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Keystone Jr.-Sr. High School Knox, PA 16232 |
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| Congratulations to Mrs. Silves on her retirement. We'll miss her! | |
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Pictured: Sam with her mom
and sisters Congratulations to Samantha, who medaled in the javelin at the PIAA state track championship! Congrats, also, to the 400m relay team (Pat, Ben B., Brett, Mike), who set a new school record! |
ront: Cassie and Karissa;
Back: Mr. Kifer, Steve, Devin, Mr. Reed. Not pictured:
Anna and Nick Congratulations to Anna, Karissa, Devin, Cassie, Nick, and Steve, whose team placed 1st in our region in the Stock Market Game. They also placed in the top 8% of the teams in Pennsylvania. In the two-month game, they earned a 14% return on their investments! Faculty advisors were Mr. Kifer and Mr. Reed. |
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Click pictures to enlarge. Left: Dalton, Anthony, Zack, Levi Right: Lucas, Nick, Sean, Ryan, Austin, Nate, Layton Students in Mr. Simmons' Wood I class did a great job on their cabinets! |
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| The 8th Grade class had a great trip to Fort Ligonier, Valley Forge, and Philadelphia. The students are pictured in front of President James Buchanan's home, Wheatland (left photo), and Andrew hangs out with some "friends" at Constitution Hall. | |
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Congratulations to our District
9 Track champions! Sam (left) won the James Manners
Award for the outstanding female performer at the D9 track meet
and took 1st in the 100 (tied D-9 record), 200, and 300 hurdles
and 2nd in the javelin. Patrick won the 100. Others who
qualified for States include the 2nd place 400 relay team
(Patrick, Ben B., Mike, Brett) and the 2nd place 1600 relay
team (Ben B., Brett, Mike, Ben M.)
Congrats to Sam for being named the KSAC Girls' Track MVP and for 1st Team honors in the 100, 200, 300 hurdles, and javelin! Also receiving 1st team honors are Patrick for the 100 and the 1600 relay team. |
Congratulations to our All-KSAC selections for softball and baseball! Front: Zach (2nd team outfielder); Back, l. to r.: Brett (2nd infielder, 3rd pitcher), Alisha (3rd outfielder), Natalie (2nd team 1st base), and Kenny (3rd catcher) |
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| Victoria and Sara displayed their English 10 projects at the Classrooms for the Future (CFF) "Capitol Day" in Harrisburg. Their projects were chosen from those submitted by CFF classes across the state. The girls were accompanied to Harrisburg by CFF coach Mrs. Geary and Ms. Rutkowski, 10th grade English teacher . | Congratulations to Kelly, the Knox Lions "Student of the Month" for May! She is pictured with Dr. John Colantonio of the Lions. |
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| The 9th grade class enjoyed their recent field trip to Gettysburg and Harrisburg. They toured the historic battlefields of Gettysburg and the Capitol Building in Harrisburg (left photo) and found time for a 3-D movie about the Grand Canyon in the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts as well! (right photo) | |
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Congratulations to the KHS
students accepted into the Career Center Honor Society: Left picture, l. to r.: Kiana, Heidi, Zach, Jenessa, Damien, Brittany, Tim, Tamara, and Kayla. Right picture, l. to r.: Dane, Waylon, Kyle, Kevin, Cory, Zach, Kevin, and Travis. Not pictured: Chyenne |
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| The CAD and Woodworking students went on a field trip to Kahle's Kitchens and Swartfager Welding recently. Pictured, Nate Kahle explains one of the many steps that goes into manufacturing their cabinets. | |
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| Congratulations to our 2009 Prom King and Queen, Patrick and Anna! |
L to R: Brett, Logan, Holly, and
Sra. Patton Senora Patton's Spanish I, II, III, and IV students spent a day in Pittsburgh touring the Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh and eating an authentic Spanish meal at the Mallorca Restaurant. The trip was partially funded by a grant from Target written by Senora Patton. |
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| Future surgeons? Katy and Jacob carefully dissect their frog in Mr. Whitling's 7th grade Life Science class. | Sara will lead the 09-10 Super Panther Marching Band as drum major. Congratulations! |
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Congrats to the 2009 Prom Court: L to R: Hayley, Mike, Courtney, Matt, Anna, Nick, Chelsea, Corey, Bridget, and Pat. |
Seniors with the highest sales during their magazine drive were rewarded with a trip to a Pirates game recently. Kelly is shown throwing the honorary first pitch. |
