In This Issue

*NHS induction, Classroom Feature * Pg. 2 School News * Pgs. 3-5 Sports * Pg. 6, Student Feature/ Question of the Issue

Pointillism, Pastels, and Paint Prepare Peterson’s Pupils By: Amber Ellison Mr. Peterson’s art classes are very busy working on their projects. Art I is focusing on pointillism, the use of markers or paint to create artwork with tiny dots of various colors. Art II and III are continuing to work on their own projects, but afterwards, all art classes are going to gear down and work on a larger project last quarter. Mr. Peterson explained, “All of the art classes are going to get a chance to utilize all of the skills they’ve learned and work on a very grand project of their own desired media. They’ll be projects that the students are proud of and will want to hang in their room.” Currently, Dirk Wolf, senior and Art III student, is working on a project

of a giraffe by using pastels. Art I stu-dent, Dylan Witt, is looking forward to improvement, stating, “You can really tell the difference between the work by Art I students and the work from Art III students.”

Issue 5

Feb.28,2017

Squeezer Lemmon High School

Volume 91 Squeezer Staff: Editor: Taylee Raba

Amber Ellison, Kodee Bolte, Sierra Peters

Above: Dylan’s Cat Pointillism

Left: Dirk’s Pastel Giraffe in Progress

Above: Braydon signs the induction book.

By: Kodee Bolte Nine new members, tenth through twelfth grade, were inducted to the Lemmon National Honor Society on February 1 in the high school gym. The new members consisted of three sophomores: Dillon Reede, Parker Minh, and Avery Haase, five juniors: Braydon Peterson, Camryn Shockley, Sage Peterson, Jasmine Styles, and Jessie Colville, and one senior: Raechael Seidel. They join 12 other members including nine seniors and three juniors. The ceremony was led by senior members, Kodee Bolte, Amber Ellison, Sierra Peters, Amanda Riley, Brandon Heil, Kelly Schopp, Krista Mil-ler, Wyatt Huffman, and NHS Presi-dent, Shelby Klein, under the supervi-sion of advisor, James Keller. The new and old members are look-ing forward to finishing out this school year with lots of activities and service for the community and school. So far

this year, members have delivered Meals on Wheels, donated stuffed ani-mals to the elementary students, and sponsored a “Random Acts of Kind-ness” within the high school. They will finish the year by putting on an Easter egg hunt and a Fun Night on Thursday, March 9, for the ele-mentary students, sell-ing flowers with the proceeds being donat-ed to local cancer pa-tients, and continuing to donate their time delivering Meals on Wheels.

NHS Inducts New Members

Above: Camryn lights her induction candle as Kodee and Amber introduce her and fellow new members to the student body and parents who attended the ceremo-ny.

-School– Page 2

Lemmon FFA Week Bursting with Activities By: Amber Ellison On February 20, 2017, the Lemmon

FFA Week kicked off with a Career

dress up Day, followed by LHS Pride

Day, Camouflage Day, and Tacky Tour-

ist Day. The top participating class was

the 7th

grade, and they get to eat first

at lunch for a week. Etta Knuth ex-

plained, “The 7th

grade class had 100%

participation for LHS Pride Day, so that

was really cool.” For $1, students and

faculty could wear a hat for the day,

and the proceeds are going to a chari-

table cause.

Lemmon FFA President, Aubrey

Weishaar enjoyed the visits to the ele-

mentary classrooms the most because

she loves interacting with the kids. At

the elementary, the FFA members

taught lessons about agriculture and

FFA. The elementary students, in addi-

tion, participated in a coloring contest.

To show gratitude to the school fac-

ulty, FFA held a Faculty Appreciation

Breakfast that consisted of pancakes,

waffles, eggs, and sausage. On Febru-

ary 19, livestock judging school was

available for anyone who wanted to

acquire more information about live-

stock judging, with the addition of a

chance to win door prizes. The Live-

stock Judging School had 46 partici-

pants, and Macy Schiley placed 1st in

the 11-13 year division. Senior Brandon

Heil placed second in the Judging

School’s Chili Cook-off with his crock-

pot chili. On February 23, the FFA

members celebrated a successful week

with leftover chili and root beer floats.

Lemmon Brings Home Ten Superiors and Four Excellent Ratings

FFA members, Aubrey, Avery, Steven, Allison, Jimal and Lexi pose for a picture after the kindergarten class finished their animal plates during one of their many classroom visits during FFA Week.

