Wonka cast finds sweet success

The Anchor
Clear Creek Amana High School
Volume 1
Issue 4
Monday, April 21, 2014
Wonka cast finds sweet success
By Josh Meade
Peter Huch, the English 9 teacher, was the musical director
for Willy Wonka The Musical. This was Huch’s twelfth season
directing plays and musicals. Before he was a director, he was
an actor in some plays. His favorite role “was Oliver Twist by
Charles Dickens playing Artful Dodger.”
Huch prepared the cast by working 10 hours a week so the
musical would be ready for opening night. For being a musical/ play director Huch also helped backstage by jumping right
in and helping out the backstage crew when they needed help.
“Lauren Judge (‘15) did great” Huch explained about the stage
manager. Huch let the kids decide on choosing this musical. For
finding the best singers, Huch simply did the audition process.
Mrs. Williams, the choir teacher, is the music director for
the show. She said that she and Mr. Huch have long conversations about who should play each role. The students that are
cast have to practice on their music and solos with Williams in
addition to going to rehearsals.
“Good things come to good people” is the meaning of the
musical, Huch explained.
Huch wanted the cast and crew to have energy for when
they got on the stage. His goal was for them to say their lines
and put on a fun show for the audience. If they accomplished
that, audience members would tell other people about it so
more people would come to enjoy the performance. The show
was sold out on Friday night.
Huch said this musical is “on the top” of his favorite director experiences. Huch thanks everyone who came to the shows
and hoped you enjoyed the performances.
Photo and permission by Summer Bontrager
At the 7 o’clock show on Saturday April 12, the cast of Willy Wonka received a standing ovation
4 students qualify for All-State festival
By Ethan Schutterle
Congratulations Mary Kate Meade (‘15), Logan Davis
(‘15), Jordan Pierce (‘16), and Lizzie Garvin (‘14) for your
All-State Speech Performances.
All-State Speech is difficult to get into but with hard
work, dedication and great coaches these four students
made it. At districts there is one judge. In order to qualify
for State, contestants must receive a I rating. The three
judges need to agree that you were an outstanding performer to be able to go to All-State. Pierce and Davis both
qualified in improvisation, Meade in After dinner Speaking, and Garvin in Poetry. Pierce’s advice, to anyone interested in Speech,
is to “be confident, everyone will
be bad at the start”.
In individual improv, the performer receives charac-
ters and situations and has to pick two characters and a
situation. The student has three minutes to plan out an act
that would last no more than five minutes. “The funniest
situations I have gotten was a bus driver and an old person
at a petting zoo,” said Davis. Many speech students love to
hear the crowd laughing and clapping for them.
After Dinner Speaking is where the student prepares
a speech that could be said after a dinner. “After Dinner
gave me the freedom to joke around about my wheelchair
in a setting perfect for those types of jokes” quoted Meade.
It could be funny or it could be serious. “While joking
around I had a light bulb moment and thought to myself,
this would be a great speech topic,” said Meade. If you are
in After Dinner Speaking you should pick your topic carefully and make it something you can connect with so you
would have more material to work with.
Garvin made her second trip to Individual All-State
in poetry. In this event, students pick either one poem or
a collection of poems on a theme. Then, the student writes
an introduction before reading the poetry. Although it is
not an acting event, readers are encouraged to “get into
character,” said coach Christine Maas.
“Anyone interested in Speech should give it a try,”
said Maas. “So many first-time Speechers are surprised at
how much fun they have throughout the season.”
Assistant Speech coach Grant Elsbernd said,“It is
amazing to watch speech students grow their creativity
and confidence throughout the season. Those are attributes that don’t just stop when the speech season ends.
The creativity and confidence built in Speech helps students become more well-rounded successful individuals.”
New classes coming to Clear Creek Amana
By Lyndsey Elliott
Next year, there will be new classes
offered for students at Clear Creek Amana. These classes will be a combination of
high school and college classes. They were
mainly requested by CCA students for
more options.
