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Sylvania Northview Volume 83 Issue #11 May 19, 2009

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Student government hosts senior citizen prom Staff Writer

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Senior citizens from all over Sylvania and Toledo were able to spend time with members of Northview’s student government— nicknaming it the “Senior Citizen Prom”.

Student government advisors Mr. Jay Ackerman and Mrs. Brienne Laskey planned the annual event.

Although Mrs. Laskey has been one of the advisors of student government for two years, the cancellation of the annual event last year made this year’s Senior Citizen Prom a first-time event for her.

Planning began in early April and on May 13 at 3:45, the student government members, nicely dressed in classy clothes started setting up until 4:45.

Around 30 senior citizens began filing into the cafeteria at around 5pm. The “prom”, which lasted two hours, was a funfilled event with lots of food. Meat, fruit, vegetable, and bread trays were ordered from Sautters.

Student government members supplied desserts and drinks such as cookies, chips, water and pop. “There was not much food left,” said Mrs. Laskey. “The senior citizens really seemed to enjoy themselves.”

In the background was music from the 1930’s, 40’s, and 50’s. Many of the people got up to dance, including a senior citizen who used to be a professional dancer.

“He brought in a CD of ballroom dancing music, he said his favorite was the tango and the rumba,” said SG President Max Filby. “He danced with Olivia McIntee and Megan Dorner and showed Mr. Ackerman a few moves.”

If people did not feel like dancing, they could play with the playing cards that were on the table. Although some of the student government members had to depart early, about 10 of them stayed around to get to know and spend time with the senior

citizens.

“The prom was very successful,” said senior Sweta Rao. “There were competitive couples who were dancing and it was a lot fun.”

DANCING WITH A SENIOR CITIZEN is senior Megan Dorner. About 30 senior citizens were invited to dance to 40’s and 50’s music, play cards, and eat.

Photo by Max Filby

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SECTIONS News >> 1 Opinions >> 5 Features >> 7 Sports >> 10 THOUGHTFUL CORNER “One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes, and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.”

-Eleanor Roosevelt

Parents, students give back renovate teachers’ lounge Staff Writer Shiny, bright and brand new are all words to describe the teacher’s lounge. The revamped space for teachers has been a long awaited addition to Northview and is finally a reality.

Members of the Pride and Climate committee, Mrs. Sue Bridell and Mrs. Kathy Peace, organized the project and helped to get parents involved, according to Mr. Andy Roth. Other members of the committee are Mr. Don Barnes, Mr. Frank Ulrich, Mrs. Amy Langendonk, Mrs. Karolyn Kaminski and Mrs. Michelle Bogue.

The teachers and parents encountered a few problems. “It was difficult for them to find a date that would work for all of the adults and the NHS students,” said Mr. Roth.

“There were also some issues with making sure that the proper steps were taken to do work at our building. Thanks to Mrs. Gross and Mr. Jesse for making that happen.”

Many students, teachers and parents worked together to make the improvements a reality. Led by Mrs. Gross and Mrs. Hopkins, NV parents donated about $1500 for the new furniture and painting supplies.

The parents club bought two brand new couches and reclining chairs from Lazy Boy. Parents also helped clean up, prep the room, and paint April 24 and 25, according to Mr.

Sam Weisman ENJOYING THE NEW FURNITURE in the teachers’ lounge is substitute teacher Mr. Peter Crim. Substitute teachers spend a lot of their extra time in the teachers lounge.

Roth. In addition to the new paint and furniture, the teachers are currently working on finding student artwork and framing it to hang on the walls of the lounge.

Work done on Saturday was by NHS

students such as seniors Alex Gross, Sam Gross, Sweta Rao, Sara Federman, Misha Muqaddam, Braedon McClosky, Jessica Willard, Kelly King, Danielle Hrovat and Emily Jurski.

2 New tradition sweeps NV World Language Department

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Art show displays talent

News Editor The World Language department at Northview celebrated their first awards ceremony on April 28. The ceremony was held in order to award outstanding and dedicated World Language students, according to French teacher Mrs. Mary Goodwin.

“The World Language students work hard and don’t get enough recognition,” said Mrs. Goodwin. “We wanted to honor them and encourage them to continue to build their proficiency with the language.”

The ceremony was held in the NV Little Theatre at 7 p.m. Each of the World Language teachers were present and each language gave out an assortment of awards.

Some awards given focused on the desire and zealous attitude towards the language. Those awards included outstanding participation in the class room and most enthusiastic about the language.

Other awards presented focused more on the classroom part of the language such as best writer, most improved and outstanding student.

“Winning my award for Most Improved was great,” said junior Stephanie Yarnell. “It made me feel accomplished and that all my hard work had finally paid off.”

There were around 35 French students who received awards, roughly 60 Spanish students, and approximately 25 German students.

“The awards help to convey the positive impact of learning more than one language, sticking with that language, and the need for our students to be global,” said Spanish teacher Mrs. Lindsey Jurski.

The World Language department is hoping to continue this new tradition in the future, according to Mrs. Goodwin.

Wellness committee shirt contest winner announced The Wellness Committee sponsored a t-shirt design contest in December and the winner was senior Danielle Hrovat.

Originally, the committee was counting on grant money to pay for the t-shirt. When that fell through, Mr. Jesse paid for the contest, according to Health and Physical Education teacher Ms. Jill Galdys.

Every teacher on the committee received a t-shirt when they came in almost two weeks ago. They also handed out two shirts at the teacher’s meeting as a contest to Mr.Rick Bohn and Mrs.Chris Shunk.

All this week there will be trivia on the announcements in which the winner will receive their very own “I’m a Healthy Wildcat” shirt. In order to win, a student must be the first one to find Ms. Galdys and answer the question correctly.

“Overall we want the staff and students to make healthy choices,” said Ms. Galdys.

“We want to push that being healthy is not just a physical or nutritional thing, but an emotional and mental thing as well.”

Abbey Strick VISITORS TO THE NORTHVIEW ART SHOW take their time looking at all of the different 2D and 3D works. Each art student was required to enter a piece in the show and seniors who are in at least Intermediate 2D or 3D could create their own senior display.

Co-Editor in Chief Northview’s Auxiliary Gym was transformed into an art gallery May 6 and 7 to display the work of the 2009 NV art classes using the theme of “Life is Better with Art in It”.

The poster used to advertise the show was a contest for NV Computer Graphics classes and was won by junior Kelly Strick.

“I was proud my poster won amongst such tough competition from the other computer graphics students,” said Strick.

Students from all art classes submitted work to be displayed and judged at the show. The work was judged for a variety of awards.

Best of Show was given to both a 2D and 3D artist, the 2D award went to senior Stefanie Hadley for her chalk pastel, Sheuz.

The 3D Best of Show was won by sophomore Addison Hirschfeld for his box with stain, I Am Third.

“I was really excited to win an award,” said Hirschfeld. “It just goes to show that

hard work and dedication pay off. I couldn’t have done it without Mr. Creech.”

Honorable mentions for both 2D and 3D were also awarded. For the 2D artists, seniors Sarah Pietras, Katherine Dunne and juniors Shannon Parcell and Brett Quinn were recognized.

Honorable mentions for 3D were awarded to seniors Ella Chiantis, Nate Sauceda, and Dunne.

The NV Art Department also awarded an Emerging Artists Award for freshmen who have shown dedication to art and will be successful in the program. The winners were Macy Fretz, Erin Owens, Mamie Silver, and Allison Work.

Principal Stewart Jesse chose two pieces to be purchased for and displayed at NV. The two pieces purchased were junior Mirvat Jarouche’s acrylic and mixed media Sunny Days and sophomore Katie Bernsdorff’s oil pastel The Ball.

The Parent Organization also purchased two pieces for NV. They chose junior Hail Nowak’s oil pastel Heartless and senior Martha Fitzgerald’s scratchboard Walkin’

Her Home.

Superintendent Dr. Brad Rieger chose two pieces to receive the Superintendent’s Award. He chose junior Felicia Jianuzzi’s clay triptych and junior Allison Kalos’ charcoal on tea-stained paper, Letter From Janelle.

Finally, anyone who attended the art show could vote for their favorite piece. The People’s Choice Award went to Fitzgerald for her chalk pastel owl, Hoot.

“It was really cool to be recognized for my hard work at NV because sometimes the art department goes unnoticed,” said Fitzgerald.

Senior artists who are in at least Intermediate 2D or 3D had the option of creating a senior display. Displays generally had a theme and the artist’s pieces were worked into the display. Senior Lindsay Sundermeyer’s display won the Best Display Award.

NV artists sent work to be juried for the Focus Show, a juried show for Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan in Toledo, on May 16.

Juniors, seniors honored Staff Writer Since freshmen year at Northview, students are taught that the key to success is through academics. Even though its hard to stay on task and stay focused throughout the years at NV, the outcome is definitely worth it.

