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This Week at CG (1/12-1/16)

Trojaneer Staff
January 16, 2026
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During their regular Wednesday meeting, Culinary Club members Nolan Beck and Taylor Eckelkamp '28 plan for their first competition on January 30. Beck and Eckelkamp participate in competitions through February where they cook dishes to be judged based on execution, appearance and taste. "It’s a really good learning experience," Beck said. "It builds skills for high school like employment, and I enjoy it in every way possible."
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While participating in APUSH kickball, Junior Nora Liden strikes the ball with her foot. Every year following AP testing, Joshua Hart’s APUSH classes take a trip outdoors to have a friendly competition of kickball on the football field. “I had a lot of fun because I haven’t played kickball since middle school,” Liden said. “We got to be outside and it was nice out. I don’t remember the score but I know my team sadly lost.”
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Preparing for their ISSMA competition sophomores Abigail Watson and Maya Kriech warm up their violins. Last weekend the concert orchestra participated in their ISSMA competition and received the highest award gold with distinction .”I really enjoyed ISSMA because we got to perform and show how hard we had been working” Kriech said. “It was fun seeing this orchestra grow from the moment we got are music to the moment we were playing it on stage.”
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In Mr. Werner's seventh period construction class Devan Royalty drills a screw into two pieces of wood on a shed. The class is preparing to go a shed building competition next week at the Carpenters Apprenticeship school in Southport. "My favorite thing about this project is getting to work with my peers and being able to make new friends," Royalty said.
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Competing in a driving simulator, senior Silas Falls controlls the wheel and pedals for a simulation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This week, Debra Schoolcraft’s 5th period civil engineering class took a trip to the IMS to learn about the engineering that goes into keeping the track and everything included with that ready for the races held there. “I learned a lot, such as how race cars were made throughout the years and how the problems at the track are solved and fixed with engineers,” Falls said. “We got to tour the museum, suites and track. As well as this we had the vice president of construction management for the track, Tyrone Garrison, take us around and explain all of the though that goes into eveyrthing being perfect for the race days.”
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"Sealing wood in shop class, sophomore Drew Black works on crafting a standing flower bed. This week, Bryan Werner’s general carpentry class worked on making flower beds and gardens for Princes Lakes retirement home as an effort in bettering the community. “This kind of work is very important to me,” Black said. “In class we do good deeds and participate in volunteer work for our community.”
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In Ryan Hendryx’s Honors Biology class, freshman Charley Schlemmer learns about natural selection by doing a fruit loop lab. Certain colors were picked to double or get rid of to show what natural selection is like, which helped students gain a deeper understanding of this topic. “It helped me see how natural selection works in the real world and in real environments and how one trait can be attacked and one can be favored depending on the environment,” Schlemmer said.
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Junior Ella Mitchell is in her first year on staff. She mainly writes features and lists. In her free time she runs track and coaches gymnastics.

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Junior Brandon Tripp has been on staff for two years. He started his career as a sophomore, taking pictures at sporting events throughout the school year that would go on the Trojaneer Sports Instagram page and in the yearbook. Tripp is one of the sports social media editors and currently works on making final score posts that go on the Trojaneer Sports Instagram page. Tripp would like to note that he loves motorsports and football.
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