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GHS offers a wide range of co-
curricular activities to enhance our students' educational experiences.

2007-08 Activities & Leaders
Art Club ~ Mark Binert
Choir ~ Karen Ross
Class of 2008 ~ Ben Brock & Loren Cobb
Class of 2009 ~ Angie Golnick & Margaret Knapp
Class of 2010 ~ Darrin Hawes & Barb Hunter
Class of 2011 ~ Teresa Bonamie & Michelle Compo
Fly Fishing Club ~ Ron Rakoczy
Forensics ~ Chris Lackenbucher
National Honor Society ~ Chris Lackenbucher
Norseman Newspaper ~ Meredith Anderson
Jazz Band ~ Matt Bishop
Marching Band ~ Matt Bishop
Pep Band ~ Matt Bishop
Power Lifting ~ Ben Brock
SAGA Yearbook ~ Angie Golnick
School Leadership Committee ~ Margaret Knapp
Student Senate ~ Dale Forcier
Theatre ~ Andrea Binert 
 
 

Co-Curricular Activities Membership Eligibility

All students desiring to participate in co-curricular activities must meet the eligibility criteria established by the Crawford AuSable School District (and the Michigan High School Athletic Association in the case of athletics). Every participant must:
         A. Be regular in school attendance. Skipping during a season may result in disciplinary action which could include suspension from participation in an activity. A minimum suspension of one contest date will be imposed for activities scheduled for five dates or more, such as athletics, forensics, etc.
         B. Pass all of their classes with D- or above at the end of the last marking period or semester, whichever is most recent. The only exception to this is that a student failing one class at the end of the marking period or semester is placed on probation and tracked until the next interim report is submitted. If students are failing any class at interims, they are no longer eligible to participate in co-curricular activities and are then ineligible until the next marking period or semester grades are reported.
(Source: Grayling High School Student Handbook 2004-2005)

 

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ATHLETICS

FALL

BOYS

GIRLS

Varsity Football

Varsity Volleyball

JV Football

JV Volleyball

Tennis

Freshman Volleyball

Soccer

Golf

WINTER

Varsity Basketball

Varsity Basketball

JV Basketball

JV Basketball

Freshman Basketball

Freshman Basketball

Skiing

Skiing

Wrestling

Competitive Sideline Cheering

SPRING

Varsity Baseball

Varsity Softball

JV Baseball

JV Softball

Track

Track

Golf

Soccer

Tim Sanchez, Athletic Director
989-44-3523 - Direct Line
989-344-3506 - Dianne Tobin, A.D. Secretary

Grayling is a member of the Lake Michigan Conference, comprised of Class B/C high schools: Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jordan, Elk Rapids, Harbor Springs, Kalkaska and Traverse City St. Francis. GHS has the largest enrollment of the eight high schools.

Our Beliefs
The Athletic Department of Grayling High School promotes good sportsmanship. We expect our athletes, parents, teachers, student groups and spectators to be positive role models through their actions at all of our competitions. 
Please support our teams by cheering at appropriate times, by showing respect for players on both sides and by always demonstrating good sportsmanship at all games. 
We believe that good sports are winners!

 
 

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FORENSICS
Individual Speech Events (Forensics) is a late winter/spring interscholastic activity organized on a state level that offers a variety of interpretation and public address events.
Invitational tournaments and Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association (MIFA) meets provide opportunities for students to compete in one of 12 events. The tri-level elimination series includes a district, regional and state final tournament in each event.

EVENTS

INTERPRETATION

PUBLIC ADDRESS

Prose

Broadcasting

Poetry

Informative

Storytelling

Extemporaneous

Dramatic 

Impromptu

 Duo

Sales
 Multiple Oratory
Duo 9-10 (2004-05) Informative 9-10 (2004-05)

Chris Lackenbucher, Coach
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2008 SEASON RESULTS


Birch Run Tournament ~ February 9
1st place, Medium School Division
 Brianna Farrell, 5th, Prose Interpretation
Kelsey Gilbert, 5th, Storytelling
Jon Lovely, semifinalist, Dramatic Interpretation
 Emily Sloan, 1st, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 3rd, Oratory
Reid Holzbauer, 3rd, Impromptu Speaking
Kilah Vanderstelt, semifinalist, Broadcasting
Meghan Wyskiel, 6th, Broadcasting