There are going to be a variety of new
classes offered next year. There will be a
Computer Science Software Engineering
that will be taught by Mr. Elliott. The Computer Science Software Engineering class
will be offered to sophomores and seniors
only.There will be an Upper Level Choir,
called Cantores, taught by Mrs. Williams.
The Cantores choir will have auditions for
students interested.There will also be two
different types of photography classes,
black and white, and digital photography,
these will be taught Mrs. Hanson-Karstens.
The two Photography classes will be offered from sophomores to seniors. Painting
one will be taught by Mrs. Yoder. Painting one class will be offered to freshmen
through seniors. Aerospace Engineering
will be offered to sophomores and seniors
only. Elements of Weather will also be offered next year. The Art and Science Academy will only be offered to seniors because
Band members perform in
Solo, Ensemble contest
By Grace Murray
On March 29, the Clear Creek
Amana band participated in the
Solo and Ensemble State Music Festival at Washington High
School. Other schools that participated were Washington, Fort
Madison, Davis County, Mount
Pleasant, Fairfield, and Keokuk.
The festival began at 8:00
with Audrey Floryanovich’s (‘16)
piano solo and ended at 4:15 with
a Quartet with Logan Davis (‘15),
Lauren Judge (‘15), Tessa McRoberts (‘15) and Jenna Watts (‘15).
They got a I rating.
Soloists included Floryanovich, Emily Klein (‘16), Ellie Wichart
(‘15), Judge, Mollie Sherman (‘15),
and many more. Floryanovich
participated in 5 events in the fes-
tival with all I ratings. Jacob Tener
(‘16) participated in 5 events. Tener got 3 I’s and 2 II’s. McRoberts
participated in 6 events. She got 6
I’s. Judge participated in 6 events.
She got 5 I’s and 1 II. Ashley Ives
(‘14) received outstanding performance for her saxophone solo. She
played Pictures at an Exhibition:
Bydio and Baba-Yaga. She participated 4 events. All her events got
I ratings.
The Clear Creek Amana
band will be participating at the
Large Group festival on May 9.
John Smith runs the band. Smith
said, “The students did an exceptional job with a total of 55 events
with over superior ratings.”
it is a college class. This course will be
taught by the teacher at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa City.
According to Mr. Hovey, the high
school counselor, 35 to 40 students will
enroll in the Arts and Science Academy,
around 25 for the Computer Science Engineering, and over 20 for Painting 1. Hovey
also said that the numbers might change
depending on the students interests. The
students of Clear Creek Amana High
School have been requesting that an upper
level choir or “Cantores” and the Computer Science Engineering class to be added to
the list of options. Hovey also thinks that
the teachers will enjoy teaching these new
classes.
In order to get into some of these new
classes, there will be some requirements.
The Arts and Science Academy, students
will have to get a high score on the compass test. For Cantores, you will have to try
out, and Computer Science Engineering
and Aerospace Engineering you will have
to take Intro to Engineering and Design or
IED.
Hovey would also like to include that
he “hopes kids take courses that will help
students in their future.”
School Board News in briefs
By Nicolette Rohret
Notes From Meeting On March 12, 2014
Budget reviewThe school board had a meeting to discuss the
2013/14 budget. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the amendments to the budget. Currently there
are increased expenditures due to accounting code
changes, increased enrollment and staff, and refunding of GO bonds. It is estimated that in 2014/15 the
levy rate will drop $0.05, leaving the cost (including
the Amana library rate) at $15,266,27.
Superintendent and School board goalsSome of the goals included passage of the February 2014 Bond Referendum, expanded offerings
in PLTW, PSEO, job shadows and internship opportunities, continue to revise and improve PLP’s, RTI
Adviser: Christine Maas
Editor-in-Chief:
Nicolette Rohret
Sports Editor:
Joel Burzacott
implementation K-12, continue to review assessment data, continue to develop technology plan, research possibilities and current usage of technology,
PLC’s utilize time on Wednesday early outs, Admin
team is working with IST to assess professional development needs and effectiveness.
Calendar updatesThis year Wednesday June 4 will be our last
day of school. School Board decided to use PLPs
as school days in order to make the end of the year
shorter.
The calendar for the 2014-2015 was approved.
