Shores DI team wins championship
The “In Disguise” challenge team consisting of seniors Abigail Wilson, Danielle Riehl, Rachel Baxter, Madison Campbell and junior Madeline Wilson brought home the Global Finals Championship trophy from the competition in Knoxville, Tenn., May 22-25. The team finished with 368.42 points with its nearest competitor, a team from Port Huron scoring 309.68 points. For more in-depth coverage, go to thesailorslog.com.
Shores inducts first Hall of Fame class Six alumni were inducted into the Mona Shores Education Foundation’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday, May 28, in the auditorium. The initial class includes John Beryle, Lawrence Gray, William Hanichen, Sheri Holmen, William Luyendyk and Judy Wilcox. Beryle, the current U.S. Ambassador to Russia, graduated from Shores in 1971. Gray was a long-time choir teacher at the high school and is creditied with creating Allegros. Hanichen was the first principal of the high school, which opened in 1963, and he served in that position for 25 years. Holmen (1991 graduate), PhD, is an associate professor in the University of Utah’s Department of Surgery. Holmen is also an investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). Luyendyk was the district’s first superintendent and retired in 1976. Wilcox was a long-time school board member. For more info, go to thesailorslog. com.
End-of-school schedule Tomorrow & Friday full day Monday, June 10 1/2 day 1st hour exam Other classes until 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, June 11 1/2 day 2nd & 3rd hour exams Wednesday, June 12 1/2 day 4th & 5th hour exams Thursday, June 13 No school Have fun!
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Volume 51 Edition 7 Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Mona Shores High School • 1121 Seminole Road • Norton Shores, Michigan 49441
Three personnel lose jobs to help balance budget By Abby Bryson
Staff Writer Because of district budget cuts, three administrative positions at the high school will be eliminated at the end of the current school year. Al Weber and Dave Walls, both deans of students, and Janice Hall, an administrative secretary, will not be retained by the district next year, and their responsibilities will be absorbed by other personnel. “I knew these positions had been on an elimination list for many years,” principal Jennifer Bustard said. “Schools are put into positions where they have to makes these decisions. The district has a deficit of $1.4 million. Cuts are made first as far away from the classroom as possible, so administration, to keep it away from teachers. But I am sad.” While some students may have heard rumors of athletic director Ryan Portenga, who is also the senior class Dean of Students, taking over all dean responsibilities, Bustard said this is not true. “(It is) definitely a rumor,” Bustard said. “There is a plan that is being looked at, but nothing is definite. The roles will be absorbed through the Principal and Assistant Principal.” Bustard said she had high hopes for these staff members. “Obviously, they are my colleagues and friends,” Bustard said. “I’ve enjoyed working with them. Their contributions are many. They are loyal and committed, and I know good things lie ahead for them.” Janice Hall, administrative secretary Hall, who had enough vacation days to cover the rest of the year, has been taking her last spring off. No contact was made with her although numerous e-mails were sent. Hall was let go after 17 years of service, but Bustard said she will not be forgotten. “I think of Janice as a great partner,” Bustard said. “We’ve worked on many positive projects for the students and the community over the past years. I’ve enjoyed her committed approach to all she does. She will be missed.” Dave Walls, dean of students Walls, the junior class dean of students, also expressed sadness at leaving. “It’s difficult to do your job every day when you know it won’t be there at the end of the year,” Walls said. “I wonder what they’re going to do next year because as deans, we have an impact on many students.” Although Walls has only been at Shores for less than five years, he said one of his favorite parts of being dean is the kids. “I enjoyed the kids and the people I worked with,” Walls said. “You get to know a lot of those kids; just seeing how they grow from being freshmen to seniors and what they they accomplish.” Walls also said he would like to continue coaching. “I enjoy coaching,” said Walls, who is the varsity girls’ track coach and the JV girls’ basketball coach. “I will coach wherever I end up with a job.”
Al Weber, one of the deans of students, is one of three personnel at the high school who have lost their job for the 2013-14 school year. (Rachel Resterhouse) Al Weber, dean of students Weber, who is in charge of freshmen and sophomores, said he is sad to have to go. “(The sadness) comes and goes,” Weber said. “Sometimes you’re a little mad, a little upset. But then you go back to, ‘You can’t do anything about it.’ I’m going to miss joking around with the kids. I have the most fun (with them) out of everyone.” Weber has been working at Shores for 12 years and said he will miss being here. “I’m not mad; I’m not angry,” Weber said. “(Administrators) are between a rock and a hard place. I’m going to be sad to leave. I’ve enjoyed being at Shores. I like the staff and the kids.” What he will miss most, Weber said, is the kids he got to know through being a dean and the varsity wrestling coach. “A kid came back who used to be a troublemaker,” Weber said, “and I wasn’t sure if he was going to throw a chair or punch me, and he says, ‘Hey, I’ve really got it together. Sorry I was a pain in the butt when I was here.’ Or, over the holidays, wrestlers will come back, and we goof off. I love it when those guys come back.” In the future, Weber said he hopes to stay nearby so he can continue to coach. “If I’m in the area,” Weber said, “I’m going to ask (Blake) Groenhout, who is my assistant now, if I can be his assistant. He’s such a great guy, and I don’t care if he’s the coach or I’m the coach. It doesn’t matter.”
Janice Hall, administrative secretary
Dave Walls Dean of Students
Al Weber Dean of Students