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May 13, 2008 |
Elementary Students Walk Across The Moon
Mikela Barton
Many people who have never had astronaut ambitions still dream of one day walking across the moon’s surface. However, the elementary students of Garden City were unable to wait for time and technology to take their course; they took matters into their own small hands. No, the kids did not travel in spaceships or wear bulky spacesuits. These young people walked the circumference of the moon without ever leaving their home town. (full story...) |
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March 10, 2008 |
Outstanding Business Students Travel to Dallas to Participate at the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference
Mikela Barton
Top students from Garden City High School attended the Business Professionals of America 2008 State Leadership Conference, in Dallas, Texas, this past weekend.
Garden City High School chapter members: Mikela Barton, Brittney Chudej, Michelle Gonzalez, Laura Halfmann, Brooke Halfmann, Kate Halfmann, Melissa Hirt, Wade Jansa, Kelsey Jones, Amy Multer, Paige Niehues, Spencer Plagens, Halie Schaefer, Brittany Schniers, Macy Schwartz, Paige Sturtz and Lauren Wheeler, joined over 2,000 other conference delegates from across the state to participate in state level business skill competitions, general sessions, and the state officer candidate campaigns and elections. Besides having the opportunity to excel, they experienced Dallas visiting the city’s exciting sites. (full story...)
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February 8, 2008 |
Wind
The New Crop of West Texas
Mikela Barton
In recent years, the fields and plains of West Texas have been planted with an orchard that bears a fruit unlike any other: wind. Rather than pecan and peach trees, wind turbines now dot the Texan landscape. With a towering height of over 200 feet and three huge rotor blades, these modern day windmills look like something straight out of a science-fiction film. (full story...) |
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December 10, 2007 |
Livestock Judging Team
Wins Bronze At Nationals
Mikela Barton
Early in the school year, the Glasscock County Livestock Judging Team competed at the National level in Kansas City, Missouri. The team, consisting of Cade Halfmann, Levi Schaefer, Cole Schwartz and Layne Halfmann, won 3rd place at the competition. All of the team members are veterans of the 4-H program, each of them participating no less than six years. (full story...) |
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October 23, 2007 |
Healthy Chicks Battle Obesity
At 4-H Centennial Celebration
Mikela Barton
On October 8, nine young women traveled to Jacksboro, Texas after being selected as one of the few talents to perform at the Centennial Celebration of 4-H. Seniors Mikela Barton, Brittney Chudej, Whitney Kellermeier, Amy Multer, Halie Schaefer, Junior Sydney Halfmann, and Sophomores Amber Halfmann, , Kelsey Jones and Lauren Schwartz were the members of the skit promoting 4-H and healthy habits. (full story...) |
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