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Central Lake

Tr jan Timez

April 2017

Volunteerism in full bloom!

Saturday, April 29th the National Honor Society hosted their annual

Beautification Day. The event took place at the grounds of Central Lake schools

from 9 am - 12 pm. The goal of this day is to help spruce up the elementary and

high school grounds for the dance recital and graduation. The National Honor

Society encourages the whole community to come out and get involved.

The weather could not have been better for such an event to take place.

Not to mention there was lots of help from surrounding community members.

The three hours went by quickly due to the amount of help that participated. Now

our school is ready for the spring events held here to wrap up the school year.

-Leah Dawson

Alumni baseball game, brings out CL’s finest

Saturday April 22nd was a beautiful day for the first annual Central Lake Alumni Baseball tournament. This

year was a little different with three teams playing three games. The games started last year as a fundraiser for the base-

ball team and after the first year and it was obvious that it should become an annual event.

The weather is one of the main reasons the day went so well. Both years have been sunny and warm, great con-

ditions for baseball. When the weather is nice, it is so much easier to enjoy the day.

The first game started at 10 am with the Central Lake varsity team playing the alumni team. The Central Lake

boys won 9-7. The alumni put up a good fight ,but just couldn’t keep up with the speed of the young Trojans.

The second game was played between the varsity boys and the new Veterans’ team. The Veterans won 10-8

cranking out some home runs. The Veterans took the lead in the 3rd inning smashing a grand slam that the Trojans just

couldn’t come back from. (continued on pg. 20)

CL’s peace garden, weeded and in

bloom.

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I love my mother

This holiday to appreciate your mother started when Anna Jarvis had a memorial for her mom at a church in

West Virginia. She started her campaign to make “Mother’s Day” a holiday in 1905. It was first celebrated in 1908, but

in the same year rejected by Congress. By 1911, all 50 states in the US had celebrated Mother’s Day.

In the United States, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Not all countries have it on this

day or even in the month of May. Many are either in May on the second Sunday or in March. There are a few in August,

October, November,

and December too. The

idea of this holiday is

the same, which is ap-

preciating everything

your mother does for

you.

This year,

Mother’s Day will be

celebrated on Sunday,

May 14th. There are

many things to do this

day, but make sure it

includes your mom!

Give her breakfast in

bed, buy her flowers, or

just spend a day with

her. This day it to make

your mom feel special.

Even though you

should make your mom

feel special every day,

make this day stand

out! It means more to

her than you think.

-Cybil Ritchie


Love your siblings

April 10th was National Sibling Day, which is

celebrated all over the world. Several countries all

over the world celebrate National Sibling Day. It’s a

holiday recognized annually in some parts of the Unit-

ed States honoring the relationships of siblings. Unlike

Mother's Day and Father's Day, it is not actually rec-

ognized, though the Siblings Day Foundation is work-

ing to change this. Since 1998, the governors of 49

states have officially issued to recognize Siblings Day

in their state.

National Sibling Day was created by native

New Yorker, Claudia Evart in 1995 to honor and cele-

brate siblings. After losing her two siblings early in

life in separate accidents, she knew how important sib-

lings could be in our lives. Claudia created the Sib-

lings Day Foundation, a tax-exempt organization,

whose goals included the establishment of National

Siblings Day. Claudia selected April 10 in honor of

her sister, Lisette’s birthday.

National Sibling Day Facts and Quotes:

The most siblings with same birthday are 5. All 5

were born on the 20th of February in 1952, 1953,

1956, 1961 and 1966. The odds of this occurring

are one in nearly 18 billion.

In China there was a one-child policy until 2015,

which means it restricted urban families to having

only one child. For 35 years, it was illegal to have

siblings in China.

The highest rate of non-marital childbearing oc-

curs in Latin America (55-74%)

According to the Guinness Book of World Rec-

ords, the oldest family in the world is the Tweed

family. The 7 brothers and 5 sisters vary in age

from 76 to 96 for a combined age of 1020.

