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Lincoln – Each year, the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office invites fifth graders from across the state to participate in the Nebraska Missing Children’s Day poster contest. The posters are intended to raise awareness of missing children and remind parents, guardians, and caregivers to make the safety of their children a priority.

Monday, February 27, the VHS Badger Speech Team competed at Southwest Conference in Cozad. As always, the competition was fierce and our sole medalist was Finley Mosner who finished second in poetry. After conference, we travelled to Bridgeport for districts on Tuesday, February 28. The sixperson VHS speech team excelled at districts. Finley Mosner placed first in poetry, earning a spot at state. Marybelle Ward placed second in persuasive, also securing a spot at state. Our novice team rocked it. They competed as varsity at districts. Jenalee Garwood took fourth in extemporaneous. Emma Kreutner and Landen Mooney also placed fourth in duet. This was an impressive finish. The top three placers at district go to state. Although our fourth place finishers didn’t earn a place at state this year, celebration was the prevailing attitude. The students and coaches were thrilled with these results because they reflect the fact that state is reachable for all our students. Hard work does pay off! With the regular season in the books, we are looking forward to the state tournament which was held Thursday, March 16 in Kearney.

The two Troops utilize the Girl Scout Cabin in the City Park for most of their activities and meetings. The troops try to do fun activities for the girls, and their families, together throughout the year. Some of the highlights from the last couple years are Summer Sleepovers, Swim Parties, Trash Pick-up, Sock Hop, Bowling, Bell-Ringing, and Holiday Parties.

Things the Girls in Troop #268 are working on: The five Daisies are working on earning their Petals this year. This is a way for them to learn the Girl Scout Promise and Girl Scout Law. There are 11 petals they go through. Each color represents a part of the Promise. They also made Valentine’s Day Cards for Veterans and are enjoying learning about and selling cookies.

In the spring of 2018, members of Girl Scouts in Troop #101 completed the requirements for the Bronze Award. The girls completed research and activities to gain information concerning pet awareness and safety. The girls then presented their information to younger Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. To share the information with the community the girls created posters and marched in the Cherry County Fair Parade.

It’s Girl Scout Week, and we are celebrating Girl Scout’s 111th birthday this year! Each March, girls, alums, and volunteers nationwide participate in Girl Scout Week; a special spirit week during which all Girl Scouts, past and present, are invited to show their Girl Scout pride. Beginning with Girl Scout Sunday and ending with Girl Scout Saturday, March 12-18; Girl Scout Week always includes March 12, the day that marks the founding of our movement when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the first 18 girl members in 1912 in Savannah, GA.

The Cowboys season came to an end after a close game against the Crawford Rams. The final score was 48-49, the Cowboys Finished their season 8-12.

The Badgers ended their season Tuesday, February 21, 2023, against the Ogallala Indians. Pictured are back row, L to R: John Gibson, Logan Muirhead, Lex Larsen, Andon Olson, Seth Vavra, Nate Perrett, Anthony Gillette, Jack Lancaster, Isaac Cronin, James Woodraska. Front row, L to R: Garrett Cumbow, Kanzas Kellum, Connor Kreutner, Caden Stankowski, and Johnny Kruger. Not pictured was Roman Dillon. The team played hard all season long and came away with a 5-16 record. They won over Mitchell, and lost to Ogallala in subdistricts. Stats weren’t available due to a 400 error on the MaxPreps website.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will certify youth fishing instructors at workshops in five locations across the state in the coming months. Instructors are part of the Youth Fishing Program, a statewide team of volunteers and Game and Parks staff who host educational fishing events.

The Cherry County 4-H Badger Bots Robotics team traveled to Columbus, to compete in the Nebraska State 4-H First Lego League Robotics Competition. It was the first year they received a trophy at the state competition in their three years competing there. They walked away with second place in the Innovation Project with their presentation about a geothermal cattle tank.