May issue- Seniors 2022

NORTH HARFORD HIGH SCHOOL

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VOLUME 43 ISSUE 9

MAY 26, 2022

2022 graduates are 72nd class to pass through NH

GREER STRINE Sports Editor

May 26 is the last day of classes for seniors with graduation on June 7 at five o’clock at Ripken Stadium. North Harford is the last graduation that day, following Joppatowne and Harford Tech. All 280 students that represent the class of 2022, are about to turn into alumni. This class has had three years of COVID. From their last day of “normal” on Mar. 13 of sophomore year, to an almost completely virtual junior year, and a partially masked senior year, these students have seen the versatility of high school. Senior exams began May 17 and finished on May 26. In June,

the awards ceremony is on the first, senior picnic on the second, Baccalaureate on the fifth, graduation rehearsals mixed in, and the actual ceremony on the seventh. Originally, graduation was scheduled for June 1 at the Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union (APGFCU) Arena at Harford Community College (HCC). At the beginning of 2022, Harford County Public Schools made the decision to move graduation to Ripken Stadium since COVID was unpredictable and could ultimately impact the ceremony since it is indoors. “Ripken is a more open and overall, a prettier atmosphere than APGFCU. [He] is excited for the change of graduation lo-

cation since it’s always been held at HCC up until last year,” senior Collin Miller states. The race for valedictorian and salutatorian has started and is about to come to a close. The two students with the highest GPA in the class, will be titled valedictorian and salutatorian. In years past, band and orchestra have alternated performances at graduation. With COVID, students without tickets are not allowed at graduation. Only seniors within those performing groups will perform at the ceremony. Band teacher John Wojciechowski states that this year, his senior students will be performing a song at graduation. Choral teacher Ms. Katelyn Hemling

Staff members reveal plans for next chapter SUMMER GRACE News Editor

will be spent outdoors. I love to bike, hike, boat, crab, fish and just sit on the beach and enjoy the ocean,” he shares. Social studies teacher Justin Martenick has been working with Larrimore for the past 17 years, and thanks him for helping him become a teacher and would like to wish him good luck. Martenick encourages him to “have fun sitting on the beach

“I’ve always joked that I’m the eye candy of FBLA, but she does all the work,” computer This year, several NHHS science and business teacher staff members will be leaving Brain McCormick jokes. The the nest and heading into retwo have been working togethtirement. er for 18 years, not only with Jan Bartenslager has been FBLA but they also shared a a custodian here for 13 years classroom. and says North Harford has Bridges was also found aidpresented him with a great ing in social studies classrooms time. He has loved the “beauand McCormick says he’s “glad tiful school we have.” Looking that she has finally passed US back, he describes the school History.” He says 10 years is as a “wonderful country atmolong enough to take history sphere with the animals, green “The thing I’ll reclasses and that without her, house and all of the beautiful FBLA will have a hole. land.” member most about my Para educator Sara Bartenslager has a time at North Harford High Testerman is going to be lot of things to keep him School is having the privilege of retiring this year too. In busy in his retirement, such as recently becomworking with amazing educators the next chapter of her life, she plans on spending a grandfather to his and the smiles on the students ing more time with her “little Hannah Marie” family and camping and and can’t wait to spend faces,” hiking is also on her agentime with her. -Sara Testerman, da. “A couple of things that I paraeducator “The thing I’ll remember remember about my time here. most about my time at North I was mowing around the reHarford High is having the tainment pond and I lost cona n d enjoyprivilege of working with trol of the zero turn mower and ing retirement.” amazing educators and the I ran into the pond. Patty, Jeff, Even though Bridges isn’t smiles on the student faces,” and Kris tried to save me but I exactly sure what her plans she says. Matthew Swoboda was too far gone,” he shares. may be after she retires, she and recognizes all of the assistance Good friend and fellow her husband have been talking Linda Black and Testerman custodian Robin Anderson about doing some traveling. have given to their students describes Bartenslager as a “One place we want to go to is over the years. He appreci“very nice guy that would do the Grand Canyon and as soon ates all of their hard work and anything in the world for you.” as we feel safe is to take a cruise wishes them the best in their After Bartenslager retires, Anto Alaska,” Bridges shares. next steps. derson knows everyone will be Her favorite memories conAfter she retires, Black able to find him “pooooolside.” sist of the many years she has will be traveling to Tennessee Another NHHS staff memcoached the Sports for Life and she also has many projects ber heading into retirement is students and the “joy on their to keep her occupied around Timothy Larrimore. He’s the faces when they are playing.” home. She says she may come athletic director and a social She fondly remembers the acback and substitute everyone studies teacher, and says he complishments her FBLA stuonce in a while “When I started will miss all the fun he has had dents made over the 23 years here, I wasn’t looking for a full with his friends, coworkers, and “especially all the years we time Student Kortney Dongera and students. traveled to Nationals to comsays, “good luck Mrs. Black! I Following the ending of the pete Nationwide.” will miss you.” school year, “most of my time

also added that the seven senior members of the choir department will perform as well. Some of the senior members of the symphonic band and orchestra will be performing What a Wonderful World, those students performing during the ceremony are, Victoria Allman, Bradley Boegner, Solomon Brundridge, Jessica Dudok, Sean Gibbons, Grace Herron, Griffin Hevesy, Malinah Jerscheid, Tristan McGregor, Marissa Potts, Kaylee Ritchee, Jonathan Roth, Timothy Steel, Greer Strine, Talia Stubbs, Daniel, Travis Walker, Dakota Wildberger according to Mr. Wojciechowski. Hemling stated that the members of the choir will sing the National Anthem and the

NHHS Alma Mater. The students in this group are Sierra Abels, Douglas Patrick Barker, Sophia Frontera, Julia Harris, Isabella Silvestri, Lauren Richardson, and Alexis Wood. Senior Gavin Lewis said, “[He] is kind of scared to graduate. [He] will miss the structure in [his] life. The social aspect has been great for [him] and [school] has always been a part of [his] life and growing up around the same people.” These students will be the 72nd class to graduate from the Hawks Nest and will be attending colleges ranging from HCC, multiple branches of the military, and entering many different trades and occupations following graduation.

Pageant showcases Hawks’ talents;

Boys steal center stage GRACE FELDBUSH Event Coordinator On May 6, the crowd held their breath waiting for the winner of the Mr. North Harford boys pageant to be announced. Ethan Jourdan! Eight boys were part of the contest all racing for the crown. The boys included seniors Griffin Hevesy, Solomon Brundridge, Luke Phillips, Gavin Lewis, Andrew Hartlove, Patrick Barker, as well as junior Ethan Jourdan and sophomore Peter Lein. The Journalism staff ran the production. The hosts, junior Riley Stoneback, and seniors Summer Grace and Greer Strine kept the show running. The show began as the hosts introduced the boys while the boys escorted their mothers onto the stage. The boy's bios filled the crowd with laughter. This included Hevesy whose bio read, “Griffin loves NASCAR and Slim Jims and his dad knows God. He vows to bring the wave back if he loses.” Another bio that wowed the crowd was Phillips, reading, “[h]e credits the book “The Art of the Comeback'' by Donald J. Trump, the Batman that’s portrayed by Christian Bale as his daily inspiration.” The judges included Mrs. Joanna Dallam, Mrs. Carla Harward, Mrs. Lori Rake, Mrs. Robin Anderson, Mr. Brian Dougherty, and surprise guest judge Mrs. Erin Mock. The judges were in charge of marking scores for all of the boys going from category to category, and in the end, tallying up who would take home the crown. Each boy showcased a talent

for the talent portion of the show. First-time contestant sophomore Peter Lein chose to do stand-up comedy, focusing on how short he is. Senior Nathan McElwain attended the production and said, “all the talent was great, my favorite was Peter’s stand-up comedy since it was so funny.” Hartlove and Lewis did a comedy skit working together during the talent portion. Junior Piper Wright attended the pageant this year and loved all of the boys' talents and how unique each one was. “My favorite was Andy’s and Gavin’s because I love the song country road and thought it was so fun singing along,” Wright says. One of the main hosts, Strine, explains, “the boys love to express their personalities and have fun with what they can bring to the table.” She explains she thinks it is an excellent opportunity because all the boys get to do their own unique things. “The boy's chemistry with the other contestants is also something that makes it more enjoyable for both the audience and those participating,” she says. Stoneback explains her favorite part of the show was the talent portion. “It brought out each of the boys' personalities really well and I loved watching them,” the host says. Grace shares that her favorite portion of the show was the group dance, because “it was fun to see all of their enthusiasm and chemistry.” She loved being able to get on stage with a bunch of her friends and entertain an audience. The junior that was crowned,

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May 26, 2022

Homesickness while still living at home DANNY GALLO Reporter

Today I am homesick. I am homesick just from the thought

of moving away. “Don’t worry, Danny,” I tell myself, as my thoughts linger. I am scared, and it is the most bittersweet feeling ever. I am excited. I am thrilled. Thrilled to live life independently, to decorate my own place, to go wherever I want, whenever I want. To do as I please with my own body, and to give no one the satisfaction of telling me what to do. And I am excited to finally own a cat. But I am homesick. I will miss eating dinner with my mother at night after work,

I will miss playing video games with my little sister, especially when that is all she ever wants to do. I will miss even the annoying moments, like putting the groceries away, walking the dog outside when it’s raining, and listening to my mother nagging. She always nags. I will miss the sweet moments when my mother would smile after she saw I had washed the dishes. I will miss our long, daily hugs and watching cheesy tv shows together. My coworkers, who I always goof around and have fun with,

will be missed dearly. I will miss the part of me that will stay behind in the room where I spent the last 6 years.. I could always come home to it-- it was my safe little space. Now it is merely just a room, a room I will soon rip the posters off of its walls. The room that soon will be my little sister’s safe space, too. I will miss walking over to the creek right by my house, and catching tadpoles inside of ice pops’ plastic tubes over the summer, and then letting them go. Letting go.

All throughout high school I kept thinking that I couldn’t wait to leave. To be able to live for myself. But here I am, terrified of it all. I am sure that it will pass. It will pass. New memories will be made. I will have a new safe space. I will come visit my mother, and have dinner with her. I will call her daily, and substitute our hugs with virtual ones. I will visit and have gaming nights with my little sister. Missing it all will get easier, with time. With time.

Finding beauty in brokenness; Stress is worth it

Let go of expectations KYLIE REDDING Op/ed Editor

The time is finally here. Those cheesy, end-of-coming-of-agemovie moments have finally arrived. The ones that I’ve been waiting for since watching High School Musical, Princess Protection Program, and every other low-budget Netflix movie I’ve watched since the third grade. You know– the part where I open college acceptance letters, get ready for my senior prom, ditch school on skip day, and eventually stand on the stage at graduation. This is when everything falls perfectly into place and the last 18 years of my life get wrapped up into a perfect little box with a perfect little bow on top. Except come to find out, life isn’t a movie. If I’m being honest, the end of my metaphoric movie isn’t going how I thought it would. But then again, neither did the entire plot the last four years so I guess that checks out. I figured right about now I’d be looking back proudly at all that I achieved as I prepare to go off to

my top choice college… obviously with a full ride, in LA or some other distant city. But the sad reality of the matter is that when I look back on my time here the biggest emotion that comes to mind is regret. I regret that I missed a year and a half of high school experiences (for reasons I don’t want to go back to) and that I feel like I didn’t make the most of the time I was in school before that. I regret that my GPA is no longer a 4.0 and my attendance record is… spotty, to say the least. I regret that there are people I think I could’ve been best friends with but never had the courage to reach out to. And I regret that my time is coming to an end and I still feel like I have more to say and do at this school. It would be easy to look at these things and write off my high school experience as a complete bust, and I’d be lying if I said that wasn’t tempting. It can be so hard not to let unpleasantness overshadow any reminisce of good in a situation. But there’s something to be said for meeting each moment where it’s at instead of comparing it to the perfect version you already dreamt up. If we let our expectations take precedence over reality then we will always come up short. There is a lot I would change about my high school experience if I could, but if it weren’t for those hardships, I would’ve missed some memories that I wouldn’t trade for the world. Memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

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It’s in this school that I found my voice and figured out what I want to lift it up for. I helped to build a club that makes a difference and found both a family and a legacy in it. I went on countless adventures with new friends. I took risks and gained the confidence to be true to myself. And I learned that I was stronger than I ever hoped I would have to be. So no, life is not a movie. I wasn’t the captain of the cheer team, I didn’t win valedictorian, I don’t have a high school sweetheart, and I didn’t make prom court. I wasn’t what you would call popular and I definitely didn’t peak in high school. But if I realized one thing, it’s that that’s okay. I don’t have to feel like these were the best four years of my life. Every moment didn’t have to live up to The Kissing Booth. I don’t have to be the grandkid that gets bragged about at Thanksgiving dinner. My high school experience is mine and mine alone. Maybe for me, high school was just a place where I got an education for the last four years. Maybe I don’t have a binge-worthy story of how I discovered who I was and became my own hero. Maybe all I did was survive. Maybe this column IS the perfect closure to a corny senior year movie and I don’t even know it. Maybe all we can do sometimes is find beauty in the brokenness and latch onto it with all we have. And maybe that’s enough for me.

