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Royalty Crowned at Boone High School

9/30/2016

By: Dresden Wilson @dreswilson22

On Friday, September 30, Boone High School packed into the gym to watch magic unfold before their very eyes. The Homecoming king and queen crowning was at hand.

Previous homecoming king, Nolan Newcomb, and queen, Kennedy Bass.

The king candidates were: Braden Biersner, Colbey Wadsworth, Devan Baldus, Ethan Lewis, and Tanner Schminke. They all waited with high hopes of being crowned this year’s king. It didn’t take long and after a few loud cheers from the crowd, the crown was placed on the head of Devan Baldus. “It’s pretty great. I wasn’t expecting to win because there’s a lot of other great guys out here. But we still have to come out later tonight and win the game and play hard,” said Baldus.

The queen candidates: Claire Anderson, Dianna Slight, Laura Anderson, Grace Krafcisin, and Mad Santi, then assumed their positions hopeful of being 2016 homecoming queen. Diana Slight was crowned the 2016 homecoming queen. “There’s so many nice people on the court that deserve it, but I guess it just means a lot that the student body gave me queen,” said Slight.

The king and queen will take to the dance floor tomorrow, Saturday, October 1 at the Homecoming Dance. Door’s open at 7:30 pm and the dance starts at 8:00 pm.

Voss joins Boone Staff

9/26/2016

By Trevor Van Pelt @trevorvanpelt14

This year at Boone High there is a new face in the science department. His name is Dan Voss. At age 26, this is Voss’s first year at Boone high and hopes to have a great year teaching new students and meeting different people.

Voss attended high school at Benton Community High School located in Van Horne, IA, and graduated in 2009. After graduation he got his Bachelor’s of Science in materials engineering from Iowa State University. Following his graduation from Iowa State in 2013, Voss attended Northwestern University in Illinois where he earned his Master’s of Science Education and Secondary Physics.

Voss got his inspiration to be a science teacher when he was at Iowa State. He moved into higher level course work and realized his peers increasingly relished the details engineering focused on and wanted to talk more about big ideas. He did internships at a company and loved his co workers and enjoyed the work, but knew he wasn’t willing to pull all nighters to get a manufacturing line running again. With Voss still unsure about what he wanted to do, he went to watch Bill Nye speak at Iowa State. During the speech it hit him and he realized he wanted to teach, inspire, and help prepare the next generation of curios and informed citizens and STEM innovators.

During college Voss student taught at two different high schools in Illinois. He taught at Lincoln Park High School in Chicago and also student taught at New Trier in Winnetka, Illinois.

Voss teaches Principles of Advanced Science and Chemistry, and teaches mostly sophomores with a mix of juniors and seniors. He choose to come teach at Boone because he wanted to work in a school that had a vision for its role in it’s community and really cared about it’s student and he thought that BHS would be a great fit.

Mr. Voss is an avid sports fan, basketball being his favorite, but still likes to watch football and baseball. Despite basketball being his favorite sport he does not have a favorite NBA team, but does really enjoys watching the San Antonio Spurs and says he will miss Tim Duncan greatly as Duncan just recently retired a few months ago. As a former Iowa State student he is a huge Cyclone basketball fan and also enjoys rooting for the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Chiefs.

Even though this is his first full time teaching job he is looking to make a huge impact on the students taking his classes this year. He hopes he can get his students excited to come to class and learn more about science.

Big Changes for Spanish Club

9/26/2016

By Jayde Orsack @JaydeOrsack

Spanish Club has officially begun, as the first meeting took place on Thursday, September 15th. Spanish Club is a great way for students to get involved in foreign language, and by doing so, they are able to gain perspective of the Spanish culture. Students can participate in Spanish Club as long as they are currently enrolled in a Spanish class.

The students came together to elect officers, discuss important deadlines and dates, and to add innovative ideas to the activity list. Electing officers provides a structured environment, and also gives students responsibility. They want the students to have a major role in decision making, and this is why the students elected the officers themselves. Mikayla Eppert is the president, Gabby Fuentes is the Vice-President, and Brian Bingaman is the Secretary.

