Three S.D., two Neb. schools win CSC Scholastic Contest trophies

Rapid City Stevens won Class I for the 17th time in the past 21 years, St. Thomas More of Rapid City captured Class III for the 10th time in the last 11 years and Rapid City Christian won Class IV for the third straight year.

The winners from Nebraska were O’Neill and Sandhills High, which is made up of youths from Halsey and Dunning.

O’Neill took the Class II title for the ninth time in the last 12 years. O’Neill also was the Class III winner eight times before moving to Class II. But the triumph was the first for Sandhills High, which had not participated in the contest since 1996.

A senior from Sandhills, Sarah Rogers, was the only triple medal winner. Medals are awarded to the top three students in each test. She was first in Business Communications and Vocabulary, second in Business Management Decision Making and third in Vocabulary.

Two students from Rapid City schools each won two gold medals. Junior Jacob Boschee of Rapid City Central was first in both Earth Science and Computer Science while freshman Jacque Godbe of Rapid City Stevens won first in General Anatomy and Physiology and Health.

Eighteen more students won two medals apiece. That is an unusually high number of double medal winners, contest observers reported.

Students from South Dakota won or shared first place in 20 of the 49 tests that were administered by Chadron State faculty members.

Students from the four Holt County, Neb., schools entered in the contest also did extra well, winning 26 medals. Entries from Stuart won eight medals, those from both O’Neill and West Holt High at Atkinson won seven and students from Chambers won four medals.

Seniors who win first in a test are awarded a one-year scholarship covering the in-state portion of their tuition. The contest had a new wrinkle this year. Those placing first also will receive a T-shirt which states that they were a winner at the CSC Scholastic Contest.

Chadron State College Inter-High School Scholastic Contest School Standings

Class I

1 Rapid City Stevens 14.33349, 2 Rapid City Central 13.53633, 3 Scottsbluff 10.33542, 4 Gering 10.06702, 5 Alliance 9.91786, 6 Sturgis 7.22262

Class II

1 O’Neill 11.94295, 2 Valentine 8.49157, 3 Sidney 8.18763, 4 Belle Fourche 6.00962, 5 Chadron 5.00877, 6 Lead 4.64516, 7 Torrington 2.10526, 8 Pine Ridge Job Corps 1.59091, 9 Glenrock 1.23553, 10 Todd County 0.90625, *11 Newcastle 6.38462.

Class III

1 St. Thomas More at Rapid City, 13.37523, 2 Atkinson West Holt 11.20778, 3 Bridgeport 5.47959, 4 Gordon 4.18627, 5 Hemingford 3.21333, 6 Mitchell 2.59091, 7 Morrill 1.93443, 8 Bayard 0.59375,

Class IV

1 Rapid City Christian 9.00200, 2 Stuart 8.16192, 3 Hyannis 5.86538, 4 Anselmo-Merna 5.81404, 5 Niobrara County at Lusk, Wyo., 5.42093, 6 Garden County at Oshkosh, 5.07400, 7 Banner County at Harrisburg, Neb., 4.53448, 8 Kadoka 4.02000, 9 Wall 3.98604, 10 Crawford 3.60455, 11 Grant 3.07447, 12 Potter-Dix 2.98862, 13 Creek Valley at Chappell, 2.83140, 14 Cody-Kilgore 2.53453, 15 Leyton at Dalton 1.68367, 16 Rushville 1.67500, 17 Bennett County at Martin, S.D, 0.98838, 18 Upton 0.00000, 18 South Platte at Big Springs, 0.00000, * 20 Guernsey-Sunrise 6.19769, * 21 Minatare 2.22500.

Class V

1 Sandhills at Dunning, Neb., 6.45000, 2 Chambers 5.05607, 3 Mullen 3.33846, 4 Thedford 2.73256, 5 Arthur County 2.40116, 6 Edgemont 2.18238, 7 Hay Springs 1.96130, 8 Sioux County at Harrison 1.06818, * 9 Oelrichs 0.00000

*Indicates that minimum total tests were not met.

 

 

Multiple medal winners at CSC High School Scholastic Contest--2005

 

Won two golds:

Jacob Boschee, Rapid City Central, 1st in both Earth Science and Computer Science. (He’s a junior)

Jacque Godbe, Rapid City Stevens, 1st in both General Anatomy and Physiology and Health. (He’s a freshman)

 

Won three medals:

Sarah Rogers, Sandhills, 1st in Business Communications and Vocabulary; 2nd in Business Management Decision Making and 3rd in Vocabulary (She’s a senior)

 

Won two medals:

Sara McCue, Alliance, 1st in Library Science, 2nd in Business Law

Megan Sommer, Anselmo-Merna, 3rd in both Trigonometry and Vocabulary

Monica Miller, Chadron, 1st in Human Development and Family Life, 2nd in Literature.

Casey Schuhmacher, Chadron, 1st in Animal Science, 3rd in Family Economics and Resource Management. (Also 4th in Agronomy, Natural Resources and Range Management)

Ross Thoendel, Chambers, 3rd in both Music and Physics.

