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1 In This Issue *Kids Vote/Fantasy Politics * Pgs. 2-3 School News * Pgs. 4-5 Sports * Pg. 6 Student Spotlight/ Question of the Issue/FFA emmon High School Squeezer Squeezer Staff: Editor: Taylee Raba Amber Ellison, Avery Haase, Jessica opez, Kodee Bolte, Sierra Peters Volume 91 Issue 3 Dec. 7, 2016 By: Kodee Bolte Election Day in the United States is primarily for citizens of the age 18 and older. However, it is important for people under the age of 18 to learn about their civic duty to vote. On Election Day, November 11, 2016 the elementary, junior high, and high school participated in Kids Voting. Throughout the day students from the junior high and high school walked down to the Beeler Community Center, the official polling place of emmon, to cast their votes on the president, senators, and other electors. They also got to vote on the different measures and amendments. Students who were 18 also had the opportunity to cast their votes in the official general election. It was weird because when I walked in, I didn t really know where to go at first, but after I figured it out, I felt very proud, (and old) that I exercised my duty to vote in the government, stated Krista Miller who voted in both the Kids Voting and general election. I voted with an absentee ballot so that was a lot different, but I felt a lot more pressure because my vote actually counted in the government and not just in a pretend school voting, added Duell Tomac. Another way social studies teacher, Tim Pelkofer, gets students involved in voting and politics is by doing a Fantasy Politic Draft with his junior US History class and his senior Government Class. The draft consists of six rounds where each student picks from six different categories including: US Senate, US House, SD Senate, SD House, Governor, and a wild card pick. Students Students Practice their Civic Duty to Vote are graded on their picks according to if they win or lose, and by the margin they win by. Students get 10 points for a win, 12 points for 60 percent of the vote 14 points for 70 percent of the vote, and 15 points for 80 percent of the vote. Students drafted their picks over four days, and on the following Monday, the day before the election, they had the chance to drop, pickup, or trade any of their picks. Jessie Colville won the junior class draft and Miller won the senior class draft. Junior, Abby Flatmoe, who placed second in the junior class draft commented, I honestly didn t even know what I was doing, so I was surprised when I got second. I learned there are a lot of people that end up running for offices, and we don t even hear about most of them, even the ones who got elected. Amendment U YES 23 34% NO 45 66% Amendment V YES 28 40% NO 42 60% Measure 21 YES 38 53% NO 34 47% Measure 22 YES 21 30% NO 49 70% Measure 23 YES 18 26% NO 50 74% Measure 19 YES 20 29% NO 49 71% Measure 20 YES 24 24% NO 76 76% K-12 Election Results Total % US President US Senate Donald Trump % Hillary Clinton 26 11% Gary Johnson 22 9% Darrell Castle 8 3% John Thune % Jay illiams 38 19% US Representative Kristi Noem % Paula Hawks 27 14% Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson % Henry Red Cloud 36 17% Amendment R YES 27 41% NO 39 59% Amendment S YES 32 46% NO 38 54% Amendment T YES 24 35% NO 44 65% Boys from the junior class study their ballots and cast their vote in the Kids Voting election.

