BVHS Feb. Echo

Volume 50 Number 6 Brandon Valley High School - Brandon, SD 57005 Friday, Feb. 24, 2012

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Hall speaks about service

Photo by Amber Broekemeier

Captain Richard Hall talks about his time during the Vietnam War to Diann Terpstra’s America at War students. He spoke about his experiences during the war and life after the war.

By Amber BroekemeierAd Manager

Captain Richard Hall first became a military pilot in 1961 at the age of 19.

Hall spoke with instructor Diann Terpstra’s America at War students about his time during the war and his different experiences.

Hall signed up for 13 years of service and his tour of duty overseas was a year long. He was a pilot during the Vietnam War and flew in a single engine, low wing fighter plane called Sky Raider. He was stationed in Thailand near the border of Laos and Cambodia.

“Captain Hall is one of the most fascinating people I have met,” Terpstra said. “It is very difficult

to get Vietnam veterans to speak in class, so I really appreciate Rich taking the time to share his story with us.”

Hall discussed the differences in environment and culture that he experienced in comparison to America. Even though he hardly associated with the locals, he said the ones he talked to were “friendly and almost appreciative.”

Hall also spoke about the tactics used during the war.

Tear gas, napalm and bombs weighing up to 500 pounds were all weapons Hall used.

“The hardest thing about the war was missing a year of my son’s life and having contact with my wife,” he said. “I missed how

we would gather around in the kitchen.”

While overseas Hall wrote letters to his family everyday and called them by radio whenever he could.

“Contact with your family is much easier now,” he said. “You have so many more ways to keep in touch.”

One of the first things Hall did on his return home was drink a glass of milk, something he had not drunk for over a year.

Even through the tough times of war, Hall still recommends that young people today join the military.

“Freedom is worth defending,” he said.

By Mason BenderCirculation Manager

Senior Derek Swanson is the third Brandon Valley student in three years to receive an appointment to the West Point Military Academy. James Burkman, ’10, and Steven Brown, ’11, are both currently enrolled at West Point.

“Getting an appointment to West Point means getting the proud distinction of becoming one of this great nations future leaders,” Swanson said. “It’s a great honor and one that I am humbly eager to accept.”

In order to receive an appointment to West Point, Swanson met the school’s high academic standards. He also received a recommendation by a senator. A senator and representative can recommend only three people. In a small state like South Dakota, with only three people in Congress, a maximum of nine may be appointed each year. Swanson also had to pass a physical.

Swanson, an athlete, was a captain of the cross country team and competed in track.

After completion of college Swanson will serve five years of active duty and three years in the reserves.

“West Point is not an easy path, but the hard work and time you put into it will develop you as a student, soldier and leader,” Brown said. “I’m shocked by the fact that in three years from now, I will be getting ready to enter the

real army and lead soldiers.”Burkman emphasized how

busy the life of a cadet at West Point is. He said the average day of a cadet wakes up at 6 a.m., put on a uniform, go to breakfast and go to calls from 7:30 a.m. until noon. Then he goes to class until 4 p.m. After that a cadet practices whatever sport he is in until 6 p.m.

“The West Point administration says every cadet is an athlete,” Burkman said. “After practice you go to supper and do an average of about three-and-a-half hours of homework each night.”

Swanson third to receive West Point appointment

Senior Derek Swanson runs during the state cross country meet. Swanson will be attending West Point for college next year.

Photo courtesy of Derek Swanson

Photo by Stephanie Meeter

Junior Taylor Hanzel and senior Briana Roegiers (right) package food with two other students from other schools. Juniors Becca Tripp, Megan Callahan and Abby Voigt (below) also helped package food to send to children around the world.

Students package 163 boxes of foodBy Libby HoffmanVoices Editor

Over 80 students helped children in need by packaging 163 boxes of food to send around the world last Saturday.

Senior Briana Roegiers organized the trip through a Facebook page. From there, students spread the word to their friends persuading them to attend the event.

“I organized the trip to offer students a chance to support a worthy cause and to have fun all in the same day,” Roegiers said.

