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 April 18, 2019 

Howells-Dodge Track and Field 

Season Begins The start to the track season was altered due to harsh weather conditions,                         

with the first two scheduled meets being canceled. Since then, the team                       

members have been working hard to decrease running times, jump higher                     

and farther, and throw greater distances. Team members are:  

Seniors 

Lane Hegemann, Josh Brester, Gaute Gunleiksrud, Mitch Yosten, Erin 

Prusa, and Jessi Brester. 

Juniors 

Darrin Pokorny, Austin Steffensmeier, Taya VanLengen, and Alyssa 

Cappellano.  

Sophomores 

Jill Grovijohn, Lexie Brester, Riley Pokorny, Lexi Tupaz, and Taylor 

Herrera.  

Freshmen 

Blake Sindelar, RJ Bayer, Evan Haas, Levi Belina, Jacob Hegemann,                   

Jadyn Ratzlaff, Brooklyn Macholan, Kennady Schmidt, Lilly Praest, Shelby                 

Risch, Jordan Howell, and Sasha Perrin.  

 

-Jessi Brester 

Golfers swing into a good season

  The Howells-Dodge Golf Team members are Seniors- Kade Hegemann, Carter Jensen, Matt Cada; Juniors- Luke Rocheford, Alex Recker, Logan Nelson, Charlie Dvorak; Sophomores- Jacob Tomcak, Landen Pieper and Freshmen- Brady Lund, Aden Lange, Gavin Nelson. The team had their first golf meet April 2nd in Leigh where the team placed second. They traveled to Leigh on April 9th where they golfed against Humphrey St. Francis. On April 10, the varsity golf members headed to Leigh for a tournament where they finished in sixth place.   

- Tonya Brester  

Jaguar Speech Team season closes 

 

The Jaguars had a great season with some exceptional 

members performing. The Jags took home two state medals. 

Freshman Lilly Praest won 5th place in Humorous Prose and 

sophomore Jadyn Burenheide won 6th place in Extemporaneous 

Speaking. Howells-Dodge placed 11th in the C-2 State Speech 

Championship at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The speech 

coach, Traci Sindelar, stated “It was an incredible four-month 

journey and I am proud of how far we came as speakers and people 

in general.” She also encouraged the team and the 3 senior team 

members to never lose sight of the power you have within you to 

ignite a flame of passion in someone’s life. We will miss you seniors! 

 

-Chloe’ Pieper 

FFA Week was March 25 - 29  FFA week began on March 25. The high school students and teachers competed in various activities at noon throughout the week. The first event on Monday was the “Hay Bale Toss” with the teachers winning. On Tuesday, the event was “Corn in a Bucket” with the teachers winning again. Wednesday’s competition was the “Bohemian Tractor Pull” with the seniors winning the contest. On Thursday, the event was “Tug of War” with the teachers winning. On Friday the event was the “Kiddie Tractor Race” with the seniors winning. The FFA chapter then had their tractor parade and also made root beer floats for everyone to end the week. After the scores were counted, the teachers came out on top.   

-Cole Stewart 

 On March 30, five members of 

the Howells-Dodge Current Issues Class traveled to our 

state’s capital to participate in the 2019 Capitol Forum 

Program. Mitch Yosten, Erin Prusa, Bridget Praest, Lane 

Hegemann, and Matt Cada each focused on one of five issues facing the US today: Climate 

Change, Immigration, Terrorism, Trade, and Nuclear Weapons.  

 Each student was able to discuss 

their issue with students from across the state to better understand how 

these issues affect the US and attempt to come up with solutions to 

these issues. The students also competed in the poster contest. They created a Fortnite-themed poster that displayed their class’ 

beliefs on the five issues. The students also had the privilege of 

meeting and discussing issues with Senator Jeff Fortenberry. All in all 

Capitol Forum was a #1 Victory Royale! 

-Bridget Praest 

Howells-Dodge FFA wins honors At State FFA Convention, many students from Howells-Dodge competed in a variety of 

events. In the speaking contest, Jadyn Burenheide was State Runner-up in cooperative 

speaking, Kennady Schmidt placed 3rd in the creed speaking contest. Lexi Brester won 

3rd in junior public speaking and Regan Burenheide earned 3rd in natural resources 

speaking.. Members of the Parliamentary Procedure team that placed 8th were Blake 

Sindelar, RJ Bayer, Jacob Hegemann, Gavin Nelson, Kennady Schmidt, Sasha Perrin, 

and Jordan Howell. In Welding, Brad Kratochvil was runner up, Wyatt Hegemann got 

2nd and Jon Garcia received 3rd. Lexie Brester was champion overall individual in Ag 

sales. Brad Kratochvil was Diversified Crop Placement Proficiency Winner and State 

STAR Finalist in Ag Placement. Hannah Bayer, Jessi Brester, and Brad Kratochvil 

earned their FFA degrees. The Chapter was recognized for receiving the Governor’s 

Agricultural Excellence Award and the NE Farm Bureau’s Ag Literacy Program 

Champions. Jordan Brabec is the FFA advisor. 

