December 26 Basketball Tourney @ Elk Lake

Montrose Area School DistrictVolume 33, Issue 1

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December 2016

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Courage. That was theme for the MAHS Veteran’s Day Pro-gram for 2016. On Friday, No-vember 11, 2016 students, fac-ulty, community members, and Veterans gathered, came together, and celebrated some of nation’s finest. Veteran’s Day was estab-lished on November 11, 1919 to mark the end of WWI. Every year citizens across the nation celebrate those who have fought for the freedoms that we all take for granted sometimes today.

The program included mu-sical selections formed by the Montrose High School Band with speeches from Principal Bill King, Keynote Speaker Sean

O’Shea form Scranton and Mas-ter of Ceremonies Riley Brown.

Mr. King spoke to the stu-dents and served as a reminder that we are fortunate for every-thing that we have.

“Believe me when I tell you that not all countries enjoy the level of freedom that we enjoy in our American democratic so-ciety,” King said.

Considered one of the best parts of the program was Key-note Speaker Sean O’Shea. Mr. O’Shea was a Pennsylvania Na-tional Guardsmen who guarded renown criminal leader Saddam Hussein. Mr. O’Shea gradu-ated from Bishop Hannan High School, and right out of high school he was stationed in the

Middle East. “I thought it was a very

honorary assembly for Veterans and everything that was talked about needed to be said,” said Sophomore Tracy Kerr.

Photo courtesy of Ilona LewisVeteran’s Day By Riley BrownEditor in Chief

StuCo Takes on a ChallengeBy Meteor Media Team over.

Many different sports and clubs decided to pitch in for this cause by selling wristbands for $1-2. Some of the clubs and events included in this fundraised include the Friends of Rachel band, the homecoming band, the

This year, 564, 800 Americans are expected to die of cancer, according to thomla-timercares.com. It is a major im-pact on many families around the country and many of you reading this. Almost everyone is affected in some way, shape, or form, as this terrible disease continues to be one of the leading causes of deaths among Americans. That is why this message is so important. The Montrose Area Stu-dent Council’s initiative for this school year is “TeamUp to Beat Cancer.” We are all sports, all teams, all clubs coming together to defeat cancer. At the end of last year a group of student athletes, team captains, and student lead-ers came together and decided on an achievable goal to reach in 180 school days. That goal: $40,000. By selling lemonade over the summer they were able to raise $500 to start the year off and have many events in the books with the school year not even being a quarter of the way

Red Card Cancer Cup band (an-other fundraiser for this event) and the Golf band. There were twelve wristbands in all, and if a student gathered all of the wrist-bands, they got a free TeamUp to beat cancer shirt. From goals on the field, to donations from the crowd, the Montrose Area School District was able to raise over $1400 and counting for Red Card Cancer Cup. All of the money and donations raised through students and members of the community goes to Johns Hopkins Kimmel Center for cancer research. Many sports teams and clubs have raised money by doing dif-ferent tasks, such as selling brace-lets for $1-2 a piece. They also held team dinners, and sold mer-chandise in order to bring aware-ness to the program. Members of student council and volunteers were also able to sell lollipops,

deep fried Oreo’s, walking tacos, pizza, and more at the games. Most of the awareness for Red Card Cancer Cup came from vari-ous social medias such as Face-book. This feature gave coaches the opportunity to spread the word are helping to make word about the charity to mutual friends and/or family. Heather Winn, a teacher in the Montrose District said, “Every time you help a charity it benefits you because you are helping to make the world a better place in some way.” She then continues with, “ I know many members of the Meteor community that have been affected by cancer, so it felt good to honor that.” The Montrose Area high school and elementary schools have participated in many charitable events before, and even hosted some of them, such as donations from the Pink Out programs. Both the girls varsity soccer and boys varsity soccer participated in going against the Elk Lake warriors for this organization. The girls varsity Red Card Can-cer Cup game took place on Sep-tember 21, 2016 from 5-7 pm.

The boys and girls varsity soccer team both won their games, and were able to produce money for the charitable event. Heather Winn also says, “Never underestimate the power of mag-ic words: watch me.” She says that quote has been a motto for her during the whole year as the Montrose Area School District partakes in more charitable proj-ects and events.

Dec.24- Jan.2 Christmas Break

December 18 JH Dance

Homcoming 2016 Read more about it on page 4.

Picture: fusfoo.com

Chronicle Changes Read more about it on page 4.

Teacher of the IssueRead more about it on page 3.

January 30 End of 2nd Quarter

Ben HoalStuCo President

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Supetintedent’s Stance

Who can believe it!!!! We are nearly a quarter of the way through the 2016-17 school year already. The fall sports season has flown by, district competition for both our musicians and athletes has nearly concluded and, for some, it is on to States. Whether or not there is more to come in various sports or music, I would say to all of our participants, “Job well done! We are proud of you and thanks for representing Montrose so well.” Indeed, we are proud of our entire stu-dent body, whether involved with extra-curricular activities or not.

This point in the year is always crucial – there is still time to improve the grades in that course which might be giving you trouble. There is still time to consider a path to the future and take the courses which will serve best as the foundation for

that path. There is still time to mend some fences which might have become a little shaky. There is still time to become all you are capable of being!!!!!

As the leaves fall off the trees and we see a few stray flakes of snow, we know that winter is soon approaching, and with it comes the oppor-tunity to start another mark-ing period, another sports season, a new activity, or perhaps a new friendship. As Homecoming and Halloween are soon memories, we now look forward to Veterans Day and Thanksgiving in the new marking period. It is a time to say thanks for your service and to recognize sacrifice on Veterans Day. And shortly thereafter, we say thanks for all of the blessings and benefits, the families and friends, the opportunities we have been given and those yet to come on Thanksgiving Day. As each season passes, there is always another to follow with new chances, new choices, new challenges.

My hope for each of you as we move into the second quarter of the school year is that you take a chance on learning something new or making a new friend, that you make wise and healthy choices in your life, and that you rise to the challenge of striving for excellence!!

Principal’s Perspective

Mr. Bill King MAHS Principal

Mrs. Carol BoyceSuperintendent of Schools

I think it’s fair to say that the 1st quarter of the 2016-17 school year flew by quickly. I am sure that many of our students are proud to take home their report cards to show their parents the results of their hard work. That’s great, we are very proud to see students who take their free public education serious-ly, by setting goals, working hard, participating in class, doing their homework, and trying their best to achieve at the highest level they can. And let’s face it, even when we do try and work hard, very few people are good at every subject. But that doesn’t mean that you gave up, it just means that you worked harder in that subject.

