April 2017

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VOLUME 49, ISSUE 8

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017

Reiser hosts night of pure beauty by

Emily Schmidt

A night with natural beauty, selfconfidence and faith filled the room at Faith Community Church on Saturday night, March 25 for the Girl’s Glam event.

“I want them [the girls] to know that as women, we need to build each other up. You don’t have to cover up who you are. You’re beautiful with or without makeup,” BHS alumna and guest speaker of the night Hillary Kline said.

Kline graduated from Berlin High School in 2006. Among other clubs and extracurricular activities, she was involved in yearbook, Forensics and the Red ‘n’ Green.

The beginning of the night started off with hostess Eydie Reiser giving some words of encouragement to the girls at the event. With words like “Be you, to the full” lead Reiser into passing around makeup wipes and having everyone there take off the makeup they had on.

Now it was Kline’s turn to speak about her life journey after high school.

“I have been doing makeup for as long as I can remember,” Kline said.

“I am literally self-taught and have spent countless hours watching YouTube makeup tutorials.”

When Kline was older, she began to get asked more questions about makeup and made it a goal for herself to create her own YouTube channel

where people could watch her tutorials, product reviews and more. Kline currently works for a travel company as a Public Relations Specialist in Minneapolis, is a freelance makeup artist and co-hosts for Hita & Hill.

“I also write and provide my tips, tricks and recommendations,” Kline said. “My comments have been featured in ‘The New York Times’, ‘Marie Claire’, ‘Reader’s Digest’, ‘BuzzFeed’, ‘The List’ and many more.”

All eyes were on Kline when she was sharing her life story.

“She used to go to Berlin and now she’s in a big city doing great things,” sophomore Sarah Fleegal said. “It was so interesting to hear her story.”

Kline continued throughout the night to share a “natural look” makeup tutorial. Each guest received a “swag bag” including makeup, makeup brushes, Burt’s Bees products and many more pamper tools.

“Teens wearing makeup is a good way to express yourself, but personally I don’t wear it,” Fleegal said.

After the makeup tutorial, the girls got their nails done, made DIY facial and body scrubs and hung out with friends.

“I’ve been going to this event since I was six or seven,” sophomore Bria Reiser said. “My mom let me come when I was a little girl and let me hang out with all of the older girls.”

The night ended with Eydie telling the girls to close their eyes, stretch and relax. She gave her words of wisdom and had everyone leave the

Mercedes Zabel

After spending March 26-31 at the state Capitol building in Madison for the Wisconsin State Senate Scholar Program, senior Luke Dretske has now gained a new insight on Wisconsin’s government.

With the opportunity to meet with State Senators, Luke was able to further learn about government and legislative support agencies.

“I became interested in the pro-

gram because of the opportunity to meet our elected officials and to scratch the surface of Wisconsin’s government,” Luke said. “I created relationships that could be useful later in life and learned what it takes to work in a nonpartisan office and be a senator.”

During this elite program, which was limited to 33 academically exceptional juniors and seniors from around Wisconsin, Luke was able to participate isn several activities.

Throughout the course of the

Senior Luke Dretske (left) with other members of the Wisconsin State Senate Scholar Program held March 26-31 at the state Capitol building in Madison. The scholars had the opportunity to take part in a mock session held on passing a bill to lower the age limit for blood and plasma donation.

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Sophomore Bria Reiser (right) follows guest speaker Hillary Kline’s (left) “natural look” makeup tutorial at the Girl’s Glam event on March 25 at Faith Community Church.

Photo: E. Schmidt night with new tools to enhance their beauty, but also with enhanced mind sets on self-confidence and the beauty within.

“Your beauty is only enhanced by

these tools tonight,” Eydie said. “You deserve to live in the fullest beauty you’re made to.”

The Girl’s Gala is on Sunday at Faith Community Church.

Dretske gains new insight on Wisconsin government by

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week he toured the Capitol building, met with government employees, had lunch at the Governor’s Mansion and took part in a mock session on the last day, which parents were invited to observe.

“Luke has a great interest in politics and how our government is managed,” Luke’s mother Dina Dretske said. “This was a benefit for him to actually see the behind the scenes on what is actually taking place within our Wisconsin government. It was a great experience.”

