Seniors include, Delphine Burns, Spencer Greathouse, Anna Hickert, Spencer McCue, Dustin Mulkey, Charlie Stieben, Preston Ryan and Olivia Zody.

Juniors include, Molly Barnett, Amy Jordan, Shelby Matlock, Rachel Muirhead, Nicholas Overbey, Raeanna Peacock, Olivia Wiesner and Megan Zeman.

Sophomores include, Jacob Balzer, Max Befort, Quinlan Brungardt, Alex Crowley, Conrad Hoffman, Andrew McGinnis, Emily McPherson and Emily Peckham.

“I thought it was a wonderful experience for me being a sophomore,” Brungardt said. “‘It’s Alright’ was my favorite song. It was fun to sing and my friends were in it.”

Some students have a tradition of attending the dinner show.

“I went to Dinner Show because I’ve gone for the past five years,” freshman Brandon Davidson said. “It was really good. I liked the big group songs the best. I’d just like to tell everyone good job.”

Most students went to watch their friends and just have a good time.

“It was fantastic,” junior Adam Kober said. “It was one of the best performances I’ve ever seen. My favorite song was when they sang ‘Celebrate Good Times’ together.”

The food, a new menu this year, which featured chicken and pasta with green beans and breadsticks, affected some students’ reactions to the show.

“I think the food could have been much better,” junior Megan Dinkel said. “I was expecting more for $18.00. The performances were good.”

For the Chamber Singer seniors this was one of their last performances as a Chamber Singer.

“It was lots of fun,” Mulkey said. “The highlight of it all was obviously performing, and the practices got kind of tiring. It was amazing to see all of us come together and perform for others who love music as much as we do. My favorite song was the group of guys that sang ‘In the Still of the Night.’”

Many students who attended the Dinner Show for the first time gave a positive review of the performance.

“It was my first time watching, and I really liked both the food and performances,” junior Sana Cheema said. “My favorite song was ‘Dancing in the Moonlight’ sung by Jacob Balzer.”

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The school band, choirs and orchestra all performed pieces at the festival. Band, Chamber Singers, Concert Choir and Freshman choir took home all superior one ratings, and orchestra received and overall two rating.

“I participated in three events on Thursday,” junior Amy Jordan said. “Chamber Singers did pretty well. We got perfect scores of 80 from all three judges. Mr. Matlock said two of them told us that we should be singing at regional ACDA Conference. Band didn’t do too badly. We needed to clean up some spots, but we played musically, and that counts for a lot more. Orchestra. Well, orchestra was orchestra.”

While not all participants were quite as busy as Jordan, they still enjoyed the festival.

“I would have to say being able to get out of school and being able to hang out with my friends when we weren’t play or practicing was the most enjoyable part,” senior band member Blake Mathews said. “That and the actual performing.”

Senior choir member Emma Henry shared her ups and downs of the festival.

“The hardest part was probably learning and memorizing the incredibly fast Indian song,” Henry said. “Our score made all the work worthwhile though. We got straight ones.”

While there may have been individual mistakes and triumphs, the overall effect of the days performances was a success.

“I thought band did a great job,” sophomore Alex Crowley said. “There were some parts in the performance where it was shaky, such as tuning. But, when it is super cold outside it is going to be rough. Overall I felt very strong about the performance and I can’t wait until next year in Marching Band to get a one at WAC.”

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“To prepare for the audition we had to learn a dance and have it memorized and cleaned within the days before tryouts,” freshman Emily Prine said. “Along with the dance, we had to do right and left splits, leaps and turns.”

Those auditioning were required to attend at least two tryout practices and fill out an application and agreement sheet.

“The requirements for tryouts are simple,” junior Breanne Kruse said. “The worst part of auditions is that they sneak up on you. I usually find myself extremely out of shape and sore after a week of tryout practices, because I don’t prepare. Once you go to one tryout practice and learn the dance though, it’s important to practice it so that you don’t just know the dance, but have perfected it. It’s your responsibility to make sure you’re confident in the dance.”

Watching tryouts is Prine’s favorite part of the week.

“I like being able to see the people who could potentially be on the team,” Prine said. “The worst part for me is being nervous. The nerves always hit me the night before I tryout.”

For Kruse, feelings of nervousness never hit until she got out on the floor.

“We do it twice so the judges can evaluate you and the other two girls you perform with,” Kruse said. “This year I messed up the first time so standing there waiting for the judges to be ready for round two was really nerve racking.”

Though junior Wendy Zimmerman was sick throughout the week, she felt tryouts were fantastic.

