The Sailors' Log, November 11, 2011

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Mona Shores High School 1121 Seminole Road Muskegon, Michigan 49441

Golf captures 3rd straight state title

By Jake Bordeaux Staff Writer Domination, annihilation, obliteration.

Whatever word one chooses, it describes Shores girls’ golf team’s journey to its third straight state title.

En route to the Sailors’ 27stroke victory at the state finals, held Oct. 14-15 at Katke-Cousins

Golf Course in Rochester, Shores won its 15 matches by 503 strokes for an average of 33.5.

At the two-day state finals, the Sailors were led by junior Morgan Smith, who shot a 160 (81-79). Also scoring for Shores were junior Hailey Hrynewich with a top five finish score of 163, junior Britni Gielow (171), senior Ashlee Taylor (171) and junior Kelsey Mckinley (172). Senior Rachel Swartz was the sixth member of the team. “(It) feels good knowing that we dom-

inated them,” said Smith, who averaged 77 for 18 holes and set the school record with a 72 at the Greenville Invitational. “We know that all of our hard work paid off.”

That hard work also showed in the postseason accolades as Smith was named to the Super Team as one of the top eight golfers in the state while Gielow and Hrynewich were named to the Div. 2 All-State team.

McKinley, Taylor and Swartz were Honorable Mention All-State.

Additionally, all six players were named to the All-Conference team.

The girls’ team became the first team in school history to win three straight state titles.

“It is exciting to do something no one has ever done at this school before,” McKinley said. “We worked hard this season and deserve the title.”

Coach John Brainard said he could not have been more pleased with his team’s performance.

“It feels great to know all the hard work the girls put into their game has paid off,” Brainard said.

From the impressive 46-stroke opening win over Hudsonville to meticulously routing any and every opponent, the Sailors made sure their opponents felt the unyielding power of this year’s team.

“It felt good knowing we are the best,” Swartz said. “We have great motivation, Please see GOLF, page 10

RIVING F RCE Shores girls’ golf team was dominant en route to its third consecutive state championship. In 15 meets, Shores posted a winning margin of 503 strokes for an average of 35.3. vs. Hudsonville – 46 strokes Jenison Invitational – 48 OK Black Meet – 65 FH Central Jamboree – 23 GR Union Jamboree – 27 Ludington Invitational – 32 Shores Jamboree – 25 vs. Whitehall – 33

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D o m i n – 28 a Holt Invitational City – 29 t Greenville Invitational – 41 Conference – 55 i FH Northern Invitational – 15 o Regionals – 9 Finals – 27 n Rachel Swartz, senior

Robotics awaits NASA Grant

Shores gets new liaison officer

By Michelle Robinson Co-Editor-in-Chief Police officer Jim Davis, who is Muskegon County’s new community officer, has a reputation.

Like many police officers, some students see him as unfair and rude.

But as a new Problem Orientated Intelligence Neighborhood officer, one of his duties is to re-establish a relationship with students since Shores has not always had an officer in the halls.

“One goal I have is to promote drug awareness, to let students see instances of the harmful effects of drugs,” said

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Davis, who became Shores liaison officer in September. “I also would like texting and driving to reduce. Students drive like maniacs when they text and drive, and they don’t even realize it.”

Davis comes to Shores two to three times a week and makes presentations to classes about these risky behaviors.

He is also in charge of dealing with students who are causing problems.

“He is here for a matter of school safety and support for students and staff,” principal Jen Bustard said. “He is here for our protection.”

Davis can break students’ police officer stereotype if

page 4 Staff writer Hailey Hyrenwich writes about singer and song writer Taylor Swift’s impact on teenage girls.

By Michelle Robinson Co-Editor-in-Chief

Jim Davis, liaison officer they talk to him personally.

He will tell the story of working in management for 10 years, but at the age of 40, joined the police academy to try and make the town a better place.

“I wanted to help people,” Davis said. “And it’s nice to be able to go into a school setting and spread a message like ‘Don’t text and drive.’ It’s nice to be positive.”

Last year, the Robotics club set its robot on fire – twice.

Andrew Basse, the Robotics Club adviser, said setting a robot on fire is not out of the norm when trying to build a moving object that can play a sport, climb a pole, or put color-coded tubes in their designated place.

These tasks are a few that the club must make a “bot” perform to make it to the state finals. And beginning Jan. 7, they will only have six weeks.

The club excelled in these tasks and advanced last year. But because they were short on funds, they never made it there.

So the club applied for the NASA Growth Grant, a grant that covers all reg-

The school play Lost Yonkers, which continues tonight and tomorrow, could not be completed without the help of the behind-thescene’s cast.

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istration costs that may add up to $4,000.

“The grant is open to everyone across the U.S.,” Basse said. “Last time I checked, there were 1,906 teams who had applied for it. So it’s a big competition, but we’re hoping for the best.”

For now, the club will use last year’s robot, and for an Oct. 29 competition in Zeeland, club members built a mini bot.

“We built a mini bot to deploy off a main bot and climb a pole,” senior Brandon Morton said. “We worked pretty hard to do this.”

Morton said because this team works so hard, he believes they deserve the NASA grant.

“Competitions can cost a lot,” Morton said, “and raising that much money can be hard. We’re the Robotics Club; it’s not like we can do bake sales.”

No More Sidelines helps children with special needs be a part of community activities.

The program is in the process of buying Shores Administration Building for $1.

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The Sailors’ Log • Friday, November 11, 2011

recently had a bit of a freak out. I had spent a Saturday on a college visit and had a great time.

Unfortunately, I came home Sunday to a weekend’s worth of homework and family in town.

Thus, I spent the first half of my Sunday at my grandma’s house, hanging out with the relatives.

Fast forward to five o’ clock that evening when I was getting home to just as much homework and prepare for some major freak out.

I was actually productive at first. I finished all of my AP Psychology and AP Statistics homework before moving onto my newspaper editorial, which I had been putting off because I was not sure yet what I wanted to write about.

Still feeling good, I choose a topic that I was pretty sure I could rant about for a while, and I went with it.

Three pages later, I was feeling pretty good, ready to e-mail it to myself so I could print it in the morning.

Then, disaster struck.

It was pretty stupid of me actually; I tried to e-mail my docErinn Taylor ument without saving it first.

Editoria l Editor When my attempt at e-mailing did not work, I could not return to the paper I had failed to save, all three pages of it.

Cue the freak-out.

Everything I had been working on for the past couple of hours was gone, and I still had a test to study for and a shower to take.

Here’s when I saw the social psychology unit we had just studied in AP Psychology take shape.

“Projecting” is when you take out your emotions, good or bad, on some innocent bystander.

In this case, the innocent bystander was my mother.

I went to her, freaking out, and after finding out how dumb I had been about saving my article, she understandably got upset, which only made me madder. At what, I don’t know.

So, I found myself at eleven at night trying to figure out what to do with myself. I needed sleep and a shower, but I also needed to write and study. It does not take a genius to guess that sleeping came last in the priorities.

This is how it goes with many high school students these days. We try to juggle so many things – college stuff, AP work, social lives, and sports – that it is only natural that something eventually will give, especially when you get as little sleep as many high school students get.

My parents always make light of my complaining,

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Artwork by Amy Peterson saying that they already went through all of this, but I have to disagree.

The world is a much different place than it was 30 years ago. Colleges are more expensive and competitive, teachers expect more out of their students, and coaches expect student-athletes to give their all to the season.

In short, we are supposed to give 110 percent to everything and still manage to be happy, good kids.

Usually, I can live with this expectation. I do what I can with what I have and make an effort not to stress out. However, sometimes the tasks at hand can be so intimidating I choose to sit, freak out and accomplish nothing.

This is where I found myself at eleven o’clock on a Sunday night with a laundry list of tasks to complete, no time to finish them, and a desperate need for sleep.

A nervous breakdown was impending if I did not do something. So, I sat down, and I began to write. And magically, I began to feel better.

I wrote about how I felt. I told my story. My column

became a diary entry, in which I spilled out my sorry situation and tried to figure out what to do.

Writing has always been therapeutic to me. Being able to spill my soul onto a piece of paper makes me feel in control of my situation. On this page, my problems are in black and white.

My situation was luckier than I could have imagined.

I may have been stuck late at night with too many jobs for the time I had, but at least I was stuck with a task that would help me pull myself together for the rest of the night.

As I finished writing, I found myself feeling in control of my situation. I had finished my first job, and now all I had left before a shower and sleep was studying for a test that did not seem so scary anymore.

Although I will never be perfect, I know I can handle my stress.

I can try to give 110 percent to everything, and when I fail, that will be okay too.

Because I am only human, as long as I do my best, that is enough.

Homework overload a burden on students As the first trimester of the school year comes to a close, homework has begun piling up.

