Freshmen become Fossil Hunters!!!!!

Friday Mr. Butler took his biology class down to Richmond, Indiana. Us freshmen had a job to do. So as we arrived we got off the bus and climbed the hill side looking for fossils. Everyone found all kinds of fossils, but there was mostly fossils with shells in them. Mr.Butler said " That we couldn't go up all the way." When the job was done we got back on the bus and went have a great lunch at a fast food restaurant.
Here are some pictures and video's from the trip:

Raiders Battle The Bruins Until The End

On Thursday, the Lady Raider volleyball team took on the Blackford Bruins in their last regular season game. Blackford had previously beat the Raiders at the Kay Sanders Classic, which meant the Raiders were out for revenge. Bailey Kohr commented, " I thought that we were going to go in there and get our revenge. I was so pumped last night because I believed that we would win." The Raiders came out strong and won the first set 25-23. In the next two sets, the Raiders lost 22-25. However, the Raiders didn't give up and won set four 25-12. The fifth set the Raiders were down 10-3. Coach Blevins called a timeout and challenged the girls and said that Blackford wanted to win more than they did. The Raiders soon retailed by coming back 11-15.

The Raiders were lead in kills by Allison Blevins with 13, Arrianne Moore 9, Savannah Deakyne 6, Megan Horton 5, Lela Knowles 4, Alexis Collins and Sydnee Jones 2, Megan Fiechter and Bailey Kohr each had 1. Horton had 3 blocks, Moore 2, Blevins 1. Deakyne had 4 aces, Fiechter  3, Jones and Blevins 2, Kohr 1. Knowles had 13 digs, Deakyne 11, Jones 10, Kohr 9, Moore, Fiechter, and Blevins 4, Collins 3, Ocasio 2. Fiechter had a career high of 40 assists, Deakyne, Blevins, and Moore added 1 a piece.

The Raiders will take on Liberty Christian on Saturday, October 26, at 11 a.m. at Cowan High School. Come out and support your Raiders at Sectionals!

High School

High School, four years of our life that we begin wishing away from the very day we start. Only do we realize that we don't want high school to end, or at least to have more time is ironically at the very end. People who have already graduated from high school and that have moved on in life say that they wish they could go back to high school even just for one day, and that they would do almost anything to go back for that one day. I know that I myself have appreciated, but not really made the best use of my time in high school so far, or done that much.  Now even I wish that I had done more in my three previous years and now that i'm a senior, I have really come to treat doing things with my friends like it would be the last time during high school that I would be able to do things with them, because eventually, high school for everyone comes to an end. That idea, high school ending, for some will be one of the best days of their life, and for some it will be a day that they remember for the rest of their life as a day they wished would never come. I guess what i'm trying to get at is we need to cherish almost everything that we do in high school along with the friends we have and make during it as well, because we only get to go through high school once.

The Carnes Crazies!

      A lot comes to mind when you think about the infamous Carnes Crazies. The costumes, the yelling, the tradition, it represents what the Carnes Crazies are really about. They are at every football game, home or away, chanting their hearts out encouraging the football team to victory. But, most people just see this and don't see what happens behind the scenes. There's the preparation that goes into each week, the rides to away games, the cookouts, Crazy football, and all of the Mountain Holler. So, as a filmmaker, I set out to capture the true story of the Carnes Crazies. For the video we interviewed four members whose careers covered every year of the Crazies. After weeks of hard work, here's the finished product.. Enjoy.

FCCLA Promotes Save Driving

This Friday at the football game, the Southern Wells FCCLA chapter will be working with State Farm Insurance to promote safe driving in the winter months. State Farm has a program called Celebrate My Drive where they raise awareness for things such as texting and driving. The FCCLA would like to raise awareness about driving safely in the winter and what you need to have in your car in case of an emergency. FCCLA will also be selling chicken and noodle soup at the game. A cup of delicious soup is $2.00 each. Come out and support, not only your football team, but you Southern Wells FCCLA Chapter!

The Voice Battle Rounds!!

