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Trapped in a tight cage, clawing for an escape. Their empty shadows...
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Letter from the Editors Throughout this issue, The Booster has noted many of the changes our school has undergone since the beginning of this semester. From a new administrator to the lanyards now sweeping through the school district, many changes have come about this semester. Readers can view these stories on page five of this issue. The Booster is persisting through changes of our own, as our staff has de-
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Ethical questions arise about captivity within tiger’s roar. Silence. Trapped in a four-sided cage with no room to walk, the tiger’s roar almost hurts to hear. Humans of the Trapped in a tight cage, clawing for an world are always trying to grab the beauty escape. Their empty shadows run across the of nature and put it in a tiny box in their bars. People stare and a fire ignites from a hands. Humans always pick device, causing the animals things up and keep them; to stamper back. The phrase like when one picks up a ‘treated like an animal’ butterfly, they have already was not meant to be a good killed it for it can no longer thing. The phrase came fly. By taking something from the mistreated animals out of its natural habitat, themselves. Mistreated does BY TAKING humans are exposing that not have to necessarily mean SOMETHING OUT creature to something forphysically attacked, it can eign, almost endangering OF ITS NATURAL that animal altogether. mean not getting the needed space to roam around or not HABITAT, HUMANS When a human puts a lion enough food. ARE EXPOSING in a cage, what purpose Zoos are places that alTHAT CREATURE does it have in there? With most everyone has been TO SOMETHING nothing to hunt, nowhere to and can enjoy. There to run, the lion is useless. FOREIGN, ALMOST There is something absois something absolutely ENDANGERING lutely beautiful about nabreathtaking about seeing an elephant stomp around THAT ANIMAL ture that humans can not 20 feet away from you. ALTOGETHER. get from cages. So why as While zoos are an absolutely humans do we have to keep Isabela Diaz (10w) amazing place, zoos are not everything in a box? always amazing for the aniThe zoo is hands-down mals. Many have argued about the ethical- an amazing place. You get to see animals ity of zoos; not only the ethicality but how that you otherwise would not have if it some animals are mistreated at zoos. The wasn’t for the zoo: penguins swimming in ethicality of zoos has not been a pressing circles, giraffes chomping down on leaves, matter though it should be. lions roaring to the sky. Zoos help preLaughter, ice cream, sunny days. Sweat serve this amazing scenery. Though some trickles down past your eyebrow. Then, a change is needed, zoos should still stick Isabela Diaz Staff Writer
around because of all the benefits they provide. Not only do visitors get to see the animals they probably would not get to on the daily, zoo-goers get to learn about them as well. Almost every exhibit there has its own unique plaque that gives facts and information on that animal. Not only is it informative, but people get exposed to life through the animal. Humans get to see the way the animals walk and hear their roars, something one would not hear on the regular. However, visitors can not forget that humans are taking them out of their natu-
ral habitat. At that, there need to be some changes for the animals’ sake. Space is one of the biggest issues; along with spacing comes food and naturalistic things like letting the animals hunt. A zoo is a magical place. Walking in and hearing the lions’ roar is something one will never forget. Though magical, along comes the issues presented. Fix the spacing, food, and naturalistic things that are needed for the animals, then the zoo will be one of the best places in the world to see and learn about these animals.
Advisory lessons leave GAP in effectiveness, influence Justice LaMaster Staff Writer
Last year, the Scottsburg High School guidance department noticed a need for the Guidance Advisory Program also known as GAP. According to Counselor Shannon Mount, GAP was created not only because of the offer of the Lilly Endowment Comprehensive grant but in hopes of creating a better student-teacher bonding experience
in advisory and creating fewer interruptions in English classrooms. Although GAP is a great program to have at Scottsburg it is not influential to the student body. GAP is not influential because most of the students do not find the activities to be entertaining and the activities seem pointless to the students. Mount said that the topics that are chosen for GAP were made based on surveys taken in English classes last year by the students.
