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Volume 48, Issue 1

February 23, 2017

Students stuck on love this Valentine’s Day Noting random acts of kindness at Nest with post-its BETHANY BIRCHFIELD News Editor On February 14, 2017, journalism and yearbook students put together a surprise to brighten every student’s day. Every single locker in the school was plastered with a sticky note containing a message for it’s owner.

Students spent time designing personalized notes for the 1,600 lockers on campus, as well as teacher’s doors.

The idea is that when students came into school they could either keep their compliment or stick it on a friend’s locker to add positivity to their day.

Journalism teacher, Jennifer Chandler and Yearbook teacher, Carla Harward found the idea online and thought it would be a nice gesture for fellow students and staff.

“We got the idea from our Jostens Renaissance workshop that we went to down at Dulaney High School. We wanted to bring more positivity and togetherness

to our school... and so we felt that this was a starting point, and just a steppingstone to other things that we would like to implement and do to make the culture in our school a positive one.” quoted Harward.

The two staffs decided to collaborate on this project, Chandler stated “We thought it was a really easy way to sort of spread positivity among our students and staff.

Often times Valentine’s Day is a really tough day for lots of students because they sort of feel like they’re left out since it’s such a couples kind of thing, and this way everybody was insured to have something positive during the day.”

According to Chandler, this was a massive undertaking. She stated “Mrs. Harward and I were very fortunate that we both had staffs who stepped up in a huge way to make sure that it happened. Even though there are going to be naysayers and negative nellies about what we do, we

think the positive outweighs the negative a million times over”.

As both a Journalism and Yearbook staff member, Junior, Maria Kropkowski wrote an abundance of notes for her peers. She reported “It was a lot of hard work, but I think it’s a great idea to spread positivity around the school. Everyone needs a little positivity”.

When students came in in the morning they were greeted with a compliment to brighten their day. Freshman, Ryan Blosser, reported “My first reaction when I saw the sticky notes was that it was really nice, because not a lot of people have valentines and it was just a nice thing to do to make everybody happy.

These people took a lot of their time to do these sticky notes just to make somebody’s day,” Blosser stated that his favorite message was “you are loved.”

Students react to encouraging sticky notes found on every single locker on February 14th. It was the first time the school participated in such an activity.

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Life in Liberia: Former teacher travels to teach

KATE MEAGHER Video Manager

For the past six months, former NH animal science teacher, Nathan Glenn, has been in Liberia, Africa, working with AgriCorps, a non-profit and non-governmental organization that brings professional American agriculturists to developing countries (in this case, Liberia) to meet the demand for experiential agriculture education.

Currently living in Kakata, Liberia, with his wife, Anna, Glenn is educating the people of the small village in swine management.

The two were first introduced to the program while Mrs. Glenn was studying International Agriculture Development at Texas A&M University two years ago.

“It was an opportunity that we were able to take advantage of because we are young and in a good life situation. We applied, were accepted, and now here we are,” Glenn commented on his situation.

According to Glenn, life in the small town of Kakata is very different from Harford County. “I live in the guesthouse on campus of the school for which I teach. I

don’t have air conditioning, elec- a printer that will work and have lish can be rather hard to undertricity is intermittent…” ink in it. Most of my in-classroom stand and may not even seem like On top of this, Glenn must teaching involves notes on a dry English at all. The students of walk several miles a day since he erase board and using any other Liberia also love soccer, although does not have a car. He also has to materials I can get my hands on there they call it football. haul his water from the commu- to do activities as much as possi“During the first game I attendnity pump to his house, and then ble,” Glenn comments on his new ed, students from the building filter it before drinking. teaching adjustment. trades department were running He buys most of his food supHe teaches swine management around the playing field cheerplies from the local maring on their team by ket, many of the things chanting and holding he was used to eating up props that reprein the U.S. not available sented their departthere. ment… when a goal It was an opportunity that we were Although, the fruit was scored, the fans there is much better, would yell and run able to take advantage of because “The pineapples here onto the field to hug we are young and in a good life are so sweet they are the player who just situation. We applied, were aclike candy,” says Glenn. scored.” All of this For one week he lived was very exciting for cepted, and now here we are. in a small village called Glenn.

-Nathan Glenn Kamada Town which Upon returning contained less than 50 to the states in July residents. of this year, there He experienced what will be many things life in a true village was Glenn and his wife really like: “…no electricity, no on campus and the school has will have to readjust to after livrunning water, and the village pigs to allow the students to have ing in a petite African town for was made up of mostly mud brick practical, hands on activities daily one year. houses (some had concrete) with with the swine. “The people here “I am sure the food will cause tin roofs, a school, a couple wells, are really friendly and fun lov- us to have upset stomachs at first. a church, and several farms.” ing. I have learned to understand Shopping will be amazing and Teaching for Glenn is different, them when they are speaking in difficult at the same time because as well. “I don’t use a computer Liberian English,” Glenn says. of the selection and the choices…” or projector and it’s hard to find As it turns out, Liberian Eng- Glenn comments.

Driving will be something he has not done in a year, and the freezing winter temperatures are not something he is looking forward to returning to. “We will have to get used to the fast paced life of America compared to the slow and steady life of Liberia.”

“This journey has stretched me intellectually, spiritually, and culturally. It is developing me into a much more globally minded individual that has the ability to understand the different types of people, cultures, and living situations in the world.”

Glenn reflects on his experiences, “This experience is improving me as a person and making me more valuable for my future career, no matter what kind of job I intend to pursue,” Glenn says that he hopes to pursue the agribusiness industry when he returns.

From there, he is hoping to earn his Master’s Degree in business administration. Glenn also shared a piece of advice, saying, “I really encourage anyone to always make sure that whatever you are doing, it is stretching you, making you better, and making you more open-minded.”

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Attention females: VIEWPOINT In this age of feminism and social progression for women and gender equality, one would think that females would be ready to support each other and encourage success for other women in the workforce, at school, and just in general. However, this is not the case.

It goes without saying that there are both men and women in the world who are kind, uplifting people ready to encourage others regardless of gender. But there are also individuals- of both sexes- who are insecure and toxic to those around them.

Although all individuals who purposefully tear others down should take a step back and close their mouths (unless they are pouring positivity into the

world), women especially need to be supportive of one another otherwise they run the risk of being counterproductive toward everything they have worked so hard to overcome.

This is not an article for or against feminism. This is not meant to excuse men’s behavior and claim that only females are in need of change, because honestly humans as a whole are in dire need of support from one another.

This is an article stating that being kind takes equal or less effort than being a bully. This is n article that highlights the hypocrisy of those who complain about the difference in opportunities and the stereotypes that being a specific gender has warranted, yet then feed into them and don’t take positive action for change.

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Put hypocrisy to end; Time to come together This is pertaining to humans of all genders, races, and classes, but the disappointing reality is that females especially need to stop being hostile toward one another.

Think about it, it is rare to hear a man gossiping about other men, but for women to talk about one another in vicious ways occurs so many times in one class change, it’d be difficult to count. It’s also rare for men to complain about their stereotypes, and yet women are the ones playing into their own, It has become expected of women to gossip and to tear each other down. And just as much as men and everyone else, women do have the right to complain about stereotypes and double standards (these types of issues are universal problems).

However, it’s frustrating to hear complaints when no action is being taken. It is disappointing to hear women campaign “my body, my choice,” but then turn around and call other women derogatory, disrespectful names when they make that choice.

Another necessary change is to stop the obstructive phrase “I am not a feminist” in the context that supporting equal rights would make someone lesser.

Just to clear something up: feminism and misandry are not the same. Women are allowed to empathize with males without being against their own gender.

Women are allowed to fight for their rights without being manhaters. Women are allowed to be on whichever side of the feminist issue that they choose, and that is okay.

However, no matter which side an individual is on it does not make them less of a woman or less of a person simply because they have their own opinion.

Females have often been described as catty, competitive, and petty. If this causes anger (which it should) then do not let it be true.

Change the expectation; women do more impactful things than spreading rumors about one another, make that known. Respect diverse opinions, because who really cares if someone is or is not a feminist.

And change the expectation and the stereotypes that have been assigned, it’s possible, but it will take a lot more than just campaigning and empty threats: be that change and let the actions speak for themselves.

Stocking up on drug Acknowledging alienated assumptions that saves student lives 95% of Earth’s oceans have been unexplored- if human beings aren’t aware of everything on their own planet, how can they assume things light years away?

EDITORIAL The universe is so immeasurably big that even light, having 14 billion years to travel hasn’t had enough time to reach the end of it. On top of that, the universe is expanding at a rate of about 68 km/s per megaparsec (one megaparsec = 3.26 million light years).

According to NASA, only about 4% of the universe has been observed and studied by astronomers, leaving the other 96% unknown.

So much of space has yet to have been exposed, including the existence of other life forms.

The undeniable presence of aliens in our universe isn’t due to what we know, but what we have not yet discovered.

Since light takes time to travel, when observing an object that is 8 billion light years away the light it produces has been traveling towards Earth for 8 billion years, meaning that the object appears to scientists how it looked 8 billion years ago.

So if there are other forms of life, we’d only be seeing the very beginnings of their development since light can only travel so fast.

This doesn’t eliminate the po-

tential for intelligent life, meaning creatures similar to human’s civilized manner, but just our ability to see them.

They could be existing right in front of scientist’s very eyes, but the light just hasn’t had enough time to reach Earth yet.

Even with the impressive technology that has been developed, the majority of the universe is still unfamiliar. The world’s strongest telescope, the Webb, is the size of a tennis court and three stories high. It is also 100 times more powerful than the Hubble.

According to John Mather, a NASA astrophysicist and Nobel prize winner, if a bumblebee was hovering out at the distance of the moon, the Webb would be able to see it from Earth’s surface.

The distance the telescope can observe is extreme, but in context of the whole, massive universe, its powers are diminished greatly, still not bypassing the time it takes light to travel.

Although this lowers the odds of observing extraterrestrial creatures, it doesn’t lower the odds of extraterrestrial creatures existing.

With so much unknown, space can easily be compared to Earth’s oceans, 95% of them being unexplored.

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This territory that covers 70% of Earth’s surface, that nourishes all living things and is responsible for human’s existence, is just as familiar to us as space, an intangible region.

If humans don’t even have a full understanding of our own environment, how can people begin to assume things about places light years away?

Scientists estimate there to be about 40 billion Earth-sized planets in our universe located in habitable zones, meaning that they could potentially support life. That’s more than all of the grains of sand on all of Earth’s beaches!

This only further increases the chance of extraterrestrial life to exist. While this information may seem significant, what if there’s a type of life form that is so complex and different from the life we know, it doesn’t need a planet like Earth to survive?

The universe is simply too massive, filled with unknown voids and phenomenon that even the most profound scientists struggle to understand.

In this complex space, there is no way for us to know for sure what lives is the abyss and because of this, the theory of aliens is impossible to deny.

