Mrs. Lien to retire as year comes to a close.

By: Jocelyn Arends


As the school year comes to an end, some students are beginning to say goodbye until next fall, while others are saying goodbye for good do to graduation. But a few teachers are also saying goodbye to RRMR do to better opportunities elsewhere and retirement. One of RRMR's seasoned veterans is saying goodbye to teaching here at RRMR. Mrs. Lien, who has been teaching here since the 1977-78 school year, announced her retirement earlier this year. And as the school year comes to a close, I decided to ask her a few questions on her experience here at RRMR for the last 30 plus years. Mrs. Lien says that her favorites classes to teach were Earth Science, as well as Biology due to the dissection projects and also Chemistry. Her worst memory while teaching here at RRMR would have to be the school fire in the early 1990's. Mrs Lien said that it was like she lost 15 years worth of memories and curriculum. The best memory through out her years of teaching is just experiencing the graduations every year and seeing the students walk across the stage and getting their diplomas. Through out the many years of teaching, there have been many changes. The biggest change education wise in Mrs. Lien's mind is the technology, but she also believes that trying out the block scheduling was a different experience too. Mrs. Lien's plans for retirement include gardening, reading, and going on camping trips with her husband. She will miss working with students and seeing the accomplishments in the students faces when they finally understand what they have been trying to learn in class. Mrs. Lien's advice to students and faculty going forward is to "Stick with it, set your goals, get to the end of those goals and don't procrastinate!" She went on to say that it's better to have a dream to accomplish because you tend to stagnate through life when you do not have a dream or a goal to look forward to. Everyone here at RRMR will miss Mrs. Lien and we thank her for all the years and effort she has put in to teaching. We wish Mrs. Lien nothing but the best in her retirement.

RRMR Band Instructor: Ms. Hageman

         I had the chance to interview the RRMR band instructor. Melissa Hageman is leaving the RRMR band because she is now engaged to her fiance Dustin, they purchased a house together in Oelwein. So she decided to find a job that is closer to her home. She really loves the students at RRMR, and its going to be really hard to say goodbye to them. Next year she will be at West Central in Maynard. They are a Iowa school like Rockford, but overall they are a little smaller. Ms. Hageman says that RRMR has been a great district to have been a part of. The band students have worked so hard and accomplished so much for the two years she has had at RRMR. She will definitely miss the students the most!!! She says that she doesnt think she`s ever worked with such thoughtful, considerate, and caring students before.

                The RRMR students would like to thank Ms. Hageman for all she has done to help achieve our goals. And the best of luck to you with your marriage and your new school location.

Opportunity Village- Benefit Walk

        Join the 43rd Annual Benefit Walk! You can walk one mile, three miles, or a 10 miles. Takes place in either in Clear Lake or Fort Dodge on May 6th. The times for both will be the same, the ten mile walk starts at one p.m. and the 3 mile walk, and the one mile walk starts at 2:30 p.m. The Clear Lakes path: Ten mile walk begins at the Newman High School parking lot in Mason City, follows the bike trail to Clear Lake, and then winds through the city to the Village's main campus. The three mile walk starts at the Team Quest parking lot in Clear Lake, and also ends at the Village main campus. The one mile route is on a fitness trail on Village campus.The Fort Dodge routes will take place at the Dodgers stadium, 1930 Elmhurst  Ave. Registration packets are available at the Opportunity Village General Store in Clear Lake, Fort Dodge, also in the Village's main office in Clear Lake, and also the offices of Northwoods living at pine house. Located 1470 21st Ave N, Fort Dodge.
        You can also email to information@oppvill.org, or phone 641-357-5277 to have them mail a packet to you! Walkers can use sponsor envelopes to collect donations or create online fundraising pages at www.firstgiving.com/opportunityvillage. Donors may wish to sponsor walkers with a check; or they can go to www.firstgiving.com/opportunityvillage or a walker's personal FirstGiving fundraising page to sponsor a walker on-line by credit card. This walk is to raise money for Opportunity Village and the people with disabilities who depend on it! It will support the Village's mission of "Excellence in service to individuals with disabilities". Their  goal this year is to get up to $100,000, last year they earned up to $132,000 from all participants for the Village services. Opportunity Village serves up to 600 people across the Northern part of Iowa. If you're interested you should really consider doing it! My mom is a staff member in one of the housing areas there, and she says they are a great community, and program! :)

