Amazing Artists

The following students have their artwork currently being displayed at the Colorado Springs School District Eleven Administration Building through the month of October.  Their work is an example of the talented artists we have at Sabin Middle School!

SABIN STARS 4th Quarter

BIRDIE BASH 

Congratulations to the three Sabin teams that compete in the 6th annual “Birdie Bash” held at Holmes Middle School on Saturday, March 17th. 

Team 1:  Nathan Reistad and Brandon Sidney (7th Grade Team)

Team 2:  Aaron Bitner and Ryan Darras (8 Grade Team)

Team 3:  Rishsefid Mahalleh and Skyler Gough (8th Grade Team)

All three teams represented Sabin well.  Special congratulations go to Nathan Reistad and Brandon Sidney for winning the 7th Grade Division.

 GREAT JOB GUYS!!

 
Sabin Vocal Music Department:

Several Sabin vocalists participated in the Pikes Peak Area Solo/Ensemble Festival at Wasson High School on Saturday, March 3^rd.  Each of the students did an outstanding job and represented Sabin very well.

Soloists receiving a Division II (Excellent) rating were:  Ashley Crance, Samantha Luick, and Brian Warttman.

Soloists receiving a Division I (Superior) rating  were:  Khadijah Baker, Allie Duensing, Shelby Gillette, Ashley Golston, Dominic Goodrich, Natasha Grimm, Edie Laird, Andrea Marcolongo, Maria Sargent, Marina Scholtz, and Paige Shuman.

The Sabin Middle School 7^th & 8^th Grade Chamber Choir participated in the Pikes Peak Area Large Group Festival on April 17^th, at Mitchell High School.  Choirs are rated by 3 judges on a scale of I (Superior) to V (Unprepared).  The Chamber Choir earned a Division I rating from each of 3 judges, with one of the judges giving the group a perfect score!  This is truly an outstanding achievement – congratulations to all!

The vocal music department will present its final concert of the year on Thursday, May 17^th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sabin cafeteria.

Mrs. Koeser, Vocal Music Teacher

CONGRATULATIONS TO SABIN’S OWN  CODY SMITH

Cody took part, along with 250 other outstanding middle school students from across he United States and Canada, in an extraordinary leadership conference in Washington, D.C. from March 17—23, 2007.  Themed “The Legacy of American Leadership”, the Junior National Young Leaders Conference introduces young people to the rich tradition of leadership throughout American history, while helping them develop their own leadership skills. Way to go Cody!! 

 
Y.P.A.E. Art Show Selections

Congratulations to the following students for having their art

chosen to represent Sabin in the 2006-2007

Young Peoples Art Exhibition.

 

                             Karley Brodeur                                    William Liehr

    Sarah Chermack                                   Leanna Nguyen

    Aubrey Hilte                                          Kathryn Scott

Come to the Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration Place at the Citadel mall between May 5^th and May 12^th to view their work.

Solar Car Competition

Two teams from Sabin will represent our school in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s statewide Solar Car Challenge in Littleton, Colorado on May 12^th.  You may remember that Sabin took both first and second place last year in the design portion of this competition, our first year competing.

Our team members this year are:  Cameron Schlumpf, Summer Fahrenbrink, Jake Webb, Jessica Gomez, Samantha Murray, Holly Baker, Nathan Westfall, and Spencer Brecevic.  Good luck Saints!

WORLD LANGUAGES

 Mrs. Shapiro would like to honor the following students of the month:

Amber Meredith

Rachel Booze

William Liehr

Jeanette Murname

Kimber Pierson

Mighty Musicians

The following students received a superior rating (1) at the District 11 Solo and Ensemble Festival on March 3 at Wasson HS: 8^th Grade:  Evan Silloway, trombone; Spencer Brecevic, bassoon.  7^th Grade:  Allie Duensing, flute; Lindsay Smith, flute; Andrea Marcolongo, trombone. 6^th Grade:  A.J. Dembiczak, percussion; Josh Salazar, alto sax; and Courtney McClain, clarinet.  The following student received an ‘excellent’ rating (2):  7^th grader, Natasha Grimm, clarinet, received an ‘excellent’ rating (2) and 6^th grader, Samantha Turner, flute, received a ‘good’ (3) rating for her first solo contest performance.  Congratulations to all of these outstanding young musicians!