The students from all four grades left at 6 a.m. Saturday morning on a bus to Coon Rapids, Minn., to begin a day of community work.

The group arrived in Minnesota to first watch a video about the process of packaging and where the food will be sent to feed starving children.

Within two hours of packaging, the students reached the potential to feed about 96 children for one year.

“It was a good way to help kids in need around the world,”

senior Kristin Pollema said. “Hanging out with friends while we worked made it twice as fun of an experience.”

After the students’ work, they spent four hours at the Mall of America to celebrate the success of the trip.

To end the day of service, the students spent the remainder of their time ice skating in Minneapolis.

For many students, this was not the first trip they have taken

through the school to package food for children in need.

The final amount of money raised from the weekend was $8,098. The profit raised provided the boxes to package the food and the cost to send the food to children in need.

“The trip was a great experience to help others halfway across the globe and being in a fun environment with friends made the trip 100 percent worth it,” senior Tyler Grieve said.

Brandon Valley Echo Friday, Feb. 24, 2012

Students aid others through hard work, their volunteerism

The Echo is published monthly by the publications students of the Brandon Valley High School, 301 S. Splitrock, Brandon, S.D. 57005. Telephone number is 582-3211. It is a state and national award-winning publication affiliated with the South Dakota High School Press Association and the National Scholastic Press Association. News Editors ...................................Cylie Svartoien and Stephanie MeeterVoices Editor ...................................................................... Libby HoffmanA&E Editor ........................................................................ Sara NadenicekSports Editors .........................................Kyle Rokeh and Ian McClanahanUpdate Editor ...................................................................Meghan GorsuchPhoto Editors .............................................Brit Hicks and Brittany Lunstra Ad Manager ................................................................Amber BroekemeierCirculation Manager ............................................................Mason BenderStaff Writers ............................................... .......................Shaun Fendrich, Alison Kirby, Zach VandenHoek and Devin ZahnAdviser ........................................................................Debra RothenbergerBrandon Valley Echo is a public forum. The editorial content of the Echo expresses the views of the newspaper and not necessarily of the administration, faculty or school board of the Brandon Valley School District. Bylined editorial content is the writer’s opinion and not necessarily of the staff, adviser or school administration. Signed letters to the editor are encouraged, but they may be rejected or edited for grammar, condensation, good taste and/or libel.

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Panel rejects new flag design

Texting while driving decision

Independent read for TEAM

“I don’t like it be-cause it seems weird. The large Timeline picture and the small profile picture and the fact of it confuse me.”

-FreshmanGideon Crapser

“I don’t like when they change the Facebook at all because I feel it gets worse every time.”

-SophomoreJade Roozenboom

“When they force the change, the older members get more confused and frus-trated, like my dad. So I don’t like it at all.”

-SophomoreLarissa Irvine

“I don’t like it when they change things on Facebook because it takes forever to figure it out and then they change it again.”

- JuniorCierra Bultje

“I guess it’s OK. It makes me a little an-gry sometimes when I am trying to find things like videos, and I can’t find them.”

-JuniorDanielle Jones

“I like the Timeline because it makes it easier to look for something you posted a long time ago. Plus, it’s easier to creep on people.”

-SeniorEllen Dawley

By Cylie SvartoienNews Editor

Facebook changed its layout again. But this time, it makes sense.

The new Timeline layout features a “cover” picture in addition to the profile picture as well as instant access to past years’ posts and activity.

Good news! No more endless scrolling to see what your friend said in a post over a year ago. Simply click a year link and Facebook zooms to that point in

time on their wall. Pictures, posts and pokes—it’s all there.

Facebook has added a new feature called “frictionless sharing.” This allows apps to post user’s activity outside of Facebook to their Timeline. There is a plethora of apps to choose from in multiple categories: food, travel, fitness, shopping, entertainment, news, music and charity.

According to Time Magazine, a survey of 4,000 Facebook users showed that 83 percent had negative feelings about the

new Timeline layout. Well, guess what, that’s nothing new.

