Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 133 No. 2 Winter 2011-2012 | Page 19
A Job Well Done!
Unwrapping the
perpetual presents!
Each quarter the dormitory sponsors a reinforcement
trip or activity to recognize and reward student
behavior for each floor; elementary, middle school and
high school.
On November 17, the elementary floor enjoyed a
delicious buffet at Stonefire Pizza in New Berlin for
their first quarter reinforcement trip. After stuffing
their little bellies, everyone clamored over to the
FunZone to test out their skills at a variety of games.
Some of the games awarded tickets which were
cashed in for valuable prize memorabilia. A tired but
satisfied group returned with big smiles on their faces.
Skateland, inWaukesha, was the place to be on
November 10th, for the middle school reinforcement
trip where some serious roller skating action took
place. Some of the students showed the staff what
experts they are on wheels while others showed how
to polish the floor. A good time was had by all.
Right after the students returned from the holiday
break, on January 3, the high school students attended
a performance in Milwaukee called, The Blue Man
Group. For many of the students this was their first
experience viewing a performance of this style, thus
they really did not know what to expect. Amazing
light effects made the show very visual. The three
performers beat on drums, ringing out loud sound
effects. Everyone enjoyed the show. To the students’
amazement, after the show ended, they met the
performers in person for a photo op. A few lucky
students received a good old fashioned kiss on the
cheek which left blue lip marks. How cool was that!
Daniel Orizaba
and Dakota
Kangas enjoyed
the skate outing.
Seniors, Lennon Morrissey and
Amanda Feliciano pose with a
Blue Man Group actor.
Ellie Lister in her holiday best!
Halina and Katelyn show us
their famous holiday twirl!
Wyatt and Mark check
out the goodies.
Celebrating the Holidays
On December 13th, the elementary and middle school
dorm students hosted a Holiday party. The girls came
decked out in their holiday finest while the boys
provided the Yule-tide spirit. Plenty of delicious food
was provided by our wonderful WSD kitchen staff
and other goodies were provided by chef-wannabe,
dorm staff. Holiday oriented games were enjoyed by
all of which the favorite one was the perpetual present
opening race which boosts one gift inside of a gift,
inside yet another gift, and so on. The celebration was
an enjoyable time that ended with everyone in the
mood for the holidays.
On Monday, December 19th, the middle school
took the opportunity to go on a holidays shopping
adventure at the Madison East Towne Mall. This
gave students the opportunity to see what sales were
occurring, what gift ideas the stores had to offer and to
get some family shopping done without their families
knowing what they would receive. The students had
a great learning experiencing in figuring out their
budgets and making change with their money to buy
gifts for their loved ones.
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