In This Issue

*Homecoming * Pgs. 2-3 School News * Pgs. 4-7 Sports * Pg. 8, Homecoming Pictures Continued/Question of the Issue

New Royalty Crowned at LHS By: Taylee Raba

Five girls and five guys were selected

by the senior class to be on the home-

coming court which took place on

Tuesday, August 29 at 7:30.

The queen candidates were Abby

Flatmoe, Aubrey Weishaar, Camryn

Shockley, Taylor Drayton, and Sage

Peterson. The ladies were escorted by

Kaleb Bucks and Austin Weisinger. The

king candidates were Braydon Peter-

son, Gayge Schopp, Chandler Schopp,

James Odell and Jordan Maier. The

gentlemen were escorted by Taylee

Raba and Jessica Colville. The crown

bearers this year were John Portschel-

ler and McKenna Dreiske.

Homecoming week kicked off with

Character Day and the winners were 1st

place Jessica Colville, 2nd

place Megan

Baumeister, and 3rd

place Macyn Flat-

moe, Zayda Dirk, and Korrie Zentner.

Tuesday’s winners of USA day were 1st

Braydon Peterson, 2nd

Aubrey

Weishaar, 3rd

Megan Nehl. On

Wednesday Abby Flatmoe, Aubrey-

Weishaar, and Megan Baumeister took

the prizes for best Tacky Tourist. The

winners of Blue and White Day were

Megan Baumeister, Gavin Mathis and

Shannon Gebhart.

The volleyball girls played their

hearts out against the Harding County

Ranchers on Thursday August 31st but

lost in three. Friday morning all the

students and teachers gathered at the

school to build their homecoming

floats for the parade. The football

game against the Faith Longhorns con-

cluded the 17-18 homecoming. The

boys walked away with their first win of

the

season,

34-12.

Issue 1

Sept. 28, 2017

Squeezer Lemmon High School

Volume 92 Squeezer Staff: Editor: Avery Haase

Taylee Raba, Beth Tennant, Morgan Dauwen, Macyn Flatmoe, Ronny Nehl, Chun-Han (Hank) Chou, Javier Perez-Oglietti Rico

Above- 2017 Homecoming court, Taylor, Sage, Camryn, Aubrey, Abby, Braydon, Gayge, Chandler, James, Jordan. Front Row McKenna and John.

Above- Austin patiently waits for the music to start to do the limbo during the pep rally.

Below- King Braydon and Queen Abby are crowned as LHS royalty.

-School– Page 2

By: Ronny Nehl

This summer, Sierra Sattler wrote an

essay to go to Washington D.C. for the

West River Cooperative Telephone

Company contest. Unsurprisingly, she

won. Sierra Sattler was in D.C. from

June 3-7. This was her first time ever

traveling on a plane.

She made some new friends from

Indiana, North Carolina, and Virginia.

While she was there, she enjoyed her-

self and commented that it was a

beautiful place. A few fun places she

visited included the U.S. Capitol, Smith-

sonian Museum, and Mount Vernon

(all these are places she would love to

revisit). Another place she visited was

the Newseum, where she saw a piece

of the Berlin Wall from

Germany.

Interestingly, she

learned how telecoms

work and problems in

rural areas. One thing

that she disliked was

how short the trip was

and wishes she could

have stayed longer.

Before returning home,

she bought souvenirs for friends and

family.

Writing Earns Trip To D.C.

Traveling To Nine Different Countries By: Beth Tennant Dillon Reede, Parker Minh, and Sage

Peterson took flight to Europe for a

music trip at the end of June and got

back in the middle of July. It was a

statewide music trip that Tracy Minh

had nominated them for. The three of

them went to London, England; Paris,

France; Crans-Montana, Switzerland;

Seefeld, Austria; Venice, Italy; and also

Rothenburg, Germany.

Peterson stated that she learned “that people over there appreciate the American music because it’s something they aren’t used to.” Reede, Minh, and Peterson met a lot of new friends and spent much of their time playing in concerts. Reede had was pretty

psyched to announce “I puked in the Louvre, which is the largest art muse-um. They don’t have air conditioning there so I got heat exhaustion from running around as we were trying to find the Mona Lisa.” The three of them all agreed that it was a “life changing experience,” and they would all love to go back again if they could.

