2nd annual Shores vs. Reeths-Puffer Health Challenge Feb. 11 marked the start of the second annual sixweek health challenge between the staff of Shores and ReethsPuffer. Employees earn points by exercising, and the school with the most points at the end of the six weeks will win the competition. The challenge was created by Access Health, Healthy on the Shore, and 1in21.
Athletes make final cut for scholarship competition Out of more than 5,000 applicants and three rounds of judging, three Shores students made it into the top 24 boys and top 24 girls for the MHSAA-Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar Athlete Award. The finalists were seniors Reed Hrynewich, Hailey Hrynewich, and Jillian Klien; however, none of them won.
BPA students place at regional competition On Jan. 12 at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, students competed in the BPA regional competition. Students who placed for Shores were seniors Taylor Groenhout, Ben Szot, Mari Reyes; juniors Mitchell Anderson, Bryan Hendryx, Bryton Woirol, Cade Messinger, Kelsey Nygren, Morgen Oneka, and sophomore Nick McNarland.
students of the month
December students of the month are seniors Christian Fritz and Logan George.
random acts of kindness rewarded The Student Recognition program recognized juniors Maddy Elwell and Samantha Morse with $10 Subway gift cards.
next paper Next month’s edition will be out March 28.
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nent blindness. Within six weeks his right eye went blind through a rare eye disease Editor-in-Chief called Sympathetic Opthelmia. Everyday, people dream of doing amazing That incident has not slowed MacFarlane things, but doing amazing things often takes down. great motivation and insane courage. Stressing his own version of P.R.I.D.E. Craig MacFarlane has both the motivation (preference, responsibility, individuality, deand courage to do amazing things. sire, and enthusiasm), MacFarlane challenged MacFarlane, a blind motivational speaker students to not “let the little things get in the as well as an accomplished athlete and musiway and serve as an excuse.” cian, spoke to athletes from Born in 1963 in the town of Shores and Fruitport on the Desbarats, Ontario, Canada, In addition to morning of Wednesday, Feb. 6, MacFarlane has won 103 gold Craig MacFarin Shores auditorium. medals in various sports, inlane, the parents “I think it was touching how cluding wrestling, sprinting, of Detroit Tigers he has dealt with his blindness,” and skiing. He has befriended pitcher Justin Versenior Joel Maire said. “(His giants in all fields of life, from lander also spoke. speech) was inspirational beGeorge H. W. Bush to Pope Please go to page cause it shows that if you put Benedict XVI. 10 to read about your mind to something you “(His speech) was motivatheir story. really want to accomplish, you tional because of all the cool can do almost anything.” things he has done, and he is MacFarlane has been blind blind,” senior Brandan Gue said. since a freak accident involving a striker (a MacFarlane summed up his positive outdevice used for lighting a welding torch) that look on life and charisma by saying, “We all occurred when he was only two years old. have a little torch inside of us, and how high He was playing with a few friends in the we light the torch reflects in the smile on your backyard of his parents’ home when someone face.” got their hands on a striker, and it accidentally In addition to the business giants and hit MacFarlane in the left eye causing perma- Please see SPEAKER, page 10 By Jake Bordeaux
SUSPENDED! By Jake Bordeaux
Editor-in-Chief Matt Koziak, the second-year head coach of the Sailor football program, will not be present for the first two games of the 2013 season. “(Koziak) has been suspended for undue influence,” athletic director Ryan Portenga said. “Basically, he did not go through the proper enrollment channels and is in violation of Koziak MHSAA regulation.” The situation began when the family of a Grand Haven student contacted Koziak about possibly transferring to Shores. “I thought that I was not in vi-
On the morning of Feb. 6, student-athletes at Shores and Fruitport schools had the opportunity to listen to motivational speaker Craig MacFarlane.
Football coach to sit two games for MHSAA recruiting violations
olation of any rules because the family contacted me,” Koziak said. “I called and notified the student’s coach to let him know the student was considering transfer, and I then met with the family to further discus the transfer. My meeting with them was the violation.” The incident occurred in mid-November of 2012, and Shores self-reported the incident to the MHSAA. Portenga said Shores has never had an undue influence incident with any of its coaching staff prior to this event. Also, Portenga added that because the case was self-reported and handled by Shores administration and it was a first time offense, he said he expected nothing more than a slap on the wrist. However, because the MHSAA
has to rule based on the precedence of previous cases, they were forced to penalize Koziak the same as coaches in the past. The MHSAA sent a letter to Shores stating that Koziak had a choice to make. He could either give up coaching the first two games of the 2013 season, or he could coach, but if the team qualified for the playoffs, they would not be able to participate. “I don’t agree with the suspension at all; however, it is a rule, so I am going to accept the penalty,” Koziak said. “If I don’t respect the rules and penalties, how can I expect the rest of the coaching staff and my players to?” Koziak is not the only party involved in the incident, though, as the student and his family are also in
violation of MHSAA rules. In the MHSAA handbook, under the penalties for undue influence, the rule states, “This rule renders a student who is recruited by a person directly or indirectly associated with a school or athletic program ineligible for up to one year.” Despite this rule, Portenga said the MHSAA has not moved to impose this punishment on the student involved, and has instead left any action regarding the discipline of the student completely in the hands of Grand Haven’s administrative staff. Portenga said that while he believes Grand Haven has handled the whole situation perfectly, they have not yet moved to discipline the student yet. Please see KOZIAK, page 10
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Andrew Kromminga
Entertainment Editor
Hailey Hrynewich
Profiles Editor Mandy Versalle Center Section Editor
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Kelley Wheeler
Feature Editor
Morgan Schwing
Sports Editor
Holly Fredericksen Cory Sander Photo Editor
Rachel Resterhouse Staff
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To cheat or not to cheat:
What would you do if no one was watching? Would you adhere to the same morals as you normally would? Would you be tempted to lie? …to deceive? …To cheat? There seems to be this strange stereotype of what cheating really is: cunningly taking a peak over someone’s shoulder in the middle of a stressful test when the teacher glances away. But in reality, cheating goes far beyond just that. Cheating can be posting answers to homework on your Facebook page. Cheating can be texting someone answers to an assignment that they forgot to do. Cheating can also be writing down
questions from a test on a piece of paper and “lending it” to your peers. The question is…why? Why would this thought even cross your mind as okay? Why would you want to give other people an unfair advantage? Why would you think that this doesn’t qualify as cheating? It might seem cool at first. Maybe you would gain respect or even friendship out of it. But think about it. You’re basically buying your friends by selling information. And sooner or later, you’re probably
going to get caught. We’re not saying all of this simply out of spite. We’re saying this because it is an issue that needs to be addressed and resolved. It goes against all different types of morals, and the only reason you did it is because you thought that adults wouldn’t catch on. But what if they did? What would happen to all your new “friends”? Would they come to your defense? Or would they simply feel pity that you got caught in your little act? Real friends don’t let other friends cheat. It goes against morals, it gives unfair advantages to others, and it’s just plain wrong. Moral of this story? Don’t cheat.
