Cardinal Booster
October 28, 2005
Two new teachers
join staff at Plainville High School
JH and High School Choirs perform their fall concert
Four new students find their way to PHS
PHAT gears up for another year
Keas: Eagle Scout
October Boosters
For your listening pleasure
What does it mean?
Homecoming keeps students involved
Spirit week activities
Halloween survey
FCCLA attends leadership conference
Cards fight a tough battle for their Homecoming crowd
Tennis ends season at regional tourney
Volleyball has success against TMP
Alan Crawford
attends Scout gathering
Two new teachers join staff at Plainville High School
Two new teachers have joined the PHS staff. They
are Jeff Willms and Julie Becker. Willms is the new history teacher. He attended
Pittsburg State University in southeast Kansas.
Prior to teaching at PHS, Willms was a coach for the London Leopards, a professional
basketball team in England. Then, for the past two years, he worked on his
masters degree in sports administration.
Willms came to PHS because western Kansas is home. Willms said his passion
is teaching young people, and PHS is a great place to be.
Becker graduated from FHSU and completed her student teaching here. She worked
at PHS as a custodian before taking over the art position. During her tenure
as custodian, she also served as co-Junior Class sponsor and CO-director of
the All-School Play and continues to serve in those areas.
"Teaching is a challenge for any teacher, especially a first-year teacher,
but I believe we have many talented and capable students here at PHS. Attitude
is an important factor in education. Everyone needs to remember, life is 10%
of what happens to us and 90% of how we deal with it," Becker said.
JH and High School Choirs perform their fall concert
The Plainville Junior High and High School Choirs
performed their fall concert October 11, 2005.
The evening began with the sixth grade choir. They sang "A Wonderful,
Colorful Tapestry" and also "Send Down The Rain." They were
followed by the seventh and eighth graders. Together they performed "This
Train" and "Plain Cheeseburger." The sixth, seventh, and eighth
graders performed "Cripple Creek," together.
The evening ended with the high school choir. Their performance included two
soloists: Senior Chelsea Moss and sophomore Tanner Dix. The songs that the
High School sang included "Get On Board," "Brother My Brother,"
"Gloria Festiva," "Coming Home," "Breakaway,"
and "Blowin' in the Wind/America."
"What I liked about the concert was all the songs that the junior high
kids sang. The best song was the one about the cheeseburger. Then the High
School Choir was awesome. I thought that Tanner Dix and Chelsea Moos did a
great job on their solo. In all Mrs. Reishus has a great choir," senior
Ashley Dehner said.
Four new students find their way to PHS
Four new students have enrolled at Plainville
High School. They include junior Nathan Becker, junior Bethany Dehner, freshman
Derek Elliot and freshman Daniel Pfannensteel.
Becker moved here from Great Bend, Kansas. His old school had 6,500 students
a year not including exchange students and transfers. In his class alone he
had 1,650 students. His plans are to just finish school and maybe go to college,
depending on what happens in the 2 years.
"Plainville is a good chance for me to finish high school without a fight
with not only grades but other students as well," Becker said.
Dehner comes to Plainville from Fern Creek, Kentucky. Her old school was about
the same size as PHS with 30-40 students in her class. Her plan, while attending
PHS is to make good grades so she can hurry up and get school over with.
"It's a good school, and I've learned more here than I did in Kentucky,"
Dehner said.
Elliot moved here from Phillipsburg, Kansas. His old school was just about
the same size of PHS. He has no specific plans while attending PHS.
Pfannensteil moved here from Natoma, Kansas. His old school was much smaller
than PHS, and his classes held seven students at the most. He has no specific
plans while attending PHS.
He says that he thinks PHS is a pretty good school.
PHAT gears up for another year
Plainville High Against Tobacco is still an active
organization sponsored by Rita Carswell.
PHAT has 40 members, and they hope to gain more. Later in the year, some members
will make a presentation to the grade school and the junior high about tobacco
use. This organization has been around for four years.
"We also want to sponsor some after school activities," Carswell
said.
Senior Jake Keas is on track to become an Eagle
Scout before his 18th birthday on January 1.
Keas has been in scouts for 11 years. Being an Eagle Scout is the highest
level of scouting. To become an Eagle Scout, a person must earn all the required
merit badges, several elective merit badges, complete a project, and then
complete an Eagle board review before his 18th birthday. The project he completed
was painting the visitor's side bleachers at the football field.
When Keas becomes an Eagle Scout there will be a ceremony held in his honor.
