Volume 81: Issue 2

S t u de n t P r i n t s Sylvania Northview High School

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Issue #2

October 27, 2006

NEWS Pages 1, 2 & 3

EDITORIALS Pages 4, 5 & 6

Interactive Media project goes out of school

Upcoming elections Tay lor He lbe rg

Volume 81

Parking lot fees - where does it go?

FEATURES Pages 7, 8 & 9 Check out Halloween Fun page 9

Boys Water Polo Qualifies to States page 12

Spirit Week

Recognizes all sports CHEERING IN THE traditional football circle are seniors Scott Boileau and Matt Urban. STUDENT GOVERNMENT Vice President, senior Justin Kruger, and President, senior Mason Nistel, announce the fall sports’ stats versus Southview.

ALL DRESSED UP for Crazy Spirit Day is Mark Howard, senior.

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Elections are coming up on November 7 from 6:30AM to 7:30PM, and many students are eligible to vote.

Any person who is a United States citizen, 18 years old or older, and has residency in the area they are voting in is eligible to register and vote.

For the first time, voters are required to have an ID with them, or else they have to fill out a different ballot. The registration deadline was October 10.

Registrations could have been picked up in almost any public building such as the library, city hall, or any public high school, including our main office at Northview.

A new law was passed allowing anyone to get an absentee ballot sent to their home without having a specific reason. The requirements used to be if the person would be out of town on Election Day, disabled, or had any other reason that they could not make it to the polls on Election Day. Absentee ballots are still available.

Every year, Lucas County looks for people willing to work the polls. The qualifications of a poll worker are: to be the age of 17 or older, resident of Lucas County, a United States citizen, and they must have no felony convictions. People interested in working the polls are required to work from 6AM to 7:30PM with a salary of $100 cash. It is an excused absence from school, so 17 year olds must have a parent permission slip.

Mostly elderly people work the polls, so it would be good to have young people help as well, because they are more up to date on technology, according to American Government teacher, Mr. Melendez.

“I think it is a great idea to hire young people to work at polls. It will be a first hand experience with Democracy and they are more likely to become lifelong voters,” said Mr. Melendez.

A new job this year for elections is a Trouble Shooter. This job was created due to the new touch screen voting machines. Trouble Shooters deal with minor problems with the machines, help set them up and take them down, and have to know how to generally work with them.

These workers have to be more qualified since there is more to their job. To work as a Trouble Shooter a person must be a resident of Lucas County, a U.S. citizen, have no felony convictions, own their own cell phone, have their own transportation, and must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

They are paid $7 an hour on Tuesday, as well as the night before to help set up. Both election jobs require training ahead of time.

“I do not really know what to expect, but it should be fun because I will get paid,” said senior Kerin Hojnacki There are many issues that 18 year olds may be interested in voting for this election.

Issue 2 forces employers to pay their employees a minimum wage of $6.85 starting January 1, 2007.

Issue 3 is a permit for up to 31,500 slot machines at seven horse racing tracks and at two Cleveland non-track locations and would expand gaming in the Cuyahoga County. The revenues are going to be split up by 55% to the slot and casino owners and operators, 30% to the Board of Regents for college scholarships and grants to eligible students and administration of the program. The remaining revenues will be divided among local governments, race tracks for purse money, gambling addiction, and to the administration of the Gaming Integrity Commission.

Issue 4 will prohibit smoking in enclosed areas, but a yes vote will allow smoking in places that it was not allowed before. Places it will be allowed are tobacco stores, private residences or non public facilities, separate smoking areas in restaurants, most bars, bingo and bowling facilities, separated areas of hotels and nursing homes, and race tracks.

Issue 5 will prohibit smoking in public places and places of employment. A yes vote on this issue means that smoking will be more controlled. There will still be places exempted from the restrictions, but those places have always allowed smoking, such as private clubs, outdoor patios, and private residences.

SPORTS Pages 10, 11 & 12

A shley McNair Sta ff Wri te r Spirit week went underway once again through October 9th to the 13th.

Spirit week has always been a tradition to prepare Northview students for the upcoming Friday football game against arch rivalry Southview.

This year NV beat SV with a score of 24 - 21.

The week consisted of a different spirit day in which the students dressed a certain way.

Monday was Monochrome Day, where students could wear entirely one color. Tuesday was Snazz Cats Day where students were told to dress to impress.

Wednesday was Animal Day where students dressed up as their favorite animal.

Thursday was Decade Day. Each class had a particular decade to dress as; seniors were 80s, juniors were 70’s, sophomores were 60’s, and freshmen were 50’s. The week ended with a Crazy Spirit Day on Friday.

“I think the idea of having a different spirit day each day of the week is a great way to promote spirit

Photos by Mason Nistel & Danielle Darah and have enthusiasm throughout the school to lead up to a big even such as the NV vs. SV football game,” said freshman Michelle Lerenz Friday consisted of an assembly to rouse the students for the evening’s game.

All fall varsity sports were announced with their standings against SV. A cheer was presented by NV’s cheerleaders and the school band played the school’s fight song.

Each day throughout the week also consisted of a Wacky Wildcat each lunch period. This was to keep the momentum going throughout the student body for the day.

“I think Wacky Wildcats are a great way to excite the students for Friday’s game and to keep the school spirit alive through the day,” said senior Kerin Hojnacki.

Wacky Wildcats included fun games and competitions between classes. Some Wacky Wildcats corresponded with the daily attire such as on Animal Day, the competition was who could make the best animal noise.

Mol Day heats up Chem. classes K atie Wambold

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Mol Day is a National Celebration of Chemistry, all Chemistry students participate in numerous activities in which they have the opportunity to earn extra credit in the class.

Mol Day is celebrated on October 23. It was on a Monday this year so students got to celebrate on the actual day of Mol Day for two periods. Some classes also celebrated this throughout the week because they only had one period Monday. This day is based on Avagadro’s number which is 6.022 times 10^23 moles.

The 10^23 represents October 23, and the 6.022 means it is celebrated from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m.

“Mol Day was amazing. Students were very excited for chemistry and they all were dressed up, made moles, brought food, and had clean competitive fun,” said Mr. Andy Roth.

This year’s Mol Day had the Mol Bowl theme, where teams chose sports teams to compete in the Mol Day events. Students dressed up as their respective teams with everyone voting for their favorite team.

Students also made flags, brought food, and made felt moles for extra credit. “Mole Day was fun, the best part of it all was staying up the night before with Chelsea and Ashley, making our shirts, and then winning most creative theme,” said senior Devyn Duran. Events included Mol Golf, Mol Bowl, Mol Toss, Mol Basketball, and Mol Stroll.

Meredith Lodge TOSSING A MOLE is senior Jessica Wirick during her fifth period Chemistry class with Mr. Roth.

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N EWS

Octobe r 27, 2006

School shootings across the nation affect NV Amish town NV tightens up Colorado has rocked by school safety second school school shooting shooting Wang Pan

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Ye lena Zhe rnovski y Sta f f Wri te r Paradise Pennsylvania- A milk truck driver barricaded himself inside a one room Amish schoolhouse in which he took eleven girls hostage and then committed suicide, according to CNN. The gunman, 32-year-old Charles Carl Roberts IV, was seeking revenge for an unknown incident that happened during his childhood. Roberts killed five of the eleven girls, execution style, and wounded the six others.

Roberts had three firearms-a shotgun, a semiautomatic pistol and a rifle, in addition to a stun gun, 2 knives, and 600 rounds of ammunition. Police speculate that he was expecting a lengthy siege, due to his assortment of necessities, such as toilet paper.

The shooting took place 60 miles west of Philadelphia, in Lancaster County, where Roberts was delivering milk. The police confirmed that Roberts was not targeting the Amish community but used the schoolhouse due to its easy access.

The attack, which was premeditated, targeted adolescent girls. Roberts let a pregnant woman, 3 women with infants, and 15 boys leave after tying up the girls.

Roberts, who has no criminal past, left his three children at the bus stop, and went on his rampage,. He also left several rambling suicidal notes for his family at their home in Bart, Pennsylvania.

Roberts returned a phone call to his wife that informed her of his plan and that he needed to make amends and that he wouldn’t be coming home, according to CNN. After the call to his wife, he called 911 and ““made a declaration that if the state police didn’t leave the property he would start shooting people within 10 seconds.”

After he hung up he began firing, he then shot himself in the head before police could storm the barricaded schoolhouse.

Two girls and a young teacher aide died at the schoolhouse and the other 8 were taken to several hospitals in Pennsylvania including Penn State Children’s Hospital.

Two girls died at the hospital while at least five others were in critical condition.

