Issue 5 - Merritt School

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Volume 11 Issue 5
April 5, 2012
weekend in the big house
By: Craig Price
The Merritt Oilers win State Runner-Up Class A Basketball Champions. The first time in
school history the boys’ basketball team has brought home hardware from the State Basektball Tournament.
In the first round the Oilers played #2 Velma Alma. Merritt being ranked #10 going into
the tournament a lot of people counted them out early. The Oilers kept their heads up and
played their hearts out. The Oilers fell behind in the first quarter but kept their heads. The
Oilers were still down at half time. In the third quarter the Oilers came out for blood but
not very many shots fell till the end of the quarter when Branson Daugherty hit a running
three. In the fourth quarter the lead kept switching and the Oilers had the lead with less
than 5 seconds on the clock. The Oilers won 52 to 50.
In the Semi-finals the Oilers played #5 Okarche. The Oilers came out early and got up
to a ten point lead. Okarche came back in the third quarter and closed the lead to one but
the Oilers never gave up the lead. In the fourth Merritt pulled away again ending the game
with the score of 50-39.
In the finals the Oilers would face their rivals for the fourth and final time this year.
Cheyenne took an early lead which the Oilers could never recover from. Cheyenne was
making all their shots while the Oilers had a hard time getting anything to fall. Ryan Garner got a steal from Austin Thrash in the fourth quarter, which got Merritt rolling but it was
a little too late. Merritt earned the silver ball this year. Seth Ashpaugh said “This is the first
of many state championship appearances for Merritt and the first time we win the gold ball
I’ll be there to see it.” (Boys story is continued on page 8.)
Lareda Weldon goes for a lay up during Districts against
Arapaho. Picture by: Mrs. Potter
Front row: Zack Reyes, sophomore; Dyllon VanBuren, senior; Devin Fite, junior; Michal Hust,
freshman; Coty Forrester, junior; Tahner Loyd, freshman; Ryan Garner, junior; Cody Maddox,
freshman.
Second row: Coach Clark Roberts, Craig Price, senior; Dylan Shockey, sophomore; Francis Potter,
junior; Mason Dickinson, sophomore; Kaleb Keith, junior, Pierson Waugh, sophomore; Taylor
Mong, junior; Seth Ashpaugh, senior; Dallon Maddox, sophomore; Coach Russ Rundle.
Back row: Brendan Flowers, junior; Michael Garcia, senior; Bret Copeland, senior; Trevor
Price, sophomore; Trek Rundle, junior; James Pruitt, freshman; Matthew Hust, junior; Branson
Daugherty, junior. Picture provided by: Blunks Photography
On the first step to state Merritt High school girls and
boys play in the districts. The boys made it all the way to
the finals and made runner up.
The girls made it to area, they played one game against
Cheyenne they lost with the score of 33-44. They played
Arapaho in the districts they won with the score of 53-26.
They played two games in the regionals one was against
Waukomis and the other against Frontier. The score against
Waukomis was 40-37 they won that one, but they lost
against Frontier with the score of 38-80. Overall the girls
had a great season!
Talent wins games,
but team work and
intelligence wins
championships!
Opinion page
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Bullying
Cyber
Bullying
Physical
Bullying
This is the most
obvious form of
bullying. In this type of
bullying, the instigator
attempts to physically
dominate another teen.
This usually includes
kicking, punching and
other physically harmful
activities, designed to
scare one being bullied,
and possible force
him or her to do
something.
April 5, 2012
Electronic bullying
is becoming a very real
problem for teens. This
type of bullying uses
instant messaging, cell
phone text messages and
online social networks to
humiliate and embarrass
others. This can be
especially devastating
to the people being
bullied, since they
cannot even find
a safe place in
the virtual
world.
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By: Latrisha Gartin
Many people retain horrible memories of high school, in
large part due to the bullying they experienced. Teenage
bullying is a very real problem in schools.
What is bullying?
Bullying includes behaviors that focus on making
someone else feel unaccepted, or focus on belittling
someone else. Bullying includes harassment, physical
harm, repeatedly demeaning speech and efforts to put
down another person. Bullying is active, and is done
with the intention of bringing another person down. It
is important to realize that there are different kinds of
bullying such as physical, emotional, and cyber bullying.
Is teenage bullying common?
