Adoption provides new opportunities
May 2, 2011 • Alicia Johnson, Staff Reporter
Filed under Feature
“A lot of times I find myself asking ‘Why couldn’t my mom pull herself together?’” senior Stephanie Windholz said. These are the kind of questions that those put through adoption can often wonder. Adoption, defined by dictionary.com as to take and rear the child of other parents as one’s... Read more »
Scholarships are easy way to avoid debt
May 2, 2011 • Alicia Johnson, Staff Reporter
Filed under Feature
One of the biggest decisions a young person will make in life is whether or not college is a perusable goal. According to collegeboard.com, the average cost for college is about $8,000 dollars per year for in-state students. Overall, that totals a whopping $32,000 that a student could potentially land... Read more »
Juniors react to state assessments
May 2, 2011 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter
Filed under News, Top Stories
This past month, the juniors took the Kansas state science and history/ government assessments. They took the physical science portion this year since they took the life science portion as sophomores. The test was giving during the students’ chemistry hour and was about 45 minutes long. Students had... Read more »
Girls soccer loses to Garden
May 4, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports
The girls soccer team played on the practice field for its game against Garden City on May 3. The final score of the game ended up being 2-1 in favor of Garden. Garden City took the lead in the 28th minute. Sophomore Megan Bird scored in the 36th minute to tie the game at 1-1 going into the half. Coming... Read more »
Softball sweeps Liberal
May 4, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports
The softball team defeated Liberal in both games, 10-0 and 14-3, on May 3 to move to 13-1 on the season. Sophomore Katelyn Schumacher pitched the first game coming away with her eighth win of the season. Schumacher gave up three hits with no earned runs. Hays was helped to the victory with a three run... Read more »
State journalism results
May 8, 2011 • Anna Shippy, Staff Reporter
Filed under News, Top Stories
18 students competed at the KSPA state journalism competition last Saturday in Lawrence on the University of Kansas campus. The results ended up with seven students placing. The state placers were: Whitney Gerstner, second place, Academic Photography Cora Jaeger, third place, Infographics Brenda Soto,... Read more »
Chamber Singers auditions
May 10, 2011 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
The 2011-2012 Chamber Singers auditions are May 18, but the students trying out have been practicing for weeks. In the past the auditions were open for everyone to watch, including former members and other students auditioning for Chamber Singers. This year, however, the auditions will be closed, with... Read more »
Girls track and field takes fourth at Valley Center
May 10, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
Valley Center High School Invitational April 8, 2011 Girls Individual Results The girls competed at Valley Center and placed fourth with 44 points. They defeated Valley Center, 41 points and Garden City, 39. They will next compete at Wichita. 100m dash: 6. Janae Gagnon, 12.92 200m dash: 4. Hanna Pfannenstiel,... Read more »
Girls track and field places fourth at McPherson
May 10, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
McPherson 2011 April 19, 2011 Girls Individual Results The girls competed at McPherson and placed fourth with 75.5 points. They defeated Hutchinson, 49 points and Garden City, 43. 200m dash: 2. Hanna Pfannenstiel, 26.66 400m dash: 1. Hanna Pfannenstiel, 1:01.29 800m run: 3. Taylor Stewart, 2:34.61; 4.... Read more »
Girls track and field places fifth at Buhler
May 10, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
Buhler Invitational April 21, 2011 Girls Individual Results The girls competed at Buhler and placed fifth with 74 points. They defeated Andover Central, 52 points and Maize South, 38. 100m dash: 4. Janae Gagnon, 13.58; 5. Bree Kiser, 13.72 200m dash: 4. Gagnon, 28.80 800m run: 1. Bailey Zimmerman, 2:28.12 4x100m... Read more »
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