“If you want to do really important things in life

and big things in life, you can't do anything by

yourself. And your best teams are your friends and

your siblings.” – Deepak Chopra, Indian author

-Paige Talbot

Perfect examples

of sibling love!

Left: Molly and

Michael James.

Right: Cody Hick-

man, Trey Hick-

man, and Trevor

Reynolds.


Celebrating Easter

On Sunday, April 16th, we celebrate Easter.

Easter is a holiday celebrating the resurrection of Je-

sus from the dead. Many adults celebrate by preparing

delicious dinners and preparing their homes for guests,

while most children prefer eating colorful candies,

chocolate bunnies, colored eggs, marshmallow chicks,

and jellybeans.

Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after

the first full moon, post the Spring Equinox, brings

signs and hopes of the new life. Churches decorate

with fresh flowers and various Easter decorations.

In many places, there are various competitions

held such as face painting, egg hunting/rolling, sing-

ing, etc. Gift giving is an important part of the Easter

celebration which goes on all over the world. Easter

gift baskets are one of the most popular selling gift

products are usually stuffed with toys, books, accesso-

ries, chocolates and candies.

Easter is full of family fun, joined to together

with big celebrations and lots of fun games.

Fun Facts:

Six billion jelly beans are made for Easter each

year

It took 27 hours to create Peep marshmallow

chicks in 1953, now it takes 6 minutes

The world's largest Easter egg hunt had

501,000 eggs, which took place at Cypress Gar-

dens Adventure Park in Winter Haven, Florida, on

April 1, 2007.

Americans spend an average of $2.4 billion on

Easter candy each year

Americans are expected to spend up to $18.4

billion each year on Easter, up from last years rec-

ord of $17.3 billion.

Ninety million

chocolate Easter bun-

nies are produced each

year.

-Paige Talbot


How is Easter celebrated

around the world?

Easter is the religious holiday in which people

around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus

Christ. Although this holiday has a specific meaning

and purpose, there are lots of ways that it can be cele-

brated according to what part of the

world you live in.

Argentina: The week before

Easter, people in Argentina have a

religious fast. They still eat, but they

cut out all meat except for seafood.

They also make sure that the Satur-

day before Easter is a relaxing and

quiet day to show respect and mourn

for the death of Jesus.

In Argentina, their Easter

meal often consists of eggs and sea-

food with a special Easter cake af-

terwards. They also give each other

colored or dyed eggs as small gifts.

Greece: In Greece, the peo-

ple follow by a different calendar

than ours, called the Byzantine cal-

endar, so Easter in Greece is cele-

brated on a different day than every-

one else’s.

On Good Friday, the Greek

tradition is to light candles and walk

around town holding them and en-

joy a display of fireworks and bells.

Easter Sunday however, is more fun in Greece. It’s a

day with lots of food and desserts, consisting of a spit-

fire roast lamb and lots of dyed eggs. The Greek tradi-

tion is to knock eggs with friends and family, and

whoever’s cracks first gets a good fortune, similar to a

wishbone on Thanksgiving.

Scotland: Easter in Scotland is a little differ -

ent than other countries mentioned. It’s more laid back

and relaxed, with not as much celebration. They do

some traditional Easter things like most of the world

does, such as having a family dinner and some fun ac-

tivities for the kids.

The biggest part of Easter is focused on the

Easter eggs. After they’re boiled and painted in all

kinds of colors and designs, they’re taken to the park

hills for rolling on Easter Sunday. The rolling of the

eggs are supposed to symbolize the stone rolling away

from Jesus’ tomb, and Jesus resurrecting.

Sweden; Easter in Sweden is much less reli-

gious and more about the fun and games aspect. Cele-

brations are focused on humor and making people

laugh, with children dressing up as witches and giving

out Easter cards, and receiving candy in exchange.

