The Press-Dispatch
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C-12 Wednesday, Januar y 16, 2019 The Press-Dispatch EAST GIBSON NEWS Submit school news: Email: egnews@ pressdispatch.net Deadline: Noon on Friday Oakland City Elementary Wood Memorial UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15 Girls' Basketball ( V ) vs. Southridge, 5;30 p.m. Wrestling ( V ) at Heritage Hills, 6 p.m. Girls' Basketball (7 & 8) at Haubstadt, 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 17 Girls' Basketball ( V ) at White River Valley, 5:30 p.m. Girls' Basketball (7 & 8) at Boonville, 5:30 p.m. Boys' Basketball (7 & 8) vs. Boonville, 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 18 Boys' Basketball ( V ) vs. Barr Reeve, 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY, JAN. 19 Girls' Basketball ( V ) at Shoals, 5 p.m. Boys' Basketball ( V ) at Shoals, 6:45 p.m. TUESDAY, JAN. 21 Boys' Basketball (Fr) vs. Loogootee, 5:30 p.m. Day paints new path as art teacher By Kenzie Rudolph Amy Day, after teaching 3rd grade for 22 years at Oakland City Elementary, recently made the change to elementary art. She is a 1991 Wood Memorial grad- uate and she went to Oak- land City University to earn her Elementary Education degree, graduating in 1995. "I went to kindergarten here and all the way through, and then turned around and came right back," said Day. In high school, accord- ing to Day, she did not auto- matically want to become a teacher. She was interested in being a lawyer. "You know you meet someone, and you're gon- na have kids. I taught bi- ble school since I was 16, and I started coaching in college...I like kids. When you're looking for some- thing when you have your own kids, you want to spend as much time with them as you can, so teaching, be- ing off in the summer with kids, was what worked," add- ed Day. She started coaching volleyball in the Fall of '95 at Wood Memorial before teaching, and her team won sectionals, the second team to do that in school history. A fter that, she was offered a teaching job. The change from 3rd grade happened this year when Jane Reed, the for- mer art teacher at OCE, be- came the principal at Bar- ton and Francisco Elementa- ry schools. Day now spends a semester teaching art at Barton and Francisco, and then the next semester she is at Oakland City Elemen- tary. "I was ready for a change, and people say I'm crafty... it's still stressful, but a dif- ferent kind of stressful," said Day, as she went on to talk about how she no longer had to do testing with her stu- dents like ISTEP. She now teaches K-6, and she said that working with the different age groups was a bit of a challenge at first. She added that each grade is capable of doing different things, explaining that the younger grades learn about warm and cool colors and how to mix colors, and the older students learn about the history of the major art- ists. Making the move from 3rd grade to art was not ter- ribly hard for Day, but mov- ing 22 years worth of sup- plies to a new room was a lengthy job. Luckily, she knew other 3rd grade teach- ers that she could give some of her teaching supplies to so that someone could get use out of them. With being an elemen- tary teacher her whole ca- reer, Day has seen many students with bad home lives and students who still do not have supplies when the second semester rolls around. She said the prob- lems that kids face have not really changed, but she now sees many more students with problems at home than what she used to see. "It's not the problems that have changed, but the quan- tity of kids who have those problems have changed... you always have kids with the poverty level, and you wonder what they're eating for lunch...there are so ma- ny more now with emotional problems," added Day. She explained that each class has a wide range of students, some being 'A' students who are excelling and some that need a little more help. She said, "If they can take direction, they'll be okay...if they have a great personality and take instruc- tion well, they'll be fine. You know they might not get col- lege scholarships, but they'll be fine in life. That's what I care about, if they become good people. "You will get out of school what you put into it." OAKLAND CITY CALENDAR Jan. 17 – 5th grade boys' and girls' basketball at Sts. Peter and Paul, 5 p.m. Jan. 18 – Boys' Basketball Tourney, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 23 – Acorn Academy Continues Jan. 24 – 5th grade boys' and girls' basketball at Winslow, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 28 – 5th grade boys' and girls' basketball at Petersburg, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 29 – 5th grade boys' and girls' basketball at Winslow, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 31 – Early Dismissal at 12:50 p.m. BARTON, FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND CITY ELEM. MENU Thursday, January 17: Salisbury Steak and potatoes, chicken patty, Italian salad or PB & J; green beans, fresh fruit, veggies and mixed fruit. Friday, January 18: Cheese pizza, hot dog, grilled chicken salad or ham and cheese; sweet corn, fresh fruit, veggies and mixed fruit. Monday, January 21: Chicken patty, riblet, chef salad or PB &J; peas fresh fruit, veggies and mixed fruit. Tuesday, January 22: Nachos, grilled cheese popcorn chicken salad or ham and cheese; green beans fresh fruit, veggies and diced peaches. Wednesday, January 23: Chicken nuggets, meatball sub, taco salad or turkey and cheese; fresh fruit, veggies, diced pears and jell-o. A group of fourth grade girls at Oakland City Elementary, Taylor Heeman, Anna McCandless, Mallory Bailey and Addyson Phillips, pose for a goofy photo. Kenzie Rudolph photo Staff at Oakland City Elementary, Brittany Hutchinson, Sandy Engstrom and Diana Smith. Kenzie Rudolph photo Trojans lose to county rival Twigs in 7th grade contest By Kenzie Rudolph The Wood Memorial 7th grade Trojan basketball team hosted county rival Fort Branch Twigs in a 23-49 loss last Monday night, January 7. Lead scorer for the Trojans was Keegan Rhoton with six points, all from two-point buckets and three personal fouls. Wyatt McElhiney trailed close behind Rhoton with five points, one being a three pointer. Will Morton and Hayden Mellette each contributed three points, while Kanye Carter, Aaron Huchel and Colin Robbins each threw in two. Lucas Kissel, from Fort Branch, led the Twigs with 20 points, and he went 4 for 8 at the free throw line. Kissel collected two fouls. The second place scorer for the Twigs was Tanner Boyd with 10 points, including two free throws. Sean DeLong contribut- ed seven points to the win. Alex Spindler and Blake Cunningham added four and two points, respectively. Will Morton dribbles the basketball to start a Trojan of- fensive play at home against the Twigs. Kenzie Rudolph photo Hayden Mellete fights against two Twigs during the 23-49 Trojan loss to Fort Branch. Kenzie Rudolph photo Keegan Rhoton works for a rebound against a Fort Branch Twig last Monday night at Wood Memorial. Kenzie Rudolph photo Above: 7th grade cheerleaders Ka- dence Van Meter, Mia Strickland, Casidy Van Meter, Alivia Wright and Kaylee McCandless cheer on the Tro- jans during their 23-49 loss vs. the Fort Branch Twigs. Kenzie Rudolph photo Right: Alivia Wright cheers for the 7th grade cheer squad at Wood Me- morial. Kenzie Ru- dolph photo