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Mona Shores High School • 1121 Seminole Road • Norton Shores, Michigan 49441

At 2:05 p.m., students will be dismissed to the Sailor Center for assembly.

Making a Pledge

At 4:30 p.m., students participating in the parade will assemble at the Baptist church.

Parade begins at 5 p.m.

Tailgate is from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

Tickets are $5.

“I pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible,with Liberty and Justice for all.”

Tomorrow The dance takes place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the cafeteria.

athletics Today • Boys’ and girls’ cross country City Meet at University Park GC • Football home vs.

Zeeland East at 7 p.m.

gmail accounts All students must start using their gmail accounts for communication purposes. You will not receive necessary information without doing so.

yearbook news 2013-14 orders can be made by going to jostensyearbooks.com.

Cost of the yearbook is $60 until Nov. 4, when the price increases to $65.

Senior pictures are due to adviser Warren Kent III by Thursday, Feb. 13. All photos must be in color and need to be submitted via email at kentw@ monashores.net.

Senior ads are due to adviser Warren Kent III by Friday, Dec. 20.

To receive a contract, please email kentw@ monashores.net.

next paper Next month’s edition will be delivered Nov. 15.

index p. 2-3 – editorial p. 4 – entertainment p. 5 – profile p. 6-7 – center section p. 8-9 – feature p. 10 – news p. 11-12 – sports

State law provides opportunity for all to honor America

By Katie Beemer Staff Writer

To pledge or not to pledge, that is the question.

On Nov 10. 2011, the Michigan State Senate passed a new law. This law required Michigan schools to provide an opportunity for all students to say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning.

It was a year later that Governor Snyder signed the bill on Oct 5. 2012, and he said that the bill would not take effect until the 2013-2014 school year. Michigan was the 43rd state to pass such a law.

For Shores, complying with the law means that Shores shows a video of the Pledge of Allegiance being said to help lead the students.

The video is shown attached to announcements every morning during second hour.

“Saying the Pledge of Allegiance every morning is a paradigm shift in the way high school students function,” assistant principal Walt Gawkowski said. “It is something that we are used to saying every morning in elementary school, and it is something that is new for high school.”

Despite being among many states to require an opportunity to say the Pledge, the issue is controversial among students and teachers.

Some students said it is a mistake to say the Pledge.

“It’s my legal right to not do it. I’m not fond

Cafeteria hosts first Food Prize

By Sam Morse Staff Writer Food Prize, Shores’ first major inschool art contest, is set to happen later this month.

The idea came to Food Services Director Caryn Elam after she realized her love of art could be delineated through her career in a fun, exciting way.

“I was always very much into art,” Elam said. “I have always been an aspiring artist, and I also like the idea of promoting the cafeteria in which students get to earn something.”

of the recent acts the U.S. has done – especially Syria – which could potentially lead to all-out war,” senior Brooke Martin said. “The U.S. is not a free country. When all people have equal rights, I will stand up.”

Another student noted that having students separated by giving them a choice of whether or not to stand up is wrong.

“School should be a non-discriminatory setting,” senior Hannah Cater said. “If I don’t stand up, someone gives me a dirty look, just as I might accidentally look down on them for standing up. It gives students an opportunity to judge others.”

Yet, some have different viewpoints. They said that saying the Pledge gives them an opportunity to honor America.

“I feel that our generations tend to forget our country,” junior Machaela Isacson said. “We get so prioritized with our electronics, and we forget about the place we live in and the freedoms that brings. The Pledge of Allegiance isn’t just a poem we learned in kindergarten; it’s a symbol of what America is and what we stand for.”

However, it does not necessarily matter how students and teachers feel about the issue.

According to the law, it is the student’s choice whether or not to say the Pledge, but the teacher must provide the opportunity.

Yet, 100 students were asked in the cafeteria the week of Sept. 16-20 if their teachers have given them the opportunity to say the Pledge

IMPORTANT DATES

Oct. 17 – Artwork due by 3 p.m. to the cafeteria Oct. 21 – Grand Opening of Gallery, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Oct. 25 – Voting ends Oct. 28 – Winners are announced Oct. 31 – Artwork taken down and given back She said she hopes the students and staff will become enthusiastic about art by entering pieces about the eating experience (due Oct. 17 to the cafeteria), and she’s giving away prizes to the winners. Potentially this includes a pass to all high school events and definitely a card that grants access to one free cafePlease see FOOD, page 10

at least three times since the beginning of the school year, and the results were surprising.

Forty-two percent of the students said they had not been given the opportunity to say the Pledge.

Social studies teacher Jeremy Andres said it was important for students to be given the opportunity because it encourages “citizenship and patriotism.”

“It is important to say the Pledge because it encourages unity,” Andres said. “However, some people could perceive it as a violation of the First Amendment: the government infringing on our rights.”

The administration is aware of the student controversy when saying the Pledge, and they stress that students need to respect each other.

“We are required to provide an opportunity for students to say the Pledge of Allegiance,” Gawkowski said. “I understand that there will be students who choose not to – and that is their right. It would be my hope that students would respect one another’s right to either choose or not choose to participate.”

Regardless of whether students participate or not, Superintendent Dave Peden, who has helped to be a liaison between the school and the government in this situation, said it is important that Shores offers the opportunity. “(To say the Pledge is) very important, and it’s an appropriate part of the day, but the legislature didn’t need to tell us that,” Peden said. “We are a patriotic district.”

School introduces new entryway security system

By Mandy Versalle Co-Editor-in-Chief Shores began to buzz in the 2013-2014 school year with the implementation of a new security system on Monday, Sept. 9.

With this new system, doors to enter the high school are no longer open all day. In fact, the doors are rarely unlocked when staff and students are in the building.

“School hours are for staff and students and for anyone that has appropriate business being in our school,” security personnel Ray Baker said.

In order for anyone to enter the school during regular hours, he must first go to the main entrance. The process then is as follows: Please see SECURITY, page 10

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This is Sailor Country...

LOG Tonight is chance to truly show pride

Mona Shores High School • 1121 Seminole Road • Norton Shores, Michigan 49441

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Kayleigh Fongers Mandy Versalle

Editorial EditorS

Andrew Kromminga Annabella Olivares

Entertainment Editor Miranda Shafer

Profiles Editor Abby Bryson

FeatureS EditorS Abby Keessen Blake Robinson

Sports Editors

Holly Fredericksen Cory Sander

Photo Editor

Rachel Resterhouse

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Ever since elementary school, the concept of having “school spirit” has been drilled into our heads.

We were encouraged to dress up… we were encouraged to cheer…and we were encouraged to sing the fight song loud and proud.

But that was when we were much younger. Our world was a lot simpler then.

All we had to worry about was when our favorite cartoons were on or what color crayon we wanted to color with.

Now that we have grown and (hopefully) matured, things are different.

We’re worried about assignments and tests and sports and jobs and college.

Most seniors are probably working on college applications as we speak.

And even though most of us are excited to move on and begin a new phase in our lives, it’s important to take a step back and focus on the place where we are now.

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And that place is Shores.

We’re no longer told by our parents what to wear for each of the spirit days, and no one is making us memorize the fight song.

It’s our choice now.

And it’s important that we make the right one.

We should be taking pride in the fact that our football team is now 5-1 heading into tonight’s game.

We should look back on our spirit week outfits and smile at how fun it was to display our spirit and creativity.

Because no one is making us take pride in our school.

We’re doing it ourselves now.

It’s important to show the community who they are coming to see.

It’s important to show them whose stadium they’ll be sitting in.

And it’s important to show them who we’ll stand up and cheer for from beginning to end.

We hear the famous phrase on the announcements each day: “This is Sailor Country, and we do everything with pride.”

Tonight, it’s time to live up to those words. It’s time to cheer and chant and sing and shout.

