HICKORY GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
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“Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 VOLUME XI
INSIDE THE PRIDE: Spring Break: at time to relax and travel by Casey Chambers, pg. 2
Senior Pastor Clint Pressley sheds light on the future of the school with a clearly-defined, distinctly-Christian mission in a letter to the HGCS community about the state of the school.
Caitlyn Simmons Opinion Editor
Tuesdays with Hami:
Hickory Grove Christian School, a missional extension of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, strives to keep a Christ-centered focus in and out of the classroom for the 940 students it houses in grades TK-12. Every establishment has its trials, and this Christian school chooses to trust Christ in every challenge and transition.
Discipleship Groups by Tyler Robinson, pg. 3
Student + Job = Difficult but Worthwhile by Nick Beverage, pg. 4
Food for Thought:
A look at the lunch table by Jacob Carte, pg. 4
Grady Little, Big Shot by Ryan Mahone, pg. 5
Beardology 101
by Daniel Cavanaugh, pg. 5
Yearbook Profiles by Matt Ritch, pg. 6
Un-mask the Night:
Prom Photo Essay by Hannah Doby, pg. 6
Senior Athlete Signings
by Dillon Schoolcraft, pg. 7
The Stage is Alive:
Sound of Music Photo Essay by Wesley Smith, pgs. 8-9
A New Era of Spirit:
Buff Puff Photo Essay by Amya’ Gainey, pg. 10-11
College Logo Essay
by Hank Coffey, pg. 12
May 2014
Staying the course
A Challenging Transition by Amya’ Gainey, pg. 3
Issue 2
Therefore, when Head of School GT Freeman resigned on a Wednesday in the middle of February, a letter from Senior pastor Clint pressley came as no surprise when it stated that our efforts to stay focused on the school’s mission “must be the driving force behind everything we do.”
The letter
Freeman’s resignation on February 19th left the school, seemingly, without a leader. But pressley himself took on a greater role, becoming more involved to get an understanding of “where we are, where we should go, and some idea of how we might get there.” pressley quickly met with the faculty and sent out a letter to families to reassure all that “we are on solid ground” and are moving forward in these areas: a more distinctly-Christian Statement of Faith, leadership by pressley and the principals, a school board in place by the end of the summer, the qualities needed for a future Head of School, and cultivating a culture and attitude of service. The purpose of the letter was to provide clarity. “I wanted our Hickory Grove family to know that there is a clear direction, that we are going somewhere and that we are not sitting still; that the original mission is and continues to be carried out even without a
headmaster,” pressley said.
Stricter Discipline?
In the letter, pressley wrote “we have strengthened our approach to discipline, dress code and overall deportment” which raised the question, “Will discipline be stricter?” pressley responded: “When I used the word discipline, I didn’t necessarily mean harsher. What I meant
We desire to produce students who are academically robust, spiritually sturdy and joyfully prepared to live out God’s plan for their lives. was a clearer line of distinction between Hickory Grove Christian than, let’s say, a public school or even a charter school so that we are distinctly Christian.” He continued to expand on the matter, saying he meant it in its purest form. “I’m speaking on the disciplines of our faith, that will then extend and inform how we live our life, so that when you walk on this campus from the beginning to end you know that there is something different about this school.”
Not a Course Adjustment
Even though the letter may have caused some questions to float in the minds of students, parents, and teachers, pressley received a lot of positive feedback from the
Photo by Mike McCarn
Above: Senior Pastor Clint Pressley will lead the school along with administration until a new Head of School is put in place.
letter and did not receive any negative feedback. The majority of the responses were from families who were glad to hear that the school will continue doing the things that they sent their child here to do. pressley wrote in his letter, “We desire to produce students who are academically robust, spiritually sturdy and joyfully prepared to live out God’s plan for their lives,” keeping us on course with the school mission “to know Christ and make Him known through Christian education.” “[The letter] wasn’t a course adjustment; it was a continue to move forward,” pressley explained. To read the letter in full, go to www. hgchristian.org and click on “A Special Word from Clint pressley, Senior pastor” on the homepage.
