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On March 9, Shores Destination Imagination
teams competed in the Michigan Creativity
Association regional tournament at Shores.
Taking home gold in the “In Disguise” challenge was the team consisting
of seniors Abigail Wilson, Danielle Riehl,
Rachel Baxter, Madison Campbell and junior
Madeline Wilson. In the “Change in Realitee” challenge, the team of seniors Madison
Campbell, Abigail Wilson, Rachel Baxter, junior Madeline Wilson and freshmen Dale Liddle, Diana McMahon and
McKenna Munson took silver; and the team of
seniors Sean Rush, Molly Schaub, Josiah
Baird and Sam Stewar, junior Leah Uganski, sophomore Kassidy
Vredeveld and freshman Tyler Hagner took
bronze. All three teams advance to state.
indexp. 2-3 – editorial
p. 4 – entertainmentp. 5 – profiles
p. 6-7 – center sectionp. 8-9 – feature
p. 10 – newsp. 11-12 – sports
next paperNext month’s edition will be out June 5.
students of the monthFebruary students of the month are
seniors Brandan Gue and Morgan Schwing.
Dana Briggs, a 2010 graduate, is playing
for the Michigan State softball team.
Briggs, a walk-on, earned a starting
position in right field.
Shores graduate plays softball for Spartans
Shores DI teams advance
to state
Alcohol Awareness
MonthApril 8
Start of the “Face the Book” campaign.
Enter to win an ipad.April 15-16
Drunk driving simulation during lunch.
April 17Founder of Students Against Destructive
Decisions, Bob Anastas, will present
to underclassmenApril 19
Upperclassmen will observe a crash
scenario.April 26
Announcement of 10 student finalists for the
Ride With Pride car giveaway campaign.
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Mona Shores High School • 1121 Seminole Road • Norton Shores, Michigan 49441
Taking the top award at Show-case, juniors Hunter Zhao and Kayla Green played a classical
piece to win the Showstopper Award. (Rachel Resterhouse)
Shores runs away withShowcase
The
By Jake BordeauxEditor-in-Chief
Kathryn Nash, a frequent substitute teacher at Shores and the producer of Showcase, must have been looking into her crystal ball prior to this year’s competition.
“Shores has always been very high profile at Showcase,” said Nash a week before the 2013 show, which took place March 21-22 at the Frauenthal. “They have many names on the performing arts and Showstopper trophies.”
Shores students, specifically eight of them, walked off the stage after the county-wide competition with a trophy as Shores brought home the Showstopper Award and had the winner of both the group performing arts and the visual arts categories.
Juniors Hunter Zhao and Kayla Green took home the Showstopper Award with their classical duet of “Passacaglia in G Minor” by Handel-Halvorsen.
“I was nervous for months before the performance,” said Green, who played the violin while Zhao played the cello. “Once I got to the night of the performance, it all mellowed away ,and I was no longer nervous.”
The duo took home the first-place prize of $1,000, which is the amount that goes to all category winners. Second place ($500) and third place ($300) also take home cash prizes.
“With the prize money, I am going to buy more hair dye,” said Zhao, who sported a red-dyed hairdo during Showcase. “No more of the cheap kind, the real stuff.”
The duo, which practiced their piece three times a week for the past six months prior to the competition, gave much of their credit to their music teachers for choosing them to represent Shores.
“We’re so humbled by the choice of the music teachers,” Zhao said. “We give them our greatest gratitude for all of the encouragement they have supplied us with.”
The musical group The After Effect and senior Abigail Wilson also brought home first place in their respective categories.
The After Effect, made up of seniors Ryan Slagle, Matt Fairfield, Chris Evans, John Please see SHOWCASE, page 10
The After Effect (above) made up of seniors Ryan Slagle, Matt Fairfield, Chris Evans, John Swainston and Alex Pearson won the perform-
ing arts category while senior Abigail Wilson (inset) took first place in visual arts with her
artistic piece (right). (Rachel Resterhouse)
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Volume 51, Edition 6Thursday, March 28, 2013Mona Shores High School
1121 Seminole RoadMuskegon, Michigan 49441
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EditOr-in-ChiEf Jake Bordeaux
EditOriaL EditOr Andrew Kromminga
EntErtainmEnt EditOrHailey Hrynewich
PrOfiLEs EditOrMandy Versalle
CEntEr sECtiOn EditOrKayleigh Fongers
finE arts EditOrKelley Wheeler
fEaturE EditOrMorgan Schwing
sPOrts EditOrsHolly Fredericksen
Cory Sander
PhOtO EditOrRachel Resterhouse
staff Abby Bryson
Abby KeessenAnnabella Olivares
Abby PetersonBlake RobinsonMiranda ShaferLindy Torvinen Rhian Williams
advisErWarren Kent III
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It is that time of year again. Spring break starts tomorrow, Prom is just around the corner, and before we know it, school will be out.
Needless to say, there is a notable surge of energy sweeping the halls of Shores.
However, while it is great to be enthusiastic about what is going on around us, there are limits and we, as young adults, have a responsi-bility to behave maturely and set a good example for those around us.
Now we, the editors of The Sailors’ Log, know that probably sounds like a broken record, but that doesn’t make it any less true or important.
What sense is there in getting high or drunk and winding up dead all because it is getting a little
warmer outside?April is Alcohol Awareness
Month (see front page for list of events), and it is certainly important to raise awareness for teenage alcohol abuse, but don’t you think we probably shouldn’t need a month dedicated to telling teens not to do something that is already illegal?
Now everyone is freaking out about how the school will be bringing in drug-sniffing dogs after Spring Break.
Seriously? Of all of the places one could do
drugs or drink, any idiot could most likely tell you to keep it away from school.
What the school should do is just bring the dogs in without saying a word to students.
Let those dumb enough to get caught with those substances face the consequences while the rest of us sit back and laugh at their idiocy.
We all know it is wrong. We aren’t adults yet no matter
how much we think we are, and the law is in place for a reason.
We don’t want to see any of our friends die any more than their par-ents or the police do.
This spring, we think we all should make a conscious effort to be the adults we all keep pretending to be.
I am an addict. However, my addiction has nothing to do with drugs or alcohol. My addiction is tanning, specifically
using tanning beds.Recently, my doctor said I had to quit.
Doesn’t she understand that I need my fix? The ultimatum came after I started to get itchy after tanning.
I am getting better now because of rehab...just kidding. Rehab was not involved at all.
However, her declaration was difficult for me to follow because it was difficult to stop during winter because my skin gets so dry and irritated.
Plus, I have been going since eighth grade. Though I don’t go to tanning booths in the summer time, Michigan’s seasons change really fast and my skin reacts differ-ently in fall, winter, spring, and summer.
For two years, I went tanning with no problems and only had good things to say about tanning beds.
Then two months ago, I was facing the scare of getting skin cancer, and it’s odd, but that really didn’t make me want to stop because I just feel so good about myself when my body is tan.
However, I know the first thing that most people think of when they hear tanning beds is cancer beds. But being sun-kissed by the sun all year around is what most people want.
I for one, love to be tan and would rather have some color than no color at all, and tanning gives me the convenience of lying out in sun in practically no time at all.
Tanning beds also provides some good things for your body too. Like vitamin D which gives you energy to get you through the day.
Everybody has the winter blues, but it isn’t just the “blues.” Without the daily absorption of vitamin D from the sun, you can become moody and get quickly irri-
tated. When I go tanning, I feel revived and
much more content with everything. That is why when the doctor told me
I shouldn’t tan anymore because some of my medications were reacting badly with the UV rays, I had no idea what to think.
To me, tanning was a part of my day. I would go to school, go
to volleyball, and then go tanning. Tanning acted as a cleansing wash for my skin and made me look good too.
I’m not saying it isn’t harmful. I’m saying it isn’t as bad as people say it is. Unless you go all the time; that’s a problem.