Some believe that Roberts may have been mentally unstable after the death of his premature daughter in 1997, he also admitted to child molestation of two young family members and admitted that he had “dreams” of molesting again.

Since the shootings the schoolhouse has been boarded up and Amish community has forgiven Roberts. A memorial service for the girls was held on October 5, 2006.

With school shootings all over the media recently, Principal Stewart Jesse has implemented and plans to increase security measures at Northview in order to prevent the events on the news from happening here.

“When I first got here, I didn’t see very many security measures, which were all we talked about in California,” said Mr. Jesse.

With the three shootings occurring across the nation, Mr. Jesse and the administrators decided that there had to be a change to increase safety at NV. “There were three principals that all said that school shootings could not happen at their schools; however, it did. I just don’t want to be the fourth principal,” said Mr. Jesse.

An administrative meeting occurred between NV and Southview to coordinate the actions that each respective school took regarding the shootings.

The measure that has already been implemented at both NV and SV is the locking of all exterior doors during the school day except for the front door so that the school can maintain one entrance for all incoming and outgoing people. Also, the current policy of staff and students having their ID cards and visitors needing visitors’ passes has been stressed. A request has been raised to the district office for a means to monitor the front door. One option is the hiring of a receptionist, a second option is staffing someone at the front internally, and a third option is to modify the doorway at the front so that all incoming personnel have to go through the office to access the school.

“The added security measures seem unnecessary because of the unlikelihood of a school shooting at NV. With the hundreds of thousands of high schools across the nation, the percentage of a shooting occurring here is slim to none,” said senior Melissa Cohen.

In an effort to make all students as safe as possible without having the security measures be inconveniences, all options have been pursued. This includes implementing video cameras and issuing ID cards with magnetized tags; however, these measures are unlikely to occur in the near future according to Mr. Jesse.

A problem facing the extra security measures proposed by NV is the lack of money and funds. Though there are safety grants available to schools, they take a long time and are hard to obtain. Therefore, NV needs the district’s monetary support in order to accomplish the proposed measures according to Mr. Jesse.

Student attends National Young Leaders conference M a x Filby Sta f f Wri te r The National Young Leaders Conference is a meeting for national scholars held in Washington D.C. I recently participated in a fall session of the conference.

The N.Y.L.C. was established by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council. Staff members of the C.Y.L.C. supervise and facilitate groups of national scholars during the conference. “I enjoy being a part of the staff,” said group facilitator Annie Reuben, “It’s a really fun and interesting job.”

Teachers, family and friends can nominate students enrolled in high school to attend the N.Y.L.C. Scholars from across the United States attend this conference, including people from U.S. territories like Guam and Puerto Rico.

The conference is held every year in the fall, spring and summer.

Scholars who attend this conference stay at the National 4-H Convention Center, which is made up of four buildings, J.C. Penny Hall, Firewall Hall, McCormick Hall, and Kellogg Hall.

Other than a place to stay, the convention center is mainly used for one particular part of the conference, Leadership Group Meetings (LGM). Scholars are divided into groups named after famous figures in American history such as Benjamin Franklin or George Washington.

Each group is given a LGM room named by a state. In this room each group plans most of the week’s activities.

A majority of time is spent in the LGM rooms conducting leadership activities. These activities are a fun and enjoyable time in which scholars can meet their peers and learn how to be a leader.

The N.Y.L.C. scholars travel to memorials, museums and other famous parts of Washington D.C. Scholars were even given days to tour the city on their own. Students were able to visit several areas of Washington D.C. through the time they were given.

One day of travel includes a day spent at Capitol Hill.

Here scholars visit the House of Representatives and meet with their Representative and Senators in Congress. “I was surprised that we got to meet members of congress,” said

Ashli Cornwell from Austin, Texas.

Scholars visit presidential memorials such as the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Washington Monument. Other memorial sites visited include the Vietnam memorial, the World War II Memorial, and the Korean War Memorial.

I enjoyed visiting the memorials of Washington D.C. Visiting these memorials was an enjoyable and interesting learning experience.

Students are given a day to eat and shop in Dupont Circle in Washington D.C. Scholars are also given the opportunity to visit the museums of the Smithsonian Institute.

However, the entire conference is not only focused on touring the District of Columbia. Scholars also participate in a session called Model Congress.

“Model Congress was an interesting way to learn about our government,” said scholar Tom McKrill from Mentor, Ohio. Students are divided into both republican or democrat caucuses and committees for Model Congress.

Each caucus is given the job to create an amendment and to formulate a presentation to give to the committees. Each committee then votes for their approval of the amendment based on a caucus’s presentation.

A final session of Model Congress is held at the Department of the Interior Building in Washington D.C. In this building scholars are seated with their caucus or committee members.

After being seated, all caucuses and committees will receive a short two-minute proposal speech for a caucus’ amendment. Finally, each caucus and committee vote together to ratify an amendment or not.

The final session of Model congress was a very realistic simulation, when I participated, as part of a republican caucus. My caucus passed our amendment dealing with methamphetamine and child abuse.

The Model Congress session is the final piece of curriculum for the N.Y.L.C. Commencement of the conference includes a dinner and a dance at a local hotel ballroom. together to ratify an amendment or not.

The Model Congress session is the final piece of curriculum for the N.Y.L.C. Commencement of the conference includes a dinner and a dance at a local hotel ballroom.

Je ssica Be sset te Sta f f Wri te r According to the Toledo Blade, on a Wednesday in Bailey, Colorado, a man named Duane Morrison, age 53 trespassed at the Platte Valley High School. He was a former Bailey resident who moved to Denver with a history of minor criminal defenses.

When he arrived at PV High School he burst into a college preparatory English class wearing a dark blue hooded sweatshirt and a camouflage backpack. Morrison made the whole class line up and told them who could leave and who must stay by tapping them on the back. He took six girls hostage and sexually abused them. After a while Morrison decided to let four of the girls go and keep two in the classroom with him.

When the authorities and the S.W.A.T team arrived at the school they took precautions, setting a perimeter around the school and blocking off all the roads. Authorities eventually made contact with Morrison, who claimed to have a bomb and two handguns with him inside the school. After talking to the authorities outside the school, the Park County Sheriff Fred Wagnor said that they were trying to negotiate with the gunman.

When Morrison decided not to follow through with negotiation plans the S.W.A.T. team entered the school and attempted to save the two girls that were being held hostage. Morrison started firing at the police, and shot a teenage girl in the head. Morrison then turned the gun on himself, committing suicide.

According to the Rocky Mountain News, Emily Keyes, 16, was transported to a hospital by helicopter where she died after being shot

by Morrison.

The shootings at PV High School reminded everyone around the town of the horror of the Columbine school shooting. The town mourned the loss of Emily Keyes and the terrible situation of the students at PV High School.

Authorities have inferred that there was no motive for what Morrison did. The only thing they found was a suicide note left with one of Morrison’s relatives in Denver.

Spanish Club feasts at El Camino Real Wil l C ousino Sta f f Wri te r Northview Spanish Club began a promising year with a cultural dinner at El Camino Real Restaurant on September 28.

Seated at a long table in the Mexican restaurant, club members enjoyed the company of 20 friends. The dim atmosphere was complemented by traditional mariachi music. When the time came to order, everyone made an effort to ask the fluent Spanish-speaking waiter for his or her meal in Spanish.

El Camino Real, a two-story restaurant on West Sylvania Avenue, has dozens of menu choices. They serve everything from tacos and enchiladas to unique nachos and fajitas.

“The restaurant served excellent authentic Mexican meals, everyone had so much food they couldn’t eat it all at once,” said junior Kristi Pierson.

With stronger officer leadership than in years past, the club is being carefully run and organized by its five student officers. Regular officers’ meetings and activities have been taking place since the beginning of September, according to junior historian Neno Aouthmany.

Movie nights are a revived club event this year. Students in the club may drop in each month to catch a new

video hosted by the club advisor, Mrs. Chris Monday. On October 10, the club gathered in room F-8 to watch “Selena” in Spanish with English subtitles.

Membership is expected to reach 30 or 40 students this year, according to Mrs. Monday.

Senior Ashley McNair is the club president and has worked extensively to prepare a calendar of interesting activities including cooking lessons, caroling, movies, dinners and art projects.

A club t-shirt design was selected on October 19. A club member designed the colorful logos, which Michigan Silkscreen will reproduce on the shirts.

“I’m very excited about our t-shirts this year, the club spirit is fantastic,” said McNair.

The club is looking for more members; it is not necessary to be in Spanish class to join. Membership requirements merely include a desire to be immersed in LatinAmerican culture and a $6 fee, according to McNair.

