Palco USD 269 - September 2023 Rooster Call

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September 2023 Rooster Call

The Back to School Bash

By: Daylen Beesley

The back to school bash was originally scheduled for 7/20/2023 at 6:00 PM, but was rescheduled due to extreme heat. The rescheduled date was 7/27/23/2023 at 6:00 PM.

We kicked off the night with a performance by the Little Rooster Cheerleaders. They performed a dance to the song “Dancing in the Country,” along with some cheers.

The performance was followed by the introduction of the USD 269 staff and a BBQ. The BBQ consisted of hamburgers, hotdogs, as well as a side of beans and chips. Once the meal was over, the games began.

There were bouncy houses, volleyball, the rooster train, and water balloon dodgeball. The bouncy houses were packed full of kids. The volleyball game went on all night until water balloon-dodgeball started. By the end of the match, everyone was playing, and people who weren’t, were completely soaked.

We thank the Lions Club for putting on this event every year and everyone who helped.

Back to School

By Barrett Moore

It's back to the school year again, everyone is back, and doing school work. They are all back roaming the halls and getting to class, and getting back in the swing of things. Everything is going back to normal like every other school year.

Everyone is getting to class again just like last year. All of the people are here. It just seems normal again. Like every other year. All of the friend groups are back together too. Everyone is mostly friendly. Everything is just right.

New Sixth Graders

Coy Beesley

In this year's sixth grade we have six people. Barret Moore, Colby Knipp, Daylen Beesely, Lynden Sainden, Teagen Davies, and Elizabeth Coates. They were all asked the same questions:

1. What is your favorite color?

2. What is your favorite food?

3. What is your favorite subject?

4. Do you like Jr. High?

5 .What is your favorite sport to watch?

Lynden

My favorite color is purple because I think it's a pretty color.

My favorite food is crab legs because I think it is a good food.

My favorite subject is history. I like it because I like learning about history.

Yes, I like Junior high because I think it is more fun switching classes.

My favorite sport to watch is Volleyball because I like to play it sometimes.

Elizabeth

My favorite color is orange because it is very bright and colorful.

My favorite foods are tacos and watermelon because they are tasty.

My favorite life skills because it helps you learn about different situations in life.

Yes I like junior high because it is a new experience.

I don’t have a favorite sport but I really like Ree Drummon the Pioneer Woman.

Barrett

My favorite color is red because it’s the Chief's colors.

My favorite food is chicken alfredo because it tastes good.

My favorite subject is the science olympiad because we get to do a lot of fun stuff.

Yes I do because it feels really easy.

My favorite sport to watch is football because it's action packed and you never know what’s going to happen next.

Homecoming

By Hope Couse

Palco High School homecoming will be held on September 29, 2023. Every class will get to design and create their own floats for the parade. They are all a surprise. Most of them should be throwing out candy, or something for the littles. The parade will start at 2:30 p.m., leaving from the high school and ending downtown. The FFA Labor Auction will immediately follow at the end of the parade. The crowning ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m., and the game will start at 7:00 p.m.

The team will be competing against the Wheatland/Grinnell Thunderhawks. The theme for this year's festivities is black and gold. New York City at night will be this year's theme for the dance. The dance will be held at Palco High School on Saturday, September 30th, at 8:00 p.m.

If you want to have a float in the parade, then come up to the highschool office and ask for a parade entry form. Sign up and we will see you there!

Logan-Palco Jr. High Cheer

By Kayne Karlin

The Palco Jr. High Cheerleaders are Shiloh Kuhn, Zoe Coleman, Kayne Karlin, Hope Couse, and Daylen Beesley. The Logan Cheerleaders are Ximena Ortriz, Jayla Traxler, Addie Ellenberger, Brecken Shellito, and Katie Bolt. The Palco Jr. High cheerleaders’ new coach is Nancy Jenner. She is from Logan and has been the coach for many years in the past.

The cheerleaders have now cheered at four games: Ellis, Wheatland-Grinnell, Northern Valley, and Bird City. The cheerleaders have had so much fun cheering at the games and they also enjoy stunting.

