Volume 91: Issue 7

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February 17, 2017

volume 91, Issue 1

the student prints

“Dying” for STUCO

Students tie die in preparation for basketball.

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“Clowning Around” at TB

From dressing up to dancing the night away, the students had a great time at Turnabout.

see pages 8 & 9 KANAVEL

NEWS

OPINIONS FEATURES SPORTS

Teachers get a chance to experience the life of a marine for a week. see page 3

Valentine’s Day is a holiday that everyone knows, but is it overrated? see page 5

Winter One Acts take the stage and “wow” the crowd. see page 11

Sophomore Audrey Berling introduces an interesting sport to NV. see page 13

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Abby Summers

Staff Writer

Twenty-nine students qualified for States from at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) Regional competition at BGSU on January 25.

These students are a part of the career tech programs: Business Technology I, Business Technology II, iMedia, and financial accounting.

BPA is a business-oriented competition that allows students to practice and compete against other students in business-related fields with real world situations and issues.

Students compete in different categories that can be open, judged, and unjudged. Within these categories, there were numerous different events with different topics students could

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QUALIFIED BPA students George McCray, Andy Summers, and Austin Nemire holding plaques. Next up, States. choose from that best suited their personal interests and

skills. All events within the open and unjudged categories were di-

rected for individual competitors only, and the judged categories allowed both group and individual participation.

Students completed their open and unjudged events a week prior to the Regional competition by taking a test or by creating a document using Microsoft Word.

After completion, their work was submitted and graded. When the conference was held, all judged events were performed and graded on site.

After everything was finished and everyone had competed, the awards ceremony was held.

“I’m partnered up with my best bros Austin Nemire and George McCray, we hope to make it again to Nationals this year,” senior Andy Summers said.

The 29 students that qualified for States will be traveling to Columbus on March 17.

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MedTech attends regionals at UT Emily Nowak

Staff Writer

The Medical Technology program is all about supporting future medical professionals. It strives to make the students better at what they plan to do in the future, as well as give them a feel for the profession, according to junior Emily Jamieson.

MedTech had the honor to attend regionals on Friday Feb-

ruary 3 at the University of Toledo. While some of the results may not have been what they hoped, they made the best of the experience and learned as much as they could. Not just seniors got to attend, it was all MedTech students.

The students had the option to do a project alone or work in a group, choosing from multiple events. They researched and created a presentation for the topic they chose. Attire for the day was business professional.

They competed against other HOSA members from other schools and the competition was fierce. “It was a really cool experience, the awards ceremony was my favorite part of the day,” junior Emily Jamieson said.

When they arrived at UT, they were seated in a large room where they waited until it was their turn to compete. Every person or group competed at different times. The results were slow to come in, so they had to wait a while to see them, according to

junior Angel Simmons.

“Overall it was a very fun time and you got to spend a lot of time with people you don’t usually get to outside of school,” junior Angel Simmons said.

Getting the highest score, though exciting, was not the point of this trip. The main purpose was to gain experience and understand what you are getting into, but have fun while doing it, Medtech is just one of the many career technology programs that NV prides itself on.

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BusTech qualifies 29 students

NEWS Emily Martinez

Staff Writer

The annual NV Garage Sale took place after school on February 3 and from 9-3 and February 4 in the cafeteria.

Many students, parents, and other members of Sylvania community came out to shop and the garage sale raised money for this year’s After Prom.

The garage sale sold clothing, household items, toys, and many other items. People of all ages were able to find and buy any and all of the items that they liked. Seniors in interact asked students to donate items that they are not using to be sold at the garage sale. Students donated items they did not use anymore. This included coats, clothes, gloves, pants, board games, and many more things.

Customers were able to find and buy many useful and fun new items.

Seniors in Interact volunteered to help out. They helped customers look for certain items, and volunteers also helped with checking people out and collecting money. The students that helped out received volunteer hours for the hours that they helped out.

Some students helped for 1 hour and others helped for the entire time.

“I went to the garage sale after school on Friday and they had so many things all over the cafeteria. Everything was so interesting and I had so much fun looking through everything with my friends,” junior Brennen Otersen said.

All of the proceeds from the garage sale goes towards decorations, music, and activities for After Prom this year. This is just one of the many fund-raisers the senior class puts on to raise money for their After Prom. “I am really hoping that this year’s After Prom will have a lot of fun activities for us to do all night.

I am so excited for Prom this year,” junior Kylie Karam said.

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NEWS February 17, 2017

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STUCO tie dyes for basketball game Erin Chambers

Co-Editor

Free tie dye after school?

What’s not to love about that?

On January 31 Student Council hosted “Tie Dye Tuesday,” an event where students came to tie dye shirts, socks, or whatever else they wanted to bring in. Student Council provided dye and the other materials necessary for the craft, and people who wanted to participate just had to bring in what they wanted to tie dye.

The idea behind the event was to provide a fun activity for students, as well as incorporate it with a student section theme to hype people up for the game.

“People always complain about not having stuff to wear

for the themes, so I think this was a great idea to ensure everyone had something to wear for a fun theme,” StuCo Vice President Grace Cappellini said.

Tie dying took place in the cafeteria after school and the club had around 150 students show up. The student section was bright and colorful for the basketball team, who took on Springfield February 3.

“At my old school, we had tie dye days so I thought it would be cool to bring it to Northview.

I know I had a lot of fun with it and I’m hoping students did too.

I’m glad we could make it free for students so a lot of people would participate and see the fun things we can do together as a school,” Student Council Advisor Tami Blue said.

ADDING DYE to their shirts are sophomores Kirsten Peer and Gracie Castor.

They created a spiral design so their shirt would turn out cool to wear to the game.

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Josie Umfleet

Staff Writer

Former Toledo Mayor Mike Bell spoke during lunch periods for the Leadership Academy’s leadership lunch. He was originally scheduled to speak on January 10, but due to the unexpected snow day the event was rescheduled for January 25.

Bell was the youngest may-

or of Toledo and one of the first African American fire chiefs. He was fire chief for 17 years, and later became State Fire Marshal for two years. Bell told the Leadership Academy he was born in Louisiana and moved to Toledo when he was five and has lived here ever since.

Bell’s main message of his speech was “not quitting when you know you’re going to fail” and “not listening to people who

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tell you what you can and cannot do.” He elaborated on these statements by talking about when he was a football player in high school and decided to go to band camp for a week instead of football camp.

Bell said that by doing this he was given the title “band boy” by his peers, and nobody thought that he’d be good enough at football to be able to play in college. He proved them wrong and played Division One football at The University of Toledo.

