New tile/air conditioners in PHS
Junior High Students In Algebra I
New Students find their way around PHS
Theresa Kehler and Eric Gohl join PHS staff
FCCLA kicks off year with activities
Cardinal Marching Band marches at KSU
Thirty- four men hit the grid for PHS
Volleyball/Football players gain experience
Cards enjoy some wins, suffer some losses
Many return to fill out Cardinal volleyball team roster
What
does it mean?
The
Cardinal Booster staff asked a few students if they knew the meaning of the
word "barbone." Below are some of their replies.
"The middle cove of the bar." -freshman Justin Casey
"A unfamiliar bone in the body." -sophomore Megan Becker
"A disease developed in spider monkeys which causes them to believe that the Smurfs are addicted to their blood." -sophomore Jacob Weigel
"A fish swimming in a toilet." -freshman Kaite Nicholas
"A single overweight bartender with an eye patch." -senior Willie Ruder
"A dumbbell that is shaped like a bone." -junior Jordyn Wilkens
Barbone is a respiratory disease of European buffalo.
New
tile/air conditioners in PHS
Phs
has recently installed new tile floors and new air conditioning. Werner heating
and Plumbing put in new air conditioning. Only certain teachers' rooms received
these: Mrs. Turnbull, Mr. Thummel, Mr. Gohl, and Mr. Sims. It was a good place
to start because their side of the building got so much hotter then the other.
More will be installed next year. The total cost of the new air conditioning
was $18,235.
The companies that put down and tore up the tile floor were Asbestos Removal and Maintenance of Wichita. It took them two weeks to get them done. They started August 10th and finished August 22nd. The total cost of the tile floors was $5,235.
Junior
High Students In Algebra I
This
year, eighth graders are coming over to the high school and taking algebra
with the high school students. Eight students are involved: Luke Brin, Joshua
Brungardt, Seth Keas, Vanessa Owings, Caleb Parson, Megan Plante, Pierce Reif
and Jason Williams.
"They are doing great. They work hard. They as good questions. They pay attention. They really want to learn," Jon Thummel said.
According to Thummel, there are two reasons for them to come over. First, to have more students through Algebra II and geometry by the time they take the Kansas Math Assessment. Second, to have them ready to take Advanced Algebra their junior year for dual credit College Algebra.
The students seem to feel like they are able to stay caught up.
"It's just a little challenging at times," Owings said.
The eighth graders do not think it is hard in Algebra being with upperclassmen.
"No, I know most of them good from my older brother," Owings said.
Williams and Brin also agreed.
New
Students find their way around PHS
Plainville
High School has three new students this year. They are freshmen Josh Brackeen,
Allen Brackeen, and Alicia Hall.
Josh previously attended Osborne Junior High. He is involved in FCCLA at the moment and he is also planning on going out for track. Brackeen says "PHS is a bigger school, and it has better activities.""I believe it has been a great experience so far," Josh Brackeen said.
Allen Brackeen recently moved here from Osborne. Allen strongly dislikes his old school when compared to PHS. He is in FCCLA, and is planning to go out for basketball and track. So far, he thinks PHS is cool.
"PHS is a nice school with lots of nice people in it." Hall says.
Theresa
Kehler and Eric Gohl join PHS staff
This
year, two new teachers have joined the staff of PHS. They are Theresa Kehler
and Eric Gohl.
Gohl is the new geography, history, and government teacher. Gohl attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Prior to teaching at PHS, Gohl taught in the junior high. He taught sixth grade world history, seventh grade Kansas history and geography, plus eighth grade American history.
"The high school students are more mature, mostly, and understand assignments better. They also know how to apply what they're learning to their lives," Gohl said.
Gohl is the tennis coach and assistant wrestling coach.
Kehler attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Kehler teaches physical education for the sixth and eighth graders. In the high school, she teaches freshman physical education. Kehler also is the coach for junior high girls' volleyball, and she will coach the junior high girls' basketball.
"I like Plainville a lot. Plainville has all the services I need for my family," Kehler said. "I prefer a smaller community to raise my son Cory."
Summer
Basketball
This
summer nine PHS students took part in playing in four basketball tournaments.
They where junior Joel Hrabe; sophomores Ross Balthazor, Brandon Frederking,
Lance Gosser, Josh Hrabe, and M.J. Klien; and Freshman Justin Casey, Brock
McDowell, and Scott Peavey.
The team competed in the Hays Shoot-out going (2-4), the Salina tournament going (3-3), the Colby tournament going (4-2) finishing with a fourth place finish, and finally the TMP Summer Sizzlin' tournament with a (2-4) finish.
