Sydney Lynn is a freshman at CCHS. She enjoys reading in her individualized reading class and plays volleyball. She recommends the book Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen. It's about, "a girl who's boyfriend died in a motorcycle accident and then she finds out she is pregnant with his baby. The book tells how her best friend was there for her during this hard time." When life gets tough it helps to have a best friend by your side to help you. Keep your friends close and offer them help them when they need it. It can be a gift or a hug, a helping hand or a shoulder to cry on, a kind word or constructive criticism. True friendship expects nothing in return, forgives and forgets, and lasts for a lifetime. |
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The Midland Trail Conference Tournament was played last Thursday and Friday. The schools that competed in the tournament and their seatings in the tournament were South Central (1), Grayville (2), Clay City (3), Louisville (4), Cisne (5), West Richland (6), Wayne City (7), Woodlawn (8), Odin (9), Sandoval (10), and Webber (11).
On Thursday, the first night of the tournament, Clay City played at home against Sandoval, Odin, and Louisville. The Lady Wolves finished these three games in just two matches each. On Friday, Clay City traveled to the Cisne Middle School to play South Central and Grayville for the Championship. They started the night off against Grayville who was previously beaten by South Central. The game was played intensely but the Lady Wolves took the victory in just two games. With Grayville out of the pool, Clay City went on to face South Central. The game was played in two matches with the scores 25-22 and 25-21. Tiffany Kuenstler, Coach of the Lady said, "" |
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CCHS Rosey Center Chapter is selling RADA Cutlery. Because of the failing economy, CCHS clubs have been limited on fundraising this year. FCCLA must fund nearly all the club's activities through this single, but fabulous sale.
Many people wonder why we need funds for a high school club? FCCLA membership is extremely high. Nearly 30% of high school students are members of FCCLA. Additionally, members of our chapter hold section and state offices. We travel extensively giving young people opportunities to experience different parts of our state and country. We learn social skills by meeting new people, and we learn to accept all types of people for who they are on the inside. We listen to motivational speakers, like Michael Wade Smith, who encourage us to take leaderships roles in the community and to keep trying even though we may not succeed at first. At our own school, we help decorate and fund Homecoming. Many people think dances are silly. Some even say they detract from the educational process because students may be focused for a week or two on dresses, and music, and dates. However, what we learn far outweighs this distraction. We learn teamwork. We learn creativity. We learn problem-solving skills. We learn financial management and budgeting. Can these things be learned from books, or must we experience them first-hand for the cycle to be complete? Also, FCCLA teaches leadership and attends many conferences including "The Fall Leadership Conference" held at SIU on Nov. 4. FCCLA Peer Education is also an important activity that teaches students to be role models. High school students mentor elementary students and this year's theme is "A good is a green neighbor." We compete in events that allow us to explore new talents and opportunities. STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) competitions include Promote and Publicize, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Ambassador, Job Interview, Fashion Design, and Fashion Construction. Alumni from our school have pursued careers in fashion design, culinary arts, and many have begun their own businesses. FCCLA (formerly FHA) prepares us for life in our homes, in our communities, and in our careers. Additionally, FCCLA is extremely active in community service in Clay and Richland Counties. They donate coats and gloves to needy families within the district and take items to the SWAN shelter in Richland County. Also, they collect pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. We NEED YOUR HELP to continue keeping our club solvent. Many community members have been asking when RADA sales will begin. The time is NOW. Items will be delivered before Christmas so do your shopping with us. Save time, get quality products, and support a great cause: OUR FUTURE, OUR SKILLS, OUR OPPORTUNITIES for continued success. New items this year include: a black-handled collection, four new candle scents, five new cookbooks, four gift-in-a-jar books, and pound cake mixes. RADA is now available for order from one of the FCCLA members: Officers: Chelsie Lee- president Leesa Anderson- Vice President Melinda Seman- Secretary Kaleb Mcknelly- Public Relations Clinton Rauch- Competition Cassie Lybarger- Historian Seniors: Shayna Bueker Sonya Larrimore Sarah Utley Nichole Thomas Juniors: Leila Herdes Katelyn Hosselton Shelby May Kayla Cooper Sophomores: Lexi Duncan Baylee Gill Kaylee Gill Kenzea Klingler Lauren Lybarger Freshmen: Sierra Frank Magen Troyer Mason Spitzner Haley Sharp Walker Workman Ashten Harrison Kaylee Kuenstler Brooke Andesron Nathan Dulaney Morgan Harris Quentin Young Ann Edwards Hunter Gray See an FCCLA member today to make your order. You can also email sponsor at jkerr@claycityschools.org , Vice-President, Leesa Anderson, at anderson.leesa@gaggle.net , or Public Relations, Kaleb McKnelly, at mcknelly.kaleb@gaggle.net . |
David Earl Herdes, Jr., CCHS '10 spends almost all his spare time read. He recommends the book Timeline by Michael Crichton. "It's about people discovering how to go back in time to study earth's geography. If you like science fiction then this is a good book for you," David says. Crichton writes many popular books like Jurassic Park that have been made into movies. Sadly, Michael Crichton died last November after battling cancer. For more information visit http://www.michaelcrichton.net . |
At CCHS the school spirit is bristling as the volleyball season is winding down and everyone is getting pumped up for the start of the basketball season in November. Battle of the Classes, a cooperative effort of Pep Club Sponsor, Shelly Phegley, and Scholar Bowl Sponsor, Mrs. Gina Hutton, is keeping the excitement high by initiating a competitions like attendance at volleyball games. Currently the Senior class is leading with 635 points followed by the Freshmen, Juniors and Sophomores respectively.
