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
Meg Taggart

Meg Taggart, Editor-in-Chief

All content by Meg Taggart
Bears, Bears and Bears

Bears, Bears and Bears

Meg Taggart, Editor-In-Chief
May 11, 2023
Freshman Trey Oakley tees on hole 1 at the Smoky Hill Invitational Tournament.

Boys golf competes in Liberal, gets final WAC standings

Meg Taggart, Editor-In-Chief
May 11, 2023
Senior Blake Buckles hits his second shot on hole nine at Smoky Hill Country Club.

Boys golf plays in Garden City, Great Bend

Meg Taggart, Editor-In-Chief
May 10, 2023
Freshman Trey Oakley tees on hole 1 at the Smoky Hill Invitational Tournament.

Boys golf plays at home, then in Salina

Meg Taggart, Editor-In-Chief
April 26, 2023

Boys golf team competes in Newton

Meg Taggart, Editor-In-Chief
April 14, 2023
The 2023 Hays High Boys Golf Team

Boys golf opens season in McPherson

Meg Taggart, Editor-In-Chief
April 14, 2023
An HHS bowler watches his ball down the lane, on his second attempt at Centennial Lanes in Hays on Feb. 9.

Hays High bowling competes in season tournaments

Meg Taggart, Editor-In-Chief
March 9, 2023

National Honor Society participates in Holiday Help Project

Meg Taggart
December 14, 2022
Seniors Clark, Zimmerman, and Bickle pose by their first place, state winning, project based on the effects caffeine has on the body. The competition was held at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City.

Seniors win state science competition in Kansas City

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
December 13, 2022
The logo for "Apply Kansas", it's an annual statewide campaign in which high schools conduct events to help seniors apply to college.

Seniors apply for colleges during ‘Apply Kansas’

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
October 25, 2022
Senior Katie Dinkel playing at Smoky Hill Country Club during the beginning of season, she later went on to win WAC-Player of the year.

Girls golf concludes season at state tournament

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
October 20, 2022
Cartoon: Genes and Jeans

Cartoon: Genes and Jeans

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
October 13, 2022
Girls golf wins regional tournament

Girls golf wins regional tournament

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
October 13, 2022
Jana'sw Campaign executive director, Evelyn Dubey, presents to the freshmen at HHS about how to be a helpful bystander.

Jana’s Campaign visits Hays High for bystander training

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
October 11, 2022
Senior Katie DInkel speaks with Coach Mark Watts at the Smoky Hill Country Club. Watts was named All-WAC coach of the year and Dinkel won All-WAC player of the year.

Golfers claim first in WAC

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
October 7, 2022
Junior Abbie Norris lines up her ball on hole 6 at the Smoky Hill Country Club.

Girls golf takes first out of 21 at Hutchinson

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
October 6, 2022
Junior Abbie Norris walks on the green during the TMP annual invitational tournament at Smoky Hill Country Club.

Golf breaks school record two days in a row

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
October 6, 2022
Senior Claire Humphrey puts at the Smoky Hill Invitational Tournament.

Girls golf takes second at Salina

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
October 6, 2022
Senior Katie Dinkel putts at the Smoky Hill Country Club at the Hays High Invitational Tournament. She shot an 83 at this meet.

Girls golf participates in Dodge City and Liberal tournaments

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
September 21, 2022
Junior Abbie Norris lines up her putt at the Smoky Hill Invitational Tournament, she shot an 81.

Girls golf starts strong at home tournament

Meg Taggart, Editor In-Chief
September 21, 2022
Senior Ashton Hernandez hits his tee shot on hole 15 at the Smoky Hill

Boys golf finishes regular season meets, gets final WAC standings

Meg Taggart, Photography/ Managing Editor
May 16, 2022

Senior Jace Linenberger signs to play collegiate basketball

Meg Taggart, Photography/ Managing Editor
May 6, 2022
Junior Blake Buckles hits his second shot on hole 8 at the Smoky Hill Country Club Invitational on April 18th.

Boys golf participates in multiple tournaments in April

Meg Taggart, Photography/ Managing Editor
May 5, 2022
Senior Wesley Oakley signs his letter of intent to play at MCC this upcoming basketball season.

