September 29, 2006 - Vol. 35 Issue 2
Honor Guard selections
made
By Melissa Splechter, jr.
Photographer/Reporter
Homecoming is underway, and every year students follow tradition
in choosing the honor guards to represent their respective class.
Students voted on a boy and a girl from their class excluding the senior
class. Kassidy Young and Christian Hicks were selected for the freshman class.
“
I thought this was a great opportunity for me to better myself and possibly
raise the confidence of my fellow classmates,” said Hicks.
The Homecoming ceremony will be the first chance for the freshmen to stand
up in front of the community to represent their class.
Photo by Tessa Coronado
Honor Guards.
Chosen to represent their classes during the Homecoming halftime ceremony are
Kassidy Young, fr., Lenzie Boring, so., Torrie Woods, jr., Christian Hicks,
fr.,
Andrew Whitaker, so., and Zach Cole, jr.
“
I’m excited and nervous about this whole thing,” said Young.
The sophomore honor guards selected by the their class are Andrew Whitaker
and Lenzie Boring.
“
I am excited that enough people in my class actually voted for me,” said
Whitaker.Many of those selected by their classmates consider the title
an honor.
“
I am excited and honored to represent the sophomore class,” said Boring.The
juniors who will represent their class tonight are Torrie Woods and Zach
Cole.
“
I was excited, and I couldn’t keep it a secret when Mrs. Neely told
me to not tell anyone,” said Woods.
Different views were given by the honorees as to why they believe
they were selected.“
I try to talk to everyone in my class,” said Cole.
These honor guards will represent their class during the coronation ceremony
at tonight’s game.
Students honor memory
of classmate
By Katie Hauser, sr.
Editor-in-Chief
Students found out last Monday that fellow student
Joe Ewing, jr., passed away in a car accident over the weekend.
Since the event, students have bonded together to remember him.
Juniors sponsored
a balloon release during a moment of silence in honor of Ewing’s memory
at the football game last Friday.
For class color day this week, juniors designed shirts with Ewing’s
artwork on the front. Many students, not just juniors, have made bracelets
to wear in honor of Ewing.
Ewing was a member of the football team this fall and was also
a member of track and swim team. He also enjoyed art.
The junior class collected donations at the game on Sept. 22 to benefit Ewing’s
family and his memorial.
A chili supper sponsored by the junior class will
be held on Oct. 9 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the cafeteria.
A free-will
donation will be accepted to benefit Ewing’s memorial fund.
News Briefs
LEO helps community
By Daniel Weilert, jr.
News Editor
LEO members are once again helping the community and planning
various projects. Every Sunday after a home football game, LEO’s have
been cleaning up the field and picking up trash around the bleachers.
Eric
Carlson, LEO sponsor, is hoping to do more activities for this school year
than previously.
“
We plan to have an October membership drive that includes a lock-in,” said
Carlson. “A highway cleanup with the FFA, attending a mid-winter
rally in Salina, and completing various community service projects are
other goals.”
LEO’s members also plan to participate in various activities at Salina
and meet with other LEO clubs across Kansas to share ideas on how to improve
the organization.
The club is currently planning a membership drive in October and will discuss
many potential projects they can do for the future school year.
MAP Assessments Taken
By Daniel Weilert, jr.
News Editor
This week, students took the Measures of Academic Progress
(MAP) Assessments, which replaced the previous Iowa Tests of Educational
Development (ITED) Assessments that the school has taken in the past.
The MAP Assessments were given to all students in the district throughout
the past few weeks.
Teachers will be able to view the students’ results
which will allow them to adapt lessons with the intent of improving student
weaknesses.
“
We have heard great things about the MAP Assessments from other schools using
the same program,” said Jason Feeback, counselor.
“ It is a nationally
used assessment, which can tell us how we compare with students across the
United States.”
StuCo prepares for fall
By Christy Splechter, fr
Reporter
StuCo members are currently focused on making this homecoming
dance an unforgettable night for students who attend.
On October 4, eight StuCo members plan to attend a regional conference held
at Fredonia High School. While there, members will discuss and share ideas
with other schools.
These new ideas will be considered and modified according
to the needs of Humboldt StuCo.
School drops to class 2A
By Katie Hauser, sr.
Editor-in-Chief
Humboldt activities will face new opponents for some competitions
this year. The school found out this week that it will now be classified
as a 2A school instead of 3A.
The change will affect all activities this year, including volleyball. The
only exception is football, because the sport uses a different count than
all other activities.
Regional playoffs will be different, as the school will no longer play 3A
teams like Neodesha and Fredonia.
Instead, they will play 2A schools such
as Marmaton Valley, Uniontown, and Pittsburg Colgan, according to Craig Smith,
activities director.
League play will not be affected.
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