November 2020

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College tours refigured due to pandemic concerns

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Senior Emma Jenkins explores a virtual college visit. Colleges are offering online resources in response to COVID-19. “​I think the pandemic has opened our eyes to realize the need for online visit options and to be more accessible to all students. Pandemic aside, there are many students who are unable to come to campus for an in-person visit, and we want to be able to offer a similar visit experience,” Assistant Director of Admissions University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Admissions Nicole Jackson said.

“I have been on a few tours in person, but I have also looked into a couple of colleges virtually. It is nice to have an option to learn about different schools without actually being there,” Jenkins said.

As most schools continue to allow for in-person visits, it is important to accommodate for those opting out of this choice.

“I hope that these resources give them a sense of normalcy.

I hope they take away what they would normally take away if they were able to visit us in-person. As many of us are realizing, the show

must go on, especially when you are working with students who are trying to continue their education. However, we need to be safe about it,” Berndt said.

Even students partaking in inperson tours have been faced with safety precautions. Smaller groups, social distancing and mask-wearing are all enforced.

“We had to wear masks throughout the whole tour, even outside. We were also separated into small groups in order to social distance properly”, Jenkins said.

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sions at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Nicole Jackson says the demand for in-person tours has been high, and smaller tour sizes has made accommodating them difficult.

“The biggest change for inperson tours is the capacity limit.

In the past, we were able to accommodate almost every family who inquired. However, during this time, we have to limit our tour sizes. This has caused tours to fill up very quickly and families have to plan ahead and schedule their visits in advance,” Jackson said.

Virtual Poetry Slam live tonight Deacon Eberhardy Reporter

Wordsmiths of Berlin is holding their sixth annual Poetry Slam competition virtually tonight. The decision to go virtual was made due to COVID safety and the high number of cases in Wisconsin “Mr. Willhite and myself got together, and we decided with the current state of affairs and Wisconsin being one of the hotbeds for COVID in the nation, it would be in our best interest to go online,” English teacher Andrew Reise said.

“We did broach the subject in a Wordsmiths meeting. We talked to the group and got some feedback on how we would like to go about doing this.”

The decision to go virtual was difficult but ultimately necessary to keep the audience and performers safe.

“We wanted to do a live event, because I think it is very

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Musical decision announced

Grace Hoffman Editor-in-Chief Lives continue amidst the pandemic calling for changes to allow events to continue. One of the important events that many high school seniors face is going on college tours.

Tours allow for students to get a feel of what college is like, and allow for the narrowing down of the schools they are interested in. This process can be difficult for many schools during the pandemic as safety is their number one concern, forcing the creation of online resources.

“We needed to make sure that we adapted with the times we are in and made resources available to students so that they can safely explore their options. Just because we cannot come together in-person doesn't mean that students can't have a similar experience,” University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Admissions Counselor Ben Berndt said.

UW-O, like many other Wisconsin colleges, has continued to do in-person tours, with the addition of many online resources. These resources include virtual and selfguided campus tours, presentations, live chat features and many other options.

For seniors like Emma Jenkins, these resources have been important in allowing for access to colleges safely. Jenkins has been able to tour UW-Stout and Madison Area Technical College in person, but has also looked into UW-O and even colleges in Florida virtually.

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special to give the presenters that experience of being up on stage, and presenting their creative works to a public audience. They won’t have that with most of them recording in a private setting,” Reise said.

The change to performing over pre-recorded video rather than on stage was a hard adjustment for some.

“It was difficult for me, because I'm a perfectionist and so I re-recorded my performance quite a bit,” sophomore Anna Schumacher said.

A virtual Poetry Slam can be a let down for some of the contestants who were hoping for a live audience.

“I’m a little disappointed that it’s not in person because I like being up on stage, and getting that response from your audience,” Schumacher said.

While not being able to present in person was a let down for some, for others it was a big

relief.