- Desirae Haase

On to Nationals With FCCLA

The Howells-Dodge FCCLA Chapter went to Lincoln on April 7th and attended

the State Leadership Conference held at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. On Sunday night the

students went to the opening session. On Monday, April 8, all the star event state

qualifiers presented their project to the evaluators. The chapter had nine members qualify

for National STAR Events in Anaheim, California. The winners were: State

Runners-Up and National Qualifiers in Focus On Children Sr. - Callie Jackson, Kelci

Hansen, Micah Risch; State Runners-Up and National Qualifiers in Sports Nutrition Jr. -

Brooklyn Macholan, Lilly Praest, Ashlynn Throener; and, State Runners-Up and National

Qualifiers in Sports Nutrition Sr. - Audrey Coufal, Cara Dvorak, Janessa Schmidt. The

chapter also won several awards at the conference.

- McKenna Klosen

District Music Contest was April 12 On Friday April 12 the high school band and choir went to

District Music Contest in Wisner. The band performed early in the morning and was awarded an excellent and the choir performed later that day and also received an excellent rating. The ratings that some of the soloists received were: Megan Balsley and LaToya Herrera, vocal duet - Excellent; Megan Balsley, vocal solo - Excellent; Harley Williams, vocal solo - Superior; and, Cara Dvorak, violin solo - Superior. The musicians had very good scores throughout the day and performed very well.

-Catherine Kempf

“A Night of Dreams” was April 13  

Prom of 2019 will be a everlasting

memory for many. Everyone had an

amazing time and danced until there was

no more music. The decorations were

phenomenal and the way the auditorium

was set up was beautiful. The prom

meal included roast beef with mashed

potatoes and corn. For dessert, the

juniors and seniors were delighted to see

“Better than School Cake” set in front

of them. The class reunion skit was

hilarious and reminded the seniors about

all the memories they had made

together.

I think I speak for the whole senior class

when I say we will definitely miss being

around such amazing people in a great

environment. Every girl looked

beautiful in their dresses and most of

the boys look handsome in their tuxes.

(Just kidding... you all looked amazing).

Post Prom was a success, as well. The

junior parents really had everything

figured out. There was bowling at 12:00 a.m. then a Hypnotist at 2:00 a.m. and a

caricature artist all night. There was also an all-you-can-eat buffet with wings,

pizza, and don’t forget about the ice cream.

- Grace Dvorak

Weight room is ready 

The weight room remodeling project has recently been               completed. By removing a wall, space has been extended.  

The area is decorated in a Jaguar theme to show our Jaguar pride. It 

looks really nice. 

Because of the 

extra room, new equipment has 

been added.  Now there is something for  everyone to use 

from the  treadmill, to the bike, to the weight bench.  

 - Ashley Smith 

Howells-Dodge Student Council welcomes Spring 

The Howells-Dodge Student Council has been busy preparing for 

the spring season. They took some time and traveled to the Elementary 

grades to color Easter pictures with the students. These pictures were 

then given to residents of nursing homes to hang on their doors. Also, 

with Easter fast approaching, they are planning an Easter egg hunt for 

the elementary students. 

Members of the Howells-Dodge Student Council for the 

2018-2019 school year are: 

Freshmen - Brooklyn Macholan and Blake Sindelar 

Sophomores - Lexie Brester, Jayda Bazata, and Riley Pokorny 

Juniors - Grace Kreikemeier, Alyssa Coufal, Darrin Pokorny, and   

Trevor Schumacher 

Seniors - Grace Dvorak, Mitch Yosten, Erin Prusa, Hannah Bayer,  

and Jessi Brester 

- Courtney Bayer  

Senior Tribute  Guadalupe Curiel 

Birthday: 

July 31, 2001 Favorite Color: 

Red Favorite Song: 

I have a lot of favorites!  Favorite Memory: 

Seeing Ashley fall out of her chair so many times  If you could be anyone, who would it be? 

I don’t know.  What are your plans after high school? 

Attend NECC and get my Associates degree in Science of Nursing  

-Trysten Garcia 

⚘ Easter Puzzle⚘    

 

 

 

Geg thun: _______ ________ 

Cickh: _____________ 

Coatlecho: ________________ 

Rflyttebu: ____________ 

Olfwer: _____________ 

Liput: __________ 

Aripl: ____________ 

Diloffad: __________ 

Arssg: _______________ 

Oolmingb: _____________ 

Rihgtb: ______________ 

Eerchluf: _______________ 

Ariny: _____________ 

Eerchy: ____________ 

Lorfal: ______________ 

 

- Lupe Curiel 

 

(Egg hunt, chick, chocolate, butterfly, flower, tulip, april, daffodil, grass, blooming, bright, cheerful, rainy, cheery, floral). 

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