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March 6, 2017

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TITAN TIDBITS 1

ORGANIZATIONS 3

ACTIVITIES 4

STAFF PROFILE 7

KINDERGARTEN PROFILE 8

VARSITY SPORTS 9

JV SPORTS 13

JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS 14

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 18

Inside this issue:

Twin River Public Schools

Journalism Staff

Senior:

Justyce Stankoski

Juniors:

Brendan Covert

Michaela Morris

Austin Strain

Ezra Turpitt

Jet-Lynn Worden

Sophomores:

Lexus Keyes

Cody Turpitt

Nance County Spelling Bee a Success On Wednesday, February 1st, Twin River junior high students competed in the Nance County Spelling Bee in Fullerton. Competing for Twin River were 7th graders Kenedi Covert, Kadren Miller, Natalie Reeg, Whitney Schmidt, and Racheal Strain along with 8th grader Tyler Kula. The competition consisted of ten written rounds from which five finalists were chosen. Kenedi Covert and Kadren Miller qualified as finalists for Twin River. The finalists competed in eight oral rounds with Kadren Miller emerging as the Nance County champion. Miller's win came with the correct spellings of 'desperately' and 'syllable'. Kenedi Covert finished in a tie for 2nd place with Fullerton's Braden Sherman. Miller will advance to the Omaha World Herald Midwest Spelling Bee in Omaha on March 11.

MATHCOUNTS 2017 The annual MATHCOUNTS competition was held Saturday, February 4th and the Twin River Mathletes represented the Titans very well. In fact, it was the best ever team placing since 2010 when the first ever Twin River team competed and placed 5th. Tate and Owen Koziol tied for an all-time Titan best score occupying the 15th and 16th place positions of the 84 competitors from 14 schools for the day. Team members earning the 4th place spot included Tate Koziol, Max Wattier, Ross Hebda, and Alexis Cherry. Individual competitors were Owen Koziol, Sydnei Kemper, Wes Graham, and Racheal Strain; while Jackson Strain competed in the alternate division. This group of Mathletes competed for a Twin River all-time high average score as well. The sponsor, Mrs. Amy Wattier, stated, “Every one of these students exceeded both their own and my expectations. It was an exciting day and I am proud to be part of this event.” Great job to all the Twin River Mathletes on a job well done!!

Back Row (L to R): Tate Koziol, Max Wattier, Ross Hebda, Wes Graham, Owen

Koziol

Front Row (L to R): Jackson Strain, Sydnei Kemper, Racheal Strain, Alexis Cherry

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professional organizations holding collective

bargaining or professional agreement with the Twin

River Public School District are hereby notified that this

District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,

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in, its programs and activities. Any person

having injuries concerning this district’s compliance

with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title

IX, Americans with Disability Act. Or Section

504 of the Rehabilitation of 1973, is directed to contact:

Dr. John Weidner, Supt. Twin River Public Schools,

PO Box 640, Genoa, NE 68640 (Phone: 402-993-

2274). It is the intent of Twin River

Public Schools to comply with both this letter and

spirit of the law in making certain discrimination does

not exist in the policies, regulations and operations

of our District. Complaints can also be filed

with the Office of Civil Rights, as follows: Region

VII Office of Civil Rights, Department of Education,

10220 No. Executive Blvd…, 8th floor Kansas City, MO.

64153 (Phone 810-891-8026).

Twin River 6th Graders Explore Colleges and Careers

You think students are too young to be exploring colleges and careers? Think again, the 6th students have spent the last several weeks with Mr Koziol, K-12 School Counselor focusing on career exploration and college readiness, and what it takes to get there. The students first took part in the Nebraska Career Connections Interest Inventory. This activity is based on the Nebraska Department of Career Model. Following the survey results, students are matched with their career field or fields: Health Care (Red), Ag/Natural Resources (Green), Skilled and Technical Sciences (Orange), Arts and Communications (Purple), Business, Marketing, and Management (Yellow), or Human Services (Blue). Some students were matched with up to 3 colors, a more broad interest, while others were matched with one or two colors, a more narrow interest. All students were given stickers based on their career field results. The 6th grade was also assigned an interview project. They were to interview an adult about their career, job duties, and education. They shared the interviews with their classmates, and were then asked what color would that person be based on the career model?

The last 2 weeks they have been exploring what it takes even as 6th graders to make college a reality. In sponsorship with EducationQuest, the 6th graders were each given a booklet titled "Look2College." Activities were given to the students with the main focus being, what can I do now to pre-pare for college? The answer being, being your best self by demonstrating good character, practicing good study skills and getting good grades, exploring interests, and investing in yourself by earning and saving money. Mr Koziol stated, "The students really enjoy

this activity. They seemed a little shy at first with the interviews, but after they hear what their classmates share, they really found an interest in it. This is a good thing to do with these kids, having goals for their future and working to achieve those goals."

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Magician Has a Show at Twin River By: Jet-Lynn Worden

On Tuesday, February 7th the elementary classes had an assembly in the Twin River gymnasium. The assembly was sponsored by the great magician, Jeff Quinn. Quinn put on a neat little show about the history of Nebraska since it will be celebrating its 150 th birthday in March, and also incorporated his magic into it. After the show the students took home a paper with different magic products they could purchase for themselves from Jeff. Lots of students enjoyed buying magic packs and can now share magic with friends and family.

January Student of the Month By: Ezra Turpitt

For student of the month in January we had three nominees. The students nominated were chosen from the freshmen and sophomore classes. The nominees were Nathan Held, Irelynd Pearson, and Dalton Gembica. Nathan was nominated because he has made huge strides for coach Majerus in PE and wrestling. He is also more focused and works hard. Irelynd was nominated because she earned a silver medal at District FCCLA for their wonderful project on supporting teachers. She will go to state with her project. She also made finals at the Pierce speech invite (her first tournament ever) and she WON the Boone Central invite. She continues to be an excellent student and a great role model for younger students. Dalton was nominated because he has been a great student all year. He has improved his level of concern and his performance on his daily work and tests in the past few years. When he is absent, he gets his work done in a short amount of time and is a polite young man. He is a joy to have in class. The student of the month for January was Irelynd Pearson. Congratulations to Irelynd!

Students Attend a Puppet Show By: Jet-Lynn Worden

On Thursday, February 16th the Pre – Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes attended a puppet show in Fullerton. The name of the show was Kids on the Block and was sponsored by the Elks Club. The show taught the students that disabled kids are all special in their own way and are no different than everyone else besides of their limitations. It also taught that you should not treat any of them any different-ly. It was a great learning opportunity for the students and they all really enjoyed it.

