Jaguar Jamboree

February 13, 2020

Lady Jags defeat opponents before subdistricts  

The Lady Jags went into the East Husker Conference Tournament, after getting the win against Logan View 

Scribner/Snyder, with a record of 6-11. The Lady Jags played their first conference game on Friday, January 31 against the Tekamah-Herman Tigers. The Lady Jags played a hard fought game, but the Lady Tigers had a great shooting game, causing the Lady Jags to fall short with the final score being 45-37. The Lady Jags’ next game in the tournament was against the Stanton Mustangs on February 6. They played a strong game and came out with a victory, with the final score being 41-30. The Lady Jags also got another regular season win against the Wisner-Pilger Gators on Monday February 10, with the final 

score being 68-61. The Lady Jags have one more game, against the North Bend Tigers, and then they enter subdistricts and will hopefully continue their season into the district final and the state tournament. Good Luck to the Lady Jags on the rest 

of your season!          

-Blair Fiala 

Jaguars take the podium

On Saturday, February 1st, the Howells-Dodge Jaguars placed 3rd at the East Husker Conference Tourney. Carter Throener placed 1st, while Levi Belina, Wyatt Hegemann, and Trevor Schumacher placed 2nd in their class. Kyle Pickhinke finished 3rd. Friday, February 7th the Jaguars won their first championship title at the Bobcat Invitational in Clearwater. Carter Throener, Levi Belina, Wyatt Hegemann, Trevor Schumacher, Kyle Pickhinke, and Jacob Hegemann all placed first in their classes. Best wishes to the Jaguar Wrestlers as they head to the District Tourney on Feb. 14 -15 hosted by Central Valley in Greeley! - Trever Haase

Boys basketball season rolls on  

Ja s et con erence tourney win a ainst Clarkson-Lei h   

Howells-Dod e played the Patriots rom Clarkson-Lei h in the irst round o the East Husker Con erence Tournament on Saturday, 

Feb. 1 at Wisner-Pil er. Scorin in the ame or HDC were: Darrin Pokorny - 8, Charlie Dvorak - 9, Luke Roche ord - 5, Aandy Domi uez - 4, Lo an Nelson - 2, Blake Sindelar - 17, and R. J. Bayer - 6. Leadin  scorers or Clarkson-Lei h were: L. Poproki- 9, J. Novotny- 9, E. Hays - 4, Kyle Kasik - 10, and Carter Hanel - 9.   

Coach Janata said, “ The Ja s ot out to a quick start, but the Patriots ou ht back brin in the de icit to 4 points by hal time, the second hal was just as close, with the Patriots brin in it to a 3 point 

ame in the ourth quarter, but the Ja s de ense was able to secure the victory.”  

 Howells-Dod e Ja s lost to BRLD  

 The Howells-Dod e boys basketball team went up a ainst BRLD 

on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 in the second round o the EHC Tournament. The Ja uars lost with a inal score o 44-72. BRLD started o with a lead o 21 points in the irst quarter and 26 points in hal time. The Ja s tried to come back and scored 12 points in the 3rd and 19 points in the 4th quarter, but un ortunately that was not enou h to correct the irst hal .  

 Howells-Dod e Ja s traveled to Oakland to take on the Wisner-Pil er 

Gators  

The Howells-Dod e Ja s took on Wisner-Pil er Friday ni ht in Oakland or the consolation ame o the EHC tournament. Coach Janata said, “The ame ot o to a quick start with both teams hittin on the o ensive. The ators extended their lead in the third quarter and had a nine point lead to the start o the ourth. Down double di it points at the time in the quarter, the Ja s battled back to brin it to one with seconds le t.The Ja s were unable to complete the comeback and lost by a inal score o 58 to 57. 

- Johann Rueschel 

FFA EXCELS AT LIVESTOCK COMPETITION

The Howells-Dodge FFA Chapter recently competed in the District 2 Livestock Judging Contest held at Northeast Community College. During the day, members evaluated beef, swine and sheep classes of animals, answered oral questions, took a written test and gave oral reasons. As the results were released the chapter learned that the Senior Judging Team of Regan Burenheide, Trevor Schumacher, Logan Nelson and Brittin Sindelar took home 2 nd Place Team Honors. Individually Trevor took home 3rd place, Regan 6 th, Logan 8 th and Brittin 12th out of 56 total individuals. In the Junior Division, Levi Belina, Gavin Nelson, R.J. Bayer and Jestin took 1st Place Team Honors. Levi Belina was the top overall individual followed by R.J. 3rd, Jestin 5th and Gavin 11th out of the 64 people competing in the Jr. Division. Both of these teams will advance to the State Livestock Judging Contest held in Lincoln in April during the State FFA Convention.

- Brendy Barrios-Perez

HDC Choir Members Chosen for Wayne State Honor Choir   

Nine members of the Howells-Dodge Consolidated Choir had the privilege to be a 

part of the Wayne State College Honor Choir. The members traveled to Wayne 

State College on Friday, January 31st, and participated in singing songs with other 

area school choir members. The morning and afternoon held practicing sessions 

that students attended to prepare several songs that were sung at the end of the 

day during a concert that was held in the Ramsey Theater on Wayne State College 

campus. The mix choir sang three songs that were called “Northfield,” “Dies Irae” 

and “Stars Tonight” and the women’s choir sang “A Girl’s Garden,” “Climbin’ Up the 

Mountain, Children” and “The Baby’s Dance.” The highlight of the concert was the 

final song “Africa” where all members sang along with the Wayne State College 

choir members. The choir did a great job!  

