C ounty Taylor CONGRATULATIONS Dan Nelson Educator What do you teach? of the Month I teach 5th grade at the Medford Middle School. How long have you been an educator? This will be my 31st year in education. Who was your favorite/best teacher when you were a student and why? Mrs. Sveum, who really had a positive influence on me. She was strict, yet also had a very patient demeanor on how she handled the class. I still look up to her teaching methods to this day, especially when I feel I am losing my patience! Why did you choose this profession? Spectrum Spectrum I really enjoyed science, and wanted to try to share that passion I had for the subject with students. I also wanted to give students opportunities to question and discover what the outdoors has to offer. BENEFIT SOLUTIONS BENEFIT SOLUTIONS Health and Life Insurance Experts What inspires you to continue as an educator? Everyday is a new possibility to have an impact on a student. To have a positive influence on a child, no matter how big or small is what keeps it rewarding. What is your favorite memory as an educator? My favorite memories would be taking students on outdoor adventures such as: cutting buckthorn, fishing during summer school, and also watching sharptail grouse at Pershing many years ago. Those outside the classroom events are what the students and teachers remember the most. Sponsored in partnership with: Spectrum Spectrum Hedlund Agency BENEFIT SOLUTIONS BENEFIT SOLUTIONS Hedlund Agency Health and Life Insurance Experts 39636_22 C ounty Taylor CONGRATULATIONS Dan Nelson Educator What do you teach? of the Month I teach 5th grade at the Medford Middle School. How long have you been an educator? This will be my 31st year in education. Who was your favorite/best teacher when you were a student and why? Mrs. Sveum, who really had a positive influence on me. She was strict, yet also had a very patient demeanor on how she handled the class. I still look up to her teaching methods to this day, especially when I feel I am losing my patience! Why did you choose this profession? Spectrum Spectrum I really enjoyed science, and wanted to try to share that passion I had for the subject with students. I also wanted to give students opportunities to question and discover what the outdoors has to offer. BENEFIT SOLUTIONS BENEFIT SOLUTIONS Health and Life Insurance Experts What inspires you to continue as an educator? Everyday is a new possibility to have an impact on a student. To have a positive influence on a child, no matter how big or small is what keeps it rewarding. What is your favorite memory as an educator? My favorite memories would be taking students on outdoor adventures such as: cutting buckthorn, fishing during summer school, and also watching sharptail grouse at Pershing many years ago. Those outside the classroom events are what the students and teachers remember the most. Sponsored in partnership with: Spectrum Spectrum Hedlund Agency BENEFIT SOLUTIONS BENEFIT SOLUTIONS Hedlund Agency Health and Life Insurance Experts 39636_22
The Medford Area Middle School Band would like to share a big thank you to all of our business/foundation donors as well as individuals who have supported the program via their Mattress or Kwik Trip Card Fundraiser. Individuals and organizations who have donated to the MAMS band program are: Medford Education Association, The Classes of 67-72, Patrick Marsh Foundation, Weather Shield LITE Foundation, Forward Bank, Nathan Bilodeau, AnnMarie Grant, and Purple Mattress. “If you see people from these organizations, please thank them! We have been able to raise about $8,500 through donations/grants and $7,000 through fundraisers. The generous support of our community has allowed us to purchase: 2 piccolos, 4 clarinets, 4 alto saxophones, 1 tenor saxophone, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and a bass drum stand,” said middle school band teacher Kendra Junk. “These instruments are going directly into the hands of the students. The best part of being able to provide new instruments is how excited students get when they receive a new and working instrument,” she said. They consistently have instruments that need to be repaired and are often coming back from repair with a higher repair cost than the value of the instrument. They have several instruments in student hands right now that are functioning enough to work but are not in great shape. If you would like to donate to the MAMS band program, would like to read more about the condition of our instruments, or to see the complete list of donors please visit: https://bit.ly/SupportMAMSBand. “As always thank you for your support of the MAMS Band Program,” Junk said. SUBMITTED
The Medford Area Senior High School Choir traveled to Holy Rosary Catholic Church on March 16 to put on a choir performance. Pieces including traditional arrangements as well as the choir members surrounding the audience with their voices. ALEX WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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