Emotional
Bullying
This is even more
subtle than verbal
bullying. Teenage bullying
that includes emotional
methods aims at getting
someone else to feel
isolated, alone and may
even cause depression.
This type of bullying is
designed to get others
to put down the
person being bullied.
According to statistics from Family First Aid, about 30
percent of teenagers in the U.S. have been involved
in bullying, either as a bully or as a victim of teenage
bullying. Data suggests that teenage bullying is more
common among younger teens than it is among older
teens. Physical bullying is more common among boys,
and teenage girls often favor verbal and emotional
bullying. While boys are more likely to be involved in
physical altercations, girls are often the targets of nasty
rumors.
What are some of the effects of
bullying?
There are a number of effects that come with
teenage bullying. First of all, there are the obvious
physical problems and injuries that can result from
physical bullying. However, emotional, verbal and
cyber bullying can deeply affect teens as well. These
activities can lead to depression (and even suicide),
drug use.
organization
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COACHES
By: Naomi Leverett
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O.G.P.A.C
By: Chris Farrar
On Monday February 20th
the high school academic
team attended the Oklahoma
Great Plains Academic
Banquet in Hammon. “I had
a good time and it helped
that the food was really
good.” said Mrs. Sarah
Morris. Taylor Schrick
took home the Merritt high
school MVP award. ‘‘The
season was great this is the
best team we’ve had since
I’ve been in high school. I
was much honored to have
won the MVP award. This
year was really fun we were
a very close team” said
Taylor Schrick.
Taylor Schrick gets MVP at
O.G.P.A.C. Picture by: Seth
Ashpaugh
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Conference
Banquet
VS
cancer
For the second year, Merritt High School hosted Coaches
vs. Cancer. It was held during the Merritt Classic
Basketball Tournament. The Coaches vs. Cancer week is
a chance for everyone to donate to a very great cause, the
American Cancer Society. The Merritt Student Council, in
cognition with Merritt FFA and FCCLA, hosted the Change
Wars. There was a total of $6891.50 raised. There were
three different grade levels that competed with each other
to see which class could collect the most change. The levels
were Pre-K through 3rd, 4th through 8th, and 9th through
12th. The winners out of each level received a pizza party
In the elementary the third and fifth grade classes collected
the most change. In the high school there was a showdown
between the freshman and junior class. With a difference of
about six dollars, both classes won and will get their pizza
party on Friday, January 13th. Members of student council
also sold T-shirts, wristbands, and also took donations for
people who wanted to donate in memory of a loved one.
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Mrs. Dodson selling shirts at the coaches vs cancer
tournament. Picture by: Mrs. Potter
5-COUNTY MUSIC Festival
By: Naomi Leverett
The Junior High and High School Choir students
competed at the Five County Music Festival at Cheyenne
Public Schools on Wednesday, February 8. There were
seven vocal solos, two piano solos, and one mixed choir.
The vocal solo ratings were: Naomi Leverett, ; sang the
song “She’s Like the Swallow.” She received a I, which is
a superior rating. Jessica Butler, junior; sang “Follow the
Drinking Gourd.” She received a II, an excellent rating.
Kaylee Hargrove, sophomore; sang “My Mother Bids
Me Bind My Hair”. She received a II, excellent. Jennifer
Wing, sophomore; sang “Who’ll Buy My Lavender?”
She received a I, superior. Nicholas Simons, freshman;
sang “Skye Boat Song”. He received a I, superior. Raven
Williamson, freshman; sang “Angels Through the Night”.
She received a I, superior. Sarah Cruzen, seventh grader;
sang “Poor Boy”. She received a I, a superior rating.
Along with the vocal solos, the Junior High and High
School also combined for a mixed choir. They took two
piano solos as well. The choir sang “ A Joyful Song”. They
received a I, which is a superior rating. Kaylee Hargrove
and Nicholas Simons were the piano solos. Kaylee played
“Fur Elise” and received a I+, a superior rating. Nicholas
played “Melancholy Evening”. He received a I-, also a
superior rating.
By: Chris Farrar
On Tuesday March
6th five Merritt varsity
basketball players took
home awards at the 5
county conference banquet
at Elks Lodge. The three
guys that were awarded
where: Trek Rundle with
the academic all conference
Branson Daugherty
got all conference and
academic all conference
and Dyllon VanBuren got
all conference. The two
girls that went were Bailey
Carnes and Jacy Bollinger
both were awarded all
conference. ‘’The banquet
went well and the steak was
good’’ said Coach Rundle.