Though there are times when staying up late to watch our favorite TV show or hanging out with friends seems a lot more appealing than hitting the books, students were able to resist the temptation and work hard for the future they had ahead of them.

On April 30, NV juniors and seniors were rewarded for their hard work throughout the years, at the Academic Award banquet.

Each student had to have a 3.5 GPA or higher to attend the banquet. Students received certificates, juniors received coffee mugs and seniors were rewarded medals along with their certificates.

“The coffee mugs were really cool,” said junior Megan Foster.

The award ceremony was at the Gladieux Meadows in Toledo and 323 students attended, according to Mrs. Karen Francis.

“It was a really great turn out,” said Mrs. Francis. “Out of everyone that was invited, we only had a few individuals who couldn’t make it.”

“It was really fun to see everyone,” said Foster. “It was fun walking up in front of everyone and dinner was really good too.”

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Nick Ansara SENIOR KELLY KING, SALUTATORIAN OF THE CLASS OF 2009, RECEIVES a special award from Mr. Jesse during the banquet. Valedictorian Jennifer Post was also honored.

According to senior Ashley Maloney, the guest speaker was Monika Jindal, former NV student and valedictorian for the class of 2003.

The banquet lasted around two hours, in which students were able to eat, mingle and listen to the NV jazz band perform.

“It was really nice to be recognized for four years of hard work throughout high school,” said senior Amit Goyal. “Being with the people that you spend so much time with and spending a nice evening with them was a great way to end the year.”

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Students utilize courtyard Teachers Twitter for class Staff Writer

Sam Weisman HANGING OUT in the courtyard are seniors Amanda Collins, Kyle Hymore, David Fleck, Dean Wurzel, Bryan Munch and Chris Garone.

Seniors have been enjoying the privilege of accessing the courtyard during their lunch periods and all students enjoy the pathway connecting E-hall and A-hall during class changes.

Opinions Editor As the weather gradually warms up, Northview students can be seen staring out of the building’s classroom windows, longing to be enjoying the fresh air. Their daydreams of being outside, however, are being made a reality. Like years past, the central courtyard has been made available throughout the day for all students to travel quickly from E-hall to A-hall and back.

“Walking through the courtyard is basically the highlight of my day,” said junior Matt Jahns.

The lattice-covered chalkboard area has also been used by teachers who wish to conduct class outdoors on particularly nice days.

Seniors will have the opportunity to add another to their list of senior traditions with the opening of the courtyard for lunchtime use. They are being asked, however, to keep things neat, refrain from disrupting the classes nearby, and to not abuse the privilege.

“The courtyard serves as our little getaway from the harsh demands of school,” said senior Kyle Scharfenberg,.

Mr. Jesse has recently found benches

and hopes to locate some picnic tables to spruce up the area and has also contacted the District Office about reseeding the grass.

“I’ve contacted the Southview construction classes to see if they would be willing to improve the shaded structure as well,” said Mr. Jesse.

It has been kept a senior privilege since there would be far too many people using the area if everyone were allowed, according to Mr. Jesse.

“The weather hasn’t been nice enough to open it up quite yet,” said Mr. Jesse, “but we’re hoping it will be in the last weeks of school.”

Earth Club ends year with litter clean-up at Wildwood

With blogs and social sites becoming increasingly popular in the United States, the classes at Northview are beginning to adapt these websites into lesson plans as well.

A few teachers have been incorporating the new Internet site ‘Twitter,’ a social site that has recently become popular among teenagers, into their classrooms. Users have the ability to update their status and say what they are doing at any given moment, along with being able to follow other users to see new updates, according to senior Kayla Henderson.

Mr. Jay Ackerman uses Twitter in his classes to inform students of their homework assignments, according to senior Zach McClurg. He usually updates the class’ status twice a day and on the weekends with their homework assignment for that night.

Students who signed up to Mr. Ackerman’s page can view it at any time to see updates.

“I had heard about Twitter and what it was so I researched using it in education,” said Mr. Ackerman. “I feel that once the district realizes it’s safe and useful for students as well as parents it will be unblocked and begin to catch on with other teachers.”

Members also have the option of giving Twitter their cell phone numbers in order to get text updates when he changes their class’ status, according to senior Katie Gasser.

“I think that the cell phone is the most commonly used device among teens so I like incorporating it into spreading information,” said Mr. Ackerman, “but I’m sure not to send any updates during the school day.”

Ms. Sarah Petersen also uses Twitter in a similar fashion as Mr. Ackerman, according to junior Stephanie Yarnell. Students in her psychology classes are able to sign up to her Twitter page to view it and possibly receive texts with updates to what their homework is for the evening as well as what’s going on in class.

“I think that using Twitter to update students about class is a good idea,” said Gasser. “It is a new idea and an easy way to get information about class.”

Gov’t elections cancelled Staff Writer

Elizabeth Strick CLEANING UP LITTER at Wildwood Metropark are senior Jordan Fleitz and Southview senior Alex Hassen, as they participate in Earth Club’s final meeting of the year. Members met to help clean up the area surrounding the creek behind the Manor House.

Co-Editor in Chief Earth Club ended their year with an environmentally friendly party and clean up at Wildwood Metropark on May 14.

Members of Earth Club met up with a park worker to receive their assignment and

cleaning utensils. Earth Club spent about an hour cleaning up litter around the creek behind the Manor House.

“The Wildwood Metropark Earth Club activity was a lot of fun,” said senior Erin Milner. “It was nice trying to help keep the park clean and it was a beautiful day so that was a plus.”

After the clean up, members met back at

the shelter house for a cook out.

Earth Club advisor Ms. Michelle Bogue provided hot dogs, chips, s’mores and juice for the clean up crew.

Earth Club Public Relations Coordinator senior Nick Ansara cooked for the rest of the club.

Earth Club will resume meetings next school year.

As the end of the school year draws to a close, Mrs. Brienne Laskey’s work as Student and Class Government advisor begins.

There has been a lack of students willing to be either an officer or representative this year, according to Mrs. Laskey. The only class this year that needs an election is the freshman class. Freshman elections will happen sometime next week in English classes.

Every other class does not have a need for an election, as there is no position that has more than one person running for it, according to Mrs. Laskey.

Each class has four positions and cabinet members; president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.

“Its disappointing that there is a lack of school spirit and involvement,” said Mrs. Laskey. “People complain about the same people running and getting nothing done.”

There is the same issue for Student Government.

“When students complain about SG but are not willing to step up and do something to change the problem, it really shows the lack of students willing to step up,” said Laskey.

Mrs. Laskey will appoint the members for next year’s junior and senior classes because of the lack of student involvement.

To try to get students to run for a position there were signs put up near entrances throughout the school hoping to lure students into the mix.

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Cos department celebrates Mother’s Day Staff Writer The Cosmetology Department at Northview celebrated mothers on May 11 with their annual event, Muffins for Moms.

Instead of receiving flowers in honor of Mother’s Day, the mothers of cosmetology students were treated to muffins and coffee as well as a variety of special beauty treatments.

These services included hand massages, paraffin dips, manicures, pedicures, hair coloring, and haircuts, according to Cosmetology teacher Mrs. Christine Jude.

Muffins for Moms is an ongoing, ten year tradition and meant to show appreciation to mothers, according to Cosmetology teacher Mrs. Jude. Junior moms filed in for their special day of pampering from 8-9:30a.m. and senior moms came in from 12-2p.m.

“I love that the mother’s can finally see the professional services their daughters can do,” said Mrs. Jude. “I think the moms really appreciated it.”

The day also served to bring mothers and daughters closer together, according to senior Delaila Jaloudi.

“It’s a great time to bond with your mother.” said Jaloudi. “I’m excited to show her the many things I can do and give her suggestions.”

The services offered ranged from the simple, safe hair wash to more daring changes such as hair coloring and haircuts.

Some mothers were apprehensive about such drastic changes.

“I was a little afraid at first,” said mother Teresa Elrod. “But I trust her and hair grows back anyways.”

While senior students have participated in the Mother’s Day celebration before, it was a new experience to newly enrolled juniors.

“I think this day is more special for the juniors,” said Mrs. Jude. “It’s the first time

Nick Ansara STYLING THE HAIR OF THEIR MOTHERS are junior Taylor Frankhauser and Southview junior Rachel Burt. Mothers had the option of getting their hair cut or styled, having their nails done or receiving a pedicure. their moms will be participating in this event and it’s definitely cool that they can show their mom’s all they can do.”

Not only were mom’s treated to these special services, but they were also given appreciative goody bags. The Cosmetology

Advisory Board bought the senior mothers scented body lotions and the junior mothers special hair products.

The products were bought from Sally’s Beauty Supply and Mally’s Beauty Supply, according to Mrs. Jude. The Horticulture

Department at Southview also donated flowers as gifts to the mothers.

