TO THE DOME! 

The Crusaders have advanced to the title game of the Class 4 MSHSAA football championships and will play Kearney on Friday, November 27 at 4:15 p.m. at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. 

Helias' allotment of 1,000 tickets is sold out.  The game will be shown live on Fox Sports Midwest. 

Reid Millard and Mike Kehoe are sponsoring a tailgate from 1-3 p.m. at St. Patrick's Church parking lot on the north side of the Dome.  Hot dogs, chips, soda, bottle water, hot chocolate and rally towels for Crusader fans.

GOOD LUCK!!

Job Shadowing Volunteers Needed

Helias High School is looking for volunteers for Helias Juniors and Seniors to JOB SHADOW for a half day or a full day.  In an effort to give students exposure to the real world of careers, Helias is interested in linking them up with individuals in the community who are in careers that our students are planning to pursue.  If you are willing to take a Helias student under your wing, it will be a very simple process:  simply e-mail Mary Flowers, counselor by December 11 or call her at 573-635-6139.

Job Shadow Volunteers are needed for the following career areas:  accounting, aeronautical engineer, architect, banking, chemical engineer, chiropractor, conservationist, cosmetology, dietician, engineer, highway patrol officer, interior designer, marketing specialist, nursing, pharmacist, physical therapist, physician, police officer, psychologist, radiologist, speech therapist, sports trainer, surgeon, primary teacher, high school teacher, college teacher and veterinarian.  If you know someone who can help, feel free to forward this information to them.  Make a difference for these future community leaders by showing them the career opportunities available in Jefferson City!

Homecoming Week!
By Danielle Tobar '10, Carleigh Cavendar '11 and Brian Oxenhandler '12
 
From the kickoff pep assembly to rain, to the fun-filled dance to yet more rain, this homecoming past was a good one (albeit a little wet) in which the Crusaders like the trees proudly showed their colors.

In powder puff and power puff, each grade enthusiastically claimed a winning title in at least one activity. Seniors won a close game of volleyball against the juniors; the junior girls stuck it out in an exciting game against the seniors for football; the sophomores dominated the freshmen in football; and the freshmen snapped back and took the win in volleyball.

The freshmen (pictured above, during their spirit day) went on to win float building, and in case you didn't catch it at the assembly, the juniors won the penny wars. (Pictured below, from left, are juniors Jordan Ruprecht, Carleigh Cavendar, and Shannon Yokley.)

 Getting back to “regular” sports, the all powerful football team made an easy task of defeating Kirksville on October 24. To cap off the weekend, the dance was held on Sunday night, October 25. It's pretty much tacitly agreed it was awesome with a capital A! Rain didn't dampen the school spirit in the least, even when the unofficial picture taking location, the Governor's Garden, was ruined. No girl had on the same dress as another (thank goodness) and it would seem all that was left on the dance floor was good memories, a few water bottles, and a bunch of soggy umbrellas.

The top ten candidates for homecoming queen included Emma Booth, Marki Burnett, Sarah Buschjost, McKenzie Hamacher, Carol Kehoe, Paige Kolb, Callie Norment, Ally Pitera, Kristy Schebaum and Hannah Smith.

During the chaos of the week, these wonderful ladies were asked to answer a few questions in order to allow the student body to get to know them better.
When asked what motto she would like Helias students to adopt, Kristy Schebaum stated, "Have fun and be yourself." They were also questioned about what they were most looking forward to senior year, most of the candidates answered graduation! Miss Kolb added, "I can't wait to get all dressed up for spirit week and participate in school spirit."

There are lots of words to describe these charming girls! We wanted to know what three words they would use to describe themselves. Emma Booth's words were exquisite, charming, fun," Ally Pitera remarked that she was "always on time."

The girls were elected to the Top Ten by their own senior class. After that, Booth, Burnett, Buschjost, Kolb and Schebaum advanced to the Top Five by the votes of the juniors and seniors.  In the end, the student body voted well, and Sarah Buschjost was crowned the 2009 homecoming queen.

