The Dryden Red and Black

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by Claire Wright

Dane Pelkowski is a sophomore going to Dryden for 2 years. His favorite thing about Dryden is “the people, I was welcomed into Dryden with open arms. I remember my first day at Dryden, I was nervous I wasn’t going to make any friends, but Logan Romain stepped in and was my first friend”. Dane likes to fish at Lake St. Clair and the local pond, also he likes to work out and collect shoes. Along with that, Dane loves to fish outside of school. He was raised outside. Also, he remembers being introduced to fishing by his grandpa, he likes to work on his triceps and legs in working out mainly. Dane’s brother, Drew, introduced him to sneakers in 2018, and he has had a sneaker collection ever since. Dane's dream career is to work on engines or work with the DNR. His plans after high school are “to work on cars with my brother, I mainly want to work for General Motors and follow my dad's footsteps, but I want to pursue my fishing career, as I know a lot about fishing, fishing has been involved in my life since I was born.”. He also wants to thank all of his teachers - Mr. Lohrmann, Mr. Tresnak, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Garcia, Mrs. Logan, and Mrs. Torok - for believing in him.

by Claire Wright

Cora Baker is a 7th grader, she has been going to Dryden since her preschool year. She is in Volleyball and Drumline. After school, Cora’s favorite thing to do is to hang out with friends. Her favorite thing about Dryden is the teachers. Her dream career is to become a veterinarian, and Cora has a poison dart frog as a pet. She also loves houseplants.

Editor's Note: Senior Seminar students concluded their semester course by listing what they wish parents knew about graduating seniors and their final year of high school. We'll feature their ideas here.

by Matthew Hickmott

Number 1: Move At Your Kid's Pace

Do not overwhelm your child with “when are you gonna apply to colleges”. They might be doing that on their own and so you may have a different idea when work needs to begin and end.

Number 2: Stay informed

Teenagers like to switch up their mind throughout the day and throughout the week. So, stay informed with your child, like if they are still applying to this college that they were before. They will know more about this than you, so don't nag them on about everything.

Number 3: Listen To Your Kids

Do not take over everything, they know what they want in college. All you need to do is listen and help from time to time.

Number 4: Do Something

Don't just be sitting on the couch, thinking that your kid has this college thing down, they may need your help and maybe are too scared to ask since you have not done anything to help them.

Number 5: Help your Child Financially

This does not mean just to give them money, but also be done with your taxes done on time for their FAFSA and for loans.

Number 6: Let your Worries be Separate From Your Child's

The hardest part about college for parents is to let their kids go off to college. So, don't make your kids worry about something that won't affect them.

Number 7: Be Aware of The Deadlines

While your student may know about the deadlines, just remind them when something is getting close to the deadline, and if they say they turned it in don't bug them about it anymore.

Number 8: Do not start looking for college too early

Kids need to have good grades, and need to do activities they love. But by looking at college early, their stress will increase and by the time that they get into 11th and 12th grade their mind may have changed from 9th grade.

Number 9: Look Out For Bad College Advice

There is tons of good advice out there, but there is also bad advice, so distinguish between the two. The blogs on college admissions are a great source.

Number 10: Invest In The Time, Not Just Your Money

This is a great time to bond with your child before they leave off to college, but don't nag them too much. Just spend time with them.

by Lily Finnigan

On Monday, the Varsity bowling teams had a scrimmage against Imlay City at IC Strikes. The boys would start slow with a 139 baker game. Luckily, they were able to get back on their feet and bowl a 174 game, but it wouldn’t be enough to beat the Imlay boys. Going into five on five games, the boys would roll a 813 team game with 4 out of the five winning their point. The boys would put together a 880 final team game, but fell just short. They would lose 18-12. Best efforts include the team game of 880, Michael Hickmott with a 203, and Connor Wolff with a 199. The girls would come out with two very nice baker games of 179 and 146, but the Imlay City girls would counteract those scores with 179 and 157. Girls struggled in their five on five games, which resulted in a 24-6 loss. Best efforts include the team bakers of 179 and 157, Lily Finnigan with a 162, and Chloe DeLoy with a 159.

