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January / February, 2014

Central Lake’s George Thayer

Appointed to West Point

February 6th of this year the entire school body gathered in

our High/Middle School gym to celebrate one of our very

own, Central Lake senior George Lisle Thayer IV‘s, ac-

ceptance into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point,

New York. The event was very heart warming and touch-

ing as the crowd cheered for their fellow student’s accom-

plishment. His family stood behind him to show support,

the camera crew stood attentive filming the moment, and

the school sat respectfully and proud as the event took

place. It was announced that he was the first student from

Central Lake Public Schools to have been accepted to

such a prestigious school, but it wasn’t easy. It took many

recommendations, hard work in and out of school, and a

congressman’s recommendation (Dr. Dan Benishek) just

to be able to earn such an honor. However, “If you work

hard, challenge yourself, and set goals then you can suc-

ceed in whatever you aim for,” was the advice George

gave to his fellow classmates and future graduates. In the

end, everyone walked out of that gym, but not before

stopping to shake his hand or give him a heart-felt hug.

-Emily Joseph

Happy, Happy Snow Days

This past Christmas break was the longest break we

have had in over twenty years! Originally, we had sixteen days

scheduled for break, and that was including weekends, amount-

ing to ten school days off. After bad weather and severe cold-

ness hit Central Lake, causing two snow days, this number

jumped to eighteen days of break! A total of twelve school days

off! Many teachers can’t remember ever having that many days

off of school during Christmas break, which could maybe set

the school record.

Although having two days off of school was nice, it

was even better for the parents due to school being closed the

night before. This gave the parents an opportunity to arrange

different

plans for

their chil-

dren the

night be-

fore, in-

stead of

scrambling

the day of.

This could

also make

it safer for

the parents.

When ar-

ranging different plans in the morning, they aren’t accounting

for time they may need to drop their children off at a grand

parents house or daycare. When school is closed in the morn-

ing, the parents may have to rush, and drive faster than normal

to make up for the time for which they didn’t plan. If only eve-

ry Christmas break was this long!

-Delaney Buffman and Channing Hoogerhyde

Cadet Thayer surrounded by his family.

CL Trojan Timez:January / February 2014 Issue [email protected]

School Closings and

Delays!

Student safety in Michigan

is a primary goal of the Michigan

Area Schools. Everyday weather

conditions are taken into account

and the Director of Transportation

is monitoring road conditions

around the clock, making sure kids

can get to and from school safely.

The Director of Transportation also

has help determining school clos-

ings with the help from the Plant

Planning Department, surrounding

school corporations, local and state

police, and other community agen-

cies. Every morning, during all

months of the school season, and

winter months especially, these de-

partments start monitoring the con-

ditions of roads between 4:00-

4:30am. If road conditions are bad

enough the night before, the teams

may tell superintendents that night

to close school for the next day. If

conditions aren’t bad at night, and

are in the morning, the departments

make a decision about school clos-

ing by 5:00am. This ensures that all

students will be safe and that the

bus drivers and staff don’t need to

come in. Many students and staff

members are up by this time or

shortly after trying to get ready for

school. Along with that, many stu-

dents are picked up early in the

morning because the bus has to

plan a route that will get all kids on

the bus and to school safely.

Schools can be closed due

to many conditions such as hazard-

ous road conditions, wind chill, fog,

and tornado warnings. Although,

here in Michigan you don’t normal-

ly hear about tornados, so that’s one

thing we don’t really have to worry

about. Decisions to close or delay

school due to hazardous road condi-

tions are determined by the Director

of Transportation and the Superin-

tendent of Schools based on the

ability of bus drivers being able to

carefully and successfully get kids

safely to and from school. In Michi-

gan, no matter where you are you

are within five minutes of a body of

water! Due to this, the school dis-

tricts have the potential to close due

to lake effect snow, parking lot con-

ditions, and the temperature out-

side. Wind chill plays a huge role in

the decisions of school cancella-

tions. A general rule in the state of

Michigan is that if the temperature

is below zero there is a high chance

that schools will be closed. This is

because kids could get frostbite

from exposed skin. Even if skin is

only exposed for a short time chil-

dren out in extreme temperatures

can get this. Parents are encour-

aged, especially during this time, to

dress their kids appropriately for

the weather while waiting for the

bus. Along with the high concern of

hazardous road conditions, fog con-

ditions can vary greatly across the

school districts. Fog can be very

dense making it hard for bus drivers

and parents to see, which does not

help or improve children safety.

Along with hazardous conditions,

fog conditions will be determined

no later than 5:00am. Although,

you don’t hear much about tornados

in Michigan there is always that

possibility. Bus drivers are trained

to know how and where to seek

safety for children in the event of a

tornado. The Transportation De-

partment is always monitoring

weather alert warnings and condi-

tions. During the time of this event

buses will be instructed to go back

to the school or find the nearest

school site to safely unload stu-

dents. Thankfully, we live in an ar-

ea that doesn’t normally receive

tornado warnings.

Kids in every school have

the privilege to go outside and play

in the snow for recess. Wind chill

plays a major role in the decisions

of staff to let students go outside for

recess, if wind chill is below -10

degrees children will not go out-

side. When in school, and the

weather and road conditions start to

get bad, on rare occasions, schools

can release kids early from school.

Media and parents will be contacted

letting them know that kids will be

released early from school and that

the parents should make arrange-

ments for their children. Schools

and staff will do whatever it takes

to keep the kids safe during these

harsh conditions. Staff and school

closing departments take great cau-

tions in closing school so kids are

safe. They use many resources to

get information about that day’s

weather to make sure it is safe

enough for children, and if it’s not

then the departments make deci-

sions to close school.

I am glad to say that our

school districts take great care of us

and make sure kids can get to and

from school safely!

-Channing Hoogerhyde


Stressed Teachers

Are you stressed out over

your grades? Well, you are not the

only one. Your teacher has to sit

there and grade your final exams.

When they are done with your final

exams they have to calculate your

final grade. Well, you might not

think that this is difficult or time

consuming, however in all reality it

most often takes longer to grade

them than to take them. That is why

when exam times are here it stresses

them out. Unless you have an easy

exam right? Wrong they still have

to do the same amount of work.