Our football team has experienced great success, and the cheerleaders and marching band have been prepping for weeks to make sure that tonight is a night to remember.

Now, it’s all up to us.

The fans.

No one is telling us what to do. It’s up to us to make the choice.

Will you show school spirit and pride?

Stressed to the max

Senior struggles with anxiety, stress

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started noticing “it” in June. I couldn’t sleep. My eating habits changed. I was mad at everyone.

I didn’t know what to do about “it.”

Eventually, I went to my doctor because I didn’t know what was happening.

I was prescribed Adderall that would put me in a better mood and melatonin that would help me sleep, but I was a little leery about taking Adderall in the morning and melatonin at night.

I did some research and found out that I a column am not the only by one who is being Annabella affected.

Olivares Many reading this probably have “it,” and many probably don’t even know it.

“It” is anxiety.

So I decided to go and see another doctor for a second opinion.

My chiropractor, Dr. Sandra Moore, told me that writing down the things that I am worried about can help put my mind at ease.

Knowing there is nothing I can do about my problems really makes me furious. Scribbling my issues down on a piece of paper helps me get them in sight and out of mind.

Another thing is to focus all people’s energy on one thing in the room, and name off a bunch of adjectives about that one thing in the room. “That is a blue flower pot.

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That flower pot is cracked and the flowers are yellow.” It really helps everybody focus on what is right in front of them.

I know that I hate hearing this cliché, but it’s true. “Just let it roll off your shoulders.”

Those are the truest words that I have heard in a long time.

Usually the things we are worried about are things that happened in the past or we can’t control. There is nothing anyone can do to change it and people just have to roll with the punches.

Drama, in my book, is the No. 1 thing people get worried about in life.

Know what I did?

I eliminated drama as much as I could in my life. I stopped hanging out with the people who cause a fuss over the drop of a hat. I find myself feeling much freer and not as worried about things as I have been in the past.

The next time one finds herself getting stressed out over a test, a new guy, or whether people even like her, just try a couple of these tips. I cannot guarantee they will work, but they help me.

Random facts about stress Laughter is a big stress reliever Eating dark chocolate can reduce stress levels Stress balls can reduce the amount of stress people have by hitting target points in one’s hand Stress can lead to insomnia Stress can make acne worse facts.radomhistory.com

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Guest commentaries and stories may be included if the staff feels they enhance coverage of a unique topic. No material will be printed which is libelous, which advocates illegal activity,

or which is in poor taste.

Attacking our ideas is fine; personally attacking our writers is not. Remember, everyone has the right to his or her own opinion, including you.

Please sign and submit your letters to room 501, Mona Shores High School, 1121 Seminole Road, Muskegon, MI 49441 or via thesailorslog@ gmail.com.

Country needs more faith to unify people

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“(Teens turning away from faith) is a huge problem because without religion, America is crumbling to pieces and the only way to fix it is to bring back Monika faith life into everyday life for Litynski the average American.”

Staff Writer rate religion into our lives.

Now that atheism is becoming ever so popular, it seems as if the government is falling apart. We need religion to be an integral part of American life in order to prosper and continue becoming a better nation.

Many supporters of religion in government argue that there is a valid reason to blend church and state, and that reason is that a prosperous government isn’t possible without religion and religious values.

This makes religion in government necessary.

Some argue that not just religion in general but certain Christian principles are nec-

essary for government to run properly and those include morality, civility, and good citizenship of any elected officials for the government to prosper and continue growing stronger.

One source that agrees with me is http://www.loc.gov, stating, “In his Farewell Address of September 1796, Washington called religion, as the source of morality, ‘a necessary spring of popular government,’ while Adams claimed that statesmen ‘may plan and speculate for Liberty, but it is Religion and Morality alone, which can establish the Principles upon which Freedom can securely stand.’”

Religion in government will

also solve a lot of the problems that we face or will face in the future. Some of these would include global warming and the economy.

According to crossexamined. org, 75 percent of American teens are turning away from the faith that they grew up with after leaving home and going off to college.

This is a huge problem because without religion, America is crumbling to pieces and the only way to fix it is to bring back faith life into everyday life for the average American.

The bringing back of saying the Pledge of Allegiance is one positive step forward in the war against incorporating religion and faith life into the average American’s everyday life.

Most of the problems that government leaders are facing in today’s society must be approached in a manner in which there is a constant, never-failing support system.

Faith and religion will be the answer to most of America’s problems like global warming and the economy.

POINT Can religion be used to unite America?

COUNTER-POINT Christianity can not strengthen society

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his country was founded on the foundational idea of freedom of religion.

Men, women, and children fled Europe during the 17th century to escape the religious tyranny of the Christian church.

They understood that to unify the American people, religion could play no part in the overt affairs of the government or government officials. If that happened, American individuality would be crushed by the corrosive force of the world’s most historically violent and intolerant religion.

Before we begin, we must address the topic of separation of church and state.

Separation of church and state is based on the fundamental idea that any one group’s religious views may, in fact, be wrong. The fact is that many religious entities believe that they hold the key to the one “true” religious doctrine.

If that were true, then why did not our founding fathers say that our government should draw “their divine powers from God Almighty” instead of “their just powers from the consent of the governed”?

Every time we try to get into a discussion about separation of the church and state, we always have some far right Christians start stomping their feet and yelling: “The founding fathers were Christian, so...”

Hello! These Christians chose to separate church and state. They understood that if they created a religious state, our government would amount to nothing more than a dystopian theocracy intent on imposing religious doctrines over the masses. If we want to see what they were trying to avoid, look at Iran or Pakistan. They’re doing pretty well, are they not?

For obvious reasons, since we are talking about America, I am going to be candid and focus on Christianity.

In Revelations 21:8, it states the fol-

“Christianity is just a tool religious zealots use to enforce their own Michael Gale-Butto standards of morality.”

Staff Writer lowing: “But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

If any readers are Atheist or Muslim, Hindu, or any other religion for that matter, then, according to holy Christian scripture, after we die, we will spend all of eternity bathed in fire alongside murders, sorcerers, and liars.

See, the problem with most religions is that they categorically divide society into two groups: the ingroup, those who accept that religion’s doctrines, and the outgroup, those who don’t.

Christian holy-scripture, what Christians believe to be the word of their god, says three things about nonbelievers: they are antichrists (2 John 7), they should be spurned and Christians cannot marry or have fellowship with them (2 Corinthians 6:14), and it is every Christian’s moral responsibility to kill non-Christians so that they can go to his heaven (Deuteronomy 13:6).

Does that sound like a religion that preaches unity, acceptance, or love? How can a religion that tells dissidents that they will burn in hell for all eternity unite a

country founded with the goal of religious and social diversity?

Radical Christians preach the idea that Christianity is morality and no one can live a life with one but without the other. Put more simply, these radicals believe that no entity can be moral but not be Christian.

They deny that a government can be effective when it specifically renounces any ties to Christianity.

They might as well start preaching that we never truly landed on the moon or that unicorns are real. Christianity is just a tool religious zealots use to enforce their own standards of morality.

On a finer note, many religious idealists believe that we need religion to unify the American people. Islam is a religion….

So, by mere technicality, if we supposed that that argument held any validity, then would not Islam be a legitimate solution to America’s “religious problems”?

I am guessing that they would not agree with this idea for blatantly obvious reasons.

See, when most religious zealots in America say “religion,” what they really are saying is Christianity. Therefore, their stance on religion in America only serves to fortify my own argument: religion divides us.

Now, if these Christian idealists were willing to admit that the mass conversion of the American populace to Islam would solve the lack of religion problem they believe plagues America then I would throw in the towel and never talk about religion in America again.

Christianity hurts. Any organization, religious in nature or not, that tells its followers to disassociate with their neighbors based on who they love or what religion they practice will never unite America.

Out dated religious dogmas divide families, fracture society and breed hate on a national scale.

on the wall...

