Cardinal Booster

September 16, 2005

Bretta Mick and Brooklyn Foster go to FCCLA Nationals

Freshmen Bretta Mick and Brooklyn Foster got the privelage to travel to San Diego, California with FCCLA for the STAR Events this summer.
They presented a project over the topic Focus on Children which recognizes participants who used Family and Consumer Sciences skills to produce a child develpment project that has a positive impact on children and the community.
Their 'Hand in Hand' project included a series of presentations that involved saying no to drugs during the Kansas Red Ribbon Week which is the last week of October. They presented this program to the Plainville Grade School Students.
Mick and Foster presented their programs in front of a panel of judges at the local, district, and state levels before they got to present to the National judging.
Earning 98.6 points, the girls received a gold medal for their efforts.
There were 5,500 FCCLA members which included the United States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
"Overall, the experience was amazing. We met so many people from all over the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia." Foster said.
Nationals to them was not just about STAR Events. There were also training sessions over areas such as Teen Dating, Violence, Teen Pregnancy, and leadership skills that they attended.
They took a tour of old and new San Diego, visited Sea World, and the San Diego Zoo. Their hotel was right near the bay, and they watched fireworks over the harbor. On the final nigh they celebrated FCCLA's 60th birthday party.
"It was a good experience overall," Mick said. "It gave us a chance to see what life is like in other states. We met people from all over. I think Kansas probably had the biggest delegation there."

Students get a taste of what it is like to be a teacher

Eighteen students are working as teacher's aides at PHS this year.
They include:
Jesse Husmann- Ryan Miller
Amber Cooper- Amy Krob
Tyler Brungardt- Lee Weber
Gloria Ruder- Karen Wilson
Chelsea Moos- Wade Ditter
Rachel Thompson- Deb Turnbull
Jenna Fellhoelter- Jackie Ralph
Brock McDowell- Matt Dumler
Garrett Federking- Dana Friend
Eden Rinehart- Jeff Willms
Casey Buganski- Jule Becker
Josh Brackeen- Connie Reishus
Katie Nicholas- Dale Sims
Tracy Rudman- Joe Dreiling
Mackenzie Becker- Jon Thummel
Spencer Blecha- Jack Hilgers
Jacob Keas- Jeremy Krob
Dalton Mick- Cassie Fleming
"Being a teacher's aide gives me a sense of responsibility. Having to make copies and grade papers makes me feel older. I chose Miller because I help him plan activities for FFA. I also chose this because he teaches Ag, which includes my majoring field," Husmann Said.
"I love being Ralph's teacher's aide because she's awesome, and I love helping the little kids. They're a lot of fun. She is a great teacher and always has a smile on her her face. It's my favorite hour of the day," Fellhoelter said.
"I like doing hands-on work more than sitting in a desk. I just felt like it was my calling," Brungardt said.
"I like being teacher's aide because I like helping and also being in Spanish 1 again is fun! Wilson is who inspires me to be all that I can ever hope to be," Ruder said.

Indoor Olympics begins new year for PHS

The annual Indoor Olympics was held on August 23 at Plainville High School.
Stuco Sponsor Steve Buresh welcomed all, followed by performances by the PHS Dance Team and the PHS Cheerleaders.
This was followed by the annual Olympic run. This year the runners were Julie Becker and Jeff Willms.
Each class participated in four station games, which consisted of Pass the Gas, Life Savor Pass, the Peanut Drop, and the Marshmallow Toss.
They also participated in two relay games: Crossing the Volcanic River, and Buck Buck.
The results of the station games are as follows, Pass the Gas was a victory for the juniors, Peanut on a Spoon went to the seniors, along with the Marshmallow Toss which went to the seniors as well.
They relay games results are as follow. In crossing the Volcanic River the juniors took the win. However the seniors stepped up their game and pulled out another win in Buck Buck.
"Indoor Olympics was a huge success," Buresh said.

