October 13, 2006 - Vol. 35 Issue 3
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By Melissa Splechter, jr.
Photographer/ Reporter
For the first time since 2002, senior and junior girls
were allowed to play a powder puff football game during Homecoming week.
“
It was exciting; I never had so much fun playing football,” said
Teresa Kapoor, sr.
The junior girls won the game with a score of 12-6.
“
I thought it was awesome! We had fun and loved beating the seniors,” said
Britany Sellman, jr.
As to whether or not underclassmen will be allowed to participate in
future powder puff games, K.B. Criss, high school
principal, and Craig
Smith, assistant principal, said that the game will continue to be for
juniors and seniors only in future years.
Photo
By Cecilia Brinkman
Play ball.
Seniors (black) and juniors (white) charge each other in a game of powder puff
football
during Homecoming week. Students
enjoyed the afternoon away from classes on the day
of Homecomingto
attend
the game in which the junior class defeated
the senior class 12-6
“
I thought the girls had fun with it, and it seemed that the staff and
the students enjoyed the game,” said Smith.
All HHS students took part in the afternoon’s activities by either
watching or participating in the game before attending the Homecoming
parade and pep rally.
“
It was a good time and an enjoyable activity to have during Homecoming
week,” said Criss.
Many of the players enjoyed the experience of learning more about football
and what playing the game is like.
“
Powder puff football allows other people to experience how the game of
football is set up,” said Smith.
Homecoming Rewind
By Daniel Weilert, jr.
News Editor
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Photo by Chelsy Wright |
Photo by Chelsy Wright |
Photo by Emily Hauser |
King and queen candidates
Tory Thomas, sr. and
Emily Schomaker, sr. participate in candidate games. |
The senior float rolls down the street in the
annual Homecoming Parade that took place on Sept. 29. |
High school students dance
in the cafeteria afterthe Homecoming football win against Fredonia. |
News Briefs
StuCo travels to conference
By Daniel Weilert, jr.
News Editor
A StuCo members traveled to Fredonia for the annual StuCo
Regional Conference last Wednesday. At the conference, the students split
up into separate groups and discussed different ideas with StuCo members
from other schools around the region.
StuCo members heard keynote speakers talk about many ways that every person can
serve the community and help others.
“The regional conference was really influential,” said Chelsy Wright,
sr., StuCo president. “Hearing the guest speaker really inspired me to
continue helping the community and giving back.”
Members discussed different ideas ranging from a Senior Citizens Prom to ways
StuCo can help with improvements in the community.
They are also considering
having a Special Olympics and “Drive By Rakings.” StuCo students
are hoping to incorporate these ideas into this school year.
FCCLA to go Trick or Treating
By Deron Owens, so.
Photographer/Reporter
Halloween
will bring out people of all ages to trick or treat. Several FCCLA members
will be included in this group as
they will
be collecting donations for their annual Trick or Treat for Lindsey Friederich’s
scholarship fund.
“ We earned over four hundred dollars last year, but this year we are aiming
for over five hundred dollars,” said Dorothy Neely, FCCLA sponsor.
Members of FCCLA will also be attending the Fall Leadership Academy on Nov.
1 at Ottawa Middle School. The group will present a skit and a mixer at the
conference in which other schools will participate.
“ This is a new year, and I am excited to get off to a good start,” said
Tessa Coronado, jr. “We will learn about leadership skills that
will help us not only with the club but also with our life situations.”
FFA attends Greenhand
By Teresa Kapoor, sr.
Photographer/Reporter
First year FFA participants went to the Greenhand Conference
on Sept. 26 to attend different workshops and compete in various events.
Approximately 400 total students attended the conference from participating
schools this year.
One contest at the conference included memorizing and reciting the FFA creed.
Glendolyn Neely, fr., placed tenth out of 33 other participants in this contest.
Jacob Manbeck, fr., also fared well at the conference by finishing tenth
out of 400 other competitors in the Spell Down Competition. This consisted
of being quizzed over different facts from the FFA handbook.
Several FFA members also attended an Entomology event at Labette County High
School yesterday. Results of this competition will be available in the next
issue of the Cub Tracks.
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