November 2012 Newsletter

BULLDOGS
November 2012
Hotchkiss High School Newsletter
Congratulations!!!!
The Hotchkiss High School
girls, coached by Mr.
Cowan, are the state cross
country champions!
A NOTE FROM THE
PRINCIPAL . . . . .
It is hard to believe that we are already halfway through the first semester; the holidays are
right around the corner. Our students have done a fantastic job so far this year, with very few
interruptions in the day due to student issues. Hopefully, during the next seven weeks they can keep
up the level of excellence. This time of year brings a lot of disruptions, in and out of the classroom,
and it is easy to fall behind. As always, I encourage you to stay involved in your child’s education
and give their teacher a call if you have any questions.
We would like to congratulate the girl’s cross-country team on winning the state championship
this past weekend in Colorado Springs and the boy’s team for finishing fourth. We expect a repeat in
2013 because all of our point scorers were underclassmen. The volleyball team recently completed
their season at the district tournament in Kremmling, although they didn’t advance to the regionals, it
has been a very successful season in that we increased our overall win total from three last year to
nine this fall. We look forward to next year with many of the team members returning. The tennis
team had a strong season with many wins, with the highlight being a fourth place finish at the annual
Delta County tournament. Finally, our football begins their quest for a state championship this
weekend in Wiggins with the first round of the playoffs. Congratulations to all our fall athletes. Way
to make Hotchkiss High School and the Hotchkiss community proud!
If you have any questions, or need any assistance in any way don’t hesitate to give us a call.
Have a great Thanksgiving!
National Honors Society Volunteers
For the fifth consecutive year, National Honor
Society (NHS) members volunteered their time at
the Kid’s Area during Mountain Harvest Festival.
NHS students painted faces, helped with games
and handed out prizes.
The Kids’ Area is sponsored by the Kampe
Foundation who wrote “We sincerely appreciate
their (NHS) contribution to this fun, communitybuilding event.” Thanks to the following students
for their great volunteer effort: Bethany
Malievsky,!!Earl Gaub,!Annie Stechert,!Caleb
Schelle,!Chris Allen,!Ross LeValley, Gabrielle
Matheson, Ciara!Beegle, Amber Pagone,!!Natalie
Anderson, Daryl Batt,!Jenny Celis.!
Outdoor Art for Homecoming
by the College Art students
Many of you may be wondering what the freshly
painted trees at Hotchkiss High are all about. The
trees are painted to protect the bark from the sun,
much like people who use sunscreen in the
summer. However, the College Art Appreciation
class has taken the much deeper meaning.
We feel the bottom of the tree is painted to show
how Hotchkiss High students started out, but the
branches are left without color because we are
going to branch out and creatively go our separate
ways. Each person in our school is a bulldog and
every tree represents the people in our school.
Each tree has its own personal texture, just like
each individual person. The people in the town and
from other towns will see the individuals reflected
in the trees as they drive into the parking lot.
The colors of the trees stand out brightly, much like
the students that shine bright, heading to the
future. That brightness leads people up to the door
of our school with a line of alternating colors. The
alternating red and white show a perfect balance
between the purity and power that Hotchkiss has
brought to our school.
NHS volunteer Natalie Anderson helping with
games at the Mountain Harvest Festival
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Extra Chicken Wire?
HHS art classes are still in need of chicken wire,
any condition. Please bring it to the west side of
the school by the Ag shop, or contact Mrs. Roeber
([email protected])
Going beyond power however, the paw print
below the trees shows Hotchkiss pride and
creativity. The paw print is our mark on the school
giving a clear sign that we are here. As everyone
can see, Hotchkiss is full of spirit.
FFA News
FFA has had a very busy month!
Seniors made applesauce and salsa. They
harvested apples and vegetables, prepared
salsa and applesauce, then canned their
delicious results.
Dutton, received his American FFA degree in
Indianapolis last week. The American Degree
is the highest degree awarded in the FFA
Association. Congratulations Tyler!
Several freshmen and sophomores attended
Made for Excellence (MFE), an FFA leadership
conference in Denver. They learned about
relationship building and communication skills.
FFA Officers and Ms. Bass at the National FFA
Convention in Indianapolis
MFE Conference attendees in Denver
FFA Harvest Dinner
Four FFA officers attended the National FFA
Convention in Indianapolis. Highlights
included: a tour of the Kroger Bakery and
Dairy; visiting a large family run dairy farm;
touring the second largest corn processing
facility in the country; and attending convention
sessions with motivational speakers (including
Scott Hamilton and Josh Beliel). Students also
had time to explore Indianapolis, including the
Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana State
Fairgrounds. Hotchkiss FFA Alumni, Tyler
FFA is hosting our first annual harvest dinner
and fundraiser on November 5th at 6:00 p.m.
