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Sept. 16, 2015 Vol. 1
Court in session By Charlea Long
Shark Scene News Editor
Last Friday, the students of St.
Louis High School cast their final
votes for this year’s Homecoming
representatives. The students of
each grade voted for those who
they wanted to represent each class
in both the Homecoming Parade
and on the field at halftime of the
Homecoming game.
For the freshman class, Ryan
Downs and Taryn Mroczek were
elected. Michael Munderloh and
Caitlyn Shriver were voted in for
the sophomore class, and for the
juniors it was Zach Wilson and
Alissa Whitmore. The senior class
has six representatives, and those
are Megan Bajena, Megan Brown,
Jerry Duo, Kaden Keon, Cameron
Rios, and Raquel Smith.
All of this year’s representatives
are really excited for the role they
will be playing in this year’s
Homecoming. In fact, senior Me-
gan Bajena, who represented the
class of 2016 three years ago as
well, said “it was really awesome to
be nominated, being a part of
Homecoming Court freshman year
was a great experience, and I feel
so honored to be a representative
again.” Junior Representative Zach
Wilson added that he is really ex-
cited to represent his class this year,
saying “it’s pretty cool that my
class chose me to represent them, if
you think about all the people they
could have chosen, it really means
something great when you find out
it’s you they chose.”
The representatives will all be a
part of the Homecoming Parade,
and a king and queen will be cho-
sen from the senior class represent-
atives at halftime of the Homecom-
ing football game on Sept 25.
The Sharks welcome new math teacher Sam Morey
plus physical education teacher Brandon Hayes New staff: By Laurel Hrabal
Shark Scene Staff Writer
Mr. Hayes
In the gym we have a new face, his name is
Mr. Brandon Hayes, to some, Coach Hayes. Mr.
Hayes is the new physical education teacher in
SLHS and also educates others in the classroom
for health and in the weight room. Over the
course of the summer SLPS had been looking
for a new physical education teacher and luckily
Mr. Hayes was available.
Mr. Hayes grew up in Thomas Township in
Swan Valley. He attended Saginaw Valley State
University for college. This is not his first teach-
ing job, so St. Louis has a seasoned veteran.
In his out of school hours, he becomes a great
asset to the Shark varsity football coaching staff.
He goes through warm up with the players and
also helps with handoffs and the plays, along
with footwork.
Also, out of school, he spends his time with
his family and his friends. He enjoys all sports
and watching sporting events. He has a strong
passion for coaching and weight lifting as well.
Mr. Hayes gets to be in the gym with the ex-
traordinary new floor. He said, “Coming in as
the new PE teacher, I feel spoiled with the new
gym floor and weight room. I am excited to be
teaching in this environment!”
The year is just starting and Mr. Hayes says
that he has always dreamed of teaching in a dis-
trict like St. Louis, and he is very fortunate to
have found such a fitting school.
Mr. Morey
Clear across the school in the Math Depart-
ment, the young Mr. Morey is here in SLHS and
is ready to teach freshmen students Algebra I.
At the end of the 2014-2015 school year, Mr.
Kelly had his last year of teaching here and re-
tired, which gave Mr. Morey the opportunity to
teach Algebra.
Mr. Morey grew up right down the road in Al-
ma. For his college education he attended North-
ern Michigan University.
All teachers have a life outside of school and
for Mr. Morey that includes hobbies like hunting
and reading. He also enjoys watching sports,
Fantasy Football and disk golf.
Morey says, “Love it! Go Sharks!” when asked
how well he has enjoyed working here for the
first week of the school year. This is his first
year teaching, and he is really excited for the
whole year.
Both new teachers are looking forward to hav-
ing a great year and becoming new members of
the Shark family here at SLHS.
Mr. Morey helps freshmen during a
math class (photo by Steven Hall).
Mr. Hayes is a well-prepared teacher and
coach (photo by Steven Hall).
By Paige Young
Shark Scene Staff Writer
Saint Louis High School has
undergone several changes. With
new lockers, a new gym floor,
new lighting, Chromebooks,
block scheduling, new desks and
chairs, and new carpeting, it’s an
entirely different building. When
asked about the improvements
made to the gym, the Athletic Di-
rector Scott Hemker says, "We
are really excited about our new
gym floor and we've had a lot of
positive feedback. The finish is
no longer a yellow color. It's
more of a clear coat that helps
brighten the gym along with our
new lights. For our auxiliary bas-
ketball courts, we used a light
grey color for the lines to help
blend them in. We tried to design
the overall layout so that the floor
wasn't a circus of lines and col-
ors. We wanted it to look clean
and let the logos stand out."
