Making history one basket at a time

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Making history one basket at a time
and posters were distributed
through the crowd as the
team warmed up and prepared to take on their opponent. The team pulled a huge
upset over Girard in a 63-57
victory.
“I definitely believe
having a big crowd at the
game made a difference. It
might not seem big but having all the support helped
fuel us,” said senior Morgan
Soucie.
The boys’ basketball
team has not made it through
the first round of state since
1969. The Trojans would
then face Holcomb who was
the No. 2 seed in the 4A
Division II bracket. After a
long hard fought game the
Trojans fell to the Longhorns
77-60. The team then played
at 2 o’clock Saturday, March
14th against Wichita-Trinity
Academy for 3rd place. Falling short once again the
Trojans lost 77-58 to earn 4th
place in the 4A Division II
State basketball tournament.
Once the boys came out
of the locker room hugs and
congratulations were given
to them by friends and family
members. A week later, the
Wichita Eagle announced
their 4A Division II All-State
boys’ basketball team in
which Soucie made second
team and Sheldon Booe made
honorable mention. Soucie
was also nominated by the
Topeka Capital-Journal’s
2015 All-Class boys’ third
team.
“We all would like to
thank every one for coming
out. I hope it motivated some
people to get better and to
never settle for anything,”
said Soucie.
to set up for meetings and
take the chairs and tables
back down following meetings. With a permanent
site, Osawatomie will not
have to spend time on this
every week.
Late March the contractor will start an addition to the building which
will be on the back of the
building. This addition will
house a two car sally port,
prisoner holding area and
storage. The existing police
building will be renovated
to be a permanent city
court-house and city council chambers.
The new station will
be about two and a half
times the room in the
current police station. In
addition, the new station
is laid out in a much more
user-friendly design. The
building looks more professional and there is more
parking.
“The location is great
for a police station, and as
the city grows toward the
northland, it will become
more centralized,” said
Police Chief Bob Butters. The old station has
outlived its useful life;
Osawatomie renovated the
old fire station many years
ago to try to keep up with
change. The city has now
outgrown this space and
has found it is cramped and
inefficient in the building’s
use. The current station
will better serve the city as
a council room and court
and will allow the police
department to expand to a
better space for its needs.
“The officers will love
[the new building], each
officer will have their own
desk and workspace,” said
school resource officer
Donnie Basehor.
The new building
construction will be complete mid-May. Once the
construction company
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OHS’ real “Shark Tank”
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Larissa Harriso n
With the final seconds
ticking down on the scoreboard, the boys’ basketball
team clinched their ticket to
state. At the final buzzer the
crowd erupted with cheers
and clapping as the boys
went to receive their sub-state
champion plaque.
“My first thought was
holy crap we did it! We’re
going to state,” said junior
Bobby Richardson.
As Osawatomie fans
drove back home plans were
beginning to be made to go
to Park City, Kansas where
the team would play the first
round of the state tournament
against Girard. The commu-
nity of Osawatomie stepped
up to the plate and donated a
generous amount of money
to send any OHS student who
wanted to watch the team in
their first competition. Once
the announcement was made
the pep buses began to fill up
rapidly. Once every student
was accounted for, a total of
four buses filled with spectators went to support the
basketball team.
“It was great to see the
whole school come together
and support the boys’ team
at state,” said junior Mia
Schultz.
After a two and half
hour bus ride students rushed
out of the buses and into
Hartman Arena. Fat heads
Photo by Larissa Harrison
The boys’ basketball team received 4th place in the 4A Division II basketball tournament.
Photo by Larissa Harrison
(Above) Junior Riley England led the team out onto the court to warm
up against Holcomb. (Below) Senior Sheldon Booe went up for a
layup against Wichita-Trinity Academy.
Osawatomie opens new police department
Daphne Lofing
Osawatomie is going to have a new police
station to better the department and the city. The new
police station is going to be
at 105 E. Main. Previously
it was occupied by Marsha
Adams’ State Farm Insurance company.
This new location will
feature all of the station
and the pre-existing station will be remodeled and
turned into a permanent
courthouse and council
room. Currently Osawatomie uses Memorial Hall for
both functions and the city
has to pay city personnel
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is finished building the
garage and sally port then
there are renovations that
will be completed inside.
The department hopes to
have an open house in conjunction with the Alumni
weekend on May 23rd and
to be into the new building
by early June.
The purchase of the
building was approved
by the Osawatomie City
Council almost two years
ago. Since then the city had
to complete the purchase of
the property, request bids
for renovations and complete some minor renovations within the existing
building.
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2 - News
April 17, 2015
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Spanish students take a trip of a lifetime
JP Harrison
Students who took
the Spanish II course
had the opportunity over
spring break to have the
trip of a lifetime. On Friday, March 13, 18 people
left the Osawatomie High
School parking lot at 8:30
a.m. Within the next nine
days, they would travel
through eleven states
while seeing some of the
greatest landmarks in the
country.
