1. sports
2. golf

By Sierra Liewer
The high school play, "That’ll Learn "It was my first year taking part in the play, so it was
Ya" by Eddie McPherson, was held on March nerveracking. In the end, it turned out really well, and it was
28 at 7:00 P.M. The practice performance fun," commented Lexie Fernau.
was held on March 27 during school for the
elementary
students.
The
students
"It's really funny, and I had a good time doing
it," stated Hannah Karbo.
auditioned for their parts on February 5 and
6 and recieved their roles on February 9. "I'm the star of the show, and everyone
There was a total of 13 students that
worships me," said Cassidy Cernetisch.
participated in the play.
High School Band and Choir Taste a
Page 2: News Flash
Page 3-4: Senior Spotlight
New Culture
The high school band and choir students
traveled to Freeman for Schmeck fest on
Page 5-11: Sport Report
March 20. Students were given the choice
Page 12-13: Pandemonium
German festival that shows you what their
Page 14-15: On The Playgorund
Page 16: Calender
whether to go or not. Schmeck fest is a
culture and food is like. At the end of the
festival, there is a production put on by
Freemon High School. Throughout the day,
the students got a taste of German food at the
vendors on campus.
The Academic Olympics
By Shawntel Sharpfish
Each year students get picked from different grades and for different subjects to go to the Academic Olympics.
The students who participated in the Academic Olympics this year are: Teah Serr and Lexie Fernau for
Geometry; Dell Drey and Zach Sebern for Advanced Math; Nicollette Jeffords and Brittany Steffen for Grammar
II; Olav Lillejordt and Hannah Karbo for Chemistry; Mindy Kerner and KayDee Kirwan for Grammar IV; Michael
Clark and Jaicee Frank for Personal Finance; Emily Stukel and Micheal Preslicka for Algebra I; Madison Wischmann
And Nicollette Jeffords for Biology; Sierra Liewer and Teah Serr for Grammar I; Mykala Wells and Olivia Reiser
For Literature III; Santanya Matucha and Kray Person for American History; Michael Clark and Rain Liewer for
Government; Olav Lillejordet and Clayton Hakin for Algebra II; Rain Liewer Olivia Reiser for Physics; Ryahna
Schweigert and Sierra Liewer for Physical Science; Danielle Schoenefeld and Mykala Wells for Grammar III;
Dell Drey and Mindy Kerner for Literature IV; and Hanna Johnson and Madison Wischmann for World Geography.
The students that were selected for the Quiz Bowl Team are Rain Liewer, Michael Clark, Dell Drey, and Olav
Lillejordt.
Emily Stukel placed first in Algebra I, Micheal Preslicka placed second in Algebra I, Olav Lillejordet placed
second in Algebra II and third place in Chemistry, Clayton Hakin placed third in Algebra II, Teah Serr placed first in
Geometry, Dell Drey placed second in Advanced Math, Rain Liewer placed first in Physics, Mykala Wells placed
second
in
Litature
III,
and
Jaicee
Frank
placed
second
in
Personal
Finance.
Student of the Month
By Shawntel Sharpfish
Students picked for high school student of
the month for February are Kaleen Rolf,
Zach Sebern, Madison Wischmann, and
Santanya Matucha.
Students picked for middle school student of
the month for February are Amanda Konechne,
Frank Even, and Bobbi Jo Wischmann.
By Teah Serr
Bio Med.
I have extremely blue eyes.
Flags, the play, FCCLA,
Family, Grey’s Anatomy, homesteader fried wrestling sideline cheer, 4-H
rice, brownies, my bed, and summer camp. shooting sports.
Not really.
Attend Mitchell Technical Institute and
Study Medical Laboratery Technology
Stop worrying about what
other peole think and just be
you.
We were at state wrestling waiting for Kurt
Spiders. Always hated them,
to wrestle and which he was finally up we
always will.
went to cross the rope to get to the mat
and my friend Molly tripped over it and fell
right in front of the cameras. I was
focussed on making sure she was ok and
Alexa was like “I hope they got that on
camera”; It was the best moment of my life.
I like welding and digging in the dirt.
By Teah Serr
My horse, H20 and 02.
I guess.
Work with dad, rodeo.
When Martha, Grace, and I went to drive with Mr.
