The Dryden Red and Black

Because of the contagious nature of the current COVID variant and increasing numbers of positive cases and recommended quarantines, Dryden Junior/Senior High School will be moving to virtual learning for the week of December 13-17. We will return to face-to-face instruction immediately after the winter break on January 3, 2022. The Lapeer County Education and Technology Center will remain open.

If you are an EdTech student, the bus will leave the Dryden Junior/Senior High School parking lot at the normally scheduled time. If you need a ride to school to catch the EdTech bus, please let us know; otherwise, the only high school buses that will be running will be the EdTech runs.

Students will log into their classes remotely using the link provided by their teachers in their Google Classroom. All assignments will be in Google Classroom as well.

by Ava DeVlaminck

On Thursday, December 7th, the JV Girls Basketball team won their first game against Peck. The end score was 31 to 25. Izzy Weier had 9 points, Ava DeVlaminck had 6 points, and Monica Kucharski had 4 points. Congrats, ladies, and keep up the great work!

by Ava DeVlaminck

On Thursday, December 7th, the Dryden Varsity Girls Basketball team clinched their first victory against the Peck Pirates. The overall score was 36-24 with Jessica Peters having 19 points; Rilynn Lindsay, 7 points; Ava DeVlaminck, 7 points; Delaney Wolle, 2 points; and Kierra Miller with 1 point. Dryden Girls Basketball will be canceled until December 27, or until further notice. Congrats, girls, and keep up the great work!

by Penelope Spencer

Last Friday, the JV boys went against Peck and lost 34-17. Joey Delmotte led with 4 points. Drew Raymond had 4 points.

On Tuesday, December 7, the Cardinals lost to Almont in their first game of the season, 66-38. Dryden scorers were Jacob Burgess with 14 points; Zack Lemke, 10; Jason Blasius, 8; Dylan Ledford, 3; Sonny Coscione, 2; and Joey Delmotte, 1.

A trip to Peck resulted in a win by a score of 45-36 on Friday, December 10. Jacob Burgess scored 27 points, and Sonny Coscione contributed eight. Zack Lemke and Jason Blasius added four points each, and Dylan Ledford scored two.

With a 1-1 record, the Cardinals play this week at Sandusky on Wednesday and home on Friday.

by Ashley Hickmott

Every high school senior knows what a scholarship is, and if you don’t, please read the next few lines slowly. A scholarship is financial aid support awarded to a student based on academic achievement or other achievements. So basically, free money, and who doesn’t want that? The more scholarships you apply for, the more you can get and the less you have to pay for out of pocket. It only takes about a half hour to sit and fill out, and that could be a 1,000 dollar half-hour you just did. Easy and simple.

Nancy Boxey and Micaela Boomer both work at community foundations that provide many, many scholarships for students to apply for. Micaela works at the Four County Community Foundation, which represents parts of Lapeer, Oakland, St. Clair, and Macomb counties. Nancy works for the Lapeer County Community Foundation, meaning the scholarships are only offered to high school students who go to school in Lapeer county.

Among all the scholarships they have, when you make an account with the Four County Community Foundation they make you put all your academics, athletics, financial, and extracurricular activities down and they automatically set you up with the best match scholarships. The money for these scholarships comes from many different people who have generously donated their money because they want to see the youth get educated. Both foundations also offer scholarships to college students throughout all the years.

I think any high school or college student in Lapeer County should definitely apply for at least a couple of scholarships because since the pool of students is a lot smaller than some of the state or national scholarships where you are competing against tens of thousands of students.

by Becca Weiss

I really enjoyed Zack Ballinger’s presentation and his story. He really made all of us feel really comfortable and we were all really engaged in what he had to say. He talked about this life growing up and how to handle your mental health throughout all the ups and downs in your life.

One quote that he kept repeating that really stuck with me was something along the lines of with every success there is always going to be a struggle. I forget the word he used but I really liked it because basically, he's saying to succeed you have to have failure. I feel like a lot of people, including myself, forget that sometimes. No one is perfect and I think that's really important to remember when you fail instead of being so hard on yourself for messing up.

For example, if I was a perfect volleyball player and never messed up anything I did, it would not be as rewarding as it is. I need to fail to succeed. I was also really inspired by his life growing up and how he pushed through all his challenges in life. But I also loved how he mentioned after everything he did that was super cool like graduating college he also told us that it was actually a struggle and it's not just fun and games he gave us the reality of life and I thought that was cool because most people don't show their failure.

Moving forward after this presentation I view life in a better way knowing that it’s okay to mess up and your mental health is important. Do what makes you happy in life because you only have one and it's very short so make the most of it while you can.

Monday, December 13

7/8 Girls Basketball vs Owengage - 7/8th grade @ 6:00 pm

Varsity Baseball Winter Weight Training - 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM - High School Weight Room

Monthly School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM - High School Library

Tuesday, December 14

Speaker Senior Seminar - Grand Valley State University- 7:25 AM to 8:30 AM - Virtual

CANCELLED Homework Club

CANCELLED Varsity Girls Basketball @ Owengage

Open gym for boys basketball 6th, 7th, and 8th - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Dryden Elementary

CANCELLED Varsity Boys Basketball @ Owengage

Wednesday, December 15

WEAR IT WEDNESDAY - UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER DAY

JH Concessions @ Basketball - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Hallway outside gym

7/8 Girls Basketball vs Mayville - 7/8th grade @ 6:00 pm

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Sandusky - Bus departs @ 4:15, JV boys @ 6:00 pm, Varsity boys @ 7:30 pm

Athletic Boosters Meeting - Virtual - 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Thursday, December 16

CANCELLED Homework Club

CANCELLED JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Caseville

Open gym for boys basketball 6th, 7th, and 8th - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Dryden Elementary

Varsity Baseball Winter Weight Training - 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM - High School Weight Room

Friday, December 17

Speaker Senior Seminar - Dryden High School Alumni - 7:25 AM to 8:30 AM - Virtual

CANCELLED Varsity Girls Basketball vs Genesee Christian

CANCELLED Junior High Dance

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs Genesee Christian - JV Boys game @ 6:00 pm, Varsity Boys game @ 7:30 pm

Every week a different riddle will be posted in the paper for you to solve. When you think you have the correct answer, submit it to us using the feedback doc at the bottom of that week's issue, along with your name. The first person to submit the correct answer will be given a shoutout in the following week's issue. The answer to the previous riddle and the shoutout can be found under each week's new riddle.

by Penelope Spencer

This week's riddle:

A girl fell off a 20 ft ladder, but she wasn't hurt. How?

Last week's riddle:

What gets wet while drying?

Answer: A towel

Winner: Mikey Luciano

The Dryden Red and Black is looking for new members! If you like to write or think you have something we could add to the paper, then we would love to see you at our meetings. Even if writing isn't your strong suit, members for photography, reporting, and editing are all welcome! If you are interested in joining, hit the button below and fill out the form, or talk to one of the current members. We look forward to seeing you on the team!

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Ava DeVlaminck - Editor

Nick Abromaitis - Reporter

Raghan DeLong - Reporter

Lily Finnigan - Reporter

Audrey Napolitano - Reporter

Ariela Perales - Reporter

Penelope Spencer - Reporter

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by Audrey Napolitano

What’s the difference between a Christmas alphabet and the regular alphabet?
The Christmas alphabet has Noel.

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