The varsity basketball
players that attended the
banquet and their award.
Picture by: Naomi Leverett
High School Sports
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High School Softball
Weight Lifting
By: Latrisha Gartin
Nine Oilers went to the
Sharon Mutual weight
meet four came back with
medals and the other five
did well. The meet had
teams from Liberal, Kansas;
Cashion, Hooker, Texhoma,
Chisholm, Covington,
Douglas, Okeene, Magnum,
Sharon Mutual, and Merritt.
The 7th and 8th grade
came in third as a team
behind Sharon Mutual and
Hooker. Jorge Bustos was
1st in his weight class.
Blake Henthorn, Donald
Smith, and Michel Smith
made 3rd in their class.
Lauren Jones pitches during the game against Elk City.
Daniel Hernandez made
2nd in bench and 4th in his They won the game with the score of 16-0.
Picture by: Mrs. Potter
class.
They were ahead of
Texhoma and Cashion.
They were behind Okeene
and Chisholm by 2 points.
Cody Pruitt made 4th in
his class and 2nd in bench.
Chris Farrar made 5th,
Alex Bradley made 7th and
Chance Page made 10th in
their class.
Coach Kevin Schmidt
said “I was so proud of our
men they were outnumbered
by all the teams and this
was the first meet for all of
them except Chris and they
all held their own. Now that
they know what to expect
they are looking forward to
Cody Walker bats in the game against Tipton. They lost the
next year and more meets.”
game 1-7.
Picture by: Mrs. Potter
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Junior High Baseball
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activities
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Time Warp
Merritt takes first team to
Science Bowl
By Seth Ashpaugh
Alexis Colton won third in Time
Warp, a writing contest held yearly at the
SWOSU campus in Sayre. Other Merritt
students attending this event were Brittanie
Burnam, junior; Taylor Skelton, junior;
and Amanda Slife, Junior. Alexis Colton
tied for third place with Kelsey Brinkley of
Erick Sweetwater high school. First place
received a $600 scholarship second got a
$500 scholarship, and Alexis Colton with
third place receivied a $400 scholarship.
The students had to choose from a list of
topics, then write a documented research essay.
They had a three hour time limit to
complete this essay. The WARP in this stands
for Writing And Research Project.
Mrs. Bollinger attended workshops while
the students where competing.
By: Seth Ashpaugh
This year Science teacher Mrs. Tonnie Burnett took a group
of five students to a science bowl. Science Bowl is a yearly
competition held for students to compete against each
other. The students that attended from Merritt were: Seth
Ashpaugh, senior; Lareda Weldon, senior; Alexis Colten,
junior; Dylan Shockey, sophomore; and Gage Bruner,
sophomore.
In this competition Merritt won one round and lost three.
Mrs. Burnett is extremely proud of these students for
attending and attempting this event and is planning to take
more students in the following years. The science bowl was
held at the Devon Energy Building in Norman on the OU
Campus.
The competition was split up into four rounds before
competing for the regional round. The team that wins the
regional round then goes to the state round in Washington
D.C, the trip is all paid for. The subjects of the questions
were: earth science, math, astronomy, and physics. The
questions were multiple choice or short answer, the math
questions had to be the exact answer or it was not accepted.
The students used a buzzer system to answer the question
asked and had to be called on by the person asking the
questions before giving their answers. The teams that
competed were: Merritt, Santa Fe I, II, III, and Kingston.
Santa Fe I won the Science Bowl.
District Music Solo’s
By Naomi Leverett
The Junior High and High School
students went to solo districts at SWOSU in
Weatherford on Saturday, February 18.
After attending 5-County Music
Festival, the students can attend solo
districts. If any of the students make a I- or
greater on their solo, they then move on to
state.
There were seven vocal solos that
went to districts. Jessica Butler, junior;
received a II. Kaylee Hargrove, sophomore;
received a II. Jennifer Wing, sophomore,
received a II. Raven Williamson, freshman;
received a I. Nicholas Simons, freshman;
received a I. Kailen Tahsequah, 8th grader;
received a I. Sarah Cruzen, seventh grader;
received a II. Congratulations to Raven
Williamson and Nicholas Simons for
making state!
