There will be hot dogs provided until they run out. From 12 to 2 p.m. karaoke will take place, 2 p.m. Reece McMillin will be playing, and at 3:30 p.m. Brown Bag Special will be performing.

You can sign up for this program online or at the Hays Public Library. For more information you can go to http://ya.hayspublib.org/yasummer2010.html.

“More is still coming in,” Club sponsor Ann Adams said. “I was pleasantly surprised; I had estimated a much lower amount.”

The club will send a check to the Pennies for Peace foundation where the funds will be used to buy supplies for these schools.

A single penny can buy a pencil: $211.54 can buy 21 thousand pencils.

“The City of Hays curfew applies to minors under the age of 18,” School Resource Officer Dawson said.

Minors are not allowed to be out in any public place inside of Hays between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and midnight to 5 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, according to the city ordinance.

Dawson said that if minors are caught out past curfew, the officer will notify parents and make sure the minor is properly supervised.

.  “I don’t believe there is a big problem of unsupervised minors in Hays, but I do believe it is an important issue to make sure minors are properly supervised,” Dawson said.

“We took a book we read from Book Club, met, and brainstormed ideas to illustrate our chosen books with food,” librarian Elizabeth Harris said. “Everything has to be hand-made, even though we used peeps.”

The Edible Book Festival is an annual event occurring internationally. They’re two divisions including adult and youth. This is the second time they’ve entered.

“There were many clever ideas,” Harris said. “We used Peeps, Life savers and donuts for the different districts in ‘The Hunger Games’ and we used pita bread connecting to the character Peeta in the book.”

The entries won the “Eye-Candy” award for most colorful and attractive.

For more information, go to www.colophon.com/ediblebooks.

The public viewing will be at 5 p.m. on May 1 and will cost $4. This price includes pizza, popcorn, drink and movie. There will be an opportunity for discussion following the movie – there will be root beer floats for those who choose to stay.

This movie is rated PG-13 and therefore any middle school students must be accompanied by an adult. Reviews are available at www.pluggdin.com, and if you would like more info about the movie its website is www.tosavealifemovie.com.

Youth leader and parents-only preview will be at 6 p.m. on April 29.

District livestock was early in the morning with around 85 students participating in the senior division and 60 students in the freshman division.

The contest was very successful for several members.  Junior Chelsey Smith placed seventh in the senior division with only 15 points separating her and the first place finisher from Smith Center.

However, in the freshman division, freshman Paige Fischer took fourth and freshman Hannah Talkington took eighth.

In the afternoon contest of agronomy, the team took second and was beat out by Hill City.  Members of the agronomy team were seniors Sarah Luedders and Aaron Wolfe, juniors Keegan Olson, Cody Theide, Rich Lyon and Smith, and sophomore Brandon Williams.  Three of the seven team members finished in the top 10.  Smith took third, Olson was sixth, and Luedders was eighth.

In the horticulture contest every member of the team finished in the top ten for a first place team win. Olson was second, followed by a close third from Luedders.  Fifth went Leo Dreiling and seventh went to Wolfe.

Places are as follows:

Web Application Team – first – Shelby Staab, Sarah Weisner, Tanner Willhoft (unable to attend nationals)

Video Production Team – first – Jordan Niernberger, Bryant Bombardier, Jared Wasinger, Josh Munsch (unable to attend nationals)

Presentation Management Team – second – Christina Carreira, Emily Pfeifer, Brianna Vanpelt, Kylee Watts (not originally in group but attending nationals)

Graphic Design – fourth – Jordan Niernberger

Each of these students applied and received money grants from Kansas Next Step that will go towards the trip, and they will be busy putting on different fundraisers to help raise money this next month.

Google at Boulder focuses on three main areas: Geographic and 3D, Google Applications, and Systems Infrastructure. The work place includes a recreation room with a rock wall, Rock Band and ping-pong table.

“They have working form that allows their employees to set aside 20 percent of their work day to go towards something they want to work on,” Web Team adviser Corina Beam said. “G-Mail and Google Earth were both ideas born within the 20 percent time.”

The Web Team also enjoyed a free day chilling out and skiing at the Eldora Ski Resort.

“Skiing was a blast.” senior Katie Carmichael said. “Google was cool too. The employees were very laid back. All their food was catered, there was rock wall, and their cubicles were decked out in decorations. It would be awesome to work there.”

Erica Staab, sophomore, looks over her poem "Longing" on her laptop.

Hays Arts Council sponsored a K-12 contest for self-written poetry this April. A panel of judges scored the free verse poems.

Eighth grade student Nikki Feyerhern, who is a part of Lisa Renz’s Honors English I class, walked away with first place for her poem “How to Deal With an Annoying Desk Partner.”

Freshman Darian Leiker, also a part of  Mrs. Renz’s Honors English I class, took second with her poem “Fairytales…”.

Erica Staab, a sophomore in Kathy Wagoner’s Honors English II class, earned second place for her poem entitled “Longing.”

All winners will be honored at a reception at the Black and Gold Ballroom at FHSU on May 2. Their winning poems will be combined into a book.

Band

April 24: State Music Solos/Ensemble Contest, Newton

May 10: Jazz Band, Academic/Athletics Awards Night, 7:30-8 p.m. Gym A

May 13: Spring Concert, Beach/Schmidt Auditorium, 7 p.m.

May 16: Graduation, Gross Memorial, 3:30 p.m.

May 18-20: Jazz Band Trip to Denver, Colo.

Orchestra

April 24: State Music Solo/Ensemble Contest, Newton

April 28: Playing tour of elementary schools

May 3: All City Strings Concert, 7 p.m. 12th St. Auditorium

May 13: Spring Concert, Beach/Schmidt Auditorium, 7 p.m.

May 16: Graduation, Gross Memorial, 3:30 p.m.

May 22-23: Trip to Boulder and Denver, Colo.

Choir

April 24: State Music Solo/Ensemble Contest, Newton

May 12: Chamber singer auditions 2010-2011

May 13: Spring Concert, Beach/Schmidt Auditorium, 7 p.m.

May 16: Graduation, Gross Memorial, 3:30 p.m.

April 26: Chamber Singers, Rotary Club

May 2: Chamber Singers, Postmasters, Ramada Inn, 12-1 p.m.

May 6-8: Chamber Singers Dinner Show, Gym B

May 11: Chamber Singers tour of elementary schools

May 12: Chamber Singers tour of elementary schools