Night at the Lab Students Travel to Colby for Science-Related Competition
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TRICK OR TREAT Q AND A Hays High School DECA helps Professional Choreographer community by volunteering during the holds Q & A with Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat Event Chamber Singers Page 6 Page 12 THE VOL. 94 NO. 2 • HAYS HIGH SCHOOL UIDO 2300 E. 13th ST. • HAYS, KAN. 67601 G www.hayshighguidon.comOCTOBER 17, 2019 N FUTURE PREPARATION RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS Students participate in mock interviews Teachers encourage students By Nikka Vuong to be more stable financially Hays High Guidon expected emergencies and your Most jobs will require an in- By Michaela Austin Hays High Guidon long-term savings goals,” Per- terview for the employer to sonal Finance instructor Silas know who they are hiring. The Almost all people have strug- Hibbs said. interview process can consist of gled with money management According to “Foundations many different steps. at some point of their lives. in Personal Finance” by Dave In order to practice this pro- Whether it is attempting to in- Ramsey, people need to know cess and to learn their strengths crease their income or simply their “money personality.” Does and weaknesses when being in- not knowing how to manage money frustrate you? Is money terviewed, all seniors were re- their finances, money manage- everything, or is it not every- quired to do a mock interview on ment is a common issue among thing? You will need to analyze Sept. 18 or 19 for their English high school students. your money habits. classes. Some people do not know how According to Ramsey, a good “We do panel presentations much money they should be way to always make sure a per- first, where we have the volun- saving, and some do not save son is handling his or her money teers come in and talk to the any money at all, but taking a well is by following Ramsey’s students about how they should ALEXIS PFANNENSTIEL / The Guidon Personal Finance class can help Five Foundations. The Five act in an interview, how they students to learn these things. Foundations are to “Save a $500 should dress and what are the Community members volunteer to interview se- “Always set aside a portion of Emergency Fund,” “Get Out of expectations that employers niors during the mock interviews held on Sept. your paycheck, at least 10 to 20 • See “Interviews” pg. 2 18 and 19 in the English Department. percent, for every month for un- • See “Money” pg. 2 SCHOOL LIFE Night at the Lab Students travel to Colby for science-related competition By Michaela Austin on ‘The Warning Signs of Lung Hays High Guidon Disease’ and will now advance to the state competition at KU Med According to the University of Center later this fall,” Zimmer- Kansas Medical Center’s web- man said. site, KU Night @ the Lab was Hays High took a total of five created to “provide an opportu- teams to regionals. Each team nity for high school students to had a different topic, and three explore the connections between members were in each team. The health and science and show- teams had a total of three weeks case their knowledge to the com- to work on their projects. To munity.” prepare for their presentations, The event’s website says that the groups had to research their the students will gain experi- medical topic, create a visual ence in professional presenta- display and give an oral presen- tion skills and research skills. tation on the medical topic. “Each team was randomly “At the event, each team gave assigned a health topic dealing a four-minute oral presentation with cardiovascular or respira- to three judges, followed by five tory systems,” instructor Lynn minutes of questions from the Zimmerman said. “They only had judges,” Zimmerman said. “My three weeks to prepare, and they role was to provide guidance and had to create a visual display direction as to how each team and document their resources in should approach their topic and a binder. Most of their research make available some of the visu- was conducted outside of class al aids the students requested.” time and included readings from The students who went to re- scientific journals and reputable gionals were juniors Kaili Beth- online sources, such as PubMed el, Trista Flock, Ginny Ke and ALEXIS PFANNENSTIEL / The Guidon and the NIH (National Institute Raynesford and seniors Bannis- Senior Maddie Lohmeyer, junior Ginny Ke and senior Levi Hickert respond of Health).” ter, Adrian Drees, Levi Hickert, Northwestern Regionals took Brandon Kennemer, Maddie to questions in Colby as they compete at KU Night @ the Lab on Oct. 9. place at Colby Community Col- Lohmeyer, Olivia Reed, Kari Sa- lege on Oct. 9. Each presenta- tomi, Isaac