Senior's Biggest Fears

     As the seniors at CHS are preparing to graduating this year, a lot of them have something about their future that they're scared of.
     Jeff Cerny said that his biggest fear about going to college was not getting enough scholarships to pay it off. This fear is not uncommon, considering the average four year college costs $9,410 per year, according to the website Big Future.
     Coy Bila said that he is most scared of how unhealthy he might be because of the eating habits he may develop in college.
     Being away from home to take the next "big step" in their lives is a common fear among Kyler Behrends, Dana Dunbar, Caleb Hill, and Zach Carattini. Caleb, who is going into the military, said "The fact that I'm leaving the entire life I've known for something completely different is pretty frightening."
     Loni Watson, CHS guidance counselor, said she would tell the seniors how going into college is one of the "best times" they'll have. They will be introduced to people with common interests, there will be a larger variety of courses, and your relationship with your parents will grow. "The best is yet to come," said Mrs. Watson.

Mexican or Chinese food

Food these days is all teenagers think about and everyone of them has a favorite food. Two of those favorite foods are Mexican or Chinese food.

Kayla said she prefers Chinese food, because it's delicious, and she likes the sweet and sour chicken, sesame chicken, noodles, and egg rolls. She also likes it better than Mexican food, because it's not as spicy as Chinese food. Another thing she likes about Chinese food is the variation of foods it offers. Lastly, she also prefers the less spicy sauce and that's what Chinese food has to offer.

Zayne Jones said he prefers Mexican food because his dad always makes good Mexican food, which his dad learned to make from a friend. His favorite Mexican foods are tamales, enchiladas, and carnitas. He really loves Mexican food, because he loves spicy foods, and the spices taste better and remind him of home.

Mrs. Girard also prefers Mexican food, because she loves spicy things, and she likes the variety Mexican food has to offer. Her favorite Mexican food is chili rellenos, guacamole, and fajitas. She likes Mexican food better than Chinese food, because the flavors of Mexican food are better than Chinese flavors. 

Mark Taylor Nominated to U.S. Service Academy

     Congressman Adrian Smith of Nebraska recently released his nominations to the United States service academies. Of the thirteen nominated, Mark Taylor from Chadron High School received nominations to two service academies. 
      Rep Smith said, “These talented young Nebraskans have demonstrated the skills and determination necessary to be the future leaders of our military, and it is an honor to nominate them to the U.S. Service Academies,” Smith said. “With their strong desire to serve our country, they have also shown dedication to their studies and a commitment to their communities. I know they will represent the Third District well.” 
      Specifically on Chadron High senior Mark Taylor his comments were, “Mark Taylor of Chadron, son of Brian and Sara Taylor, is a senior at Chadron High School. He has been nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.” 
      Mark has not yet made his decision on which Academy to attend. Mark however did say, "I think going to the West Point Academy would be cool because of the history and name recognition."

CHS Speech Results at GRHS Meet

     On Saturday, January 13th, Chadron High took part in a speech meet hosted by Gordon Rushville. The team, accompanied by coaches Brenda Lanphear and Cheryl Welch, all went to this meet to perform their different genres of speech. These include informative, poetry, OID, persuasive etc.
     Exciting things go on all the time at speech meets for the CHS team. The most exciting thing of all that went on this meet was all the speechies that placed. JashwaAlan Cummings placed third and Evelyn McEwen placed fifth in poetry. Hunter Hawk placed sixth in persuasive. One OID called "Game of Tiaras" including Abby Hyer, Grace Sorenson, Mande Wolleson, Claire Margetts and Hunter Hawk placed third at this meet. The other OID called "Highschool for Dummies" including Jameson Margetts, Aubree Noble, Spencer Blundell, Maddi Pelton and Brooklyn Stack placed second.
     "The meet went well," exclaimed Coach Lanphear in confidence. She noted that the team is very supportive of each other. Novice and varsity support each other by coming to watch each other perform. They also give good constructive criticism to go along with the judges' critiques. There were two very competitive OIDs from Chadron who placed second and third, as well as two dynamic poets who placed in the top 5. Coach Lanphear said, "The future for CHS speech is bright."
   

Senior Scholarship Writing

     As more and more scholarship deadlines approach, many Chadron High School seniors are putting forth their best efforts to fill in as many applications and complete as many essays as they can for scholarships.

     As many Chadron High School students are scurrying to finish their scholarships and look for new ones, different students are tackling their applications and essays by looking in different places. According to Lindsey Tobacco, she found the several scholarships she applied for through the Chadron High School counselor Mrs. Watson, who has been helping out any student in need of help with scholarships. Student Renee Redfern has said that she found her scholarships when "Watson sends scholarship information in emails" and by "searching online for scholarships related to hunting or agriculture."

