Quite a few of the speech team really weren’t prepared for this tournament, namely the novice speakers. Friday, October 9, 2009 was the first speech competition of the year.
There are two main categories for the tournaments. First year speakers only compete against other first year speakers from other schools. Open rounds are for the second and above year speakers. Then there are the patterns. All tournaments have two patterns. The Marshfield invitational’s patterns were pattern A which consisted of expository, radio commentary, debate and oratory. Pattern B consisted of prose which is a ten minute story read from a book, poetry which is a collection of poems with a common theme (read from a book), humorous interpretations, dramatic interpretations and the always fun dual interpretations.
Novice DI only consisted of 3 contestants. Novice Robin Hill said “Well at least we know Bandon is sure to place first in novice”. Robin did a powerful dramatic interpretation titled Prissy Thomas which was an astonishing piece about a supportive mother who helps her daughter through a crisis. Robin received first place. The other novice was Autumn Gritzbach with Children of the Flames. Autumn received second place.
There were two open dramatic interpretations. Russel Hay came away with first place with his piece Extremely loud and Incredibly Close which was a narrative of a nine year old boy whose father is tragically killed during 9/11. And Dakota Bouher received second place for her piece titled Frozen which was about a mom dealing with the death of her ten year old daughter.
For the humorous interpretations, the talented Caitlyn McLauchlin received second place for the hilarious Anton in Show Business which was an absolute mastery of Caity’s talents. Kinzi Silburn received third for her piece entitled Miss Nelson is Missing.
The Speech students involved in prose were Chelsea, Dante and Desi. Even though Desi didn’t place she still tried with a dynamic piece about a girl who loses her mom to breast cancer. Chelsea Hill came away with first place in the novice round with Junie B, First Grader, Toothless Wonder by Barbara Park. And Dante Haruna came prowling into first place for the open prose round with a selection from James and the Giant Peach, a timely favorite.
Kacy Crook came away with third place in Lincoln-Douglas debate in the open round! Kacy did great for a first-year debater. So not only did she take third, she held her own against the big, bad debaters from the other fourteen schools.
Kinzi Silburn took first place with a radio commentary about sexting, a very captivating topic. Caitlyn McLauchlin came away with second place in oratory with “Individuality versus the Group Mentality.” Needless to say, all the speech students did great. Keep it up!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
New and improved foreign exchange article
A foreign exchange student for the Ukraine? Are you serious? That’s so exciting! Her name is Diana Sekreta and boy is she interesting. She’s got the cutest accent even though it’s hard to understand at times. What else? She has a definite sense of humor all her own.
Wait she enjoys sports? Wondering what kind? Diana likes to play tennis (wow that’s odd) and soccer. The next question is why isn’t she on the soccer team? The team could use another good player. And tennis is another matter all together. Unfortunately there is no tennis team.
Diana is staying with Jordan Chandler. Under Jordan’s watchful gaze Diana has made plenty of friends. This is great because she loves to hang out with friends.
“I love Bandon because it’s a small town and everyone knows one another.” Diana laughed when asked what she thought of Bandon.
Diana has been in Bandon for two months and has managed to capture the hearts and imaginations of us all.
Wait she enjoys sports? Wondering what kind? Diana likes to play tennis (wow that’s odd) and soccer. The next question is why isn’t she on the soccer team? The team could use another good player. And tennis is another matter all together. Unfortunately there is no tennis team.
Diana is staying with Jordan Chandler. Under Jordan’s watchful gaze Diana has made plenty of friends. This is great because she loves to hang out with friends.
“I love Bandon because it’s a small town and everyone knows one another.” Diana laughed when asked what she thought of Bandon.
Diana has been in Bandon for two months and has managed to capture the hearts and imaginations of us all.
No school article
There will be no school this Friday due to district inservice. That means you can sleep in and not feel guilty about it. The reason for the inservice will make you squirm though; the one thing students fear the most, report cards. Cue evil laugh and scary music, please. That’s right the dreaded report cards are only days away. So hopefully there are some who won’t be planning funerals on Friday.
Hall decor article
The Friday before homecoming, students came in after hours to carry on the tradition of decorating the halls for Homecoming week. The juniors worked late into Monday evening to make sure their decorations were perfect. That’s not to exclude the other classes who all worked hard to at least beat the freshmen.
