MHS prepares for Final Four game

Kathleen Siegmund, News Editor • March 5, 2012

For the first time in MHS history, the varsity boy’s basketball team has advanced to the state’s Final Four game. MHS defeated Christian Brothers College on Saturday, March 3 66-53 for the right play in the Final Four. The Mustangs will play against Nixa High School Thursday. The Messenger has all the information you’ll need this week to be prepared to cheer on the Mustangs in the Final Four game.

Spirit Week
In honor of this historic event, there will be an impromptu spirit week, starting tomorrow. The themes are as follows:

Tuesday: Blue Out – wear head-to-toe navy blue.
Wednesday: Green Out. There will also be a Pep Assembly at 6:30 p.m. in the main gym.
Thursday: “Sock ‘Em to the Stangs” – wear crazy socks and the State t-shirt or white.

Game Details
Everything you need to know for Thursday.

When: Thursday, March 8 at 6:50 p.m.

Where: University of Missouri Columbia: Mizzou Arena (600 Stadium Blvd E., Columbia, Mo., 652003). Directions from MHS can be found here.

Cost: Tickets are $8 per session (four games per session). They can be purchased at the door or in advanced. The schedule for advanced tickets is:

Wednesday: 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the Activities Office except during lunch when tickets will be sold on the stage during the lunch shifts.
Thursday: 7 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. in the Activities Office and on the stage during the lunch shifts.

Results: Whether the Stangs win or lose Thursday’s game, there will be another game. The theme of the game will be a Green Out.

If MHS wins the game, the State championship game will be Saturday, March 10 at 4:50 p.m. They will play the winner of the McCleur/Lee’s Summit game.
If MHS loses Thursday, the third place game will be on Friday, March 9 at 1:40 p.m. They will play the loser of the McCleur North High School/Lee’s Summit West High School game.

Additional Notes
Everything else not previously mentioned.

T-Shirts: State Final Four t-shirts will be available for purchase on Wednesday and Thursday for $10. They’ll be sold on the stage during the lunch shifts.

Pep Buses: There will be pep buses for Thursday’s game only. It costs $15, which pays for a ticket and the bus. Sign ups will be during the lunches on Wednesday and Thursday. The buses will leave immediately after school Thursday and will return to MHS following the end of the game.

Pep Assembly: On Wednesday, there will be a pep assembly in the main gym at 6:30 p.m.

Video: Highlights of all Class 5 quarterfinal games can be found here, from stltoday.com. MHS highlights are shown around the 2:00 minute mark.

The Messenger will continue to bring updates for all news surrounding the Final Four game.

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Kathleen Siegmund, Copy Editor and Webmaster

Kathleen is a senior, and this is her third and final year on staff. In addition to newspaper, Kathleen is member of Model UN, Key Club and YCC. Outside of the classroom, she loves reading, watching television, politics, perusing YouTube and all things British. Kathleen also loves traveling and hopes to visit more places in the world. She adores too many TV programs to pick just one. Her top favorites, though, are Doctor Who, The West Wing, 30 Rock, Sherlock, Arrested Development and Fawlty Towers (but really, she also loves Bones, Frasier, The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother, Avatar...) . If Kathleen could only eat one thing in whole world for the rest of her life, it would definitely be sourdough bread (especially from Boudin Bakery!). Though she wouldn't say no to a Portillo's Italian beef and eclair cake. Kathleen plans on going to university next fall somewhere far away from St. Louis to study international relations, which will hopefully help her to decrease world suck someday. Her favorite part of the newspaper is working with all the staff members and seeing people read the paper when it comes out. DFTBA!