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Central Lake

Tr jan Timez April, 2014 (In review!)

Central Lake and Ellsworth pre-

sents a play every spring. This year

they chose to perform Beauty and

the Beast.

Tryouts for this play were held on

Friday March 14th in Central

Lake’s teacher lounge. Every stu-

dent are given 3 days to practice the

play, that started on Friday the 21st

from 3:30-6pm, Saturday the 22nd

from 9am-6pm , and ended on Sun-

day the 23rd from 10am-7pm. The

play itself took place on a Sunday

night in the Ellsworth High School

Gymnasium at 5:00 pm. The cast

and crew are listed below.

CAST:

PRINCE Winter Romeyn

FIRST PRINCESS Kara Becker

CAPTAIN Diamond McPherson

SECOND PRINCESS Kortney

Neill

OLD WOMAN Leah Swenson

LOUISE Kendyll Russell

HELEN Karisya Adjie

BEAST Nate Velboom

MADAME RONDEAU Katelyn

Sowers

WOLF Will Downs

MAGIC LOOKING GLASS Sa-

mantha Rasmussen

ISABEL Larissa Fisher

MARGUERITE Sydney Sundelius

BEAUTY Hannah Heard

GRASPO Brian Drenth

BRUTUS Elijah McClel-

lan

GREEDO Roger Dickin-

son

ROSE LEGEND Tineka

Witt

CLOCK Marnie Thorman

MASTERPIECE PAINT-

ING Marley Kendall

MOVING CHAIR Skylar

White

CHORUS: Party Guests, Court

Attendants,

Members of the Court:

Joshua Byard, Shayla Downs, So-

phia Merrifield,

Brenda Eggers, Alleah Sundelius,

Summer

Sundelius, Alexis Helton, Ally Hat-

field, Chloe

Nagel, Aria Blackford, Desi

VanderSlik, Ivy

MacNicol, Lucas Sweet, Tyler

Drenth, Jesus

Oviedo, Truman Neer, Cody

Brown, Vance Hoeksema

(continued in page 2)

School Theatre Workshop: A Success

Some of the Beauty and the Beast casts acting the final scene, huddled around the

revived prince (03/23/14).


Theatre Workshop (continued from page 1)

Stage Manager: Jaynee Mortensen

Stage Crew: Gabbi Marley, Cole Essenberg, Collin

Ingalls,

Jake Jones, Bill Stevens, Shayla Clarke, Addie

Nagel, Aidan VanderHart, Mason St. John, Gaby

Fernandez, Matilda Perkins, Ethan Fox, Ethan

Tornga, Jesse Hersha, Atlas Marlatt, Phillip

Boynton, Kolby Krosnicki, Conner Figueroa,

Mckenzie Essenberg, Stasch Szczepanski,

Jake Neuman, Jon Helton, Cole Karavas

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Mrs. VanderHart, Mrs. Mack, Ms. Miller, Mrs.

St. John

After 3 very long days of working on blocking, memoriz-

ing lines and singing songs over and over again, all of

them pulled it off. The play went well and the audience

seemed to like most of it. There were a few spots where

some characters missed their lines but they were pretty

good at improvising to make the show go on.

—Kara Becker and Kortney Neill

50 Plus Colleges in One Night

On Thursday, March 20th students, grades 9-

12 could attend College Night in Charlevoix. There

were over 50 colleges at College

Night. They consisted of private

schools, community colleges, uni-

versities, and branches of the ar-

my.

Each school had a repre-

sentative that you could talk to

and receive more information.

Most places had a book that you

could pick up, giving you more

information about the college and how to get into

the college. They gave you sheets about financial

aid, ACT scores, scholarships, housing, and more.

They gave you an opportunity to ask them questions

about the career you were looking at.

It was a great experience for younger kids. It

allowed them to see what each college offered and

what they needed to do to get into that college. This

allows kids to start early in school and plan out their

future in advance instead of stressing when senior

year hits.

—Channing Hoogerhyde

Conner, Darren, and parents check out MSU.

Trojan Students explore future options.




Rob the Drummer

Entertains and Inspires

On Friday 21, 2014,

Rob the Drummer visited

our school for 4th, 5th, and 6th

hour. Students grades 6-12

from both Central Lake and

Ellsworth came together to

see what Bob was all about.

Rob the Drummer

has performed for audiences

in Belgium, Russia, Balti,

Prague, Lithuania, and Lat-

via, and toured Japan for the

Yamaha Music Foundation.

He previewed on the Nickel-

odeon Network, MTV, Sesa-

me Street, Romper Room,

Kids World, Entertainment

Tonight, and other chil-

dren’s national and cable television

programs.

When Rob first entered the

stage, a laugh moved throughout the

audience. I have to admit, he did

look a little silly. After introducing

himself, Rob started to play the

drums. He played many different

tunes that the students would recog-

nize, and everyone was amazed at

how well he could play the drums.

