Cardinal BoosterNewsSeptember 1999
PHS installs new intercom system's and phones for 1999 In May 1999, the Board of Education (BOE) decided to install a new intercom system and phones in each room. Principal Roger Morris began looking for new intercom and phone system four years ago. He looked especially intensely the last year and a half. Morris first proposed this in December of 1998. After that, he proposed it each month to the BOE after that. He looked for one that best fits our needs. One of the main reasons for this system is for better communication between the office and the teacher. This makes the teacher's classroom like their office. The teacher now can call the students parents during the planning period if they would need to. It also saves time for the secretaries. The other key reason is for school safety. With the violent outbreaks in the schools across the nation, Morris thought is was a terrific idea to put phones inn the classroom so they can call 911 or the office if they need to. They had trouble with it already this school year. The system completely crashed for a day. Morris is going to try to get some more options added on. One of the options is to entertain the people who are put on hold. Right now the people on hold hear the radio station 96.9 KFIX. Eventually, Morris would also like the listener to hear the school events, the band, and the choir. The entire entertainment be changed weekly. Morris would like to get voice mail. The teachers could check it at anytime they needed to. Morris is largely happy with it. He does believe it is a huge improvement in our school. USD 270 of Plainville hosted an open house to the public and the parents on Monday September 20, and both the schools had special events going on. The big event was in the cafeteria from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. There were presentations from the teachers. Superintendent Gary Akers did the welcoming speech. High School Principle Roger Morris talked about the school improvement process. The integrated language arts class was dine by Shari Bobk and the students. Jon Thummel discussed the state curriculum standards. Jack Hilgers did problem solving. The Cardinal Home Page was discussed by senior Erica Harlan. The school enhancements were talked about by Elementary School Principal Jeff Scott. From 7:15 to 8 p.m. there were demonstrations in the teachers classrooms. Denise Denny talked about student portfolios. The reading loft was talked about by Jackie Ralph. Sheila Buck displayed student produced books. Mari Jo Buresh talked about graphing plant growth. Jason Dibble talked about the globe project. Daryl Daugarrd discussed computer applications. Karen Babb demonstrated how the students learn to speak Spanish here at PHS. Deb Turnball and Amy Krob discussed the state writing assessments. Jon Thummel and Steve Buresh showed how the TI-82s calculators work. Roger Hrabe talked about the current event portfolios. Shari Tucker displayed her classroom and Family Consumer Leaders of America (FCCLA). Jerry Doerfler displayed the work of the students. Dale Sims demonstrated digital technology used in yearbook and newspaper. PHS Cardinal band attending Citrus Bowl The Cardinal Marching Band will be attending the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida on December 25 through January 2. So far for their trip they have earned $51,000 out of the $94,000 required for their trip. The band earned $1600 by way of their concession stand at the Rooks County Free Fair. :"The band students have done a great job marching, playing and working to raise money for the trip," Band Director Bill Shick said. The itinerary for the band is as follows: 12/25- Band leaves Plainville 12/27- Disney MGM Studios Theme Park and King Henry's Feast 12/28- Disney's Animal Kingdom & Epcot Center 12/29- Universal Studio's 12/30- Breakfast @ Planet Hollywood, Parade, Disney's Magic Kingdom 1/1- Cocoa Beach Return Home Other fund-raisers the band has participated in include being DJ's on KKAN-KQMA, the Sno-Cone Shack, selling meat, selling cookbooks and various Cardinal merchandise. They are also writing letters to alumni requesting donations. New teachers settle into PHS routines This year PHS has three new teachers. They are Kim Albers, Amy Krob, and Jeremy Krob. Kim Albers is the new Business Department teacher. Her classes include keyboarding/word processing, business law, and personal finance. She is also coaching freshman volleyball. Albers went to high school at Hays High and Oakley High School. From there she went to FHSU in l998. This is her first year teaching, although she has substituted at Hays and Lacrosse. "Plainville seems to be a nice little town. My parents live here, so I have been here several times before teaching here. That is one of the