DE EQUITIBUSVol. X No. 6 - Wed., March 4, 2020

INSIDERoboticsteam scores big at ASU event. Page 3

Middle school baseball team concludes successful season.Page 6

Teen Court members help offenders get, stay on right pathBy Taylor ConleyKnock! Knock! It’s gavel-time! Some

TPA students choose to spend their pre-cious time attending Guadalupe Teen Court every Wednesday after school. Unlike other teen courts, GTC is not as-sociated with any particular school and welcomes students from all over the area.Guadalupe Teen Court consists of case-

days and non-case-days. On a day without hearings, we may meet lawyers or judges. On one occasion, Dani Delgado, TPA’s speech and debate coach, led a presenta-tion on the USA’s foreign affairs, particu-larly about US-Iran tensions. Presentations like these help crystallize events like these for people who do not understand. Throughout high school, Dani was part of GTC herself, and now helps as an alumna leader. In addition, GTC has visited other courts and has even gone to Washington DC.Violeta Panayotova, a junior and avid

Teen Court attendee, said, “Teen Court is a great opportunity to get out of one’s com-fort zone and pursue unlimited amounts of resources. Because of Teen Court I was able to go to Washington D.C. and watch oral arguments in the Supreme Court. Through Teen Court I am able to learn and understand not only what it takes to be an active member of my community but also how to be a critical thinker. By joining the Guadalupe Teen Court one can open their worlds to a new path that leads to beauti-ful and unforeseen destinations and a path that both teaches and inspires people to be better and to care about the others around them.”During a case, we all sit in the Guadalupe

Town Hall, with some on the stands. The offenders, who are teens from all differ-ent schools, receive a chance to restore the situation and improve themselves. We deal with cases like shoplifting, assault, and trespassing. Each case is different, so

we must consider different mitigators and instigators, such as their family dynamics or school life. After listening to the defendant give

their side of the story and asking ques-tions about them, the jury discusses the situation and its pros and cons once the defendant and their family exit the room. The foreperson, a judge-like figure, guides and moderates the discussion. The entire courtroom chooses the consequences. We do not give serious punishments, such as jail-time like an adult courtroom, but rather community service or life skills classes. We may also assign jury duty on a case-day. During most cases, we need to think critically in order to come up with the right solutions. If the defendant is a talented artist, we may assign a project describing the effects of their crime with pictures. Guadalupe Teen Court began when

Mayor Jimenez of Guadalupe asked Judge Lilia Alvarez to help start the youth program. At the time, Lilia Alvarez was positioned as Presiding Judge of the Gua-dalupe Municipal Court. Judge Alvarez gladly took on the opportunity, roughly five years ago, and got started working

on the project. In fact, teen offenders are drastically less likely to commit another crime after attending Teen Court. Michelle Hirsch took over GTC when

Judge Alvarez chose to move higher up the circuit. Ms Hirsch, who now helps organize the group, emphasizes the impor-tance of teenagers leading the courtroom. “Teens understand teens. You guys ask questions that are very relevant to the teen offender’s situation. I think you can just understand their perspectives better.” Hav-ing peer judement is often more just.One year into GTC’s run, Ms Hirsch

decided to begin helping. Before then, she was working as a librarian at the Guada-lupe Library. Her many connections help us receive interesting opportunities that we wouldn’t normally be able to experience.We get to gain more knowledge on how

law works in our state and better under-stand what goes on in the world. Learning about the law creates more knowledgeable citizens, which improves society. We en-courage other youth interested in law and helping their communities to try attending Teen Court, because helpful teenagers coming is what keeps the program alive.

Guadalupe Teen Court members prepare to hear cases.

