Southeast of Saline High School

Trojournal
Southeast of Saline High School
April 23, 2010 Southeast of Saline, 5056 E. K-4 Highway, Gypsum KS 67448 Vol. XXXVII No. 8
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2 >>OPINION<<
Electorial College, flawed basis of American government?
T
he government of the United States
is founded upon the notion of
representation. Instead of voting
on legislation or other
governmental actions,
we elect senators,
representatives and
presidents to make
those decisions for us.
Because
we
rely on these people,
we also rely, by
extension, on the
selection process that puts them in power.
A flawed election system, therefore, results
in a flawed government. And make no
mistake, as it stands, our electoral system
is very much flawed.
The first major problem is that the
system is utterly dominated by only
two parties. This leads to a political
landscape that is unceasingly adversarial.
Pundits swing from praising one party to
slandering the other, leaving no airtime for
any neutrality.
A minor deviation from the agenda of
one’s party is taken as a complete betrayal.
A politician may as well give up on his
career the second he crosses the party line.
Even on the street, politics is one
thing that you can’t talk about unless
you’re looking for a fight. And though
people may defend their party to the death,
it is very unlikely that they completely
align with its ideology. The political ideals
of United States citizenry are infinitely
varied. At the very least, they require more
than two broad categories. The system is
in need of two or three more strong parties.
A second major problem is the fact
that a candidate may lose the popular vote
and still be elected. Just think about that
for a second. That means that a majority
of the population can oppose the election
of a given candidate and he may still be
elected. We should forgo the system of
Southeast of Saline
Trojournal
Co-Editors in Chief Jena Sauber
Patrick Eslick
Managing Editor Elizabeth Reece
Copy Editor Elizabeth Reece
Feature Editor Marissa McClure
Photo Editor Ryan Haxton
Sports Editor Michael Bauer
Sports Writer Garrett Sager
Public Relations Raimie Platt
Cartoonist Sarah Reece
Reporter Austin Breault
Advisor Mr. Gary McClure
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Senior Bryant Beneke jumps over the bar for the high jump.
The meet was at Smokey Valley on April 16 where the boys
won second place and the girls won third. (Photo by Elizabeth
Reece)
Trojournal April 23, 2010
the Electoral College in favor of Instant
Runoff Voting (IRV), which has been used
with great success in Australia.
In this system, a voter chooses not only
his first choice for president but also his
second choice. Because a candidate needs
both strong first choice and second choice
support to be elected, this system will stop
a candidate from being elected if he is
disliked by a majority of the population.
Your candidate may not be elected, but at
the very least, you won’t actually hate the
one who is elected.
Our democracy is broken because our
elections are broken. The complacency
with the system is hard to believe, but it
likely stems from the notion that there are
no other options. The fact is, any system
that elects a president against the wishes of
a majority of the people is fatally flawed.
There are many other options.
-Patrick Eslick, Co-Editor in Chief
Around The Halls
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“Do you believe there is anything wrong with the current presidental
voting system? If so, what?”
I think it’s fair. I mean, you have to be 18 and
you can’t cheat.
- Lindsey Lockhart, sophomore
I don’t like the Electoral College. I think it’s kind
of bogus because the people in the Electoral College don’t always vote the way people want. And
presidential candidates only visit the big states
like California, but don’t even bother with the
smaller states like Kansas.
- Sarah Reece, senior
I don’t like how it’s all based off of campaigns that
people pay millions of dollars for. I think there are
better people out there that just don’t have the
money and it shouldn’t be all electoral votes. It
should be what the whole group thinks as a whole.
- Dakota Reece, junior
I like majority rules; I think the Electoral
College makes it complicated. It’s a really
old system and it needs some updating. I
think it would be easier if it was majority.
- Chelsey Kohman, senior
>>OPINION<< 3 Senior words of “wisdom” from 12 years of school
T
he class of 2010 has been going to
school for over 2,100 days, 16,800
hours, or 1,008,000 seconds (and
we have less than a month left!!!). As we
prepare to move on with our lives, it’s time
to share the knowledge that we gained in all
those days, hours and seconds with the SES
underclassmen— and not the knowledge
that we learned in English, social studies
or math.
The following is a top five list of
things you’ll learn between now and your
2,101st day.
If, during your freshman year, you were
told that, since you were so smart on the
State assessments, you would get a pizza
party, don’t get too excited.
FOUR YEARS later, we’re still
waiting.
You WILL get senioritis.
At this point, we are pretty much 98
percent done with our schooling, but those
last two percent are the worst. We’re so
close to graduation, summer, college and
whatever else is in store for us for the rest
of our lives. Sitting in classes, listening to
our teachers talk about complicated math
problems that we can’t see ever using after
May 18, watching videos where we can’t
even understand what they are saying, and
memorizing parts of the periodic table
become extremely difficult to focus on.
Senioritis is almost unavoidable.
Don’t take anything for granted. Enjoy
it all.
I know you’ve probably already
heard this a thousand times, but it really is
true. When there’s no “next year,” things
take on more importance. Enjoy everything
now, because soon, you will experience
your last Homecoming, your last football
game, your last basketball game, your last
chili day. Sure, life after high school will
be great, but don’t spend all your time
obsessed with it and miss out on your
senior year.
- Jena Sauber, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Seniors will cut in the lunch line.
We are legally old enough to vote,
get married without parental consent, go to
war, live on our own, have full time jobs,
and buy lots of things. We’ve been going
to school for at LEAST 12 years, possibly
in the same place. We believe that gives us
the freedom to cut off 15 seconds from the
lunch line. Actually, we’re just impatient.
Getting to school early takes on a new
meaning.
Getting to school “early” means
pulling up at 8:12, walking in the doors at
8:14, and still getting to class before the
bell rings. Mission accomplished.
Members of the class of 2010 pose for an elementary school photo. The seniors now have fewer than 15 days of
school left until they get out of school on May 18. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Peuchen)
Random lady at Wal-Mart randomly attacked with random questions
This month, we traveled to Wal-Mart
to find an unexpecting victim to barrage with
random questions. We met a woman there,
who we will refer to only as “H.G.” When
we explained the premise of this column, that
we would be asking her a series of random
questions, she seemed a bit taken aback. “Can
you start from the beginning one more time?”
she asked. We inquired her viewpoints on
bear attacks, literature, religion and Freud.
Trojournal: Is it pretentious to write a
book that has over 1000 pages?
Woman: Not if you’re a good writer.
Trojournal: What happens after you die?
Woman: I don’t claim to know.
Trojournal: So would you say you’re
agnostic?
Woman: I’m not sure what that means.
Trojournal: It means that there may or
may not be a God, but you just can’t know.
Woman: I’m not that. I think someone knows,
just not me.
Trojournal: If someone knows, have you
ever tried to find out from them?
Woman: No, because I don’t know who
knows.
Trojournal: Is ‘poet’ a particularly
effeminate occupation?
Woman: I don’t know. Probably. You do have
to be sensitive. Plus, you say ‘effeminate’ like
it’s a bad thing. It makes you sound sexist.
Trojournal: I’ll try to tone it down a little.
