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coaches as they take coaching trips to Barbados and Colorado Springs (page 11), an international student joins in on the fun as he takes a crazy challenge in Amarillo, Texas, to eat a 72 ounce steak (page 13), and, finally, stay with us on the last leg of the journey as we arrive at Seward County for an exciting new school year and get settled in for fun (pages 14-16).

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Follow us on our quirky trips as we catch ‘soccer fever’ and watch a Manchester United game in Kansas City (page 3), as we explore with Shellbe Salazar on a trip to our nation’s capital Washington, D.C. (page 4), read up on tips for interesting summer internships from editor Dana Loewen (page 5), soak up some competition as SkillsUSA members place 12th in the nation (pages 6-7), follow a couple of Seward County Community College/Area Technical School

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DESTINATION:

Kansas City Manchester United Tour

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Manchester handles the ball as they go in for the kill. The Kansas City Wizards had possession throughout most of the game. Top photo: Dimitar Berbatov aims for the goal.

Kansas City Wizards supporters blowing their vuvuzelas in unison at the Manchester game. Vuvuzelas have become a staple in soccer history for causing controversy at this year’s World Cup.

Students fall victim to ‘soccer fever’ Octavi o Rodri guez Crusader staff Soccer. Futbol. Joga Bonito. The beautiful game. It seems as though the entire world succumbed to the sickness known to many as “soccer fever” this summer, due to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup is an event that takes place every four years between countries whose soccer teams qualify to play.

This year, Spain won the World Cup by defeating Holland in the finals.

The World Cup is a symbol of unification and peace to many countries around the world. Many people believe that it unites the world unlike any other sporting event.

The United States, which isn’t a very soccer oriented country, seemed extremely in-

volved this year in supporting the national team. Even after the World Cup, the United States was in full-on soccer mode, with tons of fans attending soccer games across the nation.

Some friends and I eventually gave in to the madness and purchased tickets to watch Manchester United vs. Kansas City Wizards in Kansas City.

Manchester United is the biggest soccer club in the world, with an enormous amount of hardcore supporters around the globe.

Knowing this, I hesitated when asked which team I was going for. I was actually pretty torn between the two, as I thought Manchester obviously had the upper hand and because of their massive fan base.

Upon arriving, I realized how many people actually supported the Kansas City Wiz-

ards. A sea of red and blue was all I could see across the stadium. Fifty-three thousand people attended the game. That’s more than the entire population of Liberal.

The match was exciting and the audience was enthusiastic. My friends and I enjoyed ourselves while in Kansas City. We also found out that most hotels in town were booked specifically because of the soccer match taking place. No matter where we went in the city, we always found crowds of people wearing Manchester United jerseys, or sporting some sort of Manchester United fodder.

The KC Wizards won the game 2-1.

However, Manchester fans didn’t seem to mind the loss as long as they had the opportunity to watch their favorite soccer superstars play.

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Octavio and Jose Rodriguez celebrating on a soccer road trip to Kansas City for the Manchester United Tour.

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Kansas City and Manchester United show their respect by listening to each other’s national anthems on the field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Alfredo Anaya turns thumbs down and Deisi Barboza keeps her game face after their team, Manchester United, lost 2-1 to the Wizards in a special exhibition game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

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Destination:

Washington, D.C.

Capital city offers historical vision to visiting student Reanna Tuml i nson Crusader staff One Seward student’s summer vacation destination was Washington D.C. Freshman Shellbe Salazar spent two weeks of her summer in the nation’s capital.

Salazar is a an education major and wants to teach preschool when she graduates.

“My plans for the year are to get ready for life and prepare myself for upcoming life situations,” Salazar said.

To make the trip to the nation’s capitol, the Salazars drove from Johnson City to Wichita, flew

from there to Dallas, Texas, and finally landed in Washington D.C. She and her 14-year-old sister stayed with their aunt, uncle, and cousins. Her aunt is the head social worker at an office in D.C. Her uncle is in the Air Force.

While in the capitol city, she did a variety of things that included going to malls, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Reflecting Pool, the Smithsonian Museum, and the Mall, which is located between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

“They had dirty water hot

dogs, shirt vendors, amateur side shows, and a ton of museums at the Mall,” Salazar said.

Her favorite part of the trip was being in a different city and location than her home town of Johnson.

“I enjoyed shopping at the huge malls and seeing the different people with my family,” Salazar said.

One of the things she learned while there was that the Washington Monument is the same length as the Reflecting Pool.