“It is very different from what I have seen from previous years because I have been an audience member before, but it takes a lot of the social awkwardness of being on stage and fear away, but at the same time it is not as authentic as normal,” sophomore Ethan Brunke said.

As with any changes to an event there were a number of questions to go along with the new format.

“Is quality of the video going to be an issue at all, is it going to be as impactful for people to be watching it virtually rather than in person?,” Brunke said.

Normally Poetry Slam organizers would randomly select judges from the audience, but they had to make changes due to the online format.

“This year we have preselected our judges and before the presentation they will have already gone through, they will

be presented in the order that you see them to the judges, so that we will have our winners beforehand. That way we can also present our winners on the night of the presentations,” Reise said.

Poetry Slam is not the first school event to be hosted virtually, but it is still difficult to set everything up just right.

“It will be similar to the talent show last year as far as how it’s presented,” Reise said. “We will have the link to it on the school website."

The link will go live at 6 p.m.

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Musical Director Lisa Utecht has chosen “Beauty & the Beast” as the musical.

It will now be showcased on April 8-10 instead of the usual mid-November show dates due to COVID-19 restrictions.

According to Utecht, multiple factors went into making this decision, including the option of live streaming the performances to the public and the fact that this musical has been done before.

“Part of it was with everything going on, I felt like it was easier if it was one that I knew because then it wasn’t quite so scary to do a whole new show. Then if it was a show that you guys knew, it would be easier because you know the story and you know a lot of the music so I think learning it will prove to be easier,” Utecht said.

Choir concert goes virtual Because of restrictions on gatherings due to safety concerns this holiday season, the honors and concert choir classes have switched to a virtual concert. The songs will be previously recorded and put into a final video, planned to be released sometime before Christmas.

“I am pretty impartial about it, but I do think it is a good alternative considering all that is happening,” senior Johann Becker said.

Student founds new club With intentions of celebrating different cultures, junior Gabi Reiser founded the Mosaic Club. The club meets every Friday during CIA in history teacher Andrew Sotter’s room and new members are always welcome.

“This summer I was talking with my mom about the Black Lives Matter movement, and I started thinking how there are a lot of different cultures that we come from and there is nowhere we can celebrate that in the school. So I reached out to Ms. Ragus and asked her if I could take up the charge and create one,” Reiser said.

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Opinion

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Editorial

Lenient college admissions, seniors apply Every year the stress of earning a high ACT or SAT score lies on the backs of juniors across the country. As they transition into senior year even more stress can begin to build as students begin to send in applications to their dream schools. Due to the stress and unknowns that COVID has presented, colleges have been giving a lot of room for students to work around.

Students should take advantage of the leniency colleges have been giving and could continue to give future seniors years from now. According to wisconsin.edu, the UW System schools will not be requiring students to turn in their SAT or ACT scores.

Besides ACT and SAT requirements being dropped, many schools have decided to waive the application fee. This provides an incredible chance for students from the class of 2020 to the class of 2022 to have more

opportunities for higher education. This may relieve some of the financial stress that is normally caused by this fee. It may even give students that never would have considered going the college route that chance.

Although there are many pros to this, one con is that it may affect the students who worked very hard and even paid to retake these tests to get a higher score. These students may feel as if they did all the work for nothing in return.

Just because the scores aren’t required doesn’t mean they can’t help students if they turn them in anyway, they just can’t hurt applicants. This gives these students that struggle with timed testing a chance at their dream school and a whole lot of stress lifted.

Overall, students should keep their options open and reach out to colleges they wish to attend.

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Avila, Coats chosen as November Students of the Month Skylar Longsine

Reporter Senior Miguel Avila’s hard work, kindness and integrity have qualified him for Student of the Month.

According to guidance counselor Ann Ragus, Avila possesses many positive characteristics, leaving her with only good memories of him.

“He is such a nice kid. What I remember most about Miguel is how he was always calm and his maturity level,” Ragus said.

