Junior High Achievements
By Joslyn Schrank on March 14, 2018
Not only have the Bridgewater-Emery high school students been outstanding in their extracurricular activity achievements, the students at the junior high level have exceeded the expectations of the teachers, parents and community to obtain these accomplishments.
The Cornbelt Conference Oral Interpretation Contest was held in Alexandria Thursday Mar. 1. Oral interpretation in a contest where students are judged based on their performance. A competitor may receive an excellent, superior, or top superior, excellent being the lowest and top superior being the highest. In a category, judges only give out one top superior.
I think oral interpretation really helps with overcoming the fear of public speaking. I think this will really help me with my eighth-grade project when I present it,” eighth grader Geno Donvito said.
The students from the seventh grade class who competed in Alex are the following: Kylee Pollman, Sam Robocker and Mary Duerksen. Pollman competed in the Humorous category and received top superior. Pollman was judged and chosen as the best performer in her category. Keep in mind that there is only one top superior given out in each category and is very hard to achieve. Sam Robocker competed in Oratory and received a superior. Duerksen competed in the Dramatic category and received an excellent in her category.
The students from the eighth grade class who competed in Alex are the following: Jackson Harberts, Ethan Reese, Geno Donvito and Sophia Robocker. Harberts competed in the Humorous category and received a superior. Reese competed in the Oratory category and received an excellent. Donvito compered in the Poetry category and received a superior. Sophia Robocker competed in the Dramatic category and received a superior.
“I chose the dramatic category because I wanted something with a lot of expression. I thought I could really draw the audience in with a dramatic piece. I think that oral interpretation has really helped me overcome my fear of public speaking. I enjoy speaking in front of others and I really hope to continue my oral interpretation career in high school,” Sophia Robocker said.
Owen Fink has been doing an awesome job, not in oral interpretation but in the geography bee. A student can compete in the geography bee from fourth grade to eighth grade. Owen has qualified in four consecutive state geography bees and two consecutive national geography bees. Owen will compete at the state level Friday, Apr. 6. For Owen to qualify for nationals, he must place first in the state of South Dakota.
“I really enjoy entering the geography bee because I learn a lot and meet a lot of new people. I enjoy learning new things about geography; it is something that really interests me. I plan to enter again next year and qualify for the National Geography Bee,” Fink said.
Best of luck to seventh grader Owen Fink as he prepares for his state level competition. Also, a congratulation to the seventh and eighth grade students on their achievements at the Cornbelt Conference Oral Interpretation Contest.
The Cornbelt Conference Oral Interpretation Contest was held in Alexandria Thursday Mar. 1. Oral interpretation in a contest where students are judged based on their performance. A competitor may receive an excellent, superior, or top superior, excellent being the lowest and top superior being the highest. In a category, judges only give out one top superior.
I think oral interpretation really helps with overcoming the fear of public speaking. I think this will really help me with my eighth-grade project when I present it,” eighth grader Geno Donvito said.
The students from the seventh grade class who competed in Alex are the following: Kylee Pollman, Sam Robocker and Mary Duerksen. Pollman competed in the Humorous category and received top superior. Pollman was judged and chosen as the best performer in her category. Keep in mind that there is only one top superior given out in each category and is very hard to achieve. Sam Robocker competed in Oratory and received a superior. Duerksen competed in the Dramatic category and received an excellent in her category.
The students from the eighth grade class who competed in Alex are the following: Jackson Harberts, Ethan Reese, Geno Donvito and Sophia Robocker. Harberts competed in the Humorous category and received a superior. Reese competed in the Oratory category and received an excellent. Donvito compered in the Poetry category and received a superior. Sophia Robocker competed in the Dramatic category and received a superior.
“I chose the dramatic category because I wanted something with a lot of expression. I thought I could really draw the audience in with a dramatic piece. I think that oral interpretation has really helped me overcome my fear of public speaking. I enjoy speaking in front of others and I really hope to continue my oral interpretation career in high school,” Sophia Robocker said.
Owen Fink has been doing an awesome job, not in oral interpretation but in the geography bee. A student can compete in the geography bee from fourth grade to eighth grade. Owen has qualified in four consecutive state geography bees and two consecutive national geography bees. Owen will compete at the state level Friday, Apr. 6. For Owen to qualify for nationals, he must place first in the state of South Dakota.
“I really enjoy entering the geography bee because I learn a lot and meet a lot of new people. I enjoy learning new things about geography; it is something that really interests me. I plan to enter again next year and qualify for the National Geography Bee,” Fink said.
Best of luck to seventh grader Owen Fink as he prepares for his state level competition. Also, a congratulation to the seventh and eighth grade students on their achievements at the Cornbelt Conference Oral Interpretation Contest.
