Saugatuck Cross country meets Mcfarland USA by Aisnley Lowery
On Wednesday, September 26th, the Saugatuck cross country team went to Schoolcraft High School for a meet. The boys and girls teams both did amazing and both teams took first place, but that wasn’t the only thing on their mind leaving Schoolcraft.
Mcfarland High School is legendary in the cross country world. The film produced in 2015 opened the eyes to the public on what happened at Mcfarland High School. They started from next to nothing and built their way up to one of the most amazing team in cross country history. The top runners and main characters in the film were Johnny samaniego and Thomas Valles.
As Saugatuck was packing up and loading the bus, the team was stopped by two men from Mcfarland High School, Thomas Valles and Johnny Samaniego. They were talking to the young Saugatuck runners about how strong their team is and how much potential they have. The team was starstruck.
Sophomore runner Khloe Pratt says, “It was definitely an experience I will never forget, to be complemented by two of the most iconic runners in history is crazy!” As you can see the runners were stoked to meet the guys and will forever remember this once in a lifetime opportunity. As of right now Mr. Samaniego and Mr. Valles are touring schools in Michigan and talking about their experiences and inspiring young students and athletes to work hard.
Mcfarland High School is legendary in the cross country world. The film produced in 2015 opened the eyes to the public on what happened at Mcfarland High School. They started from next to nothing and built their way up to one of the most amazing team in cross country history. The top runners and main characters in the film were Johnny samaniego and Thomas Valles.
As Saugatuck was packing up and loading the bus, the team was stopped by two men from Mcfarland High School, Thomas Valles and Johnny Samaniego. They were talking to the young Saugatuck runners about how strong their team is and how much potential they have. The team was starstruck.
Sophomore runner Khloe Pratt says, “It was definitely an experience I will never forget, to be complemented by two of the most iconic runners in history is crazy!” As you can see the runners were stoked to meet the guys and will forever remember this once in a lifetime opportunity. As of right now Mr. Samaniego and Mr. Valles are touring schools in Michigan and talking about their experiences and inspiring young students and athletes to work hard.
Violent Times, Never Ending by Livi Cross
Starting on September 8th, Ramon Escobar began his violent attacks. The assaults took place in Los Angeles and Santa Monica California. Ramon Escobar is an illegal immigrant of the United States. Escobar is a serious criminal that has been on the police’s watch since 1988.
Ramon Escobar’s victims were all homeless. Police have found no reasonreasoning for Escobar to be targeting only homeless people. Escobar has had seven victims. Three out of the seven are dead. The other four remain in a hospital, two in comas, one on life support, and the other has been released from the hospital. Escobar beat his victims to death with bolt cutters and a wooden baseball bat. All of the victims have major injuries to the skull, and were left on the streets in very critical condition. There was a press conference held on September 25. The police declared Escobar guilty and he is currently in jail with no posted bail.
Ramon Escobar has been in trouble with the police before,. iIn 1988 Escobar illegally crossed the border of Mexico into Texas. Lots of his family lives in Texas. His uncles have also been in trouble with the police. “Escobar has six felony convictions for burglary and illegal reentry,” (CNN). It is easy to gather from all of Escobar's previous criminal activity, that he lives a very troubled life.
Although it’s sad to say, this stuff happens all over the world, constantly. Lots of these violent, stomach churning crimes go unnoticed. Students of Saugatuck High school need to be aware of the tragedies, that take place on a daily, world wide. Students need to keep themselves informed on what is happening around us. Having knowledge on the actions of citizens of America can help mold students perspectives. This can help students when it comes to the time for them to vote for someone to represent the nation. It is a tragic story about Ramon Escobar. Hopefully he can get the help he needs and the time he deserves for his cruel, horrific actions.
Ramon Escobar’s victims were all homeless. Police have found no reasonreasoning for Escobar to be targeting only homeless people. Escobar has had seven victims. Three out of the seven are dead. The other four remain in a hospital, two in comas, one on life support, and the other has been released from the hospital. Escobar beat his victims to death with bolt cutters and a wooden baseball bat. All of the victims have major injuries to the skull, and were left on the streets in very critical condition. There was a press conference held on September 25. The police declared Escobar guilty and he is currently in jail with no posted bail.
