Western NE Middle Level Solo/Large Ensemble Contest

Instrumental music students from Alliance, Bayard, Bluffs Middle School, Bridgeport, Chadron and Gering participated in the 9th Annual Western Nebraska Middle Level Music Contest on Saturday, February 23.

In this type of contest, players are judged on several criteria: Articulation, Balance/Blend, Dynamics, Interpretation/Style, Intonation, Literature, Note Accuracy, Phrasing, Posture, Rhythm, Technique, Tempo, and Tone Quality as well as Appearance, Behavior, and Stage Presence.

The judges use the following scale:

• Division I - SUPERIOR
• Division II - EXCELLENT
• Division III - GOOD
• Division IV - FAIR
• Division V - Unprepared Participant

Chadron Middle School sent seventeen students to the competition.  Ten students received the rank Superior and seven students received the rank Excellent.  Congratulations to all of the students that participated and thank you to Mr. Rischling for preparing our students and taking them to Scottsbluff for the competition.

World Champion Bull Rider Speaks to 8th Grade English Class

Charlie Sampson, the 1982 World Champion PRCA bull rider, visited Mrs. Waugh's 7th and 8th period English classes on Friday afternoon.  Mr. Sampson talked to the students about finding their personal motivation and staying focused to achieve their goals.

Mr. Sampson was the first African-American PRCA World Champion.  He told students his story about how he grew up in Los Angeles and that he found his motivation working in the stables outside of the city.  He explained that while many of his friends were getting into trouble, he managed to stay focused and learned a great deal of responsibility while working with and caring for the animals.  It was there that he sparked an interest in rodeo.

CMS would like to thank Mr. Sampson for taking time out of his busy schedule to speak to our 8th grade students and for taking an interest in our youth.

NHD State Qualifiers

Congratulations to the following students for qualifying for the State National History Day competition:

CMS
Mumbi M. (Exhibit)
Beau J. Drew J., Cody M. (Exhibit)
Spencer M., Corbin J. (Website)
Jayden M. (Website)
Walt M. (Documentary)
Mallory R. and Kaci W. (Documentary)
Greta W. and Alison G. (Documentary)
Hunter H. (Paper)

CHS
Veronica P. (Exhibit)