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LARIATIN THIS ISSUE:Question of the Month

- p. 2Senior Spotlights - p. 3 New staff members -

pgs. 4-6Volleyball - p. 7Football - p. 8

Volume 81, Issue 1 Colome High School - Box 367, Colome, SD September 19, 2019

The 2019-20 school year kicked off on Wednesday, Aug. 14. As students returned to the halls of CHS, they prob-ably noticed a few changes. In the lunchroom, students saw a change as a new system was installed to track lunch purchases. Students must know their pin number in order to re-ceive a lunch. Each student’s lunch bill is then tracked on the DDN Campus program. Eventually parents and stu-dents will be able to pay their lunch bills online. Another one of these changes would be the new staff members. The new faculty members are featured on pages 4-6 of this issue. Other faculty changes include Mrs. Kathy Hrabanek as athlet-ic director, Mr. Gene Bertram as head football coach, Mr. Terrance Kinzer as assistant football coach, Miss Tay-lor Hrabanek as head middle school volleyball coach, Miss Casey Shippy as assistant MS volleyball coach, Mr. William Beckers as head boys basket-ball coach, Pastor Don and Mrs. Lau-ra Windsperger as MS girls basketball coaches, and Mrs. Lisa Nicholas as head track coach. Over the summer the school purchased a new 2018 Ford passenger van for school travel. The van allows seating for 14 passengers. They also purchased a new mini-bus. In the gym, the tiles in the entry way and hallway were replaced for a nice, even finish. New carpet was installed in two

rooms in the elementary: the preschool and the kindergarten classrooms. There is also new carpet in the music room. Several classrooms were moved during the summer. The main sixth grade classroom is now in the south base-ment room of the high school building, and the main seventh grade classroom is across the hall. Mr. Orrock moved his office to the top floor, and Mrs. Bo-lie’s classroom moved to his previous office space. The high school office and principal moved to the main floor

of the building, and Mrs. Betsy Rohde (business manager) moved to the for-mer principal’s office. The outer area of this space is now a teacher workroom. Mrs. Harter-Shutt moved her office to the conference room in the gym. The resource/special education room moved to the west modular, and the preschool moved from the east mod-ular to the main elementary building. Speech services are now located in the east modular.

Juniors Baylie Hof-fine and Saydee Heath use the card system in the lunch-room. The new system requires students to use a pin number for their lunch count.

Students see changes at beginning of new school year

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Question of the Month

“My favorite place to eat is Texas Road-house, and I usually get a big ol’ juicy steak with cheese and mushrooms, and don’t forget the bread. Mmmmmm,” said senior Jacob Beckers

Junior Nathaniel Hansen said, “My fa-vorite place to eat is Red Lobster, and I have to get at least 4 baskets of the butter biscuits and chicken Alfredo.”

“My favorite place to eat is El Tapatio, and I always get the burrito California because they’re amazing!” said fresh-man Kaden Pechota.

Sophomore Riley Shippy said, “My favorite place to eat is Outback Steak House, and I usually get a big ol’ steak.”

Eighth grader Jordyn Harter said, “My favorite place to eat is the Frontier Bar. I usually get the cheeseburger and cheeseballs.”

Seventh grader Ellie Cole said, “My fa-vorite thing to eat is the burrito Califor-nia from El Tapatio.”

Where is your favorite place to eat and what do you order?

The Lariat is published by the desktop publishing class at Colome High School. Readers may submit letters to the editor, but the Lariat staff reserves the right to accept or reject letters. Writers/Page Designers: Jacob Beckers, Saydee Heath, Baylie Hoffine, Ja-kob Rinker. Advisor: Mrs. Rohde