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Spring Break: a time to relax and travel keling in the Flori- Gainey went to da Keys. Miami, Florida. She went on an Spring Break is interesting ride when students and Freshman Christeachers get a week tian Karlesky went along with a cop to the Grand Can- and viewed a side of freedom from yon and other dif- of South Beach school and work and can just relax ferent places while that most don’t get and hangout with vacationing in Las to see when vacationing. family and friends Vegas. at their homes Sophomore ryan Junior Amanda or on vacation. Dobner went to Those who got out Mayhone went to outer Banks New York on a of town traveled and Myrtle Beach mission trip. She to places ranging worked as a street from Las Vegas to where he surfed, hung out with evangelist, did Jamaica. friends, and went disaster relief (fixto the beach. ing houses), and Freshman Sam fed the homeless Cox went scuba Freshman Amya in the Bronx. Dobdiving and snorCasey Chambers Journalist
ner was also able to do some fun things like going to the Yankees game, seeing a Broadway play, and visiting Times Square.
The students are ready for school to be out but the teachers are trying to keep the students on focus for the short time left this year.
Bible teacher Tod Alexander went to “Spring Break was Jamaica to spend great but I’m ready time with his wife. for school to be over and summer Some people said to be here,” sophothey had a bormore ryan Maying Spring Break hone said. and didn’t get to do anything, but everyone was glad for the break from school. Left: Destination map featuring a few Spring Break locations as referenced in the legend above.
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The transition to freshman year can be challenging Lineberger stated.
Amya’ Gainey Journalist
Transitioning from middle school to high school is a scary thought. Who am I going to sit with at lunch? Will any of my friends be in my classes? What is the workload going to be like? These are all questions that run through an 8th graders’ mind while thinking of high school. The classes are very different freshman year than they are in middle school. For starters, the classes are 1 ½ hours instead of the usual 45 minute classes. Secondly, the lunch time changes from 12:15 to 10:50. As a freshman you also have to deal with not having a study hall already set into your schedule. Freshman year is the time to start getting very serious about your transcript, in other words, how you look on paper. Elite colleges such as Duke, North Carolina State, University of North Carolina, and Davidson all look for that person who has a lot to offer. “They (Colleges) want you to excel in academics, have lots of community service hours, and also participate in different clubs and extracurricular activities. Colleges would rather you get A’s in regulars classes than be in honors and fail. Each year of high school you should advance in your classes and not stay at the same level of academics,” Guidance Counselor Greg
Being able to manage your time is also very key. For instance, being an exceptional athlete and student can be very hard to juggle. “Take a study hall. The homework is a lot different than middle school. It’s hard to juggle both a sport and honors classes. If you procrastinate, then everything piles up, and you will basically drown from all the work,” says freshman Matthew Hobbs, who runs cross country and plays basketball. Most freshmen come into high Photo by Olivia Kinser school scared of the upperclassmen, but Above: Freshmen Jake Hardman, Alec Parsons, Noah Perault, because of the warm and comfortable en- and Chris Martin recite the poem “O Captain, My Captain” in vironment here, students have nothing to Mrs. Isenhour’s 9th grade English class. worry about. The upperclassman try to be mentors and also look after underclassmen as though they are family.
4 Tips for Freshies
“I was scared at first because I was homeschooled and I heard that upperclassmen could be bullies, but when I came they embraced me and made it an easy transition,” Fajha Bradford said.
1. Pick classes that you will excel in.
2. Do your homework the night it’s assigned. 3. Get used to having 11/2 hour classes. 4. Don’t have too much going on at one time.
Discipleship group changes brought a year of opportunity and growth Tyler Robinson Journalist
follow-up to Radical.
This year, discipleship looked a little different than previous years. Although the groups still met on Tuesdays at lunch, they were combined by grades; in the years before they were separate.
The students would read the book outside of class, then would discuss what they read when they returned.
“The club consisted of around 50 people, including boys and girls,” senior Kyle Feeney stated. The group began the year reading the book Follow Me by David Platt, in which Platt continues to challenge cultural Christianity in the much-anticipated
“I thought that the book was very good,” senior Ethan Boy ’s Discipleship Group Tison stated. different. However, the group discontinues their The group began talkreading of the book due ing about the Bible to many of the students in general in order to not participating. learn more about God. It was not going as well as the leaders of the club planned, and they decided that they would move on to something
Another difference this year was seniors were given the opportunity to lead underclassmen
Girl’s Discipleship Group during the meetings. “The seniors are leading small groups and are discussing different questions created by Adam Hamilton,” Feeney said. “I enjoy stimulating conversations and
guiding the underclassmen,” Tison stated. “I not only enjoy the club myself, but I also really enjoy teaching others.” A few separate small senior discipleship groups met on Fridays to delve even deeper in God’s Word.
