Melstone Monthly Staff

Connie Hjelvik – Advisor

Kimber Korell– Editor

Ty Meredith

Shayden Cooke

Inside This Issue

Page 2: FFA, Football, Cook-

ies

Page 3: BPA, JR, Alumni

Page 4: Jr High Basketball

Page 5: Honor Roll, Volley-

ball

Page 6: Basketball, Cross

Country, Tree Lighting

Page 7: Homecoming

Page 8: FFA, Veteran's Din-

ner, Calendars

Page 9: Halloween Parade

Page 10: 4-H, Poster Contest,

Toys for Tots, Science Fair

Page 11: Recipe, Coyote Der-

by, Christmas Concert

Page 12: Senior/ Staff Survey

Page 13: Calendar We are also online at Melstonepublicschools.org

Volume 3 November 2019

Women Athletes Should Get Paid More Submitted by Draya Wacker

(Sophomore English students recently wrote persuasive essays on contro-

versial topics. Their assignment was to take a position on an issue, estab-

lish logical, emotional, and ethical reasons to support that issue, and ad-

dress the opposing argument. Draya’s essay was very effective, and she

has agreed to share it in the paper.)

The least paid NBA player, Jimmer Fredette, has an annual salary of

$208,509. Jimmer’s salary is more than the highest paid WNBA player,

$127,500. Women athletes should be getting paid more. If we want to

have successful professional women’s sports in the United States, we are

going to have to start paying women athletes more. On the list of the 100

highest paid athletes in the world, zero are women.

One reason that women athletes need to be getting paid more is because

they work just as hard as male athletes. While NBA players have one

practice a day, many WNBA players have two practices a day. Studies

show that many women athletes have to work harder than men because

men are more gifted athletically. Every athlete has to take extra good

care of his/her body. Diets, weight training, and practices are all very

crucial in an athlete’s life, but many women are lifting extraordinary

amounts. Women have to exert a lot more force and energy to produce

similar results in the weight room, so it is easy to say that women ath-

letes work just as hard or harder than male athletes.

Another reason women athletes should be getting paid more is because

other countries pay women athletes significantly more than the United

States. Diana Taurasi, arguably the greatest woman basketball player, sat

out her 2015 WNBA season to play overseas. While in the U.S., Diana

would have earned just shy of $120,000, but in Russia she made $1.5 mil-

lion. Not only in basketball, but overseas countries also pay more in soc-

cer. Recently, the Netherlands reached a deal for the women soccer play-

ers to get paid the same as men. In the 2014 World Cup, the men’s team

winner was paid about 17 times more than the women’s winner. If the

Netherlands is able to pay their women as much as their men, the United

States should be able too, also.

The last reason women should be paid equally is that gender pay gap is

illegal. In the United States, John F. Kennedey signed an Equal Pay Act

in 1963, making it illegal for men and women who do the same job to

get paid differently. Although it is supposed to be illegal, let’s compare

the top male and female basketball players: The top WNBA salary

(DeWanna Bonner) is $127,500 while the top NBA salary is Stephen Cur-

ry with $34 million. The WNBA season is considerably shorter than the

NBA season, but with 34 games in the WNBA season, Bonner will earn

$3,750 per game. If Curry played 34 games in his season, he would earn

$1,000,000 per game. How can we continue to pay women so much less

than men if it is illegal? (Continued on next page)

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Many people believe that female

athletes should not earn as much

as male athletes because they do

not bring in as much revenue.

This evidence is true, but people

who say or believe that women's

sports are “boring” are not true

sports fans. Women’s sports are very entertaining

and very affordable for many lower class people.

In the year 2018, the NBA made $7.4 billion while

the WNBA only made $54 million. It is logical to

think that the females do not deserve as much

money because the profit made is not near as

much, but the female sports organizations only

need more advertising and outreach to younger

kids to create an interest. An increase in revenue

for women’s sports will only take time to build.

