A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Salmon River honored not only some of its most successful students, but accomplished and well-rounded individuals Thursday, June 6th at the annual National Honor Society induction ceremony, held in the cafeteria. The families of NHS and Jr. NHS current members and the inductees’ were treated to a lasagna dinner. The Middle School and High school principals, as well as the advisors pitched in to help serve all the families. A combined 21 students: five seventh graders and 15 sixth graders, w...
Nerves swirled through the air of the Salmon River High School auditorium on the night of “You Got Talent”, talent show sponsored by the 4H Mighty Shamrocks. On June 12th, 23 acts performed on stage in front of a packed audience. Acts varied from singing to dancing to hula hooping to pogo stick jumping. Local celebrity, Reen Cook, from CKON was on hand as the Master of Ceremonies. There were solo singers, duets and a trio, dancers, a Mohawk drummer and singer, a flute player, an electric gui...
The 2013 Massena girl’s lacrosse season was a history-making season not only for the team, but also for senior Erin Francis. Meeting Erin for the first time, one would not expect the shy, unassuming, reserved teen would be such a dynamo, but when she smiles and you see that twinkle in her eye and the broad, bright smile, one can tell that Erin is a go getter. The Massena girl’s team made not only Massena girl’s lacrosse history, but also Section 10 history when it did something that no other Sec...
“Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me” could be the words students used to ask their first mates to accompany them to the 2013 Salmon River Junior Prom. This year’s theme was “Midnight Cruise” and took place on Saturday, May 18th. The decorations were set up by the junior class and junior class advisor Darcy Tyo. They worked all day Friday on the decorations and they looked amazing. There were lighted palm trees, a large full moon, life preservers and a ship deck with a st...
Ms. Katsitsionni Fox’s Native Studies class invited some special guests to their classroom a few weeks ago. These guests were honored as part of the “The Role Model” project that Ms. Fox has been doing for the past eight years. The project involves the students by having each of them identify a person in their life who possesses the qualities that the student would like to have. The role model has also affected the student in such a way that he/she wants to be a better person. The stude...
The 2013 girls varsity lacrosse team is the first team in Section 10 history to win a state tournament game when it held on to win the opening round game against Section 4 champs, Maine-Endwell, 12-11, at Vestal High School. The Lady Raiders worked their way to a 7-4 half-time lead and were able to keep ahead of the Spartans during the second half. Alisha Jacobs sparked the Raider attack as she fired through six goals. Fellow senior teammate Erin Francis netted three goals and two helpers while senior Dominique Valancius contributed a goal and...
It looked like there could be a major upset bringing an end to Salmon River’s six year undefeated run when number two seeded St. Lawrence Central was leading 7-6 with 8:57 left in the third quarter. Goalie Kobi Johnson came to the rescue several times with some big saves to keep Salmon in the game. The Class C Championship Crown was on the line and the SR offense rallied together and rattled off six unanswered goals in 11 minutes to seal the 15-8 victory and the Section 10 Title. Junior a...
Even six perfect seasons and a fourth period lead is no guarantee of a state championship win, especially when up against five straight Section 3 champions. During the first round of the New York State Championships, Salmon River went up against Cazenovia on the SUNY Potsdam turf field. With 9 minutes, 48 seconds left in regulation time, the Shamrocks took the lead when Russ Oakes scored his third goal to earn him a hat trick and the team an 8-7 lead. However, Cazenovia came back with a...
On May 19th the Massena Red Raider boys lacrosse team overpowered Northwood Prep in a non-league game at Mike Nicholas Field. This is the last home game and a time to honor the graduating seniors for their dedication to the Massena varsity lacrosse program. Eight seniors will be graduating and moving on, they are Zach Robert, Jordan Hart, Kiowere Rourke, Isaiah Perry, Tyler Sims, Kyle Cooke, Jordy Mitchell and Grayson Phillips. The Red Raiders raced out to a 9-1 halftime lead and continued to...
It was two bitter cold days for the end of May on the Massena Country Club golf course, but Hunter Francis was heating it up as he took first place at the Section 10 Golf Championships last weekend. After the first round, which was played on Friday, Francis shared the lead with defending champion Devin Delisle from Brushton-Moira at 79 while Brandon Mullin from OFA rounded out the top three with an 82. The front nine on Saturday posed a problem for Delisle as he shot a 43 while Francis recorded...
Massena was down 6-7 at halftime after being out-hustled by Canton during the Section 10 girl’s lacrosse finals last Thursday at SUNY Canton turf field. The half time talk by Coach Jeff Slack must have inspired the girls as they came roaring out and fired off nine unanswered goals to win their third consecutive Class C title with a 15-7 win. Senior Alisha Jacobs tied the game at the 2:57 mark of the third period and from there Massena pulled away and prevented the Lady Bears from scoring in t...
The SRCS boy’s varsity lacrosse ended its 2013 regular NAC season with a perfect undefeated record of 14-0 in front of hometown fans as they defeated Potsdam, 18-7. As with all last home games in the regular season it was also time to honor the graduating seniors. Salmon River will be graduating eight seniors from this team. Potsdam struck first early in the first quarter but Salmon answered back to even things 1-1. Potsdam rallied and scored two goals to put the Sandstoners ahead 3-1. Coach J...
Last week was filled with music as Salmon River Middle and High School music departments presented their annual spring concert in the high school auditorium. Taking the stage on Wednesday were the Middle School band and chorus presenting an evening of excellent musical performances. The theme this year for both the middle and high school band was “Old Time Rock and Roll.” The band led by Mrs. Cindy Healy began the evening with the song “Louie, Louie.” Guests were treated to solos present...
