bisonalumni.com Blog » InTheHalls http://bisonalumni.com/blog Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:43:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 In The Halls http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2010/03/27/in-the-halls-10/ http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2010/03/27/in-the-halls-10/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:02:40 +0000 Administrator http://bisonalumni.com/blog/?p=292 A new school year also brought a new superintendent to McCook Public Schools. Grant Norgaard has taken over the head position from Dave Schley, who served as an interim superintendent for two years. Grant is a 1990 graduate of North Platte High School and served as a principal at Dundy County Schools and Columbus Public Schools before becoming a superintendent at Leigh Community Schools in Leigh, Nebraska. Grant, his wife Michelle, and their children Victoria and Hayden, moved to McCook in July where they quickly settled into the community.  It was a cooler start to the school year for the staff and students at the junior high as air conditioning was installed during the summer and in place before classes began. There are many classrooms in the 43-year-old school with no windows, so cooling and ventilation was often a major concern at the start of the year.

 

  The Bison football squad claimed a 7-4 record before their season ended when they fell to Aurora in the playoff quarterfinals. Two of the losses were to Aurora, who went on to win the Class B state championship.  Coach Jeff Mollring announced that he was retiring from coaching after this season. He has coached high school football for 31 years, 10 of those at McCook. In 2006 he was named the Nebraska Coaches Association’s Assistant Coach of the Year for his work with the McCook squad.

 

  The girls’ cross country squad made it to the state meet, where they placed seventh. Freshman Emily Tolliver and sophomore Jessica Sughroue placed 11th and 12th respectively and received individual medals.

 

  The girls’ softball team had an amazing comeback at district play to make it to the state tournament.  After losing their first game in the B-6 District tournament, they won the next five straight games to claim the district title. With the wind chill factor, none of the games were played in weather that was above freezing and one game was suspended until a snowstorm blew through. Unfortunately the girls’ luck didn’t hold up at state as they lost their first two games and were eliminated.

 

  Junior Connor Larson capped a perfect season by winning the No. 1 singles division at the 2009 Class B Boys’ State Tennis Championship. Larson had lost in the state championship match each of his first two years of high school competition. The McCook squad finished third in the Class B state meet team standings.

 

  Our school’s FFA floriculture team won bronze plaques at the national FFA convention in Indianapolis, IN.  The team, consisting of Katelyn Fritsche, Kayla Messinger, Allison Dupler, and Ben Shilling ’09, earned the right to represent Nebraska in the national championship after placing first in the state competition in Lincoln last April. Ben was unable to attend as he was away at college.

 

  2009 MHS Homecoming royalty members were Queen Jessie Armstrong, King Corey Paz, first attendants Natalie Sis and Riley Haney, and second attendants Katie West and Austin Edwards.


 

by Diane Wilson  Lyons ‘76

]]> http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2010/03/27/in-the-halls-10/feed/ 0 In The Halls http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2009/11/07/in-the-halls-9/ http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2009/11/07/in-the-halls-9/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:34:35 +0000 Administrator http://bisonalumni.com/blog/?p=211   This year, 2009 got off to a fast start at McCook High School, with many members of the student body participating in sports and other activities. For the second year in a row, the boys’ basketball team earned a spot at the state tournament, where they lost to top-ranked Ralston by a score of 68-57. Six Bison wrestlers qualified for the state wrestling tournament. Two of our wrestlers placed third – Nate Morgan at 112 pounds and Chris Schleeman at 215 pounds – and the squad placed 14th overall.
 
  Junior Whitney Korgan placed seventh in the 50-yard freestyle finals at the state swimming meet with a school record time of 24.66 seconds. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Madeline Shaddock, Jayde Aufrecht, Sydnie Stamm, and Korgan placed 15th with a school record time of 1 minute, 46.03 seconds. The same girls swam the 400-yard freestyle relay, placing 18th with a school record time of 3:59.88. The girls’ tennis team finished the regular season with an 11-3 dual record. Hannah Swanhorst made it to the quarterfinals of the state meet as a No. 2 singles player and McCook’s No. 1 doubles team of Brianna Watkins and Jessica Jankovits and the No. 2 doubles team of Kelsey O’Dea and Amy Been also made it to the quarterfinals before being eliminated.
 
