Maverick Monthly February 2013 Issue

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Vol. 3 Issue 5 March 8, 2013
710 South Main
Greensburg, KS 67054
photo by H. Prosser
women’sb-ball
by Heidee Prosser
On Tuesday, Mar. 19, the Lady Mavs faced Bucklin on Kiowa County’s home court. After
the loss against them in January, on top of not having a win over the team in the last few
years, the Lady Mavs showed up to compete. The first half finished with Bucklin ahead,
15-18, but the Mavs did not back down. They took control and outscored the Lady Aces in
both the third and fourth quarters and stole the long awaited win with the final score 48-43.
more
inside
classupdate
A collage of
inside updates
from various
KCHS classes to
help answer “So
what did you do
today?” page 2
littlepepsters
62 pepsters
gathered on the
b-ball court to
perform a dance
to “What Makes
You Beautiful.”
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Commenting on the victory, jr. Katelynn Gamble stated, “It was awesome! Since I’ve never beat them in basketball since sixth grade, beating them was just so unreal. It didn’t really
kick in until the next day. It was just awesome to make them feel the way we’ve felt for the
last five years. It was by far the best win up to that point.”
By the end of the game, Gamble had a total of six points and five rebounds.
continued on pg. 12
FAR left: Junior Heather Melton
jumps for the rebound along side
fellow teammate, senior Chelsea
Oberle and Ashland players.
snowdayweek
Left: Junior Riann Heft shoots for
the hoop at a home game against
the Ashland Bluejays. Ashland
ended up taking control in the
fourth quarter and winning that
night’s game with a score of 2936. photos by J. Moore
See some of
KCHS students’
numerous
tweets they did
during the five
snow days. PAGE
13
classupdate
howto:
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Find out what your
valentine likes…
If you even have
one.
by Miranda Kimble
H
photo by R. Grasz
ave you been wondering what all the other classes have been up
to? Well, here are a few classes that have been doing some interesting projects this past month.
Mr. Zach White’s Government class has been examining the Legislative
branch of the United States and is conducting a mock Congress.
Mr. Ballard’s junior English class has been preparing for the state reading
assessments. This preparation involves practice tests and activities that cover the four text types: Narrative, Expository, Technical and Persuasive. Mr.
Ballard has kept the juniors busy with having them make PowerPoints, brochures and writing persuasive letters.
Mrs. McMurry’s sophomore English class has been learning about sentence structure, and they have also been writing poetry and creating their
own personal books of poetry.
Mrs. McMurry’s Forensics students choose and continue to prepare for
their tournament performance pieces. They went to several tournaments
prior to Spring Break. When they return, most of their time will be spent getting ready for League and State competition. They also hosted two forensic
meets in February, and will be hosting and managing the 2A State Tournament in Wichita at the beginning of May.
Ms. Richard’s Art students are learning to use one point and two point
perspective. Perspective is a means of creating depth on a flat surface, like
paper. The upper classmen have been continued on pg. 6
kchshappenings: To stay informed follow the journalims class on twitter @KCHSjournalism
by Lakin Titus
Find out the perfect time and
setting. If you don’t
have a valentine,
FIND ONE!
by Jackie Whitten
pick the perfect Valentine gift
by Addi Price
“I would rather get $5 dollars a day because I wouldn’t blow it all. I would
save and spend wisely.” K. Ross, fr.
“I would rather get $50,000 right here, right now because it’s a lot of money,
and I can buy stuff.” D. Kaltenbach, fr.
“I would rather never eat the same thing twice. It would help me try new
things.” T. McKinney, fr.
“I would rather never eat the same thing twice because you can always
change the ingredients just a bit and it still be basically the same meal.”
Z. Rose, sr.
Would you rather: spend a week with your worst enemy or
without your best friend?
Pay for it, stealing is
unacceptable!
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Would you rather: get paid $5 everyday for the rest of your
life or get $50,000 right here, right now?
Would you rather: eat the same thing every night for dinner or never be able to eat the same thing twice?
Get up, get out,
and go find that
gift!
Once you give the
gift to the person,
you will not only
feel better about
yourself, but that
person’s day will
be made as well.
wouldyourather
“I would rather go a week without my best friend because we just did that
during the time we got out of school for the snow. We did a lot of catching
up, but we survived!” M. Charlton, jr.
“I would rather spend a week without my best friend because if I spent a
week with my worst enemy, I would not be happy.” J. Hall, so.
timeflies
It seems like it was just yesterday we were graduating from eighth grade, and about to start with a clean
slate as freshmen in high school. However, it’s the year
two thousand and thirteen and we are seniors, graduating on May 11. Man doesn’t time fly, it is so crazy to think
about all the memories that we have made in the last
four years!
It is going to be different seeing the people you have
spent years with, go their separate ways and start their
own lives. I have done a lot of thinking, and asked myself
questions like: How many of us will change, or not change,
will it be a big or small difference by the time it comes to
our ten year reunion. Also seeing each of us going through
our own obstacles in life, and who may succeed and who
may not. Who will stay close by and who will move many
states away? Who will get married first, who will become
filthy rich? Haha It is answers to questions like that, that
will be interesting to find out someday.
“The road to success is not straight. There is a curb
called failure, a loop called confusion; speed bumps called
friends; red lights called enemies; caution lights called
family. You will have flats called jobs. But, if you have a
spare called determination; an engine called perseverance; insurance called faith, and a driver called Jesus, you
will make it to a place called Success!”