In 2006, when the news feed was introduced, Facebook users threw a huge hissy fit. They circulated petitions and formed protest groups with hundreds of thousands of members. Now, they spend a fourth of their Facebook time on the news feed.

Over the next few weeks, all 800 million Facebook users will inherit the new Timeline layout. Chances are, they’ll learn to love this too.

Thumbs up to the measure to ban texting while driving being

rejected because it would be too hard to enforce the law. The State Affairs Committee voted 10-3

Feb. 7 to kill the measure. The measure would have prohibited only the hand-held devices used to write, send and read text messages while driving.

Thumbs up to the new proposed South Dakota state flag being

rejected by a South Dakota House panel. The flag will now be left alone. The new flag design was

rejected because many South Dakota citizens preferred the century-old flag. The State Affairs Committee defeated the proposal 7-4.

Thumbs up to TEAM being changed to independent read for

the past two weeks. Many students would prefer a small study hall type period in exchange for TEAM,

and the independent read gave them a taste of it even though it is not exactly the study hall they want. They could choose what they wanted to read, but they could not do any homework.

Students demonstrate their hard work and dedication by packaging 163 boxes of food for children in need.

The Feed My Starving Children trip was a great example of an easy way to make a big difference for a child across the globe. Students chose to dedicate their Saturday to leave on a bus at 6 a.m. and travel to Coon Rapids, Minn.

The trip was a great time for seniors to bond with their classmates, as well as underclassmen who benefited in meeting new people throughout the process.

Students should truly be thankful for being given the opportunity to bless children in need of something we may take for granted. The students’ attitudes at Brandon Valley carry on to public places, which they should be proud of. Many parents of students who chaperoned the trip thought it was a true blessing to see such a large group of students travel four hours on a holiday weekend to serve and make a difference.

The amount of time and dedication senior Briana Roegiers put into organizing the trip through the school was appreciated by the students and the staff. For anyone to have the opportunity to experience giving such a large donation should be a continued tradition for years to come.

In just two hours of over 80 students packaging food, they accomplished potentially saving the life of about 96 children.

We hope students will continue to support the Feed My Starving Children project in the future and to spread the word of how much of an impact they will make on a child’s life.


By Zach VandenHoekStaff Writer

Director James Watkins’ The Woman in Black is an example of a horror movie done right.

Set in 1920s London, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) is a lawyer, single father and widower. His wife recently passed away after giving birth to their son, Joseph. In order for him to keep his job, Arthur must leave his son with their nanny to deal with legal issues about a house that belonged to the deceased Alice Drablow.

Arthur enters the small English village of Crythin Gifford to find a man about the house. As he passes through the village, parents begin sending their children indoors for unknown reasons. Arthur knows nothing about this, but it is the least of his concerns.

Arthur later travels to the house to file it for lease.

During his nights spent at the home, he soon notices visions of children around the house who look brutally injured. He also sees a mysterious person dressed in black.

Unconcerned about the person, Arthur returns to the village to discover that a child had recently died. People begin to blame

him for the death because he was at the house the day before. Everyone becomes superstitious that one person caused the deaths of all the children in the village. Arthur fears that his son may lose his life next from the cause.

The Woman in Black is perfect for people looking for a good scare or a terrifying mystery.

‘Woman in Black’ horrifying

Photo courtesy of beyondhollywood.com

Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) leaves the home of the deceased Alice Drablow. Director James Watkins’ ‘The Woman in Black’ makes the perfect horror film.

Photos by Brittany Lunstra

Freshman Jake Garner squats in the weight room during practice for the upcoming state meet next Saturday in Madison. Garner plans to surpass his max weight for state. More than 25 athletes are part of the powerlifting team.

Photo by Brittany Lunstra

Senior Hannah Adams, Devin DeBoer, ’10, and Abbie Benz, ’10, talk about their costumes before they jump.

82 jumpers raise $18,500

Powerlifters compete at state

Junior Cody Mohlencamp uses the curling bar to help build muscle for lifting heavier weight. The state meet will be his last one because he will be transferring to Roosevelt.