He attended UT on a scholarship and during his first quarter of college, while playing football, he had a 1.0 GPA, but during his second quarter he worked hard and got on the Dean’s List.

“The thing that Mike Bell said that really stuck to me the most was how a good leader doesn’t do what everyone else does; a good leader is original and creative at everything they do,” sophomore Grace Nowak said.

“I really enjoyed listening to all that Mayor Mike Bell said and I learned a lot of valuable leadership skills that I hope to use in my future,” sophomore Lexi Knight said.

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Mayor visits leadership Students take AMC math test Patrick Andres

Staff Writer

Students took the American Mathematics Competition, a well-known mathematics contest that pits students against each other in a quest for schoolwide accolades.

Administered on the morning of February 7 across the nation by the Mathematical Association of America, the AMC’s stated purpose, per the MAA’s website, is to “build problemsolving skills and mathematical knowledge in middle and high school students.”

Many students admittedly took up the competition for the purpose of either earning extra credit in their math classes or missing the first two periods of the day. Still, most gave their all.

“I thought I did superb personally,” said sophomore Aydan Minor, half-jokingly. “I thought it was quite easy.” He added that “positive vibes are key.”

Math teacher and event co-

ordinator Greg Christy expressed pleasure at the high turnout.

“168 students completed the contest, totaling over 10% of the student body,” he said. “The contest went so well this year. I think it’s great that students are willing to give up 3 periods of a day to give the contest a shot.”

The test’s point format is rather strange: to discourage guessing, students are awarded 6 points for right answers, 0 points for wrong answers, and 1.5 for leaving a question blank. Some students were mindful of this, and left a number of the test’s questions unanswered.

“I only answered four questions,” said sophomore Jaxson Gast. “It was a major struggle, finding the right answers.” But, Gast “thought it was a great experience. It was good to test my math skills outside of class.”

Per Mr. Christy, the results are usually available within two weeks of the competition, once they have been tabulated by the Mathematical Association of America.

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The “Rally for Refugees” event drew several hundred people to Southview High School last week in hopes of lifting the spirits of people affected by hate and discrimination.

Leading up to this rally there have been several incidents throughout the community including cyber attacks and racist graffiti.

During the rally there were several speakers from all around Sylvania. Some of the speakers included Superintendent Scott Nelson and Reverend Luke Lindon of the Sylvania United Church.

Many students and teachers attended the rally to show support and WTOL 11 News covered the event and interviewed Northview senior Nabeel Tausif.

Nabeel was asked about the presence of racism online and throughout the schools.

Some could not hold back their emotions while listening to the speaker's words of encouragement and positivity toward the community.

After the rally was over it was obvious the amount of love and care present in the community.

So many members of the community are willing to help and support the people who these attacks are targeted towards.

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NORTHVIEW STUDENTS GATHERED around Southview’s spirit rock to show that they love and support refugees that live in Sylvania.

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Erin Chambers

Co-Editor

Northview teachers are quitting to join the military… well not quite, but teachers Andy Roth, Dan Dubiel, and Ryan Reed traveled to Parris Island, South Carolina to experience what it’s like to be a Marine.

The program they participated in was designed to give educators the experience of being a military recruit, so they can relate with students who decide to enlist in the military. Though they experienced mostly the fun stuff recruits get to do, it was a really cool and eye opening experience, according to science teacher Mr. Roth.

Some of the things the teachers got to experience were marching, shooting a machine gun, repelling, learning survival skills, eating meals in the Chow Hall, and talking with generals and high ranking Marines.

The confidence course was another highlight of the experience. It is an obstacle course that challenges recruits so they gain confidence in their abilities after they accomplish different obstacles, according to Mr. Roth.

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Teachers join boot camp Scioly places

Photo Courtesy of Ryan Reed

TEACHERS ANDY ROTH, Dan Dubiel, and Ryan Reed take on book camp at Parris Island, South Carolina.

“The confidence course was my favorite part of the trip because it was really cool to be able to challenge myself and accomplish different parts of the course. It really did give me confidence and it was really fun to high five and cheer all the other educators on,” Mr. Roth said.

While it was a confidence booster for Mr. Roth, it wasn’t quite as uplifting for social studies teacher Mr. Dubiel. As he dropped to the ground on one of the obstacles, he didn’t land quite right and ended up with a broken foot. He will be out of school for a few weeks because of

this injury.

Other than Mr. Dubiel’s broken foot, the trip was an incredible experience for engineering teacher Mr. Reed as well. He is working to put together a video of the teachers’ trip.

“The best part of my experience was eating lunch with Nathan Kurth, a former NV student who is actively pursuing the title of a U.S. Marine. He was fortunate and lucky to be given a chance to eat with us because they usually don’t allow the Marines to do stuff like this while they are at boot camp,” Mr. Reed said.

Patrick Andres

Staff Writer

In their third invitational of the year, Northview’s Science Olympiad team posted its second straight third place finish, taking advantage of a strong all-around performance to net a trophy at the Southview Invitational.

Although they finished behind arch rival Southview in the tournament, a rule prohibiting the acceptance of awards at one’s one invitational negated the Cougars’ three-point advantage in points, and Northview was able to claim the third position, behind Bloomfield Hills International Academy and New Albany.

The Gold (Varsity) team had a number of top six finishes in the tournament’s 23 events, coming in first in Forensics, Microbe Mission, and Remote Sensing; second in Materials Science and Write It Do It; third in Hovercraft; fourth in Anatomy and Physiology; fifth in Chemistry Lab, Electric Vehicle, and Game

On; and sixth in Rocks and Minerals and Wind Power.

“It was fun being so close to home but I wish I had done better,” junior captain Kiran Kodali said. “Our team did very well overall.”

Northview fielded two junior varsity teams at the Invitational, and both did surprisingly well.

Top six finishes for the Black (Upper JV) and White (Lower TV) teams included second in Forensics (Black); third in Ecology and Rocks and Minerals (both Black); fourth in Invasive Species (Black); fifth in Dynamic Planet and Write it Do It (both Black); fifth in Optics (White); and sixth in Game On and Hydrogeology (Black).

“We tried to take it one event at a time,” JV sophomore Alsadeaq Hawamdeh said. “We gave 110%. We studied good, and tested better.”

Northview participates in a pair of invitationals at New Albany and West Liberty Salem before competing in the regional tournament in Bowling Green on March 18.

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What is Cupid really all about?

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OPINIONS

Andrea Almeida Online Editor

Valentine’s Day. A hallmark holiday filled with love, happiness, candy, sadness, or all of the above.

For some people, this day is about showing the people you care about how much you love them. For others, it is about watching rom-coms all day with a heart shaped box of chocolates in front of them.