Dont Forget About PB&J Day
While Valentine’s Day and others are celebrated, these are forgotten
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e all know the main-stream holidays (Valentine’s Day, Thanksgiving, Father’s Day, etc.), but there are many holidays swept under the rug. Holidays like “Toothache Day” and “Dump Your Significant Jerk Day” are sadly ignored by the vast majority of the population. These are holidays that need to be celebrated. We need to give “Umbrella Day” a voice. I’ve researched the most obscure holidays to bring you the best ones from today until the end Rhian of the school year. Most of these are self-exWilliams planatory in terms of celebration guidelines.
response should be, “Wow… what did you say? That’s amazing! When did that start?!”
April • “National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day” (April 2): Your day to eat the sandwich that built America. What’s not to celebrate?
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February • “Do a Grouch a Favor Day” (Feb. 16): We all know that “Debbie-Downer” who wrecks a good time in less time than it takes for a honey badger to devour a colony of bees. Why not try to make them a little less hostile?
• “One Day Without Shoes Day” (April 10): Sounds great, if you can stand the smell. •“Talk Like Shakespeare Day” (Apr 23): Art thou impressedeth with yonder celebratory festivus? May • “Lumpy Rug Day” (May 3): This day isn’t actually what you think it is. It is celebrated by reviewing your year so far and reaffirming your New Year’s resolutions. Also, you go buy a lumpy rug.
• “Be Humble Day” (Feb. 22): For one day of the year, I’ll try to contain myself and suppress my total amazingness. No guarantees though.
• “National Chicken Dance Day” (May 14): It’s America’s favorite dance! Bust a move!
• “Public Sleeping Day” (Feb. 28): WARNING: Do not attempt to celebrate this holiday alone, in a dark alleyway, on a park bench, with strangers, and do NOT under any circumstances get in a van with a stranger (I don’t care what kind of candy they have).
•“National Tap Dance Day” (May 25): Sucks if your legs are broken…
March • “Multiple Personality Day” (March 5): Celebrate this holiday alone. All your friends will be there.
• “National Yo-Yo Day” (June 6): Did you know that yo-yo’s have been around for thousands of years?
• “Be Nasty Day” (March 8): This is the one day a year when you can be a total jerk to whomever you please. If they ask why, tell them you’re celebrating a holiday. My personal favorite holiday. •“Dumbstruck Day” (March 15): You can celebrate this day by being struck dumb at every opportunity. Homework? The proper
June • “Dare Day” (June 2): I triple-dog-dare you to celebrate!
• “June Bug Day” (June 7): Yes, those nasty bugs that ram your windows at nighttime and shed their skin in your driveway have their very own holiday. As you can see, there are so many ways to celebrate. Let’s make these holidays mainstream so that one day you’ll be shopping for a “National Upsy Daisy Day” card in the Hallmark store.
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Yup, it’s that traditional V-Day column
However, this is for boys only, so girls, turn the page and move onto something else
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nicer restaurant would be a good idea. Someone could spend hours at the store searching for a good present, but after hours of searching, they might not even have an idea for a present. Even when someone finds a good gift that has the potential to be the perfect gift, there is always that little voice in your head saying, “What a terrible idea!” and “You
can do better than that.” When someone starts to second guess themselves over a gift, bad gift ideas start to pour out of their head. Some bad ideas that people start to think of are things that are weight-loss related. This should be self-explanatory about why you shouldn’t ever get this for someone on Valentine’s Day. So if you pick up that latest fitness CD, quickly walk away. But whoever does this would learn quickly how bad it can turn out if this is the big Valentine’s Day gift that you had in mind. If the little voice in the back of your head tells you not to buy anything weight-loss related or even worse than that, than that’s when the weird and ridiculous ideas start to happen. On Valentine’s Day, just lower your expectations because of how difficult it is to find the perfect gift, ridiculous and weird gifts are given instead. I still have no idea of a gift for my girlfriend yet, but don’t tell her. However, I do have a box of chocolates handy just in case.
Stop coming to school sick; stay home and get healthy
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have been taught many different things from movies. For example, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off taught me that “Life moves pretty fast. If Miranda you don’t stop and look around once in a while, Shafer you could miss it.” Although I have never faked sick and got away with it like Ferris did, I think he was right about life: school can have useless subjects that a student might not like, but being at school is necessary if one wants to graduate. However, do me a favor. Stay home if you are, indeed, sick. Everybody loves taking sick days, but how many sick days are too many? According to Shores, it is seven days per trimester, and a student has to get a “C” or better on the exam, or he will fail. With that said, it is probably best to save those sick days for emergencies. That marathon of Real Housewives of the latest big city is probably not a good reason to stay home. However, when the snot is pouring out of your snout, please stay home. I know being sick for just two days can get as student behind in every class. The homework piles on and on, and many students get overwhelmed and do not do the work.
Who can blame them? The classroom doesn’t slow down when they are gone. The quest for perfect grades can sometimes be too Staff much on a student. Writer Because of the stress, students are coming to school sick and getting everyone else around them sick too. Look around the hallways, and one will see students sneezing and coughing with their hands by their side. Being a student at a school with more than 1,200 students, I see people sneeze on a paper and pass it to the student behind them in a classroom. The computers that everyone uses in the school have rarely been cleaned. Yet, we still type to get that project done or a paper on a book. Staying home for students means missing an Honors Chemistry test and getting make-up work along with other homework, but that’s OK. They just have to realize that they need to catch up on the missing work. Unlike Ferris, don’t fake sick. And if you are sick, staying home is the best thing you can do.
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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...
“I think I’m allergic to light. It always hurts my eyes.” – said a female student in the Sailor Center The Sailors’ Log: Either you’ve been watching too many Twilight movies or you really are a vampire. Either way, you need some help. “Hey, can I see your thumbs?” – said junior boy to sophomore girl TSL: No, but I bet she has a different digit to show you instead. “Touch me one more time, and I’ll punch you in the gizzard.” – said in a classroom TSL: Umm Einstein. Only birds have gizzards, and unless your mom is a turkey, then that’s probably not possible. “I thought you said that motivational speaker was blind. Then why does he have eyes?” – said by a senior girl TSL: Did you know deaf people don’t have ears too?
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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
A n d r o i d
Androids come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. This allows one to pick a phone customized to their wants and style preference. Each android also navigates differently, ensuring a unique phone. Android refuses to “sell” apps. It is because of this that many apps are not available to Android. It also causes many app creators and companies to release the app to iPhone users before Android in hopes to make a profit. This leaves Android users in the past by downloading old apps that are “new” to them. Android is offered on a variety of networks consisting of Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-moblie. By expanding the options of cellular contracts, it allows people to purchase and use a smart phone.
Variety
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The iPhone is a basic model with very little variety. Each iPhone generally looks the same, either white or black. However, a plethora of cases are offered for iPhones to best fit your own style and personality, including the option of making your own. Depending on the amount of gigabytes your iPhone can hold, the amount of apps an iPhone user can download is virtually limitless. iPhone users also have the choice of purchasing apps that cost money through the use of iTunes.
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The iPhone is limited in its carries. The only U.S. carriers that iPhone is offered on are Verizon, AT&T and Sprint. This eliminates the choice of an iPhone for anyone without a contract with these carriers.
