November Issue 2015

SHOUT OUT GRAFTON

The Black Hawk Times November 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 GHS Halloween/Black Hawk Time New Staff 4-5

6 New Administration Updates & Referendum 7

8 German Exchange Career Fair 9

10 Minorities Unite/Hall of Fame Red Ribbon Week & Reggie Dabbs 11

12 Pink-Out October 16th Relay for Life 13

14 Word in the Halls Sports Recap 15-16

17 Black Hawk of the Month GOOD LUCK AT STATE, GIRLS SWIM!

Black Hawk Time

The lack of BHT this year has hit junior Grace Potter hard, shown by how drained out she is while studying for her chemistry test that she is taking after school. Attempting to study whenever possible is a trend for Potter this year as she states, “My time after school is consumed by dance team practices and work, so I have little time to study when I get home.”

When students found out that Black Hawk Time would not be offered for the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, many were eager to know why it unexpectedly disappeared.

A group of teachers have been in the works of determining the guidelines that BHT would follow this year, hoping that it will make a comeback at the beginning of second semester.

Teachers are making changes as to how BHT signup will work, along with the amount of BHT’s there will be each week.

With BHT suddenly being up

in the air, did this affect students positively or negatively? Senior Jacob Lang stated, “Black Hawk Time wasn’t necessary for me because I had a study hall, so I felt like it was just a waste of my time.”

For others, BHT was imperative for academic success, especially for athletes like junior Carson Klaus whose free time is consumed by after school sports. Klaus stated, “Having BHT made it easier to get homework done [...] I would love to see it come back this year.”

Carolyn Dowty

G.H.O.S.T. HALLOWEEN

1 1 Sophomore John Bohem shows off his own artistic flair with the skull drawing that started G.H.O.S.T on Thursday, October 30th. Bohem said, “I always try to come to ghost if I’m able to, because I like the people and I like to draw.”

2 Senior Fiona Lawton is making the final touches on Sophomore Rose Lawtons face for her costume. “She was originally planning on being a magician, but decided last minute to be a puppet instead. I was happy to help out.”

Ben Darling

This year G.H.O.S.T celebrated Halloween in true GHS fashion.

After school on Friday, October 30, students had the opportunity to come into the art room after school and participate in the festivities.

Starting with some drawing of Halloween-styled pictures such as skulls.

The festivities began with a costume contest. Among the entries were a witch, a Red Riding Hood, and several other fictional characters. Each person who entered the contest took turns walking down the homemade runway in front of the volunteer judges.

Once everyone who entered had their turn in front of the judges, the winners were chosen. In first place, senior Tristan Lammert was victorious with his steampunk

plague doctor costume. In second place came sophomores Grace Ingham and Rose Lawton take the prize as Scarlet Witch and her puppet respectively.

“We didn’t really expect to win anything, because we entered just for fun.” Ingham said. In third place was junior Amber Micoliczyk as the witch from Wicked. After the contest finished, a few people stayed around to hang out before going home to celebrate Halloween in their own way.

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WHO ARE Mr. Krysiak

Mr. Rauch

Mr. Dauphinais

Math

Health/P.E.

English

Spanish

Q: What interests do you pursue outside of the classroom?

A: Well, I have two daughters with a third on the way, and we also have two dogs, so that’s important to me. I also love to run every morning.

Q: What did you think of Grafton High School before teaching here?

A: I’ve lived in Ozaukee County my whole life, so teaching at Grafton almost feels like home to me.

Q: If you could meet anyone, alive or dead, who would it be?

A: If I could see anyone again, I’d love to talk to my grandfather more about his past, and his service in the army.

Q: What is something you’ve always wanted to try, but have been too scared to?

A: I’ve always been intimidated to run a marathon, just because I’m very competitive, so I would want to succeed at that.

Q: Were you nervous for the first day of school with all the students?

A: Yes, coming to a new school is a very tense moment because I don’t know whether the kids I’m teaching are good or bad.

