Class Mural
by Ms, Adler
Advanced Art proudly presented their mural to Chute on May 20. Each student in class had their own canvas to create. When the canvases were put together, the peace sign image was complete. The mosaic will hang in the eighth grade wing since it correlates with the Social Studies curriculum. A movie was made to present the art to the school. Additionally, to keep with the spirit of the event, students made tie-dye t-shirts for the presentation. Mr. McHolland and Mr. Brown were also presented with shirts.
Hooray for YEA!
YEA was a huge success! Students were happy to see their art displayed in public, parents and teachers enjoyed seeing the creativity of our students. Our display even stopped the Round Table photographer. GREAT JOB by all participants!
What’s Your Problem? by Ms. Rienemschelder
The 6th grade Future Problem Solving Team of Nathan Wojcik, Linwan Lewis, Alyiah Jones, and Caroline McCance traveled to Illinois State University on May 14th and 15th to compete in the 29th annual State Competition. They took 10th place in the oral presentation. A special thank you to Mr. Wojick and Mrs. McCance for accompanying us on the trip.
Pretty SWANCCy
It was a clean sweep as Chute students took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in a Public Service Announcement Project sponsored by SWANCC (Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County). The winning announcements are posted on the SWANCC website at HYPERLINK "http://www.swancc.org/"www.swancc.org. We also won $100.00 for our the Environmental Club and a framed Award Certificate for display in our school.
The winning projects were a result of the combined efforts of Chute's Environmental Club, sponsored by Ms. Davis, Ms. Okano, Ms. Przekota and Ms. Blair, and Ms. Polaniecki's Digital Media Classes.
Winners
1st place Nike Re-Use-A-Shoe by Nancy Cardenas and Violet LaBrosse
2nd place Junk Mail by Isabel Griffin and Nkem Ekwunife
3rd place America's Mountains by Evens Jean Philippe
Check Mate
The Chess Team took home a 1st Place trophy in the Reserve Division and 3rd place trophy in the Championship Division at this year’s Evanston Scholastic Chess Championshp Tournament held at Chute.
BRAVO to this year’s Evanston Scholastic Chess participants: Sam Frolichstein-Appel, Lihn Barnes, Brandon Carter, Eli Hubbard, Kenny Posner, Rodrigo Soliva, Paul Philbrick, Louis Sagan, Kofi Marfo, Alex Novak, Ben Moberly, Russell Fillmore-Brady, and Daniel Lenz .
Chute’s Chess Club will be raring to go in the Fall of 2009 when we start under the direction of Mr. Ken Lewandowski and welcome back this year’s new chess tutor Mr. Lorenzo Samson. Mr. Lewandowski will join us having just retired as the Head Coach of the Chess Team at ETHS. In the new academic year, we will meet weekly, after school, on Tuesdays. Next school year we hope to see all of our current players and to bring in new players as well. Interested players can compete in the local Evanston Scholastic Chess Tournaments and perhaps under Mr.Lewandowski’s tutelage we can send a team to the State tournament as well.
Parents interested in helping out after school on Tuesdays or with the Saturday Evanston Tournaments should contact our current Parent Facilitator, Arlene Sagan ( HYPERLINK "mailto:atsagan@msn.com" atsagan@msn.com)
or our Faculty Sponsor, Ms. Jen Webber ( HYPERLINK "mailto:webberj@district65.net" webberj@district65.net).
Eye See
Have you lost your glasses at school? If so, come to the office. There are 15 pair of unclaimed eyeglasses waiting for their owners. Please see Ms. Murphy (if you can without your glasses) to claim your lost pair.
Reaching Out
The Ricky Byrdsong Citizenship Award was established in 1999 to honor the memory of Mr. Byrdsong, a parent of three District 65 students and former Northwestern University basketball coach. Ricky's life was committed to helping others and promoting peace in the neighborhoods. He died from injuries sustained in an act of racial violence.
