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Volume 1, Issue 2

October 2006

High School Sports Page 2

School Spirit Page 3

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Fall Homecoming By Deedra Baker

On Friday, September 29, the Flinthills High School hosted Marmaton Valley for the 2006 fall homecoming ceremony. Festivities for homecom-ing started on Thursday, September 28, with class color day. Each class was appointed a different color. The class colors were: freshman–green, sopho-mores–orange, juniors–yellow, and seniors–purple. Flinthills hosted a bon fire and pep rally Thursday evening at 8:00 p.m. At the bon fire, cheerleaders led cheers for the stu-dents, Coach Sorum talked about the football game, and students had time to socialize.

Friday was red and black day. This is the day when everyone gets to show his or her school spirit by dressing up in the school’s colors. At 1:00 p.m. on Friday, the students were dis-missed to participate in decorating the high school commons for the dance. The theme was “Back In Black,” and each class was assigned a different section of the commons. Once the decorating was finished at 2:00 p.m., class and candidate games were held in the gymnasium. The games started off

Food for Thought

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf

is a flower. ~Albert Camus

The Fall 2006 Homecoming Queen candidates pose with their Kindergarten attendants. (Left to Right) Lacey Breech, Allison Gawith, Caley Onek, Caden Sangels, Taylor Stands

Continued as Homecoming on page 7

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The Flinthills Lady Mus-tangs volleyball team ended their season with a record of 31-3. The sea-son ended with a disap-pointing loss at the sub-state tournament in Hart-ford on Saturday, October 21. Because of the district’s recent c lass i f ica t ion change to 2A, the volley-ball girls did not play in a Regionals tournament. In the state-qualifying match, Flinthills played Lyndon and lost by two points in the third game, 24-26. Their only other losses this season were to

High School Volleyball

Olpe in pre-league play, and to Lyndon in the LCL tournament. When asked how he felt the season ended, Coach Harms said, “You know you’ve had a good season when your season ends 31-3 and your only losses are to two teams who are going to state. I’m really proud of these seniors: in three years they have a 102-12 record.” Congratulations to the high school volleyball girls for doing as well as they did. We are very proud of the team and wish the sen-ior girls luck in the future.

By Ashley Fulps

The Flinthills Mustang Football team is having their most successful sea-son in recent history. The boys will enter the playoffs with a winning record. As of the time of publication their record is 6-2. “This season started off with some high expecta-tions, most of which have been met. We wanted to be able to go to the play-offs, and with Friday’s win over Chetopa we have managed to meet that ex-pectation. The guys have met some set backs, but have not let that get them down. Due in large part of having a great class of

upper classmen leading by example. They are all still working hard, and looking forward to beating Waverly in the first round of play-offs,” says Assistant Coach McNemee. The boys have already clinched the District Run-ner-up title and will be playing in the Bi-District Championsh ip game against Waverly at Wav-erly on Tuesday October 31. If they win that game they will play in the Sub-State game, then the State Semi-Finals, and finally the State Championship.

Mustang Football Finds Success By Ashley Fulps

The Cross Country team is wrapping up another successful season. Three out of the five students who are involved in Cross Country are advancing to state this year. Carley Dunham, a sophomore, placed tenth at Regionals which was the last qualify-ing place. Renee Simon and Jacob Ritter, both jun-iors this year, recieved third place and fourth place. “It was really unex-pected to be thrown into 2A in the middle of the season but still gratifying to find that we could com-pete at that level also, said Ritter and Dunham. The state Championship will be held at Wamego on Saturday, October 28 at 11:30.

Cross Country update By Ashley Fulps

The Flinthills Lady Mustang volleyball team celebrates junior, Hannah Jackson’s big hit.

Senior Trevis Cowley gets a tackle against the Wildcats.

Miscellaneous Page 3 Flinthills

Mindful Mahan Many years ago when that word was used, many in the United States felt it was akin to a four-letter word. There were teenag-ers out on the streets, on campuses, and who knows where else making trouble. There were few national newscasts in the 60s that did not portray some sort of problem that teens were involved with. Teens were rebellious; they believed they were making a differ-ence and were doing “something” about it. This story may not have been factual here in Kan-sas or for the students at Rosalia or Cassoday, but I am sure many heard the stories and may have been insulted to be lumped into the pool of those who por-trayed teens as trouble makers. What about today? I have heard very little in the news, either printed or broadcast media, about the negative things teens are “up to” today. Actually, I hear just the opposite! Teens today are

more patriotic and inter-ested in family matters. Our parents today did not have the strain of meeting state standards of excel-lence that our youth must do today. Yet, even with these testing pressures, a survey I came across por-trays a little about what teens today are thinking. When asked the ques-tion by the Horatio Alger Association (2005), “If you had to pick one person as a role model, from which category would that be?” the categories and ap-proximate percent chosen were: “Religious Figure – 5%, Sports Figure – 5%, Teacher - 9%, Entertainer – 11%, Friend – 15%, Family Member – 48%! This, folks, is great news. While teens still have their daily matters of concern, they appear to be hopeful and positive, and they have a bright future. These students, I am proud to say, will become our neighbors as they go out into the world and be leaders in our community.

