Unlock The MemoriesAdair County R-II School District

205 West Dewey StreetBrashear, Missouri 63533http:://brashear.k12.mo.us

Denise BrownDaniel Carpenter

Jeanie CasadyJackie Church

Matt CopelandRhonda Fisher

Christy Grissom

Jeremy HauptBecky Hazen

Karla HettingerShirlene Hettinger

Jo Ellen JacksonWendy Kerby

Michael Killen

Jeff McHenryLinda Moore

George MootsButch Naughton

Debra OlsenBarbara Person

Jim Rearick

Martha ReeseCheryl ReevesRenee Reeves

Melissa SalgadoLonnie Salter

Heath SchneiderJames Scudder

Shelly ShipmanBetty Stephens

Sheri TurnerDon Wilburn

Darlene WithrowTammy WolterShelley Wood

Tonya Wood

FACULTY AND STAFF

Right: George Moots and CarlGarr are the men who keep theentire Adair County R-II schooldistrict clean and tidy.

Below: As this year comes to an end wes aygoodbye to History teacher Mr. Naughton. Heconcludes his career in education after servinghis students for over 30 years. In addition toteaching the last three years at BHS, Mr.Naughton was a teacher and an administrator atseveral schools in Missouri and Iowa. He planson spending more time with his family and, ofcourse, fishing the local lakes and ponds ofnortheast Missouri. The students, faculty, andstaff will miss him. Good luck, Butch.

Above: “Just a stretch or so,” says Mr. Copeland as heshows his Tiger Pride during a pep rally.

Above: Coach Schneider guards the door tothe gym on Halloween.

Above: New Superintendent, DonWilburn led the boys’ basketball teamto a conference championship thisyear in addition to his varied adminis-trative responsibilities.

Left: Renee Reeves dressesin a 50’s style outfit for hersupport of homecomingweek.

Butch

Busy Bees

Above: The Busy Bee class gets together for a grouppicture showing their green for St. Patrick’s Day!

Left: Travis Helm shows his supporton Halloween as he dresses up as asoldier!

Toni TuggleKale FeeneyLandon FisherEmma Harsell

Travis HelmJake HolcombMary MathenyClancy Noe

Harmony PooleAden ShahanTenlee ShawSierra Snyder

Adyson SullivanGarrett WilliamsAvery Zentz

Left: Travis Helmasks SierraSnyder andAdyson Sullivanif he can join thefun.

Kindergarten

Above: Brynli DeFries enjoys a book while AutumnHart takes a breather after playing.

Below: Isaiah Dysart and Holden Perry show theirstrength for the crowd a the Kindergarten Circus.

Above: The Kindergarten class shows their spirit atthe Homecoming pep rally!

Above: Trace Gottman and Isaiah Dysart share alaugh.

Above: Mr. Haupt, Mrs. Feeney, and Mr. McHenryshow the cheerleaders their stunt at the Homecomingpep rally!

Amy FeeneyCallie AlthideBrynli DeFriesSarah Draper

Isaiah DysartLane FeeneyTrace GottmanHannah Grissom

Autumn HartGarrett HousmanConar MathewsChyann Mountain

Holden PerryKylie RogersParis StokesMadisyn Tuggle

Above: The 2008-2009 Kindergarten class enjoysthe sunshine on their faces.

Left: Lane Feeneyand GarrettHousman act silly.

FirstGrade

Below: Just a test throw! Some first graderslaunch their class-made paper airplane designs.

Below: The first graders relax before the last bell of theday.

Above: Zoe Blankenship shows herIrish spirit by coloring her hair greenfor St. Patrick’s Day.

Left: Pile up! Averi Acton issuprised to find the camera waitingfor her at the bottom of the slide.

Lisa Fisher Donna Bond Avery Acton Quin Allen Zoe Blankenship

Aubrey Bleything Makenna Bushnell Ty Bushnell Tanna Garlock John Gerhold

Lathan Grgurich Noah Hall Stephanie Love Emily Mason Hailey McCloud

Justin McHenry Hannah Patterson Kelsey Platz Austin Ray Fisher Reese

Noah Reeves Wyatt Reeves Emily Shaver Erial Stutsman Kaelyn Sullivan

Second Grade

Right: The second grade enjoys playing kickball at recess.

Left: Kesely Watson, Justin Leedom, and WyattPotter show off the rock collection.

Left: Waiting for their turn at giving a presentation,Eliza Magruder, Kiersten Hart, Wyatt Potter, andAlan Sanchez review last minute details.

Right: Triston Morrison and Aden Zentz try to escapethe camera lens.

Left: Drew Kirkhan and Braden Perrypresent their researchto the class.

Joanne Kincaid Levi Blankenship Kiersten Hart Clayton Johnson Drew Kirkham

Justin Leedom Eliza Magruder Trison Morrison Bradon Perry Wyatt Potter

Alan Sanchez Colton Sayre MaKenzie Sizemore Valerie Sizemore Melissa Wagster

Kelsey Watson Aden Zentz

Left: Valerire Sizemore,MaKenzie Sizemore, andMelissa Wagster revice helpfuladvice on their presentation fromMrs.Kincaid.