The winner of this cellular cage-match is the Android because of its cast variety of styles and the number of carriers that support an Android phone. By owning an Android, a person is able to express personal style and taste through a smart phone without being limited by the contract he or she has. Opinion by Rachel Resterhouse, photo editor
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o my male counterparts: If you are like me, you are not stressing over today. We are smart enough to realize that Feb. 14 is just another day, but when you have a girlfriend, like me, or just have a crush, we have to be smart enough to realize that Feb. 14 is not just another day. You know what I mean? The important part for the opposite sex is the gift. Boys give all different kinds of gifts, from a box of chocolates with flowers to a poorly written poem on a napkin. Most boys always want to find the perfect gift for their significant other, but it is always stressful trying to find it. Finding the perfect present is nearly impossible to do. The girl may say “I love it!” or “It’s just what I’ve always wanted!” But they don’t always mean it. Chocolates and flowers are the usual presents on Valentine’s Day, but to make it the perfect present get something more. Go for a night out, go to their favorite restaurant. But if their favorite restaurant is Burger King or McDonald’s, going to a
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Here are tips to dress warm and still look cute With winter here, we all want to wear our cute, trendy clothes, but sometimes, that is difficult to do in this weather. So what do we do? Freeze our butts off and look cute? No, that is never cute. What about covering ourselves in blankets to stay warm? That may be warm, but that is not cute. Here are a list of popular winter items that will help to create this warm, comfy cute look of the season.
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A bright color coat long, extremely warm coats are popular from The North Face, Wear a nice, neutral outfit with a bright color coat. It adds a but they can also be found at places like Macy’s or Eddie Bauer. pop of color and draws attention. Socks and Boots Knee-High Boots Probably the No. 1 most popular style right now is the socks Try wearing flat boots for a more relaxed, casual look, but if and boots trend. Leg warmers and boot cuffs coming out of you want more of a dressed up look, wear a stacked-heel ver- your boots look incredibly stylish and cute. Scrunchy socks sion boot. give off an effortless look while peek-a-boo socks that barely Knit Sweaterdress show out of the top of the boot offer a sweet, flirty vibe. Try less Tired of pulling on another pair of pants? Don’t. Put chunky, flat boots with showy socks and more fancy or on a sweaterdress. Pull off a formfitting one or rock grungy style boots with a pair of neutral color socks like a relaxed type with some added layering. Knee-high black, gray or taupe. Lastly, if you’re wearing heels, try boots would look great with this. wearing a pair of leg warmers with the bottom of them Scarves covering the top half of the heels: fancy, yet elePrinted scarves are an easy way to add some gant. I prefer to get my leg warmers and boot pizazz to a boring outfit. I particularly prefer a cuffs at American Eagle, especially at American white circle scarf: so classy and pretty. Apparel’s website on-line. Hailey Hrynewich Knit Headbands Cardigan Sweaters Sight & Sound Editor These headbands are great for the winter Lightweight cardigan sweaters look great because instead of wearing a huge hat that covers your entire with leggings and skinny jeans. Try bright color cardigans with head, now you can stay warm with a headband and still show a simple pair of dark-colored leggings or blue jeans to draw off your cute new hairstyle. attention to the sweater and spice things up. Leggings Other Popular Items If you want comfy, leggings are your best friend. Leggings Circle scarves (American Eagle and Hollister have cute look great with long sweaters and shirts with boots and leg ones) trench coats (Macy’s has plaid ones and bright colors), warmers to create an all around cute and comfy look. pencil skirts with tights (Charlotte has lots of fun patterns). Jeggings Something I have noticed is that if you wear a mini-skirt Really big in style right now are jeggings. The tight fitting with the same matching leggings and small ankle boots, it look allows you to wear leg warmers over them with boots makes your legs look even longer. The same color going all without any of the bulkiness of normal jeans. the way down your leg gives off this look. If you want a classy Parkas look, wearing a short dress and fitted jacket over top creates Cover almost the entire body, but do it in a cute way. These this look well.
peer perspectives
“I love wearing different types of scarves, boots, and leggings together.” Rylee George, sophomore “I like how you get to layer things and add more accessories for the weather. It makes your outfit even cuter.” Megan Huettner, senior
What do you like about winter fashion?
Love is in the air
These two movies open in time for Valentine’s Day
“I like wearing various types of leg warmers and definitely ugly sweaters.” Chloe Cook, freshman “I like that you get to dress warm and sport the hoodies.” Nate Rabbitt, junior
COMING ATTRACTIONS Theaters
DVD Releases
Safe Haven
Everyone has been raving about the upcoming romantic thriller, Safe Haven, which is finally in theaters today. The film is a Nicholas Sparks’ production, which makes it perfect for Valentine’s Day. Sparks is an incredible American novelist, and several of his novels, including The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and The Lucky One, have been made into movies. Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel and Cobie Smulders star in his latest which takes place in the small American town of Southport, N.C., where a young woman named Katie suddenly arrives. She is determined to avoid making close ties with anyone. When a young man named Alex becomes closer and closer to her, however, she starts to let down her guard as she begins to fall deeply in love with him. All the while she is living this new life though, Katie continues to struggle with a dark secret that still haunts her to this day. Will she choose a life of temporary safety? Or, will she choose a life with love filled with riskier rewards? What is Katie’s true safe haven?
Beautiful Creatures
Another romantic film coming soon is the supernatural romance movie Beautiful Creatures, which is based on the novel of the same name by novelists Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Starring in this movie are Alice Englert and Alden Ehrenreich. A young man named Ethan Wate simply wants to escape the boring small town of Gatlin. All of a sudden, a young woman named Lena Duchannes comes to this town, and the two eventually fall in love. Lena turns out to be a little different than whom he thought she was though, for she possesses unusual powers that have separated her from others in her life for a while now. The two lovers’ romance is threatened by the dangers of Lena’s powers. Since she comes from a family of dark powers, she must endure the “Claiming” on her 16th birthday. This will decide her fate forever, whether it be light or dark.
• Midrange Feb. 15 Summary: Collegiate basketball star aspiring to play professional returns to his hometown in Chicago. He discovers a more challenging game off the court, however, by dealing with some of his old bad habits. • Dark Skies Feb. 22 Summary: A couple’s lives become a nightmare when a horrifying alien presence enters their home each night to prey upon their children.
• Sinister Feb. 15 • Undefeated Feb. 15
CD Releases
Concert
• Miranda Lambert Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Breslin Arena (East Lansing)
• Maroon 5 Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Van Andel Arena
• Lil Wayne’s I Am Not a Human Being II March 26 Genre: Rap • Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience March 19 Genre: Pop
Top senior boy excels in school, arts By Mandy Versalle
Profiles Editor
While one of senior Josh Recknagel’s strengths is playing the piano, he is also involved in numerous other musical groups. (Rachel Resterhouse)
Seniors Josh Recknagel and Morgan Schwing maintain busy schedules while exceling both in and out of school and climbing the ladder of success.