By Brittany LunstraPhoto Editor

For junior Cody Mohlencamp, lifting weights after school is not just about having fun and hanging out with friends, it’s about preparing for the powerlifters state meet.

Mohlencamp spends an hour and a half in the weight room everyday following Coach Adam Bobzein’s program that focuses on different exercises to help build the muscles up. He goes from bench-pressing to dead lifting to just improving how much weight he can lift, which lifters call maxing out.

“Powerlifting is a great opportunity to see how you compare to some of the strongest high schoolers in the state,” Coach Bobzien said. “It’s always fun to see where you stack up.”

Mohlencamp, who is really close to breaking the 300-pound mark for bench-pressing, plans to break it at the state meet next Saturday in Madison. He also hopes to push about 500 pounds for dead lifts and squats. Currently

he is lifting 470 pounds.The powerlifting team started

about three years ago. Last year was the first year Mohlencamp

joined and understood what is was about.

“We still don’t get a lot of recognition, but we’re getting

new members interested,” he said. “Last year we had about eight members, where this year we have about 25 or so.”

When practicing for the meet, the members are in the weight room four days out of the week lifting as much weight as they can so they will build up muscle to lift the weight in a meet.

“Powerlifting is the world’s strongest sport and takes a lot of dedication to the weight room,” Mohlencamp said. “We do 60 to a 100 percent of our max in bench, squat and dead lift.”

Bobzien said he couldn’t say enough about all the efforts the athletes have put forth the past four months. They have pushed their bodies to their limit and spent countless hours in the weight room, and it shows, he said.

“Each year we have gotten more and more competitive,” Bobzien said. “I think this will be the year that we surprise some people with our performance and I also believe this is the start of a consistent, competitive Lynx powerlifting team.”

By Brittany LunstraPhoto Editor

When the 82 people jumped into the greenish colored ice water, they were thinking of helping others.

The Polar Plunge teams raised more than $18,500 for the local and state Special Olympics.

“Some of the money raised will be put towards state bowling and will also help with hotels and meals,” Special Olympics coach Scott Carroll said. “We are also in the process of getting the athletes new warm up jackets, bags and jerseys for basketball and track and field.”

For senior Tyson Thorson, jumping was not just to be cold but to help out the Special Olympics team.

“Everybody looked really cold after coming out of the water,” he said. “Once your head goes under the water it is a feeling like no other.”

Thorson decided to jump because he knew it was all for a good cause and also because Carroll is the coach for the golf team. The team thought it would be good to show him and the athletes he coaches that they appreciate everything he does for both teams.

“If it means jumping into a container full of freezing cold water,” he said, “I guess I could do that.”


n Senior Kyle Petersen

n Junior Valerie Peltier

n Senior Riley Hosman

n Junior Gabe Langner

Lynx hope for post-season magic

Lady Lynx set to defend State AA basketball title


Senior Heidi Hoff shoots a floater against the O’Gorman Knights Feb. 7. The Lady Lynx won 58-43.

Playing three sports at the high school level is difficult for any athlete, but playing them on as high a level as Petersen does is impressive. “The only really tough part about it is there is really no down time,” he said. Petersen played varsity basketball the last two seasons and became one of the best defensive centers in the state. “He doesn’t give excuses and he has improved his game through the weight room.” coach Brent Deckert said. Petersen doesn’t light up the scoreboard, but he does an excellent job guarding the other team’s tallest player who can at times be seven to eight inches taller than he. “It really doesn’t bother me,” he said. “I’ve learned to get used to it.”

Lady Lynx were looking for a spark offensively against the Huron Tigers Jan. 28, but it was their best defensive player, Peltier, who carried the reins. Peltier scored 15 points for the Lynx in the win. “It was a great opportunity to step up,” she said. “Double teaming Heidi (Hoff) and Allie (Koehn) left us open more.” This is Peltier’s second year on varsity where she can be found guarding the other team’s center and playing tough defense. “Val gives us a post presence,” Stadem said. “She has good feet and is not afraid of contact.”

