Volume 50, Edition 3 Friday, November 11, 2011
Ce l e br a t i n g
50 Y EARS
Mona Shores High School 1121 Seminole Road Muskegon, Michigan 49441
Golf captures 3rd straight state title By Jake Bordeaux Staff Writer Domination, annihilation, obliteration. Whatever word one chooses, it describes Shores girls’ golf team’s journey to its third straight state title. En route to the Sailors’ 27stroke victory at the state finals, held Oct. 14-15 at Katke-Cousins
Golf Course in Rochester, Shores won its 15 matches by 503 strokes for an average of 33.5. At the two-day state finals, the Sailors were led by junior Morgan Smith, who shot a 160 (81-79). Also scoring for Shores were junior Hailey Hrynewich with a top five finish score of 163, junior Britni Gielow (171), senior Ashlee Taylor (171) and junior Kelsey Mckinley (172). Senior Rachel Swartz was the sixth member of the team. “(It) feels good knowing that we dom-
inated them,” said Smith, who averaged 77 for 18 holes and set the school record with a 72 at the Greenville Invitational. “We know that all of our hard work paid off.” That hard work also showed in the postseason accolades as Smith was named to the Super Team as one of the top eight golfers in the state while Gielow and Hrynewich were named to the Div. 2 All-State team. McKinley, Taylor and Swartz were Honorable Mention All-State. Additionally, all six players were named to the All-Conference team. The girls’ team became the first team in school history to win three straight state titles. “It is exciting to do something no one has ever done at this school before,” McKinley said. “We worked hard this season and deserve the title.” Coach John Brainard said he could not have been more pleased with his team’s performance. “It feels great to know all the hard work the girls put into their game has paid off,” Brainard said. From the impressive 46-stroke opening win over Hudsonville to meticulously routing any and every opponent, the Sailors made sure their opponents felt the unyielding power of this year’s team. “It felt good knowing we are the best,” Swartz said. “We have great motivation, Please see GOLF, page 10
RIVING F RCE Shores girls’ golf team was dominant en route to its third consecutive state championship. In 15 meets, Shores posted a winning margin of 503 strokes for an average of 35.3. vs. Hudsonville – 46 strokes Jenison Invitational – 48 OK Black Meet – 65 FH Central Jamboree – 23 GR Union Jamboree – 27 Ludington Invitational – 32 Shores Jamboree – 25 vs. Whitehall – 33
Morgan Smith, junior
D o m i n – 28 a Holt Invitational City – 29 t Greenville Invitational – 41 Conference – 55 i FH Northern Invitational – 15 o Regionals – 9 Finals – 27 n Rachel Swartz, senior
Robotics awaits NASA Grant
Shores gets new liaison officer By Michelle Robinson Co-Editor-in-Chief Police officer Jim Davis, who is Muskegon County’s new community officer, has a reputation. Like many police officers, some students see him as unfair and rude. But as a new Problem Orientated Intelligence Neighborhood officer, one of his duties is to re-establish a relationship with students since Shores has not always had an officer in the halls. “One goal I have is to promote drug awareness, to let students see instances of the harmful effects of drugs,” said
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Davis, who became Shores liaison officer in September. “I also would like texting and driving to reduce. Students drive like maniacs when they text and drive, and they don’t even realize it.” Davis comes to Shores two to three times a week and makes presentations to classes about these risky behaviors. He is also in charge of dealing with students who are causing problems. “He is here for a matter of school safety and support for students and staff,” principal Jen Bustard said. “He is here for our protection.” Davis can break students’ police officer stereotype if
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Jim Davis, liaison officer they talk to him personally. He will tell the story of working in management for 10 years, but at the age of 40, joined the police academy to try and make the town a better place. “I wanted to help people,” Davis said. “And it’s nice to be able to go into a school setting and spread a message like ‘Don’t text and drive.’ It’s nice to be positive.”
Last year, the Robotics club set its robot on fire – twice. Andrew Basse, the Robotics Club adviser, said setting a robot on fire is not out of the norm when trying to build a moving object that can play a sport, climb a pole, or put color-coded tubes in their designated place. These tasks are a few that the club must make a “bot” perform to make it to the state finals. And beginning Jan. 7, they will only have six weeks. The club excelled in these tasks and advanced last year. But because they were short on funds, they never made it there. So the club applied for the NASA Growth Grant, a grant that covers all reg-
The school play Lost Yonkers, which continues tonight and tomorrow, could not be completed without the help of the behind-thescene’s cast.
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istration costs that may add up to $4,000. “The grant is open to everyone across the U.S.,” Basse said. “Last time I checked, there were 1,906 teams who had applied for it. So it’s a big competition, but we’re hoping for the best.” For now, the club will use last year’s robot, and for an Oct. 29 competition in Zeeland, club members built a mini bot. “We built a mini bot to deploy off a main bot and climb a pole,” senior Brandon Morton said. “We worked pretty hard to do this.” Morton said because this team works so hard, he believes they deserve the NASA grant. “Competitions can cost a lot,” Morton said, “and raising that much money can be hard. We’re the Robotics Club; it’s not like we can do bake sales.”
No More Sidelines helps children with special needs be a part of community activities. The program is in the process of buying Shores Administration Building for $1.
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