Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
These 25 quick-thinking students have earned their spots to attend the statewide Amazing Shake event in Mattawa, Washington, on February 3.
Dori Adkins at the "Luxury Tax" station with volunteer judge Dr. Kyle Terry. The challenge at this station was to answer three questions about current events.
WAITSBURG - On November 25, the Cardinal's Amazing Shake mini-gauntlet brought a creative twist by introducing a Monopoly Edition theme. Waitsburg students stepped into a life-sized version of the classic board game, navigating stations inspired by the game's properties and elements, designed to test their communication skills, professionalism, confidence, and quick thinking.
Twenty-one community volunteers served as judges at 14 stations, scoring students who were challenged to adapt, problem-solve, and showcase their best selves. The quick-thinking students had to complete each station's task within one minute.
The fourth through eighth-grade students navigated through the Monopoly-themed stations, beginning with "Passing Go," where they introduced themselves to the judges and described their strategy for the event.
Other stations at the November 25 mini gauntlet included "Pennsylvania Avenue," where students spoke about the White House, and "Community Chest," where they described community projects they were involved in. At "Reading Railroad," the challenge was to explain this quote by Dr. Suess' character, The Lorax, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
Scores from the mini gauntlet were added to two previous Amazing Shake "handshake" rounds, and the top 25 students were announced at an assembly on November 26. Those 25 students will attend the statewide Amazing Shake event in Mattawa, Washington, on February 3. The top six Waitsburg students from that event will attend the National Amazing Shake event in Atlanta, Georgia, in March.
The top four scorers are 1st – Julian Gillentine (grade 5), 2nd –Oaklee Adams (grade 6), 3rd – Flynn Richardson (grade 8), 4th – Olivia Long (grade 5)
The following students will also attend on February 3 in Mattawa:
Grade 4- Cannon Abel, Vaida Langford
Grade 5– Gavin Watkins, Charlie Reger, Dori Adkins, Sawyer Harvey, Amelia Nesje, Bridger Abel, Elise Pearson
Grade 6- Myles Frasco, Reagan Fabian, Malcolm Ledford, Emma Langford
Grade 7– Katherine Roberts, Shylo Hedges, Jaylynn Gleason, Ava McCaw
Grade 8 – Audrey Kiefel, Arrow Groom, Madyson Potter, Ollivyr Dahlby
The Amazing Shake faculty advisors, Tracy Barron, Brenda Henderson, and Joe Wirtzberger, appreciate the following community volunteers who made this event possible:
Kirsten Timmons, Heather Lane, John and Dinah Lindsey, Tony Henderson, Sue Whirlow, Roz Edwards, Joe and Jasmine Helm, Karen Huwe, Lu Morano, Jamie McMillan, Jen Bishop, Christy House, Makenna Barron, Karin Spann, Deb Fortner, Kyle and Margaret Terry, Mike Ferrians, and Dusty Wirtzberger.
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