by Jakob Rinker

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Name: Juli Luella Larson Birthday: July 3, 2002 Birthplace: Gregory, SDFamily: Mom - Susan, Dad - Dennis, Brother - Alex, Sisters - Tianna, Adrianna Favorite childhood memory: Having to bail off my pony at a rodeo in Hamill because he tried to lie down and roll around in the dirt with me and the saddle on him. Growing up I wanted to be a vet.Hobbies: Trap, archery and riding horses Three things that can always be found in my refrigera-tor: Milk, homegrown beef, and pickles If I have any warning, my last meal will be Mom’s la-sagna with garlic cheesy biscuits and pink lemonade and a slice of pecan pie. Pet peeve: When people don’t go with the flow in the halls and they walk on the wrong side. I wish I could stop time, so I could enjoy a moment longer than for just a few seconds. I regret trying to march and play band in the homecoming parade last year with a broken arm. Best time of my life: The first year I went to state high school trap.Worst time of my life: When I broke my arm I hope I never have to fill this out again.I’ve never been able to tell my north, south, east, west directions without a compass or something. If I could travel in time, I would visit my grandpa when I was just a little girl. People would be surprised to know that I have five dogs and six longhorn steers.Best thing about school: The food Hardest thing about school: All the stairs in the high schoolFuture goal: I would own a big ranch somewhere and have a bunch of horses, cows, and a few dogs. I would also have a nice house and a big barn. I would like to be a vet tech. Best thing about living in Colome: Friday night football gamesIf I could change something about Colome: More places to eat and smoother roads. I can die happy once I live long enough to tell my grand-children stories and see them mostly grow up.

Name: Retta Elsie Marion TateBirthday: February 5, 2002Birthplace: Valentine, NebraskaFamily: Mom - Tammi, Dad - Robert, Sister - Rachel, Brother - Jesse Favorite childhood memory: Playing with my brother and sister when I was little in the pool All-time favorite movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the original) Hobbies: Breaking horses, raising goats, watching Netflix If I have any warning, my last meal will be medium rare steak, instant mashed potatoes, and cheesy green beans. I’m better than most at working cattle. Pet peeve: When people pronounce my name “Rita” in-stead of “Retta” I wish I could stop yelling when I’m excited. Best time of my life: Time spent with family.Worst time of my life: 3 years ago when I was sick for 3 daysI’d like to have a dollar for every time I lost my temper. Worst idea I ever had: Trying to go down the steps in a clothes basket when I was little. Behind my back, my friends say: “She’s loud.” Hardest thing about school: The stepsIf I could travel in time, I would visit my grandpa when he was in grade school. If I won the lottery, I would buy a lot of goats and more cattle. A great evening to me is sitting up on a hill looking at our land.Best thing about school is not having to work during the day. Future goal: To own or manage my own salebarn The one thing that really makes me angry: When kids walk down the wrong side of the hallway. If I had something to do over, I would not go in the pen when the buffalo tried to kill Haley and me I stay at home to watch John Wayne movies. I can die happy once I live long enough to tell my grand-children stories. At my funeral, I hope people say: At least she isn’t yell-ing.

Senior Spotlights

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Name: Misty BrownJob assignment at Colome School: Special education birth-5th gradeFamily: I have 3 children; Kimberly (25), Jessica (23), Kyle (19). I also have a son-in-law, Chris, who is married to Kimberly, and they have a 9-month-old boy, Carson.

Where did you grow up? Do you have any favorite childhood mem-ories? I grew up in Winner, Lennox, and Rapid City. My favorite childhood memory was going out to my grandpar-ents’ farm and fishing, gardening, and feeding the chickens. Education: I graduated from Rapid City Central. I received my B.S. from the Univ. of N.Y., my teaching certifi-cate from Sinte Gleska & my masters from American Intercontinental Uni-versity.Previous employment: I have worked with military preschools and child de-velopment centers. I have worked with Social Services and Children’s Home Society. I have taught in Todd County, Eagle-Butte, and Lyman. I also spent 5

years with SDSU as a 4-H program ad-viser and youth development program-mer. Hobbies: Playing with and walking my dog, craft projects, scrapbooking, and readingWhat is an enjoyable evening to you? Relaxing at home with the televison or hanging out with family and friends is an enjoyable evening to me. Goals for this year: Have positive in-teractions and communications with coworkers, parents, and students. Any other information you would like to share: Last year I was in Wood. I enjoyed the experience and am look-ing forward to continuing a great career wtih Colome.

Name: Dr. O’Doan Job assignment at Colome School: K-12 PrincipalWhere did you grow up? Do you have any favorite childhood memo-ries? I grew up in Vetal & Martin, SD. Childhood memories of mine include growing up on a ranch, playing with my siblings, climbing trees and sledding. Education: Bachelors in Elementary and Middle School Education, Masters in Technology, Doctorate in College Administration, Education Specialist in K-12 Administra-tion (Principal & Superintendent) Previous employment: HS technology facilitator, gifted and talented coordinator, teacher, trainer of teachersHobbies: Reading, walking, and riding bicycleWhat is an enjoyable evening to you? Going to a movie or reading a book is an enjoyable evening to me. Also, I enjoy visiting with my sisters. Goals for this year: My goal is to get to know the students and staff and to help Colome School grow academically. Any other information you would like to share: I am excited to be here!