Many people, girls mostly, I know go tanning and sometimes look like a Dorito vomited all over them. That is when you have taken too far.
Here are some hints if you took it too far: If you are naturally fair skinned and
every time you go you come out looking like an Oompa Loompa.
If you can’t walk anywhere because you
are so badly burnt.If when you wear white, your bronzer
washes off on it and stands it.Tanning also made me ready for Spring
Break. I was the only who didn’t get burnt in my family when we went to Florida.
There is also the bad side affects about tanning in a tanning bed. I experienced both good and bad. It wasn’t until this year when my skin got irritated with the UV rays and I couldn’t go anymore.
My doctor told me no, but my dermatol-ogists said to use a good lotion before and after.
I definitely don’t want to stop completely because I like it too much, and being tan looks natural on my skin tone.
The truth is everybody should be happy with the skin tone they got. Instead of burning their skin to get that tan look, be happy with the skin you have.
It is your natural organ that can heal itself and protect you against certain things. Don’t change that. Be who you are. Don’t shade yourself into something you’re not.
I’m hooked on UV rays. I crave the sun-light.
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editorial
You know who is really busy? This guy. Between sitting at home and being in newspaper all year, I have
it pretty rough.Here is what my typical day is like:Getting out of bed is a difficult thing
to do. My bed is like the world’s largest magnet; every time I try to get out, it pulls me back down.
When I get to school in the morning, I try to pay attention in class while my eyes are closing slowly.
The walk between classes always takes my energy away; I think to myself how much I wish the day was over already.
Lunch is just terrible because I have to stand in line for so long. My legs almost give out on me.
But newspaper class is one of the most difficult part of my day. When I get into class, I have to sit on a computer all day looking at my emails and play computer games. It’s so stressful.
Right after school is a stress reliever though. I get to drive home in my purple PT Cruiser, and who doesn’t like driving a car like that?
But once I get home, that’s when the day gets even worse. When I get home, I have to
make myself something to eat.I know, it’s terrible that I have to cook
myself something to eat. Pizza rolls are so difficult to prepare.
Once I get done making food for myself, I have to find the remote. It’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
After I cooked myself some pizza rolls and found the remote, my day slowly calms down to the point where I can finally relax.
I don’t know why people complain how difficult their day is. Like how people com-plain about AP classes or honor classes because if they had honors eating class or an AP napping class, I would get an A+ in them.
My day is much more difficult than any AP class that we have in our school.
It is the end of March, and let’s just say boys are not lining up at my door to ask
me to Prom. Did I really expect a bunch of Prince Charmings to come to my door? Not really.
But with one month to go, I am keeping my eyes open for a date to Prom, and at the same time, I am keeping my eyes closed for people whom I hope do not ask me.
If I really want a date, I just have to remember the one thing my parents told me my whole life.
Be myself. It does not matter who I am or where I came
from, I must be that crazy outgoing person whom I have hidden deep within.
Eventually, that one boy will come around.I know I will have to put myself out there though. I will need to be a little more outgoing and talk to more people.
No one can know me, unless I know myself.I thought of offering candy up yesterday, but then I thought...
mmm, that would be too desperate. I already have all of my friends on look out for Prom dates
for me, but then I realized, I can not rush love or even a date. Sometimes, it just surprises me.
Here is a helpful hint. Try not to text the person you are inter-ested in every five minutes.
Guilty. None of us are perfect, but I am pretty sure people do not like their phone ringing off the hook with people they are not inter-ested in.
I know it may be difficult, but sometimes, I just have to realize
that some people do not want to go to Prom with me.
As the date gets closer, I might have to take drastic mea-sures. I might have to break down and ask a boy.
My fear is that he will say no. If I do ask somebody and he does say no, I am just going to take his answer and then go home and have a good cry about it later.
Of course, the final option is to go to Prom stag. I am not going to let a date-less night stop me from having a good time. I am absolutely positive I will not be the only one who has to go to Prom alone.
I am reminded of the character Josie Gellar (played by Drew Barrymore) in Never Been
Kissed who is a female reporter who goes back to high school for a story.
She writes, “ And there’s still that one guy, the one who is so per-fect in every way. The guy you get up and go to school for in the morning. Southglen would not have been the same without him. High school would not be the same without him. I would not have been the same without him.
“All of these things made me miserable at seventeen. But at twenty-five, I finally see that this-all of this-is just the way it should be. It is all part of this thing called high school. A time in our lives that we can never truly repeat. A time that makes us who we are, for years to come.”
So regardless of what happens on April 27, I know one thing: having a date or not will not stop me from having one of the best nights I have ever had.
The Sailors’ Log staff has been eavesdropping on your conversations in the halls and the classrooms. So, we will be responding to those questions and statements. In other words, we have been a fly on the wall...
“How does the coun-seling office work?”
– said in the hallway
The Sailors Log: Do you need counseling to help you understand?
“He has a name, so he must be real.” –
said in the lunchroom
TSL: Oh. Did you hear that from Harry Potter?
“I think this belt is working, I feel skin-
nier.” – said in the sopho-more hallway
TSL: These ear plugs aren’t working; I can still hear you.
“And you can smell a mix of pasta and
dead cat. It’s disgusting.” – said near the science wing
TSL: Just like how mom used to make it.
“In my mind, I’m six feet tall.” – said in
the hallway in front of the office
TSL: What did you say? I can’t hear you from down here.
Opinion by Andrew Kromminga, Editorial Editor
on the wall...
XBox360
PS3
In each edition, a staff member of The Sailors’ Log will evaluate two similar products, items, etc. and let readers know which one is better
Games
Online
Price
AnnabellaOlivares
StaffWriter
versus
AndrewKromminga
EditorialEditor
Finding the Perfect Date
My day is filled with stress and exhaustion – or maybe not
Even without Prince Charming, Prom will be memorable
Xbox plays all of the popular games like Call of
Duty and the same games as PlayStation 3, but Xbox also
plays games like the Halo series that PlayStation does
not play.
PlayStation 3 plays most of the popular games like Call of Duty, Skyrim, and the NBA, NFL, and MLB series.
For Xbox, you have to pay to play online games. Depending on how much time you buy, Xbox will eventually cut you off of
online unless you keep paying for more.
PlayStation 3 has a free online network called PSN for every console. No matter how much you play a game online on a PlayStation 3, online will still be free.
The pricing for an Xbox also depends on the style and the amount of GB that it has.
An Xbox 360 Arcade cost $199 but an Xbox 360 Elite
cost from $299.99 for 120 GB and $399.99 for 250 GB.
A PlayStation 3 usually goes for around $300, depending on where you go and how many GB the console has that you wish to buy.
The winner between Xbox consoles and PlayStation 3 consoles is Xbox. The Xbox has more games to be played, and even though you have to pay for online, an Xbox is better than a PlayStation 3.
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entertainment
peer perspectives
Do you like to go out and eat with your friends and family? Try something new and visit the incredible Hank’s Tavern at 2356 Henry St. in Muskegon.
Hank’s is a new restaurant and a great place for a variety of people to go. You can choose to sit at the sports bar in the front or you can sit in the dining area. The restaurant includes five TV’s. Hank’s seats no more than 102 people, and its warm, cozy fireplace creates an exceptionally comfortable and enjoyable environment.
Known for its delicious burgers, Tavern burgers are $8.59. They have a special burger with Hank’s secret sauce that is supposed to be really good. A variety of sandwiches, which are less than $9, are also included on the menu.
In my visit, I, however, decided to split the nachos, which was very tasty, with my grandma. I also got a shake, which is my favorite at Hank’s Tavern. I liked how I had the shake in a tall sundae glass, but they also give me the cup they made the shake in that has all the rest of the shake in it. I ended up having two shakes basically.
For adults, there are hand-dipped shakes with your favorite choice of liquor as well. Although I simply got a vanilla shake, there are 21 total flavors one can choose. From vanilla to cookies and cream to salted caramel, Hank’s hand dipped shakes will have people leaving happy.
