Digital Workshop at Sandburg
Submitted by Michael Deignan, Sandburg Principal

Jeff Maas' student teacher Heather Johnson works with the 2/3 classroom's integrated digital workshop.

Computers are interactive learning tools at Sandburg Elementary. 2/3 classroom teacher Jeff Mass and REACH teacher Jen Vena have embarked on an integrated digital workshop project in which students must be critical thinkers, decision-makers, cooperative community members, and effective communicators. They should not only be able to articulate their thinking but they should also feel comfortable sharing their thoughts within the classroom community. Students have now begun to take digital pictures of the community. They intend to share these pictures along with captions students write for them with digital pen pals in classrooms in Mexico and England. After the pictures are uploaded, students will discuss what the pictures say about us, our environment, and our community. One of our goals is for students to learn about how meaning is constructed in a culture by being reflective and analyzing their own lenses on the world around them. Digital workshop is designed to expand students' perspectives in thinking about how society, culture, environment, and identity shape our communities.

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West High Receives Grant from ExxonMobile
Submitted by Jim Buchanan, West High

West High School has received a $500 grant from the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program. Rick Genin of Genin's Mobil-Hilldale (pictured left with West Applied Tech Teacher Jim Buchanan) worked with school officials to secure the grant which is one of 4,000 available to schools across the country served by Exxon or Mobil stations. To date Genin's Mobile-Hilldale has given $12,771 to West High.

The ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program is designed to provide Exxon and Mobil retailers with an opportunity to invest in the future of their communities through educational grants to neighborhood schools. Genin's Mobil met stringent eligibility criteria before applying for and being awarded this grant including having a commitment to provide a superior buying experience for customers.

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Memorial's got milk? Award presented by former Milwaukee Buck Jon McGlocklin
Submitted by Debbie Polster, Memorial High

Tiesha Stevenson (got milk representative), Debbie Polster, Jon McGlocklin, and Laura Patterson.

Laura Patterson, a 2005 graduate of Memorial High School, nominated Memorial High School in the got milk? Healthy Schools Challenge because of the "Lifestyle Changes and Choices" class at the school. This class is offered as an alternative to physical education classes for students who have trouble with traditional physical activity due to size or disability. To reward Laura Patterson and Memorial, Jon McGlocklin, a member of the first Milwaukee Bucks team, visited Memorial to present the school with a $1,000 grant to fund their healthy initiative.

The got milk? Healthy Schools Challenge program was created through the partnership between the national Milk Mustache "got milk?" campaign and the NBA to keep students and schools focused on making better lifestyle choices, like drinking milk and exercising. Memorial is also now a finalist to win the grand prize, which includes a $15,000 gym makeover for the school.

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MSCR Annual Awards and Recognition Celebration
By Nicole Graper

Award Recipients: Dr. Joseph Mahoney, David Usitalo, Kari Green, Stacy Ackerman, Cindy Jorgensen, Justin Mohar and Jayne Gonda.
Not pictured: David Mollenhoff.

The 20th Annual MSCR Awards Celebration and Recognition Banquet was held on September 20 at the Lussier Family Heritage Center. The event was sponsored by Durham School Service, M & I, Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Rite-Way Leasing, Madison Youth Activities.com, Beauty Blossoms and Brennan's on University. MSCR thanks MMSD Media Production Department for filming the event. It will air this fall on Cable Channel 10.

This year's Award Recipients are:

• Outstanding Program Achievement — Stacy (Kinney) Ackerman, Aquatics, for her leadership as an aquatic field supervisor.
• Special Service Award — Cindy Jorgensen, for 24 years of service to the Adult Sports program.
• MMSD Staff Recognition — Kari Green, East High Building Custodian, for excellent cooperation with, and preparedness for MSCR adult and youth sports at East High School.
• Community Support — Group Health Cooperative and Dr. Joseph Mahoney, for their instrumental work in securing financial and staff support the for Healthy Self program.
• Rookie of the Year — Justin Mohar and Jayne Gonda, Camp Adventure, for their outstanding leadership.
• Director's Award — David Mollenhoff, Goodman-Rotary 50+, for his years of effective service as chair of the Goodman-Rotary 50+ Fitness Advisory Board.
• Volunteer of the Year - David Usitalo, Adventure & Pontoon

John Probst, MSCR Sports Supervisor, was the emcee. Board of Education member Juan José López and Superintendent Art Rainwater attended the event and served as award presenters.