Volume 90: Issue 10

the sylvania northview

STUDENT PRINTS volume 90, Issue 10 nvstudentprints.com @nvstudentprints May 20, 2016 NEWS

OPINIONS

Two Northview students host Color Run, raise over $7,000 to house the homeless.

The best ways to combat stress and stay on track.

As the year ends, the schoolwork piles up, leaving students to figure out how to get it all done.

Over 200 people attended the run/ walk while getting sprayed in the face with colored powder. >> see page 4

FEATURES

The difference between girls and guys attire at school.

Here is just one more way that both genders are the exact opposite in the way that they dress.

>> see page 5

SPORTS

Boys and Girls Lacrosse tries to keep their records intact.

Both teams competed all around the area in many nail biting games.

>> see page 9

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Students hard work pays off kathryn mertens staffer

SENIORS PARTICIPATING IN the Lip Sync hold up the Class Olympics trophy in triumph as the closing ceremonies ends.

The All School Awards Assembly was held on May 12 in the auditorium. Awards were given students with academic excellence.

Many students received a certificate for maintaining a GPA above 3.5 and making the honor roll. Senior Starr Jiang gave an opening speech and advice for students.

“Starr really represents our school well.

He gave a really prepared speech to start the ceremonies off and made most students and parents there proud of Northview,” senior Nick Leeper said.

Many clubs, activities, and subjects gave out special awards to students individually.

Awards were also given to students who entered science events through STEM and Engineering. The English department awarded English based groups such as Yearbook and Newspaper. The Theater Department awarded State competition level students and International Thespian Society members.

Career Tech recognized students for working towards their career. Business Tech recognized the students that went to Nationals for competition. Cosmetology awarded their best students with a certificate.

The Jefferson award recognized students who constantly did community service.

Harmony Road Show performed two songs for the event, “Hopeless Wanderer” and “Mr. Brightside.”

The final awards of the day were the Wildcat Way, awards nominated by teachers to students deserving for a variety of reasons.

2Local leader speaks at leadership lunch NEWS

May 20, 2016

jake mossing news editor

Jim Hauden, the CEO of Root, a best selling author, and an advisor to Gap, Pepsi, and Taco Bell, came to speak at the Leadership Lunch on April 13. His message to students was to always respect others ideas and to come to an understanding with them.

Hauden started the lunch off by asking the students to stand up and get closer to the smartboard in order to see his slide presentation. By doing this, the students would be aware and pay more attention to what he was talking about.

He talked about his life and how he got to where he is today. He has more than 20 years of experience helping organizations find hidden potential by helping to critique their businesses.

His best selling book, The Art of Engagement: Bridging the Gap Between People and Possibilities, talks about his experiences with helping big name businesses and what he has learned over the years. He has also given a TED Talk about the exact things that he came to speak to the students about.

Hauden then explained what it took to be a great leader and how it can affect other people’s lives. He said that most people do not like change, and are in fact afraid of it. So, for example, when Pepsi wasn’t reaching the amount of sales it needed, he offered an idea to introduce several new brands into the company.

Many people on the board did not like the idea and

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Photo Courtesy of Mr. Swaggerty

LEADERSHIP LUNCH SPEAKER Jim Hauden tells students about standing up for yourself and expressing your ideas. He made them stand during the speech to keep their attention. believed that it wouldn’t work. However, Hauden proved them wrong and made Pepsi more money than expected.

He explained that you should always speak your mind and stand up for what you believe in no matter what everyone else thinks. He stressed that you should think outside of the box and look at the consumer’s point of view.

“His message about speaking your mind no matter

what everyone else thinks really hit home for me and I am definitely going to use that in the future,” sophomore Ben Bostater said.

He simply was trying to tell everyone that somehow you need to look from someone else’s perspective and keep your mind open to new ideas.

Stephens twins win community service award kathryn mertens staffer

The Academic Excellence Foundation awarded seniors Emily and Parker Stephens for their extensive community service work.

The two have collected the most community service hours out of this year’s senior class. Between both of them, they served over 1500 hours of community service time.

They worked in many different types of volunteering such as mentoring students, campaigning, leading com-

munity improvement activities, and training assistance dogs.

For their service time they received an award on March 25 at the Alumni Hall of Fame. A banquet was held at the Sylvania Country club to honor them and many other members of the community. At the banquet teachers, students and community members were honored for outstanding social service work.

Emily and Parker Stephens were presented with an award by the members of the Alumni Hall of Fame.

“The event was a really special experience for Parker and I. We were really honored to receive and award for doing something we enjoy so much,” Emily said.

3 Business Tech sends NEWS

May 20, 2016

NHS inducts 60 juniors for next year one team to Nationals karen pan staffer

Photo Courtesy of NV Yearbook

JUNIOR KYLIE ARCHIBEQUE shaking the hands of the NHS officers and becoming a member of the 2016-2017 National Honors Society.

Katie davenport staffer

National Honor Society inducted its new members for the 2016- 2017 school year on April 26.

The students were inducted for their thorough work as wholesome students, accomplished scholars and service leaders.

As a member of National Honor Society, students are required to have a minimum GPA of 3.6. NHS members encourage other students around the school and often help tutor others in areas of need.

“As a new member of the National Honor Society here at NV I can not wait for all of the great opportunities and experiences to come,” junior Grace Figlio-

meni said.

