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February has passed, but every day is a chance to celebrate Black history. Flip to page 6 to hear from this issue’s guest writer Paul Thomas about Black Excellence.

The Boy’s Basketball team came and conquered, but it’s not done yet. Check out page 10 to get a recap of their record breaking season!

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Rivalry aside, Sylvania is #EllieStrong NV and SV students raise over $4,000 for fellow classmate Emma Swanson Co-Editor in Chief

For the first time in history, Northview and Southview High Schools have won the first-ever BCSN joint Student Section of the Week.

On February 1, the Boy’s Basketball team traveled across town to play against SV. The Varsity team played at 7 p.m. on SV’s court and they walked away with a 57-47 victory and their hearts full. The packed stadium was cheering for both the game and SV senior Ellie Willier.

After Willier was diagnosed with Lymphoma, some teachers at SV came together to find a way to support her in the best way possible. The teachers decided that designi n g a shirt a n d selling them in support for the Wi l l i e r family would be a great idea to bring the whole school together for a fellow classmate.

Neon green long sleeve shirts were designed with a Cou- gar head in a Superman logo on the front to resemble all of Willier’s bravery. Of these shirts, SV sold 350 to students at school during lunch periods.

Shortly after, NV caught the word and asked if they could collaborate to show that differences aside, we are all a part of one loving community.

“We want to make it a tradition to join

Photo Courtesy of Southview Photographer Morgan Sowers NORTHVIEW AND SOUTHVIEW Boy’s Basketball teams ran on the court with flowers for SV senior Ellie Willier. Both student sections wore matching neon green, ‘Sylvania Cares’ t-shirts in support.

forces and raise money together for a different case every year,” Student Council President Paige Beattie said.

Another bright green t-shirt was designed by NV this time with the phrase, “Sylvania Cares” in support for Willier and her family. Over 400 shirts were sold during the game and at the high schools for $6

a piece.

Instead of having their usual separate spirit colors on game night, the two schools joined together in wearing their bright green shirts. As the two teams walked out onto the court they gave Willier a carnation with a hug or a fist bump to start the game.

Students from both schools participated in a raffle and if chosen, got the chance to play a game of knock out with Willier during halftime.

In the end, $4,124 was raised for the Willier family with even more on the way, as SV is putting on their annual Dance For a Chance for Willier and her cause.

Around 5 a.m., Dr. Fineske makes his way to Timberstone Junior High School to check in with Mr. Bacho and Mr. Applin.

Sometimes the roads may be great near Whiteford E lement ar y School, but the roads may be really slippery near North-

view. In this case, Dr. Fineske will delay or close school regardless of one area being safe because the roads have to be safe for everyone.

From there, Dr. Fineske will park at Timberstone and watch the news until he can make a decision.

He must SYLVANIA CARES call a de-

lay by 5:45 a.m. and if that happens, he must cancel school by 7:45 a.m.

“It’s not an easy decision when I cancel school because it affects so many different things like sports, lesson plans, after-school activities, and much more,” Dr. Fineske said.

Something Dr. Fineske started doing when he became Superintendent was tweeting a heads-up the night before bad weather. This gives parents some time to prepare what to do with their children if school isn’t on time.

Furthermore, he tweets when there is a delay or cancellation, making it convenient for students to check their phones instead of watching the TV and hoping to see “Sylvania: Closed” scroll past.

When Dr. Fineske announces school is open via Twitter, this doesn’t always make students happy. Those unhappy students sometimes reply to his tweet inappropriately which Dr. Fineske sees.

“I don’t pay them any attention, the principals [NV Principal Steve Swaggerty and Southview Principal Kasey Vens] are aware of it and there will be repercussions,” Dr. Fineske said.

Superintendent makes super decision Bree Fangman Co-Editor in Chief To delay, cancel, or neither, that is the question: whether ‘tis nobler to make approximately 7,700 students in the school district happy by giving them a day off, or to make them all go to school.

Superintendent Adam Fineske has the job of answering that question.

After a long night of snow, ice, fog, or whatever precipitation that accumulates, Dr. Fineske starts his day around 4 a.m. then hits the road at 4:30 a.m. to judge the conditions.

Temperature, what weather may occur later that day, and the condition of the sidewalks and neighborhood streets are important in determining the fate of the district, too.

Dr. Fineske assesses the roads near Pacesetter Park. While he is doing that, the Facilities and Operations Direction Alan Bacho and the former Transportation Director Neal Applin drive around the other parts of the district.

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ular dating app, isn’t just for humans anymore. Inspired

by Tinder and the word udder, “Tudder” was created to assist farmers trying to find mates for their cattle.

Just like the dating app, Tudder allows farmers to pick whether they are looking for a male or female. After that, pictures of many different cows appear and the farmers are able to swipe right on cows they like and left on cows t h e y

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Home to around 550,000 Jewish people, making it the biggest Jewish community in Europe - has experienced a 74 percent increase in anti-Semitic attacks from 2017. Recently, dozens of graves in a Jewish cemetery were vandalized with swastikas and degrading slogans.

In response, thousands of people traveled to the Place de la Republique in Paris to support the Jewish community. President Emmanuel Macron visited the cemetery to pay his respects and later went to the national Holocaust memorial. As Macron was leaving the cemetery, he told reporters that whoever was responsible for these attacks will be punished.

Other than the cemetery, artworks in Paris tributing Simone Veil, a Holocaust survivor, was covered in swastikas, a badon’t like. gel shop was spray painted with the word Once they swipe Juden, the German word for Jews, and a right, it takes the user to the website Sell- tree in memory of a young Jewish man MyLivestock which shows them more Ilan Halimi, who was murdered in 2006, pictures of the desired cow. It also lists was cut in half. valuable information about the cow like it’s milk yield, protein content, and their ability to calve.

The app was made as a way for farmers to gather data on many different cows with ease.

Before this app, many farmers found partners for their cattle at markets but Trevor Aston didn’t have the time to look at every sinStaff Writer gle cowBree and their background. Tudder United States - PresiFangman allows farmers to get loads of useful indent Donald Trump deCo-Editor in Chief Regan Fordham formation at the tip of their fingers. clared a national emer-

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National emergency at border

gency at the border with Mexico in order to get the billions of dollars for the wall that Congress denied him.

Both the President and Congress can declare a national emergency whenever they deem it necessary. Under the National Emergencies Act of 1976, Congress has the power to end an emergency declared by the President.

According to a report made by the Brennan Center of Justice, there are 136 statutory powers the President can use in times of a national emergency. Two specifically apply to the border wall.