We understand that there is a lot to cover in these last couple of weeks before examines; however, we would like to take this opportunity to beg our teachers for mercy.

With five classes a day, it can sometimes be difficult to keep up on all homework, especially if teachers act like we only have one class – theirs.

While we understand that each and every class is important in its own way, we have to ask for some leniency here.

our vo i c e If every teacher gives us an hour of homework each night, that’s five hours of homework.

Five hours might not seem that bad, but think: if one gets home around three and does nothing but work on homework, he will not be done with his homework until eight at night.

Figure sports and other extracurriculars into the mix, and it should be apparent why some homework goes untouched.

Editors-in-Chief Michelle Robinson Jonah Stone

Sports Editors Taylor Jones Rachel Swartz

Photo EditorS Cole Myhre Rachel Resterhouse

Editorial Editor Erinn Taylor

Fine Arts Editor Franny Kromminga

Profiles Editor Emily Grevel

Center Section Editor Mikayla Day

Feature Editor Kendal Brown

On-Line Editor Jonah Stone

Most students will try their hardest to finish all assigned homework, but the fact remains that we are not superhuman.

We can only do our best and hope that it will be enough.

We know that every teacher does not assign a whole hour of homework every night, but even half hours add up when other homework and activities are added to the equation.

Students who want to succeed will try their best to finish everything, but it’s not always enough.

So, teachers, we ask you to take a little bit of mercy on your students.

Staff Madi Deur Kayleigh Fongers Hailey Hrynewich Andrew Kromminga Carlin Rollenhagen Morgan Schwing Sydney Tharp Ashley Veihl Mandy Versalle

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Teen Driving Facts •Over the past 10 years, 10,000 more teens have died in car crashes than the total number of Americans who died in the Vietnam War. •More than 60% of teens killed in car accidents were not wearing seat belts.

•The leading cause of death for 15-20 year-olds is car collisions.

•16-year-olds have higher crash rates than any other age group.

•About 2 out of every 3 teens killed in car crashes in 2008 were males •Statistics show that 16- and 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each additional passenger.

Statistics compiled from rmiia.org and teensonteendriving.org

Can You Hear Me Now?

Cell phone policy inconveniences student-parent communication

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wo weeks ago, I was walking down the hall between first and second hour, trying to send a text message to my mom to confirm that my orthodontist appointment had been rescheduled.

While walking down the hall, I was interrupted in the middle of my message by a teacher who said I would not be able to send the message, and she took my iPod from which I tried to send the text.

My iPod was then sent to Al Weber, my dean of students, and I was able to get it back the next day after school.

This is a common problem for many students – their communication devices are taken away because they use them between classes.

But I ask, “What’s the harm in allowing us to use communicaAndrew Kromminga tion devices between classes and Staff Writer at lunch?”

Back in the day, parents didn’t have to worry as much about coordinating hectic work and school schedules.

But life continues to get increasingly complicated and not just with every new after-school activity but also with ever so many more job demands on parents.

This is only one reason students should be able to be allowed to use communication devices.

Like most districts, Shores has banned cell phone use for anything other than teacher approval during the school day, a restriction that makes it difficult for parents and children to communicate about often-changing schedules.

The Sailors’ Log, which is advised by Warren Kent III, is a public forum for student expression distributed freely to students and faculty of Mona Shores High School.

As long as the texting doesn’t affect the classroom instruction or discipline, letting us use them between classes seems like a good experiment.

A small number of schools, like East Kentwood High School, already allow students to use cell phones for calculators and Internet access with teacher permission.

Additionally, the policy at EKHS says students may use communication devices outside of the classroom without repercussions.

East Kentwood’s policy says, “Electronic devices (cell phones/iPods) are allowed outside of instructional time only (before school, passing time, lunch, after school).”

Last year when East Kentwood made this rule, they allowed only their freshmen building to use cell phones between classes and at lunch.

This year, it has been expanded to all high school students.

Allowing students to do this cuts down on how much teachers had to police the hallways and how many detentions were handed out. It was received well by

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staff and administrators, according to a teacher at the school.

If Shores made the same decision as East Kentwood, it would be a good alternative to students secretively using their phones under their desk or in bathroom stalls as they text, tweet, update Facebook accounts or stay in contact with their parents.

Most parents want to be able to contact their child during school hours in the event of an emergency or a change in schedule, and students can’t use the office phone except in case of illness or emergency.

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by Amy say students should Peterson be able to put their thumbs, parents and social media on hold during the school day.

But phones serve too many purposes to be banned entirely from being used during school hours.

That’s why students should be allowed to go mobile.

It’s not the end of the world; it’s part of a brave new one.

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ecently this school year while walking out to my car after school, I realized a new dent in the side of my driver door.

I thought to myself, seriously? Why is it so difficult for students to have decent parking lot etiquette? I understand they might be in a rush to get out of school (or they’re just dumb) but I don’t think it’s that difficult to be careful.

Students need a wake-up call about the parking lot and Carlin Rollenhagen parking lot rules. Multiple Staff Writer instances throughout my years of high school exist where fender benders, scratched cars, and even pennies being thrown have happened, all of which could be avoided.

Just recently, as I was going out to lunch during school, my friend, who was driving, began to pull out of her spot, and at the same time, another car was doing the same. We began to drive forward, and she clearly was not paying attention because she also moved forward and barely missed the car I was in.

Students seem oblivious to their surroundings and uncaring about whether or not they get into an accident.

Junior Lauren Fitzgerald was recently in a fender bender in the parking lot. She said cars stopped moving, someone wasn’t paying close enough attention and ran into the back of her car. Her trunk was in complete disarray; however, it was paid for by the person.

Regardless, it is clear that students need some work on their driving skills. They just need to think, drive carefully, and be respectful to other student’s cars that are in the parking lot.

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The Sailors’ Log • Friday, November 11, 2011

Taylor Swift is my hero.

As one of the nation’s most popular country pop singers, she continues to impress the music world each and every day.

She is a Grammy Award winner and has been honored with 146 nominations and 89 awards for music.

Swift is inspiring to countless females, especially teen girls. Ever since her first hit song, “Tim McGraw,” she has became extremely famous by writing all of her own songs.

All of her songs represent a part of her life. Her song, “Teardrops on My Guitar,” for example, was written about her classmate Drew Hardwick, whom she had a huge crush on in high school. He would talk about how much he loved his girlfriend, which made Swift sad because she could never tell him how she really felt about him.

Many of Swift’s songs are about relationships, some about break-ups and things just not working out. One of her songs, “Forever and Always,” is about her relationship with Joe Jonas. She talks about a boy who faded away with no explanation.

She claims this is the worst thing a boy can ever do to a girl; it’s what truly hurts the most, and they could at least man up and explain why.

Swift writes all sorts of songs from the cute relationship stories, such as “Our Song,” “Love Story,” and “Today Was a Fairytale” to the heartbreak tales like “You’re Not Sorry,” “Tell Me Why,” “Mean,” and “Haunted.”

I love her songs so much that I have a playlist on my iPod dedicated to almost every song she has written.

My favorite songs are “Sparks Fly,” “Fearless,” “Mine,” “Dear John,” and “If This Was a Movie.”

So many girls love to listen to Swift’s music, but this brings up an interesting question.

Why do many girls favor her music over other female artists, and what about her makes her music so fascinating? The difference between her music and others is that they relate not only to her own life experiences, but many teen girls can relate to her songs.

The variety of Swift’s songs is another positive to her music. Depending on how I am feeling, I will listen to a certain song of hers. She has songs that are so depressing, yet with just one click on my iPod, I can listen to another more cheerful song.

Just like many other teen girls, when I am going through a tough time and

Other artists who inspire

just need to calm down, I listen to Swift. I can relate to so many of her songs, and In addition to Swift, this truly amazes me. here are five other Swift is a role model for young artists who all girls. One of my favorite quotes by her is, “What I’ve are role models for learned is not to change who teens. you are because eventually you’re going to run out of new things to become.”

Justin Bieber is I agree with Swift because a perfect example being who I am is one of the of how an average most important things I can Canadian boy like do for myself. him can work his way I didn’t start listening to up to the top of the Swift’s music until last year, music charts. and I am so happy I started.

All girls should listen to her songs because they can help Joe Jonas has proven he can branch out from girls understand things they his traditional “Jonas may be experiencing.

Brothers” group and I know some boys do become a solo artist not like her music because with his new hit single, she bashes them in a way, “See No More.” but let’s face it, the things she says are true. Her words need to be heard, and she has excellent opinions and outMiranda Lambert, looks on life. who is one of my Life as a teen girl is not favorite singers, writes always easy, and listening to her own songs with her music might just help a some relating to her girl through it. own life experiences When we girls can relate like Taylor Swift. Her to her songs, it makes us new song is “Baggage realize that we’re not alone, Claim.” and even the most successful, beautiful female Selena Gomez has singer Taylor Swift has gone a positive influence through some of the exact on teenagers through same things as us. some of her songs, If she can get through it, one being “Who Says.” we all can.

