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Journalism
October 2015
HOMECOMING GAMES
In the afternoon of October 9th, the spirit games began! The games started at 12:45pm with
the seniors’ extraordinary entrance! Lights off, flash lights on. The seniors’ entrance was more
of a shock to most than anything. Wrap the Class started the games off, with seniors leading
from the very beginning. The seniors in all won the shoe search, 3 legged race, Caterpillar,
and Tug-O-War. Putting them into 1st place! Trailing behind them were the juniors winning 3
games in total with a final score of 136 points. Throughout the games the freshman and sophomores struggled back and forth both taking a win on their first homecoming games. A senior
game attender Mac Allerding said” It’s different knowing that it’s your last homecoming
games that you will play! You try to make the most of it by doing all of the games to make the
final memories of your high school experience.” Another student who participated in the
games was sophomore Shelby Flanagan. She said she likes the spirit games and that they do a
good job coming up with the games! The final scores of the day were Freshmen- 206, Sophomores- 277, Juniors-236, Seniors- 230. The sophomores took the homecoming week into
their hands with their amazing 277 point lead with the juniors trailing behind by 41 points
coming in 2nd place. The seniors coming in 3rd caring a 230 point score for the weeks total
and the freshman coming in last.
CROSS COUNTRY
This fall, both the girls and the boys cross
country teams are having great seasons. October 3rd at Carson City, the eagles powered
through cold and strong wind. The girls’
team took home 9th place while the boys
took home 11th. From the JV race, Nicole
Afton and Aoi Nakagami dropped minutes
off their times. On October 6th, the boy’s
team took second place in their 3rd Jamboree at Holton. The girls took the win. On the
10th, at Portage, Twenty-four of our twentyseven runners raced so well that they ran
their season best times. The top eight runners all had times under 24 minutes. Lauren
Freeland ran 19:28 and became the 7th fastest girl in Kent City history. Fraser Wilson
ran 15:35 and took 3rd place overall. He
now ranks as the second fastest Eagle ever.
Casey Carew ran 17:51 and became the 7th
fastest freshman boy at Kent City. October
17th, the girl’s team got the runners up trophy at the Montabella Mustang Invitational.
Ryan, Sarah, Riko, and Caity all ran their
season bests. For the boys, Fraser took second place and Mitchell and Clay ran their
personal best times. As Ana Swanson and
Kelsey
Yuki Takeya shows true team spirit by holding the cross girls’ warmups for them.
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SOCCER
The boy’s soccer team are having a great
season, and are still improving every game.
August 26th, the boys defeated Pine River
with a score of 10 to 3. Carlos Diaz and Edwing Vazquez scored 3 goals each while Hulices Ruiz, Jesus Heraldez, Josiah Snyder
and Miguel Arechiga each scored 1. On September 16th the boys defeated Reed City by
one point with a score of 4 to 3. Carlos Diaz
scored the winning goal with 2 seconds remaining in overtime. Josiah Snyder and Enrique Cruz also contributed 1 goal each. Josh
Lee and Kiko Heraldez had shots on the
frame. October 9th the boys won their 3rd
game of the season against Walkerville. The
end score was 8 to 3. Josh Lee scored his
first goal of the season while Josiah Snyder
scored 3 and Carlos Diaz scored 4. Jose Garza, Huy Tran, Miguel Arechiga, and Jesus
Heraldez all had assists. Juan Salas, our
goalkeeper had 7 saves leading the team to
victory. On October 12, the boys won their
4th game of the season. The game was
against Reed City and the end score was 4 to
2. The defense was led by Jose Garza and
Joe Weeks. The boys have been working
hard as a
team and
will keep
improving
before the
end of the
“We’re better than last year” -Miguel A.
DIG PINK VOLLEYBALL
Anyone who has gone to Kent City Schools
knows what October means; it’s breast cancer
awareness month. Every fall sports team has
a Dig Pink game to spread awareness and
raise money for breast cancer research. Volleyball not only has a Dig Pink game, but
their varsity Dig Pink tournament is one of
the biggest sports events of the year. On Friday, October 2, almost everyone at school
wore pink for the tournament which was the
following day. The Lady Eagles went to the
finals of the tournament, but unfortunately
fell to Godwin Heights. They won the first set,
but Godwin Heights won the second, then
quickly conquered the third, which got them
their first Dig Pink tournament win. At the
tournament, three of our Kent City players
Joseph Weeks At Reed City
were mentioned especially for their game.
Junior, Kassidy Heeringa, got first team, junior, Meghan Boyd, got special mention, and
junior, Blaire Mortensen, got honorable mention. Over the past six years, Kent City has
raised over $35,000 for breast cancer awareness. This year, the Lady Eagles raised
$3,000 from the tournament alone! Thank
you to anyone who bought a Dig Pink shirt,
went to the game, and supported the Volleyball team!
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JOURNALISM
Kent City Journalism
strives every month to
inform the community
about all the activities
that are going on at
school. We would like to
thank everyone who has
participated in putting
this newsletter together.
We would like to say a
special thank you to Mrs.
Wilson and Mrs. Babbitt
for taking pictures of our
high school sporting
events.