Everyone celebrates Valentine’s day differently.

Showing people how much you love them should be an everyday thing, it shouldn’t be dedicated to just one date.

So honestly, Valentine’s Day is just like any other day.

Except, some people take it way too seriously and need to take it easy. They take cliche ideas to show what love is supposed to look like.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying don’t celebrate the holiday or don’t get your special someone a gift. I’m saying that gifts should not be the main focus of showing someone how much you love them.

Keep it simple. Go out to lunch, spend the day together, go for a walk, enjoy each other’s presence. There is no need to go out and spend tons of money on material gifts. Nothing is worth as much as quality time with the ones you love.

But, if you really want to get each other gifts, that’s okay too. You don’t have to go out and buy a $300 gift though.

There are plenty of other much cheaper options. Make something! Make them a blanket, make them a love card, a nice romantic dinner, or paint them a picture. It means so much more when the gift comes from the heart.

There’s nothing wrong with romance, honestly. But, there’s a difference between being cheesy and being cupid.

Who needs a date anyway?

There are three different dances that Northview hosts throughout the year.

There’s Homecoming, Turnabout, and Prom.

Now only one class is allowed to go to Prom unless they take a date from a different class, but everyone in the school is allowed (and encouraged) to attend Homecoming and Turnabout.

To some people, school dances are about getting to dress up, take cute pictures, and have a great time dancing the night away.

However, to some people school dances pose one of the biggest stressors of all time; finding a date.

But I’m here to let you in on a little secret, there is absolutely nothing wrong with going to a dance alone.

I know, the concept is crazy seeing as how some people have to have the perfect date, or any

date, or it’s like social suicide.

The thing is though, it’s not.

School dances aren’t meant for any added stress or pressure, they’re only meant to be a fun way to hang out with your friends and have a good night with or without the date. But, if you still don’t believe me, here are three reasons why going to a dance alone isn’t a bad thing.

First, there’s less pressure to impress. Sure, you still want to look cute in the photos and of course you want some heads to turn when you walk into the gym.

But when you have a date you have to worry about coordinating your heels with their tie, or finding the perfect cute spot for some candid photos.

Not to mention whether or not he was going to like your dress and your hair, and whether she was going to like your suit and tie.

There’s a lot less pressure when it’s just going with a group

of girls or guys.

Second, you won’t feel tied down. When you go to dances with a date, there is usually an obligation to stay with your date and make sure they’re having just as good of a time as you are.

However, if you’re just with a group of friends, you’re free to roam around the crowded gym to find the rest of your friends; not just the ones you came with.

I think the last reason is the biggest of them all; you get to avoid the awkward slow dance.

The slow dance is like, the worst thing if you’re not in a relationship.

There’s the awkward moment when the slow song starts of “Do we even bother slow dancing at all?” Which then transitions to “Where do my hands go?

Am I doing this right?” And then the awkward “Should we make conversation or silently dance until the song ends?”

But it all comes down to

wondering when in the world the song is going to end, because while it’s happening it seems like it never will.

Thankfully going stag to a school dance helps you to avoid the painfully awkward situation I just described.

The bottom line is, going without a date to a school dance isn’t the worst thing in the world, it isn’t even a bad thing at all.

These dances were made to let loose and have a good time with all of the pressure that is going on in your everyday life.

So if you want to go to the dance but you don’t have a date and want to avoid the pressure of finding a date, just go to the dance.

I can almost guarantee that if you don’t go because you don’t have a date, when you look back you’ll regret it and wish you had chosen having fun over staying home and avoiding the situation. ~ Riley Runnells

Superbowl for puppy lovers?

Superbowl Sunday, the day sports fanatics look forward to all year long. And so do the animal lovers.

While most people were looking forward to the battle between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots, I was looking forward to the battle between Team Fluff and Team Ruff.

Yes, I’m talking about the famous Puppy Bowl which I have been watching every year since it started in 2005.

The Puppy Bowl is something that I look forward to every year and to know that these puppies have been taken out of their shelters and featured on a television program and are finding their forever homes is extremely comforting.

It means that more dogs

could possibly be getting homes and more families could be getting a new member of the family.

According to the Animal

Planet website, each dog that is featured in the Puppy Bowl is taken from a shelter. Along with the puppy’s information in the biography, there is also information on the shelter they are from. This

leads to more people looking up the information to that shelter which could then lead to more eyes on the 3.9 million dogs in United States’s shelters.

The more people who are looking into shelter information could then save some of the 1.2 million dogs who are euthanized every year because of overcrowding.

While the puppies are definitely the main show, The Puppy Bowl also features Guinea Pig cheerleaders, a cat halftime show, and another group of dogs watching the puppy players on the field.

About 10 million people have tuned in to watch team Fluff take on team Ruff, and will look forward to next year when they can watch the cuteness all over again.

~Zoey Napierala

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Classes for the ACT

LAMMIE STUDENTS LOGIN and use ACT Prep websites like this one during the ACT Prep course on two hour delay days.

The ACTs are just around the corner, with every junior having the opportunity to take this test during school, free of charge, in March.

In helping many students prepare for this, Northview has implemented a new ACT prep course, one that is different from

AP Psychology teacher Sarah Rhine’s course.

Underclassmen have the opportunity to attend this ACT prep course during their two hour delays. But how advantageous is it really?

Many students have spoken about how the course isn’t as

helpful as they hoped. As students walk into the doors of the cafeteria, Chromebooks are on top of the tables. They go in, find a seat, and take practice tests from a website.

We’re not saying that it is a complete waste of time. It doesn’t hurt to attend. But, what we do there can basically be done on our own time. We can practice and prep with the online website at home instead of having to come in on our two hour delay.

Something that we think could make the ACT prep course more helpful in the future would be a classroom setting, where one instructor would teach material, instead of just taking practice tests from a site.

Also, instead of having everyone in one huge room, separating students into different classes would provide more oneon-one help.

We’re not completely negating the ACT prep course, it’s a good idea. We just think some improvement could be made in the future. ~The Juniors

Stop the animal cruelty This world is so cruel and we have seen it to an extreme this year. All over social media we are seeing animals being abused, mistreated and killed.

Someone tell me, since when is it cool to hurt animals? I am one of the biggest animal lovers and seeing this really breaks my heart.

Although most of the videos or pictures are graphic, I am pleased with the fact that it brings attention to the extreme animal abuse that goes on behind closed doors. I am now seeing more people care about the issue and actually having a reaction to the cruelty of animals.

If you have a dog or any other animal, you are probably like me and see them as more than just an animal. I see them as my best friend and one of my family members.