News Editors: Summer Grace, Kris Gray Opinion/Editorial Editor: Kylie Redding, Hannah Krizek Features Editor: Evan Kuzemchak IDR Editor: Jessica Fannin Society, Students & Culture Editor: Meghan Kalck Video Editor: Jackie Bultman, Andrew Hartlove, Silvia Martinez Copy Editor: Ben Iampieri, Leah Hillier Events Coordinator: Grace Feldbush

LEAH HILLIER Copy Editor

For the past few years, I’ve been doing a lot of things. I’ve been dual-enrolled, and dual-employedat the same time. But despite the impact of taking AP and college classes on top of way too much work, I think I’m a better person because of the past few years. People talk about high stress and high reward, it’s a little more complicated than that. I’ve been in a lot of difficult positions throughout my time at North Harford- but I know that I’ve got to go. I’m one of those people with a little bit of a love for high-stress situations, so in a lot of ways, I did this to myself. But as one of the nerds who spend their free time writing, it was an inevitability that I was going to take Journalism. Last night I put off doing my Trig homework for some self-gratuitous writing. I think that if we had a statistics page in our main menu, my written word count would be close to a million- at least. It’s an escape for me, but with so much stress it’s difficult to write for myself. I spend months at a time drifting between topics, wanting to write and express myself freely. I’m actually terrified of my writing being published. I’m the

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type of person who will write hundreds of thousands of words purely for my own enjoyment. There are days when my notes app screen time will be higher than any social media, and it’s very common for it to be my second most-used app. For as much as I enjoy writing, it’s really difficult for me to sit down and write when it’s for other people, which is what made Journalism a good fit, shockingly. Somehow I managed to be much better at writing when I had concrete interviews to build around, but no matter what, without a distinct character to write about I’m out of my element. After years of figuring out how to write for people- and struggling to be understood, I’m still trapped by the attention spans of others. One of the first things you learn as a Journalist is that the average reader will read about the length of a dollar bill- so it’s important to find a balance between grabbing readers’ attentions and delivering content that means something to you. Over the past three years I’ve been on staff, I wrote about the occasional sport I enjoyed or that one time I wrote about that really shady nonprofit. I don’t know what happened to them, I do still have the jacket I got for like $5 from them, though. A small win there. As stressful as Journalism is, and as terrifying as letting people down is for me, I’ve become a much better person because of my failures- and successes- both in and out of the novelist world I call home. My storytelling ability has grown over the past few years, and I’m excited to see it continue to grow even more during the next chapter of my life, college.

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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Leave your tower SILVIA MARTINEZ Reporter

Sometimes, you have to be the princess that leaves the tower. You won’t have beautiful, blonde hair to make it a graceful landing, and your knight in shining armor will actually just be a loser in tinfoil that doesn’t come to your rescue. Fall down anyway. I really would’ve preferred it if a pandemic didn’t force me to jump in high school, but it’s better than not having done it at all. That would’ve been unfortunate. Imagine starting off college with metaphorical bruises from falling for the first time with the same mindset you had freshman year. Gross. When I say “leave the tower”, I mean get away from whatever is stopping you from figuring yourself out. No, I’m not saying that you have to know who you want to be or magically know what kind of future you want. That’s unrealistic to expect from a kid. I’m saying go against what’s expected of you and see what sticks. Acknowledge your identity and see what you like–like, actually. Who cares if you’d rather go to a mushroom festival than party with crusty people? Who cares if your version of success doesn’t include going to college? Who cares if you want to use different pronouns? People will want to convince

you that they should have a say in your identity (that’s so embarrassing honestly) but, it is in fact, none of their business. What really matters is this: who do you become when the foundations society laid out for you buckle, and are you happy with the person that’s left when no eyes are on you? It was pretty easy for me to see that the person I was left with was pretty soggy. They were too focused on being defined by their grades, wondering if they deserved to find the right loser in tinfoil, and never straying from the path of a “gifted kid” who shouldn’t “waste their potential” because a glass slipper was already made for them. Well, AP Physics I rolls around, and I dropped the stupid slipper on the ground by getting a D on a test for the first time ever. I didn’t react as poorly as I thought I would–it actually felt the tiniest bit refreshing to see something come out so wrong. What else could I break? What else could I do? I’m happy to confirm that there’s no real way for somebody to “waste their potential”. You’re only wasting it if you or somebody else decides that you are. The only person that has to be satisfied with the “happy ending” to my “fairytale” is me, so I’m not going to waste any more of my time writing it for someone else. I don’t get to choose to stop writing, so they can simply stop reading if they don’t like it. The people around you will want to shove you into a dress, force you to wear a crown, and criticize your posture to the point you want to cry, but that world can’t be the only one you know. Throw away the crown. Leave the tower. Wordlessly rebel by being you.

May 26, 2022

Don’t become victim of circumstance; Choosing to remain positive BEN SERSEN Reporter

I have been far from perfect in my life, I grew up with ADHD and ODD. I was a medical nightmare nearly dying twice in my first two months. I grew up without a male figure in my life, you get the idea. As a kid, I experienced things that other people have deemed “traumatic”, but at the time I was living through them, they were just normal for me. Either way, I learned a lot about patience, self control, and self awareness as a result. One thing I pride myself on is my perspective on life. I have had multiple teachers ask me genuinely if I have ever had a bad day. I have. But people are watching me, they observe how I feel and they adapt to those feelings. For some, this would be added pressure but for me it was an opportunity. I need to portray positivity always. Whether happy or sad, never portray anything but positivity and positivity will follow. Coming into high-school was a bit scarier for me than the average student as this was also my first year in public schooling. Being homeschooled all my life, I had never ridden a bus before, I had never changed my physical placement due to a bell, I had never ex-

perienced “bullying” or any of the other millions of problems teenagers face in school on TV. I felt as though I had no direction. When I made the move to North Harford, my family had not been in contact with my father let alone seen him for at least 5 years. He had issues with drugs and he never held a job for more than six months at a time (and even that was rare). But the most traumatic part of my father’s departure is the ever-looming fact that he was sober up until my mother had me. I ask myself all the time, if I had not been born, would my sisters still have a father in their life? I played three rec sports and yet I still felt as though without a father, I had been stripped of the masculine knowledge needed to survive in a high-school. At the time I was on a slight weight loss journey as well as I finally started growing up instead of out. I spent a lot of time diggin’ on myself for my weight because I felt that it was my own fault I was fat. I was 13. Fast forward to October of my freshman year, I lost one of the only “big-brother” figures I had known to this point. I had friends my age and I loved them like brothers, but this was different. Kyle Lynam was my guidance through the high-school experience, he guided me through every aspect of school, social and educational, and now he’s gone. I don’t believe in a specific Lord, but I do believe that if you follow a good set of morals and values, the afterlife will treat you well. I believe this event is a turning point in my life, I believe the higher power granted me nearly a year to learn under the wing of Kyle and then I was challenged to use this knowledge of life and

spread kindness. This event tore me down and redefined what I had become of myself. This was the first event that truly showed me that I am whatever I want to be, I create my own destiny. The next three years of high school became some of the best years of my life so far, I’ve met tons of new people and changed hundreds of minds with my thoughts. The loss of a close friend mixed with the perseverance given to me via lack of a father figure developed a new feeling of power within me. I understood better that if I wanted people to listen, I must make them listen; they will not listen on their own. Life is genuinely too short to spend time angry or quiet towards someone you love simply due to wrongdoing. Establishing a strong basis of communication in any relationship, friend or lover, helps guide you towards what the other person wants as well as being able to express your own desires with passion rather than fear. Equally important is knowing when to just shut up. There are a million different situations in which being quiet and listening is much more beneficial than acting out of anger or impulse. In life, you must know how to take criticism without acting rash; this will save you numerous unnecessary fights throughout your life. So here it is: the fundamental truth: find a few good people and hold them close, treat them with a great deal of respect and love them for who they are and accept what they are not. Remember that pride has the ability to ruin kingdoms, put your pride aside and love endlessly, you will be grateful in the long run.

Break dancing, kidnapping, Salsa; Taking trips down memory lane JESSICA FANNIN IDR Editor

of street signs. Let me tell you about it....

I am a story-teller… I always have been. Some of my favorite stories to tell are my own memories and experiences. I tend to get myself in the strangest situations and sometimes my fantasy version of what happens is far more entertaining than the reality. Like the time I thought I was going to get kidnapped by the horror story clown, Pennywise, but it turned out to be a couple

“Kidnapper on Delair Road” I breathed in the frigid night air that was sharp in my lungs. My friends and I wore every layer of clothing we could find before braving a night walk to the beach in the dead of winter. I had just finished cracking a joke that sent our laughter echoing through the empty streets of Cape May when my friend Jackie went silent. Meanwhile Marissa and I continued bantering back and forth, unaware our friend was no longer walking with us. “Guys,” Jackie murmured, rubbing her eyes to confirm what she was seeing. Our voices faded as we followed her gaze. At the end of the street, standing on the corner, was a figure that oddly resembled the horror story character, Pennywise. A balloon floated in the air above his head. A chill snaked down my back

as the clown stood so still under the dim streetlight. Suddenly the light that barely illuminated the night flickered out. Typical. Before anyone could say anything, a van rounded the corner tearing down the street towards us. It’s engine roared as the driver stomped down on the gas. I turned to Jackie who stood frozen in terror. I grabbed her hand as I yanked her in the opposite direction, Marissa racing ahead of us. The van sped past me, screeching to a halt right in front of Marissa, the back doors flying open. There in the doorway stood Homer Simpson with a chainsaw menacingly raised in the air. Jackie and I hugged each other screaming. Alright, don’t be to mad. Homer Simpson was not in Cape May that night. Here’s what actually happened. The clown at the end of the street ended up being a far less

intimidating cluster of road signs. We ended up making the rest of our trek to the beach by car. Three more times that night we were convinced someone was trying to kidnap us. Once when a man in a black sweater appeared and disappeared down the street from us, then when a lady was walking her dog, and finally when we heard voices a few blocks down the street. The last one ended with Jackie being flung on the ground by Marissa who was not about to be the last person to escape the kidnappers into the beach house and a camera was smashed on the sidewalk. So *eyebrow wiggle* what’d you think? You’re probably thinking “Jessica wow, you are so cool and interesting. You definitely don’t have an over imaginative mind…” Ok, not everything in life is as interesting as running into Homer Simpson in the middle

of a vacant beach town. That’s true for a lot of things in life. I think we can get wrapped up in the idea that everything we do needs to be out of this world crazy. Many people suffer from FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), including me. But the truth is, no one is as interesting as you may think. Life is not always as exciting as social media makes it out to be. It is easy to make a 2-minute video of all the special moments in your life and seem like you live the most exciting life. So, don’t get caught up in that facade, because trust me, even someone like David Dobrik has nights that are less interesting than others. But if you like my story-telling, one day you might see me again. I’ll probably be on your local TV station or my books will be in the bookstore near you where you can read all sorts of things that I come up with. Catch you later!

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One last time; Building own circle of love Love it or hate it, you want it GREER STRINE Sports Editor

One. Last. Time. To me, and many others, those three words mean a lot. I can’t lie, I’ve been repulsed by this very phrase. However, more recently, it has become a more prominent part of my vocabulary. One more sprint. One more win. One more minute. One more practice. One more play. Whatever the case is, I just want one more time. I’m going to speak for a lot of my fellow seniors when I say this, senioritis is no joke. I think anyone who has spoken to me this year, has heard me say the words “I can’t wait to graduate,” “only this many days until graduation,” “I can’t wait to move to college,” or even the famous one, “I can’t wait to get out of here.” Now, I find myself begging for one more time. It’s starting to hit me. The fact we only have a little time left together. All 280 of us that make up the North Harford High School class of 2022. As an athlete at the Hawks Nest, walking across the track during my senior night field hockey game, was so surreal. Hearing my senior bio, including my hopes and plans for the future, hit me all at once. Seeing my teammates and some of my best friends standing at the other end of the track, made it even more real. Although I had known where I was going, what I was going to do, where I saw myself in the future, that one moment solidified it for me. It was more so the fact that I was finally announcing to the world what I had decided to do that made it feel so real. I have lived through sports my entire life. It has been my therapy for all these years. But realizing that after that night, my days left in that uniform were coming to an end. After hearing Coach Harward tell us “just one more time,” throughout the season, I am now begging for another moment with that team out on the field. As many know, I had suffered a torn labrum in my hip and a stress fracture to my femur during field hockey. This

ultimately led to hip surgery in April. Due to my procedure, I had missed out on my senior tennis season. That was the one last time I never had to close out my high school season. Not to mention, the last time I would ever play a sport wearing a Hawks uniform. Now, my high school experience wasn’t all sad moments, I found who I was in the very halls at NH. Many memories such as my last prom, game, days, last spread and article for the Cry of the Hawk newspaper have been thingsI I'll never forget. Those memories are the perfect example of the best ‘last time’. I have met my best friends here. Some of which used to be my enemies, but when times changed, they became my best friends. They are the people who have helped me prepare for the life ahead of me. No matter if it is injury, hardship, illness, and any other circumstances, things can change at a drop of a hat. I definitely dropped a lot of hats this year. As much as I want to close this chapter of my life, I never want to let it go. There are so many memories that I have made and will continue to hold onto for the rest of my life. Not only in school, but out of school, there have been so many things I never want to escape my memory. I grew up in the same house for my entire life. I am attending college in North Carolina, which is far away. 396 miles to be exact. Every moment doesn’t ever seem like the best ‘last time.’ Everyone wants their last, to be the best. However, that is not how life works. In a perfect world, I would be able to leave home with many memories, and little regrets over things I may have missed. I want to be able to conquer those 396 miles, having the best memories on my back. As Ariana Grande once said, “One last time, I promise after that, I’ll let you go.” You keep telling yourself, give me one last time or one more chance. I’ll make it worth it. Is that the way it always goes? No, but it’s the principle of being able to redo your last time. Now just because I am not physically here, doesn’t mean I have left everything behind. No matter if I am near or far, I made my memories here. In the little town of Street, MD. I may not be in my childhood home, but I will always be here. Always be a Marylander, a Hawk, and a member of our community. Being able to walk away from what you have always known is a part of life. It’s how you grow. It’s where the moments that were once your favorite, are now distant memories. You will make new ones, and you will have another chance to have “One last time” at something else.