Organizations

FFA Districts By: Austin Strain

On Wednesday, February 8th the Twin River FFA chapter traveled to Albion to attend the FFA District Proficiency Reviews and State Degree Interviews. The FFA chapter did very well! They completed proficiency applications based upon their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs. Every student in FFA is required to have an SAE project. This can be either an entrepreneurship or place-ment project, but most be related to agriculture. The applications require them to answer many questions about their projects as well as include information about skills learned, hours worked, and their income/expense. It takes a lot of time and effort to have a good project and put together a good application. The Gold State Qualifiers were Natalie Held in outdoor recreation, Trenton Kula in diversified ag production, Courtney Nelson in swine production entrepreneurship, Otto Mohr in beef production placement, Sara Czarnick in beef production placement, Kelsey Swantek in home and/or community development, andKate Mohr in veterinary science. The Gold winners were Sam Wyman which placed 4th and is next in line for state, and Mary Czarnick. The Silver winners were Nina Parry, Shayla Czarnick, and Kelsey Swantek. Lastly, the Bronze winners were Andrew Nelson, Dalton Gembica, Madison Ternus, and Blaine Jacobi.

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Activities

Lindsay Holy Family Speech Meet 2017 By: Lexus Keyes

The Twin River Speech Family did a terrific job at the Lindsay Holy Family on Friday, February 10 th and won the Team Championship. There were 13 schools competing at the tournament. Lots of the speech family members medaled. Kelsey Christensen placed 6th in Entertainment, Beau Wattier placed 6th in Humorous, Shyla Oberhauser, Cali Shanle, Erin Cook, Maddy Rinkol, and Mattie Fehringer all placed 5th in OID, Zak Rungi placed 4th in Entertainment, Mary Czarnick placed 4th in Poetry, Colby Olson placed 3rd in Extemporaneous, Tyson Jones, Beau Wattier, Taylor Kemper, and Halle Konz placed 3rd in OID, Ashley Borowiak placed 3rd in Poetry, Ryan Range was runner-up in Extemporaneous Speaking, Justin Mohrmann received runner-up in Persuasive, and Ashley Borowiak was runner-up in Serious. The Tournament Champions for the Titans were Jonathan Laska in Informative, Catherine Laska in Persuasive, and Mary Czarnick in Serious. Great job to the speech family!

Titans Do Well in Fifth Speech Meet of the Season By: Lexus Keyes

Congrats to the Twin River Speech Family for receiving Team Tournament Runner-Up at the Humphrey Speech Meet on Saturday, February 11th. There were a total of 14 schools that competed in the meet. The following Twin River Speech members medaled at the Humphrey Speech Meet: Zak Runge placed 7th in Entertainment, Trey Fehringer placed 7th in Humorous, Caitlyn VanWinkle, Payton Rinkol, Andrew Nelson, and Chloe Cave all placed 7th in OID, Colby Olson placed 7th in Extemporaneous, Tyson Jones and Quin Otto both placed 7th in Duet, Cali Shanle, Shyla Oberhauser, Mattie Fehringer, Maddy Rinkol, and Erin Cook placed 6th in OID, Jon Laska placed 5th in Informative, Ashley Borowiak placed 5th in Serious, Catherine Laska placed 4th in Extemporaneous, Justin Mohrmann placed 4th in Persuasive, Mary Czarnick placed 3rd in Poetry, Catherine Laska placed 3rd in Persuasive, Ashley Borowiak was Tournament Runner-Up in Poetry, Courtney Nelson was Tournament Runner-Up in Informative, Ryan Range was Tournament Champion in Extemporaneous, Courtney Nelson was Tournament Champion in Persuasive, and Mary Czarnick was Tournament Champion in Serious. In total this year the Speech Family has brought back a total of 126 individual medals, including 18 individual Tournament Runner-Up medals and 16 individual Tournament Champion medals. However, there are still three competitions to go; conference, districts, and state. Good job Speech Family!

Jaguar Speech Invite 2017 By: Lexus Keyes

The Twin River Speech Family competed in the speech meet in Howells on Wednesday, February 8th. The Titans were the Team Tournament Champions. Due to the snow a few schools dropped out and they ran both the varsity and novice divisions together. The following Titans medaled: Cali Shanle and Halle Konz Top Novice and 7th in Duet, Irelynd Pearson placed 6th in Entertainment, Tyson Jones, Taylor Kemper, Beau Wattier, and Halle Konz all placed 6th in OID, Kenzie Whitlow recieved Top Novice and placed 5th in Extemporaneous, Kelsey Entertainment placed 5th in Entertainment, Justin Mohrmann placed 5th in Persuasive, Blake Booth, Dylan Loewe, Kelsey Swantek, Trey Fehringer and Gracie Baker were Top Novice and all placed 5th in OID, Mary Czarnick placed 4th in Serious, Justin Mohrmann and Preston Connelly both placed 4th in Duet, Mattie Fehringer, Erin Cook, Maddy Rinkol, Cali Shanle, and Shyla Oberhauser all placed 4th in OID, Ashley Borowiak placed 3rd in Serious, Catherine Laska was Top Novice and placed 3rd in Persuasive, Ashley Borowiak placed 3rd in Poetry, Colby Olson was Tournament Runner-Up in Extemporaneous, Courtney Nelson was Tournament Runner-Up in Informative, Mary Czarnick was Tournament Runner-Up in Poetry, Courtney Nelson was Tournament Runner-Up in Persuasive, and Ryan Range was the Tournament Champion in Extemporaneous.

East Husker Conference Honor Band By: Ms. Wortmann

On Monday, February 6th four high school band members attended the EHC honor band which was held in North Bend. One other student was supposed to attend as well but was sick. Members of the honor band were required to audition. The band set up this year was set up a little different than in years past. There were two different bands, Symphonic and Wind Ensemble. The top of the top players were in the Wind Ensemble and from Twin River those students were Michaela Morris playing clarinet and Ryan Range in the percussion section. Other students to make it were flutists Marissa Morris and Mackenzie Whitlow, and

clarinetist Catherine Laska. Freshman Marissa Morris was top chair in the Symphonic band and received a flute solo. The concert, held at 7 pm, was an example of a successful blending of students from all sixteen conference

Select Junior High Students Attend Honor Band at York By: Ms. Wortmann

On Saturday, February 25th eight students attended the annual Junior High York Honor Band. Ten students were selected to attend, but due to sickness we were short two students. A total of 336 students from 23 schools from across the state of Nebraska and northern Kansas attended. The seventh grade students selected were clarinet players Natalie Reeg, Whitney Schmidt, and Ty Vanek. Other seventh graders were alto saxophonist Gunner Fink and trumpeter Raina Swanson. The eighth grade clarinet players were Mia Gaston and Emilee Spitz. Other students included trumpet player Nic Euse, French hornist Ethan Engstrom, and trombonist Max Wattier. The day started at 1:00 where students rehearsed as two large ensembles, and then had a concert at 6:30 pm. The eighth grade band was directed by Jim Kucera from Waverly High School, and the seventh grade band was directed by Rebecca Wilhelm from Norris Middle School. It was a fun day had by all.

