2011-2012 awards and recognition

  • Congratulations to the 7th & 8th grade Girls' Basketball teams for a great season!  7th grade won their game on Saturday and finished in 3rd Place for the season.  8th grade won their game and are now the 2011 All City Champions!  Congratulations to the coaches and players for all their hard work!
  • 8th grade art students worked together to make a large canvas installation that will be displayed at the Battlefield Mall through Christmas.  Be sure to check out their work!

2010-2011 awards and recognition

  • Great job Carver Cougars for raising a total of $1,539.96 for the Joplin Red Cross!
  • Congratulations to Faith Morgan for taking 1st place in the SPS Anti-Bullying Poster Contest!  The three top district posters will be reproduced as posters for each middle school.  Each school’s first place poster will be made into a poster for the school and the original will be framed for the student to take home.  The district will also have an unveiling of the local billboard with Faith’s poster as the weather allows.  Monday May 23rd students and staff gathered to congratulate Faith on her accomplishments.  Dr. Ridder and Dr. O'Reilly presented her award in front of the 8th grade students and teachers in a special assembly.  
  • Congratulation's to 7th and 8th grade Band members who received all "1" ratings at Contest this spring.
  • Congratulation's to 7th and 8th grade Orchestra members who received all "1" ratings at Contest this spring.
  • Congratulation's to Faith Morgan.  Her Giraffe drawing was selected to be framed and displayed for an entire year at the Kraft Administration building! Only 3 pieces from the Middle School level are chosen from the Springfield Art Museum show and one from each High School. 
  • May 3rd at 12:42 pm exactly Carver participated in “Let’s Move! Flash Workout”.  This was a voluntary activity.  The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation has teamed up with other Education Associations across the country to produce a “Let’s Move! Flash Workout” to emphasize the importance of exercise.  This historic event underscores the importance of physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle for children.  Music superstar Beyonce’ has re-written and re-recorded one of her songs and has titled it “Move Your Body”.
  • Congratulations to the following students who were selected for the Missouri Choral Director's Association 7th & 8th Grade All-State Honor Choir:
    Madison Cockrum Courtney Ivaska Kara Klein Beatrice Lala
    Madison Manis Bailey Nemmers Hannah Sweaney Mason Trafford
    These students will travel to Jefferson City in July to participate in the state-wide clinic and concert.

  • The Carver Science Olympiad team, the Nerd Herd, did a wonderful job representing our school April 16th at the State Tournament at the University of Missouri in Columbia. The students were all in high spirits and ready to show the results of months of hard work.
    The State tournament included thirty-two middle schools, both private and public, from across Missouri competing in 22 events. Here are some facts about our performance (A complete list of the results for both middle and high school divisions can be found at the Missouri Science Olympiad homepage http://www.moscioly.org/

    • Carver’s final rank was 14 out of 32
    • Carver was # 10 among participating schools
    • Students in six events (Anatomy, Awesome Aquifers, Ornithology, Road Scholar, Solar System and Storm the Castle) finished in the top ten for their events
    • Madalyn Behlke and Ciera Tonche were recognized at the stage with a 4th place ribbon for Awesome Aquifers
    • Among schools from Springfield and our region, only Greenwood ranked higher
    All in all, it was a good day for the Nerd Herd!!!  Thank you to all the students for their hard work and dedication.  You’re GREAT!
    A big thanks to all the parents for their support and encouragement throughout the year. Special thanks to the parents who accompanied the team to Columbia and/or contributed food/drinks/utensils for the trip. Your help was invaluable!
    Mrs. Simpson would also like to thank Kathy Shade for helping prepare students for their chemistry events and for joining us in Columbia; Mr. Jatho and Mrs. Mertens-Price for help during practices and chaperoning during the tournament; Mr. Mertens for help with the building events at the beginning of the year; and last, but not least, all the administrators in our district who have always been extremely supportive of our science program.

