THE BRONC Volume 16 – 4th Edition May 15, 2013

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Thirteen new members inducted into

National Honor Society

by Hannah Wuerflein

Thirteen KHS students were inducted into the Kremlin-Hillsdale Chapter of

the National Honor Society on Monday, May 06, 2013. Current members

Christina Meyer (president), Ricki Schroeder (vice president), Samantha

Stoneberg (secretary), Hannah Wuerflein (reporter), Abby Courtney (Stuco

representative), Connor McCollough, Ryan Voth, Ciarra Creel, Liz Elliott, and

Karlee Bittle welcomed the new members into the society. The new members

are: Cassidy Albert, Braley Bench, Hayden Bonine, Haley Carson, Megan

Courtney, Katie Davis, Amanda Hole, Lakan Light, James Olmstead, Jacob

Pekrul, Shay Regier, Trev Schoenhals, and John Schrader. Roger Gossen is

chapter advisor. The members of the faculty council are David Campbell,

Chelsea Edington, Kasey McCoy, and Jenny Smithson.

Details about the ceremony are on page 10. A list of all National Honor Society

inductees since 1985 is also included on pages 10 and 11.

Christina Meyer signs Letter of Intent Senior Christina Meyer signed a Letter of Intent to attend Southwestern

College in Winfield, KS, to compete in track for the Moundbuilders.

Southwestern Coach Kirkland and KHS Coach McCoy stand behind Christina

and her parents, Mark and Jennie Meyer, as a group of fans, friends, and

family watched her sign and cheered for her. She joins a successful program

which has won 21 of the past 26 conference championships in the Kansas

Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Student Council Kremlin-Hillsdale Student Council

elections were held on Monday, May

6, 2013. The 2013-2014 Student

Council Officers are:

President: Haley Carson

Vice-President: Jacob Pekrul

Secretary: John Schrader

Treasure: Lakan Light

Reporter: Katie Davis

The class representatives for the

2013-2014 Student Council will be:

12th

Grade Reps: Ciarra Creel and

Chantz Tucker

11th

Grade Reps: James Olmstead

and Hayden Bonine

10th

Grade Reps: Jaden Brinson

and Billie-Jo Gabriel

9th

Grade Reps: Brooklan Light and

Joe Keithly

8th

Grade Reps: Makayla

Rauschenberg and Dakota Gabriel

The 7th Grade Reps will be elected at

the beginning of next year!

Thanks to outgoing president Ricki

Schroeder and sponsor Kasey McCoy

for their leadership of Stuco this past

year!

Teacher of the Year Three teachers are the finalists

for this year’s Teacher of the Year

award. They are Pre-K teacher

Heather Carson; special ed teacher

Janel Powell; social studies/coach

Kasey McCoy. The winner will be

announced later this week. Watch

the Enid News/Eagle for the

winner of this year’s Teacher of

the Year!

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SPORTS Athletic Banquet Awards

The annual Bronc Booster-sponsored Athletic Banquet

was held Monday, April 29, at the First Methodist Church

in Enid, OK. Booster Club President Dennis Schoenhals

welcomed all the students, coaches, parents, and other

boosters to the banquet. Roger Gossen gave the

invocation and the meal, provided by Ramey’s, was

enjoyed by all. The keynote address was given by

legendary coach Randy Turney. He told the students

many good stories and provided them with three basic

keys to success: Priority, Purpose, and Passion.

The coaches then introduced each of the teams and

presented special awards. Ms. Kelsey Smith presented

special awards to her softball seniors Morgan Stevens and

Melissa Wallace. She also gave a Lady Bronc Award to

Hannah Wuerflein.

Coach Terry Fettke thanked his assistant coaches

Jeremy Brashears, Jim Harris, and Jim Craig and then

introduced the football team. Offensive Player of the

Year was Trev Schoenhals; Defensive Player of the Year

was Kass Bittle; Player of the Year was Lee Olmstead.

He also introduced the players who had made the all

district team. Then he introduced the baseball team which

finished with a 14-9 record and won two major awards:

Cherokee Strip Conference Championship and Skeltur

Conference Consolation Championship. Offensive Player

of the Year (best hitter) was Connor McCollough and

Defensive Player of the Year (best fielder) was Isaiah

Norwood.

Coach Tana Turney presented several awards to the

girls basketball team after mentioning their winning of the

Cherokee Invitational Consolation Championship. Katie

Davis also was named to the all tournament team for that

tournament. Leading rebounder was Mary Mitchell (6.3

rpg); Hustle Award went to Billie Jo Gabriel; Most

Improved Player was Hannah Wuerflein (who also was

honorable mention all conference); Leading 3 point

shooter, leading free throw shooter, and leading scorer

(11.l2 ppg) and Offensive Player of the Year was Katie

Davis. Defensive Player of the Year was Karlee Bittle;

Lady Bronc Pride Award also went to Karlee Bittle.

Heather Carson introduced the varsity cheerleaders and

noted that Haley Carson was All Conference and Keeley

Horning was honorable mention all conference. She then

introduced the new cheerleaders for next year. They are

Haley Carson, Ryan Voth, Jessica Britton, Braley Bench,

Keeley Horning, Amanda Hole, and Jessey Martin. Junior

high cheerleaders will be Hannah Carson, Caitlyn Henry,

Lauren Bonine, Alice Keithly, Calla Regier, and Meghan

Roberts.

