News - Features - Sports - Opinion Vol. 1: May 2018

The CHIRPBy Don iphan-Trumbu l l Journa l i sm Students

By: Sydney PuenteThe Doniphan-Trumbull con-

cert band traveled to Gibbon on April 20 for district band. The band competed in both small groups and whole group events, bringing home several superior ratings.

“They did very well and per-formed at a high level,” said band director Mr. Andy Schneider.

While at the an-nual competition, the band performs as a whole and in small groups or so-los for three judges. The groups are judged in many categories: tone, intonation, precision, facility, bal-ance and expression/interpretation. While the students wait to perform, they are aloud to watch other schools perform

“It was a real hoot,” said Junior Ben Jones.

Groups can score 1 to 5, with 1 being the best score a band can get. One small group and three

solos performed, as well. Two songs were performed for the judg-es, by the band and both of the piec-es received a 1 rating. Ben Jones did a snare drum solo and received a 1 rating. Sophomore Riley Mason did a baritone solo and received a 1 rating, and freshman Danae Radar had a clarinet solo, also receiving

a 1 rating. Junior Bren-na Schuler, sophomore Maddie Stock and senior Sydney Puente partici-pated in a trumpet trio that earned a 1 rating.

“We performed excep-tionally, but there are still correc-tions that can be made to improve our sound,” said Diaz.

“They did very well and per-

formed at a high level.” - Schneider.

Choir students preform with a piano accompaniment.

By: Cody PedersonMr. Ben Gehring’s physical sci-

ence built mouse trap boxcars and raced them on March 28. Freshmen students worked in pairs to build the cars, racing them down the halls of DT to determine who built the fast-est car.

“The cars were a fun project that I think the students en-joyed. It gave them a chance to be more hands-on with the material and put their knowledge into practice. It also allowed me to see where our understanding didn’t quite get to where I was hoping, so I can make adjustments,” said Geh-ring.

The mousetrap boxcars work by winding a string around the axle of the car. The mouse trap’s spring

is stretched, storing energy that will propel the car forward. As the mousetrap car is released, the mouse trap pulls the string off of the axle. The string causes the wheels to turn, and the vehicle starts to move.

“This was a very fun activity to do. It was difficult to figure out how

to do it, but the process was fun,” said freshman Colten Horne.

This is considered one of the most well-liked projects of the year.

They did this project to learn about motion get some more hands-on learning before the end of the year.

“Science can be fun, and this proj-ect that Mr. Gehring had us do was fun,” said freshman Taylor Lauten-schlager.

Mirianna Akasha and Ethan Fessenden set their car up to race.

Several students got the opportunity to display their artwork at Stuhr Muse-um. Visitors from around the country were able to view DT student art.

“Science can be fun!”

- Lauteschlager

By: Logan PoppeThe annual Hall County Art

Show takes place at the Stuhr Museum from April 14 to May 6. Teachers from each of the schools in Hall County select the works they want submitted to the show. Though the students’ works were submitted, art teacher Mrs. Stacey McCarty decided against making the trip to Stuhr Museum.

“I really wanted to take all of the art students to the show because there are a lot of great pieces done by students from Hall County, but many kids are missing so many days already with other activities; it didn’t seem like a wise decision to take anyone out of more classes. The curator did provide me with free tickets to the Stuhr, so more people are able to go to the show,” said McCarty.

McCarty selected a range of work from high school and junior high students from DT. Those students included Skye Hillman, Kaleb Pfeifer, Alli Baker, Cade Sterner, Jordan Bunner, Layne

Haba, Mattie Vitali, Karly Jo Gregg, Amanda Mueggenberg, Karly Varah, Ayden King, Julian Torres, Sam Hoppe, Cori Wolfe, Emma Starman, Michelle Jungen, Kelsey Essex, Jennifer Shafer, Emily Happold, Haley Robb, Mi-chaela Wall, Hannah Greathouse, Codi Obermeier and Aaliyah Darwin.

“It was an honor to see that my work was submitted; I am excited to see my art at the show,” said Sterner.

Even though many students allowed their art to be submitted, this was a new experience for the DT students.

McCarty said, “When I contact-ed the Stuhr Museum’s curator at the beginning of the school year about DT’s involvement with the art show, she mentioned that DT has not been involved since Mr. Hermann was the art teacher here. I am excited to be able to showcase DT’s art talent at the show again and look forward to displaying more pieces next year!”

Stuhr displays student artwork

Let’s band together! Band performs at districts

Mousetrap Cars: Physical Science races towards end of year

DT participates in State Journalism:Individuals medal at state

By: Logan SchuldtState Journalism took place April

23, and Doniphan-Trumbull com-peted for the first time in school history, taking 4 students to Nor-folk for the annual competition. Junior’s Bailey Williams, Tristan Larson, Kalee Wiltfong and Senior Tyson Price, who was unable to at-tend, qualified for the event.

“Considering this is the first year we’ve participated in the state competition and I was on leave for a large portion of the qualifying

writing season, I was very pleased that we were able to qualify 4 stu-dents. I was thrilled that the ladies performed and represented our school so well at the contest. It’s awesome that all three brought home medals,” said journalism teacher Mrs. Andee Turner.

