THE BRONC
Volume 15 – 2nd Edition December 5, 2011
Band wins STATE!!!
Pride of KHS Takes Class 2A Title in Lawton
The Pride of KHS marching band, under the direction of Kaylene Toelle, went to Lawton, OK, on Wednesday, November 2, to compete against Frederick and Texhoma for the title. These three bands qualified for the competition in Lawton by earning a I (Superior) rating at the Regional Marching Contest in October. At Lawton, they were given numeric ratings and KHS came out on top! Drum majors for the band are senior C.J. Robino and junior Sarah Stein. Congratulations Band and Mrs. Toelle! We are proud of you!
Who are these strange people?
The Narrator aka Jerry Scrooge & Frosty
The Drama Club presented “A Very Merry Xmas Carol Holiday Adventure Show” on Friday, Dec. 2, to students from Kremlin-Hillsdale, Pleasant Vale, and Chisholm Elementary Schools and again in two shows on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm for parents, friend, and patrons. The Narrator, played by Gretchen Wuerflein, Scrooge, played by Sarah Stein, and Frosty the Snowman, played by Tyler Stryker, had key roles in the play. Many others participated in the production as cast and crew. Mrs. Toelle and Mrs. Edington directed the play. A fun time was had by all!
Tryouts are being held the week of December 19 for the spring musical entitled Dear Edwina. It is a comedy and should be a blast! Look for dates and times to be announced in future issued of THE BRONC and on the website.
Winter Formal
KHS Student Council will put on the first Winter Formal for high school students on Friday, December 16. Look for details on the inside!
High school Academic Team
Off to great start!
The KHS high school academic team already has a 13-3 record in this season and has qualified for the Area tournament in the OSSAA playoffs and for the National Academic Champion-ships in Chicago next summer. See page two for more details.
Anyone interested in donating to help the team pay for its trip to Nationals in June may send their donation to KHS Academic Team, Attention: Roger Gossen, P.O. Box 198, Kremlin, OK 73753.
What’s Inside?
Veterans Day Program
Winter Formal
Sports Information
Academic Bowl teams
Drama Club
FFA
Calendar of Events
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KHS wins KHS Invitational
The Kremlin-Hillsdale varsity academic team went undefeated in the KHS Invitational Academic Bowl Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 29. In pool play, KHS beat Medford 320-70, Covington 200-160, and Cashion 260-140. The Broncs earned the second seed in the tournament part of the day. OBA was seeded #1. KHS defeated Plainview 320-210 in the quarterfinals, Chisholm 190-180 in the semi-finals0, and Drummond 280-200 in the finals. OBA defeated Chisholm for third place. KHS team members and their scores were Mandy Schroeder (410), Gretchen Wuerflein (160), Ricki Schroeder (230), C.J. Robino (20), and Samantha Stoneberg. Roger Gossen is team coach. This is the first time KHS has won its own tournament since the first tournament in 1990! The win also qualifies the KHS team for participation next summer in the National Academic Championships in either New Orleans, Washington, D.C., or Chicago.
An All Star team was named consisting of the top six scorers in the pool play rounds. Blane Lichtenwalter from OBA led all scorers with 390 points. The other all stars were Scott Snodgrass, Chisholm, 250 points; Cody Shepherd, Canton, 240 points, Riley Baird, Plainview, 240 points, Jon Reid, Burlington, 220 points, and Mandy Schroeder, Kremlin-Hillsdale, 220 points. Each received a trophy.
Broncs claim district title
Kremlin-Hillsdale hosted the District Seeding Tournament, the first round of playoffs for academic teams in the OSSAA system. They defeated DCLA 240-50 and Frontier 170-110 Mandy Schroeder led the Broncs with 200 points. Ricki Schroeder scored 20 points and C.J. Robino scored 10 points. Others who played for the Broncs were Gretchen Wuerflein, Samantha Stoneberg, Trev Schoenhals, Hannah Wuerflein, Jacob Pekrul, and Hayden Bonine. Roger Gossen is team coach.
