Student Teachers
January/ February Boosters
Benefit supper for Deanna Garvert
Winter Glacade Royalty Crowned
Grapplers compete at MCL Tourney
Bands Perform their Winter Concert
Grapplers defeat Stockton and Trego
Cards defeat Mustangs
Guen Hye Hong joins students at PHS
Lady Cards defeat Eastern Heights
Ninety-one students make the honor rolls for second quarter
Guess Who!
What Does It Mean?
Student Teachers
Two student teachers are learning the ropes of teaching at Plainville High School. Andy Moland is student teaching under Joe Dreiling. Moland graduated from Hays High School. He is attending Fort Hays State University and majoring in Industrial Technology Education with a Bachelor's Degree. Moland said Plainville is much smaller than his high school. His graduating class had more students than the entire PHS student body. Moland enjoys student teaching here. He said Dreiling is a lot of fun to work with, and he learns something new everyday. Moland said PHS has been an interesting place. "There is a great sense of community around here," he said. Moland plans to finish college and start teaching. He plans to start graduate school shortly after finding a job to obtain a masters degree. He then plans to settle down and start a family. Lance Sharp is the student teacher for Steve Buresh. Sharp graduated from Riley County High School. He is attending Fort Hays State with a degree in secondary education in mathematics. Sharp said Plainville has about 70 student less then his high school. Sharp said student teaching has been good and will help prepare him for when he teaches. He also said PHS is a good school and smaller sized, which is what he wanted. He added that most of the students are good. His plans after this are to get hired by a school within driving distance of Hays. He would like to be able to teach football and track.
January/ February Boosters
The boosters for the month of January are seniors Deidre Jones and Berrin Sanders.
Jones is involved in the Scholars Bowl, NHS, and CCD. Her favorite movie is Walt Disney's Robin Hood. Her favorite song is "Carrying your love with me" by George Strait. Her favorite Food is American.
Sanders is involved in FFA his favorite movie is Superbad. His favorite song is "The Junkie" by Ozzy Osbourne. His favorite food is a Big Mac and fries.
Juniors Carson McMullen and Pannita Kwanmuang are February Boosters
Kwanmaung is involved in FCCLA. Her favorite move is Mr. & Mrs. Smith. HEr favorite song is "Bubbly" by Kolbie Caliat. Her favorite foods are steak and pizza.
McMullen is involved in wrestling, golf, FFA, the All-School Play and 4-H. His favorite movies are The Rambo series. His favorite song is "Baby Blue" by George Straight. His favorite food is steak.
Benefit supper for Deanna Garvert
A benefit supper raising approximately $1900 for Deanna Garvert took place in the cafeteria Friday, January 11 during home basketball action against Smith Center. Organized by Julie Becker, Shari Tucker, and Dale Sims, the benefit supper to help Deanna Garvert was aided by the help of the teachers and staff of Plainville schools and Sacred Heart School. Grade school faculty were asked to bring two bags of chips. Junior high and Sacred Heart faculty were asked to bring two dozen cookies. High School staff members were asked to bring two pounds of hamburger each, and FCCLA donated paper products. The supper took place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and included sloppy joes, baked beans, chips, cookies, coffee and tea. It was a free will donation event that served approximately 110 people and raised over $1900 to help the Garvert's with Deanna's medical expenses. Deanna suffers from Chron's disease, a painful disease of the digestive tract. Symptoms include cramps and persistent pain in the abdomen, fever, fatigue, intestinal bleeding, and appetite loss. Not only does Chron's disease affect the intestinal tract, it can also affect other parts of the body such as the eyes, skin, joints, and liver. Being painful is only one aspect of the disease. Complications can occur, including the formation of scar tissue, fissures, and abscesses, a localized infection
Winter Glacade Royalty Crowned
Bretta Mick and Toby Ruder were crowned queen and king during a Winter Glacade ceremony that took on a new twist when the Winter Glacade game was cancelled because of bad weather. The crowning was supposed to take place during halftime of the boys game against West Smith County Tuesday, February 5, but when the game was cancelled, plans were made to do it at 7:30 p.m. before the dance Saturday, February 9. Other candidates for Winter Glacade were queen candidates Heather Hageman, Kelsey Wyatt, Katie McQueen, and Cassie Meyers. King candidates were Ben Gehring, Justin Lacy, Jason Dinkel, and Jeremy Werner. Junior candidates were Parker Krob and Regan Wilkerson. They were escorted by last year's Winter Glacade queen, Vanessa Owings. The dance started at 8:00 and ended at 11:00. The DJ was Complete Music, and the theme was "How Far We've Come."
Grapplers compete at MCL Tourney
The Cards finished 6th out of 9 teams at the MCL tournament at Norton Saturday, January 26.
