Eureka FFA Ag Sales Team Competes

Slick Moves Sell out the Competition


By: Ellynne Vance

The 2011 Eureka High School FFA Ag Sales Team competed last Wednesday night, November 9th, at Black Hawk East College in Moline, IL. The team consisted of 5 FFA members including Ellen Wuethrich (Sr.), Payton Fehr (Sr.), Ellynne Vance (Sr.), Kent Hinrichsen (Soph.), and Alan Zimmerman (Fr.). The Ag Sales competition was composed of 5 different sale scenarios that ranged from presenting an item to the judges and convincing them it’s worth the buy, to calming a deranged customer on the phone by using their customer service skills. Plus the team had 1 project together in which they had to create and present a sales pitch with only 25 minutes to prepare the presentation. The team placed 4th overall with Ellynne Vance and Alan Zimmerman placing 3rd, and Ellen Wuethrich placing 2nd in their respective areas.

The Ag Sales competition is a life skills activity which teaches students about business and sales through agricultural means. The FFA is a positive influence in student’s lives by teaching them premier leadership and service through community service events, classroom guidance, and competition.

EHS Speech Team

The Eureka High School Speech and Drama Team opened its competitive season by capturing the 2nd place Small School Teams Sweepstake Trophy at the Tremont High School Individual Events tournament held on Saturday, November 6.


Making the big points for the team were Mark Crenshaw (son of David and Mary Anne Crenshaw of Eureka)—2nd place Radio, Mark Crenshaw & Erik Slingerland (son of Margo & William Slingerland of Goodfield)—4th place in Humorous Duet Acting, and Constance Moushon (daughter of Raymond & Catherine Moushon of Eureka)-4th place Radio Speaking. There were 14 schools participating in the tournament.

Jamie Wiegand (daughter of Wayne & Rosemary Wiegand of Secor) was tied for breaking into Poetry finals but lost on 1 speaker point and Colin Dewald and Corey Dewald (sons of Dennis & Amy Dewald of Eureka) were one place away from breaking into Duet finals.

Also new and competing with the team were freshmen Zach Harper (son of Kevin & Heather Harper of Eureka) in humorous interpretation and Nathan Sylvester (son of Brent & Maureen Sylvester of Eureka) in radio. Other team supporters included Amber Baer (daughter of Tim & Jenny Baer of Eureka), Brad Zehr (son of Stan & Julie Zehr of Eureka), and Ross Hettinger (son of Pete & Helen Hettinger of Eureka).



Eureka Speech Team members helping the team earn the 2nd Place Small Team Trophy in Small Schools at the Tremont Individual Events Tournament on November 19 are Mark Crenshaw, Brad Zehr, Erik Slingerland, and Constrance Moushon.

EHS Speech Team members competing at the Tremont Tournament include Corey Dewald, Colin Dewald, Amber Baer, Mark Crenshaw, Brad Zehr, Erik Slingerland, Constance Moushon, Jamie Wiegand, Nathan Sylveste and Zach Harper.

EHS Speech Team members competing and earning the 2nd Place Small School Team Sweepstakes Trophy include Jamie Wiegand, Constance Moushon, Nathan Sylvester, Brad Zehr, Erik Slingerland, Mark Crenshaw, Amber Baer, Ross Hettinger, Colin Dewald, Zach Harper, and Corey Dewald.

EHS FFA Agronomy Team

Agronomy Team

By: Virginia Ely (Eureka FFA Reporter)

Agronomy is the name and judging crops is our game! The Eureka FFA agronomy team traveled to Metamora High School Monday November 14th. They were given seeds and insects to identify, and hay and weeds to classify. The team consisted of five members Samuel Cottrell, Jodi Blunier, Allie Miller, Harrison Frank, and Nathan Steffen. The team placed fourth overall and took on some hard competition. They did a fantastic job, congratulations!



Class of 2012 excels on the PSAE

The class of 2012 scored well enough on last years PSAE to place Eureka High School in the top fifty high schools in the state based on the number of students meeting or exceeding the state standards.  They rank in the 93rd percentile in the state. Most of the high schools in the top 50 are north of I80. Also, this is one of the highest PSAE scores ever recorded by a class at EHS. We are very proud of the class of 2012's accomplishment and commend the entire K-12 teaching staff for preparing our students for success on the state exams. We honored this accomplishment by grilling rib eyes, pork chops, and brats and also providing the rest of the lunch for the senior class and the staff at EHS on November 10, 2011.  Thanks to Jason Bachman, Dave Tapp, Adam Zehr, Karie Reike, Bill Carr, Deb Klaus, Margie Anderson, Joe McLaughlin, and Vicki Cook for helping to make this happen.

"Foods and Nutrition" students make apple cider the old fashion way

Trevor Gold places at state golf

Congratulations to Trevor Gold for being selected the Journal Star POY for boys golf after his top ten finish at the state golf meet in Bloomington.



This is a very prestigious award as he joins the elite company of Nathaniel Meiss, Jordan Prosser and Caty Eeten (basketball), Ryan Eigsti (baseball) and Dustin Franckey, Sean Houseworth, Johnny Reel and Olivia Klaus (Cross Country/Track) as the only athletes from Eureka High School to have won this award in their respective sport. You can read the article here:
http://www.pjstar.com/photos_sports/x236283325/Golfer-of-the-Year-Trevor-Gold