On Fire for Forensic Science Labs!
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April 22, 2016 Vol. 28 On fire for forensic science labs! By Paige Young cause of a fire. Students are looking Shark Scene Staff Writer at all of this, plus graphing, inter- preting, and analyzing data.” The Saint Louis High School fo- Senior Michael Allen added, rensic science class experimented “Working with fire wasn’t nerve with flames and accelerants Tues- racking itself; it was burning things day, April 19, and Thursday, April in front of Mrs. Beery that made me 21. Luckily, no fire alarms went nervous, and I had never done an off, and the school remained in tact. experiment like this. It’s not every- The 15 forensic students split into day that you get to burn things in three groups to test three highly school, let alone on a table. During flammable substances. Some of this experiment, I learned about the these substances can be found in markings the accelerants leave on aerosol paint concentrates, paint the material as it burns, and how it thinners, common household clean- can change the look of the burned ing polishes, and insecticides. material.” These substances included metha- Emily Thelen (left) tests the burning properties of accelerants Beery went on to express her ex- nol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, and during a forensic science lab (Photo by Mrs. Beery). citement about the success of the acetone. Class instructor, Mrs. lab when she stated, “This is a great Beery, commented, “In this lab, we accelerants. Different groups used Beery explained, “We are studying lab because all students love fire, were testing the burning time of different methods for applying the different burn patterns (classic V, and they learn some new skills various accelerants in conjunction accelerant to their cardboard pieces, inverted cone, alligatoring, spalling, while building upon some basic lab with our arson unit. We used three and then we averaged and graphed streamers, arc damage, pool or techniques they may have forgot- different amounts of three different the results.” plant), and how to identify the ten.” Senior top 10 is announced Brown earns top spot! By Charlea Long in the class was both earned that title and Shark Scene Editor Megan Clark and then some. Kaden Keon. Brown set the goal As the school year Madison Smith was during her freshman draws to a close, and number four, and Seth year, and has done the senior class enters Bebow was third in everything in her pow- their final weeks of the class. er to keep her grades high school, the Top The Class of 2016 as high as can be. Ten for the Class of salutatorian was With straight-A’s for 2016 has been re- Raquel Smith, who her first three years in vealed, and the seniors explained how hard high school, she began on the list could not be she worked to move senior year with a more pleased with up one more spot. “At schedule loaded with themselves. the beginning of the AP classes, which can This year, there were year, I found out I was either harm or help a three different ties third in the class. I student’s GPA, de- within the Top Ten knew that if I tried my pending on how well list. best this year I could you perform in each At number ten was earn second, and I just class. Megan Bajena and wanted to see if I had In Brown’s case, it Belinda Wilson. Ash- it in me,” Smith said. only helped it, and she tyn Maniez was num- “Everyone in the top has performed incredi- ber nine, and Landon 10 has worked as hard bly well to earn the Feeling froggy! Hrabal number eight. as they can to earn number one spot in the The second tie, for where they stand, and class. Mrs. Dubridge helps Maverick Giles with his frog dissec- seventh in the class, I’m really honored to tion during biology. Students enjoyed viewing the inter- was given to Joseph be among them.” nal workings of the frog (photo by Aleeya Bradley). Conn and Nicole As for the Valedictori- Koczenasz, and fifth an, Megan Brown Sports Pg. 2 Varsity baseball coach wins 300th game Boys work to secure the team’s first win the nightcap by a score of 6-4. Bailey drove in two in that game, while Michael Munderloh had two hits. Chesaning St. Louis battled against Chesaning on Saturday, April 16. Due to a scheduling error, the game was moved from Friday at Chesaning to Saturday at St. Lou- Coach Carman hit a mile- is, with Chesaning still acting as stone with his 300th