Beaverton Tournament ~ February 16
2nd place, Medium School Division
Brianna Farrell, 2nd, Prose Interpretation
 Jon Lovely, 3rd, Dramatic Interpretation
Emily Sloan, 1st, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 2nd, Oratory
Reid Holzbauer, 3rd, Impromptu Speaking
Kilah Vanderstelt, semifinalist, Broadcasting
Meghan Wyskiel, semifinalist, Broadcasting

Beaverton Tournament ~ February 23
1st place, Small School Division
Brianna Farrell, 5th, Prose Interpretation
 Emily Sloan, 1st, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 1st, Oratory
Meghan Wyskiel, 1st, Broadcasting
Kelsey Gilbert, 5th, Storytelling

Alma Tournament ~ March 1
1st place, Medium School Division
 Emily Sloan, 1st, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 2nd, Oratory
Kilah Vanderstelt, 1st, Broadcasting
The rest of the team was singing at the Choir Festival. :-)

Midland Dow Tournament ~ March 8
2nd place, Small School Division
 Kelsey Gilbert, 7th, Storytelling
Jon Lovely, 4th, Dramatic Interpretation
 Reid Holzbauer, 3rd, Impromptu Speaking

Gaylord Tournament ~ March 15
2nd place, Medium School Division
 Brianna Farrell, 4th, Prose Interpretation
 Kelsey Gilbert, 7th, Storytelling
Jon Lovely, 2nd, Dramatic Interpretation
 Emily Sloan, 1st, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 2nd, Oratory
Kilah Vanderstelt, 1st, Broadcasting
Meghan Wyskiel, 2nd, Broadcasting

 District Tournament ~ March 19
Regional Qualifiers
 Brianna Farrell, 3rd, Prose Interpretation
 Kelsey Gilbert, 2nd, Storytelling
Jon Lovely, 1st, Dramatic Interpretation
 Emily Sloan, 1st, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 1st, Oratory
Kilah Vanderstelt, 2nd, Broadcasting
Meghan Wyskiel, 3rd, Broadcasting
Reid Holzbauer, 1st, Impromptu Speaking

Regional Tournament ~ April 19
State Qualifiers
 Brianna Farrell, 6th, Prose Interpretation
 Kelsey Gilbert, 2nd, Storytelling
Jon Lovely, 2nd, Dramatic Interpretation
 Emily Sloan, 1st, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 1st, Oratory
Kilah Vanderstelt, 4th, Broadcasting
Meghan Wyskiel, 7th, Broadcasting

State Tournament ~ May 2-3
Eastern Michigan University
 Emily Sloan, Finalist/5th, Informative Speaking
 Kelsey Gilbert, Semi-Finalist/9th, Storytelling
April Korneli, Semi-Finalist/10th, Oratory
Kilah Vanderstelt, Semi-Finalist/11th, Broadcasting
 Brianna Farrell, Prose Interpretation
 Jon Lovely, Dramatic Interpretation
 Meghan Wyskiel, Broadcasting
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This was one of the most successful seasons
the team has had in the past ten years.

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2007 SEASON RESULTS

Roscommon Tournament ~ February 10
 Emily Sloan, 1st, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 2nd, Oratory
Brianna Farrell, 3rd, Prose Interpretation
Megan Wyskiel, 3rd, Broadcasting
Kilah Vanderstelt, 2nd, Broadcasting
Reid Holzbauer, 1st, Impromptu Speaking

Beaverton Tournament ~ February 17
2nd place, Medium School Division
Emily Sloan, 2nd, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 4th, Oratory
 Ashley Jurkovich, 5th, Sales Speaking
Reid Holzbauer, 5th, Impromptu Speaking
Kilah Vanderstelt, 4th, Broadcasting
Jon Lovely, 2nd, Dramatic Interpretation 9-10
Bob Ramaswamy, 3rd, Storytelling

Grayling Tournament ~ March 3
1st place, Medium School Division
 Jon Lovely, 1st, Dramatic Interpretation 9-10
Brianna Farrell, 6th, Prose Interpretation
Bob Ramaswamy, 2nd, Storytelling
Kelsey Gilbert, 6th, Storytelling
Ashley Jurkovich, 2nd, Sales Speaking
Alex Mosel, 3rd, Sales Speaking
Emily Sloan, 1st, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 3rd, Oratory
Kilah Vanderstelt, 4th, Broadcasting
Megan Wyskiel, 5th, Broadcasting
Reid Holzbauer, 1st, Impromptu Speaking

Thanks to Mrs. Barbara Febey, Mrs. Bea Patrick and Mrs. Lynn Thompson for helping make the forensics tournament a great one. Several members of the student body also volunteered their time, so Lackenbucher extends his gratitude to Andria Howe, Stephanie Gaff, Jesica Fowler, Kim Dougherty, Andy Curriston, Lindsay Brooks and Krista Fenny. Thanks a bunch.

