#1STUDENTNWI: Morgan Township Cross Country Runs to State
- By: Ireland Hanna
- Last Updated: October 30, 2022
What’s recently happened?
The Morgan Township High School (MTHS) cross-country teams have brought this year almost to a close with more breathtaking records.
This year, German Club returns with the Chicago Christkindlmarket trip. A student favorite of sorts, the Chicago Christkindlmarket trip is a day-long outing too, of course, the Germanic Christmas Christkindlmarket to soak up the German culture rich with wonderful smiles and even better food.
At the seasonal event, one can expect to see many shops open to anyone walking through. Many of these are small businesses that have German roots or are interested in spreading German culture to others. Those who aren’t small businesses are often selling German cuisine or desserts.
MTHS’ German teacher, Steven Bazin has done a fantastic job exposing students to the annual traditions of German culture and doesn’t plan on changing those plans for anything.
Staff spotlight:
Ty Ivanyo has been a student at MTHS for the past eight years and has been a warmhearted yet driven friend every step of the way.
Attending MTHS comes with its ups and downs, but Ivanyo remembers the positives of coming to a small school such as MTHS for such a long time.
“The best part of attending Morgan is the smaller, tight-knit community where everyone knows each other,” said Ivanyo.
It appears the not-so-big hallways of MTHS have a way of bringing students closer together, both figuratively and literally.
Ivanyo has been an active student throughout his years, being involved in cross country, track and field, Student Council, Key Club, Spanish Club, NHS, FACS Club, FCA, and the LIT Team. Cross-country is the most prominent for Ivyano.
As previously mentioned, Ivanyo is a senior runner this year. He tends to bring fire when it comes to running. Ivanyo gives everything he has to cross the finish line in the quickest way possible alongside his supportive teammates. The past seven years of Ivanyo’s years, and summers, have been spent dedicating time and an immense amount of hard work to cross country. The relationships built through the cross country have greatly affected Ivanyo. With the years of experience Ivanyo has, he has evolved into a position of guidance and influence to those in the grades below him.
“I do see myself as a leader on the team, as I’m a senior and have been on the high school team for 4 years,” said Ivanyo.
As the future becomes brighter by the day for MTHS’ Boys Cross Country, Ivanyo hopes to see the continuation of their undefeated conference streak and more appearances from the team at the state level.