
March 2024 Report
Review of Athletics and Activities
Athletics
Regional Wrestling
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
State Wrestling
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
NEKL League Powerlifting Meet
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
JH Boys Basketball Team ended the season by placing 5th in the NEKL Tournament.
High School Boys Basketball
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.
High School Girls Basketball
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.
All League Selections
All League Wrestling
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
All League Basketball
Kinzee Bauerle - 1st Team
Madison Martin - Honorable Mention
James Schuetz - Honorable Mention
NEKL League Powerlifting
The following ACCHS Powerlifters were named to NEK All League Powerlifters:
Triston Hewitt
Tyson Hewitt
Breyton Hewitt
Rose DePoy
Tigers in the News
Madison Martin - MSC News Athlete of the Week
Easton Schletzbaum Featured on Game Time Fame Time
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!
Tiger Wrestling Sends 8 to State
Globe Article about the Wrestling team members heading to state competition in Salina.
HCC BPA Results
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
Tigers Sign to Play at the Next Level
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.
Activities
KAY Unit Conference
Group Making Blankets
Area KAY Presidents
KAY Unit Conference
Science Club Trip
Recently the Science Club took a trip to Kansas State University in order to visit the TRIGA 2 Nuclear Reactor facility.
TRIGA-2 Nuclear Reactor
Students viewing the reactor
Science Club Members
FFA Events:
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.
Drive your Tractor to School Day
Drive your Tractor to School Day
FFA Week Activities
Talking Tigers
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
District FBLA Results
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
NEKL League Choir
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.