A few other items I found appealing on their menu were hot chocolate and coffee drinks served with whipped cream, cinnamon sticks, and chocolate sprinkles. What a great option this is to have during the terribly cold weather. Floats and hand-crafted meatballs are a couple other unique things on the menu too.
Hank’s Tavern is one of many Hoby Thrasher restaurants. Other places owned by this same owner include Handsome Henry’s (3065 Henry), Hobo’s Tavern (1411 Whitehall Road) and The Handsome Hobo (1437 Whitehall Road). With all this in mind, I hope to hear Hank’s Tavern as one of the top places to go in the near future.
Looking to spice up your meal choices? Just take a short trip to Burcos Tacos at 3474 Henry for some adventurous new dining. From fish to scrambled-egg tacos, they have it all. Unlike any other taco joint you’ve ever visited, Burcos is more of an experience than a restaurant.
Having worked there for a month, I can tell you that every single item on their menu is better than the next. Burcos is the perfect choice for lunches and is conveniently located only .5 miles from Shores. There is a meal deal, which includes a soft drink, chips, and a gourmet taco all for only $4.50.
While not offering gluten-free choices, Burcos does have vegetarian options, including cheese quesadillas and veggie tacos.
All of the tacos are made from the freshest ingredients, and you won’t feel guilty after eating one. Each taco is its own masterpiece, but my favorite taco is the Thai taco. If you want to make your taco even more delicious, just upgrade it to a gourmet taco, which is served on their homemade shell that is buttery and flaky.
Burcos is a healthy delicious option for lunches, dinners, or mid-day snacks. Despite the name, they do not offer burritos, but they do provide some top-notch tacos all for reasonable prices. Prices for tacos range from 99 cents to $2.89. For the quality of the food, this is a steal.
Burcos isn’t a strictly Mexican taco shop. They have cuisine representing many areas of the world like Thailand and the coastal U.S.
Burcos is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and then again 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Saturdays, they are open from noon to 8 p.m. They offer dine-in or take-out.
So next time your appetite is feeling a little adventurous, just head over to Burcos. For more information, go to www.burcostacos.com or check them out on Facebook.
Hailey HrynewichSight & Sound Editor
COMING ATTRACTIONSTheaters
• G.I. Joe: RetaliationMarch 28
Summary: When Cobra spy Zartan has most of the Joes assassinated, the remaining
Joes strike back.
• DetourMarch 29
Summary: Trapped inside his car by a mudslide, Jackson
Alder must battle Mother Nature for his survival without
any hope of rescue.
Concert
• Kenny ChesneyApril 25 at 7 p.m.
Location: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids
• We The KingsMarch 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor
DVD Releases
• StichesApril 2
• LuvApril 2
CD Releases
• The Band Perry’sPioneerApril 2
Genre: Country
• Major Lazer’sFree The Universe
April 15Genre: Dubstep
Treat yourself to amazing new food
“The Station because not only does it have good food, but you always know someone when you walk in.
It’s really people friendly.”Meghan Birr, senior
Prom is just around the corner (April 27, to be exact), and if you’re like me, you probably waited until the last minute to figure everything out. Girls, don’t become too overwhelmed because there are millions of Prom dresses out there. You will find one that is perfect for you. Boys, I know many of you probably are
not freaking out about not having a tux yet, but your datesdefinitely are. Here are a few places I would recommend looking
for your ideal dresses and tuxes for this year’s Prom.
Stores for Prom dressesJcPenney – Lakes Mall (www.jcpenney.com)Younkers – Lakes Mall (www.younkers.com)Deb – Lakes Mall (www.debshops.com)Macy’s – Woodland Mall or Rivertown Mall in Grand RapidsCarol’s Bridal and Tuxedo – 1784 Apple Ave.Magical Moments Bridal Btq Inc – 3108 Henry
Prom shoeswww.promgirl.comwww.stevemadden.comKohl’s – Lakes MallCharlotte Russe – Lakes MallMacy’s – Woodland Mall or Rivertown Mall in
Grand Rapids
Rhian WilliamsStaff Writer
Burgers and shakes? Go to Hank’s!
Quesadillas and tacos?Go to Burcos!
What is your favorite
local restaurant?
“The Hearthstone is my favorite because
it has really good soup and bread.”
Kennedy Potts, freshman
“I really like Handsome Henry’s because they
have the Chicago deep dish pizza.
Colt Pena, sophomore
“I like Pints and Quarts because their baked
mac n’ cheese is outstanding.”
Colten Hutson, junior
Here are some Prom shopping ideas
Stores for TuxesMen’s Warehouse – Lakes Mall: Suits and Sport Coats. Buy one get one for $100; Register for $30 off your tux rental at tuxedo.menswearhouse.com Carol’s Bridal and Tuxedo – 1784 Apple Ave.Magical Moments Bridal Btq Inc: 3108 Henry
Websites for Tuxestuxedo.menswearhouse.comwww.davidsbridal.comwww.presidenttuxedo.com – Print 40 percent off coupon online
Websites for Prom dresseswww.promgirl.com – You can shop by type of dress, designer, price, style, color, body type, etc. www.fabpartydress.com – There are amazing dresses on this website, and you can save 60 percent and more due to their special called Prom Carnival. I looked at some of these dresses, and they looked just as nice as the ones on Prom Girl’s website, except they were all cheaper due to the markdown in price. This is where I bought my dress, and I highly recommend this website.www.seventeen.com – You can choose your prom dress from hundreds of styles and try them on models in the website’s virtual dressing room. www.davidsbridal.com – There a several beautiful dresses 50% off. www.cache.com – If you buy something for $150 or more, receive free standard shipping.
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profiles
5FABJunior Rachel Resterhouse will never forget her
first day of kindergarten. “It was just like The Christmas
Story,” Resterhouse said. “Instead of the kids asking “Where’s Flick?” they all asked, “Where’s Rachel?”
While playing on a toy ship during recess, Resterhouse got stuck and waited as police came to get her out.
“After my experience, the ship was crossed off with police tape for at least one year,” Resterhouse said.
Senior Kylie Dennis began shaving her mustache at age 5.
Yes, her mustache.After Dennis saw her father shaving
his mustache, she decided that she wanted to try shaving hers as well.
“On my first try, I cut my lip and started bleeding everywhere,” Dennis said. “I told my parents that the cut came from Casper the Ghost. I have yet to try shaving my imaginary mustache again.”
While riding quads last summer in Baldwin, sopho-more Steven Chartier should have suf-fered numerous injuries.
“There were tree stumps sticking out everywhere,” Chartier said. “I was launched off the front of my quad at least three times.”
Chartier also flipped his quad on top of him but did not suffer a single injury.
“My helmet has certainly been cracked,” Chartier said, “but I have never been injured while on a quad.”
Freshman Tyler Hagner has a slight problem when it comes to listening to music.
“The music just speaks to me,” Hagner said. “I zone out every time it plays.”
By “zone out” Hagner means that he blocks out the entire world around him.
“Last month in choir, I was singing a song and started crying,” Hagner said, “but I had no idea that I was crying until the music stopped playing.”
Spanish teacher Jen Ashby accidentally told Al Weber, one of the dean of students, she loved him.
“I had no idea that I was replying to one of Mr. Weber’s emails,” said Ashby, who thought she had emailed her boyfriend. “I was going so quick.”
Ashby later found out that the email was sent to Weber insead.
“(My boyfriend) thought it was hilarious, but I never wanted to go to (Mr. Weber’s) office again,” Ashby said.
In each edition, The Sailors’ Log will
feature five random students and teachers
who have an interesting story to share.
Dennis
Unfortunate shaving event
Resterhouse
Trouble on the playground Love letter to Mr. Weber
Ashby
Immune to injury
Chartier
Hagner
In a musical trance...
By Abby BrysonStaff Writer
Sophomore David Griswold is more than one kind of sailor. Not only is he a Mona Shores Sailor, his passion is sailing.