For those students who did not achieve nearly as well as we all know you are capable of achieving, I want to encourage you to be a little self-reflective. Did you set academic goals and take school seriously the 1st quar-ter? Did you work hard and do your homework? Did you pay attention in class? Did you study for tests and quizzes? Did you manage your time properly or did you procras-tinate? If the answer is no to any, some or all of the above, then it should be no surprise if your report indicated that you performed poorly or may have even failed a few courses. If you are working hard, but are still failing, we will do what-ever we can to provide the tutoring and/or support that you need to succeed. But, if you simply chose to not work hard and take your educa-tion seriously, it’s not likely to improve without an attitude adjustment. Everyone who participates in the graduation or commencement ceremony in June of each school year has worked hard to earn that diploma. And, why is earn-ing a high school diploma so important? I recently read the article below in the WAHM.COM Newsletter, which best articulates the benefits of get-ting a high school diploma.

6 Reasons for Getting

Your High School DiplomaEarning your high school

diploma is important – more important than you may realize. Your parents have probably always told you to how important it is to get a good education. Sorry to burst your bubble, but they’re right. Today, you can’t do much without having a high school diploma.

Here are 6 reasons why getting your high school di-ploma is important:

1. Career Opportunities

If you want to make more than minimum wage you’re going to need a high school diploma. Without it, you’re go-ing to be stuck in a dead-end job with no chance of a pro-motion or a raise. With a high school diploma, or even better - a college degree, you’re more likely to land a job that provides a higher salary in ad-dition to health insurance and retirement benefits. A high school diploma can help you land a job that you can call a career well into adulthood. It will allow you to apply for jobs that you would otherwise not be able to do without a diploma.

2. Furthering Your Educa-tion

In today’s job market, a college degree is becoming more important. But in order to further your education at any type of college – whether it’s community college, a four-year university or an online university – you’ll be required to have a high school diploma. By obtaining your high school diploma and then furthering your education in college, you will make your-self available to apply for jobs carrying higher salaries and better benefits.

3. Higher SalaryAccording to research,

graduating from high school will determine how well you live for the next 50 years of your life. High school gradu-ates earn $143 more per week than high school drop-outs. College graduates earn $336 more per week than high school graduates ($479 more per week than high school dropouts). Enough said.

4. Staying EmployedStatistics show that

individuals who complete high school in four years are less likely to be unemployed. According to a 2006 study, people who never completed high school had a 16.3% un-employment rate eight years

later. During those same 8 years, the unemployment rate among those who earned their diplomas within four years was dramatically lower at only 4.7%. Taking longer than four years to earn your diploma can have even more of a negative effect. Individu-als who spent more than six years pursuing their high school diploma experienced a massive 18.1% unemploy-ment rate.

5. More OpportunitiesA high school diploma

offers more lifetime opportuni-ties beyond the job. You’re more likely to live above the poverty line, giving you the opportunity to apply for home, car or school loans. With a high school diploma, you’ll most likely live in a low crime rate neighborhood and not have any trouble with the law yourself. According to the National Dropout Prevention Center, 82 percent of prison-ers in the U.S. are high school dropouts.

6. Additional IncentivesNot only will you feel good

about yourself when you grad-uate from high school, but it helps protect your physical health. You’ll be more likely to have access to medical care (health insurance from your job) and have the funds to pay for it (better salary). Knowing you have a diploma makes you a good role model to younger siblings, or your own kids and grandkids, which will encourage them to stay in school (the circle of life). Plus, finishing high school gives you the chance to learn a variety of things. The more you learn, the more well-rounded you’ll be as a person, giving you the oppor-tunity to apply for even better jobs!

If that doesn’t convince you that the hard work and dedication it takes to earn your high school diploma is worth it, then I am not sure I can convince you. Every one of you has your own unique abilities and talents and I be-lieve that the Montrose Area Jr/Sr High School provides every opportunity possible for each individual student to suc-ceed. The ball is in your court, we are at the beginning of a new quarter, if you didn’t do that well the 1st quarter, you now have the opportunity to start over and challenge your-self to improve. We will be here to support you along the way, but only you can make that happen. Best of luck!

New Playground Gets Two Thumbs Up!

Evan McComb

“I love the new basketball hoops.”

Ava Rebello

“I really like the new swings, but I miss the old blue slide!”

When most students think about their high school teachers, they think about the teachers that are relaxed and have a fun and pro-ductive learning environment. Mrs. Miller is the best of both. When you think about high school math teacher Mrs. Miller, all students always have something nice to say about her. Just ask any sophomore or freshmen student. Mrs. Miller grew up in Har-ford, PA and attended Mountain View Jr/Sr High School. She was an athlete in high school participat-ing in softball, volleyball and was in National Honors Society. She was also in various other clubs. To-day she still continues to be active, just in the lives of her students. When I asked Mrs. Miller when she first knew she wanted to be a teacher she gave me an answer

without a doubt. “I was a junior in high school and I knew I loved math. My 11th trig teacher gave me options as to what to do in my life with math and teaching was one of them.” “I wanted to become a teacher because I loved math and children, a good combination to have,” said Miller. After receiving her high school diploma, she continued her education onto the University of Scranton where she received her bachelor’s degree and got her Mas-ter’s at Wilkes University. “College taught me to be in-dependent, and to take care of my-self.” Her own personal experience and that lesson in college is what she wants students to know during their high school experience. “I want students to get from their high school experience that they need to be prepared for life. No matter what they do they need to make the right decisions and problem solve.” Mrs. Miller is currently head of the Montrose Math De-partment and has been teaching at Montrose for 22 years. She is also one of the Class Advisors of the Class of 2018 which her daughter, Ashley is in. “Montrose just has such great kids. They are good students and are respectful.” Apart from her activities in school, Mrs. Miller is a devoted volleyball mom to her daughter and devoted soccer mom to her son

Teacher of the IssueBy Riley BrownEditor in Chief

Student of the IssueBy Sadie Minarksy___________________ Over the summer break, many students take trips, but one student in particular went on a life changing adventure. Senior Am-ber Kadlecik took the journey of a lifetime to the country of Guate-mala. It was her second year of the program as a staff member for an organization called Food For The Hungry. While there, her family was able to help the people there in more way than one. She helped by “establishing relationships” with the native people. The hope was by establishing these relation-ships, she and the organization she worked with, would be able to help the people to understand the rest of the modern world because many of them have a limited education and don’t have the structure of a fully developed countries. They hoped this valuable information would help to alleviate poverty in the area and make it a more prosperous place to live. Also, while there, she helped distribute water filters to the communities of Cambalam and helped with a building project for a local school in Xepiun. After returning this summer, Amber had this to say about the experi-ence as a whole, “Two years ago, at the start of this trip, I believed I was going to immediately help the Guatemala community. I was wrong, instead, they helped me.” Amber plans to continue to travel to Guatemala to help with efforts for as long as she is able .

