SEPTEMBER 2017 5037 32nd Avenue Hudsonville, MI 49426 ISSUE 1 The Vantage Point A Hudsonville HS Publication Summer Science-40 years in the making to preserve them and have them so much about what formed the and even tears on this hike but I Jack Beltz around.” Students this year got amazing places we visited, which think it really set the tone to what Staff Reporter to experience places like: Black made it that much more amazing.” the trip was going to be like for Hills, Badlands, Glacier National Sydney Balstad described us. We were all one group just Park, Yellowstone and the Grand the trip as, “Something you can’t trying to conquer what none of us This past summer 26 Tetons. Teachers and students describe to other people, you thought was even imaginable at students received the opportunity also this year got the experience learn more about yourself than the time and I miss it more than I to go on Summer Science. For of going with principal, Dave you thought you’d ever know.” ever missed something before.” three weeks senior students Feenstra. This past Students also get to Photo by Dario Lirio hike and travel across the west, “We bonded Summer Science share some unique experiences. learning about places and their so much, group had “I remember one of the best formation with two teachers, especially at multiple hikes, snowball fights I’ll ever have, we Chris Bolhuis and Kyle Zomerlei. the campfires all with views were coming down our hike from This year was the 40th year of at night,” unimaginable, Avalanche Peak” says Austin Summer Science, as it began recalls Kendall “When we Heslinga. “All of sudden people in 1977. “My motivation has Piper. “He is did the are chucking snowballs left and changed through the years of such a wise Amphitheatre right, so what do I do… I join in of teaching Summer Science,” person and Lake hike, I course, it was so much fun and we Bolhuis said. “I started out I felt like I think that was all had a big laugh about it.” being excited and not being so gained so Black Hills Campers posed for a picture in the first hike Summer Science is able to sleep before the trip, I much from Cathedral Spires. where we truly offered only to juniors going felt earlier on it helped me more him on the were looking into their senior year, but is “a in the teaching aspect. As the trip. I feel out for each great learning experience to learn years went on, I became less like he really enjoyed the trip.” other’s needs,” describes Jacob both about oneself, geology, and excited, and I struggled at first, “Summer Science was such a life Knobloch. “In our group a lot of others who went on the trip,” but it helped me find my new changing experience,” said Sarah people struggled and we were all Grace TenBrock said. If you want motivation, 26 students at a Michenzi. “I got closer with people there to support each other with more information be sure to look time, connecting them to these I’d never get the chance to if it encouraging and kinds words. in the high school announcements parks that we visit. To have them wasn’t for the trip, and I learned There was a lot of blood, sweat this winter. care about the parks and want Soccer adapts to new MHSAA rule changes games, end-of-season bracketed card are: violent conduct, abusive may not seem like much to an Abbi Sieggreen tournaments still have the option language, taunting, fighting, or average person, however, they Staff Reporter in order to declare a winner for attempting to strike an opponent. do make a difference for those the tournament. “I have a love- Previously, a player who received involved in the sport. For example, Big changes have come hate relationship with the new a red card would have to sit out Hudsonville Boys Varsity Soccer to the game of soccer. Across overtime rules. I like that we don’t for the rest of that game as well Team has ended four of seven the state, three major updates have to player even longer, I’m as one additional game. Not all games as a tie. This has been have been put in place. The already sore after every game. red cards result in two game frustrating for the team as the most altering of which; no However, I don’t like that we suspension. “I think it’s stupid games are hard-fought, well- more over time or shoot outs. can’t because I know that in some that you are out for two games played games, but there is no These tie-breaking events have games we could win if we had now. The refs don’t keep us safe winner or loser. Chris Dice returns been eliminated due to over- a little more time,” said senior, anyways, so when one of these for his second year of coaching exhaustion to the players. Over Davin McMullin. things happen it’s from built up and pushes the boys on the road time is typically two, 10 minute Another change is that tension throughout the game,” to a banner. The team also does halves played after the game. when receiving a red card, a player said captain Ben Dykstra. lots of team bonding, outside Both halves are played even if a is eliminated for two games, A minor change applied of practice, helping with their team scores. If still tied, the two rather than one. A red card is to the game is that the ball chemistry on the field. The boys teams would typically go into a given to a player due to a foul does not have to go forward team currently holds the record of shoot out. Although this has been made during a game. Some things at kickoff, it may now travel in 2-4-1. a player might do to receive a red any direction. These changes cut out of the regular season This page layout design & editing by Abbi Sieggreen and Jack Beltz 2• DATELINE: SEPTEMBER 2017 SCHOOL NEWS Schools out for summer — until August 29th New school start date improves efficency, yet many upset about new rule industry. In the proximity of West and be there. When school started throughout the summer, so I Carolyn Slattery Michigan, during the summer it was hard because we all have watch the kids while they are not in school. I don’t care that Staff Editor months many farm, as it is season homework and sports and other for many fruits and vegetables. responsibilities.” school started earlier this year. There are also many businesses “My job is very Both of the kids went back at the same time as me so there was no Beginning this school that profit from the summer dependent on the summer interference or conflicting year, class started August 29th, crowd, photo courtesy www with schedules.” instead of the day after Labor both along Some schools last year Day. While some students and the big lake tried to get around the teachers were glad for the earlier and also at state law, and it gained start, some still wished for that different momentum when the extra week of break. inland lakes Department of Education There are more than and golf added five more days to the 12,000 school districts in the courses. school calendar. Instead of country, and all sorts of laws and “I am a extending the school day or reasons govern when they can lifeguard at the school year, some local start and who decides. Having Sunnybrook schools took away some of summer vacation last until past during the their planned days and set a Labor Day has been a shared summer,” Splish, splash, school Sunnybrook Country Club is just one of the summer- shorter Christmas break. universal idea between schools said senior based businesses that are affected by students, faculty, and their families that “Overall, the added week since the 1980’s. When the mid- Deanna are now leaving for school a week earlier than usual. of break isn’t that big of a 1990’s struck, starting earlier had Deleeuw. deal,” said Deleeuw. “There begun to reign. “We have are positives and negatives to the In regards to schools in a lot of people during the summer vacation,” said senior Ryleigh situation, but I think everything Michigan, there was a 17-year ban time, and when school starts we Belka. “My summer job is that will turn out fine in the end.” on starting school before Labor have a lot less people. It stinks I nanny two kids… I only watch Day, due to various other state that we have to start early, but them during the summer break laws backed by the local tourism our boss depends on us to work because both parents work New internet rules Students affected county-wide learning curve has made itself Matt Pietrzak present, students are being locked Staff Reporter out of educational material. The tech office has been notified of this problem and they state that School has started, and a teachers should email them and new obstacle has presented itself they will unblock the video for the for all students… a wall, or firewall class. that is. New Jeff for the photo courtesy www Smucker, 2017 school Director of year is the Technology, said introduction that it was not of new, the district’s Packing pickles and feeding kids A group of 11 Hudsonville students and teach- more strict, ers attended a volunteer project at Kid’s Food Basket on Tuesday.