Third GradeBecky ThomasElizabeth MillsWillow FrazlerTy Gottman

Leah GrisomHarley HayesShane HowesShalia Kennison

Samuel KerbyCella KincaidMorgan MagruderMegan MeHenry

Harli MihalevichBailey MoncriefDevin MorrisonTravis Nilson

Lauren PlatzHannah ReevesKenny ShawVanessa Shultz

Nathaniel StewartZane SykesDalton Zajac

Above: Vanessa Shultz flases apeace sign on Decade Day.

Above: YEE HAW, Pardners! The class tames the Wild West onWestern Day.

Above; Lauren Plaatz, Travis Nilson and HannahReves work hard on a class project.

Above: Devin Morrison and Megan McHenrytake a breake for a photo.

Above: The third grade shows their school spirit.

Left: ZaneSykes showsoff his leather.

Fourth GradeTammy WhitlowAnna NelsonFaith Miller

Colt ActonJacob BlythingKyle BowenAndy ClarksonTyrell Dysart

Cassamdra GrahamCaitlee HallBrianne HartWilliam JordanTrevor Love

Izaiah McCloudKacie MihalovichMechelia PotterSaydie PotterKatie Sanders

Dalton ShawJacklyn SidenstickerBreann TurnerRobbyn WagsterTyler Watson

Damien Zajac

Above: Mrs.Whitlow’s class loveshand-on projects.

Right: IzaiahMcCloud takesnoted duringclsass.

Below: Damien Zajac takes a walk around theplayground.

Above:Tyrell Dysart and Jacob Bleythingconcetrate hard on thier homework.

Below: Damien Zajac and Kaci Mihalovich praticemath facts.

Above: Saydie Potter, Trevor love and Dalton Shaw areeager to work on their science experiment.

Below: THe fourth grade class relaxes after theirplay performance.

Fifth GradeLeft: Kourtney Arnold and Tyler Findlingcelebrate their DARE graduation with a bigslice of cake.

Right: Marshall Goff received 2nd place in theDARE essay contest and was awarded with a lion.

Left: Sidney Sykes, MandyTaylor and Kristen Walitshekpos for a picuture in frountof an exhibit at the fifthgrade science fair.

Louise SmithAngie HallKourtney ArnoldErin Bradshaw

Tyler FindlingMarshall GolfLucas GuguichBrody Henrichs

Dalton HockerSkylar HousmanPatrick JochimsenAbigail Kerby

Dillon KlingsmithNicholas LeedomBailey MichalovichNicholas Perry

Robert RichardsonSidney SykesMandy TaylorKellie Wagster

Kristen WalitshekRebecca WatsonKylie Williams

Sixth Grade

Above: The sixth grade class gathers one last time before theybecome junior high students.

Below: Chance Hill, Kimmie Walitshek, Gabe Thomas, RachelHeimer, and Alli Garrett show thier support for peace onDecade Day.

Breanne CameronColton BowenAudrey DeBieAllison Garrett

Abigail HallRachel HeimerChance HillHannah Mason

Austin PerryJacob ReevesShelby SandersDakota Shultz

Rebecca StoryGabriel ThomasAllison ThomsponRhiannon Turner

Kimberlina WalitashekShelby WatsonShaiotie Zajac

Left: Sam Smith and KatieSweet were awarded 2009Homecoming Prince andPrincess.

Above: The seventh grade class works together towin one of morning Homecoming games.

Above:Seventh grader Tristin Smith is caughtoff guard while freshman ChristopherLangano cheeses at the 2009 Homecomingdance.

Below:Seventh grader Cynthia Anderson cheersfor the Junior High basketball team.

Gus Mihalovich

Alexa Acton Cynthia Anderson Joey DeSonia Natasha Findling

Marcus Jefferson Angela McKim Ashley Moncrief

Nicole Moncrief Madeline Potter Tiffany Ridgon Sam Smith

Tristin Smith Kayla Snelling Katie Sweet Mededith Thomas

Lilly Tonkinson Nichole Wagster Olivia Wheeler Dakota Williams

Seventh Grade

Right: Future NBA hopeful, HaydenHousman, tries to enter the ball during thejunior high basketball season.

Left: Jermy Barners, Olivia Thompson, andBlake Pflum grab a bite to eat at theRenaissance breakfast.

Right:Nicholas Gordan and DavidWalker cool of in the rain.

Left: Matt sweet and Justin Mihaevich sharesome laugh in Mrs. Wood’s class.

EIGHTH GRADE

Right:The eighthgrade watches athaught-provokingmovie during Mr.Naughton’s historyclass.

Austin Alexander Jeremy Barnes Nickolas Bradshaw Wendy Clarkson Elisabeth Cloud

Miranda Creason Sidney DeBie Nicolas Gordon Kelsey Hocker Hayden Hosman

Jesse Kelsey Justin Mihalevich Dalton Mourton Blake Pflum Lindsey Powell

Cody Raine Shelby Salter Olivia Tompson David Walker Jacob Woods

Daniel Anderson gives CierraHines a helping hand on hercomputer work.

Above:Andy Blezer choosesto let photographer live.

Left:Joe Clarkson andNick Tomas take timefrom business class to takea picture.

Below :Macy Rogers and KristenLove battle it out by arm wrestling.

Below :Joseph Woodscrunches the number on thecalculator for the rightanswer.

Below:Chandi March andCierra Hines pose for apicture of their clashingout fits.

Right: Morgan Taylor is focusing on her skills.