Rob wasn’t only there to

play the drums, though. He talked

to the students about bullying and

fulfilling your dreams. He showed

us short videos of an animated im-

age of himself that was dealing with

bullying problems. In the video, the

animated Rob was the bully and

Rob the Drummer was telling him

that it was wrong and other differ-

ent ways to fix it. Animated Rob

also talked about fulfilling your

dreams. He wanted to be a drummer

but didn’t think that he was good

enough. Rob the Drummer told him

to practice and to not give up on his

dream, and that he did.

Rob the Drummer had many

different students come up on stage

to try different types of instruments

that he had brought, and to test out

their rhythm. He even let one of the

students play his drums!

Towards the end, Rob the

Drummer let the students ask some

questions. Most of these questions

were about different video games,

but there were also some questions

about him per-

forming at the

White House. All

in all, it was a

great experience

having Rob the

Drummer talk and

perform at our

school. We would

love if he could

come back again!

-Morgan Scott

and Channing

Hoogerhyde

Rob bangs Bongos.

Aurora Pruyt shows us her rhythm.


Antrim County Youth

Coalition

The Antrim County Youth

Coalition is an organization in An-

trim County that promotes drug and

alcohol prevention in teens. It in-

cludes students in Central Lake,

Mancelona, Bellaire and Elk

Rapids. The group meets once a

month, usually

on a Monday to

plan events and

ways to recruit

new members.

The meetings

start with an in-

troduction of

any new group members and a

brief recap of the last ACYC

event. Next they discuss what

could change from the last event

to make it more successful to try

to raise money and awareness for

the group in hopes to draw in

more members which are always

welcome. There are many rea-

sons to join ACYC. It looks

good to put on any application

whether it be for college or for a

job. also, it is for a very good

cause. If you would like to join

the ACYC, get in touch with

Emma Pierson, Allie Hines or

Alex Perkins.

—Alex Perkins

Clash of Clans

Takeover

Clash of clans, also

known as goblin and fairies is a

spreading epidemic in Central

Lake High School. An epic com-

bat strategy game in which

building a village and training

high ranking soldiers for battle is

the object of the game. In this

game you can attack other villag-

es, collect their gold and

elixir while building your

own defense to keep out un-

wanted visitors.

There are mixed emo-

tions about Clash of Clans.

Some kids think the game is

pointless and takes up your

time while others like senior

Jeff Joyce says, “This is one

of my favorite games. It is

awesome!” Teachers on one

hand think that students

spend too much time playing this

game instead of doing home-

work and studying. As you can

see students and teachers have

slightly different point of views

but overall a good game for

some teen.

You never know, try the

game and you may

like it but be aware

that you may become

addicted!

-Alexis Carpenter

and Kara Becker



Games and Such!


April Fool’s Day!

April fool’s Day sometimes

called All Fools' Day is one of the

most light-hearted days of the year.

April 1st is not a national holiday,

but is widely recognized and cele-

brated in various countries as a day

when people play practical jokes on

each other. Some see it as a cele-

bration related to the turn of the

seasons, while others believe it

stems from the adoption of a new

calendar. Ancient cultures, includ-

ing those of the Romans and Hin-

dus, celebrated New Year's Day on

or around April 1. Other people be-

gan to make fun of these tradition-

alists, sending them on "fool's er-

rands" or trying to trick them into

believing something false. Eventu-

ally, the practice spread throughout

Europe. This tradition had made it

way to the U.S in 1562, the Grego-

rian calendar moved the first day of

the year from April 1 to January 1.

Word did eventually get around,

but some people

were a bit slow to

hear the news.

These folks con-

tinued celebrat-

ing the New Year

on April 1, una-

ware that they

were now three months behind the

times. These "April fools" were

tricked by those in the know creat-

ing the beginning of what we all

now know and love as April fool’s

day. —Kortney Neill

New Things to Come:

Aspire Testing

New this year to the Central

Lake School district is a test called

the Aspire test that every student in

grades 7th through 10th had to

complete. It is an intense and chal-

lenging test given in preparation for

the ACT’s. It is a grueling five

hour long test which is to be com-

pleted by each class on different

days of the week. The Aspire test

and the ACT test are very similar

with the only difference being, the

Aspire test is completed only

online, which also includes the

writing portion. There are 5 tests

that students have to take. The test

subjects are Reading, English,

Math, Science, and Writing. Each

test has their own amount of time

allocated but not to exceed one

hour. The minimum amount of

time each student received was 30

minutes. During this test each stu-

dent was placed at their own com-

puter, which they were assigned.

They could not look anywhere but

forward until the test was complete.

Once a student finalizes the test,

they could either draw on a scrap

piece of paper or put their head

down with no looking around.

Rules are a huge part of the new

testing. For example, if a student

even glanced at their neighbor,

their own test would be marked as

failed. Each class received 3 breaks

throughout the long day. The first

break was in the morning for a

snack and a bathroom break, the

second was lunch, and the last was

a short break to stretch or whatever

you needed to do. The new Aspire

Test has lead Central Lake Schools

into a whole new outlook on how

we take tests. It’s time to put down

our paper and pencils and embrace

the changes ahead.