The Sailors’ Log staff has been eavesdropping on your conversations in the halls and the classrooms.

So, we will be responding to those questions and statements. In other words, we have been a fly on the wall...

“No wonder he wanted her to be his teacher. I bet he thinks she looks good in his shirt.” – Junior girl The Sailors’ Log: We bet we would look even better in his shirt.

“If Tim Tebow and Joe Flaco had a baby, it would be the most perfect child in the world.”

– Sophomore boy TSL: Wrong. If Liam Hemsworth and Channing Tatum had a baby, it would be the most perfect child in the world.

“I got to blow stuff up today!” – Sophomore boy TSL: The toilet doesn’t count.

“School hasn’t started, and I am already bored.” – Sophomore boy TSL: We’re bored just listening to you.

“My locker is on the opposite end of the world as to where I need to be.” – Senior girl TSL: How do you get your books?

“I love late start hump days!” – Freshman girl TSL: Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike. What day is it?

“That girl has a Wonder Woman jacket! It is awesome!” – Junior girl TSL: You should see her undergarments. She’s also wearing a Batman bra and Spider-Man panties.

“Do you have any lotion?” – Sophomore girl “No. Who are you?” – Freshman boy TSL: Do you always ask random people for lotion?

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eligion is a controversial topic that not a lot of people like to talk about, but I want to change that.

America was founded on the principle of freedom of religion, but that does not seem like it is working all too well anymore. The founding fathers took time off every Sunday to go to church and worship, and that helped them to better run the country in a more citizen-focused way.

The first two presidents were religious men who offered strong support for religion. They used their faith to aid them in the running of the country and building of what we now know as America.

A general rule of thumb to be elected into any public office is that a candidate must at least claim to be religious. If one does not claim to be religious, then the chance of getting into office is significantly reduced.

The first presidents incorporated religion into their work and that made America prosper and grow like it should, and in order for us to continue growing, we must also incorpo-

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(49446 Stony Lake Road, New Era) Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Extended Fall hours: (October 5, 12, 19) 9 a.m. to 7 a.m.; (October 6, 13, 20) 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

Cost: Weekdays $7/ Weekends $12 • Pumpkin/Apple Picking • Train Rides • Hay Maze • Wagon Rides • Bounce House • Jumping Pillow • Petting Zoo

• Caramel apples • Candy corn • S’mores

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and drink to the upper right, and dressing up with the fashion trends on the bottom right, can make fall spectacular.

Heritage Farms Markets

(1858 Maple Island Road, Fremont) Hours: WednesdayFriday Noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cost: Admission$6/ Hayride $3 • Pumpkin Picking • Corn Maze • Hay Rides • Farm Animals

• Pumpkin shakes • Mashed potatoes • Turkey

• Sweet potatoes • Corn • Stuffing • Hot cocoa • Hot tea • Cranberry sauce

Fashion

Dave’s Harvest Basket

(17485 Apple Ave., Casnovia) Hours: May-October 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

• Hayrides • Bonfires • Cherry/Apple/Peach Picking

• Sweaters • Leggings • Boots: Riding boots, Minnetonka boots • Mittens • Jeans • Beanies • Knitted head bands • Cardigans • Sweatshirts • Scarves

Haunted Hall

(2051 Harvey St.) Hours: Opens Today Friday/Saturday 7-11 p.m.

Cost: $15, $3 off with canned good

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iOS 7 update a positive change for iPhone world

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wners of an iPhone 4 and up, iPad fourth generation and mini, and iPod fifth generation all received the iOS 7 update for their devices. This upgrade came with all new features and an all new design.

The update redesigned the entire system and every built-in app. It uses a new elegant color palette for each built-in app. The backgrounds are now animated; they tilt and move a little when the user tilts their phone.

One of the new features is the control center; it gives the user a quick access to commonly used controls with a swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

This is one of the best parts of the update because a person can change brightness even in the middle of playing a game or change a song with a swipe of the thumb.

In the control center, the user can now

control airplane mode, wi-fi, Bluetooth, do not disturb, flashlight, timer, calculator, camera, adjust the brightness, and access media controls, all with just a swipe up.

The notification center also had some new improvements, there is now a “Today” option in the notification center that shows the user an overview of their day, including weather, calendar, and stocks.

A popular improvement was the photo and camera improvements. When taking pictures, they can be regular, panoramic, and now the new square.

The photos automatically organize photos and videos based on time and location. Also, the photo app allows users to add photo filter effects like black and white and bold.

The photos organizing itself makes it much easier to find an important photo or video instead of searching through all of the photos in one’s phone.

Two of the new features are AirDrop and iTunes radio.

AirDrop is an easy way to share content with people nearby, but it is only supported on iPhone 5, iPad fourth generation, iPad mini, and iPod fifth generation. iTunes radio is a new streaming radio service on the music app. It works like Pandora does; the user can start his own station from his favorite artist, songs, or genres of music.

Multitasking on the iPhone is clicking the home button twice, and it shows all of the recent apps used. The new multi-

Review by Andrew Kromminga, editorial editor

tasking shows a preview of the screens of open apps when switching between them instead of just the app.

This can permit any app to keep content up to date in the background, as long as the app is open.

To close apps from multitasking, just slide up on the apps screen shown and it will close. One to three apps can be closed at a time.

The iPhone’s good friend Siri has also been updated with a new, more natural sounding male and female voice.

Not all of the new features are available for all of the devices, but the update is different compared to the iOS 6 and 5.

Overall, the iOS 7 is a good update.

The new features are a good edition for most users, and the new design is different from the original, but it isn’t so different that owners won’t be able to recognize the apps.

Out of Africa

Senior takes a trip to Tanzania

By Abby Bryson Profiles Editor

Senior Regan Wilcox spends time with two orphans from the village of Maji ya Chai in Tanzania. Wilcox traveled to the African country for two weeks this past summer. (Courtesy Photo) have all that I have, and they Wilcox said. “They suffocated were smiling and laughing it and killed it in the middle of with us still.” the grass. They (also) have this During the community ser- dance where they jump really vice projects, Wilcox said high and make high pitch she was amazed how positive screaming noises. But it was these people were able to be. interesting to see how they “It was eye-opening just live and what their normal is seeing how happy people compared to ours.” were,” Wilcox said. “(Also), The rest of the second we don’t have an accurate idea week, the team was on safari of Africa in the USA. It was to different natural parks and interesting just to go and see protected areas, including what it actually looks like.”

Tarangire National Park, After staying for a week in Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Maji ya Chai, the team was Manyara. invited to stay with the Maasai “(There were) crazy anitribe, whose warriors sacri- mals,” Wilcox said. “We ficed a goat and performed a saw so many zebras. At the tribal dance. end, it was like driving “It was kind of scary,”

The following students also had the opportunity to travel to other countries in the past four months.

“I taught three classes of first graders English in Guatemala. It was the coolest thing I’ve ever done, and it led me to what I want to do when I grow up.

I am going back.”

Emma Tjapkes, junior “While I was in Ghana, I helped out at the orphanage where my sister lived before we adopted her. I had a lot of fun interacting with the kids and seeing how much they enjoyed being there.”

Chloe Grigsby, sophomore

Cole Fritz, junior

“I went to an international leadership conference in Canada. It was really fun, and it was the best experience of my life.”

“In Ghana, I worked at a center where pregnant women could get help. It was cool to see the people there and be a part of the ministry.”

Senior Regan Wilcox

Katey Fritz, freshman

Junior creates a dog park to fulfill Eagle Scout project

By Abby Bryson Profiles Editor Alex Brower is one of West Michigan’s newest Eagle Scouts. But in order to claim such a lofty title, he had to complete a project of his choice.

Brower said he wanted to make a dog park to provide an area for dogs and their owners to socialize and interact.

“I thought about (making) a dog park when I was younger and had my old dog,” Brower said. “When she died, I was set on building a dog park no matter the cost.

