From the Schoolhouse
Elementary School Honor Rolls Announced (Second Six Weeks 2005)
• All A’s: Jackson Abney, Riley Eggemeyer, Bryce Gartman, Ethan Goodwin, Quinton Hale, Kortney Halfmann, Austen Lowery, Bethany Matschek, Christy Montes, Justin Rider, Brooklyn Batla, Hope Halfmann, Carlie Hollingsworth, Brazos Hirt, Ashley Halfmann, Kellan Kirkland, Amie Lopez, Lexie Schaefer, Austin Hoelscher, Sarah Hoelscher, Agatha Koethler, Izamar Ocon, Craig Wheeler, Reggie Halfmann, Calleen Jansa, Shelby Schwartz.
• A Average: Nohemi Cardenas, Danny Rodriquez, Erik Rodriquez, Hugo Almazan, Isaac Enriquez, Emily Glass, Karen Hernandez, Megan Hughes, Colton Jost, Bailey Matschek, Joseph McLaren, Talia Mier, Christopher Murphy-Reed, Sixto Ocon, Tristin Rodriquez, Holly Halfmann, Maddie Hoelscher, Kadden Kothmann, Antonio Ramirez, Cody Halfmann, Shawn Walker, Colton Blew, Franz Friessen, Brody Halfmann, Justin McMaster, Bianca Montes, Peyton Schaefer, Shanna Halfmann, Cassie Hirt, Michael Lopez, Katy Multer, Jessica Olveda.
Basketball Action
• The Bearkat varsity placed third and the Lady Kats varsity was second at the Garden City Booster Club Klassic Tournament. Senior Cory Multer was named to the boys’ all-tournament team. Juniors Erin Hirt and Lauren Plagens earned spots on the girls’ all-tournament team.
• The Bearkat varsity won the Water Valley Basketball Tournament, defeating Menard 74 – 52 in the championship game. Taylor Niehues was the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and Cory Multer was named to the all-tournament team. The Lady Kats won the consolation trophy, defeating Veribest 68 – 30. Erin Hirt was named to the girls’ all-tournament team.
• At the Crane Junior High tournament, the 8th grade girls placed first, the 7th grade girls placed third and the boys Black Team was third.
Bearkats Take All-District Football Honors
Alex Halfmann, a junior, was named District 8 Six-man Player of the Year recently, while senior Cory Multer was chosen as the district’s defensive MVP and junior Jared Bradford was offensive MVP. Head coach Ken Hoskins won Coach of the Year.
First team selections were quarterback/safety Halfmann, sophomore running back Bo Eggemeyer, tight end/lineman/kicker Multer, senior center Dusty Walker, wide receiver Bradford, junior special teams/cornerback Jason Flores, junior lineman Blaine Walker, senior linebacker Cade Doss, junior utility player Colton Schwartz.
Second team honors went to tight end Schwartz and junior utility back Evan Jansa.
District Junior High and Elementary School UIL Literary Results
Garden City Junior High was the District Champions, West Zone, finishing with 859 points; other schools competing were Borden County 693.33 points, Grady 472.33, Sands 224, Ira 162, and Klondike 99.33.
Junior high events: 8th grade Oral Reading Paige Sturtz 1st, Amanda Trevino 5th; 7th grade Impromptu Speaking Leticia Ramirez 2nd; 8th grade Paige Sturtz 3rd; 7th grade Maps, Graphs, and Charts team 1st, Dylan Lowery 2nd, Hayden Halfmann 5th, Brett Chudej; 8th grade team 1st, Amber Halfmann 2nd, Kelsey Jones, Noemi Gonzales; 7th grade Dictionary Skills team 2nd, Brett Chudej 3d, Josh Colunga 5th, Dylan Lowery 6th; 8th grade team 1st, Ever Martinez 3rd, Laura Halfmann 5th, Dylan Jansa; 7th grade Mathematics team 1st, Hayden Halfmann 1t, Brian Hirt 3rd, Brittany Schniers; 8th grade team 1st, Adriana Ramirez 2nd, Noemi Gonzales 3rd, Kate Halfmann 6th; 7th grade Numbers Sense team 1st, Hayden Halfmann 1st, Brittany Schniers 2nd, Brian Hirt 5th; 8th grade team 1st, Adriana Ramirez, Noemi Gonzales 4th, Kate Halfmann; 7th grade Modern Oratory Katelyn Hoelscher 6th; 7th grade Science team 1st, Brittany Schniers 1st; Ian Schaefer 2nd, Hayden Halfmann 3rd; 8th grade Paige Niehues 1st, Laura Halfmann 2nd, Kate Halfmann; 7th grade Calculators team 1st, Hayden Halfmann 1st, Brian Hirt 2nd, Brittany Schniers 4th; 8th grade team 1st, Adriana Ramirez 1st, Paige Niehues 1st, Kelsey Jones 6th; 7th grade Listening Skills team 2nd, Brittany Schniers 1st, Ian Schaefer, Brett Chudej; 8th grade team 1st, Noemi Gonzales 4th, Adriana Ramirez 4th, Amber Halfmann; 7th grade Spelling, Ian Schaefer 4th; 8th grade team 2nd, Paige Niehues 2nd, Kate Halfmann 6th, Lauren Schwartz; 7th grade Ready Writing, Dylan Lowery 2nd, Katelyn Hoelscher 6th; 8th grade, Kelsey Jones 1st, Kate Halfmann 2nd; 7th grade Editorial Writing, Josh Colunga 1st, Samantha Kellermeier 2nd, Dylan Lowery 3rd, 8th grade, Kelsey Jones 1st, Amber Halfmann 2nd, Kate Halfmann 3rd.
