Four South Dakota schools, Lodgepole win Scholastic Contest

Rapid City Stevens, Hot Springs, St. Thomas More of Rapid City and Rapid City Christian earned the plaques that are awarded to the schools scoring the most points in Classes I through IV, respectively.

Stevens, which has not entered the scholastic contest the past three years, but had won nine straight Class I championships prior to that, scored the most “quality” points of the 60 schools that were entered this year. Stevens had 16.03714 points while cross-town rival Rapid City Central was next with 13.29825 points.

Although Hot Springs has entered the contest many times, this was the first time it has won a class championship. It edged O’Neill, which won the Class II title seven consecutive years from 1966 through 2002, and last year’s Class II champion, Sidney.

St. Thomas More won the Class III title for the ninth time in the last 10 years. Yuma, Colo., interrupted the Rapid City school’s string of victories in 2002, when a Yuma student, Eric Lubbers, now a sophomore at Chadron State, won the gold medal in three tests, all that a student is allowed to take. West Holt High of Atkinson, Neb., was a close second to St. Thomas More this year.

Rapid City Christian, which also won the Class IV title last year, edged Niobrara County High of Lusk, Wyo., for its team trophy this year.

Lodgepole won the Class V title for just the second time in the contest’s history. Its other championship was in 1994. Lodgepole is consolidating with Chappell beginning next fall. The new school will be known as Creek Valley High. Chambers was a close second in Class V this year.

A senior at Sturgis High School, Chris Meyer, won three medals Friday. He was first in World Geography, second in American Government and third in American History. Two more South Dakota students won two gold medals. Sophomore Josh Swanson of Rapid City Central was first in both Advanced Mathematics and Computer Science and junior Isaac Christiansen of Hot Springs was first in Algebra II and Plane Geometry.

Others winning two medals were:

William Baker, O’Neill, second in both Chemistry and Trigonometry; Matthew Schmitz, O'Neill, first in Literature and second in American History; Amanda Olson, Stuart, first in Nutrition and Family Health and second in Algebra I; Dan Schweitzer, Hot Springs, second in Literature and third in Vocabulary; Mandy Grantz, Rapid City Stevens, first in Psychology and second in Spanish as a Second Language; Johnna Grant, Glenrock, Wyo., second in General Biology and third in Health; and Jessica Morton, Colby, Kan., second in World Geography and third in Sociology.

The medal winners in each contest follow:

Advanced Accounting—1, Jordan Moats, Guernsey-Sunrise; 2, Derek Pattinson, Scottsbluff; 3, Talon Gorgen, Grant.

Advanced Word Processing—1, Kimberly Miller, Sidney; 2, Mike Hall, Sturgis, S.D.; 3, Abby Brown, Mitchell.

Agronomy and Rang Management—1, Robert Froning, Valentine; 2, Casey Schuhmacher, Chadron; 3 tie, Elizabeth Maude, Rapid City Central, and Evan Suhr, Valentine.

Algebra 1—Cody Ehrman, Hay Springs; 2-3 tie, Adam Fritz, West Holt, and Amanda Olson, Stuart.

Algebra II—1, Isaac Christiansen, Hot Springs, S.D.; 2-3 tie, Laura Hamm, Rapid City Central, and Jesse Mumm, Rapid City Central.

American Government—1, Amy Schmidt, Potter-Dix; 2-3 tie, Chris Meyer, Sturgis, S.D., and Andrew Bockover, Rapid City Stevens.

American History—1, Spencer Grosch, O’Neill; 2, Matthew Schmitz, O’Neill; 3, Chris Meyer, Sturgis, S.D.

Animal Science—1, Elizabeth Maude, Rapid City Central; 1, Adam Dollinger, Belle Fourche, S.D.; 3, Danielle Schnell, Belle Fourche, S.D.

Advanced Mathematics—1, Josh Swanson, Rapid City Central; 2, Joe Rose, Chappell; 3, Tyler Bartlett, Chadron.

Art Drawing—1, Dane Moosman, Valentine; 2-3 tie, Sarah Lilley, Hemingford, and Marilee Newmann, Newcastle, Wyo.

Beginning Accounting—1, Tim Moloney, Crawford; 2, Karl Heimbuck, Guernsey-Sunrise, Wyo.; 3, Sarah Gentele, West Holt.

Beginning Word Processing—1, Bailye Geller, Leyton; 2, Melissa Cervantes, Hemingford; 3, Kristen Reed, Niobrara County High at Lusk, Wyo.

Business Communications and Vocabulary—1-2 tie, Elizabeth Helms, Wall, S.D., and Lacey Swayne, Gordon; 3, tie Audrey Roberts, Hot Springs, S.D.; and Cara Bandalos, Guernsey-Sunrise, Wyo.

Business Law—1-2 tie, Katerine Heupel, Alliance, and Sara McQuistan, Valentine; 3, tie Nick Feuerborn, Sidney, and Jessica Battershaw, Valentine.

Business Management Decision Making—1, Adam Rennick, Glenrock Wyo.; 2, Brittany Pepler, Scottsbluff; 3 tie, Savanna Cox, Mullen, and Lynne Erdman, Gering.

Business Mathematics—1, Ashley McCoy, Crawford; 2, Brandon Oetken, Crawford; 3, Robert Merchant, Thedford.

Chemistry—1, Jon Carlson, O’Neill; 2, William Baker, O’Neill; 3, Evan Keffeler, Sturgis, S.D.

