October issue 2019

North Harford High School

211 Pylesville Road, Pylesville, MD 21132

410-638-3650

Volume 49, Issue 9

October 25, 2019

Highlighting importance of mental health; New face joins Hawks staff to help students TORI GAY Sports Editor

Mrs. Heather Sowers is a mental health provider in Harford and Cecil counties. Sowers works for Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services and is contracted with HCPS to work in the school system. Sowers says she works mainly with the school-based mental health program where they provide individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, individual treatment planning, care coordination, and supportive consultation for school personnel. “Mental health is extremely important in a school setting especially in high school,” according to Sowers, adding that each kid is like a cup. “If that cup is full of stress and anxiety then there is no room to grow and learn. My job is to help reduce that stress

and anxiety so that they can learn and grow.” The difference between Sowers and the guidance counselor is that Sowers works under contract.. This means that if you are under 16 years old, a parent needs to come and sign insurance and legal papers for a child to meet with her. If a student is 16 years or older he may sign himself in to meet with her. “This is very important for teenagers to know, sometimes they are shy and feel funny coming to a therapist,” says Sowers. While the guidance counselors do help, they are also full with over 300 students and they have to take care of academics, college and career preparation, and counseling.

Photo Credit: Tori Gay

One way she is “different than guidance is that even though [her] door is always open, [she] typically only see[s] students/clients that [she is] working with already. When the family is interested in our services they go through an intake process where they come to our office in Havre de Grace or to

the school and after that we begin the process.” Sowers believes principal Mr. Brian Pawlicki is doing a fantastic job in realizing that students here need and making teachers and students aware of what she does. Working three days at the Nest, two days at NHMS, and now one day at the elementary school, Sowers has about 20 students here at the high school and about 20 students at the middle school. The average load for a therapist would be about 40-45 students in once school. Sowers said, “I wouldn't be surprised if I was working here [NHHS] full time by the end of the year with 45 students.” Overall, Sowers is thrilled to be here. She said she grew up on a farm in a very rural area very similar to North Harford as that is why she feels at home on the Hawks staff

Hawks Royalty: Seniors prepare for annual Harvest Party Ellie Evans, Noah Dehart

CHARLOTTE MCELWAIN crowned were Ellie Evans and Entertainment Editor Noah Dehart. Both Evans and

Photo Credit: Dawn Dehart Spirit week, pep rally, football game, Homecoming dance are the hallmarks of any good Homecoming experience. And amid all the prep work and hype, students and staff wait to find out who will be crowned homecoming king and queen. The students that were

Dehart are heavily involved at the Hawks Nest and were anticipating the night of the dance. “It was super awesome when they called my name, I couldn’t believe. At first I was just thinking,’wow’” shared Dehart. “I had no clue I was going to win, the whole time standing up there I was freaking out,” exclaimed Evans. Dehart also added, “Ellie and I have been friends for a really long time and it was awesome when I got to share that moment with her.” Evans agreed and stated, “i have so happy that Noah Won with me, it was nice because we have been friends since middle school.”After a long night of dancing, Dehart and Evans were proud of their accomplishment.

KIERSTYN MCMANUS Reporter

Haunted hallway. Candy. A chance to interact. The senior class and senior advisors prepared for the annual Harvest Party, which is a fundraiser that supports the senior class. On October 29, the event will begin at 3 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. “The younger children usually come around 5-7, with clean-up following right after,” said Ms. Denise Smick, one of the advisors in charge of helping the seniors run the event. Mrs. Chris Allred and Mr. Scott Larbalestrier are also responsible for helping “organize and plan the party,” Smick says. Seniors wanting the chance to interact with kids while “offering a safe experience for some of our feeder students who wouldn’t have an opportunity for the traditional experience of trick-or-treating” sign up on a poster located outside of Smick and Allred’s rooms. Maddie Schiavone, who is used to seeing children often, takes Working with Children, where she and some of her senior classmates volunteered to help organize and plan the party activities. Schiavone is “excited to see all the kids’ reactions and I hope they have fun, that’s the most important thing Even though this is a senior event, Smick “encourages the underclassmen to talk with a senior about how rewarding and enjoyable the event is for all involved.” With the event held annually, it is “basically the same every year, always having the haunted hallway, games and activities,” Smick adds “since the students plan what happens, some things are different each year.” Smick and the advisors are in charge of “picking the date and the seniors do the rest.” Schiavone says “anyone could help plan it, there is a meeting every year for the senior class and they needed volunteers to help work it and the stations, so I decided to do it.” The kids show up to the party “dressed up in costumes, as well as the seniors, so we get to see how creative everyone can get,” Smick adds, “It’s always fun to hear the smaller children talk about the haunted hallway- that is a favorite!” This fundraising community-based event “began in the ‘90s to serve as an outreach to the surrounding community feeder schools.” Smick says, “it is an alternative for children that aren’t able to have a great Halloween experience.” Seniors have signed up to bring snacks, drinks, run games and the haunted hallway, as well as bring candy, and run the sponge toss, which Smick is “excited to see such a popular game held for the kids.” “I think everyone who comes out to help is really going to make a difference in these kids’ lives because they look up to us, and as long as everyone is setting a good example, everything will run great,” Schiavone says. The Harvest Party is held for students aged 2-10 or pre-k through 5th graders, and as seniors prepare for this event, they are “looking forward to be able to give to kids what they might not be able to get at home,” Schiavone says Smick. “It is a great way of bonding with them and giving them a memorable experience.” With the chance to support their class, as well as the opportunity to interact with kids, seniors come together for this annual Halloween-theme event with hopes to pass on the tradition to current juniors.

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Cry of the Hawk

October 25, 2019

Birth control administered in schools; Reality of being broke

How to handle consent EDITORIAL You ask to go to the nurse in the middle of Spanish class. Your teacher grudgingly agrees, signing your planner sloppily and you’re on your way down the hall. Your throat has been killing you all day and you know your teacher isn’t going to be happy about you leaving, but you really need a cough drop. You arrive at the nurse’s office and tell her what you need. The only problem is, you didn’t get the medicine form signed and she can’t give you anything (or in the case you did get it signed, she’d have to notify your parents that she gave you anything). You don’t bat an eye. That’s just standard procedure, something you’re used to from years of being in school. Maybe the process is a little over the top, but that’s just how it is. In the nurse’s office, there is already a girl sitting on the bed. But she’s not there to get a cough drop, she’s there to receive Nexplanon, a form of birth control. So how are young girls in some schools getting access to birth control without their parents knowing if you cant even get a cough drop without a call home? School-Based Health Centers, SBHCs, were created to allow access to quality healthcare to students of all economic backgrounds, even those without insurance. These centers are

located in mostly urban areas and funded by states and grants as a kind of bridge between school and healthcare services without being either of them. In theory, this sounds like a good way to provide equal healthcare to everyone, no questions asked. These centers are also based around more preventative healthcare, giving out flu shots and other medicines to help students stay in school and not have to miss class because of illness. They also help busy parents by allowing kids to go for checkups and test vision troubles (among other things) that they would have had to visit off-campus doctors to check on, making SBHCs a valuable resource. Some centers offer as extensive as dental work and counseling to students being bullied both online and at school. The only problem is that students’ parents aren’t notified. In Baltimore, mother Nicole Lambert fell concerned because her daughter had been complaining of a headache and pain in her arm. Upon further investigation, Nexplanon, just one form of birth control offered by SBHC, had been improperly implanted in her arm. Found on the producer’s website, Merck. com, the implant is supposed to go on the inside of the upper arm, but Lambert’s daughters implant was removed from the backside of her arm. While these SBHCs are good for

providing healthcare to students, their in-betweenness of schools and proper doctors and the fact that they are not obligated to notify parents of students about visits, simultaneously makes them a possible danger. Cases like the one mentioned above, where birth control was improperly inserted, could have had major complications down the road, especially if the young girl had gotten pregnant expecting her birth control to work. These SBHCs are spattered across the United States as well. Just in Maryland, there are SBHCs in Washington, Baltimore, Harford, Cecil, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester, and Wicomico counties. Across the United States, in 48 out of the 50 states, there were 2,584 SBHCs in 2017, significantly growing from 1,135 SBHCs in 1998, according to the US census. Meaning hundreds of thousands of students could be receiving improper healthcare without their parents notice. And while receiving healthcare behind your parent’s back isn’t the worst thing in the world, it truly isn’t the best. Young students could be risking their bodies with the help of untrained nurses and doctors. In short, SBHCs are undoubtedly valuable, but when students have the opportunity, they should try to see a professional doctor and receive their parents approval.

the XC team, but I have played a lot of sports, and cross country has been the hardest in every way. Who volunteers to just go run 3 miles for fun? Crazy people! I love everyone on my team, but I will admit we are crazy. We run, 6 days a week for two hours, rain or shine. Not towards a ball. Not towards an endzone. Just towards a finish line. Yes, you run for the team so you place high as a team, but as an individual no one is yelling at you because you need one more point to score the game winning goal. You just have a lonely 3 miles, all to yourselves, when you could stop whenever if you really wanted to. And trust me, it’s hard not to just fake twisting an ankle so you don’t have to run those

last two miles after you ran the first two hard. It’s hard to tell yourself that you are going to run 3 miles whether you like it or not in any temperature up steep hills and uneven terrain. In a regular sports game, you are constantly thinking about strategy and your next move. In cross country you have 25 minutes give or take where your mind can roam freely. This is not a good thing. At a race, my mind is usually questioning why I decided to sign up for this sport or stressing about how I am going to finish. Many may say cross country is easy because there is no strategy, nothing skill-wise to improve on. Trust me, there is strategy in that you have to take every mile at a consistent pace, focusing on your strides and your breathing and

When I turned 16, I really really wanted a job; not because I wanted to be a productive member of society; I thought having a job would be cool and I wouldn’t mind making money. But after working for two years and having lots of experience, I would give anything to be a kid again. Let me start off by saying HAVING A LIFE IS EXPENSIVE! Oh my word, sometimes I think it is worthless. At first it was fun don’t get me wrong, I was spending my money here and there basically throwing it away. But now I’m pretty much a penny pincher. I didn’t realize how much money my mom spent on me; all the clothes, food, and other fun things I want to do. But now that I’m paying for my own things I completely understand why my mom saying no to a $40 sweater I might wear four times and then completely ruin. Don’t even get me started on going out to dinner; if it’s not under $20 it’s not for me. You

know I’m lying when I say I’m ordering water because it’s better for my body but really it’s because water is free no matter where you go. I’m not completely sure how adults do it. They pay for everything under the sun: bills, food, mortgages, and if they have kids- holy smokes do they need to have good paying jobs. But in my case I don’t. I work at a corn maze in PA. There are a few problems when I get my paycheck; well they start off at $8.50 an hour, then factor in taxes for the state of PA, and MD taxes, and it is an agricultural workplace so there goes more of my money, and the work is seasonal so I only get paid from July to the end of October. So I have no money after going to iHop and buying the cheapest thing on the menu. And I feel so conflicted about hours at work. I want to hang out with my friends on the weekend but I also need the money to do so. I am not sure what to do, on the one hand I have loading up on hours and not hanging out with my friends until the season is over or blowing all my money now and end the season with $3.07 in my bank account. And now I think that is is really crazy how some people go out with their friends all the time, like do you have a giant money tree in your backyard. So next time I say that I can’t hang out because I am “busy,” I am lying. I’m actually sitting in my bed trying to figure out where all my money went.

every aspect of your form. Some days I barely can. But we train very hard, you have to have skills to be able to run three miles. It takes mental and physical conditioning that sometimes even a coach can’t give you. To be a good runner you truly have to want to be a good runner and train to your best ability. While some sports work on ball control or other skills in that category, a runner must learn how to pace yourself. There’s always that one person that runs the first mile so fast then decreases their time ten minutes the next two because they couldn’t pace themselves. It takes mental conditioning to be able to push yourself past your limits every race to push your legs faster and strides longer. Some people are just naturally faster, whether it be some crazy

form of genetics or pure luck. This is something you have to push yourself to be able to combat, because there will always be someone faster than you. In a race often times you don’t run for the exact time but you run to just keep passing the person in front of you. Cross country doesn’t have many fans. I love all the moms that come to cheer on their kids, complete with chocolate milk donations after the race. But when’s the last time anyone ever asked “who’s going to the cross country meet after school?” I am not saying other sports aren’t hard. And I’m not going to say the popular t-shirt phrase “my sport is your sport’s punishment,” but I would just like to share my respect for my teammates and hope you too can appreciate the dedication we runners have.

