Senior issue- MAY 2019

North Harford High School

211 Pylesville Road, Pylesville, MD 21132

410-638-3650

Volume 49, Issue 9

May 17, 2019

Students showcase talent at annual Art Show

CHARLOTTE MCELWAIN Reporter Every year, the art students at the Hawk’s Nest have the opportunity to showcase their work in the Art Show both during the school day and also at an evening reception.

For several years, the high school has also opened its doors to North Harford Middle School, featuring work from their students as well. Additionally, the guitar ensemble performed during the evening visiting hours of the show.

Seniors Natalie Jacobs, Tanner Russell, Lauren Palmerli, Carson Lewis, Miles Boones, Kara Kramer, Jamie Goodman, and Katie Koeber will continue the tradition of having the opportunity to have a senior showcase which features

Photo credit: Nathan Robey

works created from freshman to senior year.

Natalie Jacobs attended opening night of the art show to present her work to her friends and family. “Now that I have my own table; I want to show all my friends my work, so I drag them all around the library. Now I have my own table, and that is super cool.”

Jacobs has been an art student for the past 4 years and has been a member of the National Art Honors Society and for this to be her last art show, “it is just so crazy”.

Jacobs said she would like to thank Humphrey for helping her find her voice and vocalize it in her work. “I work a lot with 3-D, so just expressing my theme throughout everything. Mrs. Humphrey has really helped me this year.”

Due to budget cuts, art teacher Humphrey will likely not be back at NH next year so the 2018-2019 Art Show is her last. “It is so incredibly humbling to see the talent of these students...and yes it is sad that I have to go but my students will excel as time goes on.”

She adds that students should “find a mentor and just suck out all the information you can

and use that to fuel your work and fulfill your life.”

Junior Ryan Blosser says the art show is “always incredible” and thinks highly of students who participate in the show.

Blosser adds that “creativity of students is one of the most important concepts to showcase.”

Blosser adds that allowing artistic learnings in school is important for many students in today’s society. Experiencing a wide range of education can have many positive outcomes.

Seniors Alyssa Santoro and Makenna Ballou, said, “The Art Show this year is amazing.”

Santoro added, “ My favorite part is the senior section where you can see how the seniors have grown as artist and see what they did all those years in art class.”

English teacher Richard Peddicord enjoys something different. “My favorite part is the stained glass section, I feel as though every year the art teachers do a spectacular job with these students.” Senior Lauren Palmieri believes the shows gives “students who have worked hard over a long period of time an opportunity to see each other’s work .”

Soon-to-be graduates prepare for Senior Picnic, Baccalaureate, Senior Awards LAUREN SECO Op/ed Editor

Soon North Harford will be waving goodbye to its seniors, but before they go, there are lots of opportunities to celebrate their time at The Nest.

The Senior Picnic, Baccalaureate, and Senior Awards all take place in May. Senior Sophia Plate describes the picnic coming up at Rocks as a “bunch of food” and an all around exciting time because “all my [her] friends are going, so it’ll be fun.” The graduating student can’t wait for these events and is planning to attend every single one of them as a “last hurrah before graduation” and beginning her next step into college life.

Plate also includes that baccalaureate is a religious ceremony, honoring the graduates for their accomplishment of finishing high

school. She is looking forward to the event, and hopes that a bunch of people will attend.

The student also goes into detail describing the awards ceremony stating there are “announcements for the scholarships and accomplishments of the seniors, and there are speeches.” Plate is excited for every single event and wants to absorb everything before she leaves North Harford for her college experience.

Senior Hunter Meisz is also planning to attend the baccalaureate and senior awards. She is “excited that my [her] high school career is coming to an end.

It was fun and stressful, but in the end all the hard work is worth it.

I’m [she’s] glad that the senior awards recognizes students accomplishments.”

Meisz adds that various students receive awards and that

many students have the opportunity to accept them.

Senior Chris Robinson is attending the Senior Picnic and the senior awards. He describes the picnic as a “big block

“I’m excited to celebrate four years of hard work with graduation and moving onto the college experience.”

- Kaylin Johnson, Senior

party.”

Robinson goes on to say that “there’s supposed to be swimming and volleyball and stuff like that.” As for food options he states there may be “pit beef and ice cream.”

He is most excited for the picnic

because it “will be nice to relax and have some fun right before everyone goes their separate ways.”

Senior Will Eakes is attending the Senior Picnic, Baccalaureate, and Senior Awards. During the picnic, “all the seniors are going to hang out together one last time before we graduate and part ways.” He also goes on to describe the Baccalaureate saying, “the seniors all wear their cap and gowns and there’s a speaker and a prayer and usually a student performer.” He describes it saying, “it’s like a spiritual ceremony.”

Eakes also states that during the awards, “the seniors are recognized for their hard work in high school, the salutatorian gives a speech, and scholarships are presented to the winners.”

Senior Lynne Thomas is excited

to go to the Senior Picnic, Baccalaureate, and Senior Awards saying she is happy because “I [she] gets to spend time with my [her] friends at the picnic.” Thomas also includes that she believes all of her friends are excited as well “to see where our futures lead us since we all are going to different colleges in the fall.”

Thomas also adds that she is most looking forward to the picnic because “that is the last day the class will be together and it is also relaxing and fun!”

Aubrey Gerhardt is going on the senior trip to Hershey Park and Gerhardt is looking forward to “spending time with friends not in school.”

Additionally Kaylin Johnson another senior says, “I’m excited to celebrate four years of hard work with graduation and moving onto the college experience

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May 17, 2019

Changing, growing through relationships CASSIDY CHANDLER Features Editor

In four years, your life is going to change a lot. Your friends may change, your view of the world should change, and the expectations you hold yourself to will change.

Coming into high school, I was worried. Everyone told me I would lose my friends, the people I had known for years, the ones I had grown up with.

Because people change.

But, I had made it through three years of middle school with the same exact people I had met in kindergarten so I knew I was doing something right.

And while all of the middle school teachers convinced us that people change, they failed to tell us that change could be a beautifully crazy thing because when you change together and grow together and love together, there is not much you have to worry about.

Coming into high school, I knew I had to be choosy with my friends. I didn’t want to end up in the wrong crowd. I didn’t really

want anything to change. Why do I need new friends if the ones I already have are all I need?

I didn’t understand the concept of ‘popularity’ nor did I understand how people could be so fake.

So, I just watched.

I watched “best friends” talk behind each others backs as soon as they turned around.

I watched people make stupid decisions.

I watched people cheat.

Lie. Do anything for others’ approval.

And I wondered how I got to be so lucky.

While most people wanted that cool and popular title, all I wanted was to be known for being kind.

And nice.

What I wanted was for people to like me, but for the right reasons.

But you see, as an insecure little freshman girl, I did not have the confidence to talk to anyone besides who I was comfortable with.

I needed to learn how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.

But that seems so impossible when you are so insecure. I was so scared of what others thought of me. I could barely speak a complete sentence in front of the class or even talk to an upperclassman. I could only walk through the hallways with my head down.

But change happens. Subtly, but it does.

I began to break out of the shell I had been in all of my life.

My first relationship taught me a lot about myself. I learned how to love someone but also how to

love myself. And I learned about heartbreak. Never did I ever expect to actually feel a physical pain in my chest like that one, but that small crack left in my heart has left me stronger and smarter and feeling more deserving of the right kind of love.

For months I wondered what I was missing. I felt like I lost a small part of myself through that relationship but what I ended up learning was that I gained a lot more than I lost. You cannot live with the mindset that you are not enough. You are enough.

You cannot live trying to meet everyone else’s expectations because everyone else doesn’t matter.

I thought I had messed up, that it was my fault, but my mom continued to remind me: I am strong. I am smart. I am beautiful.

And finally, I began to learn that.

I started to use every opportunity as a chance to grow.

I began to realize there is value in every experience and every relationship.

I won’t say that every friend I have ever made has stuck around, but to anyone who has played a part in my absurdly crazy life, thank you. You taught me things I didn’t know about myself and have allowed me to grow into the (mostly) confident, positive, ambitious senior girl I am now.

So, that is the beauty of relationships. There is always something to give and something to take.

Learn from every person and every experience because every person comes into your life for a specific reason. If the people you care about don’t make time for you, why are you putting in

so much effort fighting for them?

If someone in your life wants to leave, why are you fighting for them to stay?

Let them leave so you have the energy to fully be present in the lives of people who DO matter.

The people who truly care about you will be by your side no matter what. And I know this better than most. Those same girls who were my friends in kindergarten are the same ones who I will be walking the graduation stage with in a few short days.

So this is just a reminder to be picky. Choose the right friends, the ones who want the best for you. The people you invite into your life lead you onto your path of life, whether that path be good or bad, remember that every choice and every moment is just a part of the plan. So trust the process, trust the plan. And stick together.

So maybe what those middle school teachers should have been telling us four years ago is that even when you have experiences that leave you feeling confused or frustrated, don’t get lost in regret or doubt. Prepare to learn that forgiveness is a gift that should be cherished and one that is not always easy to give.

Finding a balance is critical to surviving this time in your life.

Sometimes it feels impossible to make time for everyone, but do it anyway. Remember your friends will always be there and (probably for a lot longer too) than that boy you think you love with every fiber of your being.

As you find balance, learn to focus. Whatever you are going through, stay focused. Do not ever lose sight of what is important to you. Do not ever change your values for someone else- AND

you are known by the company you keep, so surround yourself with good.

Remember that something fun and new might seem like a great way to forget about pain, or heartbreak, but it’s not always the best way to go.

Just because something looks good doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Kinda like ice cream.

What is appealing isn’t always healthy.

So remember, always use good judgment. Whether it is making a decision at some stupid party or deciding to do your homework, make good decisions. Don’t waste all of that precious beautiful energy on something worthless.

And make those decisions with your future in mind. With so much ahead of you, why do one stupid thing to blow it? Spend your time with the right people and make the right choices.

So when your friends warn you about something, they are usually right. Listen to them.

Read that last sentence again.

Your friends and family have an uncanny ability to see and know a lot more about you than you know about yourself. Why? They know what’s good for you because they see the good in you.

Learn that when you love, there are bound to be some wrinkles along the way and the lessons you learn through the hardships are not going anywhere even though people may.

Take those lessons and run with them.

And keep running even when your lungs burn and you want to quit because what’s ahead is always better than what’s behind you. You are young, carefree, and limitless. And you have so much to love, and so much love to give.

up your entire future in the blink of an eye. College is the biggest thing that will change the most about you.

However, no one ever talks about how the college search process, all those annoying essays and tours, will change your life. And trust me, they do, majorly.

All of the hours spent looking around schools and meeting professors makes you realize what you like, what you don’t like, and what you’re willing to do in order to get into the school of your dreams.

I know that the whole affair of looking for the perfect school helped me realize random things that I wouldn’t have thought about before. I’ve always lived in Maryland, and I’ve never really thought about moving anywhere else when I get older - until I went and visited the University of Miami. I loved that school, and I loved (even more) the amazing, beautiful, warm climate and

landscape of southern Florida.

Now I know for sure, because of the college search process, that I want to live somewhere warm and very close to the beach when I’m older.

Visiting Georgia Tech changed my life for the better, too. I knew I didn’t want to go there when I was walking around campus. It is located in downtown Atlanta with skyscrapers towering upwards in every direction. Certainly it was a cool place with lots to do, but not the right place for me.

However, at Georgia Tech there was a certain sense of motivation that I couldn’t shake. As I walked around, I felt as if everybody on campus was working towards their future careers and knew they had to work hard to make their dream job a reality. That was an atmosphere that I knew I would work well in, and now I know that when I’m older, I want to surround myself with people who have that same motivation and work ethic.

