by Brooke Brownell and Ruby Schon

This year, Southeast Alamance hosted a Powder-puff game on Tuesday, October 21st to celebrate Homecoming Week. Players were split into teams based on grade level. The rules of the game are failrly simple. On a 40-yard field, the offense can receive passes while the defense can rush anytime on a running play. The defense can also rush on the referee's signal on a pass play with a 3-second delay. Just like in normal football, downs can be achieved, but instead of tackles, players use flag belts. 

Any other rules are similar to flag football, but there is a twist. The teams are all girls, and the cheerleaders are all boys. The only rule for coaches is that they need to be in the same grade as the team they are coaching.

This year, Southeast put a spin on its powder-puff team assignments. Instead of all four class teams, freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, Student Council decided to have two teams consisting of freshmen and sophomores square off against juniors and seniors. The rules of the game were still the same, but the game time was shorter, and they had one winner after just one game. (read more)

by Brooke Brownell

The 2025 Cross Country team's season wrapped up to a successful season full of growth. Coach Drew Cheap led the team this year, and, the first time ever, the girls' team qualified for states. From the boy's team, Neil Edwards also qualified for states.

How did this level of growth occur? Aside from the hard work and dedication of the athletes, there was one constant throughout the season and that was Coach Drew Cheap. Coach Cheap's influence led to becoming the Conference Coach of the Year. The Daily Trot discussed many aspects of coaching with the coach.

How did it feel to be awarded coach of the year during your first year coaching?

“It was very rewarding and also a little stressful because we’ve set a standard for future years to come.”

What’s your favorite part about coaching?

“I love working with students, especially outside of the classroom, where we get to work on different types of things, and I get to see different personalities, and I can see growth, and I love all of that!”

Are there challenges that come with being a coach?

“Yes, of course there are challenges.” (read more)

by Brooke Brownell

The Indoor Track season is at hand at Southeast. While the name “indoor track” leads one to believe this is a mild temperature sport, it is actually one of the coldest sports. In spite of the cold conditions, these athletes race with nearby schools in the 5A region and aim to win in the conference and state meet.

This year, Southeast’s team welcomed new coach Eddie Stone as well as new assistant coach Lukas Davis. Lukas is a Southeast Alumnus and is currently enrolled at Elon University. “The change from player to coaching has definitely been interesting. Practice and the season are now from a new perspective, and I’m able to focus entirely on our athletes," Lukas said. He works to establish coach and player connections while also gaining respect from his athletes. (read more)