CHARLOTTE MCELWAIN Entertainment Editor

Crossing mental boundaries: why XC is difficult

HAILEY DEARES SSC Editor What comes to mind when you think of the hardest sport? Football with all it’s concussions? Hockey because it requires the skill of ice skating?You are probably not thinking about cross country, but you should be. I may be biased because I am on

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October 25, 2019

Cry of the Hawk

Halloween Schools to display their trust in God causes new fright EDITORIAL

VIEWPOINT Costume. Candy. Curfew. Each year kids from all over the world get dressed and ready to Trick-or-Treat but Maryland is finally cracking down on what can be worn, how late children can stay out, and how old they should be. According to Stacey on belairnewsandview.com, in 2011 the City of Aberdeen and the Town of Bel Air recommended time to Trickor-Treat between 5 and 8pm while the Town of Havre de Grace is between 6 and 8pm. While the time limit might seem reasonable, two to three hours is not enough time to get through a whole neighborhood. If Trick-orTreating starts at 5pm, but a child’s parents don’t get home until 6, they miss one hour of time to get candy. Not only did they need to wait for their parents to come home to go out to Trick-or-Treat, but some kids can’t even get into the costume by themselves. The goal of a child on the night of Halloween is to get as much candy as they possibly can. Setting a time limit isn’t a bad idea, but making it so short seems vastly unfair. Equally as frustrating is that many towns are also restricting the age at which should trick or treat. In fact, in 2018 Baltimore WJZ reported that many Maryland towns restricted the age of trick-ortreating to under 12. Again, this might seem practical ,but entirely impossible to manage. Teenagers should not get hate for wanting to go out for Halloween. If teenagers want to trick-or-treat, they should be able to if they are respectful and let the littler kids go first. But anyone handing out candy should not be disrespectful to teens just because they still genuinely enjoy the Halloween experience. Baltimore WJZ also reports that the Town of St. Micheals in Talbot County is restricting “anyone over the age of 12 from wearing a mask within town limits”. As of right now this is just in the Town of St. Micheals. If it works for them then why wouldn’t another county’s give it a try. This limits the creativity a child can have on Halloween and the different costumes can be worn. It isn’t up to the town or city to restrict what children can wear, it is up to the parent of the child. So the lesson here is this: Don’t set limits on Halloween; instead, embrace the fun and enjoy the crazy creativity of the night!

Less than 60 miles away from North Harford High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a bill that would allow “In God We Trust” to be painted and displayed on Pennsylvania public school walls was reintroduced by state representative Cris Dush. The legislation was vetoed previously by the state legislator. The bill, House Bill 1602, has yet to be voted on and similar bills have been proposed and passed in other districts like the San Diego, Ca. While religion has existed in our government since “In God We Trust” was first printed on American money in 1864, many argue that the statement displayed on the country’s currency is a violation of the country’s first amendment guaranteeing freedom of religion, and separation between religion and government. With an ever-changing world and public view on religion; and a society that is in the midst of shifting to accommodate all beliefs and opinions, this seems like a leap in the wrong direction. Those who are religious, must remember that school should be a sanctuary for learning, kindness and academics, not a church, mosque, temple, synagogue or any

other building of worship. There in this day in age, it is imperative is zero place for anything that is that school officials consider offensive and not something all whether the pros outweigh the students feel apart of. cons. While printing the words on It is inevitable that some school walls seems innocuous, it students will feel they have to would be ludicrous to assume the embrace the slogan as something predicted benefits would their community believes outweigh issues and in. High school problems caused scholars would “With an by it. all be subject to ever-changing While the a new forced majority of conviction world and public San Diego t o view on religion, and a something students seem to find society that is in the midst they may the slogan not even p a i n t e d of shifting to accommodate b e l i e v e on walls all beliefs and opinions, is real or irrelevant, identify this seems like a leap school officials as a divine must consider figure; due to in the wrong directhe percentage of the scripting tion.” people who don’t of the motto to identify with a god and be seen throughout don’t consider themselves their school. in any way “trusting in god.” “In God We Trust” has Those who favor the bill say no correlation to school or the statement is a national motto. student beliefs and therefore is However, their claim is false unnecessarily causing a debate since there is no legal document and division among students asserting this. Even though the and all those in a public schools display of “the national motto” is community. The slogan is allowed in South Dakota, there not often seen even in private is still a debate that a school religious schools, thus meaning mural dedicated to any god that in certain aspects and may encourage a mass school- circumstances, religion would be shooting or a hate crime. Again, more prominent in public schools

for all than religious schools for those who are followers of their respective faith. Additionally, the significance of commissioning these painting goes beyond just the slogan itself, where would the line be drawn? What else would we see this phrase on test, flags, announcements, homework assignments, planners or lockers? Simply put, the connection between school and religion is so bantam that there are other ways to approach introducing the slogan before smattering it on school walls. Frankly, a school vote seems to be the easiest and most efficient way of determining what the individual schools population would want. And certainly that would save time and money and probably a whole lot of conflict. Both people who support this bill and those who do not must show extensive courage as Winston Churchill, who defines courage as “what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Open mindedness, courage and respect is what the people who support this bill seem to have forgotten. Perhaps our trust in God is being used as fácade for a false sense of safety.

Public school favors Christianity over other major religions; Attention drawn to whether church, state are truly separate EDITORIAL The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Three things pastors and public schools are obsessed with. American school districts tend to favor Christian holidays over those of other religions despite the supposed separation of church and state (yes, public school does count as “state” because it is government funded). In HCPS, there are seven major religious holidays that students must attend school on. Those holidays include the Hindu holidays of Holi and Diwali, the Jewish festivals of Hanukkah and Passover, and the Islamic celebrations known as Ramadan, Ashura, and Eid Al-Fitr. In contrast, students are given over a week off for Christmas (and New Year's), and multiple days for Easter, two major Christian holidays. Although these off-days are officially named “Winter Break” and “Spring Break,” it’s quite clear that it’s just for the holidays. In Baltimore county, students are given off for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (like HCPS), but teachers are expected to show up on these days, a policy just made this year. Fortunately for Jewish students, Hanukkah is encompassed in the Christmas break this year because it happens to begin on

Dec. 23, which is the first official day of vacation. Don’t be fooled though, because Hanukkah fell on Dec. 3 last year and HCPS students were not given off. There’s nothing inherently wrong with giving public school students off for Christian holidays, as long as other religions are accommodated for. While

School board officials in HarCo may argue that if they give off school for every holiday in every religion, that we’d be in school forever. However, this is simply not the case at all. Does anyone remember when school started in August? Why not return to that schedule? Assuming there are no snow days in

Now take into account the other holidays. Take away Sept. 9 for Ashura, March 10 for Holi, and April 24 for Ramadan. Ramadan is typically a month long, but it would be outlandish to give students and entire month break from learning, so one day can be granted. Passover lasts from April 8-15 and overlaps with spring break, so only four extra days would be taken away. Diwali lasts a week and would take away Oct. 28-31 because the first day falls on a Sunday. No days would be needed off for Eid Al-Fitr this year because it falls on a weekend. The last day of school is now June 19. This seems long, but some days off can be taken away. Although Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Veteran's Day, and Memorial Day are all federal holidays, schools are not required to close on these days. Most do, Hanukkah is one of the most well known and widely celebrated but why close on these “holjewish holidays. Harford County Public Schools made students at- idays” when you can just as easily provide families time tend school during this celebration last year. to celebrate their religious Photo Credit: Mark Wyatt beliefs. Adding these four days back to the calendar would put the last day of the majority of American pub- the 2019-2020 school year, June school on June 16. lic school students may identify 10 is the last day of school. PreLabor Day could also be taken as Christian, there are plenty of tend school started on August 26, away and schools would then be students of other religions who the same day it did in 2013. provided six extra days by startattend school as well, and they That would provide five ad- ing in August and the last day of deserve to have off for their hol- ditional days, pushing the last school would fall on June 15, just idays. day of school back to June 8. five days after it’s supposed to.

Cry of the Hawk

October 25, 2019

Alabama football coach teaches

students adult life-long skills VIEWPOINT

to come once a week and learn something I never knew before.” Coaches at NHHS and elsewhere need to take a page out of Gross’s playbook. Coaches need

Learning everyday life skills are usually a priority for parents to teach their kids. An Alabama football coach in a neighborhood that faces extreme poverty and lack of parental involvement is doing his part to help his student athletes. Not every athlete is going to go into the NFL to do big things with their athletic skills, and high school coach- Photo Credit: https://www.bing.com/ es have an images/search?view=detailV2&cobligation to do more than just focus on athletics and in- to realize not every athlete is gostead prepare these young people ing to be playing that sport for a for everyday life as an adult. living and they will need to learn Coach Cody Gross has started a adult skills. Some parents push new routine for his football team. their kids away even when they “Manly Mondays” were devel- want to learn these skills and it oped as an opportunity to teach wouldn’t be hard for coaches to his athletes about everyday life take a little bit of their time to skills. Gross teaches his athletes help their athletes out. how to tie a tie, fix a flat tire, how Coaches getting more involved to check the oil in the emission, with athletes will not only benand many other things. efit the students, but also help One of Gross’s student ath- them respect their coaches even letes, Jacorey Harris, feels that, more and grow together as a team “it makes my week a lot better and get closer with their coaches.

They will leave high school with the mindset to go into the real world with needed skills. Part of athletics is working together with others, and time spent out of practice and games can make a huge impact on how well you work together and communicate in practice. “I think that’s why I'm here to breathe, is to spread the good mood,” explains Gross. The coach also thinks the reason students have people like athletic coaches in their life is to grow them up and turn them into men. People just like him are their biggest role models and with more people like him, there can be a big difference made. If coaches at North Harford High School got even half as involved as Gross does, the connection between athletes and their coaches' and their whole teams would be much stronger. Coaches can’t possibly believe that they are only responsible for the athletic part of a student. They should also worry about their future and be there if athletes need to talk. If coaches cared about their athletes, the environment would be a better place. Harford County needs to push their coaches to get more involved with students outside of sports and help them with skills that will benefit them in their future. When they do, everybody benefits, especially the kids.

