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Trojan TrumpetMay 2014 Volume LXXXVIII Issue 6 Troy High School Troy, KS 66087

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Gatsby in the Dark theme of 2014 Prom potatoes and gravy, and rolls. There was also cheesecake placed on the dinner tables before the meal was served. After dinner, the dance was held until midnight. The Dj was Kenny Lysaght. Directly after that, after-prom was held until 3 a.m. A photobooth was pres-ent during the dance. Many after-prom activi-ties were in full swing to keep the students busy and entertained. “I thought the pho-tobooth was really fun and I spent a lot of my

time there during prom. It was a great way to capture the memo-ries of my freshman year prom with all my friends,” said fresh-man Brittany Klaus. The very last activity of the night was to an-nounce the prizes. Each junior and senior won a prize (gas cards, free large pizzas, iTunes cards, ect.) and some won larger prizes like mini ipads, Royals tick-ets, Worlds of Fun tick-ets, and Schlitterbahn tickets. The ones cho-sen for the mini ipads

were drawn from a ran-dom pick. The winners of the mini ipads were Daulton Jasper, Harley Huss, Baileigh Jenkins,

by Jessica Guffy Prom was hosted by the juniors, sponsored by Mrs. Jennifer Whet-stine. Prom was held at the Heritage Confer-ence Center in Atchi-son, KS. Professional pictures were held at the venue and dinner was served directly after. After-prom was held at Extreme Underground, a new building with high-adrenaline activities that include laser tag, ar-chery, mini golf, a large game room, and more. The meal served at Prom consisted of bris-ket, green beans, mashed

state contest was at Atchison Middle School in Atchison, Kansas. The band performed at this contest and re-ceived a II rating. The band played “Military Escort” arranged by Larry Clark and “Ches-ford Portrait” arranged by James Swearingen. “I thought we played really well and even though we didn’t receive a I rating we still played our hearts out. I am re-ally proud of my fellow band members,” said senior Claire Marriot.

nor” by Vivaldi, and Budine sang “Cruci-fixion” by John Payne and “Jesus Walked this Lonesome Valley” by Gordon Meyers. “I was really happy to have qualified for state and I was super happy for Allyson too. It was a lot of hard work to get there, but it was definitely worth it,” said junior Ashley Stock. Grossman would have been singing “The Night has a Thousand Eyes” by John W. Metcalf and “Ammarelli Mia Bell” by Giulio Caccini, but as a result of the state contest being on the day of Prom, Gross-man chose not to sing. The large ensemble

by Trae Shelton

Troy High band and choir members headed to state. The small en-semble state contest was held in Salina, Kansas, April 26, the day of Prom. To make it to the state contest the competitors had to receive a I rating at the regional contest at Benedicting College in Atchison, Kansas. This year three art-ists recieved I ratings at Regionals and quali-fied for the state con-test. They were juniors Ashley Stock on violin, Allyson Budine on vo-cals, and Braden Gross-man also on vocals. At State, Stock and Budine both received II ratings. Stock played “Concerto in A Mi-

Above: The senior class poses for a picture at the courthouse for prom Saturday, April 26. Photo by Tracey Klaus

Above: Small ensemble and solo state competitors were Ashley Stock and Allyson Budine. They both received II ratings at state. Photo by Trae Shelton

Jake Ross, Derek Fran-ken, and Alex Schmille.

Students compete in State music

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FFA members honored at banquet; new officers installed The FFA finished the year with the annual banquet. Officers and mem-bers prepared several weeks in advance for the banquet. Secretary Tabby Porter created the program, Vice President Halli Wigger created and presented the slide show, and horticulture class members Cheyenne Blaton, Tabby Porter, Kylee Anthony, Melinda Negonsott, and Jeanne Bergeonneau created the floral centerpieces. The banquet began with an invocation fol-lowed by the meal. The meal consisted of pulled pork and side dishes prepared by upper-

classmen. Underclass-men provided desserts. The 2013 - 2014 of-ficers then presented the opening ceremonies fol-lowed by recognizing CDE teams, winners, and Greenhand and Chap-ter Degree recipients. Those receiveing Greenhand Degrees were Lauren Hill, Alexis Horner, Kolton Con-stant, and Melinda Ne-gonsott. Those receiving Chapter Degrees were Tanner Shelton, Tabby Porter, Cheyenne Bla-ton, and Makayla Ross. The Dairy Judging Team consisted of Tanner Shelton and Mady Guffy. Lauren Hill was the Troy FFA Creed

speaker, and Halli Wig-ger received fifth in prepared speech and first in extemporane-ous speech, and will represent the chapter at the State Convention. The 7th place Meats Judging Team consisted of Tabby Porter, Tanner Shelton, Mady Guffy, and Alexis Horner. The 9th place Poul-try Judging Team con-sisted of Tanner Shelton, Tabby Porter, Kolton Constant, Alexis Horn-er, and Lauren Hill. The 6th place Live-stock Judging Team consisted of Cheyenne Blanton, Kolton Con-stant, and Alexis Horner. The 6th place Food

Science Team consisted of Kolton Constant, Mady Guffy, BreAnna Hirtler, Melinda Negon-sott, and Kylee Anthony. The Dairy Products Judging Team consisted of Mady Guffy, BreAnna Hirtler, Tanner Shelton, and Kolton Constant. The 6th place Flori-culture Team consisted of Makayla Ross, Tab-by Porter, Cheyenne Blanton, Halli Wigger, Melinda Negonsott, Jeanna Bergeonneau, and Kylee Anthony. Those who attend-ed the National FFA Convention in Louis-ville, Kentucky, were also recognized. They were Cheyenne Blan-