This is a quote I like to go by when it comes to college.
We all know life isn’t easy and college won’t be either, we
just need to have a little faith and confidence in ourselves.
I believe this is why I am excited, yet nervous for college. I
want to see if I can pull through and become successful. I
think of college as a test for the rest of my future.
LEFT: Senior Halie Headrick takes
advantage of a free day in English
by filling out as many scholarships
as she can; making sure she has
all of her essays, letters of recommendation and so forth, prepared
to be sent to K-State where she is
planning to attend. photo by L. Titus
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Joey lucas, Tobey Ziegler and
leo Barlett celebrate after
answering the final question
to the Ad Astra Academic
Decathalon correctly.
photo by C. OBerle
TWEETS OF THE WEEKS: Going to the play tonight to watch my bestie. :) @Charity Danae32 #breakaleg - R. Grasz, jr. (@RemingtonAlexis) photo by R. Schmidt
Canadian
researchers have
found that
Einstein’s brain was
15% wider than
normal brains
William Shakespeare invented
hundreds of
sayings that we
use every day
including All’s well
that ends well,
good riddance,
in a pickle, wild
goose chase and
much, much more.
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B
eing successful in high school comes with a lot
of patience as well as motivation. Unfortunately there
are so many distractions coming your way, sometimes
it becomes hard to say no.
School IS ImporTAnT. You don’t have to be the nerd
who holes himself/herself up in his/her bedroom Friday night
or reads gigantic books in the corner of the room to be considered someone who takes school seriously. It’s important to
have fun and have lots of extra-curricular activities, but school
should always be your number one priority. That being said,
never take homework, tests, and quizzes lightly! note that extra-curricular activities are also good with college resumes as
well. lisa Simpson, class of 2011 (Duke University)
A SocIAl lIFe IS ImporTAnT. You can be someone who
makes straight A’s in all advanced classes, but what fun is
that? make sure you let your hair down a little sometimes.
You won’t regret it. Bart Simpson, class of 2009 (Shift manager, Super Target)
JoIn A SporT. It’s easy to forget to stay in shape when the
workload starts piling up, so joining a team at your school
makes it one less worry in your schedule; it’s already incorporated in your daily routine. If you’re going for all three seasons, that’s great, but make sure you’re being reasonable. If
you’re taking all honors classes, for example, and you know
you’re going to have a heck of a lot of homework, you may
want to consider taking a season off. nelson muntz, class of
2009 (Kansas State University)
Giraffes, on
average, only
sleep 2 hours a
day and can go
without water longer than a camel.
FIgUre oUT whAT YoUr hoBBIeS Are AnD FInD A
clUB ThAT mATcheS ThAT. not being an athlete is no excuse
for not having something to do after school. If you’re into art,
join the art club. music, and join the orchestra or a band. Join
something and be sure to stick with it for a long time. If you’re
The most money
ever paid for a
cow in an auction
was $1.3 million.
not into any of your school’s clubs, ask your principal to start
a new one. martin prince, class of 2010 (owner and ceo of
princely computer Service, Aspera)
mAKe FrIenDS wITh everYone. There’s too much going on to worry about cliques, who’s friends with whom, who
the popular people are, etc. The best thing to do is to just be
friends with everyone. Be confident and be yourself. get into
the habit of saying hi to people and not being afraid to talk
to new classmates. The more comfortable you become with
a more diverse group of people, the more people will like you
and the more you will accustom yourself to the art of versatility later in life. moe Szyslak, class of 2012 (Aspera community
college)
eAT BreAKFAST AnD lUnch. It sounds stupid, but you’d
be surprised how many people skip breakfast or lunch. not
only is this dumb, but it’s uncool and unhealthy. First of all,
waffles are yummy. lunch is important to prevent your stomach from grumbling during your last periods. A full stomach
keeps you focused. Skipping meals actually only slows down
your metabolism and makes you gain more weight, not less.
Adrian Belew, class of 2009 (culinary Institute of Kansas)
geT enoUgh Sleep. This is easier said than done, but
sleep has so many benefits. If every high school kid got around
7-10 hours like they should, everyone would be a much happier camper. ralph wiggum, class of 2012 (living at home)
The onlY TrenD YoU ShoUlD Follow IS YoUrSelF.
This doesn’t mean you should then go to school the next day
wearing pantyhose on your head, or whatever. You should
have your own style and your own identity, so that you make
your mark in high school the right way and not as a nondescript Ugg-wearing replica of every other girl out there (or
guy, if you’re reading this. You probably don’t wear Uggs
though). Be original, and don’t be afraid to be yourself. It’s
cliche but it’s essential. Alex whitney, class of 2010 (Fort hays
State University)
What’s your motto?
The Word Goodbye come from
“God By” which is
from “May God be
with you”
by Luke Jacobs
saywhat?!
SOS in mores code
does not stand for
Save our Ship it is
simply the shortest
combination of
three letters in the
code.
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The Star asked 10 recent Ad Astra graduates the secrets to
being successful in high school, and here’s their collected advice. It’s this week’s Top 10.
Kaitlin peoples, sr., performs
with the Ad Astra Sparklers
during halftime of an Ad Astra
football game.
photo by L. Titus
Lisa Simpson, Class of 2011
(Duke University)
Figure out what your hobbies
are and find a club that matches that. Not being an athlete is no
excuse for not having something to
do after school. If you're into art, join the
art club. Music, and join the orchestra
or a band. Join something and be
sure to stick with it for a long
time. If you're not into any
of your school's clubs, ask your
principal to start a new one.