“Overall, I was exhausted but I still managed to give a little attitude,” Zimmerman said. “The kick-line was the worst part for me. I totally screwed it up and went off the wrong leg, but I gave the judges a wink and kept smiling and laughing. That’s what counts.”

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In the triple jump Elite division, junior Wendy Zimmerman placed first with a distance of 10.75m. Zimmerman also placed second in the high jump Elite division. Her jump was 1.57m.

The girls will next compete tomorrow at Buhler.

Senior Adam Deterding won the 110m hurdles in the Elite division with a time of 14.54. Deterding also won the 300m hurdles in the 4A-6A division and the high jump in the Elite division with a time of 41.47 and distance of 2.03m. Sophomore Dominique Carrasco followed behind Deterding and placed 41.84. Senior Joshua Brungardt placed first in the 800m run 4A-6A division. His time was 2:01.92.

Sophomore Alex Delton placed second in the 200m dash Elite division. His time was 22.70. In the 4x400m relay Elite division, the boys placed second with a time of 3:32.10.

Senior Derek Bixenman placed first in the long jump 4A-6A division. His jump was 6.38m. Bixenman also placed first in the triple jump 4A-6A division. His jump was 13.03m. Senior Cade Sharp placed first in the discus throw Elite division with a distance of 48.57. In the Elite division of shot put, Sharp placed second with a distance of 16.49.

The boys will compete tomorrow at Buhler.

“This program provides current teaching films, short and long, on almost all subject areas,” librarian Elizabeth Harris said. “There are 10,000 full length videos and 130,000 short clips. Each year the content is updated with 1,000 more new programs.”

The program can be found on the library webpage under “Teacher Resources”.

“It makes me really excited because companies I would normally order from individually are used in this program,” Harris said. “Now, I can use it all in one. It’s also great because you can embed the video and cite it for projects.”

Harris says the content is great so far.

“The small clips are helpful for teachers to reinforce their point on what they are teaching,” Harris said. “Most teachers don’t want a full movie.”

Providing current videos to teachers has been a struggle for Harris in the past.

“This program helps me help the teachers in our school,” Harris said. “I’m totally jazzed.”

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Liberal got the first goal but Bird tied the game up just before the half.

Hays got four goals in the second half on its way to the win.

The teams overall record is now 5-1 and 2-0 in WAC play.

The next game for the girls is Monday, April 8 against Junction City.

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Hays won the first game, 3-1, led by the pitching of Senior Hayden Hutchison who pitched a complete game giving up just two hits.

Hutchison also had three of the four hits by the Indians.

In the second game, the Indians fell 3-0.

Junior Kade Parker pitched the first four innings giving up all three runs. Junior Layne Downing came into the game in relief.

Senior Chandler Rule had the only hit for Hays in the game.

The baseball team is now 3-1 on the season and travels to Kapuan Mt. Carmel on Friday, April 5, for its next games.

Hays made it to the finals by defeating Augusta 5-0 in the first round.

Then, in the second round the Indians defeated Newton, 1-0, when senior Taylor Herman scored with one second to go in regulation.

In the championship game Hays fell 2-0 to Andover Central.

Senior Shelby Dinkel and Herman were both named to the All-Tournament team.

The next game for the girls is Tuesday, April 2, at Dodge City.

“I went to Chicago during Spring Break,” sophomore Alex Crowley said.  “I visited my uncle, went to museum of Science and Industry and visited the Art Institute. I also saw “The Book of Mormon.” It was a great way to relax and have time away from school.”

Sophomore Conrad Hoffman also had an eventful break.

“I didn’t go very far,” Hoffman said. “I went to the Cosmosphere in Hutchison, Kansas. It was tons of fun. We saw a lab, watched an I-max movie and visited the Planetarium. Who knew I’d actually learn something on Spring break?”

Junior Shelby Matlock also traveled during her Spring break for educational purposes.

“I went to Minnesota for a college visit,” Matlock said. “It was really fun. I always love to go places and see new things.”

Some students decided to enjoy the comforts of home on their time off.

“I didn’t go anywhere,” junior Adam Kober said. “I’m too lazy, but I still had a good break. I didn’t have to take time off work so I made money and when I wasn’t working, I was relaxing comfortably at home. I have no regrets.”

Other students didn’t have the pleasure of enjoying their break.

“I went to Arkansas for a mission trip during Sprink break,” Senior Eryn Johannes said. “I had fun sometimes, but for the most part it was kind of miserable.  We went to a ranch and we were put into tribes that simulate different countries. Some of us lived in small huts and in small cabins with no electricity and outdoor bathrooms, so we got to experience how other countries live. However, it was cold and raining so it wasn’t very enjoyable.”

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