Coach Brad Hawkins introduced the boys basketball

team. Andre Lizar was honorable mention all conference

and Connor McCollough was academic all conference.

Coach Kasey McCoy finished up the coach’s duties

with cross country and track. Since track season was not

over, he had “unfinished business” as several KHS

athletes competed in the State Track Meet on Friday and

Saturday, May 3 and 4. Read on next page for full track

results of the state meet. At the Regional meet held at

Chisholm on April 28, Christina Meyer was the big

winner, winning the 100 and 200 meter dashes (over the

defending state champion!) and finishing second in the

400 meter while setting a school record in it. The girls’

3200 meter relay finished third and also qualified for

State. They are Karlee Bittle, Billie Jo Gabriel, Megan

Courtney, and Jessey Martin. Katie Davis took third in

the discus (going to State) and fifth in the shot put.

Jadrien Stubblefield qualified for State in the high jump

and long jump, taking second and third in Regionals.

Other point makers for KHS were Jessey Martin and

Karlee Bittle with 4th and 5

th place in the 1600 and Karlee

also set a new school record (breaking her own) in the

pole vault with a vault of 7’6” good for a fifth place finish.

The banquet finished up with the senior athletes

receiving their monogrammed blankets from the Booster

Club. The seniors honored were Morgan Stevens, Melissa

Wallace, Mike Austin, Tanner Sweetwood, Tanner

Rogers, Christina Meyer, and Aaron Butler.

Jr high & elementary track by Coach McCoy

Both groups went to quite a few meets. We worked

hard throughout the season and saw a lot of improvement.

We brought home a lot of medals and the future looks

very bright for KHS Track and Field!

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High school track news

by Christina Meyer

Another track season has come and gone…and it has

left another trail of success! The High School had a total

of seven track members who qualified for the state

championships on May 3rd and 4th. At Regionals on April

28, senior Christina Meyer placed 1st in the 100 and 200

meter dash and 2nd in the 400; junior Karlee Bittle,

sophomores Jessey Martin and Megan Courtney, and

freshman Billie Jo Gabriel placed 3rd in the mile relay;

Karlee also placed 5th in pole vault; sophomore J.J.

Stubblefield placed 2nd in the high jump and 3rd in the

long jump; and sophomore Katie Davis placed 3rd in

discus.

The results at State were not what we wanted. Everyone

felt they could have performed better but the main thing is

that we made it that far. Taking into consideration the not-

so-pleasant weather conditions that Friday and Saturday,

the KH qualifiers performed their best. Christina Meyer

placed 6th in both the 100 and 400, and everyone else

missed placing by only inches and seconds. Otherwise, a

very successful track season for the high school team.

Christina Meyer was invited to run on a 400 meter relay

team at the Meet of Champions this Tuesday, May 14.

The team was compiled by DCLA coach Chad

Hutchinson, choosing four of the top class A girl sprinters.

They competed against the top teams from 2A to 6A. She

also has officially signed to continue her track career at

her college this next year. Last Thursday, May 9, she

signed a “letter of intent” to be a part of the track team of

Southwestern College in Winfield, Ks.

Junior high teams compete at

OJABA State Three KHS teams traveled to Norman, OK, on

consecutive Saturdays in April to compete in the

Oklahoma Junior Academic Bowl Association’s State

Tournaments. The 7th grade team finished third on April

14, beating by ten, losing to eventual champion Peggs

by 70, and then losing to Leedey in a rematch by ten. The

7th/8

th team went the next week in a tournament with 20

teams and had two hard losses to Barnsdall and Cimarron.

Peggs again won this level. Last weekend, the 8th/9

th team

beat Taloga, lost to Leedey, beat Shattuck and Seiling and

then lost a close rematch with Leedey to finish third.

Josh Reimer, 7th

grade team captain, led the team in

scoring with 150 points. Other team members are: Ian

Franklin (110 points), Cody Bower (100 points), Alice

Keithly (50 points), Jazzy Stubblefield, and Tatum

Horning. Briley Craig is the 7th

/8th

team captain and

scored 40 points. 7th graders Ian Franklin and Josh

Reimer led the Broncs in scoring with 100 and 70 points

respectively. Corbin Lunday scored ten points. Alice

Keithly and Mikayla Horning played but did not score.

Scoring for the 8th

/9th

grade team was as follows: Captain

Jordan Presley, 200 points; Elijah Voth, 220 points;

Connor Snapp, 90 points; Corbin Lunday 30 points;

Briley Craig, 20 points. Roger Gossen is coach for all

three teams and sees a bright future ahead for KHS

academics!

Pizza Day – Thursday, May 16 Academic teams will be serving pizza to students in grades 7-

12 as a fundraiser on Thursday, May 16, in the new gym lobby.

Students can order pizza starting Monday, May 13.

Ricki Schroeder: Academic Bowl All State KHS senior Ricki Schroeder was honored Saturday

night, April 28, at Redlands Community College as one of

thirty-six students named as an Academic Bowl All Stater.