FFA Members Expand Their Knowledge at Camp By: Avery Haase This past summer, FFA members had the opportunity to attend three camps that would strengthen their skills and provide fun. The camps include West River Leadership Retreat, South Dakota Rangeland/Soil Days, and South Dako-ta Youth Range Camp. Five students took the opportunity to attend West River Leadership Retreat in Custer, South Dakota. A few activi-ties included a service project around Custer, a trip to Mount Rushmore, games on the green, and learning about how to improve themselves and bring the information back to the

chapter. The members that went from Lemmon got the chance to try out their mini golf skills as well. Jessica Col-ville stated, “The thing I like about FFA Leadership camp is the friends that keep coming back, year after year.” South Dakota Rangeland/Soil Days had seven students from Lemmon at-tend. The students learned about range plants and rangeland manage-ment in Wall, South Dakota. They also heard from Natural Resources Conser-vation Service (NRCS) specialists. The students were in teams while Korrie Zentner, Aubrey Weishaar, and Anna Beer placed in the top 10 individual

placings. “I enjoyed the fun car ride and learning new things while I was there,” commented Madison Weishaar, one of the FFA members that attended South Dakota Rangeland/Soil Days. South Dakota Youth Range Camp took place around the Sturgis area and presented mostly the same content as South Dakota Rangeland/Soil Days. Two students attended this camp and also heard from NRCS specialists. Overall, Mrs. Knuth stated, “I enjoy see-ing Lemmon students participate in competition activities that help them grow academically and develop their leadership skills.”

Right- On a trip that she won through WRCTC, Sierra visits the Capitol.

Left– Dillon Reede’s response

to visiting Lake Léman in

Montreux, Switzerland was, “It

was so clean I thought we

were at the ocean.”

Page 3 -School-

By: Chun-Han (Hank) Chou We have two exchange students in Lemmon High School. One of them is our protagonist today, Javier Perez-Oglietti Rico, a boy who lives with his parents and his older brother in the Torrox, Malaga, Spain, a passionate place. In his country, he loves to hang out with his friends, rollerblade, take pic-tures, join the parties and travel.

In the south of his country, it’s sum-mer in the whole year. It’s pretty differ-ent than South Dakota. The reasons that make him want to be an exchange student are because he has been an exchange student be-fore, so that he wanted to be an ex-change student in America to improve his English skills. The school is not too hard for him; he can understand what teachers say;

however, the homework cost him a lot of time at home. Being a boy who lives in an un-known place makes him feel lonely, but he’s thankful for the internet, that lets him see and chat with his family and friends with FaceTime.

Right– Javier and Chun-Han (Hank) attend Lemmon High School as foreign exchange students.

Below- Sage and Parker are on top of the Eiffel Tower along with a group of friends they met.

LHS Welcomes Spanish Foreign Exchange Student

A Bit of Taiwan Arrives in Lemmon By: Javier Perez-Oglietti Rico This year, Lemmon High School has two exchange students, one of them is Hank Chun-Han Chou, and he has be-come a member of the sophomore class. He is from Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan. For those who are not in-volved in the world of exchanges, the United States is the largest recipient of exchange students in the world. There are almost one million exchange stu-dents, including college students. Let's get to know our interviewee a little better -Where are you from? How old are you? What about your hobbies? I’m from Xinyi District, Taipei. I’m 15 years old and my hobbies are playing Diabolo (Chinese yo-yo) and playing computer. -What about your family? Do you have siblings? Where do your par-ents work? I live with my parents and my two sis-ters. My father is a computer engineer, and my mom is a house wife. -Why did you decide to be in an ex-change? Why USA? Is this exchange your first exchange?

