GCCC Christmas Band Concert December 4th
NEW HOLIDAY MUSICAL SELECTION DEBUTING AT GCCC CONCERT DEC. 4
Student musicians from seven Southwest Kansas towns will pool their talents in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 in the auditorium of the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building at Garden City Community College. The occasion is the 2008 GCCC Concert Band winter performance, which includes the premiere presentation of a new piece by GCCC Band Director Jim McAllister. The program also includes other selections, including A Christmas Festival and Sleigh Ride, as well as Clouds Descending, an original composition by Southwest Kansas composer Daniel Baldwin.
McAllister’s new piece is entitled Fantasia on The Coventry Carol. The director has previously written other published pieces for band, and the latest is adapted from a well-known holiday tune dating to the mid-1500s.
Musicians bringing the selections to life include Amy Klassen and Andrea Kysar, each of Lakin; Kasyn Scott, Dighton; Lesley Freese, Scott City; Marianne Lawrence and Davina Beeson, both of Dighton; Daniel Alexander, Ulysses; and Marlene Peters, Sublette. Others are Anthony Barlettano, Kiefer Bribiesca and Hugo Castruita, all of Holcomb; plus Garden City residents Regina Aguiniga, Jessica Bartel, Brittany Talbott, Matt Hurst, DaRyan Horn, James McGowan, Zulema Salazar, Cole Proffitt and John Mathews. (GCCC Press Release 12.1.08)
Spring Honor Roll at Hutch Juco
Hutchinson Community College has announced its Spring 2008 Honor Rolls.
Cody Amack was listed on the President's Honor Roll for maintaining a 4.0 GPA for the semester. He is the son of Susan and J.C. Amack.
Dean's Honor Roll honorees included Andrea Scheuerman, daughter of Randy and Cindy Scheuerman, Chase Thompson, son of Mike and Theresa Thompson, and Michelle Hickey. Students who have between a 3.50 and 3.99 GPA for the semester are listed on this roll. Good work! 11.16.08
Eisenhour and Scott in "Physics Road Show"
FHSU physics students reap double honors for their amazing and educational 'Road Show'
HAYS, Kan. -- Students from the Fort Hays State University Department of Physics have been honored both locally and nationally for their efforts as ambassadors of science to children in various Kansas communities.
The honors rolled in for the Physics Road Show, in which physics students travel to various towns to demonstrate scientific principles in ways that thrill and amaze their young audiences. FHSU's Student Government Association recognized the Physics Road Show last year as the best new student program on campus, and the National Society of Physics Students recently awarded the Blake Lilly Prize to the student group. The national award goes to Society of Physics Students chapters that "make a genuine effort to positively influence the attitudes of school children and the general public about physics." The FHSU chapter was recognized for the Physics Road Show, which is just one of its activities.
For winning the Blake Lilly Prize, the FHSU chapter of SPS will receive a certificate and a set of the three-volume "Feyman Lectures on Physics" to be used as the chapter sees fit. In addition, the names of all the participating students will be published in the national SPS's print and electronic publications. Dr. Cathy Clewett, assistant professor of physics and faculty advisor to the Physics Road Show, said the FHSU students perform demonstrations that illustrate different areas of physics. For example, they use a bed of nails to illustrate a lesson in force and pressure. One of the FHSU students lies on the bed of nails and has a cinder block broken on his or her chest. Then the youngsters from the audience are also allowed to lie on the bed of nails. The road show visited several communities last year, as far away as Salina, Sylvan Grove and Johnson City. Clewett said the road show activity helps with both recruitment and retention of students in the Physics Department, which has 32 new students this year. "Some of that is due to the road show," she said. "This is a department-wide initiative," said Clewett.
Dr. Kenneth Trantham, associate professor, Dr. Kayvan Aflatooni, associate professor and last year's sponsor of the SPS chapter, and Dr. Gavin Buffington, associate professor and chair of the department, all helped students design and perfect demonstrations for the road show. Clewett also gave special thanks to student Joan Dreiling, last year's Torch Award winner, who she said was a big part of the road show and did much of the legwork that led to the recognition from the national SPS.
FHSU students who participated in last year's award-winning Physics Road Show include Blake Eisenhour and Luke Scott from Scott City. (FHSU Press Release---11.16.08)
Amber McEachern Receives PhD
More than 400 students completed their degrees at Wichita State University in summer 2008. A complete list of graduates is available at:
http://www.wichita.edu/gradlist.
WSU enrolls more than 14,500 students and offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 150 areas of study in six undergraduate colleges. The Graduate School offers an extensive program including 42 master's degrees that offer study in more than 100 areas; a specialist in education degree; and doctoral degrees in applied mathematics; chemistry; communication sciences and disorders; human factors and community/clinical psychology; educational administration; and aerospace, electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering. From Scott City, KS, Amber D McEachern has earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Clinical Psychology.11.16.08
FHSU Shooting Team Marks Nationals Again
FHSU Shooting Team makes strong showing at national competition
HAYS, Kan. -- The Fort Hays State University Shooting Sports Team returned with a sixth-place finish from the National Collegiate Clay Target Championships held at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. The FHSU broke 1,415 targets of a possible 1,600. The four-day event was organized by the Association of College Unions International, founded in 1914 with the purpose of bringing together college union and student activities professionals from hundreds of schools in seven countries.
The National Collegiate Clay Target Championships has been held annually for the last 40 years. More than 295 registered competitors took part, representing 38 colleges and universities from across the country, making it the largest collegiate clay target championship event ever held. The events were American skeet, international skeet, American trap, international trap and five-stand target. The overall team scores were the cumulative total of the American skeet, international skeet, American trap, and international trap events. The five-stand shooting was scored as a separate event.
Tiffany Lovelady, Palco senior, placed fourth nationally in the women's five-stand event.
In the international skeet event, FHSU hit 232 targets out of 300, which earned it a fourth-place team finish nationally. The team was Brett Oelke, Hoxie sophomore, Travis Couture-Lovelady, Palco senior, and Seth Scheuerman, Scott City junior.
American skeet was highly competitive this year. Team members were Blake Hillebrand, Norton junior; Travis See, Scott City junior; Nate Rohleder, Hays senior; Couture-Lovelady; and Oelke. The team broke 467 of 500 targets, placing them 10th nationally. The team's 467 targets were 28 better than lat year, meriting the Ed Migdalski Most Improved American Skeet Team Award.
The three-person team of See, Scheuerman and Hillebrand broke 254 targets out of 300 in the international trap event, earning them a 10th-place finish. FHSU's American trap team placed ninth nationally, breaking 462 of 500 targets. The team was Couture-Lovelady, See, Hillebrand, Oelke and Scheuerman.
In the five-stand event, Tiger shooters hit 166 of 250 targets, placing the team sixth nationally. The team was Couture-Lovelady, Hillebrand, Oelke and Scheuerman.
This was FHSU's third year competing at the National Collegiate Clay Target Championships. In overall shooting, the team improved 61 targets from their ninth-place finish in 2007 and 17 places from their initial appearance in 2006. The team has been coached since its conception in 2005 by Dr. Duane Shepherd, associate professor of health and human performance, Randy Davis, Hays, and Mike See, Scott City. Other members of the Shooting Team: Joseph Boeckner, Hays freshman. Gabe Bromm, Tekamah, Neb., senior. Zac Church, Goessel senior. Steven Haun, Wilson sophomore. Jeni Newman, Oskaloosa freshman. Jennifer Norman, Garden City graduate student.
(Seth is the son of Randy and Cindy Scheuerman. Travis is the son of Mike and Marilyn See. These young ment started the Fort Hays Shooting Team during their freshman year. They are now seniors: Seth majoring in ag business and Travis majoring in wildlife biology.) FHSU Press Release---11.11.08
Seth Scheuerman on FHSU College Bowl Team
'Stay Puft' wins FHSU College Bowl tournament
HAYS, Kan. -- Team "Stay Puft" won first place at the recent Fort Hays State University College Bowl tournament. (This is from the past spring season---Spring 2008.)
College Bowl is a question and answer game requiring quick recall and general knowledge. Questions range from science to literature, music to politics and current affairs.