At the induction 60 juniors were Inducted into NHS for the 2016-2017 school year.

To become inducted the juniors were to recite a pledge and then received a certificate and pin. The four senior officers gave a speech before the new members were inducted. The four senior officers included Madisen McGranahan, Parker Stephens, Starr Jiang and Mitch Lyons.

“The senior class officers speeches help me better understand what it will be like to be a part of National Honor Society,” Figliomeni said.

After the National Honor Society induction there was a reception for the new members and their families in the Performing Arts Center lobby.

Business Tech is one of the career classes held that is available to all juniors and seniors. Business Tech II Nationals is a competition in which the top group goes to compete for their school, for Northview, only one group qualified.

BPA, Business Professionals of America, is a program where juniors and seniors in all high schools compete. It is the leading co-curricular, Career and Technical Student Organization for students pursuing careers in the business field, like business management and office administration.

Groups of students first go to Regionals, held in Bowling Green during the beginning of this year. Top qualifiers at Regionals advanced to the State conference in Columbus. Then the next top groups moved forward to the National Leadership Conference.

Juniors George McCray, Austin Nemire, and Andy Summers were the select few who advanced to Nationals. “We will be competing against teams from all over the country and we are very excited for the opportunity. We have worked very hard on this since the very beginning of the school year and we are very excited to see all of our hard work pay off,” McCray said.

Competitions consist of three separate categories that each group chooses to from, then an individual event that will be judged. There are different subcategories

which depend on what part of business the team is interested in. McCray, Nemire, and Summers, competed in an event called Global Marketing Team.

Their task was to choose a location for an NHL expansion team either inside or outside of North America, then write a ten page marketing plan, along with a presentation to judges at each event.

They got first place at Regionals, with a second place at the state level, allowing them to move on to Nationals.

“Austin, Andy, and I could not thank Ms. (Andrea) Davis enough for all of the work that she has done to get where we are today. We are all very excited to represent Northview at the national level and we are humbled to have the opportunity to do so,” McCray said.

However when the students went to nationals, the results were not what they hoped. They placed in 16th place overall, but are still proud of themselves with their performance throughout the year.

“I am incredibly proud of my all of my BPA students this year. It’s not always about obtaining the number one spot, but growing and realizing what can be improved upon for next time. BPA is always a blast and challenging at the same time!”

Ms. Davis said.

4 Zoo visits the classroom NEWS

May 20, 2016

Color run for good cause

kathryn mertens staffer

Ms. Nelson’s students got the chance to interact with animals from the Toledo Zoo.

jake mossing news editor

1. Senior Naziah Bhatti pets take a photo as she pets the cloud-like fur of a chinchilla. 2. Mr. Swaggerty and sophomore Austin Deish meet Monty, the 15 foot Bermese Python.

3. Gabe Weston feels the unique scales of the blue-Tongued Skink named “Big Mama.” 4. Senior Kathleen Duvwe gets a close look at the jaws of a Mako shark.

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Get creative this summer andrea almeida staffer

Do you enjoy singing, art, fishing or philosophy? If yes, then Camp Creative is just what you need. This summer Northview will be hosting summer camps for students. There will be four different camps to choose from.

These camps include a Fishing camp, hosted by Nathan Heath and Frank Ulrich, an Art camp, hosted by Helena Darah, a Philosophy camp, hosted by Steve Swaggerty, and an Acting/Singing camp, hosted by Jeremy Davis.

In the Fishing camp, students will be taught essential fishing skills by fishing experts including Mr. Heath and Mr. Ulrich. Students will learn how to get the perfect catch, and even bring one home. This will take place the week of June 13 or June 20 at Lake Erie and the Maumee River. The cost depends on the number of students who sign up.

The Art camp will allow students to collaborate with each other to think of ideas for an art piece that would benefit the Sylvania and greater Toledo area. This will be taking place June 6 through June 17, with a cost of $20.

In the Philosophy camp, students will have the opportunity to take on some of the biggest questions that have been asked by philosophers over the years. This will be taking place the weeks of June 13 and June 20 at the

Chandler Cafe.

The Acting/Singing camp will be the week of June 27, with a cost of $35. This includes sheet music and a T-shirt.

“The title of the camp creative is ‘Acting for Singers’ and it will meet June 27-July 1. The seminar is for singers interested in developing their acting skills. We will be working in small groups on a number of different scenes from musicals. The purpose will be to create believable characters and situations while singing,” Mr. Davis said.

Students will not only be working with small scenes from musicals, but they will be simultaneously acting out and singing them. They will be able to receive constructive feedback to help them flourish as singers and as actors.

Seven students from six different area high schools recently put on a two mile color run/walk called Color for Camo. Students participated in the event to benefit the group Youth Leadership Toledo (YLT).

YLT is a group designed to shape high school students into the future leaders of the Toledo area. Fifty students from 25 high schools in and around Toledo were nominated by a teacher at their school to be in the group that started at the beginning of their sophomore year.

The group meets once a month at a different location in Toledo. During these meetings the students talk to current leaders in the area and learn about how they can change Toledo for the better. However, one of the biggest challenges that YLT asks of the students is to create a project all on their own to raise money or awareness for someone or about something in the community.

