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Say goodbye to the retiring teachers of 2021. They might even be one of your favorite teachers. Check out page 13 to see what their final goodbyes are.
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Volume 95, Issue 7
Drive Alive simulation comes to NV Clark Alexis Staff Writer
For many teenagers, learning to drive is one of the most exciting parts of high school. However, young and inexperienced drivers can pose a serious threat to themselves and others on the road. On April 16, UNITE’s Arrive Alive Tour visited Northview with a unique educational tool— a virtual reality distracted or impaired driving simulator. Students were able to experience sending and receiving text messages, as well as driving drunk or high. In fact, the marijuana simulator is the first of its kind in this country. The simulation consists of a real, immobilized car equipped with hightech sensors on the gas pedal, brake pedal, and steering wheel. This allows the driver to experience driving under their chosen conditions in real-time. At the end of the simulation, they are given a mock ticket containing information about how they did. One senior, Mason Oglesby, went through the drunk driving simulator. “It was weird,” he said, “everything was delayed and blurred, the sides were blocked off almost.” Heidi Martinez, a safe driving instructor, hopes that students will use this hands-on experience to learn these important lessons, so they never make the same mistakes themselves. “The number one cause of death for teenagers is car accidents,” she said.
CLARK “All three of the behaviors are preventable.” In America, over one third of all teenage deaths are caused by car accidents, according to the Center for Disease Control. While driving is inherently risky, there are simple
precautions young drivers can take to prevent car accidents. Getting plenty of supervised driving practice, wearing seatbelts, limiting passengers, and refraining from impaired or distracted driving helps make the road safer for everyone.
CLARK TOP: A student is experiencing what is like to drive under the influence. BOTTOM: Shows the view from inside the goggles the participant wears while inside the vehicle.
SV holds COVID vaccination clinic Jablonski Hannah Staff Writer
Southview High School had a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on April 24 from 9am to 2pm. Sylvania Schools put together the clinic to encourage vaccination in Sylvania, according to Sylvania Schools. Appointments were open to the public. They had to sign up with Ohio’s Department of Health website, called Get the Shot. An access code was published for people to sign up with, according to Sylvania Schools. When the clinic first opened up at 9am, people waited in line for about 45-60 minutes, according to volunteer, and Southview teacher, Kara Curran. After a while the lines died down
and people had little to no wait. The site was located in the main gym but people that wanted a vaccine had to walk in through the theater doors. Many of those that volunteered were Sylvania teachers. The Pfizer vaccine was the only vaccine provided at the clinic. “The Pfizer vaccine was what was given, and I’m assuming the main reason for this is because Sylvania students 16 and older could get it,” Mrs. Curran said. Those who were 16 or 17 years old had to have their parents sign a form. These students did not need to have their parents accompany them to the site. They just needed to turn in their consent form. One of the students who got the vaccine was Logan Griffey who attends
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SV. “I choose to get the vaccine so I wouldn’t have to quarantine if someone else in my classes got COVID,” Griffey said. The process of getting the vaccine was simple and straightforward, according to Griffey. “The only downside was I felt a little drained, sort of had a cold,” Griffey said, “but other than that I had a little soreness in the area of where I got the shot.” After the shot was given patients had to wait ten minutes to make sure they didn’t have any allergic reactions. Also, they had to sign up for their second dose because the Pfizer vaccine has two doses. There are 21 days between the first and second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
SCHMITT A nurse is preparing to give a COVID vaccine at SV. The Pfizer vaccine was given at SV’s clinic on April 24. Sylvania students and residents attended this clinic to get their first of the vaccine.
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