She also counted how many steps are in the Lincoln Memorial; there are 87.

Salazar said she will remember the history aspects the most.

Salazar didn’t have time to see everything in the two weeks she spent in Washington D.C., but she would love to go back and see more sights.

“Anyone who goes to Washington, D.C., should definitely check out the historical sights because they are a good lesson in themselves,” Salazar said.

Salazar flew back into Wichita on Aug. 15 and drove straight to SCCC/ATS to move in to the Student Living Center.

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Seward student Shellbe Salazar clowns around at the Washington Monument.

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Orlando: more than humidity and Disney Dana Loewen Editor Last year, I decided I wasn’t going to spend this summer sleeping until noon and working in a greasy diner. After doing some intense Googling, I finally came across a Journalism Internship with Wycliffe Bible Translators.

I had no idea what that was, but I knew I wasn’t going to be doing any Bible translating. Originally, I had expected to be going on an overseas missions trip, but this internship was in Orlando, Fla., so I figured that was close enough. sy Courte Photo

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The biggest highlight of my internship was the friends I made. There were 13 interns in all, and as we ate, lived, relaxed, had fun and worked together, we all grew as close to each Courtesy Photo other as brothers and sisters.

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These were just some of the friends I made on my internship experience.

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How to get the most out of a summer internship 1.

Find something you are or could become passionate about.

Working for a company or organization is a lot easier if you agree with their mission statement or purpose.

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Find out what kind of work you’ll actually be doing. I was lucky to find this internship.

Many interns end up making coffee and running the copy machine rather than getting actual work experience. You may just have to suck it up and work, but if you look hard, you might just find a much more edifying experience to be had.

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As I mentioned before, one of the most important parts for me was the intern community.

Finding an internship program rather than an internship position means the difference between

having a learning and growing experience rather than just work.

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Be adaptable. My first day there, they threw so much new information at us, we felt like we were trying to drink from a fire hose. In addition, you’ll have to meet a bunch of new people, and figure out how to fit in with the culture of the organization and location. It can be really overwhelming, so be prepared to learn and do lots of new things.

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Figure out how you’re going to apply what you learned to your real life. Hopefully, by the end of your internship you’re able to say more than, “Well, at least it’ll look good on my resume.”

Even if all you did was master the art of coffee making and conquer every feature of the copy machine.

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Team members, from left, Brandon Bruner, Zach Sandoval, Jesus Salais, David WInkler, Ethan Zweygardt, Jonathan Yowell, and Cody Brennon represented not only SCCC/ATS, but also the state of Kansas at the SkillsUSA National Championships.

Kansas City: SkillsUSA team wins 12th in nation Jonathan Yowel l Crusader staff SkillsUSA members from Seward County Community College/Area Technical School won the right to travel to Kansas City in June to compete in the SkillsUSA National Championships.

As the president of this group, I knew it was a special honor. In april we had won the Gold Medal at state level in Wichita to win the right to compete at nationals.

The opening and closing team began training for this contest in October of last year. We practiced

the proper way to open a meeting, conduct business, and properly close a meeting.

This sounds easy, but is truly a lot of work. All of the members of the team have to be in unison with all actions and the entire meeting has to flow according to a set standard.

After winning the state contest, we began making plans to travel to Kansas City not only to represent SCCC/ATS, but also to represent the state of Kansas.

We had some good competition from teams that came in from across the nation. After a long day

of competition we finished 12th in the nation.

“I’m so proud of our team,” said Sybil Wagner, SkillsUSA adviser and team sponsor. “They did a great job.”

At the national level, there are 92 contests, more than 5,200 competitors, and more than 1,500 judges that help make it all possible.

Some of these contests are to test the individual’s skill in a certain area, and some are considered leadership contests. This is just one of the many ways that SkillsUSA helps to promote leadership

in all of its members.

While in Kansas City, we also had the opportunity to attend the nation’s largest technical exposition. Formerly known as Techspo, this show is made up of members of industry such as SnapOn Tools, Lowes, John Deere, Bosch, and hundreds of other corporations.

We were allowed to compete in games for prizes such as hats, bandanas and coffee mugs.

Techspo is an opportunity for students to meet with members of industry and to see what kind of employment is available. It is geared toward helping SkillsUSA

members look toward a career path after school.

While the Techspo was in progress, the Harley Davidson stunt crew was performing outside the expo building. They spent all day doing wheelies, donuts, stoppies, and other stunts.