The students were separated into groups of seven and were told to choose any topic that they felt needed to be addressed. Alexa Bader from Southview, Luke Kilcorse and Jake Mossing from Northview, Addison Murtha from Emmanuel Christian, Katie Karban from St. Ursula, Libby Stupica from Notre Dame, and Michael Theis from St. John’s all chose to put on a color run.

A lot went into the project as the group teamed up to address every angle of the run. They contacted sponsors, chose a location, created a run contract, created a run sign up, posted and ordered flyers advertising the run, and bought color, t-shirts, and water for the runners. The sponsors included Dave’s Running, Savage and Associates, and Walker Funeral Home.

“A lot more work went into this run than we originally thought. We constantly had to sacrifice our own time to make sure that we were meeting all of our deadlines,” Stupica said.

The run was held on May 7 at Fossil Park at 10 A.M. It was $20 to sign up and people were also encouraged to donate money to help the cause.

The group ended up getting over 200 runners and raising around $7,000. They chose to donate all of the money that they raised to a group called Veterans Matter, which helps house homeless veterans who cannot afford it themselves.

“I really didn’t know if the whole thing was going to work out since so many things went into it, but the turnout was great and I’m really glad that all of our hard work paid off,” Karban said.

The group plans to continue to have the run in future years, even if it means having the next YLT class take over for them.

5 Stress grows as the year begins to end OPINIONS

May 20, 2016

The end of the school year means go time. To some, the end of the school year may mean the stress is gone and summer is near. But for me, it means stress is at an all time high.

Final exams, AP testing, and last minute lesson cramming is what my end of the year consists of. After a whole year of learning, we are finally being tested on everything we should know. In my case, I usually forget all the things I learn after I am tested over it once. This is why I am pretty stressed out.

At this point, I usually am so done with school that it is hard for me to sit down and study. Plus the transition to the snow, to the bright sun makes it a lot harder for me to stay inside and study. I want to go lay out outside and turn my pasty skin a different color other than white! Plus, I need to take advantage of all the time I can to rollerblade considering it is one of the best things to do in warm weather. Or I spend my day taking a nice nap then I realize at the end of the day I should have been studying. How stressful!

As soon as warm weather comes around, so does my job working at an ice

cream shop. Although I’ve asked my boss several times if I can study at work, he’s not too thrilled on the idea. Because of this, I am up all night doing homework stressing about what is due the next day.

Some teachers do not take this into consideration apparently when planning all these lessons the last month. I’ve already been working hard all year, can’t I have a break? Apparently not.

Look, I love to learn but by the end of the year it means the highest chapters.

The highest chapter in some of my classes, means the hardest lesson. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any harder it always has a way of creeping up on me.

My grades slowly get worse every quarter because for one, it gets harder and harder. And second, I am more and more done with it.

On the bright side, there is a bright side at the end of the tunnel, and I can finally see it. With only a little time left in school I can tell myself to push through and make it to the end. Trust me, it’s not going to be that easy, but I’ll do it… and all that stress will be right beside me.

-Haley Jones

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ZOLLWEG Sophomore Kaylene Pietrzak is sitting in front of her huge pile of books while trying to study. She has many tests and projects she is trying to get done before this school year ends.

Have you been procrastinating recently? for jobs, it is hard to get one. I applied to you wait till the last minute to send them lifeguard for the summer early in March. in you may not get your first choice.

Within days I got a call back for an interEven before you make your applicaview and got the job. Since it was so early tion, you have to choose your colleges. they didn’t have many employees so they Doing college visitations takes time and had open positions. planning.

This is a good tip if you want a job for Some colleges may be farther away the summer. which requires Don’t wait till even more the last minute time. If you otherwise you “People procrastinate all year wait till the end might be out of of your senior long, but when the year starts year to finally luck.

Another coming to a close is when it visit colleges big thing stuthen you may starts to get bad. dents procrasbe out of luck. tinate on is colStart planning -Korrin Zollweg lege. The first these things step is to take with your parthe ACT so you ents early jucan get your score to put on applications, nior or even sophomore year so you don’t which is the next step. have to stress about it in the future. The You have to start putting your appli- sooner the better. cations together to send to the colleges you Personally, I like to get stuff done want to go to. right away so I don’t have to really worry Colleges have to process all the appli- about it in the future. cations they get. This will take awhile, so if But sometimes you just have so many

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The average student never wants to finish things right away. If a project is due in a week, most people will do it the night before.

People procrastinate all year long, but when the year starts coming to a close is when it starts to get bad. Teachers will sometimes start giving more projects to get more points in the grade book at the end of the year.

But since all we can think about is summer, projects are not our first priority. With only a few weeks left there is not much of a reason to have huge projects, unless it is the final exam.

Not only are students procrastinating in class, but at this time of year they are also putting off thinking about summer opportunities such as volunteering, jobs, college visits, vacations, sports, and more.

Jobs are a big deal for the upperclassmen who are trying to save up for the future.

Many students want a job over the summer so they can have money to walk around with or even save.

But since there is such a high demand

other things you need to do first that you can’t put your number one priority into said project. Students participate in numeral clubs, groups, sports, and even more.

Sports affect students a lot. Coaches of teams expect their team members to drop everything, including school, so their sport is their number one focus. This isn’t right in my opinion. School should almost come first no matter what.

School is what is going to determine the future for you, not sports. Even though your sport might get you a scholarship to the college you would like to go to, but you have to have the grades to stay in there.