Although Luke has already chosen to pursue a career in business and finance with a minor in political science, his family and educators do foresee him someday in a position that involves politics.

“This program develops leadership skills and helps build connections with others who share the same interests,” American Government teacher Jennifer Leahy said.

“He formed valuable connections that will enable him to get positions in other people’s offices, and will give him an advantage if he chooses to seek political offices himself.”

Practical Politics classes attends County Government Day The Practical Politics classes went to the Green Lake County Government Center for County Government Day on April 19.

It was put on by the American Legion to inform students about how the government works at the local level.

“We toured different departments of the county government in the morning. Then we attended the county board of supervisors meeting where students had to present what they learned in front of the supervisors. Our students were all-stars,” history teacher Andrew Kasuboski said.

The students had an all-around positive reaction to the trip, and Kasuboski plans to take students to the event every year as long as the American Legion keeps putting it on.

“Students enjoyed their experience, even if they didn’t get to eat at the Goose Blind like they were promised,” Kasuboski said.

Music students visit Big Apple Over spring break the Concert Choir and Wind Ensemble went to New York City to perform, participate in clinics and explore the city.

“It was exciting. New York is very different from Wisconsin. Times Square was big and packed,” sophomore Rhiannon Elendt said.

The group had over 100 travelers, and had a very full schedule.

Student Council to host blood drive

Dretske has formed useful relationships with several government employees through this experience, including State Senator Leah Vukmir (above).

Photo Submitted After speaking with State Senators Luther Olsen, Leah Vukmir and Lena Taylor, Luke formed an all new perception on the effort they put into their work, and ultimately acquired even more appreciation for the government through this program.

“Overall, I have gained respect for all government employees and elected officials. The time they take and the work they do should not go unnoticed,” Luke said.

Student Council is hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross in the little gym on May 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m.

“There are two blood drives every year. Key Club hosts one in the fall, and Student Council hosts one in the Spring,” Student Council adviser Ann Ragus said.

There are several reasons the blood drive is held: to save people’s lives, for American Red Cross scholarships and so students will not be afraid to donate in the future.

“The blood drive has been happening since before the 19 years I’ve been here, so it’s more of a tradition as well,” Ragus said.

Students who weigh at least 110 pounds, are in generally good health and are at least 17 years old can donate. However, 16-year-olds can donate with parental permission.

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Opinion

Friday, April 28, 2017

Editorial Clean school, clean world

Senior social commentary: Clique-culture is pointless by

Banana peels, chewed gum, loose dollar bills, soda cans and wrappers of all kind are just a few of the many trash items that our custodians see daily. These things belong in one place: the trash can. However, students get away with casually dumping them in the parking lot or leaving them behind in the stands after a sporting event.

The thought often does not run through their minds that somebody will have to pick up their trash for them. If students would realize what our custodians have to go through each and every day, they would think twice about leaving the scraps behind.

The cleaning up is non-stop for our custodians. They spend nearly four to five hours a week just picking up around the school, according to school custodian Jeremy Schmidt. They are also the ones that stay long after school hours just to clean and perfect our school environment for all of the students and teachers to enjoy. Many of us take their work for granted.

Imagine trying to finish a task that you are passionate about, with a disturbance in the way. The disturbance would drag out the process of completion and would become rather annoying.

Our janitors are left in this situ-

Letters to the

James Hinton

In high school we as students have to deal with cliques on a daily basis, especially as underclassmen.

There is something about the high school environment that just seems to make them thrive.

After four years here, I can easily say that cliques and “clique-culture” are among the most toxic parts of high school. I can also say that they are entirely pointless.

Throughout high school, it is easy for someone to define by the group they find in. It is even easier to define others by the groups they are in. Let us face it, we may try not to, but we all end up making assumptions about people by the company they keep, whether it be their habits, views or whatever else.

Unfortunately for some, these labels and assumptions are almost always entirely wrong.

In a study by a group of biophysicians at thedoctorwillseeyounow.com, they asked various high schoolers about their perceptions of fellow students through the classic archetypes of populars, jocks, burnouts and brains/nerds. After decades these groups and stereotypes still largely make up the basics of the high school social structure.

