Fall

     With fall starting a couple weeks ago, some Chadron High School students have had the season of fall on their mind.
     Many students indicated that fall was their favorite season. Multiple students said this because they enjoy the activities that fall has to offer. These activities include cuddling, watching scary movies, hiking, or going for a walk in the fall time. Ryan Vahrenkamp said, "I love cuddling with my girlfriend."
     Students also seemed to enjoy the fashion of fall. Many students say that they enjoy the comforting sense of the clothing that most people wear during the fall. Kristan Rassmussen said, "I love the comfy, big, baggy sweaters."
     They also said that they like the seasonal food that comes along with fall. This includes the limited-time drinks, soup, and holiday specials. Tatum Bailey said, "I like the sweetness and warmness of fall food."
     Though fall has its positive sides, it also has its downsides for others.
     Many people brought up that they dislike how fall brings along the snow and chill with it. "I hate how cold it is," said Jacie Coupens. However, she also agrees that it is the "Perfect fall weather"
      Another student said they dislike how the amount of mud increases.
 

Upward Bound fall college trip

     On September 19-21, Heather Barry and Maggie Smith-Bruehlman took 6 Upward Bound students to visit the University of Denver, Johnson and Wales University, and Metro State University, all Denver colleges.
     Heather Barry, Chadron and Alliance Upward Bound Academic Advisor, said, "The Upward Bound (UB) Program assists high school students in developing the academic skills and motivation needed to successfully complete high school and enter a college upon graduation. Students receive educational, cultural and social experiences that will help prepare them to enter and succeed in college."
     The first school the students were taken to was Johnson and Wales University which was founded in 1914 and has four campuses in the United States: Providence, Rhode Island; North Miami, Florida; Denver, Colorado, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, students were told that they allow their students to bring a pet with them from home, including dogs, cats, hamsters, and fish.
    The second school students toured was The University of Denver. This university is located near the Rocky Mountains and has over 300 academic programs and has 12,000 graduate and undergraduate students. This was Riley Ambrose's favorite college, and he is considering going to Johnson and Wales University or the University of Denver. At the University of Denver, students witnessed a mariachi band playing for the national Hispanic heritage month.
     Metro State University has students that come from every background and experience. Their average student is 25 years old, half their students are transfer students and another half are first-generation college students. At this campus, students were shown an old shopping mall that was transformed into their student center. They also have overtaken a brewery that is still in operation. 
     Students were also taken to see the Broadway musical Miss Saigon. This musical is about a male American GI, named Chris, and a Vietnamese orphan, named Kim who fall in love. Riley Ambrose said, "The musical was long and interesting. It had a good storyline and an amazing ending."
    

Cardinal football defeats Ogallala

     On Friday, October 4th, the Chadron Cardinals football team played the Ogallala Indians at Ogallala. The cardinals lost the game 43-6.

     The Cardinals loss against the Indians brings the season score to 4-2. According to Mr. Mike Lecher, the Chadron High football head coach, the Cardinals could make the playoffs by winning 2 or 3 of their next 3 games. The team's strength was their run defense, but according to Lecher, overall, the team didn't execute very well.
     Quarterback Trevor Berry threw for the most yards. Running back/defensive back Dillan Sayaloune ran for the most yards.

     The Chadron Cardinals will face the Chase County Longhorns October 11th at 6pm on Chadron's home field.

Trevor Berry and Dillan Sayaloune work as a team during a play.

Photo credit: Justin Haag on Flickr

Homecoming pep rally

     

During the find the lock and key game, students search

through balloons to find matches.

          On September 27th Chadron High Student Council held the homecoming pep rally.
          The theme of the pep rally was tropical. A record of six competitive groups with football, volleyball, softball, cross country, girls' golf, and one acts battled in games to find a winner.
          During the pep rally the whole school came together in the gym. A variety of fall sports and some fall activities played games in the gym to compete. They played games such as relay races, the lock and key game, Hungry Hippos, hula hut, and Family Feud. After each game one team was eliminated, and this year softball won.
          The crowd backed their favorite teams.  Hallie Chipperfield and Lauren Collins agreed that getting pumped up and showing their homecoming spirit is the most fun part of the pep rally.

