Homecoming Week: A Summary

By Sydnee Sorenson & Adi Schow 

Malad High School homecoming week was a true success with the whole student body participating in the school activities, along with a big win for our football team. Overall, everything was so fun! We had a great turnout for our after-school activities and an excellent turnout for our homecoming dance. Some of our students’ favorite part of the week was powder puff football, where the girls of our school participate in a football game. Karlee Palmer said it was her favorite activity because of how much energy the students had at the activity, along with school spirit from the seniors, as they won homecoming week, yet again. In the words of one of our teachers, Mrs. Anderson “It was an exhausting week but still so fun.” Her favorite parts of the week were the unity of the whole school, the dress-up days, and the sight of students participating in all the activities, especially in the spirit bowl. 

Drive In Party

By: Brittania Butler

The Drive-in Party was such an amazing experience for all the students of Malad Highschool. There were lots of games and activities for the students to play such as spikeball and cornhole, as well as a fry and shake eating competition. “The eating contest with the frys and shakes were absolutely disgusting, because they were trying to eat as fast as they can. But they were fun to watch,” says Karlee Palmer, one of the many students who went to the amazing Drive In Party. Overall everyone would agree that the Drive In Party was such an amazing experience, and we can’t wait for next year! 

Volleyball Game

By: Kaitlyn Pickett

All three Malad High School volleyball teams pulled away with another win last week in a home game against the Aberdeen Tigers. It was a district game that was won in three sets, with scores being 25-7, 25-7, and 25-5. “We were able to try new plays, sub in new players. It was fun!” Brylee Oglesbee said. The Malad Dragons will play in Soda Springs on Thursday.

Powder Puff

By: Paisley Smith

This past Tuesday the high school had their annual Powder Puff game! The Seniors and Sophomores started off with a bang and a lot of unmatched points. In the last minutes, the Juniors and Freshmen scored two touchdowns and almost a third to tie it up! Senior, Kaitlyn Pickett, said, “I felt really good because we’re four year straight champs!” There was a ton of intensity from both sidelines but the end score was 22-14 with Seniors and Sophomores taking the win!

Cross Country 

By: Cally Coleman 

“Never limit where running can take you” - Bart Yasso. Great work athletes for competing in the Pirate Challenge in West Side last Thursday. The men’s team placed 1st as a team! The athletes included Brycen Talbot in 3rd place with a time of 17:36, Levi Angell in 10th place with a time of 18:30, Braun Nalder in 11th place with a time 18:31, Porter Allen in 12th place with a time of 18:54, Baylor Bean with a time of 19:13, Brex Matinsen with a time of 19:17, Colt Coleman with a time of 19:46, Caden Jeppson with a time of 20:12, Carter Smith with a time of 21:19, Jaxon Blaisdell with a time of 21:29, and Joshua Pickett with a time of 21:39. The women’s team placed 2nd as a team. The athletes included Cally Coleman in 7th place with a time of 21:32, Brooke Isaacson in 14th place with a time 22:05, Hadlee Summer in 16th place with a time of 22:26, Brynlee Bastain in 20th place  with a time of 22:57, KayLee Nalder with a time of 23:46, Madelyn Shaw with a time of 24:01, Jenna Talbot with a time of 24:05, and Oaklie Hebdon with a time of 24:42. The Malad Cross Country team will compete next at the Bob Firman Invitational at Eagle Island State Park in Bosie on Saturday, September 23. This race will test our limits individually and as a team as we compete with teams from all over the West.  Thousands of runners will be excited and ready to compete on this collegiate course.  Good luck athletes as you run your race! 

Homecoming Dance 

By: Rebecca 

McCracken

September, Saturday Sixteenth, Malad High School held the annual, semi formal homecoming dance. The dance began at eight p.m, when everyone arrived with their friends or their date. Admissions were ten dollars for a single ticket, and twenty dollars for a couple. The dance itself was held in Malad High School's common room, where all the hallways connect. Refreshments such as Caprisuns and cookies were served. Once the dance ended at eleven p.m, it was fair to say it was a memorable and enjoyable night.   

Tuff Puff

By Olivia Nelson

On Monday September 11 we started off our homecoming week with a Tuff Puff tournament. It started off with Freshman vs Seniors and Juniors vs Sophomores. The Seniors beat the Freshman and the Sophomores beat the Juniors. The Seniors and Sophomores played for the championship and the Freshman and Juniors played against each other.  The seniors won overall, the sophomores barely lost to the seniors and got second, the juniors got third and the freshman fourth. 

The Freshman team kind of struggled this year. Paityn Ward, a coach for the Freshman team said “I think we did good, but the height difference was definitely a struggle, and something we can work on is not getting mad at eachother.”