The team -- Seth Scheuerman, Scott City junior, Tyler Hughes, Hays senior, Corey Anglemyer, Winfield special student, and Brett Whitaker, Sublette graduate student -- moved through the tournament without a loss.
The top four students in answering questions were Stephanie Pfannenstiel, Quinter junior, Tim Northrup, Glendale, Colo. sophomore, Scott Hand, Ellsworth special student, and Anglemyer. They will represent FHSU and compete in the College Bowl regional tournament Feb. 22 and 23 at Wichita State University. 11.11.08
Logan Numrich Walks the Hill
LAWRENCE — The 12th annual walk up the hill for Mount Oread Scholars at the University of Kansas was held at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18. Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, associate vice provost for Student Success, lead the walk and provided commentary about campus history, pointing out landmarks along the way.
The walk signifies the beginning of a higher education journey for the 229 Mount Oread Scholars, whose ultimate goal is to walk down the hill upon graduation. Two scholars will carried the 2008 KU graduation banner to further mark this important beginning, and scholars were encouraged to wear their Mount Oread Scholars T-shirts that state, “What Goes Up, Must Come Down.” Logan Numrich, 2008 graduate of Scott Community High School, was named as a Mount Oread Scholar and participated in this year's walk. He is the son of Skip and Tonni (Hoeme) Numrich.
Established in 1996, the Mount Oread Scholars Program is designed to facilitate academic connections on campus and is part of the University Advising Center. First-year students are invited to become Mount Oread Scholars if they graduated in the top 20 percent of their high school classes and received ACT composite scores of at least 28 or minimum SAT scores of 1240. Mount Oread Scholars work individually with advisers in their fields of interest, share class schedules to form study or discussion groups and attend scholar support sessions. There is also a Learning Community and orientation seminar course reserved for scholars. The program’s retention rate the past two years is about 94 percent. (KU Press Release~~~8.23.08)
Nolan Inducted Into MIT Honor Societies
Rane was also later initiated into Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society in the spring of 2008. He is now a senior and will graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in June 2009. (11.6.08)
William Rane Nolan, junior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has recently been awarded membership into two MIT honor societies. Based upon his performance in the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT, Rane was initiated into Pi Kappa Chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, the International Mechanical Engineering Honors Society. First opportunity for membership to this prestigious group is given during a student's junior year. He is serving as a representative on the Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board for MIT, selecting coursework for future students. Rane was also selected for membership by the MIT Chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He is participating in volunteer events for both groups.
Rane continues to row on the MIT Varsity Heavyweight Crew in addition to his responsibilities to each of these organizations. He will receive his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis in Materials Sciences Engineering, in June of 2009. He is the son of Bill and Marian Nolan. 2.18.07
Scott City Students on Several University Honor Rolls
Fort Hays State University
HAYS, Kan. -- Twenty-eight seniors from Fort Hays State University have been selected as national outstanding campus leaders and will be included in the 2008 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." FHSU's nominating committee and editors of the annual directory have included the names of these students based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. They join a group of students from more than 2,000 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934. Being honored by FHSU is Scott Citian Richelle Sims.
HAYS, Kan. -- Fort Hays State University deans have named 773 students to the Deans Honor Roll for the fall 2007 semester, according to Dr. Larry Gould, FHSU provost. The list includes undergraduate students only with Hays excluded. To be eligible, students must have enrolled in 12 or more credit hours and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60 for the semester.
Students honored from Scott City: Jeanne L. Gregory, Garrett Kent Huck (son of Randy and Karma Huck), Stephanie F. Kough (daughter of Steve and Florence Kough), Sheena Danae Kuntzsch (daughter of Fred and Trudi Kuntzsch), Rees Edward McKinney (son of David and LaDonna McKinney), Richelle Renee Sims, and Tianne J. Smith (daughter of Chuck and Rhonda Smith).
University of Kansas
LAWRENCE — More than 5,400 students at the University of Kansas will receive about $26 million in privately funded scholarship support during the 2007-08 academic year. This is a 10.6 percent increase from the 2006-07 school year, in which KU students received $24.3 million in scholarship support. This year’s recipients represent 101 of the 105 counties in Kansas, 44 other states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 50 other countries.
So far, 7,603 scholarships have been awarded for the current academic year. Many students receive more than one scholarship. KU divides many scholarship awards between the fall and spring semesters, and there are some students who receive scholarship support for the summer term as well. Virtually all scholarships, awards and fellowships awarded by KU come from private contributions to KU Endowment.
“Donors understand that without financial support, some deserving students would not be able to attend KU,” said Dale Seuferling, president of KU Endowment. “KU students are benefiting from the financial support provided recently and many generations ago by loyal alumni and friends.”
Though KU Endowment raises support for scholarships and other student aid, KU determines the distribution of available support. The figure fluctuates each year based on several factors, such as the number of students who apply for and receive them, the investment performance of endowed scholarship funds and new gifts for scholarships. Scholarship funds are managed by KU Endowment, the independent, nonprofit organization serving as the official fundraising and fund-management organization for KU. Founded in 1891, KU Endowment is the first foundation of its kind at a U.S. public university.
Receiving scholarships are the following Scott city students: Aaron Michael Steele, son of Michael and Sharri Steele (Pharmacy/PD/Prof 1 School of Pharmacy Scholarships), Ross Dale Strube, son of Kevin and Cindy Strube (Petroleum Engineering/BS/Freshman---Frank J. Black Petroleum Engineering Student Scholarship), Zachary Allen Winter, son of Dr. Roger and Jan Winter (Medicine/MD/Prof 1 McGill Educational Fund).
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, Kan. –Hutchinson Community College has announced the honor rolls for the Fall 2007 semester, including grades through the end of the interterm session. One thousand and twenty-six students have been honored with selection to the two honor roll listings, with 505 achieving the President’s Honor Roll with a 4.0 grade point average for the semester.
Scott City students receiving this honor: Cody Amack (son of J.C. and Susan Amack), Aric Reed (son of Arlen and Tammy Reed), Andrea Scheuerman (daughter of Randy and Cindy Scheuerman).
Hutchinson, Kan. –Hutchinson Community College has announced the honor rolls for the Fall 2007 semester, including grades through the end of the interterm session. One thousand and twenty-six students have been honored with selection to the two honor roll listings, with 521 achieving the Dean’s Honor Roll with at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester.
Scott City students receiving this honor: Michelle Hickey, Candice Swedenborg (daughter of Brock Swedenborg), and Kaci Watson.
MIT Places Second in Petite Finals at IRA Regatta
Engineers Capture Eighth out of 31 Crews (June 2, 2007) 9.7.07
By Stephen Young '09---CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Competing in the varsity four with coxswain, MIT's men's heavyweight crew team earned a second-place finish in the Petite Final at the IRA National Championship. Overall, the Engineers ranked eighth of 31 crews in their event. Due to a lack of seeding data, race officials replaced the standard system of heats and repechages with a 1,750-meter time trial. MIT earned a slot in the "A" semifinal following a fourth-place performance with a time of 5:33.5.
The next day, the Engineers struggled to bounce back from a slow start and missed a bid for the grand final by 1.2 seconds. However, the Cardinal and Gray's strong outing in the time trial ensured it a spot in the Petite Final. Behind a quick start, Tech led the field to the 500-meter mark in the Petite Final. UMass mounted a charge by throwing in several moves before the halfway point. The Engineers countered with a few bursts of their own, trailing by a seat at 1,000 meters. Entering the final 500 meters, the Minutemen were ahead by three-quarters of a length. With 250 meters left, MIT narrowed the gap and picked up two seats on UMass during the last 10 strokes. It would not be enough as the Engineers crossed the line about a deck behind the Minutemen.
Rane Nolan, son of Bill and Marian Nolan, rows for the MIT Varsity Heavyweight team.
MIT capped off its season on a high note! We're ready for the fall 2008 season!
Scott City College Students Always Shine!
LAWRENCE, KS---More than 900 students received degrees from the University of Kansas after the 2006 summer session, Registrar Cindy Derritt announced today. Because KU conducts only one formal commencement ceremony each year, many of these graduates will return as members of the Class of 2008 to take part in commencement exercises May 18.