News Editors: Kiernan Furness Bethany Birchfield Opinion/Editorial Editor: Marissa Ramsland Features Editor: Amanda Scarboro IDR Editor: Maria Kropkowski Society, Students & Culture Editor: Kyle Russell Copy Editor: Darby Hyde Video Managers: Kate Meagher

Photo credit: Erin Kelleher EMILY RINACA Columnist You and your dad are sitting at a basketball game, before, all of the sudden, he collapses. You call for help and someone grabs the AED, shocks your dad, and he is conscious again. You are thankful someone was here to help, Consider this situation: you’re walking in the hallway with your friend, they collapse and cannot breathe. The nurse rushes down and finds out that they overdosed on heroin and cannot save them.

What do you do in that situation?

Your friend is going to die and nobody can help them.

In the Harford and Baltimore county districts, there has been controversy over whether schools should be allowed to carry the drug Naloxone, which helps

Emily Miller Entertainment Editor: Emma Marley Sports Editors: Jessica Carnivale Brett Friedel Business Manager: Samantha Steltzer Web Manager: Darby Hyde Reporters: Lira Barbalate, Natalie Beyer, Hannah Eyler, Katie Kettell, Andy Miller, Emily Rinaca Channel 35 Production Manager: Samantha Steltzer

save the lives of people who have overdosed. If Naloxone was there when your friend stopped breathing, he would have survived.

According to U.S. News & World Report, Naloxone is being offered to schools free of charge and it quickly reverses the effects of heroin or prescription painkillers.

It is given in a nasal spray form, but the problem is that before the drug can be administered, the nurses have to call the parents/ guardians to receive liability.

No school nurse ever wants to have to give these medications, but surely they would want them on hand if an emergency arises, which seems especially likely in places like Harford County where the heroin epidemic is very prevalent.

Naloxone should be provided in every single school in the United States. Honestly, what is the difference between having an AED to save a life and a drug save a life? Nothing. A life saved is a life saved.

Clearly, drug use is not acceptable, but saving a life is the utmost importance. Of course there will be consequences from the drug use if someone overdoses, but saving their life is more important than focusing on the trouble they will get in.

The Cry of the Hawk newspaper is published 10 times a year by North Harford’s Journalism II/III class. All editorials and viewpoints express the feelings of those on the staff and not necessarily those of fellow students, administrators, or teachers.

Please do not hesitate to submit letters to Advisor Jen Chandler in room D207. Letters should be no longer than 300 words, must be signed, and may not contain vulgarity.

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Making most of ‘matter’ movements; Taking sides on turbulent topics of today . . . d i a s Katie Imagine someone is trying to raise money to donate towards helping starving children.

They are saying, “save the starving children!”

Now imagine another person walks up and says, “Save all the children!”

The problem is, not all the children are starving. So why would there be charities and protests to help ALL kids, even the ones who are not in need?

This is what the All Lives Matter movements is doing. This is what All Lives Matter is saying to Black Lives Matter. Notice the problem?

Black Lives Matter is not a threat. It is not a judgement against whites. It is an attempt to bring to light the racial inequality in America. If someone puts All Lives Matter above Black Lives Matter, they haven’t been in a position to see or feel what it’s like to be black in the United States. They haven’t witnessed the disgusting injustice this race faces every day.

The simplest form of the argument isn’t wrong. All lives DO matter. But when looking at the basis of it, All Lives Matter is a way of turning a blind eye to the unfairness on the streets, in the courts, and everything in between when it comes to treatment of minorities.

If people can’t see why millions of people are exclaiming “Black Lives Matter”, they are part of the problem. They don’t see the billions of different ways our entire judicial system is not standing by the simple principle that “All men are created equal.” If we are all created equal, treat us as such.

Black Lives Matter is not saying ONLY black lives matter. It’s saying, they ALSO matter. There have been too many instances, thousands upon thousands in fact, where it’s been clear that despite over 100 years of fighting for equality, blacks and whites are still not treated equally.

Over 60% of African Americans in the U.S have said they have been treated unfairly by police due to race, according to Independent News. Compare that to the 3% of Whites in the U.S who have said they’ve been treated unfairly by police.

Larry Washington from Indiana was continuously called a “n*****”, and the cop also told him he “Looked like he wanted to do something about it.” This is one of many cases where the person was called racial slurs, or assumed to be up to no good due to skin color.

Police killed over 102 unarmed black people in 2015, according to mappingpoliceviolence.org. Unarmed black people were killed at

a rate 5 times more than unarmed whites.

According to pewresearch.org, the black unemployment rate is 2.77 times higher than whites.

It doesn’t matter what someone’s opinion on this topic is because facts are facts. And the facts are that African Americans aren’t treated equally.

Black Lives Matter is not “racist towards whites”, because it’s not meant to attack whites. Sure, there are the extremists and the immature people who have taken to violence and hate speech in the name of “Black Lives Matter”, but that is NOT what it stands for.

That is not what it supports.

Don’t mistake the awful things that some people have done as an example of what Black Lives Matter is trying to do. These people do not want what the real people who support Black Lives Matter want.

Every group has their crazies. Don’t let it cloud your idea of what Black Lives Matter is saying. It is nothing but a peaceful protest, a silent slogan, pleading with America to acknowledge the unfair treatment of blacks, and do something to fix it.

Race isn’t a label. Race is a part of someone’s identity, it’s who they are. Ignoring color, or being “color blind” doesn’t help solve racism, it contributes to it. Not acknowledging race suggests that someone is uncomfortable with the topic, when race shouldn’t be uncomfortable to talk about.

You’re invalidating someone’s identity by saying you “don’t see color”. Race signifies heritage, culture, it’s something to take pride in. By telling someone you “just see people”, you’re telling them they have something to be ashamed of, so you’re going to ignore it.

Black people haven’t fought for racial equality for hundreds of years just so you can just ignore their color. They take pride in being black. They just don’t understand why it seems like they shouldn’t take pride in it.

History is being made every day. The reason what’s happening now isn’t in the history books is because simply put, it’s happening now. Every day, history is being made. People are trying to make a difference, and change the world.

I don’t think anyone can argue that things like the Women’s March, the Baltimore Riots, or anything big that has recently happened won’t be documented for the future generations. This recent presidential election definitely will be something future generations will be learning about in classrooms.

Everyone’s life is important, that’s 100% true. That’s why it’s “Black Lives Matter” not “Black Lives Only Matter”. We’re simply bringing attention to one of the races who does matter, but isn’t necessarily treated like they do.

. . . d i a s Kyle It’s not uncommon to hear the word ‘racism’ in today’s society, but let’s be honest... it isn’t as bad in today’s day and age as it was in the early-mid 1900s.

Blacks and other races and genders were not treated equally and as a result, the Civil Rights Movement was born.

You can read about this, and other movements similar to it in any history book. But let me ask you one thing, do you know why it’s in history books? Because it is HISTORY. It’s over. Done.

Or is it?

I think it is pretty clear racism is still something that affects all people, from all walks of life, in all economic and geographic areas.

As a white male myself, I could have been called a “privileged, racist, sexist, misogynistic white boy” by many people who think just because I am a white male, the rest of those labels automatically apply to me. However, only two words in that statement are true: that I am a white boy.

But why does my gender or race describe me as a racist? If I had different colored skin, would you still label me as a racist? I’ll answer that for you. No. There are radicals on both sides. To combat the issue of race, we need to remember that ALL LIVES MATTER! Black, White, Blue, Asian, Indian, Men, Women, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist...

Everyone’s life is important and everyone matters.

The thing about saying things like “Black Lives Matter” is that it is insulting to the other races. It’s almost like looking at a white person square in the face and saying because you are not a minority, your life does not matter.

Even those of us applying to college have likely found that our race d o e s m a t ter, and maybe to our disadvantage. Most of the time, applications ask for your race so that college admission offices can maintain a certain quota for the number of minorities that should be admitted , even if they are not necessarily the most qualified candidate. That is not acceptable.

The most appropriate students should be selected regardless of the color of their skin. Perhaps these colleges should eliminate that question altogether and then admissions would be based exclusively on factors that SHOULD matter.

Factors including the stu-

dent’s grade point average, SAT and ACT scores, college essays, resume, teacher recommendations, types of classes the student took throughout their high school career, and the list goes on.

Education should be the utmost importance for a college degree, not what race you are.

Identity does not and should not include the color of your skin. We are all people. I can not stress this enough.

And, we should learn to accept and love everyone, not because of the color of our skin or our gender, but simply because we are all human beings.

Race and cultural identity is something to be proud of, but it can’t be one sided. If blacks should be proud of their culture and their heritage, then whites should be able to do the same.

There is a Black History Month, where we honor and remember historical figures, but we should be celebrating the accomplishments and history of ALL people, not based on race, but upon the positive influence they have had on society throughout history.

The movement Black Lives Matter is an undertow in the ocean of society. It drags people out of control who can’t figure out how to find what they are sure about.

Things like Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and other social media outlets add fuel to the inferno of attitude about race and culture. Instead of having intelligent dialogue, we have hatred, distrust, and panic instead. People hide behind scenes and use their opinions and political views to attack other social media users in a negative way.

It’s disgusting that we have a society and culture that uses these outlets to tear people down instead of building people up.

It is like the saying ‘If you say his name he will come.’

It’s the same concept; if you call people racist, privileged, thugs, and other derogatory or stereotypical names then you are the reason for the divide. You are creating a bigger gap between where we should be striving to be and where we currently are.

Before you bash on people or call names, you should take a second glance in the mirror and realize what you have to change about yourself first.

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Change:

EMMA MARLEY Columnist High school is the time when students begin to find out who they are. Sometimes, they lose themselves completely and then have to search for the person they used to be.

When you start changing into somebody you do not want to be, you feel empty. You feel alone. You have no clue what to do and how to fix yourself. Your friends will notice, your teachers will notice, and depending on how close they are, they will say something to you.

They want to help you find yourself again. They just want the old person they used to know back. You changing hurts them as much, maybe even more, than it hurts yourself.

Sometimes you do not know you are changing until you hit

Celebrities being at a position of power does not justify claiming inaccurate political comments.

Learning from mistakes, Accepting second chances Alleging false accusations the lowest point in your life.

You will struggle and, it will be difficult.

In the past month, I have been trying to find myself. I have looked everywhere. I tried acting as if I was that girl that got excited about guinea pigs dressed as chameleons. I acted like the girl who laughed at everything and kept that contagious smile on my face. I acted like the girl who didn’t let anything get to her. It was all an act.

However, my close friends could soon see it for what it was- an act.

Many people reached out to me, and I ignored them. I thought I knew what I was doing, considering that I was ‘always right’.

Turns out, I was far from right.

In addition, I hate the person I had become.

When you hit the same point as me, you feel like someone else is trapped in your body, you lose feelings of hope, you lose faith, you do not know how to react to anything.

