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Featured Stories:*Fall Festival*Community Pep Rally*Mr. Steinbeck's Corner*Meet Mr. Nelson*Meet Mr. Welch*Meet Synne & Jacopo*Umbra Cartoon*Marching Band*"Respect" Assembly*Sports Summaries FootballVolleyballCross Country ------------------------------Staff:Rylee FosterJoslyn GlosNick ThalleyVeronica CarrizalesEmma KramerLauren HaddowAdvisor: Mr. Rich Rolofson

by Rylee Foster On Friday August 23rd, the

Back to School Pep Rally was held from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in the football field featuring a good-will offering meal of sloppy joe sandwiches and chips benefiting the cheerleaders. Entertainment included performances by the High School Band, the Cheerleaders, and Dazzlers' Dance Group. Cross Country Kyle Bottom Coach, Volleyball Coach, Amy Beyer, Football Coach, Greg Welch. Each coach spoke about the progress their teams were making for the fall season and were optimistic about the success and potential for their teams. There were nearly 200 in attendance at the pep rally. After the rally was finished, the football team held an inter-squad scrimmage to prepare for their first game of the season.

A monthly on-line publication of the Hershey High Journalism ClassAugust 19 to September 27, 2019

Hershey High School -- Hershey, Nebraska

Back to School!Community Pep Rally Brings Loyal PanthersTogether for the Start of the 2019-20 Year

Mr. Steinbeck's CornerOur Principal's Advice for a Great Year

by Emma KramerHershey High School Principal, Mr. Jeff Steinbeck says that the best part of the new school year is seeing all of the students back and involved with their activities and classes. When I spoke with him about what goals he thought were important for the students in the coming year he said that there are three meaningful things for success:

1. Keep your grades up so you get all the credits you need to graduate and go to college.

2. Keep good attendance. This is important because it creates a good habit of being responsible for your work.

3. Stay in class. By staying on top of your classwork, it becomes easier to not fall behind.

Above: The Hershey Cheerleaders raise the crowd's spirits during the Community Pep Rally, Aug August 23, prior to the football team's inter-squad scrimmage.

Above left: Hershey High Head Football Coach addresses the assembled Panther fans prior to the team's pre-season scrimmage. Above right: (from left) Jenna Frels, Kate Vaughn and Delaney Love tell the rally crowd about the high expectations for 2019.

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MeetMr. Welch

Back to School with Friends is the Best!

UMBRA by Lauren Haddow

Mr. Greg Welch isoriginally from Norfolk, NEwhere he graduated fromNorfolk High. He attendedWayne State Collegewhere he earned a B.A. inEducation. His first head footballcoaching and teachingposition was at RavennaHigh. He later taught atSouth Sioux City, McCook,and Seward where histeam won a Class B StateChampionship in 2001. Most recently, Mr. Welchserved at AndersonCounty Kansas SchoolDistrict where he taught,was head football coach,and athletic administrator. Mr. Welch's wife, Tracy,is a first grade teacher atNorth Platte St. Patrick's

Elementary School. TheWelchs have two children;son, Kalen who played forMr. Welch when hecoached at Seward anddaughter, McKenna, whowas a Seward cheerleaderand is now pursuing adegree in medicine. Welcome to Hershey!

MeetMr. Nelson

By Joslyn GlosMr. Jordan Nelson is Hershey's newsocial studies teacher and also servesas the new assistant coach for thefootball Team and head coach for thegirls' basketball team. I spent some timegetting to know a little about him.Q: Where is your home town? A: Newman Grove, NEQ: What University did you attend?What year did you Graduate? A: University of Kearney, 2014.Q: What Subjects do you teach?

