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There are six schools that are a part of the Missouri Valley Regional Spelling Bee including Andes Central, Burke, Dakota Christian, Gregory, Platte-Geddes and South Central. Every year the regional spelling bee is held at a different school’s location. This year, Andes Central hosted the regional contest. On Monday February 24th, the first and second place winners from each school from grades 1st through 5th competed at Andes Central looking to see who would win in each grade division amongst these sensational spellers. Spellers that competed at the regional competition from Andes Central included Evelyn Swanson, Adrian Neault, Christiana Habben, Evyn Frederick, Sully Calandra, Heaven Never Misses A Shot, Kyvon Hart, Bradley Drappeau, Addisyn Deurmier andIshaArchambeau.Notonly does each contestant have a chance to place in their grade level, but each contestant that places scores team points for their school. The school that earns the most points wins the travelling trophy for the year, with Gregory being this year’s winner.
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DennisRuckerisbeinghonored as Lake Andes’ March Veteran of the Month. Not only is Rucker a Vietnam War Veteran, but he also served during Operation Desert Storm. Rucker enlisted in the Army on January 30, 1969 when he was 18 years old. Rucker was shipped to Fort Johnson, formerly known as (fka) Fort Polk, in Louisiana for basic training. As there were too many soldiers sent to that base, soldiers were dispersed to three different bases. Rucker was sent to Fort Jackson, in South Carolina. After completing basic training, he was then sent to Fort Moore, fka Fort Benning, in Georgia to complete his infantry training. Once infantry training was finished, Rucker volunteered for Airborne School, to become a paratrooper. When asked how many jumps he made during his time in the Army, Rucker said “one, the other 13 they had to push me out of the plane”.
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Braylon Fathke, a sophomore, is a guard on the AHS basketball team. He has been playing basketball for eight years. When Braylon has a game, it is tradition for him to eat a frostedhoneybunandsour gummy eggs. Braylon also listens to Again by Fetty Wap to hype him up. Braylon’s favorite part about being on the Avon Pirate basketball team is being able to have fun with his teammates.
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Gunnar Lee Voigt was born on March 24, 2007. Gunnar’s family members are Tiffany Voigt (Mom) and BradleyVoigt(Dad),Gunnar hastwobrothers,ViktorVoigt and Greger Voigt. His favorite hobbyisweightlifting. Gunnar's favorite subject in school is chemistry, and he said that the equations and science behind just make sense to him.
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Landon Glenn Mudder was born on September 7th, 2006 to Larry Mudder and Brenda Halverson. He has four sisters: Diandra, Karlin, Marissa and Madilyn. Landon’s hobbies include playing sports and hanging out with friends. His favoritesubjectisshopbecause he gets to build projects. A quoteLandonlivesbyis,“Keep up the good work” by Glenn Halverson. His biggest role model in his life is his father. Some advice Landon has for the underclassmen is to not overthink so much. Landon’s favorite memory and biggest accomplishment in his time at AHS is winning the Football 9B State Championship in 2023. Landon plans to attend Mitchell Technical College for Agronomy. He will miss hanging out with friends every day the most about AHS.
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Congratulations Wrestlers on a great performance at the State Tournament last week. For results see page 9.
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This year National FFA Week is celebrated on February 15th – February 22nd. It is a week where chapters share with their school peers what FFA is and the role that FFA plays in members’ everyday lives. The mission of FFA is to prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding the growing population of the United States through teaching various ag related topics including technology, science, business, food, etc. It is a week-long event that allows members to develop their potential for leadership, personal growth and career success in creative and innovative ways while involving their non-FFA peers. In honor of National FFA Week, the officers of the Wagner FFA are sharing what FFA means to them and the role it plays in their lives.
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