He is the twelfth student from KHS to have received this

prestigious award since 1993. In addition, Ricki was one

of four of the All Staters who received a $250 scholarship

check for his other endeavors outside of academic bowl,

most notably his 4-H involvement. This was announced

at the banquet Saturday night. Roger Gossen has been

Ricki’s coach for six years. He said, “Ricki has worked

hard over the years to be the best academic bowl

competitor that he could be and is well deserving of the

All State and scholarship awards.” Congratulations,

Ricki!

The Pride of KHS

by Faith Matthews

After getting all ones at concert band and tri state we

also had 42 ensembles; 38 superior and 4 excellent. D.J

got a one at state for his solo and brass large ensemble got

a 2 at state. Our outstanding band members are D.J for

brass, Hannah for woodwind, Connor for percussion,

Christina for outstanding senior, Billie- Jo for outstanding

freshman, with Gabby being most improved. The Merit

awards went to Faith Matthews, Hope Matthews, Ryan

Voth, Katie Davis, and Chantz Tucker. This coming fall

the band will have a mud run! It will be a 5k and a mile

run. No longer a current member of the Pride now, All

five of us senior girls would like to wish next year’s Pride

good luck and only the best! Have fun! Band Rocks

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FFA News by Brooklan Light

This year our FFA chapter “grew” by participating in

many events and contests. We had success in everything

from public speaking to livestock showing and animal

science quiz bowl teams. This year Lakan Light was our

only public speaker, she participated at many competitions

and placed 2nd in AG policy at PI and went to get 4th at

districts. We also did very well in livestock showing and

had many make the big ring at OYE! On top of everything

else there was preparation for one of the most important

events of the year, the KHS FFA Banquet! As FFA

members there were reservations to be counted,

decorations to be hung, and most importantly, officer

interviews. We had 7 people try out and everyone got an

office. After all the preparation was done, it was time for

the actual banquet to begin. The food was great and the

excitement was even better as you waited to see if your

name would be called for the office that you wanted.

After the new officers were announced, here is our new

team of family members: Lakan Light- President,

Elizabeth Elliot- Vice president, Carlee Salisbury-

Secretary, John Schrader- Treasurer, Brooklan Light-

Reporter, Jacob Pekrul- Sentinel, and Hayden Bonine-

Chaplain. Next year’s goal for our officer team is to “grow

like that”.

Elementary news by Principal Brad Hawkins

The 3rd-5th grades have completed state testing. 3rd

and 4th grade both had 100% attendance, and 5th grade

had 100% attendance except for one testing day. The

enrollment for Pre-K and Kindergarten was April 23 and

25 from 3:30-6:00 pm. The elementary finished their

BEAR reading test last week.

For Tri-State there were many solos, as well as

Honor Band. Enid Library is having summer reading

programs that many of our students may be interested in.

Also, there is the Wild About Reading field trip, in which

25 students, grades 4-7, will read through 16 different

genres. On May 13, the 1st-4th grades went on a field trip;

they sang at two assisted living centers in Enid, had lunch

at the park, and participated in the Zoo to You program.

Also, the elementary will be taking a field trip to

Leonardo’s. The 1st-6th grades will participate in the

Leonardo’s Art/Science workshop. The Elementary

Awards assembly will be on May 17 at 8:30 am.

The Teachers of the Month: for March, Mrs. Tucker;

for April, Mrs. Highfill; and for May, Mrs. Toelle.

Mr. Brady Bond

“Bond Voyage!”

Brady Bond has been Ag Ed teacher at KHS for almost

two years. Currently, Mr. Bond holds the record for the

longest tenure of any Agriculture Education Instructor at

Kremlin-Hillsdale. He recently accepted the Agriculture

Education position at Garber Public Schools. Mr. Bond

graduated from Garber in 2005 and felt that this was a

great opportunity for him to return to his alma mater. He

appreciates all the support the community has shown

towards the Kremlin-Hillsdale FFA program while he was

here and wishes all the students at Kremlin-Hillsdale

continued success in all they do.

A Brief Account of my Journey by Charlotte Lieser

My high school counselor told my mother, “If all else fails,

I guess Charlotte could teach.” So, of course, I had no

intention of teaching. I set off for college on a government

grant and the work-study program. My work assignment was

in the College of Education working for two professors who

were contributing authors for Scott Foresman Publishers

(Reading & Math). Now you know where this story is going.

For me, teaching has been a calling. And it has been an

amazing journey! Learning is so much fun. Dreaming up

ways to present a lesson has been exciting. Working to bring

out the best in students has been rewarding.

As a young teacher, I vowed to bow out when I was at the

top of “my game”. That time has come to retire from a full

time teaching position. I have been blessed with wonderful

friends and opportunities rich in experience and professional

growth as I have taught in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.

What a thrill it has been to spend my last seven years here at

KHS!

My journey has not ended and I’m looking forward to the

possibilities that will come. Stay tuned….

Words of Wisdom from

Some of my Favorite Books by Charlotte Lieser

We can learn so many good lessons from great literature.

Will life always be easy? Hatchet by Gary Paulsen: Brian

Robeson, stranded in the Canadian wilderness, lays

everything he owns out before him and remembers the words

of his teacher, Mr. Perpitch- “The most valuable possession

you have is yourself.”

