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2012 Spell Bowl
In last night's Regional Spell Bowl competition, the JG spellers earned a strong score of 81 words spelled correctly out of 90. The team is very hopeful that the score will earn them a spot in the State Finals for the 27th year in a row in November, but they won't know for sure until noon today. They have to have one of the top 6 scores in the State out of 36 teams in Div. 2. Glenn's 81 outdistanced its other Div. 2 rival New Prairie who finished in 2nd place with 69 points. The JG team had 7 of 10 perfect round spellers, with 9 words in a round.
2010 Spell Bowl
To “86” something, in slang terms, means to get rid of or dispose of that object. On Saturday, November 13th, the John Glenn Spell Bowl team literally and figuratively “86ed” the competition to win another State Spell Bowl title. For the 15th time in the last 24 years, the JGHS spellers captured the Div. 2 Spell Bowl State Championship with a score of 86/90 words spelled correctly on Saturday, November 13th at Purdue University. The team won with six perfect spellers with scores of 9/9 and four near perfect spellers with scores of 8/9. This was the team’s first official competition in Div. 2, a larger school enrollment division.
The JGHS team outdistanced the 2nd place team from New Prairie’s 77, and in third place was Bishop Dwenger with a score of 76. The top seven teams in the state in Div. 2 competed for the title. Those seven teams earned the right to compete for the title after having the seven highest scores out of 49 teams in the state in Regional competition. The JGHS team also had the highest score in Regional competition of the 49 statewide teams in Div. 2 with a score of 84, and the third highest of all 199 teams in the State. This marked JGHS’s 25th consecutive trip to the state finals. The state winning score of 86 was also the third highest score in the State Finals out of all 30 teams in all four school enrollment divisions. Only two Div. 1 teams had higher scores. John Glenn is also the only high school to win Spell Bowl State Championships in two different enrollment divisions.
Earning perfect scores at state were seniors Erika Groves, Rachel Simms and Chloe Jacobson; juniors, Elly Alexander and Miranda Kafantaris; and sophomore, J.J. Silvey. Near perfect spellers were senior, Garrett Blad; junior, Kim Lord; sophomore, Ann Heckman-Davis; and freshman, Erin Patterson . Alternates on the team were Tyler Foster, Ben Keller, Emily Thomas, Maryellen Schmalzried, Sage Bladow, Chris Mahank, Morgan Kafantaris, Katie Groves, and Raven Miller. The team is coached by English teacher Paul Hernandez.
“I have to admit that this team has surprised me,” said Coach Hernandez. “For awhile, I didn’t know if we even had a chance to qualify for State, but they worked hard at the end and did qualify. Then in preparation for State, they really came through with the time and effort needed. They showed it at State with a well earned victory. I’m very happy and proud of my team and the school.”
2012 Academic Decathlon
John Glenn Academic Decathlon Team competed in the Area Competition at Gavit High School. Despite facing tough competition, our Falcons held their own in individual scores, bringing home a combined 18 medals, 12 Bronze, 3 Silver and 3 Gold. Special recognition to our Gold medalists, Mary Eich for Language and Literature, Nathaniel Kickbush for Music and Elizabeth Wilks for Social Sciences. They will advance to Purdue University to compete in the State Competition.
2010 Academic Decathlon Competition
On February 12 and 13, the Academic Decathlon team competed at Purdue University for the State competition. After two long days of competition, John Glenn took 2nd in the State in small school division. The team took overall champion in the following categories: Speech, Language & Literature, and Interview! They brought home a combined total of 27 medals and awards! Garrett Blad was invited to present his speech at the state competition in Speech Showcase. The team will now move on to represent Indiana in an online Nationals competition that takes place in April. Team members include: Garrett Blad, Tyler Foster, Blake Harris, Chloe Jacobson, Jessica Jaworski, Ben, Keller, Bruce Kelchner-Parsons, Sarah Knowlton, Nathan Mauro, Jessica Small, and Danielle Wolfe. Alternates include Jessica Bostic, Jake Coday, Christina Newhart, and Erika Groves.
Breakdown of medals and awards:
Bronze- 6
Silver-5
Gold- 9
Plaques for overall champion in a category:
Language & Literature
Speech
Interview
Speech
Bronze: Jessica Jaworski
Silver: Nathan Mauro
Gold: Danielle Wolfe, Garrett Blad
Interview
Bronze: Garrett Blad
Gold: Danielle Wolfe, Chloe Jacobson
Essay
Silver: Nathan Mauro, Bruce Kelchner-Parsons
Social Science
Bronze: Tyler Foster
Gold: Garrett Blad
Math
Bronze: Nathan Mauro
Silver: Garrett Blad
Gold: Danielle Wolfe
Art
Gold: Garrett Blad
Language & Literature
Bronze: Jessica Jaworski
Gold: Tyler Foster, Danielle Wolfe
Economics
Bronze: Bruce Kelchner-Parsons
Silver: Nathan Mauro
Super Quiz
Bronze: Tyler Foster, Garrett Blad
Overall winners with the most medals
Bronze: Danielle Wolfe
Silver: Nathan Mauro
Ariel
The National Council of Teachers of English ranked the 2009 Aerial as “Superior-Nominated for Highest Award.”
It was one of only three magazines in the State of Indiana to receive that top recognition. The other two schools were Penn HS and Park Tudor, a private school in Indy.
Out of 452 schools in the country, only 78 high school literary magazines were nominated for the highest award. That puts John Glenn’s Aerial in high company again, and one to the top three in the state. Congratulations to all the writers, artists, and Aerial staff!
Band and Choir
2011 TCU/Junior Acheivement Titan Challenge
Friday March 4th 2011, 12 students from the summer, fall, and spring Economics classes competed in the annual Teachers Credit Union/Junior Achievement Titan Challenge. The competition involves a team of 4 students operating a business via an online computer simulation. Out of a total of 19 teams from area schools, the three teams from John Glenn finished in 2nd, 6th, and 12th place. The championship round of the competition saw 2 teams from John Glenn compete against 4 teams from Penn. The second place team of Connor Berkebile, Chloe Jacobson, Jamie Moren, and Cody Strange were narrowly nudged out by a Penn team in the final moments of the competition. However with their second place finish, Teachers Credit Union will award each of the 4 members of the team a $400 dollar scholarship to whatever college they choose to attend. Congratulations to all the students who participated for another strong showing.
2010 TCU/Junior Acheivement Titan Challenge
Twelve students from Mr. Richie's Economics classes participated in the 2010 TCU/Junior Acheivement Titan Challenge.
Twelve students from Mr. Richie's Economics classes participated in the 2010 TCU/Junior Acheivement Titan Challenge. The competition involves teams of 4 students each operating their own virtual business through an online simulation. Out of twenty-two teams from area schools such Penn, Jimtown, and Watervilet; the three teams from John Glenn High School finished in 1st, 5th, and 9th place. The ninth place team was comprised of seniors Julie Ax, Tyler Duff, Kelsey Pitrowicz, and Jessica Verkler. The fifth place team was comprised of seniors Andrew Alexander, Addie Kiefer, Kali Nichols, and Emily Traversa. The FIRST place team of the entire competition was comprised of John Glenn seniors Savanna Bruski, Thomas Eich, Tara McGee, and Nathaniel O'Dell. For their efforts, Savanna, Thomas, Tara, and Nathaniel will each receive a $650 scholarship to help offset expenses at the college of their choice. Congratulations on a strong showing from all of the teams from John Glenn High School.