Sunshine Club gets students more involved with teachers in our school. It is a program where the student chooses a teacher, the teacher does not know who the student is, and throughout the year they exchange gifts back-and-forth and the teacher tries to guess who their student is. Last year was the first year sunshine club did an in person reveal. See Mrs. Zhou for more details!
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Cross Country
The athletes on the Cross Country team are always improving. Most of the runners are experienced and have run in years prior. However it is Aubree Pierson (Fr) and Abby Dunagan’s (Jr) first year running Cross Country. All 14 runners are definitely better now than they were a month ago, at the beginning of the season. Almost every runner has set a new PR (personal record) for themselves just in the few meets they’ve had.
Riverton Parke Invitational
Boys:
-Colton Smith (Fr) finished 10th
-Jackson McPherson (Fr) and Dawson Peters (Sr) weren’t too far behind.
-Boys were 4th out of 16 teams.
Mooresville Invitational
Boys:
-Tucker Rahn (Jr) finished 10th
-Dawson Peters (Sr) finished 12th
Girls:
-Sam Kluemper (So) finished 9th
-Lily Cox (So) finished 16th
Bulldog Brigade
The Brigade participated in the Columbus North Invitational on Saturday, September 10th. They received first place with distinction in percussion, visual, and general effect.
The Brigade participated in the Greenwood Invitational on Saturday, September 17th. Receiving a first place trophy with distinction in guard, percussion, music, visual, and effect.
The Brigade will perform at Avon high school on Saturday, September 24th at 3:30 P.M.
Should Athletes be Treated Differently?
Should athletes be treated differently by teachers? If you were to ask a group of high school athletes this question, most could assume they’d all say yes. However, if you were to ask the same question to a group of nonathletes, we could assume they’d be against it. Why? Well, some may say that athletes already are treated differently, but is that in a positive or negative way? And are they treated differently because they are just more well known or because they participate in more activities?
“According to a West Milford athlete, ‘coaches expect too much of players in terms of ability. They’re also not always accommodating that players have lives outside of their sport.’” (https://thehighlandecho.com/2018/11/high-school-athletes-overworked/) If a coach expects too much, should a teacher expect less, to ‘balance it out’? This athlete, as well as many other athletes, claim to be overworked. Most athletes leave their house in the morning before school and don't return until sometime in the late evening. Some go to school and then a 2 hour practice, sometimes another 2 hour practice if they play multiple sports, and if that athlete has a job, there is no free time or time to study/ do schoolwork. So say that a student who has 4 hours of sports practices and a job or other responsibilities, etc. only has to do half of the math problems as the average student. But another athlete, on the same team, plays just one sport. That athlete goes to school and then practice and is home by 6:00. What is to differentiate the average student from an average athlete from an overworked student athlete?
Wait, but aren’t sports optional? Yes, they are. So is there any exception or room for excuses if the student took on this much voluntarily? If a student athlete is drowning in schoolwork and their grades are starting to drop, are their athletics to blame? Do sports have a direct impact on the individual’s academic performance? A study at the University of Rochester shows that “exercise increases blood flow to the brain and helps the body build more connections between nerves, leading to increased concentration, enhanced memory, stimulated creativity, and better-developed problem solving skills. In short, playing sports helps your brain grow and makes it work better.” (https://www.rochester.edu/team/benefits-of-sports-to-students/) So, should students get blamed for spending too much time focused on sports when it seems that they may actually be improving their educational functioning?
What are your thoughts on how student athletes vs. non-athletic students are treated in the classroom? We’d love to hear your opinion!
Girls Soccer
Ritter
-The girls beat Ritter with a score of 5-1.
-Emery Newlin scored 3
-Nellie Standeford scored 2
South Vermilion
-The girls won with a score of 16-0
-Two hat tricks from Emery and Avery Newlin
-Goals from Chelsea Wallace, Whitney Willett, Sam Kluemper, Deja Weston, Joslyn Young, Nellie Standeford, Allie Swafford, Maddie Newlin, Josie Hause, and Paige Milton.
Cascade
-The girls beat Cascade 6-1
Edgewood
-The lady bulldogs beat Edgewood 7-0
Terre Haute South
-The lady bulldogs beat Terre Haute with a score of 4-2
North Putnam
-The lady bulldogs beat North Putnam with a score of 9-0
Monday, August 8, 2022
The Bulldog Fetch Returns
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