Name: Sarah Man-derfeldJob assignment at Colome School: Agriculture/Shop teacherFamily: Mom- Susan, Dad-Byron, Brother-AdamWhere did you grow up? Do you have any favorite childhood memories? I grew up in Fari-bault, Minnesota. I enjoyed doing chores and activities with my brother and cousins.Education: Medford High School in Medford, Minnesota; South Dakota State University in BrookingsPrevious employment: Manderfeld Dairy Farm and Fa-mous Dave’sHobbies: Reading, raising animals, growing plants, playing piano, and cleaningWhat is an enjoyable evening to you? A social activity with friends like karaoke or eating out and then going to bed early.Goals for this year: To get the FFA chapter up and running.Any other information about yourself that you would like to share: Sometimes I make good jokes.

New staff members

Name: Shelby EwingJob assignment at Colome School: Middle and high school special educa-tion teacherFamily: Dallas Ewing, husbandWhere did you grow up? Do you have any favorite memories? I grew up in Creighton, Nebraska. My favorite memories from childhood are hunting, fishing, and riding horses with my fam-ily. Education: K-8 general education, K-12 special education, PreK-12 Read-ing specialist/instructional coach mas-tersPrevious employment: I taught for four years as a special education teach-er in Wausa, NE. Hobbies: My hobbies include riding horses, hunting, fishing, and camping.What is an enjoyable evening to you? For me, an enjoyable evening includes either riding my horse or having a re-laxing bonfire with my husband. Goals for this year: My goal is to help my students reach their goals while I learn all I can about my new students, school, and state.

Name: LaGrande WoodsJob assignment at Colome School: Title paraprofessional-mathFamily: Brian, husband; Children: Dillan, 4th grade; Brayden, 3rd grade; Brylee, pre-schoolWhere did you grow up? Do you have any favorite childhood memo-ries? I grew up in Gillette, WY. I have a lot of memories of swimming, riding bikes, and playing with my sisters. Education: I am a registered nurse and I’m working on my BA in biology. Previous employment: I worked as a registered nurse for eight years at Win-ner Regional Healthcare Center. The last four years I stayed at home with my children. Hobbies: Reading, wrangling children, baking, and gardeningWhat is an enjoyable evening to you? I love watching movies or reading. Also, spending time with my family is always enjoyable. Goals for this year: My goals for the year are to help students reach their math goals and to learn everyone’s name. Any other information you would like to share: I love Harry Potter. I’m a total Potterhead and an overall nerd. I also love science and am happy to help anyone needing extra help.

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Name: Wade JuracekJob assignment at Colome School: 9-12 English/Language Arts teacher, and 8th grade reading teacherFamily: Wife-Amy, Kids-Christopher, Mason, Hannah, Evan, LincolnWhere did you grow up? Do you have any favorite childhood memories? I grew up in Burke. My favorite child-hood memories involve playing sports.Education: Burke High School, South Dakota State UniversityPrevious employment: I ran the rehab department and wellnes center at Fogel Clinic.Hobbies: Politics, sports, music, and marathoningWhat is an enjoyable evening to you? I enjoy watching my kids at an athletic event.Goals for this year: To improve my students’ English skills, along with their public speaking skills. Also, to work on improving myself.Any other information about yourself that you would like to share? I am run-ning the Chicago Marathon in October to raise money for kids with inflamma-tory bowel disease. It is my fourth mar-athon. I have run the New York City Marathon, the Las Vegas Rock-n-Roll Marathon, and the Omaha Marathon. I ran all of these to raise money for kids with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

