October 31, 2008 - Vol. 37. Issue 4
Construction class
to build house while learning life skills
By Bailey Myers
Editor-in-chief
Construction 2 and 3 classes began building their main project
for the year, a house, on Oct. 1 under the supervision of Nathan Ellison,
construction teacher. The goal of the building trades program is to complete
one house every school year.
This year the house is located at 13th Street and Cherokee Street, on land
donated by Joe and Janie Works. Materials for the project were purchased
from Diebolt Lumber for around $27,000.
The house is planned to be 1400 sq. ft. with three bedrooms and two bathrooms;
it will also have an attached garage.
“All the kids are doing really well,” Ellison said. “They’ve
picked up the techniques very quickly.”
Photo by Tiffany Zimmerman
Junior Shadow McKinney mixes mortar in a wheelbarrow.
Mortar is used as an adhesive when laying foundation.
The students will be doing everything except heating, air,
and plumbing for the house. They will have an electrician come and help with
the electrical
wiring.
So far, the classes have finished the foundation and quite a few walls have
been made. They are currently working on the flooring.
“[Construction class] is fun and will help us prepare for some of the
things we are going to be doing in life,” Cameron Chambers, jr., said.
The Construction 1 class is also working on a project. They are building
a storage shed for Matt Kerr, Ag. teacher.
They also have poured sidewalks around the Community Fieldhouse.
Photo by Tiffany Zimmerman
Junior Chris Coronado lays foundation for the construction class's house.
“I’m glad that Humboldt has a program like this,” Ellison,
said. “It’s
good for the community because it develops new housing.”
Altogether there are 23 students in the construction class, including ten
in the fourth hour Construction 1 class.
Students take part in health training
By Crystal Crays
Advertising Editor
Over the past few years, knowledge of health and fitness in
schools has decreased. With the new nutrition program Humboldt High is installing,
students will gain knowledge and learn more about staying healthy and fit.
Erin Kepley, health coordinator, has started working toward the goals of
the Healthy Humboldt grant.
Lessons for the Healthy Living curriculum consist of three areas with a total
of seven lessons. Four of the lessons are about nutrition, two are about
fitness, and the last is about substance abuse.
Kepley takes a class of students aside every Monday and teaches them about
one of the lessons. She will continue taking one grade every Monday to the
high school cafeteria for the rest of the year.
Photo by Baylie Morris
Seniors Yuliya Mosley and Chantel Verren take notes
during the health curriculum class in the cafeteria.
“I learned a lot about food products that are not good for you,” Tiffany
Zimmerman, jr., said. “I also learned how to read the nutrition fact
labels on food packages to tell if the food is healthy or not.”
The reason for needing to increase the awareness of staying healthy is because
of the rise in obesity, the decline in knowledge on when and how to exercise,
and also the lack of healthy eating habits.
The Healthy Living curriculum targets specific areas, bringing them into
the light to be dissected and discussed. A few of those topics are nutrition,
fitness, substance abuse, obesity and making healthy choices.
“I want it to be a class, but I also want it to be fun,” Kepley said. “It
is different than subjects like math and reading, but it is still a class where
you can gain knowledge about health and apply it to your everyday life.”
Students of the Issue
Derrik McCall, so.
By Tyler Gean
Reporter
Derrik McCall is a sophomore at Humboldt High School.
He is involved in many organizations and sports.
McCall is a member of FCA, FFA, and StuCo. He also plays football, basketball
and baseball for the Cubs.
“Football is my favorite sport because it tests you mentally and physically,” McCall
said.
Outside of school he is involved in church, clay pigeon shooting and building
fences for money.
“
It keeps me active and not sitting around on the couch,” McCall said. “I
also get to continue doing things I grew up doing.”
McCall has been involved with these activities since he was
little and is still doing them today. His grandpa taught him how to build
fences and how
to shoot clays.
His other hobbies include playing sports, fishing, hunting and hanging out
with his family.
“I grew up doing these hobbies, and I enjoy them in my free time outside
of school,” McCall said.
In the future, McCall plans to attend college so he can get a good paying
job. However, he is still undecided on a career.
“I want to be able to live a great life,” McCall said. “I do
not want to have to worry about having a lot of finance issues.”