A person very close to me tried to help me. They even reached out to me many times, to my parents, about the struggle they saw I was facing even though I did not see it myself.

After losing many close people in my life, losing myself, and losing trust/confidence, I realized I need to fix myself…

Students facing jail time EDITORIAL There are always those students that will misbehave and cause trouble in their school. Of course, those students that get caught causing problems will be disciplined. However, there are times when the punishment doesn’t fit the crime.

A law in Missouri has been passed that ensures that harassment is no longer considered a misdemeanor. Instead a student who is harassing someone could face third degree assault charges.

Sure, this law doesn’t seem that bad right now; bullies and other delinquents are getting what they deserve. With the threat of jail time, that should discourage bullying even more. But there are flaws with this law that can already be seen.

Two school districts, Hazelwood and Ferguson-Florissant, interpret this as any kid of any age can be charged. If this is the case then a 1st grader could already have a record for a felony just for having a temper tantrum and hitting someone. What if a kid with a disability injures someone without realizing it? The fact that the law isn’t very clear on age could pose a problem to young children who don’t yet know better.

There was an incident in Janu-

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ary where a 17 year old student from South Carolina could be facing 30 days in jail. Why? He threw a paper airplane in a teacher’s eye.

David Michael Elliot, the student in question, threw a paper airplane at his instructor, Edward McIver, intending to hit him in the head, not the eye. Elliot was charged with third-degree assault and battery, as well as a fine of $500 dollars.

Now this just seems unnecessary. While the kid did intend on throwing that paper airplane, third-degree assault and $500 in fines isn’t a just punishment. It was a piece of paper, not a ninja throwing star.

Yes, Elliot is a bad egg, but a suspension should be the worst he gets, not jail time. McIver might be overreacting just a little for pressing assault charges. Unless he lost that eye, Eliot doesn’t need to be accused of assault.

Students getting into a fight is one thing. That can result in assault charges depending on the circumstances. But a child throwing a ball at another kid because they stole the kids milk shouldn’t be at risk of being charged of assault. The way this law is set up could negatively affect a student who doesn’t deserve having a criminal record.

I must begin to fill the hole that was inside me and do something with my life.

Considering we are only in high school, there is plenty of time to fix ourselves. It is better to figure out you need to find yourself again now then it is to have to find yourself later.

What would happen if you lose yourself in college or even after? It is better to have a fresh start now, when you are still around your family and close friends, rather than later when no one may be around.

If you feel like you have lost yourself YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Many other students around you may be dealing with the same thing. Get involved with a hobby you always wanted to do, continue to progress in your favorite sport, or even surround yourself by friends who want to see you better yourself.

Everyone hits rock bottom at least one time in their life. It’s a matter of picking ourselves back up and changing the direction we are headed.

“Every garden has the potential to be very beautiful. Seeds must be planted and watered.

Weeds must be pulled. You must shine light on your garden, and make sure that it is loved and nurtured.”

VIEWPOINT There’s no denying that celebrities have an influence on what the public believes. So it’s only natural for them to use their power to express their political stances.

But since when did award shows, concerts, and halftime shows become the place to shove political beliefs down other people’s throats?

It seems that singers are now looking at concerts and award shows as an opportunity to state their beliefs. However, as someone who used to enjoy award shows, they have now become painful to watch due to the never ending anti-Trump banter.

At the 2017 Golden Globe awards. Michael Keating decided it would be entertaining to ‘mistakenly’ refer to the hit movie Hidden Figures as “Hidden Fences”, referring to the potential fence that may be created on the Mexican-American border.

If the celebrities were as passionate about politics as they seem, they should be trying to actually make a difference. This past January the Women’s March took place in Washington DC. One of the attendees happened to be Emma Watson. Instead of using her fame to make a statement, she participated in something she believed in. This is how making a statement should be done.

In September 2016, Amy Schumer referred to now President Donald Trump as an “orange, sexualassaulting, fake-college-starting monster.” This is unacceptable.

Nothing beneficial came from the false comment.

Celebrities have done some questionable actions to illustrate their hatred for President Donald Trump. Recently, 13 time Grammy winning band, Dixie Chicks, performed a concert in front of a defaced poster of Trump featuring devil horns and a mustache.

This action is incredibly immature and is a disgrace to the country. If celebrities are going to make credible statements, at the very least they should be mature and factual.

Just because someone is a celebrity does not mean that their word is worth more than the average citizen. The only difference is that they have the ability to broadcast their’s to thousands.

The public needs to reevaluate their political beliefs and make sure they actually believe, not something they follow simply because their favorite celebrity supports.

The petty, inappropriate, false claims by celebrities need to be put to an end. The biased tweets written by millionaires who feel ‘oppressed’ need to be eliminated in favor of thoughtful dialogue and action that serves a purpose.

Cutting out irrelevant bragging; Learning to be more considerate

Photo credit: Jen Chandler MARIA KROPKOWSKI Columnist Dear big-headed, arrogant people, The world could really do without your boasting. It’s not that you shouldn’t be proud of your achievements; we just don’t need your constant reminder that you succeed at everything and that you think you’re better than everyone else is.

Bragging constantly about your stellar grades or impeccable athletic ability doesn’t do anything but annoy those around you.

Every time you remind us you’re the star of your sports team or got one into a prestigious summer program across seas because

of your academic achievements, it makes everyone else want to tear their hair out.

Don’t get me wrong, I will be the first person to congratulate you on your achievements, but when it’s the topic of conversation 24/7, I’m out. If this is what you’re talking about all the time, people won’t want to be around you any longer.

Believe it or not, in a few years none of it will matter. We’ll all be in college or working and we probably won’t stay in touch.

In college it doesn’t matter what you were like in high school because when you’re there, you start from the bottom with new grades, new people and a new environment, so where you came from doesn’t even matter.

Even in the workplace, you’re not going to mention how you got straight A’s because, guess what… It doesn’t matter. So stop making it the topic of all conversations now.

The worst is when you complain about being average in something. If you’re great at school and art but you’re not good at sports- stop complaining about how you can’t be good at everything, you can’t have it all.

People would kill to be good at half of the things you’re good at.

Also, when you get one bad grade or lose one game, your world is not over, I promise.

When you complain about being less than the greatest, it makes other people feel bad about themselves. When you complain about getting an average grade, it makes the average people feel like they’re worthless.

You’re degrading your peers and you either don’t care, or don’t even realize you’re doing it.

If while you’re reading this, you realize you do these things, just take a step away from constantly talking about your achievements for a second and actually have a conversation with your friends about prom, or a television show you both love, and not be so focused on talking about your straight A’s or great scoring average. Trust me, you will find a meaningful conversation far more important than any A you might earn on some test.

Realize that there are other important things in life like actually enjoying yourself, instead of trying to be the best at everything and being cocky about it all the time.

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Growing up in Harford County, Pauline Carrico: staying longer than a century BETHANY BIRCHFIELD News Editor

furniture and made supper. The boys came in to visit sometimes too.” She also states that she had a lot of doll babies when she was a young girl.

“My mother and Aunt Mary made my doll’s clothes and I’d dress them up”.

Growing up Carrico’s family always had electricity and running water, which was not always common for other families at the time, she stated “I was very lucky.” Carrico also described having a Pauline Carrico is most often known car that they’d drive as ‘Aunt Polly’. She has been living in to York, PA twice a year to get new Norrisville for 103 years. clothing, which was Photo credit- Bethany Birchfield described as quite the exciting outing.

The car was a T1 Pauline Carrico was born on model Ford to be exact. However, July 8, 1913. Only daughter, and before the days when they had a middle child of Robert Edward car, they had to get around in a Lee Duncan and Hannah Rebecca horse and buggy.

Dunlap Duncan. Now at 103 years Carrico distinctly remembers old, she remembers everything one exciting story from when she about her life. was a young girl, “We were in As a young girl, Carrico grew New Park and my dad stopped to up on a farm as the only young girl run into the store to get me some in the midst of two brothers. She ice cream, and while he was in admits “it got a little crazy.” To there the horses ran off with me stay entertained as a child Car- still in the buggy. It scared me to rico used her imagination, she ex- death! They ran all the way home, claimed, “Oh I had a playhouse! It and right into the barn. Indeed I was under the trees in the mead- was scared! I was only about five ow. I really enjoyed that play- or six years old, I was very little house, I always pretended I had you know. Those horses were fly-

ing. They wanted to go home... and they got there too. I didn’t get my ice cream that day.”

Carrico reports that her primary job on the family farm was cooking and gardening. “We always grew tomatoes, peas, lima beans, cabbage, and corn. We’d have to pick ‘em and shell ‘em.”

She explained that when they canned their vegetables, they had to do it over a wood fire because they didn’t have a stove.

The farm she grew up on raised cows and horses. Carrico recalls the memory of her father having to milk all their cows and take it to the Norrisville Creamery, which does not exist today. She painted a picture of the town of Norrisville when there was a hotel, harness shop, shoe repair store, and barber shop. However, today Norrisville solely consists of an elementary school, library, and gas station. Carrico acknowledged that things have definitely changed throughout the town since her time as a child.

Carrico attended Carea Elementary which was a two room school that she had to walk to everyday. When it snowed she’d either have to take her sled or the horse and buggy. Once she graduated from the eighth grade it was time to start high school- Jarrettsville High School to be exact.

When she was in high school, she recalls one especially memorable person. A boy named Talmadge.

He was a senior when she was a freshman, and Carrico always noticed him for his mature manner. However, she claims “since

he was a senior he never paid any attention to me. Seniors never notice the freshman.”

However all that soon changed after Talmadge graduated, “One day after he came up to town with some other fella to visit his friend and he saw me, so later on he came up to me and asked if I wanted to go out to the movies or someplace with him. I said yes, and I’ve gone with him ever since.

I don’t remember which movie we saw because I was too interested in him! After that, every time he would come up on Friday we’d go to the movies in Stewartstown.

Sometimes we’d go to dances in Fawn Grove too.”

Carrico describes Talmadge as “very grown up, he wasn’t like a lot of kids were.” Finally after being together for several years, he proposed to her. They were sitting in the dining room and he simply said, “I have something I want to ask you... would you like to marry me?” Carrico replied, “I think I would!” The couple tied the knot right in Carrico’s front yard on a “fine August evening.”

She states “It was really pretty.”

The wedding was a small gathering with only about 30 close friends, and family members.

Carrico then started teaching at the elementary school she attended as a child. After attending Towson College, she went back to Carea Elementary School for fifteen years until the school closed. Carrico taught all seven grades in that two room school and admits, “I wonder how I did it. Indeed I do.”

“The kids had their weekly jobs. They had to do things like get water from the spring, collect firewood, and sweep the floors.”

Stated Carrico. However, she did enjoy spending time with the kids. She recollected on the memories of playing ball and going sledding on a snowy winter day with her students. After Carrico’s fifteenth year of teaching there, the Carea School closed. She then taught at Hyland Elementary school as a first grade teacher for sixteen more years.