The price for adults is $10 and $5 for kids 10
and under. Tickets are available from FFA
members, at the high school office, and at the
door ($12 adults, $7 kids). For more
information please contact Ms. Bass
([email protected]).
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The band and choir concert in October was a
huge success! Hopefully you can join us for the
Holiday Concert on December 18 and cheer on our
talented musicians.
The band has also had a busy and successful Pep
Band season, playing at football and volleyball
games. The highlight was homecoming where the
band “swag”marched in the parade and performed
‘Party Rock Anthem’ at half-time.
The band also enjoyed celebrating and cheering
on the girls Cross Country State Champions during
the parade on Tuesday!
Join the Pep band in pumping up the winter
sports teams. See you at the games!
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Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books is happening at Hotchkiss
High School! Students who join will read from a list of
twelve books. They need to pay attention to details!
Team practice will begin mid-January for a game
show style battle of book trivia in early spring. For
more information contact Ms. Marshall at
[email protected].
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Elks Lodge Honors Students
The Elks Lodge honored Chris Allen and Rhiannon
Hart as the outstanding HHS students for the month
of October. These students were chosen because
they exemplify the values of Hotchkiss High School
and deserve congratulations on receiving this honor.
The students and their parents were recognized at
a dinner at the Elks Lodge. We thank the Hotchkiss
Elks Lodge for their continued support of our
students and the encouragement they give to our
school. We feel privileged they are in our community,
and we will continue to strive to make them proud of
our students and our school.
Chris Allen and Rhiannon Hart
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Homecoming 2012
snapshots of this year’s events
Homecoming events included a week of dress-up events, the bonfire,
powder puff football and peach fuzz volleyball, the homecoming parade
and volleyball and football games. After months of drought, it rained on
our parade, and our football game, but it didn’t dampen our spirit!
HHS SPORTS
Cross Country
October was quite a month for the
HHS cross country team! At the Chris
Severy Invitational at Aspen High
School, the girls were first and the boys
seventh out of 21 teams. The girls had
4 of the top 10 finishers at this meet.
The next meet was the Montrose
Relays, and we did not run full teams
there. Luke Yerion and Clayton Oxford
were 12th, and Will Drbohlav and Eddie
Cambria were 26th in the boysʼ division.
Andrew Oviedo and Nilam Hypio were
32nd in the co-ed division.
At the regional meet in Delta, the
girls were first and the boys second. On
the girls side, Natalie Anderson was 3rd,
Jennifer Celis 4th, Mae Anderson 6th,
Sophia Schelle 8th, Tiffany Clock 11th
and Nilam Hypio 33rd. For the boys
Cody Bartlett was 2nd, Andrew
Tiedemann 8th, Kurt Katzdorn 14th,
Tyrell Clock 20th, Bryce Homme 26th,
Taylor Schreiner 27th and Keegan
Palmer 36th.
This past weekend at the state
meet the girls were crowned state
champions, which marks the first time
that a cross country team from
Hotchkiss has accomplished this. Once
again Natalie and Jennifer were 3rd and
4th, with Sophia 10th, Mae 11th and
Tiffany 25th out of 77 runners. The boys
finished in 4th place, which is a new
high for the boysʼ team. Andrew
Tiedeman was 10th, Kurt Katzdorn 21st,
Tyrell Clock 30th, Cody Bartlett 44th and
Bryce Homme 67th out of 94 runners.
Coach Cowan
Football
The Hotchkiss High School Football
team just completed the regular season
with a 7-2 record. Our two losses were
by a combined four points to Buena
Vista and Cedaredge. We finished the
season on a 4 game winning streak,
defeating Lake County, Roaring Fork,
Meeker, and Paonia. The playoffs
begin this week and we are the #10
seed in the bracket, and we will travel
to Wiggins to play the #7 seed. Buena
Vista is the #1 team in the state right
now and Cedaredge is #4. We hope to
continue our tradition of playing deep
into the playoffs and seeing all of our
great fans support us. The players and
coaches would like to thank our
wonderful community and
administration for all the continued
support as we make a push to the state
championship.
Coach Lemon
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Tennis
Boys tennis has finished up a very
rewarding season! We captured a 3rd
place finish (Azure Eller-PHS), and a 4th
place finish (Tony Ibarra) at regionals in
Grand Junction.! Azure actually had an
opportunity to challenge for a position
at the state tournament but came up
short in a match with Steamboat
Springs.!
For the season we basically doubled
our win total as compared to last year.!