Outstanding 7th Grade Computer Students:

Dena             Gonzales

Garrison   Kretschmann

Eddy             Laird

Stephanie     Martinez

Grace            Mulryne

Jacob             Oregel

Hailey          Pigford

Brooke         Richards

Christina     Sims

Theresa        Stipak

Janea             Vose

Allison         Wellborn

6^th  Graders who met the  20 wpm goal in typing:

 
Engineering Experts!

Students excel at Engineering Contest! Congratulations Trisha Feldman and Aubrey Hilte!

Hoop Champs!

Sabin Girls' Basketball team become the Champions!

Jazzed about our Jazz Band!

Sabin's Jazz band earned a Superior rating at the Wasson Jazz Festival.

Out of Sight Science

Science Olympiad

Sabin had an awesome team that did very well at the Southern Regional Competition located at UCCS.  Team members included:

Evan Silloway (8^th)                  Jeanette Murnane (7^th) Billy Riegel (8^th)                        Holly Baker (8^th)         Marcus Brown (7^th)                 Ronni Lynn (7^th)

Cody Woelfel (8^th)                   Dylan Crane (7^th)

Jacob-allen Sharpton (8^th)     Nathan Campbell (8^th)       Ashley Crance (7^th)                  Stefan Campbell (7^th)

Billy Bluejacket (8^th)                Allison Butler (7^th)

Very special congratulations to the two teams that earned an award for their competition:

  Ecology team won 1^st place – Jeanette Murnane and Marcus Brown

  Solar System team won 2^nd place – Evan Silloway and Jeanette Murnane

This is the first time that the Sabin team has had an award winning performance; we are so proud. Thank you for all your hard work and positive attitudes throughout the year at our after school practices; it really makes a big difference.  Hope to do even better next year,

Mrs. Meredith, Ms. Wubbena and Mrs. Risk

 
SABIN STARS  3rd Quarter  

Colorado Youth Citizenship Awards (CYCA)

Each year students from all Colorado middle schools compete for recognition and scholarships as outstanding citizens.  Nominees are selected and judged for their leadership abilities and person character.  Academic achievements along with community service are also vital components.  Each middle school selects five finalists to compete for school and district winners.

Congratulations to our fourteen semi-finalists for 2007!  They are listed here alphabetically:

Megan Cardillo        Brinkley Myers

Britney Clark           Nathan Oden-Bowen

Trish Feldman         Miguel Salas

Hannah Goos          Maria Sargent

Jason Loewe           Shawn Smith

Brianne Lynn          Colleen Walker

Samantha Murray   Jake Webb

 
6^th  Graders who met the  20 wpm goal 2nd quarter and earned an award:

7^th  Graders  who earned a computer award 2nd quarter: 

Kimberly       Dempsey

Jennefer         Hargis

Tisha               Helin

Anna               McConnell

Lauren            Rudicil

Cameron        Schlumpf

Matt                Allison

Lindsey          Smith

Kayla              Berg

Stefan             Campbell

Haylee            Ehrlich

Brianne          Leatherman

Renay             Walsh

 
WORLD LANGUAGES

              The following students have made Mrs. Shapiro's list of students of the month for January:

Ivon Escobedo

Brittany Clark

Mikeia Womack-Brown

Stephanie Martinez

 Elijah Anding

Bien Fait!  ¡Excelente!

Mighty Mathematicians!

The Sabin MathCounts team placed 5^th at the city competition last weekend.  The team consisted of Michael Owens, Billy Riegel, Kaitlyn Cardillo, and Monica Padeway.  Billy Riegel also qualified to compete at the state competition in March.

Team Winners of the Geography Bee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6^th grade                                    7^th Grade                                   8^th Grade

Tim Allred                                  Mandi Anderson                      Matt Barr

Emily Archibald                         Brandee Castillo                     Blake Capps

A.J. Dembiczak                         James Culligan                      Caitlin Diaz

Ryan Kartis                               Buster Douthit                       Trisha Feldman

Sammy Kopyto                         Carlos Ferran                         Aubrey Hilte

Sam Krivancek                          Brianne Leatherman               Brianne Lynn

Brandi Randazzo                       Dustin Malkovich                    Michael Owens

Elaine Whitcomb                       Remi Stout                            Evan Silloway

                                                                                  Kaitlyn Weidner

Sabin Sketchers

 The Sabin Art Department has noted some talented artists during second quarter.  Both Ms. Sauvain and Mrs. Torrez have been impressed with the artistic skills, dedication, and hard work of several of our 6^th and 7^th grade art students.  The following students have earned the “Outstanding Excellence in Art” award for their first quarter in art.  Congratulations!  Keep up the good work!