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Volume 48, Issue 1 April 4 2018

Teaching kids to find their grind; Rescheduled field trip takes positive turn CASSIDY CHANDLER SSC Editor

Photo Credit: Jennifer Chandler Mike Smith, a motivational speaker and an entrepreneur, has been living his dream of making a change for over the past decade. Calling himself a “professional teenager,” Smith is doing everything he can to give back to his community. Students who are a part of the Journalism and Yearbook staff at North Harford had the opportunity to attend one of Mike Smith’s inspirational assemblies for the second year in

a row. Hosted by Jostens, students traveled to Westminster High School, where Smith, along with a few other speakers, gave advice and motivated students to reach their dreams. “There are a lot of different paths to get there,” commented the speaker. He mentions that he is just on a very different path than the one that most people feel obligated to follow, and he wants to show that different is

possible. Sophomore, Hailey Deares, attended the field trip and commented that she thought, “it’s really cool that Mike started by doing really small things and was able to help a lot of people on a major scale. I feel like he left a really positive impact on me and my classmates.” Her biggest take away from the experience was being able to acknowledge how important time management is, and how much valuable time can be wasted by doing useless things. Deares noted that realizing how much time she spends on her phone will inspire to use her time in a more productive way, by “talking to people I wouldn’t usually talk to, or sitting with someone who is alone at lunch or something and just going up and talking to them.” In high school, Smith said he wasn’t the best kid. With a

lackluster GPA, Smith was more interested in things that most teenagers are interested in, and he confessed that he lost focus of things that really mattered to him. He hated the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and struggled immensely with finding what he was passionate about. “There isn’t one path to getting there [where you aim to be]. It used to be perfect grades, perfect college, perfect job, perfect life, that’s what everyone thought but that’s not how it really is today,” Smith said. Like many teenagers, Smith had a moment in high school that changed the direction of his life. The week before the start of his senior year in high school, Smith was told by his dad that he had just been diagnosed with cancer. Smith said he, “felt like he had to do something to make a difference.” His dad’s mortality forced him to grapple with whether his father would proud of his self-centered and careless attitude, and what he had accomplished in his 18 years of life. Smith told the audience how this news inspired him “to want

to make a change, be kind and different, and just create something big.” He did exactly that. After starting out by helping special needs kids in his high school and continuing throughout college, one of his coaches helped him see something that left an everlasting impact. Smith said his college coach took him to a place slightly off campus where he saw hundreds of homeless people living under a bridge. Smith said that it “was more people than in his graduating class of high school.” Smith wanted to help desperately, so he talked to the people and asked what they needed most. Their response: Socks. Since then, Smith has founded two nonprofits and has also lead youth movements that are solely based on his desire to make a change. Skate for Change is one of Smith’s movements. He, along with lots of other skateboarders with the same passions, skate through cities and towns to give back to the homeless in their communities- and what they are giving back includes socks among other things.

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HARCO: Keep it rural, keep it charming AMANDA RYAN Reporter This past February, Dollar General was attempting to build on the northeast corner of MD Route 24 (Rocks Road) at the intersection of MD Route 165 (Pylesville Road), right by the High’s. The notion quickly became a topic of major controversy throughout Harford County. While many people believed that adding the store would be beneficial to the community in the long run, others firmly stated that they wanted to maintain Harford County’s ‘rural charm.’ One supporter believes that, “this county needs to be FAR more welcoming of diversity and sophistication.The “charm” wears thin…” DaggerPress was filled with comments from both sides; One person commented that the idea of a Dollar General being built was,“awesome! Another mini Walmart! I love Dol-

lar General,” and another stated, This area needs to be preserved “this is sorely needed. There are for future generations, we only not enough retail options in Har- have so much unused land left.” ford County.” On the other hand, Community member Renee one concerned citizen ques- Etzel was all for the change, “for tioned, “do they really need another Dollar General? There are literally 6 within 5 miles of there! [They are] monopolies!” There is already a Dollar General 9 minutes from North Harford High School, and a total of 96 locations in Maryland. A Harford County citizen argued that Photo Credit: Leah Marie he does not agree with, “adding unnecessary busi- Dollar General serves the greater nesses to this rural area. People rural community, allowing you to live in northern Harford County pick up many items without havbecause they want to be away ing to travel all the way into Forfrom all of the commercialism. est Hill.”

Initially, DaggerPress informed the public that a community input meeting was taking place on wednesday, February 28, at 6:00 pm in the Holy Cross Episcopal Church. However, shortly after the announcement, the meeting was cancelled due to a shocking revelation: the zoning of the land didn’t match what Dollar General is permitted to build on. It’s all about the zoning. The area that the Dollar General was planned to be built on was only zoned for stores such as gas stations, therefore Dollar General isn’t allowed to use the land. Dollar General would need to request a variance to rezone the site from residential to commer-

cial, since they are only permitted on a B1 zone, which this area isn’t. But even then, it’s a rigorous process to rezone land, so the notion was denied. A petition was started, by community member Leah Marie, on change.org to ‘keep it rural’, which already has 1k supporters who’ve signed. Marie argues that, “the Northern Harford County area is known for its rural farmlands. Over the past few years Harford county is being over developed by franchise’s and moving closer and closer to the northern area.” Students at North Harford were equally displeased at the idea. Senior Jacob Ross commented that the traffic roundabout, “is already bad enough from the school, so if they had added a Dollar General, it would’ve made it hell.” Currently, there is still potential for an alternative building to be built on the area.

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April 4, 2018

After the Parkland shooting, there was a great amount of debate over the appropriate reaction and solution. One of these options, the most controversial, was implementing gun control. In response to this debate, we hosted a question and answer session with four members of the newspaper staff. These are their replies.

Gun control sparks controversy among Generation Z How much regulation, if any, should be enacted on guns? JESSICA MCGOWAN:

OLIVIA BECKER:

Guns are too easy to access in America. We need stricter and more rigorous checks in place for buying guns today. For one, in secondary markets for guns such as gun shows, there is no state or federal regulation to buy a gun. In 1968, a Gun Control Act was passed requiring that anyone in the business of selling firearms had to have a Federal Firearms License. Because these people are not required to be licensed, they do not need to complete background checks or keep track of the sales of their guns. This loophole makes it incredibly easy for a convicted felons and juveniles. Also, it is too easy for mentally ill Americans to be able to get a gun. Mentally ill people are allowed to buy and own guns as long as they are not currently institutionalized. Recently, a Health Care act that helped people with mental illness get help was repealed by Donald Trump. This now means that not only are more people going undiagnosed with mental illness, but they are allowed to buy guns that could hurt themselves or others.

It is evident that there should be regulation on guns. This doesn’t mean that guns should be abolished, though. Even if guns were made illegal they would still be in the hands of citizens. Take drugs for example, drugs are illegal but people still find a way to get them. If guns were made illegal, they would be put in the hands of bad people. The regulation of guns should go like this: there should be a more extensive background check on the user and the user should be required to take classes on the proper rules and regulations of guns. People are more likely to follow restrictions then rules. If guns were illegal everyone would find a way to get one but if there were restrictions against them people would bite the bullet and follow these rules. Guns should also be regulated based on what type of gun is being used. For example, a gun known for violence is the 9MM semiautomatic handgun; guns like this one should be restricted and reserved for only members of the police department. As for hunting, the rifles used aren’t usually seen as weapons used for violence. The users of these guns should be able to use them with proper lessons and a license.

JESSICA CARNIVALE:

KATIE KETTELL:

Guns are too easy to access in America. We need stricter and more rigorous checks in place for buying guns today. For one, in secondary markets for guns such as gun shows, there is no state or federal regulation to buy a gun. In 1968, a Gun Control Act was passed requiring that anyone in the business of selling firearms had to have a Federal Firearms License. Because these people are not required to be licensed, they do not need to complete background checks or keep track of the sales of their guns. This makes it incredibly easy for a convicted felons and juveniles. Also, it is too easy for mentally ill Americans to be able to get a gun. Mentally ill people are allowed to own guns as long as they are not currently institutionalized. Recently, a Health Care act that helped people with mental illness get help was repealed by Donald Trump. This now means that not only are more people going undiagnosed with mental illness, but they are allowed to buy guns that could hurt themselves or others.

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We need to ban military grade weapons (like the AR-15 and AK-47) from being able to be purchased by the public in ALL states. No one needs a gun that shoots 600 rounds per minute to protect their family from an intruder or go hunting (You can’t use these guns to hunt; it shreds the animal and prevents you from eating the meat). We also need to put more restrictions into place for who is allowed to purchase a gun. It’s clearly too easy to buy one, for god’s sake they sell them at WalMart. The Trump Administration sure isn’t making it better. Trump, in fact, has decided to take the steps necessary to make it easier for people with mental health issues to purchase and own guns. People with a history of any kind of abuse charge or violent behavior should automatically be denied as well. The age of gun purchase should also be raised to 21. Why are teens allowed to purchase a murder weapon but not allowed to drink? It’s senseless.

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News Editors: Bethany Birchfield Cassie Rickey Opinion/Editorial Editor: Darby Hyde Features Editor: Emma Marley IDR Editor: Maria Kropkowski Society, Students & Culture Editor: Cassidy Chandler Video Manager: Emily Miller Kate Meagher

Entertainment Editor Kayla Nowacki Sports Editors: Jessica Carnivale Katie Kettell Business Manager: Samantha Steltzer Reporters: Hannah Ayres, Julia Barstow, Olivia Becker, Aubrey Williams, Emmie Catrambone, Lizzie Catrambone, Julia Foster, Kailey Jourdan, Jessica McGowan, Kayla Nowacki, Tanner Russell, Amanda Ryan, Delaney Bosworth, Garrett Sturgill Channel 35 Production Manager: Samantha Steltzer

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

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Would gun control laws that are effective in other countries be effective in America?

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Is gun control against the Constitution? Is the right to bear arms still applicable in today’s society?

JC:

JC:

About 20 years ago there was a mass shooting in Australia leaving 35 people dead in a half hour. After this Australia’s government enforced a firearm licensing and registration system that required someone to have a “genuine” reason for own a firearm such as sport and recreational hunting. Australia’s government also offered a buy back for guns that didn’t meet the criteria. There have not been any mass shooting since. However, it did cost the government 350 million dollars to buy back guns in Australia. According to Quora.com, it could potentially cost the US 180 billion dollars to buy back guns. Right now the US is currently 20 trillion dollars in debt, making it near impossible to buy all of them.