The spring concert was held April 29 in the high school new gym. The theme of the concert was a 1950s sock hop. The decorations included hanging records, 50s-in-spired center pieces that were borrowed from the drama department, as well as a faux jukebox. The concert featured many well known sing-ers of the era. Some were Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Etta James, and the Righteous Brothers. The concert’s structure was very different from previous years. This year the concert flowed as if it were an actual sock hop. Instead of one music group perform-ing all of their pieces at one time, they were in-

termingled among other musical performances. Members of the music groups danced while not performing their pieces. They also in-vited the audience to come and dance with them on the dance floor. “It really felt like a sock hop. I felt as though the people on the floor danc-ing had a lot of energy and involed the audience really well. All in all, it was a lot of fun!” said Martha-Jean Rockey. The audience’s over-all reaction to the new change in the format was positive. There was one soloist, Ashley Stock. She played “La Bamba” and “Sleep-walk” on the violin. Many of the performers

by Halli Wiggerton, Kassi Meng, Halli Wigger, Makayla Ross, and Alexis Horner. As the evening neared its end, the 2014 - 2015 FFA officers were in-stalled. They are as follows: Tabby Porter, president; Makayala Ross, vice president; Kolton Constant, sec-retary; Cheyenne Bla-ton, treasurer; Alexis Horner, reporter; and Lauren Hill, sentinel. Resigning advisor Ms. Taliaferro said, “I look forward to hear-ing about what the new officer team ac-complishes next.”

Spring sock hop a big success by Nathan King

liked the new way the concert was ran. Soph-omore Lauren Wigger, said, ”I really enjoyed the new way we did things this year. I also liked how laid back it was. I also didn’t feel the pressure I normally feel the night of a concert.” The music depart-ment is now closing its season by sing-ing and playing at the high school graduation.

Above: Ashley Stock performs “La Bamba.”Photo by Tracey Klaus

Left: The band performs its jazz pieces.Photo by Tracey Klaus

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Trojan talent dazzlesby Halli Wigger

Seven gold medals, five silver for Trojan speakersby Halli Wigger

The Trojan Speech team ended the year with a bang at the KSHAA 2A State Speech Festi-val at Kansas City Com-munity College, May 3. Performers included seniors Katrina Thar-man, Claire Marriott, Nicki Stanton, Alex Stanton, Holly Stegall, and Halli Wigger; ju-niors Trae Shelton, Ash-ley Stock, Nathan King, and Ally Budine; and sophomores Ben Ward-low and Bailey Winkel. King performed his humorous solo “The Nigh the Ghost Got In” by Thurber. His per-formance received a I rating. King qualified for state three times through the season.

A. Stanton received a I rating perform-ing her serious solo “I’m Not Batman” by Ramirez. Stanton quali-fied for state five times through the season. N. Stanton received a I rating performing her serious solo “Born of Man and Woman.” N. Stanton qualified for state five times through the season. Budine received a I rating for her oral in-

terpreation of poetry of “The Lady of Shalott.” Budine qualified for state twice during the season. Stock received a I rating for her oral in-terpretation of poetry of “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss. Stock quali-fied for state four times during the season. Wigger received a I rating for her informa-tive speech, “What’s so funny?” and also in ex-temporaneous speech.

Altogether Wigger qual-ified for state ten times through the season. Shelton received a II rating with his humorous solo, “The Big Picture” by Haehnel. Shelton qualified for state three times during the season. Stegall received a II rating in her oral in-terpreation of prose of “Moxon’s Master” by Bierce and quali-fied for state once during the season.

Tharman received a II rating for her serious solo “The Scarlet Ibis” and qualified for state twice during the season. Shelton and Winkel received a II rating for an IDA performance. The duo qualified for state three times during the season. Wardlow and King also received a II rat-ing with an IDA per-formance. They were partners for one meet, and qualified for state at the same meet. The speech team had a prosperous year, and look forward to the next season.

Fine Arts Night took place Friday, May 2, and showcased a va-riety of Trojan talent. In the lower hall-way, exemplary art and award-winning art done by Troy students in Mr. Roger Purdy’s art class-es were on display. In the old gym, wood working projects and welding projects created by Mr. Gene Velharticky’s shop and Ms. Jessica Talia-ferro’s welding classes were also on display. Spectators were al-lowed into the school before 7 p.m. to view the displays. Shortly after 7, the performances began. Performances included the band, choir, speech pieces, vocal solos,

and instrumental solos. The program began with the Troy High School Concert Band per-forming their two state pieces which received a II rating. These were “Chesford Portrait” by Swearingen and “Mili-tary Escort” by Clark. Following this, Harley Huss, Jacklynn Clary, and Ally Budine per-formed an a capella ver-sion of “Leave the Piec-es” by The Wreckers. Alex Stanton then performed her seri-ous solo “I’m Not Batman” by Ramirez which received a I rat-ing at the State Speech Festival the next day. Ashley Stock continued the program with her vi-

olin solo. She performed “Concerto in A Minor” by Vivaldi, which re-ceived a II rating at state. Following was Halli Wigger’s informative speech, “What’s So Fun-ny?” which received a I rating at the State Speech Festival the next day. Budine again took the floor to perform a voal solo of “The House of the Rising Sun” by the Animals. “The Lorax,” an inter-pretation of poetry, was next, done by Stock. This was another piece which received a I at the State Speech Festival. Braden Grossman then performed his voal solo, “Ammarelli mia Bella” by Cac-