In conclusion, an increase in salaries for female

athletes is absolutely necessary. For one, they

work just as hard as their male counterparts, or

even harder. Also, overseas countries are paying

female athletes more, so the United States should

be able to produce more money to pay their wom-

en athletes. The last reason women should get

paid more is that gender pay gap is illegal, so the

women athletes who do the same as men should

be getting paid the same as men. Although this

topic is very controversial, as a young fifteen year

-old female, I believe girls should not be forced

away from their dreams of becoming professional

athletes because there is not enough money to

make a living. Works Cited

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wnba-stars-play-overseas-positives-

outweigh-negatives/story?id=45034501

https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/zela/article/2016/08/01/female-

athletes-work-harder-men-and-science-can-prove-it

https://sports.yahoo.com/dutch-womens-national-team-reaches-

agreement-for-equal-pay-ahead-of-world-cup-182729352.html

https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0410/top-wnba-

salaries.aspxs

Taking on Indianapolis

By Ty Meredith

Some of our FFA members

made it through a week of

fun activities in the Circle

city of Indianapolis. They

left on a Monday and got to

Indianapolis on Tuesday.

The drive lasted about 20

hours. During the adven-

ture in Indy, the members got to go to an Old Do-

minion concert at the famous Banker’s Life Field-

house, tour John Deere, the Caterpillar plant, and

Case/New Holland. At Case/New Holland, we got

to see where thousands of tractor and equipment

parts were stored and shipped. At John Deere we

got to see and learn about all the different tractors

that were there. We also got to see the shop where

the mechanics fixed old tractors to put them up

for sale again. Along with all the tours, we also

got to go to a National Convention at Lucas Oil

Stadium, spend some time at the four story mall,

and meet lots of new people. At the Expo Center,

there was a FFA mega store, lots of college booths,

and many other cool booths and interactive learn-

ing stations. During our time off from tours and

conventions, we got to eat at some really cool

places. One of the days we went to a place called

the Punch Bowl Social. The Punch Bowl Social was

a place that had board games at the tables, a kara-

oke booth, a bowling alley, and pool tables. After

all the fun was done and over, the group made it

back to Melstone at about 6:00 p.m. on Sunday the

3rd. The trip was an adventure of a lifetime and

was definitely worth the drive!

The Fat Lady Sang a Loud Tune By Shayden Cooke

The football season didn’t go as well as the

Panthers had hoped this. With only winning

two games and not making playoffs for the first

time in the past three years, the Panthers are dis-

appointed. Even with everyone having such a dis-

appointing year, all the kids were happy that they

played. The Panthers were riddled with injury,

and they lost ten players by the time the season

was halfway done, including their All-State foot-

ball player Tanner Rae. Tyler Kombol stated that

the year was fun, and he is sort of looking forward

to football next year but is happy this year is over

and is excited for basketball to finally start.

Student Council

Cookie Plates Cookies need to be here

December 19th 1 dozen per student

Delivered to Senior Citizens December 19th

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SOUP

SUPPER

Before the

Christmas

Concert

Chili, Potato Soup, Chicken

Noodle Soup, Cornbread &

Dessert

Adults-$5 Grades 6-12-$3

Grades 1-5-$2

Kindergarten and younger-

Free

SERVING at 5:30

Life Gets Busy for BPA

Submitted by Mrs. Wacker

As parents are busy preparing for Thanksgiving

and Christmas, BPA members are busy preparing

for Regional BPA! All 18 members are busy prac-

ticing and preparing for the contests and events in

hopes of making the Top 10 at Regional BPA in

Billings on December 16-17th. All members are re-

quired to compete in a minimum of three contests

as a new member and four for repeat members.

Before traveling and competing at Regionals, all

students have to take each of their tests for Mrs.