The next day, the varsity bowling teams would scrimmage North Branch at Gerlach’s Bowling in Lapeer. The boys had a rough start with baker games of 122 and 127, but would manage to win one of their bakers. In the first five on five game, every boy would win their point. They had a 829 team game led by Sean Finnigan with a 211. Going into the final game, they would need just one boy to win their point. Four would win their points, although it was a close match. The boys would win 19-11. Best efforts include the team game of 829, Sean Finnigan with a 211, and Michael Hickmott with a 181. The girls would come out with baker games of 117 and 143 which would earn them 4 points. They would be just behind going into the five on five games. Girls would win the first game led by Mikayla Fleming with a 170 game. This put them at 19-11. They would go on to win an ugly match by 30 and grind out a 19-11 victory. Best efforts include the team baker of 143, Mikayla Fleming with a 170, and Kaitlynn Knuth with a 132.

On Sunday the 18th, both teams would make out the drive to B’s Bowling in Flint to bowl in the Regional Tune-Up Tournament. The boys would start off with an 824 game led by Sean Finnigan with a 186 and Connor Wolff with a 180. Eventually, they would slow down before finishing with a 183 baker game. Their efforts would qualify them in 6th place. They would go against Atherton in match play, where they would be eliminated by Atherton’s games of 192 and 188. Best efforts include the 824 team game and 183 baker game.

The girls would start slow, but shoot a 704 game led by Lily Finnigan with a 185, and Raeshell Richardson with a 164. The girls were consistent in their baker games with games of 133, 122, 138, and 134. This would put Lily Finnigan in 2nd as an individual, Raeshell Richardson in 4th as an individual, and the team in 2nd. Going into match play, they would defeat Genesee. In the semi-finals, they would defeat Byron with games of 156 and 115. In the finals, they would play Atherton where they would roll games of 123 and 130, but it wasn’t enough to beat Atherton’s games of 177 and 157. Best efforts include getting second place in the tournament, Lily Finnigan and Raeshell Richardson getting awarded all-tournament team, and the 704 team game.

After this week, the boys would end their regular season 10-1 (8-0 conference) and the girls would finish off 7-2 (5-1 conference). This week, both teams will be back at B’s Bowling in Flint for team regionals on Friday and Individuals on Saturday. Good Luck to all of our bowlers!

by Ava DeVlaminck

On Monday, February 12th, the Dryden Varsity Girls Basketball team played against North Huron and won! The final score was 44-42. Way to pull it off Cardinals! Some of the main stats were both Olivia Reynolds, and Dakota Deel putting up 12 points, Keira Miller adding 10, Sophia Peter contributing 4, and both Delaney Wolle, and Kierstyn Stankevich with 3 points.

The next game was on Thursday, February 15th, where the Varsity Girl's lost to Deckerville, a tough competitor. The final score was 32-56. Even though this adds to the total losses this season, the girls still had fun playing and learned a lot for next time. Some stats that got us to our point total are Dakota Deel with 12 points, Keira Miller putting up 10, Sophia Peter getting 5, Kierstyn Stankevich tallying on 3, and Delaney Wolle fighting for 2. Great job ladies and good luck this week!

by Audrey Napolitano

On Monday, February 12th, the Dryden Varsity Boys Basketball team played a non-league game at LakeVille High School. Dryden won the game against LakeVille, 75-53. Jacob Burgess secured 35 points. Sonny Coscione landed 12 points. David Insley obtained nine points. Hunter Hughes acquired eight points. Luke Taylor logged seven points. Santi Perales and Gabe Haick each garnered two points. "We did not have our usual energy, but we played well enough to win," states Coach John DelCampo.

