Thursday, December 11, 2025

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Seniors: A reminder that a Jostens representative will be at school during lunch in the PAC lobby this Friday, December 12^th to deliver your senior apparel and keepsake items. If you ordered those items, please make sure that you stop by to pick them up. Caps, gowns, tassels, other regalia items and paper products such as announcements will be delivered to school later this spring.

Spotlight Scholarship – CFHZ Application: The CFHZ Community Scholars Application has officially opened and connects students to over 200 local scholarships for those in the Holland and Zeeland area.One application automatically matches you to more than 200 scholarships and may provide additional opportunities depending on eligibility. This scholarship is open to all students regardless of status or FAFSA completion and includes scholarships for employees or dependents of local businesses such as Russ’, Freedom Village, and Holland Hospital. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST. Apply here: https://cfhz.org/apply-for-scholarships/

SLiC: SLiC is collecting squishmallows for children in foster care, as they are the most popular request by children of all ages. Each donation helps ensure children entering the foster care system have something of their own during an uncertain time. All plush donations will be distributed by Arbor Circle through their welfare and youth programs. The donation box is located in the SSO

Sports - https://hollandathletics.com/

Men's Basketball: The Holland boys basketball team got its first win of the season in a double overtime thriller against West Michigan Christian 68-63, on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The Dutch went through regulation and the first overtime tied before taking the lead in the second overtime period - and hanging on. Keegan Hulst led all scorers with 27 points. Josiah VanHekken and Andrew Legg both chipped in 12. Xavier Murphy had 11.

Word of the Day

Leviathan is a word with literary flair that can refer broadly to something very large and powerful, or more narrowly to a large sea animal, or a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy.

Towering leviathans of the forest, giant sequoias often reach heights of more than 200 feet.