Students will begin August 19. The last day of
school is currently set for May 29. Winter Break will
be December 24 to January 5 and Spring Break will
be March 16-20.
Photo Editor & Caption
Writer:
Josh Meade
Layout Editor:
Grace Murray
Staff Writers:
Sheyanne Koethe
Lyndsey Elliott
Ethan Schutterle
The Battleship
Clear Creek Amana Sports
Monday, April 21, 2014
Girls’ Track and field wins at West Liberty
Photo and permission by Christine Maas
At the Creek Classic on Friday April 11, Amy Brant won 2nd in 100m and won
first in the 200m open and the 400m open.
By Lyndsey Elliott
Clear Creek Amana Girls’
Track team has done very well
so far into the season. “We have
had a lot of effort out of our team
this season” said Coach Astor.
“We have done very well, espe-
cially in the past four meets.”
Clear Creek Amana girls’
track team participated in their
first outdoor track meet on Saturday March 29, 2014. Bronze medalists include: Amy Brant (‘14) in
the 400, Mia Smith (‘15), Celine
Fender (‘14), Tyhesia Simpson
(‘14) and Megan Lukas (‘16) in
the 4x100 relay. In the 4x400 relay
Brant, Chloe Keith (‘15), Natalie
Brimeyer (‘15), and Kaitlin Riggle
(‘17). In the distance medley Lukas, Simpson, Corrine Schwarting
(‘16), and Keith. Girls who also
won bronze in the JV 4x100 include: Karen Bolenga (‘17), Edaesha Johnson (‘16), Katlyn Ernst
(‘17), and Mikayla Smith (‘17).
The girls that won a silver
include: Celine Fender in 100
hurdles, Corrine Schwarting in
long jump, Molly Villhauer (‘14)
in shot put, an Kyla Williams (‘16)
in JV 400. Gold medalists also include: Smith in hurdles and Smith,
Fender, Brant, and Brimeyer in the
Sprint Medley. Four girls also got
a gold medal in the shuttle, Smith,
Fender, Schwarting, and Lukas.
At the Tipton Co-ed meet our
team placed second overall. There
were a lot of medalists, some silver medalists include: Villhauer in
shot put. Gold medalists include:
Brimeyer, Brant, Schwarting, and
Riggle in the 4x400. Top performers in the past three meets were
Brimeyer, Brant, and Schwart-
ing. There were many events
that placed including: 4x800,
800, 400 hurdles, 100m hurdles,
4x100, 400, 200, and Sprint Medley Relay. The field events did
very well in the past three meets.
At West Liberty, CCA
Girls’ Track team did very
well, and won. Bronze medalists include: Schwarting in long
jump. Silver medalists include:
Brant in the 100m , Brimeyer in
100 hurdles and Smith, Fender, Simpson, and Schwarting.
The Creek Classic Relays
took place on April 11. “All of our
team members did their all time
personal best,” said Astor. The
girls that participated in Shuttle
were Smith, Schwarting, Lukas,
and Fender. Smith participated
in 100 hurdles. Smith, Fender,
Schwarting, and Brant were in
the sprint medley. Schwarting
also participated in long jump.
Boys track ties to title at Demon Relays
By Joel Burzacott
The Clear Creek Amana boys’ track team tore it up
at the Demon Relays, last Thursday, in Washington. They
tied for first with Fairfax, out of the six schools competing.
“We had a lot of underclassmen step up,” said Head
Coach Anthony Brack.
Representing the sprinters in the 100m were Daniel
Goldsmith (‘16), who came in fifth with a time of 12.26 sec.
In the 200m, Tanner Bandy (‘15) came in a strong first with a
time of 23.22 sec. In the 400m Bandy snatched up first place
again with a time of 51.25. The Clippers also had 4x100,
4x200, and 4x400 teams that came in seventh, fifth, and third
respectively.
CCA was all over the hurdles as well. Bandy (‘15) and
Grant Riggan (‘17) got first and fourth in the 110m hurdles.
