Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online
Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online
Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online
Rebekah Porter

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter

Rebekah Porter is a senior and this is her second year in Newspaper. She is also involved in tennis and band. She likes reading and spending time with her friends.

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Looking back 10, 25, 50 years ago

Looking back 10, 25, 50 years ago

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2019
Seniors Cameron Karlin, Cori Isbell and Joey Wei pose with their packages.

Physics package found from high altitude balloon project

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
May 5, 2019
Looking back 10, 25, 50 years ago

Looking back 10, 25, 50 years ago

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2019
The students will be going to Scotland and Ireland in June for a 13 day trip.

Students eager to travel to Scotland and Ireland

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2019
Folkerts holds up the Liberian flag. The flag was based off of the United States, taking the stripes and blue background and using one star to represent the one country.

Instructor Melanie Folkerts honors her father’s memory with presentation to World Geography classes

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
April 23, 2019
Folkerts also had napkin holders and bracelets for the students to look at, some made of nice woods like Teak and one made of ivory.

Folkerts shows the tools that women would have used to plow and harvest their crops.

Folkerts shows the students the items that a man would carry in their pocket. One of these items was a form of currency used by the Liberians.

Folkerts shows the students a picture of her grandparents while they were in Liberia.

Junior Gage Steinert wears a man's robe and holds the three items every man carried in his pocket, shoes, a wife beater and money.

The tribes In Liberia were illiterate before the missionaries taught them to read and write so they used other ways of communication. Each chief had their own unique elephant tail wrapped in leather and furs they would send with their messenger to show who the message had come from.

Folkerts had laid out the artifacts across a couple tables in the library for students to look at and ask questions about. Some of these included horns, replicas of boats and money.

Folkerts grandfather recieved half of a pythons skin ater the mission sent men to help the villiage kill the python. The python had mainly stuck to goats, but after it took a child the village decided to kill it.

The movie "Shazam" was released in theaters on April 5 in the United States.

‘Shazam’ a purely good time

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
April 12, 2019
Team Hays one placed second at the FHSU Science Bowl. Hays High brought four teams to the event.

Students participate in FHSU Science Bowl

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
April 8, 2019
Looking back 10, 25, 50 years ago

Looking back 10, 25, 50 years ago

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2019
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" cast rehearses for the play's opening night, March 7.

Spring Play cast reflects on show

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
March 25, 2019
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation awards several scholarships to selected seniors who have taken the test and done well on their interviews.

Dane G. Hansen Foundation names scholarship winners

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2019
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation awards several scholarships to selected seniors who have taken the test and done well on their interviews.

Dane G Hansen Foundation provides seniors with scholorships for college

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2019
On left, Ashley Vilaysing and Alexis White after a Chamber Singers performance. On right, Ashley Vilaysing and Alisara Arial after a Chamber Singers performance.

Students make time for three music classes

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
March 3, 2019
Math instructor Jerett Pfannenstiel explains Project Graduation to the senior class.

Project Graduation offers students a safe drug and alcohol free party after graduation

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 21, 2019
Looking back 10, 25, 50 years ago

Looking back 10, 25, 50 years ago

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2019
Nathan Leiker, junior

Nathan Leiker, junior

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2019
Ashley Vilaysing, sophomore

Ashley Vilaysing, sophomore

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2019
Gracie Wente, freshman

Gracie Wente, freshman

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2019
Stanna Flinn, freshman

Stanna Flinn, freshman

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2019
Gabriela Arthur, senior

Gabriela Arthur, senior

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2019
Nick Zimmerman, senior

Nick Zimmerman, senior

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2019
Rebecca Anderson, senior

Rebecca Anderson, senior

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2019
Seniors Garret Rymer, Spencer Wittkorn, Benton McGrath and Cameron Karlin help fill the balloon with helium.

Physics students launch updated experiments with high altitude balloon

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2019
Senior Cameron Karlin works posting information from his ledger to his accounts during work time in his accounting class.

Accounting class teaches students about finances

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2019
Freshman Gracie Wente during rehearsal for "Cheaper by the Dozen." Wente plays Dani Gilbreth.

13 questions with freshman Gracie Wente

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2019
'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' proves out of this universe

‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ proves out of this universe

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
January 7, 2019
Several students from Hays High and other schools that participated help fill the balloons with helium. After they filled up the balloon, they carefully let it up into the air.

