Welcome to Sperreng Middle School

Parents and Students,

On behalf of the boy's PE/Health department, WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!!! We hope everyone had a great summer and is ready for an exciting year here at Sperreng. This blog is how we stay in contact with the masses and share updates about what we are doing in class. All 3 boy's teachers use this blog to show what is going on in class so be sure to check back often.

This year we not only welcome a new 6th grade class, we also bring over some friends from Truman Middle School due to the boundary updates. We are very excited to welcome all of our new students and look forward to meeting all of them. This year at Sperreng we also welcome a new addition to the boys PE/Health staff, Mr. Kit Norton. He comes to us as the former director of LAA (now CommunityEd) and has 15 years in public education. I will speak for him when I say he is ready to be back in the classroom and bring his expertise to his students.

If you ever have questions/concerns/compliments about class please feel free to reach out to your child's teacher and we would be happy to speak with you. I have listed all of the contact info below but please know that email is the best way to reach us as we are never at our desks. Thanks for reading this post and we look forward to a great year!!!

Bryan Hilton
bhilton@lindberghschools.ws
Ext. 2471

Kit Norton
knorton@lindberghschools.ws
Ext. 2470

Nick Wagenknecht
nicholaswagenknecht@lindberghschools.ws
Ext. 2470

Open House Information

Click the link below to access the information shared at open house Monday night. Let your teacher know if you have questions.

Open House Information

End of the Year Wrap-Up

The year is wrapping up and boy has it flown by!!! We accomplished a lot of great things this year and also rose to some new challenges.

First, I'd like to recognize some award winners from Coach Wag's 6th Grade Boy's Classes.

The first award is the Green Fitness Award. This award is given to those who achieved at least the green fitness standard on all of the fitness tests. The green fitness level is the top half of boys in the country. The Green Award winners are:


Patrick Bartz

Chris Carbajal

Austin Chappie

Spencer Cruzen

Sam Dalfrey

Jase Dowell

Joey Ferretti

Aidan Myers

Jackson Poole

DeShaun Ramey

Ian Royer

Andrew Schraut

Michael Shamia

Johnathan Somers

Cooper Terrill

Ryan Varadian

Jackson Vaughn

Congrats to those boys for an awesome accomplishment!!! Our next award is the Gold Fitness Award. This award is given to those who achieved the gold fitness standard on all of the fitness tests. The gold fitness level is the top 15% of boys in the country. The Gold Award winners are:

Parker Anderson

Dane Bjorn

Eli Preheim

Faris Selimovic

Congrats to those boys for an outstanding achievement!!!

Next, I would like to share some numbers with you regarding how much my classes improved this year in terms of physical fitness scores. In my classes all year, I have stressed the importance of improving and beating your best. I think these numbers are proof that if we push our students and give them the tools to succeed that they will impress us. We started every class with some sort of a fitness warm-up (running, crossfit, interval training, etc.) and it is nice for the students to see that those efforts are not wasted. For the boys side of things:

Mile Run: 87% of students improved their time from first quarter

Pacer: 90% of students improved their score from first quarter

Sit and Reach: 72% of students improved their score from first quarter

Shuttle Run: 97% of students improved their time from first quarter

Sit-Ups: 98% of students improved their score from first quarter

Pull-Ups: 56% of students improved their score from first quarter

And for the girls side of things:

Mile Run: 87% of students improved their time from first quarter

Pacer: 88% of students improved their score from first quarter

Sit and Reach: 84% of students improved their score from first quarter

Shuttle Run: 81% of students improved their time from first quarter

Sit-Ups: 96% of students improved their score from first quarter

Pull-Ups/Flexed Arm Hang: 81% of students improved their score from first quarter

It truly was a remarkable year here at Sperreng and we can't wait to come back next year (after a small summer break of course) to continue the work we have already started. Our increased focus on fitness has paid off for this year but taking care of your body is a constant process and hopefully our students now see the benefits of living an active lifestyle. 

Have a GREAT SUMMER AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!! GO FLYERS!!!!!

Running the Gauntlet

Coach Hilton's classes have been learning about repeats over the last six weeks.  Each week we have done a different work out that is related to running. First we did 400 meter repeats, then 800, then 100. After the longer distances we did speed workouts that deal with 20-30 and 40 meter sprints and finally this week we did hill repeats up a 10-15 meter hill. The guys have been doing great.

Fitness Testing

Coach Hilton's and coach Mertens's classes have been fitness testing this week. The guys have been doing a great job. Some highlights are we have had sever students run a sub 6:00 nile and run over 100 in the pacer test.

Pacer and Mile Update

 Coach Hilton's classes ran their third quarter pacer this week and will run the mile today or tomorrow. The guys are doing a great job as 90% of the students were able to improve their pacer score.  The students have been working very hard and it is showing in their results. My classes will run the mile either today or tomorrow.

Reminder About Best Choice Next Week

Just a reminder that we have Best Choice next week. I have linked the lesson outlines and a document of fast facts that can hopefully answer some of your questions. Let me know if you have additional questions. As with any health unit, a student can step out of the class at any time if they are uncomfortable. Also, if a parent does not want their child to receive the presentation, they can opt their child out.

Don't forget to sign up for the Fitness 5k!!! There is a link to the flyer below. All participants will now get a coupon for a free bike helmet as well...the perks just keep getting better!!!

Thanks and let me know if you need anything.

Go Flyers!!!

Fast Facts Flyer

6th Grade Outline

7th Grade Outline

5k Sign-Up Sheet