Exeter Pack 218 Holds Crossover, Blue and Gold and Pinewood Derby

Ben Bartu (front left) and Braden Capek (front right) crossed over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts in a ceremony led by Order of the Arrow Members (back row from the left) Seth Noel (Kichkinet), Joey Bartu (Akela), Ross Novoty (Meteu), and Liam Noel (Nutiket).

 Above:Exeter Cub Scout Pack with their Pinewood derby cars.  Front row from the left Carver Kanode, Wyatt Hale, Ronnie Babula and Logan Krupicka.  Back row from the left are Ben Bartu, Tyler Due, Josh Meyer, Mikey Bartu, Devin Harrison, Draven Payne, Braden Capek and Troy Kallhoff.

 Below: Tiger Cub Ronnie Babula gets some assistance placing his pinewood derby car on the track from Robert Rhodes.

Cub Scouts in Pack 218 celebrated the birthday of Cub Scouting on Sunday, Feb. 15 in Exeter.

The scouts opened the evening with a flag ceremony led by Webelos Scout Ben Bartu.  A prayer for the food was led by Braden Capek.

The scouts and guests enjoyed a meal and then had a Friends of Scouting presentation by Jayne Jensen and Cornhusker Council District Director Jerad Reimers.

Braden Capek and Ben Bartu, both Webelos 2 scouts, had crossed over to Boy Scouts in a ceremony earlier in the afternoon.  They both received all 20 of the activity pins, their second church award and the arrow of light award which is the highest award in Cub Scouting.

The Webelos scouts had picked a theme of Legos and the scouts had made numerous decorations that involved Legos including lantern Lego heads, Lego brick candy and crayons along with scarf slides that had 218 on them out of Legos.

The boys performed the Lego movie theme song adapting it to reflect the fact that “Cub Scouts are awesome,” before receiving their rank awards.

Receiving the bear rank were Josh Meyer, Tyler Due, Troy Kallhoff, Devin Harrison, Draven Payne and Mikey Bartu.  The scouts receiving their Tiger Cub rank were Carver Kanode, Logan Krupicka, Ronnie Babula and Wyatt Hale.

The scouts looked forward to the highlight of the evening, the Pinewood Derby Race.  Lance Larsen and Robert Rhodes were racemasters for the evening. They directed the scouts in the race and judged the show portion of the evening.

The show results included modified winners: Logan Krupicka, first, Troy Kallhoff, second and Ronnie Babula, third.  In the stock show Braden Capek came in first with Mikey Bartu in second and  Tyler Due in third.

The race was exciting and the top six winners raced to see who would be the fastest.  Overall in race Josh Meyer finished first beating out Tyler Due and Braden Capek.

Exeter-Milligan Update: Third Grade Happenings

The Exeter-Milligan 3rd grade has been busy learning about matter and chemical changes in science.  We did an experiment using pennies and vinegar.  Pictured is the class holding their sheets to record their findings as well as their pennies in vinegar.  They are very interested in seeing what happens to their pennies!

Pictured are:

Front L-r: Josh Meyer, Trenton Vossler, Savannah Horne, Troy Kallhoff, and Savana Krupicka.

Back L-R: Dravin Birkes, Taylor Pribyl, Tyler Due, Andrew Vavra, Draven Payne, and Devin Harrison

Exeter-Milligan Students Participate in Honor Bands

Jordyn and Trystan Brandt, of Exeter-Milligan High School, have had busy schedules this winter, as they attended several college honor bands.  Jordyn, a Senior flutist, attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln Winter Festival for Winds and Percussion, held Jan. 23- 25, on the UNL campus.  Students attended from several states.  Activities during the festival included: music scholarship auditions, masterclasses with professors, lectures, faculty and student recitals, and chamber ensemble workshops.  On Saturday night, a Festival Banquet was held at the Holiday Inn.  Following the banquet, a chamber ensemble recital was held.  Each festival participant was assigned to play in a quartet or quintet group.  Jordyn performed flute with the top ranked finale ensemble, the Great Plains Woodwind Quintet, which also featured an oboe, a clarinet, a bassoon, and a French Horn.  They were coached by Dr. John Bailey, professor of flute.  Afterwards, a reception was held with the faculty.  The final concert was held, on Sun. Jan. 25, at Kimball Recital Hall.  The conductor was Carolyn Barber, Director of Bands at UNL.  In addition to performing with the Honors Wind Symphony, the high school students also combined with the UNL Wind Ensemble and played together as the Festival Symphonic Band.  Jordyn was honored to hold the first chair, Flute I position.  On Mon. Jan. 26, Jordyn and Trystan traveled to Kearney to attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney Honor Band and Choral Festival.  Three choirs and two bands performed during the concert.  Both Jordyn and Trystan performed in the Honor Band which was directed by Dr. David Bierman, Director of Bands at UNK.  Students attended the festival from Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa.   Next, Jordyn and Trystan went to Wayne State College, on Sat. Jan. 31, for the Wayne Festival of Honor Bands.  Three honor groups perfomed during the concert, including a Jr. High Honor Band.  Trystan, a Sophomore,  performed trumpet with the Symphonic Band, directed by Brad Weber, professor at WSC.   Jordyn performed flute with the Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. David Bohnert, Director of Bands at WSC.  Jordyn has been selected to play with this group all four years of high school.  This year, she held the first chair, Flute II position.  The festival also featured a performance by WSC students.  Participants attended the festival from Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota.  Feb. 5-7, Jordyn attended the Hastings College Honor Band Festival.  Participants had the opportunity to take part in masterclasses with professors, meet with faculty, and attend faculty and student recitals.  The concert included performances by the Honor Choir, Honor Orchestra, and Honor Band.  The Honor Band was conducted by Dr. Michael Knight, professor at St. Norbert College in DePere, WI.  Jordyn was honored to hold the first chair, Flute I position.  Finally, Jordyn attended the Nebraska Wesleyan University Honors Festival, Feb. 12-14.  Jordyn was chosen to also perform on piccolo.  Participants had the opportunity to audition for music scholarships and attend a luncheon and a reception with faculty.  The concert included performances by the Honor Choir, Honor Orchestra, and Honor Band.  The Honor Band was conducted by Dr. Jermie Arnold, professor at the Bob Cole Conservatory in Long Beach, CA.  Students attended from Nebraska and Iowa.  Participants for all of the honor festivals were selected by recorded auditions.

Congratulations to the Class D All-State band members: Jordyn Brandt, Alexis Uldrich, Ella Wilkins, Kaitlyn Vavra, Ashley Benorden, Amber Pribyl, Trystan Brandt, Haylee Sheffield, Samantha Horne, Maitlyn Thomsen, and Patrick Murphy.

Congratulations to the band members who were selected to the CRC Honor Band!  They are:  Jordyn Brandt, Ella Wilkins, Alexis Uldrich, Ashley Benorden, Kaitlyn Vavra, Madison Horne, Katherine White, Hannah Horne, Trystan Brandt, Amber Pribyl, Trever Zelenka, Caitlin Murphy, Haylee Sheffield, Samantha Horne, Maitlyn Thomsen, Nick Hayek, Patrick Murphy, Joel Klemm, Jack Dinneen, and Janey Due.