Eppert is excited for the future of the Spanish Club, and looks forward to a great year. “I’m looking forward to hopefully getting more people involved and expanding the club. We are looking to hopefully have some new events that we will think will be a lot of fun”.

With new events in mind, the club is already participating in a fundraiser. The Spanish Club does many different activities, and money the students raise is needed to support such things.

Sra. Anderson is wanting the students to make bigger and better changes, that will not only benefit the Spanish Club, but anybody else that wants to be involved. “I am hopeful that we can have more activities than last year, and last year was a great year”.

The officers plan to take a trip to La Carreta, put on a movie night at the theater, and invite the student body to a “Skeleton Ball”.

The Skeleton Ball is something completely different than anything the Spanish Club has ever done before. The students really want the club to be known about, and they think the Skeleton Ball will do just that. The Skeleton Ball is similar to a school dance, except not as formal. The goal is to have students dress like skeletons, and if they do so their admission is free.

The officers believe this is something that they can do to involve the student body, but to also promote it students who are thinking about being in Spanish Club.

Katelyn Melhaus, Spanish Club member, believes that the ball is a creative way to reach out to students that aren’t in Spanish Club. “I think that if everything goes to plan the way we want it to, the ball will be a good way to reach out to students and show them what we are trying to do”, she said.

Spanish Club is making major changes this year, and they aspire to have more students join. Students that are already enrolled in a Spanish class will be informed of upcoming events by their Spanish teacher. If you’re not enrolled in a Spanish class currently, you can still attend the Skeleton Ball and experience the Spanish culture.

Contenders for the crown Announced

9/23/2016

By Bailey Miller @bailey_miller35

This year’s homecoming court queen candidates are Madelynn Santi, Dianna Slight, Laura Anderson, Claire Anderson, and Grace Krafcisin. The homecoming court king candidates are Tanner Schminke, Ethan Lewis, Brayden Biersner, Devan Baldus, and Colbey Wadsworth.

Madelynn Santi participates in swimming and track. She likes spending time with her teammates from both sports and having a good time. Her favorite memory from high school is her freshman homecoming. She said, “I had a blast with all my friends.” Santi plans to go to The University of Iowa and major in psychology so she can help people get through problems and make their lives more enjoyable.

Dianna Slight participates in basketball, track, and softball. Her favorite memory in high school is winning the sprint medley at the Drake Relays and breaking the state record for the 400 meter dash. After high school, Slight plans on attending The University of Northern Iowa or Iowa State University. She wants to become a school counselor. She likes the hours and feels that it would be a good job if you want to start a family. Slight also likes that she would have time to coach.

Laura Anderson participates in softball and basketball. Her favorite memory from high school is playing in the high school state softball tournament. Anderson does not know what she wants to do after high school.

Claire Anderson is the student council vice president. She is also involved in the National Honor Society and the school-to-work internship program. She is involved in these activities and groups so she can prepare for life after high school. Her favorite high school memory has been attending dances with all of her friends. After high school, Anderson plans on going to either Iowa State University or Central College. She plans to major in either communications or public relations.

Grace Krafcisin participates in volleyball and tennis. She wants to attend DMACC to become a nurse that specializes in obstetrics because she wants to follow in her father’s footsteps. Grace’s favorite memory from high school is being involved in volleyball and basketball because she has made so many friends in both sports.

Tanner Schminke is a four sport athlete. He participates in football, basketball, golf, and baseball. His favorite high school memory was playing in the state baseball tournament. “It was one of the best teams that I’ve ever been apart of,” he said. After high school, Schminke wants to play at football at The University of Iowa, but he also may go somewhere smaller so he can play. He wants to major in Athletic Training or Kinesiology because it will keep him around sports even if he doesn’t continue to play.