Graduating from Scott City are: Margarita Humbelina Harper, daughter of Santos and Margarita Prieto. She receives a BA in Biology.
Courtney Wayne Farr,son of Nancy Farr and Dr. Marvin Farr. He receives a BS in Journalism. Courtney was also a National Merit Scholar while at SCHS. Updated 9.9.07
HAYS, KS---Fort Hays State University's Department of Communication Disorders has announced its scholarship recipients for the 2007-2008 academic year: SCOTT CITY: Laci Dearden, graduate student, Marian Dreiling Scholarship.
PITTSBURG, KS---Pittsburg State University has released the honor rolls for the spring 2007 semester. To qualify for Dean’s Scholastic Honors, a student must complete at least 12 semester hours, receive a grade point average (GPA) of 3.6000 for all credit course work that semester and have no grade lower than a B and no grade of I in any course during that semester. To qualify for All-A Scholastic Honors, a student must complete at least 12 semester hours, receive a grade of A in all credit course work for the semester and have no grade lower than an A and no grade of I in any course during the semester. Scott City: Dustin Duff\Comm. Graphics\Sr\.Richard and Susan Duff\Dean's Honors.
HUTCHINSON, KS---Hutchinson Community College has announced the honor rolls for the Spring 2007 semester, including grades through the end of the interterm session. Nine hundred and forty-four students have been honored with selection to the two honor roll listings, with 470 achieving the President’s Honor Roll with a 4.0 grade point average for the semester. Scott City: Candice Swedenborg
HAYS, KS---Fort Hays State University Registrar Joey Linn recently released the names of more than 1,150 students who completed requirements for bachelor's and associate's degrees during the 2007 spring semester.
Bridget D. BrownB.B.A. Accounting
Kelley R. EdwardsB.F.A. Art
Michelle A. WrightB.B.A. Management
HAYS, KS---Several area students have accepted scholarships to Fort Hays State University for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Ashlee Foxaccepted a $500 Award of Excellence in art. She is involved in leadership, 4-H, student council and volleyball. Fox, daughter of Norma and Larry Fox, Scott City, plans to major in art.
Lanee Lauschaccepted a $500 Award of Excellence in agriculture. She is involved in National Honor Society, 4-H, FFA, volleyball and softball. Lausch, daughter of Kyle and Gena Lausch, Scott City, plans to major in agriculture.
Travis Reeceaccepted an $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award and a $500 Award of Excellence in information networking and telecommunications. He is involved in Student Council, the school musical, band, football and tennis. Reece, the son of Jerry and Dana Pfanenstiel, Scott City, plans to major in media studies.
Tianne Smithaccepted a $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award and a $500 Award of Excellence in allied health. She is involved in National Honor Society, Student Council, Big Sisters and volleyball and is on the Honor Roll. Smith, daughter of Chuck and Ronda Smith, Scott City, plans to major in radiology.
Lakin Dreiling, a 2007 Scott Community High School graduate, accepted a $500 Copper Academic Award. Dreiling, son of Doug and Denise Dreiling, Scott City, plans to major in sports medicine.
Sarah Heath, a 2007 Scott Community High School graduate, accepted a $1,000 FHSU Achievement Award and a $500 Award of Excellence in nursing. She was involved in cheerleading, basketball, volleyball, track, FFA, Methodist Youth Group and National Honor Society and was on the Honor Roll. Heath, daughter of Mark Heath, Marienthal, plans to major in nursing.
Stephanie Kough, a 2003 Scott Community High School graduate and an FHSU senior, accepted a $1,100 Omer G. Voss Scholarship. She is involved in intramural softball, intramural flag football, Hays recreation softball, Youth Friends, Kansas Association of Teachers of Science, Kappa Delta Pi and National Society of Collegate Scholars, is director of communications for Mortar Board and is on the Deans Honor Roll. Kough, daughter of Steve and Flossie Kough, Scott City, is majoring in elementary education. Corbin Kuntzsch, a 2007 Scott Community High School graduate, accepted an $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award. Kuntzsch, son of Fred and Trudi Kuntzsch, Scott City, plans to major in technology studies.
Erin Mettlen, a 2007 Scott Community High School graduate, accepted a $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award. She was involved in golf, cheerleading, softball, band, chorus and school musicals and was on the Honor Roll. Mettlen, daughter of Roger Mettlen, Hays, and Traci Mettlen, Scott City, plans to major in music education.
Brooke Rogers, a 2005 Scott Community High School graduate and an FHSU junior, accepted a $140 Ellsworth and Zella B. Dodrill Scholarship. Rogers, daughter of Brent and Sue Rogers, Scott City, is majoring in elementary education.
Travis See, a 2005 Scott Community High School graduate and an FHSU junior, accepted a $500 Paul and Bertha Havel Scholarship. He is involved in Shooting Club, Jazz Band and Pep Band. See, son of Mike and Marilyn See, Scott City, is majoring in wildlife biology. 9.6.07
MIT Varsity Four into Top National Semi-final
The MIT Heavies are at the IRA National Meet this week, May 31-June 2. Rowing for the MIT First Varsity Four is Rane Nolan, son of Bill and Marian Nolan. The MIT Four consists of three sophomores from last year's highly successful freshman heavyweight eight, and one senior. The team started off their quest for a possible national title with a fourth place finish in the Varsity Four Time Trial, today, May 31st. There were 31 boats in the trials. Now they will race on June 1st in the A/B semi-finals to determine the six boats which will race on Saturday, June 2nd, in the Grand final. The remaining six boats in the A/B semis will race in the Petite Final on Saturday. The bottom tier of boats race in the lower ranked finals. MIT's four will be placed somewhere in the top twelve fours in the nation after this weekend. (5.31.07)
Row2K Results (Check the link at left for race results!)
Megan Scheuerman Golfs at National Meet
(Trent Rose---Sports Information---Colby Community College---5.16.07)
In only the second year since returning to the athletic department at Colby Community College, the golf team has made great strides in becoming a quality program. One big step this year is having three golfers on the women’s side qualifying for the national tournament. Those golfers are Kati Near, Meade sophomore; Veronica Forsythe, Brush, Colo., sophomore; and Megan Scheuerman, Scott City sophomore. (Megan is the daughter of Mike and Debbie Scheuerman.)
The three Lady Trojan golfers qualified for the national tournament at the Region VI tournament in Hesston. Near qualified with a 36-hole total of 240, Forsythe qualified with a 242, and Scheuerman qualified with a 243. Scheuerman had to go to a playoff hole with Independence’s Shayla Oyler for the right to go to nationals. Scheuerman hit a chip which struck the pin, and had an easy putt to secure her spot. Two of three golfers (Near and Scheuerman) going to nationals to compete were members of the three-woman team fielded last season. Kate Nelson, Hoxie sophomore, was the other team member last year. Forsythe was a transfer into the program and Trista Nordyke, Hugoton freshman, joined the program as well.
The 2007 Women’s National Golf Championship will be held May 14-17 at the LPGA International Golf Club in Daytona Beach, Florida. The event is hosted by Daytona Beach Community College. The women will be playing on the Champions Course, which was designed specifically for professional women golfers. Daytona Beach has been home to the headquarters of the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) since October of 1989.
For more information on the course or for updates throughout the tournament, go to: http://go.dbcc.edu/athletics/golf and click on tournament home page.
FHSU Shooters Do Very Well at Nationals
(This was sent to me by Marilyn See over a month ago! Sorry, Marilyn. You can catch up on the results from the National Collegiate Clay Target Competition.)
Marian---We have just returned from the National Collegiate Clay Target Competition in San Antonio. The Team did very well this year. Fort Hays State Shooting team took 9 shooters who shot most events. Results are finalized and they shot very well. The American Trap team placed 4th overall with a 471/500 targets. With that score they were awarded the Edward C. Migdalski Awardas the Most Improved Trap Team. In addition we found out this morning and confirmed through the ACUI that the team also was honored as the Most Improved Overall College Team(scores were tabulated for 5 events). With this award the club will receive a $1000 check from the National Rifle Association (NRA).