Next on the club’s calendar of activities is a sugar skull design meeting on November 2 in room F-8. This traditional Mexican craft will be made on the Mexican holiday called Dia De Los Muertos or “Day of the Dead.”

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Andrea McConnell DINNING OUT at El Camino Real Mexican restaurant are senior Austin Hendrix, juniors Valerie Urbanik, Kristi Pierson, Will Cousino, and Rachel Reardon, seniors Ashley McNair and Kerin Hojnacki.

This is an annual Spanish Club tradition.

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October 27, 2006

Cat’s Meow prepares in secrecy Students utilize blogging in class

E li z abeth Strick Sta f f Wri te r This year’s Cat’s Meow, the Northview senior talent performance, is shrouded in mystery. All of the seniors involved are sworn to secrecy about everything from who is participating in the performance to what it is about.

However, some information has become common knowledge. The show is written and directed by Adam Wilson and Matt Oberle. Oberle said, “This year’s performance is going to be better than last year’s.”

Last year’s senior class was unable to perform their Cat’s Meow because of a “conflict of interest between the writers and producers,” according to last year’s assistant director, Miranda Strick.

The performance is a mixture of play, musical, and talent show. There are chorus lines and acting parts.

This year’s actors are Aman Goyal, Isaac Cohen, Gordie Howe, Ashley McNair, Taylor Johnson and Katie Litzer with Kristi Kunkel as the stage director.

“I am really excited for everyone to see Cat’s Meow this year. The directors did a great job and it is really funny,” said Litzer.

There are many talent acts this year including a performance by Rocktronica and other bands. There are two solo singing acts and a guys and girls chorus. The guys chorus is choreographed by Patrick McEwen and girls chorus is choreographed by Nikki Khan.

There is also the infamous chase scene a tradition for every Cat’s Meow.

Cat’s Meow is scheduled to open on November 10 and will also be performed on November 11. Cat’s Meow has been performed by the senior class for over 15 years. The el-

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Meredith Lodge ACTING OUT A SCENE in the seniors’ Cat’s Meow are seniors Katie Litzer, Isaac Cohen and directors Adam Wilson and Matt Oberly. ement of surprise is always why the show is so popular.

“We never know what the show will be about until the night of the performance,” said senior Jeff Sharp. “It’s the reason we all decide to go to the show.”

In past years, the Cat’s Meow has been about various things, including grilled cheese, Survivor, or lunches in

Andy’s Grill uses student’s logo from Interactive Media project for menus Kimm y Ya r k Sta f f Wri te r The interactive media II class was put in charge of creating a logo for a new restaurant that opened on September 12 called Andy’s Bar and Grill.

Mrs. Sue Bridell’s sister-in-law opened the new hot spot and asked the Interactive Media II class if they would like to enter in a competition designing a new logo to be placed on the menu at Andy’s.

Ever yone i n the class designed a logo which they thought best showed the at mosphere, excellent food, and fast service the restaurant has been known for.

“We could use any program we wanted and that we use in class like (Adobe) InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator to help make our logo visually appealing,” said senior Melissa Cohen.

The Sylvania Northview marketing department judged

the logos and voted on the best. Cohen’s logo was chosen to be the new restaurant’s logo.

“I think it was a really good opportunity to get a chance to design a logo because it helped with my computer and layout skills,” said Cohen.

The interactive media class took a field trip before designing their logos to the Maumee location where they enjoyed free pizza.

During the visit many of the students took the opportunity to get to know the atmosphere for the upcoming designing of the menu.

The students took photographs and interviewed the staff.

“It was a real world experience for the kids and that was the whole pur pose of it, said Interactive Media II teacher Ms. Libbey Pistilli.

Andy’s Bar and Grill has also asked the Interactive Media II students to create new designs and logos for the inside of the menu.

Cohen’s design is currently on their menus and features a basketball.

NV Choirs deliver fall concert to community

Ta r a Pate l Sta f f Wri te r A Cappella Choir, Women’s Chorus and Harmony Road Show sung the first notes of the choir season at their October 5 “A Tribute to Broadway” concert.

The entire concert consisted of a wide repertoire of Broadway music. “Wicked,” “The Sound of Music,” “Les Miserables,” and “Phantom of the Opera” were among the featured musicals.

The show began at 7:30 PM with the full A Cappella Choir singing “One Short Day” from “Wicked.”

From that moment on, the music never stopped.

Quartets and soloists stole the stage as the larger groups assembled behind the curtains.

“The audience was always entertained since choir director Mr. Gary Lewis did such an excellent job planning the concert,” said junior Robert Hadley.

Senior Justin Kruger provided a theatrical performance by singing “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top” from Oklahoma and senior Katie Litzer stepped into the role of Glinda from “Wicked” and performed “Popular.”

“To get into the mood of my solo, I listened to it about fifty times and also saw the play,” said Litzer.

Women’s Chorus, consisting mainly of freshmen, entered the concert with “Broadway Baby” from “Follies” and “My Favorite Things” from “The Sound of Music.”

An all sophomore girls quartet consisting of Allison Dewitt, Heather Cechner, Sarah Hammye and Sara Feder-

man sang a barbershop style version of “Consider Yourself” from “Oliver.”

“We were really nervous since this was our first performance, but I think our parts came together really well,” said Federman.

Near the closing of the concert, senior Isaac Cohen captured the audience’s attention with a powerful performance of “The Music of the Night” from “Phantom of the Opera.”

“All I Ask of You” from “Phantom of the Opera” and “Seasons of Love” from “Rent” took a jazzy twist when performed by the Harmony Road Show.

The A Cappella Men’s Chorus lent thier deep voices to “Man of La Mancha” from “Don Quixote,” while the A Cappella Women’s Chorus represented “Showboat” and sang “Can’t Stop Loving that Man.” The concert ran smoothly and the Little Theater was packed.

The show ended on an exciting note with “Broadway Blockbusters,” featuring all the choirs.

“The Broadway music was a fun style of music that brought a different atmosphere to choir,” said junior Jessica Bessette, “however, we shouldn’t get carried away and should stick to traditional choir music in the future.

Northview choirs’ next performance will feature the Symphonic Choir in the Great Lakes Choral Festival on November 9.

A Cappella and Harmony Road Show’s next performance is the Madrigal Dinner at the Clarion Hotel on December 10. Students will be dressed in Renaissance costumes and step into roles from that era.

general. This year, the senior class is keeping the show completely under wraps.

“I’ve been here for 35 years and they have always had Cat’s Meow,” said Ms. Shelly Brand. “It used to be just a talent show, and about 20 years ago they started adding skits around the talent. “

Toledo sees nine murders within nine days Ste ph anie Sa l l ah Sta f f Wri te r an E. Ybarra, 55-year-old Brett Mayne, Jerome Saxton, 27-year-old Erika Graham, 29-year-old Brian Davis, and 29-year-old Lloyd Henderson. All victims were Lucas County residents, according to Toledo Chief of Police, Mike Navarre.

Grahm’s death is believed to be related to both Davis and Henderson, according to Navarre. Police said all three were found with bullets in their heads. After these murders, Chief Navarre assigned seven more detectives to the case.

“I’m seeing an increase in drug-related homicides. A lot of the crime in Toledo is directly related to illegal drug activity,” said Navarre.

These homicides may be a result of a major drug bust that occurred in Toledo called “Operation Tailgate.” This was an investigation into a major Toledo drug ring that involved at least 10 people. Both Henderson and Davis were involved in this investigation It was broken up weeks ago, according to Toledo police.

Letrel M. Brown, of Toledo, was arrested on September 23 on two counts of murder. He is responsible for killing Cappellety and Ybarra, both of which were shot in the head. Their murders were most likely a “drug deal gone awry,” said Mayor Carty Finkbeiner.

Toledo City Councilman Michael D. Ashford demands that Toledo needs more safety. “People want to feel safe in their community, safe in their neighborhoods, safe in their homes,” said Ashford.

Meanwhile, Finkbeiner emphasized in a news conference that, despite the recent homicides, Toledo still remains a safe community.

Lauren Yoder, a senior at Northview, was shocked to hear about these murders. “I never thought that something like this would happen here. People just need to be more careful and aware of what could happen,” said Yoder.

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Blogging has become an instant phenomenon in the technology world.

With the creation of web sites such as Myspace. com and Blogger.com, the number of people making web pages has greatly increased. Not only at home has it increased, but with added technology in schools, classrooms have changed.

Mr. Ackerman’s English classes have begun a new approach on student journaling. Blogging and web pages have become very popular around Northview.

There are thousands of web sites that allow people to post their thoughts; these journals are known as blogs. By using a site called buildyourownwebsite. com, Mr. Ackerman has set up a home page that allows students to create web pages, post blogs and interact with other students online.