Krista Schopp Superior- Vocal Solo

Kelly Schopp, Krista Miller Superior- Vocal Duet

Jasmine Styles, Kaitlyn Remier, Sage Peterson

Superior- Vocal Trio

Sage Peterson Superior- Flute Solo

Dillon Reede Superior- French Horn Solo

Jake Ellison Superior- Baritone Solo

Parker Minh Superior- Snare Drum Solo, Drum Set Solo, Marimba solo

Drum Line Superior- Percussion ensemble

Krista Miller Excellent- Vocal Solo

Kelly Schopp Excellent- Vocal Solo

Alexis Lopez Excellent- Flute Solo

Jasmine Styles Excellent- Trumpet Solo

Above– LHS students compete at the Small Group Contest in Mobridge, SD.

Fourteen Lemmon Junior High and High School students

competed in the Small Group Music Contest in Mobridge,

SD on February 15. They let their music talents shine as they

were awarded ten superior and four excellent ratings.

“Jammin’ out in the gym right before we left was really fun,”

admitted junior, Sage Peterson who competed in three se-

lections and earned three superiors on the day.

Page 3 –Sports

Above– Dirk, 126 lbs, eyes down his Stanley County opponent as he looks for his moment to shoot in for a takedown. Wolf defeated this oppo-nent(last year’s 120 lb state champi-on) to advance to the 3rd place match at the State B Wrestling Tournament.

Three Qualify, Three Place, All in the Top Three Dylan Wolf (106 lb), Dirk Wolf (126

lb), and Braydon Peterson (220 lb)

competed at the state wrestling tour-

nament on February 24 and 25. All

three wrestlers advanced to the semifi-

nal round, a first for the Cowboy wres-

tling team. This was also the first year

that every Cowboy state qualifier

placed. Not only did they place, but all

placed in the top three or higher.

Dylan Wolf, a senior and three time

state qualifier, earned 3rd

place and

ended the year with a record of 35-9.

He lost one match in the tournament

during the semifinal round to Kellyn

March from Beresford/Alcester-

Hudson who went on to earn the state

title at 106 lbs. The best moment for

Dylan in the State tournament was

“When I beat Jordan Rueb from Bon

Homme/Scotland because I had made

it into the semifinals and sealed my

spot on the podium.” Senior, Dirk Wolf also brought home

a 3rd

place medal from the state tour-

nament. He finished the year with a 36-

4 record. Dirk lost by a 10-9 decision in

the semifinal round to Logan Mahoney,

a four year rival at the state tourna-

ment. He went on to pin Trevor Pray, a

32-5 senior from Groton Area, in 1:23

for a third place finish. Dirk Wolf is a six

year state qualifier, a four year state

place winner, and a two time state fi-

nalist. He will be attending Dickinson

State University next year to further his

education and to wrestle for the Blue

Hawks.

Braydon Peterson, a three time state

qualifier and a junior, made the finals

and finished 2nd

for the second consec-

utive year. While Peterson was hoping

for the state title this year, he stated,

“It’s good to be part of such a success-

ful team.” In the semifinal round, Peter-

son wrestled one of his longstanding

rivals, James Nelson, a 38-5 senior

from Bennet County and won this

match in a 12-5 decision. Peterson lost

in the championship round in a 5-1

decision to Payton Smith from Canton.

While acknowledging that there were

some heartbreaks during the weekend,

Head coach, Scott Peterson stated that

“All three of the wrestlers left every-

thing on the matt and gave it their all.

With the wins and with the losses, I

couldn’t be more proud of these

boys…It’s all part of the lesson.” The

Cowboys place 12th

out of 44 teams at

the State Tournament with only three

wrestlers competing, and Mr. Peterson

was very pleased with that standing as

well.

The South Dakota State Wrestling

Tournament for both Class A and B

was held at the Denny Sanford Premier

Center in Sioux Falls, SD. This is the

second year that the Class A and B

have been combined for the state

tournament.

Region 4B wrestling action took

place in the ice arena at the Rapid City

Civic Center on Saturday, February 18.

Lemmon/McIntosh had six wrestlers

compete in the region tournament.

Dylan Wolf (2nd

place), Dirk Wolf (1st

place) and Braydon Peterson (1st place)

all advanced to the state tournament.

Wyatt Huffman (138 lb), Duell Tomac

(182 lb) and Jake Ellison (285 lb) com-

peted at the region tournament, but

were unable to clench a fourth place

finish needed to advance to state.

Huffman had three pins in the region

tournament, but fell just short of the

placings with a 2-1 decision to Eli

Mines from Custer/Edgemont.