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Student + Job = Difficult but worthwhile Nick Beverage News Editor
worth it.
Having a job while also being a student is hard to balance as a kid but it will help you in the future. Working is a part of life and a great growing experience. There are plenty of job opportunities to have as a high schooler, such as working at a grocery store, Chick-fil-a, restaurants, or auto stores. Being a student and working can be hard at times but it is definitely
I myself have a job a cashier at a grocery store. I work during the week and also weekends while keeping up with my studies and participating in sports here at the school. It is hard to handle, but I am making money so it is worth it. Junior Drew Faulk, who works at his local Bojangles, says “At times it can be challenging
ABOVE: Junior Drew Faulk poses for a picture after his shift at Bojangles.
to balance both school work going on but it teaches you to manage your time.”
Food For Thought: poll on The Pride Online, 48% believe there are not enough options for a It’s not The Melting Pot, substantial lunch while but it’s not McDonald’s. 33% say there are. 8% said sometimes and 11% The cafeteria food is a very bring their own lunches. disputed topic amongst students. For kids coming Those numbers show this from public school, the food isn’t a large scale probis an upgrade but students lem amongst all students, coming from other private however half of those schools might disagree. who took the poll would like to see a difference. For me, coming from Charlotte Catholic, the food is A few weeks ago, food a lot less expensive here services introduced some but there is not as much healthier choices, like variety. I would be will- baked chips and more fruit, ing to pay the extra mon- but it is hard to eat those ey for a healthier variety. things when the spotlight is on pizza and fried chicken. This desire for more vari- “The lunches are pretety and healthier choices is ty good, but with a few a common theme amongst healthy changes they students’ complaints. could be great!” senior Jesse Sward said. According to a recent Sward, like others, feels
Jacob Carte Spiritual Life Editor
A great positive side to working and having a job is being able to build friendships with your co-workers. My job at the grocery store gives me the opportunity to create lasting friendships with my co-workers and relationships with the customers, making my working experience worthwhile. If you are interested in trying to get a job, then I would say go for it.
Make sure you know exactly what you are getting into, though. You can have some late nights, long days and find it hard to balance your job with all the craziness going on in your life already. “The working experience is challenging at times but it gives you experience as to what the workplace is like,” Faulk said.
Are students’ nutrition needs and food preferences being met from lunch room offerings?
it is unfortunate that the lunch specials seem to repeat themselves throughout the week. “Sometimes with the would like tein and
I get bored specials. I more proless carbs.”
The kitchen staff works very hard to make the food. “The staff gets here at 6:30 and starts preparing the food for the day,” Food Services Manager Joan Helms said. So what is the problem?
Photo Credit: Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/MCT Above: Students line up for cafeteria lunch at Van Nuys High School, December 8, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. The new “healthy menu” food lineup Los Angeles Unified School District has introduced with much fanfare this year has been rejected by the intended recipients. The district got rid of chocolate milk and chicken nuggets and brought in salads and international fare, which are finding their way to the trash can.
Helms says, “It is very difficult to have a big- would be worth the cost. ger variety with the budget since the price of Instead of fried chicken, food always goes up”. replace it with grilled. Instead of the pizza beHowever, maybe intro- ing cooked with reguducing new options that lar dough, whole wheat are healthy and taste good dough could be used.
However, as seen in the picture and caption above, would it sell? Many options are possible, but what needs to be decided is if it would be worth it to spend some extra money.
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Little: a big shot on campus
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Varsity Baseball Head Coach Grady Little continues a rich history with NC baseball at HGCS
Ryan Mayhone Journalist On April 11, Director of Baseball Operations and Varsity Men’s Baseball Coach Grady Little was recognized at the opening game for the 2014 Charlotte Knights baseball season at the brand new BB&T Park in Uptown Charlotte for his role as the manager of the Charlotte O’s from 1983-84. The Knights called this “Charlotte O’s Tribute Night” because all who were recognized were once affiliated with the Charlotte O’s Minor League Baseball team. Little has been getting a lot of attention for his work as a
manager in both the minor and major leagues lately. He was recently featured in Sports Illustrated and the Charlotte Observer.