By: Rachelle Garrow-Hayes The Lady Shamrocks played their last game at home last week against OFA. The Lady Blue Devils went home with the 19-12 victory. The Lady Shamrocks played hard to keep the game close when at half time OFA was leading by only two goals, 10-8. During half time, two seniors were honored by second year coach Troy Mitchell. “I would like to thank Kaienkwinehtha Ransom and Tewasherake Barnes for their dedication and commitment to this program and Salmon River sports. These t...
On Tuesday, April 30th, Nicole Hart was sitting in her Earth Science class at Salmon River when the Grim Reaper came through the doorway and led her away. For the rest of the day she had to wear a black t-shirt and a sign around her neck that stated how she died and she could not talk to anyone. The Salmon River Central School’s Health Club sponsored “Grim Reaper Day” to warn students about the dangers of drunken driving as well as being distracted by texting. The timing was important as April w...
On Thursday, May 2nd, high achieving Salmon River students were proudly recognized in the school’s auditorium as part of the annual Academic Awards Night. Sandy Cook was on hand to host the evening, which he has done for the past 32 years. Superintendent Jane Collins, Principal Alison Benedict, the guidance staff including Andrea Martin, Rachelle Hayes and Melissa Kennedy as well as teachers and representatives from various organizations, handed out awards to students. The Valedictorian and S...
The Lady Bulldogs took a 7-4 halftime lead and turned it into a 14-10 victory over the host Lady Shamrocks. The Lady Shamrocks played a strong offensive game and had a good showing. Tewasherake Barnes led Salmon with a hat trick while Kyra Thompson-Douglas struck for two goals. Jaiden Mitchell, Vanna Thompson, Sequoya Chubb and Kaienkwinetha Ransom all chipped in singletons. Courtney Tarbell turned aside 12 shots. Jackie Solvie had seven goals for Heuvelton. Olivia St. Pierre, Katie Lasomb and...
After the final siren sounded last Thursday, the Shamrocks saw their undefeated record rise 12-0 when they defeated Massena, 19-6 at home. The Shamrocks went racing out to an 11-2 lead in the first quarter and went into half time with a 15-5 lead. Kason Tarbell sparked the Salmon attack with five goals and two assists followed by Kyle Lewis when he fashioned a hat trick and four helpers. Skyler Thomas tallied three goals and three assists while Dalston Day chipped in one goal and set up five....
The Madrid-Waddington Yellow Jackets buzzed into town last Wednesday and left with a sweep of the Red Raiders boys and girls track teams. M-W logged wins in 11 events during the boys meet to outpace the Raiders 157-150. Austin Brush notched two wins for Massena in the 100 and long jump. Kyle Nicholas paced the 200 for a first place finish. Alex Batton, Zach Fregoe, Tristan Nicholas and Stephan Grigg teamed up to lead the 3,200 relay while Batton, Noah Kormanyos, Nicholas and Brandon Fennell...
The Salmon River varsity boy’s lacrosse team steadily pulled away to a 20-3 NAC win over Saranac Lake at home last Wednesday. The Shamrocks continue their undefeated season with an 8-0 record. Skyler Thomas generated four goals and six assists to spark the attack as the Shamrocks ran out to an 11-1 halftime lead. Dalston Day chipped in two goals and set up five. Kason Tarbell (2 assists) and Karonhiate Lazore finished with four goals each, while Frank David tallied two goals and one assist. T...
It was a beautiful cool morning for nearly 25,000 runners at the 2013 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. Among those runners were four people from Akwesasne, Ellen Cook, her seven-year-old son Brandon Cook, Julie White and myself. Brandon ran the Kids One Mile Fun Run and placed fourth out of 250 plus children. Julie and Ellen completed the 5K while I ran the half marathon. My sister and Ellen and Julies’ mother, Martha Cook, accompanied us on the trip to cheer us on and to visit with our other s...
One comeback outdid another last Wednesday as the St. Lawrence Larries earned a 12-11 NAC win over the Red Raiders at the Mike Nicholas Field. Halftime saw Massena trailing 5-6, but the Raiders came roaring back with five unanswered goals in the third quarter. What was Massena’s momentum in the third became the Larries in the fourth quarter. The Raiders led 11-6 with five and a half minutes left in the fourth. SLC grabbed the momentum to score six goals and the Red Raiders couldn’t get it bac...
The Lady Raiders posted a 163-152 win over the Lady Blue Devils last Thursday at OFA while the boys fell 133-110. The Red Raider girls placed first in eight events and were led by Amber Cunningham who placed first in the discus and shot put. Jaclyn Lamica took top honors in the high jump and 200 while Allison Dix took the triple jump. Robin Bourdreau received first place points in the 100 hurdles. The foursome of Cora Johnson, Krystal Arquette, Lucy Pang and Lamica led the 400 relay to first pla...
Salmon River Central High School is pleased to announce the selection of the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2013. The honor of Valedictorian goes to Samantha Monette and Salutatorian is Kaitlyn Pickering. Samantha is the daughter of Shawn and Janet Monette and is from South Bombay. She has taken the highest level courses available to her every year and has many accomplishments such as National Honor Society, University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award,...
The Salmon River varsity boy’s lacrosse team surged past the Ogdensburg Blue Devils to stay atop the NAC standings with a 15-4 win. Skyler Thomas quarterbacked the attack for Salmon River by netting seven goals and an assist. Kason Tarbell added three goals while Karonhiate Lazore tallied two more. Braiden Sunday, Trenton Tarbell and Lakota Square contributed single markers in the win. In the Salmon River goal, Kobi Johnson and Taz Oakes combined to make 10 saves while Spencer Lawrence turned a...