But I also built it for my new dog, Buddy. He is a very active dog who rarely socializes, and I knew building a dog park closer to home would solve that problem.”

The park is a fenced-in piece of land located in Spring Lake Central Park. It features a brick walkway, a fountain, and benches.

“The whole process took two years,” Brower said.

“First, I had to approach the Parks and Recreation board of Spring Lake to propose my project. The land I had in my proposal was not owned by the village but by Consumers Energy.”

After reaching an agreement with Consumers Energy, Brower presented his proposal once again to the Parks and Rec. board. It was approved, and he began fund-

Junior Alex Brower works on his Eagle project, a dog park in Spring Lake. (Courtesy Photo) raising.

“I had to raise roughly $18,000,” Brower said. “I went to Spring Lake Rotary, and I approached many companies, the village and township counsels, and went doorto-door.”

Brower reached his goal through a $10,000 grant from Rotary and opportunities to “buy-a-brick” where a person could donate to have their name on a brick in the path.

Before he could start laying bricks and digging holes, however, Brower needed to do some preparation.

“I measured and prepared the land for physical labor,” Brower said. “(Then), I ordered the fencing and other materials and advertised for volunteers. Most of the people who came were other scouts and people I knew.”

Then began the actual construction.

“I started digging holes for the posts and finished the gates and fencing,” Brower said. “(Then), I put in the benches and finished the path. (After construction was complete), I had to go back to the village council with my whole budget down to the penny to make sure everything balanced out. I got the final signatures, and the process was complete.”

Although the project took such a long time and a great deal of effort, Brower said it was a rewarding experience.

“When I go to the park, I notice how many people actually use it,” Brower said. “I’ve never seen fewer than two dogs in it at one time. I realize that I made a difference in the world and in the community. Not many people get to do such a project and influence such a large amount of people in their life.”

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For senior Regan Wilcox, this summer’s highlight was a two-week trip to Tanzania, Africa.

“It was the most amazing experience of my life,” Wilcox said. “Getting to talk to people who didn’t speak English and meeting kids from all over the United States was awesome.

We were all really different, but we became really good friends (anyway). None of our backgrounds mattered.”

Wilcox was able to go to Tanzania through Nat Geo Student Expeditions.

The focus of her trip, she said, was community service.

For the first week of the trip, Wilcox and her team of 16 students and two leaders stayed in the village of Maji ya Chai and helped dig trenches for a waterline.

“We were laying down a waterline for elementary school children so they would have clean water,” Wilcox said. “We also visited an orphanage and a leprosy center, where there were elderly people. It was kind of like a nursing home.”

For Wilcox, the orphanage was a memorable experience since it was different from the United States.

“All the kids in the orphanage (slept) four to a bunk bed,” Wilcox said. “(There were) about 40 kids total. It made me more thankful because they don’t

around the States and seeing a cow. We saw seven lions; lots of giraffes, wildebeest, elephants, and cheetahs; and tons of birds.”

On the last night of the safari, the team stayed at the United African Alliance Community Center, which is run by two former members of the Black Panther Party, an armed civil rights group in the United States in the 1960s.

Pete and Charlotte O’Neal created the center so groups like Wilcox’s and orphans could have a place to stay.

“We met with other teens who take classes there,” Wilcox said. “We got to ask them questions about Tanzania, and they asked us questions about the USA.” Since this trip was such an unforgettable experience, Wilcox said she would love to return to Tanzania and the village of Maji ya Chai.

“Hopefully, I’ll go back sometime, maybe in college,” Wilcox said. “I definitely want to go back. There is only so much you can do in a week, but it wouldn’t have gotten done if we weren’t there. It’s such a good feeling knowing I impacted someone’s life - now the kids have clean water. ”

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Ed Sheeran Opened for Taylor Swift on her Red Tour earlier this year Debut album + was released in September of 2011 Currently working on second album

The British are coming! The British are coming!

Actually…they’re already here.

These days it’s impossible to turn on the radio without hearing popular British artists pour their hearts into their catchy, No. 1 songs.

Millions of dollars, concert tickets, and YouTube views have been invested into these artists’ careers, proving that a new “British Invasion” may possibly be underway.

At Shores, students seem welcoming to popular British artists.

Freshman Amanda Hichue’s favorite British music group is Little Mix, and she’s even been fortunate enough to meet them.

“When I met them, (band member) Perrie Edwards said that she loved my hair, and (band member) Jesy Nelson said that I was a sweetheart,” Hichue said.

Little Mix was the first group to win on the popular singing show The X Factor (UK), and their rise to fame resulted in some positive

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Hichue admires Little Mix for their accomplishment and for how talented and relatable they are.

“They’re just four normal girls, but they have amazing voices, and I can really relate to their songs,” Hichue said. “Whenever I’m feeling down, I can listen to Little Mix and feel 100 times better.”

The X Factor (UK) is also the starting point for One Direction, arguably the most popular boy band in the world right now.

Freshman Madison Cirner said that she likes One Directions’ music.

“It’s really nice music because it comes from their hearts,” Cirner said.

British groups aren’t the only ones that have experienced renowned success and fame, however. Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is a big hit across the nation, mesmerizing audiences everywhere with sometimes just his voice and a guitar.

Sophomore Brynne Wilcox said she is a big fan of Sheeran.

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So, what was the first British Invasion?

With this newfound British Invasion taking place, it’s important to remember where it all began. American love of British music flourished in the 1960s with the arrival of The Beatles, introducing our nation to an entirely new sight and sound. Several Shores teachers and staff were fans of the popular music acts.

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influences into one,” Peterson said. “Plus, their songs are just great.”

Mumford and Sons had six hits make it on to the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously – the first music group to do so since The Beatles.

The original British Invasion, which sparked with the arrival of The Beatles in the 1960s, had a profound impact on popular music.

“Beatlemania” was said to have taken over the United States. The effects of their massive success are still prevalent today.

Senior Devin Rakowski listens to the Beatles and says that he admires their sound.

“Every record that they put out was different,” Rakowski said. “It’s fun to listen to a band that doesn’t sound the same on every album. Their music is great for any kind of mood that you’re in.”

And although most of the other acts associated with the original invasion didn’t last more than a decade or two, America’s interest in British music definitely started rolling.

The effects are still seen today as catchy British tunes are streaming from the radios.

Perhaps, British music is really here to stay.

Band members: Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Ted Dwane, and Winston Marshall

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“I am a huge Beatles fan, and I believe we really owe any sophistication in popular music to them.

Though not in the original wave, I should also mention that Radiohead has been pushing the envelope in alternative music since the late ‘80s.”

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was in fifth grade when The Beatles came to the U.S., and I vividly remember the ‘Beatlemania.’

We also had other popular bands like the Turtles and Herman’s Hermits, but I followed The Beatles the most out of the other bands (from the Invasion).

I was a huge fan because there really hadn’t been anything like it before. They changed music.”

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“I had two older sisters who were really into The Beatles, so I was too.

I recall many happy memories of dancing in the basement to their music with my sisters.

It was just great music.”

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ented when it comes to writing and performing music,” Wilcox said. “His music is extremely good, and he is adorable and funny.”

Despite the popularity of all of these up-andcoming artists, the tried-and-true Brits are still as popular as ever.

Adele, who has been on the music scene since 2006, is still winning over the hearts of her fans with her passionate and soulful ballads.

Senior Megan Jones said she admires Adele’s passion and emotion.

“I like Adele because she writes lyrics from the heart, and they aren’t basic teen breakup lyrics comparable to Taylor Swift,” Jones said.

“On top of that, I love her voice, and I think she has so much talent, especially singing live.”

Even artists and groups who don’t adhere to pop music are still popular. English folk group Mumford and Sons has quickly seen a surge in popularity.

Junior Abby Peterson likes Mumford and Sons’ genre.

