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Mandan schools install new cameras
cameras. There will 70 to 80 new cameras being Mandan High School will soon be home to installed, an increase from the 15 cameras new security cameras. In four to six weeks the school currently has mainly covering the new cameras the ground floor. will be completely The addition of the installed at various new cameras won’t locations around the affect student life at school. all. Installation for “I don’t see foresee the cameras has it affecting the already began. student body at all,” Great Plains Security said Andresen. “It’s Systems is the gonna provide us a company in charge better opportunity of the installing the to take care of cameras and they some security issues Photo by Colton Justice have already begun and monitor some One of the old security cameras that pulling wires for the security issues.” covers the lunch room. - Feature Editor
The new cameras are going to be placed throughout the building and not just near the ground floor. “It’s going to be dependant on coverage areas, working with the camera installation company, what their recommendations are, based with that but also what the school needs for security purposes,” Andresen said. “So throughout the building, preferences to high troublesome areas such as the parking lots where problems do happen, as well as covering the hallways and high traffic areas.” Mandan Middle School is also getting new cameras as part of the bid. “There was a need to upgrade the system,” said Middle School Principal Ryan Leingang. “The cameras will be place in locations of heavy traffic flow.”
Winners of the Instagram photo contest announced
In order to celebrate Homecoming Week, the Courier held their second sarah KOVASH - co-Editor-in-Chief annual Instagram photo contest. Students were asked to post of picture of them showing their school spirit under the hashtag “mhscourier2014.” The staff then voted on what pictures they felt showed the most creativity, spirit and style. The winners of the Instagram Photo Contest were Junior Libby Colling taking first place and Senior Kaity Kipp taking second. Colling and fellow Junior Photo submitted Ashlyn Quintus showed Libby Colling and Ashlyn creativity and humor with how Quintus show off their creative they dressed. Tuesday’s dressplay on words. up day was “Pageant Day” and
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Colling dressed up as Miss Hap and Quintus as Miss Guided. Seniors Kipp and Tyra Watson showed spirit by dressing up as two iconic Disney Princesses, Cinderella and Belle. Colling will receive a $30 gift certificate to the Grand Theater in Bismarck and Kipp will receive a $15 gift certificate to Mandan Diner and Soda Fountain. An honorable mention goes out to Senior Ashley Bergman for coming in a close third. Prizes for the winners can be picked up in room 221. Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest. There were 76 submissions this year, five more than last year’s.
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Seniors Kaity Kipp and Tyra Watson dress as Belle and Cinderella from Disney.
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Mandan High School Principal Mark Andresen
Greetings! Summer has rapidly passed us by and the new school year is well underway. I want to personally welcome all of the students to Mandan High School for the 2014-15 school year and wish them the best of luck! Throughout the year the staff and administration at Mandan High School will work to meet the individual needs of each of student and work together to provide our students with the finest educational opportunities that we have to offer. As we begin our new school year we are challenged with many issues that our students face in our school and in everyday life. We look forward to working with the parents and the community as we address some of these issues with the goal of making our school and community a better and safer place. Thanks to the hard work of our students, staff, and support of our parents, Mandan High School continues do well on our NDSA tests as we finished in the top one fourth in reading, mathematics, science, and language arts compared to other class “A” schools. Additionally, we should be honored that our school was identified as a “Bronze Medal Winner” by the U.S News & World Report. Mandan High School was one of only two Class “A” schools in North Dakota to be recognized for this national accomplishment. I am very thankful and appreciative of the support and effort that all parties placed to achieve this success. I am also certain that our students and staff will do their best to continue to strive to keep MHS a high performing school. Once again, thank you for your efforts and best wishes on a wonderful school year!
