Cry of the Hawk

NORTH HARFORD HIGH SCHOOL

211 PYLESVILLE ROAD, PYLESVILLE, MD 21132

410-638-3650

VOLUME 43 ISSUE 1

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Active shooter training implemented; Staff prep for potential school crisis ELLIE EVANS EMILY IAMPIERI Editors One June 19, HCPS staff attended active shooter training with the hopes of preparing all HCPS employees to cope with active threats and workplace violence. The new Active Assailant Critical Response Training (AACRT) was created to ensure all schools meet the goal of having a safe environment for the HCPS school system.The training was organized through professional development through central office. Teachers, supervisors, principals, volunteered to be trainers during the activities. According to principal Mr. Brian Pawlicki, “It [AACRT] is a county-wide initiative and not just one at NHHS.” He added that such training has become necessary because of the way school shootings have changed throughout the country and “the outcome [of a school crisis] can be much better if people react in a different way.” He also hoped that the NH

faculty and staff realize “their actions can make a difference in Hawk’s lives being saved.” All teachers and instructional staff were trained in various locations around the county the day after school let out. The NH principal said there was classroom instruction first so “teachers could understand the process first,” and then they received “an actual scenario where we went through different activities that modeled what could happen in an event.” Teachers responded well to the training including Drama teacher Nancy Green as she explained, “while it was a very traumatic experience, I do feel much more prepared.” Not only

did teachers need to go through the training but also all staff and administrators. This including secretary Barb Matthews who explained, “I most definitely feel more prepared , the main office is slightly different than classrooms while it has more windows and less hiding options.” Data was collected “to show how the way that people react could make a difference in how many people survive an incident,” according to Pawlicki. He says that the strategies they were taught come down to three responses. “It’s called run, hide, or fight based on what sce-

nario you are in and what advantages you can use to make sure people aren't victims.” There was some follow-up to the initial AACRT training, and that involved individual schools looking at the school they work at in terms of unique character of different classrooms, the building layout, where that school is demographically in the county. “Those types of things influence on how quickly police could respond,” Pawlicki added. According to Pawlicki, there are plans to have students receive training by the end of the first quarter. “It’ll be more of a talk-through event. Much like when you're on an airplane and the stewardess goes over how to escape the plane, teachers will go over what is the best response in a classroom if there is an active shooter,” he explains. Pawlicki believes that this training had a generally positive response, adding “people felt empowered that they could make decisions during an actual crisis.” He thinks that“the

biggest takeaway is you can make your own decisions based on the situation you're in.” He recognizes that it’s not just in schools that this training can help, and suggests this training could be used “when you’re at a restaurant, a mall, at a movie theater since these can relate to other incidences that we could find ourselves in.” Beyond preparing the teachers and staff, this training hit many teachers with the, “disheartening and disturbing reality that is our lack of gun regulation,” explained Green. She demonstrated the sadness that came with the necessity of active shooter training by saying, “as a teacher, I would rather see the government pass reasonable gun control laws rather than subjecting our students and teachers to damage control.” Art teacher Lisa Campbell explained, “to make the situation more of a reality, I feel as though it should be an in-house training.” Overall, teachers and staff were both alarmed and grateful for the implementation of this training.

assistant principal Pawlicki explained that science educator Mr. Douglas Heeter has taken over parking, as a former physical education teacher and coach, Mr. Justin Martinek handled the specifics in past years. Band and orchestra director Mr. John Wojciechowski has taken leadership over the school’s official website. Librarian Mr. Bob Ott has taken over the task of maintaining the accessibility of the school kindles and television message boards. As North Harford receives added support from Upper Bay Services, the effects ripple. Multiple modifications have taken place in the master schedule to accommodate for the decreased number of teachers serving at North Harford. Thus, the opening days of school were much different for teachers as Principal Pawlicki predicts that these differences will impact the entirety of the year.

Pawlicki acknowledges that changes have not only impacted the staff of North Harford and the students as well. Along with these amendments, Pawlicki addressed the fact that the modifications made in the master schedule have made classes noticeably larger, with upwards of 38 students placed in one classroom at a time. With the adjustments in class sizes, the opportunity to adjust a student’s schedule and change classes lessen. Principal Pawlicki acknowledges the challenges that often come with change. “The biggest challenge has been the master schedule and the large class sizes,” Pawlicki expressed. While both students and staff adjust to a year different from those of the past, the adjustment from serving as a principal rather than assistant principal may go unnoticed. For instance, there is a big dif-

ference between the information that a principal receives versus that of an assistant principal receives from a day to day basis, as stated byPawlicki. Along with this, the type of issues brought to Pawlicki’s attention also differ from those brought to his attention in previous years. Multiple sources including parents, students and outside -county agencies bring forth such issues. It has been acknowledged that all schools of Harford County have been impacted by these changes. Some of these impacts include the effect on class sizes that budget cuts cause, he acknowledged the negatives and positives of this situation and plans to assist all teachers and staff throughout the year. Principal Pawlicki’s promotion is one of many adjustments that will make the school’s upcoming years unique and bring forth the potential for more change.

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Pawlicki previews plans for school year

MADISON FEATHERSTON past years. Reporter

Leadership roles have changed as former Principal Colin Carr’s shoes are filled by Principal Bryan Pawlicki. After As the seasons change, North serving for over 16 years in the Harford’s students and staff gear ministry, Pawlicki has switched up for a new year, unique from gears from assistant principal to principal. Photo Credits: Madison Featherston While the reduction of North Harford’s administration staff this year seems out of sorts, a portion of assistance principal’s duties has been fulfilled North Harford has a new principal, Mr. by staff Brian Pawlicki. He took the job after Mr. members. Colin Carr accepted a promotion at the Former

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New school year excites many

RACHEL KEENEY Health and Science Editor As the long summer days start to wind down and the new school year approaches closer every day, students are already beginning to feel the stress of the new season. With the pressure of being in shape for fall sports or having your perfect “first day of school” outfit picked out, it makes us all drag going back to school. No one enjoys waking up at 6 a.m. just to sit at a desk all day, but some totally exciting things come with the start of school to make coming every day much easier. One of our school’s most exciting events is homecoming and our pep-rally, where you can unleash your school pride and just have some fun with your friends. The pep-rally takes place the day before homecoming, followed later that night by the annual Friday night football game. Students can show their school spirit by dressing in the color of their class colors. But say

you don’t like the social aspect of football games or homecoming? No worries, our school also hosts an annual car show where you can enter your hottest wheels, hoping for a cash prize. Another great thing about going back to school is seeing all your friends; and yes, even the friends you promised to hang out with this summer but never got around to seeing them. And even if seeing your “squad” doesn’t excite you, starting new classes gives you a fresh start to meet new people. With a new class of future graduates coming in, chances are you’ll have some type of class or lunch with them. The new school year brings plenty of fresh starts, which is why meeting new people at the beginning of the semester is effortless. Even though summer seems to be everyone’s favorite season, going back to school means fall is right around the corner. With fall comes every girl’s basic pumpkin spice latte, apple picking, pumpkin patches, horror movie marathons, and even some sunflower pictures. It also means you now finally wear your cozy sweatpants or sweaters without the judgment. We all know that school causes stress which makes the majority of the students not wanting to return, but going back to school shouldn’t be such a negative idea, but instead a positive one.

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Trump Administration to limit legal immigration; Rule to affect copious non-citizens legally entering U.S. EDITORIAL

charge” according to (8 US Code 1182 Page 138). In precedent, the label of a “public charge” was only given to those who receive significant assistance and are primarily dependent on the government. Trump’s new rule rejects the precedent and states that even a “minimal use of a much wider range of non-cash benefits” can

the critical resources they need, so they won’t be at risk of being The Trump Administration denied or getting their family has announced a new rule in an member denied. This can lead to effort to decrease the amount a decline of the health and wellof legal immigration into the being of United States residents. country. The Final Rule makes it Some may perceive this new more difficult for those seeking rule in a positive light because legal status in America to do so of a 2014 study from the Center if “they’ve received or are likely of Immigration Studies stating to receive government benefits that 63 percent of non-citizen (CNN).” This is households access expected to affect welfare programs. 382,000 people While Trump’s according to the new rule may be Department of a response to this Homeland Security, finding, it should be but immigration also known that the advocates state it reason behind such could affect millions. a high percentage is According to systematic. CNBC, this new rule According to states that “legal the same study, immigrants who “the primary reason use certain public welfare use is so benefits for more high among nonthan 12 months Donald Trump is planning to drastically limit legal citizens is that a in any 36-month much larger share immigration. Immigrants had been waiting for years period would be of non-citizens to enter the U.S. the “right” way. Photo credit: Gage defined as a ‘public have modest levels charge.’” This means Skidmore of education and, that they are defined as a result, they as a burden to the country be used to deny legal status. It often earn low wages and qualify and will therefore be denied also adds factors such as family for welfare at higher rates than legal status simply because size and credit score to determine natives.” It should also be known they utilized systems such as if they would be considered a that 93 percent of the non-citizen Medicaid, housing assistance, or “public charge” and deny legal households have at least one food stamps. status. employed worker. Previous to this new rule, law According to a complaint filed It is not that they are mooching has already stated that the federal by Santa Clara County, the law is off of the system, it is that they government can deny legal status going to and has already caused are working to get ahead and to noncitizens who are “likely immigrants and their family need assistance to succeed just as at any time to become a public members to refrain from utilizing non-immigrants do.

Hurricane Dorian leaves behind massive destruction; Responders in America need to pay closer attention VIEWPOINT Homes destroyed. Families left with nothing. Damage pay increasing. With winds up to 115 mph and a Category 3 intensity, Hurricane Dorian makes its way up the East Coast and is putting up quite a fight, causing devastating damage along anything and everything in its unlucky path. Dorian made landfall over the Bahamas after striking Puerto Rico, demolishing the tropics with severe flooding and wind gusts up to 220 mph. At least 30 victims were left dead, along with 13,000 homes and businesses destroyed. The strongest hurricane to strike the East Coast since 1935, Dorian passes through Florida and up into the Carolinas.

