November 21, 2008 - Vol. 37. Issue 5

Scholars compete at meets
By Bret Hauser
Reporter

Varsity and junior varsity Scholars’ Bowl began their season with a successful start, including two placings.
At the Uniontown meet on Nov. 3 they went 3-1 during pool play and 0-2 during the finals, but they still brought home fourth place. Bret Hauser, jr., answered the most questions earning 10 points followed closely by Alexis Hosack, jr., who had nine.

“ I was very happy with their overall performance,” Hailey Schoendaller, sponsor, said. “Especially how they did during regular pool play.”

At Burlington on Nov. 10, Humboldt went 4-7 during their 11 rounds. After a tough schedule and several close losses, the team went home with Hauser earning the most points by answering 15 questions.


Photo courtesy Hailey Schoendaller
Scholars’ Bowl members Todd Hauser, sr., Mary Hauser, jr., Alexis Hosack, jr., David
Setter, sr., and Bret Hauser, jr., pose with their medals at the Yates Center meet on Nov. 17.

“ I think we could have won more games if we had beaten the other teams to the buzzer on the last few questions of the round,” David Setter, sr., said.

At Eureka on Nov. 15 the team went 4-1. The Cubs got second in their pool, but they did not advance. Todd Hauser, sr., and Hosack tied for the most questions with 10 apiece.

At their fourth meet of the year on Nov. 17 at Yates Center, the Cubs went 5-2 and got third place. T. Hauser and B. Hauser each got nine points, followed by Hosack with five.

The junior varsity’s first meet of the year was at Chanute on Nov. 6, and they went 3-4. However, they did not break finals. Valerie Weilert, so, was the high scorer with 14, followed by Matt Green, so., who had six points.

“ I hope to see us to continue to improve and play with more confidence in the second half of the season,” Schoendaller said.

Volleyball fundraiser benefits Relay
By Bret Hauser
Reporter

USD 258’s Relay for Life team has started raising money once again. Their first fundraiser was a faculty vs. senior athletes volleyball match held on Nov. 10. The faculty won the first two games, and then the students were able to pull out the last three games.

“ I had a lot more fun than I thought I would,” Craig Smith, athletic director said. “I was not pleased with the results because we lost. Volleyball is hard.”

The Relay for Life team is also going to be selling purple rubber bracelets for $2 apiece. Currently they are planning several fundraisers to put on during the basketball seasons.


Photo by Chelsie Angleton
Secretary Sandy Mintz serves the ball in the faculty vs. senior athletes volleyball match.

Meanwhile, they are also still holding their monthly faculty luncheons.

Last year the USD 258 team raised over $1500 and received a bronze award from the American Cancer Society for their efforts. This year, under the leadership of Sandy Mintz, secretary, the teams’ goal is to raise over $2000.

“ I am excited about being captain,” Mintz said. “We got a late start last year, so this year we are better prepared and excited about our new ideas.”


Photo by Chelsie Angleton
Seventh-grader Ryan Huse collects money from a
spectator for the USD 258 Relay for Life team.

This year the Relay’s theme is sports. The USD 258 team chose golf for their sport. The Relay is going to be held on July 10, starting at 7 p.m. and ending at 7 a.m. on July 11.

Students of the Issue
Jeremy Setter, fr.
By Callie Umholtz
Sports Editor

D Jeremy Setter is one of the many freshmen at Humboldt High School. He is involved in activities both in and out of school.

Setter is involved in StuCo, Scholars’ Bowl and band. He takes a very active role in each of these clubs and participates in their activities.

“ Scholars’ Bowl has been really fun so far,” Setter said. “I am hoping we can win some meets.”

Setter has been playing the saxophone since middle school. He has marched in multiple parades for the Humboldt band and plans to attend more this year. He is also playing basketball this year for the Cubs.

Outside of school, Setter is a member of the Logan Pals 4-H Club. He will be the junior vice-president for the club this coming year. His projects in 4-H include activities from drawing to photography.

“ 4-H is an awesome experience that teaches leadership,” Setter said. “I learned a lot of my hobbies from it.”

Some of Setter’s hobbies include woodworking and playing his guitar. Setter has learned his woodworking skills through being active in 4-H and also from his dad. Meanwhile, he is still working on playing the guitar better.

During his spare time, Setter plays Guitar Hero and listens to music. He also helps his dad by working on the family farm.

Mary Hauser, jr.
By Tyler Gean
Reporter

Mary Hauser is a junior at Humboldt High School. She is involved in many school functions and activities. She does all of this while still maintaining a 4.0 GPA.

Hauser’s hobbies are cooking and golfing. Her activities in school are band, forensics, StuCo, Scholar’s Bowl, basketball and golf.

“ Band is my favorite because I enjoy playing my flute and traveling with the band,” Hauser said.

Outside of school she is in 4-H and the Lutheran Church youth group. On the weekends, Hauser enjoys hanging out with her friends and family.

