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Newspaper students awarded at MIPA camp Federally Insured by the NCUA 517-333-2424 • 800-678-4968 • www.msufcu.org Welcome Back Comets! It’s a new school year. Time to get back in the routine of getting up early, going to class, and doing homework. Now’s the perfect time to start a savings routine with a Cha-ching account from MSUFCU! Designed for teens ages 13-17, it’s the perfect way to start a lifetime of smart money management! Cha-ching account features: • FREE Totally Green Checking Account • Visa Debit Card • Free first box of checks • Online account access • Website with blogs, contests, and more! * A parent/legal guardian or related adult must be joint on a teen’s Cha-ching account. Open your Cha-ching account today!* www.msufcu.org Club meetings and events Everyone welcome! Meetings are held every first and third Thurs. of the month before and after school. With exciting events from visiting Chicago and salsa dancing, to low key activities such as sledding or laser tag, Spanish cub is a place to meet new people and have a lot of fun, all while learning about Spanish and Latin American culture. First meeting: Thurs. Sept. 15 in room 201 French Club is a social and cultural club for all French students, past, present and future. We usually meet the first Friday of the month at 7:20 a.m. in rm 212. We also have one activity a month, often with the German and Spanish Clubs. Past activities have included French breakfast, capture the flag, bowling, haunted hayride, ice skating, Zap Zone, French dinner and Cedar Point. Our first meeting of the year will be First meeting: Fri. Sept. 16 at 7:20 a.m. in room 212 Jr./Sr. Banquet Banquet will be held Sat. Nov. 5 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. The cost is $50 Quiz Bowl first meeting : Thurs. Sept. 8 in room 208. Anyone interested in joining please attend the first meeting Boys’ Cross Country Practice Mon-Fri at 3 p.m. in coach Hoshal’s room 410 Softball Anyone interested in joining softball, see Coach Kruger in room 314 Student Council First meeting, Wed. Sept. 7 in room 416 at 7 a.m. Fallen Soldiers Football Night Come and help support the GLHS footbal team honor and commmorate our fallen soldiers on Fri. Sept. 16 They cite themselves as a group of teenagers who want to make a difference in their community and spread God’s word, and they are doing just that. A handful of teens in a local youth group worked together to assist the greater Lansing area. The theme of this July’s Trinity Fusion Methodist mission trip was “Impact Michigan.” GLHS sophomores Elizabeth and Emily Konen and Rachel Churchill were some of the 30 people who attended the trip. Within three weeks the girls used the “Impact Michigan” theme to collect used clothes and ink cartridges. All of the clothing items will be sorted by category, weighed, and donated to the City Rescue Mission in downtown Lansing. The money received from the recycled ink cartridges, in addition to any other monetary donations, benefits the Mid-Michigan Food Bank. “Well my dad made flyers at his work, but other than that it is just us. We organized and planned everything,” Churchill said. They passed out flyers advertising what they were gathering and beneficiaries of the drive, in addition to the days the group would be collecting. The three girls recruited sophomore friends Isaac Len and Lizzy Dean to help with the collection. “We didn’t really know how many people were willing to donate,” Emily said. With a 100 pound goal in mind, Emily said the five of them spent 10 hours over three days collecting clothes and cartridges between the 15 th and 17 th of August. “I’m pretty sure I had one bag over [our goal],” Elizabeth said. Countless bags were filled over the three days, and the group unanimously decided that every bit of the hard work was worth the benefit to the city. The group’s pre- vious drive, a can drive in response to last year’s Trinity Fusion theme “Impact Lansing” yielded $700 that was donated to the Mid-Michigan Food Bank. The group decided on switching between can drives and clothing drives every year, and next year’s goal for recycled cans is $1,000. Churchill and Dean also volunteer to help lead the fifth and sixth grade youth group, a place that they and the Konens were at only a few short years ago. The local youth continue to excel in community service, and the community thanks them for it. Any donation to the city is appreciated, and themes like “Impact Michigan” are just a medium for hard work. Jon Courter ‘12 OPINION EDITOR Jon Courter ‘12 OPINION EDITOR A little bit can make a huge difference Above: Sophomores, Elizabeth Konen, Emily Konen, and Rachel Churchill spend their summer organizing a used clothing and ink cartridge drive to donate to the Lansing Mission. The girls, along with their Trinity United Methodist youth group friends, including