Chet Schwartz, Mullen, 2nd in Technology Challenge (2xForum), 3rd in Technology Challenge (High Milage).

Sarah Kaup, Stuart, 3rd in both Business Communications and Vocabulary and Health.

Kari Mitchell, Stuart—1st in Human Development and Family Life, 2nd in Sociology.

Hannah Myers, Stuart—2nd in Nutrition and Family Health, 3rd in Algebra I.

Nick Klein, Valentine, 1st in General Biology, 3rd in American Government.

Parker Theisen, West Holt, 1st in Algebra I, 3rd in General Science.

Gabriel Rensch, Rapid City Central, 1st in Physics, 2nd in Trigonometry (Soph.)

Chelsea Steen, Rapid City Central, 2nd in Agronomy, Natural Resources and Range Management, 3rd in Animal Science.

Joe Cass, Sturgis—2nd in Chemistry, 3rd in Advanced Mathematics.

Bryce Dutcher, Newcastle—1st in Earth Science, 3rd in Chemistry.

Nicole Lebsack, Newcastle—2nd in Business Communications, 3rd in English Usage.

Kyle Ashland, St. Thomas More—1st in Trigonometry, 2nd in American History.

Jacob Geigle, St. Thomas More—2nd in Drafting/Graphic Communications, 3rd in Computer Science.

 

 

 

The medal winners in each test:

Advanced Accounting—1, Misty Townsend, Scottsbluff; 2, Scott Seyfang, Guernsey-Sunrise; 3, Scott Wood, Grant.

Advanced Mathematics—1, Kiranbir Sodhia, Valentine; 2, Ben Dewey, Belle Fourche; 3 tie, Evan Keffeler, Sturgis, and Joe Cass, Sturgis.

Agronomy, Natural Resources and Range Management—1, Evan Suhr, Valentine; 2, Chelsea Steen, Rapid City Central; 3, Bret Liebhart, Anselmo-Merna.

Algebra I—1, Parker Theisen, West Holt; 2, Elizabeth Eckhardt, Rapid City Christian; 3 tie, Hannah Myers, Stuart, Megan Rossman, West Holt, Breanna Felker, O’Neill.

Algebra II—1, Elise Int’Veld, Belle Fourche; 2, Lindsey Dykman, Creek Valley; 3, Dylan Douglas, Sidney.

American Government—1-2, Sarah Prentice-Mott, Rapid City Stevens, and Andrew Smyth, Niobrara County; 3, Nick Klein, Valentine.

American History—1, Steph Miller, O’Neill; 2, Kyle Ashland, St. Thomas More; 3, Clay Slone, Belle Fourche.

Animal Science—1, Casey Schuhmacher, Chadron; 2, Jessie Reichert, Sturgis; 3, Chelsea Steen, Rapid City Central.

Art Drawing—1, Lauren Olson, Garden County; 2 tie, Kelsey Dzintars, Rapid City Stevens, and Chelsea Selle, Sidney; 3, Ian Moreland, Gordon.

Beginning Accounting—1, Ashley Barnhart, Sidney; 2-3, Morgan Dietrich, Alliance, and Chelsey Risse, Bennett County.

Business Communications and Vocabulary—1, Sarah Rogers, Sandhills; 2, Nicole Lebsack, Newcastle; 3 tie, Hayes Heimbaugh, Niobrara County, and Sarah Kaup, Stuart.

Business Law—1, Sarah Holdt, Scottsbluff; 2, Sara McCue, Alliance; 3, Grant Torpin, O’Neill.

Business Management Decision Making—1, Michael Johns, Gering; 2 tie, Alex DeBrie, Scottsbluff, Sarah Rogers, Sandhills, and Scott Zaro, Allliance; 3. Mike Thompson, Garden County.

Business Mathematics—1, Sarah Melton, Niobrara County; 2-3, Mark Hebbert, Hyannis, and Chris Cover, Hyannis.

Chemistry—1, Erin Beisner, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Joe Cass, Sturgis; 3, Bryce Dutcher, Newcastle.

CISCO Networking—1, Stephen Stewart, Hemingford; 2-3, David Jessen, Sidney, and Brett Friesen, Alliance.

Computer Science—1, Jacob Boschee, Rapid City Central; 2, Joshua Swanson, Rapid City Central; 3, Jacob Geigle, St. Thomas More.

Construction Technology—1, Wyatt Humphrey, Wall; 2-3 tie, Lee Chadwick, Garden County, Andrew Burleigh, Hay Springs, and Beau McConnell, Garden County, and Nathan Musfelt, Mitchell.

Drafting/Graphic Communications—1, Alan Mock, Sidney; 2, Jacob Geigle, St. Thomas More; 3. Peter Westlake, Rapid City Central.

Earth Science—1-2, Jacob Boschee, Rapid City Central, and Bryce Dutcher, Newcastle; 3 tie, Nicholas Brunkhorst, Mitchell, and Sterling Ziegler, Scottsbluff.

