From Newspaper Staff for 9/3/2021, part 3
Opinion on World Events
By: Tiana Cavin
One of the things that it seems like nobody is talking about is the Taliban taking over Afghanistan. This is a major deal, that’s been going on all of our lives (us students). Although all of the students and teachers have their own viewpoints, this is still a very serious problem that will affect our lives in some way.
The reason why I say this is that as of Sunday August 15 ,2021 president Joe Biden ended the 20 year war against Afghanistan. Now I say that this will affect us because look at what has happened since we left, the citizens are fleeing their own country just because they don’t feel safe and going to other countries and other countries are letting them in.
The Afghan government fled, and the Taliban has control, and they have been ruthless since they took control. The Afghan Air Force had 167 operational aircraft, including 33 black hawk attack helicopters, it only took the Taliban a couple of days to figure out how to fly the Black Hawks and there are videos of them hanging people from the sides. This is just a small graphic video going around, and I say small because there’s a lot more such as them killing people trying to evacuate at the airports and just killing people who may have connections to the states.
It is a very sad and tragic problem considering that over 2,400 troops lost their lives fighting in this war, and to see us leave like that. I believe that we tried but it’s sad to see how we gave up. True that we are helping the civilians escape and flee, but it’s not like we can save all of them alone.
There are so many stories that are coming out every day to update the current crisis, but a couple of headlines were ‘Biden defiant on the End of The War’ (US News)and that talks about how he seemed it was a good thing to withdraw while the Taliban is seeing it as a victory. Another headliner is ‘Top Senate Republican says “There isn’t going to be an impeachment” of Biden over Afghanistan withdrawal’ (CNN).
From the Newspaper Staff for 9/3/2021, part 2
Kansas News
By Desiree Madere
As states are starting to order mask mandates, governor Laura Kelly said on Wednesday, August 25,2021 that it will not be needed at the moment. She said many Kansans worried about the spreading coronavirus in Kansas schools. She has a task force ready to handle mask mandates if it comes to that.
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Over 300 Kansas inmates have enrolled in college classes through the Kansas Department of Education. As of Tuesday, September 2, 2021 325 inmates have enrolled so far. This is all thanks to the Second Chance Pell grants. Which were awarded to seven Kansas colleges back in the fall of 2020.
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Jeff Colyer has dropped out of the 2022 Kansas governor's race. He was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. He has endorsed Derek Schmit for governor. Jeff Cloyer used to be the lieutenant governor under Sam Brownback. He is expected to make a full recovery after treatment
From the Newspaper Staff for 9/3/2021
World News
By Desiree Madere
On Thursday, August 26, 2021, two explosions went off near the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. The two explosions killed over 75 people including 13 American troops. These explosions were believed to be caused by the terrorist group called Islamic State.
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On Sunday, August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana. The category four hurricane has had a destructive path as it moved through the United States. In Louisiana many are still left with no power and shelter. As the hurricane has made its way through the United States we have received some of the pressure systems here in our neck of the woods.
As the Hurricane remains track through the Northeast it is still creating much destruction. The Northeast is experiencing historic flooding. Many are still under a flash flood emergency. The death toll in the Northeast is up to 22 people and still on the rise.
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Reported by a school district on Monday, September 1, 2021 that 29 Sacramento students are still stuck in Afghanistan after the United States evacuation ended. The school district later confirmed on Tuesday that they have 29 students, from 19 families, still stuck in Afghanistan.
Chargers defeat P Ridge 36-0. Great job boys.
Ems B team falls to P Ridge in three hard fought sets.
It's a great night for football!! Our EMS Chargers are ready to compete!! When asked about the season opener, Quarterback Cooper Strube stated, "I feel very prepared for game one, I think we can win.
Ben Selland has been great in practice, I think he will preform well!"
Tonight's games will be aired on Rainbow Live (Horton Charger Channel). The link is at the bottom of our website. Go Chargers!
Varsity Football Schedule
- Graphic Created by Trevor Walkup Horton High School Senior Class of 2022
Everest Middle School's 7th and 8th Grade Choir enjoyed a bit of Constructive/Active Rest during rehearsal to help the students better understand their bodies! This exercise helped alleviate tension that many musicians (and athletes too!) experience when performing!
Don't forget, EMS Chargers have their Volleyball Home Opener tomorrow evening. B Team starts at 4:30, followed by A Team, and then C Team.