Daniel AndersonAndrew BelzerJoseph ClarksonMary CoyRachael Ferguson

Kaitlin Guffey Cierra HinesChristopher Longano Kristen Love Chandi March

Macy RogersKatie SmithMatthew SweetChloe SykesMorgan Taylor

Nick ThomasTarren TreasureAshley WatsonKatie WatsonAshton Wolter

Joseph Woods

Class of 2012

Above: ZachReeves and SydneySlavin show offtheir style at GrandMarch.

Above : Broxton Powell,Heather Longano,MattMcCloud, Amanda Horton,Amber Story,and WilliamCoy relax for a moment froma stressful math class.

Below: Abby McKim, Sydney Slavain, CodySnelling, Stephanie Elsea, Jordan Berry, AmandaHorton ,Shelby Rogers, and Abigail Wheeler takea break from their themed FBLA event.

Below: Groovy chicks!Sydney Slavian andStephanie Elsea sport thepeace sign.

SophomoresJordan BerryChristopher BroganHayden CoinWilliam CoyStephanie ElseaDestiny Ferdig

Tyler HeimerAmanda HortonHeather LonganoMatthew McCloudAbby McKimCortney Moncrief

Becky MullenBroxton PowellDillon ReddingZach ReevesJustin RigdonShelby Rogers

Melissa RuskJames ScudderElizabeth SheetsSydney SlavinCody SnellingAdam Songer

Amber StoryDakota WalkerAbigail WheelerAmber Wood

Left: DanielleHoskin and ArielSmith pose for apicture showing theiroutfits for DecadeDay.

Below: Anthony Ambrosiaand Amanda Horton taketime out during the Promactivities for a slow dance.

Above: John Hicks creates amasterpiece in shop class.

JUNIORS

Anthony AmbrosiaTrever BunchShelbie CreasonJohn Hicks

Danielle HoskinTabitha KillenEmily LadwigDaisy Ledford

Stephanie LinhartAshlee SheetsAriel SmithDaniel Sminth

Katie StewartMegan TaylorMatthew Thomas

BrandonTylerGordon

DaKota WayneHayden

Courtney ReneeClarkson

Amber Dawn Alexander

HannahReneeBishop

Richard Andrew Coy

Ryan Gene Ferdig

Paige Justina Longano

Joshua Dean Owen

HunterJosephHiggins

Justin Craig Hazen

AdrieneKathrynMountain

JacobRayOwen

MichaelAndrewMcKim

Jacob Landon Sweet

ElizabethSaraOwings

Kiley James Watson

CarolineCarrSlavin

CarmenAlyseWoods

Trae Lee Treasure

JohnathonThomasPerry

I brought a bird in my backpack and it got loose in the school in 1st grade.-Amber

At the annual Putnam County track meet Josiah Belzer stepped on my shoe in a bad hand-off inthe 4x400. So, I ran the lap, on a gravel track, with one shoe. We got 6th out of 8.-Jacob

I once had the inside of my truck caution taped.- Brandon

When warming up for a baseball game with Bevier I triped over my shoe lace while running back-wards for a fly ball.-Koty

In Junior high I went through basketball warm ups with my shorts backwards.- Kiley

Running the 100m hurdles and tripping AFTER I jumped a hurdle.-Caroline

Being Homecoming Queen.- Elizabeth All the good story telling.- Michael

Getteng sang to by the entire school at a pep rally for Homecoming.-Adriene

Hitting a baseball from home plate to the BHS dome in the elementary parking lot.-Richard

I forgot my basketball jersey at the Alanta game and had to wear Dillon’s.-Justin

Running down the cort during a JH Basketball game not paying attention. Then kiley passed the ball to meand it nailed me in the side of the face.-Trae

I drove through a fence at prom.- Courtney

Trae Treasure:Congratulations and Good Luck!Grandma and Grandpa Bragg

Graduation“Don’t tell us the sky is the limit when thare are footprints on the moon.”

Congratulations, Graduates!!! On May 24, 2009, BrashearHigh School recongnized its newest class of graduates: theclass of 2009. These twenty-one students worked hard duringtheir academic careers at BHS and now they are ready to goon their own paths. Whether their futures take them to col-lege, vocational training, the military, or the workforce, theyknow their futures will be dependent on gow hard theyworked and prepared themselves at BHS. The class of 2009was academically gifted by evidence of their nine honorsociety selections; seven BHS chapter Honor Society mem-bers and tow National Technical Honor Society members.This class earned almost $70,000 in scolarships from variousinstitutions and organizations. They will use this money totravel the world, study far away, or prepare for the workforceclose to home. No matter where the road takes the Class of2009, they need to know that their friends, family, faculty,administration and staff will miss them and wish them thebest of luck.

Above:Valedictorian Kiley Watosn receiveshis recognition medal from principalFeff McHenry for his status as the topstudent in his class.

Right: Courtney Clarkson, Brandon Gor-don, Adriene Mountain, Caroline Slavin,And Kiley Watson were presented GoldHonor Cords for having a GPA higher than11.0.

Left: NationalTechnicalHonor SocietyMember RyanFerdig RecivesHis PiplomaFrom Schoolboard presidentBrad Smith.

Above: Hannah Bishopbeams as she walks to herspot during graduation.Cortney Clarkson awaitsher turn to advance.

Left The Class of 2009 gatherswith family and friends one lasttime.

