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Homecoming Game

Interview with Coach Dan Booze
By Ashley Adams & Calie Youngblood
November 3, 2010

The homecoming game was a wake up call to the coaches of the Varsity Football team. The final score in the game was 46-38. While being interviewed, Coach Booze (pronounced BUZZ-AY), was asked his opinion about the other team, he replied “As a coaching staff we knew what to expect after watching film and practicing all week in preparation for California Lutheran (Cal Lu). But, when you step on the field you need to execute every play and every down to be successful. We were not consistent on offense and defense in our execution. We did not know what to expect for we have never played this team before.” He also commented that California Lutheran played very well and that they were a difficult team to beat. Also some of the football players were asked to share their thoughts of the game. This is what they said:

It was a really close game all the way through scoring back and forth. The Eagles had the lead in the fourth quarter 30-24, and then the Cal Lu scored to tie it up 30-30. When the Eagles got the ball back their offense slipped up because they fumbled on the 20-yard line. Cal Lu recovered it and drove back and scored to take the lead 46-38 and that’s how the score remained, with Excelsior losing by one touchdown. It was an extremely great atmosphere to be in with the crowd cheering us on the whole time through thick and thin. We were so close to winning, it was a bad feeling to lose such a close game, but so far we have gone on to win the next two games. (Steven Edinborough)

Overall the team did a great job with the final score being so close.

Ben Smith interview

Congratulations to Ben Smith, who was voted teacher of the month by his coworkers. Ben Smith began working at Excelsior in July 2002. Ben claims it was “luck and fate, and my association with a few excelsior employees that persuaded me to apply for a job at the school”. In April 1977, Ben began to study kung-fu with his brother at the age of 13. When asked why he chose to study the martial art, he replied "It was the fad of the time due to the Bruce Lee and other martial art movies." We also asked Ben why he had chosen to stay at the school and to comment on his favorite part of being here. He stated that he enjoys watching kids grow and progress while achieving their dreams and academic goals. He also stated that “The students here are no different from students at other schools, but that it’s the friendlier, respectful, and open relations between staff and student that encourages kids to behave better here than they would in a more restrictive environment.”