Thank god exams are over with stu-

dents say, but teachers put their

time into grading your work. So,

next time you decide to sit there and

complain about your exams think

about all of the work teachers have

to do. Creating or grading.

-Kollin Green and Emily Joseph

Teacher of the Month

The teacher of the month for Janu-

ary is Kimberly Fernandez. Her fa-

vorite sub-

jects are

French and

history. Her

family con-

sists of Cecil

(married 15

years), and

her daughters

Gaby (13)

and Sydney

(9). The activities she likes to do is

bike, read, garden, travel, and hang

with her family. Her favorite sport

is softball because both of her

daughters pitch and she loves to

watch them. If Mrs. Fernandez was-

n’t a teacher she would be a transla-

tor/interpreter. Her parents are her

inspiration because they never told

her “she couldn’t”, they always be-

lieved She Could. Her favorite

quote is “Each day, do a little more

than you think you can.”

-Kara Becker and Alex Perkins

Snow Days Move

Blood Drive

The second blood drive for this

year was scheduled for January 27th. In

past years, if there was a snow day then

the blood drive was cancelled. After

losing numerous donations from

changing the date, it was then decided

that even if school was cancelled due to

the weather, the blood drive would still

happen. After having school cancelled

on Monday, January 27th, the weather

was so bad that the blood drive was

cancelled as well! The blood drive is

now rescheduled for March 10th.

-Delaney Buffman and Channing

Hoogerhyde

Dreaded Exam Week

Exam week. Everybody

dreads these two little words. As the

semester comes to an end, exams

for every class begin. Students put

in countless hours of studying so

they are prepared for the two and a

half days of straight up testing. For-

tunately, the students at Central

Lake High School got an extra day

to stay home and study due to in-

clement weather. We were blessed

with a snow day on Wednesday, so

our Wednesday exams were pushed

to Thursday, which those exams

were then pushed to Monday, and

Friday exams stayed the same. Stu-

dents then got the whole weekend

to study for their Monday exams.

This really helped to relieve some

of the stress for the students and

made the whole concept of exam

week somewhat easier.

-Morgan Scott

Snowcoming

Spirit Week

Congratulations

Kara Becker and

Sam Potter. Snowcoming queen and

king, 2014.

And to the

Freshman class

for their outstanding dis-

play of Trojan spirit.

Party date to be announced

soon.


Trojan seniors on tour., braving the cold for a photo op on the campus of NMC.

Central Lake Seniors Tour NMC

On January 22nd of 2014 the juniors and seniors of Cen-

tral lake Public School got the opportunity to visit

Northern Michigan College in Traverse City, also known

as NMC. Students were given the choice of visiting the

technology department, culinary department or audio

department in great detail along with a tour of the col-

lege. The students of Central Lake were excused from

school and got to miss most of the day.

Tech: The tour of the tech center started with a trip to the

Aero Park Campus. Here is where they fly drones or

UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Central lake stu-

dentsd talked to the tech students about their programs

involved with flying the drones and how they are put to

use such as surveying farms. The next stop was at the

automotive branch of the Aero Park Campus. This is

where students learn to work on both gas powered and

hybrid cars. The third and final part of the tech tour was

the construction technologies center. This is where the

students learn skills such as carpentry and how to work

on HVAC systems.

Audio: The audio tour was about 15 minutes long. We

got lost at first and couldn't find our way and then we

finally found it down stairs and to the RIGHT, not the

left. We got to see the computers they use to play music,

edit, and make their own. They were hooked up with

some sort of keyboard that you could play music on and

it went to the computer. It was pretty cool watching the

students mess around with them. We went into the re-

cording studio to see how they can record and edit to

make the people sound better. We also got to see a live

show at the opera house that some of the students were

working on. They were working with the lighting,

sounds, and anything musical you could think of. They

had a lot of old technology, and a lot of new technology

for all things audio. Overall, it was a really nice experi-

ence to see all the cool stuff and all the work that goes

into making music.

Culinary: The culinary tour had began on the Great

Lakes Campus and was around 30 minutes long. We

started out our tour visiting the different labs around the

campus. Each lab had served a different purpose from

pastry to meat processing. We had also visited the on

campus restaurant the students ran at different periods of

the day. We watched a class take place where the stu-

dents were learning the best way to serve wine with cer-

tain foods. Then we continued our tour by going to a

classroom and learning the classes and what is expected

of a culinary student. I had found the tour to be very in-

teresting and based on what I had learned, I believe it to

be a good program for culinary students.

-Alexis Carpenter, Kara Becker, Kortney Neill, and Alex

Perkins


Exam Week Opinions

As everyone may know exams

have taken place. People think

differently about exam week

and all their exams so here are

a few comments from every

grade about how their exams

went.

Freshmen:

Tyler St. John –

“I don’t feel like

exams are that

big of a deal.

They had a lot of

weight, but the

teachers help me

succeed”. His

hardest exam was Earth Science.

His easiest exam was English. On a

scale from 1-10 Tyler said he hated

exam week about a 4.

Danielle Prate – “Although I stress

a bit during exams, I don’t really

mind them because they could po-

tentially be positive factor to your

grades as long

as you do well”.

Her hardest ex-

am she said was

none of them

but from past

experience it

was History.

Her easiest ex-

am was P.E.

because it was a shorter test which

had a smaller variety of material to

cover. On a scale from 1-10 Dan-

ielle said she hated exam week

about an 8 but it all depends on be-

ing prepared for each exam, so it

could really go either way.

Sophomores:

Trever Taylor – “Sucks”. His

hardest exam was

History. His easi-

est exam was

English. On a

scale from 1-10

Trever said he

hated exam week

about a 1000.

Erika Thayer – “I don’t like ex-

ams. We need food for it”. Her

hardest exam

was World His-

tory. Her easiest

exam was Geom-

etry. On a scale

from 1-10 Erika

said she hated

exam week about

a -10.

Juniors:

Alan Szoka –

“I feel that ex-

ams were very

successful con-

sidering the

snow day”. His

hardest exam

was Health Oc-

cupations 1 be-

cause he didn’t do very well. His

easiest exam was English because

his extra credit brought it up to an

A. On a scale from 1-10 Alan said

he hated exam week about a 1.5.

