Senior cheerleader works hard to win
Cheyenne LaRoque, Staff Writer
March 15, 2017
Four year veteran Laguna Creek cheerleader Elizabeth Groetsema is enjoying her senior year with the team that has become her family. “Cheer is definitely a family, because we work together and try to make the best performances for our school. We push and inspire each other every day,” Groetsema...
Members of Lady Cardinals basketball team keep eyes on the ball
Hailee Graves, Staff Writer
March 15, 2017
Filed under Sports
Leilani Barbee, a junior at Laguna Creek, has been on the girls basketball team for three years but grew up watching and playing basketball with her family. “In my family, basketball is something that ties everyone together,” Barbee says. Her entire family plays basketball, and they all share the...
Freshman learning new skills in soccer
Cheyenne LaRoque, Staff Writer
March 15, 2017
Filed under Sports
Freshman Maddy Motta may be new to the Laguna Creek lifestyle, but that does not mean she hasn’t made the choice to immerse herself in what the school has to offer. Five years of prior experience outside of high school pushed her to join the Laguna Creek women’s soccer team, a choice she does not...
Color guard members feel like family
Yasmine Krienke, Staff Writer
January 12, 2017
Color guard, the artistic gymnastics sport, performs for the students of Laguna Creek High School with their elegant spins, twists, and tricks. However, color guard is so much more than just intricate tricks – it is a family. Christopher Horton, a junior, explains that color guard is like a family...
Balling all day long
David Nessipbekov, Staff Writer
January 12, 2017
Filed under Sports
The Cardinals men’s varsity basketball season has just begun. Two players, Kenneth Woods and Malik Hill, share their experiences and hopes for this year of balling. This year is Woods’ third year playing for Laguna, but he has enjoyed the sport his whole life. “I originally joined the Laguna Creek...
Lady Cardinals make it to volleyball playoffs
Glennah Self, Staff Writer
January 10, 2017
The journey to the playoffs was a long one for our girls volleyball team. “Getting to playoffs was difficult, fun, stressful, tiring, but in the end, it was all worth it,” senior Leia Bersamina says. Bersamina’s favorite game of their whole season was the first game the team played in the playoffs. “It...
Two sisters share love of water polo
Camryn Dadey, Staff Writer
January 6, 2017
Junior Audrey Dakis joined the girls’ water polo team last year, and brought her freshman sister Sophia Dakis along with her for this season. “When I was a sophomore, I decided to join water polo because all of my friends were on the team, and I have always wanted to learn to play the game,”...
Kneeling creates national debates
Glennah Self, Staff Writer
January 4, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase, Sports
Early this football season, football player for the San Francisco 49ers, Colin Kaepernick, started a new trend that many are now following. Kaepernick says is a protest against the treatment of "black people and people of color" in the U.S. “When there’s significant change and I feel like that fla...
Balling all day long
David Nessipbekov, Staff Writer
January 4, 2017
The Cardinals men’s varsity basketball season has just begun. Two players, Kenneth Woods and Malik Hill, share their experiences and hopes for this year of balling. This year is Woods’ third year playing for Laguna, but he has enjoyed the sport his whole life. “I originally joined the Laguna...
Katrina Benventano kicks off games
Yasmine Krienke, Staff Writer
January 4, 2017
Football is typically considered a male sport, so Katrina Benventano making the junior varsity team as a female kicker was important to her. Benventano first realized that she wanted to hit the field when she was small, since football is a sport she has always wanted to play. When Benventano found...
Welcome, Coach!
Glennah Self, Editor
October 31, 2016
This year, Laguna Creek has gained a new football coach, Dan Davis. Davis, who has been coaching since 1991, says that he has always had an interest in football. “I had always liked football when I was young, but I read an autobiography on Bo Schembechler (the Michigan football coach), and I realized...
Leia Bersamina Sets Big Goals for Season
Glennah Self, Editor
October 31, 2016
Leia Bersamina, a senior, has been playing volleyball on the school team for three years but has been playing for a total of nine years overall. “I am the setter for Laguna. My job as a setter is to set the ball up so the outside, right side, or the middle can spike the ball to the opponent’s...
Cheyenne LaRoque, Staff Writer
March 15, 2017 • Comments closed
Four year veteran Laguna Creek cheerleader Elizabeth Groetsema is enjoying her senior year with the team that has become her family. “Cheer...
- Members of Lady Cardinals basketball team keep eyes on the ball March 15, 2017
- Freshman learning new skills in soccer March 15, 2017
- Color guard members feel like family January 12, 2017
Nicolette Scardina, Staff Writer
March 15, 2017 • Comments closed
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind is an audience-interactive production composed of many short plays written and performed by Drama Club as their community service play. Director...
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