Q: What is the biggest challenge in teaching?

A: Keeping students interested because it’s the teacher’s job to get students excited for class which is sometimes a difficult task.

Q: What is something you have always wanted to try but have been too scared to?

A: I would love to try wingsuit flying.

Q: What always makes you laugh?

A: Freshmen and some of the stories they tell.

Q: What do you like most about being a teacher?

A: I love seeing kids get better every day. It’s rewarding to see kids do things they never thought they could accomplish.

Q: Why did you want to be a highschool teacher?

A: Teaching runs in the family so I always knew I wanted to be a high school teacher.

Q: What would you do if you won the lottery?

A: I would keep coaching and move my family somewhere warm and travel the world.

Q: What always makes you laugh?

A: Freshmen. I laugh with the freshmen but most of the time they’re laughing at me.

Q: How do you encourage students to learn?

A: I like to have a lot of group work, and have several activities a week.

Q: What teams or clubs did you belong to as a student?

A: I did a lot of stuff as a student, I did drama, band, choir, sports, and forensics.

Q: What is something on your bucket list?

A: Travel to Spain and hike the Camino de Santiago trail. The trail takes about a month to hike.

Q: Do you prefer cats or dogs?

A: Definitely dogs because I do not like cats at all.

Ms. Gruebling

E THEY? Ms. Hardt Band

Q: What do you like best about being a teacher?

A: Watching students succeed, and watching them succeed musically.

Q: What is the biggest challenge you face in teaching?

A: When I know there’s a lot of potential, and sometimes it can be hard to motivate students to do the work to access that potential.

Q: If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

A: I know it’s cliché, but I’d have to go with flight.

Q: If you had a time machine, what time period would you visit?

A: I would go to the 30s, because that’s when jazz was just becoming a thing.

Ms. Barber Special Ed.

Q: What do you like most about being a teacher?

A: Being able to help kids work through their struggles.

Q: How do you encourage students to learn?

A: Keep their minds open, persevere when it gets hard, and keep at it.

Q: Who was your first celebrity crush?

A: Parker Stevenson from the tv series The Hardy Boys.

Q: What is your biggest pet peeve?

A: Cleaning up after kids.

NEW GHS STAFF

Ms. Schultz

Ms. Ruff

Q: Was there a particular reason why you decided to come to GHS? A: I was really intrigued by the position. I’m teaching Revolutions, and I don’t think many high schools offer a class like that.

Q: How would your students describe you?

A: I think that my students would describe me as fun and laid-back.

Q: Who is your favorite music artist?

A: My favorite artist would have to be Luke Bryan.

Q: If you could be instantly fluent in another language besides English, what would you choose?

A: I speak French as well as English, so I’m pretty good at that. But I think it’d be cool to be fluent enough to go to France.

Q: Why did you decide to become a teacher?

A: I came from a really large family, with 11 brothers and sisters, so I’m naturally all about helping people.

Q: What contributions do you feel that you make to Grafton High School?

A: I feel like I make contributions in wanting students to do well, and wanting them to challenge themselves. I also want students to be able to find success and I believe that with finding success, you also have to find happiness.

Q: What is your favorite Disney movie?

A: I really like the movie Tangled. It doesn’t get much press and I love the scene with the lanterns floating up to the sky.

Q: What is your favorite kind of pizza?

A: I prefer thin crust cheese pizza with maybe pepperoni, but I’m really a cheese fan.

Revolutions

Special Ed.

Shelby Babl & Hailey Hubacek

Mr. Scott Mantei

Why is education important to you?

“Education has always been important to me. I grew up in a family where my mom was a fourth grade teacher. She was actually my fourth grade teacher. On weekends I spent a lot of time in her classroom helping her set up bulletin boards and watching the work she put in to make sure that she was prepared for her students when the next week started.

It really started there and then as I got into high school, I really enjoyed my educational experience. I was really interested in the area of business so really the best of both worlds for me was to be a business and information technology teacher. It also gave me the opportunity to coach because I was really passionate about sports. So it really just fit.”