On the first two days
of their journey, the travelers would drive across
over 1,200 miles. On Saturday night, they arrived
to their hotel in Orlando,
Florida. On the following day, they enjoyed the
whole day at the Magic
Kingdom and Epcot Center.
“It was magical! I
had fun hanging around
the hotels and trying to
figure out the showers,”
said sophomore Brooke
Owens.
They spent the first
part of the day in the Magic Kingdom where they
saw Cinderella’s castle,
various Disney characters make sand castles on the
and rode several rides.
beach. Later that evening,
They then rode a monorail the arrived in the city of
over to the Epcot CenNew Orleans.
ter, full of more shops
While staying in
and rides for the whole
New Orleans, they ate at
group to enjoy. That
evening, they rode
a ferry boat back to
the Magic Kingdom
so they could see the
night light up as fireworks launched into
the sky from behind
Cinderella’s castle.
The next day,
they went to Universal Studios amusement park and ate at
the world’s largest
Hard Rock Café.
Once they had finished their meal, the
group headed back
onto the road where
they would then start
making their way
back west to New
Orleans.
Photo by Brittany Tyson
Spanish trip students were getting
But the morning before arriving in ready to eat at Margaritaville.
New Orleans, the students
enjoyed the white, sandy
Margaritaville and Pat
beaches in Destin, Florida. O’Brian’s and enjoyed
They were able to swim in an amazing jazz perforthe refreshing water and
mance. They were also
able to go to the Audubon
Zoo and Aquarium of the
Americas before leaving
New Orleans.
“It was exciting
there,” commented
sophomore Dylan
Page. “It opened
my eyes to see how
people lived in
New Orleans.”
While heading north
back home to Kansas, the
group stopped and saw
the famous civil war battle
site at Vicksburg, Mississippi. They also stopped at
Little Rock Central High
School to see where “The
Little Rock Nine” attended
school.
“I think the trip went
absolutely great,” told
teacher Carl Ingle. “From
what I saw, it was a good
experience for all the
students.”
Business management students shine during “Shark Bowl”
Andy Cornelius
Woodrum. These are local
Each team had to
community members that
come up with a communiBusiness managerepresent different busity service project consistment is a fairly new class
ness and organizations
ing of a monetary amount
at the high school. The
throughout the commuof five hundred dollars
concepts of this class are
nity.
that could leave a legacy
business procedures and
activities involving
business related situations. On March 3rd-4th
students proposed community service ideas to
a panel of judges that
are representing different aspects of the community.
The background
of the “Shark Bowl”
was based on a reality
TV show “Shark Tank”
where people come in
and pitch products to a
panel of millionaires.
Two ladies from the
Photo courtesy of Kinda Williams
community came in to
Juniors Brendon Chrisjohn, Luke Daniels and Aubry Adams pitched an idea to the local
talk about business and “Shark Bowl” judges.
the idea of community
Junior Daniel Deleon in the town. The project
projects was created.
said, “ My favorite part
ideas consisted of a new
Twenty-one students
was taking on a project
welcome sign, supplies
faced off against judges
and seeing it actually
for the community garden,
consisting of seven teams
food pantry donations,
with three to a group. The come together and make
a change in our commupaint for the gazebos in
judges were John Adessi,
John Brown Park, drug
Casey Jones, Mike Moon, nity.”
and alcohol awareness
Desrae Richter and Sharon
assembly, new tennis nets
by the baseball fields and
handicap accessible seating in the football stadium.
Business teacher
Kinda Williams said, “One
of my favorite parts was
when I walked into the
auditorium and I saw one
student rehearsing and
practicing in a professional manner and stepped
up.”
The winning team
consisted of Deleon,
senior Sheldon Booe and
senior Kayleigh Vail who
pitched an idea to gather
supplies for the community garden.
Vail said, “My
favorite part was it actually being a real business
presentation in front of
real people who are in
business.”
Williams said she
plans on continuing the
project and hopes to see
the winning teams idea
put into action. The class
is going to complete the
project and go help at the
community garden in the
near future.
Staff Reporters
Katelynn Butler
Andrew Cornelius
Amanda Crouch
Abigail Dickinson
Larissa Harrison
Destinee Howard
Daphne Lofing
Marcella DelValle
Delaney Madden
Laicey Dees
JP Harrison
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Heather Adams
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3- Editorial
Music and art are just as important as science and math
Katelynn Butler
Fine arts are often
disbanded within the high
schools of the United
States, Kansas especially.
With Sam Brownback cutting budgets for education
as quickly as he might cut
cake, it is really putting a
strain on the fine arts programs across the state.