“I like Mumford and Sons because I love how they are able to combine different musical

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By Abby Keessen On-line Manager

Tips for a better night’s sleep Try to go to bed and get up at the same time every day, even on the weekends Don’t take naps that are longer than half an hour or close to the time you’re going to bed Don’t eat, drink, or exercise within a few hours of when you’re going to sleep Keep your room cool and dark If you’re trying to get to bed earlier, try going to bed 15 minutes earlier every night Avoid drinking coffee, tea, or pop and eating chocolate late in the day; the caffeine will inhibit your ability to fall asleep Do the same things before bed every day night; it signals to your body that you’re about to go to bed

It’s common knowledge that teens don’t get enough sleep.

Psychology teacher Heather Hall says teens are supposed to get nine and a half hours of sleep every night, but that is definitely not the case. The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) did a study which found that only 15 percent of teens reported getting nine and half hours of sleep.

Not getting enough sleep has many negative effects. Sleepiness inhibits one’s ability to learn efficiently, causes one to have more acne, and to choose unhealthier foods when deciding what to eat.

Getting enough sleep helps people concentrate and focus, brings up their mood, lets their memory work the way it should, and helps one be able to handle day to day stress better.

In a poll taken by the NSF, 1,602 teenagers reported feeling depressed or unhappy and 73 percent of those students said they weren’t getting enough sleep at night and felt extremely sleepy during the day.

Sleep deprivation has long-term effects as well, Hall said. Falling asleep at the wheel from being sleep deprived is one of the most common causes of car accidents. Sleep deprivation combined with stress can be destructive because it places our body into a state of sympathetic arousal, also known as fight or flight, for a long period of time.

Fight or flight is when a person’s body is preparing itself for something stressful. The example that Hall gave was when one comes in contact with a bear. A person either makes the decision to fight the bear or run away. The resources one needs kick in; adrenaline is secreted and your heart rate increases, and the resources one does not need slow down.

After being in this state for too long, one’s body is put into exhaustion mode. Students in this state are essentially worthless because they can’t process information correctly and their memory is significantly weak.

While a natural solution to not getting enough sleep would be to take a nap, that is not always the best choice. According to the NSF, a power nap of 15-20 minutes is good, but significantly longer can affect a person’s ability to fall

asleep at nighttime.

“I have mixed feelings about naps, “ Hall said. “I think they can be beneficial as a ‘pick-me-up’ for activities that need to be done later in the day, but we know that naps do not make up for sleep we have lost at night.”

Teens have a natural sleep cycle that clashes with school schedules. According to the NSF, students naturally don’t get sleepy until 11 p.m., then they have to wake up before 7 a.m. to get to school on time.

One fix for students being sleep deprived would be for school to start later. Some schools have set their start time to be later and have found students to be in better moods and more alert.

The NSF referenced an experiment regarding later school start times that occurred in Massachusetts. In 2004, two middle schools compared the seventh and eighth grade students with one school starting at 7:15 a.m. and the other at 8:37 a.m. The students at the school with the later sleep time slept an hour longer than the other students.

This extra hour of sleep was because of the later start time; there was no difference in the bed times of the students. The school with the earlier start time had four times more tardies, and the grades of the eighth grade students were much worse than those at the school with the start time of 8:37 a.m.

At first, Hall didn’t think a later start time would be beneficial. “(Having a later start time) is a Catch-22 because I do think students do better on late start Wednesday, but if you do change it, they might rearrange their whole sleep schedule (and still be sleep deprived),” Hall said.

But after she heard about the data that the Massachusetts school collected, she changed her mind.

“I think if we would do that and keep bedtime consistent...a later start time would be advantageous,” Hall said.

Students need to achieve their nine and half hours of sleep, whether it is through a later school time or earlier bedtime, as it is imperative to their learning ability.

“Students have so much going on in their daily lives that they need that extra time in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep to process and sort through all the information they have obtained in a day, “ Hall said. “In order to adequately learn all the content they are exposed to every day, they need to get sleep to filter through it and make sure it winds up in the right places in the brain for proper recall.”

And the surveys say...

In a survey asking 84 Shores’ students if they go to bed later the night before a late start Wednesday, they responded with: •54%: go to bed at the same time as normal school nights •46%: go to bed later the night before late start A survey of 81 Shores’ students asked how not getting enough sleep affected them. Each student could give more than one response.

•15%: feel unfocused •47%: feel tired/sleepy •15%: feel sad/grumpy •6%: feel lazy/ unmotivated •1%: make unhealthy eating choices •2%: feel sick •2%: feel angry/mean •10%: say that not enough sleep has no affect

Getting Connected to Shores

Communication is a key part of life. People need communication to stay updated, to explore life further, and to get their voice out there and heard.

At Shores, three classes specialize in communication: newspaper, yearbook, and broadcast speech. Each serves one or multiple roles of communication.

Newspaper provides info

Stories by Blake Robinson, features editor

Yearbook covers school life

Every year, from day one to the final day of school, student life at Shores is being recorded and placed on one of the 200-plus pages in the yearbook, Compass Points.

At the beginning of each year, students have the option to order a yearbook for $60; then as the year progresses, the book is crafted to include experiences that took place throughout the school year and are then passed out at the beginning of the following school year.

Senior Ryan Fritz said yearbook communicates differently with students than other mediums.

“Yearbook communicates with students by delving farther into student life,” Fritz said. “It presents a kind of behind-the-scenes look into the year and not only shows what goes on, but it helps tell a story about our life here at Mona Shores.”

Yearbook adviser Warren Kent III has a set idea of how the yearbook should look. “(The yearbook) covers the student body from day one to the last day,” Kent said. “(Our) goal is to provide comprehensive and in-depth coverage of all aspects of life at Mona Shores.”

Fritz said that the yearbook plays an important role in holding the stu- Senior Pat Taylor, the sports section dent body together and putting every- editor, focuses the camera for a picture thing that was that school year into (Blake Robinson) one place.

“The yearbook is something that we as students will look back on for the rest of our lives. When we want to look back at the ‘who’s who,’ we will refer to the yearbook,” Fritz said. “The yearbook is a recollection of our time spent at Mona Shores.

It is something that will be held in many homes for many generations and it holds something sacred in our hearts. Everything that we are is Mona Shores, and we want to be able to look back on who we became in these very defining years as students.

That is what the yearbook does, that is what the yearbook is. It is Mona Shores.”

Broadcast Speech keeps students informed on daily basis More commonly referred to as Shoreline Broadcast News, broadcast speech was added to Shores after renovations in 1996, eventually becoming an all-digital class in 2004.

Prior to last year, the announcements were only available through a link on the Shores website but have now been made available through the video streaming site Youtube.

All announcements are able to be found on their channel “mspshsvideo.”

Broadcast speech teacher David Droski said the announcements are used to inform students of school-related activity.

“We create a daily broadcast of the school’s announcements,” Droski said. “We then place these announcements on the web. We try to do this in an engaging manner, which is more interesting than

Senior Darius Gooden and Junior Dugan Dieselberg prepare to record the daily announcements. (Blake Robinson) hearing the announcements read via the PA.” Though the announcements are intended mainly for high school students, they have been seen at all the

buildings in the district and in countries around the world, including Spain, Germany, and Honduras.

“The goal of the class is two-fold,” Droski said.

“On one hand, it gives the students an interesting way of gathering useful information. On the other hand, it prepares students for a career in broadcasting. I run my classroom like a real studio, so students who have gone on to study broadcasting in college have real world experience to bring with them.”

Droski said he believes that visual arts and media are and remain the most powerful form of communication.

“Although culturally we tweet, text, and post more than anything else, the visual arts tend to create a lasting image,” Droski said. “I am very proud of my students and the place we have in the cultural landscape of Mona Shores High School.”

