Dickinsonian The Chapman High School
Vol. 90, Issue 4
What’s on tap?
400 W. 4th Street, Chapman, Kan. 67431
Jan. 9, 2012
Mascot finalists chosen
• Jan. 13 Registration Deadline For February ACT
• Jan. 16 FBLA District Conference @Topeka Hayden
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• Jan. 23 NCKL Scholars’ Bowl @ Concordia • Jan. 26 FFA Ag. Ed. Symposium •Jan. 30 CMS/CHS Jazz Jam & Winter Concert
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What’s Online? Winner to be announced at Feb. 10 basketball game www.chapmanirish.net
FBLA has designed and is selling student section T-shirts for $10 each. Wearing one of the students section shirts to a home basketball game gets you in for only $1 instead of the standard $3 per student. Why did FBLA choose this design? Go online and find out! courtesy photo
Who Knew?
StuCo sponsored an “Ugly Sweater” day Dec. 16. Sweaters bearing snowmen, reindeer and Santa Clause could be seen throughout the day. The cheerleaders and dancers also performed a holiday dance in the sweaters. photo by Kensey Plummer
Alex cunningham editor
After several months of waiting, students, staff and community members are finally able to vote on the new Chapman Irish mascot. It was decided that the previous mascot had to be replaced when principal Kevin Suther received a letter from Notre Dame stating that the current mascot was too similar to theirs and requesting that the district choose a new mascot immediately. “Honestly, I think it’s nice to have a separation,” Suther said. “We really did have a very similar, if not the exact same
A new era The process of gaining a new mascot has not been a short one. Below is a timeline that shows the order of events that will lead up to the revealing.
1967: Chapman begins using the Notre Dame mascot
mascot, as Notre Dame.” A contest to design the new mascot took place from Nov. 14 through Dec 1. Students, community members, alumni, and even design companies from across the nation sent in a total of 74 possible designs. After reviewing each one, a committee of administrators and school board members decided upon four designs to send in to Notre Dame for approval. “We will continue to be the Irish,” Suther said, “but there’s no reason to vote on something that’s controversial and still too close to the Notre Dame mascot. After Notre Dome gave their
approval for each design, students, staff and community members now have the opportunity to vote for their favorite design starting Jan. 9. Students and staff from all three schools will simultaneously vote during class, and voting polls will be set up at the school and the central office for community members and alumni. After all the votes are cast, the administration will be given the task of tallying them. The winning design will then be announced Feb. 10 during the boys’ basketball game. Along with their design being displayed throughout the town, the person who designed the winning
October 2011: News stories surface on the internet about Chapman “giving in” to Notre Dame’s requests
Sept. 30, 2011- Story released in school newspaper about how Chapman can no longer use the Notre Dame mascot
July 2011: Principal Kevin Suther receives a letter from Notre Dame stating the mascot can no longer be used at USD 473
entry will also receive a plaque commemorating them that will be placed at the district gym. Although the logo will be announced Feb. 10, changes such as getting rid of the logo on the gym floors will take more time. Both floors in the middle school and district gyms will be sanded and refinished over the summer. Although having a new mascot will certainly be a change, Suther said it’s for the best. “I think it’s nice to have a fresh start,” Suther said. “With our new buildings, it’s a new era, and I believe it will bring even more excitement and pride to the community.”
February 10, 2011: Winning mascot design announced.
Nov. 14 - Dec. 1 2011: Design contest for new mascot takes place
Dec. 12, 2011: Committee members decide on design finalists to be sent to Notre Dame for approval
WHAT’S INSIDE?
Page 2 Should tradition be kept when choosing a new mascot?
Jan. 9, 2012: Voting for the new mascot takes place
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Page 3 CHS wins standard of excellence in reading/math for sixth straight year Page 6 Chapman is set to host both scholars’ bowl and wrestling regionals Page 7 A look at some of the strangest mascots of all time Page 8 FCCLA Winter Ball crowns Volkman & Hummel as King and Queen
Teachers present and future talk about the profession
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Thumbs Up/Down To trash always being in the hallways. The custodians aren’t your parents.