At 103, freshman Cole Werner placed 3rd. Werner lost his first match to his Phillipsburg opponent 9-7. He won his second match with a fall over his Stockton opponent. For third place, he won with a score of 4-3 over his Smith Center opponent.
At 112 sophomore Devon Schneider placed 3rd. Schneider lost his first match by fall to his Norton opponent. He won his second match with a decision of 4-0 over his Trego opponent. For third place, he won by fall over his Smith Center opponent. At 125, junior Carson McMullen placed 4th. McMulllen won his first match by decision of 3-2 over his Phillipsburg opponent. He lost his second match by fall to his Smith Center opponent. He lost his last match to his Hill City opponent 2-1.
At 130, junior DJ Brown went 1-2. Brown lost his first match to his Norton opponent with a decision of 11-7. He won his second match with a fal over his Trego opponent. He lost his last match with a decision of 12-8 against his Hill City opponent.
At 135, junior Travis Bird went 1-2. Bird won his first match with a decision of 3-2 over his Ellis opponent. He lost his second match by fall to his Phillipsburg opponent. He injury defaulted his last match.
At 152, senior Aaron Dinkel went 1-2. Dinkel lost his first match with a decision of 4-2 to his Ellis opponent. HE won his second match with a 5-2 decision over his Phillipsburg opponent. He lost his third match by fall to his Stockton opponent.
At 160, freshman Cole Smith went 0-2. Smith lost both matches by fall to opponents from his Norton and Hill City opponent.
At 125, senior Alan Crawford went 0-2. Crawford lost his first match by decision of 5-0 to his Norton opponent. He lost his second match 12-7 to his Phillipsburg opponent.
Bands Perform their Winter Concert
The grade school and junior high/high school bands performed their winter concert Monday, Jan.28 at 7:30 p.m. under the direction of Connie Reishus. The fifth grade band kicked off the concert with "Ode to Joy" by Lubwig Ban Beethoven, and "Old McDonald Had a Band" performed by their parents. Then, they played "When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Hard Rock Blues" by John Higgings The sixth grade band performed next with "School Spirit" by W.T. Purdy, conducted by Dani Winters, and " Little "Rocker" by Joed Ambrosio. The last two songs they played were " Oxford Overature" by Anne McGinty with guest conductor Amelia Keas, and " La Cucaracha" conducted by Kendra Husmann.The junior high/high school band followed the sixth grade band with " The Picador March' by John Philip Sousa and " Red Rock Canyon" by Rober Sheldon. They ended the concert by performing "Pirates of the Carribean" and "Ancient Voices" by Michael Sweeny.
Grapplers defeat Stockton and Trego
The Cards traveled to Stockton for two wins against Trego and Stockton Friday, February 8. In action against Trego, freshman Cole Werner (112) defeated his opponent with 6-2 decision. At 119 junior Dan Weigel pinned his opponent. Junior Carson McMullen wrestling at 125 stuck his opponent. Junior Travis Bird at 135 won with a bye. At 145 Josh Darnell won by a major decision, 15-3. Senior Aaron Dinkel won with a bye at 152. Plainville defeated Trego 31-24. In action against Stockton at 103 Werner pinned his opponent. Weigel pinned his man. McMullen won with a bye. Bird pin his man. Darnell pinned his opponent. At 215 senior Alan Crawford won with a bye. Plainville defeated Stockton, 36-30.
Cards defeat Mustangs
The Plainville Cardinals hosted a home game to battle the Eastern Heights Mustangs Friday, February 12, and came out strong with a final score of 67-40. The Cards took the lead in the first quarter with a score of 19-8. Cardinals increased the lead by outscoring the Mustangs 21-14 in the second leading into halftime with a score of 40-22. In the third quarter, the Cards maintained their lead by putting up 14 to Eastern Heights' 11. They continued to outscore Eastern Heights in the fourth quarter 13-7 for a final score of 67-40. The top scorer for the Cards was senior Justin Lacy with 21. Senior Jason Dinkel and sophomore Alex Dreher put up 14. Senior Joe Becker scored 8 followed by senior Aaron Becker with 5. Senior Toby Ruder put up 3, and sophomore Jaden Perkins finished with 2.
Guen Hye Hong joins students at PHS
Guen Hy Hong is a ne foreign exchange student, and she came from Pyeong Tack, Korea. her school is much larger than PHS. Her school has about 320 people in each class. Hong said that she wanted to be a foreign exchange student in the United States so that she could experience American culture and learn English. "In Korea, Korean, English and Math are the most important subjects," she said. When Hong entered the foreign exchange student program, she didn't know if she would come to a large city or a small town. "At first, i hoped to come to a large city, but i am getting to like it here," she said. "People are very kind, and i want to know more about Plainville." Hong said that the American custom she likes the best is the way students participate in class activities. The custom she finds most unusual is dating in school. "If i did this in my school in Korea, I would be suspended," she said. A new experience for Hong is American food. Her favorite food is spaghetti and salad, and her least favorite foods are macaroni and cheese and cinnamon rolls. Hong sees two beg differences between America and Korea. "Buildings! In Korea, we have no place to build, so most of our buildings are very tall and stand close together," she said. She also said that in Korea, most students don't go to sleep until after midnight because they are studying.