AP classes offer opportunity for challenging course schedule

By Blake Robinson Feature Editor In 2010, Shores was recognized on Newsweek’s “America’s Best High Schools” list for the many academic opportunities that it offers to its students, including the Advanced Placement (AP) program.

Since the 1980s, the AP program has been at Shores and has since increased from three AP classes to 17 AP classes.

“Mona Shores currently offers the most AP classes out of all high schools in Muskegon County,” counselor Danielle Smith-Walker said. “Because of the amount of people enrolled in AP classes, our performance in AP classes, and the amount of AP opportunities we offer to all students, we were placed on the AP Honor Roll.”

Senior Neil Olson said each AP class offers a set of new challenges to students, and students often times have to adjust

their schedules to accommodate the workload that comes with the class.

“There is a lot more reading, along with tougher tests and notes that create a challenging workload,” said Olson, who will have completed 12 AP classes by the end of this year. “All the work that is done in the classes pays off though by preparing you for college and because of how good it looks on college applications.”

Not all students have as impressive of a collection of taken APs as Olson though. Senior William Wu delayed taking APs until his senior year and is now enrolled in two AP courses.

“I guess I was just kind of being lazy about it,” Wu said. “I did not believe I was capable of passing the class and doing the work, so I never signed up.”

While students are taking an AP class, they are offered the option to take an AP test at the end of the school year which may or may not transfer to college credit

depending on the score, between a low score of 1 and a high score of 5, received on the test. The cost of each AP test is $89.

“Most colleges grant credit on AP test scores of 3, 4, or 5,” Smith-Walker said. “Every college or university determines the scores and how they use them.

Many schools show on their websites what score they require for each test and which class that AP credit covers.”

Students can go to apscore.collegeboard.org/scores to send their scores to colleges for a cost of $15 per report.

The AP program is not for all students, though, as many students choose not to take any APs during high school.

“I feel that there needs to be a separation between college and high school,” senior Hannah Smith said. “I see my friends taking AP classes, and all I hear is them talking about homework or tests.

APs are great, but for people like me that don’t know what they want to do when

they go to college, it could be a potential waste of money, paying for a test whose credit I may not even need.”

Though Smith said she does not feel she needs to take APs, she said she still realizes that they are an important class type through the potential money they save in college.

“If someone knows what they want to do and that AP could help them, then they should go for it,” Smith said. “I see no problem with the classes, but they are meant for certain people, and I am not one of those people.”

Smith-Walker said she has noticed a link between success in college and AP classes.

“Students who have taken AP courses will often write back saying how it prepared them for college,” Smith-Walker said. “When you feel you are ready to take the class, we encourage you to take it. We welcome students who want the challenge.”

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Newspaper has been a class option in the Shores curriculum since the school started, 52 years ago.

Newspaper, as the name implies, is the class that brings students this very story they are reading now as well as the many others in this, The Sailors’ Log. Editors and staff writers seek to inform students, faculty and whoever else who reads the paper of current events taking place at or related to Shores.

Adviser Warren Kent III said the class provides seven papers a year (two each trimester, one back-toschool edition) that are free to everyone. “(The) goal is to provide students with pertinent information while also providing them with info about things they might not know,” Kent said. “With news stories, we want to provide the truth so that Junior Miranda Shafer, the entertainment editor, and junior Alex Rakowski, a staff writer, discuss rumors can be squashed.”

C o - e d i t o r - i n - c h i e f ideas for an upcoming issue. (Blake Robinson) Kayleigh Fongers said that while the newspaper is only directly paced out to staff and students it is intended toward all members of the community.

“We convey the news and important things that are happening in the school in the form of something tangible and easily obtainable for the public,” Fongers said.

“The students aren’t the only ones interested in what is going on with Shores - the parents and members of the community often have interest as well.”

Fellow co-editor-in-chief Mandy Versalle said newspaper is important. She said she also believes it is a less effective medium than other classes due to the heavy amount of text, but it can still have an important role in the community, especially since the print edition can be found online at thesailorslog.com too.

“As The Sailors’ Log grows as a newspaper, it has the potential to become an important media outlet to the surrounding community as well,” Versalle said. “It would not only inform the public of the changes and success of our school, but it would also emphasize the growing impact Shores has on its community.”

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Welcome to the Garden Party

By Isaac Cathey Staff Writer

Green Apple Day of Service is a global movement striving to put students in schools where they have clean and healthy air to breath, where energy and resources are properly conserved, and where they can be given a better chance at a brighter future.

Sara Busken’s Ecology class went to Ross Park Elementary to help clean up and prevent For a complete story on run off rain Sara Busken’s class’ water that is experience creating the damaging the garden at Ross Park, go gym in the to www.thesailorslog.com building.

Senior Emily Klemp (pictured, below left), who is working with senior Justin Lamoreaux, said, “It didn’t even feel like community service. We are enjoyed what we were doing and all the hard work were paid off.”

Miroslava Drozdova (right), an exchange student from the Czech Republic, helps plant vegetation. – Ryan Fritz, staff writer

SECURITY Continued from page 1 purpose via the buzzer to front office secretary Becky Lund, and report to the office to take care of business.

Lund has one of the most important jobs in this process. She has the privilege of welcoming all visitors and seeing what their reasons are for coming to Shores.

When referring to her desk in the front office, which is now covered with footage from the security cameras, Lund said, “I like it up here.

It is nice to know who is in the school, and, so far, every parent that has come in here has said that they like what we are doing with this new system.”

Though initially caught off guard, student talk around the school has been in favor of the security system.

Upon her return from a dentist appointment the second week of school, senior Caroline Kendra said that the process was, in fact, simple.

“It is great that the administration

is trying to make Shores a more secure school,” Kendra said. “They have not solved all of the problems yet, but then again, no school really has. We are getting there, and I do feel safer now.”

Safety was the key reason for the implementation of this program.

“Our primary concern here at the school has always been and will always be the safety of the staff and students,” Baker said.

Baker said in the past, Shores had multiple problems with theft, loitering, wandering parents, and students coming in from other schools.

“With this new security system, we have helped deter future damage and danger to the school and the people in it,” Baker said.

The idea for this new system was put into Shores’ staff’s minds over the summer when Shores volunteered to host a school assessment training day.

The school partnered with the Norton Shores Police Department, and a professional from the US Department of Homeland Security

FOOD Continued from page 1 teria food item per day.

This will be a way to promote the benefits of the cafeteria because they’re competing with lunch places like Burger King and McDonald’s. Elam said the cafeteria is a place where students can relax and be who they are.

“We make really good food, and it really benefits the school for the kids to eat here.” Elam said. “If we could attract more kids, that would be great. If kids and staff see what we’re about, they could see the really cool things we do.”

Elam said these “cool things” include using local produce and said she’s always wanted to do an art contest.

“I always had the idea in my head; it was just a matter of modeling it,” Elam said.

That’s where ArtPrize came in. She envisions Food Prize being a contest that reflects the international competition held in Grand Rapids every year. Food Prize is modeled to be grand, complete with the people’s popular vote and a selected jury’s vote. The voting continues from Oct. 21 until Oct. 25, with the winners announced

was brought in to inspect the school for possible weak spots of entry.

“I always volunteer to host events like this because we, as a school, always seem to benefit from it,” said principal Jennifer Bustard, who said that this new system has been a smooth success.

Using the advice given on potential weak points of entry, another expert then came in to set up the security system. The $5995 project was funded entirely by the student senate class of 2013.

However, this new security system is just one part of a whole. Baker said every person has a part to play in ensuring and maintaining school safety and security.

“There is always room for improvement, but the question is whether or not it can be done in such a way that is beneficial to everyone here at the school,” Baker said. “We are a school, not a correctional facility. We still want to maintain the high school atmosphere, and this was the best way possible.”

on Oct. 28.