On Tuesday, February 13th, the Dryden Varsity Boys Basketball team played a league game at home against North Huron. Dryden won against North Huron, 73-13. Gianni Coscione and Jacob Burgess each logged 16 points. Sonny Coscione garnered 13 points. Hayden Blair secured 11 points. Owen Gall acquired six points. Hunter Hughes and Josh Harris each obtained three points. David Insley and Brady Schneider each landed two points. Gabe Haick captured one point. “We played well and North Huron is young and rebuilding.” states Coach John DelCampo.

On Friday, February 16th, the Dryden Varsity Boys Basketball team played a league game at Deckerville High School. Dryden won against Deckerville, 76-47. Jacob Burgess acquired 26 points. Sonny Coscione secured 14 points. Gianni Coscione landed 11 points. Luke Taylor logged eight points. Hayden Blair obtained six points. Owen Gall captured three points. Hunter Hughes, David Insley, Gabe Haick, and Josh Harris each gained two points.

Dryden wraps up a share of the NCTL championship with Friday's win. If Dryden beats Peck on Tuesday or Mayville on Friday, they win it outright.

“It was a great team win. The team played well and unselfishly.” states Coach John DelCampo, “winning the league was one of our goals for this season. The players have worked hard since the summer to achieve this.”

Great performances, boys! The next Varsity Boys Basketball game will be on Tuesday, February 20th, at home against Peck, 7:30 p.m. Good luck!

by Ava Devlaminck

On February 12th, the Junior Varsity Girls Basketball team versed the North Huron Warriors and unfortunately lost by one, leaving the score 21-22. The Cardinals put up a good fight and will win next time. Great job ladies!

by Lily Finnigan

On February 6th, 2024, the Junior Varsity Basketball team played against Memphis to win 53-19. Sixteen of the points were put up by Brayden Schneider and Brenden Peter with 8 each.

Against Kingston on the 9th, the Dryden Cardinals took home a win, 57-40. Brayden Schneider made the majority of the points, Hayden Blair added another 8, and Santiago Perales, Owen Gall, and Nick Abromaitis had 7 each.

When Dryden played Lakeville on the 12th, they won 79-32. Nick Abromaitis put up 16 of those points. Luke Taylor added an additional 10 to that total. Rowan Handley ended the game with 9. Eight more of those 79 were made by Brenden Peter. Tyler Roberts also had 6 total points.

On the 13th, Dryden won against North Huron, 65-18. Brayden Schneider made 13 of those. Close behind with 12 points were Rowan Handley and Owen Gall with 7.

Against Deckerville on the 16th, Dryden lost 31-40. Owen Gall made a good effort with 11 points, and David Insley had 7.

7:15 AM-7:30 AM - Weekly Encouragement Club Meeting

2:30 PM-4:00 PM - Homework Club - Room 133

5:30 PM-7:30 PM - 7th/8th Boys Basketball @ Chatfield School - bus departs @ 4:45 pm

6:00 PM-9:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs Peck

Wear it Wednesday - Extreme Mix Match Day

2:30 PM-4:30 PM - Drama Club Rehearsal - MPR

6:00 PM-8:00 PM - 7th/8th grade Boys Basketball vs Mayville

2:30 PM-3:30 PM - Color Me Green - Room 153 - High School

2:30 PM-4:30 PM - Drama Club Rehearsal - MPR - High School

6:00 PM-8:00 PM - 7th/8th grade Boys Basketball @ Akron-Fairgrove - bus departs @ 4:00 pm

6:00 PM-9:00 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Mayville - bus departs @ 4:45 pm

2:30 PM-4:00 PM - Homework Club - Room 133

6:00 PM-9:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @Mayville - bus departs @ 4:45 pm

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Editor:

Ava DeVlaminck

Reporters:

Lily Finnigan

Audrey Napolitano

Claire Wright

Faculty Advisor:

Ms. Sheryl Czerwinski

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