Mark G. Andresen
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To say the least, senior year is more stressful than I imagined it would be. I thought that when I was a senior I would have everything figured out. After all, when one prepares to graduate from high school they should have an idea of what they want to spend the rest of their life doing. This concept used to be easier to wrap my head around when I was five. When I turned five “Pulling my idea of a career a few changed almost every strings day. I thought I would grow up to be a baker, with some after all they rise up to added every occasion, its the puns on yeast they can do. But then I thought, what what it’s if my bakery caught like to be on fire? It’d be toast. a senior.” By the time I was eight I strongly considered being a banker, but then I lost interest. By age
11 I considered working for CocaCola, but I hate pop quizzes. By 14 I decided that if I were to ever stop loving cheeseburgers, I could become a personal trainer, but I don’t see that working out. At this moment in time, I see myself attending Concordia College to become a pediatrician. Who knows how long this will last, since pediatrician’s have little patients. Becoming a Cobber might sound corny, but I think it will be a-maize-ing. My only concern is how expensive college is. It terrifies me to think of how many cents I’m going to have to spend to gain some sense. However, I can’t wait to see what the rest of senior year has in store for me. But if I continue to aspire to become a doctor, I’ll never die just lose my patients.
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Sarah Kovash......................co-Editor-In-Chief Ad Manager News Editor Mikaela Herberg...............co-Editor-In-Chief Opinion Editor Colton Justice.............................Feature Editor Zack Eckroth.........................General Reporter Hannah Sagaser......................................Adviser
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any student, faculty, or community interest. Submissions may be turned into the Courier, room 221, and by message to mhscourier@gmail.com or facebook. com/mhscourier. All submissions must be signed by the author if they are to be published and subject to editing if space is restricted. The Courier strives to be objective in its news coverage. Columns and letters reflect only the opinions of the writers, not those of the Courier staff, administration, teachers, or student body. Editorials that are not signed reflect the consensus of the staff. The Courier is funded entirely through advertising sales and subscriptions. Contact the Courier at mhscourier@gmail.com if interested in advertising.
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What is your favorite day of homecoming week?
A: ”Friday is my favorite, tailgating....the game is always a great time.” M: “Holiday day, because I got to wear
T: “Spirit Day” S: “Thursday, when the seniors beat the juniors in the powder puff football game.”
Aric Riopelle and Mikaela Herberg
King and Queen: Tyler Rietz and Shelby Anderson
What word best describes this years homecoming events?
Why is your senior class the best class?
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T: ”Senior” S: ”Funtastic!”
T: “Who said we were?” S: “We are so enthusiastic and fun that there is no other class that can compete with us.”
my cooked turkey hat.” A: ”Competitive, dodgeball and powder puff games were very competitive this year which makes it more fun to watch.” M: ”Swell.”
A: “Our senior class is the best because we all get along and respect each other. like one big family.” M: “Because we’re almost gone.”
SIDE T: “Merica Day.” M: “Spirit day because I finally get to wear the senior red.”
T: “Holiday Day.” R:”Holiday Day.”
Trevor Muth and Micaela Higlin
Trever Leingang and Rachelle Harr
T: ”Rowdy.” R: “Festive.”
T: “Chill.” M: “Fabulous.”
T: “We win.” M: “We have left a lasting impression on everyone we were in middle school with.”
T: “We have fun.” R: We are the most memorable.”
Parker Harm and Eileen Spillman P: “Friday because its GAME DAY!” E: “ I always love spirit day. it has been my favorite since freshman year, everyone participates which makes the effect much more cool.”
P: “Exciting!” E: “Disfunctional, everything was a little wild and unorganized but of course i had fun.”
P: “We have the most spirit.” E: “Does that really need an answer... I mean just look at us. ;)
Each month the Courier will feature a female and male freshmen to be the noob(s) of the month. Noobs are chosen by staff.
John Fredricks
As a noob, what’s your biggest fear? Mr. Peterson’s fake leg. What is your most embarrassing moment so far? Messing up the B-flat scale the first day of band. How big is your freshman pack? I’m way too cool for that..Obviously.
Do you have any nicknames? Well my mother calls me John Jon..and that got out. So yes, John Jon.
All photo by Colton Justice
Emily Cicha
As a As a noob, what’s your biggest fear? To have a late assignment (I’m a big nerd) What is your most embarrassing moment so far? Hitting teachers and students with my freshman pack How big is your freshman pack? Pretty Big Do you have any nicknames? Emmy, Emmy Bear
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Drama Club
Drama Club’s next play will open the weekend of October 25 and it is a combination of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. It will be under the direction of advisor Lisa Quintus. Their next play will open the weekend of November 1 titled Fairytale Courtroom under the direction of Kelsey Fredricks.
