Volume 87: Issue 11

Best and Worst of NV 2013, pg. 7

The Student Prints Sylvania Northview High School

5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, Ohio 43560

Volume 87, Issue 11

May 28, 2013

Teen pep teaches teen issues

OPINIONS

>> Kaelynn Knestrick [News Editor]

Painting the halls, Pg.5 FEATURES

Superheroes, Pg.8 A&E

The Last Concert, Pg.9 SPORTS

Boys Lacrosse Update, Pg.12

Teen Pep - peers educating peers - recently put on what is no ordinary play.

Teen Pep talked with Northview health students on May 17.

Seniors Drew Crandall, Allie Nowak, Katlyn Morris, Alyssa Kruger, Jack Melick, Peter Cook and juniors Jessica Stark, Jordan Rose, Nathan Powazki and sophomores Kendall Jessing and Victoria Massey talked and performed skits about difficult circumstances.

“This group of students was selected to be trained on special topics that usually deal with healthy relationships,” Teen Pep supervisor Danielle Cisterino said.

The topics discussed were gender stereotyping, teen dating violence, rape and bullying. Teen Pep would ask students what they thought each thing meant, then they would discuss the actual definition of the topic, would perform a skit relating to the topic, and talk about what happened in the skit, according to Mrs. Cisterino.

“Teen Pep is mandated by the state to discuss bullying and teen dating violence,” Mrs. Cisterino said. “Our specific program is required by the Ohio Department of Health to talk about rape and the prevention of it.”

The Ohio Department of Health officials watched Teen Pep present to the health classes and gave feedback, according to Melick.

In the teen dating violence skit they showed students the difference between a healthy and unhealthy relationship.

One skit was a girl talking to her guy friend about math homework, then her boyfriend came over to talk to her. After her friend left, he called her “stupid” and said she was his and if she talked to her friend again he would hurt her.

In the second skit a guy and his girlfriend were watching a movie, she was texting another boy and her boyfriend talked to her

STARK

SENIORS KATLYN MORRIS AND ALYSSA KRUGER and sophomores Victoria Massey and Kendall Jessing talk to the health classes about controversial problems relevant to high schoolers. about his feelings and they worked things out by being honest, trusting and respectful.

“Once we heard it was positive feedback it was nice knowing that our hard work paid off,” Melick said. “It was also an honor having them watch NV’s team.”

Not only did Teen Pep perform skits, they also went over everything that happened with the students. They talked about how situations could be prevented and then how situations were wrong.

The two things that students were repeatedly told was “it is never the victims fault” and “to tell someone that is trustworthy.”

“I have been doing Teen Pep since the seventh grade and it is a great way to connect

with people about difficult topics,” Morris said. “It means more coming from peers than adults because they can recognize and relate to other students.”

After the bullying skit, Teen Pep and the students came up with ways to help prevent bullying from happening. By not giving the bully an audience, standing up to bullies, being a friend to someone who is being bullied and telling someone were the ideas they came up with.

“We hope that students realize that if they are put into these situations they know how they can handle them,” Morris said. “We also hope that they know there are people they can talk to about a problem and know what is and isn’t acceptable.”

Marching Campus Cleanup tidies up the school band once again plays in Memorial Day Parade >> Maggie Figliomeni [Co-Editor in chief]

>> Annie Nowak [Op/Ed Editor]

Memorial Day is a day to honor those who have fought for our country.

It is a day to take a moment and appreciate all we have because of those who fought and died for us to “The band has been be free.

Because in the Memorial Day of this, parade since at least Sylvania has a parade 1960, probably beand the fore,” Northview -Mr. Bohland Marching >>band director Band has the honor to be in this parade.

“The band has been in the Memorial Day Parade since at least 1960, probably before,” Band Director Gene Bohland said.

The parade started at Saint Joseph church and went up Main Street to memorial field.

The band played at the morning ceremony. Their song choices were America, and the Star Spangled Banner.

Photo courtesy of Mr. Swaggerty

ABOVE IS A ROUGH SKETCH of future plans for the senior courtyard. The cleanup on May 25 is hopefully just an indication of things to come.

Northview Interact Club rolled up their sleeves and got a little dirty this past weekend. They participated in a campus cleanup on May 25.

The catalyst for this cleanup was senior Devon Schumaker, who runs his own Devon’s Lawn and Landscaping. Schumaker is doing an internship through business tech with Business Technology teacher Sue Briddell.

Volunteers worked four-hour shifts, either from 10am to 2pm or from 2pm to 6pm. The cleanup mostly focused on trimming bushes and hedges, pulling weeds and mulching.

Schumaker also has bigger plans in mind for the senior courtyard that the school is working on receiving funding for. These plans include putting in a cement patio that the picnic tables purchased by the class of 2012 can go on. NHS then intends to buy umbrellas to complete the table area.

Another idea Schumaker has is to put stone down in the pergola, the grassy area near the chalkboard, so that it won’t get muddy and teachers can take classes outside, according to Interact Advisor Mellisa McDonald.

Retiring teachers say goodbye to NV >> Casey Wittman [News Editor]

As this 2013 school year comes to a close, we say goodbye to three teachers.

Band Director Gene Bohland and English teacher Donald Barnes are retiring after many years of teaching, while math teacher Heather Tussing is transferring over to McCord Junior High School.

“I want us to keep the excellence and family atmosphere,” Mr. Bohland said.

For 35 years, Mr. Bohland has been accomplishing his passion in life, teaching students about music and hearing and seeing pieces of music come together.

He has spent 27 of those years inspiring

and mentoring Northview musicians. In the history of the NV music program, there have been only two head conductors, Mr. Tom Watson and Mr. Bohland.

Mrs. Tussing will be teaching seventh and eighth grade math for her thirteenth year of teaching. All previous years have been spent at Northview.

“I have wanted to teach junior high since day one,” Mrs. Tussing said.

One thing she is looking forward to is working with McCord Junior High’s math teacher Susan Oleshansky, who she had as a teacher.

“She was one of my influences to become a teacher,” Mrs. Tussing said.

Mrs. Tussing is looking forward to teaching students in middle school so she can

show how important math is and how much the students will use it in their future.

“It is totally bitter sweet,” Mrs. Tussing said.

Mr. Barnes has been teaching for 37 years.

Out of that, 30 have been spent bestowing knowledge upon NV students.

The aspects of teaching high school that he will miss most are “all of the friends I have here and all of the students,” Mr. Barnes said.

Mr. Barnes’s has taught several different things over the years; his favorite has been senior English.

Another thing Mr. Barnes will miss is his former students that he now teaches with.

“Thanks to Facebook, I can stay connected with my former students that I have now become friends with,” Mr. Barnes said.

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NEWS

Warrington “warriors” homeroom champs >> Megan McLean [Staff writer]

With the school year almost over, the homeroom competition has slowly come to an end. Each homeroom worked fiercely to do their class justice and the points are as follows.

The competition consisted of 12 different tasks, and four of those tasks earned homerooms the highest points, which was a maximum of three points.

Those tasks included the Connections Day video, building a snowman competition, having every student in each homeroom involved at Northview, and the highest average number of service hours.

After all the hard work, coming in strong at first place is Math teacher Marsha Warrington’s homeroom with 12 points out of 21.

“We just had so much fun with it and we have a really good group, they all participated. As we found out we were in the running, the excitement grew and we just kept working harder and harder,” Mrs. Warrington said.

Not only was Mrs. Warrington excited, but so were the students.

“A lot of our motivation was the food,” junior Alysha Welsh said. “The competition really got our class into it because we wanted to win. It also really brought us closer together.”

The only homeroom finishing in second place is the homeroom Ms. Jennifer Wadas with 11 points.

“They were awesome. I have awesome homeroom leaders.

We had a lot of fun getting to know each other,” Mrs. Wadas said.

Mrs. Tami Blue’s homeroom is the only homeroom that took third place with 10 points.

SCHERLEY “We did not win, but we did have a lot of fun,” Ms. Blue SENIOR GABBY DE LAS CASAS films senior Tork Barayan on Connections Day for Mrs. Warringtons homeroom. This video assaid. “We had really good homeroom leaders as well. It was an sisted their homeroom in earning their total of 12 points out of the possible 21. They earned the most points which gave them a awesome experience. homeroom pizza party.

The homerooms of Kara Curran, Sarah Huey and Bridget Drouillard, Beth Emerson, Darla Omey/Kasey Vens, and Chipotle, which is going to be picked up by the administration, Kwiatkowski came in fourth with eight points. and t-shirts designed by the iMedia students.

Coming in fifth, with seven points, are the homerooms Joyce Williams/Mellisa McDonald.

The first place homeroom winners won free lunch from of Ms. Michelle Bogue, Mrs. Heather Chiapetta, Joseph

Seniors Camp Creative offered this summer wrap up year with fun finish >> Kaelynn Knestrick [Staff writer]

>> Jack Melick [Editor in Chief]

Every fourth quarter, senior parents give out goodie bags, hold the bagel breakfast and ice-cream social.

It is a fun time for many seniors receiving caps and gowns as well as hanging with friends.

“These senior activities are bittersweet. It’s very nice of all the senior parents to put on these events. It really hits you that high school is almost over,” -Allie Nowak >>senior “These senior activities are bittersweet. It’s very nice of all the senior parents to put on these events,” senior Allie Nowak said. “It really hits you that high school is almost over.”

This year’s bagel breakfast was held May 16. All graduating seniors received their caps and gowns in preparation for the May 29 senior assembly and commencement June 9.