 Midland Tournament ~ March 10
3rd place, Medium School Division
 Ashley Jurkovich, 4th, Sales Speaking
Reid Holzbauer, 4th, Impromptu Speaking
Bob Ramaswamy, 5th, Storytelling
Kelsey Gilbert, Semi-finalist, Storytelling
Jon Lovely, Semi-finalist, Dramatic Interpretation 9-10
Alex Mosel, Semi-finalist, Sales Speaking

 Gaylord Tournament ~ March 17
2nd place, Large School Division
 Jon Lovely, 4th, Dramatic Interpretation 9-10
Brianna Farrell, 4th, Prose Interpretation
Bob Ramaswamy, 3rd, Storytelling
Kelsey Gilbert, 6th, Storytelling
Ashley Jurkovich, 1st, Sales Speaking
Alex Mosel, 2nd, Sales Speaking
Emily Sloan, 2nd, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 5th, Oratory
Kilah Vanderstelt, 2nd, Broadcasting
Megan Wyskiel, 5th, Broadcasting
Reid Holzbauer, 1st, Impromptu Speaking

District Tournament ~ March 20
Regional Qualifiers
 Bob Ramaswamy, 1st, Storytelling
Kelsey Gilbert, 2nd, Storytelling
 Brianna Farrell, 1st, Prose Interpretation
 Jon Lovely, 1st, Dramatic Interpretation 9-10
Emily Sloan, 1st, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 1st, Oratory
Ashley Jurkovich, 1st, Sales Speaking
Alex Mosel, 2nd, Sales Speaking
Kilah Vanderstelt, 2nd, Broadcasting
Megan Wyskiel, 3rd, Broadcasting
Reid Holzbauer, 1st, Impromptu Speaking
Peter Alexander, 3rd, Impromptu Speaking

Regional Tournament ~ April 24
State Qualifiers
 Bob Ramaswamy, 3rd, Storytelling
Kelsey Gilbert, At-large, Storytelling
 Brianna Farrell, At-large, Prose Interpretation
 Jon Lovely, At-large Dramatic Interpretation 9-10
Emily Sloan, 3rd, Informative Speaking
April Korneli, 5th, Oratory
Ashley Jurkovich, 5th, Sales Speaking
Alex Mosel, 3rd, Sales Speaking
Kilah Vanderstelt, 3rd, Broadcasting
Megan Wyskiel, 5th, Broadcasting
Reid Holzbauer, 5th, Impromptu Speaking

 State Tournament ~ May 5th
Central Michigan University
~9th place in School Classification B~
 Bob Ramaswamy, 6th, Storytelling
Emily Sloan, 10th, Informative Speaking
Ashley Jurkovich, 10th, Sales Speaking
Alex Mosel, 12th, Sales Speaking
Kilah Vanderstelt, 12th, Broadcasting
Reid Holzbauer, 8th, Impromptu Speaking
 
 

 