Martin Prince, Class of 2010
(Owner and CEO of Princely
Computer Service, Aspera)
Get enough sleep. This is easier
said than done, but sleep has so
many benefits. If every high school
kid got around 7-10 hours like they
should, everyone would be a much
happier camper. Try to get things done
and out of the way so that you get
your much needed shuteye. I’ve been
asleep since I graduated in May. Just
catching up, you know. Ralph Wiggum,
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are and say
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fear of striking “Speak your
sunshine. Swim can come true “life begins at don’t matter
made; let us
out keep you mind, even
in the sea.
- if we have the the end of your and those who
from playing when your
Drink the wild courage to pur- comfort zone.” matter don’t life’s a garden, rejoice and be
glad in it.
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mind.”
dig it.”
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Donald
voice shakes.” air.” - ralph
sue them.”
- Babe ruth
- Dr. Seuss
- anonymous - psalms 118:24
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K. Spainhour, sr. A. Williams, fr
The Star asked 6 recent Ad Astra graduates the secrets to
being successful in high school, and here’s their collected
advice. It’s this week’s Top 6.
School IS important. You don't have to
be the nerd who holes himself/herself up
in his/her bedroom Friday night or reads
gigantic books in the corner of the
room to be considered someone who takes school seriously. It's important to have fun
and have lots of extra-curricular
activities, but school should always be
your number one priority. That being
said, never take homework, tests, and
quizzes lightly! Note that extra-curricular activities are also good with college
resumes as well.
M. Brown, so.
B. Watkins, jr.
N. Stewart, sr.
L. Tuttle, jr.
A. Heft, fr.
S. Ralstin, jr.
astrahappenings: reccent poll showed that 78% of Ad Astra upperclassmen would participate in a blood drive. nhS plans to host one soon.
go to school the next day wearing pantyhose on your head, or
whatever. You should have your
own style and your own identity, so that you make your mark in
high school the right way and not
as a nondescript UGG-wearing
replica of every other girl out there
(or guy, if you're reading this. You
probably don't wear UGGs though). Be
original, and don't be afraid to be yourself. It's cliche but it's essential.
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Care about college. As soon as
sophomore year, start visiting colleges.
You don't need to decide anything yet,
but it will help you decide if you want
a large school or small (urban,
rural, or suburban, if a state
school is an acceptable choice,
and so on). Visit your guidance
counselor a lot- they're going to have
to write a letter of recommendation
so the better they know you, the
better a letter you'll get. They'll also
be able to help recommend colleges and
find scholarships. Mary Spuckler, Class
of 2011 (Middlebury College)
A social life is important.
You can be someone who makes
straight A's in all advanced classes,
but what fun is that? Make sure you let
your hair down a little sometimes. You
won't regret it. Bart Simpson, Class
of 2009 (Shift Manager, Super Target)
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The Vocal Music Festival was supposed to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
Unfortunately, school was cancelled Feb. 21-25th due to snow and ice, so the
choir did not compete in the festival.
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Each girl had 90 minutes to complete their two sections of the competition. Prosser competed in News
Writing and Feature Writing, Schmidt in Cutline Writing
and Yearbook Sports Writing and Wheeler in YB Sports
Writing and News Writing. YB Copy Writing and Editorial Writing were the areas where Moore competed; Odle
participated in Cutline Writing and Editorial Writing and
Whitten in Newspaper Sports Writing and Editorial Cartoon. The final copies were then mailed to Fort Hays
State University to be judged.
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There are six places, first through third and three
honorable mention spots, in each category to qualify
for the chance to move on and compete at the KSPA
State Journalism which is to be hosted in May at Kansas
University in Lawrence.
kchshappenings: Do you know what the hottest apps are right now? see appattack, pg. 10
“I always get super nervous whenever I perform. My hands get all shaky and
cold, which isn’t exactly a good thing when you’re trying to play a piano piece in
front of people. In the end, though, I thought that the performance itself went
pretty well, and I guess the judge thought so too. The best part is getting the
results back and hearing what the judge had to say about the piece, so I know
what parts I did really well on and what parts I need to work on.” stated Kendall.
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by Skylar Odle
by Rachel Schmidt
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The staff as a whole competed in various carry-in
competitions which were mailed in the day the storm
hit to be judged at FHSU. The categories that the girls
competed in were Advertising (Schmidt and Wheeler),
Headline Writing (Schmidt and sophomore Addi Price),
Infografics (Whitten and senior Lakin Titus), Yearbook
Layout (Schmidt and Prosser), Newspaper Design
(Wheeler and sophomore Miranda Kimble), Student
Life Photography (Moore and Kimble), Academic Photography (Odle and Moore), Sports Photography (Prosser and Moore), Photo Illustration (Kimble and Titus) and
Theme Development/Graphics (Prosser and the team
of Price and sophomore Maddie Cannon).
Kaelie Kendall performed her piano solo called “Novellette” for the judges at
the Regional Piano Festival held at Dodge City Community College on Saturday,
Feb. 2. Kendall has been playing the piano for twelve years and has been taking
piano lessons since she was in first grade.
Kendall received a II at the State Piano Festival.
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his year the yearbook staff was unable to
make the trip to Fort Hays State University to
compete in the KSPA Regional competition due
to the snow. The competition was to be held on Jan.