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Monarch’s death spreads awareness RACHEL KEENEY H/S Editor

Over the past summer, butterflies have been fluttering all over the place spreading their beautiful colors. However, in Kent Island recently thousands of monarch butterflies have turned up dead and no one knows why. Monarch butterfly's population has slowly been declining over the past years due to environmental factors, but this sudden scattering seems to relate to a new theory: mosquito spraying. The Maryland Department of Agriculture recently spoke up saying the last time they sprayed was September 18(one week prior to the butterfly's death) and that the spray was in “such a small area”. They also added that the spray is “not known to affect larger species like monarch butterflies” (WJLA). However, more research suggests insecticides are a main cause to the butterfly's death. These significant chemicals get sprayed on plants, contaminating the leaves. The changes in temperature also affect the butterfly's migration route. When temperatures increase, it drives the monarchs further North making their migration route longer and harder. While spraying for mosquitos is important, other alternatives to decrease the mosquito population should be enforced so that other bugs don't get the after effects of chemicals. Luckily, there is still hope to save these monarchs. Eden Mill is known for their appreciation

and helpful hands on the environment. One exhibit they have is a butterfly garden where an array of butterflies (including monarchs) can enjoy nectar from a variety of butterfly-friendly plants. The plants are grown by the staff workers and given a check on the gardens 3 times a week. The Harford County Master Gardeners also contribute to growing the garden and keeping the butterflies safe, by maintaining the garden, researching the plants, and teaching this knowledge to others. Ladew Gardens has also just recently opened a new butterfly house, built with greenhouse framing material and covered with a mesh that secures the butterflies while allowing them to live among the elements of nature. Sheryl Pedrick, Ladew’s education director says, “Our goal is to showcase butterflies and caterpillars in stressing the importance of the interrelationship between plants, insects, people, and wildlife” (Matt Button, The Aegis). Along with Eden Mill, other local places are contributing to helping the butterflies like Red Pump Elementary school. Red Pump has a small butterflyfriendly garden outside of their school where they raise monarchs in a safe environment. Besides spreading a bright orange color, monarchs have an important impact on our environment like pollinating flowers. More community’s need to come together to help spread awareness of the monarch butterfly before they’re permanently gone.

Halloween with new fright Embrace perfectly imperfect people;

LEIGHA MCBURNEY Reporter

Costume. Candy. Curfew. Each year kids from all over the world get dressed and ready to Trick-or-Treat but Maryland is finally cracking down on what can be worn, how late children can stay out, and how old they should be. According to Stacey on belairnewsandview.com, in 2011 the City of Aberdeen and the Town of Bel Air recommended time to Trick-or-Treat between 5 and 8pm while the Town of Havre de Grace is between 6 and 8pm. While the time limit might seem reasonable, two to three hours is not enough time to get through a whole neighborhood. If Trick-or-Treating starts at 5pm, but a child's parents don’t get home until 6, they miss one hour. Some kids can’t even get into the costume by themselves. The goal of a child on the night of Halloween is to get as much candy as they possibly can. Setting a time limit isn’t a bad idea, but making it so short seems vastly unfair. Equally as frustrating is that many towns are also restricting the age at which should trick or treat. In fact, in 2018 Baltimore WJZ reported that many Maryland towns restricted the age

of trick-or-treating to under 12. Again, this might seem practical, but entirely impossible to manage. Teenagers should not get hate for wanting to go out for Halloween. If teenagers want to trickor-treat, they should be able to if they are respectful and let the littler kids go first. But anyone handing out candy should not be disrespectful to teens just because they still genuinely enjoy the Halloween experience. Baltimore WJZ also reports that the Town of St. Micheals in Talbot County is restricting “anyone over the age of 12 from wearing a mask within town limits”. As of right now this is just in the Town of St. Micheals. If it works for them then why wouldn’t another county's give it a try. This limits the creativity a child can have on Halloween and the different costumes can be worn. It isn't up to the town or city to restrict what children can wear, it is up to the parent of the child. The parents should make their own restrictions as they see fit for their own circumstances. The lesson here is this: Don’t set limits on Halloween; instead, embrace the fun and enjoy the crazy creativity of this once a year fabulous fall event.

Being kind can change lives anyday

KENDALL SCHUBERT Business Manager Scars. Each one tells a different story. The one from when you fell off your bike as a little kid. The time you and your best friends were playing man hunt at midnight and you ran into a tree. But what about the ones that were left by the people who were supposed to love you. You know that girl that you talk about because “her face is so caked on.” Well, you don’t think twice about the insecurities she’s hiding behind the “ten layers of makeup” she applied to feel like a normal teen. The reality is her makeup is her security blanket that you tear down by calling her names

because she looks a little different than you. What you don’t know is that her layers of makeup cover the bruises her boyfriend of two years slapped onto her face in anger because she posted a picture he didn’t approve of. Or the scar above her lip from the time he got mad at her for smiling at a friend walking past her in the hall. How about the boy who wears the same three long sleeve shirts and sweatshirts to school every day, no matter the temperature. Those long sleeves shield the world from seeing the cigarette burns his mother put on him for taking the trash out 10 minutes after he was asked to do so. Have you ever noticed the scar behind his ear? That’s from his father slamming him against the wall for stepping in front of him when he lunged for his little sister. And that “weird girl” you never gave your time to? Well, she’s quiet and seems to cave in on herself whenever someone comes too close. That’s because her stepmom shoved her in the corner and screamed at her every day for being “the worst mutt of a

girl who will never get anywhere in life.” And you know that one teacher whose smile lights up every room and she radiates positivity. She stays late everyday making lesson plans and grading papers. However, the real reason she stays so late is because she’s petrified to go home to the husband who abuses her every night because she isn’t the perfect runway model he thought he married. Every single person to walk the earth has a quirk about themselves that shields the outside world from seeing a darker part of themselves they don’t want to be known. Get past the surface. Dig in. It might be hard but trust me,. Ask your friends how they are doing when they start to close themselves off. Become aware of differences in someone's personality. Be aware of what other people aren’t saying as much as what they are. YOU have the ability to do something for the people who are too frightened to speak up in fear of what will happen if they do. YOU have the chance to do something for the ones who may pay the price because no one noticed they were suffering.

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Students seek Making musical magic opportunities CAITLYN ALLEN News Editor

LEIGHA MCBURNEY Reporter On October 16, Harford Community College hosted a College and Career fair. The event took place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the APGFCU Arena. This fair consisted of about 120 colleges, 26 careers, four military opportunities, as well as three other set ups for financial aid and other important information. According to Matthew Johnstone, the guidance counselor for freshmen through seniors with the last name beginning with the letters F-K, the information at the event can be useful for middle school and high school but will benefit high schoolers more because it is almost time they start applying. He added that the event is good for freshmen and sophomores so they can get a look at what is out there and to help figure out what they are interested in. Juniors and seniors should go to ask questions to schools they are seriously considering. According to Johnstone, the college reps can give students a better insight into their college and what they have to offer. Information about financial aid was also available for par-

ents. Tabitha Gosnell, parent of previous student Alyxis Gosnell, mentioned that being able to go to an event with lots of information in one place is very helpful. She added that having a child that is still debating what they want to do will give them a better understanding of what is out there to help them weigh out their options. The fair will also help student athletes who plan on continuing the sport they play into college. Johnstone made sure to add that they have an NCAA presentation. He mentioned that if a student is going to play as a Division I or II athlete that he/she has to go through the NCAA to produce grades, transcripts, and to make sure he/she has the classes to make him/her eligible. If a four-year or two-year college is not an interest, then consider checking out the booths for different tech schools or businesses. The counselor stated that no matter what a student’s interest, the college and career fair has something for everyone and is a great resource. Students who attended the event include senior Jess Gerheardt who explained it was, “A great opportunity to gain more information, as the process is stressful.”

showing people his work, but in the future, he hopes to accomplish big things such as “write film scores and video game Senior Max Henkel writes his scores and possibly arrange for own music outside of his schoolacapella.” work and other curricular activiAside from composing, Henties in which he participates. kel is involved with many other Henkel calls himself a composactivities. “I am in the musical, I er. “I was probably around nine teach a taekwondo class outside years old when I started making of school, and as for commusic,” Henkel claims. The posing, I arrange a ton of senior says he has been into SATB music for harmonics music his whole life, even and I am arranging a piece when he was a little boy. right now for all the choirs According to Henkel, when to sing called “Let It Be.” he was nine years old, he had Henkel claims it is diffia keyboard laying around his cult to balance all his musihouse that no one ever used. cal and theatrical activities One day, he started playwith his schoolwork. “I ofing around on the keyboard ten find that I am staying up and started playing random very late at night every day pieces. Henkel then fell in to finish my homework,” love with trying to figure out states the musician. musical combinations, and Henkel is very passionate when he got older, he startabout his music and he uses ed “figuring out what comit to relax and de-stress. “I’m binations worked and what really glad I have found mudidn’t.” The composer also figured out “what patterns Senior Max Henkel is a member of sic and composing as an outlet because it is a very passounded nice and which the North Harford harmonics and is sionate and expressive way didn’t.” the lead role in the plays. In his free to show how I feel.” Henkel Henkel states he writes thinks there is something so a lot of film score music and time, he is a hard-working composer. incredibly beautiful about music “that would be fitting Photo credit: Caitlyn Allen how he can express music for video games and is mostly orchestral.” pieces. Even though he does not through sounds. He explained, Henkel claims he has not faced publicly show anyone his work, he lives by the words of his mumany challenges with writing his Henkel claims he has “a lot of sic teacher, Angela Jones, which own music, but one major diffi- work he is personally very proud are “music is what feelings sound like.” He plans to follow his love culty in writing his own music of with his composing.” is finding his own voice. “I tend Right now, Henkel may not be for composing in the future. to become very easily inspired by something that I am listening to, but then I have to draw a fine line between inspiration and copying,” states Henkel. Henkel claims “it is very exciting to take an idea and make it my own, even though it is a difficult task.” Henkel does not submit his work or show many people his