Ethan Lewis participates in basketball and golf. He hasn’t decided whether or not he wants to attend the University of Iowa or Iowa State University. “They both have good engineering programs,” he said. Ethan wants to major in civil engineering because math and science have always been easy for him. Ethan’s favorite high school memory is beating ADM in basketball in the first round of districts and moving on to the district final to play Perry.

Brayden Biersner participates in theater, swing choir, and swim team. He wants to attend Simpson college and is planning on majoring in English so he can eventually become an educator. Brayden’s favorite high school memory was performing a solo at the Civic Center.

Devan Baldus’ favorite memory of high school is the football games he has played in. He participates in swimming and track. After high school, he is planning on majoring in aerospace engineering, but he doesn’t know what school he is going to go to yet.

Colbey Wadsworth participates in football, speech team, cheerleading, swing choir, track and field, and RSVP. He would like to attend The University of Iowa because of their ranking in Psychological Studies. He wants to major in Psychology because he believes mental health is highly ignored and how much it impacts one's life. Colbey’s best high school memory was going to state track for shot put and discus.

Building Cars and Teamwork

9/23/2016

By: Maggy Muller @Maggy_Muller

Being able to enjoy a class and knowing that’s the career you want to fulfill in the future is what juniors Josh Ryan and John Anders love about Shelly Vanyo’s 1080 racing class.

“The best part is being able to design the best parts to make a better car.” says John Anders.

Before the students are assigned a team, they must create a presentation about themselves, some of the assets that they have, and how they would be a good addition to any group. Then, Mrs. Vanyo chooses teams that would work best together.

Before the cars are given, the teams are required to make a list of rules called “team norms” in which every team member has to make up certain requirements that the other team members have to follow, or else they won't be able to drive the team’s car.

Some of the students favorite parts about driving and modeling the cars are getting to be able to customize the cars and working like a business. Teams have to go to car dealerships like Pat Clemons, and try to get sponsorships and money to make modifications to their cars to make them faster and durable. They also like that the class is hands on, and the cars are able to go up to 60 mph.

Shelly Vanyo gives her input on the RC cars, “It’s not something that I personally enjoyed or took part in, but I thought it would be a good learning experience for the students. I was pushed out of my comfort zone to get to know about RC cars.”

Mrs. Vanyo adds that some of the pros of making RC cars is getting to be able to work on the students engineering skills and basing the design of your car based on your own skill level.

“It’s basically like Nascar, except a smaller version. The class is a great class to take because it gives in detail about what you can do and how well you can do it,” says junior Josh Ryan.

John Anders adds, “It’s easy to know what you’re doing when everyone is putting in their part. You can get a fast time, the best steering, and the best motor by having everyone in their own place. With enough teamwork and positivity you can get sponsorships from big car dealerships.”

Watch out Boone High, these cars are fast, dangerous, and they are coming to you this week!

New Art Teacher Plans to Paint a New Beginning at BHS

9/22/2016

Libby Penick @lmpenick

This year, Boone High School is welcoming six new teachers. One of them is teaching art, and her name is Holly Motsch. She is teaching photography, painting, and drawing.

Mrs. Motsch grew up in Grinnell, IA. After she graduated, she studied Art Therapy at Grand View University. By the second semester of her freshman year, she had switched to Art Education. Once she graduated, she married her husband Joshua Motsch, who works in Des Moines for Social Security Disability Determination. They now live in Polk City.

Mrs. Motsch taught three years before coming to Boone High School at Perry Middle School.

“I really like the cafe and the technology opportunities the school offers,” Motsch states when asked about her first impression of Boone High. She says she has been welcomed warmly by fellow teachers and students and is excited to be a part of the Toreador Way.

“My first impression of Mrs. Motsch was that she was like a breath of fresh air! I love how she thinks ‘outside the box" - she's very creative, extremely talented, and just a wonderful person to work with! I just love her!’ says Motsch’s fellow art partner, Mrs. Pomerenk. “I love my room and that I have a partner in art. Mrs. Pomerenk is the best partner I could ask for,” said Motsch in reply.