Over the last two years, powerlifting at BVHS has become a popular phenomenon, and Hosman is right in the middle of the lifting action. “The competition of lifting kept me in the weight room,” he said. “Now it’s just a routine.” Hosman lifts in the 148-pound division. In his competitions where he squats, bench press and dead lift, but his favorite lift is pull-ups. Powerlifting coach Adam Bobzien said Hosman’s willingness to improve makes him special. “He comes in the weight room with a good attitude and is very coachable.”

Ever since his middle school years, Langner’s dream has been to be a successful wrestler, and his hard work is starting to pay off on his third year of varsity. “Gabe has been making great strides of late,” Coach Kraig Presler said. “He is peaking at the right time.” Langner currently stands as the fifth seed in the 160-pound class, a class that Presler said is one of the toughest in the state. Presler also said Langner’s strength is an asset to his success. “Gabe has always been very dependable,” he said. “He has a very effective fireman’s carry and quarter nelson from the neutral position.” Langner narrowly missed the cut for the state tournament in Aberdeen last Friday, but he said with hard work he hopes to make it his senior year. “It’ll take a lot of work next season,” he said, “but I have what it takes to make it.”


Senior guard Ben Schultz makes a move around his Brookings defender. The boys play at Washington Tuesday in district play, and hope to produce post-season magic.

By Kyle RokehSports Editor

Lady Lynx’s quest for their second consecutive state championship begins Monday in the first round of the district tournament against the Yankton Gazelles.

“This is the time to step up,” senior Heidi Hoff said. “We’re definitely prepared.”

The girls had lost two out of their last three games before heading to Brookings Feb. 16 and got just the performance they needed. Hoff narrowly missed a triple double by tallying 25 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four steals as the Lynx won easily over the Bobcats 58-31. The Lynx shot 52.6 percent from the field while their defense stifled the Bobcats, holding them to just 30.8 percent.

A Valentine’s Day match-up with the second-ranked Washington Warriors brought no love for the Lynx offensively, as they scored just two points in the first quarter, a pair of free throws by junior Val Peltier. The struggles continued as the Lynx shot just 11 percent from the field in the first half and trailed 14-9 at the half. The girls never recovered in a 42-32 loss.

In a highly anticipated rematch of last year’s state championship game, the Lady Lynx proved once again that they were the superior team over the O’Gorman Knights, using a 14-0 second quarter run to win 58-43. The girls used good ball movement and a full team effort in the win, having four players in double figures. Senior Briana Roegiers notched a season-high 15 points while sophomore Lexi Hoover had 12.

“We really didn’t even really play the ‘rematch’ card,” Roegiers said. “That was just another game against another good team, and we played really well.”

The girls looked for revenge Feb. 2 from their home opening loss to the Yankton Gazelles, but they lost again 60-48.

“We came out flat in the second half,” head coach Mark Stadem said. “They made shots, and we missed some.”

By Ian McClanahanSports Editor

Boys basketball team looks to produce some post-season magic for a third straight season as they head to Washington in the first round of districts Tuesday.

Last season in the first round of districts, the boys won the game on a five-point play at Washington.

“We let the past stay in the past,” senior guard Ben Schultz said. “We are just focusing on playing solid defense to get the win.”

However, the boys can’t be reminiscing on the win from last season. They must focus on this season’s second match-up. On Jan. 24, the boys lost to the Warriors 49-41.

“It shouldn’t be hard to stay focused when the state tourney is

up for grabs this year,” head coach Brent Deckert said. “Defensively we are still as good as we’ve eve been, but Washington brings some difficult matchups. I can’t wait to play.”

Thursday night the Lynx played the O’Gorman Knights. Results were unavailable at press time.

Tuesday the Lynx played the Watertown Arrows for senior night. After jumping out to a 15-0 lead, the Lynx never looked back winning the game 61-48. An unexpected contribution arose from senior Brock Wickett. He scored 14 points in the first quarter going 4-5 from beyond the arc.

“I was having a blast out there,” Wickett said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better Lynx squad to be sharing the court with.”