2 -School Page 2 FFA Teams Qualify for State By: Avery Haase After spending many hours preparing for districts on November 9 in all, South Dakota, Mrs. Knuth commented, I am very pleased with the outcome, especially with two teams that I had never coached before. The results correspond with the amount of dedication each team put forth. From practicing before school, after school, and Fridays, it all paid off with three of the four teams qualifying for state. Agriculture Communications placed first: Aubrey eishaar, Allison Preszler, Alexis opez, and Jessica Colville. Junior Parliamentary Procedure placed first: Korrie Zentner, auren eishaar, Madison eishaar, Anna Beer, Alena Mollman, Cody Thompson, and Jimal Storm. Marketing Plan took second: Avery Haase, Gayge Schopp, and James Odell. A few individuals that placed but didn t advance to state are Alena Mollman in Creed Speaking (5 th ), opez in Job Interview (6 th ), and Kaitlyn Reimer in Agriculture Broadcasting (6 th ). inning first in Ag Communications was the best part of the day since it was my birthday, commented opez. The chapter had the opportunity to compete at the Rushmore eadership Roundup which prepared them for districts. The Junior Parliamentary Procedure placed 1 st there.. eishaar and M. eishaar both commented that they were nervous since it was their first time ever competing in CDE s (Career Development Events). M. eishaar mentioned that getting together as a team was her favorite part about practicing. Two state officers, Kaitlyn Schmichel and Andrew Streff, visited the emmon chapter on November 8. The afternoon Ag classes had the opportunity to compete in challenging activities that helped develop leadership skills and team work. A few of the activities included having pieces of the FFA emblem and putting them together in a timely manner with a partner, and catching a ball then answering a question listed on the ball to name a few of the activities. The chapter invited Bison and Hettinger to compete in bowling across the border on November 12. Throughout the night, prizes were given away for the first strike, spare, gutter ball, highest score, and lowest score. Odell mentioned that hanging out with friends was the best part of the night. Spanish and Art Celebrate Dia de los Muertos Above: Korrie catches the ball and answers a question to introduce herself to the officers. Below: Michael is ready to play a balloon game with his classmates. He waits for his classmates to come at him and pop his balloons. By: Sierra Peters Mrs. Klitzke s Spanish II class joined Mrs. Dirk s art class for an hour to celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a Mexican holiday that celebrates death and the afterlife. The students painted rocks to look like sugar skulls. Sugar skulls are typically edible, although they are sometimes made out of clay. On Dia de los Muertos, family members place sugar skulls on the tombs of their loved ones so their spirits have something to eat after their long journey back to the real world. Juniors, Abby and Camryn (above) show off their completed sugar skull paintings during 7 th hour Spanish II and Multi-media arts, while Jessica (right) adds some finishing touches to her rock.

3 Page 3 -School- Band and Choir Students Travel to NSU and DSU By: Taylee Raba High school band students travelled to Aberdeen on November 9 to participate in the NSU band clinic. The emmon High School Band joined up with other schools and practiced for hours making the music perfect. The next day By: Amber Ellison The sophomore class used their imagination and precision as they created their dream house in Geometry. Mr. Keller explained that it teaches the students to estimate proportionally, as well as plan ahead and gain life skills for their future. He explained how one small miscalculation can throw off the proportionality of the entire house. If a student draws out a bed that is three blocks by four blocks and each block is two feet by two feet, that six by eight foot bed is reasonable. But, if the student says each block is three feet by three feet, it s now nine feet by twelve feet and not a reasonable size for a bed. hile concentrating on not oversizing their appliances, the students also get to use their creative skills to create their dream homes. Jaret oodward s colossal dream house blueprints take up five graph sheets. Jadyn Zentner s the entire band performed the selections. On November 11 and 12 several band and choir students performed in the Northern Plains Music Festival at DSU in Dickinson, North Dakota. The students had to audition to be a part of this festival. emmon had 12 students Sattler Competes at State Oral Interp By: Jessica opez State Oral Interpretation took place in Harrisburg, SD on December second and third. Sierra Sattler went to state, and although she didn t get a superior rating, she felt she did really well. At regional competition, Sierra placed in the top three and Ronny Nehl just fell short of placing. I was shocked when I knew I was going to state because I wasn t expecting to move on because I felt that some of the other contestants did better than me. But, I must have been wrong to my own shock, commented Sattler. Mrs. Heil encourages the students to help each other out and to ask for advice as they work on their pieces. Mrs. Heil stated, hen there are experienced students, the less experienced go to them for advice just as much as to me. In fact, I encourage the experienced students to help guide the less experienced. This was the first time in several years that there were no experienced students to go to for that advice. Oral Interp had a big impact on the students that competed in it this year. It has made a very great impact on me this year. It has helped me come out of my shell and has helped me find who I am, stated Ronny Nehl. Macyn Flatmoe also commented, Oral Interp has impacted me this year by helping me make new friends and helping me learn to speak in front of crowds better. (Right) In preparation for state oral interpretation, Sierra performs in front of the student body. Geometry Designs Dream House Blueprints dream house contains a movie theater and an art studio, while a sunroof is included in Avery Haase s house. The sophomores really enjoyed the project. Parker Minh didn t find it difficult at all to keep his appliances and rooms proportional and Jake Ellison said, I think this project really helped us learn how to plan and measure correctly. perform with either the band, percussion ensemble, mixed choir or women s choir: Amanda Riley, Kelly Schopp, Sage Peterson, Jasmine Styles, Krista Miller, Jake Ellison, Dillon Reede, Parker Minh, Jadyn Zentner, Macyn Flatmoe, Krista Schopp, and Zayda Dirk. Pictured on page 6. Oral Interp District Results Name Place Ronny Nehl 2nd Poetry Sierra Sattler 3rd Serious Kaitlyn McCartney 4th Oratory Megan Nehl/Kaitlyn McCartney 4th Duet Competition Alena Mollman 5th Storytelling Megan Nehl 6th Humorous Reader's Theater 5th Above- To keep his measurements accurate, Dillon races his outlines with a ruler. eft- Jaret lays out his five pages of dream home blueprints.

