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VOLUME 8
ISSUE 9
September 7, 2010
575 Tienken Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48306
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Pink Paws funds cancer research Don’t be late! Event
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Sept. 20
Pajama Day
Sept. 21
Tie-Dye Day
Sept. 22
Neon Day
Sept. 23
Cougar Day
Sept. 24
Pink Day 2nd Hour Assembly 7 pm Homecoming Game Vs. Oxford
Sept. 25
8-11 pm Homecoming Dance *doors close at 9:30 pm
It’s a very important date!
by Lindsey Scullen School Team
to positively influence the community. They started small. In an event they called Summer Night under the Lights, Stoney’s future football stars between grades 3 and 5 were invited t o play football along side the people they think the world of: the current Cougar football team. With 90 children sent home with grass stains and a smile, the first paw print of the year was imprinted upon our neighborhoods. With the power they hold in the community realized, Coach Gross, the football team, and others inclined to help dove into the Pink Project. Coach Calvin Gross Paws Gross’s goals for the team aligned with the
t seems as if a cougar stepped in a puddle of pink paint and darted around Rochester. School hasn’t started yet, but people in pink shirts are already walking around town.. As is bound to happen with a pink-footed cougar on the loose, heads are turning. What does all this pink signify? Junior and cheerleader Kelsey Roseman knows Homecoming this year is more than just a night to look forward to. “We will help save lives,” Roseman said. This is because of the Pink Paws Project (P3). It is a charitable initiative driven by
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This opportunity allows Homecoming to be not only about celebrating the school but about fighting for something larger, something important... to benefit our community.
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students, family, and friends and focused on raising funds for individuals and families affected by cancer in our community.The first big event of the year is the Homecoming game on Sept. 24. On the Homecoming night, our players and coaches will share their game with someone special in their lives affected by cancer by wearing that person’s name on the back of a special pink jersey. Whether the person in whose honor each plays or coaches is in the stands or solely in the the heart, his or her name will survive the game on the back of a pink jersey purchased in his or her honor. Spectators can also honor loved ones and simultaneously be raise money for the American Cancer Society. Simply purchasing and wearing a $15 pink shirt to the game not only allows for free admission to the game, but also donates to the cause. Head football Coach Calvin Gross, undoubtedly the one guilty of spilling the pink paint, initiated the project here at Stoney Creek early this summer. Of cancer, Gross said, “It affects everyone.” He stressed that between students, teachers, and neighbors, we all can relate to the desire to conquer cancer. At summer’s onset, Gross’s primary goal for the football team was
American Cancer Society as it offered a place for the team, and thus the school, to make a dif-ference that would mean some-thing to each involved. The football
(Please see “Pink Paws” on p. 2)
(illustration by Claire Donaldson)
Players honor cancer patients by Matt Pitlock Sports Team
Most play for glory. Most play to win. Most play for scholarships. But a select few play to honor. This year’s Varsity football team will play in honor of family members and friends who have been battling cancer. This season at the Homecoming football game on Sept. 24against Oxford, players and coaches will be sporting pink jerseys in honor of loved ones that are battling or have passed away from cancer. Coach Calvin Gross, who is coaching for his father, knew right away that the Pink Paws Project was something the Cougars had to do for
their community. Gross said, “I think if we can bring together a cause that the whole school can be brought together to fight, it’s a really great thing.” Gross believes that is important for all players to take an active role in helping those in their home town. Also Gross is very excited to have his father at the game. “It would be great to have him out on the field with me, watching me coach for him,” Gross said. Gross also feels he can help players who are having a hard time with cancer because he has
The pink program paws at players’ hearts “I think this cause helps to unite the team and inspires us to play hard.”
“It’s really good that we are doing something to help the community and not just the football program.”