Although I may have three crazy animals roaming the house, I still love them all endlessly and could never give them up.

So it really blows my mind how it is so easy for these inhumane people to hurt animals that have done absolutely nothing to them.

When I see these videos of extreme animal abuse, I immediately want to call the police and send the people straight to jail where they should be. If everyone agreed with me this would be much less of an issue.

As a matter of fact, serial killers start off with violent behaviors as kids such as that, killing and hurting animals. So police should be tracking down these people and showing them who is boss. Even worse, they should deal with me. I would have no problem going to some

extreme to run away with an animal knowing it’s safe.

The movie, A Dog’s Purpose, recently released a video showing that one of the German Shepherds was forced into turbid waters.

The video clip showed the dog trying to resist going into the water. Recently the film makers brought out the full clip that proved that at the end of the original clip, the dog was fine and had not been abused.

Animal rights groups investigated and have found the filmmakers innocent of animal abuse charges. Luckily, this clip brought to light the whole issue of animal abuse and many are now paying attention to it. Even though this was not abuse, it is great that the issue of animal abuse is more apparent to everyone. ~Haley Jones

OPINIONS February 17, 2017

riley’s

rundown So last week I got a “D” on my math test, and I vividly remember saying to one of my friends, “Ugh, I got a “D” on my math test, BRB killing myself.” But in retrospect, that was so not okay.

Everyone takes things to the extreme, it’s how humans work.

We exaggerate and make every little problem bigger than it needs to be. However, why is it that in times of struggle we throw out such heavy words and phrases like, “I’m depressed,” or “I’m so triggered,” or “I want to kill myself?”

It’s understandable that you may feel stressed or sad about things, but there is no need to take it so far.

The problem with using such heavy phrases and words is the fact that there are actually plenty of kids who are having suicidal thoughts, are clinically depressed, or have such severe anxiety that things actually do “trigger” them. For kids who don’t know what it’s like to deal with such serious problems, throwing out these words can be not only insensitive and hurtful to those people, but they make you look like a complete jerk.

High school students go through such large amounts of stress, it’s true. They have to worry about good grades, extracurriculars, ACTs and SATs, getting into a good college, and maintaining relationships, whether it’s romantic, friendship, or family, all while navigating the tiresome struggle of growing up. This all may be extremely stressful, but telling people you want to “kill yourself” because of this stress is not the right way to handle it.

And it’s not even just describing emotion, the heavy words and phrases have expanded to name calling, especially to people you’re close to. I know it’s all in good fun, but some people don’t see it that way. Personally, I am easily offended because the majority of the time I fail to understand sarcasm, so when my friends say mean things or call me mean names as a joke, I don’t think it’s very funny.

The final rundown: when times are hard, there are other ways to express what you’re going through other than being offensive. It also doesn’t hurt to use kind names towards your friends instead of ones that might be misunderstood as rude or hurtful.

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

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February 17, 2017

Public vs private: my story The debate concerning whether a public school or a private school is better has been going on for a long time, between both parents and children.

Most of those involved in these arguments have only experienced one of these schools, so they really cannot judge the other side. However, as I have experience with both types, with two years at Northview and almost a year at a private school called Notre Dame in Chattanooga, I can help explain some differences that I have seen so far.

The main difference has to be tuition costs. As we all know, public schools are cost free while private schools can cost over $10,000 a year, so this factor alone could make a parent decide on a school.

But, if money is not a factor in the decision, there are plenty of other things that separate public and private schools.

One main difference is that most private schools involve religion while public schools do not.

At private schools, students have prayer every morning and after school, they attend a religion class every day, and go to Mass once a week. However, if a student does not belong to the faith or is not interested in it, they are not forced to participate.

For example, during Mass students are not scolded if they refrain from singing or responding to the priest. In addition, they do not have to take communion or pray when the rest of the school does.

Another obvious difference is that private school students have to wear uniforms, while public school kids usually do not. In certain situations public schools do make their students follow dress codes, but that is not extremely common.

This is another debated topic in itself and there are many different ways to view it. Uniforms eliminate the process of pick-

To become successful you have to put the work in yourself and spend the time to get better. ing an outfit everyday, while depleting bullying as everyone has to look the same.

However, it is argued that students at private schools have less expression.

Yet another difference between the two schools is class size. Public schools tend to have much more students in a class than private schools do. People tend to argue that students can get more attention from the teacher at private schools because of this.

However, from my personal experience this has not affected me in anyway.

The same amount of attention has been allocated towards me at both schools even though ND has smaller class sizes.

Going along with this, I have seen little to no differences in the way that both schools discipline their students. Both NV and ND have extremely high standards and handle wrongdoings by students through mentorship and suspension.

All of these things are important when a parent is choosing what type of school they want their child to attend, but education has to be the most influential.

From my experiences, both types offer the same level of education.

Both schools have teachers who care about their students and want them to excel in school. There is really nothing that I can say to bash either type for their wrongdoings in education.

Overall, I believe that even though public and private schools have several aspects that don’t line up, there are not many differences between them. You are really not going to go further in life by choosing one of these schools over the other based off of education.

All I can say is that it is all about the individual. To become successful you have to put the work in yourself and spend the time to get better. There should be no excuses that someone did not get to where they wanted to in life because of their high school education.

So when choosing a high school, decide what fits you the best and has the right feel to you and let other minor factors squeeze their way in along the way. ~Jake Mossing

How to win every day

In the morning when you climb out of bed what is the first thing that comes to your mind?

Is it a goal? If you say yes, you are correct. But if you say no, you may be wrong. Even if you do not realize it, a goal could be getting out of bed in the morning, or getting to school safely.

This could definitely be a goal for someone who is not a morning person.

Goals can also be set in the classroom or on the sports field. In the classroom you can have goals as simple as making it to class on time, or as difficult as getting A’s on your most difficult tests.

Everyone has their own goals that they set to help them achieve greatness. On the sports field a goal could be to get playing time in the big game, or score a point in a game. Each person can have different goals. Nobody’s goals are more important than someone else’s, because each person is trying to succeed.

No matter how large or small your goal is, never let anyone tell you that your goal is not worth striving for.

“Don’t live down to expectations.

Go out there and do something remarkable,” Wendy Wasserstein and American playwright said.

-Liz Liber

Peaceful or harmful politics online?

Political wars, harsh comments, arguments, and ruined relationships. Is it worth it to prove your opinion is better than someone else’s?

Everyone has a right to have a diverse political opinion. It isn’t right, however, to force your opinion onto someone else and expect them to completely change their views.

Bickering back and forth with someone about a politician is borderline child-

ish. If you want to talk about your views you should be able to have a level headed conversation.

