4TH NINE WEEKS

Honor Roll

Grade 12

Amber, Taylor L

Bankson, Alexis L

Battenberg, Chantal R

Brumbaugh, Amanda R

Brumbaugh, Kathryn Beth

Butler, Alexis N

Dodson, Hannah R

Fehring, James D

Hartmann, Danielle A

Jackson, Anistassia P

Klaehn, Kelli M

LeFever, Travis E

Lewis, Catelyn A

McDowell, Alexander J

Polakovic, Noah A

Raber, Jacob S

Sade, Zane I

Sanders, Shelby Z

Shively, Bryce Wellington

Slagal, Kristi K

Sordelet, Taylor D

Speaker, Ronald J

Tartaglia, Jessica M

Teague, Shannon M

Trump, Brian A

Wu, Luman

Grade 11

Arvola, Dustin A

Bueker, Melissa B

Burkhart, Brianne K

Forker, Jeremy W

Geiger, Brittany L

Haupricht, Heidi E

Herendeen, Dylan C

Hill, Evan P

Hockerman, Michael D

Huelsenbeck, Charles Ross

Johnson, Brandon L

Kattau, Chloe S

Kreger, Barbara A

Kuznar, Shannon L

Martinez, Marla M

Norris, Justin E

Owen, Brent M

Petrie, Cassandra L

Pippenger, Erik J

Rollins, Jade N

Schmidt, Sarah E

Shambaugh, Allyson L

Shanabarger, Kelsey N

Shelton, Ashlie N

Siddons, George Braxton

Snyder, Drew E

Sorg, Crystal M

Turner, Jordan W

Walker, Alexandra Michelle

Wallace, Rhayah D

Wyss, Emily C

Grade 10

Boggess, Adam M

Burch, Victoria L

Carter, Brooke L

Eakins, Caitlin K

Eyer, Alexandria R

Fehring, Rachel E

Fry, Taylor M

Fulk, Layne C

Geiger, Kalyn D

Goepfrich, Austin L

Gross, Haleigh L

Harris, Victoria R

Henning, Taylor N

Herron, Brandi J

Hilsmier, Stuart W

Hockerman, Kaitlyn L

Hoffman, Michaela K

Jones, Dylan M

LeFever, Joshua B

Lewellyn, Jana L

Monk, Heather L

Partin, Maranda S

Pope, Robert J

Sade, Harrison M

Trump, Nicole C

Uecker, Christopher M

Wetzel, Codi Nicole

Young, Morgan C

Zolman, Alexander R

Grade 9

Biddle, Andrew T

Blake, Chandler E

Boggess, Austin K

Brown, Chandler A

Buckhardt, Monique J

Folland, Emily

Frericks, Emma R

Geiger, Colton J

Gibson, Kasey L

Gibson, Morgan Nicole

Gouwens, Janelle M

Herendeen, Mariah M

Hunsberger, Sydney R

Jones, Gabrielle L

Kuznar, Eric C

Labenz, Savannah E

Lampe, Nicole M

Martin, Amanda N

Miller, Alana M

Nicodemus, Jason S

Nodine, Karensa J

Petrie, Jay S

Shambaugh, Jennafer A

Shively, Katherine L

Teusch, John Caleb

Uecker, Jenna M

Woodruff, Shelby L

Zeller, McKenna M

Zumbrun, Joseph W

Honorable Mention

Grade 12

Anderson, Cole A

Combs, Misty J

Crabill, Brittany M

Frericks, Elizabeth R

Geiger, Jesse W

Greve, Skylar

Hamilton, Jordan R

Heck, Brigette Jestine

Helfrich, Kayla D

Hemphill, Britnee M

Johnston, Alyssa R

Krecik, Shelbi N

Labenz, Karissa M

Mey, Ryan D

Owen, Kyle J

Royer, Alisha R

Grade 11

Armstead, Zackery A

Bundy, Autumn L

Converset, Tori E

Davis, Jacob M

Diller, Alex C

Eckert, Bradley J

Edsall, Alix A

Farner, Amanda D

Fleming, Elizabeth R

Geiger, Dylan W

Harmon, Alecia K

Heinkel, Dalton A

Herendeen, Tavin L

Howk, Michael W

Kelley, Shawn R

Mathewson, Kyle W

Penley, Chelsey M

Roehrman, Stacie L

Shroyer, Spencer E

Tidwell, Thomas L

Wheaton, Brianna N

Grade 10

Adams, Zachary T

Bishop, Colleen

Bloem, Gregory K

Brandt, Raquel K

Gayheart, Brittany M

Hull, Jori S

Hunsberger, Peyton D

Johnston, Haleigh N

Kelly, Miranda L

Mapes, Rebecca D

Martin, Jacob W

McCormick, Jadene R

Meinzen, Gretchen R

Norris, Kayla N

Pearson, Theodore Davis

Reed, Olivia P

Roe, Paige B

Sanders, Nikki B

Schemm, Victoria E

Schinbeckler, Alyssa M

Schwaberow, Levi Donald

Smallwood, Erika Joleen

Stephens, Jeffery J

Summers, Payton A

Thomas, Ashton J

Wallace, Tiffany N

Wheeler, Joshua William

Williams, Austin L

Wojcik, Haley N

Grade 9

Barnhart, Gunnar L

Barrett, Amelia J

Beverly, Morgan Dean

Borg, Sonja D

Corson, Korie K

Denham, Michealla L

Geiger, Davon T

Hunsberger, Sierra B

Keener, Jacey M

Keener, Jessica L

McClure, Austin J

Miller, Brett J

Mitchell, Kayleen Brianne

Nation, Cynthia A

Nevil, Tyler A

Noyes, Marisa T

Pence, Sara C

Schaefer, Cody Allen

Simmons, Taylor Marie

Tidwell, Amelia A

Voght, Chandler Lee

2ND SEMESTER

Honor Roll

Grade 12

Amber, Taylor L

Bankson, Alexis L

Brumbaugh, Kathryn Beth

Butler, Alexis N

Crabill, Brittany M

Dodson, Hannah R

Fehring, James D

Hartmann, Danielle A

Johnson, Amber L

Klaehn, Kelli M

LeFever, Travis E

Lewis, Catelyn A

McDowell, Alexander J

Raber, Jacob S

Sade, Zane I

Sanders, Shelby Z

Shively, Bryce Wellington

Slagal, Kristi K

Sordelet, Taylor D

Speaker, Ronald J

Tartaglia, Jessica M

Teague, Shannon M

Grade 11

Arvola, Dustin A

Bueker, Melissa B

Burkhart, Brianne K

Geiger, Brittany L

Harmon, Alecia K

Haupricht, Heidi E

Hill, Evan P

Hockerman, Michael D

Johnson, Brandon L

Kreger, Barbara A

Kuznar, Shannon L

Lewellyn, Johnathon W

Norris, Justin E

Petrie, Cassandra L

Pippenger, Erik J

Rollins, Jade N

Schmidt, Sarah E

Shambaugh, Allyson L

Shanabarger, Kelsey N

Shelton, Ashlie N

Sorg, Crystal M

Turner, Jordan W

Walker, Alexandra Michelle

Wallace, Rhayah D

Grade 10

Boggess, Adam M

Burch, Victoria L

Carter, Brooke L

Eyer, Alexandria R

Fehring, Rachel E

Fry, Taylor M

Fulk, Layne C

Geiger, Kalyn D

Gross, Haleigh L

Harris, Victoria R

Herron, Brandi J

Hilsmier, Stuart W

Hockerman, Kaitlyn L

Hoffman, Michaela K

Jones, Dylan M

Lewellyn, Jana L

Partin, Maranda S

Pope, Robert J

Sade, Harrison M

Uecker, Christopher M

Young, Morgan C

Zolman, Alexander R

Grade 9

Biddle, Andrew T

Blake, Chandler E

Boggess, Austin K

Brown, Chandler A

Folland, Emily

Frericks, Emma R

Geiger, Colton J

Gibson, Kasey L

Gibson, Morgan Nicole

Gouwens, Janelle M

Hunsberger, Sydney R

Jones, Gabrielle L

Lampe, Nicole M

Martin, Amanda N

Nicodemus, Jason S

Petrie, Jay S

Shambaugh, Jennafer A

Shively, Katherine L

Uecker, Jenna M

Zumbrun, Joseph W

Honorable Mention

Grade 12

Brumbaugh, Amanda R