"I thought that our summer team played well throughout the summer. We played a lot of great competition all year. A lot of guys gained experience through the summer that should help when school begins," Starting point guard Justin Casey said.
Coaches of the team where Jerry Casey and Randy Hrabe.
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The cardinal boosters for the month of September were seniors Jamie Stahl and Willie Ruder.
Stahl is involved in volleyball, dance team, and softball. She is in STUCO, FCCLA, Pep Club, and President of her class. Her favorite song is "Caught in the Sun" by Course of Nature. Her favorite food is fried Chicken. She likes to work and go out with her friends for a good time. In her spare time, you can find her sleeping. After High School she plans to attend Clarkson College, Nebraska, to study pediatrics.
Ruder is involved in football, wrestling, and baseball. He is Pep-Club, FCCLA, Intramural Plainville Football, Bowling Team, and the Mickey Mouse Club. His favorite kind of movie is anything with John Wayne. His favorite song is Bohemian Rhapsody and American Pie. He thinks anything served at the school cafeteria is fabulous. In his spare time, you can find him watching golf on TV and cruising to the Olds. After High School he plans to maybe play baseball in college if anyone will let him get a degree.
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The Cardinal Boosters of the month of October are juniors Joel Hrabe and Kelsey Ross.
Hrabe is involved in football, basketball, and baseball. He is FFA, Pep-Club and Youth Group. His favorite movie is Full Metal Jacket and his favorite song is "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC. His favorite food is the #6 Combo Meal from Wendy's, spicy chicken sandwich with fritos. In his spare time, he likes to play sports. After high school he plans to go to college.
Ross is involved in volleyball and softball. She is Pep-Club and Baptist Youth Group. Her favorite movie is While You Were Sleeping,and her favorite song is "Every Breath You Take" by the Police. Her favorite food is Chinese and Manicotti. In her spare time, she likes to play softball and spend time with her friends and family. After High School she plans to either go to cosmetology school, or go to college and major in elementary education.
September
A.J. Garcia-----1
Danielle Moos-----1
Jessica Casey-----7
Josh Hrabe-----8
Catlin Zahorsky-----11
Tyler Nelson-----15
Justin Morris-----17
Caroline Hrabe-----18
Casey Buganski-----19
Morgan Malin-----19
Leslie Tipton-----19
Christopher Keas-----22
Joel Hrabe-----23
Brandon Frederking-----24
Myriah Penrod-----25
October
Aaron Wyatt-----10
Mark Axelson-----11
Spencer Blecha-----13
Quintin Plante-----17
Scott Peavey-----20
Lynn Cook-----22
Lacy Desair-----25
Julie Hrabe-----30
Matt McCune-----31
Athletically Challenged
by chantel plante
Okay I'll admit it, I'm not the athletic type. So the other day in athletic development we were playing our usual Wednesday game. Of course you would be able to see a bunch of sweaty students running around telling over a stupid ball. Over in the dark, little corner you could find me, trying to avoid getting any attention so I wouldn't have to be involved in the game.
All of a sudden I look to my right; I see Willie Ruder charging at me head on! I knew I wouldn't have enough time to move. To me, it seemed like time itself had stopped! It felt like it was happening so fast it almost seemed slow, It felt like I was in the Matrix or something; time seemed so slow; each second was like an hour. Then here comes Willie, all I could do was put up my arms for whatever defense it was worth. I could hear my own heart pounding in dread of what was about to happen, I could feel the sweat rolling down my brow.
Then, the moment I was dreading, all I could do was yell, "NOOOO!" The response I got, "CRUNCH!" There I was, lying on the PE floor. As I got up, everyone checked to make sure I was okay, and they all got a real good laugh!
The moral of the story is, "Stay out of Willie's way!"
The Booster asked several students what they did over their summer vacations.
- I played softball and hung out with my friends." -sophomore Nicole Wessel
- I played baseball, basketball, and worked." -junior Joel Hrabe
- I went to Texas and hung out with my friends." -junior Lindsey Plante
- I lifted weights, worked at a ranch, and went to football camp." -junior Alex Smetana
- The first week of June, I went to the Eastern Caribbean, the last week of June, I went to camp in Ellsbury, Missouri, and over the Fourth of July weekend, I went to Lake Wilson." -junior Alex Comeau
Representatives of local V.F.W. Post #8871 presented Plainville High School with framed copies of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights September 17. Jack Selbe and Chick selbe presented the documents to a representative group from the government class and English classes in a short ceremony in the front hall. Jack Selbe is heading up a project with an ultimate goal of having these historical documents displayed in every school in the country. Other area schools also received copies of these documents on this day in recognition of the anniversary if the signing of the Bill of Rights. As part of the ceremony, the veterans encouraged the students to be knowledgeable about their government and to participate in it by voting and by serving on juries when the opportunity arises.