Carrissa Boni - “I really don’t

mind exams”. Her

hardest exam was

History which is

understandable

with all the vo-

cabulary words

you have to mem-

orize. Her easiest

exam was Eng-

lish. On a scale from 1-10 Carrissa

said she hated exam week about a

7.

Senior:

Karisya – “At first I was nervous,

but I didn’t care afterwards. I just

answered t he questions”. Her hard-

est exam was Physics because it is

tricky and too

logical for her

brain even though

it seems easy. Her

easiest exam was

none of them;

they were all

challenging for

her. On a scale

from 1-10 Karisya said she hated

exam week about an 11 but at least

it’s over now.

-Kara Becker


Brace Yourselves for

Flu Season

Winter might be one of the

prettiest seasons for some of us, but

the sickness and dangers it could

cause might get very serious. The

month of January and February has

just made its way in this New Year,

and protecting yourself and your

love ones from various winter con-

tagions would be a very wise deci-

sion to make.

According to the Central for

Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), the “peak month of flu ac-

tivity” in the Northern Hemisphere

is the month with the highest per-

centage of respiratory speci-

mens testing positive for influenza

virus infection. during A 31-year

period, it showed that flu activity

most often peaked in February (14

seasons, or 45% of the time). It

might sound like mere influenza,

but without treatment, it could get

serious.

Mrs. Maul, a health teacher

at Central Lake High School, con-

firms that January and February is

the time of year with most cases of

influenza because we are stuck in-

doors, and we share the same air.

She also said that hand washing,

hand washing, and hand wash-

ing (as she answered with

three exclamation marks) and

covering your nose and mouth

when you cough are the best

ways to prevent the spread of

influenza. Getting a flu shot

would also very much help.

But if it is too late and you

have a fever of 100° or higher

with a cough and/or sore

throat, a runny or

stuffy nose, head-

aches and/or body

aches, chills, fa-

tigue, nausea, vomit-

ing, and/or diarrhea,

you are most likely to

have the flu. Providing

yourself with plenty of

rest and fluids are the best ways to

treat the flu. Over-the-counter med-

ications may help to treat symp-

toms, Mrs. Maul added. A cup of

thyme tea is also a great herbal way

to prevent and treat flu.

And last but not least, if

symptoms do not improve, call

your doctor. Be aware and stay

healthy folks!

-Karisya P. Adjie & Alexis Carpen-

ter

Seniors Under the

Weather

Senioritis is a crippling dis-

ease grabbing ahold of every senior

in the nation. Some symptoms of

this terrible disease are lack of mo-

tivation, careless attitude, and ex-

cessive wearing of sweatpants and t

-shirts. Seniors across the nation

experience this as they approach

the ending of their senior year.

Some consequences that many end

up facing include allowing their

grades to drop quite significantly,

and not to mention, those who ex-

perience senioritis are often

shocked when

colleges and

universities

send them a

letter the sum-

mer before

their fall se-

mester starts

telling them

that they can no longer attend the

college due to failure in the aca-

demic rigor that they promised in

the interview or application pro-

cess. It has been said that students

who suffer from senioritis should

not let this disease take hold on

them and to fight at the best of their

abilities. Although the only known

cure is graduation, students are en-

couraged to do their best and not

destroy their future because of a

physiological disease.

–Kortney Neill

The Trojan Health Page


Out with the Old, and

in with the New

2013 was a great year with many

trends shaped and still growing un-

til today. It was the year of technol-

ogy and the year of the youth. Let

us have a quick flashback to 2013

and reminisce the trends we had

last year.

1. Miley Cyrus

We can’t stop, and we

won’t stop… talking about Miley

Cyrus every time TMZ

notifies us of the newest

Miley issue. Although

some might like her

‘transformation’, in 2013,

all we could hear about

Miley Cyrus is how she

always sticks out her

tongue in every single pic-

ture of her and how drastic

her change from a sweet

Disney pop star that was

loved by everybody into a

disastrous twerker.

Yet, all we could

say is that, props to Miley

Cyrus for being brave to show and

express what she has become into

today.

2. Technology Manipulation

Gadgets, gadgets, gadgets

everywhere.

Next thing you know, trans-

formers becomes a reality, taking

over human race. Might be a little

bit extreme, but remember that mo-

ment when you’re hanging out with

a friend, in the middle of telling

them an awesome story, and

they’re constantly ignoring you,

putting all their attention into their

phones and you feel like grabbing

and throwing it to the middle of

nowhere? Yeah.

Gadgets are a huge thing

right now, being a major part of

human lives, and 2013 was its

peak.

3. Selfies

Selfies are the most famous

trend sparked since front cameras

are built in most gadgets nowadays.

People tend to love selfies, filling

their social medias with tons of

them. A Narcissus plague? No.

That’s just how the world works

now. Love yourself and take

selfies!

4. Snapchat

Have you ever seen a friend

walking down a hallway and mak-

ing faces at his or her phone and it

made you wonder what he/she was

doing?

Well, there’s a 99.9%

chance that they are on Snapchat, a

new social media for Android and

Apple products. So, this app be-

came pretty huge since people

started to cover their lives with a

million selfies, since it was re-

leased for Android in November

2012, getting as famous as Insta-

gram.

5. Twerk-twerk-twerk

Last but not least, twerking.

It is known to be a public

knowledge that twerking is a dance

move that just recently became

very famous among teenagers. But

2013 was seem-

ingly the age of

twerking-boom,

famed by the one

and only, Miley

Cyrus.

Twerking

might seem awe-

some and amaz-

ing, but sadly, it is

a disturbance to

most people. So, if

you decide to

shake that, please

do it someplace

where nobody

could witness it.

Out with the old, and in

with the new. 2014 has just begun

and it’s a time to remember both

our triumphs and our missteps, our

promises made and broken, the

times we opened ourselves up to

great adventures, or closed our-

selves down for fear of getting

hurt. Look back at our mistakes

and let it be the footsteps that we

leave on the seashore. Wave good-

bye 2013 and welcome 2014.