Winter Ball 2017 By: Brendan Covert

On Saturday, February 18th Twin River had their annual winter ball which took place in the old gym starting at 7:00 pm. The students all had a great time dancing the night away. The week before the winter ball, couples were selected to participate in the cutest couple contest. Contestants were Beau Wattier and Taylor Kemper, Michaela Morris and Justin Mohrmann, Jaxson Hinkle and Madison Ternus, Dalton Gembica and Macie Engstrom, Colby Olson and Natalie Held, Otto Mohr and Tiffanie Paczosa, and lastly Chelsea Brandenburger and Bryce Robinson. Students could vote for their cutest couple choice by placing spare change into an envelope with the cutest couples picture on it near the cafeteria. The couple with the most money on Saturday night won the contest. The cutest couple for 2017 was Michaela Morris and Justin Mohrmann. Congratulations to all!

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Speech Family Wins EHC Tournament By: Lexus Keyes

The Twin River Speech Family won the East Husker Conference Championship on Saturday, February 25 th. It was an incredible competition for the Twin River Speech Family and was held in West Point. Twin River scored a team total of 349 points, an amazing few points out from the Humphrey team at 345 points. Twenty-two students of the Speech Family competed at the tournament and every one of them scored points. The lowest team for the Titans scored six points in this highly experienced competition. With a gap of only four points between the Twin River Speech team and Humphrey Speech team, this was truly a complete Family victory. Here are the following that medaled in our competition. Kelsey Christensen placed 6th in Entertainment, Shyla Oberhauser, Maddy Rinkol, Mattie Fehringer, Erin Cook, and Cali Shanle all placed 6th in OID, Payton Cherry placed 5th in Entertainment, Justin Mohrmann placed 4th in Persuasive, Ashley Borowiak placed 4th in Serious, Trey Fehringer placed 4th in Humorous, Ashley Borowiak placed 4th in Poetry, Tyson Jones, Taylor Kemper, Nathan Whitlow, and Beau Wattier all placed 4th in OID, Jonathan Laska placed 3rd Informative, Mary Czarnick placed 3rd in Poetry, Courtney Nelson was the Tournament Runner-Up in Persuasive, Mary Czarnick was Tournament Runner-Up in Serious, and Ryan Range was Tournament Runner-Up in Extemporaneous. Courtney Nelson was the Tournament Champion in Informative. Great job Twin River Speech Family The Speech Family performs next at Speech night on Tuesday, March 7th with a start time of 6:30 pm at the Genoa site school. All are welcome to enjoy this night of high-level entertainment.

FCCLA Week By: Jet-Lynn Worden

The week of February 6th was FCCLA week. The FCCLA students had a week of fun activities for the students and staff. Monday they served root beer floats after school to the teachers. Monday was also the start of Penny Wars. Students could bring in pennies to put in a bucket of their homeroom. The homeroom with the most pennies would win and then receive a food day during homeroom provided by the Foods class. The only obstacle was other students could sabotage other rooms by bringing in quarters, dimes, and nickels to subtract the total pennies. The winner of the penny wars was Mrs. Cook’s class which raised $250!! The proceeds from the war went to the Paige Gray family to help with funeral expenses. Thanks to all who participated. One other fun activity throughout the week was Thursday which was dine in with your family night.

Winter Sports Pep Rally By: Jet – Lynn Worden

On Wednesday, February 15th Twin River held a pep rally for winter activities and for Sergey Parry making it to state wrestling. During the festivities, the girls and boys basketball teams talked about their upcoming games. The seniors from each team had an opportunity to talk and share their thank-fulness to many supporters. After both basketball teams talked, coach Majerus talked about the suc-cesses of the wrestling team this season. He also talked about Sergey and how he would be making a state appearance on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Lastly, each sports team picked a group of team-mates to play a game of Jeopardy. It was fun by all and was entertaining for the spectators to watch.

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Staff Profile

Staff Member: Mitchel Tracy Education: Bachelor Arts English/English Writing, and Spanish Family: Employment: Spanish, Digital Citizenship, Broadcasting Co Sponsor, School Website Favorites: Food: Anything weird he hasn’t tried yet Color: Blue when it isn’t trying to be purple Book: Hitcher’s Guide to the Galaxies by: Douglas Addams Hobbies: Linguistics, computer hardwiring, programming, and playing the guitar Loves Most About His Job: Helping people

Mrs. Laska

Mr. Tracy

Staff Member: Christina Laska Education: University of Wisconsin - History Degree, Political Science Degree University of Nebraska - Masters Degree in Special Education Family: Husband Daniel, son Jonathan who is a senior, and daughter Catherine who is a freshman Employment: Special Education Director here at Twin River Favorites Food: Pepperoni Pizza as well as chocolate Color: Red Book: Anything by Jane Austin Hobbies: Reading, sewing, working with farm animals Loves Most About Her Job: Watching the graduates go on to successful college or careers.

Staff Member: Daniel Koziol Education: Wayne State College Family: Parents Martin and Jane, brother John, and sisters Deb and Karen Employment: Twin River 9 years Favorites Food: Prime Rib Color: Green Music: All genres, but mostly country or anything George Strait Hobbies: Sports, coaching, working at the family farm, going to concerts, fishing, listen-ing to music Inspired By: His parents Most Embarrassing Moment: Showing off his dance moves for the Twin River staff videos

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Madison Kula What do you like most about winter? Snowmans What do you like about your teacher? She’s nice What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream? Chocolate Chip Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side….ummm I don’t know

Josie Urban What do you like most about winter? Playing in the snow What do you like about your teacher? She let’s us do focus ball What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream? Vanilla Why did the chicken cross the road? Because he had to get to its home

Layton Melcher What do you like most about winter? Get to play in the snow What do you like about your teacher? She teaches us stuff What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream? Chocolate Why did the chicken cross the road? So it could get to the other side

Jadelynn Gifford What do you like most about winter? Having a snowball fight What do you like about your teacher? I like her voice What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream? Chocolate Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side

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Varsity Sports

Twin River Takes First Game By: Justyce Stankoski

The Twin River varsity boys opened up the conference tournament January 28th at home against the Clarkson Leigh Patriots. Clarkson Leigh stepped up their game from the first time seeing Twin River. The Titans jumped out to a 35-21 halftime lead and then had to hang on late to top the Patriots. Justyce Stankoski was the lead player hitting four of the Titans six three pointers and scored a total of twelve points. Joe Zwiener also contributed twelve points. Twin River had another big win for the first game of the tournament beating the Patriots 52-47.

Tekamah Upsets Twin River in Round One of Conference Play By: Brendan Covert

On Friday, January 27th Tekamah and Twin River went head to head in Pender. The winners were the Tekamah ladies with a final score of 44-38. The leading scorer for Twin River was Lexi Ramaekers with sixteen points. Following up on her was Tera Paczosa with ten points. Coach Morris stated the following, “You could tell by our execution that we haven’t had a full practice in a couple of weeks. We did not execute well offensively or defensively. Throw in fatigue and you have the makings for a game where you don’t shoot well, turn the ball over more than usual, that sort of thing. We are getting to the point in the season where we have to make sure we are mentally and physically sharp, ready to play, every night. This is a group of kids. We will rebound from this loss.”

