West Carroll High School News

 

WC Pep Band will Make a 3rd Trip to State Finals!!!!

On March 10, 2012, 39 of West Carroll High School's Pep Band members will have the honor of playing at the 1A-2A State Basketball Finals! These 39 students were chosen by audition from the 70 band members at WCHS. They played for a four hour recording session of pep band favorites which was made into an audition CD and judged by an IHSA music committee.

The band's past two appearances at the Illinois State Basketball Trounament were on the Friday quarter-finals games. This year, the band will be playing during all the Saturday finals games! Congratulations to West Carroll's Band Director Emily Bressler and her amazing student musicians!

Fashion Show to Aid Community

The West Carroll NHS along with the
Women of the Moose hosted a prom dress fashion show Sunday January 22nd.
Proceeds from the event will be used by both organizaitons to help
support our community. Thank you to the non NHS students who helped by
modeling some of the dresses.

Pictured form left to right: Drew Kaczmarski, Charlotte Thomas,
Elizabeth Brunner, Lucy Jones, Brianna Brandt, MJ Schaffner, Carrie
Christianson, Katie Starr, Maria Timm, Kim Durward,Liesl Meador Nikki
Johnson, Audrie Francke and Ryan Kerr

 

WCHS Drama Department Present the Fall Play:

This year, the West Carroll High School Drama Department proudly presents Gary Ray Stapp’s Fashionably Late, a comedy in two-acts, in the West Carroll Pre-School Gymnasium (in Thomson, Illinois), on Friday, November 4, Saturday, November 5, both at 7:00 PM, and Sunday, November 6, at 2:00 PM.

The Story:  It’s a get-it-while-you-can attitude in the world of fashion and no one knows that better than the staff of New York City fashion designer, Wade Haywood. So what do Charmaine, Meredith, and Harry do when the boss fails to show up for work? Not what you think! There’s no time for loafing when opportunity is knocking at the agency door, especially when one stranger shows up with the disturbing announcement that she’s been hired as a replacement, followed by the appearance of another stranger with a big wallet and a penchant for over-sized models. Suddenly, what started out as an ordinary day, becomes an afternoon of high jinx as brains, beauty, and brawn mix it up in a cross-dressing masquerade designed to fool a fashion industry guru, an IRS agent, and a Texas oil millionaire. But when the fooled wise-up to the foolish, good fortune quickly unravels at the seams and catastrophe of hilarious proportion looms on the edge of the fashion runway. And when secrets collide with good intentions, everyone learns that being fashionably late is better than never being fashionable at all.

Cast members include: Liesl Meador as Charmaine, Tyler French as Wade Haywood, Katie Woods as Meredith, Ben Rogers as Harry, Ana Pacas as Iris, Enetha Walls as Roxanne/Natalie Hawt, Jackie Mitchell as Mike, Tony Pacas as Joe, Karlee Wurster as Florida, Michael Strauch as Edward Eiress, Karenna Noordhoff as Eugenia VanEdderhorn, Brady Edwards as Jay Ron Bodeen, Katlyn Ferris as Mrs. Haywood, and Bobbie Douglas as Myrtle. The play is directed by Scott D. Mattison, Drama & Choir Director at WCHS, Tech Director is Michael Von Hollen of Dubuque, Iowa. Production Assistants include Tommy Losch-Stage Manager, Collin Wilkinson-House Manager, Kaylee Vos-Sound, and Payton Nevills-Lights, along with the West Carroll High School Drama Club.

 

West Carroll FFA Attends 84th National FFA Convention

West Carroll FFA members Christy Ralston, Ashley Hunt, Rachel Dykstra, Demi Hess, Tessa Sibley, Karley Metz, Allyah Legal, Paawan Dandona, Dylan Williams and Tom Watson recently attended the 84th National FFA Convention held this year from October 19 to October 22 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The theme of the convention was “I Believe.”  The group rode with other local FFA members on a Wiersema charter bus and stayed at the Courtyard Marriott Carmel, Indiana. 

Rachel Dykstra, Tom Watson, Christy Ralston, Demi Hess, Ashley Hunt, Allyah Legal, Tessa Sibley, Dylan Williams, Karley Metz, and Paawan Dandona.	Paawan Dandona, Dylan Williams, Tom Watson, Allyah Legal, Tessa Sibley, Demi Hess, Rachel Dykstra, Christy Ralston, Karley Metz, Ashley Hunt.

On Tuesday, October 18, the West Carroll group traveled to the Fair Oaks Dairy Farm in Fair Oaks, Indiana.  The Fair Oaks Farm has 10 farms of 3000 cows per farm.  Each farm milks around 2800 cows 3 times per day.  The rolling herd average of the Fair Oaks Farm is around 26,000 lbs of milk per year.  The group then continued to Indianapolis and checked into the motel.  The chapter did enjoy a delicious “chapter meal” at Flemming’s Steakhouse restaurant.