The second amendment was written in 1791 and is still valid today. Yes, we are no longer using ramrods and black powder but that doesn’t take away the fact that we still have the right to bear arms. Guns are considered prized possession or heirlooms in certain places or families. Not everyone views guns as assault machines and this needs to be recognized. Taking away guns is not going to solve the problem. Criminals will find ways to make and buy weapons whether or not they are illegal. Taking away firearms will only make us defenseless to criminals like this. Guns should be regulated not revoked.

OB:

Gun control is not completely against the constitution. This is because gun control is put into place to protect the American people. Would a protection to the American people be considered going against the constitution? While controlling guns is not against the constitution the right to bear arms is really not applicable in today’s society. Today, in Maryland, if you take a shot at someone on your property (even in self defense) you will be charged. Therefore the right to bear arms is not still applicable in today’s society, considering any person who does reserve their right be arrested if they act upon it.

Gun control laws in other countries would not serve the same effectiveness in America. America is a large country, compared to others and this comes with many, many borders. We must have the ability to protect ourselves and fire arms are necessary for that. In other countries, where they are illegal, there are less borders. Like Australia, this is a country that has just banned all guns, they are also surrounded by water so they don’t have to worry about national security to the extent of the U.S.

OB:

JM:

Gun control is not against the constitution. The Second Amendment was in place to keep I think that what happened a well-regulated militia after the Revolution in Australia should happen here. I in 1789. There were no high caliber weapons wish we did not have guns in the back then, nor could any of the framers be United States. But I know this is able to forsee this kind of thing happening. unrealistic. Our society is gunThe militia was in place to stop government crazed. tyranny, but can anyone honestly believe that We love guns and we love the we need this sort of thing anymore. military. Firearms are considered There are so many checks and balances part of the American way of life in the federal government that literally stop for so many people today. this sort of thing from happening. Between this mentality and the We vote every four years for a new presisheer amount of guns in America, Millenials and Generation Z have done multiple protests to take a stand against dent, if we don’t like the way they run, we I do not believe that it would be gun violence and try to get change to happen throughout the country. In one recent can impeach them. The Supreme Court can possible to get rid of guns com- protest, 7,000 pairs of shoes were laid on the lawn for congress to see. Each pair of get rid of unjust laws, the list goes on and pletely. shoes represents a child that was killed with a gun. The shoes include pairs from on. KK: children who lost their lives in school shootings across America. KK: Places like Australia have a Photo Credit: Rex People love to quote the second Amendment complete ban on guns and haven’t when arguing about gun had a mass shooting in over a control, but it’s a weak argument. decade. America has had more than 18 school shootings since January 1. That Amendment was written in 1791. They had muskets that took 10 minutes to I understand that the guns are already “out there” but why is it so wrong to reload, and only shot once at a time. Fast forward to today, there are tons of weapons make it harder for them? Someone coming into a school with a submachine gun that are made strictly for killing another human being. will do a lot more damage than someone with a knife. Even if America did decide You can’t convince me that these assault weapons are made for anything else. The to buy them back it wouldn’t be nearly as much as our prison or defense budget. Amendment is outdated and not applicable for today’s society and America’s obsession We could easily just not buy another trillion dollar jet and use 1/4 of that money with guns. You can’t have 18th Cenutry laws in place to control 21st Century guns. to buy back the guns. No one should care about how much it costs when mass It took 19 Amendments to give women the right to vote, so I don’t think the 2nd amounts of people are dying. Amendment can be considered our best work.

JM:

Should school systems arm teachers and guards? JC: With proper training school security guards have every right to be armed. I know I feel safer knowing that there is a police officer in the school ready and able to stop an intruder. If there is an intruder in the school, the first one expected to eliminate the issue is a security guard and I think it is unfair to take away his/ her ability to defend themselves.

OB: Schools should not arm teachers, but should arm guards and always have police officers on duty at the school. Teachers might be adults, but this doesn’t mean they should carry a gun. Officers are trained professionals and can protect the students but a lot of teachers might not have

gun experience. A teacher using a dangerous weapon without experience could potentially make the situation worse.

JM: Schools should absolutely not arm teachers and guards. Arming teachers in the name of school safety does not make sense to me. Bringing guns into our schools normalizes gun use in safe spaces and also makes students feel like we are locked in a prison. I think schools do not know what to do here because the level of violence that schools are facing is a relative-

ly new thing. No one foresaw that there would be so many school shootings in the recent months. But arming teachers is not the way to fix it. The people committing these crimes in schools

are not afraid to die or to get hurt during these shootings. Adding guns on the other side to people with adrenaline rushing through their veins will not help a school shooting. We need to keep the guns out of potential shooters hands instead of trying to deal with them after they have firearms.

KK:

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No teacher should be armed. First off, do you really think they’re paid enough to want to deal with the responsibility of carrying a gun? Also, they have to endure extensive training in order to

be able to hold a gun on school grounds. Being responsible for shooting an intruder was not in the job description. Also, just recently a Georgia teacher was arrested for firing a gun inside his classroom. Why not we save the gun carrying for the professionals? It’s really pathetic that our government would rather spend tons of money on arming and training teachers than pass an act that makes it harder for these murderers the teachers have to defend us against to get ahold of deadly weapons. I do think guards should be armed because police officers and security guards usually have the proper training and their job usually calls for them to hold a weapon.

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Tasting summer amidst snow; Don’t cheat system Emotional support animals: Don’t be stupid Hopeful future awaits VIEWPOINT

In today’s world, the word emotional support animals or ESA, is being tossed around. ESAs assist those with emotional, psychiatric, cognitive or psychological disabilities. Imagine walking through an airport terminal. You chose a seat near the gate, excited to be heading to Disney with you family when you see it. A peacock? You then hear a woman arguing with an airline worker about how the peacock is her emotional support animal. Yes this actually happened. Let’s get one thing straight. If you need an emotional support animal do not make it a peacock. You can’t hug it, put it in your lap and snuggle it, and it cannot lay comfortably in bed with you at night. I also would like to question what kind of support the people with “comfort turkeys, snakes, and spiders” that Delta Airlines has also had to deal with are actually getting. Of course, there are people who do need these animals. Don’t get me wrong here, I’m scolding those who cheat the system and try to bring their pets along with them for trips. ESA’s help those with actually problems such as severe panic attacks and anxiety.

states that the...needs to have the animal for emotional support. A doctor’s letter does not turn an animal into a service animal.” However, their title gives them the rights that no U.S. landlord can deny the owners of ESAs housing with their animals and that U.S.-based airlines must allow them to fly with their animals in-cabin with no fee. Tighter regulations are now being put into place as they should be. Anyone can go online and get a form saying that you need an You then hear a woman ar- emotional support animal guing with an airline worker for about seventy dollars people get a therapist to about how her peacock is her or sign a letter. emotional support animal. Delta Airlines and United Airlines now requires travelers to “provide the airlines with documents certifying that their animal is properly trained to behave in public and forms detailing their animal’s a disability, including a physical, health and vaccination records, in sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, addition to signed letters from a or other mental disability and inlicensed doctor or mental health cludes a hearing, guide, or seizure professional.” response dog according to adata. To sum it all up, if you need an org. emotional support animal, do so The website also states that but choose your ESA wisely and “emotional support animals, commake sure your animal is trained. fort animals, and therapy dogs If you just want to bring your are not service animals under pet along in an airplane cabin but Title II and Title III of the ADA it doesn’t need to be there, don’t [Americans with Disabilities do it you’re ruining it for people Act]...It does not matter if a person has a note from a doctor that in need. These individuals find that being around or petting their animal helps them manage their anxiety and slow down and stop panic attacks. It is important to note that ESA’s do not have service dog status. A service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with

Time for students to grow up;

Teenagers acting immature MARIA KROPKOWSKI IDR Editor

I understand people wanting to be their own individual person. In fact I think it’s something everyone should try to do. But when you start meowing to yourself and others in the hallway, I’m honestly worried for you. For those who have never witnessed this, believe it or not it actually happens. Maturity is an interesting thing because you’d think high schoolers would at least have an ounce of it; sadly, this is not true. And unfortunately, those who haven’t figured out that maturity leads to success tend to be an annoyance to those around them. There is no reason for you to walk around school thinking that you are the best thing since sliced bread because frankly, no one is paying enough attention. You don’t need to walk around in the

morning with a blanket wrapped around you. This is not kindergarten, this is high school; a place with no nap time. You also do not need to blast music at your locker in the morning because you’re not at a rave; if you like music, use your earbuds and save the rest of us from the torture. Don’t even get me started on the loud ear piercing sound of you yelling about your drama. It’s something that only involves you and your friends, so don’t make it everyone else’s business too. Once again, it is seven o’clock in the morning and while the rest of the school is still waking up, your yelling is not the answer to making us less sleepy. Immaturity is something that frequently appears with PDA as well. It’s not pleasant to turn the corner on the way to English and BAM, you run straight into the couple just casually making out in the middle of the hallway. If you are mature enough to be in a relationship, you should be mature enough to know that it probably isn’t appropriate to kiss in between each class for an extended period of time. Expressing yourself is a healthy thing to practice, however there is a line between self expression and trying too hard and ending up being the face of immaturity instead.

BETHANY BIRCHFIELD News Editor

Last year people told me that junior year would be the most stressful of my high school career. Unfortunately, they were wrong. Senior year has, by far, been the most stressful and rigorous. Not only do you have to apply to college, but you have to wait on the acceptance letter. This seems like an easy to-do item, but it is so stressful waiting to hear if your dream school will grant your access. Another stressful part about this year has been the scholarships. The good thing about them is that there are so many to apply for with a fair chance of attainment, but that’s also the downside: there are so many! When this high school stress gets me down all I can think about are the months to come. The sun shining on my face as I

open my sunroof, roll my windows down, and whip out of the school parking lot for the last time. It’ll be bittersweet when the time comes, but right now it looks like a sweet, sweet conclusion. I think about the sand between my toes as I bask in the sun on Assateague Island. I even daydream about the inevitable jellyfish sting and sunburn that are bound to come my way, but I don’t care! I need summer! I fantasize about boogie boarding and sea turtles hatching, about parasailing and dolphin sightings. The thunderstorms rolling through can’t even bring me down with their beautifully lit marbled sky and shaken earth. It’s beauty all around. My favorite part of a summer day is the evening when it starts to cool down to a mild 70 degrees. The hammock is welcoming and the crabs and corn are abundant while the air smells of Old Bay spices and sea salt. This summer I vow to indulge in too much ice cream and take too many boat rides. I’ll play Jimmy Buffett and Bob Marley CDs until all of the songs are on repeat in my head. Summer is coming! I can taste it. We are almost to the finish line in which we’ll be greeted with bronzed bodies, salty air, and ice cream hangovers. Hang in there!

