Red Ribbon Week at
Malad High School

By Tavanie Steed

Each day during this week had their own dress-up theme, and on some days, some volunteers handed out different items to each of the students.

October 28th, students dressed up wearing their favorite colors of awareness including: Pink represents Breast Cancer, Amber represents Appendix Cancer, Red represents Blood Cancer, Yellow represents Bone Cancer, Silver represents Brain Cancer, Gold represents Childhood Cancer, Dark Blue represents Colorectal Cancer, Light Green represents Gallbladder & Bile Duct Cancer, Lilac represents Gastric Cancer, Orange represents Kidney Cancer, Dark Green represents Liver Cancer, White represents Lung Cancer, Eggplant Purple represents Pancreatic Cancer, Light Blue represents Prostate Cancer, Black represents Skin Cancer, and Dark Purple represents Testicular Cancer. Multi colored cancers include: Bladder Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, even Head and Neck Cancer.

October 29th was Twin Day! Students got to dress up with a friend trying to match identical with each other in many ways. On this day, the student council handed out red ribbon pins in the shape of the awareness ribbon symbol.

October 30th was wear Red Day, recognizing the death of a man named Enrique Camarena. At age 37, he was survived by his wife, Mika and their three children. This DEA agent was abducted by armed men on February 7th, 1985 and later killed, inspiring the campaign now known as Red Ribbon Week.

October 31st was wear your Halloween costume!

Trip to USU Preschool

By Bella McCullough & Jaden Price

On October 29th Malad High School’s Parenting and Child Development class made a trip to Utah State Universities(USU) Preschool. When they arrived at USU they were taken into the daycare and were introduced to the different age groups; junior preschool, toddlers, and infants. Then they had been brought to an observation room to observe the way the student teachers interacted and spoke with the infants. They also were told to observe the way the room was set up and the activities being done. After observing the infants they went on to the USU Family Life Center to learn about the different classrooms and classroom set-ups. There they had mainly seen 4-5 year olds and young infants. Many of the students who attended the field trip said that the experience was pretty great and everyone was super sweet and inviting.

Cross Country State

Championships

By Samantha Schrenk and Adi Schow

On November 2nd, the cross country team participated in the Idaho High School Activities Association 3A Cross Country Championship race at Eagle Island State Park near Boise, Idaho. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams qualified to compete, and both placed in the top 5 teams bringing home trophies, individual medals, and memories that would endure a lifetime. 

On the previous day, the teams departed for Boise and were able to preview the course upon arrival. This allowed the runners to envision their race plan and prepare for the competition ahead. The following morning, the runners were awake bright and early. However, not everyone had a good night’s rest. Levi Angell, one of the top runners on the team, contracted the stomach flu during the night. However, the next morning, Levi was still able to race, and greatly assisted the team in taking second place. Levi ended up placing 20th in the race, Brycen Talbot placed 16th, and Boston Burbidge third. 

The girl’s team also found success, placing fourth as a team. Although the course was fairly easy, the majority of it being flat, but a downpour of rain and the biting cold presented a challenge. Aezlyn Summers placed seventh in the race and Kaycee Venable placed 19th. The rest of the girls on the team were able to work together during the race to push each other and to achieve victory over Firth, a rival team. 

In conclusion, the Dragon Runners thank their parents, fans, and coaches for a successful season. They were able to work extremely hard, achieving great results at State. 

IHSAA 3A Cross Country
Championships

Sat, Nov 2, 2024

Eagle Island State Park, ID

5,000 Meters 3A Women’s Varsity                                             

10 teams/72 racers       

Overall team placing- 4th                                                            

Individual Results         

7. Aezlyn Summers 19:55.48                                                    

19. Kaycee Venable 20:48.74                                                   

27. Kallee Talbot 22:00.02                                                        

28. Ellie Angell 22:00.59                                                          

29. Brielle Bastian 22:02.42                                                      

30. Samantha Schrenk 22:05.18                                                

33. Adi Schow 22:20.70                                                            

5,000 Meters 3A Men’s Varsity

13 teams/98 racers

Overall team placing - 2nd

Individual Results

3. Boston Burbidge 16:15.95

16. Brycen Talbot 17:32.46

20. Levi Angell 17:40.98

29. Braun Nalder 17:57.35

33. Carter Smith 18:10.46

35. Jaxon Blaisdell 18:13.06

50. Brex Martinsen 18:50.42