Twin River Takes Down Wisner-Pilger By: Brendan Covert

On Thursday, February 2nd Twin River went up against Wisner Pilger at home for the consolation game of the EHC tournament. The game was in Twin River’s favor, winning 46-38. The Titans scored forty of its forty six points in the first three quarters while the Gators had an up and down night. The leading scorer for the game was Sara Czarnick with four-teen points, and not far behind was Lexi Ramaekers with twelve points.

Twin River Falls Short

By: Justyce Stankoski

Twin River and Bancroft Rosalie/Lyons Decatur traveled to North Bend on Tuesday, January 31st for round two of

the East Husker Conference game. It was one good game to go watch. Bancroft Rosalie/Lyons Decatur Northeast

led the game at halftime by two points. It was a back to back game. In the second half the Titans couldn’t get their

offense going, which led to the loss for the Titans with a final score of 38-33. Justyce Stankoski led the Titans scor-

ing fourteen points and netting half of the Titans six treys. The Titans will play in the consolation game Saturday.

Twin River Beats Humphrey Lindsay Holy Family By: Justyce Stankoski

Twin River traveled to Humphrey to take on Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family on February 9th. This was the consolation game for the East Husker Conference Tournament. It was a shootout game with a high score of 59-51 with Twin River beating Humphrey to take home a win for the consolation match. Leading scorers for the match was Beau Wattier from Twin River with fourteen points, and Johnny Babl from Humphrey with twelve points.

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Titans Take the W at Home By: Brendan Covert

On Tuesday, February 7th the Lady Titans went up against Central City at home in Genoa. The Titans started out a little slow in the first quarter, but they stepped up their game in the other three quarters. The Titans won 55-43. The leading scorer for Twin River was Tera Paczosa with nineteen points. Following Tera was Halle Konz with ten points. It was a solid win for the Titans.

Twin River Tops Central City By: Justyce Stankoski

The Central City varsity boys basketball team traveled to Twin River to take on the Titans on Tuesday, February 7th. It was a good game until the end. Twin River managed to lead most of the game. Preston Connelly scored twenty five points for the Titans and Beau Wattier added eighteen. This helped the team as the Titans only made five of the nineteen free throw shots for the game. The Twin River boys were able to have another home win beat-ing the Bison 54-50.

Humphrey Swoops Twin River By: Brendan Covert

On Thursday, February 9th Twin River went up against Humphrey Lindsay Holy Family at home in Genoa. The score was a heart break with Humphrey winning 56-52. The second half gave the Bulldogs just enough distance to escape. The leading scorer for the Titans was Lexi Ramaekers with twenty one points. Following close behind her was Tera Paczosa with twenty points. It was a great production from key players but came up a little short to get the win.

Humphrey Lindsay Holy Family Gets Back at Twin River By: Justyce Stankoski

Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family traveled down to Genoa for a second matchup of the season on Thursday, February 9th. Twin River beat them in the first matchup by eight points but Humphrey was looking for revenge and beat them 62-54. Both games were evenly matched. The top scorers for the Titans were three seniors which included Preston Connelly with nine-teen points, Justyce Stankoski with fifteen points, and Beau Wattier with eleven points.

Twin River Takes Over Centennial By: Brendan Covert

On Tuesday, February 14th Twin River went up against Centennial in York for their first sub district game. It was day two for the tournament but the Titans were the highest seed making them bypass game one. Defense was the game for the Titans winning 45-12. The Titans had twenty-one steals while holding Centennial to only a fifteen percent shooting from the field. The twelve points ties for the fewest allowed this season by the Titans. Sara Czarnick recorded a game high of six steals. Tera Paczosa was the lead scorer for the Titans with thirteen points. She also added five rebounds, two assists, and four steals. Following Tera in scoring was Lexi Ramaekers with eleven points. This was a solid victory for Twin River as they look forward to the next game in district play.

Twin River Loses Battle By: Justyce Stankoski

Twin River traveled to Humphrey to face Humphrey St. Francis on Friday, February 17th. This was the Titans last game for the season before sub districts. This team was pretty even matched for the Titans. In fact, the Titans were able to keep the whole game within ten points. The second quarter the Titans fell behind 26-12 which really hurt them. The Titans had a better third quarter outscoring them by six points. The Titans lost the battle 69-60. The Titans to score double digits included Preston Connelly with twenty-four points, Beau Wattier with fourteen points, and Joe Zwiener with ten points.

Twin River Takes First Round in Sub Districts By: Justyce Stankoski

On Tuesday, February 21st Twin River and Cross County met in York to play in the boys sub districts. This was the second night of action, but the Titans did not play Monday night due to being the higher seed. It was a pretty even match and was close all the way to the wire. Twin River pulled off the two point win 51-49. Justyce Stankoski was the top scorer with twelve points, and not far behind was Preston Connelly with eleven. Twin River moves on to the sub district final on Thursday.

Twin River Loses Heartbreaker By: Justyce Stankoski

Twin River and Centennial faced off in the sub district final matchup at York High School on February 23rd. Twin River came out not shooting very well as Centennial was. Twin River brought a thirteen point lead for Centennial, down to only a three point lead in the third quarter. Centennial still managed to keep the lead though through the rest of the game stretch-ing their score to beat Twin River 46-34. The top scorer for the Titans was Beau Wattier with ten points. The other top scorer was Preston Connelly with seven points. The loss makes it the final game for the season. Great job boys we are proud of you!

Twin River Takes out Nebraska Christian By: Brendan Covert

On Thursday, February 16th Twin River went up against Nebraska Christian in York in the sub district finals. A dominant night of shoot-ing helped Twin River secure the win 51-36 advancing them to the district finals. The Titans were paced by Tera Paczosa who scored a team high of thirteen points. Lexi Ramaekers also finished in double digits with eleven points. She added a team best six assists. Sara Czarnick led with steals for the Titans with six. It was a solid victory for the Titans as they will take on third ranked Howells Dodge. Good luck ladies!

Twin River Just Couldn't Get Passed Howells-Dodge

By: Brendan Covert

On Saturday, February 25th Twin River and Howells-Dodge played in the district finals at Central Community College in Columbus. The

Titans were defeated 50-42. The leading scorers for the Titans were seniors Lexi Ramaekers and Taylor Kemper both with eleven pints.

Senior Tera Paczosa stated, “We had a great season. We did accomplish a lot and we reached a lot of goals.” The Titans never gave up

and that showed on the court. The Titans trailed by fifteen points at halftime and thirteen entering the fourth quarter. Lexi made a three

pointer with 1 minute 30 seconds to help Twin River to come within seven. It was a tough loss for Twin River ending their season but

they had a great season. Great job ladies!

