Measuring the Atmospheric Pressure of Riverton High

“Measuring the
Atmospheric Pressure of
Riverton High School!”
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Volume 2
October 7, 2010
Issue 1
Burning of the „R‟…Plus the Community
By Tyler Graham
Staff Writer
It has always been a tradition
to have the burning of the “R” at
Tonkin Stadium, but this year there was
a slight change in the schedule. Instead
of the Riverton High School students
meeting at Tonkin for the homecoming
events, they gathered at the High
School and celebrated in the grass area
by the artificial turf.
“Moving the burning of the
„R‟ from Tonkin to the turf was beneficial in many ways,” stated RHS Key
Club Advisor Mrs. Gay Hughes. “The
turf was built so that everyone could
use it, so why don‟t we? Tonkin was
great but it‟s time for a change. We
needed to start heading in the direction
of moving all of the activities to the
turf.”
Some of the activities that
went on during the homecoming rally
were: a free chili feast sponsored by the
Riverton Junior Football League
(RJFL); the marching band performed
their marching show
on the turf for the students; an introduction
of all the fall sports
teams; and a pep rally
that got the students
fired up before the
actual burning of the
„R‟.
The
other
change that was made
this year was that it
wasn‟t just the high
schools students that Adults and kids of Riverton, Wyoming gather around the
met at the field. Mem- „R‟ as it burned.
bers from all over the
community came and
helped support the spirit.
no bleachers for them to sit in.”
“This was a chance for the
It was a great turnout when a
community members to get involved couple hundred community members
with athletics and see how bad we need showed up at the turf. The parking lot
bleachers,” exclaimed Mrs. Hughes. was filled with cars and there were little
“We [school district] made the change kids running around playing. Parents
this year because we thought it would and community members came to the
help out with the bond issue for the event and seemed like they had attended
bleachers. It‟s really hard to have activi- the burning of the „R‟ before.
ties when there are so many people and
“Burning” Continued on Page 7
Pep Assembly a Hit During Homecoming
By Casey Lewis
Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, the gym at
RHS thundered with the shouts and
cheers of over 700 students. It was the first pep
rally of the year and was
a huge success. The pep
rally consisted of the
RHS pep band, class
games, the cheerleader‟s
half time show and the
infamous victory cheer.
The pep rally
opened up with the pep band playing
some of their popular hits like Hey
Baby and Hot Stuff. Then Mr. Hageman
and the RHS drum line taught the
school some of the dances that they
perform at football and basketball
games.
After the student body learned
and performed the dances the class
games started. Two girls
and two guys were chosen from each grade to
represent the seniors,
juniors, sophomores and
freshman. The winners
were the juniors, with
Tyler Graham using a
very unique and ingenious strategy to crush all
the other grades.
Once the games were finished
it was time for the victory cheer. The
The Sophomores were
victorious
this year.
victory cheer is the ever persisting battle between the grades. To win, a grade
must shout as loud as they can and
chant V-I-C-T-O-R-Y. That is followed
by “That‟s the [whatever grade is chanting] battle cry.” After two rounds of
chanting the staff gathered together to
decide the winners. Everybody in the
stands held their waiting the final word
of the judges. Mrs. Flanagan finally
turned and announced that the sophomores were this year‟s Victory Cheer
winners.
Overall, it was a very spirited
pep assembly to keep the Homecoming
spirit alive.
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Homecoming Parade Provides Insight to Activities at RHS
By Tori Stanek
Staff Writer
gether.
In the parade, each class and
many of the students‟ clubs have their
On Friday, October 1st 2010, own floats. The preparation of these
all Riverton High School students and class floats are sponsored by class advistaff joined some of the community sors. Key Club, The Multicultural Club,
members, and all of the other schools the cheerleaders, football teams, and
along Main Street to watch the annual both the middle and high school bands
homecoming parade. Aside from show- were some of the groups featured in the
ing support for the RHS football team‟s parade. Second Attendants; Gary
game against Buffalo, the parade‟s pur- Gariepy and Megan Belville, First Atpose is to raise school spirit, and recog- tendants; John Reddon and Shai Becker,
nize Riverton High School‟s clubs and and Homecoming King and Queen;
homecoming royalty. Overall, a ton of Parker Walton and Shay Cooper also all
work goes into pulling this event to- rode in convertibles generously loaned
by community members.
Every float had representations of either this year‟s
theme, Old Hollywood, or
supported the upcoming
game.
A lot of preparation went into making this
large of an event possible.