Senate president keeps busy By Abby Bryson
Staff Writer
Senior Morgan Schwing heads both the Student Senate and Choir Board as well as participating in most all other school clubs. (Rachel Resterhouse)
Recess embarrassment
In fourth grade, senior Jake Gawron had an “accident” at recess. “I was playing with my friends and I fell into a pile of embarrassment, also known as snow,” Gawron said. Gawron said that it looked like he peed himself, which was a big deal in elementary school. Gawron “I totally did not pee myself, but I was so embarrassed that I did not stand up or move for the rest of the school day,” Gawron said.
Random act of rudeness
While out shoveling snow in her driveway recently, junior Jamie Huizinga felt something hit her in the back. “A snowball nailed me in the back, and as I turned around, a small child that I did not even know was running away from me,” Huizinga said. Huizinga said that the boy was a relHuizinga ative of her Florida-born neighbors. “His dad was laughing at me and congratulated his son,” Huizinga said. “It was so weird.”
Many seniors have lives packed full of homework, college prep and social activities, yet senior Morgan Schwing goes beyond the typical high schooler. Schwing is involved in a variety of activities including Student Senate, National Honors Society, Allegros, choir board, tennis, newspaper, and debate. Out of all these activities, Schwing said her favorite is Student Senate. “I got involved in Student Senate in sixth grade, though technically I was a part of the student congress our elementary school had in first grade,” Schwing said. “Upon entering high school, I was elected president, and I have maintained that title ever since.” Through the Senate, Schwing
said she sees the benefit of being a part of the school. “I really like the organizational skills and the opportunity to really be a leader in the school that Senate provides,” Schwing said. “I love everything about it.” During the school day, Schwing is in two Advanced Placement classes, AP European History and AP Calculus. “I really love AP Euro because I love how (Dean) Jewett teaches. He makes it really interesting,” Schwing said, “but my least favorite class would unfortunately have to be AP Calc because I simply do not have a brain for complex math, so I struggle with it.” Although she is cramped for time, Schwing said she enjoys spending her time being involved and a part of things. “I love being busy,” Schwing said. “Although it can be hectic at
FAB 5 In each edition, The Sailors’ Log will
feature five random students and teachers who have an interesting story to share.
Unusual kayaking adventure
Two summers ago, science teacher Chad Martin went kayaking with his wife in Puerto Rico. “We went kayaking at night in a bioluminescent bay,” Martin said. “There are only a handful of them in the world.” When disturbed by something such as an oar, the algae in the water glows. “It was pitch black out, and we Martin could barely see, but when the rain hit the water, it looked like diamonds,” Martin said.
times, I’ve always felt that it is better to be running around from place to place than to be bored and searching for something to occupy your time.” But she doesn’t let her busy schedule interfere with her grades. “Sometimes it can be a little overwhelming or stressful, but most of the time, I just try to prioritize and do the best I can,” Schwing said. “So far, I have not fallen below a 4.0 since middle school.” Since Schwing will be graduating in May, she had words of advice for next year’s high school classes. “I would like to encourage everyone to get as involved as possible in high school,” said Schwing, who will be attending GVSU with her sights set on pre-law. “Extra curriculars might seem like extra work, but they truly enhance one’s school experience. I would not have had the experiences or the great memories if I had not been involved.”
Hanging from a window
Sophomore Nicole Guiles was participating in other activities on her fifth-grade field day. “I was in charge of working limbo, and I had to hang outside the principal’s window in order to plug the stereo in,” Guiles said. Guiles said that she struggled there Guiles for a few minutes before she got it. “A lot of people were staring at me, but I was just laughing at myself,” Guiles said.
Dodgeball disaster
Freshman Nikki Burmeister thought she was doing a good deed when she filled in a spot on her sister’s dodgeball team. “Everyone on our team got out before me, so it was the entire opposing team against me,” Burmeister said. About two weeks ago, their team played at the girls’ basketball game. Burmeister “I can dodge, so I stayed in for a while, but someone from the other team caught my ball, and I was out,” Burmeister said.
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Not everyone can say that they skipped the seventh grade; however, if you are senior Josh Recknagel, that is just one of a long list of accomplishments. Others include nine total AP classes, youth group at Forest Park Covenant Church, marching band, orchestra winds, pit orchestra, percussion ensemble, piano, National Honors Society, peer tutoring, and community service. “What is free time?” Recknagel asked. Although Recknagel’s top priority is to his youth group, he currently balances the majority of his “free” time between the performing arts groups that he is involved in. “The performing arts have helped me in numerous ways. First of all, they allowed me to find a social niche,” Recknagel said. “Also, performing arts has given me an avenue for stress relief and motivation as there’s always room for improvement. Also, they have rounded me out as a person. Science is great and all, but music is so interesting and complicated. It’s like a combination of everything you learn in (AP) Lang(uage and Composition) like writer’s purpose, imagery, and cultural background, and with physics and vibrations, it sounds beautiful to boot.” If his list of extracurricular activities is not impressive enough, let it be known that Recknagel is ranked second
in his class, he has never received an overall grade of an A- or lower, he currently has a 4.353 GPA, and he received a 35 on the ACT. “I believe that my ability to easily understand material is a blessing,” Recknagel said. “My mind works in a way that most others do not. I do not have a photographic memory, but when I understand something, it sticks.” Recknagel said that if he could describe himself in one word, he would choose the word “driven.” “I think I’m motivated to do everything that I’m involved in because each do one of a couple things: they allow me to help people, (they allow me to) be in a group of like-minded people, or they help me improve as a student, musician, or person,” Recknagel said. Recknagel said he owes much of his success to his parents, who often helped push him along in his education process and who he says are intelligent people as well. Next year, Recknagel said he hopes to attend Wheaton College in Illinois to start his future in becoming a medical surgeon. “Even though the future makes me nervous, I like to think of the words of Henry Ford: ‘Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t - you’re right,’”Recknagel said.
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We all know how Valentine’s Day is celebrated here in America – the flowers, the chocolates, the romance – but have you ever wondered if Valentine’s Day is celebrated the same way in other countries of the world? The Sailor’s Log staff did some research and came up with some cute (and surprising) details.
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Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular holidays in Mexico. Flowers and decorations play a large part in the holiday, and elegant dances and balls are held to celebrate. Children in Mexican schools have contests to compose poems and put them on balloons.
In France, for the love of art, couples will face each other and draw portraits of their loved ones. There is also a popular custom in Paris to lock a padlock on the Pont des Arts behind the Notre Dame Cathedral. The padlocks are left there, and the key is thrown into the Seine River as a symbol of their eternal love.
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In Chile, people tend to celebrate by preparing delicious dishes like pastel de choclo (ground beef casserole), cazuela (a stew-like dish containing meats and veggies), and a popular drink called mote con huestillo.
Chile South Africa In South Africa, parties and celebrations will take place all week in some clubs and hotels. Many tourists also come to celebrate Valentine’s Day there because of its beauty and geographical location. Young girls will celebrate by participating in an old Roman festival known as ‘Lupercalia” in which they pin the names of their lovers on their sleeves.
Information compiled by Kayleigh Fongers, center section editor, and Abby Peterson, staff writer
We asked the seven foreign exchange students what Valentine’s Day is like in their countries to make it more relatable to Shores. Here’s what they had to say...