(Please see “Jerseys” on p. 2)
Varsity player Andrew Boe
Varsity player Mike Eldridge
“It is great to be playing for my loved one [and] we are playing for a cure that could... save millions of lives.” Varsity player Nick Gajzick
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Tienken bridge closed through first marking period by Catherine Foster School Team The Tienken Bridge built in 1940 closed June 18 and was to reopen by the start of school. However, construction did not go as planned so the opening has been delayed. The Oakland County Road Commissioner Craig Bryson said that the bridge will be reopening the end of October to early November. The delay in the reopening of the Tienken Bridge will not result in delay for school busses. Nor does the Rochester Community School’s Transportation Department anticipate adding any new busses or routes to the schedule. Cindy Peychich, Transportation Routing Coordinator for Rochester Community Schools, said, “the delay of the bridge will not affect the bussing schedule. Students may be picked up three to four minutes earlier than usual but nothing drastic”. However, while bussing is not seriously affected, student drivers feel differently. A survey of students revealed many feel the bridge closure will require them to leave a minimum of ten minutes earlier. Senior, Sean O’Connell, said, “It normally takes me five minutes to get to school, but now it takes me twelve, and that is without any traffic”. Senior, Daniel Moore, said “it is costing me more gas money and more time”. Several students commented they would have to leave fifteen to twenty minutes earlier wasting precious sleep time. A few students voiced concern that the decrease in sleep will affect their academic and athletic performance. The delay for the bridge is due to an unexpected embankment detachment as well as instability in the soil in the northwest corner of the bridge. These flaws required a redesign of the bridge. For weeks, idle machinery sat outside the construction site as the redesign was
(Please see “Tienken bridge” on p. 2)
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District revamps academic achievement awards
Cafe offers healthier lunch choices Obesity has infiltrated our public school cafeterias for years and followed children home. However, this year Rochester and Chartwells Dining are putting a stop to this once and for all. They have stripped the menus of all deep fried foods and replaced them with nutritious fundamental snacks. Some of these foods with be local Michigan products when in season and prominently available. Vegetarian options have also been largely expanded with the installation of new salad bars. Even the breakfast menu will be revamped to eliminate pop tarts, super doughnuts, and breakfast pastries.
Yearbook wins prestigious award The 2009-2010 “Cougar Tales” yearbook staff won a Spartan Award from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA). The “Sparty” is the highest honor a Michigan student journalism staff can earn. To win a Sparty, the yearbook had to earn at least 900 out of 1000 points during the judging. Books are judged in several categories, including photography, desgin, copy writing, and caption writing. Unlike newspapers, which submit three issues for judging, yearbooks are judged on the quality of the entire book--a year’s worth of work for the class. This was the yearbook’s first Sparty.
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...with the New Assistant Principal John Kelley
With the retirement of former Assistant Principal Linda Crowell last spring, Stoney went looking for someone else to be on the prowl. We did not have to look far. Hart Middle School administrative intern John Kelley was the Cougar to fill those shoes. Source: Where did you work before you came to Stoney? Mr.Kelley: Before I became our assistant principal I started off working at Chrysler. After leaving Chrysler I started teaching at Chippewa Valley Middle School. Then I arrived in the Rochester School District teaching Spanish. I have been teaching for thirteen years. Not only have I taught Spanish, I was also a softball, and basketball coach. S: What are you looking forward to about working at Stoney? K: I am looking forward to working with the great kids and staff. K: Are there any new major changes going into effect this year? K: There are a couple a new changes that will go into effect this year. Students will have to adjust to a new food service since the school hired a new company. All fryers have been removed which means no more French fries. There will also be limited amounts of pizza sold. Another change students will have to adjust to is the new hall monitors. Instead of the usual hall monitors there will now be professional uniformed security. S: Did you always want to be an assistant principal? K: I never thought I would teach or become an assistant principal. I wanted to work for federal law enforcement. S: Did you play any sports in high school? K: In high school I played on the basketball and baseball team. S: When you were in high school did you enjoy going to school dances? didn’t like going to them because I can’t really dance.
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S: Were you born in Michigan? K: No, I was born in South Korea and moved here because my dad was in the military.