  • Carver Middle School eighth-grade students are making origami cranes to raise money for relief efforts to assist the Japanese people impacted by the tsunami.
     The Bezos Family Foundation is donating $2 for every paper crane given to Architecture for Humanity’s reconstruction efforts in Japan. Once the goal of 100,000 paper cranes has been reached, they will be woven into an art installation as a symbolic gift from students around the globe to the youth of Japan.
    The idea of the paper cranes was born from the Japanese tradition based on the story “1,000 Cranes” that tells the tale of Sadako, a young Japanese girl who became ill in connection with the Hiroshima bombing, who’s friend tells her of the belief that if a person could fold 1,000 paper cranes that their wish would be granted.
    Carver students have made 1,687 origami cranes and will continue to make them through Thursday, April 14, when they will be mailed to the Seattle Architecture for Humanity office. For more information, go to http://studentsrebuild.org/.

  • All School Art Show: Faith Morgan (8th), Trevor Doell (7th), and Ryan Mayard (6th) were all selected to have their art displayed at the Springfield Art Museum March 11th- April 17th.
  • The Carver band students did a wonderful job at the annual Solo/Ensemble Contest at Pershing on Saturday February 26th.  Band had 50 entries with 48 of them earning I ratings and 2 receiving 2 ratings.  Congratulations to all the students!
  • Congratulations to the Carver Middle School Science Olympiad team for their 4th place win out of 29 middle school entries at the Regional Tournament held at Missouri State University, Saturday, February 12!   This qualifies the Carver Middle School Team to attend the state competition on April 16 at the University of Missouri – Columbia.  The team received three first place gold medals, three third place medals, one fourth place medal, and three fifth place medals.  We hope this will inspire more students to get involved in Science Olympiad next year where they will have the opportunity to learn and practice important science and technology concepts, in addition to making life-long friends
  • Carver Student Art will be featured at the Discovery Center throughout the month of January.
  • 2010-2011 SCPTA's Reflections All City Winners:
    Literature Middle School- 3rd Place Griffin Trunage, Honorable Mention Aki Fong
    Photography Middle School- 1st Place Sarah Wolters, Honorable Mention Makenzie Johnson
    Visual Arts Middle School- Honorable Mentions Taylor Middlebrooks, Faith Morgan, Trevor Doell
    Congratulations to all the students on their hard work!
  • Carver Students selected for All-City Honors Band to be held November 20th.  The even is held at Evangel this year.  Students from schools across the city will prepare all day for the All-City Honors Band Concert at 2:30 pm.  The concert is open to the public.   Congratulations to all the 7th & 8th graders chosen to participate.
    7th Grade
    Merrick Altis
    (1st Chair)    		 Luke Batson Vanessa Boer Devyn Bess Aimee Fischer
    Kevin Jean Ethan Klafehn Christopher Kollmeyer Lauretta Mankin Kylie Meeker
    Damien Montgomery Kylie Speights Allison Terry
    (1st Chair)    		    
    8th Grade
    Chelsea Aleshire Chris Goldsberry Makayla Grone Lauren Marsh
    (1st Chair)    		 Taylor Middlebrooks
    Katie Nace Taylor Ann Nelson Breanna Price Hussain Rao Kyra Siler
    Madison Sith Ashley Styles Jake Thompson Nic White
    (1st Chair)    		  
  • Carver Student Art will be featured at Heroes Coffee throughout the month of October.
  • The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded Carver a $5,000 Back to School Grant.  The funds will be used to purchase books, audio-books and technology to support a literacy program at Carver through the library media center.
  • SPS Special Education Department has been chosen by Scholastic as "Scholastic Success Story".  SPS is one of four districts in the Nation to receive this honor!  At Carver, Todd Biesemeyer was selected to be featured based on the implementation at Carver of Read 180 and System 44, and the students' achievement in the program.

2009-2010 Awards and Recognition

  • Congratulations to the 55 Carver students with perfect attendance for 2009-2010.  Carver had the 2nd highest percentage of students with perfect attendance from all of the Springfield Public Schools.  The  students will receive a pizza lunch provided by Papa John's.
  • Congratulations to the Carver Track Teams!

