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Cascade High School
Volume 1, Issue 7
February 28, 2013
Cascade High School Drumline Steps Out to the Beat
Just over a year ago a group of talented musicians came together under the guidance of Mr. McCoy to
form the first ever CHS Drumline. A year later, this amazing group of students wow CHS audiences with their shows, costumes and talents at half
time. The Drumline consists of 13 members (Tyler Freeman, Eli Harrison,
Tyler Kehrein, Steven Larson, Mitchell Cooper, Evan Bennett, Jason
Franchville, Mitchell Hunter, Ryan Ledford, Caleb Stevenson, Taylor Wilson, Aaron Bartee and Joey Brown.)
Inside this issue:
Staff Members of the
Month
2
Snowcoming Results
2
This year, Beth Franchville has joined the group by volunteering countless hours assisting Mr. McCoy in
leading this group. According to Mr. McCoy, “Beth is resourceful and energetic. She seems to know
what is popular with the audience and bonds well with the students involved. Her smile is contagious
and worth catching.”
February Students of the 3
Month
Mock Trial Team
4
“The performances are definitely a group effort. For the majority of performances, I developed the
overall concept. Senior, Tyler Freeman, found the music and taught it to the Drumline” Beth said.
Beth continued by saying, “As we practice, especially on a gym floor, we
brainstorm moves. Sometimes, a member was just goofing off and accidentally did something that everyone loved and incorporated it in the performance.”
Tyler Freeman, senior, said, "When I first started our Drumline last year, I
thought it would be fun but didn't imagine that we would be able to do
what we did this year with our performances." Senior Ryan Ledford stated, "It's great to hear people say that we are the reason why they come to
the games because they want to see us perform." Joey Brown, senior,
stated, "I am really going to miss Drumline and hate to see it come to an
end. I know it will be one of my all time favorite high school memories."
Beth plans on working with the Drumline in the summer, and plans to, take them to watch some
Marching Band contests in Plainfield, Fishers, Ben Davis. Their first 'field trip' is scheduled for Saturday, March 23 to Ben Davis to watch the Indiana Percussionist Association
State Finals.
In closing, please like us on the Facebook page that Sophomore Tyler
Kehrein developed entitled: Cascade Cadets Drumline. And most importantly, thanks to family, friends, and the community for their support.
"Rock On."
PTO Information
4
Snowcoming Pictures
4
Straight A Luncheon Celebrates Excellence
On February 15, Cascade High School joined East Elementary, West Elementary, and the Middle
School in celebrating academic excellence. Over 230 students from the Mill Creek Community
School Corporation celebrated the achievement of earning all As for the first semester of the
2012-2013 school year. There were 57 students from CHS. Students were treated to pizza and
ice cream and honored that evening at half time of the varsity basketball game. Congratulations
to these exceptional scholars and to their families on this academic accomplishment.
Upcoming Dates:
 March 5-Blood DriveCHS
 March 5-PTO Meeting-Library-6:30
 March 19Accuplacter Testing
-most 10th grade
and some 11th
grade
 March 19-College
Visit-ISU-all 9th
grade
 March 23-April 7Spring Break-CHS
office will be
closed. Please
contact the ASC for
assistance.
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February Staff Members of the Month
Jen Scharrer came to Cascade High School 19 years ago.
Jen received her BA from ISU and her Spanish Minor
from IUPUI. Jen teaches both French and Spanish at CHS
Patty Burnett has been with Mill Creek Community Schools and CMS. Jen is married to Todd and is the proud mother of
Nicolas and Holli . She enjoys traveling, reading, and
for over 30 years. She currently works along side her husband Richard, whom she has been married to for 43 wonder- spending time with family and friends. Jen said, “I am
proud to work here because of the tight-knit community and
ful years . Richard and Patty have one daughter and two
the collaboration and commusons, 10 grandchildren and 4 great
nication with the students.
grandchildren. Patty enjoys being with
her family and playing computer
When asked about why she
games. She is such a warm presence in
loves to teach a foreign lanour building. She is always willing to
guage Jen said,
do whatever needs to be done and
“because I have always had an
wants no recognition for it. Congratuappreciation for other cultures
lations to Patty for being selected this
and I love the opportunity to
month.
learn about them.” CongratuCongratulations to Patty Burnett and Jen Scharrer for being
selected as CHS February Staff Members of the Month.
lations, Jen.