“I started sailing when I was four, and skippering when I was six,” Griswold said. “My dad sailed a lot when he was younger, so it’s always been a family sport.”
Although Griswold sails with the Spring Lake and Muskegon Yacht Clubs and the Lauderdale Sailing team, he usually practices nearby. Most of his training, he said, is done out of Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan.
However, Griswold said his favorite place is not in Michigan. Fort Lauderdale is his favorite, he said, because of the big waves, warm water, and the sea winds.
Even though it is warm, summer is not the only time he sails.
“For me, it is a year-round sport. I am fortunate enough to have expanded opportunities, but usually it’s a spring, summer, fall sport,” Griswold said. “But my favorite is fall for sure. It’s very windy, and there is a more comfy climate.”
Although most races don’t start until
noon, so the sea breeze can settle, Griswold says he enjoys going out earlier.
“My favorite time is morning for sure,” Griswold said. “Everything is waking up, the breeze hasn’t settled yet, and it’s a little cooler.”
But not every part of sailing is the picturesque stereotype most imagine. Many injuries occur.
“Usually, there are blisters, and sometimes broken toes, smashed fingers, and concussions are pretty common,” Griswold said. “But I watched a kid break his arm once. I saw a girl get picked up by her chin and get thrown off. There was blood all over; it was not good.”
Because many races are far away, Griswold misses many days of school.
“It makes it harder (to maintain good grades),” Griswold said. “I need discipline. I usually recover, but the
week I get back, I hurt a little.”As much as Griswold likes to
sail, he said he cannot see it as a certain career.
“I’d rather get a good job and be able to afford to sail rather than make that my career,” Griswold said. “But if money wasn’t an issue, absolutely.”
Sailing is scored by a low-point system. At the end of the one
to four days, the total points add up to an
overall
score.“A finish in a regatta is a total score.
The lowest wins,” Griswold said. “If you win one, you get one point. So consistency pays off.”
This summer, in the 2012 USA Junior Sailing Festival in Grosse Pointe, near Detroit, Griswold finished every race under sixth place. He won overall skippering a Laser Radial.
“That race was really cool because I was up against a bunch of kids with way more money than me,” Griswold said. “So I had to work way harder than them to win. And I did.”
Also this summer, Griswold took first place overall in the 2012 Butterfly Junior Nationals in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
“It was great,” Griswold said. “It was a goal I’d had for a long time and one that I have never been able to achieve. It was a pretty influential moment in my life.”
Over Christmas break, Griswold raced in the 2012 Orange Bowl Regatta in Miami. Through a series of 11 races, Griswold ended with a place of 52 out of 121, skippering a Laser Radial.
“Orange Bowl was another moment that let me know I could be successful in a competition at that level,” Griswold said. “And being so young still, it is inspirational also for me.”
For Griswold, a competition is everything.
“I like it because I’m good at it,” Griswold said. “I have a ton of fun, and
I like to compete, so a race is everything I love wrapped
into one.”
SMOOTH SAILINGSophomore enjoys life on the water
TYPES OF BOATS
SAILING TERMS
• Skipper – helmsman, “driver”• Regatta – series of races
• Knots – 1 nautical mile per hour. Takes into consideration
the curvature of the earth• Gradient wind – night wind
• Mark – buoy• Port – left of boat
• Starboard – right of boat• Bow – front of boat• Stern – rear of boat
Laser Radial – Biggest youth
class boat, one of the most
popular boats in the world.
420 – Boat with a crew (two
people), used in high schools and colleges, trainer
for the 470 Olympic boat.
Butterfly – Traditional boat used in the
Western Michigan Yachting
Association, almost exclu-sively sailed
in the Midwest.
These three boats are the boats that sophomore David Griswold has skippered. His favorite is the Laser Radial.
Here are a few terms Griswold and other sailors use.
Sophomore David Griswold skippers a Laser Radial.
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Div ideSports
Music
Vitals
ClubsBCTV
BookstoreConnections
DramaHomecoming Committee
IntramuralsJr./Sr. Prom Committee
Library AssistantMath Club
Rocket ClubSki Club
Sound Technician Stage Show
Student CouncilYoung Life
SVO (Student Volunteer Organization)
Location160 68th Street SW
Grand Rapids, 49548
TypePrivate Christian
EnrollmentTotal: 653
Freshman:154Sophomores:156
Juniors:175Seniors:168
PrincipalGeorge Guichelaar
BandsConcert
SymphonicLab
Orchestra
ChoirFreshmenWomen’s
Men’sConcert
Madrigals
Courses OfferedThe following along
with traditional courses.
Fine Arts, Consumer and Technical Skill, Family and Consumer, Industry and
Trades, Religion
School Day Setup7 hours
Passing Time: 4 minutes10-minute break between
2nd and 3rd hour.
Lunch Time: 33 minutes
Chapel on Tuesday and Thursday for 25 minutes
Name of NewspaperSouth Winds
Name of YearbookAnchor
Number of Teachers41
Dances2-3 dances per year
School Colors
Navy Blue and White
Number of Sports – 21Boys’ Soccer, Boys’ Tennis, Cross Country, Equestrian, Football, Girls’ Golf, Girls’ Swimming,
Sideline Cheer, Volleyball, Bowling, Boys’ Basketball, Boys’ Swimming, Girls’ Basketball, Hockey, Baseball, Boys’/Girls’ Track, Boys’ Golf, Boys’ Lacrosse, Girls’ Soccer, Girls’ Tennis, Softball
State Titles – 14Football: 2002, 2012
Boys’ Soccer: 2010, 2012Boys’ Cross Country: 1964
Boys’ Basketball: 1988, 2002, 2005Girls’ Basketball: 1988
Girls’ Track: 2006Girls’ Golf: 2007, 2009
Girls’ Tennis: 2010Volleyball: 2007
Mascot – Sailors
Jeff Meengs – South Christian Athletic DirectorHow would you describe your athletic staff and teams? Why?
Hard working student-athletes and coaches that understand the importance of teamwork and sacrificing one’s individual goals.
What is the best thing about South Christian athletics? Why?
The people. Our community loves to enjoy the God-given gift of athletics, which provides many great relationships as teammates, coaches, parents, etc. Why do so many young kids play and others cheer them on – they are FUN!
QuotesGeorge Guichelaar - South Christian Principal
What is the best thing about South Christian? Why? It’s a Christian School, and we can live our faith all day trying
to make sense of how to be faithful in a world that seems quite hostile to people of faith.
How would you describe your educational staff and classes? Why?
Our staff is very caring and friendly to our students, and, at the same time have the respect of the students.
Teachers are very passionate about their classes, and that makes for interesting classes.
In the state of Michigan there are 45 schools nicknamed Eagles, 28
named Panthers, and 26 named Vikings. But in the entire state only
two schools, Grand Rapids South Christian and Mona Shores are
known as SAILORS. The Sailors’ Log did a little research and created
some interesting comparisons between the two high schools.
Fight SongWeigh the anchor, all ye Sailors.
Loyal, brave and true.Hoist the sails, South Christian High School
We’ll raise a cheer for you.Fight! Fight! Fight!
We’re for you, South Christian High SchoolFor navy blue and white,
We’re the mighty, mighty Sailors,Victory is ours tonight.
Fight! (only after repeating song the second time).
South Christian Alma MaterSouth Christian High, we give to thee
the promise of fidelity.May thy blest standards ever be a guide
to those who sail life’s sea.For lasting friendships, mem’ries dear,for knowledge true and faith sincere,
For guidance in the way of rightwe sing to thee, Hail Blue and White.
