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Wildcats get cultured
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FIDDLER 09 MELICK PLAYING WITH THE PRE-SCHOOLERS is not the only thing the French foreign exchange students, like Clement de Garihle, have taken part in during their visit. They also worked on an art project and made American food.
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On April 20, 12 students stood at the Toledo Airport gate nervous for the next two and half weeks. They were waiting for the students from Lyon, France that they would be hosting. Sophomore Chad Singer was especially nervous. “I was nervous about hosting Aurelien,” said Singer. “I didn’t know how good my French was going to sound and hosting was such a new experience.” The French students started attending Northview on April 21 with a tour by National Honor Society and a welcome from the Administration. Afterwards, they shadowed their hosts the rest of the day. Among the students, along with Singer, that hosted were sophomores Nikki Nanez, Katlyn Morris and Morgan Rondinelli. Juniors that hosted students were Julia Barnes, Sam Sarmento, Becca Berland and LeighAnn Pace. Seniors Lara Meyer and Audrey Hunter hosted as well. Madame Goodwin hosted the teacher from Lyon. During the school day, the French students would spend part of their day shadowing and then other parts they would spend learning about America. They worked in the preschool, did an art project, cooked an American
lunch and learned about the American Experience the first week. The second week they presented to French classes, learned about American norms and mannerisms, spent a day at Southview, and had a cosmetology appointment. After school, they spent time with their hosts. Many hosts had activities planned with their exchange students such as going to Imagination Station and shopping. “The French students love to go shopping while they’re here,” said Meyer. “Clothes are so much cheaper in America compared to in France, so they try to snag as many clothes as possible.” Every time the exchange students are here, the French Club hosts an event to let other NV students other than the hosts get to know the French students. The French Club hosted a bike race called the mini Tour de France and a hitting derby to see who could hit the most whiffle balls with a baseball bat in a minute. During the Tour de France students were required to wear a mustache while they were biking. During the hitting derby, those at bat had to wear a cowboy hat. Afterwards was a cookout at Meyer’s house. There were two objectives of hosting the exchange students this year. One was to give French students an American experience. However, for the majority of the hosts, the other objective was to get to know their
exchange student as much as possible. In June, a group of eight students will be traveling to Lyon with Madame Goodwin and will be staying with the same students that they hosted here in the United States. However, some students had to focus really hard on getting to know the exchange students. Due to extenuating circumstances, two students that are going to Lyon in the summer could not host. As a result, another student had to host the student they are going to stay with in Lyon and had to get to know them even though they could not have them around every night like the other hosts. “It was really hard at first, getting to know my exchange student, because I didn’t have her in my home,” said junior Suzanne Jaber. “But it definitely got easier since she could shadow me at school and I could hang out with her some days.” April 29, the exchange students and their hosts went to Sauder Village to learn about America and its history. They ate lunch together and spent another day to get to know their host students better. “Hosting was definitely a great experience,” said Hunter. “Not only did I get to know my French student better but I got to know all the Northview hosts better as well.” The French students are leaving May 6 after fourth period.
Network” was one of the first programs to start this national movement to make schools more environmentally friendly, according to earthday.org. “I think it’s really good to have an Earth Day because it’sSTRICK the one day environmentalists can speak out about how much we need to recycle and help the environment,” said freshman Eben Corron. The Junior Class Government encouraged NV to “go green” to help nurture the environment. In the cafeteria a tree was hung up holding paper leaves that with the names of students who carried their lunch to school in a reusable lunch box. The Junior Class Government hoped to encourage students to carry their lunches in reusable lunch boxes in an effort to raise awareness toward the environment, according to advisor Mrs. Fran Borchers. “When I moved here I noticed Northview used a lot of paper. At the school I used to go to we would print
on the back of already used paper,” said sophomore Genevieve Ostler. “Also, teachers hand out printed notes and it would probably help us more if we wrote them down instead of just looked at them.” Another effort to raise awareness was made when NV shut off the lights throughout the building on Thursday for one minute to see how much energy could be conserved in that short amount of time. Some class government students, though, were disappointed with the results of the service program. “It wasn’t advertised or promoted as much as it needed to be to really reach its full potential and have an impact on our school,” said Junior Class Representative Jennifer Deng. Last year, NV’s engineering program set up a windmill to help create a more “green” power source for the school. On top of that NV has made an effort to recycle paper in the classroom and bottles in the cafeteria.
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“Australia is the only continent without an active volcano,” read sophomore Jack Melick off the bottom of his Snapple lid. Every day Melick drinks a Snapple iced tea in the pub and puts it in Ms. Sarah Huey’s bag. Not having a recycling bin that can handle glass at school, advisor Ms. Huey carries Melick’s bottles home every day to recycle them. “It started after Huey saw me throw one away and she stopped me. Now it’s a daily rule to read her the fact before putting it in her school bag,” Melick said. This is just one example of how students and teachers are becoming more environmentally conscious. The day to celebrate Mother Earth was observed on April 22. Schools have been working to educate students about Earth Day and how to conserve the environment. The “Earth Day
NHS throws 80’s bash
Prom was not only for seniors April 29 when 80’s beats and big hair filled the cafeteria. The National Honor Society put together an 80’s Prom for the whole school to attend and the proceeds went to Relay for Life. Bids were sold for $5 per person. All regular dance rules were applied, so guests from another school could attend with a permission slip. The dance was held in the cafeteria where clips of classic 80’s movies such as The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Back to the Future were projected onto a screen and a playlist of songs from the 80’s was played. All students attending were encouraged to wear 80’s attire, such as leg warmers, tights and plenty of polyester. “There is no DJ, the water bottles are donated, and NHS is paying for the security, so all of the $5 paid will go to Relay for Life,” said NHS advisor Mrs. Fran Borchers. -Ally Yocom
Top cats honored
As seniors’ high school careers come to a close, the time has come to recognize students who have risen academically. Wednesday, BP-Husky Refining LLC hosted the 26th annual BPHusky Academic Excellence Recognition Dinner for students in the top two percent of their graduating class in the Toledo area. “I generally only get about five hours of sleep at night because I have to work on my homework late at night due to my extra-curricular activities,” said senior Viktor Barricklow, who is fourth in the class. “It was an honor to be recognized by BP-Husky Refining for all of the hard work I have put into my education.” Students in attendance were seniors Nick Smith, Serena Chang, Klaudia Konik, Barricklow, Sarah Hanline, Amanda Metcalf and Mel Worley. Principal Mr. Stewart Jesse and counselor Mrs. Michelle Peer were also present. “It was extremely humbling to be amongst students that have achieved so much,” said Hanline. The event took place at the Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons. After eating dinner, Mark Dangler, the President of BP-Husky Refining, spoke about the future for professions in the energy fields. Following Dangler, keynote speaker Jason Daniels, the Vice President of strategic initiatives at the United Way of Greater Toledo, spoke on the subject of how to succeed not just academically but also in life. Directly following the speech, all of the students were recognized and received certificates as well as BPHusky flashdrives. ‘The banquet, because of the high achieving students there, really made me realize that there are so many opportunities in the world,” said Konik. -Amanda Metcalf