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Success in the Spotlight

Elly Paradis (9) was just another four-year-old with infinite energy whose parents signed her up for a dance class. Her parents tried putting her in every sport from soccer to softball, but none seemed...

Photo courtesy of Sadie Kassis

In the Fast Lane

Brenna Severson, Rachel Larsen, Opal Grimes, and Bri Richwine February 24, 2025

Skill, courage, sharing, and joy are the four pillars that define a dedicated swimmer—a swimmer like Carly Puccio (11). She’s a girl who has progressed in swimming alongside dealing with common...

Sami Alegranti (12) works on her puck-handling skills at hockey practice on Dec. 6.

Ice Queen

Henry Anderson February 13, 2025

Nearing the end of her junior hockey career, Samantha Alegranti (12) can look back on over a decade of high-caliber hockey, despite the roadblocks and prejudices she had to overcome along the way. Alegranti’s...

Former NFL Superbowl champion Zach Moore. Photo courtesy of Zach Moore

The Hidden Impact

Lying unconscious on the polished wood floor, Jordan Ellerington’s life had just changed forever. On December 5th, 2023, the first game of the Monarch girls basketball team’s season, Ellerington took...

Business teacher Michael Blakey blows the whistle in his classroom while teaching. Blakey helped the girls’ team make a run at the state title in 2023.

Stepping off the Court

Lydia Greves January 21, 2025

After countless reps, drills, and even a run at a state title, girls’ basketball coach Michael Blakely has decided to pass the whistle on and step away from the program he’s cultivated over the past...

Free ride Club leader Drew Smith (12) grinds rail and spins off at Eldora. The club goes up to the mountains once a week to practice their skills and connect with other skiers.

Suburban Skiing

Cameron Nicholson January 13, 2025

Skiing in your backyard sounds like a dream for many, but for Christian Fuicelli (12), that dream is a reality. Fuicelli’s backyard fosters connection within the skiing community and creates a welcoming...

Karate Kid

Karate Kid

Xander Best (11) is not the kind of person you notice sitting in the front row at a football game or holding the microphone during an assembly. When passing him in the hall, you wouldn't know the athlete...

Bringing Home the Gold

Bringing Home the Gold

Justin Myers November 8, 2024

It has been eight years since the varsity football team won the league title. But this year, with a new coach and entering a new league, they brought home the title after going undefeated in league play. “Winning...

Taking it on

Taking it on

Aine Egbert May 17, 2024

The anticipation of going to a new school, meeting all new people, and not knowing your way around can feel overwhelming. Now imagine that three different times in one year. That’s what it’s like for...

Annette Bank gets ready to perform a high jump at an international track meet in the 1970s. After a long career that included several Olympic competitions, Bank now coaches Monarch athletes.

Jumping into the past

Zoey Perrine and Maren Holecek May 13, 2024

A nine-year-old girl in Sweden at her first track meet. A young boy in Los Angeles, California. They had no idea that in 1984 they would both be competing at the Olympics. Or that in 2024, they would both...

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