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| Brandon was the lucky winner of the "Good News" car built and donated by Wayne Johns. The $355 proceeds from the drawing benefit the grand piano fund. | Leah shared her original dinosaur artwork with Jason, an artist from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (on screen at right) and students from six other high schools in PA and New Jersey via video conferencing equipment (left screen) during Part II of the "Fleshing of the Bones" project. More pictures and information. |
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| Congratulations to Sam, who set a new school record for the javelin at 128' 2" at the Kane Invitational! | Chelsey's and Madison's dance group participated in the Dance Masters of PA Competition at Seven Springs and won 1st place for two dances. Their group also won an award for best choreography. Congratulations! |
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L to R: Shiliah, Robert, Colin, Ally, Meghan, Becca, Micah, and Kayla Envirothon students recently participated in numerous activities and presentations at the Earth Day celebration at Cook Forest State Park in order to review and get ready for the regional Envirothon on May 5th. |
"Classrooms for the Future" teachers and students recently hosted a Spotlight event to show the community how CFF technologies are being used to increase learning. Pictured, Matt and Zach share their American History project with State Representative Donna Oberlander and Kevin Watkins and Ken Pruitt from Riverview IU 6. |
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| Congratulations to Mr. Baker, the Clarion Conservation District's 2008 Conservation Educator of the Year. The recognition was a result of his Canoe Creek Watershed project, a decade-long project worked on entirely by students who donated their time and energy. | Congrats to Ms. Rutkowski, who is one of 100 teachers from across the state selected from 600 nominations to attend the Keystones Technology Integrators (KTI) Summit this July at Bucknell University. A KTI is a teacher who uses "technology in creative ways to engage learners and improve student performance." |
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L. to R. Mr. Warner, Mr. Irwin, Mr.
Jordan, Alexa, Mareah, Mrs. Wingard, Mr. Kifer, Mr. Vaughn The teachers who sponsored this year's Industry Club generously made a donation of $1,248 to Student Government instead of being paid for their time. Alexa and Mareah accepted the contribution for Student Government. |
Sitting: Matt and Anna;
Standing: Ashleigh, Brady, Courtney, Matt, Kristan,
Patrick It's not too late to catch Good News This fine cast gave outstanding performances in this year's musical, Good News. The supporting cast and crew also did a fine job making the musical a great success! |
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| Congratulations to the Varsity Cheerleaders for taking 1st place at A.C.E. Nationals. The Cyclones stunt group (pictured--Chelsea, Lauren, Corey, Chelsea, Hayley) finished an undefeated season by winning the stunt group division. The Relentless stunt group took second and All-or-Nothing took third. Corey also won the varsity individual division! | |
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| Junior High art students participated in a videoconference entitled "Fleshing the Bones: The Art and Science of Drawing Dinosaurs.” The students collaborated with students from five other high schools as well as a representative from the Philadelphia Museum of Natural Sciences. More information and pictures | Congratulations to Jenessa and Garrett (not pictured), who were selected as "Students of the Quarter" at the Career Center. |
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| Congratulations to Matt and Zack, who've completed the requirements for Eagle Scouts. KHS has had 14 Eagle Scouts over the past 4 years. Wow! | |
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| Congratulations to Tanner (1st), Johnny (2nd), and Josh (2nd--not pictured), who placed at the District MAWA wrestling tournament. | |
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| Congrats to Brady and Shawn! Shawn placed 1st in the dead lift competition at 350 lbs. and 1st in the bench press at 210 lbs., and Brady got first place in the bench at 210 lbs. and first in the dead lift at 365 lbs. in his weight class during an event at the Franklin YMCA. | Congratulations to Sam (1st team) and Brock (2nd team), who were named to the All-District 9 Basketball teams. Brock also won the 3-point shooting contest at the Kozel District 9 All-Star Game. |
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| Students who participated in the Bandfest at IUP include (l to r) Braden, Rachel, Beau, Courtney, Brady, Jordan, and Jake (not pictured). | Congratulations to Corey, the Knox Lions Club "Student of the Month." |