    Girls' Track
    Both the 8th and 7th grade girls' teams brought home the All City Championship for Track in 2010.  This makes two All City Championships for 7th grade in Volleyball     and Track this year.  For the 8th grade Lady Cougars this is a back to back championship in track and also gives them the rare distinction of earning the TRIPLE CROWN.  Carver coaches are pleased to announce that for only the 2nd time in Carver history our 8th grade girls have been champions in Basketball, Volleyball and Track.
    Boys' Track
    Both the 8th and 7th grade teams had great showings at the All City meet.  The 8th grade boys' placed 7th in the meet with several beating personal bests in their events.  7th grade boys' placed 2nd in the All City meet with several boys breaking school records and beating their personal bests.  Congratulations!

  • Congratulations to Yesenia Ramos, Sydney Hicks, and Luke Batson!  Their LAD Fair entries were selected for the Writer’s Hall of Fame, and they will be honored at a banquet April 28th on the MSU campus. Bravo!
  • Sixteen 6th-7th-8th grade students from Carver Middle School have been selected for the Missouri Choral Director's Association summer Honor Choirs. The students submitted recordings with audition requirements as required by MCDA.  Hundreds of recordings from all across the state were submitted for consideration to be selected for the Honor Choirs.
    5th and 6th Grade Honor Choir
    Casey Bright Nathan Irwin Brittany McClintock Kelby Moad
    Bailey Slifer Hannah Sweaney Emily Toelke Mason Trafford
           
    7th and 8th Grade Honor Choir
    Keturah Blair Madison Cockrum Anna Dragoo Dominique King
    Richard Langebartel Faith Morgan Danny Terrell Kayla Winter
           
    The students will rehearse and perform with other students from across the state on July 21 in Jefferson City as a part of the annual Missouri Choral Director's Association Convention and Conference.
  • Carver Middle School eighth-grader Colton Kundinger will compete at the National Geographic Bee state competition Friday, April 9, in Moberly, Missouri.  Kundinger qualified to compete in the state level geography bee for a spot in the national competition in May to be held in Washington, D.C. They are among 103 students from Missouri who were selected to compete in the contest.  Around 100 students from each of the 50 states have qualified to compete at the state competition. Each state winner will receive $100, the “National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World” and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the national finals May 25-26. The bee is organized by the National Geographic Society and sponsored by Google, Inc.  The first level of competition began in November with contests in more than 12,000 schools nationwide.
  • Congratulations to the Carver Nerd Herd who participated in the Science Olympiad State Competition at the University of Missouri, Columbia, on Saturday, March 27. Here is a list of the students who attended the competition:
    Saniya Chakraborty, Tracy Trihn, Megan Hinkle, Emily Einsenbacher, Heather Reynolds, Anna Antley, Lori Sullivan, Nathan Moore, Madalyn Behlke, Chelsea Aleshire, Cora Gonder, Taylor Nelson, Hussain Rao, Tiffany Kuhnert, Hayden Burks, Noah Boruff, and Ciera Tonche
    All of the students did a fantastic job representing Carver. Hayden Burks and Hussain Rao deserve special recognition for earning a 5th-place ribbon in their event, Physical Science Lab.
    To see Mrs. Simpson's Thank You note click here.
    • Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade
    Lady Cougars Volleyball Teams!
    Both teams are All City Champions for 2010!    		 Click on the picture to enlarge.
  • 2010-2011 Carver Cheerleaders announced
  • The Carver NERD HERD is going to State! You heard it right. The Carver Science Olympiad team, also known as the Nerd Herd, has been working hard since October to prepare for the Regional competition at MSU this past Saturday. After a very long and grueling day of competition that started at 7 a.m., their hard work paid off as Carver qualified for the State competition which will be held at the University of Missouri in Columbia on Saturday, March 27.   For a full list of participants and medals awarded click here.