Reports from the Storm Prediction Center claim several tornadoes were sighted in North Carolina along with a prediction of half-of-a-foot rainfall pouring through the region. Before it is too late, responders along the East Coast need to take proper precautions to ensure the safety of potential areas the tropical storm can hit. However, Trump’s allegation of Dorian’s path through Alabama was found to be inaccurate, where a map of regions was circled in sharpie for the Twitter community to see. With so many lives at risk, America’s biggest reliability gave out false information to the public of such a serious topic. Although it was a mistake, citizens are quite shaken up because of how prevalent this current topic

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is, and the oblivious actions Trump took that most likely affected Alabama and confused Americans. People should

“As a united country, there should be enough support and generosity to help the survivors in all the affected regions.” care. They need to care. As a united country, there should be enough support and generosity to help the survivors in all the affected regions. There

are online donation websites created by responders that allow anyone to give what people have lost. Since the hurricane is moving aside the Atlantic, according to the Prediction Center, tides will “cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded with rising waters moving inland from the shoreline,” which predicts massive flooding in the Carolinas. Just as the tropics were destroyed by the hurricane’s effects, there is more damage predicted, with more lives held at stake. If there is anyone with a relation to these locations, go lend a hand. Although people can’t change mother nature’s path, there is so much people can do in support of one another. With as many as 186,000

News Editors: Health and Science Editor: Ellie Evans, Caitlyn Allen Rachel Keeney Opinion/Editorial Editor: Entertainment Editor: Lauren Seco, Hannah Krizek Charlotte McElwain Features Editor: Sports Editors: Zoe Milkes Tori Gay, Abbey Kroener IDR Editor: Business Manager: Aleah Bikle Kendell Schubert Society, Students & Culture Editor: Reporters: Hailey Deares Maura Chaney, Addy Dean, Grace Feldbush, Madison Video Manager: Fetherston, Lily Greco, Leah Hillier, Zach Jackson, Emily Green Leigha MacBurney, Kierstyn McManus, Greer Strine, Copy Editor: Marissa Altenburg, Lauren Brandis, Jake Gay, Summer Emily Iampieri Grace, Hannah Scheide Social Media Coordinator: Announcements Tech Evan Kuzemchak Victoria Hanna

homes in South Carolina without power, think of how many are struggling that can use assistance from the government and their country. Instead of buying that 20-dollar worth of a cool new shirt that will probably sit in the back of a closet, donate. There infinitely many causes out there throughout the world that encourage anyone willing to help all those families back in the Bahamas, Florida—or any state that was affected—without the privilege of getting food from their own supermarket, or a bed to sleep in. Those in need deserve the basic human right of life, and the majority of citizens have the ability to help feed, clothe, and shelter these people. Donate and save their lives.

The Cry of the Hawk newspaper is published 10 times a year by North Harford’s Journalism II/III class. All editorials and viewpoints express the feelings of those on the staff and not necessarily those of fellow students, administrators, or teachers. Please do not hesitate to submit letters to Advisor Jen Chandler in room D207. Letters should be no longer than 300 words, must be signed, and may not contain vulgarity.

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The “Upgrade Treadmill” takeover; Is the new iPhone truly improved?

ALEAH BIKLE IDR Editor Once again, the time has arrived for Apple to release its new version of the iPhone. The lineup includes the iPhone 11, which is, according to their website, an “entry-level device,” and a “higher-end” iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max, which have four-figure price lines. Everybody, including myself, has been waiting to see what new features the new technology would have, since the first advertisements were seen in mid-summer. On Tuesday, September 10, the widely-covered media event gave the people a reveal, and, believe it or not, the iPhone 11 has not one, not two, but three separate cameras. What on earth do you need three different cameras for? Not to mention, the lineup’s price ranges from $599 to $999. No wonder Apple’s market sales fell 17 percent in the first three months of 2019, according to CNN. Many users, including myself, have begun to wait even longer to purchase a new phone and upgrade to the latest model. I’ve had my iPhone 6s for about two years, and it’s still going strong. I do not want to blow all the money in my bank account for a phone that is practically

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the same as the one I already own, with the only difference being new camera add-ons. Upgrading your phone each time an improved model comes out should be seen as some sort of an addiction. If you don’t believe me, there’s no lie in the fact that the population is a sucker for news, entertainment, information, and social connectivity, so aren’t we addicted to the technology that gets us there? Smartphones typically take a lot of abuse from users, being shoved in pockets, thrown into beds, used while charging, and being dropped, sometimes multiple times a day. Apple, along with neighboring gadget companies, have become masters at disguising updated models with a variety of colors, thicknesses, and functionalities, making people feel as if their last phone purchase meant nothing compared to the new and improved versions. I’ve seen people waste their hard-earned money or even part of their parents’ salary on a phone that they show off to their friends and post about on their social medias, only for them to say “I wish I never bought this thing” about a week later. Congratulations! You wasted money which could’ve been spent on a family vacation, college, or even a car, that’s how expensive these things are. According to mac360.com, it seems that Apple puts its users on a type of “Upgrade Treadmill,” where, once they get a phone with an upgraded feature or two, they cannot stop, and continue to purchase the latest designs repeatedly, from which Apple profits.

2019 death linked to vaping EDITORIAL It’s impossible to avoid the reality that vaping is here and doesn’t seem to be going away. Just over 3 million high school students around the world are vaping says drugfree.org and that number is rising. As the numbers of teens vaping goes up, we discover more about vaping. More terrifying effects from vaping continue to make the news each day, including an Illinois teen’s death. This is just one of many cases linked to vaping. It took decades to research and discover the terrible effects of

smoking; vaping has only been around since about 2009 and yet, just 10 years later researchers are already finding scary evidence that vaping has serious long term consequences.. While many students, including ones from NH, say is that they regret ever vaping in the first place. And now that there is confirmed evidence and not just speculation that their lungs are getting destroyed from vaping, they are even more concerned. And they should be. The question is how schools like NH can combat what seems like an epidemic?. School officials, community members, parents are

trying to warn teens about the dangers of vaping. But signs up in school hallways, bathrooms, and nurses’ offices aren’t enough. The fact of the matter is that until someone is directly and personally impacted, nothing is likely to change. The “cool to juul” mentality is dangerous and though vapes are now only allowed to be purchased by adults 21 and over, it doesn’t change the fact that teens have already been negatively impacted by this trend. Will that law put a stopping point in teens buying vapes? The answer is almost definite no, but it’s a start.

Class sizes surpass 30; Students face new challenges during class VIEWPOINT The back to school season puts an abundance of pressure and panic onto students and faculty. However, with many class sizes surpassing 30 students this year, yet another burden is being pushed onto those trying to receive a good education. Due to recent budget cuts in Harford County Public Schools, teaching positions have been eliminated. . However, fewer educators teaching a subject means that the number of students per class will increase. Teachers that are presenting a lesson to 24 learners can give more individualized attention to those in the class, allowing more dialogue and questions resulting in a more thorough understanding of the material. However, instructors giving a lesson to 34 learners, do not have the time to adequately complete their lessons especially if material

needs to be reexplained or different strategies need to be presented to further the class’ understanding. For some subjects, having a high number of pupils per class does not have such a significant effect on its members. Having more than 30 students in a higher-level course or a math class, however, will start negatively impacting the quality of the lessons being presented. When a pupil does not understand something, he or she will ask for help from the instructor. With larger class sizes, all of the students’ questions may not be able to be answered during every class. Leaving students with unanswered questions negatively affects their grasp on that portion of the lesson. Learners who have unanswered questions are going to be unable to successfully complete their classwork and potentially their tests.

Grades are very important to some, and having unanswered questions on lessons can cause them to receive low grades on assignments or tests. If these learners don’t get the answers that they need on multiple assignments, the gaps begin to snowball throughout the unit and their grades start to drop very rapidly. Parents send their kids off to school every day in hopes of them getting a well-rounded education and envision a bright future ahead of them. When class sizes are extraordinarily large, instructors find it more difficult to be able to incorporate the interactive lessons necessary to help students achieve at their highest potential. With classrooms being overcrowded, supplies being limited, and individualized instruction being squeezed out of the schedule, both students and teachers suffer.

Injustice within “justice” system strikes terror within U.S. citizens EDITORIAL The so-called “justice” system America uses has recently been proven to have colossal flaws, including unfair trials, coercion, and limited public knowledge. The recent release of the Netflix drama, When They See Us has shed much light on the current state of the legal processes in America. For those who haven’t seen the mini-series, it follows the true story of the central park five. This was a group of five boys who were wrongfully convicted of a rape back in 1989. The boys were coerced into providing a confession and eventually convicted despite no physical evidence connecting them to the crime. Korey Wise was imprisoned for the longest serving 12 years total. In 2001, Wise, while still in prison, met Matias Reyes, a serial rapist and murderer who confessed to the rape that the boys were initially convicted of. In 2002, a combination of the

confession and DNA evidence led to the exoneration of the central park five. Unfortunately, this type of thing has been happening more often than you would think. As of January of this year, according to the Innocence Project, over 360 wrongful convictions have been overturned since 1989 because of DNA testing. One of these cases is that of John Thompson. On March 30, 2018, The New Yorker released a podcast entitled John Thompson vs. American Justice. This podcast features quotes from Thompson, his lawyers, current New York attorneys, and Harry Connick Sr., the District Attorney (DA) at the time of the crime. Thompson was sentenced to death in 1985 for a murder he didn’t commit. His attorneys tried appealing the case several times over the next 14 years, but in 1999 an execution date was set. However, one month before Thompson’s execution date, an investigator for Thompson found that the state had withheld

evidence from the defense that would’ve proved the man’s innocence. This evidence was a bloodstain that, when tested, was discovered to be a different blood type than Thompson’s. The question now was “how was the state able to withhold that kind of evidence from the defense?” Well, there is a law in place that is supposed to prevent this from happening. That law is the Brady rule. It states that “evidence or information favorable to the defendant in a criminal case that is known by the prosecution must be disclosed with defense.” Essentially, the prosecution must share information with the defense, even if that information will help the defendant’s case. This was put in place to make trials more fair. Unfortunately, there really is no way to regulate this. What the defense doesn’t know, they truly don’t know. The prosecution at any time could make evidence that helps the defense just disappear.

In the case of John Thompson, it was found that Connick was not training his prosecutors on Brady. He was essentially allowing them to ignore the law in order to win more cases. In fact, in the decade before Thompson’s case, there had been four death row exonerations due to Brady violations. Connick testified that the entire time he was DA, he hadn’t read a law book and was unable to define the Brady rule. Despite not being the most qualified person for DA, Connick still won election after election holding the DA’s office for 30 years. Andrew Marantz, a commentator on the podcast noted that Connick is “a good politician, he’s charming.” He hypothesized that these traits are what allowed the man to maintain his position in the DA’s office for so long. This leads into the point that the ordinary person needs to be educated on how the legal system works. When 81 people were asked if they had even heard of the Brady rule, 100 percent

answered “no.” Connick himself said, in the podcast that people don’t really know what they’re voting for when they elect a DA. Perhaps a basic education of the justice system in schools would help lower the amount of problems in the justice system. If everyday people are voting for a qualified DA, there won’t be as many problems with lawyers breaking laws and creating loopholes. It could be as simple as creating a new unit in high school government class or even combining this lesson with lessons on the supreme court. In the end, we continue to hope that those who are wrongfully convicted will receive justice and hopefully, with the help of the Innocence Project, many more innocent people will be exonerated. And maybe with people’s views changing and a stronger focus on political correctness, false convictions won’t continue to be a problem and instead our focus will shift to overturning old convictions.