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Video game creates a new standard for super heroes in media Adam West would be so proud.

Batman has reached yet another peak in his quest to be the best character in all mediums with Batman: Arkham City, a new game from Rocksteady Studios.

I developed a taste for comics early in my life, but one thing Jonah has stayed constantly Stone in my fascination with Co-Editorcomics: Batman is awei n-Ch ief some.

Sure there have been twists and turns since his debut in 1939, but the downs are always redeemed with the ups in the character’s resume.

One such “up” came in the form of a game, released in 2009, titled Batman: Arkham Asylum. This game, loosely based on one of my favorite comics of

the same name, dazzled Doctor Hugo Strange critics with its surprising founded the city for psyblend of story and action chos, and he believes not previously found in To read co-editor-in-chief Jonah Bruce Wayne (Strange other Batman games. knows about Wayne’s Stone’s reviews of recent game releases like Battlefield 3, go to Arkham Asylum raised night job) should be a part www.thesailorslog.com. the bar for superhero of it. games to a level of quality characterThis setting leads Batman to face off istic of classic games like The Legend of against many of his nemeses just to surZelda: Ocarina of Time. vive the city. The Dark Knight fights Arkham Asylum’s developer with Penguin, Two Face, Mr. Freeze, Rocksteady Studios had big shoes to fill Clayface, Riddler, Ra’s al Ghul, and his for the sequel, and they needed a much good old pal The Joker (voiced by Mark larger pair of shoes once Arkham City Hamill.) Batman also continues his conwas finished. flicting relationship with the klepto-cat Arkham City continues after the Selina Kyle aka Catwoman. events of the first game, but the islandThe story would be nothing without located asylum has expanded to encomgreat gameplay; luckily, Arkham City pass a great portion of Gotham. delivers on both. Batman is truly a

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Dark Knight; taking to the shadows and striking fear in the hearts of his enemies before he knocks them out cold.

Where Arkham Asylum was limited in its area, Arkham City takes the smallish open world and expands it to great proportions. Batman can now glide throughout the city and grapple to new vantage points on the drop of a hat adding a fluidity to movement in addition to the combat the game provides.

Kicking and punching a goon has never been as satisfying as the way Batman does it, and the flow of the brawl coupled with simple controls makes dispatching enemies a breeze.

Batman: Arkham City is the best game I have played all year and is one of my favorites of all time.

By Jonah Stone, Co-editor-in-chief

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The Strain Trilogy

Melancholia

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Located at 211 W. Seaway in Norton Shores, Verdonis provides an authentic Italian dining experience. The dim lighting and old Italian feel gives Verdonis a relaxing aura. One can eat pizza cooked in a rare brick oven imported straight from Italy. Try the fried raviolis with cheese – they will melt in your mouth. Verdonis is a great experience and is sure to satisfy your taste buds.

– Mikayla Day, Center Section Editor

This is no Twilight. The vampire premise has been done many times in many different ways, but Guillermo del Toro takes it to a new level with his imaginative writing previously seen in his movies.

The Strain follows the effects of a virus and the effects it has on an unsuspecting population. The virus causes vampirism, and that vampirism is savage. Del Toro’s book has a great story and translates his cinema creativity to writing well.

Kirsten Dunst, Alexander Skarsgård, and Kiefer Sutherland star in this movie about Earth’s pending destruction and the straining of relationships as a result. The acting is superb in this movie by famous director Lars von Trier, and Dunst’s acting netted her the coveted Best Actress Award at the 64th Cannes Film Festival.

Melancholia is one of the best movies I have seen this year and is available on demand right now.

This new show on NBC has an interesting premise: fairy tale creatures are real, and it’s up to the Grimms to deal with them. The story is the high point of this show, and it follows a homicide detective (David Giuntoli) and his finding out he is a descendent of the Brothers Grimm, famous for their fairy tales like “Hansel and Gretel” and “Sleeping Beauty.”

Grimm is a promising new show with an original story and direction.

5 Where are they p In each issue, The Sailors’ Log will feature various alumni to see what life is like after Shores.

To see information about the other 77 personnel who graduated from Shores, go to www.the sailorslog.com.

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Stories by Emily Grevel, Profiles Editor; photos by Rachel Resterhouse, Photo Editor

Stacie Meyers, counselor Working on the Homecoming floats was one of counselor Stacie Meyers’ favorite high school memories.

“Working on the float was great,” Meyers said. “Our class would get together and work on the float. It was a lot of fun.”

After graduating in 1988 from Shores with a class of 340 students, Meyers’ days of float building ended.

However, Shores was something she could never fully part with.

“Mona Shores has done a great job with meeting students’ needs,” Meyers said. “When I was in high school, we didn’t have any AP classes. Requirements are very different now than they were when I was in school. Seniors only went to school half a day and just took basic classes. The ACT wasn’t mandatory.

Now, you have to take it in order to graduate.”

Meyers said she remembers the time spent with friends and the anticipation and excitement of graduation.

“I had fun in high school,” Meyers said. “It’s the connection with teachers and friends I miss.

Once you leave, the connection isn’t the same, and the focus is so different.”

While her high school days have ended, Meyers days of being a Sailor are far from over.

“When I was in school, I wouldn’t have pictured teaching here,” Meyers said. “Returning to high school was ‘home away from home.’ It’s great to be back, and I love my job. I couldn’t imagine doing anything other than this. I bleed blue and white.”

Many return to teach at alma mater

Judy Hunt, business teacher Whether it was Friday night football games with friends or receiving letters from servicemen in Vietnam, the graduating class of 1970 had plenty to look forward to.

English teacher Judy Hunt, who was one of 360 students who graduated from Shores, returned in 1995 to teach.

“I wanted to teach at Shores and nowhere else; I consider it a privilege to teach here,” Hunt said. “It was surreal to get the position and begin teaching,

especially the first year. I kept thinking about ‘when I was your age,’ and where my locker was, how we dressed and behaved, and which teacher was in which room back in the ‘60s.”

During her high school days, Hunt could be found in the fine arts department.

“I loved choir because I loved music, singing, and being with my friends,” Hunt said. “(My favorite teacher) was choir director Larry Gray.

I enjoyed the break from academics; it was my only elective. I loved being in touch with a more artistic side of my life.”

In addition to choir, Hunt was involved in Y-Teens, which

Chris Johnson, English teacher It was the first time Shores had taken the ice against Trenton High School, a hockey power from the east side of the state.

Seventy five shots later, and even though Shores lost, varsity hockey player Chris Johnson was left unfazed.

“I loved the competition and being part of the team,” said Johnson who was a two-time AllState goalie in both his sophomore and senior years. “I was good at it, so that made it enjoyable.”

When Johnson graduated from Shores in 1998, he was one of 320 students moving onto the next phase of his life; however, Johnson would be coming back to Shores after graduation, but this time, he wasn’t taking the ice.

This time, instead of sitting at a desk in the back of the room, Johnson would be up front as a teacher.

“It was stressful at first because I was teaching with teachers I had when I was in school, and I wanted to be as good as them,” said Johnson, who began teaching in 2003 at Bunker Middle School before coming to Shores. “It is also weird

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no longer exists, and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Throughout the years, Hunt has seen many changes throughout the school. She sees many positive things and is proud to call Shores her home.

“The most rewarding thing as both a teacher and an alumni is working with students to help us become more; to reach higher and deeper, especially academically and in the way we treat each other,” Hunt said.

“I am proud to be a Sailor and glad I get to be a part of helping our school produce graduates who make a great contribution to our world.”

because I can’t allow myself to go and call Mrs. Potter ‘Susi.’ I still feel like I have to call her Mrs. Potter. It is the same with Mr. Wilson, Mr. Jewett, Mr. Morell, Mrs. Lorey, and Ms. Bradshaw. They were all great when I started here; they were welcoming and helpful.”

Thinking back to his high school days, Johnson said he misses the carefree aspect of being a kid.

“I know high schoolers have a lot on their plates, but it becomes even more stressful when you are an adult. I’d like to be carefree,” Johnson said. “I also miss playing competitive sports. I do play in adult hockey leagues, but it isn’t the same. Most importantly, I miss the feeling that my whole life is ahead of me, and there are endless opportunities for me down the road.”

Throughout the years, Johnson said he is thankful to have experienced both the teacher and student aspect of being involved in Shores.

“The most rewarding thing for me, as a teacher and alumni, is seeing students bop down the hall taking pride in the school they go to,” Johnson said. “When I see students showing school spirit in a positive manner, it is awesome. We go to one of the best schools in the nation, and we have great sports and clubs. Be proud of Mona Shores.

It is an honor to go to school and work here.”