Chris, who is in 8th grade. She has been married to her husband David for 18 years. My final question was for Mrs. Miller is one that is impor-tant, as all good teachers have the motivation: With all of the rules and oppression on teaching in the present, what is the one thing that keeps you going every day?

Her answer was quick and very meaningful, “The interaction with my students and sharing my enthusiasm of math with them.” Great words spoken by a great teacher at Montrose. I am proud to write this article naming Mrs. Miller the first Teacher of the Issue for the 35 Volume of the Meteor Chronicle.

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Montrose National ScholarsTwo academic standouts of Mon-trose Area High School, Zebulan Swartley and Kyra Ricci were recently recognized nationally for their scholarly achievements.

The two Seniors were nominated by the National Merit Scholar-ship Corporation as they attained scores between a 201 and a 222 on the PSAT, placing them in the top 5% of students in consider-ation to be National Merit Schol-ars, and while not selected they were recognized as Commended Students in 2017. The nominees are selected from each state, meaning that the pair became part of an elite sect of between 3,000-4,000 students.

When interviewed about his success Zeb said, “It’s exciting

to know that hard work and dedi-cation has paid off for me in my academic endeavors.”

Kyra plans to major in Biology and possibly continue for a Doctor-ate, hoping to be accepted to Duke University or Penn State.Zebulun intends to acquire a Bach-elor degree in Engineering leading into a Masters, into a possible Doc-torate. Zebulun hopes to go to Mas-sachusetts or Princeton University.

Amber L. Kadlecik, Grade 12 Amber, Pictured here with Guatemalan Children

A Picture of the Acatenago Volcano in Guatemala

Source: adventureguatemala.com

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Chronicle Joins Social Media By Riley BrownEditor-in-Chief

Homecoming 2016

Montrose’s homecom-ing this year was starry night themed. Mrs. Winn and the student council worked really hard to make this years home-coming successful. This years spirit week started off with a competion between grades to see which grade had the most school spirit. The first day was hat day, students could wear any hat to win points for their grade. Followed by mis-match day, kids wore funky colors and patterns that did not match. The next day was decade day, when our student body dressed up in the de-cade of their choice. Thurs-day was maroon and white day, where we asked students to wear our school colors.

Thursday was also the pep-rally. Students took part in many fun filled events and games during the rally. A fa-vorite game for many stu-dent occured throughout the week, when students would buy tickets to vote for which teachers they would like to see get mystery liquids dumped on them. The lucky winners were Mr. Keihl, Mr. Cherney, Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Powers.

The homecoming court ladies included Cammi Clark, Amber Kadlecik, Thersea MacNamara, Annelise Mitt-man, Hailey Rapisardi, Kyra Ricci, Hayley Russell, and Louise Thompson. Giovanni

Amato, Owen Brewer, Bren-dan Buck, Zoey Casselbury, Colin Mondi, Harley Mul-lins, Devlin Nagle and Matt Ruseski were elected as the homecoming men. The court helped with games dur-ing Thursdays pep-rally. The cheerleaders performed their dance and two cheers.

The Friday of spirit week was the homecoming game. The night started with a tail gate party held by Friends of Rachel Club. The 2016 foot-ball varsity team went up against the Mid Valley Spar-tans. The montrose marching band opened the nights game followed by homecoming court. The half time show in-cluded the Montrose Meteor cheerleaders performing their 2016 dance and Mid Val-ley Spartans marching band.

Saturday was the night of the dance, and was filled with fun. The theme was “Starry Night”, and the gymnasium was decorated like a city in the night. The homecoming King and Queen were decid-ed upon by the attendees of the dance. The homecoming court then marched through the crowds, and all gathered to find out who won the title of homecoming King and Queen. In the end the homecoming King and Queen were John-ny Amato and Cami Clark.

By Emily Dunn & Cody IversenOp/Ed Editors

Entering its 32nd school year of publication, the Me-teor Chronical is expanding and modernizing to meet the demands of its readers. We are fortunate enough, as a school, to have a publication that reaches out to the whole community. In their 2001 is-sue, the staff wrote, “ At the request of the MASD Board of Education, the staff of the Chronicle has expanded the newspaper’s coverage to in-clude all three schools and the administration of the district.” We hope to uphold this prom-ise this upcoming school year.

Meteor Chronicle is writ-ten by the journalism students of the Montrose Area Jr/Sr High School. “I took journal-ism because it will help me with my career in public rela-tions,” said journalism student Emily Dunn, an writer for our op-ed section. The emphasis and importance of the paper is to inform community mem-bers, students, faculty, and staff about news in our school and to create entertaining edi-torials written by our students. If anything about the paper has changed, one thing has stayed the same: “the staff is commit-ted to upholding standards of responsible, quality scholastic journalism,” as stated in an early 2001 edition of the paper.

Part of our growth for this school year will be through social media. In the age of technology, we are turning to a social media platform to entertain our readers. We are teaming up with the up and coming new social media group FusFoo. This will give newspaer readers a chance to see other written pieces by our writers that are different from what is being printed in the pa-per. You will be able to view stories, videos and even rants. Stories can include anything from current events to the lat-est school trends or even the race for President. The site is currently live to the nation, you and many others are able to see all of the great con-tent that has been created by students across the country.

As seen in past years, the Meteor Media Team will be producing the Meteor Min-ute Broadcast. The Broadcast can be viewed on the district website, under the Meteor Chronicle Page. The broad-cast will feature the stories of the newspaper with a bit more detail. Some episodes will in-clude special guests for inter-views and opinions of people on some of the op/ed pieces in the paper. The broadcast will give a more detailed ap-proach, but in a quick manner so those community members and students who are too busy to read the paper can watch

a video that covers the ma-jor stories in five or so min-utes. The broadcast will be hosted by the editor in chief of the paper with correspon-dents of other journalism stu-dents that work for the chron-icle conducting invertviews.