It was a fun time I will attach some pictures. First Picture: American Trap Team; Brett Oelke---Hoxie, Travis See--Scott City, Nate Rohleder---Hays, Seth Scheuerman---Scott City, Brett Whitaker---Sublette. Second Picture: Fort Hays State Shooting Team. (Provided by Marilyn See---5.14.07)
Will Beaton Rows for Wichita State~~~Scott City is into College Crew!
Will Beaton, son Bill and Ann Beaton, has joined the ranks of college rowers. That makes two for our land-locked little town! Will started this season with WSU's heavyweights. This link will take you to their website:
I will be trying to monitor the Wichita events in addition to MIT's. I may just start a rowing page!
(We have quite a few college athletes. It is interesting to see all of the disciplines---shooting, rowing, baseball, basketball, football, volleyball, and track and field, as well as a myriad of musicians, actors, and journalists. If you have news of your college athlete, musician, or thespian, please send it in.) 4.2.07
FHSU Shooting Team Places 7th at Missouri State
Missouri State University hosted a collegiate trap shoot at Ozark Shooting complex near Branson Missouri. The Fort Hays State team placed 7th of 24 teams. The team members placed 3rd in the actual trap shooting event. Shooting disciplines included skeet, trap, sporting clays, and the doubles events. This is a warm up shoot for the National event, which takes place in San Antonio on Easter weekend. Fort Hays will also participate in the National shoot. The results are posted at:
http://www.ozarkshooters.com/Event_Results.htm
In the photo above, the two tall guys in the back are (from left) Seth Scheuerman, son of Randy and Cindy Scheuerman, and Travis See, son of Mike and Marilyn See. They are founding members of the Fort Hays Shooting Team. 4.1.07
MIT Heavies Open Sprints With Win Over Army
The MIT Varsity Heavyweight Eight opened their spring 2007 sprint season with a win over the cadets of Army. The Black Knights traveled to Cambridge for an early morning duel on Sunday morning, April 1st. (And even though Bill was torn, he was actually rooting for MIT!!!) Rane Nolan, son of Bill and Marian Nolan, is a member of the first varsity eight for MIT, which included five of the sophomores who were members of the highly successful freshman eight last season. That team finished with an invitaional to nationals. Go to this link to check the schedule for the spring season, which includes races for the following seven weekends, plus nationals in June:
http://mitathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-crewhvy/sched/mit-m-crewhvy-sched.html
This additional link will take you to the article about the race with Army which is located on the MIT Athletics website:
http://mitathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-crewhvy/spec-rel/040107aaa.html
This is the cover of the 2007 MIT Crew catalog. The Heavies are at the bottom of the page---Rane is second from the left (with sunglasses). The middle boat shows the men's lightweights and the top boat is the women's openweights (which is basically heavyweight women, but they don't call it that). 4.1.07
Chase Frank Judges at Dixie National
FHSU livestock judgers compete at Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo
HAYS, Kan. -- The Fort Hays State University livestock judging team recently had success at the Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo cattle judging contest in Jackson, Miss. The contest consisted of 12 classes divided into four divisions: market animals; Bos Indicus Cattle, which originated in Southern Asia and are breeds which are suited for hot and dry climates; British breeds; and Continental breeds. The participants also had to give eight sets of oral reasons on the classes they judged. The Tigers finished fourth in the market animal division, third in Bos Indicus cattle, sixth in British breeds, sixth in Continental breeds, and fifth in the reasons, all out of 14 teams competing. Chase Frank, senior from Scott City, was a member of this national Tiger team. He is the son of Gary and Debbie Frank. 3.1.07
Fort Hays Announces Graduate Degrees
HAYS, Kan. -- Dr. Steven Trout, interim dean of the Graduate School at Fort Hays State University, recently released the names of more than 60 students who completed requirements for master's and education specialist's degrees during the fall 2006 semester. Those completing advanced degrees from Scott City: Patricia Anne Baughman, Master of Liberal Studies; Dallas Ann Crist, Master of Liberal Studies; and Summer Gale Ford, M.S. in Special Education. 2.25.07
Just For Fun/"Mythbusters" Meet Rane
This is a photo that I am putting up just for fun. Rane went to a presentation at MIT given by Adam and Jamie, TV's "Mythbusters" from the Discovery Channel. Rane has watched them from the time they first started and got the opportunity to meet them and have this photo taken. For math and science geeks, like us, this is pretty neat. Bill and I still enjoy the show!
Andy Kirk Stars in "Proof" at William Jewell
[Above] Amy Walmann’s character, Catherine, debates the authenticity of the proof with Hal, played by Andy Kirk.
Andrew Kirk, son of Chuck and Barbara Kirk, recently performed the lead role in the play "Proof" in Peters Theater at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. In Andy's own words, "Yes, I was one of the lead roles in a play called Proof that was presented Jan 26-27 (2007). It was a lot of hard work... I don't know if I could summarize it, but I was the math geek love interest of a woman whose father was a famous mathematician who died of an aneurysm after struggling with schizophrenia."
Andy is a sophomore at William Jewell. He is active in theater and recently traveled to Florida for a two-week leadership summit, which he was awarded by the college. He is an Honor student in addition to writing editorials for The Hilltop Monitor. Andy also enjoys writing an occasional film review for the school paper. You can follow the link below if you would like to read any of Andy's writings.
(According to the press release, Proof details the life of an intelligent young woman, Catherine, caretaker to her brilliant mathematician father who is suffering from dementia at the end of his life. When an important proof is discovered inside the house, there is question as to who wrote it. Auburn’s story leads Catherine through a captivating journey complicated by suspicion, vulnerability, love and self-discovery. ---Written by Tracy Carroll, reporter for The Hilltop Monitor.) 2.13.07
Garrett Lampe is Awarded CAB Scholarship
WOOSTER, Ohio—Feb. 8, 2007—$7,500 in Colvin Scholarship funds were awarded to five students who are pursuing careers in the beef industry. These outstanding individuals are truly making a difference in their communities.
The Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB) brand recently awarded a $2,000 Colvin Scholarship award toGarrett Lampe, Kansas State University.
“We are delighted to award Colvin Scholarships to these energetic and articulate individuals,” says John Stika, CAB president. “Each recipient exemplifies determination and commitment, and I have no doubt their dreams will be realized. The beef industry will benefit from these future leaders.” The Colvin Scholarship Fund was developed in 1999 when Louis M. “Mick” Colvin retired as executive director of Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB). The scholarships recognize his role in making dreams a reality and inspiring others to be their best. Colvin co-founded the Certified Angus Beef Program in 1978, leading the company to establish the CAB brand as the world’s leading brand of fresh beef.
To be eligible for the scholarship, entrants were asked to write an essay addressing the following statement: The American Angus Association has identified a long-range goal of 30 percent CAB acceptance rate. What are your suggestions for increasing the acceptance rate and achievingthis goal? Garrett Lampe of Scott City, Kan., asserted that the AngusSource® program and private ranch Angus genetic source verification programs are key to identifying cattle that will make the grade and meet CAB specifications. He feels the demand for quality genetics, EPD and performance selected Angus bulls will continue to increase. Lampe, recipient of the $2,000 scholarship, is a junior at Kansas State University. He has a double major in animal science and agricultural communications. Lampe is involved in all aspects of his family’s cow/calf operation, including daily management, farm maintenance, selection, nutrition, breeding and culling, as well as show and sale cattle management. He is co-owner of a registered Angus herd that sells bulls and replacement females to both commercial and registered producers. After graduation, Lampe plans to own his own cattle merchandising and promotion firm.
(Provided by Anne Lampe---2.10.07)
Fort Hays Announces Fall Degree Recipients
Scott City Students Among Fort Hays State University's Fall 2006 Graduates 2.7.07
HAYS, Kan. -- Fort Hays State University Registrar Joey Linn recently released the names of more than 390 students who completed requirements for bachelor's and associate's degrees during the fall 2006 semester.
The graduating class includes more than 50 students of Chinese universities who completed degree requirements in China through FHSU's Virtual College. The following students from Scott City earned their degrees: Grant Huck (marketing) and Megan Richmeier (secondary education).