“It’s something that our moms deserve,” said Jaloudi. “I feel they were very thankful that they spent a day being pampered by their daughters.”

Junior Relay for Life participants class gov’t sponsors walk and run for cancer charity Features Editor News Editor In order to help the students who attend Chase Elementary, the Junior Class Government officers and representatives organized a charity drive.

Each English teacher received a grade level between kindergarten and sixth grade.

Splitting up the grade levels will ensure that each student attending Chase Elementary will receive at least one new item, according to junior class government treasurer Connor McEwen.

Some recommended items students could bring in were colored pencils, easy read novels, coloring books, markers, and pencils. Other recommendations included journals or spirals, word searches, crossword puzzles, and other educational activities.

“I really liked the idea of bringing in school supplies for these students,” said sophomore Julia Hage. “Anyone can buy school supplies for an extremely low price, so it should be easy to collect a lot of items.”

Chase Elementary is one of the poorest schools in Toledo. The junior class government hopes to provide the students of the school with the opportunity to continue their education through the summer, according to Mrs. Fran Borchers.

“This charity drive is such a great thing because these children don’t have much and the fact that we can give them something means a lot,” said Mrs. Borchers. “It’s also a lot of fun because it’s for kids.”

The charity drive’s target is to provide the students at Chase Elementary with different school supplies and educational activities that they can use over the summer.

The officers hope to be able to provide each student in every grade level with at least one new item, according to Mrs. Borchers.

“I think it’s awesome to be able to brighten these kids’ summers,” said McEwen.

To advertise this charity drive, the members of the Junior Class Government went to each English class and explained the purpose of the drive on Friday May 1.

An announcement was also made to help advertise the drive.

“I was excited to contribute something to this drive,” said junior Leah Smith.

The officers will be taking the supplies to Chase Elementary on May 15.

Lap after lap, area residents, including Northview participants, walked, ran and sprinted around the Timberstone track on May 2 in the Relay for Life to raise $17,254.83 toward The American Cancer Society. The NV team alone raised over $800.

Contributions came from staff members who purchased luminaries, candlelit bags with “in memory” or “in honor” of past and present cancer fighters.

Sales exceeded $290 and the bags lit the perimeter of the track after dark. Senior Chris Garone raised $110 in luminary sales.

The National Honor Society, a hat and slipper drive on top of a personal donation for a total amount of $349.

“Most of us know someone who has or has had cancer. It’s great to be able to do something to advance treatments and cure this disease,” said Mrs. Christine Judge.

Relay For Life is a event at a local high school, park, or fairground where teams take turns walking or running around a track or path in order to raise money for The American Cancer Society. Many other activities happen during the time as well.

This year the event included a DJ, line dancing, inflatables, and crafts sponsored by the Jewish Community Center. Teams at the relay sold various goods with profits going to the relay.

NV received the award for “Top Youth Fundraiser” and in previous years has won the “Most Lap” award.

Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event, according to The American Cancer Society.

NV became involved in the event when Jonathon Judge, son of Intervention

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Judge DANCING THE CHA CHA SLIDE are juniors Michael Paukin, Megan Denyer and Michael Drotar.

Specialist, Mrs. Judge was asked to be the honorary chairperson in 2004.

The money raised goes towards fighting cancer in many ways, such as funding for cancer research and towards housing for cancer patients and families undergoing cancer treatment.

In addition, money goes towards educating both the public and health care communities about this deadly and often preventable disease, and even promoting

insurance coverage for mammograms and prostate exams, according to Mrs. Judge.

Funds raised stay in Northwest Ohio and are also used for research.

Of the money raised by The American Cancer Society, 92% goes towards charity and only eight percent goes to administration and fees.

The next community event in the fight against cancer is a fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings at Central on June 3 from 5-9pm.

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May 19, 2009

Student gov’t fails to spark Censorship the interests of students brings This quarter, Student and Class Government elections are coming up. You’d think that some people who are just dying to lead their class would get up and send in their application, right? Wrong. Many of the positions needing to be filled are empty still and it’s already well after the application due date.

“I’m not surprised why someone wouldn’t want to run,” said one anonymous sophomore. “Too stressful for me.”

But in reality, Student Government and even Class Government aren’t as stressful as they would seem. The hardest part is the actual election itself, where silently you’re freaking out. No one wants to stand up and give a huge speech about how great they are and why you should pick them. Unless you enjoy that kind of egotistical thing.

A lot of the people running just want the vote to decide it all, even without a speech.

Most students know who they’re going to pick in the first place without the speech.

They pick their friends, or at least people who they can stand.

It’s also unfair that freshmen don’t have to give a speech to get in. Their speeches are all printed out and distributed during English, as if they can’t handle giving a speech to their own class. At least when they run for positions later in high school, they have to get up to the podium and sort out their stage fright.

I can understand completely why people wouldn’t want to run, though. Some people simply don’t have the time, while others have stage fright, and for some, government just isn’t their thing.

For me, I ran for and was elected Vice President of the Class of 2011 because I love helping people and it will look good on college applications. It helps your school

and others, as well as your future. Yet still, students are afraid or just too lazy to run for a position. I know that the feeling of failure really sucks and that standing up in front of other people can be embarrassing, but you get over it quickly. Anyone can relate to the motto, “try everything once.” You try it and succeed; good for you. But if you don’t like it by the end of the year, you don’t have to run again. Piece of cake.

I know you all probably think Student Government is boring work and that we do too much work in the first place. But with what work we do, we make it fun in our own way. After all, there’s never a dull moment when making decorations for Homecoming!

So if you want to run, do it. Don’t sit.

Get up and do something for your school because we’re all stuck here. ~Nicole Hobbs

Drug use is a personal choice There has been talk around Northview about an increase in student drug use.

All through high school and even in middle school, great focus is put on drug use, making it look negative in order to discourage students from using. Programs like Youth to Youth and S.T.A.M.P. try to influence the youth of Sylvania to stay off drugs and make good decisions.

The truth is that during their first year of high school, freshmen walk down the hallways and hear the upperclassmen talk of their wild weekend nights where drugs and alcohol are consumed in large amounts.

Now I’m not sure exactly where the division lies, but there are two groups at NV: those who do drugs or think that those substances are not especially harmful and those who turn up their noses to drugs, alcohol and even students who use occasionally or on a regular basis. I don’t think the problem lies in the argument of whether drugs are good or bad or whether certain substances, like marijuana, should be

legalized. The issue here is how drug users are mistreated by their administration and some peers. This article is not going to argue for anything other than judgments.

It’s a fact that students who use drugs are judged extremely harshly. Who’s to say that they are bad people; their drug use isn’t the only thing that defines them as a person.

This is a textbook case of “never judge a book by its cover.” Illegal drug use isn’t that much different from smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol, which are both legal for individuals above the respective age limits.

Yes, high school is being discussed here and it is illegal to smoke or drink underage, but that’s not really the important thing here. Those students who shy away from illegal activities often act like drug users are diseased people who should be alienated and gossiped about. Honestly, drug users are some of the nicest people I know and are the people who participate in a plethora of activities. Drug users are not always the bad kids who continually get in trouble.

Sometimes they are smart and have lots of good qualities to offer. There is absolutely no reason why they should be ostracized from the “good” kids. The bottom line is that drug use is a personal choice. It’s an individual’s choice if they want to do that to their body then it’s none of anyone else’s business.

I don’t care if you smoke drugs once a day or once a week; it’s none of my business.

Much like tattoos or body piercings, drugs are personal to a student and their decision is no other student’s business. Therefore, no other student should judge them. Honestly, drug users could be doing things much worse. For example, bringing a gun to school, stealing from other students, harming other students or even committing murder would all be worse things.

The important thing to take away from this is to remember to keep an open mind regarding fellow students and to never judge a book by its cover. ~Jackie Walz

Media adds to flu frenzy Everyday in school I hear someone sneeze and then exclaim that they are coming down with the swine flu. Who would have thought a month ago that swine flu would become a household phrase? Relatively unknown until late April, swine flu has become a conversation centerpiece.

Thanks to the media, everyone who owns some type of technology now knows what swine flu is. And while this strain of the flu is a legitimate concern, the media is often responsible for the panic created when a potentially serious virus begins to spread quickly.

In this day and age there is a demand for the current, most up-todate, and in-depth news. This desire to be informed at all times has led news programs to look for unimportant stories to report on and make stories out of things that are not even newsworthy. This has become the case for many illnesses over the past few years such as avian flu, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and now swine flu.

As avian flu and SARS were becoming somewhat serious in Asia, the media ate up the threat of a virus pandemic in America like hungry piranhas. Reporters proclaimed

there was going to be a mass outbreak in this country and everyone needed to stock up on face masks and two weeks worth of food.