Below: Principal Jeff McHenry confers thehonor of salutatorian upon Brandon Gordon byplacing the medal around his neck.

Right:Kindergardtenteacher Amy Feenyaddresses thegraduates of theClass of 2009. Mrs.Feeney taught thisgraduating classwhen they weresixth graders andshe shared with thecrowd manyanecodote fromtheir shared class-room experiences.`

Homecoming 2009

Below:cynthia anderson, Adom Songer, AmberWood, Olivia Wheeler, Tabitha Killen, Cierra Hines,and Chandi March shake out some funny movies.

Above: Homecoming 2009 culminated athalftime of the boys’ basketball game with thecoronation ceremony. Homecoming queen2008, Daisy Ledford, and her escort, MattThomas, presented Prince Sam Smith andPrincess Katie Sweet with their honors.Richard Coy and Elizabeth Owings werecrouned Homecoming 2009 King and Queen.

Left Katie Sweet and Sam Smithtake a turn on the dance floorafter they won prince andprincess.

Left:The seventhgrade class sitsin a circle searchingfor items during ascavenger hunt.

Below: Mr. McHenry receivesa boost from Mr. Copelandand Coach Schneider duringthe pep assembly.

Below: The Kindergarten class likes dressing up forthe various Homecoming week themes.

Above: Abby McKim, Jordan Berry, AmberWood, and Abigail Wheeler display their normalschool attire.

Above: Kaisy Ledford and her date,Jered Niemeyer share a dance.

Left: MattThomas,AdrieneMountain, andMrandaCreason battleeachotherduring a roundof “HotPotato” basketball

I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing

Left: 2009 prom KingKiley Watson and QueenAdriene Mountain sharethe traditional slow dance.

Right: Prom 2009 wasfilled with lots ofdancing, fun andexciting activities.

Above: Caroline Slavin flashes abrilliant smile while enjoying adance with escort Nick Thomas.

Right: Theclassic“garter”picture! canthave promwith out it!

Left: Richard Coy and PaigeLongano look cute togherwhile dancing to a slow song.

Left: Students hurry to see whothey will dance with next duringthe circle dance.

Above: Juniors John Hicks and AnthonyAmbrosia battle it out at after-prom.Below: Junior Matt Thomas takes a break

from the fun while enjoying a sugary snack.

prom

Junior High Athletic Memories

Jr. High Girls’ Basketball

Above: The 2008 junior high girls’ basketball team made tre-mendous strides this year. Overall, the sqaude finished with awinning 9-6 record combined with two 3rd place finishes atthe Green city and Alanta Junior high Tournaments. First Row:Ashely Moncrief, Chandi March, Kristen Love,KatieSmith,Niole Moncrief. Second row: Miranda Creason, OliviaThompson,Kayla Snelling, Shelby Salter , Merideth Thomas,Coach Heath Schneider.

Right: KristenLove flips up a left-

handed shot.

Above: Meredith Thomasconcentrates on her freethrow form.

Left: Shelby Salter hydrates in orderto go back into the game.

Below: The team listens to thegame plan in order to executethe perfect play.

Game ScoresBHS OPP Green City JH Tourney14 LaPlata 2828 Novinger 1528 Atlanata 1814 LaPlata B 0422 LaPlata A 2714 Green City B 0722 Green City A 2836 Mary Immaculate 1813 Bevier B 0322 Bevier A 2016 Bucklin B 0224 Bucklin A 1913 Macon Co. 19 07 Novinger B 10 20 Novinger A 12 13 Linn Co. 19 Atlanta JH Tourney 18 Bevier 17 08 Macon Co. 19 28 Green City 08 33 Mary Immaculate 22

Right: MirandaCreason, Kayla Snelling,and Kristen Love run intranslation.

Below: CoachSchneider watches thegame from the bench.

Above: Miranda Creason andKatie Smith await the foul shot.

Right: The team hudels up inorder to talk strategy.

Above: Olivia Thompson prepares herform for the shot.

Above: Katie Smith andChandi March run theirfavorite play.

Above: MirandaCreason chasesdown the ballfor

Left: Meredith Thomas pushes theball up the court on a fastbreak.

Below: Shelby Salter looks for an openpass.

Above: Joe Clarkson usesa ball fake to throw the ballin.

Above: Joseph Woods races awayfrom the defender.

Top Left: Sam Smithtakes the ball down thecourt.

Top Right: Taren Trea-sure looks for an openpass.

Bottom Left: HaydenHousman pushes the ballon a fastbreak.

Bottom Right: JeremyBarnes explodes towrdsthe basket.

JR. HIGH BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Above: The 2008 junior high boys’ basketball team finished the season playing their mostconsisent ball. They won three out of the last six games and finished with the consolationchampionship at the alanta tournament. Additionally, the team opened the season taking thirdplace at the Green City tournament. With the loss of meny seinors on the varsity squad, thisyear’s jounior high team will be counted on for meny contributions in the years to come. Backrow: Coach Don Wilburn, Joesph Woods, Taren Treasure, Nick Thomas, Joe Clarkson, AndyBelzer. Front row: MArcus Jefferson, Jeremy Barns, Gus Mihalevich, Austin Alexander, TristinSmith, Sam Smith, Hayden Housman. Not pictured (managers) David Walker, Jacob Reeves,Gabe Thomas.