Bullock, Rocky L

Combs, Misty J

Dirr, Hayden C

Greve, Skylar

Hamilton, Jordan R

Helfrich, Kayla D

Herron, Anthony E

Jackson, Anistassia P

Johnston, Alyssa R

Labenz, Karissa M

Mey, Ryan D

Myers, Mason J

Myers, Nancy K

Owen, Kyle J

Royer, Alisha R

Sakells, Jacob R

Wu, Luman

Grade 11

Armstead, Zackery A

Bleich, John A

Bundy, Autumn L

Converset, Tori E

Diller, Alex C

Edsall, Alix A

Farner, Amanda D

Fleming, Elizabeth R

Forker, Jeremy W

Geiger, Dylan W

Glover, Tyler J

Heinkel, Dalton A

Herendeen, Dylan C

Herendeen, Tavin L

Hively, Austen D

Hoppas, Jena L

Howk, Michael W

Huelsenbeck, Charles Ross

Kattau, Chloe S

Keefe, Shelby M

Kelley, Shawn R

Lotter, Jarid D

Martinez, Marla M

Mathewson, Kyle W

Murphy, Randie R

Owen, Brent M

Penley, Chelsey M

Roehrman, Stacie L

Ruble, Haley E

Shroyer, Spencer E

Siddons, George Braxton

Snyder, Drew E

Tidwell, Thomas L

Wells, Alisha K

Wyss, Emily C

Grade 10

Bishop, Colleen

Brandt, Raquel K

Butler, Clinton Alan

Eakins, Caitlin K

Gayheart, Brittany M

Goepfrich, Austin L

Henning, Taylor N

Hull, Jori S

Hunsberger, Peyton D

Kelly, Miranda L

LeFever, Joshua B

Lehner, Erika R

Mapes, Rebecca D

Martin, Jacob W

McCormick, Jadene R

Meinzen, Gretchen R

Monk, Heather L

Norris, Kayla N

Pearson, Theodore Davis

Reed, Olivia P

Roe, Paige B

Schinbeckler, Alyssa M

Schwaberow, Levi Donald

Smallwood, Erika Joleen

Thomas, Ashton J

Trump, Nicole C

Wallace, Tiffany N

Wetzel, Codi Nicole

Williams, Austin L

Wojcik, Haley N

Grade 9

Barnhart, Gunnar L

Barrett, Amelia J

Buckhardt, Monique J

Geiger, Davon T

Herendeen, Mariah M

Hunsberger, Sierra B

Keener, Jacey M

Keener, Jessica L

Kuznar, Eric C

Labenz, Savannah E

Miller, Alana M

Nevil, Tyler A

Nodine, Karensa J

Noyes, Marisa T

Pence, Sara C

Schaefer, Cody Allen

Teusch, John Caleb

Tidwell, Amelia A

Voght, Chandler Lee

Woodruff, Shelby L

Zeller, McKenna M

Churubusco High School held its annual scholarship and awards program yesterday morning, awarding nearly $40,000 in scholarships to various students. Many local organizations and individuals help CHS students continue their education by providing scholarships.

The following is a list of the scholarships awarded to 2010 CHS graduating seniors:

H.A.N.D.S. Scholarship – Kelli Klaehn

Tony & Gertrude Kichler Scholarship – Hannah Dodson

Art & Jeanne Howard 4-H Scholarship – Katie Brumbaugh

Olive B. Cole Scholarship – Katie Brumbaugh and Alex McDowell

Jeld-Wen Scholarship – Kimberly Martin

Rotary Scholarship – Katie Brumbaugh, James Fehring, Danielle Hartmann, and Alex McDowell

Chamber of Commerce Scholarship – Alex McDowell and Shelby Sanders

Paul Schmidt Football Scholarship – Jordan Hamilton and Noah Polakovic

Gaylor Jackson Scholarship – Taylor Amber, Hannah Dodson, James Fehring, and Jacob Raber

Churubusco Alumni Scholarship – Amanda Brumbaugh and Alex McDowell

Student Council Scholarship – Danielle Hartmann

Ben Konger Memorial Scholarship – Mallory Geist

S.A.D.D. Scholarship – Chantal Battenberg

Jim Hageman Memorial Scholarship – Alysa Holloway and Chris Sims

Samantha Merchant Memorial Scholarship – Danielle Hartmann

Parkview Whitley Health Scholarship – Travis LeFever

Tom Fletcher Memorial/Turtle Days Board Scholarship – Alex McDowell and Taylor Sordelet

Smith-Green School Board Scholarship – Chantal Battenberg

Churubusco Building Trades Scholarship – Julianna Campbell, Kayla Helfrich, Alyssa Johnston, and Shannon Teague

Leslie Green Memorial Scholarship – Shelby Sanders

National Honor Society Scholarship – Amanda Brumbaugh and Kelli Klaehn

Clifford Deel Masonic Memorial Scholarship – Jordan Hamilton

David Salomon Scholarship – Shannon Teague

Sonny McClure Memorial Scholarship – Chantal Battenberg

Lions Club Academic Scholarship – Ryan Mey and Kristi Slagal

Lions Club Vocational Scholarship – Julianna Campbell

Ross Unverzagt Memorial Scholarship – Shelbi Krecik

Randy Seimer Scholarship – Mallory Geist

Fine Arts/Thespian Scholarship – Zane Sade and Taylor Sordelet

Andrea Norman Henry & John Anthony Norman Scholarship – Zane Sade

Turtletown Players Scholarship – Zane Sade

American Legion Scholarship – Lindsay Millikan and Bryce Shively

Megan Young Memorial Scholarship – Alexis Bankson

Andrew Spencer Memorial Scholarship – Jordan Hamilton

Outside Scholarships

Taylor Amber – $5000 Huntington College Academic and $6000 softball scholarships

Alexis Bankson – Elmhurst College Dean’s Scholarship

Katie Brumbaugh – 4-H Foundation Scholarship, Noble County Homemaker’s Scholarship, Noble County Junior Leaders Scholarship, Marquardt Farm Alumni Scholarship, State 4-H Club Scholarship, ISTA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Scholarship

Hannah Dodson – $2000 I.U. Academic Scholarship

James Fehring – Indiana Elks Scholarship

Danielle Hartmann – St. Francis Volleyball Scholarship and St. Francis Art Scholarship

Anistassia Jackson – $2500 St. Francis Talent Day Art Scholarship

Amber Johnson – 21st Century Scholarship, IPFW Chancellor’s Scholarship, and Gear-Up Summer Scholarship

Shelbi Krecik – St. Francis Dean’s Scholarship and St. Francis Art Scholarship

Karissa Labenz – Discuss Award

Kimberly Martin – $2000 Jen-Weld Scholarship

Ryan Mey – St. Francis Higher Education Award, Indiana Freedom of Choice Award, and St. Francis Tennis Scholarship

Jordan Nicodemus – 4-H Scholarship

Ron Speaker – 21st Century Scholarship, I.U. Covenant Award, and I.U. Excellence Award

Jessica Tartaglia – St. Francis Talent Day Art Scholarship

BuscoVoice sends congratulations to the class of 2010 and the Valedictorian James Fehring and Salutatorian Taylor Amber! Churubusco’s 2010 Graduation Ceremony will take place Friday, June 11.

