Science Olympiad Nationals

 by Adelyn Goeken

It’s almost May! Nationals for Science Olympiad are coming up soon! 18 students and 2 Teachers/Coaches from YMS will be leaving for Lansing, Michigan on May 23rd. On the 24th, we will have an opening ceremony at night. And, on the 25th, we will all be competing, even us alternates! Later that night, we will have the Closing Ceremony/ Award Ceremony and have to wear formal attire! Finally, on the 26th or night of the 25th we will be headed back to Yankton. Wish us Luck!

by Summer Olson
The Science Olympiad team will be going to nationals in May! We won state at USD in March which means we can attend Nationals in East Lansing, Michigan on May 25th. It is at Michigan State University. The team is working hard on notes, builds, and experiments and we hope to bring fame to Yankton Middle School this summer!

Band Concert

By: Josie Anderson and MacKenzie Metivier

Are you bored and want something to do? Go to the band concert! 5th-8th graders are performing at the highschool. 7th and 8th graders perform together. The concert is on April 30th.

Coin Drive

by Adelyn Goeken and Summer Olson

The battle is on! With sixth grade in the lead, with seventh in second, and eighth in third the coin drive is off to a great start! They are competing for the meals on wheels charity going to senior citizens the student council will be giving meals to the seniors. Whatever Homeroom wins will get cookies, and the grade that wins will get a prize. So, bring some coins to help those seniors!

Wayne State Band Competition

by Dustin Saffel

On Wednesday March 6, the YMs band went to Wayne state college in Wayne, Nebraska for a band competition. The band played two songs, Heart of Gold and Me, that were judged and rated. The jazz band also played two songs, Goin’ Home and Sweet Emma, that were also judged. Both bands got a rating of 1(superior rating) which is the best you can get.

Nike Dunks

photos and story by Josie Anderson

Are you bored during study hall? Well try coloring some of the Nike Dunks! They are super fun to color and you can color them however you want. When you are done coloring your Dunk, put your name on it and then you can give it to Mrs. Slattery and she will hang it up with the rest. Have fun coloring!

Mrs. Shortbull

by MacKenzie Metivier

The thing that inspired her to be a counselor the most is the thought of helping kids out because she originally wanted to work with just adults but she found she likes working with more high school middle school aged people. So she signed up for a job in therapy then the school counselor job opened up and it seemed perfect so she took the job.

Mrs. Shortbull does so much more than counselor at the middle school; she also coaches girls wrestling. Her favorite thing about being a counselor is the kid interaction even the not-so-good interaction because she feels she can change the bad to good and then she makes it a good interaction with the kids.

She believes the hardest part about being a counselor is having to call a parent about their kids' mental health. Mrs. Shortbull is a great counselor because she puts all her energy in the kids at YMS and she really loves her kids not only as students but as people with feelings, she is also very easy to talk to and her office is very comfy and safe there is just so much to look at new things to find, she really understands us.