The most prominent improve-
ments include the schedule
changes and the assigned
Chromebooks. High School prin-
cipal, Jennifer McKittrick said,
"The 1:1 Chromebook initiative
will put technology in the hands
of our students and allow teachers
to utilize these tools in their class-
room to enhance learning."
McKittrick says, "I believe our
students deserve the very best
from our district, our building,
and our staff. The changes that
have happened in the last few
months will support all of our stu-
dents."
Students embrace change
Feeding Frenzy: Sharks take serious bite
out of Huskies offense By Steven Hall
Shark Scene Sports Editor
The St. Louis Sharks varsity foot-
ball team took on the Breckenridge
Huskies Friday night in St. Louis
for the first home game of the 2015
season.
After starting out 2-0, the Sharks
had a chance to begin the season
with three straight wins for the first
time since 1978. And they did ex-
actly that, blowing out the Huskies
by a score of 38-6. “It feels great to
be 3-0,” senior Cameron Rios said.
“I’m very happy for our team, but it
doesn’t mean anything. We just
have to keep working hard in prac-
tice to reach our team’s final goal:
to make the playoffs.”
After kicking off to start the
game, it was clear St. Louis came to
play, forcing Breckenridge to go 3-
and-out and punt on their first drive
of the game. The Sharks would get
the ball and score quickly on their
first drive with a 4-yard pass from
Jimmy Pierce to Dylan Weller for
the touchdown. Just a few minutes
later after forcing another Huskies
punt, the Sharks again drove down
the field and capped off the drive
with a Dylan McCloskey 7-yard
touchdown run. After a third
straight touchback on the kickoff by
Kaden Keon, Breckenridge finally
had something going, getting two
straight first downs on back to back
passes. McCloskey then picked off
a Huskie pass and took it 60 yards
to the house for a 21-0 lead just be-
fore the end of the first quarter.
With 11:45 left in the 2nd quarter
and the Sharks with the ball, Pierce
connected with Keon for a 45-yard
touchdown pass to boost the lead.
After a Breckenridge punt, a Shark
fumble, and a Breckenridge turno-
ver on downs, St. Louis found
themselves on the goalline just be-
fore the half, and Jase Anderson
punched it in from one yard out.
The Sharks proceeded to take a 35-
0 lead into halftime. After a couple
of turnovers by each team, neither
group could get it going in the third
quarter, and the Sharks maintained
the lead into the fourth quarter.
With 9:08 to go in the game, anoth-
er St. Louis turnover put the Husk-
ies in good position, and a trick
play by Breckenridge caught the
Shark defense off guard and a run-
ning back passed for a Husky
touchdown. With just over a minute
to go, St. Louis lined up for a 45-
yard field goal attempt by Keon and
he drilled it, making the score 38-6.
Time then ran out after Brecken-
ridge got the ball back and the
Sharks did what they hadn’t done in
37 years: began 3-0. “The off-
season work has really helped us to
this point,” McCloskey said. “But
the big key to our strong start is ac-
tually having depth on our roster so
people aren’t playing 48 straight
minutes.”
By Aleeya Bradley
Shark Scene Staff Writer
The St. Louis Varsity volleyball team
played in Bay City at the Mitten Bay In-
vitational Saturday Sept. 12, 2015.
They played very well in pool play
beating Pinconning 25-21 and 25-18,
Alpena 26-24 and 25-18, Bay City West-
ern 25-21 and 25-16. However, they lost
in the gold quarterfinals 21-25, 25-18,
and 9-15 to the same team they beat ear-
lier, Bay City Western.
Ashtyn Maniez said, "We played well!
We were more consistent and that's what
our focus has been the last couple of
weeks. We play much better when we
are working towards the success of the
team and not as an individual."
Madison Smith said, "I think we
played well, and we were strong all day.
We just lacked the energy to win our fi-
nal set.”
Senior Ashtyn Maniez had 24 kills, 30
digs, and 4 aces. Senior Madison Smith
had 12 kills and 12 digs. Junior Jaelynn
Block had 31 kills, 38 assists, and 18
digs.
Sophomore Paige Young had 35 digs.
Freshman Megan Greenup had 10 kills,
31 assists, 18 digs, and 6 aces.
JV Sports results Varsity volleyball team
makes strides at tourney
The Shark defense, once again, stood tall and held the Husk-
ies to one touchdown, (Photo by Brice Giles).
Sports Pg. 2
St. Louis Sharks 18 Breckenridge Huskies 6
Ryan Downs: 1 Rushing TD
Joe Smith: 1 Rushing TD
Angel Rojas: Interception Return TD
Matthew Stites: 2 Interceptions
Blake Fisher: 1 Interception
“We had great blocking and play calling all night.
When you get both of those wins come easy,” said
Ryan Downs.
