ISSUE 04
The Maroon
Embarrassing Story of the
Month
I was running some errands in town
the other day, and my mom asked if
I would pick up my sister from her
friend's house. I agreed and went
about my errands, and then I went
to get my sister.
My mom had given me directions,
and told me it was the either the
sixth or eighth house on the left side
of the street, and that it was white. I
got into the neighborhood fine, but I
began to count houses, and they
were ALL white. I counted the
houses, but the sixth one definitely
wasn't it, and there wasn't an eighth
house. Confused, I was going to go
home and ask my mom for
directions, but there was a train
going through and I was trapped on
the south side of Madison. So I
drove around the neighborhood
again, counting all the white houses,
and one looked vaguely familiar, so I
thought I would try it. I parked,
walked up to the door and rang the
doorbell. A college-age guy opened
the door. It was DEFINITELY the
wrong house. "Hey, sorry to bother
you..." I started lamely. "but do you
know of a little girl who lives around
here, and has a friend over?"
He looked at me skeptically and said
"Uh...yeah...they're right next door."
And indicated the house to my right.
He gave me a really strange look,
but I don't blame him.
"Oh, thanks," I stammer,
embarrassed. "Missed it by one
house." I laughed, but there was
nothing very funny about the
situation.
Maroon What’s inside
One-Act Play - cover
Washington, D.C. - P.2
Fashion That Cares - P.3
One-Act Play Megan Bordewyk
On Wednesday January 27, MHS Cast members of the MHS One-Act play
students presented their One-Act play include: John Winter, Josh Vosberg,
entitled “Midnight Wax” at regions held Quinton Nelson, Emily Caron, Stephanie
at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse. Six Jarrett, SaRena Freet, Rebecca Sunde,
schools competed at regions, including Megan Bordewyk, Mara Stroud, Avery
Howard, Deubrook, Great Plain Comp, Abi Johnson, Kallyn Bloom, Tia
Lutheran, Flandreau, Madison, and Hammer, Mandie Graff, and Clare
Schubert. The technical crew includes:
Deuel. Madison and Great Plain
Alisha McKibben, Danielle Lemme,
Lutheran High School took top honors
Justin Goth, Brittany Williams, Elizabeth
and will be heading to the State One-
Bowers, Kat Rassum, Ryan McIntyre,
Act Play Festival. SaRena Freet
Shelby Skinner, Carlye Williams, James
received an Outstanding Actress
Clarke, Kelsey Warns, and Sarah
award. State will be held in Brandon
Maberry. Nikki Seitz is the student
on February 4th, 5th, and 6th. director. The MHS theater department is
Madison performs on Saturday the 6th
under the direction of Anne Elisa Brown.
at 12:30.
MHS Show Choir
The MHS Show Choir also known as “Madtown” has been cracking down the last few weeks for they only have a small
amount of rehearsals to go until they perform. They started rehearsal at the end of the first trimester and now practice
once a week. Only having one practice a week is a challenge when having to sing all of the songs and learn movements to
them so it takes a lot of dedication. Madtown will open their season the 13th of March at Washington High School’s Best of
Show competition. Shortly after, on the 15th, they will be performing for judges at the Solo/Ensemble contest that takes
place at Augustana in Sioux Falls then again on the 18th at the Coyote Jazz Festival in Vermillion. Their last competition will
take place in Adrian Minnesota the following Monday, the 22nd. Madtown will close their season the next day, Tuesday the
23rd with their Dance and Dessert Night. They will perform in the MHS Auditorium at 7 P.M. followed by dessert in the
cafeteria. If you can’t make it to any competitions make sure you stop by on the 23rd for some dessert!
 Washington, D.C.
Laura Froehlich