Alexander Kuhn Germany “Valentine’s Day in my area is only celebrated by couples, and it can get ignored because it is in the middle of the so-called fifth season of the year with the Carnival, which is a huge thing in our culture.”
Ali Aliyev Azerbaijan
Anne Unger Germany
In my country for Valentine’s Day, we just give each other gifts.
“Couples try to spend the day together and will give presents to each other, but it is not really a big deal in Germany, and it depends on each couple.”
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In Denmark, a man will send his lover a card with a romantic love poem inside. He will sign his name in dots, however, making it anonymous. If the receiver of the card is able to guess who the sender is, then her prize is that she will receive an Easter egg when Easter comes in the spring.
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In Singapore, single women write their phone numbers on mandarin oranges and toss them into the Singapore River, hoping that it will bring them luck in meeting their soul mate.
In South Korea, lovers celebrate in the same way that China does (with women giving chocolate to men on Feb. 14 and men giving candy to women on March 14, also known as “White Day”). However, on April 14 (also known as “Black Day”), the single people of South Korea unite over black noodles and lament over their single lives.
Information compiled from www.divine.ca, www.guardian.co.uk, www.suite101.com, www.voices.yahoo.com, www.stvalentinesday.org
Helene Hjellup Norway
Juliana Idarraga Columbia
Kiratika Karunratanakul Thailand
Pirun Weesomma Thailand
“Valentine’s Day is practically the same as here. Couples will give each other gifts and will go out to a nice restaurant or cook at home, which is special and shows love for them.”
We celebrate it, but in my country, we celebrate it on Sept. 19, and we call it Amor y Amistad (Day of Love and Friendship) because you give presents to your love and your friends.
Couples like to give handmade things and bouquets to each other. We like to give gifts to friends too. I like going to school on Valentine’s Day because I can feel how we all love each other, and there are many flowers around the school.
We usually give roses, chocolate, little gifts, or handmade stuff. Sometimes, we give little things to close friends.
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In Japan, women give their boyfriends and husbands homemade chocolates called hon-mei. One month later, on March 14 (known as “White Day”), men reciprocate by giving white chocolates to their significant others along with flowers and gifts.
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Staff Writer
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Within the past 10 years, technology has changed the way people start and end relationships. Social networking sites, such as Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter, have given opportunities to the shy person who is afraid to say hello to the pretty girl in class or to the hot boy walking down the hall. But social networks have also created untrustworthy and confusing situations. For instance, last month Notre Dame football standout Manti Te’o was all people heard, talked or thought about. Te’o’s so-called longtime girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, supposedly died from leukemia in September. In December Te’o was struck with sadness when he found out that his girlfriend was not real. Then to add fuel to the fire, Kekua was actually a man, who was “catfishing.” Catfishing is when one escapes from reality and pretends to be someone else online. That is happening to more and more people these days, especially because technology has changed relationships. Junior Lauren Thielman said maybe it is a way for people to make friends without them really knowing who they are or what they look like. However, some students say there are ways to protect
Across the nation, teens are ‘connecting’ to people on-line and having relationships with people they have never met. Students at Shores can relate to this.
themselves from “catfishing.” Sophomore Julia Mocere said, “It depends on the relationship. If you were really close and video chatted, I don’t think it would be that awkward.” But there is some kind of big draw to lying online. In his song “Online,” country star Brad Paisley uses a fictitious male character who says that he grows another foot and loses a bunch of weight, every time he logs in. And even on a slow day he could have a three-way…chat with two women at one time.” Sophomore Andrea Czarney said that some people feel the need to lie about their looks online because they feel ugly. Regardless of the reasons why people connect with others on-line, everyone needs to be aware of the dangers.
While meeting someone on-line seems safe, teens need to be aware that common sense is still important. “(Relationships on-line) are more safe because you can not get kidnapped or raped on-line,” said social studies teacher Brad Kurth, who has a freshman daughter Alicia at the high school. Catfishing is not only used as a way to “find” romance, but many Shores students use varying degrees of catfishing in their social media life. “Sometimes, I friend people on Facebook that I don’t actually know,” junior Jacklyn Pallas said. “If I have a lot of mutual friends with someone or they go to a school that is nearby, I usually accept their (friend) request.” Sometimes, students accept the friend requests of people they do not know because they find it interesting. “I have over a thousand friends, and I only know maybe 900 of them,” senior Jonny Lawton said. “I accept people I don’t know because we might have mutual friends or they seem like an interesting person.” Not all Shores students, however, will associate with just anyone online. Junior Thomas Dreliozis said, “I will not accept people’s friend requests because if I do not know them, why would I want to be friends with them on Facebook.” Although catfishing can be harmful, like in Te’o’s case, or harmless, like in the instances of some of the Shores students, it has become a part of life for many 21st century teenagers.
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Where is the food vending machine located?
There is a snack vending machine in the industrial arts room. Students can go there between classes or after school to get some light snack food. There are also various water bottle vending machines around the school at most hallway intersections.
Where is Prom? Where: The Trillium located at 17246 Van Wagoner St., Spring Lake When: Saturday, April 27
Where was the first Shores graduation held?
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.
Time: 7:30-11 p.m. Theme: A Starry Night Tickets will go on sale the week before during both lunches. It will be $30 for one and $50 for two.
The first Shores graduation was held on the football field on June 10, 1965. The first person to technically graduate and walk across the stage was Steve Albery, who is now a Probate Attorney in Oakland County.
Where can students get an new ID card? Students can purchase a new student ID in the media center for $5. They can also buy a new agenda book in the library for $12. If a student has lost his locker combination, he can get another one in the media center.
Where is the allegro production happening?
The Allegro production of FAME: The Musical will be preformed in the high school auditorium Thursday, March 21-Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m.
Where will Showcase be held?
Showcase, an annual celebration of excellence for high school youth of West Michigan, will take place at the Frauenthal in downtown Muskegon. Students are selected by their respective schools in athletic, academic or preforming arts areas. Nominees from Shores include Kayla Green and Hunter Zhao and The After Effect. The two-day even takes place March 20-21.
By Morgan Schwing
Feature Editor
Your Choice, You Choose... From browsing videos to uploading your own or watching the school announcements or AP Calc notes, YouTube has a lot to offer Shores students.
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Freshman Joesph VanArendonk creates song covers, a common reason for teens to post videos on YouTube, to let voices go viral.