On Easter morning, their dinner consists of

mainly fish, usually smoked salmon. There is also

roasted ham and different various cheeses. Of course,

the best part are the eggs which are exchanged and

used in a game where participants roll them down the

roof to see which egg can go the furthest without

breaking.

-Katie Shafer


Prom’s around the corner

It’s just about that time of year, where

guys and gals dress their best and dance and

make memories. Prom short from promenade is

an important piece of high school that people

remember for years and years. Today, we know

prom as a formal dance in the spring for juniors

and seniors. A few other things that go along

with event are corsages, boutonnieres, post-

prom activities, and photo shoots.

For a little history, corsages used to be

the name of the bodice of woman's dress and

were worn at Greek weddings to ward off evil

spirits. In the early 1900’s corsages were worn

upside down with the bow facing upwards and

the flowers themselves were much larger. To-

day many girls wear the colorful flowers on

their wrist.

As for boutonnieres, civilizations as ear-

ly as the Aztecs, and Egyptians were said to

have worn them to support their sporting

events. In old England, scholars say the flowers

were worn on battlefields to identify different

people.

The first half of the night is more formal

with the dinner, and dancing, than afterward,

usually around midnight, the less formal fun

begins. After some dances, some schools/

communities set up fun activities for teens to

enjoy later in the night. Some activities involve

games, sports, prizes, movies, etc.

After many years of new trends and tra-

ditions, prom changed and stayed the same in

some ways since 1989. We were able to get

some insight in the Central lake Prom of 1989, from our very one teacher Mrs. Fernandez.” The 80’s rocked’,

she says. “ We had the streamers, balloons, DJ, and lights.” Unlike today, most pictures were taken only at

home, and with fewer people in them. The dance of 89 had roughly 80+ people came and took place some-

where close to CL. ”No such thing as post prom, at least not at CL, when I was in school. We would always

go to Mrs. Pete's in Bellaire, which was open all night, and we'd get breakfast.” That’s one of the few differ-

ence over the years. One thing that never changes, is the fun and memories that people take away from the all-

American experience.

-Gaby Fernandez

“A Night to Remember,” prom at Central Lake, 1989.

Where is Kimberly Labeau?


International Dance Day

International Dance Day is celebrated every year on April

29th. This day was created by the Dance Committee of the Interna-

tional Theatre Institute. This day is “recognized and celebrated for

those who can see the value and importance of the art form “dance”,

and also acts as a wake up call for governments who have not yet

recognized its value to the people and to the individu-

al” (International Dance Day). Performances are throughout the

world. The main event takes place in Paris, other shows are in Portu-

gal, South America and Europe.

There are five main goals of this day.

To make people aware of the value of dance in all its forms.

To enable the dance community to promote their work on a broad scale, so that governments and opinion

leaders are aware of the value and importance of dance in all its forms and support it.

To enjoy dance in all its forms for its own sake.

To share the joy of dance with others.

To promote dance in all its forms across the world.

Help celebrate this day by dancing to give back. Everybody has their own way of expressing them-

selves, whether it be freestyle, ballet, hip hop or modern dancing. Use this day to explore what dance has to

offer you.

-Madison Barrett

April Fool’s Day is a joke

April 1st also known as April Fool’s Day, is a day when many people decide

to play around and make jokes. It is also the day many people get hurt, or upset,

about the jokes. Someone may think it is funny to say you have a hole in your pock-

et, I’m pregnant, I ate the rest of your food, attaching air horns to seats, caramel on-

ions, Michigan’s Dogman, Burger King Toothpaste, glue as a face mask, real estate

listings for pets, and Netflix Live. But, someone may not think it’s funny and they

make the situation worse than it has to be.

April Fools is supposed to be a fun filled day and just be funny in general. If

you don’t like it, you don’t have to tear the other person down just ignore it and

move on. April 1st is also close to the end of spring break, which means everyone

usually wants to rewind time to make it last longer, especially if they go on some

crazy awesome vacation that they are really enjoying.

