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Falcon Football Hopes to Make Improvements This Season

After a 3-6 record last season, the Falcons are aiming to make significant changes with a new head coach.

Cecily Caudell and Macy Benedick • August 29, 2024

Fall sports started last week, so that means it is officially football season! The varsity football team is hoping all of their hard work over the summer will pay off this season. The team has some new expectations and standards to meet because of the new coaching staff and overall new changes to the team.

Last fall, Vallivue hired former NFL player and Idaho native Shea McClellin. He played high school football in Marsing and college football at Boise State. He spent his NFL career with the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots, retiring in 2017.

Homer Ortiz, a Vallivue High staff member and assistant coach, shared his thoughts on this upcoming season. When asked for his opinion about the staff changes, Ortiz shared, “We have coaches that are well-educated in the game of football and coaching.” He believes that McClellin “…knows what it takes to win.” He further explained how the team has been working very hard over the summer with practices and lifting. He believes that this year is looking to be very positive, and expects many wins in our future.

“We’ve set a new standard. We want to build a program where we’re consistently in the playoffs and shooting for that state title,” Ortiz said.

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The first varsity home game of the season is tomorrow, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. against Twin Falls. There are only four home games this season, so don’t miss your opportunity to watch some Falcon football!

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About the Contributors

Cecily Caudell, Staff Writer

My name is Cecily Caudell and I am a sophomore at Vallivue High School. I decided to join the journalism class because I have always loved writing. I have loved reading and writing since before I can even remember. I would like to learn how to become a better overall writer this year. I like working on many different types of stories but I really like working on stories related to pop culture, especially album and movie reviews. I also really like writing about different things that are happening around the school. This year I hope to improve and become an overall better writer.

Macy Benedick, Staff Writer

My name is Macy Benedick, and I am a sophomore at Vallivue High School. The reason I joined the journalism class this year was because I enjoy different types of writing. I also wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone by being required to interview people, and with the different styles of writing that I will be doing. The types of stories that I like working on are feature stories because they give a little freedom in writing, but also have a structure of fact. This year, I hope to learn about each type of story and how to write them, and also to improve my writing skills continuously throughout the year.