Garden City Elementary School placed second, finishing with 387.1 total points; points for other participants were Grady 389, Borden County 325.2, Sands 281.7, Ira 131 and Klondike 88.
Elementary school results: Oral reading, 1st grade Jackson Abney 3rd; 2nd grade Brooklyn Batla 3rd, Hope Halfmann 3rd; 3rd grade Kadden Kothmann 3rd, Holly Halfmann 4th; 5th grade Colton Belew 3rd, Austin Hoelscher 4th; 6th grade Shelby Schwartz 2nd, Britni Cook 3rd, Katy Multer 4th; Impromptu Speaking 6th grade Katy Multer 1st; 5th grade Maps, Graphs and Charts team 3rd, Peyton Schaefer 4th, Sarah Hoelscher 5th, Brody Halfmann 6th, 6th grade team 2nd, Cassie Hirt 4th, Reggie Halfmann 5th, Katy Multer; 5th grade Dictionary Skills team 2nd, Izamar Ocon 3rd, Brody Halfmann 4th, Kimberly Mier; 6th grade team 2nd, Michael Lopez 2nd, Jessica Olveda, Sarah Avery; 6th grade Mathematics Jessie Olveda 4th; 4th grade Numbers Sense team 1st, Ashley Halfmann 1st, Kellan Kirkland 2nd, Lexie Schaefer 3rd; 5ifth grade team 2nd, Izamar Ocon 1st, Peyton Schaefer 6th, Sarah Hoelscher; 6th grade team 3rd, Reggie Halfmann 1st, Blayne Batla 5th, Jessica Olveda; 2nd grade Storytelling Carlie Hollingsworth 2nd; 3rd grade Kadden Kothmann 1st; 3rd grade Brazos Hirt 2nd; 6th grade Science Katy Multer 5th; 6th grade Calculators team 1st, Shelby Schwartz 1st, Reggie Halfmann 2nd, Jessica Olveda 3rd; 5th grade Listening Skills team 3rd, Agatha Koethler 5th, Izamar Ocon, Andrew Hicks; 6th grade team 2nd, Reggie Halfmann 2nd, Jessi Jones, Jacob Dalton; 3rd grade Spelling Brazos Hirt 3rd; 4th grade team 1st, Lexie Schaefer 1st, Alex Salazar 3rd, July Jost 6th; 5th grade team 3rd, Izamar Ocon, Agatha Koethler, Craig Wheeler; 6th grade team 3rd, Michael Lopez 5th, Shanna Halfmann, Sarah Avery; 3rd grade Ready Writing Brazos Hirt 1st, Antonio Ramirez 3rd, Maddie Hoelscher 5th; 4th grade Jaquelyn Hale 1st, 6th grade Katy Multer 3rd, Jessica Olveda 4th; 6th grade Editorial Writing Katy Multer 1st, Shelby Schwartz 2nd, Shanna Halfmann 3rd; 4th grade Art team 1st, Ashley Halfmann 1st, Amy Lopez 3d, Lexie Schaefer; 5th grade team 3rd, Sarah Hoelscher 1st, Izamar Ocon 1st, Agatha Koethler, Brody Halfmann; 3rd grade Music Memory team 3rd, Hope Allen, Brylie Schaefer, Colten Hare, Daeley Havlak; 4th grade team 3rd, Shawn Walker 5th, Vanessa Cardenas, Brandon Gartman, Kamie Halfmann, Jessica Martinez; 2nd grade Creative Writing Carlie Hollingsworth 4th; 6th grade Modern Oratory Jessi Jones 2nd, Jessica Olveda 3rd.