One allows the President to take money already given to military construction to start “military construction projects not otherwise authorized by the law.” The other allows the President to remove troops and other resources from the Department of Army civil works projects and use them towards “authorized... projects that are essential to the national defense.”

National emergencies aren’t uncommon. In fact, 58 states of emergencies, not including weather-related emergencies, have been declared since 1976.

The first national emergency declared was by former President Jimmy Carter in response to the Iran Hostage Crisis. This froze Iran’s assets in the United States.

Former President George W. Bush declared a national emergency after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The legality of Trump’s plan is currently in question. California, New York, and 14 other states are suing him to stop the efforts toward a wall.

“We’ll possibly get a bad ruling, and then we’ll get another bad ruling, and then we’ll end up at the Supreme Court and hopefully we’ll get a fair shake,” Trump said.

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State of the state of the union Emma Swanson Co-Editor in Chief Max Kelso News Editor

On February 5 at 9 p.m., President Barry DonaldSteven Trump gave his 2019 State of the Union Address.

News Editor He spoke of bipartisanship and went through a list of issues that he says will Abby Summers be the focus of the next two years of his Opinions Editor presidency.

He discussed many topics including, but not limited to: the economy, jobs, Marian Estifan unemployment, tax reform, energy production,Opinions unity, the Editor opioid crisis, prison reform, immigration, border security, the border wall, trade, infrastructure.

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Editor He alsoFeatures discussed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, socialism, and the War in Afghanistan.

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resents many issues, but there were severWisam Hasan al main points through this sea of topics.

Staff Writer One of the major points of the State of the Union was the Southern border and the need for a border wall.

Lindsay Hubay The president touched on the Staff Writerissues of drug and sex trafficking throughout this section. He also brought a head ImmigraLydia Ludwig tion and commerce Enforcement officer Writerworking who is the head of Staff a department on tackling sex trafficking.

This officer is a legal immigrant from Gillian Myslinksi Mexico and has helped save over 300 Staff Writer women from human traffickers.

Another was the issue of Venezuela and the dictatorship of President Maduro JennaofStorey and his extended control the socialist Staff Writer Venezuelan government.

The president expressed his dislike for Maduro and what Ryan he's been doing in the Storey country.

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Another point made by the president was on that of prescription drugs and healthcare.

He stated that the government needed to make sure that prescription drugs were all made cheaper and more affordable for Americans.

As a result, he got backlash from his own party for his stance and praise by some Democrats.

Besides his main topics the president had special guests. These included men and women like Buzz Aldrin and a prison minister.

A small group of World War II veteran and holocaust survivors were also present. These men stood as friends and heroes “representing America”.

Another major guest was Pittsburgh Police Officer Timothy Matson. Officer Matson was the brave individual who stopped the Pittsburgh shooter and took seven bullets to stop the shooter.

In conclusion, President Trump completed his 82 minute speech giving a clear list of what he hopes to accomplish.

Taryn Wachowiak Staff Writer

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What do a canal in Florida, a potato Steven Barry chip factory in Hong Kong, and a beach News Editor in Essex have in common?

All three are locations where unexploded ordinances from the first or Abby Summers second world war were discovered in an Opinions Editor odd location.

On February 1, a potato chip factory in Hong Kong was put on red alert when Marian Estifan a World War I era grenade was discovEditorfrom France. ered inOpinions a potato shipment The grenade sent the factory into a panic and the Hong Kong police identiNapieralagrenade profied it Zoey as a German-made Editor ducedFeatures during World War I. Unfortunately, the grenade was still active and had to be detonated by the Umfl eet Ordinance Hong Josie Kong Police Explosive Features Disposal Bureau. Editor They utilized a technique created by the United Navy. They placed the EveStates Gross grenade in a hole and then used powerSports Editor ful water jets to detonate the device from long range.

Patrick Let’s travel to Andres the states where a Florida Taco Bell got quite the surprise. A Sports Editor couple was magnet fishing on January 22 for lost items in a local Ocala county Hailey Brothag canal.

Photo Editor Magnet fishing is the act of putting a small but powerful magnet on the end of a longAnastasia rope and thenCarter tossing it out into the water and dragging it towards yourOnline Editor self to pick up metal “artifacts” from the bottom of bodies of water.

This couple had been tossing and dragging for an hour before pulling up a World War II era pineapple grenade.

At first, they threw it in a bucket and fished for another hour before heading to a Taco Bell and calling the police.

Fortunately, it was inert and hopefully, everyone got to enjoy a taco afterward.

Lastly comes our strangest story for the issue. On July 12, 2014, a man was walking his dog and looking for something to throw on a local Essex beach.

The item he picked up seemed to be a small barnacle encrusted stone, he didn't realize it was a WWII era explosive grenade.

Fortunately, an off duty military explosives expert was walking nearby and saw the device getting thrown. The explosives expert immediately alerted authorities to the grenade's location and it was properly removed and defused.

At the time, this was the fifth device found in the span of a month.

Local authorities and historians believed there was a crate of grenades somewhere off shore and that the recent storms were breaking it up and slowly grenades where floating ashore.

Fortunately, this fifth device was also the last in the series of explosive scares.

Now time for a big forward to our final file for the year. This file will be a local spotlight on the only unsolved murder In Sylvania’s history. On January 2, 1985, Patricia Stichler was found brutally murdered. Police arrived at the scene to find she had been stabbed almost 30 times.

“There is something very strange about the set-up of the household and to say any more would jeopardize our investigation,” Bregg Birr of the Sylvania police detective is quoted as saying the day of the murder. Look for this story in our May issue.

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Gillian Myslinksi Staff Writer

The future of medicine inside of the Medical Technology program competed in a HOSA competition on February 1 at the University Of Toledo.

HOSA stands for Health Occupations Students of America. HOSA allows students to have a creative and competitive outlet outside the classroom.

Many students earned a spot to compete at States. Juniors Rayah Alsayed, Bailee Borgerson, Angelina Delbosque, Kelsie Finkbeiner, Justin Glowski, Kayla Harris,Caitlynn Henderly, Ryan Kahan, Camryn Kelley, Yasmina Maaraba, Alexa Menard, Hannah Mitchell, Faith Semler, Birahna Syroka, Sarah Tetreau, Molly Thomas, and Michaela Watson placed in the top three for their categories and are moving on to compete at the state level.

Seniors Kevin Archambault, Steven Barry, Alexander Braman, Dakota Cecil, Paige Emerson, Janean Farah, Marissa Lechlak, Roshni Panchal, Ry Pinski, Madison Schalk, Morgan Traband, Lillian Volmerding, and Samantha Young will also be competing at States.

