Nex-Tech Phonebook Deliveries
November 2, 2010 • Anna Shippy, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
For their annual fundraiser, the band members and parents will be delivering Nex-Tech phonebook directories until Nov. 10. They will split up into groups of seven and cover the entire town. They will be delivered between 8 a.m. until dark. “This is a great opportunity for the band considering we... Read more »
Cross Country at WAC
November 5, 2010 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
Varsity boys were able to place fourth as a team at WAC at Liberal. Senior Seth Tophoj led the team by placing first with a time of 17:15. Senior Eli Fort followed close behind, placing eighth place in a time of 18:18. Freshman Kendall Kandt (19:24), Joshua Brungardt (20:06), sophomore Alec Webb (20:48),... Read more »
Regional cross country at Newton
November 5, 2010 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
Varsity boys left with two individual placers from regionals at Newton. Senior Seth Tophoj and senior Eli Fort finished in second and seventh with times of 16:54 and 17:55. The other varsity runners were freshman Kendall Kandt (19:00), junior Dallas Kaiser (19:04), sophomore Joshua Brungardt (19:38),... Read more »
State cross country at Rimrock
November 5, 2010 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
Only two varsity boys were able to run at Rimrock for state. Senior Seth Tophoj placed sixth with a time of 16:45 and senior Eli Fort placed 37th with a time of 17:35. The boys raced a 5k with 100 other runners in the race. The race consisted of 12 teams, but the boys weren’t allowed to place as... Read more »
International Club will explore soccer around the world
November 10, 2010 • Delia Donovan-Powers, Online Reporter
Filed under News
Soccer will be the new major topic of discussion at the International Club meeting on Nov. 16. There will be several students as guest speakers including senior Ebu Camara, sophomore Justus Jungnickel and senior Thomas McGurk. All three students have had experiences of seeing soccer throughout the world... Read more »
Marching season has ended, concert season begins
November 10, 2010 • Rachel Moravek, Online Reporter
Filed under A&E
The school’s band members said goodbye to marching season on Nov. 2 when they had their very first concert practice. With their marching uniforms hung up, they begin to work on a spooky piece entitled “Haunted Carnival” by Bob Price. According to some students, marching season did very well when... Read more »
Book club reads “Going Bovine”
November 10, 2010 • Julie Balzer, Online Reporter
Filed under News
The award winning novel “Going Bovine” by Libba Bray is the latest story that the book club has been pouring over since its last meeting on October 17. “Going Bovine was a highly recommended book,” book club sponsor Elizabeth Harris said. “It’s fast paced, it has humor and action. It’s... Read more »
Students addicted to watching favorite TV shows
November 10, 2010 • Jackie Balzer, Online Editor
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
The clock ticks as 7 p.m. nears and the anxiety kicks in realizing that the Tivo isn’t set for that one day of the week. According to TV by the Numbers, some of the top ranked shows are “NCIS,” “60 Minutes,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “The Mentalist” and “The Big Bang Theory.” Many... Read more »
StuCo blood drive a success
November 11, 2010 • Bonnie McRae and Anna Shippy, Staff Reporter
Filed under Top Stories
The StuCo blood drive occured on Thursday, Nov. 11 in Gym B during school hours. The donated blood goes to the blood bank to be used for our area hospitals. “We need every unit we can get,” StuCo sponsor Melinda Cross said. “The blood supply is really low.” The goal for this year was 89 units.... Read more »
Bob Anastas speaks to students
November 17, 2010 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter
Filed under News, Top Stories
”Check into a Winning Life” was the featured program for students during their seminar period on Nov. 15. Robert Anastas, the founder of “Check into a Winning Life” and Students Against Driving Drunk (S.A.D.D), spoke to the students about how the decisions they make in high school will ultimately... Read more »
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