More new staff members

IN THE NEXT ISSUE:Results from Competitive Cheer & Dance and Cross Country

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Name: Chisyl Joy A. CristobalJob assignment at Colome School: Mu-sic teacher K-8, band, choirFamily: I am married with two boys: Jesyl, 10, and Jejo, 15, who both sing well and play musical instruments.Where did you grow up? Do you have any favorite childhood memo-

ries? I grew up in the southern part of the Philippines - Mindanao, Koronad-al City. When I was with the church children’s choir, we used to tour differ-ent cities and perform, sing, dance, act, and do concerts on different occasions/functions.Education: 1. Bachelor’s degree in secondary education with a major in English, specializing in play produc-tion (acting, directing), 2. Assosicate degree in music conducting with voice as the area of specialization (3 years) Previous employment: 1. Calovcan City Science High School - 14 years (Philippines) 2001-2015 2. The Indian High School in Dubai, 2015-19Hobbies: Singing, cooking, making music (composing or playing instru-

ments), and browsing/reading on the internetWhat is an enjoyable evening to you? Rehearsing a choir or a singing group, singing/sight reading music with pas-sionate musiciansGoals for this year: Put up a musical show, impact the lives of the students, gain more friends here in Colome, be able to share my music and cultureAny other information about your-self that you would like to share: I am a passionate artist and a hardworker. I take my craft seriously. I always think outside the box. Though sometimes people find me weird, that doesn’t bother me. I am always branded as gifted with anything I do and the way I handle things artistically.

Name: Kate Van-denbarkJob assign-ment at Colome School: SecretaryFamily: Hus-band-Matt, Children-Caleb, Maya, Emma, and BenjaminWhere did you grow up? Do you have any favorite childhood mem-ories? I grew up in northern British Columbia, Canada. One of my favorite childhood memories is butchering chickens with my dad.Education: Associates Degree and some collegePrevious employment: Title one math, computer teacher, and a business ownerHobbies: Reading, sewing, and sleepingWhat is an enjoyable evening to you? Relaxing with my family and possibly even nappingGoals for this year: To stay organized and not mess up too much.

Name: Bria PeppelJob assignment at Colome School: 4th Grade TeacherFamily: Hus-band-Mark, Sons-Cale, Brady, Riley, Carter, and DawsonWhere did you grow up? Do you have any favorite childhood memories? I grew up on a farm by Ideal, South Dakota. One of my favorite childhood memories is going to the Black Hills on vacation.Education: Undergrad form Northern State University, Masters from Black Hills State University.Previous employment: 5 years teaching in Winner, 6 years teaching at Stanley County, 7 years teaching in PierreHobbies: Spending time with my family, reading, and going to the moviesWhat is an enjoyable evening to you? Spending time with my family and not having to cook, do laundry, or work on school stuffGoals for this year: To help my 4th graders be the best students they can be and to be a co-worker that others can depend on and have fun with.Any other information about yourself that you would like to share: I am glad to be teaching in Colome!!

More new staff members

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The Cowgirls opened up the 2019 season with a home game vs. Burke on Aug. 29. The Cowgirls lost in three sets against the highly-ranked Cou-gars. Leading in kills for the game was Saydee Heath with 3. Baylie Hoffine and Carleen Burger each added one to the board. Heath also had 2 blocks in the game. Heath and Hoffine each had 4 digs, and Haley Krumpus had 2. On Sept. 3, the Cowgirls played the Crow Creek Lady Chieftains and took the W in five. Krumpus and Elizabeth Yeaman led the Cowgirls with 8 kills each, and Burger added 5 as well. Burg-er and Hoffine had 4 aces in the game, and Makayla Shippy had 3. Heath and Hoffine each contributed two blocks in the match. Landi Krumpus and Yeaman each had 6 digs, and H. Krumpus had 5. The Cowgirls hosted the Lady Panthers on Sept. 5 and lost the game despite the very good effort. Burger led the team with 4 kills, and Jordyn Seegers had 3. Yeaman had 2 blocks, and Heath had 1 block against the Lady Panthers. H. Krumpus, Hoffine, and Yeaman all had 6 digs, and Shippy contributed 5 during the match. The Cowgirls went to the Gregory Tournament on Sept. 7 and came out in fourth place. They started the day by playing the Gregory Lady Spikers and lost despite the comeback they made in the second set. Heath and H. Krum-pus each had 5 kills in the match. H. Krumpus, Hoffine, and Heath each had 3 digs. For the second game, the Cow-girls played the Jones County Lady Coyotes. The Cowgirls took the W in two sets. Heath led the way with 6 kills, followed by Yeaman with 3 and Hof-fine with 1. Heath had 1 block in the match. Heath led the way in digs with 4, and H. Krumpus had 2. In the third game the Cowgirls beat the Edgemont Moguls in three sets. Leading the team was Hoffine with 6