By Phil Mahan

Freshmen Jesse Brown, Seth Wilson, and Jordin Stephens wearing green on class color day.

Homecoming candidates Jeremy Jackson, Lacey Breech, Spencer Owens, Caley Onek, Nate Nelson, and Taylor Stands.

Fall Theatre Production

On Friday, November 10 and Saturday, Novem-ber 11, Flinthills High School Theatre will per-form the comedy/drama All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum.

Twenty-three FHS cast and crew members will preform this heartwarming show. Actors are Katy Hein, Whitney Farrar, Caley Onek, Taylor Stands, Jacob Ritter, Jake Simmons, Anna Webster, Grant Vogt, Brett Brund-age, Lani Russell, Matt Birks, Kaylene Waller, Tia McBride, Monica Lillygren, Jessica Mann, and Tyler Wilson. Crew is Stage Manager - Deedra Baker, Assistant Stage Manager - Mattea Turner, Lighting Masters - Aaron Humig and Ty Kemp, Lighting Assistant - Seth Wilson, Sound Mas-ter - Jeremy Jackson, Sound Assistants - Seth Wilson and Trent Stands, Set Master - Renee Simon, Set Assistants - Jordin Stephens, Mattea Turner, Seth Wilson, Jacob Ritter, and Tyler Wilson. Props Master -

By Julie McCreight

Jordin Stephens, Make-up Master - Deedra Baker, Costumes - Jessica Mann, and Publicity Master - Deedra Baker. The play is a series of thought-provoking scenes which remind the adult characters how the phrase “All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten” holds true through the course of our lives. The actors play many different people who make light-hearted and sometimes dramatic realizations. Although the play is not a children’s theatre pro-duction, it carries the audi-ence through a wide vari-ety of unexpected territory. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. both evenings, and Saturday, a dinner theatre will be served by the FHS Booster Club be-fore the show at 6:00 p.m.

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Flinthills district have a great deal to be proud about. We have an out-standing staff, great facili-ties, and a wonderful stu-dent body. I have been impressed with the quality of staff at Flinthills. They are eager to improve themselves professionally through col-lege courses in the sum-mer to professional devel-o p m e n t w o r k s h o p s throughout the year. Many of the workshops are de-signed to help them imple-ment effective strategies which help our students meet proficient or above on the Kansas State As-sessments. They have also spent countless hours creating classes designed specifi-cally to help students in-crease their State Assess-ment scores. In addition to the demands of the class-room, many of our staff members are involved in

coaching and assisting with our sporting events. If they are not working at these events they are there to support our stu-dent athletes. Our facilities are another area that we should be proud of at Flinthills. Our buildings still have the feel-ing of newness to them. It is hard to believe that we are entering our 5th year to hold activities in our new gym. I want our fans, stu-dents, and visitors to con-tinue to be proud of our facilities and not take them for granted. I love the statements made by visit-ing teams when I show them their locker room and they state “Wow, how many gyms are in this school?” or when officials and fans from other schools tell me how im-pressed they are with our facilities. Be proud of what we have here, tell your friends from other schools and towns how great it is to be part of such a great school. One of the areas that I

This month I would like to continue to explore the mission statement and beliefs of the Flinthills school district. Our mission is to be a community school which prepares individuals to be successful citizens and lifelong learners. Beliefs: • Assure a safe and

positive learning envi-ronment

• Provide a well rounded curriculum

• Promote academic excellence

• Recognize individual differences and needs

• Provides opportunities for involvement by all students

• Develop pride in self, school and community

I would like to examine the topic of pride as it deals with school. The stu-dents and patrons of the

Go With Gawith By Larry Gawith

am most proud about is our student body. Students at Flinthills are involved with the school. We offer a wide array of activities at Flinthills and our students take advantage of all we offer. When our students get involved in an activity they do so with a great amount of vigor and desire to suc-ceed. Our football team has an opportunity in the next few days to secure a spot in the 8-man playoffs. Our volleyball team is currently seeded number one in their sub state bracket. Our Cross Country team is poised to send multiple members to the state meet. The Drama department is working on another great production. The Scholars bowl team is pre-paring to make a return trip to the state scholars bowl meet. The young people at Flinthills have also worked very hard on school work. Over half of the senior class has a 3.0 or better grade point average and 5

of those students have carried a 4.0 throughout their high school career. Our students have worked hard on preparing for the state assessments. I am extremely proud of our student achievement and I am telling my friends at other schools and towns. Anyone that is involved with Flinthills should be proud of our staff, our fa-cilities and our student body (Our School). If you would like to stop by my office and share your school pride with me I am always ready to listen.

