"For the Quest is achieved, and now all is over. I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things,..." Frodo to Samwise, Return of the King. J.R.R. Tolkien
Jiminy Crickets this semester feels like its went by in one night. There was so much amazing things that transpired over the course of the past semester. There is so much that has transpired, there is no way to recap: It was Mr. Andrews fiftieth first day of school in a row, I tried to run with the CC team and Lucas had to save me, the fall pep rally lead by Mr. Alley and Brandi was awesome, Kryndon and Kyson started the Cobra Channel, Mr. Lierz and the Ag mechanic class made new sidewalks, we names Mr. Henry teacher of the year, we had a powder puff game, there was a camel (Thanks Mr. Baldridge), a bonfire, Mr. Plattner wore a powder wig with his history classes, Mr. Childs wore his Jersey from high school and made a point of making everyones days better for it, we crowned Rebekah and Julian royalty, we beat up some cars, Jennifer Buck became my hero at the Sabetha CC meet, we introduced first Friday and Mr. Keehn started a hunter safety program while Mr. Folger gave them a quiet place, there was an incredible substate finals game lead by Coaches Visocsky and Sides against JCN, Mrs. McKenzie lead her FCCLA students to a couple of awesome events (Diabetes 5K and the Haunted Trail), Mrs. McCoy and the paras went all out on their minion door decorations, Spanish class celebrated Dia de los Muertos with Mrs. Valiente, FBLA lead by Mr. Shupe went on a trick or treating can drive, we had a career fair/adulting day lead by Mrs. Alley, Mr. Moore sponsored our first ever Middle School Turkey Dance, Cheerleaders went to the KSHSAA spirit competition, Mr. Howard and I served Thanksgiving lunch under the watchful eye of our amazing kitchen staff, Mrs. Morris and her art students re-envisioned our gym, we had a staff V seniors volleyball game and got to witness Mr. McAfee's incredible skills, Coach Massey is looking sharp for the basketball games (who are currently undefeated FYI), and I kissed a pig...just to name a few.
That was just the stuff off the top of my head. There was so much more to talk about. Lets get into students. There has been amazing things happening with students at this school lately.
Keep on making a difference.
Derek E. Smith
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Doing Something Selfless Talon Binkley and Sean Wilder. They made a home cooked meal of spaghetti and garlic bread for the high school custodian staff as well as for Nikki Wieken who is an employee and a great supporter of our students and staff. They wanted to give our staff a night of ease since they work so hard for our school. This was all part of an FCCLA Project that they came up with and executed on their own. | Kindness always moving forward Adam McKinley is among the kindest students in this whole school. He has become the unofficial door greater welcoming students into the school. If you ever need any help, just ask and he will gladly help out, and he will do it with a smile. | Striker We officially have striker back on the court. The identity of the student shall be kept in secrecy, but the individual did an amazing job Friday night and we can't wait to see what they do once they get comfortable in the position. |
Doing Something Selfless
Kindness always moving forward
Striker
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The one behind so much There is very little that happens in this school district that does not have Sheri's involvement in it. She wears so many hats she could open her own storefront. The biggest thing for us is she makes sure we get paid on time, which makes her one of the most important people. For myself personally, she has been a source of sage advice as to the customs of this school. In addition to working here for 20+ years, she was one of the originals and was also a member of the 76 Grand State Champion Team. | The head of the Cobra Cheer Team No not Emi. Look behind her at Brandi getting Emi's hair done for the big game. She has taken over the high school cheer team this year and has done an amazing job. She has taken the girls to heights they have have never previously accomplished. She took them to the KSHSAA spirit tournament for the first time ever. When she isn't leading the cheer team, she is coordinating transportation for events, scheduling the substitutes, or assembling the news letter among the other 10K tasks she needs to accomplish to help keep this school alive. | All Star While it is a daily occurrence to get a hug or a high five from Kammy, a few weeks ago we had a very special reason to give her a hug. She got to play in the JV game against P Ridge and scored the last basket of the game. Afterward I was so excited I had to go down and give her a hug and congratulate her. She is an all star on and off the court. |
The one behind so much
The head of the Cobra Cheer Team
When she isn't leading the cheer team, she is coordinating transportation for events, scheduling the substitutes, or assembling the news letter among the other 10K tasks she needs to accomplish to help keep this school alive.