kills, and Yeaman had 4. Yeaman had 2 blocks, and Heath had 1 in the game. H. Krumpus had 7 digs, Heath had 6, and Hoffine had 5. Shippy had 15 set assists. For the third and fourth place game, the Cowgirls lost to the Cham-berlain Lady Cubs. H. Krumpus led the team with 5 kills. Hoffine had 1 block. Shippy led the way with 3 digs; Heath, Yeaman, and Jordyn Ring each had 2 digs. The Cowgirls game vs. the Lyman Raiders scheduled for Sept. 9, was moved to Oct. 7 due to the possibility of severe weather storms. On Saturday, Sept. 14, the Cowgirls

hosted Tripp-Delmont Armour. This was a loss for the Cowgirls in five sets with scores of 18-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-16, and 7-15. Hoffine finished with 18 digs. H. Krumpus had 8 kills and 17 digs. On Sept. 16, the Cowgirls traveled to Marty and brought home a victory with scores of 25-8, 25-8, and 25-11. H. Krumpus had 8 kills, followed by Heath and Hoffine with 6 each. Shippy had 4 digs. Next the Cowgirls will travel to St. Francis on Monday, Sept. 23. Then they will host Avon on Sept. 26.

Cowgirls take record to 4-5

Saydee Heath puts the ball over the net in the game against Platte-Geddes. To the right are Jordyn Seegers and Baylie Hoffine.

by Baylie Hoffine and Saydee Heath

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After having an undefeated season the year before, the Colome Cowboys kicked off their season with three se-niors leading the team and a new head coach. The three seniors are Jacob Beckers, James Brumbaugh, and Adam Cole. After filling the role of assistant coach, Gene Bertram is now the head coach of the team. The assistant coach is Terrance Kinzer. To start the season, the Cowboys hosted the Corsica Stickney Jaguars on Aug. 23. Adam Cole started off the season with a 20-yard touchdown. The Jaguars answered back to tie the game. The Cowboys offense would take over with sophomore Riley Shippy rushing for 195-yards on 15 carries and Adam Cole going 51-yards on 9 carries. The Cowboys defense would hold strong until the Jaguar’s offense got away with a 67-yard touchdown. After a goal line stand in a close fought game, the Co-lome Cowboys surpassed the Jaguars 22-18. The Cowboys then traveled to An-des Central the following week to face TDA/AC/DC. Through three quarters of the game it looked as if the cowboys were going to come up with the win leading 12-0. Until TDA started to take control of the Cowboy defense, scoring two touchdowns off a 52-yard, and a 2 yard rush. In the 4th quarter and with the game on the line, the Thunderhawks punched in the two-point conversion to take the lead over the Cowboys and win the game 14-12. Junior Michael Supik went 3 for 9 for 17 yards on passing and sophomore Riley Shippy rushed 20 times for 154 yards. Although this was the first loss for the Cowboys in over a year, they kept their heads high as they marched into next week’s opponent, Platte/Geddes. The Colome Cowboys vs Platte/Ged-des game on Sept. 6 started out as a grudge match in the first quarter, as the

score was 8-8. A few costly mistakes by the Cowboy offense is what led to the downfall of the Cowboys, as a bad snap turned into a touchdown for Platte, followed by a fumble. The Cowboy defense was strong as Riley Shippy had 15 tackles and Michael Supik finished with 14. The Cowboy offense couldn’t keep up with Platte as they ran for over 207 yards and three touchdowns, ulti-mately losing 35-8. On Sept. 13, the Cowboys made the long drive to Irene to face the Irene-Wa-

konda Eagles. Due to the flooding of roads on the east side of the state, the bus trip was a little longer than usual. The Cowboys lost this game with a fi-nal score of 20-40. Rhet Bertram was the leading rusher for the game with 71 yards. He scored two touchdowns. Seegers completed 8 of 16 passes for 120 yards. Jacob Beckers led the team in tackles with 11, followed by Adam Cole with 9. The Cowboys will travel to Burke to face the Cougars on Friday, Sept. 20.

Above: Riley Ship-py carries the ball in the game against Platte-Geddes.Left: Michael Su-pik looks for a way to make it around a Platte-Geddes player.

Cowboys push through season by Jacob Beckersand Jakob Rinker