Wacker to correct. This insures that the kids are

ready to compete against some of the very best

business students from Billings West, Senior and

Skyview, as well as Roundup, Broadview, Lavina,

Ryegate, Huntley and Shepherd. The BPA fundrais-

ing season is also in full swing. The annual Maga-

zine Drive will begin November 25th. All new mag-

azine orders and any renewals will be submitted

at the end of December. Little Caesar Pizzas ales

start January 1. Members will sell until January

23rd with a delivery date at the end of January…

just in time for Super Bowl Sunday! The students

will also be signing up to work concessions for the

varsity basketball season. This is where the ma-

jority of the fundraising money comes from each

year. As a service to our community, Mrs. Wacker

and a few members assisted with the Veteran’s

Dinner on November 12th. Mrs. Wacker shared a

PowerPoint presentation throughout the evening

displaying names and pictures of local veteran’s as

a tribute to those who have chosen to serve our

country. Members helped with setup and cleanup,

and Kaigen, Paul, Teigan, Kelsey and Kaylee all

performed two songs with the choir. It was an

emotional evening. We are so very thankful to live

in the community of Melstone and to have the sup-

port of so many. Happy Thanksgiving from the

BPA Chapter!

One Year Later…

By Shayden Cooke

On September 22nd of 2018

something happened to pro-

fessional bronc rider J.R.

Vezain that would change

his life forever. During a

bronc ride in Texas, the

horse flipped over on top of

him and broke two of his

vertebrae. Since then, J.R.

has been on the road to re-

covery and he has been

nothing but positive. This

summer J.R. got on a few

horses at brandings but didn’t do anything major.

J.R. now has a child with his wife Shelby

(Newman) Vezain, named Ryatt. Ryatt was born in

May of last year and has been a big motivation for

J.R. His wife Shelby Vezain now does a home

based business involving animals and people. J.R.

has been working on leather crafting in between

his rehab sessions and has a Facebook page called

Lazy SJ Leather. J.R.’s family and friends as well

as the community believe in him and hope that

everything is going well in his road to recovery.

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Date Event Melstone’s

Score

Guest

Score

Friday, Oct.

18th

Jordan

(Away)

A. 18

B. 27

A. 57

B. 11

Saturday, Oct.

19th

Wibaux

(Home)

A. 32

B. 38

A. 40

B. 6

Friday, Oct.

25th

Sacred

Heart

A. 28

B. 24

A. 36

B. 9

Saturday, Oct.

26th

Plevna

(Home)

A. 49

B. 20

A. 18

B. 14

Friday, Nov.

1st

Terry

(Home)

A. 50

B. 26

A. 38

B. 10

Saturday,

Nov. 2nd

Broadus

(Home)

A. 39

B. 13

A. 65

B. 29

Friday, Nov. 8 Ekalaka

(Away)

A. 30

B. 20

A. 35

B. 17

Saturday,

Nov. 9

Sacred

Heart

A. 22

B. 20

A. 31

B. 17

Friday, Nov.

15

Ekalaka

(Home)

A. 52

B. 26

A. 31

B. 23

Saturday,

Nov. 16

Broadus

(Away)

A. 14

B. 19

A. 42

B. 11

Friday, Nov.

22nd

Sacred Heart

Tourney

A. 26

A. 44

Junior High Boys Scores

Date Event Melstone’s

Score

Guest

Score

Friday, Oct.

18th

Jordan

(Away)

A. 16

B. 22

A. 47

B. 21

Saturday, Oct.

19th

Wibaux

(Home)

A. 23

B. 24

A. 30

B. 20

Friday, Oct.

25th

Sacred

Heart

(Away)

A. 25

B. 12

A. 36

B. 2

Saturday, Oct.

26th

Plevna

(Home)

A. 39

B. 39

A. 14

B. 7

Friday, Nov.

1st

Terry

(Home)

A. 37

B. 12

A. 24

B. 15

Saturday,

Nov. 2nd

Broadus

(Home)

A. 12

B. 26

A. 34

B. 24

Friday, Nov.