For example, many students spent their homeroom and other out of
RHS Cheerleaders add a touch of spirit to the Homecoming parade.
school time working on
floats. Trailer availability for float construction, vehicles, drivers, and storage
were some other underlying issues. Both
bands not only had to memorize their
music, but also had to practice specific
parade marching. All of this hard work
pays off though, because of the community-wide support the high school receives.
Another aspect provided by the
homecoming parade for community
members is an insight to the activities
going on at RHS. Students could use the
information displayed on their floats to
spotlight their clubs to the community,
and it also gave elementary and middle
school students the opportunity to show
school spirit by wearing school colors,
and display their handmade homecoming signs.
While the preparation required
to make the parade possible is extensive,
it is an ideal way to promote school
spirit among the community members.
All together, it was an enjoyable way to
highlight those who deserved the recognition.
Riverton Helps Out a Local Family
By Rykel Menor
Staff Writer
Last year, tragedy struck Mr.
Reggie Miller‟s family; Roberta, his
wife, was diagnosed with Colon Cancer. Mrs. Miller is a kindergarten
teacher at Ashgrove Elementary School,
and has two children Kendra and Kellen. To help with the large costs of her
treatments, the community has put together numerous benefits to help pull
the slack.
Around Christmas of 2009,
Mrs. Marianne Vinich‟s stained glass
classes created several ornaments to be
distributed throughout Riverton. They
were sold at Central Office, and all of
the proceeds were given to the family.
“I really enjoyed making ornaments to help out the Miller family,
exclaimed Riverton High School Junior
Tylyn Coyle. “It was both fun and re-
warding to know that I
helped out a local family.”
Many
other
benefits, such as the
Riverton vs. Lander volleyball games, have taken
place to help out Mrs.
Miller and her family.
Also many meals have
been donated to the family from various citizens
The Miller family, shown above takes time out for a
of Riverton.
“Overall, the picture recently.
whole community has
given great support throughout the nity are dedicating their time to organmany benefits,” stated Mr. Brant Ny- ize this for the Miller family. That
berg.
night, there will be a dinner, silent aucThe most current benefit that tion, and a live auction. If you‟re not
will take place is at Saint Margaret‟s busy Friday night, bring your friends
gym, on October 8th. Numerous kids and family to Saint Margaret‟s gym to
and adults from Riverton High School, support Mrs. Roberta Miller, and her
Ashgrove Elementary, and the commu- battle with cancer.
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The Importance of Homecoming
By Tyler Graham
Staff Writer
Ho meco ming isn‟t just the last
football game at
home, but it‟s the
school spirit that
makes it important. Five days of the
week are filled with different activities
for the students to participate in. All of
the activities lead up to the big game
under the lights on Friday night and the
glorious dance afterwards. Everyone
looks forward to going to the dance
because that‟s where they can bust their
“mac” on the ladies or guys and have a
great time. Personally, I like having a
dance after the football game because I
can just chill with my friends and relax
after a stressful week of preparing for
the game.
In the past years, homecoming
was designed for Riverton High School
Alumni to come back and show their
school spirit like they did when they
were attending RHS. Contrary to today,
homecoming is mainly for the high
school students. But with the help from
Dr. JoAnne Flanagan, a plethora of staff
members, and some community members, homecoming became more than
just for the students. It was decided that
community members could attend
homecoming so they could help with
the school rally.
“At first, homecoming was an
event for alumni,” Mrs. Flanagan stated.
“Homecoming has changed over the
years because everyone has come to
accept that all people can attend the
But let‟s look on the bright
event. This year the community can side of things. At first, the students
come and help build a “team” spirit were very skeptical about the theme
with the high schoolers. Also, when we because they didn‟t think that the theme
invite the community to come to the would really work out. After the week
rally, it will be a huge step forward to- went by, the students had a big change
wards the bond issue with the bleach- in attitude and an idea of what “Old
ers.”
Hollywood” was really like.
Another main part of homeSo if I were to pick a theme for
coming is having a good theme that the homecoming, I would select a theme
students will have a blast with. The that all the students can relate too. I
theme provides the students with a would pick a cool theme that the stuchance to show off their wacky spirit dents would be excited about right off
and get involved with the school‟s ac- the bat because homecoming is an imtivities.
portant part to the high school student
Some of the past themes for body.
homecoming have been awesome, but
Putting all the fall activities
there are always exceptions. Let‟s use aside, the true purpose of homecoming
this year‟s theme for an excellent exam- is to rally everyone together, unite, and
ple. Nobody can relate to this theme spread the spirit throughout the school
because we are high school students and the community.
that were raised in the 21st century. The
This year, RHS did just that.
theme was “Old” Hollywood and we
Old Hollywood style.
didn‟t have a concept of
what it was like back in the
day. We can always get on
internet and Google “Old
Hollywood” but we will
never have the full understanding of what it was like
back in the 1950‟s. I walked
around the halls and I was
constantly hearing what people have to say about the
theme. Most of the answers I
was hearing were; “This
theme is bogus” or “I would
rather stay home and bake Seniors Whitney Martinez and Jordan Higgs, along
some pies than participate with junior Hannah Soll cheer on the boys at the
Homecoming game.
with this year‟s theme”.