During lunches on May 23, senior parents helped out on the yearly icecream social.

All seniors had the option of creating a sundae celebrating the end of their high school career.

“Our parents go to so much work making our last few high school weeks memorable. We all can’t thank them enough,” senior Megan Frame said.

Camp Creative is coming to Northview this summer and it is not your typical summer camp.

There will be six programs offered at the camp. Intermediate Photography with Sarah Huey, Creating an Ecological Kaleidoscope with Jennifer Wadas, Acting 2.0 with Don Wachowiak and Jeremy Davis, Writing and Arranging music with Nathan Heath, Poets Platform with Daniel Dick and Earth without Art is Eh with Terri Seal-Roth and Ryan Creech.

The programs will be offered in June, July and August, according to Principal Steve Swaggerty.

“We wanted the students to have another way to challenge themselves and for them to grow as creative and analytical thinkers,” Mr. Swaggerty said.

Teachers chose if they wanted to

participate in the camp. Teachers that wanted to participate had to submit a proposal and could then decide how they wanted to set up their program, according to Mr. Swaggerty.

In Acting 2.0, students will pick out pieces that tell a story, according to Mr. Wachowiak.

They will then find information on a character in the piece and use that

information to develop and portray the character to the best of their ability.

Students can also pair a music selection with their acting piece if they want to.

“I’m hoping to attract students who are

really serious about acting,” Mr. Wachowiak said. “I want students to use this opportunity to strive in their acting abilities and be better, not for me, but for themselves.”

Mr. Wachowiak will be bringing other theatre people to help students with tips, advice and their views on theatre.

In Earth without Art is Eh students will be touring the local Toledo art scenes, according to Mrs. Seal-Roth.

“We will be visiting the museum, galleries and studies in downtown Toledo as well as the Botanical Gardens,” Mrs. Seal-Roth said.

After touring these art scenes students will make any type of piece they want based on their experience and what they liked.

“We hope that this camp will allow students to do something they think is fun and get to learn about something that interests them along the way,” Mr. Swaggerty said.

Forms are available in the office for those who want to participate in the camp or from each teacher involved in the program.

Students must sign up by May 31.

Senior Leadership receives pins

Small ceremony held after school in PAC >> Lauren Lewis [Features Editor]

Becoming a great leader is a goal many students strive for. Fourteen Northview seniors did just that as they completed a year in the NV Leadership Academy.

On May 22, all seniors who completed their leadership luncheons, leadership binders, and attended meetings and events such as the etiquette dinner received pins.

They will wear the pins at graduation to recognize their completion of the academy, according to Leadership Academy Advisor and art teacher, Ryan Creech.

Seniors who were selected to graduate from the leadership academy were also, “kids who have made a commitment and are willing to listen and learn,” according to Mr. Creech.

“Being the first year, there’s only so much that they can accomplish in a single year,” Mr. Creech said. “And they haven’t had the benefit of going through it for four years so I’m sure they got as much as they could out of it with leadership luncheons and getting to see speakers that were really dynamic. They’ve had models to follow, and I know that some of them have expressed that it’s been really nice to have those models for leadership.”

Next year, people in the NV Leadership Academy can expect to see some changes, according to Mr. Creech.

“We’re still tweaking it and listening to kids as they evaluate the process and the academy. And we’re changing things next year a little bit, so it will be a little bit more conducive for all the activities that kids are in besides the leadership academy, so we hope to hit as many kids as we can,” Mr. Creech said.

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NEWS

Pride shines through during Cinco de Mayo >> Kaelynn Knestrick [News Editor]

PHOTO COURTESEY OF MRS. JURSKI

JUNIOR BEN CECHNER plays the guitar in ‘Oye Como Va.’ “It was a great experience playing in front of the class and seeing everyone enjoy the music,” Cechner said.

Spanish class kicked up the heat by having a fiesta to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

Cinco de Mayo is the day Mexico celebrates their victory against a large French army at the Battle of Puebla. Spanish students celebrated this victory on May 9 at the Cinco de Mayo celebration.

Students could exercise their inner child with activities like coloring, word searches, and watching Wreck it Ralph in Spanish. The students could also color a picture of Mexico with the country’s flower; these are now displayed in Spanish teacher Lindsey Jurski’s room.

“I picked that picture because I wanted something that was authentic but wasn’t your stereotypical guy in a sombrero,” Mrs. Jurski said. “I enjoyed watching the kids have fun with easy, low key activities related to the day.”

Students in Spanish classes had the chance to make authentic Mexican food and some students even played an authentic Mexican song called, “Oye Como Va.” “It was nice seeing the kids who played the song prepare for it,” Mrs. Jurski said. “They had to get their equipment, pick an authentic song, practice that song and then perform in front of everyone.”

Some of the food that students made included enrollados con salsa, guacamole, cajeta filled cupcakes, Mexican rice, Mexican brownies, flan, nectar juice and jarritos, according to Mrs. Jurski.

“It was nice to work with friends and make something that everyone would enjoy,” junior Troy Watkins said. “While making the flan I learned a lot about the type of ingredients that Mexico uses in their food.”

Students could pick any food they wanted as long as it was on one of the selected websites with recipes for authentic food, according to Mrs. Jurski.

“There was good food and I had fun talking with friends, listening to music and getting to learn more about Mexico through the experience,” junior Alysha Welch said.

Next year there will be celebrations once a quarter and student may even get to build their own authentic piñata, according to Mrs. Jurski.

“As a teacher I enjoyed showing the kids that they have a lot of access to Spanish and I hope it inspired them to do things at home that are related to Spanish,” Mrs. Jurski said.

New students welcomed with open arms >> Tork Barayan [Staff writer]

Every school has new students that pop up in the middle of the year and it’s actually pretty common. But new students arriving in the middle of fourth quarter? I guess that’s a Northview exclusive. We’re talking about freshman Moemen Ali and sophomore Mohammed Ali. Sudanese in origin, both were born here in the United States. When Mohammed was six years old, the family packed up and moved back to Sudan, where they stayed for ten years.

Their return to the US happened about two months ago. The reason for their late registration to the school year is because, in Sudan, the school year was over for quite sometime.

“My parents thought it would be better to get in school now because we have free time,” Moemen said. “I like it better too.”

Due to the extended stay away from any English speakers, they both suffered heavy losses in their language. Moemen has a little understanding of English, while his brother is a little better at both speaking and understanding it.

They currently take ESL classes everyday. ESL stands for English as a Second Language, and is designed to help students improve their language skills and overcome the language barrier.

“I like the ESL class,” Mohammed said. “It helps me get my English back.”

Some students have tried to make their acquaintance, but due to the language barrier, have been unsuccessful.

Their first language is Arabic, and they have found friendships in fellow students who also speak Arabic, including myself.

I saw Moemen in the hall once and he just looked so confused, I’ve been helping him out and I’ve been kind of a translator for both of them.

They have reenrolled at NV for the 2013-’14 school year.

Capturing moments through a camera lens >> Megan McLean [Staff writer]

What could be better than being outside and getting to look at beautiful scenery? Being able to view this scenery during a school day.

The students in photojournalism had the privilege to take a field trip to Lourdes University on May 14 and explore the beautiful grounds.

The students ate lunch during fifth period and then walked to Lourdes at the beginning of sixth period.

Once they arrived at Lourdes, the students were taken on a tour of the campus. When their tour was over, they were free to walk around the university in their designated areas and take pictures for a competition they were having in class.

The competition was to see who captured the best pictures while on their field trip, according to sophomore Lauren Colling.

The students had to take one picture of nature, and one picture of some form of architecture at Lourdes, according to photojournalism teacher Sarah Huey.

There were not any specific rules, except that the students could not walk in certain areas while taking pictures.

“It was interesting walking around Lourdes, getting to see all the old architecture and the nature trails that they have,” Colling said.

All the students arrived back at school at

PHOTO COURTESY OF CAITLIN SMITH SOPHOMORE CAITLYN SMITH took a picture of Mother Nature at her finest. “Even though the trip was for an educational purpose, I really had a lot of fun going around the campus with my friends and taking pictures,” Smith said.

2 pm and uploaded their pictures in order to students had a week to turn in their pictures because everyone got a chance to hang out before voting occurs. with friends while walking around and taking edit them for the contest.

Each student gets to vote for who took the pictures,” junior Brandon Youngs said. “I like The pictures for their competition could the competition because you get to see how either be in color or black and white and had to best picture in his or her class.

“I liked the field trip to Lourdes a lot your photos compare to everyone else’s.” be printed off in the size of an 8x10 paper. The

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OPINIONS

the

Adventures of the

Pub

Troll

>> Caitlin DeGross [Editor in chief]

What is the Pub? This a question many people ask me.

Well it is a magnificent place full of many surprises and mysteries. It is a very comfortable place with a couch and wonderful people to talk to. It is the beautiful room of E6, home to THE Ms. Sarah Huey.

I have been in the Pub for four years and I will miss it dearly when I graduate.

I will miss taking naps and making quesadillas. I will miss finding random rubber ducks, Ferbies, and pine cones. I will miss the great music we play on Grooveshark.

I will miss working on the newspaper and giving ideas for the yearbook. I will miss the end of the year parties with all of the great food. I will miss Justin Scherley making me macaroni and cheese. I will miss designing things on the computer and turning them in for A’s. I will miss the dysfunctional, stressful staffers and the times we had on go to print days. And finally, I will miss the weird smells, the ants and messes...just kidding. I could do without that.