You can’t expect to change someone else’s opinion on a certain political topic. Their viewpoint on life in general differs from yours and they may not see the same point that you see. The only thing you will be doing is starting an unnecessary fight and possibly harming your relationship with

said person.

Riots breaking out in the streets, vandalism to local businesses, and innocent people injured. Is all of that really necessary to prove that your opinion was better than theirs? Is the point you are trying to make worth someone’s life? I would hope your answer would be “no”.

I am not against peacefully promot-

ing your opinion. But when you drag innocent people into your arguments that’s where I draw the line. If you wish to argue back and forth with someone against your view, fine. But don’t let it get to the point of physical or mental harm to innocent people. Now is a time for us to come together, not tear our country apart. ~Zoey Napierala

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Meet the Court!

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From right to left: Senior Loi Tran had a great time seeing what his beautiful date Rosie D’onofrio looked like after she was all dressed up, and going to the dance with her where he sported his favorite dance move, the dab. Loi would like to thank all of the NV students who voted for him, especially Sydney Powers.

Senior Andy Summers was so happy to attend the dance and see all of his friends with his date Maggie Breitigam, where he showed off his favorite dance move, the dab. Andy would like to thank whoever voted for him to be on Turnabout court.

Senior George McCray was extremely excited to eat dinner with his homies and his date Lucy Creech before the dance, where he showed off his favorite dance move, the dab. George would like to thank Micah Powazki and only Micah because he is the only person who has supported him through this process and he will forever appreciate him for that.

Name: Grant Hartnett Grade: 9 Favorite dance move: the whip Favorite part of the night: dinner Date: Sereena Jallad

Name: Billy Biggs Grade: 10 Favorite dance move: Favorite part of the night: not going Date: didn’t have one

Name: Glenn Earhart Grade: 11 Favorite dance move: the chicken dance Favorite part of the night: spending time with his wonderful peers Date: Mary Matrisciano

The King

Senior Caden Irwin is very excited to accompany his beautiful date Lindsey Archibeque to the dance where he will be showing off his favorite dance move, the sprinkler. Caden would like to thank Mrs. Seifert for supporting him to win Turnabout court.

Dance Prep Time

The time that girls and guys spend to get prepared for a school dance is drastically different. Girls hunt for the perfect dress while guys usually just wear what they already own. It all comes down to looking their best and have a great night.

Girls:

Time spent getting ready: 2-3 hrs Dress: $100 Shoes: $50 Jewelry: $30 Hair & makeup: $40 if done professionally Boutonniere: $15 Total: $235

Boys:

Time spent getting ready: 1hr max Suit: what they own Shoes: what they own Tie: $30 Tickets: $30 Corsage: $15 Total: $75

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No assembly?

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Can I have this dance?

Junior Korrin Zollweg asked her boyfriend from St. Francis. Mitchell owns a horse so she laid a blanket over it and wrote “Turnabout? Yay or Neigh.”

Senior Haley Jones ask senior Shane Banachowski. Haley wore a North Carolina snuggy and wrote “I would love to go to turnabout with UNC how it goes!!”

Dancing the night away

Students dance to some fun upbeat music.

Junior Christina Regan and sophomore Danny Lee share a sentimental moment during a slow dance.

The decorations at the dance were fun and whimsical.

-Riley Runnells and Emily Nowak

Taylor Rosplohowski Staff Writer

For the first year since the senior class of 2017 has been at Northview, the Turnabout assembly did not take place.

Once the top 25 senior guys with the most votes had been narrowed down, the guys who said they would be willing to perform in front of the school continued in the running while the others did not.

Once the top five were narrowed down, deadlines were assigned for turning in forms with information about the guys and videos of their possible assembly performances. The original deadline was not met, so Student Council adviser Tami Blue extended that deadline from February 3 to February 5 then again to February 6.

Even with the extension, the guys did not meet the deadline which caused Mrs. Blue and the administration to cancel the assembly. The guys then met with Principal Steve Swaggerty. They set a new deadline of February 7 at 5pm. “Even though we didn’t make the first deadline, they gave us a second and third chance. We all met the final extension so I believe we should have put the assembly back on to keep the students happy,” senior Loi Tran said.

Although the guys turned in the required paperwork and videos, the requirements for the videos were not met, causing the performances to be incomplete and unable to be done in the assembly, according to Mrs. Blue.

The videos were supposed to be two to three minutes long and needed to be turned in ahead of time so that they could be school approved, however, two of the senior boys paired up which they were not allowed to do, another video was too short, the third video also didn’t meet the requirements and the last person in the running had dropped out at the beginning. The acts were much too short and not planned out very well, according to Mrs. Blue.

The senior guys wanted to change the assembly to make it like the Homecoming one, where they walk up and do a funny dance with a girl of their choosing while a teacher reads information about them. Mrs. Blue and Mr. Swaggerty agreed that was not the tradition and intent of the assembly. “The Turnabout King voting is supposed to be based on who has the best and most hilarious talent,” Mrs. Blue said.

Because the seniors didn’t do their part in getting the assembly ready, the assembly that was supposed to take place on February 10 was canceled. Many people are upset about this, but according to Student Council President Morgan Lutz, it doesn’t seem like there is much of a choice.

“This assembly has always been my favorite to plan so I hope it ends up working out next year,” Mrs. Blue said. She is very disappointed but also hopeful for the years to come.

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DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts

Date Jar

Love Coupons

Chocolate Mice

Open When Letters

All you need for this cute gift are some strips of paper and a jar. Write out date ideas on the slips of paper and the next time you guys don’t know what to do, pick one of the slips of paper out.

Love coupons are a great, inexpensive way to show you care about someone. All you need is to come up with what you want them to say and make them look cute and they’re sure to make your Valentine happy.

This quick craft is made from Hershey kisses, string, googly eyes, and tape.

Simply assemble all the parts together to mimic the picture and these adorable mice make a cute gift for anyone you love in your life.

You may have seen these on Twitter a few times, but that doesn’t stop them from being the perfect gift. Customize what comes after the ‘open when’ for your Valentine and this gift is sure to show them you care.

High school sweethearts MR. ROTH and Ms. Seal-Roth are high school sweethearts. They started dating their junior year of high school. Mr. Roth teaches chemistry and Mrs. SealRoth teaches art.

GEER Science teacher Andy Roth and Art teacher Terri Seal-Roth are high school sweethearts, having been together since their junior year of high school. They met in band, but didn’t get to know each other until they were assigned as partners in their Spanish class.

“I knew she was the one because it just felt right and I never found anybody else,” Mr. Roth said.