Area College Students Earn Place on Honor Rolls
Fort Hays and Hutchinson Juco Announce Fall Semester 2006 Academic Honors
Fort Hays State University deans have named 838 students to the Deans Honor Roll for the fall 2006 semester, according to Dr. Larry Gould, FHSU provost. The list includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have enrolled in 12 or more credit hours and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60 for the semester.
Students from Scott City on the FHSU Honor Roll are: Durin J. West, Meagan C. Bennett, Stephanie F. Kough, Sheena Danae Kuntzsch, Katrina Darlene McDaniel, Megan Kyle Richmeier, and Richelle Renee Sims
Hutchinson Community Collegehas announced the honor rolls for the Fall 2006 semester, including grades through the end of the interterm session. Nine hundred and sixty-four students have been honored with selection to the two honor roll listings, with 468 achieving the President's Honor Roll with a 4.0 grade point average for the semester and 496 achieving the Dean's Honor Roll with at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester.
The President's Honor Roll (Students with 4.0 grade-point averages): Candice Swedenborg
The Dean's Honor Roll (Students with 3.5 to 3.999 grade-point averages): Cody Amack, Michelle Hickey, Aric Reed, and Matthew Summers(1.30.07)
Nichole Eckels Competes in National Cross Country Meet
Nichole Eckels, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Eckels, recently ran for the Colby Community College Cross Country team in the NJCAA Nationals. She is a freshman at CCC. The national meet was held in El Paso, Texas on November 4, 2006. The following is a press release from the college:
"Betty Rotich, Kenya freshman, capped of a tremendous cross-country season by finishing first overall at the National Junior College Athletic Association cross-country championships on Saturday. Rotich finished in a time of 17:03, a new school record. As a team, the Lady Trojans finished 16th as a team out of 28 competing teams. Also finishing for the Lady Trojans were Mary Nyambura (21:31, 87th), Amy Hoff (22:05, 103rd), Tiffany Thomas (22:40, 129th), Nichole Eckels (23:31, 153rd),Kalie Smith (24:04, 173rd), and Klare Zillinger (25:10, 185th)."
“This meet puts an end to a great and successful cross-country season,” Head Coach Jeff Becker said. “I would like to thank all of you for your support and interest throughout the season.” 12.2.06
Ben Franklin's Letters Focus of FHSU Elementary Education Training
HAYS, Kan. -- A program centering on two of Ben Franklin's handwritten letters gave Fort Hays State University students studying elementary education some hands-on experience. The event was held Sept. 28 for area fifth and eighth graders. Students from the Elementary Social Studies Methods class taught by Dr. Sue Jacobs, assistant professor of teacher education, participated by interacting with and helping the students. Fort Hays students from Scott City assisting with the program were:
Melissa Jasnoch, jr., Ashley Kane, sr., and Stephanie Kough, sr.
(10.26.06)
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Zach Winter~~~Class of 2002Visits China and Tibet with International Scholar Laureate Delegation on Medicine
On May 21 of this year, Zach Winter traveled to Bejjing, China, where he joined a group of about 50 other college students from around the U.S. for a tour of medical schools and rural health clinics. Besides Bejjing, the group also traveled to Xian and Chengdu. Some of the places visited included the Beijing University Health Science Center, Tian’anmen Square, The Forbidden City (historic home of China’s royalty), Daming Gong Rural Hospital-Community Medical Center, the Great Mosque (center of Xi’an’s moslem quarter), Big Wild Goose Pagoda (constructed in 589 A.D.), a traditional Chinese medicine herb market, the amazing 8,000-Man Terra Cotta Army, Chengdu TCM University Teaching Hospital, the Sichuan Giant Panda Breeding Center, Huanglongxi rural clinic, Children’s Village of SOS (a unique concept in orphanages), and China’s Great Wall. Zach also elected to take the optional trip to Tibet where he toured the city of Lhasa, as well as the summer and winter residences of the Dalai Lama (who is currently living in exile). The overall trip lasted 17 days, after which Zach was glad to be back in the United States. He learned a lot about Chinese medicine and culture and was impressed by the number of people and amount of construction taking place everywhere they toured.
Zach is currently a first year student at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City. At the end of the orientation week, the school held the “White Coat” ceremony in which each new student was given their white doctor’s coat and then signed their name in the “Commitment to Professionalism” book.
(Provided by Roger Winter~~~8.17.06)
Area Students Accept FHSU Scholarships
HAYS, KS -- Several area students have accepted scholarships to attend Fort Hays State University for the 2006-2007 academic year.
Jace Gibbs, 2006 Scott Community High School graduate, accepted a $500 Award of Excellence in agriculture. He was involved in FFA, 4-H, shooting sports, Catholic Youth Organization, football and baseball and was on the Honor Roll. Gibbs, son of Mike and Karen Gibbs, Scott City, plans to major in agriculture.
Trista Henderson, 2006 Scott Community High School graduate, accepted a $400 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award. She was involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters, National Hot Rod Association and tennis and was secretary of 4-H. Henderson, daughter of Larry and Robin Henderson, Scott City, plans a career in pharmacy.
Blakely Hillery, 2006 Scott Community High School graduate, accepted an $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award and a $500 Award of Excellence in nursing. He was involved in Future Business Leaders of America and FFA. Hillery, son of Greg and Kala Hillery, Scott City, plans to major in nursing.
Melissa Jasnoch, a 2003 Chadron High School graduate and an FHSU junior, accepted a $1,000 Edna Shutts Williams Scholarship and a $300 College of Education Endowed Scholarship. She is involved in National Society of Collegiate Scholars, is on the National Deans List and the Deans Honor Roll and is president of Kappa Delta Pi. Jasnoch, daughter of Kathy Jasnoch, Scott City, is majoring in elementary education.
Stephanie Kough, a 2003 Scott Community High School graduate and an FHSU senior, accepted a $1,000 Ralph and Lucile Hunter Scholarship and a $750 Half-Century Club Scholarship. She is involved in Mortar Board, Youth Friends, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Kansas National Education Association, National Science Teacher's Association and Kappa Delta Pi and is on the Deans Honor Roll. Kough, daughter of Steve and Florence Kough, Scott City, is majoring in elementary education.
Aric Reed, 2006 Scott Community High School graduate, accepted a $1,200 Miller Black and Gold Academic Award. He was involved in band, football, Scholars Bowl, basketball, golf, National Honor Society, Community Living Assistance and Support Services Leadership and was on the Honor Roll. Reed, son of Arlan and Tammy Reed, Scott City, plans a career in engineering.
Kelsey Tankersley, 2006 Scott Community High School graduate, accepted a $400 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award. She was involved in Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor Society, tennis, cheerleading and class vice-president and was on the Honor Roll. Tankersley, daughter of Oran and Brenda Tankersley, Scott City, plans to major in business. (7/23/06)
Stephanie Kough is Inducted into Fort Hays Mortar Board
HAYS, KS -- Fort Hays State University's Mortar Board chapter recently welcomed 24 seniors during the Gold Cord Leadership Chapter initiation. Stephanie Koughof Scott City was selected for this honor. She is the daughter of Steve and Florence Kough.
Mortar Board is a national honor society which recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. While it is an honor to be selected for membership in Mortar Board, it is the commitment to continued service that distinguishes the honor society from an honorary. Accepting membership means accepting the responsibility and obligation to be an active participant in chapter activities. (7/17/06)
Garrett Huck Earns Academic/Athletic Honors
Six varsity sports teams at Colby Community College were recently recognized for academic achievement by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).
The CCC women’s basketball, men’s basketball, softball, baseball, women’s golf, and women’s outdoor track teams were honored by the NJCAA. The women’s basketball team which won the 2006 Region VI Championship and played in the NJCAA tournament posted an overall team grade point average (GPA) of 3.20. The CCC men’s basketball team had a 3.02 GPA. Lady Trojan softball team members had a 3.36 GPA. Baseball completed the year with a 3.20 GPA. The women’s golf team had a 3.47 GPA with women’s outdoor track earning a 3.00 GPA.