4 -Sports Page 4 Shockley Named to All-District Tournament Team Cowgirls Season Comes to an End By: Sierra Peters One Cowgirl earned herself a spot on the 2016 All-District tournament team. This year Camryn Shockley, a junior, played as an outside hitter and middle back for the Cowgirls. Her sophomore year she played the setter position for four rotations and hit outside for two. Her freshman year she started as a middle hitter. Shockley has made the All-District tournament team the last two seasons. The Cowgirls went into the District 15B tournament as the number one seed and lost in five sets to the Dupree Tigers, ending their season with 14 wins and 10 losses. All five seniors were able to play the last game- even Amanda Riley, who missed the Cowgirl s last home match due to injury. Riley subbed in towards the end of the last set against Dupree. Riley added, It was bittersweet, especially since I was injured, but I think that it was cool coach let me spend my last few points of my career on the court rather than on injury reserve. The substitution broke the tension and brought smiles onto the Cowgirls faces, despite the fact that they were losing. It showed that the relationships formed with teammates throughout a season is greater than any win or loss. To end on a happier note, the Cowgirls met the following morning for one last team activity. Coaches Penfield and Bieber split the girls into teams and sent them on a photo scavenger hunt around the community. Shockley led the season in aces with 69, in kills with 288, and also in digs with 282 this season. Taylor Drayton led the Cowgirls in blocks this year with 33 total blocks and came in second with 169 kills. Second in blocks was Aubrey eishaar with 19. Behind Shockley, Riley led the team in digs with 247, in aces with 52, and came in third place with 150 kills this year, as well as an impressive 95.8 serving percentage, the highest individual percentage this season. On average, the Cowgirls season serving percentage was 89 percent. Peters had 802 assists over the season and had 44 aces. The Cowgirls libero, Beth Tennant, was right behind Riley in digs this season with 244. Shockley was named First Team MC All-Conference, while Riley and Peters were named Honorable Mention. Cowboys Achieve Outstanding Statistics Two Cowboy football players named to the All-State team for the first time since the 2013 football season By: Kodee Bolte Two Cowboy Football seniors, Duell Tomac and Braydon Katus, were both elected to the 2016 All-State Team. Tomac was named Honorable Mention inebacker. Tomac ended his senior year of high school football with a total of tackles on the season, 79 which were solo and 87 were assists. Tomac averaged tackles a game and 19.5 of his tackles were for a loss. He also had 2.5 sacks for a loss of 21 total yards. Katus was named to the All-State team as a guard. There aren t many stats taken for the guard position, but without the offensive line, the ball can t go anywhere, according to Head Coach Brent Dirk. Katus commented saying, I was excited and surprised when I heard I was named to the All- State Team. The Cowboys outscored their opponents this season and averaged 26.8 points per game. They completed 43.3 percent of their fourth down conversions compared to their opponents 30.5 percent. The Cowboys forced four fumbles and recovered a total of eight. They also had 16 pass break ups, four of which came from senior, Preston Baumgarten and three a piece from Kaleb Bucks, Dirk olf, and Jace Kocer. Kocer led the team in receiving with a total of 16 receptions for 327 yards, averaging 20.5 yards a catch and 32.7 yards a game. Kocer totaled five receiving touchdowns. Baumgarten and olf followed close behind with 15 receptions, Baumgarten had 212 yards and five touchdowns. olf led the team in rushing and had a total of 1,067 yards on the season and 13 rushing touchdowns. He averaged 7.1 yards a carry and yards a game. Achieving over 1,000 yards a season is a good accomplishment, and it doesn t happen often, especially when you re only 5 4, commented Coach Dirk. Senior quarterback, yatt Huffman completed 54.3 percent of his passes for a total 836 yards and 83.6 yards per game. The Cowboys also had 57 Big Plays that covered over 20 yards. The Cowboy season ended after advancing to the second round of playoffs with a 0-58 loss to Colman- Egan who went on to win the A Football Championship. Preston punts the ball against the Colman-Egan Hawks. Photo Credits go to Strongheart Photography