To Tossed N’ Sauced coming to Chapman, thus bringing another option for food to students and community members. To having to come back after a two week layoff to take finals. We were ready before. Now...not so much. To the organizations who stepped up to help the less fortunate during the holiday season.
Speak Out!
What should the new mascot look like?
“It should be a green dog or a lion.”
Kamila Alvarez, freshman
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Tradition should dictate what mascot vote will be
Sabrina Walsh, senior
Kids need to be more active The number of obese children in America increases every year, and more than 75 percent of these kids continue to be obese into adulthood. Students spend eight of the most active hours in a day in school. Instead of taking advantage of this fact by giving children a chance to be active, schools are cutting the amount of time spent on recess and physical education. Schools need to take a bigger role in keeping their students healthy. Eight years ago, when I was in elementary school, I had recess for an hour and a half every day and P.E. every other day. This year, my sister is in elementary school. She has recess for 45
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Lori McGarvey Editor
Now is the time to start new traditions at CHS
“In the middle of adversity lies opportunity.” This quote by Albert Einstein perfectly sums up the solution to our mascot problem. Many people are completely against changing the mascot because The Fighting Irish man has been a long-standing tradition at CHS. After all, multiple generations have graduated from Chapman, all with the same mascot on their graduation certificate. However, after the tornado many things have changed. The community was fortunate to get a new school, new houses, and even a new community building. CHS also had to come up with new traditions to work around the hecticbut-temporary school situation everyone was in for almost three years. Why not have a completely new mascot to begin another tradition? Changing mascots is a mile marker for the history books, and we are lucky to be a part of changing history. This is not a time to fear change, but a time to grasp it and use it to our advantage. Instead of thinking about those before us, why not think of those who will come after us? Giving them a mascot is important. I’m not saying to forget about the past, but instead think about the future yet to come. It only makes logical sense to try and give the students after us a mascot who is as special to us as the previous mascot was to the graduates who came before us. So many great things happened after the tornado because we took advantage of our opportunities from adversity. If you let the fear of change get the best of you, you will never know what could have come to you otherwise. Let’s use this opportunity to step outside the comfort zone and create a new tradition, not just a carbon copy of what came before.
Letter to the Editor Christian Meuli
“It should be a green elephant, because elephants can sit on the competition and win.”
Kaitlyn Jackson Reporter
Chapman High School has been the Fighting Irish for decades. That’s a lot of history. Completely changing the mascot would end this history, and the ramifications of that might be bigger than you think. We all know about the contest to determine what the new mascot will be. There are many unique ideas, and some of them are not related to the old mascot whatsoever. The Fighting Irish man is a familiar tradition that everyone in the community sees, hears and knows about. Having something totally random and different would then look bizarre. Now it’s time to vote for a new mascot, and people should be voting to keep the tradition alive. Choosing a new mascot/logo that has nothing to do with the history of CHS would be like erasing a legacy. I know the school has to have a new mascot, but that doesn’t mean the choice can’t look something similar to the old one. The new school building is already completely different, and adding another change to it isn’t fair to those people who came before us. Considering Chapman has been the Fighting Irish for decades, the mascot should not be totally changed. People who are voting should think about the alumni who went here. They won’t have a say in the issue unless they live in the community. What will they think when they come back to visit and see a dog as our mascot? The building is already different. Will it even feel like they were a part of this school? With every end there is a new beginning, but that beginning doesn’t have to be completely new. The school’s mascot has to change, but people should consider keeping the tradition of CHS alive.
Logan Roussel, sophomore
Autumn Welsh, junior
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THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE
“It should go back to the traditional colors of green and pink.”
“I think it should be a green turtle. Keep the same color, but change the image.”
