The Dryden Red and Black

Congratulations to the following Students of the Month for February! This month's theme was Courage: the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.

7th Grade

Brooke Dombrowski

Luke Taylor

8th Grade

Ivy Brown

Rowan Handley

9th Grade

Ben Jones

Sean Finnigan

10th Grade

Hope Wilcox

Hunter Parks

11th Grade

Sydney Rodriguez

Colin Jones

12th Grade

Leta Garretson

Jason Blasius

Mark your calendars to give blood at Dryden Junior/Senior High School on March 18.

by Logan Korth

Fill out how many minutes you read for each day of this week and we will give a shout out to who read the most in a future Dryden Red and Black post. There may even be a prize!

by Lily Finnigan

On Wednesday, February 23, the Varsity boys were defeated 13 to 17 by Landmark Academy. Tyler Biggs had a high score of 187.

On February 25, Varsity Boys Bowling team competed at the Division 4 team regionals at Richfield Bowl. They ended up in 11th place overall with a score of 2467. In order of their baker games, they got scores of 144, 106, 100, 94, 135, and 114. Their three-game scores came out to 601, 558, and 585.

Some of our Varsity Boys Bowling team competed in the Individual Bowling Regionals this past Saturday. Noah Hall placed 43rd overall. His six-game scores are 103, 144, 195, 112, 137, and 128. His overall score came out to 819. Close behind, Tyler Biggs placing 44th. His overall score was 816 with his individual games being 130, 101, 123, 134, 180, and 148. In 51st place was Michael Hickmott with an overall of 743. His games were 115, 120, 126, 112, 147, and 123. Matthew Hickmott placed 62nd overall. His game scores were 121, 112, 86, 124, 128, and 83 adding up to a total of 654. Connor Wolff placed 64th overall with a total score of 638, his scores were 110, 98, 111, 104, 119, and 96. The boys bowled great this weekend and the whole season. We can't wait to see where they will be next year!

by Lily Finnigan

On Monday, February 21, the Dryden Girls Bowling team bowled against Memphis at Hideaway Lanes in Almont. The girls won their meet against Memphis, earning 19 out of 30 points. Our highest bowler was a sophomore who bowled a 129 in her first match and 138 in her second. Our next highest bowler was senior Joanna Livingston who bowled 124 in her first match and 125 in her second match. Amazing job, girls!!

On Wednesday, February 23, the Dryden Varsity Girls Bowling team bowled against Landmark Academy at Hideaway Lanes. The girls won the meet against Landmark Academy, obtaining 26 out of 30 points. The highest bowler was a sophomore who bowled a 107 in her first match and a 127 in her second match. The next highest bowler was freshman Mikayla Fleming who bowled 119 in her first match and 96 in her second match. Great job girls!!

On Friday, February 25, the Dryden Varsity Girls Bowling team went to Richfield Bowl in Flint, Michigan to bowl as a team at regionals held by MHSAA. As a team, the girls placed 8th out of a region of nine teams. The Dryden Girls Bowling team acquired 2,349 points total from six bakers and three games. The girls bowled rigorously and performed amazingly as a team, representing Dryden bowling at Region 23 bowling regionals. On Saturday, February 26, the Dryden Varsity Girls Bowling team went back to Richfield Bowl to bowl at individual bowling regionals. The girls did such an amazing job and the atmosphere was electric as bowlers were performing for the chance to make it to MHSAA Girls Bowling Finals. Senior Joanna Livingston qualified for states, placing 10th out of 55 bowlers in Region 23! Joanna bowled a total score of 863 for her six games! Great job, Joanna, for qualifying for states! Great job, girls, for bowling your best and representing Dryden! You did magnificently and had such an amazing season! Joanna Livingston will be bowling at the MHSAA Girls Bowling Finals at M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek on March 5. Good luck, Joanna!

by Leni Ritzenhoff

6th and 7th Grade Basketball Mayville 2/9

The boys put on an impressive game on February 9. Under the guidance of coach Dan Peter, they won 34-14 against their opponent Mayville. Keep it up, boys!!!

