November 16, 2007 - Vol. 36 Issue 5
FFA, LEOs participate
in highway cleanup
By Bailey Myers, jr.
Advertising Manager
For the second consecutive year, the FFA and LEO clubs have
joined together to participate in a community service project on Nov. 7. They
signed up to be a part of the Adopt-A-Highway program. This program consists
of the club members picking up trash off of Highway 224 twice a year. The
clubs will meet again later in the year to pick up trash once more.
“We had a lot of fun, and it is good for the kids to get involved in
community service,” said Matt Kerr, FFA sponsor.
Both of the clubs were very willing to help out with this program as a way
to give back to the community.
Photo by Haley Huffman,
sr.
Pick it up.
Junior Jordan Stiffler and FFA sponsor Matt Kerr bag
some garbage beside Highway 224.
“I was glad that we had a good turn-out, and a lot of
people showed up to help with the clean-up,” said Jenell Baker, sr.
“It feels good to know that we are helping the environment and the community.”
The club members were all required to wear orange vests as a safety precaution.
“Our highway clean-up was very successful, and we had a lot of fun even
though we worked hard,” said Dalton Shannon, sr. “We were very
happy to help out in the community.”
The FFA club also held a bowling party as a reward for those members who helped
pick up trash. It was held on Nov. 10 at Country Lanes bowling alley in Iola.
Outside these walls
Local
Humboldt celebrates Military Day
Although the sesquicentennial year for Humboldt is quickly drawing to a close,
the town is still celebrating with a calendar full of events. On Nov. 11 the
town gathered at the square to celebrate Military Day.
Special guest speakers occupied part of the schedule as well as a parade that
the Pride of Humboldt marching band participated in.
When the event was coming to a close at approximately four o’clock,
a microphone was passed around to Humboldt’s veterans who shared their
war stories.
State/National
Writers on strike
The Colbert Report, Lost, Heroes. All have a common
element: writers, but all of these shows and many more may suffer as a massive
writer strike continues.
The strike has been growing since Nov. 5 when thousands of television and
movie writers began protesting unfair wages and a lack of recognition. The
strike is still growing, and soon many of America’s favorite shows will
be halted due to the impending labor shortage. The writers’ efforts
will continue until they receive higher pay and are credited for their work.
World
Chile rattled by massive earthquake
A destructive earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 shooked the streets of Antofagasta,
Chile, on Nov. 14. Several buildings were rattled, and power outages were
reported in some areas.
The quake’s epicenter was 37 feet below the earth’s surface, and
it covered approximately 780 miles. Earthquakes so low beneath the earth’s
crust are usually referred to as shallow quakes, but the damage is still evident
in the streets of the region’s capital.
Information compiled by Alexis Hosack, so. from cnn.com
News Briefs
Athletes receive All-League honors
By Emily Hauser, sr.
Photo Editor
The Fall sports season is now over and the Tri-Valley League
athletes have been voted on and were announced at last night’s fall
sports banquet.
Cross country team members who received All-League honors were Joab Barr,
sr., Andy Hill, jr., and Raquel Hill, fr.
For the volleyball team, senior Terra Woods and junior Kelci Owens received
All-League status, and senior Sarah Works earned honorable mention recognition.
Out of the 22 boys who started the football season, a total of eight football
players received All-League honors. For defense, seniors Zach Cole and Sam
Norris got unanimous votes, Devon Onnen, jr., got All-League and Devin Myers,
sr., and Thad Wells, jr., received Honorable Mentions.
On offense, Norris again was voted unanimously for All-League. Drake Tilman,
sr., received All-League and Andrew Whitaker, jr., and Jacob Manbeck, so.,
were voted Honorable Mention.
Whitaker was also voted for special teams and Wells received Honorable Mention.
Classes stay busy with various projects
By Alexis Hosack,
so.
News Editor
As the year advances, the senior, junior, and sophomore classes
have been busy.
The senior class has been selling raffle tickets for a drawing to give away
items donated by area businesses. The money raised will be used to help fund
their class trip. The drawing will be held on Dec. 14.
Seniors have also been busy making and selling lemonade at home sporting events.
The lemonade stand has brought in approximately $4,000 so far.
Prom is still a few months away, but the junior class has been working to
raise the money. As in years previous, the class sold magazines.
They have also been running concession stands at sporting events. So far,
the juniors have brought in approximately $1600 dollars to put toward decoration
expenses.
In September, many sophomores ordered class rings. The rings were distributed
on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
“I ordered a ring from the Achiever collection,” said Garron Gean,
so. “I had my birthstone, topaz, and black onyx put on it. On the sides
I have baseball, football, weight lifting, and my name. I am very pleased
with how it turned out.”
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