Although this is my last column, I feel as though the Pub Troll will never die. I believe that through the generations, more pub trolls will arise. If you are cool enough, maybe you could be one.

All you have to do is be in the Pub for more than three periods a day and sit on the couch for at least two periods straight.

I hope that everyone discovers the Pub and enjoys it as much as I did throughout the years.

So good bye Pub! Keep being a place for unique, creative people to inhabit.

Make new friendships and create beautiful projects.

What’s the best time to grow up?

Get me out of here!

Savor the moment!

All my life I have been told, “never be in a hurry to grow up, time goes by fast.” Not until recently have I realized how true this piece of advice is.

Being a senior in high school, this reality is really starting to hit me even more. I have realized that I am not in any way, shape, or form ready to grow up and become a part of the real adult world.

Yes, I am already in the adult world, having a job and all, but I am still a kid. Next year I won’t have to wake up at 6 am to get up and be ready for school. I wont have to be at Northview at 7:35 am to 2:25 pm . Instead, I can sleep until I have to either get up and go to class at college, or until I have to go to work.

As a child, you don’t really have any responsibilities. You can go outside and play and not have a care in the world.

You are in your own little world where things that you imagine can be real and people don’t think you’re odd.

When you grow up, you have to worry about different things like time management and how to pay for things and schoolwork. When is your paper due? How many projects do you have this week? How do you find time to sleep and eat? These are all factors that I have suffered through growing up. It is not fun. Little kids are excited to grow up and go to school, I never was.

To me, NV has become sort of a sanctuary. I can come to school and I know where all of my classes are and I know almost all of the teachers here, and the students in my grade. Starting college, I am not going to know any teachers or students. I am scared to leave NV. Here at NV, our teachers are supposed to prepare us for college. I do not feel prepared. I feel prepared in the aspect of how to handle and treat people and difficult situations.

Some teachers have tried to make their classes stricter in the second semester by saying that they will not accept anything late, but they ended up taking things late.

In junior high, I was always told, “high school will be difficult and teachers will not tolerate late work.” This is not true in any way shape or form. It makes me wonder how college will be about late work.

College is going to be people my age and older. I could have people 30 years old or older in a class, where in high school we are all around the same age group. There will be more parties and more things for teens to get into. The only difference from high school is that your parents aren’t going to be there to save you or help you make decisions, you have to make them yourself.

My senior year has been spent worrying about how I am going to prepare for the adult world and how college will be with schoolwork and being in a new unfamiliar environment. The only problem is that I am still worrying, two weeks left of high school forever. I can promise you, I am in no hurry to grow up.

-Sam Good

It’s here! Oh sweet heavens it’s here! The time has come for me to leave the halls of Northview and enter the adult world as a high school graduate, and the feeling is indescribable.

It’s not that I don’t like NV; on the contrary, I appreciate everything this school, as well as this community, had to offer.

They took me in two Septembers ago and for that I am completely thankful. The memories that I have made here at Sylvania Northview will never be forgotten and I have few regrets. But that’s the thing; they’re memories, something of the past.

It’s time for me to move on. It’s time for me to get to college.

Leaving NV will be a hard and heartfelt moment, which is irrefutable. But once a chapter ends, the next one is only a turn of a page away. It’s not healthy for anyone to dwell on the past and we need to be able to just carry on with life. Sure, the collegiate life is a whole new world in comparison to the high school experience, especially for those who are attending college away from home.

N e w responsibilities will arise and we’ll have to be able to take care of ourselves. I feel completely prepared to face these challenges head-on.

Both my parents and the teachers here at NV have done more to prepare me than is necessary; the rest is up to me.

We all know that college is bound to happen eventually, and that we should be responsible and autonomous to a certain degree. All academics aside, I believe I have been prepared for college since last year.

From time to time, I’ll meet up with students from the class of 2012, mostly those who have gone into the sciences, as I plan to do, and they all say the same thing; “It’s easier than I thought it would be.” Going into a science major should not be a breeze, but from the majority of the college students, they are much better prepared than their peers. With great teachers like Mr. Roth, I firmly believe I will excel in my chemistry career at Ohio State.

Even if you’re not going into the science field, we still have an excellent staff in every department. The teachers we have here at NV are more than qualified to prepare us. And for that, I am thankful. I am thankful for all the teachers who have prepared me this far, and I won’t let you down.

-Tork Barayan

Election posters are discouraging, overboard Who did you vote for? Did one of the It has comes to the desperate point of solicitmillions of poster influence your vote? ing in the bathroom stalls. Candidates, let’s Not one of them influenced my vote for tone it down a bit. elections. Seeing all of the “funny” pictures It almost looks like it is October 2012 and quirky rhymes on the posters is cute, out in the halls, but if we think about what at first. people are running for, it is not president of Then other people who are running for the United States. It is a simple high school a position put up their cute and clever little election, but the candidates look like they posters and before you know it, have spent more money on their the walls of Northview are no posters than Obama and Romlonger that dull boring color.

“I don’t know if ney combined.

They are trashed.

The whole point of a school it’s just me, but I election There are signs and poster is to select the most everywhere! On walls, win- personally don’t credible, honest, and hardworkdows, and bathroom stalls. want to see your ing person for the job. However, Bathroom stalls, Really? I don’t high school is a world of brutal know if it’s just me, but I per- advertisement popularity. sonally don’t want to see your while I am in the Honestly, it is not going to advertisement while I am in the sway anyone’s vote if you have bathroom.” restroom, especially if your face a clever slogan or catchy rhyme. is on it.

It is only going to make it more No offense toward anyone annoying for everyone. in particular, (cough Jordan Rose cough), Many of the people who vote are going but we have seen your face enough already. to be picking their friends. As much as we Furthermore, the whole rhyming game is a try to get rid of the popularity factor, it is little overdone. going to be what determines the election no I completely understand, the competi- matter what. tion is thick. It is also very respectable that Next year, hopefully the election will so far, it is friendly competition. Opponents not be as heated so that our eyes can find a are being kind to one another and it’s nice place in the wall that is not filled with bright to see that. posters and election promises that may not The only problem is the election adver- be fulfilled. tisements splattered all around our school.

-Casey Wittman and Geeta Rao

NOWAK The whole school is filled with posters promoting the school election candidates running for school president, class president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer.

Grad parties more trouble than they’re worth As the end of the year comes, the graduation party The problem is that there are only four weekends in invites come rolling in through the mail and June, and everyone wants their graduation Facebook. party to be close to graduation to make it The same problem occurs every year, convenient for family and friends.

“The best way to plan as there are numerous parties on the same Waiting until the middle of summer whose party you go to makes it hard for people with in all the day. When the invites start being sent out, it seems that it can add up to five or more summer plans and vacations and people when is around what on one day. for school. kind of food they have, leaving As a senior, it gets quite frustrating There is no definite solution for this and what time of day when there are multiple friend’s parties that problem, because of the lack of time. People I want to attend on one day. are going to have their graduation party you would like to eat Sure, all of the times are not exactly the when it is most convenient for them, not that type of food.” same, but it can become very difficult to other people. I wish I could go to every make it to everyone’s graduation party in graduation party, but that is not reality. one day.

The best way to plan whose party you

go to and when you go is around what kind of food they have and what time of day you would like to eat that type of food.

You should also look for parties with bounce houses, ice cream machines, and DJ’s that will make those parties move to the top of your “go to” list.

The only way I see fit to be able to go to all the parties you can is to stop and say hello, and then move onto the next party. You might not be able to stay for the whole party, but at least you will be able to make it to every party.

Trying to fit in every single senior’s graduation party is almost impossible, so you need to manage your time and figure out which ones are the most important and which ones are not.

-Libby Headman

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OPINIONS

Should seniors share the C-Hall paintings?

Spread the masterpieces!

Walking through Northview, it looks like paint another year. a regular high school. Then, as C-hall appears, It isn’t about being able to take paint to the it lights up with color. This area is painted by school without getting into trouble; it’s about incoming seniors every summer. Senior hall is expressing your art for everyone to see. Bethe only hallway that is painted with life, and ing able to paint what you want on the school I think that the whole school should have life walls seems great, but it is even better when brought to it by students. you walk by it during school Some say that it should and you hear everyone talkonly be the senior hall that is “It would bring the ing about how great it looks. painted because it is a senior students together Everyone should be able privilege. While keeping reto feel like that. You see your during the summer spect to the seniors, I think artwork on the wall, listening we should paint the rest of the and give more students to your friends talk about it school too, but in black and the opportunity to get and looking at it every day. white.

I’ve never waited so long “It will add visual appeal a spot on the wall.” to paint the hallway, and now to the school,” junior Dana for my upcoming senior year, Rathke said.

I won’t be able to do so beEach incoming class can paint their hall- cause of summer plans. I waited so long to not way the summer before school starts, just like be able to paint the hall. the seniors. The graduating seniors can paint It would be great to walk down the halls the freshman hall. and see your work displayed permanently for The school deserves to be covered in stu- the year. dent art. The front lobby has student art in Painting the entire school would lighten cases and frames from the art classes, and up the halls. Each hall would look different but students that are not enrolled in an art class would bring life and creativity to the school. should be able to display their work in the Senior hall is the only hall painted by stuhalls. dents. The rest of the school should be covIt would bring students together during ered in student art, in every hall, and in every the summer and give more students the op- mind. portunity to get a spot on the wall. Also, if -Sydney Albert students couldn’t paint a spot on the wall one year, they would have another opportunity to

Save it for the seniors!