8th

Ekalaka

(Away)

A. 11

B. 20

A. 24

B. 12

Saturday,

Nov. 9th

Sacred

Heart

(Home)

A. 30

B. 18

A. 39

B. 7

Friday,

Nov.15

Ekalaka

(Home)

A. 15

B. 43

A. 21

B. 19

Saturday,

Nov. 16th

Broadus

(Away)

A. 15

B. 14

A. 33

B. 9

Friday, Nov.

22nd

Sacred Heart

Tourney

A. 12

A. 26

Junior High Girls Scores

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1st Qtr. Honor Roll 5th Grade

Keegan Rindal 3.91 Maggie Eike 3.76

6th Grade Isabelle Collins 4.00 Savannah DeJaegher 3.68 Morgan Schiffer 3.42

7th Grade Avery Eike 3.93 Josie Robbins 3.83 Yazmine Smith 3.63 Trey Meredith 3.38

8th Grade Luke Spencer 3.75 Michael Bergin 3.72

9th Grade Teigan Schiffer 3.76 Paul Bergin 3.69 Koye Rindal 3.38 Bryce Grebe 3.38

10th Grade Makayla Kombol 3.85 Draya Wacker 3.81

11th Grade Tyler Kombol 3.81 Kilian Winterfeld 3.69 Patricia Solozabal 3.44

12th Grade Ivy Pinkerton 3.72 Ty Meredith 3.64 Kimber Korell 3.64 Davon Meredith 3.45 Kaigen Roskelley 3.45

Set or Be Set By Kimber Korell

Volleyball has unfortunately quickly come to an

end. The girls had an amazing and successful sea-

son, full of memories we can all cherish forever.

The last volleyball game of the season was a

sweep against Broadview/ Lavinia, a great way to

go in to the district tournament. The first game of

the tournament was against DGS, which was a

clean sweep as well. The next game was lost

against Tri-Cities, but that didn’t stop the Lady

Broncs from fighting and coming back around on

the bracket all the way to the district champion-

ship! After beating Winnett/ Grass range in five

sets, Harlowton in four sets, and finally beating

Tri-Cities for the first time ever in five sets, the

girls played Roy/ Winnifred in the championship

game, but unfortunately lost. After getting a sec-

ond place trophy, the girls headed to Divisionals.

After winning their first game in three sets

against RPR, the team unfortunately lost against

Bridger in three sets, and Tri-Cities in four, con-

cluding the season. Congratulations to Draya

Wacker and Koye Rindal for being selected District

5C Volleyball All-Conference. Draya Wacker

earned 1st Team All-Conference and All State hon-

ors, and Koye Rindal earned 2nd team All-

Conference. We can’t thank the community enough

for supporting us and coming to games. Thank you

to Brayden Wacker and Michelle Kombol for

coaching us this year and pushing us to succeed. It

truly was an amazing year, and we can’t wait to

see what happens next.

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Court Is in Session

By Shayden Cooke

With all the fall sports end-

ing it is time for winter

sports. Basketball is right

around the corner, and no-

body could be more excited

than the seniors. First day

of practice was Thursday,

November 21st. The Broncs have been good the

past couple of years. The boys got third at state

two years ago and made it to state last year. The

boy’s team graduated five seniors in, four of them

started. Senior Shayden Cooke is the only return-

ing starter, and he is hoping to go just as far as

the team did last year. The Lady Broncs have a

very young core this year but are hoping to be the

team to beat. Draya Wacker was All-State the past

two years, and this year she and only senior,

Kaigen Roskelley, are hoping to lead the Lady

Broncs out of divisional and to the state tourna-

ment. Our first home game is December 21st

against Ekalaka.

Remembrance Tree Lighting Sponsored by Student Council At the High School on December

10th at 7:30 pm

If you would like someone to be remembered, please contact the

school.

The Last Run

By Ty Meredith

It’s finally that time of year. The cross country

season is over. The high school runners competed

in their final run until next year. Their last meet

was the state race at the Great Falls golf course,

and they did great! Kayla placed 13th with a time

of 21:54. Gus placed 54th with a time of 21:43.