This year students completed more than 790 hours of service to organizations throughout Evanston and beyond. We would like to recognize the following students.
HONORABLE MENTION
Caitlin Marsha Joseph
Boer Naomi Guillaume
Arden Metalitz
Leslie Vega
Ingrid Metalitz
Tasha Robinson
Geron Williams
8 PLUS HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
Bertina Becerril, Meryl Davis, Marissa Garcia
Eli Hubbard, Andre Johnson, Mei Kelly,
Luis Martinez, Emily Mathyer, Ryan Ramirez,
Louis Sagan, Tiaira Scott, Terrell Shannon,
Jovan Slusher, Emy Urban
SPECIAL COMMENDATION 15 PLUS HOURS COMMUNITY SERVICE
Gabrielle Aiden, Jania Banks, Joppa Banks
Ryan Christie, Monica Dougherty, Jessica Garcia
Jennifer Gray, Ben Heaney, Alyssa Heinrich,
Laurel Hill, Lorena Jasso Rools, Henry Jean
Caroline McCance, Jeremy Novak, Horland Patterson,
Peter Regan, Yakez Semark, Dina Sinclair,
Jernone Smith, Ashley Vesotsky, Tatiana Williams,
Anna Wolfe
Soarin' High with The Eagles
The third trimester High Flying Eagles were announced at an assembly on May 29th. Each student was selected by their teacher or teachers for outstanding school spirit and other good character traits.
Congratulations to the following High Flying Eagles
6th Grade
Bertina Becerril, Orlando Bibat Jr., Christian Coronel,
Sarah Dos Santos, Nkem Ekwunife, Patricia Flores,
Ezra Garfield, Bailey Hartley, Denise Heredia,
Tasim Hossain, Evens Jean Philippe, MeiMei Kelly,
Linwan Lewis, Tiawana Lindsey, Dante Mims,
Fabian Najera, Thabita Voicu, Nathan Wojcik,
Anna Wolfe
7th Grade
Demarco Alexander, Diana Arreguin, Claire Asher
Peter Bates, Caitlin Boer, Michael Brown,
Laura Cardona, Peter Downie, Eric Fan,
Charlotte Foucault, Shaquillah Jillye, Ingrid Metalitz,
Tristan Metzner, Jackson Mihevic, Benjamin Moberly,
Michelle Nguyen, Alexander Novak, Taina Olivier,
Leo Rubenstein, Elisa Sanchez, Diana Vega,
Katelyn Vergil, Benjamin Vergil III, Haley Watson
8th Grade
Gabrielle Aiden, Evan Binford, Tamika Blackmon,
Amy Carmichael, Christel Castillo, Kristopher Coker,
Sophie Galich, Marissa Garcia, Andres Gomez,
Pedro Gomez, Sakari Greenwell, Katelyn Gregory,
Montserrat Herrera, Dana Jacobson, Andre Johnson,
Marsha Joseph, Tierra Kinnard, Cierra Levy,
Damonte Levy, Sawyer Lindland, Jonah Lindley,
Ana Katrina Maloles, Dominique McCullough, Guadalupe Melendez,
Shantel Nea, Thomson Otis, Ceaira Pascal,
Yocelin Rico, Jernone Smith, Madeline Smith
Aurelio Soto, Margarita Stoimenova, Tatiana Williams,
Jessica Wong, Joycelyn Wynter,
Principally Speaking
This has been another amazing and fulfilling year at Chute Middle School. We are so proud of our students and their academic progress made this year!
We want to congratulate all of our and 8th grade students on their graduation. Our 6th and 7th students also did an outstanding job this school year. We want to thank our dedicated teachers and parents for supporting the efforts of our students.
The staff at Chute has worked extremely hard all year to provide the BEST in academic instruction for our students. I want to sincerely thank the entire staff for their commitment and for making a difference in the lives of our students.
Throughout the summer please encourage your students to read and keep their minds wide open to new experiences!
