On February 22, the Science Olympiad team competed at regionals at Andover Central High School. The team was the smallest one there, but did a great job representing Holton. The bigger schools were impressed at how well our six members did in their first year competing (many teams had 15 members). The team came within 8 points of qualifying for state. Team members were: Seniors - Jace and Jacob Huyett, Juniors - Charlie Turner and Jacob Warner, Sophomore - Keely Lovitt, and Freshman -Jasmine Rielle Piladas Medals were given out to the top 6 finishers for each of the 23 events. Anatomy and Physiology: 4th place - Jace Huyett and Keely Lovitt Disease Detectives: 4th place - Jace Huyett and Keely Lovitt Dynamic Planet: 5th place - Jacob Huyett and Jacob Warner Ecology: 5th place - Jace and Jacob Huyett Fossils: 3rd place - Jacob Warner Geographic Mapping: 4th place - Jace and Jacob Huyett Optics: 5th place - Jacob Warner Tower: 5th place - Jacob Huyett and Jacob Warner Wind Power: 6th place - Jace and Jacob Huyett

Due to the potential weather later on Tuesday night, the Holton @ Coffeyville Boys Sub-State B'ball game will have a start time of 5:00pm.

Holton High School had 8 Senior Signings on Friday, Feb 21st. Our 8th senior was Elizabeth Schuster. Elizabeth plans to attend Cloud County Community College, majoring in healthcare. She has also signed to play volleyball at Cloud County. Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Congratulations to both the Girls and Boys Wrestling Teams that competed at the State Wrestling Tournament this weekend. The Girls Team placed 26th out of 52 teams and the Boys Team placed 10th out of 51 teams. Medalist at the State Tournament were: Sophia Arredondo - 6th Place Marley Gilliland - 5th Place Lucas Batz - 3rd Place Sean Morrisey - 4th Place Kyler Jackson - 3rd Place Great Job Wildcat Wrestlers!

Holton High School had 8 Senior Signings on Friday, Feb 21st. Our 7th senior was Caleb Chermok. Caleb plans to attend Fort Hays State University, majoring in secondary education with an emphasis in history. Congratulations, Caleb!

Holton High School had 8 Senior Signings on Friday, Feb 21st. Our 6th senior was Shianne Kimball. Shianne plans to attend Cloud County Community College, majoring in animal science with plans to do veterinary ultrasound. Congratulations, Shianne!

Holton High School had 8 Senior Signings on Friday, Feb 21st. Our 5th senior was Madeline Bontrager. Madeline plans to attend Kansas State University, majoring in public health with a minor in business with plans to attend medical school. Congratulations, Madeline!

Congratulations to our 8 girls and 7 boys who have qualified for State wrestling! Best of luck at STATE this weekend! Wrestling starts around 9:00am on Friday & Saturday morning. Exciting news—Holton Channel will be live streaming the event, so if you can’t make it to Salina, you can still tune in and cheer on the Cats!

Holton High School's Eva Cortes was surprised today when she was awarded the Rudd Scholarship. "The Rudd Foundation strives to help those with grit, determination, work ethic, and a relentless drive to help themselves in achieving their goals." This scholarship will allow Eva to attend Fort Hays State University on a full-ride scholarship including room and board. We are so proud of you, Eva! #ruddscholars

Holton High School had 8 Senior Signings on Friday, Feb 21st. Our 4th senior was Reese McClintock. Reese plans to attend Fort Hays State University, majoring in secondary education with an emphasis in history and a minor in coaching theory. Congratulations, Reese!

Congratulations to our 5 State Honor Band qualifiers that are headed to Wichita this weekend.

Holton High School had 8 Senior Signings on Friday, Feb 21st. Our 3rd senior was Maya Doney. Maya plans to attend Kansas State University, majoring in environmental science. Congratulations, Maya!

Interested in coaching track and field for Holton Middle School? Contact Brandan Giltner today! b.giltner@holtonks.net Apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeM0y8vAd0fLqA5oNdMsxhtyn9UhcTRQ7rKnVwYP1QjNJHqdQ/viewform

Holton High School had 8 Senior Signings on Friday, Feb 21st. Our 2nd senior was Eva Cortes. Eva plans to attend Fort Hays State University, majoring in exercise science and then plans to attend chiropractic school. She has also signed to run cross country and track at FHSU. Congratulations, Eva!

Giant Communication will be covering the price of admission for all fans attending the Holton @ Royal Valley HS B'ball games this evening. Thank you Giant Communications for your generosity!

Last December, students pursued and created a new club for ESports. This newly formed club recently participated in their first tournament. In addition to building positive peer to peer relationships, ESports is one of the fastest growing clubs/organizations with potential for students to even win scholarships to college!

Holton High School had 8 Senior Signings on Friday, Feb 21st. Our first senior was Andy Kimberlin. Andy plans to attend Fort Hays State University, majoring in health and human performance. Congratulations, Andy!

Holton HS's FCCLA competed at the STAR Event Competition in St. Marys on Friday. Emily Ditzler, Briar Page, Amanda Taylor, silver, state runner-up in Focus on Children Level 3 Alec Frazier, silver, state qualifier in Entrepreneurship Level 3 Emberlee Allen and Cael Frazier, silver, state qualifier in Food Innovation Level 3 Rosalyn Cline, bronze in Career Investigation Level 3 Emma Newberry and Kamara Norwood, bronze in Chapter Service Project Display Level 2

Congratulations to the Holton HS Boys Wrestling Team as they placed 4th at the Regional Boys Wrestling Tournament in Tonganoxie where they competed on Saturday. Seven wrestlers qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament next weekend. Tyson Carlson - 4th Place Lucas Batz - 1st Place Sean Morrissey - 1st Place Andrew Keithley - 4th Place Kyler Jackson - 1st Place Taven Dick - 2nd Place Cael Frazier - 2nd Place

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