Jack placed 28th with a time of 20:14. Mauricio

placed 32nd with a time of 20:24. Colby placed 49th

with a time of 21:32. We are very proud of the

runners and we can’t wait to watch them next

year!

Dec. 20 Tri City TBD

Dec. 21 Ekalaka Melstone

Jan. 3 Wibaux Melstone

Jan. 4 Custer/Hysham Custer

Jan. 10 Broadus Melstone

Jan. 11 Jordan Jordan Jan. 17 Terry Terry

Jan. 18 Northern Cheyenne Melstone

Jan. 23 Dodson (Boys Only) Dodson

Jan. 24 Tri City Melstone Jan. 25 Ekalaka Ekalaka Jan. 31 Jordan Melstone Feb. 1 Wibaux Wibaux Feb. 6 Plevna Plevna Feb. 7 Terry Melstone Feb. 13 Custer/Hysham Melstone Feb. 14 Broadus Broadus

Melstone Bronc Schedule 2019-2020

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Spirit Week Winners

October 21-24

Homecoming Royalty Candidates:

Ty Meredith, Kilian Winterfield,

Gus Adams, Bryce Grebe, Kimber

Korell, Patricia Solozabal, Draya

Wacker, and Koye Rindal.

King and Queen

Ty Meredith &

Kimber Korell

Decades Day: Morgan Schiffer

and Gus Adams

Pajama Day: Novalee

Metzger and Jag Cates

Movie/Book Character Day: 7

Dwarves, Rayelynn Coles, and

Eli Jorgenson

Senior Citizen Day: Pyper Meredith,

Brayden DeJaegher, Janci Robbins,

and Ethan

Blue and Gold Day: Belle

Collins, Paul Bergin, Maggie

Eike, Keegan Rindal

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Sophomore

Calendars

Entries 25¢ for one

Calendars $5.00 for one

Half Space Ad $15

Full Space Ad $30

Full Space Ad with Logo $40

(One free calendar with the

purchase ofa calandar ad)

Sales are Due December 2nd

FFA Takes on JDAE

Summited by Ivy Pinkerton

First, I just wanted to thank the FFA Alumni,

School Board, and everyone else who made it pos-

sible for the select few of us to attend the National

FFA Convention early this month in Indianapolis.

We couldn’t do it without you guys! The next item

of business on the FFA’s agenda is John Deere Ag

Expo in Bozeman Nov. 14-16. Results are below. In

December the FFA will be holding the annually

Coyote Derby the 13th-15th; we hope to see you all

there. A new thing the Melstone FFA is doing this

year is a dance at the Community Center Decem-

ber 21st to follow the Ekalaka home game until

midnight. On behalf of the Melstone FFA chapter

and the Officer Team, Thank you all for your sup-

port.

Meat Evaluation Agronomy Mechanics

Kaleb 71

Kaigen 164

Kaleb 168

Draya 187

Brayden 209

Gus 193

Gus 269

Emily 194

Veterans’ Dinner November 12th

Jr. Quiz Bowl Team

Sr.Quiz Bowl team

Sr. Livestock Judging

FBM

Emily 44

Kimber 25

Ivy 164

Ivy 97

Teigan 44

Ty 25

Kaleb 201

Kaigen 105

Koye 44

Draya 25

Davon 229

Draya 110

Paul 44

Ty 111

Davon 127

Gus 133

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4-H Is Rolling Forward

Submitted by Teigan Schiffer

Keggie Koulee 4-H recently elected a

slate of new officers to start the

year. They are as follows: President-

Brayden DeJaegher, Vice-President-

Kaleb DeJaegher, Secretary-Kaye

Rindal, Treasurer-Paul Bergin, Re-

porter-Teigan Schiffer, Sentinels-

Morgan Schiffer and Sage Franzel.