One thing that keeps a school’s culture year to paint the hallway, by junior year many alive is tradition. Traditions can change over would be over it already. time however, often times they are better left We wouldn’t have as many people signing alone. They’re called traditions for a reason. up to paint, because it wouldn’t be special Some of the strongest traditions, no matter anymore. Because of this, the halls would what school you go to, are senior-privileges. remain the same year after year, especially for Senior’s receive special “benefits” such as seniors. And we want to look at paintings our senior prank, eating lunch in the courtyard, fellow classmates painted, not students that and painting senior hall. And graduated five years ago. seniors are often very protective However, the fact that it “Having paintings in should be a special privilege of their privileges.

I believe our privilege to every hall would be is not the only reason only C paint C hall is one of those much too chaotic.” Hall should be painted. Having traditions that we are very paintings in every hall would be protective of and it should be much too chaotic. kept how it is.

The walls in senior hall Ever since I was a freshman Art alone are crazy; I can’t imagine every wall in Foundations student, I couldn’t wait to paint the building being that busy. Even if the walls senior hall. It was one of the main activities, for freshmen, sophomores and juniors were other than the prank and graduation, that black and white, they would become far too made the seniors special. busy and distracting. It just wouldn’t look Going into senior year, I was so excited for good. it to be my turn. The fact that I had to wait “Because C Hall is just for seniors, it three years to paint the hall made it even more should only be them that get to paint it,“ special. senior Stephanie Duwve said.

“Painting C Hall should be only for Underclassmen might say that the seniors seniors. It is something special to look forward are just selfish. However, we have been there to doing as a senior, which makes it more and we understand the frustration with having exciting,” senior Emily Hosler said. to wait so long.

With the anticipation of waiting until You just have to wait, because once you get senior year to paint, many people sign up for here you’ll truly understand how important it each year so there are often many brand new those special privileges are. paintings. If students are given a chance every -Stephanie Smith

The last, remarkable dance...the Prom experience Every little girl dreams about two nights, her wedding night and her Prom night.

Prom is the night where you get a gorgeous dress, get your hair, nails, and make-up done, and are asked to the dance in a cute way by your handsome date. I was blessed to have all of that which helped make Prom everything I dreamed about.

The theme for this year’s Prom was “Tonight is the Night”. Prom is held at the Grand Plaza in downtown Toledo. It is the perfect venue to hold the Prom.

The dance itself was super fun.

Everyone’s energy was pumped up.

Many people started trains and danced to songs like the “cupid shuffle” and “cotton-eye Joe” even though those songs are pretty lame on normal occasions.

Everyone tried to include everyone in the dancing and came together as a grade. It was a great way to end the year and the seniors’ high school experience.

After the dance, seniors have the choice to attend After Prom that the parents put together all year. This year’s theme was “Dancing through the Decades”.

It was so unique and related to our

childhood. I loved the 90’s part with the ball pit, beanbag chairs, and Capri Sun juice pouches. It was so cool to relive my childhood.

There were so many different parts of After Prom that coincided with a decade.

The food there was awesome. The moment I got there, I made an ice cream sundae.

In the aux gym, there were games and gambling for prizes. Every senior received fake money in the beginning of the After Prom that they could gamble and later exchange for tickets. The tickets could be used to win prizes. Some of the prizes including TVs, iPads, and Cedar Point tickets.

In the big gym were a bunch of blowups like a racing one, boxing ring, and lazar tag. Though I did fall on my face during the race blow up, they were really fun.

Prom as a whole was amazing. It was a great experience that I will never forget.

I would like to thank the staff and parents for making a great Prom and After Prom.

They worked very hard to make it perfect. And speaking on behalf of the whole senior class and anyone that attended Prom, thank you again.

-Caitlin DeGross

Growing up means fighting own battles Being a teenager in high school makes you subject to a great deal of social issues and predicaments that put you in a difficult place.

Oftentimes, we need our parents to get us out of sticky situations and spoon-feed us by holding our hand and taking care of anything we cannot do ourselves. Growing up, however, means fighting your own battles and sticking up for yourself.

Think about all of the various predicaments you find yourself in at home and need your parents to get you out of or do for you.

It is a long list for most people ranging from making our lunches to something extreme like talking to the police after a car accident. Where is the line between having your mom or dad on speed dial to actually having your own opinion and disaster plan for everyday problems?

In college, when you are faced with a horrible situation, like not knowing how to do your own laundry or how to respond if your roommate is being annoying, you cannot rely on your parents to lead you through.

Just imagine yourself telling on your roommate to your parent like we all tell on our siblings; it is not going to cut it. Not standing up

for what you believe while you are at home now is only going to hurt you in the future.

Sometimes, the fight for independence gets in the way of actually attaining your own responsibilities. However, realizing the amount you rely on your parents for the first eighteen years of your life is the first step to growing into a mature, independent adult. Maybe, start small and take ten minutes to pack your lunch or fold the laundry for once and then venture further into the world of autonomy.

It is important to know who you are and stand up for what you believe in; it does not have to have anything to do with your parents or their beliefs. Someday, people are going to ask you to elaborate on your opinion of the latest political issue and you are going to have to stand up and talk about what you believe in.

Our parents are often our biggest advocates; they are the lead cheerleaders throughout our entire childhoods. For much of adult life, a person is faced with oppositions and individuals playing for the opposite team and our parents are not there to help us fight those battles. Take a stand and fight for yourself now.

-Geeta Rao

ABOVE: Everyone who attended Prom made the most of it and danced the night away. The music was decent for a school dance.

LEFT: Seniors Brandon Bihn and Colleen Ashburner fall down after racing through one of the Blow-ups. This blow-up was notorious people getting hurt on it.

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Co-Editors-In-Chief: Caitlin DeGross and Jack Melick Adviser: Sarah Huey News Editor: Meghan Keene & Michelle Jacobson Features Editors: Darren Sheffield & Libby Headman Sports Editors: Drew Crandall & Max Messinger Opinions Editors: Maggie Figliomeni & Rachel Bules Arts & Entertainment Editor: Henry Gray Business Editor: Amanda Binz Copy Editor: Makena Rhodes Photo Editors: Colton Lulfs and Stephanie Smith Staff Writers: Clare Aldrich, Sam Good, Jordan Rose, Juanita Vasquez, Casey Wittman, Kaelynn Knestrick, Sydney Albert, Tork Barayan, Lauren Lewis, Megan McLean, Annie Nowak, Kristin Osinski, Geeta Rao, Jessica Stark The Student Prints is the official student-produced newspaper of Sylvania Northview High School. It is distributed monthly at no charge to serve the purpose of informing students, faculty, staff, administration and the Sylvania community of current issues. The main goal of The Prints is to present coverage of events in an unbiased and accurate manner. The paper also respects the opinions and ideas of the entire NV community.

Signed letters to the editors are encouraged and should be no longer than 300 words. All letters can be turned into the publications room, E-6. The Prints reserves the right to edit letters that contain grammatical errors, accuracy and profane or libelous comments. The newspaper staff is entirely responsible for the content of the paper and supports the First Amendment to the Constitution. Unsigned editorials published in The Prints are written by staff members, and agreed upon by a majority vote of the editorial board. The Prints is carefully examined by its staff and adviser prior to publication to prevent incorrect or libelous information. The newspaper staff does not endorse advertisements published in The Prints. Advertising specifications may be obtained by calling (419) 824-8708.

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Summer Bucket List Summer…Summer…Summer…Summer…SUMMER! That glorious vacation is almost here. Summer is an amazing time to hang out with friends, relax by the pool, earn some extra money at a part-time job, and anything else you can think of. Here’s some ways you can spend your summer days having fun and playing in the sun, instead of being dumb and sitting around like a bum. –By Kristin Osinski

onfire with Friends: “Let’s gather round the campfire and sing a campfire song,” – Spongebob. A great way to spend time with friends is making s’mores and building a fire. Ghost stories, truth or dare, and lots of laughs are encouraged to make this activity ultimately fun.

o camping: “A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp.” - Raymond Duncan. Camp is a kid’s version of a vacation away from home. Whether you and your friends spend a weekend camping at the park, or you’re heading to a Young Life or YMCA camp for a week of fun, camping is an amazing part of summer that can’t be beat.

edar Point: “America’s greatest roller coast!” –The announcer at the end of every ride at Cedar Point. This is the perfect spot any time during the summer to run around and have a blast with friends! It’s a bit of a splurge for teenagers, but it’s worth every penny when you sit in the front row of the Dragster and head straight down at a 90 degree angle, all while screaming your head off. They also have a great water park and are right on the coast of Lake Eriein case you want to spend a day on the beach. Head to Cedar Point and become a Ride Warrior this summer!

tay in shape: “Sweat is just fat crying.” – Some random Pinterest quote.

OK, we’ve all had that one summer where we literally sat around the entire vacation and watched TV…wait, I’m not the only one, right?

Well, don’t let this summer be that! This is the perfect amount of time for you to get in/stay in shape for whatever reason, which is hopefully just being healthy. Weight isn’t important people, your health is. Go join a gym, head to Wildwood with a friend and jog, or jump on a trampoline or in a pool! Running clubs, like Sylvania Striders, are also great for kids who want to stay in shape and have fun over the summer. Anything but sitting is acceptable.

ign up for a 5k: “Run, Forrest, run!”