Art teacher Danielle Benson-Fennell, who will be on the jury, met with Elam over the summer to talk about developing Food Prize.

“The name ‘Food Prize’ just popped in my mind when I met with Caryn,” Benson-Fennell said. She added with a smile, “I sort of am the creative consultant.”

Elam noted the importance of having part of the art department on the team, and Benson-FenAs soon as winners are nell said she is happy announced, go to to contribute. Elam said www.thesailorslog.com having a variety of judgto read all about them es will help in choosing and to view photos the most worthy winner. of the winning projects.

“We’re going to look for the best execution of the medium the artist used,” Benson-Fennell said.

Speaking of mediums, every kind imaginable is acceptable. Elam, a needlepoint artist and creative writer herself, showed appreciation for unique portrayals through different mediums.

“I believe that anyone can be an artist, it’s just a mat-

Everyone has that friend, the one who has money to go on extravagant vacations over the summer, or even during the school year, like it’s no big deal. The friend who’s already traveled the world and seen more than anyone else has dreamed of seeing. That one person who makes everyone else jealous.

Opportunities to be that friend abound this year.

All the seniors in choir will be going to New York City in April. The art department will be going to Washington D.C. over Spring Break to view art at the Smithsonian Museum. Close-Up will also be flying to D.C. for their annual trip in May. And science teacher Jen Adams is trying to organize a Belize trip.

The choir trip is closed to outside students.

Seniors in choir will be flying out to NYC April 24-27. Students will tour the city, visiting sites like Chinatown, Times Square and all the NYC boroughs, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the John Lennon Memorial, and the 9-11 Memorial.

The Art Department’s trip, however, is open to all students. The $800 fee will cover all expenses, and students who go will tour the city, spending special time at the Smithsonian. Students who signed up before Sept. 30 had the opportunity to enter a $100 raffle. The deadline for sign-up is Oct. 30. To sign up, students need to visit www.efexploreamerica.com.

Social Studies teacher Steve Morell will be heading the Close-Up trip to D.C., from May 18-23.

It will be an educational trip aimed toward students who are interested in politics and government.

Students who go will mostly be AP Government students, but that is by no means a requirement.

However, students must be in sophomore year or above to go on the trip.

The trip will cost approximately $1,550, and students who want to go will have opportunities to fund raise to help them raise the money. If students would like to sign up, they should go to Mr. Morell’s room to sign up.

“I usually take about two dozen students.

Otherwise, it’s not really worth going, and the experience isn’t quite as good… we need more students,” Morell said.

Among the trips being planned for the next few years is a trip to Belize. Adams has previously taken students to Costa Rica, but due to the size of the country and the distance between their destinations, Adams and her students spent most of their time on the bus, commuting from place to place.

“Costa Rica was too big; that’s why I picked Belize. It’s so much smaller,” Adams said.

The trip, which is planned for the summer of 2015, is still in development, and an exact date hasn’t been set. It will be open to all students, and will cost approximately $2,000, including food, a hotel room, and plane tickets round trip.

Adams will, of course, be adding learning experiences into the trip, but it will definitely be an adventure.

“We’ll be doing snuba (which is a mixture of scuba and snorkeling), going zip lining, and we’ll be taking a few river tours,” Adams said.

If a student is interested in signing up, he should go to Mrs. Adams’ room and sign up.

ter of finding their medium,” Elam said.

Elam said she likes the idea of having everything from watercolor to poetry represented so that people can enjoy the variety of artwork displayed until Oct. 31.

Senior Allison Lukens said, “I would probably enter a short free verse poem because I love to write poems.

Even if I don’t enter, I think I will go because art and food is a winning combination.”

Not only will food be represented in the art, but it will also be on the tables at the gallery’s grand opening on Oct. 21. Elam said that bacon wrapped water chestnuts and other fancy finger foods will be provided, as well as sparkling juices in champagne glasses.

Whether people enter an art piece or simply come to the event, Elam said she will be happy.

“We’re trying to do it super fancy. We want to make it really exciting and cool,” Elam said brightly.

The buzz is that the night is supposed to be full of fun, as Elam and Benson-Fennell show it. Elam invited a string quartet to perform, and she even invited WZZM 13 news to cover it.

What could be better? Art, free food, and a fancy night are ahead. Mark your calendars: Food Prize is about to happen.

Father Knows Best

Other Parent-Child Coaching-Player Duos

Potts duo spikes into season

By Cory Sander Sports Editor

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shorts Girls’ Golf The Sailors headed to regionals yesterday, fresh from their City and conference titles (see story, page 12). Junior Rylee George has consistently led Shores, which is coming off four straight state titles. George was runner-up at City and the medalist at conference.

Football The Sailors enter tonight’s game against Zeeland East with a 5-1 record and are one win away from making the playoffs for the first time in school history (see story, page 12).

Senior Sam Kling, the No. 1 tennis player, has helped lead the Sailors to an undefeated season as they headed into regional action yesterday. (Rachel Resterhouse)

Volleyball Shores has had an uneven season so far and head into tomorrow’s East Kentwood

Culinary arts teacher Brent Mosley wrestled at Shores under his father Don Mosley, who coached for 31 years at Shores before retiring in 2011.

I felt a lot of pressure to do well and be the best wrestler. I was fortunate to have success as a wrestler, but it was stressful.

With the pressure, it made me work harder, which to this day has an impact on my life. I know if I put my mind to it I can be successful in whatever I do. – Brent Mosley It was definitely a highlight of my coaching career. However the boys may not agree because I was harder on them and expected more from them than the rest of the team. I was fortunate that they were great athletes and were successful which made for a very enjoyable experience. – Don Mosley Social studies teacher Dean Jewett coached football at Muskegon Catholic Central, where he guided his son Kyle Jewett, who is now the head football coach at Reeths-Puffer.

Originally, I coached at MCC, then came to Shores, then went back to MCC to coach my sons their senior year. It wasn’t good for us to play against each other being at separate schools when I was at Shores. I currently coach with him at Reeths-Puffer. – Dean Jewett It is something I will cherish for the rest of my life. While the coaches might be harder on you, the acknowledgement that they are squeezing every last bit of potential out of you is incredibly satisfying. Having a coach as a father provided me with a unique vantage point to really appreciate the hours they put in. – Kyle Jewett Others include psychology teacher Heather Hall, who was coached by her dad, in cross country at Shores; industrial arts teacher Pat Rabbitt who coached his son senior Nate Rabbitt in hockey last year; social studies teacher Brad Kurth who coaches his daughter sophomore Alicia Kurth in basketball last year, and counselor Danielle SmithWalker who is an assistant coach for the girls’ basketball team and coaches her daughter senior Jasmyn Walker.

Invitational with a 4-5 overall record, 2-1 in the conference (as of Oct. 7). Junior Courtney Brewer, senior Joelle Fisher and senior Saddie Vela have consistently led the Sailors.

Boys’ Soccer Double overtime has been the theme of the season as Shores had four consecutive 2OT games in a row in September.

The Sailors went 1-2-1 in those games, picking up a win over Reeths-Puffer, losing to Muskegon and GR Union and tying Zeeland East. The Sailors, 5-2-1 in the conference, had a chance to win the conference this past week with games vs.

Reeths-Puffer and GR Union.

Districts begin next week.

Boys’ Tennis The Sailors, who are ranked in the top 10 in the state, competed at regionals yesterday.

Shores, which finished the regular season with a 7-0 overall record, 4-0 in the conference, swept the City tournament (see story, page 12). The team also won four other invitationals.

Boys’ Cross Country The Sailors, who have been led by senior Pat Taylor, will compete at the City meet today.

The team’s best finish was second place at the Muskegon Invitational.

Girls’ Cross Country Sophomore Jackie Seward has paced the Sailors for much of the season as the team heads to the City meet today. The highlight of the season so far was a first-place team finish at the Fruitport Invitational, even without the services of Seward who was sick.