One of the groups who is moving on to compete at States is juniors Angelina Delbosque and Bailee Borgerson.

“We learned a lot about the job and

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Cafferty A TOTAL OF 29 HOSA students qualified for the state competition in April. Students participated in events like Community Awareness, Health Career Photography, Medical Terminology, Health Career Display, CPR and First Aid, EMS, and Nurse Assistant skills.

the working environment, she was also able to give us medical equipment for a 3D part of the board,” Borgerson said.

The presentation showed how the nurses use toys related to the ambulance

and other medical equipment to show the children that hospitals aren’t scary.

“It was really cool to see the toys that the nurses use,” Delbosque said.

Students get creative and learn more

about organization and medicine by competing in the HOSA competition according to Med Tech teacher Melissa Cafferty.

Students will be competing at the state competition April 9 and 10.

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Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. If you can think of a math question, it was probably a part of the annual American Math Contest.

On February 7, Northview math students participated in the American Math Contest.

The AMC is a competition that is conducted annually at schools all across the United States and even across the world.

The competition first starts at the school level where students take a test with 150 possible points.

In order for students to move on to the next level of competition, they must earn 100 points.

If a student passes the school level, they can advance on to participate in more challenging versions of the contest. A student at NV has not made it passed the school level in 10 years.

“The contest gives our honors and AP

students an opportunity to try things that go beyond what they do in a typical classroom setting, it exposes students to new kinds of math, and it challenges students to practice for standardized tests,” Math teacher Gregory Christy said.

This year, around 150 students took part in this competition. All NV participants currently take different honors and AP math courses. As of now, the results of the competition have not been announced.

Mr. Christy is optimistic that a student will advance

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season. But Andres’s motivation goes further than just personal recognition.

“I’ve been very fortunate to have a lot of The Quiz Bowl team has been a pow- support on my team over the years. I’m er to reckon with for years now, and this honored by my awards but also excited season is no exception. at the prospect of winning a league title The Varsity team consists of start- for Northview.” ers seniors Patrick Andres, Lucas BurNot only has this season been excitton and Zach Burton, and ing for the team, but also “I love the sophomores Ben Gravelle for coach Perry Lefevre. and George Hajjar, The love the challenge of challenge of “Icompeting Varsity team has gone with what you completely undefeated, competing with know versus trying to anthey are 13-0. ticipate the direction of what you know Nine games were won the question. Watching competing in the league, versus trying my players figuring out rewith the highest margin is half the fun for to anticipate sponses of victory being against me,” said Coach Lefevre.

Toledo Islamic Academy the direction “The QuizCats are 620-30. currently undefeated in of the ques- both leagues we compete Four games were won while competing on NBC’s tion. Watching in thanks to Patrick. If we Academic Challenge TV defeat St. Francis on Febmy players ruary 27, we win the city show. The Academic Challenge is a TV show that figuring out league,” Coach Lefevre almost all area schools apsaid. “I also want to comresponses is pear on. The games resemplement Lucas and Zach ble Jeopardy more than half the fun for Burton for their leadership the average match and last as the other seniors on the me.” year NV won the entire varsity squad. I’m going tournament. miss these senior Quiz-Mr. Lefevre to Andres, senior capCats.” tain of the team, is also up The team is also in the for four-time MVP in the position to repeat in the WNWO Acaleague, which essentially means he has demic Challenge league, but won’t comscored the most points throughout the pete again until March 21.

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OPINIONS Students stressed over work schedules Do you have a job?

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Out of 93 responses

How many hours do you work on average a week?

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How much do you make per hour?

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and work, and can lead to them being burnt out or overly stressed.

The ‘hustle generation’ can be viewed as toxic or a necessity depending on someone’s position in life. However, when it comes to high school, we do spend 35 hours a week attending classes. It’s important to come in prepared and well rested.

If a job starts cutting into school time or you feel it’s cutting your time too short you shouldn’t be afraid to cut back on the hours to give yourself some time to breathe and catch up. Your supervisor will understand that finishing high school has to be a priority and you can only work so many hours after school while still being productive in your everyday life.

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are getting assistance from a parent.

Students will most likely have expenses they have to cover once they turn 16 like car insurance, gas, car maintenance, or to start saving up for college or out of high school expenses.

So being able to focus only on school and not work is out of the question for most.

This generation is also obtaining the ‘hustle generation’ title due to the idea that overworking yourself is the only way to work.

Overworking yourself can be easily achieved when you’re trying to juggle going to school for seven hours a day on top of working a part time position, along with extra curricular activities and making time for friends. This can leave students tired after a long day of school

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During the last few years of a student’s high school career, it is typical for the student to pick up some sort of part time job to earn income. However, is it too much for students to attend school, go to extra curricular activities, complete homework, work a part time job, and have enough time to maintain a positive social and home life?

Out of 102 students surveyed, 66 said on average they work between 15-20+ hours a week at their job. Some may argue that high school should be your ‘full time job’ and that students should put all of their time and focus into their education and participating in extracurricular activities.

That theory can easily be disproven depending on how many bills the student has to pay for and whether or not they

Out of 77 responses

Scheduling, what’s the truth?

Scheduling time is here for next year and with it, many students have questions.

Northview counselor Stacie Wachowiak chimed in to answer some of the questions and debunk some of the myths.

Q: If a student signs up to take a class, are they guaranteed a spot in that class?

Q: If a student is taking a career tech do they still need a fine art credit?

Q: Can a student request a teacher or a lunch period?

Q: If a student wants to flex out, how do they go about doing that?

A: “No, if a class is full, privilege goes to seniors, and then juniors, then sophomores, and then freshmen.”

A: “No, because we have to balance class sizes.”

Q: How does a student become a teacher aide?

A: “Complete a teacher aide form and turn it into Mrs. Lloyd.”

Q: What counts as a fine art credit?

A: “Drama, Theatre Workshop, Art of Photojournalism, Pop Music, all bands, orchestras, and choirs, and any class in Mr. Creech or Mrs. Seal-Roth’s room.”

Q: If a student has a job, does it count as a fine art credit?

A: “No, we require one fine art credit and jobs don’t count.”

A: “Not for high school graduation, but some colleges want a fine art credit.”

A: “Let your counselor know at scheduling time, or complete a flex scheduling form if you have a 1st or 9th period commons.”

Q: Can a student drop a class so that they can flex out?

A: “No, they have to have study halls or commons in the periods they are assigned so that class sizes stay balanced.”

Q: If a sophomore can drive can they flex out?

A: “No, it is a junior and senior privilege.”

-Taryn Wachowiak

Chromebook checks As everyone knows personal Chromebooks for students were provided at the beginning of the school year last year. With that came a lot of responsibilities.