The most prominent trait Ragus discovered about Avila was his kindness.

“The kindness about him is what really stands out. He is just really nice,” Ragus said.

Avila’s friend senior Mario Rivera states that he most appreciates Avila’s hard working attributes.

“His intelligence and determination are my favorite traits about Miguel,” Rivera said.

His determination to succeed has driven him to take steps to further his education.

“I would like to attend either Fox Valley Technical College or Moraine Park Technical College,” Avila said.

As he strives to reach his goals, Avila typically spends his time working.

“I currently work at American Industrial Sales and I am a painter,” Avila said.

Rivera believes Avila’s determination

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will lead him to continue to work hard to achieve happiness.

“In a couple of years I think he will be working with his dad at AIS. He will also find happiness by providing and building the family he deserves,” Rivera said.

For the younger classes, Avila voices his wisdom about the importance of time spent in high school.

“High school only happens once so enjoy it. Have fun, do as many things as you can in high school. But also do your school work. Do your best in all your classes even if you do not like it. Pass your classes. It may be boring sometimes, but it will help you out a lot further on in life,” Avila said.

Senior Cassandra Coats has been chosen as November’s Student of the Month. She earned this through her positivity, involvement in sports and other clubs.

“I continued participating in crosscountry, and hopefully will be playing basketball and softball. I am in LINC Crew and I was class president freshman, sophomore and senior year,” Coats said.

Coat’s uplifting personality is what students and teachers will remember about her. She was a friend to everybody with her bright smile and warm heart.

“I try to be nice to people and be a friend to all. I created a positive environment,” Coats said.

Coat’s charismatic and outgoing personality has influenced friend and senior Ashley Ryckman.

“She is very outgoing and friendly.

She just has a laugh that is very contagious. She makes my and everyone else’s day just so much better,” Ryckman said.

These traits have helped sustain the two’s long lasting friendship, starting at the beginning of their education.

“We have been friends since kindergarten. We both went to Poy Sippi Elementary School and have been friends ever since,” Ryckman said.

Coats' friends are not the only peo-

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ple who see the good and potential that lies within her future. Her CIA adviser Dave Reich does, as well.

“Wherever she wants to be, I think her academic skills will give her a lot of options and choices. I think she will continue to make good decisions and will excel in any field she chooses to go into,” Reich said.

Coats will attend college with the hopes to major in the science realm.

“I am interested in environmental science for environmental engineering.

I have been applying to a lot of schools in the UW system, maybe Stevens Point or Madison,” Coats said.

District welcomes new Police Liaison Officer Gavin Batley

itive time. I also have two kids so

Reporter I also enjoy spending time with

A new addition can be found patroling the high school and being a resource to students and faculty. Police Liaison Officer Michael Bennett comes offering many resources to both students and faculty and wants everyone to know that.

“I’m approachable. I want people to know that they can really come to me with anything and I’m here to listen. I can serve as a resource, I can give advice and I can be here for help if there’s ever any sort of instance. I just want people to know that I’m open and willing to work with them,” Bennett said.

Not only does Bennett want to present himself as an approachable resource, but also as someone who has common interests and hobbies as many of the students.

“I like to hunt. I bow hunt. I like to watch basketball and football.

I also just like to be outside. Anytime I can be outside is just a pos-

them, too,” Bennett said.

Bennett has made both the effort to be an approachable individual and one with common interests as the community that surrounds him. Not only has he accomplished this but he also secured the job as Police Liaison Officer against another competitor. The school board chose him as their selection as they deemed him to be the most qualified and best fit candidate.

“I had to apply for the job, and I had to be approved by the school board. I had to go through this interview process because there was one other individual that was also interested in the position who was in the process of being interviewed as well. It’s a contract position so they hired me for three years versus taking on the other person,” Bennet said.