In 1973, after a few seasons in the minor leagues, he retired from playing. His life with the game of baseball did not end with his retirement, Ac c o r d i n g h o w e v e r. to WikipeHe began dia, Little atcoac hing tended and and manplayed ball aging sevat Garinger Above: Opening spread of the in-depth article covering Grady Lit- eral minor High School tle’s career from the July 2, 2013 issue of Sports Illustrated. league teams just down at that time. the street. the 12th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Most of these teams were in In 1968, he was selected in Atlanta Braves. his home state of North Car-
olina: the Charlotte O’s, the Kinston Bluejays, the Burlington Braves, the Durham Bulls, and the Richmond Braves. In nearby Greenville, SC, Little won Manager of the Year for leading the team, which included Chipper Jones and Javy Lopez, to become League Champs in 1992. Little moved on to the Major Leagues in 1996 to coach and eventurally manage theBoston Red Sox (2002-03)and the LA Dodgers (2006-07).In his two seasons as manager, the Red Sox won 188 games and nearly took the pennant in 2003. With the Los Angeles Dodgers, he had an 88win season but was swept by the Mets in the NLDS.
Beardology 101 Daniel Cavanaugh Journalist
Growing up, boys always want to be able to grow a beard. Most grow them out as soon as it is physically possible. Here are some things you did not know about the schools’ best beards and beards in general.
Beard Facts Celtic King Otto the Great swore to his beard whenever he said anything serious Billy Hutchinson 11th Grade Bible teacher
How do you take care of your beard? “Carefully with my wife’s conditioner” What is the weirdest thing that has gotten stuck in your beard? “Nothing. #Perfection”
Greg Lineberger
Eric Walgrin
Guidance Counselor
12th grade student
When did you first grow your beard? “The winter of 2001”
How old were you when you grew your beard? “I was 16”
Why did you de- Why did you decide to grow a beard? cide to grow it? “My face was cold.” “I was too lazy to shave.”
In the Middle Ages, if you touched another man’s beard it was very offensive 55 percent of men worlwide have some sort of facial hair. 98 people on Forbes’ top 100 list are cleanshaven.
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SENIOR
Alexa Blalock Future
Life Verse: Matthew 6:34 Clubs: Interact Sports: Cross Country and Soccer Plans:
Hairdresser Favorite Quote: “Never let the fear of striking out keep your from playing the game.” Theme Song: Knee deep by Jimmy Buffet
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Hunter Brady Life Verse: Isaiah 41:10 Clubs: YCI Sports: Ultimate Frisbee, Lacrosse and Martial Arts(black belt) Favorite Quote:”When I’m sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead.”- Barney Stinson Theme Song: The Prayer by Kid Cudi
Wells Meyer Life Verse: Philippians 1:6 Clubs: National Honor Society (9-12) Future Plans: Computer Science Favorite Quote: “Stay hungry, stay foolish.” - Steve Jobs
Un-mask The Night
Joseph Kook Life Verse: Isiah:41:10 Academics: 4.0 GPA Sports: Football,
Lacrosse Future Plans: To attend college and major in Kinesiology Favorite Quote: “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.”- Eric Thomas Theme Song: Let it go Photo Essay by Hannah Doby Photos by Julie Scott
“Masquerade,” the Junior/Senior Prom of 2014, took place at Extravaganza Depot on April 25th. A social event where students can dress up, dance, and enjoy each other’s company outside of the classroom, this prom allowed attendees to have one last hoorah together before the school year came to a close.
Above: Mrs. Linda Coltrane’s Spanish 4 students share a special bond. They express their close bond by taking a group photo at prom.
Above: Twins Zach and Hannah Griffin share a dance at their last prom together.
Left: Seniors Taylor Conner and Rex Gao smile and enjoy their dance as prom king and queen.
Below: Pam Tyree and Nichole Taylor’s discipleship group, who have been meeting since the Domincan Republic mission trip, take a group picture.
Far left: Senior Aliyah Bell joins hands and shares a dance with Principal Wanda Royal. Left: Students gather together and dance at the Masquerade-themed prom at the Extravaganza Depot in Uptown Charlotte.
