By Cynthia Chin
East High School
February: Students in math classes collected $1,042.16 in the annual penny drive. Funds support the Engineering Club field trip and materials fund and the UW-Madison Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB). This year’s EWB funds support a water distribution project in rural Guatemala. Learn more about this project at ewbuwmadison.weebly.com/Guatemala.
By Matt Meyer
Cub Scout Pack 127
Cub Scout Pack 127 is our own Northside adventurer’s club for families with girls and boys in kindergarten through fifth grade. We are just completing our main program year, with scouts working hard on their grade-level den adventures and meeting as a pack for fun and games.
By Virginia Scholtz
Northside News
“English for Everyone” is an illustrated dictionary with over 10,000 words depicted by simple drawings. The images are sorted by categories such as sports, cooking, body parts, vehicles, etc.
Delivery of two copies of this book to each of Madison’s public schools has begun. The project is being funded through the generosity of friends and neighbors in our community.
By Abbie Mannenbach
Black Hawk and Sherman Middle Schools
Students at Northside middle schools, Black Hawk and Sherman, celebrated becoming published authors of their very own novels. These students participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November.
By Eric Shipley
Emerson Eken Arts
Madison is a walkable city full of interesting neighborhoods to explore, and on Sept. 23, there will be a great new reason to go for a stroll in the neighborhood — the first ever Emerson East/Eken Park Art Walk. Come see what local artists are doing. You’ll find everything from textiles and print to paintings and ceramics.
This event is the brainchild of the newly formed Emerson Eken Arts, a collaboration of neighbors Charlotte Easterling, Lori Henthorne, Sara Hinkel and Susan Kaye. The group has been working with other residents for a year to create this exciting event, with generous support from Emerson East Neighborhood Association and Eken Park Neighborhood Association.
Emerson Eken Arts is seeking artists, donors, sponsors and volunteers. Visit emersonekenarts.org to get involved. Artists can sign up online. If you make art and would like to participate, sign up soon.
Neighbors within these neighborhoods’ boundaries are welcome to host an artist from outside the neighborhood. If you’re an artist from outside Emerson East and Eken Park, you are welcome to team up with a friend or business host within the neighborhood. Sign up at emersonekenarts.org.
This is sure to be a fun event for families and the whole community.