Cedar Key Varsity Girls win County
Lauren Bartholemy and Mikayla Pope, Shark Correspondents
Cedar Key Varsity girls have won the Levy County Cross Country meet two years in a row. Lauren Bartholemy, Brooke Allen, Jemima Cahours, Sarah Bartholemy, Chloe Reynolds and Heather Deaton all set a personal record or ran their seasons best.
Brooke Allen placed first at the meet running a 24:21 her personal record. Lauren followed in second running her seasons best a 24:29. Jemima Cahours and Sarah Bartholemy claimed fifth and sixth place setting either a personal record or running their seasons best. Heather Deaton set her personal record and Chloe set her season best for this year.
The team scored first with a total of 25 beating Chiefland by 6 points. Four year team member, Chloe Reynolds was excited about the win: "I`m proud that we did so well and since we aren`t losing anyone I believe we can win it next year." The Varsity Girls next meet is home against Suwannee on Thursday the 27th and districts follow that.
Advantages of Going to School in Cedar Key
Claire Brown, Shark Correspondent
1. Small class sizes: This year`s senior class consists of 7 students on campus, this is the smallest class this year. The larger classes barely exceed 20 students. These small numbers make it easier for teachers to give students individual attention helping them in areas where they need it most.
2. Family-like feelings: Also, because of the small class sizes, students in a class develop a relationship much deeper than that of normal classmates. It`s more of a brother and sister type bond that lasts long after graduation.
3. Opportunities: Since it is just a 2 minute walk from the school to Joe Rains Beach, CKS students get opportunities that other Levy County students don`t get. For example, students who took Mr. Whitman`s Marine Science class would go to the beach at least once a month to pull the sane net and collect specimens for the fish tanks back in the classroom. I doubt there has ever been another classroom in Levy County that was home to six octopi.
4. Everyone gets a shot at Homecoming Court: In bigger schools, not every senior gets to run for Homecoming King/Queen their senior year. Instead, they must be nominated and a handful of boys and girls are chosen to participate. However, at Cedar Key School every senior gets to be a part of homecoming court unless they choose not to.
5. High school students can interact with elementary students: Since the elementary, middle, and high school are all included to make up Cedar Key School as a whole, older sharks are able to interact with the youngest sharks. For example, Teen Trendsetters is a reading mentoring program where a high school student is paired with a second or third grade student. These kinds of opportunities are rare in other schools.
There is no doubt that Cedar Key School is unique in multiple ways, it is the smallest public school in the state, most years. And although we would love to have a football team and a larger variety of classes and clubs, the good definitely outweighs the bad. Cedar Key Students are blessed, whether they realize it now or not.
Let`s Go, Let`s Fight!
Chloe Reynolds and Sarah Bartholemy, Shark Correspondents
Come on mighty Sharks you know what to do, you`ve got to rock with the purple and roll with the gold! The Cedar Key cheerleaders will definitely be rocking with the purple and rolling with the gold in their new uniforms this season.
This year the squad has twelve cheerleaders, the biggest squad since Amy Parks has been the coach. With a big squad comes big ideas, which include pepping-up homecoming and home basketball games. Coach Amy will be looking into stunt classes for the cheerleaders, in order to add excitement to games and pep rallies.
Of course, there is always a financial side to every activity, which is why the team is in the midst of planning an immense amount of fund raisers to pay for all of their needs. Cheerleader, Claire Brown said "It`s going to be a great year for cheer. We have an incredible squad and you can definitely feel the love when we`re out there cheering." |
