Three schools repeat in Scholastic Contest

Rapid City Stevens claimed its fourth win in a row in Division I, joining Alliance in Division II and Crawford in Division IV as repeat champions. Another Rapid City school, St. Thomas More, earned the top spot in Division III for the first time since 2006, while Rock County of Bassett earned its first championship ever for besting the competition in Division V.

A total of 1,457 students took tests, the most entrants since 2005.

Stevens, a perennial title holder which has claimed the first-place plaque in seven of the past eight contests, soared with 18 medal winners. Stevens, along with Alliance and Gering, finished with five golds. Alliance and Chadron tied for second in the medal count with 11 each.

The seniors who won gold qualify for CSC’s Scholastic Achievement Award, which covers the in-state portion of tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year.

One contestant, Sierra Walker of Gering, won two gold medals, one each in general anatomy and physiology and information literacy.

Another, Emily Reeves of Rapid City Central, was a triple medal winner, claiming gold in American government and bronzes in literature and American history. During the 2010 contest, Reeves earned golds in music and English usage.

Eight other students won two medals in various tests. They are Jett Jurgens of Alliance, Connor Kilmurray of Sidney, Geoffrey Ledbetter of Chadron, Bailey Paugh of Stevens, Matt Powell of Mitchell, Nolan Rager of Gordon-Rushville, Lander Solon of Rapid City Central and Emily Sybrant of Rock County.

The CSC scholastic contest, which began in 1961, 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.

School Standings

Division I -- Stevens High School at Rapid City (S.D.) 17.605, Scottsbluff High School 10.707, Gering High School 8.761, Sturgis-Brown High School (S.D.) 6.165, *Central High School at Rapid City (S.D.) 9.684, *Douglas High School (Wyo.) 7.336.

Division II -- Alliance High School 8.56, Ogallala High School 7.997, Sidney High School 5.614, *Hot Springs High School (S.D.) 6.059

Division III -- St. Thomas More High School at Rapid City (S.D.) 10.243, O’Neill High School 10.121, Chadron High School 9.452, West Holt High School at Atkinson 8.821, Valentine High School 8.778, Gordon-Rushville High School 6.971, Wright High School (Wyo.) 5.28, Bennett County High School at Martin (S.D.) 4.415, Mitchell High School 4.357, Ainsworth High School 4.193, Kimball High School 1.594, Saint Francis Indian School (S.D.) 0

Division IV -- Crawford High School 5.944, Wall High School (S.D.) 5.688, Bridgeport High School 5.118, Mullen High School 4.713, Perkins County High School at Grant 4.529, Garden County High School at Oshkosh 4.075, Hemingford High School 3.916, Bayard High School 3.725, Niobrara County High School at Lusk (Wyo.) 2.861, Lingle-Fort Laramie High School (Wyo.) 2.779, Pine Ridge Job Corps at Chadron 2.706, Morrill High School 2.58, Creek Valley High School at Chappell 0.833, Upton High School (Wyo.) 0

Division V -- Rock County High School at Bassett 8.315, Hay Springs High School 7.405, Leyton High School at Dalton 6.38, Arthur County High School 6.182, Banner County High School at Harrisburg 5.919, Hyannis High School 5.65, Anselmo-Merna High School 5.45, Rapid City Christian High School (S.D.) 4.435, Potter-Dix High School 3.779, Stuart High School 3.485, Sioux County High School at Harrison 2.917, Cody-Kilgore High School 2.821, Thedford High School 1.314, Edgemont High School (S.D.) 1.125

*Minimum number of tests not met to qualify for standings

Medal Winners

Accounting -- 1, Jessica Caslin, Garden County; 2, Connor Kilmurray, Sidney; 2, Daniel Leathermon, Gering

Advanced Mathematics -- 1, Tom Kadlecek, Chadron; 1, Eli Mummert, Scottsbluff; 3, Leanne Hinrichs, Chadron