The issue with the activities being based on these surveys is that a lot of students just go through and click the first answer they see. Mount mentioned that Freshman advisories are the only ones that typically participate in GAP activities. To improve GAP, it needs to be more student-led and hands-on rather than computerized so that the counselors can see an increase in student engagement regarding the activities. Most students prefer to do
hands-on activities especially if they get to pick what they are doing. GAP can be more student-led if the advisors in charge of making the assignments would just give each advisory a set of topics to choose from and let the advisories go from there. This would create an environment that would increase participation and get advisories to collaborate more during advisory. These are things that the administration in charge of GAP is seeking to accomplish. Opinion
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Students cope with resigning of JAG teacher Hailey Christoff Staff Writer
As a high school student, selecting a future profession is the primary introduction of preparing for one’s future. With the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) class, the period provides a way for juniors and seniors to contemplate their decisions and prevent them from possibly dropping out. Although the class was a well-attended course and with the teacher resigning, the school now has an empty course slot. Principal Chris Routt is trying to fix this complication at the moment. “We are working with the regional JAG team to get another JAG teacher in place as soon as possible,” Routt said. The school district has a partnership with JAG. Routt said he is hopeful that the interviews will produce a suitable candidate. Meanwhile, the students who chose JAG have a free period to themselves. “A lot of us were really mad and disappointed, but we understood why Ty [the past JAG teacher] needed to switch professions,” Kelsi Holbrook (12) said. For Elizabeth Bolin (12), it was quite a shock to her and a few others. “It was kind of out of nowhere, so nobody knew he was leaving,” Bolin said. In addition, Holbrook said that nobody knew what to do but were told that the school would find a new teacher. At first, she wanted to switch into another class for the remainder of the semester. “I considered switching classes, but some of us still have hope that we will get another teacher or that the school will allow us to drive to Austin for a period to participate in their class,” Holbrook said. However, Bolin decided to switch to Study Hall, and others chose to stick or participate in other courses. According to Routt, possible candidates are being interviewed. 4
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YMCA seeks to pool money for repairs Jaiden Herald Co-Editor-in-Chief
For the last 26 years, the Scott County Family YMCA has served thousands of members of the community. The Y serves preschool, school age, families and seniors with a variety of social and physical activities,” CEO Gary Hubbard said. The YMCA has been an integral component of the community as it not only serves as an exercise facility, but it also offers various programs including an after school program, summer camp, trunk or treat, Easter egg hunts, Healthy Kids Days, back to school events and youth sports. According to YMCA employee Chrissie Deaton, the Y plays a significant role in the lives of Scott County children. “For some, it’s a place to play a game of basketball with friends [or], it’s a safe place to hang out after school and work on homework until parents get off work. During the summer, we become a place where kids under 18 can come and have lunch absolutely free Monday through Friday,” Deaton said.
In recent months, the Scott County YMCA has fallen under financial distress stemming from subsidized memberships, costs associated with the pool closure and decreased memberships. “When the pool closed immediate action was taken by Y leaders to perform their due diligence in securing structural engineering and architectural counsel to determine possible solutions. Those costs were not anticipated or budgeted and were high. Additionally, as a result of the pool closure the Y lost some members, which cut income dollars. Unfortunately, some unsubstantiated rumors spread which caused an additional drop in membership,” Hubbard said. In December, Hubbard and the YMCA staff sent out a letter asking the community for financial assistance. The letter detailed that the Y has a current goal to raise $40,000 by March 1. “The recent letter sent out stressed urgency, but the fundraising effort is common to every YMCA in the nation. Because the YMCA is a 501c3 (not-for-profit organization) an annual campaign is conducted each year to raise funds to grow and
sustain itself,” Hubbard said. All YMCAs are not-for-profit organizations that must be self-sustaining. According to Hubbard, YMCAs receive the bulk of their funding from memberships, grants, local businesses and individual donors. “We are hopeful and confident that the Scott County Family YMCA will not close. All Ys are however autonomous and must be self-sustaining. While there is great educational and marketing support from the national YMCA, it does not help finance local Ys,” Hubbard said. According to Hubbard, once the $40,000 is raised, the Y will begin work to start a capital campaign to redesign the pre-existing pool structure into a multi-use facility. Hubbard said there are already estimates in hand. “We hope all businesses, community partners, Y members and local residents recognize the great service the YMCA provides and contribute to our campaign,” Hubbard said. Those wishing to donate can give directly through the YMCA’s website at www.scfy.org or by check made payable to Scott County Family YMCA.