reasons for coming," Albers said. Albers has a husband Loren, a son Tanis, and a daughter Maleigha. Amy Krob is the new English Department teacher. She teaches English II, English IV and English Comp. I and II. Krob attended school at Hays High and graduated from FHSU. She taught English I and III at Oakley. "We haven't been here long, but I like it so gar. Everyone we've met has really been nice," Krob said. She is married to Jeremy Krob. Jeremy Krob is the new science teacher. His classes include biology, chemistry, and physiology. He attended school at Stockton High School and graduated from FHSU. He taught three years at Oakley High School. Krob is also the head junior high football coach and the head golf coach. "My wife and I are excited about being here," Krob said. He is married to Amy Krob. Stuco attends camp at Emporia State University Stuco attended a leadership camp this summer at Emporia State University, July 18-23. Members that went included Stuco President Rebecca Siefers, Vice President Kelly Wilson, junior Danielle Meitler, and senior Caroline Ramsay. Stuco members were taught leadership skills and discussed ideas for school fundraisers and community projects. "We learned how to get more people involved and came home with a lot of new ideas and activities. I also learned that Plainville wasn't the only problems within the schools," Ramsay said. :"I loved it. If I ever had the chance to go back I would. You learn so much in so little time and you make friendships that last a lifetime. I still keep in touch with the people in my council," Meitler said. "We learned how to get people involved, new fund-raisers, how to handle meetings, what principals, secretaries, and teachers go through during the year trying to keep things organized and everything running smoothly." Homecoming activities fill up the week at PHS The Plainville Cardinals hosted the Hill City Ringnecks for their Homecoming game on September 17 at 7 p.m. The crowning ceremony began at 6:45 p.m. at Cardinal Field. Last year's king and queen Jay Hrabe and Michelle Williams, were present at the ceremonies. Diana Stout and Marcie Rohleder read the script. Queen candidates for this year included Bobbi Dopita, April Ganoung, Ashley Mick, Caroline Ramsay, and Rebecca Siefers. King candidates included Rance Becker, Shane Bird, Jarod Easterburg, Brad Nuckols, and Adam Stahl. Junior attendants were Cheyenne Armbruster, daughter of Lance and Angie Armbruster, and Harrison Gilliland, son of Todd and Tina Gilliland and the late Tammy Gilliland. Bird and Dopita were crowned king and queen. Activities were planned throughout the week. Monday was pajama day. Tuesday was Twins Day. Prices were awarded to Stacey Dreher, Stephanie Fellhoelter, and Renee Post, who were voted the best twins. Wednesday was Dress Up Day. Thursday was Hat Day and Friday was "Red and White" Spirit Day. First hour teachers counted the number of students participating each day. Gift certificates from a business in town were awarded to the Sophomores, who had the most participants throughout the entire week. Stuco sponsored two decorating competitions again this year. The halls were decorated last Monday at 2:21. The juniors won the hall decorating competition, followed by the seniors, sophomores, and freshmen. Each class decorated trailers following the bonfire at the USD office's garage. The sophomores won the float decorating competition, followed by juniors, seniors, and freshmen. Students were dismissed for the Homecoming assembly after an extended sixth hour. The parade, which included the elementary students as well as the high school, began after the assembly. High school students were dismissed immediately following the pep rally. New students find their way around the halls of PHS .Five more students are now able to call Plainville High School their school. Junior Rebecca Masters moved to Plainville from Independence, Kan. Masters has been involved in Future Educators of America, forensics, debate, school plays, music, musicals, and Fellow Christian Athletes. In her free time, Masters likes to write, read, compose music, play sports, sing, watch the sunset and ride horses. She thinks that there is a lot less to do in Plainville than in Independence. Independence had about 15,000 people, but Plainville has only about 1,500. Matthew Rodriguez is also a junior. He moved to Plainville from Wakeeny. Rodriguez thinks that Plainville has a lot less to do but has nice people. Rodriguez plans to go out for basketball and likes to play with his dog in his free time. Sophomore Michael Herrmann is making his home in Plainville after living in El Paso, Texas. He is out for football. Herrmann thinks that Plainville is smaller than El Paso and that it's really cool. In his free time, Herrmann likes to sleep and work on