Agronomy and Rangeland Management -- 1, Kent Frickel, West Holt; 2, Nathan Kackmeister, Ainsworth; 2, Taylor Kinchen, Niobrara County; 2, Nolan Rager, Gordon-Rushville; 2, Shawna Wheeler, Valentine

Algebra I -- 1, Tanner Holthus, Hyannis; 2, Collin Nemec, O’Neill; 2, Tatum Westemeier, Chadron

Algebra II -- 1, Maria Higuera, Rock County; 2, Sanha Ryoo, Stevens; 3, Drew Bryant, Cody-Kilgore

American Government -- 1, Daniel Pfeifle, Stevens; 2, Nathaniel Applegate, Bayard; 2, Matt Powell, Mitchell; 2, Emily Reeves, Central

American History -- 1, Matt Harris, Valentine; 2, Darby Young, Sidney; 3, Emily Reeves, Central; 3, Gillian Spangler, Stevens

Animal Science -- 1, Robert Olsen, Banner County; 2, Cameron Smith, Rock County; 3, Rolly Fortune, Wall; 3, Kerisa Marx, Hay Springs

Art Drawing -- 1, Jared Simonson, Mullen; 2, Wes Albert, Arthur County; 3, Aria Hughes, Hay Springs

Business Communications and Vocabulary -- 1, Tanner Peterson, St. Thomas More; 2, Michaela Jochem, Mullen; 2, Kayla Rushman, Leyton; 2, Baily Wood, Hemingford

Business Information Systems -- 1, John Haslam, Scottsbluff; 2, Kevin Zak, O’Neill; 3, Zeth Schlenker, Gering

Business Law -- 1, Spencer Rien, Mitchell; 2, Cody Climus, Stevens; 2, Connor Kilmurray, Sidney

Business Management Decision Making -- 1, Andrea Janis, Pine Ridge Job Corps; 2, Ashtyn Shrewsbury, Alliance; 2, Bradley Vasa, Arthur County

Business Mathematics -- 1, Matt Deaanen, Scottsbluff; 1, Brittany Desjardin, Alliance; 3, Cole Dubs, Hyannis

Chemistry -- 1, Lander Solon, Central; 2, Andrew Jennings, Stevens; 3, Becca Ceremuga, Stevens

Computer Aided Drafting and Design -- 1, Arthur Peterson, Gering; 2, Seth Popp, Gering; 3, Logan Haverland, Crawford

Construction Technology -- 1, Jarres Plummer, Scottsbluff; 2, Seth Badje, Hay Springs; 3, Dalton Fout, Pine Ridge Job Corps; 3, David Pulis, Stevens

Consumer Issues -- 1, James Updike, Stevens; 2, Meadow Will, Mullen; 3, Emily Kimball, Stevens

Eagle Cook-Off -- 1, Masen Dale, Chance Love, Shawna Royer, Sturgis-Brown; 2, Alicia Conquering Bear, Courtney Fair, Alyssa Ostrander, Gordon-Rushville; 3, Dominick Boyles, Hannah Wessel, Bethany Zaro, Alliance

Earth Science -- 1, Hallie Bower, Ainsworth; 2, Lander Solon, Central; 3, Shayla Williams, Douglas

English Usage -- 1, Geoffrey Ledbetter, Chadron; 2, Bailey Paugh, Stevens; 2, Emily Sybrant, Rock County

Equine Management -- 1, Katy Stewart, Crawford; 2, Justine Rivard, Hot Springs; 3, Justine Peters, Leyton; 3, Crystal Schuhmacher, Chadron; 3, Haley Soester, Crawford

Flash Fiction -- 1, Sean Stewart, Alliance; 2, Christine Powers, Hot Springs; 3, Aaron Tennyson, Rapid City Christian

General Anatomy and Physiology -- 1, Sierra Walker, Gering; 2, Matt Laetsch, West Holt; 3, Michael Gipfert, Sidney; 3, Abigael Olson, West Holt