Students are reminded to collect Box Tops for Education, Campbell's Soup labels (including the bar code and the little man), and coke product caps. Seniors won the last challenge of the classes, which was attendance at Pack the Place. For winning that challenge all seniors will get into the Senior Night game free. Double points are coming up for the class with the highest percentage of students on honor roll, the class with the highest average AR points per student, and the highest rate of attendance for Quarter 1. |
The CCHS Pep Club will soon replace three military signs on Main Street that have been destroyed by harsh weather. For more information on Operation Hometown Pride or to make a donation to this worthwhile project, contact sphegley@claycityschools.org . Each sign costs approximately $20 for materials and hardware. Signs are produced by EnHanced Graphics of Clay City and are hung by volunteers from Steve Lewis Construction.
The Pep Club is working the concession stand to finance Homecoming to be held on December 5. The Homecoming planning committee will be a cooperative between the CCHS Student Council and Pep Club. The DJ is Anatime Entertainment out of Effingham. Pep Club will also conduct a Senior Night Pep Rally on Tuesday, October 20, at 2:30. Parents of seniors are invited to attend. Baseball player, Alex Bayler, and volleyball players, Shayna Bueker and Nichole Thomas will be honored. |
Frontier Community College is conducting a CPR and first aid course for all CCHS PE students. Mr. Ellis believes this course is important because "You never know when you might need to act in an emergency situation. I think all of our students realized that when we had a student who was able to use what he learned to save his brother's life." The course takes two weeks to complete; if students pass their test, they will receive certification cards valid for 3 years. It's also worth .5 credit hours through IECC. This real-life learning experience can save someone's life. |
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On Monday, October 4, Section 18 President Kaleb McKnelly called for an officer meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, at DiMaggio's Pizza in Fairfield to plan the 2009-2010 school year FCCLA activities. Among the topics to be discussed are the Fall Planning Meeting, Section Competitions, Section Challenges, and the FCCLA Spring Meeting. This year's FCCLA Section 18 officers are President Kaleb McKnelly - Clay City High School; Vice President Brianna Harbold - North Clay High School; Secretary Sarah May - Grayville High School; Recreation Jessi Funkhouser - Grayville High School; Foundation Chelsie Lee - Clay City High School; Treasurer Kate Pond - Cisne High School; Historian Tina Veltman - Hamilton County High School; and Public Relations Brynn Hickenbottom - Grayville High School. |
Mr. Shane Blankenship, the new health and drivers' education teacher at Clay City High School, chose to be a teacher because his wife and family are involved in the education field. His teaching philosophy is to keep students interested and motivated. He attended Johnston City High School and although he was not involved in any clubs in high school he was involved in sports, specifically football. After high school, he went to SIU Carbondale to pursue his degree in education. |
The Clay City Wolves basketball team currently has 13 members. Coach Ellis says if the team stays positive and healthy, and has a desire to outplay the other team, the Wolves will do well. Official practice starts on Nov. 9, although conditioning starts Oct. 19. There will be running and weight lifting to make the team faster and stronger for the upcoming season. |
October 8 th was pack the place night at Clay City High School. The Lady Wolves defeated the Sandoval Hawks in two short games. On Tuesday, Oct. 13 th, Clay City traveled to Blueford to face the Webber Trojans. Clay City defeated Webber in two games. These two conference games put the Lady Wolves at an 11-4 record with a current 10-0 winning streak. The Midland Trail Conference Tournament begins Thursday, October 15 th. Sandoval, Odin, North Clay, and Clay City will all meet at Clay City High for the first round of the tournament. Clay City plays Sandoval at 6 p.m., Odin at 7 p.m., and North Clay at 8 p.m. The two with the best record of the night will then advance to play at Cisne High School Friday night. The game time for 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd place is 6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 p.m. at Cisne High School. The game time for 4 th, 5 th, and 6 th place is at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 p.m. at the Cisne Junior High gym. Clay City Volleyball Senior Night is also Tues., October 20 starting at 6:15 in the high school gym. |