Above: Nick Thomas, Coach Wilburn,Joesph Woods, and Joe Clarkson discussstrategy.

Right: Nick Thomas takesa defensive position.

BHS OPP

Green City Tourney16 Laplata 5920 Novinger 528 Atlanta 35 2 LaPlata B 1127 LaPlata A 44 2 Green City B 1823 Green City A 4627 Mary Immaculate 20 4 Bevier B 841 Bevier A 4626 Bucklin B 23 37 Buckin A 18 3 Macon Co. 1933 Novinger B 3533 Novinger A 3536 Linn Co. 38

Right: The 2008 jun-ior high cheerleadersform a tunnel for thebasketball team to runonto the court. Thecheerleaders kept thecrowd fired up withenthusiaasm and in-tense cheering.

Above: Rachael Ferguson, Chloe Sykes, Mor-gan Taylor, and Angela Mckim clap in rythmbefore they move into a stunt.

Right: Mary Coy andCynthia Anderson waitfor the signal to begin theirpart.

Above: Here we go ‘round and‘round! Junior HighChearleaders Sidney DeBie,Morgan Taylor, Mary Coy, andCynthia Anderson aove into po-sition durning the floor cheer.

Junior HighCheerleading

Left: Captain ChloeSykes cheers on thecrowd.

Right: Angela Mckimshows off her movesduring a floor cheer.

Left: Morgan Taylor,Cynthia Anderson, ChloeSykes, and Cierra Hineslaugh with the crowd whilecheering.

Left: Which way is the beach? The cheer-leaders show the way as Chloe Sykes, CierraHines, Sidney DeBie, and Morgan Taylorperform at halftime.

Junior High TrackCongratulations to both boys’ and girls’ junior high track teams. The girls’squad placed well at all of the meets, while the boys’ side saw great indi-vidual performances. At the TCC meet, the girls’ team saw many top threefinishes; Shelby Salter, 2nd Long Jump; Alexa Acton, 3rd Triple Jump;Cynthia Anderson, 2nd 75M Low Hurdles; 2nd 800M Relay; 3rd 400MRelay; Nicole Moncrief, 2nd 800M; 1st 1600M Relay. For the boys, HaydenHousman tallied most of the team’s points. Hayden Housman, 1st triplejump; Hayden Housman, 3rd 1600M; Hayden Housman, 2nd 200M. Addi-tionally, the Tigers scored in three events; Jeremy Barnes, 7th Discus; GusMihalevich, 5th 200M; 4th 400M Relay. These performances will bodewell for varsity track in the years to come.

Top Left: Shelby Salter leaps into the pit.Top Middle Left: Meredith Thomas flops overthe bar for a great jump.Top Middle Right: Cynthia Andersonpushes for the finish line.Top Right: Tristin Smith hurdles pastanother obstacle.

Right: Jeremy Barnes getsready to throw the shot.

Above: Sam Smith almostloses it on the throw, butrecovers for a good mark.

Right: HaydenHousman explodesout for a qualityjump.

Left: Miranda Cresonhustles along the track.

Junior High Track Results

Date Meet Results Boys’ Girls’

4/1/09 Alanta 6th 1st

4/8/09 Knox 7th 2nd

4/15/09 Knox 7th 3rd

4/22/09 Green City 7th 8th

4/29/09 TCC 6th 4th

Both the Junior High and the HighSchool Academic Bowl teams hadoutstanding seasons this pastspring. The Junior High teamraced out to a 6-1 record on theseason and recorded a strong 3rdplace showing in the TCC.Several members of the squadgained valuable experience on theAcademic Bowl circuit which willserve them well as they tranistionto the High School team. NickThomas and Andy Belzer hadquality seasons overall and theywere awarded with All-TCChonors.

On the High School AcademicBowl team side, the squad easilyswept through the regular seasonwith and undefeated record and a1st place TCC championship. Theteam carried the momentum todistricts and finished third. Fortheir strong individual efforts, JayScudder and Caroline Slavin wereawarded All-TCC accolades. Theteam loses four seniors tograduation, but should reload witha strong ninth grade class thatmoves to the high school level.

Left: High SchoolAcademic Bowlmembers JayScudder, BrandonGordon, CarolineSlavin, andTabitha Killenwork to solve amath problem.

Right: The HSAcademic Bowlsquad ponders adifficultquestion.

Left: Junior HighAcademic BowlMembers AshtonWolter, NickThomas, AndyBelzer, andMiranda Creasontry to figure outthe correctresponse.

Left: The Junior High AcademicBowl team gathers for a team picfollowing a grueling practice round.

Strong Work byAcademic BowlSquads

Below: Brandon Gordon and CarolineSlavin coordinate strategy before theyrespond.

Below: Members of the 2009 Junior High Academic Bowl are:Row 1: Nicholas Gordon, Miranda Creason, Austin Alexander,and Coach Tammy Wolter Row 2: Jeremy Barnes, Nick Tho-mas, Ashton Wolter, and Kaitiln Guffey

Right: The members of the 2009 HighSchool Academic Bowl are: Row 1:Tabitha Killen, Adriene Mountain, andCourtney Clarkson. Row 2: Coach MikeKillen, Brandon Gordon, Caroline Slavin,and Jay Scudder.

Below: All-TCC Academic Bowl membersNick Thomas and Andy Belzer are quick withthe answer.