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Dillon Schoolcraft Journalist
Senior Athlete Signings
With the addition of Jonathan Love’s signing on May 14th to play soccer at Anderson College, the graduating class of 2014 boasts 7 official signings to play a sport on the collegiate level; 2 more committed without an official signing: Jacob Carte, baseball at West Point and Hannah Doby, cheerleading at Gardner Webb. Congratulations to all!
What sport will you be playing at the collegiate level and at what school?
Football
Alderson-Broaddus University
What are you most excited about?
I listen to music and try to clear my mind of everything except for the assignment that I have at hand.
The opportunity of playing the sport I love in college, being able to develop new friendships, and to advance my skill level.
I’ve wanted to play football in college ever since I started watching WVU football when I was in elementary school. I’ve had 3 surgeries and countless days not hanging with my friends and working out or going to practice instead.
Get to the game early and take Excited to see where my JUCO around 150 shots, then go through school leads me and what 4 year game situations. Then I sit down college I’ll end up at. and listen to lecrae.
7th grade year when I quit baseball. I’ve played AAU for 4 years and have had personal trainers to help me prapare for college ball.
Go through warm ups and talk to my catcher about what pitches are working that day. and then I pray before every game.
8th grade year. I spent many weekends away from home at tournaments and many days on the field instead with my friends. And a knee surgery
Dillon Schoolcraft
Basketball Catawba Valley Community College
When did your vision begin and what amount of work have you put in to get to where you are today?
What is your pre-game ritual?
Zach Griffin
Softball Southern Wesleyan University
The new intensity level that will be there and the new friendships that will be formed
Hunter Hoskins
Volleyball Catawba Valley Community College
Eat pasta before the game, listen To see where I’ll end up at the Started my sophomore year after I made all-conference. I played to music, and pray. end of the next two years club volleyball all throughout high school, and I also would workout by myself.
Hannah Griffin
Basketball United States Coast Guard Academy
I listen to music, and play the game in my head. then I will pray before going onto the court.
I’m excited to continue playing It started near the end of my freshand meeting new people and be- man year basketball season. I have coming a better player. put in a lot of outside work with the football team and even hired a personal trainer.
Put headphones on, sit by the edge of the pool in my lane, and visualize my race.
Having a new family, and being Since 6th grade, and I swim before able to compete in D1 athlet- and after school everyday and am ics and be a part of a prestigous in the water for around 20 hours a week. swim program.
Jayla Joyner
Swimming Gardner Webb University Kaley Tyree
The Stage is alive with The Sound of Music Fine Arts Department students brought the popular musical The Sound of Music to the HG North Campus stage on April 4 at 6:30 pm and April 5 at 2:00 pm. The musical was directed by Verna Clark (music/acting), Brandy Caton (dance), & Taylor Caton (orchestra).
Photography by Wesley Reed Photo Essay by Wesley Smith
Above: The nuns sing about their constant problems with Maria with “How to Solve a Problem like a Maria.” The nuns got special tutoring from Tracey Fisher to sing the powerful opening number, “Preludium,” which is in Latin.
Above: Maria (Clark) and Liesl (Bethany Seagle) sing about how waiting for love is not a bad thing. “I approached her like myself and just took the differences and exaggerated them,” Seagle said about how she approached her character.
Above: Captain Von Trapp (Kyle Riggs) and Maria (HeatherClark) realize their love for each other and decide to elope. “I tried to internalize the situations and emotions surrounding her and emote as best I could a good rendition of Maria,” Clark said about how she approached her character.
Above: Rofl’s stunt double (Josh Davis) and Liesl Von Trapp (Seagle) have a flirtatious moment while dancing to “Sixteen going on Seventeen.” Rofl (Caleb Davis) had his twin brother dance with Liesl. The audience was fooled and did not even realize the switch.
Left: Mother Abbess (Ava Furr) encourages the Von Trapp family to call on God and “climb every mountain” during a time of trying to escape the Nazis. “(The performance) was amazing. You truly get swept up in the moment and feel the same emotions as your character would,” Furr said.
