Stevens wins third Scholastic Contest in a row

Stevens amassed 21 medals, including eight golds, en route to its third consecutive year of winning the championship plaque in Division I. The school has won in the largest division for17 of the past 21 contests dating back to 1988.

Division II’s winner, Alliance, on the other hand, claimed its first win since its Division I title in 1991. The school had seven first-place winners Friday and 11 others who took home medals.

O’Neill , which won the Division II title in 2007 and 2009, claimed the top spot in Division III. Crawford won the Division IV title, as it did in 2008. Anselmo-Merna won in Division V after winning the first-place plaque in Division IV last year.

A total of 1,416 students representing 52 high schools were registered, for the event, which covers nearly every aspect of the curriculum with 46 exams.

Individually, four students won two gold medals. Leading the group was Matt Jones of Rapid City Stevens, who placed first in literature and psychology and added a silver medal in American government.

Matthew Furrow of Mullen won golds in plane geometry and physical education sports knowledge. Alison Gould of Alliance topped the fields in consumer issues and nutrition and family health. Emily Reeves of Rapid City Central placed first in music and English usage.

The seniors who won gold qualify for CSC’s Scholastic Achievement Award, which covers the in-state portion of tuition for CSC’s 2010-2011 academic year.

Two students besides Jones won three medals. Steven Gates of Stevens won gold in physics, silver in business management decision-making and bronze in business communications and vocabulary. Jerik Victory of Ogallala earned gold in general anatomy and physiology, silver in business information systems and was a member of the third-place Eagle Cook-Off team.

Nine other students won two medals in various tests. They are Ethan Anderson of Atkinson West Holt, Bethany Coats of Rapid City Central, Adam Crouch of Anselmo-Merna, Dalton Dick of O’Neill, Chrisanna Lund of Niobrara County at Lusk, Wyo.; Abigail McFee of Chadron; Deryk Russell of Garden County at Oshkosh; Karin Shedd of Scottsbluff and Claire Tolstedt of Alliance.

The CSC Scholastic Contest, which began in 1961 with 846 students from 41 schools, is believed to be the oldest and largest of its kind in the High Plains region.

Following are the final school standings and medal winners. More detailed results and other information about the contest may be found at www.csc.edu/scholastic.

Division I

Stevens (Rapid City, S.D.) 17.93, Central (Rapid City, S.D.) 14.404, Sturgis-Brown (Sturgis, S.D.) 9.689, Scottsbluff 9.233, *Gering 6.264

Division II

Alliance 11.489, Chadron 7.016, Sidney 6.554, Ogallala 3.435, *Hot Springs (S.D.) 6.556, *Todd County (Mission, S.D.) 2.827

Division III

O’Neill 10.752, Valentine 8.266, St. Thomas More (Rapid City, S.D.) 8.111, West Holt (Atkinson) 6.711, Gordon-Rushville 6.036, Bennett County (Martin, S.D.) 5.16, Kimball 4.326, Mitchell 4.289, Ainsworth 2.5, *Red Cloud (Pine Ridge, S.D.) 0, *Saint Francis Indian School (S.D.) 0

Division IV

Crawford 6.994, Banner County (Harrisburg) 6.385, Niobrara County (Lusk, Wyo.) 6.335, Bridgeport 6.022, Mullen 5.699, Perkins County 4.447, Wall (S.D.) 3.483, Creek Valley (Lodgepole) 3.12, Garden County (Oshkosh) 2.922, Leyton (Dalton) 2.48, Hemingford 2.352, Bayard 1.688, Morrill 1.547, Upton 1.2, Pine Ridge Job Corps (Chadron) 0, * Lingle-Ft. Laramie (Wyo.) 0, * Guernsey-Sunrise (Wyo.) 3.8, * Minatare 2,

Division V

Anselmo-Merna 10.648, Hyannis 10.373, Rapid City Christian 9.288, Rock County (Bassett) 5.653, Thedford 3.844, Cody-Kilgore 2.712, Potter-Dix 2.25, Stuart 1.703, Hay Springs 1.679, Edgemont (S.D.) 1.4, * Sioux County (Harrison) 2.545, * Oelrichs (S.D.) 0

*Minimum number of tests not taken.