Here’s a question I borrowed from Chuck
Klosterman. Say that you were in the
woods with a friend, and this friend was
going to be attacked by a bear. They may
be horribly mutilated or they may have just
a scratch, but they won’t die. Say by some
magical process you could save them, but
then for the rest of your life, wherever you
went, it would rain. Sometimes it would be
a downpour, sometimes it would be just a
sprinkle. Would you save them or not?
Woman: I like the rain, so saving them would
be a win-win.
Trojournal: What is it about the rain?
Woman: It’s calming or something.
Trojournal: Do you think Freud’s theories
are particularly valid?
Woman: I don’t think any female in the world
thinks that Freud was right about anything.
No woman is going to say “I wish I had a p---.”
- Patrick Eslick, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Trojournal April 23, 2010
4 >>FEATURES<<
Students, secretary add to contest accompanist list
A
s in previous years Mrs. Susan Tuzicka
and Mrs. Cheryl Spare accompanied
several students who performed on
Saturday April 10 at the Music Festival in
Manhattan. However, due to an increase in
soloists, three new people accompanied soloists:
senior Patrick Eslick, freshman Kaley Smith,
and secondary secretary Mrs. Rita Johnson.
When Spare and Tuzicka became too busy
to handle the amount of soloists, Spare began
asking others if they could help out.
“Mrs. Spare asked me if I’d be willing to
play for some soloists after she saw me playing
piano in band one time,” Eslick said. “I was
nervous because I hadn’t played piano seriously
for a couple of years.”
Spare also asked Smith to help out while
Johnson heard about the booked accompanists
and decided to offer her help.
“When I heard that Mrs. Spare had so
many solos to accompany, I knew she needed
help, so I volunteered,” Johnson said.
Eslick and Smith accompanied only
instrumental solos, while Johnson accompanied
female vocal solos.
To prepare for the regional contest, all
the accompanists practiced with their soloists at
least once a week.
“In our practices, we run through the piece
and work on spots they are having problems
with,” Smith said. “Sometimes the practices
are fun if we accomplish the things we need to
accomplish.”
For all of the accompanists, piano playing
is not a new talent. While Eslick has played for
six years and Smith for eight years, Johnson
started when she was a third grader.
“When I was a seventh grader, my music
teacher asked me to accompany choir and that
is when I started accompanying,” Johnson said.
“As a student in a small high school, I was the
accompanist for all of our music groups and
several vocal and instrumental soloists as well
as playing for programs, concerts and contests.”
While accompanying soloists is not new
to Johnson, it is a new experience for Smith and
Eslick, this experience is new to them.
“It is a little scary, but I think it is a good
experience for me to get better at the piano,”
Smith said.
In total, the three accompanists play
for nine different students for the regional
competition. Johnson accompanied senior
Chelsea Hanks, juniors Addison Houchin,
Rachel Holtzmeister and Heather Hardesty,
and sophomore Marissa McClure; while Smith
accompanied freshmen Allissa Houchin and
Gunner Wiles.
“(I accompanied) David Pantle and
Presley Wilson,” Eslick said. “I’ve worked with
both of them before on different things, so I kind
of knew what to expect.”
Overall, all three accompanists’ experience
has been a positive one.
“(Accompanying) is fun,” Johnson said.
“I enjoy music and am interested in students. If
I can make it possible for someone to perform
by having an accompanist, that is gratifying to
know that it is time well spent.”
- Elizabeth Reece, Managing Editor
Q: How does it feel to be the only girl
in your Building Trades class?
A: I like it; being the only girl isn’t so
bad. At certain times it’s really annoying,
but sometimes I like it because I can get
out of certain jobs I don’t want to do.
A: All the time! I get picked on so much;
they don’t think I can do all the things
that they can just because I’m a girl. At
times it’s really annoying, but sometimes
I like it because I can get out of things I
don’t want to do.
Q: What drafting classes are you in?
A: This year I am in Advanced Autocad
and Building Trades, Next year I plan to
be in Architectural Drafting and maybe
Building Trades II.
Q: Do your teachers ever give you
special treatment?
A: Mr. Deneault definitely does not
give me special treatment. Actually,
sometimes he will say “okay boys” and
I’m like “hey what about me?” and then
he’ll say “oh sorry… boys and girl,” it’s
pretty funny.
Freshman Kaley Smith plays the piano for freshman Alyssa Houchin as she tunes her flute for
her solo. Smith, along with senior Patrick Eslick
and secretary Rita Johnson, helped accompany
soloists this year. (Photo by Jena Sauber)
Sophomore enters male-dominated class, enjoys it
S
ophomore Brittany Beneke is
currently enrolled in multiple “male
dominated”
classes,
including
Building Trades, and Advanced Autocad.
We had her share her experiences and her
future in drafting classes.
Brittany Beneke poses in front of the shed
that she helped to build during one of her
building and drafting classes, Building
Trades. (Photo by Jena Sauber)
Trojournal April 23, 2010
Q: Do you plan on continuing drafting
in the future (rest of high school,
college)?
A: Yes. I want to be an architect or an
industrial engineer, so I’m trying to take
as many drafting classes as I can to be
prepared for college. I’m taking all the
classes I can now to get a full perspective
of seeing a building go from a drawing
to real life.
Q: Do the guys ever single you out?
Q: Do you perform all the same task
as the guys?
A: Yes. I have to do all the same work
as the boys do; I have to wear the safety
glasses and hard hat when we are outside.
Sometimes, I even do more work than
some of the other guys because they get
lazy and don’t want to do anything.
-Ryan Haxton, Photo Editor
>>FEATURES/NEW<< 5
Students selected for annual
SES Trojan Choice Awards
T
here are sports letters, activities
banquets, and other awards to
honor student athletes and leaders.
To honor students of good character and
strong academic performance, there are
the annual Trojan Choice Awards, which
will be presented on April 28.
The Trojan Choice Award was originally created by secondary school principal, Mr. Monte Couchman in 1999, his
first year SES.
“The Trojan Choice Award is designed to recognize the students that are
outstanding (but) may not be recognized
in other programs,” Mrs. Judy White,
secondary counselor, said.
All secondary teachers may nominate one student they have in class.