Bennett most importantly cares about the student body and faculty at Berlin and says he wants to make lasting impacts on the

lives he touches with his time spent here.

“When I was young I had a school resource officer that had a big impact on my life, so I thought that I’m the kind of person that I feel like I have the potential to be a positive impact on some other kids’ lives,” Bennett said.

Bennet has also made a memoriable impression on students within the school.

“He has helped a lot of students. All interactions I’ve had so far have been excellent,” sophomore Mia Simon said.

Not only has Bennett made connections with students, but also with administration.

“He really contributes to the team. His first response isn’t what’d you say a typical police or law enforcement response would be. He wants to figure out how we can problem solve together and learn from mistakes that have been made. He wants to talk to students personally and learn about their interests,” Assistant Principal Colleen Pariso said.

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COVID-19 affects holiday traditions, family gatherings am so used to cannot all hapLily Sonnentag pen this year. I love Christmas Reporter time the most because of all The holiday season is some- the family that usually comes thing that all people look for- to town,” Bruce-DeMuri said. ward to during the cold, win- “Christmas will not be the same this year, but I am hoping to ter months. make the Getting to best of it." spend time “This year, for the safety Howevwith famof my grandparents, we are er, for some ily for both Thanksgivnot having any indoor gath- f a m i l e s , ing and erings,” junior Cecilia Bruce- these traditions will Christmas DeMuri said. “We are hop- remain the is time that ing to buy some heat lamps same as most peoand maybe have some of the they will ple cherish.

Many famisame festivities we normally c e l e b r a t e the holilies have do, just outside.” days as certain tradithey would tions or rituals that they do each year. For any other year.

“On Thanksgiving all of my some families these traditions relatives come over for Thankshave had to change.

“This year, for the safety of giving dinner and watch some my grandparents, we are not football games,” junior Chase having any indoor gatherings,” Kurczek said. “We still plan on junior Cecilia Bruce-DeMuri doing the same thing this year.”

As many families travel for said. “We are hoping to buy some heat lamps and maybe the holidays, COVID-19 has have some of the same festivi- also had an affect on who will ties we normally do, just out- attend their normal holiday celebrations. side.”

“One person that is not celFamilies may lose some of their traditional celebrations, ebrating the holidays with us but the Bruce-DeMuris choose this year is my grandma,” Kurczek said.” She is not coming beto make the best of it.

“It makes me really sad. All cause she is worried about COthe normal traditions that I VID, which we all understand.”

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Not being able to celebrate ble with all of my cousins on the holidays with the entire both Thanksgiving and Christfamily this year is something mas. Some that some of them I do “I love sitting at the kids p e o p l e not get to n e v e r table with all of my cousins see very ofi m a g i n e d . on both Thanksgiving and ten so it is H a v i n g Christmas. Some of them I nice to get the whole to spend e x t e n d e d do not get to see very often that time f a m i l y so it is nice to get to spend with them,” there one that time with them,” junior Bruce -DeMyear and Cecilia Bruce-DeMuri said. uri said. “Anthen miss“Another thing I always en- other thing ing people I always enthe next is joy is every Christmas Eve joy is every a hard ad- my family all goes and sees Christmas justment. a movie together at the the- Eve my fam“On my ater. I am hoping this year ily all goes mom’s side we will still be able to do a and sees a of the famimovie toly, my cous- version of that, maybe with gether at the ins from an outside projector.” theater. I am Utah that I hoping this only get to year we will see twice a year have decided still be able to do a version of not to come home to Wiscon- that, maybe with an outside sin this year,” Bruce-DeMuri projector.” said. “This will be the first time Whether the holiday season I have ever spent Christmas has affected the traditions that without them.” families have or not, there is alLooking back on holidays ways something that they will past, Bruce-Demuri reminisces continue to cherish no matter on what she will miss this year who is there. and what she hopes her fam“My favorite part about the ily will do as a compromise to holiday season is being able to keep some of the same tradi- see the whole family together tions. and getting to catch up with “I love sitting at the kids ta- everyone,” Kurczek said.