RHS Crowns 2010 Homecoming Royalty
By Logan Ridgway
Staff Writer
Last Tuesday morning, Riverton High School staff and students were
led to a gym where the first of the
Homecoming festivities began as the
Homecoming King and Queen, as well
as their attendants, were crowned.
Various clubs and sports at
RHS carefully selected two seniors to
represent their clubs at Coronation.
From these many boys and girls, six and
only six, are voted into royalty.
When the final votes were tallied, Megan Belville and Gary Gariepy
were chosen as the second attendants.
Shai Becker and John Reddon were chosen as the first attendants to the king and
queen, while Shay Cooper and Parker Walton
were chosen as the 2010
Homecoming King and
Queen.
A wonderful
honor to have, these
seniors represented
Riverton High School
throughout the week.
They did so riding in
cars in the parade, being
recognized at halftime
of the football game, as
Gary Gariepy, Megan Belville, Parker Walton, Shay Coowell as at the dance.
Lad ie s a nd per, John Reddon and Shai Becker represent RHS.
gentlemen, your 2010
Riverton High School royalty as voted on by the Riverton High School student
body.
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RHS Volleyball Sets Aside Rivalries to Stand Up to Cancer
By Tori Stanek
Staff Writer
The Riverton and Lander volleyball game played at Riverton High
School on September 21, 2010 held
one major difference between all of the
other rivalry games played in the past;
it was in support of cancer awareness.
The two teams set aside their differences, and fundraised a large amount
of money for their local cancer patients. While the total profit for the
Lander team remains unknown, Riverton made an outstanding $1,748.
This is the second year that
RHS has hosted a volleyball tournament in support of cancer awareness.
Varsity Coach Adrian MacNamee
originally got the idea from a coaches‟
clinic, and decided to bring it to Riverton. Last year, all the proceeds went to
the Susan G. Komen foundation, but
this year, the team decided to keep the
profit local. The games were also
against Lander this year, which meant
bigger crowds and even more enthusiasm. Not only are they beneficial to the
cancer patients and their families, but
the games are also an ideal way to give
back to the community.
“Any time the girls can give
back to the community, who gives so
much to them, is for a good cause,”
said Coach MacNamee. “Sometimes
they have to look at the big picture, and
realize that it‟s not just about them.”
Both years‟ tournaments were
so successful, that the volleyball teams
and coaches are already anticipating
more cancer awareness games next
year.
Because the games held more
significance that cross-county rivalry,
the Riverton coaches reminded their
teams to subject their focus to cancer
instead of just winning against Lander.
The teams were also expected to demonstrate good sportsmanship in support
of their cause.
“The girls realized that a
game is just a game, while cancer is a
lifelong thing,” explained Athletic Director Keith Bauder. “If you look at the
big picture, playing volleyball is just a
small part.”
Even though the varsity team
lost their games, both the junior varsity
and freshman teams won, and all three
teams played very well. Overall, the
competition was great, and the teams
were excited to see how much of a big
difference they made with their fundraising.
“I enjoyed raising money for
the families who needed it most, and
we were able to beat Lander at the
same time,” Junior varsity volleyball
player Miranda Hosking stated.
The Riverton teams wore blue
and brown in representation of colon
and rectal cancer, while Lander wore
pink in support of breast cancer. Both
team‟s profits went to local families of
staff members, with Riverton‟s going
primarily to the family of Roberta
Miller. Collectively, the community‟s
response to the games reflected the
positive attitudes of the players. According to Bauder, people were more
than willing to donate to the jars set out
by the teams. The stained glass artwork
created by RHS staff member, Maryanne Vinich, sold for $650 in itself.
This tournament not only
raised a lot of money for cancer patients, but it also helped the players,
coaches, and donors give to the community members in need of support. It
gave everyone involved a good reason
to look beyond their rivalries, and see
the more significant, bigger picture.
RHS Varsity team awaits their turn to play against Lander. This was their
chance to play a game they love while supporting local families.