21. Instead they had their own a “mini regionals” where
junior Heidee Prosser, seniors Rachel Schmidt, Audrey
Wheeler, Jessica Moore, sophomores Skylar Odle and
Jackie Whitten competed in “on-site” competitions.
choir/bandfestivals
n Wednesday, Feb. 20, the Kiowa County Band attended the League
Band Festival at Bucklin High School. The band performed two pieces:
“Military Escort” and “Korean Folk Rhapsody.” They also had several
students performing solos: Rebekah Fillmore, Hannah Brown, Latosha Tuttle,
Chelsye Racette and Denisse Ramos. Fillmore and Racette played the flute, Ramos played the clarinet, Tuttle played the tenor saxophone, and Brown played
the baritone saxophone. Their performances at league will help them prepare
for Regional and State contests in the coming months.
Cancun, Mexico
Alex Whitney,
Class of 2010
(Fort Hays State University)
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EmPorium
Class of 2012 (Living at Home)
The only trend you should follow is
yourself. This doesn't mean you should then
spring break getaways
The 2012 Ad Astra football
teams plays a home game
against Sunflower high
School. photo by M. Cannon
Elephants are the
only mammals that
can’t jump and
also the only ones
with four knees.
by Jackie Whitten
Sandra Byrne, so., does
a stand-up for Ad Astra’s
weekly broadcast news show,
Heard on the Hill
photo by A. Wheeler
by Sophia Wallis
five random and interesting facts
by John Smith
Recent Poll
showed that 78
percent of KCHS
student would
participate in a
bloodd drive. NHS
plans to hold one
soon.
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THE STAR REPORT
astraexperience
etcetera
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25 likes: “how we fix
things..” M. Heft, fr.
(@kenzieleigh_22)
12 likes: “The heel of
my foot literally went
through my bball shoe
during the game. #balltohard” D. Odle, sr.
(@damien_odle25)
11 likes: “There are a
few things more beautiful to a triple jumper
than the runway and
a freshly raked pit.” C.
Oberle, sr. (@chelsoberle)
TWEETS OF THE WEEKS: Quote of the day; Mom - “what’s an Instagram?” #sillymom - C. Oberle, sr. (@ChelseaOberle)
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littlepepsters
ABOVE: Senior Chloe
Enfield works on her
scratch painting of a leopard during her second period of art. photo by A. Price
“Love the Lord
with all your
heart, soul,
mind and
“Dream the
strength.”
impossible.”
C. Kendall, so.
S. Headrick, so.
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“Be grateful.”
Mrs. Staats, English
teacher
“Never regret anything
because at one
“If you aren’t time it was
first, you’re
exactly what you
last.
wanted.”
B. McVey, fr.
M. Rose, jr.
by Miranda Kimble
Mrs. Stevens’ Journalism class
spent the month preparing for their
regional competition at FHSU. The
class also continues to work on their
yearbook pages, having various students come in and write a journal entry for the activity they are involved
in.
kchshappenings: “I’m so excited to go to N.Y. and D.C. over spring break!” - H. Prosser, jr.
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Have you taken the ACT
“My favorite classes were probably English
freshman year and choir because they were
both really laid back classes, and I became a
lot closer with my classmates in both of those
classes.” E. Bertram, sr.
by Jackie Whitten
Mrs. Schnoebelen’s Advanced Biology class started a unit on energy,
studying energy sources, especially
alternative energy sources. They built
wind turbines to lift a load (weight)
and to generate electricity.
favorite class and why?
drawing from a photograph and
changing it in some way to make it
their own creation.
This coming fall she’s going to K-State to major in art education, with plans to be an
art teacher one day. Art might not be a big deal, but to those who love it and are good
at it, it can mean a lot.
“Vocal, because I enjoy hanging with some of
my closest friends every day.” Z. Rose, sr.
by Jessica Moore
classupdate
She took two hours of art because being a senior she knew the time would go by really
fast and she wouldn’t get near the projects done that she wanted to. Having two classes,
in a row especially, allowed her to complete more of those projects.
diagnosis:senioritis
Cheer Coach Heather Powell stated, “Each
year they do Little Pepsters they have gain
more and more girls.” The reason the cheerleaders do Little Pepsters is to give little girls
something fun to do and it’s also a good fundraiser.
continued from pg. 2
Her favorite subjects to paint are sunsets but she loves sunrises as well. Recently she’s
been more into world travel paintings and focusing on the places she wants to visit and
their landmarks, monuments or whatever makes those places famous.
“Probably computer apps 2 or 3 because I
think that’s what I’m going to go to college
for.” R. Williams, sr.
40 juniors and seniors
from KCHS responded
to the poll. Of the 72%
who said they had
taken the poll, 38%
said they had taken
the test more than
once.
No
28%
Yes
72%
How many times ACT was taken
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“Advanced Biology with Mrs. Schnoebelen my
junior year because we got to build rockets!”
S. Ewrin, sr.
TWEETS OF THE WEEKS: I feel like there’s something I didn’t do for
school.. oh yeah. all my homework. whoops. #senioritis - M. Morton, sr.
(@ markala_morton)
Number of Students taking ACT
by Maddie Cannon
What’s your motto?
Enfield loves to draw and paint and is very good at it! She has a total of nine paintings
and is working on several others, but she’s currently working on her scratch board.