Among all of the new features going into the news-paper’s production,there is something else new: the staff. All of the contribu-tors and staffers of the paper, broadcast, and FusFoo are all new and excited students.

“While we have a com-pletely new and inexperienced staff, I have been highly im-pressed with their talent and passion for finding the sto-ries that matter most to our school community,” said Jon Carpenter, our advisor.

We encourage all view-ers to reach out with any questions or comments or any letters to the editor that you would like featured in the paper to be emailed to: newspaper@masd.info .

Mr. Powers During the homecoming pep rally

Homecoming King and Queen, Johnny Amato and Cammi Clark

all photo creds: Cody Iversen

MONTROSE CHRONICLE

THE MONTROSE TECH CORNER

The brand new Samsung Galaxy Note7 has not had the smoothest of launches. A large scandal has embroiled the com-pany, leaving the product line of the Samsung Note in shambles with melted batteries in hand. How did this come about, however? What even occurred? The mobile device was faulty in that there was a chance that while charging, the battery would explode. While this faulty technology was rare in the phones (35 reported cases out of a total sale of 2.5 million), it still instigated a complete recall, with Samsung calling for every single phone that had been sold. While this is a major recall, how much could this actually hurt Samsung’s image? We interviewed consumer Frank Lubash about the situation. What type of phone do you cur-rently use? Frank: “I have a Samsung Galaxy s7.” Are you are familiar with the Sam-sung phone scandal? Frank: “Yep. I’ve heard about the new Note, and I don’t know TOO much, mostly the jokes I’ve seen online, but I get the general gist. The battery has a chance to ex-plode, and they have started a very large recall.” As a user of a Samsung product, what do you think about the cur-rent situation? Frank: “To be honest, I still think it’s better than its competitors.” He smirks. “At least the newest Sam-sung phone still has an audio jack.” Do you think that you will be pur-chasing future Samsung products? If so, why? Frank: “This event is honestly not a big deal. Things go wrong, and

The Samsung Note7: AT&T or TnT? By Tucson Cutsogeorge

it’s near impossible to find fault-less companies nowadays. Look at Apple and their policy in China, they are more at fault than this silliness with Samsung. I wonder how their stocks will fare, howev-er. Marketing catastrophes do not go well with a business on a scale like this.” How many phones do you think are faulty? Frank: “I dunno, maybe about a hundred? No idea, to be honest. I haven’t really followed the entire debacle that closely.” Frank brings up a good point about the stocks and the loss Samsung may accrue. Time maga-zine reported that $211 million has been lost in company image. As we saw with Frank’s interview, aver-age consumers are unconcerned with the catastrophic failure, be-ing devoted to his favorite phone brand. Samsung recently reported that they would be completely dropping the Samsung Note7, cre-ating a huge loss for the company. Samsung’s stocks took a devastat-ing hit after this shocking news, leading many to wonder if now Apple and their electronic devices will take over the mobile device market. While this is a gut punch for Samsung in the face of their large competitor, it won’t spell doom for the company. They will face many losses both monetarily and in company image. The un-answered question left open for consumers is what will be the next step for the company. Will Sam-sung continue the Note product line even after this massive failure? Only time will tell, and although the tech giant handled the situa-tion in the best way they possibly could, the scenario the company finds themselves in is a very unfor-tunate one. The major story here

is not the actual defect, but the gi-gantic recall Samsung enacted after the defect went viral. Five million is not a small amount, and many still have their Samsung Galaxy Note7. If you know anyone with one of these phones, let them know about the recall. Even if the phone is not faulty, those who return their phones will get a refund with a gift card or credit with certain carriers. Sources: www.time.com, www.wsj.com

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: Quality as always, but is it worth the investment?By Tucson Cutsogeorge The iPhone 7 comes amidst a horrendous launch of Samsung’s new product, the Galaxy Note 7, Apple could not be releasing the new itera-tion at a better time. How good will the new iPhone be, however? Will they change too much? Too little? What are the new pros and cons of the fancy new electronic device? Apple has been criticized in the past for not changing the design of their iPhone line, but this may be the year where it changes, because of one major update they implemented. The audio jack on all of the new phones have been removed, and now there is just a singular slot for either the new “air buds” or a charger. The real problem people are concerned about is the actual “air buds” replacing the current iteration of earbuds, which are currently only the bud portion with a wireless connection to your phone. The main issue many have is the possibility of these tiny buds getting lost easily. The actual audio jack being missing is in fact a good change in regard to the technol-ogy of the phone. With the removal of the now deemed “unnecessary” audio jack, it makes room for more ad-vanced capabilities within the phone. While the space the audio jack took up was small in our minds, in the eyes of

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Apple it was unused space that they could use to the utmost efficiency. The controversy with the audio jack is not the only new feature for the iPhone 7. The iPhone 7 Plus has a much better camera than previous iterations. The iPhone 7 Plus has two cameras that work together for a bet-ter quality shot than what is currently the standard for mobile phones. The inclusion of a better battery and advanced fusion chip eases the apparent pain of the loss of the audio jack. As was said earlier, the space left from the exclusion of the audio jack allowed for a larger battery. This new battery allows the iPhone 7 to last up to two hours, which is great for people who rely on their phones to access the internet. It also lessens the pain of having only one slot to either listen plug in earbuds or charge your phone, allow-ing people who rely on their phone to have longer periods of usage. The new fusion chip allows for double the speed of the iPhone 6, which is a huge improvement over the previous iterations. Apple created a very ad-vanced phone by removing a famil-iar, albeit archaic, element that had been present in all iterations prior. Ultimately, the decision you will make will not be decided by this article, although now I hope you have the information necessary to either confirm your purchase or sim-ply wait until the product becomes cheaper (or is covered by what-ever plan your provider sets forth). Whether this article legitimately applies to you or not (looking at you, Android and Samsung users), this article outlined the most important parts of the new iPhone, while listing the most controversial topics attrib-uted to its release. Source: apple.com

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Meteor ChronicleMontrose Area Junior/Senior High School

Editor in Chief................................Riley BrownNews/Features Editor....................Riley BrownOp/Ed Editor...................................Emily Dunn, Cody IversenArts & Entertainment Editors.......Dylan Jenner, Sadie

