5/28/08

                CONGRATULATIONS BOYS & GIRLS TRACK: Congratulations to the boys and girls track teams for a strong finish at sectionals last week. The boys team is advancing 6 athletes to state: Jesse Brown, Gabe Heck, Willie Kunert, Adam Olson, Colin O’Meara and Quinn Schwellinger in the 4 x 800 relay and Quinn also in the 400 for the girls Lindsey Parker will be advancing in the pole vault. The boys 4 x 800 relay team broke the school record by two seconds. The girls 4 x 800 team of Kori Bertun, Claire Brickson, Paige Schaefer and Hannah Taschwer also broke their own school record by 8 seconds.

5/15/08

CONGRATULATIONS TENNIS TEAM: The boys tennis team is 17-1.  They won the Big 8 dual meet conference title by beating Middleton this week.  They are heading into this weekend's big 8 conference tournament as the #1 seed.

5/15/08

CONGRATULATIONS YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS: Congratulations to Ms. Affolter and all the other students who participated in the MADISON YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL on Monday night at     the Overture Center.  Ms. A has established this unique relationship between the Madison Repertory Theater and East High School, introducing dramatic writing as a creative outlet for high school students.  The plays were impressive; the actors were excellent; the audience was highly entertained; and the Q&A session with the Young Playwrights was very informative.  Thanks to all who came out and supported this!!! (19)

5/7/08

CONGRATULATIONS: Last Sunday was the WISCA (Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Associa-tion) All-State banquet.  All of our state girls swimmers (Aja Van Hout, Ivy Martin, Becca Soderholm, Ruby Martin, Hannah Taschwer, and Kirsten Lickel) received All-State recognition.  (It's based on the top times in the state for the high school season.)  In addition, Ruby Martin was honored as the Div. 1 Girls "Swimmer of the Year" and Matt Matteson was honored as Div. 1 Girls "Coach of the Year". 

4/22/08

CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to the Purgolder Forensics Team and a great showing at State!  Ben Jones received the gold Critic's Choice Award, with a perfect score in Oratory.  In Public Address, Nelson Auner received a near-perfect score and brought home a silver medal, and Moises Diaz received the bronze.  Fantastic!

3/27/08

CONGRATULATIONS CHESS PLAYERS: A team of five chess players from Madison East High School competed March 15-16, 2008 at the Wisconsin State Scholastic Chess Championship. Arren Alexander won the state champion and Wit Yen Thao and Daniel Last won co-champion honors. Congratulations Chess Players! (28)

3/25/08

Congratulations… East High Students Win NSBE Robot Competition during Spring Break!
Six East High students from the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) attended the 34th annual national convention in Orlando, Florida March 19th - 23rd.  The six were Grace Broadnax, Alex Drousth, Andrew Goldsby, Momodou Jammeh, Rayshawn Nash, and Sia, Xiong escorted by chaperone Richard Lyons. Good weather, a trip to Universal Studios, and winning the robot competition made for a great trip.

3/25/08

Congratulations to sophomore Marquis Mason and his coach, Rich Cleveland, for Marquis being named to the WSJ's All-Area Boy's Team for basketball. Marquis was also honorable mention AP all-state, honorable mention WBCA all-state, and first team all Big 8!

3/13/08

CONGRATULATIONS FORENSICS TEAM: The Purgolder Forensic Team is going to state! All team members did well at District at Middleton, and most Purgolders advanced to the state competition in April.  Be sure to congratulate  Nelson Auner, Moises Diaz, Ben Jones, Roxanne Banker, Myriah Myers, Isabel Jacobson, and Mai Moua Xiong, and wish them well at Big 8 and at State!

Posted 3/13/08

CONGRATULATIONS FRENCH STUDENTS: Félicitations to the following French students who participated in the Regional French Pronunciation contest this past Saturday.
French 2- Eileen Thomas-Werner and Lina Averkamp, conversation, Clarice Lafayette, prose
Additional congratulations to the following students who participated and have also qualified for the State concurs in May:

French 2- Evan Gross and Jessica Klang, poetry;
French 4- Sarah Barnsley, Cerisa Obern, Lauren Balke and Ashley Miller, prose;
French 5- Tori Ballweg, prose
Special category- Khadim Niang and Ayaovi Bentho, prose and Sadie Bazur-Leidy and Eli Bernsteincooper, conversation.

Posted 3/11/08

CONGRAGULATIONS ROBERT & KARA WEATHERBY: Congratulations to Robert and Kara Weatherby for taking third place in Saturday's Black History Challenge Bowl competition.  Talk to Robert, Kara, or Ms. Piaskowski if you're interested in joining next year's winning team!