North Harford Middle teacher earns $25,000 Milken Educator Award LAUREN SECO OP/ED Editor North Harford Middle School teacher, Erin Wyatt, was presented with the Milken Educator Award this fall, making her the only Maryland educator to receive the award this year out of a total of 40 in the U.S. The Milken Educator award is granted by the Milken Family Foundation to “early-to-mid career education professionals for their already impressive achievements” and their promise in the future (Milken Educator Awards). According to Wyatt, “it is supposed to expose you to other avenues in education,” and the award will get individuals are doing out for other teachers to notice and help accomplish the goals they have. “We were told we were getting a one to one award from the state superintendent for our devices because our students in sixth and

eighth grade get their own devices for all year long,” explained Wyatt. The principal sent out an email saying that teachers might be interviewed for the media during an assembly. During the event, teachers were doing crowd control to make sure the students were paying attention and staying respectful. Not knowing what was about to happen, Wyatt was going over all the things she needed to do during the day. “That day we were doing tie dye t-shirts for girls club,” and we needed to prepare to do the activity that all the girls were looking forward to. As this was going on, she looked up to see everyone looking at her. “I did not hear my name called,” says Wyatt, “Did she ask me something that I needed to answer? I did not know what was going on.” Her anxiety built up, “I don’t know what to do. Should I move? It was honestly a shock. I

did not know that was going to happen.” The teacher was awarded the Milken Educator Award which included $25,000. She was then asked to give a speech within the next few minutes. Wyatt said she spoke from the heart as the media watched, and she hoped it went well. Wyatt describes how she achieved her inspiration in a story from her childhood. During her high school years at Joppa, Wyatt took a Chemistry class with teacher Sue Fox. The award winner described her as ”awesome; I did not start liking science until I had her class.” Wyatt went into the class expecting the worst for two reasons: “First of all I don’t like science, and second of all, it's going to be a challenging science, so I’m really not going to like this class.” Ms. Fox’s teaching style turned her view upside down. Through her “positive” and “contagious” demeanor, her dedica-

tion to her students, and her willingness to help guide students to success, the entire class grew to love chemistry, and Wyatt developed her inspiration. “Human nature is to always put yourself first, and to focus on what betters you and what makes you happy, but teaching is a profession where you have to think about someone else and be selfless. Obviously we don’t do it for the paycheck.” According to Wyatt, being able to reach students and being able to help them when they come to her gives life purpose. “It’s not your job now--it’s your passion.” She would like to encourage her students to like what they’re doing in their future because then it is not such a task to complete. Wyatt does her best to know all the students in the school. “If they’re walking down the hallway and their head is down, just a ‘hi’ or a ‘how are you’ or a ‘good

morning’ can brighten up their day.” When the teacher was a teenager, she was part of a church group that helped young women find their worth and become empowered so that they will group up to do great things. Wyatt continues, “When I started working at North Harford in 2011, we had a student that had a lot going on at home.” It was then that she decided to create a club where eighth grade girls can stay after school and form positive relationships. Wyatt’s future goals as an educator would include continuing teaching science and having direct contact with students and later on possibly continue into administration. “I think at this point teaching is where I want to be, but later on going into administration and being able to work with all students--not just science students--would be great.”

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From Maryland to Massachusetts, FFA students compete in agricultural competitions GREER STRINE Reporter

their knowledge. According to Brundridge, “If we did well in

favorite part was getting to touch an elephant. I have never gotten New England isn’t just to touch one in the home of the Patrireal life. Emily had ots football team but is also ridden a camel also the home of the Big and that was really E State Fair. The Eastcool too.” ern State Exposition in Being at the Massachusetts hosted fair and traveling the North Harford FFA on the bus for the students participating same amount of in agricultural competime was not as titions to show off their fun as it may seem knowledge. Flaherty had statOver the summer, ed. Revilla added FFA participants went “I am not a big fan to the Maryland State of driving places Convention to combecause I hate sitpete in certain competing for too long titions. Those students and I cannot lay who were able to place Success brings smiles. FFA students posed for down.” Howevsecond, were able to go a picture at the Big E fair. er, the bus wasn’t to the Big E fair. North the worst part for Harford was able to Photo Credit: Erika Edwards Brundridge, he explace second in multiple claimed “My least categories. favorite part was The students on the envithe Big E competition, we would having to take tests for my CDE. ronmental science team, sophwin awards and bring glory to Compared to Maryland, New omore Solomon Brundridge, the North Harford name.” England brought a lot to the taand seniors Emily Boling, DiFlaherty had placed second ble. Flaherty exclaimed that the ana Woosley, and Gonzalo Reat the Maryland State FFA Confair was much bigger than any villa competed together had vention in creed speaking. She one back home and it was fun to placed sixth at this competition. had stated “This placing had alwalk around. She also added that Sophomore Teagan Flaherty was lowed me to compete at the Big the fair included normal things the only student competing in E against other creed speakers such as vendors, but they also creed speaking had placed sixth. from other states along the East had agricultural related things Those who competed in horse coast. I competed with other such as livestock competitions. evaluation had placed seventh members from our FFA chapConcluding the trip, everyone and ninth. ter to represent Maryland and who came to the Big E fair, went Members of the North HarNorth Harford.” to a banquet. At this banquet, ford FFA chapter had competed Within the four-day trip, they ate dinner and received in creed speaking, horse evaluastudents were able to do things awards. Even the national FFA tion, and the environmental and they never imagined were posofficer attended to the last day natural resources teams battled sible. Revilla exclaimed, “My celebratory dinner.

Spirit week: Who did it better? COMPILED BY: Emily Iampieri “The teacher’s spirit week was pretty weak because each department did their own thing so not a lot of them matched. Only a few teachers put effort into it. Also most of the days for the teachers were just boring.” Will Tikiob, senior

Pictured: English dept.

Photo credit: Staff

Pictured: Dylan Jablon, Luke Kelly, Evan Allred, James Zangrilli, Will Tikiob, Will Becker

Photo credit:Will Tikiob

“I think that the teachers want to lead by example and we want the students to feel the same way. We felt that if we all dressed up and we all got energized and pumped up we’d get you guys pumped up and ready to do what you need to do.” Mrs. Carla Harward, teacher

October 25, 2019

Take a slice, give a slice;

Delta pizza serves up “dough”-nations ALEAH BIKLE IDR Editor Driving through the small town of Delta, patrons may not notice too many things going on, but those may be surprised to find out that Delta Pizza and DP Lounge has a spark that will change their perspective. The restaurant has hosted a multitude of family-friendly events, arose from the ashes of a fire that burned the walls down in a blink of an eye with a grand re-opening, and has even been nominated for the Reader’s Digest’s “Nicest Place in America” award. For a town that almost never seems to get much attention, Delta Pizza continually proves the skepticism wrong. Owner Sal Ferranti says the restaurant’s story began by accidentally getting lost. “I came from Italy with my family when I was a teenager, in 1984. We were always in the restaurant business, even back home, and when we came to America, we began our stay in New Jersey,” Sal continued, “when we arrived, we didn’t speak a lick of English and we were looking for other people who spoke Italian, which we shortly found out were nowhere to be found around us.” Sal and his family packed up their bags and headed to Baltimore to begin anew and hopefully find those who were similar. “The rumor was that, in Little Italy in Baltimore, there were a lot of people who spoke our language,” Sal says, “when we found out that wasn’t true, we started to travel back to New Jersey, took a couple wrong turns, and ended up here in Delta, which at the time, we thought was still New Jersey.” For some time, the restaurant has implemented a donation program that enables customers to donate a dollar, or a few, to the shop in exchange for a piece of paper money being hung on the wall that quotes “Take a Dollar, Leave a Dollar Slice,” for anyone to take off the wall and use to pay for a slice of pizza if they need it, and according to Sal, he has seen a great response from both ends of the spectrum. The idea came to Sal’s mind

on a day in which he was the one in need, “I was at a convenience store buying something to eat and didn’t have enough change to cover the entire cost, so the cashier offered to use what change was left in their ‘’take a penny, leave a penny” jar,” Sal reminisced, “it was one of the nicest things and I thought “what if I was really hungry but I didn’t have any money at all?” This situation inspired me to start a “take a dollar, leave a dollar” donation for anyone who was in need.” Sal prefers the attention to be placed on how tremendous the community has been in helping out those who, unfortunately, may be stuck in a hard time, whether they can help it or not. “Everybody has something to give. Everybody is here for a reason. Maybe my reason is to provide someone with something to eat. Maybe someone else’s reason is to guide somebody in life that needs direction,” Sal continued, “the little things matter. I don’t really think that it’s about me or you, but it’s about us. Everybody needs that recognition in the world, as we are all alike. We are here to shine our light for somebody.” Delta Pizza is decorated in American flags, that also hang

Customers can take a slip off of this bulletin board to pay for a slice of pizza, no questions asked. Photo Credit: Aleah Bikle in various parts of the town thanks to Sal’s father, and even has designated parking spots for veterans who have served the country.

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Cursive club creates opportunities for changes in writing Interest ABBEY KROENER Sports Editor One day Mr. Bob Ott woke up in the middle of the night and thought, “We have seniors that can’t write cursive, and that can’t sign their name.” This led to the idea to start a cursive club because “that’s just unacceptable; since in the adult world, the real world, you gotta sign your name a lot.” Ott is in charge of the club and plans to meet every Hawk Soar in the Media Center. “ I imagine it will take four or five Hawk Soars to get through, to teach all the letters and to practice them.” The club organizer plans to make different sessions to keep the groups small and focused. There will be ten students per class. A class will last as long as it takes to get through the alphabet and get enough practice in. Once that class is complete, another sign up sheet and group will form and Ott will

go through the teaching process should be relaxed and fun.” again. The sign up sheet is norOtt thought that it was a shame mally located in the library on that this huge part of American the front desk, right by the sign culture, “which is really kind of in sheet. a little bit of an art form,” is just The librarian claims that he going away. According to Ott, he has never done it before so he is heard that the senior class was kind of guessing his way the last grade to be taught on how things will cursive. He says that turn out but he its a skill that he is going to try would hate to “We have seniors his best and see go away, that can’t write curlearn as he “because cursive, and that can’t sign goes. “This sive handfirst group writing is their name.” is a trial and beautiful.” - Bob Ott, error to see Ott also what hapstates, “if you Librarian pens.” wanna write The meetings someone a love letaren’t meant to stress ter, it’s better in curanyone out, they will be infor- sive.” mal, in a casual setting and self The club was inspired by Ott’s paced. A typical meeting will in- desire to give others the chance volve some type of snacks, “you to be rewarded. He wants othgotta have snacks,” says Ott. He ers to appreciate, “that you get plans on introducing each letter to learn a skill for the rest of your and going through it, with each life and once you learn it, you will taking their own time to figure be proud of yourself that you atit out. Ott excitedly says, “it tempted to do something and you

were successful at it.” He adds says, “it is also about building good habits and understanding that hard work pays off.” Starting this club was from the mind set that “every student who didn’t know how to write cursive would sign up, but that’s not the case,” says Ott, “ I know students who can’t write it that aren’t interested.” His goal is to get people who cannot write in cursive to sign up, along with those who want to improve their cursive. The first ten for the first class are mainly students who claim that they already know it, but just want to create a more beautiful style, claims Ott. Playing it by ear, Ott is going to see how the club goes this year. He mentions that if there is a need and interest for the cursive club, then he will continue it. Sign up for the cursive club and expand your horizons. Ott says, “I thought If I were a student and I didn’t know how to write in cursive, I would jump on it,” so you should too.