Moore for drivers ed and we hid his bike in the
bushes across the street and Martha got blamed for
it.
Welding.
High School Rodeo and Band.
Get a haircut and get a real job, clean your act up
like your big brother Bob.
Spiders.
KALEEN ROLF
By Teah Serr
What is the most interesting thing about yourself?
My abnormal family.
What are some things you can’t live without?
Movies.
Is high school what you expected it to be?
No, not really.
What are your plans after high school?
To become a Psychology Counseler.
What is your favorite school memory?
When Mykala and I were leaving the school and we went by Mr. Lindholms’s room and Mykala
triped going down the stairs. I was still standing at the top of the stairs when Mr. Lindholm walked
out to see what happened. My hand was out like I had pushed her and all we could do was laugh
when Mr. Lindholm asked if she was ok.
What is your favorite class?
Desktop.
What extracurricular activities are you in?
Cheer, Band, Choir, Flags, Play.
What advice would you give your under classmates?
Life’s a garden, dig it.
What’s one fear you had as a child (or still have)?
Drowning.
Lady Cougars Beat the
Braves
By Summer Davis
The Lady Cougars took a big win 84-30 to Marty in a district game on April 24. Tressa Bull lead the team
with 16 points and Sierra Votaw followed with 14 points. Grace Hazen had 10 rebounds, and Lexie Fernau had
6 rebounds and 6 assists. Teah Serr and Allison Sebern each contributed 6 assists. Santanya Matucha also came
up with 4 steals.
“They were a really aggressive team, probably the most aggressive, but our team did good to stand up to
them and beat them,” commented Teah Serr.
“Coming into the game we weren’t sure how they were, but we knew we had to play to our level and not
theirs, our JV girls stepped up and played great in the game,” commented Sierra Votaw.
Lady Cougars Fall to the
Avon Pirates
By Summer Davis
The Lady Cougars lost to the Pirates in the district championship game on April 27. Grace Hazen lead with
14 points and 3 steals. Sierra Votaw had 7 rebounds and Lexie Fernau had 3 assists.
“It was a tough shooting percentage, but all together as a team I think we did a good job,” commented Grace
Hazen.
“We had a good effort through out the game and put up good shots but the shots just weren’t falling,”
commented Allison Sebern.
“We played hard, we lost in the end, but we did a great job as a team,” commented Martha Waterbury.
The Cougars Take on Tough Games
By Brianna Johnson
The Cougar Basketball Team played Jones County in Murdo,
on February 14. The lead scorer was Dell Drey with a total of 18
points. The next high score for points was Tyson Vogt with 11
points. They won with the score of 45-33.
“ I think we had a great season, but I felt like we could
have done a little better. But I was glad I had the opportunity to
play on JV, and some varsity,” commented Kray Person.
“ I had a great experience with this amazing team, and
learning from the varsity boys,” commented Clayton Hakin.
Cougars Score Big over Cowboys
By Brianna Johnson
The Cougars took on the Colome Cowboys, on February 17 in Burke. The
boys had fought a tough game through out the whole game. The score leader on
the team was Dell Drey with the total of 23 points out of 61. Zach Sebern and
Tyson Vogt with the same number of points with total of 11 points. Zach Sebern
had the most 3 pointers with a total of 3. The end score was 61-48.
“We had a great season, and couldn’t be more thankful for this team, and
how well we did,” commented Zach Sebern.
The Cougars Face Off Avon & Colome
By Brianna Johnson
The Cougars took on Avon at Burke, on February 26. The
ending score was 61-45. Dell Drey was the high leading score with
a total points of 18 points. Zach Sebern was the next high leading
score with 14 points.
The Cougars took a lost to Colome for Districts. They lost with
the score 55-37. They both put on a hard fight, and it was a great
game to watch. But Zach Sebern had the high scoring points with
a total of 12 points, and Dell Drey with a total points of a 11
points.
Storm Heads to Regions
By Kaleen Rolf
B/G Wrestlers headed to
Parkston on February 21 for Regions.
Storm is in the biggest and toughest
region in class B. They took three
Burke boys to Parkston on our
Varsity team. Frank Even, 7th grade,
was beat out and was not able to go
on to state, but ended his season 8-16.