CISC Networking—1, Matt Hines, Sturgis, S.D.; 2, Stephen Stewart, Hemingford; 3, Sam Goff, Crawford.

Computer Science—1, Josh Swanson, Rapid City, Central; 2, Kiranbir Sodhia, Valentine; 3, Jacob Boschee, Rapid City Central.

Construction Technology—1, Paul Fullen, Gering; 2-3 tie, Thomas Davis, Hay Springs, Caleb Krysl, West Holt, and Danial Shope, Scottsbluff.

Earth Science—1, Robin Easterly, Sidney; 2, Wayne Russell, Hot Springs, S.D.; 3, Micah Wentworth, West Holt.

Economics—1, Jeffrey Meyer, Sidney; 2, Katrina Olson, Alliance; 3, Matt Begeman, Rapid City Stevens.

English Usage—1-3 tie, Kaitlynn Beebout, Valentine, Kirk Fellhoelter, Bridgeport, and Carrie Fischer, Rapid City Christian.

Family Economics and Resource Management—1, Jessica Murphy, Stuart; 2, Brittany Kelley, Morrill; 3 tie, Lisa Abbott, Scottsbluff, and Paula Hill, Morrill.

General Anatomy and Physiology—1, Bradley Slaymaker, West Holt; 2, Jessica Frerichs, West Holt; 3, Betsy Miller, Lodgepole.

General Biology—1, Nicholas Scripp, Sidney; 2, Johnna Grant, Glenrock, Wyo; 3 tie, Shawn Roberts, West Holt, and Nick Klein, Valentine.

Health—1, Jadda Tyler, Bridgeport; 2, Dianielle Laird, Glenrock, Wyo.; 3, Johnna Grant, Glenrock, Wyo.

Electricity and Electronics—1, Matt Braga. Alliance; 2, Nicolas Wynkoop, Sidney; 3, Kim Chadwick, Garden County High.

General Science—1, Tyler Wynkoop, Sidney, 2-3 tie, Luke Miller, Hill City, S.D.; and Leander Hopkins, Gering.

Human Development and Family Life—1, Morgan Merritt, Alliance; 2-3 tie, Jessica Frickey, Bridgeport, Jessica Bilby, Bridgeport, and Kathleen Schjodt, Hot Springs, S.D.

Library Science/Educational Medis—1-2 tie, Makala Dostal, West Holt, and Meagan Winings, West Holt; 3, Cory Carlson, Belle Fourche, S.D.

Literature—1, Matthew Schmitz, O’Neill; 2, Dan Schweitzer, Hot Springs, S.D.; 3, Marie Hoke, O’Neill.

Manufacturing—1, Clayton Joss, Niobrara County, Wyo.; 2, Cliffton Robinson, Gordon; 3, Matthe Fritz, West Holt.

Music—1, Ben Nelson, Sturgis, S.D.; 2, Danielle Dixon, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Candi Fender, Rapid City Stevens,

Nutrition and Family Health—1, Amanda Olson, Stuart; 2, Katie Madsen, Stuart; 3 tie, Paddy McCarthy, Gordon, and Jade Theisen, West Holt.

Plane Geometry—1-2 tie, Isaac Christiansen, Hot Springs, and Dylan Douglas, Sidney; 3 tie, Emily Christen, Anselmo-Merna, and Tyler Hughes, Grant.

Psychology—1, Mandy Grantz, Rapid City Stevens; 2, James Nash, Rapid City Stevens; 3 tie, Allison Perlinski, Kimball, and Jarrod Schnell, Kimball.

Physics—1, Luke Pando, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Aaron Heidgerken, St. Thomas

More; 3, Jason Thoendel, Chambers.

Physical Education Sports Knowledg—Matt Ottersbuch, Niobraa County; 2-3 tie, Jeffrey Hagan, West Holt, Richard Horton, Rapid City Central, and A.J. Burki, Crawford.

Sociology—1, Nicole Larson, Rapid City Central; 2, Carl Lund, Rapid City Stevens; 3 tie, Jessica Morton, Colby, Kan., Daniel Sittler Anselmo-Merna, and Kate Williams, Valentine.

Spanish as a Native Language—1, Miguel Castro, Gordon; 2, Andrea Martinez, O’Neill; 3, Daniel Holgrun, Sidney.

Spanish as a Second Language—1, Marie Lopez, Pine Ridge Job Corps at Chadron; 2-3 tie, Mandy Grantz, Rapid City Stevens, and Lali Monoz, St. Thomas More.

Teaching Module—1, Amber Foley, Sturgis, S.D, (Only medal awarded).

Technology Challenge—1, Donald Musser, Mullen; 2, Joe Mundorf, Mullen; (no third awarded).

Trigonometry—1, Anne Doshier, Rapid City Stevens; 2, William Baker, O’Neill; 3 tie, Andrea Barnaud, Belle Fourche, S.D., and Erika Erickson, Colby, Kan.

Vocabulary—1-2 tie, Emily Bryant, Rapid City Christian, and Joe Rose, Chappell; 3 tie, Costa Lapaseotes, Bridgeport, and Dan Schweitzer, Hot Springs, S.D.

World Geography—1, Chris Meyer, Sturgis, S,D.; 2-3 tie, Jessica Morton, Colby, and Kaley Smith, Potte-Dix.

World History—1. Daniel Lindvall, Valentine; 2, Warren Berry, Kadoka, S.D.; 3 tie, Ethan Derrick, Rapid City Christian, and Kyle Scott, Hemingford.

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