They both agree that working at the same school is nice because they can understand each other’s jobs and experiences at work without having to explain an entire school or students to the other person. They don’t get to interact a lot during the school day, however, Mrs. Seal-Roth said it is nice to get to say “hey” to each other in the halls every once in awhile.

Asking who thought the other was more romantic, they both answered that it was the other person in the relationship. Mr. Roth is more likely to get a speeding ticket and to burn the house down while cooking dinner.

Mrs. Seal-Roth is the night owl in the relationship and is also the better dancer, according to both. Mr. Roth was the one who made the relationship official but when asked who said, “I love you” first, both of them answered that it was them. They both think that Mr. Roth has the better sense of humor.

When asked who loves the other more, Mrs. Seal-Roth answered that they both love each other the same while Mr. Roth claimed he loves his wife more, how sweet.

-Taylor Rosplohowski

-Emma DeMascio

How do Students Spend Valentines Day? Family Time Hanging out with friends

6%

Staying 12% home and watching Date Night 15% Netflix Going to 42% the Boys Basketball Game

25% -Korrin Zollweg

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by Jared Freeman, Directed by Jared Freeman and Noah Jockett As I was saying‌ Written and directed

by Emily Kilcorse The Bank Robbery Directed by Caity Hoffman, written Eitan Loewenstein All the difference Directed by Elizabeth Atkins, written by Carly Radebaugh

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Meredith Oblijazek and sophoWinter more Sara LewanOne Acts is an annual event put on dowski. by students. The show is composed of a series of student written and produced shorts. It is an excellent opportunity for students who want to practice directing and writing plays.

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Musicians prevail at Solo Ensemble Karen Pan

News Editor

Solo and Ensemble is a contest where students from Northwest Ohio come together for one day to challenge their skills as musicians. The students don’t compete with one another, instead they compete to try and achieve new personal bests. Any musician, whether he or she is a part of the orchestra, band, or choir have the opportunity to participate in this contest.

“I think solo and ensemble is a great way to challenge a person’s musical skill,” sophomore Danny Lee said.

Students have to prepare a piece from a required music list that contains over 9,000 updated selection. There are also time limits for the pieces, as well as required movements and editions that have been approved and developed over the years. In addition, soloists have scale requirements that depend on their instrument. Each soloist has to prepare a multitude of scales,

but the judge ultimately decides during their performance which scales they will actually play.

“Solo and ensemble was a great way to get critique on something I love doing,” junior Olivia Yarbro said.

Along with preparing pieces and scales, students also have to ability to choose the difficulty of their piece. These are referred to as different classes, with Class A consisting of the most difficult pieces and Class C consisting of the easier pieces. For example, a judge who sees a student perform a Class A will know the piece they are playing is advanced, so the judge will most likely judge the student harder.

Furthermore, a fee regarding solos and ensembles is also required, with solos being $18 and ensembles being $23, but thanks to the NV Band and Orchestra Boosters, each NV students participating only has to pay half the fee. A student has the ability to perform a solo and an ensemble, or multiple solos and ensembles if he or she chooses.

Students have to practice weeks in advance if they want to

Courtesy of Jeremy Davis

HARMONY ROADSHOW PREPARES to sing a class A song for the judge. They sang “A boy and a Girl” by Eric Whitacre, earning a 1. gain the highest rating possible.

Many times, teachers will allow students to use practice rooms during class. The contest uses

a Ohio Five Rating Plan which consists of a rating from one to five, with one being a outstanding performance and a five being

a very poor performance.

Overall, as a school, most of the performers received ones, with only a few receiving twos.

FEATURE MUSICIAN: Mark Vasquez About the musician: How long have you been playing?

This is my fifth year playing bass.

What is your favorite memory of band?

My favorite memory of orchestra was playing at Disney.

Do you take or give private lessons? With whom?

I have never had private lessons.

What do you like to do in your free time?

Video games, listening to music, and binge watching Netflix.

What is your favorite song to play?

“Today” by Robert Gardner Do you play any other instruments?

I play guitar and kazoo.

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LadyKats avenge early season losses to Perrysburg, Springfield Amir AbouZied

Sports Editor

The Girls’ Basketball team is currently fourth in the NLL’s with an overall record of 11-7.

On January 23, the girls hosted Start. Last year, NV came up short losing the game 48-52.

This year the whole game, both teams were going back and forth but Start pulled away with a win similar to last year with a score of 44-41. Senior Kyley Keene led the LadyKats with 13 points.

On January 27, the LadyKats traveled to Maumee. The girls defeated the Panthers with a score of 58-44.

On January 31, NV hosted Perrysburg. Early on in the season, the LadyKats fell short to Perrysburg 53-58. In the first half of the game, NV dominated the floor and was winning by 10 points after the first two quarters.

Starting the second half, Perrysburg began to pick up their game and outscored the LadyKats 15-10 in the third quarter but could not keep up with NV in

the final quarter. The LadyKats won this game 51-46. Senior Kylie Archibeque led the team with 12 points and seniors Lindsey Archibeque and Keene had 11 points a piece.

“We came out with a lot of intensity, just trying to get a big lead in the beginning. We knew that they were more of second half team and we could use those points when they went on a run.

Our team worked really well together and got the end result we have been preparing for,” senior Lindsey Archibeque said.

Two days later, the LadyKats took on Springfield at NV. The girls came up short to Springfield early in the season with a score of 39-45. The LadyKats went into this game looking to seek revenge against one of the top teams in the NLL’s. As they planned, NV won the game with a low score of 37-35.

“We all knew this would be a tough game going into it but we worked really hard in practice and it paid off,” senior Katie Kopan said.

Last Thursday, the LadyKats traveled to Napoleon. This ended up being a low scoring game and resulted in a Napoleon win with a score of 28-26.

DELONG

SENIOR KYLEE KEENE drives to the basket in a game against Maumee earlier in the season.

Keene has been a big part of the LadyKats’ success recently which has included wins over Perrysburg and Springfield.

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Berling wins Regional squash tourney Erin Chambers

Co-Editor

Championship season is approaching for winter sports, but sophomore Audrey Berling has already been crowned a champion of a unique sport this winter, squash.

January 6-8 she competed in the Midwest Regional Tournament in St. Louis, Missouri and placed first in her age group with competition ranging from 12 states.

Squash is a racquet sport played in a four walled court with two people competing against each other. Each person takes turns hitting the ball against the wall, trying to strategically place their shot to make their opponent mess up. If the ball bounces twice, is hit below the tin (a line that is towards the bottom of the court), or a person purposely gets in the way of their opponent’s shot,

a point is given to the person that did not mess up/break the rules. Games are played to 11 points and a player

[My coach] always made the sport really fun and he always encouraged me to continue to get better and push myself.- Audrey Berling sophomore

must win by two points. The winner of the matchup is the best out of five games.

