Saint Xavier Catholic School
XFACTorFILES MAY 2012
PROM 2012 This year’s prom was a major success. The gym was decorated with bright colors and imaginative ideas. There was a lot of fun, dancing , awesome outfits, and memories to last a lifetime. There was a DJ, snacks, and a photographer. This year the prom king and queen were:
Killian Wood and Keonya Jackson. The junior class would also like to thank all families and friends of the school and parish for their help with setting up and taking down and financially. A special thanks goes out to Ms. Humlicek, the Junior class sponsor, for all her help
this year. Over all, prom this year was fun and memorable. I'm sure it will be just as amazing next year.
8th Grade Graduation This year, on May 22nd, the Saint Xavier eighth graders will be graduating from junior high...and moving higher up. High school is just around the corner, so they better get ready for it. This year’s graduating eighth
graders are Adam Carpenter, Simon Engelhardt, Meagan Fernandez, Alexis Gaono, Will Hanlen, Jiyeoung Jo,
Matthew Ludmer, Alan Martin, Jemika Pearce, Tyler Tanguay, Louis Tracy, Hailey VanValkenburg, and Brody Whitaker. Congratulations eighth graders! And welcome to high school! By: Kellie Powers
May BIRTHDAYS Avery Whann
5/3
Asa Engelhardt
5/5
Joseph Balderrama
5/6
Sean Hong
5/10
Emma Quire
5/13
Krystina Sunley
5/20
Isabella Luna
5/21
Carl Corlett
5/21
Savannah Quire
5/22
Daniella Robles
5/23
Matthew Hanlen
5/23
Kelly Byler
5/24
Amanda Alderson
5/28
Class of 2012 Graduation will be held At St. Xavier Catholic Church On Sunday May 20, 2012 at 3 pm.
Congratulations! Lene’ and KiLLian (Pioneers), Kellie, Keonya, muan Verna, Adam, ethan
This year the class of 2012 went to St. Louis, Missouri for the senior trip. They left Saint Xavier at 6:00 a.m. on Friday. The drive down to St. Louis was six long hours. When we got to St. Louis, we stayed at the City Museum until 6:00 p.m. Afterwards, the class went out to eat b-b-q. When we went back to the hotel, we changed so we could go swimming. On Saturday, the class got ready and went to Six Flags. We stayed at Six Flags until 7:30 p.m. and then started our six hour drive back home. We finally got back to Junction City at 3:00 a.m.
The talent show will take place on May 18th at 7 in the gymnasium. There are many participants that will entertain you with their talents and maybe even surprise you. Participants will be judged on the creativity or originality of their performance, their appearance, and the entertainment value. The following students will be taking part in the talent show: Elissa Burgos with Kadi Lorentzson, Alexis Wahl, Brennan Booth with Bobby Hodgson and Forrest McCann (7 Deaths Band), Kellie Powers with Victoria Fuller, Steven Henning, Lené and Kim Keating, Kendra Hutchison, Alexis Gaono, Mikaela Nesbitt with Kelli Terstegen, Keonya Jackson with Imani Reece, and Victoria Fuller. There will be four judges during the process of the talent show. Good luck to all those participating in the talent show ☺ Thank you to Mrs. Breidentsein and STUCO for organizing the show.
1st Place—Victoria Fuller (vocal) 2nd Place—Alexis Wahl (piano) 3rd Place—Kellie Powers with Victoria Fuller (vocals)
On May 9th, our high school ecology club participated in the Kansas State Envirothon in Salina at the Webster Conference Center. Twenty teams from all across Kansas attended and competed to be the team that goes to the National Envirothon in Pennsylvania this July. In the Envirothon, each member of the team was assigned a section and learned all about that subject, which included Forestry, Soils, Current Issue (Non-Point Source Pollution), Aquatics, and Wildlife. After the lectures, all teams were given 25 minutes to complete a test for each subject. An oral presentation on Non-Point Source Pollution was optional for extra points for placement. Our team gave it their all and received a 22 out of 25 for their presentation. Overall, the team placed 17th out of 20. While they may not have made it to Nationals, they still came out with extensive knowledge of the environment and had tons of fun! 2012 Ecology/Envirothon Members:
Cayley Reeves Victoria Fuller Christian Davis Joseph Balderrama Carl Corlett
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State Forensics On May 5th, Lené Keating(12), Kim Keating (10), Seth Carpenter (10), and Mrs. Fowler traveled to Salina for the State Forensics competition. The competition included over 50 students from around Kansas. It began at 8:00 a.m. and ended around 2:00 p.m. The students were rated on a 1-4 scale (1=best 2=good 3=okay 4= poor). Seth Carpenter scored a 2 in his prose category. Lené and Kim Keating scored a 1 as a team and received gold medals for their accomplishment. All three students received certificates for participation and a job well done. Congratulations Rams, rock on!
Track Regionals This year’s track season has almost drawn to a close. The team did extremely well under the guidance of first time coach, Josh Mitchell. In the last meet, four of the team members placed well enough to qualify for regionals that will take place on May 18, at Valley Heights High School. The members that will participate are Killian Wood, Adam Whitaker, Jacob Chaney, and Yvonne Engelhardt. Congratulations Rams and good luck at Valley Heights!
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The last day of school is almost here! This year, for field day, high school will be going to Ft. Riley to participate in a combat simulation exercise. Middle school will be going to Spin City for a day of skating. As always, we hope everyone has a fantabulous summer, and we’ll see you next year! -Yearbook Staff