Ramon Escobar has been in trouble with the police before,. iIn 1988 Escobar illegally crossed the border of Mexico into Texas. Lots of his family lives in Texas. His uncles have also been in trouble with the police. “Escobar has six felony convictions for burglary and illegal reentry,” (CNN). It is easy to gather from all of Escobar's previous criminal activity, that he lives a very troubled life.
Although it’s sad to say, this stuff happens all over the world, constantly. Lots of these violent, stomach churning crimes go unnoticed. Students of Saugatuck High school need to be aware of the tragedies, that take place on a daily, world wide. Students need to keep themselves informed on what is happening around us. Having knowledge on the actions of citizens of America can help mold students perspectives. This can help students when it comes to the time for them to vote for someone to represent the nation. It is a tragic story about Ramon Escobar. Hopefully he can get the help he needs and the time he deserves for his cruel, horrific actions.
Rocking around homecoming by Gracelynn Miller
Mock Rock in the house! Saugatuck High School is changing homecoming week up just a little bit this year, by taking out all the of dinky little games we play at the prep assembly and adding something very special. This year Saugatuck High School will all be participating in a school wide Mock Rock! A Mock Rock is basically groups of students from each grade who get up on the stage and do a lip sync battle. Each group battles other grades while trying to match the theme of their hallway. The Mock Rock will take place on the first Friday of October! Through the show, the audience should be singing along and listening to the acts that are performing.
There will be a panel of judges and a host for the entire show. The judges on the panel are all teachers and staff at Saugatuck High School. Introducing the one and only Sam Beckman as your host of the Saugatuck Mock Rock! The songs can be related to your hallway or they can just be a regular song with different dance moves and fun props. The requirements of the Mock Rock are: a limit of 10 people from each grade in a group and a minimum of 2 people, each grade can have 2 groups perform. The songs can not be longer than four minutes and they must be clean and family friendly.
Darin Jablonski, a sophomore, was asked what he thought about the mock rock that is taking place on Friday, and he responded with: “It reminds me of the lip sync battles that are on T.V. and I think it is going to be very entertaining and funny to watch our classmates and friends perform and battle against each grade.”
If you have any questions concerning the mock rock or how to get in, you can contact your class president or you can contact Mrs. Delhaye at [email protected]. Saugatuck High School can not wait to try this fun activity out this year!
There will be a panel of judges and a host for the entire show. The judges on the panel are all teachers and staff at Saugatuck High School. Introducing the one and only Sam Beckman as your host of the Saugatuck Mock Rock! The songs can be related to your hallway or they can just be a regular song with different dance moves and fun props. The requirements of the Mock Rock are: a limit of 10 people from each grade in a group and a minimum of 2 people, each grade can have 2 groups perform. The songs can not be longer than four minutes and they must be clean and family friendly.
Darin Jablonski, a sophomore, was asked what he thought about the mock rock that is taking place on Friday, and he responded with: “It reminds me of the lip sync battles that are on T.V. and I think it is going to be very entertaining and funny to watch our classmates and friends perform and battle against each grade.”
If you have any questions concerning the mock rock or how to get in, you can contact your class president or you can contact Mrs. Delhaye at [email protected]. Saugatuck High School can not wait to try this fun activity out this year!
Order in the court by karrisa moerler
Get ready for this year’s Dig Pink Out volleyball game on october 16 at 7, in Saugatuck against the Fennville Blackhawks Just like last year, the Dig Pink Out volleyball game will be against the Fennville Blackhawks, Saugatuck’s rival school. This game is very special to many players who have lost someone to cancer or know someone who dealing with cancer. This game is especially for people dealing with breast cancer, as it is rolling around to Breast Cancer Awareness month. It is also cool that Saugatuck gets to play their rival in this special event. It is really amazing that the volleyball team and the football team get to both play in their own game for the same cause.