Finding friendly homes for furry friends HANNAH SCHEIDE Reporter Students and staff at North Harford High are helping to give abandoned dogs a second chance at life. Freshman Alyssa Dunn, senior Cameron Laplante, junior Lillian Greco, and math teacher Mrs. Wenke Green are all involved in dog rescue or dog fostering. Dunn and her family have saved the lives of about 200 dogs and cats over five years from kill shelters in the south. Dunn said that she and family pick them [dogs] up from Pikesville, MD or Virginia and take them home.” Dunn’s operation is foster based, which she explained as “keeping them for a week if they are adults to make sure they’re healthy. If they’re puppies we keep them until they’re eight weeks old, and then another week to check them out until they get adopted.” While Dunn helps dogs get adopted, Laplante and his family have fostered five dogs, with plans to keep doing so. “Although everyone wants to find their perfect family pet, many dogs in the US need homes with loving families,” said Laplante. Greco is also involved in dog rescuing with her family. “Our household rescues and volunteers in whatever capacity we can,” said Mrs. Sarah Greco. She said her family helps with fundraising, publicity, transporting, and “really anything that

we can help with wherever they need us.” The Greco family has been rescuing dogs for around two years. “We have, at the moment, three rescued German Shepherds. I suppose we are a bit of a failure at fostering, since any that have come to our home have stayed. It is difficult to invest so much time into something and then have to say goodbye,” said Mrs. Greco. She added that they got involved with this particular rescue through her vet office, Jarrettsville Veterinary. “We had lost one of our dogs to cancer and our remaining GSD stopped eating and started going downhill. Our vet suggested a buddy might help him and pointed us to Black Dogs and Company.” The rescue is called Black Dogs And Company Rescue, Inc. ”The number of dogs in our rescue varies. We only have so many people who can volunteer and foster. Unfortunately we cannot rescue everyone. We just do not have the resources,” said Mrs. Greco According to the ASPCA 60% of dogs that enter shelters are euthanized, while some had medical conditions that were life treatment others were perfectly healthy but not adopted in time. It takes people only about 70 seconds to decide if they want that dog or not and may only look at a third of the options. Lastly, Greco said the best advice she can give people who want to foster, adopt or rescue

would be to be prepared for anything and be prepared to work. “In my experience, 9 times out of 10 you are probably rescuing a dog from a somewhat poor if not downright bad situation. Many times you have to first un-train learned behaviors and then retrain wanted behaviors through positive reinforcement.” She mentioned that none of this can be done until the owner has established some level of trust and respect. “You really need to be prepared to stick to a schedule that your

rescued dog can count on- routine helps immensely. It helps create that bond of trust as well as reduces anxiety in the dog. Our first rescue took us three years to balance. He was a hot mess.” The dog is almost 14 now, which is almost unheard of for a German shepherd, and Greco says he is really is one of the best dogs they have ever owned. “You would never have guessed that would be the outcome when we first rescued him. Many people recommended we just put him down because he was so bad.”

Sarah Greco plays with three of her foster dog. The Greco family is helping rescue dogs who are in need of homes.

Photo credit: Sarah Greco

grows for NH clubs MARISSA ALTENBURG Reporter

This year the S.T.A.R.S. and DUCKS Club are being revamped and have been gaining interest by many new members. The clubs both have plans for the upcoming school year to make their club accomplish more. DUCKS is a club to “help our community in any way we can from hosting fundraising drives to going to senior centers to lift the spirits of our elderly community members,” says sophomore Leah Hiller. Silvia Guevara Martinez says, “We also help out families in the community.” Currently DUCKS is working on making bracelets, rings, and earrings to sell to raise money for an event they may need it for. Mrs. Denise Smick is the adult sponsor for the club. Sophomore Alyssa Sparacoo says she joined the club because “it looks very nice on college applications.” The S.T.A.R.S. club stands for Students Taking a Responsible Stand. This club is focused on drug and alcohol prevention. The president of the club is sophomore Grant Maxa and vice president is sophomore Colin Smith. The teacher advisor is Mrs. Lori Rake. Maxa says, “S.T.A.R.S. has many goals for the year. One is to keep our school drug free. We want people to make smart decisions and have a positive impact in our community.” Smith adds, “There is a very big problem with vaping in today’s world and so many people do it, yet they haven’t even been around long enough for anyone to know the long term effects, so people could be digging themselves a grave without even knowing. So, I’d like to spread awareness.” S.T.A.R.S. had a booth at the homecoming game that gave out bubble gum to student that agreed to “blow bubbles not smoke.” This was one way they decided to spread awareness of the situation. The club is also planning to have events planned for red ribbon week which occurs on Oct. 23-31. This is “the nation’s largest and oldest drug prevention campaign” according to redribbon.org. This year the theme is about sending a message to others to stay drug free. Maxa says “S.T.A.R.S. plans to hand out red ribbons at lunch with red lollipops with the quote stay drug free during the week.”

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TeenS MAKING A DIFFERENCE Do you know an exceptional young woman in grades 7-12? The Harford County Commission for Women is seeking nominations of outstanding young women for its 2020 Women of Tomorrow Awards. These awards honor those who have made a difference in their school and community, and positively impact the lives of others. Information and applications will be available by October 20 at www.harfordcountymd.gov/1804/Women-of-Tomorrow-Award

Join the 4th Annual Harford County

Night of Conversation On Wednesday, November 13 Harford County students and parents are encouraged to talk over dinner about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, practice refusal skills, and make a plan to escape difficult situations. For more information visit www.HarfordTalks.com

Drug, Alcohol, and Mental Health Education

Learn how to stand up to negative pressures and influences; gain helpful refusal skills and learn how mental health and stress can influence drug use. Classes are free. Lunch and snacks are provided. Topics include: • Drug, Alcohol, and Mental Health Education • Local Community Speakers • Group Discussions • K-9 Unit Demonstration • Interactive Activities For information on classes and to register, visit www.harfordcountymd.gov/odcp

TEENS HELPING TEENS

Harford County Teen Court Serve on the Harford County Teen Court Jury and earn service hours while helping your peers. Teen court is a voluntary diversion

program used to resolve misdemeanor offenses for youth ages 11-17. As a Teen Court Juror, you will: • Ask the juvenile offender questions to understand the incident • Deliberate privately to decide what sanctions should be imposed • Encourage peers to make better choices in their future

Find out how you can help! www.harfordcountymd.gov/odcp

BARRY GLASSMAN

Harford County Executive AMBER SHRODES

Director, Community Services

Office of Drug Control Policy Harford County Department of Community Services www.harfordcountymd.gov/services 410.638.3333

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Aspen Vinyard, junior “Over the summers when I was little, I used to get sick, I would get like 106-degree fever. When we went to the doctors, they always said I was fine, or I just had a cold. One summer I was really sick, and my mom took a picture of me sleeping because she thought I looked funny. When she looked back at the picture there was a face that looked like my step dad’s great grandfather. He built our house in the 1920s.”

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Body preservation ZACH JACKSON Reporter

A form of body preservation with cryogenic technology allows internal organs and bodies of once living human beings to be preserved for humans in the future in need of body part replacements. It involves the placement of internal organs and bodies in to big containers of liquid nitrogen where they’re kept. The facility located in Scottsdale, Arizona currently houses 147 brains and bodies of members who signed up for the preservation in liquid nitrogen. The facility’s name is “Alcor Life Extension Foundation” and they strive to have a goal of “one day being revived with cryonic preserved body parts.” The foundation designed its technology to preserve the donated body parts at such low temperatures in order to prevent decay and actually cryopreserve the current number of cells and blood in those certain parts. A recent poll of North Harford High School students show that a majority of students would choose to be a donor and have their body preserved for others who are in need of certain parts in the future. Senior Chase Groh is one of those students who chose to be a donor. He says, “I would choose to preserve my body since many have gave and offered me such a wonderful life and I believe it is best to give back by giving those who never had a chance a new hope.” Sophomore Tristan McGregor is a student who would not choose to preserve his body. He states, “I’d rather be buried in a more traditional way with everything that is currently in my body included with me and I would not like other people touching or taking things from my body after I die, I would hate to have parts missing.” .

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and the weird Grave robbing LEAH HILLIER Reporter

Grave robbing and body snatching seem like concepts out of a storybook, but both happened in real life. Body snatching happens when a body is taken from its grave. Instead of the valuables in the grave being sought after, it is the body itself, according to Britannica. “Since there wasn’t a lot of medical knowledge or supplies, body snatching shouldn’t have been done but it is understandable,” says sophomore Alyssa Sparacco-Ireland. When teaching doctors in the 18 and 19th centuries required practice, dead bodies were used rather than living patients. However, access to bodies was limited, thus body snatching became popular. In England, where most of the body snatching occurred, only the bodies of criminals could be used for medical purposes. Even though body snatching wasn’t technically illegal, grave robbing was. Corpses did not have legal standing because they were not alive. Body snatching was surprisingly profitable, and it thrived off bodies being in such short supply. According to research, the property inside the grave, like the clothes or jewelry, was not allowed to be taken, and the dissection of the body for medical purposes was also illegal. When the process of body snatching became commonplace in the United States, it was typically overlooked because it was typically poor cemeteries that had their bodies stolen. Ireland thinks that this was because, “the social class divide was worse, and people cared more about their popularity so robbing the graves of a rich person was seen as much worse than robbing a poor person.” Riots pertaining to the status of the deceased person were not uncommon, and one such incident in New York started a riot. The body of a woman was stolen from Trinity Church in 1788, and it caused a riot, ending with medical professionals and their students being taken to jail for their own safety, says Britannica. Not all body snatching was done on people who were already dead, some people, such as William Burke killed people in order to sell their bodies, he killed 16 people and sold them to Robert Knox, who went unpunished when Burke’s crimes came to light. “If you’re killing people for the sake of teaching it’s more okay than killing just to kill but that doesn’t mean it should be done,” says Ireland.

Sources: Donor Registry of California, Penn Medicine, UNOS, U.S. Government Information on Organ Donation and Transplantation.

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October 25, 2019

Fans get ready for Disney’s Monstober marathon LEIGHA MCBURNEY Reporter When a haunted attraction is too much of a scare consider curling up with a cup of apple cider to watch some of Disney’s Monstober. This annual series started-on October 2 with movies playing for a nighttime fright. Lots of channels play Halloween movies nightly but none of them play Disney. Disney creates movies that can be “fun for the whole family” stated by imdb.com, giving kids and teens time to simply spend time relaxing with their friends or family. Disney takes a haunted twist every October with Halloween

movies and a scary twists on a few of their shows. According to halloweenmoviesontv.com this tradition started in 2005 but was called HauntoberFest at that time. In 2008 that name was changed to Wiz-tober but in 2012 it was once again renamed again to Monstober. Also mentioned that Monstober will consist of Hotel Transylvania, Monsters, Inc., Zombies, Goosebumps, Trolls, Spookley the Square Pumpkin, and Disney Hall of Villains. These movies will be aired at night throughout the month of October, but this list is still in the process of being made.

According to freshman, Wyatt Ralph, they air new and old Halloween movies that are beginning to be directed toward

“A whole month of spooky fun movies--- nothing beats that!” -Trinity Testerman, junior t h e younger audience. This has caused him to lose interest in watch-

ing this Disney series as he got older but not everyone has. Both senior Zoe Finholm and junior, Trinity Testerman stated that a month dedicated to Halloween themed stuff can be a great time. Testerman mentioned that “a whole month of spooky fun movies, nothing beats that.” Finholm loves to sit down to watch two of her favorite Halloween movies- Halloweentown and Hocus Pocus. Although these movies are not currently on the schedule for Disney’s Monstober they are still a few of Disney’s Halloween classics. According to Finholm Disney’s Monstober

in the past was so much better than it is now. She believes that the change is helping them target the right group which benefits the company but that it is defeating all of the memories. According to John Frost from thedisneyblog.com this spooky Disney makeover is a time for a few of the TV shows to come out with new Halloween-themed episodes. He also added that Disney plays a lot of their fan favorite movies like a few of Finholm’s favorites. Take a second, or hours, to consider Disney’s Monstober for a night to satisfy the Halloween movie crave.

