Left to Right: Shawn Riggs, Donna Benson, and Seymour Rogers students inform students at Prairie View Elementary on the many benefits of A.V.I.D. 

by A B Amador

On Feb. 4, 2019, A.V.I.D. teachers from Seymour Rogers Middle School, Donna Benson and Shawn Riggs, chose eight students to go to Sunflower and Prairie View Elementary to inform the fifth graders about A.V.I.D. and its benefits to students.

A.V.I.D. stands for advanced via individual determination, and teaches many life skills that will help students succeed.

“We want to let kids know what is available,” Riggs said. “As far as A.V.I.D. and how it can help them, when you’re little, you really don't know what you want to do with your life, and we as teachers want to not just teach you, but mentor you and help you make the right decisions.”

 Column by Aaliyah Lucero

 It can’t be a one time thing. It must be an OBSESSION.

 Whatever you want in life, if you want to be great you must be obsessed.
 Obsessed with reaching your GOAL. Obsessed with self-education. Self-Growth. Obsessed with improving every single day.   Obsessed with becoming the greatest version of yourself.

 It’s a healthy obsession. One that pushes you out of your comfort zone, pushes you beyond what others thought was possible   for your life.

  

Left: Kaelon Stevenson shoots a free throw against Guymon. Right: Julian Umana looks to make a pass against Guymon in the Jan. 22, contest. 

By Rylie Hallman

Seymour Rogers took on Great Bend and Hays in a double-dual at Eisenhower Middle School on Saturday, Jan. 26. The Apaches fell to Great Bend, 10-52, and Hays 22-52 to move to 0-5 on the season. Juliana Umana led the Apaches with seven points against Hays

by Itzel Del Rio

On Saturday, Jan. 26, the seventh grade Apaches took on Great Bend and Hays. Against Great Bend the Apaches struggled to score and had many lapses on defense leading to a 9-36 defeat. Seymour Rogers then took on Hays. The Apaches scored 2 points in the first quarter. In the following quarter, they scored 12 points, but were not able to overcome Hays, as the final was Seymour Rogers 17, Hays 44.