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1 The ottvaluedparents Press TylerSonnenbergandMarkJo,2005TylerandMarkasseniors,2015 November 6, 2015 Week 10 Editor: Karen Laszlo I"gotta "believe"the"above"photos"are"going"to"inspire"some"fellow"sappy""parents"to"take"similar"ones"at" upcoming"sports"banquets"and"other"events"throughout"the"year."the"photo"on"the"left,"taken"10"years"ago" was"in"the"slideshow"i"made"for"this"year s"boys "soccer"banquet.""the"slideshow"was"filled"mostly"with"action" shots"from"the"season,"but"i"believe"a"favorite"portion"was"the"section"on"seniors."it"included"baby"photos," senior"photos,"and"a"few"ages"in"between.""tyler s"mom"shelly"had"the"impromptu"idea"to"recreate"the"original" photo"that"night"at"the"banquet"and"i m"so"glad"she"did""" """""I ve" heard" many" stories" over" the" years" of" lasting" friendships" of" kids" who" grew" up" together" on" the" sports" fields"in"waterford,"just"as"i"watched"these"two"great"neighborhood"kids"do"the"same.""this" Parent"thing "still" feels"new"many"days"as"i"watch"kids"i"knew"as"babes"grow"into"your"men"and"ladies.""i"delight"in"the"paths"their" new" experiences" take" them" H" and" in" whom" they" become.""the" resulting" parental" friendships" are" equally" rewarding"and"to"be"cherished.""enjoy"the"ride"and"do"your"best"not"to"blink." """As"for"the"Varsity"Boys"soccer"season,"it"was"a"great"one"Here"are"the"highlights:" RECORDS: 15GoalsAllowedin19Games(0.79/gameaverage)=Fewestinschoolhistory 11;6;2record=2 nd bestinschoolhistory AWARDS: AcademicAll;Conference;NoahMathews,MattScally,VictorLaszlo,MarkJoh AcademicAll;State;MarkJoh All;Conference;TrippSprague(3 rd straight),ethanvanderelzen,markjoh HonorableMentionAll;Conference;UlisesGarcia,RickGalvez,JaylonHood All;District;TrippSprague,UlisesGarcia,MarkJoh,EthanVanderelzen MVP:TrippSpragueMostImproved:TylerSonnenbergCoach saward:jaylonhood

2 GirlsCross)countryearnsbestoverallfinishinStatecompetition Submitted by Girls coach Amy McNeil SaturdaywasagreatdaytobeaCorsairThegirlsplacedabest;ever6 th,markingourfirsttimeinthe topten.freshmanryleerobinsonplaced15 th toearnall;statehonors FunFacts: 1. Ourconference(KLAALakes)placed2,3,6,10(Brighton,Milford,Mott,Pinckney). Remarkable 2. IranmysenioryearstatemeetatMISexactly17yearsago(11/7/98),andranmyPRof 19:09,whichwas1All;Time.OnSaturday,wehadFOURGIRLSrunfasterthanthat.And afterkatep. s19:07,iamcurrentlydownto8yikesiloveit 3. Ryleeisonlythe4 th girls XCrunnertoearnAll;StateHonors(JennyWalczukin1996when team&individualraceswererunseparately,shannonosika,dayawagh).top30inthe stateisnoteasytodo 4. HonoraryCorsair,TessaFornari,wastheDivision4CHAMPIONwithatimeof18:14. Congrats,Tessa AcademicAllGState:OurgirlsearnedAcademicAll;StatehonorswithacumulativeGPAof3.662.(They taketheaverageofthefivehighestnon;weightedgpa soutofyourtop7,notincludingfreshmen,andaas honorsaregiventothoseover3.5).katieosikaandleximunleyalsoearnedindividualacademicall; Statehonorsforbeinginthetophalfofthefieldandhavingovera3.5. FullResults: MiPrepZone Coverage: repzone.com/oa kland/results.as p?id=17480 GoBlue Amy