     This week marks the start of the battle rounds for the voice this year! The contestants this year are really making leaps and bounds as they transition from The Blinds to The Battles. However the coaches seem to be slacking this year and not making the best choices when it comes to choosing the better artist.
CHECK OUT MORE HERE!!!!!

Southern Wells NHS Chapter Initiates New Members

On Monday night, the Southern Wells NHS chapter welcomed new members to the club. Two new senior members and fifteen new junior members were honored. Each new member was awarded with a pin to go on their letter jacket and the returning senior members were awarded a patch. Mr. Lavanchy was kind enough to speak about pursuing education. His speech was a great new take on the three R's of school, Reach, Respond, and Rejoice. Being admitted into the National Honor Society is a huge achievement. Congratulations to all the current and new members!
                

Raiders Have a Great Weekend in Bloomington and Louisville

This past weekend, The lady Raider volleyball team got to experience a great weekend of volleyball. On Saturday, the team traveled to Bloomington to watch the Indiana Hoosiers take on the Purdue Boilermakers at University Gym. Before the game, the team took a tour of campus and the athletic facilities, such as Memorial Stadium, Cook Hall and the student-athlete academic areas. At the game, many alumni members of the Hoosier volleyball team were recognized in honor for 40 years of Hoosier Volleyball. Sadly, the Hoosiers lost to Purdue in 4 games.

On Sunday, the ladies traveled to Louisville to watch the Louisville Cardinals take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Before the game, the Louisville coach, Anne Kordes, invited the girls down onto the court, to meet and talk to the players. Coach Kordes took the team to the locker room and allowed the girls to take pictures with the players. The Cardinals swept the Fighting Irish 3-0.

Overall, the girls had an awesome time! This was a great experience for the team to bond and experience volleyball at a high level. Hopefully, the girls will take a few things back from this weekend and use them on the court!

The Raiders will be back in action on Tuesday at Norwell High School against the Knights.
             

Cross Country Sectionals!

     On Saturday, October 11, 2014, the boys and girls cross country team ventured down to Indiana Wesleyan University and ran against many teams. The competition was stiff and only the top 5 teams and top 10 individual runners got to move on to Regionals.  The runners were very excited for their early morning run. Once the action kicked off, hundreds of boys and girls all ran their hearts out trying to finish near the top. The top girls teams were Huntington North, Oak Hill, Northfield, Southwood, and Marion. Southern Wells missed the cut by just four points. But moving on individually are runners Meghan Yencer, Brooke Penrod, Shelby Skidmore, and Chloe Maddox. The top boys teams were Oak Hill, Northfield, Eastbrook, Wabash, and Marion. We did have our top runner, Dale Childers, who finished 28th, move on to Regionals. These runners are now preparing for their upcoming Regionals match at IWU again on Saturday, October 18th. Great job so far, and good luck!

Raiders Take Down The Bears

The Raiders came out Friday night against Monroe Central, a 1A ranked team. The Raiders played very strong all game and came out with the win. Monroe Central was unable to do anything on the Raiders defense all game. In the first quarter the Raiders scored on their first drive of the game on a 10 yard run from junior quarterback Bryce Bonewit. On defense the Raiders were able to hold the Bears and at the end of the first the game was 7-0. The second quarter was much like the first quarter both teams played very good defense making it hard for either team to score. On offense the Raiders drove all the way down field with Bryce Bonewit again scoring the give the Raiders a 14-0 lead. Monroe Central was able to match the Raiders taking the game to 14-7 at the half. In the third quarter neither team was able to put the ball in the end zone because of both teams tight defense. The game went into the fourth quarter still tied 14-7. In the fourth quarter the Raiders were able to score again on a 66 yard touchdown pass from Bryce Bonewit to Jake Roush. This gave the Raiders a little more comfortable lead as the led 20-7. With the ball the Bears continued unable to move the ball against the Raiders. The Raiders senior Brad Woodward got his third interception of the game to get the Raiders the ball. The Raiders drove down field running down the clock. In the final minutes of the game Daniel Beeks got the Raiders final score of the night, giving the Raiders the 27-7 win.