Mr. Ackerman has also began to upload homework assignments on the web site. These downloads are homework and study guides for his classes. This has greatly cut down on the waste of paper in the office.

By having the students download their homework, and other classroom materials, they’re learning to be responsible and it also allows them to get a feel for what will be coming in the future, according to Mr. Ackerman.

Colleges and Universities have been putting classroom materials online for a few years. Almost everything is sent to the professors via computer. Hard copies are rarely being turned in anymore.

With this new technology, it just seems logical to have high school students do the same as college students. Why have students rely on teachers to print out all their materials, when in college it will be their own responsibility, said Mr. Ackerman.

“It’s different, but I think that it will prepare

“I li k e i t a lot. It’s kind of re a l wri ting more li k e re a l life, i t doe sn’t fee l li k e an a ssignmen t so much.”

- M a ry Dick er son students for college,” said Mary Dickerson, a senior in Mr. Ackerman’s English class.

With the constant creation of new technology such as Smart Boards, the world is becoming more and more aware of computers and how to use them.

This idea of creating online journals and web pages allows students to be creative and also helps the teachers out, according to Mr. Ackerman. “Student blogging is important because the more eyes that are on the students writing, the more they will be aware of how well they are writing,” he said.

“For each quarter we have to do three blogs and two journals online,” said Dickerson. “It’s a forum set up with your journals on your homepage and then from Mr. Ackerman’s homepage you can log on to various issues you can blog about.”

Some of the issues students have been blogging or responding to have been based on stories in the news that relate to the novels they are reading and senior and school related issues.

“I like it a lot. It’s kind of real writing more like real life, it doesn’t feel like an assignment so much,” said Dickerson.

As well as Mr. Ackerman’s classes, Mr. Joe Drouillard’s English classes are also using technology to better their class. Online journals are being posted weekly and graded for a certain percentage of the class, according to Jackie Zureich.

They recently did a project about poetry and imagery, where students wrote their own poems about the Shakespearian classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

“The idea of online blogging is interesting, because it allows the students to put their opinions out in the internet world for our peers to see,” said senior Jamie Schaffer.

The students found it easier to meet deadlines because no hard copy was required, just a post online before midnight the day it was due, according to Zureich.

Blogging has become a necessity in the classroom. With the technological advances in the world, many people are becoming more aware of how to use a computer.

“Blogging is something that most teenagers do not mind doing,” said senior Aman Goyal. “We are always online working on myspace pages anyway, so it’s not an inconvenience to post for English.”

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OPINIONS

Octobe r 27, 2006

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SHOUT out

Where do the parking fees go?

by Kat ie Litzer

Senior rights being infringed upon Do you remember that fateful day of August 23, 2003? For the current senior class, Freshman year had begun. That year proved to be one of the toughest years of our lives, constantly being kicked around by the seniors, being teased because we were small, and not getting to sit in the privileged “senior section” at the football games.

We all remember what it was like to be the “freshies” and we all know how bad it was, but we stuck through it and made it. Now it is senior year, and we as seniors are here to rule the school, just as our forefathers have done.

This year the senior privileges are being taken away. Underclassmen are taking over where the seniors are supposed to be. A prime example of this would be the ever popular Friday night football games. Now, everyone knows that sitting in the senior section is a privilege to seniors, (hence the name senior section) yet there are always an array of underclassmen pushing up to the front row. This is extremely annoying to the seniors.

The underclassmen have three more years to enjoy the football games. This is our last year to enjoy the thrill of our high school winning the game.

Another example of our lost privileges is the exam policy. For as many years as I can remember, the seniors have been exempt from taking second semester exams. Now there is a rumor that the seniors will be forced to take these exams. This is a complete insult to my seniority. I have waited patiently for three years to be exempt from these exams. I have come to every exam since freshman year, I think that deserves some sort of pay off.

Our Assemblies have also been cut in half since last year. I know that our education is what matters, but our assemblies get us pumped to be at school. By only having 20 minute assemblies, it does not even give us enough time to sit down. The assemblies are not organized because they are so short. The current senior class has had to sit through the graduation assembly for the past three years. If they decide to take it away this year, I know that the senior class will be furious. Parents and family members are looking forward to that assembly and it’s not right to take it away.

School safety is an important issue. Due to the continued violence around the United States, and in schools, safety has to be our number one priority. This however does not mean that we should be locking the back doors. There are countless times that students come in late for Med Tech or post secondary, and it is completely ridiculous that they are being forced to walk all the way around the school. What are we going to do in the winter? Trudge through the snow just to get into the building? I think not.

Students are furious at the fact that they have to go to the front doors to get in the school. We should upgrade our school’s technology and have scanners that will allow any NV student to enter the building with their ID card. This would make the students happy, and keep NV safe.

I definitely not saying that these issues are all going to happen. But the way the year has been going, we can see a trend in events. The 20 minute assemblies, the underclassmen taking over the senior section, the locking of the back doors, these are all things that are being enforced this year.

The Administration should stop allowing senior privileges to be used by underclassmen. Our rights as seniors are being taken away, and it is completely unnecessary and is just making the senior class upset.

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- my cents “It’s not that I don’t feel safe at NV, but I think we should be taking more safety precautions.”

- Senior Emily Camp

Meredith Lodge SPACES WITH UNIDENTIFIABLE numbers make it hard for students to find their specific parking spot in the mornings.

Juniors and seniors enter the school year looking forward to shedding their busriding days and gaining parking privileges. Seniors demand a convenient location near the school and juniors anxiously hope that they are not placed on the hill.

Naturally, parking privileges are not free. Each student must pay a registration fee of $30.

One would think that $30 per parking spot would keep the paint for the lines fresh and new. Instead, so much of the paint has peeled off that the numbers are virtually impossible to see.

“Whenever I drive to school, I can never find my parking spot,” said junior Maddie Barga. “I have to get out of my car, look closely for my number and then get back in and park.”

The question that arises is “Where does our parking lot money go?”

This seemingly simple question led to a complicated search for the right answer.

After I called various numbers, interviewed a few people, and sifted through erroneous information, Principal Stewart Jesse was able provide a logical explanation.

All fees the students pay enter a student-generated fund (also known as the 018 Fund), a fund that is spent only on students. For example, the fund was recently used to provide bagels for OGT testing, to hand out information packets for Eighth Grade Orientation and to set up correspondence courses for students who need to complete classes.

The money does not necessarily go to parking lot repairs, but it will if the need arises.

“I have not heard concerns about the peeling paint in the parking lot before, but now that I have, I will see what has to be done,” said Mr. Jesse. “Of course, that does not mean that the parking lot will be painted over night. There are a lot of steps in that process.”

If that process will be long, students hope that it will begin soon.

“It would be really helpful if I could see my parking lot number instead of pieces of faded yellow paint,” said junior Michelle Reardon. ~ Tara Patel

Underclassmen not showing proper respect in stadium There has always been a tradition at Northview for the junior and senior students to be able to sit in the spirit stands at football games. The tradition follows the unwritten rule for seniors and juniors to stand in the front rows of the student section and the sophomores and freshmen in the back rows or the extra seats.

Recently, at NV’s home games, there have been some controversies in the spirit section between upperclassmen and underclassmen. The sophomores and the freshmen took up a great portion of the bleachers leaving many juniors and seniors without a seat.

“I don’t think it’s fair when my friends and I get to the game early and the first few rows are taken up by sophomores and freshmen. We have waited our chance for the first rows and it’s seniority, bottom line,” said senior Katie Reagan.

The Homecoming game on September 29 was extremely frustrating. Seniors and juniors were both yelling at the sophomores and freshmen to move back so the upperclassmen could sit. “It wasn’t fair for seniors and juniors to get mad at us, we should be allowed to sit in any portion of the stands and cheer for NV,” said freshman Nicole Fry. Senior Abigail Northrup said, “As freshmen and sophomores you should have respect for the upperclassman.

When we were sophomores and freshmen we respected the juniors and seniors in the student section, and I think it’s rude that many freshmen and sophomores now don’t have the same courtesy, especially when they’ll be expecting it when they are upperclassmen.”

Being an upperclassmen gives you certain privileges and cheering in the front rows at football games is a great one, especially for the seniors considering this is their last year to be in the student spirit section.

Sophomore Brittany Gullufsen said, “The upperclassmen shouldn’t get mad about us being in the stands. I know they are older but we want to support our school too.”

Even though this isn’t the juniors last year they still have been waiting for the opportunity to be an upperclassmen and cheer in the student stands. They were extremely

Nicole Munch NORTHVIEW SPIRIT may be high in the stands, but there’s a constant fight for space between the underclassmen and the upperclassmen. angry at the Homecoming game because half of them couldn’t sit in the bleachers.

