Sophomore English Classes Present Shakespeare FestivalStudents in English 10 presented select scenes from the Shakespeare plays Romeo and Juliet, Winter’s Tale, Julius Caesar, Hamlet and Macbeth. The students worked very hard in the few weeks they practiced. The groups worked through very difficult times from memorizing their lines and experiencing stage fright, but they pushed through the times they wanted to give up. Being on stage was a challenging experience for the students to face their fear of being in front of people. "It was very scary going in front of people. But I enjoyed being able to experience it and to watch everyone else do such a good job. It all fell together very well," sophomore Jayda Green.
"I nearly burst with pride when I got to watch the play. Our students all worked so hard and did such a fantastic job! I was glad the parents and community got to see their success," Co-director Melissa Winter said. |
Romeo, Juliet and Toto Too Play PerformedThe BHS Drama and English department presented a Shakespeare Festival and a one-act play, Romeo, Juliet, and Toto Too on Saturday, Nov 12. The 4 p.m. matinee was held prior to the evening showing prefaced with a Shakespeare Festival which began at 7. Our own Dorothy, senior Kaylyn Baker said, "it was really fun and very cool to see everyone come together to put on an awesome production." She also said her favorite part was "the day of the play when we all got together, to get ready together and to become closer to the people in the play."
"The students and cast dedicated a lot of time and effort to perfecting their lines and characters for the play. We have some really talented and creative students, who really invested themselves to make this play their own. I am very proud of all of them," Co-director Jodi Crumrine said. |
The band and choir performed a combined concert with the high school and middle school for their final concert of the year on Nov. 15. The high school choir sang Gloria in Excelsis Deo, a traditional piece the choir performs every year, Senior Gricelda Gracia made All-District Choir as an alto. She will find out if she made All-State next week after participating in a choir performance.
The band played songs titled Spiritus, Shooting Star March and Where The Sun Breaks Through the Mist. The band traveled to Emporia State University Saturday, Nov. 19. The students selected for the All-District Honor Band were: Jessica Haynes, Hailey Brawner, Hannah Gremillion, Katy Keil and Cheyenne Lewis. The students played a variety of songs throughout the day to prepare for an evening performance. Sophomore Jessica Haynes made All-District Band playing the tuba and she will audition for state next week. She has been in band since 5th grade. "I started off playing trumpet, but I switched to baritone. Last year I switched to tuba," Haynes said, "I am nervous about it, because it will be nerve wracking." |
Spanish Classes CelebrateThe Spanish classes celebrated 'Day of the Dead' during the first week of November. The actual holiday takes place on November 1 and 2. This holiday is nothing like Halloween, because instead of dressing up to celebrate, the holiday is a time to remember loved ones who have passed. The families who celebrate make alters on the grave and place many items around it such as water, candles, toys, photos and sugar skulls. The skulls are always smiling and brightly colored to show that the dead are happy. Srta. Flores has been teaching her Spanish students how to make and decorate their own sugar skull. "The kids decorated the sugar skulls because it is one of the main items the families use in the alter and the bright colors of the skulls represent the celebration of the loved one's life," Flores said.
Biology Classes Build Life-size CellsThe biology classes built life-size cells for a cell walk-in contest. The contest included 4th and 5th hour biology classes, which both classes made a plant and animal cell. According to Amy Rishell, this project really helped the students learn more about cells and helped with their researching." Rishell said, "for the first time doing this type of project it went very well. The students worked very hard and had very good presentations." Students and teachers voted for their two favorite cells. 4th hour won overall votes for the best plant cell. "The project was different, but we ran out of time for building our cells," sophomore Paige Fisher.
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And the winner is...Ajax CarterThe JR/SR government classes completed a presidential campaign with their election Nov. 8. The winner was the candidate of junior Blake Bevan, and seniors Hannah Emmons and Weston Scott; Republican Ajax Carter. A debate was held for the committees to share their candidate's stance on the five campaign issues being discussed regarding immigration, education, war on terrorism, gun control and marijuana. "Our views agreed with most people's in the school as Republicans. I watched the news with my grandparents, which helped me talk about the issues in the election," said junior Blake Bevan. The campaign project provided real-life experiences, which were applied in the presidential election. Senior Weston Scott voted for the first time, and shares his experience, "It was very exciting to vote for my first time and I was very well educated on the issues due to my experiences in government class."
Donald Trump Wins Presidential ElectionAfter a very intensely fought presidential campaign, on November 8th, 2016 Donald Trump was elected president of the United States with a total of 306 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton receiving only 232. President-Elect Trump will be taking office on January 20th and starting his presidential reign.
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Community ServiceStuCo community service day.
StuCo held Food Drive Nov 7-21 Battle Buddy collected items for KFDI's Christmas in a Box. Nov 7-17. |
Winter SportsAthletes sign letters of intent
Winter coaches and athletes |
Clubs & activitiesScholar's Bowl
FFA SkillsUSA FCA StuCo Outdoor's Club |