In addition to presenting the scholarships, the high school also presented many academic, athletic, and fine arts awards. Congratulations to all the students on their hard work and effort this school year!

The Track Regionals are quickly approaching and Churubusco High School has quite a few qualifiers that will be competing.

CHS Regional Qualifiers for Track and Field include:

GIRLS:

Heather Monk: Discus (sectional champion) & Shotput

Peyton Summers: 100m Dash

Alex Eyer: 1600m run

BOYS:

Zack Adams: Pole Vault (sectional runner-up)

Kyle Monk: High Jump (sectional runner-up)

Jeremy Forker: 400m dash (sectional runner-up)

Kyle Mathewson: 200m dash

Brian Trump: 100m dash & 200m dash

Josh LeFever: 110m hurdles

4×4 Relay: Alex Zolman, Josh LeFever, Austen Hively, Jeremy Forker

The girls will compete Tuesday at Northrop and the boys will compete Thursday at Wayne.

SCHOLARSHIPS

AES Engineers Scholarship – $500, applicants do not have to be taking engineering courses to apply, applications online at http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.php ,deadline-October 8

Fort Financial Credit Union Scholarship – upper 25% of class, student and parent/guardian must be in good member standing with Fort Financial Credit Union, applications in guidance office, deadline-June 30

Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents Sagamore Foundation Scholarship – $3400 awarded to a well-rounded senior who plans to attend an Indiana, preference given to students who have served in leadership roles and have participated in community service, applications in guidance office or online at lwhite@iapss-in.org , deadline-May 14 by 4:30 p.m.

Wendy’s High School Heisman Scholarship for the Class of 2011 – must have at least a “B” grade point average and participate in at least on school-sponsored sport, applications online at www.wendysheisman.com , deadline-October 3

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS

This is a list of scholarships that are available to seniors. Most will be due on Friday, May 7. Please pick them up as soon as possible.

Most of these scholarships are NOT based on grades so if you qualify, it is to your benefit to apply.

Those scholarships with an * can use the same application. (Fill the application out; attach the scholarship list with the scholarships you are applying for marked. Then turn it in. You only have to answer the questions one time.)

Be neat in filling out the applications and follow directions. If at all possible, they should be typed.

*SEIMER SCHOLARSHIP – $200

Eligibility – This is for anyone going into any area of business. This can be, but does not have to be, a four-year college program; examples, accounting, computers, secretarial, business management, etc.

*LIONS CLUB VOCATIONAL – $300

Eligibility – Any student attending a trade, business, or vocational school. Need is an important factor.

*LIONS CLUB ACADEMIC – $300

Eligibility – Any student attending a four-year college.

*CHURUBUSCO BUILDING TRADES VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP – Up to $1500

Eligibility – Any senior attending a vocational/technical school. Need and effort are important factors.

*CLIFFORD F. DEEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP – $500

Eligibility – Any senior continuing their education at either a vocational, technical, or four-year school. Grades are not the deciding factor.

*DAVE SALOMON SCHOLARSHIP – $300

Eligibility – Any student pursuing a vocational trade who has maintained average grades.

*CHS ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP – $200

Eligibility – At least one parent must be a CHS graduate

SADD

Eligibility – Student must be an active member of SADD. Short written essay.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Eligibility – Student planning on continuing their education after high school. Must be a member of NHS.

SCHOOL BOARD – $500

Eligibility – Any student pursuing a teaching career.

LESLIE GREEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Eligibility – Any student who has shown student leadership and who has a positive influence on others. May attend either a two or four-year college.

THE CHURUBUSCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – $500

Eligibility – Any senior, in good standing, that will complete the graduation requirements, has taken two or more classes in the area of business and/or experiences with the school to work program, and will be attending an institution of higher learning that offers business or business related classes.

THE SAMANTHA MERCHANT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Eligibility – Any senior that plans to attend a post-secondary school. Service and “giving back” is an important factor.

THE SONNY MCCLURE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Eligibility – Any senior that plans to attend either a two or four year college with a “B” average may apply.

PAUL SCHMIDT BUSCO FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP

Eligibility – Any senior member of the football team. Should have been a leader on and off the field but most importantly, a student that will work hard towards his goals.

TOM FLETCHER MEMORIAL TURTLE DAYS 2010 SCHOLARSHIP– students that have volunteered their time to service activities and have been involved with community or projects that have helped others, applications may be mailed or given to the guidance office, deadline has been extended to Friday, May 7

Click here to view the full results of the match between Churubusco and Fairfield (the Busco scores are listed first)!

Busco will take on Central Noble Wednesday, April 28!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Churubusco Public Library and Churubusco High School Library invite the public to a free presentation by Indiana author Marion Walker, a World War II veteran whose recently published book Preparing for the Rain on Iwo Jima Isle, provides a compelling, first-hand account of one of the bloodiest battles in our nation’s history.

The presentation will take place at Churubusco High School on Saturday, May 22 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

One of the few remaining survivors of the battle, Walker has made it his mission to ensure that we never forget the sacrifices of a brave generation who fought to ensure our freedoms.

Selections of patriotic music, provided by the American Legion Post 47 Band, will begin at 1:30 and will follow Walker’s presentation. Autographed copies of Walker’s book will be available for purchase.

The Whitley County Community Foundation and the American Legion Post 157 are proud to assist in making this presentation a possibility!

Come show your support for all veterans and hear the compelling story of Marion Walker!

For more information contact the Churubusco Public Library at 260-693-6466 or the Churubusco High School Library at 260-693-2131.

It’s almost that time, Guys and Dolls is just a day away. The cast and crew have been rehearsing and preparing for this weekend for at least 6 weeks.

For Alex McDowell, that was the last 6 weeks he will spend rehearsing for a Churubusco High School production. McDowell, a senior, has been active in theatre and the Fine Arts at CHS since he was in middle school; he made  his CHS debut as a middle schooler in The Will Rogers’ Follies playing the young son of Will Rogers.

His role as Freddy in The Will Rogers’ Follies was the beginning of his involvement in many high school theatre productions. That involvement will conclude this weekend with the role of Nathan Detroit, a gambler, in Guys and Dolls. “He likes to gamble a lot, he likes girls. He is not a terribly moral person,” said McDowell. Despite his character’s moral deficiencies, McDowell thinks everyone should come see the show because  it’s fun for the whole family.”