According to pandemicflu.gov, ABC created a TV Movie named Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America, which attempted to explain what would happen if bird flu came

spreading the virus. News reporters from ABC, CBS, NBC, and many other channels have been traveling to Mexico to interview those who have contracted the swine flu.

Instead of just stating the facts, reporters have to go so in-depth and put themselves in harms way to have the best information.

It seems they are spreading the virus more than anyone else in this country.

It sounds like a great idea to go to the place where the potentially fatal disease is thriving and report on it, then come home and interact with others when you may be fostering the virus.

The media could really tone down its approach toward new illnesses when little is known and there is little threat.

In this process, they could teach habits that prevent or limit the spread of illness such as restricting travel when there are health concerns, eating healthy, washing hands, and staying home from school or work when sick.

People become so fearful when they hear swine flu now because the media has helped to create such a fear of the phrase. ~Katie Koffman

The media could really tone down its approach toward new illnesses. to the United States. In the movie, there were shortages of food, electricity, medicine and the Tamiflu vaccine. There was also widespread death from the virus.

Please tell me that this is not the media feeding off of the hype of the virus that never became a serious concern in America.

Instead of calmly approaching the subject matter and teaching people preventative measures, reporters overanalyze every aspect of the virus and seem to promote

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Corrections from Issue #10 In the editorial Senior pictures are too expensive we mention Grand Lubell photography, a local senior portrait studio. We regret that we only mentioned one portrait studio in this editorial, several should have been referred to as most of the studios in the area are fairly similar in price.

We would also like to apologize to Grand Lubell for having singled them out in this way. They have been nothing but supportive of Sylvania Schools, both Northview and Southview, in providing photos for various events and occasions, as well as advertising in the many publications distributed by Northview.

In the article NV plans for new lockers we wrote that new lockers would be installed in Northview this summer. In actuality the district would like to install new lockers at NV but are not certain if they can do so this summer.

- We apologize for these errors, TSP Staff, Editors and Advisor

down school spirit Staff Writer “Your drug is a heartbreaker, say it ain’t so.” These lyrics from Weezer’s song “Say It Ain’t So” probably means close to nothing to most of Northview’s student body.

Why was the band Jeff Goldblum originally banned from performing it at Northview’s Battle of the Bands? When listened to closely, this song has more to do with someone dealing with a loved one’s drinking problem than it has to do with drugs.

“Some people at Northview tend to react before they really think about the content,” said band member Dan Liber. “Say It Ain’t So” was banned before anyone read the lyrics and tried to understand what they meant.

Jeff Goldblum was only allowed to play the song at BOB after talking to Principal Mr. Stewart Jesse and explaining the whole song to him.

Banning “Say It Ain’t So” for the word “drug” is something that seems appropriate in elementary school and junior high, not in high school where students are getting closer to becoming adults. But lately, this has become a trend at NV. Students have less and less control over their school activities because the administration has become too controlling over things that students should be able to plan.

Dances, BOB, assemblies and contests are all for the enjoyment of the students, but students haven’t been enjoying them lately. It seems that most other schools in our area give their students many more privileges than we receive at NV. Southview’s CougaReview showed how people can be stereotyped and discriminated against and could have been taken offensively, but high school students loved it. At NV, such an idea would have been shot down immediately even though it wasn’t supposed to be offensive.

Our school dances are also suffering from censorship. Most other schools have dances that are held until midnight or later, while ours go until 11:30 and sometimes end early. A school dance is supposed to be a safe environment; as long as students are there they can’t get into much trouble, so they should be able to go later.

Also, walk into any other school dance and you will hear popular songs but at NV’s dances we get to enjoy songs that were hits five years ago, along with songs that are nearly impossible to dance to like “Love Story” by Taylor Swift and an abundance of “oldie but goodie” songs.

This ridiculous amount of censorship by the administration has taken a toll on NV’s school spirit. At any of our assemblies you can look around and see students talking and joking with their friends instead of paying attention to the assemblies. Fun activities such as Penny Wars and many other contests and drives between classes have been on a downward spiral lately. Students have lost interest in them and they do not receive much attention at all because they do not get to control over them, the administration plans them.

Even NV’s Student Government has been affected, for this coming school year many positions will not even need to be voted on because only one person is running.

Some positions still do not have anyone running for them. This loss in student participation is most likely due to the fact that students don’t get to express themselves freely since the administration at NV control everything.

Many people blame the lack of school spirit on people not caring about the school, but if students were allowed to have more control, they would be more motivated to take part in everything.

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OPINIONS

May 19, 2009 Column

Seniors deserve courtyard The perks of being a senior. They include senior prom, senior skip day, no end of the year exams, and new to this year’s list, the use of Northview’s courtyard as a lunchroom. The faculty has decided to make the privilege of enjoying the nice outdoors during lunch exclusive to seniors.

In reaction to yet another privilege handed to the seniors, many underclassmen are complaining about the unfairness in regards to the nature of this rule.

“The courtyard is part of the school we all go to,” said sophomore Alexa Kalanquin. “Everyone should be allowed to use it.”

But is it truly as unfair as those underclassmen claim? The answer is no. Senior privileges exist based on the unwritten rule of seniority, meaning the older you are, the more benefits you receive.

This rule is upheld in many areas outside of the underclassmen versus upperclassmen conflict in high school.

Those who have held a job position for longer are never the first ones to go when it comes time to cut employees. It makes sense considering the more experience you have, the more qualified you are to keep the job. In other words, seniority means more benefits. The same should apply in regards to courtyard privileges.

The seniors that have contributed to the school’s functioning as well as gone through the vigorous, hard work of school itself deserve benefits, including the right to use the courtyard exclusively. Underclassmen will have to wait their turn until they have gained the experience to enjoy these perks.

There is also the issue of space. The courtyard, with its small parameters, cannot possibly hold all students of every grade who wish to enjoy their lunches outside. The lack of space limits the area to only a minute number of students. It only makes sense that to limit the amount of people allowed in the courtyard, the school should give the space to seniors. Even if in this situation the school were aiming to neutralize upperclassmen favoring, that task would be made impossible due to the small courtyard cannot hold all students of each grade.

Senior privileges were never meant to cause class division and are rarely unfair. Being able to enjoy the courtyard as a senior will be among the many things underclassmen will look forward to as their last year of high school approaches.

These bonuses may seem unfair, but they only follow the basic rules of seniority.

For the time being, those underclassmen should accept their place in the realms of high school and begin to look forward to the same perks they will receive when they are seniors. ~Katherine Chang

Should juniors attend prom?

Some consider Prom a sacred senior event while others think juniors deserve a place After 12 years of hard work and stressful hours spent studying, students finally become seniors at Northview High School. It is their last year to spend with friends and enjoy what’s left of their high school career. There are many things to look forward to: being oldest at NV, senior prank, senior skip-day, and most of all, Prom.

Students spend all their years fantasizing about Prom. It is that one final ‘party’ with all their classmates that they have gone to school with for so long. Prom is a sacred time for seniors and should remain for seniors only.

Some high schools have the junior and senior classes invited to Prom, but it should just be the senior class.

“I think prom is something that you look forward to all through high school, so I think it should just be for seniors,” said junior Taylor Heninger.

Prom is something to be remembered forever. It is part of senior privileges and is the absolute l a s t senior activity b e f o r e graduation.

After Prom has passed, there is about two weeks before the seniors graduate and continue on with their lives. They disperse for the summer and in the fall many go out of town to further their education.

I know some juniors will go to Prom, but it is only some juniors, not the entire junior class.

It is understandable for a junior to go if their boyfriend or girlfriend is a senior, but again, its only some juniors. That small amount of underclassmen will not ruin it for the seniors.

Prom is the one last shindig for the seniors to unite as a class and enjoy their time together before they graduate. Having the whole junior class there would take away from the privileges that seniors get. In addition, it would d ruin it for the seniors because it would not be just their senior class. ass. Prom is a celebration for the senior class, not for the senior and nd junior classes.

“Although a junior-senior prom sounds like a good d idea to most, but Prom is a time for seniors to have their first and only Prom experience as a last memory of their high school years before they graduate,” said Senior Class President Nick Ansara.

If juniors were invited to prom, it would detract from the anticipation that builds throughout high school years. When the juniors would become seniors, Prom would not be as big of a deal because they already have been to Prom. The juniors would know how prom is and it would not make it as special when they are seniors.

“I think next year as a senior I’ll like the dance being dedicated as a goodbye for my grade,” said junior Alex Melick.

All in all, senior Prom should be just a senior Prom. It is a special time for seniors and having the whole junior class there would ruin it. ~Nicole Mangas

“Senior prom is best because I believe it’s a privilege for them since they’ve earned the right to have their own dance after four years.”

-Junior Josh Watkins

“I think it should be just seniors because if you could go twice, it wouldn’t be as special.”

-Senior r Chris Garone one “Senior prom is the last event for seniors to look forward to and it’s more personal without underclassmen.”

