Wednesday, January 11, Oriole Pride 4
SENIOR “O” Oriole Pride takes time to feature senior athletes. We learn a little beyond their jersey number and the activities they pursue, this week we meet Hannah O’Brien; Where were you born? Cedar Rapids - St. Lukes How many brothers and sisters do you have? 1 Sister-Kate Are you the oldest, middle... youngest? Youngest Parents names: Patrick and K O'Brien List the activities you participate in: Concert, jazz, and marching band, soccer, coaching soccer, NHS, TADA, volleyball manager. Who do you text the most? My best friend, Megan Favorite food: I enjoy almost every food, but my favorites are chocolate and baby carrots Favorite movie: "I am Sam" and "Leap Year" What do you like to do in your free time? Spend time with my family and friends, read, listen to music, and spend time outside. If you could have dinner with anyone, alive or not, who would you choose? Elie Wiesel What do you do to get pumped up before a game? Listen to music What is your favorite athletic memory so far? There are way too many to list, but any time spent with my teammates usually makes for some great memories. If you auditioned for American Idol, what song would you sing? Lean on Me Have you made plans yet for next fall? Attend Mt. Mercy, Cornell, or Coe - major undecided Thank you Hannah
WEEKLY PICKS CONTEST: Check out these upcoming playoff games and make your picks: New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens
Denver Broncos at New England Patriots New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Here’s what you do, choose your winners, & the number of passes Denver QB Tim Tebow will complete. Tie-breaker goes to the one closest to the Tebow guess. Send your picks & name to oriolepride@gmail.com & catch the next issue to see who won bragging rights. Congratulations to Springville’s Larry Riley for winning the last contest.
CRAZY MASCOT OF THE WEEK There’s some pretty crazy mascots out there, here’s your weekly dose of a U.S. high school with an out of the ordinary nick name. Key West, Florida is the home of The Fighting Conch’s. The shoreline is filled with the sea conch, and those in surrounding waters are protected. While the athletic teams are known as the Fighting Conch’s, their girls drill team are known as the Conchettes, and the cement used in the Florida Keys is known as “Conchcrete”. In Key West when a baby is born, a conch shell is placed on a stick outside. If it is point end up, it is a boy. If it is open end up, it is a girl. Key West High has an enrollment of 1213 in grades 9-12. (634 were represented by a conch with the point end up and 579 were represented by a conch with the point end down). I wonder if any of the Key West English classes read William Golding’s “Lord of The Flies”. Remember Piggy? Remember the Conch—more importantly, remember what happened to it? Yikes!
SPRINGVILLE SCHOOL REPEATS AS THE CHAMP Thank you to all those who help contribute to the school cents effort. For the second straight year in a row Springville Schools are the recipients of first place. The final check made out to the school was for $7,350! Outstanding job O’s!
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