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FFA Competes at Goodland |
Morgan McNeal
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carpentry and surveying. Each
one of the competitions included a written test and then a
“Hands On” part. This is where competitors were required to
do certain tasks.
As a team Natoma came out with a 6th place finish overall out of 13
teams. Besides Natoma, there was one other 1A team. In
individual competition Beisner placed 1st in welding,
Griffin placed 3rd in welding and Engling finished 9th in
welding. In Electricity, Thompson finished in 6th place. As
an overall team Natoma placed 1st in the welding
competition.
“I felt we did a really good job being one of two 1A teams there
and I was really happy about placing 1st in the welding
competition. I think we could have done better if we would
have been more prepared,” said Senior Clint Griffin. |
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Several members of the Natoma
FFA went to Goodland Wednesday, Febuaruy 28th, to compete at
an Agriculture Mechanics competition. Those who competed
were Senior Clint Griffin, Juniors Justin Theleman, Morgan
McNeal, and Josh Engling, Sophomores Jared Lyle, and Arthur
Thompson.
There were different competitions that could be entered such as
electricity, farm power, welding,
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NHS Students Attend TLL Band |
David Elliott
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who also
brought the BCCC Jazz Band. He worked with the students for
most of the afternoon, and helped the mass band practice for
the concert later that evening.
The concert itself started at 6:30 PM with the TLL mass band
playing two pieces: “Days of Glory” by John Cacavas and
“When Summer Takes Flight” by Robert W. Smith. Following
that was a percussion ensemble, “Roll-Off Rhumba” by Vic
Firth, involving the TLL percussion students. After that,
the jazz ensemble performed three songs: “Tangerine”
arranged by Peter Blair, “Sambita” by Jay Chattaway, and
“Foul Play” by Kris Berg. Finally, the TLL mass band ended
the concert with two more pieces: “Big Four March” by Karl
L. King and “Prelude and Dance” by Eliot del Borgo. |
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On March 5, the Natoma High School Band traveled to Wilson
to attend the annual Twin Lakes League Band Clinic and
Concert. All eight TLL schools: Chase, Lincoln, Lucas-Luray,
Natoma, Sylvan Unified, Tescott, Tipton, and Wilson, were in
attendance.
The clinician this year was former USD 407 teacher and current
Barton County Community College Director of Instrumental
Activities, Steven Lueth, |
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