Eventually Carrico and her husband had to sell their farm.

Talmadge had gotten in an accident using their field chopper to fill the silo, and three of his fingers got cut off. After the accident he could no longer milk the cows, which was a huge part of their farm’s purpose and income. She states “I don’t think we would’ve sold the farm if it wasn’t for his fingers.” Carrico and her husband then decided to take on traveling, after selling their farm.They went to Ireland, Spain, Canada, Norway, Hawaii, the Grand Canyon, and various other places. Once they even went to Alaska by bus.

“We had several other places to go too, if Talmadge had lived. We didn’t get to make those, but I’m glad we did what we did.” Her husband passed away in 1974.

Today Pauline Carrico is an aunt to 11 nieces and nephews, 15 great-nieces and nephews, and 23 great-great-nieces and nephews.

She is known as “Aunt Polly” around the town of Norrisville, where she has lived all her life.

Nest alumni, community member tells all EMMA MARLEY Entertainment Editor

Born and raised in Upper Pylesville 77 years ago, Jones shares that this is “just a great place to live. You see other areas so devastated by nature, we are very fortunate.” Jones maintains an optimistic outlook on life, saying “she always has a smile on her face” and that “she is always there to welcome you with open arms.”

While looking on the positive side, the community member states that “good people are moving in which is providing more entertaining things to do,” while following with an example of Vineyard of Mary’s Meadow as well as what is now known as the Falling Branch Brewery.

As a mother of four, Jones became a stay at home mom

and a “traditional farmer’s wife helpmate” for her husband, Mr. Wilson Jones. Not only has she attended school at the Hawks Nest, her kids and now her grandchildren also attend North Harford schools.

Many that know Jones will tell you that she is a very active member of the community from helping out at the local Church, to formally hosting a Bridge Club for friends in the area. She attends Highland Presbyterian Church and is involved in the music ministry as an organist. She has played this keyboard instrument for the past 60 years. Sometimes, the parishioner even plays at funerals and hopes she can “at least lighten the mood for some in their time of grief.”

Besides Church, Jones has always been a part of The

American Farm Bureau Federation. The Farm Bureau is a nonprofit organization that describes itself as the largest general farm organization in the United States. Her husband formally won the title of ‘Farmer of The Year’ in 2000.

Jones’ office holds awards and many other honorable mentions involving farming.

Her only son, David Jones, has continued operating the family farm for half the year after the passing of his father while maintaining a full-time job. She claims that this is the “last generation of family farmers. You either have to get big or get out.”

“Farmers cannot pay someone and afford to give the insurance [for family]. A farmer really doesn’t have any money, but it’s all in the land.”

Featured is the Jones family (from left to right): Marcia, Nancy, David and Ian, Cindy, Wilson, Carolyn, and Susan Summerfield.

In 2000, the family attended the Farm Bureau awards where Jones won the title of ‘Farmer of the Year.’

Photo credit- Emma Marley Jones claims “most farmers farm because they love it and

love the land, they are good stewards of the land.”

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Bird? Plane? No, Mike Hankey soars into NH; Astronomy class welcomes Meteorite Hunter into classroom SAMANTHA STELTZER Production Manager

Photo Credit: Laura Atkins

A few weeks ago, Mr. Doug Heeter’s Astronomy class was treated to a special guest speaker, Mike Hankey, a meteorite hunter.

Hankey is a software developer and entrepreneur, it was only after he decided to move out “into the country and started to appreciate the stars and [I] got a crazy idea that I should get a telescope and try and learn more.” Now he does “a lot of work for the American Meteor Society. I’m there operations manager and operate that website.”

One July night in 2009, while looking through his telescope, Hankey managed to take “a pic-

ture of a fireball [a large bright meteor]. This was a really lucky shot and [it] triggered a meteorite hunt.” The event was so important and rare that his story “appeared on the front page of the Baltimore Sun a few days after.”

“I would say after that Fireball photo event, I knew that this is what I wanted to do,” he says.

From there Hankey started to take part in meteorite hunting.

Meteorite hunting “is the act of looking for meteorites.”

He states that, “It is fun because meteorites are the rarest material on Earth and tracking them down and looking for them is a great ad-

venture. It’s very challenging but also rewarding, especially when you find something.”

Hankey’s most memorable experience when hunting was finding meteorite near Lake City, Florida last February. “I was with a team of 5 people. I found 2 personally and we found 6 as a group [which weighed] about 960 grams total,” he says, “All meteorite finds from witnessed falls are significant because there have only been about 1350 in the history of mankind.

This type of thing happens less than 5 times a year.”

Hankey believes he’s done “a lot of exciting things. I’ve presented at a lot

of conferences in front of many people but nothing tops meteorite hunting.”

Heeter, brought Hankey into his classroom as “a part of the Project Astro program that I’m involved with where they have resources available to us to help us teach astronomy content and I made the connection through that program with him.”

“He’s a real energetic speaker, real knowledge about the topic, and has nice display samples to share with everyone to be able to see,” Heeter says about Hankey, who he had around last year for a presentations to his students.

NH alumni travels world: Reveals foreign journey through blog ANDY MILLER Reporter

settled in Melbourne in October. Cunningham didn’t know what to expect but when she got to Melbourne she described it as being one of her favorite cities. “It’s so beautiful, not too far from the beach, it’s really open and doesn’t feel crowded, and

in February.

After graduating from Towson University, the young traveler wanted to keep seeing the world.

As a college student, Cunningham had to work hard to have the means to travel. “There aren’t many options for young Ameri-

come even harder,” Cunningham exclaimed. She learned about the work and holiday visa, which allowed her to support her travel through temporary jobs like retail, farm work and hospitality.

The visa only allowed her to go to either Australia or New Zealand.

While in Australia, Cunningham has had to acquire some jobs while living there. She had mainly short term jobs, like working in cafes and retail. She was also an intern for a small PR company.

“Currently I have a stint au pairing (a foreign assistant working for a host family) in Torquay until mid-February when I set off again”.

Cunningham has explored quite a lot of Australia, including the east coast from Cairns all the way to Melbourne.

“Along the way down the east coast there are so many cool things to do and adventure travel is readily available.” Cunningham has been skydiving in Mission Beach in Queensland, snorkeling in the

Great Barrier Reef, river rafting and mountain biking through a rainforest, 4-wheel-driving tour on a sand island called Fraser Island, watching fireworks go off in Brisbane, and seeing Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer practice tennis.

This isn’t the end of Cunningham’s travels, though. She plans on traveling to New Zealand in September, and would like to teach English in either South East Asia or Central America.

Cunningham wants to backpack through South America at some point.

While she does want to travel the world more, there are still places she wants to see in the U.S. “Once you start seeing the world, it’s hard to stop,” said Cunningham. The traveler has a blog she writes during her travels and post some photos that she takes. “I loved that I could capture the beauty of people and places in high quality”, Cunningham comments. She said she wants to do justice to the places she’s visited through her lens.

plained the definition of a Mock Trial as “an organization where we actually perform a trial. We’re given a case in the beginning of the year and then we perform multiple trials.”

Senior, Hannah Herron, explains that a packet is given filled with informations with affidavits, evidence, and statements of what happened in the case. It also includes a general overview of the case, which the members of the team are required to memorize.

Erisman also added that it gives students experience with the legal process. “You get to talk to actual lawyers that come in and help us during our practices.

They give you a perspective you won’t usually get in school”, he commented.

The teams are graded on the quality of their opening, closing statement, and how well they cross examine. “We can get feedback that will help further in college and a career in law. So, you have an advantage over other people who don’t do Mock Trials,” Herron shares.

Since the trials usually take place on Wednesdays, the team meets on Monday and Tuesday every week. When together, they work on their line of questioning, witnesses practice lines, and they work together to build up the

case.

Erisman shared that he thinks “the Mock Trial organization is an interesting thing that isn’t available everywhere. It’s certainly an interesting opportunity and for anyone that’s interested in legal processing I would certainly recommend it.” The senior follows up by also recommending the academic team if you “want to know what it’s like to be in a courtroom setting because you have actual lawyers and witnesses with you and an actual judge.”

In the beginning of the month, the Mock Trial team travelled to Towson once as the prosecutor and another as a defense. The

case was regarding lead and water. “In this case, the superintendent knew there was lead in the water, they turned on the water fountains, and a kid was diagnosed with lead poisoning” the senior explained. The team had to prove that the lead poisoning came from the school and was reported to be “so much fun.”

Although the team won the following case, they could not advance on to playoffs due to the lack of people involved in the present year. The team is hoping to have a larger and wider variety of students interested next school year to continue on with this organization.

In a world that is so big, there is so much to see and experience. One former North Harford student, Emily Cunningham, has done exactly that.

Currently, Cunningham is living in Australia, however, in the past three years, Cunning- Photo Credit: Emily Cunningham ham has been to 12 countries including Spain, Austria, and Australia. As a hobby, she writes a travel blog and takes photos of the places she’s been to.

The first time she traveled out of the country was three years ago to visit her current boyfriend, who is from the UK. According to Cunningham, her parents weren’t expecting this type of lifestyle from her.

“I’d always been on the typical career-driven path until I started traveling. I still haven’t let go of that, but there has definitely been a priority shift,” Cunningham says. It was in August that Cunningham left for Sydney, everyone’s really intense about cans who want to move abroad Australia. She traveled down the their coffee”, Cunningham ex- because of visa conditions. I’m east coast for five weeks, then plains. She plans on moving on a bit worried it may start to be-

NH competes: Mock Trial victory EMMA MARLEY Entertainment Editor How many people can say that they have been involved in a court case as a high school student, and had the opportunity to work with lawyers to build a case? Under the advisory of Mr. Michael Auth and Mrs. Melissa Winter, NH students are able to go around saying they did this.

Better yet, they have even won a case in the past month.

Junior, Matthew Erisman ex-

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Former Hawks flock to success; Students perform: West Virginia Honors Band Bemb, Harvey sink talons into journalism ANDY MILLER Reporter

KATIE KETTELL Reporter

prosecuted.”

Bemb and her partner Aayushi

Photo Credit: Leeza Wayne

Photo Credit: Tracey Grumbach

Pictured: Katie Bemb

Pictured: Julz Harvey

Former Cry of the Hawk staff members, Katie Bemb and Julz Harvey, are on the road to success. As current college students, they are partaking in many opportunities that are allowing them to reach their goals of being successful writers.

On the Cry of the Hawk staff, there are many different roles that go into news production. These jobs include editors, reporters, video managers, production managers and the editor-in-chief.

Katie Bemb was the last student to hold the editor-in-chief position. “I wanted to be editorin-chief because I’ve always pursued leadership positions. I enjoy working with people, and I’m always looking for opportunities to grow,” said Bemb. “As editorin-chief, you have to be willing to go above and beyond, and sometimes that means you spend a lot of extra hours in the lab. People don’t always like management, but I wanted to make sure we were doing our absolute best.”

