Fritts prepares for
Air Force Academy education
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Bailee Fritts |
Junior Bailee Fritts has been accepted to participate in the United States Air Force Academy Summer Seminar.
This program will run from June 4-8, and it is designed to inform potential Air Force students about life as a cadet. The course will “give a solid understanding of the challenges and rewards of life as an Air Force cadet and insights into what it means to serve as an officer in the United States Air Force,” according to literature provided by the Academy.
Fritts will attend workshops, take classes, live in cadet dormitories, and participate in fitness activities.
Fritts hopes to attend the Air Force Academy after graduating in 2013 and is excited about the seminar because “it sounds like fun, and it will give me a taste of what life will be like at the academy.”
Scholars' bowl wins silver at Phillipsburg
By Tabitha WolfTrego’s scholars’ bowl team finished in second place to bring home silver
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Calculating an equation, Larissa Howard's answer is checked by Kristen Hanks as Kylie Heronemus looks on. The girls competed on the junior varsity team in the Quinter Scholars’ Bowl Tournament on January 23. |
In round-one pool play, Trego matched up against their toughest rival, TMP, whose members have recently won gold in their own last four league events. TMP, scoring 70-80, provided a tight contest and gave the Golden Eagles their first loss of the evening. Trego, victorious in the next three rounds, held all opponents to no more than 20 points. Then round five turned out to be nail biter win for Trego, who went 70-60 against Russell. The last victory was especially sweet for the Golden Eagles, who scored a triple-digit 100 points to Norton’s 40 points.
With a 5-1 record, Trego advanced to the semi-finals where they easily outscored Phillipsburg, 85-20. The win sent the Eagles to a match up event against TMP again. Trego gave the Monarchs a run, however, before the Eagles lost, 35-40, in another close contest.
The night before Trego’s varsity and junior varsity teams traveled east to compete at Quinter.
After pool play, Trego’s junior varsity team, 3-2, and varsity team, 2-3, did not advance to finals.
Currently, the varsity scholars’ bowl team holds a 36-15 record and is preparing for Norton’s tournament on January 30.
Seniors attend stock show in Denver
Four senior girls--Kaylee Smith, Beth Hafliger, Jacy Bucholz, and Jessica Garner--traveled to Denver last weekend to attend the Denver Livestock Show on January 21-23.
The girls earned the trip because they sold at least $500 of fruit each year of high school.
The FFA members, accompanied by Sponsor Ron Smith and family, kicked off the activities with a visit to a mall before making it to the stock show, where the travelers broke into smaller groups to take in the trade show, career shows, and animal exhibits.
To end their activities on Saturday, the seniors went to the Draft Horse and Mule Show, where they watched draft horse/team pulling races. The group found watching 84 draft horses pull six different types of wagons the highlight of the show.
On Sunday morning, the group traveled to the Denver Aquarium where they got to see a sloth, tigers, and fish. They also viewed a mermaid show and fed stingrays. Later, they returned to the stock show grounds to watch the finals of the PRCA National Western Stock Show Rodeo.
“The rodeo was my favorite part of the trip,” said Beth Hafliger, who found steer wrestling the most exciting event.
The FFA traveling group concluded their trip with a movie on Sunday evening.