Broadcaster Press 11 March 3, 2020 www.broadcasteronline.com February 2020 Vermillion High School’s Student Newspaper vermillion.k12.sd.us Scholastic Art &Writing Awards COMPILED BY EMMA DAHLHOFF VHS Sophomore, Mackenzie Brady, and Assistant Coach, Mark Upward embrace during State Gymnastics in Aberdeen. Photo submitted by Crystal Brady. BY MYA DEJONG Vermillion High School’s gymnasts this year competed at ten meets including the regions meet in Chamberlain and the two day state meet in Aberdeen. The Gymnastics Team has only one senior this year, Haily Ericsson. The girls hosted three home meets and at Vermillion’s annual Winter Wonderland meet the Tanagers placed third with 115.3 points. The girls also won their last home meet on January 30th by two-tenths. Vermillion placed 9th at regions on February 7th qualifying them for the state meet. Five girls also qualified individually for the state meet. The girls went to state in Aberdeen on February 14th and 15th. The first day of the meet was Team Day where the girls competed to raise their teams score. On this day the girls scored 31.125 points on Vault, 26.250 on the Uneven Bars, 30.650 in Balance Beam, and 27.750 in Floor Exercise. All together the girls scored 115.775 points placing them 9th as a team. The next day, the 15th, was individual day. The Vermillion girls that competed on individual day were, Mackenzie Brady, sophomore, Maya Radigan, freshman, Abby Roob, freshman, Tori Farmer, eighth grader, and Serena Gapp, eighth grader. Mackenzie competed in all four events placing 17th on vault, 14th on bars, 25th on beam, 26th on floor and 17th on all around. Maya and Abby both competed on the balance beam, Maya placing 30th and Abby placing 32nd. Tori and Serena both competed on the bars, Tori placing 20th and Serena placing 23rd, and on the beam, Tori placing 27th and Serena placing 24th. Vermillion had a very young team this year and worked really hard and competed very well throughout. They were led by coach Shannon Fitzsimmons. The staff for the Vermillionaire is proud of VHS’s Gymnastics Team and looks forward to reporting on their improvements in the future. PHOTO BY MYA DEJONG BY OLIVIA REGNERUS ermillion’s Rhythm in Red is dancing their way through another successful competition season. Senior Abby Johnson stated, “We have a lot of great voices and some amazing dancers which has made it really enjoyable. My favorite part of show choir is all the connections I've made with people I would've never expected to.” Another senior, Brock Voss, says, “It’s going great and we’ve been told by judges that this is the best group we’ve had starting out the year in a LONG time.” This season has been going great. Rhythm in Red has already had one big competition in which they placed 7th out of 17 schools including schools from Sioux Falls and Sioux City. The judges are loving the performances from Rhythm in Red. Brock Voss also stated, “All of the judges who help us practice and see us compete say that DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE FUTURE, BUILD IT. DIRECT HIRE PROGRAM AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TECH-SCHOOL TUITION ASSISTANCE SUMMER INTERNSHIPS IN WELDING, ENGINEERING, SALES, & MARKETING this is the best vocal group that we’ve had in a long time, and considering we were back to back state champs two years ago, that’s a huge compliment to us.” Some of their songs they perform are “Sucker” by the Jonas Brothers and “Once Upon A Time” and “Bringing It Down” from Descendants 3. Rhythm In Red will host the annual Rhythm In Red Show Choir Invitational on Saturday the 29th of February right here in VHS’s auditorium. To submit story ideas to the Vermillionaire email the Editor In Chief at ZA3103@k12.sd.us $500 Scholarship Opportunity! 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Since the program’s founding in 1923, Peyton, a Junior, the Awards have having entered fostered the several pieces which creativity and talent of millions of students and “...recognition include a distinguished list of for my talents in alumni including a way that I Andy Warhol, can't get from Truman Capote, my friends and Richard Avedon, Philip Pearlstein, family...” Sylvia Plath, Stephen King, include five short Richard Linklater, stories, one critical Zac Posen, and Lena Dunham, all of essay and one flash fiction piece, whom received received six silver recognition in the keys and one gold Awards when they key. This is her were teens. second year entering the competition, and Bailey’s and Gracie Mollet, Gracie’s third year. Peyton Krogmen, and Bailey Durham For Gold Key are the three works of art and participants from writing in the Vermillion High Awards’ 29 School in this year's awards. Both Peyton categories, including architecture, and Bailey received painting, flash a Gold Key at the fiction, poetry, state level and their printmaking, video pieces are currently game design, and in the process of more, the being judged at the national level in New opportunities for recognition will York City. Bailey, a continue when the Junior, received a works are Gold Key for a short adjudicated again on story she wrote a national level by a titled, “Dedicated to panel of leading My Number One creative Fan”. The awards professionals. are a great opportunity for teens National Gold Medalists will be and when asked announced in March what the awards 2020 and will be meant to her as a honored during a young artist, she special awards replied, ceremony at the world-famous “They mean a lot to me in the sense that Carnegie Hall in New York City in I'm able to receive June 2020. recognition for my talents in a way that Tanager Merchandise, Greeting Cards, Candies, Home Decor and Bush Dry Cleaning Services! 5 W. CHERRY ST. VERMILLION 624-4444