GRACE FELDBUSH Event Coordinator

I grew up as a background character in my own story. Maybe you have felt like that too. I have five siblings. Two older sisters, one older brother, one little brother, and one little sister. I share the middle spot with my older brother, and that’s probably why we are so much alike. One thing I learned from him is to do things for yourself. He was always the one I would see with friends, listening to music, and going places that made him happy. I realized he did these things because he felt the same as me--damaged and unwanted. Growing up in a big family can be a blessing in so many ways, and I wish that is what it was for me. I remember a few weeks ago I was watching old videos of me and all my siblings from when we were younger. I was barely noticed by anyone, trampled over by all of them. We would be playing superheros, and they’d tell me there

weren’t enough heros for me. We would be taking turns on the swings, but I didn’t deserve a turn. I couldn’t look over my sister's shoulder or she’d yell at me. I could go on and on, but really, what I saw in the videos is only a fraction of what I was actually feeling behind closed doors. I was not young enough to be the favorite or the cutest like my little siblings, and I also wasn’t old enough to be super cool like my older siblings. I know it is normal to feel rejected when their siblings come along, but having this drowning feeling going on for years is not okay. I felt unwanted most of the time. But that feeling of being unwanted has two paths: The first is building a lack of trust and mental health issues. The second result is healing. Taking the time to heal. Part of that process growing involved finding people to fill the void my family couldn’t fill. Family does not have to be blood. To me it is a feeling, a feeling of comfort, love, happiness, something you would want around all the time. My family is made up of my friends- my friends and I basically live together every weekend. We tell eachother everything, we care for each other as if we are family. Some things me ad y friends do that makes me happy are watching stupid shows together like Is it Cake, or listening to music on our way to Dunkin. and believe it or not, I even count Taylor Swift and Lil Peep as my family, siblings in fact. I have been listening to Taylor Swift ever since I can remember- car rides to the park or

playing in my room,Taylor was playing. Taylor has been in my life constantly as I was growing up, ALWAYS there unlike people I expected to be. Lil Peep was my brother and he deserved better just like I did. His music improved my quality of life, made me feel good. He helped me understand my world. And writer Colleen Hoover is practically my mom at this point. She is successful with her passions, somebody I can easily look up to. Colleen Hoover’s writing distracts me from the real world when I need to be distracted. If a writer can be my mom then Evan Peters will be my boyfriend. Evan Peters is someone I see work hard, but still respects himself, exactly who I want to be. Not to mention him being sexy, he is also not recognized for who he is nearly enough, just like me. These things fill the gap in my life. They bring me happiness, comfort. There is no need to sulk over not being close with people you feel like you should be hip to hip with. If they make you feel unwanted, why give them the energy you could give to other people or things that will give you the same energy back. You missed the first 18 years of my life, it is up to you to step into the next 50. The door is open, it always has been, but I refuse to keep it open forever. I will not let people walk in and out of my life when it is convenient for them. So the question is, are you going to continue sitting on the sidelines or will you find a way to repair the damage. The choice is yours.

Time is chasing after all of us TORI HANNA Studio Manager

Throughout life, we’ve constantly been excited for the next big event. As a 10 year old, we’re excited to be a pre-teen. As a pre-teen, we’re rushing to be 13. As a 13 year old, we’re ready to be 16 and driving with friends. As a 16 year old, we’re outgrowing our parents and eager to be an adult ourselves. When do we stop? I wish it hadn’t taken me 18 years with only a month left until I leave for college to realize I never stopped

to be grateful for the present moment until it passed. I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I’ve always looked towards the future for happiness. I didn’t allow myself to stop, slow down, and enjoy what was currently happening in my life. Instead, I was constantly expressing how excited I was to leave high school and take on the responsibilities of an adult. In turn, I grew up way too fast. Lately, I have made an effort to spend less time looking into the future and instead spending quality time with my friends and family. I feel like I have to make up for the past year where I was so eager to leave for college that I almost dropped out just to go sooner. I know every senior is excited to leave for college, but I went to the extreme of purchasing train tickets for just two days after graduation. I gave myself only two days of the last summer with little to no responsibilities. All because I wanted to grow up too fast. Don’t get me wrong, I am excited to start this new chapter of my life, but now it’s hitting me like a train. My biggest regret will always be floating through each

day of high school mindlessly without appreciating my childhood. Even thinking about missing my 6-month old brother’s first steps, first words, first Halloween, and maybe even first Thanksgiving brings tears to my eyes. I was so fortunate to be blessed with such a happy baby in the house just to have to leave him seven months later. Not to mention that I’ll be missing my 8-year-old brother’s first days of school each year. It breaks my heart to know he won’t have his older sister to give him advice and continue the tradition of buying him a stuffed animal everytime I go to Target. I used to hate when adults would tell me I should appreciate being a kid before it’s too late. But it’s true. I’ve blown past some of the most important and life changing events of my life without a second thought. Growing up is like getting a haircut, you can always get more cut off but once it’s gone there's no re-gluing it onto your head. Happiness is finding contentment in what you’re doing right now. It’s a sense of not wanting to be anywhere else other than where you are in this moment.

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Harmonics reflects on experiences Dancing night away at Martin’s Valley Mansion MATTHEW LEDFORD Reporter

Junior, senior prom attracts large turnout

On Friday, Apr. 29, The North Harford High School Harmonics was invited to sing at a Harford County Public Schools Central Office Meeting. This is one of the few times that the Harmonics group has been able to perform in the community due to the COVID-19 restrictions that have taken place this year. The Choral Director, Katelyn Hemling, commented, “this was an incredibly cool opportunity to perform for county executives and to have our program recognized! So many meeting attendees stopped to talk with our students, and listen to them sing. I love getting out and singing in the community!” Junior Ethan Jourdan comments, “It was a really awesome experience to be able to perform for such high-up people in the school system. It was nice to not only be able to perform for them, but also get to know some of the people who are running the curriculum’s that got us to this point. It was a really great bonding experience for me and the other members of Harmonics to have and I think we all got a little closer after that.” Senior Lauren Richardson states, “It was a very rewarding performance. To see the smiling faces of the higher ups in education was so humbling as it was our first performance back in public from two years without singing.” Junior Sean Smith states, “On that Friday we were frantically trying to get as ready as we possibly could. We practiced for an hour before we left. We also sang the entire way to the meeting in a way to perfect these songs. When we arrived to the meeting for the Harford county Central Office Meeting we performed in the lobby as all of the people came in, we were even graced with the ability to talk to a few people from our county too.” Junior Julia Eakes states, “Being in Harmonics is sometimes a struggle because of the time commitment and the rehearsals right before the concerts are usually stressful, but during other times it’s a lot of fun because I get to sing with my close friends which is something I love to do.” Senior Sierra Ables says, “the difficulties in Harmonics would be some of the music we are given. It’s amazing practice to learn rhythm as a reward.” She added, “there aren’t many difficulties in general other than personal difficulties about the group.” The senior continued, “There are many rewards, I now have new friends and have a group I'm able to be myself in, I have learned a lot about music and was able to perform pieces.” She commented that she believes she underestimated “on whether I could do it, and so much more. Harmonics will always be my favorite class continuing out of high school,” Ables adds. Junior Ethan Jourdan adds, “being in a class in which there is a very high standard set on the difficulty and volume of repertoire is very challenging. The hardest part to me is maintaining all the songs and harmonic contexts that are presented in many arrangements. Performing said repertoire, however, is extremely rewarding. The best part is seeing the audience be engaged and love the music makes it all worth it ten fold.”

DELANEY O’NEIL Reporter

would change the music because I feel like we heard the same song a lot. This year's event also provided seniors with the chance to win prom king and queen. Summer

Prom King Griffin Hevesy says, “it was really cool to be nominated with Summer and get the The Martin’s Valley Mansion recognition from the seniors was was full of junior and senior stureally gratifying. The feeling of dents who attended the 2022 standing behind the doors and prom on Apr. 30th. Outside of then getting up on school dates and no stage was super excitmask mandate mark ing and nerve wracka change from last ing. I didn't really year's prom at God’s expect to win until I Gifts Farm. heard the insane level With a large turnof applause when we out of both juniors walked out because I and seniors, students had no idea what the said they found the turnout was going to venue appealing. Jube.” nior Claire Johnson Senior Allison Stewsays, “the venue was art was also part of really big and pretty the prom court and inside and it wasn't says, “the opportunitoo far.” Similarly sety was really fun and nior Allison Stewart it was an end of the says, “the venue was year last thing to do really pretty. When with my friends.” we walked in the Compared to last lights were really cool year's prom Johnand overall it was reson says, “this year ally nice.” was much more put At this year's prom, together. Having juMartin’s Valley Manniors and seniors tosion served an all you gether was also better Pictured are Prom King and Queen winner, can eat dinner and because there were desserts in buffet seniors Griffin Hevesy and Summer Grace. more people, with style. Junior Emily The couple was crowned towards the end of friends from both Persuhn says, “I realthe night. PHOTO CREDIT: Lifetouch grades.” Persuhn also ly enjoyed the food, says, “the venue last especially the mockGrace and Griffin Hevesy were year was also closer and I liked tails” where piña coladas and crowned the winners. the farm appearance.” strawberry daiquiris were served. Grace says winning prom queen Although some enjoyed the The only complaint from was by far one of the coolest exheavy turnout others think that students was the DJ, specificalperiences of her life. “It was injuniors and seniors should have ly the music he played. Junior credible to be recognized by all of had a separate prom. Persuhn Cole Younger says, “the music my peers and I loved being able to says, “it just seemed like too many could have been better and the share the experience with Griffin. people this year.” Also, giving DJ played too much EDM music. I didn’t expect to even be on the seniors their own dance would The only good songs were Danccourt and I definitely didn't think make them feel more important ing Queen and Party In The USA, but overall the event was still I would win. It turned out to be in their final year, according to Younger. very nice.” Johnson also says, “ I the best surprise,” she says.

Mock crowns 2022 winner Hawks Nest to gain new tech teacher; Continued from page 1... Grace, Strine, and Stoneback took the lead in coordinating the Jourdan, said his favorite part show, writing the script, and creof the production was the tal- ating stage directions. Journalism ent portion since “I not only got teacher Jennifer Chandler helped to perform my own act but also the whole staff as they planned see the talent of my fellow con- for the show. testants.” Jourdan explains he The crowned junior explained wishes he got to sing Bohemian he believed Brundridge put on a Rhapsody during the unplanned great performance and thought intermission. he or Phillips would wear the While the whole Journalism crown this year. staff had a part in putting the Jourdan says he would encourshow together, the main hosts age anyone wanting to compete next year to go for it. “It was an amazing experience and it was an absolute honor to be able to perform with so many talented individuals,” he says. The winner felt he became closer with all the boys as the weeks they worked on the show progressed. He says, “Thank you to everyone The boys after crowning the 2022 who came out to winner. They had hoped to have a support us! I can’t wait to compete successful show night. next year!” PHOTO CREDIT: Jennifer Chandler

Thompson leaving NHMS at end of year BELLA ARIST Reporter Coming in as a new FOT and intro to media teacher, a familiar face will be joining the Nest this fall. NHMS teacher Mr. Andrew Thompson is coming to the high school. Thompson explains, “After eight years at the middle school, I was starting to feel like I needed a change of pace, luckily an opportunity came up at the high school and the content I will be teaching is right up my alley.” Even though the middle and high school start and end at the same time, the structure of the day is different. The transferring teacher says, “I think a lot of things will be different moving to the high school.” He adds, “Teaching in semesters and in a block schedule will be two of the biggest changes but knowing many of the students already makes me feel like there will be some of the same environment as well.” At the middle school, some special area classes are restricted for

the content allowed to be taught. Thompson shares, “I think the longer classes and semesters will allow me and my students to get into some really amazing and detailed projects.” The wider range of content allows students and teachers to learn more about different subjects. This is not his first time working at a high school. His only high school teaching experiences are from “student teaching high school chorus when I was wrapping up my Bachelor's Degree in Music Education.” Thompson explains his subject of “Engineering and Design [as] amazing subjects that are always growing, changing, and adapting to the world oftentimes leading the change.” He also says, “They’re two subjects that are highly sought after for careers in and out of their individual fields. The ability to problem solve and design are skills that any employer would find value in, regardless of job/ career field.” The teacher said he wanted a change from something he’s been

doing for the past few years. He explained “when the tech position opened at the high school I jumped at the chance and now I am very excited to teach FOT and Intro to Media especially since it gives me an opportunity to use all the skills I developed while minoring in musical theater in college.” In the past, students remember having him as a teacher. Sophomore Emma Quick had him in sixth grade and remembers him as “a fun teacher to be around.” Quick thinks he’ll be a good fit for the high school because “he makes good connections with students and is easy to talk to.” Junior Cole Younger had him as an FOT teacher in seventh grade said he liked his teaching style because “he was very laid back and a class you didn’t have to worry about because of how fun he made it.” Junior Julia Eakes had Thompson in eighth grade and said, “he’s very laid back on students but can discipline students when needed.”