 

- Courtney Bayer 

FCCLA hosted District STAR Events

Wednesday January 29, Howells-Dodge Consolidated hosted the District 5 FCCLA STAR Events. With the focus on Family, Career,

Community and Leadership, ten schools came to the district competition. 37 students from Howells Dodge qualified for the state

competition. The students worked hard to get to where they are now, and are excited to go on to Lincoln for FCCLA State Leadership

Conference on April 5 – 7, 2020. “For someone who has never been a part of FCCLA before, this

was an amazing experience. I have learned so much about good communication and how to be a leader. This is something that will be

with me for the rest of my life and I am grateful that I had the opportunity to join.” - Emilie Kitdal

The Jaguar Speech Team begins the season  

  

The speech team kicked off their season on January 15, at the Jaguar Jaunt in Dodge. The team had a successful day, and they placed first in overall team sweepstakes. With the next two meets getting snowed out, the team’s next meet was January 25. On the 25, at North Bend, they received first place in overall sweepstakes once again. Many of the members were also individual champions that day. Then, on February 1, the team traveled to the Bancroft-Rosalie tournament. This tournament was varsity only, so it was one of the tougher tournaments for some of the younger members. However, the team came through and produced many placings within the top six of each event. Coach Traci Sindelar’s comment on the season so far is, “Our Jaguar speech season is off to an interesting start. The appearance of a few snow storms and a different schedule than in previous years has pushed us into February with much of the season still ahead of us. But our fun group of team members is definitely keeping their coaches on their toes this season!.” The Jaguar Speech Team’s next meet is on Friday, February 14, at Wakefield.

-Jillian Grovijohn 

FCCLA Week is February 10 - 14

The Howells-Dodge FCCLA Chapter will be observing FCCLA Week February

10 - 14. A Penny Wars competition will be held throughout the week for grades 7

- 12. The class who brings in the most pennies will win cupcakes on Monday, Feb.

17. Donations of cash and change are also welcome. The money raised will go to

the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help support cancer victims in Nebraska.

Donation boxes will be in the FCS Room.

FCCLA Week Activities include:

Monday, Feb. 10 –What’s Your FCCLA Story? – Hush Day; Penny Wars Begin

Tuesday, Feb. 11 –Your Future Career Story – Visit and thank local businesses

Wednesday, Feb. 12 – Educator Day – Serve Rolls and Juice before school to

students and staff in the Commons Area from 7:30 - 8:10 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 13 – Celebrate Your Family’s Story - Wear red

Friday, Feb. 14 – Leaders In Red - Deliver cookies and flowers for Valentine’s

Sales; LAST DAY For Penny Wars

- Derek Glissman-Mayner

Quiz bowl team competes in KTCH Radio Quiz Bowl

Howells-Dodge participated in the KTCH Radio Quiz Bowl on January 28 at 1:30 p.m. Although the team lost, it was a close match (3-2) against Battle Creek. The Howells-Dodge Quiz Bowl Team’s next competition is Monday, March 2nd at Fullerton. This is the district contest. The top two teams will earn a trip to the state championships.

On Wednesday, March 18th, the team will be in action at the NECC Quiz Bowl in a single-elimination contest. The Howells-Dodge Quiz Bowl team members are Nina Vogel, Jacob Tomcak, Jadyn Burenheide, Lexie Brester, Jordan Howell, Kennady Schmidt, Gavin Nelson, Brady Lund, Cole Grovijohn, Evan Howell, and Sophie Dvorak.

- Tori Smith

Kansas City Chiefs defeat San Francisco 49ers   

On February 2nd the top two NFL teams in the nation battled for the Vince Lombardi 

Trophy. Super Bowl LIV included the San Francisco 49er’s and the Kansas City Chiefs. After the 

long fought battle and the incredible comeback, the The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San 

Francisco 49er’s 31-20. During the Super Bowl the halftime show was provided by Jennifer 

Lopez and Shakira. This was the first ever Super Bowl halftime show that included two female 

performers sharing the stage. Whether you watch the Super Bowl for the football, halftime 

show, or the commercials Super Bowl LIV was the most watched sports event in the nation. 

 

 

-Audrey Coufal  

Senior Tribute

Carter Throener

Birthday: November 27, 2001 Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Artist: Earl Dibbles Jr. If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be: Myself What are your plans after high school: Go to Northeast and get a degree in Animal Science.

-Alyssa Cappellano

Senior Tribute 

Kyle Pickhinke

Birthday: April 9 2002 

 

Favorite Color: Red 

 

Favorite Artist: Luke Combs 

 If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be?

Warren Buffet 

What are your plans after highschool? Attend Northeast Community College and major in Precision Ag 

  

-Kelci Hansen 

Senior Tribute 

Logan Nelson Birthday:  

May 29, 2002 Favorite Color: 

Green Favorite Artist: 

Luke Combs If you could be anyone in the world, who would it be? 

Greg McDermott What are your plans after high school? 

Attend Northeast and major in Agronomy -Logan Fiala

Valentines Day Word Search

ARROW CANDY CARD FEBRUARY

HEART HUG KISS LOVE

VALENTINE

-Lexi Tupaz

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