Students will go from school, to work, to sports, and not get home till late.

They don’t have time to work on a project so they will put it off until the night before. Finding time to do projects is a big problem that students have to try and manage so they can get everything done.

Procrastination is a major thing for students in general. Always think about the outcome if you put things off too much.

-Korrin Zollweg

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OPINIONS

May 20, 2016

It’s time for students to drive the right way

Is safe driving a priority with high school students, administrators, and teachers? Judging how I see students driving to and from school, I am going to have to go with no.

We live in a society full of multitasking and we take that behind the wheel with us whenever we drive. We all know it is early in the morning and sometimes we tend to hit the snooze button a few too many times. However instead of being late to school we run out the door trying to eat our breakfast and drive simultaneously.

On top of that, some students are trying to read text messages from last night or scroll down the updated instagram feed. Although I know how tempting it may be, it is important to pay attention to the road!

Now that you have made it to school without getting into an accident or get-

ting a ticket, it is time to fight the morning hordes of students who are also running late.

Many students are willing to risk their lives running through the parking lot rather than being late and getting screamed at by their first period teacher. A couple extra seconds checking to make sure you aren’t going to hit someone or be hit, I can promise you is better than getting killed.

The last bell has rung and it is time to get home, to sports practice, or wherever else the students of our school go. Everyone rushes out to the parking lot to get out of the school, and home. It turns into complete chaos quite quickly.

Even though we all have our licenses we have a million things on our mind. How much attention are we really paying to the road? In my opinion, not enough. We need to keep an eye out for the people who are casually strolling through the parking lot,

not noticing what’s going on around them.

You have to drive safe in places out of the parking lot as well. Putting on your blinker when turning, is not that hard, trust me! The littlest things like that could potentially make our roads a lot safer. One mistake while driving has ruined many lives, and you do not want it ruining your own, or another’s.

If you are a passenger in a car, this safety still applies. It is really easy to tell someone who is driving you distracted, that they need to stop. Do not be afraid of what someone may think of you by saying this. If anything, they should thank you.

You could quite frankly be saving your life, others, and their own.

When you are able to get out of your spot without hitting anyone else the long line awaits, full of honking horns, and others who are trying to pull into the line and coming within a hair of the person in

WildcatCode Emily Kasee

@freshman

“Laying by the pool..

Maggie Eding

“Unfortunately getting ahead on my summer homework..

...duh!”

@junior

What are your plans for this upcoming summer vacation?

-Emily Nowak

Tyler Beattie

“Picking up bats..

Daniel Haviland

and relaxing.”

front of them. Although many students know their boundaries, I don’t think it is worth taking the risk. I witnessed a student come too close, and end up hitting a parent in front of them. This could have probably been an avoidable accident if we all just paid a little more attention to the road.

Finally, the line has let out, and even though the speed limit is usually around 35, many students go way over hoping to get home as quickly as they can.

This is not safe for other drivers on the road, or pedestrians. Someone could get seriously hurt with the use of distracted driving and speeding, and cars could be damaged due to accidents. Not to mention that would be a very expensive ticket if a police officer was to catch it.

It’s time to drive safe, with no distractions!

-Elizabeth Liber

“Doing what I love..

@sophomore

and making ice cream”

@senior

working as a lifeguard at my favorite camp!”

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OPINIONS

May 20, 2016

Ending exams the right way andrea almeida staffer

Testing week can be very stressful, especially with additional homework and projects that some teachers decide to give out. But no worries, there is a way to handle it.

This ideal goes for exams and any other type of testing.

DO NOT PROCRASTINATE on studying, it will hurt you in every way possible.

Procrastination usually ends in sleep deprivation, poor performance on tests, or both.

Believe me, I tend to be a HUGE procrastinator at times.

Instead of leaving all the studying for an all night cramming session, study in parts.

For example, depending on the amount of material for the test, try breaking it apart. Begin studying about a week in advance.

That way, you have time to plan out a study schedule.

Study different material each day of the week for about 30 minutes, with an occasional five minute break.

On the day before you take the test, have a small review session that covers all the material you went over in the past week.

Studying can be done both individually or with a study group.

I personally study better by myself, but for many students a study group can come in handy.

But you should be careful who you decide to study with. Sometimes a study session can easily turn into a Netflix session.

Getting a good night’s rest is essential. You’ve probably heard this a billion times from teachers but believe it or not, there is a huge gap between getting six hours of sleep and getting eight hours.

Two simple hours of rest really makes a difference, so I recommend going to bed around 10pm.

I know that seems really early compared to the usual midnight bedtime, but your brain is going to need all the rest it can get.

The morning of the test it is good to wake up at an appropriate hour so you’re not in a rush.

Also, make sure you are calm and relaxed. Do your best not to panic and stress out and you will definitely be okay.

Eat a healthy and nutritious breakfast, it will wake you up and get you ready for the day.

I usually have a peanut butter sandwich with honey and bananas.

Then I have a cup of orange juice and then I go on my way. Protein is a good source of energy that can really come in handy for a test.

Like I said before, try to be calm and relaxed. Maybe listen to some calm music to cool you down. It’s normal to have test anxiety.

It happens to the best of us. Just breath, relax, and focus.

Top 10 things to r e m m u s achieve this 1. Swimming in a pool at a friend’s house.