What is something GHS students may not know about you?

“I have 3 kids. I have a son who’s 8 years old named Carter. Then I have two daughters a five year old daughter Avery and a two year old daughter Harper. Honestly, all of the extra time outside of work is spent with them.

They’re starting to get into their activities and their sports. For me, my family is the most important thing, and then really it becomes the students of Grafton and this position.”

MEET

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Mr. Scott Mantei addresses the crowd of students and families at the Homecoming Pep Rally. “It’s really important for me to still make connections with the kids. I want to show them how passionate I am about them and their success.”

ADMINISTRATORS

Why is education important to you?

“It’s important to me because we get to help prepare kids for the future.

We can shape lives and choices and give the characteristics to kids that we want them to have because we know what’s going to make them successful in the future.

Every kid that comes in, the goal is to touch their lives and help them make good choices.”

If you were a Disney character who would you be and why?

I would pick Goofy because that’s how I am… What is Goofy exactly? Is he a dog? because Pluto is a dog... but he always hangs out with Goofy who is a dog.

Mr. Kevin Deering loves to get involved with student activities, including reffing the Homecoming Powderpuff game. “There’s a really great community here. It’s really cool to see the kindness that’s been shown by the community and the staff.”

Mr. Kevin Deering

Adele Danner

UPCOMING REFERENDUM “We want to make Grafton school District a destination sch ool district ”- Princ ipal Scott Mantei

On January 11, the Grafton Board of Education will hold a vote on whether or not to go through with a 49.5 million dollar upgrade for the district.

This plan includes things as large as major renovations of a new field house to improvements as little as enhancing the wi-fi.

Schools are always an important part of the community. “As soon as I became principal it was clear to me the sense of pride that exists within the community of Grafton. Making these significant improvements will give our community facilities to be proud of,” principal Scott Mantei stated.

The average age (of the district’s buildings) is 51.6 years old and, because of this, one of the main focuses in the referendum would be upgrades of building systems (heating, cooling, lighting systems, bathrooms, etc).

Spacing was another main focus of the referendum, increased gym sizes, lunch area, auditorium, and classroom size.

Improvements to the tech-ed facilities include more car stalls, improved stem labs, and most importantly space for students to work. Mantei commented, “We want to make Grafton School District a destination school district.”

If passed, Grafton Elementary would be remodeled/combined with Grafton High School

Tom Mann

beginning in 2016 to become Grafton High School/John Long Middle School (students from grades 7th-12th). JLMS would become the new Grafton Elementary for grades 3-6.

The new facilities and upgraded classrooms will not only help the existing community but it will also make Grafton more attractive to people seeking a new place to live.

For a full report on the referendum please visit the www.grafton.k12.us homepage.

The Technical Education displays how cluttered their working area is. “Can you find our only CNC mill?”, states autos teacher Mr. Hader.

AN AMERICAN TAKE

The German students came over seas from Thomas-Morus-Gymnasium in Daun, our sister school. They stayed from October 9-October 28. They stayed with host families of the students who attended Grafton High School and Lomira High School. They walked to classes with the host students and got to spend the weekends and weekdays with their host families.

How long did it take you to pack? Did you pack days in advance or the night before?

“I packed four hours before we left. I kept putting it off, but then again I didn’t need much, we only stayed three weeks.

Some of my friends were forced to pack early by their parents.” -Till

Till

What was the biggest culture shock?

“I was shocked that girls wore shorts and short skirts in the winter, and that guys wore shorts in the winter as well. We have to go to different buildings for different classes, so in the winter we have to go outside and we bundle up. I also thought it was weird that almost everyone had an iphone here in the U.S., in Germany they are 700 Euros (800 U.S. Dollars).” -Anna

Anna

What are some things we have here that you don’t have at home?

