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May 2000

 

Band Performs Last Concert Under the Direction of Bill Schick

Vocal Concert

State Forensics

FCCLA Awards Presented at Banquet

May Boosters

Four Journalism Students Compete at State

Awards and Officers Installed at FFA Banquet

Jared Easterberg and Caroline Ramsay Take Top Booster Club Awards

Baseball at Beloit

Close One at Beloit

New Cheerleaders Chosen for 2000-2001

Individual Events Place Well at MCL

Cardinal Golfers Place at Regionals

Dance Team Line Up for Next Year

Band Performs Last Concert Under the Direction of Bill Schick

The high school band performed their last concert on May 9.

Songs performed by the Concert Band included "On Wings of Eagles" by Ed Huckley, "The Lion King Soundtrack Highlights" arranged by Calvin Custer, and "Morning Maddness" by Larry Clark.

Songs performed by the Jazz Band included "We Built This City" arranged by Jerry Nowake, "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" by Charles Calhoun, "Ballin' the Jack" by Chris Smith, "Hang on Sloopy" by Burt Russell, "California Dreamin" by John Phillips, "Johnny B Goode" by Chuck Berry and "That Old Black Magic" by Harold Arlen.

The State Ensembles and Soloists also performed.

The ensemble including junior Hannah Diebert, senior Ashley Mick, sophomore Christopher Fogle, junior Danielle Meitler, and sophomore Heather Ulrich performed the song "Barouque Suite No. 2" by Ronald Dishinger.

The ensemble including sophomore Rhiannon Becker, freshman Lolly Garvin, and senior Diana Stout Performed "Divertissement" by LeRoy Ostromsky.

Diana Stout performed the solo "Andante and Allegro" by Robert Clerisse on trumpet. Hannah Diebert performed the solo "Fantasy" by C.L. Harlan on saxophone.

"All of the band groups and ensembles performed very well" band director Bill Schick said.

Vocal Concert

The Plainville choir performed it's last concert of the year May16.

Songs performed included "Puttin on the Ritz" by Irving Berlin, "Early One Morning" by Micheal Larkin, "May the Music Never End" by Greg Chaplin, "I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly and "Steppin Out"- a medley arranged by Mark Brymer.

Also, two ensemble songs were performed. The song "Sunrise, Sunset" was performed by senior Rebekah Stawder, junior Hannah Diebert, sophomore Heather Ulrich, and sophomore Janell Darnell and the song "Sixteen Tons" was performed by junior Auldin Morris, sophomore Chris Peavey and freshman Joe Kraushaar.

State Forensics

Junior Lindsey Hamblet and senior Diana Stout made semifinals (top12) at the State Forensics Championship at Wichita in the Improvised Duet Acting category, May 6.

Sophomore Chris Peavey and sophomore Kayla Fisher placed fifth at the Hays High tournament and qualified for State Speech and Drama Festival in Duet Acting with "Who's on First?". At the State Forensics Festival, Peavey and Fisher rated a two with their duet.

Stout and Hamblet placed second at the Ransom High tournament and qualified in Improvised Duet Acting (IDA) for State Forensics Championship.

FCCLA Awards Presented at Banquet

The FCCLA Banquet was held on May 2 at 6:30 p.m.

Senior Diana Stout read the opening for the ceremony. Stout also read the welcome, while Patti Stout gave the invocation. Sophomore Katie Weigel presented the Star Events awards. Junior Cara Hansen handed out the Power of One awards. Sophomore Rhiannon Becker handed out the Sales Awards. Sophomore Heather Plante presented the Participation awards. Sponsor Sherri Tucker presented the Scholarship Awards and Officer Awards. Diana Stout read the thank you. Junior Lindsey Ostrom talked about the highlights of the FCCLA year with a slide presentation. Junior Sarah Koehler read the closing ceremony.

The 1999-2000 Executive Council included President-Stout, Vice President of Membership-Fellhoelter, Secretary-Koehler, Vice President of Finance-Becker, Vice President of Programs-Weigel, Vice President of Recognition-Hansen, District B Represitive-Ostrom, Advisor-Sherri Tucker, District B Vice President of Membership-Stout, District B Vice President of Public Relations-Ostrom.

The 2000-2001 Executive Council includes President-Koehler, Vice President of Membership-Hansen, Secretary-Stacy Dreher, Vice President of Finance-Kayla Fisher, Vice President of Public Relations-Plante, Vice President of Programs-Ostrom, District B Representative-Jolene Eilers, Advisor-Shari Tucker, District B Vice President of Membership-Ostrom, District Vice President of Public Relations-Eilers, District B Secretary-Becker.