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minutes every day and P.E. every other day. More kids are becoming overweight every year, and instead of taking an interest in the welfare of their charges, they’re making the problem worse by limiting the amount of exercise kids get. Things aren’t much better at the high school level. Students only need one credit of P.E. to graduate from CHS. Yes, nothing says they can’t take more, but that doesn’t mean they will. In fact, the students who need exercise the most are the least likely to take more P.E. classes. This is because those students have the most difficult time in that class and they come to resent exercise, causing them to avoid it at all cost. Some people might try to justify the time cuts in recess by
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saying they’re gaining time in the classroom that’s essential to a healthy intellectual growth. But why is this time necessary? Does that imply that the education I got wasn’t good enough? If the education that I got wasn’t up to par, then I can’t imagine the deprivation that today’s leaders who got their elementary education 40 years ago are suffering. The point is, students aren’t going to be learning algebra in elementary school, there’s enough time for that later. That time in the early grades could be better spent encouraging a healthier style of physical living. Others may think that the argument for greater academic study holds more water at the high school level. This is true to an extent, but is still a faulty
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assertion. There are other classes that could fill a second or third credit of P.E. with more academic substance, but there are also few students who do this. A large number of students fill spots in their schedule, which could be used for exercise, with classes like teacher’s aide where they sit around and do little to better themselves in anyway. Other students don’t take a full schedule of classes and instead take work release. Wouldn’t this time spent working be better used setting the precedent for healthy living all of their adult lives instead of starting the rest of their lives a year sooner? Authorities everywhere are spewing facts about overweight children. Many are condemning the lack of action taken; few are actually doing anything about it. Schools need to step up to the plate and take the leading role in the fight against childhood obesity.
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eBooks risk making paper eXtinct Megan Hurford Reporter
The newest addition to the Chapman High School library means you might not have to turn any pages when you read. That’s because librarian Brenda Lemon recently started ordering eBooks. Lemon got the idea for eBooks
For the sixth consecutive year, Chapman High School has received the standard of excellence for both reading and math. In order to receive the standard of excellence in reading, at least 15 percent of the sophomores who take the state test must achieve an exemplary rating, and no more than 10 percent can get an academic warning. Similarly, at least 15 percent must achieve an exemplary rating, but no more than 15 percent can get an academic warning in order to
because of a middle school student who had vision problems. Instead of struggling to read the text out of a book, he went online and increase the text size to make it easier to see. The library only has nine eBooks right now, but Lemon said she plans on getting a lot more by the end of this school year. “This is still in the very beginning stages,” Lemon said. “Hopefully it will get a lot bigger with time.” Something Lemon is also discussing with principal Kevin Suther is purchasing one eBook version of a classroom textbook instead of ordering a full set of new books every few years. This way students could possibly be carrying an iPad with all their books on it instead of carrying the actual books. “Teachers could also easily still
get out the old textbooks if they needed to,” Lemon said. “For the most part though, they would use the eBooks.” For CHS to purchase one classroom textbook would cost about $150-200, but purchasing one iPad at a school discount would be about $100-150. Because of that, Lemon said switching from textbooks to iPads wouldn’t cost more money than it already does to purchase new textbooks every few years. “It’s about finding and using new resources while balancing the old resources,” Lemon said. Kindles, Nooks, smart phones and other electronic devices are all different ways you could read electronically, but some people prefer to read using hard copies. “I only order an eBook if I have or can order a hard copy of the book as well,” Lemon said.
Some people believe that superintendent Lacee Sell looks outside her window and determines snow days, but that is not the case. She goes through many steps to let the student body know if there is no school. The district has six days built into the calender for snow days. If all of the those days are used up, she has to add days at the end of the year or have students go to school on a day when school is supposed to be out. “For example, last year we had seven snow days, so to make them up we had to have school on Good Friday,” said principal Kevin Suther. On a normal snow day, Sell and district transportation coordinator Randy Heller wake up at 4:30 a.m. and travel opposite ends of the district to figure out if the roads are bad. They are in constant contact with each other checking the radar and windchill. “If we feel the roads are a safety issue, we then decide to cancel school,” Sell said. This year they have a new way to communicate, as they are us-
If you want to check out one of the current eBooks, all you have to do is get on the CHS library Web site, click on the eBook Catalog link and sign in with your school user name and password. By the end of the year your favorite book might be available, and that annoying page-turning dilemma will be long gone.