Alma Mater
GR South Christian
Mona Shores
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The Great
Div ideSports
Vitals
Clubs
Music
Academic Booster Club, Alternate Energy Racing
Program, Art Club,
Business Professionals of America, Close-Up,
Dance Team, Destination Imagination,
Environmental Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
First Priority, French Club,
Gay/Straight Alliance, Interact,
Jazz Ensemble II,
KICK, Kiva Club,
Knitting/Craft Club, Link Crew, Math Club,
Mona Shores Allegros, Mona Shores Chamber Choir,
Mona Shores Fiddlers, National Honors Society,
Players, Science Club,
Robotics, Spanish Club, Student Senate,
Technical Performing Arts, Writing Club, Xtreme Club
Location1211 Seminole Rd
Muskegon, MI 49441
TypePublic
EnrollmentTotal: 1309
Freshman:316Sophomore:326
Junior:326Senior:341
PrincipalJennifer Bustard
Bands
Concert
Symphonic
Wind Ensemble
Jazz
Marching Band
Orchestras
Concert
Symphony
Chamber
Choirs
Treble
Acappella
Singers
Anchormen
Courses OfferedThe following along
with traditional courses.
Debate, Drama,
Family and Consumer Science, Spanish, French,
Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Business,
Industrial Arts, Health
School Day Setup5 hours
Passing Time: 6 minutes
Lunch Time: 31 minutes
Name of NewspaperThe Sailors’ Log
Name of YearbookCompass Points
Number of Teachers68
Dances5-7 dances per year
School Colors
Navy Blue, Carolina Blue,
and White
Number of Sports – 20Boys’ Soccer, Boys’ Tennis, Cross Country, Football, Girls’ Golf, Girls’ Swimming, Volleyball, Bowling, Boys’ Basketball, Boys’ Swimming, Competitive Cheer, Girls’ Basketball, Hockey,
Wrestling, Baseball, Boys’/Girls’ Track, Boys’ Golf, Girls’ Soccer, Girls’ Tennis, Softball
State Titles – 12Boys’ Golf – 1989, 1991, 2000, 2005
Gymnastics – 1990, 1991, 1992Hockey – 2000
Girls’ Golf: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Mascot – Sailor
Ryan Portenga - Mona Shores Athletic DirectorHow would you describe our athletic staff and teams? Why?
Our athletic staff is deeply dedicated to upholding our school’s tradition of excellence. Our teams are competitive, and we will occasionally ‘spike’
and make nice MHSAA Tournament runs.
What is the best thing about Mona Shores athletics? Why? We have a ton of sports, a broad spectrum of interests,
and our athletes work hard in each. It’s wonderful, as an Athletic Director, to support them.
QuotesJeniffer Bustard – Shores Principal
What is the best thing about Mona Shores? Why? We proudly offer opportunities for all students,
from exceptional fine arts, AP programs to strong core and elective courses to 64 clubs and activities
to a broad range of athletic opportunities. This allows all of our students a way to connect to HS
and be prepared for College and Career choices
How would you describe your educational staff and classes? Why? Our staff is all highly qualified in their area of content expertise.
They are passionate about teaching and learning. Our course offerings range from business and technology
opportunities, a wide range of elective offerings, large number of AP offerings to newspaper and yearbook. Proud to continue
to be able to offer these to our students.
Information compiled
by Kayleigh Fongers, center section editor,
and Abby Peterson, staff writer
Fight SongGo Sailors down the field,
Go Sailors Go!Bring back a victory for Mona Shores tonight,
Fight, Fight, FightGo, Sailors down the field,
Win Sailors,Win!We’ll fight for Blue and White, for Victory, a Victory tonight!
Alma MaterHail! the colors blue and white our loyalty we give.
And the spirit of the anchor long in us will live.All the days of fun and friendship ne’r forgot shall be.Mona Shores our Alma Mater we sing praise to thee.
Thru the years of life and learning full if oh so few.Er’e your memory will inspire us on to heights anew.As we go our separate ways your image we will see.Mona Shores our Alma Mater we sing praise to thee.
Mona Shores
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Saturday, March 30 Enjoy a night of dancing at The
Delta Plex (2500 Turner Ave., Grand Rapids) by attending the Night
Storm Party for high school students (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.). Admission is $15 with a Facebook RSVP, $20 at the door. Go to nightstormparty.com for
more info.
Sunday, March 31 Celebrate Easter and then head to the theater to see Spring Breakers (Rated R) about how four friends’
college Spring Break takes an unex-pectedly violent turn. It stars James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena
Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine and Gucci Mane. See the movie at Cinema Carousel (4289
Grand Haven Road).
Monday, April 1Pick up your complimentary
$10,000 check from Shores. Just kidding. April Fool’s. Get cultured by attending the 85th Regional
Exhibition-Calls for Artwork at the Muskegon Museum of Art (296 W. Webster Ave.), which shows off the
best in our artistic community.
Tuesday, April 2Have some PG rated fun at Jumpin’ Jupiter Skate Night (1775 Evanston Ave.) for $9 (which includes roller
skates). Check out jumpinjupiter.net.
Wednesday, April 3Enjoy a night of live music at the
Book Nook & Java Shop (8726 Ferry St., Montague). This
night features classical music from Frank & Eric Lee; Lydia Roth; and Nick Vanderlaan from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Go to thebooknookjavashop.
com for more info.
Thursday, April 4 Get some $1 Crazy Bread at Little
Caesar (2958 Henry St.). You deserve a break, so just stay home.
Friday, April 5 Head to Northway Bowling Alley (1751 Evanston Ave.) for Cosmic Bowling from 9:15 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Cost is $9.99 a person and includes shoes and two hours of bowling.
You can add another hour for $2 per person. Go to northwaylanesbowlin-
galley.com for more info.
Saturday, April 6 Educate yourself in an aspect of his-tory by visiting Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at Grand Rapids Public Museum (272 Pearl St. NW, Grand
Rapids) for $12, which also includes general admission to the rest of the museum. The exhibit is open 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. For more info, go to grmuseum.org.
Sunday, April 7 Curl up on the couch with your favorite movie and get ready
for the final 10 weeks of school.
who•what•when•where•why•how
For the six issues
of The Sailors’ Log, this section will
attempt to answer questions based on
the five W’s and the one H. That’s right, we will be
answering the who, what, when, where, why and how’s
that we think will be important to the student body.
By Morgan Schwing Feature Editor
Why is Shores nicknamed Sailors?
Why doesn’t Shores have a swimming pool?
Why is June 11 the last day of school?
Why does it seem that Shores has a lot of drills?
Why is the mascot only at the
Homecoming game?
Why does it take so long to talk to the counselors?
Spring Break in the Skee
In 1962, the founding year of Shores, students voted to decide what mascot would rep-resent Shores. They settled on Sailors. That same year, the school song was chosen after the first football game when the band came out playing “Anchors Away.” From then on, it has been Shores’ song, and athletic teams have been known as Sailors.
It is state law that public schools are required
to have six fire drills, two lockdown drills
and two severe weather drills.
Depending on the students interest, there are times when the mascot
is used at events other than Homecoming.
School gets out June 11 because there are a set number of required
school days that students must attend – 179 this year and 180 next school year.
This is a Michigan Department of Education requirement.
It takes so long to talk to the counselors because there are 1,332 students
divided by three counselors. During certain times of the year,
it is more difficult than others. They meet with students as quickly as possible.
To get a swimming pool, the school district would need to go to the community and ask for a construction bond to build it. Several years ago there was a committee
to promote this, and due to a lack of interest and support, it was tabled.
While some lucky students get to spend Spring Break in exciting and different places, others will be spending the
next week in Muskegon. To stay entertained, The Sailors’ Log has come up with a day-by-day schedule for break in the Skee.
Before you tackle this nine-day excursion, we suggest that you take tomorrow to just take a deep breath and rest up.
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• Know yourself – and your reputation. Do you want to be part of a group because you need to feel accepted or because you actually share their values? Has your group of friends morphed into something you don’t like? • Stay involved in activ-ities that make you feel good about yourself.
If you’re in a clique, don’t let the group pressure you into giving up things you love. If you’re on the out-side, get involved in things that interest you.• Keep your social circles open and diverse. Don’t let them make you miss out on getting to know people who may become close friends.
