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May 10, 2006 - Volume 34, Issue 14

Academic banquet honors scholars
By Daniel Weilert, so.
Ad Designer

TEvery year, the students of Humboldt High are recognized for their academic achievements during the current school year, and seniors are rewarded with scholarships and awards for their talents and proficiency in learning.

This year, the guest speaker for the student recognition dinner was Judge Daniel Creitz, who spoke about the ten rules for leadership and how it is beneficial to everyone’s future.

The meal was catered by Chicken Mary’s, which also catered last year’s student recognition night.

New members were inducted into the NHS for 2006-07. Seniors who were inducted into NHS were Robbie Ball, Garrett Fitzmaurice, Erica Greve, Owen Heisler, Maegan Wall, and Melanie Weilert. Juniors who were also inducted into NHS were Hilary Bartlett, Drue Barton, Josh Gillespie, Katie Hauser, Janelle Herder, Josh Honas, Michaela Myer, Michele Rickner, Emily Schomaker, Angie Whitaker, and Chelsy Wright.

Current members of NHS are Josh Baughn, Mallory Mueller, Sarah Riebel, Shane Stanley, Cara Tilman, and Blair Umholtz, srs.

Honor students were presented with awards for their high academic achievements, and classfied as either Gold or Silver Honor Students. Gold awards went to students with a 3.75 or above grade point average, while Silver awards went to those with a 3.5 to 3.74 GPA.

Gold Honor Students were Randi Barnett, Lenzie Boring, Crystal Crays, Todd Hauser, Shelley Herder, Bailey Myers, Kelci Owens, and David Setter, fr., Hali Dawson, Emily Hauser, Alana Heisler, Haley Huffman, Katie Manbeck, Britany Sellman, Phillip Vernon, Daniel Weilert, Terra Woods, and Sarah Works, sos., Gillespie, Hauser, Honas, Myer, Schomaker, Wright, and Trey Zartman, jrs., Owen Heisler, Mueller, Melanie Weilert, and Lynsee Wilson, srs.

Silver Honor Students were Kristin Castle, Rusty Olson, Billy Schomaker, and Callie Umholtz, fr., Jenell Baker, Deedra Barnett, Tessa Coronado, Steven Dooley, Adrienne Gutierrez, Justin Lytle, Christa Phillips, Amber Ysusi, and Trina Ysusi, sos., Cliff Adams, Chad Phillips, Rickner, and Whitaker, jrs., Shelley Bockover, Baughn, Greve, Riebel, Haley Terflinger, Tilman, and Blair Umholtz, srs.


Photo by Katie Manbeck
Now, where does this go again?
Carefully placing a National Honor Society pin on their new inductee
son, Garrett Fitzmaurice, sr., are Jeff and Sheila Fitzmaurice.

The Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Award went to Works, while the Principal’s Leadership Award was presented to Tilman. For Student Council awards, the Volunteer of the Year award went to Herder. Scholar Athlete Awards went to Tilman and Fitzmaurice. The Outstanding Senior in Mathematics and Science Award went to Owen Heisler. KSHSAA Citizenship Awards were presented to Kayla Owens, sr., and Fitzmaurice.

The Community National Bank Student of the Year was given to Wilson.

Memorial scholarships were also presented at the banquet.The Bryan J. Dunn Memorial Scholarship was presented to Owens. The Lindsey Friederich Scholarship was presented to Weilert and Tilman. The Frank Hemphill Memorial Scholarship went to Tilman, while the Dakota Karr Scholarship was presented to Weilert. The Margaret L. Sharp Scholarship, as well as the Dale Dennis Excellence in Education Award both went to Mueller.

Allen County Community College presented various scholarships to Haley Barton, Bockover, Jacob Homewood, Jesse Lundine, Paul Vernon, Stephan Nickell, Blair Umholtz, Kristin North, Wilson, Owens, and Tyler Thomas, srs.

Coffeyville Community College presented scholarships to Jonathan Combes and Derek Wrestler, srs.

Pittsburg State University presented Tilman and Weilert with scholarships.

Ottawa University presented a scholarship to Mueller, while Labette County Community College also presented Riebel and Whitney Piley, sr., with scholarships.

Owen Heisler was awarded with the Certificate for Exceptional Academic Performance in addition to a DeVry University scholarship.

Perfect Attendance awards were handed out to Baughn, sr., Greve, Joe Ewing, so., Hauser, Nickell, Blair Umholtz, Callie Umholtz, fr., Kayla Zimmerman, so., Justin Kaufman, jr., and Works.

Journalism awards were handed out to students who participated for two or more years in newspaper or yearbook or served as editors. Other awards were handed out to students who placed in the Journalism Regionals at PSU. Weilert was presented with a certificate for her induction into the National Scholastic Press Association Journalism Honor Roll.

Tri-Valley ACT Top Student Awards were handed out to the seniors with the three highest ACT scores. Recipients were Weilert, Greve, and Owen Heisler. Greve and Owen Heisler were also recognized as State Scholars.

FFA competes at State Career events
By Shawna Dawson, sr.
Reporter

Attending the State Career Development Events on April 30 to May 2, students from the Humboldt FFA chapter competed in agricultural events and placed highly in several categories.

“ We are young this year and the students still did an excellent job,” said Matt Kerr, FFA sponsor. “In FFA, there are no school size classes. 6A schools go against 1A schools, so for us to place and do well, I feel our kids should be commended on an excellent job.”