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Encore will be doing their holiday caroling virtually this year. The group met on several different days to record the songs to make a compilation to send to the senior center and nursing homes.

“This group has always provided music for nursing homes, the senior center, company holiday dinners and special events like ‘Christmas in the Air’ at the EAA in Oshkosh,”choir and Encore director Lisa Utecht said. “We usually have around six different performances in addition to our own normal concert.”

With COVID-19, many performances and events like the musical and choir concerts have been pushed back, delayed, or virtual.

With students being quarantined, Encore faces the struggle of missing singers during practice.

“I have put rehearsal tracks on Canvas that they can practice with to learn their parts at home, and we have even had a few quarantine people sit in on rehearsals via Google Meet. They can’t sing with us, though, because of the latency

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he group was practicing in anticipation of recording the virtual carols. Encore ractices social distancing by wearing their masks and staying six feet apart.

ues, so they have to mute and st sing along at home,” Utecht d.

Encore recorded their carols in e theater from the audience seats maintain social distance, which s been difficult for the group.

According to sophomore Anna humacher, the group struggles th hearing each other, staying

socially distanced and adapting to singing with a mask.

“As a group, we have had to work around COVID restrictions. Due to the fact that particles from singing tend to travel farther, we have to be extremely careful. We work hard to social distance, which sometimes causes us to struggle with hearing each other,” Schumacher said.

The decision to do a virtual caroling was an easy decision to keep Encore singers and those who listened to the music safe and distanced.

“There isn’t a choice to really go caroling or sing for some gatherings as many of these are canceled.

The next best thing we thought we could do is put together a video to send out,” Utecht said.

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19% "My family and I get together and prepare a full meal, say our thanks and if it is a nice day we go do outside activities," Spanish teacher Jairo Granados said.

“It depends on if I shot a buck or not, but usually I will hunt Thanksgiving all day then do Thanksgiving dinner at night as a family," junior Jaron Clinch said.

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Mandalorian Season 2 exceeds expectations Deacon Eberhardy Reporter The second season of “The Mandalorian” started off masterfully, with possibly the best single piece of “Star Wars” content since the original trilogy.

Just like anything “Star Wars,” the music and sound design is impeccable, each moment is enhanced by the soundtrack, composed by award winning composer Ludwig Göransson.

“The Mandalorian” perfectly blends action and drama into each episode. Long-time fans of "Star Wars" will be delighted to see aspects of the “Star Wars” comics, like the Krait Dragon or Imperial Remnant, brought into the mainstream and given new, 3D designs.

More casual viewers however might be left confused by certain plot points or details that

might not make sense without already knowing more of the “Star Wars” story.

Avid fans of “Star Wars” might be able to guess some of the twists in the series which could make them less invested in the story, however the many action scenes like the boxing arena fight from episode one, are enough to make the season just fun to watch.

The biggest problem with this season is the slow start.

The first half of the season is mostly filler material, particularly episode two, and very slowly sets up plot threads.

Although each episode has at least one major action scene, the slow build can make some episodes feel dull.

The special effects are incredibly well done. By blending CGI and practical effects like puppetry, a very weighty

feel is given to mostly CGI effects, and it is almost hard to tell what is CGI and what is real.

Many of the props or background details are redecorated and reused from other "Star Wars" content, which gives "The Mandalorian" a real sense of time compared to other "Star Wars" movies and TV shows.

“The Mandalorian” shows the “Star Wars” universe from a whole new perspective with traditional background characters or groups like the Tuscan Raiders, or X-wing pilots taking center stage many episodes.

“The Mandalorian” is shaping up to be the most entertaining “Star Wars” TV show since the "Clone Wars" cartoon series.