-Senior Libby Kalanquin

“I think a junior and rom would senior prom od bonding be a good experience for my fellow classmates.”

-Junior Nick Conolly

You hear the announcements and see the signs advertising prom bids throughout the school. You peruse pictures on Facebook the night after and regretfully pass by prom dresses while window-shopping. As you daydream about what the limo ride would be like, you sadly remark, “If only juniors could go to Prom.”

Seniors are afforded a litany of unique privileges - senior skip day, senior breakfast, and of course, being exempt from second semester exams - all of which culminate into the greatest of them all: Prom. But why not extend the invite to the junior class as well?? experience few perks, besides the Juniors experien two-hour delay filled OGT week glorious, two-hou and seem to reap very few benefits once they upperclassmen. Most schools are officially up area allow both their juniors around the are and seniors to attend the coveted dance. these schools do not have the Of course, thes same large class sizes as Northview, but our seems more rooted in tradition policy seem rather than accommodation issues.

Surely juniors would love to experience the joys of Prom two experienc years in a row; this would give them to essentially “get it ttwo tw w opportunities wo opport right”, two tw times to muster up the courage to ask that special someone, plenty of o time to find the perfect or months to rehearse their dress, o dance moves. best danc understand that many view prom I unde as a single event whose magnificence mostly to the fact that it is for is due mos only, a sort of “last hurrah” seniors on for the graduating class. The four years of anticipation and months of preparation add to its splendor. prepara More often than not, however, a Mor plethora of freshmen, sophomores, juniors end up being invited and jun dance anyways. Even guests to the d other schools accompany from o making the night even less NV seniors, m exclusive. The night has been transformed “seniors only” event to a “mostly from a “senio senior” event, but I see no problems with this. Why not include as many students will allow? Keep prom an as space wil upperclassmen right of passage, of course, but open up the invitation to more.

Besides, the quality of one’s evening dance is usually determined by during a da their date or o the group that they’re in, tables full of unknown not by the other o acquaintances or surrounding bodies on acquaintanc the dance floor. What is tthe harm in including more phrase “the more the merrier” people? The familiar phra comes to mind. In some cases, too much of a good thing can be bad, but I doubt the extra hundred or so juniors who would attend prom would ruin anyone’s evening. I know I enjoy dances more when I am surrounded by tons of people having a good time, rather than looking out into a hole-filled crowd. And as a senior, I would love to be able to share the pleasure of Prom with underclassmen friends.

Seniors may argue that Homecoming and Turnabout exist for all younger students who want to get their respective grooves on, but there is no reason why Prom shouldn’t be modified to be a senior and junior privilege.

After all, the only thing better than one long night of picturetaking, dress-wearing, fancy eating, and promiscuous dancing is two nights. ~Sarah Squillante

Do you think Prom should be for seniors and juniors?

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May 19, 2009

Citizen’s Police Academy What’s it really like to be one of the men in blue?

Co-Editor in Chief Cops, the fuzz, the men in blue, the po-po, police; no word or phrase better describes the local neighborhood watchmen than Sylvania’s finest. After spending three hours with them every Thursday night for the past two months, I’ve gotten a simplified idea of what being an officer is really like.

On March 19. after introductions with Southview resource Officer Kevin Pooley, students of the ninth Citizens Police Academy were given a tour of the City of Sylvania Police Station. The cold basement is home to the jail cells, typically only housing prisoners for a very brief time period, according to Officer Pooley.

The second session was a serious briefing on a wife and mother’s murder that took place three years ago in Eagle Trace, a subdivision in Sylvania. Detectives Laura Bliss and Steven Papenfuss explained mountains of evidence through a depiction of the family’s household and graphic photography.

“The crime scene investigation was so cool and interesting,” said Mr. Lefevre.

Det. Bliss first got started in law enforcement after getting to know a co-worker at Pizza Hut. Unfortunately, Det. Bliss’s new co-worker turned out to be a cocaine addict whose family was starving to survive.

After contacting the police, Det. Bliss was asked to go undercover in order to apprehend her co-worker and save her children Unfortunately, the police were unable to arrest her co-worker before the death of one child.

At the next session, students arrived excited to learn self-defense tactics and hear about defensive police horror stories. Sergeant Justin Music, former Northview Resource officer Stacy Pack and Officer Robert Roe gave introductions and an explanation

of police defense tactics, such as concealed police weapons, to open the class.

About one hour and a quick break later, students headed into the Auxiliary gym for actual defense demonstrations. Students were also able to attempt defensive tactics on officers following the demonstrations.

At the next class students took a crash course in drunk driving. After a presentation on alcohol and drunk driving, students took a short break and also listened to some strange stories of drivers under the influence.

“One time we pulled over a women who had decided to drink three bottles of Listerine,” said Officer Pooley, “she was hoping that we couldn’t realize that she was drunk.”

After hearing some eccentric stories, police officers escorted volunteers who had been drinking in an other room of the station. Together members of the class were able to give field sobriety tests to the volunteers before measuring their level of intoxication on a breathalyzer in the basement of the station.

Stereotypes:

“My favorite class was the one where we got to do the sobriety tests,” said Mr. Lefevre.

At the most recent session Officer Roe gave a presentation on The Sylvania Special Response Team.

(SRT). Officers of the combined city and township team are required to go through a minimum of eight to 16 hours of training every few months, according to Officer Roe. After an informative PowerPoint, Officer Roe showed demonstrations of different weapons and tools used by the SRT. Tools included a beanbag gun, ballistic shields and blankets and a pepper ball gun.

“A pepper ball gun is like a glorified paintball gun,” said Officer Roe, “except the paintballs contain a liquid similar to pepper spray.”

Following further demonstrations of firearms, students were allowed to get geared up and test out SRT vests, equipment belts and helmets. Several students had the opportunity to pose for pictures yielding

Photos Courtesy of Officer Kevin Pooley WALKING THE LINE is NV Athletic Directer, Mr. Irwin. Students practiced multiple field sobriety tests on each other before testing them out on intoxicated volunteers. Performing a field sobriety test of a volunteer is Mr. Lefevre. Locked up in a jail cell is senior Max Filby. firearms and SRT equipment.

The remaining two classes will consist of crash courses in road patrol and firearms, with the last class ending the 9-week course with a graduation celebration.

Drug use, alcohol abuse and the real truth behi nd it all

TSP will be running a new series, examining stereotypes regarding drug and alcohol use at NV: The recent Mock Accident worked to open the eyes of the Northview student body and staff to the terrible effects of drunk driving. Clearly, one small choice can ruin a countless number of lives. Yet, how often do such occurrences affect NV? Is there even a possibility that something like this could ever happen?

The Sylvania Community Action Team, SCAT, says this is a great possibility. After a school wide survey, it is clear that drug and alcohol use at NV and the surrounding area deserves a further look. However, the stereotype that “everyone drinks and does drugs” may not be as accurate as it is often portrayed. So, let’s take a deeper look.

The results Grade

Don’t use alcohol (30 days)

Don’t use marijuana (30 days)

Disapprove of cigarette use

Parents disapprove of alcohol use

9

88.9%

94.8%

89.2%

92.0%

10

75.0%

90.8%

82.1%

92.5%

11

67.9%

85.1%

79.9%

92.7%

12

62.5%

83.6%

75.8%

88.2%

In terpreti ng the stats Clearly, the stereotype that most students are drinking or doing drugs is not so true. It turns out that the majority of students are not users.

“Personally, I don’t drink, because honestly, I value my liver,” said sophomore Viktor Barricklow. “I really don’t know many people who drink either.”

New research shows that even more stereotypes regarding substance related peer pressure are invalid. Most people believe that a student’s friends influence that student’s choices to drink or do drugs most.

However, recent research shows that parents influence the lives and decisions

of their children most.

The number one reason teens choose not to drink alcohol or use drugs is due to their parents’ disapproval, according to ParentsEmpowered.org. Parents have more influence over the child’s decisions regarding alcohol and drug use.

“I was raised not to drink,” said junior Bethany Galati. “There is nothing beneficial you can gain from any of it, people are just ruining their own lives.”

Parents who send clear messages to their children about not drinking and others who work to connect with their children decrease their children’s risk of choosing to experiment. Parent’s do have power.

The brai n It seems to be a common consensus that a little alcohol use or the occasional light up has no real effect on the brain or development of a teen.

This could not be further from the truth.

The frontal lobe of the brain, which is responsible for reasoning, logic and basic thinking, can be severely damaged causing the teen to suffer long term and irreversible behavior and personality changes, according to the American Medical Association. Personality can be stunted and behaviors left infantile.

“Just knowing the negative effects drugs and alcohol have on your brain makes it the choice to not do that stuff even easier,” said junior Elizabeth Schwartz. “But, there really is a stereotype at NV that alcohol and

drug use doesn’t cause any harm to the person.”