Physics students launch experiments with high altitude balloon

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
December 20, 2018
Senior Garrett Cole performs his monologue during auditions on Dec. 13. Cole was cast as Frank in this year's play.

Spring Play cast list announced

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2018
There are two boxes around the school for students to leave shoes in. One is in the gym commons and the other is by the main office.

Students collect shoes in Calista Isbell’s memory

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2018
The talent show will be January 9th during seminar. Auditions will take place during the first week of December.

Talent show moves to January

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2018
Band instructor faces difficuties with concussion

Band instructor faces difficuties with concussion

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2018
"Venom" proves worth watching

“Venom” proves worth watching

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2018
The Sunflower Bank offer Community Ambassadors a chance to apply for a scholarship at the end of the year.

Seniors named Sunflower Community Ambassadors

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
November 7, 2018
The Family Studies class took their pre-school kids around the school for early trick-or-treating.

Family Studies kids parade around school

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2018
The band received straight ones in all categories at High Plains Marching Festival.

Marching Indians receive straight I’s at High Plains

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2018
Students have recently moved from all over the United States to Hays, some have even moved from out of the country.

Students talk about previous schools

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
October 23, 2018
Senior Alyssa Underwood shakes University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod as she receives her medallion.

Students recognized at KU Honors Scholar recognition ceremony

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
October 19, 2018
Seniors Cade Swayne and Spencer Wittkorn play a game of chess during a Chess Club meeting.

New clubs attract students

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2018
The Red Cross Club hosts two blood drives a year.

Red Cross Club to host biannual blood drive

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2018
Anyone not wanting to be disturbed but still wanting to donate can leave food out on their front doorstep for volunteers to collect.

Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat food drive set for Tuesday

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
October 6, 2018
The Marching Indians perform their halftime show at a home football game against Liberal.

Band students raise money for expenses

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
Homecoming candidates announced

Homecoming candidates announced

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2018
Senior Jaysa Wichers holds up a sign with her assigned academy to help the freshmen in her group find her.

Freshmen meetings help students adjust

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
September 12, 2018
Mathis poses with his poster about Erodibility of claypan soils in Southeastern Kansas at the 2017 Governor's Water Conference.

2012 graduate Mark Mathis II pursues geotechnical engineering

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
September 7, 2018
List of the classes offered for concurrent credit this semester.

Concurrent credit enrollment in the library

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
August 28, 2018
The list was posted after school on May 17 on the band room door.

Marching band leadership for the 2018-2019 school year announced

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2018
The list was posted on the choir room door after school on May 17.

Chamber Singers announced for 2018-2019 school year

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2018
Ushers help guide seniors throughout the ceremony.

Juniors escort seniors out

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
May 10, 2018
Junior Katie Vaughn looks at the art exhibits at the FHSU art walk.

Honors chemistry class offers extra credit opportunity

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2018
Chamber Singers rehearse before school and during class to perfect their songs. During the week of the show they also rehearse during seminar and after school.

Chamber Singers excited for Dinner Show

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2018
Looking back 10, 20, 50 years ago

Looking back 10, 20, 50 years ago

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2018
Wattpad is one of several sites that offer people the chance to publish their own stories and discover new writers.

Online platforms offer students opportunities to read and write

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2018
Freshman Andrew Duke and sophomore Levi Hickert stand with their winning poems.

Eight students place in Hays Arts Council writing contest

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
April 12, 2018
This is a ticket from the March reading. The ticket for each month can be found in the books qualifying for the month.

March’s library ticket attracts 24 participants

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
April 6, 2018
Posters from previous extra credit assignments done by FST students last year.

FST students participate in unique extra credit opportunity

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2018
Sophomore Hanna Dannar works on her writing assignment for Latin II.

Latin students face crucial test

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2018
Physics students pose with their pumpkins after testing their acceleration due to gravity.

Advanced Physics class prepares students for college

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2018
Senior Mikayla Koerner sits at her wheel to make a plate.

Senior Mikayla Koerner participates in art classes for over three years, finds activity difficult but enjoyable

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2018
Student uses the new career program, "Career Cruising."

Pressure to choose career stressful for teenagers

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2018
Junior Zoe C. Martin poses with the members of R5 at a concert. Martin attended the R5 concert when she was 11 years old.

Students encounter famous people

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2018

Smart Moves help students focus in class

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2018
Brian Schauf works on fixing a malfunctioning surface.

Students voice computer preferences

Rebekah Porter, Staff Reporter
January 19, 2018
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