-Karisya P. Adjie & Kortney Neill


Songs of… Love?

What is Valentine’s Day? It is a day created to

make the lonely ones feel bad. Not just bad, but real-

ly, really bad. To be the only ones who don’t have red

roses in their hands or Hershey’s kisses in their

mouths. Thus, this time, the monthly playlist is dedi-

cated to the lonely people who are walking with half

of their heart dangling down their chest. Celebrate

your loneliness and cry over whatever’s smashing

your heart to pieces with these 6 songs, because 5 are

just not enough.

1. Nazareth – Love Hurts

The title says it all. Feel-

ing like your heart’s been

beaten up by an angry

mob or worst, an angry

mob of penguins with

claws and fangs? Yeap.

Then a famous 70s sad

song that perfectly de-

scribes the other side of

‘love’ might just be way

to start your day. Enjoy

swallowing your tears listening to it.

2. Adam Sandler – Love Stinks

When you’re feeling heartbroken, there are no other

ways but to blame love for all your heartache. This

song is taken from a

movie, ‘The Wedding

Singer’, covering J.

Geils Band’s famous

song in one of its

scenes. The original

version of this song

was pretty cool, with

the 80s era perfectly

plastered all through-

out the music video.

But unfortunately, nothing beats the sorrow and ache

Adam Sandler puts into the song. So if you’re one of

those people who are wounded by the game of love,

here’s the song for you.

3. Arctic Monkeys – Cornerstone

Remember the times when your breakup just hap-

pened and it was still warm like nasty porridge that

just went out of the mi-

crowave? And every-

where you go, it’s like

your ex is always there

somehow? The feeling

when your eyes send an

error to your brain and

your heart starts beating

faster and you sort of

want it to be him/her but

when they look back

they turn out to be a totally different person? Uh-huh.

4. Flight of the Concords – Not Crying

Do you recall that feeling when you’re hurt but your

pride tries to deny and tell you otherwise? The famous

New Zealand comedy duo Bret McKenzie and

Jemaine Clement, hilari-

ously transformed that

particular kind of feeling

into audible expression.

Despite the humor tin-

gling lyrics, the song is

surprisingly decent and

soulful. So whenever

you’re crying although

you’re trying really hard

not to, just say “just

been cutting onions. I'm making a lasagna...for one."

5.Robert Schwartzman – I Know Why

For all of you who had a secret crush on Mi-

chael Moscovitz, the piano playing M&M gnawing

shiny haired cutie in The Princess Diaries, this is a

chance to craze for him

all over again. This song

is smeared with techno,

pop, and a hint of rock,

just the right ingredients

to glue together scat-

tered hearts.


6. Metronomy – Heartbreaker

Save this song for when you feel like sticking his/

her face on a dart board

and throw burning darts

at it just to try to burn

your memories togeth-

er, after you found out

from a friend that she/

he broke another’s

heart just like they

broke yours. Enough

said.

____

To the people who decided to play this

playlist, this isn’t the end. After listening to those 6

songs, please heal and go on with your life. And for

all the loners out there, I’m not going to tell you that

there’s more fish in the sea, but I will tell you this:

getting stuck on a puzzle, is not the way to live.

So once you feel like your eyes are dry, your

muscles ache from frowning too long, and you real-

ize that crying is too much of a girly thing, then and

only then, wipe your tears and get over it.

-Karisya P. Adjie

Future Soldiers

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched,

every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft

from those who hunger and are not fed, those who

are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is

not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat

of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes

of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any

true sense. Under the clouds of war, it is humanity

hanging on a cross of iron.”- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Remember, there are men and women in the

military working in our nation and other countries

that are protecting, fighting, and training to watch

over all of us at home.

So, my question is, if the people we grow up

with end up in another state, or even in another

country for the sake of our well-being, then why

can’t they be credited in our own gym? Almost eve-

ry class, every year, has at least one or more individ-

uals who leave to join our military. They take that

step that guarantees our safety and our home, so how

come we don’t honor them in our own school before

they leave? Some people have the great honor of

going off to a prestigious college, but it is our honor

to know the people who serve our country and sacri-

fice their

freedoms for

ours. Yet, we

assemble for

the person’s

admissions,

not their en-

listments.

So, in my

opinion I

believe that our school should honor future soldiers

before they leave. Those seniors, our classmates, our

friends should be recognized by the school for the

life they’re choosing to live for us. An extra assem-

bly in the gym won’t cost the school more money,

and I’m sure that students and even some teachers

won’t have a problem sacrificing some time to

watch and honor those who have chosen to take that

leap of courage.

You never know when a crisis may happen,

and it’ll be your friend or classmate that shelters you

from harm. Even if you’re not their friend, they’ll

still be fighting to protect you, and that deserves the

utmost respect. Why not give them an assembly of

their own, and show that you respect their decision?

As George Orwell said “People sleep peaceably in

their beds at night only because rough men [and

women] stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”

-Emily Joseph


Tr jan Sportz Baseball Open Gym

For the last few months

baseball Coach Donovan Eg-

gleston has been having baseball

open gym on Saturdays at 10 AM.

He says that his goal is just to help

the players that want to get a head

start accomplish precisely that. As

one of the players who have been

going to these open gyms, I can

say that they will give anybody

who goes a head start before actu-

al practice starts. There isn’t any-

thing too serious going on though,

just batting practice, ground ball

practice, pitching, and the occa-

sional weight room workout. The

players that go there pass their

time much like they do in normal

practice, with conversation, and

jokes. If more players begin to

come, then the baseball team

should have a good head start on

the rest of the conference. If you

are going to play baseball, but are

skeptical on going to the open

gyms I encourage you to attend, it

will be a good use of your free

time.

-Simeon Spaulding

Simeon putting in extra time before the season starts.

Make sure to keep an eye on him this season!


