March 2024 Report

ACCHS qualified 8 wrestlers to the 321A State Tournament in Salina @Tony's Pizza Event Center February 22-24th. The team were Regional Runners- Up. Below are the team and individual results.

Cody Falk - 3rd Place

Adler Koontz - Regional Champion

Austin Smith - Regional Champion

Max Bottorff - 2nd Place

Easton Schletzbaum - Regional Champion

Kannon Crossland - 3rd Place

Elijah Webb - 3rd Place

Vincent Webb - Regional Champion

Hannah Simmers - 3rd Place

The ACCHS Tigers Wrestling Team placed 5th at the 1-2-3A Wrestling Meet at Salina.

Individual Results:

Easton Schletzbaum - 2nd Place

Hannah Simmers - 3rd Place

Austin Smith - 4th Place

Vincent Webb - 4th Place

Max Bottorff - 5th Place

Elijah Webb - 6th Place

Results from League Powerlifting:

Breyton Hewitt - 1st Bench, 1st Squat, 1st Clean, 1st Overall

Triston Hewitt - 1st bench, 1st Squat, 2nd Clean, 1st Overall

Tyson Hewitt - 1st bench, 2nd Squat, 5th Clean, 2nd Overall

Jeston Vessar - 5th Bench, 3rd Squat, 3rd Clean, 3rd Overall

Mason Green - 4th Clean, 5th Overall

Ben Beene - 6th Bench

Rose DePoy - 1st bench, 1st Squat, 2nd Clean, 2nd Overall

Lauren Courter - 6th Bench, 5th Squat, 2nd Clean, 4th Overall

Hannah Simmers - 5th Bench, 6th Squat, 6th Clean, 6th Overall

JH Boys Basketball Team ended the season by placing 5th in the NEKL Tournament.

The JV Boys Basketball Team ended their season with wins against Pleasant Ridge. The Varsity Boys Basketball team ended their season in the first round of Sub-State against Sabetha. The Varsity Boys made great gains this season and were close to winning a couple of the last games of the season.

The High School Girls basketball team won their first round of sub-state against Perry Lecompton, but then lost in round two against a very talented Topeka-Hayden team.

The following wrestlers earn all league honors:

Grant Swendson - 1st Team

Evan Falk - 1st team

Rance Vessar - 1st Team

Colton Lowe - 1st Team

Christian Simmers - 1st Team

Jayden Simmers - 1st Team

Rory Swaney - 2nd Team
Kenyon Funk - 2nd Team

Jayce Gilliland - Honorable Mention

Kinzee Bauerle - 1st Team

Madison Martin - Honorable Mention

James Schuetz - Honorable Mention

The following ACCHS Powerlifters were named to NEK All League Powerlifters:

Triston Hewitt

Tyson Hewitt

Breyton Hewitt

Rose DePoy

Game Time is the company we are using to create the playlists, announcements, and commercials that have been playing at out Football, Basketball, and Wrestling events this year. They have created a new segment, "GameTime Fame Time", where they spotlight exceptional student-athletes and coaches from our 2,100 partner schools!

In their latest episode they featured ACCHS Student-Athlete Easton Schletzbaum!

Globe Article about the Wrestling team members heading to state competition in Salina.

ACCHS Students Megan Larson and Emma Ramirez placed at the BPA contest and will advance to the next level in Chicago.

Megan Larson - 1st Place in Legal Office Procedures

Emma Ramirez - 1st Place in Fundamentals of Web Design and 1st in Computer Network Technology

Avery and Josie Sutley have signed on to play softball at the next level at McPherson College and Mid-America Nazarene.

Hannah Simmers signed to continue her wrestling career at Baker University next year.

Ellie Speer signed to play Volleyball at Benedictine College in the fall.

Recently the Science Club took a trip to Kansas State University in order to visit the TRIGA 2 Nuclear Reactor facility.

1) Farm to Table Event: The Animal Science students had an opportunity to taste ground pork, lamb, and beef! Thank you Caden Behrnes for providing the lamb, Neill family for the pork, and Mrs B. for the beef! All home raised! We discussed the differences in color and taste!

2) National FFA Week Activities - including everyone's favorite Drive your Tractor to School Day!

3) Performed the closing ceremony at the District Conservation Banquet.

4) Preparing and taking care of the plants in the Greenhouse for their 2nd Annual Plant Sale coming up in April.