The pop can cage is set up by the

dump; individuals can donate their

aluminum cans when they take out

their garbage. Thank you in advance for support-

ing this fund-raiser. The club will once again be

hosting a community blood drive at the Communi-

ty Center on December 27th beginning at 2:45. 4-H

members will be contacting volunteers. Happy

Holidays from Keggie Koulee 4-H!

Homecoming Poster

Contest winner Student Council Sponsored Pizza Party

Class Of 2024

Applications can be sent in

until December 13th

They are available online or can be

picked up from Roger Mack or grocery

stores in Roundup. Food baskets will

also be included this year.

Donations can be dropped off at the school during the

Christmas Concert on December 12th

Distribution December 20th Masonic Lodge in

Roundup

Thursday December

20th

9:00-11:00 am in the

Gym

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie

Ingredients

Instructions

Pumpkin filling 3/4 cup (149g) sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice one can (15 ounces) pumpkin purée 1 cup (227g) light cream or evaporated milk

Cheesecake filling 8 ounces (227g) cream cheese, at room temperature 1/3 cup (67g) sugar 1 large egg, at room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup (43g) minced raw ginger, optional but tasty

Crust Pastry for one 9" single pie crust

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Have on hand a 9" pie pan that’s at least 1 1/2" deep. To make the crust: Roll the pastry into a 13" round. Line the pie pan with the crust and crimp the edges. Refrigerate the crust while you make the fillings. To make the cheesecake filling: In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese and sugar, mixing at low speed until the mixture is smooth, with no lumps. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Mix until smooth then stir in the diced ginger, if you're using it. Transfer the filling to the crust, smooth the top, and return to the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. To make the pumpkin filling: In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, salt, and spices. Stir in the pump kin purée, light cream (or evaporated milk), and eggs. Whisk gently until smooth. Pour slowly over the chilled cheesecake filling. Place the pie on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and bake for 40 to 45 minutes more, covering the edges with a crust shield or foil if browning too quickly. The pie is done when it looks set, with a wobbly cen- ter; the center should read 165°F when measured with a digital thermometer. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature before refrigerating until ready to serve. Store covered and refrigerated for up to five days.

Coyote Derby FFA Sponsored December 13th-15th

Registration 4-6 p.m. at the

Melstone Bar & Café

$125/ two person teams

$200/ three person teams

No one under 18 is allowed

to participate unless an

adult is on the team

ALL Montana hunting rules

and regulations apply!

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Senior/Staff Survey For this month’s senior/staff survey our senior was Jack. His favorite staff member was

Mrs. Wacker. Her answers are marked with a “T” and Jack’s are marked with a “J”.

What can you not get right, no matter how many times you try? T: Singing high notes J: Art Would you say you’re more of an extrovert or an introvert? T: Introvert- true! J: In between Where do you spend most of your free time? T: What's free time? J: Hunting or riding my bike Have your ever disliked something and then changed your mind? What was it? T: Yes- Diet Coke J: Racing motocross, thought it was dumb until I tried it What is your definition of success? T: Raising children who love God and their family J: When you make enough money to pay bills and you're happy What is one thing on your bucket list? T: Skydiving J: Meet Dean Wilson What’s one responsibility you really wish you didn’t have? T: Monday grade sheets J: Keeping straight A’s What is your greatest fear? T: Losing one of my children J: SNAKES- no cap

Do you think that aliens exist? T: No J: Yes, for sure What food is delicious but a pain to eat? T: Crab J: Shrimp Are you usually early or late? T: Late J: Early What’s your dream car? T: Too broke to dream.. haha J: McLaren P1 What job would you be terrible at? T: Mortician J: Anything with computers What skill would you like to master? T: Guitar J: Riding my bike What age do you wish you could permanently be? T: 35 J: 25 Where would you spend all your time if you could? T: Anywhere with my family J: Dirtbike track What one thing do you really want but can’t afford? T: To finish the remodel of my house J: New bike When people come to you for help, what do they usually want help with? T: Computers or a camera J: Usually to help them fix their dirtbike

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