Majoring in journalism and minoring in international development and conflict management at the University of Maryland, Bemb is growing a lot as a journalist.

“The most important thing about being a journalism major for me is critical thinking. You can’t be a good journalist if you’re incapable of analyzing a situation, figuring out what’s worth reporting and who you need to talk to get the right information,” Bemb said.

Bemb had the opportunity to write “Voices Against Sex Slavery in America,” a book “showcasing a variety of perspectives on how we can begin to move forward in the combat against human trafficking,” Bemb said.

“If more lawmakers know about the prevalence of sex trafficking, our laws will apply more pressure to traffickers and increase the likelihood that they will be

emailed over 300 people, and conducted multiple in-person and phone interviews in order to get information needed for the book.

Bemb’s work with this issue has become increasingly important to her. “Awareness really is key, people need to be educated about issues like this to ensure greater public safety. Ignorance can get you in a lot of trouble,” Bemb said.

Julz Harvey is another former Cry of the Hawk staff member who has flown from the Nest and moved on to major in broadcast journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill School of Journalism. Harvey said that her journalism internships have supplied her with a set of unique skills and experiences. “I learned how to do even more journalistically with data, which is an expanding field. It gave me a lot of tools that I can use, no matter what field I get into.”

She began her journey with an internship with Capital News Service. CNS is a non-profit, student run news organization out of the journalism school. All journalism majors are required to take a capstone class before they graduate in order to gain real-world experience, and CNS is one of the capstones offered.

“There is an application process, and then they place you in one of the bureaus if you are accepted. I applied exclusively for Studio C, because I had taken a class with the director of the bureau, Sean, before,” said Harvey.

As a data journalist for CNS, Harvey said she “would pull data from the internet, like census data, or information on Congress and the Senate, and put it into excel spreadsheets. Then I would go through the data and look for interesting trends, and then build a graphic from the trends.”

Now, she’s starting as an in-

tern at Takoma Voice. Takoma Voice is an online-only publication which caters to Takoma Park, Maryland.

“I hope to develop a social media plan for them, to increase followers, thus increasing readership. We also want to try some exploration into covering events through social media. I think I will be able to develop my social media skills, which is highly marketable in the job field right now,” said Harvey.

Harvey feels that her internships with organizations such as CNS and Takoma Voice really helped her to learn more about the journalism field.

“It’s important to take every opportunity you are offered because that is the only way you are going to improve. You can still learn just as much from things you don’t enjoy as you do from things you like. The only way you’re going to find your footing is to experience each opportunity as it comes,” Harvey said. But it all stems back to the North Harford High School journalism program, where Harvey first discovered her love of journalism. “I loved almost every second of writing for the paper and being on the broadcast crew in high school. I was able to develop my editing, design, and writing abilities in a way most people will never get,” Harvey said. Bemb also commented, “I’ve definitely always had an eye for editing, and that was trained even more during my time with Cry of the Hawk. I also really liked working as a journalist within a school because it didn’t take long for me to get to know more teachers, students and programs.”

Harvey and Bemb believe that the journalism program here at their alma mater helped them prepare for what college and internships would throw at them. “I think that the journalism program at North Harford was invaluable for me when I got to college. The program we had gave me an incredible step ahead on students who had little or no journalism experience in high school,” said Harvey.

Despite the backlash in recent months toward the media, Bemb and Harvey aren’t discouraged.

“Journalists have a rough road ahead of them, especially nowadays. Everyone is questioning or hating on the ‘media,’ and it’s a tough place to be. But we have to hold one another accountable for reporting the truth, from all angles. Truth is our priority. Nothing should stop us from publishing truth,” Bemb said.

The music program at North Harford opens plenty of opportunities for musically inclined students. West Virginia University has provided an opportunity for high school students to experience their college band. West Virginia University had an invitational honor band where students from different high school bands are placed into one of three bands based on and audition. The students leave on Thursday to go to the college and spend the next two days rehearsing for a final performance on Saturday.

The students from North Harford include junior, Brett Sellers and sophomores, Lynne Thomas and Toby Ziegler. “West Virginia University contacts schools in a multi-state vicinity and they ask band teachers to nominate a few students”.

Ziegler said. The students selected had to submit applications to be a part of the honor band. Thomas says the application asked if you were majoring in music, if they were in any honor bands or solo and ensembles, and if they planned on going to West Virginia University for college.

After a long six hour drive the three musicians arrived at West Virginia University. When they got there they first registered, warmed up, and went through the sight reading audition. The audition determined what seat they would receive for the rehearsals and performance. For Ziegler he described his audition as “it could’ve of gone better than it did, but overall it went well.” For Sellers, he says that “nothing there was too hard but they went about it was a little weird and kinda set me off.”

The percussion professor in charge of the percussion audition had Sell-

ers sing a scale and then tune the timpani’s by ear after singing the scale.

One the second day of the honor band event the 3 musicians received their audition chair results. Thomas and Ziegler were placed with the Illinois band. After meeting the conductor they spent the whole mourning learning the music for the concert the next day. The band spent 6 hours, 2 three-hour sessions, working on the music. Sellers met a quest composer from Florida state. After 3 hours of working they had lunch and then had a master class, (A class held by a real professional), with one of the professors from West Virginia. “He went over swiss style marching drumming.

That’s a whole technique and like a whole new way of music”. Sellers said.

The trio got to experience and learn new music with new people. Sellers found that it was fun to work with a band that’s full of people who want to be there. Ziegler found the performance fantastic and Thomas thought the music was fun but challenging. “It was great to work with a director that made rehearsal fun and really stayed positive and really helped us learn the music and made us play the best we could with only learning the music in 9 hours”. Thomas expressed.

The band’s final performance went well. The musicians like it and the band got through it no problem. Thomas said the parts that were a concern in rehearsal were “perfect”.

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-Justin Paul, junior

GUESS- “The logo is in black and white, it’s a truck company that delivers packages. (Looked between the ‘E’ and the ‘x’) OH wait there is an arrow. Oh my gosh I have never seen that before.”

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GUESS- “The two T’s are people sharing salsa and chips.”

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REAL- On each side of the tree, a gorilla (left) and lion (right) can be seen formed from the landscape outline.

GUESS- “They are like towers that are falling down or something like that with something about athletes.”

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GUESS- “Oh, there’s a little kis between the K and the I. That’ pretty smart, I didn’t notice it before.”

-Caitlyn Radel, junior

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REAL- Besides the two mountains spotted inside this logo, it can also be seen that the Roxy logo is two Quicksilver logos fit in the shape of a heart.

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Band Student of the Month

Orchestra Student of the Month

Of all the musicians at North Harford High School, the band student of the month turned out to be junior percussionist Brett Sellers. Band director, Ms. Sabrina Fellenbaum chose Sellers not only for the work and assistance he gives to his section, but also the fact that Sellers has been able to take his talents outside of the classroom and represent the school elsewhere.

This year, Sellers has been not only a hardworking and helpful section leader, but he has also taken part in All County Band and All County Orchestra, both of which took auditions to participate. He was also nominated to take part in both the Towson Honors Band and West Virginia Honors Band.

The plan for Sellers is to take his percussion talents as far as he can. “I’m not really interested in anything else so that’s kind of the path I plan to take right now,” stated the musician. Sellers is currently a part of the jazz band and symphonic band at the high school and is also taking music theory.

Each department here at the Hawks Nest chose one student who has earned the title “Student of the Month” for the February issue of Cry of the Hawk.

Mr. Mark Heinly, orchestra teacher, chose Chad Rogers because “he was first chair in All-County, and later this month he will be playing bass in the All-State Band.”

Rogers plays the bass and is the only bass player in All State Band, meaning the adjudicators knew he could handle the bass part on his own.

The junior also holds the position of first chair in North Harford’s tenth through twelfth grade orchestra and sometimes when Heinly is absent, Rogers gets to conduct the class, who also explained that when he’s older he may continue to conduct.

Finally, Roger’s biggest accomplishment was “probably to make All-State Orchestra last year, that was probably the biggest thing I’ve done.”

Brett Sellers

Chad Rogers

Compiled by: NATALIE BEYER

Compiled by: KIERNAN FURNESS

Art Student of the Month

Chorus Student of the Month

Art gives people the freedom to express beliefs and share how they see the world, although this does not come easy to most. Senior Erynn Otte, however, was awarded Art Student of the Month. Due to her passion and undeniable interest in this discipline, North Harford’s art department granted her this title.

Art teacher Jason Blevins characterizes Otte as “forward thinking and genuinely engaged.” Blevins also claims that Otte is an above average art student because of her ability to “devour information and jump in and do it.”

Otte is finishing up her time at North Harford taking AP Studio Art. She has been taking art classes at North Harford since her freshman year,.

She shared that she enjoys art because it allows her to have “self expression”. The student also stated that she spends time working on art because it is something she is talented at, but Blevins claims that “she’s an artist, just naturally.”

North Harford has several chorus programs, with a great many students participating in them. Out of all these students, the chorus teacher, Angela Jones, decide on freshman Max Henkle as the student of the month.

Henkle was in chorus all through elementary school, didn’t do it in 6th and 7th grade, but then rejoined in 8th grade. He says so far, his favorite song that he’s sung has been “Light a Candle”, by Avalon, which was performed at the 2016 winter concert.

The favorite memory of chorus Henkle has made so far was of 2017 All County Choir. At All County, Henkle was able to perform with students all over the county.

He “had a wonderful time with his friends, and grew a lot as a musician.”

He spends a “considerable” amount of time practicing, constantly singing his choir songs and spending at least 15 minutes a night looking over his music.

Compiled by: JESSICA CARNIVALE

Compiled by: DARBY HYDE

Max Henkle

Erynn Otte

CONGRATULATIONS TO STUDENTS FEATURED IN WHITEFORD COMMUNITY ART SHOW Throughout the month of February, student work was featured on display at the Whiteford Library Community Art Show. There was an open house at 6:30p.m. on February 6, featuring many different types of two-dimensional artwork. These students’ artwork was chosen on “their artistic skills and the way of the creative effort of their paintings, their drawings, and the craftsmanship in the photography,” remarked art teacher Lisa Campbell, who added a thank you for Suzie Vogtman for getting the school involved.

Congratulations to the following students on their fantastic artwork featured in the show: Scott Dixon, Tristin Charron, Sierra Shenton, Bel Truxel, Keirsten Heim, Maddy Murdy, Amber Caton, Brandon Seabrease, Hailey Schlough, Maggie Walden, Valerie Taylor, Eli Beaver, Erin Adams, Roeven Garin, Matt Bauman, Jordan Paul, Kiersten Young, Paige Clark, Jenna Santavenere, Kaylee Davis, Joey Burgess, Morgan Knopp, and Rita Jones.

