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February Students of the Month
March 09, 2026

Congratulations to all of our February Students of the Month!

Elementary:

Front Row: (left to right): Neiko Luna, Evanlee Jones, Miles McNew, Aubree Rice, Oliver Gillespie, Lilah Brundage

Middle Row: Tatum Rohner, Gina Mancilla, Harvey Brown, Hunter Fichter-Harris, Riggins Fuller, Roni Turner, Collins Rice

Top Row: Aubrey Catlett, Caden Anderson, Harley Miles, Alexi Field, Christian Tysor, Harrison Priest, Autumn Hutt, Adriana Mattox

Middle School:

Front Row:(left to right): Henry Dunkenson, Jentrey Lauman, Phoenix Loftin, Cassidy Welch, Mackenzie Ramirez

Second Row: Declan Maher, Camden Holste, Jayden Thompson, Haley Love, Delaine Jenkins

High School:

Courtni Stoaks, Taylor Nelson, Simon Hennings, Ethan Chapman.

Pella Staff Member of the Month
February 16, 2026

Congratulations to middle school teacher Trisha Johnson for winning the Pella Staff Member of the Month award! This award is nomination based and she was chosen by Pella as this months winner. As the winner she receives a Pella mug, a plaque, and $500 to be used in her classroom! Way to go Mrs. Johnson!

Pella Staff Member of the Month
November 24, 2025

Congratulations to middle school teacher Amanda Wooten for winning the Pella Staff Member of the Month award! This award is nomination based and she was chosen by Pella as this months winner. As the winner she receives a Pella mug, a plaque, and $500 to be used in her classroom! Way to go Mrs. Wooten!

K8 October Students of the Month
November 06, 2025

Elementary Principal Jordan Newberg and Middle School Principal Luke Buttry would like to congratulate our September Students of the Month here at the Shenandoah Elementary and Middle School. Students earn "The Mustang Way" cards for being respectful, responsible, and being safe throughout the month from teachers and staff. In the elementary, those cards are then used to select the winners for each month. In middle school, students are nominated and chosen by their teachers. Those winners then receive an award for being chosen. This month's winners are:

Elementary:

Front Row (left to right): Bradlee Hallam, Lilly Roe, Stella Newberg, Harper Semm, Taylee Cole
Second Row: Oakley Wooten, Tatum VanLeuven, Owen Wright, Lauren Wright, Adaline Walter
Third Row: Sorin Byler, Finley Wood, Lincoln Leece, Tucker Strensland, Kyngston Roberts
Top Row: Layla Salinas, Kyia Ratliff, Chayston Gammell, Liv Gruber, Savannah Abold, Amira Catlett

Middle School:

Front row (Left to Right): Briley Staudenmaier, Kyler Weis, Cameron Hallam, Annabelle Martin
Back Row: Jerney Millikan, Raegan Stogdill,  Marlowe Martin, Maks Travis, Grayson Buttry, Garrett Mather, Dylan Sickman

Dot Day
September 15, 2025

Elementary and middle school art students created a dot day installation in the K8 cafeteria to celebrate dot day on September 15th.

"International Dot Day, a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration, began when teacher Terry Shay introduced his classroom to Peter H. Reynolds’ book The Dot on September 15, 2009. The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark”. What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage, igniting a journey of self-discovery and sharing, which has gone on to inspire countless children and adults around the globe."

Students read, "The Dot," by Peter H. Reynolds during class before pairing up middle school students with elementary students for studio time. Students worked together to "make their mark" by making mixed media dots, dot mobiles, watercolor dots, yarn dots, and more! Middle school students worked hard to install hundreds of decorated dots throughout the school.