Hey Everyone!

It's hard to believe that its already the middle of February! This winter has felt more like spring with five degrees one day and forty the next. I wish it would snow already so we could have some snow days! Its amazing how fast time flies when you're older, it seems like last month I was just graduating from high school! Before you know it, I will be done with my first year of college in less then three months! At the beginning of the month I got to experience Hawaiian Night for the first time, and boy was it fun going to the basketball games and being with all of my friends. If you get the chance to go, please do! You won't regret it!


Kayla Stenzel
Freshman- Wells,MN

Greetings!

I cannot believe how quickly time is flying by! Before I know it I’ll be student teaching, graduated, and applying for jobs…SCARY! This semester I have been placed in a classroom about fifteen minutes away from campus. I pay a visit to my fourth graders every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning and afternoon. This placement is part of the education department’s elementary methods field experience. I cannot even begin to tell you how much I have learned from my fourth graders! Typically one field experience consists of fifteen hours in a certain subject, a majority of the time is spent observing and helping the teacher with different tasks they may have. This experience also includes opportunities to teach a lesson you have created to the students while the classroom teacher observes. It may seem nerve wrecking to some, but I can say that every time I have taught a lesson I’ve had a blast! You don’t even notice the classroom teacher half of the time because the students will be sure to keep you on your toes! The best part about spending time in the classroom however is just to hear some of the students’ comments and discussions. You can’t help but laugh because they are so sincere! I’m not looking forward to the end of the semester when I have to say so long to all of my fourth graders, but until then I’ll enjoy spending time with them!

As most of you know from previous posts I am a member of the SMSU Dance Team. After break the team had been working very hard on a jazz and hip hop performance for the infamous Hawaiian weekend. I have to give each team member a lot of credit! Those couple weeks of practice were tough, it even hurt to laugh! But we pulled it off and each performance went splendidly! Our next performance is on February 17th (Country-Western Night) with a boy girl dance and we will end our 2011-2012 season with our dance camp on February 18th (Pink Zone Night)! Here are a few pictures from our hip hop routine and a link to our Jazz Performance on Facebook!

Bertina Miller
Senior-New London, MN

The Last SMSU Home Games

Country Night

Well kiddos, another week has gone by and the excitement of Hawaiian Night has passed. For all you love birds out there, Valentine’s Day is coming up but so is Country Night (Feb. 17) and Pink Zone (Feb. 18)! Get yourself decked out in your country/western gear for Friday night and then for Saturday night, wear all the pink you can for Breast Cancer Awareness!

Pink Zone

The cheerleaders are pretty excited for both nights. Country night, we have a routine ready for everyone and of course it’s to country music! We also have a routine getting ready for Pink Zone, but the part we’re getting excited about…one of our cheerleaders will be among others to cut her hair. And like any other girl would be, she’s nervous, but really excited to do it. I personally did it last year during the game. We were to donate 10 inches, but I donated 12 and still had hair just past my shoulders! I miss my “mane” but it went to a good cause and it’s growing back.

Be sure to come out and support the Mustangs!

Rebecca Lockwood
Sophomore-Fenton, Iowa