Eliminate negative stigma regarding marijuana EDITORIAL

Marijuana, also known as a variety of other names such as Mary Jane, pot, weed, grass, reefer, and herb just to name a few, is generally perceived as a terrible substance that can only do harm. Many think that marijuana is “the devil’s lettuce” that leads to a life of unemployment and addiction, but that is not always the case. Marijuana is just another one of life’s pleasures for those who choose to use it, just like someone who likes the occasional beer or cigarette. However, marijuana is scientifically proven to be much safer than alcohol or cigarettes, so why are the two latter legal while the former is not? Flashback to 1929: Prohibition was beginning to come to a screeching halt, and the man in charge of the Department of Prohibition, Harry Anslinger, found himself head of a department with no purpose since alcohol was again legal. Up until this point, Anslinger had never had a problem with cannabis, but suddenly when his department was found without a purpose, he suddenly changed his mind. So, basically, marijuana was made illegal because of a politician who wanted to keep his job. This made people go into a marijuana-hating craze, believing that one who uses is a terrible person who will soon be nothing but a deadbeat. Marijuana is just another today among many, but new This stigma is still prevalent one of life’s pleasures for marijuana is not deserving scientific evidence has shown that of all the hate. It even has benefithose who choose to use it. cial medical purposes, such as relief of chronic pain, muscle spasms, and helping to control epileptic seizures. Jeremy Manage, a boy from Australia, developed Acute Viral Encephalitis when he was only six years old. He was hospitalized for one month and had to be put into a medically induced coma because the doctors could not control his seizures, which was worsening the conditions of his brain. When the prescription medication continued to be of no help to his situation, his family decided to turn to the aid of cannabis. Upon his first dose of whole plant cannabis oil, he was able to fully sleep through the night again. The seizures that once wreaked havoc on his body every day began to stop, and Manage’s mother even described his experience with whole plant cannabis therapy as “...nothing short of miraculous.” Although he still suffers from seizures, they are less violent and he recovers much more quickly. His mother also said that he is more alert than ever, as well as being able to go to the bathroom by himself again for the first time in years. According to promises.com (a treatment center website), there have been no deaths directly from smoking plain old marijuana. Although there is the possibility of the marijuana being laced with other dangerous drugs such as fentanyl, it is not possible to die from just smoking cannabis. In order for it to be fatal, the consumer would have to consume around 1,500 pounds.

April 4, 2018

Sailing new waters: Pekarek experiences Navy JESSICA CARNIVALE Sports Editor

A: I wasn’t expecting plebe summer to be so difficult. I’d heard the stories about how “it was the hardest six weeks” of people’s lives, but I somehow still wasn’t ready for how tough it was. Aside from that, I wasn’t expecting to meet so many incredible people. It seems like everyone I meet has a unique backstory and is incredibly talented while also genuine and humble. My current roommate, Alex, has climbed mountains all over the world and lived in Hong Kong for a year. We get along very well since we’re both very interested in nerdy things like physics, mathematics, nuclear power, and space exploration. Just a couple weeks ago we got the chance to meet Astronaut Pierre Thuot (Navy class of 1977), who held the world record for longest spacewalk at eight hours and twenty three minutes!

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A: The most enjoyable part has been learning so many new things and meeting so many cool people. I love sailing and operating the boats at the academy. In addition to taking seamanship and navigation classes, this summer I will be on the crew of a boat headed up the east coast to New York. Along with that training, I will spend a couple weeks on an aircraft carrier somewhere in the pacific. Midshipmen also have the opportunity to travel around the country through different clubs and government sponsored trainings.

Q: What has been the most challenging part of your ex-

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Alumnus opens up about plebe year NHS makes changes for members; weren’t expecting when you first got there?

Q: What has been the most enjoyable part of your experience so far?

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perience so far? A: The Naval Academy starts with a 6-week boot camp called “plebe summer”. It began at 5am on June 29th when I arrived on campus. Immediately detailers shaved my head bald and screamed in my face, “You’re a plebe now!” I ran constantly, and I couldn’t speak unless spoken to. My roommates were Danny, a 6’7” basketball recruit from Chicago, and JP, a hopeful future jet pilot who already spent a year in NROTC at the University of Virginia. Together we survived the summer with almost no contact from the outside world. There were many times during the first couple weeks when I thought about giving up, but I’m so glad that I stayed.

Q: What is something you

Q: What does an average day look like for you? A: The day starts at 5:15 when my roommate and I wake up for our morning workout. At 6:45 we get back to Bancroft Hall, shower and form up with our entire company. After formation we eat breakfast and then attend class until three thirty with a break from twelve to one thirty for lunch and training. From four to six is when everyone practices with their sport. After practice, dinner is at six thirty and then we usually have more training until eight. Eight to ten pm is study period where we work on homework. From ten to eleven is our time to catch up in whatever area we need work and prepare for bed at eleven. It’s very busy, but it’s worth it!

TANNER RUSSELL Reporter Changes are being made to how and when National Honor Society tutoring is being offered. Lots of students in the past needed help with a subject but don’t know where to get it, and in some cases they knew where to get help but are just too busy to stay after school for tutoring. Well fret no more. The National Honor Society is now offering tutoring during Hawks Soar. Students now have extra opportunities get help on that one subject they’re really struggling in. Every Hawks Soar tutoring will now start at 7:10 and at 8:02. As to why this change came around, senior Lane Kavanagh (NHS president) states “it allows the students to get the help they need if and when they are unavailable to stay after school. It also allows the tutors to get more time in for the hours that they need for the National Honors Society.” He added, “this option wasn’t around before because this is the first year that we have required tutoring hours for each of the National Honors Society members.” Members of National Honor society need five hours of service a month one of which must be tutoring students after school and now during Hawks Soar Mr. Rick Peddicord is one of the teachers in charge of the North Harford branch of NHS, he had this to say on behalf of the changes being made: “What was happening was that some students were scrambling at the last minute to get in their hours, either due to scheduling conflicts or they just forgot to sign up, this caused us to have sessions where we would have an abundance of people showing up to tutor but only a few people coming to be tutored.” He continued, “So changes we have made is that now students only need one of their five hours to be tutoring, and now its being offered during free time at Hawk Soar.” There are lots of members this year in National Honor Society and according to Junior Hayley Welzant this makes it harder to get the much needed hours. “This is my first year in the National Honor Society, and I don’t always have the time to stay after and help out with the kids that need a peer tutor,” said Welzant. “When I do have the time to help out, the spots to help peer tutor are filled by other NHS members, this makes it a little stressful for me to get my hours.” When asked if they think that the addition of tutoring during Hawk Soar will make getting hours easier, junior member Anna Racine, said, “I’m definitely happy with these change. Before, I really struggled in the past to get in my hours and now I think it will be easier because I’m free during most Hawk Soar days and now only need one tutoring hour per quarter.” She continued, “I also think it will allow kids who couldn’t get help before to get the help they need.”

Rescheduled field trip takes positive turn Continued from page 1... Another student who attended the trip, junior, Hunter Meisz, said that Skate for change is pretty cool because it takes a sporty hipster-ish activity [skateboarding] and turns it into something positive that is helping the homeless.” Meisz also commented that the experience, “opened my [her] eyes to see that anyone can make a change, and it doesn’t matter how average you are, you can make a big difference if you

put your mind to it.” Co-founding the non-profit, Rabble Mill, Smith hopes to end generational poverty by helping kids ‘find their grind’ through hobbies like skateboarding, music and art. Find Your Grind is another program, co-founded by Smith, which is a career education platform for schools. Also, the Bay, a program stemming from Rabble Mills, is a non-profit skatepark that is also a youth center that focuses on these same hobbies.

Smith says he will continue to be inspired by kids everyday because he has, “an opportunity to show kids that they are capable, that they can create for themselves, make big things happen, make an impact on their schools...” He says he feels his hard work pays off when people actually follow through on their hopes and dreams. He noted that such a great feeling is seeing that his work is paying off and people are understanding his position. “I see what happens when the

switch turns on in kid’s head, and they start doing things that they are passionate about, things they want to do to make a difference and it’s pretty special.” Smith’s believes his journey from a follower to influencer and eventually to leader is something anyone can accomplish. He hopes his programs inspire others and that, “schools across the country will start to show that it’s not about what job you get or what your class score is, or what your test score is, or what your GPA is, it’s way more than

that.” In ten years, he hopes his program will have exploded and that he will “be in the White House. This program should be in every school.” Smith believes that helping students feel like they have a purpose can be difficult, but the way to inspire that kind of thinking is simple: Get students to consider these two things: What is it that they are passionate about and if money and time were no object, what is the one thing they would keep doing?

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King learning to lead Harco Explorers police program JULIA FOSTER Reporter

Photo Credit: Journalism staff The Harford County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Program provides an opportunity for those interested in law enforcement to interact with and learn from Harford County Deputies. It also provides opportunity for youth to learn requirements to succeed in a pursuing a future career in law enforcement as well as teaches the explorer about leadership, discipline, courage, honor, and integrity. Sophomore Heather King has been involved in this program for about three years. “My favorite part about being in explorers is that I have become a stronger person as a result. The program teaches you to push yourself physically and in leadership positions as well. It’s also super fun to meet other kids from across

the county and get to spend time and build friendships with them as well,” said King. The Explorers take part in may activities in the community and to learn about various fields of law enforcement “ In the club we have presentations from people of different careers within the sheriff’s office, such as the crisis negotiation team, people who work at the detention center, liquor board, SWAT team, etc.” said King. “We volunteer every so often for community events and I’ve also gone to local and regional youth police academies on behalf of the post. Officers from HCSO are advisors for the group.” King explained the inspiration she gets from participating

in this club. “Even though quite a few people have a negative view of police officers, it really shows you that not all people are bad and that many officers work hard to earn the positions they’re in and to make a positive impact on their community.” Although king has decided to take her career on a different path she still participates in Explorers “I would like to become a biochemical or biomedical engineer when I grow up, I had originally joined explorers because I wanted to become a forensic scientist, but I’m still a part of it because it is a very rewarding way to spend my time,” “Being in Explorers has impacted my view of the community because it’s amazing to see so many people come together and help in multiple causes, such as the HCSO Christmas drive, many people come to help with that and wrap gifts for those who are less fortunate and it’s so cool to see the kind of participation they have at those events,” said King. She then went on to explain that no matter who you are, Explorers could be the right fit for you because they teach you about leadership.