The Talking Tiger Forensics team is having a very successful season so far, with many more meets to attend. The team also hosted a meet with 218 participants from Northeast Kansas. Here are some results from recent meets:

Riverside Invitational:

Avery Handke - 1st Place - Original Oration (Qualified for State Competition)

Ethan Brooks and Evan Sinclair - 1st Place - Improvised Duet Acting (Qualified for State Competition)

Adeline McManus - 3rd Place Impromptu Speaking

Leah Wilson - 6th Place - Humorous Solo Acting

Leah Wilson - 6th Place - Poetry Interpretation

Evan Sinclair - 6th Place - Prose Interpretation

NEKL League Meet: 3rd Place as a Team

Trinity Brooks - 6th Place - Prose Interpretation

Carmen LaHue - 4th Place - Prose Interpretation

Nathan Palmer and Even Sinclair - 5th place - Improvised Duet Acting

Evan Sinclair - 6th Place - Prose Interpretation

Avery Handke - 2nd Place - Original Oration

Avery Handke - 3rd Place - Prose Interpretation

Adeline McManus - 4th Place - Original Oration

Adeline McManus - 5th Place - Informative Speaking

Adeline McManus - 5th Place - Impromptu Speaking

Evan Sinclair - 5th Place - Prose Interpretation

Leah Wilson - 4th Place - Humorous Solo Acting

Royal Valley Invitational:

Avery Handke - 4th Place - Original Oration

Carmen LaHue - 5th Place - Serious Solo Acting

Troy Invitational:

Evan Sinclair - 5th Place - Prose (Qualified for State Festival)

Ben Beene and Nathan Palmer - 3rd Place - Duet Acting

Avery Handke - 5th Place - Original Oration

Adeline McManus - 6th Place - Informative Speaking

ACCHS FBLA members ha a very successful District Conference, qualifying 15 students for the State Competition in April! Many students even placed in multiple categories! Great job, FBLA!

Students placing and qualified for State are:

ADVERTISING:

Gracie Kimmi – 6th

AGRIBUSINESS:

Ashton Neill – 3rd

BUSINESS CALCULATIONS:

Kaylee Foote – 4th

BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS:

Taylor Begesse – 3rd

Rebekah Caplinger – 8th

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT:

Kenna Joice – 10th

COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING:

Emma Ramirez: 2nd

Rebekah Caplinger – 4th

CYBER SECURITY:

Rebekah Caplinger – 3rd

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION:

Taylor Begesse – 6th

INTRO TO BUSINESS CONCEPTS:

Ryleigh Anderson – 9th

INTRO TO BUSINESS PROCEEDURES:

Peyton Keimig – 8th

Ryleigh Anderson

INTRO TO EVENT PLANNING:

Audrey Brown – 4th

Kenna Joice – 6th

Ryleigh Anderson – 7th

INTRO TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES:

Taylor Begesse – 8th

JOURNALISM:

Audrey Brown – 3rd

NETWORK DESIGN:

Emma Ramirez – 1st

Danica Worley – 2nd

NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE:

Gracie Kimmi – 9th

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP:

Leah Wilson – 6th

Gracie Kimmi – 8th

Taylor Keimig – 9th

PERSONAL FINANCE:

Kaylee Foote – 5th

Leah Wilson – 8th

Mason Green – 10th

PUBIC POLICY & ADVOCACY:

Rebekah Caplinger – 4th

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

Taylor Keimig – 4th

Mason Green – 6th

Peyton Keimig – 8th

Kenna Joice – 10th

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT:

Ashton Neill – 2nd

UX DESIGN:

Emma Ramirez – 1st

Adelin McManus – 2nd

Taylor Begesse – 4th

GRAPHIC DESIGN:

Emma Ramirez – 3rd

Team/Presentation Events

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT:

Ryleigh Anderson/Kenna Joice – 3rd

INTRO TO EVENT PLANNING:

Ryleigh Anderson/Audrey Brown/Kenna Joice – 4th

INTRO TO PUBLIC SPEAKING:

Ashton Neill – 2nd

NETWORK DESIGN:

Emma Ramirez/Danica Worley – 2nd

PUBLIC SPEAKING:

Leah Wilson – 2nd

SALES PRESENTATION:

Audrey Brown/Leah Wilson – 3rd

SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES:

Mason Green – 2nd

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

Addi Crockett/Kenna Joice – 4th

Mason Green/Peyton Keimig – 6th

On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 the Junior High Choir went to JCN Middle School to participate in the NEKL Mass Choir Day. The students spent the morning rehearsing their music and then performed their songs with the other choirs in the league.