-Alexa Shafer

Baker College Trip

Two weeks ago, several stu-

dents in the junior class took a trip

to Baker College in Cadillac to tour

the school and get a little taste of

the college experience. When they

got there, they split into groups to

tour the col-

lege. For the

rest of the

morning, they

went and vis-

ited class-

rooms where the could explore the

facilities and find out what it would

be like to attend a class at Baker

College. While they were in the

classrooms, they got to meet with

actual professors to talk to them

about what classes are available and

what the experience would be like.

After that, they had lunch with the

college staff and got to talk to the

staff about admissions and cost.

After lunch, they headed back to

Central Lake with more experience

as to what going to college would

be like.

-Alex Perkins


Easter Oddity

Easter just passed and all your life you

might think that the Easter traditions from

where you come from are ‘normal’, but to

somebody who comes from the other side of

the world, it might be considered ‘odd’. The

eggs, the bunny, or even the things Easter

symbolizes are different to other cultures. And

that’s what makes the world so exciting. Cul-

tures and traditions vary, as a virtue of each

population in different parts of the world in

which some are thriving. So in order to un-

derstand differences and to appreciate every

one of them, here are some traditions that are

practiced by other countries around the world

on Easter.

1. In Czech Republic and Slovakia, women

are doused in water and whipped by the

men with decorated handmade whips. It

is believed that it brings fertility and

beauty to their eves.

2. To some cultures, Easter is celebrated to

welcome spring season. In Germany,

remnants of Christmas trees from

Christmas are piled into a heap and

burned as a way of recognizing the end

of winter and moving into spring.

3. Colombia’s dinner menu for the Easter

is very interesting. Instead of munching

on chocolates and eggs, they dine on

iguana, turtles and big rodents for the

feast. Sounds “yummy yummy in my

belly” doesn’t it?

4. You’ve probably seen chocolate eggs

and bunnies, but what about a chocolate

Bilby? In an attempt to raise awareness

about the dwindling Bilby population,

this small rabbit size marsupial with

large ears, native to Australia, has been

immortalized in chocolate.

5. Maybe you’re used to painting Easter

eggs with bright and colorful colors.

But in Greece, Easter eggs are only

painted in red. No one knows why, but

some believe that it symbolizes the

blood of Christ on the cross. And the

eggs are then used to make Easter

bread.

So there you go! Various traditions done in

other parts of the world. Maybe next year you

could try and do various things rooting from

other traditions. Appreciate ther s ltures and

hope you have great Easter days in the future.

-Karisya P. Adjie


may become clearer. You will have

different strategies for the different

activities you do. When you partici-

pate in an activity, you may find

yourself full of enthusiasm. How-

ever, you may want to stay away

from activities that may cause you

to get hurt. Reinforce your capacity

to concentrate, your patience and

discipline!

Aquarius (Jan. 21 –

Feb. 19) You may want to have

help wihe ctivities that you partici-

pate in. Wihe e good luck you’ll

even earn some extra credih

may be looked at as a self-

confident, mature, and a reliable

person. However that may back fibe

on you if you are not careful of the

things you say. Keep you odesty

and the sense of easure!

Pisces (Feb. 20- March

20) This month you may seem

busy, but there will be

plenty opportunities to have fun.

You may also notice some im-

provement; however there will still

be some blocks. Unfortunately,

you will still face more

disappointments then you’d hope

for. New initiatives most likely

won’t have muc success. Use your

imagination to express yourself cre-

atively!

-Emily Joseph, and Kollin

Green

Spring Showers, Bring May

Flowers

Banging of the thunder

Flas of lightning

Pounding, hammering, constant

rain

Storming throug long dark nig ts

So boisterous and shaking

Booming and quaking

Yet, I find it serine

To hear the pounding rain on the

window screen

-Emily Joseph

Riddles

Q: A lawyer, a plumber and a hat

maker were walking down the

street. W o had the biggest hat?

Q: I have keys but no locks. I have

space but no room. You can enter

but can’t go outside. What am I?

Q: A man was cleaning the win-

dows of a 25 story building. He

slipped and fell off the ladder, but

wasn’t hurt. How did he do it?

Q: How many seconds are there in

a year?

Q: What instrument can you hear

but never see?

Q: Whic eig t-letter word still re-

mains a word after removing each

letter from it?

Q: Two fathers and two sons go on

a fishing trip. They each catc a

fish and bring it home. Why do

they only bring 3 home?.

Q. What is something you will nev-

er see again?

Q: Can you name the two days

starting wihh T besides Tuesday and

Thursday?

Answers on bottom of the page...

-Emily Joseph, and Kollin Green

A: The one wihh the biggest head.

A: A Keyboard

A: He fell off the 2nd step.

