School Successes
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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I enjoyed being in the audience of Edgewood Middle School’s Lego Robotics science competition and the WCHS play “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” Both showed students performing at their best. Both required students to be on stage in high-pressure but enjoyable situations presenting their scientific and theatrical learning respectively. Both resulted in highly satisfied, highly energized students who had much to smile about because of their outstanding accomplishments in front of adult audiences.
Edgewood’s science students took first and second place and secured five of nine qualifying slots for the upcoming state finals. WCHS’s drama students had their audiences laughing, smiling, and finally standing to applaud their acting, their singing, their dancing.
Hats off to Ben Barkey, the Edgewood Lego Robotics coach, and to the high school drama department leaders Dana McAfee, Scott Avery, Jean Beeson, Dannielle Robertson and Leonard Gagnon.
Of course, hats off to the students who show when you put students in high-responsibility situations, they come through. They enrich and inspire our lives.
Could we adults encourage, support and expect all our students to go “on stage” publicly with their learning so they, too, have the thrilling learning opportunities these science and drama students recently experienced?
Could we provide more stages and more venues for more students to present their academic learning as Ben Barkey has provided for his science students?
Thank you, Ben, Dana, Scott, Jean, Dannielle and Leonard, for the stage you provided for WCS students to excel. Thank you to all educators who have similar expectation and belief in their students.
Richard Rooker
Warsaw, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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I enjoyed being in the audience of Edgewood Middle School’s Lego Robotics science competition and the WCHS play “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” Both showed students performing at their best. Both required students to be on stage in high-pressure but enjoyable situations presenting their scientific and theatrical learning respectively. Both resulted in highly satisfied, highly energized students who had much to smile about because of their outstanding accomplishments in front of adult audiences.
Edgewood’s science students took first and second place and secured five of nine qualifying slots for the upcoming state finals. WCHS’s drama students had their audiences laughing, smiling, and finally standing to applaud their acting, their singing, their dancing.
Hats off to Ben Barkey, the Edgewood Lego Robotics coach, and to the high school drama department leaders Dana McAfee, Scott Avery, Jean Beeson, Dannielle Robertson and Leonard Gagnon.
Of course, hats off to the students who show when you put students in high-responsibility situations, they come through. They enrich and inspire our lives.
Could we adults encourage, support and expect all our students to go “on stage” publicly with their learning so they, too, have the thrilling learning opportunities these science and drama students recently experienced?
Could we provide more stages and more venues for more students to present their academic learning as Ben Barkey has provided for his science students?
Thank you, Ben, Dana, Scott, Jean, Dannielle and Leonard, for the stage you provided for WCS students to excel. Thank you to all educators who have similar expectation and belief in their students.
Richard Rooker
Warsaw, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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