Seven girls
are leading the Plainville tennis team. They include seniors Carissa Fredrickson,
Tierra Fuzzell, and Alexandra Garvin. Juniors include Aryn Gavrin and Kira
Schumacher. Sophomores out are Kelsey Bjornstad and Amanda Husmann. Those
rounding out the team include freshmen Katie Nicholas, Amber Cooper, and Makenzie
Becker.
"Our strengths are that we have five returning varsity lettermen from
last year. Our weaknesses are our lack of years and years of experience. "Many
girls that we play have been playing serious tennis since grade school,"
Coach Gohl said.
"I think that we are going to have a great season. We have had a two-weeks
break till our next match, so that's more time to improve on our weaknesses,"
Bjornstad said. Garvin said "Our weak parts that we have are our serves
and our backhands. Our strong parts are our love of the game and our willingness
to try hard."
In this 2002-2003 school year there have been numerous changes, but one of the changes that will effect everyone is the new salads. This year the salads are served in a box instead of the "make your own."
Every morning the teacher will take lunch count for who wants regular lunch or salads.
"The salads are served with a salad, sandwich , yogurt, fruit, and milk," Marianne Nelson said.
If you ask for two sandwiches in the morning you can get two. The reason for the new salad routine is that Pat Bethal left last year and nobody ever got rehired in her position.
Now the question is, will the students enjoy the new salads.
Junior A.J. Garcia said, "Not really because it isn't enough, and what about the big kids, but the sandwiches are pretty good."
FCCLA kicks off year with activities
The FCCLA organization is a great way to get life changing skills. This organization helps young adults develop leadership and communication skills. FCCLA also has plenty of activities to help members grow together, and by doing this it makes the organization grow greater.
At the beginning of ever year, FCCLA has a Banana Split Party. The party helps the members get to know each other by socializing and having fun. It also helps them with their communication skills.
Freshman Josh Brackeen said, "So far it has been good; I had tons of fun bowling and getting to know other members," she said.
"I talked to previous members and they told me about all the fun things they did last year." Brackeen said.
Freshman Selbe Renk also thought that bowling was a lot of fun. "It gave me a good opportunity to get to know the other members," she said.
The District B Camp is another FCCLA tradition that is held every year.
Tucker said, "It is usually here every year. We are located in the center of our district."
Smith Center, Osborne, Stockton, Downs, Victoria, Hoisington, Plainville, and Phillipsburg attended the camp.
"District B Camp helps members learn leadership skills. All the students that attended were district officers, and they learned different leadership skills," Tucker said.
PHS has three new coaches and sponsors.
Tracy Fellhoelter is the new head cheerleading sponsor. Last year she was the assistant sponsor. Fellhoelter said, "Everything is going really well. It's been very busy but enjoyable. Things are going well, I like the new responsibilities I have to take on. It's a little overwhelming at first, but now things are going great."
Last year Bob Mickelson coached girls junior high basketball in Ellis. Mickelson said, "I like PHS very well, and I'm excited to start basketball." Mickelson is looking forward to coaching a new team and is ready for the challenge.
Angie Armbruster is also a cheerleading coach along with Tracy Fellhoelter. She attended school at Washburn university, then transferred to Fort Hays State were she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in political science. Armburster said, "I think PHS is a great school. I am a graduate from PHS, so I see some things that are the same and some things that have changed. Tracy and I have a really great group of ladies. So I believe our cheerleading season will be great."
The Cardinal Booster staff surveyed many freshmen and asked them how they liked high school and what they thought of their first day. Here are some of their responses.
What did you think of your first day of high school?
"I was really nervous. I was afraid to go to Mr. Thummel's class, but it turned out okay. I was also scared I'd pretty much get beat up by the upper classmen." - Caroline Hrabe
"I thought it was fun to see everyone." - Justin Casey
What do you like most about high school?
"I like the sports." - Brock McDowell
"I get to hang out with my older friends, like Lauren Hemphill." - Katie Nicholas
What do you least like about high school?
"We have homework from Mr. Hilgers everyday..HaHa!" - Chelsea Moos
"I hate walking down the hallway and all of a sudden being pushed into my locker by my older brother." - Caroline Hrabe
"I don't like being a freshman." - Josh Eichman
Cardinal Marching Band marches at KSU
The Plainville Cardinal marching band went to Kansas State University Band Day September 14. To get into this the band had to send in an application, and the university notified Band Director Connie that they were invited to KSU Band Day.