A: 7th and 8th Grade World Study 9th Grade Geography/History

Sociology/PsychologyQ: What Sports/Activities do youCoach/Sponsor? A: 8th Grade Class Sponsor, Assistant Varsity Football Coach, and Head Girls' Basketball Coach.Q: What hobbies/interests do you haveoutside of work? A: Hiking, Cards, Golf, AnythingAdventurous.Q: What is your wife's name? Anychildren? A: My wife's name is Alyssa, sheteaches SCS at Adams Middle School.We have no children.Q: What Attracted you to teach atHershey High School? A: "My wife and I were interested inliving in Western Nebraska because Iused to teach in Chadron. I was alsolooking forward to the staff andstudents at Hershey."

Q: What is your teaching philosophy? A: "People over Product."Q: What makes teaching a job that youenjoy? A: "I enjoy seeing different imaginationswork, kids responding and getting to knowthem individually."Q: What goals do you have for the comingyear? A: Being more decisive in my decisionsas I plan and prepare my classes..Q: What is your #1 strength from theStrengthsfinder Test? A: AdaptabilityQ: What does this strength say about you? A: "It shows I'm capable of working withall types of people in finding a way to makethe most of the situation at hand.

Meet Synne & Jacopo

This fall, two new students joined the Panthers as foreign exchange students. Welcome Synne Forsland, from Norway and Jacopo Wu from Italy! Synne is from Necodden and chose to come to Hershey to experience a new culture. She noted that one of the differences from her education in Norway is the class schedule. In her native land, one group of students receives their classes together in one main classroom instead of numerous different classes. Synne is hoping to visit as much of the United States as possible during her time here and is looking forward to how Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Christmas are celebrated. Her parents are Catherine, who works as an insurance adjuster and Jarl who is a CEO for an electrical contracting company.

Jacopo's home is in Frosinone,Italy, where his mother, Cuili Sunand father, Yunguang Wu live. Hisfamily origins are in Japan. Jacopo is interested in learningabout life in the United States andhopes he will improve his abilities inspeaking and writing English. The most notable differencethat Jacopo noticed about schoolin American culture is theemphasis in sport and competition..Compared with his experience inItaly, he finds that in America, theculture is much more focused onsports at many different levels. InItaly, he has participated in clubsports programs. He said that he likes thefriendliness of all of the people hehas met since arriving lastsummer. Jacopo hopes to visit MountRushmore in South Dakota. His interests and hobbies includebasketball and Marvel Comicmovies.


Hershey StudentsLearn the Value of

Positive Relationshipsfrom RESPECTSchool Assembly

Members of the RESPECT travelling actors/educators pose with Junior,Brandon Eller after their performances Sept. 19 for the elementary and highschools. Above from left, Brandon Eller and actors Nola, Manny, Sam, and Erin.

August 20th Fall Festival Draws HersheyTogether to Celebrate the Change fromSummer to Autumn and the Start of School

Upper left photo: The Hershey High Volleyball Team are ready for a ride in the Fall Festival Parade. Upper right photo: Senior,Alex Mundt tries to disguise his true identity at the Fall Festival Social held at the American Legion Hall after the parade.Below left photo: Members of the Hershey Education Association gather before the parade. The group suppied the crowd withice pops. Below right photo: The Hershey High Cheer Squad show their spirit at the parade in their best tie-dyes.

Hershey High MarchingBand Features the Musicfrom "Shrek"

Under the direction of Mr. Ian Nelson, in his secondyear at Hersney, the marching band began the 2019season with performances at the Nebraska StateFair on Aug. 30, the Kearney Bearcat Festival, Sept.21, and the Ogallala High Festival, Sept. 28. The band began preparing for the current seasonlast spring, with the selection of their program andstarted band camp practices during August, prior tothe start of the school year. The band of 28 members is led by drum majorsCelie Childears and Reace Anderson. This year's theme for the band's performances areselections from the animated film, "Shrek", featuring"All Star", "Hallelujah", and "I'm a Believer." The band will prepare for marching competitions atLincoln Public Schools on Oct. 19 and capping theirseason at the Nebraska State MarchingCompetitions in Kearney on Oct. 26.