Compiled by: KATE MEAGHER

Photo credit: Lisa Campbell

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Picture perfect film vs. Cinematic Catastrophe She said...

He s a i d . . .

Let’s just say that post La La Land, when I was walking out of the theater I felt like a Rockette, Kristin Chenoweth, and Marilyn Monroe all in one super human body. The possibilities for my “musical career” seemed endless (even though I don’t sing a lick). This film made me want to move to Los Angeles and fight for a chance to put on a show half as beautiful and heartfelt as this magical movie. It gave audiences access to a world where everything was peachy-keen and allowed audience members to get swooped up by the abundant love that was constantly present. This film carried you into a day dreamy world.

A world that I never wanted to leave!

La La Land is a movie about struggling actress, Mia (Emma Stone), who is living in LA when she meets struggling jazz musician, Sebastian (Ryan Gosling). The pair goes through the roller coaster that we call life together with each other by their side as they remain stagnant in a day dreamy world. When reality hits, they must make choices that could threaten their career as well as their relationship, and holy potatoes was this movie good!

Oh and have I mentioned that Ryan Gosling is in this film?? What a stud muffin, am I right?! It turns out he is also extremely talented on the piano (Bonus!!). However, this movie was not just about well known actors performing in a show together... This movie exposed talents that we have never had the chance to see in these actors.

I had no idea Emma Stone could sing so angelically!

She wasn’t Broadway material by any means, but her voice was very soft and jazzy (which is a huge component of this film). I mean, if you’ve seen Easy A then you’re aware that Emma Stone can rock out to Natasha Bedingfield’s fun song ‘Pocketful of Sunshine’ while giving herself a shampooed mohawk. Classic! Yet who knew that when she sang with passion it would fill the room with so much color!

Now it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty... THE SOUND TRACK. Holy guacamole! The songs in this movie are insanely catchy, but it gets better. It gets much, much better. All of the songs are originals! Yes you heard me right, they are originals! Yet when the cast sang them it seemed as if I’d know the songs forever. I was beeboppin and toohoppin in my seat the whole movie!

(My apologies go out to the person’s chair I kept hitting while dancing like a lunatic).

You see jazz is a genre that has been neglected in our generation because of it’s old fashioned style, but the composer of the sound track, Justin Hurwitz, modernized jazz in a way that is awesomely catchy while also speaking volumes to our generation.

THIS NEXT PART CONTAINS SPOILERS: READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. Okay, so the rumors are true. As we know Stone’s character Mia is ready to throw in the towel after some mishaps with her career, and her relationship going down the toilet.

Audiences feel a disconnect between the two characters as Sebastian and Mia struggle with being with each other and following their dreams. However, their love is always there! It never goes away. Perhaps their strongest moments as a couple in love, are when they make sacrifices for each other’s success. In the end no, they don’t end up together and it’s a bummer, I’m not going to lie! It turns out Mia marries a man that she met while filming her big movie that made her famous, and Sebastian opens the jazz club that he’s always dreamed of.

When they finally see each other again they go back into their day dreamy world one last time, and the water works stepped in full force. They parted knowing that they were sacrificing their love in order to achieve what they love to do.

Though this movie ends with a very realistic bang, there’s never a second without love, beeboppin/toohoppin, or magic.

Despite La La Land winning seven Golden Globes and rumored to have some Oscar awards in its future, the new musical does not live up to the expectations. Now, I love Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as much as the next movie lover, but singing is not their strong suit, to say the least. Gosling, while being a beloved Canadian-American actor, should not have gotten the part in this movie. Having stellar talents in acting, his singing voice was so audio tuned it sounded like a robot. The part should have gone to an actor who is better known for singing and acting to make the film more effective. The same can be said of Stone, whose voice was just slightly better.

Watching the previews, I went into the theatre expecting it to be a fantastic, beautiful, and wondrous piece of cinematography that I would want to watch over and over again, and sadly I was very, VERY wrong. The first part of the musical was beautiful, the song, the dancing, the costumes were all very great! But after that moment my interest drastically went down. The movie became so boring and absolutely beyond redundant that I was forced to close my eyes and fall asleep.

The choreography in the film was decent, but does not even begin to hold a candle to other old movies such as the iconic “Singing in the Rain” or the marvelous “Sound of Music.” These examples are REAL pieces of artwork and beauty. The dancing in these films is beautiful and top notch. And for critics to even begin to compare La La Land to such an iconic movie as Singing in the Rain is just absurd and outrageous.

Although I am saying all of these negative things about the movie, I do have one piece of praise. The music that was composed by Justin Hurwitz was phenomenal. If I am being honest I own the entire album of La La Land and listen to it frequently. It’s almost always playing in my car and it makes me wish I knew how to play the piano, like Hurwitz.

But on the other hand the plot was drier than the Sahara. I tried desperately to stay with the movie, at one point I’m pretty sure I was holding my eyelids open from boredom. There was a slow point in the movie that started around 30 minutes and didn’t end until the end of the movie. It was a crazy piece of crap, that constantly had me yawning.

Now for my biggest frustration with the entire movie. WARNING... THE NEXT SENTENCE CONTAINS SPOILERS. The main characters are in love for the whole movie, then at the end Stone goes to achieve her dream of becoming an actress in Paris and Gosling stays behind to follow his dream and open up a jazz club. I’m all for dreamers, I am one, but did they really have to go so far from each other? Now, while I was watching the movie I was almost sure that they made a promise to marry each other when Stone came back. But, to my surprise, they don’t even end up together! Gosling waits for Stone, and she is so selfish and unfaithful. She marries a man in Paris and has a kid with him. All of the time I spent invested in these characters lead to the poor writing and absurd ending. I understand that life isn’t full of happy endings and you don’t always get what you expect in life, but isn’t that why we go to see movies like these? To go and escape our lives, our bad days and watch unrealistic love stories? Because that’s what I want to see! So it gives people hope that if you fall in love you can make it work through the obstacles and boundaries and that nothing in the world will separate you, This movie may be a big deal in Hollywood, and be considered the best film of the year, personally I strongly disagree. The film should not be up for any Oscars nor should it have won any Golden Globes. Congratulations La La land, you ruined my evening, my outlook on love stories, and my hope for humanity.

Move over students: Teachers are stars in Teachers Got Talent SAMANTHA STELTZER Production Manager On February 10, the tables were turned under some pretty bright lights. A select handful of North Harford High School’s teachers sang, danced, and cracked eggs in this year’s Teachers Got Talent.

New science teacher Christine Jestel, who said that she likes to perform, has been ready for the show her “whole life.” Jestel did “a skit, danced, lip synced, and did a dramatic interpretation,” trying to do “whatever makes students laugh.” “[I did TGT] because students need to see teachers as more than just the creatures that come out of the classroom, just to teach

them and go right back,” adds Jestel.

After being convinced by Journalism advisor Jennifer Chandler, art teacher Jason Blevins caved in and “performed an a rap song with Chuck Selfe.” Having performed the song with Selfe in other settings, Blevins knew, “It was just one that we knew we could pull off here.”

This time though, when the men performed “it just the two of us instead of a full band and it will be acoustic instead of electric.”

He continued by stating, “I hope I push somebody else to be better and they push me to be better.”

Chorus teacher Ms. Angie Jones also accompanied the duo.

Not only were teachers involved,

but members of the administration performed as well. Wearing a sparkly dress, counselor Chris-

It’s just fun, brings school spirit, and it’s something the teachers get to do for the students. ~Mrs. Chris Allred ty Renzulli and partner, assistant principal Bryan Pawlicki, sang an “epic lip sync.” According to Renzulli, this was because she “always got some song stuck in

my head.” This was the first year that the newcomer participated in the performance after practicing for “about a month.”

Jokingly, Renzulli commented that “there are no winners but if there were we would be the winners.”

With a little help from Laura O’Leary, teachers Michael James and Richard Peddicord played Russian Roulette - with eggs.

Another act was the English department’s “glow dance,” where they put on black clothes and danced to a mix of songs with glow sticks. Having already done “synchronized swimming” last year, Christine Allred credits the idea to assistant principal Jonise Stallings.

Meagan Varga, teacher, who said that she prefers “watching [TGT] for sure,” let Ms. Allred persuade her to join the group.

Allred did it “to support Mrs. [Carla] Harward and the Yearbook staff, and also because I just have so many talents that I need to share with the school.”

She commented that she “went to the student talent show and it was amazing to see all the talents. I feel like mine is more of a variety of performance than a talent. It’s just fun, brings school spirit, and it’s something the teachers get to do for the students.”

Attendees at the event were also treated to a special guest performance by Mr. Brian Fitzgerald.

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Who will be the next Robert Pekarek is a senior at NHHS. His talents include hitting the whip, hitting the quan, and dabbing. However, a hidden talent he has is water bottle flipping. At NHHS he is most known for being Amish. He is competing in Mr. NH because it is his year to win. Pekarek would like to let the judges know he won’t be able to make it because his brothers wedding is the next day. To his fans, Pekarek adds that they should follow him on twitter @robthepek. Give it up for the next Mr. North Harford.

James Zangrilli is a level two wizard at NHHS. His talents include eating food, making memes, and surfing. However, a hidden talent he has is flying. At NHHS he is most known for going to Bel Air. He is competing in Mr.. NH because he’s a legend. Zangrilli would like to let the judges know that he has special powers. To his fans, Zangrilli adds that he is chill. Give it up for James Zangrilli.

Garrett Thomas is a junior at NHHS. His talents include his hair and being able to count to 17. However, a hidden talent he has is thinking he’s funny. At NHHS he is most known for making weird noises. He is competing in Mr. NH because he’s dumb.

Thomas would like to let the judges to know he likes high fives. To his fans, Thomas adds he can kinda do a cartwheel. Give it up for G Tom.

Matt Johnson is an outstanding student at NHHS. He is mostly known for playing in the marching band and starting in football. Johnson would like to let the judges know that he is spontaneous so expect the unexpected. To his fans, Johnson adds that they better be ready to laugh their socks off. Give it up for Matt Johnson.

Andy Miller is a senior at NHHS. His talents include playing drums, being honest, and dry humor. However, a hidden talent he has is laughing at the cheesiest jokes. At NHHS he is most known for his “Savage” nickname. He is competing in Mr. NH because he wants to be crowned as North Harford’s finest.

Miller would like to let the judges know that he is holding nothing back. To his fans, Miller adds that he’s single. Give it up for ANDY SAVAGE Miller.

Wyatt Ortman is a senior at NHHS. His talents include procrastinating, and __________. However, a hidden talent he has is aggravating women. He is competing in Mr. NH because he wants to show off his awesome bod. Ortman would like to let the judges know that he once ate a bowl of nails for breakfast (without any milk). To his fans, Ortman adds that he’s been doing squats and the results really show. Give it up for Wyatt Ortman.