SCSD2 implements new lanyard policy Jaiden Herald Co-Editor-in-Chief
On Jan. 30, during advisory, teachers handed out purple SHS student lanyards and a student ID to all students. Students assembled their IDs and began the newly enacted policy. Advisory teachers informed all students of the new school policy. The high school was the final school in the district to implement the use of student IDs. “The lanyards are a district wide initiative. The process started with the elementary schools, then the middle and finally the high school,” Principal Chris Routt said. All students are mandated to wear their lanyard and badge on the school campus during school hours. Those found in violation of the newly enacted policy will be disciplined in accordance with the dress code policy. The lanyards were implemented across the district in hopes of increasing safety precautions and efficiency. “Two fold reason (for the lanyards): one is for student safety with the picture ID and visible lanyard, and, secondly, for efficiency’s sake with lunches, media center checkouts and student printing,” Superintendent Dr. Marc Slaton said. According to Routt, the lanyards also act in accordance with SHS core values of
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worth, safety and growth. “The lanyards will improve campus safety. We do our best to protect our kids while they are here. With 800 kids, a lanyard and badge give us another layer of identifying staff and students for safety
reasons,” Routt said. Many SHS students were left with questions and concerns after receiving lanyards during advisory. “I felt everyone overacted about the lanyards. In reality, it isn’t that big of a deal,
but I also understand people’s reactions because several kids were questioning why they couldn’t wear their own lanyards and how they would eat lunch if they didn’t have their ID,” Megan Hardin (12) said. Students will still receive breakfast or lunch should they not have their lanyards. “There is a secondary method for those situations that will be handled by the cafeteria staff,” Slaton said. Students are not allowed to wear their own lanyards, but they can personalize lanyards with pins or buttons as long as they are used in accordance with the policy. “We are not permitting students to wear their own lanyards. The purple lanyard is another layer of student/staff identification,” Routt said. According to Assistant Principal Jeff Cox, there are further uses for the lanyard in the works. Slaton agreed and said that the district is working to explore other uses. “There are some conversations about utilizing [lanyards] on bus routes to have students scan on and off the bus [so] in the event that there is a bus incident we know exactly which students were involved. We will likely run a pilot of that with our bus software soon. Additionally, we’ve briefly discussed having students bring their ID’s and scan in for games or other activities. This again would allow us to know who is there in the event of an issue,” Slaton said.
Dean changes administration roles, responsibilities Justice LaMaster Staff Writer
Scottsburg High School added a new role to its administration team this year: dean of students. To fill this new role for SHS, the Scott County School District 2 Board of Education hired Andy Firth, who has served as Southwestern High School’s dean of students for more than 10 years. “Most of my job is the disciplinary for the school. However, I am also in charge of helping to improve attendance at SHS and to monitor the virtual classrooms,” Firth said. Firth took this job at Scottsburg High Photo by Justice LaMaster
School because his family and him were trying to navigate their way towards the Scottsburg area. They already participate in a local church, send their children to Scottsburg Elementary, and do all their grocery shopping in the Scottsburg area. “[Firth] is really experienced so it should be very helpful to have him here. Since he already used the same programs and had the same type of job, he should hit the ground running,” Assistant Principal Jeff Cox said. According to Cox, his job has not changed. Cox still focuses on discipline of students, however, there is more to his job. The addition of the dean of students
position has opened up more time for Principal Chris Routt and Cox to focus on other educational needs. “[I] took on discipline, so Routt would have free time to do more education rather than just discipline. Firth taking this job should free up time, so we can prepare for next year,” Cox said. Firth hopes to provide a way that students will be able to progress their learning and teachers will be able to teach facilitate. Along with Firth, Cox hopes that Firth receiving this job will help the school become a better and safer environment for the students of Scottsburg High School. News
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Mrs. B’s Crew smiles for a photo while giggles are shared between the friends. Mrs. Becker made it known that her entire class was forever thankful for being able to share a bit of their stories to the high school.
