In This Issue

*Seventh Grade * Pgs. 2-3 School News * Pgs. 4-5 Sports * Pg. Wrestling / Question of the Issue

Seventh Graders Construct Culture

By: Zayda Dirk

Mrs. Sara Gebhart’s seventh grade social

studies class recently learned about Na-

tive American tribes in Canada. These

tribes, called First Americans, carved to-

tem poles that symbolized their character

and culture. Oftentimes, they carved ani-

mals as symbols to represent important

ideas and events that were unique to their

tribe.

The seventh grade students researched

what the different symbols and animals

represented. After learning the history

and symbolism of

totem poles, they

attempted their

own. Using a varie-

ty of materials,

each student con-

structed a totem

pole that illustrat-

ed their own per-

sonality and char-

acter.

One student,

Mikailah Byre,

made her totem

pole out of a Pringles can and paper, and

included representations of a beaver,

shark, porcupine, and dog. She added that

her favorite part was “learning about what

the animals mean.”

Mrs. Gebhart had several goals in mind

for the project, commenting, “The totem

poles are a way for the students to learn

about the culture of the First Americans in

Canada.” Several students stated that they

learned that the various animals represent

many different things.

Issue 5

Feb. 28, 2019

Squeezer Lemmon High School

Volume 93 Squeezer Staff: Editor: Macyn Flatmoe Assistant Editors: Lauren Weishaar, Madison Weishaar Reporters/Photographers: Madi Bucks, Zayda Dirk, Abbie Hulm, Megan Nehl, Ronny Nehl, Ian Riesinger, Macy Schiley, Beth Tennant, Jadyn Zentner

(Above) Tevyn, Kaycee, Mikailah, and Shannon show off their First

American totem poles.

(Below) Thadeus wood carved totem pole

was a class favorite.

Congratulations Cowboys on advancing to the

SoDak 16! GOOD LUCK!!

-School– Page 2

By Macy Schiley

During the week of February 17-23, stu-

dents enrolled in the FFA organization

helped celebrate throughout the school.

Events included a teachers breakfast, a

goat kissing contest, a pep rally, and even

included elementary visits and a coloring

contest to inform the

younger students about

what FFA is all about.

The visits went so well

that the FFA adviser, Mrs.

Renae Gebhart, stated,

“Students learned about

anything from how to

make butter, to planting

seeds, to about different

breeds of livestock. The

students either all made a

hands-on project or a

game that included a

prize.”

Many students enjoyed the week of cel-

ebration and fun and games. Korrie Zent-

ner said she “enjoyed working with the

little kids.”

Students Celebrate FFA

“Lafayette No. 1” Competes at State By: Ian Riesinger On February 2, LHS One Act performed the play “Lafayette No. 1” by Mandy Con-nor at the state competition. The compe-tition was held at the Johnson Fine Arts Center at the Northern State University in Aberdeen. Heading into the state competition, the goal of the group was to keep the audi-

ence engaged in their perfor-mance and to earn a superior rating. In order to receive a supe-rior, two of the three judges need to vote yes for a superior rating. LHS unfortunately did not receive a superior; however, they did succeed in engaging the audience which was made up of approxi-

mately 900 peo-ple. Macyn Flat-moe explained that One Act is “really fun and practices are interesting, especially at 6 AM.” One Act also has many chal-lenges. Each student is expected to practice, know their lines, and commit to their roles. It is evident that the LHS students took these challenges seriously, as five of the students re-

ceived Outstanding Actor awards at state. These students were Jake Ellison, Dillon Reede, Sierra Sattler, Kaitlyn McCartney, and Bowen Arnold. One Act Play held a public performance of the play on February 10, at the Palace Theatre for the locals to watch. They ac-cepted free will donations at this perfor-mance with proceeds going to help bring the Missoula Children’s Theatre to Lem-mon the week of April first.

Cody helps a kindergartner color a worksheet. Jecoliah helps explain to the third grade class how photosynthesis works.

(Above) The starving orphans in the play lift up Geo, Jade, to grab a pie. Photo Credit: SPBP

The One Act Play Cast and Crew performs for the public at the Palace Theatre. Back row: Bowen, Jake, Ronny, Dillon, Kole, Macyn, Jade. Middle Row: Madison, Lauren, Kaitlyn, Sierra, Megan, Beth. Front Row: Jecoliah, Anna, Navi, Zayda, Jada.

Page 3 -School/Sports- Juniors and Seniors Spend a Day at the Capitol

By. Ronny Nehl On Tuesday, February 12, the juniors and sen-iors left for Pierre, SD. They were on a trip to see the capitol and watch committee meetings, the Senate meeting, the House meeting, and to get a tour of the building. They also got to meet many important people, such as Governor Kristi Noem, and Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden. The first thing the students got to do dur-ing the day was sit in on one of the many committee meetings. During the afternoon, the group met and took a picture with Governor Noem and Larry Rhoden. Following this, they took a tour around the capitol building, learned the history of it, and saw the art of the building. They first looked at the South Dakota Supreme Court and met one of the Supreme Justices. The students learned that the court was the only one in

the country to be in its original room. After this, they got to move into the Law Library to see where all the laws are kept. Following the tour, the students moved up to the meeting of the House and got to sit in for a little bit. The House is made up of a lot of representatives, so the meeting went by very fast. When the students moved to the Senate meeting, they were able to see two bills pass through, one dealing with the speaking of indigenous languages like Dakota, Lakota, and Nako-

ta. The other was to change the time one must drive with a parent or legal guardian from six months to a year. Before either of these bills can be made offi-cial, they must be passed in the House.

