More than 80 “famous Americans’” visited Elm Lawn Elementary’s gym- nasium on Wednesday of last week. The historical figures were actually part of the school’s second annual wax museum and was the culmination of a month-long project by the fifth-grade class. Each student studied a different famous American historical figure, put together a display and did an oral pres- entation. On Wednesday night, stu- dents were in costumes and “frozen” like wax figures. “As any good teacher does, we bor- rowed the idea from a different school in another district,” he said. “Each year we have evaluated the project and made small adjustments to keep it aligned with our teaching goals and to our standards. ” Students spent about two weeks re- searching and taking notes. They also read biographies, searched online, watched videos and conducted inter- views. Elm Lawn fifth-grade teacher Kevin Pauls estimated more than 250 people visited the wax museum on Wednes- day. The students were provided a list of about 125 individuals to choose from although they can also pick a different person if they have a special interest, Pauls said. Some of the famous people in attendance this year were Emily Dickinson, Dian Fossey, Ben Franklin, Jackie Kennedy, Lewis and Clark, Georgia O’Keefe, Sally Ride, Jackie Robinson and George and Martha Wash ington and The Wright Brothers. Pauls said this is the second year the school’s fifth-grade team - Lindsay Muniz, Lisa Webber, Tanya Zempel and himself - has done the project al- though he and Webber have been doing something very close to this since they started at Sunset Ridge in 2004. “This year’s project turned out great even though we changed some of the key skills we taught because of the change in our writing curriculum,” he said. “In the past our greatest amount of time was teaching about writing a research paper, but since that doesn’t fit in exactly with the Units of Study pro- gram, we changed the focus to research skills and oral presentations. ” Middleton High School seniors Mike Hoot and Matt Weber were awarded Outstanding Delegates at this weekend’s Chicago International Model United Nations Conference. Hoot represented the Minister of Commerce and Trade in the Historical Soviet Cabinet in 1950 at the dawn of the Korean War. “Our mission was to decide whether or not to support the Communist gov- ernments in China and North Korea while at the same time working against U.S. interests,” he said. “In the end, we brokered a cease-fire agreement in Korea and negotiated a seat for China in the U.N. Security Council.” Web er represented India in the pres- ent-day U.N. Security Council. He took a lead role negotiating a treaty with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir territory dispute. “We agreed to begin withdrawing troops over a two-year pe- riod followed by a partition of the land under mutually agreed to conditions,” he said. Both Hoot and Weber had to re- spond to 2 a.m. crises in which they were awoken in the middle of the night and had to rush to an emergency meet- ing of their respective committees. In the Soviet Cabinet the crisis was China’s entry into the Korean War. In the Security Council, Turkey invaded Syria. Both committees worked until sunrise before the crises were finally resolved. Hoot and Weber are president and vice president, respectively, of the MHS Model UN Club. Both have been members since their freshman year. Twenty-five MHS students partici- pated in the Chicago conference repre- senting India, Croatia, and Libya. More than 1,000 students from around the world, including Spain and Lithuania, also took part. Next up for the Middleton club is the North American International Model UN Conference sponsored by George- town University, in Washington D.C. from Feb. 14-17, 2013. PAGE 20 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * M I X E D A D 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 0 - 1 1 2 6 P 1 2 S Y O U R N A M E Y O U R A D D R E S S Y O U R C I T Y & S T A T E 1 2 3 4 5 - 6 7 8 9 EXPIRATION DATE of your subscription Check your mailing label for the expiration date of your subscription. 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In announcing the awards, grant committee chairman Bob Schwartz stated, “We are very pleased that these grants will assist students from all over Wisconsin now and in years to come. We are sorry we could not fund all of the requests submitted. We a re thrilled to see that many schools throughout the state are working to provide opportuni- ties for their students to learn about America’s original art form – jazz.” One of the grants was awarded to Sauk Trail Elementary School in Mid- dleton, with John Becker, director. The school received $400 to help under- write the Making Jazz Music Child’s Play, 4th Edition program. It was also announced that $500 will go to underwrite the MMSD High School Jazz Festival held December 10 with jazz bands from Madison East, Madison West, Madison Memorial and Middleton High School. More information on the school grant program and the Society can be found at www.madisonjazz. com. 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More than 80 “famous Americans’”
visited Elm Lawn Elementary’s gym-
nasium on Wednesday of last week.The historical figures were actually
part of the school’s second annual waxmuseum and was the culmination of a
month-long project by the fifth-gradeclass. Each student studied a different
famous American historical figure, puttogether a display and did an oral pres-
entation. On Wednesday night, stu-dents were in costumes and “frozen”
like wax figures.“As any good teacher does, we bor-
rowed the idea from a different schoolin another district,” he said. “Each year
we have evaluated the project andmade small adjustments to keep it
aligned with our teaching goals and toour standards.”
