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Entries from February 2007

New surprises for juniors

February 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Anna Campanello
Staff Writer
The seniors are sadly leaving, which means SATs for the juniors. The staff in Student Services has been trying their best to keep the seniors responsible.
“We’ve been making sure the seniors have been keeping up with their grades and not failing their last year.” Chris Silc (Student Services secretary) said.
The PSATs were conducted earlier […]

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Tags: Student Services · Academics

Future freshmen scheduling

February 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Anna Campanello
Staff Writer
Next year, a whole new batch of freshmen will be shipped in from the Jr. High to torment and love. This means they have to schedule the classes they plan on taking their first year of high school.
“The eighth graders coming in are continuing to schedule,” Chris Silc (Student Services secretary) said. “The […]

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Tags: Student Services

Second chances for ISTEP

February 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Anna Campanello
Staff Writer
Student Services has been bustling with people coming in and out for scheduling, but that’s not the only thing that’s going on. The week of February 26-March 2, students who did not pass the ISTEP exam in the fall will get a second chance to take the GQE (graduating qualifying exam).
“This next week […]

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Tags: Student Services

Boys basketball back in town

February 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Ben Gooding
Staff Writer
 The boys are back in town. Not only is there a home game against Westview scheduled Friday, the Minutemen boys basketball team is on a two game win streak.
The boys put Jimtown away, Friday and trumped Mishawaka, Tuesday. With the end of a five game winning streak and impressive performances by under classman […]

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Tags: Boys Basketball · Athletics

Schrock advances to state

February 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Kelly Frye
Staff Writer
On Tuesday, February 20, Korey Schrock (10) became the fifth CHS boys swim team member to advance to state.
Schrock, a diver, had qualified for regionals at the Concord Sectionals. At the South Bend Riley Diving Regional on Tuesday, he placed seventh with 322.30. The top eight automatically qualify for state, and so he […]

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Tags: Boys Swimming · Athletics

Boys swimming sectionals a success

February 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Kelly Frye
Staff Writer
On Saturday, February 17, CHS boys swimming competed phenomenally at sectionals. Despite the small numbers and earlier worries of the season, the boys placed second to Northridge with 215 points, sliding by Central’s 190.
Alex Burtch (10) won the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.43. He broke the Concord Sectional record of 47.65 […]

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Tags: Boys Swimming · Athletics

Girls basketball suffers close loss

February 21st, 2007 · No Comments

The girls basketball team played memorial high last thrusday night. The girls played an amazing game and were ahead through most of the game.
“We came so close to winning the game, but unfortunately memorial just had a little more endurance than us,” Kimmy Swain (10) said.
The girls have had quite a few games that have […]

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Tags: Girls Basketball · Athletics

Girls swimming closes

February 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Kelly Frye
Staff Writer
On Saturday, February 10, girls swimming ended for the season when Gabby Ziebold (11), Lauren Hardy (9), Madison Freeze (9) and Brit North (12) competed at state. The four girls swam in the 200 freestyle relay. In addition, Ziebold swam in the 100 butterfly. Neither team placed in the top 16.
“We did good, […]

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Tags: Girls Swimming · Athletics

Boys basketball struggling for wins

February 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Ben Gooding
Staff Writer
The boys are struggling. The losses aren’t sacred cows any more, it’s much too obvious.
With four straight losses, the Minutmen Boys Basketball Team is struggling an uncanny amount. Morale at games is low, along with attendance, as the minutemen are losing games that statistically should be won by a large margin. Last Thursday […]

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Tags: Boys Basketball · Athletics

Surreal career

February 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Kelly Schaffer
Business Manager
This past friday night, the varsity girls basketball team played the Northwood Panthers in a ferocius, yet extremely memorable game. Not only was friday night senior night, but also the first time this season the girls have been able to open up each side of the bleachers for a crowd.
“Friday night was awesome, […]

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Tags: Girls Basketball · Athletics