Because I want to be braver and I want to experience the different life style. Be-cause I love American life style. Yes, it is my first time to be an exchange student. -Were you planning another desti-nation before USA? No, I have always liked USA. Then I asked him about his life here: -Has your Taiwanese routine changed here? No, it’s almost the same. -Is this High School very different from yours? Yes, it is. Because in Taiwan we have the break time during the class like about 10-15 minute, but America doesn’t, and in Taiwan you need to go to school pretty early and until 17-18 P.M. We can finally go home. Americans in the high school are all friendly to me, but in Taiwan, when we meet the first time, everybody is always very shy and afraid to chat with each other. -Do you like sports? Are you going to play any sport this year? Yes, I like to play basketball and Diabo-lo (Chinese yo-yo). I might join the bas-ketball club. -Have you gotten used to the time

difference? How do you handle American schedules? Yes, I am used to it. I don’t have jet lag, so I don’t have that problem. -Is it difficult to be without your parents and friends? Yes, it is. Because we speak different language and we have different culture, so it is pretty hard for me. -What do you want to dedicate to? How will this exchange help your future? I want to be a computer engineer in the future, so I think it’ll help me a lot. -What about the weather? Is there much difference? Yes, because the weather in Taiwan is always wet, but in America is pretty dry, that makes my lips broken. To conclude, in the short time you are here, how would you describe the American way of life? Does the American dream exist? The people here are pretty kind and interesting, and their lifestyles are re-laxed. And I think the American Dream indeed exists.

-Sports– Page 4

By: Beth Tennant

The Cowboys started off the season

with a 2-3 win-loss ratio winning

against Faith and Dupree. Unfortunate-

ly, they fell short against Hettinger/

Scranton, Harding County, and Timber

Lake.

During the Faith game, Kaleb Bucks

led the Cowboys with 260 rushing

yards and following him was Braydon

Peterson with 93 yards. Coach Austin

Feddersen mentioned, “I think one that

stands out from the Faith game was

the first touchdown of the game.

Bucks busted a 70 yard run for a

touchdown. Everyone did their part

blocking in the backfield and up front.

Bucks did a good job of taking it to the

house, and it gave our guys a big

boost!”

During the Dupree game, Cowboys

led 56-6 with a total of 323 rushing

yards. Coach Feddersen mentioned,

“The pass from Jordan Maier to Arthur

Harrison was awesome. He saw some-

thing from the defense and had the

green light to check to a different play.

He put a ball over two defenders and

Harrison went up and got it for the

score. Our whole offensive line and

defensive line did awesome that night.

Jaden Kelley, Alec O’Donnell, and Cody

Thompson had a good night stepping

up at the end of the game. Peterson

had an awesome night at linebacker.

He was all over the field, sideline to

sideline. The Cowboys did an overall

awesome job under the lights that

night.”

Overall, the season so far for the

Cowboys is just getting started. The

most recent game against Timber Lake

was a loss with a 22-40 score. Accord-

ing to Coach Fedderson, our boys did a

lot of good things during that game

but just fell short. He commented, “The

guys are starting to pick up what the

coaching staff is putting down. We are

heating up at the right time in the

meat of our schedule.” As the team

continues to grow together and the

season continues on, the Cowboys are

going to be working on their con-

sistency as a whole.

By: Avery Haase

Lemmon FFA traveled to Wall, South Dakota to compete in Land and Range Judging. Anna Beer had a perfect plant identification score and received first place in range. In land judg-ing, Gayge Schopp placed first. The land team consist-ed of Gayge Schopp, Jordan Maier, Jimal Storm, and Alec O’Donnell, and the team received second. The range

team consisting of Anna Beer, Madison Weishaar, Korrie Zentner, and Lauren Weishaar placed second. All the team placers plus Meza Ham, Cody Thomp-son, Alena Mollman, and Justin Schopp also earned a medal. Mrs. Knuth com-

mented, “I’m so proud of everyone’s hard work and performance.”

Cowboys Kicking Off the Year

Varsity Football Scores

Opponent Score W/L

Hettinger/Scranton 51-6 L

Harding County 44-12 L

Faith 34-12 W

Dupree 56-6 W

Timber Lake 40-22 L

Above- Kaleb runs the ball for a

touchdown. Above- Jordan looks downfield to

throw the ball to one of his teammates. Above- Braydon kicks off for the Cow-

boys.

Two Students Place First in FFA Competition

Right: Twenty-three FFA stu-dents competed in Land and Range Judging in Wall on Wednesday, September 27.