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been through it also. Unfortunately, Some players have more than one loved one who has had cancer. Senior captain Joe Stephans will be wearing a jersey in honor of two girls in his life, his cousin Kim Ramma who is a cancer survivor, and his friend Kathy Spain who unfortunately lost her battle with cancer. “It makes me happy to know they will be on the field with me,” Stephans said. “Kim will really be there and Kathy will be watching me somewhere.” Stephans said, he knows that everyone on the field, coaches and players, share this great feeling bringing the team closer as a whole. Being a captain and team leader, Stephans tries to always lead by example by putting forth his best effort and says the Pink Paws Project is no different. This project has been a source of great inspiration for many players on the team. Junior center Nick Gajdzick will be playing for his grandmother who has had two battles with cancer and has won both. Norma Calhoun is a 72-year-old woman, but she is the strongest person Gajdzick has ever met. “Her strength to defeat cancer gives me inspiration; I can’t wait to play my heart out for her,” said Gajdzick. Whenever something is difficult on the field, Gajdzick knows from his grandmother that there is no battle that can’t be won. Other players are representing family members they never had a chance to know. Junior defensive back Andrew Boe’s grandfather died of liver cancer when Boe was only four years old. Boe never had a chance to go out on the field with his grandpa in the stands cheering his name, and he never had a chance to tell his grandpa all the stories about the big hits he made against Adams. But on Sept. 24 Boe hopes to make up for all of the missed opportunities. “I feel like he would have loved to watch me play. So if I play my best he will be proud,” Boe said.
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Valedictorians and Top scholars are a thing of the past. The class of 2014 will no longer hold these titles upon graduation, but instead will be recognized with new labels. This updated grade policy from the K-12 Restructuring Committee takes into consideration not only grades, but also the number of AP classes, and ACT scores. The new categories consist of Scholars of Highest Distinction, Scholars of Distinction, and Scholars of Achievement. These new labels will allow more students to be recognized for their efforts and step outside the shadows of a couple individuals. The Board requested the K-12 Restructuring Committee to develop this new policy that pushes students to their full potential in multiple areas.
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(photos by Chandler Clay)
Tienken bridge (Continued from p. 1)
redesign was prepared. Construction resumed again mid August with large sections of the bridge put in place Aug. 20. The new bridge will include two traffic lanes as before. However, an asphalt sidewalk on the south side will be added. This sidewalk will be separated from the traffic lanes by a railing and paved shoulders. The addition of this feature will make it easier and safer for students living on the east side of the bridge to walk to school. Many teachers feel there will be increased tardies occurring during first hour. These tardies will affect the academic environment. Assistant Principal Kevin Cumming said, “There will be no adjustment to school hours nor will there be leniency with tardies.
Tardies will still be given out.” Attendance secretary Louise Coakley said, “At least the first few weeks students will have difficulty adjusting, but they will figure out how to make it work.” In all, the delay in the bridge opening is sure to cause headaches for many students, parents and staff. However, there is one bright side to the delay. The bridge just west of Dequindre on Parkdale was scheduled to be closed immediately after the Tienken bridge reopening causing even more inconveniences. However, its closure will now not occur until sometime 2011. So stay patient and plan ahead. One day these headaches will be water under the bridge.
players’ involvement in both a Relay for Life team and Dimes for a Cause, two fundraisers, preluded the Pink Paws Project. These events kicked off the team’s fight against the ultimate opponent of this year’s Homecoming game: cancer. Following the football team’s lead, NHS also took on the Pink Paws Project as its charity of the year. The cheer team and Student Council also joined the effort. Instead of wearing the array of colors depicting our divided classes on the Friday before Homecoming, as in years past, thanks to Student Council, we will all be pink. Gross said, “This opportunity allows Homecoming to be not only about celebrating the school but about fighting for something larger, something important enough to benefit our community.” Our community will directly reap the benefits of this event as the American Cancer Society will stream our earnings to those locally suffering around us to help them win their fight.
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September 7, 2010
OPINION
Bridge to Nowhere
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Administrators should be lenient on tardies due to the bridge construction
With school back in session, the roadways around Stoney Creek promise to be packed. The already hectic commute may become more interesting still with the heavily driven Tienken Bridge still under construction. The administration and faculty at nearby schools need to allow students to arrive later than in previous years to account for this inconvenience.