Top sellers included sophomore Katrina Jones-first place, sophomore Michelle Rath- second place, and sophomore Janell Darnell- third place.

Star Events awards included Hansen, Koehler, and Plante who received 2 Star in district level Applied Technology (senior division). Junior Lindsey Hamblet and Stout received 3 Star in district level(first place) and 2 Star at state level in Senior Chapter Showcase Manual. Freshman Lolly Garvin, Lacey Hamblet, and Danielle Moos received 3 Star in district level (first place);and a 2 star at state level in Junior Focus on Children. Eilers received 3 Star in district level (first place) and 2 Star at state level in Senior Illustrated Talk. Senior Tracy Hrabe and Weigel 3 star in district level in Interpersonal Communications. Ostrom 3 Star in district level (first place) and 2 Star in state level. Sophomore Jennifer Bland, Dreher, and Fisher received 2 Star at district level.

"The experience was very fun and educational," Rath said.

May Boosters

The Boosters for the month of May are seniors Andrew Benedick and Emily Hrabe.

Benedick likes to get close to God in his spare time and eat his favorite food is pizza. His favorite movie is Varsity Blues and his favorite song is "Ocean" by Led Zeppelin. He has been involved in football, wrestling, track, baseball, Pep-Club, and FFA.

Hrabe enjoy's riding around and spending time with Devin and Jeremiah. Her favorite movie is The Horse Whisperer and her favorite song is "Buy Me A Rose" by Kenny Rogers. Her favorite food is Taco Express. She has been involved in basketball, cross-country, track, Pep-Club, and FFA.

Four Journalism Students Compete at State

Senior Randi Meitler received an honorable mention in the category of yearbook photography at state journalism contest at KU May 6.

Two other students also traveled to KU to compete. Senior Tammy Gerhardt competed in newspaper sports writing and junior Danielle Meitler competed in advertising. Senior Coddy Whisman did not travel with them, but did compete in advertising.

"It was an honor to have placed among the number of students participating in the contest. I was really shocked when I found out that I had qualified," Gerhardt said.

Awards and Officers Installed at FFA Banquet

The FFA Banquet was held May 6 in the Grade School Cafeteria.

The parents cooked the meal for the 54 people that came. Rachel Spencer spoke on challenging your potential.

The four greenhand awards were given out to freshman Chris Hair, sophomore Chris Fogle, junior Tyler Plante, and freshman Jason Rath. The following received awards: senior Andrew Benedick- outstanding leadership, Hair- outstanding greenhand and Rath- outstanding livestock judger and top salesman. Randy Hrabe presented certificates from Farm Bureau to the three-year members: seniors Chris Rogers, Chad Simon, and Mark Simon.

There were three scholarships given out. The $200 Peavey-Ott scholarship was given to M. Simon; the $100 Coast to Coast scholarship was given to Fogle, and the $200 FFA scholarship was given to Benedick.

The 2000-2001 officers are Plante (President), Hair (Vice President), sophomore Josh Cunningham (Secretary), Fogle (Treasurer), Rath (Reporter), and sophomore Matt Renk (Sentinel).

"The banquet was hectic for awhile, but I think everyone had fun. It turned out to be really nice," President Rusty Hockett said.

Jarod Easterberg and Caroline Ramsay Take Top Booster Club Awards

PHS athletes attended the annual athletic banquet on Thursday, May 11 at 6:00 p.m.

Booster Club President Charles Ramsay addressed the crowd at 6:35.

The special guest speaker was former PHS football coach Larry Friend.

Special awards were also presented. Seniors Brad Nuckols, Caroline Ramsay, and Diana Stout received the Booster Club Awards. The Leon Bair Award was awarded to senior Jarod Easterberg. The Bair Award is presented to the outstanding football player of the season. Easterberg also received the Olen Smrka Outstanding Basketball Player Award.

"I was surprised when I recieved my awards," Easterberg said.

The Joe Mongeau Award is presented to the outstanding senior female athlete of the year. Senior Caroline Ramsay received this award.

"I think that the banquet went really well this year! It was a real honor to have won my award. I was very excited to be chosen for this award," Ramasay said.

The dinner consisted of roast beef, a'grautin potatoes, salad, green beans, a roll, and cake.

Baseball at Beloit

The Plainville baseball team played Beloit on May 5. They lost the first game by a score of 1-8, and lost the second game by a score of 0-10.