A: 12. (January 2nd, Febary 2nd,

March 2nd….)

A: Your voice. You can sing wihh

your voice like an instrument and

hear ih, but no one can see it

A: Starting-Staring-String-Sting-

Sing-Sin-In-I.

A: The fishing trip consists of a

grandfather, a father and a son

A. Yesterday

A: Today and tomorrow


Aries (March 21 -

April 20) You can expect a rein-

vigorated sentimental life. Feelings

will spark and things will seeming-

ly get better, however, it wont last

too long before the down hill turn

comes around. You’ll find yourself

with some relief and positive reflec-

tion, but you should remain wary.

Things may be tough and tense, but

don’t allow yourself to be down in

the dumps. Behave calmly and in a

diplomat way, judge things objec-

tively, don't rush and don't risk.

Taurus (April 21 -

May 21) Family and friendly rela-

tionships will seem to im-

prove and stabilize this month.

This will bring about a sense of

peacefulness and tranquility. Be

patient and don’t expect wonders

however. Although, you may expe-

rience a boost in efficiency, but

you’ll be completely self reliant in

this and it won’t last long. Make

sure to not overdo yourself. Do a

course or some self study.

Gemini (May 22 - June

21) Misunderstandings may

occur, but things will bal-

ance out. Development and im-

provement won’t be much different

either. Things will stay rather com-

plicated. You’re going to need to

cope with your limitations and re-

main patient and tenacious. Think

twice about each decision you

make.

Cancer (June 22 -

July 22) This is going to be an

important month. Things will stead-

ily go down-hill, but later every-

thing will straighten out and move-

ment will head forward. There will

be blocks and delays for you to

overcome, but solutions will be

found, and significant events will

take place. You can count on your

creativity and inspirations though to

get yourself through boring parts of

the month. However, it’ll also be

good to help you avoid making big

decisions. Do something entertain-

ing for yourself.

Leo (July 23 –Aug. 21) Relationships with the peo-

ple you love will be diffi-

cult this month. Generally,

you’ll find yourself surrounded by

misunderstandings and difficulty.

However, there will be some relief

in the air. Responsibilities will be

more progressive, and occupations

will result in more accomplish-

ments. Make sure to express your-

self clearly, and listen patiently.

Virgo (Aug. 22 – Sept.

23) You’ll be placed in a privi-

leged position, in which

things will seem to provide you

with positive solutions and alterna-

tives. Although, the month may not

be as efficient as you may wish, but

enthusiasm will run high even with

the demands being more than you

would suspect. Don’t give up and

you’ll succeed.

Libra (Sept. 24 – Oct.

23) This month you may

want to go back to all of

your undone work. Communication

and information will be a very im-

portant role in your life. However,

you may experience some misun-

derstanding in communication.

Practice on your artistic and literary

talents!

Scorpio (Oct. 24 –

Nov. 22) You may experience

some positive changes.

The positive changes will follow

you everywhere you go. However,

the more you try to do, you may

experience more stress, but don’t

let that hold you back or make you

give up. The things you do may in-

clude creativity. Do something pro-

gressive!

Sagittarius (Nov. 23 –

Dec. 22) Make clear decisions

when it’s your time to

make them. You'll overcome an

obstacle, a delay, or another type of

complication, but you'll gradually

come back to normal. You may not

have any new problems this month,

so there will be some good luck at

play. Be careful what you say,

promise, write or sign!

Capricorn (Dec. 23 –

Jan. 20) This month things ...

Horoscopes



Tr jan Sportz Meet the 2014 Trojans

The baseball team is looking forward to a promising

year. Like the basketball team, there is a lack of sen-

iors, but they have some experienced sophomores, and

juniors, as well as some talented freshman. These are

the players that will be contributing to the Trojan

baseball team this season.

Freshmen

Chris Fant #46 Outfield

Michael James #68 Outfield

Elijah Newton #2 Outfield/infield

Kyle Russell #8 Outfield

Tyler St. John #21 Outfield

Darren Zook #19 Outfield

Sophomores

Ben Hicks #1 Outfield/Catcher/Pitcher

Tyler Hoffman #24 Infield

Jacob Luchenbill #27 Infield

Isaac Mortensen #26 Infield/Pitcher

Trever Taylor #23 Outfield

Juniors

Landon Barrett #32 Outfield

Chris Corbett #10 Infield/Catcher/Pitcher

Simeon Spaulding #9 Infield/Pitcher

Alan Szoka #20 Outfield

Connor Zook #11 Infield/Catcher/Pitcher

Seniors

Will Brockman #3 Outfield

Jeff Joyce #13 Outfield/Infield

Simeon’s Sports Trivia

Question 1

Who is the only player in baseball history to hit 500

Home Runs, and steal 500 bases?

A. Ken Griffey Jr.

B. Barry Bonds

C. Jose Canseco

D. Alex Rodriguez

Question 2

Who is the only player in baseball history to win the

batting Triple Crown twice?