Finally, we could not have accomplished anything this year without the dedication and support of our incredible PTA. The teachers and entire staff enjoyed the recent Teacher Appreciation Week. We also appreciate all of your donations, kindness and support of Chute Middle School this entire year. We are looking forward to the next school year and the endless possibilities for our students.
Thanks again for a great year and enjoy your summer!
And remember where ever your travels may take you, if your riding in a car Buckle Up It's the Law!!!
J. McHolland
Principal Chute Middle School
Ganser Award
PTA President Ellen Schwarzbach was a nominee for the Phyllis Ganser Outstanding PTA Volunteer of the year award.
This award was established to honor the memory of Phyllis Ganser, an outstanding Parent Teacher Association volunteer who set a high standard through her dedication to our community of children. At the time of her death in January, 2000, Phyllis had children at Walker, Chute and ETHS.
Congratulations to Ellen on her nomiation.
Back to School Picnic
Chute Back-to-School Picnic
Friday, September 11, 2009
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
All Chute families are invited to help us kick off the new school year with food, fun and friends! More information about the picnic will be mailed home during the summer.
Welcome Class of 2012
Over 90 families attended the orientation held Wednesday, May13th. The program began with opening comments from Team Achieve Leader, Ms. Breitenstein, Team Endeavor Leader, Mr. Roche, and assistant principal, Mr. Brown. The Q & A session was conducted by Mr. McHolland, principal and Ms. Schwarzbach, president of Chute PTA.
Groups toured the building and classrooms, visited information displays from all subject and services areas, and socialized with other families. This annual evening program, co-sponsored by the PTA and the Teams, is held to inform students and families about the middle school procedures, policies and curriculum specifically Chute's offerings.
The student handbook, FAQ booklet, and a parent checklist/supply list were distributed as each family registered. The efforts of many volunteers made this program a success, including: Ms. Covode, Ms. Ester, Ms. Ramirez, Ms. Murphy, Ms. Clark, Ms. Crow, Ms. Muyres, Ms. Porter, Ms. Witt- Jansen, Ms. Tarini, Ms. Rogan, Ms. Sagan, Ms. Aiden, Ms. Fillmore, Ms. Sprengelmeyer, Ms. Ruley, Ms. Lindley, and Ms. Urban. The student assistants: Charlie Rees, Vanessa Beaudouin, Ferris Ingraham, Remy Amarteifio, Jessica Garcia, Caroline McCance, Brandon Carter, Jackie Colquitt, Stephanie Austin, Leslie Vega, Hope Carmel, Celina Lindland, Michelle, Foster, John Muyres, and Angela Wong were designated "High Flying Eagles " in either the first or second trimester.
Staff Appreciation Lunch
A huge round of applause to all the Chute parents who served up a bountiful buffet for the teachers and staff to enjoy at the Spring Staff Appreciation Luncheon on May 22. This PTA-organized event never fails to please and this luncheon was no exception. The staff dined on salmon, pasta, salads, sandwiches and a wide variety of desserts made by Chute parents.
We also had a "Congratulations Cake" for Mr. Brown to celebrate his promotion to Principal at King Lab. All together, more than twenty-five Chute families helped to make this event such a success. Special thanks to Krissie Harris who coordinated the luncheon and to Ann Covode and Marianne Moberly who helped with set up.
President’s Message
This has been a great year for PTA! Lots of new parents have gotten involved and we were glad to see a significant increase in attendance at our PTA meetings and PTA-sponsored events. I want to thank everyone who served on the PTA board this year and everyone who has volunteered to take on a PTA position (or two) for next year, especially Stephanie Aiden who will work with me as PTA co-President.
We're pleased to report that almost all of the PTA positions for next year have been filled. We are still looking for an ESCCA co-chair and an 8th Grade Graduation Reception Coordinator (usually a 7th grade parent). Other opportunities to get involved include the Back-to-School Picnic, the Fall Fundraiser committee and the Cultural Arts committee. We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers!