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Military students take action; Head off after graduation JULIA BARSTOW Reporter North Harford High School is no stranger to students looking to the military as their future. Many students are interested in the Marines, Navy, Army and Air Force. The military offers many jobs and opportunities such as engineering, technology and science. Senior Brad Ryan said he is going into the Marine Corps because he wants to give back to his country as well as a stable job out of high school. The senior says his parents are very supportive of it and talk to his everyday about it. Ryan says he doesn’t have any fears of it. “I know what I signed up for but I am going to miss my friends, my snakes and my girlfriend.” Ryan said it has been a lifelong dream to enlist and he is excited about going to aircrew candidate school to become an aircrew member. Ryan’s duties in the military will include flying in aircraft, observing surroundings for the pilot, navigation, aircraft mechanics and being a door gunner and manning the machine guns. Ryan is not the only student setting out to become a proud soldier. Senior Mike Frontera also is looking to going into the military. The senior first went into the Navy for financial stability and job experience and has always wanted to serve.

Frontera said that at his first his parents were hesitant to the sign the papers, either way the senior was going to sign then when he turned 18. “Other than that they are very supportive, as far as what I’m looking forward to, I can’t wait to travel and the opportunities and the overall brotherhood that comes with the armed forces.” Frontera said the tight quarters he will have to get used to but that’s it. The seniors current job is the Advanced Electronics and Computer field(AECF) but hopes he can reclassify and become a religious Personnel Support(RP). “ An RP is essentially body guards for chaplains.” Lane Kavanagh is a current senior going to West Point this upcoming year. Kavanagh said he has wanted to attend a service academy ever since he visited the Naval Academy. “I’ve always has a urge to serve because of my love for our country and what it stands for,” said the Kavanagh. The senior is looking forward to all of the training and travel opportunities at West Point as well as “the great brotherhood of the academy and the army.” Kavanagh said he will miss being able to see his family every day as well as his everyday freedoms but is ok with giving them up. The senior is attending West Point for mechanical engineering.

Student takes stand on school suicides; Bl o s s e r s p e a k s m i n d t o re s o l ve i s s u e s

EMMA MARLEY Features Editor

Carr had to say? For sophomore Ryan Blosser, he took the words spoken under his wings and soared to take a stand. On February 26, Blosser was given the opportunity to attend the board of education meeting in Bel Air to speak about school issues he would like to see addressed. Although many community members went to speak about school safety after the recent Parkland shooting that has occurred, he decided to speak about the suicides Photo Credit: Bethany Birchfield that have recently happened in Harford County. “See something, say someThe superintendent, board thing.” North Harford students have been buzzing about this president, board vice president, topic for the past month after a and fellow SGA leaders were message given by principal, Colin present at the meeting to hear Carr. But have they really taken what needed to be said by Haraction other than listen to what ford County residents. With a

full house of eyes, Blosser got up to speak about the situation he wanted to see addressed: “While I was at the board meeting, I called for a resolve of action. I specifically called for the school board president and Superintendent Canavan to start addressing the issue. I told them how people are feeling in Harford County. I told them how it’s not just a North Harford or a Joppatowne problem, but its a county problem that they’re failing to even address at this point.” Although speakers usually don’t receive a response, Blosser shared, “sadly, I feel like some of them weren’t paying attention at all which was very disheartening for me. My friend, George and one of my other friends went first to speak about it and the lack of attention they were giving to people speaking was concerning to me.” After the meeting was

over, Blosser decided that he still wanted to take this issue a step farther. The sophomore currently is working on getting the state legislature involved while working with governor Larry Hogan who he will be sending a letter to shortly. He also is prepping to speak with state delegates and senators in the upcoming months. Blosser feels as if the community also needs to play their part in the situation. “I feel like our community as a whole, we need to stop stigmatizing teen suicides and go out there and actually start addressing the issue.” He thinks we need to start helping people, stop bullying, and stop harassing. “That’s a huge problem we have in Harford County- the bullying and the harassment,” Blosser adds. The kind of thoughts where someone judges another and wants to ignore another are the

kind of thoughts students, as well as community members, need to break before they can move on from what is happening. He shared, “as a school I think we are very supportive to some of our classmates. We obviously, like most schools, have students that aren’t necessarily the nicest or the kindest. But, I feel like we can start looking out for each other.” Blosser agrees that if we see something, we should say something. “If we notice something and they’re not confident enough to talk to an adult, we can be like ‘hey, if you don’t want to talk to an adult, I can for you,’ or, come up with programs that help those who need help.” He is starting to see North Harford getting really involved. “For me, just to see more students stand up and take action on issues they feel are important, it’s very good.”

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Serving up microgreens; nutritious option provided for health eaters AUBREY WILLIAMS Reporter Unknown to much of North Harford’s students and staff, right here in school are plants being grown that have properties to fight off cancer cells. Laura O’Leary the natural resource teacher is working with Senior Gabby Sewell to grow these plants called microgreens. Microgreens are young greens grown in a short period of time from germinated seeds or as described by O’Leary, “Microgreens are baby plants.” Often called “vegetable confetti”, these microgreens are used to enhance the color, texture, and flavor of salads and garnish main dishes is many high-end restaurants. Prices of microgreens can range from $30-$50 per pound according to planetfixer.org When asked about how North Harford got into growing Mi-

crogreens O’Leary said, “We are microgreens every week and they growing microgreens under the sell them at a fine profit at these training of an organization called trendy restaurants.” City-Hydro, it is a little company in Baltimore that grows microgreens to sell to high end restaurants. One of the capstone students, Gabby Sewell, said her dad knew of them and he said she was looking for an SAE and they offered to menPhoto Credit: Aubrey Williams tor her. They have one of the bedrooms in their teeBut not only are microgreens ny tiny little town house all suit- trendy they are extremely nued up to grow trays and trays of tritional. According to WebMD

Agriculture meeting:

Sharing with community GARRETT STURGILL Reporter

On March 15, 2018 Mr. Gregory Murrell attended a meeting “between Harford county government, their agricultural economic advisory committee, and Harford community college along with both North Harford and Harford Technical School,” said Murrell. “We were looking at ways to better articulate and share ideas to promote agricultural education in Harford County,” stated the teacher. Due to Harford Community College’s lack of agricultural programs, this “luncheon,” was held to discuss and prioritize how to promote it. “Currently, North Harford and Harford Tech offer more courses in agricultural education and more advanced courses in agricultural education than the community college does,” he exclaimed. “We’re looking at ways where our kids could do enrollment such as business where the kids take courses here but credit from Harford Community College, as well,” Murrell stated. “We are looking at those classes as options for the agricultural program and especially the magnet program since our program is college text based and was designed with Penn State and the

University of Maryland,” Murrell said. Courses such as business are being discussed to being a credit for those who participate in the agricultural program. North Harford and Harford Technical School both demonstrate further education

“Right now, we are doing initial meetings to understand Harford Community College. They identified a professor that they’ve given lead to be in charge of looking at what the community college needs to do differently,” he said affirmatively. “They’re in charge to better accommodate their clientele,” he commented. “Better Currently, North Harford and accommodating their clientele includes Harford Tech offer more courses adult education and in agricultural education and creating some certifiprograms where more advanced courses in agri- cate people would be incultural education than the com- terested. Second career people perhaps munity college does, interested in some-Gregory Murrell thing agriculturally related with certifications to further their education,” Murrell upon agricultural education added. than the community college as Promoting the agria whole. cultural program is to raise Considering this, students awareness of how beneficial it aren’t necessarily able to apply is. “This is also going to be a themselves once partaking in connection to 4H and Harford the college due to already exCounty extension and also inceeding the limitations. dustrial advancement,” Murrell Harford Community Colleft off on. Whilst the Harford lege doesn’t offer many college County government and agricredits for things such as the culture program continue to agricultural program therefore meet, they will keep proposing the students need more courses ideas to provide more college to accommodate with the credcredits along with the program its since a majority of the other and essentially how to promote courses offer college credits. agriculture in HCC.

“Researchers found microgreens like red cabbage, cilantro, and radish contain up to 40 times

higher levels of vital nutrients than their mature counterparts.”. Also they have been known to

have anti-cancer properties, this is because they have a high concentration of a known cancer fighting compound named Sulforaphane. The easy thing about microgreens is that they germinate between 7-20 days, however, they must be sold within 10 days or they go bad. “They grow rooted to a coconut plant and you can sell them as a living plant and you don’t have to worry about the FDA because you’re selling a rooted, living plant,” explained O’Leary. Students and teachers alike have been seizing the opportunity to try these microgreens and it to their salads at lunch, so next urge for a healthy salad stop by O’Leary’s room to see what all these microgreens are about.

Mathematical excellence rewarded AUBREY WILLIAMS Reporter On March 11, students and teachers from all around Harford County gathered at Liberatore’s Ristorante restaurant for the 7th Annual William J. Sacco Foundation Awards Banquet. Four awards were granted that night the Williams J. Sacco Award for Excellence in Applied Mathematics, the William J. Sacco Community Award, the William J. Sacco mathematics Educator Award, and the Mike Franklin Computing Award. The Williams J. Sacco Foundation was initiated in 2004 by Dr. John F. Kutcher, in order to honor Dr. Sacco in his lifetime dedication to education, research and applied mathematics. As explained by Kutcher he started this scholarship after he worked for Sacco, “I worked for Bill Sacco and I was inspired to start an award in his honor while he was still alive and started doing that at C. Milton Wright and Bel Air High Schools for 15 years. When he passed away I wanted to expand the award, so we raised some money and expanded it to every high school in the county. Really it was just trying to carry on the inspiration and impact he [Dr. Secco] had on people.” Each school in Harford County can nominate three students, a winner is selected from each school to go head-to-head against the other winners from

the other schools for the $3,000 scholarship. From North Harford, senior Sara Fernandez was chosen to compete for the scholarship. Although she didn’t win the $3,000 scholarship, Fernandez was still rewarded $500 for her mathematical excellence. The winner was senior Sean Fleming from C. Milton Wright and when asked how he felt being nominated Fleming said, “I was a little surprised there’s so many other smart students here and to be chosen as the one student out of all of them is a huge honor.” After high school Fleming plans on studying mechanical engineering at either his top two choice schools, Georgia Tech or Virginia Tech. During high school Fleming explains that “The most important thing I try to do is try to help other math students I’m gifted with picking up math really easily so I try to help out other students when I can.” The recipients of the reaming awards includes Julianne Nierwinski from Havre de Grace High School for the William J. Sacco Community Award for $1,000, Sean Connolly, a teacher from John Carroll School for the William J. Sacco Mathematics Educator Award for $1,000, and Joseph Mattson, a teacher from the Science and Mathematics Academy for the Mike Franklin Computing Award for $1,000. Along with North Harford’s very own math teacher Timothy Pistel winning $500 from the Mike and Franklin Computing Award.

