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Independent School District 2154 www.isd2154.k12.mn.us

IN THIS ISSUE Page 2 Operation Holiday Stocking

Gilbert Staff Stomp Out Bullying

Page 3 Veteran’s Day Program in Gilbert

Page 4 Franklin Book Fair A Success

Counseling Intern at E-G

Winter Clothing Drive

Page 5 Gilbert T.E.A.M. Seeks Members

Page 6 EGHS Student Shows Project at Fair

Page 7 Season Tickets for Winter Sports

Volleyball Team Makes Donation

Kids Vote on November 6th

Page 8 E-G Fitness Center Open

Fall Sports Photos

Back In The Day

UPCOMING EVENTS Nov. 21 Teacher In-service. No School

Nov. 22-23 Thanksgiving Break. School Closed

Dec. 3 Orchestra Concert @ 7:00 pm

Dec. 4 Band Concert @ 7:00 pm

Dec. 6 Nelle Shean Music Concert @ 1:30

Dec. 10 Choir Concert @ 7:00 pm

Dec. 14 Franklin Music Concert @ 1:00 pm

Dec. 24- Christmas Break. No School

Jan. 4

Jan. 18 End of 2nd Marking Period

Jan. 21 Teacher In-service. No School

Elementary Knowledge Bowl Teams

Compete in Regional Tournament

Members of the Nelle Shean Knowledge Bowl advanced to the Regional Tournament that was held at the Northeast Service Cooperative in Mountain Iron on November 14th. Participants included: Team 1-Malia Putzel, Hannah Adams, Rob Licari, Cole Anderson, Lauren Day, Amanda Rigstad and Team 2-Zach Lindseth, Elizabeth Moe, Ailie

Hujanen, Trey Korva, Elliot VanOrsdel, Mikayla Kibbe.

Twenty four teams from local area schools participated in the tournament. Eveleth-Gilbert Team 3 came in 10th place with 68.5 points and Eveleth-Gilbert Team 1 came in 13th place with 65 points.

Teacher In-Service

Wednesday, November 21st

No Classes for Students

Thanksgiving Break

November 22nd & 23rd

School Closed

Quarterly Connections

Gilbert Staff “Stomp Out Bullying”

October was National Bullying Prevention Month.

Staff on the Gilbert Campus participated in World Day

of Bullying Prevention by wearing the official blue shirt

to “Stomp Out Bullying”. For more information on this

event go to www.stompoutbullying.org

One hundred and fifty stuffed Christmas stockings are being sent to troops overseas, all from the efforts of students and staff at Eveleth-Gilbert Schools. In fact, so may items were donated that after all the stockings were stuffed, there were enough items to fill two more large boxes. Wow! That means a lot of people had a part in this great effort to support our troops.

Mrs. Bauman’s Senior High Family and Consumer Science class sewed one hundred and fifty stockings. Her Independent Living class spearheaded the donations, made flyers, advertised, and stuffed the stockings. Students in grades five through eight made cards in their computer classes. Mrs. Custer’s art class helped with a display. Many items were donated by Gilbert Cam-pus students along with Senior High students and staff throughout the district as well as some community members. Each stocking has a variety of granola bars, beef sticks, hot chocolate or other drink mIxes, cookies, candy, hand wipes, toiletries, and several cards made by students. The stockings were presented to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Gilbert VFW at the Veteran’s Day program that was held on November 9.

Operation Holiday Stocking By, Jeannine Bauman

FACS Students sewed the stockings for this project.

FACS students present Holiday Stockings to the Gilbert VFW Auxiliary

The District Website is

Back Online!

www.isd2154.k12.mn.us

A special thank you to the Ben Franklin Store in Virginia for donating the fabric and to Dincau Vending for the donation of gum and breath mints. This project was a huge success thanks to the efforts of so many people.


Veteran’s Day Program Held on November 9th

The annual Veteran’s Day

Program on the Gilbert

Campus was held November

9th. This program is

coordinated by fifth grade

teacher, Laurie Oates. The

Gilbert VFW participated in

this event to honor our

veterans. Following the flag

presentation by the VFW

Color Guard, the Pledge of

Allegiance was recited by

student council members

and the National Anthem

was sung by Junior High

student Brionna Currie.

Members of Mrs. Bauman’s

FACS class then presented

gifts for the troops to VFW

Auxiliary member Linda

Tyssen.

The ceremony wrapped up

with a procession outdoors

to the flag pole, the Rifle-

Salute by VFW Post 4456,

and Taps played by Gerry

Trunzo.

Flag Presentation-VFW Color Guard

Brionna Currie sings the National Anthem

Jr. High Band students perform “Battle Hymn of the Republic”

Members of VFW Post 4456

5th Grade students Carly George, Taya Kwiatkowski, Luke Hultman and Alex

Haas recite “The History of Veteran’s Day”

Honor Guard Commander, Tom Gentilini gives closing remarks to students and

staff.