cini which received a I rating at regionals. Claire Marriott fol-lowed with her prose interpreation of “The Unicorn in the Gar-den” by Thurber. Trae Shelton and Bailey Winkell, recipi-ents of a II at the State Speech Festival, kept the laughs going by then performing an IDA. Nathan King, per-forming another piece by Thurber, then pre-sented his humorous solo “The Night the Ghost Got In” which received a I rating at the State Speech Festival. Bringing in a vo-cal performance, the Troy High School Choir sang “Swing-

ing with the Saints” by Hayes. The choir re-ceived a I rating at the TVL Music Festival. Katrina Tharman then performed a vo-cal solo, “Landslide” by Stevie Nicks. Finally, ending the program, Shelton per-formed his humorous solo, “The Big Picture” by Haehel which re-ceived a II rating at the State Speech Festival. Fine arts continues to flourish at Troy High School. Fine arts stu-dents thank Mr. Purdy, Mrs. Martha-Jean Rockey, Mr. Matt Al-lison, Mr. Velharticky, and Ms. Taliaferro for their work this year.

Left: State Speech Winners left to right. Front Row: Katrina Tharman, Alex Stanton, Nicki Stanton, Ashley Stock, Trae Shelton, and Mrs. Rockey. Row 2: Halli Wigger, Ally Budine, Nathan King, Bailey Winkel, Ben Wardlow, and Holly Stegall.Photo by Mr. Rockey

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Journalists write, snap, and create their way to the topby Baileigh Jenkins

At the state journal-ism competition, Satur-day, May 5, at the Uni-versity of Kansas, seven students from Troy High School placed in eight events in the Class 1A-2A competition. Out of the eleven 2A schools, Troy came in fifth as a school with 20 points. The students who placed were Holly Stegall, first in yearbook sports writing; Braden Grossman, first in edito-rial cartoon; Halli Wig-ger, third in editorial writing; Baileigh Jenkins and Jessica Guffy, third in theme development; Trae Shelton, honorable mention in academic photography; Kylee An-

NHS congratulates new inductees, bids farewell to seniorsby Halli Wigger

The Troy High School National Honors So-ciety cremony was Wednesday, May 7, in the old gym. The installaton of officers and initia-tion of new members was the primary focus. The program began with the welcome from retiring president Holly Stegall. Next, mem-ber Bailey Winkel be-gan the installation of new officers by be-ginning the Candle of Knowledge ceremony. Each officer candle was lit by the incom-ing officers, and then Jake Ross, Derek Fran-

ken, Makayla Ross, and Megan Etherton lit the candles of scholar-ship, service, leader-ship, and character. The new officers are as follows: president, Trae Shelton; secre-tary, Braden Gross-man; vice president, Ashley Stock; and trea-surer, Nathan King. After the installa-tion of new officers, the induction for new members began. Madison Marriott delivered the mes-sage to initiates. Following this, Na-than Gaarder presented the roll of new members

as they signed the scroll and received their pins and certificates from Principal Jared Wigger. The new members for the 2014-2015 school year are as follows: freshmen Emma Collins, Tyler Franken, Lauren

Hill, BreAnna Hirtler, Cuttar Huss, Kassi Meng, Alexis Norris, Connor McNorton, and Blair Weishaar; sopho-more Ben Wardlow; and juniors Allyson Bu-dine and Collin Jasper. After the new members

were inducted, member Preston Duncan pre-sented a short message to parents and teachers to close the cremony. Immediately fol-lowing, cookies and punch were served.. The Troy NHS is spon-sored by Jenna Tharman.

thony, honorable men-tion in editorial writing and photo illustration; and Courtney Klaus, honorable mention in yearbook layout design. Part of the contest work is done on-site, and the other part is pre-

pared ahead of time and taken to the competition. Yearbook sports writing, editorial cartoon, and editorial writing were all on-site competitions. For the on-site compe-titions, the students were given information about

a story they had to write. The information varied as the different writing styles changed. Students competed in several dif-ferent rooms through-out the KU Union. Theme development, academics photography,

Above: The state journalism qualifiers: Front Row: Nathan King, Courtney Klaus, Jessica Guffy, Trae Shelton, Holly Stegall, Baileigh Jenkins Row 2: Dylan Kitzman, Ally Budine, Braden Grossman, Alanie Stock, Halli WiggerPhoto by Martha-Jean Rockey

photo illustration, and yearbook layout design were all prepared ahead of time. For theme de-velopment, the students were given five different topics to choose from. For academics photogra-phy, students were given a class to take an inter-esting picture of. For ex-ample, Shelton was giv-en a construction class. Other students who competed at the state contest were Allyson Budine, Nathan King, and Alanie Stock. The students are advised by Martha-Jean Rockey. The competition was sponsored by the Kansas Scholastic Association.

