#1StudentNWI: Michigan City Wolves school year comes to an end

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Upon returning to school on April 10 from a relaxing and much-needed break, the Michigan City High School (MCHS) students got straight back to work.

Most recognition for sports and other activities happens in the fall and winter, but this year, the Student Council has planned a spirit week along with a pep rally in the spring. Starting on April 24 and ending on April 28, the school spirit will skyrocket at MCHS. Many new, fun, and wacky spirit days have been introduced for this week. This includes a Celebrity Look-Alike day as well as Anything but a Backpack day. 

“The final project is happening soon, and I’m proud to say we will be holding our first ever Spring Spirit Week with a pep assembly. I am happy that our student council will be able to pull this off and be able to recognize groups that participate in spring activities,” said Candy Feare, the Student Council sponsor. 

School is all about learning, but it can’t all be about books and math problems. Candy Feare, a physical education and health teacher at MCHS knows exactly how to create the perfect fun and productive atmosphere.

Feare has been teaching in the Michigan City Area Schools system (MCAS) for 21 years. This includes Coolspring Elementary School, Lake Hills Elementary School, Pine Elementary School, and MCHS. Aside from her positions as a teacher, she has coached softball, volleyball, basketball, and track.

Normalcy doesn’t truly happen at MCHS; everything is always changing, keeping students on their toes and excitement all around.

The school year has nearly come to an end, which means a lot. With graduation coming up for this year’s seniors, the juniors can look forward to their senior year. Emily Buskirk, a junior at MCHS, has long awaited reaching her senior year, and the time has finally come.

“Honestly, being a part of MCHS was the best decision I’ve made. I’ve met all these amazing people, joined clubs, learned from the teachers, and joined the cheerleading team,” said Buskirk.

In the following school year, Buskirk will have the amazing opportunity to be cheer captain. This is a widely coveted role to step into, but she has all the experience to be able to fill it.   

Buskirk has been doing cheerleading long before she’d ever been on the high school team. She started cheerleading around the third grade on a Pop Warner Cheer & Dance team and has been hooked ever since. With her Pop Warner team, she earned the chance to compete on ESPN three times. Now having cheered for nine years, to stop would be insanity and like taking a piece of herself away.

“Cheer has always played a big role in my life. I’ve made many friends and learned from every one of them,” said Buskirk.

Outside of Buskirk’s passion for cheerleading, she is currently enrolled in the AK Smith Career Center Nursing Program. She was extremely motivated by her mother to do something within the health field. The program is very interesting and rigorous. 

“The program is amazing. It helps me learn the basics of anatomy and medical terminology. Typically we take notes and test, but we also do labs such as dissecting animal organs and other labs relating to the chapter we are in,” said Buskirk.

This school year has been a complete and wonderful mixture of excitement and stress. That is what makes finally nearing your senior year so rewarding. 

“I am excited to finally be a senior this year because I get to experience all the fun that comes along with that, such as going out with my friends and just having as much fun as I can before I go to college,” said Buskirk.