Posted Feb 10, 2013 @ 04:15 PM
Here are few more photos from assignments spanning last week. I am also including a link to a photo gallery from the 2013 Pittsburg polar plunge which is always fun to cover but wasn't quite cold enough this year. With past plunges I remember covering an assignment the day before of preparations for the event which included using an axe to break up the thick ice in the pool. Not this year though as the water stayed a few degrees above freezing. It was still a great event raising money for the Special Olympics.
http://www.morningsun.net/photos/x766865692/2013-Pittsburg-polar-plunge
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Team Crimson Villains take the dive Saturday during the annual Polar Plunge at the Crimson Villas Apartments. Members are from left, Jenny Mosley, Britney Bushmann, Meredith Luker, Chris Waller and Jarred Estrada.
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Holly and daughter Keelie, 7, Hazlewood jump into the pool Saturday during the annual polar plunge at the Crimson Villas Apartments. They jumped in memory of Holly’s father who took three plunges with her before he passed away.
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Leroy Matthews takes his 4th plunge Saturday at the Crimson Villas Apartments during the annual Polar Plunge. Matthews also ran his first 5K earlier in the morning.
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Hailie Feagan, 5, takes a sip from her tea cup Wednesday evening during a valentine tea party at the Pittsburg Public Library.
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Finley Peck, 2, takes part in a sing along with other children attending a valentine tea party Wednesday evening at the Pittsburg Public Library.
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Alex Beasley, 4, takes part in the activities in the Pittsburg Public Library meeting room during a valentine tea party Wednesday evening.
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Ava Wilson, 7, fills her tea cup during a valentine tea party Wednesday evening at the Pittsburg Public Library.
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Caden Glover, 8, a Bear scout from Pack 75 out of Columbus, smiles with excitement as his car wins a heat during the Pinewood Derby, one of the activities that took place Saturday during the District Scout Gathering at Meadowbrook Mall.
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Pinewood Derby cars are loaded on the race track for a heat Saturday afternoon during the District Scout Gathering at Meadowbrook Mall.
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Runners taking part in the first Pittsburg Polar Plunge 5K leave the starting line Saturday morning in the Kansas Technology Center park lot.
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Girard High School students Madison Smith and Austin Egbert work on their electrochemistry assignment questions using their iPads. Students enrolled in advanced chemistry were part of the district’s pilot program with the devices.
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Girard High School senior Traci Lasco uses her iPad during class in advanced chemistry Friday morning. In December, the USD 248 Board of Education made the decision to provide each student in grades 5-12 with an iPad mini for the 2013-14 school year.
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George Nettels Elementary third-grader Jacob Mathew takes his time to think out the spelling of a word during the Crawford County Spelling Bee at Northeast High School. Mathew earned the championship at the bee Thursday by correctly spelling the word ectothermic. With him on-stage in the final three are second place finisher Gina Mathew, left, and third place finisher Evie Shawn. Both are seventh graders at Pittsburg Community Middle School.
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2013 Crawford County Spelling Bee champion Jacob Mathew, a third-grader at George Nettles Elementary, holds his trophy Thursday morning.
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Frontenac junior Dylan Clark puts back a shot after grabbing a third quarter offensive rebound Tuesday evening against Columbus during the Raiders’ 48-32 victory at Columbus High School.
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Frontenac senior Jennifer Long attempts to steal the ball from Columbus junior Katrina Froebe Tuesday evening during the Raiders’ 52-38 defeat at Columbus High School.
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Pittsburg State junior forward A.J. Adams elevates for the hoop portion of an old-fashioned three-point play Thursday night against Truman State at Whetzel Court/John Lance Arena. Adams finished with 17 points and five rebounds.
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Pittsburg State senior guard Drew Roberts drives past Truman State guard guard Allie Norton during a 63-48 win Thursday night for Pitt State over 19th-ranked Truman State at Whetzel Court/John Lance Arena. Roberts switched over to point guard and finished with six assists and no turnovers coming off the bench.
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St. Mary’s Colgan senior Dyson Dechant prepares to shoot for two of his game-high 29 points Friday night during a 64-42 Homecoming win over Baxter Springs at the SMC Fieldhouse. The Panthers remain the lone undefeated team in Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League play and host Frontenac on Tuesday.
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Colgan senior forward Mariah Klenke battles down low for position Friday night and she led Colgan with 18 points and eight rebounds during a 42-38 loss to Baxter Springs.
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Pittsburg State senior forward Rico Pierrevilus attempts a shot with his left hand over Gilbert Gyamfi of Southwest Baptist during a game Saturday night at Whetzel Court/John Lance Arena. The Gorillas led by 22 points in the second half but saw their lead evaporate in a 81-75 loss.
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Pittsburg State freshman Kylie Gafford battles inside Saturday afternoon against Southwest Baptist at Whetzel Court/John Lance Arena. Gafford finished with 10 points and led Pitt State with two blocked shots during a 74-61 win.