Spanish Club
Spanish club’s first meeting was Thursday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. They elected members to office and plan to hold meetings once a month. If you have any questions about when the next meeting is, please speak to Mrs. Jennings.
National Honor Society
National Honor Society’s next meeting will be Wednesday, Oct 8 at 7:30 a.m. in the back of the library.
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Art club will be meeting twice a week in order to accommodate to students’ busy schedules. Tuesdays they will meet during eighth period and Thursdays they will meet after eighth. They plan on participating in charity work, painting over the mural outside of the art room and entering art competitions in the future.
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History club plans to hold meetings in the near future. Please listen to the announcements or speak to Miss Hanson in room 210 for the correct dates and times.
Mathletes
Mathletes practices will begin in November. For more information speak to Mr. Christen in room 126.
Skills USA FCCLA’s next meeting will be Monday, October 6 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in room Skills USA blood drive will be Wednesday, Oct 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Brave 118. Center gym. You must be at least 16 years old to donate and have a parent or guardian’s permission. If 17 or older, you do not need permission. Each donation saves three lives. The deadline for Skills USA membership is November 15. If you have any questions contact Mrs. Keller at the Brave Center or Mr. Mellmer.
Welcome to 2014! Here is a snapshot of what happens in some of the CTE classes!
Juniors Marlee Erickson, Rebecca Helbling and Matt Friesz show off the cheesecake they made in under an hour.
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Students who take Cultures & Cuisines class get the chance to take a tour of the world.
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Seniors Braden Bowers and Erica Jung wor k on their communicatio n skills during a team building exercise.
A FACS I student practices with the Real Care Babies to understand what it would be like to be a teenage mother or father.
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Homecoming Mr. Victorian steals the show
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Senior Bryan Keidel took home the crown at the fourth annual Mr. MHS pageant
for his portrayal as Mr. Victorian. Senior Jackson Murphy was awarded the runnerup title with his portrayal as Mr. County Fair. Keidel and Murphy each demonstrated elegance and poise with never before seen talents. Keidel stole the show with his talent of “playing the piano while catching children.” Keidel caught one of the children, while many of the others ended up hitting him in the head. Mr. Victorian also captivated the audience with his elegant evening gown and pouty lips. Mr. County Fair also made an appearance in Mr. Victorian’s talent as a baby in a diaper that Keidel later carried off of stage. Murphy’s talent of a one man pie-eating contest along with his long, detailed response to the question and answer portion of the pageant helped him earn his runner-up title. When asked what his future goal in life was Murphy responded with “ I hope to have big money, big women, and big fun.” One of the highlights of the show was a glow stick dance performed by Mr. Kool-Aid Man,
sophomore DeAndre McCree to “Rather Be” by Clean Bandit. McCree made use of the whole stage as well as the entire auditorium as he rdanced through the crowd. Junior Ashlyn Quintus and Senior Michael Bercier brought the show to life as they announced the pageant with charisma and charm. The two hosts told jokes and quizzed the audience on trivia while the contestants got ready backstage. Mr. MHS was judged by the 2014 Homecoming queen candidates. There were a total of eight contestants in the pageant.
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Senior Colton Meuchel acts sassy as he responds to the question and Photo submitted by Hannah Sagaser answer portion of Mr. MHS. Senior Bryan Keidel shows some ankle during the evening gown portion of the Mr. MHS pageant.
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Seniors Jackson Murphy and Bryan Keidel pose for a picture after recieving the highest titles of the night.
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A few of the contestants joking around with one of the emcees before the pageant begins.
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Shelby Anderson and Tyler Rietz congratulate each other on their win.
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The Student Section cheers at the volleyball game.
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The Mandan Braves and Dickinson Midgets wish each other good luck before the game.
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Junior Miranda Lowman sets the ball.
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The boys of the court act silly for a picture.