Falling in love with a school and then choosing not

to go there also changes you in ways you never thought it would. When I was accepted into the University of Alabama, I wasn’t excited at all. I guess I had always thought of Alabama as a sort of safety school and never a place I could actually see myself attending. However, when I went to visit, everything changed. I loved the southern hospitality, the beautiful weather, and the unshakable “Roll Tide” screams and yells from every corner of campus. When we left the university, I told my parents that Alabama was the school for me - and I couldn’t be more excited. However, after looking into the school and how it would specifically work with my major, I realized it wasn’t the best option for me. Though I was still in love with the people and the atmosphere, I made the choice to think more about my future than the beautiful, pillared buildings of Alabama’s campus.

Finally, after all of this searching, I went to one of the University of Maryland accepted students days. I wasn’t expecting

to like the school, because I’ve been in Maryland for my entire life and always thought I wanted to try something new. However, I went to visit and realized how much I loved the campus. It has the same pillared buildings as Alabama, something I’ve learned that I love. I was able to go to a seminar about aerospace engineering, my intended major, and was so impressed with the networking and opportunities the university could give me.

Walking around campus changed my life forever, because I realized I had found the place I wanted to attend for the next four years.

Searching for schools is a whole lot deeper than likes and dislikes. Being introduced to new people, new atmospheres, and new climates makes you realize so many things about yourself that you never would’ve thought about had it not been for the entire process. I’ve learned where I want to live, who I want to surround myself with, what I absolutely love, and where I know I will be the most successful. And that’s really exciting.

Trust in the college search process EMMIE CATRAMBONE Entertainment Editor

Everyone says college will be the best four years of your life. They say it will teach you the right things, introduce you to the right people, and get you ready for a successful future. You branch off from your family, friends, and normal everyday activities and turn your whole life upside down, which, in turn, completely sets

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It’s tricky to be a Rickey CASSIE RICKEY News Editor I am a Rickey, and most of the time that comes with its benefits. All my life, I’ve been known by people who know my family- all 19 of them who share the Rickey name in some way. It’s nearly impossible to go somewhere in northern Harco without someone knowing somebody related to me somehow.

It doesn’t hurt that all of the Rickeys live on the same road right next to where they grew up; my dad and his siblings all went to North Harford and since then, they have stayed involved in the community through the rec programs, 4-H and countless other ways.

So entering high school, I already had a label as a Rickey since many of my cousins and my siblings already walked through these halls and made impressions on the teachers and staff that work here. This comes with a lot of pressure, since I’m the LAST one in my family to leave my mark and to define the Rickey name.

One of my major concerns was living up to the expectations I had of myself to be as smart and as involved as my siblings were.

Both my brother and sister are smart. I don’t mean like they did pretty well in school, they freakin’ excelled. Like get a 5 on the AP bio test smart- or genius smart ranked 12th in your senior class of 350.

Really. That’s pretty hard to live up to.

I have always admired my brother and sister, and watching them both graduate high school with my entire family so proud of what they achieved made me nervous for what I would really be able to accomplish in my four years here.

As I began freshman year I wasn’t surprised when I got the question “Are you related to, *insert Rickey name here?”

And there it was: the Rickey standard I had to meet.

I couldn’t have people think yeah she’s a Rickey but her sibling are smarter, or more talented, or better behaved, or...

This meant when I signed up for classes I didn’t shy away from the AP courses because if my sister took that then I definitely could even though when I went into those classes I was told things like “your brother was one of my smartest students” or “ You know, I just love your sister.”

So I learned to go into class expecting to be compared to others but instead of stressing about becoming them I had to figure out how to be just me. Through this I built my own relationships with teachers and set my own standard for who I was supposed to be.

I didn’t come out of high school as just another one of those Rickey’s I came out as CASSIE RICKEY. Someone who understands her self worth, yet never puts herself before others and someone who knows her strengths and how to implement them effectively.

Committing to change GRANT SCARBORO Reporter

We, the American people, are not living in a democracy. This is an elitist-run oligarchy, where the politicians are merely puppets of the rich, rather than being the representatives of the American people, like you and me.

The elites have been able to accomplish this through utilizing their wealth to contribute to the campaigns of Republican and Democratic politicians alike. It’s no wonder the wealthiest Americans received a massive cut in their taxes a few years back, despite the massive economic crash it will send this country, along with the rest of the world into.

No matter, the government will simply bail out the rich banks at the expense of average folk.

The corporate corruption in America has become the cause of much of the world’s problems.

Countless nations have been laying in ruins from U.S. efforts to “spread democracy”.

Many of these nations have been subjected to catastrophic regime change operations by the U.S. to exploit them for their natural resources, such as oil in Iraq in 2003 and Venezuela this very year. In the process, our nation has committed heinous war crimes, from drone strikes in Pakistan to according to Global Research, the use of, “…chemical, biological and depleted uranium (DU) weapons.)”. And these wars in recent decades have been declared without approval by Congress.

“But weren’t many of these countries ruled by cruel dictators?” Yes. However, it is vital to remember that none of these nations have attacked us, and many of these dictators have risen to power because of the actions of our government. This was done to financially please the demands of big oil and the military industrial complex.

Our nation’s sheer refusal to take a strong stance in combating man-made climate change has resulted in intensifying natural disasters around the world, from hurricanes ravaging the southeastern United States on a yearly basis to droughts in the Middle East sparking mass violence.

If critical action to stop anthropogenic climate change isn’t

taken right now, our species may very well become victims of the sixth mass extinction created by agribusiness and big oil.

Every western industrialized nation has a national healthcare insurance system of some kind. The United States doesn’t.

Rather, private health insurance companies have been allowed to exist and rip off their consumers, resulting in tens of thousands of Americans dying on an annual basis from being unable to gain access to proper health care. Big pharmacies, private healthcare companies, and their puppets in our government are now fighting tooth and nail to prevent Medicare-for-all from being implemented, which would give the U.S. its own national healthcare insurance system. I’m also planning to further research this in the future by conducting various political studies with what I have learned in the realm of statistics.

These are only some of the problems plaguing the United States as a result of corporate epidemic running rampant throughout Washington. In the future, I am hoping to use the skills I acquired during my time at North Harford High School to help cure this nation of the influence of money that has strangled its democracy for decades. Doing so would pave the way for sweeping progressive policies to be passed, from the Medicare-for-all to the Green New Deal.

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Time to seek adventure;

Taking action in life LIZZIE CATRAMBONE IDR Editor

Many people know me as the quiet girl sitting in the classroom, always focused on her work. And I am, focused, that is. Most of time.

When you’re not looking or when you least expect it, there’s, a crazy, funny, energetic side to me that might just shock the heck out of you.

If there’s music playing, I am singing and dancing along. Hard to believe, I know. If I go into a store, I always try on the craziest, largest hats they have. Shocking, I imagine. And, if there are good waves at the beach, I surf them with my friends. Gnarly.

While this wild side is still starting to emerge, there’s are a whole lot of other things on the Lizzie Catrambone bucket list of things to do.

Most people count themselves lucky that they’ve never had to sprint to their gate, just barely

making it onto the plane. I dream to someday be in this exact situation. I want to be travelling to a far, exotic place with the people closest to me, and have to sprint, preferably with dramatic music playing and the action caught in slo-mo, through the airport to catch the connecting flight. I am not exactly sure why I want to be in this predicament, but such a moment can only add to the stories that will follow later.

I want to climb a mountain in Peru, I want to go on a safari tour in Tanzania, and see where my greatgrandmother grew up in Calabria, Italy. I want to vacation in the Maldives, and swim with the dolphins and sharks in Hawaii.

And if that’s not enough, another one of my goals in life: to go fishing for a huge monster fish, like the ones on National Geographic’s, Wicked Tuna. In this show, the fishermen fish for gigantic tuna in a competition with the other boats around them. I have always loved boats and the leisure fishing trips with my grandparents, but I have always wanted to catch a huge fish. I want to travel to tropical waters and catch Mahi Mahi or swordfish or maybe even a wicked big tuna.

Too much time in life is spend imagining and hoping to do amazing things. I’m a doer, not just a thinker or a wisher.

Surprised? Well, let’s start again.

My name’s Lizzie Catrambone and I am ready to start the next great adventure.

Learning living through losses ANNA FITZHUGH Business Manager For me, life used to be a simple equation. The harder I worked and the kinder I was, the better my horses would go and better my grades would be.

Despite holding true for many years, my easy equation became much more complicated this year. No matter how hard I studied, I couldn’t remember the difference between Presidents in the Gilded Age and z or t tests in AP Stat and my near perfect transcript started slipping through the cracks, as did my competitiveness in riding.

As I was sitting in class, struggling over yet another test that used to be incredibly easy for me, I thought about why my whole perspective had changed, when school stopped being everything, and it all goes back to January 8.

After driving home from a perfect night with my incredible boyfriend, my Mom reluctantly showed me an email she had just received from one of her best friends. The email was about a paragraph long, seemingly harmless. Until, I read the last sentence: “We are sad to inform that our beloved Carter has died.”

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Check in with Beck:

Completing my ‘Just do it’ journey

OLIVIA BECKER Sports Editor

Growing up in this world is scary.

Between mean girls and intimidating teachers, getting lost and finding yourself, defining your path and creating your future- there’s definitely a lot to consider.

These are just a few of the terrifying road blocks we face when growing up in this scary world.

But, North Harford has made it a

lot less scary.

Beginning in elementary school and going into middle school, it was never easy for me to make friends. I was shy, insecure and fearful of what other people thought of me.

These qualities always seemed to hold me back.

But this all changed when I came to North Harford.

My first year here was in seventh grade; I had just moved out of the Bel Air district, and I came to North Harford more nervous than ever. The minute I entered the school everyone welcomed me with open arms.

Those who did not know me made a point to introduce themselves, they made me feel that I was a part of something more than a school, I was a part of a family.

My first year was just the beginning of my journey. The next year is when I really came out of my shell, I actually enjoyed coming to school. I wanted to

see my friends and wonderful teachers everyday. Going to North Harford made the world seem a little smaller and a little easier to endure. If you would have asked me who I was six years ago I would have told you that I was a smart, respectful and nice girl.

While these all still hold true there is so much more to me now. I am confident, outgoing, hardworking and brave, all qualities gifted to me by the supportive and loving community of North Harford.

Through the years I have been forced to come outside of my comfort zone, take risks and make hard decisions.

Back in middle school I started the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. We would meet after school on Fridays, we would discuss how to use God’s love in sports and then we would play games. Creating and running this club gave me the confidence I needed to carry my faith and friendships on to high school.

The decisions I made did not stop here, though.

In living color: Fostering love of life JULIA FOSTER Reporter

My life is a coloring book.

Each page is unique and bold, unparalleled to the next. This moment is my favorite page.

Overwhelmed with opportunity to use colors others wouldn’t dare, I spread myself across the paper.

Yellow, is the sun resting gently upon my skin. Red burns bright, feeding a fire within me.

Green breathes life, calm and cool into my desperate lungs.

Pink strikes beauty, serene and delicate into my moments. Blue is the current that flows rough through my veins.

Orange brings energy, intense and vital for success.

Purple reflects patience, fortitude, moderation, indulgence, sufferance, and is anxious to be used.

My world is filled with

opportunities to blend colors and hues. When we are young we use crayons, and color outside of the lines.

But I am reminded time and time again that crayons are easily breakable and replaceable.

However, when your crayon breaks, you didn’t make a mistake because now you have two crayons, double the opportunity.

And one day you will realize you have been holding your crayons too tight for too long, and all of them have broken. You have no choice but to leave your crayons behind and pick up some colored pencils.

Colored pencils allow you to be more precise, but if you make a mistake it can be easily erased. You can manipulate the shading and intensity of your colors. Make them more bright and pigmented than crayons ever could be. At this point in your creation, there are no limits.

Unleash your new found colors on the page any way you like, if you decide over time you don’t like them there is always opportunity to erase.

Using different mediums adds character to your work, changing the quality and moods. Layers form personality. Outline the future with the past, saturating your page with uninterrupted color.