Senior captain, Morgan Beckman gives some more information on the game: “The game will be on October 16 against Fennville. This year we are not going to do sponsors on the back of our jerseys because last year it was hard on some of the players. We think that this year we want to do a raffle and whatever money we get out that, we will donate that to help people with cancer. I think JV is also involved this year, which is really cool that we could include them in this event.”
As you can see, the event takes a lot of planning and setting up to make it happen. Hopefully we are able to put in the full effort that night and play for our friends and family. Come support the Saugatuck volleyball girls and cheer them to another win, as they play for people who are struggling and trying to beat cancer, or people who have lost someone. Admission is five dollars per person unless you have a Saugatuck pass. If you are interested in helping out the team to prepare for the game, email [email protected] for more details. See you there!
Senior captain, Morgan Beckman gives some more information on the game: “The game will be on October 16 against Fennville. This year we are not going to do sponsors on the back of our jerseys because last year it was hard on some of the players. We think that this year we want to do a raffle and whatever money we get out that, we will donate that to help people with cancer. I think JV is also involved this year, which is really cool that we could include them in this event.”
As you can see, the event takes a lot of planning and setting up to make it happen. Hopefully we are able to put in the full effort that night and play for our friends and family. Come support the Saugatuck volleyball girls and cheer them to another win, as they play for people who are struggling and trying to beat cancer, or people who have lost someone. Admission is five dollars per person unless you have a Saugatuck pass. If you are interested in helping out the team to prepare for the game, email [email protected] for more details. See you there!
Are the eighties coming back? by isabelle leclaire
Trends from the eighties appear to be coming back in 2018 for Americans. In fact, they are the 2018-2019 Saugatuck High School yearbook theme. Students can order theirs at jostens.com.
Elise LeClaire answered as to whether or not she thinks the eighties are returning: “I think they are in general, especially with fashion trends and things people are attached to, like Stranger Things. I mean, when you look at the reboots and television shows, you can see that people are feeling nostalgic.”
Current fashion trends for girls for this year are starting to match what they were thirty years ago. Oversized sweaters are very popular, especially for the colder weather, similar to how there were big, bright sweaters before. Preferred shoes tended to be bright white Keds back in the day. Today, Keds are very popular, but they have new styles, like stripes. As far as pants go, Americans are once again wearing the mom-jeans that are cuffed and/or embroidered with patches. These patches are usually flowered or something else considered cute.
Hairdos are starting to mimic the eighties. Scrunchies are extremely in. Most teenagers right now are wearing them on their wrists or on their heads, just like back then when collecting scrunchies was a phenomenon. Hair isn’t exactly as big today as they were in the eighties, but wavy and curly hair that is flipped to one side is becoming a trend. This looks similar to some hair back in the eighties.
Some television programs and movies from the eighties are now common for Americans to watch again. For example, The Goonies (1985) is often considered a classic for families to watch. In this movie, a group of children set out to find a pirate’s in order to save their house. Heathers is popular on Netflix right now, and there was almost a reboot television show for it. This is one of the classics with the mean girls at high school, a bad boy, and a girl stuck hanging with the wrong crowd. The old show Dynasty, a soap-opera about a rich family in Denver, is back up with new episodes again.
There are some old songs from that era that are still commonly listened to today, like “Careless Whisper” by George Michael from 1984. Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It” from 1984 is still played a lot, as well. A third popular ‘84 classic is “I Just Called To Say I love You” by Stevie Wonder.
2018 in America may be starting to look like it did 30 years ago because the music, television, hair, and clothing trends are coming back.
Elise LeClaire answered as to whether or not she thinks the eighties are returning: “I think they are in general, especially with fashion trends and things people are attached to, like Stranger Things. I mean, when you look at the reboots and television shows, you can see that people are feeling nostalgic.”
Current fashion trends for girls for this year are starting to match what they were thirty years ago. Oversized sweaters are very popular, especially for the colder weather, similar to how there were big, bright sweaters before. Preferred shoes tended to be bright white Keds back in the day. Today, Keds are very popular, but they have new styles, like stripes. As far as pants go, Americans are once again wearing the mom-jeans that are cuffed and/or embroidered with patches. These patches are usually flowered or something else considered cute.