The batting stats for the first game are Dreher 2-2, Ganoung 0-3, Deutscher 1-3, Brown0-3, Bird 0-3, Benedick 1-3, Wise 1-2, Nelson 0-3, and Ruder 0-3. The batting stats for the second game are Dreher 0-1, Ganoung 0-2 Deutscher 0-2, Kraushaar 0-1, Brown 0-1, Hair 1-2, Bird 0-1, Benedick 0-2, Wise 0-1, Nelson 1-1 and Cook 0-1.

Pitching stats for both games are Deutscher with six hits, five strike outs and 3 walks; Ganoung had four hits, two strike outs and one walk; Dreher had four hits; and Bird had one hit, one strike out and four walks.

Close One at Beloit

The Plainville Cardinal Softball team went to Beloit on May 5.

The first game ended in a score of 0-10. Plainville scored no runs.

The second game ended in a score of 10-11. In the first inning, juniors Kelcee Lowry and Melissa Hageman scored. In the second inning, freshman Tesha Florian scored. In the third inning, senior Jessi Young, Lowry, Hageman, freshman Jamie Stahl and Florian scored. In the fifth inning, Lowry scored.

The girls went to Lincoln on May 15 for regionals. No results were available at press time.

New Cheerleaders Chosen for 2000-2001

The new cheerleaders for the 2000-2001 year are eighth graders Jordan Finnesy and Julie Hrabe; freshman Naomi Thompson; and sophomores Jennifer Bland, Janell Darnell, and Katrina Jones; and junior Danielle Meitler.

The returning cheerleaders for the 2000-2001 school year are freshmen Danielle Moos, Lacey Hamblet, and Heather Hrabe; and sophomores Rhiannon Becker and Heather Plante.

Cheerleader tryouts were held March 24 at 5 p.m. in the Plainville High School gym.

"It is an honor to be cheerleader," Meitler said.

Individual Events Place Well at MCL

Three Cardinal events place at the MCL Track Meet in Smith Center on May 12. They included sophomore T.J. Staab in the shot put (3rd), freshman Jason Rath in the pole vault (5th) and the girls 400 meter relay (5th).

The girls running on that relay included freshmen Danielle Moos and Lacey Hamblet, sophomore Stacy Dreher, and junior Sarah Koehler. They finished with a time of 54.41.

Staab threw the shot put 47'1" and the discus 127'0". Junior Jason Stahl threw the shot put 37'4 3/4".

"I met my goal in discus, but in shot put I haven't yet," Stahl said.

Koehler jumped 14'3 3/4" in the long jump. She ran the 100 meter dash with a time of 13.57 and the 200 meter dash with a time of 27.89. Dreher competed in the long jump with a jump of 14'2 1/2".

Junior Matthew Rodriguez long jumped 16'11 1/2". Freshman Jason Rath pole vaulted 10'6". He ran the 100 meter hurdles in 17.17 seconds.l Moos ran the 100 meter dash with a time of 13.98. Sophomore Kayla Fisher ran the 100 meter dash in 14.88 seconds. Hamblet ran the 200 meter dash in 29.76 seconds. Freshman Ryan Williams ran the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.10.

"I have met my goals this season. I have wanted to get a medal and place at least once, and I did," freshman Mandy Cox said.

The Cardinals competed at the 2A regional meet on May 19. Results were not available at press time. State competition will be held May 26-27.

Cardinal Golfers Place at Regionals

The Regional Championships for golf were held at Ellis, May 15.

The Plainville golf team placed seventh in the tournament.

Individual scores were as follows: senior Shawn Frederking-95, junior Byron Knight-95, junior Adam Glendening-109, sophomore Tony Dopita-99, junior Stephanie Fellhoelter-97, and sophomore Jason Lindsey-127.

"The team did very well in this tournament," Coach Jeremy Krob said.

Dance Team Line Up Set for Next Year

The new Cardinal Dance Team consists of three juniors, five sophomores, three freshmen, and one eighth grader.

The 2000-2001 Dance Team includes junior Cara Hansen (Captain); juniors Hollie Marquess and Stephanie Fellhoelter; sophomores Stacey Dreher, Audrey Bjornstad, Shanna Fellhoelter, and Renee Post; freshmen Jessica Eisiminger, Leslie Tipton, and Jamie Stahl and eighth grader Michelle Reishus. The new members are Bjornstad, Tipton, Stahl, and Reishus.

"I think this year will be very exciting. The girls who've been on the team before are helping us out a lot. I think we will have a lot of fun," freshman Leslie Tipton said.

The team will attend camp at Emporia State University June 15 through the 18.

"The squad is going to be fantastic. We have a lot of girls with dance experience, and they have already impressed me at practice with the talent they all have. The team should have a fun year performing," Sponsor Bill Schick said.