However you choose to design your pages, don’t restrict yourself, your creation has

endless possibilities. Don’t be afraid to mess up, there is always a solution. Occasionally a mistake will be too elaborate be covered up or erased. Sometimes even if you don’t want to, you may have to turn your page. Starting completely over, fresh and renewed is healthy and necessary sometimes.

Sometimes we are afraid to use markers because they might bleed through if we’re not careful. The decisions we make with them could ruin our next page, but maybe one day, our pages will be durable enough to withstand the strongest, most permanent colors.

Colors are strong and exceptional and peculiar. You can’t always use the bright ones, or even the colors that are well loved. Not to fret, the eye will be drawn to them naturally as they highlight the goodness in the heart. As more colors fill my page, I am forged into a more conscious, sophisticated soul.

Remember, it’s okay to lose a few crayons or miscalculate and color outside the lines. It’s okay to use a different medium or to want to turn the page.

You will get confused and frustrated, but you must find balance. It is not important to use all the colors in your box, but to let the ones you do use directly influence your soul. Lead a colorful life. When your pages turn, like mine are about to, refuse to lose a chance to spread colors brightly across the fresh, untouched pages.

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My senior year is when the tough decisions really hit me. I had a lot on my plate, between college and staying on track. This is where I learned that life is not about going with the crowd, it is about making your own decisions.

Life is not always about taking the easy way out, or doing what you want to do all the time, it is about putting yourself in the best situation you can and making decisions that will contribute most to your future.

I have had some great experiences but I have had rough patches as well. One of my most significant lows was getting cut from the varsity soccer team my junior year.

At first, I was completely devastated and had no clue what I was going to do since soccer was such a huge part of my life for so long. But I did what I knew I had to do, I picked my head up and kept going.

What seemed like the biggest loss of my high school career turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

I had a chance to get some extra time to complete my school work, and let me tell you the beginning of junior year was tough. I also had the ability to participate in activities I would never see myself doing.

I joined the fall musical and decided to run for Student Government Senior President.

These new experiences brought on new friendships with amazing people that I otherwise not might meet. Losing soccer was hard for me, but it taught me that it’s ok if your life is not perfect.

North Harford has taught me to be fearless, not reckless. I am going into college with a positive mindset that is going to push me to do the best I can in every place I go.

North Harford High School turned my entire world upside down. This place took a scared little girl and made her into a strong, confident, and independent women.

The Nest is a place I call home.

And this is the place I always will.

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Loss leads to lessons This moment was just one of several that left my life equation in the dust.

I’ve since learned Carter took his own life. I saw all six foot four inches of Carter just a week before he took those pills that stopped his heart. While celebrating New Years for the 12th year in a row, Carter was less enthusiastic than usual. I took it to be the recent break up with his long term girlfriend. Carter gave me a huge hug as he was about to walk out our door for the last time. He had never given me a hug before. I’ve played those last moments with him over and over again, each time wishing I had pried more, made more jokes, stayed up later, anything to save him.

Three weeks before Carter took his own life, my grandfather passed away of lung cancer. Two weeks after Carter died, my childhood dog, Chester’s heart stopped beating.

With each soul I loved leaving my life, I questioned why this was all happening in one short month. Had I not been kind enough to my sisters, my friends, my parents? What had I done to deserve dealing with the empty spaces their lives left behind? Why was my hard work and kindness leading to so much loss?

At the time, I had two talented horses competing and had some big plans to move up the levels in the sport I loved. Instead of wallowing in sadness, I decided to dive even deeper into riding. I would start riding as soon as the dismissal bell rang at school until 9:30 at night every single day. Excited about how well my horses were going, I entered them both in two events. My upper level horse was eliminated from both, and my young horse was eliminated from one of them.

Heartbroken after walking off yet another cross-country course, I knew I was working as hard as I could, checking every box. I kept playing my preparation over and over; How many more horses did I have to ride to do well? How many more hours did I need to spend cleaning tack and feeding barns for my hard work to get me somewhere other than another “E” on my record?

I started to think about Carter’s suicide, how I felt like his death was my fault, that I should have tried harder. I felt the same way about my talented horses. I was trying the hardest I ever had, and was more focused than ever. But, I continued to fall short, of saving a life, of completing an event, and of keeping my grades at the same caliber they had always been.

So, if I’ve come to learn anything through high school, sometimes you can try your very hardest and still fall short at a big event, on a test, or saving a life. And as hard as it may be to face, hard work and kindness don’t always equal straight A’s or blue ribbons. Really, all we can do is try our hardest, be kind, and let the world decide the rest.

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Flying out of The Nest into retirement; Envirothon takes home second Teachers prepare for their final goodbye EMMIE CATRAMBONE Entertainment Editor

LIZZIE CATRAMBONE IDR Editor After many years here at North Harford High School, orchestra teacher Mr. Mark Heinly and math teacher Mr. Ron Brown are retiring from the Hawk’s Nest.

Heinly has split his time between NHHS and NHMS for many years, inspiring students like senior Toby Ziegler, who is headed to college to study music.

Ziegler said he was not very interested in music until he had Heinly as a teacher. “In sixth grade I really didn’t care too much playing wise, and then from seventh grade on is when I really started to enjoy it (playing music) and he is a large reason of why I enjoyed it,” says Ziegler. “The way that he

taught and the way that he went about showing us things really made sense to me.”

Heinly not only inspired students, but teachers as well. Mrs. Angie Jones, North Harford’s Choir teacher, said she has had the pleasure of working with Heinly for 22 years at North Harford, and they have grown very close to each other. “Early on in my career he was totally a mentor to me and so supportive of me as a new teacher over there,” says Jones.

Even teachers who have only worked with Heinly for a few years look up to him, such as band teacher Mr. John Wojciechowski.

“We’re going to miss him a lot but he’s done a tremendous amount

of hard work to start the string program,” says Wojciechowski.

Heinly started the string program in the entire North Harford community, teaching at the elementary, middle and high schools. “He is definitely one of the best in the county,” says Jones.

Senior Anna Racine has been playing for Mr. Heinly for seven years, and though she is sad to see him go, knows that “he deserves to take a break and take time for himself.”

Our second hawk leaving the nest is Mr. Brown. Teaching math here at North Harford for many years, Brown has helped many students succeed in their studies.

Mikey Krause, a senior at North Harford, said he has had the pleasure of having Mr. Ron Brown as a teacher, and would like to thank Brown for “being an epic teacher.” Senior Liam Heuser adds that Brown spent time here not only being epic, but also teaching the students “a lot about math.”

Brown not only affected students, Mrs. Jenny Biegel, a math teacher at North Harford, says that Brown was “a voice of sanity, and a great addition to our department.” Beigel says that she and the rest of the math department will miss Brown, but that they “wish him the best and some peace and relaxation.”

The Envirothon Team recently competed at their annual competition and placed second overall against many other schools from the county.

The group members have been preparing for this competition for the entire school year, as they have met every Friday since the very first Friday of the school year in September.

The club, run by Mrs. Laura O’leary, spends time both inside and outside studying the environment, ecosystems, and wildlife. They often walk around campus and identify different plants and animals, and then test their knowledge with Kahoots and other creative ways to be sure they are learning the information they need to know.

“So the envirothon competition was broken up into 5 categories - soil, aquatics, wildlife, forestry, and then a fifth topic,” explained Jake Huneke, a member of the A team. This year, the fifth topic was Agriculture and the Environment: Knowledge and Technology to Feed the World. The fifth topic is always related to a current environmental issue and is picked in order for students to realize the complexity of making reallife environmental decisions.

In addition to Huneke, North Harford’s A team this year con-

sisted of Will Eakes, Brennan Stewart, Becca Morris, and Erin O’Leary.

Because there are five categories and five people on the team, each person focuses on one specific category in order to prepare for the exams. Stewart was in charge of the soil part of the test. “I did the soils part, and I had to measure the slope of the land and figure out the type of soil,” he explained.

“My group helped me out a lot but I took charge.” He pointed out that though they did well, there’s always room for improvement.

The team this year took home second place to Harford Christian, who they have been neck-and-neck with in the competition for the past couple of years. North Harford beat out Fallston High School, though, who placed third.

Because they will not be advancing to the state competition this year, the team is done for the time being. However, the club will surely be starting up again the first week of the school year next season.

Stewart definitely encourages any student to come out and join the team next season.

“We’re losing Will who’s a really good senior so there’s a lot of room for people to step up, there’s three teams you can be on so it’s not super competitive.”

Students travel to Central America to the “Happiest country on Earth”

CASSIDY CHANDLER Features Editor

In the summer of 2020, select students from North Harford will be taking a 10-day trip to Costa Rica. The trip will be led by Spanish teacher, Mrs. Jean Buttitta and environmental science teacher, Mrs. Laura O’Leary from June 30 to July 9. (This is not a HCPS sponsored trip.)

“We go white water rafting, kayaking, zip lining, we plant a tree trying to recreate a corridor for a specific type of bird that is losing its habitat. We go to the beach which is a national park, we go to a cloud forest and look at the flora and the fauna, we go to either an orphanage or a school depending on the location and schedule, and we go to a volcano,” said Buttitta.

She continues, “We go to a hot spring, which is also a waterpark, so you come down the slide and end up landing in what feels like bath water. Later, we go horseback riding on a family farm down the mountain into the hot springs that are on their property. While

the kids are not riding or doing the hot springs waterslide, the la señora, the mom of the family, gives us a lesson on making empanadas.”

Other activities include hiking and sightseeing of rainforests, sloths, toucans, volcanos, and beaches.

This is the third time Buttitta has done this same itinerary. She adds that, “Past trips have gone beautifully. We have had the same tour guide both times, Daniella, who was an expert on all of the flora and fauna in Costa Rica, she knows everything.”

Having such a good tour guide is very beneficial according to Buttitta. “She is also really good about the schedule. One time when we went, the volcano was erupting and they wouldn’t let us near it. Daniella has done this so many times that she moved that activity to another day and rearranged the activities, she really keeps us on track. She is also really wonderful with the kids.”

Other trip leader, O’Leary, has never done this kind of thing be-

fore but has always wanted to.

O’Leary says that when Buttitta first asked if she wanted to do the trip, she was quite hesitant but loved that it “sounded like the perfect liaison between Spanish and environment science.”

O’Leary loves that “every moment is planned” and that “there are so many adventurous excursions.”

Buttitta agrees saying, “It’s a perfect combination. To practice your Spanish and to learn a whole lot about the environment.”

“Costa Rica has a huge percentage of its land here marked permanently, its protected,” said Buttitta.

Buttitta continues, “Even the beach in Costa Rica is a National Park. Last time we were there, the equivalent of a park ranger, saw me picking up a seashell, and he told me to put it back, you can’t even bring it home, so it’s very very protected.”

Costa Rica uses 99.2% renewable energy, 78% of that coming from hydroelectric sources and 18% coming from geothermal

and wind power. This allowed the entire country to run on only renewable resources for over 75 consecutive days (ubelong.org).

Buttitta also raves about the great food available to students on the trip. “It is wonderful food.

My grandson came with me last time we went and when we got home, he said, ‘I don’t like American pineapple anymore.’”

“There is also a lot of black beans and rice, and after a while the kids ask ‘when are we going to McDonalds?” said Buttitta. But she loves it. “Good food, fabulous coffee, the whole experience is just an adventure.”

The total price of the trip is $2630 which includes everything.

“Usually when I do the European trips, breakfast and dinner are included and for lunch they’re on their own, but for this trip, all meals, the flight, hotels, admission to everywhere we go, the fees for the kayaking and all of the other activities are included.

“The kids don’t really need a whole lot of spending money. We do go to an artisan village as well

where they can buy hand carved souvenirs,” said Buttitta.

O’Leary adds, “I think it is a cool adventure. Not only is this a well planned trip, but it seems like there are some really cool cultural connections.”

