Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 136 No. 1 Fall 2014 | Page 5

Middle School News
By Maryann Barnett

Mystery Night in the Library
WSD Librarian, Mrs. Nell Fleming has organized a mystery evening for the middle school students for the past
three years. Two years ago, students played the board game Clue, as well as The Z School for the Deaf (ZSD)
game, The Mystery at the Superintendents House. Scott Kendziorski told a mystery story called, The Dark Days
of Hamburger Halpin. Last year everyone played Clue and completed a jigsaw puzzle Clue game similar to
those popular murder mystery games in the stores. Students also enjoyed Deaf ghost stories signed by David
Copeland.
This year, students giggled at riddles told by Scott
Kendziorski and then they played a live Clue game.
Along with middle school language arts teacher,
Mrs. Karen Copeland, Nell Fleming arranged
various fictional rooms in the library, including the
movie theatre, the study, the hall of fame, the Red
Couch Lounge, the Genius Bar, and the Reading
Road Hall. Enlisting the help of staff member’s
daughters, Ronnell Fleming and
Eliza Lopez, decorations were hung and detectives were costumed. The WSD kitchen staff made fun Halloween
snacks. There were popcorn skeleton hands, carrot fingers, apple wedges, and punch with an ice ring of Clue
game pieces.
The premise of the live Clue activity was that ALL of the students became suspects who wanted to check out
the brand new eBook entitled, ‘Draw the Dead.’ Each had a very good reason why he or she should be the
first person to check out the book. That reason then became the motive for murder. Besides the known clue
characters, Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard and Professor Plum, there were additional guests, Dr. Watson and
Sherlock III and even a couple historical WSD names, such as Mrs. Chesebro and Mr. and Mrs. Hilltopper.
Someone attempted to kill the victim with a particular weapon in a particular room. Which suspect did it? Did
they use the deadly remote control? Did they use the stapler? Did the copy machine crush them? Was an iPad
used as a deadly weapon? Where did the attack happen?
To find out the answers to these ‘mystery in the library’ questions, you only have to ask a middle school
student. Students are already looking forward to the next fun, educational and ghoulish Mystery Night.

Dorm Staff News
By Brian Lievens

300-mile Bicycle Trek
Carlos Lopez, a dorm counselor on B-4, rode his ten-speed
bicycle from his hometown, Willimas Bay, to the Eagle River
area in northern Wisconsin where his family was vacationing.
A determined Carlos averaged 75 miles a day in his 300-mile
destination. Mr. Lopez stayed overnight at hotels at selected stops
to rest and recuperate after each grueling day on the bike. Carlos
uploaded the photos from his bike trip on Facebook. His family
and friends cheered him along the way. His family was relieved
when he arrived safely. Enriched by the experience, Carlos is
interested in doing something like this again in the future.

Carlos Lopez within 27 miles from his
Eagle River, Wisconsin destination.
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