  McCook claimed two first-place showings in the Class B girls’ state track meet and finished fifth overall. The 3200-meter relay team of Tara Powell, Kelsea Geschwentner, Emilyne Nichols, and Jessa Sughroue finished first with a time of 9:35.386, which also earned them the All-Class gold medal in the event. The 1600-meter relay team of Whitney Korgan, Powell, Joanna Bryant, and Sughroue finished first with a time of 4:05. The McCook boys’ team placed 20th in Class B competition with 14 points.
 
The boys’golf team made its first trip to state as a team since 2006. Joe Vetrovsky led his teammates with a 159 over the two days and finished a single stroke out of medal contention.
 
  The McCook High School newspaper staff captured their fifth consecutive Class B Championship in the NSAA State journalism competition. McCook’s FFA floriculture team members, Ben Schilling, Kayla Messinger, Katelyn Fritsche and Allison Dupler will represent the school and Nebraska at the national FFA competition in October.
 
  Matt Berry and Jordan Baumbach were crowned 2009 Color Day Royalty. First attendants were Stephen Smock and Bailey Lauer, while Sarah Wilcox and Aaron Ruppert were second attendants.
 
  Inclement weather forced the 2009 graduation ceremonies to be held in the high school auditorium, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the 118 students who received their diplomas that day. Ryan Hardin and Sarah Jo Wilcox received the school’s most coveted “Bison Award”. Five students were honored for earning straight A’s throughout high school: Amy Been, Olivia Walter, Matt Carriker, Sarah Wilcox, and Molly Peck.
 
  Summertime found many MHS students still involved with school activities. Choir director Sandy Weigel and 45 members of the varsity choir spent three days in New York City at the end of May. The choir sang Broadway hits and patriotic songs on Liberty Island and at the Lincoln Center, along with touring New York and watching a Broadway play. Cathy Jones, MHS science teacher, nine of her students, and a teacher and students from Cambridge High School participated in NORE – Nebraskans on an Oceanographic Research Education – in late May and early June. They stayed in Costa Rica where they worked at a turtle preserve, took supplies to a settlement of Bribri Indians, and observed a butterfly farm and organic farming operation.
 
]]> http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2009/11/07/in-the-halls-9/feed/ 0 In The Halls http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2009/04/01/in-the-halls-8/ http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2009/04/01/in-the-halls-8/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:12:36 +0000 Administrator http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2009/04/01/in-the-halls-8/   The start of the new school year is always an exciting time in the halls of MHS.  This fall found the band students even more excited than usual as they got to try on and wear their new marching uniforms for the first time.  The uniforms look very professional and definitely an improvement over the old ones.  The band students would like to thank all of the alumni members who donated so generously to the band uniform fund.  Without your support and help, the uniforms couldn’t have been purchased so quickly.

  On to sports!  The McCook Bison volleyball team finished the season with a 19-14 record.  This beats the previous school record for 17 victories in a season which was set by the 2005 Bison team.  Another school record was broken by senior Danae McCorkle, who achieved 42 RBIs for the softball team, surpassing the 40 that Amber Harpham ‘99 hit in a single season.

  MHS sophomore, Connor Larson, placed second in No. 1 singles at the Class B boys’ state tennis tournament for the second year in a row.  The Bison team placed fifth overall at the tournament.  Connor was named to the first team of the Class B All-State Boys’ Tennis Team for 2008.  Senior Austin Larson and junior Nate Crick were honorable mention picks.

  Sophomore Shelby Allen placed ninth in the Class B-4 district golf tournament to qualify for the Nebraska Class B girls’ state golf tournament.  At the state level she tied for 25th place with a 197 score.  The MHS girls’ cross country team placed seventh at the Class B state meet.  Freshman Emily Tolliver and sophomore Jessica Sughroue placed 11th and 12th and earned individual medals.

  The Aurora Huskies stunned the top-ranked McCook Bison 37-33 in the Nebraska Class B state football semifinals. McCook had reached the state semifinals in each of the last seven seasons and advanced to the finals five times. The Bison have won 69 straight regular season games and have not lost a regular season game since 2001.

  Homecoming Royalty for 2008 were second attendants John Huffman and Kali Lyons, first attendants Ryan Hardin and Tara Powell and King Austin Larson and Queen Molly Peck.  Senior Stephen Smock represented MHS at the Nebraska Music Educators Association’s all-state choir for the third year in a row.

