Student of the Week
By: Katie Arbach
Monday, November 25, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Hoven FCCLA Holds
Annual Halloween Carnival
By: Katie Arbach
On Thursday, October 31, the Hoven
FCCLA Chapter held their annual Halloween Carnival for children in the
community. 35 Kids came all dressed up
in their costumes! All of the little
spooks enjoyed games like put the tale on the cat, cupcake walk, pumpkin bean
bag toss, tattoo booth, and a pumpkin patch game. Also, the kids did some arts and crafts to
remember their fun day.
The cans of food that the kids
brought for admissions will be donated to the Treasure Hut and go to the Food
Bank. The cans of food will also help us
in a project we are doing for Share our Strengths.
Thank you to all of the FCCLA
parents who helped bring treats, games, and helped throughout the day. Also, thank you to Garret Spindler, Macy
Lecklider, Tori Breaw, Kayla Sautner, and Katie McClure for volunteering your
time to help the FCCLA members run this event.
It would not have been a great party without everyone’s help!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Student of the Week
By: Katie Arbach
Ellie Cole
Ellie Cole
(13) is the daughter of Dwayne and Becky Cole.
She has one brother Brett (15).
Ellie is involved in marching band.
Ellie is in 8th grade and she said her favorite teacher is
Mrs. VonWald.
Some of her
hobbies during the summer are swimming and hanging out with friends. Ellie said that when she grows up she wants
to be a baker, because she does it all the time and really enjoys it. Her favorite meal by our amazing school lunch
cooks is the deli subs, because they are really good.
Friday, October 18, 2013
FCCLA Leadership Weekend
South Dakota FCCLA’s members
“Discovered their Superpowers” at the recent Leadership Weekend on October 5th
and 6th at the Crossroads Hotel in Huron, SD. 211 students and 33 advisers from
across the state attended Rookie Camp, Power Training, or Peer Education
Training. 2013-14 State FCCLA Officers led the Rookie Training. They spoke about National Programs, Star
Events and taught students the basic information about FCCLA. Rookie Training
attendees received the Step One Membership Award at the conference. Trent Misak, former National Officer
conducted Power Training. He
incorporated dynamic leadership activities and games into his presentation that
expanded students’ knowledge of FCCLA. Peer Education team members had their
first meetings together and each team identified their state projects. The Community peer education team planned
projects to support the National FCCLA Outreach Project, Share Our Strength. The Family team will be working with one of
the National FCCLA educational partners, Autism Speaks, to bring awareness to
autism issues. And finally, the Career
peer education team members are planning a year-long drive to support Ronald
McDonald houses in South Dakota.
From the Hoven chapter 3 people
went to the Leadership Weekend. Bailey
Zweber attended Power Training to get ready for district office. Katie Arbach attended Peer Education Training
as she is a Career Peer Educator. Our
Advisor, Mrs. Maier also went to learn about the new rules for FCCLA.
FCCLA
stands for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and was first
established in 1945 and in South Dakota in 1946. Family serves as the central focus of this
organization. This career and technical student
organization prepares youth to assume their adult roles in society as wage
earners, community leaders, and caring family members by giving them important
life skills needed to thrive in their families, careers and communities.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Mobridge College
Planning Days
By: Katie Arbach
As we come to end of our high school
years, the Juniors and Seniors are faced with many decisions and one of them is
college. Many students start questioning
if they want to go to college or enter the military. What should I major in? Would it be best for me to just go straight
into the work force? There are so many
different options!
On Wednesday, October 2nd
the Juniors and Seniors went to Mobridge for the College Planning Day. There were many different public and private
universities, tech schools, and military representatives there for the students
to look at and get an idea of where they would like to go after high school.
The College Planning Days was very
beneficial to the students here at Hoven.
“It was very informational and it gave me confidence in my decision of
what college I want to go to.” Quoted senior Bailey Zweber, who plans on going
to Dakota Wesleyan next fall for Registered Nurse.
Along with the information on
different colleges there were also booths on financial aid for the students to
look over. The students now have a
better understanding of the colleges in the area and what they all have to
offer.
The Golden Rule:
RESPECT
By: Katie Arbach
Once again every month the Hoven School District will have a
Dakota Character trait. Dakota Character
is an educational framework for teaching different values. The theme for October is respect. Respect means to show consideration for
yourself, others, property, rules, and authority.