Boys B-Ball Update

The boy’s basketball team is

having another rough go of it. After

losing to Ellsworth, St. Mary, Bel-

laire, Mancelona, and Pellston the

Trojans were home on Thursday the

16th, hosting Joburg in a fight be-

tween two teams looking for their

first win. The Trojans came out

strong again in the first quarter hit-

ting two three pointers right at the

start of the first quarter. At the end of

the quarter the Trojans led 13-9. The

second quarter was extremely physi-

cal; it had hard fouls, blocked shots,

and even a heated exchange, after

they scraped for the ball. The score

at halftime was 23-20 Trojans. De-

spite the halftime lead, the Trojans

couldn’t withhold the Joburg offense

in the third quarter, and the Trojans

were outscored 27-12. The Trojans

tried to come back in the fourth quar-

ter, but couldn’t get an edge as they

lost another tough one 63-54. Isaac

Mortensen led the scoring with 20,

while Chris Corbett had 15, and Jar-

ed Hebden came off the bench and

scored 10 points.

On Monday the 20th after the

tough loss to Joburg the Trojans

made the trip to Boyne Falls for a

non-conference game. The boys had

a tough time of it in the first quarter

trailing 13-6 at the end of it, and not

being able to get shots to go down.

They managed a few more points in

the second, but allowed more bucket

at the defensive end, and trailed 37-

20 at halftime. They continued to

give up points and were behind 56-

30 after three quarters. The Trojans

took another loss with the final score

72-48. It’s worth mentioning that

Boyne Falls Sophomore Marcus

Matelski had 40 points in the game.

As for the Trojans Will Brockman

led the way with 13, and Chris Cor-

bett, and Isaac Mortensen both added

nine.

After the loss to Boyne Falls

the Trojans were back home to play

Forest Area. The Trojans did a good

job keeping the Forest Area offense

contained in the first half, but just

couldn’t put up enough points to get

the lead with the score at halftime

being 33-28 with Forest Area in the

lead. The Trojans fell into a pattern

that has happened every game this

season. They played good defense,

but only scored 9 points in the entire

quarter while Forest Area scored

twenty. The Trojans attempted to

come back in the fourth quarter, but

couldn’t get an edge and lost again

71-59. Will Brockman led the scor-

ing for the Trojans with 19 points.

The Trojans were home

again on Friday the 31st against the

second lowest team in the confer-

ence, Inland Lakes. The first quarter

was one of the worst the Trojans

played all season; they managed to

hold I-Lakes to 12 points in the quar-

ter, but only scored 5 the whole

quarter. The Trojans came back in

the second quarter scoring 18 points,

and making the halftime score 25-23,

Inland Lakes. The Trojans kept play-

ing hard the entire second half, but

failed to capitalize on opportunities

to take the lead, including missed lay

-ups, and free-throws. With less than

10 seconds to go, the Trojans had the

ball at their end of the court, with the

score 51-49 and I-Lakes in the lead.

The ball was in bounded to Isaac

Mortensen, and he was unable to get

the ball to someone else, so he had to

throw up an off-balanced three. Eve-

ryone in the gym stood ready to go

crazy, but the ball rattled in and out,

and the Trojans lost a heartbreaker.

Will Brockman led the scoring again

with 15, and it,s note-worthy that 13

of those came in the fourth quarter.

Monday February 3 found

Central Lake home again in the first

of two straight games against Ona-

way, due to scheduling issues. The

Trojans came out weak again scoring

only 7 points the entire first quarter,

while giving up 18. They scored

more in the second quarter, but

couldn’t slow Onaway down on of-

fense. The score at halftime was 31-

23 Onaway. It was more of the same

in the second half as the Trojans

gave more good effort, but it just

wasn’t enough to slow down Ona-

way. The final score was Onaway

70, Central Lake 53, and the leading

scorer for the Trojans was Chris Cor-

bett, with 13. It was one of the

games where everyone contributed

almost equally.

On Wednesday the Trojans

traveled to Onaway to play them for

a second straight game, and came out

with one of their strongest quarters

of the season. They scored 20 points

in the first quarter, but Onaway also

scored 16, so it was still a close

game. Then the Trojans had “that

one quarter” again, they played great

defense, only giving up 11 points in

the second quarter, but only scored

4, (all of which were scored by Con-

nor Zook) Making the score at

halftime 27-24 Onaway. The Trojans

seemed to be determined not to have

another low scoring quarter that

game, and they didn’t. In the third

quarter they scored 19 points, and 18

in the fourth. But their defense was

their downfall. Not everyone would

run back on defense after a basket,

and Onaway did a good job of taking

advantage of that, scoring a lot of

transition baskets. In the end the Tro-

jans fell again 73-61. Connor Zook

led the scoring with 15, including

four threes. On Friday the Trojans

play their arch rival Bellaire, away.

-Simeon Spaulding


Lady Trojans Short

on Offense v. Joberg

Central Lake and Johannes-

burg-Lewiston’s varsity teams

faced off on the night of January

10, 2014. A good effort was made

by both teams, but after a hard

fought battle, Johannesburg pre-

vailed. It was a hard loss for the

Central Lake team with a score of

71-41.

The first quarter of the game

proved to be a slow start for the La-

dy Trojans with a score of only 7

points. Each quarter after that was

more of the same with the 4th quar-

ter yielding only 11 points.

Haley Patton amped up her

game by contributing 18 points

which gave her the overall high

score of the night. Alexis Carpenter

and Allie Hines each contributed 6

points each along with Haley

Bearden with 5 points. Adding to

the final score is Emma Pierson

with 4 points and Jaynee Mortensen

with 2. Jaynee also rounded out the

night with a high of 8 rebounds

while Haley Patton contributed

with 5 assists.

This is an exciting team to

watch as they work hard while still

having fun. The Lady Trojans play

with their hearts while challenging

each other's strengths and weak-

nesses and that makes for a great

game.

-Alexa Shafer

Central Lake Falls in

First Annual Maris

Strong Game

The night of December 18,

2013 Central Lake Lady Trojans

faced off with the Onaway Cardi-

nals girls basketball team for the

first annual Maris Strong Game.

The Johnson and Spaulding

families were in attendance to show

their support while being escorted

to the court to shake the player’s

hands along with a few hugs.

As the game got underway,

both teamwork and sportsmanship

were prevalent, though it was ag-

gressive at times. Each team dis-

played good effort along with their

intensity and drive as well. Obvi-

ously, both teams were aiming for

the win, but also to have fun while

supporting their long time and great

friend Maris Spaulding.

