The Dryden Red and Black

by Claire Wright

Noah Hall, a senior at Dryden, has been a student here since kindergarten. He is involved in Cross Country and Track and enjoys the Early College program at Dryden. Outside of school, Noah likes hanging out with friends, watching sports, hunting, and spending time with his family. His dream career is to play any sport professionally, and after high school, he plans to attend college to continue his education.

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by Jade Insley

Last week in Senior Seminar, we had two guest speakers. On Thursday we had Siram Kour from Grand Valley State University and on Friday we had two guest speakers. One of the guest speakers was from the Lapeer County Community Foundation and the other guest speaker from the Four County Community Foundation. I will be talking about the guest speakers from the foundations who came in on Friday.

When we first came into the classroom the ladies had both set out a few informational papers for each student plus free t-shirts for anyone who wanted one. After we all grabbed those things, we all sat down and the ladies introduced themselves. They both told us about what their foundations do and how they can help us students by giving us scholarships for our future schooling. I really liked how they both went very in depth when talking about the scholarships and how they really encouraged us to apply because it's basically free money. It was also nice to find out that you can reapply for scholarships every year during college or during other future schooling, even if you’ve already applied and received the same scholarship in a previous year.

I am very glad our class had the opportunity for these ladies to come and talk to us about their foundations. The information they gave us, and talked about was very helpful and will be very beneficial in the future.

by Isabella Weier

The speaker from GVSU came to talk to us on November 14th. Her name was Simran Kour. She spoke to us about the scholarships they provide, housing and dorms, their class sizes, the majors they provide, study abroad, and many other facts about the college.

I thought she was a good speaker. She did a good job covering everything we needed to know about the college. One thing I was interested in was their housing. They have normal dorms and on-campus apartments. They have 2 different first-year dorms.mOne fits 4 students and one fits 2 students. In the 4 student dorm, you have to share your bathroom with the other 3 people you are sharing the dorm with. In the 2 student dorm, you have a communal bathroom.

I am thinking of majoring in Early Childhood Education. Grand Valley does have my major. They have many different early childhood teaching programs.

After the speech, I liked Grand Valley a lot. Grand Valley has many things that I am looking for in a college. For example, they have my major, they have scholarships and they have decent housing. One thing I don’t like about this college is the distance away from my house. It is about 2 hours and 30 minutes away from my house. That is a little far for me. In conclusion, I enjoyed the speaker and I like most of the things about the college.

Dryden Athletic Booster Meetings for 2024:

December 18

All meetings will be at 7pm in the Dryden High School Library unless otherwise specified

by Claire Wright

I was going to try an all almond diet, but that's just nuts.

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by Claire Wright

Last week's riddle: What has cities but no houses; forests, trees, and rivers, but no water?

Answer: A map!

Congratulations, Elayna Handley!

You were the first with the right answer!

This week's riddle: What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?

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by Logan Romain

The Dryden varsity basketball team played its first game at home against Brown City on November 27th, 2024. Dryden gained 7 points in quarter one, 17 points in quarter two, 9 points in quarter three, and 15 points in quarter four. At the same time, Brown City gained 6 points in quarter one, 2 points in quarter two, 14 points in quarter three, and 15 points in quarter four. The final score was Dryden with 48 points and Brown City with 37 points, becoming Dryden's first win of the season.

On Dryden's side, Gianni Coscione achieved 17 points; Sonny Coscione accomplished 11 points; David Insley notched 9 points; Luke Taylor gained 5 points; Brady Schneider secured 4 points; and Drew Raymond attained 2 points.

Brown City's top scorers were Robert Browning with 12 points and Carden Hagey with 10.

After the game, Coach John DelCampo said, "We played very well in the first half, especially defensively. However, we got careless fouls in the second half and that hurt our momentum." Dryden faces Richmond on the road on Tuesday; JV tips off at 5:30 p.m. with Varsity following at 7:00 p.m.

Team Roster:

Nick Abromaitis

Hayden Blair

Gianni Coscione

Sonny Coscione

Owen Gall

Rowan Handley

David Insley

Santiago Perales

Brenden Peter

Dain Raymond

Drew Raymond

Brady Schneider

Luke Taylor

Coach: John Delcampo

by Logan Romain

Team Roster:

Josh Adams

Anderson Blair

Aiden Dunny

Kai Grabowski

Jason Kaiser

TJ Mersino

Jax Morley

Tyler Roberts

Phoenix Suit

Evan Weier

Coach: Sam Peyerk

by Caila Fitchett

Dryden fell to Caseville, 1-38, but the team still gave it their all, Willow Dubois scored Dryden’s only point with a free throw.

Dryden lost to Akron-Fairgrove, 8-30, but they never gave up. Molly Wilkey led the team with 4 points, while Willow Dubois and Holly Willson each added 2. The team worked hard and stayed focused, battling to the end.

Team Roster:

Charlee Bowerson

Aliah Delmotte

WIllow Dubois

Olive Golden

Ella Gustner

Molly Wilkey

Holly Willson

Coach: Jen Fournier

• 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.: JH Girls Basketball at Mayville
• Game at 6:00 PM. Bus departs at 4:45 PM.

7:10 a.m. - 7:25 a.m.: Weekly Encouragement Meeting, Library

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Picture Retakes - High School, MPR

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: Varsity Bowling at Lakers (Longshot Lanes)

• Bus departs at 2:00 PM

5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: JV/V Boys Basketball at Richmond

• JV game at 5:30 PM and Varsity at 7:00 PM. Bus departs at 4:15 PM

6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: JV/V Girls Basketball vs Lutheran NW

• JV game at 6:00 PM and Varsity game at 7:30 PM, Gym

• All Day: Wear it Wednesday (HS) - Detroit Pistons Day
• 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Staff Meeting, Library
• 3:35 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Boys Basketball Open Gym (6th, 7th, and 8th grade), Elementary School
• 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.: JH Girls Basketball vs Peck

7:30 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.: NHS Meeting, Room 225 at 7:25 a.m.

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: Varsity Bowling at Bad Axe (Longshot Lanes),

• Bus departs at 2:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Band Concert, High School Gym

4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: JV/V Boys Basketball at Almont

• JV Boys game at 4:30 p.m., Varsity Boys at 7:30 p.m. No bus provided.

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.: Varsity Girls Basketball at Almont

• Varsity Girls game only at 6:00 p.m. No bus provided.

December 9

January 13

February 10

March 10

April 14

May 12

June 9

All meetings begin at 7:00 p.m., will be held in the Dryden High School Library, and are open to the public.

Check out the 2024-2025 Dryden Community Schools District Calendar here!

Faculty Advisor:

Ms. Sheryl Czerwinski

Editors:

Caila Fitchett & Cara Prusakiewicz

Reporters:

Logan Romain & Claire Wright

Email: Cardinal@drydenschools.org
Website: https://www.drydenschools.org/
Location: Dryden High School, Rochester Road, Dryden, MI, USA
Phone: (810) 796-2266
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drydencommunityschools

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