 

Accounting -- 1, Breanna Bredthauer, Niobrara County; 2, Megan Hanna, Thedford; 3, Kara Sutphen, Alliance

Advanced Mathematics -- 1, Josh Schultz, Sturgis-Brown; 2, Michael Christen, Anselmo-Merna; 2, Dalton Dick, O’Neill; 2, Jason Fredrich, Stevens; 2, Eli Mummert, Scottsbluff

Agronomy and Rangeland Management -- 1, Kyle Jackman, Rock County; 1, Jeffrey Knox, Rock County; 3, Paige Hermanson, Sturgis-Brown; 3, Michael Zorn, Garden County

Algebra I -- 1, Matt Babb, Rapid City Christian; 1, Dustin Chandler, Anselmo-Merna; 3, Rachel Harris, Rapid City Christian

Algebra II -- 1, Edward Hebbert, Hyannis; 2, Andrew Jennings, Stevens; 3, Camille Bouchard, Edgemont; 3, Nikita Lenzo, Chadron; 3, Tyler Mickey, Scottsbluff

American Government -- 1, Jake Miller, Stevens; 2, Matt Jones, Stevens; 3, Ethan Andersen, West Holt; 3, Amber Christianson, Niobrara County; 3, Zane Parkhurst, Valentine; 3, Karin Shedd, Scottsbluff; 3, Tory Winters, Gordon-Rushville

American History -- 1, Marissa Morris, Stevens; 1, Nathan Wabs, O’Neill; 3, Marissa Curtiss, Alliance; 3, Ian Evans, Central; 3, Yvette Schutt, Stevens

Animal Science -- 1, Lakin Beaver, Mitchell; 2, Wendi Ashike, Todd County; 2, Tess Hughes, Bridgeport

Art Drawing -- 1, Olivia Vogel, Alliance; 2, Tamara Dyczek, Sturgis-Brown; 3, Jessica Roberts, Upton

Business Communications and Vocabulary -- 1, Chrisanna Lund, Niobrara County; 2, Kayla Rushman, Leyton; 3, Steven Gates, Stevens

Business Information Systems -- 1, Kevin Zakrezwski, O’Neill; 2, Jerik Victory, Ogallala; 3, Alex Ayala, Scottsbluff; 3, Lucas Bohne, Stevens

Business Law -- 1, Daniel Mceowen, Alliance; 2, Adolfo Reynaga, Alliance; 3, Morgan Barnes, Cody-Kilgore

Business Management Decision Making -- 1, Larry Uttecht, Morrill; 2, Steven Gates, Stevens; 3, Chris Lambrecht, Sidney

Business Mathematics -- 1, Abigail McFee, Chadron; 2, Jeffrey Cover, Hyannis; 2, Tim Halls, Hot Springs

Chemistry -- 1, Tyler Clayton, Stevens; 2, Rose Fitzgerald, Central; 3, Ethan Andersen, West Holt; 3, Tyler Richardson, St. Thomas More

Computer Aided Drafting and Design -- 1, Dan Dugan, Valentine; 2, Dominique Kleich, Gering; 3, Jonathan Weishaar, Alliance

Construction Technology -- 1, Jake Palmer, Hay springs; 2, Adam Crouch, Anselmo-Merna; 3, Jarres Plummer, Scottsbluff

Consumer Issues -- 1, Alison Gould, Alliance; 2, Anna Behm, Alliance; 3, Chrisanna Lund, Niobrara County

Eagle Cook-Off -- 1, Austin Reimer, Aaron Remington, Joey Young, Sturgis-Brown; 2, Krysta Applegate, Jaime Morlock, Jesse Wilmoth, Creek Valley; 3, Jesse Barnes, Kayla Kintz, Jerik Victory, Ogallala

Earth Science -- 1, Elkanah Riley, Ogallala; 2, Ben Teneyck, St. Thomas More; 2, Zac White, Perkins County

Economics -- 1, Claire Tolstedt, Alliance; 2, Sean Gillway, Kimball; 3, Christopher Yant, Alliance