–Jenny from Forrest Gump. Fun and colorful 5ks are the new trend for summer 2013. From zombie races to color races to electronic races, the possibilities are endless! Find a 5k that sounds great to you, grab a friend, and start training! Head to page 9 of The Student Prints for more 5k opportunities.

it the beach: “Are there even any beaches in Ohio?” – Me, trying to think of more ideas for this article. In fact, there are beaches in Ohio! Or at least close to Ohio. Maumee Bay State Park offers an awesome beach to Lake Erie, and Kelley’s Island and Put-In-Bay are also popular beach spots. Lake Michigan has some amazing places too to check out along the coast, like Norton Shores or Grand Haven. Also, have you ever heard of the Centennial Quarry? I hear that place is pretty great, you should check it out sometime!

ost a cookout: “My favorite animal is steak.”

– Fran Lebowitz. Food, family, and friends: a wonderful combination. Summer cookouts are an awesome way to spend time with loved ones and eat some great food! 4th of July parties (or in Sylvania’s case, 3rd of July parties) are perfect opportunities to host a great get together. You can also make it a potluck if you’re too lazy to make food!

rive-in movie: “Wait, those still exist?” –You, after reading the title. Yes, they still exist! The Sundance Kid DriveIn in Oregon, Ohio offers all the summer hits for your viewing pleasures. Grab some friends and go see a great movie, drive-in style!

ead to the Zoo: “Everybody’s zooing it!” – Admit it, you just sang that in your head. The Toledo Zoo is one of the best zoos in the entire country. Since we live right by it, we sometimes take for granted that this amazing place is right here in Toledo. Take a few hours out of your day and grab some friends to see tons of awesome animals and creatures.

et a job: “But I don’t wanna work!” – Every teenager ever. Don’t you just hate begging your parents for money? Easy solution: earn your own! There are lots of summer jobs and opportunities out there for teenagers who are looking (or getting forced) to find some work.

Kroger’s, The Anderson’s, and Subway are all great places to work, and they’re hiring! Or, you could also get involved in so many activities over the summer that it’d be practically impossible for you to find any time to work... that’s what I’m doing!

AVE FUN! “#YOLO.” –The idiots who still think it’s cool to say this. Summers in high school are the ones you’ll always remember, so make them the best they can possibly be. Stay safe, stay legal, and have a fantastic summer!

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[END OF THE YEAR EDITION]

ONE WEEK. Students of Northview, there are seven days left of the school year (excluding exams). I have never been more excited for a school year to be over than I have been this year, and I’m positive everyone else can agree with me. The seniors are gone, and all that’s left are the kids who will be stuck here next year as well. If you’re counting down the minutes to vacation, then this is the guide for you. What better way to end the year than with a list of tips of how to survive? Don’t give up. There are merely days left till freedom. –Kristin Osinski FOCUS: Stop looking at the clock every five minutes. In fact, try not to look at the clock at all. It will only frustrate you, and it won’t make time go any faster.

REMINISCE: Look through the yearbook and get the back page or inside of the covers signed by friends. It’ll bring back amazing memories of all the good times you’ve had throughout the past year.

ORGANIZE: Get ready for exams. Keep what’s important for studying, then clean out your binders, throw away old papers, trash projects you don’t want to keep and homework assignments that you hated. There is nothing more satisfying than getting rid of all the junk you collected throughout the year.

CAPTURE: Take crazy pictures around the school with your friends. If you can manage to do this without getting in trouble from teachers, it’s so much fun!

SNORE: Sleep. Don’t just sleep on your desk though. Find creative and weird places to sleep around the school. Then try them out!

VANDALIZE (but not really): Write all over the board. Leave nice messages for your teacher and draw pictures of your summer plans. Or just leave smiley faces and hearts everywhere. Make the board a work of art!

GET EXCITED: Make plans with your friends for the summer. Plan out wild and crazy schemes and ideas, even if you know that you’ll never do any of them.

STUDY: Not kidding. Exams are next week, people. If you are a sophomore lucky enough to opt out of some exams, congratulations! But you still have a few left to take, so open that book and get cracking!

Coming next year:

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Best & Worst Moments

Well, everyone, here we are. It’s the end of May, and another school year is inevitably coming to a close (which I’m pretty sure no one is complaining about.) It has been a long, eventful year here at Northview, so we thought we would highlight some of it’s ups and downs. Despite all the stuff that has happened, good and bad, I think we can all agree on one thing: it has been a year to remember.

-Rachel Bules

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The band marching in a parade at Disney World over spring break.

Worst

Homeroom activities.

“Half of us didn’t even do anything. We are supposed to make connections with other people, but that doesn’t happen,” junior Joon Kim said.

Singing the Star-Spangled Banner without music at the basketball game.

An Honors Chemistry lab in which the experiment was to observe and time ice melting.

“It was pointless,” junior Katy Williams said.

Outer Space theme Mol Day. “It was very educational and I like how everyone dressed up,” junior Josh Liebes-McClellan said.

Hosting the All-State Thespian Conference.

“It was awesome because I met tons of kids from different schools and saw many people showcase their talents,” junior Joe Jennewine said.

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Turnabout. Enough said.

Videos made by iMedia/DigiCats. Harlem Shake, anyone?

17-day long winter break: “I had more time to spend with my friends and family,” sophomore Lars Culver said.

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Wacky Wildcat activities...or lack thereof.

Cafeteria food.

“I liked the snack shack last year, but this year the quality of the food decreased and they shouldn’t have changed the grilled cheese,” junior Jacob Groth said.

Powerschool app: it was a good idea in theory, if only it actually worked.

Introduction of Snapchat and Vine.

Spring break.

“I had fun and relaxed and played tennis and ate good food,” sophomore Ben Forrester said.

The extreme intensity of the student and class government elections.

“You can’t even go to the bathroom without thinking about who to vote for. I feel like Big Brother is watching, seeing pictures of candidates everywhere...You can run but you can’t hide from all the posters!” senior Stephanie Duwve said.

Tonight is the Night PHOTOS BY JESSICA STARK

Prom was such an amazing experience to be a part of and a great way to end my senior year at Northview. I got to spend the evening with the best date and group of friends anyone could ask for, which made the night extremely memorable. Everyone looked absolutely beautiful and handsome and I loved seeing all the unique dresses and hairstyles. It was so nice to see the entire senior class look so classy and elegant; it felt like we were on the red carpet!

The dance itself was extremely fun and the entire night I could not stop dancing. There was such a great energy and everyone was having such a great time on the dance floor. The music greatly attributed to this positive atmosphere, and by the third song I was already exhausted.

After-prom itself was unbelievable because of how well the parents transformed the school! The decorations were so amazing and they totally captured the theme of music throughout the generations. Since the food at prom was mediocre, it was great to go to after-prom because of all the amazing food and treats that were there.

The inflatables were so much fun and I had a great time at the casino as well.

I also won an iPad, which made the night even better. Overall, prom was a great experience and full of memorable moments I will remember forever.

-guest writer Kelly MacMillan

TOP: Senior Marina Decator and junior Skylar Gilbert stop for a quick picture during dinner.

RIGHT: Seniors Emma Pierce and Andy Edinger strolled through Promenade before going to dinner.

Dancing Through The Decades at After-Prom Laser-tag, cotton candy, and gambling were the perfect combination for a fun night at after-prom.

Out of the three after-proms that I’ve been to since being at Northview, this year was the most fun with the theme of “Dancing through the Decades.”

The laser-tag inside the inflatable was one of the most exciting things I’ve done at school. Being able to run around and laugh with my friends was the perfect way to end a perfect night; although, I could’ve gone without the multiple face plants that occurred while defending myself against the other lasers but it was all worth it.

I’m not the best at gambling but I ended up with ten tickets, which wasn’t so bad for my first time experiencing “Las Vegas.”

I was one of the winners in the raffle. I won a Swiss Army backpack, Skullcandy headphones and a $50 gift card to OfficeMax, which will be awesome for college.

The throwback themes throughout the different decades were creatively decorated and it was so much fun remembering things from when we were younger. My favorite part was the section with the beanbags and toys from our childhood.

The night was full of friends, memories and laughter that I will remember for the rest of my life. -Meghan Keene

TOP: Seniors Mario Pawlicki, Brittany Murdock, Kaitlin Alzapeidi, and Gabby De Las Casas enjoy a game of roulette at after-prom.

BOTTOM LEFT: Senior Jack Jenkins celebrates his victory at a game of over-under at after-prom.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Jenkins and senior Alex O’Donnell are discouraged with over-under at after-prom.

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Attention all super hero lovers, movie lovers, and super hero movie lovers if you haven’t noticed the box office is packed, up until 2015, with new and upcoming superhero movies that are sure not to disappoint. Exciting, action filled, suspenseful and leaving you wanting more, each seems to get better than the last. Brace yourselves because once they hit the box office these movies are sure to be a must see.

Currently ranked as the number one movie in the world, Marvel’s Iron Man 3 “is an ominously exciting, shoot-theworks comic-book spectacular,” according to Entertainment Weekly. Iron Man 3 was released on May 3 and by the end of its

opening weekend, the film earned $174.2 million, setting the record as second-highest all time domestic opening time behind last year’s hit Marvel’s The Avengers, according to Marvel News. Iron Man 3 currently scores highest grossing 2013 film.

Iron Man 3 stars Robert Downey as the egotistic and extravagant Tony Stark, who has made his fame saving the world as Iron Man. In Iron Man 3 Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, as his life and the life of the one he loves is put on the line. Stark’s journey of revenge tests his mettle, leaving him to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him.

