New Rock Wall in the Gym

by:Lynlee Fitches and Ellie Williams

It seems like the Digger Dash was forever ago, but all that running really paid off. After the Digger Dash, we used most of the money raised to install a new rock climbing wall in the gym. So far most of the classes have used it, already playing multiple games. One of those games is actually hide and seek. Everyone seems to love the new climbing wall.  This wall is a new favorite thing to use in the gym. It has even gotten more popular than the ropes. But this wall is more than it seems. If you really look close at it, you can see that all the different colors form shapes of mountains.  But be careful not to pass the red line! That I assure you is a bad idea. To make things even better, the wall is not only for the kids to use, the teachers have used it too! If you have not gotten the chance to use the wall, you should really look forward to using it, and if you have used it, I’m sure you are excited for the next time.

Math Olympiad

By Joseph Armstrong

Math Olympiad has had an amazing year. Starting on October 7, we have been competing with kids all over the country. We practice with difficult problems that use critical thinking. We have done 4 of 5 contests with five questions each. We have about 40 kids that participate in grades 3-5. Two parents, Mr. Holt and Mr. Anderson, help us each week. The teachers in charge this year are Mrs. Barta and Ms. Meredith. We will meet until spring break, and then have a celebration in May.

Lego Club Comes to GRE

By Joseph Kirschbaum

There is now a new Lego Club at Gold Rush Elementary. If you like legos this is the club for you. All you do is build, build, build legos non stop.  You build huge lego buildings, lego planes, and you can even build lego cities with friends. It is a really fun club to be in. If you like legos you should try to join. There are not many people in the club yet, but when you are done reading this article I hope there will be.

I talked to fellow GRE student Connor Milligan, and he said, “The Lego Club is a great place to excel in building up your creativity and imagination. If you love to build legos this is the club for you. It is the most fun club I have ever been a part of.”

I also talked to fellow GRE student Deidra VonFrame, and she said, “Lego club is a great place to build up your imagination and not only think up the stuff you want to build but also see it out of your mind. This is a great club if you love to work with Legos.”

I sure hope from these words of wisdom you have built up the courage to join the Lego club.