Volume 91: Issue 1

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September 23, 2016

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volume 91, Issue 1

the student prints

NV theatre performs Urinetown the Musical

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BOUNCING FOR VICTORY The second annual Bubble Soccer Tournament has students saying, “When’s the next one?”

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NEWS

Spanish Teacher ˜ Word awarded Senor Teacher of the Year. see page 4

OPINIONS FEATURES SPORTS Is Pokemon Go a Go or a No? see page 5

Where did you travel this summer? From Seattle to Tokyo check out where NV went. see page 8

Several athletics sport new uniforms this season. see page 16

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Liz Liber

Features Editor

A lot went down at the NV Leadership Council. Topics discussed were new lunch items, danceGOLD, charity events, Life of an Athlete at Lake Placid, and Class Oly. With the improvement of the lunch cuisine, students may enjoy subs. The details are still being worked out on how to order subs. Since having everyone line up, order, and watch while each sub is made would not be fast, a google survey may be used to gather orders.

Intervention Specialist Jessica Minard and the Lucas County Developmental group are working together with the Leadership Academy to host Project Unify. Last year, they hosted a basketball game for children with disabilities. This year, they hope to organize a soccer game, track meet and basketball game. These games would take place in between the JV and Varsity games at the NV/SV games.

“I think that this is a great way to get the special needs kids more involved in events outside of school,” junior Brennen Otersen said.

Over the summer, six students went to Lake Placid, the Olympic training facility with Julia (Dempster) Koralewski and Chris Irwin. During that weekend they experienced the Life of an Athlete program, where they learned about how your choices affect everything that you do. Everything is your choice, from how much sleep you get, to what you put into your body, such as drugs and alcohol. On that trip they also learned about mindset and how that has to do with respect, integrity, and honesty.

Listen to the announcements for the next Leadership Council meeting.

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LINK day welcomes freshmen Josie Umfleet

Business Editor

Starting the day before everyone else, freshman got to experience their first day with fun and games on Link Day, August 16. Link Day allows freshmen to come in and get to know the school and their classmates better, according to freshman Justine Umfleet.

The students got into small groups led by juniors and seniors known as Link leaders. The groups played fun “get to know you” games to break the ice, according to Link leader Andy Summers.

One of the games that they played was called 64 squares.

In this game, 64 pieces of paper were set up on the floor and players had to figure out the way to get from one side to the other. There was only one specific way to get across and they had to work together to figure it out and formulate a strategy.

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Kanavel FRESHMEN Drew Mominee and Emily Thielen listen closely to their LINK leader as she explains the activity more in depth. This was a type of ice breaker played to get to know each other better. man walked through their schedule so that they could have a betKANAVEL ter understanding of the school and see who was in their classes and where they were.

“I liked how we got to go to each of our classes so I could see which of my friends were in

them,” freshman Justine Umfleet said.

At the end of the day, the freshmen got to experience their first pep assembly and learn some of the school cheers from Varsity Cheerleaders. These cheers are said throughout the year during

assemblies and sporting events.

“Link day made me feel super comfortable in starting high school and gave me a better understanding of the school and it definitely made the adjustment to high school easier,” freshman Ashley Aston said.

one painted by a now graduated senior. The class of 2017 got the opportunity at the end of this summer to paint something of their own.

“I've always wanted to have a painting in the senior hall and I just knew I wanted to paint something that would make me smile everyday because I enjoyed it,” senior Haley Carstensen said.

A few examples of the new masterpieces include a colorful, abstract, inspirational, and some funny paintings.

“We chose a Peter Pan themed mural because we wanted to capture the senior class before we all ‘grow up’. It’s our last year together before we all go separate ways and this is a reminder for the seniors to just have fun and enjoy the rest of the time we have left together,” senior Katie Kopan said.

Many seniors choose to do a senior painting so they can leave their mark at Northview. It

is a popular tradition from many years and every painting is always amazing.

“At first I really wasn’t sure what to do for it but at the time I was reading a book and the quote I picked I really liked from it. I figured an ocean would be great with it. The steps on the beach represents the steps you take in life. One step can create big effects good or bad. It’s just a matter of what you do in the midst of the storm.” senior Rebecca Roberts said.

About this time next year the Juniors will have just unveiled their senior paintings to awe the student body. The underclassmen will get to appreciate the new paintings for a few extra years before getting their time to shine. It is always exciting to come back to school and see all of the new paintings in the senior hallway. The tradition will hopefully continue for many more years to come.

Seniors leave their mark on NV

Geer SENIORS Maggie Eding and Kacie Kueser paint their section of the Hallway with their class year. Each year, seniors paints their year in some sort of a theme, Pacman in this case.

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Emily Martinez Staff Writer

Every year new paintings pop up in the senior hallway. It

has been a tradition for many years, for the incoming seniors to paint part of the walls in the senior hallway. Some paintings have remained for many years including the Finding Nemo;

Staff Writer

It’s a new year at Northview and with it comes an exciting vision by the people tasked with making NV a happier place, the Student Council.

The Student Council, along with its key ally, the Class Governments, are planning a fall, winter, and spring like no other and several people figure to be key in making the magic happen.

First in the chain of command is Tami Blue, the Student Council advisor for three years.

She intends for this to be a great year, and for the “STUCO” to factor heavily into it.

Many of the usual events put on by the Government are on the schedule this year. Late October will see the Powderpuff Game, the annual girls’ gridiron battle royale that this year will pit the classes of 2017 and ‘18.

Nothing new is planned for this event, according to Mrs. Blue, except the bonfire that usually accompanies the game. The threat of inclement weather forced the bonfire’s cancellation last year.

Shortly after that is the most notable charitable fundraiser for the year, danceGOLD. danceGOLD for those STORY continued online at NVStudentPrints.com

Emily Nowak

Staff Writer

Everyone has heard of soccer, but it is not every day that you hear about playing the sport with everybody inside their own bubble. That’s right, bubble soccer came to Northview with a smash hit.

This twist on the classic game makes watching and playing a little bit more fun. Every player is encased in their own bubble that covers their upper body and head. It makes running into your opponent's easier and safer not to mention extremely entertaining to watch for spectators.

Everyone at NV was invited to form a team and play for a small fee of $10. There was a bracket they laid out that was designed so that each team would play, then the winners of that round would move on. However, if a team lost a round they did not have to worry, they weren’t done yet. As well as being a winner’s bracket there was also a loser’s bracket that way win or lose every team got to play at least twice.

“My favorite part of bubble soccer was when you would get hit by another player. I would just keep rolling and rolling it was so much fun,” freshman Angela Dilday said.

Sometimes when the players got hit, it was hard for them to get up as well as resulting in other players having to run into them a second time in order for them to get right side up. Little confusing

LAMMIE Students are having a great time playing bubble soccer with their friends. Inside the bubble students said was very smelly and sweaty, but it was worth it.

People who were not from NV also participated in this activity. Junior Lauren Myers from Notre Dame Academy had a blast hanging out with her friends and felt really included in the environment around her. “I felt as if I was a part of the NV community and felt very welcomed, it was amazing,” Myers said.

The students loved making new friends, having a great time, but also challenging themselves with the competition around them. Myers and Dilday both said they would love to participate in the sport again. “Yes for sure. It was fun to be a part of!”