My challenge for each student is to ask them-selves the following ques-tions; “Am I showing oth-ers that I have pride in my-self by my actions? Do I dress appropriately for school? Am I associating with other students that take pride in themselves?

P.S. The Flinthills Flyer staff apologize to Mr. Gawith for excluding the following from his article in the September issue:

Sophomores Rachel Allemand and Emily Jackson snuggle up for a picture during Homecoming week.

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you have any questions about the assessment. The dates are:

TEST DATES Registration Deadlines

Oct. 28, 2006 (deadline: Sept. 22) Dec. 9, 2006 (deadline: Nov. 3) Feb. 10, 2007 (deadline: Jan. 5)

ACT TEST DATES AND REGISTRATION DEAD-LINES: Eleventh and Twelfth graders who plan to attend either a two or four college after high school should consider taking the ACT assessment during either their 11th or 12th grade year. Colleges use these scores when considering scholarship recipients and for placement. Please check with Mr. Wedel if

Words From Wedel By Don Wedel

FLINTHILLS HIGH SCHOOL BOSTER CLUB 806 SE Rosalia Road Rosalia, KS 67132

Proposed Meeting Schedule for the 2006/2007 School Year

Meeting Location: Flinthills High School

November 20, 2006 7:00 p.m. December 18, 2006 7:00 p.m. January 15, 2007 7:00 p.m. February 19, 2007 7:00 p.m.

March 19, 2007 7:00 p.m. April 16, 2007 7:00 p.m. May 21, 2007 7:00 p.m.

Additional activities: Fall Dinner Theatre – We will be serving dinner at 6:00 p.m. prior to the Sat-urday performance of the fall theatre production – date to be announced. Fall Sports Banquet – We will need to decide if we are going to provide the meat for the banquet – date to be announced. We will decorate for the eve-ning. Winter Homecoming – We will decorate the area where the attendants sit. Spring Dinner Theatre -- We will be serving dinner at 6:00 p.m. prior to the Saturday performance of the fall theatre production – date to be announced. Fine Arts Night – We will be serving dinner – time and date to be announced. Winter/Spring Sports Banquet – We will need to decide if we are going to pro-vide the meat for the banquet – date to be announced. We will decorate for the evening. For more information call Donna Jackson: (316) 320-7020 or Melinda

The Mustang volleyball team is coached by Kent Harms.

April 12, 2007 (deadline: March 9) June 9, 2007 (deadline May 4) *Note: Flinthills High School is a Test Center for the April 12 Test. This is a great time if you are a Jun-ior to take the ACT and you can take it here at the high school. Junior and Senior stu-dents who are planning to attend college after high

school will have the oppor-tunity to visit with college representatives. This is a great opportu-nity to ask questions con-cerning college in general and specific questions concerning specific col-leges. The following col-leges will be visiting Flinthills High School: November 27 at 8:30 Fort Hays State University *Note: Students should contact their teachers and let them know if they will

be attending the session with the Admission Repre-sentatives. Students should also sign up on the sheets on the office win-dows. Any parent or student wanting more information concerning this test please see Mr. Wedel, counselor.

Logan Fullerton and Grant Vogt compete against each other at the Burlington Cross Country meet.

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DIEP IN LOVE AND LOGIC “TEASEPROOF” YOUR KIDS By Jim Fay

Mom, I don’t want to go to school. It’s not fair. Mrs.Taylor tells the kids not to tease me, but they still do it when she’s not watching ’em. I try to ignore ’em just like you said, but they just do it all the more.” Loving parents who are confronted with this feel like a piece of their hearts is being ripped out. What a hopeless feeling we have when our kids are being rejected or teased by other kids. It is not uncommon at these times to have feel-ings that include both heartache and rage. We think to ourselves,” Why can’t the school peo-ple protect my child? Don’t they realize that we put our kids in their hands, and therefore, our trust?” The sad truth is that the more a teacher protects the child who is teased, the more resentful and aggressive the other chil-dren become. A teacher who tells kids to be nice to a specific child actually “marks” that youngster and sets him/her up for more intense rejection and ridi-cule. When it comes to teas-ing, the only person who can protect your child from teasing is your child. Kids have some sort of built-in sonar that causes them to