• Speak out. If you feel your group of friends is turning into a clique, take a stand for your beliefs. • Have a mind of your own. Don’t go along with what you don’t believe is right – even if others are doing it. You are the only one responsible for how you act. – info from teenshealth.org
By Blake RobinsonStaff Writer
The jocks, the nerds, the preps, the emos.These are just a few cliche cliques that are com-
monly seen in movies or on TV. While these cliques are just stereotypes, the question stands though, does Shores have cliques today?
In order to understand whether or not there are cliques at Shores, we first need to see what is a clique and how cliques form.
Dictionary.reference.com defines a clique as being “a small, exclusive group of people.”
Cliques are made to be exclusive so they can limit the number of outside people, whom the clique may consider not compatible with them.
Psychology teacher Heather Hall said cliques may have come from how we, as humans, have evolved over time.
“We all have a need to socialize, fit in, and just feel like we belong,” Hall said. “Cliques provide us with an in-group and an out-group, the in-group being a group like us, and the out-group not being like us. We choose
to stay with that in-group because to us, the out-group poses a threat.”
People join or create cliques to fulfill this basic need that they all have, are they creating cliques to feel they belong at Shores?
Senior Eric Sipovic said he does not believe there are cliques at Shores.
“I have not seen any effects of cliques in (Shores),” Sipovic said. “Everyone in the school is friendly to one another, and no one really seems to like to make others feel excluded.”
Aside from this, Sipovic also added that he thinks that administrators at Shores have done a good job of keeping the school free of cliques.
Juniors Aaron Dusenberry and Rachel Bartoszek feel differently than Sipovic, however.
“Every school has their cliques, and (Shores) is not an exception,” Dusenberry said. “Everyone has their group of friends they feel that they fit in with.”
So why are these people joining the cliques that they do?
“I think everyone has a clique they fit into,” Bartoszek said. “We feel we belong with certain people, and we
stick around them.”Dusenberry and Bartoszek are divided on their opin-
ions of if cliques are a positive or negative to the school as a whole.
“From my personal experience with cliques, I have found that they are beneficial,” Dusenberry said. “In middle school, I would try and hang out with the ‘pop-ular kids,’ and when I realized I didn’t really fit in there, it just helped me find who I really was.”
Bartoszek said cliques presented barriers.“I think (cliques) are negative because being in
cliques, we don’t tend to branch out and meet new people that we could potentially connect with,” Bartoszek said. “There are so many missed opportunities at friendship because of us being held back by our cliques.”
Many students have separate opinions on cliques and the effects specific groups have at Shores.
Hall gives a tip to all who believe cliques exist or not.
“There is no real answer to get over the stigma of making or joining cliques,” Hall said. “We just need to get rid of the out-groups and make everyone feel that they are in the in-group.”
Are you cliqued in?
Social labeling forces students to choose groupsCliques often strive for a sense of power, usually by picking on someone who does not fit into their social standards. (Illustration by Kelley Wheeler)
LaTraile McGowan, senior: “You never know when you will need something from someone so don’t burn your bridges.
Cliques use verbal abuse to make others feel bad.”
Jackie Burdo, senior: “Cliques attack the mind. They control individuals by proving who is in control.
If you are not like a certain group, they make you feel like you wanna be them. It might seem like there are no cliques,
but when you look in the lunchroom, you see cliques. When you walk the halls, you see cliques. Boys and girls can be involved in cliques, but girls put their emotions out
in the media, such as Facebook, Twitter, texting, etc.”
clique quotessurviving cliques
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Continued from page 1Swainston and Alex Pearson won the group performing arts category with their rendition of The Black Crowes’ “Hard to Handle.”
“We chose it because it has a lot of energy, and we thought it would connect well with the crowd,” said Pearson of the rock band that has been together since seventh grade. “It felt really good; we really didn’t expect it.”
Pearson added that he was honored that his group was chosen to represent Shores at the event.
“It feels great knowing the school had faith in us and was supporting us,” said Pearson, who plays guitar. “It means a lot, and it was a great opportunity for us to have some fun and put our name out there.”
Although this year was the band’s first time being in Showcase, Pearson said the group frequently performs live shows and participates in talent competitions. In fact, The After Effect recently released their first album, the Love Tough EP, which can be listened to on the band’s Facebook page.
“Our dream is to share our music with as many people as possible and make a living doing so,” Pearson said. “We believe in putting on the best show we can and giving all we’ve got, so come see us live.”
Wilson’s first-place entry int eh visual arts category doubled as portrait which she created for The Memory Project, an organization in which artists volunteer to paint portraits of disadvantaged children from around the world.
“A little part of me expected to win, but I was still nervous,” Wilson said. “When they called me name, I was really excited because winning showcase was one of my biggest goals for my senior year.”
Her muse was a young girl named Muraza.“I met Muraza through a single photograph,” Wilson said. “As I
painted, I wondered, ‘Who is she? Who will she become? A mother? A doctor? A child-soldier?’ I will never know. All the faces represent the endless range of possibilities, for better or for worse. This creation represents the enigma that is Muraza and every other growing child.”
This was Wilson’s second time representing Shores in the visual arts at Showcase.
Last year, her piece took home a third-place prize, but with putting more than 100 hours into this year’s work, her dedication paid off.
“I have been an artist all my life, and I plan to continue creating myself as an artist as I pursue my education further,” Wilson said. “Next fall, I will be majoring in the visual arts, and eventually, I will go on to work professionally in the field.”
Four other students represented Shores in various categories.Literary ArtsEntering a definition essay on love that she constructed in her AP
Language and Composition class, junior Katie Beemer was chosen as Shores’ representative for the literary arts category.
“The word ‘love’ is so misused,” Beemer said. “Only one word is
to describe an emotion with numerous aspects.” Beemer’s essay is a formal, nonfiction piece, which explores the
concept of love and how it has evolved from ancient times to today. “I chose the topic of love because I wanted a challenge, and I
honestly feel that it is such a misunderstood topic that it was desperately in need of clarification,” Beemer said.
Athletics Seniors Reed Hrynewich and Morgan Smith were the school’s
athletic representatives.With future plans of attending the University of Michigan for golf,
Hrynewich has been a two-sport athlete since his youth. “It feels great to be chosen. Shores has many good athletes,
especially in winter sports, so to be mentioned as one of them is an accomplishment,” said Hrynewich, who was a captain for the hockey team this past winter and will captain the boys’ golf team this spring.
Hrynewich’s record is quite impressive. His achievements include All-State in hockey and golf, with an impressive summer golf record standing out as well.
“I will begin by thanking the committee along with my coaches, teammates, and family,” Hrynewich said. “I will especially thank my dad because of all the traveling he does with me, and he helps me a lot with my game. To be represented as a top athlete is truly an honor, and I will never forget this moment.”
Smith, who helped lead the girls’ golf team to its fourth straight state title in the fall, said she has been playing golf since she could stand.
“I feel honored to be chosen seeing that we have many great lady athletes,” said Smith, who is a three-sport standout, having played girls’ basketball this past winter and girls’
soccer this spring. “I know that the decision must have been tough because our senior class is stacked with many awesome student athletes.”
This is not Smith’s first recognition for her participation. Her extensive list includes All-Conference and All-State in golf; honorable mention All-Conference and All-Area in basketball; and All-Conference and All-Area in soccer.
“I would first like to thank my family and friends that have given me all the support they have given me,” Smith said. “I also would like to thank the coaches and my teammates for pushing me to become the best I could be.”
AcademicsSenior Josh Recknagel was chosen as the representative for
academics. “Because there are so many brilliant and qualified people in my
class, it is a huge honor to be chosen for Showcase,” Recknagel said. “It feels pretty spectacular.”
Recknagel has a 4.353 GPA, being second in his class’ rank, and received a 35 on his ACT.