Far Right: Annawins first place in range judging.

Page 5 -Sports- Junior High Cowboys Working Together on Football Field

By: Macyn Flatmoe

With such a young team, junior high

volleyball has been working very hard

in all areas of the game. While a ma-

jority of the team has not played orga-

nized volleyball until this year, Coach

Sheri Anderson mentioned that she

has seen some big improvements since

the start of the season.

A highlight game for this young team

so far was their game against Chey-

enne Eagle Butte at their tournament

in Faith. “We had better serving and

passing against CEB. We played as a

team,” Coach Anderson commented.

She also commented that the girls have started to understand the game better and how things work. Some goals that have been set for the rest of their season is to continue to improve in all areas of the game. Coach Ander-son would also like to recognize Talia Dustman for volunteering her time to help with the program.

Young Ladies Learning New Sport

Allie and Dara get into defensive posi-tions

The team discusses the game during a time out.

Mikailah gets ready to serve against the McIntosh Tigers.

By: Morgan Dauwen

“Key elements this year are probably just working together and getting along as a team. The main element is just them working together, getting along with one another, doing their

job, trusting each other to do their jobs, and being confident and not do-ing too much. This team isn’t too cocky” commented junior high football coach, Brad Derschan. The young Cow-boys are 2-2 as a win-loss ratio. The Cowboys are starting to learn more

and more about the sport and are also getting along with one another. During the Timber Lake game, Riley Tennant got the Man of the Game award for being the first scorer of the year.

Above- Justin goes for the tackle against Dupree at the jamboree.

Left- Riley reads the defense and avoids tackles to gain some yards.

Right- Ryan takes the ball down the field as Riley Tennant blocks.

Jr. High Football Score

Opponent Score W/L

Harding County 22-20 W

Hettinger/Scranton 42-50 L

Timber Lake 28-8 L

Grant County 14-0 W

Jr. High Jamboree

Opponent Score W/L

Faith 24-14 W

Dupree 44-0 W

Bison 30-0 W

Timber Lake 0-16 L

6th Grade Volleyball Scores

Opponent W/L Score

Mobridge L (10-25)(21-25)(9-25)

Philip L (20-25)(4-25)

Cheyanne Eagle Butte W (19-25)(25-23)(15-13)

Timber Lake L (15-25)(17-25)

Grant County L (10-25)(12-25)(13-15)

6, 7, 8th Grade Volleyball Scores

Opponent W/L Scores

McIntosh L (22-25)(15-25)(12-25)

Harding County L (10-25)(7-25)(13-25)(14-25)(11-25)

Mobridge L (11-25)(12-25)(4-15)

Cheyanne Eagle Butte L (19-25)(16-25)

Dupree L (28-26)(7-25)(12-15)

Grant County L (23-25)(15-25)(13-15)

Mott/Regent L (26-24)(21-25)(7-15)

-Sports– Page 6

Cross country set off this year with a

main goal in mind: Get as many run-

ners to state as possible. The team this

year is small, but they’re running and

practicing every day. Coach Tim

Pelkofer stated, “We have to work

through injuries and be healthy for

regions.” So far this season, the team

has participated in many track meets.

Allie Kohn has won the last two junior

high meets while her sister, Tayte Kohn

is determined to place high in the var-

sity division. Tayte ran many miles this

summer, according to Coach Pelkofer.

During the Lemmon meet, Dillon

Reede placed 15th

in the Varsity Boys,

Tayte Kohn placed 7th

in the Varsity

Girls, and Logan Dreiske placed 10th

in

the Junior High Boys while Allie Kohn

placed 1st in Junior High Girls. During

the Mobridge meet, Tayte Kohn placed

4th

in the Varsity Girls, Dillon Reede

placed 19th

in the Varsity Boys, Daniel

Dho placed 6th

while Kole Reede

placed 7th

in the Junior Varsity Boys,

and Allie Kohn placed 8th

while Sarah

Hetzel placed 14th

in the Junior High

Girls. During the Newell meet, Dillon

Reede placed 9th

, Daniel Dho placed

18th

, and Kole Reede placed 19th

in the

Varsity

Boys.