Tyson Serr placed 4th and was able to
move on to state. Vladik Johnson
placed 2nd and moved on to state
along with nine others wrestlers.
“ I had a good year and I wish I
would have placed, but I will
have to wait until next year,”
stated Vladik Johnson.
Career Stats as Storm
By Kaleen Rolf
Name
Win Loss T Points Pin State
Placing
8
16 32
6
Frank
Even
Finn
7
Hanson
Vladik 53
Johnson
Tyson
Serr
59
13
26
6
54
247
27
QQ
74
387
41
Q
“We would all like to give a big
shout out to the students and staff
for sending us off and supporting
us as we went to state!” - B/G
Wrestlers and Cheerleaders.
“State was a lot of fun this year, even
though there was a lot of heart break.
We pulled through and kept on
smiling and cheering on the rest of the
boys,” said Kaleen Rolf.
Storm Wrestling Ends Season
By Kaleen Rolf
“We didn’t do as well as we
had hoped, only placing 4th at
the state tournament, but we
had a good season over all,”
commented Tyson Serr.
The B/G Storm took nine to the state
tournament. State was held at the Rapid
City Civic Center on February 27 and 28.
Tyson Serr, 11th Grade, was beat out, but
ended the season with a record of 27-19.
Vladik Johnson, 10th grade, was beat out
as well, but ended his season with a
record of 30-24. As a team we placed 10th
and had four out of nine people place in
the top eight.
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
By Ryahna Schweigert
2015 TRACK SCHEDULE
Dan Lennon Invitational
March 24, 2015
11:30 A.M.
Vermilion, SD
Gregory Invitational
March 31, 2015
2 p.m.
Gregory, SD
South Central Conference Meet
April 7, 2015
12 P.M.
Platte, SD
Wagner Relays
April 14, 2015
2 P.M.
Wagner, SD
Tri-State Invitational
April 21, 2015
3 P.M.
Gayville-Volin, SD
Great Plains Conference Meet
April 27, 2015
1 P.M.
Bonesteel, SD
Howard Wood Dakota Relays
May 1-2, 2015
TBA
Sioux Falls, SD
Andes Central Invitational
May 2, 2015
9:30 A.M.
Lake Andes, SD
South Central Relays
May 5, 2015
10 A.M.
Bonesteel, SD
Platte- Geddes Invitational
May 9, 2015
10 A.M.
Platte, SD
Ft. Randall Conference Meet
May 12, 2015
1 P.M.
Avon, SD
Winner QB Club
May 15,2015
10 A.M.
Winner, SD
Region Meet
May 21, 2015
10 A.M.
Corsica, SD
State Track Meet
May 29-30, 2015
TBA
Rapid City, SD
“We’ve had two weeks of
practice and one meet,
the coaches are very
impressed with the
efforts and attitudes of
the athletes. It’s going to
be a great season,”
stated track coach, Erik
Person.
By Sierra Votaw
The Dan Lennon Invitational, hosted
by the University of South Dakota, was
held on Monday and Tuesday, March 23
and March 24. Class A ran Monday,
while Class B competed Tuesday. A
grand total of Burke South Central
Cougars had a very successful day.
Allison Sebern placed 4th in the 400
meter dash with a time of 1:03.67. Sierra
Votaw placed 3rd in the 3200 run and 12th
in the 1600 meter run. The girls 4x2
relay placed 16th with a time of 2:01.14.
The girls 1600 sprint relay placed 5th
with a time of 4:40.21. Kray Person
Placed 9th in the 3200 run with a great
time of 11:00.94. Rain Liewer broke the
previous school record of 18-45. 25, and
got 7th place in the boys long jump,
jumping 5.79m, (19-00).
“I’m happy with how we did.
well
really
competed
We
considering there were about 80
teams there, we have a lot of room
to imrove though!,” Stated
freshman runner and thrower,
Teah Serr.
“I ran my best 400 meter dash time (57
seconds) and I felt pretty good. Our team did
great!,” commented the sophomore runner
Laddy Johnson.
