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Manhattan High School Volume 101 Issue 17 Feb. 04, 2014
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Louis Melgarejo staff writer Manhattan High School’s clubs were at it again during this semester’s Club Dodgeball. There were blows to the head, stomachs were pelted and groins smashed mercilessly. In the end, the returning champion team, Spanish Club, took both first and second. Club Dodgeball, sponsored by Student Council, is a dodgeball tournament where all MHS clubs are welcome to compete as long as each player brings a canned food item for the Kansas Bread Basket. “The Thespians are my little tribe right now and we’re not doing so good,” sophomore Colin Beauregard said after his second game. But he and his club kept on fighting. “I believe we must break them,” he said. Thespians ended up pulling fifth place in Club Dodgeball. “Uh it’s pretty flippin’ awesome, that’s what I think about it,” sophomore Gardner Blanck of the second Spanish team said. When asked who he thought was the worst team there Blanc said, “I love all the teams equally.” “Except for our team above everyone else,” his teammate, sophomore Austin French, interjected. According to Sophomore Representative Ben Turnley, Spanish Club has been the returning champion for two straight years. “Spanish Club are the champs and we will be for the next four years,” Turnley said.
Sophomore Kirkland Lambert participates on one of Spanish Club’s two teams at Club Dodgeball. Spanish Club snagged the top two places, beating out the other clubs. Louis Melgarejo, photographer.
AFS plays match maker for annual fundraiser Kristen Batson Staff Writer Valentine’s Day is approaching and love is in the air. Those who are still seeking their soul mate might get a little help from the American Field Service club at Manhattan High School. AFS is contributing to the craze with their matchmaking survey, through which
students are prompted to fill out a questionnaire asking questions such as “If you were a car, what car would you be?” and “If you had the opportunity to have your fortune told you would…” When results come back, participants can pay a dollar to be matched up with those they seem most compatible with. The money raised is used
for various things for the foreign exchange students throughout the year including yearbooks, the flags seen in the commons, day-to-day costs and T-shirts. The fundraiser is something the club usually does every other year so students don’t get burnt out. “A lot of times students decide they don’t want to answer the survey questions,
Freshmen take part in anti-bullying campaign
then they’re disappointed when their friends get there’s back and they can’t because they never did it,” club sponsor Tony Wichmann said. The eccentric questions were chosen by junior Me-
gan Weathers from a website that has lists of questions and she chose the funniest and most unique ones that she saw. There has been some speculation about whether these surveys will actually find one’s “match.”
“I think if people took them seriously and actually tried to fill them out they could find someone they're compatible with, but some people just blow it off and they obviously will not,” Weathers said. Results to surveys can be picked up in the cafeteria during lunch the week leading up to Valentines day.
BPA prepares for upcoming state competition Jared Gebhardt Entertainment Editor
kind of their specialties that they teach,” McCarthy said. “We have old tests available to us that we bought that they can study from previous years, practicing speeches, if that’s their event, practicing interviews.” Students with pre-submit contests are already turning in their items. The categories range from resumes and letters of application to videos. “Things like that have to
Business Professionals of America, the club which focuses on honing business skills, has state competitions coming up near the end of the month and many members are using the time to prepare. This year’s business teacher Paige McCarthy has taken over as the club’s sponsor. “We’ve got about 21 students going We’ve got about 21 students going which is which is about about double of a lot of years and I think that’s double of a lot adding a little bit to my anxiety, being my first of years and year.” I think that’s -Paige McCarthy adding a little bit to my anxiety, being my be sent in early so the judges first year,” McCarthy said. Students have been given can critique them and then access to a long list of re- be able to ask questions of sources to use while prepar- them during -the competition,” McCarthy said. ing for their events. Motivational speaker Bill Cordes shares a message about interpersonal relationships with freshmen on ThursAlong with their usual “A lot of the other kids have day and Friday. Cordes was invited back to MHS after he took part in the Olweus anti-bullying kickoff earlier been working with some of events, some older memthe other business teachers bers are using this year as in January. Angie Moss, photographer to prepare for events that are a chance to branch out and
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try new things. Senior Caleb Price is taking on a new category, C++ programming. With his new skill comes some new worries. “I’m expecting not to do well but hoping for the best,” Price said. Price has competed as part of a video production team in past years. “I’ve done it every year I’ve been in BPA and I’ve gone to nationals every year I’ve done it in BPA,” Price said. He has placed second in each visit, but he doesn’t let it sway him. “As long as I go to nationals I’m okay,” Price said. Those hoping for some last minute assistance have been told to stop by McCarthy’s room. “I’ve told them they can come in almost any night, cause im here almost every night till almost 4:30, 5:00 and a lot of them are working at home on their own,” McCarthy said. The State competition is in Wichita Feb. 19-21.
Scholars Bowl organizes meet, places fourth Danielle Cook Copy Editor The halls of Manhattan High buzzed Tuesday afternoon with the chatter of 18 visiting J.V. Scholars Bowl teams, each invited to compete by MHS Varsity Scholars Bowl. To man the rooms in which J.V. teams competed, the home meet required
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about 24 volunteers there from Manhattan, inw e r e cluding members of just a lot MHS’ Varsity ScholIt was fun to be the hosting school, even though we of teams ars Bowl team. to get todidn’t place.” According to g e t h e r. -Emma Irvine T h e r e coach Ted Dawdy, the teams he invited were 18 to the meet were all teams, teams that had inso it was vited MHS to their pushing 1A to 6A. own home meets, and they “It was somewhat stress- a large meet, but it was fun ranged in school size from ful to organize it because for me once it started be-
cause I got to moderate this time,” Dawdy said. While Manhattan High’s Varsity Scholars Bowl team helped with various functions of the meet, the J.V. squad focused on the actual contest of the meet. In the end the MHS J.V. team, composed of freshmen, earned fourth place overall, while the team of mainly sophomores and juniors did not advance to
place, unsuccessful in pool play. “It was different being at home for this meet. It was fun to be the hosting school, even though we didn’t place,” junior Emma Irvine said. According to Irvine, Manhattan High’s J.V. team will work to improve its accuracy during pool play in order to obtain a placement at later meets.