stuff. Janell Darnell is also a sophomore. She used to live in Palco, Kan., which is smaller than Plainville. Darnell loves that Plainville has a Dairy Queen and Pizza Hut. She has met a lot of cool people here, which makes the town even better. She is involved in volleyball, track, FHA, and Pep Club. Darnell likes to cruise with her friends and play volleyball at the lake. Freshman Mandie Gerhardt lived in Sublette, Kan. before moving to Plainville. Plainville is about the same size as Sublette. Gerhardt enjoys listening to music, hanging out with her friends, and baby-sitting for her cousin. FFA officers attend state conference This summer, five Future Farmers of America members went to Barton County Community College to attend the state conference for chapter leaders. Those attending were Rusty Hockett, president; Chad Simon, vice-president; Shawn Frederking, treasurer; Mark Simon, sentinel; Josh Cunningham, historian; and Ed Rath, advisor. The state officers conducted the conference that took place July 5-7. The theme was "There's Magic Inside". The first night they went to Camp Aldrich and participated in the ABLE-Ropes Course. Each morning they had a flag raising ceremony and daily chapter huddles. Each participant that went received a T-shirt, booklet, and the '99-'00 official FFA Manual. "Everyone departed with new ideas to integrate at the local chapter. New friends and fond memories are some of the gifts to treasure," Rath said. Hockett also said, "I believe that the conference was very informative and helpful in its mission to educate my fellow officers and me. I believe that we learned some very important things." Another event the FFA took part in was the Rooks County Free Fair. Tosha Thomas, Rusty Hockett, and Chris Fogle put up a booth and Alan Austin exhibited a trailer. Some upcoming events are a trip to the state fair on September 11, dairy judging on September 16, land judging on September 22, and the annual softball tournament held in Hill City on September 25.
Local FCCLA chapter hosts leadership camp Eight Plainville High School students hosted the District B Officer Leadership Camp on Saturday, August 28. Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) was once called FHA, but FCCLA better reflects the organization mission and the leadership qualities that distinguish the members from those of other organizations. The FCCLA of Plainville hosted the District B Officer Leadership Camp on Saturday, August 28 from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The members of FCCLA who attended the event included Diana Stout - president, Stephanie Fellhoelter - vice president, Sarah Koehler - secretary, Cara Hansen - vice president of recognition, Lindsey Ostrom - District B representative, and Heather Plante - vice president of public relation. Ostrom said, "My favorite part of the leadership camp was the game time where we played the inanimate object game and the human knot. We learned how to more productively teach a workshop and how to be patient with others." Stout said, "My favorite part about leadership camp was being in charge of all the District VICE Presidents of Membership. I enjoyed training them for there own chapters." FCCLA also had a booth in the Rooks County fair. The FCCLA members who attended the event were Stout, Fellhoelter, Koehler, Hansen, Plante, Becker, and Weigle. Shari Tucker said, "I had help with setting and designing the fair booth. The booth was set up on Saturday before the fair began." The fair booth received a purple first place ribbon. Tucker said, "Several members entered the other FHA categories. Rhiannon Becker received champion in domestic arts."
Nuckols and Harlan attend workshop Seniors Brad Nuckols and Erica Harlan were escorted by Wade Ditter to a program called W3 University. The program was held at Rarick Hall at Fort Hays State University on June 1 and 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. "W3 University was set up for one team of two students and one teacher from High School to develop and publish their school web site homepages," Ditter said. Nuckols and Harlan had already excelled in computer classes and were going to enroll in the Multimedia Class for the 1999-2000 school year.
The Plainville cross country team has two returning lettermen this year, Jessi Young and Bobbi Dopita, both seniors. Mandy Cox, freshman, is also out for cross country. The coach is Norma Finnesy. On Sept. 9 the team competed at their home meet. There were 10 other teams that participated in the meet. A total of 63 girls and 50 boys ran. "We had a great meet; there were some real quality runners at the meet. The day was beautiful, and overall the girls ran pretty well. I still don't think they are running as well as they can, but they seem to be improving each week," Finnesy said.