Aaron Riopelle stands in for his brother Aric at Coronation.
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The girls of the court show off their muscles.
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MHS Courier Homecoming Team Get Some remains school champions
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- Feature Editor Team Get Some remains the reigning champions of the Homecoming Dodgeball Games for three years in a row with their “3-peat” victory on Monday night. “It felt great to win three years in a row. Feels better than the second or the first,” said Senior Santana Butler. Get Some beat faculty team The Magnificent Seven for the championship win. During the last game it came down to Senior Wyatt Thompson and Butler against teacher Kurt Miller. “My favorite part of the game was definitely getting
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the winning throw against Miller,” said Thompson. “It felt awesome.” Both teams lost one game against other teams before being put against each other for the championship game. The Magnificent Seven came in second place and Team No Name came in third place. Sophomore Casey Beck who was one of the referees of the game commented on his first at the Dodgeball games. “It was pretty fun but people are scary when they don’t get their way,” said Beck. “I was getting yelled at by more of the teachers than the students for my reffing skills.”
Cymbaluk che ers after winn ing a game.
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The Senior team walked off the field on Thursday night chanting, “2-Peat” after beating the Juniors with a final score of 2016. The Seniors this year were also victorious at last year’s Powder Puff game after shutting out the Class of 2014’s seniors. Despite a swarm of mosquitoes plaguing the players both teams played great. Senior Krista Sauber scored the first touchdown of the game Junior Mariah Marsh scored the touchdown and two point conversion that put the juniors ahead of the seniors during the second quarter of the game. In the third quarter Anderson threw a pass to Kaytlyn Bowers for a 68 yard touchdown, which is the longest reception in Mandan Powder Puff history. Sauber carried the two point conversion to tie the game. With help from fellow Seniors Erin Bussman and Shelby Anderson to get the ball down the field Sauber scored the game winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter. A fumble by Bussman that was recovered by Junior Jasmyn Williams put the juniors in a good position to score a final touchdown, but seniors were able to hold off the Juniors. The Powder Puff game raised $1400 for Bismarck cancer society through admissions, donations, and sponsors including sauber engineering, lillis electric, and entzel trucking.
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The Seniors with their coaches after the game.
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Senior Shelby Anderson gaining some yards. All other photos by Colton Justice
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etween the numerous homecoming events throughout the week and the final pep rally, the student section was eager to cheer on their Mandan Braves. On Friday as the lights shone on Faris Field, the Braves were determined to take on the Dickinson Midgets. “Everyone was up. Everyone was excited the entire game, which is pretty hard to do throughout a four quarter game,” said senior defensive end Wayne Clark. “That was really awesome, just really good to see that.” The first touchdown of the night was made with 4:04 remaining in the first quarter as a result of a connection made between junior quarterback Jake Carlson and junior wide receiver Jesse Bruner. The Braves were unable to complete a two-point conversion g i v i n g Mandan a 6-0 lead over Dickinson. After the kickoff, defensive linemen s e n i o r Seth Rice
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and junior Cole Garman sacked the Midget’s quarterback. Dickinson then punted the ball only for it to return to their possession after the Braves made a short gain of five yards ending the first quarter. With the Midget’s still in possession of the ball, running back scored a touchdown from 24 yards out with 11:03 remaining in the second quarter. After two penalties against “Everyone Mandan, Dickinson took the lead with an extra Everyone was point bringing the score entire g to 6-7. With 9:48 left in the second quarter, the Midgets intercepted a pass for their second touchdown. After scoring, Dickinson received a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. Dickinson’s Anthony Kostelecky‘s kick was good, making the score Mandan 6, Dickinson 14 with 9:45 remaining in the second quarter. Kostelecky kicked off. After a few plays, Carlson delivered a 54 yard pass to Bruner scoring Mandan’s second touchdown. Junior running back Nick Miller completed a successful twopoint conversion tying the game 14-14 with 7:59 left in the second quarter. After a series of plays and three penalties against Mandan, Dickinson scored a four yard touchdown. The extra point was good, bringing the score to Mandan 14, Dickinson 21 going
(Left) The Senior Section and the cheerleaders perform a cheer at Friday’s Homecoming Pep Rally. (Right) Drum Major senior Christina Prince conducts the Mandan Marching Braves during their halftime performance.
