A BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OPEN FORUM SINCE 1924
The
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VOLUME 47, ISSUE 7
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015
Seniors dominate Trivia Night by
Hannah Trochinski
The 29th Annual Trivia Night maxed out the possible teams they could provide rooms for with 19 teams, the most they have ever had. At the final break fewer than 650 points separated the first and last place teams and fewer than 20 points separated the top three. “Our plan was to win and have a lot of fun,” senior Austin Krentz said. Krentz, who was part of the winning team, E Bah Dood Grime, has competed in Trivia Night all throughout high school. “It’s so much fun,” Krentz said. “For one night of the year my useless knowledge isn’t useless.” Even though E Bah Dood Grime came out victorious in the final round, they had dropped to fourth place before the second break. “When we found out that we were in first at the second break it felt awesome,” senior Emma Krueger said. “The team had never placed that high so it was nice to go ahead with some confidence.” Krueger’s team, Victorious Secret, has been a tradition since their freshman year. “I was on the team sophomore and senior year,” Krueger said. “But, Emily (Draves) and Andrea (Chier) have been on it since the beginning.” While students usually have fun at Trivia Night, there is one part that nobody likes. “The clean up time between 7
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Photo: H. Trochinski E Bah Dood Grime team members, seniors Austin Krentz, Erich Mueller, Joe Bartman, Josh Mack and Garrett Steinbrink (not pictured), won the 29th annual Trivia Night contest on March 20. and 8 a.m. is my least favorite part,” Trivia Night coordinator Gary Knoke said. “That’s when nerves are frazzled and everyone just wants to get home.” Of course, planning for Trivia Night takes longer than the hour from when teams begin to arrive to when the first question comes in. “We had so many books,” Krueger said. “We borrowed Ms. Dallmann’s encyclopedia, we had a bunch of “New York Times” magazines, some “Sports Illustrated,” “Red ‘n’ Green’s” and old yearbooks. We were trying really hard
Newsbriefs Peru travelers start journey tonight
Peru travelers are leaving the BHS parking lot tonight approximately around midnight to drive to the Chicago O’Hare airport. The travelers will then fly to New Jersey, which will lead them to an 8-hour flight to Lima, Peru. After spending the night in Peru’s capital, they will board a 4 a.m. flight to Cusco, Peru and return home on Sunday, April 5.
Guenther makes Nationals third consecutive time Junior Alesha Guenther qualified for nationals at the National Catholic League forensics tournament. The national competition is held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Memorial Day weekend. “In May, I will get my legislation information,” Guenther said. “From there, I will research each bill and figure out my stance on it. I am excited.”
Olsen wins state in proficiency, onto Nationals Junior Hannah Olsen won a proficiency award in FFA while demonstrating her skills in beef production. She won state competing with 20 other applicants and is now competing in nationals. “For winning state, she will recieve a $300 scholarship. If she wins nationals, she could win a $2,500 scholarship and the top four are eligible to win a trip to Costa Rica to learn about agriculture,” FFA advisor Kim Dehn said.
to answer as many questions as we could without guessing.” In the end, there could only be one winner. “It’s kind of sad the we won because we didn’t cheat and we knew all that,” Krentz said. “So, we’re big nerds.” As for everyone else, they are left analyzing what they did wrong. “It’s a little disappointing because we knew we were ahead,” Krueger said. “A couple of us fell asleep for an hour so we are kind of wondering if we had woken them up we would have won.”
Top 5 Trivia Teams E Bah Dood Grime 1560 Victorious Sceret 1455 The Bad Oedipuses 1335 The Narwhals 1260 Cheer Squad 1220
Emily Schmidt
BHS hosted the Wisconsin School Musical Association District Solo Ensemble Festival on Saturday, March 7. Berlin, Ripon, Winneconne and Green Lake High Schools and Middle Schools competed in over 106 events of different difficulty levels. Band Director Ben Ruetten was in charge of hosting this year’s Solo Ensemble and said that the event went well throughout the day. “There was very good feedback, especially from our judges,” Ruetten said. “Everything was set up fluently, which made the day go by well.” In Class A, receiving a 1* and advancing to state are the Percussion Ensemble, Madrigal Singers and Soundwave Show Choir. In each class, the participants could receive a score of a 1*, 1, 2 or 3 from the judges based on how well they performed their music. A 1* is the best score a musician can earn, and is the only score that qualifies for state. “Overall, I think we did a good job hosting it and the performances were excellent,” Choir Director Lisa Utecht said. “About 30-40% of our Class A’s go to state each year. This year, about 40% of our students advanced to state.”
District receives truck-load of donated school supplies by
Natalie Speers
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of school supplies were donated to BASD on Feb. 11 by Menasha Packaging, a company that promotes neighborhood involvement and improvement. The delivery and management of the shipment was overseen by Curriculum Director Jodi Becker, who was shocked by the amount of supplies that was donated. “The supplies came in pallets and when asked how many we would like, we said six,” Becker said. “When the shipment arrived, we discovered that we had received 20 pallets.” The abundance of school supplies was donated by the manager of Menasha Packaging, Aaron Pontow. “My family has been living in the Berlin community for the last nine years and I couldn’t think of a better
way to use these resources and supplies than to support Berlin’s great schools, amazing teachers and awesome students,” Pontow said. The majority of the supplies donated consisted of high-quality ring binders, notebooks, heavyduty zipping binders, folders, book covers, planners, calendars, notebooks of every kind and other paper products.
The supplies will be distributed throughout the school district and possibly reduce the amount of supplies that will be required for students to buy on their indidvidual grade’s supply list. “This donation will really benefit families in our area,” Becker said. “Students will be more excited about starting a new school year with new, quality school supplies.”
Photo: M. Haedt One of the 20 pallets of school supplies donated by Menasha Corp is unloaded at Berlin High School on Feb. 11.