CCC athletes Valerie Jackson, Logan (basketball); Ivana Stojadinov, Serbia (basketball); Rita Kollo, Hungary (basketball); Jere Ebert, Canada (softball); Heather Ebert, Canada (softball); Jordan Shay, Healy (volleyball); and Alicia Ostmeyer, Grinnell (volleyball); earned Distinguished Academic All-American recognition. To achieve this special honor, student athletes must earn an overall GPA of 3.8-4.0.
Joshua Davis, Jennings (outdoor track); Sara Moore, Bird City (outdoor track); Daniel Prater, Pratt (wrestling); T.R. Keating, Lakewood, Colo. (baseball); Garrett Huck, Scott City (baseball); Suzana Sormaz, Serbia (basketball); Ivy Ramsey, Colby (basketball); and Lisa Ryan, Overton, Neb. (volleyball); were selected as Academic All-Americans. Student athletes who have a 3.6-3.8 GPA earn this award.
Coaches for the teams are Tom Stephens (women’s basketball), Carl Adams (softball), Jeff Becker (cross country and track), Ryan Carter (baseball), Steve Lampe (wrestling), Pedro Gonzalez (volleyball) and John Woods (men’s basketball). (7/17/06)
College Students Keep on Achieving!
Pittsburg State University Spring 2006 Honor Rolls
Pittsburg State University has released the honor rolls for the spring 2006 semester. To qualify for Dean’s Scholastic Honors, a student must have completed at least 12 semester hours, received a grade point average (GPA) of 3.6000 for all credit course work that semester and have had no grade lower than a B and no grade of I in any course during that semester. To qualify for All-A Scholastic Honors, a student must have completed at least 12 semester hours, received a grade of A in all credit course work for the semester and have had no grade lower than an A and no grade of I in any course during the semester.
Dustin Duff, son of Richard and Susan Duff, earned Dean's Scholastic Honors. He is a junior at Pitt State, majoring in Communication Graphics.
Jeri Copewas on the All-A Scholastic Honors list. She is a senior, majoring in Early and Late Childhood Education (K-6).
University of Kansas Announces Honor Students
LAWRENCE — More than 4,600 University of Kansas undergraduate students earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2006 semester. The students from KU’s Lawrence campus and the Schools of Allied Health and Nursing in Kansas City, Kan., represent 96 of 105 Kansas counties, 45 states and 35 other countries and principalities. The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the allied health, architecture and urban design, business, education, engineering, fine arts, journalism, nursing and social welfare schools. Honor roll criteria vary among the university’s academic units. Some schools honor the top 10 percent of students enrolled, some establish a minimum grade-point average and others raise the minimum GPA for each year students are in school. Students must complete a minimum number of credit hours to be considered for the honor roll.
Melissa Rosin, daughter of Robert Rosin and Kristi Schmitt, and Ragen Strube, daughter of Kevin and Cindy Strube were both honor roll students. Melissa is a senior in the college of Liberal Arts. Ragen is a sophomore, also in the college of Liberal Arts.
Update from DeVry University
I had heard from Michael Radnor back in the spring, when the website was first started. He, Kelsey Morris, Tori Wilken, and A.J. Ramsey were all from the same class, and all doing extremely well at DeVry. I always enjoyed substituting for Mr. Paget when he had these students. Kelsey Morris has just recently graduated from Devry with a degree in computer engineering. He also joins Zach Winter in the very elite group of college students who graduate "summa cum laude" ("with highest honor"). Kelsey is the son of Kenny and Terri Morris.
(Don't our college students stand out? Having worked with many of these young men and women, I am very proud of how they represent their hometown. Congratulations to every one of them for their outstanding achievements!!! ) (7/9/06)
May 2006 Graduation at Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University Registrar Dr. Joey Linn recently released the names of more than 1,360 students who completed requirements for bachelor and associate degrees during the 2006 spring semester. The graduating class includes more than 820 students of Chinese universities who completed degree requirements in China through FHSU's Virtual College. The following are students from Scott City who have recently earned their Bachelor's Degrees. Congratulations! (6/28/06)
Catherine M. Brokofsky B.S. Speech-Language Pathology
Cyreesa Marie Wilson B.F.A. Art
Joseph Hutto B.S. Justice Studies
Lacey Johnson B.S. Speech-Language Pathology
Nicole S. Turner B.B.A. Management
HCC Students Kuntzsch, Sattler, and West Shine
Hutchinson Community College has announced the honor rolls for the Spring 2006 semester, including grades through the end of the interterm session. Nine hundred and fifty-six students have been honored with selection to the two honor roll listings, with 472 achieving the President’s Honor Roll with a 4.0 grade point average for the semester. The students selected to the President’s Honor Roll include Sheena Kuntzschof Scott City. Sheena has also completed all of her course work at HCC, and was awarded an Associate’s in Arts Degree in May of 2006.
An additional 484 students achieved the Dean’s Honor Roll (students with 3.5 to 3.999 grade-point averages) for the semester. The Dean’s Honor Roll for HCC includes Bennett Sattlerand Virga Westof Scott City. Congratulations to these local students on their achievements. (6/28/06)
Freshman Heavyweights Challenge at Eastern Sprints
May 21, 2006
WORCESTER, Mass. -MIT's first and second freshmen eights finished up the regular season last weekend with admirable performances at the 2006 Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond and now await word on a national bid.
In the first freshmen boat, the team drew a fast heat and was unable to qualify for the Petite Final despite an impressive first 1000 meters. In the third level final, MIT gained ground on Dartmouth from the qualifying heats, and were able to beat Columbia by five seconds, thereby dodging a last place finish. The performance, while short of expectations, should earn the Engineers a bid for the IRA National Championship Regatta in early June.
(Photo courtesy of sportgraphics.com --- Eastern Sprints 2006)
In the second freshmen racing, MIT avenged an earlier loss in the season against Dartmouth by moving through the Green around the half way point, and finishing eight seconds ahead. Although neither boat was able to qualify for the Grand Final, the team produced its best race of the year, and similar to the first freshmen's result, finished outside the back of the pack.
The Engineers rowed a varsity eight at Eastern Sprints, although the squad finished fifth in the third-level final. Holy Cross won the race with a clip of 6:03. MIT's first freshmen boat will wait to hear from the selection committee this week, and hope to compete for a top 24 spot in Camden, N.J.
Durin West Receives William E. Lusk Scholarship
HAYS, KS -- Fort Hays State University's College of Business and Leadership recently held its annual ceremony to award scholarships for the 2006-2007 academic year. Over 200 scholarship donors, students, parents and faculty attended the event where the college awarded 87 scholarships totaling $62,400. "I'm thrilled by the continued generosity of our College of Business and Leadership donors who demonstrate their support of the best and the brightest of tomorrow's leaders," said Dr. Steve Williams, dean of the college. "These gracious contributors, like our excellent faculty, believe student success is our business professionally, personally, and for a lifetime." FHSU's College of Business and Leadership offers a Master of Business Administration in Leadership, nine undergraduate degrees, nine minors, and six certificates through is four departments. It also offers, through FHSU's Virtual College, the MBA in Leadership, the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and six certificate programs. Durin West, senior from Scott City, has received the William E. Lusk Scholarship, which will pay for his fall 2007 semester tuition. Durin is the son of Richard and Carolyn West. (5/22/06)
Fort Hays State University Shooting Team Photo
Starting at the left: Travis See and Seth Scheuerman from Scott City. This team competed in San Antonio, Texas in April.
Adam Winter DDS and Zach Winter BS (summa cum laude)
The Winter family took another step toward a three doctor legacy with the recent graduations of Adam and Zach. Adam Wintergraduated on May 6, 2006 from the University of Missouri at Kansas City Dental School. He and his wife LeAnne are moving to Great Bend, where Adam will begin his dental practice. Adam has done very well during his college and professional school studies, and I am certain he will be excellent in his career. Both he and Zach are very focused, exceptional, and engaging young men.