Economics—1, Danita Curtiss, Alliance; 2, Christopher Cummings, Alliance; 3 tie, Logan Carroll, Rapid City Central, and Ruth Rasby, Rapid City Stevens.

English Usage—1, Rebecca Bauer, Alliance; 2, Ali Lovelady, Glenrock; 3 tie, Nocole Lebsack, Newcastle, and Dustin Chacon, Rapid City Stevens.

Family Economics and Resource Management—1, Ethan Fisher, O’Neill; 2, Cassondra Rippe, Alliance; 3, Casey Schuhmacher, Chadron.

General Anatomy and Physiology—1-2, Jacque Godbe, Rapid City Stevens, and Philip Kautz, Gering; 3 tie, Matthew Dimmett, Alliance, and Tana Wentworth, West Holt.

General Biology—1, Nick Klein, Valentine; 2, Katherine Guenther, Alliance; 3, Kasey Summerer, Chambers.

General Science—1, Travis Engle, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Deaver O’Connor, Bridgeport; 3 tie, Andrew Belsaas, Rapid City Central, and Parker Thiesen, West Holt.

Health—1, Jacque Godbe, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Willard Lewman, Minatare; 3, Sarah Kaup, Stuart.

Human Development and Family Life—1-2, Monica Miller, Chadron, and Kara Mitchell, Stuart; 3, Abby Brown, Stuart.

Library Science/Educational Media—1-2, Sara McCue, Alliance, and Kylie Skrdla, West Holt; 3, Terri Kilmurry West Holt.,

Literature—1, Allison Turbiville, Belle Fourche; 2, Monica Miller, Chadron, Josh Hebbert, Hyannis.

Manufacturing—1-2, Greg Copas, Gering, and Nathan Laraby, Lead. No 3rd awarded.

Music—1, Caitlin Petersen, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Christopher Chalkley, Sturgis; 3, Ross Thoendel, Chambers.

Nutrition and Family Health—1, Jessica Schwager, Chambers; 2, Hannah Myers, Stuart; 3 tie, Tamara Closson, O;Neill, Katherine Becker, Alliance, and Kayleigh Brunner, Gering.

Physics—1, Gabriel Rensch, Rapid City Central; 2, Aaron Heidegerken, St. Thomas More; 3, Ross Thoendel, Chambers.

Plane Geometry—1, James Bahensky, Anselmo-Merna; 2, Ivan Dzintars, Rapid City Stevens; 3 tie, Troy Fleischacker, Rapid City Stevens, Stephen Kilber, Rapid City Christian, Jeffry Lang, Rapid City Central, Lyle Shearer, Stuart.

Psychology—1, Tyler Blazey, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Jessica Borden, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Nicholas Westlake, Rapid City Central.

Physical Education Sports Knowledge—1-3 tie, Adam Akerson, Sidney, Erik Haivala, Sturgis, and Cameron Victor, Rapid City Stevens.

Sociology—1, Susan Fish, Rapid City Central; 2-3, Mary Harder, O’Neill, and Kari Mitchell, Stuart.

Spanish as a Native Language—1-2, Juan Carreon, Scottsbluff, and Julio Jara, Gering; 3 tie, Maria Emilia Jaramillo, O’Neill, Pedro Sanchez,, Bridgeport, and Yareli Vazquez, Morrill.

Spanish as a Second Language—1, Gerson Rentana-Lopez, Pine Ridge Job Corps; 2, Astrid Munn, Scottsbluff; 3, Zach Abrahamson, Rapid City Stevens.

Teaching Module—1, Jacob Gleason, Pine Ridge Job Corps. No other medals awarded.

Technology Challenge (2xForum)—1, Jason Burke, Crawford; 2, Chet Schwartz, Mullen. No 3rd awarded.

Technology Challenge (High Milage)—1, Kim Perkins, Crawford; 2, Troy Rentfro, Mullen.

Trigonometry—1, Kyle Ashland, St. Thomas More; 2, Gabriel Rensch, Rapid City Central; 3, Megan Sommer, Anselmo-Merna.

Vocabulary—1, Emily Bryant, Rapid City Christian; 2, Rachel Fitzer, Sandhills; 3 tie, Sarah Rogers, Sandhills, and Megan Sommer, Anselmo-Merna.

Wildlife Ecology and Management—1, Micah Johnson, Scottsbluff; 2, Foster Bartholomew, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Brian Taylor, Belle Fourche.

Word Processing—1, Nicole Hoffmann, Mullen; 2, Bailye Geller, Leyton; 3, Alisha Peterson, Sandhills.

World Geography—1, Matt Tysdal, Sturgis; 2, Matt Babineau, Belle Fourche; 3, Harrison Hagg, St. Thomas More.

World History—1, Alex Covalt, Bridgeport; 2, Zac Perrett, Valentine; 3 tie, Joshua McCormick, Rapid City Central, Leah Nixon, St. Thomas More, Adam Jantzi, Scottsbluff, Laura Slaymaker, West Holt, Tim Witt, Crawford.