The Dryden Red and Black

Congratulations to #proudcardinal senior Jessica Peters,

who signed her letter of intent to play soccer at St. Clair County Community College next year!

Congratulations to the February Students of the Month!

This month's theme is Love of Learning, which describes the way in which a person engages new information and skills.

7th Grade

Jaedyn Owens

Jaycen Roberts

8th Grade

Mikey Luciano

Ariela Perales

9th Grade

Hayden Blair

Josclyn Mohler

10th Grade

Trenton Carroll

Dain Raymond

11th Grade

Sophia Peter

Connor Wolff

12th Grade

Gabriel Hofmann

Faith Loveday

Hello to the Dryden Community!

I am incredibly excited and honored to share that your very own Dryden Bands are performing the national anthem for the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Saturday, April 8th for Opening Weekend! The junior high and high school bands will be combined to play on the field before the start of the game versus the Boston Red Sox. We have plenty of tickets at the generous price of only $26 and we would be so happy to see as many of our Cardinal Community as possible supporting our students! We must sell at least 100 tickets to make this happen so feel free to share this link to your friends and family. Follow the link below to purchase your tickets and come cheer us on in this special event!

Go Cardinals and Go Tigers!

Your favorite (and only) band director,

Mr. Klee

Support the Dryden Bands with every order!! The deadline is Sunday, February 26. The items look amazing and you would look even more amazing supporting our #proudcardinal program!

Dryden students have the opportunity to go on a trip to Costa Rica from June 17-25, 2024. The trip includes adventures like a hot springs visit, a canopy zip line tour, horseback riding, free time at the beach, and interaction with locals. The trip's price consists of eight overnight stays; breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily; and guided sightseeing tours with full-time services from a professional tour director. ​​Check out the link below!

by Claire Wright

Did you know that a tsunami wave can travel the speed of a jet?

Students in 6th - 8th grades build their tech skills to become powerful coders, game designers, and animators! All experience levels are welcome!

Mondays, 5:00-6:30 p.m. at the Lapeer Education and Technology Center

Sessions:
2/27, 3/6 & 3/13

Four County Community Foundation holds several funds that award grants directly to your local community. Grants support your schools, your museums, your food pantries, your local parks and trails and so much more. Consider donating to your Community Fund today!

Your donation will come right back to your local community.

by Logan Korth

Try our Animal Trivia Contest!

by Kaeleigh Gourieux

by Claire Wright

Congratulations to the Varsity Boys Bowling team, who earned 2nd place in the Regional Tune-up Tournament!

by Lily Finnigan

On Monday the 13th, the girl's varsity basketball team played Kingston at home. They lost 40-65 but played well. Their league record is now 5-2, and their overall record is 13-6. In this game, Jessica Peters made 13 of the 40 points. Lucia Rodriguez made 8. Keira Miller ended the game with 5. Rilynn Lindsay acquired 4. Lauren Abromaitis with 3. Sophia Peter and Ava DeVlaminck with 2 each, and Isabella Weier with 1.

After an ice storm that took place on Thursday, the girl's varsity game was moved to Friday where they played Deckerville to win 48-28. Leading the Cardinals with 23 of those points was Jessica Peters. An additional 9 were made by Rilynn Lindsay. Lauren Abromaitis accumulated 7. Five were made by Lucia Rodriguez. Keira Miller ended the game with a total of 3, and Olivia Stickler with 1.

by Audrey Napolitano

On Tuesday, February 14th, the Dryden Varsity Boys Basketball team played at home against Kingston High School in a league game. Dryden rigorously played into two overtimes, unfortunately losing the game 60-61. Jaylin Taylor led the team accumulating 21 points, succeeded by Dorian Lewis who earned 20 points. Jacob Burgess acquired 12 points and three steals, Dylan Ledford notched three points and nine rebounds, and Sonny Coscione and Hayden Blair each tallied two points. Jaylin Taylor and Dylan Ledford each contributed four assists, and Sonny Coscione earned three assists. Coach John DelCampo stated "It was a classic Dryden vs. Kingston game. Both teams played hard and played well. Very proud of our team. We really came together."