Will you always be treated fairly or equally? Roll of

Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor: Cassie Logan,

pushed to the ground by Miz Lillian Jean, knew that life in

1933 Mississippi was not fair. Papa gave Cassie this advice-

“You don’t get to choose your parents, or the color of your

skin, or whether you grow up rich or poor, but you can

choose what you make of yourself.”

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Bronc Calendar 2012-2013

by Lindsey Staley

May 12 ..................................................................... Senior Baccalaureate Service at Kremlin Methodist Church, 7:00 pm

May 13 .......................................................................................................................................... Feed the Hungry Food Drive

May 13 ............................................................ Eighth Grade Promotion (sponsored by parents), Commons Area, 6:30 pm

May 15 ................................................................................................................................ Semester Exams [HS – Red Block]

May 16 ............................................................................................................................. Semester Exams [HS – White Block]

May 17 ....................................................................................................................... Elementary Awards Assembly, 8:30 am

May 17 .......................................................................................... Junior High and High School Awards Assembly, 9:45 am

May 17 ................................................................................................................................................... Busses run at 11:00 am

May 17 ........................................................................................................... Senior Commencement, 7:00 pm, Gymnasium

May 22-24 .................................................................................................................. Grant County Football Camp at DCLA

May 27 .................................................................................................................................................................. Memorial Day

May 28 – 31 .......................................................................... Drivers Education: Classroom Instruction, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

June 3 – 30 ............................................................................................... Drivers Education: Driving Instruction (arranged)

Chess Tournament The twenty-seventh annual KHS Chess Tournament had nine participants this year. Junior Tim Mardis defeated senior and

defending champion Alex Hicks in the finals. Senior Abby Courtney took third over sophomore Jacob Pekrul. Others who

participated were senior Tanner Sweetwood, sophomore Megan Courtney, junior Eugene Brooks, and eighth graders Briley

Craig and Brandon Butler.

In looking back over the past 27 years, there have been many multiple winners and some others who moved up from fourth to

third to second to first. Here is a complete list of the top four finishers over the past 27 years.

YEAR FIRST PLACE SECOND PLACE THIRD PLACE FOURTH PLACE

1987 ......... Scott Turner (sr) ....................... Matt Crawford (so) .............. Garry Morgan (jr) ................. Kurt Clark (jr)

1988 ......... Craig Grider (7th

) ..................... Brad Chelf (jr) ...................... Kurt Clark (sr) ...................... Ron Brown (sr)

1989 ......... Chris Schultz (jr) ...................... Chad Johns (sr) .................... Matt Crawford (sr) ................ Brad Chelf (sr)

1990 ......... Aaron Osborne (fr) ................... Aaron Steele (jr) ................... Chris Schultz (sr) .................. Monty Hayes (sr)

1991 ......... Bobby Russell (sr) ................... Aaron Steele (sr) .................. Aaron Osborne (so) .............. Mathew Wedel (so)

1992 ......... Aaron Osborne (jr) ................... Blake Chelf (jr) .................... Sean Nichols (fr) .................. Josh Sohl (8th

)

1993 ......... Aaron Osborne (sr) .................. Sean Nichols (so) ................. Todd Wedel (fr) .................... Blake Chelf (sr)

1994 ......... Sean Nichols (jr) ...................... Todd Wedel (so) .................. Sean Kirkpatrick (jr) ............. Richard Overstreet (so)

1995 ......... Kyle Wichert (so) ..................... Sean Nichols (sr) .................. Josh Sohl (jr) ........................ Richard Overstreet (jr)

1996 ......... Richard Overstreet (sr) ............. Gabe Regier (sr) ................... Josh Sohl (sr) ........................ John English (8th

)

1997 ......... John English (fr) ...................... Larry Butzbach (jr) .............. Royce Lloyd (fr) ................... Josh Crouch (sr)

1998 ......... John English (so) ..................... Royce Lloyd (so) ................. Larry Butzbach (sr)............... Russell Rogers (so)

1999 ......... John English (jr) ....................... Russell Rogers (jr) ............... Brad Thorpe (8th

) .................. Drew Gossen (fr)

2000 ......... John English (sr) ...................... Russell Rogers (sr) ............... Drew Gossen (so) ................. Brad Thorpe (fr)

2001 ......... Dakota Ballard (so) .................. Drew Gossen (jr) .................. Sean Burlison (fr) ................. Ryan Wedel (jr)

2002 ......... Drew Gossen (sr) ..................... Dakota Ballard (jr) ............... Ryan Wedel (sr) .................... Pat Toone (fr)

2003 ......... Dakota Ballard (sr) ................... Isaiah Martin (8th

) ................ Pat Toone (so) ...................... Chase Sissom (jr)

2004 ......... Isaiah Martin (fr) ...................... Pat Toone (jr) ....................... Dusty Blevins (fr) ................. Tyler Billingsly (fr)

2005 ......... Pat Toone (sr)........................... Taylor Brainard (jr) .............. Michael Schwahn (7th

) .......... Arthur Martin (jr)

2006 ......... Taylor Brainard (sr) ................. Caleb Toews (jr) .................. Arthur Martin (sr) ................. Pete Streck (sr)