“You have Qdoba, Buffalo Wild Wings, Six Flags, football, and baseball. I went to the football game and I enjoyed it very much. I liked how a lot of people from school went.” -Fynn

Fynn

What was the best food that you tried? “Oreo Cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory.

We don’t have many options in Germany, we just have the usual plain cheesecake. I really liked Cheesecake Factory.” -Miranda

Miranda Natalie Nowak

German Chocolate or American Chocolate? Why? “I enjoy German chocolate more, the overall taste is better and it dissolves better on your tongue.” -Matthew

Matthew

CAREER FAIR On October 21, Grafton High School hosted its annual career fair. Thirtyone local companies, including 3 colleges in the community set up stations and offered insight about jobs and careers to all GHS students.

This year, every student had the opportunity to attend for 30 minutes and completed a worksheet for 3 potential careers that interested them. This reflection was turned it in for a chance to win various gift cards. Sophomore Victoria Wallock said, “I really enjoyed exploring all the different careers. It helped me get a better idea of what I want to do in the future.”

A popular booth that sparked many students’ attention was hosted by Marquette University’s Neuroscience department. They brought human brains and an electromyostimulation machine used to evoke muscle contractions using electrical impulses. Senior Kaitlyn Larson said, “The best part about the electromyostimulation was that the neurologists allowed Mr. Scott Mantei and other faculty to participate in it.”

The career fair this year was focused heavily on healthcare and manufacturing careers. Some of the companies present were Waukesha Metal Products, Aurora Medical Center, PACE Industries, Columbia St. Mary’s, and Newcastle Place. By talking to these various companies, students were able to gain knowledge about the skills and educational requirements needed to obtain careers in those fields.

The U.S. Armed Forces had a pull up bar where students showed off their strength by performing pull ups or the flexed arm hang, all while receiving information on the typical day of someone in the Army, Navy, Marines, or Air Force.

School counselor Mr. Christopher Hanley said, “The career fair is so beneficial to students because talking one on one to someone in that field leaves more of an impression. It’s the personal interactions that’s most important.”

Schad said, “It was exhilarating because it was the first time I’ve ever held an internal human organ in my hand.”

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6 1 Senior Ariel Berry tests her strength while performing the flexed arm hang at the Marines’ booth. “This was my favorite part of the career fair,” Berry said. “I really liked how they had an interactive element for students.” 2 Senior Jacob Kemp receives important information on banking from First Bank Financial Center, 1 of the 2 banks present at the Career Fair.

The other bank with a booth was Port Washington State Bank.

3 Visiting the Marquette University Neuroscience table, junior Madeleine Schad holds a real human brain while juniors Ahna Manz and Hailey Zwicker watch in amazement. 4 Juniors Elizabeth Huettner, Kylie Tomashek, and Kaya Tsui listen to a

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2 physical therapist from Columbia St. Mary’s as he gives insight about rehabilitation services and the day-in-the life of a physical therapist. Students were also able to talk to an occupational therapist and a nurse from Columbia St. Mary’s. 5 Sophomore Mariah Niles tries out the electromyostimulation machine brought by Marquette University. Junior Kylie Tomashek and sophomore Tyler Rieck watch to see if Niles’ arm muscles are stimulated by the machine. Many times, the muscle will twitch to test neural and muscular function. 6 Senior Grady Bauer talks with a representative from Shorewest Realty at the Career Fair to learn about the day-in-the life of a realtor.

Alexandra McKelvey

MINORITIES IN UNITY Members Back Row: Jaime Lammert, Kathy Lesueur, Willie Williams and Daryl Bagley.

Front Row: Kayliah Smith and Lashaya Spencer.

Members Back Row: Kaitlyn Larson, Dadra Davis, Ariel Berry, Front Row: Ashleigh Perry display their spirit after a successful 4th meeting.

Along with the many new changes Grafton has met this year, a new up-and-coming group is adding on to the experience. Seniors Dadra Davis and Ariel Berry put together Minorities In Unity - a club to help students discuss and deal with the discrimination they’ve encountered in their everyday lives.