Hannah McCall, fr.
By Bailey Myers
Editor-in-chief
Hannah Michelle McCall is a freshman at Humboldt High School.
She takes part in a variety of activities both in school and out of school.
These activities include many clubs and teams.
McCall is a member of FCCLA, FCA and LEO’s. She takes a very active
role in all of these clubs and participates in all of their activities.
Not only did McCall play volleyball this year, but she also plans on playing
basketball and softball for Humboldt High. She has been playing volleyball
since middle school.
“I’ve always had cousins that were really good at sports,” McCall
said, “and I’ve always wanted to be a part of a team.”
Besides sports, McCall also dances at South Street Dance Company in Iola.
She has been dancing since she was three years old. Her favorite type of
dance is ballet.
“I am very dedicated to dance,” McCall said. “It is a way to
express myself and keep me fit and healthy.”
McCall’s future plans at this point are to focus on her grades, and
after high school become a pediatric nurse at Pittsburg State University.
“
I love kids. That is the reason I want to become a nurse,” McCall said. “I
love watching my mom so I hope I can be like her.”
Glynn’s class wins carving contest
By Baylie Myers
Editor-in-chief
FFA held a pumpkin carving contest between all of the first hour classes in both the middle and high schools. Each class received their pumpkin on Oct. 21 and had until the 28th to work on them. The winning class received a free pop and a candy bar for each participating student.
Photo by Yuliya Mosley
Freshman Jackie Huse works on Dorothy Neely's class's pumpkin for the carving
contest. Their idea was proposed by Huse and also Katie Roseberry, fr.
Prism Glynn, technology teacher, and her first hour computer applications
class took first prize in the contest with their pumpkin, Spidermac. Spidermac
was partially inspired by the Macintosh computers in Glynn’s classroom
as he had eyes in the shape of the Apple symbol. Pieces of CDs were also
coming out of its mouth for teeth.
Seniors travel to Allen County
By Scott Sollars
Reporter
On Oct. 21 the seniors loaded onto a bus during seminar and
headed to Allen Community College for the annual College/Career Planning
Conference.
Over fifty schools, including area junior colleges, colleges, universities,
and trade schools, participated in the event.
Photos by Shelley Herder
Senior Malachi Melton looks through a brochure at K-State's
stand in the Allen County gymnasium during Senior Day.
“It was nice to see a variety of schools so we could know how many options
are available,” Randi Barnett, sr., said.
Students who attended walked around to tables decorated in each school’s
attire.
Photos by Shelley Herder
Chris Kolb, sr., looks at information at Senior Day.
All
seniors attended and were given information on colleges.
They were able to speak to representatives from the schools as well as fill
out information cards to receive further contact from any school they might
be interested in attending and even some that might have not considered in
the past.
“It [the college/career planning conference] showed me there are many
options for whatever future career I choose,” Rusty Olson, sr., said.
Many students took advantage of the opportunity to ask representatives about
fields of study that they might be interested in after graduation.
“I learned that I want to be a dental assistant because I will only have
to go to school for two years,” Rachel Green, sr., said.
Marching band plays in Iola
By Valerie Weilert
Opinion Editor
The Humboldt High School marching band participated in the
33rd Annual Iola Farm-City Days Parade on Oct. 18. Farm-City Days is a celebration
in honor of the Iola area’s agricultural and business industries.
“I think it was a good experience,” Callum Taylor, so., said. “I
had a pretty good time, and we played well.”
Photo by Megan Dewey
The band marches in the Farm City Days parade.
The band departed Humboldt at 12:15 p.m. and marched in the parade at 1 p.m.
They marched at Riverside Park in Iola and played “Patriotic Spectacular.”
The band came directly home after they finished marching and arrived back
around 2 p.m.
“I think that the band did very well even though it was a fairly short
parade,” Terry
Meadows, band instructor, said.
Board makes decisions on various topics
By Alexis Hosack
Feature Editor
During the Board of Education meeting on Oct. 13, board members
agreed to trade in the special education bus for a new 42-seat bus.
It was also decided that the materials for the building trades program will
be bought from Diebolt Lumber.
