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March 17, 2006 - Volume 34, Issue 11
Senior class ventures
to Dallas as graduation draws near
By Erica Greve, sr.
Feature Editor
Many months of hard work, planning, and lots of fundraising
by members of the senior class have finally paid off. Last week, the seniors
embarked on a four-day getaway to Dallas, Texas from March 8 to March 12.
The seniors have been working toward the trip since last September.
The class left bright and early at five o’clock on Wednesday morning
on the activity bus. Thirty-eight students, six sponsors, and the driver
boarded the bus for the ten hour drive to the destination. The students were
giddy with excitement as the trip began, and their enthusiasm never faded
even as they arrived at the Super 8 Motel early that afternoon.
Upon arrival, the seniors were assigned their rooms at the motel.
“
A few of our rooms smelt real gross, but it was mainly because we were messy,” said
Jonathon Combes, sr.
After a few hours of socializing, unpacking, and room shuffling, the class
boarded the bus to eat at the Hard Rock Café, and then to go shopping
at the Galleria.
“
The Hard Rock Café was very interesting, especially the guitars from
Z Z Top,” said Paul Vernon, sr. “When I was surrounded by all
that rock history, I was thinking, ‘That is going to be me someday.
I am going to be up there.’ It was great.”
Photo by Melanie Weilert
What happens in Texas...
Braving the skies and
well over a hundred foot drop are
seniors
Maegan Wall, Robbie Ball, and Kristin
North.
Early Thursday morning, the seniors prepared for another busy
day that took them to historical sites such as the Grassy Knoll and Dealey
Plaza
where
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The students also had the opportunity
to hear one man’s personal account of the assassination as he witnessed
it firsthand.
After the museum, the group made a spontaneous decision to go to the Speed
Zone go-kart track and arcade, where students had the opportunity to play
mini-golf, go drag racing, or play a variety of video games.
Photos by
Melanie Weilert, Jesse Lundine, Blair Umholtz, and Shawna Dawson
What happens in Texas...(cont.)
The senior class traveled to Dallas, Texas on March 8 and returned home during
the early morning
hours of March 12 for their class trip. (S) Seniors Mallory
Mueller, Sarah Riebel, and Kristin North
goof off while walking around the
Dallas Zoo on March 10. (E) Sporting a new purchase at the Galleria
after the
group finished eating at the Hard Rock Cafe on the first day in Dallas is Garrett
Fitzmaurice, sr.
(N) A group of seniors take a break in front of the Grassy
Knoll where President John F. Kennedy was
assassinated on March 9. (I) Leading
a pack of go-kart riders at the Speed Zone as part of a
spur-of-the-moment
activity is senior Derek Wrestler. (O) All strapped in a ready to ride the
Batman
rollercoaster at Six Flags on March 11 are seniors Josh Baughn, Adam
Headley, Tyler Thomas and
Shane Stanley. (R) Taking advantage of a photo opportunity
is Cara Tilman, sr., at the Dallas Zoo.
“
Playing Dance Dance Revolution at the arcade was hilarious. We had so much
fun. We were going crazy trying to do all the moves right. There was this
one middle-aged guy that came up afterward and acted all cool, trying to
show off. It was kind of pathetic how good he was at it, like he spent
an awful lot of time practicing,” said Blair Umholtz, sr.
The seniors then finished off their Thursday evening by going shopping at
yet another mall in Irving, and then hung out on the balcony of the motel,
watching local street racers congregate in the parking lot of a nearby restaurant.
A trip to the Dallas Zoo occupied Friday morning, and the seniors had a chance
to roam around amongst the cages of animals at the zoo, where many of the
students seemed right at home. Some even had brief encounters with a few
of the animals.
“
The Harpey Eagle started it by jumping out of his building and scaring Tyler
[Thomas, sr.] and I,” said Shane Stanley, sr.
“After that, I
started to say things to it to see what it would do, which made it attempt
to scare me more... but it did not work too many times.”
After the zoo, the class boarded the bus and ventured toward a down town
aquarium. There, a vast array of tropical fish and sea life were on display,
including lion fish, sea horses, electric eels, and a sea turtle.