Washington, D.C. is an amazing
city. It absolutely buzzes with
activity; it’s a unique atmosphere.
It’s the excitement of big things
happening, history being made.
The scent of change wafts through
the air. It’s the sense that anyone
and everyone can make a
difference. It’s very empowering.
Aly Boldt, Eshita Trivedi and I
spent a week there last June with
the Close Up Program, and we
enjoyed our time there immensely.
The first day, we saw the Arlington
National Cemetery and Iwo Jima
Memorials. As the week continued,
we saw nearly everything there is to
see in Washington. We visited the
WW2, Korean, Vietnam War, and
Lincoln Memorials (the Lincoln statue
is way bigger in person—but so was
almost everything in D.C.), along with
the Jefferson, George Mason, and
Roosevelt Monuments. The
Washington Monument can be seen
from anywhere in the city. I assume
it’s like the Eiffel Tower is to Paris.
The whole National Mall area is
astounding. Check out Chinatown and
U Street also. We also highly
recommend going to the Smithsonian
Natural History and American History
Museums.
However, we didn’t like the
Smithsonian art gallery; about 80% of
the paintings were nude. Since we’re
not into that, we preferred the
National Portrait Gallery. But there’s a
drawback there, too. We were
warned that the National Portrait
Gallery guards take their jobs very
seriously…and it’s true! They will ask
you sternly to “please step away from
the painting,” even if you are standing
two feet away and merely showing
your friends that you and Thomas
Jefferson have the same nose. Not
that I would know…
Capitol Hill is wonderful on its own.
The Library of Congress was my
favorite building—I could spend
forever in there, not even reading the
books but looking at the spectacular
artwork and architecture! We took an
interesting tour of the Supreme
Court, too. The Capitol is impressive—
try the frozen yogurt, but don’t use
the soap! (It will make your hands
smell horrible.) We listened to the
Senate but it was extremely dull. It
was just a senator speaking to a
camera and a few other politicos
sitting around, just as bored as us.
We got to go into Stephanie Herseth-
Sandlin’s office and speak to both of
our senators. They were both great
and attentive—John Thune even sat
down and answered our questions for
30 minutes!
Overall we had an incredible trip! We
learned about government,
citizenship, history, and things you
don’t learn in South Dakota—like how
to get through security umpteen
times, hail a cab, and proper be polite
on the metro. (Riding on the metro,
or subway, was one of the highlights
of our trip!) It was an amazing
experience. Anyone who really wants
to see the capital and learn about it
should go through the Close Up
Program. We learned so much from
seeing everything, and through the
debates and discussions. We made
fantastic friends from across the
country, and still keep in touch with
many of them. We didn’t see
everything, but we want to go back
again after our senior year. After all,
our Library of Congress cards don’t
expire for another two years!
This is the first edition of my new
travel column. If you’ve been on a
cool trip recently, or have been
somewhere interesting, I’d love to
interview you! You can email me at
LF3028@k12.sd.us.

Welcome to Madison High School Chelsea Eshita Trivedi

Chelsea Hinz is the new junior here at Madison High school. She moved here from Brookings. So I guess Madison isn’t so much
different except in size. When asked how she likes Madison and MHS so far, her response was: “I love it.” Sounds like a pretty good
start Madison!

For those of you who don’t know Chelsea, she is into many different activities. Her hobbies are watching TV, hanging out
with her friends and boy friend, and listening to music. She loves football and volleyball, so if you ever see her at a game, make sure
to say hi! Here is something that will make all science teachers happy – her favorite subject is science. The only thing that she
misses in Brookings is her friends. Like I am sure many of you would too if you moved away. So let us do our best to make Chelsea
feel welcome here at MHS.
 Midnight Wax Cast List

ONE ACT PLAY

Fashion That Cares Hannah Lynch

As the temperatures start to plummet in South Dakota, we usually bundle up in our

*Gordon Midgett – Nick Johns
*Herbert Midgett – Josh Vosberg
*David – Quinton Nelson
*Caroline – Emily Caron
warmest clothes to ensure we will at least attempt to stay warm. However, there are
many people who do not have the warm clothing that many of us take for granted. The
good news is there are several places locally that allow you to donate used clothing to
people in need. These places include:

*Terry Barker – Steph Jarrett
*Lois – SaRena Freet
~Headless Horseman – Becca
Sunde
~Red Death – Megan Bordewyk
~Mr.Hyde- Mara Stroud
~Prince of Darkness – Avery Comp
~Witch – Abi Johnson
~Grim Reaper – Kallyn Bloom
~Coroner – John Winter
~Detectives – Mandie Graff and
Tina Hammer
~Patrons – Tina Hammer, Mandie
Graff, Clare Schubert, and John
Winter
 St. John’s Parish has a drop off location for clothes. These clothes then go to local
families in need. Many other churches also have a drop off location for clothes.
 Soles4Souls is a nonprofit charity organization that helps in the aid of hurting
people and disaster victims worldwide. You can donate shoes to this charity by
going to Souls4souls.com.
 Goodwill, a nonprofit organization, is local (in Sioux Falls) and clothes are then
resold for a low price for people in need.
 The Salvation Army gives coats and clothes to the homeless, and is also located in
Sioux Falls.
 The Women’s Alliance gives professional clothing to low income women who are
in need of a job.
 The Community Center in Madison is currently taking shoe donations for
earthquake victims in Haiti.
These are just a few of the places that you can give your gently worn clothes. There
are many other places locally that give clothes and shoes to people who otherwise would
not have much for clothing. And remember, if your clothes are just sitting in your closet,
chances are someone else could use them!

Welcome to Madison High School Dallas Eshita Trivedi

Dallas Shipley is the new junior roaming the halls of Madison High School. Dallas moved here all the way
from Idaho. He says that he is used to the cold but not the wind chill. When it comes down to it though,
Dallas moved here to the small town of Madison because he has family here.

His favorite hobby is snowboarding. No wonder he is used to the cold. But when it is nice outside, he
loves to play soccer. Join the club Dallas! In school his favorite subject is History. Did you hear that
Ozzy?! He also likes Madison High School so far, so let’s keep up the good impression. The only thing he
misses about Idaho is his friends; can’t really blame him for that, though. So high-schoolers, let’s make
Dallas feel welcome.

The Maroon | Issue 04