Berling began playing the sport a few weeks before she turned ten. She fell in love with it after being introduced to it at the Toledo Club by John Seidel, who is now her coach.

“I was really inspired by the coach. He always made the sport really fun and he always encouraged me to continue to get better and push myself,” Berling said.

She continues to work hard to get better at her sport practicing everyday for two to four hours. Her next tournament she will compete in is in Baltimore on Presidents’ Day weekend. This tournament is a Junior Championship Tour which is the highest caliber competition a junior player can compete in.

After high school Berling hopes to play in college.

She is looking at Williams and Stanford, to name a few.

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1Swim 4 for cancer Hockey won and done The swim and dive team held their second annual cancer awareness meet. The meet was held on January 24 in the Northview natatorium. This event helped raise money for the Victory Center and general awareness for cancer.

As people walked into the natatorium, they were greeted with purple balloons, a board dedicated to the Victory Center, a donation basket and purple carnations. Cancer survivors, people affected by someone else who battled with the deadly illness, or someone battling it at this time were given a purple carnation and free admission into the meet. Everyone was able to sign posters that are in honor of a cancer survivor or in memory of someone who has lost their battle. Cancer ribbons went in waves around the pool deck that were hung earlier that day by the swimmers.

As the meet began, swimmers from both teams wore purple swim caps as they swam in honor of cancer survivors and to raise money for the Victory Center.

Before they faced Maumee, the teams worked together to decorate the pool area with cancer awareness ribbons. They also wore purple swim caps and bracelets. Boards were set up for attendants to sign at the event. These boards were signed for people in the community with cancer.

Attendees with cancer were given purple carnations as they entered the pool area. All purple carnation holders were asked to stand, and were recognized for their fight with cancer. A 50-50 raffle was also held, and the proceeds were also donated to the Victory Center. Everyone in attendance was asked to wear purple, since it is the universal color for cancer awareness.

“It was a great way for us as swimmers and divers to support a really good cause,” freshman Eli Humeniuk said.

At the end, NV won the meet, but everyone was winners, because all proceeds were donated to the Victory Center, allowing them to continue helping people with cancer. ~ Katie Mertens

Photo Courtesy of Coach Burke

NV Swimmers and Divers wear purple swim caps, as well as decorate the natatorium to show cancer awareness and raise money for the Victory Center at their meet against Maumee.

The story of Northview’s hockey season seems to be one of improvement, as the team the Wildcats ice every few days at Tam O’Shanter seems to get better and better as the weeks go on.

This recent stretch of games did get off to a sour start, as the Wildcats dropped a 6-0 decision to Bowling Green in conference action. The Bobcats jumped on NV early and never looked back en route to a crushing.

A night later, back in Tam O’Shanter friendly confines, the Wildcats were markedly better in grabbing a 8-3 victory over Findlay. A true team victory saw

Northview complete a season sweep on Senior Night, where the Cats paid tribute to departing seniors Matt Fink, Zach Doner, Brad Crandall, Yaseen Mustapha, Chase Ortman, Alex Zuchowski, Keegan Pipes, and Johnny Rady.

Northview’s next test was a two-game set against Indiana’s Culver Academy. The Wildcats gave a very good account of themselves, losing to the Eagles the night of February 4 but coming back next morning to tie them 2-2.

The Wildcats had little chance against the St. Francis juggernaut, however, and fell 10-

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0. It was a sour ending to a solid season for the Wildcats, who had recovered well from an early 3-8 start to go 7-6-3 the rest of the way.

Northview was seeded fourth in the Northwest District in the state tournament. It will meet the winner of the Anthony Wayne-Perrysburg tilt on February 20 at 6 at Tam O’Shanter. A win in that game would set the Wildcats up to play either St. Francis or Southview February 24. The district final is March 3, and the state Frozen Four take place the weekend of March 11.

~Patrick Andres

Kitty clinic dancing on The Dance team held a kitty clinic on February 4. The young dancers were recruited during previous basketball games, and were also referred by the Dance team members. All of the girls were between kindergarten and fifth grade.

The Dance team spent several practices beforehand coming up with the dance and figuring out how the young girls would like to spend their time.

The Dance team members and the young participants came in early Saturday at 4pm to start learning the dance. The girls were welcomed with a t-shirt de-

signed by the coach and had an opportunity to buy a bow made by many of the dance moms. The money from the bows went to the dance team as well as the $35 to participate.

The girls were split up by age and ability and each group had their own individual section to perform in the dance. Three dance team members were assigned to each grade, kindergarten through fifth grade. The Dance team started the dance by dancing alone to their own choreography as well.

The kids played ships and sailors along with learning cho-

reography, and they were given pizza and sweets as well.

The dancers performed to the popular song “Me Too” by Meghan Trainor. Many of the children’s parents came to watch the girls perform. Even some NV teacher’s kids performed, including Media Specialist Darla Omey’s daughter, and Math teacher George France’s niece..

The kids got a lot of support from the stands and the team ended up raising $1600. The Dance team is hoping to make this a new tradition to raise money for the season. ~ Haley Jones

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Patriots are super again Two wrestlers earn 100 wins Patrick Andres

Staff Writer

In the most improbable of occurrences, the New England Patriots, a football team that played in one championship game the first quarter-century of its existence (and lost it 5110), won their fifth Super Bowl by defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28.

New England trailed Atlanta 28-3 in the third quarter, before the greatest football player of our (or any) era in the eyes of many, Tom Brady, singlehandedly brought his team back to force the first overtime pro football championship since the 1962 AFL title game.

The game started slowly, with neither offensive juggernaut able to record a point in the first quarter.

Not long into the second stanza, Atlanta showed the firepower it had used to win its second National Football Conference pennant, getting a 5-yard touchdown jaunt from Devonta Freeman to take a 7-0 lead.

The lead quickly grew, first to 14-0, then to 21-0, and finally to 28-3, backed by two Matt Ryan passing touchdowns and an Austin Hooper interception return.

Atlanta seemed ready for a celebration, as Falcons fans prepared to declare an end to 51 years in pro football purgatory.

A James White touchdown, after which Stephen Gostkowski banged the extra point off the uprights, at least made the game

somewhat respectable at 28-9, although the Falcons were seemingly in control.

But in the fourth quarter, the fire went out for Atlanta, which played the way an actor about to be written out of a TV show may perform.

Almost nothing went right for the Falcons in the final frame, and this is being generous. Turnovers, sacks, penalties - Atlanta had them all. Meanwhile, Brady’s Patriots inched back into it, ever so gradually.

