Monday, January 27
Monday (1.27)
- Lunch – Grilled Cheese/Tomato Soup
- HR – Key Club Officers Meeting
- 4:00 – JV/V Scholastic Bowl @ West Carroll
Tuesday (1.28)
- Lunch – Spaghetti
- HR – Key Club Meeting
- 6:00 – JV/V Girls Basketball vs. Stockton (Senior Night)
Wednesday (1.29)
- Lunch – Chicken Strips/Mashed Potatoes
- HR – Drama Club Meeting
- 4:00 – JV/V Scholastic Bowl @ Warren
- 5:30 – Boys/Girls Wrestling @ Amboy w/DuPec, Dakota
- 6:00 – JV/V Boys Basketball vs. East Dubuque
Thursday (1.30)
- Lunch – Walking Taco
- HR – TriM Meeting
- 6:00 – JV/V Girls Basketball @ West Carroll
Friday (1.31)
- Lunch – Pizza
- Girls Wrestling Regionals
- Junior Class Donut Sales
- HR – Garden Club Meeting
- 6:00 – JV/V Boys Basketball @ River Ridge
Saturday (2.1)
- Scholastic Bowl @ Winnebago
- Speech @ Rockford
- 11:15 – Freshman Boys Basketball @ Fulton, vs. Bureau Valley; 2nd game at 12:30.
The IHSA Short Film informational meeting will be held today during homeroom. If you are interested in participating, please attend the meeting in Ms. AB’s room.
Congratulations to the Varsity Scholastic Bowl team on going 6-0 to take first place at the NUIC Conference Tournament on Saturday for the first time since 2019! Congrats also to the B Team on a respectable 2-4 finish. Liliana Asta was named to the All-Tournament Team, with 13 correctly-answered tossups in the first 4 rounds. High scorers for the Pirates for the entire day were Liliana and Quin Wells, with 16 tossups apiece, and Lex Abt and Claudia Liberg, with 15 each. Good luck to the team as they travel to West Carroll today. Team members should be dismissed at 2:40 to catch the bus at 2:50.
GSA has bundt cakes for sale. Find a member today and place your order.
The NAHS officers will be part of a regional-wide art show on February 4 at the Galena Center for the Arts. Stop in and see their artwork from 5-6 pm.
The Drawing & Painting students will be hosting a pop up art show on February 14th. Make sure to swing by before you head out for the weekend and learn all about their real-life heroes.
Congratulations to the GHS Speech Team who had a great tournament on Saturday. Individual Award Winners were:
- Adison Leitzinger – 5th Place – Prose Reading
- Luna Pham – 3rd Place – Prose Reading
- Caitlin Kennedy – 3rd Place – Poetry Reading and 2nd Place Special Occasion Speaking
- Adison Leitzinger & Seven Smith – 2nd Place – Humorous Duet Acting
- Evon Main – 2nd Place – Radio Speaking
- Justin Lin – 2nd Place – Extemporaneous Speaking and 1st Place Special Occasion Speaking
- Julia Dominiak placed 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking and Original Oratory
- Seven Smith – 1st Place – Original Comedy
This weekend the team will compete in their last regular season competition at Thomas Jefferson High School in Rockford.
Congratulations to Pirate Co-Competitor’s of the Week – Liliana Asta and Helena Townsend-Grove
Liliana Asta earned a spot on the NUIC Conference Scholastic Bowl All-Tournament Team on Saturday, with one of the ten highest correct tossup totals of all the competing players after the 4 morning rounds. Her output contributed in a big way to the Pirates’ winning the tournament championship in the field of 18. She finished the day with a tie for Galena’s highest correctly-answered tossup total. Coach Ron Jenkins said, “Liliana continues to impress with her knowledge and gameplay. I’m looking forward to her leadership throughout the remainder of the season” She will also attend the All State Music Competition this week. Mrs. Lilly Streich said, “Liliana is a dedicated musician who is known to perform in and around the Galena area. She is a talented musician who is always seeking to improve her craft by participating in music camps, festivals, lessons, and larger music organizations. Each year students audition to first get into the district-level choir and then based on their scores are picked to participate in the All-State ensembles to perform at the end of January in Peoria, IL. This year Liliana was chosen to sing in both the Jazz Choir at the district level and the Concert Choir. We are so proud of Liliana as she was one of the top sopranos in the district. Liliana will be performing in the Honors All-State Choir which is a huge accomplishment. Since I started teaching in Galena in 2022, we have sent two students to All-State. I am excited about the future of this program and to have Liliana pave the way for future music students.”
Helena Townsend-Grove Band
Helena is a very talented clarinet player who has now qualified for All-State 2 years in a row! Ms. Lillie Streich said, “This is a huge accomplishment and we could not be more proud of all of the hard work she has put in to get to where she is. At the district level, Helena played first chair for the orchestra and was then selected to play in the All-State band. A huge congratulations to Helena as she goes to represent Galena at the state level.”