Spartanville Gazette

The Best Field Trip Ever

October
On September 11
th
, the amazing Wichita
Collegiate 6
th
grade headed out to
Elmdale, Kansas. You might ask why
they went to Camp Wood YMCA for the
night. The 6
th
grade literature class had
read an amazing survival book called
Hatchet. Yeah, it is cool to read a survival
book, but we wanted to do those cool
survival activities in real life. At Camp
Wood, we got to experience many
survival activities. We canoed across the
lake to retrieve a survival golf ball,
climbed and belayed on a 50 ft. tower





called the Alpine Tower, built mini lean-
to shelters, learned three different types
of campfires, caught fish, and even
practiced shooting with bows. Even
though it wasnt tied to survival, we all
enjoyed surviving the GaGa pit a form
of dodge ball. This really was a great
trip. Mr. Gehrer, the mayor of
Spartanville, told me that the plan is to
take next years sixth graders to Camp
Wood where they will also get a great
survival experience.
Jon-Marc

Upcoming Events
Spartanville
Auction
Attention, all Spartanville citizens!
We hope you are saving some
money because the first
Spartanville Auction is coming soon.
There will be many items such as
small toys, decorated pencils, Nerf
footballs and other sports
equipment, tickets for school
functions such as high school
basketball games, homework
passes, desserts, and more! You
might even see the Mayors famous
cookies! The first auction will be in
December before Christmas break.
It is going to be great fun, and we
will even have a professional
auctioneer. Those who bring items
for the auction can earn bonuses.
You may even want to talk to your
advisor about the job of being a
Supplier. Watch for the upcoming
auction date. We hope to see you
there!
Homecoming Fun!
The Talent Show/Picnic Buddy Day
are coming up! On October 10th,
Wichita Collegiate School will be
having a talent show. The whole
middle school will go to Galicia
Auditorium in the morning and
watch everyones acts.
Spartanvilles Alex Owens will be
doing a tap dance. It will be a fun
and exciting show. In the afternoon,
the older buddies will eat lunch with
their younger buddies. Then, they
will go together to enjoy all the
events around campus. One of the
events that will be returning this
year is the magic show. Other
events include inflatables, cupcake
walk, ring toss, flag football, musical
chairs, cookie monster, and a
hayrack ride. I hope you have a
great time, and remember, do not
lose your buddy!
Sports
Volleyball
Set, Serve, Spike
Do you know what is happening with the
6th Grade Girls Volleyball Team? They
practice hard every day but Thursday in
the gyms. They warm up with running,
arm exercises/stretches, lunges, high
knees, and other stretches. They play 1
to 3 games each Saturday, and each
game is about 45 minutes long. When
Serena Zakharia was asked what she
liked most about volleyball, she said, The
coaches help you step by step; they dont
just breeze through it. She was also
asked about the biggest difference
between intramural and school league.
She said, Longer practices. They push
you more, and you learn a bit more about
teamwork. So far, the girls have won
some and lost some. They mainly play St.
Francis, SEAS, and Blessed Sacrament.
Come out and support the Girls Volleyball
Team!
Football
The 6th grade football team is
playing a tough league this year.
Our opponents include Andover,
Derby, and Maize. The team
practices on Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday. Our games are
always on Saturday afternoons. Our
practices start at 6:15 pm each day
and end at 8:00 pm. For now, the
team is 1-2. The team had a difficult
start but is now doing better and
playing well. They want to be the
best they can be. Come watch the
6th grade Spartan football team and
give them your support.
Grand Opening of
Spartanville
The 6th Grade has just started their new life at Spartanville! This small town
is located on the sixth grade hall in WCS, the best school ever. The town
opened on Monday and includes Finan Lab, Schwarz Pi Shop, DeVries
Garden, Gehrer Forum, and Smith Global Travels. The new Spartanville
residents will participate by doing jobs that will earn them monthly salaries.
Every student has the job of being an exemplary student. Other jobs include
Homework Monitor, Fine Officer, and Manager. The Homework Monitor
writes on their advisors board all the homework for each night. With the
money they earn from their job and from bonuses, residents will pay a
monthly residency tax and utilities. They may even become landowners and
stockholders. Extra money saved can be spent at the auction. It is going to
be an exciting time as Spartanville students learn about economics in a real-
life situation.