“I really wanted a place where people can be comfortable getting together and sharing what’s on their minds. Everyone is really breaking out of their shells and I can see we are truly making a difference,” stated Davis.

Minorities In Unity is currently brainstorming the projects they want to tackle to help better the community.

They plan to start doing volunteer work and are looking Lela Hansen

into cleaning up garbage in local parks and serving in soup kitchens.

The group has made it their goal to have access to scholarship opportunities in the future as well as creating a legacy that will stay with Grafton High School permanently.

“One of the awesome things about this club is I can go to a meeting and just conquer my problems. Our group wants to focus on not only doing this, but help people with the difficulties they have to face everyday,” stated senior Ashleigh Perry.

Minorities In Unity meets at 7:30 every other Wednesday morning in Ms. Helen Kunick’s room, A-21. See Dadra Davis for questions.

HALL OF FAME

On Friday, September 25th, the annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held for recognition of the Grafton alumni who have made astounding legacies throughout their life.

Mr Scott Mantei stands with Diane Omdahl as she recieves her hall of fame plaque. She graduated in 1966 and went on to create her own company, Beacon Health.

Natalie Nowak & Adele Danner

Michael Reblin stands with his wife while holding his plaque.

He graduated in 1964, and flew from Texas to attend the ceremony. His family also flew out from Texas to hear of his great accomplishments.

Sheldon Sepstead graduated with the class of 1953. He called him and his wife, “lovebirds,”as they stand next to each other. He kept his speech humorous and short.

DODGING DEATH

Red Ribbon Week | Drug Free = Happy Me!

The words, “It takes hurt people to help hurt people,” echoed off the auditorium walls of GHS on October 19 as Reggie Dabbs spoke. The audience was silent and seriousness took over the students’ faces as Dabbs suddenly became less humorous.

Dabbs recounted a story about a father and son relationship. The pair had recently lost their wife and mother, and then shortly after, a devastating earthquake hit the son’s local school in Armenia. When the father arrived at the school it had been leveled by the earthquake; he started to panic because he couldn’t think of life without his son. As he made his way to where his son’s classroom once stood, he immediately started to frantically dig. After 36 hours he found his son in the rubble and saved him, and his classmates. The son knew his father would come because his father regularly said “I will always be there for you.” He told this story to show that people will always be there for you even in the toughest of times.

Dabbs also talked about depression, and let everyone in the audience know they were not alone.

He went on to tell the audience about when he grew up and wanted nothing more than to end his life, but chose to stay alive. Though he fought through his hardships. Through his experience, Dabbs used his past to show that we all have someone looking out for us.

He finished with a Red Ribbon Week message of: during rough times people should not cope by abusing substances, rather seek for help from a trusted adult or friend.

“When I was a kid growing up I was ADD, and music helped me calm down. It helped me with everything so that’s a part of who I am.”

—Reggie Dabbs

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1 Dabbs plays the saxophone for students to the tune “Problem” by Ariana Grande. 2 Dabbs chats with Mr. Scott Mantei and Mr. Chris Hanley after the assembly. 3 Octavia Groff and Hailey Hacker are proud Red Bracelet wearers.

4 Students start off the day right in first hour 2 AP Economics during bracelet distribution.

Isaiah Voss & Crystal Todd

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Pink Hawk Pride

To kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Grafton High School students represent by wearing plenty of pink!

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1 Sophomores Erika Stielow and Matthew Fischer pose for a picture in front of the Hawk’s Nest to prove that they support Pink Day at GHS. Stielow stated, “I wasn’t repping pink for anyone specific, just the people who have suffered or survived breast cancer.” Stielow also mentioned, “I am very proud of our school for participating during the day, but I feel like we should get more students pumped up for it, to get everyone to wear pink.”