According to the environmental teacher, “We live in a pretty provincial area, a little place, North Harford High School, and being able to go out into the world a little bit is good for just about anybody.”

She specifically mentions the trip to an orphanage and believes “that would just be interesting for a lot of kids.”

She briefly explains a story about first world problems. “I remember having kids come into class back before the ag lot was paved. There was this girl who was just so mad she had to take her car into the ag lot. But she has a car, she has a parking place, she has a safe, warm school to be in.

There are a lot of kids who have no idea what’s out there in this world so I think this trip is really cool for kids of any kind.”

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Living local: Low-income housing, strip mall coming to Forest Hill area ALEAH BIKLE Reporter Osprey Property Companies of Annapolis, sought Harford County approval to build Rock Spring Station, a threestory structure at 2000 Rock Spring Road in Forest Hill.

The first story of the complex building will be reserved for retail, while the second and third stories will be for apartments, according to Brian Lopez, Executive Vice President for Osprey.

The developer plans to build 54 one, two and three-bedroom apartments. Osprey is working through a state housing

tax credit program to ensure a large portion of those apartments are able to be rented at affordable rates.

In a recent board meeting, Lopez said that he estimated, when pressed by audience members, that the average rent could be about $1,000 a month, or about $850 or $900 for a one-bedroom unit.

At a recent meeting held at the Harford County administration building in downtown Bel Air, local residents expressed concern that the lowincome may draw in crime, drugs and lower property values, plus, and increase vehicle

traffic in an “already heavilytraveled commercial corridor.”

Students at The Nest commented on what they think of this newly-developed property and its pros and cons. Junior Becca Melick believes “the new low-income housing effort may make that area of Forest Hill even more difficult to get through.” She added that she did not “want to have to witness any accidents or even have to worry about residents and visitors crossing the road where there are no crosswalks.”

“These new apartment complexes could make for new

Right chemistry found at Chemathon CARLY KURGAN Reporter A group of students all came together with one interest, science, more specifically chemistry. NH was represented by two teams of chemistry students who attended Chemathon on Saturday, April 27.

The Hawks level one team consisted of Taylor Mason, Jonathan Wu, Zach Graf, and Justin Kushyk and the level two team, Heather King, Jacob Huneke, Jamie Dayton, Sydney Altman, and Cindy Zhang have met once a week to prepare for their big competition.

The teams admit they have worked hard each week since January, focusing on a different topic to study and master.

According to the team members, competition day consisted of 8 events and the two teams in each level divided the events and each competed in 4 events.

Head of chemathon, Mrs. Christine Jestel, says that the teams have only been competing for two years and placing even at all this new into the chemathon experience is very big.

During the competition on April 27 the level one team placed both first and second in two events out of 18 teams, according to Jestle. The team placed in a periodic table event and an acid/base event. The level two team competed against 16 other teams. All of the agree participants have worked hard to expand their scientific knowledge.

Students weighed in on their perspective and experiments of chemathon. Junior Sydney Altman enjoyed “working with friends and Mrs. Jestel.” Also adding it extends her “science knowledge outside of the classroom.” Altman also adds how she likes “meeting people all over Maryland,” which is a fun way to “break barriers.”

Junior Jacob Huneke recently joined the level two chemathon team. Huneke joined the team to help because they needed an extra set of hands for competition. He has enjoyed working “through many labs while hanging out with other people on the team.”

Junior Heather King has competed in Chemathon for two years, this year on the level two team and last year on the level one team. King enjoys learning an “extension of the chemistry and physics” she’s learning now.

She also adds that “it’s interesting to learn chemistry in a competitive environment.” She says Chemathon is “very beneficial” because it teaches you how to “better conduct experiments under pressure and about learning calculations well in PHOTO CREDIT: a short period of Heather King time.”

road developments and would cause for extra traffic problems if the roads were to be expanded or redone,” Melick continued.

Residents of Forest Hill, including Melick and her family, initially expressed frustration and confusion at what they believed to be a lack of notification about the development plans.

The official information site, habitatamerica.com, states “Rock Spring Station is within close proximity to a number of amenities, including popular retailers and essential services to make your busy schedule

less of a hassle...”

The developer plans to create a series of trails so that residents can walk from the complex to neighboring properties, which includes Forest Lakes Elementary School.

With the apartments containing low-income residents, multiple parents in Forest Hill have expressed concerns about their children’s safety while traveling to and from school, even playing outside with other kids. This was a common concern cited at local zoning meetings during the process.

Rock Spring Station is slated to be finished in 2019.

FFA welcomes new officers

Ag program hosts Food for America ALISON GRAFTON News Editor

go into the agricultural field in the future FFA is a place where At the 2019 annual FFA ban- you can grow plants for fun, or quet, the FFA welcomes its new- work with our animals and fish est leaders at The Nest. on your free times.”

This includes President Gonzalo Revilla adds that “The opportuRevilla, Vice president of Com- nities that FFA offers in agriculmittees, Megan Thomas, Vice ture are endless and I hope that President of POA Malinah Jer- many of our North Harford stucheid, Secretary- Shanyn Wolfe, dents realize that our organizaTreasurer Chloe Romm, tion can offer.”

The new president pledges As president. Revilla’s job is to that his new team of officers will “represent out chapter” and to work to make a “great year for make sure everything our chapter and our main goal is runs smoothly. to increase the knowledge In order to do of agriculture throughout “The this, the stuour school and commudent plans nity.” opportunities on keeping In recent weeks, that FFA offers in track on FFA students and his tasks agriculture are endless others have put by “maktheir leadership and I hope that many in action as they ing a lot of lists” of our North Harford hosted Food for and priAmerica, an event students realize that where students o ri t i zi n g tasks. our organization can have the opportuniThe ty to “spread knowloffer.” president’s edge of agriculture main goal is throughout the coun-Revilla to “change our ty.” 700 children from reputation.” Revilacross Harford came to The la says that “many hear Nest to learn about where food the name FFA and automatically comes from and animals, includthink farming. In fact, he believes ing the aquaculture center. “ the main reason why people Revilla believes that “teachdon’t join this organization is be- ing kids about agriculture is escause they don’t want to be farm- sential, especially while they’re ers.” Revilla wants to change this young because they are the fustereotype and open the club to ture of agriculture weather they more people. like it or not.” Being in charge of “keeping our earth clean, passing Revilla’s passion is Natural Re- legislation on agriculture, and sources and FFA gives the op- even working in agriculture, and portunity to dive deeper in this by allowing kids to travel to our agricultural realm of science. school we allow them to look at FFA is an organization in where how beautiful our earth is and you can work with all our ani- how important it is to maintain mals. “Even if you don’t want to it.”

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Taking a bite out of the Big Apple: Annual trip to Broadway scheduled CARLY KURGAN Reporter Drama students get a great opportunity to travel to Broadway in New York on May 18.

Drama teacher, Mrs. Green says, “it’s a great opportunity for students to travel and see new places.” Students who “have never left Pylesville” also get to experience a new place.

The drama students heading to New York will see “Come From Away” is a show about 9/11 and because many students weren’t alive when this tragic event occurred Mrs. Green says “it’s an important story for students to learn about” and to understand how impactful the event was to our society.

“Come From Away” is a powerful show and many students will learn from this performance, from the tragic events of 9/11 to the excitement of the play itself and the “putting together” of a show on Broadway.

After seeing “Come From Away’ the students will explore the city of New York.

Each student has the opportunity to experience many aspects of our country, outside of NH. Students going on the trip weigh in on what they hope to see and experiences they are

looking forward to.

Freshman Luke Phillips is looking forward to “trying out the pizza place” adding last time he visited NY the food “wasn’t the best.” Phillips is also looking forward to going to time square. As for the show he is looking forward to “seeing what Broadway is about and how the performance is done.” Phillips is also interested in learning more about a topic that was so impactful to society.

Sophomore Jake Gay is very excited to see the musical and walk around New York with his friends. He also adds that this show is going to be “very powerful and something many should be able to relate to because of how that day effected every person.” Gay has been to New York multiple times with his family but he’s excited to “show friends around New York and the city.” Gay is sure this performance will be “one of the best” on Broadway.

Senior Elizabeth Ulmer is excited to be able to just “walk around NY and have a fun time and experience.” For the show Ulmer is looking forward to “the music” because Ulmer has listened to some of the soundtrack and “it sounds amazing.”

German trip planned for end of year TORI GAY Reporter Herr Blake and 19 of his students and their parents are getting ready to take a trip of a lifetime that will include 10 days in a foreign country, with a foreign language, foreign food, and foreign culture.

The group will be traveling to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Traveling for a total of 10 days, they will leave June 25 and come back July 5. “This will be my 7th time traveling with a group to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland,” said Herr Blake.

Day one, the group will fly overnight to Austria and they will meet their tour guide in Vienna the following day. They will travel throughout Vienna, visiting the famous Schonbrunn palace where Marie Antoinette grew up and by day three the group will travel to Salzburg, Munich to experience “the medieval modern” the birthplace of Mozart.

Half way through their trip they will visit Dachau, a WWII Nazi concentration camp that

was liberated by the Allies in 1945, the Neuschwanstein Castle, all before making a stop in Liechtenstein. On the second to last day of their trip the group will tour Lucerne to enjoy the “ Swiss Alps experience”. Junior Brennan Stewart can’t wait to “see the Alps”. Lastly before departing for home the group will travel along the Black forest to Heidelberg Germany.

This is not Blake’s first trip to Germany, nor is it the school’s first. This is not a school sponsored trip; it was planned through EFtours (Education First Tours).

Senior Olivia Walton says, “I am most excited to travel outside of the country; what makes it even more exciting is that I get to go with all of my friends.”

As for the food, travelers are provided with a “European style breakfast” which can range from baked pastries, to cold meats and cheese, as well as dinner which will vary from night to night.

Blake added “overall I can’t wait to travel with this group of students and watch them experience all that Europe has to offer.”

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Honors societies say ‘bienvenue’ MADISON ZDON Sports Editor This year French, Spanish, and German will host their National Honors Society inductions together on May 17 during school hours in the auditorium. This will be the first time the inductions have been done this way.

French will be inducting members like junior Lauren Taber who said, “I’m very excited to be inducted after my hard work in French this year.” French teacher Madame Larissa Arist “to be invited to be a part of the National French Honors Society required students to sustain an A all year.”

Junior Cameron LaPlante added “this change is helpful for the teachers and students by making it during the school day.”

Spanish teacher Mrs. Lori Rake, a veteran Spanish teacher, said

that many students commented and thinking “its for the best for on format of inductions this some people who couldn’t make it after school.” year.

Junior Emily Worden, who’s Junior Brynn Schaedel believes “it will be easier for every- also being inducted stated that “I’m honored to be inducted” one during school Worden went on to say hours because that she’s not really after school “I’m very bothered with what was not excited to be time the ceremony is working for inducted after my hard at but is glad about the change that its in me and work in French this the morning. m a n y year.”

German teacher people.”

Herr Russell Blake Other - Lauren Taber added the induction of students German students will be in like junior the morning and that “juniors Lexy Smith agree.

She thinks it’s easier to have it in will be inducted and seniors will the morning. She notes that she be receiving their cords.”

Junior Brennan Stewart, added is “busy after school and I know lots of other people are too so “the morning will work better for everyone because people are this will work well for all.

Junior Rachel Freeland also busy and Friday morning is the does not seem to mind the change best time.”

A special message from our advisor...

Just around the corner: Letting go with both hands JENNIFER CHANDLER Advisor Nearly five years ago I did a lot of soul searching. It was a time in my life when I knew that the school where I taught for 19 years would become home to my oldest daughter as well.

Part of me desperately wanted to leave NH and let her have the Nest to herself. And part of me wanted to stay right where I was.

The conflict was real.