Respect 2, a group of traveling actor/educators made a lasting impression on anaudience of students from Hershey, NorthPlatte St. Patrick's and Sutherland about theeffects of bullying in their performance onSept. 19 at Hershey High. The troupe of four actors portrayed avariety of situtations that they described astypical, yet unique to many students. Thegroup emphasized the importance ofidentifying different aspects of bullying thatcan happen at school and showed the impactthat it has both physically and emotionally onthe victim. From their performances andpresentations, the group's goal was to

provide the students and staff with a better awareness of bullying. After the presentations, the group and several faculty fielded questions from the audience to provide answers to different situations they have experienced. The group also invited several volunteer students from the assembly to participate in role playing scenes in which they could show how to deal with bullying.


Panther Pride on Field and CourtGames and Events Summaries for Aug. 19 to Sept. 28

Cross Country

Football

Volleyball

The Hershey Cross Country runners are picking up the pace from wherethey left off in 2018. Led by boys' runners Gabe Becher and Blake Brunsand girls' runners Varsha Huebner and Celie Childears, the team competed inmeets hosted by North Platte St. Patrick's, Chase County, McCook, andOgalla during September. Junior Blake Bruns strode to a first place finish at the St. Pat's Invitationalat River's Edge Golf Course in North Platte on Sept. 5. The boys' teamcompleted the meet with a first place team finish, while the girls' squad finishedfifth at the meet. The girls' team has been led by Senior Varsha Huebner at each meet,leading the rest of the team at each meet. Seniors Celie Childears, TiaElsasser, and Trissa Wilson have made continuous improvement on theirtimes and places at each meet. The team will work in October to peak in their runs at the SPVA in Grant,Oct. 10 and at the district meet on Oct. 17. Last year's state qualifier, GabeBecher will have his sights set to qualify for the state meet.

The Hershey Panther Football team started the year with their inter-squad scrimmage on Aug. 23, prior to the start of their nine game season. The team opened the year hosting Hastings St. Cecilia Aug. 30. The BlueHawks came away with the win, 28-13. Hershey gained its first road win of the season with a 28-16 victory overGibbon on Sept. 6. The Panthers were tested on both offense and defense when they hostedpowerhouse Doniphan-Trumbull on Sept.13, losing to the Cardinals 60-14. Despite an early lead against the Centura Centurions in an away game,Sept. 20, the Panthers were unable to respond to a late game rally, losing inthe final quarter, 38-20. On Sept. 27, the annual clash between the Panthers and rival North PlatteSt. Patrick's Irish started with the two schools' cross country teamscompleting a road rally from the Irish's home field to Hershey's, delivering thegame ball just before kick off. The Irish prevailed in the annual rivalry, winning41 to 0.

From left: Sam Mackley, Reace Anderson, Gabe Becher, Matt Bruns,and Blake Bruns prepare for their run at the McCook Invitational onSept. 19. Becher placed as the first Hershey runner in 15th position.

The Lady Panthers team huddle up after a long, tiringset during their match against McCook on Sept. 19.

The Panthers in inter-squad action, Aug. 23 at Summers Field. KeeganOettinger (41) pushes through a barrage of defensive players, whileCamden Neidhardt (1), Carter Butterfield (60), and Eric Halsted (67)watch the action.

The Hershey Panthers' Volleyball Team is nearly half waythrough the seaon, posting a record of 8-6 overall., led by

returning seniors Keyana Hastings and Jenna Frels.Score Summaries for September:8/29: Lost to Broken Bow, 3-0

9/7: Lost to Lexington, 2-0.9/7: Won over Holdrege, 2-0

9/7: Lost to Chase County, 2-19/10: Won over Cozad, 3-2

9/12: Won over Lexington, 3-19/14: Won over S.E.M, 2-0

9/14: Lost to Southern Valley: 2-09/14: Lost to Elm Creek, 2-19/17: Won over McCook, 3-19/24:Won over Kimball, 3-0

9/26: Won over Southwest, 3-09/28: Won over Ainsworth, 2-09/28: Lost to Gothenburg, 2-0

9/28: Won over Bridgeport, 2-0


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