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Senior Karlee Kautzmann takes a “selfie” of the cheerleaders (Above): At Friday’s Homecoming Pep Rally the senior class takes on the juni catches the ball after the Midgets were forced to punt. (Top Right) Junior at the game with their camera attached to a pole.
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into the half. ”Penalties killed us and I think if we would have got half as many we would’ve definitely came out with a win,” said senior running back Trever Leingang. The third quarter began with Dickinson in possession of the ball. Brave’s defense stopped each of the Midget’s passing attempts. Dickinson punted the ball as Mandan received e was up. it at their 20 yard line. s excited the Possession changed as Miller carried the ball to game...” the 46 yard line, gaining the Braves 9 yards. Mandan punted the ball. With Dickinson in possession, Brave’s senior defensive back Dmitri Tausend received a penalty for pass interference, but came back later to defend a pass intended for the Midget’s wide receiver. Mandan recovered the fumble. Leingang carried the ball for a gain to the 30 yard line. Miller then gained the Braves five yards. Carlson’s pass intended for Leingang was incomplete, bringing the Braves to fourth and two. Miller carried the ball to the one yard line ending the third quarter. The fourth quarter started with the Braves in possession of the ball at Dickinson’s one yard line. Carlson immediately got past the Midgets to score a touchdown and a twopoint conversion raising the score to Braves 22, Midgets 21.
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With control of the ball switched to the Midgets, Garman tackled wide receiver Ben Twist to set Dickinson back 4 yards. After two penalties against the Braves, Dickinson was able to get the ball onto Mandan’s 15-yardline. Junior defensive end Richard Bendish and Rice were able to hold off the Midgets from advancing. After Dickinson called a timeout, Bendish came back and sacked the quarterback forcing them to make the game winning field goal raising the score to Mandan 22, Dickinson 24. With a short amount of time remaining in the fourth quarter, Dickinson held onto the ball until the clock ran out, ending the game with Braves 22, Midgets 24. Despite the loss for Mandan, the students and players alike agreed that the Braves put up a good fight. “As a senior you gotta realize that that’s our last homecoming and it would have been awesome to win, but it was a fun game to play in,” Leingang said.
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(Left) Running back senior Trever Leingang catches his breath on the sidelines after the end of the third quarter. (Right) Officer Walt does six push-ups with the cheerleaders after the Braves scored their first touchdown.
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iors in a battle of tug of war. (Top Left) Junior wide receiver Jarad Zittleman wide receiver Jesse Bruner scores the second touchdown for the Braves.
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The Kachinas do high kicks during their pom routine at the halftime show while the JV team looks on.
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Homecoming MHS welcomes 12 new teachers sarah KOVASH - co-Editor-in-Chief
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For the 2014-2015 school year, Mandan High has gained 12 new teachers. They have written a paragraph to introduce themselves to the student body. Here is what they wrote:
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am Señor [Andrew] Kadlec and I teach Spanish. I am a SMCHS grad and was teaching in Wisconsin the past few years. I have lived and traveled in Central and South America and am a big fan of biking, running, backpacking, hiking, s k i i n g , hunting a n d Internet cat videos. I can also ride a unicycle, blow fire and walk a tightrope. Stop by my classroom and meet my dogs Rowdy and Lady!”