Dilday said. The game was for fun as well as a fundraiser for the

Senior Class Government. The class raised $1,300 during this event. “We sat at a meeting one morning and tried to think of the best event to raise money for our prom and give the students and faculty of NV something really fun to do, and Northview bubble soccer was born,” senior Rosie D’Onofrio said.

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NEWS

Karen Pan

Features-Editor

As the new school year kicked off on the third week of August, faculty, staff members, and students welcomed parents with big smiles as they visited their children’s classes at the annual Open House on August 23.

Parent’s were able to do a walk through their children's classes, beginning with the first period, going through ninth period. During each rotation of classes, parents were introduced to their student’s teacher and were

given a quick presentation about the level of difficulty of the class and other materials the students might need for preparation. “It was really amusing watching some of the parents’ confused faces,” senior Bella Murra said.

During the student's’ lunch period, parents were able to go to the cafeteria, which was filled with different clubs and opportunities for students.

This included a step-bystep presentation regarding the college application process, refreshments, students presenting the different clubs in student life, as well as a string quartet providing music for the parents

to enjoy.

Between class periods, Harmony Road Show, a competitive show choir, sang a variety of pieces, including Mr. Brightside by the Killers. In addition, members of National Honors Society were spread out throughout the school to help parents find their classroom and pass out pamphlets.

“I really enjoyed meeting and talking to a lot of parents. As I was in the cafeteria, I thought Harmony Road Show and the orchestra did awesome, but my favorite part was eating the free cookies,” senior Grace Figliomeni said.

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Staff Writer

The presidential election looms just over a month away, and it will see Americans elect one of several candidates to be the 45th President of the United States.

Democratic Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are the major candidates, with Libertarian Former Governor Gary Johnson of New Mexico and Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party as minor, third-party candidates.

Each candidate presents a unique world view on a changing nation, and it bears looking at candidates’ positions on several important issues to millennials.

On the economy, each candidate hopes to help the economy continue its recent rebound from the Great Recession. Precisely how each will go about creating such economic growth is where they differ.

Secretary Clinton favors traditional Democratic economics, and will likely seek to cut taxes on the middle class in order to help the economy.

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Sr. Word wins major award Zoey Napierala

Staff Writer

Spanish teacher John Word and five other teachers and administrators stood on the stage, all nominated for the same award.

Surprise and excitement was felt all around when all six winners of the Teacher of the Year Award were announced.

“I was very excited. A lot of people work here and when it’s your turn to be recognized it feels good,” Sr. Word said.

Sr. Word teaches Spanish II and Honors Spanish III. “He helps you figure Spanish out and he makes sure you understand the language and the words,” sophomore Christina Liehr said.

Principal Steve Swaggerty is extremely honored and thinks

that Sr. Word’s nomination was “well deserved,” and that he was the “perfect choice.”

“Mr. Word is a pretty sharp, industrious guy. He would have found success on a number of career paths had he chosen to do something else, but I’m very glad he chose to work with kids,” Mr. Swaggerty said.

“His impact has been felt in the classroom and well beyond.

He is an innovator, a detail oriented guy, cares about kids, and the end result has made a positive, tangible impact at Northview,” Mr. Swaggerty said.

This is Sr. Word’s fifth year teaching at Northview.

The award was handed out August 15 at the teacher work day at the All District meeting where every teacher, administrator, and staff member in the district was present.

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SR WORD INFORMS Spanish students about the upcoming trip opportunity to Costa Rica. “I’m still very excited and grateful for being chosen for Teacher Of The Year Award,” Señor Word said.

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NEWS

Abby Summers

Staff Writer

New this year, students will now be able to be part of the new broadcast room. This activity is run by teachers Tami Blue and Sarah Huey.

Students will be able to choose a position that they are interested in, the people they interview, their own calendar, and the topics they decide to create a short

video piece to film. The positions include videographer, interviewer, director, producer, or the editor.

The broadcast members can publish once for the whole year, every season, week, or month.

Different ideas for the film would be sports teams, clubs, people who do something outside of school, anything unique, interesting, or something about NV students might not know much about.

These films will be five to ten minutes long. “These broadcasts created by students will be displayed on the screens in the cafeteria for everyone to view,”

Ms. Huey said. There will be a Youtube channel where the students films will be uploaded to as well.

Any students who are interested in journalism or TV

production should consider joining the program, according to Ms. Huey. If you are interested in being a part of this new activity contact Ms. Huey in room E-6 or Mrs. Blue in room E-22.

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OPINIONS

September 23, 2016

Pokemon GO, or is it more of a Pokemon NO?

This summer, something iconic began. Pokemon Go. People can say all they want; that it is stupid and dangerous, but in reality it's not.

Playing Pokemon Go this year made me realize how active our country has become over a simple app.

People who never get out of their houses began walking around parks, and neighborhoods. The game counts the kilometers you walk, making it more encouraging for people to get out and be active.

People have gotten into serious trouble playing Pokemon, I get that.

But that's their problem. There is such thing as playing the game intelligently and actually looking up like the game advises you to do.

People cannot use the argument that

Pokemon Go has caused car crashes. The PEOPLE playing caused the crashes, not the game. Look up while driving and have your hands on the wheel. It is that simple.

Who doesn't like a little bit of competition? The game gets you out into public places you may have never been and even gets you to interact with some of your friends.

This summer, I beat a couple of my friends Pokemon gym at the quarry, and it was a great feeling. Especially because I’m a competitive person.

The game brings the legendary Pokemon back to life, and reminds us of our childhood. I’m sure, like myself, most of you have a binder filled with all your best Pokemon cards. Sounds lame, but millions of other people feel the same way as me.

People say the game is a data consumer. But, in all honesty it’s not. I played Pokemon everyday for a solid week and never got a text about my data going over or came close. As a matter of fact, it may have been a month. Trust me, I played it a ton. I am proud to admit that.

No matter if the game slowly fades away, we all should be able to admit it was genius.

Pokemon was brought back to life again, just by a simple app. Getting hundreds of thousands of people outside, and causing a little friendly competition is something we all are going to remember.

~Haley Jones

Pokemon Go needs to go. The latest mobile game that had the country buzzing is overrated and the frenzy over Niantic’s newest version of the Pokemon series should only have lasted for approximately two hours - if that.

The first flaw with the game is simple: it is a poorly made game. The designers left out many features that made prior Pokemon games much better. For example, you cannot trade Pokemon with other players.

Also, you can’t battle other players, as you are forced to leave your Pokemon in gyms where they are controlled by the computer. You can’t even battle the Pokemon that you find out in the wild before you catch them; you have to just mindlessly throw a Pokeball at them and hope

you catch it.

Another problem with the game itself is the bugs and glitches that occur while playing the game. I went “Pokemon hunting” for an hour one day and on three different occasions the app froze and I had to restart my phone. This is ridiculous considering Niantic has more than enough resources to fix in-game glitches that occur to users.

For the sake of this argument, let’s just assume that the game is halfway decent and that it is enjoyable to play for longer than two hours. (LOL, I laughed too) The biggest issue I have with the game is the violence that proceeded after the game was released. According to The Daily Mirror, an 18-year-old man named Jerson Lopez de Leon died after being shot along with his 17-year-old cousin. The two were Pokemon hunting and broke into a home in Guatemala. This story was the first of multiple reported fatalities linked to the game.