Junior Jenny Smith said, “My friends and I could barely see the game at all because we were between the rows of the bleachers and the sophomores were taking up a lot of the section. They can wait until they’re upperclassmen to cheer in the student section.”

I think it’s great that the sophomores and freshmen care about our school, attend the games, and cheer our

team on. I also think that they should understand that as juniors and seniors it’s important to be a big part of the spirit student section.

I know that when I was a sophomore, my friends and I walked around and watched the game from the fences, because we knew that the student section was taken by the juniors and seniors, which wasn’t a problem for us because it has always been tradition. ~ Jessica Bessette

How safe do you feel at Northview?

“With all the teachers and others staff in the building I feel pretty confi dent that our students are safe.”

-Junior Mike Biniecki

“ With all the violence in schools lately, I think we should be taking safety more seriously.”

-Sophomore Paige Maroney

“I don’t fear anything at NV - I think the administration is taking all the necessary precautions.”

-Freshman Kirk Lewandowski

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October 27, 2006

Pro/Con - Should the back doors be locked?

I feel safer, walk around

This is getting out of hand

Recently across the United States, trespassers have entered schools and some of these events ended with fatal gunshots. Because of these actions, Northview is trying to play it safe, by locking the school entrances during school hours.

I think this is a great idea. First of all, the school is trying to keep the students safe. By locking the doors, the school is preventing future accidents from occurring. Locking the doors also provides better security.

All the visitors entering the building are required to go through one entrance, and in doing so, each of them will receive permission to enter and a visitors pass.

I’m sure that the students at the schools where the shootings took place didn’t go to school thinking that they would have a violent trespasser enter their building.

I bet they wish now that they had better security. The least that NV can do to prevent another incident like the ones that already occurred is to lock the doors. They are taking one step at a time to keep the students under a close watch. I think the students should be thankful that the school has taken great initiative to keep them safe. I also think that the parents of Northview students should feel more comfortable and not have to worry about their child’s safety while at school. The NV administration is taking action on their own.

Students should feel safe in this school. “By locking the doors, I feel better going to school knowing that people can not enter without permission,” said senior Tom Snavely. NV is not a violent place and to keep it from becoming this way locking the doors is the first step they can take. The opinions about this topic are talked about regularly and it is true that many students are upset about the decision to lock the doors, but isn’t ones safety more important than walking a few extra steps to another entrance? I for one feel better going to school everyday knowing that I am in a safe environment. ~ Stephanie Sallah

This year Northview has gone through many new changes including new administration and new food polices.

One change that has affected juniors and seniors the most is locking all of the back doors where their parking spots are located.

Although locking these doors strengthens the school’s security, it seems ridiculous to make students walk halfway around the school just to get in.

A person trying to get into the school will get in no matter what. It is no different for someone to walk into the back doors then the front ones; no one really patrols the front doors anyways. I have seen people who walk into the front doors during school hours that do not look like they belong at NV but end up walking through the halls without being stopped by any monitors.

Those who have the most trouble with this new change are students who take classes at Southview, have placements at elementary schools, or who do post secondary.

Students are going to have to dress according to the weather now because they might have to walk through inches of snow or a torrential down pour.

We all know that every high school student doesn’t look at the forecast in the morning nor that the school’s climate match that of the weather.

If the school wanted to have security by the doors, why don’t we just have hall monitors sit by the unlocked doors? Last year we had a hall monitor sit by the auxiliary gym door and many unwanted people were kept out and caught once they came in. The hall monitors could watch the halls and the doors at the same time, which seems ideal since if the person had gotten in from another door, the hall monitor could ask them who they were and escort them out.

A problem that might occur with the locking of the doors is the fact that students may now park in teacher spots in the front. This will cause teachers to get frustrated with not having spots open for them when they leave and during the school day. I’m pretty sure students would rather get a $5 parking ticket than walk completely around the school if the weather conditions are bad.

I think change and safety is a good thing, but it seems unlikely this change will do much good. Students will find a way to let themselves in without having to walk around the building to the front where no one is watching anyways. ~ Meredith Lodge

Sports essential for our development Some people consider high school sports as the most important aspect of school, while others think of them as a worthless investment of time.

Those that possess the latter viewpoint argue that if the team is not winning every season, then it is not worth the effort to be part of a losing team. They claim that sports act as a distraction to school work and learning. That practices and games take away from homework and studying time and because academics is the most important part of school, sports have a negative influence.

Though this perspective holds some merit, it is always more fun to win than to lose, I wonder if sports play a deeper role in our education - if they are essential to our development.

The purpose of school is to foster the development of its students into responsible and intelligent individuals. Indeed, the Northview mission statement reads that NV “empowers students with the analytical and creative skills and strategies necessary to be productive, life - long learners.” Also, NV’s philosophy says that NV is “designed to prepare its students for citizenship in our community, state, nation, and the world of today.”

Therefore, if sports add to the ability of students to be creative individuals and give them the tools necessary to succeed in our communities, then sports are not only important, but they are essential to the school and learning experience.

Last weekend, the Sylvania Boy’s Water Polo team competed in the North Regional tournament, where the

team accomplished its season-long dream of advancing to the State Tournament as one of the top four teams in the State.

The team beat arch rivals St. Francis de Sales in the last five seconds of the game and Worthington Kilbourne to keep their chances afloat and advance to the State Tournament taking place at Mason High School near Cincinnati today and tomorrow. This season’s team has been the most talented and most disciplined of any of the past years’ teams and is the first team to advance to States since the Sylvania team of 1978.

This accomplishment for the Boy’s Water Polo team is a tribute to the role sports play in our lives. Sports provide the discipline and allow students to grow into “productive, life - long learners” who never give up.

Many athletes can attribute their maturity to the impact sports play in their lives or can point to another athlete that has experienced tremendous growth due to sports. This season’s Water Polo practices provided the discipline by asking players to swim thousands of meters every day - more than any previous years’ practices. The scrimmages also forced players to develop their “creative skills” and formulate strategies. And so, sports not only provide a competitive diversion from the books, but they also help teach the lessons of life.

When a victory has enough weight to have people cry, when a victory impacts a community, and when a victory makes people’s dreams become a reality, it is truly something remarkable that can only touch us so profoundly as

sports do.

Many memorable movies, such as Remember the Titans, Miracle, and Cinderella Man possess the theme of a crucial victory marked by toil and suffering that ultimately make them better athletes and people. Even movies where the team lost in the end, Friday Night Lights, impacted us emotionally, proving the importance of sports to our lives. So, even if the team has a history of losing, be part of the team for the dream.

The accomplishment of the Boys Water Polo team, and other NV sports teams, should serve as inspiration to others and teach lessons not learned in the classroom.

The 1980 United States Olympic Hockey team served as an inspiration to all Americans during the gloomy era of the Cold War. Though sports at NV do not have the widespread effect of Olympic teams, they do affect members in the community in a profound way, just like the Boy’s Water Polo team of 2006 has.

Though I see where people are coming from who claim that sports are a distraction to school work and education, I believe that sports hold an integral spot in the education process and are indispensable for the development of student’s creativity, maturity, and success in the future, win or lose.

But not only do sports provide internal development for student athletes, they also provide inspiration and emotionally affect everyone involved. ~ Wang Pan, player on the Boy’s State Qualifying Water Polo team

Students frustrated with Bess Everyday, students in Sylvania schools face the ongoing struggle of trying to use the internet for productivity. However, the Bess Internet Filtering system makes completing homework very difficult due to the number of sites it prohibits.

For those who have not had an experience with Bess, it is, according to bess.net, a version of a product called a SmartFilter. A SmartFilter is a program that enables organizations to understand and monitor their Internet use. It prevents users from accessing offensive content, limits legal liability, manages bandwidth, and protects against security risks like spyware and malware.

The Bess Edition of Smartfilter is what many schools, including Sylvania, and libraries across America use to monitor internet use. It’s the most popular choice because it’s reasonably priced and provides the most features. It also networks easily to all the computers in a school or library because of its ability to work around firewall and proxies. It also provides supreme protection against any types of security threats, including spyware and Malicious Sites. It also puts extensive restrictions on the sites that users can access, and some of the restrictions are outrageously unnecessary.

This causes a huge inconvenience to students. In Mr. Ackerman’s English classes the students have their own

web pages, which they can personalize and make to suit their liking. These web pages allow students to copy and paste HTML coding from other sites such as myspace or blogger.com and insert fun graphics, or modify their layouts. So if you are trying to look at other web pages at school with these codes on them, nothing will show up on the site. This is extremely frustrating, especially if you posted a video the night b efo r e, a n d wanted to share it with the class.

