Small Town Times
Quiz Bowl Competes Locally
By: Nam Boonphakdee
The Litchfield high school quiz bowl team
had a good run this season. The team, com-
prising of Sidney Sweley, Rebecca Mostik,
Seth Willenberg, Emily Snow, Siarah Willen-
berg, Wendy Brandt and Chanachon Boon-
phakdee, had put their knowledge of history,
science, mathematics and all other school
subjects to the ultimate test as they battled
through the season.
The team had the first quiz bowl meet at
Callaway on January 30 and won 2 out of the
4 matches. The s econd meet was at Halsey on
March 5, in which the team didn’t win any of
the two matches that they played (the first
match was lost by a hair, while the other
match was
lost due to
a
tech-
nical mal-
function).
The last
and larg-
est meet
that the team participated in was at the Uni-
versity of Nebraska at Kearney on March 6,
in which the team won 1 of the 3 matches.
April 2018
The Junior High team had also done well this
season. The team consisting of Nathan
Wardyn, Emily Mostik, Caylee Rohde, Bran-
dee Slocum, Shamane Zentz, Chloe Ellison
and Calvin Finnley, competed at two meets.
The first meet was at MNAC conference host-
ed by Anselmo-
Merna on Febru-
ary 26, where
the team won 3
out of the dozen
or so matches
they participated
in. The second
meet was at
UNK and hosted
by ESU 10 on March 14. Here, the team lost
both of their rounds, resulting in their imme-
diate knock-out from the event.
Overall, the teams did a wonderful job this
season. Even though the record may seem
modest, both teams had put in a lot of effort to
make it one of the best seasons we’ve had so
far. Good luck next year to the team!■
Sing Around Nebraska
By: Siarah Willenberg
Litchfield had the honor of sending some elementary
students to Kearney for Sing Around Nebraska on Feb-
ruary 10. Several schools in this area came together and
had a day of practicing songs, and even a group dance,
most of the day, and then performed for an audience in
the evening. Each teacher selected between 5– 10 stu-
dents. “The kids at Litchfield worked hard before this
event, even during lunch, and were well prepared,” said
Mr. Hebner, the Litchfield Music Teacher. “Overall,
when the group of kids were put together with the other
schools, the final performance was a success.” The kids practiced hard all day to make the
performance their very best.■
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