2007 HS .. Michael Schwahn (fr) .............. Austin Jones (so) .................. Ryan Johnson (jr) ................. Caleb Toews (sr)

JH .. Dillon Jones (7th

) ...................... Tim Stein (8th

) ...................... Chris Thompson (8th

) ............ Kenny Biby (8th

)

2008 ......... Michael Schwahn (so).............. Cordell Lloyd (so) ................ Austin Jones (jr) ................... Ryan Johnson (sr)

2009 ......... Austin Jones (sr) ...................... Michael Schwahn (jr) ........... Cordell Lloyd (jr) ................ Dillon Jones (so)

2010 ......... Michael Schwahn (sr) .............. Cordell Lloyd (sr) ................ Tim Stein (jr) ........................ Bailey Craig (jr)

2011 ......... Tim Stein (sr) ........................... Bailey Craig (sr) ................... Tim Mardis (fr) ..................... Eugene Brooks (fr)

2012 ......... Alex Hicks (jr) ......................... Tim Mardis (so) ................... Jacob Pekrul (fr) ................... Eugene Brooks (so)

2013 ......... Tim Mardis (jr) ........................ Alex Hicks (sr) ..................... Abby Courtney (sr) ............... Jacob Pekrul (so)

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Junior high band news

by Alice Keithly

The junior high band has had a very good Tri State

week. In concert and marching band they received ones

and had many good scores on ensembles and solos. The

band banquet was last Saturday, and ensembles and

solos received their medals. The students would like to

thank Mrs. Toelle for being such a great and fun band

director. We look forward to band next year with her.

Have a great summer!

4-H news by Bailey Hoeltzel

Congratulations to Sr. 4-H member James Olmstead

for being elected Garfield County 4-H President! It was

really neat to go and be a voting delegate for our club in

the county elections. James was also selected to serve as

an Oklahoma 4-H Ambassador this past weekend!

Our club made smile bags for children in area

hospitals. Natalie Haggard, Bailey Hoetzel, James

Olmstead, and Ricki Shcroeder helped to deliver them.

Ricki Schroeder, James Olmstead, and Bailey Hoetzel

attended a Rural Rotary Meeting at the extension center.

Ricki talked about his trip to Washington, D.C. James

and Bailey gave their speeches.

The trio also went to Oklahoma State University for

the state meat judging contest. Ricki was 6th, James 8

th,

and Bailey 18th.

There is a new Jr. record book form this year. It can be

found on the county website

http://oces.okstate.edu/garfield/4-h/recordbook-

information .

Senior 4-H Camp will be on June 3 and Jr. 4-H camp

is June 25-27. Several of our Jr. 4-Hers attended camp

last summer. July 23-26 is State 4-H RoundUp. If you

are interested in going, contact Marlys Schroeder at

(580) 554-2214. Hope everyone has a fun summer.

Save those cans: It does make a

difference!

WildHorse Gang news by Gini Zaloudek

The WildHorse Gang is Celebrating 20 years and is

holding the Annual WildHorse Aluminun Can Round-up

on Wednesday, June 5, at 8:30 am at the Farmers Coop

corner. We will be serving breakfast and lunch. All of the

proceeds go to support the Kremlin Pool. The aluminum

can pile is growing and the cans bring in double the price,

a great benefit to our community, through the generosity of

Jim Holt owner of Southside Recycling and the efforts of

several volunteers, with cans coming from Enid and

surrounding communities and as far away as Cresent,

Guthrie and Dallas, Texas.

The last meeting of the school year was held May 7, with

plans to deliver pull tabs to OKC Ronald McDonald House.

We had two special guests this season. First was Danny

Vermillion who is a former resident of the Enid State

School and is now living independently and active in the

Special Olympics. Visiting and volunteering with the

WildHorse Gang is Air Force Lt. Curtis Holtman. Both

will be volunteering at the WHG Can Round-up.

WHG member Jordan Presley will be traveling with her

mom to Europe with the Oklahoma Ambassadors of Music

this summer, June 5-21. This is quite an honor she

received, being nominated by Kaylene Toelle. WHG

presented her with a $100.00 check to help with her trip.

We are looking forward to hearing about her experience.

Several members assisted with the Midway clean-up and

were rewarded with burgers and sodas, compliments of Mr.

Lee, operator of the Midway Station.

WHG members were guest of the Akdar Shriners at the

Tulsa Shrine Circus, ushers for the 2012-2013 Symphony

Season and are looking forward to the 2013-2014 season.

They also served the Dillards Christmas Gala, the Gaslight

Dinner Theatre and the Arts Council dinner and auction.

Each year, the $500.00 WildHorse Volunteer Scholarship

is awarded to a deserving graduating senior involved in

volunteerism and community service. We are happy to

announce this year's scholarship has grown to $1500.00

thru the generosity of matching funds from The Bank of

Kremlin and former Kremlin resident, Mr. Richard Bogert,

owner of BOGO Energy. Mr. Bogert graduated from

Spring Valley, Enid High and Oklahoma A&M, now OSU,

and has been named an OSU Outstanding Alumni, also

serving in the US AIR FORCE. We are proud to announce

the 2013 winner is Kremlin Senior, Ricki Schroeder, who

will be attending OSU in the fall. Congratulations Ricki!