Going the Distance

Right- Dillon sets himself up for a 15

th

place finish at the Lemmon Cross Country Meet Sep-tember 25.

Above Right- Ninth grader, Daniel com-petes against 67 other junior varsity boys at the Belle Fourche Cross Coun-try Meet.

Battling through the hot temperatures, Tayte fin-ishes 24

th out of 60 runners in the varsity division

at the Belle Fourche Cross Country Meet.

Lemmon Meet

Runner Place

Varsity Boys (5k)

Dillon Reede 15th

Daniel Dho 22th

Kole Reede 27th

Varsity Girls (5k)

Tayte Kohn 7th

Sarah Hetzel 22nd

Junior High Girls (3k)

Allie Kohn 1st

Junior High Boys (3k)

Logan Dreiske 10th

Bowman Meet

Runner Place

Varsity Boys (5k)

Dillon Reede 35th

Kole Reede 48th

Daniel Dho 54th

Varsity Girls (5k)

Tayte Kohn 11th

Junior High Girls (3k)

Sarah Hetzel 27th

Belle Fourche Meet

Runner Place

Varsity Boys (5k)

Dillon Reede 55th

Varsity Girls (5k)

Tayte Kohn 24th

Junior Varsity Boys (3k)

Kole Reede 33rd

Daniel Dho 57th

Junior High Girls (3k)

Allie Kohn 54th

Sarah Hetzel 57th

Junior High Boys (3k)

Logan Dreiske 128th

Mobridge Meet

Runner Place

Varsity Boys (5k)

Dillon Reede 19th

Varsity Girls (5k)

Tayte Kohn 4th

Junior Varsity Boys (3k)

Daniel Dho 6th

Kole Reede 7th

Junior High Girls (3k)

Allie Kohn 8th

Sarah Hetzel 14th

Newell Meet

Runner Place

Varsity Boys (5k)

Daniel Dho 18th

Kole Reede 19th

Junior Varsity Volleyball

Opponent W/L Score

Faith L (19-25) (14-25

Harding County W (16-25) (25-22) (15-10)

McIntosh W (25-4) (25-18)

Mott/Regent W (25-15) (25-18)

McLaughlin W (25-19) (25-16)

Mobridge L (17-25) (27-25) (6-15)

Bison L (14-25) (15-25)

C Squad Volleyball

Opponent W/L Score

Faith W 30-28, 15-25, 13-15

Harding County L 14-25, 18-25

Mobridge L 17-25, 11-25

Bowman Tournement

Dickinson Trinity W 20-15, 20-10

Hettinger/Scranton W 20-22, 20-12

Watford City L 12-20, 16-20

Heart River W 20-15, 21-19

Beulah ND L 25-23, 17-25, 11-15

Mott/Regent Tie 17-20, 20-18

Page 7 -Sports-

By: Morgan Dauwen

“Confidence, a little more experience

for new varsity players, overall better

unity and communication,” is what

Coach Kelli Penfield said about the first

win for the Varsity volleyball team

against Mott/Regent. Camryn Shockley

mentioned she wanted to have fun and

enjoy her last year. The Lemmon Cow-

girl Volleyball varsity players got their

first win on September 12 and since

then they have been undefeated in

their regular season with the exception

of the LMC Tournament games. Some

players say they got their “groove”

back.

The girls placed 6th

in the LMC Tour-

nament on September 23. “Sixth place

was a very disappointing finish for us,

especially after such a great win

against Mobridge earlier in the week.

The only thing we can do is learn from

it and hopefully make a stronger show-

ing for the remainder of the season!”

stated Coach Kelli Penfield. Camryn

Shockley made the All-Conference

Tournament Honors.

“Communication and trusting each other is the key to success for JV” stat-ed assistant coach, Lynnae Merten. The JV has a 4-2 after the Bison game. The JV and C squad are working more and more together, and that is what is helping them win. The C-squad went to Bowman for a tournament and

placed 3rd out of 12 teams. “It is really affective when they come to the center of the floor and re-group, because then they can really communicate more, trust each other, and be more as one,” commented Coach Merten.