Bryan Fongers Class of 2004

Profession

Director of PBP Operations for the West Michigan Whitecaps 107.3 WBBL-FM Cumulus Media

Job Responsibilities

“I am an associate producer for the “Bakita and Bentley” morning show as well as “The HUGE Show.”

I am also an executive producer for our high school football and basketball coverage. As an associate producer, I book guests for the day and make sure I stack the show correctly.

I also answer the phones during the show and run the board if the show hosts are on location for their broadcasts.”

Favorite part of job

“Sports has always been my passion and what better way to express my long-time passion than by working in it.

(My favorite part of my job is) being on the air.

Nothing else comes close.”

Advice to students

“I have learned that you have to stay patient in the radio business.

When the time comes and (you) work hard toward your goals, you will get rewarded with your patience and hard work in radio.”

Future Plans

“I would like to stay in radio down the road, but we will see where it takes me.

I enjoy working where I am at right now.

I have learned a lot about the radio business. I would like to have a bigger role in the company someday.

If that doesn’t happen, I can always expand my horizons and try to find something bigger elsewhere.

I have enjoyed working in the radio business, and it fits well with what I studied in college.”

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These three teachers represent the 77 personnel who graduated from Shores and found their way back home to work at their alma mater. Business teacher Judy Hunt (left), a 1970 grad, is the oldest alumnus at the high school while English teacher Chris Johnson (right), a 1998 alum, is the youngest. Counselor Stacie Meyers (middle), a 1988 graduate, falls somewhere in the middle.

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Psychology teacher Heather Hall had a problem.

Her problem was one many deal with on a regular basis.

The problem? Anxiety.

It was not a catastrophic problem, but she needed a way to deal with it.

So she began by making a New Year’s resolution to commit one Random Act of Kindness a

day.

“By taking the focus off myself and putting it on to others, it puts me at a better mental state. And while it started with one a day, it’s gotten to the point where I don’t even realize I’m doing it,” said Hall, who, while being interviewed, stopped to give a student a hug.

Hall said the resolution changed who she was; she said it changed her way of life.

“I’ll say ‘Hi’ to random people in the hall I don’t know,” Hall said. “I’ll walk into a teacher’s class and pay them compliments and just spread the happy. If there is a need, I try my best to take care of it. Somebody’s got to.”

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“My class offers the opportunity to teach life skills that can be carried out beyond the school walls,” Hall said. “Just listening to others and letting people talk is a huge Random Act. Acts that require time versus money means more to people. And we all have a responsibility to change the world.”

Hall asks her students to “change the world” by doing five Random Acts as a project and also has a board filled with act’s written on index cards that students have committed.

The act’s range from picking up trash to decorating the teachers’ lounge.

Hall said she hopes her students continue performing these act’s even when it does not count as a grade.

“My favorite part of doing this is the changes I’ve seen in other students and their mentality,” Hall said. “They stop complaining, are positive and happier, and realize that there are people out there who could really use their help.” – Michelle Robinson, co-editor-inchief

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“It was cool to know that I did that.” Graves said she chose to send something to Boone as her Random Act of Kindness for her AP Psychology class because he is the person that means the most to her. Graves said, “(Doing this) made me feel good because I made someone’s day, and that is always a good feeling.”

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Everyone has felt like an outsider at one point or another in school.

Junior Olivia DePung wanted to change that feeling for one person, so she asked a student that tends to sit alone join her group in class. “I felt better because I could see him become more confident and talkative in class,” DePung said. DePung was also one of the many students who is involved with Hall’s assignment to create acts of kindness. “It makes us go out of our own element and helps someone feel good,” DePung said.

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“It’s really an enjoyable part of the day,” Gawkowski said. “We get to call down students for something positive instead of negative.

Then, we are able to say to this student, ‘Thank you for doing this. Thank you for making this school a better place.’”

Gawkowski said most students say it was so simple to do a Random Act. Senior Josh Henke, who helped an exchange student get used to his math class, also said he did not realize he would be recognized for doing something kind.

“I didn’t really know I was doing it; I was just trying to be a good peer and help,” Henke said. “But it felt good to be recognized; it’s always a good feeling to help out people and see the responses you get from others.”

Gawkowski said he hopes to see kindness catch on through the entire school so all students are passing on the simple act of being nice.

“Doing this gives you a positive look on things when kindness is hard to come by these days,” Nygren said. “But this is just a reminder that there is always someone around to help when you need it.” – Michelle Robinson, co-editor-in-chief

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When sophomore Kelsey Nygren received a pass to see Al Weber, one of Shores’ Dean of Students, her mind raced to think of what she had done that would get her in trouble.

The last thing she expected was Weber thanking her for tutoring an exchange student.

“I didn’t think I would get recognized for it, really,” Nygren said. “She was having troubles, so I felt the desire to help. It wasn’t really anything big.”

Nygren is just one of many Shores’ students who are being called to the office to see their Dean of Students for committing an act that is far from juvenile.

“We give teachers these student recognition forms, and they are then asked to find a student who has gone out of his way to perform a Random Act of Kindness,” assistant principal Walt Gawkowski said. “This is something we have always done, but (Principal Jennifer) Bustard asked me to promote it this year and help in making the school a more positive place.”

Gawkowski said Random Acts of Kindness have been reported ranging from picking up trash to helping a new student find his classes.

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someone who is stressed is exactly what senior Jessica Ackley thought would be a great Random Act of Kindness when she helped senior Neal Hughes by cleaning out his car that he had been wanting to clean out but just did not have time to do so.

“It felt good to help him out, and he was really appreciative about it,” Ackley said. Being a member of psychology teacher Heather Hall’s class, she said their assignment to distribute three random acts of kindness was “awesome because it applies to real life.”

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Today & Tomorrow $6 for students, $8 for adults In the high school Performing Arts Center

Variety of people involved in fall play

By Ashley Veihl Staff Writer Everyone sees what happens on stage.

However, few know what goes on behind the scenes.

As the Players gets ready for their fall play, Lost in Yonkers, it is those people behind the scenes that could make or break the performances, which began last night and continue tonight and tomorrow at 7 o’clock in the auditorium.

Tickets cost $6 for students and $8 for adults.

Behind the scenes people include those who handle lighting, check the sound, create the stage, and design costumes.

Without these people, opening night would consist of seven naked actors standing on the dark, empty stage with nothing to say (or at least nothing the audience could hear).

These people include senior Kaylee McCollum, the lighting designer; junior Tyler Dorman, the sound director; Mike Reinhardt, the technical director and scenic designer; Deb Patten, who makes costumes; Julie Krass, the props manager; and senior Olivia Sowa, the stage manager and student director.

From executing the placements of blackouts and light flashes to carefully handling lamps so sensitive that they explode with the touch of a human hand, McCollum is

illuminated with responsibilities. “(Being the lighting designer means to) get the right look; it all depends on the time period the play is set in and the colors the set is painted,” McCollum said. “It takes a lot of time and studying the play.”

Setting up microphones, running the soundboard, and checking sound levels are a few of the many tasks Dorman has as the sound director.

“The most important part is making sure to turn the microphones off when the actors are offstage,” Dorman said. “Fortunately, I’ve never had the mishap of forgetting to happen to me, but I know of a few people who it’s happened to.”

Microphones, though, cannot project voices until the stage is actually constructed.

Unbeknownst to most, the actual construction of the set began about two weeks after school started, with the work divided between the fifth-hour stagecraft class and after-school volunteers. The work will continueall through tech week to be finished by opening night.

“I don’t think (the audience) gets how many hours we put into the show; there are students who are volunteering just because they want to that have been here for about 90 hours in total, and the stagecraft kids have all been here at least 10 hours each,” Reinhardt said. “It’s a lot of people doing a lot of work.”

Piecing it together. Freshman Scottie Gleason helps construct the set for use in the fall play, Lost in Yonkers. (Cole Myhre)

Tree to make its return in early December at Frauenthal Center

By Franny Kromminga Fine Arts Editor The 27th annual America’s Tallest Singing Christmas Tree, one of the Shores choir’s most renowned productions, will once again be gracing the stage in early December this year.

In fact, “Tree” will be happening on the first three days of December on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with performances at 7:30 each night with a matinee on Saturday at 3 p.m. as well.

“I am looking forward to the many solo spots the music affords this year. We are going to really showcase some of our very best singers!” Choral director Shawn Lawton said. “Additionally, it will be fun to work with Mr. Jeroudi, our new orchestral conductor.”

Occasionally, distractions like Allegros’ Annie auditions or the Pop Go the Sailors: Home Again concert will surface to dilute the attention of the students, but overall the entire first trimester is devoted to Tree preparations. Although Tree is performed in December, students have been diligently working on the 20something songs that will be performed since September, and Lawton has been working since even before that. “(The most difficult parts of organizing Tree include) selecting from among the countless possibilities the Tree music that will be presented to the audience. (It) is an entire summer’s work.” Lawton said.