Minarsky, Ivy Chance Elementary Editor..........................Julia MorganJunior high Editor.......................... Thomas NelsonSports Editor............................... ...Alexis WarrenTechnology Editor...........................Tucson CutsogeorgeAdvisor........................................... .Jon Carpenter

The Chronicle is a student publication researched, written and produced by members of the staff named here and printed by the Mulligan Printing Corporation. All unsigned editori-als within this publication were written to reflect solely the opinion of the entire newspaper staff. Letters to the editor are welcomed and will be published as space allows but must be signed and include contact information. Names will be withheld upon request. The Chronicle reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and clarity, and all letters are subject to laws governing obscenity, libel, privacy, and disruption of the school process as are all contents of the newspaper. The Chronicle’s editorial policy is available upon request. 75 Meteor Way Montrose, PA 18801

Best New Booksin the

MAHS LibraryDid you fall out of the reading loop this summer and now you’re wonder-ing where to begin? Well you’re in luck! Here’s a list of some great new books that came out this summer and are just wait-ing for you to read them. All books on this list can be checked out at your Montrose Area Junior Se-nior High School Library.

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge – When her sci-entist father moves Faith and her family from Lon-don to an island following a scandal, Faith is desper-ate to get to the bottom of things…especially once her dad turns up dead. Certain he was murdered, Faith ransacks his posses-sions, and discovers a tree that bears fruit only upon hearing lies.

The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski – The fi-nal book in The Winner’s Curse trilogy, Kestrel and Arin find each other again although the war that is keeping them apart continues to rage. Kestrel

finds herself in exile for treason against her people, and Arin is far away and unaware of all Kestrel has sacrificed for him.

The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Po-dos – A mystery writer’s daughter sets out to find her missing father and, along the way, begins to under-stand the loneliness that has gripped them both since her mother abandoned them years before.

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro - Sher-

lock Holmes and Dr. Wat-son descendants, Charlotte and Jamie, students at a Connecticut boarding school, team up to solve a murder mystery.

Image: Goodreads.com

Enter Title Here by Rahul Kanakia - High school senior Reshma Kapoor will stop at nothing to gain admission to Stanford, including writing a novel.

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard – In the second book in Aveyard’s Red Queen series, the struggle

Questions/comments? Feel free to email us at newspaper@masd.info

By: Mrs. Fischer, Librarian

between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world escalates. Mare, who has the red blood of the common folk but also the silver ability to control lightning, must fight against the darkness that has grown in her soul.

Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke - Wink, Poppy, and Mid-night’s three separate voic-es come together to reveal the secrets and mysteries hiding in the woods around their home.

Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley - Agoraphobic sixteen-year-old Solomon has not left his house in three years, but Lisa is determined to change that--and to write a scholarship-winning essay based on the results.

Rook by Sharon Cameron - In the distant future after a polar shift has destroyed all technology, Sophia has been helping political prisoners escape their ex-

ecutions by working as the Red Rook. But to save her family from ruin, she must marry wealthy Rene, who has secrets of his own.

Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen - Sydney lives in the shadow of her older brother, who is everyone’s favorite. When he makes a terrible choice that lands him in jail, everything changes. Sydney might be able to escape to a new school and new romance, but she can’t escape her family’s problems.

The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle - Ev-ery October, Cara’s family is plagued with slips, cuts, and fatal falls during “The Accident Season.” On the eve of this year’s season, the Irish teen notices that her childhood friend, El-lie, appears in every photo Cara’s ever taken, prompt-ing Cara to question the family curse.Wink Poppy Midnight by April Gen-evieve Tucholke - Wink, Poppy, and Midnight’s three separate voices come together to reveal the se-crets and mysteries hiding in the woods around their home.

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Arts & EntertainmentMETEOR CHRONICLE December 2016 PAGE 7

Artist of the Issue: Gabi CranmerBy Ivy ChanceArts and Entertainment Editor

Gabi Cranmer is a senior at Montrose who is a talented art-ist in and out of class. She has a diverse set of talents including many mediums of art, but her favorite to work with is clas-sic pencil and paper. She has been in art classes throughout high school and after this year she plans to go to college for illustration. In her post-educa-tion future, she plans on open-ing her own tattoo parlor and continuing her pursuit of art. When asked about her favor-ite artist, she would say there are almost too many good art-ists to choose just one. The one who stands out to her the most is Emily Rose Murray, a prominent female tattoo artist of today. When I spoke with Gabi about her source of in-sipration, she said, “Inspira-tion comes from everywhere, and (she) couldn’t choose just one place.”

Another of Gabi’s works that she is proud of, this is a monochromatic piece based on a

character from the movie Atlantis.

A watercolor drawn from a scene from the hit TV show “The Walking Dead.” Gabi considers this piece to

be her favorite that she’s done so far.

The piece of work that is currently on display in the school for Gabi’s independent Art 4 project.

Gabi with her favorite piece of her work.

METEOR CHRONICLEPAGE 8 December 2016

To the 7th and 8th graders, you have just entered high school. It can sound pretty scary but what you will soon learn is that, even though there is a lot of work, high school is not as frightening as it seems. The seniors of the Meteor Chronicle have a few tips to help the under-classmen survive high school.

Do your homework on time:

Homework is very important to your grade. Even if you are not a great test taker, homework can bring your grade up. Getting it done on time will make sure that you get a good grade in that class and understand what the teacher is saying.

Bring your own water

Throughout the day, you will not always be able to stop in between classes to get a drink, so bring-ing a water bottle will keep you hydrated throughout the day. Make sure to bring a clear bottle

to keep in line with school rules!

Eat breakfast

Eating breakfast will help make sure that you don’t end up hun-gry and unfocused for most of your classes. Plus, food is great, so make sure to eat before you leave for school!

Take electives that interest you

Taking electives that interest you will make you a lot happier then taking electives that don’t interest you or have nothing to do with what you want to do. Electives will be available in 9th grade, so make sure to plan early!

Ask questions about things you don’t understand:

Teachers, believe it or not, are there to help you! Asking ques-tions will not only show that are you a good student but if you are truly having trouble, asking

Senior Advice: By: Sadie Minarsky and Dylan Jenner

Questions/comments? Feel free to email us at newspaper@masd.info

questions will help you succeed in class.

Get involved in school/after-school activities:

Being involved in school activi-ties and after school activities that you are interested in can not only look good on future college applications but can be a great way to meet new friends and have school spirit.

Follow the rules to the best of your abilities:

The rules in high school may be different from the elementary school but you still will be ex-pected to follow the rules.