zero in on certain kids and they can be unmerciful in the torment. Watching this happen can be a gut-wrenching experience for any adult. But the good news is that we can actually help kids become “tease proof.” Have you ever noticed that some kids never get teased while others are constantly subjected to teasing? There is a pattern to this. Kids who are never teased never worry about being teased. They can’t imagine that it would ever happen to them. They have an aura around them that says,” I can handle myself.” Kids who do get teased constantly worry about being ridiculed and send out non-verbal messages that indicate lack of confi-dence and fear of teasing. Children are especially in tune with non-verbal sig-nals of weakness. Without realizing what they are doing they zero in on these kids. Two subconscious goals come into play. The first is, “I can show others that I am superior to that kid,” and the other is,” That kid’s weak and I better show him that he needs to toughen up.” Remember that none of this happens at the con-scious level. It just hap-

pens and appears to be human nature. The trick to “tease proof-ing” a youngster is giving him/her the skills to be able to handle teasing. Once the child realizes he/she can actually handle the problem, you will see a change in the non-verbal attitude. The other kids will recognize this and start looking for different tar-gets. Mr. Mendez, a wonder-ful second-grade teacher, “tease proofed” his whole class. He said to the class, “Kids, the reason kids tease other kids is that it makes them feel superior. Now you can let them get away with this or you can use an adult one-liner. But first of all, we all have to practice the ‘cool look.’” This teacher had the kids practice standing with their hands in their pock-ets, rocking back on their heels, and putting a cool grin on their face. He practiced this over and over. Every now and then, he would yell out, “Let’s see your ‘cool look.’” The kids would all jump out of their seats and put on the “look.” Once they had all mas-tered the “cool look,” he said, “When kids start to tease you, put on your ‘cool look.’ Keep the look going while they tease. As soon as they get through putting you down, use your

one-liner.” The one-liner he taught them is one of the famous Love and Logic One-Liners,” Thanks for sharing that with me.” Mr. Mendez had the kids practice this, making sure that they kept the “cool look” on while they said the words. Every now and then, when the kids would least expect it, he would yell out, “Let me hear your one-liner!” And the kids would practice saying the words, making sure to grin while they said them. Once the teacher felt that the class had mas-tered saying, “Thanks for sharing that with me,” in the appropriate way, he started having them prac-tice jumping up out of their seats, putting on the “cool look,” and saying their one-liner. The next step was for the kids to learn to turn around on the last word and walk away fast without looking back at the teasing child. Needless to say, they all did their practice until the skill was mas-tered. They even spent some of their recess time practicing this on the play-ground. Now that the skill was learned, practiced and mastered, Mr. Mendez could implement his part of the operation. When chil-dren came to him to tattle about others teasing them he consistently asked, “Did you let him get by with it or did you use your ‘cool

skill’?” In the event that child admitted that he had not used his/her skill, the teacher said,” How sad that you let him get away with it. Do you suppose you are going to continue to let him get by with it or are you going to use

your skill? It’s your choice, but tattling to me is no longer a choice.” Mr. Mendez tells us that the amount of tattling and complaining has been re-duced by over 90%. He also proudly tells about one of his students who came to him asking if they had to use the one-liner he taught them, or could they make up their own. This second-grader wanted to demonstrate to the class the one-liner that he used so successfully on the playground. He stood before the class and said,” This other kid on the playground was dissin’ me. He said I had the skinniest arms in the whole school. I put on my ‘cool look.’ I grinned and said, ‘Bummer, I thought I was cool, man.’ I walked away before he could fig-ure out what to say. Man, I blew his mind!” All the kids clapped for this skillful second-grader, and the teacher beamed with pride as he thought to himself, “Now that kid is really ‘tease proofed’ for sure.” You don’t have to wait for the teacher to “tease proof ”your kids. You can do it in your home the same way Mr. Mendez did in the classroom. What a gift you can give your child, and come to think of it, what a gift it is to a par-ent to know that we can send our kids out into the world “tease proofed.” Since the development of the “cool look” skill, many different kids have found sanctuary in its use. One of the most creative applications was seen at a local school where the kids seem to take great pleas-ure in claiming to do re-search on the behavior of other kids’ mothers and

Continued as Diep in Love on page 7

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attacking each other with this information when they are mad. One kid yelled out to the other, “Yo momma’s a *#%’.’ The youngster be-ing attacked put on his “cool look” and returned, “I tell her to be nice, but she gets mad when I tell her what to do.” With this he turned and walked away. The teacher who wit-nessed this reported that the attacker’s mouth fell open and all he could say under his breath was,