Bryce Bonewit was given the offensive player of the game. Brad Woodward was given the defensive player of the game. Gavin Barcus was given the overall player of the game.

Stat Leaders

Passing:
Bryce Bonewit- 70 yards

Rushing:
Bryce Bonewit- 58 yards
Daniel Beeks- 40 yards
Gavin Barcus- 25 yards
Jake Roush- 25 yards

Receiving:
Jake Roush- 66 yards
Brad Woodward-4 yards

Tackles:
Landon Cassiday- 10 tackles
Cameron Cook - 9 tackles

Student of the Week

This week's Student of the Week

Triston Niblick

If you could be any animal what would you be? 

A dog

What sports do you play? 

Football, Basketball, Baseball

What do you want to do after high school?

 A history teacher

What Collage do you want to go to? 

Ivy tech or IPFW

Do you have any advice for underclassmen? 

Do your homework and respect your teachers

JV Football Fall in Heartbreak Loss Against Adams Central

     The JV Raiders fell to Adams Central, 36-30 Monday night at Carnes Field. The Raiders kicked off to start the game, with the Jets responding with a fast score, including the extra point, making the score 7-0. Raiders responded fast, with a 34 yard run by Kane Moore, but missing the two point conversion. The score stood at 7-6. The Jets reacted to the situation with a long drive, but fumbling on the 5 yard line, just short of the endzone. Raiders recovered, and two plays later, Kane Moore tacked on a long 92 yard score, but still unable to convert the two points. Raiders took the lead, 12-7. Jets ended the half with another score and a two point conversion, taking back the lead 15-12. Raiders got the ball to start the second half. They marched down again, setting up a 45 yard score by Cameron Cook. Jets fumbled inside their redzone again the assuming drive, which set up for a 63 yard catch and score by Zach Biddle from Cook, but still unable to make the two point, making the score 24-15. In the following drive, AC scored again, but failing to convert, leaving the Raiders up, 24-21. But Raiders were forced to punt in the next drive, and the Jets got possession in Raider territory. Not needing much, they scored again, taking the lead, 27-24. with two minutes left, Raiders started their next drive, hoping for another chance to score. They did just that in three plays, with Kane Moore running another long score, this time for 80 yards. Raiders thought they had sealed a 30-27 victory, but, with about a minute and thirty seconds left, AC got the ball back, and scored with less than twenty seconds, and converted the two point conversion. The Raiders failed to score again, and the game ended, with AC on top. Russell Plumier was awarded Overall Player of the Game, Moore was awarded Offensive Player of the Game, and Cook awarded Defensive Player of the Game. The JV Raiders are in action in two weeks on Monday, October 27.

Scoring Summary

First Quarter			SWHS	ACHS
ACHS	TD	11 Yd Run (Kick)	0	7
	TD	Kane Moore 34 Yd Run (Failed Two-Point Conversion)	6	7

Second Quarter			SWHS	ACHS
	TD	Kane Moore 92 Yd Run (Failed Two-Point Conversion)	12	7
ACHS	TD	46 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion)	12	15

Third Quarter			SWHS	ACHS
	TD	Cameron Cook 45 Yd Run (Failed Two-Point Conversion)	18	15
	TD	Zach Biddle 63 Yd Pass From Cameron Cook(Failed Two-Point Conversion)	24	15

Fourth Quarter			SWHS	ACHS
ACHS	TD	14 Yd Run (Failed Two-Point Conversion)	24	21
ACHS	TD	13 Yd Run (Kick No Good)	24	27
	TD	Kane Moore 80 Yd Run (Failed Two-Point Conversion)	30	27
ACHS	TD	4 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion)	30	35

Team Totals

Total Plays	26	58

Total Yards	396	349
Passing Yards	70	31
Rushing Yards	326	318

First Downs	9	19
Third Down Efficiency	2-4  (50%)	5-10  (50%)
Fourth Down Efficiency		3-4  (75%)

Turnovers		2
Fumbles Lost		2
Interceptions Thrown

Penalties	1	2
Yards	21	26

Choir.....Just Sing Fall Concert!!!!!