Senior Wesley Oakley commits to play basketball for Manhattan Christian College

Meg Taggart, Photography/ Managing Editor
May 4, 2022
Senior Gavin Nutting poses with family a coaches after signing a letter of intent to wrestle for Cloud County Community College, or CCCC

Senior wrestler Gavin Nutting signs to Cloud County Community College

Meg Taggart
March 29, 2022
Senior Gavin Meyers signs a letter of intent to play football for Kansas State University on Mar. 22 in the HHS cafeteria.

Senior Gavin Meyers signs to play football at K-State University

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
March 29, 2022

Insulin prices need to be reduced

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
March 8, 2022
Senior Roy Moroni, along with family and friends, signs his Letter of Intent to play football for Fort Hays State University in Hays.

Senior Roy Moroni continues football career at FHSU

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
February 11, 2022
Senior Jordan Dale accompanied by his family, signs in the HHS cafeteria to Washburn University for Track and Field.

Senior Jordan Dale signs to Washburn University for track and field

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
February 11, 2022

Cartoon: Cow Joke!

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
February 3, 2022
This is the logo for the program used for Mindset Mondays, it's called 7 Mindsets. Their slogan is "Teaching Mindsets. Changing Lives."

Students participate in weekly ‘Mindset Mondays’ to promote positive mindsets

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
February 1, 2022
Senior Jaren Kanak signs to the University of Oklahoma with his family in the HHS Cafeteria during Pride Time.

Senior Jaren Kanak signs to University of Oklahoma

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
February 1, 2022
The Monte Carlo mood board for prom made by the junior class representatives , Hannah Eikenberry, Rilee Schwarz and Halle Lohmeyer.

Juniors host a meeting to discuss Prom themes

Meg Taggart
December 17, 2021
Senior Garrett Wellbrock officially signs to FHSU to play baseball at Hays High School.

Senior Garrett Wellbrock signs to FHSU for baseball

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
December 17, 2021
Orchestra teacher Joan Crull conducts the HHS orchestra at one of their practices.

Orchestra attends festival in Salina

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
December 13, 2021
Senior Dylan Dreiling signs to the University of Tennessee with his family.

Senior Dylan Dreiling signs to the University of Tennessee

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
November 16, 2021
Girls golf coach Mark Watts stands with junior Katie Dinkel after being awarded WAC Player and Coach of the Year.

13 questions with girls golf coach Mark Watts

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
November 16, 2021
Junior Katie Dinkel lines up her putt at the 5A Regional Tournament hosted by Hays.

Girls golf takes second at state tournament to end their season

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
October 25, 2021
Senior Gracie Wente hit her tee shot at the TMP Invitational Tournament at Smoky Hill Country Club.

Girls golf takes first at regionals

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
October 14, 2021
Sophomore Lily Garrison prepares to take her drive at the TMP Invitational Golf Tournament at Smoky Hill Country Club.

Girls golf wins at Great Bend, ends with WAC honors

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
October 8, 2021
Junior Karli Neher shakes hands with one of the judges at the Kansas State fair.

4-H, FFA students participate in Kansas State Fair

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
October 7, 2021
Junior Claire Humphrey watched her putt at the Hays High Invitational Tournament at Smoky Hill Country Club.

Girls golf takes first in Hutchinson

Meg Taggart
October 5, 2021
Senior Gracie Wente putts on hole 6 at Smoky Hill Country Club

Girls golf takes first at Salina South Invitational

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
September 27, 2021
Junior Aspen Melvin hits her driver at the Hays High Invitational Tournament at Smoky Hill Country Club.

Girls golf places first at Liberal tournament

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
September 27, 2021
Junior Aspen Melvin hits her tee shot on hole 2 at the HHS golf tournament.

Girls golf takes second in Dodge City

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
September 15, 2021
Sophomore Ashlynn Banker putts on hole one at the Smoky Hill Country Club.

Girls golf hosts first tournament of season

Meg Taggart, Managing/Photography Editor
September 15, 2021
Sophomore Braden Hoskin takes a practice putt on the green of hole number nine at Smoky Hill Golf Course.

Boys golf comes in third at regionals

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
May 20, 2021
Junior Ashton Hernandez hits his nine iron on the 10th hole at the Smoky Hill Invitational tournament in Hays.

Boys golf competes in Liberal, Garden City; final WAC standings released

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
May 17, 2021
Senior Skylar Zimmerman hits of the tee box on hole 9 at the Hays Invitational tournament.