Annexed by Sharon Dogar; Atoms, Molecules, and Compunds by Phillip Manning; The Betrayal of Maggie Blair by Elizabeth Laird; Blink and Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones; The Help by Kathryn Stockton; How Math Can Save Your Life by James Stein; Num8ers by Rachel Ward; The Skeletal and Muscular Systems by John Stewart; The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Alex Cunningham Editor
receive the standard of excellence in math. Students spend a lot of time practicing in class in order to do well on the assessments. “We review a lot of terminology, prefixes, suffixes, roots and also take practice tests so students can see what the actual test will be like,” said English teacher Collette Erickson. Although it is the students
who take the test, Erickson said they aren’t the only ones under pressure to do well. “Obviously the students feel pressure to do well on the test, but I do feel the pressure is on us teachers as well,” Erickson said. “We try to incorporate the skills they’ll encounter on the test into what we teach, so it’s not
No Day Like A Snow Day Alexis Boatright Reporter
Available eBooks
“The weather may be fine in one area but not in another, so it is difficult to know whether or not to call off school sometimes.”
completely out of the blue come test time.” Reading and math were not the only assessments taken last spring. Last year’s juniors had to take a science assessment as well. Although they did not do as well as the reading and math state assessments, principal Kevin Suther still thought the results were positive. “Even though we didn’t receive
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Trevor Spencer Senior
Randy Heller, district transportation coordinator ing the Total Notify System. Sell asked students and parents for their e-mail or cell phone number. She can then send a text message or E-mails to them so they know if school is canceled. The staff and faculty have a calling tree to let them know the news as well. Heller admitted there are many challenges predicting whether or not to close school. “The biggest challenge by far is the weather and road conditions,” Heller said. “The weather may be fine in one area but not in another, so it is difficult to know whether or not to call off school sometimes.” Some students live farther
away than others, and they say it’s difficult to get to school when there are road hazards, especially if they live on country roads. Senior Jason Shorman said the hardest part about living in the country is that it takes a long time to get somewhere, and when it snows it takes forever to clear the roads. The district covers 500 square miles, which means Sell and Heller have to go through many procedures to help keep the student body safe. It is a job Sell takes very seriously. “I believe having Total Notify will save time and effort getting the word and will keep the student body safe,” Sell said.
the standard of excellence for science, 100 percent of the juniors passed, which is very good,” Suther said. When test time returns this spring, it will be up to this year’s sophomores to extend the streak and receive the standard of excellence for the seventh straight year. “It’s important for the school to receive the standard of excellence because it shows how much we care about our students’ academics,” said math teacher Nichole Weller.
Activities:
Football, National Honor Society Favorite Class:
Anatomy, because I’ll be able to use it later on in life when I’m a doctor.” What does this award mean?
“I’m grateful. It’s unexpected, and it feels like a big accomplishment.” Activities:
Dance, AFG, SADD, StuCo, FBLA, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Powerlifting Favorite Class:
“Irish Ink, because I love Mrs. DeArmond.” What does this award mean?
“I like that teachers recognize the hard work I put into my classes.”
Grace Pierson Senior
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CHS home to four veteran teachers
meagan watson Reporter
Patty Stout, Lisa Divel, Collette Erickson and Brian Grossnickle can officially be called Chapman High School royalty because of their long-standing tenures with the school. Stout has been here for 32 years, Erickson for 30 and Divel for 29. Grossnickle is the longest tenured male teacher at 15 years. Stout was originally at CHS as a student teacher and decided to come back in 1978. “I student taught here and then found out there was an opening available so I took it,” Stout said. Divel was recommended by the forensics coach at Washburn, where she started teaching, and
Jacob langlois Reporter
Patty Stout English Teacher 32 years at CHS Collette Erickson English Teacher 30 years at CHS
was excited about coming to start teaching in 1982. Erickson got the interview by coming with her husband, who was interviewing for a football coaching position. “My husband and I interviewed at the same time,” Erickson said. “He wanted a coaching job, and they asked me to come along and interview for an English job.” After filling out an application at a K-State job fair in 1997, Grossnickle was called to come and interview for a special education teacher. They all had decided to make CHS their home. Stout and Erickson both agreed they love the community and think it’s a great place to raise kids and have
a family. Although Grossnickle lives in Manhattan, he said he likes everything about teaching here. “I like working here with the staff and students, and I like being in such a small and close school setting.” These educators have seen it all over their four decades teaching, and seeing these things have made an impact on their life. Stout, Erickson and Divel all agreed that the suicides of two students in 1986 was the worst memory for them. Stout’s best memory came during one of her worst personal experiences. “My best memory was the year I got sick,” Stout said. “Getting
How has teaching changed since you started at CHS?
