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Competitions, News & Features February 19, 2020

The Young Playwrights Contest In FCS Middle School

Here we have an interview with Lori Reed, the middle school drama teacher. The interview with Ms. Reed gives the information about what this contest is all about, and what the winners earn. What is the young playwrights competition? So it’s called the playwrights in progress, and it’s an opportunity for young people to express their views in an art in the form of a play! What do you do to help students enter into the competition? We have a process of preaching the parts of the play, reading other students plays so they can see examples, then brainstorm together, and then when they start writing their plays their classmates start to improve and expand their own plays. What does the winner of the young playwrights competition earn? In our Friend’s Central competition you get to direct your cast and see your own play up on the main stage,…

Athletics, Competitions February 28, 2018

Winter Olympic Wrap-Up

The Winter Olympics are almost over as it is almost February 25th! This has been a very good Winter Olympics for the top 5 countries: Norway, Germany, Canada, Netherlands, and the U.S.A. Norway has 33 medals total, Germany has 24 medals total, Canada has 21 medals total, Netherlands has 16 medals total, and the U.S.A. has 16 medals total. Some very talented U.S. olympians are: Red Gerard – Won gold in men’s snowboarding slopestyle. Chloe Kim – Won gold in women’s halfpipe in snowboarding. Shaun White – Won gold Men’s Halfpipe in snowboarding. In the Olympic Sport Curling, a member of the Russian team was caught using illegal substances during a drug test. This sparked up controversy, as the Russian team got 3rd place in mixed Doubles curling. Following up on the Russian doping curler, the Russian team had to give back their bronze medals, which is very disappointing. Norway…