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PSY – “Gangnam Style” This is the most viewed video ever on YouTube, and it got there in six months. It hit a billion views by the end of the 2012, and it was the first video ever to do that. 1,254,062,693 views
Video website offers something for everyone By Blake Robinson
Staff Writer Eight years ago today, the third most visited website in the world was created. Falling only shortly behind Google and Facebook, YouTube has had an impact on social media. YouTube offers people millions of videos to watch and gives people opportunities to make and post videos of their own. Freshman Joseph VanArendonk is one student who makes videos. For slightly more than a year, VanArendonk has had an account on YouTube, and several months ago, he made his first video. “My friends had got me into making the videos. I saw what they were doing it and looked like fun,” VanArendonk said. “So after I saw what they were doing, I just went out and bought stuff for making videos.” VanArendonk, whose videos can be found on his channel “Joseph VanArendonk”, also has a tip for students interested in getting into making YouTube videos. “If you want to start making YouTube videos, you need to remember to not have a bad camera. Bad quality means a lower number of views,” VanArendonk said. “It’s a lot of fun to do, and I would recommend other students start making videos too. All it takes is an idea and
a camera.” Other than students who make videos, there are those who enjoy watching them. “YouTube is more or less a device of mood,” junior John Burnett said. “When I feel like doing homework, it can help me become more focused, but it also can be a distraction for me when I have nothing to do.” For the past year, YouTube has been unblocked on the schools computers. Since then, teaching through use of videos has increased. Senior Renee Tardani said she has observed a change in ways that she is taught because of the availability of YouTube. “We look up songs in orchestra on (YouTube) to help us match our playing style to the style of certain songs,” Tardani said. “When we listen to the music once in a while, it seems to help with our playing.” Shoreline Broadcast News (SBN) and flipped classrooms are also making use of Youtube videos. SBN puts the daily announcements on its Youtube channel “mspshsvideo”. Flipped classrooms use Youtube by posting video notes online so they are available to students at any time. In only eight short years, YouTube has become a major part of many students’ technological lives. YouTube offers students the chance to represent themselves in the form of video and tell the world a story.
Show More Comments Freshman Tyler Hagner 5 days ago “I mostly watch funny videos on YouTube. I find the videos I like by just looking things up if they sound cool. There are so many videos that I like that it’s hard to pick a favorite.” Senior Zack Crouch 7 days ago “Shoenice22 is my favorite person on YouTube because he eats weird stuff. One time he ate two Habanero peppers with a bottle of icy hot. Another time he ate a box of crayons.” Junior Makenzie Fairfield 9 days ago “I like the Key and Peele videos because they are funny. ‘The Substitute Teacher’ video is my favorite. I also like to watch videos on photography because it shows me how to do different cool shots.” Senior Rachel Baxter 10 days ago “My favorite funny video is the Jenna Marble’s video ‘How to get people to not talk to you.’ She’s funny, and the face she uses is priceless, and girls can use it to make guys go away.” Quotes & Top Videos Compiled by Morgan Schwing, feature editor
Walk off the Earth Five people, one guitar and one mega-popular cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” 145,248,068 views
KONY 2012 More than 30 million people in a single day watched the 30-minute film intended to accelerate the arrest of Joseph Kony, the leader of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army. 96,376,277 views “Call Me Maybe” Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Carlos Pena One of the few instances in which the cover video is more popular than the original. Bieber and Gomez invited some friends to lip-sync. 58,232,749 views Epic Rap Battles – Obama vs. Romney We know who won the election, but what about the rap battle? 54,858,671 views
Lindsey Stirling: Mozart meets Skrillex 45,277,329 views
Why You Asking All Them Questions? Comedian Emmanuel Hudson’s song about relationship issues had more than half of the video’s 39 million views coming from mobile devices. 43,107,495 views Dramatic Surprise This ad for TNT brought big drama to a small Flemish town. 42,794,147 views
Facebook Parenting The Facebook post heard round the world. One father’s reaction to his daughter’s Facebook post ignited a firestorm of discussion. 36,887,632 views
Stratos Highlights Highlights from Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking free fall from the edge of space. 32,311,676 views
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Over the past few years, the phenomenon of YouTube has exploded. Some videos, however, seem to be a lot more popular than others. Here are the top 10 viral YouTube videos of 2012.
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Band director goes extra mile for senior By Jake Bordeaux
Editor-in-Chief If students think their teachers only care about them at school, then they haven’t met Jason Boyden, Shores band director. On Jan. 18, Boyden happened to be in the right place at the right time. While attending the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association All-State rehearsal in Grand Rapids, senior Jake DeWitt felt chest pains, which he said almost felt like a heart attack. DeWitt then called his parents, who advised him to speak with Boyden who happened to be watching the rehearsal. “I have known Jake for a couple of years, and he is not a complainer,” Boyden said. “He is normally very healthy and has nerves of steel. I knew it was serious because nothing seems to slow him down.” At this point, DeWitt and Boyden headed toward his car, where Boyden said he noticed DeWitt was having trouble walking and losing color. DeWitt told Boyden the pain was getting worse, so Boyden called 911, and DeWitt was taken to Spectrum Hospital by ambulance. Boyden stayed with him the whole time.
“He was very calm and organized in the way he handled the situation,” DeWitt said. “I was more than thankful and impressed. I don’t really think I fully grasped the situation until I was lying in my hospital bed hours later, but I am not surprised at all. I know Mr. Boyden would have done that for any of his students no matter where they were. He’s just that type of guy.” When he got to the hospital, DeWitt underwent surgery to insert a chest tube to fix his collapsed lung. He spent the weekend in the hospital, was released Sunday evening, and returned to school Wednesday, Jan. 23. Boyden, who happned to sit in on DeWitt’s rehearsal after an instructors’ conference, knew he had to take care of DeWitt. “There was no way I was leaving Jake until his family could get there,” Boyden said. “Staff members in our school district care about our students 24/7. Especially when it comes to the students’ health and safety, nothing is a higher priority than our students feeling confident that they can trust us to provide whatever assistance they need. I have no doubt that any teacher or staff member would have done the same thing.” At the hospital, DeWitt was diagnosed with a spontaneous collapsed lung. According to the website, iheartautopsy.com, created
by Senior Pathologists’ Assistant Nicole Qualtieri, spontaneous collapsed lung is most common in young (10-30 years old), tall men who are thin with a low body weight. This labels DeWitt a perfect target. “I had no idea before this happened that spontaneous collapsed lungs are relatively common in young men who are tall and thin,” Boyden said. “The paramedic told me on the ambulance ride to the hospital that they actually see quite a few of these. As someone who works with a lot of students who have those risk factors, it is good to know.” And it was good for DeWitt that Boyden was there. “It would have been a lot scarier (if Boyden had not been there), that’s for sure,” DeWitt said. “He definitely made me feel like I was in good hands. Honestly, I’ve never had to call an ambulance, so I wouldn’t have even known where to start.” Luckily for DeWitt, he didn’t have to. “Most teachers and coaches have been in situations where they need to be calm and help someone who is having a medical emergency,” Boyden said. “I’ve had a couple situations where I have had to dial 911, but nothing quite like this. Jake was really calm and composed during everything. I hope if I am ever in that much pain, I can stay as calm as he did.”