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Leaked documents suggest Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade ruling CAROLINE BARQUIN Reporter In Roe v. Wade case, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. Recent leaked documents reveal the Courts plan to overturn this decision. According to the Global News website Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a draft that the abortion ruling “was egregiously wrong from the start.” He also wrote in the leaked draft “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled.” Junior Deane Conway explains the situation as “very not cool” and that “banning abortions is not going to make less happen…. it’s just going to make them less safe and increase the risk of someone getting hurt.” An anonymous junior supports the overturning because, “if you give it nine months from conception the fetus will turn into a full human being capable of sustaining itself, it is not fair to end the life before it even got to start.” Among protesters the sayings “my body my choice,” and “bans off our body,” is common. Media Technician Bridget Crenshaw adds that she believes, “to overturn this vote it would turn

women’s choices backwards and we would put women in danger.” On the other hand, an anonymous junior explains the “argument that it is the women’s body, and she should get to choose is debatable. Because every single individual cell inside the fetus in the womb is separate from that from the mothers.” This student added that as “you can do whatever you want to your body but those cells inside you are a separate human being deserving of a life.” Planned Parenthood is a nonprofit organization that provides sexual health care in the United States. On their website they describe themselves as an organization who, “fights for laws and policies to protect your reproductive health and rights.” Crenshaw believes this organization is very important because it has become a, “healthcare organization for women in low income areas.” She elaborates by mentioning Planned Parenthood has abortions but also provides women with contraceptives, testing, prenatal care, and is a flow of regular healthcare. There are many worries on this potential limit on health care and what it could mean for women’s health. Conway believes it “could potentially lead to a lot of people dying from not having the aid of a

doctor for abortions.” According to the CDC around 700 women die each year from pregnancy and the United States has the “highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations.” The anonymous student believes, “it is a separate case when a mother’s life is in danger due to pregnancy, in this case a medical abortion is morally right to save a the mothers life.” A reason citizens support the potential overturning of this case is adoption. Abortion vs. adoption has been a long existing debate, according to the American Adoptions website adoption gives a child a chance to live a happy life and the ability to help fulfill someone’s dreams of being a parent. Conway has an opposing view to this idea; they believe the adoption system is “completely messed up,” and “it is not a feasible solution. “The process is traumatic for the parent and child, putting a child through what they didn’t have to is cruel in my opinion.” Crenshaw said, “Overturning the vote will turn the mindset of people against something set up to help people.” The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) calls abortion “an essential component of women’s health care.”

Deputy Amy Caviston engages with students KRIS GRAY News Editor

North Harford High School (NHHS) welcomed a new Student Resource Officer from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, April fourth. This is Deputy Amy Caviston’s first time as a SRO and she claims to be dedicated to having “a relationship with [students] and [is] here to help [students] more than anything else.” On Caviston’s first days, she noticed “that a lot of [students] avoided eye contact with [her]”. Despite this, the Deputy wants to make sure students “have a quiet and comfortable learning environment”. She understands that “[students] are in a stage of [their] life where the police aren’t necessarily people [they] want to be friends with” but she discourages this idea by saying, “I don’t feel like I am that imposing.” The SRO continues, “I am not here to get you guys in trouble or create an uncomfortable presence, I am here for you guys to ask questions, to guide you in the right direction and things of that nature.” Sophomore Kayla Doll supports the SRO and disagrees with the social norm that “guys are supposed to be the protectors and are considered stronger than women”. Doll believes that Caviston taking this position “is amazing and will help people realize ‘Wow, females can do it too.” Caviston “feels really good that girls are feeling comfortable” with her and that “girls have

somebody here that maybe they gramming, strong school-law can come and talk to about things enforcement-community stakethey may not have been comfort- holder communication, fostering able talking to a male about.” connectedness within the school The previous SRO, Deputy J.J. community, and providing supNorman explains his separation ports for at-risk students.” from NHHS, “When I first beFreshman McKenna-Mae came a SRO, I kinda wanted to Slavin is thrilled that NHHS has do Elementary school anyway.” a female law enforcer. There were no available spots Slavin feels “a lot more comopen at that time, so according to fortable going to [Caviston] Norman, he was offered the job with sensitive topics like sexuhere at NHHS. In March, “a spot al assault.” As a female student, recently came open at [North she would also be more tolerant Harford Elementary School],” “with searching.” Lastly, “seeing a and he was determined to “take woman take on that kind of role the opportunity when it came.” makes me think I can do it” and Deputy Norman ends his ex- other girls too. perience at NHHS on a good note, “I love North Harford, I love the students here, I love the staff here, [and] I’ve had a great experience. Prevent School Violence states that “a SRO program is one part of a comprehensive and coordinated approach to school safety that depends on Deputy Amy Caviston worked on patrol before balanced and she became a SRO. Her badge number is 1253. m u l t i - f a c - PHOTO CREDIT: HCSO. eted pro-

Doctor Mark Lortz directs band; Local composer works with students BEN IAMPIERI Copy Editor

On May 5, Dr. Mark Lortz came in and conducted a clinic with the North Harford band. Lortz composed a song that the students performed for their spring concert. “We played a piece at the spring concert called ‘Fuego Espanol,’ by Mark Lortz. He is a composer but also a college band director,” band teacher Mr. Wojciechowski says. “He teaches at Stevenson University outside of Baltimore. He grew up in Baltimore County and lives in Joppa now.” he continues. “We were able to have him come in before our concert and work with the band in a clinic kind of fashion,” Wojciechowski says. Junior Abby Saltzer has been in the NHHS band since she was a freshman. “It was a great opportunity to understand the meaning behind the song and understand his reasoning for writing it,” she says. “You don’t usually get to interact with the composers of songs.” Senior Travis Walker has been in the NHHS band since he was a freshman, too. “It was interesting having somebody who wrote the piece and knew the ins and outs of it,” he says. “You don’t normally get to do that.” Lortz not only helped teach the students parts of the music and understand the different components of it but also answered questions they had about why he wrote things a certain way or what the purpose of certain rhythms were. He taught them “about the style of the different Latin rhythmic elements that are in the piece,”

Wojciechowski explains. “We were able to have a different conductor so it was interesting to see his style of conducting vs what Mr. Wojo usually does,” Salzter says. “He had a different insight to what we could improve on through our playing. His conducting style was a little different.” “He even pointed out errors in the printing that we wouldn’t have known of,” Walker explains. “It was cool, and it was neat that he lives just down the road in Joppa.” The band has not had a lot of access to modern composers, unlike the choir, which has had composers brought in before. “We have [had] other college professors and university band directors that have come to work with us, but this is the first time we have actually had a composer come, and so that’s the unique element about this one,” Wojciechowski says. “But the nice thing is that now with the more common use of Microsoft teams, we can look for more opportunities to bring in more composers even if it’s in a virtual clinic. As we look for programming in the future and more modern pieces of music, that is definitely going to be a consideration,” continues the band teacher. Wojciechowski explains how the flexibility of Teams meetings could allow the band to work with composers from thousands of miles away. “If we have those opportunities to work with composers, then I’m always gonna look and see if that’s a possibility,” Wojciechowski explains.

Graduates get recognized for achievements; Seniors reminisce on past years with awards KIMBERLY EDGAR Reporter

The pledge opens up the event before Szott starts the program, “then we have the Harmonics come on stage and do The Star Spangled Banner for us,” says Szott. Towards the end of the program the Harmonics are invited back on the stage to lead the audience in a song on the way out of the auditorium, he adds. Seniors are recognized with regional awards and scholarships, school d e -

“they range from business owners to politicians.” The senior awards assemThere will be a lot of scholbly will take place on June 1 at arships presented to the senior 6:00pm in the school’s audiclass which have been advertorium according to guidance tised all year on Naviance, counselor Mark Szott. Szot has says Szott, “each year there are been in charge of this assembly about 150 scholarships given.” for 18 years, “it is a great way to Szott continues, these scholrecognize the achievements of arships are less competitive the senior class,” says Szot. because they are only open to The assembly will last apeither North Harford seniors or proximately two hours, says seniors in certain counties. “It Szott, “my first year doing this is not as competitive as some of in 2004 [the assembly] was in the national scholarships that the morning and it used to be a are out there where you will be lot longer.” It used to be three competing with everyone in “It is important to four hours instead of the the country for scholarto show students that their current two due to the ship money,” says Szott. hard work is noticed and preschool combining every“It is important to thing together into one show students that pares them for the future and awards assembly, extheir hard work is it also highlights students that plains Szott. “Now the noticed and prepares overcame a lot of adversity to separate departments them for the future do their own awards asand it also highlights have success in school as well.” semblies which cut down students that overcame ~ Guidance Counselor, the time quite a bit,” adds a lot of adversity to have Mark Szott Szot. success in school as well,” In the past, Szott explains, it adds Szott. used to be mandatory for every Unlike the limiting of memsenior to show up to the senior partment awards, bers for the graduation cereawards assembly. Now it is and school awards, says Szot, mony, parents, siblings, and only an invitation to those re“they are based on academic grandparents are all invited. ceiving an award, “every single excellence and achievement.” “Typically we do an all call student we invite will be going There are many platform guests about a week before [the asup for something, for some of that come on stage to present sembly] to all of the families of them being multiple things the awards and scholarships the students who will be recthat they receive,” says Szott. to the seniors, describes Szott, ognized,” mentions Szott.

Young children candidates for COVID protection KENSINGTON BOYANICH Business Manager Moderna has been seeking emergency use authorization for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 5 years of age. This would be the first COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 5 in the U.S. which makes up around 18 million people, according to CNN. “Moderna officials have said the FDA is expected to move fast, and a Pfizer official suggested its vaccine could be available for younger children in June, if it is authorized,” CNN continues. Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research called vaccines for younger children “one of our highest priorities,” but acknowledged the agency needed complete applications from vaccine manufacturers to review its finish. “We are proud to share that we have initiated our EUA submission for authorization for our COVID-19 vaccine for young children,” said Stéphane Bancel,

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Chief Executive Officer of Moderna. “We believe mRNA-1273 will be able to safely protect these children against SARS-CoV-2, which is so important in our continued fight against COVID-19 and will be especially welcomed by parents and caregivers,” states the Moderna Files for Authorization. Moderna has been conducting clinical trials on vaccines in young children. In late March, Moderna announced the results of injecting 4,200 children ages 2 through 5. The company stated, “two 25-microgram doses of its vaccine led to a similar immune response in young children as two 100-microgram doses for adults ages 18 to 25.” Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that the FDA is weighing whether to consider emergency use authorization for both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines for young children at the same time, rather than considering them separately, CNN states. Teachers and students have voiced their opinion on the mat-

ter. Junior Matthew Chaney says, “We already vaccinate kids for a lot of things so I don’t really see the issue in adding one more.” Social studies teacher Melissa Winter, who has three children of her own, has said, “I personally want more testing done on vaccines, especially the ones for children. My children aren’t vaccinated because I’m still not sure about the long term effects it has.” Spanish teacher, Mary Capellan shares, “I was thankful that my kids were over 5 so they could get the vaccine. I had no idea that there still wasn’t a vaccine available for younger children.” Dr. Paul Burton, chief medical officer of Moderna stated that the vaccines were, “very safe for this age group.” He continues to say, “The most common reactions were pain at the injection site and fever. There were no cases of heart inflammation, or myocarditis, in the study.” Moderna also states that they will investigate the potential for boosters in children if they are needed in the fall.

Honoring our educators VICTORIA HANNA Studio Manager

During the week of May 2 through the 6, teachers were surprised with many things for the annual Teacher Appreciation Week. Mrs. Wenke Green “loved the lunch they had,” and also adds that “the lunchbox was awesome, my husband always says that I’m trashy with my paper and grocery bags so I feel very classy with my new lunch box.” Similarly, Mr. Charles Selfe also loved getting the new lunch boxes. “They replaced the ones we got like ten years ago. Mine was all decrepit and moldy,” he says, “the principal made a big deal out of it after seeing my old lunch box so he wanted to make sure that we got all new lunch boxes since it was an embarrassment to the school.” Mr. John Wojciechowski says that the breakfast was nice and adds “sometimes I will be running late in the morning so I have to grab and go while I’m running out of the house to get to school on time.” Mr. David Orth agrees and says “my favorite part was probably the lunch that we got. Gifts are nice but every year you get something and I feel like food is the way to a teacher’s heart.” An experience that Mr. William Wardle was grateful for is when his “one class wrote on the chalkboard a ‘thank you’ card and they all signed it,” he expresses how appreciated he felt, “that’s a basic human need, for us to feel validated for what we do and when someone fills that need it feels good.” Mr. Brian McCormack agrees that he loves feeling appreciat-

ed, “I think the videos from the students meant the most because a donut is a moment on the lips and a lifetime on the hips sort of thing,” he says. McCormack also adds that “a lot of times [teachers] don’t know whether or not [they’re] making a difference and [he] thinks every once in a while students should look back and say ‘oh they weren’t as awful as I thought and I did actually learn something there.’” After receiving thank you notes and cards, Wojciechowski says he thinks “those little notes are the best gifts and the ones I actually hang on to. If you’re having a rough day, it’s nice to look back. I have a little folder where I stash all of those so I can go back and reread them. It’s that pick me up that you need to get back into your groove.” Similarly, Orth received notes from students and said “knowing that you’re helping them was probably the most valuable gift.” Early in the week, the PTA and administrators showed their appreciation by giving teachers an assortment of bagels. On Tuesday, they were given a North Harford themed lunch box filled with goodies. On Wednesday, teachers were given an assortment of wraps and desserts from administration. To finish the week, ChickFil-A provided gift cards for educators and the SGA served pie and donuts on Friday. The journalism staff, under the direction of video production manager Jackie Bultman, collaborated to make a video featuring every teacher in the school, and these videos were sent by email to teachers and also put on the morning announcements.

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Olivia Wilde served papers on stage; Actress figures out custody with ex-husband KENSINGTON BOYANICH Business Manager

Student takes stage at drag show KYLIE REDDING Op/Ed Editor On March 24, junior Logan Chapman, took the stage at the State Theater of Havre De Grace for his first drag performance. Chapman was attending one of the theater's monthly “drag brunches” when he was given an opportunity to join in on the fun, which he eagerly accepted. According to Chapman, he’s “been doing drag for two months at most.” Chapman explained, “I wanted something to express myself and I’m not really like an active outdoorsy kind of person [which makes] expressing yourself kind of hard.” He was inspired by Trixie Mattel, who was “the first ever drag queen that [he’s] ever seen in [his] life.” Chapman’s drag persona’s name is Grace. He stated “she’s the perfect mix of Dolly Parton, Marilyn Monroe and some of my favorite comedians. She is an extension of myself.” Chapman went on to explain “her name is inspired by my grandmother because she taught me not to worry about other people’s opinions.” According to Chapman, “they serve you breakfast and then they come out, they dance, sometimes they do little comedy sketches and you know, you tip them.” He shared “I went just to have fun and watch other people perform but they offered me a chance to perform myself and of course I took it.”