Left: 2014-2015 NHS Of-ficers. Trae Shelton, Ashley Stock, Braden Grossman, Nathan King.Photo by Courtney Klaus

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Hard work pays off for students at awards nightby Halli Wigger

The Troy High School Awards Program took place Wednesday, May 7, in the old gym. The Awards Pro-gram is an annual event that followed the NHS Induction. The program began with a welcome from Principal Jared Wig-ger, followed by the scholarship ceremony. Winning the Ameri-can Legion Awards were William Boeh and Holly Stegall with runner-ups Trevor Bem-brick and Alanie Stock. The John Philips Sousa Award, which honors exceptional instrumen-tal talent, was awarded to Stegall. The Arion Foundation Scholarship, which honors excep-tional vocal talent, was awarded to Harley Huss. The Farm Bureau Scho-laship was awarded to Stock and Halli Wigger. The Northeast Kan-

were also awarded. The academic awards included KU Honor Award recognition of Stegall, Stock, and Wig-ger; and the Kansas Governor’s Schlar rec-ognition and Dales Den-nis Excellence in Educa-tion Award, which were both given to Stegall. KSHAA Citizenship awards were also given to outstanding students, and so were TVL-All Academic honors. Following were at-tendance awards. Ryan Franken, Israel, and Boeh were all rec-gonized for missing fewer than three days throughout their four years of high school. Ending the program was athletic recogni-tion. Baseball, softball, and track members were all recognized and seniors received special recognition.

morial Scholarship was presented to Tharman. The R.E French Fam-ily Scholarship was presented to Wil-liam Boeh, Hale, Is-rael, Stegall, Stock, Wigger, and Winkel. The Raleigh G. and Lucille Hays Memorial Scholarship was award-ed to Tharman, Stegall, Stock and Marriott. The Jimmie Dale Clark scholarship was award-ed to two Eagle Scouts, Masters and Boeh. Following the scholar-ship ceremony, academ-ic, speech, journalism, art, music, woodwork-ing, and attendance awards were presented. All state speech, jour-nalism, band, and choir particpants and win-ners were acknowl-edge, and so were Highland Art Day and TVL Art competitors. Pins and letters for various activites

the Glenn and Ina Faye Overdick Me-morial Scholarship. The Troy NEA Schol-arship was awarded to Claire Marriott. The Kyle Smith Me-morial Scholarship re-warded Cody Israel for football, Klaus for volleyball, and Thar-man for a non-sport. The Jack Masters Memorial Scholar-ship was awarded next to Stock and Wigger. Tharman was awarded the Michael Thornton Memorial Scholarship. Dalton Masters, Klaus, and Stock then received the Janice Kinsey Me-morial Scholarship. Stock received the PTO scholarship. The Robin Rodg-ers and Addison Lowe Scholarship, a scholar-ship for nursing stu-dents, was awarded to Stock and Bennett. The Robert Reeder Me-

sas Pro-Life Action League Scholarship was awarded to Wigger. The recipients of the SLK Scholarship, which required an interview, were Elizabeth Hale and Kallie Koehler. Another SLK scholar-ship, the Carol Johnson Memorial, was award-ed to Kaylee Bennett. The Alice L. Masterson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Wigger. The next scholar-ship was chosen by a random drawing. The winners were Caleb Winkel and Wigger. The Logan and Vera Dean Memorial Schol-arship followed this, and the receipients were Hale, Katrina Thar-man, Stock, and Stegall. The Lyle Yingling Scholarship, sponsored by the Lions Club, was awarded to Thar-man and Stock next. Courtney Klaus earned

Seniors make memories in Texasby Courtney Klaus

seum. This is where 35th president John F. Kennedy was assassi-nated. The class took an audio tour through the museum; then they took pictures of where the president was shot and the Grassy Knoll. After the museum, the seniors headed to the Dallas World Aquarium and to the Galleria Mall in Dal-las. This was a three-story mall where most of the class spent the

morning, the class checked out of their ho-tels, loaded the bus, and headed back to Troy. On the way home they stopped at the Oklahoma City National Memo-rial and Museum. The seniors arrived back at the high school at 7 that evening. Every-one was exhausted and ready to be back home.

majority of their money. Sunday the class went to Six Flags Over Texas, an amusement park. The seniors rode many rides. Later that evening, the seniors went to Shenani-ganz in Rockwall, Texas. There, the class went bowling, rode a mechan-ical bull, played black -light golf, and laser tag, and rode go-carts in the speedway. The majority of the class spent their time in the speedway. At 8 a.m. Monday

leaders’ locker room, and the football boys’ locker room and even got to go on the field! After the tour, the seniors were on their way to go to the Rang-ers stadium for the Texas Rangers vs. the Boston Red Sox game. There the students all participated in the cheers and chants with the rest of the crowd. Saturday the class went to the Dealey Plaza and Sixth Floor Mu-

The class of 2014 re-cently went on their senior trip to Dallas, Texas. Out of 29 stu-dents, 22 students went with chaperones Abra Rush and Roger Purdy. The class departed from the high school early Friday, May 9, at 2 a.m. When they got to Tex-as, the seniors headed to the Dallas Cowboys Sta-dium for a tour. There they walked around the stadium, entered the Dallas Cowboys cheer-

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Roving Reporter by Nathan King

Club officers for 2014-2015by Trae Shelton

FFA Officers:

President: Tabitha PorterVice President: Makayla RossSecretary: Kolton ConstantTreasurer; Cheyenne BlantonReporter: Alexis HornerSentinel: Lauren Hill

Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep him cool. He changed it every two innings.

Actor Tommy Lee Jones and vice-president AL Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard.

More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real mon-ey printed through-out the whole world.

The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indis-tinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be con-fused at a crime scene.

Average life span of a major league base-ball: seven pitches.

If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sink-ing to the bottom.

If the population of Chi-na walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum.