The study found that all of these perceptions were wrong. People that were categorized as “burnouts” did not smoke as much as people thought. People categorized as “populars” and “jocks” did not do more drugs or have more sex than other groups, despite the percep-

ation, with trash as the disturbance. They are constantly trying to better our school by replacing lightbulbs, making sure everything is working properly and then also having to go out of their way to clean up after the students.

The custodians of our district have countless other jobs to handle, and if the student body would pick up after themselves, it would make their days easier.

According to our custodians, sporting events are the worst. After basketball games, the stands are filled with trash and the students walk away, knowing very well that the mess is left behind.

Very rarely will a student stay behind to clean up the mess.

It is only polite and humane to clean up after ourselves. It is important to remember that this building consists of young and old adults. We know the basic rules of cleanliness. There will not be a custodian behind us for the rest of our lives, and it is crucial that we face reality now rather than experiencing a smack in the face later. It is important that we pick up after ourselves not only to help our custodians, but for the well-being of our school. We get one world, let’s make it a clean one.

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Dear Editor, Photo: C. Krebs tion being that they would. Finally, “nerds” only spent about half the time studying than people thought they did.

Perhaps what is most troubling from this study is that students often have wrong assumptions about the groups that they identify themselves as being in.

Over all, “clique-culture,” or defining other people and ourselves by the people we or others hang out with, is misleading at best and dangerous at worst.

In high school, everyone will find different groups that they fit in with and that is a good thing. Sometimes people change and move away from groups that they were once close with and that is a good thing, too.

It is important not to define others or ourselves by assumptions, since those assumptions are almost always not true.

No one can be judged by the people around them or the group they are in. Be open to others and to yourself. At this point in our lives, that is so much more important than an arbitrary group that probably will not matter in five years.

During a Sunday afternoon, I opened the pantry in my house and was reminded of a problem that has been constantly grinding my gears. I am a frequent vending-machine goer. I go there approximately once a day to satisfy my never-ending hunger. To my disappointment, the hunger is never quite satisfied. Every time I lay my eyes upon the selection of food and drinks, I am constantly depressed by the lack of unhealthy items to choose from. I want my Poptart with the original 15 grams of fat and all the radiation the government has been injecting our food with. We live in the 21st century of America people! I believe I deserve to quench my arid thirst with 600 grams of sugary carbonated liquid, not some gluten-free, zero calorie, “Splenda-substitute” dog water. I can’t constantly be living this way. I’m not saying that the toilet drinks need to be removed completely, just push them way over to make room for my cardiac arrest-assisting energy drinks.

Sincerely, Sophomore Jack McAllister

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Feature Seniors chosen for Student of the Month by

Allison Marks

Described by his friends as a great guy and absolutely fantastic, Ben Hinz has been nominated as April’s male Student of the Month.

Hinz is involved in many activities around school, with an emphasis in the music department.

Being involved in Show Choir, Encore!, musicals, Student Council and Science Club, he has had many opportunities for success.

“I have seen him succeed through Encore! and Show Choir,” senior Jacob Paulsen said.

“He puts his best into all of it and is always willing to take on lead roles.”

Choir Director Lisa Utecht has made an influence on Hinz throughout the years.

“Mrs. Utecht has had an impact on me because I’ve had her all four years and have spent a lot of time with her,” Hinz said.

Utecht has also seen him succeed through the years she has spent with him.

“I believe Ben will accomplish Her commitment to education, desire to get a balanced experience here at BHS and her personality are a few of the things that got Hanna Nitzke nominated for April’s female Student of the Month.

Nitzke is involved in many things including Kind Committee, LINC Crew, National Honor Society, Spanish Club, cross country and she is also president of the Graphix Club.

“Graphix Club has had an impact on me because I helped bring it back, and it helped to decide on my major,” Nitzke said.

Her boyfriend, senior Ethan Buttke, has been there to give her helpful viewpoints, and has supported her decisions throughout high school.

“She’s very determined, friendly, hardworking and confident,” Buttke said. “She always has a smile on her face.”

Not only has Buttke been there to support her, but technology education teacher Joel Johansen has made a difference too.

“Mr. Joe has also had an impact on me because he showed me a lot more about graphics.”