“Timing out 21 pieces over the course of 3 months so that they all peak (and get memorized) by the first concert is a big puzzle but a real challenge too.”

On average, the choir will work on approximately five songs in detail a day, focusing on everything from pitch (singing

Tree Angel Senior Nick Kurburski “I’m looking forward to making memories and having a blast for my last Tree.”

Tree on TV

Last year, The Learning Channel (TLC) taped Tree.

Now is your chance to see it.

Extreme Christmas Trees has a tentative airdate of Dec. 10 at 9 p.m. on TLC. Check the TLC website closer to the air date. the correct note) to dynamics (correct/ expressive volume) to vowels to rhythm.

Choir Director Shawn Lawton, although still recovering from this summer’s vocal surgery, leads the choir through each song, teaching and conducting.

“I often think the general public might not realize the vast amount of time and intense work it takes to not only learn all of this music but to memorize it all too.”

Lawton said. “It’s hard core work from the first day of school right up until opening night!”

Other than doing the tasks required of a director, Mr. Lawton also chooses each year’s Angel. This year, Mr. Lawton selected senior Nick Kurburski as the Angel.

“It feels amazing,” Kurburski said.

Tree Info At the Fraunthal Center for Performing Arts

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (Dec. 1, 2, and 3) 7:30 all nights, Saturday matinee at 3 p.m.

Tickets cost $13, $9 for limited view seating.

Tickets available from StarTickets.com and at the Frauenthal Box Office during normal business hours.

“It’s an honor to get chosen out of all those people. When (Mr. Lawton) told me, I was just in shock.”

The Angel is a senior who is awarded the highest spot on the Tree structure, just under the glowing star. This means that Kurburski will be at the peak of the 67foot tall structure, higher than all the other 300 or so choir students that will be part of the production. He’ll even be above Mr. Lawton, who conducts the choir from the center of the balcony with light-up batons.

“I think I’ll be a little nervous about the height, at first,” Kurburski said. “I mean, I used to be in the fourth row, but now I’m much higher. It’ll be like riding a bike, you know? You have to get used to it.”

Lawton has a specific procedure he

uses to choose each year’s Angel. He prints out a list of all the seniors and stares at it endlessly, reading each name and thinking about each student. In general, he tries to avoid the seniors that typically earn lots of recognition already. He looks for a “diamond in the rough.” This is true as well of this year. Kurburski notes that it was his hard work and ability to work through difficulty that brought him to the top of the Tree.

“When my dad passed away last March, I came back and worked hard,” Kurburski said. “He died of a stroke, and he had skin cancer, too… those were hard times, but I got through it…. My dad always taught me to be strong.”

Mr. Lawton confirms this.

“I chose Nick mainly because I love his attitude. He is always a positive, warm guy. He greets me with a smile everyday.

I felt so sad when he had to go through this but I was inspired by the way he just kept going. I also appreciate Nick’s well roundedness, being both a “choir kid” as well as a member of the football team.

Nick represents all those students in choir (and life) that may not get every solo or all the recognition but quietly do their job well. I appreciate those kinds of kids too and am happy to have the opportunity to lift one of them up in this way!”

Although it was a sad event that confirmed Kurburski’s placement, Tree is overall a happy event for all involved.

“I’m looking forward to the singing, going to the Fricano’s after party…”

Kurburski said. “I’m looking forward to making memories and having a blast for my last Tree. I just have to thank the choir for even accepting me as Angel; it’s just an honor from this great music department here.”

When one thinks of teenage jobs, fast food and retail usually come to mind.

Many students have unique jobs. Staff Writer Morgan Schwing asked students at Shores about their special jobs.

Ra c h e l Baxter, ju nior West Mic h iga n Wh iteca ps

“I get paid to watch minor league baseball and work with friends and family.

It’s really great.”

Mega n Boerema, ju nior Instr u c t or a t Casse l l Gym nastics a nd Da nce

“I like that everyday at work is different and never boring. I also love working with little kids and that I’m using a skill that I started learning when I was three years old.”

Derek Versa l le, se n i or Game Room Ma nager at Ch uc k E. Ch e ese

”I love that I get to play and test the games whenever I want to. How many other high schoolers can say that they dress up as Chuck E. Cheese and dance to the cupid shuffle?”

Alex Bea l l, ju nior Babysitter at Nor to n Pi nes

“I love working with all the kids because they make me smile. A lot of teenager’s jobs don’t involve swimming pools, nap time, rock walls, bounce houses, diapers and glitter.”

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By Morgan Schwing Staff Writer In elementary school, many students have a difficult time imagining that their teachers don’t live at the school, let alone have had other jobs and lives before they began teaching.

Science teacher Sara Busken is a perfect example of a teacher who experienced many different jobs before settling on teaching.

Prior to becoming a teacher, Busken worked as a research associate, as a tutor and as an ER nurse. She also worked in a pharmacy and in a cafeteria.

Busken started working when she was 11 years old, and by the time she was in eighth grade, she was working full time in the summers.

“It was pretty typical for my age to work that early,” Busken said. “I’m not that far away from the time when kids dropped out of school in second grade to work.”

Busken also said she stresses the importance of finding a job that one truly enjoys.

“I hated my job as a research associate,” Busken said. “I sat in a library from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. all by myself. Anyone who knows me would have known I wouldn’t like that.”

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Helping Hand. Science teacher Sara Busken shows off her nursing uniform, one of her many jobs she experienced prior to her teaching career. One of her strange experiences included delivering a baby to parents who did not know they were not expecting.

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“I loved my job in nursing,” Busken said. “Lots of interesting things happened, like delivering babies to people who don’t know

they are pregnant.”

One day a 47-year-old woman came into the ER when Busken was working, thinking she was having a gallbladder attack The woman and her husband

had never been lucky enough to have kids and told Busken there was no chance she was pregnant.

Busken said, “When I took an x-ray of this woman’s chest, I saw two feet in the x-ray. When I told the couple they were going to have a baby they were thrilled.”

There was also the opposite end of the spectrum for Busken.

Busken said, “I would have 11 to 13 year old girls coming in complaining of stomach pain. No one knew they were pregnant.”

Finally, when Busken moved back to Michigan, she took a job as a parapro, a job she thought she would hate.

“I ended up loving teaching,” Busken said. “I really don’t think of this as work. They pay me to do something I love.”

When students consider what to do in the future, Busken offers some important words of wisdom.

“During senior year, really examine who you are and what you like,” Busken said. “It will help you start to develop who you are.”

Busken said she plans on teaching for about five more years.

“I want to retire to the Caribbean and relax on a boat,” Busken said. “Maybe I will teach while I am down there too, but who knows?”

Before th e y w er e t e a c h er s...

Usually when students picture their teachers, they imagine them not having a life outside of the school. It is sometimes hard to believe they were once students with other jobs. Staff writer Morgan Schwing wanted to find out what they did before they taught.

Ch r is Joh nso n, English

“Out of all the jobs I’ve had, I enjoyed working for Norton Shores Parks and Recreation the best. I got to work with my friends, spend time outside and got a lot of instant gratification.”

Sue Lorey, busi ness

“My first job was in the office of agriculture.

I had to send a letter once, and not knowing much about agriculture, ended up addressing the letter to a sheep thinking it was someone’s name instead of a breed of sheep.”

Pat Rabbitt, i ndustria l ar ts

“I played professional hockey for four years.

I loved it because it’s my love and passion, and who wouldn’t want to get paid to play sports?”

Ross Rose nth a l, math

“I was a bus boy at a Racket Club. Then, I was a sandwhich artist at Subway. Then, during college, I worked at the North campus recreation building which was a really outdoor focused job.

We camped, led hikes, and spent time outside.”

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wishes Whether it’s throwing a penny in a fountain, waiting for 11:11, blowing out a candle on a birthday cake, or looking for a shooting star, most people have made a wish.

Features editor Kendal Brown atThe Sailors’ Log asked some students and teachers at Shores what their three wishes would be.

To date Kendal Brown, go to the Jersey Shore house and kick it with Vinny and Pauly D,and climb Mt. Kilimanjaro naked.

-Jared Karnitz, junior

Be rich, have a beautiful wife, and play in the NHL. -Reed Schlender, junior

Get a car, have my grandparents medical problems worked out, and travel the world.

- Jacklyn Pallas, sophomore

Get rid of poverty, have endless amounts of smoothies for life, and make college cheer.

-Jessica Taylor, senior

End poverty, meet ever y celebrity I like, and have three more wishes.

-Trevor Boukamp, junior

Travel the world, cure cancer, and play an instrument.

-McKenzie Jackson, junior

Marr y Brad Pitt, never get old, and have three more wishes.

