Girls Break Into Top Ten; Guys Place Seventeenth

By: Drema Johnson

            On Saturday, November 13, the Hancock County Cross Country teams competed in the KHSAA State Championship in Lexington, Kentucky. Leading for Hancock County, on the girl’s side, was Sydney Young, a seventh grader, placing fourteenth with a time of 20:03. Other finishers included Drema Johnson placing eighteenth with 20:28, Kensey Estes placing sixtieth with 21:52, Kelsey Rodgers placing ninety- ninth with 23:36, and Tanisha Johnson placing one-hundred and thirty- seventh with 25:32.

“The girls went out and ran like they should have on the weekend before.” Coach Wes Meserve stated. “Regardless, the team placed tenth overall, which was one of their goals for this season and an improvement from last year.”

           

“On the girl’s side,” Coach Anderson stated, “the pieces finally came together again, just like the race at Webster County where all five girls came together and did what they had to do. As for the boys, they performed just about how I expected them to.”

On the guy’s team, Cody Roach led for Hancock County placing nineteenth with a time of 17:13. Other finishers included Cody Inman placing ninety- sixth with 18:54, Cody Schroader placing one-hundred fourteenth with 19:12, Dylan Johnson placing one-hundred fifty-seventh with 20:08, Josh Daugherty placing one-hundred sixty-first with 20:17, and Bailey Terry placing one-hundred ninety- fourth with 22:22. The guy’s team placed seventeenth, which was also a slight improvement from last year.

             “I don’t really know what the guys were thinking when they were leading in the beginning of the race,” Coach Meserve stated. “We’re not a private school and I think they may have gotten a little bit too excited; however, both teams are young and slightly inexperienced, so it gives us something to work on next season. Overall, I am pleased with how the season turned out, and I’m encouraged for next year considering that we have almost everyone coming back for both squads.”

Roach Takes Regional Championship Title; Both Teams Headed to State

By: Drema Johnson

           

On Saturday, November 6th the Hancock County Cross Country Teams competed in the Class A Region 2 Championship meet. Some of the top teams in Class A, including Owensboro Catholic, Green County, and Hancock County, competed for regional honors. For the guy’s team, Cody Roach, a young sophomore, was the overall winner with a time of 17:19, beating the second place finisher, Michael Goedde of Owensboro Catholic, by 23 seconds. Other Hancock County finishers included Cody Inman finishing eighth with 18:16, Josh Daugherty seventeenth with 19:38, Cody Schroader eighteenth with 19:42, Austin Schadler twenty-third with 20:12, Dylan Johnson twenty-fourth with 20:18, and Chris Bertke thirty-fourth with 21:34.

“I was disappointed with the overall performance.” Coach Anderson stated. “I think the fact that we ran at two in the afternoon kind of messed up the runner’s times, but I still thought they could have done better.”

On the girl’s side, placing fifth and leading for Hancock County was Drema Johnson with a time of 21:16. Other finishers included Sydney Young placing sixth with 21:20, Kensey Estes tenth with 22:30, Kelsey Rodgers twelfth with 23:03, and Tanisha Johnson twenty-eighth with 27:07. 

           “Both teams placed where they were projected to.” Coach Wes Meserve stated. “I was disappointed with some of my mid-pack runners on the boy’s side, and I really don’t know what happened to the girls’ team. I do think we could have done better, but we still walked away with two regional runner-up trophies to put in the trophy case. In addition, Cody Roach proved that he was the best runner in the region and one of the best to ever compete for Hancock County.”

Are Senior Projects Really Beneficial?

By: Tabitha Scott

Many students say senior projects are a waste of time. The question is: Are those students right?

There really isn’t a simple answer to that question.  The truth is that it all depends on the individual student and how serious they take their senior project.  If they choose something challenging, the student can learn so much about the career they explore. They may even learn enough to decide if they actually want to pursue that career after graduating. On the other hand, if the student chooses something easy, they likely won’t learn anything and the entire project is a waste of their time and the adults that volunteer time to help.

Why Are They Helpful?

            Actually, senior projects are a great help for students that take their education and future serious. A senior project helps the senior decide if they want to go into the career they chose for their project. Rather than taking a year or more in college to decide they aren’t interested in a certain career, senior projects can help streamline the process, and save students time and money. Senior projects help make important decision before spending thousands on a career students may not really be interested in.

The Fun of the Product

            Creating the product is the best part of the whole project. This is where you get to actually experience what you would do in the career. For example, my career was commercial art and I painted a mural as my product. This was a great experience for me because I had never painted a mural before. It reinforced my beliefs that art is a major interest for me and pursuing a career in commercial art would be enjoyable.

Why Are They Important?

We are one of the only schools that have senior projects. Senior projects set this school and students apart from others.  This opportunity is a great chance for students to experience something other students can’t. These projects provide insight on careers that can’t be obtained without hands-on experiences.

Famous Art Museum Trip

By: Tabitha Scott

AP Art Studio students and Skills USA club members experienced an awesome opportunity to see art works from the most famous impressionist artist at the Frisk in Nashville on Wednesday November 17. Major artist displayed included: Degas, Monet, Manet and Chihuly.

Mrs. Sparks said, “You could see every brush stroke and the process the artist took to get to the finished product.”

Not only did the students get to tour the Frisk, they had the opportunity to visit the of the Parthenon replica. The structure is an exact recreation of what historians believe the original looked like during the height of the Greek empire.