Kids running to ice cream

The Middle School XC team has it's Championship meet at Rigby Pond on Friday, September 27 at 3:00 pm MDT.

Yesterday the kids ran to Corner Drug's soda fountain for some ice creams! Fun! Zane and the other 8th grade boys were too cool to show up.

The last couple of pictures are of Zane in his new team sweatshirt. All the team members got them.

Mike and Hal running around City Park. We don't know why they were there, it wasn't part of the route!

Aimee, Megan, Michelle and ? running to Corner Drug.

You know you're in downtown Driggs when you see the buffalo.

This is Corner Drug

Caleb and Kaylee getting ready for some ice cream.

Aimee and Megan loving their post run treat.

Hal and the Anderson kid (sorry kiddo, I don't remember your first name right now)!

Ms. Krumpen, the coach

The latest Zane news

1. You can have updated posts delivered to your email by putting your email address in the box to the right under the title, "Email Subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz". Very exciting! If you do this, you don't have to remember to look at the blog for updates!
2. Zane's standardized testing scores came back from his Spring testing and he did AWESOME! Better than the Teton 401 School District averages and better than the State of Idaho averages for 8th grade for every test.
3. THE TETON MUSTANG MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM HAS THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET AT RIGBY POND ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. Go Mustangs!! I'll update pictures and results Friday night or Saturday.
   
4. Zane's agreed to attend a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) course next summer. He's been persuaded and I'm ecstatic. Zane will learn some outdoor skills from someone he will listen to! He's undecided about exactly which course he will take, they all sound great. Below are his choices.
   

Teton Valley

• Idaho Backpacking Adventure
• Salmon Backpacking and Rafting Adventure

Rocky Mountains

• Wyoming Adventure

It's a very expensive course and we're going to work many angles to pay for it. Zane's applying for 2 NOLS scholarships, Paul and I are saving money monthly and we've asked grandparents (with Zane's permission) to give money instead of presents for Christmas and his birthday. We've already got $1,100 of $5,000 ($1,000 is from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous at this time)! 20% paid!

This is what he might learn to do (again) at NOLS:

Kids having fun!

Libby's not afraid to wear flair or run 2.7 miles!!

Cameron - strong man!

Goofing off before the run.

Happy runner girls going cross country!

Not so happy Megan but she was doing great!!

Boys will be boys! Having fun and finding treasures during the 2.7 mile run.

The homestretch. That's the Middle School building at the end of the street.

Cross country practice

This duck and goose are around the school all the time. They often stop traffic by walking across the street. They tried to attack me when I was taking the picture!

Cameron, Parker, Zane, Cameron, Libby and Emily

Caleb, Jake and Parker. I don't think they notice the view from the track. Impressive, eh?

Zane and Cameron

Emily, Libby, Kalie, Amiee

Kalie and Amiee

Zane's busy weekend!

The view from the Horseshoe Challenge course.
Zane went to the race to cheer Paul and Allison on!

Zane setting up the disco ball and posters for Allison and Paul.

Attempting to make a cooking stove out of aluminum cans.

The stove is supposed to end up looking something like this. We never actually finished so our stove didn't end up looking like this. It's a work in progress!

Enjoying dessert, vanilla ice cream and homemade berry syrup from Wanda. Thanks Wanda and Happy Birthday to you!

Bees were ruining our satelite reception. Zane was the brave one to get on a ladder and spray them with poison. Thanks Zane!

The inaugural piece of composing in our new composting container.
Zane did not help dig the hole (32" wide by 24" deep!!!).

Teton Middle School 2007 Cross Country Results

The Teton Middle School 2007 Cross Country results are compiled here. Where information was unavailable, boxes are filled with ORANGE.

Running...

Zane's had one cross country meet since the last post. He did GREAT! The XC meet was at Green Canyon, home of Green Canyon Hot Springs. The kids didn't swim but they did run. Zane finished 18th out of 88 kids. We're so proud of him!

Today he's got a meet in Star Valley, Wyoming. Star Valley is about an hour and a half drive (one way) from here. Oh the joys of rural living! I'll post Zane's results when I get them.