After spending four weeks researching, creating and constructing their projects, students presented their displays to the guests during the tour. Students in English 9 hosted the Holocaust Museum on March 4 prior to the play. As guests entered the museum, they were met with Brian Rigg and Luke Simon's video explaining symbols used to label the Jews such as the yellow Star of David that each . Emily Dennis shared the medical experiments and torture many Jews at Auschwitz received at the hands of Dr. Mengele. The military movements during World War II, presented by Chase Augur and Kalidor Keifer, showed the maps of movements by the allies who were trying to defeating Hitler. However, in order to hide the atrocities, Nazis moved Jews by death marches or on rail cars. A video made by Hunter Woodard and Tim Reyes showed the physical treatment Jews received while being processed at concentration camps. Legend Scearce and Madison Bumgardner made a model replica of Auschwitz. To enter Auschwitz, Jews passed the gate which reads, "Arbiet Macht Frei" or "Work Will Set You Free". On the tour, guests passed under the sign made by Dieter Masters. During the Holocaust, 1.5 million children died. Kourtney Flowers, Skyler Travnicheck and Adrianna Edwards designed a room for the children by displaying the lost childhood of these innocent victims. The tour moved through the library to honor the victims and survivors. In the fall, the freshman class had the opportunity to listen to survivor & author Marian Blumenthal Lazan speak, which gave them the opportunity to hear her personal story of being in Auschwitz.
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Braeden Emmons, Chris Dawson and Garrett Korte made shadow display boxes about her and Elie Wiesel, who also survived and became a Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Emma Young showed the scale of victims by making origami paper butterflies to represent the number of Jews lost in each country. American soldiers who fought in the war witnessed the treatment of Jews. Alex Miller, Eathan Elliott and Kagen Benton found letters of an American soldier who wrote to his family, sharing "it is easy to read about atrocities, but they must be seen before they can be believed." Also, American author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a POW, in a letter, he wrote how the prisoners were treated, "It was our misfortune to have sadistic and fanatical guards." There were individuals who risked their lives to protect Jews from danger. Carl Masterson made a video of unknown heroes who faced danger themselves to save Jews' lives. Aiden Bidwell, Arayana and Grace Talkington found stories of other groups of people Hitler labeled, who were killed during the war. The wax museum by Caroline Scott, Destiny Masters and Paiton Haga told the stories of Elie Wiesel, and Otto Frank, as a spoken display. To tell Anne Frank's story, Jazzmyn Fisher and Andrea Harlan, found unique items that represented Anne's belongings. They also shared the story of the chesnut tree Anne looked at while in hiding and wrote about in her diary, The play set of the secret annex was the last display on the tour. The cast was on set, while the guests learned the layout of the annex, where the families slept and who helped them remain in hiding for two years.
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After six weeks of practices, and extra evening practices, the cast and crew provided the audience with a gripping performance of The Diary of Anne Frank. The actors faced the challenge of maintaining a serious, historically accurate performance, and they far exceeded the expectations not only of the directors, but also within themselves. The cast presented an emotional portrayal of the Frank and Van Daan families, who faced being in a confined area with limited food rations, and lived in fear of being discovered. "I thought they play went great! My favorite part in the play was when I was arguing with Anne. Everyone acted perfectly in their character," sophomore Dalton Noland said. During the many hours of practice, the cast found unique ways to release the stress and seriousness of the play. One such time was during practice for the Hanukkah scene, senior Jason Standfast, who played Otto Frank, almost burned his hand while trying to put the match out. According to senior Quinn Hughes, being in the play was a lot of fun.
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Colin Hughes as Mr. Kraler, Victor Kugler, who was eventually arrested by the Gestapo, by this time were treated more leniently,” So “he remained silent, and the officials obviously did not think it worthwhile to force him to talk.” Victor was sent to a forced-labor camp in Holland. He escaped during a march and went into hiding until after the war. In 1955, he moved to Canada, where he remained until his death in 1981.
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Hannah Emmons as Miep Guys, joined by Otto Frank's business associates and her husband Jan, played an integral part in helping the families in the Secret Annex by bringing them rations and supplies. Miep entrusted Anne's diary to Otto Frank's care and he published it in 1947. After Jan's death, Miep and her son Paul remained in Amsterdam where she died in 2010 at the age of 104.
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Mr. Dussel Joined the Families in Hiding
Jonathan Drake as Mr. Dussel, a dentist, Fritz Pfeffer, joined the Franks in hiding in 1942. He formerly lived in Berlin and was married to a Catholic woman. In 1938, They both emigrated to Holland after anti-semitic riots in Germany. When Pfeffer went into hiding, his wife was told that her husband managed to get out of the country, so she never knew her husband was in Amsterdam, near her, until the group was discovered by the Nazis.
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The Families were Discovered and Arrested
Russell Vanderpool as the Nazi Officer.
On August 4th, 1944, everyone in the Secret Annex was arrested. They were deported first to the Westerbork transit camp and then on to Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, on the last train to be dispatched from Westerbork to Auschwitz. |
The play cast of The Diary of Anne Frank. Colin Hughes, Allison Burch, Marie Standfast, Brandy Rigg, Julienne Fuson, Russell Vanderpool, Jonathan Drake, Jason Standfast, Dalton Noland, Quinn Hughes, Hannah Emmons. Narrator Addy Emmons.
Drama Announcement:
The Drama Class is holding a Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, When the Clock Strikes Dead, on Tuesday, May 2 from 6:30-7:30. Tickets are $10, available from Mrs. Winter, Ms. Crumrine or any drama student. Seats are limited, so get your tickets early. |
Weights class Lifts for FunOn the last day of school before Spring Break, Mr. Echer held a beach body dress up day. To show their spring break spirit, students wore inner tubes, leis and sunglasses. Echer wanted his class to dress up in beach attire, and the class completed their work out in their beach attire. 7th hour was the winner, so they received a game day.
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Band & Choir members place at regional music festival The band and choir traveled to Butler Community College for regionals on April 1. The performers had to have a rating of a I to qualify for state. The qualifiers for band and choir are as follows: Women's ensemble, which includes Kylie Coffman, Jessica Haynes, Jillian Stark, Andrea Harlan, Hannah Leeker, Grace Talkington, Barbara Nicholson, Nicolette Paterson, Deanna Bidwell, Gricelda Gracia, Jazzmyn Fisher and Sammi Reiswig. Solos for choir included Gricelda Gracia and Jazzmyn Fisher. The band qualifiers were Katy Kiel and Jessica Haynes; the Freshman Trio which included Emma Young, Caroline Scott and Chase Augur; and the Sophomore Trio which included Katy Kiel, Jessica Haynes and Cheyenne Lewis. The state groups will perform April 22 at Kansas Wesleyan College in Salina, Ks
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FFA helps rebuild in AshlandFFA travels to Ashland
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Spring Sports SeasonBaseball
Softball Track |
Clubs & activitiesOutdoor Club: fishing team competes
SkillsUSA: Fundraising FCA: April Spring conference StuCo |