is Reid Flaagan. I graduated from Beulah High School and attended college at Mayville State. My first job was in Kenmare, ND where I taught math and coached the Honkers. I then moved to Bismarck to teach and coach at St. Mary’s. I’m excited to work at Mandan High this year. Coaching takes up most of my free time, but when I’m not busy I like hanging out with my friends and watching sports or movies. You can usually see me out at a local ballpark or sporting “[My name is John event of some kind. I do quite Gieser.] I was born and raised here a bit of football officiating at the in Mandan. After graduating from MHS in high school and small college levels. I’m a huge 1998, I attended BSC for a couple of years before Cubs fan, so most of my vacations involve transferring to the University of Montana in Missoula, going to Chicago and griping about MT; otherwise known as the Zootown. After earning how poor my favorite team is my BFA in Sculpture (Bronze Casting) and Printmaking in every year.” ’04, I lived the life of a starving artist and house-painter after graduating; during which I helped to establish the Zootown Arts Community Center (the ZACC) in 2007. Here, I volunteered, taught, and directed YAAP, the Young Artist Afterschool Program; ultimately finding that my passion for teaching equaled that of making art. As a result, I entered Graduate School at the U of M in 2010. After four years and studying abroad in England for nearly 4 months, I earned my Master’s degree in Secondary Art Education; graduating Magna Cum Luade. Interestingly enough, life has come full-circle on me and I’m, once again, back in Mandan; this time on the other side of the proverbial fence where the grass is much, much greener... and I’m loving e v e r y second of it!”
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“I am Mrs. [Ciera] Kroh and I have been a Mandanite since I was a young child. After high school I attended Bismarck State College and the University of Mary. I am currently attending North Dakota State University in a graduate program. I am married and have three children. We like to go to the lake in the summer and put together Lego sets year round. Some of you may have noticed the Lego pirate ship in my classroom. This is the first piece to a growing collection of classroom Lego sets. Last year I was a teacher in Steele, North Dakota (the Pirates) and prior to that I taught in Turtle Lake, North Dakota. I am glad to be teaching in my home town and working with the best students North Dakota has to offer. Go Braves!!”
“Hello! My name is Miss [Rachel] Yosch, and I am the newest English teacher here at Mandan High. This is my first year of teaching, so take it easy on me! I am originally from Dubuque, Iowa and went to the University of Northern Iowa (Go Cats!). In my spare time, I like to do yoga, pilates, read, watch movies and play with my crazy dog. A little fun Photo by Colton Justice fact about me is that I did Irish dancing for 12 years (like Riverdance stuff that everyone typically makes fun out of)! I am excited about this upcoming school year and becoming a Brave!”
Todd Sheldon is the new addition to Mandan High School’s Social Studies Department. Along with being a new teacher, Sheldon is MHS’s head football coach. Before teaching at MHS, Sheldon taught at the Mandan Middle School.
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“¡Hola! [My name is Mrs.[Stefanie] is Angela Harmon.] I am your Keidel, and I teach new Spanish 3 profesora and am Special Education. I absolutely thrilled to be part of the grew up in Mandan, and I MHS team again. Go Braves! Five years have always wanted to ago, I first stepped into a Spanish High stay here to teach. I School classroom when I was longgraduated from the term subbing for Señora Jennings. University of Mary It was love at first translation. I last December, and knew that being a teacher here was this is my first year exactly what I wanted to do. Before teaching. I enjoy my current position opened, I was spending time teaching Spanish via Interactive with my family Television full-time to small towns and friends, so I am glad I am able around North Dakota. Beyond Spanish at MHS, I teach Let’s to continue living in Mandan Speak Spanish at BSC and give to teach.” Latin Dance Lessons down at the Harvest. My daily loves are: a kale-fruit smoothie, dark chocolate, tea and night-night “The Career and stories with my 3 year old Technical Education wing at daughter.” Mandan High School has a new face again this year. I, Mrs. Wanner, am very excited to be a new addition here in the Agricultural Education Department. I grew up just south of Fargo and attended Richland 44 Junior/Senior High in Colfax, ND. I grew up on a hobby farm near there, and was a very active student in high school, participating in FFA, student council, yearbook, newspaper, class officer, basketball, speech and various other activities. Agricultural Education and the FFA have and continue to be a huge part of my life. Prior to taking this position, I attended NDSU in Fargo, where I earned my Bachelor of Science Photo by Colton Justice Degree in Agricultural Education. I student taught in Hebron, ND and currently live on a farm and ranch between Hebron and Mandan. I enjoy reading, hunting, and fishing when I am not in the classroom. I am excited to begin my journey here in Mandan and look forward to seeing many of you in my classes.”