Students look on at the Rifle Salute.

Greetings everyone! My name is Drew Flaschberger and I will be completing my School Counseling internship with the Eveleth-Gilbert School District for the 2012-2013 school year. After this experience, I will be graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Superior with a Masters Degree in K-12 School Counseling. I feel very fortunate to be able to come and

spend some time working with the incredible people that make up this school district. I have felt very welcomed by both faculty members and students during the time that I have spent here thus far! The enthusiasm and effort that I see from teachers and students at the schools make me excited to come in and work!

As for my background, I graduated from Mountain Iron/Buhl High School in 2006 and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from UW-Superior in 2010. Growing up as an Iron Ranger, I had a passion to return back and raise my family here. I am blessed to have two wonderful children (Ryley age 2 and Greyson age 2 months) and my supportive fiancé Chelsea.

I look forward to working with everyone at Eveleth-Gilbert and hope to get to know many more of the parents and students that make this place so enjoyable!


Franklin Elementary

Book Fair A Success The Franklin

B.E.A.R.S PTA

held a Book Fair

during the week

of November

12th. The theme

of this year’s

event was “All

Star—Every

Reader Is A Star”.

Monday was “Rock Star Day”. A preview of the book

fair was held and students wore bright patterned clothes

socks and hats. The book fair officially opened for busi-

ness on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. The PTA offered

concessions and local business So Wild offered airbrush

temporary tattoos for sale.

A “Read and Feed” was held on Wednesday. Parents

and families were invited to eat lunch and visit the book

fair with students. On Thursday, parents were invited to

enjoy breakfast at school and visit the book fair with

students. The

sale ended on

Friday. It was

Sports Star Day

and students

wore their

favorite sports or

Eveleth-Gilbert

attire.

The B.E.A.R.S

PTA collected donations each day of this year’s book fair.

All funds will be used to purchase books for the school

library as well as to put books into the hands of children

who can’t otherwise afford them.

Is Your Family included in the School District Census?

Each school district in Minnesota is required to keep a census of all children ages 0-5 who are not yet in kindergarten.

This count helps for ECFE and School Readiness programs, and also Kindergarten enrollment.

A census form is available to download on the district website www.isd2154.k12.mn.us or by calling 218-744-7774

Enjoying lunch at the “Read and Feed”

Selecting books at the fair

Counseling Intern on Board at

Eveleth-Gilbert


Gilbert T.E.A.M Seeks Members

Gilbert Campus T.E.A.M (Together Everyone Achieves More) is

currently seeking members. T.E.A.M. serves students in grades five

through eight on the Gilbert Campus. The next meeting is scheduled

for Monday, November 19th at 5:30 p.m. in the Nelle Shean teacher’s

lounge. For more information contact Sheila Kutsi 218-780-9140.

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Note: The following article was submitted by the parent of a student who attends Eveleth-Gilbert Schools. If your child has a school related achievement that you want to include in this newsletter, contact Denise Berry 218-744-7774 or email [email protected]

Summer's activities finally came to a end in October for EGHS stu-dent Andrea Licari. Last Spring, An-drea partici-pated in Mr. Clouse's Woodshop class in Gil-bert, build-ing the rocking chair pro-

ject. Andrea's family had greatly anticipated this, as many students before have successfully built this beau-tiful chair. Also involved with Northern St. Louis County 4H, Andrea thought the chair would be a great item to enter in the County Fair, during the summer. Andrea successfully achieved a blue ribbon at the St Louis County Fair in August, also receiving a red ribbon for her wood knife block. This made her eligible for a State Fair trip should the Grand and reserve Champions in that category decline. Andrea discussed the chair project with the fair judges, explaining the process and the things she learned from Mr. Clouse while making the chair. As luck would have it, Andrea was able to present it at the State Fair. Because of its size, the chair had to be privately transported. When the chair arrived at the fairgrounds, the volunteers on staff began taking turns lounging in the chair. It was said later, that many people tried the chair, even offering to buy it, until it was placed in its assigned exhibit. At the State Fair level, Andrea had to present the project to a larger panel of both adult and peer judges, answering questions about her building process