2005 SEASON RESULTS

Roscommon Tournament ~ February 12
2nd place, Medium School Division
Tracy Payne, 2nd, Broadcasting
Nick Henning, 1st, Extemporaneous Speaking
Beth Lucey, 4th, Storytelling
Orland Dami, 3rd, Informative Speaking Open
Ben Lucey, Semi-Finalist, Dramatic Interpretation
Rachel Gibbs, Semi-Finalist, Oratory
Beaverton Tournament ~ February 19
3rd place, Medium School Division
Jenny Long, 5th, Sales Speaking
Amanda Jackson, Semi-Finalist, Oratory
Ariel Strohkirch, Semi-Finalist, Sales Speaking
Bob Ramaswamy, Semi-Finalist, Storytelling
Beth Lucey, Semi-Finalist, Storytelling
Tracy Payne, Semi-Finalist, Broadcasting
Orland Dami, Semi-Finalist, Informative Speaking Open
Ben Lucey, Semi-Finalist, Dramatic Interpretation
Grayling Tournament ~ March 5
2nd place, Large School Division
Jenny Long, 4th, Sales Speaking
Ariel Strohkirch, 5th, Sales Speaking
Becky Ramaswamy, 2nd, Informative Speaking Open
Orland Dami, 3rd, Informative Speaking Open
Ashley Jurkovich, 5th, Informative Speaking 9-10
Tracy Payne, 4th, Broadcasting
Nick Henning, 3rd, Extemporaneous Speaking
Bob Ramaswamy, 1st, Storytelling
Beth Lucey, 6th, Storytelling
Midland Tournament ~ March 12
5th place, Medium School Division
Jenny Long, 4th, Sales Speaking
Amanda Jackson, 6th, Oratory
Tracy Payne, 6th, Broadcasting
Ashley Jurkovich, Semi-Finalist, Informative Speaking 9-10
Ariel Strohkirch, Semi-Finalist, Sales Speaking
Alex Mosel, Semi-Finalist, Broadcasting
Bob Ramaswamy, Semi-Finalist, Storytelling
Gaylord Tournament ~ March 19
1st place, Medium School Division
Ben Lucey, 6th, Dramatic Interpretation
Beth Lucey, 6th, Storytelling
Kim Long & Jamie Wyss, 5th, Duo Interpretation
Bob Ramaswamy, 1st, Storytelling
Becky Ramaswamy, 1st, Informative Speaking Open
Orland Dami, 4th, Informative Speaking Open
Jenny Long, 1st, Sales Speaking
Tracy Payne, 5th, Broadcasting
Nick Henning, 2nd, Extemporaneous Speaking
District Tournament ~ March 21
Regional Qualifiers
Ben Lucey, Dramatic Interpretation
Bob Ramaswamy, Storytelling ~ District Champion
Amanda Jackson, Oratory
Tracy Payne, Broadcasting ~ District Champion
Nick Henning, Extemporaneous Speaking ~ District Champion
Ariel Strohkirch, Sales Speaking
Jenny Long, Sales Speaking ~ District Champion
Orland Dami, Informative Speaking Open ~ District Champion
Ashley Jurkovich, Informative Speaking 9-10
Becky Ramaswamy, Informative Speaking Open
Regional Alternates
Rachel Gibbs, Oratory
Beth Lucey, Storytelling
Kim Long & Jamie Wyss, Duo Interpretation

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DRAMATIC ARTS
Grayling High School presents two productions annually.
Alice in Wonderland will be performed on March 14-15, 2008, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5.

Andrea Binert, Director

Mark Binert, Technical Director

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BAND
The GHS Viking marching band performs at all varsity home football games, in local parades and at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) district marching expo and participates in the MSBOA's solo/ensemble and band festivals.
The GHS concert band has performed at Central Michigan University, Western Michigan University and in Orlando, Washington D.C., Chicago and St. Louis, Missouri.
The GHS jazz band performs at a variety of local and area events. The GHS pep band performs at boys' home basketball games. The pit band performs for the annual spring musical.
In 1997, the band program received the coveted American School Band Directors' Association (ASBDA) Award of Excellence - the seventh band in Michigan to be so honored.
The high school band and its members have consistently earned superior ratings at both band and solo/ensemble festivals.
Many members of the band have been selected to one or more of the several honors bands throughout Michigan, and some have had the honor of participating in the Michigan Youth Arts Festival.
 
Matt Bishop, Director
Direct Line - 989-344-3526
 
 

Click here for the Band's web page.
 

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CHOIR
Students in grades 9-12 may participate in the Concert Choir (open enrollment) and the Chamber Choir (entrance by audition only).
The choirs give several public and school performances throughout the year and participate in the Michigan State Vocal Music Association (MSVMA) Choral Festivals.
Performances are part of the curriculum, and members of the choirs are encouraged to participate in the MSVMA solo/ensemble events.
 

Karen Ross, Director

Direct Line - 989-344-3575
 
 

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BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA
BPA is a national student organization that prepares students for the business workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic and technological skills. By integrating its programs into the business classroom, BPA develops leadership, professionalism, poise, dependability, patriotism and competency in its members.
 GHS students have competed in a variety of business-related events, including presentation management, economic research, business spelling, computer networking, E-commerce, web site design, computer-aided printing/graphic communications, at the regional and state levels.
More information on BPA is available at: http://www.edzone.net/~bpareg8/index.htm

Terri Lasby, Adviser
 

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