September Boosters

The Cardinal Booster for the month of September are seniors Connor McMullen and Chelsea Moos.
McMullen's school activities are football, wrestling, and track. He is involved in FFA, Pep Club, NHS, the school play and TASMAD. His favorite movie is Star Wars and his favorite song is "What's a Guy Gotta Do" by Joe Nichols. His favorite food is pasta. After high school he plans to attend the University of Kansas and major in engineering. He enjoys working at Pizza Hut and hanging out with his friends.
Moss is involved in volleyball. Her favorite movie is Sister Act, and her favorite song is "45" by Shinedown. Her favorite food is Taco Express. After high school she plans to attend college at Fort Hays. She anjoys playing with her dog and being with her friends.

Lunchtime Woes
By Scott Peavey

The school year of 2005 and 2006 began with a momentous unprecedented occasion at Plainville High School. For the first time in its history, the entire student-body agrees on something. And what is this subject, you ask? The new lunch period policy that was put in effect this year.
Apparently, the student body of PHS has proven that they can not be trusted and that they are incapable of handling themselves when unsupervised for even an instant(since apparently the expensive cameras that were bought a few years ago don't count at all). With this being the case, the only logical course of action to take is to make over 100 people stay in a room that can be easily policed for about 25 minutes. I don't know about you, but that sounds completely rational to me.
When the bell rings to signify the end of fifth hour, every student in the school is forced to walk over to the cafeteria where they can enjoy a wonderful, satisfying lunch. Now I know what you're thinking. "But Scott, what about the people that don't eat the school's lunch?" Well my friend, the answer to that is simple. No one cares. It's much easier to watch an entire room than it is to have to supervise a hallway, so the non-eaters out there can march their way across the street and sit for 25 minutes like everyone else. And all those people will be quiet while they do it. This should put a stop to all the lunch period anarchy that apparently has plagued this school for years. So far the plan sounds fool-proof to me.
The point is, I was not aware that the moral fiber of PHS had deteriorated to the point where I have to feel like I'm going through airline security to go eat my lunch. I'm just waiting for the inevitable moment when the metal detectors are installed and some of us will have to take off our shoes so the lunch police will grant us access to the cafeteria. I believe I speak for the majority of the students when I long for the good old days when we could make up our mind if we wanted to eat lunch, and even be able to walk across the street back to the high school as soon as we are done. But I suppose this policy of a prison-style lunch break followed by a cattle sale-style herding back to the high school (I'm just glad they haven't gotten out the cattle prods.....yet) is working. So what that it has caused irritability, a crowded eating environment, a loud cafeteria, and a general feeling of annoyance throughout the school. At least it has brought us some unity.

K-18 gets past first round of state competition to take 3rd

The Plainville K-18 team placed third in the state tournament on August 2, 2005 in Lucas, Kansas.
The team consisted of freshmen Kyle M. David, Ross Copeland, Josh Darnell, Dan Weigel, Colburn Patterson, Travis Bird, D.J. Brown, and Chris Fellhoelter. Sophomores were Toby Ruder, Jason Dinkel, Tanner Dix, Aaron Francis Dinkel, Aaron Becker, Ben Gehring, and Joe Becker. The team was coached by Ken Dinkel, Randy Weigel, Pete Waggoner, and Jimmy Wallace.
in the first round game, the team defeated Clifton-Clyde by a score of 10-7. The next game was against Colby who prevailed 7-4. The loss put them in the consolation game against Smith Center. In that game Plainville claimed third place with a 17-2 run-rule win. The team received a third-place trophy and each player received a bronze medal.
"We didn't reach our ultimate goal but we were still succussful," freshman Bird said.

Two PHS students experience international travel

Sophomores Aubrey Frederking and Amelia Keas both left the country this summer. Frederking went to Hawaii and Australia to run cross country races in the Down Under Games as part of the Kansas/Missouri team. Keas traveled to England and Scotland with fellow girl scouts.