Third grader Raygan Heft said she loved Little Pepsters. Hefts favorite cheer was It’s a Bird
It’s a Plane and she liked the flipping her hair
in the chorus of the dance. First grader Marley Little said she enjoyed Little Pepsters and
that her favorite part of the song was when it
said light up my world and she got to pump
her arm. She liked doing the Cookie Monster
cheer the most.
mottointerview
by Maddie Cannon
A
rt can mean a lot to someone who plans on doing it for the rest of their life.
Last semester senior Chloe Enfield went ahead and did not only one, but two
hours of art class to help improve her skills. In the future she plans on having a
job involving art.
by Addie Price
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n Friday, Feb. 8 the Little Pepsters
performed five cheers and a dance
to “What Makes You Beautiful” by
One Direction with all the Junior High and High
School cheerleaders. There were 62 girls that
came to practice and performed. The cheers
consisted of It’s a Bird It’s a Plane, KCH, Cookie
Monster and Roll it Shake it.
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photocontest
“The season ending is one
of the worst feelings in the
world.” K. Watson, sr.
O
nce again, the men’s basketball team has
taken off and their records are changing each
week. Recently, the Mavericks have played
the Spearville Lancers, Fowler Goldbugs, Ashland Bluejays, Hodgemen County Longhorns, Bucklin Red Aces,
and the Sterling Black Bears.
The Mavericks pulled out a win against the Lancers,
Longhorns and Red Aces but lost against the Goldbugs,
Bluejays and Black Bears.
In the game against the Lancers, the boys won 67-39.
The lead scorers were senior Damien Odle with 21 and
senior Caleb Davis with 20.
“I thought we played well. We limited our turnovers,
played solid defense, took good shots and shot a good
percentage from the field. Spearville is a pretty young
team and we did a good job of not giving them any confidence early in the game which is important when you
are playing a talented young basketball team. We only
gave up 39 points in the game and if we held teams to
39 points a game every night we would have 5 more
wins than what we have right now. So the takeaway
from the Spearville game for me would be that we are
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“I’ve enjoyed playing basketball my whole life so
I’m sad the real competitive playing is all over.”
T. Tyree, sr.
So whether they are planning on going to Colorado, New York,
or just lounging like a couch potato all week, KCHS students are
going to live it up in their own way and enjoy their Spring Break.
Fowler was the next game. Everyone loaded up on
the bus and traveled the hour long drive to play ball.
The JV boys won against the undefeated JV Goldbugs
by two. As the time came, the boys started the game.
The lead scorer was Rustin Ardery with 20 points.
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kchshappenings: Four HFC Youth Group students prepare for their summer trip to Israel.
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Seniors Rustin Ardery, Caleb Davis and Trever Powell and possibly some others are also going to Colorado to go skiing.
capable of playing great defense if the kids have that
mindset and defensive intensity every night,” stated assistant coach Zach White.
“I thought we played a great first quarter, a good
second half and a disappointing second quarter. I don’t
think we could have changed much. Fowler is a state
champion caliber team and we went in and played
about as hard as we are capable of playing. Did we miss
chip shots? Yes. Did we miss rebounds? Yes. Could we
have played harder? I don’t think so. We let down offensively in the second quarter and settled for jumpers instead of moving the ball and making them play
defense. I was proud of our effort for the game. I felt
like we played hard and missed a few chip shots which
would have possibly made the outcome different. I felt
a ton better after leaving that game then I did at the
league tournament,” stated Coach Perez.
Junior Heidee Prosser’s big plans are to go to the Capital and
then the “Big Apple” with her mom. While in Washington D.C.
they plan to see the sights and then travel on up to New York.
They are going to stay on Long Island and do some volunteer
work and then “do New York” as Heidee says.
Prosser said, “I am most excited to leave Kansas and to also see
the Ground Zero Memorial because it wasn’t finished last time I
was there. I am also looking forward to do volunteer work with
my mom. I don’t know what we will be doing yet but it will be
part of the Hurricane Sandy relief.
4-H
When spring rolls around so does County Club Days in the
4-H world. At Club Days, 4-H members can compete in several areas if they choose to do so. The original date of the event was Feb.
22 but had to be moved to March 8 due to the blizzards. It is to
be held at Kiowa County Schools that evening. Depending on how
the members do in their individual event, they may be given the
chance to move on and compete at Regional Club Days held on
March 16 in Kinsley.
by Rachel Schmidt
by Skylar Odle
“When the season ended
I though that it pretty
much stunk. Easily the
worst feeling ever had in
high school.” D. Odle, sr.
Seniors Kaelie Kendall, Audrey Wheeler and junior Lillian Hinshaw are seizing their Spring Break by first taking a trip to Wichita
with the Haviland Friends Youth Group and then to Denver, Colorado. While in Wichita the crew plans on volunteering at an organization. After doing their Christian and civic duties the girls plan
on having some fun in Denver by going shopping, to the movies,
hiking the Rockies and much more while in the beautiful state of
Colorado.
Which picture do you think is the best? Tweet
your answer to @KCHSjournalism.
by Audrey Wheeler
men’sb-ball
by Audrey Wheeler
Carpe Diem is Latin for “seize the day.” For many KCHS students this saying rings true as anticipation comes to a boiling
point and they put the finishing touches on their spring break
extravaganzas.
Only two high school students will be participating at the event;
sophomore Hannah Brown and junior Emily Sarber. Brown will be
performing a Instrumental Solo, a Speech and participating in a
Model Meeting with the rest of her club, the Upward Strivers. Sarber will also be competing in the Instrumental Solo category.