-Joelle Fisher, sophomore

To have ever yone in the world free of money worries, have my daughter grow up happy in ever y aspect of her life, and be able to travel with no schedule at all and help other people around the world.

-Lori Foley, English teacher

Have all of my family and friends taken care of for the rest of their lives, end world hunger, and be able to eat all the Scrib’s pizza I want for free.

- Ross Rosenthal, Math teacher

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elry. The toys are fully completed around Thanksgiving, and then people who work with Toys for Tots come and pick them Tis the season to pay it forward – and up.

Pat Rabbitt’s Intro to Manufacturing and “I’m really proud of the students and Advanced Woods classes have been doing impressed by the effort that they put into just that for the past nine years with their the toys,” Rabbitt said. “Toys for Tots contributions to the Toys for Tots founda- always accepts them, which shows that tion. they like their quality. I hope that this “There’s a real need in our community quality will continue every year.” (for toys),” the industrial arts teacher said.

Rabbitt’s contact person for Toys for “By helping out with this foundation, my Tots is Margaret Jandt, who says she is students are learning about philanthropy indeed grateful for their contributions. and what it means to do something for “Their support is greatly appreciated,” someone without getting anything in Jandt said. return.”

Rabbitt’s students crafting of the toys Over the past several years, one spe- is only a small portion of the process, cific need has become prominent: the however. lack of toys for teenage girls ages 12-16.

“All of the toys donated go out to the And that’s where Salvation Army, Rabbitt’s classes Mission for Area come into play.

People (MAP), and “We’ve come several other agenup with the idea cies in Muskegon of the Intro to County,” Jandt Manufacturing said. “The agenclass to make piccies then screen ture frames and the the applicants and Advanced Woods deliver the toys, class to make jewsharing a main list elry boxes for those in order to make girls,” Rabbitt said. sure everyone is “I let the students Decently designing. Sophomore Adam helped only once.” decide what style Pawlowski creates a project for Toys for Jandt also said or shape they want Tots. Wood and arts classes are helping at least 6,000 toys to do, and as long make things for this program in spirit are distributed to as they stay within of the holiday season. (Ashley Veihl) the community certain criteria, I let each year, and them be as creative as they want with it.” there are over 150 drop off sites around About 75 picture frames and 50-75 Muskegon County. Even with all of this, jewelry boxes are sent to Toys for Tots there still is the need. each year.

“Each year, we hope to distribute as Rabbitt’s students start with drawing many toys as we possibly can,” Jandt out their building plans and then going said. “It would be great if there wasn’t through the building process. really a need for us, but ever since 1947 “It’s not only a beneficial thing to do when Toys for Tots started, the need is for the community, but good for our cur- still there.” riculum as well,” Rabbitt said.

Despite the fact that this need is eviEthan Kemp, a senior in Rabbitt’s dent, the impact that the donations make Advanced Woods class, agrees. on the kids receiving them is quite promi“It’s a really good use of our time nent. because we are being philanthropic,” “There was this one eight-year-old boy Kemp said. that didn’t receive anything for Christmas Yet his students aren’t alone in cre- for two years because his parents were ating the toys. out of work and in bad health,” Jandt said.

Danielle Benson-Fennell’s art classes “The boy was referred to one of the agenalso help in decorating the toys and cies, and we made sure that he had a very even filling them with pictures or jew- special Christmas that year.”

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Seasonal Snapshots

Photographers Cole Myhre and Rachel Resterhouse celebrate the season with two dogs playing in leaves (Myhre), trees changing colors (Myhre), pumpkins placed for Halloween (Resterhouse), and a leaf covered in water (Resterhouse).

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But what does it take to form such a dominant team? McKinley insists that it all started with the friendship she and her teammates share.

“We are like a family. We fully support each other,” she said. “We always have each other’s back, and I know that even if I don’t have a good day, someone else on the team will step up.”

Both Hrynewich and McKinley agree a critical component of a winning team is the bond shared between teammates, and the love they have for the sport.

“My favorite memory from the season was when we all went and bought knee high socks and wore shorts at a tournament,” McKinley said. “It was great to be ourselves and have fun as a team.”

Hrynewich also fondly remembers the socks, but that is not the only recollection she has of the season.

“Sometimes the team would go to B-dubs (Buffalo Wild Wings) or Applebee’s,” Hrynewich said. “It was a lot of fun to spend time with the team outside of golf.”

The tragedy of high school sports is at the end of the year, the team will be forced to graduate two of their team members, seniors Ashlee Taylor and Rachel Swartz.

“It is always hard to lose your seniors.

Rachel has been with me for three years and Ashlee for two years,” Brainard said.

“The key is that we can pull from our JV program. Coach Susan Potter does a great job getting girls out on the courses.”

Swartz said she is sad to leave her team but happy with how her time was spent.

“It is sad that it is over,” Swartz said, “but it felt good to go out on top.”

Even with losing two of their teammates, the rest of the team is excited and optimistic about their next season together.

“I think we can do even better next year,” Hrynewich said. “I have no doubt that we will still be good. We have some really good girls coming up next year.”

Can’t find a story you think The Sailors’ Log staff should have covered? Well, look no further than www.thesailorslog.com. Look under the tab “Daily Coverage” for stories we covered that did not make it into this printed edition. Here is a quick overview of those stories. from Monday, Oct. 10

from Monday, Oct. 17

from Monday, Oct. 24

from Monday, Oct. 31

Yearbook chooses 50th anniversary theme

Cardboard Village raises $3,000

Trip to Virginia an eye-opening experience

Halloween costumes bring out all kinds

The Compass Points turns a new page this year with a new and exciting theme playing up the 50th year of Shores. The co-editors-in-chief, Trinda Noren and Taylor Smith, decided on this theme over the summer with adviser Warren Kent III. – by Kayleigh Fongers, staff writer

Cardboard Village is a fundraiser where students spend the night on Shores football field to raise money for a girls’ school and a well in Cambodia. It also gives students the chance to experience what it is like to live in extreme poverty by sleeping in cardboard boxes. – by Morgan Schwing, staff writer

from Tuesday, Oct. 11

from Tuesday, Oct. 18

Parent-Teacher Conferences provide line of communication

‘Biological Warfare’ hits AP science class

Shores teachers spent the nights of Tuesday, Oct. 11, and Thursday, Oct. 13, dedicating their time to make sure parents are aware of what is going on in their childrens’ lives. – Rachel Swartz, sports editor from Wednesday, Oct. 12

English teacher has quirky eating habit

As far back as she can remember, English teacher Julie Krass has always made sure that none of her foods touched each other. – by Jake Bordeaux, staff writer fromThursday, Oct. 13

Are you out there?

Writer seeks readers for online story

Hello, reader. Notice I called you “reader” and not the plural form, “readers.” Yes, I know that I can’t refer to one person as a plural group...but that’s kind of my point. – by Franny Kromminga, fine arts editor from Friday, Oct. 14

Haunted Hall: an experience to remember

The Haunted Hall, located at 17155 Van Wagoner Road, is not the scariest haunted houses, but it is enjoyable.

The Hall is run by some of Shores students to create a memorable Halloween tradition...being spooked. - by Jonah Stone, co-ediotr-in-chief

On Tuesday Oct. 18, students in Adams’ class played a game similar to Jeopardy to prepare for their biochemistry test the following day. – by Carlin Rollenhagen, staff writer from Wednesday, Oct. 19

Driving along the roads of Virginia surprisingly felt like home here in Michigan. You see, the week of Oct. 1523 was not something I was particularly looking forward to. But it ended up being a week that changed my life. – by Kendal Brown, features editor from Tuesday, Oct. 25

Few attend first-ever Link movie night

Students could be seen walking through the halls with fake gashes on their necks or giant fangs inside their mouths in spirit of the notoriously scary holiday.– by Kayleigh Fongers, staff writer from Tuesday, Nov. 1

Boy Scout moves up to Eagle Scout

As the lights in the middle school auditorium dimmed, Shores freshmen and Link Crew Leaders took their seats to enjoy the playing of Stephen Sommers’ Van Helsing.

The action-packed thriller was selected by freshmen through a brief survey containing four other spooky options as well. – by Mandy Versalle, staff writer

Since the first grade, senior Dakota Grant has been a part of a program dedicated to making a difference in the world around him. This October, all of his hard work finally paid off. Through the Boy Scouts of America, Grant has been able to move through the ranks and earn the “Eagle Scout” status. – by Emily Grevel, profiles editor

from Wednesday, Oct. 26

from Wednesday, Nov. 2

The last game of a season is always a big deal, especially when the team has a chance to go undefeated for the second year in a row. After six games, the Shores Middle School eighth grade football team went undefeated, beating Grand Haven 31-0 in its last game of the year. – by Andrew Krommings, staff writer

Hometown hockey hero returns

Varsity hockey plans for successful season

from Thursday, Oct. 20

from Thursday, Oct. 27

from Thursday, Nov. 3

Juniors attend college assembly

Students participate in driving simulator

Volleyball seasong comes to an end

Eighth grade football team is undefeated

“The more you learn the more you earn.” These words were repeated countless times as the juniors at Shores listened to guest speaker Morgan Lind from WOTV-4 talk about the endless job and life opportunities students can take advantage of just by going to college.

