The
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Bettendorf High School Vol. 48 Issue 5 Friday, March 30, 2012
Stuco works wonders By Megan Sanchez Editor
On Feb. 13, Student Council hosted its second annual high school student council exhange at the AEA. At the exchange students were able to exchange ideas. The student council exchange consisted of seven high schools from around the area. Pleasant Valley, North Scott, United Township, Assumption, Moline, and Rivermont Collegiate brought student councils to this event. This event was planned by a committee containing four members, Kayla Finn, junior, was the chair of the
committee, Nicholas Baer, Mark Wells, and Brandy Jurevitz. Topics of discussion included homecoming and hunger drive. The students played games such as “Mingle Mingle”, three-legged races, and “Chicken on a Hill”. They overall, got to know other students really well. The main purpose of the exchange is to share ideas with other schools on how our council is so successful. School spirit is a topic that most schools enjoy talking about. “I think it is important to share
Pitch, Please! By Michael Conner Staff Reporter
A group of friends decided to change the way music is portrayed. The girls created a group and called themselves “Pitch, Please.” “Pitch, Please” is an a capella group made of ten girls in which each girl sings a unique part. “Pitch, Please” was started when ten girls got together and picked a song. The girls listened to the different parts of the song. Then the girls practiced the song repeatedly until they got each part memorized. The group is made up of Logan Tudeen, Molly Mayne, Ashton Temple, Kaylee Huber, Megan Sanchez, Dylana Lockwood, Courtney Pate, Maddie GlanzGuessford, Ali Grampp, and Morgan Harksen. “Pitch, Please” has performed at Senior Night and plans on competing at the talent show. Molly Mayne said the best part
Logan Tudeen and Morgan Harksen getting ready before the show. of “Pitch, Please” is that it is a lot of fun to hang out with friends and the songs end up sounding really good. “The best part about ‘Pitch, Please’ is that we get to take a well-known song and put our own twist on it. I really like how we got to come up with some of it on our own. I also love how we’ve all grown closer to each other in the process,” Mayne said. Being in “Pitch, Please” has not only been a good time for these friends, but it has also resulted in more closely knit friendships. “I’ve become a lot closer with the girls in the group and I am happy I was asked to join ‘Pitch, Please’,” Tudeen said.
“Pitch, Please” shows off their costumes before their performance.
Student council does a lot of hard work each year. What many students do not know, is that BHS has a top notch student council. Student council puts in enormous amounts of work to organize things for students at school. Also, this is not the first time student council has shared its Nicholas Baer, Brandy Jurevitz, Mark Wells, and Kayla Finn successful ideas were the planning committee for the event. with others. Student Council has presented a session on school ideas with other councils spirit at the state level because it helps them to conference for two years in grow and improve. We are a row. a strong council, and I think At the conference they other schools can learn hold three sessions with a from us,” Finn said. room filled with students. Danielle Breier Each time they do a session, was the advisor for this they are over packed and event. She helped to there is a line at the door. oversee the committee “The amount of and made sure things ran dedication and hours smoothly the day of the that these kids put in is exchange. something most students “I love to see all don’t know about,” Breier the schools come together, said. and to see what our student Not only does student council is really capable council work hard, but of,” Breier said. Breier also enjoys Head planner, Kayla Finn, it pays off. Most student do not realize that BHS is getting to talk to some of is deep in thought after a very lucky to have such an the other schools’ advisors, long day of new people admirable student council and finding out how other and new ideas. that is so successful. schools run their student Brier believes the councils. For the future of the student student council is best at planning and council exchange, Breier sees it growing. implementing events. She also believes She hopes that it can eventually be called a that they are good at teamwork. “I think we have some of the best MAC conference for student councils. leaders in the state,” Breier said. Abby Drexler served as president on the State of Iowa student council. She was in charge of student councils for the entire state of Iowa. Overall, student council puts in enough time and effort to call themselves an “elite” student council. The student council exchange was one way they proved this name to be correct. Student councils get to know each other while playing games such as “chicken on a hill.”