The center for learning and memory in a teen’s brain, the hippocampus, can be over 10% smaller in underage drinkers, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. This will negatively affect a student’s ability to get by in school and simply learn.

“Short-term or moderate drinking impairs learning and memory far more in youths,” according to the American Medical Association.

“Frequent drinkers may never be able to catch up in adulthood, since alcohol inhibits systems crucial for storing new information.”

Thus, even occasional alcohol stunts the brain and ruins a person’s ability to learn. Looks like another stereotype is busted: drinking and using drugs does hurt.

The bottom li ne Stereotypes surround drug and alcohol usage. The facts show that such underage abuse is not as common as it may seem. Yet, this should in no way undermine the extreme negative effects of drug and alcohol use.

Underage drug and alcohol abuse does negatively affect a teen’s brain and body.

Using these illegal substances is not as cool or glamorous as it may appear.

Most people do not use drugs or alcohol.

“A lot of people talk about it, but really, a lot of people don’t use,” said Galati. “Others make this seem like the truth, but this is not the case. They definitely play it up.”

How will you interpret these stereotypes? ~ Haley Hofbauer and Haley Nelson Statistics courtesy of 2009 school-wide SCAT survey and photo courtesy of Narcotics Anonymous Online.

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FEATURES

May 19, 2009

Battle of the Bands

PLAYING A BRASS RENDITION to Stacy’s Mom by Fountains of Wayne are seniors C.J. Reed and David Ellet.

SENIOR TIM BODIE sings as one of the vocalists for Bastilla and the Cat Women.

FREE THE MANITEES performs for a crowd of over 100 students.

(In faded picture above) SENIOR RILEY MAXWELL keeps the beat alive as the drummer for Bastilla and the Cat Women.

Northview’s g y m w a s rocking on May 8 as The Battle of the Bands hit the stage.

Six bands performed during the two hour event. Each band, consisting of at least one or more NV students, were Ultra Sound, Band of Fire, As Seen in Real Life, Free the Manatees, Jeff Goldblum and Bastilla and the Cat Women.

Prior to the concert, Challenge Cat members seniors Dylan Schoettley, Chris Garone, Dean Wurzell and juniors Kristi Kopaniasz, Chelsea Lyell and Challenge Cat advisor Mrs. April McGough met right after school to pull out all the pieces of the two stages and cart them from the Little Theatre to the Gym. Doors opened at 6:45p.m. Seniors Colleen Dean and Sam Weisman were at the door selling tickets.

The first band took the stage at 7p.m.

First to perform was Jeff Goldblum, consisting of seniors Misha Muqaddam, Adam Cesarz, Dan Liber and junior John Holler.

While they were performing, Ultra Sound was setting up on the second stage. This band consisted of junior Corey Howe, sophomore Estar Cohen and her younger brothe r J o e C o hen, w h o attends McCord Junior H i g h School.

“Having two stages was nice, it made the transition from band to band go smoothly,” said Mrs. McGough.

With over 100 students in attendance at BOB, Challenge Cats raised $1,300 for next year’s Challenge Day. “The money raised from BOB helps us put on Challenge Day for the freshmen each year,” said Mrs. McGough.

After Ultra Sound took their final bow, Band of Fire took the stage; seniors Andrew Dillalo, John Jerabek and Kevin Carlson rocked out.

“It was cool to watch people I normally pass by in the hallway displaying their musical talents,” said sophomore Theresa Busse.

“I was quite surprised with how great ev-

eryone was.”

Three great bands remained halfway through the BOB lineup.

As Seen In Real Life was next, the largest band to perform.Band members included seniors David Ellett, C.J. Reed and three members from Southview and one from The University of Toledo.

While each band performed, sophomore Austin Flores provided his technology expertise.

He used a projection screen that showed the band playing.

This was projected on the wall.

Flores also helped set up the sound system.

Next up for their 25 minutes of fame was Free the Manatees. Dillalo was also apart of this band, along with three St. John’s students and one UT student.

With the night coming to an end, there was only one band left to play.

Last, but certainly not least, was Bastilla and the Cat Women.

Seniors Tim Bodie, Carlson, Riley Maxwell and Dan Cooperider ended BOB with a bang.

“We were pretty nervous before our show but we still enjoyed the other bands that performed before us,” said Cooperider. “Looking back on our performance, it was a blast and it seemed like our time on stage flew by.”

At the end of the show, a winner was announced with the help of a panel of teacher judges: Ms. Kim Gogel, Ms. Katie Mattimoe and Ms. Sarah Huey.

As Seen in Real Life was named 2009’s Battle of the Bands winner.

After everything was finished, clean up began. Earlier in April, all Challenge Cat members that wanted to help out during BOB attended a meeting in preparation for the event where each person signed up for particular cleaning duties.

Whether it was set up, ticket sales, or clean up, each person played an important role in the success of the event, according to Mrs. McGough.

“The Challenge Cat officers did a great job with BOB and the other activities throughout the year,” said Mrs. McGough.

“Schoettley, Garone, Copperider, Wurzell, and Emily Moran were great leaders.” ~Kristi Kopaniasz

SENIORS MISHA MUQADDAM and Adam Cesarz play out to New Noise by Refused

as the first band of the night.

SINGING AND PLAYING to the beat as lead guitarist is senior Kevin Carlson from Band of Fire.

MOVING HIS FINGERS furiously on the keyboard is junior Corey Howe of Ultra Sound.

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May 19, 2009

Through the System What Can Happen When Drugs Come to School Staff Writer “You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney.

If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you…”

These are the mind numbing words that are usually followed by icy handcuffs and a period of fearful unknowing. These are your Miranda rights and you have just been arrested.

Pretend for a moment, that someone has a bag of marijuana in their locker and the administration knows.

The school could get involved and very well may search the locker. They then call for some assistance from a man such as Officer Bob Roe of the Sylvania Police Department. Once he is in the picture, worlds can change for the worse.

The officer will be the one to escort the student to the police station. His parents will be notified if he is under the age of 18. Many would agree that that can be a far worse penalty than anything the police could do.

Calls to parents are only the frightful beginning. From there questions are asked by a detective, according to Officer Roe. If the accused is lucky enough to be under the age of 18, he may be able to enter a program known as Diversion.

The Diversion Program takes course over a ten-week period and costs $400.

His parents will have to come too. By this point, the mother and father have been

to the police station, paid $400 and now have to come to a rehabilitation course for over two months.

Students have vastly different opinions about the program.

“It’s a waste of time,” said sophomore Scott Heinze, “It doesn’t teach about drugs, it teaches you about behavior problems.”

An anonymous student said, “What’s the point when you’ll just get out in ten weeks and smoke dope?”

On the other hand, sophomore Dakota Rambo said, “The activities we did were fun. It was a good time.”

If our imaginary student completes the ten-week course, his record is swept clean, though he may never completely put the past behind him. According to Officer Roe, he can continue to be drug tested even after having been through the program.

Why is it lucky to go to Diversion? It would appear to be an unenjoyable experience.

Diversion is only for first time offenders. If someone is ineligible for diversion, he can face some time in a juvenile detention center.

Juvie is often filled with people who are there for something more severe than being caught with marijuana, such as murder or rape. If this is the scenario, he can be sent home with his parents to wait for the inevitable court date.

S o m e t h i n g completely different happens to anyone over the age of 18; an adult. There is no

option of Diversion to clear a record.

Instead, he can be asked to cooperate.

The police will have the culprit’s record wiped clean if he helps them in their quest to dissolve the drug ring.

He is able to enlist as an informant.

To some, this person would be considered a hero: the one who stopped drug distribution in our quaint town. To others, he would be a snitch.

Once considered the latter, people could attempt to hurt him.

“Some kids spend a long time after they’ve been an informant

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worrying,” said Officer Roe, “They’re always looking over their shoulder. It may seem scary, but it beats the alternative of possible jail time.”

No matter your age, being caught with drugs can lead to dreadful consequences.

Loss of scholarship, angry parents, boring classes, and of course the jail time. I am not denouncing the use of drugs. This is, however, an attempted warning. Get caught with drugs and bad things will happen.

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SPORTS

May 19, 2009

Senior athletes continue careers in college THE CLASS OF 2009 is full of college-bound athletes, each with a specific sports related future. Front row from left to right: Ali Sayre, Danielle Hrovat, Ryan Cortez, Jaterren Bowens, Libby Kalanquin, Noël Luther and Paige Maroney. Row 2: Kyle Scharfenberg, Dylan Scheottley, Mike Ward, AJ Georgetti, Dan Cooperider, Zach McClurg, Stephanie Rentschler, Kelsey McCoy and Olivia McIntee. Back row: Andrew Miller.