– by Mikayla Day, center section editor from Friday, Oct. 21

National Honor Society holds blood drive

92 students participated in the blood drive on Friday, Oct. 21, at which 76 units of blood were donated. – by Erinn Taylor, editorial editor

“31 seconds left in overtime here at the National Championships...He shoots…HE SCORES! Those words are familiar to junior Adam Ulfsax, a standout Shores athlete, who has returned to play for this year’s varsity hockey team. – by Madison Deur, staff writer

As you approach the team room in the Sailor Center during first lunch, you hear laughter from the biggest group of guys I’ve ever seen. I walked in the room and found a spot in the back to find out what all the laughter was about only then to witness the kid driving on the computer screens crash into a tree. – by Mikayla Day, center section editor from Friday, Oct. 28

Halloween dance draws costumed crowd

Junior student senate sponsors a Halloween dance. – Michelle Robinson, co-ediot-in-chief

The Mona Shores Varsity Hockey Team plans to take as many shots as they can in order to have great success this season. Captains Brandon Cottrell, Reed Hrynewich and Adam Ulfsax will lead the team this year. – by Hailey Hrynewich, staff writer

The volleyball season came to a drastic end during the district tournament against Grand Haven, which took place on Nov. 3. The team, though, beleievs their season to be a success with a 35-11 record. – by Taylor Jones, sports editor from Friday, Nov. 4

Quartette sings to middle school

Johnny Lawton, Devon Sargent, Cody Munford, Sam Stewert are apart of the choir Quartette and sang to the middle school choir on Nov. 3. – by Andrew Kromminga, staff writer

11/11/11 Birthdays Numerologists believe that each number in 11/11/11 has a trait and a “vibration” attached to it.

Scientists break down each twodigit number in 11 into a single digit. In this case, adding one plus one to get two and two in numerology equals love. Then, 11/11 adds up to four, and a four is said to be someone who seeks knowledge. Finally, when adding 11/11/11 together, the sum is eight, and numerologists say “‘eights’ love the finer things in life.” (www.abcnews.go.com) This is just one of the many reasons why 11/11/11 is said to be a significant number. Listed are one administrator and five students who were born today.

Principal Jen Bustard – 1966 Senior Courtney Susterich – 1993 Junior Conner Deur – 1994 Junior Logan George – 1994 Junior Randall Johnson – 1994 Caleb Gordon-Kilgore – 1995

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Ligament damage forces missing of 5 games

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Knee injuries sideline junior, sophomore during their sports

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By Mandy Versalle Staff Writer

Ouch! Senior Evan Brewer slide tackles an opponent and injures his ankle in the process.

(Courtesy Photo) ankle six weeks after the incident.

One of Brewer’s biggest challenges, he said, was going from playing a full game to playing nothing at all.

“Every practice and game that I could attend, I did,” said Brewer, with the exception of missing one game for x-rays.

Not only did Brewer not play in five games and numerous practices, but his injury also kept him from participating in many of his favorite outdoor activities, such as hiking and running.

“My injury affected my life by putting me into a slump,” Brewer said. “I couldn’t even run for three weeks, not to mention I had to deal with all of the pain.”

stuck On t he sidelines Due to injuries athletes are stuck watching as their teammates play on

Playing sports is a way to stay active and has even been known to have positive effects on school performance and personal discipline. Engaging in organized school sports also improves communication skills, team building skills, and increases happiness, according to the National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study (NHSSRISS). However, the 2009-10 study To read staff writer Mandy also released data confirming that with every passing Versalle’s important facts about sports injuries, year the number of injuries and severity of the injuries go to www.thesailorslog.com. increases. Data from the study stated that almost 1.4 million students were injured last year proving that the high school stadium is becoming less of a playing field and more of a battle zone. Here are three of the top injuries sustained by high school athletes.

According to the NHSSRISS study, the knee region is the third most common body site to injure while playing a high school sport in the United States.

The study states some of the most abundant knee injuries as torn MCLs, PCLs, ACLs, and cartilage, also known as the meniscus.

Data from the NHSSRISS study says that 108,157 high school athletes suffered from some form of a knee sprain, strain, or tear last year.

Junior Kendall Sells, a varsity volleyball player who tore her ACL and meniscus in her left knee while playing Lakewood at the Northview Invitational, feels the pain of sophomore varsity soccer player Lance Van Tine, who tore the ACL and meniscus is his left leg while playing a game against Greenville this year.

It was during the second game of the match when Sells jumped to hit the ball and landed funny on her left leg.

“I heard a pop and instantly dropped to the Sells ground,” Sells said.

Van Tine, who was injured while making an impulse decision to clear the ball away from danger, fully extended his leg, causing one of his teammates and an opponent to crash into his leg.

Because of the severity of their injuries, both athletes must sit out from sports for six to eight months.

Van Tine Sells attends physical therapy three times a week but still managed to makes it to as many practices and games as she could.

“My teammates and coach have been extremely supportive throughout this entire process. I am very grateful for each and every one of them,” Sells said.

Likewise, Van Tine was relegated to the sidelines.

“Lance is a phenomenal soccer player,” junior Riley Williamson said. “Unfortunately this year though, he had to take on a new role as cheerleader of the team.”

Overall, 221,245 student athletes were injured while playing soccer and volleyball last year, and 48,133 of those injuries were just from torn ACLs, according to the NHSSIRSS study.

Sells’ injury, she said, has forced her to open her eyes and realize all of the great and supportive people she has around her.

“She (Kendall) continued to attend practices and games and did a great job supporting her team,” varsity volleyball coach Kyle Kurant said. “It was a tremendous blow, but the team came together and many players stepped up, and we had a great year.”

Soccer has also been Van Tine’s life since he was 6 years old, and he has never experienced an injury that has kept him out for more than a month.

“It was depressing when I received the news that I couldn’t play until next year, but, I knew I couldn’t dwell on it forever,” Van Tine said. “It’s the risk you take when playing in sports. You have your moments of greatness and your downfalls. Just enjoy playing while you can and make the most of each game.”

concussions Sophomore’s third concussion on kick-off return causes one missed game

By Mandy Versalle Staff Writer A concussion, also known as a mild form of a traumatic brain injury, occurs when the brain is rapidly shaken inside the skull, according to the NHSSRISS study.

Football, with its head-to-head contact, often causes multiple Rose concussions, and more than half of all football injuries occur when the player is tackling or being tackled.

Tackling and getting tackled is second nature for sophomore Matt Rose, who sustained his third concussion from football this season.

The NHSSRISS study confirms that 60 percent of football injuries occur in the second and third quarters.

It was only a little before halftime during the second quarter of a JV game versus Greenville that Rose became concussed.

“I was returning a kickoff and got tackled at the same time,” Rose said. “As I was going down, a player from the other team came diving in and hit me head on, helmet-to-helmet.”

The NHSSRISS study says football accounts for more than 43 percent of all injuries resulting from high school sports, and concussions are the second-leading cause of injuries at a football game.

In fact, football has the highest injury rate out of any other sport.

Suffering from a concussion requires a player to go two weeks without contact, but Rose still attended practices, games, and workouts.

“I only had to miss one game, and I could still go to practice,” Rose said. “I just couldn’t make any hits.”

Rose didn’t take practices off because he didn’t want to be out of shape when he

could finally play again.

“My friends tease me about my concussions every time I do something dumb or forgetful, but otherwise, thankfully, my injury did not have that much of an effect on me,” Rose said.

Rose, who was back on the field after two weeks without contact, was regretful of the fact that he couldn’t play his whole season.

Rose said, “I felt like I was letting my team down. A concussion is not like other physical injuries where the injury is easily seen. Even though a concussion is still a serious injury, I often questioned my ability to still play the game.”

Sports Shorts Boys’ Cross Country Shores ended its season with a ninth-place finish at the regional meet. Sophomore Jacob Baker had the best finish at 26th place.

Girls’ Cross Country Junior Serena Gale-Butto (34th

place) and sophomore Kayla Green (39th) led the Sailors to 10th place at the season-ending regional meet.

Girls’ Swimming One relay team and three individuals advance to the state meet next weekend.

For more up-to-date sports action, go to www.monashoressports.com

Boys’ Soccer The Sailors’ season was ended by West Ottawa, which won the district semifinal game 2-1 by wining the shootout 4-3.

Volleyball Shores shared the OK Black conference title with Forest Hills Central.

