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FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 2, 2016
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Northampton High School embraces the “No Place For Hate” initiative
Northampton Area High School showing off their “No Place for Hate” spirit.
submitted by TARA MRAZIK Throughout the 2015/2016 school year, Northampton Area High School has embraced the newly adopted “No Place for Hate” initiative. The initiative was first implemented earlier this school year by faculty, administration, and staff to spread awareness of bullying and discrimination and to help put an end to these issues. The main idea of “No Place for Hate” is for people to learn to get along despite their differences. The initiative was first intro-
duced to mostly faculty and staff members, but it became obvious that it could be reaching a larger audience. Three senior DECA members at the high school, Ian Luberti, Bryan Morris, and Ian Csencsits, took on the task of promoting this worthwhile initiative in coordination with High School Assistant Principal, Mike Lopata to help bring the message to the students. The three seniors have had a large impact on the student body through several meaningful promotional activities.
----------------------The people who truly bought into the idea of “No Place for Hate” are really making a difference around the school. Ian Luberti -----------------------
Some of the promotional activities that these students have completed were broadcasting several public service announcements on The Morning Mix (NHS school news show), mak-
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ing a “No Place for Hate” bulletin board, hanging posters throughout the school, and selling “No Place for Hate” themed t-shirts and wristbands. The public service announcements starred the Project Promoters, along with some of their classmates displaying exceptional “No Place for Hate” behavior in situations that may arise on a daily basis at school. The bulletin board and posters spread the “No Place for Hate” logo throughout the school. Students had a conContinued on page 2
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(@TonyAndrock) The Lehigh Valley Phantoms (25-25-2-2) have 22 games left on their regular season schedule to make up ground in the Atlantic Division standings. Thanks to two wins and a shootout loss last weekend - five out of a possible six points - the Phantoms enter the week only seven points out of the postseason. After the Phantoms held on for a 2-1 win Friday over Spring-
Saturday night against Bridgeport. Trailing the Sound Tigers 4-2 with less than eight minutes left in regulation, another disappointing loss was inevitable. That was until second year forward Taylor Leier took over control of the game, tallying two goals and forcing overtime. The Phantoms ultimately came up short in the shootout, but earned a valuable point in the standings. “I think we are a playoff team.
Leier said after his two-goal performance sparked the Phantoms comeback. “We’ve had a lot of games like this where we have been the underdog halfway through the game and we have guys step up throughout the lineup.” The same theme rang true Sunday in Springfield. The Phantoms again found themselves down 4-2 in the final frame. This time, the Phantoms did the near-
goals in the third period to steal two points in a thrilling 5-4 win capped by a point shot goal from defenseman Mark Alt with 2.8 seconds left in the game. Newcomer Phil DeSimone has played a pivotal role since joining the Phantoms. He tallied the game-tying goal Sunday with 4:06 left and also made a play at the offensive zone blue line in the Continued on page 15
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