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Check out these activities to do this autumn
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Papa’s Pumpkin Patch Open: 12p.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday 12p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday The patch will be open until October 15. Admission: $4 per person Season pass: $10 per person Location: 5001 Fernwood Drive, Bismarck, ND 58503.
The Haunted Fort
The Amazing Corn Maize
The Haunted Fort opens on October The Amazing Corn Maize opened on Sept. 21 and will close Oct. 26. 10 and will be open every weekend until November 1. Admission: $12 per person Location: Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, Mandan ND 58554
Admission: $9 per person Location: one and a quarter miles South of Mandan on HWY 1806.
The Haunted Fort is based upon the idea that when the Custer House was The Patch offers over 20 different free reconstructed in 1989 that those who Open: Fridays 7-10 p.m. activities as well as several others that Saturday 7-10p.m. died at Fort Lincoln were resurrected cost a small fee. A few of these include themselves. Interpreters and tourists Sunday 1-4pm zip lines, horse-drawn hay rides and train reported more and more paranormal rides. Friday and Saturday are activity as more and more buildings were “Flashlight Nights.” added. Because of these unexplainable events, Fort Lincoln receives its haunted reputation.
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A few of the 300,000 pounds of pumpkins that Papa’s Pumpkin Patch has imported this season.
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Foreign exchange students
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What’s your name? What grade are you in? Jesper Junior Where are you from? Who are you staying with while you are here? Sweden The Zachmiers Why did you come to North Dakota? I didn’t want to choose where I went, I wanted it to be more of a surprise. What do you want to do while you are here? Meet new people, have fun. I’m going to play sports, hockey and soccer. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve done so far? I went to a concert with my host family in Fargo. How do you like it here as compared to home? I like it here. The weather seems to be a bit colder than Sweden. I like the people, the people are nicer here than in Sweden. What’s your name? What grade are you in? Maria Oveson Junior Where are you from? Who are you staying with while you are here? Denmark The Laber family Why did you come to North Dakota? I didn’t get to choose. When I signed up for the program I thought of America as this big, sunny country, with a lot of famous people and stuff, and then they placed me in North Dakota and I didn’t know where it was. How do you like it here as compared to home? People are more friendly here, and they’re more open that’s really cool. And before it got cold it was really nice weather. We don’t have as good weather, but now it’s really cold, and I’m excited for winter. Photos by Sarah Kovash
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Tyler takes on Tokyo
zack ECKROTH
Tyler shares stories of his adventure in Japan.
- General Reporter
During summer break, most teens spend their time on the couch eating Dorito’s and watching countless hours of Netflix, but senior Tyler Rietz did a little bit more. He explored the depths of Japan and visited THE Pokémon center, but none of this would have been possible without the help from a program called Labo an international exchange program that put him with two host families in Japan. This is what Tyler had to say about his visit. Rietz was influenced to go to Japan because he has always been interested in their culture since he was in third grade. “I heard from one of my friends about this program called LABO that she was attending this year and I thought this would be a good chance to actually make a trip over to Japan,” said Rietz. When he first arrived in Japan he had to ride the train for about three hours before meeting his host family at the train station. "Surprising to me I learned that Japanese people are not to different from us, I expected our views to be quite different but it turns out their problems are no different than ours,” commented Rietz. “One thing
that had me a little on edge at first though was the point when I had to shower in a public bath house with no dividers though.” When traveling into Japan Rietz thought it was necessary to try different food from their culture. “Some food dishes that I did enjoy were Gudon (fried pork on rice) and of course the many ramen noodles. I had ramen at least twice a week while on my visit and had to have spent a couple hundred dollars on ramen,” said Rietz. Although there was food Rietz greatly enjoyed, he also tackled many dishes that he had to disagree with. “Some of the food that I did not find very enjoyable would have to be Yakitori (grilled chicken skin) and Sashimi (plain raw fish).
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Rietz splashes water onto a Daisen statue for good luck.