Wolverine Recaps
By Logan Ridgway
Staff Writer
ond day of the tournament, no individual or pair managed to finish higher
than 9th place.
Here‟s a look at this past
As a team, the Wolverine girls
weekend‟s sporting events:
finished in 11th, with the guys rounding
out 12th.
Tennis
The Wolverine tennis team
Volleyball
traveled to Cheyenne last weekend for
The RHS volleyball girls
their state tournament.
found themselves in Rock Springs on
While all members of the Saturday, taking on the Tigers. After a
team besides two made it into the sec- hard battle, the Wolverines ended up
on the wrong side of a four set match.
Following the contest, Wolverine head volleyball coach Adrian
McNamee said, “We played hard but
we just couldn't finish. That is our
main problem. We play great offense
and defense and then can't put the
game away.”
The Lady Wolverines are set
to play Star Valley and Evanston at
home, this coming Thursday and Friday, respectively.
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Buffalo Spoils RHS‟ Homecoming
By Casey Lewis
Staff Writer
Last week, during Homecoming, it was all about school spirit, the
dance, and most importantly, the football game.
The last few years the RHS
football team hadn‟t had much luck on
winning games throughout the football
season, so this year, spirits and hopes
were running high. The Wolverine
football team had just recently crushed
Rawlins, Jackson, Star Valley, and
even beat our long time rivals, the Lander Tigers. Friday, Homecoming game
day, everybody was expecting a win
from the Wolverines. Unfortunately ,this was not the case.
Tonkin Stadium was packed
to its fullest, and all the seats where
occupied. People were even in lines
near the fences all the way around the
field. After the National Anthem was
sung by Anika Greenhall, the Wolverines charged onto the field. Wolverines
had possession first and were forced to
punt the ball to Buffalo. Once Buffalo
gained possession of the ball, the Wolverines played a stiff defense and
forced Buffalo to a fourth down and
m a d e
t h e m
p u n t .
When the Wolverines regained possession of the ball, they
we r e
again
forced to punt
to
B uf falo .
Then the game
started to pick
up.
Buffalo
immediately
started to run
the ball down
the
field
through
the
Wolverine defense. Buffalo
got a touch-Junior
down and the
score was 7-0.
Soon after the Wolverine offense took
the field, senior Jarrett Watson was
replaced at quarterback by sophomore
Xavier Webb.
Half way through
the second quarter, the Wolverines had gained possession of the ball. After three
incomplete passes, Watson
was placed at receiver and
Webb took the place of
quarterback for the rest of
the game, and combination
that did show success.
The halftime score
showed the Wolverines
down by 49 at half, but hope
still remained high. After
the cheerleaders performed
their halftime show and the
band marched their performance, it was time for the
second half of the game.
“The plan to win
was to go 100% on every
play,” stated junior team
captain Josh Wright. “Our
team performed very well in
the first quarter, we had lots
of intensity, but when the
second quarter came, it
seemed that after their second touchdown, we lost all
our intensity and effort.
Once that happened we Sophomore running back, T.J. Galey gets acknowlfolded like a sack of rags. It edge during starting line ups, Friday night.
seemed like both the defense and offense just could not stop ter. The third and final touchdown was
Buffalo. We could scored by Kole Stewart at 4:12 in the
not stop their run fourth quarter. The final score of the
game when we game was 22-49. The Wolverines had
were on defense played their hardest, but Buffalo still
and on offense we managed to take the win.
could not move the
For the Wolverines,
ball.”
it is a learning experience to always
The second half of come to play with the right mindset
the game went and total effort.
much better than
“I think that we lost so badly
the first. The Wol- because we had lost all our intensity
verines were able to and effort,” Wright said. “Also their
score three touch- guys were stronger and much faster
Josh Wright downs, and a two than us.”
point conversion.
With the homecoming events
The first touchdown winding down, the loss to Buffalo was
was scored by Watson at 6:18 remain- a hard one to swallow, but the Wolvering in the third quarter. The second ines look to get back on the fast track
touchdown was made by sophomore this weekend as they take on TorringT.J. Galey at 10:48 in the fourth quar- ton.
“We could not stop
their run game when
we were on defense,
and on offense we
could not move the
ball.”
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RHS Senior Excels as a Role Model
By Shayden Coulson
Staff Writer
If you‟re ever looking for the
perfect role model, Jarrett Watson is
definitely the perfect candidate.
Jarrett Joseph Watson is a
senior at RHS and is the football
team‟s quarterback this year. He has
been playing football since he was five
years old. He originally started as playing receiver, but last year when Cody
Blumenshine injured his shoulder
Jarrett stepped up to play quarterback.
