Spartan Voice Model Citizens

by Emma Mantovani

This past January 20th, 24 Spartans traveled to the WSU Campus to participate in the annual Model UN conference At each conference, two topics are discussed; this year, they were nuclear disarmament and climate change In Model UN, three people band together to represent a country within the United Nations The weeks before are spent researching and writing position papers that outline their respective country’s stances on the issues being discussed. The conference itself is split into two different sections, and this year, the morning was spent discussing nuclear disarmament while the afternoon focused on climate change In the end, delegates are given awards based on the speeches they presented, the questions they asked, and their involvement in the writing of resolutions Aden Meyers, who won an outstanding delegate award, outlined a portion of his position paper discussing the stance of Ghana in terms of nuclear disarmament:

Fair) on the team and only a handful of juniors

When it comes to the typical high school sports team, the leadership comes from the seniors and juniors, but that’s the thing they aren’t a typical high school basketball team

I asked a few of our key players about how they have handled the leadership and what is the mold of this team Starting point guard Asa Ahmad said, “[Coach Fiegel] always questions our leadership and sometimes if we are bought in the program and willing to listen to what he has to ‘sell ’ So with a great coach it can sprinkle down leadership to all of us ” Coach Fiegel is a figure that everybody in our community knows for his exceptional leadership of this team and this program has brought people to know of Collegiate basketball highly. The three freshmen (Jaden, Sebas, and AJ) all had one common answer when huge role for me and the team because I feed off the energy around and the crowds have been amazing for us this year” With how this season has gone many people wonder how far this team can go Outside voices have high expectations for the rest of the season and so does freshman AJ Batiste When asked, “Looking forward after the El Dorado tournament, what are the hopes for the rest of the season and the future?”, he responded by saying, “To be the best team we can be and reach that championship caliber If we do that things will fall in line and only time will tell how far we go But I believe we have a chance this year at state.” Just like he said, only time will tell how well our young team does, but if there’s anything that is for certain, it’s that they are hungry for greatness and hungry for a state title

“The country of Ghana is in favor of nuclear armament in order to protect national security and the best interests of its people Countries that have been armed with nuclear weapons and recklessly tested nuclear weapons, such as Russia, are Ghana’s primary concern when considering this act Being a Third World Country with significantly lesser military force in comparison to the country concerned, Ghana’s interests are extremely susceptible to being undermined by countries armed with nuclear weapons Therefore, Ghana’s people require nuclear protection rather than an increase in militaristic development because nuclear armament does not require solutions to or exacerbate problems currently affecting Ghana, such as food shortages and forest encroachment which prevent the development of a military force With these factors considered to the fullest extent, additionally, Ghana proposes the enactment of a no-first-use policy Therefore, by aligning with nuclear armament, third-world and oppressed countries will have the facilities to defend themselves against the overpowering countries of the world ”

Congrats to the following students:

Outstanding Delegate:

Katherine Grace, Ayaan Parikh, Emma Mantovani, Joyita Dev, Aden Meyers

Outstanding Delegate Honorable Mention: Charlie Gentile, Gerald Albert

Position Paper Award:

Aubrey Collignon, Chiara Ramdani, Yumino Kada, Emma Mantovani, Lara deCarvalho, Madeline Kavalauskas

Time to Tune In

by Wambui Ngunjiri

The sports scene at Collegiate has gotten an upgrade with the introduction of the Collegiate Sports Programming Network, or CSPN The program is currently broadcasting a live report on our basketball games for both varsity girls and boys They’ve only done home games so far, but plan to follow our varsity boys team through the post-season tournament This is one of those things that could definitely go far and grow into a great opportunity for many Collegiate kids, but first how did it start? The idea came from Mrs King who, after hearing the radio show in Labette County, brought the idea to Conner Schupbach With the help of Mr Ashbrook, Aden Meyers, and Carson Phelps, the idea made its way to becoming a reality Schupbach has found himself at the epicenter of the whole program due to his interest in sports and experience in sports journalism from our very own Spartan Voice He’s put a lot of effort into the show and plans to make every improvement on the way to perfection For any Spartans out there who are interested, you may be in luck because CSPN has future plans to become a club and be left behind for other students. The hope is that the program will grow and be improved with each student who gets involved Until then, enjoy the show