Students spent about two weeks re-searching and taking notes. They also
read biographies, searched online,watched videos and conducted inter-
views.Elm Lawn fifth-grade teacher Kevin
Pauls estimated more than 250 peoplevisited the wax museum on Wednes-
day.The students were provided a list of
about 125 individuals to choose fromalthough they can also pick a different
person if they have a special interest,Pauls said. Some of the famous people
in attendance this year were EmilyDickinson, Dian Fossey, Ben Franklin,
Jackie Kennedy, Lewis and Clark,Georgia O’Keefe, Sally Ride, Jackie
Robinson and George and MarthaWashington and The Wright Brothers.
Pauls said this is the second year theschool’s fifth-grade team - Lindsay
Muniz, Lisa Webber, Tanya Zempeland himself - has done the project al-
though he and Webber have been doingsomething very close to this since they
started at Sunset Ridge in 2004.“This year’s project turned out great
even though we changed some of thekey skills we taught because of the
change in our writing curriculum,” hesaid. “In the past our greatest amount
of time was teaching about writing aresearch paper, but since that doesn’t fit
in exactly with the Units of Study pro-gram, we changed the focus to research
skills and oral presentations.”
Middleton High School seniors
Mike Hoot and Matt Weber wereawarded Outstanding Delegates at this
weekend’s Chicago InternationalModel United Nations Conference.
Hoot represented the Minister of Commerce and Trade in the Historical
Soviet Cabinet in 1950 at the dawn of the Korean War.
“Our mission was to decide whetheror not to support the Communist gov-
ernments in China and North Koreawhile at the same time working against
U.S. interests,” he said. “In the end, webrokered a cease-fire agreement in
Korea and negotiated a seat for China
in the U.N. Security Council.”Weber represented India in the pres-
ent-day U.N. Security Council. He
took a lead role negotiating a treatywith Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir
territory dispute. “We agreed to begin
withdrawing troops over a two-year pe-
riod followed by a partition of the landunder mutually agreed to conditions,”
he said.Both Hoot and Weber had to re-
spond to 2 a.m. crises in which theywere awoken in the middle of the night
and had to rush to an emergency meet-ing of their respective committees. In
the Soviet Cabinet the crisis wasChina’s entry into the Korean War. In
the Security Council, Turkey invadedSyria. Both committees worked until
sunrise before the crises were finallyresolved.
Hoot and Weber are president andvice president, respectively, of the
MHS Model UN Club. Both have beenmembers since their freshman year.
Twenty-five MHS students partici-pated in the Chicago conference repre-
senting India, Croatia, and Libya. Morethan 1,000 students from around the
world, including Spain and Lithuania,also took part.
Next up for the Middleton club is the
North American International ModelUN Conference sponsored by George-
town University, in Washington D.C.from Feb. 14-17, 2013.
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Financial Planners/Investment Advisors
www.googinsandanton.com608.836.3229
Listen to STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT MONEYeach Sunday morning at 8:30 AM on ESPN 100.5 FM or listen to
an archived program at www.googinsandanton.com .
Your Hosts: Louise Googins and Tracey Anton.
History comes to life at Elm Lawn Elementary
Great weekend for MHS students at Model UN
Photo contributed
Wesley Carpenter as Walt Disney.
Photo contributed
Middleton High School seniors Mike Hoot, left, and Matt Weber, right,
by PERRY HIBNER
Middleton Cross Plains Area School Dist.
by PERRY HIBNER
Middleton Cross Plains Area School Dist.
Jazz Society
grant for
Sauk Trail
The Madison Jazz Society recently
awarded grants from its MemorialSchool Grant Fund to music programs
in seventeen Wisconsin schools. Thegrants are funding jazz centered pro-
grams designed to help students learnabout and perform jazz.
In announcing the awards, grantcommittee chairman Bob Schwartz
stated, “We are very pleased that thesegrants will assist students from all over
Wisconsin now and in years to come.We are sorry we could not fund all of
the requests submitted. We are thrilledto see that many schools throughout the
state are working to provide opportuni-ties for their students to learn about
America’s original art form – jazz.”One of the grants was awarded to
Sauk Trail Elementary School in Mid-dleton, with John Becker, director. The
school received $400 to help under-write the Making Jazz Music Child’s
Play, 4th Edition program.It was also announced that $500 will
go to underwrite the MMSD HighSchool Jazz Festival held December 10
with jazz bands from Madison East,Madison West, Madison Memorial and
Middleton High School.More information on the school
grant program and the Society can befound at www.madisonjazz.com.
Formed in 1984, the Madison JazzSociety is a non-profit, all volunteer or-
ganization formed to encourage theperformance of and education about
jazz.
Photo contributed
John Becker, right, band director
at the Sauk Trail, receiving the grant
from MJS member Gary Poulson.
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