Reporting and Writing
Almost every one of our yearbook spreads includes a story. I have experience writing about a variety of school events including sports stories, spiritual features, divider paragraphs, and even student life features. I also write a segment each week for our school newsletter about various athletic events throughout the week. In these segments, I will detail game results from the week as well as feature various stat lines from our athletes.
Sports Writing
This year multiple different school records were set on the high school tack team. The most unusual one, though, was the banana relay.
“The banana relay was awesome,” said junior Allen Reimer. “We got to add a fun thing to end the track meet.”
The race was like a typical 4x100 except that instead of a baton, team members passed on a banana to the next person. To finish the race, the last runner had to eat the banana.
“It was pretty hard [to eat]. I was like breathing really hard because I just sprinted really fast and the banana was kind of mushy because Michael probably handed it off really hard” said freshman Zach McCaffrey.
Since there were only two girls on the high school team, juniors Cheyenne Crow and Kathryn Seward got to pick their respective teams. The winning team consisted of senior Michael Malone, freshman Sam O’Neal, junior Cheyenne Crow, and freshman Zach McCaffrey.
Athletics Updates
Last Friday, your high school teams were in action in Chanute against Chanute Christian Academy. The girls came out on top 49-42. Senior Nevaeh Pearson, junior Cheyenne Crow, and sophomore Ava Brown all had double-doubles on the night. The boys were also victorious 65-32. The junior high teams played in Wichita at Faith Academy. Both the girl's and boy's teams came away with wins.
On Monday, the high school teams were in action against Arrows of Liberty Homeschool Alliance. The high school girls won 46-23 with Nevaeh Pearson scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds and Cheyenne Crow with 10 points. The boys fell 45-57 in a hard-fought game. The junior high boys played Monday night as well in Wabaunsee against Paxico and both the A and B teams came up short.
On Tuesday, all teams were in action in Reno County. The junior high girls started the night with a win by one point, 12-11. The junior high boys played next and fell. The high school girls followed and fell 30-36 despite a 20-point and 10-rebound effort by senior Nevaeh Pearson. The high school boys also lost a close game, 46-53.
The junior high teams began the NEKPL tournament last night. The A girls fell to Manhattan CHIEF 10-18, with four points by seventh-grader, Reagan Lister. The junior high girl's B team came out on top, beating CHIEF, 21-12. The A boys played against CHIEF and came out on top 39-23.
Tonight, the junior high teams play again in Manhattan and St. George with games beginning at 5:30 The high school teams will travel to Wichita to play against Central Christian Academy. The junior varsity boy's game begins at 5:00 followed by the varsity girls and boys.
Go Warriors!
Feature Writing
As the end of the second semester approached, upperclassmen students were able to relax and take a breath at the annual junior-senior banquet which was held this year at Scenic Valley Inn. Just like every year, the night was meant to honor the upcoming graduating class.
“[To honor them] we gave them gifts and we tried to make decisions based off of what they would prefer more, like food choices,” said junior Kendall Vandorn.
Beginning fundraising last summer, the junior class planned the entire event from the venue, to the catering, to the decorations.
“We held basketball camps during the summer, a parent’s night out event in the winter, sold Valentine's cookies in the spring, worked concessions at K-State games, and sold concessions daily during break,” said junior Kate Koller.
The event began at five o’clock, starting with a walk-up and pictures. Following that, students were invited inside to enjoy a dinner catered by Olive Garden. While they ate, they could fill out a poll about the junior and senior class, asking who was most likely to do something.
After dinner, the juniors and seniors exchanged gifts. Some students decided to go above and beyond with their presents.
“We just ended up getting Gage a 2x4,” said senior Nathan Dunaway. “[His reaction] was great I mean I liked the reaction to the poker set but just when Noah walked in with a 2x4.”
The night was filled with laughter and memories as the juniors honored the seniors for one last time before graduation.