Above: The Junior High Academic Bowl team discussessome difficult questions during a practice round.

Above: Ashley Watson hopes for adeep flyball in the outfield.

Below: Abby McKim sets up thehitter with a good target on theoutside corner.

Above: 2008-2009 Lady Tiger Softball Team. Members include:Row 1: Stephanie Linhart, Katie Stewart, Emily Ladwig, TabithaKillen. Row 2: Katie Smith, Sydney Slavin, Stephanie Elsea, ShelbyRogers, Abby McKim, Chandi March. Row 3: Coach BreanneCameron, Kaitlin Guffey, Kristen Love, Macy Rogers, Ashley Watson,Katie Watson, Chloe Sykes, Cierra Hines, and Assistant Coach FaithMiller.

The 2008 Lady Tiger Softball team was exciting and fun to watch.They finished with a 14-5 record which included 2nd place fin-ishes at the Atlanta and Schuyler County Tournaments and a hard-fought extra-inning loss to Canton in the District semifinal. KatieWatson earned Honorable Mention TCC honors, whille MacyRogers earned 2nd Team All-TCC for her pitching performances.Cierra Hines and Abby McKim garnered both All-TCC 1st Teamhonors, as well as All-District accolades. In addition Abby McKimearned 2nd Team All-Region for her strong performance behindthe plate for the Tigers.

Tiger Softball

Left: Macy Rogersdelivers a speed ball tothe hitter.

Right: Katie Watsonhustles her way tosecond base.

Left: Emily Ladwig gets into a good fielding position andawaits the grounder.

Left: Cierra Hines checksfor the signal from thecatcher.Below Left: The girls havesome fun while they waitfor the bus to come andtake them to the awaygame.

Below: Kristen Love spinsa lefty hook to anunsuspecting hitter.

Left: StephanieElsea makes theout at first to helpend the inning.

Right: KatieWatson grimacesas the contact andthe ball come toher.

Koty Hayden

Michael McKimJay Scudder

Kiley Watson

Cody Snelling1st Team TCC

Ryan Ferdig1st Team TCC

Brandon GordonHonorable Mention

TCC

Tiger BaseballMembers of the 2008-2009Tiger baseball team:Row 1: Dillon Redding.Row 2: Brandon Gordon,Michael McKim, KotyHayden, Kiley Watson, RyanFerdig, Justin Hazen.Row 3: Coach HeathSchneider, Daniel Smith,Hayden Coin, MattThomas, Jay Scudder, AdamSonger, Cody Snelling, JoeClarkson, and Nick Thomas.

Above: 1st Team All-TCC pitcher MattThomas fires another strike.

Above: Coach HeathSchneider discusses strategywith the Tiger 9.

Left: Justin Hazen getsaggressive on the basesas he tries to score.

Varsity Girls’ Basketball

Above: The 2008-2009 Varsity Girls’ basketball team worked to establish a new identity under first-yearcoach Heath Schneider. With Caroline Slavin providing the only senior leadership, the squad had to rely on ayouthful nucleus of players. Sophomore Abby McKim and freshman Macy Rogers earned 2nd Team All-TCC for their efforts and the rest of the team saw valuable minutes that will help them in the future. Theteam started off the season strong by taking 3rd place at the Novinger Tournament. The girls pressed onthrough the rest of the season by placing 7th at the North Shelby Tournament and 4th at the Brashear Tourna-ment before finishing their season with an 8-18 record. With a talented core of players returning, the futureof Tiger basketball looks bright. First Row: Emily Ladwig, Caroline Slavin. Second Row: Stepahnie Elsea,Abby McKim, Sydney Slavin, Shelby Rogers, Abigail Wheeler. Third Row: Coach Heath Schneider, KristenLove, Macy Rogers, Katie Smith, Chandi March.

Left: Little SisSydney Slavinbattles for theloose ball.

Above: Big Sis Caroline Slavinwrestles for possession of the ball.

Above: Emily Ladwiglooks to dish through anopen passing lane.

Above: StepahnieElsea passes around adefender.

Right: Shelby Rogersmuscles her way to thebasket.

Below: Abby McKimattempts to beat thedefender off the dribble.

Below: Macy Rogers makesan acrobatic play under thebasket.

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Left: JustinHazenpenetrates thezone.

Above: The team listens to Coach Wilburn.

Right: AnthonyAmbrosia alignshis body for thefree throw.

Right: TCC MVPKilen Watsonscores again.

2008-2009 Tigers

Above: The 2008-2009 Varsity Boys’ basketball team was one of themost successful in school history. The team finished with a 24-5 recordwhile recording tournament championshhips at Novinger and Brashear.TCC Coach of the Year Don Wilburn led the squad with plenty of helpfrom TCC MVP Kiley Watson. Trae Treasure and Matt Thomas alsogarnered 1st-team All-TCC honors while Anthony Ambrosia and RyanFerdig earned 2nd team honors. In addition, Justin Hazen earnedHonorable Mention. Despite dropping the district final to La Plata, theteam placed Kiley, Trae, and Matt on the All-District team. The teamloses a number of seniors next year, but has a solid group of playerslooking to defened their TCC championship. Second Row: DonWilburn, Justin Hazen, Anthony Ambrosia, Michael McKim, JayScudder, Kiley Watson, Trae Treasure, Jacob Owen, Ryan Ferdig. FirstRow: Nick Thomas, Hayden Coin, Matt Thomas, Cody Snelling,Dillon Redding, Adam Songer, Zach Reeves, Sam Smith, and AndyBelzer.