As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

If you haven’t seen Tony Stark’s newest adventure yet, it is a definite must see. With critics raving it as the best Iron Man movie yet, this movie is action packed, filled with witty humor, and leaves you on edge, wishing it hadn’t ended.

In addition to Iron Man 3, Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including Thor: The Dark World, on November 8, 2013; Captain America: The Winter Soldier on April 4, 2014; Guardians of the Galaxy on August 1, 2014; the untitled Sequel to

Marvel’s The Avengers on May 1, 2015; and Ant-Man on November 6, 2015.

Another superhero movie that is sure to be a major hit, based on the DC Comics character Superman, is Man of Steel. Featuring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/ Superman, Man of Steel will be coming to theaters this summer on June 14.

With the release of the big hit blockbuster, Marvel’s The Avengers, last year, it is very certain that DC Comics is working to fight back with their release of The Justice League in the summer of 2015. The untitled Sequel to Marvel’s, The Avengers, is also planning to be released in 2015 will allow you to choose which group of superheroes reign supreme.

- Jessica Stark

Remakes: movies that need rescuing

Think about your favorite movie from the 1990s. Now, think about the best movie you Tobey Maguire vs. Andrew Garfield…Andrew Garfield wins for sure! As a follower of the original Spider-Man movies with the awfully awkward Tobey have seen in the last six months. Are they a little different? They probably are, because movie-making technology has improved by leaps and bounds in the past 20 years.

Maguire, annoyance came when discovering that they were remaking It only makes sense that movies that were really popular in the the movies and it was to be called The Amazing Spider-Man. 1980s-90s would be remade 20-30 years later. Theoretically, these Despite my initial thoughts about the movie maker’s remakes should be an improvement from their originals, based decision to remake it and the silly title, within the first five on the advancements made in the field of filmmaking, minutes of viewing the film, I was hooked. Instead of right? Unfortunately, this is not always the case. the original awkward Peter Parker, it was a quirky, Luckily for our generation, Christopher Nolan, silly nerd. Andrew Garfield does a perfect job the director of The Dark Knight trilogy, hit the at accurately portraying the Spider-Man in nail on the head with the newest adaptation of the comics. According to screenrant.com, Batman’s escapades. Following the footsteps of The Amazing Spider-Man follows the 1989’s original Batman with Michael Keaton, Ultimate Marvel comic most accurately.

Christian Bale was cast perfectly as the moody, Tobey Maguire should have taken troubled heir of billions, Bruce Wayne. The some acting classes before his role of combinations of Bruce’s inner conflictions being Spider-Man. Kristin Dunst could and his conflicts with the villains of Gotham have joined him in those classes. make for three increasingly thrilling movies.

Her famous line, “Go get’em tiger,” However, not every remake is as literally makes me feel nauseous. excellent or as timely as the Batman series.

Even though I strongly cannot For example, I love the original Spider-Man stand certain actors and actresses in series. Tobey Maguire was the totally perfect the original movies, the filmmakers person to play the role as the awkward, shy, should have waited a couple of more skinny Peter Parker, because Tobey Maguire years before remaking them. The definitely embodies all these qualities. The original movies do have many aspects first Spider-Man featuring Maguire was not that make them special. Peter Parker released until 2002, with the third and final writing for the newspaper is a very important Spider-Man installment being released in 2007. aspect that should have been included in Just barely five years later, Marvel released The The Amazing Spider-Man. When remaking Amazing Spider-Man featuring an entirely new cast a movie , it is necessary to follow the original and start to Spider-Man’s career. WHY??? What was story line. The Amazing Spider Man does just wrong with the original Spider-Man series, which started that...thanks to Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. only 10 years before? Don’t get me wrong, I think Andrew Christian Bale does an excellent job living up Garfield a.k.a. the new Spider-Man is cute, but he didn’t even to the original story line of Batman. Not to mention TSP polled 121 students come close to being as good as Tobey Maguire. The only improvement Heath Ledger who did phenomenal at playing the I will admit in The Amazing Spider-Man is that Emma Stone is way better as joker in The Dark Night, the second movie in the series.

Spidey’s love interest than Kirsten Dunst. Some argue that the new Amazing Spider -Casey Wittman Man series is better because it actually follows the original comic books, and while I always appreciate when movie adaptations follow the actual literature from which they are derived, I felt bad for Maguire to have to hand over his Spidey suit after only a decade. Marvel certainly should have waited another 20 years to think about saving the remakes of the Spider-Man series for another generation.

-Rachel Bules

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Christian Bale went through four months of training and in which he gained 100 pounds of muscle that caused him to weighed 220 pounds. By then Bale was too bulky to be the agile Batman and went down to 190 pounds-but not before he earned the nickname “Fatman.”

Batman’s suit was so heavy and claustrophobic when Bale first tried it on he almost quit the movie.

Christian Bale aka Batman was almost cast as Robin in the movie Batman Forever.

According to Forbes Magazine, a person would have to be a millionaire to become Batman-it would cost about $3.5 million, due to all his gadgets.

During the filming of Batman Begins a drunk driver ran into a parked Batmobile, then claimed he thought it was an alien spacecraft.

Cillian Murphy who plays Dr. Crane, was originally considered for the role of Batman. Nolan loved Murphy’s blue eyes so much, he took every opportunity in Batman Begins to have him take off his glasses.

Chris Evans at first declined the role of Captain America.

The hardest part about the role for Chris Evans was having to eat a lot of food to bulk up. He had to eat so much chicken he doesn’t like to look at it anymore.

The first Captain America comic is priced at around $115,000 in its near-mint condition.

Sebastian Stan, who plays Captain America’s sidekick, Bucky, was considered for the role of Captain America.

A body double was not used for the smaller Chris Evans (before he was injected with the serum that made him Captain America), instead, filmmakers used digital technology to shrink Evans down and erase portions of his body.

Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise were both interested in playing Iron Man. Jon Favreau was originally going to direct Captain America: The First Avenger, while ironically, Nick Cassavetes, the director of Captain America: The First Avenger was going to direct Iron Man in 2004.

Around 450 separate pieces make up the Iron Man suit.

During the filming of Iron Man, a tank accidentally ran over a filming camera.

Rachel McAdams was director Jon Favreau’s first choice to play Pepper Potts, but she turned the role down.

When Favreau chose Robert Downey Jr. to play Iron Man, Mar vel did not want him to play the part at all because he had no money and they thought he was too modest for the part.

The budget for Iron Man 3 was around $200 million.

Facts are from the websites: IMDB, Daily Dawdle, Buzznet, What Culture, Wimster, Comic Book Movie and Movie Facts.

Andrew Garfield has been a life-long Spiderman fan and remembers dressing up as Spiderman on Halloween.

The OsCorp Lab set took over three months to build and has over 14,000 feet of stage floor.

56 Spiderman suits were created for the film, 17 were for Andrew Garfield and the rest were for various stunt men.

It took Andrew Garfield 20 minutes, with assistance, to put on the costume for shooting.

Andrew Garfield almost drowned himself while filming, by diving into a pool with the Spider-man mask on. He didn’t realize that when water is on the mask, it is impossible to breath.

For a lot of The Amazing Spiderman, stunt cordinator, Andy Armstong used real people instead of special effects. This included having stuntmen flying from 200 to 300 foot riggings above Harlem’s Riverside Dive in New York City.

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The Student Prints May 28, 2013

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After 27 years, Bohland gives final farewell

THE HUMBLE MR. BOHLAND GIVES A GRATEFUL SALUTE to what will be his final ensemble at the end of the show. Although sad being his final concert, it gave time to honor his contribution to NV music.

>> Lauren Lewis [Staff writer]

The most beautiful part of any musical piece is often the ending, as the music can build to a crescendo or even softly fade into a whisper. May 21 marked the end of Gene Bohland’s teaching career with an energetic Sousa march, but when he turned to smile at the crowd it was his classic soft smile that his colleagues, family and students will remember.

Mr. Bohland’s last concert was on May 21. After 27 years of teaching at NV, he is ready for retirement and is anticipating doing whatever he wants, whenever he wants, according to Mr. Bohland.

At the final concert Mr. Bohland was presented with a surprise gift that students, parents graduates and many others had been donating towards all year. This special gift was coordinated by the Band and Orchestra Boosters with help from Orchestra Director Pam Thiel and Assistant Band Director Nathan Heath.

Associate Professor at Northern Kentucky University Grant Karrick, a friend of Mr. Bohland’s, composed a piece entitled Hard-wired, according to past President of the Band and Orchestra Boosters Elisa Huss-Hage who assisted with the donations and the evening’s presentation. The piece will be performed by the Wind Ensemble at the spring concert next year.

Following the emotional presentation and concert was a reception in the Auxiliary Gym with food, many former band graduates, families and memories to share.

“What I’m most looking forward to is really taking care of myself and being healthy. I love to be active in the summers, I walk, I ride my bike, I golf, I’m always active. But as soon as school starts, I’m not because I’m here all the time,” Mr. Bohland said.

Despite looking forward to activities he’ll miss the kids.

“The cool thing about my job is I get to see many of the students from sixth grade to high school so we have a pretty cool relationship, even the ones that I see for only four years,” Mr. Bohland said. “I have a different relationship, I think, than a lot of other teachers do with students who have maybe one class with that teacher. So we form lasting bonds, we develop a family atmosphere and I’ll miss that.”