They did this in tremendous heat on bikes that were definitely not designed to be performing these stunts. The shows were a way to relax in between the stress of competition.

For me, this was a great week filled with everlasting memories.

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Above: Bartle Hall, in the convention center in Kansas City, Mo., is set up for competitions. More than 30 competitions are conducted in Bartle Hall over the course of one week. At left, SkillsUSA members from across the nation had the chance to watch stunt shows performed by the Harley Davidson stunt crew.

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DESTINATION: Kansas City, Missouri SkillsUSA National Championships

Seward SkillsUSA has opportunity to serve community Jonathan Yowel l Crusader staff SkillsUSA members from across the nation gathered on June 26 to participate in a day of community service.

SkillsUSA partnered with Timberland Pro, Subway, Habitat for Humanity Kansas City, and other partners in order to put this community service project together.

This project has grown so large over the past five years that all the members of the Seward team had to apply to even have a chance to participate in the project.

SCCC/ATS SkillsUSA members were fortunate to receive seven of the 12 invitations given to students from the state of Kansas.

I was a member of this group that helped approximately 75 other SkillsUSA members to build a planter garden in a downtown Kansas City park. We built 24 planter boxes, one gazebo with two benches under it and a nice walking path.

We were able to complete all the work in three hours less time than the organizers had planned. According to a Timberland representative this has not been done in all the time he has helped with the project.

Project volunteers are normally running out of time and labor instead of running out of work.

This says a lot for the work ethic of the members of the SkillsUSA organization.

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Cody Brennon, Ethan Zweygardt, and David Winkler of the SCCC/ATS SkillsUSA team fill planter boxes with compost. SkillsUSA members from across the nation teamed up to build and fill 24 of these planter boxes.

Champions of Service

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The team from Seward had the opportunity during the community service day to meet the Executive Director of the SkillsUSA foundation. From left: Jonathan Yowell, Brandon Bruner, Ethan Zweygardt, Timothy Lawrence(Executive Director), Cody Brennon, David Winkler, Zach Sandoval, and Jesus Salais.

SkillsUSA members from across the nation work together to build a gazebo and sitting benches in a park in downtown Kansas City, Mo.

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DESTINATION: Arlington, Texas Rangers Ballpark

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Alexis Franco photographed the Yankees infield after a pitching change at Rangers Ballpark. From left, Alex Rodriguez, Lance Berkman, Franco’s favorite player Derek Jeter, and Robinson Cano.

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Alexis Franco’s family poses for a picture at Ranger Ballpark while on vacation. From left (back row), Alberto Franco, aunt Beatriz Pineda, Rosalba , Alexis, (front row) Alberto Jr., and Roxana Franco.

Diamonds are this girl’s best friend Hei dy Mol i na Crusader staff Alexis Franco and her family enjoy baseball diamonds at all levels, from city league to professional. In recent summers, the family’s vacations have been to major league parks.

“It’s starting to become a family tradition to go to a baseball game. Everyone in the family enjoys baseball.”

This summer Franco and her family traveled to Arlington, Texas, to watch the Rangers play the Yankees.

Franco grew up as a Yankees fan and was excited to see her favorite team play, along

with her favorite player Derek Jeter.

Even though the Yankees lost and the temperature topped at 104 degrees, it was still a highlight of the summer for the family.

When Franco and her family arrived at Rangers Ballpark, batting practice had already begun and the security was extremely tight around the players. None of the Franco family had the privilege to meet any of the Yankee players. That did not stop the family from enjoying the game and the rest of the trip.

They went to Six Flags, where Franco and her younger brother bungee jumped.

“My mom had done it two years before, but I was too scared to try it then,” Franco

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The family also went to Hurricane Harbor, a water park in Arlington.

The sports fanatic family also likes football. Their favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys. While in Arlington, the Francos toured Cowboy Stadium, across the street from Rangers Stadium where the Yankees played.

Franco, who is majoring in recretion and sports managment, started her college journey last year in Fort Hays. Then she tried out for softball at Barton County Community College and made the team. Once at Barton, she realized that it just was not what she had

expected it to be.

She then decided to move back to Liberal and attend Seward. After she finishes her sophomore year, she plans to return to Fort Hays State University to get her bachelor of arts degree.

“I had wanted to major in athletic training, but I realized that I wouldn’t have enough time for a family.”

Time is important to Franco as a student.

She has learned that it is a must to know how to manage time wisely.

“It’s all about time managment,” Franco said. In order to be succesful, Franco has learned that having a routine throughout the day is important.