]]> http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2009/04/01/in-the-halls-8/feed/ 0 In The Halls http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2008/10/31/in-the-halls-7/ http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2008/10/31/in-the-halls-7/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:03:33 +0000 Administrator http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2008/10/31/in-the-halls-7/ Once again, the New Year heralded in a busy time at McCook Senior High as several teams found themselves headed to state tournaments. For the 26th time, the boys’ basketball team made its appearance at the state tournament, losing to Gretna in overtime by a score of 44-43 in the semi-final game. The Bison sent seven wrestlers to state and three of them brought home medals. Nate Morgan finished with a second-place finish at 103 pounds, Chris Schleeman finished in fifth place at 189 pounds, and Sam Frazier was a third-place finisher at 215 pounds. Sam became the fourth McCook wrestler to win over 100 matches, joining the ranks of Stuart Frazier ’03, Nate Reicks, ‘03 and Dallas Korus ’05.

Whitney Korgan set a school record for the McCook swim team, in the girls’ 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle. The previous records for those events were set by Mindy Smolczyk ’87 during her sophomore year. Senior Matt Hall broke his own record in boys’ diving and placed second in the boys’ one-meter diving competition at the state diving championships. The girls’ tennis team placed all four of their entries into the third round of the Class B state tournament, where they were eliminated in the single elimination format.

Sam Frazier received a first-place medal in the discus at the state tournament with a toss of 154 feet. The girls’ squad came in second at the state track meet when freshman Jessa Sughroue brought home the gold in the 400-meter dash and 800-meter run and anchored the 1,600-meter relay which also took first place in Class B. Tara Powell led off the relay and was followed by Kali Lyons and Joanna Bryant.

The final state contenders were the journalism department who won its fourth consecutive Class B state journalism championship. Grand championship medal winners in all classes were Matt Palu in sports feature writing and Corinne Burger in yearbook theme writing.

Color Day royalty, chosen by the student body, were King Eric Rippen and Queen Lindsey Hazlitt. First attendants were Monique Monzon and Anthony Bieck with Colton Cochran and Austin Wilson selected to be second attendants.

One hundred and thirty four members of the Class of 2008 graduated on Sunday, May 11 at Weiland Field. Bison Award winners were Cassie Olson and Carson Kain. Three students recognized as having straight A’s throughout high school were Cassie Olson, Renetta Rawlings, and Chris Wilson. Class officers were Cory Gaston, president, Carson Kain, vice president, and Monique Monzon, secretary. We proudly welcome the Class of 2008 as the newest members of MHS alumni.

by Diane Wilson Lyons ‘76

]]> http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2008/10/31/in-the-halls-7/feed/ 0 In The Halls http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2008/04/30/in-the-halls-6/ http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2008/04/30/in-the-halls-6/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:08:56 +0000 Administrator http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2008/04/30/in-the-halls-6/ The 2007-2008 school year started out with several “new” items on hand. The first was the arrival of Mr. Dave Schley, who will take over the reins and serve as our new superintendent of schools. The next was the addition of a 14-member dance squad to entertain the crowd at volleyball, football, and basketball games. The graduating class of 2007 donated new banners, which hang in the MHS gym, and a new logo that has been painted at the south double doors of the gym.

The most exciting new addition to the high school is actually the return of an old favorite. For the first time in several years, FFA (Future Farmers of America) once again has an advisor and 23 student members at McCook Senior High. Agriculture classes are being offered at the high school through a cooperative effort with McCook Community College, which provides the instructor.

The volleyball squad had a successful season, finishing with a 17-15 record. Senior Justine Hager captured the sixth-place medal at the Nebraska Class B Girl’s State Golf Tournament. She qualified all four years of high school to compete in the tournament. The McCook Bison softball team won the Class B-6 District title for the ninth straight year to advance to the state tournament, where they were eliminated in the second round.

MHS freshman, Connor Larson placed second in No. 2 singles in the Class B Boy’s State Tennis Championship. The Bison football team posted a 12-0 record and advanced to the Class B state title game for the fifth time in six years. McCook was defeated by Crete by the score of 14-7 in overtime.

McCook Homecoming King and Queen were Mitchell Green and Sarah Craw, first attendants were Carson Kain and Cassie Olson, and second attendants were Chance Unger and Erica Clapp.