There were 34 bands total that were able to participate, and over 3000 participants.
At 3 a.m. the band boarded the bus, and at 6 a.m. they stopped in Abilene at McDonalds for breakfast.
At 8 a.m. the band arrived at the Kansas State University campus where they put their uniforms on and got lined up for the parade which started at 9 a.m. They marched for approximately one hour, and then they traveled to the stadium to practice for the half-time show.
Reishus said, "The band and dance team did a superb job marching and playing during the parade."
At 1 p.m. the game started, and the band performed at half-time. They then waited for the buses while getting drenched in the rain.
On the way home, they stopped in Salina for supper at Western Sizzlin, and they arrived back at about 9 p.m.
Stuco members attended a Stuco camp at Emporia State University this summer. The camp lasted from July 21 to the 26th.The students who attended were seniors Alexandra Gravin, Carissa Fredrickson, Naomi Thompson, Abby Stagner, and Danielle Moos.
Throughout the day at camp, the students participated in many activities. These activities included officer training sessions, idea swap shops and leadership training.
"It is a great experience," Sponsor Steve Buresh said.
At this camp the students learned better leadership and communication skills. "It was an awesome time. I wish everyone got to experience this camp," Garvin said.
Thirty- four men hit the grid for PHS
This year 34 men are out for the Cardinals. They look to make some noise in the very tough Mid-Continent League.
They are lead by seniors Willie Ruder, Scott Wise, and Jason Rath; Juniors Joel Hrabe, Ryan Lovelady, Alex Smetana, AJ Garcia, Ben Ruder, Adam Meyers, Tyler Nelson, Tyler Marcotte, Brad Lynch, and Matt McCune; sophomores MJ Klein, Catlin Zahorsky, Josh Hrabe, Seth Brin, Ross Balthzor, Jake Weigel, Paul Owings, Paul Nuckols, Brandon Frederking, Travis Williams, Lance Gosser, and Mark Axelson; and Freshmen Justin Casey, Brock McDowell, Scott Peavey, Tyler Brudgardt, Connor McMullen, Dalton Mick, Jacob Keas, Garrett Frederking, and Josh Eichman. Managers are Craig Baldwin and Nicole Wessel. Filmer is Aaron Wyatt. Head Coach is Lee Weber; Assistants Coaches are Wade Ditter, and Jeff Conley.
"This season's expectations are to improve upon our performances last
year both as a team and individually. We expect to compete for our district
title and make some noise in the MCL and be a deciding factor in who wins
the MCL title," Coach Weber said.
This summer the Plainville Cardinal
Cheerleading squad made a trip to Lindsburg for cheerleading camp. They stayed
in the college dorms from June 24-27. The girls learned 6 sidelines, 9 cheers,
and 2 dances.
“I think this coming year will go well because we all work well
together. The girls are able to work hard and long hours to perfect their
positions” Sponsor Tracy Fellhoelter said.
At camp the girls were able to have contests. There was a jump off
and All-Star tryouts. Sophomore Morgan Malin placed 2nd in the
jump off. Senior Danielle Moos and sophomore Kelcee Meitler qualified for
the All-star trip to London.
“My favorite part of camp was getting blue ribbons and when I
fell on my face before I competed in the jump off,” Malin said.
“ I thought cheerleading camp was a lot of hard work and long
hours. You have to work together as a s team at all times.” Freshman
Jenna Fellhoelter said.
“ I think that the oncoming year will be great. I feel that over
the summer we got closer as a squad. We always have our different opinions,
but I think once everyone gets the idea of how things go we’ll be just
fine.” Junior Julie Hrabe said.
Dance
Team attends camp at Emporia
The Plainville Cardinal Dance Team once again
attended one of the biggest dance camps in the nation. The dance team attended this camp from
June 14 to June 16 held by NDA at Emporia State University.
They learned many new dances that they will be performing though out
the home sporting events. The
dance team did an outstanding job performing the dances that they learned
at camp bring home many individual Excellent and Superior ribbons.
The dance team has been cut down to nine members this year.
Sophomore Kristen Meitler said, “I feel that I have been able
to learn dances faster now. At camp we had to learn one thing, go
over it, and then move on to the next dance.”
“My favorite part about the camp was seeing new dancers and how
they dance,” freshman Raquel Marcotte said.
This year’s 2002-2003 dance members include seniors Leslie Tipton,
Tierra Fuzzell, and captain Jamie Stahl; junior Michelle Reishus; sophomores
Kelsey Bjornstad and Kristen Meitler; and freshman Raquel Marcotte, Brooke
Stahl, and Rachel Thompson.