STock Shows
Layout by: Craig Price
Southwest District Show
Kayla Brown- 2nd and 4th
with Market Wethers
Nate Carr- 8th with Doe
Goat
Scott Carr- 9th with Doe
Goat
Mckinzi Shattuck- 13th with
Market Wether Goat
Sydni Sanders- 3rd place
and 9th with Cross Gilts
Laramie Thetford- 1st in
Class Cross Barrow
Logan Thetford- 9th with
Hamp Barrow 8th with
Cross Barrow
Kelsey Cloud- 4th with
York Gilt
Drake Vaught- 5th with
Cross Barrow, 6th with
Poland Barrow
submitted by Trek Rundle.
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Oklahoma Youth Expo
Re sults from OYE:
Kayla Brown-Bronze Medallion Wether, Crossbred Breed
Champion, 2nd in class with Hamp.
Francis Potter- 2nd with Crossbreed, 7th Overall Natural
Kelsey Cloud-6th in class with Gilt
Mikiah Carnes-2nd in class with Duroc
Logan Thetford-9th in class with commercial gilt
Cole Carnes-5th in class with cross barrow
The rest of our showmen did great representing Merritt but
did not make the top ten.
Merritt FFA member Kayla Brown has been to many livestock shows and has won lots of awards, but this year at
the Beckham County Livestock Show, Kayla was awarded
Grand Champion Market Wether and Grand Champion
Swine. Kayla is sad that her showing days are coming to
an end but she stated “I will be back to watch livestock
shows in the future.” She loves showing and has memories
that will last a lifetime.
Merritt FFA member Francis Potter won a many awards
at the Beckham County Livestock Show, Reserve Grand
Champion for showing his Natural Wether (sheep) and
Senior Sheep Showman. Francis Potter believes that in the
future he will do better in showing livestock and is looking
forward to next year.
Kayla Brown finishes her productive senior year with
Bronze Medallion Wether at the Oklahoma Youth Exp
(OYE). Kayla is seen at the OYE Premium Auction held
March 20, 2012.
Boys Playoffs
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The Road to State
Runner-Ups
By: Craig Price
The Oilers started their long road through playoffs at
home. Hosting their district the Oilers got the first round by
and in the championship played Arapaho. The Oilers held
back nothing going all out all four quarters. The Oilers beat
Arapaho 62-33.
Regional games were held at Arapaho and the Oilers
played Drummond. The Oilers won 75 to 50. Merritt and
Frontier faced in the regional championship at Okeene.
Beating Frontier put Merritt in the Area Finals to play their
rivals for the third time.
The area championship was a close game between
Merritt in Cheyenne ending with just a four point
difference. The game was the best game between the two
state championship teams. The game was back and forth.
Merritt thought they could pull it out being down two with
less than a minute to go. Merritt missed a shot Cheyenne
got the rebound and Merritt fouled. The Cheyenne player
made his free throws and with less than five seconds left
and the score 45-41 the Oilers knew that they had been
beat. Even with the third loss to Cheyenne the Oilers still
didn’t get their heads down.
The Oilers played Pond-Creek Hunter for their last
chance to make it to state. The Oilers didn’t hesitate they
got off with the first bucket and kept control for the whole
first half. The Oilers came out after half not as competitive
and P.C. Hunter took advantage pulling within five points
but the Oilers kept the lead and started to pull away in the
fourth quarter. Beating P.C. Hunter 56-40 was the Oilers
ticket to the Big House.
The Oilers win the District Championship.
The Merritt Oilers won the regional championship
The Oilers punched their ticket to state winning the area consolation
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Hs student life
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March Students of the Month
Oiler of th
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February
e Month
Trek Rundle is the
18 year old son
of Russ and Tawn
Rundle, and has one sister. Trek is active in
basketball and his hobby is hunting.
Guess Who!!!!!
This student has been
attending merritt for 12
years, he is active in FFA,
and likes to hunt and ride
four wheelers. His favorite
quote is “Stay Thirsty My
Friends”-uknown author
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Trever Price, 10th
Lauren Jones, 11th
Amber Hensley, 12th
February Students of the Month March Oiler of the
Month
This student is a senior
and has been attending
Merritt for one year, her
hobbies are having cookouts
with family, and her favorite
activity is soccer. Her
quote to live by is “Two
wrongs don’t make a right”unknown author.
Jazmyn Rodriguez
Trek Rundle
Seth Ashpaugh
Jose Hernandez
is the 18 year
old son of Epi
and Arcadio
Hernandez.