Originally scheduled to be completed Sept. 7, the Tienken Bridge is now expected to be finished in early November. Hundreds of students, parents and faculty alike traverse this bridge every morning, and with a class of incoming freshman, our largest yet, traffic issues are sure to arise. Anticipating this slow-down, Rochester Community Schools sent an e-mail to parents to warn of the possible increase in “congestion.” This e-mail also states that “school start times will remain the same as last year.” This is unfair. Do we really want our teen drivers speeding around to beat the bell? It is a simple issue of safety. Increased police patrols will also be present in nearby subdivisions the e-mail says. If students had enough time to get to school, speeding wouldn’t be a concern. Lastly, the e-mail did give a possible alternate route. Unfortunately, it is extremely inconvenient for students living in subdivisions such as Stoney Creek Ridge, Copper Creek or Stoney Creek Ridge North. According to Google Maps, a student living in this area drives on average just over a mile and a half to school. The suggested route, Dequindre to Avon to Rochester to Tienken, is over eight miles long. Even taking Parkdale to Letica would be quicker than this, cutting distance traveled down to slightly under two and a half miles. Short of altering the detour, there are several measures Stoney Creek could take to increase morning roadway efficiency. One option is temporarily pushing the start time of first period back several minutes; however, the school has already said this will not be the case. Another suggestion is canceling school altogether; we sincerely doubt this will happen, though. The only plausible solution is to allow some leeway in the arrival of students, if only for the first several weeks. Give us a chance to finish our toast before we hop in the car. We could definitely use the extra few minutes.
Staff Vote: Agree: 66 percent Disagree: 33 percent Undecided: 0 percent
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Why, yes, I did read my tech agreement before signing it! J F S S U R O E N E P N I S O H H I R M O O S E M R N O S R E S
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(Results from a survey of 58 randomly polled students Aug. 30.)
Left your rights at the school house gate?
Language in tech agreement should have students worried With each passing year, it seems as if the rights of students become more limited and their so-called “privacy” disappears. At one point, students just had their cell phones taken away for using them. Now, students can no longer pick up their cell phones after school without a parent or guardian…and without getting in trouble. More disturbingly, the new technology agreement introduced this year includes language that makes it easier for administrators to take and search a student’s “communication devices.” This means not only can cell phones, but also laptops and iPhones. With these devices, as the tech agreement states, “parents and students have no legitimate expectation of privacy.” Because the school may search these devices even if they are not being used in violation of the Code of Conduct, the school’s requirements for such searches are far easier to meet than those for police searches. Our schools do not even need a search warrant. This means that students have fewer rights in school than they do outside of school. How is this allowed? More importantly, what does this teach students? In the landmark Supreme Court case for students’ rights, Tinker v. Des Moines, the majority opinion famously said that
“students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the school house gate.” But the opinion also made clear that schools have an obligation to protect all guaranteed rights so that the schools do not “strangle the free mind at its source and teach youth to discount important principles of our government as mere platitudes.” Yes, students should not use their phones in school to begin with, and they probably should not use iPhones. But laptops? Is every studious, connected student now suspected of shenanigans? Because some students may cheat or some students may have questionable content stored on their phones or laptops, are every students’ Fourth Amendment rights to be taken away? Benjamin Franklin once said, “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Privacy has been determined to be a right by the Supreme Court. Yes, our students must be protected, but why should they lose this right? The district should find another way to protect students without using such drastic options.
Grrrrrr!!
Must We Hate on the Mosques?
Editorial
Prrrrrr!! Monday Mania
With the return of Monday Night Football, Mondays are finally something to look forward to.
It undermines our values to prevent Muslims from building Mosques where they please.
No More Reruns
Which Friend?
It’s difficult to choose only two friends to be next to your locker.
Shows are finally starting up again. We can finally figure out what happened with Finn and Rachel on Glee.
