Bayard Transcript Wednesday, February 14, 2018, Page 6

On Thursday, February 8th, Bayard hosted the Minute-man Activities Conference tournament. The teams in the tournament include: #1 seed Leyton, #2 Creek Valley, #3 Bayard, #4 Gar-den County, #5 Potter Dix, #6 South Platte, #7 Banner County , #8 Mintare. The Bayard Tigers matched up against the South Platte Knights. The Tigers beat the #6 seed Knights to advance to the semi final round on Saturday. The final score was 42-28. On Saturday, February 10th, the Tigers played the #2 seed Creek Valley Storm in the semi final round. The Tigers pulled away from the Storm with a score of 33-30 to ad-vance to the championship round. In the championship game, the Tigers battled against the #1 seed Leyton Warriors. Bayard won the

championship game against the Warriors 34-31, claim-ing the MAC title. Assis-tant Coach Matthew Baker excitedly stated, “Great job boys in bringing home the MAC title! Proud in the way we have come together as one team.” Head Coach Mike Simons expressed, “Our boys played very well throughout the tournament. We’re proud of the way the boys kept fighting even when faced with adversi-ty. Garret Hopkins led the way averaging 11.7 ppg followed by Trent Marquez 9 ppg, Ben Sauer 4.7 ppg, Trystan Muhr 4.5 ppg, Aid-en Allen 3.4 ppg, and Beau Lake 3.4 ppg. We played great team basketball, got great contributions off the bench from Beau Lake and Hunter Miller, and were able to come through in some close games.”

FFA benefits many students around the world as well as boosts the con-fidence in themselves. On Wednesday February 7th, the Bayard FFA Chapter traveled to Gordon Rush-ville to compete at the third district contest of the year. At this contest, students can compete in Farm/Ranch Management, Food Sci-ence, Vet Science. Carissa Wolfe, Mitch McKibbin, Cooper Stevenson, Kristin Clause, and Dalton Harter

were a part of the Farm/Ranch Management team. As a team, they placed fifth and qualified for the state convention. MaCee McConkey, Frankie Mul-lendore and Lorena Reyes competed in Vet Science. They received a thirteenth place finish. The Food Sci-ence team also placed thir-teenth. This team consisted of Payton Oliverius, Daw-son Kriha, Taylor Gier and Katie Colson.

Breakfast and Lunch MenuFebruary 19th-23rdMonday:No SchoolTuesday: Breakfast: Yogurt, cream cheese bagel, applesauceLunch: BBQ pork on bun, chips, fruit, peasWednesday:Breakfast: Link sausage, mini french toast, orangeLunch: Chicken strips, Mac n Cheese, fruit, broccoliThursday:Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, salsa, peachesLunch: Taco Salad, vermicelli, fruit, blaack beansFriday: Breakfast: Cheese omlet, mini loaf, appleLunch: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, fruit, baby carrots

Last weekend, February 9th and 10th, the Bayard wrestlers traveled to North Platte to compete at districts. The meet went well for a lot of our wrestlers. Five wres-tlers including Mitch Mck-ibbin, Alex Araujo, Karsen Hunter, Steven Tobacco, and Hunter Kildow made it to state. McKibbin at 132 and Hunter at 160 earned Dis-trict Champion for the day. While Araujo was runner-up for 126 weight class. Tobac-co at 170 and Kildow at 120 got fourth place. Konner Jones and Daemon Avilez missed going by a match in the heartbreak round. They were both winning at the beginning and unfortunate-ly lost. Christian Leonard had to forfeit due to a medi-cal issue to his leg. It was a big day for our two seniors,

Mitch McKibbin and Alex Araujo, as they grabbed their 150 career win. McK-ibbin said, “The feeling is bittersweet. It’s sad because it is my last district meet, but it is nice to know it is the last time I’ll have to weigh in at districts.” He will miss wrestling with everyone while he attends Black Hills State and plays football. Having a parent as a coach can also be bittersweet. “My dad does a really good job at motivating me to work hard and be focused and ready,” McKibbin said. The NSAA state wrestling meet will begin on Thursday as the championship matches will be held on Saturday. Con-grats to the whole team with their great season.

Bayard takes five to OmahaBy Grace Burry

JH boys claim the MAC titleBy Sierra Sauer

The speech team com-peted at the Western Trails Conference (WTC) speech meet held in Hemingford on Wednesday, February 6th. There RyAnne Blau placed 2nd in entertainment with her speech on golf. Nicole Barker received 4th place on her informative about meningitis. RyAnne Blau created a new speech for conference and medalled with it. Blau

said, “I enjoy the fact that I make people laugh with a speech that I wrote. Plus, I get to throw things.” She hopes to continue to make people laugh while also improving on both of her speeches. “I am sincerely hoping that I make it to state in either or both events, but only time will tell,” said Blau. The team will com-plete next on Saturday, Feb-ruary 17th in Ogallala.