A. Mickey Mantle

B. Miguel Cabrera

C. Babe Ruth

D. Ted Williams

Question 3

What team is tied with the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the

most wins in a single season (116)?

A. 1998 Yankees

B. 1954 Indians

C. 2001 Mariners

D. 1975 Reds


*Note from Annie*

This month is all about a fresh start, getting ready for summer, spring cleaning! Why not spring clean some-

thing other than our houses? Like our minds. Use your time to clear your mind of old thoughts and replace

them with new ones (preferably more positive ones). Now around school lately I’ve been hearing a lot of dra-

ma, complaining and just not so nice words. That’s right, I have eyes and ears too yah know. So, how about we

just stop with the negativity! It’s almost summer! Just stop talking bad about people, and stop talking so loud

so that everyone can hear your business! It gets really annoying! Try using your time doing something actually

fun than obsessing over someone else’s life! I know, we are all tired of school, and we all just need a break.

There is like, what, a month and a few days left? Now May is coming up, and it is my favorite month of all!

Not only is it my birthday month, but it is also national fitness month! Now I don’t know about you, but I am

really going to get into this month. Do something to get active! This month I challenge you to eat healthy;

don’t eat anything that has junk food, and stay active! America is the 2nd most obese country in the world

(Mexico beat us). I don’t enjoy having that status, so let’s come together and get active! Anyway, the word of

the month is “meraki.” It means to do something with soul, creativity, or love. To put something of yourself

into your work. Incorporate that word into your life this month. Stay positive, stay active, love your life, love

yourself, and love others! Oh yes, my lovely readers, I do have eyes and ears everywhere, like I said before.

That also means I know a few of you have been trying to guess who I am. Let me just say I am who you least

expect, and that you will never guess. But good luck anyway! I wish you all love, peace, and happiness!

<3 You know you love me <3

…Annie Kanoa…

April- The month everyone looks forward to because it means spring! April 1st is home to April fool’s Day,

where all day long you pull pranks. April was given the name, Aprilis by the Romans. This comes from the

verb aperire which mean to open or begin.

Trever Buffman- 4/7/2001… The number one movie was Spy Kids.

Mason St John- 4/8/2002… A new car cost 21,000 dollars

Bailey Williams- 4/9/1998… You share a birthday with Jesse McCartney

Haley Bearden- 4/13/1997… Your birth flower is the Daisy

Bret Dewey- 4/15/2001… Your Native American Zodiac sign is the Hawk

Alexis Michael- 4/20/1998… You were born on a Monday

Lisa Lewis- 4/21/1998… Your lucky day is Friday

Aidan VanderHart- 4/25/2002… Your lucky number is 6

Brian Willson- 4/26/1997… Your fortune cookie reads: Good Luck is the result of good plan-

ning

Austin Bay- 4/27/2002… Your lucky dates are the 6th, 15th, and the 24th.

Alexis Carpenter- 4/18/1996… Your birth stone is a Diamond


:

Dear Annie Kanoa,

Well, I decided I did not like my

current lifestyle, so I want to change it. I

don’t know if you are or not, but I am

deciding to go Vegan. I know; big

change to my life. But I’ve realized that

all creatures on earth are equal whether

they are mean or not. I just wanted to

know if you could help me by giving me

any tips on a vegan lifestyle, even if you

are not vegan.

Sincerely, GoodGirlGoneGreen

A: Dear GoodGirlGoneGreen,

First of all, to let you know, I

am starting to be Vegan, along with a

few of my friends. I recently have

switched lifestyles because my views

have changed. I have to admit, it was an

extreme change. My body is going

through so many different changes. I am

beginning to lose a bunch of weight, my

face is breaking out, but other than that I

have more energy and everything is

amazing. If I were you I would ease

yourself into it. Begin by not eating that

much meat, and then remove it all from

your diet. Do the same thing with diary.

In replacement of sugary drinks and dia-

ry drinks, I drink water with slices of

lemon or lime in it; or just water. It helps

to detoxify your body. Also, make sure

you’re paying attention to the ingredients

to thing you eat (such as packaged or

canned foods, though I recommend you

eat raw foods). A big thing that you have

to remember when switching lifestyles is

to make sure you get enough calories, at

least 2000 a day. It is so easy to under eat in this lifestyle! You can get a lot of

the nutrients you need from bananas,

dark green leafy veggies, and avocados.

If you’re going to be an extreme vegan

then swap out all your clothes that came

from animals. Also your makeup, make

sure they are not animal tested. In the

beginning of switching lifestyles your

body is going to go through a detox

stage and your body will break out with

acne, and lose a whole bunch of weight

effortlessly, so don’t get scared if you

lose the pooch in just a few weeks. The

cravings in the beginning for what you

used to eat is strong, but just keep in

mind why you’re doing it and how great

you are going to feel in just a few

months. Plant-based diet is one of the

best lifestyles a person could have. It is

extremely healthy, and decreases your

risk of cancer. A lot of people told me

that all I am going to be eating is fruits

and veggies, but there is such a big vari-

ety of yummy things to eat! You just

have to keep your eyes open for them.