Music and art programs are vitally important
to a student’s academic and
social experience. Students
need to have a variety of
groups or clubs, classes
and organizations to choose
from. Fine arts are often
in those previously mentioned categories that help
students find where the
niche they fit in within their
group of peers and fellow
students.
When I was going
through middle school I
could not find a group of
people I fit in with until I
joined band and art. I found
people who were just like
me. I found fellow students
that I did not know who
loved drawing and were as
passionate about music as
I was. It did not just end in
middle school, I continued
to find other artistic subjects I enjoyed being a part
of in high school.
I joined the Jazz band,
competed in band with my
fellow members, joined
the newspaper, developed
talent for art I never knew
I had, and picked up a few
basic photography skills on
the way. I have made a tremendous amount of friends
within these organizations
and it has been the experi-
ence of a lifetime. This is
why schools must keep the
arts in mind. They are very
important to student’s social and academic development. When a student has
had or will have a long day
of hard classes, it is nice to
relax by sketching a great
drawing or playing an awesome solo just for the fun
of it. Music is even helpful
when it comes to math. It
improves a student’s basic
arithmetic, pronunciation and speech. Singing
helps teach students to
pronounce and annunciate specific words within a
song the choir or an individual student is learning.
It helps teach continuous
use of the voice, helping improve speech. Last
but not least, the counting
music students have to do
helps their basic arithmetic
skills. Schools around the
world should not disband
the arts just because science
and math are taking over
in the work force. Fine arts
help everyone in a special
way, whether it is emotionally, academically or just
personally. Students need to
be accepted and they can do
so within these programs.
They are very important to
kids and will continue to be
as long as they exist.
The student section
has always been here, but
they might not have been
noticed due to the serious
lack of numbers in the past.
This year, a few seniors
stepped up and took charge
of the student section. They
got students excited about
coming to home and even
some of the away games. A
sea of red and white usually
blankets the sidelines and
cheers can be hear down
the block. This is what high
school is about: school
spirit.
Now what is school
spirit? School spirit can be
anything from wearing our
Trojan pride shirts on game
days, attending sporting
events or being part of the
‘Scream Team.’
But it is more than just
painting our faces and losing our voices; it is giving
students the opportunity
to be a part of something
exciting. Students of all
ages and social groups unite
under the common goal of
supporting the home team.
The feeling of being
part of something bigger
than oneself is engrained
in our culture as a necessary part of our education
system. It creates a unified atmosphere in which
students feel accepted and
included. That is one of the
many reasons I think school
spirit plays a significant
role in high school life and
growing up. Besides that,
every athlete deserves to
hear fellow students roar on
the sidelines after a great
play.
Now I will be the first
to confess that I have not
always been involved as I
should have been. I would
have rather been hanging
out with my friends on a
Friday night instead of in
a crowd of people, yelling
during a game in which I
had no idea what was even
happening. But as time
moved on, I realized I was
missing out. Sure, a quiet
night at home is nice, but
there is no other place I
would rather be than supporting my team.
Of course, it is not for
everybody and not everyone is going to like their
school. But I encourage
everyone to get involved. I
know I do not want to look
back twenty years from
now and regret not being a
part of everything I could.
OHS scream team sounds like school spirit
Abigail Dickinson
In a small town like
ours, sports are everything.
The stands are filled during home games, complete
with parents, the pep band,
the Dazzlers and something
different.
College degrees are not necessary for success
Delaney Madden
Recently, when people
were asked the thought
provoking question, “Do
you always have to attend
college to be successful?”
almost everyone answered
the same way, “Yes, nowadays you do.” This made
me wonder why it is that
“nowadays” a person has to
attend college to be successful?
In the past several
years businessmen, entrepreneurs, political leaders,
clergymen and inventors were very successful
despite not having a college degree. Michael Dell,
founder of Dell computers,
Joyce C. Hall, founder of
Hallmark; Richard Branson, founder of Virgin
Mobile, Mark Zuckerberg,
multimillionare co-founder
of Facebook; Coco Chanel,
founder of fashion brand
Chanel, Bill Gates, the
founder of Gates computers
and Steve Jobs, co-founder
of Apple incorporated,
never graduated from college. The list goes on and
on, Google it sometime.
Speaking of Google, according to Business Insider,
“After years of looking at
the data, Google has found
things like college GPA’s
and transcripts to be almost
worthless in hiring…the
company is hiring more
and more people who never
even went to college.” So
why is it that “nowadays” a
person has to have a college
education to achieve success? What has changed?
Could it be our attitude? Our belief? Our
mindset? Today people
seem to be of the opinion
that unless they receive a
college degree and “make
something of their lives,”
they are considered a failure. But is this always true?
When Richard Branson
dropped out of school at
sixteen, his headmaster told
him he would either end
up in prison or become a
millionaire. Obviously, he
chose the latter.
Perhaps our belief is
caused by fear. Fear causes
us to stay inside our comfort zone and not take the
path less traveled. Maybe
we are using college as default to avoid trying something new. However, if it
wasn’t for fearless leaders,
our country would not be
what it is today.
In fact, it may not ever
have been a country at all.
Think about the courage
it took for the colonists,
pilgrims and pioneers to
travel to unfamiliar lands
in order to establish new
dreams. They certainly
did not stay in their comfort zones! Is not that the
American Spirit? What
about the Wright Brothers?
Neither of them graduated
from college. It was crazy
at that time to think that it
could be possible for man
to fly like the birds. They
could have certainly failed
miserably, but they took the
risk and changed the way
people travel today.
I fully understand
that certain career paths
require degrees, licenses
and certificates. Obviously,
I am not referring to these
professions in this article.
I certainly would not want
a doctor who had never
received his medical degree
operating on me! I only
wanted to make the point
that there are other options
for some who may want to
step outside of the box. When one considers
the cost of a college education, it certainly is not out
of the realm to think that
those funds could be put to
use in some other innovative way. While I am planning on going to college, I
feel confident that even if
I were not able to attend, I
would still have other opportunities to be successful.
After all, Coco did!
4 - FeatureApril 17, 2015
Senior Standouts: Amanda Crouch, Larissa Harrison, Destinee Howard, Richard Sinclair
Abigail Dickinson
Travelling the world and seeing
all it has to offer is where one would
find Amanda Crouch if she did not
have to go to school. She is a bit sad
that this is her last year at OHS but
she is looking forward to college and
what the future holds, though she will
miss seeing her friends everyday. Her
favorite memory from high school
was Spanish trip, which she went
on twice, because of all the amazing
things she got to experience.
One of the best memories Larissa Harrison
has of high school was during Spanish trip when
Osawatomie graduate, Alyssa Larson, ran through
a fountain, slipped and fell. She finds it kind of
depressing knowing that she will not be coming
back next year, but she is excited for what is to
come. One could find Larissa some place warm
as it is her favorite place to be.
Home, the realm of internet, food and sleep, is Richard Sinclair’s
favorite place to be. He would shamelessly stay with his friends and play
video games all day if he did not have to continue schooling. But he is actually going to miss high school, wishing to stay forever. Normalcy is what
Richard is going to miss the most next year. Visiting Baltimore, Maryland on
Junior trip was the best memory he has of his time at OHS.
There will not be much that she
will miss, but Destinee Howard is going to miss Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Trull
when she leaves high school as she has
grown quite fond of them. She is actually relieved to find that high school is
almost over and she is ready to move
on. Destinee prefers to be alone in her
room or somewhere quiet and if given
the funding, she would travel the world
to find the beautiful things that make
life worthwhile.
OHS students twirling their way to victory
Katelynn Butler
Junior Delaney Madden and freshman Celsea
Butler attended both the
William Jewel Missouri
State Open Competition
and the St. Mary’s College
March Madness competition in baton twirling this
past March, receiving
several awards and earning
recognition for their hard
work from multiple judges.
The two girls twirled
their way into multiple
events at Missouri State
and March Madness; Butler
participated in two events
and taking home two
awards, a first and second,
at Missouri State. Madden
participated in three events
taking home four awards,
two firsts and two thirds
at Missouri and receiving
two firsts and one third at
March Madness.
The girls have to go
through hours of different
training to learn how to
score high in events such
perform difficult tosses and
catches and perform difficult body work. Madden
also participated in a two
not thrown, it is primarily
dance.
“It is the most difficult
event in competition. It is
all about timing,
musicality, grace,
control and the
handling of the baton,” Madden stated
proudly.
Butler has
recently started
with Madden as her
mentor. Madden has
helped her further
her twirling career
by giving lessons
after school and/or
on the weekends.
She entered the
Photo by Leslie Madden
contest with Madden
Contestants from the William Jewel competition posed for a quick group
listed as her coach
picture.
while Madden listed
as one and two baton and
baton solo which is double
Matti Diener as her mentor.
strut. They each entered a
the work. She also took
Madden took part in her
one baton solo that requires part in the strut event. In
first lesson with Diener’s
the twirler to have rhythm,
the strut event the baton is
coach, Bonnie Baxtor, in
November. She is also coached
by Douglas Daniels, a judge and
coach for the NBTA organization
that the two girls participate in.
“I had my first lesson with
[Bonnie Baxter] in November.
She has taught me so much. She
is one of the best coaches in the
country,” said Madden.
The girls have upcoming
NBTA competitions May 9th and
Madden has competitions going through July if she qualifies
at state or regional’s. Butler and
Madden have to spend a great
deal of time practicing and balancing twirling with their school
work and other sporting events
they partake in.
“I really have to make time
for it,” Butler noted tiredly.
The girls have many different things that they participate in
but they still twirl their hearts out
in hopes to earn a national ranking and score.
Trojan Times
Feature - 5
Senior wrestles at “Battle of the Bad”
Amanda Crouch
On Tuesday, Feb. 10th
senior Daniel Dees left school
early to wrestle at the “Battle of
the Bad” event at the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
Attending this event with Dees
were twelve other wrestlers
from Kansas. Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas also had
teams, consisting of thirteen
members, as well. Dees was
picked by the coaches from
the southeast Kansas region to
represent part of the team. Dees
was specifically selected by his
former coach from Chanute,
Andy Albright.
“I was actually selected
over the number one wrestler in
the state, which was an honor,”
said Dees.
The trip to
Miami, Oklahoma
was a long three
hour drive but Dees
was accompanied
by one of the school
janitors, Tim Robertson, who was
actually a past state
wrestling placer for
Osawatomie. Once
they arrived Dees
was reunited with
his past coach and
teammates. The
team then weighed
in, had skin checks
Photo courtesy of Daniel Dees
done and recieved
Dees wrestles an opponent in an attempt to win for his
their Kansas sinteam.
glets and workout
gear.
After
check-in,
the matches began.
The Kansas team’s
first
match was
against
Arkansas,
whom
they beat.
Although
they had
a good
run that
day, in
the finals
against
Oklahoma
they lost.
“I lost both matches;
6 to 4 against the Arkansas [competitor] and 15 to
0 against the Oklahoma
[competitor],” stated Dees.
Dees has been wrestling for six years and has
overall done well. During
this season his record was
36-10. He placed at three
tournaments, including
second at Leavenworth,
first at Anderson County
and second at Blue Valley
Northwest. He was also
league champion and a
regional runner up.
“Wrestling allows
me to prove to those that
did not believe in me that
I could really do it,” said
Dees.
Seniors prepare to pursue their athletic goals
Delaney Madden
As graduation approaches
quickly, many students start
thinking about college, scholarships and their majors. However, in addition to these, several students have a few other
concerns on their mind. Several
of the seniors are planning on
participating in college athletics
in the upcoming school year.
Senior Sheldon Booe is
attending Allen County Community College and is going to
be playing soccer. In order to
prepare for college athletics, he
will be participating in an off
season workout program laid
out by his coach. Booe expects
players to have more skill and
the competition to be better.
Morgan Soucie has not
decided where he is going to
attend college but is planning on
playing basketball. He is leaning towards attending Pittsburg
State University or University
of Nebraska at Kearney.
Saige Weaver is receiving
a scholarship to Ottawa
and field and understands that dance she choreographed
University for track and
her teammates will be very
herself. The dance for the
field. Coach Rod Madtalented athletes. She knows
audition included poms,
den has prepared Weaver
it will take much dedication
jazz and hip hop. Cofor college athletics and
and practice to stand out but is chrane has been dancing
will continue to do so
ready to tackle the challenge.
for the last seven years
throughout this track
Emmaline Cochrane
and has been a member of
season. Weaver believes it will be a member of the
the Paola School of Dance
takes hard work
competition team for
and practice
the last two years.
to accomplish
Cochrane is accussomething great.
tomed to the gruelShe has met
ing practices that
with Ottawa’s
come with the sport
track coach,
of dancing but is
Kirk Wren and
planning on working
says he was very
out twice a day and
good at making
taking extra dance
her feel at home.
classes to be physiPhoto by Delaney Madden cally prepared to be
“He reminded me much (Left to right) Sheldon Booe, Emmaline Cochrane,
a Barton dancer.
Mariah Dairy, Morgan Soucie and Saige Weaver plan to
of Coach Mad“College
participate in college athletics.
den in the sense
will and should be
of kindness and
more of a challenge
graciousness,” said Weaver Barton County Community
because this is where you
when asked about the colCollege dance team and will
go to better yourself. In
lege’s coach.
also be receiving a scholarhigh school it is more of
Weaver is looking
ship. She tried out for the
getting the rhythm of the
forward to college track
team on Jan. 15th with a
sport,” said Cochrane.
Mariah Dairy will be a
part of dance and cheerleading at Allen County Community College. Dairy has
been cheering for six years
and dancing for eleven
years. She made the team
after a try-out and interview
with both the head and assistant coaches.
“They allowed me to
ask questions and gave me
lots of information,” Dairy
said.
Dairy will be attending practices throughout
the summer and plans on
working out on her own
to prepare for the intense
practices that the college
will offer.
This May, when most
students will be thinking
of pool time and summer
vacation, these graduating
seniors will be working
hard and training to further
their athletic goals and
expectations.
6 - SportsApril 17, 2015
Trojan Times
Trojans prepare to burn rubber this upcoming season
JP Harrison
As the cold weather
begins to disappear,
athletes of the track and
field team start to train
for the upcoming season
ahead of them. Mandatory
practices began Monday,
March 9, but they also had
the opportunity to come in
and run and lift the week
before.
Even as the students
enjoyed spring break, the
athletes had a planned
workout to do over the
break. As soon as the
break was over, the Trojans got back to work
preparing for their first
meet on April 2 at Central
Heights.
Participants’ workouts vary each day; one
day could be numerous sprints and the next
could be a run to Pizza
Hut and back. Or, for the
throwers, a practice could
consist of lifting weights
and working on throwing
techniques. Either way, the
Trojans are working hard
in order to prepare for this
season.
“Practice is going
good, I just have to
keep training to get
ready for this season,” said freshman
Gavin McClean.
This year’s team is
full of experienced athletes and each has their
own individual expectations. Junior Jacoby
Greenwood is hoping to
do even better this season
after participating in the
state meet last year. But
whether it is placing at
the league meet or be-
ing a state
champ,
all of the
athletes
are being
pushed to
their full
potential.
“I feel
stronger
going into
season
because
last year
I had just
returned
to track
from knee
surgery,”
commented
senior
Photo by JP Harrison
Saige
Freshman Tyler Vopata takes off during the 200 meter dash during the track meet at Prairie
Weaver.
View on April 6.
“This
also had some additions to ing with both the middle
season I
school and high school
am hoping to cut down my the coaching staff. Coach
teams. Coach Christian
100 meter time and possi- Clint Bailey rejoined the
team and Coach Alyssa
Beardall has also been
bly make it to state.”
Madden will be helphelping the shot put
The track team has
throwers.
OZPA swims right into the spring season
Marcella Del Valle
filled
with
Spring is blooming,
rain is falling, and the girls many
returnof OZPA are back for a
ing
new year of opportuniswimties and personal records.
mers.
The combined team of
On the
Osawatomie and Paola
OsawatHigh School consist of
omie
23 girls being coached by
side, the
the one and only, Sarah
team
Dorsett. Junior Brittany Tyson prepares to do another stroke of her 100 yard butterfly race at the home meet on April 1.
had only
“I am looking forone senior, Keonna Good- having those girls with me the top relay teams and the
ward to a bigger team,”
through the season.”
coach’s hearts.
win. Goodwin has swam
said Dorsett. “The girl’s
Yet, not all the swim“I’m very excited to
team is always bigger than all four years on the team
mers were experienced.
be on the team this year
and qualified for state
the boys but I have an
There
were
just
as
many
and cannot wait to meet
twice.
assistant coach and helpnew friends and finish
“I am going to really newcomers as there were
ful managers to handle
returners.
In
fact,
one
of
the season strong,” said
miss swim. Mostly the
the bunch and make them
the freshmen has already
Chaplin.
team, my relay made hisstronger, better, faster
All girls stormed
tory by being the first girls set the kick relay record.
swimmers.”
Annie
Chaplin,
freshman,
into
their
first meet at
relay
team
to
go
to
state.
Unlike the boys’
has kicked her way into
Blue Valley South West
I could not imagine not
OZPA team, the girls was
on March 26. The team
overall came in third out
Students making OHS proud of their accomplishments
of five teams with senior
Congratulations is in order for the following students who have made OHS proud in
Whitney McDaniel leadtheir recent accomplishments in forensics, journalism and personal finance.
ing with 62 points and
The forensics’ team participated in regionals at Iola in which seniors Bailey and Hunter
Poage competed in the final round in duet acting and sophomore Hannah Edwards in original
oration. Others that competed were freshmen Celsea Butler and Annie Chaplin, prose and
poetry; sophomore teams of Sydnee Foster and Addison Welter and Hannah Edwards and
Bethany Shotton, improvisation duet acting; and sophomore Chris Dorsett in solo acting.
Sophomore JP Harrison participated in the sports writing contest at KU receiving an
honorable mention award. He is able to participate at the state level on May 2.
Freshmen Annie Chaplin, Jorge Flores, Brian King, Katie Inscore and Devan Whitmore
participated and qualified in the Kansas Personal Finance Challenge. Osawatomie, along with
fifteen other schools out of fifty-one, earned a spot at the state competition on April 8th.
Photo by Marcella Del Valle
junior Zealia Kleitz close
behind 57. OZPA’s first home
meet was April 1st, but
no worries. The team was
sure to not fool around.
The team came in second
overall with once again,
McDaniel and Kleitz leading in points. Relay teams
from both schools have
came milliseconds close to
qualifying for state, so keep
cheering on our girls of
OZPA for their next meet at
Topeka on April 9th.