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Junior Sierra Smith wins Gold Award for wind tunnel projectBy Hannah FrazierThey do so much more than sell delicious

cookies. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award Girl Scouts can earn and demands hard work from dedicated girls. Girl Scouts are required to come up with a sustainable project that helps the community in some way. Scouts are honored with a spe-cial pin and a trophy to commemorate their achievement. Junior Sierra Smith has recently applied for

her Girl Scout Gold Award after eight years of being a Girl Scout. She has been working towards the award for a little over a year. For her project, Sierra made a wind tunnel. She spent 120 hours, 40 over the minimum re-quirement, to earn her award. In these hours, she planned her project, made her design, created blueprints, made lesson plans, and posted videos on how to recreate her project. She decided to make a wind tunnel to help physics teachers and physics students be able to create a visual model of some of the concepts that they focus on and also due to her interest in flight. She leaves a bit of advice to young Girl

Scouts hoping to earn this award someday: “Start early because it can take a while and it can take longer than you initially think. But

keep going and ask for help. Never be afraid to ask for help.”Junior Allison Evdokimo has been a Girl

Scout since kindergarten and recently began working towards her Gold Award. Allison is still in the planning process of the award and says, “Once I’m done though, I hope to better the community in some way.” Specifi-cally, Allison is planning an animation proj-ect with which she hopes to empower people

(especially women) to express themselves and do so unapologetically. Allison plans on being a Girl Scout for as long as she can because she has gained so much from it and will use the lessons she has learned in her college life and beyond.These two ladies are so inspirational and

are great role models for working to improve the community. Congratulations, Sierra and good luck, Allison!

Choir festival trip was full of surprisesBy Sam GoodykoontzThis year’s Chamber Choir Jazz Madrigal

Festival trip was full of twists and sur-prises. For instance, the numbers were much smaller. Usually, the Cantamus choir goes to the festival, but this year only the Chamber Choir went, which is much smaller than the Cantamus choir. The number of people on the trip last year was between 50 to 55, but this year it was only 24.Also, due to there being two separate

choirs, there was less rehearsal time for the Chamber Choir. Finally, the plans on the trip were changed last minute. Originally, we were supposed to go to a park to play in the snow; however, due to there being an unex-pected change in the weather, we ended up walking around downtown Flagstaff.All these things sound like they would

make the trip end with a negative result, but that was not the case. The choir ended up getting a superior rating from a very presti-gious choir director, Rollo Dillworth, who gave very helpful feedback.The smaller numbers made the trip feel

more intimate. Walking through downtown Flagstaff turned out to be really fun, and it even involved a public performance.The impressions of peers about the trip

were really positive. Senior Chloe Darling states, “I loved the trip! The energy was really positive and fun, and because it was a smaller group, it made it more intimate and

special to earn our superior rating. I was so impressed with our choir for only practicing once a week and still managing to thor-oughly impress one of the most renowned contemporary composers. It was so cool that our little school could get a superior rating from such an experienced and well-respected composer!”When asked about her favorite part on the

trip, Chloe responded, “My favorite part was probably walking around downtown after the performance. It was fun to explore Flagstaff with friends after all our hard work.” When asked about anything unexpected she really enjoyed, she responded, “I think the superior rating was unexpected because we went in feeling a bit unprepared but we really pulled it together and sounded amazing!”Obviously, the trip was a blast for everyone,

so hopefully that will continue for years to come.

Sierra Smith demonstrates her wind tunnel, which helped her win the Girl Scouts Gold Award.

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By Annie GoodykoontzSingers from Cantamus competed in the

Arizona Music Educators Association regionals festival, which was held Feb. 14-15. First, singers from TPA’s Chamber Choir

audition for the regionals by singing a solo that they choose. Then, they have to sight read four different types of music. They can then be placed in different

chairs, which is a way of ranking them.This was a very good opportunity to get

more experience in singing and competing. Kylie Klassen, a junior member of chamber choir, says, “I had so much fun perform-ing with all the new friends I made and the ones I came to regionals with. I think we were all emotionally invested in our perfor-mance, which contributed to its success.” They had great success at the festival. Eric

Johnson was 1st chair bass, Clara Moffitt was 2nd chair soprano, Lizzie Turley was 8th chair soprano, and Kylie placed 14th chair alto. “It was so much fun!” she said. “I loved being around people who shared the same amount of passion for music as me and were willing to put in the work to achieve success.” Nice job, participants!