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Parents of Detroit Tiger Shores alum returns to college life after The Voice promote Idol. By Kelley Wheeler book “The casting producers were Feature Editor
Behind the Scenes More than three months after her last day on The Voice, Sylvia Yacoub is taking on the next step in her 19-year-old life. The 2010 Shores graduate has resumed her studies at Saint Mary’s College of Notre Dame, where she is a semester behind her peers as she returns to complete her degree in law. “There’s nothing wrong with always having a back-up plan,” Yacoub said. With a career in Law as her secondary strategy, Yacoub, one of the top 10 contestants on NBC’s vocal competition, said her experience had a positive outcome. “It helped me figure out who I want to be as an artist,” Yacoub said. “I became more of an open person. It has given me inspiration and appreciation, not only for my own music, but other people’s as well.” Although Yacoub returns to the life of a college kid, she plans to keep advancing in her musical career, knowing this exposure to the competitive industry has impacted her. “I would do it again,” Yacoub said. “I feel like I’ve grown so much and met so many people I can’t imagine not knowing.” A major asset, Yacoub said, that made The Voice auditioning process worthwhile was the personable connection throughout the whole journey, certainly separating The Voice from other audition experiences, such as Fox television show, American
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a lot nicer (than American Idol),” said Yacoub, who audition for Idol her senior year. “(The Voice) was a lot more comfortable, and they care more about individual needs. I didn’t feel like a number, but an individual. That isn’t seen often, especially with thousands auditioning. It was very family oriented, and after a while, we were The Voice family.” The collection of contestants blossomed, Yacoub said, from competing strangers to The Voice family within weeks. “You know how it is to love music and want something so bad and then you’re surrounded by people that have the exact same feelings?” Yacoub asked. “I think that is a major part of why we are so close. There are certain contestants I know everything about.” Yacoub said she keeps in touch with her friends from the show, such as Team Xtina contestants Dez Duron and Devyn DeLoera and Team Cee-Lo contestants Trevin Hunte and MacKenzie Bourg. Although they competed against each other, the contestants bonded. “It’s like hanging out with your friends all the time,” Yacoub said. “We would sneak out, break rules and curfew, go find hidden places, and just jam. We would make songs up on the spot and see sides of each person you would never expect. That was my favorite.” Returning to Muskegon, Yacoub was welcomed by
Continued from page 1 The penalty may sound crippling for the Sailors, but, in reality, Koziak will still be just as much a leader of the team leading up to and after these two games. “It won’t negatively affect the program at all,” Portenga said. “He can’t be on school grounds three hours before or after games, but he will be leading practice in the weeks preceding the games. He really only will be absent
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In the fall, during a visit to Shores, Sylvia Yacoub was invited to sing the national anthem at a home volleyball game. (Rachel Resterhouse) friends, family, and fans. Yacoub performed on WZZM TAKE FIVE, multiple radio stations, and in Grand Rapids on New Years’ Eve. “Gravy (105.3 DJ) reached out to me by Twitter,” Yacoub said. “A lot of fans that knew my version of Katy Perry’s The One that got Away were singing along and that was amazing. I got to perform for the Midwest, and it was so much fun.” Yacoub enjoyed The Voice and opening for Jesse McCartney on New Years’ Eve. This allowed her to gain more experience and knowledge as she began the year of 2013. “I am more emotionally intelligent and better at expressing
on those two Friday nights.” During the first two games of the season, defensive coordinator Todd Conrad will step in as acting head coach, and he along with the other members of the coaching staff will fill the gap left by Koziak’s absence. In the wake of this event, Shores has looked into Coaches Achievement Program training, which is a program that allows coaches to be taught, in depth, the rules and regulations of the MHSAA in the hope that it will eliminate any future incidents.
who I am,” Yacoub said. “I know what I want in life and with this experience I know who I am now. I can fully accomplish my goals, my dreams.” With the help of family and friends, Yacoub continues to produce original songs and keep in touch with America while balancing school and music. “I’ll be putting covers on YouTube and updates on Facebook and Twitter,” said Yacoub, whose rendition of Frank Ocean’s “Swim Good” can be found on vimeo.com. “I’m currently starting to record, and I’ll try to get songs up as soon as possible. I want what I put out there to be remembered and stay forever.”
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Continued from page 1 professional athletes, MacFarlane has presented his message at more than 2,000 high schools. “It is always a pleasure to come to a high school,” MacFarlane said. The Sailor Classic and Edward Jones Investments sponsored the presentation, and the event was free for all.
Before Craig MacFarlane spoke to Shores and Fruitport athletes Feb. 6, students had the privilege of meeting the parents of Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander and hearing about their book, Rocks Across the Pond, and their life story. The Verlanders are on a tour promoting the new book and agreed to come speak at the Shores annual athletic department motivational event along with blind athlete Craig MacFarlane. “I thought it was cool when they told us about how Justin was only third or fourth string on his high school team,” senior Brandan Gue said. “It was inspireing. It showed that if you work hard you can do anything.” Richard and Kathy Verlander, who are the recipients of the Little League parents of the year award, said they focused a lot on family togetherness and being there for one another. “We tried to always have family dinner, and we went to grandma’s house every Sunday for Sunday dinner,” Kathy said. “We said what we meant, and we meant what we said.” After the event, the Verlanders had a book signing in the lobby of Shores’ auditorium, where students were able to meet and speak with them.
At the conclusion of his speech, MacFarlane received a standing ovation as he urged all in attendance to never take anything for granted. “I would trade the 103 gold medals and everything I have to have the same opportunities that you do,” MacFarlane said. “To have my eyesight, to be able to see how beautiful the colors are in a rainbow, to be able to see what my parents’ faces look like.”
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“The biggest win (for me in basketball) was my sophomore year at Forest Hills Central. Before the game, they had counted us out as conference contenders, but we ended up winning by 12.” Jasmyn Walker, junior
“Winning the championship for the (baseball) County tournament against Reeths-Puffer was my biggest win. It was my first major game as a varsity player. The game was intense but quick because we (beat them by 10 runs).” Chase Baker, sophomore
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Boys’ Basketball Junior Marcus Tumblin (20 points) in a loss to Grand Rapids Union, and senior Adam Rayner (19) in a win against Kenowa Hills have posted the most points in a game for the Sailors (7-7 overall, 3-4 OK Black). Tumblin also has a 19-point game against Zeeland East. Girls’ Basketball The Sailors (9-6 overall, 6-1 OK Black) started the new year with a ninegame win streak, which was snapped Feb. 8. Juniors Jasmyn Walker and Sarah Jones, and seniors Meredith Smith and Morgan Smith have led the team.
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For more Sailor sports info, go to www.monashoressports.com Hockey The Sailors are 10-0 in the conference and 18-2-1 overall, being the last undefeated team in Division 1. Junior goalie Nate Rabbitt has three shutouts. Wrestling Adam Pawlowski and Taylor McPhail each won conference titles. McPhail was the lone Sailor to pick up a city
title. These two juniors head to the individual regional tournament after both finished second at districts. Boys’ Swimmng Despite having a 7-0 start, the Sailors didn’t pick up a January victory; they are 7-5 overall. Senior Kyle Willson qualified for the state meet in the 100 breaststroke.