“ I enjoy doing these activities because they are fun, and you can go to many different places and meet new people,” Hauser said.

Hauser has been in basketball for seven years. She has also played golf for six years and band for six years.
She got started doing these activities because of people she knew who were already involved in them.
For 10 years she has been a member of the Logan Pals 4-H club.
“ I enjoy 4-H because I get to go to the state fair and show my exhibits,” Hauser said.

After high school, Hauser plans to attend Kansas State University or Pittsburg State University. She wants to further her education so she can get a good job that she enjoys doing. However, she is undecided on what career she would like to major in.

Board buys car, discusses money
By Bailey Myers
Editor-in-chief

FThis month’s board meeting was held on Nov. 10 at the board office.

At the meeting, the board was presented with several bids for cars that passed the vehicle specifications from the state. The car chosen was a four-door Chevrolet Impala from Ranz Motors; it will cost a total of $17,973.

Another topic discussed was the William Pete Leonard memorial fund that will be used to create a courtyard area between the high school library and the Fieldhouse. Money from the fund will be donated to buy picnic tables and plant shrubs.

Bob Heigele, superintendent also received a note from KASB that schools may lose the $59 per pupil from the state for the 2010 school year because of a huge decrease in revenues this year.

Security issues for the middle and high school were also discussed, and it was decided to look into them.

Hauser, Dewey successful
By Crystal Crays
Business Editor

On Nov. 8, the Humboldt High School choir and band students drove to Chanute to participate in district band and choir tryouts.

Two months prior to traveling to Chanute, the band and choir students received their music that they would need to practice for the tryouts. The three pieces of music were O Sacrum Convivium, Danny Boy, and Pilgrims Hymn.

“ The students did a great job preparing for the auditions,” Terry Meadows, band and choir director, said. “It is a good experience for everyone, and they all worked very hard.”


Photos by Megan Dewey
Freshman Miranda Myer warms up for her district band tryout.
She has been playing the clarinet since sixth grade.

Only the students who wanted to participate in the tryouts went.

Out of the band students who participated, Mary Hauser, jr., came away successful. Megan Dewey, so., was chosen to represent the Humboldt choir.

“ I am happy that I was chosen to sing in the district choir,” Dewey said. “I didn’t really think that I would be the one chosen to fill that spot, but I am excited that I was. I think it will be a lot of fun.”

Hauser and Dewey will travel to Altamont on Dec. 6 to be involved in the district band and choir performance at Labette High School.

Meet President-elect: Barack Obama
Information compiled by randi Barnett
News Editor

Early years
Barack Obama’s mother grew up in a small town in Kansas. His father was born and raised in a small village in Kenya. The two met at the University of Hawaii.

Obama was raised by his mother in Hawaii. They lived in Indonesia for a few years when he was a child.

College years
Obama graduated from the University of Columbia in 1983. In 1991 he attended Harvard University to earn a degree in law.


Photos courtesy Thane Chastain
President-elect Barack Obama addresses a crowd of people
at a campaign rally in Kansas City, MO. on Oct. 18 2008.

Accomplishments
In Chicago, Obama was a community organizer with a church-based group. The goal was to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods. He was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Obama created the state Earned Income Tax Credit. This provided over $100 million in tax cuts in just three years. He worked for an expansion of early childhood education and also helped law enforcement officials to require videotaping of confessions and interrogations in capital cases.

Political history
As Illinois State Senator, Obama helped families save in tax cuts. As a member of the U.S. Senate he worked with Republican Tom Coburn to rebuild trust in the government. On the Veterans’ Affairs Committee he helped veterans get the disability benefits they earned.

Family
Obama has previously lived on Chicago’s south side with his wife, Michelle, and his daughters Sasha, six, and Malia, nine.

Obama wins USD 258 mock election
By Randi Barnett
News Editor

The elementary school, middle school, high school, and all faculty members in the USD 258 district participated in a mock election on Nov. 4, organized by Kelly Mauk, fifth grade teacher.

Every student and faculty member was given the opportunity to vote for either Senator John McCain and Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin or Senator Barack Obama and Senator Joe Biden.

Altogether Senator McCain received 39 electoral Votes, while Senator Obama received 58. In popular votes Senator McCain received 248, and Senator Obama received 278.


Photos by Baylie Morris
Sophomores Amber Tull and Megan Dewey vote on Nov. 4 in the mock Election

The majority of the elementary school students voted for Senator McCain and Governor Palin, with only the kindergarten class voting for Senators Obama and Biden.

In the middle school Senators Obama and Biden won overall, with the sixth grade being the exception.

The high school voted in Obama and Biden, except for the faculty, who voted for McCain and Palin.

Senator Obama won the USD 258 election, along with the United States election

Band marches in Veteran’s parade
By Tyler Gean
Reporter

The Humboldt High and Middle School marching band participated in its fifth parade this year at the Veteran’s Day parade in Chanute on Nov. 11.