Hairdos are starting to mimic the eighties. Scrunchies are extremely in. Most teenagers right now are wearing them on their wrists or on their heads, just like back then when collecting scrunchies was a phenomenon. Hair isn’t exactly as big today as they were in the eighties, but wavy and curly hair that is flipped to one side is becoming a trend. This looks similar to some hair back in the eighties.
Some television programs and movies from the eighties are now common for Americans to watch again. For example, The Goonies (1985) is often considered a classic for families to watch. In this movie, a group of children set out to find a pirate’s in order to save their house. Heathers is popular on Netflix right now, and there was almost a reboot television show for it. This is one of the classics with the mean girls at high school, a bad boy, and a girl stuck hanging with the wrong crowd. The old show Dynasty, a soap-opera about a rich family in Denver, is back up with new episodes again.
There are some old songs from that era that are still commonly listened to today, like “Careless Whisper” by George Michael from 1984. Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It” from 1984 is still played a lot, as well. A third popular ‘84 classic is “I Just Called To Say I love You” by Stevie Wonder.
2018 in America may be starting to look like it did 30 years ago because the music, television, hair, and clothing trends are coming back.
Spirit week plans by kali muller
Homecoming is on the way and with lots of hype from the students, we all know what comes next; spirit week! This year our student council is planning yet another amazing homecoming spirit week and dance. Let's find out what student council has in store!
This year’s homecoming is almost here and here’s what we are doing until then. There will be four games starting next week; one game a day except Friday. The first game student council has planned for us this year is minefield Monday. This game is a obstacle course of sorts, there will be two people per grade one of which will be blindfolded and lead through an obstacle course by their other partner by listening to what they say. All of this must be done as fast as possible but without tripping or bumping into to much. Tuesday’s game is the duct tape game. In this game there are five people per grade in a team. Four of the people will be duct taping the fifth person to the wall as fast as they can! The third game for Wednesday is the whipped cream game. This game requires two people per grade. In the whipped cream game a pie tin full of whip cream is placed in front of you with a piece of bubble gum on the bottom, the trick is to eat the whipped cream get the bubble gum and blow a bubble but this all has to be done without hands. Finally our fourth game is the makeup game and scheduled for Thursday. What happens in this game is guys do the girls makeup and girls do the guys makeup.
Student council has also decided on hallway themes: board games! Each grade has selected a board which are all well known. Student council could definitely benefit from whatever help students and peers can give. The “No Game Friday” is for a reason! We are holding our schools first Mock Rock! This is a battle of the bands like competition. Each grade has two groups consisting of 2-10 people. Each group goes upstage and lip-syncs to a song of their choice. You can even have a dance routine planned if you’d like! The routine can be four minutes maximum and all songs must be clean and appropriate for school. The judges of the Mock Rock will be a panel of teachers. Our dress up days are coming soon. Monday is meme day, Tuesday is country club vs country day, Wednesday is movie day, Thursday is hallway theme, and, as everyone knows, Friday is school spirit day.
Hopefully these answers all and any questions from students and teachers about spirit week and all the dress up days and games that go with it. Have fun!
This year’s homecoming is almost here and here’s what we are doing until then. There will be four games starting next week; one game a day except Friday. The first game student council has planned for us this year is minefield Monday. This game is a obstacle course of sorts, there will be two people per grade one of which will be blindfolded and lead through an obstacle course by their other partner by listening to what they say. All of this must be done as fast as possible but without tripping or bumping into to much. Tuesday’s game is the duct tape game. In this game there are five people per grade in a team. Four of the people will be duct taping the fifth person to the wall as fast as they can! The third game for Wednesday is the whipped cream game. This game requires two people per grade. In the whipped cream game a pie tin full of whip cream is placed in front of you with a piece of bubble gum on the bottom, the trick is to eat the whipped cream get the bubble gum and blow a bubble but this all has to be done without hands. Finally our fourth game is the makeup game and scheduled for Thursday. What happens in this game is guys do the girls makeup and girls do the guys makeup.