B’s Crew Isabela Diaz & Abby Doriot Staff Writers
Mrs. Becker, Mrs. B, Mrs. Mean (if you are some of the students she has in class) and Mom are just some of the many titles Leah Anne Becker gets thrown her way. Though these are simple appellations people put on her, the names go deeper than the surface of her actions. “I’m a liaison. My role changes with my kids. For example, I have to play more of a momma role at times,” Becker said. Becker’s class is a special education class. They start out the day with academics and curriculum almost identical to ours; however, Features
the content is tailored to BeckAs a staff/class, they do many er’s students’ learning styles. In things to help out around the the afternoons, school: washing SCAN ME | B’S CREW the jerseys of they get to practice other usethe basketball ful skills: they and volleyball cook, do launteams, recydry and some cling, cleaning of the students the lunch room, have internships and many other with local busitasks. nesses. Becker’s It is not unstudents also do common for lots of things students to see Scan to read the throughout the Becker’s stuschool, they help dents out and individual profiles of with the recyabout all around each student in cling, cleaning the school. Becker’s Crew. up the lunchHowever, many room and helping with the food students do not know how to appantry. proach them. Many of the stu-
dents in Becker’s class have common tendencies, such as random, sudden outbursts. It is important to know that these students can not control much of what they are doing. The person with the outbursts does not know when it is going to occur either. “I just want students to know that they don’t have to be afraid of my kids,” Becker said. The atmosphere in their classroom is like no other. Becker and the rest of the staff have created a safe, loving environment for the kids to learn in. “We are a family. The kids are supportive of one another, they defend each other, they are genuine friends. We work hard, but we play hard,” Becker said.
Lon’s Donuts shapes our community Rita Nicholson Copy Editor
very Friday, Dancie Colson calls Lon’s Donuts at six in the morning and asks for individual bags of donut holes. She arrives a few minutes before seven and then goes to SHS, where she can give those donut holes to a few students. “It all starts at the donut shop,” said Colson, who is a guidance counselor at SHS. “When I go in, in the morning, I’m never greeted by a grouchy person that’s had a lousy day. They are a bright spot in my morning, and they let me make bright spots in people’s mornings.” Colson brightens those students’ days by taking the opportunity to write encouraging and positive messages on the donut bags. She takes the time to notice their accomplishments and support them on test days. This positive atmosphere begins at Lon’s Donuts. Liz Sims has worked at Lon’s for about
one and one-half years, and she loves the customers, the owner, the job and glazed twist donuts. She grew up in the area and worked for a veterinarian for 10 years and a secretary before moving back to Scottsburg after 30 years away. “I love to be back,” she said. “It’s always good to be back home.” Jessica Hawns has worked at Lon’s for four months, and in that time, she has noticed the differences between a small business like Lon’s and a larger corporation. “Working for a corporation is nothing like working for a small business. Working here, I feel appreciated,” Hawns said. Sims agreed, claiming that “the donuts here are always made with love.” Colson has even seen the special place the Scottsburg community holds Lon’s in its heart. She sees other people in the community with smiles and bags of donuts. After buying donuts and leaving Lon’s, customers usually have a smile on their faces; Sims and Hawns do their best to make sure the community enjoys the business. Sims talks to every customer like they are a friend, even when she does not personally know them. Sometimes, Sims sees people
she grew up with in the donut shop. “The people my age now … remember coming in here once in a while. Now they’re older, they’re bringing their kids in here. Now they’re bringing their grandkids in here. They all remember the smiley faces,” Sims said. Hawns even partakes in that tradition
with her kids. Sometimes on her days off, she and her children get a donut. Sims hopes that Lon’s will continue to be a special part of the Scottsburg community. “I hope it stays here forever,” she said. “I just keep telling everybody that comes in here this place’ll be open in 50 years.”