Chapman performed the song Jolene by Dolly Parton and was able to collect tips. He commented, “I wasn’t really nervous until I got out there in front of all the people but it was really fun and I had a lot of good times.” Chapman hopes to keep growing in his drag career in the coming months. He stated, “they have performances the last Sunday of every month and I’m going to go to them but whether or not they want to include me is up to them.” He continued on to say, “but I still like to go and it’s just a way to get yourself and your name out there.” “When I performed I wanted to keep doing it because it felt really good to be able to make money for something that I’m passionate about,” Chapman shared. “That’s kind of where it all started from.” Chapman wanted to emphasize that performing drag does not mean he wants to be a woman, dressing as one is simply a way that he expresses himself. According to Chapman, “[drag] is for anybody, it can look like anything. It doesn’t have to be anything specific, it can be anything you want it to be.” “Especially somewhere at North Harford, where [to my knowledge] I am the only one to be doing like this, it’s a little nerve racking, but my only goal is to open people’s eyes to the many different forms of art available,” shared Chapman.

During the unveiling for her new movie, ‘Don’t Worry Darling,’ director and actress Olivia Wilde was served custody papers from her ex-husband Jason Sudeikis. In the middle of her on stage speech on April 26, Wilde was given a manila envelope labeled “Personal and Confidential.” The folder was said to contain custody papers regarding the two young children the celebrities share together. Wilde has two children with Sudeikis, Otiz Sudeikis who is 8 and Daisy Josephine Sudeikis who is 5. The split happened in November of 2020 according to Economic Times. The couple had been engaged for seven years and began dating in 2011. According to tabloid site Page Six, Sudeikis said about the incident, “[He] had no prior knowl-

edge of the time or place that the envelope would have been delivered … and he would never condone [Wilde] being served in such an inappropriate manner.” Sudeikis said to GQ Magazine about the split, "I'll have a better understanding of why in a year and an even better one in two, and an even greater one in five, and it'll go from being, you know, a book of my life to becoming a chapter to a paragraph to a line to a word to a doodle." Some students have also voiced their opinion on the situation. Junior Brynn Hoffman states, “The way the papers were presented was disrespectful and immature. I don't really like Olivia Wilde because she is problematic but I empathize with her and thought the way she handled the situation was very mature.” Hoffman goes on to say, “I believe Sudeikis is acting like he knew nothing about the situa-

tion. I think he had some kind of say in the matter and wasn’t completely clueless like he says he is.” A poll posted on Instagram surveyed 150 people, 69% said that the way the papers were delivered to Wilde on stage was inappropriate and immature. Junior Tatiana Gonzalez says about the incident, “the way she was handed those papers on stage was so unprofessional and I genuinely feel bad for her.” Wilde’s new movie is coming out September 23 of this year. It stars Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, Nick Kroll, and Harry Styles who she is rumored to be dating. The movie is a psychological thriller set in the 1950’s. IMDb’s synopsis of the movie reads, “A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets.”

First Fridays kick off in May; Festivals occurring through summer REESE SHOWALTER Reporter First Fridays have returned to Havre de Grace and Bel Air. First Friday’s continue throughout the summer and into the fall. While exploring Havre de Grace there is live music, cafe seating, food trucks, merchandise vendors, store specials, classic car shows, and more. The festival continues every first Friday of the month until October 8. The First Friday in May is the opening event for the rest of the summer. The Havre de Grace event starts at 5 and ends at 9:30 and

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the event in Bel Air starts at 5 and ends at 8. Havre de Grace closes down streets for the event while the festival in Bel Air is a block party on Main Street. The Downtown Bel Air website encourages party goers to enjoy the shops and restaurants that surround Main Street.. Senior Kylee Testerman heard about the festivals through a friend's parents.“I heard about the festival in Bel Air. I want to go at least once but I always end up having plans.” She added, “It seems like a lot of fun so why not, maybe I'll invite a few of my friends to come with me before college.” Along with First Fridays, Aberdeen hosts second Saturdays and the Grove hosts fourth Fridays as well. These events are very similar to First Fridays. Second Saturdays in Aberdeen include vendors, live music at 6pm, and a movie in the park at 8pm. The event starts at 3pm and concludes at 8pm when the movie starts. “The Grove is Harford County’s agri-business incubator. It is

an outlet for local area farmers, artists and food processors to sell their products directly to consumers and to actively promote agriculture commerce and sustainability in Harford County.” according to the Grove’s website. On fourth Fridays at The Grove they have local food vendors, live music, and craft beverage trucks. All of the vendors that attend the event are locally owned. This is a chance for these local vendors to sell directly to customers. Junior Maddie Rutch said, “I have not heard about these events before. I love live music though so these seem like events that I would enjoy attending.” Testerman said, “It is really nice that it's in Bel Air so I can go to a restaurant or shop after spending some time at the festival.” Rutch added, “I would definitely go to the one in Bel Air just because it is closer to me than Havre de Grace.” She adds, “I think it is beautiful there [Havre de Grace] but for me Bel Air is just more convenient. It is nice to know that there is stuff going on that I can go to with friends.”

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Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard ongoing trial;

Social media buzzing about court case MEGHAN KALCK SSC Editor

Misentity publishes final issue;

Club celebrates seniors, best work SILVIA MARTINEZ Reporter

Misentity, North Harford’s literary arts magazine, plans on publishing their last issue this school year by May 20. The issue will be titled “Cry Hawk Cry” and will feature student creators’ favorite works from previous issues. “It’s kind of a ‘best of the best’ issue because students who have previously submitted work get to pick their favorite pieces,” says senior Clare Cummings, one of the co-editors of Misentity. She also thinks their last issue of the year will help celebrate the creative works of seniors who have previously submitted works to Misentity. “The title is a reference to the school newspaper, so the issue is set up similarly to a newspaper,” Cummings notes. Cummings first became involved with Misentity when she took Creative Writing I her sophomore year. “When you join creative writing, you’re automatically a part of Misentity,” she states, as most written works that get published by Misentity come from students in Creative Writing I and II classes. Since she joined, Cummings has become co-editor of the magazine alongside senior Annika Peterson. “Misentity is a hot topic in both my creative writing and art classes, so involvement in the more formal side of production felt natural,” Peterson explains. As co-editors, Cummings and Peterson are responsible for gathering all the submitted materials the club receives to show to their classmates in Creative Writing III. As a class, they make edits to written sub-

missions so they can then be placed into a Word document for formatting alongside pictures of art. “For this issue, we also took pictures of work in the art show to format alongside written submissions,” Cummings says. Along with editing and publishing, Cummings and Peterson also run the club’s Instagram page to post information about upcoming publications as well as previous issues. When deciding on a theme to announce, Peterson explains that the club’s ideas for themes usually form organically as it’s based on what they see emerging from the work in their Creative Writing class. “The themes are often very subjective and are a very loose guide for work that gets published, so a huge variety of styles are represented,” she continues. Moving forward, Cummings and Peterson believe the club’s main goals will continue to include branching out and reaching a wider audience. “One of Misentity’s main goals has always been to bring awareness to all the creative types of work made by students,” Cummings states. “For people thinking about joining Misentity, I want to say it’s so cool to look at submissions that reveal a whole new creative side of the student body that we don’t always get to see,” Peterson comments. She also believes it’s genuinely fulfilling to create a magazine and release it to the world. Cummings says that being a part of Misentity has been one of her favorite parts of high school because the “atmosphere is really laid back and fun.” She thinks that it’s really easy to make friends in the club, and anyone who enjoys writing or creating art of any kind should join.

It has been buzzing about social media, the court case of TV star Johnny Depp and his ex wife Amber Heard when she filed charges against him suing for 100 million dollars and accusing him of domestic abuse during their marriage. “The couple had split back in 2016 but have continued to battle in court,” according to nbcnews. org due to an op-ed piece that Heard wrote in The Washington Post in 2018, describing how she is a survivor of domestic abuse. Depp filed a lawsuit against Heard for 50 million dollars in damages and claimed he had never been violent towards her. “The trial, which is being held in Fairfax County, Virginia, is expected to take weeks,” according to nbcnews.org. The trial started on Apr. 11 and is currently still ongoing as of May 3. On Apr. 19, Depp took the stand and he testified over the course of four days and while he was on the stand he claimed that Heard “would instigate arguments and escalate their feuds,” according to nbcnews.com. The final witness that Depp and his team called up to the stand was forensic accountant Mike Spindler. “He [testified] about his analysis of the earnings Depp lost as a result of the 2018 op-ed, which did not mention the actor by

Johnny Depp on the stand during his defamation trial against his ex wife Amber Heard. The trial is expected to continue for at least another week as of May 10. PHOTO CREDIT: Jim Watson, Getty Images name,” according to cnn.com. Spindlers quote was "I concluded that Mr. Depp suffered lost earnings of approximately $40 million.” After 13 days of testimony, Depp’s attorneys rested their case and Heards team had started presenting their side of the case. In the beginning of May, Heard had fired her crisis public relations firm precision strategies and she has been “frustrated,” by all the negative publicity on social media following the testimony. On May 3, Heard attempted to strike and toss out the case but this motion was rejected by the judge. “[Judge] Penny Azcarate said that sufficient evidence had been presented by Depp’s lawyers to

keep the case ongoing,” according to deadline.com. On May 5, the court adjourned because “Judge Penney Azcarate had a conference she needed to attend,” according to nypost.com and the trial will resume on May 16, 2022. Junior Hannah Olschewske has an opinion on this current ongoing case. “I think realistically people are trying to say that they know what's going on,” she says but Depp and Heard are the only two who truly know what has happened. “It seems like Amber Heard is trying to make people feel bad for her,” Olschewske also says. She also believes that Heard is not investing herself in the case the way she should be.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness released BEN IAMPIERI Copy Editor Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was released to theaters on May 6. This movie has come with mixed reviews. The last Marvel movie was Spider-man: No Way Home, which introduced the multiverse into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The newest film steps further into the evolution and idea of the multiverse. As producer Kevin Feige puts it, it “will crack it wide open.” Junior Sierra Weaver has watched every Marvel movie and most shows. “It’s very important to watch all the different movies so you can understand the plot fully,” she explains. “You also have to watch movies that aren’t in the MCU, like the Fantastic Four and X-Men movies.” She is “excited about the new evolution of the MCU in ties with the multiverse. It will be interesting to see how [the new characters] tie with characters that have been around for a while.” Sophomore Kyle Difilippo has seen most of the Marvel movies and Disney+ shows. He thinks “the addition of the multiverse is an interesting idea, [as] it allows for so much to happen in the fu-

ture.” Senior Joshua Woods has watched about every Marvel movie. “I like the multiverse because now there’s going to be more new heroes and [there] could be some new interesting

movies in [the] near future,” he says. Beginning with the introduction of America, a character who has the ability to traverse the multiverse, she is the main plot point of the movie. “The intro-

duction of America was okay,” Weaver says. “I wish we got more of her before the movie to understand better but it was still good.” She is a kid who can create portals to other universes. “I personally didn’t like America as a character,” Difilippo says. “I think she was a good idea but the execution and acting of her were not good.” Woods and Weaver enjoyed the movie. “I loved the movie, every character hit exactly what they were supposed to,” Weaver says. “The scenes and effects of the movie were really cool.” “I felt like the movie was good and worth watching and I would watch it again,” Woods says. “I really liked the clip when America and Dr. Strange go through all the different universes as they fall down that wormhole thing America can do with her powers,” Woods says. On the other hand, Difilippo did not like the movie. “I think the movie was awful,” he says. “I think it was very rushed, there were a lot of moments where I was lost. I just sat there not understanding what I was watching. The movie was very jumpy. It caused some plot holes and overall a confusing and hard-to-watch movie.”

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Richardson working towards skydiving license, Describes once in lifetime experience MARISSA ALTENBURG H/S Editor

parachute. If I pass each level, I can earn my "A" license in only 25 jumps,” Richardson states. “I've always loved heights and Richardson said he has only always dreamed of flying. I belearned the basics up to this gan to consider skydiving almost point which include, how to arch two years ago,” says senior David your body for exit and freefall, the Richardson. parts of the parachute rig, mal“Before this, I've enjoyed cliff functions that could occur and diving and rock climbing. I've solutions for the also been watchsituations, how ing videos of BASE to steer, and how jumping for many to land. years.” RuchardThe first time son says. BASE he went he was jumping consists of not nervous. parachuting from Richardson fixed objects. In said that he was fact, the acronym slightly uneasy BASE comes from at his first IAD the four main catjump because his egories of objects canopy would thrill-seekers jump not allow him to from: Buildings, steer at first, not Antennas, Spans (bridges), and David Richarson takes his first dive in honor of his 18th to add the rough Earth (cliffs, for ex- birthday. He is now completing requirements for a skydiv- landing following that. ample) according ing license. He adds “I to Wonderopolis. PHOTO CREDIT: David Richardson wasn't scared, In preparation to but it does feel get certified, Rich“At MSPC, they teach an in- very weird to be all alone at 3,400 ardson began researching drop deployment feet.” Something that surprised zones this past month. He chose structor-assisted Maytown Sport Parachute Club (IAD) course. On my first day, Richardson was the speed at (MSPC) because “it's the closest I spent almost 5 hours in their which the ground approaches dropzone which offers a training classroom before completing my right before you land. Once he has his license, he first jump. I came back the next course. Also, as it's one of the oldest day and did my second IAD jump. plans to continue to gain experiFor each of my next three ence by getting more jumps in my skydiving clubs in the US, I knew it would be a much more person- jumps, I'll be doing a "practice log book, and hopefully travel to al experience than I could expect pull," in which I will pull a piece some beautiful dropzones. The skydiver is very inspired at a larger, corporate dropzone,” of newspaper out of the parachute container in order to sim- by Chase Reinford from Adrenacomments the adventurer. line Addiction on YouTube and “I just wanted to do something ulate pulling my own parachute. For now, I'm just learning how by the quote "Once you have tastfun for my 18th birthday and I deto fly solo while they give me in- ed flight, you will forever walk cided on a tandem skydive. As soon as my feet hit the structions through a radio in my the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, ground after my tandem jump in helmet. By the end of the course, I'll and there you will always long to January, I knew I wanted to come back in the Spring to start work- be learning how to pack my own return,” by Leonardo da Vinci. ing towards my license,” says Richardson. A tandem skydive is what you typically see when a person without a license wants to jump. The two people are strapped together during the entire descent while still getting the free fall feeling according to skydivescs.com.