Look for a mailing in the summer which will include information about PTA membership, the Back-to-School picnic, Open House, and the first PTA meeting of the 2009-2010 school year. Become a PTA sponsor early by mailing back your PTA membership form during the summer.
If you have any questions about Chute PTA, or if you would like to get involved, please contact me at EllenPTA2008@aol.com or 847/933-9318. I hope you all have a restful and enjoyable summer.
Yahoo for E-Mail
If you aren't already a member of the Chute PTA Yahoo! group, please considering joining. Our bi-weekly electronic newsletter (the Chute PTA E-notes) is distributed to all Yahoo! group subscribers and participating in the Yahoo! group will help ensure that you receive important information about Chute and District 65 activities in a timely way.
To join the group, go to yahoo.com/groups/chutepta. If you have any questions, please contact our Yahoo! Groups Moderator, Tom Mulhern, at tom_mulhern@gensler.com.
Class of 2009
Congratulations to the graduating class of 2009. The entire faculty and staff is proud of your accomplishments.
Julianne Abrigo, Mourad Abu Ajameyeh, Gabrielle Aiden,
Riyaz Ali Shanequa, Allen-Burton, Stephanie Alltop,
Cory Anderson, Edgar Arce, Nayelli Avila,
Joppa Banks, Drisana Barth, Jacob Bilger,
Charles Binford, Evan Binford, Breanna Bisbee,
Tamika Blackmon, Kiron Blackwood, Erin Boothe,
Jermaine Bowie, Erin Brill, Ash’shura Brooks,
Sabrina Brown, Cody Bryant, Sarah Buonaiuto,
Melissa Burkhart, Ashley Calhoun, Gustavo Campos,
Andrew Cardenas, Nancy Cardenas, Amy Carmichael,
Kenneth Carter, Christel Castillo, Curtis Coburn,
Kristopher Coker, Matthew Comfort, Kimberly Cortes,
James Cox, Michelle Darian, Nicholas Davis,
Fredo Demaret, Ashley Dennis, Anthony Derrick,
Jason Dumitru, Maquee Edwards, Paul Elliott,
Henry Escobar, Antonio Feliciano, Karl Foster,
Kelsea Frazier, Sophie Galich, Marissa Garcia,
Dylan Gephart, Kimberly Gervacio, Morgan Gilliland,
Andrea Gomez, Andres Gomez, Freddy Gomez,
Pedro Gomez, Kimarie Graham, Jabari Grant,
Sakari Greenwell, Katelyn Gregory, Naomi Guillaume,
Joshua Hall, Kyle Hambourger, Romell Harris-Ollarvia,
Dayona Harris, George Harris, Wynter Harris,
Elijah-Wa, Haymer Imani Henry, Mariah Henry,
Montserrat Herrera, Laurel Hill, Amanda Hoseman,
Emily Hosman, Zachary Hubble, Dana Jacobson,
Keola Jean-Joseph, Rools Jean, Andre Johnson,
Miya Johnson, Lorenzo Jones, Lorenzo T. Jones,
Marsha Joseph, Quinn Joyce, Jeffrey Justice,
Eva Kennedy, Tuajuan Kennedy, Katherine Kerizareth,
Tierra Kinnard, Patrick Klamm, Violet Labrosse,
Cierra Levy, Damonte Levy, Ramone Lewis,
Sawyer Lindland, Jonah Lindley, Anna Long,
Emmanuel Louis-Charles, Cherie Lyttle-Davis, Calla MacCrimmon,
Steve Madete, Jahn Madlangbayan, Ana Katrina Maloles,
Gerardo Mancera, Bejamin Mandujano, Brandon Martinez,
Brenda Martinez, Daniel Martinez, Kerrigan McCarthy,
Dominique McCullough, Gerardo Melendez, Guadalupe Melendez,
Alejandro Millan, Dimitri Miller, Mareno Kerrian Miller,
Wendy Miranda, Taj Mitchell, Joshua Montgomery,
Keyon Morris, Keith Myles, Yaseman Nassiri,