We had a 4-5 dual match record and
placed 5th at the regional tournament.!
Thanks so much for your support and
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Coach Benson
Volleyball
Volleyball had a terrific season! We
had 40 girls out this year on our varsity,
junior varsity and two freshmen teams.
We had 9 wins this year, and beat
Hayden in the League tournament. We
are proud of our improvements this
season!
We would like to say good-bye and
thank you to our seniors, who led our
team this year. Thanks to all for your
support.
Coach Roberts
WInter sports practice
will start on Friday,
November 9. Athletes
must have a physical or a
completed sports packet
to participate!
News From the Dean
(used with permission from College in Colorado)
Grade 12
Finding a Job
Strategies for Finding a Job
As your teen graduates from high school, his plans probably include finding a job. Whether he’s looking for part-time summer work or
beginning a career, here are some tried-and-true tips for making a tough job easier.
Looking for work is work. If you don’t have a job, experts recommend spending 40 hours a week looking for one. Making a schedule
of what you’ll do each day helps you stay on track.
An active search is better than a passive one. Many people rely on answering want ads (online and in the newspaper), posting to job
websites, and mailing out bunches of resumes. People love these methods because they don’t involve the discomfort of asking to be
hired. But these aren’t always the most effective job-search strategies. Networking, calling businesses you’ve researched to find out if
they’re hiring, and going on informational interviews may get better results.
Don’t be shy about asking friends for help. Everybody knows what it feels like to look for work, and most people will be willing to
help somebody who’s just starting out. Tell everybody you’re looking, and follow up with the people they suggest. Check in with a friend
who can remind you to do the tasks you’ve assigned yourself and cheer you up when you need encouragement.
Think of job-hunting as match-making. Your job search shouldn’t be random. Set a goal concerning the kind of job you want, and
stay focused. Your job should match what you’re good at.
Begin with the end in mind. Not every entry-level job is exciting, but all will teach you something about yourself and the world of
work. Aim for good jobs that are stepping stones to great jobs.
Be prepared to hear “no.” Job-hunting can be discouraging. The odds are that you’re going to get turned down - maybe a lot. Keep in
mind that it only takes one “yes” to succeed.
Say thank you. Say thanks to everybody who helps in your job search, including employers with whom you interview. If possible, send a
note. You’ll stand out as somebody who is polite and interested in the work.
For more info . . .
www.jobstar.org
www.jobhuntersbible.com
www.quintcareers.com
www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/cjsbook/prep1.htm
Grade 11
Education After High School
Getting Ready for College
What are you doing for the rest of your life? It’s a scary question for many high school juniors and seniors. Even students who know what
they want (and are well on the way to getting it) get nervous about the long list of things to do to get ready for the next step in their
education.
Here are some things to focus on during junior year:
Investigate.
Students should gather information about schools so they know where they want to apply next fall. Experts suggest that students apply
to more than one school. To find the best match, students should select some schools that are difficult to get into and some that are
easier.
Junior year is also a great time to visit schools for a first-hand look.
Take the SAT or ACT.
Many schools select students based on grades and scores received on the SAT or ACT. Students may take these tests more than once. A
first try during spring of junior year leaves time for a second try during fall of senior year.
Don’t be discouraged by the high cost of college.
Financial aid is available to families that need it.
All students should plan on completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in January of their senior year. The FAFSA
uses information about family income to determine the amount of financial help students receive.
Remember that there are good educational options for every student.
Four-year colleges, community colleges, tech/trade schools, and apprenticeships are all worth investigating to find the perfect fit.
For more information, visit these websites:
• www.collegeincolorado.org
• www.knowhow2go.org
Juniors should start looking at colleges now, and schedule a formal visit. It is never to early to start.
Grade 9-10
Careers
Getting Real about Career Exploration
Young people often base their career goals on jobs they can see. They may seek high-profile jobs celebrated in the media or jobs held
by people they know and admire. As they mature, students will get better at comparing their own skills and interests with job
requirements.
There are many things that families can do to support young people as they try to figure out what career path is right for them. Here’s
how you can help your student make the leap from fantasy to reality.
•Ask questions about her career plans: What education is required for this job? What do people in this field say they like and dislike?
How much money do people make in this career? How many job openings exist?
•Stay positive and allow him to figure out his strengths and weaknesses. Don’t criticize his career choices. Instead, talk about the skills
and interests that his career choice requires. Let him reflect on whether his interests, skills, abilities, and values fit his dream job.
•Your student can show you what jobs interest her by checking out one of the following career websites:
-http://online.onetcenter.org/
-http://stats.bls.gov/oco/
-www.thefunworks.org
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