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Sometimes the fish was still moving,” Rietz said One of the most embarrassing things that happened to Rietz was when he was joking around with some girl and tried saying her uniform was ugly but she thought he had called her ugly. “There humor was a little off the wall. In Tokyo I was going to a festival and some fellow friends of the host family started teaching me Japanese statements that were very questionable, kind of similar to America’s whole spell icup then say funny colors elementary jokes.” Said Rietz One thing Rietz had noticed about Japan was their video games were more cartoony compared to american games. “It was way more cute and irregular." Said Rietz When Rietz got back to America he claimed that it was weird and quite the change. Rietz commented, "I wanted to bow to people and speak Japanese. I went from two months of Japanese culture and suddenly in ten hours everything just changed.” Out of everything he will miss the hospitality of the locals,and learning more about the language everyday. He also said that it is very different than sitting in a classroom, it’s not routine, it’s something new everyday. Tyler commented that he would gladly return back to Japan if he ever got the chance again.
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Sports Roundup
sarah KOVASH - co-Editor-in-Chief
Boys’ Soccer
The Boys’ Soccer team has played 12 games with a record of 1-9-2. Their game against Fargo Shanley on August 16 was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Their next game will be their West Region Play-in-Game on Thursday, Oct. 2 at Mandan’s Dacotah Centennial Park.
Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country
The Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country teams have competed in five meets with senior Bryce Andresen and junior Jacey Wilson being the top runners for Mandan at all of the meets. Their next meet will be their Pre-State Invite on Saturday, Oct. 4. Boys’ is at 11 a.m. and Girls’ is at 4 p.m.
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Football
The Braves’ Football team has a record of 0-4. Their next game is against the Williston Coyotes at 7 p.m. at Faris Field in Mandan on Friday, Oct. 3.
Boys’ Tennis
The Boys’ Tennis team has played in nine matches with a record of 2-7. Their next matches will be the North Dakota State Tournament on October 2-4.
Girls’ Volleyball
The Girls’ Volleyball team has The Girl’s Swim & Dive team competed in nine matches with a has competed in six meets with a record of 6-7. Their next match will record of 3-2. Their next meet will be Thursday, Oct. 2 against Minot at be Friday, Oct. 3 at 5 p.m. against Photo by Sarah Kovash 7 p.m. in the Mandan High School Williston and Gillette, WY at the The Girls’ Volleyball team warms up before their game gymnasium. Brave Center. against Dickinson on Tuesday, Sept. 16. (All information for Sports Roundup is updated as of September 25, 2014. Any meets/games from September 26-September 30 are not included.)
August Athletes of the Month
Senior Cameron Christopherson Boys Football
Photo by Colton Justice
“Cam has lead by example throughout the summer and start of our season. He has accepted moving to a new position defensively after earning all-state honors last season as a corner he has moved to Strong safety. --From the strong safety position he
led the team in tackles against Fargo South on August 29th and defended 3 passes. Cam has helped his teammates to adjust to changes defensively and and stepped up his role as a leader through this process.---Cam also played significant minutes at running back offensive (no stats are available). He is also on three special teams---Cam has led his teammates in off-season activities from weight training and summer camps to fundraising activities. Including a regional 7 on 7 competition in the twin cities and a camp in Valley City, 4 days of lifting per week, and the Cloverdale hot dog sale, Medieval Rush and coupon book sales.---We look to Cam to be a leader in all aspects of our program.” said Head Football Coach Todd Sheldon.
Senior Rachelle Harr Girls Volleyball
“Please consider Rachelle Harr for the August Athlete of the Month. After our first weekend of regular season play, in 7 matches, Rachelle racked up 30 kills, 3 blocks & 35 digs. She has made a big position change, going from 3 rotations as a middle hitter
to playing all 6 positions as an outside hitter. That is a huge role change and Rachelle has excelled not only in the stats category, but she has stepped up big time with her leadership and positive attitude. She will play a crucial role for us in our quest for a state tournament berth,” said Head Coach Anna Folk.
Other nominations
The other male athletes nominated for August were Senior Jacob Dillman, Soccer and Sophomore Tyler Tweeten, Tennis. The other female nominations were Junior Mirranda Gross, Cross Country, Junior Sarah Curtiss, Swimming and Sophomore KayCee Shulz, Photo by Mikaela Herberg Golf.
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