Malaree Holland, Staff Writer

Imagine yourself walking down the staircase at South Campus during Grand March: your hair is elegantly done, your nails are manicured and polished, and you’re wearing your artfully crafted duct tape dress. Yes, duct tape.

The national “Stuck at Prom” contest is a scholarship in which a couple creates a dress and tux made entirely out of duct tape and wear it to prom.  The first prized winners will receive $3,000 per person. Will CCHS be seeing some original creations this spring?

“I tried to make a wallet out of duct tape once; it didn’t work too well,” said junior Taylor Young.

Junior Megan Gray said, “I would be a little embarrassed to wear a duct tape dress to prom, but I would still do it.”

“It would be worth a $3,000 scholarship to wear a duct tape dress to prom, but I wouldn’t wear it the whole time,” said senior Domi Kibler. “It would be too hot and hard to dance in.”

“It would be cool; I would start a new trend!” said junior Aimee Sankovich.

This year is the tenth anniversary of the contest. The contest will be judged based on public voting after the officials post the top ten designs online at stuckatprom.com.

There will be one overall first place winning couple. Each individual member of the couple will win a $3,000 dollar cash scholarship. In addition, the school of the winning couple will receive $3,000.

The second place winners will get a $2,000 cash scholarship, as well as their school. Third place winners and their school will receive $1,000.  The seven runners up will win $500 each, as will their schools.

To enter, visit stuckatprom.com and click on the Enter Now link.  You must enter as a couple and wear prom attire/accessories made out of duct tape. The attire must be original work created by the couple.

This prom we may be seeing a few brave souls clad in shiny duct tape. Are you brave enough?

Shaylie Brown, Staff Writer

Earlier in the school year, the idea of dancers participating in the Sports Training class was questioned. Why should a prima ballerina with a tutu be in the weight room? Even though this image might seem strange, dancing has all the qualities of a sport: physical ability, coordination, practice, discipline, and often times, competition. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a “sport” is: “A physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and is often engaged in competitively.” Dancing fits under this definition, but what do the students at CCHS think?

“Sports are games, and dancers tell a story. I don’t really think of it as a sport,” said junior Jesse Johnston.

Other students thought dancing was definitely considered as a sport.

“I think dancing is a sport because it’s physically demanding,” junior Cailin Wuensch said. “A lot of work goes into every practice to prepare for a performance.”

“Dancing is a sport. It requires a lot of skill, patience, and discipline,” senior Libby Storie stated.

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ior Paige Austin. “We don’t get to determine our score by working harder in the second half. We just have to wing it.”

“Dance is definitely a sport,” sophomore Rachel Molder stated. “You have to practice, it takes skill, it takes determination, and it’s competitive.”

“Dance is more of an art, but it’s just as hard as any other sport. We still have to work hard and practice everyday,” said junior Jessica Mustin.

Even though students can’t agree if dancing is a sport or an art, it is still a challenging activity that requires a lot of skill and practice. In the end, the CCHS Dance Team dancers were able to participate in the Sports Training class.

Desiree' Bronson, Staff Writer

At seven in the morning on Thanksgiving Day is usually the time when Mom puts the turkey in the oven and starts on the mashed potatoes. But also at 7 o’clock on Thanksgiving Day, the annual Macy’s Day Parade begins on NBC in New York City.

This year will be a special year because two of our very own students at CCHS will be playing in the Macy’s Great American Marching Band in the Macy’s Parade.
Juniors Jackson Fry and Stephen Wadsack will be performing with the marching band as the first entry in the parade. Fry will be on the drum line playing the marching cymbals and Wadsack will be playing the trumpet with the brass section.
“I am excited. I get to sightsee New York. We will see the Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, Time Square, the Empire State Building and so much more,” said Jackson. ”Originally I went to band camp in Illinois last summer and because I went, they gave me an invitation to audition for the Macy’s Day Parade. What I had to do was fill out an application and record myself playing rudiments and then send the DVD in.”
“Mine was slightly different. I also attended Drum Major Camp,” said Wadsack. “The camp was run by Smith and Walbridge, the same people as Jackson, but we just went at different times. They contacted me after the camp and asked if I would be interested in auditioning. Basically, I just filled out the application, which consisted of my name, my musical history and my recommendations. They said they had already seen my abilities, so I didn’t have to audition and as long as my application got accepted, I would be in the parade.”
Both Jackson and Stephen are very talented musicians. Stephen plays trumpet and percussion for the CCHS band. For church he plays the drums, bass guitar and the acoustic guitar. He learned how to play most brass instruments and played string bass in orchestra, but he does not play in orchestra any longer. Also, he is the drum major for the CCHS marching band.

“We are the only kids from Wyoming going and usually only kids from the East Coast are chosen,” said Jackson.
“Jackson and I will be leaving for a week. We leave this Saturday the 21st,” said Wadsack. “We both only paid $2,000 for some of it, but we went around and got sponsors to help us.”
The performers will be wearing red, white and blue uniforms and will be marching with the very first band, leading the entire parade. Make sure to get up early this Thanksgiving Day to support two of our very own talented CCHS band members.