The Juniors team struggled, they had one win against the Freshman. Teagan Daniels, a coach for the Juniors said “My team did bad, they lost, next year we should run a few practices.”

The Sophomores did good this year, They barely lost to the seniors in the championship game. Izzy Hackock, a coach for the Sophomores said “I definitely think that next year we will win, and our best players were Boston Burbidge and Levi Angell, and I think we should have beat the Seniors but due to somebody's serving we lost.” Boston Burbidge, a player on the Sophomore team said “I felt good, I mean I think we should have beat the seniors, our strategy was Levi passes the ball to me, and I set him up and he just slams it down.”  

The Seniors won tuff puff this year, beating Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors. Adley Kimberling, a coach for the Seniors said “We did really good, we struggled sometimes but we learned how to pass the ball, so then we were good, once we set it up we could put it away.”

Homecoming 

Royalty

Brynlee Bastian

Headsets and tiaras, heels in the helicopter, and sparkly dresses with the coolest drop-off. This year when the royalty was dropped off during halftime at the football game it was a little different than normal. Our royalty was flown in by Mike Hess in his helicopter and landed right on the 50-yard line. We were in contact with Tori Green who was at the football game to know when we needed to take off and when to enter into the football field. We were rushed trying to get ready as fast as we could because we were told we had two minutes, but then the second quarter ended up taking longer than expected so we just waited in the helicopter trying to calm our nerves. Luckily my grandpa had given us all a plan and we had practiced so we knew what was going to happen and when it was going to happen. We as the girls were so stoked but so nervous, was our hair gonna fly all over the place? Would jumping out in heels be too hard? However, as soon as we sat down and put on our headsets all nerves went away and we were so excited we couldn’t stop giggling. My grandpa was even more excited than we were! Brookelyn, Preslie, and I knew that we wouldn’t be able to drive around the new track so when my grandpa asked if he could fly us, there was no way we were turning him down. It was the coolest feeling flying through the goal posts and waving back at everyone who was jumping up and down and cheering for you. Circling the field we felt like we were on top of the world, and when Baylor opened my door and I heard the crowd cheering, I felt like a real queen! We loved watching the boys walk out to the helicopter with their giddy smiles like true royalty to open our doors. Princess Brookelyn Daniels says, “I was so excited when I heard I would be riding in a helicopter! We were all anxious waiting to take off. This was by far the coolest experience and  I wish I could do it over and over again.” Dutchess Preslie Bennett says, “It was my first helicopter ride so I was very nervous and had so many butterflies! It was so fun and all Brynlee, Brookelyn, and I could say was how we felt like we were in a movie. I’m thankful for the experience and to Mike Hess for letting us do it!” Overall, it was the best experience and we are so grateful to our school, community, my grandpa Mike for being the best, and that we got to do something new and different!  

National Guard 

Obstacle Course

By: Emree Hanks and Tylee Wright

On Wednesday of Homecoming week students participated in not only a Boys soccer game but also an obstacle course put on by the National Guard. Students enjoyed racing one another and even teachers! The most enjoyed race was the race between the sisters, Ms. Tavoian and Mrs. Fonnesbeck. Shannon Davis said,”Mrs. Fonnesbeck prevailed with her hand slapping on the grass prior to Mrs. Tavoian following her! Both came out a sweaty mess but Mrs. Fonnesbeck won.”

Boys Soccer

By Katie Coatney, Kaycee Venable, and Bella McCullough

On Wednesday, September 13th the Senior and Sophomore boys battled an intense soccer game against the Freshman and Junior boys. The boys were coached by members of the girls soccer team. In the first half, Ethan Horsley (Freshman) made the first goal, putting the score to 1-0. Alex Rivera-Marshall (Freshman) said, “We played alright but it wasn’t our best.” Gage Hurd was a goalie for the Seniors/Sophomores and Alex Rivera was a goalie for the Freshman/Juniors. Gage Hurd (Senior) said, “My goaling skills were on point.” Gage had many good saves. The Junior team had great teamwork and communication. Ryelur Jensen (Junior) said “I carried my team by scoring a goal in the second half.” The Sophomores had a rough start, then got better in the second half but they still didn’t work together well enough to beat the Freshman. In the second half of the game, both Hudson Daniels (Freshman) and Ryelur Jensen made a goal, setting the score of Freshman and Juniors 3-0 against the Seniors and Sophomores. Alex Rivera-Marshall (Freshman goalie) did really amazing and he did well at standing the Seniors “dirty” playing. “We played to the best of our ability.” (Sophomore coaches) The final score was 3-0 with a win for the Freshman and Junior boys.