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| Becca and Ally participated in PMEA Regional Band | The Girls' Varsity Basketball Team raised $1,163 for the American Cancer Society in memory of Lauren Turk through their "Think Pink" t-shirt sales. Pictured, Girls' Athletic Boosters president Marti Wise presents a check to Bonnie Delozier, representing Adagio Health. |
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| Congratulations to Mike ("Red"), on an outstanding wrestling career at KHS and on a valiant effort at States! Mike took 2nd at Regionals, which qualified him to wrestle in the PIAA State Tournament. |
Click picture to enlarge. The Keystone Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted ten new members. They include (front) Gabby, James, Matt, Dylan, Sam, and (back) Liz, Amber, Kayla, Sarah, and Kristan. |
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| Congratulations to Kyle (2nd), Tanner (3rd), and Mike "Red" (2nd) on their strong finishes at the D9 Wrestling Championships. | Congrats to the Panthers named to the all-KSAC basketball teams: Brock, MVP; Sam, 1st team; and Ben, 2nd team. |
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| Kristan finished with a 2nd chair placement at Regional Chorus, which qualified her to participate in All-State Chorus in Valley Forge in April. | Mr. Simmons, industrial arts teacher, has been awarded a $5,089 grant by the Keystone Education Foundation. His students will design and build a teardrop-style trailer. |
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Click picture to enlarge. KSAC Champions 2009! |
Congratulations to our varsity cheerleaders for taking 3rd out of nine A/AA teams at the District IX Cheer Competition at ECC! |
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Click picture to enlarge. Front: Cassie, Jillian, Natalie, Nichole, Dani; Back: Sam, Molly, Sarah, Heather, Sam The Varsity Girls' Basketball players are shown wearing their "Think Pink" t-shirts that were sold to raise money for the American Cancer Society in memory of Lauren Turk. |
Congrats to Sam, who scored her 1,000th career point in girls' basketball! |
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| Becca, Ally, and Tuesdae represented KHS at PMEA District Band, which was held at Clarion University with guest director Dr. Hubert Toney, Jr. Ally and Becca were selected to attend Regional Band as well. | Career Center "Students of the 2nd Quarter" include (top) William, Johnny, Zach, Kyle, Cody, Becca, Brandi, and (bottom) Brittany. Congratulations! |
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Click picture to enlarge. Varsity cheerleaders took 2nd place in the Large Varsity division at the Girard Competition on Saturday. Jr. High cheerleaders took 3rd in the Jr High division. |
Click picture to enlarge. Congratulations to the Panther Wrestlers, who took 1st at the Erie Central Tournament. Individual champions include Johnny, Ben, Ethan, and Garrett. Great job! |
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| Congratulations to Joey and Derek, who were honored as "Students of the Month" by the Knox Lions Club. | Students, faculty, and staff cheered the Steelers on to a Super Bowl victory! |
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Click picture to enlarge. Congratulations to the Varsity cheerleaders, who placed 1st out of 7 teams to win the 7th Annual Cheer Classic! The team reached their goal to "take back the KSAC" and earned the right to host the competition next year. Corey won individuals, Courtney T. took 2nd in individuals, and Lauren won Jump Off and placed 3rd in individuals. The senior stunt group Cyclones, made up of Lauren, Corey, Chelsea M., Hayley, and Chelsea S. won the stunt group division while stunt group All or Nothing, consisting of Shelby, Brandy, Aimee, Courtney T., and Allison took 3rd in the division. |
L to R: Anna, Ashleigh, Mitch,
Kristan, Pat, Kerri, Colby These students represented KHS well at District Chorus recently. Anna, Kristan, Pat, and Colby have also been selected to attend Regional Chorus, and Ashleigh and Mitch were chosen as alternates. Great job! |
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| Congratulations to Señora Patton, who received an $800 Target Field Trip grant. Senora wrote the grant to help fund a trip to Pittsburgh for her Spanish students in Grades 9-12. In May, the students will visit the Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh and eat lunch at Mallorca, an authentic Spanish restaurant. | Ms. Kathy Rutkowski, 10th grade English teacher, is this year's Keystones Technology Integrator. More information. |