5 Page 5 -Sports- restlers Bring Home Four First Place Medals in Opening Tourney Stanley County Invitational Above: Dirk works for a takedown and later goes on to win the match and his weight class at the Stanley County Invitational. Above: In hopes to pin his opponent, Kaleb puts him in a hold to turn him on his back.. Duell Tomac Dirk olf Dylan olf Braydon Peterson yatt Huffman 2nd Jake Ellison 3rd Kaleb Bucks 4th Chandler Schopp 7th Gayge Schopp 8th Placed 4th as a team Junior High Girls Basketball Season Underway 8th Grade Girls Basketball Opponent / Faith Dupree* Faith* HettingerScranton *Indicates Tournament Game JHGBB MC Tournament Newell Dupree McIntosh Placed 5th as a team 6th-8th Grade Girls Basketball Opponent / Faith Timber ake HettingerScranton Score N/A Score Top Right: Tayte goes down the floor to set up the offense. Top eft: Zayda goes up for a layup against the McIntosh Tigers in the final game of the Junior High ittle Moreau Conference Tournament. Right: In the sixth thru eighth grade game against Timber ake, Madison dribbles through the defense.

6 -Student ife Page 6 Student Spotlight Camryn Shockley named to first team All conference. Amanda Riley and Sierra Peters honorable mention Duell Tomac named All-State honorable mention as a linebacker. Junior Parliamentary Procedure Takes 5th The Junior Parliamentary Procedure was the only team from the emmon chapter to place at state. Junior Parliamentary Procedure competed on Monday and hours later learned they placed 5 th. The team members include Korrie Zentner, Anna Beer, Alena Mollman, Madison eishaar, auren eishaar, Jimal Storm, and Cody Thompson. Braydon Katus named to the All-State team as a offensive guard. Sierra Sattler made it to State Oral Interp. ill Vanishout was invited to compete in the team roping at the 20 X Extreme Showcase at the Rapid City Stock Show. Duell Tomac, Dirk olf, Braydon Katus and Preston Baumgarten were named to All-Conference Football Team. yatt Huffman and Braydon Peterson were named honorable mention. The Junior Parliamentary Procedure team practices to the 7 th and 8 th graders before state. Question of the Issue hich Olympic sport would you compete in, and why? By: Avery Haase 12th Raechael Seidel: Shooting because I like to shoot things. ill Vanishout: Basketball because they always win the gold. 11th Tristan opez: Throwing because I m only a short distance runner, so I d stick with discuss and shot put because I enjoy them. Jessica Colville: I would compete in painting (which was an Olympic sport from 1912 to 1948) because that would mean I went back in time and that would be the coolest thing. 10th Dillon Reede: I run hurdles in track and that s what I m best at. Sierra Sattler: I would like to be an Olympic stat because God knows I m not athletic at all. 9th Jimal Storm: If eating was an Olympic sport, that s what I d do since I m the best at eating. Korrie Zentner: Cycling because riding bike is easy. 8th Scott Riley: Basketball because I like playing the sport. Madi Bucks: Soccer because I like to play that. 7th Jestyn oodward: If there was Olympic bull riding, I d do that because it s my favorite sport. Bethany Anderson: Basketball because that has been my favorite sport for a long time. Band and Choir cont d Northern Plains Music Festival Performers pictured above: (Back) Amanda, Sage, Krista, Dillon, Krista, Zayda (Middle) Jasmine, Jadyn, Kelly, Macyn (Front) Parker, and Jake.