Bulldog Swimmers End on High Note

 

On September 27th Bulldog Swim Team competed in the Region Meet at the Middle Tyger YMCA for a chance to advance to the State Championship meet held on October 5th. The Region meet was against teams from Mauldin, Dorman, Riverside, Spartan High, Byrnes, Wade Hampton, and Gaffney. It was a tough competition, but the Bulldogs were
prepared and conditioned for the meet. "We showed a lot of effort at the meet," says senior girls’ swimmer, Brooke Elmore. Many Bulldogs qualified for State, but three major stand-outs for Boiling Springs were junior David Lopez, who earned silver and bronze medals at the Region meet, and top girls’ individual swimmers, Allison Rundquist and Brooke Elmore. The Bulldog relay teams for both the boys and girls also advanced
to the State Championship. On October 5th, the State Championship meet was held at USC Columbia. "We did pretty good, a lot of people with best times," stated senior Allison Rundquist. The top Dog swimmer was boys’ swimmer David Lopez, who placed 6th in the 500m Freestyle and 10th in the 200m Freestyle. Lopez, junior, a 4th year varsity boys’ swimmer, says, "We trained as hard as we could and did the best we could at State."The Bulldog Swim Team plans to keep improving for next season. "I hope that next season the team will place higher and more team members will make it to State to represent Boiling Springs." Bulldog Nation plans to see great things from the swim team next season.

McMannus Is New AD

In addition to the many new teachers at Boiling Springs High School, Hal McManus, the athletic director, is also a first timer at Bulldog Nation. Coach McManus may be new to the school, but he is not new to the job. McManus started coaching football and basketball at Easley Middle School. He then moved to Conway High School and worked as an assistant football coach, head basketball coach, and assistant
AD. From there, he went to Broome and was an assistant football coach, head basketball coach, and AD. Finally, before moving to Boiling Springs, he was head basketball coach and AD at Spartanburg High School. Bulldog Nation is excited for all the successes that are sure to come as a result of the new athletic director, Hal McManus.

Seniors Dominate In An Unforgettable Homecoming

Queen, Katie Cobb, poses with 1st runner up Jacosha Simpson

(left), and 2nd runner up Ally Nisbett (right).

On Friday, October 4th, the homecoming court lined the field at half time to crown Katie Cobb the 2013 Homecoming Queen. First runner up was awarded to Jacosha Simpson, and second runner
up to Ally Nisbett. “Well, I can definitely say I wasn’t expecting it, but it gave me a different kind of happiness and gratefulness to know that I have so many people who are there for me,” says Katie Cobb. On Friday, students crowded inside the gymnasium for the homecoming assembly, where the contestants for Homecoming Queen were announced. After the assembly, students returned

Katie Cobb is crowned the
2013 Homecoming Queen.

to their first block to vote for their queen. Later in the school day, the bleachers filled with Bulldog colors for the beginning of the pep rally, which involved several activities for the classes to compete in. Based on a cumulative score of categories such as class cheer, class game, class skit, class float, and class shirt count, students had the opportunity to win the 2013 Homecoming Spirit Stick. Everyone responded to the class cheerleaders with their loudest shouts, which echoed across the school. The pep rally was then led into the class game: a scavenger hunt. As the objects were announced, student council members raced through the stands to fellow class mates and gathered them to hand to Mr. Gordon, who announced the winner for each round. Already pumped up with spirit, each class performed their class skit for the school. Sophomores’ skit was a battle against Riverside, juniors’ was a Miley Cyrus party scene, and seniors’ was a class reunion. In addition to skits, each class created their own homecoming float to represent their classes’ school spirit. The themes included a dog house, a party bus, and the man in the moon. During half time on Friday night,
seniors across the stadium went crazy as they were announced the winners in every category, and presented with the Spirit Stick. Homecoming week was a huge success, and it brought the classes

Seniors dress as old people at their 50 year reunion for the
senior class skit.

together for some friendly competition and school spirit.