win the home team. Although the (Photo by Jim Lahde). Sharks struggled to hit with run- ners on base in the first game, Junior pitcher Jimmy Pierce starts the game for the Varsity they came away with a slim 6-4 unfortunate bounces that didn’t go boys, and is expected to continue preforming well (Photo by victory, scoring in every inning the Sharks’ way caused Ovid- Elsie to get the walk off win, 4-3. Jim Lahde). except the first. Jimmy Pierce threw five while Marcus Beeson Offensively, Pierce and David By Steven Hall down a squeeze as well in the in- finished the game on the mound. Castellon each contributed with Shark Scene Sports Editor ning, and another throwing error St. Louis played up to their poten- an RBI. The story of the second plated another for the Sharks’ sev- tial in the second game defeating game was all about starter Marcus The St. Louis varsity baseball enth run. St. Louis would score the Indians by a score of 15-3. Beeson. team opened up their season two more runs in the sixth, and Some miscommunication in the St. Louis wound up with the Tuesday, April 12, at home end up winning by a score of 9-1 field in the third inning plated victory by a score of 5-0. Beeson against the Harrison Hornets. for Carman’s 300th win. Starter three runs for Chesaning as they was outstanding as he threw a Head coach Rollie Carman came Jimmy Pierce got the win while took an early 3-0 lead. But the complete game giving up just into the season with 299 career Hall pitched the last two innings Sharks would battle back to score three hits and one walk while varsity wins as a head coach, so a to secure the victory. The second 1, 3, 6, and 5 runs in the second striking out 10. The Sharks record win against the Hornets would be game was a blowout as the Sharks through fifth innings, respective- now stands at 6-2. his 300th. The first game of the took home the win by a score of ly. Beeson started game two on doubleheader was off to a slow 14-0. Beeson picked up the victo- the bump and secured the victory. start, as the Sharks trailed 1-0 ry on the mound. heading into the bottom of the Ovid Elsie fifth. But in that inning, they bust- Sacred Heart The Sharks traveled to Ovid- ed it wide open. On Thursday, April 14, the Elsie to take on the Marauders After Dylan McCloskey walked Sharks played hosts to Sacred Tuesday, April 19. Jimmy Pierce to lead off the inning, he then Heart Academy. They ended up took the mound for the first game stole second and was moved to splitting their two games against and pitched very well as he threw third on a Marcus Beeson the Irish. The first game went in 6 innings. The game was tightly groundout. Steven Hall singled to favor of St. Louis as they won 8- contested throughout as momen- left to score McCloskey and tie 4. Throwing five innings in the tum shifted numerous times. With the game at 1. Shortly after, the win was Chance Pestrue, while the game tied at three heading in- bases were loaded and Lane Sher- Dean Bailey came in for the hold. to the seventh inning, St. Louis Sophomore Michael Munder- wood laid down a suicide squeeze Contributing offensively was Ste- had a chance to take the lead with to score two after a throwing er- ven Hall, Jimmy Pierce, and Lane runners on base, but they couldn’t loh has proven himself as an ror. A Dean Bailey double down Sherwood as they each had a pair get the job done. asset as secondbaseman the left field line would then make of hits and RBIs. Sacred Heart Dean Bailey then took over for (photo by Jim Lahde). the score 5-1. Cameron Rios laid wound up taking home the win in Pierce on the bump. A couple of Shark golfers slightly over par as a team; Mills looking good By Ambrietta McCann and James Fetty shot a 72. Also, according to Maverick Giles, “Since it's Shark Scene Staff Writer Mills won the overall meet by two strokes. “I my first year playing golf, I already need to felt like I accomplished something since I have work on everything. But participating in my The Varsity boys golf team had their first played in a lot of events, but that was my first first meet really helped me get into the swing of meet Friday, April 15, at Valley View Golf actual win against golfers my age.” Mills want- things and I know that I can get better through- Course. The meet was a triangular against Sagi- ed to shoot Par, which was 36, however, the out the year if I work on those skills.” The boys naw Catholic Nouvel and Hemlock.