Middle School 2015 Track Schedule
4/7/15
South Central Conference Meet
Platte
12:00
4/14/15
4/16/15
4/23/15
Gregory Invitational
Gregory
2:00
South Central Invitational
Bonesteel
12:30
Platte-Geddes Invitational
Platte
2:00
4/27/15
Great Plains Conference Meet
Bonesteel
1:00
5/4/15
Wagner Invitational
Wagner
3:00
5/12/2015
Fort Randall Conference Meet
Avon
1:00
2015 MS GOLF SCHEDULE
Middle School Golf Get Their
Clubs Out
April 7
(Tues)
Burke
By Tressa Bull
April 14 (Tues)
Scotland
This season the team has a great
turnout for middle school golfers ready to
golf. The athletes began practice March
16 at the Burke Golf Course.
April 21 (Tues)
Platte
April 28 (Tues)
Avon (Tyndall Course)
May 5
(Tues)
“I feel really good about this season
because I am doing a lot better,” stated
Gavin York.
MS Masters Golf
Tournament Burke
Golf Course
2015 JV GOLF SCHEDULE
April 7
(Tues)
Gregory
April 14
(Tues)
Avon (Tyndall Course)
April 21
(Tues)
Pickstown
April 28
(Tues)
Springfield
May 6
(Wed)
Cougar Best Ball Tourn.
Cougars Tee Off the Season
By Aurora Hanson
The Burke Golf team started
off their season March 16. They
will be heading to Mitchell March
31 for their first meet of the year.
After that, the Cougars will be
traveling to Yankton on April 2.
MS/JV will have a meet on April 7.
MS will be staying in Burke, and
JV will be going to Gregory. The
Cougar Golf team will be hosting
the Burke-SC/Gregory meet. The
girls will be at Burke and the boys
will be traveling to Gregory on
April 10.
“I’m just here so I don’t get
fired.”- Commented by Dell Drey
‘I think this year
will go will, and
I’m excited to
play with the
t e a m . ” Commented by
Kaja Johannasen
“I am Thankful”Commented by
Clayton Hakin
Front row: Kaja Johannasen, Tressa Bull, Hannah Karbo, Dell
Drey, Clayton Hakin
“I think this year will
be a good one
because we have a
lot of strength in the
team.”-Commented
by Hannah Karbo
“I think that the year will go
by fast but will be interesting.
We have a lot of competition,
but I think that the team will
be able to pull through, and
have
a
good
year.”Commented by Tressa Bull
“The girls ended on a good note
last season as they were State B
Runners-Up. We hope to
continue this tradition as we have
2 returning players with some
younger players stepping up to
fulfill those open positions. As for
the boys, we have only 1
returnee
from
the
state
tournament last year so it will be
a building year with some new
players filling spots. We will
continue to improve our game
through each practice and work
on those fundamental strategies.
Our goal is to be playing our best
golf by the end of season and
make it to the state tournament
again, both boys and girls. We
also hope that the weather will
cooperate with us this season”Commented by Billie Jo
What Do These Things Have in Common?
By Austin Kerner
Printer
Windshield wipers
Fire Escape
Bulletproof vest
Name These Objects
Answers to March’s Pandemonium
Car, Rose, Bike:all have pedals/ Surgeon, Knitter, Baseball:all have stitches
Backpack, Jeans, Amusement park: all have zippers/ Needles, Potatoes, Tornado:all have a eye
BY LEXIE FERNAU
By Danielle Schoenefeld
Throughout their science class, the first graders have been learning about plants. So when Pete Tietgen came to Mrs.
Kellen with the idea of growing plants in the classroom, it was perfect. With the use of a new plant light, the students
have been growing various flowers. Each student is growing a Moss Rose, Daisy, and Petunia. After the flowers are grown,
the students will pick out a pot and combine all their flowers to take home.
“I think it’s really nice for Mother’s Day, and it’s a really nice present,” commented Reed Benter.
“I think that it is cool and fun because Mrs. Kellen hasn’t done it before,” stated Brooklynn Laposky.
By Danielle Schoenefeld
In order to learn about contractions, the first graders performed
surgery on different words. Mrs Williams started off with giving the students
a variety of different words. The class then had to decide which words they
could put together to make contractions. The words that the students had
to cut apart were printed on paper that was in the shape of a bone, that’s
where the surgery part came in.
“ It was fun, we got to sit in other peoples desks for a long time,”
commented Emma Kellen.
