Steamboat Today: Class Notes: Elementary school art show set for 5 p.m. Wednesday

Archive for Sunday, May 3, 2009

Sunday, May 3, 2009

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Steamboat Springs — South Routt Elementary School will host the Fourth Annual Spring Art Show from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Students will display a variety of water colors, oil pastels, paper sculptures, self portraits, leaf bowls, rainforest creatures, snow globes, creature and people sculptures and more.

15 local student writers win awards in story contest

Fifteen local students were honored in the Animal Assistance League's Be Kind to Animals Story Contest. Within five counties, 531 students entered the contest, and more than 100 students were selected for outstanding stories about animal issues, including lifetime commitment and love, spaying and neutering, veterinary care and vaccinations and volunteering.

- Local winners are:

First grade: Soda Creek Elementary School, Lauren Eck - 3rd place

Second grade: Strawberry Park Elementary School, Gretchen Jacob - 1st place

Third grade: SPE, Mac Skov - 1st place; Hayden Valley Elementary School, Kaitlynn Hayes - 2nd place; SPE, Jordyn Hetrick - 3rd place; SPE, Martin St. Pierre - 4th place; Christian Heritage School, Bailey Fricault - 5th place

Fourth grade: SPE, Maura Glynn - 1st place; SPE, Nolan Connell - 2nd place; SPE, Carolina Garcia - 3rd place

Fifth grade: Steamboat Springs Middle School, Abey Habermehl - 1st place; Home school, McKenzie Millard - 2nd place; SSMS, Alexandra Waldschmidt - 3rd place; SSMS, Hunter Mihaich - 4th place; SSMS, Charlie Tisch - 5th place.

Math Graduation Exam dates coming up soon

Any junior or senior at Steamboat Springs High School who has not passed the math Graduation Exam needs to sign up in the counseling office. Remaining dates for the exam this year are Monday and June 2. Students who did not pass an earlier exam can make an appointment with any math teacher to go over their exam. Students in math proficiency class will take the exam during class time.

Christian Heritage School graduation is May 17

The Christian Heritage School will hold high school graduation at 3 p.m. May 17. Kindergarten graduation will follow at 10:30 a.m. May 27, and eighth-grade graduation will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 28.

The last day of school will be May 29, with a field day from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Mambo Italiano to host mission trip fundraiser

Three teachers and one student from the Christian Heritage School will be raising funds at Mambo Italiano on May 18 for a mission trip to Uganda.

The fundraiser for Jill Lindstrom, Traci Patterson, Lauri Bradt and her son Clinton Bradt (who was born in Uganda) will have two seating times - 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Adult meals, including salad, bread, lasagna, soda or coffee and dessert, may be purchased for $25, and children's meals cost $10. The restaurant will donate the food, and all funds raised will go directly to trip costs.

6th annual Battle of the Bands slated for May 15

The sixth annual Teen Battle of the Bands is scheduled for 9 p.m. May 15 at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel. The event will feature teen bands from Steamboat Springs, Hayden, South Routt and Craig. Each band must have a three-song set. Local musicians and other sound aficionados will judge bands on originality, musicianship, sound, lyrics and appearance. The city of Steamboat Springs teen programs, the Steamboat Pilot & Today Teen Style section and Z Rock are sponsoring the event. Registration begins in May. Call 879-4300 for details.