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Taking action necessary to improve;

Environmental steps needed EDITORIAL It seems almost every recent natural disaster whether it be devastating forest fires, earthquakes, or category five hurricanes seem to lead to the same revelation, that as inhabitants of this earth we must wake up, take action and recognize the efforts that our carbon footprint as humans has caused. This August the Amazon Rainforest have had horrifyingly devastating fires, yet many were oblivious to the occurrence due to the Brazilian government's lack of concern. In turn their shortcoming of effort to save the rainforests drew more attention to the heartbreaking reality that these fires entailed. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro alongside his precursor began cutting budgeting for their country’s focus on environmental sustainability. With the fires continue to spread and the dark ash-filled clouds covering the skies of São Paulo, Brazil many have spread their concern and anger for the unconcern from Brazil’s primarily socialist demoncratic government had regarding the environmental disaster. The frightening reality of these situations have been spread across various social media platforms in order to grasp manys attention. For example, according to Mpora.com, “More than one

million species face potential extinction as a result of disappearing habitats.” The Amazon Rainforest is seen to many as the left lung of the earth, according to DW.com, the Amazon produces nearly one fifth of the oxygen on the planet. With that oxygen being lessened by roaring wildfires it raises much concern for the hope of our polluted and sick planet. By campaigning business and industry over the rainforest, Bolsonaro is facing lots of backlash for refusing to show support for the Amazon and all of the wildlife it inhabits. If the power of Brazil cannot stand up for their own land and preserve the wildlife, there is a large chance the forest will never hold as much beauty and grant as much oxygen to our earth as we need. As the land burns, many species die off reiterating the horrifying truth that our earth is dying and we must step in to help. According to National Geographic, “Only ten to 15 percent of wildfires occur on their own in nature. The other 85 to 90 percent result from human causes, including unattended camp and debris fires, discarded cigarettes and arson.” There are different small steps we can make that can make a huge difference all around to preserve wildlife in the Amazon, signing the Greenpeace petition is one of them. By signing this it

Photo credit: Intermountain Region US Forest Service is a direct demonstration to the Brazilian Government that their involvement is needed to save the forest. Another step is to helping the Amazon is eating less red meat, CNN demonstrated that beef has a direct tie with the rainforest fires. Brazil exports the most amount of red meat in the world, and many forest fires begin from the clearing of grazing land for cattle farmers. Decreasing the consumption of beef would kill off the cattle farming industry in turn lessening the chance for forest beginning from that specific cause. It may take a timely manor to fix, but with small steps, this big issue can become smaller.

Students facing stressful situations RACHEL KEENY HS Editor

Have you ever felt stressed over something that should feel like a breeze? Or scared to do something different because of what people may say? Chances are, most of us have felt the same way, and it's totally unfair. Whether you feel the pressure of living up to a sibling, being amazing at a sport, or even the good grades you get on your report card, the overwhelming stress of living up to expectations that other people set for us is simply not who we (or at least I) want to be known as. Society has somehow morphed us to make us

feel like we must live up to a certain standard. Most of us have a sibling. Depending on if you have a brother or sister depends on what people expect of you. Why aren't you as nice as your sibling? Why does he/she have a sense of humor and you don't? Just because we have the same last name does not make us have carbon-copies of each other's personality. If you play a sport in high school or even outside of school, you know how much stress gets put on your shoulders. The constant parents who like to coach from the stands, your coaches who may seem tough now but ultimately want you to succeed, and the worse stress comes from yourself; you're your most enemy on the field. Athletes put so much pressure on themselves to be a perfectionist that they're afraid to mess up in a game, even though 5 years down the road no one will remember when I dropped a pass. I want to be able to make mistakes, miss a goal, forget a play and not

feel the guilt and disappointment from everyone around. Out of all the things that cause stress, grades for sure take the crown of being the most stressful. Everyone wants to strive for straight A's, but not everyone can achieve that goal as much as they would like. So, you want to take 4 AP classes? You either get labeled as extremely smart for passing or an idiot for trying. So, when you decide to take regular classes? Wow, now people think you can't handle a challenge. And to add on top of all the homework you're getting slammed with, now we must join clubs, do service work, play sports, and still maintain what's known as an "advanced" GPA? It all just doesn't seem possible but, here we are trying to juggle all these tasks. Society puts too much pressure on students to be the best they possibly can that we forget to be ourselves and have fun. Mistakes should not be frowned upon, but rather accepted. So next time you're feeling stressed or pressured to be someone you aren't, just take a break, live in the moment, and just enjoy life.

Enjoying moments one day at a time HAILEY DEARES SSC EDITOR

Senior season. My facebook wall echoes with moms posting senior pictures with that exact caption. They mourn the loss of their baby as they’re officially a grownup. In my endless summer routine of checking all social medias on repeat, more senior pictures emerge and the cold hard reality finally hits me. This is senior year. The last first day. The last pep rally. The last homecoming dance. The last everything. But why does it have to be the last? As students, we live for that day in May when we dress up in our class colors and walk like a parade of green beans across the stage to get that piece of paper we’ve worked the last 13 years of our lives for. We live for all these dates and moments. We ask ourselves is it Friday yet? We live for the weekend. Go to any graphic t-shirt store and you’ll find shirts with varieties of those phrases plastered all over them. But what happened to living in the moment? What happened to enjoying right now instead of stressing about what’s to come?

How are we supposed to enjoy all these highlights of high school? If all we do is put pressure on these moments to be perfect, and if all we do is just think about it being the finale, then we can’t enjoy it. Instead we should worry about it being the best! We need to put our phones down and stop the anxiety and enjoy life’s moments. This goes out to you underclassmen: Senior year comes faster than you’ll ever know. Which is all fun and games until you realize real life isn’t all friday night lights and who wore the same dress to homecoming. High school is a time to have fun and enjoy being young, and we as teenagers overlook it to look to the future when we should enjoy this time of our lives. Trust me. You might feel like it will take forever to finish one year, but I promise you that you’ll be at the end before you ever imagine. Don’t focus on what is to come; live in the moment, each one as it comes and you won’t ever have a regret that you missed out on an valuable opportunity or experience. Enjoy your time here because it’s a one of a kind experience that is a reflection of what you are willing to do to make it so great. Join that club, go to that dance, wear all camo to that game, enjoy where you are at, play that sport, take that class you have wanted to take. Live in that moment and cherish it before you have to pull continuous all nighters cramming for that crazy impossible college final or pay the bill on your first house.

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First Hawk’s Honey harvest; Hawks head into theater season Student beekeepers impress JAKE GAY Reporter

ALEAH BIKLE IDR Editor

For Goetz, beekeeping was introduced to her from her older sister and she says “watching [her] handle the bees was very interesting to [me] and helped [me] find a love for the practice.” Goetz believes that “the most fulfilling part of extracting honey is getting an inside look at just

miliar with the process,” Goetz explains, “this is exactly what On September 12, during I did and I will never regret it.” Mrs. Laura O’Leary’s B1 and For FFA vice president and B4 classes, students watched junior beekeeper, alongside two of their fellow classmates, Goetz, Megan Thomas, beejuniors Lina Goetz and Mekeeping was shared with her gan Thomas, harvest honey from the ag teacher herself, from the combs of the beeO’Leary. Thomas got herself a hives of the Ag department. hive and began her exploration The hives appeared in the world of to be in a secluded area photo credit: Ellie Evans beekeeping. “The in the fenced-in section most interesting of the ag lot. Beginner part of this pracBeekeepers Goetz and tice is finding the Thomas showcased actual queen bee their knowledge of exin the hive while tracting honey for an examining the in-depth presentation combs,” Thomthat two members of as explained. the journalism staff Thomas’ interwere lucky to join in on. est only increased FFA President Gonwhen she found Juniors Lina Goetz and Megan Thomas zalo Revilla comment- pose with their first honeycomb. They collectout about the ed on his appreciation same grant that for the exploration of ed the honey from each comb for the class. was mentioned new techniques being by Goetz. “If any how much the bees can do.” proposed in class. “I think it student has an interest in honThe junior beekeeper is hopeis important for students to eybees, they should ask Mrs. ful that O’Leary will continue view all aspects of agriculture O’Leary for an application for to incorporate the demonstraand how they benefit our envithe grant to receive a full hive. tion in future school years, ronment and lifestyle,” Revilla It’s super simple,” Thomas since honeycomb extraction stated. Mostly all students commented, “students may only occurs once a year. “The know about the horses, Jesse also make an appearance at advice that I would give to anyand Tika, as well as Gracie the the Susquehanna Beekeepone interested in beekeeping, cow, but now students have ers Association and visit as I once was, is to apply for the the opportunity to learn about with professionals who can Junior Beekeeper grant and rethe honey bees and how much provide more information. ceive guidance on how to get fawork goes into the process. That’s how I keep up-to-date.”

are looking for your ability to adapt and your range as an actor.” With over three dozWith auditions now con- en Hawks auditioning many cluded, the drama department have their own process on focuses on the upcoming pro- preparing for the audition. duction of The Music Man and Junior Corey Rankin said he everyone involved is “extremely did some research about the excited” for the show, accord- show as well as watching the ing to Connor O’Callaghan. musical many times over. Senior The Hawks first put on The Max Henkel, who is playing the Music Man 10 years ago, lead role (Harold Hill), said he and director’s Nancy “studied about the culGreen and Angeture of that time and la Jones along research about “I’m really look- did with their snake oil salesing forward to team recently men of that time.” a n n o u n c e d working with the cast, “I'm really lookthe final ing forward to cast for this there is a bunch of great working with year’s show. people. And I’m really the cast, there “We did is a bunch of happy with the amount great our usual in people. depth cast- of freshmen that are in And I’m really ing process happy with the the cast,” including each amount of fresh~Henkel applicant writmen that are in the ing an essay as cast,” said Henkel. well as preparing a The senior said he monologue and a song geared his audition specififor the audition,” said Green. cally for the sly traveling salesGreen added “having done the man role of Harold Hill, even show before it will help me and performing a “vacuum salesman’s our staff direct and plan the show monologue” for his audition. even better than ten years ago.” Junior Luisa Freimuth said, “I’m Green also said, she encour- going to meet with some of my ages people to try out for other co-stars and other actors to figure shows coming up this season, out some on stage chemistry, as she also advises people who well as figure out how we all colwant to audition in the future to lectively want to play this show.” “be confident, friendly, prepared All cast members and crew are and always be adaptable. Many very excited for the upcoming times people casting the show show including both directors.