These incidents are just a small chunk of many that have taken place since the game has been released.

Pokemon Go, aside from being a poorly made game, is dangerous and needs to go. It leads to accidents and is the cause for some instances of people breaking the law.

At the end of the day, people could be doing way better things with their time than playing an overrated mobile app on their phone. ~Matt Bishop

SSR replaced with homeroom T S P

Sustained Silent Reading,better known as SSR, was ended this year.

To my understanding, the entire student body has mixed feelings on the subject. I however, miss the 20 minutes that we got after fourth period to read.

Although the time usually did not result with people actually reading, it was good homework time for kids who were overwhelmed with school work and it lessened their load for home even it was not by much.

For some of the teachers, reading was required, and you had to bring a book

or sometimes the teachers would provide things like a newspaper. Although this may not have been the ideal option for some of the students, it still gave them time to further their education and read for pleasure.

Reading for pleasure is something that not many teenagers in high school are able to do nowadays.

This is due to the workload that they receive and the reading that is required for the curriculum.

As well as the SSR time being good for the students, it also gave the teachers some alone time to do what they please

whether that be grade papers, or just sit back and read themselves.

SSR was replaced by homeroom and assemblies. As much as I do think that getting rid of SSR was possibly a mistake, homeroom is not a bad thing to replace it with.

Getting to spend time with some of the people in your grade and doing fun, entertaining activities are ways to bring the school closer together as a whole.

The assemblies that made their way into our schedules are also a way to bring the school closer together. Cheering for the

sports that are in season, the seniors, having banana eating contests, etc is a good way to jump into this school year with excitement.

Although some may not participate, it sends a good message to the students that going out of your comfort zone is okay.

Either way, Northview is doing what they think is best for the students in giving us twenty minutes every week to unwind, whether that be through silent reading or time with your homeroom.

~Emily Nowak

the student prints

Co-Editors-In-Chief: Erin Chambers & Riley Runnells Adviser: Sarah Huey News & Graphics Editor: Katie Mertens Opinions Editors: Haley Jones & Korrin Zollweg Features Editors: Liz Liber & Karen Pan Sports Editor: Amir AbouZied & Matt Bishop Business Editor: Josie Umfleet Online Editor: Andrea Almeida Staff Photographers: Edward Lammie Staff Writers: Patrick Andres, Emma DeMascio, Emily Martinez, Zoey Napierala, Emily Nowak, Taylor Rosplohowski, Abby Summers

The Student Prints is the official student-produced newspaper of Sylvania Northview High School.

It is distributed monthly at no charge to serve the purpose of informing students, faculty, staff, administration and the Sylvania community of current issues. The main goal of The Prints is to present coverage of events in an unbiased and accurate manner. The paper also respects the opinions and ideas of the entire NV community. Signed letters to the editors are encouraged and should be no longer than 300 words. All letters can be turned into the publications room, E-6. The Prints reserves the right to edit letters that contain grammatical errors, accuracy and profane or libelous comments. The newspaper staff is entirely responsible for the content of the paper and supports the First Amendment to the Constitution. Unsigned editorials published in The Prints are written by staff members, and agreed upon by a majority vote of the editorial board. The Prints is carefully examined by its staff and adviser prior to publication to prevent incorrect or libelous information.

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OPINIONS September 23, 2016

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For some, freshman year is for sure the most important year of high school. How well you do in academics, what clubs you join, and what friends you make, sets a basis for your future years. So freshman… listen up because this one is for you.

Please take your grades seriously! Do not slack off. It’s really important to have a strong academic foundation so you sustain a good GPA. Believe me, it’s difficult for your GPA to move once you get into your junior year. Personally, I know some people that did not take their freshman year of high school seriously. They occasionally did their homework, occasionally studied, and even sometimes did not come to school for that matter. They are definitely paying the price now. Good grades matter.

It’s not “cool” to slack off and not care about school, trust me. It’s my junior year and from what I’ve seen, studying and working hard is the way to go.

Some don’t even need to study to get good grades.

They just show up to the tests and somehow manage to get 100%. But for the rest of us (you know who you are), we need to study to get that ‘A’. So put in the extra effort, do that extra credit, put in the hours and do your homework. Your future self will thank you for it.

Freshmen, it is extremely important to always wear deodorant.

Every single day. Nobody wants to smell any of that B-O on their way to class.

The hallways are bad

JUNIOR EMILY MARTINEZ studies for her upcoming Chemistry test by reviewing a week before the actual test. enough as it is.

Speaking of hallways, unless you want to get rammed down by upperclassmen ten times your size, I highly recommend you walk on the right side of the hallway.

Now, if I could give you one tip on how to be successful in high school, I would tell you to NOT PROCRASTINATE. Trust me, I sadly know this from experience. It is quite possibly the worst and easiest thing you can do. Leaving school work for “later” may seem like a good idea at the time when you would rather just sleep or hang out with your friends, but it won’t seem like such a good idea when it’s 3 a.m. and you’re busting your butt to finish that English project due in four hours. So, make sure you learn to manage your time efficiently.

Whether it’s joining a

sports team, or a club, being involved with school is really important freshman year. Not only does it look good on college applications, it could be the way you meet some of your best friends. Joining clubs like The Leadership Academy, Interact, Speech and Debate, and all the other organizations available could really benefit you. Now, I’m not saying you absolutely have to be involved with every single thing at school. I know that the school year can get very chaotic and you don’t want to put too much on your plate. But, joining a club or two will not hurt.

High school is the time to try new things. It could for sure be the best four years of your life. It’s up to you.

One last tip, don’t stress yourself out too much. It’s high school.

You’re going to make mistakes, and that’s okay.

Haley Jones

Opinions Editor

Last year, so many people were complaining that the new parking would be terrible, but if you look at the reality of it, it’s not that bad. At all.

The one thing wrong with parking, which will fade as the year goes on, is having the little side nerve of where you are going to park. But, when you get to school the nerves fade away, seeing there are so many spots available.

As the days continue on this year, it seems that everyone seems to be parking in the same general vicinity, one that they chose for themselves. People think you will be there in that parking spot every morning, so they do not think to look if it’s open. This is a plus for me, considering I was lucky enough to get one of the front spots, closer than my assigned one last year. But this should’ve been a no brainer anyways, considering I am a senior.

For anyone who got a spot all the way back by the rock, it may be a different story. But trust me, it is a lot better than having to park down the hill,

so do not complain. My freshman year I was walking up that hill in the snow and getting to school 20 minutes early. I was a freshman though, so things are not always going to be handed to you your first year.

The problem is, that as the year gets longer, so does my sleeping. This almost ensures a far back parking spot in the winter. Unless, people sleep in with me as well.

What bothers me about the parking is that there is no seniority advantage. It’s my senior year and I have been doing my time to get a good parking spot. Yes I have one now, but what if I didn’t? I probably would not be too happy. When a senior sees a junior got a spot in front of them, it would probably grind their gears.

The parking encourages some people to wake up early and have time in the morning, other than getting ready and driving crazy. There is a noticeable amount of spots left in the morning, so it is not really a big deal if you get here late too.

I honestly thought the new parking would cause road rage or fights for one spot. But it hasn’t. People really seem to respect the first come first serve idea.

So basically, we all need to apologize to Mr. Monheim for giving him a such hard time last year.

