Last Gavel Club Meeting

Monday was the last night of Gavel Club for this school year. It's been Haley's second year and she has done a great job! She gave two speeches, filled roles such as Wordmaster, Timer, Evaluator, Listener and Toastmaster and did quite a few table topics (where someone gives you a topic and you stand up and talk about it for several minutes). I have to say it was a great last meeting! Corrina Wendricks did a splendid job on her 30th speech and James Wendricks entertained us all with some very impressive vocal talents!

After the meeting, all the kids ran to change clothes and we had special treats and a game time. Everyone loved the fun and creative games thought up by Mrs. Nelson!

Brothers James and Jerry were the victims in the Great Cracker Relay, where their team members had to run across the gym and paste crackers on them like military honors, using cans of cheese spread.

You'll have to count the crackers if you want to know who won!

Getting that gum out of its package and wrapper sure was a difficult task! What size were those gloves anyway? Extra, extra, extra, extra large?

The funniest game to watch was a Pretzle Passing Relay. A small pretzle had to be passed from stick to stick all the way down the line without using hands. It got a bit tricky when someone tall was passing to someone small or when the recipient started laughing!

It was the boy's line against the girl's line and the boys won! I think it might have been the extra practice. Since the boys were outnumbered, the guys at the top of the line had to run to the bottom to make their line as long as the girl's. They sure did get a system going!

Thanks Mrs. Nelson for arranging all the fun games. Good job all you public speakers! - GJ