Cowgirls Come Back Fighting

Left- Zayda serves the ball in a home JV game. Left- Taylor

goes up for the spike against McLaughlin as Morgan, Chloe, and Meza cover for her.

Varsity Volleyball

Opponent W/L Score

Faith L (12-25) (25-17) (25-18) (25-27) (12-15)

Harding County L (15-25) (16-25) (19-25)

McIntosh L (21-25) (23-25) (17-25)

Mott-Regent W (25-7) (25-17) (25-14)

McLaughlin W (25-7) (25-5) (25-13)

Bison W (25-14) (25 -18) (25-11)

Mobridge-Pollock W (25-20) (25-15) (24-26) (25-13)

LMC Tournament

Opponent W/L Score

Timber Lake L (16-25) (22-25)

McIntosh L (24-26) (25-14) (21-25)

Tiospaye Topa W (25-12) (25-14)

Dupree W (18-25) (25-22) (25-13)

Right- Chloe and Macyn go up for the block in a JV game against Har-ding County.

State Rodeo Wrap-up By: Macyn Flatmoe

In the 2017 State Rodeo Finals, Lem-

mon had several students who quali-

fied for both High School Finals in Belle

Fourche, and 4-H Finals in Fort Pierre.

Many of these athletes have made it to

state within the past few years also.

Some of the qualifiers this year were

Alexis Lopez, Jessica Lopez, Krista

Schopp, Britt Oliver, and Macy Schiley.

People from all over South Dakota

compete in rodeo, a very competitive

sport, and quite a few of them qualify

for state. The competitors from Lem-

mon work very hard in their divisions,

and for some, it is a year round sport.

One such student is Krista Schopp,

who competes in Breakaway. Working

with neighbors, Krista puts a lot of ef-

fort each year into rodeo to better her-

self in any way she can. Out of the 80

girls competing in Breakaway, Krista

placed 23rd

.

Many of the LHS rodeo contestants commented on how High School Ro-deo is a fun experience and an oppor-tunity to make great new friends. High School Rodeo Contestant, Meza Ham, commented, “It’s a fun environ-ment and you get to meet a lot of new people. One of my favorite memories is getting to help with Black Hills Special Needs Rodeo in Belle Fourche.”

Homecoming Pictures Continued…

Question of the Issue

What was one of your favorite adventures from this summer and why? By: Avery Haase Seniors

Jessica Colville: The day before school started my parents and I drove for five

hours to Alliance, Nebraska (home of Carhenge, if you don’t know what that is

look it up, it’s awesome!) to see the solar eclipse. It was so beautiful to see the co-

rona around the moon and to see the world turn to dusk at the moment of totali-

ty. It will stay with me forever and it will connect my family forever.

Austin Wiesinger: It was my first time on a pontoon, and it was relaxing. Juniors

Dillon Reede: My favorite adventure from this summer was my trip to Europe be-

cause of the many different cultures that I got to experience.

Jessica Lopez: When Lexi, Tristan, me and a couple of our cousins went to move some plywood to a cabin, we found a dead rabbit inside, and Tristan picked it up and chased our cousin out the door with it. Sophomores

Korrie Zentner: Going to FFA camps because the car rides are very interesting.

Alec O’Donnell: I went to a basketball camp at the School of Mines in Rapid City. It was my favorite because I got to hang out with my buddies, and we went shopping. Freshmen

Madison Weishaar: Going to the ND State Fair with my family and looking at all the 4-H exhibits. It was my favorite be-

cause it was fun and interesting.

Scott Riley: Going to Denver and watching a Rockies game. It was my favorite because it was a vacation with my family. Eighth Grade

Talon Trogstad: Basketball camp because I got to be with my friends for a full week.

Macy Schiley: State rodeo because it’s the best I’ve done in my rodeo career. Seventh Grade

Dara Bauer: Showing goats because I won Showmanship.

Andrew Dirk: When I went zip lining because it was fun.

-Student Life– Page 8

Below- Katelyn and Sarah decorate posters for the sev-

enth grade homecoming float.

Above- Jordan and James go after dodgeballs in hungry hippo

at the pep rally.