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The

Sheepherder

Serving Sweet Grass County High School

December 19, 2014

Volume 32, Issue 1

Welcome to The Sheepherder By: Erin Dringman, Staff Writer

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reetings, readers! For those of you who remember the Sheepherder from years past, it’s good to be back with you. To my schoolmates, hey guys, you’re welcome for the first edition release party complete with cookies, that we threw you today. To business owners and the Big Timber community, hello. And to all: welcome to a new generation of the Sweet Grass County High School Sheepherder Newspaper. For the first time in five years, SGHS has a Journalism class.

We the Journalism students, along with our advisers, have spent the last four months learning far more about formatting, Serif and Sans Serif fonts, and article layout than we even knew was possible. Today, we are ecstatic to release our first issue of our new and (hopefully) improved Sheepherder. While I dread coming into class after Christmas and tearing apart this first edition with that hateful red pen, I am proud of what we have accomplished in producing this paper. More than that, I am

proud of what this paper stands for; and I hope that all of you will appreciate our content and purpose as well. The Sweet Grass County High School Sheepherder is a public forum that serves to showcase the zany and unique imaginations, ideals, and ingenuities of SGHS. It is a production highlighting the events that take place in

our school and our community. Reading print is often considered a bygone activity in our modern era, especially among my generation. I would like to change that. The beauty of print is its tangibility, the fact that you can smell the fresh-fromthe presses ink, and stick this paper in your scrapbook and someday look back on that big football game

from the fall of ‘14, or remember the year that Big Timber made it into the Guiness Book of World Records (see inside for more details). I thank you for reading print, today and always. I hope you are pleased with and informed by this paper. Please contact us at journalism@sgchs. com if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.

Streak Snapped By: Brent Finn, Staff Writer

This year’s Sweet Grass County High School football season was filled with its ups and downs. The more notable memory from the season according to many students is the 21-13 Herder win at homecoming over longtime rival, Columbus Cougars. The win snapped a 24 year losing streak against the Cougars that dates back to the 1990 football season. Ironically enough, the game back in 1990 was also Sweet Grass County High School’s Homecoming; where the Herders notched a demanding 28-0 victory. Darren Fike, a junior running back for that football team had this to say when asked if the game was a top memory from high school, “It was a highlight, no doubt. They were our rivalry and we expected to win.” The entire community was aware of the importance of the game and how overdue this win was. And when the Herders went out that Friday night, they made it a game to be remembered. It was especially a game to be remembered by the athletes on the field. When asked how important the win was, senior running back and middle linebacker Kalvin Kunda had this to say, “It was one of

Photo Courtesy of Jeni Lannen The Journalism class in the halls, ever-ready to report. From left: 1st Row: Brent Finn, Sports Editor; Weston Lavoy, Copy Editor; Caitlyn Corso, Opinions Editor; Makalee Klein, Marketing Editor. From left bottom row: Jade Fredericks, Photo Editor; Erin Dringman, Editor-in-Chief; Greta Sanders, Features Editor; Reed Moore, Website Editor; Riley Horigan, Design Editor.

Projects to Last a Lifetime

It’s football season at Sweet Grass County High School, and the bleachers are packed. There are people from all walks of life, whether they are current students, parents of players, past alumni of Sweet Grass, or citizens of Big Timber looking to support the football team on a Friday night. Besides being there to support the Herders, they all have Photo Courtesy of Cindy Glavin one thing in common: Herder fans storm the field after Homecoming to celebrate they are sitting in the with players the win that finally broke a twenty-four year bleachers. Bleachers may seem a mundane losing streak to the Columbus cougars. topic for an article, but think about it. When our top goals and I hate losing so yes it was you sat down on the very important. Homecoming made the night wooden planks to enjoy even greater.” The student body wasted no time a game, have you given in showing their excitement by storming the any further thought to field immediately after the two teams shook hands. The excitement from the win did not end how these bleachers came to be? The with the players walking off the field though. answer is: volunteers. Throughout the next couple of weeks you could In the October 25th feel a sense of excitement in the air throughout Sheepherder paper the community because of this win. from 1995, the main The reaction from the community was story was all about much like the reaction they had in 1990, the newly finished according to Darren Fike, “The community was bleachers. The article buzzing that year because we were ranked in the top 5 all year and had a real shot at winning state. listed the plethora of organizations So shutting out a good quality team like we did and individuals who amped it up a little more.” donated time, money Getting the win against the Columbus and materials to For Streak Snapped, see page 6

By Greta Sanders, Staff Writer

Photo Courtesy of Greta Sanders The Graham Field bleachers that the Big Timber community built in 1995.

complete the stands for the Big Timber crowd. Almost twenty years later, these bleachers stand, welcoming the home crowd each fall. However, this undertaking is not the only volunteer project in years past that has benefitted Sweet Grass County High School.

Not all donations come in the form of time. Businesses in the community choose to let the high school use their buildings for free, which enables the high school to hold events for less money. From prom to football dinners, our local legion supplies the For Projects, see page 6


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