Titan JV Finishes the Season Undefeated at 19-0 By: Ezra Turpitt

The Twin River Girls Junior Varsity team capped off a remarkable year by defeating the Humphrey - Lindsay Holy Family Bulldogs 46-35. The Titans got off to a quick start leading 9-1 after the first quarter. The Titans increased their lead to nearly twenty points in the fourth quarter before the Bulldogs mounted a comeback, cutting the lead to ten. The Titans, however, held on in the fourth quarter for the victory. Leading the way for the Titans was Halle Konz with nineteen points in just two quarters, and Erin Cook added twelve points. Coach Dan Koziol gave credit to the teams hard-work all season long, "What a fantastic year, to my knowledge this is the first time any team has went undefeated on the year in Twin River history, and this group is very deserving of this accomplishment. Once we beat Scotus in the Holiday Tournament, I knew this team was capable of more. They make each other better in practice and help our seniors to improve as well. They withstood the battles throughout the year and persevered to finish 19-0." The girls learned a lot about the sport and each other and hopefully they continue their undefeated streak into next season.

19-0 Undefeated Season Record

Columbus Holiday Tournament Champions

Front Row Left to Right: Madison Ternus, Bailey Oberhauser, Cali Shanle, Nina Parry, Gabi Wieck, Halle Konz, Lana Hebda

Back Row Left to Right: Marissa Morris, Caitlyn Van Winkle, Eva Fehringer, Coach Koziol, Erin Cook, Chloe Cave, Macie Engstrom, Payton

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Titans Compete in East Husker Conference Tournament By: Ezra Turpitt

On Saturday, January 28th the Twin River wrestlers competed in the East Husker Conference Tournament which was held in Tekamah. The team did well overall and finished 10th place. The team had three medalists which were Isaac Booth and Tucker Alexander getting third, and Jayden Schroder receiving fourth. Other team results were Nathan Held 0-2, Donnie Otto 2-2, and Sergey Parry 1-2.

JV Wrestling in York By: Cody Turpitt

On Thursday, February 2nd some of the Twin River wrestlers participated in the JV tournament in York. Not everyone was able to wrestle due to all the sickness that has been going around. The best news of the tournament was Jack Reeg won first place in the 182 pound weight bracket, and Trey Fehringer was able to wrestle for the first time this season. Others to place were Isaac Booth and Grant Swantek. Good job wrestlers!

Twin River Wrestlers Tackle the Grand Island Tournament By: Ezra Turpitt

On Saturday, February 4th the Twin River wrestling team traveled to Grand Island to compete in the GICC tournament. There were a lot of the Titan wrestlers out due to sickness, but even with the kids gone the Titans still did well placing 11th overall. Isaac Booth and Nathan Held represented the Titans very well placing 4th in their individual brackets. Other team results included: Trey Fehringer 1-2, Donnie Otto 1-2, Dillon Gottsch 0-2, Jayden Schroder 3-2, and Tucker Alexander 1-2.

Wrestlers Dominate at GINW By Cody Turpitt

On Monday, February 6th the JV wrestlers competed well at their last tournament of the season. The meet was held at Grand Island Northwest. The boys were put in 4 man Round Robin, and the whole team performed well. Grant Swantek and Jack Reeg placed first. There were four Titans to receive second place which included Trey Fehringer, Dillon Gottsch, Dylan Loewe, and Jacob Czarnick. Com-ing in for third place was Kyle Kemper and Quin Otto. Isaac Booth also placed and received fourth. Awesome job wrestlers!

TR Wrestlers Tackle Districts By: Ezra Turpitt

On Friday, February 10th and Saturday the 11th the Titan wrestlers traveled to David City for district wrestling. They had their ups and downs. The Titans had four wrestlers make it to the heartbreak round. The heartbreak round means they were only one match away from making state. Those wrestlers included Isaac Booth, Donnie Otto, Jayden Schroder, and Tucker Alexander. Making it to state was Sergey Parry. This will be his second appearance at state.

Titan Tidings

Twin River Stomps Boone Central By: Justyce Stankoski

The Twin River C team boys traveled to Newman Grove to face Boone Central on a February 6th match up. Twin River put a beat down on the Cardinals. The Titans allowed them only to score fifteen points in the first half. The top scorers for the Titans were Dalton Gembica and Nolan Ramaekers scoring twelve points apiece. Twin River beat Boone Central 56-32.

TR GIRLS C-TEAM FINISHES SEASON 5-1 On February 6th Twin River traveled to Newman Grove for their final game of the C-Team girls season versus Boone Central / Newman Grove. The Titans jumped out to a 17 - 4 halftime lead and did not look back in finishing off a 32 - 16 victory over the Cardinals. The Titans played tremendous full court pressure defense for the first three quarters in putting the game out of reach despite not shoot-ing the ball for a high percentage. It was another balance scoring effort for the Titans. Erin Cook and Madison Ternus scored seven points each and Eva Fehringer tallied six points. Lana Hebda and Bailey Oberhauser scored four points apiece and Payotn Rinkol and Chloe Cave each scored two. The girls finished their season with a record of 5-1 and showed great improvement over the course of the year due to their hard work in practice and on game days. Awesome job ladies!

Sergey Takes Down State By: Ezra Turpitt and Coach Majerus

On Friday, February 17th and Saturday the 18th Sergey Parry represented the Titans at the state wrestling tournament in Omaha. This was his second year wrestling in the tournament. Sergey Parry is a great athlete and has started a lot for the Twin River wrestling program. He will be greatly missed and represented Twin River Public Schools well. Watching him develop over four years has been a great ride. As a coach it is hard to see an athlete strive for perfection and "do what it takes" to reach our goals and fall short. It was unfortunate that Sergey happened to get Knee Bursitis and his knee decides to blow up a week before districts and put a tamper on our goals and training. In wrestling it is almost impossible to maintain wrestling shape without actually wrestling. I truly believe Sergey was on track to medal at state this year and I would have loved to watch that tournament play out a few more times, but unfortunately Sergey is a senior and that is not possible. Sergey is a champion in my book and I hope all Twin River athletes model his work-ethic and drive in their goals and dreams. Sergey went 1-2 at the 2016-2017 State Championship for the second year in a row. His two losses were to Abe Hernandez of Mitchell (2-time Runner up) and Dalton Mueller of North Bend (5th place finisher). Sergey finishes the season 37-12 and is Twin Rivers first ever 2x State Qualifier. Congratulations to Sergey Parry!!!

Central City upsets Twin River By: Austin Strain

On Tuesday, February 7th the Twin River JV boys played Central City at home. The Central City Bison came out hot and did not let down the whole game. The Titans tried to keep up with their pace and came close after the first quarter but could not quite catch up. The Bison won 45-39. The lead scorer for the Titans was Mason Prososki with twelve points. Jaxson Hinkle came in next with eight points. Overall it was a good game and Twin River made sure Central City didn’t score too high.