Besides his roles in The Will Rogers’ Follies and Guys and Dolls, Alex portrayed the emo Derek in Thurgoode, Lon, the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis, Master Thenardier in Les Miserables, a performance which garnered him a Best Supporting Actor award. His other high school shows include Miss Saigon, Aida, and The Unusual Suspects.

McDowell is also a member of New Era, NE12, Thespians, Spanish Club, youth group, 4-H, and tennis.

McDowell will be attending Ball State University to major in Business, an idea which leaves him excited for the future. “I am happy to be done with high school but sad this will be my last performance here.”

BuscoVoice wishes all of the seniors, including McDowell, that have graced the stage at CHS the best of luck in their future endeavors and thank them for the time and effort they have spent to entertain us.

Guys and Dolls will be performed Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. The doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 each and are available at the door.

Article Contributed

Fourteen years ago, Churubusco High School began hosting a men’s track invitational.  The Eagles spent the first 11 years of the invite’s existence hosting, but not winning.  That all changed in 2008, when the team won its own invitational for the first time in program history.  The last 2 years have been just as lucrative for the Busco track program.  On Saturday, the Eagles defeated 10 other teams to win their 3^rd straight Busco Invite title. 

This year, the Busco Invite added 3 new schools to the field of competitors; Culver Community, Woodlan, and North Miami.  Those three schools joined existing participants Jimtown, Bluffton, Southern Wells, Wabash, Manchester, Eastside, and Fremont.  

In the field events, Busco held its own.  Zack Adams finished 3^rd in the pole vault, and Kyle Mathewson claimed the top spot with an uncontested vault of 12’0”.  Alex Zolman finished 4^th over-all in the long jump.  Jess Percy took 8^th in the high jump, and Kyle Monk finished 1^st with a jump of 6’0”.  Josh LeFever finished 8^th in the discus, and Skylar Greve finished 2^nd in the shot put. 

Busco dominated the sprints and the hurdles.  In the 100m and 200m dash finals, Busco finished 1^st and 2^nd with Brian Trump and Kyle Mathewson respectively.  In the 110m hurdle finals, Josh LeFever finished 3^rd, and Kyle Monk took 5^th.  Kyle Monk won the 300m hurdles with a record time of 41.89, while Josh LeFever finished 3^rd. 

The youthful D-unit of the Eagles showed up in a big way.  In the 1600m run, freshman Davon Geiger finished 4^th and sophomore Greg Bloem took 7^th place.  Freshmen Conner Hogeston and Davon Geiger finished 3^rd and 4^th respectively in the 3200m run. 

The Busco 4×1 relay team of Brian Trump, Kyle Monk, Jeremy Forker, and Kyle Mathewson finished 1^st with a time of 44.77 seconds.  The 4×4 relay team of Alex Zolman, Josh LeFever, Bob Arvola, and Jeremy Forker took 2^nd.  The 4×8 relay team of Austen Hively, Dalton Heinkel, James Fehring, and Joel Fehring finished 3^rd.

In the 400m dash, Alex Zolman finished 2^nd and Jeremy Forker finished 7^th.  Perhaps the most exciting race of the day came in the 800m run.  Busco’s Austen Hively came from 3 positions back to edge out Woodlan’s Blake Wiel for the win.  Hively’s winning time was 2:12.50, Wiel’s 2^nd place time was 2:12.89.

Busco Junior Kyle Mathewson was the top individual scorer Saturday.  Mathewson finished 2^nd in the 100m and 200m dashes, won the pole vault, and was the anchor of the winning 4×1 relay team.

For the full results, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Julie Mast, CES Teacher

Saturday, April 17, two Churubusco Destination Imagination teams traveled to Noblesville High School in Noblesville, Indiana to compete in the State Finals for the DI program for 2010.

Our Busco teams were given the right to participate in the state finals where 92 teams participated from the original 180 teams that competed at regionals back in March. Only the top two teams from each challenge are able to go to DI Global Finals as a result of their scores and performances at the State Final competition.

For the first time in Busco DI history, both teams participating were honored with first place status! Both teams are invited to attend the DI Global Competition that will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, May 26, 27, and 28, pending school board approval. This will make the sixth year Busco DI teams have been asked to participate at Globals. We are so proud of the DI teams and all their teamwork, creativity, hard work and worry to get to this level of performance.

Both DI teams participated in the Challenge B “DI-BOT” problem that involved robots and robotic technology. Team members had to research how robotic technology has improved our lives.The team skit had to include robot technology facts and the changes robots create for humans. It had to involve an original story which showed a change in at least one character’s life due to the robotic technology developed. They had to design, create, and integrate a device called a DI-BOT, which completed a motion or task, in the skit. They had to create at least one prop, or part of a prop, that became the DI-BOT. They had to also provide an effective transitional link from one scene to another while including two side trips. All this had to happen in eight minutes and couldn’t cost the team more than $150.

The high school team consisting of five team members, Robby Pope, Ally and Jenna Shambaugh, Rachel Jones, and Avery Dirr, and coached by Julie Mast and Rob Pope, attended the State competition on Saturday. Although the explanation of the skit ahead sounds similar to the regional description, DI team members worked very hard to “tweak” costumes, edit difficult parts of the script, paint new backdrops, and give the overall performance an “upgrade” for the state competition.

They created a skit involving Dorothy Ignaceous Rocks (DI Rocks for short), gangster munchkins, the Tin Man and Scarecrow, a Toto Robot, and a side trip to Jamaica. Their spoof of the “Wizard of Oz” story starts with Dorothy having her life changed by robotic technology after arriving at the “Ruby Ghetto” when her hot air balloon she was traveling in after leaving the “Emerald City” got in a storm and crashed. In the Ruby Ghetto, the munchkins were gangsters, and stole a piece off the robot “Toto”, and the Tin Man helped her retrieve a similar part so they could go home to Kansas. Toto became her GPS and took her to Jamaica rather than Kansas because he wanted a vacation. Toto, not your average dog, could actually talk, give directions, light up, and bark. Hence, Toto was the robot part of the skit!

Excellent scenery pieces for backgrounds, a clever script with rhyming as a specialty side trip, sassy costumes, and platinum sneakers helped entertain the audience and wow the judges! This team received first place at the regional and state competitions for their level.

They also received a special Renaissance Award. Judges gave this award to the team to compliment them on their skill rather than creativity. Judges were impressed with the refreshing modern twist the team gave to the classic Wizard of Oz story, as well as their rhyming witty script, awesome costumes, and last but not least, the robotic design of Toto, an “engineering masterpiece” (in their words!).

The middle school team consisting of Brittney Shambaugh, Madison Bieber, Valerie Pope, Peyton Brandt, Kennedy Sade, Cheyenne Conner, and Kaleb Walker, coached by Dena Pope and Annette Bieber, also attended the State competition. The team received a 2nd place ranking at the Regional Competition, but moved up to a first place rank at the State Competition last Saturday.

The team created a skit in which team members became spies to catch an evil grandmother and her granddaughter, who is trying to rid the world of peanut butter and Duct tape. The spies become trapped in a web and their DI-BOT saves them by bringing them scissors to escape from the webbing and chases down the villians. All is well in the end, when the spies capture the villains and are promoted to full time spies. This team was very clever and earned points based on their advanced teamwork and creative song writing and puns used in the script. The team designed and created their robot from a mailbox, motors, switches, and servos, which all makes sense to them! They did an awesome job and wowed the audience with their performance!