Jose is active in
yearbook, filming
basketball and
football, and
keeping clock
for elementary
basketball games.
Jose’s wants to
travel the world
and his key to
success is to
control his swag
switch. He lives
by “Don’t cry
because its over,
smile because
it happened”. unknown author
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February February Students of march students of
Oiler of
the month
the Month
the Month
February Junior High
Oiler of the Month is Cierra
Doyal, eighth grade. Cierra
is the daughter of Boyd and
Tracie Doyal, she has one
brother Rance. Cierra is active in basketball and rodeo.
She enjoys being with her
friends and family. The key
to her success is “Work
hard and practice, practice,
practice.
The March Junior High Student of the Months are: Riley
Forrester, 8th grade; Gabby Carter, 7th grade, and Nate
Carr, freshman. Staff photo by Mrs. Michelle Potter
The February Junior High Students of the Month are: Abby
Carr, 8th grade; James Pruitt, 9th grade; and Kensley Krien,
7th grade. Staff photo by Naomi Leverett
Guess Who??
This freshman girl enjoys reading and
cheerleading. She is on the junior high
cheerleading squad and active in FCCLA. Her
favorite food is baked chicken and her favorite
color is lime green. Can you guess who she
is??
This freshman boy likes to ride 4-wheelers, run, and farm when he’s not at
school. He is involved in track, basketball, FCA, and FFA. His favorite food
is Oreo’s and his favorite food is green.
Can you guess who he is??
march oiler of the
month
James Pruitt is the son of
Jennifer and Herb Pruitt.
He has four brothers and
one sister. He is involved in
football, basketball, baseball, FFA, and FCA. James
enjoys playing sports, taking
care of his animals, and riding 4-wheelers. His key to
success is working hard.
Staff photo by Mrs. Michelle
Potter.
FFA News
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B e c k h a m C o unty Livestock NationalFFAWeek
Show
By Seth Ashpaugh
Merritt FFA has had lots of students with
livestock go to stock shows and win awards
like Grand Champion. Many Merritt
students attended the Beckham County
Livestock Show this year and won awards,
the following are winners from Merritt:
WETHERS (SHEEP)
Suffolk
Class III: Francis Potter-CHAMPION:
Francis Potter
Crossbred
Class I: McKinzi Shattuck-1st
Class II: Kayla Brown -1st;
Class III: Francis Potter 1st;
CHAMPION: Kayla Brown
RESERVE CHAMPION: Francis Potter
Hampshire
Class I: McKinzi Shattuck-1st
Class II: Brianna Reynolds-1st
Class III: Kayla Brown-1st;
RESERVE CHAMPION: Kayla Brown
Shropshire
Class I: Francis Potter-2nd
RESERVE CHAMPION: Francis Potter
GRAND CHAMPION: Kayla Brown
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: Francis
Potter
EWE
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Class I: Brianna Reynolds-1st
Class II: Brianna Reynolds-1st
DOE
Class II: Scott Caff ( )-1st;
Class III: Jaci Garrett -1st; Nate Caff 2nd; Cole Carnes -3rd; Kelli Smith (Erick)4th
Class IV: Jordon Garrett -1st; Blake Henthorn -2nd;
Class V: Cole Cames -5th; Class
VII: Cole Carnes -2nd;
WETHERS (GOATS)
Class II: Devyn Pollard -1st
Class III: McKinzi Shattuck -2nd
Class IV: McKinzi Shattuck -4th
Continued on Page 12.
Junior high and high school
students showing their Oiler
Pride on ‘Orange and Black
Day’ during National FFA
Week.
Merritt FFA celebrated National FFA Week
February 18-25, 2012. “I Believe” is this year’s theme.
It celebrates more than 80 years of FFA traditions while
eagerly anticipating the organization’s future. More than
half a million nationwide members will participate in
National FFA Week activities at local, state and national
levels.
FFA members are the innovators and leaders of
tomorrow. Through agricultural education and hands-on
learning, they prepare for the more than 300 career opportunities in the food, fiber, and natural resources industry.
National FFA Week is sponsored by Tractor Supply
Company and Carhartt as a special project of the National
FFA Foundation and annually encompasses February 22nd,
George Washington’s birthday.