By half time the Central

Lake Lady Trojans had an impres-

sive 18 points. The teams battled

back and forth for the remainder of

the night only to end with a nail

biting upset for our Lady Trojans,

with the final score reading 44-43.

The high scorers of the

night were Haley Patton with 11

points and 2 rebounds with Jaynee

Mortensen adding 8 points with 8

rebounds. Though it was a very

disappointing loss, the players from

both teams had a great time playing

in honor of Maris. Jaynee Morten-

sen, a close friend of Maris, had a

few comments about the game; she

said, “It was just really cool to re-

member her in that way. She loved

sports; she had good friendships

with her teammates, and with her

school.” It was an emotionally

charged and intense game that led

to a fun night of basketball.

-Alexa Shafer


Your Trojan Seniors!


Isaac Mortensen

Isaac Mortensen is 15 and a sopho-

more in high school. His favorite

sport is baseball. He has a younger

brother named Gavin and an older

sister named Jaynee. His parents

are Ron and Holly and he has a dog

named Bo. Right now, he is in-

volved in basketball and Big Broth-

ers, Big Sisters. His favorite athlete

is Russell Wilson, the quarterback

of the Seattle Seahawks. This is be-

cause he has great leadership skills

and is proof that you don’t have to

be big to be a great athlete. He

plans on going to college after high

school but is not sure where. Isaac’s

inspirations are his dad and his

grandpa. He says, “They have

taught me to work hard and to have

good morals along with doing the

right thing. They have also taught

him to always have fun.”

Haley Bearden

Haley Bearden is 16 and a junior in

high school. Her favorite sport is

basketball. Her mom is Dawn and

her sister is Shelby Bearden. The

activities she is currently involved

in is basketball. Her favorite athlete

is Lebron James. Her plans after

high school are to play college bas-

ketball and become a physical ther-

apist or lawyer. Her inspiration is

Kara Becker because she loves her

very much and is her best friend.

Jared Hebden

Jared Hebden is 15 and a sopho-

more in high school. His favorite

sport is football. His mom is Pam

Swain and his dad is Ray Swain.

He is involved in football, basket-

ball, track, band and Big Brothers,

Big Sisters. His favorite athlete is

Reggie White because he is the best

defensive lineman to ever play in

the NFL and is an overall great role

model. After high school, he wants

to go to college and become a phys-

ical therapist. His inspiration is his

cousin Nick Hopp because he has

set many school records in basket-

ball.

Trojan Athletes of the Month: February


Allie Hines

Allie Hines is 16 and a junior in high

school. Her favorite sport is basket-

ball. Her mom is Jill Hines, her dad is

Ralph Hines and she has two sisters

named Jasmine and Jillian. She is cur-

rently involved with NHS, band, bas-

ketball, softball and Big Brothers, Big

Sisters. Her favorite athlete is Gavin

Schilling. This is because he is a real-

ly cool dude. After high school, she

plans to go to CMU and major in

speech pathology. Her inspiration is

Kara Becker because Kara is really

cool.

Facebook: Like Me, or Fear Me?

Do you have a Facebook? Did you know that with

Facebook people can track you down? Some peo-

ple just need to know where you live or even your

number. There have been more complaints as to

people stalking someone. Some people get on Fa-

cebook and try to be your friend so they can get a

hold on you later. That is only a reason as to why

you should use a social network responsibly. The

best way to use face book is to accept friends and

family. You don’t want to accept anyone that you

don’t know. After the people you know are accept-

ed then you can get on your computer or fancy

phone and talk to them. If you are new at this then

you may want to take this advice because if you

don’t then it can lead to bad things later on down

the road. Be smart and use you intelligence to stay

out of trouble.

-Kollin Green


Trooper Corey Hebner

spoke to grades seventh through

twelfth all day on Friday, January

10. Trooper Hebner has been a state

trooper for about eighteen years,

and has plenty of experience deal-

ing with cases involved with bully-

ing, and safety on the internet. Mr.

Hebner covered what to do and

what not to do on the internet, but

also how bullying affects people,

and how you can stop it.

Power of image. This was

the first topic Mr. Hebner covered.

Many people nowadays use snap-

chat, instagram, etc. This has also

perfected the “selfie.” Many people

take this further into a nude photo.

Mr. Hebner informed us on how

easily it is to retrieve these pictures,

even though you think they are

gone, and the penalties for sending

and spreading these pictures.

Power of words. The other

topic Mr. Hebner talked about was

bullying. Multiple videos on bully-

ing were presented to students on

how bullying can affect people. It

showed how badly words can hurt,

and also how words can help a per-

son. Bullying was also shown not

just face to face, but over text and

the internet.

We were also shown how

easy it is to find information about

us on the internet. I think most of us

were surprised at not only how easy

it is to get information, but also

how many websites there are to

find people. Knowledge is power.

The more you know what’s on the

internet about you will help keep

you safe. Although that information

is already out there, you can find

ways to prevent more information

from being added to what’s already

there.

Mr. Hebner covered many

different points during his presenta-

tion, and gave awareness to many

dangerous things. This information

will hopefully help all of us in deci-

sions we make, and things that we

do.

-Delaney Buffman

Making a Difference

Trooper Corey Hebner discussing the importance of internet safety.


Melody and harmony is

what the Central Lake bands

are always giving to us.

The Central Lake Band

Pre-festival concert that took

place on 02/11/2014 was not a

concert where the bands serve

us their polished pieces that

they have worked on through-

out the class time. Instead, they

showed their close friends and

families, the pieces that they

have been, and are still prepar-

ing, for the upcoming District

Band Festival that will be held

on March 1st, at the nearby

town Elk Rapids; as if ‘asking

their approval’ to compete in

this event. Both groups had to

prepare three songs, consisting

of a march, a listed song, and a

song of their choice as a policy

to enter the festival.

Ms. Aungst, the present

day famous band teacher/

director, has received praise for

her band teaching skills, guides

the bands with such passion

and certainty as her arms sway

back and forth in directions

indicating pitch and keys of the

instruments played by the band

members. She helped the trou-

bled middle school flute play-

ers when they were out of beat

and tune.