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| Congrats to Tanner (135 lbs.), Mike (152), and Johnny (125), who took 1st in their respective weight classes at the Corry Tournament. The Panther wrestlers were tournament runners-up. | Nationally acclaimed sculptor and KHS alumnus David Young "rolled" into Keystone's auditorium to present and lecture about his art. David received the International Sculpture Center's 2007 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. One of only 20 student artists in the world to receive the prestigious award, Young won for his kinetic piece, "Object in Motion." David's sculptures don't wait around for viewers to appreciate them. He utilizes time and various energy sources to make his work come alive, where the spectators actually experience and become a "part of" the work. Keystone is very proud of Dave and wishes him continued success. For more about Dave.... http://herbergercollege.asu.edu/alumni/toWatch/young.php |
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| Tuesdae participated in the I.U.P. Honors Band concert. The concert was directed by Dr. Jack Stamp. She also was selected for District Jazz Band. Congratulations, Tuesdae! | Congratulations to Kerri and Andrea for earning the Girl Scouts Gold Award. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout 14-18 may earn. Kerri and Andrea built 8 bookcases at Mid-Atlantic Youth Services and filled them with books so the youth placed there could not only increase their reading level but also boost their interest in reading. |
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| Congratulations to the Lady Panthers for their 2nd place finish at the DuBois Central Catholic tournament. Congrats to Molly and Sam, who were named to the all-tournament team! Sam was also named to the all-tourney team at the Brookville Tournament. | |
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Click picture to enlarge. Teachers in 7th and 8th grades are using our new Senteo student response system to assess student learning. The Senteos integrate with the Smartboards installed in each classroom. Mrs. Clark's Reading 8 classes (pictured) used the "clickers" for a check-up quiz on Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death." Mrs Johnson's English 7 classes used the equipment to respond to PSSA Writing questions. The Senteos save paper and allow for immediate feedback. This system was purchased with EETT Grant funds. |
The Panther basketball teams fared well in their tip-off tournaments. The Lady Panthers took 2nd at Brookville, and the boys won their own Keystone tournament. Named to their respective all-tourney teams were Sam (V), Brett (JV), Brian (V), and Brock (V-MVP). Boys' championship photo |
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| Congratulations to Chandler, who was named to the All-KSAC 1st team for golf. | Brock was the Knox Lions Club's "Student of the Month" for November. He is pictured with Dr. John Colantonio of the Lions. |
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Click picture to enlarge. Senior gifts and awards were distributed at the Soccer banquet. L to R: Patrick (Rookie of the Year), Jake (MVP & Best Defensive Player), Brian (Best Offensive Player), Benny (Most Improved), Cassandra, and Mareah (Co-Player of the Year). |
Congratulations to the Football All-KSAC selections: Matt (2nd team offense), Dan (2nd team punter), and Ben (1st team wideout). |
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Click picture to enlarge County Choir participants include: (front) Kerri, Sara, Ryan, Dalton T., James, Sean (2nd) Katie, Katelyn, Ashlee, Hannah (3rd) Amanda, Daphne, Dylan, Brandon, Ben (4th) Brian, Nick, Jake, Josh, Matt O., Patrick, (back) Logan, Jordan, Matt H., Dalton S., Mitchell. Not pictured: Andrea |
Click picture to enlarge Students participating in County Band include (front) Nikki, Ally, Shelby, (center) Meghan, Shiliah, Victoria, Kayla, (back) Luke, Patrick, and Colby. Not pictured: Kristan, Jenna, Becca, Alicia |
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| Congratulations to the Career Center's "Students of the 1st Quarter." L to R: Zach (Industrial Technology), Lisa (Police Science), Aaron (Automotive Technology), and Sam (Welding). | Congratulations to Brittany, who was named to the all-conference first team for soccer! |
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Click pictures to enlarge. Winners of the Veteran's Day door decorating contest are Mr. Harbaugh's (left) and Mr. Sundling's (right) homerooms. |
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| Mr. Barney Knorr was the featured speaker at our annual Veteran's Day assembly. More pictures. |
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picture to enlarge. The varsity cheerleaders took 1st place out of 6 teams in the varsity division at the DuBois Cheer Challenge. Courtney took 2nd in individuals, and Lauren took 1st in individual and 3rd in tumble off. A stunt group comprised of Lauren, Chelsea M., Corey, Hayley, and Chelsea S. won 1st place out of 7 in the varsity stunt division. |