October 6 Southern Wells held their annual Fall Concert. It was put on by the Jr. High Band and Choir, and High School Band, and Choir.

The Jr. High Choir began with Standing in the Light of Love. Then moved onto Stuck Like Glue by Sugar land. Finally they finished their set with Eye of the Tiger soloist Mallory Aker sung loud and proud. The Jr. High choir is made up of 13 members 3 guys and 10 girls.
The Jr. High Band played On Top of Old Smokey, American Folk Tune Adventure, and ended with Jefferson County Overture. The band is made up or 18 students.

Jr.High Choir-Jessica Runkle,Taylor Roupp, Jersey Casterline, Mallory Aker, Grace Dunmoyer, Kendra Barr, Sarah Bothast, Nickole Billington, Josie Catterson, Abi Enochs, Jesse Turner, Alex Roberts,and Ben Schomber.
Band- Nickole Billington, Josie Catterson,Morgan Taylor, Joe McElhaney, Tristan Westlund, Michael Parks, Mason Taylor, Cole Meeks, Mark Geisel, Xavier Booher, Vaughn Drennen, Ben Schomber, Colin Sackett,Jared Neireiter, Raigan Hakison, Jay Garrett, Jesse Turner,and Nicole Beeks.

After the Jr. High the High School Choir took the stage. The choir started with Alice's Theme and that was quiet an experience. Then the choir finished with Higher Love. Their was a quartet made up of Sarah Booher, Isaac Stults, Jami Ballenger, and Jamie Howell. All the crowd got a KICK out of Mr. Haigh when he decided to dance to try to make us smile. The High School Band played The Avengers, Born to Be Wild, and Hawaii Five-O.

Choir- Braden Badders, Brandon White, Jami Ballenger, Sam Williams, Sarah Booher, Ian Abney, Jason Connett, Matt Geisel, Abby Gregg, Kayleigh Hopkins, Emily Howell, Jamie Howell, Haley Howell, Sarah Kline, Mackenzie Maloney, Aaron Smith, Chantel Smith Issac Stults, Cheyenne Lykins, Kyra Catterson, Mickayla Culbertson, Hayley Grover, Cassandra Jarrett, Taylor Lykins, Kayla Neuenschwander, Brittany Tudor, Jordan Wygant, Brooke Gephart, Lillie Hook, Jasmine Lichtenberger, Codie O'Neal, Kelli Roush, and Alexis Lyons.

Pictures by Braden Badders

Teacher of The Week

What do you like about Southern Wells?Actually, I grew up and graduated from Southern Wells. I think we have a great community where people care about and take care of each other.

What is your favorite part of your job? 

My favorite part of teaching is hearing about what students liked and remembered. I love when a past student says something like, "I remember reading that. It was a good book!" or "I remember writing that! I still have mine!"

If you were animal, what would you be? 

I would be a dog. They are loyal, playful, and can be pretty smart. They can be trained to help people, and they are always happy to see you.

Grilled Cheese or cheese toastie?
Cheese toastie, always.

What is the craziest thing that has happened to you on the job? 

I had a student come in from passing period who had found a bomb threat in the bathroom. I thought he was joking at first, but he was serious. I had to call the office, and the school was put on lock down for hours. The bomb squad had to come and clear the building.

If you stranded on a island, what 3 items would you bring with you and why? If I were stranded on an island, I would bring a weapon like a knife, a water filtration thing, and finally, something I could use to start a fire.