all the cards from students and family meant a lot to me.” Teaching styles have changed a lot in the past 30 years, and these teachers have definitely seen many changes. Erickson, Stout and Divel all agreed that technology has taken a big part in changing teaching techniques. “The technology when I started went as far as a projector, and now there are smart pads and computers,” Erickson said. “The newer teachers also focus more on the state standards and don’t really have the time to branch out past that point.” Divel said although she loves teaching, being in theater was something she has always considered.
“I was on the committee to start the Great Plains Theatre and if I don’t teach I would want to get more involved in the plays,” Divel said. Even though they have been here the longest, these teachers say they have no plans to retire anytime soon. “I am eligible for retirement, but I want something to keep me busy, so I plan to stay around as long as I can as long as it stays fun,” Erickson said. Divel agreed, saying she will stay as long as there is a need for a speech and drama teacher. Grossnickle went even more to the extreme. “I plan on being here for the rest of my life,” Grossnickle said.
What is the best and worst parts about teaching?
“Responsibility is more of an issue now. Students have expectations of achieving a grade but do not want to work for it.”
Best: “Interacting with the students and getting to know both them and their thought process.” Worst: “Irrational parents who think we’re out to get their children and think we act unfairly when in reality we’re enforcing rules to keep everything fair.”
“There is a lot more emphasis on testing. Also, I feel like this generation of teachers is very enthusiastic and less worn out.”
Best: “Students. They’re always so funny, but irritating as well. Overall, I love them.” Worst: “Paperwork. All the little things like that kind of wear you down.” Best: “Working with kids. Inservice days aren’t even that great, because they’re boring without the kids.” Worst: “When kids refuse to use their potential and choose failure over success. You can’t make them care.”
Lisa Divel Speech and Drama Teacher 29 years at CHS
“There was a time when all you had to worry about discipline wise was telling a kid to take off a hat.”
Sonya Anders F.A.C.S. Teacher 28 years at CHS
“There was zero technology, not even copy machines. Notes were copied off a black board. After I got my first computer through a grant, it still took an hour to print off one class sheet of grades.”
Best: “Being able to help a student set goals, see them reach those goals and succeed in culinary teaching and other areas in life.” Worst: “It’s a lot of work now. It used to be that you graded everything by hand, adding up grades by a calculator and distributed them twice each nine weeks.”
“We used to do things like take attendance and grades by paper. Everything has just gone more digital.”
Best: “Working with young people, helping them understand various concepts, and having a chance to see successful students.” Worst: “Paperwork. I am not very organized, and there is a lot of it to do.”
Brian Grossnickle Unified Studies Teacher 15 years at CHS
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Potential teachers prepare through teaching courses brianna hall Reporter
Teaching the youth of Chapman is no longer being done by just the teachers. Three seniors have taken the initiative of getting themselves prepared for the future, and others are joining the program started at Chapman High School. Exploring Teaching as a Career instructor Collette Erickson is one of the teachers of the program along with Sonya Anders and Rebecca Rufener. “In order for the students to complete the program, they must take Child Development, Careers Working with Children, Exploring Teaching as a Career, and the Teaching Internship,” Erickson said. The program is used to help students who are looking into the field of teaching. Senior Jill Hummel said it has helped her with her goal of becoming an elementary teacher. “The classes have helped me by actually getting me in the classroom to teach elementary students,” Hummel said. “I have learned how to make lesson plans and got classroom experience.” The program is three years
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long and promotes what Erickson believes is a great profession. “I love education and teaching and am more than willing to promote it through the teaching classes,” Erickson said. Senior Brittni Schmidt said it was a natural progression for her to start the program three years ago. “I decided I wanted to be a teacher in fifth grade, because I was always staying after helping the teacher grade papers,” Schmidt said. “I want to teach middle and high school history.” The classes also help the students by giving them responsibilities that most students don’t get otherwise. The students are responsible for making lesson plans, teaching classes, grading papers and making assignments and tests for the classes they teach. Students who complete the course also earn one hour credit at Emporia State University. “These classes encourage students to pursue teaching careers,” Erickson said. “There are multiple students who have not gone through the classes and majored in education, but we like to encourage all students who are considering teaching careers to enter the program.”