Local music fans spend Students relieve stress by creating art ‘Sunday in the Country’ HANNAH SCHEIDE Reporter

An annual event held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland and hosted by WPOC 93.1 sold out once again to the country lovers all around Maryland. This event has been around since 2001 at Oregon Ridge then moved to Meriwether in 2002. During the years 2014-2016 this event got so big they turned it into a two day event. The 2019 Sunday in the Country event sold out all 19,319 seats, allowing this event to be one of their biggest. On Sept. 29, the festival started at 1 p.m when the gates opened allowing people in to check out their vendors and sponsors. While everyone was setting and finding their spots Lauren Alaina kicked off the night. Following the opening act was Jimmie Allen, Brandon Lay, Filmore, Micheal Ray, Jordan Davis, Dylan Scott, then finally Old Dominion. While the concert was an hour or more away, a few people from North Harford High School did attend. This year’s event was a hit one with over 90 degree temperatures. While there were misting fans for the people in the pavil-

ion, people like Maddie Conrad had to prepare for the hot day by “drinking lots of water, and wearing shorts, a flannel and a tank top under the flannel in case it was hot.” While they were both in the pavilion, senior Hannah Smith prepared for the weather by “drinking lots of water before and bringing our own in to stay hydrated.” and senior Sam Crone prepared by “wearing light clothes, drinking lots of water, and wearing the right shoes because you’re standing a lot.” Brayden McCartin and Brenna Rose also went to SITC. Rose expressed her favorite part was being with her friends because it makes the whole experience better and McCartin said he liked the environment. But not everyone’s highlight of the night was the headliner. “My favorite act was Jimmie Allen because he walked right in front of my row and I could touch him,” said Crone. Crone also enjoyed Dylan Scott’s performance “because I hear his songs on the radio more often so I knew more of them.” Smith and Conrad both said they’d go again because they can have fun with friends, enjoy country music and meet new people.

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October 25 , 2019

Fields of Yellow for all to view; Girls Club prepares students for future

Jarrettsville sunflowers bloom

ELLIE EVANS News Editor

On Sept. 20, 2019 Clear Meadow Farms bloomed their billowing field of sunflowers lining Jarrettsville and brightening everyone’s day. As the flowers bloomed, photographers, locals, and visitors from as far as Ohio come out to capture images of the photogenic field. While visitors were not allowed to cut down sunflowers for themselves, volunteers from local churches worked on creating bundles and bouquets of the beautiful flowers. Selling them for $1 a piece and six for $5, each volunteer handed these bouquets of happiness with a smile. Admission into the fields was $5 per car, donations were also accepted and 100 percent are going towards local mission projects and churches. the flowers are always a huge hit for the community to join together, take pictures with friends and family . “I love going and getting nice pictures with my friends. This year my friends and i went after the pep rally to get some fun pictures in our senior shirts and crowns. And since it was right after school no one was there and we had the whole field to our selves.” shared senior Charlotte McElwain. The farmer who planted the sunflowers did not gain any financial benefit, only many compliments and smiles from visitors and their furry companions. While the sound of seeing thou-

sands of bees may not be pleasant to many, the sight of these pollinators was amazing. The bees were only interested in the flowers and buzzed past the visitors with joy from flower to flower. This spot by the intersection in Jarrettsville is quite the destination for wedding, maternity, and family photos. Anyone looking to up their social media game is bound to end up in these fields of yellow to capture some self portraits. Not only do the fields bring in a hefty profit for church donations but also a great opportunity for photographers to build their businesses. Since thousands travel from all areas to see the flowers it can be quite chaotic, parking is very simple with a large field reserved for cars right next to the flowers. After soaking up the sun with the flowers and capturing a few photos many suggest heading to one of the sunflowers big supporters, the Jarrettsville Creamery and Deli. They offer ice cream and lots of other delicious snacks. Along with snacks, the sunflowers sell drinks, cookies, and chips for $1 each. The volunteers and staff were nothing but cheery and welcoming to all visitors coming from far and wide. When the opportunity comes to check this amazing sight off of your bucket list, Jarrettsville at the end of September is the place to be.

LILI GRECO Reporter

guidance and being a role model than anything else, but they do have some fun events like field trips and sponsored dances. The meetings are after school, and start with an activity before jumping into real discussions about serious topics. “The activities are really fun, we play games and stuff just to u n -

Over at North Harford Middle School, there are loads of opportunities for students to join clubs and participate in activities after school. They offer after school intramural sports (like soccer and basketball), academic type clubs (like the National Junior Honor Society), and just plain fun activ“There are ities. One of these clubs is the Girls Club, only available teachers to eighth graders. there of course, Senior Morgan Demski, the leader but it’s really up to me to be a of the girls club and role model for the girls. high school menIt’s kind of about...Showing them tor, claims that this club is more than that they’re not alone. it seems. She talks Its an influential position to be about being a role model, sharing perin.” sonal experiences and ~Morgan Demski, creating a safe space for senior young girls. wind “I was a member in my eighth from the grade year,” says Demski, “but then they asked me to come back school day.” Demski says. Demski believes the field trips as a mentor in freshman year.” Demski is in her fourth year of they do go on are usually beneleading this club, with the help ficial to the members. She menof teacher sponsors at the mid- tioned trips to HCC to experidle school, and of course the par- ence a college environment and ticipation of young girls at the science museums and restaurants to practice manners in a real life school. The club’s focus is more around environment, both skills that are

applicable in these girls futures. “It’s just good practice for real life” Demski notes. The Girls Club website (girltalkinc.com) features real life stories about meaningful experiences from worldwide club members. “We use the real life stories on the website to have discussions with the club about serious things, like teenage pregnancy or like drugs... the kinds of things you’d talk about in school” Demski says. Demski also talks about being a leader. “There are teachers there of course, but it’s really up to me to be a role model for the girls. It’s kind of about showing them that they’re not alone. Its an influential position to be in.” So far, Girls Club is only at the middle school and only available to eighth graders. Demski hopes that she might be able to start a branch here for underclassmen, but nothing has come of that yet. “It would be nice to have here too, to maybe help the girls acclimate to high school.” Demski says. She takes her role very seriously “Hopefully the girls take the lessons they learned into the rest of their lives, high school and like real life.” Demski finishes.

Drumming to their own beat MAURA CHANEY Reporter

While juggling sports, drumline, and maintaining an education, three North Harford students are spending their free time writing music and performing gigs. The band “Manual” may only be a year old, but their success is just beginning. This rock band consists of three seniors, Zach Jackson, Garrett Strine, and Jacob Huneke. The idea for the name sparked when they got together to brainstorm what they wanted to write about and how they should sound. Jackson says that they’re all about “doing things manually, living your life as it comes and doing it all yourself.” Jackson remembers playing Guitar Hero when he was young and how that impacted his desire to play. “Music is my passion. I got my first guitar when I was eight,” he adds. Strine has a history of musical interest, and he can be seen in the NHHS drumline. He had already been friends with those in the band and played with them in the past, creating great chemistry for the group to evolve. Bouncing from schoolwork to sports can already be a struggle for most students, but members of Manual say that it doesn’t affect their free time as much as it seems. Strine is the wrestling manager and likes venturing outside of school, but he mentions “it doesn’t affect [his] free time too much because if [they] have a gig [they] practice once a week for the weeks leading up to it for an hour. [They] usually make an hour or so a week to practice.” Any kind of sport or activity can be tiring and mentally draining, and in some instances can cause people to not want to participate anymore. However, Huneke explains how that isn’t ever an issue with Manual. “I really enjoy playing songs where we improvise solos to sound good with what the rest of the band is playing. Finding the right notes is rewarding.” The boys of Manual show talent and motivation through their music, but they want to encourage others who want to make music to get involved and take the step to get involved. Huneke says that “since there are multiple people playing, no one can really tell if you mess something up. Just have fun in the moment,” or live “Manual-ly.”

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October 25, 2019

Most popular homecoming dress COMPILED BY Hailey Deares

At this year’s homecoming, many dress styles were popular among students, most notably the Adella slip dress by Free People. This dress style was rocked by several in varying colors and patterns. Cry of the hawk staff were curious as to what motivated students to wear this dress, and how they felt about others wearing the same dress as them.

Student

perspective With school back in session, the chaos of obtaining a parking pass for the fall season returns. Cry of the Hawk staff asked students if grades should decide if students get a parking pass?

Being late can cause students to not be allowed to practice for sports. Should administration penalize ALL students who participate in extracurricular activities if they arrive to school late?

“It’s a compliment to me that so many people wore it because that means it’s really cute”” Maddie Kramer, senior

“Grades should not factor into the decision if you get a parking pass or not, because whoever gets a parking permit first should get priority no matter what your grades are.”- Ben Ewers, junior

“All students who participate in extracurricular activities should be penalized fairly. If they don’t want to punish all late students the same way, there shouldn’t be a punishment at all.” Tonya Marks, sophomore

“There should be penalties to everyone who comes school late, even those in the arts. Otherwise it wouldn’t be fair.”- Leah Festerman, junior

“I didn’t really care about wearing the same dress. I thought it was hilarious. Because who really sees your dress after you are done taking pictures. I wore this dress because I already had it from a past event so I thought I would wear it instead of buying a new one.” Lina Goetz, junior

“It would be unfair if students trying in school and putting in the effort to do good don’t get a parking pass, and those who slack off and don’t get good grades do.”- Riley Stem, junior

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Weird n e e w o l hal s t u o hand

COMPILED BY Maura Chaney

The best part of Halloween is going trick-or-treating and going through your bag of candy afterwards. Chocolate, Skittles, and... toothpaste? NHHS students reflect on wacky handouts they have recieved on Halloween.

Stephanie Zagriek, junior “Who gives out toothpaste on Halloween? It made me feel upset because I was a kid and I went to the neighbor’s house and he offered me a toothbrush. I cried because I skinned my knee running from his house. He was a dentist, so it made sense. I actually kept it and used it. It was travel sized. I was 10 years old.”

Jessi Hanlon, junior “When I was 13, I got a box of Ramen. It was chicken flavored. I was kinda happy about it because Ramen is great. I made it that night. They had a bowl of candy, but they handed me a box of Ramen.”