Above: Alex Shelton (near) and Ryan Nelson (far) play one of several parts to assemble an orchestra. The cast enjoyed having the orchestra during rehearsal to have a glimpse of the final product. “We practiced as soon as we got the music. Everybody went home and practiced, and we had rehearsals after school like drama did. I listened to the music quite a bit until I got sick and tired of it. You listen to it until you hate it, then you end up falling in love with it. We miss it,” Music Director Taylor Caton said about how he approached his part of this big musical.
Left: The Von Trapp girls (L to R: Seagle, Abigayle Phipps, Gracie Pyke, Ariana Arocho and Bethany McVey) happily invite Maria into their family. “I like middle schoolers in general. And as one of the kids, I wanted to actually feel that emotion that you have towards a brother or sister, so after I got to know the two girls, we become three peas in a pod. They are both silly but kind, and perfectly selected for the roles. All seven (including Caleb Lemmons and Jonathan Arocho) of us truly acted like a family even when we were’t at rehearsal,” Phipps said about her relationship with all of those in Von Trapp children roles.
Left: The priest (Matthew McLeod) marries Maria (Clark) and Captain Von Trapp (Riggs). Timothy Riggs, Kyle’s father, helped tremendousily with the set backstage and helped get the set on fast and effectively.
Left: Max Detweiller (Kyle Feeney) entered the Von Trapp children into the Kaltzberg Festival secretly, hoping the unapproving father wouldn’t find out. Max was a success with the audience, continually making them laugh with his whimsical behavior. One scene when the Von Trapp children were singing goodnight, Liesl asked for some champagne after being refused Max stuck his straw in the glass and took a big sip and made the audience roar with laughter.
Above Top: Herr Zeller (Bobby Kerns) commands the Von Trapps to sing their song. Even though the scene changes right to the festival, it actually occured three days later. A play/ musical effect was used to move the story quickly.
Above: Baroness Elsa (Caitie Wright) watches as the Von Trapp children sing a song for her. “I looked at who Elsa is and how I wanted her to be, then analyzed myself and saw our similarities and differences. I had to make the jump from me to her, so I started at our very core” Caitie Wright said about how she approached her part.
Left: Maria teaches the children how to sing with the song “Do, Re, Mi”. Maria, Captain, and the Von Trapp children continually went on their own accord and practiced their parts over and over again.
Above Bottom: The Von Trapp family uses the festival to escape the strong hold of the Nazis. “I think the actors and actresses captured it by the reality of their characterization and I think they felt what they were performing. They were really visualizing it because the sound of music comes from real people. It’s based off of a real story,” Director Clark said on how the actors gave the feeling of the intense fear the last few scenes gave.
Quick Facts 197.25 collective hours were put in the show. An excess of 200 people were present each show. Both night’s were
sold out .
All of the set was handmade by Ron King and the
maintenance staff for the school and church. Many of the
costumes were made by Liisa Pyke
and Beth Tison.
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A New Era of Spirit
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Photography by Brienna Freeman Photo Essay by Amya’ Gainey
For the first time ever, Hickory Grove Christian presented a second spirit week that included dress days throughout the week and finished with a Buff Puff Tournament, where the boys tried to show the girls how to play the game of volleyball. The Student Council-sponsored event from April 21-April 25 made for an easy transition back to classes after Spring Break. Above: Seniors celebrate their win at the inaugural Buff Puff game.
Above: Sophomore Buff Puff Coaches and Varsity volleyball players Karigan Marlow, Alyssa Payne, Caitlyn Simmons, and Bethany Seagle made great coaches for the sophomore team.
Left: Sophomore Patrick Jones is focused and ready for whatever the seniors send his way.
Left: Sophomore Graham Whittle hits the ball to William Lloyd in their game against the seniors.
Above: Sophomore Andrew Kakaley lines up with his teammates as they prepare to play.
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Above: Seniors Jacob Carte, Jesse Sward, and Jonathan Love focus intently on the game while waiting for their turn to get in on the action.
Above: Freshmen cheer excitedly for their team as they play in the championship game against the seniors. Above: Freshman Chris Martin spikes the ball across the net in the championship game against the seniors. Left: Senior Dillon Schoolcraft celebrates beating the sophomores.
Above: Sophomores intently watch the action on the court.
Right: The freshmen beat the juniors easily in the opening round.
Good lUCk, SEnioRS!