The Dryden Red and Black

On October 25, National Junior Honor Society and National Honor Society members gathered to induct new initiates.

New NJHS Members are Willow DuBuis, Aiden Dunny, Ella Gustner, Rheilyn Holburt, Jaxen Hearold, Dakota Lowry, Jaycen Roberts, Victoria Smith, Jeffrey Taylor, and Elaina Yatros.

Current NJHS Members are Zechiah Bryant, Kale Bullock, Jax Morley, Tyler Roberts, and Claire Wright. Officers are Penelope Spencer, President; Levi Fitchett, Vice President; Gavin Prusakiewicz, Secretary; Kai Grabowski, Treasurer; and Madison Gammon, Historian.

New NHS members are Mallory Barker, Ryan Conn, Dakota Deel, Aiden Fitchett, Caila Fitchett, Alexis Godbey, and Cara Prusakiewicz.

Current NHS members are Tyler Biggs, Jacob Buffo, Sean Finnigan, Mikayla Fleming, Noah Hall, Matthew Livingston, and Lillian Wright. Officers are Audrey Napolitano, President; Ava DeVlaminck, Vice President; Raeshell Richardson, Secretary; Lily Finnigan, Treasurer; and Sophia Peter, Historian.

Congratulations to the new honor society members!

Give support for a high school esports class! Currently, this class is only available to junior high students. With enough support from high school students, this could change.

Note: Dryden High School seniors have the opportunity to take Senior Seminar, a class offered for the eighth year in a row in conjunction with the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN).

MCAN's mission is to increase college readiness, participation, and completion in Michigan, particularly among low-income students, first-generation college-going students, and students of color. Further, the goal of the College Planning Course is to increase college completion by lowering barriers that prevent students from getting to and through college, including Social Capital, Academic Preparation, College Knowledge, and Affordability. College is defined as the attainment of education beyond high school, including postsecondary certificates and academic degrees.

Weekly guest speaker topics may range from specific educational opportunities to post-secondary life skills as well as the knowledge necessary to be productive members of a community, among others.

by Jacob Burgess

Last Friday, Amber Hadley came to Dryden High School in order to speak to the seniors. Ms. Hadley is an admissions representative at Saginaw Valley State University, I personally was very interested in this speech because this is the college I plan to attend next fall. She knew everything about Saginaw Valley because aside from being an admissions representative, she also went to school there, therefore, she knows all the ins and outs of the campus.

To start off, Amber Hadley started out by giving out pamphlets, stickers, and pens to all of the students in our senior seminar class, which is something that I enjoyed. One thing Amber did that was different from the other speakers and that I found interesting was that she didn’t use a presentation or slideshow but was still able to give a very informative, energetic, and astounding speech. Inside of the pamphlet it had everything SVSU, from majors, housing, food, clubs, sports, and more. The thing that I liked the most about it was that it showed the layout of the dorms. She also answered many questions I had coming into her speech such as: “Can you have your car on campus?”, “Do you have to live on campus as a freshman?”, and more.

In order to conclude everything that has been stated up to this point, Amber Hadley came to Dryden High School from Saginaw Valley to give us information on the college process and SVSU. I found many things interesting and got a lot of good information for me personally.

Overall, her speech was super beneficial to me and I’m very glad we had her in to talk to us. If I had the chance to talk to her again I would ask about the process of switching roommates or if that is even possible, I would just like to know how that works.

by Liv Reynolds

On October 19th, We had a speaker from Central Michigan University present to the class. Her name was Maggie Vosin. She is an assistant director of admissions. You could tell from the moment she started speaking about Central she genuinely enjoyed being there. She spoke on the opportunities they offer, how to stay balanced, and extracurricular activities. I learned a lot about CMU during this presentation, and it made me feel comfortable already with the school and want to go there.

Some opportunities that Central offers are multiple majors, studying time management, help at all times, and closer connections to professors because of the class sizes. It's easier to learn because you can ask questions and are not hidden because there are too many people in your class. If you feel lonely on campus, there are many groups you can join. What I found interesting its CMU has a squirrel-watching club. For people who want to take pictures and watch squirrels all day. I found it interesting because I never heard of anything like that.

Staying balanced in college can be difficult at times. Maggie made it clear that CMU wants you to have the best experience there and not be overwhelmed with too much college work. They want you to have a college student experience as well. Also, if you need extra money there are jobs on campus that you can have for extra money to help with extra expenses and college. Your boss knows your schedule being a college student employee so they will help you work around your schedule. Also, getting a job on campus is a good way to make new friends and meet people.

Some extracurricular activities she mentioned were basketball, volleyball, track and field, and more. You could also join clubs like the Squirrel-Watching one or many other unusual ones. Another extracurricular activity could be doing fundraisers or joining sororities to make more memories and do stuff after school. I think overall Central Michigan University sounds like a really fun and enjoyable school to go to. I will definitely be touring there and will remember this presentation and all the things I have learned from it.

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by Lily Finnigan

This week, Mayville came to Dryden on Tuesday for a volleyball game. The gym was full for the last home game of the season. Even though it was senior night and everyone played hard, Mayville took home the win after five sets.

