May

Meet Results & Meet of Champs recap

At the 55^th Meet of Champs at Lake Hamilton High School, the Van Buren High School team set two school records and had several top performances.

Girls:

Rebekah Gibbons – 5^th in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:21.72 which is a personal best
Maria Valente – 6^th in the 3200 meter run with a time of 12:09.25 which is a personal best
Brittney Brasuell – 6^th in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 46.12
Maria Santillana – 6^th in the shot put with a throw of 35’ 0”
Shea Smith – 9^th in the high jump with a jump of 4’ 10”
4×400 relay(Brittney Brasuell, Shea Smith, Serena Shores, and Kim Fajardo) – 6^th with a time of 4:12.17

Boys:

Jacob Eason – 2^nd in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 39.75 which is a personal best
Victor Shores – 3^rd in the triple jump with a jump of 44’ 10.5” which is a new school record
4×400(Wacey Connor, Anthony Gibbons, Jacob Eason, and Victor Shores) – 2^nd with a time of 3:23.29 which is a new school record

2012 Meet of Champs

2012 6A State meet

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May

Alternate Assignment

Choose one of the following options. Due Friday 5/18

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS MUST BE WRITTEN IN SPANISH AND THE FINAL PRODUCT MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE CLASS FOR A PRESENTATION GRADE. ALL GROUP MEMBERS MUST SPEAK SPANISH IN THE PRESENTATION.

Newspaper: Create the front page of a newspaper that includes a description of the main characters, a description of the setting and the problem, and a summary of the story. The newspaper page should also include at least two miscellaneous features: weather reports, an editorial or editorial cartoon, ads, etc. The title of the newspaper should be something appropriate to the book.

Use information from the story to make a scrapbook about the subject. You should include: a description of the main characters, a description of the setting and the problem, and a summary of the story. You also include at least two miscellaneous features.

Board Games. Make game boards (Chutes and Ladders is a good pattern, for example) by groups, using scenes/settings from the story and problems from the book as ways to get ahead or to be put back. You should include at least 7 “locales” from the story and at least 30 things that happened in the story as the “problems” or questions cards.

Collage/Poster. Do a collage/poster showing pictures or 3-d items that related to the book, and then write a sentence or two beside each one to show its significance. You should have at least 30 picture/sentence combinations.

Write a 25 line poem about the story. Be sure to include all of the “main ideas” from the story.

TV Reporter. Be a TV or radio reporter, and give a report of a scene from the book as if it is happening “live”. You should include: a description of the main characters, a description of the setting and the problem, and a summary of the story. You also include at least two miscellaneous features.

Book Jackets. On the ‘cover’ they illustrate a cover for their report. On the inside flap write a description of the main characters. On the inside back flap write a description of the setting and the problem. On the back ‘cover’ write a summary of the story.

Timeline. After reading, make an illustrated timeline showing events of the story and draw a map showing the location(s) where the story took place. You should include at least 30 of the “main ideas” from the story on your timeline.

Write a Song. Write and perform an original 25-line song that tells the story of the book. Be sure to include all of the “main ideas” from the story.

Miniature Stage. Build a miniature stage setting of a scene in the book. Write a short play that acts out that scene from the story. Include a paper with your project that tells the events leading up to the scene and the events that happened as a result of your scene.

Create a Comic Book. Turn the story into a comic book or graphic novel, complete with comic-style illustrations and dialogue bubbles. Include all of the “main ideas” from the story.

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May

VBHS Track & Field Records

Van Buren Men’s Track & Field Records

Van Buren Women’s Track & Field Records

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May

At the 6A state track meet held Friday, May 4, at Lake Hamilton High School, the girl’s team finished 4^th overall and the boys team finished 7^th overall. Brittney Brasuell won the 300 meter hurdles with a new school record time of 45.39 seconds and the relay team of Wacey Connor, Anthony Gibbons, Jacob Eason, and Victor Shores won the boys 4×400. Victor Shores also placed 2^nd in the triple jump with a new school record jump of 44’ 3.5”.

6A state meet results http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/6A%20State%20Meet%20Results.pdf

Meet of Champs http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Track_Field/MOC%20Program%202012.pdf

Listed below are the other athletes that placed at the 6A meet:

Girls

Rebekah Gibbons – 2^nd in the 1600 meter run and 3^rd in the 3200 meter run
Maria Valente – 2^nd in the 3200 meter run and 5^th in the 1600 meter run
Brittney Brasuell – 1^st in the 300 meter hurdles and 5^th in the 100 meter hurdles
Serena Shores – 4^th in the 300 meter hurdles
Shea Smith – 2^nd in the high jump
Maria Santillana – 2^nd in the shot put and 8^th in the discus
Bailey Gossett – 7^th in the shot put
4×400 relay – Brittney Brasuell, Shea Smith, Serena Shores, and Kim Fajardo 2^nd
4×800 relay – Rebekah Gibbons, Logan Edwards, Maria Valente, and Ashlyn Barlow 3^rd

Boys

Wacey Connor – 3^rd in the 400 meter dash
Tim Glover – 8^th in the 3200 meter run
Jacob Eason – 2^nd in the 300 meter hurdles and 8^th in the long jump
Victor Shores – 2^nd in the triple jump and 5^th in the long jump
Tyler Phelps – 4^th in the discus
4×400 relay – Wacey Connor, Anthony Gibbons, Jacob Eason, Victor Shores 2^nd
4×800 relay – Tim Glover, Tyler Jensen, Clarke Henson, and Austen Diaz 8^th

The following athletes have qualified for the Meet of Champs which are to be held Saturday, May 12 at Lake Hamilton High School:

Brittney Brasuell – 300 meter hurdles
Victor Shores – triple jump
Rebekah Gibbons – 1600 meter run
Maria Valente – 3200 meter run
Jacob Eason – 300 meter hurdles
Shea Smith – high jump
Maria Santillana – shot put
Girls 4×400 relay – Brittney Brasuell, Shea Smith, Serena Shores, and Kim Fajardo
Boys 4×400 relay Wacey Connor, Anthony Gibbons, Jacob Eason, Victor Shores