Agendas are a new aspect of PHS Agendas are a new aspect of Plainville High School this year. Agendas are like little organizers that help you organize your school assignments. They help people who are not very organized or are forgetful. The agendas are used pretty much for everything including you hall pass. High School Principal Roger Morris said, "The students at the Junior High School had to use them, so they felt comfortable. The agendas are designed to help students keep track of assignments and other important details. Teachers can pretty much do what they want with them." The school did some checking about agendas in other schools, like Salina and Clay Center. FACS teacher Sheri Tucker said, "If students would use them, they would be surprised how much they would help them become organized and be able to plan. Late papers, late appointments, etc. would less. I know students dislike them but we all need to accept them. It is a change and human do not like changes." Senior Nicole Hammerschmidt said, "They help you remember what assignments you have. I think they are a hassle." Senior Marcie Rohleder said, "If people wanted to be organized, they would have already had a date book or something. I do write important things to remember in them and my assignments, but having to take them everywhere you do is ridiculous. Taking them to the bathroom is going too far, if you loose it you have to buy a new one." The cost for a new agenda is $4.
Varsity netters take on Ellis and Dighton in a round robin The Plainville Lady Cards traveled to Ellis on September 7 to play Ellis and Dighton. They played Dighton and lost the match by a score of 13-15. The next two matches they came back by scores of 15-4 and 15-10 to win. The next game they played Ellis. They lost both matches by scores of 12-15 and 8-15. "We need to work on controlling the game. We are a pass, set, hit team and need to play that type of play," Coach Shari Tucker said. Returning lettermen seniors are Caroline Ramsay, Diana Stout, and Martha Hammerschmidt. Other seniors include Ashley Mick, Nicole Hammerschmidt, Rebecca Siefers and Marcie Rohleder. Juniors include Sarah Koehler, Stephanie Fellhoelter and Cara Hansen. Sophomore Lacey Brin is also a team member. Head coach is Shari Tucker and the assistant coaches are Susan Steinkemp and Kim Albers. Managers are Abby Morris, Jennifer Bland, Jamie Marcotte and Leslie Tipton. "We need to keep focused on the volleyball game. I think time will tell and show the talent of the team. Volleyball is a game of ups and downs. A team must be up to do well," Tucker said. The tennis team traveled to Hays to participate in the Hays Quad on September 2. They took two singles and two sets of doubles. Sophomore Audrey Djornstad played number one singles the first game and the score wad 1-7. Her second match ended 7-4. Junior Melissa Hageman played number two singles. Hageman played number two singles. Hageman's first game score was 7-3. She was defeated in her second match. The number on doubles were juniors Libby Hrabe and Rhiannon Becker. Their first match was lost with a tiebreaker. The second match was a defeat, 4-7. The number two doubles were sophomore Katie Weigel and senior Erica Harlan. Their first match was lost with a tiebreaker and the second was a defeat. The returnees this year are senior Erica Harlan, sophomore Libby Hrabe, sophomore Audrey Bjornstad, sophomore Katie Weigel, sophomore Rhiannon Becker and sophomore Stevie Finnesy. Joining the team this year are junior Melissa Hageman, junior Danielle Meitler, freshman Danielle Gore, freshman Carissa Fredrickson, freshman Lolly Garvin and freshman Tierra Fuzzell. Plainville JV Volleyball travels to Ellis to play Dighton and the Railroaders The Plainville JV Lady Cards competed against Dighton and Ellis on September 7. The first match against Dighton was a win with a final score of 15-6. The second game was a loss with a score of 12-15. They came back in the third game with a final score of 15-7. Plainville competed against Ellis and won with a final score of 15-5. The second match was also a win with the score of 15-13. The Lady Cards played a match against Victoria and Stockton on August 31. Plainville JV played Stockton and won both of their matches. The first match had a final score of 15-2. The second match consisted of a win of 15-9. Their first match against Victoria was a loss of 7-15. The second match ended up being a win of 15-3. Their third match brought them back to a win of 15-11. Plainville played Kensington and Palco on September 2. Their first match against Palco was a loss of 9-15. Their second match against Palco was a win with the final score being 15-10. The third match, however, resulted with a loss, the final score being 13-15. They showed improvement in their performances against Kensington with a win of 15-5. In the second match they also had a win of 15-13. The members on the JV volleyball team are juniors Kelly Wilson, Hannah Deibert and Kelcee Lowry. Sophomores are Shanna Fellhoelter, Katrina Jones, Ashleigh Turnbull, Linsey Weaverling, Heather Plante, Kayla Fisher, Michelle Rath, Janell Darnell, Stacy Dreher and Jolene Eilers. Freshmen are Heather Hrabe, Naomi Thompson, Colleen Veatch, Jamie Stahl, Abby Stagner, Ashley Becker, Morgan Fellhoelter and Tesha Florian.