Still, the men from Massachusetts needed sixteen points in six minutes, which would take more than a little bit of luck. The Patriots scored and punched in a two-point try to whittle the Falcons’ lead to eight.

An incredible Julio Jones catch put Atlanta in spectacular position to ice its first world championship. And suddenly, they couldn’t.

One unmitigated disaster after another forced the Falcons to punt, and New England had its work cut out for it with 91 yards of greenery standing between it and potential overtime.

Mirroring his famous drive to win Super Bowl XXXVI over St. Louis, Brady went to work. A completion here, a completion there, and, helped by a circus catch from Julian Edelman in which the ball caromed off a defender’s foot, the Patriots were in position to score.

They did so, converted the two points, and the rest of it was science fiction.

The clock running down.

The end of regulation. And then

overtime. Do not adjust your televisions, folks. And there was James White going in for an iconic touchdown in NFL history, finishing off a comeback that managed to make the Cavaliers’ and Cubs’ wizardry look commonplace.

The Patriots, once the laughingstock of Boston sports, comic relief in autumn from stressful playoff runs by the Red Sox, Celtics, and Bruins, now own as many championships in the twentyfirst century as the rest of those squads combined.

And although some will question New England’s role as a lightning rod for controversy (see: Spygate, Deflategate, etc.), it will do little to diminish the incredible feat accomplished in Houston this February 5.

This was an amalgamation of all the great Boston sporting moments. The Impossible Dream. Bobby Orr’s flying goal.

Truly, all that was missing was a tea party.

As for Atlanta, it can hold its head high, as only bright days lie ahead for a team no one saw even challenging for the NFC flag. Ryan and Jones will be back to fling the pigskin all around the Falcons’ shiny new Mercedes-Benz Stadium come 2017.

They know - all too well - there is always next year. Who knows?

They might cross paths with the Browns in Super Bowl LII. Would it really surprise anyone? In this bizarro world 25 points mean nothing. 3-1 leads, and leads at large, mean nothing.

Kevin Garnett was right. Anything really is possible.

Photo Courtesy of Sylvania Northview Facebook Page

WINNING FIRST PLACE at the NLLs and his 100th win all in the same match was senior Jessup Pawleczyk.

As the wrestling season comes to a close, two wrestlers are able to celebrate a very important milestone, 100 wins.

Senior Trevor Hartbarger and senior Jessup Pawelczyk have the honor of saying that they have defeated 100 opponents.

Hartbarger, wrestling in the 145lb weight class, has been wrestling since first grade.

He broke the High School Career pin record this year beating the previous record held by Nick Ciesinski, 1995-98 with 75 career pins. Trevor currently has over 80 pins with wrestling still remaining in the season. He also collected his 100th career win on January 13 at the Maumee Bay Classic.

“Wrestling has taught me a lot of life lessons, like the drive to never give up,” Hartbarger said. His dad, Keith Hartbarger, is now the coach of the team and the support he gives is part of the reason that Hartbarger was able to get the 100th win. Trevor gives credit to his family, his team-

mates, and all of the coaches he has had throughout the years for helping him get to this point.

As teammates, Pawelczyk and Hartbarger supported each other throughout the years and are happy for each other that they were both able to reach such a great accomplishment.

“It feels pretty great. I feel like it will be the biggest highlight for the season. Also, after all the hard work I have been putting into the sport it is nice to see it pay off,” Pawelczyk said.

Along with Hartbarger, he has also been waiting for this day and working nonstop to get there. Pawelczyk has been wrestling for six years and said that he too has learned many things from playing the sport. He wrestles in the 182 lb weight class and got his 100 win on February 4 at NLLs where he also took 1st place league champion in the same match.

“My favorite part is the work ethic that you get out of it and how it will be with me outside of the matches,” Pawelczyk said.

Getting here wasn’t easy and Jessup gives credit to their late coach Rada Eltatawy, Coach Lubinski, and Coach Hartbarger who have all been very good wrestling coaches and always encourage him to work hard.

Pawelczyk recently signed to the United States Coast Guard Academy where he will continue his education and his wrestling career.

- Emily Nowak

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Boys’ bball pushes win streak to five Matt Bishop

Sports Editor

With less than a month remaining in regular season play, the race for the Northern Lakes League title is starting to heat up.

Northview dropped to fourth in the league after a loss to Perrysburg on January 24. That wasn’t the only loss the team took that night, as junior center Colton Snow suffered a foot injury that left him out indefinitely The Cats played Maumee and Bryan on back-to-back games that weekend, looking to rebound from a 3-game losing streak.

The team did just that, handling both teams with ease as they cruised to a 5844 win over Maumee and a 56-34 win over Bryan.

The Cats then returned home for a crucial league game against Springfield.

Without much trouble, NV jumped out to a lead early and never looked back. They went on to win the game 53-42.

The next day, the team hosted the Bedford Mules in a non-league contest.

Both teams came into the game with 11-5 overall records, so it looked like it would be a close game, at least on paper.

The Cats, however, had different plans. They led by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter before finishing with a 7362 win. Sophomore Sam Clear led all scorers with 22 points while senior Logan Jessing, 20 points, and sophomore Alek West, 18 points, followed close behind.

“It all started with our defense. Once we started getting stops, our offense was able to open up and run our plays,” Clear said. “It was a total team effort.”

NV pushed their winning streak to five games after a 66-41 win at Napoleon.

This was even more impressive considering that Jessing, the team’s leading scorer, did not play in the game due to an ankle injury. West led the team with 18 points.

Next up for the Cats was an away contest against Anthony Wayne. NV lost in overtime the first time these two teams met, so the game had all the makings of being a close one. However, the Cats missed the size of Snow and Jessing deeply, and lost the game 36-51.

NV will host Perrysburg and Southview back to back on February 14 and 17 before finishing the regular season against Bowling Green on February 24.

SENIOR LOGAN JESSING goes up for a dunk while playing against Springfield.

NV started the game off with a good lead and went on to win the game 53-42.

FEATURE ATHLETE: Trevor

Hartbarger

About the athlete:

When did you start to wrestle?

I started wrestling when I was in the first grade.

How did it feel to win your 100th match?

It felt great to get my 100th win. I’ve been working to achieve this accomplishment for four years.

Who inspired you to start wrestling?

My dad is the one that got me into wrestling and pushed me to be all that I am.

What will you miss most about wrestling for Northview?

The thing that I will miss most about Northview wrestling is being able to compete and being with my teammates every day.

Career Accolades

Wrestling

School Record- 80 career pins 100 career wins