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Picture Page

KHS Elementary School

8th

graders, along with Mrs. Highfill, packing bags for

Kids Against Hunger

5th

graders get in on the packing action!

Over 21,000 meals were packaged by KHS students in

grades 1 – 12 on Monday, May 13.

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Counselor news by Jenny Smithson

Well, it is the fun time of the year for all school

counselors. Testing started in April and will finally wind

down May 10th. Online testing was a bit of a challenge

this year as many of you probably saw on TV or the

internet. Most Oklahoma schools were impacted by

computer issues. CTB, the testing company for

Oklahoma, had issues with their servers. This caused

many schools to invalidate testing sessions that were

interrupted. Kremlin-Hillsdale was very fortunate to

have completed all testing sessions in spite of the

interruptions. No tests had to be invalidated.

Speaking of testing—results for testing should arrive

in late July or August. Student reports will be given out

to 7-12 grade students when schedules are released

during enrollment in August. If you have a student who

took the 8th grade reading test, please hang on to the

score report. Students must pass this test in order to

receive their learner’s permit/driver’s license. I

recommend starting a test file for your children in

Kindergarten. All state and standardized test reports can

be kept in one folder. It is becoming more important to

have these tests and to keep track of how many your

student passes. It is now a part of the graduation

requirements in the State of Oklahoma. This file can

come in handy if you move to another state as well.

Most states have reciprocity—if you take a test in one

state, it usually counts for testing requirements in other

states.

Pre-enrollment has been completed by high school

students. Next year’s 7th and 8

th grade students will be

receiving their pre-enrollment information the last week

of school. So please be thinking about the courses you

want to take for next year.

Graduation is right around the corner.

Congratulations to all of the Kremlin-Hillsdale Seniors!

I have so enjoyed getting to help all of you with your

planning for the future. I wish all of you the best of luck

in your next journey. Work hard, never give up on your

dreams, and enjoy what life has to offer you!

I can’t believe this year is almost coming to an end. I

have loved my first year at Kremlin-Hillsdale. The

faculty has been very gracious. And I have to say the

students of Kremlin-Hillsdale have been very

impressive. I have never had so many students open

doors for me in all my life. You are a very well behaved

and disciplined student body. Your parents have done a

great job with you. Thanks so much for making my

transition to Kremlin so enjoyable!!

Kremlin-Hillsdale Academic

Enrichment Foundation

by Leland Streck

The Kremlin-Hillsdale Academic Enrichment

Foundation was busy again working hard at providing

funds for the pursuit of academic excellence in our

school. In 2012-13, twelve grants totaling just over

$11,200 were awarded for items including new

dictionaries, library books, maps, computer programs, I-

pads, microscopes and much more. How does this

happen? Through countless generous donors and

supporters who attend fund-raisers, donate funds, and

give of their time.

Our biggest event is our annual Ice Cream Social and

Auction. This is held each school year on the first

Saturday following school’s start in August. There are

numerous items available such as, quilts, woodworking

projects, picnic tables, weekend getaways…you get the

idea—it’s worth showing up for, so mark August 17th

now. Donors can also give to the “In Memory/In

Honor” fund where a person can recognize a family

member/friend who has passed away or just needs to be

recognized. Naturally, unsolicited donations are always

accepted and greatly appreciated.

Each year, funds that are raised are split—half going

into an ever-growing endowment that will provide

assistance for years to come and the other share directly

made available for the upcoming school year as grant

funds.

If you’d like to learn more, look for us under the

Community Services link on the school website, like us

on Facebook, or contact one of the Foundation Board

members. We’d love to share with you all that gets done

through this team of people…and thank YOU for being

a part of this team!

KHS Teachers say,

“Thank You, KHAEF!”

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CLASS NEWSSenior news

by Lindsey Staley

Well we are almost to the day that will allow us to

begin the rest of our lives, Graduation. We had our

Baccalaureate this past Sunday and it went very well.

Rodney Wardwell spoke for us and Mr. Gossen sang us

a great song that he wrote. It’s hard to believe that we

have been in school for 13 years and now it’s coming to

an end. I think I can speak for all us when I say that even

though we have been ready for this day for a long time

we’re going to miss it at least a little bit. I’m very glad

that I was able to be a part of this class. Let’s make the

best memories we can for this last week of our high

school career. The rest of the week we will be taking our

final semester tests and preparing for graduation on

Friday.

Junior news

by Karlee Bittle

The Junior-Senior Prom was a success this year. Prom

was held at Sugar Rush in Oakwood Mall on Saturday,

April 13, 2013. We spent the day before prom (a “snow

day”) decorating for an “Under the Sea” theme with our

class sponsors Mrs. Edington and Ms. Turney. When

Saturday night came along, we danced the night away.

After-Prom was put on by the Junior & Senior parents

at Oakwood Bowl. We spent the rest of the night

bowling, playing Twister, and playing on the Wii’s.

Thanks to everyone that made After-Prom possible.

We had a great year! We’re looking forward to being

seniors. Congratulations to the 2013 Seniors! Have a

great summer!