8th Grade Chicago Trip

     On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 the eighth grade boys and girls all went up to the beautiful windy city of Chicago! After the 4 hour trip, the first stop in Chicago was Millennium Park. For those people who don't know this is where the giant silver bean is located, and was the sight of the class picture. After taking the picture and walking around the bean the kids were loaded back onto the buses and taken to the Museum of Science and Industry. This was a fun and exciting learning experience for all of the eighth graders involved. We asked  Mikel L. Sutton about the trip. Mikel's favorite part was the museum, because "there was a bunch of cool stuff." Overall he liked the trip, but he did think the bus ride was boring. One crazy thing that happened was when he dissected a cow eyeball. He thought it was "pretty cool". We also talked to Breanna Lockwood and Tess Gilbert who agreed with their classmates that the museum was a great experience. When asked about the bus ride up there they said that it was loud, but lots of fun. The big city was also a new experience for them as they said that the city was weird. Along with these 8th graders, Mr. Butler's Anatomy class also ventured along to Chicago and explored the famous Chicago aquarium and the science museum. Drew Rockwell commented on the trip. saying that the aquarium and museum were "awesome man." Overall, it was a great trip and a great experience for everyone.

 

The Lady Raiders Fall to Jay County in the ACAC

On Tuesday, October 7th, the Lady Raiders took on the Jay County Patriots in the first round of the ACAC tournament. This is the second time the Raiders have battled the Patriots. The first set, the Raiders led the entire game until both teams reached 19. The Raiders lost their battle 23-25. In the second set, the Raiders took a less aggressive approach and lost 17-25.

The Raiders will take on the Norwell Knights on Tuesday, October 14, at Norwell.

Jess's Book Of The Week

The book of the week is The Fault In Our Stars, by author John Green. In this book you follow two teenagers with cancer. This book has you experience love, sadness, and frustration. Though this book I felt things I may never in my life feel. John Green is an outstanding author, who really connects with the readers through the words on a page. He knows how to keep a reader's attention throughout the whole books.

The series of the week is the Mortal Instruments. This series contains: City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls, and City of Heavenly Fire. Through these six books you follow six teenagers as they face loved ones, demons, evil doers, and finding themselves. These books are full of actions, love, and surprise. Throughout the books I was left always guessing and wondering what would happen next. The author of the books are Cassandra Clare, she is an amazing author that knows how to catch the reader's attention. I was hook the moment I opened the first book.

 I highly advise you to read these books. Who knows, you may even start to enjoy reading. I hope you enjoy these books.

Woodlan Warriors Spoil Senior Night

On Thursday, October 2nd, the Lady Raiders took on the Woodlan Warriors in the Raiders' final conference game and Senior Night. The Raiders battled during the first set losing 25-27. The next two sets didn't fair so well. The Raiders lost set two 20-25 and set three 22-25.

The JV won their first set 25-23, lost the second 17-25, but came back to win the third 15-10.

In the varsity match, Senior Allison Blevins lead with kills having 12, Arrianne Moore, Megan Fiechter, and Megan Horton each had 4, Senior Savannah Deakyne had 3, Senior Lela Knowles and Sydnee Jones had 1. Horton and Blevins each had 1 block. Alexis Collins had 4 aces. Knowles and Savannah Ocasio had 9 digs, Deakyne and Senior Bailey Kohr had 5, Collins and Moore 4, Fiechter and Jones 3, Blevins and Horton 1. Fiechter had 23 assists and Moore and Blevins each contributed 1.


The Raiders will be back in action on Tuesday against Jay County in the ACAC Tournament.

Student of the week!!!!!!!

The Student of the Week goes to the Freshman named Kane Moore. Kane took time out of his day to let us ask him a few questions!!!

Which do you Prefer Books or Movies?
"Movies of course, too lazy to read a book."

What is your Favorite Subject?
"Love Math."

Who is your Favorite teacher and Why?
"Mr. Penrod, because he teaches us some Filipino."

How do you feel about going to school in a Circle?
"Well.... I can't get lost."

On Monday's do you wear sweats or jeans?
" Sweats."

What's your middle name?
"Boyd"

If you could go anywhere, where would you go and why?
" Florida, Just because I can."

Who's you Celebrity Crush?
"Riff Raff."

One Hour Delay

We asked some students what they thought on having a one hour delay every first Wednesday of the month.