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Lon’s employees pose with an almost empty tray of donuts, evidence of a busy morning.
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DON’T MISS A BEAT: KEEP HEART HEALTHY Physicians and students emphasize importance of heart health Abby Doriot Staff Writer
When you think of the month of February, you think of Valentine’s Day and images of love and candy appear. When you look around the stores, there seem to be hearts everywhere. Of course, they are meant for Valentine’s Day; however, February is about more than just silly little valentines. February is designated as Heart Health month, which helps raise awareness about heart disease. Raising awareness about heart disease is extremely important because it could potentially save a life. “Generally speaking, heart health does not happen overnight. The more knowledge people have, the better equipped they will be to make and maintain the lifestyle changes needed to live long, happy lives,” said John Doriot, director of cardiovascular services at Schneck Medical Center.
Maintaining regular heart health is a crucial part of staying heart healthy. Some things that can help keep one’s heart health in check are maintaining a healthy weight, eating healthy foods, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of exercise. It is also very important to know your family history. “Knowing your risk helps to establish the importance of making healthy choices,” said Dr. Jennifer Craig. Heart health can look different for everyone. Kalyn Sebastian (10), for example, was born with Te-
tralogy of Fallot. This means that her pulmonary heart valve does not close completely when pumping, which causes the right side of her heart to be larger. To make sure her heart stays healthy, she tries to eat healthy and avoid high caffeine drinks. She also tries to be as active as possible without overdoing it. “Heart health is very important to me because I want to be able to live as long as possible. My heart condition won’t go away, but by doing certain things I can avoid complications,” said Sebas-
tian. Lauren Jeffries (12) is also very conscious of her heart health, especially as an athlete. If she feels like she has pushed herself too hard, she sits out of practice. After running a race, she puts her hands over her head and walks around to calm her heart back down. “Heart health is important as an athlete because every athlete needs to know their limits of how hard they can work themselves. If an athlete pushes themselves too hard, they could pass out or even have permanent heart damage,” Jeffries said. Heart health pertains to everyone, and doctors say it should be a priority for everyone. “Heart health is important because the heart is such a vital organ, and its function impacts other systems within our bodies. Poor heart health can significantly limit one’s quality of life and prevent one from living a fuller, longer life,” Doriot said.
Stories from the heart
Personal experiences from SHS staff and student
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I had to stop playing sports that I had played my whole life. I also had to change my diet so it would be more heart healthy, which has had a positive effect so far.”
...I can’t do some of the things that I used to do yet, hopefully. I can’t run. I have to walk short distances...I’m a lot more aware than I was before.”
Jeffery Drury (11)
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Boys basketball
Team shoots for sectional championship
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With the season coming to a close soon, the Warrior basketball team is just gearing up for sectional. As of the day The Booster went to print, the Warriors held an overall record of 12-8 and a Mid-Southern Conference record of 8-0. “It’s been a really good season,” senior Andrew Slaton said. “and we have played against a lot of good teams.” From the beginning, the team’s main goals were winning a conference championship, as well as winning a sectional championship. “If you’re good enough to win sectionals, then your good enough to win regionals,” Coach Brent Jameson said. As for heading into sectional, the team will “trust the process” Brantley Deaton (12) said. “We will work on what we have to do to
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Hayden Cutter (10) performs a lay-up against an opponent during the Jan. 24 game against Clarksville High School. The Warriors won the game with a score of 55-39.
get better and attack the weaknesses of the other team,” Jameson said. In his last season on the team, Slaton hopes to achieve the team’s ultimate goals of winning both championships. This weekend, the team will play Southwestern at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Meyer Gym.
