Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Amelia Nesje gave her word definition to judges Andrew Knee and Wendy Carter at station 5 – Word Meaning.
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg fourth through eighth-grade students competed in an Amazing Shake gauntlet on Monday, November 25, at Preston Hall.
The students were challenged at six different stations. Each student had one minute per station to impress the judges. They were judged on appearance, Je Ne Sais Quoi (i.e., an appeasing quality), handshake, confidence, verbal poise, nonverbal behavior, adaptability, and task completion.
The five stations were:
Current Events – Participants introduced themselves to the judges and presented a current event.
Fight Song – Participants sang the Waitsburg Cardinals' fight song after introducing themselves to the judges.
Elevator Speech – Participants gave an "elevator speech" on why the Cardinal Way is important after introducing themselves.
Hula Hoop – Pretending to be a museum guide, students introduced themselves and explain an exhibit to the judges.
Word Meaning - After entering the library, students were asked to pick up a book and tell the judges the meaning of a selected word in the book. The definition did not have to be correct, the students were judged on the presention.
Coffee Stand - Participants acted out working at a coffee stand and took a customer's order.
The school asked for volunteers from Waitsburg's civic and business community to act as judges for the event. Dylan and Jenna Wertzberger, Julia Mead, Tammy Jo LaRue, Vicky Fauntenberry, Andrew Knee, Corben Ketelsen, Lara Steffen, Wendy Carter, Marylou Smith, Roseann Groom, Joe Greer, and Cameron Hedges stepped up for the job to support the kids.
The students' scores from these six stations were added to the scores from two previous events in September and October. The top 25 competitors will travel to Mattawa, Wash., on February 4 to compete against other schools in the Amazing Shake state finals. The winners will move on to the national competition in Georgia in March 2025.
Congratulations and good luck to the following students for earning their spot in the State competition: Wyatt Parrish, Emily Knudson, Liam Kiefel,
Carter Barron, Kaitlyn Paul, Jaylynn Gleason, Wiley Gagnon, Owen Harvey, Rylan Struckmeier, Oliver Harvey, Oakley Adams, Myles Frasco, Rylee Cole, Caedmon Gagnon, Emma Langford, Mkyia Mayberry, Ava McCaw, Katherine Roberts, Rowdy Cole, Julian Gillentine, Azaliah Florez, Olivia Long, Elise Pearson, Rozalynn Harvey, Katy Allen.
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