April Activities Report

On March 19, 2024 ACCHS Senior Carley Bilderback was chosen to compete in the Northeast Kansas All Star Volleyball Game held at Highland Community College. Carley played on the Women's Volleyball Gold Team. Carley led the gold team with 3 ACES.

On March 20, 2024 ACCHS Senior James Schuetz was chosen to complete in the Northeast Kansas All Star Basketball Game held at Highland Community College. James played on the Men's Gold Basketball Team.

On March 23, 2024 ACCHS Powerlifting team competed at the State Meet held at Horton High School. Breyton Hewitt brought home first place and was named Heavy Weight Champion.

State Powerlifting Results:

Breyton Hewitt: Bench - 1st. Clean - 1st. Squat - 1st. 1st overall.

Triston Hewitt: Bench - 1st. Clean - 4th. Squat - 3rd. 2nd overall.

Tyson Hewitt: Bench - 1st. Cleans - 3rd. Squat - 2nd 2nd overall

Max Hedrick: Bench - 2nd. 5th overall

Rose DePoy: Bench - 1st. Clean - 3rd. Squat - 3rd. 1st overall

Lauren Courter: Clean - 5th overall

On Monday, March 18, 2024 the Athletic Department hosted the 2024 Winter Sports Banquet. At the banquet students that participated in Basketball, Powerlifting, and Wrestling were honored and awarded their Letter Awards or Participation Awards.

March 19th the high school Softball team began their season with a Softball Jamboree held at Horton High School. The team played Horton and Hiawatha in the jamboree. On Thursday, March 21st the season officially began at they took on Riverside in Wathena. The team has played Pleasant Ridge, Oskaloosa, and Jackson Heights. The girls team has won games against Pleasant Ridge 18-13 and Oskaloosa 8-3.

On Monday, March 29 the ACCHS Baseball Team began their season against Pleasant Ridge. The teams have played Jackson Heights and Oskaloosa. The Tigers got their first win of the season against Jackson Heights 8-6.

On Thursday, April 4th the High School Track team opened their season at a very competitive track meet at Atchison High. Congratulations to the following athletes that finished in the top 10 ay the meet.

Ben Handke - 4th Place Triple Jump (Freshman)

Nathan Palmer - 4th Place Discus (Sophomore)

Ben Handke - 7th Place Long Jump (Freshman)

Addison Potts - 7th Place High Jump (Freshman)

Ava Handke - 10th Place 100m Hurdles (Freshman)

All of these athletes are Freshman and Sophomores, competing against 4A competition. Great Job Tigers!

Rebekah Caplinger, a member of the MHMA Swim team, competed at the Lansing Pre-Season Relay on March 28, 2024. This meet saw the team competing with 4A, 5A, and 6A schools.

Relay Results:

200 Medley - 14th Place

100 Free - 12th Place

100 Medley - 12th Place

200 Free 21st Place

ACCHS Tigers Rebekah Caplinger and Audrey Brown competed at the Lansing Swim Meet with the MHMA team.

Results:

200m Relay - 8th Place (Rebekah)

200 Free Relay - 7th Place (Rebekah)

200 Medley Relay - 8th Place (Rebekah)

Rebekah: 8th Place - 200 Free/ 5th Place 100 Backstroke/ 8th Place - 200 Free

We have two ACCHS students that are cooperating with Maur Hill Mount Academy as members of the MHMA Swim team. Junior Rebekah Caplinger and Sophomore Audrey Brown have competed in several meets at Lansing and Bonner Springs.

Bonner Spring Meet 4/3/2024:

Lady Raven Team placed 1st as a team.

Congratulations to Rebekah Caplinger on her top finishes:

1st place - 100 Backstroke

1st place - 200 Free Relay

2nd place - 200 Medley Relay

2nd place - 200 Individual Medley

On March 22nd, 23rd, and 24th the ACCHS Drama Club put on a wonderfully funny play.

