Mr. Mourning and Mrs. Widerquist-Bosler

The two teachers I am highlighting today are Mr. Mourning and Ms. Widerquist-Bosler.

Mr. Mourning graduated from Cassopolis High School and has taught in the district for 15 years. He teaches 8th grade and high school social studies and coaches junior high school football and basketball. He's a homegrown product of this district with deep roots in the community, even his mom works in the district!

I love to visit Mr. Mourning's classroom. His love of his subject comes through in everything he teaches. He creates stories around each lesson, connects what he says to the student's lives and makes history relevant. Students are captivated by what he has to say because the colonial boy or girl he is speaking about is really not that different than the students in his class, and each one of them knows it.

Ms. Widerquist-Bosler is a resource room teacher, and she has had an exciting year. Resource room is a new concept for Cassopolis, but it seems to be very popular with the students. Another Cassopolis graduate, she and the team has had to develop this class, determine how to grade it and decide what it means to the students. All this and she has only been teaching full-time for two years!

The resource room allows students to receive additional assistance for the most challenging aspects of a student's class while taking every core class with their peers. We are proud of her, what she has done, and her dedication to our students.

Math Focus

I can use data to find the mean, median and mode. The mean is also called the average. The median is called the middle number. The mode is the number that occurs the most.

English Focus

I can summarize and paraphrase what I read by putting it in my own words.

• Congratulations to all FFA members for a complete sweep of district contests last night. Good luck at regionals! Jr. High Conduct of Meetings will practice this Sunday from 4 until 6 p.m.

• Students who are going to Junior high games, you must ride your own bus home and then find a way back to the game. You are not to use the buses going to SAMS as transportation to Junior High games.

• Yearbooks are on sale for $50.00.

• Winter sports pictures for Varsity and JV cheerleaders, middle school wrestling and middle school girls’ basketball will take place on Thursday February 11^th. Pick up picture forms in the office.

• SENIORS: Be sure to check for new scholarships in the guidance office! On February 12 SMC is offering an Info-Tech Day with workshops in game design, animation and web design. Sign up in the guidance office right away.

• There are golf sign up sheets in the office for all high school students and tennis sign up sheets for all high school girls.

• White Out t-shirts are on sale for $5.00 a piece.

• Beginning Tuesday the 16^th the microwave used by students, will be located underneath the bulletin board in the hallway across from the kitchen. Only students who are working for the kitchen will be allowed behind the line. This microwave was a donation and with budget cuts will not be replaced should it become damaged. As with the cell phones this is a pilot program and I have every confidence that it will work as well as the new cell phone rule has.

• Seniors we want to add a page in the yearbook featuring your baby pictures, please submit them by the first week of February. Also, any soccer members who want a copy of the soccer team picture or if your parents do, contact Ms. Aven.

• The Principal Advisory Council meets every 4th Monday in the High School Conference room at 6:00 PM. The next meeting is February 22nd.
• The next Board meeting is February 8th in the High School Library at 7:00 PM.
• PARENTS and GUARDIANS: Check out your student's grades and attendance at http://www.cassopolis-schools.org/pinnacle/PIV . If you need your login information you can call Mrs. Anderson at 445-0541.

Teacher Section

• Breakfast duty the week of February 8: 7:20 – 7:35 Schultz and Goodearl; 7:35 – 7:45 Westrate and Jekel

• Teachers - Mr. Habra apologizes that his positive notes have been suspended for a couple of weeks.

• Remeber to turn in your movie forms.

Quote of the Week :

The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth of the hole.

-Roland Barth