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What’s your favorite Halloween Tradition?

AJ Elm, Reporter
October 31, 2024
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The team runs through offense near the end of practice. The girls' work has really focused on togetherness as they prepared for their first game. “Our coach is very positive and has high expectations for us. Over the summer we worked on more individual skills, practices are now focused on team game and plays,” guard Becca Bartol said.
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Drones flew above the maze this summer to capture images of the design before the corn dried. This design will last all season.
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Musical Director Abbe Lane spent many rehearsals focusing on learning the music with piano before incorporating dances. “I like the funny practices when we’re kind of just goofing around and getting our songs memorized,” junior Abby Shattuck said.
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Left to right: sophomore Anna Schliepp, senior Kyla Manata, sophomore Alexia Pacurar, and senior Peyton Zamzow all place first at the Chilton Triangular event. Schliepp in the 200 and 500 free events, Manata in the 100 breast, Pacurar in the 200 IM and 100 fly, and Zamzow in the 50 free.
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Blake and Madison Mertens have been running the farm for 11 seasons. What started as a small hobby has quickly grown into a community favorite. “At just six years old, Blake wanted to try growing his own pumpkins. We started pretty small that first year, selling the pumpkins that grew from a roadside stand. Blake and Madison wanted to keep growing pumpkins, and each year have continued to increase the number of pumpkins we grow,” Kristen Mertens said.
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