and decisions she made in finishing the chair. She attended the event with a large group of 4Hers from all over the Arrowhead and North Shore ar-eas. While at the State Fair with 4H, the students were able to stay on site for several days, enjoying the Fair and attending special 4H events. Young people going into 7th grade to college freshman are eligible to participate at the State Fair should their exhibits qualify at the County level. Northern St. Louis County has an exciting variety of opportunities for Youth. Andrea was also able to certify as a Shooting Sports & Wildlife Youth In-structor in Archery through 4H, attending a retreat near McGregor last Spring. For more information on what 4H has to offer Iron Range Youth of all ages, contact Wade Herbanson, 4H Program Coor-dinator at the Northern St. Louis County office, 218-749-7100, ext 7265. 4H has several clubs throughout the Iron Range, with Andrea being a member of the Vermilion 4H Club in Embarrass. EGHS student, Julianne Kaldahl also exhibited at the State Fair, earning a blue ribbon for her County Fair Grand Champion exhibit about Wasps. Julianne is a member of the Lakeland Four Leaf Clovers Club. After the State Fair has concluded, it was time to pick up exhibits. If exhibits were not claimed by a certain day and time, they would be forfeited; so, it was imperative to retrieve the chair. On the way to the fair, with hours to spare, the Licari family vehicle broke down in Cloquet. It was a panic situation for a while as the chair would certainly end up in a fair volunteer's house if not claimed. A close family friend, a Crime Scene Investigator from the Metro area, was able to pick up the chair in the Crime Lab van. Stored in a garage used for vehicle processing, the State Fair Chair probably witnessed some pretty interesting things. Because of hockey camps, the soccer season, and the new school year, Andrea was not able to pick up the chair from the Crime Lab. Over MEA Weekend, they were able to make the trip down to the Twin Cities, getting a very interesting tour of the Crime Lab while picking up the chair. After three seasons, the chair is at rest on the back deck of the Licari home. If only chairs could speak, we might find out how many more adventures this school wood shop chair had been through.

Senior High Student Shows School Project at the Minnesota State Fair

By, Heather Licari


The Eveleth-Gilbert Girls Volleyball team raised $150.00 at their “Spike Out Cancer” game against Greenway on October 4th.

The team donated these funds to Care Partners, Inc. which is an organization located in Eveleth that assists patients with expenses while undergoing treatment for cancer or other life threatening illness.

For more information about Care Partners, visit their website www.carepartnersmn.info

Volleyball Team Makes Donation

to “Spike Out Cancer”

Season Tickets Available for

Winter Sports

Left to Right : Megan Preiner, Tasia Hoag of Care Partners, Leah Carey,

Hannah Kreibich

Season Tickets Available By Mail

ATHLETIC TICKET PRICES 2012-2013

Season Tickets

Students (grades K-12 and college w/ID) $50.00

Adults $65.00

Hockey $55.00

Family $160.00

Senior Citizen (age 62+) $30.00

10-Punch Pass $60.00

Complete and return to: Season Tickets,

Eveleth-Gilbert Schools, 801 Jones St., Eveleth, MN 55734

First Name: Last Name:

Adult:___________________ _______________________

Adult:___________________ _______________________

Student:_________________ _______________________

Student:_________________ _______________________

Student:_________________ _______________________

Mailing Address:

Street:_____________________________PO Box_________

City:__________________State:_________Zip___________

Phone:____________________________________________

______# of Student Passes @ $50 each $___________

______# of Adult Passes @ $65 each $___________

______# of Hockey Passes @ $55 each $___________

______# of Family Passes @ $160 each $___________

______# of Sr Citizen Passes @ $30 each $___________

______# of 10-Punch Passes @ $60 each $___________

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE…………….…$___________

Make checks payable to ISD #2154.

Call 218-744-7774 for more information.

Season tickets for winter sports will be on sale from 6:00-

7:00 p.m. in room 138-B at the Senior High School prior to

the following home games:

Girls Hockey on November 27th

Boys Hockey on November 29th

Boys Basketball on December 11th

Girls Basketball on December 13th

Tickets can also be ordered by mail by completing the

order form below. Call 218-744-7774 for more information

or email [email protected]

Kids Vote on November 6th

Franklin Students Vvote for Presi- NHS assists with curbside voting

Jr. High Students participating in an

election activity

Nelle Shean student casts her vote

E-G Fitness Center Now Open

Get in shape,

have some fun and

be with your

friends! The Eve-

leth-Gilbert Fitness

Center in located

room 9A on the

Gilbert Campus is

now open to all

students and staff

Monday through

Thursday right after school until 4:30. Ms. Kerzie

supervises the fitness center and encourages all to

attend. There is no cost for students and staff to use

the fitness center.

The E-G Fitness Center is open to the community on

Tuesday, Wednesday,

and Thursday from

6:00 until 8:00 pm. The

membership fee for

community members is

$15.00 per month.

Contact Eveleth-Gilbert

Community Education

at 218-744-7717 for

registration

information.


Back in the Day…….

Independent School District 2154 www.isd2154.k12.mn.us

Fall Sports Photos

The football team celebrates a victory!

Reed Melicher and Johannah Wyrick with Mr. Thoreson before heading to

State Cross Country

Katelyn Rice, Kayla Young, and Amy Terrio at the pep fest prior to the

Girls State Tennis Tournament

The Eveleth Class of 1957 Football Team was

recognized during half-time at the September

14th football game against Aitkin.

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