Don’t overfill your schedule, you need some time for your-self:

Doing a lot in school can be good, but if you can’t complete your work, it could be bad for your grades. Take classes that you know you will need and don’t overload your schedule just because you think it will good on an application. If you’re schedule causes you to stay up late and get only a few hours of sleep, it probably isn’t in your best interests.

Get involved in the community by volunteering:

Volunteering can be fun and is very easy to do. This can be like volunteering at school event or at a local animal shelter. Working for the community is an awarding experience and can even help when applying for colleges or for the National Honors Program in the future.

Keep extra pencils in your locker:

Pencils are important for every class so make sure you always have one. Keeping pencils in your locker makes sure you al-ways have a ready spare so you never find yourself without one!

Don’t run to class:

Even though three minutes seems like it’s only a little bit of time, you will find that it’s longer than you think. You don’t need to run through the halls. Not only do you risk getting in trouble but you also could hurt yourself or somebody else if you’re not looking.

Don’t make being late to class a habit:

Your teachers may understand being late once or twice, but don’t take advantage of this. If you continue to be late, you will get a detention and no one wants to spend two hours afterschool doing nothing as punishment. These are just a few that the se-niors at the Montrose Chronicle have come up. High school can actually be a lot of fun. You’ll meet new friends and learn new things. Keeping these rules in mind will make sure that high school can be as much fun as possible.

Be kind to your teachers:

Teachers are important to school, without them you wouldn’t be able to learn. Remember to be kind to your teachers and in the future, they’ll be the ones to help you later on with recommenda-tion letters for college.

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7th Grade Moveup By: Julia Morgan

Moving up to a new school full of new people can be difficult to adjust to, especially if you don’t know what to expect. But, it can also be very ex-citing. For 7th graders, it can be scary, seeing all of the older kids and being the little fish of the school once again. However, once you’re able to get into the swing of things, you may find that you’re enjoying yourself!

Teachers expect great things from these new students, and have many exciting activities already planned for them. Seventh grade teachers, Mrs. Sherwood and Mrs. Kempa are work-ing together on many of the events, such as the Pay It Forward Project, along with an anti-bullying program to discourage bullying inside or outside of school. All of these events promote being a kind person, being yourself, and helping others.

Going to a new school always comes with its fears and a sense of trepidation, which makes it difficult to prepare for the new environment and surroundings. Some common fears among the new students include get-ting lost within the school building, not being able to keep up with the work, and being around people much older and larger than them, among many others not mentioned here. But, on the other hand, other students, such as Em-ily Brotzman, were excited for a new school, and an entirely new experience.

Students from all different schools combine in the Junior High School, mainly from Lathrop Street and Choco-nut Elementary Schools, but also from more distant schools such as Elk Lake or Faith Mountain. After just a short time in the high school, many students actually find they like the high school better than their previous schools, whether it be the new friends they met, or the greater freedom granted to them.

Even if students enjoy being in the high school, there are still things that they’d change if they were given the opportunity to do so.

7th grade student Mason Dieck and Hannah Foster both said, “I wish I could bring their classes close together, I can have trouble getting to some of my classes.”, they exclaimed. “I’m al-ways worried about being late.”

Classmate of the aforementioned

students Madision Buksbee said,“I wish the hallways were more

orderly, they can get chaotic and over-whelming with all of the people going different ways.”

Mrs. Sherwood said, “Students should use this opportunity as a clean slate, a chance to get away from any negative school experiences they’ve had in the past. Moving to a new school is a chance to become a better student, and even a better you. Just stay true to yourself, and work towards your own personal goals.”

MAHS CLASS OF 2022

To succeed in the 7th grade, current 8th grader Hunter Heeman had this advice to give to his juniors: “Don’t procrastinate under any circumstances, you’ll be less stressed if all of your work is done and out of the way, in-stead of rushing to do everything last minute. Also, try to keep drama to a minimum, as it can really bring you down and distract you from things that are truly important.”

Shawn Ivey, another 8th grade stu-dent said,

“Stay organized, and make sure to do your homework, it really does affect your grade.”

It can be a tricky time, adjusting to a new school, but it’s filled with new and exciting opportunities, and as the 7th graders grow older, their fears will quickly diminish.

In the next few years, the class of 2022 will mature and prosper, and great things are to come their way.

As you advance through the grades, projects happen more frequently, and also become bigger and more diffi-cult. This is the case for current eighth graders in Mrs. Palmiter’s eighth grade math class. This project consists of writing answers to math problems on small hexagons and then taping small pieces of paper together to form a soc-cer ball shape.

As this project wraps up, the eighth graders look back on their past work. The opinions of the eighth graders were relatively high. Many of the students claimed that this project was definitely easy if you had an idea of the objective. Although some may have found this project easy, others found this project largely time consuming and difficult to do. The soccer ball project had many different perspectives, and for eighth grader Shaun Ivey, this project was largely consuming and difficult to as-semble.

Shaun Ivey said, “It was really time consuming, and pretty difficult to as-semble. I didn’t enjoy it.”

When this project began, the stu-dents were grouped together to create this project. This may have made this project more difficult to accomplish, as a few students claimed the most dif-ficult part of this project was waiting for the other students to complete their work in advance instead of waiting until the last minute or exceeding the deadline. The students also found dif-ficulty in assembling this soccer ball. Others also found the math aspect of the project as the most difficult part of the entire project.

“It was easy if you knew what you were doing,” said 8th grader Marina Eshbaugh.

The eighth graders also had

some fear heading into this project for various reasons. Word is passed down through families and grades about the almost infamous project. Some had felt there was something to fear or dread about the upcoming project. The idea was difficult to a few also, to some who may have been struggling with the current math before the project. As for most eighth grade students, the project was really easy to do.

Eighth grader Chris Miller said “Yes, the project was really easy to do. The hardest part was to do the prob-lems, but it was easy”

With this project over and fin-ished, the students seem to have dif-ferent opinions regarding the soccer ball. The opinions were mixed, but the class shared an overall positive opin-ion of the project. Many enjoyed doing the project, although maybe the diffi-culty of the project made this project worth more than just knowledge in math. There was diversity in opinion all around the eighth grade, and many seemed to have enjoyed this project.

Thanks to this project, the eighth grade class has learned a great deal about not only math, but the art of teamwork and assembly. The shared laughs among other learning aspects. The individual eighth graders may have had a different viewpoint of the project, but they all shared the fun and work of this project together.

