6^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A”

Lorna Apt

Kynan Cords

Erika Henderson

Olivia Jones

Wade Jones

Chesnee Miller

Kaylynn Miller

Zoe Miller

Sidney Nelson

Macy Petersen

Issiac Ramsey

Makynna Rentschler

Evan Richards

Katelyn Stump

Bryce Turner

 

7^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A”

Lily Ault

Abigail Banghart

Abigail Bowers

Jessica Brito

Caden Davis

Alexandra Ellenwood

Talia Holder

Abigale Koch

Kennedy Kohler

Emily McGriff

Kaydence Mellott

Breanna Messer

Molly Moriarty

Amanda Ramirez

Jonathan Ruiz

Hailey Scott

Madison Smith

Makena Smith

Corinna Stiles

Brendyn Stump

 

8^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A”

Abigail Beliles

Maressa Calderon

Cheney Canada

8^th grade all “A” cont.

 

Emma Howard

Rex Kirchenstien

Sydney Petersen

Ava Rich

Shane Wood

 

6^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A/B”

 

Dalton Alber                                                                       Erin VanMeter

Giovanni Arriaga                                                               Adriana Vargas Hernandez

Andrew Arroyo-Rodriguez                                           Aliksandra Vera

Cody Black                                                                          Jadyn Virgil

Traddin Black                                                                     Braedon Wallace

Devin Boggs                                                                       Corynn Whitworth

Damion Brown

Tiffany Bullington

Alexis Burge

Robert Burke

Bryauna Clodfelter

Carson Craft

Jorge DeLaRosa

Cody Eastgate

Nate Engstrand

Valeria Garcia

Abigail Goble

Braiden Hurley

Kyler Johnson

Jailyn Johnston

Aiden Kohler

Elijah Love

Trent Marshall

Sydney Mills

Carson Parker

Nathan Parker

Madison Poe

Anahi Ramirez Brito

Elias Ruiz

Jimena Ruiz

Jessa Schroeder

Jordan Shoemaker

Ava Smith

Madeline Smith

Roary Smith

Caroline Stump

Hailey Swope

JayShaun Tuttle

 

 

7^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A/B”

Dawson Ault                                                      Autumn Swindell

Jesus Baca                                                           Kylee Trepanier

Alexander Bailey                                              Dominick Utter

Brittany Benn                                                    Madelyn Weaver

Nolan Cumberland                                          Shaylin Wilcox

Layla Eherenman                                             Olivia Wilson

Alexis Estep

James Flinn

Hailey Grossman

Evan Harsh

Emily Harter

Abigail Haussmann

Saralee Hodge

Karli Hogue

Rily Honeycutt

Brian Isley

Marcus Jansma

Alejandra Jimenez

Tyler Jones

Braylon Kaufman

Paul Leasure

Riley Long

Lilly Lowe

Allyson Lozano

Cameron Lynch

Evan Maish

Ashaya Martinez

Kellan McNeiley

Gregory Miller

Lydia Miller

Ella Myers

Dylan Neese

Grant Nelson

Lucas Parson

Alex Parson

Annikan Pettit

Noah Prater

MacKenzie Reese

Wyatt Reiter

Brady Rodgers

Noelia Ruiz

Carolyn Schnitz

Elizabeth Sepulvado

Galvin Shambaugh

Carissa Slone

Alison Smythe

 

8^th Grade-1^st Semester All “A/B”

 

Brayden Baney                                                                 Damon Pyle

McKenzie Barngrover                                                    Ashton Railsback

Miranda Bays                                                                     Alexander Reiter

Mallory Bowers                                                                Hunter Rice

Andrew Burke                                                                   Daniel Rodriguez

Jaeda Carpenter                                                               Nataly Rodriguez

Braxton Davis                                                                    Mateo Salazar

Keenan Deniston                                                             Andie Schwenger

Mallory Durkes                                                                 Jesse Scott

Damian Elliott-Neace                                                      Brianna Sheetz

Bryce England                                                                    Braden Shepherd

DJ Estep                                                                               Chloe Shepherd

Brianna Feldman                                                              Kaydence Shepherd

Malachi Ferrell                                                                  Sage Shoemaker

Haley Gamble                                                                    Morgan Smith

Yadira Garcia-Vera                                                           Mercedes Snapp

Gavin Grossman                                                               Destiny Spry

Brandon Hammer                                                            Jamasyn Virgil

Maria Henderson                                                             Grace Wilson

Brandon Hoffman                                                            Madalyn Woodward

Marcus House                                                                   Jacob Wright

Haylee Hughes                                                                  Nicole Ziemek

Myra Jamison

Kamryn Keeling

Sarah Kelley

Corrine Kimble

Dakota Kimble

Macy Kirchenstien

Owen Kirchenstien

Damion Kohler

Kaylee LaFollette

Katelyn Lowman

Branson McBrier

Grady McGriff

Kyle McVay

Kaiden Meade

Wade Melanson

Baylee Messer

Drake Montelongo

Patrick O’Connell

Joel Ordaz Cisneros

Dawson Perkins

Caleb Petgen

Erika Poyser

Hunter Prater

 

 

 

A team of 11 students at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School will soon compete at the state level after placing first in their class at the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl Junior Division regional qualifications.

TVMS and nine other schools throughout Indiana competed in the regional competition on Nov. 1, which was hosted by TVMS. Students were broken up into classes one, two, three and four. The class a team competes in is based on last year’s enrollment. TVMS competed in class three and scored a 50 out of the junior division’s perfect score of 72.

“TVMS had the overall top speller in three of the eight rounds. No TVMS speller scored lower than five of nine in any round. Two spellers scored eight of nine near-perfect scores,” said Principal Scott Backus.