2. Having a backyard BBQ with everything to eat.

3. Attending a huge bonfire.

4. Going to an outdoor concert.

5. Watching a few fireworks shows

6. Watching movies on the couch all day.

7. Planning a vacation to go somewhere warmer.

8. Spending time with friends and family.

9. Going out for ice cream and having a picnic.

10. Reading in a hammock.

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riley

RUNdown

by riley runnells

The Eurythmics once said, “sweet dreams are made of this,” but do students even know what sweet dreams are anymore?

As I talk to my friends it becomes more and more normal to hear people say that they were up until two in the morning the night before.

Some even go to bed at a decent hour and wake up extremely early to finish homework.

You will often see many students coming to school with red eyes, messy hair, and slouched appearances.

This in turn causes many students to doze off or sleep in class, unable of learning the new material with only a few hours of sleep.

It is essentially a never ending cycle until the weekend comes with students overloading themselves, staying up late, not getting enough sleep, and sleeping in class over and over again.

This is not something that should be taken light hearted. Sleep is something that is very important, especially to high school students.

The National Sleep Foundation says that students should be getting between eight and ten hours of sleep every night to function at their best. This is no where close to what students are actually getting.

It is proven that only 15% percent of students are getting that allotted time, according to the National Sleep Foundation. That means that 85% of students are suffering from sleep deprivation.

Not to mention that sleep can also help to de-stress teens from their busy lives.

With the amount of clubs, sports, and academics offered at Northview, it is hard to find time for sleep in the schedules of students.

For me, I get around six hours of sleep every night.

If you think about it, when is there time for students to sleep?

We wake up early and go to school from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., which is seven hours.

Then on top of that we have sports and clubs, which can usually range anywhere between one to four hours, taking up a ton of time.

When we finally get home we have homework waiting for us.

With nine classes, including homework and tests, that time commitment can be a tough one.

It gets to a point where we stay up so late cramming for tests that we get to school and do not even have the energy to try on them.

If you are an athlete, sleep is even more important.

Being able to be physical at your practices and games is virtually impossible without enough sleep.

The final rundown: whether lack of sleep be the fault of procrastination or students overbooking themselves, sleep is something that is very important.

When you get the chance to sleep in, take a nice nap, or go to bed earlier than normal, you should take advantage and make the most of it.

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FEATURES

May 20, 2016

Out of the Social Norm Project

Dressing Transgender

Psychology students perform an out of the Social Norm Project throughout the community and within the school. One of the purposes of the project is for students to step out of their comfort zone and experience life in someone else’s shoes. These four students relate how it felt to experience life outside of the “norm”. ~ Haley Jones

17 and Pregnant

“It was really surprising to me to see just exactly how many people were shocked and disappointed in the decision to dress as a transgender individual. Even though it was an act, I felt very scared to be out in public as a transgender person in fear of people’s true reactions.” - Junior Logan Yarbro

Lousy Manners

“For the Social Norm Experiment I ate Mac and cheese with my bare hands and when people stared at me they didn’t even try to look away when I saw them. It was so hard not to laugh.”

- Junior Renee Blair “People gave us really dirty looks, they would look down at the ‘baby bump’ and look up at us and roll their eyes.”

- Junior Claire Jakubokwsi

Dressing “Goth”

“I got a lot of different reactions from people throughout the day. Friends of mine couldn’t stop laughing, people I didn’t really know would stare, my favorite reaction though came from Mr. Davis who said I was freaking him out as I darkly stared at him while he lead warm ups for A Cappella choir. Unexpectedly, when I got home and washed off the make up I realized how refreshing it was to be me again. After an entire day of acting like someone I wasn’t I realized that I am actually very content with who I am and the qualities I possess.”

- Junior Parker Cellura

May 20, 2016

One armed sleeve shirts are not permitted

Girls vs Guys: Dress Code Edition

No hats

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No head coverings or hats (unless for religious purposes) No muscle shirts

No transparent, excessively, tight or see-through tops No bare midriffs

No open flies

Blouses or shirts should be tucked in or extended below the waist

Pants and shorts must be worn at the waistline

No clothing showing excessive skin (it may be distracting)

No boxer shorts

Atkins lands international thespian role erin chambers staffer

From her appearances in the productions at Northview, it’s obvious sophomore Elizabeth Atkins has talent. The directors of an international thespian group also see the incredible talent displayed by Atkins as she has been chosen to be an interna-

tional production this summer in Lincoln, Nebraska.

In order to get chosen to be in this show, students had to audition online.

They were required to sing a song of their choice to show off their talents, sing a song chosen by the international group, and submit a video of why the actor thinks they

should get chosen.

Atkins sang “Rona Moment #1” from Spelling Bee and the song they provided for her was a section of “No One Mourns the Wicked” from Wicked.

The show that she will be performing in is a singing, acting, and dancing mashup of different Stephen Schwartz musicals including Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, and Children of Eden. It will open the International Thespian Festival which is a week long event filled with performances by other schools across the country.

Atkins will be performing with 12 other high schoolers from around the world, some Broadway performers, and even a Disney Imagineer. She will have two shows June 20 and they will be in front of around 3,500 thespians.

“I’m so grateful I have this opportunity to be in such a big show and that they chose me out of so many people who auditioned. I can’t wait for the show this summer and it will be a great experience to perform in front of so many people with so many talented actors,” Atkins said.