Nine returning lettermen lead twenty football players into another season Twenty-nine men are out for football this year. They are led by seniors Bill VanDyke, Shane Bird, Andrew Benedick, Shawn Frederking, Rance Becker, Brad Nuckols, Adam Stahl, Adam Comeau and Jarod Easterburg. Underclassmen include juniors Byron Knight, Trent Fuzzell, Kyle Dreher, Justin Balthazor, Jason Stahl, Alan Austin, Cole Fredrickson, Jared Ganoung and Matt Axelson; sophomores Matt Renk, Tanner Nelson, Mike Langholz, Cody Pfaff, Luke Wise, Michael Herrmann and T.J. Staab; and freshmen Jason Rath, Scott Wise, Preston Reif and Willie Ruder. "This year is different because the seniors don't let it get to their heads," Knight said. "We're expected to have a winning season this year," Ganoung said. "I think that we have a lot of tradition to live up to so there is some pressure," VanDyke said. The Cardinals opened the season with a 0-35 road loss to Norton Bluejays. They played Phillipsburg at Cardinal Field last Friday, resulting in a 0-26 loss. Balthazor rushed for 65 yards followed by Benedick with 34. Leading the defense were Balthazor with 15 tackles, Nuckols with 12 tackles and Staab with 10 tackles. "The line blocked a lot better than against Norton," said junior Jason Stahl.
What students think about their agendas How have the new agendas been helpful to you? Sophmore Jason Lindsay They make good hall passes. Junior Amber Burton They help me keep all of my assignments written down so I don't forget anything Junior Matthew Rodriguez What could have been done to make them more useful? Junior Jason Stahl Have extra pages for hall passes Senior Rance Becker Not have them. I miss the days of hall passes. AHH!!! What do you think Banalana means? A review of Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell is a very suspenseful book that involves death and mystery. Dr. Kay Scarpetta is just returning from Dublin, England where she has been investigating very strange murders in which, the bodies had been dismembered by the killer. The remains of a very old lady are found in a Virginia landfill. Dr. Scarpetta is called in for this case and to her surprise, it is the same as it was in Dublin. After she is done investigating the murder scene, the crazy killer contacts her through her computer going by the name deadoc. Deadoc send her pictures of the dead victim and parts of her missing body part like her legs and arms. Dr. Scarpetta must find out who is killing and the real reason why someone would be so sick. Then there is another call and this old lady on a remote island winds up dead but not by murder, but by what Dr. Scarpetta thinks is an outbreak of the Smallpox, which has not been seen for a long time. What is the real reason for these strange happens? Read this book to find out if she will find the killer and if there is an outbreak of Smallpox again. I really loved this book. It has mystery, a little confusion and even a bit of love and betrayal. I recommend this book to people who love mystery books. If you like books about medical mystery, then read Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell.