“ The parade was long and cold, but it had a great turnout,” Riley Herder, so., said. “There were other area high school bands and some interesting floats too. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.”

The group left the school about 10 a.m. and the parade started at 11 a.m. on Main Street.


Photos by Megan Dewey
Sophomore Riley Herder plays the trumpet in the parade

“ Even though it was cold and rainy, we sounded pretty good,” Nathan Miller, fr., said. “I think we could have done better on some things.”

The band played “Patriotic Spectacular” while marching in the parade. After the parade ended, the band returned to the school at 1 p.m.

“ The band did a really nice job since we have not marched since Farm City Days,” Terry Meadows, band instructor, said. “They also played well for it being cold outside.”

Walktober
By Alexis Hosack
Feature Editor

Throughout the month of October, 425 community members and students participated in Walktober, organized by Erin Kepley, health coordinator.

“ The main purpose was to get people active and moving throughout the day, and to increase their awareness of how much activity they were getting, so that they will hopefully increase it,” Kepley said.

Pedometers and log sheets were distributed to all participants, and t-shirts were sent to the ones who turned their log sheets in at the end of the month.

“ I learned [from Walktober] that on a daily basis I do not walk enough,” Pam Fewins, science teacher, said. “I participated [in Walktober] for the challenge. I am searching E-bay for an Air Climber so that I can walk in my home during the winter.”

Club Briefs

FCA

Members of the Humboldt FCA group attended a Fireflight concert on Nov. 19 at the Coffee House in Chanute.

The concert began at 7 p.m. and ended around 9 p.m.

Pictured are Megan Dewey, so., and Stormy Burke, fr., rocking out to the music from the band

FCCLA attends conference, plans fundraising
By Valerie Weilert
Opinion Editor

On Nov. 5, students involved in FCCLA attended a leadership academy at Ottawa High School. They played games that helped them relax, participated in a scavenger hunt and enjoyed other fun activities. Throughout the day, they listened to different speakers and later collected food for the Hope House, the Ottawa food pantry.

“ I had a really great time at the leadership academy,” Mary Hauser, jr., said. “I learned a bit. One of the best parts of the day was going and collecting food for the food pantry.”

FCCLA is currently working on Relay for Life. They will also be working the concession stands at basketball games. Later on near Christmas time, they intend on providing several children with holiday gifts, via Adopt-a-Child.

Student Council members “Get Motivated”
By Scott Sollars
News Editor

On Nov. 12, nine StuCo members attended a “Get Motivated” seminar at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., along with 20,000 other people from various cities.

Bob Heigele, superintendent, and K.B. Criss, principal, took the StuCo to the “Get Motivated” seminar.
There were several motivational speakers present, some of which included General Colin Powell, Zig Ziggler, Rudy Giuliani, and other business leaders and celebrities.

Tamara Lowe, a recovered drug addict and high school drop-out also spoke.

“ It was really neat to hear Tamara Lowe speak,” Randi Barnett, sr., said. “She was an inspiration because she used to be an addict, and now she is a motivational speaker and is working on getting her PhD.”

Outside these walls
Information compiled by Randi Barnett
News Editor

Local
Santa is coming to town

On the Saturday after Thanskgiving, Nov. 29, Santa will be at the Humboldt Square to listen to all of the childrens’ Christmas wishes. Any child can go to the square, sit on Santa’s lap and tell him their Christmas wishes. Each child will receive a candy cane.

Santa will also be in attendance at the craft show on Dec. 6 at the high school.

Santa is also available by appointment at any time. Any money that is donated to Santa will be given to the Adopt-a-Child program at Emprise Bank.

The Adopt-a-Child program gives gifts to qualifying children throughout the community. Lists can be picked up from the tree in the bank’s lobby.

State/National
FBI agents harmed by faulty grenade

Three Federal Bureau of Investigation agents who were waiting for leads on a kidnapping investigation that turned into a hostage situation were injured by a faulty flash-bang grenade.

The grenade allegedly exploded on its own while in Agent Donald Bain’s vest. Bain, along with the two other agents accompanying him all suffered from hearing loss. Bain suffered from bruises and burns along his neck and ears and a concussion.

The company that manufactured the grenades, Pyrotechnic Specialties Incorporated, supposedly knew that they were faulty.

The U.S. military sent the grenades back to PSI because they were faulty, and PSI allegedly relabeled the grenades and sold them back to the FBI.

World
Alperon killed by car bomb

The Israeli crime boss Yaakov Alperon was killed instantly by the explosion of a car bomb in Tel Aviv on Nov. 17.

Two other bystanders were injured by the detonation of the bomb, including an innocent 13 year old boy.

Alperon was supposedly the head of one of Israel’s most notorious crime families. This attack is a result of ongoing mob wars. During the past mob wars, innocent people have been injured and even killed.

Alperon was the most senior mob-boss figure to be killed and is the latest death as a result of the vicious mob wars.

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