Atkins has had prominent acting positions in the Theatre department in the

Mermer ELIZABETH ATKINS PERFORM with costar, Luke Achinger in the Summer Musical, Spelling Bee displaying her musical talent to the audience. past two years with her most recent role as Phillipa Haymes in A Murder is Announced.

“I think it’s a tremendous opportunity. Elizabeth will be among great talent across the nation along with professionals from the theatre world,” theatre director Mr. Wachowiak said.

10What Edgy Picture are You? FEATURES

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May 20, 2016

Some students have heard of the new app called VSCO. This app is used to edit pictures that can be posted to their grid which is where all of someone’s posted pictures are. Many people think of VSCO as a means to post “edgy” pictures that they wouldn’t normally post on other social media sites. The following are some of the most common “edgy” pictures.

Did you go on a vacation recently for spring break or just for a nice weekend out?? You know you want people to see how beautiful or fancy the place looks. People will normally take a picture of the skyline, beach, or like the picture above, an arty image with a slight natural touch.

Food

Did you just make yourself a nice plate of food that looks really yummy? You know you are tempted to take a picture of how delicious it looks. Many people take pictures of the food they get since it looks so pleasing.

Workout

Angle

Sometimes you just have something that you like a lot but don’t know how to make it look better for a picture. Like this lantern? You can find another angle that will make it look more “edgy”. This is a technique many people use to get that “edgy” looking picture.

Are you on that grind to get your summer body in check? I’m sure that you want people to see your cute shoes running on the treadmill or your expensive outfit in the big mirrors with the weights in the background.

How Done Are You With School?

1) You locker consists of...

A) Locker dividers and a color coded schedule, your system has been the same since the beginning of the year B) A couple of water bottles, folders for each class, with an extra jacket thrown in there, your locker looks slightly different than it did at the beginning of the year C) It’s chaos. Papers are thrown everywhere, uneaten food is in there with jackets and sweats thrown all around

Mostly As Congrats! You are still as motivated as the first day of school.

You are always on top of things and have a mind set to finish the year strong.

2) How do you dress?

A) You look good everyday. You never leave your house without looking 100% B) Sometimes you just gotta wear sweats with a messy bun once in awhile C) On the off chance you do dress up, everyone is so surprised they do not even recognize you

Mostly Bs You’re kind of slacking but still trying. You’re motivation has slightly changed, but you’re mind set is still strong.

3) The teacher gives you one week to do a paper. What do you do?

A) Start on it right away. You never know what after school activities might come up to mess with your schedule B) “Brainstorm” for a couple days, then work on it with many breaks in between C) Attempt to finish the paper the period before it’s due, then end up doing home “sick”

Mostly Cs You can’t wait for summer to start. Between endless papers, tests, and homework, you can’t wait to say bye-bye Sylvania, and hello Florida.

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FEATURES

May 20, 2016

Opening Ceremony

2016 Class Olympics

Class Olympics is a place where everyone fits in and has a place to participate and enjoy fun games with their friends, peers, and teachers. What better way to relax as a very long school year comes to an end than something that everyone can enjoy? Each grade must work together to win these Class Olympic events for class points.

Events

MERMER

JUNIOR BRAD CRANDALL vigorously fans an egg as he tries to move it across the floor for Mr. Vens’ challenge.

STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN Just Dance in one of the classrooms. There were a few different rooms where they had the Wii game Just Dance set up and people competed in rounds.

Lip Sync Contest

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Closing Ceremonies

THE SOPHOMORES PERFORM their lip sync routine for the audience while wearing matching outfits. They came in second place in this event.

Seniors held on to their year long lead and won Class Olympics with a total of 326 points. Sophomores came in a strong second with 306.5 points. Third place went to the Juniors and the Freshmen came in a strong fourth place to finish off the 2016 Class Olympics year.

Students earned points by participating in a variety of activities throughout the school year during homerooms and assemblies. Coming into the Olympics, seniors were in the lead, with sophomores in a close second, freshman in third and juniors sitting in fourth place.

During Class Olympics, students participated in a variety of activities that they chose to participate in. Such as Sports, Quick Thinkers, Cards, Gamers, and Summer Fun based games. Each section was able to challenge the students in different ways. This also helped students to make new friends and become closer with others, as they worked to win their event.

After students were done with their activities, they returned to the final ceremony, to watch each class face off during the Lip Sync. Where seniors swept the competition.

HUEY MR. SWAGGERTY JOINS the seniors for their lip sync performance in the closing ceremonies. The seniors won this event.

Class Olympics Final Scores 1st - Seniors 326 2nd - Sophomores 306.5 3rd - Juniors 259 4th - Freshmen 215.5

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A&E

May 20, 2016

“Behind the Scenes” of A Murder... (Is Announced)

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3 1. Sophomores Riley Runnells and Kati Garibian take a selfie before the show in full costume and hair.

2. The stage manager, senior Marissa Brown, offers a view of the set from the tech booth, where the sound and light crews sit and work during the shows.

3. The techies perform their pre-show ritual of “Dancing Baby” to get pumped up for the show.

4. The props crew of the show making the cake, entitled “Delicious Death” for the actors to eat onstage during one of the scenes.

5. Juniors Paige Matuszynski and Caity Hoffman take a selfie after Paige completed Caity’s old age makeup.

Photos Courtesy of Marissa Brown

SPORTS

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Boys, Girls lacrosse prepare for playoffs amir abouzied news editor

The boys and girls lacrosse teams have been working hard this season and are now preparing for the most important time of the year, playoffs.