Kennedi Stevens said, "Come out and watch to see how much we have improved and progressed."
EMS Spirit Week “Twinsie Tuesday”
EMS Spirit Week “Twinsie Tuesday”
7th & 8th Grade Stuco Members
7th Grade
President-Shyanne Hutchison
Vice President-Emaleigh Baker
Secretary-Ella Stirton
Treasurer-Jonas Crismas
Girl Rep-Bobbi Becker
Boy Rep-Wyatt Chartier
8th Grade
President-John Gordon
Vice President-Cooper Strube
Secretary-Kennedi Stevens
Treasurer-Garret Pennington
Girl Rep-Dacey Callahan
Boy Rep-Ben Selland
School picture day is Wednesday, September 1st. Pictures will be taken first thing in the morning. If your student would like to participate in "way back Wednesday" for spirit week, please send a change of clothes.
This week in USD 430...
Horton High School Newspaper Staff presents . . . Athlete of the week, coming soon!
Cheer and Dance Lock-in
By: Tiana Cavin
Last week on Friday night after the dance, the Cheer and Dance team had a lock-in at the high school.
The objective was to get more team bonding in since we have a whole season that goes through the school year. Our goals that we made were to be at practice, no drama, and to work hard and do a good job.
From other people’s eyes it may look like we don’t do a lot but we do more than stand there and smile. We watched the movie Grease, and had a potluck dinner for supper, and then we had some of the girls and coach and chaperones bring different games to play. And soon enough the night went from 12 to 4 in the morning.
At seven we were all awakened by our lovely coach, and we got to eat pancakes and then most of us went home and slept and then went to work or shopped. It was a very fun night.
Horton Elementary Picture Day will be Sept. 1st. Students will be bringing home Inter-State Picture Forms on Friday August 27th. Parents will also have the option of ordering on-line. All information will be included in the forms the students bring home with them on Friday.
Everest Middle School Spirit week 8/30-9/3
Horton High School Newspaper Staff presents . . .
News for the week of 8/23/21-8/27/21, article one
Horton High School Fall Sports Review
By: Drew Weddington
2020 was a rough year for all of us. But with sports starting back up, it’s bound to be a lot better than last year. Through all the difficulties however, one sports team stands out the most, football.
Throughout the entire summer, our boys in blue have been putting in hard work to become better. And with the upcoming season and jamboree, they are looking forward to having a better season than the past four.
One of the team’s leaders, Senior Trey Lockwood, had this to say, “We are working hard and continue to get better every practice, there’s multiple guys competing for multiple positions.” Trey then had some comments on the upcoming season and jamboree, “We are a few steps ahead of where we have been the previous years and that's due to attitudes and numbers. We got a great chance to compete and play ball coming up. Coaches put us in a great position to win. All we gotta do is execute.”
One of the biggest challenges for the team has been the offensive and defensive Line. And with great size and strength this year, it’s bound to get interesting. Offensive and defensive lineman, senior Jon Boller, had this to say, “The O line and D line have improved from where we started. We have guys competing for the same spot and everyone seems aggressive and wants to start on Friday nights.”
Now time for a sport that has everyone on their heels, cross country! The cross country team has performed excellently throughout the past years. And throughout the summer until now and into the future, our runners have been putting in hard labor to give the competition a run for their money. Senior Trevor Ottman had this to say about their hard work and dedication, “We’ve been going decently hard compared to what we’ve done in the past. I think we’re on the right track.”
Let’s wish our runners a great year and hope they perform even better than last year!
Finally there is one more team that has had their ups and downs throughout the past years, volleyball. Our very own Lady Chargers have put in so much time into becoming better and raising competition. With our 2021 seniors behind us now, some younger students have big shoes to fill coming into the 21-22 season.
Sophomore and varsity athlete, Amaya Boller, had this to say about work ethic and the upcoming season, “We have been doing good if we put our minds to what we need to do. My thoughts heading into the season are to always be positive no matter what and always work as a team.”
Another volleyball athlete, sophomore Isabelle Gaskell had this to say about their practices, “I think that as a team, we have been doing a lot better in our drills. We’ve got a lot of expertise coming from our coaches and since they have been coaches in the past, they pretty much know the ins and outs of being a high school volleyball coach.” She then went on to say, “ The coaches know the best drills to make us better.”
The 2021-2022 high school fall sports season is going to be a huge one. Lets all come together and support our Horton Charger athletes! Best of luck to everyone!!!