It also is a reminder that there are 274 days left of the year. Also on this day in

1946 a massive earthquake near Alaskan Islands created a tsunami that raced over the

Pacific Ocean, slamming into Hawaii. That was no joke!

It is still a mystery to this day, how April Fool’s Day came about. Although

there are several theories about this national day.

-Alexis Robtoy

April Fool’s Day must

really be a joke!


Poets, poetry, and poems

Why is April National Poem month? Fun act

time: April is the month because the Academy of

American Poets in 1996, used April to be the month

for awareness and appreciation for poets. Over the

years it has developed into the largest Literary celebra-

tion in the world. There are many events and activities

that are done to celebrate national poem month.

What are the Goals of National Poem Month?

Putting the legacy and achievements of the poets

in spotlight

Encourage people to read poems

Increase attention to poets and poems

To increase publication and distribution

To support poets

There are several ways to celebrate and partici-

pate in national poem month. https://www.poets.org/

national-poetry-month/home You can use this website

to navigate you to participate in the events. The events

are Posters, Poem in Your Pocket Day, Poem-A-

Day, along with many others.

There are also famous people that you may not know

are poets. Langston Hughes, Vachel Lindsay, John

Lennon, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Dylan Thomas,

and Oscar Wilde.

Langston Hughes: 1902-1967; wrote poems;

Mother to Son, Enemy, Dreams.

Vachel Lindsay: 1879-1931; Sung Poetry, he was

the poet that founded Langston Hughes.

John Lennon: 1940-1980; poetry is about happi-

ness and peace.

Robert Frost: 1874-1963; poetry based on life.

Walt Whitman: 1819-1892; Old fashioned Poems.

Dylan Thomas: 1914-1953; Heartfelt Poems.

Oscar Wilde: 1854-1900; Irish Poems.

-Alexis Robtoy

https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/home

https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/home


This Month’s Theater Releases Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Release Date: May 26th, 2017

Summary: Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune

blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led

by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape

from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at

sea...including him. Captain Jack's only hope of survival

lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a

powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, & Fantasy

Rating: Pg-13

Rotten Tomato Rating: 98%

Running Time: 2h 33m

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Release Date: May 5th, 2017

Summary: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the

team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cos-

mos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family

together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true par-

entage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters

from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the

Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Rating: Pg-13



The Fate of The Furious

Release Date: (already released) April 17, 2017

Summary: With Dom and Letty married, Brian and Mia re-

tired and the rest of the crew exonerated, the globe-trotting

team has found some semblance of a normal life. They

soon face an unexpected challenge when a mysterious

woman named Cipher forces Dom to betray them all.

Now, they must unite to bring home the man who made

them a family and stop Cipher from unleashing chaos.

Genre: Action, Adventure, and Crime

Rating: Pg-13



-Kendra Willson


Pi Day: 3.14159265359

Pi (π) is a letter in the Greek alphabet that symbolizes the ratio of a

circle’s circumference to its diameter. It turns out to be an "irrational num-

ber," meaning its exact value is actually a mystery. The ancient Babylonians

estimated pi to be about 3.125, and the Egyptians estimated it to be about

3.16. The mathematician Archimedes is considered to be the first to calculate

an accurate estimation of the value of pi, in around the year 250 B.C.

Computer scientists have calculated billions of digits of pi, starting

with 3.14159265358979323…, but because no recognizable pattern emerges

in the succession of its digits, we could contin-

ue calculating the next digit, and the next, and

the next, for millennia, and we'd still have no

idea which digit might emerge next. The digits

of pi continue their senseless procession all the

way to infinity.

When structural engineers need to de-

sign buildings to withstand earthquakes, pi al-

ways shows up in their calculations. Pi is ines-

capable, because cycles are the cousins of cir-

cles; they are to time as circles are to space. Pi

is at the heart of both.