You wouldn’t be able to show it b e cause Bess blocks any YouTube videos.

Ba s ic a l ly, trying to work with the internet at school is impossible and it’s useless to even h ave it w h e n students can utilize it. Students are getting increasingly frustrated and now that we have the technology to make our own web pages it seems impossible to personalize them and make them our own. Maybe if the school system switched to a corporate filter things would not be so difficult. Many companies and offices use filters that are not nearly as limiting. One things for sure though, if teachers are incorporating the internet into their classes then students should be able to use it to its full potential. ~ Jackie Zureich and Katie Litzer

McDonald’s 24 hour breakfast best idea yet The smell of greasy sausage and hotcakes are in the air; but its 6 pm! McDonald’s is now considering extending their breakfast menu to be available 24 hours a day.

This means that on those late nights driving home at 3 am anyone can enjoy a tasty Egg McMuffin® or Hotcakes dripping with maple syrup.

Personally, I am very excited about this and I am sure many others are as well. McDonald’s breakfast may not be the healthiest option but it sure is delightful when it comes to taste.

McDonald’s is making a wise decision because of the increased revenue it will bring in. Some people enjoy McDonald’s breakfast options but are not very interested in the normal menu of huge sandwiches or deep fried things.

Also, sometimes people just get a taste for breakfast food during the day and need someplace to go. Additionally, of course, there are always people, especially teenagers, sleeping in until the afternoon on weekends or whenever possible. Waking up at 1 pm does not mean that it is time for lunch. When I wake up at that time I hunger for breakfast and would love to be able to devour Sausage Egg McMuffins®, Sausage McGriddles®, and Cinnamon Rolls from McDonald’s.

Twenty-four hour breakfast at McDonald’s would be amazing. It would provide happiness for many Americans, including sleepy teens. It would also help McDonald’s itself to generate more profit and possibly increase their share values as well so anyone with stock options in McDonald’s will benefit.

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EFFE CT Senior exhaustion

Whew! Time to take a deep breath and relax.

Everything seems so busy right now. Too bad teachers don’t feel the same way.

This is probably the busiest time of the year for seniors and we have so much on our minds. Fall sports are still going on, even if they are almost done. They do not slow down at all; you work and play hard right up until the very last game. People who play sports are dedicated and they give up so much time in an effort to make themselves and their teammates better.

Aside from sports there are the usual various clubs that students are involved in. Foreign language clubs, yearbook and newspaper, psych club and many others demand even more time from students who choose to participate in them.

Let’s not forget the extracurricular music activities such as outside practices, activities and concerts for band, orchestra and choir kids.

Now add to this the stress of college planning. This takes an enormous amount of time in itself as well as dominating the minds of many students who are still undecided.

Seniors are being asked to plan their futures right now; they have to think about where they want to go and want they want to do in life. These are big decisions that some students may worry about for a while.

After making some decisions, applications have to be completed for the colleges and universities that students are considering attending. Many universities have lengthy, in-depth application processes that require much time and thought from the applicant because they want to make sure they select students that are the best fit for their institution.

Obviously, there is a great deal going on for seniors.

It can be very stressful at times, especially for students, I am one of these, who are involved in all of the previously mentioned activities.

We are in are final year of high school and are trying to spend time with friends and have a good time on top of all the other stuff going on. All of this combined seems like it should be a full schedule and plenty for seniors to deal with.

However, teachers decide to add that one extra piece of straw, possibly the one that will break the students’ backs.

The first semester is still highly important in terms of grade point average and grades when it comes to college acceptance. That means seniors are working hard to maintain the records they have achieved despite all of the other distractions and interferences.

Teachers still continue loading up the homework and pushing even harder on the students. Not all seniors slack off or choose easy blow off schedules. The ones that don’t, have the stress of hard classes that demand too much of their time and effort.

Teachers of senior classes really should be more understanding. Right now it seems that students are being encouraged to choose easy blow-off classes for their senior year because trying to push themselves just does not pay off. Taking hard classes through senior year just produces more stress and there is no way out.

If teachers could possibly set aside time where there will be no homework and maybe no tests either it would be highly beneficial because it would allow more time to plan and fill out applications.

Deadlines come fast and it is easy to put things off when there is homework due the next day as well.

Seniors are working extremely hard this time of the year and teachers should see that and try to help them rather than hurting them by adding work, stress, and possibly hurting overall grades.

Assembly times being cut short by administration This year, Northview has a ridiculous assembly period of 22 minutes. By the time a student leaves the classroom, enters the gym, the gym is set and filled with the students, a time of about 15 minutes remain.

Many students are going forward to principal Mr. Stewart Jesse with complaints of this assembly time. Mr. Jesse has no control over the time because Administration changed the time during the past school year. It first came into effect this year.

The administrations reasoning behind this was for longer class time. I do not agree that a few days through the school year of shorter periods will change our education dramatically.

Students complain throughout the day rather than be excited for the assembly because of the time. The assemblies are not as nearly as fun as last year because there is not as many games or activities in the assemblies. “Although we ran short during the assembly, I wish we would have had wacky wildcats during the assembly because it brought excitement to the students in the past,” said senior Mason Nistel.

The reason we had extra time in the assembly was because we cut so many activities out. If we had the longer time we could have added these activities for a more productive student body.

As a member of Northview’s student government I can not stress enough how little we can fit into this amount of time.

Questions come to myself along with other members of student government on weather there will be a Turnabout assembly and if weather or not there will be talent acts.

Another issue is the Class Olympics.

I am frustrated with the fact that in the past we have had almost an hour to hold these events in an assembly. I do not understand how we could hold all these events in a 15 minute time period During the past fall sports assembly senior Mason Nistel and senior Justin Kruger were to announce all fall sports along with their triumph against Southview.

The Northview Cheerleaders were to give a cheer and the

Danielle Darah THE CHEERLEADERS dance to the fight song as the band plays at the Spirit Assembly.

Northview Band was to play the fight song. It was difficult for everything to be put into such a small period of time.

“Sine the time is shorter this year the squad had to form our cheers around every other activity in the assembly; this made it difficult to do our own routines,” said freshman Michelle Lorenz.

In the past the assembly includes a skit to bring about the idea to crush the cougars. This year the skit was erased along with spirit cheers.

The question comes into play on is it necessary to drop the assembly time when we only have about ten assemblies each year.

Letters to the Editors “Hydrate or Die” by Kyle Cappelletty

Dear Editors, If you are a student at Northview you are probably wondering why the administration is confiscating our water bottles in the hallway. To be honest, I have been wondering why too and I have no idea. I strongly believe that the rule causes more problems than it fixes. It adds to class disruptions with more students needing to take a field trip to the drinking fountain, which creates a high-stress learning environment.

On top of that, I can’t speak for all of NV, but I believe that it adds to my personal discomfort being thirsty in class and not having that trusty Ice Mountain to jump into my grip Northview has already taken away Mike and Ike’s and Mambas. What’s next?

Grilled Cheese? These are the aspects of school that keep us motivated and pushing on. It’s these little things that give all students something to look forward to. I just don’t want to have to get up out of class, get my agenda book signed, and walk the designated distance to the drinking fountain. The water is often warm, tastes somewhat of old eggs, and makes me sleepy. When my eyelids get heavy I ease the weight with a choice swig of my Ice Mountain and I just emotionally can’t deal with that kind of loss right now. Ice Mountain is pure as the driven snow, and who are you Northview to take that away from me?

I just want a Northview where water is not on the list of don’ts. We have enough rules to follow as it is and I think taking away another one of our privileges is unacceptable. I’m not asking the school for anything other than to be able to quench my thirst while focusing on school in a disruption free environment.

When I was forced to surrender my half full Ice Mountain to Officer Pac at 11:27 a.m. on September 19. 2006, it was a day I would never forget. I felt concerned and defenseless; like a part of me was taken that I could never get back.

Northview please, give that part of me back, let me hydrate or I will die. Northview Administration, I beg you to please stop being the dehydrator and go back to the hydrator.

After all, we care about you as much as you should care about us. I am Kyle Cappelletty, a concerned Northview Student that is thirsty and pleading for our right to possess water bottles once again at school.

Letters to the editors can be submitted to room E-6 or Ms. Flynn’s mailbox. They must be signed, but you can request to be printed anonymously. We will print any letter that is not libelous, cruel or overly wrought with errors.