Johansen has seen Hanna succeed

Ben Hinz

Photo: Val Hinz whatever he sets his heart and mind on doing, and he’ll do it with a smile,” Utecht said. “He’ll attack the challenges, accept the stumbles and shine through all he does well. He will most certainly be an asset to his field of study and the world at large.”

Hinz plans to further his education next year.

“I’m going to attend UW-Oshkosh next year, but I’m still undecided on my major. I think I might do something medical though,” Hinz said.

Hanna Nitzke

Photo: Jennifer Fisher throughout the years and has some ideas about her future.

“I’ve been privileged to watch her become an outstanding BHS Graphix Club President,” Johansen said. “I’ve been telling her she will eventually come back to Berlin and take my job.”

Nitzke has different plans for her future, though.

“I plan on going to UW-Milwaukee for architectural studies, and I’m also going to get a certificate for urban planning,” Nitzke said.

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by

Caylie Krebs

Student teachers are in that awkward stage of not being a teacher but not being a student. At the same time they might even be both, a student and a teacher.

Going to college, getting a job and supporting themselves can be pretty stressful. Through their four years, student teaching is the last thing that they have to do.

If they do not pass the student teaching portion, they have to do it all over again.

“We have to do the edTPA Certification (subject-specific portfoliobased assessment of teaching performance). It is required. EdTPA has three parts. First, we have to write lesson plans, give the lesson, and then write a reflection paper on the lesson. The second thing we have to do is record yourself teaching for 20 minutes and write a 10-page reflection paper,” history teacher Bob Prellwitz’s student teacher Jason Strickler said, “The last part of the edTPA is you have to give an assignment, grade the assignment and then write what you would change about it or add to it.”

Completing at least four years of college is a must do to become a teacher. The last semester is student teaching, but if some aspiring educators do not have enough credits, they do their full four years and then student teach for the amount of time required.

“You have to student teach for a full semester (18 weeks). You do nine weeks at one school and then the remaining nine weeks at a dif-

History student teacher Jason Strickler helps Mitchell Strebelinski with a debate activity while Allisson McCormick listens and Kevin Sanchez concentrates on his work.

Photo: C. Krebs ferent school,” Strickler said. “You can’t pick what school, but you can recommend a school.”

Stickler requested Berlin for student teaching, partly because he is already coaching baseball.

“There definitely isn’t enough time to do everything. You have student teaching all day, regular jobs, for me, baseball coaching and then whatever else you have planned,” Strickler said. “Connecting with the students is by far the easiest part. Every student is unique, has their own personality and different ways of doing things.”

Student teachers not only have the teacher they are cooperating with, but also their supervisor.

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“I observe the student teacher twice in each nine-week placement, confer with them if they have questions or need help and communicate with their cooperating teacher,” Visiting Professor of Educational Studies, Dr. Ken Bates said.

Along with the job of the supervisor, the cooperating teacher also has some tasks.

“As the cooperating teacher, the goal is to show classroom management, evaluate and observe them,” Prellwitz said.

Having help in the classroom is not just extra help for students, but also for the teachers.

“I really do enjoy it,” Prellwitz said. “The help is wonderful.”

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In-depth series

Friday, April 28, 2017

Recycle reuseable waste

Do you know it only takes five recycled soft-drink bottles to make enough fiberfill for a man’s ski jacket? Or that 1,050 recycled milk jugs can be made into a six-foot bench? The opportunities are endless when it comes to reusing recycled materials.

Where does your recycled waste go?

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Recycle your bottles, cans, paper and cardboard materials in a blue recycling bin. The blue recycling bin symobolizes the singlestream recycling process. The City of Berlin uses this process. Keep food, liquids and plastic bags out of recycling.

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The next step is for the recycling manufacturers to pick up the recycled items.

They go to the landfill to get sorted.

The recycled materials get broken down into bails, where they are then distributed to different recycling plants and made into new items.

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Is throwing away trash MORE DISTURBING than you think?

1) Americans produce what percent of the world’s annual garbage percentage?

A- 5% B- 27% C- 55% D- 76%

2) One tree makes about how many sheets of paper?

A- 8,300 B- 9,500 C- 10,200 D- 14,900

3) How many trees are cut down each year to produce junk mail?