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Teacher Womance Definition of womance (noun): A womance is a close, emotionally intense bond between two women. “(A favorite memory is) the overalltransitionfromcoachathlete,tocoworkerstoBFFs,” Klika said.

“We eat lunch, walk everyday at lunch, work out and sometimesgetournailsdone together,” Dehn said.

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“We are pretty similar. I wish we had a dollar for every time we replied with ‘Oh my God, same,’” Dehn said. “We have alotofthesameinterests,but atthesametimewealsohave thingsthataren’tthesameand that keeps it interesting.”

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Hidden in the Hallways The Catwalk The correct name for those who work in theater and production lighting are called “Grips” because they used to climb tall webbed steel structures and hang by their hand “gripping” to adjust and hang stage lighting, similar to monkeys. It was very dangerous. The actual “catwalk” would be the area high above the stage up in the ceiling that houses all of the stage lighting.

“IhadDehnasmytrackcoach for junior and senior year.

I have known her for eight years,” Klika said.

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The “Follow Spot” room was designed for live production. Most theaters have this area that typically houses the spotlights and other production equipment. The theater was built in 1996. When the new school was constructed it took a lot of monetary donations from the community to have professional lighting and sound installed.

In Shannon Kuehmichel’s fourth hour Public In Jennifer Leahy's fifth hour Honors PsySpeaking, senior Catie Olsen taped smarties chology the topic was personality traits. Junior Alexa Fleegal was talking about singer candies all over her jeans for Halloween.

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Wrestling heads to first meet

The wrestling team will start practice on Monday, and have their first meet on Dec. 4 at Campbellsport.

Coach Scott Wagner is ready for the season and is taking the precautions to safely practice and compete.

“We will mask up, practice in smaller pods, continue to disinfect our mats regularly and monitor each athlete’s health closely. This is definitely a demanding year, but I am glad the kids get a chance to compete,” Wagner said.

Cheer looking for success

New coach starts amidst pandemic

Kaylee Olson

Reporter

The pandemic has made for unusual conditions for the girls basketball team. With worrying about getting quarantined and games getting canceled before the season even starts, new head coach Mike Brouette says he hopes that everyone will follow the set precautions in order to stay safe.

Brouette played at Montello High School and has coached basketball for 13 years. Brouette has coached at the high school varsity level for six years.

“I am excited to work with the Photo: K. Olson Berlin High School girls. I have been Juniors Hannah Nigbor, Maddy Rilling and Kara Fritz warm up before basketball practice. The players were able to see them work in open all wearing masks and taking precautions to keep them safe and healthy. “A challenge this season is havgyms and they seem awesome! ing to wear a mask the whole game, so it's going to make it harder to breathe when we run,” Nigbor said.

I can’t wait to get in the gym this For senior Jenna Sternitske, this because we are one big team,” Ster- watch where we go during the seaseason,” Brouette said. season means a lot to her, as this is nitske said. son and be careful of who we come They are also excited to see her last time playing for Berlin.

SterWith COVID now spreading into contact with. We need to make change in the program with the nitske says she hopes that everythroughout the community it can sure everyone stays healthy and new coach. one will feel included this season. be hard for sports teams to stay tries to social distance because “I hope he brings a positive atti“As a senior I want to be a team safe. After a recent open gym, ev- once one person gets it on the tude to the team and that he helps leader.

I want others to look up to eryone present had to quarantine team, we all will have to quaranus to improve our skills individually us and the underclassmen to not tine," Sternitske said. due to exposure. and as a team. I am excited because be afraid to ask for help from their The team starts their season on "I think COVID will make the I think he has some good ideas that other teammates.

I also want evTuesday, Dec. 1 at home against season harder for us because as will help us improve,” junior Haneryone on the team to be included Kewaskum. a team we are going to have to nah Nigbor said.

The competition cheer season is approaching, and senior Delaney Putzke and the rest of the team are looking forward to a successful season.

The cheer team will be attending three competitions and performing at basketball games.