Shantel Neal, Aria Nebenzahl, Anders Nelson III,
LaToya Newman, Tina Nezic, Jeremy Novak,
Joseph Okpala, Eseh Omoghibo, Gabriel Orozco,
Thomson Otis, Ceaira Pascal, Horland Patterson, Jr.,
Randall Pemberton, José Perez, Don Pham,
Jaquan Pickett, Johnny Ramirez, Tyresa Randolph,
Marion Raud, Yoselin Rico, Shar-Dae Roberson,
Alexis Robinson, Alejandro Rodriguez-Canchola,
Escarleth Rodriguez, Savon Ross, Yasmin Rowe,
Precious Rowland, Josue Salazar, Cody Samson-Sprague,
Michael Santos, Emma Schumann, Rachel Schumm,
Tiaira Scott, Samuel Shoaf, Marilu Sierra,
Vanessa Marie Silvano, Dina Sinclair, Jernone Smith,
Justus Smith, Madeline Smith, Shannon Smith,
Richard Sosa, Aurelio Soto, Tevin Stevens,
Margarita Stoimenova, Roshenika Sykes, Amondo Taylor,
Khari Temple, Ronny Terrazaz, Romeo Tran,
Ariana Valverde, Brandon Vamarasi, Amayrani Vargas,
Orlando Vaughn, Alexander Vergara, Kathleen Vergil,
Teresa Walker, Jean-Luc Walthall, Elizabeth Washington,
Noah Whiteley-Allen, Nicholas Whyte, Clark Williams,
Geron Williams, Mark Williams, Tatiana Williams,
Lorenzo Wimberly, Jessica Wong, Jamel Worth,
Tony Wright, Joycelyn Wynter, Sara Yalda,
Steven Yalda, Toshiko Yasuda, Alexandre Zineddine
The Lightning Thief Strikes!
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award is a children’s choice award for the state of Illinois for fourth to eighth grade students. Chute students have participated in the award process since 1994. Students must read three of the 20 nominated titles to vote. This year’s list included all novels, published in the last five years.
The 2009 Chute winner was Letters from Wolfie by Patti Sherlock. The novel set in 1969 explores the Vietnam War at home and on battlegrounds as Wolfie, a beloved family pet - German shepherd mix is donated for the Army’s scout program. Chute voters were Orlando Bibat, Kelyn Boadi, David Fahnbulleh, Eric Fan, Sam Frolichstein-Appel, Andres Gomez, Linh Huynh, Marsha Joseph, Ramone Lewis, Donna Nezic, Taina Olivier, Rodrigo Soliva, and Connor Williams.
The Illinois winner was the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. The fifth and last book in the series was recently released. A paperback copy of the state winner, The Lightning Thief, was given to each Chute voter. The 2010 master list can be found on the Caudill website at http://www.rcyrba.org/index.htm along with details about the Caudill program.
Summer Programs at Area Libraries
Visits to public libraries should be at the top of your “To Do” list.
• Evanston Public Library - Children’s Room, South Branch and North Branch. – Summer Reading Game – “Read on the Wild Side,” June 15th – August 2nd.
• The Loft - Christie Chandler- Stahl, young adult specialist from the Evanston Public Library presented to Chute students regarding the programs at the LOFT. The Loft’s No.1 Detective Agency, features a summer mystery. The programs include a wizard rock concert, creative writing workshops, and jewelry making. For each book response and/or program participation individuals will be entered in a raffle for the weekly prizes. Details call or visit 847.448.8625 or eplteen.wordpress.com.