2012 After Prom Prizes

The Rockford after prom was hosted at the Rose bowl in Mason City, Iowa. you had the chance to play games and bowl in order to get little slips of paper that you could write your name on and put it in a folder that is in front of the prize you would like to have. You were able to put as many in the folders as you wished. The prizes consisted of gift cards to all of the stores in our area. They had prizes for everyone who attended. The senior prizes were only granted to the seniors. For the senior prizes they got to pick from mini fridges, tvs, gps, kindle, camera, $100 cash, gas cards, and gift cards to restaurants that you would pick. They had a very successful after prom and they would like to thank everyone who helped with putting it all together.

Allyson Brannon

April 12, 2012 was a sad day for everyone in the Rudd Rockford Marble Rock community school district, when we lost one of our own. Allyson Brannon was an 8th grader who was diagnosed with Klippel-Trenauay Syndrome at a very young age, and was never ashamed of the way she looked or cared what anyone thought. She was a loving caring child who loved to go bowling with her family and friends. Allyson was so excited to attend her first dance on Friday April 13th, the day after she past away. Allyson's funeral was Tuesday April 17, 2012 10:30 A.M. Around 40 students and 9 teachers attended Allyson's funeral to support the family and show their love for Allyson.

Forever loved and Forever missed Allyson Haley Brannon.

Child Development- Kindergarten

        Yesterday my child development class and I went down to spend time with the kindergarteners, I was really interested, and impressed with how much they've learned and how smart they are! The teacher told us to walk about and watch as they did there rotations, and the activities they were doing in those group's. I sat and watched as they did there reading with the teacher picking which picture's fit each word, or what you'd use something for. Example: What are sunglasses used for? To keep the sun out of your eye's. Also in other group's when they would put a certain word in a sentence, and read it back to themselves. Also when they got on the computer's to read a book and had to click on each word so it could read how the word should sound back to them. Overall it was a great experience, and to relive the day's I had been in kindergarten, and how much it has changed from back when I went there. I enjoyed watching as the kid's did there activities excitedly loving the chance to learn!

Did You Know?

1. A shrimp's heart is in it's head.

2. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and nobody know's why.

3. Wearing headphone's for just an hour increases the bacteria in your ear by 700x's!

4. Butterflies taste with there feet.

5. With in ten minutes a category three hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined!

6. On an average people fear spider's more than they do death.

7. Snail's can sleep for three years.

8. No word in the english language rhymes with "month".

9. A crocodile can't stick it's tongue out.

10. Our eye's stay the same since birth, but our ear's, and nose's never stop growing.

If you want to know more fact's go to this website: 42 Odd facts you may not know.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/other-topics/186484-42-odd-facts-you-may-not.html#b

Prom King & Queen crowned.

By: Jocelyn Arends

The 2012 Prom King and Queen were crowned Saturday night during Grand March. The theme this year was "New York! New York!" and everyone came out and looked their best. In the middle of the Grand March Abby McCaslin was crowned the 2012 Rockford Prom Queen while Issac Schwantes was crowned the 2012 Rockford Prom King. Candidates for Prom King and Queen were Jocelyn Arends and Carson Riley, Justine Arends and Craig Freidman, Kelli Wood and Wes Winters, Mercedes Tynan and Kolton Shultz, and Schwantes and McCaslin to round out the group. Overall the night was fun and memorable and everyone enjoyed Prom.

King Issac Schwantes &

Queen Abby McCaslin.

