Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online

Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online

Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online

While at the Tournament of Champions at Salina South, the forensics team received five medals.

Forensics team competes at the Tournament of Champions

Allison Hillebrand, Associate Editor February 20, 2019

At a meet at Salina South, the Tournament of Champions on Feb. 16, the forensics team earned five medals. Twenty-two teams competed at the meet, with over 300 entries. In Impromptu Duet Acting, freshmen...

The team consisted of sophomores Andrew Duke, Allison Brooks, Alicia Feyerherm, Skylar Zimmerman, junior Levi Hickert and senior Cameron Karlin.

Scholar’s Bowl competes in state competition

Allison Brooks, Staff Reporter February 19, 2019

State Scholar’s Bowl competition took place on Feb. 9 and Hays High sent a team of sophomores Andrew Duke, Allison Brooks, Alicia Feyerherm, Skylar Zimmerman, junior Levi Hickert and senior Cameron...

Hays FFA takes third at speech contest

Hays FFA takes third at speech contest

Kalyssa Boyle, Staff Reporter February 19, 2019

The FFA speech contest results from Feb. 14 were announced as follows. Team: Third Freshman: Candance Dickey- Second Rosston Eckroat- Third Sophomore: Monique William- Sixth Junior: Colton...

Leadership team will be conducting the 8th grade visit on Feb. 25.

Leadership team prepares for 8th grade visit

Allison Hillebrand, Associate Editor February 16, 2019

After their meeting on Feb. 14, leadership team has begun planning the 8th grade visit on Feb. 25 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The team will meet again on Feb. 19 and Feb. 22. “The transition from...

Picture of the art students saw at a local art museum after the Schülerkongress 2 years ago.

German I, II students can go to Schülerkongress in Lawrence

Nikka Vuong, Staff Reporter February 14, 2019

This year students from German I and II have the opportunity to go the 2019 Schülerkongress on March 2. The Schülerkongress is an event held at Kansas University in Lawrence. Students that take German...

Seniors Rebecca Anderson and Garrett Cole quiz each other on their lines before rehearsal.

Spring Play cast persists through challenging rehearsals

Caitlin Leiker, Staff Reporter February 13, 2019

This year’s Spring Play performance will take place March 7-9 at 12th Street Auditorium. As far as rehearsals go, the students are hard at work trying to memorize their lines, which director Bill...

After the USD 489 School Board Meeting on Feb. 11, Ron Wilson is approved as the new superintendent.

School board votes, approves Ron Wilson as new superintendent

Allison Hillebrand, Associate Editor February 13, 2019

After a board meeting on Monday, Feb. 11, former Superintendent of USD 489, John Thissen, has been replaced by Ron Wilson, effective July 1, 2019. Weeks of searching for candidates narrowed candidates...

Board member Greg Schwartz discusses the possible $25 Drivers Education fee reduction during the Feb. 12 Board of Education meeting. Schwartz was not in favor of the reduction.

Board of Education meets Feb. 11 discusses fee reduction for Driver’s Education

Alicia Feyerherm, Staff Reporter February 12, 2019

The Board of Education met on Feb. 11 and discussed multiple agenda items. Among those items was the topic of Driver’s Education enrollment costs and whether they should be lowered this coming year. The...

Looking back 10, 25, 50 years ago

Looking back 10, 25, 50 years ago

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter February 11, 2019

The Guidon staff has decided to include a monthly feature in which it will look through past editions of the newspaper to see the new events that were being reported 10, 20 and 50 years ago during each...

Newspaper students and yearbook students competing in 5A/6A grouping at Fort Hays State University.

Students plan to compete in Kansas Scholastic Press Association 2019 regional contest

Nikka Vuong, Staff Reporter February 9, 2019

Members of the Guidon staff and yearbook staff will be competing in the Kansas Scholastic Press Association. This contest will be held at Fort Hays State University on Feb 25. The KSPA is a non-profit...

The cast of RENT performs one of their songs, La Vie Boheme, which is meant as a mocking toast to the life of a poor artist.

Vocal director takes Chamber Singers to see 20th anniversary of RENT

Caitlin Leiker, Staff Reporter February 7, 2019

Vocal director Alex Underwood took the Chamber Singers to see the Encore traveling tour of RENT at Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center. The tour is in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Pulitzer...

Two forensics groups competed at the Model UN at Wichita State University on Feb. 1. The teams returned with an Outstanding Proposition Paper.

Forensics team competes at Model UN

Allison Hillebrand, Associate Editor February 6, 2019

The Hays High Forensics team won “Outstanding Proposition Paper” at their Model UN at Wichita State University on Feb. 1. Two of the three forensics teams competed at the event, each team consisting...

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