FBLA Fall Leadership Conference

     Chadron High FBLA students and sponsors attended the Fall Leadership Conference on September 24 in Hastings, NE. This annual event is comprised of FBLA officers from across the state and is a day for students to build leaderships skills.
     Mrs. Renae Noble, Chadron FBLA sponsor, took three students to Hastings with her. They were Jameson Margetts, Alex Elliott, and Kelton Burbach. This was the boys' first Fall Leadership Conference, but Mrs. Noble has been attending the annual conference for roughly 20 years.
     This year's conference was unique because of its location. According to Mrs. Noble, the Fall Leadership Conference is typically held in Kearney, but due to flooding, it had to be relocated to Hastings. "This year's convention didn't run as smoothly as it did in past years," Mrs. Noble said. "But that was no fault of FBLA."
     Both students and advisers attended sessions throughout the day. At the adviser session, Mrs. Noble learned about upcoming changes for Nebraska FBLA. The State Leadership Conference in the spring will be held in Kearney, not Omaha like it used to be. With the knowledge she gained from Fall Leadership Conference, Mrs. Noble plans to use Monday night work nights to prepare students for state.
     Jameson Margetts described two of the sessions he attended. The first was a reporter workshop which helped him "strengthen his role as a local chapter officer." He also attended an executive committees workshop that taught him how to get involved with FBLA on a state level.
     The most valuable thing Jameson learned was fun, inventive ways to recruit new members to FBLA. He hopes to bring back what he learned at Fall Leadership Conference to improve Chadron's chapter.
     Jameson said he chose to attend Fall Leadership Conference because he "wanted to learn more about this great organization [FBLA] and discover new ways to help our chapter improve."
     He recommends future FBLA officers attend Fall Leadership Conference because it introduces officers to the state level of FBLA and gives them new ideas to involve their chapter and themselves in FBLA.

Chadron High volleyball defeats Scottsbluff Bearcats

     The Chadron High School volleyball team defeated the Scottsbluff Bearcats Thursday, September 26, 2019 in Scottsbluff.

     The Cardinals took the Bearcats to 4 sets with the scores of 25-14, 22-25, 25-19, and 25-20. This was the third time Chadron has played Scottsbluff. The first match up was at the Fall Jamboree that did not count against the teams record. Senior, Allie Ferguson, led the Cardinals in kills with 14. Senior, Shea Bailey, led in digs with 19. And senior, Tyleigh Strotheide, led in assists with 34. 

    Head coach, Blakelee Hoffman, said she wanted to enter this game with the same consistency the team has been playing up to this point in the season. Chadron knew Scottsbluff would be scrappy on defense, but would be able to put up a solid block. In practice the Cardinals specifically worked on staying aggressive with attacks to either tool the block or hit around it said Hoffman.
     The Cardinals had some strengths and weaknesses during this game. Hoffman said her team passed the ball very well, but had too many service errors. Chadron had more service errors in this match alone compared to all the other matches they have played.
     After the match, Hoffman said, "I was initially frustrated with how we played and knowing it should have been over in three sets. But, giving it a lot more thought, after playing at such a fast pace at the Gothenburg tournament last weekend, then facing Scottsbluff, whose offense is so much slower, I really think we were thrown off with the pace of the game."
     Thursday, October 3, the Chadron Cardinals will be facing the 17-2 Gordon-Rushville Mustangs. The Cardinals will need to play tough defense from the start and spread out their offense says Hoffman. Friday and Saturday the Cardinals head to Scottsbluff for the annual Twin Cities Invite. At this tournament they will see teams from Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota giving them good competition. Hoffman says, "I hope we will go into that tournament with the same confidence and high level of play that we brought to Gothenburg." 

The Most Popular Nintendo Game Comes to Phones

     On September 25th, 2019, Nintendo released the most famous game ever played since the 1990s. You guessed it, the most famous game Nintendo has created is Mario Kart. Back in 1991, Nintendo released Super Mario Kart for the SNES. Most people have played that version for a long time, but since technology has gotten more convenient, Nintendo is creating more games for mobile phones.           The gameplay for Mario Kart Tour is challenging. There are two ways to play. One way is by tilting your phone left and right to steer. Or, if you like games where you can use your finger, you could also slide your finger left and right to steer. The drifting controls are easy. You just simply tap your finger and slide it towards the right and you will create a mini-turbo. Sometimes, you can get an ultra mini-turbo that will make you extra fast.   
     Students in Chadron High are starting  to take a liking to the game. Allie Ferguson and Emajen Goings thought that the game was cool and fun. Allie said, "I was excited because I haven't played the game since I was little, on my DS."
     Emajen stated that it wasn't what she hoped for.  Anika Burke said that she didn't like the gameplay and that she thought that it was complicated.
     All three students agreed that it might be popular.                                                                               

                             The gameplay being shown here, with Baby Daisy, the driver, as she                                                        is  about to throw a red shell.