Chadron, Stevens repeat as Scholastic Contest winners

More than 1,400 students participated in 49 exams on CSC's campus. This year marked the 49th year for the annual competition. Each school's point total is derived from a formula that considers the number of entrants, placings and tests taken by students from each school.

Stevens students amassed the most points of any school en route to winning the contest's Division I title for the 22nd year. The school had 12 first-places. Chadron, which came into the competition as a nine-time winner of Division II, won Division III.

The other winners were O'Neill in Division II, Anselmo-Merna in Division IV and Hyannis in Division V.

Chadron's win last year came in Division II. O'Neill won Division II in 2007.

Seniors who won first place in the competition are granted CSC Scholastic Achievement Awards, which cover the equivalent of one year of in-state tuition. Each of the division winners will receive a plaque and the top three places for each test receive a medal.

Two students won medals in all three of their exams. Kari Holmes of Scottsbluff won golds in information literacy and accounting and was third in literature. Rayna Waggener of Alliance won first in business communications and vocabulary, and had second-place finishes in English usage and the teaching module.

Holmes was one of five students to win two gold medals. Taya Lembke of Hemingford was first in equine management and animal science. Annie Pfeifle of Stevens won psychology and American Government. Jared Roehrich, also of Stevens, claimed gold in advanced mathematics and chemistry. Michael Christen of Anselmo-Merna topped all test-takers in English usage and trigonometry.

Nine other students were double medal winners. They are Caleb Cornils of Kimball, Carson Crawford of Stevens, Kalie Fridel of Atkinson West Holt, Hayden Fuchs of Stevens, Eric Lindvall of Valentine, Trevor Mahoney of Mitchell, Emily Reeves of Rapid City Central, Michael Stark of Sidney and Emily Sybrant of Rock County at Bassett.

Following are the top placewinners. More detailed results are available at the contest's Web site, www.csc.edu/scholastic .

Top Four Schools in Each Division

 

Division I: Rapid City Stevens (S.D.), 19.171; 2. Scottsbluff, 11.562; Rapid City Central, 11.341; Sturgis (S.D.), 8.132.,

Division II: 1. O’Neill, 10.915; 2. Alliance, 10.5; 2. Valentine, 9.309; 3. Sidney, 9.257; 4. Ogallala, 4.935.

Division III: Chadron, 6.475; Kimball, 5.549; Bennett County (Martin, S.D.), 5.338; Gordon-Rushville, 4.938.

Division IV: Anselmo-Merna, 9.8; Banner County, 7.434; Mullen, 5.537; Bridgeport, 5.333

Division V: Hyannis, 8.542; Atkinson-West Holt, 7.725; Rock County (Bassett), 6.326; Rapid City Christian, 4.419.

 

Individual Results

Accounting: 1, Kari Holmes, Scottsbluff; 2, Hannah Hostetler, Banner County; 3, Breanna Bredthauer, Niobrara County.

Advanced mathematics: 1, Jared Roehrich, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Trevor Mahoney, Mitchell, 2, Nick Padilla, Sturgis.

Agronomy and rangeland management: 1, Michael Herber, Kadoka; 2, Paige Hermanson, Sturgis; 3, Kalie Fridel, Atkinson-West Holt.

Algebra I: 1, Matthew Furrow, Mullen; 2, Mark Pieper, Gering; 3, Joseph Christen, Anselmo-Merna.

Algebra II: 1, Dalton Dick, O’Neill; 1, Colten Fales, Anselmo-Merna; 3, Gabriel Connealy, Mullen; 3, Tom Kadlecek, Chadron; 3, Emily Sybrant, Rock County.

American government: 1, David Keim, Bridgeport; 1, Jesse Neugebauer, Gering; 1, Annie Pfeifle, Rapid City Stevens.

American history: 1, Matt Jones, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Sam Gillham, O’Neill; 3, Clare Kracl, O’Neill.

Animal science: 1, Taya Lembke Hemingford; 2, David Henderson, Alliance; 3, Katrina Rotness, Hay Springs.

Art drawing: 1, Christopher Fricke, Sioux County; 2, Bryce Letcher, Hay Springs; 3, Brand Turnbull, Gordon-Rushville.

Business communications and vocabulary: 1, Rayna Waggener, Alliance; 2, Chrisanna Lund, Niobrara County; 3, Cassie Gunnink, Cody-Kilgore; 3, Araceli Vazquez, Morrill.

Business law: 1, Daniel Edmonston, Alliance; 2, Kody Collins, Garden County; 2, Eric Lindvall, Valentine.

Business management decision making: 1, Michael O’Connell, Sidney; 2, Eric Lindvall, Valentine; 3, Hayden Fuchs, Rapid City Stevens.

Business mathematics: 1, Kody Collins, Garden County; 2, Cord Sommer, Anselmo-Merna; 3, Ryan Wynia, Hot springs.

Chemistry: 1, Jared Roehrich, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Michael Stark, Sidney; 3, Bryce Decora, Bridgeport.

Computer aided drafting & design: 1, Mason Cover, Alliance; 1, Justin Schremmer, Chadron; 1, Brandon Yuill, Alliance.

Construction technology: 1, Tony Burnet, Anselmo-Merna; 2, Jack Arterburn, Sidney; 2, Kirsten Kistler, Rapid City Central .

Consumer issues: 1, Steve Gates, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Alison Gould, Alliance; 3, Hayden Fuchs, Rapid City Stevens.

Computer science: 1, Trevor Mahoney, Mitchell; 2, Michael Minor, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Michael Stark, Sidney.