Senior, Duell Tomac wrestled in a

tough 182 pound bracket. Tomac re-

ceived a bye the first round and earned

a pin in the 2nd

round. However, he fell

to Olson (who went on to earn 3rd

in

the state tournament) from Harding

County in the semifinal round forcing

him into the wrestlebacks where he

was beat out by Crowser from Philip

Area.

Wrestling at 285 pounds in the re-gion tournament, Jake Ellison lost two matches both in the 3

rd period to bring

an end to his sophomore season.

Above– At 106 lbs, Dylan defeats his opponent from Bon Homme/Scotland in a 13-6 decision to advance to the semifinal round and clinch a spot on the podium at the state tournament.

Below– In the semifinal round at the State B Wres-tling Tournament, Braydon wins 12-5 over a long time rival from Bennett County. Peterson advanced to the finals where he placed 2nd.

-Sports– Page 4

By: Sierra Peters

Senior year has been full of “lasts.” It is something every underclassman hears about but doesn’t understand until their senior year. For three sen-iors, Kodee Bolte, Amber Ellison, and Sierra Peters, it was their “last” time playing on their home court. The Lemmon Cowgirls went into the District 15B Basketball Tournament as the third seed, with Timber Lake being the first seed and McIntosh being the second seed. Wakpala’s Lady Sioux travelled to Lemmon to kick off the tournament. The Cowgirls came out not ready to win, but to win with the goal of beating the Lady Sioux by more than any team in their region had yet. This was the first time Head Coach, Jocelyn Rieger had coached against Wakpala since she’s been a part of the Cowgirls basketball program. The Cow-girls shot extremely well from the free-throw line. The Cowgirls were able to get a lead of more than 30 points to

get a running clock in the second half. The lead allowed Coach Rieger to sub-stitute the younger varsity players into the game to gain some experience. The final score was 59-29. The win advanced the Cowgirls into the semi-final game where they faced the McIntosh Tigers, whom the Cow-girls had lost to in overtime just five days prior. The first half was not in the Cowgirls favor. They only managed to make four points to the Tiger’s sixteen. Despite the twelve point deficit and the Cowgirls best effort to gain a lead, the Tigers won 36-33. After the loss Coach Rieger commented that the comeback was a result of “heart and hustle.” “It’s a bittersweet moment knowing that the season is over, but even more to know that I’ll never step back on that court with my teammates. Over the years, you grow close to everyone, and it makes the last time playing to-gether hard. I’m super happy that I’ve gotten to be a part of the Cowgirl Bas-

ketball Team, and I’m excited to watch these girls coming up because they’ve got a solid core of heart and drive and just a love for the game that they’re definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with,” stated Kodee Bolte.

Right– Aubrey goes in for a layup against Wakpala in the first round of the District 15 B Tour-nament.

Three Cowgirls’ Careers Come to an End

Kocer Scores 1,000th Career Point By: Sierra Peters

The Cowboys fought their way into

the championship game of the Little

Moreau Conference after winning over

Dupree and Faith. The Cowboys took

second place to the Harding County

Ranchers with a close score of 65-69

after 4 close quarters of play. Seniors,

Preston Baumgarten and Braydon

Katus, were named to the Little Mo-

reau Conference All-Tournament Team.

The Ranchers came back to Lemmon

a couple weeks later to play the Cow-

boys again on their home court. The

Cowboys were thirsty for revenge, and

the crowd was excited to see the Cow-

boys and Ranchers match up again. For

one senior, this game was a chance to

achieve a spot in Lemmon High

School’s 1,000 point club. Jace Kocer

only needed two more points to reach

1,000 going into this game. It was in

the second quarter when Kocer scored

his first basket of the game and his

1000th career point. “It was one of the

big accomplishments of my life so far,"

stated Kocer after the game. The Cow-

boys came six points short of the win,

with the final score being 50-56.

The Cowboys are the 2nd seed going into the District 15 B tournament, and had a bye the first round. The Cowboys will play the Tiospaye Topa Thunder-hawks on Tuesday, February 28 during the second round of the tournament in Timber Lake. Katus shared that his plans for the rest of his career as a Lemmon Cowboy are to make every game count and have fun while doing it. Head Coach, Sheri Anderson stated, “My expecta-tions are to do our best and come out as District 15B Champs.”

Above: Jace scores his 1,000

th point from the

right block during a home game against the Harding County Ranchers.

Left: Fans celebrate Jace’s 1,000

th point.