Friday evening, some members of the class made a spur-of-the-moment decision
to return to the Galleria shopping mall to go ice skating in the indoor ice
rink.
An adventurous day at Six Flags Over Texas awaited the seniors on Saturday.
After a long morning of packing and loading the bus, the class boarded for
the theme park. After waiting forty-five minutes at the entrance of the park,
the class was finally issued their tickets, and the excitement began.
“
Six Flags was awesome,” said Vici Corban, sr. “It was probably
the best adrenaline rush I will ever have.”
Immediately after leaving the theme park, the senior class embarked on the
ten-hour drive home.
“
The ride home was fun until we were about two hours from home,” said
Derek Wrestler, sr. “Everyone was exhausted, and we wanted to be off
the bus. There were people sleeping on the floors and stuff. We were tired.”
“
I kept smiling the whole way back home,” said Melanie Weilert, sr. “We
finally did this, and I would never change a single thing.”
Ambitious schedule of events planned
for FCCLA members
By Phillip Vernon, so.
News Editor
FCCLA has not only had an extremely productive year, but one
that has also been incredibly busy.
Members of FCCLA have been participating in many fundraisers, one of which
has been consistently running the concession stands at the home basketball
games.
Other fundraisers so far this year have included the carnation and Crush
can sales that were held recently for Valentine’s Day. All profits
from the carnation and Crush can sales went to the Lindsey Friederich Memorial
Scholarship Fund.
Raffle tickets for tie-blankets, which were constructed by FCCLA members,
were also sold as another fundraising project. Profits from the tie-blanket
sales also went to the Lindsey Friederich Memorial Scholarship Fund.
On February 15, select organization members attended an all-day FCCLA Star
Events program, which was held in Iola.
In attendance for the Star Events program were seniors Cara Tilman, Lynsee
Wilson, and Blair Umholtz. All three seniors were elected to the gold category
for their explanation of the Lindsey Friederich Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Umholtz was also placed in the gold category for her recitation of the FCCLA
creed.
“
Students that participate in FCCLA are active in many things, but it is nice
to see students stand out from the crowd and take the initiative,” said
Dorothy Neely, FCCLA sponsor. “It is nice to see when the students
do well in the projects that they are able to compete in.”
Other members will be participating in a statewide FCCLA Leadership Show
and Star Events, which will be held over the course of three days, April
9 through 11, in Wichita. Over 20 students from Humboldt will be participating
in the events.
Drama students travel to Caney, Burlington
By Haley Terflinger, sr.,
and Melany Megenity, so.
Sports Manager and Reporter
Seven students from Humboldt participated in two forensics
tournaments over the past couple weekends in Caney Valley and Burlington.
The Caney tournament took place on March 4, while the Burlington tournament
took place on March 11.
The five that competed in the Caney Valley tournament were Blair Umholtz,
sr., Chelsy Wright, jr., Daniel Weilert and Tessa Coronado, sos., and Todd
Hauser, fr.
“
It was a stressful day, but I think as a team we did very well,” said
Weilert.
Others were thrilled at the excitement that comes with performing.
“
I love that adrenaline rush that I get when I stand up before an audience,
unsure but knowing that all I can do is give it my best shot, my best performance
every time,” said Umholtz.
Activities that the students partook in ranged from poetry and prose interpretation
to solo and duet acting.
Umholtz and Coronado were the two participants who placed during the Caney
Valley tournament. Umholtz placed both first in Serious Solo and fourth in
Interpretation of Prose, while Coronado placed fifth in Interpretation of
Poetry.
“
I was like, totally excited, I had never broke finals before, and I totally
did this time! I did not even get last place in finals, either. I will remember
this truly divine moment for the rest of my life,” said Coronado.
The five students who participated in the Burlington tournament were Wright,
Coronado, Jason Kaufman, jr., Todd Hauser, and Emily Hauser, so.
During the Burlington tournament, only one of the five that attended placed.
Emily Hauser took sixth place with her Serious Solo.
“
It was really nerve-wrecking being in finals,” said Emily Hauser. “I
was so excited to break.”
The forensics team would like to thank Cathy Weilert, Lee Ann Hauser, Ralph
Lee, Mitzi Farran, and Rusty Newman for judging at the Caney tournament.
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