Pi Day is an annual celebration of the

mathematical constant pi and it is celebrated on

March 14th, because three, one, and four are

the first three digits of pi. In our school, if you

are in Mrs. Hughes’ math class, I am sure you

remember when she celebrated Pi Day with all

of her classes. We all did some fun math activ-

ities, such as making Pi Day mobiles and fill-

ing out some math worksheets, and we also got

to eat some pi themed cupcakes and other

treats.

-Katie Shafer

Garrett Purdy earned extra credit for making a Pi Day


Earth Day, clean day

Earth Day is the anniversary of the birth of

environmental movement in 1970. This year is the

47th year that Earth Day has been celebrated. Usu-

ally people spend the day cleaning and taking care

of the Earth. It is important to do some kind of

cleaning up or planting and different activities to

help the earth grow because if we don’t we

will live in a dangerous environment. Besides the

endangerment to us, the animals around us are af-

fected by our poor choices in which makes it harder

on them to survive.

Earth Day has a variety of activities to

demonstrate support we need to give the Earth for

environmental protection. It achieved political sup-

port from, democrats and republicans, the rich and poor, city slickers and farmers, tycoons and labor leaders.

More than 193 countries celebrate Earth Day. It is said that pollution was often accepted or expressed as the

smell of prosperity.

Earth Day has its own flag. John McConnell created the flag. Earth day also has its own an-

them. William Wallace had created the anthem.

Joyful, joyful we adore our Earth in all its wonderment

Simple gifts of nature that all join into a paradise

Now we must resolve to protect her

Show her our love throughout all time

With our gentle hand and touch

We make our home a newborn world

Now we must resolve to protect her

Show her our love throughout all time

With our gentle hand and touch

We make our home a newborn world.

-Alexis Robtoy


Gardening Tips

Gardening is a wonderful, relaxing, and beauti-

ful hobby to get into; gardening makes you get out of

bed, go outside to enjoy the sun, and burn some calo-

ries. These tips should help you with starting your

own little garden journey!

1. To start simple, grab a container. For beginners this

will be easier so you can make sure the soil is fertile

and easily prevent weeds from growing. First start

small, then work your way up to a bigger garden.

2. Your container should have good soil and drainage,

if it does it has lots of compost! To compost just save

your food waste. Also, make sure that your container

garden has holes in the bottom, for drainage

3. Some plants are shade plants, some need sun, and

some even need shade or sun. Make sure you know

this about your plant! Hometalk member The Micro

Gardener has a universal solution: Place your contain-

er garden on wheels or a trolley, so you can move it

around in the event your selected spot doesn’t get as

much sunlight as you originally thought.

4. Start growing easy things. For easy-to-grow pro-

duce, Hometalk’s gardening experts recommend toma-

toes, peppers, onions, chard, basil, and bush beans.

Easy to grow and maintain flowers include clematis(a

vine), sunflowers, dahlia’s, foxglove, roses, petunia &

black eyed susan’s

5. Make sure you give young plants lots of water, but

always avoid wetting the plant’s leaves. That can

cause the plant to die quickly. As your sprouts grow,

remember that the general rule of thumb is to give

plants an inch of water per week. If your plant has

yellow leaves, you’re watering too much.

6. Make sure to trim! Trimming and pruning your

plants allows for increased air circulation and fewer

leaves for your to spill water on .

-Mia Disbrow

A flower garden, someone put together outside their house . Note the balance

of color, size, and height of the plants.


April Showers Bring May Flowers

Have you ever heard the sang “April Showers Bring May Flowers?” Of course you have,. I’m sure eve-

ryone has heard this rhyme at some point; people usually hear it from teachers maybe even parents starting as

little kids. It's the song everyone says and the sang everyone hears around springtime. The thing people don't

know about the sang is where it came from

exactly. It dates back all the way to the mid

1500s. The famous saying was originally a

short poem. However, there is meaning be-

hind the words, as well. Quoted by Chaplain,

"April showers bring May flowers is a re-

minder that even the most unpleasant of

things, in this case the heavy rains of April,

can bring about very enjoyable things indeed

-- even an abundance of flowers in May.