HOMECOMING DANCE
Homecoming week is a major
event at Kent City High
School. From the dress up
days, float builds, homecoming royalty nominations, Friday class games, and the Friday night football game to the
Saturday dance. Many students were happy the homecoming dance was held in the
wrestling room, as years past.
Janna Pant a senior said “It
was nice to be back inside for
our last homecoming, the
wrestling room brings us
memories of good and better
times.” Many will have to
agree with her. With help from
a great DJ, creative décor and
wonderful people, this year’s
homecoming was a hit. For the
class of 2016 this was a memorable night, a great start to the
beginning of their last year.
CLASS FLOATS
This year’s classes for Homecoming 2015 did
a great job incorporating the theme Pure
Michigan into their floats. The freshman float
was quite creative. It even included running
water, for the effect of a waterfall. Job well
done! The junior float was a light house with a
pier and blue fabric for a water effect. Senior
eagles’ float was the Mighty Mac, more commonly known as the Mackinaw Bridge. With
lights strung on the bridges’ beams and cars
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on the road that sure did make it a detailed
float. Finally the float winner for Kent City
Homecoming 2015 was the sophomore class.
The sophomore float had a variety of different
famous Michigan locations, Holland to Boyne
Mountain and others in between. All grades
put in a great effort building their floats which
made for a fun and exciting Kent City Homecoming 2015.
HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME
Friday, October 9th was the Eagles Homecoming football game against the Mohawks!
The Eagles went on the field in hopes to stop
the Mohawks chance at a share of the CSAA
title. The stands were filled, student section
was booming, with spirit signs waving in the
air, everyone chanting with the cheerleaders
like they just weren’t scared! By the end of
the first quarter, the Morley Stanwood Mo-
hawks led by 12-0. At the time of the halftime
festivities the Eagles trailed by 26-0. The Mohawks scored 14 more putting them up by 40.
In the fourth quarter the Mohawks put up
one more touchdown and PAT kick taking
home a 47-0 victory. “Even though the outcome wasn’t the greatest, we still continued
to play hard.” said senior football player Derrick Philips.
“It was a fun and exciting experience; the competition was great! It feels
nice to be able to say that we’re undefeated. I’m looking forward to next
year’s game.”
-Cassidy D (Powder Puff Games)
POWDER PUFF
On October 20, 2015, we had
two games of powderpuff at
KCHS. Freshmen vs. Sophomores and Juniors vs. Seniors.
In a fierce battle, the sophomores came out with the W,
beating the freshmen with a
score of 20-6. Frontrunners in
the sophomores vs. freshman
game were Teanna McCuaig,
Rachel Gubala and Haley
Bracewell. In the juniors vs.
seniors game, the juniors came
out on top with a three-peat af-
ter beating the seniors 6-0. On
top in that game was Paige
Mortensen with an interception
that scored the winning touchdown. All four teams worked
very hard during practice and
gave it their all during the
games. Great teamwork by all
who participated and congratulations to the sophomores and
juniors for dominating the 2015
powderpuff season.
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SPIRIT WEEK
The week of homecoming was amazing! The school halls were filled with laughter and good-natured
competition. School spirit was shown by all classes. Many students showed their creativity and enthusiasm
as they came up with many unique and daring costumes.
Spirit week started off great! On Monday, students supported their favorite Michigan sport teams.
Throughout the school, the most popular teams students represented were either Michigan or Michigan
State. Many other teams were represented also. Such as the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers, Red Wings,
Whitecaps etc. Eagles of all grades went all out with blankets, hats, shirts, socks, and various inventions
sporting their team.
On Tuesday, the theme was Beach Day. During the day, I saw many different creative outfits that
students came up with to wear. Some guys wore their swim trunks and girls wore their swimsuits over their
clothes. Others had floaties on or carried pool noodles. One student even hand made a shark costume and I
saw one guy wearing a dress. It was great to see everyone’s inventive beach outfits.
Wednesday was Yooper day. It was not challenging for students to find camouflage, plaid, muck boots, fur
hats or any item of clothing that represented Yooper’s. Participants even brought duck calls with them. This
proved to be the easiest day and by far had the most participation. Most people probably already had most
of these items around their house. Students would have blended in nicely in the Upper Peninsula.
Thursday’s theme proved to be the hardest to dress up for. Students were challenged to dress up as
someone famous from Michigan. A few examples of famous Michiganders are Madonna, Eminem, Kid
Rock, Taylor Lautner, Bob Seger, David Spade, Tim Allen, Ted Nugent or Serena Williams. Most people
dressed up as the famous singer, Madonna. There were a wide variety of Madonna inspired, colorful outfits.
Eminem and Kid Rock were also commonly seen around the halls. It was obvious that the students who did
participate put a lot of thought into their outfit.
Finally, everybody’s favorite Spirit day Friday included many different dress up options as long as it
included red, white and black clothing. People in every grade went all out to show their spirit as a Kent City
Eagle. Like Yooper day, spirit day also had full participation from all students. Spirit day for many students
is the most fun day to dress up for. On this day, students showed their creative side by painting their faces,
spray painting their hair or applying temporary tattoos. Their outfits to go along with those things are also
very creative and very unique. It’s safe to say, Spirit day is the day that students look forward to the most.