When given their own Chromebook students were provided with a charger and a case to carry their Chromebook. If you walk through the hallways you notice not every student has these two things with their Chromebook at all times.

Personally, I do not carry my Chromebook in the case because it’s easier to carry the Chromebook by itself instead of in a big case. I also leave the charger at home and

charge it when it gets low battery. Sometimes I don’t even use my Chromebook at all so I don’t need to charge it everyday.

Randomly some teachers will have a Chromebook check where they check to make sure you have your Chromebook, case, and charger. I think these are necessary to keep track of every students’ Chromebook and it’s accessories, but it is not the most practical thing.

When students find out they have a Chromebook check they usually get all of their stuff the night before to make sure they pass the check in class. I just bring my case and charger to school when I

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find out we will have a check and I always pass them.

Some students don’t use their Chromebooks at all during the year and they use a personal computer that they bring to school everyday. These students are still required to have everything for a Chromebook check. If they don’t bring their school Chromebook to the check they will receive a note to see Mrs. Omey in the media center.

If I had a personal computer I would rather use that then the school Chromebook because I could work at my own convenience and could follow my own rules with it.

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ACT Crash Course: Is it worth it?

Who needs the ACT? It’s a no for me Crash Course: I’d be lost without it In high school, the inevitable is bound to happen. You’re going to have to take the ACT. Everyone has their opinions on it since it’s a standardized test. For many, this is what determines if you get into college or not. A lot of colleges won’t accept you unless you have a specific ACT score.

Everyone wants to get the best score they can possibly get. But how can you do that?

Many high schools offer ACT Crash Courses. Many students who are juniors, like me, have taken this ACT Crash Course. I haven’t. In December, I took the ACT without having taken this Crash Course and honestly, I felt pretty confident.

The ACT is composed of a math, a science, a reading, and an English section. In order to prepare myself, I used online questions from Albert.io to practice. These questions are supposed to mimic the ones on the actual ACT. The only thing it doesn’t mirror is the timing. You have a certain amount of time for each section. By not taking the ACT Crash Course, I missed out on learning how to manage my time while taking the test.

This was the part I was most worried about. I had no clue how to tackle it. Teachers recommend answering every single question because even if you answer incorrectly, you don’t lose points.

You only gain points if you answer the question correctly. So that was my goal, to answer every single question to the best of my ability.

I did end up answering every single question, but maybe not to the best of my ability. As the questions go on, they continue to get more difficult. By the time I reached question 60 of the math portion, I had no clue what to do.

In all honesty, I didn’t prepare in the

best way possible for the ACT. I was more taking the test as a gauge of what I needed to study.

What were my strong suits? What areas did I have weakness in?

People who took the ACT Crash Course were given the opportunity to take a practice ACT. This allowed them to do the same thing I did, find what they were strong and weak in.

Personally, I think taking the real ACT as a gauge gave me an advantage. Instead of having a teacher that I have on a daily basis administering the test, I went to a different school and took the real deal. This allowed me to practice the timing.

I really can’t judge the ACT Crash Course that Northview offered since I didn’t take it. All I know is that with taking the ACT Crash Course, you get to take a practice test and learn some extra tips. But I can say, I felt pretty confident with my ACT without taking the course. So it’s your choice, do what you think is best for you.

-Anastasia Carter

Do you know what you want to major in at college? Do you know what college you’re going to? These are just a few of the questions I get asked lately. I’m only a junior and I feel like I need to make all these decisions so quickly.

But the thing that I worry about the most is the ACT. The ACT plays a big part in what college you get into and how much money you can get (in scholarships).

Everyone experiences some nerves about taking the test because there seems to be so much riding on one little score. Everyone wants to do the best they can, but there is no one way to insure your best test score. I feel like there’s not very many ways to study for it, but I’ve found a few helpful ways to prepare for myself.

In November, I took Mrs. Rhine’s ACT Crash Course.

It was a free course (as long as you attended all of the meetings) and I was given an ACT Prep Book. The book usually goes for $40-$60, but by taking the course, you can get it for free. But is the course beneficial?

Sometimes I think about it…after taking this course, will I get a better score on my real ACT? Well, I’ll find out in March.

Before we took the math, reading, English, and science classes to help our strategies, we took a practice ACT. We later attended classes in each subject to help learn the ins and outs of the ACT. So far I’ve taken two practice ACT’s.

My strategy was just to go for it. I just tried to do as many questions as I could and finish. Of course I was striving for accuracy, but I just thought that if I could get all of the questions done, there should be a greater chance of getting a higher score. For every question you have a 25% chance of getting it right, so I just went for it.

After getting my second practice ACT score back, I was pretty bummed. I didn’t do terrible, but I expected to do better because it was my second time taking it, at least maybe a point higher, but I didn’t. I got the same score on my second one as I had gotten on my first.

In my opinion, the classes after my second practice ACT were helpful. For English and reading we went over useful tools to help finish all (or most) of the questions within our time limit with a better accuracy. We did some more practice questions, as well as going over some commonly missed ones from the actual test we took.

For math and science, there really isn’t a specific strategy like with English and reading. In those classes, we went over commonly missed problems and looked at common concepts the ACT hits during the test.

Overall, I think the ACT Crash Course is worth the time. I know more strategies to help me finish in time with more accuracy. So, if you’re worried about taking the ACT, or are looking for ways to raise your score, I recommend taking a crash course, along with reviewing questions in the practice book and online.

-Eve Gross

majority of NV’s senior class tends to stick closer to home, but there are a good number of students

that plan on traveling great distances to colleges that are states away from Sylvania.

Parents, teachers, and counselors have been pushing this decision more and more as we have advanced through our high school careers and have offered guidance when we seemed lost.

And this year, many of us buckled down and finalized that decision by completing the FAFSA accounts and applying to schools and scholarships.

Whether your decision was made years or months ago our senior year is coming to an end and the fall 2019 school year is quickly approaching.

- Zoey Napierala

Where is the senior class attending?

Many seniors have been asked this question for years: where are you going to college? Some of the students are choosing to work for a few years first, others may not have an idea where they want to go, and some know exactly where they dream of attending.

With senior year coming to a close faster than most of us expected, the question still remains true: Where are you going? We polled the senior class, asking who plans on going college and what college do they plan on attending.

Top three choices of Northview’s senior class was the University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, and Lourdes University.

There were many other schools listed all over the country that the senior class

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plans on attending like the University of North Texas and Arizona State University.

Like most years, the

Poll out of 40 students

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Do you think President Trump should build the wall?

“Yes I think a wall is necessary.