April showers bring May flowers is also a

lesson in patience, and one that remains valid

to this day.” Some of the greatest things in

life come to those who wait for it. They wait for it with

patients and happiness.

Cool facts about April Showers and May Flowers one of the major causes of the April Showers is the

position of the jet stream in the month April? In early spring, the jet stream starts to move northwards, allowing

large depressions to bring strong winds and rain in from the Atlantic. In one day the weather can change from

springtime sunshine to winter sleet and snow. The reason why they say “April Showers Bring May Flowers,” is

because all the rain that the Earth gets during April helps the flowers bloom in May. Flowers that bloom in

May include baby's breathe, dahlia, baptisia, sunflowers, chervil, coral bells, and lady’s mantle.

-Mia Disbrow

The fresh natural flowers blooming in the beautiful

woods after a day of rain April.

Baptisia

Baby’s Breath Lady’s Mantle


Maywa Denki: The Interesting Instrument Company

Many people know about the most popular instruments, such as

guitars, pianos, and drums. One company in Japan, Maywa Denki, is

completely changing the ideas of how to make instruments.

The company was formed in 1993 by brothers Masamichi and

Nobumichi Tosa, and are part of the art division of Sony Music Enter-

tainment in Japan. Currently, the youngest brother Nobumichi, runs

the company. The group has been famous for decades in Japan, and

since the early 2010’s have seen more interest in other parts of the

world.

You may be wondering, why are these instruments so differ-

ent? They have a variety of different

features, and have peculiar methods

of play.

The most popular instrument

that Maywa Denki makes is called

the, “Otamatone.” This instrument

is shaped like an eighth note, and has

a playing system similar to a stringed

instrument, as it has a soundbar with-

out frets. By touching the sound bar,

it produces a tone similar to a synthesizer.

The instrument comes in a variety of different sizes, ranging from the

small Melody Otamatone, measuring about 6 inches in height, to the

Jumbo Otamatone, which is the size of a typical guitar. These instru-

ments come in a variety of colors, such as, pink, red, blue, black, and even

white. Not only do they

have an interesting sound, but they also have mouths.

By pressing the sides of the mouth, you can achieve

different intonations.

The next instrument that is a fan favorite is the

percussion instrument, “Mr. Knocky.” This has a simi-

lar sound to that of a temple block. The instrument

comes with a set of two plastic drums, but they can be

replaced with anything that fits in the space.

The machine works with two handheld controls

wired to the system. When you move the controller in a

drumming motion, the instrument makes the drumming

noise for you. Mr. Knocky comes in both black and white,

with an orange drumset. With Mr. Knocky and an Ota-

matone, people have been making videos, using the instruments together to perform covers of songs.

All in all, Maywa Denki is a very interesting company to consider buying from if you want an

entertaining instrument, and an entertaining experience.

-Brenden Graham

Nobumichi Tosa, Co-

founder and CEO of Maywa

Denki

The Otamatone, Regular

Mr. Knocky, the Percussive Instrument.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KqEMPF3rGRkpzPh-6nZt05kJ8KioGuZqRY_WihYSu4Y/edit?usp=sharing_eil&ts=58f0d053


Costco to Open

in Traverse City

In late 2017, the store

Costco will be opening their

doors in Traverse City. For those

who don’t know what Costco is, it

is a big box warehouse store simi-

lar to Sam’s Club. The company

has around 500 stores in the U.S.

alone, with about a quarter of

them being in California and oth-

er locations on the west coast.

The store will be built in the industrial park of the Cherry Capitol Airport, an area with 65 acres of

open land for businesses to build. The new building will be 156,000 square feet, and the company is buy-

ing 18.5 of those 65 acres to accomplish this construction.

The first contract that Costco signed for the space is a 20

year lease that costs $170,000 a year.