Frederking left on July 18 for her twelve-day trip. She made a 3.2 mile route around Plainville to practice. She looked forward to the challenges and unknown factors on her trip. She noted that the community was very supportive. A blog site was created so she could keep the community informed about her trip.

This June Keas got the chance to go to England and Scotlant to sightsee. She visited many historical sites from Buckingham Palace to castles. The Queen of England was in a parade in honor of Her Majesty's birthday. Keas was just feet away from the Queen. Keas was gone for nearly two weeks and was glad to return home to her family.

"I was so glad to be home. After about three days there I realized how good we have it here. It made me realize how much my mom ad dad have done for me and that my brothers care for me. I am grateful to be an American," Keas said.

 

Where are they now? (Rhiannon Becker)

The Cardinal Booster staff caught up with Rhiannon Becker, a 2002 Plainville High School graduate, to see what she is doing now.

Booster: Where are you attending college?

Becker: "Kansas State University."

Booster: What are you majoring in?

Becker: "Secondary Education with an English emphasis, and I'm getting my coaching endorsement."

Booster: Name one thing you wish you would have done in high school but did not?

Becker: "I honestly can't think of anything I would have done differently. I enjoyed every minute of it and have no regrets."

Booster: Do you have any advice for the seniors thi year?

Becker: "Make the most of this last year of high school. I know you've all heard it before, but it's the truth. Be an active participant in as many activities as you can, have as much fun as possible, and enjoy this last year with you friends. It will fly by! Trust me; before you know it, you'll be doing alumni interviews."

 

What does it mean?

The Cardinal Booster staff visited with some PHS students to see if they knew what the word "Froust" means.

"Specific term when people pick up their feet as you come into the bathroom and people don't want you to see them." -Sophomore Kelsey Wyatt/Junior Samantha Hixon.
"Adolf Hitler's favorite flavor of snow cone." - Senior Scott Peavey
"Part of a German Soldier's ear." - Freshman Cassie Collins
"Ice Cream from Germany." - Freshman Gregory Harold

The word "Froust" means to sleep in on a holiday or on a weekend.

 

What did you do during the summer?

The Cardinal Booster staff asked some students what activites they were involved in during the summer, and these are some of their answers:

Freshman Terry Sumner - "I played basketball at the park and hung out with my friends."

Senior Spencer Blecha - "I grated cheese to use in my world-famous pizza recipe."

Junior Zach Moos - "I sat at the park most of the summer watching Caroline be a lifeguard."

Sophomore Brandon Malin - "I just hung out with my friends."

Senior Justin Casey -"Worked for World Pest Control and played basketball for a team out of Wichita."

Sophomore Cassie Meyers-"I hung out at my brother's house and Zollinger's house all summer."

Sophomore Jessica Thompson - "I coached little girls softball."

Freshman Kiley Knouf - "I hung out with my friends."

Five hit the courts

Five girls are out for tennis this year. They are seniors Amber Cooper and Selby Renk; juniors, Emily Jones and Vanessa Owings and freshman Katelyn Thyfault.
The girls are coached by Thea Lacy.
"I am very excited about this year. I enjoy playing with all the girls on the team, and all of us are hoping to get some wins," Owings said.
"I am having fun for my first year of tennis, and I want to improve my skills throughout the season," Thyfault said.

Tennis players score wins in Hays

Five tennis players traveled to Hays for the Hays Invitational.
At Hays they were separated into one's and two's. The number two's stayed at the high school, and the number one's went to the park. At the high school were junior Vanessa Owings (singles), and senior Selby Renk and her doubles partner freshman Katelyn Thyfault.
Owings fought her way through her four rounds. She won her first round, and lost her second round. In the third round, she received a bye, and her last match was cancelled due to the weather.
In number two doubles, Renk and Thyfault finished fifth due to their tough competition.
At the park number one doubles senior Amber Cooper and junior Emily Jones worked hard to receive fourth place.
"We are working hard, and giving it our all. We now know what we need to touch up on to prepare ourselves for Ellsworth." Cooper said.
The tennis team traveled to Ellsworth Thursday, Sept. 15, but results were not available at press time.

