September 29, 2006 - Volume 35, Issue 2

Students Participate in Spirit Week
By Teresa Kapoor, Sr.
Photographer/Reporter

Another Homecoming Week was celebrated by many students this week and will culminate tonight with the homecoming game against Fredonia.

All of the students had the opportunity to show their school pride by dressing up according to the theme of the day.

“I enjoy watching the students dress up for Spirit Week and show their school spirit,” said Rob Myers, math teacher.

Every day had its own theme. The week consisted of: pajama day, camo/hat/80’s day, Twinkie Day, class color day, and orange and black day. The cheerleading squad came up with the themes for each day of Spirit Week.


Photo by Kristin Castle
E'80's Gal.
Showing off her '80's style in the lobby is Callie Umholtz, So.
Hats and camo were other options to wear Tuesday.

“I like having some say in Spirit Week because we get to decide how everyone dresses up,” said Melany Megenity, so.

“Cheerleaders have the spirit to choose the themes and then set an example for others by dressing up for Spirit Week days.”

Many students wore their pajamas to school on Monday.

“I think everyone enjoyed it [pajama day].

It looked like a lot of fun,” said Jacob Manbeck, fr.

Tuesday, everyone dressed in their most creative 80’s themed outfits, their craziest camouflage clothing, or their coolest hats.

“Spirit Week is a week to show pride in your school,” said Tyler Hundley, jr. “Hat day interested me most because that hat was my favorite one, and that day was the chance for me to wear it.”

Twinkie day on Wednesday made students work together to celebrate their school spirit. Students collaborated with a friend, and both students wore the same or very similar outfits.

“It was cute seeing doubles all day long during Twinkie Day,” said Emily Schomaker, sr.

Thursday, seniors wore blue, juniors wore green, sophomores wore red, freshman wore pink, and faculty wore purple. The most spirited class will win a prize that will be awarded by the cheerleaders.

“Class color day unifies us, because all wearing the same color makes us one in a way,” said Kristin Castle, so.
Last night, the school attended the traditional bonfire held at the football stadium.


Photo By Tessa Coronado
Nap Time.
Hali Dawson, jr., rests during school. Several students took
advantage of the chance to wear pajamas to school on Monday.

“[Since I am a senior], it means it is my last [bonfire] so it should be the biggest one our class has seen yet,” said Jason Kaufman, sr.

The employees of Community National Bank sponsored a breakfast this morning for all candidates, honor guards, cheerleaders, and football players.

“I think it’s great that the employees of Community National Bank are continuing to support students and their activities with this breakfast,” said Michelle Sollars, jr.

Today, students showed up in orange and black outfits to support the football players. This afternoon at 1:15, the junior and senior girls will compete against each other, by playing powder puff football. After the game, students will participate in the homecoming parade. The parade will end in the square for the pep rally.

“I think [the parade and pep rally are] good because it gets everybody pumped up for the game,” said Tyler Gean, fr. “I’m excited to be a part of it, because it feels good to be a part of something to get the football team ready for the game.”

The football game will be tonight against Fredonia. Kick off is set for 7:00. King and queen winners will be announced at the coronation ceremony during halftime. FCCLA will be in charge of the coronation and the band will be playing during the ceremony.


Photo by Heather Bosler
Twinkies.
Laura Watts, So., and Kassidy Young, Fr., strike a pose to
show off their matching clothing ensembles on Twinkie Day.

“I am looking forward to being a part of the ceremony,” said Hilary Bartlett, sr. ” However, I’m nervous about being in front of everyone that attends the game.”

There will be a dance tonight in the high school cafeteria sponsored by StuCo. The dance will begin after the game and will last until midnight. Admission is three dollars for each student or five dollars for each couple. The dance will have a Humboldt theme with black and orange decorations. Students will have the opportunity to have their pictures taken by Gretchen’s Photography and enjoy free pizza provided by StuCo.

Biblesta Next Saturday
By Katie Hauser, Sr.
Editor-in-Cheif

Although inclement weather cancelled much of Biblesta last year, plans for this year’s events on Oct. 7 have been made and funds have been raised.

Concerts will be held again this year. The schedule is Three Rusty Nails from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Richard Kiser from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Pete Whitebird from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Three Rusty Nails again from 5:00 p.m. until 5:45 p.m. All times are approximate.

The annual parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. Awards will be announced at 4:00 p.m.

Several students will be involved in the parade, as well as school organizations. The band will perform the Star Spangled Banner to start the parade, and will be playing a religious selection throughout the parade route.

“I like Biblesta because it is a hometown tradition, and I have been going to it since I was little,” said Justin Kaufman, sr.

FFA members have also been preparing for the parade. They plan to enter a float.

“I enjoy working with my friends and watching the float come together,” said Josh Honas, sr. “Having a float in the Biblesta represents Humboldt FFA well.”

Teenagers will be able to enjoy fellowship at the Lion’s Den throughout the entire day.

The annual bean feed will begin at 5:00 p.m. Everyone should bring their own utensils.

Future Farmers Active
By Dustin Corban, Sr.
Graphics Editor

FFA members have kept busy with several events as the year has progressed.

On Sept. 21, Josh Gillespie attended the land judging competition at Greenbush. Gillespie placed twelfth at the event.

When asked about how it went Gillespie said, “It was cold and rainy, but there were a lot of people there. ”

On Wednesday, some FFA members attended the Greenhand Conference at Riverton.

FFA is sponsoring a fishing contest on Saturday. Each team should have three people, at least one of which has to be a member of FFA. The contest will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Ag Shop. Weigh-in for the teams will be at 4:00 p.m.

In addition, the ag program is in the process of having a greenhouse built. It is being built across the street from the tech building.

FFA will be using it for “teaching instruction in the field of horticulture. Students will do experiments, and be in charge of pruning cutting, and planting plants,” said Matt Kerr, FFA sponsor.

There are a lot of things that will help the students learn, but Kerr believes the greenhouse will be a key addition to the education of Humboldt students.

“I think the greenhouse will be very beneficial to the students’ education, and will give students another avenue for future career opportunities,” said Kerr.

Kerr is not yet sure when construction of the greenhouse will be completed.

Publication students gain ideas at conference
By Teresa Kapoor, Sr.
Photographer/Reporter

Selected students from the publications department attended the ninth annual Kansas Scholastic Press Association’s Fall Journalism Conference held at the University of Kansas on Sept. 27.

Humboldt students were only a fraction of the conference. Over 1000 students from 58 high schools were registered to attend.

At the conference, many different workshops were available for students to attend. Workshop topics included all aspects of publications. Photography, the yearbook process, writing, law and ethics, yearbook and newspaper design and many other classes were offered.

“I think everyone that attended the conference gained knowledge that will benefit their area of publications throughout the year,” said Katie Hauser, sr., newspaper editor-in-chief.


Photo by Chelsy Wright
Listening Intently.
Emily Hauser, Jr., takes notes during a session at the fall Kansas
Scholastic Press Association conference.

The students hope to be able to use the ideas that were discussed at the conference.

“Going to the KSPA Fall Conference enabled us to share design ideas with other schools and advisers. We all split up and attended different workshops,” said Hilary Bartlett, sr., yearbook editor-in-chief. “All the different ideas really helped us to develop concepts that we want to carry throughout our yearbook.”

Next semester, students will attend competitions. In February, the students will be heading for regionals. Last year, the publications department took first at regionals, and this year, the department hopes to defend the title.

Those that qualify will compete at state in May.


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