Emily Howell Said she likes it because she get more time to sleep.

Sarah Booher liked that the classes are shorter.

Kristen Roupp was happy to have that extra hour to eat a Good Breakfast.

Tessa Smith likes being able to curl her hair.

Caitlyn Mossberg likes having less homework.

                   

Activities night

Wednesday night was the day that every student wish for. It was the night where everyone got to decorate the halls and had a night to let loose and have fun.

At 5:30 the Jr. High started their hallway decorations. The 7th graders did there theme of candy land. 8th graders did out of this galaxy. The hall decorations ended at 6:30, and their activities started at 6:30 and ended at 7:30.

The high school decorations started at 6:30 the freshmen theme was Fancy Freshmen. Sophomores did a Safari theme. Juniors did a glow in the dark theme. Seniors did a beach theme, and activities ended at 7:30. The activities night began at 7:30. The night started off with Hydraulic lift. Then it went to the Mountain Dew chug, Tug - O -War, and then Wheel Barrow races.

After the activities the Powder Puff game kicked off. It was Seniors and Sophomores against the Freshman, and Juniors. The Seniors and Sophomore won 26-7.

Raiders Crush Woodlan in Cross County

On Tuesday night our girls and guys both beat Woodlan at Southern Wells.  I interviewed Tori Wiese and Shelby Skidmore about the meet. Tori Wiese said, "The meet went very well." We placed all six of our girls in the top six. In this order Megan Yencer, Brooke Penord, Shelby Skidmore, Erin White, Lindsay Aker, and Tori Wiese.  When asked Shelby Skidmore said the team got a perfect score at the meet. The girls including Tori Wiese said they are ready for ACAC this Saturday.  All the girls said they think they will win conference but know it will be very tough. The girls said Leo will be their toughest competition at ACAC.

Are you afraid of the dark?

I have compiled a listed of haunted houses and events to do during the month of October. October is a busy month for the ghosts and ghouls.

First on the list with a five star review is the haunted hotel in Huntington Indiana. With every corner coming a new twist and theme every room is a different nightmare. Will you be afraid or can you make it through?

Admissions:
$12 for regular
$20 for VIP fast pass

Address:
511 N Jefferson St.
Huntington, IN 46750

Next up with mixed review is the once voted USA top haunted house event is the Indy scream park. With 6 different events to choose from, your up for a night of fright. The different events will keep your heart racing.

Admissions:
$30 for regular
$45 for VIP fast pass

Address:
5211 S New Columbus Rd.
Anderson, IN 46013

There are many other haunted houses and events to take place in but these are the top events in Indiana to be anticipated this year. Don't forget about the haunted barn in Preble, check them out on their facebook page for more information.

Raiders Fall To Bluffton

The Raiders end their four game winning streak by losing to their county rival Bluffton. The Raiders made some mistakes that ended up costing them the game. In the first quarter the Raiders struck first. The Raiders scored first on a short touchdown run by Gavin Barcus. Bluffton quickly scored making the score 7-6. In the second quarter the game continued to be very close. Both teams added another score, taking the game into the half tied at 14. The Raiders came out and scored early in the third quarter by a long pass from Bryce Bonewit to Brad Woodward. Bluffton once again scored giving the Tigers the lead 22-21. Mid way through the 4th quarter the Raiders trailed the Tigers 38-21. The Raiders trying to get back into the game drove down field scoring on a run by Bryce Bonewit. The Raiders got the lead back down to 38-29. In the end the lead was to big to overcome giving Bluffton the win 38-29. The offensive player of the game was Bryce Bonewit. Nik Roberts was the defensive player of the game.

Stat Leaders-

Passing:
Bryce Bonewit- 163 yards

Rushing:
Bryce Bonewit- 69 yards
Jake Roush- 39 yards
Gavin Barcus- 33 yards

Receiving:
Brad Woodward- 101 yards
Keaton Coleman- 40 yards

Tackles-
Landon Cassiday- 21 tackles
Ethan Smith- 13 tackles
Nik Roberts- 10 tackles