The AGWSR 7th graders are sponsoring a mini dance marathon this Friday afternoon with the help of UNI students.They are raising money for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s hospital through the Children’s Miracle Network. They are doing bake sales every Friday, making and selling dog toys, and are sponsoring a hoops for hope free throw contest for all the middle school where their group will see how many free throws they can make in 3 minutes. They are still taking pledges and looking for donations!!
We will also be doing a silent auction for Stacy Drake’s tasty and beautiful Cougar Cookies!! We will be doing one tonight at the HS basketball game vs Sumner-Fred! See the table outside the gym to make your bid!! We will also be doing a dozen as a silent auction on Monday at the HS basketball game vs Colo Nesco.
If you are unable to attend, please email Ms. Drake at bdrake@agwsr.org to make a bid. The cut off at 7:00 pm auction ending at 8:00 pm
Almost everyone has either experienced or knows someone who has experienced the great work the Children’s Miracle Network or Stead Family Children’s Hospital does!! Please support the AGWSR 7th grade’s fundraiser!!
Thank you to everyone who supported the Cougars vs Cancer night! We raised $636.71 to help fight cancer!
AGWSR FFA Members Chloe B, Brady A, and Kael D attended the 2024 FFA Legislative Symposium and Day at the Capitol in Des Moines today. FFA members learned about advocating for agriculture education and had the opportunity to showcase this skill at our state capitol. Our members also had the opportunity to meet with State Senator Annette Sweeney.
Information about HS Basketball at Grundy Center on Tuesday 1/30:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-a3-kDt2tyddwp_0kFo68IYUZvonDIYF1so72e2i4w/edit?usp=sharing
HS Basketball tonight at Hudson. JV girls start at 4, JV boys start at 5. Varsity girls will have their regular 15 minute warmup and start after that. Between varsity girls and boys games Hudson will be introducing their seniors. All games will be in the same gym.
UPDATE: Please refer to the February Lunch Menu pictured below. There was an error in Cougar Tracks. Thank you!
Congratulations to Rory Siems for qualifying for the state wrestling tournament!
Due to Ackley elementary being closed today & the building being disinfected, we are closing the elementary gym for use between now & Monday morning. We apologize for the inconvenience, especially to those that had reserved the gym for this weekend, but it will not be available.
K-2 WAC recess on the show hill!
3rd and 4th Grade Boys' Basketball is canceled for Sat. Jan 27.
Last practice is scheduled on Sat. Feb. 3 from 1:00-2:30PM
On Wednesday, January 24, these 7 students competed at the Grundy Center Regional Academic Decathlon Competition. Academic Decathlon provides students of all learning levels the opportunity to excel academically through team competition. Students compete against other schools in ten categories: Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Science and Speech. The central topic for the 2024 competition is Humanity and Technology.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons are awarded for individual events and total scores. There are three GPA divisions and each school is required to have students in all 3 to build their team. Honor Category is 3.8-4.0, Scholastic is 3.20-3.79 and Varsity is 3.19 and below.
Our team will find out Monday night (Jan. 29) if we are going to state the first weekend in March!
And here are the awards earned by AGWSR students at the GC Regional!!
Economics
Eleanor 2nd place Honor
Jade 1st place Varsity
Quinton 2nd place Varsity
Interview
Catelynn 1st place Scholastic
Jade 2nd place Varsity
Language & Literature
Quinton 1st place Varsity
Math
Eleanor 2nd place Honor
Catelynn 3rd place Scholastic
Quinton 1st place Varsity
Jade 2nd place Varsity
Music
Jade 3rd place Varsity
Science
Jade 3rd place Varsity
Social Science
Preston 2nd place Honor
Eleanor 3rd place Honor
Quinton 3rd place Varsity
And finally, a huge thank you to Mr. Wabel, Mr. Showalter and Mrs. Diemer for helping judge and proctor during the competition! We really appreciate your support!!
AGWSR After Prom Super Bowl Square Fundraiser
Contact a senior or check out this link for more details.
Questions - contact Christy Koop ckoop@agwsr.org
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Q3tq5qTt3FqUl__cRlaN3ic22GzAFWM/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109231086275688654934&rtpof=true&sd=true
The dual meet on Sunday for the AGWSR youth wrestlers is cancelled. We are sorry this didn't work out.
Cougar Connection has four cups available for purchase. $20/each Contact the Elementary office if interested.
NICL Wrestling Tournament Saturday January 27th at Dike-New Hartford. Tickets can be purchased at the door with credit/debit or can be purchased ahead of time with the following link: https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h20231204025458227f590d80303c942/checkout
AGWSR Basketball Friday January 26th against Columbus will be Coaches vs Cancer night in Ackley. We encourage fans to wear pink in support. Go Cougars!
The new 8th grade FACS group enjoyed making pumpkin bars this week. This is a favorite of many students, so they were excited to make their favorite treat. We even had some taste testers try out each group's bars. Team #1 won this round for presentation and taste!
Seventh graders are raising money for the Children's Miracle Network. One of the ways students are trying to raise money is by making/selling dog toys. Minis are $2, smalls are $3, and larger size toys are $5. Talk to a 7th grade student or call the Wellsburg Center to purchase.
2nd grade scientists in the WAC investigating ways to classify objects by properties for science.
Kierra D Giana F & Claire D represented the AGWSR choir at the Wartburg Meistersinger Honor Choir. They got to sing with hundreds of other talented singers from all over for 2 days & work with the composer of the songs they performed. Congrats on representing our school so well.