General Biology -- 1, Hannah Kesterson, Alliance; 2, Matthew Furrow, Mullen; 3, Cole Gibbens, West Holt; 3, Amanda Reeves, Central

General Science -- 1, Taylor Mack, Alliance; 2, Rebecca Kouba, Chadron; 2, Brady Mailand, Perkins County

Health -- 1, Aspen Clements, Gering; 2, Rebecca Ernest, Leyton; 3, Danielle Gibson, Anselmo-Merna

Human Development and Family Life -- 1, Shalea Wood, Gering; 2, Racheal Houk, Leyton; 3, Kaitlyn Rossman, West Holt

Information Literacy -- 1, Sierra Walker, Gering; 2, Jett Jurgens, Alliance; 2, Dakota Nelson, Stevens

Library Science/Educational Media -- 1, Gina Jackson, Chadron; 2, Jett Jurgens, Alliance; 3, Josh Valdez, Gering

Literature -- 1, Margaret Darnell, Chadron; 2, Sophia Elia, Stevens; 3, Sandra Mendiola, Hemingford; 3, Emily Reeves, Central

Music -- 1, Bailey Paugh, Stevens; 1, Derek Phelps, Sidney; 3, Matt Powell, Mitchell

Nutrition and Family Health -- 1, Dana Anderson, Morrill; 2, Kayla Gade, Mitchell; 2, Hannah Kirkpatrick, Anselmo-Merna

Personal Finance -- 1, Zach Murray, Sturgis-Brown; 2, Kara Sutphen, Alliance; 2, Leah Uhlir, Sidney

Photojournalism -- 1, Michala Ormiston, Garden County; 2, Ellen Pustejovsky, Stevens; 2, Maci Wilhelm, Garden County

Physical Education Sports Knowledge -- 1, Alek Pelster, Perkins County; 2, Garrett Farr, Stuart; 3, Skyler Jacobsen, Ainsworth; 3, Joe Jacobson, Gordon-Rushville

Physics -- 1, Kenneth Umenthum, Central; 2, Dylan Geyer, Stevens; 3, Angel Rodriguez, O’Neill

Plane Geometry -- 1, Eric Moriarty, Stevens; 2, Brittany Hoagland, Gordon-Rushville; 2, Taylor Mitchell, West Holt

Psychology -- 1, Melissa Bucknell, Stevens; 2, Marissa Morris, Stevens; 3, Marissa Curtiss, Alliance; 3, Emily Kiolbasa, Perkins County

Rural Energy -- 1, Kyle Coleman, Alliance; 2, Elkanah Riley, Ogallala; 3, Daniel Evertson, Kimball

Simulated News Reporting -- 1, Doug Larsen, Stuart; 2, Emily Sybrant, Rock County; 3, Jessie Andersen, Thedford; 3, Anlan Cheney, Cody-Kilgore

Teaching Presentation -- 1, Kristyn Barnes, Potter-Dix; 2, Karmin Zimmerman, Sioux County; 3, Shalee Lemmon, Chadron; 3, Brandy Mccloud, Sturgis-Brown

Trigonometry -- 1, Titus Utecht, Valentine; 2, Megan Bradley, Chadron; 3, Geoffrey Ledbetter, Chadron; 3, Harriet Standing Soldier, Bennett County

Veterinary Sciences -- 1, Molly Jensen, Arthur County; 2, Bethany Blackburn, Rock County; 3, Emily Mcginley, Garden County

Vocabulary -- 1, Robert Edwards, Ogallala; 2, Karin Shedd, Scottsbluff; 3, Joel Krumwiede, West Holt

Wildlife Ecology and Management -- 1, Nolan Rager, Gordon-Rushville; 2, Michael George, O’Neill; 2, Colton Snyder, Kimball; 2, Richard Vath, Leyton

World History -- 1, Devin Dykes, Gordon-Rushville; 2, William Hustead, Wall; 3, Noah Huber, Banner County; 3, Eathan Murphy, Douglas