BHS

Right: TraeTeasure dipsunderneath thebasket while KileyWatson looks torebound.

Left: The teamcelebrates itschampionship atthe NovingerTournament.

Above: Matt Thomas tries to playabove the rim for the lay-up.

Varsity Cheerleading SquadTop Row: Katie Stewart,Ariel Smith, Coach BeckyThomas, Destiny Ferdig,Heather Longano. BottomRow: Cortney Moncrief,Amanda Horton.

Right: The team poses for onelast home game pic at the2009 Homecoming game!

Left: Ariel Smith, Heather Longano,Katie Stewart, and Amanda Hortonpay close attention to the game.

Varsity Cheerleading

Above: Amanda Horton flies highwhile being put into a split stunt.

Left: The cheerleaders do a stairstep stuntat Novinger to get the crowd excited.

Right: Ariel Smith, Amanda Horton, HeatherLongano, Destiny Ferdig, and Katie Stewart taketime from cheering for a picture.

Left:: Cortney Moncrief, Heather Longano,Ariel Smith, and Destiny Ferdig pump upthe crowd.

Above: Ariel Smith, Cortney Moncrief, Amanda Horton,Heather Longano, and Destiny Ferdig cheer during halftime.

Varsity Track

Above: Andy Belzer chasesdown a rival runner.

Above: Jay Scudder kicks it in gear ashe gets the baton.

Above: Katie Smith strides it outin a relay.

Below: Chloe Sykes and StephanieElsea complete the hand off.

Above: Daniel Anderson gives ithis all for the sprint to the finish.

Below: Chandi March stays onher consistent pace.

2009 Varsity Track Results

Date Meet Results Boys’ Girls’4/15/09 Atlanta 8th 8th

4/17/09 Kirksville 9th 10th

4/22/09 Green City 6th 6th

4/29/09 TCC 5th 7th

5/9/09 District 9th 11th

Top Left: Justin Hazeneasily leads the otherdistance runners. Above: Joseph Woods and

Andy Belzer muscle for rank asthey hear the gun.Left: Dillon Redding

fiinshes up the relay.

The 2009 Varsity Track athletes made a strong showing intheir performances in the rain-shortened season. At theTCC track meet, the girls were paced by Chloe Sykes’efforts in the 1600M (3rd) and 3200M (2nd), as well asthe 3rd place finish of the 3200M Relay. On the boys’side, they were helped by Jay Scudder Discus (3rd),3200M Relay (3rd), Joseph Woods 1600M (3rd), andJustin Hazen 3200M (2nd). The track athletes performedwell at districts and had several athletes compete atsectionals. Chandi March, Chloe Sykes, Katie Watson,and Stephanie Elsea represented the Tigers by running inthe 4X800M Relay. The boys also sent a 4X800M relayteam consisting of Andy Belzer, Justin Hazen, JayScudder, and Joseph Woods. Individually, Joseph Woods1600M (6th) and Justin Hazen 3200M (5th) battled thecompetition for a trip to state, but fell just short. All of thesecional participants, except for Justin Hazen, return nextyear and should challenge for multiple trips to the statetrack meet in the future.

Left: Taren Treasure lickshis way to a good throw.Left Bottom: Cierra Hinesattacks the last hurdle.

BHS Band

Above: Christopher Longanoplays during the TCC concertperformance at BHS.

Above: The 2008-2009 BHS Marching Tigersperform at the Truman State Homecoming parade.

Above: Several members of the band were able to travelwith the TCC conference band to perform at various localconference schools. Participants included: Madeline Pot-ter, Chloe Sykes, Katie Stewart, Ashley Moncrief, JayScudder, Nicole Moncrief, Christopher Longano, RachaelFerguson, and Rose Cloud.

Above: Chloe Sykes, Blake Pflum, Olivia Thompson,Rose Cloud, Justin Mihalevich, Sidney DeBie, andShelby Salter prepare for the parade season.

Above: Band director Jeremy Hauptpractices with his students for anupcoming performance.

Above: Percussionist JustinMihalevich keeps the rhythmwhile practicing during class.

BHS ChoirThe BHS music department experienced another fine year under the direction of Mr. JeremyHaupt. During the fall marching and parade season, the Marching Tigers earned a first placedesignation in their class at the Mizzou Homecoming parade. Additionally, several BHSstudents traveled with the TCC band and choir ensembles that performed at local conferenceschools. The extra practice and early morning sessions really paid off.

Above: Stephanie Linhart belts out atune with the TCC All-Star choir.

Above: Katie Stewart sings with therest of the TCC All-Star choir.

Above: Mr. Haupt prepares his entire crewfor the Christmas performance.

Above: Allison Thompson, LillyTonkinson, and Audrey DeBie carry thebanner during the TSU Homecomingparade.

Student Council

Third Row: Marcus Jefferson, Rose Cloud, Cynthia Anderson, Olivia Thompson, MeganTaylor, Mary Coy. Second Row: Christopher Longano, Kristen Love, Meredith Thomas,Emily Ladwig, Justin Hazen, Dillon Redding, Stephanie Elsea. First Row: Paige Longano,Sydney Slavin, Caroline Slavin, Adriene Mountain, Daniel Smith, Sponsor Jeff McHenry.