“I am looking forward to competing. My goal is to score higher
than Hannah and move on to compete at Regionals,” said Sarber.
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forensics
appattack
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What’s the Word
- rated the number
one free app right now
“Forensics is where
you can express your
inner dork and not be
judged for it.”
P. Torres, jr.
photo by M. Cannon
“Forensics is when
you are an attraction
at a freak show and
you think you’re all
that.” N. Stewart, fr.
- a sequal to the
incredibly famous Temple Run
photo by M. Cannon
by Miranda Kimble
Wanelo
- a pinterest-like app
but all about fashion
- makes shopping online easy and at your
fingertips
Flow
valentine’spoll
- an addictive puzzle game where the
goal is to connect the
matching colored dots
together and fill up the
whole screen without
any white space. May
sound easy, but it can
be quite difficult
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What is the best gift to receive
for Valentines Day?
Jewelry
29%
Stuffed Animals
17%
Of the students
Chocolate polled at KCHS 29%
thought flowers or
25%
jewelry were the best
gifts to receive.
Flowers
29%
kchshappenings: Senior Kaelie Kendall solely represented KCHS at State Piano Contest.
“Forensics is
fantastic!” S. Butler, jr.
Forensics is when
you get to be yourself
while being other
people.” L. Behee, jr.
trackpreview
As the year begins to dwindle down, leaving behind football,
volleyball, tennis, cross country, and basketball, something new has
arrived with the awaiting spring. Track, the one sport that nobody
can hate and everybody looks forward to. Some look forward to
track because it signals another school year coming to a close. Others, like the many students that have already decided to go out for
the track team just do it because it is something they love, such as
freshman, Jansen Miller, who can’t wait to begin.
by Jessica Moore
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- a virtual scrabble-like
game where you can
play and try to beat
your friends
photo by M. Cannon
courtesy photo
by Addi Price
by Audrey Wheeler
the hottest and most addictive apps
Temple Run 2
Ruzzle
“Forensics isn’t just
good... it’s GRRRReat!!!” A. Kipp, so.
“I’ve been counting down the days until track since the school
year began, it is my absolute favorite sport and I’m super excited for
the training and outcome in the end!” said Miller.
Overall, track looks to be a promising season as usual. Looking
forward to another league win to make it the third year in a row,
the track team has already started getting into shape and practicing with high hopes for the season, hoping for another shot to take
state track by a storm.
W
hat a busy month for forensics!
In February, the team was to compete in a total of six meets and
also host two home meets on top of that. On
Feb. 2 the team left for Kinsley at 7 in the morning for their first meet of the season. Novices
did not compete in this meet, but stood by and
observed to see how a meet is run. A total of
seven Kiowa County team members broke into
the final round and out of those seven, five
qualified for state. Overall, the team earned
second place in the whole meet.
Five days later, the Novices headed to Kinsley again to compete in Kinsley’s Novice Invitational while the rest of the team traveled to
Medicine Lodge. The Novices put up quite a
fight, but in the end only Lakin Titus broke into
finals and qualified for state. Medicine Lodge
was a good sized meet with a lot of teams the
Mavericks hadn’t competed with this year so it
was a challenge for the team. Six of the teams
events broke into finals and two more events
were qualified for state. In team sweeps, Kiowa County placed second yet again and received a trophy for their efforts.
Only two days after that, 11 of the 23 forensics students left Greensburg at 6:30 in the
morning for the Pratt Invitational. This meet
had a lot of tough competition. The team
had a bit of an advantage due to the fact that
only Kiowa County signed up for the event
Impromptu which in the end added a great
amount of sweep points to the team’s final total. The team ended up winning first place by
one sweep point, which is the teams first, first
place of the year.
The KCHS Invitational was held on Saturday
Feb. 16. The team does not compete in the
Maverick Invitational, but they still had a very
busy day. There were a total of 17 teams in the
meet. During the meet the team had various
duties such as time keeping, concessions and
patrolling the halls incase anyone needed any
assistance. Overall, the meet went over well
with the exception of a few small crisis’.
Due to the weather, the Kiowa County Novice Invitational was postponed until Mar. 1 and
the Ashland Invitational was rescheduled for
Apr. 11. The next meet for the team will take
place on Mar. 21 in Minneola.
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men’sb-ball
tryouts
continued from pg. 8
The leading scorers in the game against the Ashland Bluejays were Trever Powell with 14 points and Ardery with 12.
As this year’s cheer season comes to an
end, another is already looming on the horizon. Ten girls have put their names in the
drawing to become one of the seven 2013-14
Kiowa County High School cheerleaders.
“Although we didn’t win, we played hard, but we just
couldn’t finish,” freshman Landon Davis stated.
Tuesday 19, we played the Bucklin Red Aces. The boys won
63 to 19. The leading scorers for the game were Kendall Watson and Rustin Ardery with 16 points each.
The boys played the first round of sub-state in Sterling
against the Sterling Black Bears. The final score of the game
on Thursday Feb., 27 was 59-52. The two leading scorers
were both Odle with 13 and Davis with 14 points.
The Maverick boys’ basketball team ended their season
Thursday night with a record of 12-10.
The week following the Bucklin win was the start of
the Sub-State games. The Mavs first opponent was Little
River. Kiowa County started the second half ahead, 1914, and kept hold of the lead for the rest of the game.