Two medal at WTC speechBy Nicole Barker

Tigers go 2-0 on the weekBy Carli Verbeck

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FFA competes in GordonBy Liz Marker

A lot of conflict has formed in schools when it comes to the topic of whether or not watching movies in class should be allowed or not. Many questions arise, such as “Is my child actually learning from this?” and “What is the point?” Many history and english classes are known to sometimes use movies to teach the students about a time in history, or a book that was read. Permission slips get sent out, stating what the movie will show and if it is okay. If a movie needs a permission slip, is it actually appropri-ate for school? The learning style used when playing these movies, the extra knowledge gained, and the different point of views show that movies should be allowed and even encouraged to be played during school. The learning style movies use when showed can allow a student to learn more in depth of the topic being discussed. Studies show that students remember film and pictures better than text out of a textbook. Reading text out of a textbook cannot always give the clear picture that a movie can. Watching movies is a useful learning style that can put a visual aid in the students head, making them remem-ber the information more clearly and thus scoring higher on tests. Some movies may be used just to pass time in class, but if it is informational and useful toward the sub-ject, watching it should not be a problem. It is allowing the student to gain the knowledge needed to pass the test.More knowledge can be gained by watching movies in

class. In history or english class, it sometimes can be dif-ficult to imagine the scenery being described in the book. Movies give students a visualization of scenes being de-scribed in the written text. It allows an extra understand-ing of the material being learned. Although some visual-izations are harsh, such as watching a soldier get shot, it still can give the reader the real life depiction, allowing the student to know the material he/she is reading about. Showing movies in class shows a different point of view of the subject/matter. It shows a side to the story that may not be easily picked out in a book. I take into consideration that not all information in movies is not reliable. However, it adds to the excitement of the story. It shows how the per-son who wrote or created the story saw the scene in their point of view. Everyone has their own opinion on an event that could have happened, or a story. Every story matters because it depicts the different feelings and situations the author had experienced.Conflicts about watching movies in school should be ended in schools because of the learning style used when playing these movies, the extra knowledge gained, and the different point of views. Movies can develop the extra knowledge gained to understand a story. They can create a new learning style to help learn the information. Movies aren’t always a distraction. They are also a learning tech-nique that can come in handy.

Coach McKibbin and Barker celebrate while Steven Tobac-co pins his opponet in the heartbreak roundBy Nicole Barker

Bryce Burry drives to the hoop on senior night Photo by Grace Burry

Teacher demonstrats why movies are good to watch in schoolCartoon by Kylie Stuart

Students’ brains thrive on movie day in the classroomBy Kylie Stuart

Tuesday, February 6th, Bayard goes to the Leyton Warriors hometurf. Bayard won 52-25. Justin White-bear lead the team with 20 points, followed by Payton Oliverius with 13 points, and Bryce Burry with 9. Oliverius lead the team with 11 rebounds and Lane Hargens followed with 6 re-bounds. Whitebear lead the team in steals with 5.

Friday, February 9th, the Minatare Indians came to Bayard. Bayard won 61-33. Payton Oliverius lead the team with 22 points, fol-lowed by Bryce Burry with 18, and Justin Whitebear with 8. Oliverius also had the most rebounds with 11. Burry lead the team in steals with 5 and was followed by Whitebear with 4.

When it comes to Nebraska education, it is controlled by the Nebraska State Board of Education. As of January 20th, 2018, Senator John Murante wants to give all the control to the Governor. Giving the control away would eliminate the eight-person board and would put it in the hands of just one person. Giving the control of Nebraska education to one person would not be beneficial to stu-dents. Senator John Murante disagrees with preparing stu-dents for college and an eventual career; also criticizing the board for embracing the Common Core Standards. However, Nebraska is one of the few states that did not adopt the voluntary standards. One of the biggest issues with giving away the power to one person is considering the diversity of opinions and suggestions. If the govern-ment can shut down from having too many unresolved is-sues and they can’t come to a consensus, how can anybody in a political position feel arguments can’t occur. The argu-ments that partake within the board that goes unsolved of-ten has to deal with the diversity of the state. The Board of Education is responsible for educating not only the metro

Omaha students, but also the very small rural communities. If eight people can’t make it equal for everyone how can one person do that? The Nebraska State Board of Education consists of a representative from each of the eight districts. If the board were to be eliminated then you would lose the

input from the people of Nebraska. Giving the control to the Governor would give Nebraskans less input into their children’s education. The best way to run public schools is with the most input as possible to make the best choices for children’s education. On the other side, “The board is out of touch with Ne-braskans because of its opposition to school choice and strengthening the Americanism statutes,” Murante said. The draft from the Nebraska State Board of Education also included “politically charged” language. “The Nebraska State Education Board has been a stumbling block to re-form that would allow teachers greater autonomy in the classroom and more school choice,” Murante said. He feels that the board has too many arguments that they won’t be able to fix. Murante wants a more business-like approach to the education. He feels that with the Governor in charge that would happen and it would also get rid of any ideolog-ical matters that are apart of education. With the governor in charge, a big change would be made that would lead to a downfall in education in Nebras-ka. Understanding the diversity of our state is important when making decisions. In order to make sure all part of the state is heard, the Nebraska State Board of Education uses its representatives’ input. If the Governor were to take charge, all input would be lost and students would take a downfall in their learning experience.

Govener stating why he needs more powerCartoon by Nicole Barker

Board of Education By Nicole Barker

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