Response to “Intolerance towards Islam” by Justin Gregory Dear Editors, I disagree with the “Intolerance towards Islam” editorial by Wang Pan on page 3 of the September 29 Northview Student Prints. Though Wang Pan is clearly very smart, he is nonetheless completely mistaken on this issue. He claims that President Bush “consistently dubbed the Middle East and Islam as evil” in his address to the nation on September 11, 2006. I have reviewed the entire transcript of the speech, and this is simply not the case.

A quote Wang Pan might be referring to in President Bush’s speech is “We have learned that they [our enemies] form a global network of extremists who are driven by a perverted vision of Islam -- a totalitarian ideology that hates freedom, rejects tolerance, and despises all dissent.

And we have learned that their goal is to build a radical Islamic empire where women are prisoners in their homes, men are beaten for missing prayer meetings, and terrorists have a safe haven to plan and launch attacks on America and other civilized nations.”

With these words, President Bush is not saying that the Middle East and Islam is evil. He is referring only to countries whose governments deliberately harbor terrorists, and the extremists and radical Muslims who hate America and want to kill us (like the ones who flew planes into the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001). He never referred to Islam -- in general -- as being evil, nor did he say that all the people of countries whose governments harbor terrorists are evil. To say that President Bush is calling Islam and the Middle East “evil” is ridiculous. In fact, in a speech preceding a dinner meeting (September 28, 2006) with the leaders of Afganistan and Pakistan, he explained how he respects the leaders’ religion (Islam) and how together they will all work to combat radical Muslims and the violence in the region. He made clear the difference between most Mus-

lims and radical Muslims by saying in his speech, “They [Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and Afghan President Hamid Karzai] are strong leaders who have an understanding of the world in which we live. They understand that the forces of moderation are being challenged by extremists and radicals.”

I also disagree with Wang Pan’s comparison of Christianity to Islam several times throughout his editorial, in an attempt to suggest that “an evil Islamic totalitarian regime” could just as easily be “an evil Christian totalitarian regime.” In saying this he is also trying to discredit President Bush. He specifically claims “Islam is based on the same principals of Christianity” in the 6th paragraph of his article. He claims that “the lessons taught in the Qur’a n are almost identical to those in the other religions [Judaism and Christianity]” in the 3rd paragraph of his article. He also claims “aspects usually associated with Islam today, like the wearing of the veil or the declaration of jihad are present in the Christian tradition as well” in the 3rd paragraph of the article (actually, jihad is not associated in any way with Christianity, and I can’t imagine where Wang Pan got that information). While there are a few moral similarities in the two religions, the overall purpose and reasons for doing moral things differs, and this is what confuses many people. In reality Christianity and Islam are almost totally different, contrary to Wang Pan’s claims in his article.

There are major differences between Christianity and Islam in how followers are supposed to live out their faith. Followers of the two religions do not even worship the same God (contrary to what many people assume). The Holy Scriptures of the two religions are also completely different and separate from one another. In Christianity, God is described as holy, loving, just, faithful, and righteous.

He loves all mankind, so much that he gave up his one and

only Son (Jesus) to take the world’s punishment for being sinners. For Christians, God is triune, meaning he has 3 parts (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) but is still only one God (this concept confuses many people who say that Christians worship several Gods, and so I wanted to point it out). Basically, Christians believe that although good works are expected of those who believe, faith in Jesus alone is enough to gain salvation, or heaven, after death. Christians believe that they cannot be freed from sin by themselves, but need God’s help. They also believe in having a personal relationship with God while on earth. Christians believe in the Bible as their Holy Scripture, and nothing more or less.

In Islam, Allah is described in many ways including unitary (instead of triune), loving to those who do good works, complete, and powerful. The important attributes of God listed in the Bible (righteous, just, faithful, loving to all) are not included in the description of Allah in the Qur’a n.

Muslims do not believe in having a personal relationship with Allah. Muslims respect Jesus as a great prophet but, unlike Christians, do not believe he is God. Muslims believe that they can redeem themselves from sin and enter heaven by their own good works and efforts. They follow the teachings of the Qur’a n, and nothing more or less. There are actually many more differences between Christianity and Islam, but I figured everything I mentioned above should be enough to make my point -- that Christianity and Islam are very different and separate religions, and should not be lumped together as Wang Pan has.

My final disagreement is with Wang Pan’s remark in his 5th paragraph, “looking back on history and the acts of violence and ‘holy wars’ issued by Christians, we don’t deem those countries or the religion as evil, so why do we accept the Middle East and Islam as so?” Actually, we do not accept Islam and the Middle East as evil. We would not be right in saying that all Christians were evil when some

of them did bad things in the past. Once again, we are only against the radicals, like the Christians involved in holy wars as Wang mentioned, and which happen to be mostly radical Muslims today. The only reason some people don’t mistakenly call all Christians evil today is that there are not widespread radical Christians who misinterpret their scriptures and kill people, as there are radical Muslims who are killing people, and are opposed to everything America stands for. This is why Islam seems to be a target of criticism today. A growing number of radical Muslims are openly declaring and waging war against America, and so pose a serious threat. This is exactly why President Bush is doing the right thing by working to identify and defeat them with the purpose of defending the United States and keeping Americans safe. It is in fact people who don’t clearly understand this concept who are misinformed, not the people who take the threat seriously, and are helping to keep America safe.

In conclusion, I disagree with Wang Pan’s article about Intolerance toward Islam. President Bush has not associated Islam as a whole with an “evil totalitarian Islamic regime,” any more than he has associated Christianity with democracy and freedom. He has, in fact, talked about America as a place where all religions can be practiced freely and should be respected. Wang Pan is mistaken about President Bush’s statements as well as the nature of Christianity and Islam. I agree with him that we should not blanketly point fingers at all followers of any religion, but I don’t see that happening in our current administration at all. The only place I’ve heard such stereotypes spoken, perhaps, was at school, from a couple of kids who weren’t of Wang Pan’s intellectual caliber and couldn’t have put three sentences together to save their lives. Wang Pan should know better.

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Homeless hits home Jackie Zureich C o-E di tor

Amy Sharp, a NV graduate of 2005, now at the University of Toledo, recently volunteered to spend the night as a homeless person. This event was held from October 1 to October 2.

This first night, around 7PM, UT students gathered at Centennial Mall to begin building their boxes. Different organizations assembled small cities and throughout the night the participants listened to speakers from Habitat for Humanity and area homeless shelters, like the Cherry Street Mission.

The students then lined up for a cup of soup and were sent back to their boxes for the night.

The students started planning for this at the beginning of September. Habitat for Humanity and other UT campus organizations sponsored the activity. Sharp decided to get involved because many of her friends encouraged her to help out.

“It was a good cause and I thought that sleeping in a box would be a good experience,” said Sharp. She collected boxes, helped coordinate the event, and ensured that everything ran smoothly. After the experience, Sharp said that she realized that homelessness can happen to anyone and that it needs to be addressed more in our society.

“It is a devastating situation to be in and it should not be overlooked,” said Sharp. She felt that it was a good event and is looking forward to participating next year.

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Taylor Johnson, a Northview senior, also participated in a similar program through her youth group at Boulevard Church four summers ago. She and the other team members lived in cardboard boxes in an empty field near downtown Sylvania for three days.

Johnson’s box consisted of two cardboard boxes put together lengthwise to create protection. They were allowed only the clothes they had worn on the first day and $5 for food.

“Our leaders, Colleen and Brad Stroatz, wanted to help us truly understand the struggles and suffering the homeless endure,” said Johnson.

Every morning the members of the group would walk to the gas station nearby and decided how much they could afford to spend on food for the day. They would share the food and help each other when they needed it. Some had trouble adjusting during the three days.

“One of the things many people had trouble coping with was the begging. We had to beg to use the restroom and to get water,” said Johnson.

However, when the experience ended. It was with good memories and everyone gained perspective about how many people are forced to live.

“It was very humbling to see how poorly you are treated and how insignificant you feel.

I’m so glad we chose to do this because I have much more sympathy toward those less fortunate now,” said Johnson.

Both girls agreed that after their experiences they have gained a better understanding of how hard it would be to live on the street. They felt more grateful for every aspect of their lives and hope that other young people can learn the same gratitude.

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Bum fights popularized Meg an Bringy Sta f f Photogr a phe r During your spare time what do you often go out and do? Go the movies maybe? Or how about the mall? Or maybe you just hang out at home and play video games? But would any of you ever consider going out and beating up the homeless for fun? Lets hope not, but this is an actual activity that has become popular for teenagers in big cities.

Just last January, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, two teenagers were caught on video as they beat a homeless man with baseball bats and ran away. That man was lucky and survived, but that same night, the same boys beat another homeless man to death.