Juniors Atheana Parde and Stephen Smock represented MHS in the 2007 All-State Chorus, which performed in Lincoln.

by Diane Wilson Lyons ‘67

]]> http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2008/04/30/in-the-halls-6/feed/ 0 In The Halls http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2007/11/06/in-the-halls-5/ http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2007/11/06/in-the-halls-5/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:34:48 +0000 Administrator http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2007/11/06/in-the-halls-5/ Several of McCook’s student athletes were able to compete at the state level in their sport and did quite well. Three wrestlers went to State Wrestling Tournament; Ahren Hays, Chris Schleeman, and Sam Frazier; and Frazier was able to fight his way through the consolation rounds to place fourth at 189 pounds. MHS junior, Matt Hall, placed third in the Nebraska State Diving Championships, with a score of 366 in 11 dives. He finished behind two competitors from Lincoln Southeast. 

In track, senior Josh Cherry won the gold in the Class B boys 800 meter, his second consecutive state title in that event. Sam Frazier placed second in the boys’ discus and McCook’s 3200-meter relay team of Jon Bryant, Andy Lambing, Jimmy Barron, and Josh Cherry placed fourth with a time of 8:11.33. 

Members of MHS’s newspaper staff were wearing T-shirts reading “3-Peat” as they won the state Class B journalism championship for the third year in a row. Winning a first-place individual medal in all classes at the state contest was Cassie Olson, who took the category of newspaper layout.

Morgan Shaddock and Lucas Kotschwar were crowned Color Day Queen and King. First attendants were Taryn Placzek and Josh Cherry and second attendants were Tristan Darling and John Swanhorst.

The MHS Class of 2007 graduated on May 13. During the ceremonies, Miranda Sis and Brett Burton were awarded the Bison Awards for exemplifying citizenship, loyalty, service, and the ability to promote a positive rapport within the school. Tristan Darling and Miranda Sis were honored as the top students in the class, earning straight A’s throughout four years of high school. 2007 Class President was John Swanhorst and Vice-President was Brett Burton.

Several new additions were added to the school grounds for the benefit of our students. A new wrestling facility was donated by boosters of the wrestling program and

the 60’ x 87’ steel building was placed in the old rock parking lot southwest of the high school gymnasium. Six new state-of-the-art lighted tennis courts were constructed at the high school, north of the parking lot. The courts are open to the public when not in use by the high school tennis team. The courts were paid for by the school district, along with a grant from the United States Tennis Association and a gift from an anonymous donor. Finally, the muddy path between the concessions stands at Weiland Field is now a thing of the past as the 2007 Senior Parents raised money to build an eight-foot wide sidewalk around the east side of the field. Our thanks go to the many individuals and businesses who helped make these improvements and additions to our school district.

by Diane (Wilson) Lyons ‘76
]]> http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2007/11/06/in-the-halls-5/feed/ 0 In The Halls http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2007/04/02/in-the-halls-4/ http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2007/04/02/in-the-halls-4/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:00:50 +0000 Administrator http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2007/04/02/in-the-halls-4/         McCook Public School buildings are constantly being maintained and upgraded, but there are a couple of special changes we thought you’d like to know about.  The walls in the high school auditorium were painted and decorated by seniors Morgan Pearson and Tristan Darling.
These girls, along with Tristan’s father Kevin Darling, spent the summer painting the walls a majestic blue and highlighted them with Greek architecture and black silhouettes that represent theater, music, and dance.  A grant from McCook National Bank placed a wireless chalkboard system in a junior high math class.  The chalkboard displays questions on an overhead screen and students respond with hand-held pads.  Local donors purchased a 20-foot-tall inflatable football helmet, complete with fog machine, for the Bison football team to run through as they enter the field before each home game. Our thanks go out to these businesses and individuals who give of their time and talent to enhance our schools.

          At the Girl’s State Golf meet, junior Justine Hager finished with a score of 182 which put her in a tie for 11th place.  Boy’s State Tennis meet found several McCook students competing.  Senior Brett Burton went the furthest in the competition by winning his second-round match before being eliminated in the third round.

          The girl’s softball team made its eighth straight trip to the state tournament where they finished in third place.  It was the best showing by McCook since a runner-up effort at the 1997 state tournament.  McCook girls finished the season with a 27-5 record.  A fifth straight trip to the state championship football game was not to be for the Bison this year.  Crete defeated McCook in a semifinal game played at Weiland Field.  This was the first home loss for the Bison since the 2001 state playoffs and was the only loss the football team experienced this year.