Back to the Original
Eminem & Jay-Z
Their concert was possibly the best duet since peanut butter & jelly.
There may be a Back to the Future remake starring Justin Bieber. ‘Nuff said. (illustration by Claire Donaldson)
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The bright lights shining down as you take
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the field, the passionate student sections, and the local fame are all things high school athletes live for. These things don’t come without hard work, though. Varsity athletes have a strenuous schedule-- from training upwards of 6 hours a day, to
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summer homework, to trying to find time for friends and family.
VARSITY ATHLETE Senior Haley Berich has been competitively swimming since she was 5 years old. She swam for Oakland Live Y’ers swim club (OLY for short), up until her freshman year, when she joined
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7:00 A.M. Berich has a small breakfast packed with just enough calories to get her through her practice,without filling herself.
Berich wakes up early, cutting into her summer sleep hours.
the high school team. During her three years on varsity, she has swum in every race except for the 200yd and 500yd freestyle.
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Before heading to the track for a 15-minute run, Berich meets in the pool area with her team.
Berich starts her drylands training for the day. “We do lunges and squats. And we do core: crunches, planks, leg raises, calf raises, leg raises. And wall sits . . . which are always fun.”
Berich changes into her suit and dives into the pool. The coaches start her with a lengthy freestyle workout.
Berich drills until 11:00 a.m. with her team, until the end of her practice. The team may swim anywhere from 5000 yards to 8000 yards a practice.
Senior Brock Nelson doesn’t have the easiest task as one of the six captains of the varsity football team. He wakes up earlier than most people, he works longer than
8:30 A.M. Nelson wakes up to some loud Nickelback on his alarm, and then he proceeds to brush his teeth.
12:05 p.M. Warm-ups begin. The team takes a lap around the field and gets into big stretching circle to get pumped. Nelson is one of the six captains in the middle leading the stretches.
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Offensive individual work begins. Nelson is the right guard. That is the position next to the center.
A Fuiji scrimmage begins. Nelson has to get out there and block the defensive line.
Some know her, but most want to pass her. Senior Kelsie Pittel has sped around the Cougar Cross Country course for the varsity team
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Sept. 14, 4:30 P.M. Varsity @ OAA Jamboree #1 @ Farmington Sept. 11, 9:30 A.M. @ West Bloomfield Inv. @ Kensington Metro Park Sept. 17, 4 P.M. Varsity @ Spartan Inv. @ MSU Sept. 18, 10:25 A.M. Varsity @ De La Salle Inv. @ Stoney Creek Metro Park Sept. 28, 4:30 P.M. Varsity @ OAA Jamboree #2 @ Bloomer Park
JV vs. Southfield
Sept. 17, 5: 30 P.M. Varsity @ Southfield Sept. 23, 4: 30 P.M. Freshmen @ Oxford Sept. 23, 6:15 P.M. JV @ Oxford Sept. 30, 4:30 P.M. Freshmen vs. Southfield-lathrup Sept. 30, 6:30 P.M. JV vs. Southfield-lathrup
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Pittel starts her day with a bowl of cereal, orange juice, and a granola bar.
Lunch is a major source of energy before the run, so Pittel eats food high in carbohydrates.
Team bonding and encouragement passes the time on the way to the competition.
On the bus ride home, the team jokes about events at the competition.
Considering she has a rigorous school schedule. Pittel cracks open the books.
Sept. 27, 12 P.M. Varsity @ OAA League Meet @ Birmingham CC
Sept. 13, 5 P.M. Freshman vs. Clarkston Sept. 14, 5:30 P.M. JV @ Lake Orion Sept. 14, 7 P.M. Varsity @ Lake Orion
Sept. 8, 3:30 P.M. Varsity vs. Adams
Sept. 18, 10 A.M. JV vs. Grand Blanc
Sept. 8, 4:30 P.M. Freshman @ Farmington Harrison
Sept. 14, 3:45 P.M. Varsity vs. Clarkston
Sept. 16, 6:30 P.M.