English Usage -- 1, Emily Reeves, Central; 2, Jayna Friesen, Alliance; 3, Karin Shedd, Scottsbluff; 3, Emily Sybrant, Rock County

Equine Management -- 1, Michelle Jacobsen, Morrill; 2, Katy Stewart, Crawford; 3, Jimi Pinney, Ainsworth

General Anatomy and Physiology -- 1, Lance Christian, Sidney; 1, Deryk Russell, Garden County; 1, Jerik Victory, Ogallala

General Biology -- 1, Amy Harris, Alliance; 2, Ethan Matthew, Sturgis-Brown; 3, Bryan Cooley, Sturgis-Brown

General Science -- 1, Lane Chasek, Chadron; 2, Jeff Post, Bridgeport; 3, Tom Dugan, Valentine

Health -- 1, Brianna Young, Hyannis; 2, Cole Miller, Anselmo-Merna; 2, Ruby Yang, Stevens

Human Development and Family Life -- 1, Amy Crow, Kimball; 2, Rhonda Elwess, Chadron; 3, Morgan Jurgens, Alliance

Information Literacy -- 1, Sierra Walker, Gering; 2, Dalton Dick, O’Neill; 3, Bethany Coats, Central; 3, Jett Jurgens, Alliance

Library Science/Educational Media -- 1, Bethany Coats, Central; 2, Krystal Christensen-Wiederrich, Sturgis-Brown; 3, Abigail McFee, Chadron

Literature -- 1, Matt Jones, Stevens; 2, Robert Edwards, Ogallala; 3, Dylan Dobbs, Hot Springs

Music -- 1, Samuel Nelson, Central; 1, Emily Reeves, Central; 1, Aaron Woodman, Creek Valley

Nutrition and Family Health -- 1, Alison Gould, Alliance; 2, Leigh Chikos, Bridgeport; 3, Dani Barelmann, O’Neill; 3, Ashley Harrison, Banner County

Photojournalism -- 1, Demi Devall, O’Neill; 2, Scott Frey, Sturgis-Brown; 2, Megan Graves, Stevens; 2, Chynna Lockett, Central; 2, Megan Westvig, Stevens

Physical Education Sports Knowledge -- 1, Matthew Furrow, Mullen; 2, Mike Drobny, O’Neill; 2, Caden Holzer, Central

Physics -- 1, Steven Gates, Stevens; 2, Thomas Kadlecek, Chadron; 2, Michael Maliske, Stevens

Plane Geometry -- 1, Matthew Furrow, Mullen; 2, Jacob Ballard, Crawford; 2, Shannon Richardson, Gordon-Rushville; 2, Allison Stricker, Scottsbluff

Psychology -- 1, Matt Jones, Stevens; 2, Jared Roehrich, Stevens; 3, Jessie Tibbs, Central

Rural Energy -- 1, Kyle Coleman, Alliance; 1, Jeremy Vinton, Mullen; 3, Michael Schumacher, Ainsworth

Simulated News Reporting -- 1, Molly Goin, Central; 2, Liana Lemmon, Crawford; 3, Zach Burckherd, Stevens; 3, Jillian Cordova, Sturgis-Brown; 3, Melody Goff, Crawford

Teaching Presentation -- 1, Keely Oetken, Crawford; 2, Taylor Callahan, Chadron; 3, Brandi Tallmage, Potter-Dix

Trigonometry -- 1, Eric Habbe, Stevens; 2, Cassie Doremus, Gering; 2, Darrell Patten, Perkins County

Veterinary Sciences -- 1, Matthew Wilen, Sturgis-Brown; 2, Nicole Hass, Bridgeport; 2, Kellie Smith, Chadron; 2, Haley Soester, Crawford

Vocabulary -- 1, Daniel Pfeifle, Stevens; 2, Caleb Cornils, Kimball; 3, Madelin Parsley, Scottsbluff; 3, Claire Tolstedt, Alliance

Wildlife Ecology and Management -- 1, Richard Vath, Leyton; 2, Deryk Russell, Garden County; 3, Adam Crouch, Anselmo-Merna

World History -- 1, William Hustead, Wall; 2, Matt Harris, Valentine; 3, Dana Hicks, Central