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Freshies do’s & don’ts Parking improvements

Andrea Almeida Online Editor

The beginning of a new school year means new teachers, new students, new schedules, and new classes. But ironically, a new school year also means dropping a lot of those classes.

Usually, classes are dropped the first few days of school. We’ve all thought about it. Whether it’s because you don’t like your teacher, the class, the people in it, or it could be incredibly hard. But believe it or not, every time you drop a class, it goes on your transcript. This means that colleges and universities will be able to see it. They will most likely ask you about it too.

They will ask things like “Why did you drop this AP course?” or “Why did you drop Art?” Would you really answer with “It was too hard” or “It was too time consuming?”

I have never dropped a class just out of fear that it would look bad for college, regardless of what the reason was. Colleges want to see you challenge yourself and go that extra mile. They want to see you try new things and step outside your comfort zone. Taking courses that are “hard” and challenging are great things to have on your transcript. Instead of dropping the class, take it and if it truly is hard, then get extra help. Teachers are more than happy to help you out.

If you picked that class,

you probably picked it for a reason to begin with, so why not stick with it?

But, sometimes we don’t pick the classes we are placed in, especially electives. Sometimes we are put there because there wasn’t room in our first choice class. Even though you may not know anyone in there, it could be the perfect chance to meet new people and try something different; something outside your comfort zone.

Even if the class does not initially interest you, it is definitely worth giving a shot. My freshmen year, I was put in a class that I thought was so boring at first. But it turned out to be one of my most fun classes.

So in the future, leave dropping a class as the very last option.

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OPINIONS

September 23, 2016

Do social media addicts actually exist?

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Junior Kaylene Pietrzak is sitting in the computer lab scrolling through her twitter feed during class.

Social media is so addicting that it’s beginning to control our lives. Evidence shows that drugs and social media websites are frequently compared because of the similar addictive effects they have on the brain. According to Promises Treatment Center, brain imaging studies show that social media - Facebook, Twitter, and other sites - work much like drugs and alcohol in the brain.

These images also provide evidence showing how over usage of the internet can lead to changes in the brain. So yes, social media addicts are real.

My mom spends her morn-

ings on Pinterest and Facebook.

My brothers spend their mornings on Instagram and Snapchat.

When I wake up, the first thing I do is check all of my social media accounts. All throughout the school day, students snapchat in the hallways, check Twitter in the cafeteria, and use Instagram during their classes. Social media is slowly taking over our lives.

These apps and sites control the way we think, communicate and interact with those around us. Think about the most recent conversation you have had with somebody. I can almost guarantee that they checked their

phone at least once.

Take a look around you while in the car. People constantly pull out their phones to open and answer snapchats, whether it be at a red light or going 70 miles per hour on the highway. These actions can take away somebody’s life in a matter of seconds, but people don’t tend to think about this risk while trying to get the dog filter to work. Don’t get me wrong though, I’m also guilty of checking my phone during conversations and throughout the school day.

My point is that some of you may disagree with the fact that social media addiction is real or deny that you’re an addict but try this - leave your phone behind for a day or even better, a weekend. During this time, do not use computers or any other similar electronic devices and then see how you react. If you feel like you’re missing a big part of yourself or are dying to check how many favorites your tweet got, you can pretty much classify yourself as an addict. I’m a social media addict, just like the majority of you out there. Social media addicts are real and these sites are gradually taking over our lives.

-Taylor Rosplohowski

Always remember 9/11 As each year passes us by, we celebrate happy events in our personal lives and in our American history.

We may also remember times of sorrow and great loss.

This is especially common when mass shootings, homicides, and disasters occur that leave our nation devastated and mournful towards the victims involved.

One of the biggest tragedies in U.S. history, was the horrific day when “the world stopped turning.”

As many of you may have commemorated with your family and friends, we remembered those lives lost in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

On that fateful day, 2,996 people lost their lives either in the World Trade Center, or on the hijacked planes targeted at specific U.S. buildings.

Now 15 year later, we still remember and mourn the loss of the victims on a day that should never have happened.

When the thought of 9/11

comes to mind, people usually like to voice their own opinions on the subject or question why such a terrible event could have happened to so many innocent, Americans.

No one really knows why the terrorists decided to execute this plan. Maybe it was out of anger or because of some “religious purpose”.

Whatever the case may be, it was still an act of wrongdoing and no one should have to pay the price for such barbaric and

riley’s rundown

When looking for a fun activity to pass the time, many of us turn to Twitter. We open the app and scroll through, looking at funny photos, liking tweets from our friends, and rolling our eyes at tweets from our enemies. But then we come to that one tweet. The one that makes our hearts drop to the bottom of our stomachs-- we see the subtweet.

Subtweeting is defined on Urban Dictionary as indirectly tweeting something about someone without mentioning their name. Even though their name is not mentioned, it is clear who the person tweeting is referring to. Subtweeting is the singlehandedly most passive-aggressive thing a teenager can do to another person. I look at it as a way teens fight without actually having to fight, until that is, you’re caught doing it.

The fact of the matter is it happens a lot, and it can get annoying. I know for me, personally, when I am subtweeting, I end up deleting it about an hour after because I realize how petty and ridiculous it makes me look. There are plenty of other ways to take out your anger and frustration with people. You can let it go, rant to your parents or your best friend, or even *gasp* talk to the person you have a problem with directly.

The point is there is no need to subtweet if you are upset with someone, since there are plenty of other ways to handle your frustration.

Now on to the people who get subtweeted. They usually react in one of two ways - one, they will take the passive aggressive approach and retweet/like the tweet, then maybe talk badly about it to their friends, or two, they will reply something even MORE nasty to the tweet and begin a full blown Twitter war.

Shockingly, there is a third option to react with which is ignoring the tweet altogether and talking to your friend off the internet and out of the eyes and ears of everyone else. Not through text, not through Twitter replies, but a nice conversation to work out their differences and put an end to the subtweeting madness.

If we are being honest here, we have all either subtweeted, been subtweeted, or know someone who has subtweeted. I mean, I have been subtweeted twice in the past month alone. But when we really think about it, what is the point?

I look at my Timehop and see that a year ago I was subtweeting, and I could not tell you what or who it was about. We forget about these petty issues and get over it, so what is the point of tweeting something so stupid when administrators and colleges can see it and form negative opinions about you?

The final rundown: If you have an issue with someone, you can find another way of dealing with it that does not involve subtweeting. I promise you in a year you will not remember half of the stuff you were upset about, and when the issue blows over you will just be left with a stupid tweet on your feed.

unspeakable acts.

I believe what the terrorists did was very wrong and should have never occurred. Even after the death of Osama Bin Laden, we still honor and reflect on our fallen American citizens.

Although he may be gone,

we still fight a battle against terrorist groups (like ISIS) that will hopefully be resolved someday.

All because of one day, 15 years ago, that changed the United States forever.

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“I flew out to Paris from Canada and stayed for five days. We planned everything out and had things to do everyday. The first day we visited the Eiffle tower at night. It was so beautiful. We spent the entire next day in the Louve. We stayed in a nice hotel by the Arc de Triomphe.”

“Versaillies was my favorite part of Paris. It was refreshing and incredibly ornate at the same time.