On Feb 10, senior Kristin Hosea signed her national letter of intent to further her bowling and academic career at Marian University. “It has always been a dream of mine to bowl at the college level. I have always loved the game and devoted hours upon hours of hard work in order to be the best I can,” Hosea said. Hosea has been the SHS girls bowling team captain for three years. In January, Hosea achieved individual sectional championship and advanced through regionals to semistate. In addition, Hosea also advanced to regional in 2018 and 2019.
“I have dedicated several years of my life to this sport. I have spent year after year working to improve and better myself. I am incredibly proud of my bowling career at SHS and look forward to continuing my bowling career at Marian,” Hosea said. Hosea has bowled competitively for more than eight years after her father introduced her to the sport. Photo by Jaiden Herald “My dad has Hosea signed to Marian helped get me to University on Feb. 10 where I am today. to further her academic He has coached and bowling careers. me since I was little and pushed me to do the best I can. He has been my biggest fan and biggest supporter,” Hosea said. Hosea will join the Marian Knights roster in the fall. Hosea plans to study social work while there as she has ambitions to be a probation officer.
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Team works together to finish with winning record Isabela Diaz Staff Writer
“Hard work and determination is exactly what is needed for a winning season,” said Hunter Richart (9), a member of the wrestling team. And, Scottsburg High School wrestlers know how that feels. With a record of 187-125 before conference, they worked exceptionally hard to defeat their opponents. They made strides towards bettering themselves as a team and as individuals. Jayden Criswell (11) and Gage Muse (9) both made it to regionals; however, both lost in the first round. “Gage and I moved on, but we lost a tough 10
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match the first round, unfortunately,” Criswell said. The season started with a rocky start, but the Warriors ended up with a winning record, and they made improvements both on and off the mat. “The team has worked really hard to be focused on discipline during practice and tournaments, and it definitely makes a difference. Everyone has become such a great competitor on the mat,” Lyndie Foster (12) said. Though the season ended early, the things that the wrestlers learned will follow them through the next season. “We have learned that wrestling is just as much of a team sport as it is an individual sport,” Criswell said.
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Gage Muse (9) competes in a wrestling match. The team finishes the season with a record of 187-125.
Watson signs to Indiana Tech Isabela Diaz Staff Writer
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On Jan 22, Watson signed to Indiana Tech to continue to her academic and softball career.
Softball has obviously always been a passion of senior Olivia Watson’s, but it is not the only thing she is getting out of signing and committing to play softball with Indiana Tech, the school of her choice. The campus also caught her eye. “I fell in love with the campus, the professors, the small classroom sizes, and the one-on-one teaching,” Watson said. While softball is a very important aspect in most of her decisions, education also plays a part. “I’m going to get my education, [and]
getting to play softball is a bonus,” Watson said. While Watson is looking forward to the challenge of playing a sport in college, she is also looking forward to making friends and the hard work that is needed to succeed. “I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone on the team and being able to work with them so we can achieve our common goal,” Watson said. When finally moving her pen to sign, her feelings rushed in. “When I committed, it felt like I was making one of the biggest decisions of my life. I felt as though I was on top of the world,” Watson said.