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Sex and the City 2 Destination: Abu Dhabi, New York City Perfect for: Fans of the show.

Expect: Carrie, the girls and the clothes were all back to have another adventure.

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DESTINATION:

Wichita, Kansas: National Baseball Congress Tournament JUNE 2010 Liberal Bee Jays start the long, hot summer season when Coach John Martin and players from across the country begin to gather for what was to be a historic run in semi-pro baseball.

From Day 1, the destination in mind was Wichita and winning the NBC championship title.

Journey to become national champions These former Seward County Saints baseball players were on the Liberal Bee Jays semi-pro team this summer and finished a journey of dreams by winning the National Baseball Congress Championship.

• Tomas Cruz • Kelby Tomlinson • Travis Parker • Jared Wagner • Quay Grant • David Masters • Christian Kowalchuk

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Brent Gould Field Bee Jays wrap up the home season with a home record of 20 wins and 5 losses. The BeeJays have seven more road games to finish the 2010 regular season.

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Bee Jay champs who have also worn Saints uniforms pose with current SC coach Galen McSpadden, a former Bee Jay player and coach. From left, David Masters, Jared Wagner, Tomas Cruz, McSpadden, Kelby Tomlinson, Quay Grant, and Travis Parker. Former Saint Christian Kowalchuk was on the team, but an injury forced him to be in Arkansas the night of the championship game.

The Liberal Bee Jays celebrate a national title victory at Lawrence Dumont Stadium in Wichita after winning the championship game in August. Seven Seward County baseball players were on the roster, including Kelby Tomlinson, second from right in the dogpile picture above.

Liberal Bee Jays make a strong undefeated run for the NBC title, until they get beat by the Seattle Studs. In double elimination, the team works through the final four for a second meeting with the Studs in a winner-take-all title game.

This time, the Bee Jays caught an early lead that they held onto for a 9-6 win and the Bee Jays fifth national championship title.

Others were in 1968, 1979, 1985, and 2000.

Seven Saints take summer journey that leads to national title Reanna Tuml i nson Crusader staff The Liberal Bee Jays are one out away from winning the national championship at Lawrence Dumont Stadium in Wichita.

Summers, high school games, college careers — their baseball journey to this point has all come down to this.

Former Seward County Saint Tomas Cruz is on the mound and catcher David Masters is set.

A host of current Bee Jays and former Saints, Kelby Tomlinson, Travis Parker, Jared Wagner and Quay Grant, are ready to explode in a celebration.

Teammate Christian Kowalchuk listens on the radio from Arkansas as an injury and doctor’s visit keeps him out of the tournament, but still very much a part of the Bee Jay team.

A pop fly caught, and the Bee Jays win the national title at the National Baseball Congress championship game.

Game over. Celebration begins.

The former Saints on this semi-pro team had spent the summer in a run to win it all.

For Cruz, the trip through Seward was an important one in the overall scheme.

“I wasn’t very good out of high

school but Coach (Mike) Davidson and (Galen) McSpadden gave me a chance; they made me work harder than I knew how to,” Cruz said.

Cruz’s teammate, shortstop Kelby Tomlinson, who plans to return to the Bee Jays next year, said of the NBC tournament, “It was fun, but I didn’t want to lose like I did at SCCC my freshman and sophomore years.”

As Saints, the players had not made it past regionals at Lawrence Dumont Stadium, so being on the Bee Jays and making it to the championships gave them chance to win in Wichita.

“It felt really good, after losing there twice. It felt great, and I really want-

ed to win on that field,” pitcher Jared Wagner said.

In the end, it was all worth it as they walked away with the title.

Bee Jay Coach John Martin said, “It felt great; the guys worked hard for it.”

Most of the players had a fun summer and said it was worth it.

Some of the players plan on making a return in a Bee Jay uniform, while others are still undecided on whether they will come back. “ Not sure, it depends on if my college signs me,” Travis Parker said.

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Coach nets volleyball job in Barbados for Goodwill Series Carribean Games Ivan Gaytan Crusader staff Over the summer, Seward’s head volleyball coach Bert Luallen went to Barbados to coach a team from schools across the United States.

The nine players had never practiced together. Coach Luallen asked the players their postions, then started playing and made adjustments as they went.

The trip was part of the Bajan Goodwill series, where U.S.A. teams travel to Barba-

dos to participate against teams from the islands.

They played the Barbados national team while participating in the Carribean Games.