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Walkouts prompt wide range of reaction Compiled by: Emmie Catrambone

The walkouts have included students heading outside the school for 17 minutes. Some schools stand in silence, while others read the names of each of the 17 lives lost at the school shooting in Florida. HCPS addressed the issue in a letter to parents. The superintendent said she could not condone the walkout and students who participated would be held accountable. In lieu of the walkout, HCPS held a county-wide activity in secondary schools in order to help students express their feelings about the recent shooting events.

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Compiled by: Olivia Becke “I think the walkout is for a good cause, and I think the intentions behind the walkout are good, however, they shouldn’t affect classroom instruction. I think as a whole, as students, we’re trying to make school safer, and so part of making schools safe is being in school, and so I think walking out is sending the wrong message.” ~Ms. Hilary Stanmyer, Math teacher

“I see why they don’t want people to walk out because it’s unsafe, but if it’s a peaceful protest I don’t see why they’re so against it, like nothing bad is going to happen. Personally, I wouldn’t, but I see why people would want to and voice their opinion, and I feel like they should let them do that.” ~Meghan Coyne, Sophomore

“The main problem with it is that they’re not having a protest, they’re just using it to get out of school. They’re not walking out of school and protesting in the parking lot, they’re leaving to have fun or just go home.” ~Austin Floyd, Senior

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“It’s not really going to solve anything. It’s only what, for like 17 minutes? People are just going to walk out and it’s still going to be the same. What is stricter gun laws going to do for people who already have guns?” ~John Ransier, Senior

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A matter of opinion Compiled by: Maria Kropkowski

For gun control: 3/4 of guns used in mass shootings were bought legally. High capacity magazines were used in around 50% of all the mass shootings between 1982 and 2012 according to a study done by Mother Jones. Five women are killed per day with a gun according to a study done by Arkadi Gerney and Chelsea Parsons. The US has more guns than people. 31 states do not ban convicted misdemeanor stalkers from owning guns, and 41 states do not ban convicted domestic abusers to hand over guns they already own. In 2010, gun violence costs the US government $5.5 billion in lost tax revenue according to the Pacific Institution for Research and Evaluation. Sources: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/guns/procon/guns.html; https://gun-control.procon.org/

Against gun control: The second amendment states: “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Even if guns are regulated if a criminal wants them they will get their hands on one legally or illegally. According to the NRA guns are used for selfdefense 2.5 million times per year. According to the CDC, the chances of dying from heart disease is 21.5 times more likely than to die from a firearm related incident. A Pew survey found that 57% of people believe that owning a gun protects them from being victimized. A survey of incarcerated victims found that 48% of convicted felons admitted that they chose to not commit crimes when they knew the victim was armed. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), only about 8% of the nation’s 124,000 retail gun dealers sell the majority of handguns that are used in crimes.

“I feel that the security at each school would have to be different for the surrounding areas. Here at North Harford, one way we could improve (security)is having more police officers and allow the police officers to carry guns. While our current police officer is in charge of three schools, instead we should have one or more police officers per school.” ~Sam Fielder, junior

“I don’t think there’s a way to 100 percent stop school shootings. But we should be able to trust everyone around us and maybe get metal detectors.” ~Kaylin Johnson, junior

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Honorable individuals recognized for heroic actions in Parkland, FL

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Anthony Borges He is currently recovering in the hospital after being shot in both legs and his back. He has been credited with saving the lives of at least 20 other students. His GoFundMe page has raised more than $420,000.

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“I do not want to be armed. I would not feel comfortable holding a gun.” ~Mrs. Mary Capellan, Foreign language teacher

s ago you could get a gun asier means than now, but went around shooting each think what has happened is e a change in mentality and as kind of changed. I think to figure out how to help eel alone or hurt, kids with ealth problems because they nes who are going out and tional things because they ow how to deal with what y are going through.” adison Holliger, senior

veryone should be subject to nnual psychology exam.” Will Beltran, senior

“Let me ask you something, what do you think about me having a gun?” ~Mrs. Laura O’Leary, Science teacher

This teacher at Parkland hid 65 people during the attack. When she heard the fire alarm, she went to shut her door and saw two seniors yelling that there was a shooter. She let them in her room and as many people as she could. She kept them in her closet and laundry area and claims “All you could hear was screaming and gunshots all around.”

Shanthi Viswanathan Mrs. Viswanathan aka Mrs. V saved the lives of her students by refusing to open her door. She covered the door with paper and refused to open it. Even when SWAT was trying to get in she would not open it. Eventually SWAT broke the glass and opened the door and all the people in her room were safe.

Peter Wang “I think it’s a bad idea. It’s an attempt to solve the whole problem quickly but I just feel like there is a chance where a teacher could be a hero and saves the day and I think there is a thousand ways it could go wrong. The teacher could get shot, the teacher could shoot the wrong person. In the schools that have armed teachers it’s never been tested to see what happens so i just feel there are other solutions to this problem other than training teachers to carry guns.” ~Mr. Michael James, English teacher

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“I don’t agree with it, not that I don’t believe that we shouldn’t have increased security but I myself don’t feel comfortable with carrying any type of weapon. I really don’t feel like it’s in my job description in a way. I think I’m supposed to keep my kids safe and do what I can, but I don’t necessarily think that arming teachers is the answer to that. I think increasing school security on a whole is a better solution than giving teachers individually the right to carry a firearm.” ~Mrs. Emilie Keith, English teacher

Peter Wang was a member of the school’s Junior ROTC program and was to be promoted to be a cadet a week after the shooting. He was holding the door for fellow students to escape the gunman when he was shot several times. The U.S. Military Academy [West Point] honored Wang with an honorary admission for his bravery and selflessness. There is currently a petition for Wang to be buried with full military honors.

Colton Haab Another hero from the Junior ROTC program is Colton Haab. He ushered between 60 to 70 people in to an open JROTC training room. They used Kevlar sheets to protect themselves from potential gunfire and luckily the shooter never entered the room.

Aaron Feis He was an alumnus, assistant football coach, and security guard. He shielded students from bullets and pushed them out of the line of fire, but unfortunately he did not make it. On the football team’s Twitter, they wrote, “He died a hero.”

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This geography teacher and cross country coach helped students into his classroom but ended up losing his life in the act. Beigel opened the door for students so they could come and then locked it after them from the outside where the shooter was. One of the students he saved, Kelsey Friend, told Good Morning America, “If the shooter would have come into the room, I probably wouldn’t be speaking to you now.”

Michael Leonard Officer Michael Leonard was the one to arrest the shooter. He arrived at the scene and went around the neighborhood looking for the shooter. He claims when he found him he commented that “He looked like a typical high school student and for a quick moment I thought “Could this be the person? Is this who I need to stop?”

Source: redbookmag.com/life/a18371040/parkland-schoolshooting-heroes-stories/

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Coming to Baltimore Hippodrome 2019 AUBREY WILLIAMS Reporter Join the mass of people currently obsessed with the Broadway musical hit, ‘Hamilton’, following the singing, rapping story of the American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, forging a new nation. The musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, will begin to appear on the Hippodrome stage in Baltimore beginning June 25 to July 21, 2019, for more than 30 performances. First pick of tickets for the much anticipated show will be offered to the current Hippodrome subscribers before they are offered to the general public. Although, Hippodrome subscriptions range from $215 $1,070, these subscribers get first pick at some of the most looked forward to shows in the business including, ‘Hamilton’, ‘The Book of Mormon,’ ‘Les Miserables,’ and more. Luckily, non-subscribers with still have the chance to get tickets. According to the Baltimore Sun, Ron Legler, president of the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, home of the Hip-

podrome says that, “This show does everything it can to keep as many tickets on sale to the public as possible, although subscribers are guaranteed seats, it doesn’t

mean [non-subscribers] can’t get a ticket.” Unlike most musicals featured at the Hippodrome, ‘Hamilton’ will play for a total of four weeks rather than the usual one-week run, making it easier for the public to secure tickets. Yet, they may have to wait well into the next season, closer to the musical date in order to get their tickets. For the other interested indi-

viduals who would rather gamble for their tickets, at each performance of ‘Hamilton’ over the summer there will be a lottery of 20 pairs of tickets. Normally the Hippodrome reserves its summer for the musical ‘The Lion King’ however, the theater was confident that ‘Hamilton’ would have no trouble attracting an audience during any months of the year. North Harford senior Sammi Flickinger, a Broadway fanatic, is just one of the North Harford students who can’t wait for ‘Hamilton’ to come to the Hippodrome. Flickinger recalls “I was really excited when I heard it was coming to the Hippodrome. I haven’t seen it before which is why I wanted to go see it at the Hippodrome.” However, by the looks at the limitability and price of the tickets Flickinger is unsure if she will be able to score some tickets. Just like Alexander Hamilton sings, “I’m not throwing away my shot” to get one of these tickets to the Broadway hit and students shouldn’t either.

Successful Best Buddies Talent Show held at Hereford

AMANDA RYAN Reporter

On Friday, March 9, the Best Buddies program attended a talent show at Hereford High School, where students from various schools showcased their talents. This year marked North Harford High School’s 10th year participating in the event. The members of each Best Buddies club performed a talent on stage in order to collect money for their program, while also selling T-shirts to boost fundraising efforts. North Harford’s club had half of its members proudly showcasing their dance, performing a total of two acts, as anyone from the club is encouraged to

join in on the performance. Some of the Best Buddies from North Harford that performed included Gwen Sansbury, Drew Young, and Lauren Showalter. Students who also joined the Buddies on stage included seniors Sara Fernandez, Julia Cameron, Morgan Ryan, and President Maggie Moore. Mrs. Chrystie CrawfordSmick, teacher and head of the Best Buddies organization at at The Nest recalled that last year’s performances were, “just really funny. There wasn’t just one act that stood out...they were all so good and extremely comical.” Crawford-Smick added that this year, she looked for-

ward to, “getting up and being able to do our act all together. We have had a lot of interruptions between snow and cancelling Hawk Soar, so we haven’t really had a lot of time to rehearse.” Senior Alisa Schaedel, NH’s Best Buddies Vice President, explains that her favorite part of the night was, “performing with the Buddies. They really enjoyed dancing on stage and it’s a lot of fun!” If Schaedel had to describe the event in one word she’d have to say it was, “spectacular.” The event is a less of a talent competition and more of a ‘talent showcase,’ meaning that the performances are just for having fun.