Homecoming Court: Top row, from left, McKenzie Hamacher, Hannah Smith, Emma Booth, and Callie Norment, bottow row, from left, Paige Kolb, Allyson Pitera, Kristyn Schebaum, Queen Sarah Buschjost, Carol Kehoe, and Marki Burnett are all smiles on the steps of the Governor's Mansion.

Helias Homecoming 5K Run/Walk

Seventy people crossed the line…the finish line that is in our first Helias Homecoming 5K Run/Walk. 

What started out as a cold and rainy weekend of events during the homecoming parade quickly turned into a beautiful, sunny morning for the 5K…perfect weather for runners, walkers and a victorious football game later the same day!

We had 10 participants ages 2-6 in the Kids Dash and 70 participants from ages 9-69 in the 5K Run/Walk. Julie Miller was the overall winner in the female category while Jean Pierre Espinoza took overall winner in the men’s division.

We would not have had such a successful event without the help of Gary Fogelbach, John Weghorst and Will LePage of the JC Roadrunners who helped us orchestrate and execute our first time event.

A HUGE thank you goes to Mary Haskamp and the Helias Cross Country Team who stood along the course directing runners and cheering them on as well as their help at the finish line!

Elisa Brenneke ’98, Lindsey Brondel Pitts ’00, Sherry Mariea and Paul Dupuis '86 were extremely helpful with the set up of the course and registration the morning of the event.

Kim Conrad and her staff with Fresh Ideas were very kind to donate the bagels, muffins, cream cheese and assorted juices for the race.  Bill Williams ’79 generously donated fresh fruit for the breakfast following the event.  Thank you Joel Mietzner of Ecowater Systems-Miracle Water for the bottled water.

To award the winners of the 5K, we were fortunate to receive gift cards to give as prizes from the following individuals: Rich and Colleen Burkemper (Kate & Ally’s NY Pizzaria), Nick DeSimone (Kwik Kar Wash & Detail), Laura Payne ’83 (Midwest Advertising Specialties Inc), Bruce Ring ’79 (Zestos South) and David ’77 and Steve ’72 Ruprecht (McDonalds Restaurants).
Thanks to everyone for making our first Helias Homecoming 5K Run/Walk a fun and successful event. We sincerely appreciate your partnership!   See you next year!!

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The 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City will feature a performance by more than 700 dance and cheerleading team members representing Varsity Spirit.  

This will be the 16^th year that Varsity Spirit has teamed up with Mike Miller & Associates Special Events to give this opportunity to the dance and cheerleader team members who qualified at camps across the country. This year marks the 24^th consecutive year that Mike Miller & Associates Special Events has orchestrated the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of the most celebrated parades in the world.

Hannah E. Smith ‘10 from Helias High School in Jefferson City, Missouri, was invited to perform as part of the Varsity Spirit Group.

Outstanding dancers and cheerleaders from Universal Dance Association, Universal Cheerleaders Association, National Cheerleaders Association and National Dance Alliance include team captains and standout performers who attended summer camp. All camp companies are member organizations of Varsity, the largest cheerleading and dance team organization in the world.

The group will spend the week before Thanksgiving in New York City sightseeing and rehearsing for their performance on Thanksgiving Day.  This year's dancers and cheerleaders will show their spirit along the streets of Manhattan from Central Park West and 78^th Street down to 34^th and Seventh Avenue. The parade culminates in Herald Square with a televised performance of the spirited routine they have spent the week rehearsing.

Hannah is the daughter of Steve and Sam Smith of Jefferson City.

Click below to link to our Silver Level Corporate Crusader:
 

Save the date!
Upcoming Helias Foundation Events:

Dec 18-20 You're a Good Man Charlie Brown/Christmas with Charlie Brown; featuring Helias students, graduates, and other talented area actors; Miller Performing Arts Center  TICKETS ON SALE NOVEMBER 30.

Jan 24 Third Annual Helias Foundation Hall of Fame Banquet-Helias Commons 

Feb 14 Mother/Daughter Brunch and Prom Fashion Show-Helias Commons

May 1 2nd Annual Kentucky Derby Party-Helias Commons

Contact Mike Bruns or Marti Dupuis with questions.