TR Girls Go Undefeated With a Win Against Central City By: Ezra Turpitt

The Titans were too much to handle for the Central City Bison on Tuesday, February 7th at home. Eleven players cracked the scoring column as the Titans won 51-31. Coach Koziol stated, “I am very pleased with the effort by the girls, we haven’t had a JV game for a while due to the conference tournament. They came out and execut-ed at a high level. Central City beat us in a close one last year, so it was nice to overcome that loss.” The leading scorers for the Titans were Halle Konz with thirteen points, Gabi Wieck with ten points, and Cali Shanle with six points. With the win, the Twin River JV girls improve to 18-0 on the year

Titan Tidings

Twin River C Team Slay the Madison Dragons By: Austin Strain

On January 23rd the Twin River C team played the Madison Dragons in Monroe. The Titans beat Madison an enormous 61-39. The Titans outscored the Dragons in all four quarters of the game from anywhere between two and twelve points. The lead scorer for the game was Mason Prososki with fifteen points. Carter Frenzen was next in line with fourteen points, and lastly Dalton Gembica scoring ten points.

C Team Boys Defeat Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family By: Cody Turpitt

On Saturday, January 14th the Boys C team played Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family in Monroe. The final score was 45-28 with the Titans winning. Mason Prososki helped the team by scoring a total of sixteen points. Dalton Gembica and Carter Frenzen also chipped in scor-ing eight points apiece.

JV Boys Fall Short at Humphrey By: Cody Turpitt

On Thursday, February 9th the JV boys took on Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family in Humphrey. Humphrey came out with great speed in the first half scoring twenty three points whereas the Titans only scored fourteen points. The Titans came out in the second half ready to play but were not quite able to catch up losing 41-48. Dalton Gembica was the top scorer for the team scoring twelve points. Carter Frenzen helped the Titans with an additional seven points.

Junior High Sports

Eighth Grade Boys Lose in Close Game By: Cody Turpitt

On Monday, January 29th the eighth grade boys’ basketball team came close to winning over Fullerton. The final score was 27-23 with the Warriors claiming the victory. The game was played in Fullerton. Ethan Engstrom scored the most points scoring seven, and Ross Hebda was the next top scorer scoring four points. Other team members to contribute to scoring were Lucas Cook, Tony Jarecki, Wes Graham, Connor Oberhauser, and Caleb Jenkinson.

Twin River Slammed Osceola/ High Plains By: Austin Strain

On Thursday, February 2nd the Twin River eighth grade team played Osceola/High Plains on the road in Osceola. The Titans started out strong and stayed strong the whole game beating Osceola 41-27. The lead scorers for the game were Chase Buhl and Owen Koziol both with eleven points. Max Wattier wasn’t far behind giving the team eight points. Overall it was a good game and over half of the Twin River team scored at least one point.

Twin River Junior High Basketball Tops David City Scouts By: Cody Turpitt

On Tuesday, February 7th the eighth grade boys basketball team played the David City Scouts in Monroe for their last home game this season. The Titans started out strong by scoring thirty-two points in the first half compared to the Scouts thirteen points. The second half was also good for the Titans but didn’t outscore the Scouts as much. Twin River won with a final score of 46-21. Ross Hebda had the game high of eleven points. Max Wattier wasn’t far behind with nine points. Other players that contributed greatly to the score were Chase Buhl with six points, Lucas Cook with five points, and Tony Jarecki with five points.

Titan Tidings

Eighth Grade Boys Lose in Close Game By: Cody Turpitt

On Monday, January 29th the eighth grade boys’ basketball team came close to winning over Fullerton. The final score was 27-23 with the Warriors claiming the victory. The game was played in Fullerton. Ethan Engstrom scored the most points scoring seven, and Ross Hebda was the next top scorer scoring four points. Other team members to contribute to scoring were Lucas Cook, Tony Jarecki, Wes Graham, Connor Oberhauser, and Caleb Jenkinson.

Twin River Slammed Osceola/ High Plains By: Austin Strain

On Thursday, February 2nd the Twin River eighth grade team played Osceola/High Plains on the road in Osceola. The Titans started out strong and stayed strong the whole game beating Osceola 41-27. The lead scorers for the game were Chase Buhl and Owen Koziol both with eleven points. Max Wattier wasn’t far behind giving the team eight points. Overall it was a good game and over half of the Twin River team scored at least one point.

Twin River Junior High Basketball Tops David City Scouts By: Cody Turpitt

On Tuesday, February 7th the eighth grade boys basketball team played the David City Scouts in Monroe for their last home game this season. The Titans started out strong by scoring thirty-two points in the first half compared to the Scouts thirteen points. The second half was also good for the Titans but didn’t outscore the Scouts as much. Twin River won with a final score of 46-21. Ross Hebda had the game high of eleven points. Max Wattier wasn’t far behind with nine points. Other players that contributed greatly to the score were Chase Buhl with six points, Lucas Cook with five points, and Tony Jarecki with five points.

Twin River Conquers Scotus By: Austin Strain

On Friday, February 9th the Twin River eighth grade team won against Columbus Scotus. The game was played in Columbus. The lead scorer for the Titans was Max Wattier with twelve points. Following Max was Tony Jarecki and Ross Hebda each scoring seven points. The Titans will have one more game before wrapping up the season.

Twin River’s Final Game of the Season By: Austin Strain

On Monday, February 20th the eighth grade Titans played at David City Aquinas and lost a close game, 33-30. The Titans came out hot in the first half, but in the second half Aquinas stepped up their game outscoring them by three points. The leading scorer was Chase Buhl with eleven total points, nine points of which were three pointers. The next top scorers were Wes Graham and Max Wattier with seven points each. Overall it was a great game and a heartbreaker for the Titans as this was the final game of the season. Great job Titans!

Twin River Club Wrestling at York By: Ezra Turpitt

On Sunday, February 5th the Twin River club wrestlers competed in York. They did fairly well as a team and had several medalists and champions which included Ethan Rigsby, Jacob Tenski, Spencer Kula, and Parker Litz. Coming in second place were Kendrick Staab, Cade Kunkel, Zach Held, Shane Smith, Nathan Leach, Boston Hinkle, and Rocco Gehring. Rocco also scored second place in the seventh and eighth division. Third place winners were Carson Macdonald, Caylee Kunkel, Mateo Rivera, Ian Litz, Bryson Kula, Owen O’Kelly, Preston Robinson, William Czarnick, Sage Beck, Cinch Beck, JLee Van Driel, and Sienna Beck. Other wrestlers that competed were Simon Litz, Milo Gerhing, Owen Johnson, Brock Smith, Collin Leach, Grant Czarnick, and Elliot Leach. Awesome job Titan wrestlers!

Club Wrestling By Cody Turpitt

A few Twin River youth wrestlers competed at Centennial on Sunday, February 19th. The Titans had four first place medalists which in-cluded Brycen Kula, Zach Held, Jacob Tenski, and Spencer Kula. Mason Tenski placed second place, and Ashton Johnson placed third. Great job to all the wrestlers.