3 Seniors Maggie Reske, Emma Roscoe, and the rest of the dance team acknowledge Breast Cancer Awareness by pinning pink ribbons to their jackets at the football game October 16,

Grace Potter

2. Roasty toasty! Senior Carolyn Dowty attends the bonfire behind the bleachers after the football game Friday October 16. Dowty said, “I did enjoy the bonfire but it was pretty cold. Doing something like that again would be exciting, I really did have a good time.” She mentioned, “Getting together with my friends and the rest of the school felt like a real bond, plus the pizza was scrumptious.”

2015. Reske said, “I enjoyed pink out because I love pink, pink is my natural color. It’s fun seeing everyone else wear pink, support breast cancer, and come together for a cause.”

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RELAY FOR LIFE On October 17, GHS held its first Relay for Life. The ten hour event had 97 participants in 12 teams who helped raise $7,200. Motivated to make the event a huge success, senior Monica Geiser organized the entire Rely. Geiser’s inspiration came from her aunt, who was diagnosed with cancer about a year ago. She wanted to start Relay for Life because Grafton didn’t have an event supporting cancer. With the help of many students and faculty, GHS was able to advocate for those suffering with cancer. Senior Adele Danner said, “Relay for Life was a big success for us, and it was a lot of fun to partake in.”

1 Senior Kayla Kintzele and friend are ready to sign people up who are going to participate in Relay for Life. 2 Freshman Kirsten Krause, senior Adele Danner, and senior Jessica Nitz sell baked goods to those who came and ran/walked for Relay for life. Danner said, “It was amazing to see how many people came out and stayed for the whole day. Everybody had a really great attitude and I think it went well for our first Relay ever at Grafton.” 3 Playing ping pong is always fun! Senior Sarah Buchkremer and sophomore Hannah Wendorf show their ping pong paddles as they are about to play. 4 The coordinator of Relay for Life, senior Monica Geiser stands with supportive senior Sydney Struck. They stand to show their support for fighting against cancer. 5 Ms. Micki Schreiner pulls her daughter with in a wagon through the gym. 6 Sophomores Luke Nitz, Allyssah Lanza, Gretchen Geiser, Alyssa Jobe, Jenna Klos, Cassie Kraemer, and Jenna Grandinetti rep their pink gear to support Relay for Life.

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SOCCE

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Good Luck at State!

SWIM AND DIVE The Swim and Dive team fought hard this season. Even though they had 2 wins, and 4 losses in dual meet competitions, they’re breaking records. Junior Autumn Haebig not only broke the 100 backstroke record at Shorewood, but also beat the 100 backstroke school record at GHS. They took 3rd out of 17 teams at the small school state competition.The girls took on Sectionals Saturday, November 7th. Senior Alyssa Seitz took 5th with 318.20 points. Haebig, senior Katherine Bordeskya, senior Natalie Keshemberg, and freshman Olivia Konzen came in first for the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:52.23. The swim team ended with a total of 370 points, and managed to defend the team’s title as Sectional Champions for the third year in a row. Bordetskaya said, “Swimming is such a hard working sport and encourages me to do better and accomplish great things in life.”

Chloe Doring

VOLLEYBALL The boys Cross Country team had a very strong season sending two individuals to State.

Sophomore Gordon Thompson ran a time of 17:12 and senior Maxwell Jensen ran a time of 17:02 during their Sectional meet. At the State meet Jensen ran a time of 17:13 and Thompson ran a time of 17:44. “I felt like I was going to pass out from exhaustion, but I was worried because I wanted Gordy to make it with me,” said Jensen.

The Volleyball team made big memories this season by becoming the Regional Champions for the first time in school’s history. With a huge 3-1 win against Kettle Moraine Lutheran, who knocked them out last year, they advanced to Sectionals. After a close game against Campbellsport in 5 games they continued to take on Sectional Finals.

Putting up a hard fight on Saturday, October 31st they fell in Sectional Finals against Catholic Memorial 3-0 making them Sectional Runner-ups.

They finished with a record of 3-4 in conference and 31-17 overall. “Making it to Sectional Finals and making school history was the highlight of my junior year, said junior Kayla Tsui.”