The bigger the naval, the sweeter the orange.

An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.

NHS Officers:

President: Trae SheltonVice President: Ashley StockSecretary: Braden GrossmanTreasurer: Nathan King

Odd Triviaby Trae Shelton

What are your plans for this summer?

“I plan on babysitting and hanging out with friends,” said fresh-man Madyson Guffy.

“I’m going to travel to New Orleans and Mex-ico,” said Mr. Fisher.

“I plan to wrestle and hang out with friends,” said sopho-more Tucker Horton.

“ Mick and I have sever-al cruises we’re looking at, so it should be a very fun summer,” said Mrs.Martha-Jean Rockey.

“I plan on playing soft-ball and hanging out with my friends,” said junior Allyson Budine

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You’ve Been Spotted

Top Row: Senior Cody Israel passes his office of treasurer on to upcoming junior Cheyenne Blanton. Junior Jake Ross pitches the second game vs. the Valley Falls Dragons. Jacklynn Clary (sophomore), Harley Huss (senior) and Allyson Budine (junior) sing “Leave the Pieces” by The Wreckers at Fine Arts Night. Row 2: Seniors Elizabeth Hale, Cody Israel, Holly Stegall, Alanie Stock and Caleb Winkel receive the French Scholarship at Awards Night. Recipient Halli Wigger is not pictured.Seniors Cody Israel, Colton Masters, Dalton Masters and Ryan Franken are ready to ride “New Texas Giant” at Six Flags Over Texas on senior trip. Row 3: Sophomore Bailey Winkel and junior Trae Shelton perfom a humorous duet called “Finding Treasure” at Fine Arts Night. Sopho-mores Makayla Ross, Tabitha Porter, and Cheyenne Blanton present Ms. Jessica Talifero with a goodbye gift at the FFA banquet. Photos by Courtney Klaus and Tracey Klaus

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Who Knows Who Best

Kitzman’s Kartoonsby Dylan Kitzman

Braden Ben Tyler Black Ops II C.O.D Black Ops II Black Ops II Orange Blue Green Pacific Rim Pacific Rim Pacific Rim Don’t have one All Any I don’t Know Not Cole .... Travis Grossman (dad)

What free time Cars Working on cars

Favorite video game?

Favorite color?

Favorite movie?

Favorite food?

Who inspires you the most?

What does he enjoy doing in his spare time?

by Dylan Kitzman

Braden Grossman and his friends Ben Ward-low and Tyler Christor-pher where curious to see who knew Braden best.

The Trojan TrumpetPO Box 160 66087 Volume LXXXVII Issue 6 May 2014Editor in Chief: Halli WiggerNews Page: Dylan KitzmanMelinda NegonscottJessica GuffyBaileigh JenkinsNathan KingEditorial Page: Kylee AnthonyMelinda NegonscottCourtney KlausBaileigh JenkinsHalli Wigger

Feature Page: Halli WiggerSports Page: Baileigh JenkinsCourtney KlausKylee AnthonyTrae SheltonPhotography: StaffAdviser: Martha-Jean Rockey

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Senior staff says good-byeHalli Wigger

Trojan Trumpet Editor, Yearbook Copy Co-editor, History Book copy co-editor

Four years is a meager part of your life when you look at the grand scheme of things. However, I’m glad I could take two of those years to learn so much about life here at Troy High School. I’ve learned how to be bold in the face of adversity and the value of genuine friendship – one diamond is worth far more than a handful of cubic zirconium. It feels like just yesterday I was a timid freshman, and today I’m a graduating senior writing her last snippet for the school paper. All I have to say for that is…

Hallelujah.

Jessica GuffyYearbook Editor, Trojan Trumpet Copy co-editor, History Book

copy co-editor Most seniors will find pride and accomplishment for all their hard work and time spent when they are walking down the aisle, gripping their diplo-mas hand in hand. Every day the future becomes more real. It becomes less of a fantasy and more of a hard reality. There’s no such thing as a stress- free senior year, but to take some ease off: get started as soon as you can. Underclassmen need to buckle down and plan for their future. I wish all the seniors new and amazing experiences on their journey to their futures. We finally made it, seniors.

Courtney Klaus Yearbook Copy Co-editor, History Book Editor, Trojan Trumpet

Copy Co-editor I enjoyed spending time with almost everyone and making tons of memories! I will miss all of the teachers, students, and staff. What I will probably miss the most is working with my publications staff, especially this year! High school has taught me a lot. No matter how badly you want out, don’t wish it all away. It may seem like it goes by slowly but your senior year will fly by. So this is it; I’m not saying goodbye because I hate goodbyes. I’m saying see you around!

Baileigh JenkinsYearbook Editor, Trojan Trumpet Copy co-editor, History Book

copy co-editor As my high school journey comes to an end, another exciting journey is about to begin. This school has taught me so much and for that I am truly greatful. These four years have been full of ups and downs but I couldn’t have imagined being anywhere else. The people I’ve gotten to know and the situations I’ve faced have shaped me into the person I am today. I will miss this school as I move on to another chapter in my life, but I will always be a Trojan, now and forever.