Broncs second in Regional Tournament
KHS competed in the Regional tournament at Covington on Saturday, November 12. They came in with the top seed so they had a first round bye. After defeating host Covington, they beat Crossings Christian School from OKC and then lost to a new team in the OSSAA academic bowl system, the Oklahoma City Christian Academy. KHS will advance to the Area Tournament to be held at Mason, OK, on January 14. The top two teams from Area advance to State at El Reno on Feb. 4.
Mandy Schroeder led the team in scoring with xxx points, followed by Ricki Schroeder with xxx points, Gretchen Wuerflein with xxx points. Samantha Stoneberg, Jacob Pekrul, and Hayden Bonine also played for the Broncs.
Broncs take on 6A schools
Edmond Bulldog Invitational
KHS traveled to Edmond, OK, on Saturday, November 19 to compete in the Bulldog Invitational using NAQT rules (as opposed to OSSAA rules used in most competitions). KHS lost to Norman North, Stillwater, Edmond Memorial B, Norman, Edmond Memorial A and then defeated U.S. Grant. The Broncs failed to make the playoffs.
The team watched the movie “The Three Musketeers” and ate at Ted’s Café Escondido before returning home.
Broncs host Junior High and
FroshMore Tournaments
KHS will host two academic bowl tournaments simultaneously on Saturday, December 10. Six junior high teams and five “FroshMore” teams [teams consisting of only freshmen or sophomores] will compete. KHS will have two teams in each tournament. The tournament was set up to give teams a chance to get some game experience before OJABA [Oklahoma Junior Academic Bowl Association] competitions begin in January. It is also to be a fund-raiser for the high school team for their trip to Nationals in June. The public is invited to come watch. There is no admission charge.
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Band news
by Brenden Stokes
The high school band went to state this year. They came back champions! For the band’s great achievement the band boosters gave each member 8 dollars for lunch at Olive Garden. When the band got back to town they were escorted by the Kremlin fire department. The band boosters also gave the band a nice dinner. The trash bag sale is about to begin. Buy them while you can.
Drama club news
by Olivia Felber
This year the Drama Department. presented “A Very Merry Xmas Carol Holiday Adventure Show” in the KHS old gymnasium on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. They also gave a matinee performance on Friday, Dec. 2, to students from Pleasant Vale, Chisholm, and KHS elementary schools. All three performances were well received by the audiences as there was some audience participation during the show. Kaylene Toelle and Chelsea Edington co-directed the production. The cast and crew and the directors thank all who came and supported the drama department.
FFA news
by Devan Harris
The KHS FFA Chapter has been hard at work this year. Mr. Brady Bond is our Ag teacher & FFA Advisor. The show team had several shows this fall, at County and Tulsa with everyone placing and making Premium Sale at County, and having 5 students placing at Tulsa State Fair. We then had our Blue & Gold and DJs meat sale. We had 15 students that went and helped with the Sooner State Kennel Club dog show in Enid. All the students that went and helped had a good time.
The Chapter also just completed our Chili/Soup Cook-off and Pie Auction. We had a good turn out with Shauna Gray winning the chili cook-off and Janet Streck winning the soup cook-off. We had about 35 pies all going for $75-$160 each. We have about 15 kids going to MFE/ALD in December. The show team is getting their pigs, cattle, and goats and is taking care of them getting ready for the spring shows. Finally our officer team has been working on the corner across from Midway; hopefully we will have it finished soon!
Stuco news
by Jen Pekrul
We are getting ready for the Kremlin-Hillsdale first ever Winter Formal. It has been set to be on December 16th at 7:00 and is going to be a blast!! Also five members went to State Stuco Convention in Skiatook and learned more leadership skills. We also met up with our Basic & advanced friends that we went to camp this summer with. Thanks to everyone that helped with our annual food drive. KHS Stuco wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
WildHorse Gang news
by Chantz Tucker
The meeting for December will be at Gini Zaloudek’s house after school on the 6th. November 27th , the WHG ushered at the Symphony Hall. On December 2 WHG served at the bass dinner at the Cherokee Strip Conference Center . On December 4th the helped serve the food at the Dillard’s fashion show.
