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Lina Vue is an 8th grade student who is a hard worker and puts a 10t of effort into her
school work. She is always an enj0yable person to be around, both for her classmates
and her teachers and always has a smile on her face.
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By William Richards
High School Principal
By Bill Richards
Too Much of a Good Thing?
A good strong winter helps us really appreciate Spring. I
heard it was the coldest in 35 years. Perhaps it was too much
of a good thing! 899 channels of cable or some other service
and still nothing to watch. Too much of a good thing? Land
prices through the roof. To much of .... Over a hundred after
school events per season in our small rural school. Over thirty
different school fund raisers a year - to raise dollars for trips,
supplies, special events and good causes. Too much of a good
thing?
Many of our students are involved in anywhere from 3 to 6
different and frequently competing activities at the same time.
Involvement is great but is it too much of a good thing? How
do you as a parent know when your son or daughter is on the
edge of burnout or being overscheduled ....
This is not a new concern as the philosopher Socrates
commented over 2000 years ago, "Beware the barrenness of
the busy life." He was speaking to an adult audience. I am
speaking to parents of young children who go to our school
which like many others have a number of opportunities. In
my 40 years in educations, the number and frequency of these
activities in athletics, fme arts, clubs, and organizations has
raced upwards.
The University of Michigan did a survey in the 80's and
90s that indicated that structured school sports required about
an hour and a half per week. Shortly thereafter it increased to
three hours per week and was increasing rapidly. Take note
of the time spent today in extracurricular activities. Of course
surveys are averages and students are unique individuals. In
general, extracurricular activities are a very positive use of a
child's time.
A quick search of the web shows a large number of articles
on over scheduling children, student burnout and the need for
unstructured and family time. Your child may be burning out
from "too much of a good thing".
A drop in grades, increased illness or complaints of head-
aches and sleeplessness, irritability, high risk taking behav-
iors, several hours on the computer or electronic devices are
all signs that your child may be overwhelmed and ready to
quit. For most children and most of us, there is a time iri any
activity, when you want to quit. With encouragement, we
adjust our attitudes and get started again. I am a "finish what
you start" person in most circumstances. I do, however, often
see students who are "in over their heads" and need to back off
their schedule before they quit almost everything.
Edelwich & Brodsky in the 1980's targeted four stages of
burnout moving from initial enthusiasm to stagnation slowing
to frustration and finally ending in apathy. As a parent or
student, a simpler way to see this is "the loss of joy or fun" in
the activity. This is not the momentary "we lost the game or
I missed my cue to go on or I lost my place in my solo and I
am really bummed". This is a longer sadness. It is exhaustion
both physical and mental.
There are numerous suggestions for pulling back from "too
much of a good thing" such as learning to say no, setting aside
time for family when nothing is scheduled and being clear
about parent expectations for your son or daughter.
I do not think I could work in a school that did not have a
strong extracurricular program. It is an extension of the aca-
demic day. Extracurricular activities provide opportunity for
building strong positive relationships, self-confidence, team-
work, creativity and problem solving and yet I offer a caution.
You as a parent will have a happier, more successful child, if
you help them to not get caught in the allure of "too much of
a good thing."
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Hemp on Dean's
List Honor at BSU
Madelyne Hemp of
Walnut Grove, MN earned a
spot on the Dean's list from
Bemidji State University at
the conclusion of the 2013
Fall Semester.
SCHOOL
MENU
March 10-14, 2014
Monday - No school Mace Frederickson spelled
Tuesday - French toast his way through a field of
sticks, sausage, cheese twenty-four finalists in the
omelet, mixed fruit, carrots/ 2014 5/6th grade Spelling
Ranch dressing, juice, wheat Bee held in Walnut Grove
bread, milk on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Mace
Wednesday - Mr Rib/ out-spelled Sam Helmer (run-
Whole wheat bun, potato ner-up)after correctly spelling
smiles, carrots, applesauce, the word that Sam misspelled
apple crisp, milk and then also spelling the next
Thursday - Pork roast, word correctly. Kevin Lee fin-
mashed potatoes/gravy, ished in third, Alexus Yang
cucumbers, carrtos/Ranch finished in fourth, and Houa
dressing, peaches,fruit, Yang place fifth.
wheat bread, milk All five are now eligible to
Friday - Chicken noodle participate in the 5/6th grade
soup or tomato soup, max Regional Spelling Bee held in
stick, broccoli, carrots/Ranch Slayton on Saturday, April 12,
dip, pears, fruit, wheat bread, starting at 9:00 a.m. sharp.
milk All students went through
a practice round to try and get
rid of the jitters and get the
WWG Spelling Bee process down to
a science. Everyone was very
nervous as you could hear it
r/,-~ c Lf in their voices. This Spelling
•
Bee is a wonderful opportu-
nity for students to get up in
picking
front of people and put it all
• on the line. Hats offto all the
WWG would like to help
area farmers get ready for
spring rock picking. Heard
from many people that the
frost is down as far as five
feet this year and you can
bet that means a bumper
crop of rocks.
Paul Olson will be ask-
ing students who are hard-
working, don't mind getting
dirty, and wanting to make
some money, to fill out an
informational sheet for me.
A list will then be com-
piled of student's names,
grades, phone numbers, and
towns for area farmers to
have handy on the refriger-
ator. Farmers can then call
students up and form their
crews when the time comes.
Farmers are asked to call
Paul at 507-859-4001 or stop
by and pick up a list that will
be in both the Westbrook
and' Walnut Grove School
offices. You can also find
out if any of these young
people could later bail hay,
mow, or help with any yard
or farm chores throughout
the summer and fall months.
There are some pretty good
kids at WWG to help you
and put some spending
money in their pockets.
Do not hesitate to call
Paul with any questions or
concems at 507-859-4001.
Spelling Bee participants. It is
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as nerve racking as any sport-
ing event with all the drama of
a soap opera• The top ten final-
ists hung in there until the last
two rounds. WWG has some
pretty good spellers• Mrs.
Kells says Mace enjoys read-
ing stories and enjoys writing
them even more. Maybe there
is a young author in the mak-
ing! These five will represent
WWG well in Slayton.
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