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NHHS Car Show winner: Zach Jackson MADISON FEATHERSTON Reporter Senior Zachary Jackson won the car show with his 1937 Chevrolet Coupe and also placed third with a 1931 Ford. Runner up Kylie Little and her 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 were among 11 other competitors. Q: What was your reaction when you found out you won the car show? A: My reaction was totally surprised! I haven’t won a competition like that in such a long time and since it was my birthday that day, I felt so fantastic, placing twice was an even better surprise! Q: Who did you consider your biggest competition? A: Kylie Little or Zach Grimm and his dad, ever since I went to NHHS’s homecoming, I always see them bring their cars to the show and thought that since it was the first time I brought this car to the show, it wouldn’t win the first time. Q: What set your car apart from the crowd? A: I’ve gotten a lot of compliments from everyone who saw the car, it was very vintage, it belonged to my Pop Pop and is 82 years old! It’s true that there was a wide variety of cars this year, but the Coupe definitely stood out. Q: Have you competed in the past? A: Yes, but this year my dad and I brought a different car to put in the show that won in the top 3. That was our 1931 Ford. Last year we didn’t enter the Coupe but I’m definitely glad we did this year. Q: Why did you enter? A: I entered because I thought it would be fun and a cool experience to drive a vehicle you don’t really get to drive much to my school and show off to my friends and everyone else at the game! It’s my senior year so I wanted to get involved and I’m glad I did.

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Hawks Halloween plans

- “I usually stay home and watch scary movies with friends.” Zach Graf, junior

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“I hang out with the people in my neighborhood; the younger kids trick or treat, and the rest of us have a cookout.

Josh Parsons, Junior

Photo credit:Steve Jackson

Ryan Tracy, Sophomore “I was 12 I think, and I got a caramel apple. I was confused because I had never had a caramel apple before, and it was weird because I was expecting a Hershey bar or something.”

“When I was a kid I used to dress up and go trick or treating with my brothers and we would trade candies at the end, Sam Miesel, junior

Allison Kahl, junior “When I was like nine, we went trick or treating and when we got down to this creepy lady’s house, she didn’t have any candy left so she gave us two liters of soda. One was 7up and the other was Sprite. We were really confused, and we were like, ‘why?’”

James Zangrilli , senior

Weird hallowee n handout s “I have gotten some different types of candy that you usually don’t see. I’ve seen King Size bars which you don’t see often. I’ve seen empty wrappers and stuff like that. I’ve gotten pencils and erasers before. I think I’ve gotten a fast food coupon before too.”

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October 25, 2019

Spooky Season

Hocus Pocus 19%

17% Halloween

21%

Nightmare

Before X-mas

11% Scream

32% Top Halloween Movies 206 people polled

Halloween Town

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Would You Rather...

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Alternative medicine options offered Maryland experiences abnormally dry fall; Local harvest impacted by drought ADDY DEAN Reporter

Having stable mental and physical health are both very important in feeling balanced and well. Many places within the community offer therapeutic healing opportunities to help people achieve this balance. Cupping and acupuncture are two practices people receive when seeking treatment for high blood pressure, migraines, back and neck pains, stiff muscles, anxiety, fatigue, rheumatism, cellulite, and depression. According to Pacific College of Oriental Medicine both practices originated in Asia. There are textbooks outlining accurate procedures when performing these treatments that date back to the Neolithic Era. According to medical professionals, cupping has gained popularity in recent years. The procedure uses cups made of bamboo, glass, or plastic on the surface of the skin. According to Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, the purpose of cupping is to “disperse and break up stagnation and congestion by drawing congested blood, energy or other humors to the surface.” The suction under the cups is created by swabbing rubbing alcohol onto the bottom of the cup, then briefly heating it with a flame and putting the cup immediately against the skin. The flames used to heat the cups are never used directly on the skin and are not used extensively on the cups; preventing the

cup from burning the skin. Placement of the cups on the back may seem random, however they’re actually very specific. The cups are supposed to follow the five meridian lines on the back, achieving maximum stagnation and unblocking of vital fluids. Senior Will Becker described his experience when receiving this ancient Chinese treatment as “harmless and feeling really good” he also added “don’t cup your forehead, it stretches your whole face.” Acupuncture is a different process, inserting very thin needles just under the surface of the skin. The points in which the needles are inserted are like cupping. They follow meridians or pathways along the body to encourage the experience of flow and balance. Acupuncture needles are inserted at different depths depending on the location and intensity of the pain the patient is trying to relive. Although acupuncture involves needles, the procedure is supposedly painless and effective. Usually a single treatment of acupuncture lasts anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. Even though the use of cupping and acupuncture aren't proven to relieve pain, there are many people who believe in the practice and preach its benefits. However, there is a study that supports the theory that the people who believe these therapeutics will help them end up experiencing better results.

Home Remedies

COMPILED BY: KIERSTYN MCMANUS

MARISSA ALTENBURG Reporter

An absence of precipitation across Maryland has left some farmers with dry crops while others are succeeding. Sept. 2019 was the second driest in the history of the state according to CBS Baltimore. 64 percent of Maryland territory is considered “abnormally dry” by the U.S. drought monitor. This leaves MD out of the range that is a technical drought. Fall is a large growing and harvest season for farmers across Maryland. Andrew Kness, an agent from The University of Maryland Extension says, “drought has certainly affected crops this year especially vegetables, hay, pastures, ground cover, small grains, and late season soybeans.” In the case of Twin Pine Farms in Whiteford, Kelly Kamyszek says, “the lack of rain didn't really influence our crops or harvest. We planted about 30 acres of alfalfa after chopping corn.” The farm received no rainfall between Aug. 13 and Oct. 3. “We will have to replant the alfalfa in the spring.” Kness says, “the dry weather actually aids in harvest for many crops, especially with our grain crops (like corn and soybeans) and hay. Grain must be dried before harvesting and storage. For corn the ideal moisture is 15.5 percent and for soybeans its 13 percent. Achieving this moisture percentages is critical to store

Plants are dry enough to be harvested for fall. They received no rain from Aug. 13- Oct. 3. Photo Credit: NASA. the crop properly. Too wet and it will spoil or too dry can catch the grain bins on fire.” FOT teacher Mr. Brian Dougherty owns Dougherty Farms and adds “during the growing seasons for corn, soybeans, and hay there were timely rains. The yield this year was excellent. When the crops finished growing, the rain stopped. We experienced an exceptional span of days with no rain. This was a benefit to us.” “If it is too dry, some fall crops will struggle. Typically crops are planted to provide soil cover and nutrient uptake during the winter months. So far cover crops either have not been planted or those that were, are struggling very much to establish due to the lack of soil moisture,” states

Kness. The lack of rain has also affected the area’s livestock. “Hot and dry weather has forced our cool season grasses to stay dormant. Farmers will have to feed livestock more supplemental feed and hay this winter as a result of short, low yielding fall pasture,” stated Kness. Kness also added, “the drought also affects late summer and late fall/winter fruits and vegetables. These farmers have to irrigate longer and more as a result, which is an added expense,” he says “when the fall is too wet, it takes a very long time for grain to dry to proper harvest and storage moisture, so farmers have an added expense of drying grain in a grain dryer.”

Nuts show major health benefits including reduced weight gain, mental health factors MAURA CHANEY Reporter According to nutritionists, there are many positive health benefits of eating nuts, including preventing heart disease and packing vitamins and minerals. New research suggests they can also impact mental health positively. Not only are nuts a good source of fat, fiber and protein, but they also show signs of reducing factors for metabolic syndrome, including high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, as described by Healthline. Lower risks of heart disease has already been spotted when shopping for nuts, but they can also improve blood sugar levels and lower your risk of certain cancers. A study conducted by the national cancer center discovered “a statistically significant association between high frequency of nut consumption and reduced risk of colorectal cancer.” Medical News Today explains how “increasing daily nut consumption by half a serving was linked with a smaller risk of gaining [4.41 pounds] of weight

over a four-year period. Selenium is a mineral that can also protect against cancer, but it can make depression more manageable by improving mood and reducing anxiety. Selenium is present in Pictured above are a variety of nuts, includwalnuts, Brazil ing almonds. Certain nuts have been studied to nuts, some sea- benefit health. food, and organ Photo Credit: Perfect Keto meats. Zinc is Junior Gavin Barker explains that another dietary source that may help improve “it's great that people are finding the symptoms of depression, also ways to help themselves by using present in nuts and specifically nuts.” While nuts have been proven pumpkin seeds. Although there are beneficial, a Harvard study warns many positive factors in consum- “like other healthy foods, nuts ing nuts, around 6.5 million peo- can be stripped of many of their ple in the US have a peanut and/ nutrients during processing, so or tree-nut allergy. Junior Kevin raw or dry roasted nuts are your Diem has a nut allergy and says best choice. Avoid blanched peathat “it sucks for people who are nuts and almonds, which lose allergic to nuts like me because beneficial antioxidants and phythey are finding ways that they tochemicals when their skins are help people and I can't have that." removed.”

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Athlete stops playing sport; Players parade pink pride Ice hockey not offered at NH ADDY DEAN Reporter

LAUREN BRANDIS Reporter

nearest rink was 45 minutes away, the same distance from North Harford to the same establishment. A bus would transport the athletes from Curley to Ice World located in Edgewood, Maryland. Allen says he would be “willing to make the trip if a bus transported students from North Harford to Ice World if a team was created.” The transfer comes from long

skating with his family when vacationing at his lake house in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. He states that his family is “from New England they all know how to play hockey pretty well and it has made for some pretty special times out on the lake.” The athlete describes playing lake hockey as “heaven for any hockey player.” He enjoys the

Student Joe Allen is a recent transfer from Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore, Maryland. He played varsity ice hockey both his freshman and sophomore year at his old school then transferred to North Harford his junior year. Allen explains the change from private to public school “presented a wide variety of challenges.” One of those is not able to play hockey for his school anymore. He describes that transition as “the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make.” If a hockey team was an option at North Harford, Allen says he would “definitely Photo Credit: Joe Allen play” because he Junior Joe Allen is passionate about ice hockey. He misses playing is going to “miss hockey for a school and wishes he could play for North Harford. the sport” after having played for the last 11 years. lines of hockey in his blood “freedom and zero constraints The closest public school with which made him want to play the the outdoors holds.” When being an ice hockey team is Fallston sport at a young age. He describes on a pond or lake Allen feels “so High School. He says, “if the “hockey has been in my family for comfortable.” He believes “being opportunity was given for me to four generations, so for me play- outside puts everything into perplay for Fallston while still ating was way of representing my spective for a player and allows tending North Harford I would.” family and carrying on a legacy.” you to have an unlimited skating When attending Curley, the Allen’s most vivid memory is area.”

