Celebrations of Excellence
WKU 30th Mark of Excellence Awards
On March 5th, Western Kentucky University held their 30th Mark of Excellence Awards for Newspaper and Broadcasting.
Nineteen Kentucky high school newspapers and 12 broadcasting programs from across the state entered the 2010 competition, with a total of 199 entries in 21 categories
Haley Burden placed 3rd - Best Feature Story
Brandy Day placed 3rd - Best News Story
FCCLA Start Events
Congratulations to the following FCCLA Region 4 STAR Event winners! These students competed at WKU on Saturday; all 1st place winners will go on to state competition in March. Some had competition; some did not, but all received scores that qualified them to compete in state competition.
National Programs in Action, Senior--1st Place
Clay Embry
Brittany Barks
Madison Embry
National Programs in Action, Junior--1st Place
Amber West
Starr Colvin
Parliamentary Procedure Team, Senior--1st Place
Jessica West
Maura Crowder
Jessica Elms
Shelby Baseheart
Tori Cardwell
Sasha Goodall
Chelsea Tutko
Lexie Smith
Illustrated Talk, Junior--1st Place
Mahkala Burden
Illustrated Talk, Senior--1st Place
Dallas Fowler
Mattea Johnson
Chapter Showcase, Senior--2nd Place
Lauren Chism
Shelby Rose
Kelsey Hood
Chapter Service Project, Senior--1st Place
Molly Embry
Audrey Howard
Focus on Children, Senior--2nd Place
Jailyn Oaks
Kristen Cardwell
Chapter Service Project, Junior--1st Place
Rachel Rose
Logan Lawrence
Tessa Dalton
Teach and Train, Senior--1st Place
Brandi Waller
BCHS Band Members
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Governor's Scholars
Congratulations to Shelby Rose, Lauren Chism, Jordan Evans, Megan Woodall, and CheyAnne Gaskey for being chosen as Governor's Scholars.
HOSA on the Hill
Congratulations to Mrs. Rogers and all HOSA students for their achievements at HOSA on the Hill! Winners were as follows: Amber Maxfield – 1st – nurses assisting; Sierra Fields and Hollie Coleman – 1st – Career Health Display; Kaitlyn Saunders and Erica Iles – 1st – CPR; Leah Tucker – 1st – Medical Photography; Lyndsie Bowles – 2nd – Job Seeking Skills.
BAND
The BCHS Band traveled to WKU to participate in All-District tryouts. These students make All-District Band: Jordan Evans, Zane Nevins, Trevor Cardwell, Michael Bratcher, Bradley Trent, Kayley Burden, (Chanda Hampton, Chad Cardwell, and Samantha Chamus Middle School students). These students made alternate: Laken Ethington, Dakota Cumbee, Jordan Bryant, and Austin VanAxelson.
Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to Heather Jennings for winning the Prudential Spirit of Community Award at the local level. Her application has been forwarded to the state for consideration in the state-level competition. Also, congratulations to Madison Embry for winning the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Award out of the sophomore class. She will be representing BCHS this summer at the Hugh O’Brian (HOBY) Youth Leadership Seminar.
All-State Chorus
Congratulations to (left to right) Jordan Evans, Zach Ford, Silas Arnold, and Shelby Rose for being selected in the Kentucky All-State Choir!
NJROTC
Congratulations to the NJROTC students! BCHS NJROTC competed against 4 other schools in a drill meet at Madisonville North Hopkins H.S., Saturday, and won 1st place in Physical Fitness.
Kentucky State Fair Board
Chelsea Daugherty was selected by the KY State Fair Board to be a youth advisory member. She was selected from young people across the state of KY and will serve in an advisory capacity to the KY State Fair Board. This is quite an honor. Congratulations Chelsea!
BETA News
Congratulations to Kate Barrow for placing 1st in Ceramics and Erin Wade for placing 1st in Cross Stitching in the Regional Beta Competition.
Golf
Congratulations to Trevor Howard, Lexie Smith, and Tori Cardwell for playing in the Class A state golf tournament in gold.
Calendar Girl
Congratulations to the following Calendar Girl Winners:
Photo courtesy of www.beechtreenews.com.
Centerfold: Tyler Jenkins & Cover Girl: Kelsey Hood
12 Months (in no particular order)
Maggie Smith
Audrey Howard
Jessica Elms
Chelsea Tutko
Raven Brooks
CheyAnne Gaskey
Tori Cardwell
Kayla Spurgeon
Sadie Phillips
Jazmin Reynolds
Sierra Fields
Payton Grubb
Band
Saturday evening the BCHS Marching band took 1st place in percussion, color guard, and 1st Place in 2A at the 41st Annual Wildcat Invitational Marching Contest. Then for the 1st time in those 41 years at Franklin Simpson the Reserve Grand Champion went to a 2A school, BCHS! The last time that BCHS received this type of award was in 1998. We are very proud of our students, directors and the parents who have put in countless hours preparing for such events! THANK YOU!
STN
Congratulations to Haley Burden, Brittany Brooks, and Lyndzie Pharris.
BCHS students Haley Burden, Brittany Brooks and Lyndzie Pharris attended the Student Television Network (STN) camp in Kansas City July 26th – 31st. STN is an organization devoted to students interested in broadcasting and/or improving their communication skills. Students received training from professionals who work in the television, radio and print journalism industries. The primary focus is learning to, “Tell the Story” using audio and video. Students learned skills in videography, script writing, interviewing and editing techniques. Training sessions conducted throughout the week culminated in the “Big Shoot”. Students were paired up with other students from across the country and taken to the Country Club Plaza in downtown Kansas City. They were given 3 hours to find a story, conduct their interviews and shoot any necessary footage to complete the story. All three BCHS girls placed with Haley winning 1st place for her story, “The Segway Experience”. Lyndzie’s story, “Build Kansas City”, took second place while Brittany’s story, “Fear Takes Flight” placed third. Brittany also won first place for and editing assignment earlier in the week.
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