The final score was 49-27, and the Mavs moved on in
the tournament. Gamble had the most points against
by the end of the game, 12, followed by Heft with 11.
Friday, Feb. 8, the Mavs hosted Hodgeman County.
Ready to make up for the loss against Ashland earlier
in the week, Kiowa County came ready to play. The first
half ended with Hodgeman County ahead by one point
20-21, but Kiowa County kept fighting until the end.
Both teams scored six points in the third quarter, but
the Mavs stole the lead in the fourth quarter and won
the game with a close score of 39-37. Senior Angela Liggett held the most points during the game, ten, along
with the most blocks, three.
Sterling was the Mavs’ next competition in the tournament and also the last.
Kiowa County’s next game was the following Friday
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Although the game ended 26-60 and the season
ended sooner than she had hoped, head coach Staci
Derstein commented, “I think this year’s team learned
how to execute their offense in tough situations to get
the kind of shots that we wanted. I am looking forward
to building on what we started this year for next season. Our seniors and their talents will be missed, but
I am pleased with how our younger players developed
throughout the season.”
kchshappenings: Prom is already on its way as students find dates and girls start shopping.
snowdayweek
k-what?
“What if it just never stopped snowing?”
C. Enfield, sr. (@chloe_noellee)
KU or K-State fan?
The following week on Feb. 5, the Mavericks hosted
Ashland. The score was tied 8-8 at the end of the first
quarter, but the Bluejays took off in the second quarter
and scored nine more points than the Mavs. Although
the Mavs scored more than the Bluejays in the third
quarter, Ashland took back control in the fourth quarter
and won the game 29-36.
The tryouts were held March 7, in front of
three judges from the Dodge City Community
College cheer squad. The girls having been divided into groups of two, performed a chant,
a cheer and a dance routine with their partner. Upon completion they each individually
performed three specific jumps.
photo by H. Prosser
by Miranda Kimble
by Hediee Prosser
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against the South Gray Rebels. The Mavs finished the
first quarter ahead 20-3, and stayed tough for the whole
game. The final score was 50-33, Kiowa County headed
home with another win. Senior Kadie Larsh ended the
game with the most steals, six, and the second most rebounds, nine. Liggett held the most rebounds with 11,
and Gamble finished the game as the lead scorer with a
total of 13 points.
The girls had until Friday, March 1 to decide
whether or not they wanted to try out. Of
the ten trying out, four are returning cheerleaders from the 2012-2013 squad, with six
incoming freshmen vying for one of the coveted positions.
The announcement of who the new cheer
squad will be will be made on Friday after
school before the girls leave for Spring Break.
LEFT: Junior Corbin VandenHoek drives the ball to the
basket. The opposing team
came up short when trying
to defend VandenHoek.
photo by R. Schmidt
eading up to the Bucklin win, Kiowa County
faced Fowler, Ashland, Hodgeman County and
South Gray. The Lady Mavs outscored Fowler in
every quarter, and went home with the close win, 5047. Senior Halie Headrick finished the game with the
most points, 13, which included three three-pointers.
Junior Riann Heft had the most steals, seven, and jr.
Heather Melton had the most rebounds, eight.
by Kayleen Stevens
Freshman Ben Spainhour states, “In the JV game, we
played aggressive, and we played really hard. I’m happy with
the outcome.”
“K-State because they’re
awesome, and
they’re better
than KU. Also
purple is my
favorite color.”
A. Heft, fr.
“KU because
I grew up in a
KU family, and
when I got older and understood it better,
I became even
more of a
hardcore KU
fan.” J. Miller, fr.
“I am an alumnus of K-State.
I just LOVE the
atmosphere
there. I always
felt, and still
feel “at home”
there!! GO
CATS!!”
S. Schnoebelen,
Science Teacher
“I’m a fan of KU
because all of
my kids went
to KU, and I
spent a lot
of money for
that.”
D. White, Math
Teacher
tweets from the recent snow days
women’sb-ball
by Skylar Odle
The final score between the two teams were 58-47.
“Another couple inches of snow and I
can start working on my secret tunnels to
my friends’ houses.” K. Behee, sr. (@KBehee)
“Never thought I would be so sick of
snow days.” R. Williams, sr. (@RyanWillil5)
“These snow days keep pushing studying
for my government test farther and farther
back.” K. Spainhour, sr. (@k r i s t e n :))
“Ready to go play in the snow! (: #snowdaynumberfive” K. Kendall, sr. (@kaelie_ann)
“Well who knows when we will go back
to school, but there’s only about a week
and a half then it’s spring breat! haha,
that’s convenient.” R. Heft, jr. (@riann22paige)
“Snow drifts are a scary thing when
you’re short.” M. Morton, sr. (@markala_morton)
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scholars’bowl
etcetera
Canadian
researchers have
found that
Einstein’s brain was
15% wider than
normal brains
William Shakespeare invented
hundreds of
sayings that we
use every day
including All’s well
that ends well,
good riddance,
in a pickle, wild
goose chase and
much, much more.
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Giraffes, on
average, only
sleep 2 hours a
day and can go
without water longer than a camel.
After the meet was over there was an awards ceremony. During this ceremony the
three teams that placed were announced, as well as the All-League Honors and the
All-League Honorable Mention. This year two of the seniors from KCHS were awarded these honors. Brack received All-League Honors and Schmidt received All-League
Honorable Mention.