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Seniors share plans for the future

“I want to attend Highland Com-munuity College to get my associates degree in science and then transfer to a bigger school and major in radiology.” -Baileigh Jenkins

“I plan to attend Highland Com-munity College and take business and accounting classes, but still unsure of an exact career.” -Courtney Klaus

“Attending HCC and cheering.” -Harley Huss

“I’m going to go to HCC, then Mo West. I’m going to be a high school history teacher.” -Claire Marriott

“Go to work and might attend vo tech.” -Jacob Meng

“Attend HCC, then transfer to Missouri Western to pursue a degree in the medical field.” -Daulton Jasper

“To attend vo tech in the building trades program.” -Dalton Masters

“Attend HCC to get my associates in agribusiness and at-tend Kansas State to get bachelors in Ag-business or Wildlife Management.” -Kallie Koehler

“To go to the Uni-versity of Central Missouri and study forensic chemisty.” -Holly Stegall

“Going to the University of Kan-sas and studying nursing.” -Alanie Stock

“Go to HCC for two years and transfer to Mis-souri Western State University to major in accounting.” -Caleb Winkel

“Attend Missouri Western State Uni-versity and major in accounting.” -William Boeh

“I will attend K-State this fall to major in politi-cal sciences with a minor in ag commu-nications.” -Halli Wigger “Attend Missouri Western State Uni-versity. Planning to major in account-ing.” -Cody Israel

“Get a job and go to college.” -Chase Martin

“I’m going to beauty school and working at a pho-tography place do-ing hair and make-up.” -Alania Davis

“Go to HCC for two years for Auto-CAD Engineering.” -Colton Masters

“Attend HCC and get my associates degree in science. Then after that I’m going to a univer-sity to take part in a radiology program.” -Jessica Guffy

“Attend HCC and complete their RN program at the tech-nical center.” -Kaylee Bennett

“Attend Missouri Western and cheer on the cheer team.” -Trevor Bembrick

“To attend HCC and graduate there with an associates in science and art.” -Elizabeth Hale “Attend HCC for criminal justice and getting ripped with KJ (Keith Jr. aka Caleb Winkel)” -Ryan Franken “To get a good job and continue writ-ing music” -Zach Huff “Go to HCC” -Jessica Burton “Go to Highland and get my associ-ates degree” -Alex Stanton

“I plan to get my associates degree at HCC, then tranfer to the University of Omaha, Nebraska, but I am unsure of my major at this time.” -Nicki Stanton “Votech, then find a job in a mechanics shop.” -Bodhi Anthony “Already enlisted in the military, and I will make a career out of the military.” -Russell Ostertag

“I plan on starting this journey of life after high school and getting my mas-ters in social work. Attending Highland in the fall, then K-State or Missouri Western.” -Katrina Tharman

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Seniors, what is your favorite high school memory?

“Freshman year in P.E. playing mat-ball, Kallie and I thought it would be a good idea to run together. When we did, we tripped over each other’s feet and both of us ate the floor. When I took off at a dead sprint to third base and ran into the bleachers and ended up in the third row.” -Courtney Klaus

“The sectional foot-ball game.” -Harley Huss

“The experiences and opportunities that high school has given me. Going through these four years with my best friends was nice.” -Claire Marriott

“Queen of Courts.” -Jacob Meng

“I just really en-joyed getting to spend these years with all my friends.” -Holly Stegall

“Listening to all of Mr. V’s stories about his old jobs and life experiences and Mr. Prudden’s history and govern-ment class debate conversations.” -Dalton Masters

“Playing jokes/pranks on each other like having Abra call someone down to the office like they were in trouble, or unjam-ming my friends’ lockers.” -Kallie Koehler

“I don’t have a spe-cial one but just get-ting to laugh and be with my friends was amazing.” -Alanie Stock

“All the fun times I had hanging out with my friends and playing sports.” -Caleb Winkel

“All the fun times I’ve had with my friends. And also senior year bas-ketball.” -William Boeh

“A definite toss-up between competit-ing at Nationals in FFA and the night I twirled fire for the first time.” -Halli Wigger

“Going to Rock-Fest my sophomore year with Ryan and Derek Franken.” -Cody Israel

“Finding the girl of my dreams and hanging with all my friends.” -Chase Martin

“Finding the guy of my dreams and hanging with all my friends.” -Alaina Davis

“Playing baseball with all of my friends.” -Colton Masters

“All the stupid fights with my friends and then laughing about it the next day.” -Jes-sica Guffy

“Going to the Ag Mechanics competi-tion with all guys besides Courtney and having the A team and B team place first over-all after everyone underestimated us.” -Baileigh Jenkins

“Freshman year when I was cheer-ing. We had a bonfire before the Homecoming game and it was really fun.” -Elizabeth Hale

“Homecoming week is my favor-ite. It was always a blast.” -Trevor Bembrick

“Sacrificing a hedge ball at a cross coun-try meet for good luck.” - Russell Ostertag

“The band trip to San Antonio.” - Alex Stanton

“Hanging out with my friends.”-Daulton Jasper

“The band trip to San Antonio, the day Mr. Allison announced that we won the field show, and everyone was cheering and crying.” - Jessica Burton

“ Everything.” - Ryan Franken

“ I don’t have a favorite memory. I’ve just enjoyed the time that I’ve had with all of my friends.- Kaylee Bennett

“I loved the concerts.”-Katrina Tharman

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Time goes faster than you think

Above: Seniors Katrina Tharmna, Trevor Bembrick, Nicki Stanton, and Alex Stanton at the Troy Cemetery dating old headstones in the third grade for a field trip.

Above: Seniors in Mrs. Boeh’s kindergarten round-up.