On Wednesday, October 19, the group toured the National FFA Center in the morning.  In the afternoon, members attended the FFA National Agricultural Career Show.  The Career Show had over 1300 agriculture-related booths.  The opening session of the National FFA Convention was highlighted by keynote and motivational speaker Dave Roever.  Roever is a Vietnam Veteran who was injured by sniper fire that ignited a phosphorus grenade he was preparing to throw.  Roever spoke about never giving up hope.  In the evening, the chapter visited the Assylem Hunted House.    

Thursday, October 20, the group toured the FFA Shopping Mall, the FFA National Agricultural Career Show, and the FFA Food Court in the morning.  The afternoon saw West Carroll formally receive its 3-star National rating on stage for its FFA Program of Activities for 2010-2011.  Wyatt DeJong, National FFA Central Region Vice President, gave her retiring address titled “Can’t Spell Course without ‘U’.”  Entertainment for the evening included a concert in Lucas Oil Stadium by Steel Magnolia, Little Bigtown and Blake Shelton.

Friday, October 21, the FFA members split up and attended various student leadership workshops in the morning.  The afternoon included the 6th general session of the convention which announced National FFA Proficiency Award winners.  The group then headed for home around 4pm.

Coming events for the West Carroll FFA would be the Section #1 FFA Crops Judging CDE scheduled for November 2 at Eastland High School starting at 5:30 pm and the West Carroll FFA Chapter Annual Blood Drive on Friday, November 4, from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm in the high school gym.  Walk-ins are encouraged to come and donate. 

 

Winter Sports Parent Meeting

A parent meeting is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday November 2nd at the West Carroll High School. High school age athletes and their parents are expected to attend this informational meeting,prior to the start of winter sports. Coaches will be meeting with both parents and students immediately after the 6:00 p.m. parent meeting. Please plan on attending. There is a Booster meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

Meet the Thunder

West Carroll High School's Meet the Thunder will be held on Friday November 11 th @5:30p.m. At 5:30 Coach McIntyre's Thunder wrestlers will take the mat. Afterwards, Coach Sietz and the girls' basketball players will be introduced and take the court. Last, Coach Knuth and the boys' basketball will be introduced and take the court.

 

The West Carroll FFA Chapter would like to congratulate the new junior varsity officers of 2011-2012.

The new officers consist of Kaylee Vos as President, Cloe Carson as Vice President, Clare O'Connor as Secretary, Dylan Williams as Treasurer, Janelle Dykstra as Reporter, and Paawan Dandona as Sentinel. They will be in charge off National FFA week in February. They will also take the place of varsity officers at meetings if the varsity officers are not able to attend.

 

New National Honor Society Inductees

The following seniors were recently inducted into the West Carroll National Honor Society.
From left to right: Shelley Larem, Brittany Acree, Carissa Heath and Drew Kaczmarski. Absent from the picture: Allen Piper.

FFA participates in Thomson's CROP Walk to help the hungry!

FFA members Sabrina Seidemann, Cassidy Meinsma, and Ashley Hunt walked in the Thomson CROP Walk held Sunday, October 2. In all, 10 West Carroll FFA members collected a chapter total of $546 for the walk. According to CROP co-chairs Rita Mitchell and Gwen Smith, the preliminary total raised was $3480 as of late Sunday afternoon. Twenty -five percent (25%) of the total funds raised will be used locally for the Fulton Food Pantry, Great River Outreach and Thomson Childrens Christmas Program.

 

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West Carroll FFA Students Attend Fall Harvest Safety Camp

Eighty-three (83) West Carroll FFA freshmen and sophomore agriculture students attended the “Fall Harvest Safety Days” camp on September 15 at the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) on the campus of Northeast Iowa Community College, Peosta, Iowa.  The students were divided into groups and trained on the topics of “Safe Operation of Farm Combines”, “Prevention of Grain Entrapment and Suffocation”, and “Tractor Safety and Rural Roadway Safety”. A lunch provided by NECAS included hot dogs, potato chips, cookies, ice cream and milk. Presenters at the camp included Paul Mausser and Charlotte Halverson on “Safe Operation of Farm Combines”; Dan Neenan, and Chad Shultz on “Prevention of Grain Entrapment and Suffocation”; and Al Esch and Ric Jones on “Tractor Safety & Rural Roadway Safety”.  A session on “Skid Steer Operation Safety” was presented by Dan Neenan and Al Esch to the whole group after lunch. As agriculture continues to rank as one of the most dangerous occupations in North America and across the globe, the National Safety Council will put the spotlight on farming, ranching and the related health and safety issues.  National Farm Safety Week is September 18-24, 2011. West Carroll FFA advisors Dan Hartman and Don Mathey chaperoned the trip.  Dawn Beyer also helped chaperone.