Titan Tidings

7th Grade Jr. High Boys Basketball

On January 14, the 7th grade boys’ basketball team played Lakeview at home. Although the Titans played hard, both the A and B teams lost. The 7B team lost 31-7 with Caleb Cornwell scoring six points and Jacob Czarnick scoring one point. The 7A team lost 48-30. Mason Tenski led the Titans in scoring with seventeen points. Kadren Miller put in five, Logan Reeg and Caleb Cornwell each had three, and Haden Czarnick had two points. The 7th grade boys basketball team hosted Boone Central/Newman Grove on January 22, playing both an A and B game. The Titans came up short in both games, but continued to show improvement in their skills and teamwork. The 7B team lost by nine points with a score of 26-17. Kahlin Blaser and Haden Czarnick led the scoring with four points apiece, followed by Caleb Cornwell with three and Logan Reeg, Jackson Strain and Dominic Schwalm each had a bucket. The 7A team lost 45-25 with Mason Tenski scoring seventeen, followed by Beau Zoucha and Caleb Cornwell with three each, and Kadren Miller putting in two. The Titans were at a height disad-vantage with some of the Boone Central players, but took care of the ball by improving their passing skills. This enabled them to take better shots throughout the game. The 7th grade Titans traveled to Madison on January 23 and came home with their first win. The Titans defeated the Dragons 24-22. Mason Tenski led the Titans with eleven points, Beau Zoucha had six, Haden Czarnick four, Jackson Strain two, and Caleb Cornwell with one point. The Titans trailed at halftime by four. They stayed close to the Dragons and took the lead in the last couple minutes of the fourth quarter to win the game. On January 26, the Titans met up with the Bison of Central City. The 7B team had a nice win with a score of 25-7. Caleb Cornwell led the Titans with five points, followed by Dominic Schwalm and Kahlin Blaser with four each, and scoring two points were Logan Reeg, Colton Rupp, Jackson Strain, Jed Jones and Haden Czarnick. The 7B team was evenly sized with the Bison and pressing them was a factor in the win. The 7A team fell short, with a score of 45-34. High scorer for the Titans was Mason Tenski with fifteen points, followed by Caleb Cornwell and Haden Czarnick with seven, and Beau Zoucha with five points. Height again posed some problems for the 7A team, but the boys continued to work hard and improve. The Titans were on the road again on January 30, traveling west to play Fullerton. The 7th graders fell short to the Warriors by a score of 33-14. Caleb Cornwell and Mason Tenski both scored three points. Kahlin Blaser, Beau Zoucha, Haden Czarnick, and Kadren Miller all chipped in two points. The Titans played a Warrior team consisting of both 7th and 8th graders and their height posed some problems for us. The Titans traveled to Osceola to play Osceola/High Plains and came out on top with a score of 23-16. Trailing at halftime by nine, the Titans outscored their opponent by sixteen in the second half. Mason Tenski led the Titans with eleven points, Caleb Cornwell and Haden Czarnick each had four, and Beau Zoucha and Dominic Schwalm both had two. On Feb. 7 the Titans got to play at home against David City. The 7th graders beat the Scouts by a score of 24-18. Leading the Titans with eleven points was Mason Tenski. Haden Czarnick and Kadren Miller both added four points each, Dominic Schwlam had three, and Kahlin Blaser had two. As a team, the Titans moved the ball well and were able to take better shots and improved on hitting the boards for rebounds.

The Titans traveled to Columbus Scotus on February 9, playing both an A and B game. The 7B team lost 15-5 to the Shamrocks with Jacob Czarnick and Ty Vanek each having two points apiece, and Logan Reeg adding one. Despite the score, the Titans played hard and almost held the Shamrocks scoreless in the second half, with them only scoring in the last minute of the game. The 7A team came up short at the buzzer with a score of 27-19. Mason Tenski led the Titans with twelve points. Haden Czarnick added five and Kadren Miller had two. “The Shamrocks were the first team to play a man to man defense against us, which took a little adjusting for the boys,” said Coach Hebda. “The boys did a nice job of getting the ball inside, beating the post by putting the ball on the floor.” On February 20, the Titans played their last Jr. High game of the season in David City against the Aquinas Monarchs. The 7B team finished with a win of 24-10. Kahlin Blaser had a season high of eight points. Dominic Schwalm and Aaron Ziemba both added five and Jackson Strain had two points. The boys did a nice job of pressing and causing turnovers against the Monarchs. The 7A team came up short with a score of 28-23. Mason Tenski had a season high of eighteen points, with Caleb Cornwell adding three and Beau Zoucha adding two points. The Titans came out after halftime and did a nice job of pressuring the Monarchs, outscoring them by two points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to close the gap to win. “Overall, the boys had a successful season as they worked hard to get better, both offensively and defensively,” said Coach Hebda.

Titan Tidings

Club Wrestling in Osceola By: Cody Turpitt

On Sunday February 12th the club wrestling team competed in Osceola in a dual tournament. The team faced Milford, Double Dog, and Central City. The Club Wrestlers did a great job, but none of them placed. Below you will find how each wrestler did. Caylee Kunkel 0-1 Milo Gehring 0-1 Owen Johnson 1-1 Kendrick Staab 1-1 Cade Kunkel1-1 Mateo Rivera 0-1 Brock Smith 0-2 Ian Litz 1-2 Brycen Kula 2-0 Ethan Rigsby 0-5

Zach Held 2-1 Adam Schroder 1-1 Shane Smith 1-1 Boston Hinkle 0-3 Preston Robinson 0-3 Korbe Urkoski 0-3 Evan Strain 2-2 Rocco Gehring 1-2 Spencer Kula 1-3 Jed Jones 1-3 Jaxson Jones 2-3 Parker Litz 2-3 Jackson Strain 0-4

On Saturday, February 25th Twin River held its first club wrestling event ever. There were close to 150 wrestlers that attended. A special thing about the tournament was how the scoring took place. Every school’s top 12 wrestlers for the team scored. Twin River was able to keep the first place trophy ahead of Columbus. Some of the other great teams that were there were Double Dog, and Boone Central. Some of the high school wrestlers received experience reffing the event and all the Twin River kids enjoyed the day. The following Titans received first place: Kendrick Staab, Brycen Kula, Zach Held, Jacob Tenski, Korbe Urkoski, Brock Smith, JLee Van Driel, Jaxson Jones, and Spencer Kula. Second place winners were Caylee Kunzel, Simon Litz, Owen Johnson, Mateo Rivera, Cinch Beck, Collin Leach, Jack Fritton, Boston Hinkle, Rocco Gehring, Ashton Johnson, Jackson Strain, Mason Tenski, Jed Jones, Beau Zoucha, and Logan Reeg. Lastly, third place winners were Milo Gehring, Cade Kunkel, Tate Urkoski, Adam Schroder, Owen O’Kelly, Nathan Leach, Sage Beck, Evan Strain, Jonathan Mundahl, Parker Litz, and Trent Ashley. Coach Majerus would like to thank everyone that help make the first club wrestling tournament a success especially the board of education and Mr. Gray for letting them use the gym, and everyone who made the concession stand work, donated to it, and helped clean up.