The recipients of the 2010 Trojan
Choice Awards are:
Seniors:
Kellen Womochil, nominated by social
sciences teacher Mr. Todd Baird
Sarah Reece, nominated by vocal music
director Mrs. Kerry Boley
Jena Sauber, nominated by instrumental
band director Mr. Quentin Breese
Jordan Huggans, nominated by shop
teacher Mr. Scott Emme
Krisanna Graham, nominated by PLUS/
Yearbook teacher Mrs. Dawn Rohrer
Mandy Shields, nominated by math
teacher Mr. Chance Ptacek
Garrett Sager, nominated by athletic
director/broadcasting teacher Mr. Wayne
Sager
Dakkota Deister, nominated by counselor Mrs. Judy White
RoiAnn Wellman, nominated by English
teacher Mrs. Alicia Schoenfeld
Juniors:
Alicia Oard, nominated by English/drama teacher Mr. Terry Anderson
Jessica Knight, nominated by FACS department teacher Mrs. Juanelle Garretson
AnnMarie Sparacino, nominated by art
teacher Mr. Kurt Krehbiel
Elizabeth Reece, nominated by science
teacher Mrs. Kristy Rodriguez
John Terry, nominated by math teacher
Mrs. Tammy Streit
Joslyn Wilcox, nominated by social sciences teacher Mr. Ky Swisher
Sara Hettenbach, nominated by social
sciences teacher Mr. Kendall Lynn
Sophomores:
Maggie Matteson, nominated by paraeducator Mrs. Brandi Calahan
Jason Hahn, nominated by drafting/shop
teacher Mr. Eric Deneault
Katie Heimer, nominated by math teacher Mr. Bob Sauber
Jessie Jensen, nominated by Ag. Teacher
Mrs. Brandi Disberger
Morgan Fritz, nominated by foreign language teacher Mr. Brad Settle
Genelle Talbot, nominated by English
teacher Mr. Gary McClure
Freshmen:
Conner Gies, nominated by PE teacher
Mr. Pat Haxton
Justin Walker, nominated by business
teacher Mr. Dwight Lilly
Camden Garretson, nominated by science teacher Mrs. Pesha Ptacek
Morgan Schoen, nominated by English
teacher Mr. Bill Gies
Wesley Landauer, nominated by paraeducator Mrs. Janelle Schmidt
On their nomination form, teachers cited various reasons for selecting the
student that they did. English teacher Mr.
Terry Anderson explained why he chose
junior Alicia Oard.
“I chose Alicia because she works
hard and is a good representative of this
school; she’s always been a good participant in class,” Anderson said.
PE teacher Mr. Pat Haxton, who
nominated freshman Conner Gies, explained why he chose Conner as his Trojan Choice recipient.
“Conner has been doing a great job;
he’s always come to class prepared, always willing to do anything in my class
to get better,” Haxton said.
Winners of the Trojan Choice Award
will receive a medal at a breakfast and
awards ceremony April 28 at 7:00 a.m.
- Austin Breault, Reporter
Carr makes switch
from Inman to SES,
feels welcome
M
oving 50 miles across Kansas
may not be as drastic as moving across the nation or half way
around the world, but for SES sophomore
Kayla Carr, a
move from Inman, KS to Gypsum, KS has
brought plenty of
changes.
Carr began attending Southeast high school
earlier this semester when her
family moved to
the area.
“We moved from Inman (Kansas) to
Gypsum because my mom wanted to be
closer to family,” Carr said.
The move involved Carr and her total of
five sisters.
“Three of them go to SES,” Carr said.
Before the move, Carr attended Inman
High School, where she was involved in
cheerleading and band.
“I went out for cheerleading (at SES),
but I didn’t make it,” Carr said.
She will continue her musical hobby,
however.
“I play the flute in the band,” Carr said.
While she will continue playing her
flute, there are many differences Carr noticed between SES and her old high school.
“The biggest difference is that the elementary is with the high school,” Carr said.
Another big difference? The size.
“It’s really big!” Kayla said of her first
impression of SES. Inman High School,
where Kayla attended before SES, is a 2A
sized school. SES is 3A.
Between the elementary students walking the halls, the size of SES, new classes,
new teachers and many new faces, Carr
has a specific aspect of SES that’s the most
difficult.
“The lunch schedule is something I
don’t really like. I still get confused,” she
said.
Confusing schedules aside, Carr says
she’s had a positive experience at SES so
far. For Carr, one thing in particular about
the students and staff has stood out.
“I really like that everyone is so nice
here,” she said. “Thanks to everyone who
made me feel welcome!”
- Jena Sauber, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Trojournal Aprril 23, 2010
6 >>NEWS<< Band, vocal entries qualify for state festival Class of 2010 plans
On April 10, 41 soloists and ensembles Alicia Oard
Flute Solo
I
participated in the Regional Music Festival
in Manhattan. Of these groups, 22 went on to
qualify for the State music competition that will
be held at Southeast of Saline on April 24.
To qualify for State, students had to receive
a I rating on a scale between I (Superior) and V
(Lowest rating) based on their performance. The
results are as follows:
Chelsea Hanks
Vocal Solo
I
Chelsey Kohman Vocal Solo
I
Chloe Seim
Clarinet Solo
I
Sarah Reece
Saxaphone Solo I
Shane SchoenhoferVocal Solo
I
Sutton Sanders
Bassoon Solo
I
Vocal Solo
I
Cody Blaha
Vocal Solo
Dakota Reese
Saxophone Solo
Marie Pinder
Oboe Solo
Sara Hettenbach Flute Solo
Morgan Fritz
Clarinet Solo
Rachel Peuchen Flute Solo
Zack Blomquist French Horn Solo
Justin Walker
Clarinet Solo
Kaley Smith
Flute Solo
Flute Quartet
Ensemble
Madrigals
Ensemble
Eric SchwerdtfagerTrombone Solo
Vocal Solo
Megan Lofton
French Horn Solo
Trumpet Solo
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
II
I
II
See “Results” page 7
speakers, flowers in
prep for graduation
The class of 2010 will turn their tassels and graduate from SES on Sunday,
May 23 at 2:30 p.m. The ceremony will
be held in the SES gymnasium.
The class flower is the orange Tiger
Lily. Their motto is “Twenty years from
now you will be more disappointed by
the things that you didn’t do than by
the ones you did do. Explore. Dream.
Discover,” an abridged quote by Mark
Twain. There is no class color.
Featured speaker Mr. Craig Stevenson will provide the keynote address,
and class members Dylan Howe, Amanda Wilson, and Jena Sauber will deliver
the class speech. A presentation highlighting the class of 2010’s journey from
kindergarten to graduation, made by seniors Krisanna Graham, Chloe Seim and
Jena Sauber, will be shown. The band
and vocal groups will also be performing during the ceremony.
- Jena Sauber, Co-Editor-in-Chief
The SES Madrigals perform at the Regional Music Festival in Manhattan on April 10. They received a “I” rating. (Photo by Jena Sauber)
Students
shine at State Star Events, qualify for
FCCLA Nationals
and Marci Forristal: Silver, Sr. Interior DeES FCCLA members shot for the stars at
S
the State Leadership Showcase, “Leadership Explosion,” April 11-13, and 12
of them came home with road maps to the Chicago Nationals events.
The following members qualified for the
National competition:
Seniors Megan Kincaid-Heidel, Amanda
Wilson and LaCrista Brightbill: Top Gold,
Sr. Chapter Service Project
Sophomores Raimie Platt, Ryan Haxton,
Rachel Peuchen, Brooke Wells, Lindsey
Lockhart and Kristin Conley: Top Gold, Sr.
Parliamentary Procedure
Freshmen Tess Tanius, Haley VanAmburg
and Paige Edwards: Top Gold, Jr. National
Program in Action.
Twenty-eight SES students participated in
the showcase and Students Taking Action with
Recognition (STAR) events in Wichita.
