May 7, 2008 - Volume 36, Issue 14

Journalism places first at State
By Bethany Wolverton, sr.
Feature Editor

Eleven publications students topped rival 2A schools at the 2008 Kansas Scholastic Press Association’s State Journalism Contest Saturday at the University of Kansas, taking first place overall.

Individual awards were earned by Bailey Myers, jr., for second place in both feature writing and newspaper sports writing.

Also taking second place were seniors Sarah Works and Karna Carlson for their theme development entry and senior Bethany Wolverton for feature photography.


Photo by Tiffany Zimmerman, so.
We did it!
Bailey Myers, jr., Alexis Hosack, so., Kassidy Young, so., Michelle Sollars, sr.,
Karna Carlson, sr., Sarah Works, sr., Shelby, jr., Bethany Wolverton, sr., Haley Huffman, sr.,
and Kim Isbell, adviser, competed and got first in State cometition on May 3.
Not photographed were Emily Hauser, sr., and Megan Dillow, jr.

Wolverton also received third place in cutline writing and honorable mention for her editorial cartoon.

Receiving honorable mention honors at the event were Haley Huffman, sr., for editorial cartoon, news writing and newspaper design, and sophomores Kassidy Young and Alexis Hosack for their theme development entry. Young also received honorable mention for yearbook sports writing.

Cub Tracks was also one of three 2A schools to be recognized with an All-Kansas honor.

“I’m really excited that we won first at state and All-Kansas. I’m really proud of the staff, and it’s been a great year. I enjoyed being editor,” said Huffman, editor of Cub Tracks.

FFA members compete in State CDE's,
sell greenhouse products
By Haley Huffman, Sr.
Editor-in-Cheif

Members of FFA have been working hard to end their school year on a good note. In addition to competing at State CDE’s at Kansas State University earlier this week, the group has been selling various plants such as flowers and vegetables from the greenhouse for the second year in a row.

“Sales are going pretty well,” said Staci Collins, sr. “It takes a lot of work to raise flowers, and you learn a lot about them by having to water them and to know how to take care of the ones that are in need of replanting.”


Photo by Haley Huffman, sr.
This one looks good.
Senior Chas Wille helps with the greenhouse sales on May 6. The money raised
from these sales ill go back to FFA so they can start over again next year.

The money raised from these sales goes toward FFA activities. Sales began April 28 and will continue throughout the rest of the school year.

Thirteen members competed at Kansas State in competitions ranging from dairy products to entomology. Results from the contest were not available at press time, however.

“It’s been a fun experience and we’ve learned a lot,” said Britany Sellman, sr. “We had to study hard to do good in our competitions.”

Up next for the group will be the State FFA convention at Manhattan from May 27-30.

Honor students receive awards, scholarships at banquet

At the honors banquet yesterday, several students received awards as recognition for outstanding achievements during the school year. All types of awards, varying from leadership, journalism, athletics, and academics, to induction into National Honors Society and attendance awards, were given out to the students. Also the following scholarships were awarded to seniors:

Cooks for Kids - Steven Dooley
Bryan J. Dunn Memorial - Drake Tilman
Lindsey Friederich - Phillip Vernon
Frank Hemphill Memorial - Sarah Works
Mark A. Sanchez - Drake Tilman
Lee Grennell - Dalton Shannon
McFadden - Sarah Works
Dakota Karr Memorial - Justin Lytle
Iola Elks Local - Alana Heisler
Joe Ewing - Trina Ysusi, Amber Ysusi, Haley Huffman, Justin Lytle, Phillip Vernon
Moles/Hofer -Alana Heisler
Wal-mart Scholarship - Alana Heisler
Community National Bank - Phillip Vernon
Margaret L. Sharp - Sarah Works

Students of the Issue
Information compiled by seniors Haley Huffman and Michelle Sollars.
Sherryl Scovill, fr.

As a 15-year-old freshman at Humboldt High School, Sherryl Suzanne Scovill is an active student.

Her favorite subjects include math and English.

In her spare time, she enjoys reading books.

Her goals, dreams, and hopes for the future include getting through college and having a successful career.

However, she remains undecided when it comes to what she wants to follow as a career.

Rusty Olson, jr.

As a 17-year-old junior, Olson’s favorite high school subject is agricultural mechanics.

He works two jobs and participates in FFA. He likes classic vehicles, working on cars, and listening to music.

He plans to go to Allen Community College for two years.

Then he wants to transfer to Pittsburg State University for two to four years.

While attending school, he would like to earn an engineering degree of some sort.

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