Winter Formal
by Haley Carson
This year the KHS Student Council is putting together a Winter Wonderland, or a Formal. It will be held on December 16 in the KHS commons area. To be eligible to go to the formal, you must be a KHS student in grades 9-12. Junior high students will only be allowed to go if and only if accompanied by a KHS high school student. Girls will be wearing a formal dress, and guys will be wearing dress pants and shirts with a tie. Students will not be allowed to go in if you are not in nice clothes, even if you have paid for tickets.
Counsellor news
by Wendi Murray
This year we have been very productive! We have taken the PLAN Test, the PSAT, the ACT, SAT, and the juniors took a Military Test. There are plenty more to come such as the EOIs and other tests. Good luck!
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Senior 4-H news
by James Olmstead
The Kremlin-Hillsdale Senior 4-H Club has been doing many leadership and citizenship projects including a new family that we are adopting. We have 4-H meetings once a month at different places. We are also having a Holiday Goodies Workshop.
Bronc Boosters
by Trev Schoenhals
The Bronc boosters have been off to a great start supporting softball, football, and basketball. Orders are being taken for a variety of BRONC gear. This includes T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies. Order forms are available at basketball games or from any booster officer.
Kids for Christ
by Joyce Fales
The Kids for Christ collected food for the Enid Horn of Plenty. The Kremlin-Hillsdale 4-H took the food into Enid when they collected food. The children will be performing at Kremlin Community United Methodist Church children’s program on December 18th at 6:30 at the church. Everyone is welcome to come.
Kremlin Home Culture Club
by Joyce Fales
On November 8th, Beverly Buller hosted the Kremlin Home Culture at the Kremlin Community United Methodist Church. Beverly showed different ways to wrap gifts with recycled items. She also talked about giving homemade gifts. The Kremlin Home Culture Club will host their annual Christmas party at Panivino’s on December 13th. The members will reveal their secret pals.
PTO
by Sam Hoeltzell
We have been having a contest to see which class could collect the most labels for education and box tops. First grade and fifth grade won the contest for September and October; they ended up having a pizza party for winning the contest. The students collected a total of 4250 box tops. Way to go elementary students! There next contest will end in December so let’s keep collecting. January will bring our annual School mall fundraiser. Each complete book earns $2.25 remember to save and turn in labels for Education and Box Tops.
United Methodist Women
by Joyce Fales
The Kremlin United Methodist Women met on November 2nd at the church. Lillian Brawner read a devotion about Thanksgiving. Joyce Fales led the lesson on the history of Thanksgiving. The members then set up the Thanksgiving table at the front of the church.
Kelley Winters
by Eugene Brooks
It is our privilege to have Kelley Winters working in our cafeteria. She is very friendly. She previously worked at the Methodist Home where she was one of the main cooks. Mrs. Winters was in a Methodist Home commercial. She is married and has two kids that go to Kremlin-Hillsdale. Their names are Ivan and Jada. Her husband’s name is Mike Winters. She likes Kremlin-Hillsdale, loves the faculty and plans to be here for awhile. She lives in Kremlin. We enjoy having you here with us Mrs. Winters.
Veterans Day
by Cameron Stittsworth
November 11, 2011, was the day of the tenth annual Veteran’s Day assembly for Kremlin-Hillsdale High School led by Mrs. Toelle. She and the high school band students prepared an honorary performance for the American citizens that have fought for and are currently serving our country. Several veterans came to see the outstanding reenactment along with the rest of the high school and elementary school. The performance included a skit which included slides focusing on the history of women who served in the armed forces of America. It was an honorable and emotional day and we are very thankful for every man and woman who served our country.
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Bronc Calendar
by Timothy Mardis
Dec. 1 Elementary/Junior High girls & boys Basketball vs. Waukomis – away, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 2 High School Basketball vs. Timberlake – away, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 3 Christmas Play: “A Very Merry Xmas Carol Holiday Adventure Show”, 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.