September 15, 2006 - Vol. 35 Issue 1
FCCLA members attend
area conferences, gain ideas
By: Christy Splechter, fr.
Reporter
Student members of FCCLA started off the year with trips to
Hesston and Burlington in order to prepare for future activities.
Nine members attended a Training Conference on August 27 and 28 at the Cross
Wind Conference Center in Hesston. Approximately 200 people including officers,
advisers, and members from around the state attended.
“I had fun at the meeting because we played games and also learned about
leadership,” said Glendolyn Neely, fr.
Peer education members and state officers presented different programs to
those in attendance in order to introduce them to new ideas that could be
incorporated into their own school’s program.
The peer education members main focus included programs like Community Service,
STOP the Violence, Financial Fitness, and other student body programs.
The state officers presented information concerning Career Connections, Dynamic
Leadership, FACTS, Increasing Candidacy, Power of One, and STAR events.
Photo By Katie Manbeck
Learning leadership.
Shelley Herder, so, participates in a project with FCCLA representatives in
Hesston at a Training Conference on August 28. Members of FCCLA were involved
with several activities at the Training Conference. Nine students from Humboldt
were in
attendance out of 200 people.
“I had a great time at the meeting because we learned
about all kinds of different things. I thought it was fun also because I met
a lot of people from different towns at the conferences,” said Ruthie
Ludlum, so. “I think it was great when we played a birthday game, and
I got confused so I was on the opposite side from what I should have been.”
Following the Hesston conference, FCCLA officers headed to Burlington on September
6 for an officer leadership meeting to discuss various projects that members
of their club could participate in.
There were six representatives from Humboldt who attended this meeting. They
attended workshops, drew for star events and fall leadership academy, and
held elections as well.
“It [the officer leadership meeting] was fun,” said Nicci Greve,
jr. “We played a lot of games. This was my first year in it so I learned
a lot about star events.”
FCCLA is scheduled to travel to Ottawa in November for another conference.
News Briefs
FFA hosts BBQ
By: Christy Splechter, fr.
Reporter
As the school year begins, many organizations are becoming
active again. Humboldt FFA members opened the year with a barbecue at Sweatt
Park in Humboldt on August 29.
The barbecue was held to welcome new and old members to the year. Approximately
25 members attended to eat and play softball at the barbecue.
“I had a fun time playing softball,” said Josh Honas, sr. “The
most fun I had was when I hit Matt Kerr’s truck with a softball. I also
had fun watching Jenell Baker [jr.] hide Dalton Shannon’s [jr.] and
Andrew Honas’s [so.] keys.”
FFA members also went to the Kansas State Fair on Wednesday. In the future
they will compete at the District Land competition in Girard on September
21 and the Greenhand Conference in Riverton on September 27.
Band performs at KU
By Michelle Sollars, jr.
Reporter
Band students had the opportunity to play in the same stadium
as the University of Kansas band last Saturday. Thirty-four schools, including
KU, and about 1000 students attended KU Band Day this year. The band watched
the KU football team play, and at half-time performed with the KU band and
other attending school bands.
The band performed many different music pieces including: “Salute to
America’s Finest,” “America on Parade,” “Patriotic
Spectacular,” “I’m a Jayhawk,” and “Patriotic
Finale.”
“I thought the band did really well at KU,” said Justin Kaufman,
sr. “I bet they will have a lot of fun again next year.”
Having new band students and returning members from last season, the band
looks forward to playing many musical pieces at events throughout the year.
“Playing in such a large stadium was cool,” said Kris Brown, so.,
one of the newest members added to the Humboldt band.
Selections from KU Band day will be played by the band at the football game
tonight.
Merit scholar recognized
By Laura Watts, so.
Reporter
After taking the PSAT last October, senior Katie Hauser recently
found out that her score was high enough to qualify as a National Merit semifinalist.
“I was surprised that I made it, I’m really happy because it’s
a really rare accomplishment, and it will help me get scholarships,”
said Hauser.
The PSAT is a preliminary SAT and also the qualifying test for National Merit
awards. Less than one percent of students that take this test score high enough
to be recognized as a semifinalist.
Hauser plans to take the SAT in October so she will be in the running to be
a finalist and possibly receive National Merit scholarships.
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