Smith, Emma Pfan- vention and treatment.” One team from each competition science, which was a concern tion was judged by a panel of nenstiel, Lucas Pfannenstiel Last year, Ke won at state, will move on to state. State will expressed by several students, community volunteers. and Weidenhaft. along with 2019 graduate take place on Nov. 19 in Kansas because they felt that the ques- “When the results were tal- “Our presentation topic is, Johnny Fuller and junior Callie City. tions might delve into very tech- lied, the HHS team of [junior] ‘What is Sleep Apnea and How Raacke. Their presentation was “I’m so proud of all five of the nical aspects of their topic. How- Marrissa Raynesford, [senior] does it Affect the Heart?’” Ke over the topic of high blood pres- HHS teams that participated ever, I was impressed with our Taylor Weidenhaft and [senior] said. “I have learned about what sure. at the KU Night @ the Lab,” students’ professionalism and Mulu Bannister team won first sleep apnea is, the causes, effects There is total of six regional Zimmerman said. “The judges ability to think on their feet!” place with their presentation on the heart, overall effects, pre- competitions across the state. all have advanced degrees in [email protected] NEWS THE GUIDON • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019 • 2 YOUR VIEW INTERVIEWS/Community volunteers interview seniors Are you good or bad at saving • FROM PAGE 1 “Volunteers came from thing like that is really you’re not,” senior Ashley student’s career choice money? Hays Medical Center, Fort good because it is helpful Wilson said. “They tell you with the interviewer’s ca- have of their employees, Hays State University, for kids that don’t know on a piece of paper what reer to make the process “I’m kind of bad at especially once they get volunteers from the differ- how to have the one-on- your strengths are and even more relevant. saving money because I the job,” English teacher ent banks, insurance com- one interview with an what you need to work on. “If I know some stu- always go out with my Kathy Wagoner said. panies, Midwest Energy, interviewer,” senior Da- “For me personally, I dents that want to go into friends and then buy After the panel pre- Nex-Tech, Eagle Commu- Vontai Robinson said. “So, didn’t go in depth with a cosmetology, I would try something stupid for a sentations were complet- nications and Hays Public next time when they have lot of questions he asked to get some cosmetolo- few dollars. It does really ed, students received a Library,” Wagoner said. a real interview, it will me, so that was one of my gist here,” Wagoner said. add up.” “This year, we had approx- be more comfortable for weaknesses. I do feel like “So, they can have a good –junior Alisara Arial 20-minute slot to be inter- viewed the following class imately 42 volunteers.” them.” we should have started conversation about the “I’m really bad at sav- day. Interviews lasted ap- Students then received Senior Katelyn Engel doing mock interviews as career as they interview. ing money because gas proximately 15 minutes, their rubrics the following found the mock interviews sophomores and juniors Same thing with students prices are insane for a and then the interviewer class. Many of the seniors to be very helpful. But, she because, often times, peo- who maybe want to go 40-mile trip each day.” would give the seniors agreed that the mock in- also said that she wished ple get jobs before their into the oil fields or work –sophomore Carson constructive criticism. terviews were very benefi- she taken them more seri- senior year.” in automotive. That’s the Brooksher The volunteers who cial and helped them expe- ously, as this was just for The only aspect of the challenging part because “I am better at saving helped with the mock in- rience what an interview a grade rather than for mock interview process our kids have diverse in- my money than most terview process ranged is like. real life. that Wagoner said she terests and there are stu- people because I don’t like from a wide variety of “I think that having an “You recognize what would like to eventually dents every hour.” to spend my money on places in the community. opportunity to do some- you’re good at and what change is to match the [email protected] silly things. I only spend it on food and my absolute necessities.” –sophomore Sydney Wittkorn MONEY/Students learn money management skills in classes “I am excellent at sav- chooses to have a car loan, ing money because it kills • FROM PAGE 1 he or she will spend more me to spend money. I’m like ‘Ah, I could use that Debt,” “Pay Cash for on the car than what it in the future.’” Your Car,” “Pay Cash for was originally worth due –senior Nathan Leiker Your College” and “Build to interest rates.