Girls’ Swimming The Sailors entered this week with a 6-4 record. Freshman Mackenzie Ralston has been strong in the 200 IM, the 200 free, the 500 free and the 100 butterfly. The Sailors travel to the MISCA meet tomorrow.

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The Sailors’ Log • Friday, October 11, 2013

“Sometimes, we can have our disagreements, For first-year or I can get a volleyball coach little mad, but Dan Potts and his we will talk out daughter Kennedy, on the car ride a first-year sophohome,” Kennedy more varsity volsaid. “We just leyball player, the spend a lot of sport has been a time together, and source of bonding, that’s what hapbringing them pens between closer over the two people who years. spend a lot of time “We are both together. You are very competitive, bound to have disso we both appreagreements.” ciate the victories Though the and despise the father-daughter defeats,” coach and coach-player Potts said. “It has thing has been definitely brought separated and us closer.” works out, it does The bond not mean it is perstarted while Potts fect. was at Fruitport, “We are difwhere he won the ferent at home,” state title in 2005, agree both coach and Kennedy and Kennedy. was right there “We try to sepwatching the arate what hapwhole thing from pens on the court the bench. from our family “(At Fruitport), life, but some Kennedy was overlap does Sophomore Kennedy Potts plays her first season on vararound all the happen,” coach sity volleyball with the motivational support of her dad, and time,” coach Potts Potts said. head coach, Dan Potts. (Rachel Resterhouse) said. “She would Not every be at just about every match and practice. She has father could coach his daughter, and not every seen a lot of volleyball, and she knows what it takes daughter would be okay with her father as her coach. for a team to be successful.”

“It’s a work in progress, and Kennedy and I conThis is not the Potts’ first time on the court or tinue to adjust,” coach Potts said. “I’m very proud of around sports together. Coach Potts first coached her for taking on the challenge (of having her dad as Kennedy during U6 soccer and in volleyball when her coach) because I know it’s not easy.”

Kennedy was 9.

Coach Potts ended up resigning from the school “We have it all worked out,” Kennedy said. “We board this past year to take the varsity volleyball get along really well on the court and at home. We coaching job. So far, Kennedy says it has worked never argue in public.” out pretty well.

That does not mean the two do not have their dis“(My dad) really treats me like a player on the agreements or arguments like any regular teenager court,” Kennedy said. “He has taught me so much and parent, though. that I do not think I could have learned without him.”

Dan Potts isn’t the only one to coach his child, sophomore Kennedy Potts, in a varsity sport.

Multiple people with ties to Shores have coached their child in a high school sport.

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History in the Making?

s p Football team has chance to make playoffs tonight o r t s

By Holly Fredericksen & Cory Sander, sports editors

The Sailors’ Log • Friday, October 11, 2013

For the first time in Shores’ football history, magic win number six is in sight. “(Win number six) is big,” said senior Matt Rose, who is a starting cornerback. “We want to do things that have never been done here at Shores before, and making the playoffs is one of those things.”

To get an automatic MHSAA playoff berth, a team must win six games throughout the nine-game season.

And Shores, which has never made the state’s playoffs, enters tonight’s 7 o’clock Homecoming game against Zeeland East with a 5-1 record.

Shores is one of 10 schools in the state which has sported football since 1961 that has failed to reach the state playoffs.

Leading up to tonight’s game, the team has defeated Muskegon Catholic Central (25-16), Spring Lake (40-12), Caledonia (32-20), Grand Haven (42-35), and Kenowa Hills (28-14). “(The team) has played wonderfully up to this point,” said head coach Matt Koziak, who is the 10th coach in Shores history. “We came within a touchdown of being undefeated [Shores lost to Muskegon 26-20].”

This week’s game plan will remain the same, Koziak said Monday morning. He said there would be no changes in the way they prepared for any Friday night game.

“Coach Koziak always said, ‘Don’t stop doing what got you here,’” said junior Tyree Jackson, the starting quarterback. “We knew we just had to keep working hard this week.”

Being such a big game, there will be a lot of focus and attention on Shores tonight.

“This game is a big deal for the school,” Koziak said. “A lot of media stations will be here because it’s a big con-

In tonight’s game against Zeeland East, junior quarterback Tyree Jackson will try to lead the Sailors into the playoffs for the first time in school history. Shores is one of 10 teams in the state that has had football since 1961 and has never made the playoffs. (Rachel Resterhouse) ference game. It will be a neat atmosphere similar to the game against Muskegon.”

Additionally, tonight’s game is the last Homecoming for the seniors to step out

on the field with the chance to clinch the playoffs and to continue the chase for a first ever conference title. “(This game) means a ton because it is

my last every high school Homecoming game,” said senior Logan Smith, who is a starting wide receiver. “I know I will never get this night back.”

Tournament Town

Junior leads girls’ golf to sixth straight title

Tennis dominates flights at City competition

Holly Fredericksen Sports Editor

Cory Sander Sports Editor The boys’ varsity tennis team won the city tournament Saturday, September 28th, at Reeths-Puffer and Whitehall by sweeping the competition. The team won every flight of the tournament, singles and doubles.

“It really felt great to take it all. Our goal every year is to win the city tournament,” boys’ varsity tennis coach Andrew Debruyn said. “I thought the entire team played some of the best tennis all year that day.”

Senior Sam Kling improved to 25-3 overall in the season by defeating last year’s champion, Whitehall’s Tell Sutton, in three sets.

“I think I played very well in the tournament,” Kling said.

“The work I put in during the off season payed off with that victory. Closing out my senior year with a city championship that we hadn’t won since my freshman year was pretty cool.”

Junior Michael Kiley, and junior Dan Ribbink won city 2 Singles and 3 Singles respectively, for the second consecutive year. Senior Sam Reynolds improved his winning streak to 17 straight matches, improving his overall record to 25-3. Doubles partners senior Tom Dreliozis and junior Ben Romaniello won their second consecutive year in doubles. Senior Miles DeVoogd and sophomore James Surge defeated last year’s city champions at 2 Doubles.

“Winning it at every flight was a huge accomplishment for all the guys,” Debruyn said. “When you’re able to win at each flight it shows how well each guy did in their positions.

Even when we got down we never gave up. We stuck to our game plan.”

Junior Rylee George helps the girls golf team capture their sixth city title in a row. She shot a 87, which assisted in the team’s overall score of 393. (Andrew Wieman)

With junior Rylee George leading the team, the girls golf team won the City title for the sixth consecutive year.

“Overall, the team did really well,” sophomore Kendall McKinley said. “Everyone was on top of their game.”

George was the runner-up at the tournament, which took place Sept. 25 at Stonegate Golf Club.

“The tournament was moved to Stonegate, which is a longer and more challenging course,” coach John Brainard said. “The girls stepped up to the challenge.”

Shores posted a 393, 37 strokes better than second-place Western Michigan Christian.

Overall, sophomore Darian Smith placed third, sophomore Kennedy Potts was seventh, and McKinley was eighth.

“It was really cool to win (as a team),” McKinley said. “It was my first time participating in something like that, and I’m glad

it ended the way it did.”

In preparation for the tournament, the team had extra practice to work on their own game.

“Most of the girls got a practice round in where they could take notes at Stonegate, which is a huge help,” Brainard said.

“Ultimately, they had to execute their shots.”

Since the City tournament began in 2005, Shores has taken eight of the 10 titles.

“It feels great having six (titles) in a row,” said Brainard, who saw four seniors graduate last year from a squad that won four consecutive state titles. “I am really enjoying this group of girls and having fun watching them learn and grow into the game.”

City is not the only thing the girls have clinched. The Sailors also won the conference title, shooting a 397, defeating ReethsPuffer by 46 strokes. George was the top medalist.

George, Smith, and McKinley were All-Conference, and sophomore Andrea Majeski and Potts were Honorable Mention.