North Harford student interns at horse hospital;

Filing reports helps surgeons save equine lives LAUREN SECO OP/ED Editor Senior Sydney Altman worked at the New Bolton Center equine hospital helping veterinarians to save the lives of horses in need. Keeping records of these animals kept them alive, and Altman was able to file over 150 cases. The New Bolton Center, one of the largest equine hospitals on the east coast, is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. To get her job, the student had to hurdle obstacles. Altman explains, “I had to go through a whole bunch of people to contact, but I finally ended up with my mentor, Sue Lindborg. She helped me along the way.”

During her job, Altman was given records and files from surgeries as she explained, “I had to go through 40 pages per horse and pick out details like their vitals, their temperature, where they were, what happened, what was the problem, how it was fixed, and follow up and do a whole bunch of other stuff like that.” While most of the files were online and organized through excel, Altman was tasked with finding physical files in the basement with only a file number and sorting them into the system by hand. One of the first records Altman looked at was her riding instructor’s horse. She ex-

photo credit: Lauren Seco

Sydney Altman stands proudly, describing her accomplishments achieved. The student filed over 150 cases while at her new job.

plains that “everything comes full circle.” She also was able to look at cases of horses with colic due to the fact that “they ate rocks, plastic, metal, aluminum because they were hungry and just ate everything.” Altman was also able to get a first person view of the costs of surgery, “you get to look at if it is worth it to send your horse to get $25,000 surgery or not.” Altman was also interested by the facility itself, stating that “they showed me around the whole New Bolton Center campus which was really cool and I got to see all their facilities… they have hundreds of thousands of dollars that go into simple facilities like quarantine

and all that kind of stuff.” The senior has described that her career ideas have been shaped by this experience. “Being a veterinarian does not mean that you’d only be doing surgeries, but in reality you are doing a lot of paperwork along with it.” Altman is still looking into becoming a veterinarian, but she also wants to explore her other options such as agriculture “because it is a very important field to be a farmer.” Having a job inspired by her future career is, “extremely important,” explained Altman. She is very excited to contintue her plans and develop her future career by finishing out her senior year in AG.

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Ulmer, Wood attend mission trip in South Dakota CAITLYN ALLEN Reporter Helping. Learning. Exploring. Junior Caroline Ulmer and senior Ellie Wood traveled to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southern South Dakota this summer on a mission trip to help young kids for a week. The mission trip is a learning camp for kids ages 4-12. The first half of the day they feed the kids breakfast and lunch since they rarely get meals at home. Then, they teach the kids science and do fun things with them such as crafts and story time. Wood states, “It’s sort of like a daycare.” The second half of the day they do a lot of sightseeing. “We went to the Badlands, Crazy Horse, and Wounded Knee which is like a memorial,” Wood says. Ulmer and Wood both have gone on the mission trip for multiple years with their siblings. “The first year I went I was nervous, but the kids warm up to you quickly and since they recognized my sisters from previous years, I formed a bond with the kids easily,” Ulmer says. This past year was the first time Wood has gone by herself without her siblings. “The first year I went I was a little nervous, but I was a little more nervous this year because I went without my siblings, but it has been good

also shows us what we did to the Native American populations in the past like putting them on reservations,” Ulmer says. The reason Wood keeps going back is because of the kids, “the best part is having a relationship with the kids and watching them grow up,” Wood states. The kids that they work with are a part of the Lakota tribe. “It is also like teamwork because you have to work with everyone that you go with.” “This year we were invited to a sun dance, but we couldn’t go because a bridge collapsed on the way,” Wood says. She was The mission trip was in southern South upset about not Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservabeing able to go, tion. Junior Caroline Ulmer, senior Ellie but she says it Wood, and there siblings went hiking on the was a nice honor reservation. to be invited. Photo Credit: Caroline Ulmer Both Ulmer and Wood say it’s a great experience and will keep going every “It has taught me people everyyear. Ulmer says, “I love going where don’t live like us. Most into another culture and learning people there live in poverty and about them.” do not have running water. It every year I have went. I never regret going,” stated Wood. The trip is not just impactful for the kids they are helping, it is impactful on them as well.

September 27, 2019

Hurricane Dorian requires evacuation;

Alumni returns home in preparation LAUREN BRANDIS Reporter Not even a month in to the school year, Hurricaine Dorian struck the East Coast, which forced numerous amounts of schools to evacuate their college campuses. Most evacuations were not mandatory, but they were highly encouraged since there would be extremely limited resources available to the students therefore schools really pushed students to reside somewhere off campus in preparations for Dorian. Alumni Rachel Ewers (’19) attends Florida Southern College located in Lakeland, Florida. She’s majoring in biology on a pre-veterinary track after attending North Harford’s animal science program. When the news broke that a slow-moving Hurricane was going to hit Florida she had “not a clue at what to do.” She was worried that the Hurricane duration would affect her vacation time if students were needed to evacuate “because missing more than a week of school would have ultimately impacted fall, Thanksgiving or winter breaks for time to spend with family back at home.” The school released an email stating that all classes for the week of September 1 -7 would be canceled, which Ewers found

“relieving” and a good opportunity to go home. It takes 15 hours to travel from North Harford High School to Florida Southern College. Ewers stated she “did not mind” the drive on the way to Lakeland because it was “so exciting being able to experience college for the first time.” Yet once she got in the car to go home after a few weeks of being at school, she “thought about the ride that [she] was about to endure and was already feeling drained.” She explained her “parents were excited but also shocked because at first they were not anticipating to see me until Christmas....” Due to the impending weather, not only did students have the idea of evacuating but also families along the east coast. Trying to dodge the storm, Ewers and her roommate left the campus at 2pm and had to make an emergency stop at Virginia Tech at 4am due to heavy traffic conditions from others evacuating the coastline. After spending a week back home Ewers headed back to her new school on at 3am. She and her roommate “left Maryland to drive back to Florida Southern and didn’t arrive on campus until about 9pm,” just in time to get reacclimated and to start classes the following day.

Teacher’s dream of helping others turns into reality at The Nest

VICTORIA HANNA GREER STRINE Reporter

Maybe you’ve seen her in the halls or standing at the end of the E hallway during dismissal. Ms. Monica Nolan is new this year at North Harford, joining the special education staff who will be working in English classrooms. Nolan lives in Harford County, and before teaching at North Harford, she worked at Magnolia Middle, where she taught English to sixth grade kids. “The kids here are more mature than sixth graders,” Nolan says. “I really like how fun it is and building relationships with students.” As a student, Nolan went to C. Milton Wright. After high school, she went to college to get her undergraduate degree in English with a track in secondary education. “I also have my Masters degree in special education,” Nolan says. While she went into the education field, she didn’t always

want to be an English or special education but still stick with En- many more in the glish.” future. education teacher. decided to come to North HarGrowing up, Ford lived in “In high school I used to want to be a guidance counselor be- ford because she had “heard great Washington D.C. with her four cause I love helping people,” she things about North Harford.” She other siblings. Ford attended St. explains. “When I got to college, added, “it’s a great school and you John’s College high school, a priguys have a lot of school pride.” vate, Catholic school and second I thought I oldest Chriswanted to Ms. Nolan Ms. Ford tian Brothers work with school in the elementary U.S. After students but graduating later decidhigh school, ed I wanted she moved to older kids. the Baltimore That’s when area and deI went into cided to go to secondTowson Uniary middle Nolan said she is looking forward versity to achieve her college eduschool and high school.” Like most teachers, Nolan isn’t to “getting to know and building cation. While attending Towson, a teacher 24/7. She also “takes fun relationships with all the stu- she chose to major in both elementary and special education, dance” and “loves to read and dents.” Also, springing into her first while minoring in psychology. exercise along with hanging out year as a teacher, new special Ford believes that these studies with friends.” Nolan says that she “loved education teacher, Ms. Dan- set her up to be the teacher she helping kids with special needs” ielle Ford, is looking forward is today. Before receiving her teaching and then added that she decided to seeing her students succeed that she “wants to teach special throughout the school year and position, she filled most of her

free time with working at a part time job. Ford worked in Fallston at the popular restaurant and bar Uncle’s Hawaiian Grinds, where she occasionally worked as a bartender. Leading up to her teaching position, she began to work at Uncle’s full time. Even though Ford is passionate about teaching, she also enjoys delving into photography. Along with photography, Ford has an equal appreciation for animals. She is an owner of three dogs that she loves and cares for. Although Ford has only been working at North Harford for a short period of time, she expressed, “I love my coworkers and the students I have already started to work with.” She added that one of her main goals this school year is to see her freshman students succeed throughout their first year of high school. She hopes to create multiple relationships with her students in all grade levels.

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2018-19 yearbook comes out; Teachers, students adjust to bigger class sizes FELDBUSH Showcasing heat sensitive cover GRACE grade... [and]teachers cannot get also says it is harder to keep the Reporter MARISSA ALTENBURG Reporter New year. New classes. New yearbook. On Sept. 10, the 2018-2019 yearbook became available to North Harford students with many advanced features. This yearbook cost a total of $60 per book. The new edition of the yearbook featured a unique theme, now and then. Yearbook teacher Mrs.Carla Harward says the inspiration came from “my staff wanted to do something with throwback, to all the years and yearbooks that we have previously made, to then this year. So, what the school looked like back in the 60’s to what it is today, we Yearbook features new thermal covdid throwback of er.They were available on Sept. 10. athletic uniforms, Photo credit: Marissa Altenburg the old yearbooks, and classrooms.” This year the amount,”. Harward says “When cover of the book featured a we begin, we try to think around thermal cover. The front cov- the theme, and how we want to er has a N and a H on the front carry it out throughout the pagcover. es.” Yearbook member Aspen Vi“The cost of the thermal cover nyard says “It’s made of thermal is a feature included in our pubmaterial so when you rub on the lishing company, so it does not black of the letters, it will show cost any extra,” says Harward. pictures on the underside.” Har- This is great for the students of ward added “the pictures that NHHS because they can have are under the thermal letters are the amazing effects like the covon the tittle page on the inside.” er without having to pay extra. “We really try to do a good One hidden feature about the job of being consistent, were not yearbook is the QR codes that always consistent because it is are scattered throughout. Vinvery yard says “I think it’s really indifficult sometimes with so teresting to have the QR codes many people working on the in the book this year, that you book at once. We have a lot of can scan, and it will link it to hands on pages so it’s difficult at videos from the year.” times, but we try to do our best Senior Austin Smith explained with things like name spelling. with enthusiasm, “the yearbook But every year we try to improve looked really good this year. I on that,” According to Harward. loved how it represented all of Already “this year the year- the students in our school.” book staff has been working Science teacher Christine hard to come up with the theme Jestel enjoyed the connection this year, we work on trying to between the thermal cover and make it new and different,” ac- the science department in our cording to staff member Aspen building. Other students like Vinyard. Another staff member senior Madalyn Krizek said they Sarah McDermot adds “this year liked the thermal cover as well we are trying to get everybody and added “I especially liked in at least three times so we can the throwback themes.” Overall, cover as many people as possi- NHHS really enjoyed the new ble and get everyone in an equal features in the 2019 yearbook.

