FFA National Convention 

Sydnee Sorenson 

The FFA national convention this year was held in Indianapolis. A few FFA members went this year including Sabrina Nipco, Cale Carter, Tatum Hess, Jayzee Jensen, Rylure Jensen, Emma Lloyd, Whitnee Waldron, Alivia Waldron, and Caleb Roe. They went to many other activities while there including going to a tour of the grand old opry.

5th District Honor Music

By: Paisley Smith and Adi Schow

Last Tuesday, November 7th, a selective number of students from our music program traveled to Marsh Valley for the District Five Honors Music Festival. They were sorted into Choir and Band groups in which they learned new music and got to know new people from other schools in District Five. Our students had previously received the music of three pieces they would perform. The day of the festival, they were combined with all of the schools and practiced all day. 

A senior member of the band, Curtis Huckaby, said, “My favorite part was the performance. I liked Air For Band because it was pretty. The conductor was a college professor so he was very qualified.” Throughout the day, all of the students learned many new things and met new people. Another senior band member, Addler Garrett, said, “Everyone was a lot more comfortable this year. It was interesting  how prepared our band was compared to the other schools. I’m going to miss all of the people when I graduate.” 

The choir learned three new songs and performed them later that evening. With only one prior practice, the Malad members of the honor choir had some knowledge of the difficulty of the songs. Along with the new songs, the choir was also led by a new conductor from Highland High School. Aubree Palmer stated that, “He was refreshingly enthusiastic…he helped me learn a lot about how conductors lead according to how they want the piece to be sung.” Adi Schow, another member of the Honor Choir mentioned, “I really liked the unity of everyone. We all loved to sing, and everyone got along.”

The concert was attended by many people from multiple schools. Despite only knowing the songs and people for a short amount of time, it went extremely well. Our students learned a lot and had a great time.   

Girls Basketball

By: Emree Hanks and Kaitlyn Pickett

Malad High School girls basketball started their season off with wins last week. They had their Jamboree on Thursday, November 9. Varsity played Rockland and Grace Lutheran while Junior Varsity played Rockland and American Heritage. Varsity and JV won both of their games. They also played their first game against American Falls on Saturday coming out with another victory, winning 53-39. Veterans got in free and were honored at the start of the game singing the National Anthem with the Malad High School Band accompanying. C-team, JV, and Varsity all won their games. “I think that this year is going to be a lot of fun and we have an opportunity to dominate.” Emree Hanks says. The basketball team has their next game at Firth on Wednesday, November 15. Their next home game is on Saturday, November 18 against Ririe. The C-team plays at 4:30, JV plays at 6:00, and Varsity plays at 7:30. Recently the Rustin Jones family had a home fire.  In order to raise funds,  Brandon Ward, Mayor Hawkins, Sheriff Arne Jones, Mr. Abrams, Mr. Corbett and Mr. Hannah are all contestants for our Kiss-A-Pig contest..  The person with the largest donation during halftime will Kiss-A-Pig. Come support our Lady Dragons!

Veterans Assembly

By: Liv Nelson & Purity Miller

On Thursday, November 9th, 2023 the Malad High School and the Malad Middle School had a Veterans assembly. We started out by singing the National Anthem then the band played a song. After the band played the choir sang a song. After that Mr. Corbett talked about the love he has for our Veterans. Then the Malad High School Studentbody President Brynlee Bastian talked about how we can show respect to our Veterans. Following her remarks we got to listen to Russell Davies, he talked about his time surviving in the military withand his company about helping Veterans with Post Tramatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 

KSL Field Trip

By: Tanna Butler and Lea Dore

Last Wednesday, November eighth, the BPA club had the amazing opportunity to visit the KSL News Center. They had the chance to learn about news broadcasting and the process of production with Chanel five’s employees. From greenscreening to handling news emails, they learn about everything that was relevant to this domain and some of them might have found their path in their future careers. Karlee Palmer, the secretary of BPA, states that,”I loved seeing the behind the scenes of live news, and seeing them transition from live to off camera”. Moreover, our favorite french exchange student had the chance to try our best fast food, Chick-Fil-A, she gave it a ten out of ten.

Winter Sports Meeting 

By: Cally Coleman 

The winter sports meeting was held Wednesday, November, 8th at 6:15. Parents attended this meeting in the Malad High School commons. Boys Basketball will have their first jamboree with Raft River and Rockland Novemebr 21st. Wrestling will have their first tournament in American Falls Decemeber 1st. If you would like to donate to the wrestling or basketball teams, please contact a member of their team. Wishing the athletes luck and the ability to work hard and succeed.

Cross Country 

By: Cally Coleman 

Our teammate, Jenna, shared this quote with us before we ran state. “The race always hurts, expect it to hurt. You don’t train so it doesn’t hurt. You train so you can tolerate it.” - Fitnesschat.com Congratulations Malad Cross Country team at State in Pocatello! Your hard work has paid off. Coach Talbot said” I am so proud of our teams! All the hard work and summer miles paid off! Bringing home two trophies was pretty awesome. Many athletes were able to set team and individual goals ultimately qualifying for state. I think pushing and encouraging athletes to try their best while fighting through injuries and finding a desire to still work hard is the key.”  We had three athletes medal which were Cally Coleman in 6th place, Brooke Issacson in 13th, and Brycen Talbot in 12th. The women’s team placed 3rd as a team bringing home a trophy. The athletes included Cally Coleman in 6th place with a time of 20:03 (SR) , Brooke Issacson in 13th place with a time of 20:47, Brynlee Bastian with a time of 22:03 (SR) , Hadlee Summers with a time of 22:30, KayLee Nalder with a time of 22:55 (SR) , Jenna Talbot with a time of 23:32 (PR), and Oaklie Hebdon with a time of 23:39. The men’s team placed 4th as a team bringing home a trophy also. The athletes included Brycen Talbot in 12th place with a time of 17:33, Boston Burbidge with a time of 18:02 (PR), Braun Nalder with a time of 18:03, Levi Angell with a time of 18:05, Porter Allen with a time of 18:28, Colt Coleman with a time of 18:54 and Brex Martinsen with a time of 20:08. It’s been 21 years since both teams have qualified for state, a huge accomplishment. We are sad to let go of six senior runners. We are grateful for the experiences and fun memories we had together this season with our running family! We thank our coaches Tylee Skinner and Tia Talbot for their dedication and hard work and the parents and grandparents for always supporting us! Until next year….. 

Boys Basketball

By: Brynlee Bastian 

Boys basketball season is upon us! The boys' basketball team had tryouts on Friday, November 13th, and Saturday the 14th. The coaches this season are Zach Beutler head coach, Clint Bastian varsity assistant coach, Zack Jeppsen JV coach, and Jordan Beutler C-team coach. The team had 22 boys try out this year and they all made it. The C-team includes Boston Burbidge, Ky Willie, Braun Nalder, Easton Green, Brayzen Gibbs, Brex Martisen, Dawsyn Peterson, Ethan Horsely, Joe Kimberling, Carter Daniels, Kayson Neal, and Hudson Daniels. The JV team includes Ruger Smith, Justin Tone, Holdan Tubbs, Boston Burbidge, Brayzen Gibbs, Easton Green, Ky Willie, Dawsyn Peterson, and Brex Martisen. Our varsity team players are Timmy Jensen, Ben Peterson, Braylen Tripp, Ryan Hubbard, Baylor Bean, Zach Richarson, Ruger Smith, Justin Toone, Carter Carey, and Holdan Tubbs. The boys' basketball team has their first jamboree on November 21st in Malad. Go Dragons!