On April 28, the girls played Perrysburg at home.

The LadyKats put a few goals up on the board but could not keep up with the Yellow Jackets.

NV lost this game 4-14. Their next game was at home on May 2 against Bedford. The LadyKats put a number of goals up this game and outscored the Mules 151.

The next game scheduled for the LadyKats was their rival, Southview. NV won the game with a final score of 8-3.

“We started the game off poorly. After halftime we picked it up as a team and ended up defeating our rival just like we’ve been planning on since the beginning of the season,” senior Skylar Crandell said.

On May 7, the LadyKats took on the Seton Saints from Cincinnati at NV. The girls came up short and lost the game 1012.

The boys lacrosse team took on Ottawa Hills at Cats Stadium on April 26.

The game was close up till the end but the Wildcats beat Ottawa Hills in overtime 12-11. Their next game was at home on April 29 against Bishop Fenwick. NV battled hard the whole game but came up short and lost 11-12.

On May 2, NV travelled to Central Catholic. The Wildcats came away with an easy win with a score of 15-4.

Senior night was held on May 6 against Granville at NV. The Wildcats came into this game wanting redemption from losing to them last year 11-13. NV came out strong and defeated Granville 7-5.

“Everything we’ve been working on this season came together and we were able to play to the fullest of our abilities.

Many of us had bad memories from last year when we lost to Granville in a close game and it felt great to get redemption,” senior Jake Alzapiedi said.

On May 10, NV hosted Bowling Green.

The Cats won this game 12-7. Next up for the Wildcats was Southview. Last year, NV beat the Cougars 18-8. The Cats started the game off as they planned and ended up beating Southview 18-12.

HOWALD SOPHOMORE BAILEE THOMPSON sprints down the field as she tries to get a goal against Ottawa Hills. The LadyKats ended up beating Ottawa Hills in 9-8. NV has improved throughout the season and is preparing for playoffs.

Girls Track competes in NLL’s to end season katherine davenport staffer

The 2016 Track season is quickly coming to an end. However, it shows that the track teams hard work is paying off.

On May 11 and 12 the teams competed in the league meet. NLL’s were held at Southview and started at 5 pm.

“We were well prepared as a team and as individuals for this meet. Our hard work from this season really paid off,” freshman Kaitlyn Langenderfer said.

Langenderfer is a freshman sprinter on the track team. To prepare for NLL’s the sprinters practiced everyday at Timberstone from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Before practicing in their event they did stretches as a team.

“I think for me personally the prac-

tices leading up to the meet helped a lot because we would only practice the event that we were to be competing in on Wednesday or Thursday,” Langenderfer said.

However, the sprinters were not the only runners who felt well prepared for the NLL meet, the distance team was also prepared. The distance girls practiced everyday from 3 until about 4:15 p.m. On most of the day's practice was either at NV or Wildwood. On Wednesday the distance team competed in the 4x8 relay.

“I was really happy with how our meet turned out. We were all ready for this and I think that how we competed on Wednesday showed how hard we worked to get where we are today,” freshman Meghan Vandenbroek said.

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14 Baseball seeks first ever NLL championship SPORTS

matthew bishop sports editor

The Northview Baseball team is one of few teams in the school that have never won a Northern Lakes League championship. After starting the season with a 2-2 record in Florida, the Cats returned home with hopes of bringing the first NLL title to NV. The first league game of the season was on April 11 against Anthony Wayne. NV came out on top by a score of 4-1. Following this win, the Cats rattled off four straight league wins which put them in first place in the NLL. “We had one goal and that was to win,” junior third baseman Shane Banachowski said. “It was great to have such a fast start

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to the season.”

Maumee travelled to NV on April 25 in what looked like a sure win for the Cats, who were in first place while Maumee was in last. However, the Panthers outlasted NV in the end to earn the upset with a score of 2-4.

The Cats bounced back with a 5-2 win over Anthony Wayne on April 27. Senior first baseman Corbin Paxton led the offense with three hits while senior Austin Layman pitched a complete game.

The team travelled out to Clay on April 30 to take on the Clay Eagles in an important NLL vs. TRAC matchup. The game would help the winner in seeding for the state tournament. Sophomore Dylan Bush pitched a complete game and led NV to a 4-2

victory.

With the regular season almost finished, the Cats hosted Bowsher in the first round of the state tournament. NV won a close 4-1 game behind another complete game by Layman and advanced to the sectional championship Anthony Wayne.

Due to rain, a few games during the regular season were postponed and played at a later date. One of these games was a rematch with Maumee on May 11. The Cats got revenge in a 5-3 win led by Paxton’s pitching.

The team then played Anthony Wayne next in the sectional championship on May 14 with hopes of making a run in the state tournament. However, the game did not go as planned, and the Cats lost 1-8.

WILKINSON SENIOR BRANDON CARSON throws the pitch against Anthony Wayne on April 11. The Cats won 4-1.

NV plays Bowling Green on back to back days on May 16 and

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Zika Virus causes concerns for Rio Olympics erin chambers staffer

With the Olympics set to take place in Rio de Janeiro this summer, athletes and spectators are told to be weary of the conditions. In what is now called a global emergency, the Zika virus has been found in alarming numbers in Rio. The Zika virus is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which also carry yellow fever and dengue fever.