The Cardinal Boosters for the month of September are seniors Dane Ganoung and Ashley Mick. Ganoung is involved in basketball and baseball. His favorite movie is Menace II Society and his favorite song is "Star Spangled Banner\Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix live at Woodstock. His favorite food is pizza. After high school Ganoung plans to attend college, but he is undecided about where. In his spare time, he listens to music and lounges in his room. Mick is involved in volleyball, dance team, CYO, Stuco and Pep-Club. Her favorite movie is Varsity Blues, and her favorite song is "Unpretty" by TLC. Her favorite food is Mexican. After high school Mick plans to attend cosmetology school. In her spare time, she sleeps, eats, and hangs out with friends. JV tennis competes at Trego Round Robin The JV tennis tram headed to the Trego Round Robin on Sept. 9. The teams present were Trego, Phillipsburg, Scott City, and Plainville. The number one singles was played by Danielle Gore. She played 3 matches and was defeated. The number one doubles were Tierra Fuzzell and Lolly Garvin. They were defeated in each of their matches. The number two singles was Stevie Finnesy. Finnesy's three matches ended in defeat. The number two doubles were played by Danielle Meitler and Carissa Frederickson. They faced defeat in all three matches. :"Yes even thought my partner and I lost our matches, we both learned a lot and had a blast," Gore said. "Yea, we all could do better, but we are such a young team. I think we are getting better," said Meitler. Dance team attends summer camp The Cardinal Dance Team attended a week long camp in Emporia this summer. The dancers would get up in the morning for breakfast and jump into learning a team dance. After lunch they worked on individual dances so they could participate in contests during the evening. Ribbons were awarded. "My favorite part of dance team camp was when Stacy went to Brahms and met Logan, my friend from kindergarten. Before we left, I told him to call me, and so I gave him my number by holding up fingers. Everyone thought I really knew him until me and Stacy cracked up," junior Danielle Meitler said. Dancers attending the camp were seniors April Ganoung, Nicole Hammerschmidt, Tracey Hrabe, and Ashley Mick; juniors Stephanie Fellhoelter, Cara Hansen, Hollie Marquess, and Danielle Meitler; sophomores Stacey Dreher, Shanna Fellhoelter, and Renee Post; and freshman Jessie Eisiminger. The Dance Team marched in parades in Phillipsburg and at the Paradise Creek Festival. They also performed at the Plainville Car Show and the Kansas State Fair. Members sold steaks, Avon, and sno-cones to finance their upcoming trip to the Citrus Bowl Parade in Orlando. Cheerleaders have camp at home. The cheerleaders attended the cheerleading camp on June 22-24 at the Plainville High School Gym. During camp they learned the following activities: new cheers, chants, two dances, worked on stunts, and played a couple of games that helped them with their teamwork. "When we were playing games we had a lot of fun together," sophomore Ashleigh Turnbull said. "We chose to have camp at Plainville High School because it was much easier than traveling, and we received more attention with only 12 cheerleaders instead of a hundred cheerleaders," freshman Jamie Stahl said. The cheerleaders have led many events so far this year. Some include a pep rally, pep-club buttons and they hung posters all over the school for spirit. The cheerleaders will also sponsor Spirit Week, pep rally's, the bonfire and anything else that will occur for the year. There are eight new coaches for sports here at PHS. Steve Buresh is one of them, but he has been a coach before. Buresh attended high school in Davenport, Nebraska. He played 8-man football, basketball, and track. He will be the new head coach for basketball and continue to coach track He has coached here for 22 years. Scott Smallwood will be the assistant football coach. He is teaching fourth grade at Plainville Elementary. He attended South Haven High School. He played in football basketball and track. Smallwood enjoys coaching because he likes to work with the kids. In coaching he plans to teach the kids something besides just football. Thea Lacy is the tennis coach. She attended PHS and played tennis and on the first girls basketball team here at PHS. Lacy has not coached before. "I enjoy the girls, I enjoy the challenge," Coach Lacy said. Jeremy Krob is the head golf coach and head junior high football coach. He attended Stockton High School. He played football, wrestling, basketball, baseball and track. He coached at Oakley High School. He was assistant football and track coach. He likes the competition and the individual skills. In golf, he wants to teach the golfers skills they can use in their life. Wade Ditter is the assistant football coach. He attended Ellis High School. He played football, basketball, track, and baseball. This is his first year coaching high school. He likes being with the athletes and the progress. He wants to pass things onto the players that he learned in college football. Susan Steinkamp is the assistant volleyball coach and head softball coach. She teaches fourth grade in the grade school. She attended high school in Derby Kans. She played volleyball and softball in high school. l She wants to better today's youth with communication and teamwork. Jason Dibble is the assistant basketball coach. He teaches seventh and eighth grade math and economics. He attended high school in Kensington. He played football, basketball, and track He likes coaching because it teaches kids responsibility. Kim Albers is the freshman volleyball coach.. She attended Oakley High School. Albers played volleyball in high school. "I like getting to know the students from a different perspective," Albers said. |