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Senior Rondi Denning grades papers for third grade teacher Mrs. Stearns. Denning goes to Chapman Elementry School every Wednesday as part of her teaching class. “Going to see the younger kids helps me get a good idea of what teaching is really like,” Denning said. photo by Alex Cunningham
BEST
BEST
of the Students choose their favorite teachers
Milea Anderson Richard Acker
Rachel Hengemuhle Reporter
CHS:
CHS:
Mr. Williams, because I’ve been in his class all four years of my high school career.
Mr. Ingram, because he’s a fun guy and makes class fun.
CMS:
Mrs. Riegel, because she is good at teaching.
Mrs. Goldsmith, because she was just hilarious.
CES:
Mrs. Jury, because she was a really awesome teacher.
CMS:
Blue Ridge:
Mrs. Gentry, because she made class interesting.
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CHS:
Mr. Ingram, because he’s random and has a fun class.
CMS:
Morgan Potter
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CHS:
CHS:
Mrs. Weller, because she is a good math teacher. Morgan Beemer
CMS:
Mrs. Weller, because Mr Berns, because he is an inspiring she is nice and a good math teacher. tennis coach and a fun PE teacher.
CHS:
CMS:
Mrs. Goldsmith, because she was the bomb and could make me laugh.
CMS:
Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Mrs. Stalder, because I had her for three Weller, because I have so much in hours during a day in middle school. common with them both, and they are both great coaches.
Blue Ridge:
Mrs. Hoover, because she always did fun activities.
CES:
Mrs. Jury, because she kept me out of trouble and was very nice.
CES:
Mrs. Jury, because she was a lot of fun and had cool things in class for us to do.
Mrs. Goldsmith, because she is crazy and an all-around great teacher.
CHS:
Mrs. Tachjman, because she’s nice, makes class fun, and does not give a lot of homework.
CMS:
Mr. Dalke, because he was very funny and really entertaining.
Blue Ridge: Rural Center: Mrs. Edberg, because she had a lizard.
Mrs. Dautal, because she made class fun and interesting.
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COMING HOME
It was hard to make weight Zach Witt “I knew it was hard to make weight the first time I stopped eating so I wouldn’t gain any weight. I got extremely tired and thought I was going to pass out. I was really hungry, and I got sick because my immune system went down from not eating.”
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• Jan. 9 JV Boys BB vs. Manhattan • Jan. 10 V/JV/FR BB @ Beliot • Jan. 12 FR BB vs. Wamego WR JV @Abiline •Jan. 19 WR vs. Wamego/C. Grove
Sophomore Robert Walsh and freshman Devin Neal shake hands before they compete against each other at the Green and White scrimmage. The district gym where this event took place will also host regional wrestling Feb. 17-18. photo by Adrian Fink
CHS to host wrestling and scholars’ bowl regionals Alex Cuningham Editor
This February, Chapman will host not one, but two regional events. Scholars’ bowl regionals will be Feb. 2 and wrestling regionals will be Feb. 17-18. Scholars’ bowl regionals will consist of a 14-team tournament with two teams in each pool. Due to the vast size of the tournament, a lot of planning will be needed to be done in order to prepare for the event. “It takes a lot of work,” said
scholars’ bowl coach Connie Poland. “We have to find and train judges, moderators, scorekeepers, timers and buzzer operators as well as get a meal together to feed everybody.” Senior scholars’ bowl member Matt Shandy said one perk of having regionals at CHS is getting to show off the new school. “It will be a good opportunity to show how nice our school is to other teams from the region,” Shandy said. After seven years of traveling to regionals, members from the
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Morgan Beemer STATS Beemer was one of eight girls who showed up 80 percent of the time during summer conditioning, which helped earn her playing time her sophomore year. COACH COOK “I picked Morgan because she has put in a lot of time and effort to make herself better. She hustles and works really hard in practice on her shooting and ball handling.”
