KBRX News--3-21-01
Amanda Davis and Monica Marx

Good Afternoon. This is Amanda Davis and Monica Marx with this weeks segment of St. Mary’s school news. It’s springtime! To welcome the season change, we’d like to read a poem composed by Ashley Braun:

Spring is sunny, but showers may fall,

Pretty flowers pop up and grow tall,

Roaring bears wake up from their sleep,

Insects are eaten by birds that go "peep,"

Nectar is moved from flower to flower,

Gracefully they grow after each little shower.

The State D-1 Speech Contest 2001 held in Kearney last Friday brought a close to the speech season. Katie Cameron, St. Mary’s junior, brought home the runner up medal in Oral Interpretation of Poetry. Also competing were Britt Chohon who was ranked superior in Informative Speaking and Chohon and Mary Crumly who were ranked superior in Duet Acting.

The Class D State Powerlifting Championship was held in St. Edward on Saturday. Jessie Dougherty placed second in the 123 lb. weight class. Aaron Troester placed third in the 123 lb. boys weight class. Chris Bahrij placed fifth in 181 lb. weight class and Joe Pongratz placed fourth in the 198 lb. weight class. Dougherty bench pressed 110 lbs., deadlifted 245 lbs., and squatted 185 lbs. for a total of 540 lbs. Troester bench pressed 160 lbs., deadlifted 290 lbs., and squatted 225 lbs. for a total of 675 lbs. Bahrij bench pressed 165 lbs., deadlifted 440 lbs., and squatted 305 lbs. for a total of 910 lbs. And Pongratz bench pressed 310 lbs., deadlifted 405 lbs., and squatted 335 lbs. for a total of 1050 lbs. Congratulations to those who participated in this event.

The senior class will be leaving Friday night at 9 p.m. to head to Chicago for their annual class trip that is taken every year by the senior class. They will be gone until Monday night, the 26th, returning at midnight. They will resume school on Tuesday. While the seniors are in Chicago they will be visiting the Navy Pier, going to a Blackhawks hockey game, and going to a Medieval Banquet. We all hope the senior class has a safe and fun trip!

St. Mary’s Band Students, under the direction of Mrs. Sandie Jonas, participated in the Niobrara Valley Conference Band clinic yesterday. Mr. Dennis Carlson and Mr. Dick Davis conducted the area bands. The clinic was held in Butte and was concluded with a public concert, at 7:00 p.m.

Today the 7th and 8th graders left O’Neill at 6:30 a.m. to go to National History Day Nebraska at Wayne State College. They are entered in the junior division in the individual and group exhibits, historical research papers, and performances. Sponsors are Ms. Goettertz and Mrs. Troshynski. Winners in the district competition advance to the State Competition in Lincoln in April.

O’Neill Recreational Softball/Baseball Registration is being held Thursday, March 22nd from 5:30 to 8:00 and Saturday, March 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the O’Neill Public Library. Girls T-ball through 18-and-under Leagues, and Boys T-ball through Pony Leagues will be registering.

Parents of the 2001-2002 Kindergartners will have a meeting in the Kindergarten room on Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. Senior parents will meet in room 103 at 8 o’clock.

Another notice to grade school parents: I.T.B.S. tests will be given next week, the 26th through the 30th. Please make sure that your children get a good nights sleep and are fed breakfast for brain fuel!

St. Mary’s musical ‘Calamity Jane’ is well under way. Those involved with the musical are busily learning lines and practicing songs so that the show will be ready . Mark your calendars for April 4th at 1:00 p.m., and April 6th and 7th at 7:00 p.m. This will be a musical you won’t want to miss!

 

St. Mary’s Boosters will be hosting a 5th and 6th grade basketball tournament along with a 7th and 8th grade basketball tournament this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The games for the 5th and 6th grade boys will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and the championship game will be at 9:10 p.m. On Saturday the games for the 5th and 6th grade girls will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the championship game will be at 12:10 p.m. The 7th and 8th grade girls will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and the championship game will begin at 5:40 p.m. Then on Sunday the 7th and 8th grade boys will begin their games at noon. and the championship game will be at 5:50 p.m. All the games will run on a 50-minute schedule. The teams participating are Stuart, Valentine, Ewing, Orchard, Spencer, O’Neill Public, O’Neill St. Mary’s, Atkinson, Clearwater, Tilden, and Ainsworth. The teams participating will vary depending on the grades. Some of the towns will also be having more than one team.

 

Don’t forget that the first track meet is this Saturday, March 24th, starting at

10:00 a.m. The meet will be hosted by Spencer/Naper, but is in O’Neill. Everyone is

welcome to come and cheer on the teams!

This has been Amanda Davis and Monica Marx with this segment of St. Mary’s school news. We would like to thank SunMart and The Clothing Company for sponsoring this broadcast.