A- 85,000 B- 100 million C- 2 billion D- 5 billion

4) How many pine trees worth of paper does one person use each year?

A- .5 B- 1 C- 1.5 D- 2

5) Glass bottles take how many years to decompose?

A- 15 B- 160 C- 4,000 D- 50,000

6) The average american produces about how many pounds of garbage each day?

A- .5 B- 4.4 C- 5 D- 7.5

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Brittney Meyer

About four million to 12 million metric tons of plastic washed offshore in 2010 alone, or about 1.5 to 4.5 percent of the world’s total plastic production (sciencemag.org). This is enough plastic to cover every foot of coastline on the planet.

These statistics are a big reason senior Jasmine Boe decided to start going green.

“I’ve heard over and over that by 2050 there is going to be more plastic in the ocean than fish. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the people who claimed this, there is a truck full of plastic being dumped in the ocean every minute and by 2050 there is going to be four times as much,” Boe said. “I can’t stop all of the plastic production in the world, nobody can, but we can take steps to limit it by not using plastic bags and recycling all other plastic.”

Boe started using reusable bags and recycling be-

cause of her job at Wal “I was actually on a partment a while ago carelessly.” Boe said. “ ceeded to take everyt bags and put it back They told me about plastic is in the ocean even though a lot of t they bought are in pla tainers, they can at le using the bags. It m think and do some re I immediately switche bags.”

Senior Amanda Gim and out of school “I recycle paper and metal if I have the opp good for the environm investing in our future

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School fills six dumpsters per week by

Bryn Hermanson

With our middle school and high school being connected and shared, the garbage and recycling bins are also shared.

Our school has three dumpsters, two for garbage and one for recyclables. They get emptied two times a week, but they sometimes fill up faster than that.

“We may have to call the dump to come squish it sometimes because of how much trash there is,” custodian Jeremie Schmidt said. “The trash is really full after games, during Christmas and at the beginning and end of the school year.”

Although our custodians are constantly picking up trash, some areas are worse than the others.

“The trash in the art room, gym and cafeteria are some of the worst places in the school to pick up,” custodian John Resop said.

They also pick up garbage outside and in the parking lot when they get the chance.

“Garbage is always hung up in the fences outside,” Resop said. “The parking lot also gets picked up when it needs to be.”

When the custodians come around to the rooms, they dump the recycables and garbage together then sort it later on. The only time they don’t separate them is when soda or milk are thrown in the recycling bin and get all over the other recyables.

In total, the custodians believe that it takes them four to five hours a week to pick up the garbage and recyclables after school.

The custodial staff also gets some help from special education teacher Mark Trampf ’s Employment Skills class.

“When I have the class, the students usually go around two

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“The class is usually two trimesters, but it depends on the schedule.”

The Employment Skills class does not just help the custodians out, it also teaches the students things they will need to know for the rest of their lives.

“They learn hard work, routine, manners, team building, respecting the school and showing worth,” Trampf said.

The class also has to deal with the problems of separating recycables and garbage.

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Pontiac in the spotlight by

Angie Evans

With all the jacked up trucks in the back of the student parking lot, people might not notice a car that is smack dab in the middle of all of them. There sits a red 1999 Pontiac Grand Am GT owned by senior Haille Piechowski.

From driving this Pontiac for the first time, all that can be said is it gives a nice, smooth ride on the road. No matter what condition the weather is, rain or shine, it still is the ride of a lifetime.

Some cool decor is featured in the Pontiac, including all side windows tinted, the sun roof that opens up half way on those nice days and blue interior lights wrapped around the rear-view mirror. In fact, Piechowski plans to soon put blue interior lights

on the floor of her car and install backseat lights. These features give a pop of the driver’s personality into the 18-yearold Grand Am GT. There are some things missing from the Pontiac that will soon be fixed up. The right side mirror was completly gone, and the brakes were a bit hard to push. Overall, this slick car is one that people should look into buying especially being, one of the fastest cars and a smooth ride.