All Star
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Helping the Flight These two are on the list of, "amazing people" at this school. Lillian and Emma are just great people among other things. You can always greet them with a smile and whats more, they volunteer their time to help a good cause. During Friday's game, they helped the honor flight do their pork sandwich dinner and helped to raise nearly $1000 for the cause. Great students, and even better people. | "Informal" Formal The student body decided that the winter formal needed to be a bit more cozy. They opted for a winter "informal" where they dressed down and wore pajamas. I think one thing they learned from the event was that flannel pajamas are significantly hotter during a dance than their dress clothes. Everyone had a great time. in particular I would like to point out the Santa hat in the middle of this picture. Jackson Holliday lead the school in Thriller as one of the last dances of the night. | Spirit Runneth Over. There aren't many student that can say they have more school spirit than Ian. He doesn't miss a game and never misses a chance to cheer on the team. He can often be found leading the student section in the roller coaster, or the canoe. Even though his injury keeps him off the court, his spirit still contributes to the Cobra team. |
Helping the Flight
"Informal" Formal
Spirit Runneth Over.
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List of Events He Has Helped in.....Endless You name it, Danny has helped out to get it done. Most recently, he has had a hand in about every fundraiser you have seen in during the Basketball games. He helps sell throwback jerseys, he helps serve food for the Honor Flight meal, he plays in the pep band. There is next to nothing this young man won't for the sake of improving this school. He is incredible. But don't tell him I said so, he might get an ego. | All Around Great Person Over the course of this semester, we got to see Wyatt grow and develop significantly. He is excelling in his work at Washburn Tech, and is a very nice young man that is great to be around. He too is always available to help out when you need it. He helps with the jersey sales, he plays in pep band, he takes pictures for the yearbook even though he isn't in yearbook. Another thing that always stands out to me is that Wyatt always makes a point of asking how I am doing and cares about the answer. | Family Dance On Dec 10, we had a Father/Daughter, Mother/Son dance that was K-12. While this raised a great deal of funds for an amazing cause, what I want to highlight is that this was totally put on by two seniors. Kaylee and Kanyon hatched the whole concept on their own and put the whole thing together. They saw the opportunity to raise funds and let the community have a good time as well. Great job ladies. |
List of Events He Has Helped in.....Endless
All Around Great Person
Family Dance
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The Sisters Huftles These two are just flat out good people. They never say an unkind word as I have ever herd and they make a point of including everyone in whatever they do. They volunteer to help out great causes and are absolutely the exemplification of what Cobra pride is all about. | The Younger Proffitt While I feel like broken record level of talking about Kryndon this year, there is an important component to his success. that being Kyson, the younger of the brother Proffitt. When asked if he would help out his brother in the endeavor to start up our streaming service, his response was totally out of love for his brother. He jumped on the chance to help Kryndon do his thing. However, I want to make a point of saying he doesn't live in the brothers shadow. He is an amazing young man that shines in his own right. He loves track and cross country and is an all around great student in all of his classes. | That New Lady in the Office This Semester Miss Jodie joined us mid semester in the office and has quickly become a keystone asset to us. She handles all lunch duties as well as making our programs for events and helping Rachel coordinate the office. She is also a joy to be around and bring her positive attitude with her wherever she goes. |
The Sisters Huftles
The Younger Proffitt
However, I want to make a point of saying he doesn't live in the brothers shadow. He is an amazing young man that shines in his own right. He loves track and cross country and is an all around great student in all of his classes.
That New Lady in the Office This Semester
JR/SR High Events This Week: Dec 19-20
Monday:
High School Concert 7:00 pm
Finals
Tuesday:
Finals
Last Day of the Semester
Wednesday:
ENJOY THE BREAK
Derek Smith
I hope you all have an amazing holiday of your choosing, be it Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Festivus or just enjoying the time off with your family. Whatever it is you choose to do this break, please make it amazing and I will see you in the New Year. Go make a difference.
