Broadcaster Press 12 October 1, 2019 www.broadcasteronline.com September 2019 Vermillion High School’s Student Newspaper Vermillion.K12.SD.US AProfile on VHS’s New School Counselor,Alternative School Coordinator, and District Social Worker BY ZADYA ABBOTT hot 2019 left Vermillion High School (VHS), tan, but with Thenow summer ofnew School Counselor, Alternativeeach ofnot onlynew membersnew faces. VHS is home to a School Coordinator and District Social Worker. This reporter had the pleasure of interviewing those of the Tanager Team and invites you to meet them below. Pictured John Sweeny Photo Submitted CONTINUES FROM PAGE 1 AFTER the Crash There were two other people in the car with Sweeny, a woman and a toddler, both of whom, the Vermillionaire was told, “Made it.” Thousands of people have driven the stretch of Highway-50 between Vermillion and Yankton, SD, but for John, that area full of rural, Ma’n’Pop-Shop, charm will always be where what Sweeny coined his #BummerSummer began. John Sweeny spent the rest of his summer in the hospital healing, and then in a Rehabilitation center working through physical, occupational, and speech therapy. John recalled, “I did not want to go anywhere but home, I didn’t even know I got in a car wreck. I remember my graduation party… and sleeping and then all of a sudden I woke up in a hospital.” While John’s brain did suffer major repercussions to the effect that he has had to adapt to an injured memory function, he says he feels completely normal. The Vermillionaire is happy to report that John Sweeny, Tanager alumnus, is alive and well. Sweeny returned home to Vermillion on August 10th, just in time to begin his freshman year of college at the University of South Dakota, and for his #BummerSummer to end. Emus Are Rockin’Animals BY EMIY NAU Stacey Baedke, VHS’s School Counselor, has eight years of school-counseling experience. She spent her first four years at Marshall, Minnesota’s high school, and her last four at Vermillion’s own Austin Elementary. She said that by her freshman year at South Dakota State University, it was clear to her that she wanted to work in a school, just not as a teacher. Anyone that has had a conversation with Mrs. Baedke could tell you that the position of ‘school counselor’ was all but created for an academically and mentally supportive personality like Mrs. Baedke’s. “I love this position because I get to see students grow throughout their High School career.”- Stacy Baedke When asked about her plans for VHS she explained how the Guidance Office is changing its name to Student Services in the hopes that more students will feel comfortable walking through its doors. To reach more students with updates Baedke has created a Twitter, @CounselorBaedke. She will also be hosting one-on-one meetings with students to make sure they are okay and on track to graduate, as well as, taking students on college visits. Mrs. Baedke wants to know what students want from their guidance office; she can be contacted via email at Stacey.Baedke@k12.sd.us. Pictured Stacey Baedke Photo by Zadya Abbott Pictured Shalea Schloss Photo byf Zadya Abbott Shalea Schloss was lastyear’s Alternative School Education Assistant, before which she worked for Child Protective Services and Yankton’s Human Services Center. Schloss received her undergraduate degree from and is currently pursuing her Masters in Social Work. at the University of South Dakota. Even though she has orinating roots in Saint James, Minnesota, where her father once worked in a similar occupation as her current one, Mrs, Schloss chose to stay in the area post-undergrad because she had established a support system and career path, as well as having met her current husband, VHS’s Chemistry teacher Mr. Schloss. Then at the end of the 2018-19 school year, when the former Alternative School Coordinator stepped down Schloss was encouraged to apply for the position. She recalled the anxious yet comedic moment when, Former VHS Principal, Mr. Cameron pranked her by hesitating on the phone before offering her the position, an anecdote that convinced this reporter that Shalea Schloss does fit into VHS’s family dynamic. Mrs. Schloss summarized her attitude towards her job with the words, “I feel very fulfilled and privileged to serve the students that I do.” Chabli Hodge received her Masters Degree in Social Work from Bear University in Miami, FL. Then, after working within the nation’s sixth largest school district, Broward County School District, and in response to her husband taking a football coaching position at the University of South Dakota, Hodge moved to Vermillion. That migration has had its surprises for Mrs. Hodge and her family. Hodge mentioned how her son, of whom attends Jolley Elementary, noted differences in how here, store signs are in only one language and children ride their bikes on sidewalks. Being in the newly created position of District Social Worker gifted Chabli an opportunity to affect a community in an unprecedented way. Hodge told the Vermillionaire her three step vision plan: One Family Outreach, Two Student Support, and Three Community Resource Accessibility. Mrs. Hodge plans to help families navigate the natural disconnect between students’ home and school lives, as well as implement a preventative mindset towards students getting lost in drug culture and the token toxicity of high school. Mrs. Hodge works, figuratively and literally, by the James Baldwin quote, “For these are all our children, we will all profit by or pay for what they become.” Pictured Chabli Hodge Photo Submitted Peculiar Things Heard in the Halls of VHS “Who needs child labor laws?” - Commons “It’s the Area 51 raid today and I’m like…respect the drip, Karen”- Freshman Hallway *Wearing leggings + Chairs* = “My butt itches.” - Art Room ting Celebra s 60 Year ! e of Servic “If anyone really loves outlines...here is your daily ASMR” - Commons Photo Courtesy of Google Image Search They eat rocks to help grind up their food. They can run up to thirty mph. They have sharp toed feet. Emus are the second largest bird. “The football team lost all the footballs!” - Practice Field Word Search BY LILLY MOCKLER 105 E. Cherry St., Vermillion, SD (605) 677-5214 www.vermillionfcu.com They have wings but they are too fragile for flight. Predators include Dingoes and wedge-tailed Eagles. 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