Each game needs to be approached with same mentality
potential,” said Heather Hall, who is the psychology teacher and the girls’ cross country coach. “The goal is to go into the ‘big game’ with confidence, not cocky or arrogant, but confident in their ability. Think positive and avoid all negative thoughts.” Let’s say that the big game being prepared for all week long ends as a great win. All the hype, being pumped up, living on top of the world is all part of the experience. Living in the moment of winning the big game should only last so long though. “Unless it is the last game of the season, forget about it as soon as possible,” Conrad said. “As soon as you wake up the next morning, you need to start thinking about how you are going to game plan for the next opponent.” Additionally, that one win should not feed the hunger a team has Lent said. “I’ve learned if I let winning satisfy me, then I don’t improve as a coach, and the team won’t improve then either,” Lent said. The game can also go the wrong way. Losing the game can be difficult to swallow. “The first thing to do is identify, from a rational point of view, what exactly went wrong and why it went wrong,” Conrad said. “Use it as a learning experience, and get on with your life.” Psychologically speaking, losses can be difficult on the mind, but that loss can’t drag the team down for the rest of the season. “Use (the loss) as motivation for the next game and/or the next game against that team,” Hall said. The difficult loss is tough to deal with, but the bounce back after that blow is huge for any team. “(The bounce back) separates the good teams from the great teams,” said Jason Crago, who is the varsity softball head coach. “You re-dedicate yourself to working harder in practice and pushing one another to the next level.” The big game is something everyone looks forward to. It’s something you work so hard for, so at the end of the day, you can walk away with a smile and a pointer finger in the air.
Competitive Cheer Shores won the Rocket Invitational but have also placed second in three competitions this season. Their highest total was a score of 742.42 at the Kenowa Jamboree. Bowling Both the boys’ and girls’ bowling teams are 16-0-1 overall and 9-0 in the conference. The boys are consistently led by five seniors leading them to being ranked No. 1 in the state while the girls, led by seniors Ashley Cory and Jill Klein and junior Magann Dykema are ranked second in the state.
Junior wrestler wins City championship Junior Taylor McPhail was the lone Sailor to win a City championship held at Holton; he won the 130pound weight class on Jan. 19. “Winning City was extremely rewarding because it gave me a great idea of how much I have improved,” McPhail said. Last season, McPhail lost in the championship match for City so winning the title was a must for McPhail, he said. “Taking third as a freshman, and losing in the finals as a sophomore (was difficult), but it was awesome to finally stand on the top of the podium,” said McPhail, McPhail who along with junior Adam Pawlowski, won an OK Black conference championship. Wrestling coach Al Weber said he was not surprised to see McPhail standing on top of the City podium. “I expected him to win,” Weber said. “He has been about 32-1 this season, taking down seven or eight stateranked guys; I had an idea he would end up there.” – Cory Sander, sports editor
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“My biggest win had to be last golf season in our tournament in Traverse City. We were losing the first day, but we came back and won. It proved a lot about our team because there were a lot of good teams there.” Glen Kastelic, sophomore
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From the athletic director
$277,240
MISCELLANEOUS Salaries (athletic director, event manager & secretary): $130,000 Athletic Trainers: $17,700 Fees (conference, GMAA, associations): $5,000 Awards: $5,000 State Tournament Fees: $4,000 Laundry: $2,000 Conferences/workshops: $1,000 Athletic director travel: $1,000 Mailing: $600 Other (facility up keep, lockers, weight room, bleachers, etc.): $110,940
“We save money by not traveling; therefore, when you host, you save the money and bring in revenue. Since I’ve been here, I have put in an extremely concerted effort to host big, bigger and the biggest events to, therefore, bring more money into our athletic department than we’ve ever seen before.” – Ryan Portenga, athletic director
FOOTBALL
$77,567
Number of Athletes: 80 Cost per athlete: $970
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BASKETBALL
$64,045
Information compiled by Holly Fredericksen, sports editor
Number of Athletes: 76 Cost per athlete: $843
Dividing a budget of...
$688,928
With the rough times and shrinking budgets, athletic dairectors everywhere have been driven to think outside the box and come up with a way to maximize their budget. Sports aren’t cheap. Where do athletic directors get the money to run their programs? How do they divide the money among programs? Shores’ athletic director Ryan Portenga provided The Sailors’ Log with information from the 2010-11 school year, when he had a budget of $688,928. W i t h more than 1,300 students at Shores,
VOLLEYBALL
$35,548
Number of Athletes: 31 Cost per athlete: $1147
Portenga’s challenge was to make sure that all 15 sports programs were taken care of. The breakdown for each sport is explained on this page. How to read info: In 2010-11 the three football teams (freshman, JV, varsity) were budgeted $77,567. On all three teams, 80 athletes participated at a cost of $970 per athlete. Of course, with football being a revenue sport, the program also brought in $39,387, which offset some of its costs.
SOCCER
$30,520
Number of Athletes: 80 Cost per athlete: $382
SOFTBALL CHEERLEADING
$19,955
Number of Athletes: 87 Cost per athlete: $229
HOCKEY
$19,159
Number of Athletes: 27 Cost per athlete: $710
$21,183
COACHING SALARIES
Number of Athletes: 27 Cost per athlete: $785
Salaries for coaches are derived from the base pay salary of a beginning teacher. For the 2010-11 school year, a first-year teaching salary was $37,872; WRESTLING therefore, a coach who made 10 percent of base $21,940 salary would be paid $3,787 for the season. Each Number of Athletes: 19 coaching position increases by .5 or 1 percent over a Cost per athlete: $1156 five-year period, after which that percentage is locked. For example, the baseball position starts at 12 percent of base pay and increases to 16 percent after five years. The highest TENNIS paid coaching positions in 2010-11 were the varsity head coaches of football, volleyball, boys’ basketball and girls’ baket$23,915 ball, all of whom made 15.5 percent of base pay. The lowest paid Number of Athletes: 66 varsity head coach was the sideline cheer coach at 6 percent.
Cost per athlete: $362
The two basketball pro$11,257 grams (boys’ and girls’) Number of Athletes: 34 spent the Cost per athlete: $331 most money in transportation expenses for 2010-11 while SWIMMING & DIVING hockey was $4,789 the lowest. Number of Athletes: 30 Hockey is low because the Cost per athlete: $160 school only pays for conference away BOWLING games while players/par$2,127 ents pay for Number of Athletes: 23 the rest of the Cost per athlete: $92 trips.
CROSS-COUNTRY
transportation
Basketball (B&G) $8,757 Tennis (B&G) $6,612 Football $5,212 Golf (B&G) $4,587 Cheerleading $3,962 Track & Field (B&G) $3,865 Volleyball $2,690 Cross-Country (B&G) $2,144 Bowling (B&G) $2,128 Baseball $2,095 Wrestling $1,927 Swimming (B&G) $1,609 Softball $1,574 Hockey TOTAL
$580 $51,763
Revenue refers to the amount of money that sports bring into the athletic program based on ticket sales. for the 2010-11 season, the home football games raised the most while cheerleading was the lowest. Other sports do not charge admission.
Football
revenue
Basketball
$39,387 $15,918
Soccer
$8,618
Volleyball
$7,156
Wrestling
$2,700
Track & Field
$1,681
Cheerleading
$1,496
Gate Receipts Total
$76,956
BASEBALL
$25,418
Number of Athletes: 53 Cost per athlete: $480 GOLF
$25,849
Number of Athletes: 26 Cost per athlete: $994
TRACK & FIELD
$28,416
Number of Athletes: 74 Cost per athlete: $384