As a parent, I wanted Cassidy to have a high school experience that allowed for her to be happy and productive without the added pressure of having her ‘mom’, who just happened to be a teacher, around the corner all day long. It also did not escape me that I knew most of Cassidy’s friends from the time they were in kindergarten; having to call me Mrs. Chandler rather than Ms. Jen or Mom was as weird for them as it was it strange for me.

I had been to their homes, our families had celebrated happy and sad occasions together; we traveled together, we cheered from the sidelines together. Suddenly I worried that I would somehow find myself in a position that changed all that.

But the good news (I hope) is that I didn’t leave NH. Am I grateful? Absolutely.

I loved(mostly) having an up close and personal view of Cassidy’s (and sometimes her

friends) lives as high school students. In a day and age when it is so easy to assume that teenagers are wily, unmotivated, uncaring, I had a front seat to the most amazing show featuring sincerity, kindness and humility instead.

From happiness to frustration, friendship to heartbreak, silliness to seriousness (sometimes daily), I was reminded again, and again (and again) about the blessing of having a premium seat on the sidelines watching the most remarkable group of girls transform right before my very eyes. Trust me, it wasn’t always pretty. It never is. But it was beautiful. And messy. And heartwarming.

While it would be fairly easy for me to write pages and pages about these kids, it should be sufficient to say that they are athletes and scholars, they are ambitious and adventurous, and above all else, they are kind and compassionate.

And those things leave me exceptionally hopeful about their future and ours.

But as my time with them comes to a close, what becomes even more obvious to me is that I wasn’t just lucky to be here to see this amazing group of girls grow, I got to see NH from an entirely new vantage point.

I’ve always known that this was a special place filled with pretty remarkable humans. But to see things from the inside out as a parent gave

me an entirely different perspective. As a mom, let me be the first to tell you, I was blessed to see some teachers, administrators, staff members (and you know who you are) cheer these kids on as athletes, celebrating with them as they won, encouraging them when they were hurt or frustrated and pushing them when they were on the OK plateau.

I listened intently as these teachers and their students developed a shared passion for what they were learning or doing or experiencing. My heart filled with love every time these adults took time and interest in these kids as people, not just a students, worrying about them as if they were worried about their own, taking time to talk to them about their hopes and dreams, fears and frustrations.

I’ve been asked so many times recently if I’m sad that Cassidy and her friends are leaving, and the answer is always the same. No. How can I be sad when I get to see how their beautiful lives will unfold and I still get to be a part of the magic that is NH for another year?

So as graduation happens, I will say a silent prayer of gratitude that my kid, these kids, were so fortunate to be surrounded by so much love. So much good. So much potential.

And I got to watch it all.

Every day for 720 days.

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Local author entices readers; Newly- Endgame blows audiences away GRANT SCARBORO released novels explore historical crime Reporter ALEAH BIKLE Reporter

With an impressive variety of stories that continue to bring new ideas to historical fiction, author Kate Braithwaite is someone who defines the lines of criminal literature.

Growing up in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and no stranger to various parts of England and Canada, Braithwaite resides in Pennsylvania with her husband, children, dogs, and cat.

“I grew up loving reading novels and I am still always reading a book. I read to relax, to travel to different times and places, and to experience other people’s lives. My interest in writing is rooted in that and in the simple desire to see if I could make one of these things that I enjoyed so much,” Braithwaite explains. “It took me a long time to know what to write about... My advice for aspiring writers is always to write. Read books about writing and write some more. Don’t worry too much about being published or being wildly successful. Writing is a craft and takes time and patience to learn.”

She has already published two fact-based historical crime novels set in 17th century Paris and London called Charlatan, a tale of poison, aphrodisiacs, lies and infidelity at the court of Louis XIV, and The Road to Newgate, a story of love, lies and the pursuit of justice.

Recently, Braithwaite captivated her audience with yet another historical crime release titled The Girl Puzzle, capturing

the story of aspiring journalist Nellie Bly. “My new novel depicts a groundbreaking female journalist who changed the newspaper industry in America forever in 1887. The story has two time lines. First, there’s Nellie in 1887, agreeing to pre-

older as she had a complex life and interesting life, I wanted to recognize her whole life and personality that some may not know.”

Braithwaite’s books are all based on lesser-known historical events and she loves to “bring them to life” with complex characters, effective point of views, and progresses in society.

The author has both titled her books before and after she writes them but, “The Girl Puzzle has always been The Girl Puzzle, as it was Bly’s first published newspaper article and I felt it went well with the story.”

Braithwaite says she is “very lucky” that her three children are all teenagers and she is still able to write full time.

“I’m able to run our family and write while everyone else is at work and school. When I started writing my first novel Photo credit: Mrs. Nancy Green they were small – aged 1, 3 and 5. I had barely any time to myself, but I made a point tend to be mad and get herself to set time aside and get typing,” committed to Blackwell’s Isthe author and mother explains, land Lunatic Asylum in order “Writing a novel is a time-conto win a desperately needed suming endeavor. Those words job at The New York World. don’t type themselves! But She’s incredibly brave and bold thinking about it, it occurs to - women’s asylums at that time me that writing, for me, really were underfunded and badly is taking care of myself. Spendstaffed, and mental illness was ing time on writing - the thing not well understood,” BraithI love to do - makes me happy, waite continues, “The second and hopefully I’m happier and time line is about Nellie Bly more fun to be around because when she was much older, in of it!”

1920. At this point she was still And as for the future, Braitha journalist but she also had waite is beginning to conduct many crusades and causes that research for a planned series of she championed, including novels set during the French finding homes for unwanted Revolution, “I plan on writing orphans... I wanted the story more books in the future, it’s adto include Nellie when she was dictive!”

After Thanos’ “snap” wiped out half of all life in the universe, the remaining Marvel heroes must assemble once again not only to defeat Thanos for good, but hopefully reverse the dreadful “snap” of his.

The film has the marvelous quality of having a plot that while initially predictable, eventually takes turns the audience would never expect. These happen to range from the deaths of a few major characters throughout the film, to how some individuals can travel through space and time.

Character development also reaches its zenith among certain heroes in this movie, to the point where while they may have had almost completely different personalities in their first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe compared to now, audiences can still tell they are the same heroes they have come to know and love for over a decade.

Speaking of the heroes and

other characters, their respective actors and actresses portray them to a near-perfect degree.

Robert Downey Jr. performance shows Tony Stark as a somewhat broken man who now must deal with the fact that he and his allies indeed failed to stop Thanos in Infinity War. The film also did an excellent job giving some heroes a more broken appearance, mainly the aforementioned Tony Stark. As the movie progresses, though, there are gradual changes with some of the main characters that, while subtle, help bring them full-circle. The plot has a similar feel in addition. Furthermore, the final act and ending combined are almost guaranteed to both exhilarate and bring the audience to tears.

Many students at the school who have already seen Endgame seem to be impressed by the film.

“I thought that Endgame was really good. I really enjoyed the ending of it; but the first half of it was not as exciting as I thought it would’ve been,” Karen Benn told Cry of the Hawk.

Others who have yet to see the film happen to be giddy at their upcoming viewing. “I hope it will be a good ending to the [Marvel Cinematic Universe] series. The series is pretty popular, and I hope it’s a good movie and ending,” said Garrett Strine.

According to MarketWatch, Avengers: Endgame globally grossed about $1.2 billion in its opening weekend alone, and it’s a film well-deserving of those numbers, from a plot featuring surprises left and right, to heroes perfectly written and designed to fit in with the crisis at hand.

Firefly music festival appeals to NH students ASHLEY HALEY Reporter

Music festivals are becoming more and more popular every year and Firefly Music Festival is no exception. The music festival will take place in Dover, Delaware, at the Dover International Speedway, also called ‘The Woodlands’ This year, the Firefly Festival will begin on Friday, June 21 and end on Sunday, June 23.

Firefly is a place where attendees camp on the grounds of ‘The Woodlands’ for the weekend to get the opportunity to see various music artists perform.

The event will feature popular singers, bands and musicians including artists like Panic! At the Disco, Post Malone, and Travis Scott.

Junior Madison Murdy exclaims, “I am going to Firefly this June and I am really excited go and see many of my favorite artists like Panic! At the Disco during the event.”

The tickets for this particular music festival have a wide range

in prices, with general admission passes starting at around $300 and the top VIP passes

costing $7,200, however single day tickets are much less money. According to FireflyFestival.

com, “...Firefly Music Festival is the East coast’s largest music and camping festival...

Featuring incredible live performances by genre-bending artists, unique food and drink vendors and a one-ofa-kind on site camping experience.” It is also described as “a can’t miss summer event for legions of fans.”

The online website of Firefly also offers a wide range of tips for those who are planning to attend such as, what to pack, important camp-

ing information and things to know for when guests attend the festival. They also include items that are recommended for guests bring along and many helpful tips incase something happens to a personal belonging.

“I think music festivals are definitely becoming really popular in the recent years, and although I have never been to one, it would be a fun new experience to actually go to one, one day, but they are very expensive to go to and buy tickets for” says junior Makayla Ottensmeyer.

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Misentity: a year in the making REBEKAH KEATON Reporter

Check out Harford County’s best snowball stands for a sweet treat!

The yearly production of creative writing pieces that are published in Misentity is under way to come out nearing the end of the school year.

It takes a year to fully complete the production that is mainly constructed by students.

In an attempt to broaden the reach of those whose writing and art work gets featured in the magazine, the creative writing class decorates folders used to collect pieces that are student submitted and provides one to each homeroom.

They can also submit writing directly to the Misentity email.

Senior Katie Koerber says that Misentity is, “A book of student art work, poetry and stories.”

Each year there are on average 130 pieces of literature submitted to Misentity and this year, Creative Writing teacher and Misentity supervisor Mrs. Joanna Dallam exclaims about the number of entries from this year.

“This is the most we’ve had since I’ve started it!” The literary magazine is in the pre-publication stages and is soon to be published before the close of the

school year.

Though the literary magazine consists of mainly poetry, there are some short stories, and also includes student artwork and photography.

“I just did art work for it [Misentity], basically they asked for pictures to go along with all of the pieces they wrote.” Koerber says, “I just sent them a bunch of pictures of some of my art.”

Dallam adds, “I love it, because each piece says something different about a students’ personality and even if they don’t show it out loud they show it in their work.”

Senior Nate James has been enrolled in creative writing class for the past three years and helped put the literary magazine together.

He shares, “This past year some difficult things I faced while trying to put together the magazine was trying to make sure everyone had their pieces in on time and that their spelling and layouts were correct. My overall experience has been pretty fabulous.”

Misentity has been a part of North Harford’s literature makeup for many years, and will hopefully continue to produce short stories for years to come.

Thespians take to stage with performance of Clue

LAUREN SECO OPED Editor

On Friday, April 26, the cast of Clue opened its doors to the students of North Harford. Ridden with smart jokes and tasteful murder, the show fascinated viewers.

Junior Rachel Smith starred in the show as Ms. Peacock. She describes the creation of the show stating. “The student director first blocked the scenes in order, then we would start with a basic read through of the lines, then go into learning the blocking, and once that was done we would run through it and polish any parts that needed work.”

Smith continues when describing that she was proud of everyone involved, and that it was a lot of hard work. “I feel like it went really well,” says the Drama 3 student. Her favorite part of working on the play was right before the show started, during the warm up. “It was just really nice to have everyone from tech, crew, and the actors together.”

Smith would also like to shout out the student directors, Kailey Jourdan and Kaleigh Gallagher.

“They were so amazing and the

show wouldn’t have been possible without them.”

Junior Max Henkel also contributed towards the play, playing “the keyboard from the tech booth, which was super cool because I learned all about the technical aspects that go into the show.” Henkel also states that he enjoyed the challenges because as he was the one making sound effects, he had to know exactly when the actor was making their cue.

Being that Henkel doesn’t usually play behind the scenes, this was some new and interesting territory, and he “would love to work behind the scenes on future productions.”