Above: Seniors Dalton Masters, Cody Israel, Ryan Franken, Harley Huss, Kaylee Bennett, and Alex Stanton in Mrs.Simmons’ third-grade class celebrating the Chiefs.

Above: Seniors Trevor Bembrick, Jacob Meng, Cody Israel, Baileigh Jenkins, and Jessica Guffy in the seventh grade hanging out in class.

Above: The senior class during Homecoming week posing in front of their float this year.

Above: Some seniors gather for a bowling party for Courtney Klaus and Ryan Franken’s eighth grade graduation party.

Above: Seniors Harley Huss, Kaylee Bennett, Baileigh Jenkins, Courtney Klaus, Kallie Koehler, and Jessica Guffy in the seventh grade at Kallie’s house.

Above: Seniors Zach Huff, Caleb Winkel, Christopher Boeh, Dalton Masters, Jacob Meng, and Ryan Franken in the first grade at recess.

Above: Seniors Daulton Jasper, Colton Masters, and William Boeh in Mrs. Boeh’s kindergarten class

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Seniors give advice to underclassmen“Worrying is a waste of time. Don’t miss out on the memories, but don’t jeopardize your future.” -Nicki Stanton

“Slow down. You want to get out of here...we all do. But when you finally get here you’ll be wanting to relive all of those memories throughout these halls.” -Katrina Tharman

“Don’t act like you’re something you’re not.” -Eliza-beth Hale

“Don’t take any [thing] from any-one.” -Bodhi An-thony

“Be like me...a good guy.” -Ryan Franken

“Don’t wish it all away because once high school is over, I promise you’re going to miss it like crazy.” -Baileigh Jenkins

“Don’t be late. Seriously.” -Alex Stanton

“To follow your dreams and to treat people how you would want to be treated.” -Zach Huff

“Don’t wish your high school years away. They defi-nitely go faster than you think. And don’t procrastinate! Especially senior year...” -Courtney Klaus

“Just do the work and don’t skip out and get bad grades. You will regret it for life.” -Chase Martin

“Do not take any moment you have for granted.” -Cody Israel

“Work hard because your last years aren’t supposed to be your easiest. High school doesn’t stink as much as we all like to think.” -Holly Stegall

“Involve yourself in as many ac-tivities as possible. And live with no regrets.” -William Boeh

“Actually try to do the work instead of guessing on all of it. If you have questions, just ask instead of not ask-ing and have no idea what you’re doing...” -Alaina Davis

“Listen to Mrs. Rockey. She will get you best pre-pared for college. She’s wonderful.” -Claire Marriott

“Don’t miss too many days at the beginning of the year. Save them for the end!” -Harley Huss

“I learned it on my own so good luck.” -Dalton Masters

“My advice is to stay active in high school...go to all the basketball and foot-ball games--those

little memories will stick with you forever. Don’t try to redo the past. Look ahead. Enjoy all the little things in high school; it truly flies by.” -Jessica Guffy

“Give your best effort at what-ever you’re doing.” -Colton Masters

“Do NOT procrasti-nate! Get your work done when you have even a little free time.” -Trevor Bembrick

“Don’t be stupid...just graduate.” -Russell Ostertag

“People change and things go wrong...but just remember that life goes on.” -Jessica Burton

“Think about what you are going to do before you do it...be smart about making decisions.” -Kaylee Bennett

“Live life to the fullest while you’re in school. You’re only young once.” -Jacob Meng

“To work hard and give your absolute best.” -Daulton Jasper

“Cherish every sec-ond in high school because time truly flies by.” -Kallie Koehler

“Work hard because it will all pay off eventually, but have fun and enjoy it.” -Alanie Stock

“Have fun and enjoy every mo-ment of it. It goes by faster than you think.” -Caleb Winkel

“Be bold in the face of adversity. Oh, and life’s too short to brush your hair.” -Halli Wigger

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Seniors share favorite high school sports memory “Standing up for myself and others at practices.” -Jessica Burton

“Beating D-west with a buzzer beater.” -Trevor Bembrick

“Cheerleading freshmnan year was a lot of fun.” -Eliz-abeth Hale

“Football concus-sion.” -Zach Huff

“It was all fun, but if we would have had a golf team that would have been it.” -Ryan Franken

“Basketball season senior year when, as a team, we almost broke the record for most 3-pointers in a single game.” -Baileigh Jenkins

“Cutting open my knee falling down the stairs by the track at volleyball practice my senior year and still run-ning my lap with a blood-covered leg and not know-ing it.” -Courtney Klaus

“The softball team get-togethers and getting to play my favorite sport for my school.” -Holly Stegall

“Making the game-winning 3-point shot against Riverside my sophomore year in basketball.”-Alanie Stock “Winning region-als in football.”-Caleb Winkel

“Senior year Queen of Courts come-back win vs. Clifton Clyde. I scored 21 points.”-William Boeh

“Scream Team at the basketball games, and throw-ing fire at football games before turn-ing around to twirl with my kiddos.”-Halli Wigger

“Winning regionals in football.” -Cody Israel

“Summer basket-ball was the best. We had a ton of fun being sassy and ganging up on the other team.”-Kaylee Bennett

“When I played football with my friends.”-Chase Martin

“Winning region-als in football and depending on how this baseball sea-son goes.”-Colton Masters “Track, when Mr. Fisher paid me to jump.” -Russell Ostertag

“Early cross coun-try practices on the dirt roads.” -Alex Stanton

“Getting my fast-est time sophomore year at the hard-est course.”-Nicki Stanton “The cold fall nights of footballs and how we would all huddle around one another trying to stay warm.” -Katrina Thar-man