Both teams finished 9-1. The Sailors’ season ended in the district finals with a loss to Grand Haven.

Shores (35-11) defeated ReethsPuffer to make it to the finals.

Football The Sailors finished the season 18 with its lone win coming against city rival Reeths-Puffer.

Boys’ Tennis Shores placed fifth at regionals as its season came to an end.

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Sprains and strains are common injuries associated with the sport of soccer, according to the Center for Injury Research in Columbus, Ohio, and after a day or two of rest, the pain and discomfort is usually nothing but a memory.

However, senior varsity soccer player Evan Brewer has a different story to tell.

Brewer was injured this season when he slidetackled another player, tearing two ligaments in his left ankle and straining every muscle around it, including his Achilles tendon.

“All of my body weight went crashing down on my ankle,” Brewer said.

According to the NHSSRISS study, more than 30 percent of all soccer injuries occur when the player is on offense and is in between the top of the goal box and center line. The study also says leg strains and sprains account for 16 percent of all soccer-related injuries with more than 90 percent of the injuries being new and not recurring.

Brewer said if he contained his opponent better his injury could have been prevented.

“It’s excruciating to not be able to play,” Brewer said. “I don’t like watching at all, especially after I did all of the conditioning and earned my starting spot.”

Brewer said he was still feeling the pain in his

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s p o r t No More Sidelines finds s home with Sailor sports

The Sailors’ Log • Friday, November 11, 2011

By Taylor Jones Sports Editor When Alivia Blair was 10 years old, she had a desire to have friendships; however, Alivia was born with autism and cerebral palsy, which limited her from doing everyday things.

Her mother Cyndi wanted Alivia to have all the same opportunities as her brothers and sisters, so she established No More Sidelines in January of 2006.

No More Sidelines (NMS), a nonprofit organization, gives opportunities to young adults and children with special needs to be accepted in the community by providing them with sports and community events year round; however, Cyndi Blair said this was difficult because they did not have a building to call their own.

Now, NMS is in the process of purchasing the Administration Building for $1. The administrative offices will move to Ross Park Elementary School. Blair said she plans to have many new activities for the children once they officially move into the building.

“The building will give us more space for more activities,” Blair said. “We hope to have dances, movie/popcorn nights, karaoke, gala and fundraisers, arts and crafts, exercise/dance classes, and athletic events.”

Blair said the community can have an impact on these children by purchasing flowers, pumpkins, and Christmas trees to teach the kids vocational skills that will help them in the future.

NMS is involved with many schools around the state, including Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Coopersville, Fruitport, Muskegon, North Muskegon, Reeths-Puffer, Ravenna, Montague, Whitehall, Hart, Holton, the University of Michigan, Grand Valley State University, Hope, Central Michigan University, Ferris State University, and others.

Along with the wide variety of schools, the types of activities vary as well. Children have been involved with many activities including horse back riding, pool/ beach parties, the Harlem Globetrotters, zoo, overnight camping, jet skiing, and many more.

“We do one to two community activities year round,” Blair said. “We participate in basketball for eight weeks in the winter, track and field in the spring, softball/baseball in the summer, soccer in the fall, and bowling in November and December.”

Shores has volunteered with NMS a few times with sports teams, including baseball and boys’ basketball.

“I thought that it would be a great thing for our student-athletes to experience,” varsity baseball coach Walt Gawkowski said. “Our players had a great time and benefited as much from that experience as our guests from No More Sidelines. To watch these young people enjoy one another and the game of baseball was great to see. They were all just kids playing a game of baseball – any differences that might have existed didn’t seem to matter.”

Along with Gawkowski, former boys’ varsity basketball coach Jeremy Andres was also involved with NMS

Helping Hand. No More Sidelines is an organization that gets children with disabilities involved in sports and the community. Shown, During the boys’ basketball team’s activity with NMS in 2009, Eric Davis, a 2009 graduate, holds one of the No More Sidelines kids to help him make a basket. (File Photo)

Wh at o t h ers Say Below are quotes from siblings of those involved, a coach who was a volunteer, and children involved with No More Sidelines.

They are all based on what they like about the program and how it has helped them and those around them.

“It has given (my sister Stefanie) more communication skills, and she gets to play with peers with disabilities like her. She really enjoys it.”

Ty l er Mort on, s enior “It is important to provide those opportunities for all kids. Whether they have special needs or not, everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy activities, such as baseball. Society tends to place limits on certain groups, and it is satisfying to watch young people move beyond those limits.”

Wal t Gawkow s ki, a s s i s t ant prin cipal “(I like) sports because there are more kids to play with. It’s lots of fun. (My favorite sport is) softball because I like being catcher. I am good at catcher.

I made lots of friends from different schools.”

Cal eb Baloh g, s ophomore “I’m excited to join because I like bowling.

(Another reason I’m joining is) because I have friends that are in NMS.” As hl ey Dobbers t i en, junior “I like track because it’s fun because we can run.

I have lots of friends. I joined because of basketball. I have fun with my friends.”

Brent Davi s, junior for the last two years of him being coach.

“One day a year, we would bring the kids in, and we would have them play with our varsity team,” Andres said. “The No More Sidelines kids absolutely loved it, but I will be honest with you, I was almost as excited about how happy it made the varsity players.”

Andres had the same feeling as Gawkowski with how the players responded with the kids.

“I was nervous how they would respond as some of these kids were extreme special needs cases,” Andres said. “But, I was so proud about how they interacted, played, worked, etc. I think they may have gotten more out of it than the Sideline kids.”

Luke Panici, a 2010 graduate, was one of the players who played basketball with the NMS children when Andres was coach.

“I liked playing with the kids because it was great

to see them having fun while being active at the same time,” Panici said.

“What I got out of it was that it really made me appreciate all the little things in my life that I take for granted.”

Current boys’ varsity coach Nick Bronsema, who worked with the organization when he was a JV coach, has continued the tradition.

“It’s wonderful to see our student-athletes give back and see the enjoyment in giving rather than receiving,” Bronsema said. “No More Sidelines is a great organization to give even a couple of hours of your time to lend a helping hand. The participates have so much fun. It’s a contagiously fun event. The more you put into it, the more you receive in return. It’s extremely good for the soul.”

Blair said having people involved with the organization can help both the NMS children as well as the people in the community.

“Other people need to realize people with special needs have hopes, dreams, and desires like we do,” Blair said. “It is important to realize we have something to offer to someone else. We can all learn to help each other out. NMS kids have a lot to teach. Special needs kids are so appreciative which is so important for people to learn.”

As well as the NMS children, her daughter Alivia has taught her life lessons.

“My daughter Alivia has taught me patience,” Blair said. “I have always had patience but she has taught me a new kind of patience. I am always so busy and rushing, and she just reminds me to stop and slow down in life and really appreciate the little things.”

Budget cuts affect girls’, boys’ swimming teams

By Rachel Swartz Sports Editor The girls’ swim team heads into its final week of a season that almost didn’t happen because of budget cuts that made it a struggle to stay afloat.

“When I first found out about the budget cuts, I wasn’t sure that there would even be a swim team,” coach Margie Collison said. “(Athletic director Ryan) Portenga agreed to take it on but only if the booster club (that we didn’t even have at the time) could raise the money for pool costs.”

These concerns also could have affected the boys’ season, which takes place in the winter, but it was the girls whose season was in jeopardy first.

“It was stressful and scary not knowing if there was going to be a team,” senior Sam Kuipers said. “I had been working so hard and had set so many goals, and not knowing whether or not I was going to be able to fulfill them was scary.”

Parents formed a booster club and began to raise $9,000 to cover the cost of the pool, which Shores rents from Muskegon.

“Although we were still able to utilize the Muskegon High School pool after they dropped swimming, the cost to use increased, and the number of hours we could use it decreased,” Kuipers said.

The cut in pool time meant less practice time and fewer home meets for the Sailors, which held only one home meet.

“Some people don’t understand all that had to occur for this to work out,” Portenga said. “At the end of the day, after all the phone calls, emails, meetings, negotiations, paperwork, I’m just glad the student-athletes are in the pool.”

Although they have faced many obstacles, the Sailors are preparing for the state tournament.

The 200-medley relay team of Jaclyn Shetterly, Kuipers, Rachel Resterhouse, and Sarah Hunt qualified while Kuipers (100 breast stroke), Hunt (50 freestyle) and Shetterly (200 freestyle) qualified as an individuals.

“The budget cuts have made me appreciate what we have more,” Kuipers said.

“I never thought of the possibility of not

Just Keep Swimming. Senior Sarah Hunt still swims despite budget cuts that almost stopped Shores from having a team. (Rachel Resterhouse) having a swim team, and when it was finally announced that we were to have one, I started taking it more seriously and taking advantage of every second of practice I could get.”