Sept. 23, 3 P.M. JV @ Troy
Sept. 10, 5:30 P.M. JV @ Sterling Heights Stevenson
Sept. 28, 3:30 P.M. Varsity @ Lake Orion
Sept. 13, 3:30 Varsity @ Seaholm
Sept. 16, 4:30 P.M. Freshman vs. Southfield
Sept. 22, 8:15 A.M. Varsity @ Oakland County Tournament @ Pontiac Country Club
Sept. 10, 4 P.M. Varsity @ Sterling Heights Stevenson
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Sept. 8, 4:30 P.M. JV @ Farmington Harrison
Sept. 10, 7:00 P.M. Varsity vs. Farmington Harrison
Sept. 22, 8 A.M. JV @ Tri County JV Tournament @ Links of Novi Gold Course
Sept. 14, 4 P.M. JV @ Lake Orion Sept. 21, 3:30 P.M. JV @ Ladywood Invitational Sept. 21, 3:45 P.M. Varsity vs. Troy
Sept. 29, 3:30 P.M. JV vs. Athens
Sept. 20, 4 P.M. Freshman @ West Bloomfield
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Sept. 21, 5:30 P.M. JV vs. Clarkston
Sept. 7, 5 P.M. Freshman @ Athens
Sept. 21, 7 P.M. Varsity vs. Clarkston
Sept. 7, 5:30 P.M. JV vs. Lasher
Sept. 22, 5 P.M. Freshman vs. Troy
Sept. 7, 7 P.M. Varsity vs. Lasher
Sept. 23, 5 P.M. JV @ Holly
Sept. 8, 6 P.M. Freshman @ Troy
Sept. 23, 6:45 P.M. Varsity @ Holly
6:00 p.M. Nelson showers and just relaxes around the house. He plays some xbox and uses the computer. Another hard day of practice is waiting.
the past three years and contributed to the team’s Regional Championship title last year.
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Sept. 16, 5:30 P.M. JV @ Athens
Sept. 9, 3:15 P.M. JV @ Adams
The defensive positions work on 7-on-7. This is a pass coverage practice. Nelson and other lineman go work on blocking.
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Sept. 27, 3:30 P.M. JV vs. Adams
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most people, and he works harder than most people. Six hours of practicing a day in the summer takes a mental and physical toll on Nelson, but he is up to the challenge.
Sept. 27, 5 P.M. Freshman vs. Adams Sept. 27, 5:30 P.M. JV @ Royal Oak Sept. 27, 7 P.M. Varsity @ Royal Oak Sept. 28, 5:30 P.M. JV @ Adams
Swimming Sept. 7, 6:30 P.M. Varsity @ Rochester Sept. 16, 6:30 P.M. Varsity vs. Troy Sept. 23, 6:30 P.M. Varsity vs. Groves
Tennis Sept. 7, 4 P.M. Varsity vs. Rochester Sept. 7, 4 P.M. JV @ Rochester Sept. 8, 4:30 P.M. Varsity @ Farmington Sept. 11, 8 A.M. Varsity @ Holly Invitational Sept. 15, 4 P.M. Varsity vs. Andover
Sept. 15, 4 P.M. JV @ Andover Sept. 21, 4:30 P.M. Varsity @ Avondale Sept. 22, 4 P.M. Varsity vs. Romeo Sept. 22, 4 P.M. JV @ Romeo Sept. 23, 4 P.M. Varsity vs. Adams Sept. 23, 4 P.M. JV @ Adams Sept. 25, 9 A.M. Varsity @ Troy Athens Invitational
Volleyball Sept. 7, 4 P.M. Freshman @ Romeo Sept. 7, 5 P.M. JV @ Romeo Sept. 7, 6 P.M. Varsity Romeo Sept. 8, 4:30 P.M. Varsity @ Sterling Heights Quad Sept. 9, 5:30 P.M. JV vs. Eisenhower
10:00 p.M. Pittel hits the sack and looks forward to the next day of conditioning at practice.