BOTTOM: 8TH GRADE SOCCER BALLS HANGING IN MRS. PAL-MITER’S CLASSROOM

8th Grade Soccer Ball ProjectBy: Thomas Nelson

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Montrose SportsBy Alexis Warren Sports Editor

The Montrose High School golf team has had a pretty unique season. The season started off with five boys and six girls. Unfortunately, the boys’ team shrunk to 3, half the number of players needed for a match.

Freshmen Jared Corson had this first year on a starting position.

“It was very fun and interesting,” Corson said. “I learned that you can do a lot with three people. Next year my goal is to qualify for districts.”

The girls were undefeated in their season going 4-0-0. On Monday, October 3rd they won the District Two Girls Team Golf Championship.

“Having started off being one of the two girls on the Montrose golf team, I have been so happy and proud that we have been able to form an all girls’ team. We have made Montrose history in having this team. I could not have asked for more than being a part of something that special,” said senior Brianna Baker.

“While most of the girls team having less than two years of experience, they really maintained a high level of play,” said Coach Mike Zuba.

“In this year’s season, we have continued to make more firsts as a team,” Baker said.

With only having 3 boys the boys finished their season 2-12-0. By all accounts, the boys had a tremendous season even with hav-

ing half as many

players needed to participate. “Considering there

were only 3 boys, they faced challenges every week. They really seemed to increase, win or lose, the entire season. The maintained the learning experi-ence of meeting an individual goal,” Zuba said.

On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 the Montrose Boys and Girls qualifiers went and competed in the PIAA Golf Districts at Elmhurst Country Club. The play was delayed due to heavy frost in the morn-ing which made a little bit of anxiety erupt amongst all of the young athletes in attendance.

Play began close to 11AM that morning with only 6 boys and 3 girls able to make it to the next level, which in PIAA Golf is Region-als. Montrose represented their school with sportsmanship and a competitive edge that never left them.

The golf team has about 14 matches during the season with an induvial tournament at the beginning. If the team has a good enough season, they can advance to the playoffs and try to compete for the district title. According to the rules of the tournament, the first loss a team acquires means their unfortunate exit. Then all members get to go to pre-districts and try to qualify for districts, then regionals and possibly states. That is all done indivually.

The golf team had a difficult time this season, but has made great strides as a team and as individu-als. These athletes overcame adversity when all of the odds were stacked against them. This years golf team should have a lot to be proud of, as they triumphed in the face of a garganuan challenge.

New Coaches Bring New Insight MAHS Golf 2016

During this past year, the Montrose Area School Dis-trict has selected new coaches and trainers for various sports programs. The girls varsity soccer team has obtained a new head coach, Jenton Esworthy, and a new assistant coach, Lori Fitzgerald.

The pair officially started coaching this year in August, although they both helped out the girls in the off season. Lori Fitzgerald had previously known the athletes because of her position as an elementary school teacher.

Jenton Esworthy, who has previously coached and trained athletes of all ages, said that, “In the end, everybody has similar traits in wanting to mix the the enjoyment of playing soccer with the competitive spirit of win-ning.” He also says that because he was new to the girls, and he was not previously introduced to them, there had to be a lot of communication in the off season. He wanted to make sure every-thing was situated and organized before the season started, so they could focus more on playing.

Lori Fitzgerald, an art teacher at the Lathrop Street Elementary School, said that, “She had an advantage with getting to know

the girls’ personalities before coaching them. She also said, “To enter coaching you need to put into perspective juggling the acts of schedules, needs and accomodations. for all of the people involved. It is very de-manding. Students come from all walks of life and have challeng-ing schedules. It’s not usually easy to make everyone happy, but we try our best in hopes that our time and effort will be ap-preciated and meaningful enough to continue.

Lori Fitzgerald also uses the quote, “Losers will assemble in small groups and complain, while winners assemble as a team and find ways to win.” She thought that this quote expressed the team mentality in a very good way.

Jenton Esworthy also explains how meeting the girls this year was a struggle. He was forced to learn how they were most easily taught, and which girls thrived on being pushed and where encourgment was most needed.

Esworthy gives this quote to student athletes moving up in the upcoming year at the Montrose Area High School by saying, “Enjoy all sports you love, but if your goal is to be successful with soccer, you need to be active on

and off of the feild. You need to emphasize staying fit, train-ing, and getting as many quality touches on the ball as much as possible. It does matter and it does pay off in the long run dur-ing the regular season. He also used the quote,”Some of us are more ef-fective than others... but noone is more effective than all of us.” Lori Fitzgerald decided to also give some advise to athletes coming to the high school in the upcoming years by saying, “We are playing other schools who have girls who train hard and play soccer out of the season ass well, whether that be at a dome or a footskills class. You really need to be ivolved and get touch-es on the ball throughout the year because it is simply that sort of game. We are fortunate to have a wonderful group of girls and it should motivate young players to be part of such a program.” Throughout the struggles of entering a new program and finding how things worl, Lori Fitzd=gerald and Jenton Es-worthy proved to make it work. The girls ended the season with victory and heart. Next year, the Montrose Area School Athletic Department is looking forward to their participation in the season.

By Riley BrownEditor

Left: Two Montrose Golf-ers play a game of golf

Above: The Girls Varsity Soccer Team Posing for a Photo

December 2016 METEOR CHRONICLE

METEOR CHRONICLE December 2016 PAGE 11

Senior StudentStandout

By Alexis Warren

There is a lot of responsibil-ity on every seniors shoulders right now. Between finally figuring out what to do with the rest of their lives and trying to maintain good grades in the rest of your classes, Krysten Morgan has been through it all.

Krysten has been involved in many after school and school acticities throughout her year as a student, such as soccer, track, ski club, dance, girl scouts, studet council, FBLA, SADD, computer fair, national honors society, and AP club.

Krysten has also made many memories in her high school years. She says the one thing she will remember about high school is the friends she has mmade. She says “There is no way i would have survived without them.”

Krysten Morgan is also plan-ning on furthering her eduction with college, although she is not positive on what she wants to do yet. She would mostly be inter-ested insomething from the math or science feilds.

As some advice for the new students, Krysten explains, “Do not do things because you think its something someone else would want you to do. Do it because you want to do it.”

Krysten also explains in our interview that if she were able to start her school career over, she would “Not stress so much over everything and let the things I cant change go.”

