Dragons Doings

Dragon Doings

By The Malad High School Journalism Class

MHS Cross Country starts the season strong

Cross Country

By Cally Coleman Katie Coatney

The unstoppable Malad Dragons cross country team is back. We are very excited for this season with huge bright goals ahead of us. We are excited for our coaches Tylee Skinner, Tia Talbot, and Erian Hawks. The returning runners for the girls team our Brooke Isaacson, Brynlee Bastain, Cally Coleman, Cortlyn Coleman, Hadlee Summers, Kaylee Nalder, and Oaklie Hebdon. New members this season are Adi Schow, Aubree Palmer, Madelyn Shaw, and Scarlet Hawkes. The returning boys team members are Baylor Bean, Brycen Talbot, and Porter Allen. New members for the boys team are Austin Jacobsen, Boston Burbidge, Caden Jeppson, Colt Coleman, and Levi Angell.

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” - Tim Notke. The team worked hard over the summer to get in shape for the upcoming season. The athletes worked through early morning practices and workouts. They participated in the Bone and Back and we had 13 athletes that completed the 100 mile club and many more miles.

We are excited for our athletes who participate in the Terry Jones Invitational.

The women's team placed 3rd overall. The boys placed 6th overall.

Girls Team

Cally Coleman 12th place time of 22:22.15 • Brooke Isaascon 13th place time of 22:37.14 • Brynlee Bastian 15th place time of 22:48.41 • Cortlyn Coleman 17th place time of 22:59.91 • Hadlee Summers 23rd place time of 23:31.42 • Oaklie Hebdon 26th place time of 23:58.88 • Kaylee Nalder 29th place time of 24:34.65 • Adi Schow 45th place time of 27:11.06 • Madelyn Shaw 56th place time of 34:03.9

Boys Team

• Brycen Talbot 7th place time of 18:22.00 • Porter Allen 21st place time of 19:26.50 • Austin Jacobsen 26th place time of 19:57.00 • Baylor Bean 28th place time of 20:10.00 • Colt Coleman 46th place time of 20:52.00 • Boston Burbidge 51st place time of 21:38.00 • Levi Angell 55th place time of 22:16.00 • Caden Jeppson 62th place time of 22:54.00

Please come and support the cross country team Thursday. In Minico Invite- Dam Run on September 1st. Or Friday September 9th at the Tiger/ Grizz Invitational.

FCCLA

By Cam Bingham and Kendan MCcoullugh

FCCLA is a great program which encourages you to develop or refine the skills that you feel the want or need to improve on. Whether it be that you want scholarships or you are just joining in for the fun of it, in the FCCLA program, there is always an opportunity open to those who are searching for them. The way to get these incentives and rewards is to join in on the events.

There are two types of events, respectively called Idaho State events and Star events. These two categories have many different skills in which you can compete in. This ranges all the way from the regional level to the national level, in skills such as leadership, sports nutrition, training and teaching, and many others.

To qualify to join you need to be in 9th grade or higher and talk to the advisor.

Depending on the competitions, the difficulty could either be higher or lower and take different amounts of time. Per competition, for competitive purposes, you are only allowed to compete once in the trip. Whereas it usually takes one to two days for all students to complete the competition and for the judges to complete the judgment on what scores students deserve to get.

If you are qualified in a certain trade or skill, you even have a chance to get scholarships large or small according to your ability and the work that you put forward into getting them.

Overall, if you feel the need to improve a skill, learn a new skill, or even just have fun, the FCCLA club is the right place for you. For any additional information on the FCCLA club, the person to ask would be Camia Bean, the president of the FCCLA club.

Introducing the Chamber Choir

By Kaitlyn Pickett and Oaklie Hebdon

MHS Lady Dragon dominated Marsh Valley in their season opener

First VolleyBall Game of the Season

By Karlee Palmer & Brookelyn Daniels

On August 24th, the Malad Volleyball Team hosted their first Volleyball game. They played against the Marsh Valley Eagles. Following a rusty start, the Dragons pulled through and dominated all three sets. “The first set we were a little bit nervous because it was our first game, but afterwards we pulled it together as a team and we managed to push through and make it an easy win,” says Middle Blocker Camia Bean. The first part of the first set the score was neck and neck, but after a short time out, Malad Dragons regrouped and fought to get the win. Then it was smooth sailing from there. Dragons were unbeatable after that! The crowd was wild cheering on every point and pass made. The Malad High Student Section spirit was undeniable. Screams and cheers filled the gymnasium making the stands shake! It was a great start to an amazing season. We wish our girls luck and can’t wait until they play again!

The Malad High School Football Team started off their season with a home game against Lyman High School from Wyoming. The JV team did not play against Lyman, but they did play against North Gem before the varsity game began.