Math & Science Club

Third Row: Emily Ladwig, Sponsor Dr. Jim Rearick, Kiley Watson, Matt Thomas.Second Row: Katie Stewart, Stephanie Linhart, Tabitha Killen, Jacob Owen, Daniel Smith.First Row: Josh Owen, Brandon Gordon, Caroline Slavin, Adriene Mountain, CourtneyClarkson, Justin Hazen.

Renaissance

Sixth Row: Madeline Potter, Miranda Creason, Wendy Clarkson, Sidney DeBie, Shelby Salter,Jeremy Barnes, Natasha Findling, Austin Alexander, David Walker.Fifth Row: Jordan Berry, Abby McKim, Chloe Sykes, Katie Smith, Katie Sweet, MeredithThomas, Olivia Thompson, Kayla Snelling, Alexa Acton, Hayden Housman, Andy Belzer.Fourth Row: Ashton Wolter, Lindsey Powell, Kelsey Hocker, Heather Longano, Katie Watson,Melissa Rusk, Kristen Love, Joe Clarkson, Morgan Taylor, Nick Thomas, Cierra Hines.Third Row: Cortney Moncrief, Amber Wood, Sydney Slavin, Amanda Horton, Jay Scudder,Zach Reeves, Tyler Heimer, Hayden Coin, Ariel Smith, Daisy Ledford.Second Row: Macy Rogers, Kaitlin Guffey, Shelbie Creason, Danielle Hoskin, Emily Ladwig,Tabitha Killen, Stephanie Elsea, Daniel Smith, Michael McKim, Matt Thomas.First Row: Elizabeth Owings, Jacob Owen, Justin Hazen, Hannah Bishop, Tiffany Rigdon, JoshOwen, Caroline Slavin, Courtney Clarkson, Adriene Mountain, Brandon Gordon, Kiley Watson

Above: The Rennaissance award winners waitpatiently for their breakfast to be served.

Right: Mr.Haupt bagssome trash tohelp clean upafter theRennaissancebreakfast.

National Honor SocietySc

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Above: 2008-2009 NHS new inductees; Abby McKim, Stephanie Elsea,Jordan Berry, and Sydney Slavin.

Above: 2008-2009 NHS members; Brandon Gordon, Courtney Clarkson, Matt Thomas,Abby McKim, Kiley Watson, Stephanie Elsea, Jacob Owen, Jordan Berry, Caroline Slavin,Sydney Slavin, Daniel Smith, Adriene Mountain, and Justin Hazen.

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Below: NHS president Kiley Watson observesvice president Adriene Mountain as sheaddresses the new members.

Above: Matt Thomas and Daniel Smithserve the parents of the new NHS membersfollowing the ceremony.

Right: The new members are sworn intoNational Honor Society.

2008-2009 FBLA Members“Welcome to Deadwood”

Left:students showtheir”style” on clash dayduring FBLA

Future Business Leaders of America

Below:Abby McKim, Sydney Slavin,Cody Snelling, Stephanie Elsea, JordonBerry, Amanda Horton, Shelby Rogers,and Abigail Wheeler recreate the OldWest period at the “Welcome to Dead-wood” activity.

Below: Nick Thomas tapesaround the mysterious DeadBody!

According to sponsor Martha Reese, FBLA is a career and technicalorganization for all high school students participating in businessprograms. During the school year, over 2,750 members and advisersrepresenting 426 chapters through out the state met to elect state officers,transact business of the state chapter, participate in leadership and career work-shops, and compete in the state leadership awards program.

Also attending the trip to thestate competition was: HunterHiggins, Kiley Watson, JoshOwen, Adriene Mountain ,Hannah Bishop , Chandi March,and sponsor Martha Reese.

Left: Up, Up, and Away...Stephanie Elsea and KatieStewart show their highflying spirit on superheroday!

The delegates representing the Brashear chapter in the state competitiveleadership awards program were: Jay Scudder,Brandon Gordon, Courtney Clarkson, Daniel Smith, MattThomas, Ashton Wolter, and Kaitlin Guffy.

Right: Justin Hazen flashesa smile during a night of funat the FBLA-themed event,“Welcome To Deadwood”.

Below: Both Brandon Gordon and Jay Scudderqualified at the state competition and werechosen to go to Anaheim, Califorina, for theNational leadership Conference. Although Jaycould not attend, Brandon will be the Brashearrepresentative.

Above : Members of the FBLA visited Indian Hills CommunityCollege in the fall of 2008. Each student recieved a colorfulshirt from the admissions representative.

Art Club

2008-2009 Art ClubThe art club pauses for a moment in front of the

Nelson Atkins Museum of Art.

Below: a picture of apart of the WoolenMill that was used forbroom making.

Left: An overveiw of theWatkins Woolen MillState Park & Historic Site.

Right: One of the manylooms at the museum

Above: Shelbie Creason tries out an exhibitin part of the Woolen Mill Museum.

Left: PaigeLonganoposes nextto a posterof one ofthe foundersof theHistoricSite.

Below : Emily Ladwig, Katie Stewert, DanielleHoskin, and Dillon Redding hurry against thecold breeze to catch up to the group.

Above : A picture of the store located on the first floor of the Woolen Factorybuilding.

Thanks for the Memories

Making Memories

Memory Likean Elephant