math art using polar equations and an online graphing calculator found at desmos.com. They created videos using Screencastify. Unfortunately I could not get the samples converted to add to this newsletter. Contact Mr. Schwanke if you would like to see an example of this awesome math project! Art with Mrs. Braun Our amazing Morgan Township artists have had quite a busy couple of months! Please enjoy a sampling of some of the outstanding work done by our students below: Upcoming Events May 18 HS Academic Awards 6:30 pm May 21 Prom 7:00-10:30 pm; Grand March at 4:30 pm May 25 M/HS Band Concert 7:00 pm May 31 M/HS Choir Concert 7:00 pm (Cafeteria) Important Announcement On Tuesday May 10 at 6:00 pm, Mrs. Brandie Muha will be having an important meeting for parents of students who are currently in grades 5-8 about the implementing of Chromebooks and 1:1 Digital Learning. The meeting will be held in the Morgan Township Cafeteria. Please mark it on your calendar and plan to attend! MT M/HS Newsletter Page 1 of 12

2 Here is a picture of our school s exhibit at the South Shore Art Show. Advanced Drawing, Advanced Painting, Sculpture, Ceramic, and Visual Communications students are all represented. MT M/HS Newsletter Page 2 of 12

3 Spanish with Mrs. Long The Spanish 3 Students went to Don Quijote's Spanish Restaurant in Downtown Valparaiso for a family-style Spanish lunch that included an educational and cultural show put on by Flamenco performers that had come over for 2 weeks from Spain! MT M/HS Newsletter Page 3 of 12

4 Math with Mrs. George In Mrs. George s 1 st and 3 rd hour Geometry classes, students researched the geometric patchwork techniques of the Seminoles of southern Florida from the early 1900 s. The students then made their own patchwork designs out of colored paper, measured the area of every shape within the design, and presented their projects to the class. MT M/HS Newsletter Page 4 of 12

5 The Geometry students in Mrs. George s 7 th hour class researched different products and why/how they have changed shapes throughout the years. They chose two to three products to analyze, comparing sizes and computing volumes and surface areas of the packaging. They were shocked to see how many companies changed items to make them more appealing to consumers when in fact the companies greatly downsized their products to make greater profits. MT M/HS Newsletter Page 5 of 12

6 Technical Honor Society Congratulations to Nick Conner, Nate Cunningham, Aaron Gast, Cody Holmgren, Andrew Kohler, Kylee Maxwell, and Clayton Spencer for being inducted into the Porter County Career Center Honor Society on May 3 rd, 2016! Great job!!! MT M/HS Newsletter Page 6 of 12

7 Middle School Drama Club Club Reports On April 22 nd and 23 rd Homer s story The Odyssey was Seussed by our MS Drama Club with a little help from some HS students. Two great performances were enjoyed by audience, staff members and cast alike! Here are some pics from their epic performances. MT M/HS Newsletter Page 7 of 12

8 Student Council News On Saturday, April 30 th, students from Morgan Twp s Student Council, Key Club and Honor Society were honored to work with Habitat for Humanity of Porter County right here in our very own bus barn! Students from these groups spent the day learning how to build wall frames for a house that will later be constructed in Hebron for a needy family of 11. Our students worked in teams of six with a student team leader and a volunteer professional construction worker. What a moving event! MT M/HS Newsletter Page 8 of 12

9 Spanish Club The Spanish Club hosted their annual taco dinner to raise money for the student scholarship fund they sponsor. Several hundred people attended and enjoyed delicious food, great fellowship, and wonderful entertainment. Spanish club members served food and sold gift basket drawing tickets Custodian Larry Hawkins entertains the crowd with his beautiful singing at the taco dinner MT M/HS Newsletter Page 9 of 12

10 Sports News Congratulations to Ben Savage for signing his official Letter of Intent to attend IUPUI and run for the Division I Jaguars!!! MT M/HS Newsletter Page 10 of 12

11 Track and Field Teams Dominate the PCC Congratulations to the undefeated 2016 PCC Round Robin and Conference Meet Champions! Morgan Township Baseball Congratulations to our #1 Ranked Cherokee Baseball Team. Keep up the great work gentlemen!! MT M/HS Newsletter Page 11 of 12

12 More Important Dates 5/26 Middle School Picnic and Activity Day (Periods 5-8) 5/26 Middle School Semi-Formal (Grades 6-8) 5/27 No School (Snow Make-up Day) 6/01 HS Athletic Awards 6:00 pm 6/02 Last Student Day ; Middle School Awards 1:45 pm 6/11 Graduation 2:00 pm MT M/HS Newsletter Page 12 of 12