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Senior Ben Hinz @bhinz_13 Just went to Hershey’s Chocolate World and ended out buying 12 different flavors of chapstick #smartspending Senior Amanda Gimenez @AmandaGimenez20 Let’s not talk about how I ruined a $115 calculator with a banana and poor memory Junior Bethany Thoma @cutethomab I was hoping to see an extra day off of school in my Easter basket but the only thing I saw was a chocolate bunny Science teacher Ben Sanderfoot @Science_Mr_S For the students in Human Spirit as your pass activity starts, please know that @berlin_hoops [History teacher Andrew Kasuboski] and I have waited all tri for this #goodluck

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Voices in the hall What is the weirdest thing you have found while spring cleaning?

“I found one of my teething toys from when I was a baby under my couch,” freshman Lindsey Priem said.

“I found a piece of moldy pizza under my bed,” sophomore Joe Olvera said.

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ stays traditional

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Bria Osterberg

The “Beauty and the Beast” live action movie is as great as the old animated version. It hits every scene from the old movie and even added a few more songs. Not changing the plot keeps the older audience’s attention who are in love with the original Belle and Beast.

Dan Stevens as Beast and Emma Watson as Belle work very well together in everything from arguing,to talking to dancing throughout the movie. Watson is the perfect fit for playing the princess because she knows how to act as a brave and stubborn woman that can stick up for herself.

Even though most people know the storyline of “Beauty and the Beast,” while watching this version it seems like this is the first time they has seen this because they feel the tension and struggles of the characters.

While Belle and Beast are struggling with their relationship, Beast’s time is running out. Even during the pleasant scenes, like the dancing scene, there is hidden tension of knowing time is ticking for Beast because of the curse on him.

To take a break from the tense scenes, there is a lot of singing and dancing that makes the audience fall in love with this movie all over again. There are the old classic songs from the original movie to please the older audience and new songs to catch the younger audience.

“Beauty and the Beast” has a lot of heart break because it seems as if all hope is lost when the curse is taking its full toll on the residents in Beast’s castle. The emotions in this movie are just like the animated version that everyone loves.

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Werch, Taylor chosen as Varsity, Rookie athletes for boys track by

Known for putting his heart on the track and having a passion for running, freshman Isaiah Taylor has been named the Varsity Track Rookie Athlete for April.

“He displays a obvious passion for running,” Coach Jeremy Mercer said. “He shows it in his day-to-day work ethic.”

Teammate junior Devin Harmon sees Taylor as a hard worker and someone that is progressing to be the best he can be.

“He did cross country and wrestling with me,” Harmon said, “Based off those sports and track, I can see hard work is one of his traits.”

With his work ethic showing every time he steps on the track, Taylor tries to motivate himself so he does better than he did the last time.

“Knowing that everyone is watching and that I have to be there, I have to do my best,” Taylor said.

Whether it is to achieve a big goal like making varisty or a small goal like beating his previous time, Taylor teaches his

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For his consistency on the track and for being a team leader, senior Jack Werch has been chosen as the Varsity Athlete for boys track.

“It makes me feel old to be chosen,” Werch said. “I remember when I was one of the underclassmen, and now it’s my fourth year being on varsity track.”

Werch has not only been a great leader for his team, but a dominant example for the boys track program as a whole.

“I hope he keeps leading by example every day,” Coach Joe Stellmacher said. “I hope our team will learn to have a good work ethic from Jack.”

With this being Werch’s last year, junior Chris Werch will miss the competitiveness that comes out to make each other better.

Placing first overall, senior Jack Werch runs in the 4x100 meter relay at the Berlin track meet on Tuesday, April 3.

Photo: B. Meyer “The fact that I have been competing with him since we were five, and we have been pushing each other to be the best we can be is something I will miss when he leaves,” Chris said.

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Many players see referees only as officials in the black and white stripes who make the unfair calls. But, there is much more behind these officials.

“It is just a love for the game, as cliché as it sounds,” alumnus ‘12 Christian Milner said. “I played soccer in high school, then in college. Now, I’m on an amature team as well as multiple recreation leagues. I also coach a U13 boys team so reffing is another way to be involved in it.”

To become a referee, there are several elements to be aware of.

“You need to know the rules of the game, be able to make difficult calls on the sport

Placing fourth, freshman Isaiah Taylor runs in the 4x800 meter relay at the Wautoma track meet on Friday, March 31.

