Happy Halloween

Pumpkin Picking

In preparation for Halloween, a group of Dunn students and faculty members went pumpkin picking at a local farm. The group picked about 90 pumpkins for boarders to carve as a part of dorm unity.

Girls' Volleyball on Win Streak

By Casey Crawford

Dunn Student Journalist

With a 3-0 victory against Midland on Wednesday, the Dunn Girls’ Volleyball team extended their win streak to three games, all of them shutouts. Midland didn’t present much of a challenge to Dunn, and Dunn was seen substituting in girls that hadn’t seen the court this year. Emma Anderson, one of the team’s starting outside hitters, began setting in the third game, and performed brilliantly in the role. Katie Shea had another brilliant performance, and although the girls seemed to lack the explosiveness they’ve exhibited throughout the season, they still managed to take apart a weak Midland team. The girls go to Laguna Blanca next Friday to reignite the biggest rivalry of the season.

Earwigs Named #1

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 Staff Report

MaxPreps.com

Every other week, MaxPreps.com’s experts square off to tackle high school sports’ toughest questions. Today, we celebrate the nation’s most unique high school nicknames/mascots and attempt to make a case for the best.

Which high school has the nation’s most unique nickname/mascot?

Kevin Askeland, National Baseball Editor

The small town of Los Olivos, Calif., tucked away in the wine country of the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County, is the home of the prestigious Dunn School. The town has been the setting for films such as “Sideways” and the ever-popular made-for-TV movie “Return to Mayberry.” Former Davy Crockett star Fess Parker owns a hotel there and Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch is just a few miles away. None of this, however, explains why Dunn School's mascot is the Earwig. The earwig is an insect most notable for the forcep-like structure at the end of its abdomen. Also known as a pincher bug, the earwig was named based on an old wives tale that this insect burrowed into people's brains to lay their eggs by crawling through the ear. A member of the Dunn soccer team reportedly took on the Earwig name in the late 1970s, perhaps as a joke. The school later officially adopted the nickname in 1979. The Earwig is officially listed on the Southern Section website as that section's No. 1 most unique nickname.

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Girls' Volleyball Falls Short Versus Laguna

By Casey Crawford

Dunn Student Journalist

The Dunn Girls’ Volleyball team played a tough match against Laguna Blanca on Saturday of Fall Family Weekend, but was swept 3-0, by scores of 13-25, 16-25 and 19-25.  As the match progressed, the girls' play improved, as evidenced by the score of each individual game.  The girls started the first game out of sync, but found their rhythm coming into the second and third games.  JV Coach Irvin Martin said that it was both “really intense and promising” to see the team rise to the occasion and continue to play hard through a losing situation.  The next match is this afternoon against Santa Ynez.  This will attract both students and faculty, not only because it promises to be a great match, but because the game will play a role in the D-U-N-N Olympics, as each team will try to get as many supporters there as possible.

Big Win on Fall Family Weekend

By Michael Tseng

Dunn School Student Journalist

The Dunn Football team played against Ojai Valley School on Saturday of Dunn Fall Family Weekend, and the Earwigs proved victorious 45-37.

The Earwigs gave passed only eight times in the whole game, utilizing an efficient rushing offense to run up both yardage and the score. Ken Oppenborn, a senior slot back rushed for forty yards and scored the team’s first touchdown. Connor McMorrow, senior starting tailback, also scored a rushing touchdown. Corbin Meyer, senior starting quarterback, engineered three QB sneaks and crossed the goal line a total of three times.

As the Earwigs extended the margin over the Spuds, Coach Martin filled the line up with a number of Junior Varsity players. “We had the opportunity to play our younger guys,” said the coach, “and they performed admirably. The experience should pay off for us in the future.”

Freshman Bryce McKibbin and Ryan Jones, a sophomore wide receiver, both caught long bombs from Meyer in the game and found their way into the end zone.

In front of their parents, the Earwigs played a great game against their Condor League opponent last Saturday. Congratulations to the Earwigs.

The team’s next match is at home versus Thacher on Saturday, October 23rd.

Pumpkin Carving at Dunn Middle School

It's That Time of the Year.  Dunn Middle School students brought their creative pumpkin carving skills to the front lawn of the school today and produced a wide variety of orange visages.  In the end there were more smiles on the humans than the gords, but overheard descriptions of planned coustumes may change that ratio.  How many Lady Gagas do you expect come Halloween night?

Cross Country Running Fast

By Janaya Reid
Dunn Student Journalist

In recent cross country action, the Earwigs traveled to Midland for their second Condor League meet. Confident and well prepared, the girls and boys had "one of their best races" said coach Santos. Competing with Thacher, Midland,Cate,Ojai Valley, and Laguna, the number one girl runner for the Earwigs Senior Nikole Layton ran the course in 22:25 coming in 19th out of 30 total. For the boys, Niran Figueroa placed 33rd out of 120 runners with a time of 19:35.

This strong streak continued into the friendly meet against Midland at Dunn. Coach Santos stated "this was a successful friendly meet." Similar to the Condor League meet, Nikole Layton ran a 22:30 race placing 2nd out of 11 runners. For the boys, Figueroa and Danny Cullington ran a successful race. Figueroa placed 6th out of 29 and Cullington was close behind in 8th place. Figueroa ran in 19:24 while Cullington ran 20:25. "My time improved one minute from the first Condor League meet to the second. I'm hoping at Thatcher's Friendly meet I'll be able to get under twenty-two minutes" says Captain Layton. The running Earwigs have another meet Wednesday the 27th at Thacher.

Fall Family Weekend

This year's Fall Family Weekend was highlighted by parent/teacher conferences, a picnic featuring student, faculty, parent, and alumni musicians, mini classes for parents, a college advice panel with representatives from the UC univerisites, Whittier, and Skidmore, international cuisine prepared and served by members of the multi-cultural club, and a number of athletic competitions.   Feedback from parents who attended is that the weekend was a great success.  The photos above were taken throughout the weekend: