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Kailey Hartman - 1st Place Patriot's Pen Essay Contest Dalton McHugh VFW Auxiliary 5289

Sandra Bellows - Treasurer, Dalton McHugh VFW Auxiliary 5289

Ashlynn Hartman - 1st Place Voice of Democracy Dalton McHugh VFW Auxiliary 5289 and District Runner-Up

Gayle Lang - District VFW Auxiliary President

From Facebook 1-31-22

Congratulations to all of the medalists for the Knights of Columbus free throw shooting contest for Horton Elementary School. First place winners in each division will compete at the district level in Horton February 5. First place medalists: Chloe Rice first for 10 y/o girls; Bricen Moore first for 10 y/o boys; Abigail White first for 9 y/o girls; (Not pictured) Bentley Blanton first for 9 y/o boys

TROY HIGH SCHOOL QUEEN OF COURTS FRIDAY, FEB. 4

The Troy High School Queen of Courts Ceremony has been scheduled for Friday, Feb. 4, with the crowning at half time of the boys’ game. The opponent that night is Linn. There will be a pep rally in the new gym that day at 2:45 p.m.

The queen candidates are Avery Euler, Paige Hinds, Abby Parks, and Claire Winder, and the king candidates are Camden Anderson, Gavin Fuemmeler, Brayden Hamilton, and Brayden Hill.

Euler is the daughter of Rick and Lori Euler. She has been involved in volleyball, basketball, softball, cheer, National Honors Society, and the peer mentor program. She has served as her class’s Vice-President. She plans to attend the University of Kansas to become a pediatric nurse.

Hinds is the daughter of Keith and Betsy Hinds. She has been involved in volleyball, softball, dance, cheer, and National Honors Society. She plans to study to become an anesthesiologist.

Parks is the daughter of Chris and Julie Parks. She has been involved in basketball, volleyball, cheer, softball, Student Council, National Honors Society, and the peer mentor program. She plans to attend the University of Kansas to major in Exercise Science in hopes of becoming a physical therapist.

Winder is the daughter of Chad and Maggie Winder. She has been involved in basketball, softball, volleyball, cheer, and dance. She plans to attend cosmetology school.

Anderson is the son of Curtis and Janel Anderson. He has been involved in basketball, football, baseball, National Honors Society, and the peer mentor program. He plans to attend Highland Community College and then the University of Kansas.

Fuemmeler is the son of Rob and Kelly Fuemmeler. He has been involved in baseball and football. He plans to finish the electrical program at Highland Technical Center and become an electrician after high school.

Hamilton is the son of Jan and Taryn Hamilton. He has been involved in football, baseball, and basketball. He plans to attend Highland Community College and focus on Business.

Hill is the son of Troy and Tiffany Hill. He has been involved in baseball, basketball, and FFA. He plans to finish the electrical program at Highland Technical Center and become an electrician after high school.

FCMS STUDENTS PLACE IN ELKS AMERICANISM WRITING CONTEST

Falls City Middle School students recently participated in the Falls City Elks Lodge 963 Americanism essay contest.  The writing prompt for this year’s contest was “What does it mean to love your country”.  Students were divided into a 5th and 6th grade division and a 7th and 8th grade division with the top three in each division advancing to the state contest.  Winners were also awarded a fifty dollar check from the Elks.    

Falls City Middle School swept the 5th and 6th grade division with Kenley Alexander finishing in first place, Jade Romo in second place and Rylee Littrel capturing 3rd place. 

In the 7th and 8th grade division Falls City Middle School 7th grader Bowdy Jones captured 1st place. 

Congratulations to all the winners and participants in this year’s contest. 

Pictured from left to right are:  Roger Lampe 6th grade teacher and Exalted Ruler of Elks Lodge 963, Kenley Alexander, Rylee Littrel, Jade Romo and Bowdy Jones. 

Congratulations to Nirvana Peterson! She was recently selected for the KMEA All-State Choir.

The KMEA All-State Choir performs each year at the annual In-Service Workshop in Wichita. Students are selected via a rigorous audition process that starts at the district level. Students with the top audition scores who perform at the district level are then eligible for selection to the All-State Choirs. Thus, the All-State student musicians are truly “the best of the best.”

In December Falls City Middle School began to make the transition from the traditional MAP test to the NSCAS state test for Math and Reading.  The state test will replace the traditional MAP test for measuring growth and progress for our students in the areas of Math and Reading.  The MAP test will still be used for Science in order to measure growth and progress.  As a result of this change the way we celebrate our top achievers has changed as well.  Since we are moving to the new test, we do not have comparison scores when looking at student growth between tests. 

Due to the changes occurring this Winter we are celebrating our highest scores on the  winter state Math and Reading Test.  We are also going to celebrate the highest score on the Science MAP.  We hope to include our biggest gains in the spring once we have comparison data. 

The following students had the top scores in their respective grade level during the December testing window.

Pictured from Left to Right:

Burke Wissman:  Burke had the high score on the state test in Math and Reading for the 6th Grade. 

Dayton Snethen:  Dayton had the highest score in the 7th grade on the state Math and Reading Test.  Dayton also had the highest score on the Science MAP test for 7th grade. 

Brock Niedfeldt:  Brock had the highest score on the state Math test and the highest score on the MAP Science test for the 8th grade.

Aiden Wendtlandt:  Aiden had the highest score in the 8th grade on the state reading test. 

Not Pictured:

Camden Jean:  Camden had the highest score on the 6th grade Science MAP test. 

 Congratulations to all of our NSCAS/MAP winners.  Mr. Bangert will be buying them lunch for their achievement.