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Vacation rating: 10/10 “The food was amazing and the culture was so different. I’m glad I got to experience it”

Paige Valley “My dad went on a business and took my brother to China a few years ago so it was my turn to go somewhere and out of the choice between Germany and Japan, I chose Japan. My favorite thing was being able to walk around the train/bus stations and go shopping. I spent a week in Japan total. I preferred Yokohama over Tokyo because there were more things in walking distance.”

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“The first week we traveled to Munich and visited the Rathaus with its famous Glockenspiel. Then we traveled to Hamburg, where we visited the Miniaturwunderland, which is a multi-story model railway exhibit. In between all our adventures it felt wonderful to relax with my family, spend time with my brother and his wife, and meet up with some high school classmates.”

Vacation rating: 10/10

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Kyla Kanellis “I went to California. I went because I love it out there and it’s my favorite place to visit! I have family out there, for part of the vacation I stayed with them in Chico and the other part I spent exploring Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other cities along the way up to Chico. My favorite thing I did was go tubing and skiing. Yes, I’d definitely go again in the future in fact I already have my next trip planned to go back during Spring Break.”

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Gabriel Weston I went to Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, and a beach in Oregon. We went for our yearly vacation. I had some family out in Portland.

We stayed with them in Seattle, and stayed with friends in Portland. My favorite thing in Seattle was being able to spend time with friends, my favorite thing about Portland was the food, and I really enjoyed the beach too.”

Vacation rating: 10/10

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NV Band marches for success!

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Geer Started Practice August 1 Practices for two periods each school day and then however much each individual person practices on their own.

“Being able to meet all the incoming freshmen and make them feel comfortable,” junior Mitali Dalwalla said.

Started practice on August 1 “Flag Corp started off with warm ups and then what we call sectionals where we divide into groups by instrument and learn parts individually for shows or pre-game,” sophomore Madison Schalk said.

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“It’s one big family and everyone’s there for each other, it’s a second family,” Sophomore Madison Schalk said.

Favorite part about coming in the summer was seeing the team.

They practice for two periods a day and then six hours after school per week.

“Very excited for the season and we work well as a team,” freshmen Paige Beattie said.

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LABERDEE Drumline practiced through the whole summer Drumline would practice four hours a week as a group Sophomore Adam Knapp practiced about an hour a day on his own “Going to lunch with everyone or hanging out,” sophomore Adam Knapp said what he liked about drumline.

Sammie Young Pageant Queen!! ~Liz Liber

How old were you when you started pageants?

11 years old What inspired you to do pageants?

I read about the pageant I do...and saw how girls change for the better What is your biggest pageant accomplishment?

When I started I was not able to speak in front of people and now I can Who is your pageant idol?

My coach Katie Maski What has doing pageants taught you?

Poise and confidence How many pageants have you done?

Nine to ten In true pageant style “What could you do to make a difference in the world?”

I have been working with the Crohn’s Foundation to raise money to help find the cure for Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis, as well as to help improve the lives of children and adults living with these diseases.

Young Sammie Young wins the Cover Girl crown securing her a spot at Cover Girl Nationals.

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Get to know the new faces at NV Elizabeth Rauscher

Melissa Cafferty

Nate Keiper

Ning Zhang

Rauscher was born in Sylvania but grew up all over. Going from Chicago to Los Angeles, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and parts of Indiana, she finally returned to Sylvania, helping take care of her grandmother and getting her Master’s at the University of Toledo.

Cafferty was born and raised here in Sylvania. She started off schooling at Lourdes University for Nursing, but later changed her mind and is currently a student at the University of Toledo to get her Master’s in Education.

Keiper was born in Mansfield, Ohio. He graduated from Mansfield Christian High School while taking post-secondary classes at the Ohio State University campus located in Mansfield. Keiper received his degree at the University of Toledo, majoring in Education and Physics.

Zhang used to live in Shang Qui, a province located in the center of China. She attended Sinyang Namo University in 2012, majoring in General Education. She later continued her education at Bowling Green State University, where she received her Master’s degree.

- Taylor Rosplohowski

What do you think about Northview’s atmosphere?

“I love Northview’s atmosphere. Both the students and the staff have been so welcoming to me as a new teacher. Everyone is so much fun and energetic.” Melissa Cafferty “I only get a small snapshot because I’m only here half the day. Everybody’s always smiling and welcoming. The rivalry between Northview and Southview is alive and well.”- Elizabeth Rauscher

How does the Northview teaching position compare to your previous jobs?

“Teaching requires you to make decisions on almost a minute by minute basis. I feel like I’m stretching my brain every time I teach.” - Elizabeth Rauscher “Having taught at an all girls school, it’s certainly a little different having a chemistry class of 18 boys and only four girls. I’ve been very pleased with the hard work my students are putting in, and I am looking forward to a successful year here. Also, I cannot speak highly enough of the staff and administrators who have made it a special point to help me keep settling in here.” - Nate Keiper “Teaching at NV is a big change for me. I was working as a nurse and now I’m teaching. I really love doing what I’m doing right now and I wouldn’t change it for anything.” - Melissa Cafferty “I think it’s really nice. I have really great colleagues here. I have wonderful coworkers to help me out on everything so, I love it. And the students are really great. They’re cool.” - Ning Zhang

Where have you worked previous to Northview?

“I was a teaching graduate assistant at BGSU. Also, I taught 14 classes online for the first year after I graduated. They were all Chinese Language classes and they’re from different places.” - Ning Zhang “After student teaching at Southview in 2009-2010, I got a job at Notre Dame academy teaching Chemistry and Physics. In 2014, my cooperating teacher, Mr. Johnson retired from Southview, and I was able to move back into Southview’s science department.” - Nate Keiper

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As the 2016 Presidential campaign continues, it’s that time when people begin to decide who to vote for as the next U.S. president. If you’re of legal age and want to contribute your ballot but haven’t yet registered or don’t know how, Requirements: here are some tips to help guide you on your voting journey: • Must be a U.S. citizen

What you need to do: • Get a voter registration form (See Mr. Lefevre in G-5) • Fill out form appropriately • Send in (if by mail) or return form to place received (in person)

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Must live at an Ohio address by October 9 Must be 18 years old by Election Day, November 8, 2016 Must not be in jail for a felony Must not currently be judged inept by a court Must not be permanently disqualified for violating an election law

With these tips, many students will be trouble-free when deciding on the next president of the United States. Good luck and happy voting!

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Hosting Olympics is far from easy Patrick Andres

Staff Writer

When one pictures the great sporting venues of Los Angeles, they envision OJ Simpson or Charles White streaking through the Memorial Coliseum on a shimmering fall day, Magic Johnson and “Big Game” James Worthy running Showtime at the Forum, historic, fateful clashes at the Rose Bowl, Landon Donovan marshalling the Galaxy to another goal at the StubHub Center…

The people behind Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Olympics are hoping that the International Olympic Committee will call to mind all these and more, and select them as the host of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.

To do this, however, the City of Angels will have to convince the IOC of their superiority over Paris, the favorite, Rome, which hopes to project a new image for its country after the debt crisis of the last decade, and dark horse Budapest, which hopes to utilize all of Hungary for its ambitious project.

The main effect of “LA 2024,” so far, however, has been to remind Americans just how hard hosting the Olympics, or any multi sport event, can be, a sentiment that several cities will agree with.

ANXIETY IN ATHENS On September 5, 1997, the world watched with excitement as it was announced that the Olympic Games would in 2004 be staged in their original home of Athens, Greece.