“I’d like to thank Mona Shores and the administration for choosing me to represent the school,” Recknagel said. “It’s even more important, however, that I thank my parents, friends, teachers, and anyone else who has encouraged me or pushed me to work harder.”
By Jake BordeauxEditor-in-Chief
Finally, all of the dull, costly plaques hanging in the Hanichen Gym lobby at Shores have been taken down.
With the addition of the Sailor Center and a push from assistant principal Walt Gawkowski, these outstanding people will finally be celebrated in a manner more fitting for the technological age.
Planned for April 17, the first induction ceremony to the Mona Shores Education Foundation Hall of Fame will take place in the Sailor Center.
“We are going to take down all of the boring pictures in the Hanichen Gym lobby and transfer them to a digital dis-play in the Sailor Center,” Gawkowski said. “When the Sailor Center was constructed, the original vision was to have three monitors in the entryway. The first would display all-state athletes; the third would display scholar athletes, and the second would contain the Hall of Fame.”
Another flaw with the numerous plaques hung on the walls is that they only recognize students as they are graduating.
The countless accomplish-ments of Shores graduates during the rest of their lives have, until now, had no memorial to honor them.
“Over the years, there have been so many people who have made significant contributions (to Shores),” Gawkowski said. “I’ve seen other schools do a Hall of Fame, and the district just celebrated its 50th anniversary, so I thought now would be a good time (for the Hall of Fame).”
“The MSEF has given a ton of support to the district,” Gawkowski said. “Branding the Hall of Fame with their name will recognize their contribu-tions as well as provide a level of legitimacy (to the Hall of Fame).”
The district accepted nom-inations through March 15, at which point a committee decided the inductees for 2013. After the final decisions were made, those to be inducted were notified.
“I am hoping that this will be a pretty big event,” Gawkowski said. “We are going to conduct the ceremony right here in the Sailor Center, and it will be open to the public.”
Gawkowski said that nomina-tions for future inductees will be accepted at any point in the year and can be submitted online.
An additional benefit of the digital alternative is that the expensive plaques will no longer be necessary, and the ceremony will be self-sufficient with no need for outside support or dona-tions.
Shores to celebrate graduates with Hall of Fameceremony
SHOWCASE
Katie Beemer
Literary ArtsRepresentative
Reed Hrynewich
AthleticsRepresentative
MorganSmith
AthleticsRepresentative
JoshRecknagelAcademics
Representative
The choir department performed its annual musical with the show Fame
taking place in the auditorium March 21-23. Senior Kelley Wheeler (top) played Carmen Diaz, an actress trying to make it
to the top. (Rachel Resterhouse)
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Dave Walls, a Dean of Students at the high school, is the new girls’ track coach, taking the spot Lauri Williams left by step-ping down after last year’s season.
“ I ’ v e been an assistant for the last four years and I wanted to see the pro-gram grow to be more suc-cessful than it has been,” Walls said.
Walls did not want to see his track career end
after high school, where he ran distance events for Hartford High School.
He said this job was something he wanted to do in order to pass down his knowledge to his athletes.
Using his past track experience, Walls said he is aiming for the sky with his team.
“I want to be more suc-cessful than last year,” Walls said. “I want to be first in the conference and win City. I am also pushing for many state qualifiers.” – Cory Sander, sports editor
By Cory SanderSports Editor
Both the boys’ and girls’ bowling teams ended their seasons at the state tournament.
The boys’ team ended with a 1,292-1,209 loss to Saginaw Heritage in the state semifinals.
“The boys’ team did not bowl well in the semis,” said Greg Schmeling, who coaches both teams. “The boys were in a strange position being behind by quite a bit and could not dig them-selves out of the hole they dug.”
The boys, who were ranked No. 1 in the state for Division 1, took first place in three tournaments, won conference, posted a 17-0-1 overall record and a perfect 10-0 record in conference.
“The stats speak for themselves,” Schmeling said. “These are great kids with great talent and can throw a bowling ball with the best in the state.”
The boys now have back-to-back undefeated conference championship seasons.
“Back-to-back undefeated seasons
and winning the conference is great, but we just fell one match short of a state title, which will sting for some time,” Schmeling said.
En route to the state finals, the boys won the Shores Invitational, OK Black Pre-Conference, and OK Black Tournament and placed second at
regionals.“Even though we didn’t win state,
looking back on what we accomplished on the undefeated season, I couldn’t be happier and more proud of my team,” senior Mitchell Davignon said.
Like the boys’ team, the girls’ season also ended at state. The girls lost
to Walled Lake Central 1,187-1,144 in the quarterfinals.
“We weren’t getting any breaks, but we tried our best,” junior Magann Dykema said. “We would throw the perfect strike shot and wouldn’t get the reaction we expected.”
The girls season also included a 17-0-1 overall record and a 10-0 con-ference record.
The girls were ranked No. 2 in the state for Division 1, won six tourna-ments, and were conference champions for the third straight season.
The girls won the Shores and Fruitport invitationals before placing first in the OK Black Pre-Conference meet.
From there on out, they won the Zeeland Baker Tournament, City, and regionals. At regionals, the girls blew away all competition by winning by more than 300 pins. The girls now have back-to-back regional titles.
“It felt amazing [winning Regionals] because we knew we could take the title, and we deserved it,” senior Jill Klein said.
‘98 grad takes over boys’ golf Alumna to lead girls’ soccer
Swinging, Kicking & SprintingBreaking a leg in foot-
ball turned out to be a good thing for Scott Volkmann, the new boys’ varsity golf coach.
Volkmann, a 1998 S h o r e s g r a d -uate and the health teacher at the middle s c h o o l , broke his femur during freshmen football.
He then turned to golf his final three years of high school, and began a suc-
cessful collegiate career at Muskegon Community College before finishing at Saginaw Valley State University.
Volkmann was named head coach after the retirement of coach Tom Wilson.
“The golf job at Shores has been my goal since I was 16,” Volkmann said. “Shores golf is known around the state, and the combination of teaching at my alma mater and coaching is truly a per-fect combination.” – Cory Sander, sports editor
2004 Shores’ alumna Lindsey Skinner has been named girls’ soccer varsity coach.
“I’ve wanted the position ever since I played here,” said S k i n n e r , who played four years of varsity soccer at S h o r e s b e f o r e playing four years at Aquinas College, “probably because my coach (Matt Anderson) was so great in high
school.”“It’s really helpful
that I know all the girls,” said Skinners, who was assistant varsity coach to John O’Brien. “I know the potential we have, and it’s really exciting.”
Skinner, who set school records for most assists in a game and a season at Shores, has already made an impact.
“She understands the game and has the same determination we do,” senior Marci Northuis said. – Holly Fredericksen, sports editor
w i n t e r w i n n e r sWrestlers go to state Hockey wins Tier 1
Cheer takes City Boys’ swim makes it to state finals
Two juniors, Adam Pawlowski and Taylor McPhail, gave it their all at the state finals for wrestling Feb. 28 and March 1 in Battle Creek.
“Going (to state) is what every wres-tler dreams of. To finally make it was an incredible and satisfying feeling,” Pawlowski said. “Overall, I think I per-formed at my top level.
Neither one of them took home a medal, but being there was quite the expe-rience. McPhail went 0-2 on the weekend, finishing the season 37-5. Pawlowski went 1-2 and finished 43-7.
“My goal for next year is to be on top of the podium,” McPhail said. – Cory Sander, sports editor
With a score of 711.66, the cheer team captured its fourth straight City title on Feb. 20. Runner-up Muskegon had 670.84 points.
“It was amazing,” freshman Kenzie Lund said. “We did our best performance all season. We owed it to the seniors to win again.”
Stepping up their game, the cheer-leaders included more skills into all three rounds.