Cooper Secrest-Seelman (‘16) and Derek Toy (‘17) came in
second and fourth in the 400m hurdles. Also a Shuttle Hurdle team of Austen Carnahan (‘16), Jordan Smith (‘17), Grant
Riggan (‘17), and Cooper Secrest-Seelman (‘16) grabbed a
solid third place with a total time of 1:13.
Representing the distance crew for the Clippers in the
800m was Eric Douglass (‘16) with a time of 2:19, Drake
Mougin (‘17) with a time of 2:21, and Kage Hinricks (‘16)
2:29. In the 1600m, Douglass took second with a time of five
minutes flat, Hinricks following in fifth with a time of 5:15,
and finally Ben Oxley landed seventh with 5:25. The dis-
Boys’ golf takes victory at Indy
By Joel Burzacott
The Clear Creek Amana boys’
golf team has already had two meets
this season. With new Head Coach
Sean Patrick and the season in its infancy, the team has a lot of room to
grow and perfect their technique. One
thing is for sure though, the team is
working at it.
Golf is a complicated sport, and it
can get really competitive, not just in
the meets. In order for players on the
golf team to compete, as in any sport,
they must do well in practice. But the
difference here is that the practices are
about as close to an actual meet as it
can get. In practices, the team is bused
out to the Amana Golf Course to play
a couple holes. During these practices,
scores are kept track of. Then, before
the meets, Coach Patrick determines
the six top players who will compete in
the next meet, by analyzing the scores
taken from practice and from the last
meets.
“I try to make the practices feel
like the meets for the players,” said
Coach Patrick.
Golf is a game of emotional stability and patience as well as physical ability. Patrick not only promotes
physical growth, but mental and emotional growth as well. He believes if the
players keep their emotions in check,
they will succeed in far more.
As far as team scoring in golf
goes, it’s all about averages. The team
scores are determined by taking the
four lowest scores of the six players,
and combining them. So far the six
players that have competed in meets
have been: Jacob Klingeman (‘14),
Dylan Wolfe (‘15), Killian Walters (‘15),
Girls’ soccer start 3-0
By Joel Burzacott
The Clear Creek Amana girls’ soccer team kicked off
their season with a fantastic 3-0 record. The team, composed of
mostly underclassmen, has consistently shutout every team they
face. They are definitely playing as well, if not way better, as they
did last season.
“We’re going to take it all the way to state,” said starting
Goalkeeper Sarah Johnson (‘17).
This was the case in the season opener at Mid-Prairie last
Monday. In the first half, Kelsey Hall(‘15) scored two goals off assists by Emma Bormann(‘14) and Hannah Bormann(‘17). In the
second half, Emma Bormann finished off Mid-Prairie with a third
goal off an assist by Hannah Bormann, to end the game 3-0.
The next game was at home against Central Dewitt last Tuesday. Hannah Bormann had four goals and two assists, Emma Bormann had one goal, and Hall had a goal and two assists.The Clippers beat the Sabers 6-1.
The most recent game at home, against Washington, on Monday was phenomenal. The Clippers were like a well oiled machine
with a dominating offense and a solid defense. Emma Bormann
racked up the points, scoring five goals and one assist, Kelsey Hall
got three goals and four assists, and Hannah Bormann got two
goals and an assist. The Clippers swept the floor with Washington,
beating them 10-0.
“I think we all did really well, everyone was connecting
passes,” said starting Forward Emma Bormann.
Nolan Navara (‘16), Coltyn Schulte
(‘16), and Cal Miller (‘16).
The two meets that CCA has participated in were held at Independence
and Benton.
The meet at Independence was
only nine holes. The top scorers in
that meet were Miller with 48 points,
Klingeman with 49, Navara with 50,
and Walters with 52, making the team
score 199 for the Clippers and giving
them a victory over Independence.
Varsity golfer Nolan Navara said,
“It was a good meet for the team, we
improved a lot.”
The next meet, hosted at Benton
was 18 holes. The top scorers then were
Navara with 80 points, Klingeman
with 88, Wolfe with 89, and Miller with
91. Making the team score a whole 348
points. The Clippers placed fifth out of
seven.
tance crew also had a couple of people in the 3200m(2 miles)
and a team in the 4x800.