There has been recent talk about teacher cuts and how it has affected not just teachers, but also students. According to science teacher Mrs.Beth Martin, bigger class sizes have affected everyone around North Harford High School. According to Mrs. Martin, the teachers need more control over their bigger classes, the students find it harder to pay attention, and certain classes have gotten cut leaving students to find classes to fill in their now empty schedule. According to FOT teacher Mr. Tim Pistel, most teachers would agree that the teacher cuts have impacted them in some way. He commented that with larger class sizes, it is often hard for students to concentrate and that “teachers have less time to spend with family because there is more work to

to know students well personal- student's attention because there ly.” are a lot more distractions in the Pistel added that one o f classroom. the hardest things Martin says it is also much about the inharder to cover all the concrease in class “It’s really feed- tent that is needed to be size is safety. “Most of us ing into the time covered. “The courses have about 160 kids that I teach you have to spend and it is hard to get to use tools and each kid and fowith your family.” know so if I have a cus on the needs that class of 30 as - Beth Martin they have when we opposed to a have such large classes class of 20, I and we want to spend am more contime with the kids that cerned about really need help and somebody being we’re not able to do that hurt.” . because we have so many kids Similarly,Martin says that there we have to help.” are a lot more papers to grade Martin, like Pistel, agrees and also states, “it is hard finding that large classes sizes are “hurta good balance between home ing the relationship the teachers and work because you want to have with the overall student be a good teacher but it’s really population and the good commufeeding into the time you have to nication that they had before the spend with your family.” Martin sizes increased.”

Finding school funds; Grants support NH programs

CHARLOTTE MCELWAIN Entertainment Editor This past year, Harford County Public School system faced budget cuts, leaving less funding for lots of things including extra curricular activities including field trips. However, many schools worked with outside organizations and in-house ones to secure grants and financial support to make sure there would be funding available so student experiences would not be cut. Mrs. Michelle Schellis the president of the PTA, which has been heavily focused on raising money for the students of NHHS. The NH PTA has also been awarding Cultural arts grants for teachers and programs. The journalism/ yearbook program was one of many organizations which was able to attend field trips, secure

guest speakers and purchase necessary materials as a result of this financial support. “The PTSA’s mission is to support students and teachers at NHHS. With these grants we provide grants for educational programs, creative activities, field trips and/or research (we say “arts” but they cover arts, humanities and sciences). These grants have been part of the PTSA’s mission for years, but this year we feel they’re more important than ever because the HCPS budget cuts hit NHHS hard. We want to help fund those activities that students will remember for a long time!” Schell said the organization is always open to new members, The next meeting is Thursday, October 10, in the Media Center at 6:30 PM. The PTA is not the only way

Photo Credit: Charlotte Mcelwain

in which NH has gained funding. In March, the Agricultural magnet program received a grant from Martin Marietta of $3,000 to support the development of a trout run and breeding tank that resides in the aquaculture research lab in Mrs. Laura O’Leary’s room. According to patch.com, “The goal of the project is to design aquaculture educational opportunities for the high school students in the NRAS program. Aquaculture, which is the business of farming aquatic plants and animals, is becoming an integral part of the Maryland agricultural economy.” The grant is not solely being used for the Magnet programs use; the money will be put towards many different science classes including zoology, marine science, biology, chemistry,environmental science.

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Patrick Sullivan, senior

Have you ever been to the homecoming game? Yes What are you most looking forward to at the game? Throwing baby powder Are you going with a group? I’m going with a goup, THE group.

“My freshman year, I had no idea what I was getting into, ‘cause like, my brother had never gone to homecoming so he couldn’t tell me anything about it. But it was really exciting, especially when you go into the middle of the mosh pit, I guess, for the first time.”

-Luke Kelly, senior

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Throwing it back Mr. Brian Dougherty (‘84)

“We used to have a parade with floats to show your pride. We did a float out of a pick-up truck with a skateboard ramp and a surfboard going through it. We all wore bathing suits and we drove the truck around. We won an award for the float. I went with my girlfriend, Sue Werrlein.”

Johnny Manzari, freshman Have you ever been to the homecoming game? No What are you most looking forward to at the game? Seeing the Hawks win! Are you going with a group? Absolutely!

“There’s always tons of shoes in the back of the cafeteria, and at first you’re like, ‘ew, the floor is dirty, I don’t want to take my shoes off’ but then your feet start to really hurt and you end up doing it anyway. But it’s okay ‘cause I totally bonded with all my friends while we got our feet stepped on!”

-Brianna Gorschboth, senior

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There used to be a lot of students who would go ut into the hallway to take pictures. There also sed to be a big mix of short and long dresses. or who I went with, I had gone with friends my eshman year and had gone with a boyfriend he next three years. There were never any crazy omecoming proposals either.”

Homecoming brings different kinds of festivities to North Harford, however the Marching Hawks experience an adrenaline rush that no ordinary homecoming activity can bring. The halftime show on homecoming night, is what the band prepares for the whole season. According to most students and staff, the homecoming game is the most attended game of the season, which means all eyes are on the band during halftime. They have eight minutes to show off their talent after the second quarter of the game. “No matter how much experience you have, performing on homecoming night is always a little bit nerve wracking for everyone involved,” according to senior Mareike Debye. The pep rally and spirit week are not the only exciting things leading up to the game. According to senior Drum Major Dabney Ziokowski, “the most exciting thing for me at the homecoming game is kicking off the game with the fight song. Everyone in the stands knows the beginning of the song, so as soon as drumline starts playing the crowd goes crazy.” The band has months to practice for their halftime show, however two weeks of band camp, after school rehearsals and a few runs during class is the Marching Hawks schedule leading up to the big game. “We really hone in on the visuals and our level of musicality and try to perfect as much as we can before the game.” Debye stated. The band also prepares by memorizing their music, which is a difficult task according to sophomore Annika Peterson. Each student must individually prepare themselves for their big debut at the game. “Since homecoming night is our most hyped up game of the season, I always try to make sure my section and everyone else is having a good time before, during, and after the game.” Debye exclaimed. Others like Ziolkowski, use music to pump up before the game as well as practice conducting to the show music in hopes to remember all her cues. “Marching at high adrenaline games makes you feel like a superstar. The band usually plays and marches better at things like this because they pay attention to detail more than they would at a regular football game. I can confidently say that our homecoming performance is the best of the year,” according to Ziolkowski.

Dressed and ready: Short vs long Over the decades the style has changed from disco to hip hop. Every year students go out dress shopping for homecoming and prom but how do they know what kind of dress to get?

Jason Blevins (‘97)

ent with my wife, Sherri Doyle. One thing that es to mind was how much we were sweating use it was in the old gym that was upstairs and ike a thousand degrees.” “I feel as though homecoming is more short dresses because it’s not as fancy as prom, but you should wear what makes you feel confident and beautiful.” -Vanessa Fitzgerald, senior

“Short dresses because prom is for long dresses and homecoming is for short which makes it easier to move around.” -Madalyn Rhoades, sophomore

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“Short because I feel like prom is where you would wear a long dress and it’s less formal.” -Abigal Giannini, freshman

“Short dresses because you get better airflow and they are more comfortable.” -Nicole Hackett, junior

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New era for Netflix fans VICTORIA HANNA Reporter

service. “We’re sad that NBC has decided to take “The Office” back for its own streaming platform,” Netflix tweeted Tuesday, finishing with promoting their own features with “but members can binge watch the show

rid of it it’s going to really affect who keeps Netflix and who gets Infamous TV show “Friends” rid of it because both “Friends” is officially coming off of Netand “The Office” are so popular,” flix at the end of 2019. It will says senior Annalece Burden. be joined by “The Office” which Student Grace Shriber even dewill also be removed from Netscribes her “Yeti” waterbottle she flix at the end of 2020. owns devoted to one The Warner-Bros most of the characters from popular sitcom “Friends” “The Office” Dwight will move from Netflix to Shrute. “I’ve watched Warnermedia’s streaming it so many times, this We’re sad that NBC has deservice, which Warneris like my 5th time cided to take The Office back Media. $425 million will watching it and I’m be paid by WarnerMejust really upset befor its own streaming platform dia in the upcoming four cause it’s always what --- but members can binge years, just for the rights I watch,” Shriber says. to “Friends”, according to watch the show to their hearts’ Not only is “The The Hollywood Reporter. Office” leaving affectcontent ad-free on Netflix until The New York Times ing students, it’s also January 2021. reported that Netflix impacting teachers. paid up to $100 million Mr. Bill Wardle says to keep “Friends” in 2019, that after hearing which is $70 million more that “The Office” is than they paid in 2018. - Netflix US leaving Netflix he got Student Megan Calk the feeling of “nosand Riley Stoneback are talgic.” The math both in love with “Friends”, teacher describes in fact, Calk says that it’s times he would her “go to show on Netflix.” to their hearts’ content ad-free “drive through Scranton on And Stoneback says that she’s on Netflix until January 2021.” a regular basis because [he] “very upset” about its removal. Believe it or not, North Harford’s went to school in Penn State.” Although more than a year away, very own students also are head “The Office” and “Friends” were Netflix’s most popular show, over heels for “The Office” and are Netflix’s most popular shows “The Office”, will also be leaving very sad to see it go. “I love “The in 2018, according to data from and heading to NBC streaming Office” and I feel like if they get analytics company Jumpshot.

Zombies, ghosts spook horror enthusiasts, guests;

Field of screams opens to public LAUREN SECO EMILY IAMPIERI Co-owner of Field of Screams, Jim Schopf, invited representatives of the local high school and college media organizations to come get a behind-the-scenes look at the zombie-filled horror attraction. Cry of the Hawk reporters Emily Iampieri and Lauren Secon were among those people who got the VIP invite this year. As ghouls roamed the park around him, Schopf provided some insight into creating Field of Screams. “There was an attraction near here called Scream of the Dark when we were kids, and it was like a haunted house in a barn, and I think some of that inspired us.” He also said his mother

was a source of inspiration, and states she is “deranged” with a smile on his face. She was at the event, and turned the corner to spook some kids in her very own costume. After the scare, Schopf explains how Field of Screams was created in 1993 when he was a sophomore or junior at Millersville University. “We had the idea of doing a hayride instead to make it a little different [than Scream of the Dark], so we cut a path in our corn field because this is a family farm, and tried to advertise a little bit.” Schopf’s personal favorite attraction is the hayride, because of the “nostalgia” surrounding it, seeing as it was the start of Field of Screams. The ride has

a new “skit” portion added this year and it certainly added to the horror experience. Katleen May, Nyla Greene, Destiny Albright, and Shylinn May were all in attendance for opening night, and it was their first time there. The quartet said “it’s the scariest attraction in America.” Albright shared that her favorite attraction is The Asylum. There was an actor dressed as a clown who kept following Greene, which they thought was funny. Field of Screams is definitely worth it, with a price of just $35 for a “scream pass” that includes entry into all four attractions and the opportunity to laugh at friends when they nearly cry.