Sophomore news by Hayden Bonine

The Sophomore class is ending the year on a high

note, students excelled this spring in all they competed

in, as well as in their classes. Plans are being made for

next year’s prom already! As the year comes to a close,

the Sophomore class would like to wish everyone a great

summer.

Freshman news by Connor Snapp

The ninth grade is going to end the year on a good

note, with all the testing over and summer almost here.

All students participating in fall sports are doing

workouts and spring practices for football, softball, and

cross country. All students helped with Kids Against

Hunger and packaged rice food to send to other countries

in need. Several students who were in band competed in

concert, ensembles, solos, and marching competitions in

the Tri-State Music Festival.

8th

grade news by Paul Courtney

The eighth grade is finishing hard and strong. Our

semester tests were Wednesday and Thursday. Math and

History were Wednesday and science and English were

Thursday. We are all looking forward to the summer

break. Eighth grade promotion was Monday at 6:30 pm.

We all had fun throughout the year and are anxious

about high school. We know we will have fun in the

years to follow, but we will also focus on homework and

sports. We are thankful to our teachers and the school

staff for supporting us throughout the year.

7th

grade news by Alice Keithly

As the school year is winding down, the 7th graders

are very excited for summer. However, their last week

will be busy with semester tests, cleaning up and many

other things. We have just finished up with marching

and concert band in tri-state, and received ones. As the

year gets shorter, and the last week of school is near, the

7th graders would like to thank all of their teachers

teaching them throughout their first year in Junior high.

Have a great summer!

Don’t miss the Senior Edition of THE BRONC,

also on the school’s website, kremlin.k12.ok.us!

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National Honor Society news by Hannah Wuerflein

Thirteen KHS students were inducted into the Kremlin-Hillsdale Chapter of the National Honor Society on Monday, May 06,

2013. Current members Christina Meyer (president), Ricki Schroeder (vice president), Samantha Stoneberg (secretary), Hannah

Wuerflein (reporter), Abby Courtney (Stuco representative), Connor McCollough, Ryan Voth, Ciarra Creel, Liz Elliott, and

Karlee Bittle welcomed the new members into the society. The new members are listed below under the year 2013.

At the induction ceremony, held in the Commons Area of KHS, three musical numbers were performed: Megan and Cassidy

sang “Be Thou My Vision”, Katie Davis sang “Rolling in the Deep “ by Adele, and a brass ensemble performed “Rondeau” .

After the candle-lighting ceremony, there was a reception for the new members.

While the National Honor Society had been established earlier, it had been non-functional for several years until Mr. Roger

Gossen, NHS advisor, reinstituted it in 1985. Here is a list of the members inducted over the years since 1985.

1985

Lee Ann Castor

Grant Hukle

Tanya Johnson

Delena Lang

Joyce Leake

Colleen Ratzlaff

Lori Rogers

Gary Siebert

Scott Turner

Monta Urban

Randy Watkins

Randy Wright

1986

Kim Bittle

Don Brown

Ron Brown

Melanie Dustin

Laura Gray

Chris Honigsberg

Dale Metzinger

Tammy Minnick

Cindy Ratzlaff

Lesa Root

Shirley Russell

1987

Brad Chelf

Matt Crawford

Eric Dabney

Paige Guthrie

Shannon Holden

Trilby Long

Maria Metzinger

Robert Watkins

Jeff Haskins

1988

Robin Bailey

Kurt Clark

John Dosh

Suzanne Gray

Cliff Grider

Angela Honigsberg

Chris Schultz

Dana Steele

1989

Dusty Bittle

Lori Hoeltzel

Lance Lance

Scott Messenger

Doug Ratzlaff

Bobby Russell

Cheri Solorio

Sandi Watkins

1990

Shannon Bittle

Kristina Gray

Monty Hayes

Shellina Mair

Kennette Ronck

1991

Janet Hill

Jodi Mendenhall

Shannon Messenger

Heather Meyers

Aaron Osborne

Yumiko Shimizu (foreign exchange student

from Japan)

Robert Smith

Brooke Watkins

Mathew Wedel

1992

Michelle Dabney

Julie Haskins

Jennifer Hill

Nichole Maddox

Stephanie Messenger

John Ronck

Tawnia Rowland

1993

Mandy Evans

Rosie Evans

Robbie Gray

Sara Mendenhall

Matt Parsley

Tara Porter

Brad Schultz

1994

Jason Foster

Monica Gossen

Tina Mercer

Rachel Overstreet

Amy Roads

John Russell

Todd Wedel

Holli Youngblood

1995

Lena Harris

Janna Henry

Jamie Kucera

Collin Massey

Tara McLain

Richard Overstreet

Davian Porter

Jamie Ridgway

Daniel Voth

Michelle Wells

1996

Ashley Bowen

Alyssa Gossen

Joey Hladik

Christie Mendenhall

Jessie Mitchell

1997

Kristen Campbell

Kale Dittmeyer

Ely Roads

Stacy Steele

Kyle Wagner

Jonathan Walcher

1998

Katie Brainard

Royce Lloyd

Jason Miles

Cheryl Ott

Amanda Purdy

Jacob Regier

Jon Schultz

Rachel Wuerflein

Kelli Youngblood

1999

Holly Blevins

John English

Greg Hladik

Matt Toews

Sarah Wofford

Eva Wolever

Lauren Wolever

2000

Casey Campbell

Drew Gossen

Kate Shaklee

Brandon VerSchuer

Joe Voth

Adrian Wagner

Justin Wampler

Ryan Wedel

Brandi Wilson

2001

Jessica Bowen

Jacie Brainard

Desi Demetro

Kelly Dittmeyer

Tara Fox

Chelsea Lloyd

Jeremy Miles

Matt Mitchell

Johnny Streck

Zach Ward

Heidi Wuerflein

Kerri Youngblood

Beate Bernerth

(foreign exchange

student from Germany)

