Delaney earns 4.0 GPA!

Delaney, with Creswell School District Superintendent Todd Hamilton (left) and Creswell Middle School Principal Shirley Burrus after she received the Superintendent's Award for earning a 4.0 grade point average during the first half of the 2011-12 school year.

Nice work Delaney!

Delaney drives to the basket

A new basketball season is in full swing with Delaney playing on one of the Creswell Midddle School teams. Go Tigers!

Video screening: Marshmallow Time!

Delaney would like to announce the premier of her experimental video "Marshmallow Time!" The work was a collaboration between her and some friends during a fall sleepover. Enjoy!

Chris

Video card

Delaney thanks her Aunt Jaye for a bunch of cool birthday presents with a "Show & Tell" video.

Chris

Spider Girls Produce update

Tiernan made a picture of Delaney in her potting shed with her spring vegetable starts the other day. In addition to growing starts for our own garden, she will have plants available for sale.

Six packs of lettuce and broccoli seedlings should be ready soon!

Delaney video: Taken with iPhone

Trying to get the hang of the new iPhone the Register-Guard bought me. Not only did I shoot the video on the phone (about the size of a credit card), but I also edited the piece right on the phone, cutting the clips and adding graphics using the iMovie App.

Pretty amazing.

Chris

Willie the rabbit

Delaney pointed out to me that I had not put a picture of her and her, not so new, rabbit on the blog. So, here to make amends is a picture of Willie the Polish Rabbit and his Mistress.

The bunny came up for adoption late this summer from family friends and Delaney started a lobbying campaign that included hanging posters around the house asking to "Free Willie." He joined the family in early October.

Thanks to the Nipping family for Willie and his accessories and to Meg Whipp for donation of the 2 story bunny cage.

State Cross Country

Congratulations to Delaney and her Creswell Middle School Cross Country team who showoff their 3rd place team trophy at the Oregon Middle School State Championships last weekend. That is Delaney on the left.

Other members of the team who qualified to compete at the state level were Maddy O'Connor, Tauschia Arneson, Cece Holst, Olivia Powell, Shea O'Connor and Hope Powell. The squad was lead by three top 25 finisher including Maddy O'Connor who finished the 3K run in 16th place with a time of 12:23. Olivia Powell finished 18 with sister Hope Powell at close 19th place finisher.

Delaney was a trooper. She PR'd the hilly 3k despite the muddy conditions and driving rain, finishing in 42nd place with a time of 13:32. Nearly 100 girls lined up to competed in the Saturday event which was held at Fernhill Park in Portland.

Here is a link to the Creswell Chronicle story

Doodle 4 Google

We just learned Delaney was one of only 2 state finalists in the Doodle 4 Google art contest. She created a piece of artwork using the word "Google" to answer the question "If I Could Do Anything I Would…"? She was one of only 400 winners picked from over 33,000 entries across the United States.

Click here to see the other winners. Ya Delaney!

A visit to the Skinner Butte Eagles

Delaney had the school day off last week, so we drove up to the butte in Eugene to have a look at the Bald Eagle family that live on the north side of the downtown vista. Be sure and check out a video I did for the Register-Guard that also published on the web this week.

Delaney turns 11

Delaney Pietsch turned 11years old May 2nd. She celebrated in grand style with a party Saturday and culminating with a trip to the garden plant nursery on Sunday. Here is a photo gallery of some of the highlights.

Zags 2010

I put together a short highlight video of the Creswell Zags basketball teams for use on their website. Delaney makes a couple of appearances, so why not get some more bang for the buck?

Chris

The Art of the SuperHero

The Art of the Superhero from Chris Pietsch on Vimeo.

A short video of Delaney at her art opening at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Museum. See our previous entry for more info.

Year in Pictures 2009

A fun application I found on the web. Images of the family from the year.

Scholarship Winner!

Delaney learned this week that she is the recipient of a $1000 savings bond from her orthodontist Dr. Brad Chvatal. She received the award for her grades, community service and an essay on how she would help make the world smile. Right on Delaney!

Her essay read:

"I plan to make the world smile by . . . .

I think before I make the world smile, I'll start with my neighborhood. A path to the school is next to my house. A lot of families walk through there morning, afternoon and evening. I planted a perennials garden on the side of the path. When the flowers bloom, they will make people smile. Their smiles will make my smile even bigger!"

Delaney Pietsch

Orthodontist Dr. Brad Chvatal gives Delaney a scholarship at his office. (Chris Pietsch photo)

Zags point guard injuried during practice

Delaney broke her little finger at the knuckle during basketball practice this week. We went to the orthopedic doctor today and they suggested having it cast. Delaney was bummed out, but rallied a little after she got to pick a blue wrapper color. She will have to have the cast on for at least two weeks, but she went to basketball practice this afternoon anyway. What a trooper!

I shot a picture of her and her new cast with my cell phone camera.

Chris

X-ray vision

Delaney had an appointment with the orthodontist today. Contributions toward her treatment will be readily accepted. ;-)

While she was there they did a panorama X-ray of her teeth and jaw. The clinic was happy to let us have a copy and, of course, I just HAD to run it through my panorama software. Click on the image above or this link to take a 360 degree tour of the inside of Delaney's head!

Chris

Theater Camp

Theater Camp from Chris Pietsch on Vimeo.

Delaney and a few of her classmates participated in a theater camp at school this past week. On Friday they performed their version of the classic "Little Red Riding Hood" for parents and teachers.

Chris

Delaney basketball

Bulldogs '09 from Chris Pietsch on Vimeo.

Delaney and her YMCA basketball team, the Creswell Bulldogs, over come a sluggish first half to win a hard fought game in Springfield.

Chris