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District 4 Leadership Development Events competition was held at Summerland Public School, Nov. 20. Thirty Summerland FFA members competed in events, which determined who will advance to the state convention. At the end of competition, one individual and two groups were crowned district champions. Sara Hemenway won discovery speaking and advances to state. Conduct of Chapter team one topped the field and will compete at the spring convention. Team members include Braelyn Bergman, Kanyon Allemang...
For several Summerland FFA students, school never is out of session, even during summer months. Through a Supervised Agriculture Experience, FFA members are able to explore career options and learn about workplace life. Summerland FFA Advisor Jacob Goldfuss said, "Essentially, it is some type of job or project that an FFA member should have to help them learn skills and knowledge that they can use in the classroom and in FFA contests." The sky's the limit when it comes to a job or project for an...
The following Summerland students participated in the Holt County Fair, Aug. 5 - 10 in Chambers. Award winners include: Clair Krysl Beef, Breeding Heifers, Shorthorn Breeding Heifers, Heifer Calves - Calved Mar 1 or after of current year, purple, Champion Shorthorn Breeding Heifer Beef, Breeding Heifers, Simmental Breeding Heifers, Yearling Heifers - Calved Mar/Apr of prior year, purple, champion Simmental Breeding Heifer and overall champion breeding heifer Beef, Breeding Heifers, Shorthorn Bre...
Bailey Ahlers Is the lone state qualifier for the Bobcat girls' track and field team. The junior punched her ticket to Burke Stadium for a third time when she cleared 5' two inches and placed second in high jump. Teammate Lydia Robertson was on her heels, finishing third after sailing over the five-foot mark. In the 200m, Robertson set a personal record, runnng 28.97. She placed 10th. Other Bobcat competitors included: Preslie Robertson: 100m hurdles, 11th, 18.22, PR; Caydence Schumacher: high...
Seven points. That was the margin between first and second place at the Randolph Invite, held May 2. The Bobcats brought home the runner-up trophy in the girls' division after scoring 147 points. Ponca won the team title, with 154 points. Lenora Kester claimed the triple jump title. She reached 31' four inches. She also won long jump. She jumped 14' 7.25 inches. In the 300m hurdles, Kester took top honors with a run of 51.28. She picked up a bronze medal in the 100m hurdles, running 17.75. Bailey Ahlers won high jump. She cleared 5' one inch. A...
The Summerland girls' track team relied on its high jump competitors to score points at the April 18th Tom Martin/Wausa Invite, held in Pierce. Bailey Ahlers struck gold, breezing over the bar at 5 feet. Lydia Robertson ended in second, clearing 4' 10 inches. Caydence Schumacher placed fifth, flying over 4' six inches. Lenora Kester scored the rest of the team's points after she finished third in triple jump. She set a season record of 31' 8.25 inches, finishing third. In other events, Kester...
Karley Dawkins, Leah Wiese, Breckyn Bergman and Aubrey Parker topped the medal stand, April 15, at the Hartington-Newcastle Invite. The 4x800 team ran 12:05.79 en route to gold. Bailey Ahlers cleared 5' four inches to place first in high jump. Lydia Robertson was right behind Ahlers, jumping 5 feet, finishing second. She claimed the triple jump crown, reaching 32' 1.5 inches, a personal record. Robertson finished sixth in the 200m, setting a PR with a time of 30.09. Lenora Kester brought home a...
This month, three career and technical education organizations at Summerland Public Schools have attended state conventions, giving students an opportunity to show knowledge gained in the classroom and compete in a variet of events. FFA The Summerland FFA Chapter attended its state convention, in Lincoln, April 3 to 5. Two students received gold medals, including Jenna Funk in cooperative speaking and Braelyn Bergman, discovery speaking. Two groups received silver awards. The Conduct of Chapter...
The Lady Bobcats finished sixth at the April 8 North Central Invite. Bailey Ahlers picked up a silver medal in high jump. She cleared five feet. Lydia Robertson finished fourth in high jump, clearing 4' 8 inches. In the 200m, she ran 30.61, finishing sixth. Robertson earned a silver medal in triple jump, reaching 31 feet. Lenora Kester earned bronze in the 300m hurdles. She cleared the obstacles in 53.87. In the 100m hurdles, Kester ran 21.62, finishing 19th. In triple jump, Kester finished thir...
Lydia Robertson and Bailey Ahlers kicked off the 2024 girls' track campaign with medals at the Dan Lennon Class B Invitational, held March 18, in the Dakota Dome on the University of South Dakota campus in Vermillion. The two Bobcat junior jumpers tied for third place in high jump, clearing 4' 11 inches. Robertson ended in sixth place in triple jump, reaching 30' 11.25 inches. Lenora Kester finished eighth in triple jump, landing at 30' 4.75 inches. She also competed in the 60m hurdles, running...