Earth science: 1, Dan Haegle, Rapid City Stevens; Joshua Blauert, Sidney; 3, Caleb Cornils, Kimball.

Economics: 1, Kyra Townsend, Scottsbluff; 2, Chase Staudenmaier, Sioux County; 3, Sean Gillway, Kimball; 3, Caleb Korth, Alliance.

English usage: 1, Michael Christen, Anselmo-Merna; 2, Emily Reeves, Rapid City Central; 2, Rayna Waggener, Alliance.

Equine management: 1, Taya Lembke, Hemingford; 2, Katy Stewart, Crawford; 3, Hillery Baysinger, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Crystal Schuhmacher, Chadron.

General anatomy and physiology: 1, Ethan Anderson, Atkinson-West Holt, 2, Stephanie Vakoc, Scottsbluff, 3, Kara Hovseth, Gering.

General biology: 1, Kalie Fridel, Atkinson-West Holt; 2, Devan Collins, Alliance; 3, Michael Gipfert, Sidney.

General science: 1, Angel Rodriguez, O’Neill; 2, Matt Harris, Valentine; 3, Jordan Shadbolt, Gordon-Rushville; 3, James Starr Mullen.

Health: 1, Dustin Bell Crawford; 2, Carson Crawford, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Kaleb Thomas, Potter-Dix.

Information literacy: 1, Kari Holmes, Scottsbluff; 2, Tim Heard, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Rizzi Curtiss, Alliance.

Human development and family life: 1, Madison Keller, Scottsbluff; 2, Shala Seely, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Cassie Amundson, Sturgis.

Library science/educational media: 1, Sean Stewart, Alliance; 2, Amy Gibbs, Lingle-Fort Laramie; 3, Niki Bishop, Gering; 3, Emily Brown, Valentine; 3, Emily Simmons, Valentine.

Literature: 1, Alexis Krivoshik, Sturgis, 2, Allyson Burns, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Kari Holmes, Scottsbluff.

Music: 1, Kari Lund, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Sam Nelson, Rapid City Central; 3, Emily Reeves, Rapid City Central; 3, Aaron Woodman, Creek valley.

Nutrition and family health: 1, Wilson Chikos, Bridgeport; 2, Daniel Deschamp, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Allison Depko, O’Neill.

Photojournalism: 1, Jordin Bordeaux-morris, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Ashten Winkler, Gering; 3, Tessa Kaufman, Gering; 3, Angelea Moore, O’Neill.

Physical education sports knowledge: 1, Kelsey Appleby, O’Neill; 1, Scott Langemeier, Alliance; 1, Thane Lees, Rapid City Stevens.

Physics: 1, Sam Hjelmfelt, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Ginny Price, Rapid City Central ; 3, Dustin Becht, Rapid City Central ; 3, Carson Crawford, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Mandalyn Kautz, Gering.

Plane geometry: 1, Mitch Erquiaga, Gordon-Rushville; 2, Gregory Christen, Anselmo-Merna; 2, Ben Hodges, Rapid City Christian.

Psychology: 1, Annie Pfeifle, Rapid City Stevens; 2, Kayla Giesey, Rapid City Central; 3, Matty Bareis, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Angela Mcmahon, Rapid City Central .

Simulated news reporting: 1, Emily Sybrant, Rock County; 2, Katherine Feller, Rapid City Central; 3, Mandy Christian, Banner County; 3, Kristine Hayes, Ogallala.

Sociology: 1, Jessica Sharp, Valentine; 2, Brandi Woten, Potter-Dix; 3, Kali Autrey, Kimball; 3, Joni Colburn, Valentine; 3, Maricia Guzman, Scottsbluff.

Teaching module: 1, Kalyn Land, Scottsbluff; 2, Rayna Waggener, Alliance; 3, Allison Wager, Sidney.

Technology challenge (2 x forum): 1, Shane Ernest, Leyton; 2, Anthony Murray, Leyton; 3, Colton Hack, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Justin Hahn Pine Ridge Job Corps; 3, Dalton Latham Upton; 3, Alex Marrs, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Wendy Vrana, Upton.

Technology challenge (high mileage vehicles): 1, Josh Holz, Potter-Dix; 2, Nick Black Calf, Gordon-Rushville; 3, Colter Lemmon, Crawford.

Trigonometry: 1, Michael Christen, Anselmo-Merna; 2, Shane Cole, O’Neill; 3, Jayna Friesen, Alliance; 3, Skyler Lashley, Lingle-Fort Laramie.

Veterinary sciences: 1, Jared Simonson Mullen; 2, Rhonda Elwess, Chadron; 3, Sarah Hoffman, Sturgis.

Vocabulary: 1, Connor Donohoe, Rapid City Stevens; 1, Claire Tolstedt, Alliance; 3, Caleb Cornils, Kimball.

Wildlife ecology and management: 1, Kegan Rabe, Leyton; 2, Tom Emerson, Crawford; 2, Drew Sommer, Anselmo-Merna.

Word processing: 1, Jessica Flippin, Morrill; 2, Arielle Hurd, Sidney; 3, Cammie Schwartz Mullen.

World geography 1, Alex Rensch, Rapid City Central; 2, Nathan Vinton, Mullen; 3, Eric Arnold, Valentine; 3, Haley Johnson, Rapid City Stevens; 3, Blake Yarrington, Anselmo-Merna.

World history: 1, Dana Hicks, Rapid City Central; 2, Jordan Mehlhaff, Rapid City Christian; 3, William Hustead, Wall; 3, Seth Wallace, Scottsbluff.