The January 2012 Artist of the Month competition has taken place and the winners have been announced. Shylo Paxton and Kelsie Mordecai tied for 1st place in the Faculty Choice, while Shylo Paxton was the winner in the Student Choice category. Congratulations!

January 2012 NCHS Artist of the Month Winners

There will be no school for USD 211 students on Monday, January 16, as there will be Teacher Inservice on this day.

On Saturday, January 14, the NCHS Boys Basketball team took on the #1 Seed Plainville Cardinals for the right to call themselves the 2012 MCL Tournament Champions. Plainville was able to earn the lead early, and, although the Jays stayed within striking distance, were able to pull away in the end, defeating the Jays 64-46.

On Saturday, January 14, the Lady Jays traveled to Fort Hays State University to take on the Osborne Bulldogs for 5th place in the 2012 MCL Basketball Tournament. The game was a rematch of a game played one week early with Osborne coming out on top. This time around, the Lady Jays were able to gain an early lead, and were able to hold off a Bulldog charge late to earn a 45-43 victory.

The NCHS Lady Jays hosted the Ellis Raliers in the 2nd round of the MCL Basketball Tournament. The Lady Jays were able put together a solid performance, taking control early and never looking back to earn a 42-31 victory. The win moves the Lady Jays into the 5th place game, facing the Osborne Bulldogs at Fort Hays State University.

On Friday, January 13, the NCHS Boys Basketball team traveled to Fort Hays State University to take on the Hill City Ringnecks in Semifinal action of the MCL Basketball Tournament. After jumping out to an early lead, the Jays and Ringnecks battled evenly for the game. Hill City was able to take a 4th quarter lead, but the Jays were able to make plays down the stretch to earn a hard-fought 41-39 victory. The win moves the Jays into the Championship against the #1 seed Plainville Cardinals.

On Thursday, January 12, NCHS will be one of the host sites for Consolation Bracket games for the MCL Basketball Tournament. In Girls action, the NCHS Lady Jays will take on the Ellis Railers at 6:00, followed by Boys action between Phillipsburg and Trego starting at 7:30 pm.

The NCHS Bluejays opened MCL Basketball Tournament play on Tuesday, January 10 at Smith Center against the Redmen. In a hard-fought battle from start to finish, the Jays were able to come away with a 65-59 victory. The win moves the Jays into the Championship Semifinals against Hill City Friday, January 13 at 7:30 at FHSU.

On Monday, January 9, the #6 seeded NCHS Lady Jays traveled to Phillipsburg to take on the #3-seed Panthers. After trailing at halftime, the Lady Jays were able to make a run at the start of the 2nd half to take the lead. Phillipsburg was able to recover and earn a 45-37 victory. The loss moves the Lady Jays to the consolation side of the bracket and will continue play on Thursday.

On Monday, January 9 the NCHS Scholars Bowl team traveled to Plainville to compete in the MCL Scholars Bowl. Norton finished 2nd in the Round-Robin Tournament.

Overall Results:
1st Smith Center
2nd Norton
3rd Stockton

NCHS team members at MCL were Eric Becker, Rhees Carlson, Leif Carlson, Steve Cummings, Branson Addington, and Alex Riggins.