Junior Jordan Paul viewed the play, and she states, “the story was super interesting, and everyone working on it did a great job.” She also goes on to say that she did not realize that the directors were students until she was there, and that she was pleasantly surprised.

Paul’s favorite aspect of the play was the way the actors and actresses portrayed their characters, and she states, “it was a good balance of humor and mystery.” She would also add that she deeply enjoyed the free food supplied during the intermission.

The entire cast was comprised of Jared Hedrick, Sydney Tulp, Abigail Vaughan, Rachel Smith, Carly Lindhorst, Bayley Garcia, Mikey Mikkonen, Timothy Saltzer, Riley Lavin, Casandra Scarborough, Bailey Lynch, Taylor Cook, Caitlyn Hawkins, Grace Anderson, Grant Scarbor-

ough, Meaghan Grumbach, and Nicole Kozlowski.

The tech crew included James Zangrilli, Ethan Walters, Kaylin Bordenski, Holy Norris, Cassie Scarboro, and Sullivan Ploughman. The stage crew included Nicole Kozlowski and Grant Scarboro.

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The tale of two time zones; Connecting cross-continental ALEAH BIKLE Reporter

The old saying goes, “You meet the most important people in your life at the most unexpected times.” For junior Jordan Palmer and her Germany-born beau Nikolas Frankl, fate struck one starry night in The Big Apple.

Palmer and her two friends settled into their rooms in Hotel Pennsylvania, and headed to the lobby in their pajamas for an enjoyable night-in.

Two people sitting next to them, preoccupied with a frythrowing battle and blowing straw wrappers at one another were also there. “A wrapper hit the legs of us and one boy knelt down in front of us to retrieve it, caught our eyes, and asked what our names were,” Palmer explained.

The group talked about their lives at home, and the girls learned that the duo traveled from Munich, Germany, and their infectious personalities led to the next few days, where the group spent time roaming various stores of New York, heading to the infamous City Perk Cafe, and exploring the luxurious levels of the hotel, even sneaking away into the ballroom without being caught by the sleeping guard. “We went on the set-up stage and Nik was the first to ask me to dance,” Palmer expanded.

Their time together came to an

end but that did not mean being in contact did.

Throughout the next several months Palmer and Nik would keep in contact, even with the difficulty of the 6-hour difference in a country more than 4,000 miles away.

When Palmer would be heading to sleep, Nik would be waking up a n d

ready to start his day. The two had it hard in forms of communication, but the need to talk to one another outweighed any of their struggles.

With the date of prom nearing closer, the two had the idea of flying Nik out from Germany to enjoy the dance and then to visit various sites across Maryland.

From having to get an international license, to booking flights, to paying extra for a passport, Nik seemed to do whatever it took to see Palmer once more.

“Nik worked so hard to travel to my hometown to take me to

prom and I appreciate all the effort he has since put into our relationship,” Jordan says, “We took things day by day and are now in a relationship that feels so natural, and it feels like we are meant to be together.”

Palmer and Nik recently visited local favorite hot spots like Ocean City, where they enjoyed a night on the beach under the stars and ate at Margaritas Pizza, where Nik had his first taste of spaghetti pizza. They even traveled to the Washington, DC area and toured the area around there.

Palmer wanted Nik to get a sense of what her life was like before she goes to visit him in Munich this coming August “I don’t know what the future holds for us, but we have scheduled some flights in later months,” Jordan explains, “It can be really tough at times, some days we’re not in sync with one another, but we both know that the troubles we have now will be worth it in the end.”

Nik said there is a lot he loves about Jordan. “I love everything about her. Her laugh, the way she sings at the top of her lungs while listening to the radio, and how she never stops dancing,” he continues. “I wish we could be together more often, but I am doing whatever I can to make our relationship work.”

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G N I K & N E E QU

Hunter Meisz

“Last year’s prom was so much fun that I couldn’t wait for my senior prom. I was super excited for the weeks leading up to prom because I came to the realization prom is the seniors last dance together before we all go to college. I became even more excited hearing my name being announced on court.

It was cool to think that my class mates thought enough of me to vote me onto court.

Walking out I was nervous to have everyone’s eyes in the ballroom on the stage. When queen was announced I was super surprised hearing my name. It was an overwhelming feeling seeing everyone screaming and jumping for you. As I walked down to get crowned I was shaking a little, I think I was still in shock. Then slow dancing in front of everyone made me laugh. All my friends rushed the dance floor screaming and hugging (I love my friends). Everyone was so sweet and happy for me (my classmates are so nice). My favorite part was seeing my mothers reaction, which was priceless. It was awesome having everyone be so happy for you. Plus, It was cool winning with Jay because I’ve known him since pre school and I’m glad we got to represent North Harford Elementary School.

My senior prom was memorable.”

Jay Dilworth I felt honored to be the king of the north. After going to many sporting events cheering every team on it felt pretty cool that everyone was now cheering for me. I was super excited for prom and knew I had a chance of being king but I was not sure who would win.

I definitely redeemed myself from losing Homecoming king from Josh Blosser and Mr. North Harford from Tanner Russell. It is crazy to think about how much I have grown and ‘Matured’ from my freshman year. I would never have thought I would be here, so thank you North Harford.

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What NHHS students have to say about... “ I would be so sad if they moved The Preakness. It’s such a nice event that brings in the city a lot of money. If they wanted to do renovations they could do it in the off season. Also, it’s local and all the people are local that go to it and if you move it they won’t be there anymore.”

- Casey Divienti, junior

Moving Preakness to a new location

“ I have mixed feelings about The Preakness potentially being moved.

I understand why they would move it, but I would be upset because of all of the history there; it’s a tradition and that is what Baltimore is known for.”

- Sarah Shuck, senior

Prom court 2019

Top Left: Clayton Allred, Jared Hedrick, Jacob Thompson, Sam Macatee Mike Reeves, Eliza Rommelman, Cindy Zhang, Hunter Meisz, , Julia Barstow, Julia Fiacco, Lauren Palmieri, Lynne Thomas, Olivia Becker, Connie Regars, Kaylin Johnson, Ariel Limpert, Garrett Sturgill, Will Eakes, Jack Gibbons, Ian Ladenheim, Tanner Russell, Jay Dilworth

Graduates weigh in: How to make it through freshman year

Autumn Young (Coastal Carolina) 1) Get to know people you won’t regret it 2) Surround yourself with the right people 3) You don’t need to bring everything with you, so don’t overpack you won’t need it 4) Having a positive attitude is super important 5) Don’t be scared everyone’s in the same position 6) Keep contact with professors and email them about grades and assignments (they like students showing initiative) 7) Definitely stay on track and remember why you’re there 8) If you plan on living in dorms with a twin bed get the right size sheets, a mattress pad and get a queen comforter, it makes the bed comfortable and will be able to stay with you in years to come,.

Compiled by Cassidy Chandler

1) Amazon saves lives. Avoid buying books from the bookstore at all cost because it’s so much cheaper online 2) don’t be afraid to try new things. And just because you tried a club or activity doesn’t mean you have to stick with it.

3) go to your teachers office hours. Office hours will save your grades and help your teachers get to know you 4) your opinions will change. Be open to hearing new viewpoints!

5) time management is key! You have more time on your hands than you think. It’s always hard for me when swim team is over because it feels like I have nothing to do.

6) make at least one friend in every class so if you miss class you can get notes, study together, do homework together...

7) don’t bite off more than you can chew. Sometimes you’ll want to do everything, but you have to realize when you’ve taken on too much!

8) don’t forget rain boots and an umbrella!

Kyle Russell (Salisbury University)

1) When decorating your dorm think more practical than “aesthetic” because you’re living in half of a room and bringing a bunch of useless things from home that you think you’ll look at and reminisce on is unpractical and things just clutter. So I would bring the least amount of stuff as you can while still making your room look nice.

2) Learn (quick) what works for you study wise, like whether you study well with people or not.

3) Do homework in different places for a change of scenery 4) Eat well because if not you’ll turn into a potato because it’s hard to find time and energy to work out, especially if you don’t play a sport 5) Get involved! Being a freshman doesn’t mean you don’t have be involved!

6) It’s 100% okay if your major is undecided because you can take general courses and won’t waste your time and energy in classes that may not need 7) Simply going to class and doing “mock exams” is not enough to get a good grade Gabby Roeder (Messiah College) Maria Kropkowski (McDaniel College)

1) Have an abundance of quarters for laundry 2) The dollar store and Five Below is your best friend 3) It’s cliché, but put yourself out there and join things 4) Learn how to food hack your dining hall 5) Go to events where you can win free stuff!

6) Don’t leave your clothes in the washer/dryer too long after they’re done, people will take them out and leave them wherever 7) Be nice to the people who live on your floor, you see them all the time 8) Wear your flip flops in the shower!

9) Don’t leave your clothes in the washer/dryer too long after they’re done, people will take them out and leave them wherever

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Congratulations Class of 2019

Michael Ray Abney~ Harford Community College Cody Ray Allen~ Harford Community College Clayton James Allred~ Liberty University Madisyn Josephine Ames~Brown University Katelyn Nicole Anderson~ Harford Community College Hannah Catherine Ayres~ Harford Community College Antonio Azamar~ Undecided McKenna Lynn Ballou~ Salisbury University Graham Daniel Bannan~ Undecided Corey Austin Barbarino~ Harford Community College Bethany Ryan Barber~ Undecided Janet Elizabeth Barry~ Harford Community College Julia Elizabeth Barstow~ Millersville University Dalton Jacob Battaglia~ Harford Community College Olivia Brynn Becker~ University of Maryland Jessica Marie Beckwith~ Undecided Noah Chandler Bennett~ Washington College Chase Matthew Benson~ Harford Community College Kaylin Nicole Bertuzzi~ Harford Community College Wyatt Wildon Biensach~ Undecided Marque Bishop~ Employment Mitchell Tate Bittner~ Harford Community College Andrew Nicholas Bland~ Harford Community College Joshua Matthew Blosser~ University of Maryland Bryanna Nicole Boegner~ University of Maryland Baltimore County Madison Kate Boone~ College of the Atlantic Samantha Christine Borkoski~ Harford Community College Robert Gregory Borowski Jr~ Harford Community College Allison Louise Brinkley~ Employment Sydney Paige Brinkmeyer~ Harford Community College Rylee Nicole Brossoit~ Harford Community College Alexander Philip Brown~ Harford Community College Samantha Jane Budacz~ Harford Community College Alison Grace Bufano~ Onondaga Community College Alexandra Dangalan Bugayong~ Harford Community College Meghan Hart Bundick~ West Virginia University Emily May Burns~ Harford Community College Dominick Bushall~ Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University Faith Marie Cabral~ Harford Community College Steven Tyler Caldwell~ Pennsylvania State University Lily Anne Carpenter~ Liberty University Lena Elaine Carter~ Undecided Emily Debra Casazza~ Virginia Tech Sara Carmela Casazza~ Harford Community College Colby Dennis Caton~ Towson University Carolyn Elizabeth Catrambone~ University of Maryland Catherine Emily Catrambone~ University of Maryland William Frank Cavallucci ~ Employment

