From the Schoolhouse
Honor Rolls Announced (Fifth Six Weeks 2005)
Elementary School
• All A’s: Hugo Almazan, Mikaela Garza, Hope Halfmann, Carlie Hollingsworth, Megan Hughes, Christopher Murphy-Reed, Araceli Bocanegra, Holly Halfmann, Brazos Hirt, Kadden Kothmann, Antonio Ramirez, Ashley Halfmann, Cody Halfmann, Kellan Kirkland, Amie Lopez, Lexie Schaefer, Agatha Koethler, Izamar Ocon, Reggie Halfmann, Katy Multer, Shelby Schwartz, Hayden Halfmann, Heather Havlak, Katelyn Hoelscher, Dylan Lowery, Brittney Schniers.
• A Average: Brooklyn Batla, Emily Glass, Bailey Matschek, Tristin Rodriguez, Hope Allen, Ty Halfmann, Daeley Havlak, Maddie Hoelscher, Rico Mier, Ismael Ramirez, Brylie Schaefer, Brandon Gartman, Shawn Walker, Miguel Bocanegra, Austin Hoelscher, Sarah Hoelscher, Peyton Schaefer, Craig Wheeler, Sarah Avery, Cassie Hirt, Taylor Hughes, Calleen Jansa, Jessi Jones, Michael Lopez, Jessica Olveda, Brian Hirt, Samantha Kellermeier, M’Call Schaefer.
UIL Academic Meet Results
At the state UIL academic meet in Austin, Garden City students and teams placed as follows: Accounting: Amanda Hirt-3rd, Megan Niehues-9th, David Neufeld-10th, Timothy Schniers-14, team placed 2nd; Calculator Applications; Taylor Niehues-5th, Wade Jansa-9th, Megan Niehues-14th, Tyler Bednar-17th, team placed 2nd; Informative Speaking: Tracy Eggemeyer-5th; Mathematics: Taylor Niehues-5th, Wade Jansa-9th, Colton Schwartz-16th, Megan Niehues-23rd, team placed 2nd; Number Sense: Taylor Niehues – 5th, Wade Jansa-12th, Colton Schwartz-19th, Katie Gully-20th, team placed 2nd; Science: Taylor Niehues-11th, Colton Schwartz-19th, Cory Multer-19th, Wade Jansa-24th, team placed 4th.
Students who placed in the top 6 in each event were awarded a medal, and the top 3 teams also received medals. Garden City High School placed 5th overall in the state competition.
From the regional UIL academic meet, those students who placed in the top 3 in each event advanced to the state meet. The top team in each team event advanced to state. In addition, a wild card team, which is the highest scoring second place team in the conference (1-A), advanced to state.
Regional results were: Accounting: Amanda Hirt-1st, Megan Niehues-2nd, David Neufeld-4th, Timothy Schniers-13th, team placed 1st and advanced to state; Calculator Applications; Taylor Niehues-1st, Wade Jansa-6th, Tyler Bednar-10th, Megan Niehues-13th, team placed 1st and advanced to state; Computer Applications: Taylor Niehues -4th, Viviana Gamboa-5th; Computer Science: Taylor Niehues-8th, David Neufeld-10th, Colton Schwartz-21st, Angel Rodriquez-26th, team placed 4th; Mathematics: Taylor Niehues-1st, Wade Jansa-6th, Colton Schwartz-18th, Megan Niehues-20th, team placed 2nd and advanced (wild card); Number Sense: Taylor Niehues – 2nd, Wade Jansa-7th, Colton Schwartz-15th, Katie Gully-16th, team placed 2nd and advanced (wild card); Science: Taylor Niehues-3rd, Colton Schwartz-4th, Wade Jansa-14th, Cory Multer-19th, Top Biology-Taylor Niehues, team placed 2nd and advanced (wild card); Spelling: Emily Gully-16th; Informative Speaking: Tracy Eggemeyer-3rd, advanced to state.
NOTE: In addition to those students named in the April newsletter as placing in the District UIL Academic Meet, in Cross Examination Debate, Blaine Walker and Jason Flores, 3rd place team; Evan Jansa and Cade Halfmann, 4th place team.
BPA News
At the Business Professionals Association’s national competition recently in Anaheim, California, Megan Niehues and Taylor Niehues were national winners each finishing in the top 10 in their event, Megan in advanced accounting and Taylor in spreadsheet applications. Timothy Schniers also participated in advanced accounting.
Varsity Tennis Tourney Results
Alex Halfmann and Taylor Niehues advanced to the Class 1-A boy’ doubles semi-final round of the state tournament in Austin May 9 – 10, finishing in third place after falling to the eventual 1-A championship team from Miami.
At the regional meet in Abilene April 27-28, Niehues and Halfmann placed second overall in boy’s doubles and advanced to the state tournament in Austin. Evan Jansa and Nick Sanchez were defeated in first round play by the third-seeded team from Lohn.
Garden City students placing in District 9-1A tennis meet played in Garden City April 11-12 were: boys’ doubles – 1. Niehues -Halfmann; 2. Jansa –Sanchez; girls’ doubles – 3. Amanda Hirt-Brandi Halfmann. girls’ singles – 3. Megan Niehues. First and second places advanced to regionals.
Junior High District Tennis Results
Junior High students placing in District 9-1A tennis meet in Garden City May 7 were: eighth grade, girls’ singles – 1. Lauren Wheeler, 2. Melissa Hirt; boys’ singles – 3. Michael Clark; girls’ doubles – 2. Macy Schwartz-Sydney Halfmann; boys’ doubles – 3. Travis Gully-Marcus Cook; seventh grade, girls’ singles – 3. Paige Niehues; girls’ doubles – 2. Morgan Schwartz-Kelsey Jones; boys’ doubles – 2. Jonathan Gutierrez, Ever Martinez.
Junior High State TMSCA Results
Garden City students placed second in the State Junior High Texas Math and Science Coaches Association Sweepstakes in San Antonio recently.
Brooke Halfmann placed second as Top Gun and Michael Clarke was third.
Team members and their places in competition were: Math Team – Jake Schwartz, Brooke Halfmann, Michael Clarke and Hayden Halfmann, 2nd; Science Team – Laura Halfmann, Schwartz, B. Halfmann and Noemi Gonzales, 2nd; Number Sense Team – B. Halfmann, Schwartz, Clarke and H. Halfmann; Calculator Team – H. Halfmann, Clarke, Adriana Ramirez and Brian Hirt.
Individual placements were: H. Halfmann – Math 1st, Number Sense 3rd, Calculator 2nd; Brittany Schniers – Math 14th, Science 3rd; Hirt – Number Sense 4th, Calculator 5th; Kate Halfmann – Math 13th, Number Sense 15th; Gonzales – Math 14th, Science 6th; Ramirez – Math 16th, Number Sense 13th, Calculator 6th; L. Halfmann – Science 3rd, Paige Niehues – Science 20th; Schwartz – Math 3rd, Science 9th, Number Sense 8th; B. Halfmann – Math 5th, Science 10th, Number Sense 2nd, Calculator 8th; Clark – Math 6th, Science 13th, , Number Sense 14th, Calculator 5th.
Golf Teams’ Regional Results
The Garden City boy’s and girl’s golf teams competed in the Region II - 1A tournament in Abilene April 25 - 26. The girl’s team, whose members are Kayla Medrano, Amanda Hirt, Erin Hirt, Brandi Halfmann and Rebecca Cmerek, finished fifth. The boy’s team of Chase O’Brien, Taylor Niehues, Cory Multer, Sam Long and Eric Hirt placed eleventh.