Both teams gave high energy performances that received very high scores and entertained their audiences.

Now we approach the daunting task of fundraising to help offset the cost of attending Globals which takes place May 26, 27, and 28 – time is short! Cost for Globals including meals, housing, and tickets to the ceremonies at University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, are $610 per person.

Campus buses transport you around the UT campus once you arrive, but getting there and home is our biggest challenge! Transportation from Busco to Tennessee usually costs around $4000. We try to share the cost with another school corporation also attending the same competition.

Fundraising will involve Port-a-Pit Chicken sales, seat cushion sales, car wash, garage sale, and anything else we can come up with here in the next month! Donations should be made out to Busco DI Moms if you would like to donate to the transportation fund for DI teams. Drop them off at the Churubusco Elementary School care of Dena Pope or Julie Mast. THANK YOU for your continued support of the Busco DI teams!

The following scholarships are available this school year:

AES Engineers Scholarship – $500, applicants do not have to be taking engineering courses to apply, applications online at http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.php ,deadline-October 8

American Cancer Society – a cancer survivor age 20 or less, resident of Indiana or Michigan, plan to attend college in Indiana or Michigan, based on financial need, applications in guidance office, deadline-April 16

Central High School Alumni Scholarship – must be related to a Central High School Alumni Association member, $500, applications in the guidance office, deadline-April 16

Fort Financial Credit Union Scholarship – upper 25% of class, student and parent/guardian must be in good member standing with Fort Financial Credit Union, applications in guidance office, deadline-June 30

Indiana Oil and Gas Association Scholarship – amount depends on number of applicants, pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a preference given for Earth Sciences, Engineering, or Geology majors, GPA of 3.0, applications in the guidance office, deadline-May 1

Indiana Tech Dean’s Full Tuition Scholarships – two scholarships given for full tuition in each of these areas of study; College of Business, College of General Studies, College of Engineering, School of Computer Sciences, apply online at www.IndianaTech.edu , or financialaid@indianatech.edu

IPFW Scholarships – the guidance office has a booklet with several different scholarships IPFW is offering, information also online at www.ipfw.edu/financial/scholar/freshman

National DAR Scholarships – several different ones including ones for Political Science, Econ, History, Nursing, Chemistry, Teaching, etc., information in the guidance office

Noble County Farm Bureau Scholarship – four $500 scholarships, plan to continue your education in the agricultural industry, you do not have to be a member of the Noble County Farm Bureau, applications in guidance office, must arrive to them by April 30 at 4:00 PM

Purdue Club of Ft. Wayne Book Scholarships – students planning to attend Purdue, West Lafayette Campus will give four $300 book scholarships and the Fort Wayne Campus will give two $250 book scholarships, applications in guidance office, deadline-April 23

Robert Byrd Honors Scholarship – SAT of 1940, ACT of 29, Indiana resident, GPA of 3.0/4.0, up to $1500, applications online at http://www.in.gov/ssaci/2341.htm , deadline-April 26

Wendy’s High School Heisman Scholarship for the Class of 2011 – must have at least a “B” grade point average and participate in at least on school-sponsored sport, applications online at www.wendysheisman.com , deadline-October 3

SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH WHITLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

ALL OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY APRIL 15

Andrea Norman Henry and John Anthony Norman Theatre Scholarship – must be pursuing a major in theater.

Andrew C. Spencer Memorial Scholarship – a senior male student graduating from CHS that plans to attend a post-secondary school, applicants must have “heart and spirit”, applications are in the guidance office or WCCF

Ben Konger Memorial Scholarship – plan on attending a four year college, vocational, or technical school, GPA of 2.5 or better, applications in guidance office or WCCF

Bernice Carver Scholarship of Hope – Whitley County resident, top third of class, GPA of 3.2 or above, pursuing a career in the field of nursing, teaching, or science and plan to attend a four year college in Indiana, applications in guidance office or WCCF

Churubusco Fine Arts/Thespian Scholarship – must be a Thespian, applications in guidance office

H.A.N.D.S. Scholarship – $750, demonstrate scholarship, community service, and financial need, not be a member of HANDS, applications in guidance office

JAKES Scholarship – Jakes is a youth organization that is part of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation, must be a Whitely County senior pursuing a degree in conservation, applications in guidance office or WCCF

Lakota Chapter of the American Council of the Blind of Indiana – Whitley County student from Churubusco, Columbia City, or Whitko who is legally blind, applications in guidance or WCCF

Margo Langohr Art Scholarship – Whitley County student planning to pursue a career in an art-related field, applications in guidance, from Mrs. Fleetwood, or WCCF (deadline-April 30)

Megan Christine Young Memorial Scholarship – a female student graduating from CHS that plans to continue her education towards a Bachelors or Associates Degree, preference will be given to applicants who have participated in athletics, applications in the guidance office or WCCF

Robert & Grace Karst R.N. Scholarship – Whitley County resident, GPA 3.0, attend an Indiana college, plan to be a registered nurse, applications in guidance or WCCF

Harold “Potch” Wheeler Memorial Scholarship – awarded to a student from one of the Whitley County High Schools who plans to have a career in the Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources or in public service within the Republican Party, applications in guidance office or WCCF

SRC (Scientific & Regulatory) Scholarship – attend a four year, graduate, vocational, or trade school that will study a science-related course such as nursing, microbiology, or vet tech, applications in guidance or WCCF

Whitley County Art Guild Anne Hamilton Scholarship – Whitley County high school student planning to attend an art school to obtain an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in an art-related field, applications in guidance or WCCF (deadline-April 30)

Whitley County Builders’ Association Scholarship – students planning to pursue a technical, associate, or baccalaureate degree in the building trades field, applications in guidance or WCCF

Whitley County Korean War Veterans Memorial Scholarship – GPA of 2.5 or higher, top 75% of class, planning to attend a vocational school for an Associate’s degree, applications in guidance or WCCF

Whitley County Retired Teachers Scholarship – top third of class, GPA of 3.0 or higher, any senior planning to attend a four-year school and plan a career in education, applications in guidance or WCCF

Whitley County 4-H Beef Scholarship – recipient selected during the Whitley Co. 4-H Fair, Whitley County senior involved with 4-H Beef Club, contact the 4-H Extension Office

Whitley County 4-H Helping Hands Scholarship – recipient selected during the Whitley Co. 4-H Fair, Whitley County senior involved with 4-H, contact the 4-H Extension Office

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS

This is a list of scholarships that are available to you as seniors. Most will be due on Friday, May 7. Please pick them up from the guidance office as soon as possible.

Most of these scholarships are NOT based on grades so if you qualify, it is to your benefit to apply.

Those scholarships with an * can use the same application. (Fill the application out; attach the scholarship list with the scholarships you are applying for marked. Then turn it in. You only have to answer the questions one time.)

Be neat in filling out the applications and follow directions. If at all possible, they should be typed.

*SEIMER SCHOLARSHIP – $200

Eligibility – This is for anyone going into any area of business. This can be, but does not have to be, a four-year college program; examples, accounting, computers, secretarial, business management, etc.

*LIONS CLUB VOCATIONAL – $300

Eligibility – Any student attending a trade, business, or vocational school. Need is an important factor.

*LIONS CLUB ACADEMIC – $300

Eligibility – Any student attending a four-year college.

*CHURUBUSCO BUILDING TRADES VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP – Up to $1500

Eligibility – Any senior attending a vocational/technical school. Need and effort are important factors.