Mapping out the future

Connor Lamar Cevis~ Harford Community College Allie Dobson Chaires~ Goucher College Cassidy Lynne Chandler~ Messiah College Michael Anthony Chase~ Harford Community College Brooke Elizabeth Ciampaglio~ University of Delaware John Edward Cockerham~ Harford Community College Kyle Daniel Cockerham~ Harford Community College Steven Andrew Cocoros~ Harford Community College LeAnna Reyna Comer~ Employment Garen Mitchell Cooper~ Harford Community College Marley Lisbeth Copes~ Frostburg State University Patrick Correlli III~ Harford Community College Kylie Nicole Cowan~ Harford Community College Haley Sacred Crimson~ Harford Community College Nicholas Scott Danielczyk~ Towson University Cristian Hugh Davids~ Navy Blake Garrett De Kozlowski~ Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville Riley Connor Deacon~ Salisbury University Ryder Alec Deacon~ Salisbury University Audrey Camille Dick~ Chatham University Taylor Mackenzie Diem~ York College Savannah Marie Dieter~ Harford Community College James Remington Dilworth IV~York College Kortney Nicole Dongarra~ Employment Zachary Michael Doran~ Employment Madison Marie Dowell~ Harford Community College Alexandria Grace Drumgoole~ Towson University Napasakorn Dulayathitikul~ Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg Brenna Elizabeth Duley~ Wofford College William Douglas Eakes~ Villanova University Zachary Austin Elliott~ Employment Jack Meyer Ettenhofer~ Harford Community College Rachel Bethany Ewers~ Florida Southern College Adaline Heather Fair~ Kennesaw State University Julia Grace Fiacco~ University of Tennessee Samantha Ann Fielder~ University of Maryland Robert Tyriq Fife~ Messiah College Anna Ainsley Fitzhugh~ Wilson College Brooke Ann Fleming~ Harford Community College Kayla Shae Floyd~ Employment Julia Elizabeth Foster~ Goucher College Dillon Anthony Gabriszeski~ Undecided Kayleigh Gallagher~ University of Maryland Bayley Mathew Garcia~ Undecided Roeven Lorenzo Garin~ Harford Community College Hannah Marie Garrett~ Marines Jacob Joseph Gast~ Employment

Aubrey Kara Gerhardt~ Stevenson University Jack Henry Gibbons~ York College Eden Linda Giles~ Harford Community College Sierra Nicole Giordano~ Harford Community College Brett Alexander Gizinski~ Universal Technical Institute Stephanie Amanda Glinsky~ Community College of Baltimore County Zack Nicholas Goodman~ Towson University Jaclyn Irene Goodman-Hall~ Harford Community College Gillian Erica Gorschboth~ Community College of Baltimore County Dillen Franklin Greer~ Undecided Victoria Madisyn Gress~ Harford Community College Zachary Thomas Grzymala~ Ringling College of Art and Design Sarah Elizabeth Guerin~ Employment Tyler Michael Hall~ Undecided Samantha Elisabeth Hardeman~ Community College of Baltimore County Spencer George Harrington~ Harford Community College Madison Noel Hart~ Harford Community College Jared Matthew Hedrick~ Towson University Jacob Michael Heffner~ Undecided Keirsten Elezabeth Heim~ Harford Community College Holly Ann Hess~ Harford Community College Liam Robert Heuser~ Employment Mackenzie Amber Hildt~ Stevenson University Joseph Lorne Hood~ Harford Community College John Alfred Hoy IV~ Harford Community College Grace Elizabeth Huller~ Harford Community College Emily Nicole Hunter~ Community College of Baltimore County Natalie Grace Jacobs~ Shenandoah University Nathaniel Vladislav James~ Towson University Evan James Jarrard~ Harford Community College Kaylin Evans Johnson~ Widener University Ian Wilson Jones~ Pennsylvania State University John Edward Andrew Jones~ Undecided Samuel Paul Jones~ Employment Caitlin Meredith Joseph~ Harford Community College Kailey Marie Jourdan~ Harford Community College John Robert Jump~ Harford Community College Erika Taylor Kane~ Towson University Lars Francis Kapinos~ Harford Community College Nathan Robert Karcher~ Harford Community College Christine Emily Kavina~ Harford Community College Aaron Halim Kazi Jr~ Harford Community College Paul Michael Keeney~ McDaniel College McKayla Ann Kennedy~ Harford Community College Caitlin Aubree Kesler~ Frostburg State University

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Happy GraduationHawks!

William Douglas Kettell~ Undecided Caroline Laura King~ Shenandoah University Matthew Paul King~ York College Randy Cloyd Kitner~ Undecided Morgan Eileen Knotts~ Employment Kathryn Laura Koerber~ Community College of Baltimore County Ashley Nicole Kozlowski~ Robert Paul Academy Kara Elizabeth Kramer~ Frostburg State University Michael Curtis Krause~ Harford Community College Jesse Taylor Kroener~ Harford Community College Hunter James Kurgan~ Harford Community College Ian Joseph Ladenheim~ University of Maryland Sarah Anne Ladenheim~ University of Delaware Kayla Lei Lagundi~ Harford Community College Vanessa Eliese Lane~ Northern Arizona University Noah Joseph Larue~ Harford Community College Riley Elizabeth Lavin~ Saint Anselm College Johnathan Daniel Lemley~ Harford Community College Carson Michael Lewis~ Employment Claudia Mackenzie Lewis~ Harford Community College Hannah Belle Leyhe~ Undecided James Chance Libertini~ Harford Community College Emily Kaye Lickey~ Arcadia University Ariel Michelle Limpert~ Salisbury University Carly Neal Lindhorst~ Pennsylvania State University Jenna Kristine Lyttle~ University of Central Oklahoma Samuel Augustus Macatee~ University of Maryland Charles Ross Mace~ Employment Brynn Renee Madore~ Hood College Mikaela Greer Magness~ Harford Community College Alyssa Renee Marks~ Harford Community College Tyler Gavin Martin~ Employment Shaley Elizabeth Martino~ Undecided Ava Elizabeth Maxfield~ Harford Community College Kayla Lynn Mays~ Harford Community College Brooke Nicole McCarter~ Undecided Madelynn Clara McDaniel~ Harford Community College Colin Michael McDermott~ Employment Patrick David McDermott~ Harford Community College Joshua Allen McElwain~ Harford Community College Jessica Ann McGowan~ Millersville University Hunter Rhian Meisz~ University of Maryland Kayla Irene Marie Michalski~ Cosmetology School Dominick Joseph Micucci~ Harford Community College Alexander James Mikles~ Harford Community College Morgan Helen Miranda~ Fashion Institute of Design Merchandising Nicholas Christopher Mister~ Harford

Community College

Joseph Blackburn Moore~ Employment Patrick Thomas Mullen~ Undecided Sean Michael Murphy~ Harford Community College Lila Naomi Kendall Murray~ Alfred University Jacob Erwin Nemeth~ Florida State University Michael Joseph Nulf~ Trade School Madeleine Lorraine Ortt~ Harford Community College Nicholas Franklin Ostrowske~ University of Maryland Baltimore County Austin Dean Otte~ Harford Community College Dustin Lee Otto~ Employment Jack Christian Palmer~ Harford Community College Lauren Alexa Palmieri~ Susquehanna University William Anthony Patsche~ York College Eric Nicholas Peluso~ Stevenson University Ashton Dexter Penman~ Harford Community College Matthew Garrett Pigg~ Harford Community College Sophia Christine Plate~ Kings College Constantine Nicholas Powers~ Coastal Carolina University Andrew Lee Preston~ Mount St. Mary’s University Jacob Carl Preston~ Harford Community College Jacob Armstrong Quigg~ Harford Community College Anna Elizabeth Racine~ University of New Haven Hailey Mae Radcliffe~ Harford Community College Michael James Reaves~ SUNY Tyler Joseph Redding~ Frostburg State University Constance Pearl Regars~ Towson University Summer Lynn Renshaw~ Harford Community College Gillian Eva Ribeiro~ Harford Community College Emily Katherine Richardson~ York College Robert Vincent Richardson~ Harford Community College Cassandra Mae Rickey~ Salisbury University Nathan Thomas Robey~ Marywood University Christopher Alan Kenny Robinson~ University of Maryland Eastern Shore Kyle Russell Roeder~ Harford Community College Wesley Andrew Romer~ Undecided Eliza Mizell Rommelman~ Youth With A Mission Hayley Renae Runt~ Harford Community College Tanner Benjamin Russell~ York College Eden Renee Ryan~ Harford Community College Gwendolyn Millicent Sansbury~ Employment Alyssa Lee Santoro~ Salisbury University Kaleigh Marie Sasdelli~ Millersville University Cameron Kelsey Sawyer~ Frostburg State University Grant Thomas Scarboro~ Towson University Casandra Leanna Marie Scarborough~ Harford Community College Jonathan James Schiller-Whetzel~ Marine Corps

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Emerson Noreen Schocket~ Harford Community College Madison Marie Schwarz~ Saint Mary’s College of Maryland Tabitha Elizabeth Sefa~ Harford Community College Jared Michael Seling~ Harford Community College Elizabeth Niloufar Shayegh~ Harford Community College Alexis Kendall Shrader~ University of Tampa Sarah Allison Shuck~ Asbury University Hailey Ryan Sichette~ Johnson and Wales University Anthony Joseph Silvestri~ Employment Alexandra Paige Singleton~ Undecided Mariah Ashley Slade Schmitt~ Harford Community College Richard Frederick Slemaker ~ Harford Community College Jessica Lauren Smith~ University of South Carolina Aiken Jayati Danielle Sondhi~ Colorado State University Cole Allen Stinnett~ Undecided George Timothy Strawbridge Jr~ Harford Community College Garrett McKnight Sturgill~ Harford Community College Sophia Mariea Sturgill~ National Guard Autumn Cierra Susa~ James Madison University Alexis Maria Takacs~ York College Christopher Robert-Bowden Taylor~ James Madison University Desmond Richard Tester~ Trade School Lynne Christine Thomas~ West Virginia University Jacob Mathew Thompson~ Full Sail University Dylan Thomas Torbit~ Frostburg State University Jacqueline Rose Trost~ Harford Community College Grace Amber Tugado~ University of Maryland Baltimore County Sydney Elizabeth Tulp~ Towson University Sabrina Johanna Ukura~ Maryland Institute College of Art Elizabeth Grace Ulmer~ York College Abigail Joy Vaughan~ Western Governors University Tallon Mason Virts~ Harford Community College Dylan Tomas Vlcek~ Pennsylvania Technical Institute Stephen Wayne Walls~ Harford Community College Olivia Erin Walton~ University of Maryland Brady Allen Watkins~ Undecided Paige Mae Weatherman~ Harford Community College Hayley Elizabeth Welzant~ University of Maryland Julia Elizabeth Wingerd~ Milligan College Jennifer Hodous Yeago~ Undecided Andrew Albert Young III~ Employment Brett Carl Zenczykiewicz~ Harford Community College Cole Antoni Zenczykiewicz~ Harford Community College Cindy Zhang~ Stevens Institute of Technology Toby Alexander Ziegler~ Towson University

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Measles moving around; Health department urges for vaccinations CASSIE RICKEY News Editor As of April 29, there have been more than 700 measles cases in the U.S. There have been 13 individual outbreaks in 22 different states.This outbreak has hospitalized over 66 people with many of them having pneumonia. One of the biggest outbreaks is in New York, where the outbreak has spread longer and infected more people than any other outbreak.

Officials in New York have closed seven Orthodox schools for failing to meet vaccination standards but five reopened after they showed they were turning unvaccinated children away.

In 2000, it was reported that measles were considered nearly eradicated in the U.S. by health officials. However the disease has come back in the past years due to the fear that vaccines caused more health issues than helped.

According to the New York Times “the C.D.C. said, was sparked by 126 infections acquired by travelers overseas since early 2018. The bulk of them occurred in Israel, Ukraine and the Philippines, but cases have also come from Thailand, Germany, Britain and other countries.”

The virus is very contagious, when an infected person talks or coughs the disease can stay in the area for an hour and 90% of who come in contact with the disease and are susceptible will be infected.

Now the infection has reached two maryland residents. Both of these people live in the same household and contracted the disease from a different state. To prevent an outbreak the state health department gave 1,200 measle vaccines to baltimore county for a clinic for adults with no previous vaccination.

Science teach Mr.Tim Dougherty comments that this outbreak is “ a preventable disaster” completely unnecessary”.

He added that the disease had been “completely eradicated” and that “we had zero cases in the year 2000 and now we have 700 in the United States.”