Eight returning seniors lead the Cards for the '05 season

Eight returning seniors are back to lead the Cardinal football team in the 2005 season. Twenty-one return to add experience to the team.
The seniors that will lead the Cards this year are Justin Casey, Tyler Brungardt, Jacob Keas, Tracy Rudman, Brock McDowell, Connor McMullen, Josh Eichman, Scott Peavey, Dalton Mick and Taylor Dix.
The juniors are Kennis Becker, Luke Brin, Lucas Hachmeister, Andy Brown, Josh Brungardt, and Mathew Hageman.
The sophomores include Toby Ruder, Aaron Becker, Colt McCune, Derek Brumitt, Aaron Dinkel, Ben Gehring, Alan Crawford, Joe Becker and Jason Dinkel.
The freshmen include Ross Copeland, Travis Bird, Terry Sumner, Dyllan Lynch, Kyle David, Josh Darnell, Phillip Goering, George Lovelady, Colburn Patterson, Eric Sears, Taylor Leikam, Landon Strano, Skylar Rudman and Christopher Fellhoelter.
Coaches for the season are Head Coach Lee Weber, Assistant Coach Wade Ditter, and Assistant Coach Oscar Rodriguez.
"I expect the team to have an excellent season," Casey said, "We must maintain our focus throughout the season."
Weber believes that this year's team has an opportunity to be a good football team with four starters to fill on both sides of the ball. There are four projected starters for this year that are ready to fill the spots.
"Defensively, we will need to keep improving and hold the opposing team under twenty points" Weber said, "Our offense will have to prove the ability to play explosively and score from anywhere on the field." Brungardt expects a closer, better team this year. Brungardt hopes to win district and be successful during playoff time.

Cards play hard against the Norton Bluejays

The Plainville Cardinals played hard against the Norton Bluejays for a final score of 8-29 September 9. Both teams were looking for their first win of the season.
The Cardinals started the game off by kicking the ball. The Bluejays drove the ball down the field, but the Cardinals held them to a field goal. The Cardinal offense stalled, and Norton took advantage of the good field position and scored a touchdown to make the score 10-0. The second quarter saw the Bluejays scoring one more touchdown to make the score 16-0. The Cardinals did not give up. The Cardinals drove down the field, and scored on a touchdown pass to senior Scott Peavey. The two point attempt was also successful on a pass to junior Luke Brin. The second half did not go as well as planned for the Cardinals. The Bluejays capitalized on the Cardinals mistakes. The Bluejays went on to score two more times to make the final score 29-8.
"We played well in the first half, but we struggled in the second half," junior Josh Brungardt said.
The Cardinals leading rushers of the night were seniors Justin Casey and Tyler Brungardt. The leading receivers on the night were sophomore Aaron Becker with two catches for 26 yards, Peavey with three catches for 26 yards, and senior Taylor Dix with two catches for 23 yards.

Nineteen ladies out for volleyball

The Lady Cardinal volleyball team has 19 girls out for the 2005 season. The head coach of the Lady Cards is Sherri Munsell. The assistant coach is Kim Albers.
The five seniors include Holly Chew, Jenna Fellhoelter, Chelsea Moos, Eden Rinehart and Rachel Thompson.
The three juniors include Samantha Hixon, Megan Plante and Amanda Plante.
The four sophomores include Aubrey Frederking, Bretta Mick, Deanna Garvert and Jessica Thompson.
The five freshmen include Lauren Buresh, Amanda Brungardt, Karlee Custenborder, Kiley Knouf, and Kelsey Normandin.
"If wee keep our team unity and stay positive, we will go further than we every have beofre," Chew said.
"We got off to a rough start, but if we work on good communication and teamwork, we will have a strong season," Fellhoelter said.