There were also individual awards that were
given out at the Conference. SES recieved the
following awards:
Community of the year: Southeast of Saline
Statewide member of the year: Megan Kincaid-Heidel
Family of the Year: The Jeff and Susan Wilson Family
Statewide Advisor of the year: Mrs. Susan
Trojournal April 23, 2010
Wilson
Peer Ed. Scholarship: Elizabeth Peuchen
Junior Joey Platt and senior Elizabeth Peuchen represented Southeast at the State conference as retiring state officers, serving all 4,000
Kansas FCCLA members.
Platt was also accepted as a National Officer
candidate at State Conference. She will now go
to Nationals in Chicago to represent Kansas as
National officer candidate.
Additional members who participated in the
State competition but who did not qualify for
the National level were:
Sophomores Alex Hogue, and Corey Donnelly: Gold, Sr. Showcase Display
Senior Elizabeth Peuchen, and junior
Teisha Rogers: Gold, Sr. Chapter Showcase
Manual
Freshman Camden Garretson: Silver, Jr.
Life Event Planning
Junior Jessica Knight, and sophomore
Maggie Matteson: Silver, Sr. National Programs in Action
Freshman Kaitlyn Barten: Silver, Fashion
Construction
Sophomore Morgan Fritz: Silver, Sr. Illustrated Talk
Juniors Taylor Peterson, Emmy Meyer,
sign
Junior Heather Hardesty: Bronze, Sr. Recycle and Redesign
Hardesty will be attending Nationals as a
Peer Education team member.
The FCCLA chapter will head to Chicago
with 15 National qualifiers July 4-8 to the National Conference.
- Raimie Platt, P.R. Manager
Sophomore Maggie Matteson and junior Jessica Knight hold up their silver medals at the
FCCLA State Leadership Showcase in April.
(Photo by Amanda Wilson)
Vocal, band students
qualify for state event
Continued from page 6
Vocal Solo
II
Allissa Houchin Flute Solo
I
Violin Solo
II
Vocal Solo
II
Addison Houchin Vocal Solo
II
Kendra Lawson
Vocal Solo
II
Presley Wilson
Trombone Solo
II
Teisha Rogers
Vocal Solo
II
Lindsey Lockhart Trombone Solo
II
Marissa McClure Saxophone Solo II
Vocal Solo
II
Nathan Peterson Trumpet Solo
II
Vocal Solo
II
Alisha Ptacek
Vocal Solo
II
Angel Reinert
Vocal Solo
II
Gunnar Wiles
Saxophone Solo II
Isaac Barnhart
Trumpet Solo
II
Flute Trio
Ensemble
II
Freshmen Boys
Vocal Ensemble II
Freshmen Choir Vocal Ensemble II
Freshmen Girls
Vocal Ensemble II
Percussion
Ensemble
II
Saxophone Trio Ensemble
II
Trombone Quartet Ensemble
II
Conner Gies
Vocal Solo
III
Concert choir and Concert band performed at
the State Music Festival in Lindsborg on April
14. The choir received a I rating while the band
received a II rating.
- Elizabeth Reece, Managing Editor
>>NEWS<< 7
Dance, cheer squads named for 2010-2011 school year
As this school year comes to a close, the
Sparklers and SES cheerleaders are already
gearing up for another year of school spirit.
Tryouts for both squads were held in late
March/early April, with results announced
shortly afterward.
Cheerleading practices and tryouts were
held on April 5, 6, and 7. Of the 23 girls
who tried out, the following made the fall
squad: eighth graders Alex Mantz and
Marcy Gagna, current sophomores Corey
Donnelly and Brittany Beneke, and current
juniors Heather Hardesty, Alicia Oard,
Presley Wilson, and Sarah Dennison. The
winter squad will include current eighth
grader Marcy Gagna, current sophomores
Corey Donnelly and Brittany Beneke, and
current juniors Heather Hardesty, Kendra
Lawson, Alicia Oard and Taylor Peterson.
Dance Team also held tryouts on March
26 with practices the 24th and 25th. The
following made the squad: current eighth
grader Victoria Donnelly, current freshmen
Angel Reinert and Allissa Houchin,
current sophomores Maggie Matteson,
Michelle Green, and Alexis Sterling, and
current juniors AnnMarie Sparacino,
Teisha Rogers, and Emmy Meyer.
- Elizabeth Reece, Managing Editor
Spaeny signs to compete for
Hutchinson JuCo judging team
Senior Breanna Spaeny signed to be a member of the Hutchinson
Community College Livestock Judging Team for the 2010-2011
school year. Spaeny, the daughter of Judy and John Spaeny, has
been active in SES FFA and Gypsum Valley 4-H. (Photo courtesy
of Breanna Spaeny) - Jena Sauber, Co-Editor-in-Chief
2009-2010 cheerleading sponsor Mrs. Michelle
Long gives tryout instructions to the prospective
cheerleaders while current cheerleaders junior
Sarah Dennison and senior Chelsea Hanks
watch. Cheerleading tryouts were held April 5,
6, and 7. (Photo by Jena Sauber)
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FCCLA- FCCLA attended the Kansas State Leadership
Conference in Wichita, KS April 11-13. SES FCCLA
chapter members received awards and participated in
Students Taking Action for Recognition (STAR) Events. To
see a complete list of STAR events and awards received by
SES, see page 6.
FFA- The Southeast of Saline FFA chapter hosted a chapter
officer meeting on April 1 in the Ag. room. Chapter members
traveled to Concordia for Cloud County Community College
Aggie Days. The district banquet was held in Chapman on
April 12. The Chapter will host their Chapter Banquet for
members at the elementary cafeteria on April 26.
Varsity Club- Varsity Club has named its officers for the
2010-11 year. Current junior Cody Blaha will serve as the
club’s president, current sophomore John Balthazar as vicepresident, current sophomore William Feist as secretary,
current junior Taylor Peterson as treasurer, and current
junior Heather Hardesty as public-relations officer.
Trust- Trust members visited the Dickinson Movie Theater
to view the movie “How to Train your Dragon in 3-D” and
ate lunch at Carlos O’ Kelly’s.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters- The BB/BS “Big” and “Little”
of the Year ceremony was held on April 20 in Salina. Senior
Jena Sauber was named the School-based Big of the Year.”
BB/ BS is preparing to host its “annual Fishing trip for
‘Little’s and Big’s’” at Pioneer Lake this May.
- Ryan Haxton, Photo Editor
Trojournal April 23, 2010
8 >>PHOTO SPREAD<<
Southern ladies bring Luna Del Mar trailer
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park style humor to SES stage in spring play
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1. Dixie Mandrell (Jr. AnnMarie Sparacino) and Vesta Poteet (Sr.
Jena Sauber) start off the production by hosting their local trailer
park radio talk show “Luna Del Mar.” 2. Pauline Felts (Jr. Joey
Platt) hollers for her daughter, Mayola, to “talk some Mexican” to
the “migrant workers” in their front yard. 3. Miss Alvetta McClay
(Jr. Marci Forristal) tries to prepare Mayola Felts (Jr. Taylor Peterson) for the Miss Manatee Beauty Pagent, but Mayola’s only talent
is “petting bunnies.” 4. Missy Good (Jr. David Pantle) makes a
report back to the radio station on his trip to Graceland. 5. Mayola
Felts (Peterson), Pauline Felts (Platt), and Miss Alveeta McClay
(Forristal) listen to Mary Eunice Wheaton (Sr. Amanda Wilson),
center, as she demands that they “do better!” 6. Pauline Felts (Platt)
explains to her daughter Mayloa Felts (Peterson) how to prepare
for the local trailer parks “Miss Manatee Pagaent.” 7. Madge Huskey (Sr. Krisanna Graham) talks to Dixie Mandrell (Sparacino)
during the “Heart of Dixie” on the Luna Del Mar Morning Show.