Following both his father and brother into the medical field is Zach Winter, who graduated ***summa cum laude from Kansas State University on May 13, 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. In December of 2005, he was granted early admissions into the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He will be traveling to China and Tibet on May 21 for a 16 day program with the International Scholar Laureate Delegation on Medicine. Starting in July, he will be attending the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City. So now the Winters have a veterinarian, a dentist, and soon, a doctor! Thanks for representing your roots so well! Adam and Zach Winter are the sons of Roger and Jan (Hess) Winter. (5/19/06)
( ***Here is your Latin lesson for the day---summa cum laude is directly translated as "with highest praise". Most colleges use it to mean "with highest honor". It is the highest honor that a graduate can earn.)
Engineers Exceed Expectations at IRA National Championship Regatta
June 3, 2006
COOPER RIVER, N.J. - Last season, the MIT freshmen eight earned a national bid for the National Championship, but was knocked out in the semi-final. This year's crew took to the qualifying heats with the goal of reaching the Third Level Final; a feat that has avoided Tech's heavyweights in recent history. After a series of excellent races, the Engineers accomplished their mission and broke into a new level of national collegiate racing.
MIT's frosh drew a tough first heat on Thursday, finishing fourth in the six-team field. Though the Engineers rowed an excellent race (6:05.8), California took the heat and all the other boats were relegated to the second chance qualifying heat in the afternoon. Brown and Yale also finished ahead of Tech's clip, while the Cardinal and Gray defeated Michigan and Lehigh.
MIT fell to Boston University in the next qualifying heat to place it in the C/D semifinals, although the Engineers made a strong push. Both of the times MIT's rookie crew rowed during Thursday's session were faster than the crew had ever gone during the regular season, while Tech's late-season speed did not go unnoticed by many of the teams competing. Despite the second-place effort, the Engineers finished well ahead of Gonzaga and Ohio State.
Facing elinination, the freshmen eight needed to secure a top-three finish in Friday's semifinals to advance to Saturday's final. Syracuse took control and was able to qualify without having to sprint, but MIT, Michigan, Ohio State, and Columbia were all racing for two spots. A coordinated push at the 1200-meter mark secured a spot in the final for MIT as the Engineers finished second in the race. St. Joseph's finished third to grab the last spot.
While the youth-laden Engineers had posted some excellent times earlier in the Regatta, the team never got on track in the Third Level Final. It was Navy and MIT out of the blocks, but the Engineers were unable to establish a rhythm, and quickly found themselves racing in the middle of a heated pack. Some of the crews which had been holding back, were able to execute some more moves, and MIT was unable to answer. Though the crew endured a tough, final race, they earned 18th overall in the Regatta, beating out the likes of Dartmouth, Columbia, and George Washington, who were all eliminated.
Photo by Ed Hewitt, Row2K www.row2k.com
The varsity heavyweights entered a varsity four with coxswain and a varsity pair at the championships. The varsity four, consisting of sophomore, Sam McMeety in stroke; senior, Mike Whitaker; sophomore Ben Kravit; junior Martin Harrysson in bow and sophomore, Joyce Gallagher as coxswain rowed two very good races. The quad finished third in it's heat on Thursday morning, losing to Gonzaga and Penn while closing ahead of St. Joseph's and Syracuse.
Placed in the C/D semifinals, the varsity four was scheduled to row on Friday at 2 p.m., however, thunderstorms and torrential rain forced at first a two-hour delay, followed by an indeterminate delay, and finally a rescheduling for Saturday morning. In this race, MIT needed to finish no lower than third to avoid elimination from the regatta and to advance to the Third Level Final.
Amid the pressure, this proved to be their best race of the regatta, as they lost to RIT by three seconds, Long Beach State by less than one, while pulling ahead of Syracuse by slightly less than one second and Minnesota by five seconds thereby advancing to the Third Level Final and putting both Syracuse and Minnesota "on the truck". Because of the postponements, this Final had to be rowed some two hours later. MIT came in fifth in a tight and exhausting race won by Long Beach State, followed by RIT, Navy and St. Joseph's. In their last race, the Engineers upended the University of Delaware.
Mid-America Nazarene Pioneers are Third at NCCAA National Tournament
Pioneers Finish 3rd at NCCAA: Richard Nolan, senior, left-hand relief pitcher. The team traveled to Tampa, Florida in mid-May for the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament. They had already defeated Central Christian and SW Assemblies of God in regional play. After advancing to the semi-finals, they lost a heartbreaker and lost the chance to move to the final game for the championship. (Richard is in the back, flashing the #1 sign!)
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NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) NATIONALS: Spring Arbor Rallies Past MidAmerica Nazarene, 2-1
(05-19-06)
CLEARWATER--No. 2 seed Spring Arbor University scratched out two runs in the top of the seventh inning to sneak past No. 4 seed MidAmerica Nazarene, 2-1, Friday afternoon in the NCCAA I National Tournament at Jack Russell Stadium.
MidAmerica took a 1-0 lead into the last inning. The Pioneers scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning when Spring Arbor starting pitcher, Andy Paulun, walked Will Ingle with the bases loaded. Pioneer starting pitcher, Emmanuel Garcia, pitched a great game holding the Spring Arbor offense in check. Garcia pitched a complete game allowing just two runs on five hits for the Pioneers.
But, with one-out in the seventh inning, Spring Arbor's Eric Vojtkofsky singled to left field. Joseph Myers then followed with a double down the right field line giving Spring Arbor runners at second and third with one out. The Pioneers elected to intentionally walk shortstop Josh Noble hoping for a game ending double-play.
Garcia then struck out Spring Arbor pinch-hitter, Brent Watkins, making two outs. Matthieu Coulter was then hit by a pitch, tying the game at 1-1. Spring Arbor then took the lead on a misplayed ground ball by Pioneer second baseman, J.T. Langley, making the game 2-1 in favor of Spring Arbor. Spring Arbor reliever, Mark Fransen, then pitched a perfect seventh inning sealing the win for Spring Arbor who will face Malone College on Saturday for the NCCAA I National Championship. Fransen got the win on the mound for Spring Arbor as he pitched 3.1 innings of relief allowing one hit and no runs while striking out five batters. Fransen also got out of a big two-out bases loaded jam in the fourth inning holding MidAmerica Nazarene's lead to just 1-0.
Garden City Community College Commencement 2006 "86th College Class"
Saturday, May 13th, 2006, Clint Deardenand Carey McFannboth graduated from Garden City Community College with Associate Degrees in Science. Carey is the son of Dean and Marilyn McFann. Clint is the son of Larry and Mildred Dearden. Both young men will be attending Fort Hays State University for fall semester 2006 to continue their education. (I am always proud of our Scott City students. Both Clint and Carey graduated in 2004 from SCHS. I had them as geometry students when they were sophomores. I just want to say that they are exceptional young men, wonderful to teach, and that they represent their parents and Scott City well.) (5/28/06)
Addendum: Marilyn McFann wrote to me to add that Carey will be studying to become a History/Social Sciences teacher and coach. Clint has always planned to be in the wildlife field. I remember that a lot of his 4-H project work was in fisheries, shooting sports, and the like. Clint also helped as an assistant to the GCCC football coach. (6/8/06)
Kelsie Ruth McDaniel Graduates from Pittburg State
On Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, an estimated 1,000 students are expected to participate in Pittsburg State University’s 102nd spring commencement exercises in the Garfield Weede Physical Education Building on the PSU campus. Graduates in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business will receive their degrees at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Graduates in the College of Education and the College of Technology will receive their degrees at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 20. Kelsie Ruth McDaniel, daughter of Terry and Pam McDaniel, will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree. (5/15/06)
Megan Dreiling Selected as ESU Ambassador
Emporia State University has selected Megan Dreiling, sophomore daughter of Doug and Denise Dreiling, as an ESU Ambassador for the coming 2006-2007 school year. Ambassadors assist the university by serving as hosts for career fairs, receptions, and events for the President of the university. They represent the university at the Kansas State Fair, as well as Homecoming and alumni activities. Congratulations to Megan for also representing Scott City so well!(ESU---5/2/06)
Richard Nolan Named Top Marketing Student at MNU
MidAmerica Nazarene University Senior Richard Nolan was named as the university's top marketing student at the Senior Awards Banquet on April 25, 2006. The student with the highest comprehensive score within the marketing major in the unversity's business college is awarded this honor. Richard is a double major in business administration and marketing and graduated on May 7, 2006. He is the son of Bill and Marian Nolan. On a lighter note, his senior classmates also named Richard as "the most likely to have his own BMW dealership".(updated---5/15/06)
Garrett Huck Elected to Colby Community College Student Senate
The election of Student Senate Officers for 2006-07 was held on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Tiffany Jones was elected president. She is from McCook, NE. and will be in the dental hygiene program in the fall. Currently, Tiffany is a Student Senate representative for the freshman class and works in the campus bookstore. Carlo Figlio, Lamar, CO., will be vice president. Carlo is a member of the CCC cross country and track team. Greg DeRee, Wichita, KS., will be secretary. He is a Student Senate representative for the freshman class. Greg is a music major and a member of the Sunflower Singers, choir, concert, pep, and jazz bands. Garrett Huck is from Scott City, KS. and was elected treasurer. He is majoring in pre-dentistry and is a pitcher for the CCC baseball team. Garrett is the son of Randy and Karma Huck. (4/26/06)
Freshmen Crew Coasts Past Boston College and Cincinnati
April 22, 2006
(Rane Nolan rows on the First Freshman Heavyweight Eight. He is 4th from the left, in seat 4.)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - On Saturday, the MIT freshmen (10-1) continued their strong spring campaign with a victory over Boston College and Cincinnati in the team's first home regatta of the slate. The first freshman boat crossed the line nearly fifteen seconds ahead of the competition en route to an easy win on the River Chuck. The varsity eight finished second in its heat as the University of Cincinnati enjoyed an impressive victory over its Boston foes.