Krysten has also participated in the athletics program at Mon-trose since junior high. She says “The best moment of my soccer expirience would be playing in the district championships during my freshman year.”

She also says the one thing that changed her during the soccer seasons would be that “There was a specific senior my freshamn year who was not only super amazing at soccer, but she also got involved in so much stuff off of the feiild and

kept her grades high. I looked up to her and she became my role model. If I had not played soccer I would not have had that to look up to and probably wouoldnt push myself to excel as much as I have.”

The best part of her high school+ experience would have to be “Going to states in Ship-pensburg with the 4x100 team my sophmore year.” She said that was important because it taught her that you can acheive any-thing if you push hard and work for it.

“Either you run the day or the day rns you.” She quotes, saying that the quote changed her life. She also beleives that quote is something other people should live by, as that quote helped her a lot with self confidence and working hard in sports and school work.

Krysten morgan has worked hard thoughout all of her high school years, and all the hard work she has put in with AP and college prep classes will soon pay off when she chooses a ca-reer path for herself. Soccer has changed her life in many ways, and she hopes to work hard and make a living for herself.

Krysten has also been working along with soccer and school. She recently got a job at Gracious Livings, a nursing home in South Montrose. She says it has been hard for her, juggling school, work, and sports all in the same year, but she was

By Alexis WarrenSports Editor

In the recent year, both the girls and boys varsity soccer teams have undergone drmatic changes. The girls varsity soc-cer team have obtained a new head coach, Jentont Esworthy, and a new assistant coach, Lori Fitzgerald.

This year, the young athletes have also undergone significant changes in training this year rather than last year. While they still trained hard every day, this year they had to make sure they were in shape in time for the games to start.

With new people being hired, it took a while for the athletes to become comfotable with their style of coaching. Because it was drastically different from the previous season, the girls had to work twice as hard to understand what they were told to do.

Jenton Esworthy, the head coach, said, “Because I was not previously introduced to girls and didnt know them previously, there had to be a lot of com-munication in the off season. I was very clear about what my specifications were on the topics of training and schedules.”

During the season, the team held many fundraisers and gained donations for projects such as the Red Card Cancer Cup. They played against the Elk Lake Warriors and won 10-0 on the night of the fundraiser.

Throughout the season, the girls had many injuries. With only two substitutes, this was a huge setback. The team was forced to work twice as hard in order to keep up with the team they were playing against.

Throughout all the setbacks, however, they were able to get through the season with little losses. They kept their spirits high and pished through the setbacks wihout problem.

Lori Fitzgerald, the new assistant coach, said, “I had an advantage with getting to know the girls’ personalities before the season.” She also says, “To enter coaching you need to put into perspective juggling the acts of schedules, needs and acco-modations for all of the people involved. It is very demanding. Students come from all walks of life and have challenging schedules. It’s not ussually easy to make everyone happy, but we try our best in hopes that our time and effort will be appreci-ated and meaningful enough to continue.”

The team held high hearts throughout the entire season. On October 31, 2016, the girls sea-son ended while plahying against Dunmore. Through the season, they learned how to play with honor. Lori Fitzgerald ended with the season with a quote, “Losers will assemble in small groups and complain, while

winners

Girls Varsity Soccer Tests New Coaches

Krysten Morgan, Senior Student Stand Out Madison Gilhool against Elk Lake

Sports Around

The Schools

Name: Miranda WalterFor the past five years, Miranda Walter has attended the Tang Soo Do Karate Studio. “She has been taufht confidence and respect through her training.” Says Mi-randas mother, Robyn Walter.

Name: Brendon BuckAs a senior this year, Brendon Buck has acheived beig a goalie for the Boys Varsity Soccer Team and plans to continue his carreer after high school.

Sophmore Maddy Gilhool, named All Region player of the year for girls High School Soccer.

METEOR CHRONICLEDecember 2016

Boys SoccerTeam

Finishes Strong By Ivy Chance

By Cody Iversen

Cross CountryRuns to States

The soccer season here at Montrose started off with a bang, and the team is still going. The team has experienced both win and losses. The teams overall season record has been positive with eleven wins and three losses. The team this year is being coached by Dan Cherney, and Caleb Salsman. The team is be-ing led by captains Johnny Amato, Chris Lewis, Chris Spence, and Brendan Buck. The teams season started off with a win against Holy Cross. Senior Johnny Amato states he believes its an honor to be able to lead such a great team as one of the captains. He also states the team is like a giant family we all go through difficulties together, both on and off the field. Every time we lose he states makes us stronger as a team, we work harder, so in our next game we preform better. As coach Salsman says our season is like a ladder, we just take it one step at a time. The team then faced the playoffs after the main season. Last year the team took second place in the playoffs losing only to Wyo-ming Seminary. this year the meteors didn’t make it as far into the playoffs as the semifinal game, losing only against Scranton Prep.

Stand Out Player: Johnny Amato

the Montrose Mete-ors center middle, Johnny Amato is and outstanding player. He shows motiva-tion both on and off the field. Johnny and his team had a winning season, Johnny is a senior player and feels privileged to be able to lead the team as one of the captains. Johnny states “the soccer season for us is like a ladder, we like to take it one step at a time”.

The Meteor Cross Coun-try Team this year earned the opportunity to go to the state competition in Hershey, PA. At Hershey, the team didn’t know what to expect from the new course, but the team was still excited to be there. Senior Zachary Mead stated that he and the rest of the team were incredibly enthusiastic to have made it to this level. The coaches were thrilled that the team’s efforts over the course of

the season had paid off. Practice for cross country starts as soon as spring sports end. This means that students on the team have dedicated their summers and autumns to training. During the fall season, the team runs everyday includ-ing Sundays. If they were to think back on all the hard work that they have done, I’m sure that any person on the team would agree that they deserved the wins that led them to Hershey.

The boys that qualified for states were: Seniors: Owen Brewer, Austin Dolaway, and Zachary Mead; Juniors: Brandon Curley, Eric Bixby and Romey Washo; Sopho-mores: Max Brewer and Liam Mead. The girls that qualified for the state level were Freshman Hannah Perkins and Sophomore Georgia Smith.

The senior boys that went to states (from left: Austin Dolaway, Owen Brewer, Zachary Mead.)

Johnny Amato, Stand Out Player for the Boys Varsity Soccer Team

Sophmore Georgia Smith (left), and Freshman Hannah Perkins (right), the girls cross country state qualifiers pictured above