New bakery on Main Street ELLIE EVANS News Editor Main Street in Bel Air is lined with many cute and busy shops and small businesses. During the first week of August, The Goodie Shoppe joined this bustling hot spot. Owner Pam Rhode is serving up freshly baked cupcakes, Zeke’s coffee and so much more at this Main Street location. With a bright atmosphere, the store welcomes customers to come and stay for a little while. Their variety of products includes homemade rice crispy treats, chocolate covered items, muffins, cupcakes, and custom cakes. The staff is very welcoming and helpful. Senior Alison Grafton has been working at the shop since it opened in August and explains she, “loves the ambiance as much as the customers.” Admiring the owner, Grafton explains that Rhodes is “truly passionate about the shop.” As soon as you walk up to the happily decorated windows of the store, you are immediately drawn inside. With many delicious cupcake flavors including the classic yet amazing red velvet, chocolate, and vanilla, there are many op-

Photo credits: Ellie Evans tions for anyone with a sweet tooth. Their soft serve vanilla ice cream is also the perfect treat on a warm summer day. Rhodes worked as an accounting office manager prior to opening the store, always having a love for baking. The Goodie Shoppe is located on 22 South Main Street in Bel Air, and will be hard to resist swinging into the adorable shop to satisfy any sugar craving.

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on people behind What does your “Spidey-sense” say? Tech Crew:Spotlight scenes of school productions LEAH HILLIER Reporter

LAUREN SECO OP/ED Editor

During the fall musical, the actors are in the spotlight, but the people behind the crew also work to help the musical and its parts. Tech crew is responsible for everything technical about the show, including the lights and sounds. Two of the teachers who help with tech crew are Mr. Chuck Selfe and Mr. Jason Blevins. Selfe is typically in charge of “try[ing] to coordinate who is going to be on tech crew” and teaching and helping them learn the ropes of their job. He says he also helps with coordinating what is needed and where each student needs to be at any time. Blevins usually tries to “help out in any way [he] can” with tech crew, and in the past years he has been overseeing the sound booth. Crew members oversee many different things, from lights to sounds, everything technical is done by students and teachers on tech crew. Selfe’s favorite part of overseeing tech crew is “the camaraderie [they] build up.” They have a lot of work that must be done in a short period of time, after sometimes months of doing nothing at all, which makes tech crew feel like a family. When asked for advice that would help people interested in tech crew, Blevins said that they should, “be ready to work hard and [not] take anything personally.” Selfe adds that tech crew has “ to be on the ball and working together” and able to help their fellow crew members along with the cast in order to make a production look good. He believes that tech crew “provides a chance for kids to really be themselves” and gives them a place to feel like they are a part of something bigger than themselves. To people who are new to tech crew, it is important to remember to always “try your best and just have fun,” said Blevins. Selfe advises new members to “be patient” because he believes “all the glory is given to the actors while tech crew is quietly working to help make it look good.” Junior Maria Fetter said that an important necessity of being on tech crew was to “be more optimistic and be happy.” It is also important to “focus on the good things about tech and why you’re there.” She adds that tech crew is a good way to make friends. “I met a lot of my friends in high school through the drama department.”

The Spider-man character has officially exited the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), owned by Disney, and millions of fans are in outrage. According to Christopher Fiduccia of Screenrant, it has been confirmed that the five movies filmed with Spidey in the MCU will be the last for this adaptation due to a deal gone bad, and it is up to interpretation regarding which company is to blame. Social media exploded with responses to the situation, and fans have begun picking sides. Junior Anna Boegner comments that “Sony wasn’t getting enough money off of Spider-Man from Disney’s Marvel movies and decided to remove Spider-Man from the MCU.” The student believes Sony and Marvel should still make an attempt to work together. “Maybe [they should] split the money between Sony and Marvel and make a better deal, so they can make some super cool movies together.” Because the deal is already confirmed over, Boegner offers a solution for the franchise. “Tom Holland is still contracted to play spiderman for two years… I’d probably have Peter Parker go in hiding for a little while, maybe secretly doing some of that hero stuff, gradually gaining his superhero title back.” The fan would also like to see Spidey do an “I am Spider-Man” speech to parallel the infamous “I am Iron Man” speech. Senior Mareike Debye harbors a different idea. First, she sets

the stage with the background of the Sony and Disney deal. “From my understanding, Marvel created Spidey a long time ago when Marvel wasn’t that big of a brand, and back then they sold the rights about Spidey to Sony because Sonly was an established company. Once Marvel started getting bigger, they wanted Spidey back.” She then explains that Sony let Marvel to create Spider-Man movies with all creative liberty and profit from merchandise sales while Sony financed the films and took pretty much all of the profit. “This deal worked for a bit of time, but now what’s happened is Disney asked for a greater share of profit,” and offered to finance 50 percent of the movies. Sony attempted a compromise, but they were ultimately shot down by Marvel. Fans believe Marvel and Sony should try to reconcile, but that Sony should not give them the 50 percent that they want. To continue the movies after the split, Debye would create a “new era of Spidey.” She would “still try to keep the persona of Spidey,” and “drop a teaser to see how the [fan base] would react.” Currently there are no public reports of Sony’s or Disney’s plans for Spiderman. Spiderman has a tie to over 20 films and production on future films is at a halt for companies associated with this character. Forbes magazine said that Dinsey “allegedly wanted to co-finance 50/50 the next few Spiderman movies in exchance for 50 percent of the profits.”

TikTok taking over students personal lives LAUREN BRANDIS Reporter

TikTok is a social media app on which creators can make a music video with their favorite sound up to 60 seconds long. As a creator you can make an original video or use other people’s ideas. In the app it is common to use short segments from tv shows, songs or memes to lip sync and act to. A poll was taken of 200 students and 37 percent of our schools' population that’s on Tiktok uses the app to make and watch Tiktoks while 67 percent only have the app to watch other videos. When making a TikTok your goal is to make it on the ‘for you’ page, but the catch is you have no idea that your clip is going

to blow up or not. Thirty two percent of the app's users have admitted to lying in their video to get on the ‘for you’ page and “clout.” If your video becomes popular it's because it's on the ‘for you’ page, which is recommended videos that are tailored to your interests. According to Caroline Haskins from Vice.com “The hashtaggers’ theory is that if they use these tags in their captions, #fyp, #foryou, or #foryoupage, their posts are more likely to surface on more people’s ‘for you’ pages. When walking in the halls of our school you will pass many users on TikTok. One of them, Chloe McArtor, has gained a lot of attention from a single TikTok, with nearly 180.6k followers and

3.1 million likes on her profile. She made a video pretending to be in the hospital with her newborn baby, but the truth is the infant was her sister in law’s child. The reason the video was made was because “My sister in law was upset every day because of her newborn being sent to the NICU so we made the video to keep a positive outlook on the health of the baby.” On her YouTube channel she created a follow-up video clarifying the situation and to stop to the backlash and hate she was receiving. She says, “People would go on my Instagram and look up my family members and send us nasty messages.” She also shared, “people found my sister in law’s Instagram and direct messaged her that I was us-

ing her baby.” When strangers messaged the family, they would threaten that they “wanted to find the hospital and the baby.” McArtor continued with “we got worried because that could be dangerous...” McArtor and her family felt the right thing to do is to adress the problom, tell the truth, and try to set things back to normal. According to Oberlo, there are currently over 500 million active Tik Tok users worldwide.

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Student perspective With lots of recent conversation about how to help the environment, metal straws have become more popular as they replace the use of plastic straws. Students share their own perspectives about whether this alternative is helping or hurting the environment.

Usually graduation has been at 6 p.m.,, but a new time change has now set the graduation time at 9 a.m., and now, school will be closed. Current seniors give their opinions on what they think about the change.

“‘They’re more hurting the environment because plastic straws make up such a low percentage of ocean pollution and we need to focus on other plastic stuff than just straws. McDonald’s said that plastic straws are better and easier to recycle than metal straws” Nate Epple, sophomore “I believe they’re helping, but it’s not really stopping anything because people are still using plastic, so it’s more of a rend than people actually trying to help pollution.” Julianna Jackson, junior

“I think it’s really inconvenient because kids and parents have jobs and they may not be able to take off that day, so parents might not be able to make it to their kids’ graduation.” Gina Lux, senior

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“I think they’re helping because it gets rid of the idea of plastic straws but they’re also more expensive and harder to make than plastic or paper straws.” Will Becker, senior

“I won’t be looking forward to waking up that early but it’s understandable everyone getting off school because the teachers and principals have to get there too.” Austin Borns, senior

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outside, with the exception of hunting. Camping is also one of Ott’s favorites, including occasional tent camping. Despite a recent knee replacement, Ott has still managed to visit every state park in the state of Maryland. In addition to all the state parks in Maryland, Ott has also begun working on visiting all the state parks in Pennsylvania.

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Fr o m s t u d e n t t o s o l d i e r : Graduates make mark in military

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D o ’s a n d D o n o t ’s for freshmen

EMILY GREEN Reporter

sition was a bit different. “The transition was relatively simple; Student. Soldier. Success. as long as you display some form North Harford High School grad- of self-discipline it’s very easy to uates Bradley Ryan, and Mike assimilate into the military.” said Frontera both left the Nest and Frontera Ryan noted that “The best lesheaded to the military. son I’ve had so far is to cherish Ryan, a 2018 graduate, is a your time home and don’t live too flight member in the Osprey hefast. It sounds cliché but growing licopter and he said that he is “an up sucks and I wish I could have onboard flight mechanic” and no worries again.” does “some navigation and mans As for Frontera on the other the machine gun on the back.” hand he learned something difFrontera , who is also a 2018 ferent. “The best lesson thus far graduate, is in the Navy and has been the concept of resilhe said his job is “very exciting ience, or for lack though {he’s} of a better term not allowed bouncing back to go into defrom hardship. It tail.” makes life less inGoing from timidating overa student in all and my ability high school to take a hit and to a soldier keep pushing for in training is achievement has a big change improved greataccording to ly.” both men. Frontera said According “overall this job to Ryan, the is extremely retransition he warding, and I faced comwould recomPhoto provided by: Michael pared to a mend it to anynormal grad- Frontera body with the mental and physuate “is pretty steep.” He added, ical mettle to keep up with the “I left my friends, family, and girlprogram.” Ryan agrees. “My defriend pretty much in a blink of cision has definitely changed my an eye. It’s a huge culture shock, life for the better. It’s given me I’ve been in for a year and a half a sense of being, countless close and I’m just now getting used to friends, and a job I can take back it.” In contrast, Frontera’s tran- to the civilian world.”