Points Served

Sophia Peter 28 Aces 7

Izzy Weier 16

Olivia Reynolds 13

Lily Finnigan 10 Aces 2

Keria Miller 8 Aces 1

Ava DeVlaminck 8

Digs

Keria Miller 27

Sophia Peter 11

Olivia Reynolds 8

Jalynn Delmotte 5

Lily Finnigan 3

Izzy Weier 2

Kills

Lily Finnigan 12

Sophia Peter 8

Ava DeVlaminck 5

Izzy Weier 2

Mikayla Fleming 1

Blocks

Ava DeVlaminck 10

Izzy Weier 2

Assists

Izzy Weier 29

Sophia Peter 3

Olivia Reynolds 2

After a tough loss on Tuesday, the varsity hoped to pull out a win at Peck on Thursday, but they had no luck. The team did very well having never played in this rotation.

20-25 L

19-25 L

22-25 L

Points Served

Mikayla Fleming 18 Aces 1

Olivia Reynolds 9

Sophia Peter 8

Lily Finnigan 8

Ava DeVlaminck 7 Aces 1

Keria Miller 6

Digs

Keria Miller 14

Sophia Peter 2

Olivia Reynolds 2

Kills

Sophia Peter 5

Lily Finnigan 5

Ava DeVlaminck 5

Mikala Fleming 3

Blocks

Ava DeVlaminck 1

Mikayla Fleming 1

Assists

Sophia Peter 23

Keria Miller 2

Lily Finnigan 1

Mikayla Fleming 1

by Audrey Napolitano

Varsity Cross Country:

On Saturday, October 28th, the Dryden Varsity Cross Country team competed at the MHSAA Region 35-4 at Wagener Beach in Harbor Beach, MI. With many personal records, a school record, and state qualifiers, the regional scene was full of accomplishments.

Girls

*10th: Cara Prusakiewicz- 21.16

*16th: Audrey Napolitano- 21.55

*18th: Lily Finnigan- 22.02

35th: Caila Fitchett- 24.05

39th: Lillian Eason- 24.31

44th: Ivy Brown- 26.16

54th: Ava DeVlaminck- 28.38

Team Overall Placement: 4th place

Boys

*2nd: Aiden Fitchett- 16.36 (School Record)

*15th: Noah Hall- 17.53

*16th: Logan Romain- 17.59

*21st: Connor Wolff- 18.21

*40th: Brenden Peter- 19.48

*47th: Matthew Hickmott- 20.24

*56th: Sean Finnigan- 21.07

Team Overall Placement: 2nd Place

*= State Qualifiers

Congratulations to Aiden Fitchett on breaking the Dryden Men's 5000m school record! Amazing job to the individual state qualifiers on the girls' side, and to the boys team qualification!

The MHSAA D4 State Championship will be held on Saturday, November 4th at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI. Good luck, runners!

By Ava DeVlaminck

Last week, the Junior Varsity Volleyball team concluded their 2023 season with two great games! Although both resulted in a loss, they had fun, learned a lot, and are ready for whatever may come next in their volleyball career. On Tuesday, Mayville came to Dryden to play. The highlights include:

Blocks

McKinley Gammon 1

Digs

McKinley Gammon 3

Mallory Barker 3

Kaitlynn Knuth 3

Brianna Snavely 2

Monica Kucharski 3

Kills

McKinley Gammon 3

Mallory Barker 5

Brianna Snavely 5

Assist

Mallory Barker 3

Karlie Harris 5

Brianna Snavely 6

Aces

McKinley Gammon 3

Mallory Barker 1

Angelina Urick 1

Kaitlynn Knuth 2

Brianna Snavely 3

Monica Kucharski 1

On Thursday, they played Peck:

Aces

McKinley Gammon 3

Kaitlynn Knuth 2

Brianna Sanvely 4

Monica Kucharski 1

Digs

McKinley Gammon 1

Angelina Urick 1

Olivia Zellers 1

Monica Kucharski 2

Assist

Angelina Urick 1

Brianna Snavely 10

Kills

McKinley Gammon 2

Mallory Barker 5

Kaitlynn Knuth 2

Brianna Sanvely 4

5:30 PM-7:00 PM - Drumline Rehearsal - High School Band Room

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

CANCELLED Homework Club

Wear it Wednesday - Day of the dead

2:30 PM-3:30 PM - Staff Meeting - High School

7:30 AM-7:45 AM - NHS Meeting - Room 331

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

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

8:45 AM-9:45 AM - Senior Seminar Speaker - Jennifer Phillips, Lapeer County Community Foundation & Micaela Boomer, Four County Community Foundation

Cross Country State Finals at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn

Last Week's Riddle: What has a bottom at the top?

Answer: Legs

Winner: Elayna Handley

This Week's Riddle: What has one head, one foot, and four legs?

Think you know the answer? Submit it using the link below for a shout out in next week's issue!

Why was the bee's hair always sticky?

He used a honeycomb.

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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 2023-2024 Dryden Community Schools District Calendar here!

Editor:

Ava DeVlaminck

Reporters:

Lily Finnigan

Audrey Napolitano

Penelope Spencer

Claire Wright

Faculty Advisor:

Ms. Sheryl Czerwinski

Email: SCzerwinski@drydenschools.org
Website: https://www.drydenschools.org/
Location: Dryden High School, Rochester Road, Dryden, MI, USA
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