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imPorTanT daTes What is the Bear Necessities? Inthesimplestform,TheBearNecessitiesisanewsletter. But,itismuchmorethanthat. This new, monthly newssource,releasedaroundthe25thof each month,is an outlet tothe communityand families ofIndepdenceandWilliam Chris-man, bringingimportantinfor-mation, relay-ingwhatisgoingonatthehighschool,andpromotingallthegreatthingsgo-ingonwiththeBears. TheBearNecessitieswillbringnews, sports, schedules, information,photosandmuchmore. It isaway to

communicatewiththecommunityandanotheravenueforreachingout. This is your opportunity tokow what is happening at Chrismanaswellastoplayanimportantpartasastakeholder. If you need more info, havequestionsorcomments,contactjason_stacy@isdschools.org.Wewilldoourbesttoansweranyquestionsandcoveranyimportanttopicsinthenextissue. TogetmoreindepthnewsofWilliam Chrisman, visit the studentnewspaperat:envoy.indep.k12.mo.usorwchsenvoy.weebly.com. Getupdatesthroughtwitterbyfollowing@WCHSEnvoy. Find sports information,schedule and much more at the Dis-trictsportssite:www.isdsports.org.

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WeareveryHappyHappyHappyBears after theWagonWheelvictoryFridaynightversusTrumanHighSchool. We look forward each year to our conversationswithourparentsatWCHSParent/TeacherConferences.Intrade,IamsureourstudentsarelookingforwardtotheirFallBreakwithafourdayweekend. Iwant to thankallofour students, staff,parentsandpatronsforthegreatstartwehaveenjoyedthisschoolyear.Thepridedisplayedinourhallways,theexcellencedisplayed in theclassroomsofWCHS,and thehardworkput inbyall,beginningwaybackinthesummerandcarryingthroughtotodayhasbeentremendous.Aswenowreachthehalfwaypointof thesemester, Ichal-lengeallofustocontinuetostrivetobethebesteachandeveryday! AsAlways,GOBEARS! PrincipalMikeBecker

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Chrisman has CharaCTerCHARACTERPlus Trait For November is Citizen-

January:RESPECT–toshowconsiderationtoselfandothersFebruary:COOPERATION–torespectfullyplayandworkwithothersMarch:INITIATIVE–toactandmakedecisionsonyourownApril:PERSEVERANCE–tocontinuetryinginspiteofdifficultiesMay:SELF-CONTROL–toexpressyourfeelingsinanappropriatemannerJune:COURAGE–toremainstrongwhenfacedwithdifficultyJuly:LOYALTY–tobefaithfultoaperson,ateamoranideaAugust:AMBITION–tohavestrongdeterminationtoaccomplishgoalsSeptember:RESPONSIBILITY–tobeaccountableforyouractionsOctober:INTEGRITY–todotherightthingNovember:CITIZENSHIP–tobeaproductiveandresponsibleresidentDecember:COMPASSION–tounderstandthechallengesofothersandtowanttodosomethingaboutit

CharaCTerPlus monThy TraiTs

November’straitofthemonthisCitizenship,definedas“tobeaproductive,responsiblememberofsociety.” Teachersandstudentsalikewillhavemanyopportuni-tiestodiscusswhatitmeanstobeaproductivecitizenintoday’ssociety with your student, but we would also like to provideyousome“helpfulhints”onhowyoucanconnectthecharactereducationexperiencefromschooltohome. Teachstudentshowtouse technologyappropriately—becomingadigitalcitizen.Discusssocialandethicalawarenessofonlineactivities. Discuss something that communicates integrity, kind-ness,andawarenessofothers.Shareexamples.Makethesecon-versationsratherthanmemorizationandregurgitationofgoalsorbuzzwords. Talkwithkidsratherthanatthem.Whilethatmaybeasmuchanadultchallenge,timespentpaysoff. Interviewa person in your communitywho became acitizenoftheUnitedStates.Besuretoaskaboutthefollowing: •Whydidthepersonbecomeacitizen? •Whatwastheprocessofbecomingacitizen? •Whydidtheyfeelcitizenshipwasimportant?

