Volume 50, Edition 6 Friday, March 23, 2012
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50 Y EARS
Mona Shores High School 1121 Seminole Road Norton Shores, Michigan 49441
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Creatures of the night. Seniors Shea Wilcox, Rachel Miller, and Kendal Brown (front), sophomore Ragen Cooper, juniors Megan Boerema and Katie DeBruin (middle), junior Trevor Boukamp, and seniors Cody Munford, Carlin Rollenhagen, and Kiron O’Brien (back) took first place at Showcase. (Courtesy photo)
Performing group excels at Showcase competiton By Michelle Robinson Co-Editor-in-Chief Jesus carried a human cross across the stage. Alice performed a color guard with The Mad Hatter. But it was zombies who stole the show. As they took center stage at the Frauenthal last Thursday during Showcase to perform a dance titled “RamaLamaBangBang” inspired by So You Think You Can Dance, it was difficult to recognize sophomore Ragen Cooper, juniors Megan Boerema, Trevor Boukamp, and Katie DeBruin and seniors Kendal Brown, Rachel Miller, Cody Munford, Kiron O’Brien, Carlin Rollenhagen, and Shea Wilcox. Beneath the dark eyeliner and
torn attire, though, were 10 choir students waiting to prove that the best is always saved for last. “We had to be the best,” DeBruin said. “You can’t be the last act and be bad, and there were so many good acts before us. I was definitely nervous (before we went on). We worked so hard for this, and when it was our turn to go, we had to make it happen.” O’Brien said he also felt the nerves before entering the stage. “I was for sure nervous, but I was more excited than anything,” O’Brien said. “It’s my senior year, so I had to leave it all on stage and give it my everything. We needed to kill it.” After they had performed, the judges felt the Shores students had “killed it;” the crowd went wild,
Thriller killer. Junior Katie DeBruin shows her zombie moves preparing for Showcase, which took place March 15. (Rachel Resterhouse) and “RamaLamaBangBang” was awarded first place. “I screamed,” Cooper said. “I’d never won anything like this
Ot her Shores Nom i nees Junior Abigail Wilson – Visual Arts (3rd place) Senior Amber Young – Academic Academic Seniors Sydney Tharp and Nick Hendricks – Athletic Achievement Senior Clarisse Wilson – Literary Arts Juniors Samantha Andrade and Gabby Schaub – Duet Performance
before, and when our names were called, it just felt so good knowing all the hard work we put into our makeup, hair, costumes, and practice had been recognized.” The zombies, though, were not the only Shores award winners; junior Abigail Wilson won third place for her 3-Dimensional oil pastel painting titled “Crossings.” “Winning the award wasn’t that big of a deal for me,” Wilson said. “For me, the best part was having the chance to stand back quietly and watch people’s reaction to and interest in my work. Other Shores nominees included senior Amber Young for Academic Achievement, seniors Sydney Tharp and Nick Hendricks for Athletic Achievement, senior Clarisse Wilson for Literary Arts, and
juniors Samantha Andrade and Gabby Schaub for a duet. But it was the zombies that stole the show. “The hardest part of this was getting into character,” DeBruin said. “We had to make ourselves creepy, but we had to look graceful. A big part of dancing is being able to play the genre you’re in.” For others who aspire to trudge across the stage as a zombie or create a visually beautiful piece for Showcase, Abigail Wilson has some words of advice. “Start early, think big, and try to find a new perspective,” she said. “That’s what people like to see, whether it’s a comedic piano solo, a strange mesmerizing style of dance, or a new perspective on visual art.”
DI team wins regionals, prepares for state By Michelle Robinson Co-Editor-in-Chief
Sailing to first. Sophomore Madeline Wilson and senior Clarisse Wilson perform their movie trailer challenge at the regional competition held at Shores on March 10. The team, which also consists of juniors Rachel Baxter, Maddie Campbell, and Abigail Wilson placed first. (Courtesy photo)
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They put their hands together and vow to not discuss what they just created. They wait with confidence as other teams attempt the challenge. Eventually, their group is called, and it’s show time. And the Destination Imagination (DI) group of sophomore Madeline Wilson, juniors Rachel Baxter, Maddie Campbell, and Abigail Wilson, and senior Clarisse Wilson do not disappoint, winning yet another instant challenge. “Winning first was expected of us,” Baxter said. “We had a big reputation to uphold, and we did it. We won again.” So goes the life of this veteran DI crew, which not
page 5 Senior Cole Myhre (right) and English teacher Chris Johnson find passion in photography. Both capture the moment behind the lens of their cameras.
only won the instant challenge but captured first place and won a Renaissance award for their movie trailer challenge at the regional competition held at Shores on March 10. The trailer was required to include the interaction of two cultures; the group chose to create a story about an Irish Pirate Queen, Granuaile, meeting Queen Elizabeth. But it was the instant challenge that had the group excited. “Waiting to go on for the instant challenge round (is my favorite part of DI),” Madeline Wilson said. “You go into the warm-up room (after assigned the task) with your teammates and basically create something great to present to the judges. While here, we get very pumped up. We vow to not tell anyone what we create in the room, we do handshakes, we cheer, Please see DI, page 10
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Senior Shea Wilcox stars in Annie, which premiered yesterday. The dates of the show are tonight at 7 p.m. and tomorrow at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Annie also stars seniors Kyle Bell, Rachel Miller, Franny Kromminga, and Carlin Rollenhagen.