No matter what people tell you, there is

absolutely nothing wrong with leading a

vegan lifestyle. If you really want to turn

into a fitness nut, start doing workouts!

Working out plus a plant-based diet will

make your body feel so wonderful! I

wish you luck beautiful soul!

Sincerely, Annie Kanoa

Dear Annie Kanoa,

My lifestyle is so messed up

lately. I have no idea what happened! I

used to be so healthy and fit; I guess

Easter got the best of me. I’ve been eat-

ing such unhealthy foods and I quit

working out a long time ago. Annie I

need help! I don’t know what I can do

for motivation! I just lost my passion for

a healthy lifestyle, and I don’t know if

it’s just the junk food talking. I feel slug-

gish and terrible inside. Help me to

know where to start again!

Sincerely, GettingFatandUnhappy

Dear GettingFatandUnhappy,

I was in your place just a few

months ago! I had no idea what to do, so

I started with searching Pinterest for ide-

as and help because oh my goodness I

needed all the help I could get! I found so much that could help me! So to

change the way I was living, I first start-

ed out drinking a bunch more water with

lemon to detoxify my body. It works

wonders! Just drink 8-9 glasses of it! I

always carry a bottle of water with me.

Another thing that I realized is that stress

was something that really caused me to

binge. I just needed to figure out what

was stressing me and then fix the prob-

lem. If its sports, then I quit (I’m not

telling you to quit, unless you just don’t

enjoy it), if its school then talk to your

councilor. Find what you love and what

keeps your heart and mind at peace and

do that! Unless its drugs than don’t do

that. Anyway the next thing you should

do is put working out into your day. You

need to work out at least 5 out of 7 times

a week. I workout 6 out of 7 but it was

easier for me just doing the school days

and working my way up to the weekend.

Don’t force yourself to do a workout you

don’t like. Try a few different things and

see what works for you. Make your

workouts fun! Make sure you look for-

ward to your workouts too, because if

you don’t then you won’t make any pro-

gress. One big thing that people trying to

get healthier do is totally hate their body.

They point out their own flaws and diss

their own bodies. People need to under-

stand that your flaws are what make you

unique! Every single part of you is dif-

ferent from someone else. You don’t

have the same life as someone else, so

tell me, what do you see as perfect?

Love your body, your life, and your

flaws. The next thing you should add

into your life is the healthy diet! Don’t

do a fad diet that’s all the rage! They

don’t work! They just shed the pounds

and when your satisfied, the weight

comes right back. Keep eating healthy

consistently. I’m going to challenge you

to eat healthy for an entire month and

then see how you feel. No junk food, no

sugar, nothing that is bad for you. Eat a

lot of fruits, veggies, and meats (unless

you are vegetarian or vegan). Another

mistake that people make in a healthy

lifestyle is not getting enough sleep. You

need to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep

every night! Yes, that means turning off

your electronics and sleeping early! If I

get another question like this then I will definitely add a bunch more, but I think

this sums almost everything up. I wish

you luck on your Active journey!

Sincerely, Annie Kanoa


Morely Stanwood

Tournament

The lady Trojans trav-

elled south to Morely Stanwood

High School on Saturday, April

19th for a softball tournament.

The team was guaranteed at least

two games, and if they lost both,

they were heading home.

The lady Trojans first

played Morely Stanwood. Keep-

ing a steady lead throughout the

game, the team beat Morely

Stanwood 9-3, which took

Morely Stanwood out of the

tournament. Hoogerhyde, Buff-

man, Carpenter, Hines, and Al-

len all had RBI’s throughout the

game. Carpenter also had eleven

strikeouts throughout the game.

Ravenna was next up to

play the Trojans. The Trojans

again kept a steady lead through-

out the game. Although Ravenna

rallied in the last inning, the lady

Trojans still won with a score of

7-5. This win advanced the Tro-

jans to play Manistee in the

championship game.

Manistee, being a class B

school, was going to be a chal-

lenging game for the Trojans.

Neither team had scored until

the second inning, when Hines

hit an out of the park homerun,

bringing the score to 1-0. For the

Trojans next at bat, with Allen

on base, Buffman too hit an out

of the park homerun, bringing

the score to 3-0. Manistee rallied

in the fifth inning, bringing the

score to 3-3. The Trojans pulled

ahead in the last inning, leaving

Manistee with one more chance

to win the game. Carpenter had

two strike outs, and Scott got the

last out to end the game. The

Trojans won 6-3, becoming tour-

nament champs.

-Delaney Buffman

Trojans Sting Hornets

The baseball season is

finally here, after a long harsh

winter, it is a sign that spring is

here. After the first two sched-

uled games were canceled, the

Trojans traveled to Mancelona

to make up what was supposed

to be the second game of the

season.