Four Cantamus members place at Az Music Educators Regionals festival

Robotics Club’s ‘Roomba’ clobbers opponents at ASU eventBy Maya KostovDo you know how ASU’s slogan is “#1

in innovation”? Well Tempe Prep‘s High School Robotics team is going to give ASU a run for its money soon. The club had three teams involved in the ASU 3 pound Battle-bots competition, and team “Roomba” won 2nd place overall out of 13 teams! Two other teams were led by Junior Daniel Tsark and Sophomore Marzuk Hasan.All of the other 10 teams were college

teams, and one built by adults. The robot took about 10 hours to build, with basically the entire base of the robot was 3D printed! Senior Jordan Ehmann was the leader, Junior Andre Chavez was the driver, and Junior Jordan Rodriquez was the pit crew. Jordan E. designed all of the 3D printed parts through software, and both Jordan E and Andre soldered all of the electronics off of Amazon, those electronics being motors, motor con-trollers, receivers, batteries, etc. Each robot had a max budget of $300, but Roomba cost under $200 to build!The objective of this Battlebots competition

is to destroy the opponent, so several robots had weapons to destroy opponents. Team Roomba decided they would take a more defensive approach and make their robot be a simple wedge. That way, their opponents

would end up destroying themselves and it proved to be very effective.Andre points out that “This is a very impor-

tant success to our team because this project was entirely spearheaded by students; there was almost no mentor help throughout our

process.”This event was a great team building expe-

rience as well as great practice for their real FIRST Robotics competition in early April.Keep working Knights!

FIRST Robotics Club members show off two of their bots. From left: Ethan Stojanowski, Daniel Tsark, Jordan Ehmann, Andre Chavez and Jordan Rodriguez.

The bots face off from their respective corners as they prepare to do battle in the arena.

Team Roomba designed its bot as a simple wedge that upended the opponents’ bots.

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By Clark CampbellLights, camera, action! This year’s

Spring musical, Into the Woods, is well under way. Every year the Tempe Prep community puts a play or musical into action, through the help of play direc-tor Mr. Sanderson, the vocal director Mrs. Wilkison, and many others. The play rehearsals started four weeks ago, with the cast reviewing solos, duets, and ensemble songs. One of the leads, Clara Moffitt, leads the cast in vocal exer-cises and the ensemble songs, while the singles and duets are led individually or by Mrs. Wilkison.Starting last week, the cast started a

read-through of the play and staging everything. As the play gets into its most difficult part of staging, it led actor Eric Johnson to quote himself from the play: “It’s hard to see the light now, just don’t let it go.” Eric later goes on to quote himself again, saying, “Your questions make no sense.” Sorry Eric.The main idea of the musical is a

mash-up of multiple fairy-tales, and the resolutions they find for their conflicts. Many students and teachers are included in the musical, including the director, vocal director, stage manager, costume designer, and of course the actors and actresses. The musical will officially take place sometime in the spring with more information to follow.As the musical practices begin, the

hopes are looking exceptionally high. In past years, the play has had a slow start with a small cast, but this year the musi-cal has had a great leap forward with a cast of more than 30 members. Many of the lead roles have been in many previ-ous plays, resulting in great abilities of both singing and acting. So, be looking for further information on the play and be sure to buy those tickets.

Preparations for spring musicalare under way

Mr. Weiss’s passion for running yields 1st-place win in 5k raceBy Cameron HillWhile some may know Mr.

Weiss as that teacher with long hair, he actually has many hobbies and talents. From knitting to motorcy-cles, Mr. Weiss is an expert in many things. One of these things is he is an avid and successful runner. He stated that he “didn’t

really start running competi-tively until my senior year of high school” and that he “had been a rather poor runner.” However, as he be-came older, things changed. Mr. Weiss said, “When I turned 18 I decided that I wanted to start competing in triathlons so I figured I needed to learn how to run.” And learn to run he cer-tainly did. He said, “Once I learned

how I really took to it,” and he continued to run because, as he says, “If I run a few miles I usually feel fantastic for the rest of the day.” All this hard work and effort has paid off as Mr. Weiss recently competed in the “Race to the Runway” 5k in Buckeye and won the whole competition. He beat 230 strong competitors to win the race and get the gold medal.According to Mr. Weiss, his key to winning

was his “attitude” and that he “went into the

race with the mindset” that he “was going to win.” And indeed he did win! Mr. Weiss said he cherishes the gold medal because, in

his own words, “I love trophies and medals.”However, winning the race did not

come without its consequences. To train and do his best Mr. Weiss had to train hard, after taking a year away from running, to be in a position to win a race. This training combined with the stress of running so fast dur-ing the race actually caused a stress fracture in his foot which explains why you might have seen Mr. Weiss in a boot recently. Luckily, after a few weeks with the boot, he is okay and has even been able to do some light running. Mr. Weis, through determination

and confidence, became a successful runner. This story just goes to show that if you put in the work, results will come (even if it takes breaking your foot)!