The middle school band

started off by playing the

‘Omega March’ piece by J.

Edmondson, making their way

to the ‘Medallion Overture’ by

W. Himes, and closed it with a

piece that worked its way into

much intensity by E. Del Bor-

go, entitled ‘Modal Song and

Dance’, which magically

turned the atmosphere into a

pirate-ship type of feeling, with

all the action and intensity.

The high school sym-

phonic band began by playing

‘Pulsar’ piece by E. Osterling,

and drew in the audience’s at-

tention with ‘Country Wild

flowers’ by L. Daehn, and

wrapped the concert up beauti-

fully by playing ‘The North

Face’ by J. Bocook, a piece

that was soft and wonderfully

calming at the beginning and

oscillated to a more powerful

ending.

Once again, the Central

Lake bands have proved their

talents and served wonderful

audible pieces that are always a

pleasure to everybody’s ears.

-Karisya P. Adjie

A Show Before The Road

Top: Lili Nemec, middle school’s

finest flautist

Middle: Monica Evans and Tyler St.

John play the horns like a boss

Bottom: Brian Willson and Jared

Hebden play clarinet better than

Squidward


Aries

(March 21 -

April 20) You can expect a reinvigorat-

ed sentimental life. Feelings

will spark and things will

seemingly get better, howev-

er, it wont last too long be-

fore the down hill turn comes

around. You’ll find yourself

with some relief and positive

reflection, but you should re-

main wary. Things may be

tough and tense, but don’t al-

low yourself to be down in

the dumps. Behave calmly

and in a diplomat way, judge

things objectively, don't rush

and don't risk.

Taurus (April

21 - May 21) Family and friendly relation-

ships will seem to improve

and stabilize this month.

This will bring about a sense

of peacefulness and tranquili-

ty. Be patient and don’t ex-

pect wonders however. Alt-

hough, you may experience 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 oc-

cur, but things will balance

out. Development and im-

provement won’t be much

different either. Things will

stay rather complicated.

You’re going to need to cope

with your limitations and re-

main patient and tenacious.

Think twice about each deci-

sion you make.

Cancer

(June 22 -

July 22) This is going to

be an important month.

Things will steadily go down

-hill, but later everything will

straighten out and movement

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 entertaining

for yourself.

Leo

(July 23 –

Aug. 21) Relationships with

the people you

love will be difficult this

month. Generally, you’ll find

yourself surrounded by mis-

understandings and difficulty.

However, there will be some

relief in the air. Responsibili-

ties will be more progressive,

and occupations will result in

more accomplishments.

Make sure to express your-

self clearly, and listen pa-

tiently.

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 alternatives. Although,

the month may not be as effi-

cient 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 suc-

ceed.


Libra

(Sept. 24 –

Oct. 23) This month you

may want to go back to all of

your undone work. Commu-

nication and information will

be a very important role in

your life. However, you may

experience some misunder-

standing in communication.

Practice on your artistic and

literary talents!

Scorpio

(Oct. 24 –

Nov. 22) You may expe-

rience some

positive changes. The posi-

tive changes will follow you

everywhere you go. Howev-

er, 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

include creativity. Do some-

thing progressive!

Sagittarius

(Nov. 23 –

Dec. 22) Make clear de-

cisions when

it’s your time to make them.

You'll overcome an obstacle,

a delay, or another type of

complication, but you'll grad-

ually 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 may be-

come clearer. You will have

different strategies’ for the

different activities you do.

When you participate in an

activity, you may find your-

self full of enthusiasm. How-

ever, you may want to stay

away from activities that may

cause you to get hurt. Rein-

force your capacity to con-

centrate, your patience and

discipline!

Aquarius

(Jan. 21 –

Feb. 19) You may want

to have help

with activities that you par-

ticipate in. With some good

luck you’ll even earn some

extra credit. You may be

looked at as a self-confident,

mature, and a reliable person.

However that may back fire

on you if you are not careful

of the things you say. Keep

your modesty and the sense

of measure!

Pisces

(Feb. 20-

March 20) This month you

may seem busy,

but there will be plenty op-

portunities 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 ini-

tiatives most likely won’t

have much success. Use your

imagination to express your-

self creatively

- Emily Joseph, and Kollin

Green


Ask Annie

Q: Dear Annie,

So it’s the week of exams, and I

feel like I have a good chance of passing

them. I’m stressing about them really bad.

I want to make sure I’m prepared for my

hardest classes, or at least all of exams. Do

you have any advice as to what I could do

to prepare and make sure I pass my ex-

ams?

Sincerely, Study Hard Student

A: Dear Study Hard Student,

Exams are always my hardest

week. I usually start preparing for them

about a month before. The week of is kind

of pushing it, but it’s not impossible. What

you should do is go through your materials

and the study guides that your teacher pro-

vided you with and determine what sec-

tions of that class you’re good at, and ones

that need help with. Once you’ve done that

then you have a few different choices. If

you completely just don’t understand /

know the section, then you should ask your

teacher to review it with you. If you just

forgot it, or are trying to memorize how to

do it or the definition, then you could make

flash cards, or try the practice problems

where you could look in the back of the

book to check your answers. Using flash-

cards is my favorite technique because

even though it takes you an hour or so to

write them all, once you have them written

you can keep on reviewing and it doesn’t

take as long. Also, if you’re studying for a

subject such as history or science, then

READ, READ, READ! Reading the chap-

ters over again a few times helps a bunch

with what you remember. Good luck!

Sincerely, Annie

Q: Dear Annie,

Snow coming is coming up in

February and I am freaking out about eve-

rything! I don’t know where to buy my

dress, what kind of dress to buy, what

shoes to wear, who to go with, or even

how to do my hair! I am such a mess about

this, and since it’s my last dance ever

(other than prom) because I’m a senior, I

want to make it memorable, and I’m hop-

ing you could help me figure all this out.