Austin Mitchell is a ninja at NHHS. His talents include Free Running, and tricking. However, a hidden talent he has is a secret.

At NHHS he is most known for his flips. He is competing in Mr. NH because he desires a career in the entertainment industry. Mitchell would like to let the judges know that they’re going to have a hard time staying in their seats. To his fans, Mitchell adds that he wouldn’t be here without y’all so give it up for Austin “the maniac” Mitchell.

dancing,

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Mr. North Harford?

Noah Dehart is a Star Wars jedi at NHHS. His talents

Zach Miller is a senior at NHHS. His talents include eating, sleeping, and eating more. However, a hidden talent he has is fighting bears. At NHHS he is most known for being short.

He is competing in Mr. NH because “I do what I want” Miller would like to let the judges know that it’s not a bribe if you accept it. To his fans, Miller adds that “I’ll cry if I lose.” Give it up for Cinnamon.

Win Berrell is a senior at NHHS. His talents include being short, competitive eating, and trying half heartedly at life.

However, a hidden talent he has is his ability to binge watch Netflix. At NHHS he is most known for being on the tech crew and golf heam. He is competing in Mr. NH because “peer pressure is a wonderful thing.”

Berrell would like to let the judges know that he loves puppies. To his fans, Berrell adds that he loves you (Winky face).

Give it up for Win.

include taking cat videos, making memes, and being socially awkward. However, a hidden talent he has is being an amateur dentist.

At NHHS he is most known for having the body of a 40 year old. He is competing in Mr. NH because his cat videos got enough views. Dehart would like to let the judges know that no, he is not related to Taylor Swift. To his fans, Dehart adds that he has a pair of gloves for sale. Give it up for Noah ‘jedi’ Dehart.

Corey Thompson is a senior at

Who will be crowned?

Come find out Friday, March 3rd Tickets: 5 dollars Show Time: 7 pm

North Harford High School. He says his talents include being fat, being a goon, and being stupid. However, a hidden talent he has is comedy. At NHHS he is most known for being fat and funny. He is competing in Mr. NH because he felt like it. Thompson would like to let the judges know that they better be ready to laugh. To his fans, Thompson adds that he’s a beat master. Give it up for Slim Jesus.

Meet the Judges

Mrs. Joanna Dallam, English teacher

Mrs. Laura O’Leary, Science teacher

Mrs. Lori Rake, Foreign Language teacher

Mrs. Mary Capellan, Foreign Language teacher

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es b i v e v i t i s o p g n i d Sprea

In a world that is filled with lots of things that get people stressed and feeling a little overwhelmed, NH went in search of all the POSITIVE things that keep us moving in the right direction.

How do you spread positivity?

How do you get motivated?

Gabrielle Roeder, junior: “I love to make people laugh and I try not to worry a lot unless I get a 54 on a math test, but I realize that life is good.”

Ethan Sweaney, freshman: “Think happy thoughts and tell myself I can do it, believe in yourself and you can accomplish anything.”

Samantha Hardeman, sophomore: “I usually think of things I want to accomplish and then try and get energy from that and go from there.”

Olivia Ewers, senior: “I always want people to feel good and happy so I always compliment people.”

COMPILED BY: HANNAH EYLER

Olivia Sheldon, junior: “When I’m having a good day, I write myself pep talks and tell myself I can accomplish anything if I put my mind to it. Then on bad days, I go back and read the pep talk and feel better.”

Lauren Palmieri, sophomore: “Smiling and giving people compliments and I always try to stay positive.”

COMPILED BY: MARIA KROPKOWSKI

Do you have a glass half full or glass half empty outlook on life?

Motivational playlist Students and teachers shared a song that motivates them...

1. “My Shot” by Hamilton Cast (Nancy Green, drama teacher) 2. “Feelin’ Myself” by Nicki Minaj feat. Beyoncé (Katy Abernethy, senior) 3. “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean (Lizzy Fenner, junior)

Glass

4. “Good Vibrations” by Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch (Zach Miller, senior)

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32%

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5. “FourFiveSeconds” by Rihanna, Kanye West feat. Paul McCartney (Natalee Hood, senior) 6. “The Trees” by Rush (Mr. Selfe, history teacher)

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10. “Bad and Boujee” by Migos (Emily Buchler, freshman) COMPILED BY: KATIE KETTELL

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9. “Remember the Name” by Fort Minor (Kevin Mooney, substitute teacher)

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8. “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” by Shakira (Andrew Bearinger, senior)

Glass

COMPILED BY: SAMANTHA STELTZER

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7. “Lose Yourself” by Eminem (Mrs. O’Leary, science teacher)

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ost m e h t s e s u a c t Wha lives ’ s t n e d u t s in s s stre

School: 82 Family: 12

Relationships/ social life: 7 Work: 2 Politics: 2 Other: 2 Money: 1 COMPILED BY: KATE MEAGHER

108 Students polled

Counselor’s Corner

feeling overwhelmed then you can also rely on your support system; your friends to your school counselor. We’re all here to help you get through the stressful times.”

Mr. Mark Szot

Q: How would you advise students to handle stress within school?

Q: What’s the best way to balance AP classes, extracurricular activities and a social life?

A: “Start by taking care of yourself. Getting the right amount of sleep, eating balanced meals, and finding time to exercise will help your body function properly.

Next, the best way to manage stress is by finding ways to relax.

Relaxation could mean listening to music, visualizing your favorite place, taking a nature hike or even doing a deep breathing activity.

It’s impossible to be stressed and relaxed at the same time. If you’re

A: “I would advise students to know their limitations when it comes to taking on too many projects. It’s okay to scale back on an activity and focus on the ones that are most meaningful to you. Stop putting pressure on yourself that is unnecessary. If you’re a threesport athlete then maybe taking on all those AP classes might not be the best fit for your schedule.

I would suggest that students take a rigorous course or two in a sub-

ject that they have a strong interest in. Don’t take AP classes because you want to impress a college or because your friends are taking them. You might actually hurt your chances of getting into the college of your choice if you overextend yourself and take on too many rigorous courses that reflect poor study habits. Finally, using time management techniques to help balance your schedule.

Getting into a daily homework routine and not procrastinating.

Unplugging from social media and not using your phone to chat with friends until your work is done. Resist the urge to hang out with friends until your homework is complete, etc.”

COMPILED BY : MARISSA RAMSLAND

How students celebrate success

Inspiring quotes to live by “Life isn’t about getting and “Shoot for the moon. Even if having, it’s about giving and you miss, you’ll land among being.” (Kevin Kruse) the stars.” (Les Brown) -Sadie Niles, freshman

“Put your positive pants on!”

(Unknown) -Ryan O’Leary, junior

“The only things you regret are the things you didn’t do” (Michael Curtiz) -Rachel Smith, freshman

-Kayla Gorrell, senior

“Go big or go home.”

“I live in the moment of my success while it’s happening.”

(Eliza Dushku) -Anna Fitzhugh, freshman

Austin Mitchell, senior

“I put my report card on the refrigerator to show the world I’m a good student.”

Madisyn Ames, sophomore

“Life has no remote, get up and change it yourself.”

(Unknown) -Jessica Douglas, senior

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” (Robert Frost) -Meghan Grumbach, freshman

“I tell my family and close friends, and get food.”

COMPILED BY: HANNAH EYLER

Gabby Pfaff, junior

“I text my friends, eat lots of food, and drink lots of coffee.”

Tyler Martin, sophomore COMPILED BY: SAMANTHA STELTZER

How can a teacher tell when a student is stressed?

COMPILED BY: EMILY RINACA

Mrs. Campbell:

Mr. Blake: “When a student is stressed I can tell by their body language, mood, eye contact, how they change from their regular behavior and just by their general vibe and I try to get them to relax a little bit.”

“Body language would definitely be a big one and if they put their head down or if they’re slumped over a little bit.

Also, if they come in like a Debbie Downer kind of deal and not doing any kind of motivational things, is when I can tell that something is on their mind.”

Mrs. Lemke: “Normally when they walk through the door I can get a sense and feel of a person’s energy based on body language. If I miss that, I can tell that their behavior is drastically different than usual. For example, if I give an assignment and I have a kid immediately put their head down, say something antagonistic, or be aggressive in a way to get around doing work that is usually a good sign. Unkindness and just saying unkind things to me or someone else in the room, which is usually out of the ordinary is something that typically suggests that something is wrong and stress is usually one of them, whether it is coming from home or something in a relationship or a friendship that’s usually how it manifests.”

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Catch up with collegiate athletes NATALIE BEYER Reporter As the winter sports season comes to an end, and spring comes flying around the corner, many athletes begin to prep for their upcoming seasons.

But unlike high school, college athletes are dedicated year round to preparation and main season. And though the goal for most athletes is to further their athletic careers in college, some may not completely understand what is ahead of them.

Three alumnus give their input on what they have struggled with and also their greatest accomplishments so far in their college careers.

Entering into college seems to bring enough stress as is; added study time, possibly away from home. The alumnus all said that with a higher level of school in sports comes finding a balance.

Graduate of the class of 2016, Maria Auth has taken her talents to the lacrosse fields of Penn State.

Auth adds, “I’ll have three classes in a row then have to go to film, practice, and then conditioning and lifting. Once that is over, it’s usually pretty late in the evening, and I still have to go to study hall and get all of my school work done while I’m completely exhausted.”

Kaylee Holliger, graduate of 2016, and Claudia Diventi, graduate of 2015, also both add the travel time for overnight games also adds an extra sort of roadblock to time management. Holliger also adds that her schedule is not always set and changes depending on the day.

The three alumnus though con-

clude that playing sports in college has been an overall great experience for them. Auth says that she feels she has been rewarded on both a physical and mental level. Holliger says that her experience on the McDaniel College Women’s Soccer team has been better than she had originally expected because “the chemistry of the team is so much stronger and the success is so much more rewarded by the community.”

Divienti, a lacrosse player for York College of Pennsylvania, also gives another side to how the idea of teamwork is held at a much higher level. “We had a lot of adversity last year with regards to eligibility and injured people, but we figured it out and ended up making it to playoffs.”

Diventi plans to set higher personal records for herself this year by obtaining more draw controls and scoring more goals to contribute to her team’s journey of attempting to win both the conference championship and a national title.

She has already been recognized as a freshman making the nationally ranked Division III team. Holliger also plans to keep improving her own skills to be able to contribute to her team as they strive to also win a NCAA championship. The soccer team was able to make it to the sweet 16 round of the tournament just in their past season.

Auth has a personal goal of making an impact as a freshman.

She continues to push to prove herself every practice and was also able to score against Maryland in the team’s fall-ball season.

Brady breaks records JESSICA CARNIVALE Sports Editor Super Bowl LI was an incredible game that had many ups and downs. The New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons ended up breaking more recorders than any of other Super Bowl in history. Although Tom Brady may not be the most beloved quarterback of all time but he holds more records than any other quarterback.