It is estimated only 20% of people with the Zika virus display symptoms; such as fevers, joint pain, skin rashes, and reddened eyes.

The most prevalent impact of the virus is its effect

on childbearing mothers because of the severe birth defects that can emerge. Impaired brain development and seizures are some of the life threatening birth defects that can occur, according to USA Today.

Though this virus’ effects have attracted the concern of many athletes and officials, the games are still set to occur during July and August of 2016 in Rio. Precautionary measures are being implemented, like spraying for the mosquitoes and reducing the amount of standing water.

Athletes have also been warned of the conditions, giving them the option to opt out of the games if they choose and helping them to take preventative measures to prevent their risk of contracting the disease, according to ESPN. National delegations have been put in place to have mosquito screens in all athlete’s rooms. The sites are also

to be checked daily to ensure no standing water is around to prevent easy breeding for the insects.

While there is substantial research being put into this problem, athletes and spectators are concerned with the prospect of contracting the disease. Soccer player Hope Solo, expressed that if she was asked to make an immediate decision about whether or not to attend the games she would likely say no.

The games are quickly approaching, as are solutions to the emergency. Brazil is working to the best of their ability to ensure the safety of the athletes and spectators.

Ultimately, with the country doing their best to combat the disease and people taking the correct precautionary measures, the threat of the Zika virus will become minute and the games will go on with their usual excitement and amusement, according to CNN.

15 Softball improves as season winds down SPORTS

May 20, 2016

emily nowak staffer

The softball season, like many other spring sports, is coming to a close, but the girls are far from finished. They have had their ups and downs throughout the season, winning and losing their fair share of games. However, they remain optimistic about the end of the season and the future games to come.

“We aren’t doing too bad this year. We have lost some tough ones that we should have won. Our team is really young but we are on the verge of peaking,” junior Taylor Vandenbroek said.

The girls have had some tough losses this season, a couple of them being their games against Maumee 1-5, and Anthony Wayne 0-13. However, they have also conquered some major wins included beating Southview 8-2 and St. Ursula Academy 1-0.

The girls are aware of their strengths and what they can improve upon, on and off the field. According to Vandenbroek, they are solid on the field with their batting starting to come around. Overall the girls continue to strive to do their best and keep improving this season.

“I think the season is going pretty well. We’ve been playing as a team and picking each other up when needed. I feel like we can continue to keep doing great,” sophomore Haley Mitchell said.

Although the season for the LadyKat softball players has been filled with both winning, and losing, they continue to stay close as a team and be there for each other.

“We have a pretty close team and I couldn’t have asked for a better group to play with this season,” Vandenbroek said.

The girls had a game on May 6 against SV and lost 0-10. They have an upcoming game on May 14, which is a double header

SENIOR MERISSA ARCHAMBEAU makes the catch at first base to tag Southview senior Madison Wall out.

The LadyKats lost the game, 0-10.

The girls will play a double header on May 14 against Bedford.

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Boys’ tennis finishes season in sectionals riley runnells staffer

The Boys’ Tennis team had a great season as the year comes to a close. The team recently went to their league sectionals.

For doubles sophomore Antony Kamenny and junior Hrishi Saraiya played

Southview in the quarterfinals but lost two sets out of three. In the quarterfinals freshman Dominic Ciucci and freshman Anish Karnani played Saint Johns in doubles and lost two sets out of three.

In singles, sophomore Jude Barouti played SV and lost in the quarterfinals, and junior Jared Freeman played Spring-

field and lost in the quarterfinals. Junior John Young had an AP exam and forfeited.

“It was a really good learning and developing year for my teammates and myself. I’m happy with the way the year finished off and I think next year we will do really well and finish in the top two of our league. With the lack of seniors and

everyone returning to the team next year, I think it will be a lot of fun and we will be a very strong team” sophomore Antony Kamenny.

Overall the boys didn’t advance farther from the quarterfinals, but they are ready and eager to advance farther next year.

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SPORTS

May 20, 2016

2016 spring sports seniors

BOYS’ Track “The thing that I will miss most about running track at Northview will be having the opportunity to face my fears and get better every day with the team,” Brandon Moody said.

Softball “The thing that I will miss most about playing softball for Northview is the dance-offs that we have before every game that we play,” Merissa Archambeau said.

An athlete’s final season playing a high school sport is always one filled with unforgettable memories. Whether it’s on the field. in the pool, on the court, or on the track, all senior captains begin to reminisce on the great moments they’ve had through the years as their careers wind down. We caught up with these seniors to ask them what they will miss most about playing their sport. -Matt Bishop and Amir Abouzied

Girls’ lax “The thing that I will miss most is playing with all of my best friends on the field and I’ll also miss my coaches who pushed us to be the best that we can be,” Skylar Crandall said.

Boys’ Lax “The thing that I will miss most about playing lacrosse at Northview is playing with all of my friends the last four years and I’ll also miss the bearded wonder (Rob Mahon),” Chase Baker said.

Baseball HOWALD

“The thing that I will miss most is playing with all my friends and also the memories that I have made these past four years while playing for this school,” David Dunnett said.

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girls’ track “The thing that I will miss most about running track at Northview is spending time with my teammates during practices and at meets that can last all day,” Jill Newton said.