A couple of weeks before the game, the members of the Malad High School football team picked five team captains. The five captains are Kole Willie (senior), Jaden Ward (senior), Blaiz Wright (junior), Ryan Hubbard (junior), and Braylin Tripp (junior).

The Malad JV Football team battled well against North Gem but in the end lost 22-0. The Malad Varsity team scored on first making the score 8-0 Lyman. Throughout the second and third quarters, both Lyman and Malad battled back and forth without any score. Then at the end of the fourth quarter, Lyman ran the ball into the endzone securing the win at 14-0.

Senior Preston Bird said, “The game went well in my opinion. We held them to zero points for the majority of the game. They only scored at the very beginning and very end of the game. This was impressive for our defense considering it being our first game and Lyman being Wyoming State Champs in football last year. Although we lost, I think good things are coming this season.” The Malad Dragons next game will be in Ririe with JV starting at 4:30 and Varsity at 7:00.

MHS Football

By Jaden Ward

Be All You Can Be

By Mckenzie Leckie & Whitnee Waldron

Be All You Can Be! That’s the theme for Malad High School 2022-2023. This year, the student body is striving to boost our school spirit more than ever. Even though the school year has just begun, they are already pushing to make this year all it can be!

The student council for 2022-2023 includes Austin Jacobsen as President, Camia Bean as Vice President, Reagan Smith as Secretary, McCady Howard as Pep Rep, Cambree Howe as Public Relations, and Porter Kimberling as our Technology Specialist. Their plans for Malad High School are to bring school spirit up to a whole new level! Even just a week into the school year, they are already making plans for the Homecoming dance which is Saturday, September 24. Homecoming week is September 19-22 and there will be dress-up days, a spirit bowl, and lots of fun and games.

The theme this year at Malad High School is more unique and inspiring than ever before. The student council created this theme to generate more school spirit and get more students involved in the activities, games, and clubs. Some of the games that you can come and support are Volleyball, Cross Country, Soccer, and Football. You can also go and support the Drangonetts and Cheer team as they perform at our sporting events. Also, the clubs you can join are our Swing Choir, Health Occupations Student of America (HOSA), FFA, Bass Fishing Club, Family Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Band, Drama Club, Dungeons and Dragons, and Debate Team. Their goal for this year is to bring the students together and make the school year the greatest it's ever been!

MHS Pool Party!

By Beth McClain & Raegan Smith

Friday night after the football game, students from Malad High School headed to The Legrande Aqua Plunge for a party. Malad DriveIn supplied us with a DJ! This allowed everyone to sing their hearts out and moshpit all night. Kids enjoyed climbing the rock wall, sliding down the slide, ziplining, and chicken fighting. The students socialized with students that they normally wouldn’t have. Everyone was all smiles! A big thanks to the Student Council for planning this activity as well as the pool staff for allowing us to swim!

The Chamber Choir is a program in which students can join and sing to their heart's content. In order to join the choir, students must try out in front of current choir members and a few other judges. This year, tryouts are on September 2, 2022, at 8 am. Students who plan to audition are required to bring an accompanist. Tone and pitch are things that they look for when listening to auditions. Results are posted on the band room door 1-2 weeks after tryouts. Most students who audition make the cut.

After joining the Chamber Choir, members are required to attend practices. These are typically on Friday mornings from 8 am-10 am. Members vote on their officers, or “leaders” in the first couple of practices. These leaders are nominated and voted in by their peers.

Practices typically start with breathing exercises, then are followed by stretching. After they have stretched, they start learning songs. The Chamber Choir learns about 3-5 songs each year. They perform these songs in the Winter and Spring concerts. They also sing the national anthem at sporting events.

If you are interested in trying out for Chamber Choir, tryouts are on September 2 at 8 am in the high school band room. Make sure to bring an accompanist and a song. We’ll see you there!

What is FFA?

By Kylee Tanner & Marinn Brown

What is FFA? FFA is a club that is offered at Malad High School. In this club you will compete in activities like judging animals, Career Development, showing animals, ect. If you join FFA you will be able to travel and go to after school activities. This week we have an opening social event. It is on Thursday, September 1st. On September 9th the FFA club is going to the Eastern Idaho Fair, in Blackfoot Idaho. They are also having a dinner and auction on October 3rd.

In FFA you can do many different activities. For example you can do livestock judging. Livestock Judging is when you learn the desired characteristics of a specific animal. Then, you rate them on a scale of 1-50. You can also go into Ag Mechanics. They just got 10 new small engines that the students in FFA will take them apart. You can do many more things in FFA. Those are just some examples. So if you are interested in joining FFA go talk to Mrs. Evans. Her email is lexie.evans@malad.us.