After this 20 year contract is over, they may choose to

add another 5 years, which gives them a 7.5 increase in

rent. If they stayed open for 20 years, this would give the

airport an extra 3.4 million dollars.

The reason the big box store chose this location is be-

cause of the interest they saw in southern Michigan loca-

tions, and saw that people in the north didn’t have one.

Traverse City was the perfect location for this because of

the tourism in the summer, and the high amount of flights

that go through the landmark that is Cherry Capital Airport.

This will not be as big of a competitor to Sam’s Club as thought, as it is

all the way across the other side of Traverse City. The main comparison between Costco and Sam’s Club is

that they both have memberships, they both have bulk supplies of products, and low prices.

The main difference between the

two chains is the fact that Costco is a bit

more expensive, but has more units in

packages than Sam’s Club. The cost of

membership is more as well, but not by

that much.

Luckily for both companies, they

are on opposite sides of the city, so they

can coexist without much heavy competi-

tion. All in all, when the new store opens

this November, there will be even more

buying options in Traverse City.

-Brenden Graham

The interior of Costco.

Cherry Capital Airport.

Costco's typical store design.


Trojan Sportz

Bats, Hats, and Stats

The 2017 baseball season has officially begun. The boys practiced long and hard for many weeks now

and have a lot of games ahead of them. The team is coached by Mr. Heeke with the help of Scott Hoogerhyde

and Bart Patton. The team also is getting help from their manager, Matt Beasely.

The team has good variety of players from each grade. Coach Heeke says he was glad the weather is

nice enough to be outside to practice and that he’s looking forward to this new season. The team lost some

good players but the new players this year are looking good. The team is also working hard on and off the

field.

The first game of the season was played at Gaylord St. Mary’s where the boys split the win. The win-

ning pitcher of the first game was Sophomore Bret Dewey. The losing pitcher for the second game was Sopho-

more Grant Papineau. The pitchers actually had a little collision in the second game, resulting in minor inju-

ries. On the 17th the boys played the East Jordan Red Devils, and lost both games. For a few statistics from

both games: The winning pitcher of the St. Mary’s games was Bret Dewey for the game, and the losing pitcher

for the second games was Grant Papineau. For the East Jordan game, both sophomores pitched one game,

which were both lost.

The season is

just beginning ,so the

boys have room to

improve on the skills

they already

have. The boys are

putting in as much

time as they can after

school and getting

better everyday.

-Gaby Fernandez

2017 boys varsity baseball team.


Central Lake middle schoolers dominate the track

The weather this year is definitely not as nice as last year’s 50 degree spring. This year the first track

meet of the season was canceled due to snow

and a second one the next week was canceled

due to cold rain. Even so the middle school

track team is looking strong.

The girls’ track team made up of 6th

through 8th graders has a total of 16 girls about

three times the size of last year’s five person

team. The boys team is a little smaller than last

year with only 10 this year, a decrease of about

five.

The middle school track team had their first

track meet on Thursday April 7th at Mancelona.

The girls’ team finished 3rd out of five teams.

The girls had a couple of stellar relays: first in

the 3200 and the 1600 meter relay, second in the

800 meter relay and 3rd in the 400 meter relay.

The boys’ team is smaller in size with

only one relay team, but still has a lot of strong

competitors. The single relay earned 3rd place

and Alex Harvey finished 3rd in the 200 meter

dash earning some points for the team.

At Bellaire the girls again had great re-

lays. The 3200 meter relay finished 1st place for

the girls and actually finished 2nd overall be-

tween boys and girls. The 1600 meter relay also

placed 1st while the 800 meter relay earned 2nd

and the 400 meter relay finished 3rd. Some indi-

vidual stars were 6th graders Journey Hutchens

earning 1st in the 100 meter dash and Liberty

Perry also placing 1st in the mile.