“It was awesome seeing us make progress through the year and I’m excited to get even farther next year.”

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FOOTBALL

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

GIRLS TENNIS The girls Tennis team was moved to D1 this year and considering the big move up they didn’t go as far as they would have liked, but still had a great season. They finished strong by taking 5th in conference. “We got to play doubles with many people this year, which created a very strong team dynamic and bond,” stated junior Allison Parsons.

The Football team finished with a record of 2-5 in conference and 2-7 overall. Even though they may not have had a winning record, they still put hard work in and made a lot of progress.

“My favorite game was the Whitefish Bay game because we weren’t fighting for a playoff spot, so I could just go out there and have fun. With it being my last game, it put into perspective just how fast good things come to an end.

It also taught me that it is important to enjoy everything and make the most of the good times in life,” said H-Back/Slot receiver senior Grady Bauer.

The girls team had many strong finishes throughout the season, including freshman Julia Wille’s time of 23:35 at the Shorewood Early Season Invite. Senior Jennifer Woolf also took a 3rd place finish at the Waukesha South Cross Country Festival with a time of 23:35.02. “My season didn’t go as well as I wanted, but I still had a lot of fun with my teammates and enjoyed my senior cross season,” said Woolf.

FALL SPORTS RECAP

WORD IN THE HALLS

CELEBRITY CRUSH VOTED FOR ZAC EFRON “After watching the movie Charlie St. Cloud I fell in love.”

-sophomore Taylor Hirst

Sophomore Jackie Tomashek Sophomore Ava Schimmelpfeming Junior Jessica Weil Senior Breannah Palubiski Senior Hailey Hacker Senior Leah Kromeich

VOTED FOR JUSTIN BEIBER “JB is definitely my future husband.”

-senior Sara Zimmerman

Freshman Precious Stark Freshman Justine Tiegs Sophomore Joie Isaacson Junior Hailey Zwicker Junior Izzy Teich Junior Gillian Waskiewicz

VOTED FOR SELENA GOMEZ “I loved Selena since the start of Wizards of Waverly Place.”

-sophomore Jaime Lammert

Freshman Jake Garncarz Freshman Mason Scott Sophomore Dylan Densow Sophomore Anthony Borowski Sophomore Josh Daehnert Junior Matt Silasiri

VOTED FOR ARIANA GRANDE “She’s just so dreamy.”

-junior Chad Dickmann Caitlin Kugi & Ariana Stark

Freshman Adam Kapke Freshman Tanner Garbisch Sophomore Brian Holdmann Junior Chad Dickmann Senior Marcello Lanza

BLACK HAWKS OF THE MONTH

Senior Desarae McKenzie grew up in Mequon. She has two brothers currently living with her.

McKenzie is in Spanish Club and enjoys watching netflix in her free time.

If you could marry anyone, who would it be?

“Obviously Bobby Flay because he makes good food.”

Describe a perfect day.

“Definitely a warm summer day spent with friends.”

Staff member Kelly Rieck was raised in Cedarburg. She is a former cheerleader and enjoys watching movies and scrapbooking. Rieck has been at GHS for 26 years.

Staff member Collette Gergens grew up in Grafton. Gergens is a former track star at GHS. She enjoys reading in her free time. She has been working at GHS for nine years now.

Dream Career?

Gergens: “Talk Show Host because I’m funny.”

Rieck: “I’d definitely be on Broadway.”

You are given a million dollars to spend in one day, what do you spend it on?

Gergens: “First I would give some to my children, then I would donate the rest, I don’t need all that money.”

Rieck: “Honestly that would be the best day ever, I would donate it to charity and just hand people money and make their day.”

If you could choose one super power, what would it be?

Gergens: “Invisibility...I think you could just learn so much more about people.”

Rieck: “Invisibility.”

Describe yourself in three words.

Gergens: “Funny, nice, loyal” Rieck: “Compassionate, kind, organized.”

Ashley Yang

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