Our school values respect and teaches about bullying to
emphasize the fact that if you are bullying or picking on someone else; you are
not respecting them. Every day on the announcements
we hear a quote for the Dakota Character trait of the month. As the students learn more and more about
positive values, we hope to see a positive influence on our school and
community.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
ATHLETE
OF THE WEEK
By:
Katie Arbach
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Tanner Heuer
Tanner
Heuer is the son of Dave and Linda Heuer.
Tanner has three sisters (Tami, Traci, and Tara) and one brother
(Travis). He is a senior this year and
is involved in football, basketball, FCCLA, Student Council, French Club, and
National Honor Society.
His favorite
sport is basketball because you have the crowd all around you cheering you on
and it is a so exciting and fast paced game.
When
asked who his favorite athlete is, he said “Tom Brady from the Patriots
football team, because of his leadership on the team”
Tanner’s
greatest athletic accomplishment was going to state in basketball.
His
goals include making it to the dome in football, going to state in basketball,
and of course graduating high school.
Some
advice that Tanner gives to those younger people who are hoping to play sports
is to work hard and you will do great.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Student
of the Week
By: Katie Arbach
Tori Breaw
Tori Breaw is a freshman at Hoven High School. Her parents are Aaron and Jenny Breaw and she
has 4 sisters, Amanda, Alisha, Alysyn, and Bre’elle. Tori’s favorite teacher is Mrs. Stoecker and
favorite subject is study hall. Her
favorite food is pizza and her favorite movie is the Hunger Games. When asked if she can visit anywhere in the
world and why, she said, “Las Vegas, because I have never been there before and
it seems like a fun place to party. Tori’s favorite quote is by Dr. Seuss, “Don’t cry because it is over,
smile because it happened.”
Monday, September 23, 2013
Bang on the Drum All
Day
By: Katie Arbach
Left, Left, Left, Right, Left! Horns up!
Roll your feet! Chin’s up! Guide right!
If you’ve been hearing this in town around 7:30 in the morning it’s
probably because the Hoven High School Marching Band is getting ready for Gypsy
Days in a few short weeks.
How does all of this hard work pay
off? Band instructor, Elizabeth Bengs
said, “Marching band definitely takes a lot of
hard work and dedication. When everyone puts in 100% we create a
strong, unified ensemble. Our goal is to come home with a gold at Gypsy
Days, along with the award for top band of the day. My favorite pay
off from marching band is hearing people talk about the
strong marching tradition we uphold in Hoven. In fact, in both of my
previous years, I have received emails from NSU students stating that our band
is being talked about in music ed. classes. This definitely shows
that we have done our community and alumni proud!.”
Although waking up earlier isn’t
something any of the students like to do, they all believe their hard work will
pay off in the end.
Even though most people probably
think marching band is one of the easier extracurricular activities they are
sadly mistaken. Mrs. Bengs stated that
one of the benefits of being in marching band is physical activity, “Marching
starts your day off on the “right foot” (well, actually the left when we
march!) Some may think that surely you don’t get much exercise from marching,
but just ask these students—if you are doing it correctly, you are getting a
good workout and working up a sweat!”
The confidence that Beng’s shows, is
also rubbing off on her students.
Senior, Scott Glodt said, “Although our band is small and young, we
might struggle right away but we will rise to the occasion when Gypsy Days
comes.”
One of the great things about our
little town is the giant support we always receive from our community. The Gypsy Day’s parade is on Saturday,
October 5th, so if you are in Aberdeen that day, please don’t forget
to stop by the parade and cheer loud for the Hoven High School Marching
Band!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Last Year in High School
By: Katie Arbach
Finally
after twelve long years of anticipation, waiting for the big day of graduation
to arrive, senior year is finally here.
As I sit here and write this paper, I often wonder where all the time
went, but then I look back and realize that the time spent was well worth my
while. There have been so many memories
made with my classmates and friends that I don’t regret a single moment spent
with everyone. High school is a great
time to have fun and enjoy life before reality actually starts.
My name is Katie Arbach and as most
of you know, I am the daughter of Gary and Joyce Arbach. I have one amazing sister who I am very close
with. Nicole Graduated in 2012 from Hoven
High School. She currently is going to
school at the University of South Dakota in Vermilion.
I am currently a senior at Hoven
High. I have been involved in many
different extra-curricular activities throughout high school such as chorus,
band, flags, FCCLA, Student Council, FBLA, and French Club just to name a few. I enjoy shopping and hanging out with friends
and family. After graduation in May, I
plan on attending Stewart School to major in Cosmetology.
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