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Patrick Weber, junior “The cruise was a week long and had gone to Puerto Rico, Haiti, and St. Martin. The beach in St. Martin was so cool; the water was super blue too. Then we went to Haiti and went jet skiing, and in Puerto Rico the food was really good; I had some fish tacos.

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“Me and four friends were trying to find this swimming hole in Maryland we heard about, so feeling adventurous we tried to find it for over an hour. When we finally got there, there was this really cool rope swing and a 20-foot rock you could jump off of and land in the water. It was really hard and scary to climb to the top of the diving rock. At first, I was really nervous to jump, but after I did it once I was fine!”

When not teaching geography or grading papers, Mr. Selfe can be found with his band, playing the guitar. It all started for Selfe when he was 13; friends of his wanted to start a band, and while they didn’t know how to play their specific instruments, they would pick a song, everyone would learn it, and then they would all play the song together. Selfe’s interest in mastering the guitar stemmed from his idolization of guitar players, specifically Ace Frehley who, if Selfe got any ink done, it would be of Ace. e

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After the hours of teaching agriculture and animal management are done for the day, Mrs. Densmore runs her family owned barbeque catering company, Country Boys Barbeque, a barbeque competition team. Located in Bransville, Pennsylvania, the desire to run a barbeque business stemmed from Densmore’s husband’s love of grilling and cooking. After mastering his technique six years ago, they decided to open their own business. Although both the Densmores are quite sick of eating barbeque after six years of perfecting the process.

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BASICS Girls VS Boys

Who takes longer to get ready in the morning?

Boys who take less than 45 min. (26%) Boys who take longer than 45 min. (20%)

Girls who take less than 45 min. (25%)

Girls who take longer than 45 min. (29%)

Compiled By: Abbey Kroener

Band VS DJ at school events “A DJ would be better than a band. Bands can not play as many songs as DJs can. Also, you would be listening to the same artist the whole night if a band performed. A DJ would just fit the vibe.” ~ Leah Festerman, junior

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“A band would be a nice change because it has always been a DJ and live music gives an event a unique and different feel.” ~ Natalie Merchant, junior Compiled By: Maura Chaney

H A N N A H Number of people in the marching band: 86

Number of allyear-roundsports teams: 38

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“At freshman orientation, I had put my name down for every club possible, and come the first day, it became too much to handle.” ~ Malinah Jerscheid, sophomore

First Day Mistakes “I went to the wrong class twice this year.” ~ Elena Schell, junior

New Year, New Locker? Maddie Kramer, senior

~ New Locker ~ Top Locker

~ “I thought I would miss it a lot more. My old locker was in a good area, but my new spot is better than expected. I can’t complain since it’s near the exit and all my classes.”

Jackie Bultman, sophomore ~New Locker ~ Top Locker ~ “I miss my old locker because it was easier to get to and I could remember where it was. The hallway is also really crowded where my new spot is.”

Aiden Bongiovanni, senior ~ Old Locker ~ Bottom Locker ~ I wished [it] changed to a top locker, but I don’t mind. I’m taller and it would be easier to get to if I had a top one. The girl above my locker is short and it feels as if it doesn’t fit right.”

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“I missed the bus on my first day of sophomore year and I’m not very proud of it.” ~ Asia Ulbright, senior

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Vaping leads to early death, lung disease in teenagers ZOE MILKES Features Editor Danger. Disease. Death. The widespread use of vape products has led to a recent outbreak of a life-threatening illness. Authorities race to understand how the fruit flavored nicotine device has hospitalized so many people. Vaping has shown to be deadly. According to the Center for Disease Control, six deaths have been reported with a direct link to the use of nicotine products. These deaths occurred in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota and Oregon. Authorities have stated that all six deaths were in young adults. Nicotine devices have been sold for several years but cases of lung disease in relation to vaping recently skyrocketed. “You have a lot of otherwise healthy young people suddenly arriving with fast-developing pneumonia in emergency rooms, that will raise red flags in a hurry,” Sean Callahan, a physician at the University of Utah, told BuzzFeed. Over 450 cases of lung illness associated with the use of e-cigarette products have been reported to the Center for Disease Control. Patients in the ongoing investigation by the Center for Disease Control reported having symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath and/or chest pain. Others reported symptoms of nausea, vomiting and fever. These signs typically showed development over a period of days. Some symp-

toms showed to manifest over several weeks. The CDC put out a statement on August 30th advising people to stop using e-cigarettes entirely until the investigation closes. The advisory also stated that, “Youth, young adults, pregnant women, as well as adults who do not currently use tobacco products should not use e-cigarettes at all. NHHS nurse Joanne Dorsey also advised against the use of nicotine devices among adolescents stating, “adolescents shouldn’t be vaping because the products contain nicotine, not only is nicotine addictive but it also damages brain cells in a developing brain.” Officials are still trying to narrow down exactly what is causing people who use e-cigarettes to become ill. Many signs point to the chemicals in the vaping products. Nurse Joanne Dorsey stated, “anytime you put any artificial element or chemical into your lung it isn’t safe.” The American Medical Association’s house of delegates amended the existing policy on e-cigarette products to now “require that an accurate nicotine content of e-cigarettes be prominently displayed on the product alongside a warning of the addictive quality of nicotine.” The American Medical Association is also asking that ingredients of the nicotine products be displayed on the packaging.

Plastic surge takes toll on environment MAURA CHANEY Reporter Trends come and go, but one sticking around includes metal straws and customers who get angry at the sale of plastic cups. While the health of the environment is a major concern, social media has helped to increase awareness, especially with the ideas of environmental friendly supplies. A network still in demand is Tik Tok, where many users have been promoting metal straws to help reduce plastic waste, however many of those posts aren’t those who show real concern, but instead is a joke among social media, to poke fun at those who go out of their way to obtain reusable resources. Social media users are also putting the spotlight on one animal in particular; the turtles, with the popular “save the turtles” hashtag. Although the turtles are facing massive deaths from the plastic straw invasion, there surely are other animals such as rhinos and elephants who have been stripped of their needs for many years now. However, social media users will only focus on what is popular or trending, which unfortunately is only a fraction of the main environmental issue. Another trend growing rapidly is the use of reusable water bottles, such as the iconic Hydroflask, with over 142.6 million

High school sophomore develops test for cancer GRACE FELDBUSH Reporter Imagine being a high school student smart enough to develop a test to detect pancreatic cancer. High School student Jack Andraka knows exactly how that feels. During his sophomore year, a close family friend died from pancreatic cancer, so Andraka had a lot on his mind. That same year, a tenth grader at North County High School, Andraka won the Youth Achievement Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award after he worked to develop a way to detect pancreatic cancer more effectively and earlier. Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers. It only has a five-year survival rate of six percent. About 40,000 people die from it each year according to Smithsonian.com.

As he was connecting the dots for the test, he emailed his ideas to over 200 researchers. Andraka was invited to present his research to Maitra, a chemist who invited him to his lab several times over the summer. According to Snopes, “Andraka was able to spend six months in the lab of a Johns Hopkins Medical Center researcher where he preformed his test using blood from mice who had pancreatic cancer compared to those who didn’t.” Andraka worked for seven months straight, There was no stopping Jack after he got into his project, and he wasn’t going to quit. He even spent Christmas, Thanksgiving, and his fifteenth birthday in the lab. Andraka’s test had pinpointed mesothelin in the blood of

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mice bearing human pancreatic tumors. Mrs. Kristian Jones- Knoll hearing how a sophomore developed a test for pancreatic cancer left her speechless and all she could say was “I’m shocked.” Jones-Knoll says that the government should put more money into cancer research for all types of cancer because “as soon as they find the cure for one, then they’re going to find what to do for other types” Freshman Vlorie Radel is almost as shocked as Jones-Knoll was when finding out someone her age found a way to test for cancer. "I just can't believe that someone who's only one year older than me can do something like that," Radel says. Radel also says she'd like scientists to find ways for other types of cancer to be tested just as easily.

With increasing popularity, Hydro Flasks takes the school by storm. Students brought their individualized water bottles. Photo Credit: Addy Dean views on Tik Tok. Junior Sophia Phelps says she had purchased a Hydroflask because she “wanted a reusable water bottle and they’re good ones.” She adds that she isn’t bothered by people joking about the bottle, because “the jokes are kinda funny”. Even with jokes floating around about the subject, many sources are making great changes to help the environment, such as 4ocean. This company sells bracelets that directly funds removal of trash from the ocean and to give money towards wild-

life facing the negative impacts. With over 6 million pounds of trash removed in 2017, 4ocean bracelets are trending, and have been a popular way to help the cause. A NHHS custodian adds, “It takes one person to recycle. People should start caring.” Although metal straws and reusable bottles are trending in negative ways, those picking fun are bringing attention to the cause and creating platforms for people to research and discover how a small effort can result in immense changes.

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Lady Hawks take on Rising Sun;

Male goalie on opposing team GREER STRINE Reporter The Lady Hawks field hockey team was preparing for a regularly scheduled game up against the Rising Sun Tigers, but this game was everything but

“We were all surprised by hearing the news. We weren’t worried about the game, but rather surprised that a male was playing a ‘girl sport’ even though males playing field hockey is very prominent overseas. Overall, we

play to his best ability. He might also not have as much experience considering mostly only females play.” For some athletes, getting past the idea of a male goalie being on the field is a mental struggle.

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ordinary. Their team included a male goalie on an otherwise allfemale team. Though the Hawks never saw the male goalie, lots of people had a variety of reactions to the possibility. Field hockey is a primarily female sport, especially at the high school level. The rule in the public-school system is that if there is only one team, both genders can play. “I don’t have any opinion on playing against a male. I think most sports should be co-ed to accommodate the opportunity for everyone to play,” sophomore Jackie Bultman stated.

were super excited for a new ‘experience’ and we were ready to win,” Bultman added. Freshman Kendall Fortune thought it would have been strange to play against a male goalie since North Harford has an all-girl team. According to Fortune, “Some disadvantages are that being a smaller female freshman as an offensive player, going right up onto a larger male senior, as a goalie, could be a vast difference in size and strength.” Fortune added there were some advantages for her team since “he may feel awkward and not

“It could be harder to score. We might be less confident in our playing and being less confident always leads to less success,” Bultman said. Fortune agreed and thought that their doubts might get in the way of their skills. Even though in Harford County he is unable to play, the team will still take on the Tigers during their season. According to Bultman, playing against any good goalie helps teach their team how us to be “more accurate with placing our shots,” and that pulling out a win was still possible, as long as the team was willing to work for it.