District 4 Leadership Development Events were held Dec. 6 at Lutheran High Northeast. Summerland FFA advisor Jacob Goldfuss said the local chapter took took 20 members and they all did very well. "There are 20 schools in our district and each chapter can send two individuals or teams for every contest, so to get top three and make it to state is quite hard," Goldfuss said. In addition to the two teams in the photos, several individuals qualifed or will be an alternate for state. Jenna Funk got...
Summerland Student Council announced homecoming week winners for dress-up days recently. Taking the top prizes in high school were Keaton Thiele and Leah Wiese, neon day; Abby Arroyo and Parker Napier, celebrity day; Carter Bergman and Yazlin Zermeno, pajama day and Cassie Livingston and AJ Hobbs, holiday day. Junior high winners included Alvie Bearinger and Bella Kester, neon day; Kiptyn Belzer and Braelyn Bergman, celebrity day; Hayden Hobbs and Jayde Bazelman, pajama day; and Bearinger and Bazelman, hoiday day. The juniors claimed the the...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The 2022- 2023 SkillsUSA season has officially come to an end. Summerland’s chapter president, Faith King, stated that the national qualifiers finished the year strong, upon their return from the National Skills and Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, at the end of June. Although it was previously announced that recent Summerland graduate, Faith King, would qualify for a spot among the top 10 in the nation, her exact placings were not known until this past week. In the prelim rounds, King earned fifth place among all c...
A 2023 Summerland graduate ended her high school SkillsUSA career with a finish in the top 10 at the 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, June 19 - 23. Faith King competed in Job Skills Demonstration A, where a contestant explains an entry-level technical skill used in an occupational area. She demonstrated how to perform the Heimlich maneuver on an infant. "Although nationals did not turn out the way that I would have hoped, I had the time of my life, celebrating my last...
The "Advocate-Messenger" hosted a pep rally and open house for the National SkillsUSA qualifiers, Friday, at The Office. National qualifers - Faith King, Julie Olivan, Sierra Thomson, Cassie Livingston and Jaelyn Shaver - were recognized by SAM Publisher LuAnn Schindler. Following introductions, participants gave a brief overview and/or demonstration of the event in which they will participate. King will compete in Job Skills Demonstration A; Olivan, Prepared Speech; and Thomson, Livingston and...
Summerland music students in grades five through eight finished the 2022- 2023 school by performing in concert, May 8....
It's official. Three Summerland SkillsUSA students, who finished second in state competition in the middle school team engineering challenge, will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, to vie for a national award. Cassie Livingston, Jaelyn Shaver and Sierra Thomson will join Faith King and Julie Olivan at the 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, June 19 to 23, in Atlanta. Advisor Michael Odell made the official announcement Friday. The group will travel with other Nebraska SkillsUSA...
Faith King is no stranger to the award stage at Fonner Park in Grand Island. The Summerland SkillsUSA Chapter president landed there again Saturday, for the fourth time, when she was named winner in job skills demonstration A at the 2023 Nebraska SkillsUSA Convention. King, along with Carlee Livingston and Julie Olivan, struck gold in their respective categories. They will represent Nebraska, June 19 to 23, at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, in Atlanta, Georgia....
Summerland middle school members of SkillsUSA highlighted technical skills in a variety of competitions at the March 1 Middle School Skills Conference in Grand Island. Chapter advisor Mike Odell said eight students took part in the opening session and competitions. A team of four students will advance to the state competition in April. Cassie Livingston, Jaelyn Shaver and Sierra Thomson won first place in team engineering. Odell said the contest involves critical thinking and decision-making...
How many sheets of 8.5-inch by 11-inch paper will it take to construct an apparatus to reach and move a ping pong ball from point A to point B? Cassie Livingston, Jaelyn Shaver and Sierra Thomson know it the answer: Five sheets, two paper clips and a whole lot of tape. The trio won the team engineering challenge at the SkillsUSA Middle School Conference, March 1, in Grand Island. Each participant decided to participate in the engineering event for different reasons. Livingston said she wanted...
The expansion of an agriculture education program has boosted membership in Summerland's FFA chapter. Advisor Jacob Goldfuss said 46 students, grades seven through 12, participate in the organization which combines classroom learning, field experience and community service. It's the largest group since the Summerland chapter originated last year. Goldfuss' credits his enthusiasm for ag education and FFA to his high school career, at O'Neill Public Schools. "The organization and classes help...
INTERMEDIATE BREAKAWAY CALF ROPING Connor Thomson - Red SR. TEAM ROPING - HEADING Kristen Koenig - Purple *Champion INTERMEDIATE POULTRY SHOW Carlee Livingston - Purple Cassie Livingston - Purple LARGE FOWL Carlee Livingston - Blue Cassie Livingston - Blue BROWN EGGS - 1 DOZEN Cassie Livingston - Purple *Champion FANCY BREED RABBIT - BUCKS Sierra Thomson - Red Connor Thomson - Red Cassie Livingston - White Carlee Livingston - White SR. POLE BENDING Kristen Koenig - Purple *Champion Larissa Thoms...