Student council has also decided on hallway themes: board games! Each grade has selected a board which are all well known. Student council could definitely benefit from whatever help students and peers can give. The “No Game Friday” is for a reason! We are holding our schools first Mock Rock! This is a battle of the bands like competition. Each grade has two groups consisting of 2-10 people. Each group goes upstage and lip-syncs to a song of their choice. You can even have a dance routine planned if you’d like! The routine can be four minutes maximum and all songs must be clean and appropriate for school. The judges of the Mock Rock will be a panel of teachers. Our dress up days are coming soon. Monday is meme day, Tuesday is country club vs country day, Wednesday is movie day, Thursday is hallway theme, and, as everyone knows, Friday is school spirit day.
Hopefully these answers all and any questions from students and teachers about spirit week and all the dress up days and games that go with it. Have fun!
The inspiring story of a stranded teen by katie leclaire
For 49 days, teen Aldi Novel Adilang was floating on a stranded small fish trap through the vast Pacific Ocean on Indonesia's border. The 19 year old waited 7 weeks before finally being rescued.
Adilang was working with a fishing company on the Indonesian coast where he was posted on one of the many small fishing huts that are bounded to the ocean bottom. On July 14th, the rope holding his small hut to the ocean floor snapped, causing him to drift away into the sea. Apparently, this is a fairly common occurrence, but the drifters are always grabbed by their co workers immediately. This was not the case.
The teen says that he began to lose hope around the end of the first week as it became clear that he was not getting any rescue from his boss. As the days went on, he even began to contemplate suicide, but thoughts of his family, prayers, and the Bible he happened to have along with him kept him going.
By surviving 7 long weeks, Adilang displayed his acute intelligence and survival skills. To keep himself alive, he caught fish, took apart parts of the raft to make fire wood, and even figured out that he could filter some of the salt from the ocean water if he drank it through his shirt.
Through the course of his abandonment, Adilang had seen 10 boats pass, but his efforts trying to catch their attention were fruitless. Finally, after 49 presumably excruciating days, Adilang gave his radio one more try as a boat passed, and in those moments, he met his rescuers.
The teens at Saugatuck likely couldn’t fathom having to conquer a challenge like this. Being the privileged adolescents we are, being thrown into the pure chaos of the ocean and having to have the instinct and willpower to survive for weeks on end would most probably prove impossible.
When Junior Keera Lung was told Aldi Adilang’s riveting and inspiring story, she agreed, stating, “I think it’s crazy that he was able to survive that long and think that intelligently without just giving up. It’s almost like something you would see in a movie. I’m not really sure any of the students here could do that, maybe only a few. I certainly couldn’t.”
As well as calling to attention that there are a wide scope of different lifestyles and struggles beyond our bubble, this story should serve as a reminder that the unthinkable can happen in a moment and that great feats from people our age are possible.
Adilang was working with a fishing company on the Indonesian coast where he was posted on one of the many small fishing huts that are bounded to the ocean bottom. On July 14th, the rope holding his small hut to the ocean floor snapped, causing him to drift away into the sea. Apparently, this is a fairly common occurrence, but the drifters are always grabbed by their co workers immediately. This was not the case.
The teen says that he began to lose hope around the end of the first week as it became clear that he was not getting any rescue from his boss. As the days went on, he even began to contemplate suicide, but thoughts of his family, prayers, and the Bible he happened to have along with him kept him going.
By surviving 7 long weeks, Adilang displayed his acute intelligence and survival skills. To keep himself alive, he caught fish, took apart parts of the raft to make fire wood, and even figured out that he could filter some of the salt from the ocean water if he drank it through his shirt.
Through the course of his abandonment, Adilang had seen 10 boats pass, but his efforts trying to catch their attention were fruitless. Finally, after 49 presumably excruciating days, Adilang gave his radio one more try as a boat passed, and in those moments, he met his rescuers.
The teens at Saugatuck likely couldn’t fathom having to conquer a challenge like this. Being the privileged adolescents we are, being thrown into the pure chaos of the ocean and having to have the instinct and willpower to survive for weeks on end would most probably prove impossible.