Boys golf takes third in Great Bend

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
May 6, 2021
Kelly Parr makes a pepperoni pizza at Lomato's pizza on April 24. She was there to raise money for a trip to France, Germany, Portugal and Spain in June 2022.

[Photo] Pizzas made as fundraiser for Europe trip

Emry Lundy, Copy Editor
May 5, 2021
Senior Jason Krannawitter two-putts on the back nine at the Hays Invitational Tournament at Smoky Hill Country Club

Boys golf takes first at Salina South Invitational

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
May 3, 2021
Sophomore Braden Hoskins hits a drive from the tee box on hole 17 at the annual Smoky Hill Country Club high school tournament.

Boys golf hosts tournament and participates in a Dodge City tournament

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
April 27, 2021
Senior Skylar Zimmerman hits out of the bunker on Hole nine at the Smoky Hill Country Club at the Hays tournament on April 19.

HHS boys golf takes fifth in Newton

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
April 21, 2021

Hays High boys golf takes fourth at McPherson

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
April 12, 2021

Boys junior varsity golf takes second in the first meet of the season

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
April 7, 2021

Ant Joke!

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
March 12, 2021

Eighth grade parent meeting held at Hays High

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
March 12, 2021
Sophomore Grayson Walburn prepares for a race at the Center for Health Improvement during the Hays swim meet.

Boys swimming takes second against Garden City

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
March 1, 2021
Junior Tyler Solida competes in a race using the butterfly stroke during the HHS home meet at the Center for Health Improvement

Boys swimmers participate in WAC meet

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
March 1, 2021
Junior Alex Johnson swims at the center for Health Improvement in Hays on Jan. 19, 2021.

Boys swim team hosts home meet

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
January 29, 2021

Boys swim team participates in Topeka meet

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
January 19, 2021
The JAG-K logo

HHS student wins JAG-K award

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
December 18, 2020

Don’t Procrastinate!

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
November 24, 2020
The logo for the company Xello.

Students explore career options through Xello

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
November 18, 2020

Senior wins Daughters of American Revolution Award

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
November 12, 2020

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
November 3, 2020

Girls golf takes fourth at state to conclude their season

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
October 23, 2020
The HHS varsity girls golf team poses for a picture with their new trophy. From left to right, Assistant coach Doug Lowen, senior Sophie Garrison, sophomore Katie Dinkel, senior Sierra Smith, junior Taleia McCrae, freshman Abbie Norris and coach Mark Watts.

Girls golf team takes second at regionals to qualify for state

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
October 20, 2020

Girls place first in league golf tournament

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
October 8, 2020

Girls varsity golf takes first at Garden City

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
October 7, 2020

Varsity, JV girls golf team compete at Liberal

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
September 23, 2020

Dodge City JV and Salina Girls Golf

Meg Taggart, Entertainment Editor
September 15, 2020
One of the new rooms being renovated for use in the E building

New improvements being made at Hays High School

Meg Taggart, Staff Reporter
May 12, 2020
Spanish I-IV teacher Lora Haynes teaches a spanish II class before school was cancelled for the remainder of the semester.

Students plan to take Seal of Biliteracy Test

Meg Taggart, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2020
Sophmore Landon Viegra races at the Great Bend Invitational Meet on August 30, 2019, before the COVID-19 outbreak. Cross Country is one of his motives for staying in shape during quaratine.

How to stay active in quarantine

Meg Taggart, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2020

Students participate in ACT preparation

Meg Taggart, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2020
The dance instructors, Jaques and Sarah Moraille have the students line up in preparation for the next step of the Merengue.

Spanish classes participate in dance lessons

Meg Taggart, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2020

Students prepare for Drivers Education this summer

Meg Taggart, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2020
Freshman Sarah Zimmerman poses for the individual pictures taken of each wrestler.

Zimmerman competes in first girls state wrestling tournament

Meg Taggart, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2020
Indian Call Candidates pose for a photo downtown. Indian Call King and Queen will be crowned at the basketball game on Feb. 21.

Students excited for upcoming Indian Call activities

Meg Taggart, Staff Reporter
February 17, 2020
The selected 2020 Indian Call Candidates pose for photos on the bricks Downtown.

Indian Call candidates

Meg Taggart, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2020
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