Staff Writers As graduation nears for the class of 2009, the seniors’ journey through four years of high school has come to an end and a new adventure will begin in college. Among the many senior student athletes that have won various Northern Lakes League titles and led Northview teams to numerous state tournament appearances, there are only select athletes continuing not only their academic career in college but also their athletic career at the next level, collegiate sports.

The field is spread among many sports such as soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics, track, volleyball, football, swimming, cheerleading and water polo. Our very own student athletes are continuing on in various divisions as well, stretching from the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA. Most people are familiar with the NCAA and its three divisions. However not many people have been educated to know that yet another college league stands as its own, the NAIA. The NAIA is often compared with the NCAAís Division I and II. According to senior Noel Luther attending Siena Heights a school in the NAIA, she said “Most schools that are in the NAIA that want to transfer to the NCAA, often become Division II schools.

Out of the 24 seniors playing collegiate sports, eight athletes, boys and girls, are continuing on in the sport of soccer.

The Boys soccer team this passed season managed to post a number 1 ranking in the state of Ohio during the regular season and made a final four appearance in the 07-08 season. The Girls’ soccer team managed to win their 10th consecutive NLL title this year and appear in the elite eight game in the division I state tournament.

There are a few athletes playing sports at the same schools in college. However few

Seniors Signed to Play in College *Denotes 2-sport athlete in college **Playing, but a club sport Boys Soccer -Dan Cooperider~U of Cincinnatti -Dylan Schoettley~BGSU -Kyle Scharfenberg~Lafayette College Girls Basketball -Kelsey McCoy~Gannon U Gymnastics -Colleen Dean~Ohio State University Track -Noël Luther~Siena Heights U * -Jaterren Bowens~U of Findlay * are lucky enough to be playing the same sport at the same school. Unless your senior soccer players, Paige Maroney and Stephanie Rentschler who will both be playing for Coach Zundel, a former Northview Lady Kat at Duquesne University. “I am excited to play with Paige next year in college,” said Rentschler. “College is going to be a fresh start, only I am lucky enough to have a close friend there already to lean if I need it.”

Another two for one package deal comes for Capital’s football team where

Girls Soccer -Chelsea Ulmer~Hiram College -Libby Kalanquin~Mt Vernon Nazarene -Paige Maroney~ Duquesne U -Stephanie Rentschler~Duquesne U -Noël Luther~Siena Heights U * Volleyball -Olivia McIntee~St Mary’s College -Abigail Frame~Coker College Baseball -Andrew Miller~Adrian College Cheer -Danielle Hrovat~U of Toledo well known best friends Mike Epstein and Aj Georgetti will be attending and playing.

Getting a chance to continue an athletic career in college is a privilege for most athletes. Yet, select seniors are getting a chance to continue on in more than one sport. Luther, will be playing not only soccer for Saints, she will also be running track. “I would have regretted not trying to play soccer in college,” said Luther. “ And track coaches from a few schools started calling, so I figured why not do both?”

Water Polo -Darren Guiness~BGSU** -Zach McClurg~BGSU** -Mike Ward~U of Dayton** Football -Jaterren Bowens ~U of Findlay* -Ryan Cortez~Central State U -AJ Georgetti~Capital U -Mike Epstein~Capital U Softball -Ali Sayre~Heidelberg U -Becca Appardian~Trine State U

She does not stand alone in the twosport athlete category, as Senior Jaterren Bowens will be attending Findlay University as an Oiler in football during the fall and running track in the spring.

Whether single sport athletes or two sport athletes, Northview should be proud to have sent on so many to college, and there are many more on the way to college such a junior Kate Schmidt who recently verbally committed to the University of Cincinnatti for soccer, for the 2010 class.

Sylvania lacrosse domination continues Sports Editor With an undefeated record of 6-0, the Sylvania Boys Lacrosse team took on Jackson High School April 25. Southview juniors Branden Yoshino and Zach Jackson led the Maple Leafs with three and two goals, respectively. Northview senior Tripper Northrup also scored two goals in the 7- 5 win.

In a tremendous takedown on April 29, Sylvania manhandled the Bedford Mules 15-0.

“The junior varsity got in for part of the second half,” said senior Wes Ferguson.

“Which is good because it gave them some experience.”

Continuing their dominating streak, Sylvania crushed Bexley 16-4 May 2. SV juniors Drew Stansley and Jackson, along with Northrup, led the way for the Leafs’ with four goals apiece. NV junior Matt Cechner contributed with two and NV senior John Jerabek and Yoshino each scored one goal. Senior NV goaltender Alex Wisner and NV sophomore Doug Vandini combined for 10 saves in the game.

On May 3, the Leafs’ took on Westerville South High School and came out with a victory. Yoshino led the team with 12 points in the game, seven goals and five assists. SV junior Thomas Stichter made his presence known early, scoring one of the first goals of the game. He would finish with three overall and teammates Jackson and Stansley each had two. Northrup added a goal for the Leafs’ and Sylvania won a convincing

game 15-3.

Facing rival school St. John’s May 5, Sylvania defeated the Titans 10-6.

“We were ranked 48 and they were ranked eighth. I guess statistics don’t matter,” said senior Charlie Rollins.

Scoring three goals in the game were Jackson, Stansley and Northrup and Yoshino contributed with one.

May 8 the team traveled to Indiana to take on Zionsville, who was ranked high in the top 5 in Indiana. Northrup and Stichter scored three and two goals, respectively.

Senior Mike Winters racked up two goals for the season and Jackson, Stansley and Yoshino all scored once.

Wisner made 14 saves and senior NV defenseman Nick Messinger also had a save.

“As Alex ran out of the goal, I filled in like I always do. When he lost possession of the ball, Zionsville had a shot and I was lucky enough to get the save,” said Messinger.

On May 9, the Leafs’ cruised past Carmel, who had only lost one game prior to playing Sylvania. Stichter scored four times, Jackson scored three, Stansley and Yoshino each scored twice, sophomore AJ Mehling also contributed with two goals and Northrup scored one.

In their most lopsided victory this season May 12, Sylvania slaughtered Anthony Wayne 18-0.

“AW is a new program so it was not too hard of a game. Both teams showed good sportsmanship,” said Jerabek.

The team traveled to Cincinnati to take on the Milford Lacrosse Club May 15 and faced Indian Hill High School the 16.

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May 4 Maumee Valley 13 Sylvania Girls 6 Sophomore Zoe Chrysochoos 1 Freshman Cassie Stansley 2 Sohpmore Leslie Rowan 2 Sophomore Lydia Grum 1 Senior Meghan Folley 5 Senior Jessa Karabin 1 Senior Emily Moran 1

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May 14 first round of tournament: Stansley 1 Rowan 1 Chrysochoos 1 Folley 3 Perry 2 Karabin 2 Milliron 4 Grum 1 Sophomore Tori Darah 1

May 6 Perrysburg 11 Sylvania Girls 10 in OT Stansley 1 Grum 1 Folley 3

May 9 Sylvania Girls 16 Notre Dame 11 Chrysochoos 3 Folley 6 Karabin 3 Milliron 1 Grum 3

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As season winds down, baseball team goes on a rollercoaster ride Staff Writer Photo Editor The Northview Boys Baseball team continued their season with a stretch of league opponents and a total of 11 games.

The team would keep a consistent record despite having many lopsided scores going both ways.

The Wildcats first league opponent was the Bowling Green Bobcats. The Bobcats proved they were no match for NV as the Wildcats cruised to a 12-2 victory.

Seniors Rudy Severhof and John Greer led the team with three and four RBI’s respectively.

Senior Andrew Miller pitched strong in the victory, pitching four innings only allowing two earned runs while striking out three batters.

The Maumee Panthers were up next for the Wildcats on their stretch of league games.

Unlike their last victory against the Bobcats, Northview would be in a much tougher game this time. Maumee got out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning. The Wildcats continued to fight back, but in the end would lose by a score of 3-2.

“The bats tended to be very sticky that day. We had a hard time being productive out on the field but I still felt we performed well against a league opponent,” said junior Alex Kruger The Wildcats continued league play against the Anthony Wayne Generals. The Generals brought out the better game as they defeated the Wildcats convincingly 9-4.

NV would use up five pitchers in the loss and could not compete with the bats of the Generals. Senior Bryan Munch and Kruger took up most of the innings while senior David Fleck brought in two of the Wildcats four runs.

The season continued against a nonleague opponent for the Wildcats, the Ottawa Hills Green Bears on May 2. The game was very close and NV was forced to make a comeback in the seventh inning but managed to get the game into extra innings.

When the game went into extra innings, the Wildcats had turned their game up scoring five runs in the eighth to win the

Photo by Sam Weisman PITCHING AGAINST THE START SPARTANS is senior Bryan Munch. Munch began the season coming off of major shoulder surgery but was still able to pitch. The Boys Baseball team has been able to keep a consistent record going 11-10 overall with a 4-6 record in the Northern Lakes League. game 8-3.