Eachmonth, teachersnominatestudentscaughtdoinggooddeedswhichrelatetoeachofourmonthlycharactertraits.Thisyear’sselectedrecipientsinclude:

September(responsibility):HayleeAtagiOctober(integrity):ElizabethSnow

Teachersandstudentsalsohaveopportu-nitiestonominateStaffMembersofCharacterforrecognition.Thisyear’sselectedrecipientsare:

September(responsibility):LindsayRamseyOctober(integrity):LaurenBrandmueller

Thesestudentsandstaffaresubmittedtothedistrictforfurtherrecognition,receiveanoteofcongratulations,andarefeaturedinourstudentofcharacterframeddisplayinthefrontoffice. They are also listed in the Examinernewspapermonthly alongwith thedistrictwin-ner.

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chorale studeNts selected to all-Metro choir Chrisman was well represented at theAll-MetroChoralauditionsonSaturday,Oct.5atParkHillSouth. SixteenBears(sophomoresthroughseniors)joinedmorethan450sopranos,altos,tenorsandbassesaudition-ing. From thosewhoauditioned therewereabout40ofeach voice group selected for theAll-Metro Chorus andaround 20 Soprano 1′s, 2′s and altos selected for the Wom-en’sHonorChoir. Three Chrisman students were selected to theAll-Metro Choir: Sophomore Anna O’Renick (Soprano

1) seniorDavidSampson (Tenor)andsenior JerrySnow(Bass). SampsonandSnowarenoweligibletoauditionfortheMissouriAll-StateChoirattheendofOctober.Sopho-moresarenoteligibletoauditionforAll-StateChorus. TwoChrismanstudentswereselectedtotheWom-en’sHonorChoir: sophomoreAimeeDietiker (Alto)andseniorElizabethSnow (Soprano2). Both theAll-MetroChorusandtheWomen’sHonorChoirwillpresentacon-certonSaturday,January18.

William Chrisman freshmanthoughtshewasjusttakingpartinthedailyroutine of fifth-block BEAR time readingonTuesday,October15,inthelibrary. That was until she was tapped ontheshoulderassheread. She was met by her cousin, towhomsheisverycloseto.Hercousinhasjust returned from serving inAfghanistanandDavisthoughthewasstillontheEastCoast. The two embraced in a touchingmoment as Davis, shocked, greeted herrelative. VideooftheReunion: http://youtu.be/ILG0VDmET_0

surPrise reunion Chrisman To be Well rePresenTed aT sPeCial olymPiCs usa games 2014

AhandfulofWilliamChrismancoachesandathleteswillbeheadingtoNewJerseythissummerforthe2014SpecialOlympicsUSAGames. Three Chrisman athletes and two coaches have been selected tobeapartofTeamMissouri(MOMagic).TheathleteswerenominatedbytheircoachestoattendaselectioncampheldinMexico,MOthispastsum-mer.Theathleteswerethenchosenbasedonnotonlytheirskillwithintheirchosensportbutfortheirsportsmanship,attitude,andcommitmenttobeapartof theteam.(Athletesareeligibletobenominatedif theyhavebeenparticipatinginSpecialOlympicsforatleast5yearsandhavereceivedgoldmedalsintheirchosensports). The Chrisman athletes chosen were: Matthew Cepeda (senior)–Bocce,SamanthaSnow(senior)–GirlsBasketball,MichaelLunceford(senior)–Bowling. KathyandMikeLowry,SpecialOlympicscoachesforChrisman,werealsochosen tobeapartofTeamMissouri.Mrs.Lowry is theheadboccecoachandMr.Lowryisthesportsmanagerandunifiedpartneronthebocceteam. Theathletesandcoacheswilltrainwiththeirrespectiveteamsforthenext9monthsuntil theydepartJune14tocompete.Eachathleteandcoachmustraise$1,500tohelpcoverthecostsoftravel,lodging,anduni-forms.