West Texas in the late 1800s was wild, and rife with outlaws. That just suited Judge Roy Bean (Nathan Palmer) and his right-hand man Clem (Evan Sinclair), just fine. But when the Judge reads a dime novel about Buffalo Bill, he figures his story should be told as well. Fortunately, the "boys," Hank (Mason Green), Pete (Benjamin Beene), and Ralf (Carmen LaHue), have just found a reporter they want to hang. Freed from the gallows, Butler Boone (Ethan Brooks) agrees to write Bean's bio...but at what price? Civilization is about to descend on the little town of Langtry in the form of a school marm (Avery Handke), her pushy mother (Ryleigh Anderson), a conniving matchmaker (Lauren Courter) and her clients (Avery Gilliland, Cora-Bella Tull, Leah Wilson), an occasional gunslinger (Kenna Joice), and a mystery woman (Trinity Brooks) who has it in for the judge. Farcical situations and wisecracks fly as fast as ricocheting bullets in this spoof of western justice.

On March 30th the Talking Tiger Team traveled to Atchison to participate in competition. Three competitors made it to the finals. Final Results...

Carmen LaHue - 6th Place Serious Solo Acting

Adeline McManus - 5th Place Informative Speaking

Avery Handke - 2nd Place Original Oration

On April 6th the Talking Tigers Forensics Team traveled to Hiawatha for competition. As a team the Talking Tigers placed 5th and had five entries that made it to the finals.

Adeline McManus - 4th Place Informative Speaking - Qualified for State Festival

Avery Handke - 2nd Place Original Oration/ 6th Place Prose - Previously Qualified for 3A State Champs

Carmen LaHue - 1st Place Prose/ 5th Place Poetry - Qualified for 3A State Champs

ACCHS Math Club Celebrated Pi Day with students and staff. This was a fun and delicious event.

At the end of March the High School Band attended the Baker University Jazz Festival to work with guest conductors on ways to make their performance pieces for their upcoming large band contest coming up in the middle of April.

Mr. Schuetz has also brought in some guest conductors to work with the High School Band as they prepare for their large music festival in April.

Atchison County FFA traveled to Wamego yesterday and participated in the NE District Poultry Judging Contest! Students excelled in multiple areas and both teams placed 8th! With numerous individuals in the top half of the contest of over 250 participants. They have qualified to attend the State Contest.

Ashton Neil 8th Overall A-team

Jackson Neill 19th Overall B-team

Members included Ashton Neill, Jackson Neill Avery Handke, Helina Kautz, Nathan Palmer, Aaron Fassnacht, and James Hoffman

ACCHS FBLA competed at the Kansas State Leadership Conference in Topeka, KS. Here are the members who placed top 10 at State Conference:

5th place - Network Design - Kaylee Foote and Emma Ramirez
4th Place - UX Design - Emma Ramirez

Congratulations to Emma Ramirez who will be going on to National Conference in Orlando, FL!

FBLA students who went to State: Emma Ramirez, Gracie Kimmi, Rebekah Caplinger, Kaylee Foote, Leah Wilson, Mason Green, Taylor Keimig, Audrey Brown, Ashton Neill, Ryleigh Anderson, Kenna Joice, and Addison Crockett. You all did a great job!

On March 28, 2024 the Junior High track team traveled to Highland, Kansas to participate in the Doniphan West Invitational Track Meet. Congratulations to the 7th Grade Boys teams for placing 3rd at the meet.

