What’s recently happened?
Recently at Boone Grove High School, the community gathered to celebrate the seniors in fall sports. During Senior Night, the seniors are honored for their dedication to Boone Grove sports. The school recognized them as they walked out on their dedicated field or court. It’s a memorable event for the seniors since this will be one of the last times they play the sport for their high school career. It was especially emotional for the seniors in football, cheer, and dance as this was the first ever senior night that seniors got to walk on their own home football field. It was exciting to hear the seniors' future plans for after high school. Boone Grove wishes them well on their future journeys.
Additionally to senior night, the Lady Wolves Soccer Team has just been recognized as champions for the 2024 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Sectional. This is the first Champion title the Wolves have won since 2019. It is a proud moment for the school and the community behind the Lady Wolves.
It has been a proud season for Boone Groves football as well; the team has been showing promise with its strong performances and a shot at sectional champions.
Boone Grove continues to show its commitment to its athletes through events like these, with the community coming together to support the athletic programs.
What’s coming up?
The Boone Grove Football team has had a strong season and is getting ready to take on sectionals. Its first game for sectionals will be on October 25 against Wheeler High School at Boone Grove, with a solid season so far of a record of 5-3 and a 2-0 standing in Boone Grove’s conference.
In November, Boone Grove is likely to continue in the IHSAA Class 2A State playoffs based on past performances. How the team plays its next games will be crucial to the playoffs. The Boone Grove Football team won the title of Sectional champions last year and is hoping to keep it this year.
Additionally, the Boone Grove Drama Club is putting on the play, “A Midsummer Night's Dream” by William Shakespeare. The Drama Club will be performing at Boone Grove on November 21, 22, and 23. The Drama Club has been working on the play since August with Director Stacy Davis. They have put their blood, sweat, and tears into this play and are ready to give their performance their all.
Staff spotlight:
Jori Swan-Caratini has been teaching for 26 years – 25 of those years she has taught at Boone Grove. She has seen students come and go and she even knows past students as her coworkers now – 10 past students to become her coworkers to be exact.
Swan-Caratini teaches English 10, English 11 Honors, and English 12 Honors. She got into teaching English because she has always loved language and even has a minor in Spanish.
If you do end up taking her class, you will find she is an amazing teacher and hopes the best for her students.
“I always want kids to get better. I want my students to want to get better at reading and writing, or organization for school,” Swan-Caratini said.
She plays an extremely important role in the lives of students at Boone Grove. She sets her students up for the real world outside of high school by teaching them to hold themselves accountable and explore the real world, for a brighter future. She is a treasured part of the Boone Grove community.
Student spotlight:
Lylah Fisher has been at Boone Grove since the beginning and now it is time for her to wrap up her high school career with senior year. Fisher has been cheering through Boone Grove for seven years. As captain of the cheer team, Fisher is ready to leave an impact on her team.
In Fisher's freshman year she got very close with her coach, Lori Jones.
“Lori is who made me the cheerleader I am today,” Fisher said. “She was there for me through all my ups and downs whether it was cheer-related or not.”
Fisher is hoping to be just as impactful to some of the underclassmen on the team as Jones was on her. She hopes the underclassmen can come to her for everything just like she could go to Jones.
Fisher was a little nervous at first to take on the role of captain for the cheer team after losing the seniors before her and gaining a new coach.
“It was a new dynamic and program that even the seniors had to get used to,” Fisher said.
Fisher was stressed at first with the team but after getting used to a schedule, the team was able to come together to push each other to their full potential.
The Boone Grove Cheer team has come a long way since last summer and now Fisher is excited to share her last night cheering on the football field with her team.
“I want the underclassmen to learn to take in the moments because I’m learning now it doesn’t last forever,” Fisher said.
Fisher wants to leave a dent on the team by showing the underclassmen to stay dedicated even when people refuse to accept that cheer is a sport.
“If only they knew the amount of work we put in,” Fisher said. “I hope the girls can take from me to learn to stay determined.”
Fisher says she hopes that no one loses their passion and wants the best for the future of Boone Grove Cheerleading.