Football
Volleyball
The JV volleyball team hosted the St. Louis Invi-
tational Saturday Sept. 12.
In pool play they won 25-16 and 25-23 against
Bullock creek, then lost the first set 15-25 and
won the second set 26-24 against Garber. Later,
they lost the first set 11-25 and won the second
set 25-14 against Beal City. Then they got to
bracket play and lost in the first match against
Bullock Creek 20-25 and 24-26.
“We need to work together as a team, and this
would have allowed us to play better,” said Al-
lyssa Roberson.
Lady Sharks show
Improvement by
avenging loss to
Pinconning
Megan Bajena sets the ball
for a Shark attacker, (Photo
by Ed Courter).
By Amber McCann
Shark Scene Staff Writer
The Cross Country teams did very well at
the meet Wednesday, Sept., 9. The girls fin-
ished in second place with a score of 59. The
top three runners for the girls were Brooklyn
Filipiak 20:13, Bethany Gurnee 22:06
and Kamrie Filipiak 22:16. The rest of the
girls weren't far behind.
The boys also did very well taking first with
a score of 49. The top three runners for the
boys were Evan Goodell 17:08, Michael Al-
len 18:36 and Jeffrey Blackwell 19:51.
Bath Results
The cross country team also competed Sat-
urday Sept. 12, at Bath and the boys team
took sixth overall with a score of 175. Evan
Goodell and Brooklyn Filipiak both took first
individually.
According to Mr. Puffpaff the coach of both
girls and boys cross country team, “The team
is working extremely hard focusing in on the
process of getting better everyday and gear-
ing up to perform our best at the champion-
ship phase of the season.”
TVC Opener Results
The girls took second place with a score 52
on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Brooklyn Filipiak took second place indi-
vidually with a time of 19:49. Bethany
Gurnee took 10th place individually with a
time of 21:44.
The boys also ran that day and took third
place overall with a score of 69, with Evan
Goodell taking first place with a time of
16:35.
Also according to Goodell, “Everybody is
working hard at practice and trying to focus
in.” His personal goal for this season is to
run a 15:30 and to be top at state.
Cross country off and runnin’
Sports Shorts Coach Biehl looks to improve
Mechanics with novice team
Evan Goodell is had a great week as he
finished first overall at Ithaca last
Wednesday and Bath Saturday (Photo
by Coach Jay Puffpaff).
By Amber McCann
Shark Scene Staff Writer
The girls golf team consists of all
grades ninth-12. Members include: re-
turning golfer- junior Emily Thelen and
new-comers-junior Georgie Bebow- jun-
ior Macey Wymer-junior Ryan Joseph-
freshman Olivia Anderson-freshman
Starr Hansen-freshman Jazmin Milks-
freshman Lauren Sherwood-freshman
Alexis Beeson-freshman Allison Tai-
palus. They went to Freeland Sept. 9,
and came home taking ninth place over
all. There were ten total teams there
competing that day, and the overall score
for St. Louis was 293. The team’s aver-
age went up about 20 strokes due to wet
conditions. Anderson and Milks scored
the lowest of the team which was 69.
According to the team captain Emily
Thelen, “As a team, we’re pretty close,
practices are pretty laid back and every-
one gets along. Meets are super fun be-
cause you get to meet new people.”
Monday the 14, they had a golf meet in
Alma then Thursday the 17, they have a
jamboree in Chesaning. According to
coach, Mrs.Biehl she is,“very exciting to
have such a large group of girls this year.
I love having so many freshmen girls
and hopefully they stick with it until
their senior year. Emily Thelen is a great
captain. She motivates the girls and gets
them excited. I have been seeing the
girls go out and practice golf outside of
practice and I really like that because if
they want to be good golfers they need
to go do that.”
Sports Pg. 3
“Once again this week, the credit goes to the play-
ers and the assistant coaches. The boys competed
with great enthusiasm again tonight; and the assis-
tant coaches put together another well-thought-out
game plan. The energy level provided by the stu-
dent section and the rest of the crowd was amazing
– and we hope to see more of that in the upcoming
weeks!” — Head Football Coach Aaron
Munderloh
Pompon tryout results
The following students made the St. Louis Varsity
Poms team:
Brooke Davis
Maddie Fisher
Nikki Pierce
Alexis Upshaw
Olivia Costilla
Holli Rivard
Haley Inbody
Makena Muscott
Laura Castro Del Cano
Kaydee Komperda
Nate Garcia
Jayden Robinson
Cecilia Thome
Isabel Larson
Freshman Jazmin Milks puts at
Alma’s Pine River Country Club,
(Photo by Mrs. Biehl).
Coach Puffpaff talks to his team before
their race Tuesday in Ithaca
(Miprepzone photo by Nate Schneider)