          MHS 2006 Homecoming royalty were King Craig Fritz and Queen Lindsey McNutt.  First attendants were Brett Burton and Kirstyn Shaffer and second attendants were Brock Hubert and Emily Geschwentner.  Senior Jack Latta was chosen to play percussion in the 13th annual Doane College Fall Festival.  Steve Smock, a sophomore, was chosen to sing bass in the 450-member All-State Choir in Lincoln.

          McCook was proud to be the host of the 2006 State Student Council Convention in November.  Over 900 students from 55 Nebraska schools attended.  Presentations included a motivational speaker, musician, hypnotist and screenwriter.  Due to the large number of attendees, several McCook families hosted out-of-town students the night before.

]]> http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2007/04/02/in-the-halls-4/feed/ 0 In The Halls http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2006/10/02/in-the-halls-2/ http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2006/10/02/in-the-halls-2/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://bisonalumni.com/blog/2006/10/02/in-the-halls-2/ The second half of the 05-06 school year was a busy one at MHS. As usual, sports took a top precedence with several competitors going to state competitions. Sophomore Sam Frazier captured third place at the Class B-4 district wrestling tournament to be a state qualifier. Alyssa Cook took first place at the GNAC swim meet in the diving portion and was a state qualifier. Matt Hall also qualified for state diving at that event and broke the school record for 11 dives with a mark of 330.00. This beat the previous record held by Rick Filon ‘03 by almost 10 points.


In girls tennis, McCook’s No. 2 doubles team of Melissa Lyster and Amy Lester finished third at state and senior Jen Chmiel finished fourth in No. 2 singles at the Nebraska Class B state girls tennis tournament. McCook boys track team finished second in the Class B state track meet for the third year in a row. Josh Cherry won the 800 at that meet with a time of 1 minute, 55.378 seconds, breaking the 32-year-old school record set in 1974 by Jim Tiller ‘74. Brendan Liess, Tony Purvis, Jeff Klug and Nate Berry teamed up for the 400 relay win. Liess, Purvis, Cherry, and Jon Bryant took the 1600 relay. The runners missed the school record by a tenth of a second. At the girls GNAC track meet, Kim Miller took top honors in the shot put with a new school record of 42 feet, 4 ½ inches.

In Class B Boys State Golf Tournament at Lincoln’s Highlands Golf Course, Brandon Crick of McCook finished third with a 142 score. Omaha Skutt Catholic won the Class B title with a score of 642. McCook and Omaha Gross Catholic finished 10-strokes back tied for second at 652.

In other state competitions, two MHS seniors, Kyle Conroy and Forrest Kain, qualified to compete in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition in Milford. The MHS economics team of seniors Minda Haas, Jared Olson, Daniel McConville and Forrest Kain won the Nebraska All-Class “Economics Challenge” in Lincoln and represented the state at regional level in Minneapolis. The senior high’s journalism department won its fourth Class B state journalism championship.

Ozgun Ozguven (a Rotary exchange student from Turkey) and Jacob Forbes were crowned MHS Color Day Queen and King following the Lexington basketball game. First attendants were Whitney Fagot and Micah Kamla and second attendants were Julia Lyons and Joel Arterburn.

The latest group of MHS alumni graduated on May 14, 2006. At the ceremony, Rebecca Rawlins and Brandon Kotschwar were presented with the 2006 Bison Awards. Trophies for special distinctions were given to Jeff Klug, Allison Smith, and Stephen Grove, who earned straight A’s throughout their high school careers. 2006 Class Officers were Julia Lyons, president; Jessica Fritsch, vice-president; and Meghan Ecker, secretary. We welcome these graduates and offer them a hearty “well done”.

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The girls’golf team started off these successes by taking 10th place at the state golf tournament. Justine Hager, a sophomore, tied for individual 10th place with a 181 score. Lesley Nelson, a senior, tied for 12th place with a 183 score. For the seventh straight year, the girls’ softball team made it to the state tournament where they were defeated in both games. Their season record was 27-5.

The boys’ tennis team posted its highest-ever finish at the Class B state tournament by coming in third place. Senior Joel Putz placed second in No. 2 singles and senior Brandon Crick placed fourth in No.1 singles. For the fourth straight season, the football team went undefeated all year long and reached the state title game in Lincoln. There they lost by a score of 6-0 to Omaha Skutt, nearly tying the game with only 11 seconds left.