Madge calls in to complain about her husband Clifford bringing
in “every meat known to man except Sasquatch.” 8. Miss Alveeta
McClay (Forristal) talks about her charm school with radio hosts
Dixie (Sparacino) and Vesta (Sauber). 9. Madge Huskey (Graham)
does her Elvis impression during the Nativity, which was titled,
“Jesus and Elvis: A Tribute to the Kings.” 10. Madge Husky (Graham) talks to Pauline Felts (Platt) and Mary Eunice Wheaton (Wilson) about her Elvis tour she held at her trailer. 11. Pauline Felts
(Platt), Alveeta McClay (Forristal) and Harlene Akers (Fr. Alisha
Ptacek) act as the three wise men at the church’s lifesize nativity scene. 12. Rovin’ reporter Missy Goode (Pantle) poses for her
granddaughter Opal Elmore (first grader Dorthy Ann Sparacino)
to take a picture while they visit Graceland. 13. Dixie Mandrell
(Sparacino) listens to Missy tell her about her run-in with the law
and her need for $4,000 bail money while in Memphis. 14. Pauline
Felts (Platt) listens as Harlene Akers (Ptacek) compliments Mayola
(Peterson) on her Miss Manatee title even though she was the only
one to enter the competition. 15. Pauline Felts (Platt) attempts to
get her daughter, Mayola (Peterson), out of her chair, and tells her
she may want to exercise before the Miss Manatee beauty pagent.
16. Mary Eunice Wheaton (Wilson) makes an apperance on the
“Luna Del Mar” radio station to spread her moral values to all the
trailer park. (Photos by Janet Sauber and Elizabeth Reece)
Trojournal April 23, 2010
10 >>PROM<< SES students get swept away at ‘Enchanted Ball’prom
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SES’s prom was held at Marymout on Saturday, March 30. The theme, Enchanted
Ball, lent itself to lots of white lights,
blue and silver tulle, and a white balloon
“fountain” in the middle the dance floor.
The After Prom theme, “One Night in Vegas,” included lots of red and black decorations, bowling, and other games.
1. Juniors Alicia Oard and Presley Wilson
strike a pose at the ‘Enchanted Ball’ 2010
prom. Prom was held at Marymount. (Brittany Beneke) 2. Junior Ruben Van Dijke dances
with sophomore Haley Mortimer. (Brittany
Beneke) 3. Seniors Braden Long and Kellen
Womochil dip strawberries into the chocolate fountain. (Brittany Beneke) 4. Senior
Chelsea Hanks, junior Sarah Dennison and
senior Breanna Spaeny ham it up on the
dance floor. (Brittany Beneke) 5. Sophomores
Brittany Beneke, Katie Mills and Lindsey
Lockhart work as prom servers. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Dennison) 6. Students bowl and
play games during After Prom. (Janet Sauber) 7. Seniors Cole Dhabalt and Mandy
Shields dance at prom. (Brittany Beneke) 8.
Juniors Heather Hardesty, Joey Platt, Courtney Sager and Aubrey Knox pose in front of
the “One Night in Vegas” backdrop at After
Prom. (Janet Sauber)
Trojournal April 23 2010
>>SENIORS OF TROY<< 11
Seniors of Troy
1.) This senior is one of four
seniors that work at Casey’s
general store/car wash.
2.) Fifty percent of this
senior’s paycheck goes to
Monster energy drinks.
3.) This senior will be going
to Garden City Community
College to play football.
4.) This senior plans to attend
Hutch Community College to be
a student athletic trainer.
5.) This senior is a chapter
officer of FCCLA and FFA.
6.) This senior is an active
member in FFA.
7.) This senior has to go
through the trunk of his car to
get to the front seat.
8.) This senior has been on
dance team for four years.
Taylor
Haxton
Jordan
Huggans
Megan
Kincaid-Heidel
Answers:
1) Jordan Huggans 2.)Megan K-H 3.) Braden Long 4.)Taylor Haxton 5.) Amanda Wilson 6.) Shannon Rogge 7.) Trenton Collins 8.) LaCrista Brightbill
Trenton
Collins
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Amanda
Wilson
Lacrista
Brightbill
Shannon
Rogge
Braden
Long
12 >>SPORTS OPINION<< NFL Draft 2010 Simulation
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Sam Bradford
QB- Oklahoma
Ndammukong
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DT- Nebraska
Gerald McCoy
DT- Oklahoma
by Michael Bauer, sports editor and Garrett Sager, sports writer
The Rams are in desperate need of a quarterback. Ever since Kurt Warner left in
2004, former QB Marc Bulger underachived which led to his recent release from
the team. Look for St. Louis to bring in ‘08 Heisman winner Sam Bradford.
The Lions would be better off taking a pass protector for QB Matthew Stafford.
That may not happen though. Ndmamukong Suh is a beast who can blitz through
anything and create havoc for offenses. The Lions will be tempted to take him.
Tampa Bay would just love to have Ndmamukong Suh because he is, without a
doubt, the best defensive player in this draft. But if Suh is taken by Detroit in the
second pick, then the Bucs will have to settle with Gerald McCoy instead.
The Redskins already had their lottery with QB Donavan McNabb arriving in the
nation’s capital. Now, a better offensive line will make things complete for the
Redskins and nothing would be better than taking offensive tackle Russell Okung
Last season, Chiefs’ QB Matt Cassell was sacked 42 times. This team can win with
Bryan Bulaga
Cassell at quarterback and Jamaal Charles at running back, but they desperately
OT- Iowa
need an offensive line to protect them. Unfortunately, the best OT is Russell Okung
and he might be snatched in the fourth pick. Second best? Bryan Bulaga.
Trent Williams It’s tough telling who new head coach Pete Carroll will go with here. The Seahawks
OT- Oklahoma have numerous needs and that includes the o-line. So the Seahawks will likely end
up with whoever the Redskins and the Chiefs don’t pick which is Trent Williams
Eric Berry
New GM Mike Holmgren has never picked a QB in the first round of the draft, and
S- Tennessee
even though quarterbacking is a situation in Cleveland, the Browns may go with a
defensive player instead of QB’s Jimmy Clausen or Colt McCoy.
What the Raiders should do is take a talented young QB out of this year’s draft, such as
Bruce Campbell a Colt McCoy or Jimmy Clausen, but not having a good QB to mentor one the Raiders
OL- Maryland will probably go the route to protect their all ready pathetic QB trio by picking an OL.
Russell Okung
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Jimmy Clausen By not successfully nabbing veteran QB Donavan McNabb, and with a
QB- Notre Dame QB named Brain Brohm leading the way, the Bills will look for someone
to make a Matt Stafford first impression.
