The Scots end 6 year drought and bring the Musket back to Highland

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The Highland Park Scots faced the Central Minutemen at Central for the annual Musket Bowl.  The Scots arrived at James Griffen stadium a full hour before the Minutemen made their flashy entrance 15 minutes before the game began.

The game had started with the Scots receiving the ball first and they scored quickly, but the Minutemen answered immediately the next drive making it 7-7 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Amitri Collins scored a touchdown making it 14-7 at half.

In the third quarter, Opi Aghenu, of the Minutemen, scored his second touchdown tying the game at 14-14.

In the 4th quarter the Scots drove down the field and scored another touchdown.  The Scots held on defensively for a 21-14 victory.

The Scots are heating up after their 1-3 start, winning their last 4 straight, including the Musket Bowl.  The Scots now have a chance to make history and enter the state tournament as they play Fridley once again in the section finals.

Hockey merge

On the night of Wednesday, October 26, Saint Paul Public Schools merged the Central and Highland hockey teams. For the past 5 years, Highland Park Hockey has been it’s own team, with Como and Central being merged together. There are mixed feelings about the merge, on one hand it brings in new, good players. However, on the other hand Central/Como were Highland’s biggest rivals.

In an interview with Charlie Dombrow, a Junior at HPHS, and #14 on the hockey team, he says “I don’t think it was necessary because they [SPPS] admitted they had enough players, just not the amount of quality players. This is the exact situation that we were in 2 years ago.” His viewpoint is interesting, and valid as well. Scots hockey has struggled for the past couple of years but showed promise last year, and looked like a good team even before the merge this year.

Gabe Nelson, a Junior at HPHS and #12 for Scots hockey, is divided on the issue. “I think it’s good for the future of the team because it’ll encourage more players to join and play. We’ll have a JV team that will develop varsity players,” he says. “But it sucks for the community this year because the Highland families worked really hard to get us where we are.” Highland just got a brand new locker room at the Schultz Arena, designed specifically for them. The locker room was made with help from the parents and community around the team, and it makes sense why they would be hesitant to share it with their ex rival.

Overall, Scots hockey could benefit from this merge. With the increase of players having the opportunity to join, and having new talent on the team, the Scots could improve. However, it just doesn’t feel right for some of the players. The rivalry with Central has been fueled for years in all sports with intense games and heartbreaking losses. Either way, I will still support Scots hockey this year.

Club de libros

Bookclub? Qué es eso? Es cuando un grupo de amigos leen el mismo libro, se reúnen y hablan del libro. Por ejemplo hablan sobre de que les gusto, que no les gusto, etc. Nosotros tenemos este club and highland senior high!

Personalmente yo he estado en este club desde mi primer año aquí. El club de libros en highland básicamente trabaja así, solamente hay algunas diferencias, o ventajas de las que yo ya he mencionado.

La primera diferencia es que tenemos un líder, Ms. Rahman, ella es muy agradable. Ella es la que ordena nuestros libros. Cuando los ordena ella nos manda un correo electronico, avisandonos cual libro es y organiza la siguiente reunión. Ella le pregunta a todos los días que todos podemos ir a la junta, o la mayoria que puede asistir, para planear la siguiente reunión.

Cuando llega el libro, ella nos manda otro correo electrónico diciéndonos que vayamos a recoger el libro. Cuando llega el dia reunirse, Ms. Rahman ordena pizza! Una ventaja. Podemos hablar sobre el libro y comer al mismo tiempo.

Nos da unas semanas para que podamos leer el libro con calma, entonces no se tienen que preocupar en terminar el libro, porque solamente es para diversión.

Si quieren unirse al club, las reuniones son de las 2:15 a las 3:45, una hora y media, en la biblioteca. Solamente tienen que preguntarle a quien sea que esté detrás del mostrador, “Como puedo unirme al club de libros?”

If you don’t know how to speak Spanish, here is the English version:

Bookclub? What is that? It is when a group of friends read the same book, meet, and talk about the book. For example, they talk about what they like, what they do not like, etc. We have this club at Highland Senior High!

Personally, I have been a part of this club since my first year here. The book club at Highland basically works well, and there are only a few differences, or advantages from what I’ve already mentioned.

The first difference is that we have a leader, Ms. Rahman, who is very nice. She orders our books. When she orders the books, she sends us an email, letting us know which book is next, and then she organizes the next meeting. She asks for a day we can all attend, or most can attend, to plan the next meeting.

When she gets the book, she sends us another email telling us to go to pick up the book. Finally,  when the day comes for the meeting, Ms. Rahman orders pizza (which is an advantage)! We can talk about the book and eat at the same time.

She always gives us a few weeks, from when we get the book, to when she schedules the meeting, so we can read the book slowly, then not have to worry about finishing the book, because it’s just for fun.

If you want to join the club, meetings are from 2:15 to 3:45, for half an hour in the library. You only have to ask whoever is behind the counter, “Can I join the book club?”