"Holiday Hoops" 2006!!
On Friday, December 22, the middle school held a holiday festival that included music and basketball. The 5th - 8th grade choirs sang, the 6th - 8th grade bands played, and the small faculty band played. Finally, the staff took on the 8th grade boys & girls basketball teams.
I'd like to acknowledge and thank my student photographers Tim and Jaron for taking many of these pictures.
~~~ The Music! ~~~
Students!
 The Band
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 The other side of the Band!
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 Mr. Holzer helps out Jackie and Alex on percussion.
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 A shot of the center of the Band that is often blocked by the conductor.
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The Band plays a
little "Jingle Bell Rock"!
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 The 7th & 8th grade Choir sings!
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 The left side....
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 The middle...
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 The right side |
The Choir sings a little "Glo-o-o-o-o-ori-a"! |
Staff!
 Mr. Z suddenly grew antlers as Mrs. Gerlach circles behind him.
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 Miss Premo on flute, and Miss Courneene & Mr. Holzer on trumpets!
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 Miss Weidner on trombone, Mrs. Keesling on flute as the fifth grade team of Mr. Z, Mrs. Gerlach, & Mrs. Anderson play the cymbals together!
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 Mrs. MacRae on sax, Mrs. Rodgers on horn, & Miss Weidner on trombone.
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 The Faculty Band!
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The Wildcats had some extra fun! |
 Miss Weidner, Mrs. Keesling, Miss Premo, Mrs. Gelrach, Mr. Z, Mrs Anderson.
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 Mr. Z on the cymbals - all by himself!!!
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 Mr. Holzer runs to the piano after getting the Staff Choir set.
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 You know, they don't sound too bad!
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 Mr. Z & Mrs. Mersberger kinda stole the show...
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 Those two crazy science teachers!
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 Look at 'em go!
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Mr. Z & Mrs. Mersberger shake their maracas! |
~~~ Miscellaneous ~~~
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Jackie and Nikki enjoy the staff's musical ability. |
~~~ The Game ~~~
This year, the Faculty barely had enough men to play. We found five guys, and played hard. The women had to make some substitutions as well (due to pregnancies), and they also gave their best. The students had throngs of players, so their challenge was getting everyone in. However, that kept their players fresh! The ladies started this year, and the Faculty women jumped to an early lead. They hung on at the end of the quarter by a few points. Second quarter saw the men on the court, and the tandem of Mr. Zablocki & Mr. Langer was a definite threat! Mr. Hatfield and Mr. Moore brought their considerable talents, and Mr. Sawyer kept a couple of guys busy. The combination proved too much for the Student Team, and the Faculty Men built a solid lead. In the third quarter, the Student Girls fought back, but the Faculty Men were relentless. In the end, the Faculty team won 42 - 27, but everyone had so much fun that the score hardly mattered! Awesome attitudes and excellent efforts made the game worth playing, regardless of the outcome!
My thanks to Jaron & Tim for taking these pictures!!!
 The student team warms up.
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 The faculty team warms up.
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 The girls continue their warm-up rituals.
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 Mr. Hatfield defends against Zack.
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 Loose ball!!!
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 Jackie tosses up one free shot...
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 ...and misses another.
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 The girls crowd the basket, waiting for the rebound.
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 The girls crowd Mrs. Huiras, hoping to force a turnover.
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 Reaching for another rebound.
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 Mrs. Huiras keeps an eye on Jackie as Abi dribbles the ball down.
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 Jackie takes another free throw!
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 Stephanie grabs the rebound.
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 Abi & Mrs. Ten Pas fight over the ball.
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 Referee Jordan pressures Weston to put the ball in play, but there seems to be some miscommunication between Weston & Zack.
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 Mr. Langer sinks a free throw! (Of course, it had to teeter on the edge to make it all dramatic!)
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 This shot didn't go in, but Mr. Langer's right there for the rebound.
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 Mr. Sawyer catches a rebound!
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 Mr. Langer checks his options as Mr. Zablocki tries to get open.
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 Mr. Langer decides to dribble for a little while.
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 Brad grabs for the rebound as Mr. Sawyer tries to knock the ball away.
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 Austin & Zack fight each other for the rebound, while Mr. Hatfield looks for an opportunity.
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 The shot is up, and Mr. Moore, Mr. Hatfield, & Mr. Sawyer get in position to grab the rebound.
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 Mr. Moore dribbles out of trouble as he looks to pass.
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 Mr. Hatfield takes on all five boys!
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 The ladies are back up. Must be third quarter!
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 Carina prepares to pass the ball back into play.
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 Mrs. Mundt breaks up the inbound pass!
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 Mrs. Anderson snatches the ball...
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 ...but Becca doesn't give up so easily!
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 Another free throw by Jackie.
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 Abi gets a free shot!
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 The faculty had a commanding lead half-way through the third quarter.
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 Another angle of Abi shooting her free throw.
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 Stephanie looks a little concerned as the fourth quarter begins.
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 Kevin attempts to block Mr. Zablocki's lay-up.
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 The students got on a run in the third quarter, nearly doubling their score, while the faculty added only two points.
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 The shot is up - way up - and everyone waits to see what'll happen.
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 In the final half minute or so, the student team stormed the court, hoping to make some sort of difference. Or just trying to have a little extra fun!
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 There's a commotion under the basket! What's the hold-up??
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 In the end, the students came up short on the scoreboard, but not on fun!!! |
 One final announcement before you go: Merry Christmas!!!
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