The Trojans fell in the

first game the double-header 10-

0, despite getting off to a fast

start in the first inning, getting

runners to 1st and 2nd with one

out. After the fast start, Simeon

Spaulding popped out, and Isaac

Mortensen was call out for get-

ting hit with a pitch over the

plate. In the third inning Mance-

lona strung together a lot of base

runners, and scored eight runs

making it 10-0 which was the

final score. For the Trojans Con-

nor Zook pitched 3 innings, and

struck out. The second game

was called because of rain, and

will be made up on April 30th.

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Lady Trojans bring home the hardware.


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The Trojans Traveled to Pellston

on Thursday for their first con-

ference game of the year. The

first game the Trojans were led

offensively by Simeon Spauld-

ing, who went 3-4 with 6 RBI’s,

including a three run home run,

the first on the season for the

Trojans, as they routed Pellston

16-1. On the mound for the Tro-

jans Connor Zook threw all 5

innings of the mercy win, and

gave up 1 run on 3 hits, with 9

strikeouts.

The second game was an-

other win for Central Lake even

though the game was called after

the minimum 4 innings. On the

mound Simeon Spaulding threw

4 innings, gave up no runs and

only 1 hit, and 6 strikeouts. The

Trojans took this game 7-0, and

will play their first home game

against Onaway on Monday.

—Simeon Spaulding

Guess the Staff!

Take time to play

the guessing game.

Twenty seven lovely

photos of your CL

staff can be found

in the display case

on the ramp.

Pick up a guessing

ballot in the office.

Fantastic priz-

es for each

grade level.

There Will Be A

Season!

After a very long and cold

winter, there was much doubt that

the baseball and softball teams

would be able to play their first

game, or even the first part of their

season. This winter had been so

bad, and was lasting so long, there

was even talk of some schools in

southern Michigan cancelling al-

most half of their season ahead of

time! Now that Michigan has had a

streak of warmer weather and rain,

the snow is finally beginning to

melt, meaning the teams will be

able to get on the field.

The softball team has a head

start, since Coach Ralph Hines

pushed much of the snow off of the

field. As for the boys, they will be

practicing on the girls field while

waiting for the snow to clear off of

theirs. For the final say, there was

also a field evaluation. The field

proved to be ready for action, and

the softball team got the final go

ahead to practice on the field. There

is much excitement as the season

awaits, and both teams are very

anxious to play!

-Delaney Buffman


Spring Break

Ventures

This year’s spring break was unfor-

tunately furnished with a frigid

weather. And frigid weather is not

fun even for the people who lived

in Central Lake their whole lives.

That is why, this spring break most

students took a trip to a warmer

place. And yes, mostly anywhere is

warmer than the north. So here are

some students that we asked where

they went, what they did, share a

special moment, and their dream

vacation.

Name: Alex Perkins

Grade: Junior

Where: Stayed around Central Lake

What: Hung out with a couple

friends almost every day and spent

time in hot tubs a lot.

Special moment(s): there wasn’t

really one specific memory. It was

just an all around good time.

Dream vacation: Italy, because it

seems like a pretty country.

Name: Erika Thayer

Grade: Sophomore

Where: New York

What: Went around the city (visited

Times Square, Chinatown, and

some Vietnamese friends)

Special moment(s): There were

some random guys in tights called

Supermen.

Dream vacation: Carribean Island

Name: Monica Evans

Grade: Senior

Where: Flint, MI

What: visited Laura’s sister.

Special moment(s): “Nothing I

could put in the paper.”

Dream vacation: Australia – seems

to be filled with nice people. Even

the spiders look nice.

Name: Simeon Spaulding

Grade: Junior

Where: Alabama

What: Went to the beach quite a bit

with my family. It was good to get

out of the snow.

Special moment/memory: A shark

swam by my leg. Not sure, but I

definitely felt something brush my

leg in the water.

-Kortney Neill & Karisya P. Adjie

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Hey, Go For a

Drive

Spring didn’t quite turn out to

be a perfect flower, grass, and

skunk odor season after all.

Surprise ,surprise, Michigan.

The sun still hides behind the

clouds while it rains. It has

been raining a lot hasn’t it?

And what other way to soak

up the musk of wet soil, the

chilly air, and the sound of

water falling from the heavens

that scatters into infinitesimal-

ly tiny clones of water if not

by turning on your mellow

and melancholy mood. Dig-

ging your way into that sensi-

tive part of the heart while

driving on an endless road,

showering your ear buds with

acoustic rock and folk songs.

Driving is truly a medicine.

Doctors should really start rec-

ommending this to their pa-

tients, because it’s your alone

time. A time where you could

just run from reality, even just

for a while.

Therefore, here’s a playlist

made for those troubled minds

and for those who are 16 and

over, on a rainy / cloudy day

(whichever one it is) that we

all should be expecting until

the beginning of May if and

only if the weather decides to

not obey the forecasts – again.