Going into this windy home opener, the first freshmen were 8-1 against its opponents, with the only loss coming at the hands of a strong Trinity boat. The first freshmen crews had a little trouble locking on to the starting boats and getting aligned in the wind, but after some adjustments, the race went off cleanly. MIT took the early lead, gaining a full length in the first 20 strokes, and breaking out to half a length of open at the 500m mark. After the blazing 1:25 start, they settled into a low and relaxed 34 beats per minute.
The lower, relaxed rating allowed them to extend the lead to ten seconds at the 1000m with a time of 3:01. Cincinnati was an early leader on Boston College, but with 500m to go, the Eagles started to move back into the Bearcats. At the line, Cincinnati was able to fend off the final B.C. charge, and secure second place by a few feet.
MIT coxswain Steve Young commented, "We executed the race plan and got our work done in the first 1000m; after we had control we raced pretty conservatively."
The Freshmen Coach, Dan Perkins added, "It wasn't the prettiest race they've rowed, but they appeared to handle the conditions well. I'm still waiting to see another race like the Columbia/Army race, where they're moving through in the second 1000m."
The second freshmen, consisting of all but one lightweight, continued to build boat speed this spring by winning their first shirts of the year. MIT got off to a clean start against Boston College, and was able to take nearly a length in the first fifteen strokes. The Eagles were able to slow MIT's momentum once they settled into the body of the race, but MIT responded with a push to break open water going into the 500 down. MIT's push paid off and the crew extended its lead to over a length in the second 500.
By the 1000m mark, the water began to be less manageable for both crews, which limited their ability to mount any significant moves. MIT crossed the line in 6:47 well ahead of BC.
The race Saturday further reflects the improvement the second freshmen eight has made over the season. The experience gained from the first two races of the season, in which they lost by less than a length, allowed the boat to implement a solid race plan and beat both Holy Cross and URI while falling to a experienced Trinity second freshmen eight on April 9.
Freshmen coach Matt Berean said, "The conditions were less than ideal but they did what they had to do. Their racing experiences thus far allowed them to decide when to put their bow in front and keep it there. Now we have to look toward next week, and a solid Dartmouth boat".
MIT's second varsity eight easily held off B.C. and Cincinnati to secure another win for the Cardinal and Gray, while the Engineers also paced the field with a victory in the varsity four.
The MIT freshmen will travel north to Hanover, N.H., to race Dartmouth on Saturday April 29, while the varsity crew will venture to Madison, Wis., for the annual Cochrane Cup versus Dartmouth and Wisconsin.
Garrett Huck Helps Win Two for Colby Trojans
Game One Notes: Brown Mackie 0 Trojans 11
Strong pitching from Garrett Huckwho allowed only 2 hits in the complete game allowed the Trojan offense to get on a roll. The Trojans scored 7 in the first and never looked back. Marshall MacDonald was 2-for-2 with a homerun and 4 RBI’s. Patrick Farrell also had a homerun and 4 RBI’s.
Game Two Notes: Brown Mackie 15 Trojans 16
The Trojans got a shaky start from Mike O’Dwyer who struggled with control but the offense made up for it. Cory Raczykowski went 4-for-5 with 3 doubles to lead the charge.
Colby had the game in hand until the top of the seventh when they allowed 8 runs to the Lions on 5 walks, two hit batters, one error and one hit. First game starter Garrett Huck had to make a relief appearance to stop all the scoring. In the bottom half of the seventh with the game tied Marshall MacDonald led off with a single to center followed by a walk to Adam Hills. They both advanced on a wild pitch and Royle Beach singled to win the game.Coach’s Comments: “It wasn’t the prettiest of sweeps but we now have a six game win streak. We are 13-7 in conference and in second place by one game. We have a chance to make the rest of the season tough on Garden City Wednesday as they are 11-13 on the year.” (CCC---4/12/06)
FHSU Coach's Impressions of San Antonio Shooting Meet
This is a short overview of the trip we made to San Antonio. The gentlemen we took represented the club and Fort Hays very well (both in their professionalism and competitively). I do not have the exact standing at this point but as a team we should be around the middle of the team standings. This is admirable based upon several things. First it is the first competition for the team, second, we have have very limited practice compared to some of the other teams, and third, the group shot venues they had never seen or practiced before. The trip went as follows. Left on Tuesday and drove all day. Wednesday the team was able to practice International Trap (one of the two venues they hadn't seen or shot) and become acquainted with the range. Thursday they all shot 100 rounds of international trap for scores. Friday the team shot International Skeet (another new venue with faster targets and a different target sequence). It was hot and windy and the targets were affected by the wind. Saturday the group shot American trap and 50 rounds of 5-stand. Sunday was the last day of competition with American Skeet which the team shot very well. The FHSU team (each member) shot a total of 450 targets in 5 venues. This event was a great learning experience for both the team and coaches. We were acknowledged by other teams and the event staff and coordinaters by how we looked and our professional conduct. ESPN university shot our team during the American Skeet venue and one of the reasons they chose the team was because of how they looked and conducted themselves. We became acquainted with numerous other shooters and coaches and learned a lot about other programs that we can utilize to make our club better. Based upon having been there now I hope more of you will consider going next year. We will be better organized from this point and can help you with how to prepare both financially and competitively. I would like to thank the team and other coaches (Mike and Marilyn See and Randy Davis) and the members of the club for the support they have shown to the organization. My take on the trip and from talking to other teams, coaches, and ACUI staff is that Fort Hays made a very positive impression in San Antonio. Lets plan to send more (both men and women) next year.
(Written by Dr. Shepherd/Provided by Marilyn See---4/11/06)
MIT Heavyweight Frosh Row Strong at Donahue Cup
April 9, 2006
WORCESTER, Mass. -Men's heavyweight crew was back in action Sunday morning at Lake Quinsigamond competing in the annual Jim Donahue Cup. The varsity eight finished third overall in the cup race, while Williams outdueled WPI for the win.
After last week's win over Columbia and Army, the freshman team was confident in its ability and produced a better starting sequence in Sunday's race. They came off the line quick and clean, opening up a lead on Williams, URI, and a second freshmen boat from Holy Cross. At the 500-meter mark, MIT had just broken open water on Williams, who was continuing to fight hard and had moved out well on the remaining boats.
Once their lead was established, MIT settled into a good rhythm and pushed out to a comfortable margin. They crossed the finish line about 10 seconds before Williams. Four members of the freshmen Williams crew had raced earlier in the day when they won the Donahue Cup, and the MIT freshmen also raced earlier when they (unofficially) won the JV race against WPI, URI and Williams