Merritt FFA members celebrated National FFA Week by
participating in the following activities:
Monday- Blue and Gold Day- Radio Day
Tuesday- Camouflage Day
Wednesday- Farmer Day- Farm Vehicle to school DayTeacher Appreciation Breakfast
Thursday- Cowboy Day- Petting Zoo
Friday- Orange and Black Day
FFA Week gives members a chance to educate the
public about agriculture. During the week, chapters host
teacher appreciation breakfasts, conduct “Ag Olympics”
competitions, speak to the public about agriculture,
volunteer for community service projects and more. The
week of George Washington’s birthday was designated as
National FFA Week in 1947 at a National FFA Board of
Directors meeting. FFA Week always runs from Saturday
to Saturday, and encompasses February 22, Washington’s
birthday.
Submitted by Trek Rundle
Elementary
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Continued from page 11
Class V: McKinzi Shattuck -2nd;
Class VI: Devyn Pollard -5th
Class VII: Blake Henthorn -4th;
SWINE
Berkshire
Class I: Sydney Peffer -1 st;
RESERVE CHAMPION: Sydney Peffer
Duroc
Class II: Cody Walker -2nd;
3rd graders Kamron Davis, Bristin Bashaw, Alexis Adams,
Jarique Mitchell, Klayton McGee care for their seedlings.
The planting kit was donated by Wal-Mart to the 3rd grade
students. Each student was able to plant one vegetable and
flower. Mrs. Edller said, “We had lots of fun with this activity. Thank you Wal-Mart for donating the kits.”
Hampshire
Class I: Cole Carnes -1st; Dalton McGee
-3rd;
Class II: Sydney Peffer -1st; Amanda Berlin
-4th;
Class IV: Kayla Brown -1st;
Class V: Carly Ochoa -2nd;
Class VII: Logan Thetford -1st;
CHAMPION: Kayla Brown
Polands
Class I: James Pruitt -3rd
Class II: Drake Vaught -1st
Class III: Chayce Whittenburg -1st
Class V: Sally Schoenhals -1st
RESERVE CHAMPION: Drake Vaught
Spots
Class I: Mikiah Carnes (Merrltt}-1st , Jonathan Garrett -2nd
RESERVE CHAMPION: Jonathan Ganstt
Jarrod Sullins of the National Guard and 2010 Merritt
graduate visited the third grade! He came to say thank-you
for the care package their classes sent to him in December.
Mrs. Edler was so proud of her kids for bringing so many
items to be sent to Jarrod, who was in Afghanistan at the
time. He has only been home for 2 weeks.
He shared stories, brought pictures, and answered questions
for the kids.
Yorks
Class II: Justus Garrett 2nd; Carly Ochoa
-3rd
Class III: Kelsey Cloud -1st; Mikiah Carnes
-2nd;
CHAMPION: Kelsey Cloud
Crossbreds
Class I: James Pruitt -3rd
Class II: Dalton McGee -2nd
Class III: Cole Carnes -1st
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Class IV: Mikiah Cames -2nd; Amanda Berlin -3rd
Class V: Kayla Brown -1st; Drake Vaught
-2nd;
Class VI: Cody Walker -2nd;
Class VII: Carly Ochoa -2nd;
Class IX: Laramie Thetford -1st; Logan
Thetford -2nd; Kelsey Cloud -3rd
Class X: Kelsey Cloud -2nd;
RESERVE CHAMPION: Kayla Brown
GRAND CHAMPION: Kayla Brown
GILTS
Berkshire
Class I: Mikiah Carnes -1st;
CHAMPION: Mikiah Cames
Chester
Class I: Kelsey Cloud -1st, Champion
York
Class I: Kelsey Cloud -1st;
Class II: Mikiah Carnes -1st
CHAMPION: Kelsey Cloud
Commercial
Class I: Sydney Peffer -1st;
Class II: Cole Cames -4th
Class III: Sydni Sanders -3rd;
Class IV: Sydni Sanders -1st; Laramie
Thetford -2nd
Class VI: Logan Thetford -1st
CHAMPION: Sydni Sanders
RESERVE CHAMPION: Logan Thetford
GRAND CHAMPION GILT: Kelsey Cloud
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION GILT:
Sydni Sanders
SHOWMANSHIP
Pig Showmanship
Intermediate: Logan Thetford
Senior: Kelsey Cloud
Sheep Showmanship
Senior: Francis Potter