Running back, forth to school; Student athletes balance books, athletics HAILEY DEARES SSC Editor At North Harford, upperclassmen have the opportunity of a variety of scheduling options. Some students are able to take either half days or come to school every other day. This provides students with an opportunity to work or take college classes, and can often be a very useful tool. However, when students play sports taking half days or only coming to school one day can present itself as an issue, being that the athletes must come back to school, while most other athletes are already here. Senior Paige Clark, a member of the cheer team, takes half days. Clark says she made this decision not only in the 2019-2020 school year, but in the previous year as well so she could get a “head start” on college. Being able to double as a high school and college student, Clark is able to “further her education and minimize the expense of four year school.” The senior states that the biggest challenge is “choosing college classes around [her] schedule”, but adds that she was “fortunate enough” to have all night practices this season so she could take later classes, but still points out the 25 minute drive between campuses. The biggest advantage according to Clark is the ability to get college credit, and how it’s helped her “decide her major and get ahead so she can save money for college.” She also said she would recommend it to others because “it doesn’t make sense to take four pointless filter classes because you have all your credits when you can go for half days.” Clark added that “if you play sports and take half days, on the days you don’t have class you can take a nap before practice or your game.” Senior Will Tikiob takes half days every other day and runs for the cross country and track teams. He states that the advantage is the ability to “feel better for practice” by getting a break before practice. He states that on a typical day he “goes home, eats a good lunch and takes a nap.” The senior adds that he would recommend it “if you’re not doing college courses it’s way harder with HCC.”

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New coach joins JV staff EVAN KUZEMCHAK Social Media Coordinator

better performance and team Charlie Dawson has been wise than last year.” He adds the working in the North Harford squad is constantly conditioning area as a rec sport coach for many and practicing “which has helped years since 1993. us build strength and agility,” This year, he has been added Brundridge states. to JV coaching staff for the high When Coach Dawson is not school football program. coaching, he works as a full-time Coach Dawson says he has “al- engineer. Dawson also is the ways wanted to be a high president of North Harschool football coach.” ford rec council and Some athletes, like he says he is “very sophomore Garrett involved with Reinecke, comparks and rec “Now that he is ment that “now stuff.” One incoaching we are that he is coachteresting fact ing, everything doing way better per- most people is a lot more formance and team wise w o u l d n ’ t serious and we know about than last year.” can focus on him is that football. he is “very Dawson said - Solomon Brundridge, good at math he is excited since I’m [he] sophomore about coaching at is an engineer.” the Nest and thinks Dawson is “the kids are a little most looking formore invested in it beward to “the school cause it is their school.” atmosphere” and for it Coach Dawson said since he has to be “amped up”. only ever coached rec football Dawson doesn’t get much of previously, and that high school a break in his life from football is so much better and “a little since he also coaches his son’s rec more exciting because you got football team. Lastly, he says he bigger crowds all night.” loves football but he also stresses Since Dawson has started that even though it seems dancoaching the players feel they gerous “if it [football] is taught have grown. Sophomore Solomon the right way and the kids lisBrundridge thinks “now that he ten, it’s just as safe as any other is coaching, we are doing way sport.”

Benefits, pitfalls to playing different sports in ninth grade MARISSA ALTENBURG Reporter

for games and it can become hard some nights.” Leaving school Freshmen at North Harford are early for games is something Forstarting to get the hang of what tune enjoys. “You get the exciteit’s like to have to have good time ment of leaving school and going management skills. Between straight to a game” practice and school the next Sierra Wendland plays volleyball, and she says, she likes morning they are finding “to catch up and do my out the best ways to missed work on the get the work done. bus.’’ Long pracStudy sessions tice hours are are not offered having some “Playing sports are as a part of North Harfun, but you also many sports. ford feeling have to make up all the W e n d land like they says “If you are at a diswork.” ask them a advantage. question, they According - Kendall Fortune, will help you to freshman with as much field hockey freshamn as they can, and player Kendif they don’t know all Fortune, “it something, they’ll can be hard to help you to find a tuget my homework tor.” done some nights beOther athletes such as soccer cause I get home later than player Aiden Freeland adds “a most people, so I end up cramstudy session would benefit me.” ming it in some nights.” Even though it can be hard And she’s not alone; students to catch up on work some days are beginning to find face this when you play sports, Wendland struggle as well. Abbey Buckland is a fresh- says “you just have to go for it. man playing soccer, who adds Meeting new people playing volthat “playing sports are fun but leyball has definitely helped me you also have to make up all the to get all the questions I have so work from school that you miss far answered.”

Cry of the Hawk

September 27, 2019

Saddling up; Reeves rides in last derby LEIGHA MCBURNEY Reporter Labor day weekend in Glenmoore, Pennsylvania at Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show and County Fair, Kassie Reeves took to the dirt with her pony Thunder in what would be their last derby together. Reeves, a senior in the animal science program, has been riding for seven years but has worked with Thunder, a welsh cross pony, for four years. Thunder is just the pony’s barn name, but his show name is Eye of the Storm according to the twelfth grader. The $1500 LCHSA pony hunter derby is a competition where competitors will jump one round over a course. According to the Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show and County Fair website the course consists of 10 to 12 jumps and the top 12 entrants with the highest score will return to jump it for a second time.The top eight entrants are expected to ride for the ribbon and prize money. In previous derby’s, the rider placed in fourth and eighth place but this year she received her first score of 74 and a second score of 68 out of 100. Reeves chuckled as she explained that the scores were low due to a rider’s error. The senior got four strides in a five stride which cost her 20

Lady Hawks take on Rising Sun;

Male goalie strikes on opposing team GREER STRINE Reporter

Kassie Reeves and Thunder getting ready to begin the $1,500 pony derby. PHOTO CREDIT: EMMA MATHIOS points dropping her to eleventh place. She even mentioned that the judge said she would have won second place if she knew how to count to five. Reeves is still proud of her pony for going over all the jumps because that was their main problem this year. He would refuse anything she put in front of him. The rider added that there is a chance for her to go to one more, but she does not believe it

will happen. Once a rider is over 18, he/she is no longer able to ride a pony in hunters. Although she cannot enter another pony derby, the senior mentioned that she does plan to enter horse derbies. The senior added that the horse she is working with is not the brightest and is having difficuly understanding the commands, but with the right training she is positive he will get there.

Wrestler recovering from setback

RACHEL KEENY HS EDITOR

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to start wrestling again” and is eager to get his brace off. As for the rest of Mitchells’ team, Coach Robert Knox said he was “glad the injury wasn’t more serious than it was.” Coach Knox also added that Mitchell being out will “really hurt because he’s such a great wrestler and a team leader.” Team member Derek Caiazzo, Junior, said that not having Josh will “impact the teams intensity, but knowing that he is in are corner supporting us and coaching us is great to have”. Another teammate, Senior Zach Jackson also added his opinion on Josh’s injury. “It will affect

Senior wrestler Josh Mitchell recently encountered a harsh neck injury, placing a toll on his senior season of wrestling. Along with wrestling, Mitchell also practices parkour in his free time. Mitchell said he broke his neck by doing a “corkscrew flip and landing wrong.” After breaking his neck, Mitchell said that his greatest mental challenge has been “doing everyday necessities that no one thinks about doing, like brushing your teeth.” As for Mitchell’s wrestling, he said it looks like he probably won’t be able to wrestle this year but depending on if his neck heals quickly there is a chance for him to return to the mat sooner than later. The senior athlete thinks his injury will put a toll on his skill set at first, but he will eventually be able to regain strength and agility. Mitchell adds Photo Credit: Josh Mitchell he “is not scared

the team like a hurricane”, Jackson says, adding that “Josh is the heart and soul of NHHS wrestling team” Wrestling will begin on December 5. Josh is “more then excited” to get back on the matt. Mitchell’s first match will be at home against Patterson Mill. There were about 387 injuries among participating in highschool wrestling. This is an injury rate of approminatly 2.33 injuries per 1000 athletes. In college this number rises to about 7.25 injuries per 1000 athelets. (Philadelphia Inquier). The most common injuries include concussions, bruses, and cauliflower ear.

According to Fortune, “Some disadvantages are that being a The Lady Hawks field hockey smaller female freshman as an team was preparing for a regu- offensive player, going right up larly scheduled game up against onto a larger male senior, as a goalie, could be a vast the Rising Sun Tigers, difference in size but this game was “I and strength.” everything but think most Fortune addordinary. Their sports should be coed there were team included a male goalie ed to accommodate the some advantages for her on an otherwise all-fe- opportunity for everyone team since “he may feel male team. to play.” awkward Field hock-Jackie Bultman, and not play ey is a primarily sophomore to his best abilfemale sport, esity. He might also pecially at the high not have as much exschool level. The rule in perience considering mostthe public-school system is that if there is only one team, both ly only females play.” For some athletes, getting past genders can play. “I don’t have any opinion on playing against the idea of a male goalie being on a male. I think most sports the field is a struggle. “It could should be co-ed to accommo- be harder to score. We might be date the opportunity for every- less confident in our playing and one to play,” sophomore Jackie being less confident always leads to less success,” Bultman said. Bultman stated. However, freshman Ken- Fortune agreed and thought that dall Fortune thought it was their doubts might get in the way strange to play against a male of their skills. Even though in Harford goalie since NH has an all-girl team.“We were all surprised by County he is unable to play, the hearing the news. We weren’t team will still take on the Tigers worried about the game, but during their season. According rather surprised that a male was to Bultman, playing against any playing a ‘girl sport’ even though good goalie teaches the team to males playing field hockey is very be “more accurate with placing prominent overseas. Overall, we our shots,” and that pulling out were super excited for a new ‘ex- a win was still possible, as long perience’ and we were ready to as the team was willing to work for it. win,” Bultman added.

By the numbers 30 million- the number of children participate in organized sports yearly

21 percent - the number of all traumatic brain injuries among American children

170,000- the number of children ages 5 to 14 treated in hospital emergency rooms for basketball-related injuries yearly.

110,000- the number of children ages 5 to 14 treated

in hospital emergency rooms for baseball-related injuries yearly. ***Baseball also has the highest fatality rate among sports for children ages 5 to 14, with three to four children dying from baseball injuries each year.

200,000- the number of children ages 5 to 14 treated

in hospital emergency rooms for bicycle-related injuries yearly.

215,000- the number of children ages 5 to 14 treated in hospital emergency rooms for football-related injuries.

65,000- the number of children ages 14 and under

treated in hospital emergency rooms for trampoline-related injuries SOURCES: Consumer Product Safety Commission and Stanford Safety Commission