This year, Mrs. Motsch is looking forward to the art conference. “It is being held at Boone this year, and I am excited to be a part of it.”

Boone High is looking forward to what Mrs. Motsch will accomplish this year.

Homecoming 2016 Preview

9/22/2016

By: Sammi Crouse @sammijo019

Homecoming is right around the corner, and students will show their festivities when they dress up for the daily themes, that starts Monday, September 26. The dance will be on the following Saturday, October 1.

The theme for Monday is ‘Merica Monday, where students will share their patriotism. Tuesday will be twin day, so you can grab a friend and dress up together. On Wednesday, students will wear very colorful clothing, almost like a “color war.” Seniors should wear pink, juniors should wear orange, sophomores wear blue, freshmen purple, and staff green. Thursday will be -er day, which is where students dress up like something that ends in -er, -or, etc. Finally, on Friday, students will show their Boone Toreador spirit for Spirit Day. There will be photographers taking pictures of costumes to be posted on social media for a chance to win a free ticket to homecoming.

Along with the fun dress up days, students can also participate in contests. This year, the contests will be “Biggest Muscles” on Monday, “Biggest Hair” on Tuesday, “Most Sparkle” on Wednesday, and “Best Legs” on Thursday. To vote for contests, students will need to like the Boone TV Facebook page. The winner of each contest will receive a free ticket to the dance.

There will also be other events that will take place to prepare for homecoming. The street painting will take place on Saturday, September 24th. The event will take place from 1-5 pm. Students are asked to bring their own supplies.

The powderpuff game will be Sunday, September 25th at 7:00 pm. The junior girls will play against the senior girls and boys will be cheerleading.

Also sports teams, clubs, and classes will be making banners. These banners will be posted around several local businesses. There will be a contest for the banners; people can vote by adding donations into a jar that the businesses will have. All of the donations will be given to the Hope Foundation. The reward for the winning team will be a donut party. If you would like more information about how you can help, you can see Mrs. Lumley. She is also asking that if you have any pickle jars or canning jars you would like to get rid of, you can give them to her.

After school on Friday, people can meet for a few hours to start decorating the gym for the dance. The decorating will be continued on Saturday morning at 8:00 am. The dance will be held in the gym Saturday night from 8:00-11:00 pm. The theme for the dance is neon. Tickets can be purchased before the dance in the office or at the dance. Each ticket will be $10.

Mogul Mitch Rising in Boone High

9/15/2016

Evan Appenzeller @EvanAppenzeller

No one in Boone High School has had success with their social media accounts quite like junior Mitchell Moore. That is why he was named Boone TV’s Social Media Consultant this year. Moore is in charge of making sure that the news gets out to all the students through the use of social media. He plans to keep Boone TV growing bigger and bigger by “adapting to the students.”

Moore primarily uses Twitter to spread the word. After all, he has had plenty of experience with using it. His own personal account is followed by some high profile people such as rapper, Riff Raff. Moore also created an NBA account that currently has 18k followers. He is working on creating a Snapchat account as well with a Toreador based filter that everybody could use.

Aside from all things social media, Moore is also deeply invested in sports and a great Toreador fan. He takes part in the basketball and tennis teams. He dedicates a lot of his time practicing for these sports. When he isn’t playing a sport, he is found in the student sections cheering loudly for the Toreadors. Moore always makes sure to go all out on the themes for football games. Whether it be Hawaii Night or White Out, he is always showing up in style.

A nice little leisure activity he likes to do is rapping. He goes by the name of Mogul Mitch and doesn’t hold anything back. Mogul, as he likes to be called, has released three songs written and performed by himself.

One person that has worked with Moore for a while is senior Lance Losh. “Mitch knows how to spit bars, but he is also bringing Boone TV social media to the top.” This goes to show that Moore is respected by his peers for his hard work in Boone TV and the rapping industry. Moore is an inspirational person to anybody that knows him. He is the type of person that sets his mind to something and goes out to achieve it.