McKinley: A Powerhouse in Track and Field

 

May 2011- McKinley’s first year athletics program made a quick name in track and field. They compete in class 1; district 1 which was held in Fulton, Missouri.  A total of 9 athletes traveled to districts for the weekend competition.  The girl’s team with only 4 participants placed 6 out of 17 schools.  The boy’s team with only 5 participants placed 5 out of 17 schools.  The school had 8 student-athletes qualifying in 11 events for sectionals the following weekend in Centralia, Missouri.  We were the buzz of the track both weekends; a new school and a powerhouse with such few athletes. 

District Qualifiers to Sectional are as Follows:

Girl Qualifiers

·         Kaiyla Goodlet in the 100m hurdles, 400m dash, 800m, and the 4X400m relay

·         Kianna Hurd in the 100m dash, 200m dash and the 4x400 m relay

·         Mykal Dean in the 4x400m relay

·         Jasmine Berry in the 4x400m relay

Boys Qualifiers

·         Ben Clark in the 400m dash and the 4x400 m relay

·         Jeremiah Henderson in the 100 m dash and the 4x400 m relay

·         Ryan Johnson in the triple jump and the 4x400 m relay

·         James Guerin in the 110 m hurdles and the 4x400 m relay

Sectional Qualifiers to State

·         Kaiyla Goodlet in the 400m dash

·         Kianna Hurd in the 100m dash and the 200 m dash

·         Jeremiah Henderson in the 100m dash

 

McKinley Celebrates National DNA Day

April 2011- McKinley High School students observed National DNA Day on April 15th, which commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April of 2003 and the first published structure of DNA by Watson and Crick in April of 1953.  To celebrate this unique day, Ben Oberkfell, Ambassador from Genome Center, Genome Institute of Washington University gave a presentation on DNA and the Genome Project to 29 high school biology and Advanced Placement biology students.

 

Mr. Oberkfell discussed the history of the human genome project, how the genome was sequenced, and how it is being used to better our lives. The students also participated in a hands-on activity simulating the DNA duplication process. The activity involved randomly matching up complementary nucleotides to a strand of DNA. The event was well received by the students who were thoroughly engaged throughout the presentation.

 

McKinley Chess Teams Place in Recent Tournament

February 2011- McKinley Teams won both 1st and second place in the 8th and under division during a chess tournament at Belleville East High School. Individual trophies for boards are as follows:

·         Isabela Castillo - board 5 2nd place

·         Court Climer - board 4 2nd place

·         Marty Johnson - board 2 2nd place

·         Evan Carr - board 3 2nd place

·         Miles Quigless - board 1 2nd place

·         Malik Goodwin - board 5 1st place

·         Dominic Civettini board 4 1st place

·         Houston Miller - board 2 1st place

·         Brennan Dizdar - board 3 1st place

·         Sanjay Cherupalla - board 1 1st place