Mr. Weiss was well ahead of the competition during the Race to the Runway Buckeye 5k.

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By Borislava PanayotovaSenior thesis is one of the most special

things about our school. It may be the lon-gest and most tiring writing project a student has ever done in their life, but in the end, it is all worth it to realize that you are now a functioning member of society.To be more specific, it is an essay pertain-

ing to a specific topic discussed in a choice of three books - two picked by teachers and one by the student. Now that may seem to be hard, but with hard work and a lot of advice from your teacher sponsor, you can do it.However, no matter how important the the-

sis, that is not what this article is about. We are here to discuss the senior thesis defense, an important part of the process.Senior thesis defense is when the student

stands in front of their panel of judge teach-ers and have a discussion over topics that were never really covered in the essay. It’s a way for students to have a real say and try to explain what they were thinking while writ-ing their essay.It provides an opportunity for peers to grade

each other as well since the defense is an open door. Anybody can come and watch it, from family to classmates to other teachers. Lower classmen are also allowed to attend. You can even rent out the Zelman Center if

there is a large audience coming. Mr. Hansen, the curator of the senior thesis

teachers and students, leaves his advice. “Don’t be afraid of it. Know that we have it built up in such a way that there is help every step of the way.” He describes it as any of the essays you would write in any one of your humane letters classes. With the length of four essays combined and written over the course of a year. The teachers are always helping you and it might sound scary but really, it is not.Mr. Calahan, who has been a part of senior

thesis for a really long time, leaves his opinion on why lower classmen and middle

schoolers should come to senior thesis defense. “These seniors have also put a ton of time and energy into this process and it’s a really great testament to just exactly what it is that four years of high school at Tempe Prep … can really help you be capable of.” He believes that coming to senior thesis defense prepares you for something that is coming no matter what.Many people don’t know that you can at-

tend senior thesis defense. However, now that you are aware, you can find out when somebody is presenting and go. Going will help you prepare and imagine what you can do for your own thesis and defense.

Senior thesis is both challenging and rewarding experience

Tempe Prep’s Athletic Field Day is all about just having fun!By Clark CampbellQuestion: What is an athletic event taking

place on a field? Stumped? Athletic Field Day of course! As we all know, Athletic Field Day is the day where all the students have the awesome opportunity to play fun athletic games at the TPA field. There are many games played, including the classics, tug-o-war, dodgeball, and of course, hun-gry, hungry hippos. And some of the newer games, like ultimate frisbee and team tennis.The winning team of Athletic Field Day,

was the Avengers. Sophomore Elias Ricken notes that the team just had a “drive to succeed,” which clearly led to success. The

Avengers only lost one game and tied an-other, and since they demonstrated supreme sportsmanship, they took the prize of pizza, crazy bread, and cookies.The Avengers had a team that was actually

smaller than average, resulting in the need for everyone to participate and help win it all. Elias continues, saying that because of “a small team of strong individuals” the team was led to a dominant first place.Be sure to watch out for next year’s Ath-

letic Field Day and the fun it’ll bring. Maybe your team might just win it all. But remem-ber, the greatest athletic event on a field is always Athletic Field Day.

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By Jacqueline RischWith the spring season of sports begin-

ning, that means the golf team is ready to par-tee! This team is excited to play their first 18 holes soon, and each of their members are striving to do their best!Jordan Ehmann, a senior golfer, shares

his perspective on the golf team’s rising season. “We’re glad to see a few return-ing golfers who know their way around the courses and will be ready for tourna-ments, but there’s a ton of new golfers this year as well. Tons of new talent that will grow into a phenomenal team!” Additionally, he’s looking forward to “helping teammates by giving them swing advice and tips on what club to use in certain scenarios. I enjoy being able to help improve their game.”Bree Van Dahm, an experienced

junior, is thrilled to see such dedication towards this sport. She believes that “one of our team strengths is that all of our players have lots of knowledge about the sport, in addition to great coaches helping develop game play.” However, she also acknowledges “the team likes to have a lot of fun. We need to be more serious at times, but at least we’re all enjoying the game!”While out on the course, both Bree

