MAP 1 is the entrepreneur level of the MAP program, where students complete projects of varying levels for FBLA recognition .
Mansfield Middle School 6th Grade student, Braxton Byers recently completed eight activities in the following areas: school/community services, education, leadership and career exploration.
CONGRATS BRAXTON!
Byers Completes FBLA MAP 1
U10 Mansfield Soccer Goes UNDEFEATED!
3rd year Head Coach, Rich Patterson’s U10 team had a dream season this Fall. His team, mostly 2nd year players beat their opponents by an average of 12 goals per game, with an average of 1 goal scored against their defense.
This U10 came together late in the registration but flourished since their first game. “They play so well, as if they’ve played together forever” added Patterson. They typically played a full field, with no substitutes against teams with substitutes, which is a testament to their willingness to win, and play full field without a break.
This age group is highly competitive amongst rivals such as Paris, and Booneville, with Mountainburg coming into the scheduled games this season. “We played Mountainburg at Alma on a field twice the size we practice on, it was intimidating. They came together that game, which started the 2016 season. I am very proud of everyone; they gave it their all every game” commented Patterson.
U13 Mansfield Soccer UNDEFEATED, Again!
Pictured Left to Right: (Back Row) McKenzie Putney, Nate Elmore, Head Coach Jason Baggett, Clint Stovall, Seth Carter. (MIddle Row) Ethan Chapman, Brooklyn Adams, Braxton Byers, Kaitlyn Slinkard, Lita Hecox, Serenity Brunson, Alexis Rivera. (Bottom Row) Preston Faulkner, Chandlan Silvey, Greyson Baggett, Ethan Plowman, Sebastian Vannaraj.
Photo Credit: Kandis Howard
With a narrow victory over Booneville (2) this past Saturday, the U13 Mansfield Soccer team ended their 2016 Fall season with a win, giving them their third undefeated season in 5 years, and the title of Champions.
“It was an absolute nail biter that came down to the final minutes” stated Lesli Baggett, U13 Assistant Coach.
This team knows how to win, and has proved that year after year. In 2014, they scored a total of 71 points, only allowing 8 points against their defense. When the team came back after a year off due to lack of competition, and enrollment across the entire league, the question of “could they do it again” was at the top of the list.
Baggett added, “These kids play for the love of the game. Yes, they want to win, and we all expect them to give their very best, but an undefeated season happens one game at a time and with it coming down to the final minutes of the game, each player had a role in the score, and the outcome.”
Mansfield was down 6-2 as they head into halftime on Saturday, which was a first for the team. They quickly rebounded in the second half, and scored the tying goal within the last minute of regulation play. After a quick discussion from the coaches, and referee, Mansfield didn’t want to end the season on a tie. It had to be decided.
As the teams exchanged penalty kicks one by one, the Mansfield U13 prevailed by scoring (3) goals to the single Booneville goal. When the final goal was made, and Booneville ran out of players, the Mansfield U13 team rushed the field to join their coaches.
2016 Mansfield U13 Soccer Record:
Mountainburg – Win (7-3)
Paris – Win (11-1)
Booneville (2) – Win (5-2)
Booneville (1) – Win (7-1)
Paris – Win (13-0)
Booneville (2) – Win (9-7) (3-1 penalty kicks)
MES “Good Citizens” for October
The word for the month was Responsibility.
Back Row: Charlie Collier, Cameron Pettus, Konnor Fletcher, Laney Wood, Maddie Hearron
3rd Row: Bella Graham, Danielle Lowery, Alee Dyer, Rhylin Walters
2nd Row: Rylie Moore, Cosmo Whiley, Everleigh Smith
Front Row: Bella Wallace and Kinsey Boatright
Provided by: Jordan Duvall, MES Counselo
Mansfield Takes Tough Loss Against Charleston
The Mansfield Senior High Tigers hosted the Charleston Tigers in a conference game Friday night, taking a tough loss with a final score of 42-17 favoring Charleston.
Mansfield Senior High Football Coach, Craig Bentley had the following to say.
“Very proud of our kids for the way that they handled themselves the whole season. We came out tonight and played hard, and left everything we had on the field.
Charleston is a dangerous team and will do well in the State playoffs. Our kids have faced many challenges since we started this thing back in the middle of July and never made any excuses. We continued to work hard starting the building blocks for a program that our town and school can be proud of.”
Joseff Buccella gained 129 yards on 23 carries to take himself over the 1000 mark for the season. He had 15 rushing touchdowns this year. Spencer Davis finished his great career with a interception and receiving touchdown.
Go Tigers!
MES Students Learn about Energy
Mrs. Holland has been teaching her fourth grade students at Mansfield Elementary about different types of energy.
First, they learned about solar energy. To experiment with this concept the students made solar ovens. After measuring the rising temperature of water for 20 minutes, the students cooked smores in the ovens.
Next, the students learned about electrical energy. The students learned how to build a circuit. Their project was to create some type of room and include a circuit with a light bulb. Many students even added a switch. They created living rooms, game rooms, bedrooms, and even a barn and a church.
Mrs. Holland stated, “My students are very creative, and they think learning is fun!”
Martin Completes FBLA MAP 1
MAP 1 is the entrepreneur level of the MAP program, where students complete projects of varying levels for FBLA recognition .
Mansfield Middle School 5th Grade student, Peyton Martin recently completed two items in each of the four sections. The 4 sections are school/community services, education, leadership and career exploration.
Peyton also completed the below activities:
1. Donated 5 hours of service to his teachers
2. Interviewed a family member about their career
3. He attended 2 chapter meetings
CONGRATS PEYTON!
MMS 8th Graders Shadow Career Paths
Haden Henson, (pictured above) job shadowed Holand Purifoy, Inside Sales Coordinator, at Hugg & Hall Equipment in Fort Smith.
Mansfield Middle School is taking full advantage of both their career development class, and the role they play in molding future members of society. It’s a big task, but they’re well on their way to success.
Last week, all the 8th graders in the career development class took time away from school, and focused on job shadowing potential career paths for the day. They followed prospective careers paths to learn what they do, in specific job functions.
MSD Staff & Students Receive Flu Shots
Last week, at the Mansfield Elementary Library, UAFS Nursing Staff & Students, & Sebastian Co. Health Dept. Staff gave 273 flu shots to the staff, and students of Mansfield School District.
This is an ongoing collaboration between the Mansfield School District, UAFS, and Sebastian Co. Health Dept. to ensure the flu virus doesn’t affect the district in epidemic form.
MES Gifted & Talented visits Museum of Discovery
The Mansfield Elementary Gifted & talented class recently visited the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock. They learned about science, technology, and math.
The museum has over 90 hands on exhibits. The class was lucky enough to have a private show in the Tesla Theater where they got to experience the Tesla Coil first hand while learning about electricity, plasma, and inventor Nikola Tesla.