I believe it is essential for our nation’s security. The wall would prevent many threats we have coming from the south.”

-junior Ashley Ashton

“No, because we should be building bridges. This country was built on immigration. Most of our ancestors are illegal immigrants.

Spread love, not hate.”

-senior Ry Pinski

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FEATURES STUCO tie dye wins with flying colors Justine Umfleet Staff Writer

All Northview students and faculty were invited to the third annual Tie Dye Party after school at 2:30 in the Cafeteria on Feb-

“This event was definitely a huge success. Everyone had a fun time tie dying,” - STUCO President Paige Beattie

Black Excellence color. However, excellence is more than just a latent ability. Excellence is a lifelong commitment requiring sacrifice and perseverance. The ability to be exIn my lifetime I’ve read a multitude cellent is dormant in every person, yet of stories of people who truly embod- the commitment to excellence is a rare ied the idea of excellence. Around the undertaking. time of Black History Month, I tend to I could go on and name countless gravitate towards stories that feature figures throughout black history who members of the black community over- bore that tremendous undertaking: coming grand struggles. Black doctors, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Booklawyers, public servants, local heroes, er T. Washington, Thurgood Marshall. and visionaries striving were all eventually The ability to be They to improve the world well recognized, and asaround them. excellent is sociated with excellence, My father lived but they’re not the only through one of these dormant in every figures worthy of recognistories. He lived a person, yet the tion. rough childhood, havThere are members of ing to grow up during commitment to society who make strides a time of great racial excellence is a every day to fulfill their injustice. He and my commitment to excelgrandmother struggled rare undertaking. lence. The mother who to deal with the preslands a new job to support sures of American society during that her kids. The boy who works countless time and had to help maintain a house- hours on his science project with the inhold. tention of learning something new. The Yet they both persevered, and went grad student wrapping up her dissertaon to live great lives, giving back to their tion to get her doctorate. communities. It’s something I aspire to People who make seemingly mido as well, through my pursuit of educa- nor developments a little bit each day tion and community outreach. may not be able to recognize it, but as Hearing their stories and countless a whole, they’re demonstrating to their others, I began to wonder what exactly community how full of life the idea of truly earned them their title of excel- committing to excellence is today. lence.

It doesn’t take much to start treading It wasn’t that they did extraordinary the path, but it takes great perseverance things, or that they were highly rec- and power to commit to blazing your ognized, or that they embodied some own. That to me is what truly makes a grand idea; their excellence lied in their person excellent. commitment to a better tomorrow.

Not their titles, or their praise, but Excellence is everywhere. It comes their commitment to their own betin all shapes, sizes and forms, living terment and the betterment of those within everyone regardless of creed or around them.

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This event was held to prepare students for the last home basketball game with Anthony Wayne. The theme being a Tie-

ruary 13.

Dye Out and a fill it up style game.

S t u The MVP student council committee dents could planned this event and prepared everyeither bring thing that was needed and around their 30 students attended.

“This event was definitely a huge success. Everyone had a fun time tie dying,” Student Council President Paige Beattie said.

Leftover dye was used to make shirts that were thrown into the crowd at the basketball game.

“I had a great time tie dying with all my friends. There were so many different colors to choose from,” sophomore Rachel Bell said.

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FEATURES Cat’s Meow 2019

“ T h e S e a r c h fo r W i l l i e ” by the Senior Class

Just in case you missed out on Cat’s Meow here is a little recap of the production: Willie at dance practice:

The play starts with Mrs. Blue frustrated with the seniors for their lack of effort in her class.

She’s upset that all the students seem to care about is Willie. The play then picks up with Willie having a good time and dancing around with the dance team at practice.

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Seniors find Willie:

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In the end, the seniors discovered that a certain French speaking Avenger knew all along where Willie was hidden. Willie was being held captive in the sound booth of the PAC this whole time.

The seniors and Avengers rejoice in finding Willie and hug goodbye.

Seniors accuse teachers of stealing Willie:

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The seniors accuse the teachers of plotting to take Willie. The Avengers’ cousins challenge the teachers through various contests in an effort to defeat the teachers and win back Willie.

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Willie goes missing:

The teachers plot a way to kidnap Willie and take him away from the seniors who love him so much. The seniors soon realize that their beloved Willie is missing and are very worried about where he might have gone or who might have taken him.

Seniors meet Avengers:

When the seniors are at a loss for what to do they decide to call in some help. They try to contact The Avengers for help, but they unfortunately are not available. They did mention that their cousins were available and they sent them to help instead.

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What were you up to on Valentine’s day?

Rose Roberts Freshman

Caroline Liber Sophomore

Nick Kalas Junior

Haley Delong Senior

“I spent Valentine’s Day with my boyfriend. We ate all the chocolate he got me. ”

“I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate love. I made chocolate covered strawberries with my cat.”

“I took my girlfriend Lauren to Bar Louie for dinner. It was a great day.”

“Connor and I got take out from Shorties and watched movies. ”

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FEATURES

TURNAB ut NORTHVIEW

ANIMATIONS

Page by Lindsey Hubay and Emily Thielen

Instead of staying home and having a movie night with their friends, the students of Northview were invited to become a part of their beloved childhood favorite films with this year’s Pixar Turnabout theme. Posters displaying different movies hung around the gym while the hallways were filled with every decoration imaginable. It was hard to remember you were even at a dance, or NV for that matter. Everyone in attendance had a blast, and Senior Turnabout King below are some Jayden Bolden Junior Representative highlights of the Sophomore Representative Carson Webster Freshman Representative Jack Glowski night.

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A&E

Cast and crew of Radium Girls Alexa Brown Lighting Crew Head

Regan Fordham Kathryn Schaub

Chyenne is a junior, and this is her seventh show. She played Jo March in Little Women, Tanya in Mamma Mia, and was a soloist in Songs For a New World.

Sob Sister, also known as Nancy Jane Harlan, is the only female reporter.

Alexa is a sophomore, and this is her fourth show. She is in charge of her small crew of two freshman and will be working closely with the student light designer, Grant Perry.

Past shows that she has worked on include Cinderella, Exhibit This, Little Women, and Mamma Mia!.

Regan Fordham - Kathryn Schaub Regan is a sophomore, and this is her third s h o w.

She played Rachel in Exhibit This, Delia in Surviving Lunch, and was a featured dancer in Mamma Mia!. Kathryn is Grace’s best friend and “right-hand man” who also works in the factory.

Taryn Wachowiak Grace Fryer

Aron Houck Tom

Isabella Litzer Irene Rudolph

Aaron is a junior, and this is his fifth show. He played Ra in Exhibit This and Conn o r in Surviving Lunch, and was a member of ensemble for the past three fall musicals. Tom is Grace’s fiancé.