and Jordan saw a collective team goal, and a drive to complete it from the other players. “I believe one of the team goals this year is to earn more experi-ence as a whole, as well as win a few matches,” says Jordan. Bree thinks “we will achieve this goal by continuing to work hard at practice, trusting the pro-cess, and remembering success doesn’t always happen overnight.”In addition to team goals, each player

has a few personal ones as well. “My personal goal,” says Bree, “is to in-crease my skill level and dedication to golf. I want to continue practicing and putting the effort in.” Jordan can’t wait to “try to shoot an even gold by the end of the season”With each of the Knights ready to

score an even par, this season is looking to be super tee-riffic! Good luck, Knight golfers!

Golf teamis ready to

par-tee!

The middle school baseball team, led by Coach Kerber, had a successful season and post-season.

By Hayden SampsonWith high school baseball coming up, Tem-

pe Prep fans can’t help but turn to the middle school team to see what they have to look forward to. They will not be disappointed.Led by head coach Kerber and assistant

coach Diamond, our middle school boys had a spectacular regular season and a run in the playoffs. The boys had a strong start to the season, playing well, but not exactly what they were looking for. They got what they were looking for later on in the season, with a seven-game winning streak.

“We lost the next two games, and were wor-ried about how we were gonna go into the playoffs,” seventh grader Austin Sampson states. “But we won our last game and were looking good.”With a great end of the season under their

belts, our Knights’ devastating run ruled the team in their first playoff matchup, leaving no doubt after the game. Their second game against Paradise Honors was tough, and the boys lost after a hard-fought game. Never-theless, our middle school boys showed us that TPA baseball’s future is bright.

Middle school baseball team’s successful season points to positive future for Knights

Senior Nolan Nicholson smacks a single during the varsity Knights’ game with South Mountain on Saturday, which ended in a tie. The Knights won their first two games of the season.

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By Hannah ChadwickThe ball hits the bat. It soars through the

sky. YES! A homerun! This is the dream every softball player is having now that their

game is finally back! After skipping a year, the high school Lady Knights softball team has now bounced back and has even played in their first few games! Every player is ex-

cited for the season to come and even though it will take a lot of work, they are ready to show the opponents who’s boss.Coach Sharp and

Assistant Coach Goodykoontz are training the girls to play represent-ing TPA, and win or no win they are just there to have fun. Senior Ehsa Murray states, “We are mostly here to have fun, but as we find positions for everybody and grow closer as a team we’re all very

excited to see our improvement.” Due to it being the first year back, the players are go-ing back to basics. But through all the hard work they are all focusing on each other and on representing Tempe Prep’s Truth, Beauty, and Goodness.The team really represented these morals

during their first game against Northwest Christian. Pushing their hardest, the team suffered an unfortunate loss, but still are looking at it with a positive view. Freshman Naomi Palmer explains, “It was a fun first game and although we didn’t win, there’s always room to improve and our girls are ready for whatever the season throws at us.” As you can see the girls are putting in their all, and this will hopefully lead to their suc-cess in the season to come.After a whole year without softball, the

team is now back and ready to face whatever challenges lie ahead, all while having fun and bonding as a team. Tempe Prep softball sure has a long road ahead of them, but with the determination and effort the team is put-ting in, their future is destined to be bright.

Freshman Naomi Palmer pitches the ball during game last week with Heritage Academy.

Lady Knights working hard on fundamentals to rebuild team

Varsity track team looking forward to another winning seasonBy Spencer BodowTrack and field may seem like a

non-contact sport where everyone has separate goals, but at the end of the day, everyone wants to be the best. And to be the best, each person has to concentrate, and execute proper technique throughout their event. It takes discipline to be able to com-pete without getting caught up in the competition.The Tempe Prep track team has

begun their season and have been working endlessly on their techniques for the season. With the many differ-ent techniques needed for track and field, the team needs a strong coach-ing staff. Fortunately, there haven’t been any disappointments in that department for the team. Junior Louis Ternyik comments on the coaches saying, “They really are what’s push-ing us to be the best and want us to succeed.” The inspirational talks from Doc also help the team compete at a high level.The team was able to compete

recently at a scrimmage where they got a feel for what’s to come. It was a great experience for the athletes to go out and have fun, but also set a start-ing point for the season. Look for the team to push their limits and put up better results as the season gets into its full stride.