“Man, that guy’s weird. He be weird.” Now the kid who pulled this one off is absolutely “tease proofed.” Even if kids try to tease him, the attacks will bounce off like Ping-Pong balls off a stone wall. The Love and Logic 2207 Jackson Street Golden, CO 80401-2300 1-800-338-4065 www.loveandlogic.com

Diep in Love, Continued from page 6

with the candidates rock-ing their air guitars to the band Boston. Then class games proceeded with two balloon games, and a spell-with-people game. More candidate games followed. To conclude the home-coming festivities, the coronation ceremony was held at 6:30 p.m. on Fri-day. Candidates were Lacey Breech, Jeremy

Homecoming, Continued from front page

Jackson, Caley Onek, Spencer Owens, Taylor Stands, and Nate Nelson. Alumni Briana McBride and Weston Pletcher were assisted by kindergarten-ers Allison Gawith and Caden Sangels to present the tiaras and medallions to the candidates. Ca ley Onek was crowned homecoming queen, and Spencer Owens was king.

Rosalia, Kansas–Sept 2006- Families are getting ready for back-to-school and this fall children and teens will want to head “back-to-the-library” too! Flinthills students from 4th grade to 12th grade and college introduction level can visit the USD 492 website (usd492.org) to get immediate, free help from qualified tutors.

The Flinthills USD 492 library website offers Live Homework Help, an online tutoring service from Tu-tor.com that connects stu-dents to expert tutors in math, science, social stud-ies and English via the Internet.

Free Help in Core Sub-jects This free service allows students to connect to an expert tutor from their home PC with a library

card soon to be issued from the Flinthills Library. With the access to www.usd492.org, the stu-dent will receive one-to-one homework help from a live tutor via the Internet.

Live Homework Help is easy to use. Children and teens simply go to the li-brary’s Web site, click on the Live Homework Help link and then enter their grade level and the subject they need help in. In just a few minutes, students are connected to a tutor in an Online Classroom for help in math (elementary, algebra, geometry, trigo-nometry and calculus), science (elementary, earth science, biology, chemis-try, physics), social studies (American History, World History, Political Science and more), and English (spelling, grammar, essay writing, book reports).

Homework Help for Flinthills Students

Learn from Expert Tutors in an Online Classroom Students and tutors can review specific homework questions, as well as sub-ject-specific concepts us-ing features such as con-trolled chat, an interactive white board and shared Web browsing in the Online Classroom.

Tutors can type math equations using a special math tool, share educa-tional Web sites and much more for a rewarding learning experience.

All tutors are certified teachers, college profes-sors, professional tutors or graduate school students from across the country. Every tutor has completed a third party background check and a comprehen-sive training program.

Ms. Sharon McClure and Courtesy of The Wichita Eagle

Left to right: Seniors Katy Hein, Dane Danninger, Whitney Farrar, and Kelsi Starks

Katherine Kay Hein September 21, 1988 Tami Mickey and Brian Hein Carly Hannon, Taylin Hein Working out Purple Good ole Mickey Mouse Jeans When phones ring during movies or plays Snack time My mom, she’s so strong. Be involved in school as much as possible; have fun. Too many to count Crow Spiders

Kelsi Jo Starks August 29, 1989 Brad and Pam Starks Kati Rodeo Turquoise Bugs Bunny, Looney Tunes Jeans and flip flops Fake people Coloring and nap time My parents and the people I rodeo with. Be yourself and have fun because high school goes by fast. At a music concert in ele-mentary I got stage fright. Sushi Haunted houses, snakes

Whitney Dayne Farrar May 5, 1989 Jan Farrar Mike Sports, movies, hanging out with friends Blue Looney Tunes Maurices jeans People smacking their gum. Coloring Dr. Beth Wittenburg Don’t argue with the sen-iors. A girl from another team spiked the ball in my face. Dirt Spiders

Dane Brenton Danninger March 15, 1989 Richard and Gail Erin, Cristara, Montana Like to ride my ATV Green Tom and Jerry Whatever fits People who sing out loud to music Don’t remember kindergar-ten. Adam Farthing Enjoy your year because it’s only going to get harder later on. The time I...never mind. I don’t know. Death at a young age.

Name Birthday Parents/Guardians Siblings Hobbies or Free Time Fav. Color Fav. Cartoon Fav. Clothing Pet Peeve Miss About Kindergarten Person Who Inspired Me Advice To Freshmen Embarrassing Moment Strangest Thing Eaten Afraid of