Scholars Bowl Sovereignty

by Ajitesh Srivastava

Collegiate Scholars Bowl this season was absolutely fantastic! Playing some of the best we have throughout Collegiate’s history, our team of talented players went undefeated in many of their tournaments even where some of the strongest teams statewide competed for the first place spot As Coach DeVries puts it, the group of hardworking students “quietly made history” this season, with all players exceeding expectations set on them

This season we competed in 24 tournaments, going completely undefeated in 11 of them and additionally winning in several other tournaments Scholars Bowl tournaments are some of the most intense and fierce activities ever, with talented player Hannah Ternes even stating that “my heart rate ended up being higher during a Scholars Bowl match more than anything I’ve ever done ” It really goes to show that the players who are able to perform at such a high level under so much pressure are truly remarkable

Although a big part of Scholars Bowl is competing and performing remarkably, this season we made a monumental effort in hosting tournaments A largely motivating factor for this is by hosting tournaments we are opening more playing opportunities for players, but also opening opportunities for new coaches to gain experience When we host competitions, we set a standard for tournaments and create valuable playing opportunities for competitors spanning a plethora of schools

This year the team and both Coaches DeVries and London have worked to their maximum capacity, doing all the players and teams a great service with the time and effort they put into making this season absolutely wonderful For seasons to come, Coach DeVries has planned to work with the seniors for “Legacy Projects,” in which the experienced competitors will work together to write premium quality questions for tournaments we host to supply an exceptional playing experience.

Speaking of an exceptional playing experience, Collegiate hosted one of the most successful Regional Scholars Bowl Tournaments ever, and during it, we performed absolutely phenomenally Against us, our opponents collectively scored a measly 235 points, while we absolutely demolished the other teams by scoring 1230 points! As the team prepares for their State Tournament, let’s wish them the best of luck Overall, this season has been fantastic, so let’s give it up to the amazing players!

The Bowling Team Spares No Competitor

by Natalie Reece

Bowling this year has started with the introduction of a new coach, some busy weeks, and a large team As a co-captain for the girls’ team along with Hyemin Choe and AJ Nagabhushan, I can say that while we lost some valuable bowlers last year, we gained back just about the amount of talent that we lost When asked how the season has gone so far, Mr Stewart responded, “The season is off to a solid start ” At the time of our print deadline, the boys had a 4-3 record, while the girls had a 3-4 record Some highlights include amazing scores from Nasseem Eldika, Colton Wells, and Sam Cline. Regarding the expectations for the rest of the season, Mr Stewart said, “I hope we continue to build team chemistry and just have a great time bowling well” Our team is comprised of 40 bowlers this year, which is no small feat As for future meets, we have our league meet on February 15

What's Your Source for That?

by Peter Todorov

State debate Not all debaters receive the honor of participating in this challenging speech and argument competition It entails hard work, speaking under pressure, and trying not to crave Chipotle for the next four to eight hours competing There are many memorable moments from this honorable challenge, from the aggressiveness of cross-examination question asking, which involves inquiries on what you said in your speech, to the anticipation of whether you won the round Katherine Grace, a devoted debater and student of Mr Egan said the most memorable moment she had was being able to debate with Emma Mantovani for the last time before their graduation Emma Mantovani said she enjoyed debating with Katherine and using the information she received over the years of her debate pursuit Both said that state debate showed, and still shows, exactly what the class is all about, and a specific example from Emma is, “As topics become more and more broad, research and being able to understand the nuances of the topics are super important ” In debate there are many opportunities to research and use critical thinking in preparing for competitions like these Mr Egan definitely prepared us for it, and I think every competing team Collegiate had did great Hearing that all of our two-speaker debaters made it to the finals was exhilarating, and that was Katherine’s favorite moment from the debate. Finding out that our very own freshmen Charlie Gentile and Hayan Raffi got third place in varsity state was thrilling This competition is a great representation of the skills needed to succeed in speech or writing papers, to editing documents in college in the future I think that next year can bring new challenges to face, and new people to work with, and I am excited to see what our future debate students will bring