Parking at the Walter Johnson field was also discussed. There is currently
parking available on the north and west sides of the field, but when the
parking spots are taken, spectators have to park on the streets surrounding
the field. Many possible solutions were discussed, but the board made no
concrete decision.
Also discussed was the possibility of setting up a batting cage in the old
gym for use during the baseball/softball season. Materials to create the
cage would be donated, meaning that the district will only have to pay for
the installation.
The cage would not be put up until after basketball season, and it would
be capable of being moved out of the way so that the gymnasium could be used
for other purposes.
Engineering will have to be considered before any final plans can be made.
Club Briefs
FCA
On Oct. 23 students involved in FCA assembled in the weight
room for a meeting.
Josh Poovey, Humboldt alumnus, came to the meeting to speak to the group.
His message was to “run the race of life with endurance and discipline”.
Poovey said that everyone should re-evaluate their lives and look at things
they could do to make themselves a better person.
Photo by Megan Dewey
Trick-or-Treating time again for FCCLA
By Bret Hauser
Reporter
Activities that are coming up for FCCLA are the Nov. 5 Fall
Leadership Conference at Ottawa High School, it is $3 to attend.
Tonight the club is going trick-or-treating for the Lindsey Friederich Memorial
Scholarship Fund. Members are to show up at club sponsor Dorothy Neely’s,
room around 5:30 p.m. to get organized and decide what routes they are taking.
“I like going trick-or-treating because we get candy, and it is for
a good cause,” Lenzie Boring, sr., said.
Members trick-or-treat for loose change and donations for the scholarship
fund. A pizza party will follow.
“We are trying to get more middle schoolers involved in FCCLA, so that
way next year when they join the club, they know what’s going on,” Neely
said.
Members sell fruit, meat to raise money
By Randi Barnett
News Editor
All FFA members are once again selling fruit and meat.
They will be selling until Nov. 13. Orders will be in during the first week
of December.
Prizes will be awarded to anyone who sells over 20 items and
the top three highest sellers.
Anyone who sells over 20 items will get a free meal at El Charro, paid for
by FFA.
The highest seller will receive a $100 gas card to Speedy Mac’s or
Johnson’s General in Humboldt.
The second highest seller will be awarded a $75 gift card to Cabela’s.
A $50 gift card to Dick’s Sporting Goods will go to the third highest
seller.
“
Selling fruit and meat is a good way to raise money,” Jacob Manbeck,
jr., said.
The club helped with ACC’s Day on the Farm Oct. 29 as well.
Outside these walls
Information compiled by Randi Barnett News Editor from cnn.com
Local
Parent-teacher conferences
The changing of days for parent-teacher conferences may have
been responsible for an increase in the number of parents who were in attendance.
Instead of conferences being on Thursday night and Friday morning, they were
on both Tuesday night and Thursday night last week.
The percentage of high school parents who came to parent-teacher conferences
increased from 45% in fall of 2007 to 59.4% this year
.
In the middle school 66% of parents arrived for conferences to discuss their
students’ progress so far in the school year.
The percentage of parents who showed up for the elementary school parent-teacher
conferences was not available at press time.
State/National
Georgian woman sets fire to home
A woman, 40-year old Doris Williams, in East Point, Georgia,
admitted to setting fire to her home, with her son and mother in it.
Williams set fire to mattresses in the home on Lancaster Drive around 9 p.m.
She claims she was sick of the people inside the house and threatened to
burn the place down if the police were called.
The mother and child were able to exit the house safely.
Police officers saw smoke coming from the home while responding to a call
about an intoxicated woman. One of the officers that entered the home was
treated for smoke inhalation.
Williams has been charged with reckless conduct and arson and possibly faces
more charges.
World
Delay in release of Chinese Muslims
Seventeen Chinese Muslims have been held in Guantanamo Bay
for the last seven years. Their lawyers asked all 12 judges in the United
States District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals for the Muslims’ release.
The judges denied their request.
The Chinese Muslims, known as Uighurs, were arrested for allegedly having
received weapons training during the beginning of the campaign of the war
in Afghanistan.
It has been determined by U.S. officials that the 17 men are no longer threats
to the country, but they still have not been released. There is fear that
if they are released they will be tortured within their home country.
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