Sept. 9, 7 P.M. Varsity vs. Eisenhower Sept. 11, 8:30 A.M. Varsity, JV, & Freshman @ Elite Sports Invitation @ Elite Sports Center in Warren Sept. 16, 5:30 P.M. JV vs. Quad Match Sept. 16, 6 P.M. Varsity @ Quad Match @ Rochester Sept. 21, 5:30 P.M. Freshman vs. West Bloomfield Sept. 21, 7 P.M. Varsity vs. West Bloomfield Sept. 23, 5 P.M. JV @ Southfield Sept. 23, 7 P.M. Varsity @ Southfield Sept. 28, 5:30 P.M. JV & Freshman @ Adams Sept. 28, 7 P.M. Varsity @ Adams Sept. 30, 5:30 P.M. JV & Freshman @ Eisenhower Sept. 30, 7 P.M. Varsity @ Eisenhower
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Senior Nick Mertz returns to the varsity tennis team as third court doubles. This is Mertz’s third year on varsity, and he is well known for his strategy at the
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Mertz wakesup early to get in a few pushups and eat breakfast before he starts his day
Before practice begins Mertz leads the team in streatches, then does warm up drills with his partner.
net, a prominent advantage for the Stoney Creek Cougars.
9:00 A.M. Mertz and the team begin their practice matches.
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After practice and a little rest, Mertz heads off to training with his private instructor.
On top of being a varsity athlete, Mertz is also a top scholar. With a strenious senior schedule Mertz has to work on his AP summer homework
Junior Ryan Taylor is a mid-Fielder for the Stoney Varsity soccer team. Taylor was starter on last year’s J.V. team and was a leading scorer with 15 goals. This year he is one only 5 juniors on a senior stacked
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Taylor wakes up and begins each day with a bowl or two of cereal or fruit that will fuel him for the day ahead.
Before practice, Taylor goes on a short jog and shoots around with teammates until practice
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team. He has decided to dedicate a large part of his summer to his favorite sport of soccer. Every day the team has a several hour practice and they are expected to maintain top physical condition
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Taylor heads off to practice, where he does a variety of running drills, passing drills, scrimages, and conditioning.
After practice Taylor heads home where he showers and relaxes after a long day of soccer.
Taylor heads off to bed to rest up before doing it all again tomorrow.
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Practice begins and the team condition and work on their volleyball skills and techniques.
McCain goes home and showers and gets ready for the day.
She has a family sit down dinner with her family and they all talk about how their day went.
Sometimes she has the energy to hangout with friends or see a movie other times she stays home and naps.
Grubba wakes up, eats a healthy breakfast, and makes sure her golf bag is ready for the day ahead.
11:00 A.M. Grubba heads off to the course, on the way she mentally prepares herself for the practice ahead.
11:30 A.M. Before Grubba heads off on the course she hits the driving range for about a half hour, until she tees off around 12
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staying awake. It’s just another day for her; it’s a tough schedule for others.
Senior Nina Grubba has been golfing for six years now, and two of those have been spent playing for Stoney Creeks varsity team. She found her love for golf from her dad. He talked her
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Mertz then finishes off his day with a lengthey jog before he heads off to bed around 11.
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Senior Olivia McCain, who plays as a middle hitter for volleyball, faces just an average day from early morning practice untill the time she cannot handle
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Go home and rest up for practice. Taylor watches a little tv, then goes on facebook to catchup with people.
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Before McCain goes to sleep, she brushes her teeth and listens to her ipod for about 20 minutes and finally gets ready for bed.
into joining him for a round six years ago, and Grubba’s love for golf has grown exponentially since. Grubba’s day is pretty typical for a Varsity girls high school golfer.
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After a long nine holes Grubba counts up the score card and then heads home where she showers and gets ready for the night
Grubba goes out with friends to unwind after a long day of golf, she needs some time to relax.
After a night out with friends Grubba comes home and gets ready for bed.
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(Compiled by Matt Pitlock, Monica Nowak, Nick Diamond, Nick Cruz, Damien Rotarov, Scottie Shermetaro, and Dylan Wilcox) (All photos by Chandler Clay)
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