Luallen was invited by the USA Athletics International.

Bump. Set. Spike. It’s a good strategy for any volleyball coach, and Luallen is looking forward to coming home to SCCC/ATS and winning this season. Coach Luallen has very high expectations for his team. Luallen said that they want to play up for the pro-

gram to take nationals.

Luallen will be joined by a former Saints player, Alison Owens, who returns as assistant coach. Owens believes the Lady Saints players are “very team oriented.” She feels the team is going to finish strong.

Owens is replacing former assistant coach Alana Rowland, who accepted a coaching job at Odessa College. She is the first head volleyball coach in Odessa history, as the college launches its first volleyball program.

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They had the honors of being court coaches of the under 18 USA national basketball team, narrowing down the roster of 27 women to just 12 elite players during June 7-11.

University of Hartford head coach Jennifer Rizzoti led the national team as head coach while Sue Semrau of Florida State University and Joi Williams of Central Florida University acted as Team USA's assistant coaches.

“It was great getting to work with Rizotti and Williams and having the chance to talk basketball with them,” Wynn said. Rizotti was an assistant coach to the 2006 gold medal winning U18 team.

Part of the excitement of staying at the Olympic training center was getting to see star athletes such as Michael Phelps in the cafeteria and around the campus.

After the roster of 12 was set, the team faced great expectations in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship.

With an 81-38 victory over Brazil on June 27 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, the USA finished 5-0 in the tournament and won its fourth straight gold medal against the top 18-and-under international competition in the FIBA Americas zone, including Central, North and South America.

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JET SETTING International students spend their vacations back home in France and exploring the United States.

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International students Mateus Cabizuca, Laerico Lobo, Rafael Raw, and former Seward student Carlos Souza pose for a group photo in Las Vegas.

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International students Fanny Benincasa and Nathan Nelmes stand outside of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

International student Rafael Raw first moved to the United States in January and says he didn’t travel much in his home country, Brazil.

“I know more places here than in Brazil.” Raw said.

Raw’s first U.S. trip was with Seward tennis teammates Mateus Cabizuca, Laercio Lobo and Carlos Souza. Their trip started off with a 22-hour drive straight to San Diego with only stops to fill up on gas.

San Diego was Lobo’s favorite stop on their trip.

“San Diego was beautiful with its beaches,” Lobo said.

Raw, Cabizuca, Lobo, and Souza spent a day in San Diego getting to know the city and the beach.

They spent time in Los Angeles and San Francisco before heading out to Las Vegas where they spent three days.

“Just think those guys from ‘The Hangover’ but that was us,” Raw said jokingly.

This was Lobo’s first time traveling the United States.

“It was amazing. I want to do it again,” Lobo said.

Raw’s second trip was to Missoula, Montana. He also went to Flathead Lake.

“It was very nice. It looked like a beach.”

Raw went wakeboarding and said it took him six tries until he got up on the board.

Exploring new places isn’t always the recipe for a memorable vacation.

According to international student Fanny Benincasa, “staying with family and friends and lots of good food” is all one needs for a memorable summer.

Benincasa took a 24-hour flight from Amarillo, Texas, to Bordeaux, France.

There was a lot of waiting according to Benincasa as there was change over in Houston and Paris before landing in her home town of Bordeaux.

Her boyfriend and Seward tennis player Nathan Nelmes visited her for two and a half weeks. Benincasa said they en-

joyed Disneyland Paris, the Eiffel Tower and Stade Roland Garros, the tennis venue that hosts the French Open.

Nelmes said it was his first time in Europe and second time out of his native Australia.

Nelmes also said he enjoyed the coast which is 15 minutes away from Bordeaux and said the surf was good.

Nelmes spent the rest of his summer in a summer camp in Maine coaching tennis for 14 year olds.

Nelmes also went on a six day hike while in Maine and walked 34 miles.

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Contest Rules

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Those brave enough to face the Big Texan 72 ounce steak challenge must follow this list of rules.

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International student Juraj Stepanovic sits at the challenger’s table at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, Texas. The 72 ounce steak challenge also includes a dinner roll, baked potato, side salad and a shrimp cocktail.

SC student takes on 72-ounce steak challenge Dei si Barboza Crusader staff The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, is famous for featuring its free 72-ounce steak. The catch is one must finish the steak, along with the sides, in an hour.

Current sophomore Juraj Stepanovic took the challenge this summer and admits it wasn’t his original idea.

“I didn’t really want to try it, but Tommy Williams talked me into it,” Stepanovic said.