The 39 year old quarterback has been playing for the New England Patriots since he was drafted in the sixth round in the 2000 NFL draft.

Brady has taken the team to seven super bowls and won five of them. This past Super Bowl the Falcons will be remembered for their poor time management and the Patriots will be remembered for the best comeback in super bowl history.

One interesting Photto Credit-BlueberryFiles fact about the game is the Patriots were not in the lead till the very last second of the game.

The whole time the Falcons had the lead until overtime when James White ran the ball for a two yard touchdown.

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What Physical Education Class is for you?

Do you enjoy cardio?

yes

no

Do you want to workout as a team or independently?

Do you enjoy weight lifting?

no

yes

Try Try weight weight toning training

Independently

Team

Do you want a demanding workout

Try Team sports

no Try Wellness Walking

yes

Try Exerobics

Team Sports- Physical education offers a wide variety of activities based on an elective program. This program is designed to meet the individual needs, abilities, and interests of students. Activities rotate on a three-week basis and provide students the opportunity to experience lifetime sports, individual sports, and team and recreational games. Successful completion of this course earns one-half physical education credit.

Weight toning- This semester course offers the fundamentals of weight training, circuit training, and individual physical fitness conditioning. The student develops an individual program to meet his or her personal goals with emphasis on enhancing body composition, muscular endurance and overall fitness. Successful completion of this course earns one-half physical education credit.

Weight training- This semester course offers the fundamentals of weight training, circuit training, and individual physical fitness conditioning. The student develops an individual program to meet his or her personal athletic development with an emphasis on muscular strength training. Successful completion of this course earns one-half physical education credit.

Exerobics- This semester course is designed for the individual who wants the benefits of cardiovascular training, strength training, increased flexibility, improved agility, improved balance, and rhythm. Successful completion of this course earns one-half physical education credit.

Wellness walking- This course is designed to offer students a low impact aerobic workout. Pacing, mileage, and walking techniques will be stressed daily. Safety information, nutrition, hot/cold weather exercise, as well as health-related issues will be discussed in class. Wellness walking will give the student the opportunity to improve cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, and enhance weight control. Successful completion of this course earns one-half physical education credit.

Source: hcps.org

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Cry of the Hawk

February 23, 2017

Students stopping sports stereotypes Photo credit: Kiernan Furness KYLE RUSSELL Columnist Wake up. Go to school. Eat lunch. Go home. Do homework.

Watch TV. Go to bed. This is the schedule of students who say athletes have nothing to complain about. Yes, for the most part your schedules are the same.

But here is where the differences make a huge impact. When you are able to go home and relax.

An athlete’s day could continue to the late hours of the day.

Sometimes a student athlete’s day could go until 10 o’clock and then homework on top of that.

Managing school work, athletics, and a social life is a lot harder than it looks. It isn’t easy but athletes make it work they learn

to budget their time and still most manage to get good grades.

But this isn’t my issue, as an athlete myself I realize I chose to do this sport along with my school responsibilities.

What I do have a problem with is non-athletes making horrible stereotypes.

These include the following...

“Athletes are so dumb.”

“It’s annoying that people who do sports get into college only for that reason.”

“They don’t care about a future, all that matters to them is a ball.”

On the swim team, I am surrounded by some of the smartest people I have ever met. These individuals take hard courses and excel greatly. They get As on their tests and quizzes. And yes on top of that they go to practice for an hour and a half or more and then following that some go to a second practice or go to their jobs.

Sports makes students work more diligently. And they have to work hard and earn good grades so they can stay on those sports and so their parents will let them do the things they love.

Students slide into cool activities BRETT FRIEDEL Sports Editor Although there is not a lot of snow this year here at the nest there is still students who travel to do what they love. Snowboarding and skiing is a huge hobby around where we live, when a big winter occurs everyone runs around like a chicken with their head cut off to take a trip to the mountain. People are very focused on snowboarding and skiing.

Some students that do winter activities here at the nest are Brandon Cahill, Grant Harvey, Jake Gast and probably much more.

Cahill is a junior at NHHS and he loves going to the slopes for snowboarding, Cahill goes to the mountains with his family and friends as much as he can during the winter to have a great time.

“I love going to the slopes for long weekends or even longer because you can just do whatever you want all day long,” said Cahill. Most ski resorts include terrain parks, terrain parks are parts of the mountains that include jumps, pipes, and other obstacles. When you watch the winter Olympics or winter X-Games where people can watch the professional skiers and snow boarders that catch big air on jumps and half pipes. Cahill adds, “I can’t stand when people say that snowboarding isn’t a sports because it is and it really uses all parts of the body because it uses a lot of muscle just to stay up and muscle is used a lot in your legs to turn and control the board as easy as you can.”

Harvey, a senior, claims that he prefers skiing. “Don’t get me wrong , snowboarding is very difficult but I am more attached to skiing mostly because I really just have had more practice in this hobby since I was little,” said Harvey.

Skiing is an interesting hobby because of impressive tricks.

“I definitely think that snowboarding gets the spotlight because there is a lot of famous names in snowboarding like Shaun White, not that skiing doesn’t have big names I just think that snowboarding catches the spotlight and fame more than skiing.”

As these winter sports are winding down there is still time to hit the slopes. Harvey and Cahill got together and both said, “I think that if you have not ever been out to the slopes for snowboarding or skiing, definitely get out there and discover a new talent and hobby, it’s always a great time.” Some resorts near NHHS are Roundtop and Liberty.

I’m not saying that student athletes are the only ones who do these things. I know their are people who are intelligent who are not involved in anything at all. What I am trying to say is not to down anyone because of the things they do.

When I applied to college I was asked to put in my personal information just like anyone elsemy SAT scores, my transcripts, my letters of recommendation, and my resume. No where on the application did it ask me if I played a sport or for my swimming times.

I was asked to provide that information AFTER I was accepted into the college. In most cases, being an athlete does not give you a direct ‘in’ into the college.

A future is what most students are striving for and looking forward to. That’s the whole reason why they are paying all of that money, for an EDUCATION. Don’t call these individuals stupid and label them as something they are not when all they are trying to do is earn an education. So instead of worrying about athletes grades, worry about your own.

Senior wrestler grapples to his hundredth win KATIE KETTELL Reporter

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New seasons bringing new sports;

Coaches share spring plans LIRA BARBALATE Reporter With the winter sporting season coming to an end, the teacher coaches of North Harford are eager to begin training with their team for the spring season.

Softball coaches Kim Iddings and Barbara Matthews prepare both themselves and their team.

Matthews and Iddings, both first year varsity coaches, have worked together with Iddings to give opportunities to interested students to attend after school meetings, on top of a six week softball clinic to train and learn more about the sport.

When it comes to practices or games, Matthews hopes to “always end a meet on a positive note,” even if the game went poorly for NH. Both coaches visited Harford Community College’s softball practice to talk with their coach about high school softball. When it comes to training, Matthews claims that “JV is more laid back. In participate. “It’s a really individual sport, so I don’t have to rely on anyone else. But also the team is really fun and we get along really well,” Sadowski stated.

Sadowski wasn’t the only one who was ecstatic about him reaching 100 wins. Teammates and coaches alike were both just as excited, if not more.

“My team congratulated me and stormed the mat, they were really happy for me,” said Sadowski.

Wrestling against Bel Air for his 100th win, Sadowski cleaned up, despite being faced against

varsity, you’re more pressured to have a winning record.” Even though training is vigorous for both the players and the coaches, Iddings and Matthews are both highly anticipating the start of the new season.

Julio Fernandez, track & field coach for North Harford, has split up 29 years of coaching experience between Baltimore city and North Harford.

In preparation of the season, Fernandez has began to look at season objectives, exercises, drills, tryout criteria, and things of the like.

Sticking to the classic team dinners, Fernandez enjoys the celebration that North Harford holds for the sporting teams, explaining it as “always a nice tradition.”

On top of that, the coach fully supports a sense of family or togetherness within a team.

In Fernandez’s words, “you want to push them to a certain degree, but you don’t want to kill them, either.” a good wrestler. “He was a good wrestler, but it was pretty one sided. I pinned him in the second period, Sadowski stated.

Behind the wrestler is a group of team members and coaches who practice every day after school with the intent to improve.

The Hawks do all they can to make sure they grow as a team.

“We mostly do conditioning, we do at least an hour every day, and after that we go live with each other, push each other to get better,” stated Sadowski.

The saying might be “he shoots, he scores”, but in Will Sadowski’s case, it’s “he pins, he wins”. Sadowski, a senior at North Harford High School and captain of the North Harford wrestling team, has made it to 100 wins throughout his high school career.

Sadowski is on his 6th year of wrestling, starting in 7th grade on a rec wrestling team. “It was all starting in rec and then going into my high school career with a little bit of experience that I think contributed to my success,” said Sadowski.

Sadowski has always been a fan of the sport. After Sadowski is in his four year of wrestling on North Harford’s varsity team. all these years, he’s He received his hundred win at Bel Air on January 19. Photo still not tired of it, credit: Coach Knox and continues to

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Ea c h s p o r ts t e a m v o t e d f o r one member of their team to be The Team Snacker, The Entertainer, The S m a c k T a l k e r , T h e T e a m Mom/Dad, The Biggest Contributor, and The Most Consistent Player.

Wrestling

Team Snacker: Richard Novilla

Biggest Contributor: Will Sadowski

The Entertainer: Devin Stinson

Team Smack Talker: Jason Gross

Most Consistent: Austin Floyd

Team Dad: Tristan Charron/Sharron

Cheerleading

Girls Swimming

Team Snacker: Anna Racine

Biggest Contributor: Emmie Catrambone

The Entertainer: Hunter Meinz

Team Smack Talker: Natalie Jacobs

Most Consistent: Lizzie Catrambone

Team Mom: Sarah St. Clair

Boys Swimming

Team Snacker: Ben Nardy

Team Smack Talker: Justin Paul

Team Snacker: Morgan Whitt

Team Smack Talker: Zoe Crouse

The Entertainer: Grant Badders

Biggest Contributor: Kyle Russell

The Entertainer: Regan Kendzierski

Biggest Contributor: Taylor Diem

Most Consistent: Tanner Russell

Team Dad: Nathan Robey

Most Consistent: Destiny Mann

Team Mom: Megan Calhoun

Boys Basketball

Team Snacker: Thomas Dolinar

Team Smack Talker: Zach Helewicz

The Entertainer: Nick Lyons

Biggest Contributor: Jake Helewicz

Most Consisitent: Sam Cornelius

Team Dad: Derek McManus

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Girls Basketball

Team Snacker: Hannah Garrett

Team Smack Talker: Kayla Mangin

The Entertainer: Lindsay Young

Biggest Contributor: Audrey Diventi

Most Consistent: Autumn Susa

Team Mom: Natalie Beyer