8th Grade Basketball Mayville 2/9

The eighth graders played an exciting game against Mayville. In the end, they won with a score of 38-32 under their coach Hunter Gall. Keep going, Dryden!!!

7th Grade Basketball North Huron 2/14

In this game, Dryden dominated the field. They ended up winning 41-11 against North Huron.

8th Grade Basketball North Huron 2/14

The boys nearly destroyed North Huron with an end score of 52-12.

by Penelope Spencer

On Tuesday, February 22, the Junior Varsity boys went up against Lakeville. They won with a close score of 31-28! The leading scorers were Jaylin Taylor, 9 points; Dylan Woolner, 6 points; and David Insley with 6 points. Congratulations, boys!

On Friday, February 24, the Junior Varsity boys basketball team faced Deckerville at home. They won with an overall score of 38-34! The leading scorers were Jaylin Taylor, 12 points; Hunter Hughes, 6 points; and Jacob Buffo with 6 points. Magnificent job, boys!

by Nick Abromaitis

The boys played their last home game on February 24. They ended up losing, but the gym was loud, and the game was intense. Let's look at the numbers the boys put up in the contest against Deckerville.

Jacob Burgess led the Cardinals with 22 points and 4 assists, followed by Merrick Maris with 17 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 6 boards. Sonny Coscione had 10 points and Dylan Ledford contributed with 8 points. Zack Lemke had 2 points, 8 boards, and 2 assists.

After the game, the coach said, "We played very poorly in the first half. However, we came back and played hard in the second half and got within 4 a couple of times." The Cardinals will play their last game of the regular season on Tuesday. Good luck to the boys. Go Cardinals!

What is SADD? SADD stands for Students Against Destructive Decisions. This club's main goal is to teach students about the risks of making poor choices that can hurt them. The sponsor of SADD is Mrs. Sisler, this is her first year of being the sponsor. Currently, there are 13 members in SADD, including President Abbie Johnson, Vice President Lola Abromaitis, and Secretary Madison Maday. The next project they're working on is the OK 2 SAY Assembly. This assembly is for junior high students, which will take place in the spring (virtually). If you are a high school student hoping to join SADD, please contact Mrs. Sisler

Monday, February 28

CANCELED--7/8 Boys Basketball vs Genesee - 6/7th grade game @ 6:00 pm, 8th grade game @ 7:00 pm

Strengthening Families Meeting - Cafeteria, conference room, library and room 172 6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Varsity Baseball Winter Weight Training - High School Weight Room

Tuesday, March 1

Homework Club - HS Library - 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Drama Club Rehearsal - MPR - 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Mt Morris - Bus departs @ 4:45 pm, JV game @ 5:30 pm, Varsity game @ 7:00 pm

Varsity Baseball Winter Weight Training - High School Weight Room

Wednesday, March 2

WEAR IT WEDNESDAY - COLLEGE/ARMED FORCES DAY

Staff Meeting - High School

Varsity Baseball Winter Weight Training - High School Weight Room

Varsity Girls Basketball semi-final game vs Peck @ Mayville @ 7:00 pm

Thursday, March 3

Homework Club - HS Library - 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

NHS Meeting at 7:00 am - Room 331

Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences - High School & Elementary - 5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Varsity Baseball Winter Weight Training - High School Weight Room

Friday, March 4

Varsity Girls Basketball District Final Winners @ Mayville - 7:00 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:

What has many ears but cannot hear?

Last week's riddle:

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Answer: Footsteps

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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by Audrey Napolitano

What has more letters than the alphabet?

The post office.

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Ava DeVlaminck - Editor

Nick Abromaitis - Reporter

Lily Finnigan - Reporter

Logan Korth - Reporter

Audrey Napolitano - Reporter

Penelope Spencer - Reporter

Leni Ritzenhoff - Reporter

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