Derrick Morgan The Jaguars have signed Aaron Kampman, but he’s over 30 years old and is
recovering from a torn ACL injury. It might take him awile to get 100 percent
DE- Georgia
so going with Derrick Morgan will give Jacksonville some depth on defense.
Tech
Denver
Miami
San Francisco
Seattle
New York Giants
Tennessee
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Houston
Cincinnati
New England
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Arizona
Dallas
San Diego
New York Jets
Minnesota
Indianapolis
New Orleans
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Rolando McClain ILB Dan Williams NT Joe Haden CB
Jason Pierre-Paul DE
C.J. Spiller RB Everson Griffith DE
Anthony Davis OT
Maurkice Pouncey C/G Brandon Graham DE
Earl Thomas FS Taylor Mays S
Dez Bryant WR
Charles Brown OT
Kyle Wilson CB/PR Jared Ordick DB/DT
Sean Weatherspoon ILB
Mike Iupati G
Ryan Matthews RB
Sergio Kindle DE/OLB
Devin McCourty CB
Rodger Staffold OT
Jerry Hughes DE/OLB
Alabama Tennessee
Florida
South Florida
Clemson
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Rutgers
Florida
Michigan
Texas
Southern Cal
Oklahoma State
Southern Cal
Boise State
Penn State
Michigan State
Idaho
Fresno State
Texas
Rutgers
Indiana
TCU >>SPORTS FEATURE<< 13
Gebhardt to take over as head football coach
For ten years, he was on the
sidelines at Lincoln as a coach.
And soon, he’ll be walking the
sidelines again as the next head
coach
at
Southeast
of Saline.
Mr. Mitch
Gebhardt
has
been
introduced
as the new
football
c o a c h ,
taking over for Mr. Pat Haxton,
who a few months ago, announced
his transfer to Valley Center.
Gebhardt, a fifth grade teacher
at SES for the past two years, has
been out of the coaching game
for two years but has a repertoire
of coaching experience behind
him, including taking Lincoln to
three of the only five post-season
appearances the school has ever
made.
Gebhardt will be the school’s
tenth head football coach and
joins Phil Katzenmeier and
Haxton as the only other head
coaches in the last 22 years at
Southeast. To find out more about
the new coach, we spoke with
Gebhardt about his upcoming
season and what challenges await
him and his future teams.
Q. What other jobs have
you had, other than coaching at
Lincoln?
A. I also taught and coached in
Hernden, Kansas for the first four
years that I taught and coached.
Q. Were you the head coach
the entire time at Lincoln?
A. No, I was the assistant
coach for two years at Lincoln
before becoming the head coach
for the next eight years.
Q. What prompted you to
want the SES job?
A. I think this is a great school
and there are great people here,
too. I think any program can be
successful at Southeast of Saline.
Q. Are you going to keep
teaching elementary or are you
also going to teach high school
weight lifting as well?
A. I don’t think all of that has
been decided yet, but I do plan
on teaching some weight lifting
classes.
Q. Are you going to coach
the track team as well?
A. At this point, all I’m going
to coach is football.
Q. Do you want to coach
track?
A. I have coached track in the
past and that is something that I
will look into.
Q. Next season, you’re going
to have a fairly young team. Do
you think it will be challenging
coaching a young squad in your
first season?
A. I think any time a program
is being taken over, it can be
challenging. I think every year is
a new challenge, so I think we’ll
be ready for our first game against
Russell.
Q. What other challenges
do you think await you as well
as the team in the upcoming
months?
A. What any other football
team has, as for challenges. We
have to get ourselves ready for
the season, and the summer is
an important part so we can get
everybody ready for football.
Q. Are you going to do things
differently, or about the same,
as what Haxton has done?
A. I think some things will
be the same and obviously, with
someone new in charge; others
will be different.
Q. You’re replacing the most
successful head football coach
in SES history. Does this, in any
way, make you feel humble?
A. Coach (Haxton) is a great
coach and to be able to follow
him and what he’s accomplished,
it makes it a big challenge to keep
the (football) program at the level
it is and even better. It is humbling
because Haxton’s done a great job
at Southeast of Saline.
-Michael Bauer, Sports Editor
Helvey breaks two school records in two years, plans for State
I
t may not have been a very “neighborly”
thing to do, but on April 13, senior Michael
Helvey broke the previous long jump record of 21’10 ½”, set in 1971, with his jump
of 22’6 ½”. The previous record was held by
Mr. Wayne Swenson, who, incidentally, was
Helvey’s neighbor during his seventh grade
year.
“I would have never dreamed (Michael
Helvey) would be the one to break (my record),
so I feel good about that,” Swenson said.
Although Helvey and Swenson were neighbors, they didn’t know each other very well.
“My sisters were really good friends with
his daughters and I would go over there and
trick-or-treat, but I don’t really know (him) that
well,” Helvey said.
Neighborly coincidences aside, Helvey believes that he will be able to improve his long
jumping.
“I think I’ll get better. I think I can jump a
solid 22 feet. I had the wind at my back, but I
think I can jump an average 21 or 22 feet (without the wind),” Helvey said.
Although Helvey has broken the long jump
record for SES this isn’t his first broken record.
“I set a triple jump record of 43’5 ½”,”
Helvey said.
The record was held by Rick Cox with a
Jump of 42’9 ½” in 1998.
Last year, at State Track and Field, Helvey
placed third with a jump of 21’6 ¼”. He was
beaten by Steven Mann (21’ 7”), of Mound
City-Jayhawk Linn, and Antonio Dowdy (22’ 4
¾ “), of Garden Plain. Dowdy, who got first,
graduated last year, but Mann is a senior and
will be competition for Helvey.
In addition to the Long Jump, Helvey also
participates in the triple jump and runs the 4x1
and the 100. According to Helvey, his times in
the running events are “just average.”
“I’m usually pretty good in the 4x1, but in
the 100, just average,” Helvey said.
To remain above average in the jumping
events, Helvey does sports in the off-season to
stay in shape.
“I usually do summer league basketball, seven-on-seven football, and then (SES) football in
the fall, and basketball so it keeps me in shape,”
Helvey said.
Although Helvey is staying in shape and
making records, he hasn’t been recruited for
sports at many colleges.
“Butler talked to me for football for a while
and Bethany also talked to me, but I’m not really interested in playing football,” Helvey said.
Helvey plans on going to K-State, but doesn’t
plan to play on the sports teams.
“I’ll probably do some recreation league
stuff, just to mess around. I’m declaring business (as a major,” he said.
Even though Helvey won’t play sports in
College, he is still pleased with his recent record.
“It’s awesome, and a great feeling,” he said.
- Marissa McClure, Features Editor
Senior Michael Helvey long jumps at the Smoky
Valley track meet. Helvey set the SES long jump
record on April 13 at the Ellsworth track meet
with a distance of 22’ 6.5.” (Photo by Elizabeth
Reece)
Trojournal April 23, 2010
14 >>SPORTS<< Baseball advances to 8-2, faces unknown Beloit tonight
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ho didn’t contribute in the
Southeast
Trojans’ victories
against Chapman on Tuesday?