Photo: B. Meyer teammates that no goal is too big or little to achieve.

“He taught me that if you can believe in yourself, you can achieve your goals,” Harmon said.

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and try to make the game fair without being biased,” alumnus ‘14 Rafael Pizano said.

Besides just knowing the rules, there are several more steps to becoming an official.

“The first way is getting certified through U.S. soccer. It includes a fitness assessment, classes and exams all geared toward teaching rules and making sure you are fit and healthy enough to officiate,” Milner said. “You can also get certified to ref high school that requires a certification through WIAA.” Referees recognize hardships in the game, but still encourage others to get certified.

“If you are passionate for a sport and want to give back a little, I’d say go for it. Just don’t take the inevitable criticism too hard,” Milner said.

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When people think of the golf team they think it is restricted to only males, but freshman Abi Dretske challenges that view.

“I have been playing golf for six years, and I really enjoy it,” Dretske said. “Girls are allowed to play on the boys teams if they want to.”

Even if there were a girl’s team, Dretske would still play with the boys because girl’s golf is in the fall and she plays other sports.

“I encourage girls to go out for golf because it is not as bad as it seems,” Dretske said. “At first it was intimidating to play against the boys, but now it is better.”

Dretske’s golf skills have proven

that she can compete against the male golfers.

“During practice we split into groups and play nine holes and the top five scores are the qualifiers for the next meet,” Dretske said. “I have been in a few varsity meets so I am in the mix with the boys.”

The only female golfer this year, freshman Abi Dretske, has earned a spot to compete in some varsity meets.

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Girls track athletes rise to occasion

The girls track team lost a lot of skilled athletes from graduation last year. Given this pressure, many underclassmen have stepped up to fill various roles and events.

“A lot of them have really been rising to the challenge,” Coach Matthew Willett said.

“We’ve had to flip-flop a lot to see who can do what. We might tell someone that we need them to run in the mile event, and they’ll do it really well.”

With all of this, the coaches are very impressed with their younger athletes.

“Last year’s seniors left a lot of big holes to fill and a lot of them were really skilled. We’re really optimistic that the underclassmen we have will rise to the challenge, and compete well in the season,” Willett said.

The track team’s next meets are on May 2 in Kettle Moraine Lutheran and May 5 at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Stadium.

Golf adjusts to new coaches, techniques

The golf team has had to adjust to a lot of things in this season. The team lost a lot of personnel this year, as well as having to adjust to two new coaches, Jeff Massen and Todd DeRuyter.

“They are giving us a new perspective and teaching us new techniques that other coaches didn’t,” junior Jeremy Wissell said.

The golfers are hoping they will help the team improve. So far, the team was been struggling a bit.

“We’ve been losing more people than we’ve gained this year and that’s been hard. It doesn’t help that we lost a lot of key golfers last year,” Wissell said.

This aside, some on the team are looking forward to the upcoming matches and what the new coaches will bring to the table.

“I think that they’re doing well,” Wissell said. “They’re definitely helping us.”

The golf team’s next matches are on May 3 and 4, both in Princeton.

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After losing four seniors to graduation last year, this year’s few juniors and seniors are having to step up to the plate and lead the varsity team.

“Having a young team is rough the first year or two, but, when all the sophomores are seniors, we will have more varsity experience than most of the teams in our conference,” left fielder, pitcher Jack Trochinski said.

With just one senior and a couple juniors, the young players follow suit with the more experienced players to help improve their game.

“They help us and challenge us to get to their level of playing,” Trochinski said. “The freshmen and the sophomores look up to Parker since he is the only senior on the team with the most experience.”

Although having players look up to them might mean being under more pressure, for junior Austin Beuthin it is invigorating.

“It feels nice that players look up to me as a leader and that they want to follow in my footsteps,” Beuthin said. “I just try to play with a positive attitude and do what I can for the team.”

For sole senior and captain Parker LaBuda, it does mean more pressure.

“I feel a lot of pressure, and get nervous when they count on me and I make a mistake,” LaBuda said.

Junior Austin Beuthin safely slides into second base at the home game against the Cambellsport Cougars over spring break. The team went on to lose the game 2-14.

Photo: EDGE Photography Regardless of the pressure the players may or may not have, they conquer their struggles by turning to each other for incentive.