• Chess Nights - Every Thursday , 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – in Community Room Evanston Main Branch
• Skokie Public Library – is offering a variety of programs for readers. Jon Scieszka will be visiting Skokie Public Library on July 11, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. He is the award-winning author of numerous children’s books including The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Fairy Tales, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, and Math Curse. Mr.Scieszka has also written the Trucktown series and a number of books featuring The Time Warp Trio. He will make a twenty minute presentation followed by autographing. You can learn more about Jon Scieszka by visiting his website at http://www.jsworldwide.com/ If you have any questions about Jon Scieszka’s visit please contact Linda Sawyer at 847-324-3195.
We are pleased to announce that Wendy Mass will be visiting Skokie Public Library on November 4, 2009. Wendy is the author of Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, a 2008-2009 VOYA selection and a 2010 Rebecca Caudill nominee and Every Soul a Star, a 2009-2010 VOYA selection as well as numerous other books. She is a wonderful speaker and we are sure the students will enjoy her presentation.
Please feel free to contact Linda Zeilstra Sawyer (847-324- 3195) or Susan Heist Carlton (847-324-3144) with any questions you may have about the author visit.
Team Supreme
In Mrs. Lange and Mr. Gutierrez’s seventh grade class, we finished out the year studying autobiographies. Students were then challenged to write their own autobiographical pieces with an emphasis on their heritage, future goals, and defining their generation.
We have focused on making the cross-curricular connection with Social Studies and examining literature from the Holocaust. As a class we read the play, The Diary of Anne Frank, and students were challenged to present their acting skills with the Piven Theatre residency.
Science classes have been very productive this year. They have been focusing on the Cornell note taking strategies along with developing teamwork through labs and projects.
Congratulations to all 7th graders on passing the U.S. Constitution test and to all 8th graders on passing the Illinois Constitution test! 7th graders wrapped up their studies this spring learning about the Civil War, while the 8th graders focused on the period from World War II to the Vietnam War.
In math, students participated in two assessments to aid the district in determining the most appropriate placement for each student next year. Classes focused on integrating algebraic concepts with probability and geometry.
Cheers go out to the many Team Supreme students who were recognized as High Flying Eagles this year. Your teachers are very proud of your accomplishments.
Overall, we saw great success using the reader’s and writer’s workshop and the new math textbook this year. End of the year MAP testing gave insight on the success this year has been, and we continue to look forward to providing our students with the tools necessary for their future endeavors.
2009 SPRING TALENT SHOW A HIT
Several hundred friends, family and fans filled the Chute auditorium on May 8 to see their favorite performer at this year’s Spring Talent Show. The event, sponsored by the PTA, featured singers and dancers and raised about $1,000. The money will be used for PTA programming such as the back-to-school picnic and other student and family-centered events.
This was the second year parent co-coordinators Ava Greenwell and Brenda DeVaul-Payne had helped produce the Chute Talent Show. Both have eight-grade daughters who also participated in the show.
Students had been practicing their acts since February. special thanks went to mistresses of ceremony Mariah Henry and Khamari Graham; and drama teacher Gloria Clunie along with the stage crew.
Talent show participants included the following:
Jesseca Ransom, dancing; Katrina Lopez, singing; Tamika Blackman, Sakari Greenwell and Katelyn Gregory, dancing; Violet LaBrosse, playing guitar and singing; Jackie Colquitt, Layla Long and Michelle Olivares, singing; Geoge Harris and Khamari Graham, singing; Tina Nezic, dancing; Sakari Greenwell, playing and singing an original song; and Shanequa Allen, Sabrina Brown, Marissa Garcia, Amanada Hoseman, Tiaira Scott, Tatiana Williams and Jocelyn Wynter, dancing.
Stage crew included: Hope Carmel, Felicia Derenz, Charlotte Foucault, Joan Gibbons, Sam Frolichstein-Appel, Mei Kelly, Emmanuel Louis-Charles, Emily Mathyer, Paul Philbrick, Louis Sagan, Dina Sinclair, Jernone Smith and Anni Zuckert.
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