wrestling squad said they are grateful to have regionals at home as well. “It feels good to know that we don’t have to travel far away this year,” said senior Casey Hoffman. Parents of the wrestlers will be meeting periodically with coaches Jeff Sheets and Noel Richardson in order make plans for tournament, including what will be served in the hospitality room and entertainment for the 16 competing teams. Sheets said he has high expectations for the tournament and hopes it will run
as smoothly as it did the last time Chapman hosted it. “The last time we hosted regionals everyone was very pleased with the way we ran the tournament and posted results online for those who couldn’t make it,” Sheets said. Despite all the hard work that will need to be done beforehand, members of both teams believe it will be important for CHS to represent itself well. “I definitely think we’ll put forth our best efforts and represent ourselves nicely,” Shandy said.
ATHLETES VS. COACHES
• Jan. 24 WR @ Marysville
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Junior Caitlin Rose works out a math problem at the CHS scholars’ bowl invitational. CHS will host the regional competition Feb. 2. English teacher Connie Poland is the team sponsor and will organize the event. photo by Trevor Shartzer
Myckinnen Hawes Reporter
Carlie Phillips Sophomore
Logan Lehmkuhl Junior
What should coaches understand about athletes?
LEHMKUHL: One thing they need to understand is we want to be pushed to do out best in the sport we play. PHILLIPS: Even though we may not be winning, we’re all trying our best and hardest for them.
What makes a playerfriendly coach?
LEHMKUHL: Someone who can relate to you on and off the field. PHILLIPS: Them pushing us to our limit and making sure we try our best all the time.
Do coaches at CHS expect too much of athletes?
LEHMKUHL: No, because we would all like to be pushed a little bit more at times. PHILLIPS: They expect a lot, but they don’t expect too much. They’re coaches and we’re out for the sport so we should give our all to that sport.
Sara Cook Girls Basketball
Brian Sweet Football/Track
What should athletes understand about coaches?
COOK: We are always trying to get the most out of athletes, so everything we do is geared toward that. SWEET: Sometimes coaches have to be critical to help people improve.
What makes a player “coachable”?
COOK: Someone who listens, then tries their hardest to do what the coach asks without any back-talk. Someone who continues to do what the coach has asked even after the coach stops watching. SWEET: Someone who does what they’re told, and understands what they’re told is coachable.
Are athletes at CHS committed?
COOK: I would say yes. I feel like our girls take advantage of things during the summer, we had the most girls we’ve ever had at summer conditioning this year. As of now I think we’re doing good with dedication. SWEET: Not as much as I think we should be, because they make lots of excuses to not come in and do extra.
The Dickinsonian January 9, 2012 Issue 4
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Most unique mascots The Unicorns
Sydnei Ehlebracht Reporter
We all know Chapman High School will have a new mascot soon. We may want something unique that sets us apart from other schools in the state, but hopefully the winner won’t be as weird as the ones from these high schools, colleges, and professional sports teams. All of these mascot names were found courtesy of shareranks.com.
