Concert Band, Jazz Band perform 32nd annual Popcorn Concert
Caitlin Leiker, Staff Reporter
March 8, 2019
This year’s 32nd annual Popcorn Concert took place at 7:30 p.m. on March 5 in Gym A to showcase the most recent work of Concert Band and Jazz Band. The soloists that night were freshman Tayden Shuck, alto saxophone; sophomore Ashley Vilaysing, clarinet; sophomore Alisara Arial, tenor saxophone;...
Instructor Kathy Wagoner recognized at Feb. 26 Board of Education meeting, Hays Middle School technology discussed
Alicia Feyerherm, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2019
The Board of Education met on Feb. 25 and discussed many different items on the agenda. The meeting started out by awarding the Best of the Best awards. Each month, one staff member and one student is given the honor of USD 489 Best of the Best. This month, Hays High instructor Kathy Wagoner was no...
Scholar’s Bowl competes in state competition
Allison Brooks, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2019
Filed under Media, News, Top Stories
State Scholar’s Bowl competition took place on Feb. 9 and Hays High sent a team of sophomores Andrew Duke, Allison Brooks, Alicia Feyerherm, Skylar Zimmerman, junior Levi Hickert and senior Cameron Karlin. The team placed sixth out of the eight teams that competed and that completed their Schol...
Students get paired up on blind dates to test whether 36 questions can make strangers fall in love
Alicia Feyerherm, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2019
Filed under Media, Top Stories
A 2015 New York Times article states that answering these 36 questions along with two to four minutes of eye contact can lead strangers to fall in love. To test this thoery, The Hays High Guidon recruited volunteers to be set up on blind dates. The students didn’t know what they were going to be doing...
Board of Education meets Feb. 11 discusses fee reduction for Driver’s Education
Alicia Feyerherm, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2019
The Board of Education met on Feb. 11 and discussed multiple agenda items. Among those items was the topic of Driver’s Education enrollment costs and whether they should be lowered this coming year. The Board proposed cutting the Driver’s Education fee by $25. Board Member Greg Schwartz was n...
Board of Education meets Jan. 28, discusses possible renovations
Allison Brooks, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2019
The Board of Education met on Monday, Jan. 28 and discussed many topics before going into an executive session. The meeting started off as they typically do with the approval of the agenda and then opening the meeting for any audience participation. After that they went into the Best of the Best...
Sophomore wins 2019 Talent Show
Madison Weber and Caitlin Leiker
January 10, 2019
Filed under Feature, Media, Slideshows, Top Stories
Students often get nervous before things a big athletic event or when they have to give a presentation for class, but imagine what it would feel like to have to perform for the entire student body. That’s exactly what this year’s talent show participants experienced. But this year’s winner...
StuCo hosts Dodge For a Cause
Allison Brooks, Staff Reporter
December 21, 2018
Ellis High School principal Corey Burton is battling leukemia. Student Council hosted Dodge For a Cause as a way to help him. “We wanted to host Dodge For a Cause because we thought it was important to unify high schools in the surrounding area and more importantly to help out the Corey Burton family...
Music department holds annual Winter Concert
McKena McBride, Caitlin Leiker, Staff Reporters
December 19, 2018
Filed under Media, Top Stories
The music department held their annual Winter Concert on Dec. 17 at Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center. The Chamber Singers kicked off the concert by performing “O Magnum Mysterium” by Tomás Victoria and “Locus Iste” by Anton Bruckner unconducted. Vocal director Alex Underwood said...
Straub discusses changes to curriculum for 2019-2020 school year at Board of Education meeting on Dec. 17
Alicia Feyerherm, Staff Reporter
December 18, 2018
The Board of Education met on Dec. 18 and discussed a wide range of topics including revisions to the 2019-2020 Hays High School curriculum. Principal Martin Straub talked to the board about changes in the curriculum. For example, Straub discussed adding more options for Career Explorations. “We...
KMEA District Choir takes place at FHSU
Caitlin Leiker, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2018
Filed under Media, Slideshows
Chamber Singers to perform 33rd annual Cathedral Concert
Caitlin Leiker, Staff Reporter
November 28, 2018
Filed under Feature, Media, Top Stories
The Chamber Singers will perform with Fort Hays State University’s choirs and other music department faculty at 3:30pm on Dec. 2 at St. Fidelis Basilica in Victoria, Kansas. The concert is free of charge. Current FHSU choral conductor Terry Crull said the congregation of St. Fidelis and the FHSU...
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