Isabella is a junior, and this is her eighth show.

She played Fairy Godmother in Cind e rel la, Marmee in Little Women, and Donna in Mamma Mia!. Irene is Kathryn’s cousin and another factory girl.

Chyenne Smith Sob Sister

Taryn is a sophomore, and this is her 11th show at NV. She has been involved in 15 ot he r productions in local community theatre. She played Beth March in Little Women and Rosie in Mamma Mia!.

Grace is the lead factory girl and fights to win the court case.

Cats Cafe

Singing, dancing, and food. All of this was happening at the biannual choir department fundraiser, Cat’s Cafe, that raised about $4000 held February 24 at Epworth United Methodist Church by the Acapella Choir.

The fundraiser began with a lunch and dinner production put on by the Acapella students. This year’s theme was the 1950s. The boys dressed up as people from the hit musical Grease. The girls dressed up in dresses from the 1950s.

At the event, lunch and dinner were served by the choir students. They performed throughout the night singing songs from the 1950s.

Choir Director Jeremy Davis and math teacher John Eckhart “sang a duet to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ terribly!!

But I think it was pretty entertaining,” Mr. Davis said.

An auction was also held where students decorated pies with crazy themes.

“Cat’s Cafe is a good night of great food and entertainment,” senior Acapella member Audrey Berling said.

- Steven Berry

Band, Choir prep concert

All of Northview’s musical groups work for months perform at a higher level.

“I’m getting pretty excited for things that are about on end to prepare for concerts and competition. Two of these groups, the choir and the band, had back to back to happen in choir,” junior Brandon Hensley said. “Conconcerts near the end of the month. The choir concert certs are always fun and contest should be too.”

The band has three different sections, Symphonic, was first, on February 27, and will then be followed by Wind Ensemble, and Conthe band on the 28. This was their last concert to “I’m getting pretty excited for cert. Only the Symphonic and Wind Ensemble bands prepare for contest for things that are about to will be going to contest. both the band and the One of the most admirachoir. happen in choir, concerts are ble pieces is played by senior The choir has four difalways fun and Contest soloist Zach Turner, who had ferent groups, which are a solo on the bari sax during different from last year’s should be too.” a song called “I am.” This groups. In the past, the piece is about a kid who got choir has had Harmo- Junior Brandon Hensley in a car accident, and conny Roadshow, Acapella, tinued to play. The band also Women’s Chorus, and Men’s Chorus, however, this year Choir Director Jere- sang during this song, a unique feature for them. This my Davis decided to change the Men’s Chorus into the was played by the Wind Ensemble.

Symphonic Choir, in order to give the underclassmen - Emily Thielen who could potentially be in Acapella Choir a chance to

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years of singing

What have been some of your favorite pieces?

The Battle of Jericho, Abide, With a Lily in Your Hand

Are you planning to continue your career in college?

No, I was thinking about going into law school to become a criminal lawyer, but I’ll definitely still sing in college choirs.

Did you enjoy participating in the OMEA all state choir?

Yes, I enjoyed it so much! Seeing another director and being around other people who enjoyed singing in choir as much as I do was really life changing.

What is your favorite musical so far?

My favorite musical that I’ve been in was Little Women, the summer musical this year. I played the lead of the show, Jo and it was honestly the best role I’ve played since I was able to able to connect with the character so well. The cast of the show was also the reason it’s been my favorite, I’ve met some of my best friends from the show.

Musician of the Issue What is your favorite musical other than the Northview productions?

My favorite musical outside of Northview that I’ve been in is The Wiz last summer. I played Dorothy and it was my first lead. Being in a community theatre show was really great since it helped me gain friends outside of Northview What other activities do you participate in?

Choir and theatre pretty much take up all my time during school. Two musicals and one play a school year really add up in hours in the end.

How often do you practice?

All three choir periods and a little extra time after school

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MARCH 1, 2019

SPORTS Boys’ B-ball continues undefeated Patrick Andres Sports Editor

It’s the morning of March 1. Northview’s Boys’ Basketball team is still unbeaten.

In the process of setting a school record for wins (22), the Wildcats have steamrolled everyone in their path - good teams, bad teams, in-between teams.

“I think we have gained the respect of teams around the district, and they think we are truly one of the teams to beat,” senior George Cole said. “Beating us would make anyone’s season better in their eyes because they want to ruin the special thing we have going on at Northview.”

No one’s done it yet. In February, Southview was the first to try, but were woodshedded by the combined efforts of seniors Alek West and Sam Clear, who combined for 32 points in a 57-47 win.

Perrysburg gave the Cats their best shot, but also fell, as NV broke open a 5353 game with 49 seconds left, scoring the game’s last six points. In that one, West put up a very solid 16-9 line in addition to icing the contest with a pair of late free throws.

Back on the road, NV voyaged south to Napoleon where they picked up an easy victory. The battle of the Wildcats was won by the three, as NV hit 12 as Clear and senior Billy Biggs registered 14 points apiece.

The Cats returned home February 12 and hammered Bowling Green 7355, with Clear (18 points) and West (14 points, 12 rebounds) again taking leading roles. This set up a critical Senior Night matchup with Anthony Wayne; if

BARTLETT

WILDCATS HOOPS UNDEFEATED in regular season for first time in school history, The Cats also won the NLL title for the first time since 2015. The Cats look to make a deep state run and continue to keep success. the Wildcats won, they would be league champions for the first time since 2016.

Yet again, no problem. NV took a 20-point lead and, after the Generals mounted a small rally in the second half, they were able to hold on. West had 20, Clear 18, and freshman Sean Craig a double-double, as NV won a school-record 21st game and the outright conference crown.

They capped the regular season the next week by smacking Maumee 63-47 in the regular season finale.

Now, it’s playoff time. The Wildcats, ranked No. 3 in the state, open postseason play tonight in Millbury against either Central Catholic or Rogers. A win in that game would take NV to Savage Arena in Toledo and a likely date with St. John’s.

“I think we will take the mindset of

never putting our foot on the brakes even when we are up by 10 or 15 points [into the playoffs],” Cole said. “In the tournament, there’s no time for slowing the game down. We need to play the game like we know how.”

NV has just one outright state title in a team sport: 2012, when the Wildcats felled St. Ignatius in the hockey state championship.

dyKats struggled to find their groove in the “Grand Canyon.” NV fell by a score of 51-28.

With the regular season over, all focus was on the first round of playoffs. The LadyKats were set up to play against Springfield, a fellow NLL opponent that they have already beaten this year.

