California Democrat

Photo by April Arnett

The Prairie Home junior high girls basketball team proudly display the trophy they received after capturing a second place finish at the Prairie Home Tournament Oct. 15. The Lady Panthers lost the championship game 37-35 to Jamestown. Members of the team, front row, from left, are Hannah Wood, Brandi Bell and Alex Porter; back row, Shianne Rhorer, Makayla Zey, Rachel Distler, Jameshia Johnson and Allyson Small. The Lady Panthers are coached by Mitch Hurt.

Photo by April Arnett

Members of the Prairie Home junior high boys basketball team, front row, from left, are Kyle McClendon, Ross Kendrick and Wyatt Borghardt; back row, Tyler Carmichael, Jeff Rinacke, Coach Jesse Oswald, Bennett Stock and Caleb Johnson.

Photo by April Arnett

Students in Jennifer Overfield's seventh grade Life Science class proudly display the new responders they are using in class, thanks to the addition of the student response system two weeks ago. "The addition of the student response system is exciting," Overfield said. "The students enjoy using the responders for reviews, quizzes and basic assessments during class." Overfield said the responders have a variety of question formats, from multiple choice, true-false, yes-no, numeric and short answer, which allows students to text in their answers as they would on a cell phone. "This has been a fun and beneficial addition the the science classroom," Overfield added. "And I think the students agree."