Girls basketball
Team takes on No.1 in state Justice LaMaster Staff Writer
The Warriorettes ended their season with a record of 14-10. Center Zoe Zellers (11) said some highlights of the season were beating rivals Austin, Seymour and Jeffersonville. “We have not beaten Seymour or Jeffersonville in the three years of me being a Warriorette, so when we beat them, it was a great experience,” Zellers said. On Feb. 5, the Warriorettes played their sectional game against Salem. The Warriorettes lost with a close score of 42 to 51. Athletic Director Jamie Lowry, Salem is the No. 1 ranked Class 3A team and is coached extremely well, so the Warriorettes had a tough team to beat and they hung in there the entire game. Lowry Photo by Hailey Christoff said that although the Warriorettes Hannah Stutsman (9) concentrates before shooting lost it took a lot for Salem to beat the a free-throw shot during a game versus the Lanesville High School Eagles on Jan. 30. Warriorettes. “I think overall the Warriorettes competed at the time; we played them so our overall well throughout the season. Our conference schedule was pretty tough (66th toughest in is extremely tough -- three schools won a sec- the state). We will have some big shoes to fill tional title (Eastern, Salem and Brownstown) with the loss of seniors Jaylah Mays, Kynand then also on our schedule that won a sec- leigh Watson and Riley Pool. So, the 2020-21 tional was Lanesville. team will need to hit it hard this off season,” “We also played teams that were ranked Lowry said.
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Peyton Richardson (11) swims in the swim meet on Jan. 23.
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Record set by Warriorettes Donald Arbuckle Staff Writer
The Scottsburg High School swim team season is coming to a close, and the coach and swimmers alike are thinking about the records set and growth shown. “This has been the most fun season for me to coach of the four years that I have been coaching,” said Brandon Jerrell, swim coach. The girls team’s performance throughout the season had improved and had its moments, Jerrell said. Allie Schmidt (10) was the Mid Southern Conference champion of the 50-yard freestyle. The girls 200-yard freestyle relay team con-
sisting of Megan Hardin (12), Abby Colson (12), Makayla Barger (11) and Allie Schmidt (10) broke a school record at sectional. It was a 12-year-old record, the oldest relay record on the school record board. “I was incredibly proud of our senior girls; they were consistent throughout the season and made up over half the points we scored at conference,” Jerrell said. Braiden Collins (11) had the potential to break three different school records either this year or next, Jerrell said. Collins also was the MSC champion of 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle. “Braiden Collins is a beast of a swimmer,” Jerrell said. Sports
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1) Addie Borden (9) and her stunt group practice on the famous football field at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort on Feb. 6 in preparation for the competition the next day.
Ways to fill in March Madness brackets
As March approaches, people begin filling out their brackets in preparation for March Madness. Many of these brackets are filled out during school or work, and most of the time is used to earn prizes for the best and most accurate brackets. There are people that fill out the brackets for fun and normally do not take it as seriously as others. Some people fill out the bracket in different and odd ways, such as filling out the bracket based on the mascots of the team or team logos. A good way to fill out brackets is to look at the teams seeded position, ranking, or their win-to-loss ratio. For example, San Diego State, with a record of 24-0, is a better team to have to go further in the tournaments than Indiana with a win to loss ratio of 15-8. Other teams, such as Kansas, who are seeded better than the other teams, also have a greater chance of being tournament champions, but after the Kansas and Kansas State brawl, the outcome for Kansas seems dim. Gonzaga has a likely chance to become tournament champions. Gonzaga has a win-to-loss ratio of 25-1 and is ranked second behind Kansas but first in the West Coast. Kansas is still a potential threat to Gonzaga, but Kansas has a win-to-loss ratio of 21-3, so it is most likely that Gonzaga will beat Kansas. The final four teams to compete in March Madness are most likely Kansas, Gonzaga, Duke and San Diego State. Although March Madness does not start until March 15, those filling out brackets should be looking and keeping up with the team rankings and win-to-loss ratios to help make a more accurate and correct bracket.
2) The SHS cheer team poses for a picture on Feb. 7 at ESPN Wide World after its performance. 3) The SHS cheer team celebrates a successful and fun week in Disney World by eating brunch at Chef Mickey’s inside Disney’s Contemporary Resort on Feb. 10. 4) Courtney Morris (12) and Sadie Fugate (12) shout the sideline portion of their performance at the ESPN Wide World of Sports on Feb. 7 in hopes of advancing to semifinals.
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5) The SHS cheer team smiles for the camera as it arrives on Feb. 5 to the Indianapolis International Airport for the flight to Orlando, Fla.
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