“We know we’ve beaten them already this year but we need to stay focused and get after it and come out of there with a

win,” sophomore Kacee Baumhower said.

On February 19 the match-up against Springfield came, the game took place at Start.

It was all NV in this one, as they proved they were too much for the Blue Devils and won by a very comfortable score of 60-48, punching their ticket to the second round of the playoffs.

With a sectional championship on the line, the LadyKats were setup with anoth-

er rematch against Start, who they had beat earlier in the season in a very close contested game. This time around the LadyKats wouldn’t have their way, they gave all they had but came up just a little short falling to the Spartans by a score of 47-35, ending their fantastic season.

“It hurts knowing I won’t play again for NV again, but the memories I’ve made with this team are memories I will never forget,” senior Emily Burhart said.

11th place in the freestyle and tied for 15th place in the backstroke.

Meanwhile, Peuhl took 19th place overall in the diving, out of a pool of 30 divers.

“Amazing couple of boys,” Swim Coach Melissa Burke said.

Both the Boys’ and Girls’ swim teams have had solid seasons this year. Both teams won the majority of their meets, and they both finished in fourth place at the NLL championships.

The Boys’ team went 4-3 out of their

seven meets, and the Girls’ team had a very solid record of 6-1.

Despite the fact that there were some disappointing losses and both teams might not have finished as strong as they had hoped to, there is a boatload of potential and youth on both teams, which means there is a lot of room for improvement. NV could have one of the best swim teams in the state in just a few years to come; or maybe even less.

A lot of the members on both teams are only freshmen or sophomores. With

that being said, those young swimmers have an awful lot of time to get even better.

“I think the team did really well. We had a lot of strong freshmen this year.

Next year, I think we can improve by having more team bonding so everyone on the team can feel included and a part of the team,” sophomore Maya Crooks said.

“I think the team thrived this year and could keep getting better. I hope that next year more people will go to Sectionals,” sophomore Adrian Almeida said.

Girls B-ball season ends in sectionals Ryan Storey Staff Writer

Moving closer and closer to playoff time, the LadyKats’ Basketball team are looking to make some noise in the tournament.

The LadyKats ended their regular season at Napoleon on February 14. Battling injuries and other bumps and bruises from the long regular season, the La-

Swimmer, diver splash into States Trevor Aston Staff Writer

Qualifying to States in swim or dive is a very difficult task that requires years of dedication, practice, and hard work.

Yet this year two boys did just that. Senior Kevin Gaynor qualified in two events, the 100 backstroke and the 50 freestyle.

Along with Gaynor, junior George Peuhl qualified in diving.

These two didn’t just qualify, they went the distance. Gaynor finished in

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Broomball sweeps aside competition Grant Hartnett Staff Writer

The Broomball team is up and off to the races as they begin they their season.

The ladies have a record of 1-2-1 beating, tying, and losing to Notre Dame. The Broomball team has also taken a loss to Wildwood Academy.

The team is made up of nine seniors. One senior in particular is having a standout season. Kennedy Burt two year player, had no shortage of offense against Notre Dame last week when she scored two goals for the team.

“The most memorable moment so far throughout my broomball career has definitely been when I broke a broom this year against Notre Dame” senior Kennedy Burt.

Something many people might not know about the

Broomball team is that it’s not a varsity sport.

The Broomball team is a recreational team which is part of the Greater Toledo Broomball League, schools that have teams in the league are Bowsher, Whitmer, Start, Notre Dame, and Anthony Wayne. GTBL has been around for a long time, but every year participation increases.

Currently on the Northview Ice Ninjas there are 17 girls.

The broomball team has been outscored 8-14 goals this season in total, but they hope to make a turn around. The Ice Ninjas came out victorious in both games against The Ice Crushers and the Whitmer Panthers.

A solid offensive performance from junior AnastaBROTHAG sia Carter scoring three goals against the Ice Crushers. Last SENIOR MARISSA LECHLAK (7) looks on as senior Valentina Snyder fights for the ball in a recent game. weekend, the team went 1-1.

They play again this weekend.

Dance team Patriots capture super succeeds at sized Super Bowl snoozer simply not much to write home ball’s free agent market. Manny Patrick Andres about.

Machado finally inked a 10-year, Juxtapose that with the ex$300 million pact with the San Sports Editor plosive trade deadline in pro Diego Padres on February 19th, Some tried, but there was basketball - a world in which ending a seemingly interminable truly no way to dress up the en- Kristaps Porzingis can ask out of song and dance between the star nui of Super Bowl LIII, a game New York and be a member of shortstop, the Padres, the Philwon by the New England Patri- the Dallas Mavericks by the end lies, the White Sox, the Yankees, ots 13-3 over the Los Angeles of the afternoon. and baseball at large.

Anthony Davis’ request to Rams.

That leaves Bryce Harper, the In an NFL season that had be traded from the New Orleans Nationals’ slugger, alone as baseprovided so many offensive Pelicans was the biggest news, as ball’s marquee remaining free fireworks - encapsulated by the the manner in which it was han- agent. Rumored suitors include Rams’ crowd-pleasing 54-51 the Phillies, Nationals, Givictory over the Chiefs in ants, Padres, Yankees, DodgBrady was not December on Monday Night ers and several alleged “mysFootball - it seemed ironic glamorous (21 for 35, tery teams.” that such a dud would bring Spring training is now 262 yards, 0 TD and 1 underway the campaign to an end. in Arizona and But that’s precisely what INT), but he made the Florida, and will continue happened, as it was defense through late March. The play of the game. that carried the day February Mariners and Athletics 3 in Mercedes Benz Stadium - Patrick Andres contest the regular season in Atlanta. opener in Tokyo on March The win was the sixth 20. Opening Day proper is championship claimed by Tom dled was riddled with irregulari- March 28, when all 30 teams Brady and Bill Belichick, long ties (Davis’ agent, Rich Paul, rep- will take the field for a baseball the John Lennon and Paul Mc- resents LeBron James, and Davis fan’s feast. named the Lakers as a preferred Cartney of pro football.

In some other sporting news, It wasn’t easy: the LA defense destination). Ultimately, AD re- Denny Hamlin claimed his secpestered Brady all night, and the mained a Pelican. ond victory in NASCAR’s preOther trades of note includ- mier event, the Daytona 500, game was tied 3-3 entering the ed Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and avoiding a late 21-car wreck. fourth quarter.

Brady was not glamorous Toronto arming themselves for Current hockey division lead(21 for 35, 262 yards, 0 TD and 1 the Eastern Conference battle ers include Tampa Bay, the New INT), but he made the play of the royale by picking up Tobias Har- York Islanders, Winnipeg and game in the last stanza by hitting ris (LA Clippers), Nikola Mirotic Calgary.