Hardly anyone is left out of that list.
A versatile Trojan baseball team trumped
the Fighting Irish 16-14, 10-4 to improve
their record to 8-2 overall this season.
Junior Corey Ensz pitches during the home
game against Chapman on April 20. The Trojans won both games, 16-14, and 10-4. (Photo
by Jena Sauber)
Seniors Chase Driscol, Shane Schoenhofer,
Dylan Howe, and junior Cody Blaha had
three hits apiece while juniors Corey Ensz,
and Jordan Wyatt, as well as seniors Spencer
Baird and Brant Weaver had two each in the
first game.
“We played really well. We had good
pitching from Corey (Ensz) and Jordan
(Wyatt),” said Head Coach Mike Garretson.
“We had a lot of base hits. Blaha hit a
homerun, Schoenhofer had a homerun, and
we had a whole bunch of doubles.”
Ensz, the junior transfer from Salina
South, was a deadly threat-as he has been for
most of the season- striking out five in over
four innings to improve his record to 4-0.
“He’s (Ensz) is now 4-0, and that’s pretty
doggone good,” Garretson said.
Wyatt pitched in game two and stuck out
five. His record now stands at 3-1.
Blaha had three hits and senior Braden
Long had two in helping the Trojans total
nine.
Southeast started their run early in the
second game, soaring to a five-run lead, all in
the first inning alone.
“It is good to get a lead early. It shouldn’t
matter whether you score your runs early or
late, but when you get them early, it seems like
you can just relax and play ball, you’re not
as tense,” Garretson said. “But technically, it
shouldn’t matter because a run is a run and it
doesn’t matter when you get it.”
Overall, the Trojans’ areas of weakness
appear to be few with Wyatt and Ensz both
sharing the pitching mound, and many
players getting hits on offense.
“With our ability to score runs, it just
makes us a real dangerous team and when our
defense is playing well behind our pitcher. It
makes us pretty tough to beat,” Garretson
said.
The Trojans will next hit the road tonight
when they travel to Beloit. Knowledge of
what kind of team Beloit will field against
the Trojans is yet to be known.
“We really don’t know a thing about
them yet. We split with them last year, and
we would be very disappointed if we didn’t
come away with two wins,” said Garretson.
- Michael Bauer, Sports Editor
Boys track finishes second, girls snatch third at Smoky Valley
T
he Southeast of Saline Track and Field team competed on
April 16 at the Smoky Valley high school track meet in
Lindsborg. The girls’ team finished just three points shy
of second place, placing third behind Smoky Valley, second, and
Concordia, first. The SES boys’ team placed second overall, with
80 points.
On the girls’ side, while Concordia took the meet title, the SES
Girls’ 4x8 team edged them out to win by almost two seconds (10:38)
in that race. In the 200-meter dash, Hardesty took first (27.62), and
she was also first in the 100-meter dash (13.00). In the long jump,
Hardesty placed second (15’8 ¼”).
In the 300-meter hurdles, junior Aubrey Knox placed second
(50.10), and she also placed third place in the high hurdles (17.16).
In the 4x400, SES placed 3rd (4:31.86).
In high jump, senior Elizabeth Peuchen placed fourth (4’6”) and
sophomore Heather Cleveland placed sixth (4’4”). In Triple Jump,
junior Tiffany Cleveland placed third (32’2”) and junior Heather
Hardesty placed sixth (31’5 ¼”).
In the 1600-meter run, sophomore Brooke Wells placed fourth
(6:03.29) and junior Sierra Yianakopulos placed fifth (6:06.49).
In the 800-meter run, Yianakopulos placed fourth (2:41.31), and
Tiffany Cleveland placed sixth (2:43.64).
On the boys’ side, the 4x100 team took first place (44.91). The
4x400 placed third (3:35.78).
Senior Ryan McMichael won in the 300-meter hurdles (41.98),
and in the 110-meter High Hurdles (15.55).
In long jump, Helvey won (21’2 ¼”) and senior Matt Mortimer
placed third (20’ 7”). In triple jump, senior Michael Helvey placed
second (43’ 9 ¼”) and senior Bryant Beneke placed sixth (37’ 5 ¾”).
In the 100-Meter dash, Helvey placed fourth (11.31) and Mortimer
Trojournal April 23, 2010
placed fifth (11.40). Junior Nathan Peterson placed fourth (53.81)
followed by junior Josiah Frost sixth (54.48) in the 400-meter dash.
In the 800-meter run, senior Kellen Womichil placed fifth
(2:11.96). In the 3200-meter run, senior Garret Sager placed fifth
(11:19.33).
In javelin, senior Coleman Henry placed sixth (138’ 6”). Senior
Trenton Collins placed sixth in both the 200-meter dash (24.15) and
in the high jump (5’8”).
-Marrissa McClure, Features Editor
Junior Josiah Frost sprints to the finish line in the open 400-meter dash
at the Southeast of Saline home track meet. The boys’ team ended up taking first while the girls placed second. (Photo by Jena Sauber)
>>SPORTS<< 15
Golf improves with young squad Sports Box
T
he 2010 varsity golf team has been
building on its young members, and
several students have medaled at
tournaments.
There will be an invitational at
Bennington on April 27, students that will
be going to the trounament are Jayson
Gagna, Kyler Besher, Eric Schwerdtfager,
Tanner Werner, Blake Johnson and Justin
walker.
The golf team has been improving
every week and should score better
than the first group that played on the
Minneapolis course earlier this season,” Gies
said.
The first tournament of
the season was April 6 at Herington. The
results of the tournament were: sophomore
John Balthazor (104), freshman Lance
Maine (111), freshman Tanner Werner
(118), junior Eric Schwerdtfager (120), and
sophomore Jayson Gagna (scoring 121).
The team placed 11th. The four man total
score was 435.
On April 8, the junior varsity golf team
went to their first tournament at Herington.
The results from the tournament were:
“
freshman Blake Johnson scoring (54) and
placing 14th, junior Briar Steward (55) and
placing 18th, freshman Daniel Frost (60)
and placing 29th, junior Alicia Oard (61)
and placing 33rd, sophomore Kyler Besher
(61) placing 34th, and sophomore Lindsey
Lockhart (64) and placing 39th.
On April 14, junior varsity golf went
to Ellinwood. The results were over nine
holes and are as follows: freshman Jessica
Sweeney (59) and placing 23rd, freshman
Tanner Werner (61), junior Presley Wilson
(61), freshman Justin Walker (81), and
freshman Holly Mortimer (68).
On April 20, the varsity golf team went to
Republic County. The results were: Gagna
(101), freshman Hayden Sanders (97), Oard
(115), Maine (99), Steward (121). The twoman team score was 198.
The junior varsity golf team went to
Marion on April 20. The results were based
over nine holes and are as follows: Wilson
(52), placing 18th, Frost (53), Johnson (60),
junior Jared Bruggeman (61), Werner (61),
Walker (64),), Besher (65), freshman Devin
Unrein (68), Mortimer (71), and Lockhart
(73). - Austin Breault, Reporter
Softball looks for improvement at Beloit
W
hen the Lady Trojan softball
season began in late March,
they started out with high
hopes for the “young team with good
experience.” Now, sitting on a 2-6 record,
the team looks toward the rest of the season
for more growth, experience and wins.