3 9thand10 th gradecross)countryathletesearn2 nd PlaceatInvitational SubmittedbyparentCathyMcAtamney The9;10gradeboyscross;countryrunnerstook2ndplaceattheLakeland 9;10InvitationalonTuesday,November3 rd.fullcoveragecanbefoundat: Placement.Top5Mottrunners: 5;LJStachowski17: ;MattKallabat18: ;NoahFuerst18: ;BrandonTower18: ;DawsonComps19:07.2 OfficialTeamScores 1. LakeOrion WaterfordMott Novi WestBloomfield WhiteLakeLakeland DetroitCatholicC Clarkston Highland;Milford Howell Pinckney 265 Did you know...at the Waterford Township...youcanpracticetakingatestonline?WeprovidetheLearningExpressLibrarywhichischockfulloftutorialsandpractice examsforbasicskillsmastery,academicsuccess,jobpreparation,andcareeradvancement?atnocost. LearningExpressLibraryisdividedinto"Centers." CareerCentercontainsprep.foroccupationallicensingexams,e.g.AirTrafficController,Teacher,PostalWorker HighSchoolEquivalencyCentercontainspreparationfortheGEDtest TheCollegePreparationCenterincludespracticetestsforACT,SATandAPtests TheCollegeCentercontainsgraduateschooladmissionspracticetestsincludingtheGRE,GMATandLSAT AccessthesetoolsthroughtheOnlineDatabasepageofourwebsiteandchooseLearningExpressLibraryfromthe "AlphabeticalListofDatabases"drop?downmenu.(RemoteuserswillneedyourWaterfordLibrarycardnumbertobegina session.)youmaybrowsethesitebeforeregistering.onceyouchooseatestortutorialyouwillbepromptedtoregisterto accessit.registrationenablesyoutostoreanytestsortutorialsforfutureuse.

4 Showcasing Diversity Author: Ayrton Seals, junior Photographer: Andrew Moy, senior Published: Nov. 10, 2015 View the blog and photo slideshow online at For the OCCRA Diversity Tournament on Nov. 7, our robot did great, performing better at each match throughout the day. The diversity competition was a fun experience that allowed the girls to be drivers, operators, and human players. Rules for the tournament: Co-ed drive team: Consists of two boys and two girls. Boys and girls work on the robot. (1 match). Our co-ed team: Erica Wolfe, junior; Gabe Jimenez, junior; Summer Bennett, senior; Brendan Gallagher, junior All-girls drive team: Consists of 3-4 girls and only girls allowed to work on the robot. (2 matches). Our all-girls team: Erica; Summer; Ysabel Miller, senior All-boys drive team: Consists of 3-4 boys and only boys were allowed to work on the robot. (2 matches). Our all-boys team: Gabe; Brendan; Michael Garcia, sophomore; Jackson Grey, freshman. Adult and/or mentor drive team: Just for fun and all team members allowed to work on the robot (1 match). Our parent team: Brendan s dad; Andrew Moy s parents; and Greg Mulsoff s dad. Check out a video of the parents in action: All of our drive teams did well. However, our adult drive team did very well, especially since this was our parents first time driving this robot in competition. What made the competition really fun was watching parents compete on the field. Other teams had some parents more prepared than others, but it was nice to let the adults have a bigger role for a change. Our robot had a fresh new look for this competition. We replaced the rotating pipes with two wheels that did a much better job sucking in the ball and allowing us to score frequently. There are some minor kinks we need to work out from the turntable on the robot to the programming and controls. Our robot did put up a great fight. Even though our team did not win any awards this time, we still learned to become more aggressive on the field of play by attacking other robots and playing better defense. We were the loudest group in the stands. We had glowing blue 2612 numbers, and we also had those loud hand clappers that ignited the room and made others teams take notice because we were loud and full of spirit. Here's a quick look at our team spirit: I m so pumped for the next competition that we have on Nov. 12 at Orchard Lake St.Mary s. I hope to see you all there Let s go, Corsairs CALLINGALLCLASSOF2017PARENTS)WENEEDYOURSUPPORTTOSELLRAFFLETICKETS SubmittedbyLauraPugh WehaveraffleticketstosellthatwillbenefitOURchild sclassof2017.stopbyour nextmeetingandpickupapackof50tosell.ifeveryparentpicksup50tickets;we willhavethemsoldinnotime. PleaseshowyoursupportforourkidsandmakethisagreatANGPParty 1st.Place;isa50"EmersonHDTV 2nd.Placeis4ticketstoaDetroitRedWings2015;2016game. Ticketsare1.00each. OurnextmeetingisWednesday,November18,2015at7:00pmintheAcademic Center.Formoreinfo:ANGP2017@comcast.net