For the Dairy Cattle individual competition, Brent Frederick, jr., came in 90th, Dalton Shannon, so., took 206th, Todd Hauser, fr., placed 218th, and Josh Honas, jr., grabbed 221st. Overall, the dairy team finished 50th.

In the Crops individual competition, Josh Gillespie, jr., received 4th, Britany Sellman, so., took 10th, Katie Manbeck, so., finished 12th, and Shelley Herder, fr., placed 20th. As a team, the group finished 3rd.

During the Meat Judging individual competition, Kristin North, sr., finished 115th, Clay Hunter, sr., took 133rd, Jacob Homewood placed 147th, Frederick grabbed 80th. The team took 37th place overall.

Individual Livestock competition gave Gillespie 38th, Frederick 81st, Honas 179th, and Shannon 158th. Overall, the Livestock team took 27th.

For Entomology competition, the team of Gillespie, Sellman, and Terra Woods, so., took 18th place overall.

Individual Food Science competition gave Sellman 19th, Manbeck 38th, Adrienne Gutierrez, so., 73rd, and Frederick 142nd. Overall, the Food Science team took 16th place.

In the Dairy Foods individual competition, Jenell Baker, so., took 2nd, Frederick placed 19th, Blake Moyers, sr., finished 36th and Sarah Works, so., grabbed 109th.

Ag Sale competitors were Moyers, Gillespie, and Shannon, while Poultry competitors were Paige Murrell, fr., Mindy Vincent, fr., Mark Valentine, jr., and Herder. Results for Ag Sales and Poultry are yet to be announced.

“ I look forward to an even better year next year,” said Kerr. “The students will be more experienced with a better grasp at what they have to do.”

Preparations set for graduation ceremonies
By Robbie Ball, sr.
Reporter

Once again, graduation ceremonies for this year’s senior class will take place in the high school gymnasium on Mothers’ Day, which is May 14.

With the Baccalauriate beginning at one o’clock, various senior students will be reading pieces of scripture, as well as sharing words of advice and singing religious musical selections.

The actual graduation ceremony will commence at two o’clock.

Seniors recently chose Jesse Lundine and Shane Stanley, srs., as their girl and boy class speakers.

“ Writing the senior speech was a really stressful thing to do,” said Lundine. “But, I finished it and I am really happy with what I have done.”

An audio version of the class song, ‘In This Diary’ by The Ataris, will also be played during the graduation ceremony.

Scholarships will also be presented during this time. Currently, awards include the Nina McGee Fellers Scholarship, Monarch Academic Achievement Award, B&W Custom Truck Beds, Inc. Scholarship, Lions Club Scholarship, Rotary Club Scholarship, and Superintendent’s Gold Award.

Presentation of the Senior Class of 2006 will take place, as well as the presentation of diplomas.

Spring music concert draws crowd
By Haley Huffman, so.
Cartoonist

On May 2, the annual middle and high school spring music concert was held in the high school auditorium and directed by Shelby Huddleston, music department instructor.

The sixth grade choir performed ‘I Got The Music,’ ‘If I Had A Hammer,’ ‘The Cotton Pickin’ Song,’ and ‘Ordinary World.’ Singing ‘You Raise Me Up,’, ‘Land of Our Dreams,’ and ‘Angels Among Us’ were the seventh and eighth grade choir.

Sixth grade band students played ‘Tribal Voices’ and ‘Furioso,’ while the seventh and eighth grade band performed ‘Chester,’ ‘Knights of the Roundtable,’ and ‘A Salute to Freedom.’

The high school choir sang the selections ‘This Little Light of Mine,’ ‘Keep on Travelin’ Soldier,’ and ‘Inside Your Heaven.’ Soloists for the high school choir included Erica Greve, sr., who performed ‘O Del Mio Dolce Ardor,’ and Paul Vernon, sr., who performed a solo in ‘Requiem.’

Playing ‘Tastes Like Chicken,’ ‘Take the “A” Train,’ ‘Stompin’ at the Savoy,’ and ‘Are You Ready to Rock?’ was the high school jazz band.

The high school regular band performed ‘For Thy Courts Above,’ ‘Electricity,’ and ‘Military Escort.’

A unique element took part of the band’s performance this year, however. For their piece ‘Electricity,’ stage lights were the only lights left on during the duration, until the ending movement, when all the lights went out. Flashlights were shown to create an eerie effect during the piece, and eventually, all of the lights came back on dramatically.

“ The concert went very well,” said Huddleston. “Lots of people showed up and it is great to have support from all the parents and our community for our music programs.”

Single qualifier travels to State forensics
By Blair Umholtz, sr.
Advertising Manager

This year, there was one student who qualified for State in forensics, which was held at the Wichita East High School in Wichita.

Attending the State Festival forensics competition, Blair Umholtz, sr., competed against numerous other contestants with her Serious Solo piece. In order to compete in Festival, both Umholtz and coach Gracie Newman traveled to Wichita the afternoon before to stay the night.

“ State forensics is so exciting. It is a wonderful opportunity that I feel everyone should be able to participate in at least once,” said Umholtz.

The next morning, Umholtz performed her Serious Solo, which was a monologue piece called ‘Multiple Personality Murder’ by Deborah Karczewski, in front of a judge.

After only one performance, competitors were rated with either a one, two, or three rating, with one being the best. Umholtz was awarded a one rating, a gold medal, for her performance, making the trip a complete success.

“ I have enjoyed the experience so much,” said Umholtz. “It is so much fun to meet other people while at the meets who have the same interests that I do. I just hope that next year’s forensics students have plenty of good luck during their season and at State.”

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