The boosters of the month are juniors Jessica
Wilkens and Caleb Wyatt.
Wilkens is involved in FCCLA. Her favorite color is baby pink. Her favorite
Backstreet Boy is Bryan, and her favorite flavor is cherry.
Wyatt is involved in basketball. His favorite color is red. He does not have
a favorite Backstreet Boy, and his favorite flavor is chocolate.
The music industry has an extremely large impact on young and old alike. Because of this large impact, the Cardinal Booster decided to poll PHS students to find out what their music listening habits are. We received 116 polls back about what music they like. The results are as follows: 36 votes-country music, 41 votes-rock, 17 votes-rap, 2 votes-jazz and disco, and 20 votes-other types of music. We also received 113 polls about how PHS students listen to their music. The results are as follows: 61 votes-CD players, 26 votes-radio, 16 votes-computer music, 3 votes-handheld devices, and 7 votes-other devices.
The Cardinal Booster staff asked a few students if they knew what the word "snath" meant. Below are some of the replies:
"A quick swipe at a gnat" - Senior Jesse Husmann
"A large, hairy beast" - Senior Katee Nicholas
"A snack for a sloth" - Junior Samantha Hixon
"A kind of wild animal" - Junior Scott Trembley
"Heath Rath's favorite type of sandwich" - Sophomore Katie McQueen
"Something you use to make oatmeal cookies" - Sophomore Heath Rath
"A fancy name for a booger" - Freshman Lauren Buresh
"A bug" - Freshman George Lovelady
The real meaning of the word "snath" is the handle of a knife.
Homecoming keeps students
involved
Homecoming week included the following activities: spirit week,
hall decorating, float decorating, an autograph session, bonfire, assembly,
parade, pep rally, the crowning ceremony and finally the game.
Spirit week was October 3-7. The Booster Club sponsored an autograph session
during the third and fourth quarters of the junior high football game on Thursday,
October 6. The bonfire took place outside the north end of the football field
following the junior high football game. King candidate Brock McDowell, Justin
Casey, and Josh Eichman spoke about Pride, Heart, and Spirit respectively.
Sophomore Tanner Dix read, "Twas the Night Before Homecoming," written
by Tanner Dix and Pep-Club sponsor Jennifer Stroda. Head Coach Lee Weber followed
with a short speech. The Cheerleaders and dance team ended the night with
The Cardinal Routine.
The assembly to introduce the candidates began at 2:15 on Friday followed
by a parade that started at the high school and ended in front of the police
station. Former Head Football Coach Larry Friend spoke about having enthusiasm.
Weber than gave his speech about how the Cardinals play for pride and passion.
King candidates Tyler Brungardt and Taylor Dix followed with their individual
speeches thanking and encouraging the fans to come out and support them.
The Homecoming King and Queen was announced at 6:30 p.m. prior to the game.
Josh Eichman and Jenna Fellhoelter were named King and Queen. Other royalty
included Brock McDowell, Taylor Dix, Justin Casey, Tyler Brungardt, Caroline
Hrabe, Chelsea Moos, Eden Rinehart, and Rachel Thompson.
During the week of Homecoming every day was a different day
to dress up to show spirit.
Monday was hat day; Tuesday was pajama day; Wednesday was retro day; Thursday
was cowboy/cowgirl day, and Friday was spirit day (wear your team colors.)
"My favorite day was retro day. I wore an old white dress with a belt,"
sophomore Cassie Meyers said.
"My favorite day was retro day, and I wore a leisure suit," sophomore
Heath Rath said.
The Cardinal Booster Staff asked several students questions about Halloween. Here are their responses:
What is the best costume you ever had?
"The best costume I ever had was a blood running skeleton." - freshman Kyle David.
"The best costume I've ever had was when I wore a Barbie costume." - freshman Kiley Knouf
What is the thing you miss most about trick-or-treating?
"I miss dressing up in my pumpkin suit." - sophomore Aaron Dinkel
"I miss jumping out of bushes to scare my friends." - sophomore Kelsey Wyatt
What is your favorite Halloween treat?
"Caramel apples covered in nuts." - junior Caleb Wyatt
"Caramel popcorn balls." - junior Vanessa Owings
What is the best scary movie to watch on Halloween?
"Gigli." - senior Dalton Mick
"Pooh's Great Adventure." - senior Chelsea Moos
FCCLA attends Leadership Conference
Eighteen FCCLA members attended the 2005 District
B fall Leadership Academy in Hoisington Wednesday, October 19.
