http://www.shstomahawk.com The School Newspaper of Saugatuck High School Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:22:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.shstomahawk.com/uncategorized/2012/02/22/a-preschool-of-hope/ As you open the door to Mr. Shaw’s classroom, the sounds of banjo music leak through the doorframe. The smell of burnt toast is almost a guarantee right away in the morning or before lunchtime. Mr. Shaw is the type of well-rounded teacher that keeps students tuned in with his quirky remarks and references to [...]]]> http://www.shstomahawk.com/student-life/2012/02/22/mr-shaw-feature-story/ http://www.shstomahawk.com/news/2012/02/21/jim-dreyer-ultra-triathlete/ You can hear the honk of every car and every police siren down the lonely South-Side Chicago streets. The same streets that Derrick Rose avoided. The same drugs that Rose stayed away from, and the same gangs that Rose never hung around. Englewood. Few rise from this dangerous neighborhood, but many succumb to the crime [...]]]> http://www.shstomahawk.com/sports/2012/02/21/derrick-rose-from-englewood-to-mvp/ Getting a letter from a college you’ve applied to is always an anxious feeling. It’s even more of a shock to find out that you’ve been accepted, as well as a scholarship nomination. The shock soon turns to excitement after realizing a college is willing to pay you to come.  For senior Heather Price, that’s what [...]]]> http://www.shstomahawk.com/student-life/2012/02/21/u-of-m-scholarship-offered-to-saugatuck-student/ http://www.shstomahawk.com/uncategorized/2012/02/21/owning-a-business-in-a-small-town/   BY: KAILEY GEHRES Brad Gehres wakes up at 5am, puts on all his work equipment, gets to work at 6:30am and gets ready for the new adventures that the 11 hour day will bring. The weather could be 95 degrees or 13 degrees, either way he’s prepared for anything and everything. As he drives to work [...]]]> http://www.shstomahawk.com/news/2012/02/21/brad-gehres-journey/ Audrey Flood             “Sometimes I lay under the moon and thank God I’m breathing, and then I pray, ‘Don’t take me soon, because I’m here for a reason’.” This powerful song lyric written by the band Matisyahu often makes you think, what is your reason, your purpose in the world? Some people are destined to be [...]]]> http://www.shstomahawk.com/student-life/2012/02/20/making-a-difference/ http://www.shstomahawk.com/student-life/2012/02/19/saugatucks-unknown-talent/ http://www.shstomahawk.com/news/2012/02/06/why-the-giants-will-win-the-super-bowl/