"In my case, i study until 12:30 a.m. because it is very difficult to enter a university in Korea.
Lady Cards defeat Eastern Heights
The Lady Cards defeated Eastern Heights 59 to 28 on Tuesday, February 12 at home. The Lady Cards started steady putting up 11 to Eastern Heights 7 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the ladies were really hot, scoring 20 points and keeping the Mustangs from scoring, making the halftime score 31 to 11. they stayed strong in the second half, outscoring the Mustangs 16 to 11 for a score of 47 to 33. They continued to outscore Eastern Heights in the fourth quarter, 12 to 5, making the final score 59 to 28. The top scorer of the game was sophomore Amanda Casey with 14. Others scoring included senior Bretta Mick with 13, senior Aubrey Frederking with 7, senior Kelsey Wyatt with 6, junior Lauren Buresh with 5, sophomore Kassy Karlin with 4, and freshman Taylor Hixon, Samantha Bobek, and Kylee Pywell, and sophomores Abby Jones and Kendra Husmann all with 2.
Ninety – one students make the honor rolls for second quarter
Ninety-one students made the three honor rolls for the second quarter. Thirty-three made the Administrator’s Honor Roll by acquiring a grade point average of 4.0 to 3.75
The students included seniors Aaron Becker, Brooklyn Foster, Aubrey Frederking, Deanna Garvert, Benjamin Gehring, Deidre Jones, Richard Linkesch, Katie McQueen, Bretta Mick, and Toby Ruder. Juniors were Amanda Brungardt, Danielle Parson, Colburn Patterson, Eric Sears, and Katelyn Thyfault. Sophomores included Amanda Casey, Kendra Husemann, Abby Jones, Kassy Karlin, Robin Lanz, Seth Laporte, Carlie Morris, Brianne Plante, Kendra Sturgeon, Ashley Wahrman, and Ana Zica, Freshman were Amanda Diaz, Taylor Hixon, Kylee Pywell, Rachel Raat, Emily Ruder, Dillon Wilson, and Dani Winters.
Thirty-four Students on the Regular Honor Roll have a grade point average of 3.75 to 3.25.
These Students include seniors Joseph Becker, Alan Crawford, Aaron Dinkel, Jason Dinkel, Mindy Gerhardt, Heather Hageman, Derek Jones, Justin Lacy, Cassie Meyers, and Heath Rath. Juniors were Travis Bird, Lauren Buresh, Ross Copeland, Andrew Henson, George Lovelady, Carson McMullen, Kelsey Normandin, Skylar Rudman, Maverick Werner, and Dalton Wilson. Sophomores included Chanelle Chard, Alex Dreher, Pannita Kwanmuang, Connie Paramore, Jaden Perkins, and Chelsey Wessel. Freshmen were Alaina Becker, Samantha Bobek, Tyler Compton, Katelin Dohe, Jillie Ganoung, Andra Mick, Cole Smith, and Jake Towery.
Twenty-five students made the Honorable Mention Honor Roll.
Seniors were Miles Axelson and Lacci Cunningham. Juniors were Michelle Adam, Dalton Brown, Josh Darnell, Kyle David, Renee DeYoung, and Terry Sumner. Sophmores included Nickyta Addleman, Evan Daniel, Shelbie Goering, Joe Hageman, Robert Harold, Krystal Wessel, and Paige Wilkerson. Freshmen were Connor Anderson, Sam Augustine, Sam Britton, Sara Eichman, Taylor Ganoung, Joanna Monasmith, Douglas Paramore, Cole Werner, Miranda Williams and Kristen Wyatt.
Guess Who!
This month’s mystery person has been involved in football, basketball and baseball since he has been in high school. His favorite TV show is Family Guy. His favorite food is funnel cake. His favorite band is Breaking Benjamin and his favorite drink is Orange soda. He plans to attend college after high school.
Answer: Ben Gehring
What Does It Mean?
The following students were asked to define the word "pyxis"in their own words. Here's what they said:
"A acronym: P=pie, Y=yes, X= x-ray, I= internet, S=society," senior Toby Ruder
"A small box that hold medicines." freshman Tyler Compton
"A pie eating contest." Junior Katelyn Thyfult
"Something an animal goes though during birth." senior Lacci Cunningham
"Candy thingys." freshman Sara Crawford
"It is the brand name of a medication dispenser at Hays Medical Center" sophomore James Monosmith
The real meaning of the word "pyxis is a small box or vase with a lid.