The last day of January would be the last time that the Scholars’ Bowl team would
compete this school year. Brack, McVey, Schmidt, Colclazier, Ramos and junior Lillian
Hinshaw embarked for Ellinwood at noon for the regional meet. The students and
coach for the day, Mrs. Sue Greenleaf-Taylor, stopped in Great Bend for lunch at a
Chinese buffet and then journeyed to Walmart to kill the time remaining before they
had to be at EHS.
by Rachel Schmidt
five random and interesting facts
by Audrey Wheeler
Elephants are the
only mammals that
can’t jump and
also the only ones
with four knees.
courtesy photo
I
anonymous editorial about yoga pants
t has come to my attention that some of the girls in this school have
misplaced all of their school appropriate pants and have found that they
can only be replaced by the new trend, yoga pants; the word “pants”
being used lightly. Being as it is winter, I do not understand how that can possibly be comfortable when it is freezing outside and they are so thin. I don’t
doubt that they are comfortable when you aren’t outside and freezing, but is
school really the place for them?
As most of you seem to have forgotten, yoga pants were brought up at
the school dress code meeting at the beginning of the year. And when yoga
pants were brought up, the answer was, “No, yoga pants are not allowed.”
My question is, why are you being allowed to still wear them? But just because you are getting away with it doesn’t mean you should keep pushing the
boundaries and wearing them.
I also want you to realize that while you are probably getting the extra
attention you wanted from that “cute guy” over there, you are also getting
it from all other guys in the school, even the “creepy” or “weird” ones. And
please keep in mind that we do have male teachers. They should not have to
be made uncomfortable just because you are attention desperate. Come on
ladies. Have some class. Leave something for the imagination. I’m begging
you.
14 Maverick Monthly kchshappenings: Students and teachers alike enjoyed not just a snow day but a snow week.
The competition for the day consisted of Skyline, Medicine Lodge, Central Plains,
South Gray, Sterling and Wichita County (Leotia). The team won their first two round
of the meet against Skyline and Medicine Lodge and lost the remaining four matches.
In order to move on they needed to win at least three of the seven rounds to move
on to finals.
guncontrol
nancy’sfancies
by Audrey Wheeler
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The most money
ever paid for a
cow in an auction
was $1.3 million.
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n Monday, Jan. 14, the six scholars loaded up into the suburban to head
for Bucklin High School to compete in the 2012-2013 League Scholars’ Bowl
Tournament. The students that participated in this meet were seniors Cody
McVey, Rachel Schmidt, Canyon Brack, juniors Corbin VandenHoek, John Colclazier
and sophomore Denisse Ramos. All matches were close with one team or the other
winning by only one or two questions. The tournament ended with a record of two
wins and seven losses.
Gun Control. I know, some people are thinking
ENOUGH! I’ve heard both sides so many times and I just
honestly don’t care. Others might be saying “Come on,
bring it!” and are super fired up about gun control rights.
For me, I’m kinda on the fence. I mean if you know me
then you know that I can pretty much debate any topic
but I wouldn’t say that gun control is something that I’m
super passionate about. But after talking about in my senior government class for about a millennium I realized
that it is an important issue and that others don’t share
my same “on the fence” opinion.
The Second Amendment has been a controversial topic since it was created by our forefathers. It is just vague
enough, like the rest of the Constitution, that it can be
interpreted in many different ways. The Second Amendment states, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to
the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep
and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN!? Is it just the right of the militia to have guns?
What do arms mean; do fully automatic weapons qualify
as an arm and therefore give us the right to own and use
them? The Second Amendment is a tricky situation.
Junior Denises Ramos commented on how she thinks
the Second Amendment should be interpreted, “I think
that restricting the public’s access to assault weapons and
guns in general is a breach on our Second Amendment
rights because it’s our right. We’ve had that amendment
for many decades, why change it now? People are acting
like guns kill people. That’s like saying forks make you fat.”
In addition to the controversy of how to interpret our
Constitutional rights to guns, there is also the issue of how
strict we should be. Should people have to go through intense background checks to acquire a gun or is it everyone’s right to have one and therefore there shouldn’t be
background checks?
Freshman Landon Davis commented, “I think that the
background checks to acquire a gun are very good. It could
be a little stricter but I don’t think it needs to be that much
more. If someone wants a gun bad enough then they are
going to find a way to get it.”
So whether it’s with people who couldn’t care less
about gun control or with activists who get fired up about
protecting citizen’s rights, I believe that gun control will
continue to be a controversial and touchy subject.
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photoops
photo by J. Moore
by Audrey Wheeler
photo by S. Odle
photo by H. Prosser
photo by M. Cannon
photo by H. Prosser
photo by M. Kimble
photo by R. Schmidt
photo by J. Moore
maverickmonthly
The Maverick Monthly is produced monthly by the Journalism classes of Kiowa County High School, 710 S. Main,
Greensburg, KS 67054.
It is created on PC computers using the programs Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. It is distributed through the schools of Kiowa County and Haviland. It is also available online at usd422.org. The journalism
students are members of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association.
KCHS staff members:
Editor: Audrey Wheeler
Photo Editor: Jessica Moore
Copy Editor: Remington Grasz
Writers and Photographers: Rachel Schmidt, Lakin Titus, Heidee Prosser, Skylar Odle, Jackie Whitten, Madison
Cannon, Addison Price and Miranda Kimble
Advisor: Kayleen Stevens
16 Maverick Monthly kchshappenings: Seniors have been busy this month with filling out scholarship applications.