Students take World History AP test BROOKELYN PRIEBE Reporter

even pass but my mom wanted me to do this test.” Mr. Scarborough says, “I think Many students took their a lot of kids have anxiety when World History AP tests on they get really close to the exam, Thursday, May 12. AP testing is so I try to emphasize that it is just a test that students have to pay a test. And that this is something to take, and if they pass the test, that won’t have a huge impact on they can get the college credit. their lives.” If students do not pass, then Deily said she bought the “AP they do not receive the college prep books and have studied credit and must take that course those for a few months.” She when they do get to college to “I think a lot of kids also said, “I feel comfortable get that credit. in my testing abilities so I have anxiety when they get If students miss the do feel like I will pass this dealdline to take the test, really close to the exam, so I pretty easily.” they they have to pay an try to emphasize that it is just a On the other hand, extra fee. some students are not Mr. Benjamin Scarbor- test. And that this is something that studying. Barker said, “I ough, AP World History won’t have a huge impact on their have not done anything to teacher said, “for the AP prepare myself for the test, lives.” exam it requires knowlthere is not much to do, edge of content and also ~ Mr. Scarborough, and I don’t think I will pass very specific skills, so it is history teacher it, but it’ll be okay.” important that I do a good Howell said he studied job at teaching all the content though. He said, “I haven’t studthat they need for the exam.” ied too much but I have studied He said, “There are very speciffor a few hours, and I just used beyond ic types of questions, very specific I am Quizlet to help me.” rubrics that are used, so we look stressed about this and it feels Along with Barker and Heuser. over them and get a lot of practice like never ending studying.” Baran said he didn’t prepare himShe then said, “when I study, with those sorts of things so that self for it. hopefully when they do take the I just stress myself out and can“If I fail, then I fail. I probably exam they will be pretty comfort- not calm myself down and they won’t pass it so I will just take are like high high high levels of able with it.” the course in college.” Sophomore students Ace Ba- stress. And I do not think I will ran, Caitlyn Travagline, Blake Howell, Mason Barker, Kate Deily, and Collin Heuser all took the AP World test. Some were stressed while others were not. Travagline said, “I was up all night the other night studying and trying to prepare for this test.

Odd furry friends provide comfort

KIMBERLY EDGAR Reporter

Junior Emma Walters and sophomore Ava Griffith own birds as loyal companions. Griffith owns one Indian Ring-Neck Parakeet and Walters owns two American Pekin ducks. According to The Spruce Pets, “birds are essentially wild and need to be handled and socialized with every day to remain tame.” Lafeber Company describes the Indian Ring-Necked Parakeet as an outgoing bird that bodes well with an own who appreciates a companion that demands what it wants. Griffith confirms this and adds that “they are great pets for very specific people, if you cannot handle its care do not adopt any bird.” Griffith describes her bid as small, green, with an orange beak but his personality is in complete contrast to his size. The sophomore named her bird after a Pokemon named Goomy because “it sounded cute and it stuck.” Griffith’s most memorable encounter was when she left Goomy alone with her partner and Goomy stole her partner’s dorito, “when I walked in he was just sitting in his cage with a dorito almost as big as him in his beak while my partner was terrified about what just happened,” says Griffith. Griffith describes taking care of a bird like Goomy as time consuming and that her experience taking care of her bird has taught her both sharing skills and patience. “These birds will steal any type of food from your hands and if you lack the patience to clean his cage, change the water, have supplies to rummage for the bird, and to feed the bird, it will be very unfortunate for that bird,” according to Griffith. One of Griffith’s favorite qualities that more traditional pets don’t have is the Indian Ring-Neck’s incredible ability to talk. “It is really nice to talk to my bird and actually have a response back, something a cat or a dog could never do,” says Griffith, “if you have no one to talk to, these birds are fantastic companions.” In addition to their remarkable talking ability, Lafeber Company adds that these birds specifically “will charm and delight the person who takes the time to appreciate its other qualities.” Walters’ ducks are named Quack and Gretchen, who are known for biting ankles according to Walters. She explains that raising ducks is very different from owning dogs, “if you do not know how to raise poultry, don’t,” says Walters. Cleaning is one of the main challenges that comes with taking care of this animal, “in case you were wondering, ducks actually poop every 15 minutes,” adds Walters. According to The Happy Chicken Coop, “The docile and sometimes affectionate nature of Pekin ducks has also earned them intense popularity to keep simply as a farm pet along with chickens.” Walters explains that she wanted an “emotional support animal” and specifically chose these ducks for the job because they have “very strange personalities.” Surprisingly, these domesticated ducks “were not fond of being outside”, according to Walters, “they just continued to bite my ankles until we let them back inside.”

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Record Store Day connects vinyl collectors ALEXA FALLS Entertainment Editor

On April 23, an important event for some record collectors took place, Record Store Day. RSD is a day when exclusive and limited amounts of vinyl and CDs are produced for certain artists. This event started 14 years ago in 2008 and is still a lively day for many collectors. About 1,400 independently owned record shops across America participate in this event and sell the limited edition vinyls on the special day in-store and then online the day after to sell any leftover pressings. Vinyl stores internationally participate as well, according to Record Store Day’s online site. It has been held on different dates, but it always occurs on a Saturday in April and then occasionally on Black Friday, which is in the month of November, “In 2010, Record Store Day coordinated its first RSD Black Friday event,” according to Record Store Day’s website. A recent example of this would

be last year's Black Friday RSD, including pressings from Fleetwood Mac, Lana Del Rey, Billie Eilish, and more. This year, the ambassador for Record Store Day was American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift. She released

an exclusive clear pressing for this year of her hit songs ‘the lakes (original version)’ and ‘the lakes (album version)’ in which the original version had never been pressed on vinyl before this day. Only 10,000 pressings were released. Sophomore Ava Pippitt says

that she bought, “Rex Orange County’s Apricot Princess, fifth anniversary edition […] I also was interested in the Taylor Swift [record] but it sold out so fast.” Along with Swifts and Rex Orange County’s limited-edition releases, artists/bands such as Wallows, David Bowie, Mariah Carey, The Cure, Foo Fighters, and so many more. If you would like to see all the pressings from April 23 or any other dates/ years past, recordstoreday.com has the full list. Pippitt says that she found out about the occasion from local record store REB Records’ Instagram page, “I looked into it more and I thought it was so cool!” She adds to, “support small record shops!” Pippitt says that her record collection started about a year ago and she currently owns “13 different albums [on vinyl].” She says that her experience with RSD, “was super fun! I like the concept behind it, and it’s a very fun event to do with friends.” Pippitt adds, “I would definitely do it again!”

Save the last word from seniors Luke Reinecke, senior “Don’t mess up, minor errors lead to major setbacks. keeping your nose clean early will set you up well for the future.” John Hahn, senior “Life is eerily similar to a game, you must know how to play it before you can win it.” Miles La Seta, senior “Don’t skip school, when they say they’ll hold you back, they’re not lying.” Owen Hoy, senior “Don’t live life too fast, it’ll pass you by before you even know it.” Tyler Fuller, senior “Cherish all the great memories you make in high school with all your friends you’ll never get any moments like them again.” Compiled by: Ben Sersen

Jarrettsville carnival back in town;

Locals enjoy food, friends, fun NOEL BAILEY Reporter

The Jarrettsville Lions Club Carnival was back in town from May 6 to May 14. The carnival is a staple for Jarrettsville and the kids who live around the area, and its arrival was earlier than usual this year since it usually happens in June regularly. “Everyone from Harford County goes,” sophomore Ivan Juarez says. The carnival had a selection of rides this year including the Avalanche as a returning ride from last year along with bumper cars, Scrambler, the Surf Shack, a fun house, Bear Affair, UFO Area 51, Navy Seal, the merry go round, and hip hop. There were food options available for those who were looking for snacks, dinner, lunch, or dessert, including three food trucks

and included things like funnel cake, burgers, popcorn, fries, soft serve ice cream, lemonade, etc.

Pictured is the view from the swings at the Jarrettsville carnival on Monday, May 9. The last day for the carnival is Saturday, May 14. PHOTO CREDIT: Staff “Hanging out with friends and

eating their food” are Juarez’s favorite parts of the fair. The games were back again this year. People were winning stuff animals and new pet fishes left and right. “Trying to win a goldfish,” sophomore Preston Web says, was his favorite part. The fish were won at a game where you had to get a ping pong ball into a glass jar. The water gun games were there along with a basketball game. Juarez has been going to the carnival for the past eight years. Sophomore Timothy Morrow has gone to the carnival for the past three years and “a lot of people seem to like it” Morrow says. Juarez has been going to the carnival for the past eight years. While Morrow doesn’t ride rides, he still goes to “have fun and hang out with friends.” The carnival will be back next year aswell.

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Congratulations

Sierra Jolynn Abels- Employment Alexis Elena Gainey- Coast Guard Mia Lopez Abrecht- Harford Community College Andrew Emanuel Gainey- Harford Community College Ryan Alexander Aiken- Employment Danielle Do Nascimento Gallo- Community College of Philadelphia George William Alexander Jr- Technical school Conner Xavier Garcia- Gap year Alyssa Danielle Alford- Undecided Joshua David Garrett- Technical school Victoria Frances Allman- Temple University Gabriella Rose Gast- Undecided Dylan Gregory Allred- Harford Community College Tia Marie Gay- Harford Community College John Henry Allred- Harford Community College Sean Walter Gibbons- Saint Joseph’s College Jarrett Mychal Altenburg- Marines Heidi Marie Gilman- Harford Community College Marissa Catherine Altenburg- Messiah University Devin Reese Glogowski- Harford Community College Noah Ehren Altenburg- Marines Cameron Tyler Gollahon- Employment Austin Jacob Arist- Bloomsburg University Calvin James Gorschboth- Undecided William Gaetano Armiger- Florida Golf Coast University Kendall Nicole Gover- Harford Community College Hailey Madison Autry- Undecided Samantha Marie Grace- Community College of Baltimore College Preston Matthew Ayd- Harford Community College Summer Kathryn Grace- Harford Community College Austin Donald Ayres- Trade school Spencer Lee Grishkot- Army Aaron Patrick Bach- Delaware Valley University Bethany Michelle Grzymala- Pace University Douglas Patrick Barker- Harford Community College Silvia Guevara-Martinez- University of Chicago Dillon Jonathan Battaglia- Harford Community College John Henry Hahn IV- Employment Beverly Elaine Bigelow- Colorado State University Vance Jordan Haire- West Virginia University Julia Christine Birchfield- University of Delaware Victoria Ann Hanna- Full Sail University Madison Renee Blubaugh- York College Sarah Jane Hardiman- Harford Community College Bradley Thomas Boegner- Harford Community College Julia Evelyn Harris- Harford Community College Shane Collins Borns- Frostburg University Andrew Ryan Hartlove- West Virginia College Damion Jenson Bowman- Marines Brian Thomas Hauer II- Penn State York William Mycroft Bowman- Airforce Brian Garrett Heffner- Employment Gabrielle Rose Brock- Lancaster Bible College Genevieve Rose Heinlein- Harford Community College Ciara Rose Brockmeyer- Harford Community College Grace Anne Herron- University of Maryland Solomon Ariola Brundridge- University of Maryland Baltimore County Aiden John Heuser- Undecided Kaitlyn Riechelle Buchanan- North Carolina State College Griffin Thomas Hevesy- University of Maryland Morgan Taylor Buckland- Harford Community College Logan Tyler Timothy Hill- Employment Jacquelyn Marie Bultman- University of South Carolina Honors College Leah Nicole Hillier- Towson University Kayleigh Madison Bush- Gap year Hannah Marie Holcombe- University of Delaware James Peter Calland- Employment Rachael Maria Holmes- Employment Logan Jarred Carberry- Trade Matthew Jacob Holste- Employment Aden John Carrigan- - Navy Faith Elizabeth House- Towson University Chase Joseph Cicone- Harford Community College Owen Liam Hoy- Harford Community College Andrew David Clayton- Air Force Elaina Rochelle Huffman- Florida Gulf Coast University Hunter Nathan Cole- Harford Community College Eric Francis Huffman- Employment Ryan James Collins- University of Kentucky Sarah Lynn Huller-United Aviate Academy Benjamin David Comer- Trade Abbey Lynn Huneke- Shenandoah University Jaydin Gabrielle Conner- North Carolina State University Aaron Alexander Huth- Loyola University Hope Madison Marie Conrad- Harford Community College Kole Bailey Iddings- Employment Jesse Alexander Cook- Employment Courtney Michelle Jacobs- Harford Community College Charles Eugene Copeland III- Maryland Air National Guard Malinah Paige Jerscheid- Towson University Zachary Austin Cornman- Harford Community College Lydia Marie Jones- Nenmann University Tyler Shane Correlli- Employment Seth David Jones- University of Delaware James Colby Criss- Gap year Gwenivere Anastasia Kapinos- Harford Community College Clare Isabella Cummings- Fordham University Jamiesen Amalie Kavanagh- University of Maryland Maria Rose Davis- Emergency Medical Technician Violet Mae Kazi- Maryland Institute College of Art Anthony Dellarose Jr - Cabrini University Tristen Donato Kepner- Community College of Balitimore County Ryan Lee Demos- Harford Community College Alexis Rose Kilgore- North Dakota State College Kerry Marie Dennison- Harford Community College Douglas Owen Koerber- Harford Community College Timothy Paul Dessecker– Monmouth University Hannah Marie Krizek- Harford Community College Tristan Nathanial Devoe- Flight School Colin Christopher Krug- Washington College Logan James Dorsey- Point University Ellison Paige Kuciara- Harford Community College Jessica Michelle Dudok- Lebanon Valley College Evan Thomas Kuzemchak- Harford Community College Annabelle Malaya Elliott- University of Delaware Miles Joseph La Seta- Undecided Nathan Maurice Epple- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Alex Jay Lavitz- University of Maryland Forestry Richard Bradley Lawry- Salisbury University Caleb Edward Erdman- Employment Ava Elisabeth Lewis- Southern Wesleyan College Laura Elizabeth Erisman- Harford Community College Ava Lillian Lewis- York College Jessica Ann Fannin- Messiah University Gavin Steven Lewis- Harford Community College William Kyle Fannin- Employment Carson Mark Lindhorst- Technical school Amber Christina Farnsworth- Harford Community College McKenzie Christine Little- George Mason College Grace Anne Feldbush- Harford Community College Emily Catherine Lucky- Coast Guard Robert Matthew Fenner- University of Delaware Megan Elizabeth Mannlein- University of South Florida Joshua Anthony Ferro- Harford Community College Natalie Lynne Manzo- Undecided Teagan Quinn Flaherty- University of Maryland Tonya Nicole Marks- Messiah University Sophia Grace Frontera- Employment Ryan Joseph Martinelli- University of Delaware

