KOOKIE by Odalis Lopez

The Eighth Grade Revolutionary War Reenactment - Scheduled For May 11 and 12, 2018

Sixth Grade Student of the Month

Student of the Month

for October is proudly presented to

Abigail Davis

Grade 6

Abby has earned the recognition of student of the month because she works hard both in and out of school. She has a positive attitude, being kind and respectful to teachers. In school, Abby is responsible and conscientious worker. Her hard work has paid off and earned her all A's the first quarter of school. 

Parent Teacher Conferences

    We asked a Willard Middle School teacher, Mr. Garrett, how he feels about parent teacher conferences and if he feels that they are necessary . We asked him a set of questions about how he feels about the conferences.
    One question we asked him was how to determine if you need to have a conferences with the parent?" Mr. Garret replied "Any child that is struggling or needs extra help." I think that is a pretty good answer. He said it in a very nice way and didn't put down the children who need a little more help.
    We then asked him how many conferences a year does he have on average. "20-30 conferences per year." He replied.
    For our last question that we asked him, was "Overall, how do you feel about conferences?"  "It is a great way to help children." He replied.
    A special thanks goes out to Mr. Garrett. He answered all of these questions honestly. We thank you for your honesty and commitment to helping the Flashes Times Junction.
                                                                                                                         -Makena Northcutt
                                                                                                                             11/3/17

Halloween Dance

October 31st there was a middle school halloween dance. The students were allowed to dress up. A majority of students believe this has been the most successful middle school dance so far. They provided snacks such as cookies, cupcakes and candy. The beverages were great, which included lemonade and punch. They had a series of musics and the decorations were extremely spooky. There was a haunted hallway which was loads of fun. They had different scenes and jump scares. A lot of people went into it and they received good feedback.

Seniors at Willard High School have an extremely important grade coming up quickly. While some of you may know, every year seniors have an overall project called ‘Senior Project’. Nice name right? Anywho, I was lucky enough to speak with a lovely young lady named Marnie Lillo. She taught me       

       All about her and her parteners, Kourtney Craft, project.

These two young ladies did not plan on working with each other but, their differences with one another made it conjoin to become one perfect project. Their project is called ‘WHO WE ARE’.  They’re using their different talents such as photography and public speaking to host an art show. This art show will be displayed at the Art Junction on November 17 & 18, 2017 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Art work will be for sale. All of the proceeds go to the Willard Hope Center.

The theme for this project is community. They chose this theme because they both respect our town. The art products have been inspired by the citizens attending the Hope center and local churches. One of these students are producing the photojournalism portion, while the other individual is hosting the artwork. The senior that is doing photojournalism will be taking the pictures of the students creating the artwork. Her pictures will also be displayed the same day the art show will take place.

The research on this project is vaguely intense. Their paper is commented on how art affects an individual's health and well being. The senior project is an amazing opportunity to do something you love and make it into something real. They use senior project to create a lifestyle for the students. These girls used this opportunity to make connections with the people in our community.

I hope all citizens that attend this event find it pleasurable and very helpful with our town. So please come join these two lovely ladies in their evening event. Do not forget. Come visit the Art Junction November 17 & 18, 2017 6:30-9:30 p.m. Have a great day and show your flashes spirit.

Senior projects are coming up quick, even as quick as this upcoming Saturday. November 4, Emily Bentz will be hosting a Sock Hop. What is a Sock Hop you may ask yourself? Well, I’ll tell you. A Sock Hop is basically a fundraiser for the Clock Tower Project. This project is to restore the old clock tower that used to sit among the old City Hall building.  Did I mention she is doing this all by herself?

The Sock Hop will be a 50’s dance that will include many activities. These activities include a 50’s drive in, a 25 cent Hoola Hoop Contest, a 50’s diner, live music,  50/50 raffle and even a cardboard box car contest ages 10 & under, which is a 2 dollar entry fee at the door. There is also food for purchase. These activities seem spectacular. I would have never came up with such an intellectual yet fun project.

The project will be at 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm at the Christian Alliance Church, 1608 Conwell Avenue, Willard, Ohio 44890. If you would like to get to know more about this fundraiser you cand find it on facebook  @ClockTowerSockHopFundraiser  or you can visit her website (WWW.Willardsockhop.weebly.com). All of these proceeds go towards this project. Anyone can come and enjoy this great Senior Project.

The paper behind the scene of the project is all about importance of restoring historical culture and heritage. She believes it is important to push students to be creative and for them to be able to share intellectual interests with individuals. She had picked this project because she has always loved heritage and culture. She also enjoyed that she will be able to bring the community together for a good cause. Emily researched how heritage culture affects us as humans and the changes it brings. She also researched what it is, because a lot of people do not comprehend what is being said.

I encourage everyone to visit this Sock Hop, not only due to it being a good cause but, because it will be loads of fun and entertainment to come together with your community and get to know the people in it.