Trojan Times
April 17, 2015
Sports - 7
OHS softball and baseball teams are shaping up for victory
Pace and Nathan Emert,”
Coach Woolery said. He
After a fantastic
then noted several junior
end to the winter sports,
leaders and underclassthe softball and baseball
men as well.
teams are working hard
As for the softball
to fine tune their skills as
team, coach Jessica Jones
athletes. Both teams are
says the team is intent
eager to improve their
upon not only going to
game and teamwork, as
well as make their home- sub-state again, but winning and taking state as
town proud.
well. The team is notably
The Osawatomie
skilled and driven, but
High School baseball
Coach Jones admits to
team is setting its sight
a reoccurring problem
at winning the Pioneer
regarding the group that
League, then continuhas proven to be their
ing on to regional and
Achilles’ heel.
perhaps even state comCoach Jones noted,
petition. Coach Brett
“The one [problem] that
Woolery feels the team
we have been talking
is strong but recognizes
about the last couple of
there are some areas of
years that we need to foimprovement.
cus on is not having that
“The two main
one bad inning. We tend
things we need to improve on from last season to have one inning that
hurts us and is sometimes
are putting the ball in
hard to recover from.”
play, and not walking
There are students
too many batters… some
on both teams interested
leaders on our team this
in continuing to play on
year include our four
a college team, with both
seniors: Andy Blanton,
coaches having noted
Tristan Geiger, Brandon
Destinee Howard
multiple players who
are driven and talented
enough to do so. However, as Jones frequently
reminds the girls on her
team, in order to excel in
the future, regardless of
their goals, and continue
their athletic or scholarly careers, they must
learn to balance work,
extra-curricular activities
and schoolwork in high
school.
Blanton was eager
to share his views on
leaving the school and
team alike. “It [is rather
unfortunate] that this is
my last year being able
to play, but we’re going
to win.”
Photos by Destinee Howard
The OHS baseball and
softball teams begin their
practice with arm warm ups
and mild jogging. (Above)
Senior Brandon GuilfoylePace and (below) freshman
Jessica Fox are playing
catch with partners.
Golf team goes clubbing and swinging into the new season
of golf and have much
practice ahead of them
but are looking to improve over this year.
Amanda Crouch
As the sun finally
comes out and the air
begins to warm up,
students head out
to the golf course to
begin practicing their
swings and preparing for a great season.
The team consists of
six members: seniors
Sheldon Booe and
Samantha Inscore and
freshmen Jesse Arbuckle, Cameron Dilliner and Dylan Snow.
With only two returning members the team
has their work cut out
for them.
“This year’s team
shows great potential
with three seniors
leading a young team
of freshmen,” said
Inscore.
From the start
of practice, they had
two weeks to prepare
for their first tourna-
“This season is
going to be great
and really a lot of
fun as I am learning the game of
golf,” said Snow.
Photo by Abigail Dickinson
(Left to right) Cameron Dilliner, Samantha Inscore, Dylan Snow, Jesse Arbuckle and Sheldon Booe
ment, so team members really had to bear
down and practice.
Coach Darren Soucie
is looking forward to
a productive season
and believes that the
team should do well
this season. The team
has been working hard
at practice and are
dedicated to working
to improve their individual and team goals.
“They are improving every practice. We
would like to see them
just keep improving
every time they play,”
said coach Soucie.
Booe is the only
returning varsity player
and he is looking to
improve on his scores
from last year. Inscore
is returning from playing junior varsity last
year. She is looking to
improve and obtain a
spot at a varsity tournament. Arbuckle,
Dilliner and Snow are
just learning the game
The team may be
small in numbers but
they swing with their
hearts set on their
goals.
8 - Extra
April 17, 2015
Trojan Times
“If you were a shampoo, what fragrance would you be and why?”
Marcella Del Valle
Freshman Sydney Wallace
Sophomore Avery Martin
Junior Briley Beets
Senior Blake Filipin
“Strawberries…because I
like strawberries.”
“Lavender because I like
the flower and totally
represents me.”
“Cinnamon because I’m
sassy and hot and I feel
like cinnamon is sassy and
hot.”
“Green apple because its
my favorite smell and it’s
the smell I want the world
to smell like.”
Answers to last
month’s student trivia are
as follows: freshman Anastasia Chaplin said, “I can
not go to sleep if my hair
is not wet.” Sophomore
Tim Duncan said, “My
favorite book is The Road
by Cormac McCarthy.”
Junior Laurel Bush said,
“I have never had a nose
bleed.” Senior Morgan
Soucie said, “I like to stick
my head in dishwashers as
soon as they are done.”