Senior Eric Brown was able to get the game winning hit in the extra inning. “There was no doubt in my mind I was going to get that hit, you have to believe it before you can achieve it,” said Brown.

The next games for the Wildcats would be a series of scores that would be lopsided.

Despite games against Southview and Whitmer, the Wildcats thrived in their next games.

On May 6, Rossford would come to NV only to be sent home with a disappointing outcome. Through strong pitching and some big hits from junior Mike Dorsey and senior Mike Epstein, the Wildcats would cruise to a 10-0 victory.

Next up for NV would be their crosstown rival the SV Cougars. The Cougars

would jump out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning and not look back winning by a score of 9-5.

The team’s next game proved to be breeze of a game as NV scored 10 runs in the first inning against the Scott Bulldogs.

The game would finish 11-0.

Despite having confidence going into their game against the Whitmer Panthers, NV had no answer for the bats of Whitmer as the Panthers crushed NV 11-0.

NV’s next league opponent proved to be a great game against the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets. The score continued inning after inning with no score while key pitching came from seniors Miller and Eric Brown.

NV would play well but the Yellow Jackets would score in the last inning to seal a victory 1-0.

“The Yellow Jackets had grown out their grass for weeks making our powerful bats much less productive than usual. If you ask me it was cheating,” said senior David Navarre On May 12 the Wildcats faced off against the Maumee Panthers, the second of three meeting against the Panthers this year.

Maumee proved to be a tough opponent once again as the Panthers would beat the Wildcats by a score of 11-3.

Key games upcoming for NV for would be league games against SV and Springfield and against non-league opponent Central Catholic who plays in the City League. The team was forced to reschedule games due to rain and will be made up within the next couple of weeks. The games will be against league opponent the Maumee Panthers.

Q&A with Coach Fisher been tough.

How have you handled it?

It’s been difficult, but I’ve had to make some changes that affected the singles and doubles players.

Everyone has stepped up to the plate to contribute.

How did the team do at the Northern Lakes League Championships?

Juniors Adam Jurski and Billy Rachwal won the NLL title at first doubles. Freshman Spencer Georgetti and junior Will Forrester lost in the finals in second doubles.

We finished in fourth place this year overall, but this team has done very well with what we have gone through.

What did you find hardest about coaching the team?

I took over just prior to the beginning of the season and I knew only freshman Spencer Georgetti and didn’t know any of the other players and their skill level. It’s like starting from scratch and then deciding who do I put where.

Did the tennis team have a successful year in your opinion?

Yes. We have won 50% of our matches. We are a very young team

Q A Q A Head coach Mark Fisher is in his first year as the coach of the Boys Tennis team. He played high school tennis at Start and agreed to answer a few questions on a long bus ride home from Wauseon.

you enjoyed coaching the team Q QHave this year?

This is an awesome group A AAbsolutely. of guys. They are fun, they listen and they are learning.

How has all the ineligibility issues, with three of the seven varsity players being unable to play this year, affected the team?

Well, we went from possibly winning the NLL to just trying to make us competitive with other teams. It has

Q JUNIOR ADAM JURSKI RETURNS a forehand. Jurski and his doubles partner, junior Billy Rachwal, are traveling to Sandusky, Ohio to play at Districts on Wednesday. Both are hoping for a strong showing and possibly making states.

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Good Luck NV Softball!

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with three starting freshmen, four juniors and only one senior. We should be really good next year.

How has the team changed from the beginning?

They have all gotten to be very good friends and you usually don’t see that on sports teams. All of them can get along with anybody on the team. They have improved so much since our first practice.

Hopefully they practice on their own in the summer.

What would you do differently for next year’s team?

Condition early, which is their favorite thing to do. Now that I know the players, there will be lots of drills to strengthen their game.

What’s the funniest thing that has happened this year?

On the way to a match in Wauseon, junior Brendan Connelly started yelling for the bus driver to find a spot and let him use the restroom.

We were in Delta and nothing was around. He was going crazy. Finally, we found a Subway and the bus pulled in and Brendan ran out of the bus, 15 minutes later he appeared, happy as could be.

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Softball plays their way to Sectionals

Sierra Roby A MEMBER OF THE LadyKat softball team looks to make contact with the ball in a game against the Springfield Bluedevils. In a tough game, NV lost by a score of 13-1.

Staff Writer Trekking through the last half of their season, despite poor weather and a tough game schedule, the LadyKat Softball team continued to work hard on the field.

“This season hasn’t been going the way we wanted it to,” said senior Katelyn Dobson. “But we

are still winning games and having fun and that is all that matters.”

Taking on league powerhouse Anthony Wayne at home April 29, the LadyKats put up a fight, but lost 12-0.

The LadyKats next traveled to Springfield to play the state-ranked Blue Devils. Unfortunately, NV only scored one run and was defeated 13-1.

The Bedford Tournament was up next for the LadyKats on May

2 where NV went 1-2. NV won 6-3 in an eight-inning game against Jefferson High School from Jefferson, Michigan. The LadyKats lost games against Summerfield and Riverview High Schools of Michigan.

On May 6, the LadyKats played Rossford at home and won 6-5. Senior Ali Sayre was the winning pitcher and freshman Amelia Howerter hit the game winning RBI.

“I didn’t know there were two outs when I went

clear mind, hoping to hit the ball. When I did, I was very excited when I found out I won the game.”

In a cross-town battle, NV played at home against the Southview Cougars. SV won the game 2-0, but the LadyKats put up a strong fight against the Cougars.

On May 13 the LadyKats took on the Perrysburg

“This season hasn’t been going the way we wanted it to. But we are still winning games and having fun and that is all that matters.” senior Katelyn Dobson up to bat,” said Howerter.

“I went up to bat with a

Yellow Jackets, but lost 5-2.

The LadyKats took on the Bowling Green Bobcats on May 12 and were defeated in nine innings 3-2.

Sectionals were to begin for the LadyKats on May 13 against Start, who was the winner in the first round of sectionals against Bowsher.

The game was cancelled due to weather issues and will be played on May 15.

The LadyKats will finish off their regular season on May 23 against Maumee High School.

Track & field closes out regular season JUNIOR JARRED BOWENS HANDS OFF THE BATON in a relay to his brother, senior Jaterren Bowens.

The team has had great success this season, according to JT Bowens. JB Bowens broke the school record for the 100 meter hurdles at the NLL Championships May 13.

Finals for the relay events were held May 15 at Maumee.

Grace Ramsdell

Sports Editor Staff Writer

SprintersThe Boys Sprinting team has been performing especially well this season and has the records to prove it.

The team was able to win the Clay Eagle Invitational with a first place finish in the 400 meter relay.

Senior Jt Bowens set personal records in the Clay Eagle Invitational with a first place finish in the 200 meter dash and finished second in the 200 meter dash at the St. Francis Knights Relays.

The Girls Sprinting team has not performed as well as hoped but an individual record was senior Noel Luther who set a record in the 100 meter hurdles. “The record was my goal and I was happy to achieve it,” said Luther

DistanceThe Girls Distance team has set many personal records throughout this season.

“The distance team is awesome. It’s crazy being a freshman but I have enjoyed every minute of it,” said freshman Moe Dean. She has set a personal record in the mile with a time of 5:21 and she hopes to improve on that in the future.

The Boys Distance team is full of young runners that have been performing well. In particular is sophomore Mike Wallace.

“I think we are all happy about our team’s success so far this season. We have a deeper team than last year and next year is looking even better,” said Wallace.

Wallace set a personal record at the Napolean Invitational with a 10:02 two mile. He is hoping to continue improving in the next meets.

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A highlight for the Girls Pole Vaulting team has been sophomore Dani Pierzchala.

“I feel that I have performed decently this season, but I hope to jump 14 feet by the end of the season,” said Pierzchala.

The Boys Pole Vaulting team has also performed well even with bringing in new jumpers like freshman Josh Davis.

“We have worked hard all year and reached new heights. We look to do well at leagues,” said Davis.

“We have had a lot of fun this year, we’re like family.”

Girl’s jumper junior Stephanie Yarnell set a personal record of 14’ 2” at the Whitmer Relays in long jump.

Junior Keith Foster was able to set a personal record in the high jump event with 5’ 10” at the St. Francis Knights Relays.

This year is Josh Madden’s second season throwing for the Northview Field team. He placed first place in shot put with a throw of 49 feet and 10.5 inches at the NLL meet. It was an inch and a half off his original goal for league championships.

He plans on making it to the regional meet and if he keeps improving then hopefully he can make the state championships.

“I’m expecting to place well and hopefully I can throw well enough to make it to States.”

The Girls Throwing team has also been able to compete well.

“The team has been working hard to achieve our goals,” said sophomore Raina Padilla. Padilla has set a personal record of 61’ 5” in the discus event and 25’ 4.5” in the shot put. She hopes to get 30’ in the shot put for districts.