TheWilliamChrismanvarsitycheerleaderscon-tinuetoaddtotheirhonors. TheBearsfolloweduptheirRegionalChampion-shipfromthissummerbytakingfirstattheMCCAStateCheerleadingCompetitiononSundayinColumbia. Thesquadearnedrunner-uphonorslastyearbutcannowcallthemselvesStateChampions. “I was excited,” junior HattieYazel said abouttakingfirst.“Istartedcrying.” Itwasawiderangeofemotionsforthevictors. “I amveryproud,” seniorMelissaGall said. “IamproudtobeaBear.…IwantedtogetfirstatStateandwedid.” Thegrandresultwasduetothegirls’hardworkas theyworked toperfect the routineandget ready forstate.TheeffortpaidoffonSunday. “Wehitallofourstuntsandhadnopenaltiesontheentireroutine,”seniorJessicaMorainsaid. Now,theteamisfocusedonevengreaterthings.ThecheerleaderswillcompeteatNationalsinFloridalaterthisyear. ThemembersoftheChrismanCheersquadare:JessicaMorain,MelissaGall,MorganAshby,HattieYazel,TaylorKlotz,ZoeHuggins,MeganTheel,MackenzieClevenger,AlexisFreeman,AlyssaCromley,KaitlynLarkin,AlexisCole,OliviaJaynes.

William Chrisman High School in-ductedits2013AthleticHallofFameClassattheHomecomingFootballgameonSatur-day,September28atNormanJamesField. TheseveninducteeswerehonoredfortheirimpactonChrismanandthecommunityasathletes,coaches,andbenefactors. The inductees were recognized athalftime and also toured the school. TheywerealsotoparticipateintheHomecomingParadebutitwascanceledduetoinclementweather. The2013WilliamChrismanAthleticHallofFameInducteeswere:DickPuhr-Benefactor,RonKelley-Classof1964,BobBuckley–Classof1971(Benefactor),DavidRoss–Classof1978,Ellie(Wilkinson)nowLilly–Classof1992,AshleyBlum–Classof2000,BenKisner–Classof2005.

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Chrisman induCTs 2013 aThleTiC hall of fame Class

VarsiTy Cheerleaders brings home sTaTe TiTle

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soPhoMore earNs first teaM all-coNfereNce WilliamChrismansophomorecrosscountryrunnerElizabethStraubuseda late-closingpush to takesev-enthplaceattheSuburbanMid-SevenConferenceMeetatBeltononThurs-day,October10. The late surge was key as itearned Straub First-Team All-Con-ferencehonors.Thetop7intheraceearnedFirst-TeamhonorsandthenextsevenearnedSecond-Teamhonors. Two days early Straub wonthe Independence City Champion-shipsforthesecond-straightyear.

William Chrisman golferAmanda Olsen, in just her secondyear playing competitively, can al-readymarkoffanotherachievement. With a sixth-place finish atthe Suburban Middle Seven GolfTournamentonthePosse’CourseatParadisePointonMonday,Septem-ber 30, Olsen earned Second TeamAll-Conferencehonors. The top15earnAll-Confer-encerecognitionanditisthesecond-yearinarowOlsenhasbeenrecog-nized.Shemovedupninespotsfromherconferencefinishlastyear.

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William Chrisman High School (andIndependenceHigh)playedits1,000thfootballgameonSaturday,Sept.28againstNorthKan-sasCity. TheHomecomingGamehadextra-spe-cialmeaningasitmarkedamilestonethattook109-seasonstoreach. Entering this season, the Bears had a439-517-39overallrecord. Thesuccessfulfootball teamsatChris-man have produced seven undefeated seasons,threeDistrictTitles,and13ConferenceTitles. Numerous Bears have also gone on toplayatalllevelsofcollegefootball. Beforethegame,severalformercoacheswereintroducedandformerBearsplayerswereaskedtostandandberecognized. The2013WCHSAthleticHallofFameClasswasinductedandhonoredathalftime.