Distance Coach Doc Hickernell watches as Assistant Coach and Tempe Prep alum Catherine Bryant demonstrates a warmup exercise.

Sprinters practice their starts under the direction of Catherine Bryant.

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Winter Formal’s rooftop venue and dinosaurs were huge hitBy Jacqueline RischWinter formal may have been in the year

2020, but TPA turned back time to party in the Roaring Twenties! This year’s winter formal was at the Arizona Museum of Nat-ural History where the high school partied all night under colorful lights and ancient history all around them! From The Great Gatsby decorations to the dinosaur models around them, this year’s winter formal couldn’t have gone any better.Kelly Clark, a junior and one of the vice

presidents of Student Life, coordinated this event. She says “the process to plan this dance was long. I knew I wanted to try and get a new venue, so before anything else I had to find one within our budget. But then we called the museum and their price was perfect for what we were look-ing for. At first I was really skeptical about having a venue with dinosaurs, but I think it turned out great!” Senior Gracie Newman couldn’t have

agreed more. “I thought the venue was amazing! I loved being able to walk about the museum and party on a rooftop. It was a sweet venue and a really interesting idea!” Since Gracie is a senior, this winter formal was her last. One memory she will take away from this night is that “since my sister and I knew it was our last dance together, we made sure to dance with each other a ton. She’s got killer dance moves and she taught me ones I didn’t even know!”

Rebekah Chadwick, another senior, said at the end of the dance “the last song hit hard. I was dancing with all my sopho-more friends and we all just started crying and singing our hearts out knowing it’s our last dance together. The night could have lasted forever and I wouldn’t have been upset with it.” Our seniors were very appreciative of

all the hard work that was put into the dance. Kelly said, “My mom and my team really helped me. They helped me during planning and really kept me grounded.” Thank you to all the parents and volun-teers for helping plan the event, and thank

you to the juniors who helped decorate the museum that morning. Looking back on the night, both Rebekah

and Gracie have the same advice for the upcoming seniors. “We know it’s ‘cool’ to come late to dances, but we honestly wish we had come earlier. We loved dancing with everyone; we’re such a small school, but we feel like one big group, and we love that about TPA.”Thank you students, parents, and volun-

teers for a fantastic night! The students will surely never forget this night at the museum!

Underclassmen triumph again in Powder Puff volleyball gameBy Clara MoffittLast week, on the Tempe Prep campus,

allies turned enemies, and friends pitted against each other. In preparation for the Winter Formal dance on Feb. 29, TPA spirit on campus has been alive with spirit week and, of course, the Powder Puff Volleyball Game. This game became a tradition last year after the Powder Puff Football Game as a chance for high school boys, underclassmen versus upperclass-men, to go against each other in a volley-ball match. In last year’s game the underclassmen

beat the upperclassmen in a sweeping win. This victory gave last year’s sophomores and this year’s juniors a lot of earned con-fidence. However, in this year’s game the current underclassmen rose to the occa-sion and won the Powder Puff game. One of the underclassmen’s many star

players, Diego Foster, says about their vic-tory, “I feel pretty good, we definitely had the most energy out of both teams.” The audience definitely saw that energy too. The underclassmen walked onto the court with matching T-Shirts and several hours

of practice as a team together. Di-ego explains that they wanted each player at all the practices and that practice helped secure their vic-tory. Freshman Connor Clark says, “We played what we were taught in practice.” But, he also adds that the team’s “positive attitudes” led them to their unexpected win.Though the freshmen and sopho-

mores emerged the winners of the Powder Puff game, both teams had awesome plays, high jumps, and powerful spikes. This led to a close match, the first set ending with a score of 25 to 21 favoring the underclassmen. At the end of the day, though,

friendships were restored as both teams congratulated the other and the upperclassmen boys even stayed to cheer for the match with the varsity girls volleyball team. After the game, Hayden Sampson said, “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” and Evan Hackett said, “I think the underclassmen played really well!”

The night ended with a win from our Lady Knights volleyball team but we are so grateful for their help in coaching both teams of boys and for helping to organize such a fun and spirit-filled night!