*CLIFFORD F. DEEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP – $500

Eligibility – Any senior continuing their education at either a vocational, technical, or four-year school. Grades are not the deciding factor.

*DAVE SALOMON SCHOLARSHIP – $300

Eligibility – Any student pursuing a vocational trade who has maintained average grades.

*CHS ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP – $200

Eligibility – At least one parent must be a CHS graduate

SADD

Eligibility – Student must be an active member of SADD. Short written essay.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Eligibility – Student planning on continuing their education after high school. Must be a member of NHS.

SCHOOL BOARD – $500

Eligibility – Any student pursuing a teaching career.

LESLIE GREEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Eligibility – Any student who has shown student leadership and who has a positive influence on others. May attend either a two or four-year college.

THE CHURUBUSCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – $500

Eligibility – Any senior, in good standing, that will complete the graduation requirements, has taken two or more classes in the area of business and/or experiences with the school to work program, and will be attending an institution of higher learning that offers business or business related classes.

THE SONNY MCCLURE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Eligibility – Any senior that plans to attend either a two or four year college with a “B” average may apply.

PAUL SCHMIDT BUSCO FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP

Eligibility – Any senior member of the football team. Should have been a leader on and off the field but most importantly, a student that will work hard towards his goals.

TOM FLETCHER MEMORIAL TURTLE DAYS 2010 SCHOLARSHIP– students that have volunteered their time to service activities and have been involved with community or projects that have helped others, applications may be mailed or given to the guidance office, deadline has been extended to Friday, May 7

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. — Busco played tough, but still fell in tennis action April 15 against Fremont.

 Kelli Klaehn played a lot tougher match than her 1-6 0-6 score indicated. Thre were a lot of eight to ten ball rallies, and deuce games.

 According to tennis coach Ben Jagger, varsity player Morgan Young played her second, 3-set match of the year.

“It’s good to see a player with very little varsity experience stepping up to the challenge of a tough spot so early in the season,” Jagger said. “Mo can really grow into a great player. I’m looking forward to see what she can produce as the season progresses.”

 Shannon Kuznar played another tough match though her score doesn’t indicate it. “She can hit the ball pretty well, but has a tough time coming up with the big shot when she needs it,” Jagger said.

 Dodson and Holloway just didn’t show up to play, according to their coach.

 ”While watching their match, I felt that they really weren’t out-matched,” Jagger said. “They just didn’t seem to have the desire to win it. I was disappointed by their level of play. We’re going to try and see what they can do at the #2 doubles position against Columbia City. They way they are playing right now, our #2 dubs are the better team. It’s a heart-breaker because of the run they had to close the season last year gave me high expectations for this year’s season.”

 Busco eagles Martinez and Shambaugh are really starting to learn how to play doubles together. And, it showed with their 6-2 6-0 win. They attacked the ball at the net, and kept it deep in the court from the baseline – not allowing their opponents too many free shots.

“I was very impressed with their level of play,” Jagger said. “They’re going to move into the #1 dubs spot against a very tough Columbia City team. I have already informed them that this match will test how good they really are.”

 The JV team had quite a few girls playing in spots that they don’t normally play, but they responded favorably to the pressure. “We had pretty good play from almost all of the girls from the top to the bottom,” Jagger said.

Busco Varsity fell to Fremont, 1-4, and the JV, 5-6.

Congratulations to the following CHS students for achieving the Honor Roll or Honorable Mention for the 3rd quarter:

Honor Roll

Grade 12

Amber, Taylor L

Bankson, Alexis L

Brumbaugh, Amanda R

Brumbaugh, Kathryn Beth

Butler, Alexis N

Crabill, Brittany M

Dodson, Hannah R

Fehring, James D

Hartmann, Danielle A

Holloway, Alysa A

Klaehn, Kelli M

LeFever, Travis E

Lewis, Catelyn A

McDowell, Alexander J

Polakovic, Noah A

Raber, Jacob S

Sade, Zane I

Sanders, Shelby Z

Shively, Bryce Wellington

Slagal, Kristi K

Sordelet, Taylor D

Speaker, Ronald J

Teague, Shannon M

Grade 11

Armstead, Zackery A

Arvola, Dustin A

Bueker, Melissa B

Burkhart, Brianne K

Farner, Amanda D

Geiger, Brittany L

Harmon, Alecia K

Haupricht, Heidi E

Herendeen, Dylan C

Hill, Evan P

Hockerman, Michael D

Johnson, Brandon L

Kreger, Barbara A

Kuznar, Shannon L

Martinez, Marla M

Norris, Justin E

Penley, Chelsey M

Petrie, Cassandra L

Pippenger, Erik J

Schmidt, Sarah E

Shambaugh, Allyson L

Shanabarger, Kelsey N

Shelton, Ashlie N

Sorg, Crystal M

Turner, Jordan W

Wallace, Rhayah D

Wells, Alisha K

Wyss, Emily C

Grade 10

Boggess, Adam M

Burch, Victoria L

Carter, Brooke L

Fehring, Rachel E

Fry, Taylor M

Geiger, Kalyn D

Gross, Haleigh L

Harris, Victoria R

Henning, Taylor N

Herron, Brandi J

Hilsmier, Stuart W

Hockerman, Kaitlyn L

Hoffman, Michaela K

Lewellyn, Jana L

Partin, Maranda S

Pope, Robert J

Sade, Harrison M

Smallwood, Erika Joleen

Trump, Nicole C

Uecker, Christopher M

Williams, Austin L

Young, Morgan C

Zolman, Alexander R

Grade 9

Biddle, Andrew T

Blake, Chandler E

Boggess, Austin K

Brown, Chandler A

Buckhardt, Monique J

Folland, Emily

Frericks, Emma R

Geiger, Colton J

Gibson, Kasey L

Gibson, Morgan Nicole

Gouwens, Janelle M

Hunsberger, Sydney R

Jones, Gabrielle L

Labenz, Savannah E

Lampe, Nicole M

Martin, Amanda N

Petrie, Jay S

Shambaugh, Jennafer A

Shively, Katherine L

Teusch, John Caleb

Uecker, Jenna M

Zeller, McKenna M

Zumbrun, Joseph W

Honorable Mention

Grade 12

Coe, Seth A

Combs, Misty J

Greve, Skylar

Hamilton, Jordan R

Hemphill, Britnee M

Herron, Anthony E

Jackson, Anistassia P

Johnston, Alyssa R

Kessinger, Marrisa L

Labenz, Karissa M

Mey, Ryan D

Myers, Mason J

Nicodemus, Jordan J

Owen, Kyle J

Royer, Alisha R

Sakells, Jacob R

Sims, Christopher J

Wu, Luman

Grade 11

Bundy, Autumn L

Converset, Tori E

Davis, Jacob M

Edsall, Alix A

Ferry, Zachary Steven

Fleming, Elizabeth R

Forker, Jeremy W

Geiger, Dylan W

Heinkel, Dalton A

Herendeen, Tavin L

Hively, Austen D

Howk, Michael W

Huelsenbeck, Charles Ross

Keefe, Shelby M

Kelley, Shawn R

Mathewson, Kyle W

Murphy, Randie R

Owen, Brent M

Owens, Kaitlyn J

Roehrman, Stacie L

Rollins, Jade N

Ruble, Haley E

Shroyer, Spencer E

Siddons, George Braxton

Snyder, Drew E

Tidwell, Thomas L

Grade 10

Bishop, Colleen

Brandt, Raquel K

Butler, Clinton Alan

Eakins, Caitlin K

Eyer, Alexandria R

Fulk, Layne C

Gayheart, Brittany M

Goepfrich, Austin L

Hull, Jori S

Hunsberger, Peyton D

Johnston, Haleigh N

Jones, Dylan L

Jones, Dylan M

LeFever, Joshua B

Lehner, Erika R

Mapes, Rebecca D

McCormick, Jadene R

Meinzen, Gretchen R

Monk, Heather L

Norris, Kayla N

Pearson, Theodore Davis

Price, Todd Austin

Reed, Olivia P

Roe, Paige B

Schinbeckler, Alyssa M

Schwaberow, Levi Donald

Summers, Payton A

Wenglikowski, Blaze A

Wojcik, Haley N

Grade 9

Barnhart, Gunnar L

Barrett, Amelia J

Birk, Broden D

Corson, Korie K

Ferry, Jacob Scott

Geiger, Davon T

Herendeen, Mariah M

Hogeston, Connor J

Hunsberger, Sierra B

Keener, Jacey M

Keener, Jessica L

Kuznar, Eric C

Ladd, Troy T

Miller, Alana M

Nevil, Tyler A

Nicodemus, Jason S

Nodine, Karensa J

Noyes, Marisa T

Pence, Sara C

Schaefer, Cody Allen

Siddons, Samuel John

Stark, Abby M

Tidwell, Amelia A

Voght, Chandler Lee

Witzenman, Lydia D

Woodruff, Shelby L

If you have ever attended a Churubusco High School production, this next person probably needs no introduction; chances are you will probably recognize her as the trouble-making Agnes, daughter of Mr. Smith, in Meet Me in St. Louis, the endearing but dreadfully unintelligent Lenya in Fools, or perhaps the hilarious but crass Madame Thenardier Les Miserables, a role for which she earned a Best Supporting Actress Award. Of course, I am referring to Taylor Sordelet.

Sordelet, like our last two Turtle Town Theatre Spotlight students Cassandra Petrie and Zane Sade, has an extensive list of theatre credits. Besides the ones listed above, you have seen her as Phyllis in Thunder on Sycamore Street and Charlie in Thurgoode, a role which she reprised when the play was produced in the 2009 IndyFringe Theatre Festival. She has also appeared in Aida and The Unusual Suspects at CHS.

Sordelet has not limited herself to participating in theatre at CHS, she has also appeared in a few Turtletown Players productions. She made her Turtletown debut in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2002) playing Gladys and she also appeared as the White Witch in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Some of her other theatre credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Once Upon a Mattress, Cafe Noir, Take Five, Music Man Jr., Honk, and “No TV.”

Sordelet, a senior, will be ending her CHS theatre career with her performance as Adelaide in Guys and Dolls this week, a character which she describes as “a stripper and probably one of the dumbest things that walks the planet.” So what is her favorite part about playing said character? “The outfits. I love the outfits.”

The prospect of Guys and Dolls being her last show at CHS has not completely registered with Sordelet yet as she feels it will really hit her after the last performance. Her last performance at CHS will not mark the end of her love for theatre and music though as she has recently been accepted into Ball State’s School of Music, where she will begin in the fall.

Throughout high school Sordelet has also been involved in New Era, NE12, French Club, band, and she is currently the President of the Thespians.

Sordelet is sure to make you laugh in Guys and Dolls this Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24. Tickets are available from all cast members or by calling 260-693-2965. See you there!

“He’s a smooth 50’s character. He thinks he is the best thing ever–untouchable. He always comes out on top.” That is how CHS senior Zane Sade describes his character Sky in Churubusco High School’s upcoming musical Guys and Dolls.

Sade’s two performances as Sky next week will be his final performances on the CHS stage as a high school student, something he has mixed feelings about. “I am excited about going to college but I definitely feel like I am leaving behind a lot.”

A lot would be right. Guys and Dolls will mark the end of about 7 years of high school productions for Sade. Yes, you read that right–7 years. That is because he appeared in his first high school production as a middle school student playing the role of one of Will Rogers’ sons in the musical The Will Rogers’ Follies.

Like fellow cast member Cassandra Petrie, Sade has also been active in the Churubusco community theatre The Turtletown Players. Most recently he made a guest appearance as the announcer in the latest Turtletown production, Nunsensations!, the third installment in the Nunsense series. He also had parts in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2002), The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, “The Great Alphabet Robbery,” The Trial of Goldilocks, Room for One More, and as the mischevious and smart mouthed Dillson in The Girls of the Garden Club.

You may remember him as Mr. Smith in last year’s CHS production of Meet Me in St. Louis, for his great performance as Javert in last year’s musical Les Miserables, or as the intelligent, love struck school teacher Leon in this year’s play Fools. His other high school credits include Thunder on Sycamore Street, Aida, The Unusual Suspects, and Miss Saigon.

Sade also played Dr. Thurgoode in the show Thurgoode, a play written and directed by a CHS graduate. Sade joined some of the original cast members when the show was a part of the IndyFringe Theatre Festival in Indianapolis last summer, though he played the role of Jack instead of Dr. Thurgoode.

So how does he feel about Guys and Dolls? “It is really fun. Fun fun fun fun fun. It has a great storyline, good music, and is really funny. I think everyone should see it at least once.”

When he is not participating in theatre, Sade enjoys hanging out with friends, reading, playing video games, and anything to do with music. He has been a part of New Era and NE12 as well as the Spanish Club and he enjoyed a brief stint participating in Academic SuperBowl.

College is definitely is his plans after graduation but he is currently weighing his options with MIT, Butler, or Columbia College in Chicago being some possibilities.

Guys and Dolls is Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24 in the Jason Smith Auditorium at Churubusco High School. Tickets can be purchased from any cast member or by calling 260-693-2965. Come out and support Sade in his last production at CHS!

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(Monday, April 12, 2010) –The Busco girls tennis team really showed up to play today in action against Northrop.

Shannon Kuznar dropped the jitters she had from her first match, and played a very tough two-set match. She kept her composure, and really hung in there for a match-deciding win over Popouski at the #3 spot.

 Marla Martinez and Ali Shambaugh were starting to look like they could work together at the #2 doubles spot. They were never really down, but they played aggressive throughout the entire match.

 Kelli Klaehn played another close one at #1 singles. She could have pulled it out if a couple of points would have went her way, but she stayed in the match all the way to the end eventually dropping it 4-6 4-6.

 Dodson and Holloway played a tough three-setter. They played the first set like they were still sitting on the beaches of spring break. After they decided they were ready to play tennis, the took the next two sets in stride; winning 2-6 6-2 6-3.

 JV had a few bright spots with Randi Murphy winning big at #1 singles; 6-2. The other two Busco JV wins came from #2 singles and #2 doubles with Alecia Harmon beating Tamarah Welch 6-2, and Shelby Bering and Felecia Young winning big at 6-0.

For the full results, click here.

 The Lady Eagles open conference play this Thursday as they travel up to Fremont. They face county-rival Columbia City at the Busco courts on Monday.