Patrick Hagan, Outstanding Interpretation [Literature] - 1st place

Autumn Caswell, Outstanding Interpretation [Special Artist] - 1st place

Toby Ziegler, Award of Merit [Visual Artist] - 3rd place

Lechner crowned after competition, pays tribute to former ‘Win’ner EMMA MARLEY Features Editor

served to win because he had the best acts and he is someone who Senior Andrew Lechner takes everyone likes and cheered for.” Lechner’s combined talent the crown for the 2018 Mr. North contestant, senior Tyler RobHarford pageant sending the erson, shared his thoughts, whole school buzzing about the saying, “When I heard Andrew event and the victory. won, I was the most excited per Lechner decided to do Mr. son in the auditorium...the reason NH in hopes of being part of I felt this something honway was oring his friend because and 2017 winner, that’s my Win Berrell. The amigo and senior thought we are balthat this would let partners be a great opporstuck totunity to meet gether by new students and a brotherspread laughter hood.” throughout the After the school. crowning, Before the Lechner announcement had this to of the winner, say: “This Lechner believed was an honthat fellow senior After show Lechner shares a or, it was Garrett Thomas, would win. Not moment with Missie Berrell. super fun and we all only did the audi- Win Berrell, took home the crown in 2017. Photo Credit: had great ence rave about Melissa Lechner laughs. I the outcome of did not see the pageant, but myself doso did the coning something like this, but I am testants. Thomas shared, “I think excited I did. All these guys are Andrew is a great Mr. North good guys. This is always Win’s Harford. He’s genuine, kind, and crown, I’m glad I’m wearing it very well spoken.” Junior Jacob Thompson stated, “I think he de- this year.”

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Snapchat update shocks users; Many protest current features EMILY MILLER Video Manager Snapchat has unveiled a new update that has stirred upset among users. Even celebrities have joined the fight to bring back the original version of Snapchat. The new Snapchat update now consists of the stories and receipts of sent Snapchats on the same page resulting in confusion. Over 1.2 million people have signed an online petition to remove the unnecessary update that has caused more hassle than entertainment. Students here at North Harford have shared their frustration with the app, but there are a select few that are not mad at the update. Senior Justin Paul states, “I like the Snapchat update because of how angry everybody has gotten at it. It happens every time Snapchat updates everybody hates it for a few months until they update again and then they say ‘oh the old update was good.’” Junior Olivia Walton is not a fan of the new update explaining, “I do not like the Snapchat update because it’s harder to keep streaks and find who you want to send snaps. Snapchat should change it back to the old version where everything is separated.” Senior Andrew Griffin, as a regular user of Snapchat is indifferent to the update, “I think that it does not really change it that much and that it still works fine.” Junior Hannah Garrett says, “Currently, I don’t like it because I keep Snapchatting random people by accident because of how when someone posts a new story it shows at the top of my feed and I accidentally click on their name instead of my friends which can be very embarrassing.” Celebrities like Chrissy Teigen and Kylie Jenner, Snapchat royalty, have voiced their opinions of their hate of the Snapchat update. Teigen stated, “I’m seeing this

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same comment so often. I liked that you guys felt like we were friends. I’m sad it doesn’t feel like that anymore. How many people have to hate an update for it to be reconsidered?” Kylie Jenner asked, “[I] just saw the new Snapchat. I don’t know how I feel about it! What do you guys think?” Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat, defends his decision for the update stating, “We love it.” Spiegel states they have been wanting to release the update for a long time to make it easier for people to use the app and there is no sight in the future of changing the app back to its former version. It will take time for people to adjust, but for me using it for a couple months I feel way more attached to the service,” said Spiegel.

Students display skills during annual Talent Show EMILY MILLER Video Manager The annual Talent Show is quickly approaching as the sophomore class rounds up the most talented acts to showcase to the student body. Sophomore Heather King, head of the talent show committee and one of this years hosts, shared, “There is going to be between 16 and 18 acts.” The show doesn’t only exhibit singers King states. “There’s going to be singing, a comedy act, instrumental acts, three different bands, and a few additional comedy acts between the performances.” To raise the bar from previous years, King states, “We are going to include an interesting introduction and throughout we’ll be performing comedic acts while the talent are setting up and ending it with a finale by one of the rock bands.” One act taking the stage, is senior Aaron Rogers show-

cased his singing capabilities stating. “My act for the Talent Show is playing a Latin America on the saxophone.” Rogers dedicated any free time he has to practicing for the show. “I want to be properly prepared to perform because being in the talent show, as a performer, is a fun thing to do and to see other performers and share my talents with everyone.” Another talented senior taking the stage is Garrett Thomas. Thomas debuting his original songs, revealed, “I’ll be singing one of my original songs that I wrote called I Need an Angel, and the song just came to me. I didn’t force it and that seems to be the way I write my best songs.” Thomas also states, “The song is about going through hard times and being thankful for what you have.” Thomas shares that he wanted to do the Talent Show because, “It’s

my senior year and I wanted to showcase solo stuff and also because my album is coming out on Spotify.” Around the halls, posters have been posted showcasing the band INFARED, consisting of the bandmates, juniors Jesse Kroener, Joshua Blosser, and Dominick Micucci, and senior Luke Miller. Junior Joshua Blosser, stated, “We played an original and NIB by Black Sabbath. To prepare we’re practicing every week and playing our songs over and over again.” According to Blosser, INFARED came together when he discovered his friends were also musically talented. “It started off with me and Dominick because we both found out we play instruments and then we found Jesse and Luke who also fit into the band.” Blosser states that the Talent Show is INFARED’s chance to showcase their talents.

North Harford Harmonics featured on ABC2 news; Performance inspires message of hope after tragedy KATE MEAGHER Video Manager February 14, the day of the horrific shooting in Parkland, Florida, left many shocked, scared, and unsettled. However, one North Harford student wanted to spread a message of peace, despite all the confusing emotions spread throughout the country. The next day, junior Abigail Vaughan approached her choir instructor, Mrs. Angela Jones, and asked if the Harmonics could record them singing “Imagine” by John Lennon. Later that day, the video was posted on the choir teacher’s Facebook, and quickly gathered thousands of views and shares. The news director from ABC2 News messaged her if they would be interested in coming to perform it live on the local news. So, on February 20,

the North Harford Harmonics were featured on ABC2 News, under the headline “Harford

Vaughan began, “like nationality and religion... in the end [things like this] only serve to

Senior Jordan Hash sings her solo in “Imagine” by John Lennon with the Harmonics. The group decided to perform this song after the Parkland shooting. Photo Credit: abc2news.com County Students Singing With A Message.” “I thought it spread a message of unity, of stripping away the things we fight over,”

divide us rather than focusing on what is important: seeking out peace and living in peace.” Vaughan also revealed that she loves helping others, and this

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experience showed her that “spreading a simple message of joy can really become contagious and spread outwards.” “Imagine all the people, living for today,” a line from John Lennon’s “Imagine,” specifically spoke to senior Hannah Hieronimus. “We just wanted to spread love through music...” she stated, “It really makes the listener realize that each day should be cherished and that there is hope for peace after such a horrible event has occurred.” Hieronimus is happy that she was given this opportunity. She said that she has fallen victim to feeling like she can’t make a difference, but by spreading a message through something she loves, she feels as though she did make a positive impact. Jones said she is proud of her students, having taught them to use their talents to help others.

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Compiled by Bethany Birchfield

The birds and the bees: digging up the real meaning

“The birds and the bees”, a common euphemism, is used often by adults talking to children about reproduction. However, the origin of the expression is not clear; some believe it came from the 1825 collection “Work Without Hope” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The first use of its sexual context however came from a Civil War correspondence from Washington, DC, published in 1861, according to mentalfloss.com

The metaphor refers bees pollinating and eggs hatching to use Compiled by Cassie Rickey as imagery for kids when they ask question: where do babies come from? People tend to lean towards this deflection of the question rather than the fable of the storks because telling children that a stork delivered them leads to a lot of confusion in future years. While there are variations to the story, the most common version refers to the bees pollinating as male fertilization and the eggs hatching as female ovulation. This makes the conversation more comfortable for the parents and the child instead of talking about what really happens.

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Look alike, psych!

These are plants that have look alikes. One is harmless and the other can be deadly. The pictures shown below are the harmful plants. Notice how similar they appear to well known plants and foods.

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Tomatoes vs. horse nettle

Beans vs. castor beans

Horse nettle is most commonly found in the eastern and central states. It contains solanine which messes with the autonomic nervous system. Every part of this plant is poisonous but the toxicity of it is reduced when it’s dried. Most livestock can be poisoned by eating horse nettle in large qualities and it is difficult to get rid of because it spreads through a root system.

One castor bean is poisonous enough to kill an adult in one minute. However they are commonly used for decorative purposes and made into castor oil. The poisonous ingredient in castor beans is ricin. Castor oil has been deemed as safe in the US and is used it things such as candy and packaging.

Blueberries vs. nightshade These plants have the appearance of blueberries but contains tropane alkaloids and has been used throughout history for assassination. The roots of the plant are the most deadly and run through the entire plant and consuming the plant will cause hallucinations and delirium.

Cherries vs. Jerusalem cherries Jerusalem cherries are related to nightshade. The poisonous ingredient it contains, solanocapsine, is most poisonous in the unripe parts of the fruit and leaves. The cherries mostly disrupt the gastrointestinal and central nervous system and some of the symptoms it causes include fever, hallucinations, and paralysis.

Horseradish vs. monkshood Monkshood has been used throughout history to poison enemies, and also used to identify werewolves and is said to create a yellow shadow under a wolfs chin when positively detecting a werewolf. While consuming the plant will lead to almost instant death, it can also cause numbness and cardiovascular hypertension from touching the plant.

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Songs about rain

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Pylesville changing; then and now Compiled by Olivia Becker

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Dating trees is also referred to as dendrochronology, the scientific method of analyzing trees by their rings. This analysis allows scientists to know the exact year the rings were formed and how the environment was at that period in history. Rings form as new cells right under the trees bark are created. By looking at the rings you can tell lots about the environment, atmosphere, and season they were formed in. Lighter larger rings were formed in the summer season when the tree got more sunlight and were able to grow at a fast pace. Darker smaller rings were formed in the winter season when the tree loses its leaves and is barely growing. The closest ring to the bark is from the latest growing year. Dating trees occurs once the tree has died and been cut down than the rings of the trunk are counted and analyzed. The average person doesn’t have to be a scientist to date trees own their own all they need to know is what things in the rings mean. Indents and scars in the rings can be signs that damage from an environmental disturbance occurred during that time. Environmental disturbances include forest fires, lightning, and human interaction and animal interaction. Compiled by Tanner Russell

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No, hiccups do not mean you are growing! Compiled by Julia Barstow Source: Fitnessvsweightloss.com

A bout of hiccups -- Having hiccups on and off for up to 48 hours Persistent hiccups -- Hiccups that last more than 48 hours but less than one Average person month has 4-60 hiccups tractable hiccups perInmin-- hiccups lasting two months or more

The world record for hiccups (according to Guinness) is held by a farmer from Iowa who apparently hiccupped for more than 60 years for no known reason.