The 2005-2006 theme is Celebrate Past Present, and Future
Stars! The officer introductions began the day. Plainville FCCLA was in charge
of the presentation of colors; senior Mackenzie Becker played her trumpet.
Sophomore Brooklyn Foster, District B secretary, was in the first of three
commercials for FCCLA. Members were split into four groups for breakout sessions.
The sessions included the following: eating right and exercising, drinking
and driving, financial fitness and the importance of leadership.
David Cook was the main speaker and spoke on bullying.
Brenda Koehler, junior Emily Jones, and Sponsor Shari Tucker were recognized
for promoting FCCLA.
"It was a lot of fun. We had an awesome speaker
there," junior Megan Plante said.
Cards
fight a tough battle for their Homecoming Crowd
The Plainville Cardinal football team hosted Homecoming against
the LaCrosse Leopards. The Cardinals entered the game with a 2 and 3 record.
The Leopards came into the game 3 and 2.
Both teams were even throughout most of the first half until Lacrosse struck
with a pas with no time left remaining on the clock to make the score to 6
in the Leopards' favor. The Cardinal defense game up a touchdown in the third
quarter to make the score 0 to 14. The Cardinals would not die though. Sophomore
Toby Ruder drove the team down with some nice passes to put the Cardinals
in scoring position. Senior Tyler Brungardt plunged in from two yards out,
but the two-point try was unsuccessful to make the score 6 to 14. After a
defensive stand by the Cardinals, the offense took over. A pass was intercepted
by the Leopards, and returned for a touchdown. The kick was no good. The score
was 6 to 20. The Cardinal offense could not manage to move the ball. The Cardinals
lost to the Leopards by a final score of 6 to 20.
Ruder threw for 84 yards on the night to lead the passing attack. Senior Josh
Eichman lead all rushers with 23 yards, Senior Scott Peavey made four receptions,
and Senior Taylor Dix had two receptions. Leading tacklers on the night were
Senior Connor McMullen with 16, Junior Lucas Hachmeister 10, Senior Justin
Casey 9, Senior Brock McDowell 8, and Junior Josh Brungardt 8.
Tennis ends season at regional tourney
The Plainville Cardinal tennis team competed in the 3-2-1A class
regional tournament in WaKeeney on October 12.
It was a single-elimination tournament and the top four player/doubles teams
in each bracket qualified for the state tournament.
In the feather bracket, senior Selby Renk and freshman Katelyn Thyfault lost
to Phillipsburg, but the results were unavailable at press time.
In the first round of singles, junior Vanessa Owings, who was ranked 7 in
the competition, lost against Kelsi Wilson of Victoria, who was ranked 10.
She played a tough match with the final score of 6-8 finishing out her season.
In the first round of doubles, senior Amber Cooper and junior Emily Jones,
who were ranked 11, lost to the 6 seed Norton team with a final score of 6-8.
This was the final competition for the 2005 season.
"I am going to miss tennis next year. The season went by fast, but I
had a lot of fun. I think we improved a lot," Cooper said.
"The season went by really fast. I wish I had an extra season to get
more experience," Renk said.
Volleyball has success against TMP
The Plainville Cardinal volleyball team played
at home September 29 against TMP and Phillipsburg.
In the first game against Phillipsburg, the Lady Cards struggled with a score
of 14-25. The ladies lost the second game 0-25.
The Cards were more successful against TMP. The ladies lost the first game
10-25. In the second game, the Cards excelled and won the game 25-23. The
deciding game ended in a disappointing loss 22-25.
"The fans were really into it against TMP, it was exciting to be out
there eve though we lost," freshman Lauren Buresh said.
Alan Crawford attends Scout gathering
Sophomore Alan Crawford had the opportunity to travel to Ames,
Iowa for a Boy Scout Gathering in July of 2004.
Crawford was there for eight days, which included random sessions of things
like patch trading in which, he received the reward for second rarest patch.
The last night was a fireworks display, which Crawford said was, "huge."
The highlight of his trip was one night when they played a fun game called
"The Battle." This was his favorite experience at the camp because
he said you could knock people down.
Rules for "The Battle"
1. 2 Teams of an even number
2. Weapons have to be covered in foam, shields, wiffle bats, etc.
3. No hitting in the head.
4. To die- you are hit 3 times.
5. If you are hit in the leg, then you cannot use that leg, an if you are
hit in the arm, then you cannot use that arm.
"I've seen people who were crawling on the field trying to hit people
because they were hit in both legs," Crawford said.
"I held my own and can't wait for the one in Michigan in 2006,"
Crawford said.