The freshmen had a “Paradise theme” which is pretty much the nice way to say a beach theme. According to sophomore Ben Taylor “Their hall decorations are deadly for giants” after he ran into their lights that had dangled down, twice. Other than that their décor was not murderous in any other way. Thankfully all the decorations were taken down on Monday. There you go Ben; it is once more a giant safe hall.
Sophomores decorated using an “Under the Sea” theme, also stating that the Bobcats would sleep with the fishes at the homecoming football game. Many of the upper classmen believed that the sophomores cheated, since they used the decorations from the 2008 prom. The sophomores were very hurt when they were accused of cheating. But common, if the stuff is available then use it. It after all it’s not a crime. Haley Nolan, upon her return, was scandalously caught saying that “the sophomores should have won.”
Juniors set up a “Jurassic Park” theme. Complete with a huge purple dinosaur (not Barney) and hanging vines FROM THE CEILING. They included a slogan stating “Bobcats are extinct!” Robin Hill was caught saying “It was difficult decorating the halls because only a few juniors volunteered. It was still really fun!” It was a great idea for a hall theme, and it was funny to see people stop and stare at Robin Hill’s master piece the non-Barney purple dinosaur. Way to go Robin, you put the school in awe of your ability to create not only a dinosaur but a purple dinosaur!
And the seniors represented the “streets”. Senior Una Schroeder’s closing statement about the hall decorations was “peace to the streets”. The senior hall was overly crowded what with the blocked off outline of a body and the cardboard pile (seriously what was that suppose to be?)
While every class worked hard to have the best decorations the juniors dominated the other classes taking home the points for the hall décor. Sophomores came stalking in at second place. Freshmen came sauntering in at third place and the seniors came limping in with a terrifying fourth place. They did not beat the freshmen, ouch! That’s a major slap in the face.
In the scandalous judging of the halls both the sophomores and the freshmen were prohibited from winning first because of their décor choices. Like how the sophomores used the prom decorations from 2008 and the freshmen used their decorations from their eighth grade gradutation.
The freshmen had a “Paradise theme” which is pretty much the nice way to say a beach theme. According to sophomore Ben Taylor “Their hall decorations are deadly for giants” after he ran into their lights that had dangled down, twice. Other than that their décor was not murderous in any other way. Thankfully all the decorations were taken down on Monday. There you go Ben; it is once more a giant safe hall.
Sophomores decorated using an “Under the Sea” theme, also stating that the Bobcats would sleep with the fishes at the homecoming football game. Many of the upper classmen believed that the sophomores cheated, since they used the decorations from the 2008 prom. The sophomores were very hurt when they were accused of cheating. But common, if the stuff is available then use it. It after all it’s not a crime. Haley Nolan, upon her return, was scandalously caught saying that “the sophomores should have won.”
Juniors set up a “Jurassic Park” theme. Complete with a huge purple dinosaur (not Barney) and hanging vines FROM THE CEILING. They included a slogan stating “Bobcats are extinct!” Robin Hill was caught saying “It was difficult decorating the halls because only a few juniors volunteered. It was still really fun!” It was a great idea for a hall theme, and it was funny to see people stop and stare at Robin Hill’s master piece the non-Barney purple dinosaur. Way to go Robin, you put the school in awe of your ability to create not only a dinosaur but a purple dinosaur!
And the seniors represented the “streets”. Senior Una Schroeder’s closing statement about the hall decorations was “peace to the streets”. The senior hall was overly crowded what with the blocked off outline of a body and the cardboard pile (seriously what was that suppose to be?)
While every class worked hard to have the best decorations the juniors dominated the other classes taking home the points for the hall décor. Sophomores came stalking in at second place. Freshmen came sauntering in at third place and the seniors came limping in with a terrifying fourth place. They did not beat the freshmen, ouch! That’s a major slap in the face.
In the scandalous judging of the halls both the sophomores and the freshmen were prohibited from winning first because of their décor choices. Like how the sophomores used the prom decorations from 2008 and the freshmen used their decorations from their eighth grade gradutation.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Weeks worth of activities
Monday was pajama day and crazy hair day. Possible one of the greatest days of spirit week! The activities of Monday were the three legged race during adviser which the senior class received 50 points. The activity during lunch was the grab bag which brought the class points to seniors at a staggering 5o points, the juniors with 30 points, the incredible sophomores at 20 points and the lowly freshmen at 40 points.