Club Wrestling at Twin River

Titan Tidings

Senior Spotlight

Jackson Jones is the son of Clint Jones and Amy Egger. He three brothers, Parker, Ty-son, and Reid Jones, and one sister, Chelsea Wilcox. The activities he was involved with in high school included baseball and basketball. In his free time he enjoys chilling with friends. If Jackson had $1 million dollars he would put it in his checking account after he paid for college. Three things he will miss about high school are his friends, having little responsibilities, and messing around. After graduation, Jackson plans to enter into the Industrial Distribution program at UNK. His advice to the underclassmen is to relax and have fun.

Tyson Jones is the son of Clint Jones and Amy Egger. He has three brothers, Parker, Reid, and Jackson Jones, and one sister Chelsea Wilcox. The activities he was involved with were baseball, basketball, FBLA, Speech, Quiz Bowl, 4-H, and FFA. In his free time, Jones enjoys playing video games and playing basketball. His most inspiring teacher was Ms. Houdersheldt because she always stays optimistic and can get the best out of students. His most memorable moment of high school was making it to state speech. The three things he will miss most after high school are sports, speech, and the teachers. After graduation, Tyson plans to go to college , and his advice to under classmen is to be involved. Favorite Band/Artist: Maroon 5 Favorite Food: Hot wings Favorite Candy: Reese's sticks Favorite Movie: Deadpool Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Restaurant: Applebee's Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones Favorite Superhero: Deadpool

Jackson Jones

Tyson Jones

Favorite Food: Ice Cream

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones

Favorite Holiday: Christmas

Favorite Restaurant: Red Robin…..yum

Favorite Band/Artist: Sublime

Favorite Superhero: Hong Kong Phooey

Favorite Candy: Swedish Fish

Favorite Movie: Dazed and Confused

Titan Tidings

Senior Spotlight

Alexis Sliva is the daughter of Dana Sliva and Michele Anderson. She has numerous siblings. The activities she was involved were FBLA, softball, choir, and one-act. In her free time she enjoys working outside. Her most embarrassing moment was her school pictures every year. Her most memorable part of high school was when her and the softball team went to state. If Alexis had $1 million dollars she would save it and keep working and make more. Her most inspiring teacher was Ms. Houdersheldt because she’s very passionate about her job. The three things she will miss most about high school are her friends, UNO, and sports. After graduation, Alexis plans go to Northeast.

Amber Cook

Alexis Sliva

Amber Cook is the daughter of Ken and Jane Cook. She has one sister, Erin, and one brother Luke. The activity she was involved in high school was band. Her most memorable high school moment was coming back from her concussion to the thoroughly surprising students and staff. If Amber won $1 million dollars she would travel and pay for college. Her most inspiring teacher was Ms. Houd-ersheldt because she pushes her students to be the best they can be. In Amber’s spare time she enjoys hunting, reading, and video games. The thing she is going to miss most about high school include not seeing her friends every day, the teachers, and sports. After graduation Amber plans go to college at Creighton University and study pre medicine.

Favorite Food: Buffalo wings

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite TV Show: Supernatural, Greys Anatomy

Favorite Restaurant: Applebee’s

Favorite Band/Artist: Simple Plan, Green Day, My Chemical Romance

Favorite Superhero: Captain America

Favorite Movie: Suicide Squad, Fifth Wave

Favorite Candy: Twix

Favorite Food: Spaghetti

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite TV Show: The Walking Dead

Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving

Favorite Candy: Sour Straws

Favorite Superhero: Superman

Favorite Store: Nike

Favorite Band/Artist: Justin Bieber

Favorite Movie: Bad Moms

Favorite Restaurant: El Mezcal

Titan Tidings

Senior Spotlight

Beau Wattier is the son of Shawn and Amy Wattier. He has three siblings Sam, Max, and Sid. The activities he was involved with during high school were FBLA, one act, speech, spring play, football, basketball, and track. Beau’s plan after high school is to get a degree in Actuarial Science.

Calista Pilakowski

Beau Wattier

Calista Pilakowski is the daughter of Pam and Bryan Pilakowski. She has to younger sisters, Chloe and Libby. She was involved in softball and FBLA. Calista enjoys playing softball and hanging out with her friends. If Calista won $1 million dollars she would build a new house and share the rest with her family. The most memorable part of high school was winning conference softball. She said the three things she will miss about high school are the sports, her friends, and all of the high school activities and events. After she graduates she wants to attend college and major in Physical Therapy.

Favorite Food: Chicken Strips

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite TV Show: One Tree Hill

Favorite Holiday: 4th of July

Favorite Restaurant: Raising Canes

Favorite Band/Artist: The Script


Favorite Movie: The Notebook

Favorite Candy: Reese’s

Favorite Band/Artist: Mac Miller

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite TV Show: The Big Bang Theory

Favorite Holiday: 4th of July

Favorite Candy: Butterfingers

Favorite Superhero: Deadpool

Favorite Store: Scheels

Favorite Movie: Step-Brothers

Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden

Titan Tidings

Senior Spotlight

Tyler Cherry is the son of Mike and Darlene Cherry. He has two sisters, Alexis and

Tessa. The activities he was involved in were basketball and golf. In his free time he

enjoys hanging out with friends. If Tyler had $1 million dollars, he would travel the

world. The three things Tyler will miss most about high school are Mr. Andreasen, the

girls, and the wild times. After graduation, Tyler plans to go places.

Paige Sutton

Tyler Cherry

Paige Sutton is the daughter of Ron Sutton and Angie Spiegel. She has four sisters

Amanda Sutton, Lindsey Sutton, Angelica Miller, Makenna Spiegel, five brothers

Brandon Sutton, Mitchell Spiegel, Nick Spiegel, Curtis Miller, Kaden Miller, and

one cat whose name is Oreo. The activities she is involved in were FFA, FCCLA,

and choir. In her free time she enjoys hunting, fishing, and racing. If Paige had $1

million dollars she would waste it on dumb stuff she doesn’t need, but rather what

she would want. Her most inspiring teacher is Mr. Sempek because, “He is great!”

She considers all the moments of high school as the most memorable because all

moments are memories. The three things Paige will miss most about high school

are seeing classmates every day, making the teachers mad, and not having to pay

for anything. After graduation, Paige plans to attend college in Lincoln.

Favorite Food: Steak and potatoes

Favorite Color: Teal

Favorite TV Show: Trailer Park Boys


Favorite Restaurant: Hu-Hot

Favorite Band/Artist: Match Box Twenty

Favorite Superhero: Spiderman

Favorite Food: Nachos

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite TV Show: Big Brother


Favorite Candy: Snickers


Favorite Store: Wal-Mart

Favorite Band/Artist: Pitbull

Favorite Movie: Deadpool

Favorite Restaurant: Cheddars

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