     The senior students are also applying to scholarships using different strategies. Lindsey doesn’t have any special plan of action, and fills out scholarships whenever she finds the time. Renee dedicates an hour each night to looking through, writing essays for and applying for scholarships.

     Chadron High School students are all pursuing their scholarships for different reasons. Lindsey needs to fill out scholarships in order to "help pay for college." Renee plans on going through college without gaining any debt, which means not taking out any loans. She wants get as many scholarships as possible to follow this plan.

     The most difficult struggle for students applying to scholarship writing differs between each student. For Renee, her struggle is time. Despite setting aside an hour for scholarships aside each night, that time is often overruled by her family duties. Lindsey’s most difficult struggle has been with writing out the essays as well as time management.

Miss Frey's Injury

     On January 10, 2018, Miss Frey was getting ready for the distillation lab in her chemistry class that was supposed to happen the next day in class. They were doing the distillation lab to boil out the different components of cherry coke including sucrose, the aroma, and the acid. She was trying to put a glass tubing into a rubber stopper when she slipped and cut her right hand in two different spots. 
     Miss Frey had to wrap her hand in a towel and go down to the office to have someone take her to the doctor. She had to get five stitches in her pointer finger and five in the bottom part of her thumb. She said it will be a week before she gets her stitches out of her hand. When the incident happened, she felt very frustrated with herself. 
     The class ended up not doing the lab at all that she had planned on doing, and instead planned a new lab for the class to do. The new lab she had the class do was filtering dirty water to make it as clean as they were able to get it. 
     She has a numb spot in her right pointer finger where the cut was from the glass slicing into a nerve.

Cardinals keep Streaking with win over Alliance

   

Cooper Heusman sinks a basket in last Friday's win over Alliance.

      The Chadron Cardinals Boyss Basketball team picked up their fifth straight win, with a 53-47 win against Alliance on Jan. 12. The Cardinals had the lead nearly all game. They even were able to build a 38-21 lead in the middle of the third quarter.
     Sophomore Cooper Heusman had an amazing game, scoring a team-high 18 points. He was able to drain two big three pointers, to help keep the Cardinal lead. Another dramatic moment from the game was when junior Pat Rust attempted to throw down a thunderous dunk, but it flew up into the air and bounced off the rim back into the basket right before the buzzer went off. This was an insane ending to an exciting first half.
      After the Bulldogs were able to cut the lead to six points late in the fourth quarter, the Cardinals made some clutch free throws to seal the game, and continue the five game win streak. The Bird Cage was loud all night, and they hit their peak when the final buzzer sounded. Senior Coy Bila commented on the game by saying, "It was very exhilarating. It's always nice to get a win against a Class B team, especially when it's a rival like Alliance."
     The Cardinals record is now 7-5, and look to get wins against 7-6 Gering on Friday, and 11-3 Gordon-Rushville on Saturday.

Chadrons Got Talent

                            

            On Monday January 22 at 7p.m, The Wanderlust Cardinals will be hosting a talent show for their trip to Europe. They have done this talent show for three years, and every year it has helped them raise money. It will cost $5 for adults and $3 for students to get in.
             Jill Paopao is the lady who has started the talent show. She said, "Every year it takes a lot of organization, but it is not the worst event I have put together by far; it's just a little time consuming." The talent show does take some advertising, they make programs, they also organize the order of performers, and they have to get judges in and an emcee. 
            In the past, the greatest performances have been singing, so if you love singing and other talents, you should come and watch the amazing talent all these students have.

Guys and Dolls at CHS

     

       Chadron High School's spring musical was just cast and rehearsals are about to begin. They will be performing Guys and Dolls March 16th through the 18th in the CHS auditorium. Friday and Saturday's performance with begin promptly at 7:00 pm and Sunday's performance will begin at 2:00 pm.Wendy Mahr, the director of this musical said, "This script fits the group of kids we have here at CHS. These performances will no doubt be one to come to and be able to enjoy!"
       Mrs. Mahr explained how the story of this musical is one that has not been done in "some time" at CHS. Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big crap game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that Sky cannot get the pastors daughter Sarah Brown out on a date. Sky gives in and negotiates a date with Sarah in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwhile, Nathan's longtime fiancée, Adelaide, wants him to commit already and marry her. 
       Musical season is right around the corner and time being put in at rehearsal is about to rise. Mrs. Mahr said, "We have a great cast with lots of good actors and actresses. I am super excited to be able to put on this show with the cast I have, and I cannot wait for the public to see what the students at CHS can really do."