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On October 8, 2009, 38 juniors and seniors attended the Olney Central College's 2009 College Fair. Approximately 40 colleges, universities, and military groups shared information with students about possible paths their futures could take. James Sharp,'11, "enjoyed the experience," and Forrest Lynn,'11, "figured out that college isn't the devil, it's just bigger than high school." This was truly a learning experience, and several students found direction when before they had none. Logan Michels, '11, said, " I figured out I'm going to Wabash Valley College, but I don't know if I want to go into Gun Smithing or Ag." Eric Spitizner decided he was "going to Wabash Valley College. [He] wants to study Ag." The majority of seniors already have plans for their future colleges; however, there was still plenty to learn and explore. Shayna Bueker said " the most useful information was a financial aid and the FAFSA form." She also was advised to sign up for summer classes as soon as possible. Chelsea Brown, '10, said " talking to the National Guard Recruiters was very helpful in making my decision. I also looked at several colleges that I am interested in attending. This helped out a lot." After the students finished at the College Fair, they were escorted on prearranged tours by Chris Webber, Joyce Nix, and Ada Fleeharty. Students explored the campus buildings, located the bookstore and admissions offices, and toured the Student Union, and library. Along the way they met several CCHS alumni, who are currently enrolled at OCC. After the tour the students chose between Monical's Pizza and the Chinese Buffet. Then, they loaded on the bus to head back to the school at 1:00. Chaperones were Mrs. Cripps, Guidance Counselor, Ms. Phegley, English teacher, and Mrs. Staley, Ag teacher. |
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Chelsea Brown, senior at clay city high school, works all the time but still makes time to read. She recommends that you read Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. "It's about a girl who falls in love with a vampire. There are a lot of trials in this book. It teaches you that you have to fight hard to make true love work," Chelsea explains. She is reading the third book right now, and she can hardly put in down. When you find love with someone, it doesn't matter what the person is, where the person is from, or what the person has done. If you love them you should work through all the hard times that your relationship encounters. |
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On Sunday, October 4, Clay City FCCLA officers ventured to Springfield for the Peer Ed. & Leadership seminars in the Northfield Inn. Beginning at 3:00, the State Officers broke the ice with a skit focusing on the role of FCCLA; they also introduced the theme for the year: Don't Stop Believin'. When Michael Wade Smith, former FCCLA National President, gave his keynote, he spoke about the purpose and goals of FCCLA as well as the process of setting G.R.E.A.T. Goals. A G.R.E.A.T. goal is a Genuine, Realistic, Effective, Accountable, and Time-effective goal. Monday, the seminars continued and the groups were separated into Peer Ed. and Leadership. The Peer Ed. group discussed their theme for this year, "A Good Neighbor is a Green Neighbor". The group practiced the 5-R system by making t-shirt aprons, Kleenex-box aprons, magazine collages, and playing This Or That. The FCCLA added two R's to the 3-R system: Repair and Reject. Michael Wade Smith led the Leadership seminar and spoke about improving speech delivery through podium etiquette, attitude, rehearsal, verbal expression, nonverbal expression, and speech enhancements. Michael also stated the fact that those listening to a speech take approximately 7% of words, 38% of tone of voice, and 55% of body language from the speech. To close the sessions, State Officers demonstrated Parliamentary Procedure. The silent auction that was held for the Illinois Foundation raised $701.65, and the FCCLA Community Service Project for the Children's Miracle Network raised $83. |
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2008-2009 yearbooks are in. Any class of '09 seniors that have already bought a yearbook will be able to pick one up at any of the Clay City High School's upcoming ball games. There are very few copies available for those that are interested in buying a yearbook. |
All Clay City High School Students are required to write a Voice of Democracy essay and record it; it must be at least 3 to 5 minutes long. The Voice Of Democracy scholarship program is an audio essay for students sponsored by the VFW which gives more than 3 million dollars in scholarships each year. The topic for this year's essay is "Does America Still Have Heroes?" More information can be found at www.vfw.org . The national winner will receive $30,000 and an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C.
