Congratulations to Jasmine Schaffer & Emily Kovarna on their selection to the 2023 Class 1A/2A All State Jazz Band. These musicians rehearsed & performed with the band last week at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown in conjunction with the Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference.
MVAOCOU BPA would like to thank its sponsors for their continued support!
Congratulations to Charlie Forbes (Open 800) & Trista Ohlmeier (High Jump). They both qualified to compete at the state track and field meet in Des Moines next week. Way to go, Charlie & Trista!
Congratulations to Jasmine Schaffer and Emily Kovarna on their successful audition to the 1A/2A All State Jazz Band. Together, MVAOCOU represents 40% of the all state band's saxophone section. Check them out here "killing it" with the band. Good luck on your performance Thursday, May 11th at 4:00pm in the Cities Ballroom of the Des Moines Marriott Downtown.
2nd graders making bug jars to be used to find how living things rely upon non-living things.
Mrs. Croghan's preschool class in Anthon enjoyed some time outside yesterday!
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, two of our local banks provided meat and cheese trays for our teachers to enjoy throughout the day. Thank you to United Bank of Iowa for providing the trays in Anthon, and Shelby County State Bank for providing the trays in Mapleton.
The band received a I rating at the State Large Group Festival on Saturday. Well done, Rams!
The Middle School Girl's Track team had some amazing things happen this last week and weekend.
Firstly, at the River Valley Track meet the 4x200 team of Claire Smallwood, Taya Ohlmeier, Kylah Krause, and Irelynne MacNamara broke the middle school record of 2:00.82 with a time of 1:59.11! Also, the girls placed 2nd as a team in this meet!
Then on Saturday, 6 girls traveled to Waukee to compete at the Mike Henderson Middle School State Track Meet, here are the events they participated in.
100m Dash - Irelynne MacNamara (6th Place) & Kylah Krause
200m Dash - Irelynne MacNamara
800m Run - Hayden Armstead
1500m Run - Hayden Armstead
4x200 - Claire Smallwood, Taya Ohlmeier, Kylah Krause, and Irelynne MacNamara (4th Place)
Sprint Medley Relay - Caitlee Koenigs, Kylah Krause, Claire Smallwood, and Tay Ohlmeier
Runners and relays got medals for a top 6 performance, So the girls came home with a bit of hardware! This year's meet was the largest and most competitive meet to date and just being competitive in the races says a lot!
Parents of upcoming preschoolers and their students, join us for our Meet the Teacher open house!
Yesterday the MVAO FFA held its annual petting zoo at the Mapleton center. Students from the elementary building scheduled times to go outside to see the animals and get some fresh air!
The rams competed in the Ram Relays and Western valley conference championship in the last week! A lot of Personal bests, medals and points! Trista Ohlmeier also can away with the girls high jump conference championship!
The Human Body Systems class was given a tour of the gross anatomy lab at the University of South Dakota. The tour included viewing a dissected cadaver along with a pathology tour of diseased organs.
There are plenty of elementary yearbooks still available to purchase! Both Anthon and Mapleton schools are represented in this one yearbook. If you weren't able to pre-order, no problem, they are only $20 to purchase. Bring cash or check to your school's office and take one home today!
Parents of future kindergarteners, join us for kindergarten round up on May 18th!
Students returned home yesterday from their trip to the BPA National Leadership Conference. Click the link below to read about their time in California!
https://www.mvaoschool.com/article/1097005
Last week, the FFA students took their animals to the Anthon building to host their annual spring petting zoo.
Last week Mrs. Handke's 2nd grade class celebrated Kindness Challenge Spirit Week by wearing tie dye! Mrs. Dose and Ms. Barnes also joined in on the fun.
Last week, Mrs. Renner and Mrs. Kafton took their 4th Grade classes to the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo. The students have been learning about ecosystems & life cycles in class. Some favorite exhibits were the elephants, giraffes, gorillas, lions, penguins, and sharks.
Congratulations to these students who won this year's National Library Week Design a Book Cover contest!
