Hagen Hi-Lites

Retirements 1-3

Boys Basketball 4-5

Academics 6-7

7th/8th Interviews 8-9

Editorials 10-11

Spring Teams 12-13

Issue 3 April 2014

Mrs. Sharon Dockter is a Minot State graduate

who started her career in education as a sub-

stitute teacher in Beach and Dickinson. She

then moved on to be a paraprofessional in

Dickinson working with children with special

needs. She spent 23 years of her professional

career as a fifth grade teacher at St. Patrick’s

School. After St. Patrick’s, she was hired at

Hagen JH as the attendance officer.

Mrs. Dockter has seen many changes in edu-

cation, especially in the technology area.

When she started teaching, there were no

computers in the rooms. The other area of

change she has seen in Dickinson is the in-

creased ethnic diversity of students.

She will miss all the excitement that is part of

everyday life at Hagen. She said her friends

on staff will be missed along with the interac-

tions of students.

Mrs. Dockter hopes to travel with

her husband to visit her children

and grandchildren while in retire-

ment. She will make time for read-

ing, hiking, hunting, and relaxing.

Hagen was lucky to find Mrs.

Dockter for the attendance officer

and will be missed by all. Have fun

and good luck on your next adven-

ture in life.

Hagen has been Mrs. Havelka’s “home away from

home” for 30 years. She is really excited, a little

scared, and a bit nervous about retiring. She

said, “I’m like a seventh grader on the first day of

school worried about getting their locker opened

or an eighth grader wondering if they will get lost

when they go to high school. I’ll be deciding what

I want to be when I grow up now that I finally

made it out of junior high! I’ll be watching my

friends relocate, some will stay at Hagen, some

will retire with me this year, and some have al-

ready retired. I’m planning on spending more

time with my husband, children, grandchildren,

and parents.” Her hobbies include gardening,

baking, sewing, reading, and watching HGTV.

Thank you for putting in so much time and effort

into your years at Hagen. We wish you good luck

and best wishes on your retirement.

Mrs. Sharon Dockter

Mrs. Donna Havelka

Mrs. Kim Kuhn

Mrs. Carol Pritchard

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Mrs. Kim Kuhn has

been at Hagen for 34 years. She has a lot of

nice things to say about being a teacher. “ I

graduated from NDSU and began my teach-

ing career in December of 1980. The staff

and students were very welcoming and help-

ful. I did not know anyone from Dickinson

and gradually made many friends. I call

Dickinson my home. This has been a job that

has taught me many things about life and

myself. I feel that young teenagers are the

best students because they keep things inter-

esting and challenging each day.

I have seen many changes at Hagen over the

years. I have worked with three principals:

Mr. Robert Burda, Mr. Perry Braunagel, and

Dr. Marcus Lewton. One thing that has re-

mained the same is the fact that I have

worked with fantastic teachers. One of the

most important things I have learned from

working here is that we get a new chance

every day to make our lives better. The

choices we make are what shapes our lives.

Hagen Junior High and staff are such a huge

part of my life. It will be difficult to leave,

but exciting to begin a new part of my life.

My favorite plan for retirement is to spend

more time with my granddaughters, Calli

and Brooklyn. I will also travel, play bridge

with friends, volunteer, and spend time with

my extended family.” As you can see, Mrs.

Kuhn has been such a vital part of Hagen’s

foundations. She has given of her time to

many Hagenites and touched many people in

the course of her 34 years. Good luck, Mrs.

Kuhn, you will be missed.

Mrs. Carol Pritchard grew up in Stanley, ND and

graduated from Minot State in 1976. She has

had a lot of different teaching experiences rang-

ing from Kindergarten to eighth grade and

taught in Tioga, ND, Hazen, ND, and Fargo, ND.

After moving to Dickinson in 1984, she was a

substitute teacher before being hired as a Title 1

teacher at Roosevelt. She was then transferred

to Lincoln to teach 6th grade for 10 years before

coming to Hagen and teaching 14 more years.