The Lady Trojans started off their
season with a rough encounter with the
Abilene Lady Railers on March 30. In
Abilene, they went 0-2, with final scores
of 0-11 and 1-10.
“Abilene is just a really good team,”
sophomore and varsity player Hannah
Mortimer said.
The Trojans then headed to Republic
County where they won both games, 6-1
and 9-2.
The Lady Trojans then had their first
home game against Rock Creek, who
placed second at State last year. The
Trojans came out with two losses against
Rock Creek, with scores of 0-5 and 0-11.
The Lady Trojans then traveled to
Salina to compete against their rival,
Sacred Heart, with a tough battle against
the Knights; the Ladies lost both close
games with scores of 4-6 and 3-4.
“We really should have won both
of these games, we just had way
too many base errors,” sophomore
varsity pitcher Kristin Conley said.
The Lady Trojans are slated to travel
to Beloit today to compete against the
Trojans. The games will start at 4:00 p.m.
-Raimie Platt, PR Manager
Freshman Haley VanAmburg looks to run from
third to home plate during the junior varsity
game against Smoky Valley. (Photo by Dani
Bradrick)
Track
Apr. 9
SES Inv. (Sr. rec.) Boys : 1st
Girls : 2nd
Apr. 13
Ellsworth Boys: 4th
Girls: 7th
Apr. 16
Smoky Valley Boys: 2nd
Girls: 3rd
Upcoming meets:
Apr. 27
Hoisington
Apr. 30
Beloit
May 4
Minneapolis
May 7
Ellinwood
May 14
League @ Rep. County
Baseball
Mar. 30
@Abiline W 13-0
W 16-6
Apr. 1
@ Wichita Word of Life
L 17-7
W 23-12
Apr. 13
@ Sacred Heart W 10-5
L 10-12
Apr. 16
Ellis W 10-4
W 11-4
Apr. 20 Chapman W 16-14
W 10-4
Upcoming games:
Apr. 23 @ Beloit
Apr. 27 @ Minneapolis
May 4 Ellsworth
May 6 Russell
May 17-20 Regionals
Record 8-2
Softball
Mar. 30 @ Abiline L 0-11
L 0-10
Apr. 1 @Rep. County W 6-1
W 9-2
Apr. 9
Rock Creek L 0-5
L 0-11
Apr. 13 @ Sacred HeartL 4-6
L 3-4
Upcoming games:
Apr. 23 @ Beloit
Apr. 27 @Minneapolis
Apr. 30 Concordia
May 4 Ellsworth
Record 2- 6
Golf
Apr. 6 Herington Inv. Score: 435
Apr. 13
Minneapolis Score: 438
Apr. 20
Rep. County Score:412
Apr. 22
Beloit
Upcoming meets:
Apr. 27
Bennington
Apr. 29
Hesston
May 3
SES inv. (Sr. rec.)
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16 >>NEWS<<
Forensicators take one League champion title, others place in top six
T
he Forensics team has three meet champion plaques, a second
place plaque, and two third-place plaques; and now 13 have
qualified to compete at the state competition of May 1.
Students who have qualified for the State competition are:
So. Jameson Miller
Prose
Jr. Joey Platt
Prose
Jr. Sara Hettenbach
Poetry
Fr. Austin Howe
Poetry
Jr. AnnMarie Sparacino
Poetry Sr. Dylan Howe
Poetry
Jr. Joey Platt, Sr. Amanda Wilson Improvised Duet Acting (IDA)
So. Jameson Miller, So. William Feist
IDA
Jr. Eric Schwerdtfager, Fr. Austin Howe
IDA
Jr. Carley Melander, Jr. Sara Hettenbach IDA
Sr. Dylan Howe, Sr. Amanda Wilson
Duet Acting
Sr. Michael Bauer, Jr. David Pantle
Duet Acting
Jena Sauber
Inform.
Sauber, however, will not be able to attend State due to a conflicting
State Journalism competition.
The Forensicators placed third at the league meet held at Sacred
Heart High School on April 7 while competing with only a partial
team.
The results were as follows:
Sr. Amanda Wilson, Jr. Joey Platt
IDA
First
Sr. Dylan Howe, Sr. Amanda Wilson
Duet
Second
Jr. Sara Hettenbach, Jr. Carley Melander
IDA
Second
Sr. Jena Sauber
Inform. Third
Jr. Sara Hettenbach
Poetry
Fourth
Jr. Carley Melander
Humor Solo
Fourth
Jr. David Pantle, Sr. Michael Bauer Duet
Fifth
Sr. Michael Bauer
Prose
Fifth
Sr. Dylan Howe
Poetry
Fifth
So. Jameson Miller
Prose
Sixth
Following League, SES hosted Border Wars at home on April 15.
The results are as follows:
Jr. David Pantle, Michael Bauer
Duet
First
Jr. Eric Schwerdtfager, Austin HoweIDA
First
Fr. Austin Howe
Poetry
Third
Jr. Marci Forristal
Poetry
Fourth
So. William Feist
Humorous Solo Fifth
Jr. Eric Schwerdtfager
Prose
Sixth
There was no team placing.
The following Saturday, April 17, SES traveled to Minneapolis.
The results are as follows:
Sr. Amanda Wilson, Sr. Dylan HoweDuet
First
Jr. Joey Platt
Prose
Third
Jr. AnnMarie Sparacino,
Jr. Ariel Douglas IDA
Fifth
Jr. David Pantle, Jr. Paola GramboneIDA
Sixth
Sr. Dylan Howe
Poetry
Sixth
So. William Feist
Humorous Solo Sixth
Sr. Amanda Wilson
Prose
Sixth
Overall, the team placed second.
- Austin Breault, Reporter
Challenges, contests, presentations
educate students about wind energy
Juniors Jake Vermillion, Austin Miller and Cody Blaha attempt to create a model of a
wind turbine’s nacelle during the Wind Alternative Day. The alternative day was held
during the half-school day on April 1. Activities of the day included creating wind turbine
models and creating futuristic posters to show how the students felt the future of wind
turbines would work. (Photo by Katie Heimier)
- Ryan Haxton, Photo Editor
Trojournal April 23, 2010
Ag Mechanics team
takes first in contest
Four FFA members recently claimed
first in a recent state-wide competition
and another was chosen as a district
officer.
The Agricultural Mechanics Team –
consisting of junior David Alexander,
junior Jason Hahn and junior Austin
Mortimer— placed first in the Statewide competition that was held in
Hutchinson
Sophomore Myriah Jensen was selected as the North Central District
Secretary for 2010-2011.
Local officers were also recently selected. They are as follows: President,
junior Megan Lofton; Vice-President,
junior Addison Houchin; Secretary,
sophomore Jessie Jensen; Treasurer,
sophomore Katie Heimer; Reporter,
sophomore Cory Craver; and Sentinel,
sophomore Myriah Jensen.
The Agricultural greenhouse was
open on April 16 at 3:30 pm thru 4:00
pm for the first time this year.
- Austin Breault, Reporter