Sincerely, Dress Mess

A: Dear Dress Mess,

Ok, I’m going to cover all this

separately. Let’s start with where to buy

your dress. A few of my favorite stores to

buy my dresses are Beginning Boutique,

ASOS, Forever 21, Debs, Promgirl.com,

and Rue21. I like these stores because

they’re classy, chic, boho, and any kind of

style you could think of. The kind of dress

I would go for is out there, but not too out

there. For example, my dress is going to be

one sleeve with sparkles all over it. The

sleeve is edgy and different instead of go-

ing with no straps or straps. It meets in the

middle. How I choose my dresses is what I

feel comfortable in. I personally don’t feel

comfortable in cupcake kinds of dresses, I

enjoy form fitting more. When you go

dress shopping look for dresses that are

more your style. Then when you try them

on, make sure you feel comfortable in

them, but also find a dress that you adore.

The main point of wearing a dress to a

dance is to feel beautiful in something that

you wouldn’t normally wear every day.

Moving on to shoes, I would say it de-

pends on how tall your date is. If they’re

shorter than you, then go with flats; if

they’re taller than you then wear heels; if

they’re the same height as you, then wear

flats. I usually wear heels there and then I

normally take them off. But lately I have

been wearing flats. Now, onto choosing a

date. Well, it depends on a variety of

things. You could have a boyfriend, go

with him! If you don’t have a boyfriend

and no one has asked you, then ask your

crush, or wait to see if someone asks you.

Also, you could get a group of friends to-

gether and you all could go together. You

don’t always have to have a date. I haven’t

even found a date yet, I think going with

friends is much more my style; it’s more

fun than being stuck with a date all night.

Don’t get me wrong, that’s fun too. Last,

but definitely not least, your hair. There is

so many different styles you could do for

your hair, the choices are endless. Short

hair girls, you could spike the ends out,

have loose curls, or even put a headband

braid (or a different braid, depending on

your preference). Long hair girls, you

could also put braids or curls in your hair,

you could put your hair up in a ballerina

bun, a side bun, try putting two buns in

your hair! You could do a half up, half

down style (my favorite). Add accessories

to your hair. There are endless possibili-

ties! Try looking up different hairstyles on

Pinterest, Google, or Yahoo. When I do

my hair, I try to match it to my outfit. For

example, if your dress looks old school

then do a old school hairstyle. It’s your last

school dance for high school, make it awe-

some! Don’t think about what people think

about you, just be you, be happy, and have

fun!

Sincerely, Annie

*Note from Annie*

I know that exams are happening

and dances are taking place and school is

just a big rush nowadays. I mean, I am

getting stressed and flooded with last mi-

nute homework, studying, etc. Plus, I have

basketball and extra things outside of

school. Talk about busy! But I just need to

keep reminding myself to take things one

at a time. You should do the same. Just

realize where you are in life and what you

have to do, and start at the beginning.

School is a big part of all of our lives,

whether you know it or not. Even though it

is, that doesn’t mean we have to stop hav-

ing fun and put all of our time into it. Yah,

we need to focus and get good grades; but

remember, we’re only teenagers! We can

only do so much! Don’t put so much pres-

sure on yourself that you can no longer

handle it. Just have fun with life! Slow

down and enjoy the moment you’re in!

Smile and have a good time, you don’t

have all the problems in the world! Seri-

ously, RELAX! Your problems won’t last

forever, everything will be ok. C’est La

Vie (That’s Life).

<3 You know you love me <3

Annie Kanoa


Which student belongs to each of these cars?


Games and Such


January, the month home to New Year’s Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day is considered the coldest month

of the year in the northern hemisphere. Named after the god Janus, which means the god of the doorway, Janus

is two faced and looks to the future and the past.

Gregory Eder- 1/1/1999… Number one movie was Patch Adams

Taylor Waffle- 1/2/2001…In 1788 Georgia became the 4th state to ratify the Constitution

Tyler Vitale- 1/3/1999…A gallon of gas was $1.17

Morgan Scott- 1/5/1998…The world population 5,912,480,000

Cameron Parker- 1/6/1999…The number one novel was the Testament by John Grisham

Kara Becker- 1/7/1996… The number one movie was 12 monkeys

Kollin Green- 1/8/1996… Howard Taubman, an American critic and author died

Gabrielle Glynn- 1/10/2000…Number one pop song was, what a girl wants by Aguilera

Sara Dorland- 1/13/1998…On this day in 2001 an Earthquake hit El Salvador killing 800

Tess Perkins- 1/14/2002…The price of a new car was $21,108

Tineka Witt- 1/22/1997…Your zodiac sign is an Aquarius, Rat

Brandon Michael- 1/23/1997…Madeleine Albright, first woman to serve as US Secretary

Kailey Kuck- 1/26/1996…The price of gold was 404 dollars an ounce

Mia Disbrow- 1/26/2000… Number one movie was Eye of the Beholder

Benjamin Hicks- 1/27/1998…A loaf of bread was 0.87 cents

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February, the month that football fans look forward to all year. Many sit down with friends and watch the best

two teams play in the Super Bowl. Also know known as a romantic month. Flowers and chocolates are being

bought left and right for there loved ones. February was named after the Latin term februum, which means puri-

fication.

Kaitlyn Moran- 2/1/2001…The golden number for 2001 was 7

Austin Scott- 2/5/1997… You are 6,195 days old

Elijah Newton- 2/5/1999…Your birth flower is an Iris

Kayla Straight- 2/15/1996…You were born in the Chinese year of the pig

Finch Vanniman- 2/15/2002… There are 337 days until Christmas of 2014

Isaac Mortensen- 2/16/1998…The year of 1998 was not a leap year

Chelsea Newstead- 2/19/2001…You were born on a Monday

Kyle Russell- 2/19/1999… Your fortune cookie says you’ll be lucky if you stay cheerful

Allie Hines- 2/20/1997… Top song was I Believe I can fly by R. Kelly

Brandon Bullock- 2/22/1999…Your lucky dates are 1st, 10th, 19th, and 28th

Lilliana Cassio- 2/24/1999…Your Native American Zodiac sign is a wolf

Gavin Mortensen- 2/24/2000…Your lucky number is 3 and 7

Leah Dawson- 2/24/2000…You share a birthday with Eddie Murray

Cody Truscott- 2/26/1998…You are 139,428 hours old


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