Hopping into Easter traditions Organ donators helping others post mortem
Laicey Dees
According to the
Easter is celebrated
Ehow website, the Easall over the world in
ter egg hunt does not
many different and
have anything to do with
unique ways. Accordreligion or the rising of
ing to Toptenz website,
Christ; it was a Pagan
people in Norway sit
tradition. It started when
with their families and
German people brought
read or watch murder
Osterhase traditions to
mysteries and attempt to
Pennsylvania in the 1700’s
solve them.
and became
In Bermuda,
a tradithey make
tion around
kites and
the United
fly them in
States.
remembrance
Along with
of Christ risthe Easter
ing from his
egg hunt
grave. Some
people in
of the kites
the United
created by
States do
the people
an Easter
Photo
courtesy
of
Google
images
take months
egg roll
or years to make.
where kids
But here at OHS, students roll eggs across a lawn or
and staff have traditions
down a hill. The White
such as going to church,
House held the first Easter
lunch or dinner with their egg roll in 1878, which
family, and, of course, the made it well known
Easter egg hunts.
around the United States.
History teacher
At the end of the day,
Jordan Dages spends his
people in the U.S. rememEaster going to church,
ber why they are celebratthen having a family
ing the day in the first
dinner concluded with an place and end it at church
Easter egg hunt.
or with their loved ones.
Everyday, an average of twenty people die
waiting for organs that are
short in supply. According
to the US Department of
Health and Services website, there are currently
586 different people on the
Kansas waiting list alone,
all waiting for the phone
call that could save their
life: “We have the organ
you need and your name is
next in the registry.”
These 586 people
are all the individuals,
but the demand is higher;
several of these individuals are waiting on multiple organs, and many
of these people may not
receive them in time. In
the United States alone,
there are 134,601 people
on the waiting list, and
these numbers may continue to grow as time goes
on. There are hundreds of
thousands of people willing to donate, but globally
these numbers are not high
enough, especially regarding certain blood types
and varying ethnicities, as
well as children’s organs.
Common misconceptions regarding organ
donation include worries
that doctors are less likely
to attempt to save a patient
who is a donor, the family
of the deceased will have
to pay for the donation,
the wealthy or famous
would be placed at the
top of the list, or worries
of transplants occurring
before the donor is truly
dead. However, a donor’s
informational website assures worried donors that
these are myths, nothing
more.
Doctors are trained
to feel concern for the
patient and treat them no
differently, regardless of
whether or not the patient is a donor, and as for
the premature donation,
instances of donations
occurring before death are
often done in the case of
brain death, meaning the
brain has died due to the
lack of blood and oxygen.
This constitutes as a legal
death due to the patient
then being totally dependent on machines to make
the body function, is totally irreversible, and it is
only after a complex series
of tests that the family of
the ‘deceased’ is contacted
regarding the possibility of
organ donation.
The donor’s family pays for the medical
tests, examinations, and
treatments of the donor’s
injury or illnesses; the cost
of the tests and surgeries
regarding organ donation are unrelated to the
aforementioned costs of
the patient’s treatments,
and, therefore, the family
of said patient would not
be burdened with the extra
costs. As for the wealthy
and famous being the priority, this is also incorrect;
priority is given to patients
based on the severity of
their illness or injuries,
their length of time on
the waiting list, and other
criteria.
Becoming an organ
donator is as simple as
informing one’s family of
that decision, registering
oneself and requesting
that information be put on
one’s driver’s license.
If you or anyone you
know would be interested
in becoming a donor, simply visit organdonor.gov
for more information.
clean at all. Secretary Avis
Rush said that the hardest
place to clean is the windows and the dirtiest place
is the bathroom. Rush’s
favorite spring activity is gardening
and her biggest
spring reminder
of spring is the
flowers.
“There is
nothing I don’t
like about spring, I love
it,” said Rush.
Math teacher Nancy
Tooley says the hardest
place to clean is the refrigerator and the dirtiest place
is her garage. Tooley’s
favorite spring activity is
riding
her
bike
and
she
hates
allergies
Photo courtesy of Google images
in the
spring time. Her biggest
reminders of spring is
seeing the trees bloom
and smelling the fresh cut
grass.
According to the
Petakids website, the top
ten 2015 spring activities
are camping, going to the
beach, kayaking, hiking, flying kites, outdoor
scavenger hunts, canoeing,
bike rides, golfing and, last
but not least, gardening.
Spring is the time to
go and enjoy the weather
while it is warming up but
not too hot out.
Destinee Howard
Springing into the season of warmer weather
Laicey Dees
Trees blooming, the fresh cut grass,
the longer, sunny days,
and shorter nights are all
reminders that spring is
here.
March 20th marks
the date of the arrival of
spring in the northern
hemisphere this year and
lasts until June 21st. Astronomically speaking the
first day of spring is when
the sun is directly overhead the equator as the
earth tilt begins to point
the northern hemisphere
towards the sun. This is
called the Spring Equinox.
Meteorology speaking
spring starts March 1st
and ends May 31st and is
based on the annual temperature cycles.
One activity dreaded
about spring is spring
cleaning. According to
the Statista website, about
72% of people say they
clean every year and 12%
say they do not spring