Mrs. Pritchard said, “I have discovered that my

favorite level of teaching is definitely the JH

school level. I am grateful for the many wonder-

ful students I have had the pleasure of working

with as well as the terrific staff members. JH

kids are the best and most underappreciated

students in schools. My advice to students: be

responsible for your actions, good or bad, and to

do the best you can with what you have. Leave

this world a better place than you found it.”

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The library aides have a lot

of responsibility. Not only

do they check out books to

students and teachers, they

also shelve them, and help

out with setting up the book

fair. While they are doing all

this though, they are having

fun!

Kitchen aide students

get out of class 5 min-

utes early and get a free

meal. Plus, they have a

lot of fun. So if you

have a love for cooking

this is the place for you!

Coached by Mrs. Devero

Aksel Aguirre Kyler Smith

Hunter Anderson Alex Stephenson

Dalton Berger Chandler Wanner

Dakota Bryant Jaren Wilson

Trystan Carmean Keaten Zeller

Brayden Claudio

DJ Flowers

Kacen Gartner

Jayden Grasl

Ethan Grove

Austin Haider

Crayton Heinrichs

Logan Hellickson

Corey Kleinsasser

Ethan Kleinsasser

Nelson Kruse

Nick Kuntz

Trinity Larson

Martin Lopez

Joshua Lozano

Jackson Murphy

Wiatt Osborn

Levi Privatsky

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1.Dawson Bechtold 2. Chaz Beyers

3. Tristian Brunk

4. Gabe Childs

5. Issa Davis

6. Ethan Dietz

7. Dawson Dutchak

8. Derek Emter

9. Hunter Erhart

10. Ian George

11. Connor Hoenke

12. Chris Irakoze

13. Travis Kellen

14. Dalton Kitzan

15. Aiden Levorsen

16. Krew Mathern

17. Warren McPherson

18. Sheldon Meyer

19. Michael Moore

20. Jackson Mortenson

21. Hunter Myran

22.Kaden Pelton

23. Nathan Personne

24. Hunter Ritter

25. Braden Selinger

26. Brady Steiner

27. Tanner Theurer

28. Devyn Vance

29. Mason Wilkinson

Coach: Mrs. Dorval

Chapter Competition Results:

8th Grade 7th Grade

Dawson Dutchak-1 Hillary Moberg-2

Alexus Meduna– 6 Dawson Bechtold-5

Morgan Kainz– 16 Antonio Nunez-12

Kody Johnson– 17 Matt Berglund– 14

Corey Kleinsasser

Amber Hutzenbiler

Science Olympiad Team– Coach Dennis

Jordyn Robles placed third in the state poster com-

petition under the 7th grade division. She will be

going to Washburn to pick up her cash prize, medal-

lion, and certificate. Mrs. Thom will go along with

her to the ceremony. Congratulations to Jordyn by

representing Hagen at state.

Mrs. Pritchard’s language art’s

class read Elie Weisel’s book ,

Night. Her students wanted to

share their delight in reading

this book, so they wrote to him

and sketched a few pictures from

the scenes read. He wrote back,

and the teacher and students

were absorbed in what he re-

plied.

State Speech Meet

7th grader, Hillary Moberg,

qualified for state in the

high school speech division.

She will be competing in

Jamestown with the high

school speech team.

Congratulations!

Should we have school Mon.-Thurs. but

have longer school hrs.?

Aydan Rome-yes Kendall Berg-yes

Makayla Tysver-no Lexi Skabo-yes

Jason Lambert-no Marissa Stevens-no

Chris Brazleton-no Brittany Binstock-

yes

Dakota Fleck-no Brant Kraft-yes

Nyegai Koun-no Morgan Nelson-yes

Aaliyah Archulea-no Brady Betlaf-no

Lilly Connaughton-no Brandon Heidt– yes

Bailey Roquet-no

Rebecca Burtosky-no

Brad Miller-no

Kalli Manning-no

Ashley Davidson-no

Tricia Van Berkom-no

Kalista Anchondo-no

Emily Keller-yes

Julia Anderson-yes

Lidija Nyman-no

Melissa Mason-yes

Amaya Dullum-no

Dawson Dutchak-no

Lexi Coakley-no

If you could pick one age to be

forever what would it be?