After a rocky road inside ESD play, the boys bettered their

resume with an impressive win over No. 4 Brookings, 45-43. Schultz made two free throws with a minute to play to put the Lynx up 44-43. The Bobcats missed a desperation shot forcing them to foul senior Dylan Rock. He made one of two at the charity stripe.

Schultz led the way with 20 points and 10 boards, while sophomore Jacob Adams scored 10 points and snatched down 10 rebounds.

After the seven-hour bus ride to Pierre the night before, the Lynx took on the Roosevelt Rough Riders Feb. 11. The Lynx held the Riders to 3 points in the final quarter to win 46-45.

“Brock Wickett was amazing,” Deckert said. “It may have been one of the best individual defensive efforts we’ve witnessed.”


Y-ball regains

popularityBy Ian McClanahanSports Editor

The stereotype of Y-ball bas-ketball players used to be boring, sloppy and lazy. But now it is ex-uberant, exciting and enjoyable.

The negative stereotype sur-rounded Y-ball players because most of them quit their school basketball teams in order to not practice everyday and still play the game. This year, the players love Y-ball because they don’t have the pressures of winning a state championship and they play the game at the same time.

“It’s a lot of fun to play bas-ketball and not worry about winning and losing,” senior Nick Lysne said.

A record-setting seven Brandon Valley teams are in the Y-League. Those teams include The Electric Reindeer, The Goats, A1 Steaksauce, Deckert’s Dropouts, Team GOOD, We’re Not Good Enough and Pokeballers.

“It’s great for the kids,” Principal Gregg Talcott said. “In middle school there are 60 kids going out for basketball. You don’t see that many going out in high school. It gives some of those kids the experience of still playing basketball in high school.”

Earlier this month Talcott heard in the lunch line that two Brandon Valley teams were play-ing each other. He wondered why they don’t play the game in Brandon and have a fund raiser on top of it all.

“I heard that two Brandon teams were playing each other that week,” he said. “I asked them why travel all the way into Sioux Falls and just play in Brandon? Then the idea to have a fund raiser for the Feed My Starving Children topped it off.”

On Feb. 6, the A1 Steaksauce played against the Pokeballers in the auxiliary gym. At half time, senior Briana Rogiers collected money for the trip to Minneapolis. She raised over $200.

“Having the fund raiser during a Y-ball game helped,” Rogiers said. “There were a lot of parents there supporting their kids who were willing to give.”

Not only do the players love the game, but the fans enjoy coming to watch the games too.

“I love going to the YMCA every Wednesday,” senior Logan Beukelman said, “because I get to hang out with all of my friends and watch them play basketball.”

Senior Steven Kuck said it’s fun to hang out with friends and play a rec sport at the same time.

“It doesn’t matter about win-ning or losing,” he said. “I just enjoy playing the game.”

Nine to wrestle at state

Boys, girls ready to compete at state bowling tournament

Photo by Amber Broekemeier

Senior Michael Frazer works to pin his Yankton opponnent. Frazer won both matches to help the Lynx beat regional opponents Yankton and Tea.


Freshman Clayton Ebright earns a fall during the Yankton dual. Ebright’s pin helped the Lynx beat the Bucks.

Photo by Brit Hicks

Determined to roll a strike, senior Josh Hillman bowls against West Central. The boys won 42-8.

By Mason BenderCirculation Manger

Nine wrestlers are competing today at the State A Tournament in Aberdeen.

“I felt our team performed very well at the regional,” head coach Kraig Presler said. “Clayton Ebright’s third place finish was the best example of exceeding expectations. Thirteen of 14 wrestlers scored points for us propelling us to a third place finish. I still want to finish top 10 at state. We want to exceed expectations.”

At the regional tournament the Lynx had one champion, two runner-ups and nine state qualifiers. Sophomore Adam Presler (113) placed second; senior Josh Miller (120), second; junior Grant Dougherty (126), third; senior Braden Heidbrink (138), third; junior Mason Bender (145), first; freshman Wyatt Winter (152), second; senior Austin Eigenberg (170), fourth; senior Collin Wible (195), fourth; and freshman Clayton Ebright (220), third. They all are competing in the state tournament by virtue of placing in the top four at the regional tournament last Thursday and Friday in Vermillion.