Junior High Volleyball

By Shiloh Kuhn

The Logan Palco junior high volleyball team has played 7 games, their first game was against the Ellis Railroaders on August 31st. The A team girls lost their first and second sets. The score for the first A team set was 26-28 the second A Team set score was 10-25. The B team also lost both sets; the first set was 22-25 and the second set was 12-25. The game was on August 31st in Ellis. The second game the girls had was on September 7th against Wheatland/Grinnell at Grinnell. At Wheatland/Grinnell, the A team girls won both sets. The score for the first A team set was 25-11, and the score for the second set was 25-14. Then the B team girls lost both sets. The score for the first B team set was 12-25, and the score for the second set was 14-25.

One of the girls' latest games was a tournament in Bazine on September 9, 2023. The girls played the Otis-Bison, LaCrosse, Western Plains-Healy, and Wichita County. The Logan-Palco junior high teams hosted Northern Valley. Both A team and B team girls won.

This year there are five girls from Palco playing volleyball and there are eleven girls from Logan: Daylen Beesley, Shiloh Kuhn, Hope Couse, Maggie Gosselin, Zoe Coleman, Graysen Becker, Kinley VanDerVeen, Helen Prewo, AnnsleeTraxler, Brecken Shellito, Kaydee Bolt, Coda Ashmore, Addie Ellenberger, Hannah Brumbaugh, Ximena Ortiz, Jayla Traxler

New 8th Grade Classes

By Lynden Saindon

This year's 8th grade class has some new classes being offered. There are seven students in their class this year. They include: Marie Saindon, Hope Couse, Coy Beesley, Kallyn Martin, Maggie Gosselin, Zoe Colmen, and Noah Brady.

The new class offered this year is AG. They do things like learning about animals, plants and what you want to do in your future career.

The 8th graders have been working hard this year to prepare for high school next year. So far, they are doing well in class and are starting the year off strong.

Old Faces in New Places

By Marie Saindon

This year's English teacher has moved to a different building in the USD 269 school district. She has been a fifth grade teacher for 4 years. Now, she has moved into the high school and is teaching seventh through twelfth grade English. Her name is Dani Hartung. She has taught all of the students except for the sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

There is also a new Jr. High Reading and Life Skills teacher. This will be her fifth year as a bus driver, and she has also worked as a para. Her name is Lacey Couse. This year is going to be her first year actually teaching here at Palco Jr. Sr. High School.

A new Special Education Teacher has come up to the junior high/high school this year. Her name is Nicole Gosselin. She has been a para at the grade school for 5 and Special Ed Teacher for 1 year, before coming to the high school.

There is also a new principal in the district this year. His name is Paul Prewo. He is the principal at both the high school and grade school. Many students already knew him, because he was their junior high boys basketball coach, and high school girls basketball coach.

Logan Palco Football

Colby Knipp

Coaches

Head Coach: Logan Waters, Assistant: Coach Ivan Hartung

The 7th & 8th Grade Team

Hunter Vahling, Easton Gottschalk, Coy Beesley, Jayce Wiltfong, Jeffery Bliss, Kallyn Martin, Kayne Karlin, Weston Ruff, Keegan Breese, Jasper States, Adrian Whithington, John Sparks, Wyatt Green, Brennan Loyd-Counter

The 6th Grade Managers

Gunner Ashmore, Tucker Ellenberger, Henry States, James Jacobson and, Tobin Kats,

Games

The first game 8/31 Logan/ Palco vs Ellis 6-63 Ellis wins

The second game was 9/7 Logan/ Palco vs Wheatland/ Grinnell 0-24 Grinnell wins

The third game was 9/14 Logan/ Palco vs Northern Valley 94-44 Logan/ Palco wins

The fourth game was 9/21 Logan/Palco vs Cheylin 18-44 Cheylin wins

Summary of the Games

At the Ellis game the defense and offense wasn’t the greatest, but at the Grinnell Game they improved a lot, but still lost. The Valley game was really good because we had forty fived them. The Cheylyn game wasn’t that good because they had to do flag football because the other team had six players.

Dill Pickle Pinwheels

By Maggie Gosselin

This recipe is really good for quick and easy snacks to take to games or picnics. The recipe includes the following: pickles, ham, or turkey, tortillas, cream cheese or ranch, and fresh dill. Mix your shredded cheese and cream cheese together, then spread the cream cheese mixture on to the tortilla. Add the ham or turkey on top of the cream cheese spread. Next, add the diced or whole pickles and fold it together. For the Italian one, add the cream cheese and mix all of the spices in with it. Spread the mixture on to the tortilla, then add all of the other ingredients on top.

Meat