Contemporary newspaper reports had one IOC member, Jacques Rogge, declaring, “We’re giving back to the Greeks what they gave to us.” Athens was the last man standing among a field that started with 11 candidates , including cities as diverse as San Juan and Cape Town.

And Athens certainly did a fine job with the Games, at least at the time. Brilliant displays of individual and team prowess were displayed, none more notable than Michael Phelps’ near-

record-tying six gold medals.

But now, 12 years on from those scintillating Greek summer nights, the venues are in, quite simply, horrific straits.

Facilities used for a multitude of sports appear in haunting photographs as if a tornado went through them. Worse, the extravagant spending by the Greek government on the Games was a direct contributor to Greece’s debt crisis, which left Europe in financial turmoil.

Those Games, however, were magical to the Greeks.

Wrote Megan McArdle of Bloomberg Media earlier this year, “When I was in Greece... virtually everyone I spoke to agreed that the 2004 Athens Olympics had been the apex of modern Greece.” And thus the dilemma prospective Olympic bidding cities face.

Whether a direct result of Athens’ woes or not, the economic crisis has served as a red flag for cities in debt-ridden countries hoping to bid on the games. Predictably, in the bidding cycles since those 2004 Games, the number of cities vying for the Olympics has declined, from nine seeking the 2012 event that eventually went to London to only two serious contenders for the 2022 Winter Games, which were awarded to Beijing. The four cities that applied for the 2024 Olympics, in fact, is the lowest number of bidders for the Summer Games in 35 years The number of cities bidding on smaller, localized multi sport events, such as the Pan Am Games and Commonwealth Games, has also decreased. It seems that in a time of such global economic uncertainty, with the recovery from the 2008 meltdown still in progress, no one really wants an event so costly as the Olympic Games, or any Games, anymore...

BOSTON SAYS NO Boston wanted the Games.

“Boston 2024.” It had a nice ring to it, and the Hub, to be sure, was ready. They were armed with facilities - good facilities, rang-

ing in age from the ancient Harvard Stadium to the ultra-modern Olympic Stadium that was scheduled to be erected in time for the Games. And what better a place to host the Olympic Games than Boston - can you imagine that Opening Ceremony? Minutemen, whaling, industrialization - and American freedom.

What a display of unique New England culture to the world.

But some people looked at that idea and frowned. Or rather, they looked at the price tag to that idea and frowned.

Boston promised, in order to avoid a financial disaster like the aforementioned Athens Games, that the Olympics would, for the most part, be funded privately.

However, by the middle of 2015 it was clear that this model was not working. The private-funding promise drew more and more skepticism from the public. The Boston Olympic dream was dying a slow death.

July 27, 2015, marked the end of the bold vision of Boston 2024. Like so many wouldbe Olympic bidders, the Boston public just didn’t know if they could handle an Olympics that had wreaked so much havoc on economies in the past. And so the Olympics, which had seemed to be so suited for Boston, would now never occur.

BIRMINGHAM’S $75 MILLION DOLLAR GAMBLE The two historical anecdotes presented show seemingly sad stories of cities, two cities who thought they had the wherewithal to host the Games but either a) saw an economic meltdown directly resulting from it or b) didn’t even get to host the Games, seeing it shot down by a public wary of previous Olympic debacles and what many see as the corruption of the International Olympic Committee.

But what if I told you that a multi sport event, one like the Olympics, could, potentially, change the image of a city that remains associated with horrendous acts today?

The World Games are not the Olympics, not by a long

shot. But they are a Games nonetheless. A Games that puts on display the talents of athletes who almost never have their sports seen on the big stage.

What are the World Games? The World Games are a multi sport event involving sports and disciplines that are not a part of the Olympics - some obscure, some common, all interesting. The disciplines being contested are a most strange combination - from korfball, an odd basketball-like game, to familiar backyard staple bocce ball.

And it is these crazy events, and the athletes associated with them, the bowlers and the finswimmers and the ultimate frisbee players, that are hopefully going to lift Birmingham, Alabama from the sour reputation that has befallen them for so many years since the racial turmoil of the 1960s.

Last January Birmingham was awarded these World Games for 2021, and the leaders of Birmingham could not be happier. They know that Birmingham is not a dying city, as it once was said to be, but alive and well, and ready to play host to a diverse group of competitors rarely seen in a state like Alabama.

“I think I need to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming,” Birmingham City Council President Johnathan Austin told Al.com shortly after the town’s victory. The weekend Birmingham won the games a celebratory downtown festival was held, and later that year a local editorial proclaimed the World Games “the event that will change Birmingham forever.”

It may sound crazy, but the Alabamians are seemingly all-in for the fun-filled events that the World Games will bring come 2021. And with almost $300 million coming in from an event that refreshingly lacks the corruption of the IOC, it seems, for Birmingham, like a no-lose situation. At least for the time being.

ALL THE WAY WITH LA Fifty-four years ago, John F. Kennedy opined that the

U.S. chose to go to the moon “not because it is easy, but because it is hard.” This comparison is relevant because the organizers behind the LA 2024 committee are doing the exact opposite.

Boston pulling out meant that Los Angeles was called to be the US Olympic bid at the last minute. And what is the City of Angels’ main pitch to the IOC? Simply put, they’ve done it before, and successfully.

The 1932 Games were a success, and the 1984 Olympics are often credited with saving the Olympic movement altogether. All the venues that will figure into the 2024 programme are either standing today or being built for other uses. The problem of abandoned venues post-Games, present in Athens, will be nonexistent.

And now, after a trend of awarding Olympics to unfamiliar lands (Athens, Beijing, Rio), it seems the Olympic powerbrokers need to give a turn to a city that knows the Olympics, and could put them on competently, without having to worry about abandoned venues afterward. The Memorial Coliseum would hold the distinction of having been around for all three LA Olympics (1932, 1984 and possibly 2024) .

It’s perhaps fitting that the entrance to the Coliseum bears what else? - the Olympic rings.

Los Angeles is ready and tailor-made for a Games, with very few venues having to be built. Paris and Rome are former Olympic hosts, and Budapest is relatively stable financially.

It seems as if the IOC will vote next September not on the best potential host per se, but the one that would cost a little and make a lot.

Athenians and Bostonians would likely advise even cities as experienced as Los Angeles to proceed with caution toward even attempting a bid on the Olympics. But the good folks down in Birmingham would likely, on the flipside, tell them that you never know - it may all be worth it.

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Urinetown, not as dirty as it sounds Riley Runnells

Co-Editor

It’s a privilege to pee for the Northview theatre department.

This summer, NV put on their second summer show ever; Urinetown the Musical.

Urinetown is about the world going through a water shortage, and one company monopolizing the distribution of water throughout the area. The people have to pay to use the restroom, and they can’t go in the bushes or in their own homes because of the laws against it. If you break those laws, you are sent to the phantom Urinetown, which is a mystery to everyone.

The hero, Bobby Strong, then decides he’s had enough and organizes a rebellion with the people of his community and chaos ensues. Along the way, he falls in love with the heroine,

Hope Cladwell, who happens to be the daughter of the owner of Urine Good Company; Caldwell B. Cladwell.

Narrated by a crooked cop, this story is the definition of “breaking the fourth wall,” having lots of audience interaction, and making fun of other musicals along the way.