At the Eastern South Dakota Conference Tournament Miller and Presler both earned All-Conference honors by both placing second.

“We did not perform well at ESD,” Presler said. “We were sluggish and tired at the ESD.”

At the Alumni and Senior Night the team paid tribute to past wrestlers and current seniors. The wrestlers hosted a triangular with regional opponents Tea and Yankton. The Lynx beat both teams. The wrestlers gave up no

points against Tea and earned their first ESD victory of the season against Yankton.

Presler, Miller, Dougherty, Winter, senior Michael Frazer, Ebright and junior Josiah McGee were undefeated at the triangular.

In Brookings the team placed 13th out of 17 teams at the second annual Les Tlustos Invitational. Placing for the Lynx were Dougherty (126), eighth; McGee (285), seventh; Miller (120), sixth; Bender (145), third; Presler (113), third; and Winter (152), fourth.

In Mitchell the wrestlers lost an ESD dual 37-21. Eigenberg, Wible, Presler, Ebright and Bender all had wins for the Lynx.

By Stephanie MeeterNews Editor

Boys and girls varsity teams are bowling at the state tournament today at Eastway Bowl in Sioux Falls.

The girls will be defending for their undefeated title. They ended their season 18-0.

“The girls have worked so hard for this all season,” girls coach Ashley Rubin said. “I’m confident that they will do well. The last time Brandon (Valley) girls won state was when I was on the team, so it would be amazing if they won this year with how well they have been bowling this season.”

Last Friday the boys and girls bowled at Eastway against Washington. The boys lost 44-6, and the girls ended their last match 27-23, undefeated.

Senior Josh Hillman bowled a 231 game and a 634 series while

sophomore Richard Blue V added 224 to the loss. Blue V also set the boys all-time scoring record with a four-year total of 25,790 pins and in a single season ending with 10,559 pins.

Junior Caitlin Hammond bowled a 233 game and a 546 series while senior Haley Rubin ended the regular season with a league high. She is all-time total pins leader with 36,589 pins in 217 games bowled.

Last Monday the Lynx hosted Brookings at Victory Lanes. Both the boys and girls teams won. The boys won 25 1/2 to 24 ½. The girls won 48-2, making them 17-0 for the season.

The boys bowled against West Central Feb. 10 and the girls had a bye. The boys won 42-8. Sophomore Richard Blue V had the high series of a 654, the highest series bowled this season.


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Bands present Prism Concert

Director Jesse Miller conducts “Mambo Africano” for a percussion ensemble. The ensemble included Kara Shroll, Elliot Blue, Anthony Pederson, Spencer Smith, Nate Boscaljon, Dustin Johnson, Matt Miller and Drew Peterson. They also played “Bossa Novacaine.”

C.C. Showers (senior Gerrit Wilford) talks with Norma Henshaw (junior Haley Kunkle) about his problem. Norma is sure to cover Buddy Layman’s (junior Zach VanEde) ears.

Photo by Sara Nadenicek

‘The Diviners’nabs superior

Quiz Bowl to compete

By Stephanie MeeterNews Editor

“Whenyouendyourperformanceatstateandtheaudienceisstandingontheirfeetbeforeyouevenfinishandthey’resobbing,”seniorGerritWilfordsaid,“youknowyoudidaheckofajob.”

“TheDiviners”castwonasuperiorratingattheStateOne-ActPlayFestivalFeb.4andmovedtheaudience.Thiswasthefirsttimeinfouryearstheyperformedadramaandnotacomedy.

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By Sara NadenicekA & E Editor

Jazz Band Concert Feb. 9 was one to remember when the high school’s only Jazz Band shared the Performing Arts Center with nine ensembles for a Prism Concert.

“I think it was a very creative way to display our talents,” senior Ariana Butterfield said. “I think it was a good idea.”

The Prism Concert ensembles surrounded the audience. Their placement represented the color spectrum produced by a prism when light shines through.

“It was fun hearing and seeing the variety of music from different players,” sophomore Bailey Quanbeck said.