The three who competed each placed in their respective catego-ries. Wiltfong placed 6th in column writing, Larson place 5th in sports news writing and Williams placed 3rd in sports feature writing.

“Competing at state was a great experience,” said Wiltfong.

When on her way to state jour-nalism Williams was not expecting a state medal, especially because her boyfriend had to convince her to take the class.

“I was surprised because I went into it not really knowing what to expect,” Williams said.

Even though the competing stu-dents didn’t know what to expect and were unsure they would be able to write a good article under

pressure in just 75 minutes, each member surpassed their expecta-tions by medaling in one of their events. This Hopefully marking the beginning of a tradition of jour-nalistic excellence, a big step for a team who hasn’t competed in state journalism in school history.

“The students have all worked hard this year. It was nice to have kids make it, and hopefully, now that the competition is on the kids’ radars, we will be able to qualify more next year,” said Turner.

Danger in DoniphanTornado touches down in small town

By: Bianca Diaz On Tuesday, May 1, Doniph-

an experienced hazardous weather that put the town in a state of panic. The event began at about 4 pm with some heavy rain that lead to hail, a normal event this time of the year. This lasted for roughly 45 minutes before all of Doniphan grew ominously quiet. Suddenly, a siren is heard ringing through-out the town, leaving residents of the small town shocked and astonished.

“When the siren went off, I initially didn’t think anything of it. It goes off sometimes even if a tornado is in the next town over. But this time I actually saw the tornado forming above us,” said Doniphan resident

Sue Hicks.The funnel cloud continued

to expand as time went by, soon producing a tornado. A storm survey conducted by the Na-tional Weather Service in Hast-ings rated the Doniphan torna-do as an EF-0 with winds of about 75 mph. It touched down in the corn-field near the Doniphan Event Center at about 5 pm Tuesday eve-ning but didn’t cause a great deal of damage. A few little sheds were destroyed as well as the shingles of a house nearby, and a 2x4 piece of wood flew through someone’s roof, ending up in the middle of their stair-

case. However, no casualties or injuries were reported.

“I didn’t expect it to do a whole lot. I mean, our town has never really gotten a tor-nado before, so the chances that our first one was going to

be strong or last for a long time were slim. I’m just glad everyone was okay, and that only minor damages were made,” said Doniphan resident

Courtney Jenkins.As weather such as this con-

tinues to be more common during the transition from spring to summer, it is import-ant to have a plan of action. If an individual does not have a

basement or other area within the house for protection against tornadoes, he or she should communicate with neighbors or local churches to seek possible shelter there during the storms.

“My family has a plan, which is to grab our dog and quickly move down to the basement to-gether. We also do a headcount to make sure everyone’s down there and safe. It’s import-ant to have a procedure when something like this happens, even if you don’t think you’ll ever have to use it,” comments Doniphan-Trumbull student Al-lison Baker.

DT hosts conference track:Produces several conference champs

By: Jordan Spilinek The DT track team recently

hosted the Lou-Platte confer-ence track meet on May 5 for the first time in conference his-tory. While the day was rainy and cold, both teams performed well as the girls team finished second and the boys 3rd.

“Our 4x100m improved a lot throughout the year. I’m very proud of how we performed as a team,” said junior runner Kalee Wiltfong.

There were several confer-ence champs for the girls, in-cluding Katie Roach in the 3200m, Tristan Larson in long jump and 4X100m team of De-

nae Rader, Logan Poppe, Mad-die Smith, and Wiltfong.

“Our competition was tough for the 4x8. Four of the six teams are ranked top ten in class C. Though we tied our best time for the season, we’re hoping we can beat our own time at districts and qualify for the state meet,” said junior Poppe.

The 4x800m team consist-ing of Maddie Shimmin, Rad-er, Roach, and Logan Poppe placed fourth, Larson was the runner-up in the 110m hurdles and Wiltfong was the runner-up in the 100m. Poppe placed third in the 800m, Rader came in

fifth for the 300m hurdles, and Alli Baker threw disc to get fourth.

“Conference track really showed how the team has im-proved this season. Most of us placed really well, and with the weather we showed that we can handle adversity,’ said Larson.

The boys team also had a few champions as well. Peyton Stewart in high jump, Kaden Ritz in 110m hurdles and the 300m hurdles, and Chris Vin-cent in the 100m.

“It was shocking that I jumped higher than everyone else. There was a lot of good competition here,” said high

jumper Stewart. Several other boys also

placed. The 4x100m team with members Ritz, Cade Sterner, Keithan Stafford, and Vincent came in fourth. Vincent placed fourth in the 200m, Cade Stern-er placed third in the 110 hur-dles and then placed sixth in the 300 hurdles, and Ritz placed fifth in the 100m.

“I’m impressed with how we ran, even though the weath-er was terrible. We had a 45 minutes delay, and we still ran well,” said Pederson.

“It’s important to have a procedure when some-thing like this happens, even if you don’t think you’ll ever have to use

it” - Allison Baker

Chris Vincent sprints to finish 1st in the 100m. Kaleb Pfeifer leaps into the sand pit. Cade Sterner glides over a hurdle.