On Friday, February 17th, the Dryden Varsity Boys Basketball team played at home against Deckerville High School in a league game. Dryden worked hard throughout the whole game and notched a win against Deckerville, 66-46. Jacob Burgess led the team earning 16 points, followed by Dylan Ledford who supplied 12 points. Sonny Coscione accumulated 11 points, Jaylin Taylor acquired 10, Dorian Lewis contributed seven, Noah Slagle tallied six, and Hayden Blair put up four. Coach John DelCampo stated, “We did not play well. We were sloppy throughout the first half. The second half was slightly better.” Great job on both diligent games well played!

The next Varsity Boys Basketball game will be on Tuesday, February 21st, at Oakland Christian at 7:30 p.m. Good luck!

by Penelope Spencer

The Dryden JV Boys Basketball team beat North Huron on February 10 by a score of 37-26. David Insley led the Cardinal scorers with 14 points. Jacob Buffo and Drew Raymond put up 8 points each.

Dryden lost to Kingston, 57-36, on February 14. Owen Gall led with 13 points, and Jacob Buffo added 8.

by Logan Korth

DRYDEN vs. KINGSTON (2.8.23)

8th Grade Dryden boys won by a landslide, 61-11! Good job Dryden!

6th and 7th grade Dryden boys lost against Kingston. Kingston tallied up 27 points, while Dryden racked up 14. Good luck next time!

This year, students meet in small groups with their grade level peers in 1st hour Junior High Advisory (grades 7-8) or High School Seminar (grades 9-12). Besides being a "home base" for students with a trusted teacher, these courses provide information on the Positivity Project's character strengths.

You can be a part of Dryden Junior/Senior High School history! Becoming a Yearbook sponsor is easy and affordable. Your name will live on in our 2022-23 Yearbook for generations!

Tuesday, February 21

2:30 PM-4:00 PM - Homework Club - Room 133

2:30 PM-4:30 PM - Drama Rehearsal

6:00 PM-8:00 PM - 7th/8th Boys Basketball @ Owen-Gage - Bus departs @ 4:15 pm, games @ 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm

6:00 PM-9:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Oakland Christian - Bus departs @ 4:45 pm, JV game @ 6:00 pm, Varsity game@ 7:30 pm

Wednesday, February 22

Wear it Wednesday - Jersey Day

6:00 PM-8:00 PM - 7th/8th Boys Basketball @ Deckerville - Bus departs @ 4:15 pm, games @ 6:00 and 7:00 pm

Thursday, February 23

2:30 PM-4:00 PM - Homework Club - Room 133

6:00 PM-9:00 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball vs Mayville - JV game @ 6:00 pm, Varsity @ 7:30 pm

Friday, February 24

8:00 AM-5:00 PM - Bowling Regionals @ B's Bowling - bus departs @ 6:30 am - B's Bowling Center, 750 S Center Rd, Flint, MI 48506, USA

12:22 PM-2:25 PM - Snowcoming Pep Assembly

6:00 PM-9:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs Mayville - JV game @ 6:00 pm, Varsity game @ 7:30 pm

Saturday, February 25

9:00 AM-2:00 PM - Bowling Regionals @ B's Bowling

2:00 PM-4:30 PM - Baseball Indoor Winter Training - high school gym

7:00 PM-10:00 PM - Snowcoming Dance - MPR

Every week a different riddle will be posted in the paper for you to solve. When you think you have the correct answer, submit it to us using the feedback doc at the bottom of that week's issue, along with your name. The first person to submit the correct answer will be given a shoutout in the following week's issue. The answer to the previous riddle and the shoutout can be found under each week's new riddle.

by Ava DeVlaminck

Last week's riddle: What can be touched but can't be seen?

Answer: Your heart!

The first correct answer was submitted by nobody!

This week's riddle: I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?

March 13

April 10

May 8

June 12

All meetings begin at 7:00 p.m., will be held in the Dryden High School Library, and are open to the public.

by Ava DeVlaminck

Why did the orange lose the race?

It ran out of juice.

Check out the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 Dryden Community Schools District Calendars here!

Ava DeVlaminck - Editor

Lily Finnigan - Reporter

Kaeleigh Gourieux - Reporter

Kaitlynn Knuth - Reporter

Logan Korth - Reporter

Audrey Napolitano - Reporter

Penelope Spencer - Reporter

Claire Wright - Reporter

Email: SCzerwinski@drydenschools.org
Website: https://www.drydenschools.org/
Location: Dryden High School, Rochester Road, Dryden, MI, USA
Phone: (810) 796-2266
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