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 * Welcome to the 50 State Challenge Wiki!**

This year I thought it would be fun to do a 50 state challenge with my students. I want them to be more connected with the world around them. We live in Hershey, PA and are looking to connect with a classroom from each state. We are a first grade classroom, but would love to connect with any grade level!

We want to learn about your state and specifically what your school is like! We want to use Google + or Oovoo to call you (Skype doesn't work well in our district). We would LOVE to share all about Hershey, PA too! If you are interested in helping out, please send me a request to join the wiki and put your name and contact information below! We look forward to learning with you! (As we learn about your state, a page will be created by students on the wiki)


 * Please feel free to begin your own state challenge and connect with those on the list!**

twitter: tchlrn_ak || Gwynn Moore || 1st/2nd Grade/ Adams 50 K-5 Paris Elementary Aurora Public Schools || sbalagat@gmail.com gmmoore@aps.k12.co.us || Becky Kleist || Multiage 1/2 - Westgate School Arlington Heights 25 || lbrackett@sd25.org rkleist@sd25.org || Val Ruckes || 1st Grade- Island City Academy 1st Grade- McGregor Elementary || heidi.ortolan@gmail.com vruckes@rochester.k12.mi.us || Twitter: cindigwpds || Mary Beth Hudek Amy Keyser || 1st/Columbus Academy - Independent School 2nd/Madison Elementary Ohio Connections Academy (a virtual school) || simmons@columbusacademy.org marybeth.hudek@madisonmohawks.org akeyser@connectionseducation.com ||
 * || **Name** || **Grade / District** || **Email** ||
 * **Alabama** || Susan Monday || 1st Grade / W H Council School || suzruns2@gmail.com ||
 * **Alaska** || Robanne Stading || Elementary Special Ed/Nikolaevsk School || rstading@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
 * **Arizona** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Arkansas** || Anthony Bright || 7-12 [|Harrison AR] || anbright@hps.k12.ar.us ||
 * **California** || Liz Dillon || 2nd/ LA Archdiocese- Long Beach || grade2@saslongbeach.com ||
 * **Colorado** || Sarah Balagat
 * **Connecticut** || Carolyn Stanley || Bethany Middle School -grades 7and8 || carolyn.stanley@reg5.k12.ct.us ||
 * **Delaware** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Florida** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Georgia** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Hawaii** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Idaho** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Illinois** || Laurie Brackett
 * **Indiana** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Iowa** || Shannon Miller ||  ||   ||
 * **Kansas** || Judy Beam || 1st Grade ~ Anthony Elementary || judybb@usd361.org ||
 * **Kentucky** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Louisiana** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Maine** || nadene mathes || 1st grade atwood primary school || nmathes@rsu18.org ||
 * **Maryland** || Andrew Hanes || 3rd grade Friends School of Baltimore || ahanes@friendsbalt.org ||
 * **Massachusetts** || Jack Curletti || Kindergarten || jack.curletti@bhrsd.org ||
 * **Michigan** || Heidi Ortolan
 * **Minnesota** || Sara Getting || 1st Grade - Inver Grove Heights Community Schools || gettings@invergrove.k12.mn.us ||
 * **Mississippi** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Missouri** || Krista Cantrell || 1st Grade - Fremont Elementary || klcantrell@spsmail.org ||
 * **Montana** || Kathy Sather || 1st Grade - Highland Park Early Primary School || satherkathy@gmail.com ||
 * **Nebraska** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Nevada** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **New Hampshire** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **New Jersey** || Carol Olson || 1st Grade- Princeton Day School || colson@pds.org ||
 * **New Mexico** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **New York** || Cindy Baker || Kindergarten-4th grade, Avoca Central School || cbaker@avocacsd.org ||
 * **North Carolina** || Cindi Gibbs-Wilborn || TK-5th grade Providence Day School || cindi.gibbs-wilborn@providenceday.org
 * **North Dakota** || Jeremy Holkup || 2nd/Wilton Elementary || Jeremy.Holkup.2@sendit.nodak.edu ||
 * **Ohio** || Julie Simmons
 * **Oklahoma** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Oregon** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Pennsylvania** || Jan Abernathy ||  ||   ||
 * **Rhode Island** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **South Carolina** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **South Dakota** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Tennessee** || Reuben Stugart || Jere Baxter Middle School - 5-8 grade || rstugart@mnpsk12.org ||
 * **Texas** || Beth Hilsabeck || 1st grade/Bluebonnet Elementary || hilsabecke@lisd.net ||
 * **Utah** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Vermont** || Beth Redford || Richmond Elem K-4 || beth.redford@cesu.k12.vt.us ||
 * **Virginia** || Erica payne || meriwether Lewis elem k-5 || Epayne@k12albemarle.org ||
 * **Washington** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **West Virginia** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Wisconsin** || Danielle DeGroot || Windlake Academy-7/8th grade || ddegroot@seedsofhealth.org ||
 * **Wyoming** ||  ||   ||   ||

Would love to connect with classrooms around the world! Please just write your location with all other contact information! Blog: jackienelson.edublogs.org ||
 * || **Name** || **Grade/ District** || **Email** ||
 * **South Australia** || Jackie Nelson || Year 1 - Craigburn PrimarySchool || jackie.nelson@craigburn.sa.edu.au
 * Surrey, BC, Canada || Karen Lirenman || Grade 1/ Bonaccord Elementary || mslirenman@gmail.com ||
 * Brisbane, Australia || Amanda Marrinan || Year 2/St John Vianney's Primary || amarrinan@bne.catholic.edu.au ||
 * Swift Current, SK, Canada || Tanya Hansen || Grade 1 - Central Elementary || tanya.hansen.gr1@gmail.com ||
 * Port Hardy, BC || Sarah Soltau-Heller || Grade 1 - Eagle View Elementary || sheller@sd85.bc.ca ||
 * Ancaster, ON, Canada || Aviva Dunsiger || Grade 1/2 - Ancaster Meadow School || dunsiger@yahoo.com ||
 * Guatemala City, Guatemala || Claudia Ozaeta || Grade 1 - Montesssori International School || chachi_2001_gt@yahoo.com ||
 * Kanata, ON, Canada || Marcie Martel || Grade 1 - St. Gabriel || marcie.martel@ocsb.ca ||
 * Montreal. Qc, Canada || Elyse Haber || Grade 1 Hebrew Academy || elyse.haber@ha-mtl.org ||