Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

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Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online
Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online
Dawson Rooney

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter

This is Dawson Rooney. He is a senior and this is his first year in newspaper. Outside of newspaper he is involved in Orchestra, Chamber Singers, Web Team, Math Relays, Musical, Spring Play, Full Chord Press, and Leadership Team. He also enjoys driving around with friends, eating, sleeping, and playing video games.

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Senior Dusty Schneider speaks during the baccalaureate session.

Seniors take first step in graduation week events through baccalaureate

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
May 10, 2018
Senior Kayla Satomi performs her two selected pieces of music for a judge in Larned. Kayla was one of many students with a high enough rating at regional contest to make state.

Students compete at state music competition

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2018
Senior Erin Muirhead dances to the "Rhythm of the Tambourine." Muirhead has been nominated for a Jester Award based on her performance in the musical "Hunchaback of Notre Dame."

“The Hunchback of Notre Dame” receives 11 Jester nominations

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2018
Senior Tay Otte poses for a picture demonstrating one of the dance moves he taught concert choir. This particular move he taught to the tenor and bass sections. Tay Otte currently plans to attend the University of Kansas after high school with an emphasis in biology.

Senior Tay Otte leads Concert Choir in dance

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
April 13, 2018
Freshman Callie Raacke works on a version of her hovercraft she has built for state competition. This specific version will not be competing but it was one of the models being tested. Raacke placed second at regional competition in this event.

Science Olympiad team competing at state tournament in Wichita

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
April 6, 2018
Christopher Rooney poses for a photo after his graduation at KU. He is joined in this photo by his grandparents Noel and Sharon Rooney. Christopher graduated from KU with a Bachelor's in Astronomy and Physics.

2013 graduate Christopher Rooney pursues graduate degree at Cornell

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2018
Thirty-Five students were granted scholarships this last week from the Hansen Foundation. If renewed for their full amount, these scholarships total $502,000.

Students receive over half a million dollars in scholarships from Hansen Foundation

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2018
The Kansas State Assessments are a government mandated evaluation of students.

State Assessments to begin soon

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
March 8, 2018
Students Brittani Park, Korbyn Olson, Calvin Duden and Tana Herrman qualified for state competition at the Great Bend meet on Saturday. To qualify for state, in general, the student(s) must take second or first place in the category in which they are competing.

Forensics team takes fourth place honorable mention at Great Bend meet

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2018
Freshmen Callie Raacke and Johnathan Rupe go up to receive the trophy for second place. Both students placed first in an event at the regional competition.

Science Olympiad to go to state competition

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
February 20, 2018
Junior Jacob Maska checks his snapchat making sure he isn't missing anything that's happening with his friends.

Fear of Missing Out prevalent in society

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2018
Scholars Bowl is barely knocked out before the final rounds after being placed against the two top teams in their division during the tournament.

Scholars bowl competes at state tournament

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
February 13, 2018
Scholars bowl placed as the runner-up at the regional tournament this year. This status allowed them to continue on to compete at state for the first time in the history of the Scholars Bowl team.

Scholars Bowl to compete at state tournament

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2018
Instructor Johnny Matlock holds his annual Dinner Show meeting with the parents of students in Chamber Singers. The meeting is normally held earlier in January but had to be moved back on account of a new development.

Vocal instructor announces Dinner Show theme

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2018
Student Council's app through SuperFan will release Feb. 1. The app will contain all events going on with the student body.

Student Council sets up app for student body

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
January 27, 2018
Seniors Eric Adams and Seth Beauchamp recieve a third place medal in material science at the Maverick Shootout. Eric Adams also placed second in Optics at the same competition.

Students compete at Maverick Shootout

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2018
Senior Ashton Balthazor makes sure the measurements are correct on the tower for the Goodland competition. Balthazor will compete in three events at Goodland, two of which require the building of an apparatus before competing.

Science Olympiad to compete at Goodland

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
January 11, 2018
Senior Adam Klausmeyer is seen listening to Sons of the Pioneers on Spotify. Sons of the Pioneers is one of the groups affected by this lawsuit with their song "Tumbling Tumbleweeds."

Wixen Music Publishing sues Spotify for $1.6 Billion

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
January 10, 2018
Senior Tanner Eiland poses for a photo in the WebTeam class. He joined WebTeam this year.

13 questions with senior Tanner Eiland

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
December 20, 2017
Junior Connor Teget serves guests at the dinner hosted by the Hays High DECA Chapter.

DECA and Chamber Singers raise funds for Ronald McDonald Charity House

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
December 15, 2017
Chamber singers performed "de King is Born" and "My Lord has Come" in the Cathedral of the Plains.

Chamber Singers perform at St. Fidelis Basilica

Dawson Rooney, Staff Editor
December 6, 2017
The St. Fidelis Basilica in Victoria is one of the eight wonders of Kansas. It is also called the Cathedral of the Plains.

Chamber Singers to perform at Victoria Cathedral

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
November 29, 2017
Freshman Andrew Duke, sophomore Levi Hickert, senior Brendan Chapman, senior Blade Goering and senior Analyse Claude celebrate their first place victory.

Scholars Bowl takes first at Wichita West competition

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
November 23, 2017
Quasimodo (senior Ryan Will) is offered a strawberry from his master Claude Frollo (senior Eric Adams) as a treat, like a dog. Frollo makes a big deal about showing Quasimodo that he is unfit for the real world, that he must stay in the bell tower, in his sanctuary.

‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ sells around 1700 tickets

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2017
The forensics team will meet in the library to start off their season.

Forensics team meets for start of season

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2017
Alisara Arial, Eythun Wyatt and Eric Adams go through the audition excerpt from "Flight Song" with a recording.

Students prepare for district and state auditions

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2017
Gabriela Taliaferro, Kyra Polifka-Wilhelm, Trinity Callis, Brendan Chapman, Dawson Rooney, London Keller, and Mark Schuckman were among those honored at the reception.

Students honored at KU reception

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2017
Full Chord Press sings at the Fall Concert at Beach Schmidt. They sang Barbara Ann, For the Longest Time, and Make a Man Out of You.

Full Chord Press continues to grow

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
October 24, 2017
“I thought the all day rehearsal was beneficial," assistant director Lexi Robinson said. "A lot of people got to know where they were supposed to be.”

Musical rehearses on in-service day

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2017
Homecoming is rapidly approaching, and with it comes class competitions and Spirit Days.

Upcoming Spirit Days announced

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2017
Football players kneel during the National Anthem. This has become a controversial topic as some believe it is disrespectful.

NFL kneeling controversy

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2017
The cast of the Musical rehearses in the choir room instead of at 12th Street Auditorium for the first time ever.

Musical rehearses at high school

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
September 22, 2017
courtesy photo. Senior Levi Smith holds his pet cat in his self acclaimed "best picture ever taken in the history of mankind."

13 questions with senior Levi Smith

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2017

Select students qualify for Dane Hansen scholarships

Dawson Rooney, Staff Reporter
September 7, 2017
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