By: Madi Bucks On Monday, February 25, National Hon-ors Society welcomed 10 new members during induction. The current president of NHS is Avery Haase, and the Vice president is Dillon Reede. Haase presided over the induction ceremony, and Reede spoke about what NHS has done over the past year, and also helped to welcome the new members by giving them a pin after they signed their name in the NHS registry book. The four pillars of NHS are scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Meza Ham talked about scholarship, Jake Ellison talked about character, Britt Oliver talked about leadership, and Chloe Trogstad talked about service. The new members that were inducted were Sierra Sattler, Beth Tennant, Jessica Lopez, Kaitlyn McCartney, Lauren Weishaar, Madison Weishaar, Zayda Dirk, Jacob Hetzel, Tally Katus, and Megan Nehl.

NHS Welcomes New Inductees

(Left) The Junior and Senior Class, chaperoned by Shane Penfield and Halie Straight, take a picture with Gover-nor Noem and Lieutenant Governor Rhoden.

(above) Jadyn poses next to the World War II memorial at Capitol Lake.

(Left) Madison signs her name in the NHS registry book.

(Above) Back Row: Mesha, Anna, Chloe, Britt, Jake, Dillon, Meza, Macyn, Korrie, Alexis, Avery, Advisor Mrs. Dirk. Front Row: Beth, Jacob, Megan, Lauren, Tally, Madison, Zayda, Sierra, Jessica, and Kait-lyn.

-School– Page 4

Cowgirls’ Season Comes to An End

By: Abbie Hulm The Lemmon Cowgirls basketball team headed into post season play as the third seed in Region 8 with a final regular sea-son record of 9 wins and 10 losses. As a result of that third seed, the Cow-girls earned a bye on the first night of tournament play. Tuesday, February 19, the Cowgirls hosted their first game of the Region 8 Tournament battling the Dupree Lady Tigers at the Lemmon Armory. The Cowgirls ended the night, and the season, with a tough loss by a score of 47-52. Head Coach Ryan Kohn expressed, “Dupree was a tough team. They made it to the SoDak 16. We played pretty well and kept turnovers and fouls at a mini-mum. That has been a struggle this year. The girls just went cold in the third quar-ter.” Junior forward, Morgan Dauwen, led the team with 14 points and 11 total rebounds - two offensive and nine defensive. Junior forward, Chloe Trogstad, who shot 66% from the free throw line, commented, “We worked hard as team and didn’t give up. Dupree has a good team this year and ended up beating Timber Lake to go to the SoDak 16.” Senior guard, Lexi Lopez, stated, “Being on the court for the last time was just so

surreal. I couldn’t believe it was over. I just wanted to keep playing. But I had fun with it all. Every moment of that game was cherished, and I will always remember it.”

The Cowgirls have a young team who are looking forward to next season. Trogstad commented, “Next year we will have a good core team with lots of experience. Other teams are losing some key players, and we should have a good chance to suc-ceed.”

(Above) Chloe looks down low to find an

open teammate.

Junior, Morgan, slaps her teammates

hands as she gets called for starting

lineup.

Sophomore, Tayte, plays defense on a

Dupree Lady Tiger.

JV Cowgirls Basketball Scores

Opponent Score W/L

Grant County 49-44 L

Bison 12-5 W

Faith 39-47 L

JV Cowgirls Elgin Tournament

Opponent Score W/L

Mott Regent 29-62 L

Bison 44-37 W

New Salem 39-38 OT W

*Team placed 5th overall

Varsity Cowgirls Baketball Scores

Opponent Score W/L

*Harding County 60-32 W

Grant County, ND 46-72 L

Bison 63-21 W

Faith 47-75 L

McIntosh 48-39 W

**Durpee L

* Indicates LMC Tournament

** Indicates Region Tournament

Junior High Boys Basketball

Opponent W/L Score

Hettinger/Scranton, ND L 25-37

Grant County, ND L 29-46

Dupree L 28-42

Faith (6th) W 20-10

Faith (6th-8th) L 17-47

McIntosh L 21-40

*Newell L 36-42

*Dupree L 36-50

*Bison W 41-22

Harding County (6th) W 20-6

Harding County (6th-8th) L 31-47

Bison W 41-31

Harding County L 13-54

Rock Creek L 52-83

*Indicates LMC Tournament

Record 4-10

Page 5 -School-

By: Megan Nehl The Cowboys started off strong in the 2018 Little Moreau Conference in the first weekend of February, winning their first two games. The first game against McIn-tosh was a blow out, the Cowboys win-ning 75-40. Peyton Anderson and Cody Thompson were tied as the highest scor-ers with seventeen points each. The next night fans filled the stands to see Faith and Lemmon compete. At the end of the first quarter, the Longhorns had a six-point lead, but the Cowboys picked up the pace and made it a nail-biting game. The score was 39-38 Cow-boys by the end of the third quarter. This game was a lot closer than the previous night’s game, but the boys still came out on top. The Cowboys kicked it up even