Lunch meeting #2 on April 17th, 2010 (sat) at Brevins in Churubusco. The Date for the Reunion has been set for July 31st, 2010 (Sat). We still have alot to decide on this ans can use any and all Input to show we still “ROCK” after 20 Years…lol!! Anybody from our class who wants to come please rsvp. We need to get an idea for table size. This way we can get and gather some IDEAS and LOCATE missing people who have moved. If you are unable to make it and want to know more or have input please contact us to input. Thanks!!

Time: 11:30am
Where: Brevins
When: April 17th, 2010

RSVP: Kim (Brooks) Wilson 260-636-6282 or Nikki (Hilliard) King 260-385-3033……drop in are always welcome too !!

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Although the Busco Men’s and Women’s Track teams already have three meets under their belts…the real season is just beginning.  On Tuesday April 13^th, the NECC season begins as the men and women travel to Emma to face the Westview Warriors.  The teams will then host Lakeland and West Noble in an NECC three-way meet on Thursday April 15^th. 

For the Busco Women (2-1, 0-0), the conference season couldn’t start with a more difficult opponent.  The Westview Women’s team is the defending NECC champion.  Busco sophomores Heather Monk, Rachel Fehring, and Alex Eyer will be the work horses for the girl’s squad.   Starting with Westview may be a lofty task, but Busco Head Track coach Zach Dock feels like this a great way for the women’s team to start the season. 

“Westview is a quality track program.  They won the league last year, and they are the favorites to do it again this year.  We have a very young team.  This will be a great challenge for our girls.  We have a small team, but we’ve got talent.  It’s a good opportunity for us to see how they match-up against the league’s best.” 

The road for the Busco Men (3-0, 0-0) is not much easier.  The Lakeland men’s team shared the regular season conference title with Busco last season.  With the loss of senior hurdler Jordan Hamilton due to a fractured vertebra, Busco will need to rely on the likes of Kyle Monk, Josh LeFever, and Kyle Mathewson to score some major points to keep the Eagle’s title hopes alive.  Coach Dock expressed the importance for the Busco Men to come back from spring break in the right frame of mind. 

“Opening up with Westview is always tough.  They are very solid in the jumps, the hurdles, and their middle distance and distance events.  We need to come back from break ready to work.  The competition in our league is very high, and our attitude could be the difference between starting 0-1 or 1-0 in the conference.   The key is not to look ahead.  Westview is extremely dangerous.   But, we know that we’ve got a tall order when we face Lakeland and West Noble.  They are both quality programs.  We shared the regular season NECC title with Lakeland last season, and we were able to edge them out in the NECC Meet to win the title.  Without question, this will be a very challenging week for our guys.”

There have also been some facility improvements around the Busco Track.  Last season, the school maintenance department added a gravel walk-way to the discus area.  The long jump pit also underwent a much-needed renovation.  This past week, the track staff edged the runways for the pole vault and the long jump to eliminate the grass that was creeping across the rubber.  The shot-put area had a tendency to hold water, so the athletic department purchased concrete to raise the shot-put pad and lumber to re-do the sector.  The pole vault box was loose, and the concrete surrounding it was beginning to crack break away.  The athletic department purchased a new pole vault box and the school corporation provided funds to have it installed and to have the concrete re-done.  The old box has been placed at the opposite end of the runway to use for drill work.  Coach Dock is very pleased with the new upgrades to the facilities.

“It is very important that we have facilities and equipment that not only allow our kids to succeed, but also keeps them safe.  We are making some upgrades around here that the athletes and the community can be proud of.  The athletic department and corporation have provided funds to make these things happen, and we’re very grateful.  J.R. Ford (Eagle Do It Best Hardware) gave us a great price on our lumber and delivered it to us.  And the Fairchild boys (H.O. Fairchild & Sons Concrete Construction) have been working through some lousy weather and doing high-quality work.  Everyone has been really great, and everyone around here appreciates it.”  

Future improvements are also on the horizon.  The track and runways are scheduled to be re-surfaced this summer.  And, plans have also been discussed to create a paved staging area and 110m hurdle starting area.  Coach Dock believes that if the funds and manpower are available, these improvements will further enhance what has already been done at the track. 

 

 

 

 

 

Busco Women’s Track Remaining Schedule

Tuesday 04/13/10 @ Westview 4:45PM

 Thursday 04/15/10 vs. West Noble, Lakeland 4:45PM

 Tuesday 04/20/10 PH, ES, CN @ CN 4:45PM

 Saturday 04/24/10 Turtletown Invite. 9:00AM

 Tuesday 04/27/10 vs. Angola, Fairfield 4:45PM

 Tuesday 05/04/10 Fremont, Hamilton @ Fremont 4:45PM

 Tuesday 05/11/10 NECC @ Angola TBA

 Friday 05/14/10 NECC @ Angola 5:00PM

 Busco Men’s Track Remaining Schedule

Tuesday 04/13/10 @ Westview 4:45PM

 Thursday 04/15/10 vs. West Noble, Lakeland 4:45PM

 Saturday 04/17/10 Busco Invite 10:00AM

 Tuesday 04/20/10 vs. PH, ES, CN 4:45PM

 Tuesday 04/27/10 vs. Angola, Fairfield 4:45PM

 Friday 04/30/10 @ CN Invite 5:00PM

 Tuesday 05/04/10 Fremont, Hamilton @ Fremont 4:45PM

 Tuesday 05/11/10 NECC @ Angola TBA

 Friday 05/14/10 NECC @ Angola 5:00PM

 *Events in BOLD are Home.

Parker Conrad, freshman on the Churubusco High School golf team, achieved his first hole-in-one at Timber Creek Golf and Tennis Club in Brandenton, Florida on Saturday, April 3, 2010.

Congratulations, Parker!

Churubusco High School’s spring musical Guys and Dolls is rapidly approaching and the cast has been working hard to bring you a fantastic show. Cassandra Petrie is one of those hard-working cast members as she will be playing the role of Sarah, one of the leads.

Petrie is no stranger to the theatre; if any of you have seen a show at Churubusco, whether it be a high school show or the Turtletown Players community theatre, you will probably recognize her. She has been in at least 9 Turtletown Players shows including The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2002), The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Room for One More, and The Girls of the Garden Club and has been performing in plays and musicals and singing for over 10 years.

You may also remember her as Ellie in Thurgoode or Rose in Meet Me in St. Louis, two of her favorite roles to date as well as the challenging role of Cosette in last year’s musical Les Miserables.

It is obvious by Petrie’s long list of theatre credits that the Arts are extremely important to her. “The Fine Arts are important to have in high schools, especially this school, because it brings a whole variety of people together to perform a show…it provides great entertainment and offers us other ways to grow as people and artists, other than sports,” said Petrie.

When Petrie is not busy acting on stage she is also a veteran member of New Era and NE12 and is active in many sports such as softball and community activities including 4-H, and Girl Scouts. She is also a member of French Club, S.A.D.D., Key Club, and the Vice President of the Thespians.

A junior in high school, she is still exploring her college options but would like to double major in vocal performance and education–definitely not an easy feat.

So what should you expect from Petrie’s character Sarah if you go to see Guys and Dolls? Petrie describes her character of Sarah as “a very energetic, loving, and spunky young woman who will do anything to save the mission, including going on a date with a gambler…”

So why should you go see the show? “It’s hilarious and not like anything Busco has done in the last few years,” according to Petrie.

Guys and Dolls will be performed Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24. Tickets are available from all cast members or by calling (260) 693-2965. Come out and support the show and Cassandra!