Individual Results for 7th Grade Boys:

Braxton Boyce: 5th Place - 100m/ 5th Place - 100m Hurdles

Jaxyn Bratton: 6th Place - 100m

Auggie Neill: 3rd Place - 200m/ 2nd Place - 100m Hurdles/ 2nd Place - Long Jump

Keldon Armstrong: 6th Place - 200m/ 5th Place - 400m/ 6th Place - 800m/ 4th Place -Softball Throw

James Gaddis: 4th Place - 800m/ 3rd Place - 1600m/ 2nd Place - High Jump

Max Miller: 3rd Place - Shot Put/ 2nd Place - Discus

Gus Allison: 5th Place - Gus Allison

4x100 Relay - 2nd Place (Jaxyn Bratton, Auggie Neill, Cody Fassnacht, James Gaddis)

4x200 Relay - 1st Place (Gus Allison, Alan Wagner, Max Miller, Colton Howard)

Individual Results for 8th Grade Boys:

Riley Kesinger: 2nd Place - 200m/ 3rd Place Long Jump

Colt Pewamo: 5th Place - 400m/ 2nd Place - 800m

Henry Urban: 5th Place - Long Jump/ 2nd Place - Triple Jump

4x100 Relay - 2nd Place (Mason Bottorff, Riley Kesinger, Henry Urban, Colt Pewamo)

4x200 Relay - 2nd Place (Mason Bottorff, Riley Kesinger, Henry Urban, Colt Pewamo)

Individual Results for 7th Grade Girls:

Bella Kesinger: 3rd Place - Shot Put/ 2nd Place - Softball Throw/ 2nd Place - Discus

Individual Results for 8th Grade Girls:

Emily Carlson: 4th Place - 800m

Madison Mount: 6th Place - Softball Throw

On April 4, 2024 the Junior High Track Team traveled to Oskaloosa for the Oskaloosa Track Invitational. Congratulations to the 7th grade boys team for finishing in 2nd Place and the 8th grade boys team for finishing in 4th place.

Individual Results for 7th Grade Boys:

Augie Neill: 2nd Place - 200m/ 1st Place - 100 Hurdles/ 1st Place - Long Jump

James Gaddis: 4th Place - 400m/ 2nd Place - High Jump/ 5th Place - Triple Jump

Braxton Boyce: 6th Place - 100 Hurdles 5th Place - High Jump

Max Miller: 1st Place - Shot Put/ 5th Place - Discus

Jaxyn Bratton: 3rd Place - Long Jump

Cody Fassnacht: 4th Place - Long Jump

4x100 Relay - 2nd Place (Jaxyn Bratton, Cody Fassnacht, James Gaddis, Braxton Boyce)

4x200 Relay - 2nd Place (Kade Swaney, Jaxyn Bratton, Keldon Armstrong, Alan Wagner)

SMR 800m Relay - 3rd Place (Max Miller, Alan Wagner, Gus Allison, Cody Fassnacht)

Individual Results for 8th Grade Boys:

Riley Kesinger: 2nd Place - 200m/ 3rd Place - Long Jump

Colt Pewamo: 2nd Place - 200m/ 6th Place - Triple Jump

Houston Schletzbaum: 1st Place - Shot Put/ 4th Place - Discus

4x100 Relay - 3rd Place (Mason Bottorff, Henry Urban, Houston Schletzbaum, Riley Kesinger)

4x200 Relay - 2nd Place (Mason Bottorff, Henry Urban, Houston Schletzbaum, Riley Kesinger)

Individual Results for 7th Grade Girls:

Bella Kesinger: 1st Place - Shot Put/ 3rd Place - Discus

4x100 Relay - 6th Place (Makenna Grace, Bella Kesinger, Allison Drimmel, Lucy Keimig)

4x200 Relay - 5th Place (Makenna Grace, Bristol Eagle, Allison Drimmel, Lucy Keimig)

Individual Results for 8th Grade Girls:

Madison Mount: 6th Place - 400m/ 5th Place - Long Jump

Emily Carlson: 3rd Place - 800m

Alexis Ellerman: 5th Place - 800m

The Jr. High Scholars Bowl Teams competed at the NEKL meet yesterday, March 25th, at Jackson Heights. Our 8th graders won their first match of the season and 7th graders fought hard and earned 4th place in the league. It was a long, but exciting night!

Congratulations on a great season, Tigers!

At the end of March the Junior High Band attended the Baker University Jazz Festival. The students played very well and received a II (Excellent) Rating.