Hays Arts Council announces Writing Contest
February 16, 2011 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
Hays Arts Council announced its annual Creative Writing Contest for Prose and Poetry for 2011. It is sponsored by the Optimist Club of Hays. The competition is open to all Ellis County students in Kindergarten through 12 grade. Any person may enter multiple times but there is a limit of 15 per each school... Read more »
Students feel pain from excessive texting
February 16, 2011 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter
Filed under Feature
The fingers are flying and buttons are clicking. The screen suddenly lights up with the much anticipated “New Message.” With another round of flying fingers and clicking buttons, another message is returned. A Pew Research Center and the University of Michigan study says nearly one out of every three... Read more »
Online enrollment process begins
February 22, 2011 • Bonnie McRae, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
Preparation for online enrollment started on Feb. 16 during seminar. Students were asked to choose their future classes so the credits added up to seven. “I honestly didn’t even know enrollment was today,” junior Jaici Sonntag said. “I haven’t even thought about what I’m going to take.” Besides... Read more »
Boys basketball destroys Garden City
February 22, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports
The boys basketball team defeated Garden City 65-38 at home on Friday night with a big game from senior Zack Gaughan. Gaughan had 14 of his 27 points in the first half, as the Indians claimed a 21 point lead. Hays couldn’t miss a shot as it finished with an astounding 72 percent shooting for the game. In... Read more »
Boys win first at TMP swim meet
February 22, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
At Manhattan, sophomore Derek Drees competed in the 50 Free and placed fourth with a time of 24.03. Drees was the only one at this meet to place in the top six and qualify for state. The boys then swam at the TMP Invitational and placed first. In the 200 Free, sophomores Blake Mathews and Connor Hess,... Read more »
Boy swimmers qualified for state
February 22, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
The boys placed 28th at state in Topeka. In the 200 IM preliminary, junior Nathan Adams placed 16th in a time of 2:21.12. In the 200 IM finals, Adams placed 16th with a time of 2:21.09. Sophomore Connor Hess competed in the 100 Back. In the preliminary Hess placed 15th with a time of 1:03.82. In the... Read more »
Kansas State Assessments
February 22, 2011 • Anna Shippy, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
State assessment testing for all sophomores and some juniors will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 22 and finish on Apr. 29. “These tests are extremely important and determine whether we make AYP or not,” assistant principal Martin Straub said. Math testing will start first, and students will take these tests... Read more »
Kansas Scholastic Press Association regional competition
February 25, 2011 • Jackie Balzer, Online Editor
Filed under News, Top Stories
Hays returned from the Kansas Scholastic Press Association regional competition in Manhattan on Feb. 24 with 17 students qualifying for state. Competitions were available in 19 different newspaper and yearbook categories, and Hays earned state berths in 17. Several students qualified in multiple events... Read more »
Boys basketball beats rival Panthers
February 28, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports
Friday night’s boys basketball game against Great Bend ended 58-49 in favor of Hays, resulting in the Indians getting a home game for substate play against the Panthers. The scoring was spread out among three seniors during the game with senior Seth Tophoj having 15, senior Zack Gaughan with 14, and... Read more »
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