The whole show was put together in a matter of five weeks and the cast consisted of 13 members ranging from sophomores to seniors.

The summer shows are a great way for the students to stay involved with theatre during their break and a wonderful beginning to the school year, according to Director Jeremy Davis.

“Playing Officer Lockstock was a great experience for me, and I can say that Urinetown has by far been my favorite show that I’ve done at Northview,” junior Luke Kilcorse said.

Members from the cast perform for WTOL news in the morning.

The group sang “Run Freedom Run,” which features soloist Brendan Coulter. From left to right, seniors Brendan Coulter, Cayla Kale, juniors Spencer Johnson and Elizabeth Atkins, and seniors Luke Achinger and Caity Hoffman.

Runnells Junior Spencer Johnson plays the role of “Old Man Strong,” and he refuses to pay these ridiculous prices to urinate. He then takes his pee without paying, and the group is disgusted. Shortly after the police catch him and he is arrested.

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New Fall Shows for Couch Potatoes Emily Martinez

Staff Writer

Designated survivor - September 21 Many people in the government are killed all at once and the designated survivor has to run the country.

The leaves are falling and more people are hiding in their rooms, snuggling under a blanket, eating junk food, and binging on Netflix. Fall is a great time for hiding under blankets and watching scary movies and TV shows. It is a great time to binge watch your favorite series with your fuzzy blankets and stuffed animals.

Some people have a hard time picking something new to watch. I’m here to help you find some new shows to binge on. Shows like American Horror Story and Grey’s Anatomy are all great, but with the new season comes new options for shows to become addicted to. When you finish your current season and need something new, here is a list of some new shows coming to the networks in the fall.

Timeless - October 3 Timeless is about a group of three people traveling through time to stop criminals and change the future.

American Housewife - October 11 American housewife is a comedy about a woman raising her family in a rich town and dealing with rich, perfect families.

The Good Place - September 19 A woman is killed and she ends up going to heaven but is mistaken for somebody else.

Speechless - September 21 Speechless is about a family with a special-needs child that deals with different challenges thrown at them in funny ways.

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Football looks to “take the next step” Matt Bishop

Sports Editor

The anticipation for the first Friday night of football season across the country is commonly equated to the excitement leading up to Christmas. In many parts of the country, high school football is more about tradition than anything else.

Most schools ended their long drought without football on August 26, the first official night of the high school football season.

The Wildcats, however, hosted the Waite Indians on the eve of the first Friday night, kicking off the new year for Northwest Ohio live on BCSN. Fans piled into Cats Stadium on August 25, eager to see what this year’s Northview team would look like. The team’s motto throughout the offseason was “take the next step”, and that is what they did on that Thursday night.

The NV offense exploded for 42 points, including 21 in just the second quarter. Junior wide receivers Dane Hullibarger and Cam Corron led the way with five combined receiving touchdowns, four of which came from junior quarterback Brandon Leach. Leach, who stands a towering six feet and seven inches tall, transferred to NV from Michigan just this year. He originally is from Canada. (See page 16 for more on Leach).

The Cats carried the momentum from their first win into the second game of the season against the Clay Eagles on September 2. After a slow start to the game, NV dominated the second quarter once again and went into halftime up 17-6.

The key play from the game occurred in the second quarter when senior Jessup Pawelczyk forced a fumble and junior Alex Sample fell on the ball in the endzone for a touchdown. This gave the Cats a 10-6 lead at the time and broke open the game. NV went on the win by a score of 31-13.

“During the play I just saw Jessup strip the ball from the quarterback so I ran to it as quickly as I could and fell on it,” Sample said. “It felt great to get a defensive touchdown to help my team.”

After starting the season 2-0, the Cats travelled to Bowsher to play the Rebels on September 9. This game wasn’t much of a contest, as NV pummeled the Rebels 34-0. Hullibarger led the way with two receiving touchdowns, one punt return touchdown, and an interception.

“Our team performed our individual tasks and did our jobs,” Hullibarger said. “The line blocked and I was able to get off my coverage in order to put points on the board.”

The Cats lost their first league game against Anthony Wayne on September 16. They will look to bounce back with a road game against Napoleon on September 23.

JUNIOR DANE HULLIBARGER races in for the touchdown against Waite. Hullibarger scored three touchdowns during the Cats’ 42-20 win on opening night.

make sure they are ready for their games. During practices they run, do sprints, work in the weight room, and do drills to get them even more prepared for their games.

This year the girls have a new coach, Coach Chad Rutkowski. The new coach works them hard and wants the best for them. Since he has been there, each of the teams have improved very much. So far the Freshman team has won almost every one of their scrimmages and has won about half of their games. The JV and Varsity teams have also been doing very well; each of their losses have been close games.

The Varsity team has won

three of their games so far and only lost one. One of the games they won was against Bowling Green.

“Since I was coming into such a big school not knowing a lot of people that play volleyball it was nice to get to know a lot of the upperclassmen during our summer practices,” freshman Madison Stumm said.

New members were invited and felt very welcome at practices and team events throughout the summer.

The girls are not only teammates on the court, but also friends in school and at home. The team tries to get together as much as they can to do team bonding and grow closer together. The whole team is very welcoming and hardworking to do the best that they can this season, according to Stumm.

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Volleyball team’s hard work pays off Korrin Zollweg

Opinions Editor

Volleyball has always been a great American sport, especially here at Northview. The players of the team work very hard from practices to games. Northview’s team practices from Monday to Saturday so they can

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The Girls’ Tennis team is 5-5 for the season and has attended numerous tournaments outside of their dual match schedule.

August 20 the team attended a tournament at Ottawa Hills and placed sixth in the tournament “This is my first year playing tennis, but it’s really fun and I love the atmosphere. We may not win every match, but we always try to get better and fix our mistakes,” junior Kayla Thielen said.

The team traveled to Perkins High School August 27 to play in the Lady Pirate Invite where they placed fifth.

September 10, the team traveled to Fremont Ross to play in the Michael’s Doubles Tournament. They placed sixth in the

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JUNIOR MITALI DALWALLA focuses as she hits the ball. The team worked hard and I know we’ll continue to get better throughout the season,” Dalwalla said. tournament.

September 15 the LadyKats had their first home meet in a while against rival, Southview.

The team lost 2-3.

“The season has gone by really quickly and it’s sad to see it ending. I’m so proud of my team

and can’t wait to show off our hard work at the upcoming NLL match,” sophomore Claire Irwin said.

September 19 the LadyKats took on Central Catholic and the following day they faced Perrysburg at home.

Abby Summers

Staff Writer

This past summer, the girls’ soccer team had multiple practices and in order to prepare for the season.

During practice, the girls had to wear a certain bracelet, pass the beep test, and pass the cooper run. The cooper run is a fitness test where the players have to run around a track 11 times in a certain period of time.

Their practices were usually held at Timberstone The team had two practices a day for ten days right before school started.

“It was tough at times, but we worked really hard and had a lot of fun,” freshman Sereena

Jallad said.

The soccer team traveled to Walsh University College on August 20, to play their first game of the season. Varsity played against one of the hardest teams they will face this year, they lost 4-0.

They had their first home game on August 31 and played against Perrysburg.

The score was 2-2 and in the last 19 seconds, Perrysburg scored.

