Geography Bee
By Taryn Stauth

Continents, countries, cities, oh my! The Geography Bee is a fun and educational experience! The contestants worked hard to prepare. One contestant said, “It was kind of challenging, but we learned a lot!” The Geography Bee consisted of categories like deserts, oceans, continents and countries. The Geography Bee is an experience like no other! In third place was Dylan Tabor, 6B, Michael Braun, 6C, pulled out with second, and last but not least, the first place winner was Kaleb Hagans in fifth grade. The Geography Bee is a great experience with fun outcomes!

Bullying Prevention Skits
By: Ashtyn Toepfer & Julia Hess

During Catholic Schools Week, the anti-bullying representatives performed skits to show the different ways we bully people. The skits reminded everyone that bullying is wrong and can really hurt people. They did scenes like inviting everyone to a birthday party except one girl, which is excluding. Also they pushed a kid down and made fun of him. From these skits we learned not to bully and to respect each other. These skits remind us if we ever see bullying or get bullied to go talk to an adult about it. We believe this will help prevent bullying at school and make it a better place.

The TMP Play, “Hello Dolly”
By Jacob Walters and Josh Heimerman

Holy Family went to the TMP play called “Hello Dolly.” There were three scenes: a store, the Dress Shop, and the fancy restaurant. This play was basically about Dolly trying to marry a rich, handsome man. There were two desperate men going to New York City to have a good time with girls. The two workers meet a couple of ladies, and they soon learn how to dance and enjoyed it. The play also had wonderful music with instruments like the snare drum, piano, trumpet, and more. The play had a lot of comedy and everyone enjoyed it as the audience sat back and relaxed. But it wasn’t all teenagers acting. They also had middle schoolers and elementary kids in the play. They had an excellent dancing performance. All in all, it was a very entertaining afternoon that was enjoyed by everyone.

Kansas Day
By Adam Gottschalk & Tate Garcia

Kansas Day is a very special day for our state. This year, Kansas is 151 years old. Aaron Fowler came to our school to help us celebrate it this year. We asked Kade Urban, Ethan Lang, and Dylan Werth, who are all from 5A, what they thought of the presentation. Kade Urban liked it because it was kind of funny. Dylan Werth and Ethan Lang liked it when Aaron sang “Follow the Drinking Gourd.’’ He made Kansas Day the best.

Mass and Going to TMP
By Dylan Tabor

Catholic School’s Week was so entertaining. I think the most newsworthy event was TMP and St.Mary’s of Ellis coming to our school for Mass. Later, we loaded the busses to head over to TMP. While there, we were amused by the “Pop Singers” performing, “Paint it Broadway.” Then we had a fantastic lunch. We also enjoyed many activities in the classrooms. Finally, it was 1:15 and time to depart from TMP and come back to HFE. Catholic School’s Week 2011-2012 was something we’ll never forget.