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Faculty edges out students

JT Shores — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:24:15 +0000

The faculty came out on top of Wednesday night’s First Annual Faculty vs. Students basketball game narrowly beating the seniors 83-80, despite a variety of unusual calls against the seniors such as face mask, dress code and patty cake. At the end of the third quarter with the faculty in the lead, Mrs. Stafford tried calling the game due to rain. Without the unorthodox calls, it’s easy to say the seniors would have won despite “The Real McCoy’s” 56 points which includes his three crowd rousing dunks.

Softball Preview

Justene Sitterson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:51:37 +0000

Forest Hill is not known for their Softball program, but they are well known for their spirit and positive attitudes throughout the season. This year we have had the best turn out in the four years I’ve attended Forest Hill. Even though the head coach Mrs. Reddington no longer coaches for the Lady Falcons we have the privilege of last years assistant coach Ms. Hayden. In addition this years new assistant coach Mrs. Esopakis. Both have done a tremendous job at gathering enough girls join to create both, a JV and Varsity Softball team.
With enough players to have two teams, all athletes are able to have time to play instead of just being on a Varsity team. Where they aren’t able to have enough play time to improve their skills. Hopefully with all of the hard work and dedication everyone’s been putting into practice each day, this will be the season that we get will get more than five wins.
Even though we have lost players, we have also gained players who have been able to step into the role of the spots needed to be filled. For example, we have Megan Babiajko who pitches, Jenny Pavon who normally plays center field but might end up playing short if things don’t go as planned. And others not listed, have also stepped into unfamiliar territory to be team players.
Even though the season is just blooming, we are all excited to see what lies ahead for the 2010 season. Be sure to come out and see all our hard work and dedication at Mary Brandon. Keep posted for game times and scores.

Sports we should have

Daniel Wunderlich — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:50:06 +0000

Lee Coppersmith, an all-American playing for Boca Raton High School, is on a scholarship to John Hopkins College. Why don’t we know about this stellar athlete? It’s because he plays lacrosse and most schools don’t offer that sport. Robert Landeck, Michael Lipin, and Michael McCready are all-Americans in a sport most of this school’s students don’t know exists. These kids have bright futures thanks to this unknown sport. Lacrosse is just one of many sports that we are deprived from competing in.
Fantastic sports like rugby, lacrosse, racquetball, water polo, and even hockey are all played at high school level. Hockey being mainly played in northern high schools, but that’s besides the point. Jupiter High School has a rugby club, not even a legitimate team, just a club and allows kids of all kinds come out and participate. A chance for kids to be active and be apart of a team squandered for what reason? I could not say for I am not the head honcho of this school. I do know though, if a chance to play sports like these were given to this school the spots would go as if they’re bananas to a starving monkey.
Last week I mentioned this article I was to write to my friends, we were playing racquetball at the time, and they all said in almost perfect unison “you should put racquetball.” That’s about ten kids who would jump as soon as you said racquetball club. Now I have no idea if other schools have a racquetball club/league/association/affiliation/organization/coalition/establishment/etc. but I do know that this school wouldn’t mind having a chance to have their own.
Now when I pitched the idea of water polo to my friends I was only kidding, but the look came on their face. The look of sudden realization of unpolished brilliance. My friend Tommy then goes on to convince me that it wouldn’t be so hard making a team, if we can manage a swim team we could manage a polo team. I sat back listening to my friends talk about this sport and a few others and saw that there is a passion to compete in this school so fierce that they would take to complete enigmatic activities such as these.
If there are thoughts of forming clubs such as these floating around in this school of ours I encourage entirely and completely that you push to form them. I myself have thought of a rugby club. Sports in club form would allow athletes from other sports stay active in a fun and competitive way in the off season. If I had a hair on my butt to go and say something to our administration about how this school would benefit so greatly from sports like these, but alas I know that my pleas would fall upon deaf ears. I’ll say once again, if anyone can, bring these sports to our school.

Forest Hill Football Victory

Tony Gonzalez — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:57:03 +0000

Falcon Wrestlers Soar

Michael Siebenaler — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:59:24 +0000

Forest hill wrestling is going strong! Congratulations Benson Joseph and Ozell York who won the District Championships. Now the team is headed off to the regional championships. After months of training they have made it to districts. who knows what they can do next? Maybe Benson Joseph will head to states for two years running.

After their ups and downs the wrestling team has taken out mostly all of their opponents. their only loss going to John I Lenard. Which happened most likely because John I did not put a wrestler against Benson Joseph. But besides that they have not lost a single meet.
Now people think that wrestling is a easy sport. Its very competitive and people can get caught up in the mist that you do not have to work hard like every other sports, which is wrong. A lot of heart and drive is needed if you want to do wrestling.

Head Coach, Nesty Nunez (a former Falcon wrestler himself) and says that he and the team are nervous for the regionals coming up, but he is very confident with the guys that are left on the team. “The heart on this team is amazing and I believe we are going to do well in districts,” Nunez said.
Senior Benson Joseph plans on winning regionaland bringing more than himself to states. He wants to bring most of the team with states with him. The coaches and Benson have pushed the team to its limits and are working to do well at regionals. Hopefully they’re strong mentally and physically, and hard work will lead them to victory.
Also the coaches ask for School support. “It is all of you that make this schools sports above expectations,” Nunez saif. “The more people that go out and watch our teams the more money we have to get new equipment. Also to make the team better as a whole, like more members for the squad. This support and hard work will make the team great.”