Rob Gronkowski for a 29-yard (New Orleans), and Marc Gasol Europe’s biggest soccer completion that brought New (Memphis). leagues’ standings are currentWhereas basketball’s trans- ly helmed by Manchester City England inside the Rams’ five.

Sony Michel then punched in actions move at a mile-a-minute (England), Barcelona (Spain), pace, there are glaciers travers- Juventus (Italy), and Dortmund the game’s only touchdown.

In other words, there was ing this earth faster than base- (Germany).

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other teams and really enjoyed supporting everyone,” sophomore Emma Meredith said.

Awards happened, last The Dance team has been where you find out if you qualworking really hard and it is ify for states or not. The judges all paying off. On February 10 announce the teams that qualthe team attended OASSA re- ify for states in no specific orgionals at Southview and qual- der. There are no placements, ified in Pom and but each team Jazz dances for receives a score “I’m super States. sheet with corproud of the rections and an The team competed girls and love overall average against 10 othgrade for each er teams from their hard work,” dance. NV got all over Tole- - Coach O’Shea better scores do some being from jazz than Southview, Anthey did for thony Wayne and Maumee. pom but overall their scores Northview performed twice were very good. in the categories pom and jazz.

“I’m super proud of the girls The other category is hip hop and love their hard work,” coach but the team did not perform O’Shea said. in it because they really wanted Since the team qualified for to focus on jazz and pom which States they will go to Columbus are their stronger styles. on March 2 and compete for a The girls arrived at 8 a.m. state placement. Even though and performed pom first at the team did well at Regionals 9:40. After that they performed they still have lots of work to jazz which was at 10:35. Hip do as they are not 100% sathop was last to perform before isfied with their dances right awards, since NV didn’t com- now. “I’m really excited to get pete in this they got to watch to work and have a lot of cool the other teams’ routines. ideas for States,” senior Brooke“I loved watching all the lynn Thomas said.

Jenna Storey Staff Writer

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SPORTS Hockey battles to Districts

Principal goes shopping as SV’s cougar Wisam Khrawesh Staff Writer

BARTLETT SENIOR ALEX MILLER starts the game off against St. John’s in the face off. The Cats took on St. Johns at Tam-O-Shanter on February 8, but came up short in the end, losing 5-3.

Ryan Storey Staff Writer

With the playoffs quickly approaching, the Varsity Hockey Team looks to make a deep state run and head back to the State Championship for the first time since 2014.

On January 25 the Cats traveled down to Findlay to take on the Trojans in an important league game.

Findlay has proven to be a strong team this year as they have already beaten the Cats once this year, so this time around NV was looking for some revenge.

In a very intense back and forth battle with lots of scoring, the Cats prevailed with a 6-5 win.

On February 8 at Tam-OS h a n t e r the Cats h a d another huge league game against St. John‘s. With SJJ being one of the stronger teams in the area NV knew they had to bring it. In a hard battle the Cats fell in a close 5-3 loss. “It’s always tough to lose in an important

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league game like this one, but with the tournament approaching we need to stay focused because we probably will see them again in the playoffs,” senior Jared Barfell said.

After a day of trying to regroup and get focused on their next game, the Cats h a d Findlay travel to TamO-Shanter on February 9. Looking to take control of the division with a much needed win and also trying t o beat the Trojans twice in two weeks, the Cats were looking to set the tone early. Findlay was out for some revenge after losing the last time at home to NV, so they gave all they had and came away with a tight win at Tamo against the Cats by a score of 3-2.

After a week of rest before the state tournament starts the Cats looked to refocus and get ready for a deep state

run. In the first round of the tournament the Cats were matched up with Anthony Wayne on February 15. AW came into the game with a nothing to lose mentality and battled hard through the first two periods and at one point leading 2-1. After the Cats found their groove and got settled in, the goals came along with it.

After dominating much of the other half of the game, that Cats came out with a huge 6-2 win. “These final games have been crucial for leading into the playoffs, and we all know we have to play super well against Findlay on Saturday if we want to continue this playoff run,” senior Teddy Bugert said.

On February 23, the Cats were in district semi-finals against Findlay. Scoring went back and forth and eventually led to an overtime finish where the Cats came out victorious by a score of 5-4 and sending them back to the district final.

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rebounding records: offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, and total rebounds.

How do you think this season has gone so far?

“The season has been going great so far. It has been a lot of fun getting to play with all my teammates.”

When senior George Cole went to Sautters to get milk for his mother, he was not expecting to find a cougar casually walking around, shopping for groceries. Although baffled, Cole blew off the strange sighting.

A few days later while on twitter, Cole stumbled upon a tweet, that would provide an explanation for the unusual sighting. “The principals of the @NVHSWildacts and @southviewcougars placed a wager on the big football this year. Unfortunately, things went South, but a bet is a bet. Congratulations to @kaseyvens on your victory. Enjoy Cougars!”, the tweet read.

Back on October 26, when NV and SV Varsity Football teams played their rivalry game, the two schools’ principals, Steve Swaggerty and Kasey Vens, made a friendly wager on the game. As if there was not already enough hype around the rivalry game, the two Principals decided to add fuel to the fire by making the wager.

Wearing the cougar mascot wasn’t Mr. Swaggerty’s only option though. The options were one - wear the winning team’s jersey to the first NV-SV basketball game this season, two - sing the winning team’s fight song over the winning school’s PA system during regularly scheduled announcements, three - greet the winning student body at school on Monday wearing the team’s jersey while standing on top of their spirit rock, or lastly - the option that Mr. Swaggerty choose, conduct the weekly family shopping trip to the grocery store in the winning team’s mascot outfit.

As the minutes ticked by towards the end of the game with a score of 21 to 14 with SV in the lead, Carlos the Cougar started calling Swaggerty’s name.

A man of his word, principal Swaggerty fulfilled the wager.

When and why did you start playing basketball?

“I started playing when I was four years old because my parents signed me up.”

What is your favorite part about being on the team? “ My teammates are some of my best friends and I learn a lot from them.

I get to teach the young boys like Z-boe and G-Hart how to play the game like the big boys.”

How does it feel being a senior on the team?

“It’s bittersweet being a senior. I’m happy I finally get to leave high school, but at the same time, it’s sad to think that I won’t get to put on a Northview jersey next year.”

What is your most memorable experience playing basketball in high school?

“My most memorable experience in high school is making Grant Hartnett fall during a practice this past winter.”

by Lydia Ludwig