By Brooke Markworth

Dear Mustang Readers,

Relationships are the key to success and conflict. As the 2021-2022 school year comes to an end, there will be many new relationships continued beyond the walls of Sheyenne.

However, the relationships that have been built here are continually changing, year to year, as we see seniors leaving for new challenges and incoming freshman adapting to the unfamiliar halls of Sheyenne.

Other changes are taking place as well including with the Mustang Post. Beyond the new website and eMagazine, our broadcast crew is focusing their attention on creating monthly broadcasts many students will enjoy. This will strengthen Sheyenne’s identiy while building a community and strengthening relationships with all of us at Sheyenne.

With Jaxson Miller and Jacob Fisher as lead announcers, they hope to spread more news throughout Sheyenne.

That news has been helped by Mr. Knodel and the news desk he requisitioned from Fox News in Minneapolis. The desk has a built in TV, plexiglass counter, wood structure, built-in lighting and screen.

One way we have incorporated relationships within our community is by featuring students through our Arists Spotlight, Star Athletes, Star Performers, and Star Academics. These will also be incorporated into our Mustang Post Broadcast.

By incorporating these new changes, our goal through the Mustang Post is to build relationships within our Sheyenne community.

Brooke Markworth, Mustang Post Editor

By The Mustang Post Staff

The latest issue of the Mustang Post is available in eMagazine or blog!

By Keona Munowenyu and Brooke Markworth

Near the end of women’s history month, the graphic design and history classes here at Sheyenne have collaborated to create a wall of “Women Who Rock!” to highlight the amazing accomplishments women have done throughout history. In a time where things are still not equal for both men and women in America, as well as in other parts of the world, it is important to take the time to acknowledge women who have taken a stand to make the world a more equitable and fair place.

The classes and teachers involved in this group project are Photography and Graphic Design teacher Mrs. Baxter and AP Euro and US History teacher Ms. Ott.

Ms. Ott, as a teacher involved in this project, said that “Women Who Rock!” was important to her because she “wanted to include more diverse representation in [her] classroom.” Before Ms. Ott reached out to Ms. Baxter “the wall started out as black and white basic pictures of these women in American and European history” the content to which she teaches. To include a bit more “jazz” to the wall Mrs. Ott thought it would be a great idea to reach out to Ms. Baxter and her Graphic design class for assistance.

Ms. Ott notes in her interview that “Ms. Baxter and her students were the ones who did all the great work” as she continued to go on about the creative liberty they took with this project.

Ms. Baxter, Sheyenne’s graphic design teacher, states, “The focus on the project is to design historical posters about women who have made significant impacts on society” and this project was largely focused on being “informative [and] capture the viewer’s attention for a short amount of time.” In addition, beyond the research involved in the project students also relied on ”using Adobe InDesign, [and] their past knowledge and skills of Illustrator and Photoshop.” Therefore, this project, while collaborative between departments, was also a reflection of the students’ acquired skills throughout their time in Ms. Baxter’s class where they developed their page layout and technological skills while achieving substantiated research.

Regarding the collaboration with Ms. Ott, Ms. Baxter states, “The process of working with Ms. Ott went smoothly and well. Ms. Baxter hopes to “collaborate with another class or teacher [to] give my all my students as much real-life experience as possible.” Those real-life experiences for the Graphics 1 students focus on “ working with a client” which is “especially important in the graphic design and photography field since the norm is being in frequent communication with a customer.”

Concerning her individual involvement in the project, Ms. Baxter states, “[she] was the middle woman” and “chose [her] Graphics 1 class as the students to create these posters.” During this process the students were allowed a lot of creative freedom “The facts about these women could be designed however the student wished”. Even with this freedom Ms. Baxter maintained that their goal “was to communicate information, but also [create] something that would grab the viewer’s attention to make them pause and really observe it.” This is why Ms. Baxter required that the students “needed to include a photo of the person, their birth and death lifespan, as well as 3-5 facts about them that changed or impacted society.

Overall, the collaborative effort between these two departments at Sheyenne certainly worked well. Not only did this project provide a great learning opportunity for the Graphic Design students who were involved. but now every student and staff member can acknowledge the significant work of these accomplished women. Sheyenne should be proud to have teachers such as Ms. Baxter and Ms. Ott, who are determined to shine a light on the underrepresented sex in this country.

By Brooke Markworth

There are many things to celebrate about our senior 2022 class at Sheyenne High School. They have worked hard to become the people who they are today and will go into their future with lasting memories from their time at Sheyenne. Sricharan Kotala, Sherry Yan, and Michael Nhial are some of the outstanding seniors who have made a great impact at Sheyenne.

Sricharan Kotala is on the Sheyenne Speech Team, Sheyenne Student Council, National Honor Society, Sheyenne Debate, Student Congress, Swimming, Track, Cross Country, and the president of HOSA. After high school, Sricharan plans to attend the University of Minnesota Twin Cities to study Sports Medicine or Orthopedics. His favorite quote to live by is “Just Do It.”

Sherry Yan is a member of the Sheyenne Speech Team, Student Congress, Student Council, Sheyenne Chamber Orchestra, and The National Honor Society Volunteering. Sherry also participates in Dance, Piano, Violin, Guitar, and takes Chinese lessons. After High School, she plans to attend a college in California to pursue a career in Computer Science (HCI) with a minor in liberal arts. Sherry’s favorite quote is “Be you. Do you. For you.”

Senior Michael Nhial is a leader and inspiration to many of his peers. He is on the National Honor Society and dominates on the court while playing basketball for Sheyenne. Mike was named “Senior Athlete of the Year” in the Eastern Dakota Conference (EDC). Once he graduates, Mike would like to attend college to play basketball. He would also like to be accepted into a pre-med program. Mike’s favorite quote to live by is “Be the best at everything you do.”

By The Mustang Post Staff

The latest issue of the Mustang Post is available in eMagazine or blog!

When you think of science, many think of genetics, evolution, or even how sound travels. Mr. Klaman, a biology and physical science teacher, has been educating students on these things for 22 years.

Prior to his time at Sheyenne, Klaman attended Dickinson State University for a year and later transferred to North Dakota State University (NDSU) where he completed his studies.

Before becoming a teacher, Mr. Klaman was interested in chemical engineering, but then chose a different path towards civil engineering. He made another switch to exercise science before finally landing on teaching.

With his experience in exercise science, Mr. Klaman used his athletic training degree at Cheney Middle School to help their athletic program.

If Mr. Klaman was not teaching, his dream job would be a food cart vendor. His reasoning behind this includes being able to travel around the city to see new places every week.

His love for traveling does not only involve being a theoretical food cart vendor. Mr. Klaman has visited many places, his favorites being New York City, Guatemala, and Banff, Canada.

Some of his other favorite things are reading, card games, and spending time with family at the lake. He describes his ideal day as a bright, sunny day on the water with a breeze light enough to cool the 85-degree air but still perfect for time on the boat. As the day winds down, it would be wrapped up with a campfire and some hotdogs to roast.