Tommy Williams is the dean of administrative services at the college.

Stepanovic also spent the summer living with William’s stepdad.

“After having Juraj at my house as a guest and cooking for him, I thought there’s no way he couldn’t finish that,” Williams said.

Although Stepanovic failed to

complete the challenge, he did manage to eat 52 ounces of the steak.

Stepanovic’s preparations for the contest were light. The only thing he did was to not eat anything the day of the contest.

He also got some advice before the contest: eat the meat first then the sides.

Right before the contest started Stepanovic was a little nervous and said he wasn’t sure if he could finish. He thought maybe he had a chance to complete the challenge.

During the contest Stepanovic began facing challenges.

“My jaw was getting sore because I was chewing and chewing,” Stepanovic said.

Stepanovic said he felt OK after the end and that it was good food.

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Williams said it was no big deal if Stepanovic couldn’t finish the meal.

“It was worth the experience,” Williams said, “I think Juraj really liked it.”

Contestants are allowed to take leftovers home with them, so Stepanovic took the leftovers back to his hotel room.

Even after having 52 ounces of steak for lunch Stepanovic was still up for eating supper in Canyon, Texas, and even had a little bit of steak back in the hotel, according to Williams.

As for trying again, “probably not, but if they gave me more time, like an hour and a half.”

Stepanovic and Williams also went to Canyon, Texas, to watch “Texas,” an outdoor play about the history of the Texas Panhandle.

1. Entire meal must be completed in one hour. If any of the meal is not consumed (swallowed) you lose.

2. Before the time starts, you will be allowed to cut into the steak, and take one bite. If the steak tastes good and is cooked to your satisfaction, we will start the time upon your acceptable approval. The time will not stop, and the contest is on, so make sure before you say “yes.”

3. Once you have started you are not allowed to stand up, leave your table, or have anyone else touch the meal.

4. You will be disqualified if anyone assists you in cutting, preparing or eating of your meal.

This is your contest.

5. You don’t have to eat the fat, but we will judge this.

6. Should you become ill, the contest is over... you lose! (Please use the container provided as necessary.)

7. You are required to pay the full amount up front; if you win we will refund 100%.

8. You must sit at a table that we assign.

9. If you do not win the steak challenge, you are welcome to take the leftovers with you.

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‘Sex Signals,’ an improv com- Students observe as the comedians of ‘Sex Signals’ do a edy show informs students talk show style scene during the show. about sexual abuse and rape.

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Ashley Kirks plays water tag at the Wild Water Games during Wednesday’s Welcome Week activity.

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Students go on trips of the mind Reanna Tuml i nson Crusader Staff

Daniel Valles strikes a pose after being hypnotized into thinking he was modeling.

A small group of Seward County Community College/Area Technical School students were dancers, singers, boat drivers, horse racers, in Miami, and Las Vegas on Thursday night.

During Welcome Week, Tony Z’s Hypnosis Show was only one of many things the college had planned for all the SCCC students.

Tony Z preformed in the Theater and was enjoyed by many.

“I found it fascinating,”said Terser Littlefield.”It was awesome.”

Tony Z, who has a Bachelor’s in psychology and a Master’s in speech communication, has been a hyponist for 16 years. Z started out

Marky Nolen, Autumn Miller, Kaelob Mecum, Daniel Valles and Leah Sitter pretend to steer their boats.

as a stand-up comedian on FOX. Z now preforms at colleges, corporations, clubs, and special events. He preforms all over the country.

Z put about 15 SCCC students from the audience under hypnosis and had them believe they were doing a huge variety of things. The students were in an orchestra, on celebrity American Idol, and So You Think You Can Dance. All of this was in their minds but they still acted it out as if they were truly doing these things. At one point in the night they thought Z was Elvis returned from the dead.

Z’s and the volunteers antics had most of the crowd laughing throughout the entire show. Z stated that he enjoyed seeing everyone have a good time.

“Thank you for having me,” said Z, “I had a great time.”

Morgan Skomal and Marky Nollen in the ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ competition.

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Tony Z impersonates Elvis in one section of his hypnosis show.

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Jeanette Contreras, Saliza Abrantes, Morgan Skomal, Marky Nolen, Autumn Miller, Kaelob Mecum, Daniel Valles, Leah Sitter and Dustin Rakestraw pretend to ride in a horse race during Thursday night’s welcome week activity featuring hypnotist Tony Z. For more photos visit CrusaderNews.com.

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