And for middle-schoolers with

raging hormones out there, if

you are really reading this

and/or interested in my sug-

gestion, no need to worry! Ask

your grandmother or

your uncle Billy to

drive you around the

block 5 times, and it’s

all good.

1. Arctic Monkeys –

Only One Who

Knows

2. Alex Turner – Hiding To-

night

3. Jeff Buckley – Lover, You

Should’ve Come Over

4. John Rys Meyers – This

Time

5. Led Zeppelin – Stairway

To Heaven

6. The Smiths – Please,

Please, Please Let Me Get

What I Want

7. Ed Sheeran – Kiss Me

8. Bon Iver - Calgary

9. Bon Iver – Wash

10. Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah

Karisya P. Adjie


AAU Volleyball

Central Lake now has an

AAU volleyball team! Keith Shafer

set up Central Lake’s first ever

AAU team, Torch Volleyball Club.

The team consists of girls from

Central Lake, Mancelona, and

Pellston. There are two teams that

make up the Torch Volleyball Club.

The 17’s team, was coached by Me-

gan Rogers, and the 15’s team by

Tori Kirsch. The cost to be on the

team is $125, which includes uni-

forms.

Tryouts for the Torch Vol-

leyball Club were held on March

23rd and also March 30th for both

teams. The coaches were looking

for 8-10 players to be on the tourna-

ment travel team. Each player was

evaluated by their position and skill

level. All practices are held on Sun-

days in Central Lake for conven-

ience and so it does not interfere

with other sports during this time.

Both teams will be participating in

three tournaments. The first tourna-

ment will be April 27th in Mt. Mor-

ris High School, the second tourna-

ment is May 3rd at Grand Valley

State University, and the last tour-

nament they will be attending is

May 18th at Kingsley High School.

The top ten players that

tried out made the team and are

very excited for the first annual

Torch Volleyball AAU Team!

Look for the bright, lime green jer-

sey’s on the court!

-Delaney Buffman and Morgan

Scott


Athletes of the Month!

Tyler Hoffman is 17 and a sopho-

more in high school. His favorite

sport is foot-

ball. His

mom is

Heather, his

dad is John,

his sister is Brittany, and his brother

is Dylan. The activities he is cur-

rently involved in is football, base-

ball, and powerlifting. His favorite

athlete is Gus Szoka because he is

awesome. His plans after high

school is to go to college for auto-

motive engineering. His inspiration

is Guz Szoka because he is his fa-

vorite athlete.

Kortney Neill is 17 and a senior in

high school. Her favorite sport is

cheerleading. Her mom is Danielle

Goltz, her dad is Stephen Goltz and

she has 6 sisters

and 1 brother.

The activities

she is currently

in is the Theater

Workshop. Her

favorite athlete is Misty May-

Treanor because she is a great ath-

lete and has won herself 3 gold

medals and is a great role model.

Her plans after high school are to

attend NMC for her first 2 years

and CMU for her last 2 years to

teach elementary school. Her inspi-

ration is her mom because she is

very supportive and loving and al-

ways tells her she can achieve any-

thing she puts her mind to.

Dallas Cary is 15 and a junior in

high school. His favorite sport is is

powerlifting. His mom is Trudy.

The activities he is

currently involved in

is track. His favorite

athlete is that one guy

that's really fast be-

cause he’s really fast.

His plans after high

school is to attend South Harmon

Institute of Technology. His inspi-

ration is Alan Szoka because he is

so amazing.

Aubrey Allen is 16 and a junior in

high school. Her favorite sport is

softball. Her mom is Amy, her dad

is Jim and her

little sister is

Brooklyn.

The activities

she is current-

ly involved in

is softball. her favorite athlete is

Apolo Ohno because he's hot and is

one of the best Olympians. Her

plans after high school is to go to

college. Her inspiration is Bert

McCracken because its Bert

McCracken.

-Kara Becker


Softball Requires Weightlifting

As of last year, the Central Lake softball players are required to weightlift three times a week. More and more

teams are being required to weightlift because it enhances your speed, vertical, and hitting ability.

Weightlifting will help many batting purposes. When it comes to batting, you get most of your power

from your legs and hips. The quicker you turn your hips, the more power you will have. Yes you need to have

arm strength, but your legs will get your momentum going. If you are using all arms in your swing, you won’t

hit the ball too particularly far. When you incorporate your legs and hips, this is where you will see a differ-

ence.

Pitchers also need to work on leg strength. The further a pitcher pushes off with her legs, the faster the

ball will go. “It’s very important to work out your legs,” says Lexi Carpenter. “Legs are the key to everything,

it’s what makes the ball go fast.”

Overall, weightlifting can be a key component to excelling in sports. As long as you aren’t pushing

yourself too hard to the point at which you strain your muscles, weightlifting can improve your overall athletic

ability.

-Delaney Buffman and Channing Hoogerhyde

Softball getting buff in the weight room!

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