“The team performed incredibly,” coach Amanda Heethuis said. “We’ve been working hard year-round to reach the next level. I’ll do anything I can for these girls, and they were an incredible group to coach.” – Holly Fredericksen, sports editor
Despite a 5-3 loss in the regional tour-nament against cross-town rival, Reeths-Puffer, the hockey team still finished the season with a conference title.
“Hard work beats talent, and that’s what went wrong during the Puffer game,” senior Brandon Cottrell said. “We won conference because we worked hard and came to play.”
Working hard proved to be the key for the boys, who faced skilled teams like Rockford and Grand Haven, only falling short to East Grand Rapids 6-2 in the con-ference and finishing with a 10-1-1 record.
“(The team) really came prepared for games,” coach Pat Rabbitt said. “I think they came ready to play for 11 of the 12 games. They still battled and found a way to get the wins.” – Holly Fredericksen, sports editor
Senior Kyle Willson placed second in the 100 breaststroke at the Division 1 state finals on March 8 and 9 in Holland.
“The team had one of its best years ever,” said Willson, who led the team to 23rd place.
The 200 freestyle relay team of seniors Keith Otto and Tyler Otto, and juniors Pat Taylor and Joey Paul placed 15th. The 400 freestyle relay of Keith Otto, Tyler Otto, Paul, and Taylor placed 22nd. Keith Otto placed 27th in the 100 freestyle.
“The state team performed above my expectations,” coach Matthew Schuchardt said. – Cory Sander, sports editor
Juniors Adam Pawlowski and Taylor McPhail went to the state finals.
The competitive cheer team won the City tournament held at Fruitport.
Junior Alec Sturr helped
the Sailors take the con-ference title
with a 10-1-1 record.
Senior Kyle Willson helped the swim team make it to the state finals.
Both bowling teams place at state finals
Junior Magann Dykema (above) and senior Jake Sherburn (right) helped the bowling teams to the state finals. The girls lost in quarter-finals, and the boys lost in the semifinals. (Kelsey McKinley)
Volkmann Skinner Walls
Dean to lead girls’ track team
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Ottos get along swimmingly
By Cory SanderSports Editor
Since the age of 4, senior twins Chris and Jake Sherburn could be found bowling and building a relationship.
“We urge each other on and support one another fully,” Chris said. “Practice is a big benefit because we will help each other out with our fundamentals and mechanics.”
Bowling coach Greg Schmeling said he has enjoyed having the twins together everyday.
“They are totally different people on and off the lanes that you wouldn’t know they are twins,” said Schmeling of the twins who helped lead the boys’ team to a 32-1-1 record over the past two years. “Practice is fun with them; you never know what you are going to get.”
When two brothers play together for that long, there’s bound to be some friction between one another trying to up the other.
“During practice, we will put together little competitions to see who can get the highest series (three
games) score,” Jake said.Chris has bowled a perfect 300 game with a series
score of 801 while Jake has bowled a game high of
289 and a series score of 775. When it comes to being competitive, it is not always in the sport of bowling.
“Golf has always been a competitive sport between me and Chris,” Jake said. “But ping pong has to be the worst because we have to keep buying more paddles when Chris breaks them all.”
Even though things can get heated between the two, they wouldn’t want to bowl with anyone else.
“I love it. It is a great bond between us,” Chris said. “We build off each other’s success and just make each other better. It is nice to have somebody next to me to help me through my struggles on the lanes and off the lanes.”
Jake said, “No matter what, both of us support each other and wish for the absolute best. We share each other’s ups and downs and have nothing but appreciation for one another.”
The boys will continue their success on the bowling lanes next year at Muskegon Community College.
“It has been a blast (bowling together),” Chris said. Now next year, we get to do it all over again at MCC.”
By Holly FredericksenSports Editor
Twin seniors Reed and Hailey Hrynewich both started golf at a young age and have since then excelled in the sport.
Hailey, who helped lead Shores to four straight state titles, said she got started in golf by her brother and her dad.
“(Knowing Hailey has four state titles), I feel honored to have a sibling with such team success,” said Reed, who also plays hockey.
Hailey’s best score for a round of 18 holes is a
70 while Reed’s is a 61, which is also the course record at Oak Ridge Golf Course.
The twins, both left-handed, have always bonded.
“Reed and I have always been really close,” Hailey said. “We are dif-ferent in many ways, yet
being twins has resulted in us being really close.”
Hailey said the two are extremely supportive of each other.
“Reed and I are not really competitive with each other,” Hailey said. “We always want the best for each other whether it is school, sports, or any-thing. I think if my twin was the same gender as me it would make a difference in this category.”
They said they never really play with or against each other although they do have a friendly game against the other occasion-ally.
Hailey, who will attend Ohio University next year on a full golf scholarship, said one of the many ben-efits of having Reed, who will take his golf skills to the University of Michigan on a golf scholarship, is that he can help her with her swing and give her tips.
By Cory Sander
Sports Editor
Being in the water has been a true strength for senior twins, Keith and Tyler Otto.
The brothers, who also run cross country, competed at the swimming state finals recently, helping the 200 freestyle relay to 15th place while setting the school record (1:29.96). and pacing the 400 free-style relay to 22nd place. Keith finished 27th in the 100 freestyle after placing 33rd in the 50 freestyle as a junior.
The two first stepped in the pool com-petitively in elementary school and never looked back.
“He helps push me and lets me know what I’m doing wrong,” Keith said. “We play off of each other’s strengths.”
Competition can steam from the water between Keith and Tyler. The two don’t always see eye-to-eye about each other.
“They are very competitive with each other at practice and during meets,” swim coach Matt Schuchardt said. “One never likes to get beat by the other.”
In the end, they do play off of each other’s success and cooperate.
“It just makes it easier to compete having Keith with me,” Tyler said. “If Keith swims kind of fast, which is unusual for him, that makes me want to swim faster, too.”
Hrynewich twins use golf to bond
ynamic uos
By Holly FredericksenSports Editor
Similar appearances are not the only thing identical twin seniors Morgan and Meredith Smith have in common.
Ever since they were 5 years old, the twins have been playing golf together, and shortly after, they began playing basketball and soccer too.
“We started golfing together at a young age competing against one another in junior golf,” Meredith said. “After always accepting second place to Morgan, I quit golf until my senior year. Growing up, I was more into dance until I watched Morgan play sports, so I started playing soccer in second grade and basketball in fourth grade.”
Having played together for so long, it has helped them realize each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
“Ever since I have seen them play, they have always seemed to have a ‘sixth’ sense as to where their sister was and what she would be doing,” basketball coach Brad Kurth said. “I can’t remember how many countless times
on the court I have witnessed blind passes to their sister when they hadn’t visually seen them.”
Though the two may seem alike, there are differences between them on the court, on the field, and on the course.
During basketball and soccer, Meredith is more of a
defensive player while Morgan is more offensive on the court and field.
“It is interesting how they both complement each other’s game,” Kurth said. “They don’t duplicate but complement each other. In addition, they often don’t need to communicate out loud as their twin seems to know already what they are thinking.”
Sports are not the only competitive outlet for the twins.
“I think we could play any game and get competitive about it,” said Morgan, who helped lead Shores to four straight state titles in golf. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a sport or just a simple game.”
Both Meredith and Morgan were given scholarships for sports in college. Meredith will be attending Ferris State University to play soccer, and Morgan will be at Oakland University for golf.
“I will be extremely weird not playing with my sister,” Meredith said. “I’ve grown up playing with her. She’s always been there for me to rely on, and that’s what I’m used to.”
Four sets of senior twins have made a significant contribution to Shores’ athletics for the past four years and have become...
Keith and Tyler Otto dominated the waters this year. (Rachel Resterhouse)
The Smith sisters, Meredith (top) and Morgan have competed in three sports with each other throughout high school. (Rachel Resterhouse)
The Sherburn twins, Chris and Jake, have strength-ened their relationship as brothers and teammates after many years of bowling. (Rachel Resterhouse)
Reed and Hailey Hrynewich have made a name on the golf course. (Rachel Resterhouse)