On September 2 the girls went to Indiana and won both games 2-1 and 4-0.

“Everyone has put in their all this season and have been working really hard,” sophomore Maria Restivo said.

Their next game was September 14 at the home field against Napoleon. NV won 2-0.

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Karen Pan

Features-Editor

One of the highlights from the summer of 2016 would have to be the Rio Olympics. But with so many sports, which is the best Olympic sport to watch?

According to a survey sample, courtesy of Diane Edward’s ninth period study hall, the most interesting sport watched was Gymnastics. Swimming and Soccer tied for second, with Beach Volleyball coming in a close third.

But why is it that Gymnastics is the best sport to watch? Is it because of the way Simone Biles tore the floor exercise, and basically every other event, apart from her flawless routine, or was it seeing Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas back on the stage after their victory as the Fierce Five back in the 2012 London Olympics?

“I loved how the Final Five dominated the sport,” freshman Madison Barnes said.

Swimming comes in as a close second. Clearly, NBC favors seeing swimmers go head to head in the water, but the reason why many people watch swimming and why it’s deemed as one of the most popular sports to watch, is because of the spirit the swimmers bring. Yelling in the water after a successful victory, the feeling of accomplishment that four years has brought them, it’s a feeling I’m sure is unknown to anyone but

those people deemed Olympic champions.

But Michael Phelps might be the most well known figure of this Olympic sport, gaining an additional five gold medals and one silver medal to his 28 Olympic medal count.

But as one legend’s story ends, another begins.

Nineteen year-old Katie Ledecky, someone who was barely on the radar in the last Olympics where she won the Gold Medal for the 800m free, blew the competition out the water - almost literally, winning five more medals. She is rumored to be on her way to the same medal count as Phelps. So is the rise of new athletes the attractiveness of swimming?

“I love the rush of competition and it makes me feel good about our country and how well we do,” freshman Megan Cook said.

Finally, by far one of the highlights of the Rio Olympics was when Brazil beat their long standing rival against Germany, with it being the first Gold Brazil has won in Mens’ Soccer. The moment was monumental and brilliant, like the skill that was portrayed by both sides of the sport. Was it seeing the joyous moment when the ball caught net or the look on faces of the Brazilian team or even the pride one felt even if their own country didn’t win?

“I really felt ecstatic when Brazil used their soccer skills to beat their rival even if it wasn’t for our country,” sophomore Justin Baden said.

The Rio Olympics were one to remember with the retirement of Phelp, the rise of new athletes with the win of Simone Biles and the 1-2 of Biles and Raisman, and to top it off, the amazing 121 medals earned by the great nation of America.

“I love how the Final Five dominated the sport.”

- Madison Barnes freshman

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Early football review Patrick Andres

Staff Writer

Are you ready for some football?

The collegiate and profes-

sional football seasons are officially underway.

Beginning on August 27 and on September 8, respectively, the NCAA and NFL have already provided several memorable moments, even as their seasons are

just a few weeks old.

Here is a look at the five moments that mattered in each of the first few weeks of both the NCAA and NFL. STORY continued online at NVStudentPrints.com

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Best part of Olympics The Other fall Patrick Andres

Staff Writer

Without a doubt, the most crowded season of them all in terms of sports is the fall. The turning of the leaves and the harvesting of the crops is accompanied by many athletic events, led by the dawn of football season and baseball’s playoffs, two great American traditions. While both sports enjoy massive levels of popularity, they are not for everyone. With that in mind, here are several more sports the casual fan can enjoy when a break is needed from the action on the gridiron or diamond.

NASCAR

Excitement abounds in the world of racing as the 2016 NASCAR season rounds Turn 4 and nears its hype-filled “Chase for the Championship.” 2014 Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick is the leader in points right now, though he only can call two wins his own.

Second-place Brad Keselowski and seventh-place defending champ Kyle Busch. The green flag waved on the Chase on September 18 at the Chicagoland Speedway.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Major League Soccer (MLS) has marked its 20th anniversary season with a quality campaign that has featured several new names at the top. Toronto FC, one of the Eastern Conference’s finest outfits right now, had only one playoff berth to its name before this year.

Other traditional bottom-feeders now thriving are the Philadelphia Union, New York City FC, and the Colorado Rapids. Keep an eye on the league’s march to the postseason, as well as its teams participating in the CONCACAF Champions League, for the championship of North America. Five squads are vying for continental glory, led by the defending MLS champs, the Portland Timbers. The Champions League continues throughout the fall, and the MLS Cup playoffs are slated to begin in October.

WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY

It’s back! Twelve years removed from the last competition, the World Cup of Hockey has returned. It is hoped by the NHL, which is running the event, that the World Cup will surpass the Winter Olympics and IIHF World Championships in prestige. This might be a stretch, but Cup features a massive numbers of players in the world’s premier domestic ice hockey league. The US squad alone features the Lightning’s Ben Bishop, the Kings’ Jonathan Quick, the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, and many others. It will do battle with the five other major hockey-playing nations (Sweden, Finland, Canada, Russia, and the Czech Republic), as well as squads representing U-23 players of North America and players from eight non-”Big Six” European coun STORY continued online at NVStudentPrints.com

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Sport teams fashionable new look Erin Chambers

Co-Editor

To kick off the fall season, many of the Wildcat teams are showing their spirit with a new look.

Members of the Volleyball team, Football team, the Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country team, Girls’ Soccer team, Cheerleading squad, and the Boys’ and Girls’ Golf team show off their skills in their new uniforms.

1. Senior Ashley Knight is sporting the new Girls’ Golf uniforms. The white and black together compliment each other as the team strives to dominate on the green.

2. Sophomore Kayla Metzger is seen showing off the cheer squad’s new skirts and tops. A big cat was added to the front to show their NV spirit.

3. Junior Tyler Garn wears the Football team’s new white

jersey with football in hand.

While the team did not get a complete new look for the season, the new jersey upgrades their overall look.

4. Senior Caden Irwin is displaying the Boys’ golf white polo and white golf shorts.

5. Senior Taylor Vandenbroek poses as she wears the new soccer uniform. These have a simple yet sleek look so the LadyKats can arrive in style to their games.

6. Juniors Aly O’Lenic and Paige Beck and sophomore Courtney Kross sport the Volleyball teams’ new uniforms, featuring knee high socks.

7. Freshman Angela Dilday wears her running uniform with pride. With an all black look, the team is ready to run their way to States.

8. Junior David Mulligan models the Boys’ new Cross Country running gear loud and proud.

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About the athlete:

When and where did you start playing football?

“I started playing when I was 6 in Windsor, Canada before I moved to Pinckney, Michigan where I stayed for two years.”

What’s it like to be the quarterback at a school you just transferred to?

“Coming into a new school and team was different, but I came into a good team with great people which made it easy.”

What is your pre-game routine?

“My routine is to keep quiet and listen to music on my own to get focused.”

Do you model your game after anyone?

“I model my game after Peyton Manning because he is one of the smartest quarterbacks of all time and knowledge of the game is huge.”

How far can you throw a football on a good day?

“I can throw roughly around 65 yards on a good day.”

Leach’s Passing Yards

QB #7 Football

Waite - 213 yards Anthony Wayne - 195 yards Clay - 121 yards Bowsher - 102 yards

Season passing stats: 42-75 631 yards 9 TD’s