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uPComing eVenTsOctober26-CrossCountryDistrictsatKearneyNovember1-2-ConferenceSwimNovember2-CrossCountrySectionalsNovember4-WinterSportsPracticeStarts(Allathletesmusthaveaphysicaltopartuicipate)

For full sports schedules, visit: www.isdsports.org.

Last Chance To Help Chrisman Win WhatcouldChrismandowithanaddi-tional$100,000? HowexcitedwouldthestudentsbeifKellyClarksongaveaconcertjustforChrisman? Thesethingsarereallypossible.Infact,localStaleyHighSchoolwasoneofthewinnersofthisStateFarmcontestlastyear. FromOctober18-26,justfollowthesesimplesteps: Logontowww.celebratemydrive.com Validemail&birthdayinforequired IndicateyouwanttosupportWilliamChrisman IndicateMissouri,affiliationasastu-dent/teacher/communitymember&thensearchforschoolsinIndependence. SelectChrisman! Committodrivesafely

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Lookingforawaytohelppayforcollege? Well,there’sawaytogetthebasicclassesoutofthewayandhavethempaidforthroughMissourijuniorcolleges. ThisprogramisA+,andbyfollowingafewsim-plerules,youcouldgettwoyearsofcommunitycollegevirtuallyfree. Theguidelinesare;attendanA+certifiedschoolforatleasttwoyears,have95%attendance,haveaGPAof2.5,attendanA+trainingsession,anddo50hoursofdistrictapprovedtutoring. Starting with the Class of 2015, students must

scoreadvancedorproficientontheAlgebraIEOC. ThedatesfortrainingareNovember5,December3,January7,February4,March4,April1,andMay6.Alltrainingwilloccurbeforeschoolfrom7–7:20andafterschoolfrom2:30–2:50.Thetrainingswilltakeplaceintheconferenceroomacrossfromtheadministrationwin-dow. Allgradesareeligible,butfreshmanhavetowaituntilsecondsemestertoseehowtheirGPAisturningout.To start tutoring, you must attend the training meetingwithMr.Maglinger.

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ALS - PleaserememberifyouhavesignedupforanALSclass,youmustattendatleastonedayaweekoryouareat-riskofbeingdroppedfromthecourse.ALSHours:M,T,andTHfrom2:15–3:45Upcoming ACT Test Dates:October26th,2013(registrationdeadlineclosed) December14,2013(registerbyNovember8thtoavoidlateregistrationfees)

SENIORS -Itisveryimportantthatyoucheckyourschoole-mailregularlyforimportantseniorcommunicationsandscholarshipinformation!!!Youdon’twanttomissoutontheopportunitytoearnfreemoneyforcollege!!

College Representatives will be at WCHS on the following dates (seeMs.Bennettincounselingifyouareinterestedinattending)

LinnStateTechnicalCollege10/31@8:00amMCCBlueRiver11/05@10:00amPittsburgState11/12@9:30am

UniversityofMissouriS&T11/12@1:00pmMCCBlueRiver11/14@1:00pm

SOPHOMORES -Ifyouareahighlymotivatedstudentinterestedingraduatingfromhighschoolwithanassociate’sdegree, theTrailblazerCollegiateAcademymaybe foryou.Youmusthavea3.0GPAandwilling to takecollegecoursesinadditiontoyourhighschoolclasses.PleaseseeMs.Fordincounselingformoreinformation.PleaseseeMrs.Jenkins(formerlyOttolini)inthecounselingofficeASAPifyouareinterestedinattendingtheHerndonShowcaseTourscheduledforNovember7th.

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