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Thursday, December 19

Memorial High School Calendar December 19 ACP Lessons for grades 9-12 Kristo Orthodontics Daktronics Sponsorship Night at GBB 20 All School Holiday Concert Holiday Sweater Day Dec 23 – Jan 1 No School, Winter Break

January 2 Classes Resume 16 Final Exams 17 Final Exams End of First Semester 18 Winter Carnival, 7pm – please note date change 20 No School for Students – Staff Professional Development 24 Orchestra City Invitational

Important Links

Memorial High School Website

The Memorial High School Website has answers to many of your questions. Be sure

to check it out.

Old Abe Athletic Calendar

Find Out Where the Action is Every Week. The MHS Athletics Calendar is updated with

the most recent game day information.

ECASD 2019-2020 School Year Calendar

Community Events & Resources Page

December Lunch Menu

Find us on

Facebook HERE Wishing you a relaxing break and

a beautiful New Year!

News and Announcements

Academic and Career Planning - Thursday, Dec 19th

Grade 9: Effective study skills were taught including time-management, final exam

preparation, balancing school and other activities, self-care and the importance of

planning ahead. (Highlight: Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance)

Grade 10: Get Hired: Collaboration and Teamwork- Junior Achievement volunteers

led an activity that taught our students the behaviors found in high-performance

teams in the workplace. Students had to work together to accomplish work-based

challenges with a growth mindset.

Grade 11: Topic: ACT TEST PREP Students viewed: “ACT 123 Test Prep” presentation provided to us by

UWEC. All Juniors were provided an ACT Test Prep guide and taught how to access the GALE ACT Test Prep

Website during ACP.

Grade 12: Topic: “Career Factors and Work Values” Seniors explored, rated and discussed the importance of

career factors and work values as they relate to personal interests, education and career goals. High

performance employability skills were highlighted in this session.

• Scholarships: Please continue to check North and Memorial’s websites for scholarship updates. Local scholarships will be marked with an *.

Please ask your student about this week’s enriching ACP activities!

Family Advisory Council Meeting Update The Family Advisory Council (FAC) met on December 3, 2019. Jim Schmitt, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning

was present to provide an update on innovative programing in the ECASD including Dual Immersion, Youth

Apprenticeship, programs with CVTC, Summer School and Acres for Joy. Staff working with Dual Immersion and Acres for

Joy were also present for the discussion. Dr. Hardebeck shared that the School Board selected Phil Lyons to fill the seat

vacated by Joe Luginbill and that the position had generated many applications which was great to see. Dr. Hardebeck

indicated that the next FAC meeting will include a discussion about the school calendar and the budget. FAC’s next

meeting is Tuesday, January 7.

Thank you to all who

donated candy canes

for our Holiday

Concert tomorrow.

This tradition is very

much appreciated by

students and staff!

The All School Holiday

Concert is Friday,

December 20th. Due to

space issues, only staff

and students will be able

to attend this concert.

The Concert will be

available via live stream.

CLICK HERE at 10:00am

on the December 20th to

watch the concert.

A SINCERE THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED TO

THE MEMORIAL GIVING TREE. Over 120 Memorial

students received gift cards because of your

generosity. THANK YOU!!

We will continue to collect donations as we provide for needs all year.

Are you an Alumni of Memorial High School? Be sure to...

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Association Facebook Page

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Newsletter HERE.

Share your Alumni News, highlights and photos with

Memorial’s Partnership Coordinator, Val Logan.

On Thursday December 5th, Sergeant First Class Aaron Schmidt and

Private Brennen Gumbert were in Mr. Stutzman’s classes with their

PAC-Bot explosives robot. Private Gumbert is a Senior at Memorial

and is currently enlisted as a Construction Engineer in the U.S. Army

Reserve, 327th stationed out of Onalaska. They were demonstrating

how the robot is used to detect and remove explosive devices, as well

as broaden students’ knowledge of the different opportunities available

to them in the U.S. military. Students got a first-hand look at how the

military uses technology to protect human life and were able to see

how Private Gumbert is using the skills he has already learned even

before graduation. More pictures are on our Facebook page HERE.

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All information in the MHS Weekly is provided by MHS staff, parents/guardians or community members.

If you have Memorial news or highlights to share, please contact Val Logan, Memorial’s Partnership Coordinator.

All news, announcements and highlights must be copy ready and sent to Val by 9:00am Tuesday for the Thursday issue of

the MHS Weekly.

Old Abe Highlights

Members of the Eco-Warriors attended a talk

given by Earth Guardians Youth Director,

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, at the UWEC’s The Forum

Series on Tuesday, December 10th. They were

inspired by the climate activist’s words and

enjoyed talking with him about youth

engagement after his presentation.

Mr. Olson’s PLTW Digital Electronics

class had a guest speaker, Kyle

Mensing, visit. He discussed his

academic and career path to becoming

a Trimble support specialist,

specializing in GPS software installed in

heavy construction

machinery. Students learned about a

real career in Eau Claire that uses

digital electronics, as well as what it

might entail to pursue an electronics

career. Thank you to Kyle for sharing

his experience and expertise with MHS!

More pictures are on our Facebook

page HERE.

Frau Poss’ German students continue the tradition of crafting gingerbread masterpieces for the annual

competition. Be sure to check out more pictures on our Facebook page.

Thank you to Nickolas Butler, award-winning author and Eau Claire Memorial Alumni who led

a writer’s workshop for the MHS students who submitted an original short story to the 3rd Annual Joel Raney

Prize for Fiction writing contest. Winners of the contest were also announced during the workshop.

Congratulations Duncan McKinley

On Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Duncan

McKinley signed his Letter of Intent to play

football at the University of Wisconsin. Check

out his story on WEAU or WQOW.

Thank you to the

following individuals and

organizations for their

donations to this

contest...

EC Sunrise Exchange Club The Local Store Ramone's Ice Cream Parlor Nick and Regina Butler Kevin and Rachel McKinley Joel and Kristen Raney Jim and Lynn Gullicksrud Daniel and Alison Rouse Frederick and Cheryl Poss

From Left: Nickolas Butler, Author and MHS Alumni; Cora Shemick, 3rd place;

Henry Loomis, Finalist; Lydia Allen, 1st place; Emily Herman, Finalist; Maya

Drumm, 2nd place; Brandon Gullicksrud, MHS English Teacher.

It’s a GREAT Day to be an Old Abe!