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| Congratulations to Mareah, Keystone's DAR Good Citizenship Award winner! She was selected by the faculty and her classmates for her dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. | Congrats to Ben, who had a record-breaking performance as wide receiver vs. Brockway. Ben had 18 catches for 272 yards and four touchdowns. Read more. |
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| Congratulations to the Knox Lions Students of the Month, Alexa (Oct.) and Brian (Sept.) |
Click picture to enlarge. Front: Eden, Lauren, Victoria, Kayla, Molly; Back: Ryan, Devin, Mr. Vaughn, Zach, Matt In observance of Red Ribbon Week, a student or teacher was chosen every period to be "whited out." Each represents a student who dies every 40 minutes from drug and alcohol abuse. |
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| Students in Grades 4-12 filled the auditorium to hear instructions during the "Young Americans" workshop. | Technicians from Cross IT visited KHS to install "Classrooms for the Future" equipment in 8 additional senior high classrooms. |
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Click picture to enlarge. The 3rd annual Keystone Alumni Concert was held in October with 58 alumni performing in the concert band and 79 in the chorus. Guest conductors included Ron Allaman, Keith Buterbaugh, Chris Curry, Thom Douglas, Larry Frank, and Fran Nesta. The choral selections were accompanied on the piano by Sharon Nesta and Nancy Davis. |
Click picture to enlarge. Congratulations to the 9th Grade Girls' Basketball Team for their 1st place finish at the Union Tournament. |
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| KHS seniors observed a Civics lesson taught by Governor Rendell and streamed across the state. More information. | Tyler and Zach tested water from one of the Beaver Ponds when the 7th graders made their annual trek to the local wetlands area recently. More information and pictures. |
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lick picture to enlarge CFF coach Mrs. Geary provided instructions to this year's CFF teachers on using their new Macbooks. Teachers joining the CFF program this year include Mrs. Beggs, Mr. Bessler, Mr. Heath, Mrs. Heller, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sundling, and Mr. Warner. |
Congratulations to Jillian, who placed 2nd in District 9 Girls' Golf! |
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| Congratulations to 7th grader Emily, who took first place in the women's 13-15 age group in the ALF United Way 5K race! Emily also took 2nd in the jr. high girls division of the KSAC Cross Country Invitational! |
Click picture to enlarge Congratulations to the KHS Marching Band and Color Guard for their 3rd place finish in the ALF Parade. We're all very proud of you! |
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(Click picture to enlarge.) Mr. Vaughn's sociology class conducted an experiment dealing with "norms" of society. Students challenged these "norms" by dressing out of character and observing the reactions (both verbal and non-verbal) of their peers and teachers. |
Congratulations to Kristan, 2nd runner up in this year's ALF Pageant. Kristan was also named "Miss Photogenic." |
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| The Panther Marching Band led the 2008 Homecoming Parade. See the pictures! Check out the video! | Congratulations Matt and Mareah, 2008 Homecoming King and Queen! |
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Congratulations to the 2008
Homecoming Court! L to R: Chelsea, Jake, Alexa, Brent, Mareah, Matt, Angela, Ben, Lauren, Brock, Courtney, Brian (Click picture to enlarge.) |
The Homecoming King and Queen, Matt and Mareah,
with their Court. (Click picture to enlarge.) |
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9th Grade Class Officers: L to R: Emily, Treasurer; Jake, Vice President; Taylor, Secretary; Hannah, President |
Junior Class Officers: L to R: Kayla, treasurer; Jenna, secretary; Brett, vice president; Brittany, president |
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8th Grade Class Officers: L to R: Kyle, Vice President; Alex, President; Sadie, Secretary; Jenna, Treasurer |
7th Grade Class Officers: Top: Chelsey, Vice President; Reesie, Treasurer Bottom: Eli, President; Brady, Secretary |
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| Our varsity cheerleaders earned a bid to Nationals at camp in August and was the only team to earn a Spirit Stick each night of camp! Our junior high cheerleaders were named "most improved team." Eight varsity members were selected as "All- Americans," including Lauren, who was selected as "Top All-American" for the 4th consecutive year! More pictures and information | The girls' soccer team traveled to Erie on Aug. 13 to put on a clinic at the Booker T. Washington Center. |