“It felt good to help the team out,” said Douglass.
CCA did well on the Field side of things, too. In shot
put, Robby Swails (‘16) threw 38’ 6” for 4th place, Carter
Hertel (‘17) threw 36’ 2”, Max Moore (‘17) threw a 32’ 2”,
and Will Swenka (‘17) threw 30’ 10”. In discus, Riggan threw
a phenomenal 115’ 6” to land third place. In the long jump,
Cory Siders jumped 18’ 7” to get fourth place. Finally, in the
high jump, Bandy soared for 5’ 10” to achieve second place.
“I was good, we ran well as a team, and the underclassmen really showed their stuff,” said Bandy.
Girls’ golf battles wind
By Ethan Schutterle
On April 10, Clear Creek Girls’ Golf competed in their
first meet of the season. So far they had one nine hole match
and one 18 hole match. In the first nine hole game Gabi
Scarpa(‘14), Kaitlin VanVoorst (‘14), Nicole Davis (‘15) and
Haley Mougin (‘15) competed. The team score for the first
meet was 249. According to golf coach Nathan Carlson, the
team is doing well with putting.
April 16 the team competed in their second meet at
Williamsburg. They did well despite the fact they had to
battle the winds. They placed fourth with a team score of
457. VanVoorst, Sarah McGrath(‘15), Whitney Schutterle
(‘14), Davis and Mougin competed in the second meet. “It
would be nice if there was less wind” said Mougin. “This is the first year in a while we have had new players” said Schutterle. There are about 6 new freshmen girl
golfers. “Its fun helping JV and I think it would be fun to be
a coach,” said Davis.
According to Schutterle “Golf has been great this year
with our new coach. He is hilarious and he helps all of us
stay on track.” Mougin said “it’s fun to make memories with friends.”
Boys soccer struggles early
By Sheyanne Koethe
The Boys’ soccer team is off to a tough start losing their first three matches by a total of 4 goals. The
first game of the season was held at Clear Creek against
class 2A No. 2 Mid-Prairie. The Clippers falling just
short of a victory with a score of 1-2. The only goal for
Clear Creek this game was made by Jon Jacobson (‘15).
In the second game, the Clippers took a long trip
to compete in DeWitt against Central Clinton. Wyatt
Sedlacek (‘17) was the only player this game to score a
goal for Clear Creek. In the last moments of the game
Central Dewitt scored a goal that would be their final
and game winning shot to end the game with a score
of 1-2.
Sedlacek being the newest edition to the team continues to surprise Coach Benson. Benson said “Despite
his age Wyatt is a one of our more experienced and
skilled players because of his involvement in club soccer year round.”
The third game was held at Beckman in Dyersville
on April 10. This game was lost to the Blazers 0-2. Although the Clippers did not score this game, they did
not lose hope, and they kept fighting against a very
good team that has not lost a regular season game in
their past two seasons.
Benson’s goals for the entirety of the season are to
improve game by game and week by week and most
importantly enjoy their time together as a team. Benson’s goal of winning the WaMac West conference is
still very much intact.
“I think these early defeats have shown us that
nothing but our best effort and execution for a full 80
minutes or more during a game and everyday at practice will be good enough to reach these goals,” said
Benson. Benson would really like to finish off their season by returning to Des Moines to compete in the state
soccer tournament. Last year the team fell one game
short of qualifying for the tournament.
Junior Jon Jacobson agrees that they need to stay
commited. However “We don’t have a lot of depth
therefore we all have to play a full or almost full 80
minutes without a sub,” Jacobson said. “As a team that
we need to improve on attack from the wings and getting back on defense.”
Noland Lukes (‘15) explained that the best way to
improve is by, “Working and focusing more in practice
and getting the drills down.”
After a rough start of 0-3, the Clippers have
landed their first win of the season. Tuesday’s game in
Tiffin, against Monticello, was a bit of a game changer
for the Clippers. Clear Creek walked away with a 2-0
victory over the panthers of Monticello. “We talked
about not being satisfied with the win but it gave us
confidence and something to build off going into the
next couple of weeks,” Jacobson said.