When Junior Keera Lung was told Aldi Adilang’s riveting and inspiring story, she agreed, stating, “I think it’s crazy that he was able to survive that long and think that intelligently without just giving up. It’s almost like something you would see in a movie. I’m not really sure any of the students here could do that, maybe only a few. I certainly couldn’t.”
As well as calling to attention that there are a wide scope of different lifestyles and struggles beyond our bubble, this story should serve as a reminder that the unthinkable can happen in a moment and that great feats from people our age are possible.
a killer of a half-time show by zee boyce
Three weeks into school and the Saugatuck High School marching band has already spent two months building their Motown-themed halftime show from the ground up.You Keep Me Hanging On, My Girl, Tears of a Clown, and I Want You Back are blared from flutes to tubas as thearduous task of using 89 teen bodies to create pictures that look clean from start to end is one that band director, Andrew Holtz, has dedicated most of his 2018 school year to. But how is the process going for both the teacher and the students?
The man, the myth, the legend that leads the band everyday is Mr. Andrew Holtz. When asked how he felt the band has been doing with the progression, he stated, “I feel like the band has been learning their show very quickly and drama-free. Now that we’ve got the whole show on the field, the emphasis turns to cleaning.” Mr. Holtz has always had a focus on cleaning the show and making it as perfect as possible; however, this came with an unfortunate cost. Due to scheduling conflicts, the Saugatuck Marching Band will not be able to attend the Marching Festival. One can only hope that the necessary changes can be made so that this is no longer a problem for future band students.
Turning to the students, it appears that the students are just as confident about the halftime show! Camden Kupres, a Baritone player for the marching band, when asked how he thought the halftime show was going, said that progress was “fine,” and refused to elaborate further on what he meant by that. Even non-band students, like Isabella Leclaire, are happy to say, “I think it looked great; the crowd was a lot nicer this time. It’s very fun to watch!” Kaiden Wardynski, a sophomore percussion-player, says that the progress of the halftime show is “Pretty dope!” Emma Rash, senior flute player, said the students of the marching band are “fast learners and doing a great job!” Elliot Klaus, freshman trombone player, said that the show is looking “pretty lit!”
With Homecoming next weekend, the show is wrapped with the drill; however, Mr. Holtz plans to add flourishing touches to the Motown show if the season continues on to play-offs. Though the flourishes are unknown to the band students currently, lower and upperclassmen are excited to find out what fun moves will be added to an already difficult and exciting halftime show!
The man, the myth, the legend that leads the band everyday is Mr. Andrew Holtz. When asked how he felt the band has been doing with the progression, he stated, “I feel like the band has been learning their show very quickly and drama-free. Now that we’ve got the whole show on the field, the emphasis turns to cleaning.” Mr. Holtz has always had a focus on cleaning the show and making it as perfect as possible; however, this came with an unfortunate cost. Due to scheduling conflicts, the Saugatuck Marching Band will not be able to attend the Marching Festival. One can only hope that the necessary changes can be made so that this is no longer a problem for future band students.
Turning to the students, it appears that the students are just as confident about the halftime show! Camden Kupres, a Baritone player for the marching band, when asked how he thought the halftime show was going, said that progress was “fine,” and refused to elaborate further on what he meant by that. Even non-band students, like Isabella Leclaire, are happy to say, “I think it looked great; the crowd was a lot nicer this time. It’s very fun to watch!” Kaiden Wardynski, a sophomore percussion-player, says that the progress of the halftime show is “Pretty dope!” Emma Rash, senior flute player, said the students of the marching band are “fast learners and doing a great job!” Elliot Klaus, freshman trombone player, said that the show is looking “pretty lit!”
With Homecoming next weekend, the show is wrapped with the drill; however, Mr. Holtz plans to add flourishing touches to the Motown show if the season continues on to play-offs. Though the flourishes are unknown to the band students currently, lower and upperclassmen are excited to find out what fun moves will be added to an already difficult and exciting halftime show!