Posted 3/4/08

CONGRATULATIONS CHEER TEAM: This weekend, the Cheer Team competed at Cardinal Classic and placed 1st!!  Congratulations Cheer Team--we are proud of you.

Posted 2/28/08

CONGRATULATIONS NICK DYKSTRA: His drawing was selected from The WAEA Southwest Regional Student Art Exhibit to be shown at the State Capitol for Youth Art Month.  The statewide art show will be on display at the capitol building from Feb 23 - March 6.

Posted 2/27/08

The following students qualified for Honor Roll and will be recognized at an awards program on Thursday, March 27, 2008.

Posted 2/26/08

     Congratulations to the Madison East Bowling team.  They recently placed second in District 4 and qualified for the State Bowling Tournament in Green Bay on March 7,8, and 9.  Team members include Jessse Brown, Erik Johnson, Ross Grossman,Brooke Raymond and Luke Hoppe.

     Special honors went to:       Angelina Parrinello (JV Girl's Bowler of the Year)
                                                  Luke Hoppe  (1st Team All District)
                                                  Brooke Raymond (Girl's Bowler of the year)

     The team was also selected to be videotaped for a feature on High School Bowling this Sunday in Milwaukee.  Congratulations to Coach Dennis Grossman and the entire Madison East Bowling team.  Their trophy will be dispalyed at East soon.

Posted 2/21/08

Congratulations to 12th Grader Drew Wolff!  He won BEST MALE SOLOIST at the New London Show Choir Competition on 02/02/08.   Drew performed "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha.

Posted 2/19/08

CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS GYMNASTICS TEAM: They destroyed all of their previous team scores for a new season high.  Wish them good luck as they compete on Friday at Middleton in hopes of qualifying for State. (21)

Posted 2/18/08

Congratulations to East High Senior, Kelsen Alexander! Kelsen is returning victorious from his trip to Boulder, Colorado for the ABS Nationals (American Bouldering Series--rock climbing) this past weekend. On Saturday, he climbed well enough to make the final round of 12 in his age group, Male Youth Juniors. The finals were on Sunday, where Kelsen finished in 5th place. This means that he earned a spot on the US Climbing Team, which consists of the top 5 in each age group.

Posted 2/15/08

CONGRATULATIONS ART STUDENTS: Please congratulate the following  East High Art Students for their participation in the WAEA Southwest Regional Student Art Exhibit. Yali Wahstrom, Xue Thao, Bryan Ibanez, Leah Schaefer, Zach Rheinhart-Ferrella,  Zoe Pawlish, Amelia Feest, Rose Smith, Sheari Williams, Nick Dykstra, and Darrell Wright. This annual show may be viewed  through Sunday, February 17 at the Hilldale Shopping Center. (15)

Posted 2/14/08

SPIRIT/CHEER:  COACHED BY LAURA HARRINGTON
Congratulations to the Cheer Team for placing 1st at the Wisconsin State Championship & Badger Cheerleading Championship on February 2 & 3, 2008 at the Coliseum.

Posted 2/14/08

CONGRATULATIONS EAST FORENSICS/SPEECH TEAM: All members who competed at Sub-District at West on Tuesday advanced to District competition on March 11th!  Be sure to give High-5s to Ben Jones (Oratory), Roxanne Banker and Myriah Meyers (Group Interpretation), Mai Moua Xiong (Demonstration), Nelson Auner and Moises Diaz (Public Address), and Isabel Jacobson (Farrago).  Well Spoken! (18)

Posted February 6, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to two East High School students -- Log Her and Long Thao -- for winning a gold medal (1st place) in the Badger State Games High School Badminton Tournament held on 2/3/08 at Keva Sports Center in Middleton. (7)

Posted Friday December 14, 2007

MAA CONTEST WINNERS: Congratulations to this year’s MAA (Mathematical Association of       America) Contest winners for East High School.  Thanks to everyone who participated! 1st place - Lucian Grand, 2nd place - George Otto, 3rd place - Dulce Maria Tecuatl. (14)

Posted Friday, November 16, 2007

                CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to Nyla Thursday and Rachael Heidorn for presenting their 2006-7 Advanced Biology project at the Governor's H.S. Conference on the Environment last Wed in Steven's Point! You may remember participating in "Lunch in the Dark" last May.  They estimated that if each teacher turned their lights off for one extra hour a day (during lunch/prep hours), East High could save $1,036.80 / year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30,939.48 lbs / year.  Think about that when you walk out of your room and leave the lights on!

Posted Sunday, November 11, 2007

Congratulations to the East girls swimming and diving team! The Purgolders finished first at the WIAA Division 1 state tournament at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium.

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