sophomore Isac Len, went house to house in neighborhoods collecting the used clothes and ink cartridges. They were able to raise over 100 pounds of clothing and $165 from old ink cartridges. Right: Elizabeth, Emily, and Churchill sit with all of the clothes they had collected. Nikki Nicolaou/The Comets’ Tale Art Club Do you enjoy the arts? Extra art opportunities are coming your way! If you would like additional opportunities to make art and be a part ofan art community, then Art Club is the place. Art Club will be held every other Tuesday from 2:45-3:45 p.m. Students will create projects and explore art materials related to the courses offered at GLHS. Art club members will also have a large involvement with a community service project. First meeting: Sept. 13 in room 116 The Comets’ Tale members were hard at work and play this summer, but five spent five days on MSU campus to learn more about the world of journalism MIPA (Michigan Interscholastic Press Association) is a workshop that takes place every summer. Instructors work with students on different essential skills for the world of journalism. Juniors Connor Marsh, Haley Kluge and seniors Austin Gullet, Nikki Nicolaou and Andrew Fisher spent this time on campus in various programs to improve their reporting and designing skills. “Every year I since I have been a teacher, I have taken kids to MIPA camp,” journalism teacher Sara Beth O’Connor said. “I myself went to MIPA camp when I was in high school and I think every student can benefit from it.” With courses teaching everything from reporting to design to photography, MIPA has a range of program for all niches of journalism. “I took Karl Gude’s illustrator and infographics class,” Nicolaou said. “I was able to learn a program that was entirely new to me and I can use all the techniques I learned to improve our school’s paper and improve my design abilities.” Not only are the rewards in ability, they are also physical rewards. Fisher received an award of excellence in sports writing. Various scholarships are offered to students who apply from them and some of our staff was awarded them. Marsh was awarded a full ride to for camp from the Michigan Press Association and Kluge was awarded a partial scholarship from Argus Press. MIPA is a driving force in what the youth of today make journalism out to be. As long as there is ambition to practice journalism, MIPA will be run to benefit hardworking students. Bring this coupon in for a $1.99 long stem rose for homecoming corsage or boutonniere HEARTH & FLOWERS SINCE 1976 228 SOUTH BRIDGE STREET GRAND LEDGE, MI 48837 627-4176 800-836-1820 TELEFLORA SHOP ONLINE AT WWW.MACDOWELLSFLOWERSHOP.COM MacDowell’s Flowers Girls’ Cross Country Practice Mon-Fri at 3 p.m. in coach Hutchinson’s room 100 3 s.l. 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Newspaper students awarded at MIPA camp
Federally Insured by the NCUA 517-333-2424 • 800-678-4968 • www.msufcu.org
Welcome Back Comets!
It’s a new school year. Time to get back in the routine of getting up early, going to class, and doing homework.
Now’s the perfect time to start a savings routine with a Cha-ching account from MSUFCU! Designed for teens ages 13-17, it’s the perfect way to start a lifetime of smart money management!
Cha-ching account features:• FREE Totally Green Checking Account• Visa Debit Card• Free first box of checks• Online account access• Website with blogs, contests, and more!
* A parent/legal guardian or related adult must be joint on a teen’s Cha-ching account.
Open your Cha-ching account today!*www.msufcu.org
Club meetings and events
Everyone welcome! Meetings are held every first and third Thurs. of the month before and after school. With exciting events from visiting Chicago and salsa dancing, to low key activities such as sledding or laser tag, Spanish cub is a place to meet new people and have a lot of fun, all while learning about Spanish and Latin American culture. First meeting: Thurs. Sept. 15 in room 201
French Club is a social and cultural club for all French students, past, present and future. We usually meet the first Friday of the month at 7:20 a.m. in rm 212. We also have one activity a month, often with the German and Spanish Clubs. Past activities have included French breakfast, capture the flag, bowling, haunted hayride, ice skating, Zap Zone, French dinner and Cedar Point. Our first meeting of the year will be First meeting: Fri. Sept. 16 at 7:20 a.m. in room 212
Jr./Sr. Banquet Banquet will be held Sat. Nov. 5 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. The cost is $50
Quiz Bowl first meeting : Thurs. Sept. 8 in room 208. Anyone interested in joining please attend the first meeting
Boys’ Cross Country Practice Mon-Fri at 3 p.m. in coach Hoshal’s room 410
SoftballAnyone interested in joining softball,
see Coach Kruger in room 314
Student CouncilFirst meeting, Wed. Sept. 7 in room 416 at 7 a.m.