Aydan Rome-21 Brittany Binstock-30

Makayla Tysver-25 Brant Kraft-27

Jason Lambert-18 Kendall Berg-18

Chris Brazleton-13 McKenna Weiler-18

Dakota Fleck-21 Brady Betlaf-21

Nyegai Koun-21 Brandon Heidt-21

Aaliyah Archulela-18

Lilly Connaughton-4

Bailey Roquet-23

Rebecca Burtosky-21

Brad Miller-20

Ashley Davidson-18

Tricia Van Berkom-18

Kalista Anchondo-18

Emily Keller-21

Lidija Nyman-19

Julia Anderson-21

Melissa Mason-4

Amaya Dullum-24

Heather Godlevsky-18

Dawson Dutchak-24

Kalli Manning-25

Lexi Coakley-22

Marissa Stevens-21

CJ Kostelecky-20

Shaylyn Lefor-23

Morgan Nelson-23

Lexi Skabo-21

Should we have school Mon.-Thurs.

but have longer school hrs.?

Alexus Belland-no

Kaylie Stockert-no

Jordyn Sauvageau-no

Tianna Hanson-yes

Caitlin Dukart-no

Morgana Kalderon-no

Aimee Steffen-no

Emily Johnson-yes

Jetney Moncon-no

Kaitlyn Myran-no

If you could be one age forever

what would it be?

Alexus Belland-24

Kaylie Stockert-20

Jordyn Sauvageau-21

Tianna Hanson-23

Caitli Dukart-20

Morgana Kalderon-5

Aimee Steffen-6

Emily Johnson-15

Jetney Moncon-23

Kaitlyn Myran-21

THE PERSPECTIVE OF LIFE

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to

the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor peo-

ple live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what

would be considered a very poor family. On their return from the trip,

the father asked his son, “How was the trip”

“It was great, Dad.”

“Did you see how the poor people live?” the father asked.

“Oh yeah,” said the son.

“So, tell me ,what did you learn from the trip?”asked the father.

The son answered:

“I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that

reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no

end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars

at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole

horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields

that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they

serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls

around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.”

The boy’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “Thanks dad for

showing me how poor we are.” Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? It

makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for every-

thing we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have. “Life is

too short and friends are too few.”

-Anonymous

Depression

As teenagers, we are subjected to an ideal amount of stress, a cycle of

emotions and a crucial quantity of drama. Everyone takes it all in differ-

ently; some let it go, some take it out on people, while others go through a

clinical illness known as depression. Not many people truly know what de-

pression is. Depression is being sad and lonely, but pushed to a more se-

vere extent, lasting for a longer period of time. Depression is not just an

emotion, it is considered an illness because symptoms that can become se-

rious occur. Some people even see a doctor to get their depression under

control. This is a serious subject that is deeply discussed in homes, school,

etc.…

How do you know you have depression? Common symptoms include

the following; irritable mood most of the time, a loss of interest in usual

activities, trouble sleeping or too much sleep, a big change in appetite,

weight gain or loss, tiredness or lack of energy, feelings of worthlessness,

self-hate and guilt, difficulty concentrating, slow or fast moments, lack of

activity and avoiding usual activities, feeling helpless or hopeless, repeated

thoughts of death or suicide. You do not need to receive all of these symp-

toms to have depression, but usually there will be a significant difference in

your lifestyle, whether it’s eating, sleeping, or even thoughts. Depression is

a mentally, excruciating pain. These symptoms can lead to even more seri-

ous matters. With that being said, if you know someone or you yourself

are experiencing depression, I strongly recommend that you tell an adult or

trusted person immediately. Get the word out! You could be saving mil-

lions of lives just by one good deed!

Lillyanna Connaughton

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We hope you have enjoyed the student newspaper this year. A lot goes on at Hagen, so

we are proud to be a part that puts it down in words and pictures.

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