According to Mr. Bohland, he plans on continuing to play his trumpet with his quintet and is even considering joining a community band. Being a part of a band has always been a major part of Mr. Bohland’s life, even in high school.

“I loved band, but I loved basketball,” Mr. Bohland said.

“But after a while I decided that music to me was an emotional experience and I liked it. I liked being in band, I liked the kids in band. After hanging out with the jocks awhile, I found that I really liked the band kids more.”

In the middle of junior year in high school, Mr. Bohland

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realized that he wanted to go into teaching. “I wanted to do education because I thought I’d like to make a difference, and it’s not all about making money, that maybe it was a contribution thing,” Mr. Bohland said.

Mr. Bohland has succeeded in making a difference in student’s lives and contributed to NV and its band, helping to make it one of the “best bands in the land.”

Mr. Bohland will be succeeded by Assistant Band Director Nathan Heath.

“I’d like to say to the students to do what Mr. Heath asks of them because it’s going to be awesome,” Mr. Bohland said.

“It’s not going to be the same, but it’s good. Change is good, he’s really talented and he’s younger and energetic, so do what he does. Even if it’s different, go with it. I really think Mr. Heath is going to carry on the tradition that we’ve had here for a long, long time, so I’m excited about that. It’ll be different, but that’s okay.”

“Mr. Bohland is an important teacher to me because he has been like a second father to me and many other students. He is always kind, compassionate, and available to listen to any student who needs it. He has taught me to never give up on yourself, and that although it is good to aim high, it isn’t the end of the world if you aren’t the very best. I will miss having his guidance and support during band and everything else that I do and I am grateful for everything he has done for me,” junior Megan Standiford said.

Good movie, Old Sport >> Rachel Bules [Op/Ed Editor]

It is common knowledge that movies are never as good as their respective books. After already having read and very much enjoyed the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I did not go into the movie theater on May 10 with high expectations.

Despite my love for Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire, I just could not imagine that anyone could produce a movie that was as moving and meaningful as the novel itself, especially since book-based movies have the infamous tendency to waver from the original plot. (Hunger Games, anyone?)

I was pleasantly surprised to see that the movie actually did follow the book quite closely, despite a few changes, some of which I actually saw as an improvement. For example, I liked how Nick (Maguire) told his story of Gatsby (DiCaprio) through his writing therapy in a sanatorium. I also loved every time the characters would speak quotes directly from the book, although I thought Gatsby’s use of his catch phrase “old sport” was a little overdone.

However, the movie wasn’t totally flawless. The attempt to incorporate modern music into what was supposed to be a Jazz Age atmosphere crashed and burned. While reading the book, I envisioned Gatsby’s party music to consist of saxophones and trumpets, not Jay-Z and Fergie. I am also almost one hundred percent positive that cars in the 1920s were not capable of blasting “H to the Izzo” while driving across the Queensboro Bridge. The soundtrack itself is excellent, but it is not fitting to the time period of the story.

Also, I was disappointed by how the romance between Nick and Jordan was down played. They were definitely more than friends in the book, but she was nowhere to be found for a good chunk of the movie. Also, when I read the novel, I particularly disliked Daisy’s character, but in the movie, I almost felt pity for her.

The costumes were beautiful as expected, considering Brooks Brothers and Tiffany & Co. were the designers. Everything from Gatsby’s pink suit to Daisy’s $200,000 platinum, diamond-studded headpiece portrayed the characters perfectly, and so did Gatsby’s flashy yellow Rolls Royce. Clearly, the producers and director of this movie pulled out all the stops to try to do this book justice, and in my opinion, they did a pretty decent job.

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SPORTS

Baseball ends, bright future ahead >> Drew Crandall [Sports Editor]

SCHERLEY

SENIOR BRANDON WITT SLIDES into third base in the game against Anthony Wayne. The Wildcats are sad to see their season come to a close but are excited to look forward to a bright future ahead.

The young Northview Baseball team underwent a long season in the rebuilding process.

The team struggled for a majority of the season giving them a difficult draw for the state playoffs.

In the playoffs, NV found themselves up against the top ranked St. Francis team. Senior Kyle Kremchek was on the mound and pitched well throughout the course of the game and got great help from his defense.

The Knights jumped off to an early lead in the game. The Cats were unable to get their bats going and wound up losing 3-6.

“They hit the ball very well. They got off to an early lead and we were unable to recover. We played well, but just came up a little short,” Kremchek said.

The loss eliminated the Wildcats from postseason play.

Although the Wildcats made an early exit in the playoffs, the team competed with the best all year.

“We always compete even though our record doesn’t show it. We have

hung in there with all the top teams,” Archambau said.

The way the schedule was set up the Cats still needed to play Southview after being eliminated in the state playoffs. From the beginning of the game the Cats were outmanned. The Cougars’ bats were alive on that night beating NV 3-8.

“They are a very good team. They came ready to play and out hit and out-pitched us that game,” sophomore Ryan Moebius said.

The team also showed bright spots throughout the course of the season.

“The highlight of the year was going 3-1 on the spring break trip. We worked really hard all off-season for the trip and it paid off,” sophomore Preston Due said.

Although the team struggled this year, the future looks bright for the Wildcats. Next year’s squad will be returning several top players including star pitcher Due and Zach Wagenhauser.

“The season did not go as well as we wanted it to. We are a young team though, so the future is bright.

Although we struggled I had my best year hitting that I have ever had,” senior Connor Hartnett said.

5k runs coming to the Toledo area

>> Rachel Bules [Co Editor]

March through May is all about exercising to achieve that perfect body, but it’s important to work out over the summer to maintain all that hard work. Luckily for Toledo, there are plenty of great 5Ks coming this summer to help us keep up with our fitness.

June 8 Humane Hustle 5K

September 22 Zombie Race 5K

The timed run for competitive runners begins at 9 a.m., or bring your dog and a leash and enjoy the scenic, off-road 5K that begins at 9:10.

Registration is $20 day-of and supports the Toledo Area Humane Society.

Even if you don’t like running, you’ll be motivated to run a little faster with zombies chasing you! This mud run zombie-themed 5K features obstacles and zombies popping up from all directions. Run fast or get your brains eaten!

Register by June 6 for $65.

June 22 Mud Factor: Seriously Fun, 5K Obstacle Run

September 29 Komen Northwest Ohio Race for the Cure

This run is a 5K with a twist: it requires you to complete a 5K through a muddy obstacle course. The course may include a mud slip ‘n’ slide, tunnels, mud holes, or a forest run. The goal of this race is to get as muddy as possible!

Registration is $65 and ends June 12.

Walk or run the most popular race in Toledo this year and support a great cause in the process. Also, register to run the Race for the Cure with Northview’s team and help win a scholarship to be awarded to a senior next year. Another option for those dead-set against running is the “Sleep In for the Cure” where you can register and donate to the cause, all while sleeping in on the day of the race and still receiving a race t-shirt.

Where: Swan Creek Metropark, 4100 Airport Hwy

Where: Petersburg, MI.

August 10 Run or Dye 5K Where: Toledo (map TBD)

Wear all white for this run, because runners get blasted with paint while running. The motto for this race is “you haven’t lived until you’ve dyed running!” Registration is $40 per person for teams greater than five, or $45. per individual.

August 17 The Color Run 5K Where: Promenade Park, Toledo

In case you can’t make it to Run or Dye, or just feel like getting covered with paint two weekends in a row, grab some friends and come to the Color Run in Toledo, a.k.a. the Happiest 5K on the Planet. Don’t forget to wear white!

Register before June 15 for $35 per person on a team of four or more, or $40 per person.

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Golf official speaks to Boys, Girls Golf teams >> Jordan Rose [Sports Editor]

You have to learn the rules of the game.

And then you have to play better than anyone else. On May 2nd, USGA Rules Official Terry Seagert visited both the Northview Boys’ and Girls’ golf teams to discuss all of the unknown rules and etiquette of golf.

Both coaches Andy Reed and Mike Czerniakowski hoped Seagert would make their players more knowledgeable about the rules of golf, and he most definitely did.

“He made me understand a lot of rules I never knew and clarified rules I wasn’t so sure about. I definitely learned something new,” junior Nick Rakich said.

Seagert used several examples of

professional players who sometimes didn’t know the rules, such as Tiger Woods when he dropped the ball two yards behind his original shot this year at The Masters, which cost him two strokes and an eventual loss.

Seagert’s main point throughout his presentation was that golf is a game of honesty and integrity. Sometimes you will make mistakes; everyone does, but it’s the people who own up to their mistakes who flourish in their careers, whether it is golf, life, or your job.

“He helped motivate me to be honest when it comes to golf and life. It shows who you really are as a person and that you are willing to take risk rewards to show that you can be honest and uphold your reputation even if it means losing something that you really want,” junior Katy Williams said.

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SPORTS

Softball is aiming to become “Pitch Perfect” Progress made, team on winning streak, breaking previous record >> Max Messinger [Sports Editor]

MCCURDY

The LadyKat softball team just wrapped up one of their better seasons in recent memory.

With a record of 14-10, this is the first time that the team has had a winning record in the last couple of years.

“Everyone worked so hard on their skills and it showed because we improved our record from last season,” junior Brianna Quinones said.

The Kats recently faced Southview, Maumee and Napoleon. Even though they came up short against the Cougars, they managed to beat the Panthers and Wildcats in league play.

The season wrapped up against the Anthony Wayne Generals, May 23.

“We did a lot better than last year and I hope we continue to get better and prepare to do good next year. We worked really hard to beat many teams that were tough ones to beat.