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2 0 2 2 Emma Catherine Mathios- Bloomsburg University Grant Edward Maxa- University of Delaware Lindsey Paige McCullough- York College Nathan John McElwain- Harford Community College Gabriel Quinn McGill- Harford Community College Jack William McGovern- Towson University Tristan Matthew McGregor- Towson University Caroline Stewart McKnight- University of Delaware Javier Alexander Mejia- Neumann University Emily Reed Messick- University of Alabama Charles Lee Milburne Jr- Gap year Caleb Lee Miller- Employment Collin Owen Miller- Employment Emily Elizabeth Mills- Harford Community College Ryan James Mink- Employment Emma May Moffitt- Harford Community College Corbin Nicholas Mugavero- Undecided Kaitlyn Marie Mulholland- Mount St. Marys Maggie Ann Mullin- Bluefield State Karley Lynn Mullins- Employment Nicholas Connor Mullins- Harford Community College Joshua Tyler Nau- University of Nebraska Hannah Rae O’Berry- Harford Community College Riley Margaret O’Hare- South Caroline University Dylan Dennis Ortman- Towson Univeristy Erica Marie-Elizabeth Otte- Harford Community College Ian James Pahutski- University of Maryland Jacob Dalton Palmer- Undecided Sierra Haleigh Pappas- Employment Carleigh-Ann Park- Harford Community College Abbie Ann Patrick- Employment Cayden Joseph Perkins- Undecided Annika Haley Peterson- Smith College Aiden Jacob Phillips- Gap year Luke Aaron Phillips- West Virginia University Sydney Catherine Phipps- University of Maryland of Baltimore College Gavin Kaia Potter- Harford Community College Marissa Kaylin Potts- University of Maryland Caylin Alise Presley- Community College of Baltimore College Claire Courtney Priebe- Harford Community College Nathan Baker Priebe- Employment Amanda Clarise Prosser- Employment Sara Julia Puig- Harford Community College Madison Brynn Quick- Goucher College Ivy Ross Reaves- Towson University Kylie Paige Redding- Towson University Patrick James Russell Reed Jr- Apprenticeship Mikayla Elizabeth Reed- Undecided Garrett William Reinecke- Trade school Luke Houston Reinecke- Trade school Madalyn Grace Rhoades- West Virginia University David James Richardson- Undecided Lauren Marie Richardson- Aveda Institute Parker Joseph Riley- Employment Aislinn Grace Riordon- Towson University Kaylee Mae Ritchie- Harford Community College Rosmery Yamileth Rivas Flores- Towson University Celina Maria Rivas- Apprenticeship Trent Michael Roberts- York Technical Institute Emily Rose Roman- Employment Chloe Rose Romm- Rider University Stanley Michael Rote II - West Virginia University Jonathan Robert Roth- University of Delaware Alaina Nicole Runt- Undecided Reagan Madison Saboy- Millersville Margaret Sareaha Sadiq- Harford Community College Gareth Evan Lehnert Sansbury- Undecided Kylie Lynn Sauer- American University Eleanor Jean Saulsbury- Sheffield Institute of Recording Arts Lauren Kendall Sawyer- Harford Community College

Nicholas Alexander Sawyer- Undecided Nicholas Scott Schildtknecht- Undecided Benjamin Eugene Sersen- Apprenticeship Alayna Isabella Sheahy- University of Maryland Kyle Joseph Shenton- Undecided Kaylyn Loretta Shew- Harford Community College Ethan William Shoemaker- Gap year Haley Lynn Shoemaker- Harford Community College Madison Elizabeth Shoemaker- Texas A+M University Patrick Timothy Shrodes- Harford Community College Isabella Michele Silvestri- Gap year Joanna Marie Simmons- Harford Community College Ashley Hunter Simon- Harford Community College Tessa Josephine Skrocki- Trade Brianna Lee Slack- Employment Colin Joseph Smith- University of Delaware Kayla Gabrielle Smith- Brynathyn College Lauren Marie Smith- Gap year Lyndsay Nicole Smith- Employment Sierra Opal Smith- Undecided Allyson Paige Snyder- Harford Community College Alyssa Lynn Sparacco-Ireland- Harford Community College Richard Dominic Spigler- Washington College Natalie Larie States- Harford Community College Timothy Lee Steele- Community College of Baltimore College James Edward Stewart III- Undecided Allison Knox Stewart- University of Maryland Greer Kendall Strine- High Point University Talia Xin Yu Stubbs- University of New Hampshire Haley Danielle Swanson- Harford Community College Kaley Louise Swearingen- Duquesne University Grace Anne Tabeling- Delaware Valley University Mason Kenneth Teague- Employment Kylee Sage Testerman- Undecided Damien Raymond Thomas- Harford Community College Lahela Dea Thomas- Harford Community College Sebastian Elliot Thompson- Marines Ryan Alexander Tracy- Salisbury University Garrett Bosley Tribull- Employment Jason Christopher Trost- Virginia Technology Isabella Rose Trovato- Undecided Daniel Burton Truxel- Liberty College Dimitrios Tsalikis- Cecil College Alexander James Turner- Towson University James Scott Wagner Jr - Undecided Evan Donovan Wagner- Harford Community College Olivia Nicole Waldsmith- Harford Community College Travis Wayne Walker- Technical School Chloe Morgan Ward- Harford Community College Courtney Leigh Warns- Warren Wilson College Savannah Rose Watts- Harford Community College Jocelyn Brooke Wheeley- Oklahoma City University Emily Marie White- Virginia Technical Honors College Zachary James Wilcox- Methodist University Dakota Joseph Wildberger- Harford Community College Hannah May Williams- Champion College Tiffany Turner Williams- Employment Natalie Madison Winn- Harford Community College Alexis Grace Wood- Loyola College Joshua Aaron Woods- York College Mason Gene Woods- Employment Ondrea Laine Woodward- Harford Community College Brady Lee Wright- Employment Jack Owen Wright- Navy Zachary Ray Wyatt- Employment Carley Marie Yox- Harford Community College Saif Al Din Badawi Hassan Badawi Gabr Zagloul- HCC Ethan Connor Zang- West Virginia University

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May 26, 2022

DAY TO DAY DIFFICULTIES: MEGHAN KALCK SSC Editor Chiari Malformation Type 1 occurs when the section of the skull containing a part of the brain, the cerebellum, is too small or is deformed, putting pressure on and crowding the brain. The lower part of the cerebellum is displaced into the upper spinal canal according to mayoclinic.org. Junior Kaitlyn Schueler was first officially diagnosed with Chiari Malformation Type 1 in Dec. 2021, however, she first started showing symptoms back in Jan. 2019. “When I was first having issues, I began getting scared of even coming to school. I got terrified for my own safety, I couldn’t stand on my own, [and] my legs and arms went numb and unbalanced,” Schueler explains.

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According to mayoclinic.org, some symptoms of Chiari Malformation Type 1 are neck pain, problems with balance, numbness, dizziness, difficulty swallowing, etc. “Some symptoms I experience are headaches, numbness, loss of vision, shakiness, imbalance and ringing in ears,” Schueler says. All of these issues are caused because “[her] cerebellum is off-balance.” The cerebellum is the part of your brain that controls balance, and when she experiences a bad headache or a loss of vision, it comes in spurts lasting from seconds to hours. These can be dangerous to her especially if she is driving or playing a sport. “My problems resembled panic attacks. Which is why it would take almost 2-3 years before [she] had any testing done,” she says.

When she was first starting to have issues it was around the same time she was going to get her permit at the DMV and she was fearful that they would not allow her to get a permit or license. “[She] was told by neurologists that the only way [she] could truly resolve this issue is to have surgery on the back of my skull,” she explains. They would remove a piece of her skull to relieve the pressure inside of her brain; however, for her state of the condition, surgery is not necessary. “Chiari Malformation Type 1 is common, surgery is not recommended unless it develops into Type 2,” Schueler says. Currently the only treatment that Schueler is receiving is “symptom regulation,” which includes headache medication and

also counseling to manage her stress. “The idea of managing the stress helps with keeping away the idea of activating [her] ‘flight or fight’ response in a small scenario,” Schueler says. Schueler’s condition can vary from day to day, some days it’s a “breeze,” and she will have something little as a headache all day; however, other days, she will be “scared to move out of [her] bed.” “This condition can make [her] unable to move by weakening [her] limbs. “There are also days that when [she] goes to school and if [she] has an issue, it can be impossible to get help without a friend nearby.” Papers in classes can become frustrating to her but she is “glad,” that she has her teachers helping her whenever she needs.

Invisible illnesses made visable;

Struggling with feeling nobody understands ANNIE FINHOLM Reporter In the United States alone, more than 40 percent of schoolaged children and adolescents have “at least one chronic health condition, such as asthma, other physical conditions, and behavior/learning problems,” says the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. While a large population of students have a chronic health condition, the National Library of Medicine states that about one in 100 students can relate to sophomore Julianna Chaney in terms of orthostatic intolerance. As for the genetic condition she suffers from, only one in 5,000 people experience the same debilitating ordeals. Chaney was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), which she describes as “a connective tissue disorder,” Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), and “other comorbidities that come with EDS” when she was six years old.

Writing has always been a These two chronic illnesses difficulty for Chaney due to her have forced a plethora of strugEDS. With the issues of her congles upon her that influence her nective tissues, her muscles must daily life. Due to her EDS, she perform the work of her ligadeals with “chronic pain, fatigue, ments. According to Cleveand [her] joints pop out of land Clinic, ligaments [socket], among othallow the joint to er things.” Since “They just move in the dithis disorder rection they’re affects all the don’t understand supposed to, connective why meaning that tissue in the I am hurting or can’t do she must body, most of use her wrist her systems things that others can.” muscles to have been disJulianna Chaney, perform a functurbed. tion they are not POTS is an sophomore meant to do. orthostatic intolDaily tasks have been erance condition in made much more challenging for which standing for long periods her because of her chronic illnessof time causes reduction in blood volume, causing patients to feel es, such as simply walking. With lightheaded or faint prior to the difficulty of typical tasks, the laying down, says Mayo Clinic. student has been forced to quit Chaney feels symptoms of being activities that she once enjoyed. “overly dizzy,” which can cause Since her joints don’t sit propher to pass out. She states that erly in their sockets, she had to she can also experience fainting quit gymnastics. She says that episodes when she experiences after her diagnosis with EDS, she would find sports that she an injury or is in a lot of pain.

thought were fun but would then “quickly realize that those sports were not for [her].” Being constantly mindful of her body, sensing when she was going to have a fainting episode and getting herself to a safe location, impacts her daily. She has been forced to grow in-tune with her body to learn the symptoms of when she could pass out, which has allowed her to ensure more damage is not done to her body. “They just don’t understand why I am hurting or can’t do things that others can,” Chaney conveys. She wishes that others could understand her disabilities, even though it’s difficult to view what’s not tangible. Without allowing insight on them, no one would know anyone with these diseases were affected by them. Chaney wishes that just because those suffering may look normal on the outside; they should not assume they are normal on the inside.

outbreak

DELANEY O’NEIL Reporter The avian influenza, also called H5N1, is a strand of the influenza primarily affecting birds and poultry. This type of flu is most often contracted by sick birds, but can also be passed from person to person. Mainly the virus is spreadable by airborne respiratory droplets, according to the Mayo Clinic. Symptoms will seem like the common flu, with a cough, fever, sore throat, muscle aches, and a shortness of breath. Drugs such as Tamiflu and Relenza are prescribed within two days of the appearance of the virus. Now, the avian flu is affecting over two thirds of states in the U.S. The virus has reached Washington state and Oregon poultry, having killed a total of 37.55 million poultry and there have been a significant number of Midwestern outbreaks involving backyard flocks, according to CIDRAP. Current news confirms that there is one U.S. human outbreak in Colorado. This state prison inmate states that he developed a fatigue while slaughtering poultry at a commercial farm in Colorado which tested positive for the H5N1 outbreak. The only other human case was reported in China when a 4-year-old boy developed a fever, cough, and shortness of breath. The boy reported having eaten chickens kept in his family’s backyard, according to CIDRAP. Within Maryland, more than 100 dead black vultures were found near the Conowingo Dam in mid-April, according to The Baltimore Sun. This has caused the closing of several walking trails in the area while officials work to reduce the spread of the deadly virus. Similarly, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has opted to take many of its birds off exhibit to ensure that viewers do not come into contact with the birds or their droppings. Biology teacher Mr. Brady Green says, “when the swine flu occurred it was scary and I remember trying to find vaccines for my kids at the time.” In regards to the bird flu, “it is not super scary to me, but if a vaccine happens to be produced, I will definitely get it.” Green goes on to say, “most flus start with transmission from animals and then it spreads to human populations like crazy because it is so easily transmittable.” Various Maryland farms have also reported the virus within their poultry. The Maryland Department of Agriculture suggests cooking meats and eggs to an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit will kill the virus.