more in the fourth quarter and ended the game 55-47. For the last game of the tournament, the Cowboys played Timber Lake. “We knew they would be a tough opponent after losing to them earlier in the season,” said head coach, Tyler Kostlelecky, “but our boys were ready.” Even though the Cowboys worked hard, they fell short, losing 76-64. Britt Oliver had the highest free throw percentage and Peyton Ander-son was the leading scorer with 21 points. The next few weeks dragged on for the Cowboys as the snow started to fall. Twice, the game against Flasher was post-poned then cancelled, and parent’s night was cancelled due to weather. However, the boys managed to play, and win, against three more opponents: Bison (77-55), Harding County (51-44), and Wakpala (75,42). “The season is going really well, we have improved as a team and as individuals, and that was one of my goals at the be-ginning of the season,” shared Kostelecky. Now, the Cowboy’s are off to regionals as the second spot in the region with 43.700 seed points. In the region tournament the Cowboys had a bye in the first round and faced the Newell Irrigators on the second night. The second round of play was held on Wednesday, February, 27 due to weather. The Cowboys beat Newell in Lemmon 63-57. In the final round of the tournament the Cowboys beat the Longhorns in a hard

fought game in Wakpala. The final score was 60-51. Britt Oliver came out strong in the third quarter hitting several three points shots in a row to bring his team back into the lead.

Next Stop, Region Tournament

(Above) Jaden looks for a teammate to

pass to during the LMC Timber Lake game.

(Above) Alec jumps for a block against a

Faith Longhorn.

Cowboys Push Past Limits and Finish Season By: Lauren Weishaar

The junior high boys basketball team

wrapped up their season on February 18,

2019, with a record of 4-10. Although their

record may not show it, the team contin-

ued to attack the paint and get to the free

throw line. Coach Michael Schroeder stat-

ed, “In 13 games this year we shot 258

free throws which is an average of 20 per

game.”

Nearing the end of their season, the

Cowboys lost to Harding County and Rock

Creek, but pulled off a successful win over

the Bison Cardinals, 41-31. The majority of

their opponents were much larger and

older. But besides being outsized, Coach

Schroeder commented, “We need to play

the first half of games like we do the sec-

ond half and be more aggressive.”

Player, Blake Drayton explained that they

were a good passing team and worked

well together. Blair Ham added that he’s

looking forward to next year as they will

be a more experienced team.

(Above) Seventh-grader, Sawyer gets low

on defense to help his team stop the

Dupree Tigers.

Varsity Boys Basketball Scores

Opponent Score W/L

Faith 55-47 W

Timberlake 64-76 L

Bison 77-53 W

Harding Co. 51-44 W

Wakpala 75-42 W

Question of the Issue

If you were to become principal for one day, what’s the first thing you would do? By: Madison Weishaar 12th Gabby- Give us our snow days back. Ronny- Give more money to the arts. 11th Kaitlyn- Allow class pets and let kids to go to the Powderhorn for pizza. Jimal- Let the students drive at lunch. 10th Lauren- Have Panera Bread cater school lunch. Kole- Take the day off. 9th Jecoliah- Allow kids to drive during lunch break. Riley- Allow students to drive during lunch. 8th Dara- Call off school. Chantz- Have school dismissed. 7th Kelly- Have no school. Casey- Shut down the school. 6th Mya- Have a free day. Nathan- Have no homework.

-Sports/School– Page 6

By: Macyn Flatmoe

Closing out the regular wrestling season,

the Cowboys attended the Hill City Classic.

Due to injury and other scheduling issues,

only two wrestlers ended up competing at

this competition. Dylan Witt ended the

tournament by placing fifth.

After a two week break period, the team

headed into regionals at Stanley County

with three wrestlers, Cord Beer, Jake El-

lison, and Dylan Witt, each competing for

a spot at the state tournament. Witt, un-

fortunately, ended up losing in the conso-

lation semis and didn’t make the placings

to qualify for state. In Ellison’s first match,

he competed and lost against one of his

toughest opponents, Jadeon Biggers, from

Lead/Deadwood. Ellison ended up placing

fourth at the region tournament, which

earned him a spot at the state tourna-

ment in Rapid City.

Unfortunately, due to injury, Ellison was

not able to compete at the state tourna-

ment. “The season didn’t end the way I

planned, but I’m still proud of the way I

competed,” Ellison commented. The

school held a quick assembly during 5th

hour on Thursday, February 21, and pre-

sented Ellison with a get-well-soon card

that the student body all signed. Ending

the season, Coach Scott Peterson stated,

“It was a fun year and a great bunch of

kids to work with. We were relatively

young, most definitely inexperienced, so I

got to see a lot of growth/improvement

out of all the wrestlers.”

Wrestling Concludes with One State Qualifier

(Right) Jake accepts the congratulations/get-well card that the student body