Field trip provides real life examples

Students in the new Intro to Engineering class are learning elements of this field in various ways, from guest speakers and field trips, to hands-on projects. Recently, Dr. Gerald Evans, professor emeritus at the University of Louisville's Department of Industrial Engineering, spoke to the class.

The students also are busy designing two fixtures for an ACP Physics lab. The students are learning the engineering process, including developing a concept into a design using CAD to building a prototype and then a finished product. The engineering class also recently visited New Albany manufacturer Technidyne, which provides solutions for the paper and pulp industries.

Senior Ellie Mayberry said she enjoyed the field trip because it allowed her to see a real-life application of the prototype process.
"It was very beneficial to our class by allowing us to see how many different jobs and skills are required for a company to be successful," she said. "We got to see prototypes for their color touch machine, which allowed us to see how the prototyping process works in large companies."

Guerin Day is Friday
Tomorrow, our students will take part in Guerin Day activities and compete for their House. The winning House will be an automatic finalist for the House Cup in the spring. The day will begin with guest speaker Tori Murden McClure, president of Spalding University, and then move into the competition. Students will enjoy activities such as quick recall, dodgeball, kickball, extreme obstacle course and more. Dismissal is at 2:00 p.m.

Homecoming king and queen crowned
Earlier this month, the students celebrated Fall Homecoming. Seniors Zach Tackett and Anna Thomas were crowned the king and queen. The court, p ictured in the banner photo above seated, left to right, included freshman Ava Book, sophomore Cai Celestin, junior Maria Popson, seniors Annmarie Tichy, Jacqueline Scott, Madison Kruer, and Anna Thomas, junior Jenna Gerard, sophomore Gillian Evans, and freshman Molly Coyle. Standing left to right are freshman Cade Carver, sophomore Aaron Burke, junior Gabe Tucker; seniors James Hoke, Austin Hughes, Bryce Drury, and Zach Tackett, junior Taylor Hensley, sophomore Josh Russell, and freshman Jackson Folz.

Sophomore Beth Wimsatt

already has nearly four times the required amount of service hours to meet her graduation requirement. But she has no plans to stop helping others. She is a member of the New Albany Deanery Youth Ministry Action Team (YMAT) and is involved at her parish, St. Mary of the Knobs, from volunteering at the parish fish fry to babysitting during Bible study sessions. What she has most enjoyed, though, are the summer camps and mission trips in which she has been involved. Read more.

Mr. Ben Hornung '75 has been in education 39 years, most of them at Providence. He began teaching P.E. at St. Anthony and Sacred Heart after earning his bachelor's degree in 1979 from Grand View University (Des Moines, Iowa) in P.E. and health with a minor in driver's education. (He first attended junior college Northwest Missouri State University on a baseball scholarship and transferred to Grand View to continue his degree and play baseball). Since joining the Providence faculty in 1986, he has taught health, science, P.E. and driver's education, the latter two his current primary subjects . Read more .

Throughout the year, we will be featuring various student-athletes from the current season. This issue, we feature the following:

Senior Bradon Dykes started running Cross Country for the first time his freshman year when he was looking for a new sport and has run every year since. He also participates in Track & Field in the spring. 

Senior Carson Carrico plays No. 1 singles for the Boys Tennis team, a sport he has played for seven years now. Tennis is a year-round sport for him, and he plays in USTA travel tournaments in the off season. He won his spot in sectional play lost night and will advance to the individual state tournament.

Senior Hanna Mitchell is a middle hitter on the Volleyball team, a sport she has played for nine years, including the last four at Providence.

Sophomore  Laura Strahm has been a cheerleader for seven years, and this is her second year on the PHS Cheer Squad.

Full Q&A here.

Boys Tennis senior advances to state tourney

Boys Tennis concluded a successful season with a 2-3 sectional loss to Jeffersonville. Winning for Providence was senior captain  Carson Carrico at No. 1 singles and junior Gavin Galligan and freshman Jake Rodski at No. 2 doubles.

The close loss demonstrated how the team improved after a 1-4 loss to Jeffersonville in the regular season. The regular season loss sparked an eight-match win streak, which included defeating New Albany, defeating Evansville Memorial, and winning the Columbus East Invitational. Pioneer Tennis finished with a 10-7 record and a #5 district ranking.  Carson will continue in the individual state tennis tournament. Senior Harry Green 's tennis career comes to an end after a 13-5 individual record, playing No. 1 doubles the entire 2018 season.

Girls Golf advances to regional

The Girls Golf team finished its season at the rain-soaked Washington Regional on Saturday after placing third at sectional last weekend. The girls represented their school for the first time in four years at the semi-state level. Competing for the Pioneers were seniors Ellie Mayberry and Alex Henderson, junior Kennedy Allender, and sophomores Lilly Chapman and Reese Bottorff. The Pioneers will be saying goodbye to Ellie and Alex. With a good core group returning, the team looks forward to a great 2019 campaign.

 

Fall Break sports action

Next week is Fall Break, but many of our Pioneer teams will still be in action. Sectional play starts next week for Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer and other sports the following week. Here's a quick breakdown:

Volleyball player voted Player of the Week

Volleyball player and senior Lilly Bivens was voted Courier Journal Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 17. She was nominated for recording 40 assists and 13 digs in the team's win over Class 3A No. 1 Fort Wayne Dwenger 3-1.

Earlier in the season, teammate sophomore Ali Hornung was nominated for recording 21 kills in the team's win ranked Hamilton Southeastern.

Football players recognized

Last week, the Football game at Holy Cross was voted the WHAS11 HS GameTime Game of the Week. The team and cheerleaders were featured on Great Day Live on Thursday and during the 5:00 and 6:00 evening news hours.

Additionally, several football players were recognized in the News & Tribune for having top performances the week of Sept. 17, when the team beat 3A Charlestown 28-14. Junior linebacker Alex Fougerousse had 12 tackles and a sack plus an interception; senior kicker Brandon Schafer had two punts of over 50 yards and was 4-for-4 in kicking extra points; senior running back Kaden Williams ran for 138 yards and a touchdown. The week of Sept. 24, he also was named a top performer for his two touchdowns in the 14-7 over Holy Cross.