Hiccups are an involuntary reflex. Nerves inside the chest send signals to the diaphragm and muscles between the ribs to spontaneously contract during normal breathing.

Many homemade remedies do not work and are inconsistent.

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Maryland holds the world record for the greatest one-minute rainfall according to wmo.asu.edu with the record value at 31.2mm (1.23”). The date held for the record is July 4, 1956 in Unionville, Maryland, where there is an elevation of 152.18mm (499ft). During the storm in 1956, there was 91.0mm (3.6”) of total precipitation. 72mm (2.84”) fell during a 50minute period from 2:50 to 3:40 P.M. The Baltimore Sun recorded that the longest period of rainfall in Baltimore occurred over a 17 day streak. It began on March 31 and ended April 16, 1935. The greatest snowfall in the Baltimore area was 29.2 inches, at BWI (also recorded by the Baltimore Sun). This storm used the intense moisture from the Atlantic to move up the East Coast. The largest hail size recorded in Maryland since 1950 was 4.5 inches in diameter. This was the case in the event of the supercell that created the La Plata EF4 Tornado on April 28. 2002 in Charles County. The other was recorded on June 18, 1970 in the Pheonix-Jacksonville area, according to www.weather.gov.

Hiccups have 3 names, -hiccups - Singultus -yox, hickot, hickock, hitchcock, and hiccough. This eventually became hiccup This “hiccup reflex” may be set off by many triggers, including emotional stress or excitement, stretching of the stomach.

Hiccups are not a reliable sign of alcohol use.

The 2016 Maryland flood was a natural disaster in the Baltimore area on July 30, 2016. It affected the Valleys of the Patapsco and Jones Falls, and left two dead The historic area of Ellicott City, Maryland was severely damaged as a result (Baltimore Sun).

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It’s only a matter of time.... How long would it take to...

How long do people spend... Brushing their teeth:

852 hours or 35.5 days Laughing:

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COMPILED BY Lizzie Catrambone Grand Central Clock: The staff at Grand Central Terminal in New York City answer over 1,000 questions an hour.

World’s coolest clocks

Floral Clock: The clock contains up to carpet bedding plants and the design is changed twice per year. Big Ben: The tower is 315 feet tall and contains 11 floors. Rathaus-Glockenspiel: Every day at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. (and noon in the summer) the clock chimes its 43 bells and 32 life-sized figures come out and re-enact two stories from the 16th century. Abraj Al Bait: The tower is 601 meters tall and has 120 floors. In 2017, it was the third largest building in the world.

Longest Reign of all time

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Prague Astronomical Clock: October 9, 2010 marked its 600 year anniversary, celebrating with a light show on the face of the clock tower.

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Different uses of daylight savings

Leap years, time zones, & daylight savings

Daylight savings time was officially pitched as a way to save fuel during World War I. Two U.S. states and several territories don’t participate in daylight savings. Why? According to USA Today, Ignoring daylight savings time helps keep temperatures down during waking hours, cuts back on energy usage and syncs bedtimes with the light outside. Hawaii abandoned the Uniform Time Act simply because of its relative proximity to the equator, which makes Daylight Saving Time unnecessary.

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When school starts at North Harford, what time is it around the world? Las Vegas - 5:00 am Hong Kong - 9:00 pm France - 2:00 pm Japan - 10:00 pm Turkey - 4:00 pm Cuba - 8:00 am Hawaii - 3:00 am Utah - 6:00 am London - 1:00 pm Australia - 12:00 am

Get the low down on leap years Leap years are needed to keep our modern day calendar in alignment with the Earth’s revolutions around the sun. It takes the Earth approximately 365.25 days to circle once around the Sun. This is called a tropical year. Since the modern calendar has only 365 days in a year, if we don’t add a leap day on February 29 every four years, we would lose almost six hours off our calendar every year. After 100 years, the calendar would be off by 24 days! Sources for page: timeanddate.com, timeanddate. com, balance.com, bbc.com, businessinsider.com

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How to tell time without clocks COMPILED BY Julia Barstow

Using sun’s position 1) Locate clear view of the sun and the horizon. 2) Line up hand with the horizon. 3) Hold up your arm with your wrist bent and your palm facing towards you. Your bottom (pinky) finger should be aligned directly between the ground and sky. 4) Stack one hand on top of the other. 5) Continue stacking one hand on top of the other until you reach the sun’s height. 6) Your hand should not reach over the sun but should instead touch the bottom of the sun. Keep track of your finger count as you stack your hands. 7) Once you’ve reached the sun, count how many fingers could fit in the space between the sun and horizon. 8) Each finger represents 15 minutes before sunset. Multiply the number of fingers by 15 to calculate the time. 9) The amount of time calculated is the amount of time from the sunset.

Tracking the North Star 1) Locate the Big Dipper. 2) Once Located the Big Dipper find the North Star. 3) Picture the North star as the center of a clock.

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4) The North Star can function as the center of a twenty-four hour clock in the sky. Which moves 30 degrees per hour. 5) Use the Big Dipper to calculate the raw time. 6) Calculate the time with a special equation. 7) The calculation you need to use is: (Time = Raw Time – (2 X the number of months since March 6)). 8) This equation is not exact. The actual time may be anywhere within a half hour of

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Seniors sad to end last sports season MARIA KROPKOWSKI IDR Editor These next few months are filled with lasts for North Harford’s senior class, including their last sports season played at the school. Seniors are taking time to reflect on their experiences on the teams and are soaking up these last weeks with their fellow teammates. As a member of the track and field team since freshman year, Frank Badders is excited to beat his times during his last season and to “run with the boys.” What he will miss the most from being on the team is when they “run the 400m sprint and [he will] be out of breath because of laughing, not because [he’s] exhausted.” Badders also adds that “track is a lot of fun because of the people, not all the running.” If he could go back to freshman year, he would tell himself to “buy a foam roller to avoid shin splints and smaller injuries.” This year, Mrs. Laura O’Leary is coaching the distance team for her first time, and Badders says he has learned more from her than any past coaches. William Beltran has been playing tennis since kindergarten and joined the high school team his freshman year. In his last season he is most looking forward to this year’s tournaments, and the one thing he will miss the most is “going to matches and being a part of the team.” If he could go back to his freshman year and give himself from advice, he would say “not to care as much when people make fun of tennis.” He plans on playing tennis in college at the club level. Nick Phillips has been swinging the bat for 12 years, and in his last year of participating in high school he is looking forward to “playing with the rest of the seniors and having a good season.” Phillips says he would like to thank coach Burrows “for helping him work on his swinging last year, and because he’s a good guy.” Lacrosse team player, Brooke Rickey will not be ending her career at NH since she will be playing for East Stroudsburg University next year. She’s excited to “spend time this year with friends and her underclassmen teammates.” Her favorite memory from her time on the team was “freshman year when she played goalie so Skylar could play field.”

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Berrell Golf Tournament tees off at Geneva Farms BETHANY BIRCHFIELD News Editor Starting at noon on April 14, Geneva Farms will be hosting the first Annual Win Berrell Memorial Golf Tournament. Berrell was a member of the varsity golf team, and community members recognized how to honor him through one of his passions. The idea was presented by NHHS Golf Coach, Nick Panos, and is being organized by community member Cathy Gay. The coed tournament will be “Captain’s Choice”, meaning it’s a team event with preferably four people to a team. To compete in the tournament it costs $100 which includes the player’s meal. The meal that will be served after the tournament is one of steak and crab cakes with prizes that will be presented and a silent auction will take place with lots of winnings including one of Berrell’s favorites: a bushel of crabs. Current member of the Booster Club, Carol Kettell, states, “Proceeds from the tournament will go to a variety of great causes including some NHHS clubs, junior golf development and the Win Berrell Scholarship fund. These areas are special to Win and his family.” The Booster Club is hoping to see the community come together as Kettell concludes, “Win was a super special person who was taken way too early. Events like this give everyone a chance to join together to celebrate his life, and honor him by doing good for others. It also helps everyone keep Win in their hearts as they see pictures displayed, and share stories.” Anyone who desires to participate must mail in their registration form which can be found on the Edline home page.

Charm City races raise Awareness AMANDA RYAN Reporter

24 on Rash Field. The race benefits female cancer patients and improves the quality of daily life. Senior Brooke Rickey says “running these sorts of things is really good and fun because some runs are for getting a free donut or just for fun. Races like these have greater meaning to them which is awesome.” The senior said people should participate in these activities because it spreads awareness and is super fun and you can do it with friends! Sophomore Abbey Kroener says, “special organizations like this give people the opportunity

On Saturday March 10, Charm City encourages people to run a mile with ASA (Athletes Serving Athletes.) The ASA empowers athletes who live with disabilities to finish the race and cross the finish line in a sporting event. Charm City run has been asking people to volunteer as a “wingman” to lend their legs to push athletes across the finish lines and run with them. Charm City has done many marathons and charities for people who have disabilities. The annual Kelly Shamrock 5k run, they even offer 5k free training. Charm City says, “the races were created for those who are new to the sport, or looking to improve their speed. In just 6 weeks, you’ll Photo Credit: Journalism Staff be ready to take on 3.1 miles!” 5K training is a great way to start running to run, not just alone but with consistently and learn how to run others who love running or need properly, and the next 5k training support... It’s a great opportunity starts on May 14. to give and show support and Charm City also trains for the help diseases but also to keep Baltimore Women’s Classic. The yourself in good health.” race celebrates life, fitness and The sophomore also says that the power that lies within each Charm City and other compawoman to take control of her nies that are doing similar prohealth and to help others through grams are doing this are showing the concept of “Women Helping that there can be a really fun and Women”. unique way to support people evThe race is taking place on June erywhere in need.

