SYATP event planned by WHS students

See You at the Pole 2012, an event that emphasizes prayer and solidarity among Christian students, is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 26.

Students interested in participating in this prayer circle are invited to meet at the flagpole at 7:20 a.m., right after the busses unload.

Below is an explanation of SYATP, as described on the national organization's web site, syatp.com/

See You at the Pole™, the global day of student prayer, began in 1990 as a grass roots movement with ten students praying at their school. Twenty years later, millions pray on their campuses on the fourth Wednesday in September.

See You at the Pole™ is simply a prayer rally where students meet at the school flagpole before school to lift up their friends, families, teachers, school, and nation to God. See You at the Pole™ is a student-initiated, student-organized, and student-led event.

Questions can be directed to event organizers Gabe Rowlison and Chester Chan.

Western Wearhouse offers online ordering

Show your school spirit with WHS clothing and accessories. Jack Pearl Team Sports, the company that produces items sold in the Warehouse, has set up a web site, from which orders can be placed.

 

Order DEADLINE: Wed., Oct. 3. Orders will take two weeks to process.

 

Jack Pearl -- Western Warehouse

Spread the Word

Topics this week include upcoming sporting events and information about homecoming.

Frosh/JV football team rallies to win over Leslie

The freshman/JV football team defeated Leslie in a hard fought contest by a score of 38-30. 
The panthers trailed the Blackhawks by a score of 22-6 early in the third quarter and then scored 24 unanswered points to set up a dramatic final two minutes. Leslie tied the score at 30 apiece with 1:30 left on the clock but the young Panther team was not going to be denied as they marched 70 yards and scored the winning touchdown with thirty seconds left on the clock. Freshman Mason Callow intercepted a Leslie pass to end the game and secure the victory. 
The freshman/JV team now has a record of 4-1. 

Tennis team beats Waverly, 8-0

     The Western Panthers traveled to Lansing Waverly for the first time since joining the CAAC and came away with an 8-0 victory.  

     Landon Hollow improved to 12-2 on the year with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over fellow senior Dean Reik.  The rest of the line-up followed suit with straight set victories.  

     The Panthers host Lansing Christian, BC Pennfield, Jackson High, Columbia, and Adrian this weekend in the Western Invitational on Saturday at Parma Western High School.  

Soccer team beats a tough Hastings team, 3-1

Volleyball team gets beat by Charlotte

The Lady Panthers traveled to Charlotte Wednesday and were defeated in a tough match. 
Libby Breton had nine blocks with four block kills. Libby and Clara Male each had five hittting kills for the night. Logan Raczkowski went nine for nine serving. 
The team will play in the SAU tournament on Saturday.

Freshman t-shirts available Monday

Those who ordered class t-shirts through Ms. Clark can pick them up in her classroom Monday.

MSU deadline for early acceptance is Oct. 5

The deadline for Michigan State University's Early Notification Program is Oct. 5.  This is the deadline to meet if you would like to have your acceptance decision by early November.  See your counselor for details. 

Mason chips past Western, 194-198

The girls golf team lost to Mason last night at their home course.  
Alyssa Joseph led the Lady Panthers with a 45 followed by Alex Vann’s 49. Freshman Alexa Marston added a 51 and Henley Nowicki finished off our scoring with a 53 for a team total of 198 to Mason’s 194. The girls travel to Coldwater tomorrow for the Coldwater Invitational. 

Sophomores:

Check with Kristi Simmons about preparing for the Homecoming Flash Mob competition.

Juniors:

There is a meeting after school Thursday in Ms. Sponsler's room. The purpose of the meeting is to touch base on prom and homecoming, 

Charlotte wins women's cross country dual meet

The Lady Panthers fell to Charlotte last night, 24 to 31.
Mackenzie Kellar led the Panthers with her career best time of 20:11, which earned her a 2nd place finish. Junior Libby Buckland and Freshman Lexi Schupbach also scored for Western and posted career-best times. Western's score was completed by Sophomores Sydney Nagy and Noelle West. Also running their season's best times were seniors Kim Cary, Lauryn Hendrickson, Rahel Voegli, and Anna Tinnacher; junior Mackenzie Bowden; sophomore Kristin Vann, and freshmen Minori Nakashima, Selena Rankin, and Paige Ferris.

Celebrate homecoming week with the Power Puff Football game.

 Each year the juniors and seniors of Western High School organize a powder puff football game to raise money for charity. This year's game is being organized by Abbie Cochrane and Lacy Morgan.
Lacy would like to inform the student body that sign up sheets are up, and that each girl must have a physical on file with the school in order to play in the game.

The game will be played on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m.

At home, JV volleyball defeats Lansing Christain

Last night the JV volleyball team beat Lansing Christian in two sets, 25-23 and 25-13.  
"The team played great, together," Coach Beth Jewell said. 
 Some highlights were Cassidy Pluta's three ace serves and Sierra Griffith's six blocks and two kills.   
"All the players played great defense as well," Coach Jewell said.  
The team's overall record is  now 6-5-1.

JV soccer team drops game to Mason

The boys jv soccer team played an outstanding game last night yet lost to conference rival Mason by the score of 1-0.
The Panthers couldn't capitalize on some great scoring opportunities they created and with two minutes left in the game gave up a goal on a Mason corner kick .
"It was a skilled, heated battle throughout the night and some outstanding soccer was played by both teams," Coach Lance Rogers said.

JV soccer team ties Vikings, one all

On Saturday the boys jv soccer team took on the Jackson Vikings and came up with a 1-1 tie at Mehall Field.
Brayden Heerlyn knocked in a well-placed PK after Noah Devine was fouled in the penalty box. The defense consisting of Luke Knapp, Jacob Morris, Logan Dashner, Brandon Valentine, Noah Devine & Conor Maynard played an tough, organized game, stopping many of Jackson's scoring opportunities throughout the night.
The team travels to Mason tonight to play their second conference game of the season.

"Power play" goal in 76th minute gives Jackson victory, one to nil

Until there was a mere three minutes left in the game Western's soccer team and the Jackson Vikings had battled to a scorless tie. With eight minutes remaining in the game, the Panthers were assessed a red card and were required to play with one fewer men on the field for the duration of the match.

Women's XC team nabs runners up honors at Lakeview Invite

The women's varsity cross country team placed second in a highly competitive field. 
Six Lady Panthers placed in the top thirty and received medals. 
Junior Mackenzie Kellar placed 5th overall. Sophomores Sydney Nagy and Noelle West were 8th and 23rd overall, respectively. Juniors Allison Snyder (28th), Libby Buckland (27th), and freshmen Lexi Shupbach (29th) rounded out the medals for the women's team.
Among the junior varisty runners, Western's girls snagged five of the top 20 places, receiving medal honors. Seniors Kim Cary (7th) and Brianna Meyers (17), juniors Mackenzie Bowden (12) and Aubrey Glover (13), and sophomore Kimmy Berry (14) walked away with medals for the Panthers.

Cross country men take fifth at Lakeview Invitational

The men's varsity cross-country team placed 5th at the Battle Creek Lakeview Invitational Saturday.
 Western was led by junior Jordan Dack, who finished 31st overall with a season's best time of 18:13. 
The men's team continued to show improvements, with many men posting season's best or personal best times. Freshman Jacob Inosencio crushed his previous PR by more than 50 seconds, running an 18:19. Junior Ashten Griswold came in under the 19-minute mark for the first time in his career, running a time of 18:32. Rounding out the scoring for Western were Luke Hubbard and freshman Chase Veydt.