“I’m looking forward to this Joey Femali year. The last two years, we Reporter were one place away from making it to finals,” Putzke About a month ago senior said.

Kaylee Kriha expected her last

Kriha finishes season with trip to state

Boys basketball prepares for winning season

Thankful to have a season, junior Hunter Boegh is prepared to start the 2020-2021 boys basketball season.

Practice starts Monday, and their first game is away at KML on Dec. 1.

The team has experience with each other from the previous season and is looking forward to a great season together.

“I think that we will have a winning record because our team is a lot more experienced and we have all played together before,” Boegh said.

Boys swimming looks to capitalize on off-season training With the 2020-2021 boys swimming season starting on Monday, the team is ready for the upcoming meets. With lots of preseason activities, the team is hopeful for success.

“The team looks strong with a lot of the guys training hard during the summer and fall to be ready to swim fast from the start of the season,” senior Wyatt Aton said.

race to take place in Plymouth during the sectional meet.

“We didn’t know if swimming at state was a possibility until about a month ago. It became sort of my personal mission to make it there when we found out,” Kriha said.

The last time Berlin sent a female swimmer to state was in 2015 when they sent Mattea Arndt in the 200 IM and 100 fly.

Kriha is no stranger to the bright lights of state meets. She was a participant on the girls 4x100 and 4x200 track relay teams that went to state in 2019 and 2018 along with the girls 4x400 relay team that went to state in 2019.

“I’ve gone to state in track before and that’s kinda prepared me for this. But, they are two very different sports. Swimming

Photo Submitted Senior Kaylee Kriha takes to the pool in one of her last races in her high school career. She finished ninth in the 50-yard freestyle and 10th in the 100-yard butterfly at the state meet at Plymouth on Nov. 13.

teaches you a lot of how to be dependent on yourself more than a team,” Kriha said.

Kriha has gained a lot of supporters, but one of her biggest supporters is track coach Joe Stellmacher.

“I got to know Kaylee as a freshman when she came in and decided to run track for us. She’s a fast runner and a hard work-

ing person, and I appreciate that about her,” Stellmacher said. “In sports she never stops working, and I know that a goal of hers since her freshman year was to make state in swim. I’m glad she got to accomplish that!”

The WIAA State meet was the only meet to allow an audience for swimmers.

“I was given two tickets to give

to people for the meet. It was nice to have a crowd compared to sectionals when my win there was kinda weird because there was no crowd,” Kriha said.

Kriha also got a partner that swam with her throughout the week of practice and warmed up with her at the meet.

“I chose to have Sophie Ryf warm up with me and practice with me," Kriha said.

Ryf practiced all week with Kriha and warmed up with her before her race.

“Practice was all for Kaylee.

She had a few things to improve on that she thought she needed to work on and from there coach set up some things for us to do. For example, we worked on some turns during practice,” Ryf said.

Kriha placed ninth in the 50yard freestyle with a time of 25.21, faster than her original seed time of 25.49 seconds. In the 100-yard butterfly she finished with a time of 1:01.71 placing her 10th in the race.

All East Central Conference Athletes Fall 2020

Football

Cross Country

Senior Matthew Garczynski Sophomore Wyatt Miller Offensive Line First Team All Conference Second Team All Conference Senior Chris Mankowski Senior Tyler Kwidzinski Second Team All Conference Wide Reciever Honorable Mention Sophomore Hannah Senior Landen Sobieski Buckultz-Wizner Quarterback Honorable Mention Honorable Mention

Volleyball

Girls Swim

Senior Kaylee Kriha Senior Josie Bartol First Team All Conference Setter Second Team All Conference Junior Sophie Ryf, Senior Lily Sonnentag Sophia McCarthy of Libero Greenlake, Senior KaySecond Team All Conference lee Kriha, and Freshman Sophie Nowicki Junior Violet Lueck Third Team All Conference Middle Honorable Mention

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