The Dryden Red and Black

Congratulations to the Students of the Month for January!

This month's theme is Perseverance: persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

7th Grade

Jaedyn Owens

Seth Theoret

8th Grade

Ariela Perales

Atticus Podvin

9th Grade

Kaeleigh Gourieux

Dane Pelkowski

10th Grade

Corvyn Jones

11th Grade

Kendall Phillips

Connor Wolff

12th Grade

Colin Jones

by Claire Wright

Did you know that only a half of dolphin´s brain sleeps at a time?

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Your donation will come right back to your local community.

by Kaeleigh Gourieux

by Lily Finnigan

On the 10th, Varsity Birls basketball won against Bentley at home. The final score was 63-16. Sixteen of our points were made by Jessica Peters. Both Ava DeVlaminck and Isabella Weier added 8. Keira Miller, Delaney Wolle, and Lauren Abromaitis all had 6. Olivia Stickler ended the game with 5. Both Lucia Rodriguez and Sophia Peter had 4.

At Kingston on the 12th, the Dryden girls lost 18-66. Eight of those points were scored by Jessica Peters. Lucia Rodriguez had 5. Keira Miller ended the game with 4, and Olivia Stickler had 1.

by Audrey Napolitano

On Tuesday, January 10th, the Dryden Boys Basketball team played a non-league game at home against Bentley High School. Dryden took an impressive win against Bentley, ending the game with 60-44. Jacob Burgess led the team with 24 points, succeeded by Dylan Ledford who scored 16 points. Jaylin Taylor had a total of eight points, Dorian Lewis had five points, Noah Slagle had three points, Sonny Coscione had three points, and Jacob Buffo had one point. Coach John DelCampo stated, "We really played hard all night. It was a great team win for us. Bentley is very athletic. It gets us prepared for Kingston on Friday”. Fantastic job on the win, boys!

The week didn't end as well as it started, however. Dryden fell to Kingston on Friday, January 13 by a score of 74-37. “Kingston played hard and played very well. We did not play well at all,” reflected Coach DelCampo. Dryden was led by Jacob Burgess with 10 points. Dylan Ledford followed with 9, and Dorian Lewis scored 8. Jaylin Taylor and Sonny Coscione added 4 points each, and Noah Slagle put up 2.

On January 12, the JV Girls Basketball team lost a close one to Kingston by a score of 35-32.

by Penelope Spencer

On January 10th, the Junior Varsity boys basketball team won their first game! They played Bentley, winning with a score of 41-29. The leading scorer was Brenden Peter with 10 points. Not far behind him, Hayden Blair had 8 points, and David Insley added 6 points. Keep up the good work, boys!

Dryden lost to Kingston, 62-28, on Friday, January 13. David Insley scored 12 points, and Nick Abromaitis put up 5.

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, January 17

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

6:00 PM-7:30 PM - Varsity Boys Basketball only vs North Huron - Varsity game @ 6:00 pm

6:00 PM-7:30 PM - Varsity only Girls Basketball @ Memphis

Wednesday, January 18

Wear it Wednesday - Cause Day

2:30 PM-3:00 PM - Drama Club Meeting

3:30 PM-6:00 PM - Bowling vs Memphis @ Almont Hideaway Lanes

6:00 PM-8:00 PM - 7th/8th Boys Basketball @ Mayville - bus departs @ 4:45 pm, games at 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm

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

Thursday, January 19

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

6:00 PM-8:00 PM - 7th/8th Boys Basketball vs Deckerville - games @ 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm

6:00 PM-9:00 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Deckerville - Bus departs @ 4:15 pm, JV game @ 6:00 pm, Varsity game @ 7:30 pm

Friday, January 20

6:00 PM-9:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Deckerville - Bus departs @ 4:15 pm, JV game @ 6:00 pm, Varsity game @ 7:30 pm

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: I am easy to lift, but hard to throw. What am I?

Answer: A feather!

The first correct answer was submitted by nobody!

Creative answer "Your spirits" submitted by Bill Czerwinski

This week's riddle: What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?

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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 shouldn’t you write with a broken pencil?

Because it’s pointless.

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
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