After the Prism Concert the Jazz Band, directed by Kevin Kessler, took the stage. The band played “Horsepower,” “Sandu,” “When Sunny Gets Blue,” “Channel One Suite” and “Madrid.” Soloists included freshman Eden Burch, piano; juniors Brendan Gallo, trombone; Rachel Volk, trumpet; Alex Rogan, trumpet; Zach VanEde, alto saxophone; seniors Stacy Deibert, tenor saxophone; and Nate Boscaljon, trap set.

“It wasn’t my first time playing a solo,” Deibert said. “You can always be happy and you can always be critical, but I very much enjoyed it.”

The results for the All-State Band were announced Feb. 11.

Senior Haley Naasz, along with eight

other musicians, received the honor.“There was almost more pressure making

it in for a second time,” Naasz said. “Since it’s my senior year, I knew there wouldn’t be a second chance. I’m very glad I made it in.”

The other musicians include freshman Brock Hanson, bass clarinet; juniors

Brendan Gallo, trombone; Anthony Pederson, percussion; Kara Shroll, percussion; seniors Shannon Homer, clarinet; Ariana Butterfield, clarinet; Mark Brown, euphonium; and Stacy Deibert, tenor saxophone.

The All-State Band will perform in Brookings March 24.

Director Kevin Kessler leads the Jazz Band through its first concert in the Performing Arts Center. The musicians are seniors Mark Brown, Curtis Tschetter; juniors Haley Ullom and Zach VanEde.

Photos by Sara Nadenicek

Horton,theelephant,willgothroughmanyadventuresinSuessical the MusicalMarch29,30,31andApril1.

“ItseemsthateveryonehasafavoriteDr.Seusscharacterorstory,”directorKevinBricksaid.“Iamsurethiswillcarryovertoouraudienceandmaketheproductionahugesuccess.”

ThecastincludesseniorGerritWilford,Horton;freshmanMatthewSkadsen,JoJo;seniorsAlikHindbjorgenandShannonHomer,Mr.andMrs.Mayor;juniorMalleStephens,Gertrude;seniorKendraMerkel,Mayzie;juniorHaleyKunkel,SourKangaroo;freshmanAnnaLueth,YoungKangaroo;juniorAlexRogen,GeneralSchmit;juniorColeHensley,theGrinch;juniorJackKruger,YertltheTurtle;andseniorMartyMinihan,VladValdikoff.

QuizBowlteamswillcompeteinDellRapidsMonday.

AttheGreaterSiouxFallsHomeSchoolAssociationcompetitionlastMonday,26teamsparticipated.Team1placedthird.TheyareseniorBryanJackson,juniorsLongPhamandSeanRollag.Team2placedninth.TheyarefreshmenRobertHaggar,DannyEitreim,KevinHuizengaandBraydonReindl.

showwastremendous,”directorMelanieSittigsaid.“Standingovation!”

Sixoftheactorsreceivedsuperioractingawardsfortheirperformances.TheywereseniorGerritWilford,juniorsZachVanEde,MalleStephens,HaleyKunkle,AshlynnBoerhaveandfreshmanMattSkadsen.

“WinninganindividualawardwasprettyexcitingformebecauseIhadn’teverreceivedanindividualawardbefore,”Wilfordsaid.“Asfortheteamsuperior,though,itwasa110percentteameffort.”

ThreeduosqualifiedforthefourthroundlastFridayattheinterpdistrictqualifierinVermillion.

TheinterpersweresophomoresBaileyQuanbeck,KaraPolasky,AnnikaHindbjorgen;freshmenMeganSwets,SummerRogersandJeannaBrandsrud.

Quanbeckalsomadeittothefourthroundindrama.

OralinterpersseniorBryanJacksonandjuniorLongPhamwent4-0inthepublicforumdebateFeb.11inHarrisburg.

InHuronFeb.4Quanbeckplacedthirdindrama,sophomoreDesireeRohrbach,fourthinhumorousandsixthinoriginaloratory.SwetsandRogersplacedfourthinduo.

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