“ It was fun, and I thought that it was easy,” reported Bryce Fischer.
By Danielle Schoenefeld
Drug Abuse Resistance Education is an international substance
abuse prevention education program that seeks to prevent use of
controlled drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior.
On March 24, the fifth graders traveled to Gregory to
participate in the annual D.A.R.E. Graduation. During the ceremony,
the reading of D.A.R.E. reports took place by one student from
Burke, Gregory, and Bonesteel. The drug dogs were present and
displayed a demonstration. Guest speaker Steve McDowell also talked
about all of the things the students learned from D.A.R.E. in the past
9 weeks. At the end of the event, D.A.R.E. diplomas and cupcakes
were distributed.
“ At the end a drug dog came in. There was three cones set up,
and the dog had to sniff under the cones to see if there was any
drugs. If there was drugs under the cones he would sit down and
bark, then he would tear it to shreds,” said Tye Rozeboom.
“ It was fun, we got a certificate and we got to shake four
officers hands,” explained Tyler Spencer.
Big Pal/ Little Pal is On Its Way
By KayDee Kirwan
Seniors, that are eligible, may sign up to become a Big Pal of an elementary student. After receiving approval
from parents to enter the program, our school’s counselor, Nicole Green, paired an elementary student with a senior.
The seniors are required to spend at least an hour every two weeks with their Little Pal. Mindy Kerner is paired with
first grader, Danielle Carlson, KayDee Kirwan’s little pals are Leo Mosterd and Emma Kellen, Jaicee Frank is paired
with Ava Sargent, Kaleen Rolf has Laney Spencer and Bryce Bartling and Jon Wohlers with Moxon Fox.
Second Grade Create and Erupt Volcanoes
By KayDee Kirwan
The second grade class took an hour out of their day on March
25, to make and erupt mock volcanoes. They made the dough out of
flour, salt, and water. In partners, they made volcanoes, all of them
being different. They used small pop bottles for a base to create their
volcano around. After mixing the dough, they began to form the
volcano. Then they made the lava. First, they put baking soda in the
bottle and added a few drops of liquid dishwashing soap, then they
put half a cup of water and a little bit of glitter into the bottle. They
added red food coloring to the vinegar to make it look like real lava.
They then poured the vinegar mixture into the bottle, using a funnel.
When the vinegar reacted with the baking soda, carbon dioxide gas
was formed, causing the lava to move out of the volcano.
Ava Johnson says before explosion, “I think it’s really cool, and
I want to see it explode!”
Fourth Grade Staying Busy Till the End
By KayDee Kirwan
The fourth grade class has been super busy learning
famous South Dakotans. Each student got to pick their
favorite one to write and learn more about. They are
reading and learning about the reservations as well. For
a fun, creative activity for the kids, they are making
scratch art. Starting off, the students receive a black
coated paper. They then take a scraper tool and draw
lines and swirls on the paper. They can put any design
they want in between the lines then. The students
recently made poems and wrote essays on “What
Freedom Means to My Family”. Also learning about the
digestive tract and making posters to hang in the hallway.
All students received stars on their last spelling test so
they celebrated with smoothies on March 18. Good Job
to the Fourth Graders!
Sarcastically, Cody Williams comments, “We aren’t
learning anything!”
April 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
High School
Academic
Olympics (No
school for 7-12th
grade)
5
12
6
7
8
No School
V-golf @
Mitchell
2pm Early
Dismissal
13
MS/V tack
South Central
Conference
Meet @ Platte
15
14
MS Track @
Gregory
Invitational
26
20
27
21
10
22
16
17
V Track @
Elementary
Gayville-Volin Reading
Tri-State
Olympics
Invitational
School
Physicals @
Burke Clinic
Elementary
Spring Concert
28
30
MS Track @
Platte-Geddes
Invitational
Cougar Athletic
Awards Potluck
@Bonesteel
18
Prom
24
29
11
MS
Vocal/Piano
Contest @
Gregory
23
State FCCLA State FCCLA State FCCLA
@ Sioux Falls @ Sioux Falls @ Sioux Falls
MS/V Track @
Bonesteel
9
MS Track South
Central
Invitational @
Bonesteel
Varsity Track
@ Wagner
Relays
19
No School
25