Tuesday was neon/ funky fresh day. Possibly the worst dress up day ever invented. Seriously how many people rush out to buy something neon just for this day? The activities of Tuesday were Grid Iron during advisor for which the senior class took first. And the lunch event which was the log walk, the junior class brought it in at first receiving 50 points. Seniors took second with 40 points, followed by the sophomore class with30 points, and last but not least the freshmen class with 20 points.
Wednesday was nerd day. Don’t ya think it was almost impossible to tell who was on the tech team from those who weren’t? Nah, just kidding it was easy because they weren’t trying to look like themselves. The activity during advisor was the always fun doughnut eating contest. The Dominating class which was the juniors, walked away with 50points. The exciting lunch activity was the Balloon pop. With which the senior class walked away with a stunning victory for50 points. They were tailed by the freshmen class who racked up 40 points; the sophomore and junior class were disqualified.
Thursday was Cowboys and Indians day. Well, there really isn’t much to say besides where’s General Custard or Crazy Horse? My formal apology if you didn’t find that humorous. But seriously, you can’t just help but wonder if it was going to be the reenactment of the Battle of Little Big Horn. As always there was an activity during advisor which was the potato sack race in which the senior class left everyone in the dust with an enormous amount of 50 points. During lunch was the most interesting event. Jell-o wrestling. In which the junior class destroyed the competition with a staggering 50 points. The ever stalking senior class came in with 40points, who were followed closely by the freshman class with 30points and crawling into last place was the sophomore class with 20points.
Thus concludes the edition of Activities and the many points the classes received. The winning class will be gloating about their victory ‘til court warming in the spring. So for the rest of the losing classes’ better luck next time! And sophomores you better not get disqualified in any other activities or else
Tuesday was neon/ funky fresh day. Possibly the worst dress up day ever invented. Seriously how many people rush out to buy something neon just for this day? The activities of Tuesday were Grid Iron during advisor for which the senior class took first. And the lunch event which was the log walk, the junior class brought it in at first receiving 50 points. Seniors took second with 40 points, followed by the sophomore class with30 points, and last but not least the freshmen class with 20 points.
Wednesday was nerd day. Don’t ya think it was almost impossible to tell who was on the tech team from those who weren’t? Nah, just kidding it was easy because they weren’t trying to look like themselves. The activity during advisor was the always fun doughnut eating contest. The Dominating class which was the juniors, walked away with 50points. The exciting lunch activity was the Balloon pop. With which the senior class walked away with a stunning victory for50 points. They were tailed by the freshmen class who racked up 40 points; the sophomore and junior class were disqualified.
Thursday was Cowboys and Indians day. Well, there really isn’t much to say besides where’s General Custard or Crazy Horse? My formal apology if you didn’t find that humorous. But seriously, you can’t just help but wonder if it was going to be the reenactment of the Battle of Little Big Horn. As always there was an activity during advisor which was the potato sack race in which the senior class left everyone in the dust with an enormous amount of 50 points. During lunch was the most interesting event. Jell-o wrestling. In which the junior class destroyed the competition with a staggering 50 points. The ever stalking senior class came in with 40points, who were followed closely by the freshman class with 30points and crawling into last place was the sophomore class with 20points.
Thus concludes the edition of Activities and the many points the classes received. The winning class will be gloating about their victory ‘til court warming in the spring. So for the rest of the losing classes’ better luck next time! And sophomores you better not get disqualified in any other activities or else
Wednesday activities
Wednesday was nerd day. Don’t ya think it was almost impossible to tell who was on the tech team from those who weren’t? Nah, just kidding it was easy because they weren’t trying to look like themselves. The activity during advisor was the always fun doughnut eating contest. The participants were for the seniors Jon Jackson, for the juniors Amandeo, for the sophomores Ben Taylor and for the freshmen Troy McClurg. The Dominating class which was the juniors, walked away with 50points. The exciting lunch activity was the Balloon pop. The participant for the seniors was Mr. Carleton, the juniors had Josh Perrine, the sophomores had Kyle Nemec and the freshmen had Mychal Yarbor. With which the senior class walked away with a stunning victory for 50 points. They were tailed by the freshmen class who racked up 40 points; the sophomore and junior class were disqualified.
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