“Jarrett has strong leadership,” says Mr. Galey on of the assistant coaches, “He has a great understanding of what the team is trying to
accomplish which makes it easy to
accomplish the goal at hand.”
When asked about Jarrett‟s
ejection from Lander both Watson and
Galey agreed that is wasn‟t deserved,
but Jarrett still handled it well.
“I didn‟t agree with the call
but I can‟t do anything about it,” says
Jarrett. “I just have to take my consequence. It made me appreciate being
“I would definitely have to say the dance!”
-Nakita Griebel
“The excitement of the week.”
-Mr. Meredith
out there with my team more.”
Galey echoed Watson.
“The call was very unfortunate, but Watson stepped up well on
the sidelines to rally the team,” stated
Galey. “He helped the team stay focused which probably helped us with
our win over Lander.”
Jarrett is very much involved
off the field as he is on. He is in many
other activities such as basketball, soccer, C.A.N, and DECA. Being an athlete is a privilege to Watson, and that‟s
why school is taken so seriously.
“I just have to stay caught up
and do all my homework,” he said.
“School comes first.”
One thing that all coaches
dream about is have a kid that is as
hard of a worker on the field as off.
“Jarrett makes a good role
model for the team because he stays
positive,” says Galey. “He is as good
off the field as he is on”
Watson has role models of his
own, his cousins, who help him so he
doesn't feel like he is under too much
pressure and he feels like he has a lot
of people
he can go
to if he
n e e d s
help.
“I
realize
that
it‟s
my
last
chance to
play
at
RHS and
I need to An always focused Watson
play all earlier this year.
g a m e s
like they are my last,” states Jarrett.
“Because they will be soon. Play hard
while you have the chance, because it
will eventually be gone.”
Jarrett Watson is a very goal
oriented person who realizes what is
needed in order to succeed. He goes
the extra mile to put important things
like school work in front of sports, but
he gives it his all in whatever he does.
Jarrett proves himself everyday as one of Riverton High School‟s
top role models.
What is your
favorite part of
Homecoming
Week?
“I love the dance and breaking it down!”
-Taylor Hunt
“I get to wear my pajamas to school!”
-Mrs. Griffin
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Riverton High School (Student) Police Report
Here is a report of this weeks
Student Police Report, brought to you
by those students drastically effected
by their mentors:
already received a broken
arm, and will receive multiple verbal lashings from
his administrators.
Mrs. Kirkland, age unknown, of
Room 127, for disturbing the
peace with her loud voice at 11:15
a.m., Tuesday in the hallways of
RHS. She will receive a metaphorical punching in the face by
13 students in attempt to quiet
down the halls.
Mrs. Vinich, age unknown, of Room 167, for
“neighing” like a horse in
the stained glass classroom
at 2:34 p.m., Monday in
the Art Hall of RHS. She
will be let go with a warning because she tried to
bite the authorities.
Mr. Stoehr, age unknown, of
Room 269, for cracking inappropriate jokes at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday
at movie night at the bowl. He
Mr. Griffith, age unknown, of the Principal‟s
o ffice, fo r creep in‟
throughout the halls and
ALWAYS asking for hall
passes. He will receive an
surprise leg contusion so he has to
crawl through the halls.
Mr. Mortimore, age unknown, of
the weight room, for spilling Diet
Pepsi on the gym floor, a side effect of his addiction. He will receive psycho evaluation of his
addiction and will be forced to
clean the floor alone.
Mr. Galey, age really unknown,
of the weight room, for playing
Burning: Support was High
“I
didn‟t expect
this
many
people
to
show up to
this event,”
said community member
Bret Evans.
“This
will
help the bond
issue a lot
because
mostly everyone
here
will
vote
“yes”
for
the bond… Josh Parker, T.J. Galey, Xavier Webb, Kristen Bailey, and Wyatt
Meyer, shown left to right, participate in Ship to Shore.
that‟s why
they showed
up so they could help support the high athletics and clubs. Inviting everyone to
school.”
the burning of the „R‟ was a positive
Whether or not the community change and it will continue to take the
members will vote for the bond, they spirit up a couple notches for many
helped support Riverton High School years to come.
terrible music in the weight room
during class EVERYDAY. He
will receive SSC for a few days so
Mrs. Stanley can show him the
ropes of the musical world.
Mr. Bergstedt, age also unknown,
of Room 495, for blending in with
the crowd in the freshman commons at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday
in the halls of RHS. He will receive a medieval-time stretching to
make him taller than five feet.
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Homecoming Royalty 2010
Burning o
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Pep Assembly
Dance
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