The TVMS team will now compete against six other teams in the state competition at Purdue University. This will be the fourth trip to the state finals in the last five years for TVMS.

“We studied about 1,600 words and increased our practice time an extra hour after school to get ready for the regional competition. I’m so proud of this team for what they have accomplished so far,” said Susanne Siebrase, TVMS spell team coach.

The 33^rd Annual Indiana Academic Spell Bowl State Finals will be held Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Loeb Playhouse in the Stewart Center at Purdue University. The senior division competition begins at 11 a.m. and the junior division competition begins at 3 p.m.

Complete statewide results were posted Nov. 2 on the Indiana Association of School Principals’ website.

Here are the results from the regional competition on Nov. 1.

8 rounds of 9 words (72 possible points)

1. TVMS                       50               (Class 3 #1)
2. Edgewood                37               (Class 1 #1)
3. Northwood               33                (Class 2 #1)
4. Bremen                   29                 (Class 3 #2)
5. Elkhart Christian      27                (Class 4 #1)
6. Lakeview                 27                (Class 1 #2)
7. Jimtown                   21                (Class 3 #3)
8. Caston                    21                (Class 4 #2)
9. Concord                 10                (Class 1 #3)

Pictured above from left to right: Thatcher Keesee (Grade 7), Anahi Ramirez Brito (6), Katelyn Stump (6), Logan Hummitch (8), Cheney Canada (8), Kennedy Kohler (7), Lorna Apt (6), Mateo Salazar (8), Makynna Rentschler (6), Kayly Miller (6), Bobby Burke (6)

Do you know a student (ages 11 to 14) that would like to participate in a one-day babysitting class? Our partners at Lutheran Health Network Kosciusko Community Hospital are hosting this class on several Saturdays in 2018. See the attached flyer for details.

The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School Spell Team took home first place in the Running Rivers Conference Spell Bowl held on Oct. 17 at Manchester Community Schools.

“This marks the 8^th win in a row at the RRC Spell Bowl for the team,” said Susanne Siebrase, spell coach at TVMS.

The team studies 1,600 words from the Junior Division of Indiana Academic Spell Bowl to prepare. They’ve been practicing Friday mornings at 7:15, but have since added practices each day of the week for an hour after school to get ready for the regional competition. TVMS will host the regional competition at 6 p.m. on Nov. 1.

Siebrase said all schools competing for a chance to qualify for the state tournament compete on the same day and time with the same word list. The state tournament will be held on November 11 at Purdue University.

Photo:

Back row left to right: Anahi Ramirez Brito (6th grade), Logan Hummitch (8th), Kennedy Kohler (7th), Mateo Salazar (8th), Adriana Vargas Hernandez (6th)

Front row left to right: Kayly Miller (6th), Bobby Burke (6th), Makynna Rentschler (6th), Lorna Apt (6th), Cheney Canada (8th), Timothy Keesee (7th)

7/8^th Boys Basketball-parent mtg 10/11/17 @ 6:00 p.m.-Physicals must be turned in by Friday, October 27^th by the end of the day.

First Practice is Monday, October 30^th (7^th grade 3:30-5:30 and 8^th grade 5:30-7:30)

First Game is November 15^th

 

6^th Boys Basketball-parent mtg 11/7/17 @ 6:30 p.m.-Physicals must be turned in by Friday, November 3^rd by the end of the day.

First Practice is Monday, November 6^th 7:00-8:45 p.m.

First Game is November 21^st

 

7/8^th Girls Basketball-parent mtg 12/12/17 @ 6:30 p.m.-Physicals must be turned in by Friday, December 8^th by the end of the day.

First Practice is Monday, December 11^th

First Game is January 4^th, 2018

 

6^th Girls Basketball-parent mtg 12/12/17 @ 5:30 p.m.-Physicals must be turned in by Friday, January 5^th by the end of the day.

First Practice is Monday, January 8^th 3:30-5:00 p.m.

First Game is January 25^th

 

7/8^th Cheerleaders: Basketball-parent mtg 10/10/17 @ 5:30 p.m.

First Practice is Tuesday, October 10^th 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Practice Times are Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-5:00 p.m.

 

6^th Cheerleaders: Basketball-Parent mtg October 19^th @ 6:30 p.m. First Practice is October 17^th 5:00-6:30 p.m.  Practice Times will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00-6:30 p.m. More information to come.

 

Wrestling:  First Practice is Monday, January 8^th.  Physicals must be turned in by Friday, January 5^th by the end of the day.

Tippecanoe Valley Middle School eighth-grade students recently got a closer look at the orthopedic industry in the Kosciusko County area.

Students took part in the Think Ortho Tour on Oct. 5 by visiting Ivy Tech’s Orthopedic and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, the Warsaw Area Career Center, and Precision Medical Technologies.

Think Ortho Tour is a program for eighth-grade students of area schools and their parents/guardians that encourages students to pursue technical careers in the growing orthopedic industry.

Students and parents on the tour were able to learn more about the orthopedic industry, advanced manufacturing career opportunities available in the Warsaw region, and the skills needed to pursue those careers.

The Think Ortho Tour is part of Orthoworx’s Talent Development Initiative to address the skills gap in the orthopedic industry, particularly in advanced manufacturing fields. The program started as a bus tour for local teachers, administrators and guidance counselors, but has now grown to include students and their parents.

This program was open to students from Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw Community, and Whitko Community Schools whose students feed into the Warsaw Area Career Center. The tour was also open to eighth-grade students from Wawasee Community Schools.

Photo: TVMS eighth-grade students tour Precision Medical Technologies in Warsaw.