The science teacher believes that vaccinations are an effective way to prevent outbreaks “If you look at the science you might have 1 case out of 100,000 cases that react negatively, it doesn’t cause Autism, it has no connection and it may save thousands of lives doing it.”

Outside fun outweighs constant focus on tech ELLIE EVANS News Editor On April 3, 2019, a study conducted in 195 countries was published in the journal Lancet, it was revealed that approximately 11 million people die across the globe as a result of a poor diet, more so than even that of smoking. According to Tal Axelrod of The Hill, “The study attributed 3 million deaths to diets containing too much sodium, another 3 million to a lack of whole grains and 2 million more to inadequate amounts of fruit.” “...a lot of major noncommunicable diseases are because of obesity, heart disease, cancer, and those sort of things.” health teacher Jacque Williams told Cry of the Hawk.

Some of the culprits, according to Talha Choudhry of International Business Times were, “sugar-sweetened beverages, soda, red meat, and process meat…” By comparison, the report’s lead author, Ashkan Afshin, explained to the Washington Post how Mediterranean diets with large amounts of healthy fats and fibers resulted in the longest lifespans. Israel is currently number one, while the U.S. ranks at 43 on the model created by the researchers.

The report also highlights, “…the need for a comprehensive food system intervention to promote the production,

distribution, and consumption of these foods across nations…”

Student Laura Krug said that, “...people should watch what they eat and be more conscious of their health habits to decrease that risk.”

However, some aren’t too sure about this strategy. Kyle Kulinski of the YouTube radio show, Secular Talk, disagrees with the idea of a top-down method, saying that while he agrees with the results of the study, he also sees it as too authoritarian. “I always want the option to have a burger and fries or whatever or to have whatever I want that’s not good for me…”

Kulinski adds there was backlash to efforts made by Michelle Obama to promote healthy eating in schools.

However, there were some alternative methods mentioned by the radio show host. These include increasing education efforts and how there should be a “massive cultural shift”.

Kulinski pointed out how Americans have very sedentary lifestyle compared to many other nations, along with being “high on fast food” as a result of its easy accessibility in the United States. Kulinski might be favor of minor government actions on this topic, though, such as preventing the use of certain pesticides on fruits, and increasing education efforts on the issue.

Allow your hatred of bees to buzz away

LAUREN SECO Op/Ed Editor

Living in a technology rich society, children of the newest generation seem to gravitate towards video games, virtual communication, and tablets to have fun. While the option of playing outside is being abandoned by most children, science still proves that it is very much the most beneficial way for kids to have fun and interact outside of their homes.

According the sanfordhealth.org, American children spend four to seven minutes daily outside compared to nearly four to seven hours in front of a screen. Junior Isabella Messick adds, “kids must appreciate the world around them at a young age to avoid being glued to technology.” Sanford also explains that social interaction is most vital to proper social and cognitive development for children.

Research continues to indicate that playing and interacting with other children outside can have many benefits. These benefits include the surplus of physical activity that lowers the risk of heart disease and other diseases caused by lack of exercise, starting these habits early-on encourages children to enjoy a healthy lifestyle.

According to the Harvard Health Blog, spending time outdoors encourages children to develop important life skills, being around other kids they tend to expand their creativity, problem solve, and learning to build confidence in taking risks. Expanding on this, senior Dalton Battaglia added, “being inside restricts kids from doing important things, and most children don’t take exercise as seriously inside.”

Not only are there various psychological and social perks to children playing outside but there are also lots of health benefits. According to research done by North Carolina University, Since playing outside comes with direct sunlight, this provides a vitamin D boost that can strengthen bones and the immune system. Building up the immune system causes children to get sick less which is an overall benefit being surrounded by other kids in germ-filled environments.

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May 17, 2019

First glimpse at Orioles 2019 season; Camden Yards celebrates fun in baseball ALISON GRAFTON News Editor

The Baltimore Orioles started their season on April 4. The kickoff to the season free admission, live music, food, and games to play.

The kickoff to the 2019 season did not look very strong for the Orioles after losing multiple star players. These players include Manny Machado and Adam Jones. However, the Orioles did keep many of their value players including Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo. The orioles did welcome rookies, some of which are standing out. This includes pitcher John Means.

Despite their record in the 2019, Orioles games are something that many supporters and sports goers enjoy. Junior Matt Weir says that, “It’s fun to watch the game with friends of family.” Despite how the Orioles are doing, “the experience is fun with the food and games.”

Camden Yards, the home of the Orioles has many activities and things to see during the game.

The famous Eutaw Street, where home runs are marked with brass balls on the sidewalk, according to mlb.com. Eutaw street also includes places to eat. The Orioles Hall of Fame, and is open during game time and batting practices.

Photo Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images Orioles also support many community programs and charities. This includes Shannon’s Fund, an annual donation to the University of Maryland Medical Center to help patients with financial aid, in memory of Shannon Obaker, the team’s former Director of Community Outreach, who fought cancer in 2007. The Orioles also participate in giving fans promotional items, many of which match holidays and celebrations. On Saturday May 4, Camden Yards is honoring Star Wars with handing out a “Star Wars Night BB-8 Beanie”. On Mother’s day, the ballpark will be giving Mother’s Day infinity

bracelets to its game-goers.

The ballpark has been struggling to fill their stadium like they used to. The season started off well according to Weir, but people should understand that “it’s a team of a lot of new people.”

The student added that when the current players get more experience, “they could be better in the future’.” Junior Kelsie Collier added that to encourage more fans to attend the games is to advertise “for fun activities.” People like when they receive free items that make the game more memorable so Collier said that “giving away fun stuff,” could increase the people at the games

Playing for Erin: Legacy lives on at the Nest TORI GAY Reporter When 16- year -old Erin Drumm was a junior at North Harford, she would have been a starting goalie for the varsity girls lacrosse team.

However, after an 11 day battle with leukemia on December 22, 2015, Drumm passed away.

Every year since then the girls lacrosse team plays a game in memory of the athlete. This year, the Hawks faced a rival Bel Air. Junior Lexie Coldiron said, “We were all so hype to play Bel Air; we knew we had a good chance of winning and that made the whole experience so much better.”

Before the start of the game senior captains Olivia Becker, Caroline King, and Brooke Ciampaglio gave a speech about Erin. Ciampaglio said, “Erin was always the one to life the team up and make you smile” while king said, “I remember her smile just being contagious.”

The team starts every game with a cheer “Drummstrong

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on three, one, two, three sophomore Lilly Macatee and DRUMMSTRONG”. The game junior Tori Gay both had hat started and the crowd went tricks. wild.

With 2 minutes and 57 seconds The first half was full left in the game the Hawks defensive action for were tied. Bel Air scored.

“We the Hawks. “The With 25 seconds left in were all so girls had some the game, the Hawks amazing stops took it down the hype to play Bel and the goalie field and had the Air; we knew we was on fire,” opportunity to had a good chance of tie it up. Though said spectator senior Mikay- winning and that made they did not capila Magness. talize and lost by At halftime the whole experience so one goal, it was the Hawks “the most fun I much better.” were down. have ever had while - Lexie Coldiron, In the halfplaying the game of junior time huddle, head lacrosse,” said senior coach Patty Murdy Brenna Duley. gave the “most epic and Senior Brook Ciampaglio meaningful” speech of all time said, “ I know we were the last according to junior goalie Lexie class that knew Erin but I have Coldiron. She said Murdy said hope that our juniors will con“do it for Erin because she can’t.” tinue her legacy through the The girls made a remarkable Drummstrong game.” comeback. Senior Brenna Duley All three coaches said how proud had 2 goals and 3 assists, junior they were and how happy Erin Casey Divienti had 1 goal. While would be if she were here.

Sports for Life team competes LIZZIE CATRAMBONE IDR Editor Every year, the Sports for Life program competes in tournaments for bocce ball in the winter, bowling in the fall and basketball in the spring. The team spends time after school practicing for their final games, usually from 2-3 pm.

The tournaments are the main events of the Sports for Life seasons, where students “compete with kids from other high schools who are also part of Sports for Life,” says Mrs. Sullivan, a coordinator of Sports for Life.

The bocce ball tournament is in October at Bel Air High School, the bowling tournament is at Forest Hill Lanes in February and the basketball tournament is in April at Harford Tech.

This year, the teams lost the bocce ball and bowling tournament, but came out with a very successful basketball season. The students “had three games; we won one, tied one, and lost one,” says Sullivan.

The Sports for Life program has a good amount of students par-

ticipating, but the team could always use more participants. “ We need students with disabilities to participate, which we’re pretty good at rallying those guys up because we know who they are, and then we could also use peer buddies to help out,” says Sullivan.

Unfortunately, the program was short on volunteers this year, and were unable to find anyone to help with bocce ball and bowling.

The program was able to find volunteers for this basketball season, including senior Jay Dilworth. “I got involved from Mrs. Mathews down at the office, she asked me if I wanted to do it and I said, ‘sure that sounds fun’,” says Dilworth.

Even though the team had two volunteers this season, they could always use more general-ed students to help. Sullivan says that “just to have one general-ed student/peer buddy for every threefour kids with special needs would really help.” If students are interested in helping, please sign up to help by stopping by the Special ed office in the fall.

Lady Hawks lacrosse heads into regionals ELLIE EVANS Reporter

As the season for JV teams winds down, varsity Hawks are preparing for postseason play. Going into the playoffs, the team was seeded first. Girls varsity lacrosse had a bye on Wednesday, May 8 but the team played Friday against Harford Tech.

Senior Caroline King has been playing lacrosse all four years and is enthusiastic about post season play. “I look forward to my team going far in playoffs because we play really well together.” She adds that while staying focused and having their eyes on the prize, the team loves to, “have fun with each other.”

Looking to the future, many of the girls are confident in their ability as a team to go all the way to States and win. Junior Meridith Price explains, “Winning regionals and states is possible this year for us.” Price added that a lot of teamwork is necessary and that she hopes to “improve and learn from my mistakes as an individual.”

With wins like 22-11 and 18-1 over Harford Tech and Havre De Grace respectively, the team has had a lot of success thus far. Sophomores Lily Macatee and Jackie McGowan hope to, “go really far as a team.” Macatee adds that “the great season we’ve had so far will help us to work together and win.”

Throughout the season, many of the girls were ecstatic about certain wins. Price explains her favorite wins were, “Patterson Mill and Fallston because we destroyed them and no one was expecting it.” The team’s comradery is also noteworthy according to Macatee.

“We work so well together because of the strong bond we’ve created as a team.” As a preview of regionals and the games to come for the girls, many explained that they strive to work hard to succeed for each other.

King added “all of the girls are such good players that want to see each other succeed.” Price adds, “we can beat any team if we put our minds to it.”

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College Bound Athletes Andrew Preston Mount St. Mary’s University Lacrosse

Brenna Duley Wofford College Lacrosse

Brooke Ciampaglio University of Delaware Lacrosse

Division II Anna Racine University of New Haven Field Hockey

Kaleigh Sasdelli Millersville University Lacrosse Kara Kramer Frostburg State University Soccer

Cameron Sawyer Frostburg State University Lacrosse

Marley Copes Frostburg State University Soccer

Jessica Smith USC Aiken Softball

Julia Barstow Millersville University Lacrosse

Division III Lila Murray Alfred University Softball

Caroline King Shenandoah University Lacrosse

Cassidy Chandler Messiah College TF/XC Julia Foster Goucher College Field Hockey

Kaylin Johnson Widener University Softball

Natalie Jacobs Shenandoah University Soccer

Maddison Schwartz St. Mary’s College of Maryland Soccer

Nathan Robey Marywood University Swimming

Alyssa Santoro Salisbury University TF/XC

Ariel Limpert Salisbury University Field Hockey

Tanner Russel York College Swimming

Paul Keeney McDaniel College Basketball