In the beginning of the year, our team set many goals and we met a lot of them,” Garrow said.

“I think we should be proud of what we accomplished this year.”

For the upcoming season, the Kats are losing five seniors to graduation.

These players include Marissa Humphrey, Hayley Ulmer, Ciara Jaso, Bria Ambrozy, and Gracen Spangler.

“It’s sad to see the season come to an end, but I had a really fun year and I’m really going to miss it a lot,” Humphrey said.

The top returning players for the following season include juniors Quinones, Maddie Garrow, Lori Myer, and Cassidy Ghesquiere.

“Next year we are definitely going to miss our seniors but I think we will be even better,” Quinones said.

FRESHMAN RYLEE GARROW SWINGS at a pitch in one of the LadyKats games. Rylee is the only freshman on the varsity team. She has a very bright future ahead with the LadyKats.

Tennis team swings their way to victory >> Kaelynn Knestrick [Staff Writer]

Slicing up the competition, the Boys’ Tennis team finished the season strong, placing third at Northern Lake Leagues.

“We really tried to work on our weaknesses to prepare for NLL’s,” senior Mitch Hering said Hering placed fifth in first singles, sophomore C.J. Horvath placed fourth in second singles, senior Shailen Shaw finished third in third singles.

Seniors Mukund and Mohan Sharma won NLL’s at first doubles, and senior Jeff Czerniakowski and sophomore Noah Turner took third in second doubles, according to Hering.

“We played realistic practice matches against each other to help us prepare for Sectionals,” Hering said.

The sectional line up for singles was Turner, senior Aaron Weber, and then Shah.

Doubles was Hering and Horvath, and the Sharma twins, according to Hering.

“Qualifying for districts was one of the happiest moments next to winning NLL’s in

my tennis career,” Mukund Sharma said.

“It just shows that all my hard work finally paid off.”

With their win at Sectionals, the “Sharma’s”, as the team refers to them because they are twins and play together, will continue on to Districts.

“My brother and I will practice with our coaches, our teammates and the best players we know around the area,” Mukund Sharma said.

“We know the competition there will be good so we want to everything we can to prepare for it.”

“I hope that the Sharma’s do well at Districts,” Hering said.

“They represent our team now being the last ones left in the postseason.”

The boys team have had a successful season with a score of 10-3.

“Overall the season was a lot of fun. It’s a great group of kids to be with and see every day,” Hering said.

“Shailen and I will definitely miss everyone next year, as well as all the other seniors. Being a team captain was a great honor.”

The Sharma’s played at Districts on last Wednesday.

HITTING THE BALL back is senior Mohan Sharma. The Sharma twins won first doubles and played at Districts last Wednesday.

NV maintains rank as top contenders in NLL’s >> Juanita Vasquez

(Staff Writer) The term “Fast and the Furious” leaves the movie script and enters into the track world.

On May 17, Northview had a successful NLL meet at Maumee, the girls placing third out eight teams, and the boys placing fourth.

“We got fourth place last year at NLL’s,” Boys Distance Coach David Briggs said. “We were hoping to get in the top three this year. A few things didn’t go our way, but we still beat a lot of good teams.”

PLACE

Even though the girls did not place first overall as they did last year, they still managed to place in the top three.

With the loss of several seniors last year, the coaches had an equal feeling of pride in their athletes’ performances.

“I’m very proud of how well our team competed at NLL’s. Almost everyone performed better than they were expected to,” Head Coach Jerry Flowers said. “The NLL’s were especially competitive this year, so being in the top three means that we have had a good season.”

Not only were the coaches excited for their teams, but so were the athletes.

“I thought we all did great,” senior Kayla Kirk said. “The hand off’s for the 4x200 and 4x100 were really good.”

The results from NLL’s are as follows:

EVENTS

ATHLETES

RESULTS

100m Hurdles (girls) Long Jump (boys) 4x800 Relay Team (girls)

Janelle Noe Erik Massey Mallory Small, Robin Foster, Abby Masters, Janelle Noe

15.92 21 feet, 3 inches 9:37.34

800m Run (girls) 1600m Run (girls and boys) 3200m Run (girls) 300m Hurdles (boys)

Mallory Small Abby Masters and Chris McKown Abby Masters Adam Downing

2:23.94 5:16.45 and 4:38.28 12:07.78 40.17

Pole Vault (girls) 1600m Run (girls) 800m Run (girls)

Megan Matrisciano Robin Foster Robin Foster

9 feet, 3 inches 5:22.59 2:24.02

5th

110m Hurdles 4x200(boys) 4x400(boys) 4x800(boys)

Adam Downing D. Konik, C. Pomery, D. Schumaker, E.Massey A. Downing, D. Schumaker, E.Massey, T.Rayoum, I. Pribe, T. Rayoum, C. McKown, A.Downing

16.44 1:36.37 3:37.66 8:43.21

6th

Long Jump (girls) 4x200(girls)

Alysha Welch Juanita Vasquez, Tiana Sarsour, Kayla Kirk, Stephanie Duwve

15 feet, 6 inches 1:52.68

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3rd

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High jump (girls) 300m Hurdles (girls) Discus (girls) 3200m (boys) Pole vault (boys)

Alysha Welch Janelle Noe Taylor Warner Chris McKown Josh Jablonski

5 feet, 4 inches 46.50 120.11 10:02.53 9’3”

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SPORTS

Boys lacrosse wraps up with fair showing >> Colton Lulfs [Photo Editor]

Northview Boys’ Lacrosse began with a rough start in May with a 9 - 1 loss to St. Johns Jesuit High School. The team had high hopes for the game and went into it with a positive attitude. The Titans turned out to be too much to handle and dominated the field until the very end. The eight goal differential is the closest score NV has had in its short history.

The following Saturday, NV took the field against another strong rival, Delaware.

Delaware has maintained itself as one of the top teams in the state, a combination of four local high schools. The Cats came out strong and went into half time leading Delaware, but their abundance of substitute players proved too much in the second, dominating the second half.

The following Tuesday, Northview headed to St. Francis for their next game. In one of the most exciting games of the season, the Cats fell short 4 - 3, with just seconds left. Next, the Cats headed to Canton for a three game weekend.

Saturday morning the Cats defeated CVCA 16 - 2.

Saturday evening the Cats took on Archbishop Hoben, featuring the younger brother of head coach Charlie Bott. The game launched into overtime with just six seconds left, with a goal by junior Ben Suchomma. The game ended disappointingly, losing 12 - 13.

Sunday morning, the Cats took on Green, winning 12 - 11. The Cats dominated BG 14 - 1 in their next showing and were defeated 3 - 13 by cross-town rivals Southview. The team again played Southview for the Toledo Area Lacrosse Association tournament in a promising 6 - 11 loss. The Cats took on BG last Wednesday and St. Francis Friday for the State tournament.

SCHERLEY

JUNIOR MAX GOLDNER SCOOPS THE BALL AS HE STEALS it from his opponent. This is Goldner’s first year at NV and he leads a strong class of juniors on the team.

NV goalie commits to Air Force soccer team >> Jordan Rose

SCHERLEY

NV GOALIE JUNIOR JOHN WENDT recently committed to join the U.S. Air Force soccer team.

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[Staff writer] Junior John Wendt has verbally committed to the U.S. Air Force soccer team.

Wendt has been the goalie for Northview for two years, next year being his third.

He has allowed minimum goals each game he has played and has not missed a game during his tenure here at NV. “I have participated in several college summer camps since I was a freshman. Attending “With all due respect, these camps allowed me to spend time on the I am only as good as campuses with college athletes and coaches,” my back four. If they Wendt said. “From sixth grade through this year, I was selected for the Olympic Development play well, I play well.”

Program. ODP exposed me to a lot of college- -John Wendt bound athletes and collegiate coaches.” >>junior For NV, verbally committing as a junior is a very big deal.

“It is great for John to commit early. It speaks towards the work he has put in to be in his position. He won’t have to worry about where he is going to school and he can focus on having a good campaign for the Wildcats next year,” Athletic Director Chris Irwin said.

Wendt stood behind his team, leading them to two winning seasons so far.

During his offseason, he plays on the basketball team and plays travel soccer for Pacesetter Soccer Club.

“With all due respect, I am only as good as my back four. If they play well, I play well,” Wendt said.

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Lacrosse legend

He dangles through the middle of the field, jukes out the last defender, and he scores. Junior Ben Suchomma is a goal-scoring machine when it comes to Northview Lacrosse. Suchomma has been on the varsity team each of his three years playing. He has led his team to a 7-8 record. He started playing lacrosse his freshman year. As one of the teams leading scorers, Suchomma plans on leading his team to more victories as the season comes to an end.

Scherley

BEN SUCHOMMA PASSES THE BALL to a teammate during a game. Suchomma is one of the ## of juniors on the team. He plans on playing again next year for his senior season.

What college lacrosse team is your favorite team?

The Syracuse University Orange.

What has been your favorite NV lacrosse memory?

When I scored with six seconds left against Archbishop Hogan to send the game into overtime. It was really exciting, and we ended up winning the game.

What do you do to prepare yourself before a game?

Nothing special, I just joke around with teammates and stay relaxed.

Who is your favorite lacrosse player?

My favorite player is definitely Lyle Thompson.

Who has been your role model for lacrosse?

Chazz Woodson. His speed and goal scoring abilities are similar to mine, so I like to always watch him whenever I can.

by: Jordan Rose by: Max Messinger