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Blazing Bulldogs

Each month Hotchkiss K-8 School recognizes outstanding effort from students in each grade in one of five categories — attendance, Community of Caring (citizenship), effort, accomplishments, or other. Teachers nominate the students. Each Blazing Bulldog is recognized at the school and in the Delta County Independent, given a coupon from Bananas Fun Park and a free ice cream cone from Taco Hut. Above are this month’s Blazing Bulldogs from the kindergarten through 2nd grade classes: kindergarteners Trentan Andregg, Micaylee Denison, Bryan Elizalde, Jade Husted, Noelle Lee, Hannah Morales, Kaylee Simpson and Lane Stroh; and second graders Carter Ballard and David Denison.From the third through fifth grade classes, this month’s Blazing Bulldogs are: third graders Pablo Camacho, Emily Davidovich, Karlie Egging, Gavin Finlayson, Sawyer Handy and Alaina Hardin; fourth graders Jaden Borgman, Connor Bronkan, Kaleb Carr, Casey Dagnan, Oliver Mendoza, Gracie Pham, Isabella Spano, Grace Trefren and Emma White; and fifth graders Joli Derby, Shay Glaser, J.D. Miller, Jerome Reed, Emily Rhodes, Jordyn Vanmeter and Zach Zeimer.From the sixth through eighth grade classes, this month’s Blazing Bulldogs are: sixth graders Landen Mayberry, Ashley Sanchez and Taylor West; seventh graders Daniella Baxter, Keaton Coe, Jordan Denison, MyKayla Helm, Eli Kirk, Dalton Raley and Keegan Simpson; and eighth graders Colten Chamberlain, Colton DeLuzio, Roggen Frick, Ryan Hafley, Logan Mayberry, Raul Mendoza and Samantha Prentice.

Baxter WaltermireBaxter Waltermire, a sixth grader at North Fork Community Montessori School, will be competing in the 2013 Colorado National Geographic Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. This is the 25th anniversary of the bee.

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Photo by Kathy Browning Hotchkiss K-8 teacher Carlyn Luna holds some of the equipment purchased for her class from the Arch Coal grant she received. Her students are learning how to measure and describe motion.How do you explain the teachings of Sir Isaac Newton from the 1600s?

For Hotchkiss K-8 physical science teacher Carlyn Luna, she used her Arch Coal grant money to purchase equipment that would provide instant data on motion.

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Photo by Liane Mattson

Paonia DI team wins second place

Paonia Elementary’s Destination Imagination team, The Golden Craniums, finished second at the Western Regional DI Tournament at Palisade High School last Saturday. The Golden Craniums competed in the middle school division under the “In the Zone” challenge. They built three cars that used differing propulsion methods, and which had to stop in specific zones to earn points.They also prepared and performed an original skit.