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Computer science teacher runs marathon; McCormack finds ways to stay fit GABBY MOXHAM Reporter Teacher Brian McCormack ran the Salisbury Marathon on Saturday, April 2. McCormack said he ran one marathon previously at Rehoboth Beach, DE, and he learned a lot from it. He had trained for this marathon by running on a weekly basis, sometimes up to 57 miles. McCormack claims that he didn’t train as much for the first marathon than he had for the second. He started running in 2018, and prior to his ambition to run marathons he hadn’t raced much, other than an 8K in Virginia Beach

and a half marathon in Havre de Grace. He stays motivated to run by “setting goals for myself. I have a spreadsheet of every time I have run, what my heart-rate was, and what my pace was. I wanted to finish a marathon before I turned 61, which I accomplished but now I am looking to meet the minimum requirement of 3 hours and 50 minutes (3:50.00) for the Boston Marathon.” McCormack doesn’t necessarily think he will run in the Boston Marathon but wants to know he could if he wanted to. He said this also is a general goal, and not

necessarily one he was looking to tackle in the Salisbury Marathon. The short-term goal that the runner wanted to achieve was not to need to walk at all for the race he attended on April 2. The senior-athlete enjoys“challenging adolescent males” to see if they are faster than a 60 year-old man. McCormack claims that in his last marathon he felt super strong at mile 13 but he didn’t have enough of an appreciation for the difference in doubling 13 to 26. He experienced what is known in the running world as “bonking” which is a cramping sensation after a person uses up all of their en-

ergy in their muscles around mile 25. “I was able to run across the finish line, but not much further!” he remarked. A recovery process after a marathon for him would look like, “I stay moving, and I wasn’t that exhausted afterward, but just to make sure that you move around.” Being a runner, and an older one at that, McCormack doesn’t stretch in his recovery or preparation stages. Some advice that he follows was given to him by his son, who also runs which is “it’s two racesit’s the first 20 miles and it’s the last 6.”

Regular season closes with loss; Girls lacrosse celebrates seniors REESE SHOWALTER Reporter

The girls lacrosse regular season games came to a close with a loss on May 5 against Hereford. The team moved on to playoffs where they lost to C. Milton Wright. Throughout the season the girls had a total of eight home games, and they had eight away games. This season the varsity team won nine games and lost five games. The junior varsity won eight games and lost two. Senior night was on Apr. 26 against Havre de Grace, where the team won 8-7. The four graduating seniors on the team include Allison Stewart, Caylin Presley, Reagan Saboy, and Emma Moffitt. Senior Alli-

son Stewart said, “Senior night was more emotional during field hockey season because [she] was injured for lacrosse. [She] think[s] [her] last in-season game will be more emotional than the true senior night.” Stewart said that her favorite memory was beating harford tech, “Our energy was amazing and it was a huge win for us.” Many underclassmen are excited for next year's season even though the seniors are going to graduate. Junior Isabella Southard said, “[She’s] sad that the seniors are leaving, they are all amazing players that [she’s] have played with since rec, so [she’s] sad to see them leave, but excited for them

for college.” Junior Reilly Holmstrom said, “[She’s] sad the seniors are leaving. Especially Allison, [She’s] played with her since [she] was little so it is emotional that she won’t be playing with me next year.” She added, “Senior night was emotional for me because [she’s] not ready for [her] own senior night next year. [She] know[s] next year's senior night is going to be very emotional for [her].” Southard was emotional on senior night, she said that she knew that senior night meant a lot to them and seeing them both happy and sad made her feel the same. Stewart said, “[She] definitely

enjoyed [her] last season because it was one of the first normal seasons since COVID and [she] had so much fun.” She added, “[She’s] proud of how most of the girls keep their composure and how some of them are so encouraging. Some girls are amazing players and teammates.” Southard said, “[She’s] had a lot of hope for next season despite losing our seasons. [They] have a lot of talented players left, so [she’s] excited to see how next season will play out.” Holmstrom said, “[She’s]excited for [her] senior season next year, knowing it will be emotional but [she’s] excited to continue playing in college.”

‘Facing off’ end of season; Boys lacrosse closes their season RILEY STONEBACK Reporter

Last week, boys' lacrosse went into their playoffs making it to the second round. According to County Sports Zone, they went into the playoffs with a 9-5 record. The boys finished their regular season with a record of 10-6. On May 11 they played Elkton at home in the first round of playoffs, and played Kent Island away on May 13, ultimately losing 3-27.

Junior Kian Pucher is in his first year of high school lacrosse. Pucher said, “We have definitely gotten a lot better as the season has gone on. We have really stuck together. As the season is finishing up, the teams that we’re playing are getting harder, and we’ve just been doing better against better teams.” Junior Colin McDermott agreed with Pucher, saying his season went “pretty well too.” McDermott said, “the team has

improved by a lot over time that we’ve played more difficult teams. [He] think[s] the tougher play level from higher teams pushes [the team] all to work harder during games and practices.” Leonard said, “We’ve definitely improved our ball movements all around the field. We’ve come together as an offense, and some defense players have really stepped up. We have a couple losses, but we have more wins than losses,

so I think that shows a lot about our improvement.”

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Lady Hawks finish softball season strong

BELLA ARIST Reporter

The season has come to a close, and the girls have finished all their games, and varsity ended with almost an even number of wins and losses. Sophomore Mackenzie Dunaway mentions her season on varsity was filled with ups and downs. “It was kind of rough because our record could have been better, but at the same time we had a hard schedule this year,” she said. Dunaway explained from the beginning of the year her and her team improved their fielding. The athlete explained, “In the beginning, we made a lot of errors, then near the end we started doing better with less mistakes.” Dunaway also mentions, “the coaches were hard on us sometimes because we should have won some of the games we lost.” Freshman Brooke Bates and Nataile Cohee both played for JV for their first year of high school. Bates explains the season was “a little bumpy in the road but as we reached the end [they] straightened it out a bit.” Cohee says, “I overall had a great season and it was a lot of fun meeting new people.” The third basemen came back from taking a little break in the past couple years. Bates had a shoulder injury for part of the season but still had “an eventful season.” She worked more on her “batting skills and fielding, knowing where to get the ball to right away.” As a team, the two girls agreed that the improvements were “hitting, catching pop flies, and communication through the team.” At the beginning of the season, the scoring was low due to the“lack of balls we would actually hit.” Cohee and Bates explained “our head coach, Cheryl Criss, really pushed through for us and did a good job communicating to the team when needed.” There were some ups and downs, but in the end “it was a great experience.”

Varsity tennis attended regionals; Prepared, ready to win MEKENZIE MCCANN Reporter The varsity tennis team has been playing all during the regular season to lead up to the UCBAC Divisionals. The tournament was held on May 5 and 9, 2022. Divisionals were held at Harford Community where the team played Bel Air, C. Milton Wright, Fallston, Harford Technical, North East, and Patterson Mill High Schools. The way that the process of who the players played was based on their regular season scores, and then it was a random draw of who the team played. The players on the team have been playing in matches during the regular season, ending in a

5-7 record. Divisionals is a part working together as a team these matches, “so we can prepare ourof postseason play, along with selves for divisionals, Manns regionals. says. Many players including Sophomore double girls senior Megan Mannlein, separtner, Cara Dyke played the nior Solomon Brundidge, segirls doubles team from C. nior Andrew Clayton, junior Milton Wright. Dyke states, Jeremy Webb, freshman Mia “I have really improved on my Sbodio, and freshman Emma skills” and to help her do well Clayton, all made it past the while playing she has to “not first round of play and into get in [her] head and stay conthe second, and some third fident.” round of play. As the players have pracSophomore, Stella Manns ticed, they have noticed the Teammates make posters for seniors. played with senior Jonathan things that they really need to Sophomores Cara Dyke, Emily John(Jonny) Roth as a mixed douwork on. Manns says that she son, Stella Manns, and Mekenzie Mcbles partner, where they were needed to work on her serves, seeded third. They played the Cann pose with Greer Strine on senior because she needed to “make mixed doubles team from night. PHOTO CREDIT: Carol Strine sure they go inside the box Patterson Mill. and not outside of the box.” Stella and Jonny have been last couple of regular season Dyke says she had “practiced

[her] net skills and made sure [her] backhand is ready” for game play. Mannlein played girls singles, commenting that she has done “footwork” and “getting weaknesses covered up and just trying to focus on who we can beat and what we can work on.” Manns states that she was excited to “try to win and I look forward to pushing myself.” Dyke says that she is looking forward to “having fun and being confident.” Mannlein comments, “[the season] has been very successful; [the team has] had a lot of good wins and we have been doing really well as a team,” and she is “looking forward to being with the team again as the season is ending.”

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Soaring into Collegiate Athletics Division II

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New long jump record set for Hawks;

During 2022 UCBAC Championships ANNIE FINHOLM Reporter

Left, AVA LEWIS Southern Wesleyan University Woman’s Soccer Right, MAGGIE MULLIN - Bluefield State College Softball On March 7, 2022 these two athletes signed their National Letters of Intent

Division III

Sprint. Dig. Push. Takeoff. Thump. On Apr. 28, at the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference (UCBAC) Championships, junior Jenna Amrhein placed first in the long jump finals. In doing so, she not only set a personal record, but also NH’s school record with a jump of 15’ 4”. This conference, according to Amrhein, contains “all schools in Harford and Cecil County.” With a total of 15 schools competing, she faced a plethora of competitors who had qualified for the championships the previous week at UCBAC’s. When the athlete attempted to earn her spot at the UCBAC Tournament, she was able to jump a distance of 15’.5”, earning her second place in the finals, says Athletic Net. The first-place recipient at this meet reached 15‘11.5”. The previous record for long jumping at N Was “15 feet [three] inches,” which was set in 2005, states Amrhein. Being able to hold such a title feels “incredible” and the athlete admits that she is “very proud to hold this title.”

In order to prepare herself, Amrhein says that she “made sure to get as much rest as possible, as the meet took place over two days.” Ironically, the athlete who holds the school record has “never really had a real practice for long jump.” Amrhein spends most of the time practice training for sprinting, pole vaulting, and hurdling. At UCBAC’s, she placed sixth in pole vaulting, with a height of 7’ 6”, tying the personal record she set for herself at the Harford Tech and NH meet at Fallston. For the 2022 outdoor track and field season thus far, Amrhein holds two event records with the events being long jump and 300-meter hurdles. In addition to this, she holds the second-place records for the 4x100 relay, pole vault, 200-meters, and 100-meters, says Athletic Net. The athlete faced an injury in her sophomore year, which limited her to only long jump in two meets. Rather than being discouraged from the forced break from track and field, Amrhein felt encouraged to “continue long jump this year” and to try to “break and set a new school record,” when she made a comeback.

Hauer commits to Penn State York; Continuing baseball career into college MEKENZIE MCCANN Reporter

Top row, from left to right: NOAH ALTENBURG Stevenson University Men’s Lacrosse, TONY DELLAROSE - Cabrini University Men’s Lacrosse, BRIAN HAUER - Penn State York Baseball Second row, from left to right: TONYA MARKS - Messiah University Softball, JAVIER MEJIA - Newman University Men’s Soccer, ANNIKA PETERSON- Smith College Field Hockey Third row, from left to right: MADISON QUICK - Goucher College Woman’s Soccer, REAGAN SABOY - Millersville University Woman’s Soccer, KAYLA SMITH - Bryn Athyn College Woman’s Soccer Bottom row: ZACK WILCOX - Methodist University Golf PHOTO CREDIT: Greer Strine

Senior Brian Hauer committed to Penn State York, in Nov. 2021. The athlete continues his baseball career as a center fielder at PSY, which is part of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and is a DIII school. The school focuses on education a lot and Hauer feels “that [he] can excel learning wise [there], Hauer states. Hauer felt that PSY was a good college for him because it has “good opportunities for [him]” and he has “really good chances of starting as a freshman,” Hauer states. He also feels that “the vibes [he] gets from the school are better than a lot of the other ones,” Hauer states. Another bonus that the school has is “a program called the discovery program where [he] can get $26,000 off my tuition,” Hauer says. Hauer was getting looked at by Salisbury, and he was also “really into Salisbury because I knew people on the baseball team, and they actually talked to me for a little bit. However, the team needed lefties, and [he] is not one, so then York reached out to [Brian] and ever since then [he has] pursued that,” Hauer comments. Hauer also had other colleges looking at him such as Hood College and West Virginia for baseball. However, he feels that PSY “fits [him] right [rather] than other colleges [he] has looked at,” comments Hauer. Hauer also got scouted for playing baseball at Frostburg and another school in Virginia. However, he could not play football for these colleges due to being committed for baseball, but if he was not committed then he would have played football because he “likes football as much as [he] likes baseball and it would be cool to play two sports in college,” Hauer states. Hauer began his recruiting process in his junior year, and he says that the “recruiting process was slow, a slow process, and it was a lot of waiting for finding the right school and being seen by colleges.” “Penn State reached out to [him] first but some of the colleges like Salisbury, [Brian] reached out first,” Hauer says. Hauer feels that he will be a good aspect on the college baseball team due to how he “plays baseball, [he] is good on the base pads and they need speed. Overall, [he] feel[s] that [he] can help,” Hauer says. Hauer decided to remain undecided as of now, but he is going into a business major. He decided on this major because “with business, in the future you can do anything with business...It is just [a good major] for any job,” Hauer comments. Hauer says that he is looking forward to the college season where he will “excel at baseball, improve from where [he is] now and be and play at a higher level.” Hauer began playing baseball when he was four, and played for Forest Hill Recreational, Forest Hill travel, and eventually Hickory.