Page 5 -Sports- Junior High Boys win LMC Tournament, Back-to-Back

By: Kodee Bolte The junior high boys’ basketball sea-son wrapped up their season with a championship title in the Junior High Little Moreau Conference Tournament for the second year in a row. The junior high boys outscored their opponents 130-88 in the tournament racking up three wins over Dupree, Timber Lake, and Newell. Eighth grader, Jaden Kelley led the team with six offensive re-bounds, seven steals, and 21 points in the first three quarters against Dupree. Eighth grader, Cody Thompson also pitched in 13 points against Dupree in just three quarters. The Cowboys beat Dupree 49-35 in their first game at the LMC Tournament. The Cowboys soared to a win over the Timber Lake Panthers in their sec-ond game 42-26. Thompson had 14 points in the first two quarters and went 4-6 from the free throw line. Eighth grader, Scott Riley had five of-fensive and five defensive rebounds against the Panthers.

The Cowboys played the Newell Irri-gators for the championship title and pulled out a win 39-27. Thompson had six offensive rebounds and Kelley had four steals. Seventh grader, Talon Trogstad had 10 points in the champi-onship game including two three pointers, a basket, and two free throws. The team shot 50 per-cent from the free throw line in the championship game. The Cowboys sea-son is wrapped up with a record of 12-1. Sheri Anderson com-mented, “They have really come together as a team. We see a lot of unselfish play-ers.” She also com-mented on the team’s balanced scoring among players on the team, “They play very well together and see the floor very well to hit the open man.” The boys not only play

offense well together, but they also play well with each other defensively. An exciting game for the boys was the 6

th and 7

th graders win over McIntosh

25-20.

Junior High Little Moreau Conference Tournament Champions pictured above.

Cowgirls Varsity W/L Score

Grant County, ND L 32-64

Bison W 66-50

McLaughlin L 53-64

McIntosh L 42-50 OT

Wakpala* W 59-29

McIntosh* L 33-36

* Indicates District 15B Tournament Game

Cowboys Junior Varsity W/L Score

Grant County, ND W 63-48

Flasher, ND L 36-58

McIntosh W 47-16

McLaughlin L 60-62

Faith L 30-62

Bison W 38-35

Harding County W 49-34

Herreid-Selby Area L 26-38

Cowboys Varsity W/L Score

Grant County, ND W 69-56

Dupree* W 61-46

Faith* W 54-40

Harding County* L 65-69

Flasher, ND W 60-55

Bison W 57-49

Harding County L 50-56

Herreid-Selby Area L 49-59

Wakpala W 91-33

*Indicates LMC Tournament Game

Left- Andrew pulls

down a rebound

against the Bison

Cardinals.

Right- Riley and Cord

put pressure on the

ball in an attempt to

deny an outlet pass.

Junior High BB W/L Score

Grant County, ND W 31-26

Flasher, ND W 54-23

McIntosh 6/7 W 25-20

McIntosh 7/8 W 46-6

Bison W 44-6

Harding County W 46-17

Dupree* W 49-26

Timber Lake* W 42-26

Newell* W 39-27

*Indicates LMC Tournament Game

Right- Sierra brings the ball up the court

against the Lady Sioux and gives a quick

pass to her teammate. The Cowgirls

went on to defeat Wakpala 59-29.

Katus Signs With Dickinson State University

Question of the Issue

If you HAD to change your name, what would you change it to? By: Amber Ellison 12th Grade Christopher Harrison: Christophar Harrison

Shaylyn Loder: Shaquanna Loder 11th Grade Colton Schmidt: Vladimir. No last name, just Vladimir. Allison Preszler: Ally Preszler 10th Grade

Jaret Woodward: Jaegar Woodward Gabby Smith: Sam Smith 9th Grade Arthur Harrison: Jecodiah III Kaitlyn McCartney: Skyler McCartney 8th Grade Daniel Dho: Donald Trump

Zayda Dirk: Rose Dirk 7th Grade Raven Sharoff: Raven Simone Kaden Zenter: Steve Zentner

-Student Life– Page 6

Senior, Braydon has signed to continue his football career playing linebacker with the Dickinson State University Blue

Hawks. Braydon was named to the All-State Football Team as a guard following the 2016 Lemmon/McIntosh Cowboy

season. Braydon will redshirt his freshman year with the Blue Hawks. “I’m excited to see what the next level brings,” com-

mented Braydon.

Spanish club will have their 1st annual color run March 25th at 9:00AM. Early registration is due March 4th to ensure a cheaper rate and a free TSHIRT! Students 10 and under, will run a 1k and the cost is $15. All others will run or walk a 5k, and early registration is $20. After March 4th registration is $25. Registration forms are available at Hands on Health, Lemmon IGA, and the Lemmon Elementary and High School offices. Come have some fun and support the Spanish Club as they raise money to go to the Dominican Republic to learn about the culture and do service work.