Captain shirts earned through performing duties ABBEY KROENER Sports Editor When given the captain position, there are requirements to demonstrate the leadership position that was earned. Captains t-shirts will be given to the athletes that perform their duties, while those who don’t may be denied the opportunity to receive a shirt. According to athletic director Mr. Tim Larrimore, “only captains that perform captain duties get t-shirts.” Larrimore said that he feels the most important duty of a captain “is cleaning up every day after practice.” This includes the stands, the track and wherever there is trash. According to Larrimore, the stadium should be spotless, with no trash. He goes on to say that if you are practicing on your field, that whole area should be picked up; no bottles, nothing left behind. If teams have many captains, but they all perform their duties, they are still eligible for a shirt. Although that captain is required to find the athletic director if they want a shirt. He will then decide if he believes you deserve the

reward of a captain shirt. “I have talked to student athletes who do not complete their duties,” says Larrimore, “they have come to me for the shirts and I said ‘I’ve watched you six times, and never saw you once clean anything up.’” As a captain, Larrimore believes you are to always take responsibility for making sure the team cleans up their belongings. Larrimore talked about how he looks out for them himself, “I am at everybody’s practice or games at least probably two or three times this season.” He adds, “so I just pay attention after the game and I look and see if everybody cleans up or I look after practice, when they finish practice to see if anybody cleans up.” He then has a good idea of who to give the shirts to. The athletic director decided to make and give out captain shirts because he wants a clean campus, “it was one of my pet peeves.” According to Larrimore, he doesn’t like to see a trashy campus and trashy playing fields, so he was trying to figure out a way to keep them clean. To keep this tradition going, Larrimore has had several captains’ meetings where he goes over the things that they need to

do. He mentions that they need to clean up after themselves and after the team, have a team clean up after every practice and game; and at the end he’ll give them a t-shirt. “I picked a pretty cool t-shirt,” Larrimore states, but when the stock runs out, he “might do a different design next time.” Although right now he has enough in stock and gives them out throughout the year. The director states that he would rather an athlete come during the season for the shirt so that he can remind them of their tasks, rather than when the season is over. By covering the topic each year in the preseason coaches’ meetings, Larrimore “hopes that the word gets to the captains about cleaning up and about the t-shirts.” Larrimore has already said “no” to some students who he believes do not deserve the captain’s t-shirts yet. He has not denied everyone, and you can still improve performing captain duties throughout the season. So far, he thinks right now, “JV football and JV girls’ volleyball are the best two that I have seen, they always clean up.”

October is breast cancer awareness month and the Hawk's Nest is gearing up in all pink to show our support. From little pink additions to player's uniforms to games dedicated to breast cancer, North Harford is dedicated to showing our pink pride. On October 21, girls' volleyball hosted their ‘dig pink game’ against Edgewood. A new tradition for the team, the squad was all in pink. According to varsity player Jordan Tidey, “the whole team had matching pink shirts and we all decorated the gym in pink” Although this was the first year the women's’ volleyball team initiated this event, in previous years they made sure to add “little pink touches to their uniform. Tidey added that the team would wear pink shoelaces, headbands, ribbons, or socks. Golf also enjoys attaching ribbons to their hats and using pink markers for their balls during matches. According to junior Jake Gay the golf team doesn’t do “anything official, but we all like to show some support.” For cross country they have

a similar philosophy on showing their pink pride. Senior Will Tikiob weighed in how he shows his spirit during October. “Sometimes during an October meet and practices I'll wear a pink headband or pink socks.” As for the football team if the Hawks host a game during breast cancer awareness month the student body will work together to show their spirit. According to senior Noah Dehart, a captain from the football team, will usually try and get everyone who shows up to the game to wear pink. Unfortunately, this past October the Hawks did not have a home “pink out” game. However, that didn’t stop players from showing pride during practice and games. Along with other players, varsity football player Lance Arnold has been seen wearing pink socks. It’s not a new phenomenon at NH to show their awareness for breast cancer. In 2016 girls’ varsity soccer held a “pink out” game for a mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer. According to a past teammate they all wore pink matching warm up shirts and gave the mother with cancer pink roses.

Student athletes work hard playing on “off days” ZOE MILKES Features Editor

of the time the practices on off Short days and days off days are at weird times, so it;s from school are a nice break hard to schedule work or other for students, but what about things around practice.” student athletes? While practicing on days A lot of the time, teams will off may be inconvenient it is have practice or even a game on sometimes necessary. a day that’s supposed to be a Coach Harward states that she, break. “only holds practice on an off day Harford County sports teams if there is a game the next day, are not allowed to have [she] does it to mentally practice on an early and physically dismissal day but prepare the can have a game. athletes for “It’s necessary to Varsity the upcoming take the time you football player game.” do have off to rest your Jeffery Tidey Student stated that athletes also body and recover.” “having a game find it useful on a half day to have - Samantha Crone, is annoying practice or a because all you game on a day senior want to do is go off. home or hang out Crone commented with friends but you that “I get having a have to be back at the school for practice on a day off if you a game… it cuts your free time have a big game coming up, it’s short.” not always what I want to be Coaches aren’t quite as affected doing but I can understand it by games on half days. According sometimes.” According to Tidey to varsity field hockey coach he would “much rather have a Carla Harward, “[she] has to game on a day off than a practice work a full day anyway, it’s not because games are more fun.” much different than a game on a Crone commented that “it’s regular day. necessary to take the time you As for the students, it’s definitely do have off to rest your body and inconvenient.” recover.” Harford County allows All athletes need time to recover, athletic teams to play games and according to a study done by host practices on days off. students of the sports sciences at Student athletes often times the University of Central Florida, have other things to do on a day the body takes at least 72 hours off. to recover enough for further Varsity field hockey player muscle growth after an intense Samantha Crone adds that “most workout.

Cry of the Hawk

October 25, 2019

Dancing dream:

DeRosa leaps into success

Senior night:

Diana Woosley, senior Photo Credit: Matt Wier

Photo Credit: Tara Kully come the lead role in multiple plays and recitals in her career. According to DeRosa, “this is the best feeling ever. It shows you that hard work really does pay off and it makes you feel like you did something right for yourself but also by your instructor.” DeRosa’s dream is to become a professional dancer when she is older, but she claims this “isn’t a possibility at the moment because typically dancers at my age are already involved with a professional company.” But the junior does have a backup dream to become a “professional dance instructor.” DeRosa claims her biggest inspiration is her dance teacher, Shana Vanderkolk. “She is very well rounded, a very good teacher, and she has been dancing for a very long time, so she is a very good role model.” DeRosa has learned a lot of things from dance, not just with the leaps and turns, but in finding “her true self.” The dancer says, “I have learned to believe and trust myself no matter what.” Aside from finding her true self, she has also learned life lessons that she uses in her everyday life such as “nothing comes easy...”

Volleyball serves up co-ed game LEIGHA MACBURNEY Reporter

Both varsity volleyball teams came together and created four new teams that played each other on October 11. The teams that were created were themed black, white, yellow, and USA. Each team consisted of girls and boys from the varsity teams and this year’s captains became the leaders of the team they were assigned to. According to William Becker, a captain on the team black, also known as team dark, and Tanner Showalter, one of the captains of team white, the best part of it all was playing with the girls on the lower net. Jessica Gerhardt, the captain of the USA team, also known as team mama, has only been a captain for one year and has played in previous co-ed tournaments. Gerhardt had stated that her team was very good, they had strong players and worked well together. This team wasn’t a win-

Annual tradition recognizes upperclassman on fall teams

“Senior night was so so fun. I’m going to miss my team so much next year. They’ve supported me, and I’ve known a lot of them since freshman year. Erin read each person’s favorite memory and each person’s future plans, which was really bittersweet to hear. Each of us got a rose and a poster that our teammates had made for us, it was so touching.”

SUMMER GRACE Reporter Junior Millianna DeRosa has a dream of becoming a professional dancer that began when she was just four years old. Before DeRosa started to dance, her parents put her into gymnastics classes. DeRosa said she “did not like gymnastics at all but my parents wanted me to do it.” She stopped doing gymnastics when she was four years old, and started dance instead. DeRosa says her parents put her in dance because “it was right down the street and they could see how much I liked dancing from my gymnastics class.” When DeRosa started dance at this young age, she fell in love right away and she claims “it has changed my life ever since.” The junior dances at The Dance Conservatory of Maryland in Joppa, Maryland. According to DeRosa she gets home from school around 3 p.m. and has to be at dance by 3:30 p.m. She then dances typically from 4:30 to 9 p.m. every night. She adds “at practice, I usually have a break that ranges from 15 minutes to an hour where I have time to do most of my homework, but if I do not have time to finish it I have to when I get home so I am up late most nights.” The dancer has not faced any major challenges in her dance career so far, but she says she faces little challenges every day such as “handling schoolwork, injuries, or frustration.” She said she tries to overcome these challenges by “managing my time as best as I can so I have time for school, friends and family, and to just relax but also I try not to worry about the little things I can’t control like how much homework I have.” As for successes, she has be-

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ning one, but the team spirit kept them going. Team Black’s two captains were Becker and Elizabeth Quigg. Becker stated that it was expected for his team to take it all. This is only his second year playing in the co-ed tournament and his first as a captain but stated that his team went undefeated last year. Quigg mentioned that it is lots of fun getting to play with the boys’ team but felt the same way as Becker. She added that her team had lots of strong hitters, but they didn’t work well as a team. She added that the team had difficulties working out the rotation and the balance. Unlike the black team, Showalter mentioned that he did not have high hopes about the white team winning, but they ended up winning the whole co-ed tournament.. He added that as a senior who has been playing for three years, it was nice to have a win under his belt as he graduates.

“I enjoyed my four seasons on

“For cross country you usually never have people cheer you on, but on our home course I ran by all the sports teams and they cheered me on. It was also nice winning on my last home race ever. But since it’s my senior year, this is the time. I have to win to be able to run in college so that’s a lot of pressure.”

Will Tikiob, senior

Photo Credit: Jeanne Heinze

“Our senior night summed up our season well. We showed everyone we are the team who can compete and win games, even against tough competition. I’m really proud of all my teammates and think we can go far together.”-

Photo Credit: Emily Mohr the cross country team, I met new people and made friends. Cross country was tough but fun too because of the friends I have on the team. It sucks that this is my last season and I’ll miss all the good times I had on the team.”

Photo Credit:Becky Flickenger “My senior year has been the best season I’ve ever played. The girls this year bonded so well and I’m so thankful for the group of people that are on my team. I wouldn’t have made it to where I am today without those girls. Although our season didn’t go as planned, we are the hardest playing team in the county without a doubt. We never give up, when we make a mistake we fix it as a team. I love these girls so much and I couldn’t have asked for a better season with such wonderful people.”

-Grace Anderson, senior

Sean Mohr, senior

“I have had a blast playing volleyball this year. A lot of my good friends are on the team and it makes it much more enjoyable. Senior night was a fun experience. It’s a shame we lost but it was still memorable as my whole family was there. Hopefully we can make a deep run in the playoffs again this year.”

- Tanner Showalter, senior

Cameron LaPlante, senior Photo Credit Danielle Messick

Photo Credit: Staff “This season I have made so many more friends and gotten closer to people. We pass really well and get hyped which makes our games more fun. We support each other on and off the field and I will miss this team so much!”

- Meredith Price,

senior COMPILED BY: MADISON FEATHERSTON

“Everyone is unique and is able to offer their own experiences and knowledge that others may not possess. Our team works well together using our overall talent. This season we’ve bonded really well, and our camaraderie is different from any other team. We really say this on senior night, we all had a lot of energy and supported one another.”

Hannah Smith, senior Photo Credit Maddy Weber

Photo Credit: Rachel Keeney “I have built friendships with others on the team. These relationships help my mental, emotional, and physical health throughout my high school years. This season has taught me a lot about how to be a leader and how to encourage others on my team on the field and off the field since I’m a captain! Senior night was emotional for me because I didn’t want to leave my best friends that I spent every weekday of the week together for the last four years.”-

Casey DiVenti, senior