8 Broadcaster Press December 25, 2018 www.broadcasteronline.com DECEMBER 2018 VERMILLION.K12.SD.US VERMILLION HIGH SCHOOL’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER In the Spirit of Giving by MADDI KALLSEN E very year, the Vermillion High School, along with other leading businesses, donate necessities to people in need. Things donated include hats, gloves, socks and hygiene products like soap, tooth paste, and other necessities not everyone has access to. NHS has teamed up with the food pantry in order to get as many donations as possible for the community. Donation drives help the community thrive and help keep a sense of wellbeing throughout the town. A lot of people participate in donating. Logan Wadley, the National Honors Society president, stated, “Our goal in the Giving Tree is to provide families in need with necessities in order to help the community.” On the twelfth of December NHS handed out hats and gloves and saw the direct impact of the donations and how much they help people. All involved were grateful for the opportunity to get out and help. Christmas is a time for joy, love and fun, but unfortunately not everyone has what they need. As a community, it’s important to unite and team up to help each other, especially when we need it most. Christmas is a time for giving which is the exact goal of the giving tree donation drive. Logan Wadley, Tyler DeVelder, Kaya Lewis, and Isabel Young help at the NHS Giving Tree Drive. Photo by Gretchen Scoblic (NHS Advisor). Winter Sports Preview by HANNAH TURNER and MyA DEJONG T his season, Vermillion has four sports coming up including gymnastics, wrestling, and boys and girls basketball. This year, the gymnastic team has two seniors as well as the girls basketball team. The boys basketball team has one senior. The wrestling team has a whopping eight seniors. All of the seniors involved are very eager to play for one last year in high school. The gymnastic team has 3 home meets this year. Their first meet was November 27th. This year their coach, Shannon Fitzsimmons, stated, “We have a good combination of experienced high school gymnasts and talented young girls that I think will make for a very competitive season.” Our gymnastics team seniors are Peyton Larson and Carter Williams. This year carter thinks, “Our team will do really well, we have a lot of depth and potential. We have big goals, and they are achievable.” The best of luck goes out to the Gymnas- Tommy Nikkel (sophomore) locks down against Bon Homme, December 7. Photo by Nicole Hauck (senior). tic team this year. Go out and support the team at their next home meet on December 22! The wrestling team this year has eight seniors including Joel Druin, Jarett Rueb, Andreas Lindstad, Mitchell Dougherty, Ryne Whisler, Harrison Freeman, Emile Khan, and Mason Schroeder. They have 3 home meets and 14 away meets. The wrestling team’s first meet was December first. Go cheer on the wrestlers at their next home meet on January 15! FALL SHOW ENTERTAINS ONCE AGAIN by KALIE PUCKETT T he weekend before Thanksgiving our Music Department held their annual Fall Show featuring Rhythm in Red, Music in Motion and Jazz band. It started out with Music in Motion, the Vermillion Middle School show choir, showing off they’re groovy moves. They took their show on the road and performed at multiple competitions in the area. This year past show choir alumni Savannah Kirsch is helping choreograph all their dances! After the middle schoolers showed off their moves, the Jazz band took the stage led by our new band director, Garrett Olson. They played the songs Little brown Jug and Africa by Toto. It was TOTOally worth watching! Last but not least, we had our very own Rhythm in Red perform. Some of the songs they performed were taught by students who were lucky enough to go to the Show Choir Camps of America, a camp for kids in show choir. They were taught everything they needed to know at the camp and brought it back Thank you to our valued Customers, Neighbors and Friends! to show their own choir. The Rhythm in Red students dazzled us with their sparkly, silver dresses, and snazzy suits. Watching them dance was mesmerizing, especially when the light would hit them just right. This year they get to travel to many places including Kansas City. They’ll perform their show at a variety of competitions and schools. Good luck to them and to Mrs. Fischer. Without her the show couldn’t go on! . Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Wakonda, SD 605-267-2088 Vermillion | 605.624.4461 |CorTrustBank.com The boys and Girls basketball teams this year both have a total of 20 games. Thirteen of them are double headers. Our girls team has two seniors, Kasey Herbster and Rachel brady. Kasey said, “Our team is built on two or three really good players but we have a whole team of okay players, and if we all work at 100 percent we will be good.” Rachel believes, “Our team is going to surprise a lot of people. We have a lot of drive, speed, and talent.” The boys team has one senior, Justin Sorenson. The boys basketball team has a lot of young, talented players. We wish them luck this season! Their next home double header is January 4th. It would greatly be appreciated if everyone could help us cheer on both of our basketball teams! The entire school is eager for this new season of sports! CALENDAR December 2018 21 NO SCHOOL- Christmas Break No School Until January 3!!!! January 2019 3 Classes Resume 4 4pm BBB/GBB: Parkston (H) 5 9am Wrestling Invite @Brandon Valley 10am JV Wrestling: Mitchell (T) 8 4:30pm 7th/8th BBB: Harrisburg (H) 5pm GBB: Madison (T) 5:30pm Wrestling Double Dual: Canton (T) 6:30pm Gymnastics: Madison (T) 10 4pm BBB/GBB: Lennox (H) 11 End of 2nd Quarter 4:30pm 7th/8th BBB: Canton (T) 14 4:30pm 7th/8th BBB: SF Christian (T) 7pm School Board Meeting @ Al Neuharth Media Center, USD Campus 15 4pm BBB/GBB: EPJ (T) 5:30pm Wrestling Double Dual @ Home 6pm Gymnastics: Yankton (H) 17 5pm BBB: SF Christian (H) 4:30pm 7th/8th BBB: West Central (T) 18 7:30pm (Show Time) Local One-Act Play Performance @VHS 4pm BBB/GBB: Garretson (T) 19 TBA- All State Band Auditions @ Sioux Falls 10am Dakota XII Conference Wrestling @Home 21 No School- Martin Luther King Day 22 Region One Act Play Contest @VHS 4:30pm 7th/8th BBB: Beresford (T) 4pm BBB/GBB: West Central (H) 7pm Wrestling: Canton (T) 24 4pm BBB/GBB: Dell Rapids (H) 6pm Gymnastics Quad @Wagner 26 TBA- Executive Showcase Show Choir Camp @Sioux Falls 9am Wrestling Invite @ Brookings TBA- BBB Clash @Madison 27 TBA- Quad State Honor Band @USD 28 TBA- Quad State Honor Band @USD 7pm School Board Meeting @VHS Library 29 10am One-Act Play Performance for VHS LIFE 4pm BBB/GBB: Beresford (T) 5:30pm Wrestling Quad: @Madison 31 4:30pm 7th/8th BBB: Lennox (T) 5pm GBB: SF Christian (H) 6:15pm BBB: Emery (T) 6pm Wrestling Triangular: @ Wagner State “One-Act Play Festival” @ Aberdeen, NSU