“We overcome it by relying on us juniors and our senior to step up in the big moments,” Beuthin said. “We also make up for it by staying positive and encouraging everyone.”

LaBuda has another way of overcoming their challenges and developing a better team.

“Knowing that every at bat and pitch counts, will make us a better team,” LaBuda said.

Also affecting the team is the number of new players that joined. With only 14 boys, they only have enough players for one team.

“Not having a JV team hurts us because instead of getting to play full games, some players only get at bats here and there,” Beuthin said.

For LaBuda, having a small team is a bigger issue than a young team.

“It’s harder with a small team because if a few people get hurt or are unable to play, it’s harder to throw a guy in a position that

they have never played,” LaBuda said.

However, having a young team is still a challenge.

“It can be hard at times when they don’t understand or have as much experience in playing against other seniors as I do,” LaBuda said.

In forseeing the future of the baseball program, LaBuda still sees a young team.

“I think the future will always be a pretty young team, but once everyone puts all the pieces together, they will do pretty well,” LaBuda said.

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With strong senior leaders and a solid team bond, the girls soccer team chemistry has been the strongest it has been in many years, “Everyone just naturally comes together and puts their part in,” midfield player Liliana Rivera said.

The early season games have been rather tough on the team.

“All the games were pretty hard, but Plymouth was definitely the hardest. They have incredible ball handling skills so that was our hardest competition,” central defender Courtney Rodgers said.

Low numbers in players, early season injuries and spring break trips have taken a large toll on

the team.

“The season so far is a false barometer. The games were all very affected by the New York trip.

We played the toughest teams in the conference while some of our best players were in New York. I expect things will improve when we have the whole team and when the players get healthy,” girls soccer Coach Jairo Granados said.

Granados stresses three components to his players: never give up, aspire to improve and to have fun playing the sport. He also makes it a priority to push the girls during each practice.

“We condition more this season than what I remember from previous seasons. We run suicides (sprints) and compete against each other with ball handling techniques, which gets tiring,”

Rodgers said.

Despite all of the injuries, the team has been doing well communicating and moving on the field.

“The girls are vocal. They are also running a well-disciplined defense. They are quickly learning defensive movement and posture,” Granados said.

The seniors have different views on this season compared to previous seasons.

“As a senior, I’m trying to enjoy every last moment on the field.

This team has made that easy to do,” Riviera said.

The team is co-lead by the senior players. This handful of ladies has been role models for the entire team, especially for the few freshmen that have been rotating on and off the varsity field.

“They do an awesome job leading and helping. These girls really help out the team and create a good bond for all of the players.

I would describe them as being committed, punctual, inclusive and positive,” Granados said.

Another main goal in Granados’ eyes is to finish better than last year’s team. Last year the girls soccer team won three games.

“The goal is to do far better. I think we have a shot if everyone is healthy,” Granados said.

The current record has not seemed to affect the spirits of the players.

“If we keep working as hard as we are, we are bound to start seeing some success coming soon.

Now that we got the hard teams out of the way, it is our time to shine,” Rodgers said.

Up Next in Spring Sports Saturday, April 29 •

Girls Varsity Soccer Invitational @ Omro, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, May 2 • • •

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Varsity Softball Double Header @ Berlin, 4 p.m.

Varsity Track Relays @ Kettle Moraine Lutheran, 4 p.m.

Varsity Baseball @ Campbellsport, 4:45 p.m.

Girls Varsity Soccer @ Berlin, 4:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 4

Wednesday, May 3 •

Varsity Golf Invitational @ Lawsonia Golf Course, 9 a.m.

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Varsity Golf Match @ Lawsonia Golf Course, 3:30 p.m.

Varsity Softball Double Header @ Kewaskum, 3:45 p.m.

Varsity Baseball @ Berlin, 4:45 p.m.

Girls Varsity Soccer @ Kewaskum, 4:45 p.m.

Friday, May 5 • • • •

Varsity Baseball @ Berlin, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Varsity Soccer @ Berlin, 4:45 p.m.

Varsity Track Invitational @ Titan Stadium, 4:30 p.m.

Varsity Softball @ Manawa, 7 p.m.