“Late Night with my volleyball, cheer, and dance team.” -Harley Huss

“Football manag-ing. I loved every moment of it. When we won, I was the most proud person. When we lost, I was crying right along with the boys.” -Claire Marriott

“Playing football and when Dalton Masters got the fumble recovery.” -Jacob Meng

“Making playoffs in football and beat-ing McLouth.” -Daulton Jas-per

“All the times me and Colton had to calm each other down on the foot-ball field due to our tempers.” -Dalton Mas-ters

“Working hard together as a team in volleyball fresh-man year.” -Kallie Koehler

Above: The Class of 2014 during their senior year Homecoming Week supported the football team by wearing blue and white. The senior class won spirit days.Photo by Cailyn Anderson.

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Sports Trojan Trumpet May 2014Softball continues up-and-down season

As softball season continues the Lady Tro-jans continue to have an up-and-down sea-son. After playing Maur Hill-Mount Academy, the Lady Trojans took on the Oskaloosa Bears. The double header was a rough one as the Lady Trojans were de-feated 0-9 and 0-10. After taking on the Bears, the Lady Trojans took on the McLouth Bulldogs. The double

header was a rough one as the Lady Trojans lost 0-11 in the first game, and 0-4 in the second. One thing that was ac-complished that night was that the Trojans held the Bulldogs and played all seven innings without being run ruled. That was the first time McLouth hadn’t run -ruled someone all year. After playing many away games, the Lady Trojans finally got to

play a home game. The Ladies took on Doniphan West. Knowing that it was a rival, the Trojans knew they had to take care of business, and they did. The Trojans shut out the Mustangs 15-0 in the first game, and also dominated the second game 12-1. The Lady Trojans are now sit-ting on a record of 5-7.

Baseball continues strong season As baseball season keeps rolling, the Tro-jans continue to have a wonderful season. Af-ter taking on the Maur Hill-Mount Academy Ravens, the Trojans took on the Oskaloosa Bears. The first game seemed to an easy one, as the Trojans won 7-0. The second game of the double header was more difficult as the Bears came back

to play, but the Trojans held on and won 7-6. After taking on the Oskaloosa Bears, the Trojans took on the McLouth Bulldogs. Both games in the dou-ble header seemed to be a piece of cake for the Trojans as they won 17-2 and 15-5. The Tro-jans are now sitting on a winning record of 9-1.

Track team continues to improve

Above: Junior Ally Budine pitches against the McLouth Bull-dogs. Photo by Courtney Klaus

Above: Senior Colton Masters swings the bat dur-ing the Heritage Christian Academy home game. Photo by Courtney Klaus

Below: Freshman Wyatt Huss pitches a strike at the JV home baseball game against Maur Hill- Mount Academy. Photo by Trae Shelton

by Baileigh Jenkins

by Baileigh Jenkins

The track team competed at the D-West Invitational Tues-day April 22. Senior Dalton Masters threw shot put 41’1” and received third place and threw discus 104’5” and re-ceived fourth. Senior Russell Ostertag received fourth in long jump and landed at 17’ as a personal best. Sophomore Preston Robinson ran the 100 meter dash and received third. Preston also ran the 200 meter dash, and received fifth place with a personal best time of 24.74 seconds. Freshman Brandon Schofield ran the 110 meter hurdles and received a personal best time of 23.9 and received sixth.

Freshman Connor McNor-ton ran the 110 meter hurdles and received third with his personal best time of 20.23 seconds. Connor also ran the 300 meter hurdles and re-ceived fifth. The boys 4x100 relay consisted of Connor McNorton, Jarren Frump, Russell Ostertag, and Preston Robinson they received third. Sophomore Lauren Wig-ger threw javelin 69’9” and received fifth place, she also ran the 300 meter hurdles re-ceived her person best time of 56.03 seconds and got sec-ond place. Sophomore Holly Whetstine did long jump, landed 15’2” and received

third place. Holly also ran the 100 meter dash and the 400 meter dash with the time of 67.20 seconds, a personal best. Holly received second in both events. Sophomore Jack-lynn Clary did the high jump and received second. Freshman Kourtney Da-vies ran the triple jump and landed at 27’7.5”. Fresh-man Lexi Norris did long jump with a personal best of 14’2.5” and received fifth, she also did triple jump, landed at 29’0.5”. “These kids continue to work hard and have improved throughout the

season. I am proud of their efforts and we are looking forward to the remainder of the sched-ule,” said Coach Wigger. Thursday May 1 was the Invitational at Hiawatha. Sophomore Holly Whetstine ran the long jump received third and landed at 14’8.75” she also ran the 100 me-ter dash received third. Sophomore Lauren Wig-ger ran the 300 meter hurdles received fifth. Freshman Lexi Norris did long jump received seventh with the personal best time of 14’3.5”.

Sophomore Preston Rob-inson ran the 100 meter dash and received seventh. Freshman Conner McNor-ton ran the 110 meter hur-dles, received sixth place and got a personal best time of 19.94 seconds. Con-nor also ran the 300 meter hurdles and received sixth. The boys 4x100 relay con-sisted of Conner McNor-ton, Jarren Frump, Russel Ostertag, and Preston Rob-inson they received fifth. Troy High School track team is in action next at the TVL Meet Thursday May 15 at Valley Heights.

by Kylee Anthony