2002

Dusti Buller

Jennifer Buller

Betsy Johnson

Han “Bo” Morris

Randi Riddle

Sarah Kathryn Schmidt

Hilary Stengle

2003

Brittany Baird

Tara Lloyd

James Provine

Theresa Shaklee

Pat Toone

Hans Wuerflein

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2004

Katie Culver

Lyndsie Davis

Bobbi Lakin

Allison Miles

Laura Newby

Bethany Schmidt

James “Pete” Streck

2005

Dusty Blevins

Caleb Toews

2006

Walker Brainard

Bethany Duhon

Max Fosmire

Ryan Johnson

Jordan Riddle

Shanleigh Shaw

Matt Streck

Lydia Wuerflein

2007

Danielle Crouse

Austin Jones

Tomi Lakin

Carley Miller

Matt Regier

Trever Rogers

Brett Sissom

Josh Toews

2008

Shannen Davis

Lola Melanie

DeWitt

Cordell Lloyd

Jake Streck

Ricky Streck

April Williams

2009

Bailey Craig

Libby Fosmire

Megan Müller

(foreign exchange

student from

Germany)

Ty Schoenhals

Tim Stein

Danielle Stoneberg

2010

Jessica Cambron

Tiffany Clement

(foreign exchange

student from France)

Melanie Egelston

Faten El Khechen

(foreign exchange

student from Lebanon)

Devan Harris

Audrey McBride

C.J. Robino

Mandy Schroeder

Britani Taylor

Gretchen Wuerflein

2011

Bryce Gannon

Christina Meyer

Jennifer Pekrul

Ricki Schroeder

Samantha Stoneberg

2012

Karlee Bittle

Abby Courtney

Ciarra Creel

Liz Elliott

Connor McCollough

Ryan Voth

Hannah Wuerflein

Newest

Members

2013

Cassidy Albert

Braley Bench

Hayden Bonine

Haley Carson

Megan Courtney

Katie Davis

Amanda Hole

Lakan Light

James Olmstead

Jacob Pekrul

Shay Regier

Trev Schoenhals

John Schrader

Kids Against Hunger

by Ricki Schroeder

Kids Against Hunger is a nonprofit organization that feeds children

around the world. The meals are packaged by volunteers and

delivered to starving families. Each package contains 6 servings and

each bag can be prepared in less than 20 minutes by adding it to

boiling water. The packages are filled with a rice and soy casserole

fortified with 21 essential vitamins and minerals, 6 dehydrated

vegetables, and chicken flavoring.

This past Monday, the students at Kremlin-Hillsdale got the chance

to partner with the Kids Against Hunger in Northwest Oklahoma

based in Cherokee. They brought a mobile unit so the students could

help fulfill the mission, Kids Against Hunger. Jobs included putting

the ingredients in the bag, making sure it weighed the right amount,

sealing the bags, and putting them in boxes. In all, Kremlin-Hillsdale

students packaged 21,188 meals. Thanks to everyone who

participated.

Pittsburg Math Relays by Abby Courtney

The Pittsburg Math Relays this year were on April 16th. The seniors

who went this year were Ricki Schroeder, Sam Stoneberg, and Abby

Courtney. The juniors were Ryan Voth and Hannah Wuerflein; the

sophomores who participated were Megan Courtney, Cassidy Albert,

and James Olmstead. Paula Olmstead joined us for the trip also.

We left school on April 15th and stayed at a hotel in Independence,

Kansas, overnight. We played games in the lobby, and then went to

our rooms to rest for the next morning. We drove to Pittsburg, KS.

Our tests ran from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Everyone tested in three

individual tests and one four-member team test. Congratulations to

Cassidy, who placed first in 10th grade Geometry!! She also placed 7

th

in Algebraic Simplifications and 9th in Computational Math. Sam

placed 6th in Logic and Set Theory. The Geometry team (Cassidy,

James, Hannah, and Ryan) placed fourth. After testing, we went back

to Independence to play at the park and zoo, which is a tradition; and

on the way home, we honored another custom: eating dinner at

Montana Mike’s, a steak house in Bartlesville.

Coach Kasey McCoy Coach McCoy has been at KHS for eight years. He is leaving to

take a position as Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade principal at

Agra Public School. He, his wife Maddie, and their children

Channing and Lincoln, will be moving from Hillsdale to Agra in July.

He says, “I have enjoyed my time at Kremlin-Hilldale and know there

will continue to be a lot of success here. I am excited about what the

future holds for me and my family. Thanks for all the support people

in this community have given me over the years.” We wish Mr.

McCoy much success in his new role as administrator.

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