One McCook team did manage to win a state championship and that was the MHS Cheer Squad. They performed a dance and cheer routine that was judged on technique, difficulty, and music. Members of the squad are Abby Stewart, Monique Monzon, Emily Geschwenter, Lindsey Lawson, Whitney Bracht, Kellanie Pinkal, Kaitlin Haller, Tori Davis, Chelsea Svoboda, Gabrielle Pearson and co-captains Brittanie Simmonds and Julia Lyons.

The MHS Homecoming Royalty were King Brendan Liess and Queen Jillian Bryant. First attendants were Rebecca Rawlings and Ryan Ankerson and second attendants were Colby Eisenhart and Garrett Rippen.

Daniel McCarville was selected as the Student Body representative to the McCook Board of Education. Daniel can sit in on all board proceedings and represent the views of the student body, but he is not allowed to vote on any items.

by Diane Wilson Lyons 76

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Senior wrestler, Dallas Korus, claimed his first medal at State by winning fourth place at 130-pounds. Earlier in the season Korus became the third Bison grappler in the history of the program to win 100 career matches joining Stuart Frazier ‘03 and Nate Riecks ‘03.

The McCook sister-brother diving duo of Jessica and Matt Hall both qualified for the state diving championship in Lincoln.  Jessica, a senior, placed sixth in the girls’ competition and Matt, a freshman, finished 22nd in the boys’ competition.

The No. 2 girls’ doubles team of Natalie Brooks, senior, Jennifer Chmiel, junior, was the runner-up at the Nebraska State High School Girls Class B Tennis Championships.  In boys’ golf, McCook junior Brandon Crick tied for 22nd place in Class B.

A the state track meet, Katherine Morell, senior, came in 6th in the 100-meter dash; Ashlee Huffman came in 6th in the discus and Kim Miller placed 10th in the shot put.  The boys track team finished second in Class B with 52 points.  The boys’ 400-meter relay team of Brendan Liess, Tony Purvis, Jeff Klug and Derek Ruppert captured the first-place medal with a time of 42.82 seconds.  The 1600-meter relay team of Craig Fritz, Purvis, Ruppert and Liess finished first with a time of 3:22.41.  Liess placed second in the 200-meter dash and was fifth in the 100-meter dash.  Sophomore Josh Cherry came in third in the 800-meter run and third in the 1600.  Teammate Shawn McMurtrey finished eighth in the 1600 and Mason Pohl tied for third in the pole vault.  In the 400-meter dash, Craig Fritz came in eighth.

The MHS 2005 Journalism class took first place in the Class B Sweepstakes with 25 points.  Aaron Nix came in first in entertainment writing, Denae Owens got first in sports news writing and Andrea Soden received first place in newspaper feature writing.

Senior Kasey Clapp was selected to perform with the Wesleyan University Honor Choir for the second year in a row and also performed in his third Nebraska Music Educators Association "All-State Choir."  Clapp and Cinda Coleman ‘02 are the only MHS students selected to sing in the All-State Choir each year of high school.  Band students Tyler Cobb, Renetta Rawlings, Angie Weiss, Rebecca Gordine, Chris Wilson and Chris Sandmann were all selected to participate in college honor bands this year.

Senior Kasey Clapp and junior Julia Lyons qualified for the State Speech Competition in duet acting for the second year in a row.  Their duet was from the play, "Jerry Finnegan’s Sister.&quot

Ashley Kilgore and Kasey Clapp were selected to be the Color Day Queen and King.  First attendants were Brian Winder and Courtney Moore.  Second attendants were Jacqueline Roberts and Jared Muehlenkamp.

On May 15th, the Class of 2005 graduated from MHS.  The class’ top four students were Natalie Brooks, Courtney Moore, Jessica Watkins and Kate Wolford.  "Bison" awards were won by Natalie Brooks and Kasey Clapp.  The "Bison" is a tribute to a student’s citizenship, loyalty, service and positive rapport.  Officers for the class were Alison Wilcox, president; Kate Wolford, vice-president; and Katherine Morell, secretary.  We welcome all of you to the ranks of MHS alumni!

by Diane Wilson Lyons ‘76

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