Also, in English classes students have the chance to win scholarships to Millikin University, by submitting their best fiction or poetry. Entries cannot be more than five pages per student. This opportunity is in conjunction with a literary festival on November 13 & 14 where selected students will spend time on campus participating in writing workshops, attending open mic sessions, and hearing lectures by renowned educators and poets like Allison Joseph from SIUC. The deadline for all entries is October 23, 2009. For more information on this literary writing contest, you may email Stephen Frech, Festival Chair at sfrech@millikin.edu. |
Ms. Staley is the agricultural educator and FFA advisor for Clay City High School. Her teaching philosophy is to create better citizens through leadership and having the students communicate the importance of Ag. She chose to be an Ag educator because she loves FFA and grew up on a farm. She says, "There is no nobler cause than feeding the world." She went to high school in Newton, where she participated in band, FFA, cheerleading, and Spanish club. She went to college at Murray State University in Kentucky. Her favorite color is royal blue. Go Wolves! |
The Clay City FFA Chapter had their October meeting on October 5. Designs for this year's t-shirts were discussed. The FFA officers will attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on October 23. The next chapter meeting will be in November. Then we will begin discussing fundraising options and other chapter activities. |
This week, students are going to the College Fair in Olney on Thursday, October 8, 2009. We are leaving at 8:30 a.m. and coming back at 1:30 p.m. Students are to bring money to go out to eat afterwards. The best part about it is that most of the students who are excited to learn about the different colleges; it's not just about getting out of school. Also, this week the NHS had a meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. The members talked about different fundraising options and community services projects that they will be able to do this school year. |
The Clay City Lady Wolves are now on a 8-0 winning streak. Last week, on Thurs., October 1 st the Lady Wolves faced Louisville. The games was played in three games with Clay City taking the win. Clay City then traveled to Odin the following Tuesday. The Lady Wolves won in two short games. October 8 th is Pack the Place night at Clay City High School. Come out and support your team! |
 The Wolves played in the MTC baseball tournament on Monday Sept. 18. The Wolves lost 4-2 to Wayne City. Ethan Brown, a Clay City Freshman, was forced to climb Mound Everest to do the pitching. Forest Lynn, a Clay City Wolves junior, hit a two run bomb in the first inning. Coach Adam Ellis said, " We had an ok season considering our inexperience. The good news is that next fall we return everybody except Alex Bayler, our only senior. Alex did a great job as our team leader, and I expect Forrest Lynn to have a shot at being selected for the All Conference Team." |
Friday September 26, Clay City FCCLA Officers officially affiliated the CCCHS Rosey Center Chapter with the State and National FCCLA Associations The Chapter has 32 members, a seven-member increase since the previous school year. This year, the club has 7 seniors, 6 juniors, 6 sophomores, and 13 freshmen. The membership in the Clay City High School FCCLA Chapter has been steadily rising in the past 5 years. |
Thursday, October 8, at 6:15 pm the Clay City Lady Wolves face off with the Sandoval Blackhawks. Our goal is to get as many people into the gym as possible. Food will be sold in concessions, including polish sausages, hot dogs, and taco in a bag. The Pep Club invites the entire community to some support our team. The ladies' season is quickly drawing to a close. Come see our CCHS stars shine. |
This Thursday the Clay City FFA chapter's greenhands will travel to Carbondale, IL, for the Greenhand workshop at Southern Illinois University. The workshop will cover many aspects of FFA as well as lay a foundation of beginning leadership skills in the incoming freshmen. |
Mr. Marshall Brummer is the science educator at Clay City High School. His teaching philosophy is to keep things interesting with hands-on activities though he believes lectures are important as well. He says, "I chose this career because I enjoy working with the students." Mr. Brummer went to college at Eastern Illinois University. He went to high school in Teutopolis. He was involved in many different activities: soccer, track, Math Club, Scholar Bowl, Spanish Club, and Volunteens. When asked, he said his favorite animal was a skunk. |
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