5 MottLeadershipputswordsintoactions SubmittedbyDaveWyatt ThisweekMottstudentleadersfocusedontheimportanceofputtingwordsintoactions.These young men and women volunteered their time and efforts on two community service projects, bothinconjunctionwiththewaterfordseniorcenter. First, on Saturday, November 7th students raked fallen leaves and cleaned theyardsoflocal homeboundseniorcitizensthroughoutwaterfordduringourannualrake'n'runevent.thenon Wednesday,November10ththeleadershipclasshelpedhonorourlocalveteransbyservingthem lunch and presenting them with small gifts of appreciation. I could not be more proud of our young people and the way in which they represent Waterford Mott and more importantly themselves.keepupthegreatworkkiddosandgobigblue

6 SchoolBoardApproves BondElectionRecommendation March8,2016WillNot IncreaseCurrentProperty Taxes TheWaterfordBoardof EducationapprovedarecommendationfromWaterfordSchoolDistrictAdministrationtoholdaMarch8,2016 bondelection. TheWaterfordcommunitywillbeaskedtoapprovea100millionbondthatwillnot,whenapproved, increasecurrentpropertytaxes.thisispossiblebecauseofastrongereconomy,newresidentialandcommercial development,andincreasedpropertyvaluesinwaterford. Projectsoutlinedwithinthisrecommendationincludecapitalimprovementssuchasrepairingandpurchasing newroofs,boilers,parkinglotimprovementsandexpansionsatallschools;remodelingexistingfacilities; elementarymulti?purposerooms;highschoolsoftballandbaseballcomplexsitedevelopment;middleschool runningtracksitedevelopment;technology,andnewbuses. AmessagefromWATERFORDSCHOOLDISTRICT The Waterford School District will hold a book drive November 2 through November 20 for its initiative Waterford READS. New and gently used books for childreningradesprek?3arebeingcollectedthroughout the community. Collection boxes are located at every Waterfordschoolandthefollowinglocations: BirminghamBloomfieldCreditUnion,6375HighlandRoad GenisysCreditUnion,4416DixieHighwayor2960W.WaltonBlvd WaterfordTownshipHall,5200CivicCenterDrive WaterfordAreaChamberofCommerce,2309AirportRoad WaterfordCoalitionforYouth/WaterfordPoliceDepartment,5150CivicCenterDrive WaterfordFireDepartment,2495CrescentLakeRoad WaterfordCommunityCenter/WaterfordYouthAssistance,5640WilliamsLakeRoad TheWaterfordREADSinitiativeaddressesoneofthemostcriticalneedstolife?longsuccess:readingatgrade level by the end of the third grade. This unique community collaboration includes our schools, civic organizations, and business leaders throughout the community working together to ensure every child has accesstobooks.manychildrenmaynothavebooksintheirhomesandarriveatschoolwithouttheknowledge andexperiencestheyneedtoachieveacademicsuccess.oursharedgoalistoensurethatmorefamilieshave thetoolsandresourcestheyneedtohelpourchildrenbecomereadersandlearners. Our%goal%is%to%ensure%that% every%child%has%a%book%to%call%their%own%and%to%instill%the%love%of%reading%so%it%becomes%a%life9long%passion,says SuperintendentKeithWunderlich. Look for the book collection bins with the Waterford READS logo on it in every Waterford school and throughoutthecommunity.we'reaskingthatyoupleasehelpusfillthemandgiveourchildrenthesupport theyneedtobesuccessfultolearnmoreaboutwaterfordreadsvisitwww.wsdmi.org/reads. REMINDER:PleasebeawarethatMIStarwillbedownformaintenanceonSunday,November15 th from approximately8:30amtill1:00pm.