Snowcoming Cadet Spirit
The staff and students enjoyed a variety of spirit activities during Snowcoming week. The highlights included:
Most Spirited Teachers: Mr. Burelison and Ms. Verhey
Spirit Trophy Winner: Class of 2013
Banner Winner:
Staff vs. Senior Volleyball Tournament: Staff
Class of 2015
King and Queen: Pat Jaggers and Catherine Hinkle
Princes: 9-Caleb Stephenson, 10-Jason Franchville, 11-Chanceleor Webb
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February Students of the Month
Each month the staff of CHS nominate and vote on one student from each class. These students are representative
of the outstanding students here at CHS. Congratulations to the February Students of the Month.
Senior-Bradley Stanton
Junior-Lauren Hansen
Bradley is the son of Robert and Angela Stanton. He
come to CHS from West Elementary. Bradley enjoys
motocross and any other extreme sport. In ihs free time
he like to play guitar. When asked who his favorite
teacher was Bradley said, “Ms. Paradise because she is
awesome.” His favorite class is actually two classes.
Bradley says that he likes the
US History and English
blocked class because, “the
teachers are awesome and I
get to be with my friends and
learn a bunch.” After high
school Bradley plans on enlisting in the United States
Army 75th Ranger Regiment.
Congratulations to Bradley
for being selected this month.
Lauren Hansen is the daughter of Emily and Larry
Hansen. Lauren comes to us from West Elementary.
When asked why she thought she was selected as student of the month Lauren said, “because of my good
work ethic.” Lauren enjoys community theatre or
anything creative. Her favorite teacher is Ms. Paradise because, “she seems to get or understand her students like they should be rather than the mindset of
every high school student
being juvenile with small
problems.” Her favorite
class is English because she
“loves everything about writing and literature.” After
high school Lauren plans on
studying either journalism or
being a theatre professor.
Congratulations, Lauren.
Sophomore-Kristin Oxford
Freshman-Austin Gates
Kristin is the daughter of Laura Oxford and comes to us
from East Elementary. Lauren is proud to have been selected as student of the month and thinks her nomination
comes, “because I genuinely try and have a couple of
challenging classes but I try to keep up with them.” Lauren said her favorite teacher is Ms. Verhey because, “she
has spent tons of time with me out of school aiding the
AG/FFA steering committee.” Her favorite class is
SMART because, “it allows me to look forward to the
future and voice concerns. I feel
comfortable with the class and
with my classmates.” In her free
time Kristin enjoys being active
in 4-H and Junior Leaders. After
high school Kristin plans on attending Purdue University to
earn a veterinary or another agricultural degree. Congratulations, Kristin.
Austin is the son of Steve and Diane Gates and comes
to us from Perry Township. Austin enjoys playing video games and watching sports games on TV. In his free
time he is involved in football, basketball and track.
Austin’s favorite teacher is Mrs. Alexander because she
“always comes to class with a smile on her face and she
makes the class and learning fun.” As for his favorite
class, it would be biology because, “I like learning
about the world around us.” When asked why he
thought he was selected as
student of the month Austin
said, “I think I was selected as
student of the month because I
always try my best in all my
classes and I try to bring a
positive attitude to class.”
After high school Austin plans
to go to college and then on
to law school to become a
lawyer.
Cascade High School
Cascade High School
6565 S. County Road 200 W.
Clayton, IN
46118
Phone: 317-539-9315
Fax: 317-539-9350
E-mail: [email protected]
Home of the Cadets
Mock Trial Team Enjoys Success
On Saturday, February 9, the Cascade High School Mock Trial Team competed at the regional competition. Though the team did not advance to
state, Abigail Vorhies received an award for "Best Attorney" and Quinn
Toole received an award for "Best Witness." The Captains, Jordan Watson
and Abigail Vorhies, did an excellent job leading the students throughout
the competition.
There were eight students in the competition: Jordan Watson, Abigail
Vorhies, Austin Decker, Quinn Toole, Alexander Mahan, Matt Gochenour,
Alexander Van Winkle, Drew Hansen. Since teams could only have eight ,
the other two members were our time-keepers: Tarah Thornburg and
Brent Trauner.
Congratulations to the CHS Mock Trial Team for an outstanding Competition.
We’re on the Web.
mccsc.k12.in.us
PTO News
Have you joined the Cascade High School PTO
yet? It’s not too late.
This outstanding organization supports CHS staff
and students. Membership is $5.
The next PTO meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday,
March 5. Support your
Cadets and order your Cascade Spirit wear at MyLocker.net. There are $10
off coupons available in
the main office of the HS.
If you have any questions,
comments, or suggestions
please feel free to contact
Andrea Stonebraker @
[email protected].
More Snowcoming Pictures