New Braunfels High School Texas
The Blossoms
Blooming Prairie High School Minnesota
Pretzels
Buckin’ Elks
Trolls
Fighting Zebras
Freeport High School Illinois
Elkin High School North Carolina
Oakland City University Indiana
Lincoln High School California
Predators
Banana Slugs
Nashville Professional Hockey Team
University of California, Santa Cruz, California
The Orphans
The Cobblers
The Hillbillies
The Ladybugs
Centralia High School Illinois
Rapid City Central High School South Dakota
Fredonia High School Kansas
Fordyce High School Arkansas
Fighting Pickles
University of North Carolina School of Arts, North Carolina
‘Breaking Dawn’ doesn’t produce Bailey Hurford Reporter
After seeing the previews and advertisements almost everywhere I looked, I was convinced to go see “Breaking Dawn” at its midnight premiere Nov. 17. But instead of seeing a suspense-filled action movie, what I saw was a comedy that didn’t match the hype. In movies, every actor has to “become their character” in a way in order to play their role and meet expectations. But in “Breaking Dawn” the actors took the process a little too serious. The movie was supposed to be somewhat romantic and full of suspense, but the acting was so over-the-top and ridiculous I
Movie Review couldn’t focus on the story line or what was even happening from one scene to the next. In addition to poor acting, the movie took forever to get going. What seemed like a full hour of watching Bella and Edward’s wedding and honeymoon could have been summed up in about 15 minutes. It was an important part of the story, but it would have been a lot better if they added more action scenes instead of seeing the boring wedding and honeymoon. By the end of the movie, I was literally laughing out loud at how ridiculous it all was. The acting, the slow storyline, and even the
sound effects in different parts of the movie were a little off the wall. For example, there is a scene where Jacob imprints on Bella’s baby, in an effort to play a sound clip of what should be a romantic song, the tune they chose made the entire scene seem like a joke. There were some things I did like in “Breaking Dawn” that made it better than the other two movies in the series, but I saw more more cons than pros in the latest movie. Even though I was less than impressed with part one, my curiosity will most likely lead me to seeing part two. Hey, maybe I will get in another laugh or two.
Cheesemakers
Monroe High School Washington
DK 8 Dancing in a Winter Wonderland In-Depth
The Dickinsonian January 9, 2012 Issue 4
Sydnei ehlebracht Reporter
A chill in the air meant it was time for the annual Winter Ball that was planned and set up by Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America. The dance was held Dec. 2 in the multipurpose room. There was a lot of planning involved in the preparation to the dance, even before the decorating, which occurred the day of the dance. “Every FCCLA meeting we planned out each step in the process of the dance,” said FCCLA sponsor Sonya Anders. Juniors Tyler Harris and Megan Peterson and sophomore Morgan Potter were mainly in charge of the planning of the dance. FCCLA members were in charge of decorating and finding a DJ for the dance. Scentsy and Pampered Chef were two fund-raisers conducted to cover some of the cost of the dance. Anders said they were a great help in raising money. FCCLA members got together during school on Friday to set up for the dance. “I think the set-up went smoothly,” Anders said. “We got everything finished by sixth hour, and then the candidates came in during seventh hour to practice.” Winter Ball candidates were chosen a week before the dance. Christina Hoffman and Thomas Meuli were the freshmen candidates. Paige Altwegg and Drew Miller were the sophomore candidates. Diana Abbott and Justin Volkman were the junior candidates, and Jill Hummel and Kinnen Hawes were the senior candidates. Altwegg and Hawes were the 2011 Princess and Prince, and Hummel and Volkman were the 2011 Queen and King. “I was very happy and honored to win with Justin,” Hummel said. “He is a strong individual and my cousin, and I love him.” A strong turnout was a positive sign for Anders as she looked towards next year. “I think everyone enjoyed the dance, and there was a very good attendance to the dance,” Anders said.
The 2011 winter formal royalty pose together for a picture. Senior Logan Emig stood in for senior Kinnen Hawes, who won the Prince title but was unable to attend the event. photo by David Floyd Leading the pack in a dance are sophomores Blair Schmidt and Paige Altwegg, freshman Lane Coberly and senior Cindy Gingrich. “The winter formal was really fun except for all the glitter,” Schmidt said. “There was a lot of glitter.” photo by Trevor George Junior Justine Curtis sets up decorations for the dance the Friday before the dance. FCCLA members had the opportunity to miss class for an entire day to set up for the event. photo by Sierra Bomia Freshman Austin Edwards dances with freshman Alyssa New during a slow dance. “I thought the winter ball dance was better than all the other dances,” Edwards said. photo by Trevor George