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Future grads share future plans

By Amelia Fabrizius As they anticipate graduation, TCHS Seniors are making future plans for life after high school. The seniors have options after high school, such as going to college, joining the workforce, or joining the military. The most popular plan for seniors is to attend college. Seventy-five percent of the 41 seniors plan on to go to some type of college after graduation. Four plan careers in the military. As for which colleges the grads will attend, 50% plan to further their education plan to go to a state school, such as Kansas State and Fort Hays State. A common problem students face with going to college is how they will play for it. Twenty-one seniors said they will take out a loan, 26 students said they will have a job, and 25 students said they will rely on scholarships. Sixty-five percent of the seniors have filled out at least one scholarship; five percent of the group has completed more than 10 scholarships. College students have many extracurricular activity opportunities. Ten seniors plan to play a sport at the colligate level. There are many issues or fears seniors may have about leaving home; the seniors most common worry is whether or not they will be able to manage their money. Later down the road in their lives, the future grads plan different lifestyle choices. Twenty-nine of the 32 seniors who participated in the survey said they plan to be married; 28 said they want children. In 10 years, six of the surveyed seniors plan to live in WaKeeney, 11 students plan to live in a city, 11 plan to live in a rural area, and 17 plan to live in Kansas. Thirty future graduates plan to own a home and 10 plan to own their own business. After 10 years, 17 students plan to make more than $75,000 a year. The same number plan and stay in touch with former classmates, and three still plan to be attending school. Two seniors hope to serve in political office, and four desire fame.

PALs sponsor petting zoo

By Tabitha Wolf
FFA members, in a Partners in Active Learning activity, took their personal livestock for TGS’s fourth graders for an education experience on May 16.

The PALs team allowed the youngsters to interact with the livestock and ask questions about them.

For the “petting zoo,” FFA members brought sheep, chickens, horses, heifers and goats.

The acronym PAL stands for “Partners in Active Learning.” Throughout the year high school FFA members visited the grade school and partnered with students of the fourth grade class to educate them about areas of agriculture.

FFA members who shared their expertise with the youngsters included the following: Haden Finley, Clayton Riedel, Devon Ghumm, Brandon Schoenthaler, Tyler Lowry, Shaylee Flax, Isaiah Fabrizius, Logan Zahn, Abigail Bucholz and Jessica Werth.

Grads, 42 in number, complete high school requirements

By Tabitha Wolf
It was a happy day for 42 graduates of the Class of 2012 and their families and friends. The 2012 graduation ceremony brought tears of happiness and smiles of joy on May 13 in the TCHS gymnasium.

After the welcome by Principal John Luhrs, the graduates honored their parents with flowers to the accompaniment of “God Gave Me You.” Then Carl Mohler, member of the faculty for 36 years, delivered the commencement address.

Mohler reminded the graduates that the ceremony would be the last time all 42 students would be together. He advised them to “look at each other and say ‘thanks,’” and to keep in touch by “texting.” Also, after relating a story about how some seniors assisted another student in his efforts to get to the Senior-to-Senior Day

breakfast, Mohler quoted a passage: “Never look down on anyone, unless you are looking down to help them up.” He also prompted the grads never to forget their parents and to thank them for everything they have done for them.

Then the senior choir members closed their choir careers with the song “Break Away” before Board Members John Reeder and Tammy Riedel distributed diplomas.

A receiving line in the outdoors commons area concluded the event.

Students recognized for various achievements

Planning to attend a post-secondary school to complete a firefighter program, Kameron Bentham recieves a scholarship from the Harold Demoret family. Bentham was one of many seniors who recieved awards and scholarships during the Evening of Excellence at TCHS on May 10.

TCHS’s Evening of Excellence, featuring an awards program and open house, took place in the high school auditorium on May 10.

Presenters awarded academic, vocal, and athletic awards, after which art and woods projects were on display for the public. 

Throughout the year, seniors were offered approximately $250,000 in scholarships from various post-secondary institutions.  Local scholarships and special awards were the focus of the annual  Evening of Excellence Program.  Those awards were given to the following recipients:

Dale Dennis Educational Achievement—Amelia Fabrizius
Kansas ACT Scholar—Deven Schoenthaler
Kansas Regents Curriculum—Amelia Fabrizius, Deven Schoenthaler, Leah Flax, and Joe Wolf
Principal’s Leadership Award—Joe Wolf
Outstanding Choir Students—Hunter Scheib and Joe Wolf
Third-Year Choir Award—Tia Brunswig
Four-Year Choir Awards—Amelia Fabrizius, Leah Flax, Morgan Powell and Sierra Werth
Vocal Merit Awards—Alise Kroeger, Davey Opat, Morgan Powell and Sierra Werth
National School Choral Award—Amelia Fabrizius
Outstanding Junior Athletes--Bailee Fritts and John Griffith
Marian Park Athletic Award—Alexis Riedel
Rex Mattke Athletic Award—Blake Fritts
TCEA Scholarship—Allison Carr
Christ the King Catholic Church--Allison Carr and Brad Pfannenstiel
Knights of Columbus--Allison Carr
Pius and Ione Ziegler Scholarship—Allison Carr
Masonic Foundation Scholarship—Deven Schoenthaler
American Legion Scholarship—Haley Dietz
Demoret Family Scholarship—Kameron Bentham
Bill and Marylou Harvey Scholarships—Leah Flax, Kylie Dunn, Lexsie Newcomer and Jacob Weber
WaKeeney Jaycees Scholarship—Hunter Scheib
Applegate Scholarships—Allison Carr and Leah Flax
Hutchinson Memorial Scholarship—Kayla Heronemus
First United Methodist Church Scholarship—Kaylee Smith
Fraternal Order of Eagles—Kylie Dunn
WaKeeney Oddfellows and Rebekah Lodge Scholarship—Kylie Dunn
Michael L. Dreiling Scholarship—Alexis Riedel
Nancy L. Scott Scholarship—Amelia Fabrizius
Shaw Family Scholarship—Deven Schoenthaler
Farm Bureau Scholarships—Leah Flax and Kylie Dunn
Trego County Attorney/Law Enforcement Scholarships—Amelia Fabrizius, Jacob Weber, Allison Carr, Leah Flax, Haley Dietz, Kylie Dunn, Brad Pfannenstiel, Kayla Heronemus and Lexsie Newcomer
Trego County Scholarship—Beth Hafliger
Trego County 4-H Development Fund Scholarships—Kaylee Smith and Jacy Buchholz
Agriculture Future of America Scholarships—Beth Hafliger and Kaylee Smith
Pugh/Rhoden Scholarship—Brad Pfannenstiel
Pat and Goldie Gardner Scholarships—Amelia Fabrizius, Hannah Dietz and Haley Dietz
TCHS Alumni Citizenship Scholarships—Joe Wolf and Amelia Fabrizius
Roberts Lander Scholarship—Jacob Weber

To view awards night photos, click here.