Prom

The year has gone fast and it is now time for Prom. Prom is one of those times of the year when everyone is so excited to dress up and how off their dresses and tuxedos, get to ride in limos and show how good they look. Along with the dance after grand march, when everyone can show off some of their dance moves, and dance with their dates. Then head to after prom where everyone wins prizes and just has fun, wether its bowling, karaoke, playing blackjack, or just talking with friends.

Easter Facts

1. When taking a bite into a chocolate bunny, 76 percent of Americans prefer to bite off the ears first.

2. During the Easter season, Americans buy more than 700 million Peeps - making Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy.

3. Adults prefer milk chocolate (65%) to dark chocolate (27%)

4. The Easter Egg roll on the White House lawn has been a tradition since 1878

5. 16 billion jelly beans are made for Easter.

6. 88% of adults carry on the Easter tradition of creating Easter baskets for their kids.

7. It takes 24-26 for a hen to complete the process of laying an egg.

8. Red jelly beans are kids favorite.

9. Easter is the second top-selling confectionery holiday behind only.

Halloween.http://culvercity.patch.com/articles/easter-fun-facts-700-million-peeps-to-be-eaten-on-easter-4e2c157f

http://www.cafemom.com/group/114471/forums/read/16329247/Easter_Fun_Facts

http://www.candyusa.com/FunStuff/FunFactsDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=985

New 3d Titanic Movie

The new 3d Titanic movie came out on the 4th of April and has sold over 2.8 million tickets in the first week! You can watch it in Mason City and experience the old time movie in the new feature in 3d form. I have heard from friends and family that the movie didn`t change, everything is the same but its now in 3d. They are trying to get more movies that can be seen ion 3d in the theaters to how what the new technology can do to make these old movies stand out and be an interest in your life. They decided on making the movie in 3d because of the fact that the 100th anniversary was last week, and they wanted to show it in a new form and see how many viewers they have been able to attract.

Santorum steps down as the Republican nomination becomes clearer.

By: Jocelyn Arends

On Tuesday April 10, Rick Santorum, a Republican nomination candidate stepped down from his campaign for President. Santorum was right behind front runner Mitt Romney but with Romney’s much wealthier campaign and constant victories, Santorum just could not match up. Some say that Santorum not only stepped down from his campaign do to Romney’s wins but also because of the toll the campaign has spent on his family, especially his special needs daughter. Others say since Santorum did not necessarily quit but rather suspended his campaign, that he could swoop in later this summer but the odds of that happening are slim. Political analysts believe that though Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are still in the Republican race for President, it is clear that Romeny will represent the Republican party at the polls this November. President Barack Obama seems calm and ready for this election and is ready to take what Romney and his campaign has to offer. No matter what, your vote matters, so if you can vote head to the polls this November and select your vote for President. You never know how much one vote can count to our country.

After Prom

The time of year for all the high school students to dress up and parade around. April 14 is the date set and the students will dance till around mid night, and continue the night at the rose bowl in mason city for after prom. After prom will consist of many events and prizes such as bowling, a hypnotist, blackjack, gift cards, mini fridges, and many other activities and games. To some this is the most fun, or best part of high school, many may disagree, either way it wil end up to be a good time had by all.

2012 NCAA Final

By: Jocelyn Arends

The 2012 NCAA tournament has had its upsets and twists through out “March Madness” but the NCAA final had two power houses participating in this years final. The Kentucky Wildcats led by coach John Calipari and super freshman Anthony Davis versus Kansas and another college superstar in Thomas Robinson played in a head to head match up. Last night the two teams went head to head but in the end Kentucky won the title with a rapid running first half winning it 67 to 59. Anthony Davis didn’t score much but had many other stats to his name to help his team win the National Championship. The stats stuffer was named player of the game, which made him just the third freshman in history to accomplish such a high honor. Davis was also honored with the Naismith award which projects the best player in college hoops. Davis is said to be a no doubt lottery pick in the june NBA draft. He will be projected to go number one to the Charolette Bobcats. Kentucky and Kansas are expected to reload with upcoming freshman and other high quality players. Expect both teams to be in the mix again in the 2013 NCAA tournament.