Fallen Soldiers Football Night Come and help support the GLHS footbal team honor and commmorate our fallen soldiers on Fri. Sept. 16
They cite themselves
as a group of teenagers who
want to make a difference in their
community and spread God’s word, and they are doing just that. A handful of teens in a local youth group worked together to assist the greater Lansing area. The theme of this July’s Trinity Fusion Methodist mission trip was “Impact Michigan.” GLHS sophomores Elizabeth and Emily Konen and Rachel Churchill were some of the 30 people who attended the trip. Within three weeks the girls used the “Impact Michigan” theme to collect used clothes and ink cartridges. All
of the clothing items will be sorted by category, weighed, and donated to
the City Rescue Mission in downtown Lansing. The money received from the recycled ink cartridges, in addition to any other monetary
donations, benefits the Mid-Michigan Food Bank. “Well my dad made flyers at his work, but other than that it is just us. We organized
and planned everything,” Churchill said. They passed out flyers advertising what they were gathering and beneficiaries of the drive, in addition to the days the group would be collecting. The three girls recruited sophomore friends Isaac Len and Lizzy Dean to help with the collection. “We didn’t really know how many people were willing to donate,” Emily said. With a 100 pound goal in mind, Emily said the five of them spent 10 hours over three days collecting clothes and cartridges between the 15th and 17th of August. “I’m pretty sure I had one bag over [our goal],” Elizabeth said. Countless bags were filled over the three days, and the group unanimously decided that every bit of the hard work was worth the benefit to the city. The group’s pre- vious drive, a can drive in response to last year’s Trinity Fusion theme “Impact Lansing” yielded $700 that was donated to the Mid-Michigan Food Bank. The group decided on switching between can drives and clothing drives every year, and next year’s goal for recycled cans is $1,000. Churchill and Dean also volunteer to help lead the fifth and sixth grade youth group, a place that they and the Konens were at only a few short years ago. The local youth continue to excel in community service, and the community thanks them for it. Any donation to the city is appreciated, and themes like “Impact Michigan” are just a medium for hard work.
Jon Courter ‘12OPINION EDITOR
Jon Courter ‘12OPINION EDITOR
A little bit can make a huge difference
Above: Sophomores, Elizabeth Konen, Emily Konen, and Rachel Churchill spend their
summer organizing a used clothing and ink cartridge drive to donate to the Lansing
Mission. The girls, along with their Trinity United Methodist youth group friends, including
sophomore Isac Len, went house to house in neighborhoods collecting the used clothes and
ink cartridges. They were able to raise over 100 pounds of clothing and $165 from old ink
cartridges.
Right: Elizabeth, Emily, and Churchill sit with all of the clothes they had collected.
Nikki Nicolaou/The Comets’ Tale
Art ClubDo you enjoy the arts? Extra art opportunities are coming your way! If you would like additional opportunities to make art and be a part ofan art community, then Art Club is the place. Art Club will be held every other Tuesday from 2:45-3:45 p.m. Students will create projects and explore art materials related to the courses offered at GLHS. Art club members will also have a large involvement with a community service project. First meeting: Sept. 13 in room 116
The Comets’ Tale members were hard at work and play this summer, but five spent five days on MSU campus to learn more about the world of journalism MIPA (Michigan Interscholastic Press Association) is a workshop that takes place every summer. Instructors work with students on different essential skills for the world of journalism. Juniors Connor Marsh, Haley Kluge and seniors Austin Gullet, Nikki Nicolaou and Andrew Fisher spent this time on campus in various programs to improve their reporting and designing skills. “Every year I since I have been a teacher, I have taken kids to MIPA camp,” journalism teacher Sara Beth O’Connor said. “I myself went to MIPA camp when I was in high school and I think every student can benefit from it.” With courses teaching everything from reporting to design to photography, MIPA has a range of program for all niches of journalism. “I took Karl Gude’s illustrator and infographics class,” Nicolaou said. “I was able to learn a program that was entirely new to me and I can use all the techniques I learned to improve our school’s paper and improve my design abilities.” Not only are the rewards in ability, they are also physical rewards. Fisher received an award of excellence in sports writing. Various scholarships are offered to students who apply from them and some of our staff was awarded them. Marsh was awarded a full ride to for camp from the Michigan Press Association and Kluge was awarded a partial scholarship from Argus Press. MIPA is a driving force in what the youth of today make journalism out to be. As long as there is ambition to practice journalism, MIPA will be run to benefit hardworking students.
Bring this coupon in for a $1.99 long stem rose for homecoming corsage or boutonniere
HeartH & FlowersSince 1976
228 South Bridge Streetgrand Ledge, Mi 48837
627-4176 800-836-1820
teLefLoraShop onLine at
www.MacdoweLLSfLowerShop.coM
MacDowell’s Flowers
Girls’ Cross CountryPractice Mon-Fri at 3 p.m. in coach Hutchinson’s room 100
3s.l.Student Life • Sept. 2011
Spanish Club
French Club
Newspaper students, Andrew Fisher, Haley Kluge, Nikki Nicolaou, and Austin Gullett, along with adviser Sara-Beth O’Connor rejoice after recieving their multiple awards at MIPA camp this summer.
Kathryn Dodge/The Comets’ Tale