The boys’ 800 meter relay team earned

3rd place in the Bellaire meet. Individual finish-

ers were Andrew Bay earning 1st in pole

vault, Alex Harvey snatched another 3rd

place finish in the 200 meter dash, Noah

Beasley tied for 3rd place in the 400 meter

dash and Logan Eckhardt placed 2nd in the 200 meter low hurdles.

Central Lake middle school track is a force to be reckoned with. Hopefully, the middle schoolers will

keep dominating the track with the future of Central Lake track looking very good.

-Matilda Perkins

Alexis Cain Hands off in the 3200 meter run while teammates Liberty Perry

and Alaina Nemec cheer her on


Track isn’t whack

The High School Track team has about 20 kids this year. For high schoolers in track, you can partici-

pate in four events at most each track meet. You can be in a field event and/or a running event. There are 17

events total counting both running and field events.

In a track meet the boys and girls are separate teams because the girls and boys run separate. For

each event a team member is placed in you get a certain amount of points depending on the place you end

in.

They have had two meets so far, one in Central Lake and the other in Bellaire. The first meet at our

home track had about five schools and was a non-medal meet. It was a non-medal meet because since it was

the first track meet it was mostly to get times/distances on all athletes.

The second meet in Bellaire had about nine schools and was a medal meet. Individual events medaled up to

6th place and relay events medaled up to 4th place.

Our track team has a tough time winning meets because there are so many bigger schools with twice

or triple the amount of kids on their team than ours. Giving them the advantage to get more points. But they

always try to jump the farthest, throw the farthest, jump the highest, and run the fastest. Coach Ritchie says

that he sees a lot of potential this year and is ready for a great season.

Make sure you come out and support our Trojans Track team this year and make sure to bundle up!

-Cybil Ritchie

Central Lake’s high school track teams pose infor-

mally in the warmth of the school building.

Alumni game, continued from pg. 1

The third game was between the Veterans and

the Alumni. The veterans team won 9-8. This game

was super fun to watch with all the old guys playing

each other. Both teams were able to hit homeruns

which probably helps since they aren’t in the best

shape for running.

Everyone had a great time watching baseball

and reminiscing about their high school years with

some old trophies on display. The boys love the low

pressure game, the old guys love reliving the glory

days, and the fans have a blast watching. Mr. Barry

was having a blast as the announcer, teasing the play-

ers while sitting safe in his little lawn chair he was

probably having the most fun. Overall, the day was a

big success.


Softball begins!!!

Thursday, on April 13th, the lady Trojans began their season with their first game against Gay-

lord St. Mary Snowbirds.

The Lady Trojans team consists of 15 girls. Starting with the upper classman; Hayley Pierson,

Tori Guy, Molly James, Mia Disbrow, Leah Dawson, Gaby Fernandez, Kaitlyn Verellen, Paige Talbot,

and Sadie Newton. The under classman consists of Espn Shaw, Makenna Cassio, Jade Moffat, Kaiya

Willson, Grace Hill, and Finch Vanniman. The ladies are coached by Ralph Hines along with help from

Carl Vanniman, Becky Willson, and Rick Pierson.

The Trojans held a 5-1 lead in the last inning of the first game only to have the Snowbirds come

back winning by 1 in the 6th inning. In the second game against the Snowbirds, Central Lake lost 3-13.

With a rocky start, Central Lake came back Thursday, April 18, 2017 against the East Jordan Red Devils

winning the first game 10-5. The first game was started off with a homerun by junior, Mia Disbrow and

many great hits followed by everyone after. Fernandez pitched the first game to catcher, Kaitlyn Verel-

len. The second game was then started with junior, Gaby Fernandez and freshman, Finch Vanniman also

hitting homeruns. Freshman Kaiya Willson pitched a great game to catcher, Espn Shaw. Ending the

game with a final score of 18-6.

Although the lady Trojans’ first game started rough they are ready for a promising season ahead.

-Leah Dawson

Featured above, are this years' varsity softball players.


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