7 ComedyShowFundraiser SubmittedbyparentJaimieRobinson Come support the Waterford Mott Music and Baseball program and enjoy some laughs alongtheway TheComedyshowisNovember14 th. Doorsopenat8:30pm. CoolJerksLoungeatAirwayLanes. Ticketsare20.00apiece. If you buy from a music student, proceeds go toward that student s account. If you buy fromabaseballathleteticket,theprofitisput toward the Mott Baseball program. Please contact me for more info.: Jaimie Robinson jscheett17@gmail.com WaterfordParksandRec;TREELIGHTING2015 When:Tuesday,Dec.1Time:6PM;8PMLocation:TownshipHall JoinusonTuesday,December1infrontofWaterford stownshiphallto observetheholidayseason.childrenandfamilieswillhavetheopportunity tovisitandtaketheirpicturewithsantaandmrs.clausand,newthisyear, one of Santa s reindeer There will be music, crafts, cookie decorating and sing;a;longs.foodconcessionswillbeavailable.pleaseconsiderothersaswe recognize the joy of the season and wish for peace for our families, communityandworld. **Donationsandlettersrequested:Ourletterstationthisyearwillbeoffered to send holiday greetings to our troops overseas and we will be collecting non;perishablefooditemsorunwrappedtoysforthewaterfordgoodfellowsholidaybaskets.

8 BESURETOCHECKTHEENDOFTHEMVP aftertheathleticnews forprintableformsandflyersregardingthefollowing: FirstAnnualShoptilyoudropChicagoTrip AwesomeMottScarves CoolMottBeanies FabulousRedwingsandTVRaffle HolidayArt&CraftShow ATHLETICSCHEDULEANDNEWS MottHomeGamesfortheWeekofNovember2 nd 11/18/15 Wednesday IceHockeyV Boys 7:20PM RoyalOak LakelandArena 11/21/15 Saturday IceHockeyV Boys 5:30PM HowellHS LakelandArena WaterfordUnitedGirlsSwimandDiveTeamarehostingthe LastChanceMeet onsaturdaynovember15 th at9:30am. StopbyKetteringPoolandcheeronourgirls. BowlingTryoutSchedule November17,18&19 3pmto5pmatAirwayLanes WaterfordUnitedSkiTeamInformation IfyouareinterestedinjoiningtheWaterfordUnitedSkiTeam,pleasestopbytheAthleticOfficeformore WaterfordMottBoysBasketballTry_outInformation2015_2016 Try?outswilllastthreedaysfromNovember16 th untilnovember18 th.alltry?outswillbeconductedinthe North(New)Gym.FreshmanplayerswilltryoutwiththefreshmanteamunlessCoachJaysoninformsyouto tryoutforanotherteam.sophomoreswilltryoutwiththejuniorvarsityteamunlesscoachjaysontellsyoudifferently. AllJuniorsandSeniorswilltry_outfortheVarsityteam. TryoutTimes: JuniorVarsity4:00to5:30pm Freshman5:30to7:00pm Varsity7:00to9:00pm ItemsthatyouneedforTry_outs: AcompletedPhysicalCard ProgressReportfromMonday 11/16/15 Weekpriortotry_outs,wewillhave conditioningat7pmuntil9pm.wewill NOTdomorningconditioningthisseason. SundayNovember8 MondayNovember9 TuesdayNovember10 WednesdayNovember11 SundayNovember15 Youmusthaveacurrentphysicalandconcussionformonfileinordertotryoutwiththeteam. Acurrent YearphysicalisonegivenonorafterApril15ofthepreviousschoolyear Physicalsareavailableinthemainoffice,athleticofficeandonlineunderAthletics?Mott?Health&Safety

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