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Students say goodbye to swim season after states TANNER RUSSELL Reporter Saturday, February 24, the North Harford swim team headed to the University of Maryland, for the Maryland High school swimming states competition. The team took 17 swimmers, 9 of who swam in individual events, and 4 relay teams. Coach Hillary Stanmeyer had this to say about the group’s overall performance, “I think that for the team States was really wonderful. A lot of good swims on both the boy’s team and the girl’s team. There were many best times and even two school records. I don’t think that it could have gone any better.” Senior boys Captain Frank Badders agrees. “The team did great, most everyone had best times. I was very proud of how we did it was the final cumulative meet to all our hard work. And I feel that how we did at states really show just how much all that hard work paid off.” The girls team did especially well, sending 11 swimmers and coming in 4th place overall. The girls team counted for three of the five relays that went to states, the 200IM (Emmie Catrambone, Lizzie Catrambone, Erin O’Leary, and Lauren Seco), the 200 free relay (Natalie Jacobs, Erin O’Leary,

Lauren Palmeri, and Emily Iamperi), and the 400 free relay (Emmie Catrambone, Lizzie Catrambone, Emily Iamperi, and Lauren Seco). “The girls placed a lot higher than I even thought possible and that was so amazing, they were only seven points from being third place in the state which is really awesome,” said Stanmeyer. The 200IM relay placed in fifth while the 400 free relay placed in 3rd, both of these relays breaking school records. The boys team also did quite well sending 6 swimmers. The relay consisted of Frank Badders, Grant Badders, James Zangrilli, and Tanner Russell. Freshman Emily Lamperi had her first experience at a high school swim meet. “I was so excited when I went there. It was a little intimidating because there were so many fast people and teams, but that really helps and gets you ready to race.” States is also the final high school meet that some swimmers will have. “I was really happy to make it for the 100 fly, I’ve been trying since freshman year to make it for an individual race and the hard work really just paid off thanks to friends and coaches that pushed me, it was a bittersweet way to end my swimming career here,” said Frank Badders. Lizzie Catrambone placed 5th in the 200IM and 7th in the 100 breaststroke. Tanner Russell placed 5th in the 500 free and 10th in the 200 free. Emmie Catrambone placed 6th in the 100 backstroke. Erin O’Leary placed 7th in the 200IM. Emily Lamperi placed 8th in the 200 free.

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Breaking down the madness Preseason training: AMANDA RYAN Reporter March Madness is one of the largest, most anticipated and exciting sports event of the year. But what is March Madness? Here’s a breakdown of everything the event truly entails. Starting in 1939, March Madness is a basketball tournament, played mainly within the month of March, showcasing players in both the NCAA Division 1 Men and Women leagues. These are single-elimination tournaments, according to HowStuffWorks, which means that the championship team has to win at least six games in a row to claim the title. One loss and they’re going home. Unfortunately, only 68 men’s teams and 64 women’s teams are invited to participate by a selection committee, and the results are announced on ‘Selection Sunday,’ March 11th.

Teams are selected based of a simple set of criteria: regular season record, wins versus ranked opponents, ranking in national polls, and their Rating Percentage Index, (RPI). HowStuffWorks explains that, “teams are divided into four geographical regions, each with 16 teams. Every team is assigned a ‘seed’ number of one through sixteen with the best team in the region award the No. 1 seed.” After the committee assigns the seeds, it places the top four teams in each region to a first/ second round site that is most geographically compatible to those teams. The four champions from each region comprise the ‘Final Four.’ Over the first two days of the tournament, the 64 teams are paired to 32. In the following two days, that number is trimmed to a mere 16, also known as the ‘Sweet Sixteen.’

During the second week of the tournament, those 16 teams battle it out until only 8 still stand, (the Elite Eight). Then finally, the four remaining teams go head-to-head as the ‘Final Four.’ Throughout the entire month, “many fans fill out bracket forms to try and guess the order of the 64 teams, all the way to the winner,” says HowStuffWorks. Senior Grahme Akehurst, who’s been playing varsity basketball all throughout high school, is betting on, “Michigan State to go all the way.” And Senior Jake Helewicz also has Michigan State winning it all, however he states, “UMD is my favorite team, because I’m a hometown fan.” While Junior Sophia Sturgill on the other hand, wants “either North Carolina or Kentucky to take the championship title.” Build the perfect bracket and stay tuned to see who comes out on top.

with season’s end; That’s a wrap: Wrestling Two students make it to States LIZZIE CATRAMBONE Reporter This year, the North Harford High School wrestling team had two wrestlers make their way to States. Coached by Mr. Knox, both Josh Mitchell and Austin Floyd wrestled their way to the last meet of the season. Mitchell has been wrestling for 11 years and Floyd for four years. Mitchell qualified for states last year, while this was Floyd’s first year qualifying. “We just worked out really hard and went to practice with some other schools that had really good wrestlers.” says Floyd. With the cross training with wrestlers from other schools and their past wrestling experience, Mitchell and Floyd felt they were prepared to take

on the season. Unfortunately, Floyd, who is a senior this year, was unable to compete in his final states meet opportunity due to an injury. “I fell on my fist the week before (states) practicing and it progressively got worse until my cartilage separated from my ribs,” says Floyd. Despite the injury, Coach Knox was still pleased with his season, “...if he wasn’t injured he probably could’ve placed pretty high; he had a great year and we were very happy with Ausin’s work this year.” Mitchell made it all the way to sixth place in the state this season. Coach Knox says, “I was very happy with what he did and it was a pleasure coaching and watching him.” This was a step

up from last year, as he was only a freshman competing, and won one match. Mitchell had a great season and “(placed) in probably the toughest weight class in the state,” says coach Knox. The coach is looking forward to next season as well. The whole team did pretty well this year, and Coach Knox’s motto was “... the harder they (the wrestlers) work the more success they have.” Both the coaches and the wrestlers have high hopes that the team will do just as well next season, with the incoming freshmen and sophomores as well as the current members of the team. “(Austin) was our only senior that finished the season and was co-captain,” says Coach Knox, “he will be missed.”

Practice helps players prepare

CASSIE RICKEY News Editor Spring sports have just started which means all athletes will have to go through the dreaded tryouts. A lot of students do rigorous pre season training to prepare for the miles they will have to run to make their desired teams, while others take their time off before the season to relax and not worry. So the question is which is the better option? Well, the answer is simple: whatever works best for the athlete’s performance is the best option. Sophomore Kara Benn is a member of the track and field team and did her own preseason training for her upcoming throwing season. She would lift weights in the gym to build up her strength.Benn says, “It helped me because I am stronger so weight lifting here is easier.” Similarly, junior Savannah Deiter spent her time at the beach in the summer playing volleyball. Deiter says “‘ it does help because after not doing it for a long time it kind of refreshes your memory and gives you practice before you try out.” However, junior Audrey Dick a tennis player. did not have preseason training available to her because her coaches did not hold any training events. She commented that “it did not affect me because you already know the motor movements from previous season. But if you were a newcomer, preseason training would help because you don’t know what your doing but because I have already played tennis, it didn’t affect me.” Track and field coach, Laura O’Leary believes that kids do not preseason train but they should because “it decreases the risk of injury and it prepares them for the competition of the season.” Another track coach Kathy Ege states “Pre-season training is definitely helpful because when they get to the actual sport and the sport begins they are that much ahead. I know at least in track, track is running the more you run the better you get, and I would imagine that it correlates to other sports. The more you hit that ball in baseball the better your gonna get. So preseason training is definitely helpful.”

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Non-profit hosts off road 5k at Falling Branch JULIA FOSTER Reporter Sunshine’s Angels, Inc. is a non-profit organization with the goal of helping children who, at a very young age, experienced trauma or grief. This year’s race is planning to be much different than years past. Held at Falling Branch Brewery, the main events will include an off road 5k and new, additional

10k. “It will be more like a festival now, with vendors and other sorts of activities for people of all ages,” said President/Founder Vicki Bull. After her daughter Sunshine’s tragic accident in 2008, Bull’s family was at a loss. She found her and her grandchildren could greatly benefit from grief counseling. “Even if your insurance covers it all but a copay, even

that can add up,” Bull also added “People don’t always recognize the need for therapy for grief, because kids don’t always know how to process grief and it can take time.” Bull found herself wanting to help more people “I felt a need to help children who aren’t lucky enough to have access to the therapy they need to cope with their grief and trauma.”

So far over the past 8 years, Sunshines Angels has been able to raise and donate over $120,000. “All proceeds get sent out too four local charities, Olivia’s house, Roberta’s house, PEACE, and a hospice/ grief center in Anne Arundel County (Chesapeake Lifecenter)” “We are all going to experience grief in our lifetime,” said Bull. She wanted people to know she

needs as much help as she can get to spread the word. “The more money we raise the more children we can help, It’s so heartwarming.” Always held the last Sunday in April, the date for the 2018 race will be April 29. For more information on Sunshines Angels, you can contact Vicki Bull at (443807-2649) or visit sunshinesangels.com/.

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North Harford sports: Coaches Spring New Traveling back in time

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Football was first introduced to North Harford

Gymnastics was rebooted as a sport by Lin James

First cheerleading team was established

Q) How long have you been coaching? I have been coaching for the Jarrettsville/North Harford Girls’ Rec Program for over six years, since my daughter was 4 years old. This is my first year coaching at the high school level. However, I have been working with lacrosse camps for more than 16 years. Harford Lacrosse Camp is my favorite!

Q) What plans do you have for the team this year? Our first priority is to develop a healthy team culture that is positive and high performing. Our team function and performance will depend on each players’ values, attitudes, and goals. We want to see all the girls work together to achieve their team goals and, then, their individual goals.

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Q) What are you most excited about going into this season? I am beyond excited to coach this age-level for the first time. It’s a huge change in my day! I go from teaching kindergarten at Forest Hill Elementary to working with high school students. It’s refreshing to be able to have an adult conversation! And to not have to tie shoes! Compiled by: Julia Foster

1980 North Harford boys soccer had a 5-8 record; the team was coached by science teacher Roy Pool

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The North Harford Fight Song was written by George Mensousek

Q) What previous experience and knowledge do you have about track and field? I have coached the last three years with the Harford County Track Club and will do so again this year, primarily working with sprinters and hurdlers. I learned from some very good coaches who coach track at other county high schools. In high school I played soccer, wrestling and baseball, no formal track experience.

Q) How was your experience with indoor track and will you be assisting next year as well?

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2000 Hawks football defeated Fallston, causing the two teams to share the county title

Indoor track was fun, a good group of athletes. They wanted to learn, they were very coachable and competed well especially since we did not have any formal practices like the other schools did. Improving the indoor program is a goal that Coach Cachola and I share, which will improve our outdoor program.

Q) What are you most looking forward to this season? Overall, I am looking forward to seeing the improvement throughout the season from each athlete. In particular I want to develop some good hurdlers since we currently only have two experienced hurdlers at North Harford and they are both freshmen. Compiled by: Cassidy Chandler

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