The Enid News and Eagle, Enid, OK

Local news

Discussion

September 29, 2008

Kremlin-Hillsdale High School will celebrate homecoming Friday

By Doug Kirkpatrick, Kremlin correspondent

Kremlin-Hillsdale High School will celebrate homecoming Friday. The football game is against Deer Creek-Lamont. A bonfire was held Monday and the city of Kremlin will sponsor “Paint the Streets” tonight. The coronation is at 7 Friday night prior to the football game at 7:30. Queen candidates are Jennifer Biby, Tomiko Lakin and Katie Woodall. King candidates are Kaelob Kershner, Brett Sissom and Josh Toews. Kindergarten attendants are Mary Keithly, daughter of Kent and Paige Keithly, and Robert Newberg, son of Robert and Jo Newberg.

n

For Spirit Week, each day will have a theme and a cause to support. Monday was Twin Day and the cause was Relay for Life. Today is Super Hero Day and the cause is support the troops. Wednesday is Crazy Hat Day and the cause is Pennies for Patients. Thursday is Red Carpet Day and the cause is American Red Cross. Friday is Red and White and Pink Day and the cause is breast cancer awareness. Think Pink is the theme for the game on Friday night — most of the crowd will be in pink and the football players will wear pink shoelaces in their cleats.

n

Kremlin-Hillsdale Lady Broncs defeated Cimarron 12-8 in the first game of district play Wednesday at Rhoda Seapy Field, Kremlin. They also beat Drummond twice, 9-3 and 5-4. The team advances to fastpitch softball regionals, which start Thursday.

n

KHS FCA chapter has been active this fall. Forty-two students attended the OSU GameDay No. 1 on Sept. 13. Fourteen more students attended OSU GameDay No. 2 on Saturday. Forty-three students and four adults participated in See You At the Pole on Wednesday. Shannen Davis, Jessica Martin and Jordan Allen led in the singing of three worship songs, and more than 20 students, led by Carley Miller and Josh Toews, participated in reading selected scripture verses and praying for school, state, country and world needs. Following the event, students ate doughnuts, milk and juice provided by Hillsdale Bible Church. Coach Kasey McCoy and Roger Gossen are FCA huddle leaders.

n

KHS chapter of National Honor Society met and elected officers for the 2008-09 school year. President is Tomi Lakin, vice president is Josh Toews, secretary is Carley Miller, reporter is Matt Regier and student council representative is Melanie DeWitt. Other members are Brett Sissom, Shannen Davis, April Williams, Cordell Lloyd, Austin Jones and Ricky Streck. Roger Gossen is chapter adviser. Activities of the organization include blood drives in August and April, Red Ribbon Week for drug awareness, KHS Invitational Academic Bowl Tournament, Trivia Challenge (an adult trivia contest) and Red Nose Day, which is fundraising for world and local hunger.

n

Six members of KHS academic team participated Saturday at Langston University in a National Academic Quiz Bowl Tournament qualifying tournament. Eighteen schools will compete in three pools and a single-elimination tournament.

Skeltur Conference matches will be held on three consecutive Mondays. Kremlin will compete against Drummond, Cimarron and Waukomis on Monday. The OSSAA district seeding tournament will be held Oct. 27.

Team members are seniors Matt Regier, co-captain, Josh Toews, Austin Jones, Carley Miller, Megan Mueller and Melanie DeWitt; juniors Jake Streck, co-captain, Cordell Lloyd and Nuraiym Sulaimanova; sophomores Tim Stein, Ty Schoenhals, Libbie Fosmire and Danielle Stoneberg; and freshmen Mandy Schroeder and Dillon Jones. Roger Gossen is team coach, starting his 23rd year as KHS’ academic coach.

Text Only
Local news