This isn’t just a one time thing, reports show that since 2000 there has been approximately 500 of these attacks that have been reported; 200 that have resulted in death. When Jeffrey Spurgeon, a young man in jail for being part of a group that killed a homeless man, was being interviewed he appeared to be calm while talking about the incident. Then when he was asked why he would do something like this, he replied, “I guess for fun.”

How did our society get to the point where beating and killing the homeless was “fun”, and accepted by others?

Some may say it’s because the homeless are the only people teenagers feel more powerful than, but others say it’s being encouraged by the media.

Recently, teenagers and young adults (including Spurgeon and his friends) have been caught up in a movie series known as “Bum Fights.” It’s a sequence of tapes that shows a group of young men bribing the homeless with food, money, drugs, and alcohol in reward for doing a harmful or stupid stunt. This includes everything from making a man smoke crack, sleeping with prostitutes, fighting, gagging, and even setting people on fire.

Although the makers of this series, Ray Laticia and Ty Beeson, are being sued by some of the homeless people involved, they have made over $10 million on the entire series and they are proud of the media attention they are receiving.

“Society has a fascination with homeless people, people living on the streets, almost a perverse fascination,” Laticia said. “People don’t get a chance to see much of that. We thought it would be exciting to get a glimpse of that kind of life.”

The majority of Americans seem to be in an uproar about these movies, the common belief being that there are other ways to get a point across. The idea is that you can’t help someone in need by dehumanizing them, or belittling them but you have to work with them, and be positive towards them. But if America is in such an uproar then why are tapes still being sold, and why are these incidents occurring again and again?

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The Elephant Bar is located inside Westfield Shopping Mall with its Asian/Western influenced menu, it is not your typical eatery.

My first dining experience at the Elephant Bar was in early June of last year. Around ten of my friends and I decided we should try the new restaurant, seeing as that it is in the center of our second home, the mall.

The ambiance of the restaurant is safari-esque, with its lively metal designed bar being the centerpiece. We were very surprised to all be seated within a matter of minutes and it only got better from there.

With appetizers, meals, and desserts, we were in and out in just over an hour.

“The food was awesome, and the service was really fast,” said senior Grace Zhang. “I have been back many times since then.”

One of the best things about the new restaurant is the affordable prices to people on a limited budget. It is a great place for students to kick back, and enjoy a good meal. For starters, appetizers range from $2.95$12.95, which includes my personal favorite, Elephant Bar’s famous artichoke dip for $7.25. For the entrees, they are also nicly priced for a thin wallet. The menu has items that include ribs, shrimp, steak, tacos, and of course their Pacific Rim specialties. Prices here start at $5.95, and tops off at $16.95 for a center cut steak. To end your meal, dessert choices here definately aim to please. Choices include a creme brulee, a giant cookie ice cream sandwich, and my favorite, the chocolate chocolate molten lava cake.

My overall rating for the Elephant Bar would be without a doubt an ‘A’. I guess the sweet and sour chicken was the right pick for me. If you are looking for a meal with a little kick, and surroundings that will keep you coming back, give it a try. ~Lizzy Breier

Looking for a new, fresh, fast healthy sense of Mexican? Kokopelli is just that.

Being similar to Chipotle, Kokopelli has a menu full of burritos, tacos and quesadillas. The menu selection might not be as large as Abuelos or Don Pablos, but for this type of fast paced restaurant the menu selection is agreeable.

Everything is made fresh and right in front of your eyes. Whichever menu item you choose you can see it made and topped with whatever you would like. These toppings include; beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, and a different variety of salsas. The subway style ordering allows you to see what you want to put on your food of choice.

The thing I like most about Kokopelli is the fact that you can see your food being made right in front of you and knowing that it is fresh.

You receive your food as fast as you would in a drive through and you get to see it being made.

“The food is great and I love that it is so fresh in taste,” said senior Danielle Darah, who loves to eat at Kokopelli.

Not only is the food fresh and fast but you get more for your money.

The portions at Kokopelli are large in size, no matter what you pick, be it a burrito or a quesadilla you get a sense of fullness.

Kokopelli is a great place to go if you are in a hurry or do not feel like waiting as long in a regular restaurant. If you want it to go you can get in and out within five minutes. If you want a place to take a break and eat in they also have sitting room that is nice too. ~Emily Navarre

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Aladdin’s is the new casual and affordable Mediterranean restaurant that offers unique and natural foods while at the same time catering good health and nutrition.

Upon your arrival you are greeted with an “ahlan wasahlan” or welcome, you are then seated in a relaxed 100% smoke free atmosphere.

Aladdin’s offers consistency, quality, and freshness in upscale surroundings. The Lebanese menu serves an abundance of both meat-based and vegetarian dishes, all prepared with no preservatives, sulfites, or additives.

You can start with the traditional favorites, such as hummus, shish tawook, falafel and fattoush, or pitza pitas, pizzas made with pita bread and an assortment of fresh toppings. Or if you’re not someone who enjoys the ethnic cuisine, there are many of menu items including pita roll ups, chicken salad and fruit smoothies that are modified for the less-adventuresome appetite.

Aladdin’s was started by the Dawli brothers in 1993. There were five successful years in the east and Aladdin’s became a known restaurant with good and fantastic entertainment. There are eighteen total restaurants, including some in Columbus, Chicago, Virginia, and Pittsburg.

Aladdin’s is a proud winner of awards like the Cleveland magazine 1998-2005 and the Silver Spoon Awards for the “Best Middle Eastern” and the Scene Magazine in 2004 for the “Best Use of a Pita.”

“Not only is the food great, but it seems like everything there is so authentic. Even the construction of the lighting looks modern but they are imported from Syria of Lebanon,” said junior Matt Darah.

Aladdin’s is open at 11 AM daily except for special holidays. ~Neno Aouthmany

Claddagh is an Irish pub style restaurant that was recently installed at Franklin Park Mall.

The restaurant has a delightful atmosphere and a good variety on the menu. There are traditional Irish foods like corned beef and cabbage or Sheppard’s pie available as well as classic favorites with an Irish twist such as filet mignon marinated in an Irish whiskey sauce.

The whiskey steak is one of my personal favorites.

It was cooked perfectly to order and was exquisitely juicy and tasty. The “pub chips,” or fries as they are more commonly known, are quite scrumptious with a special blend of seasoning that makes your taste buds happy.

The boiled redskin potatoes are also exceptional in taste and quality. Just about any meal comes with some form of potatoes. Being Irish, that was a big plus for me since I eat potatoes with every meal anyway.

The desert menu includes many delicious sounding options though I myself have not yet tried any of them.

The atmosphere is comfortable and versatile. The restaurant could be the setting of a homecoming dinner or just a casual evening meal.

The menu is reasonably priced and could make a nice weekend hangout if you do not mind spending the money that an upscale restaurant would normally cost.

It will probably be around $20 per person. That includes salad and Irish soda bread served with most meals. Whether surprising that special someone or just chilling with friends, Claddagh makes an excellent place to go and get some quality Irish food. ~Greg Adkins

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if you want to be scared silly, visit one of these haunted houses. they are open late and are a good way to get your friends together to enjoy a night of terror.

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More Halloween Fun If you have nothing to do the night of Halloween there are a couple options. passing out candy or even going out and collecting candy are fun ways to act like a child again.

“My favorite thing to do for Halloween is to fnd my costume. I think it is really fun to decide what I want to be and how to create it,” said senior Katelyn Straube “My favorite thing during Halloween is hanging out with my friends on Halloween night and eating a bunch of candy. Also I like going to haunted houses because I get scared easily and it is really fun,” said junior Megan Ozarzak

History of Halloween

There are numerous activities to enjoy before the actual day of Halloween. this includes carving pumpkins and watching scary movies.

“On the week leading up to Halloween I watch the Disney Channel original movies every night at eight o’clock. My favorite is the original ‘Halloween Town,” said sophomore Mark Halter

Halloween, also known as all hallows eve, is the night of October 31st and is when the spirit and normal world allegedly become one. Many people believe that the supernatural is always trying to contact humans and this day links the two worlds together, when the supernatural can do this.

Many people have forgotten the idea behind Halloween and simply celebrate this holiday with candy and parties. Children dress up in costumes to go trick or treating and adults fi nd the A way to have fun and get your neighborhood involved in coolest parties to attend. f on each other. the Halloween spirit is to play tricks

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“ My favorite thing to do around Halloween is something called boo bags. This is where you decorate a bag and ill it with all sorts of candy. then you take the boo bag to someone’s door, ring the doorbell, and run away,” said freshman Brad Wierich.

Trick or Treating hours this year are from 6 to 7:30 pm on Tuesday

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Girls Soccer wins 8th consecutive NLL title Kimm y Ya r k Sta f f Wri te r

JUMPING FOR THE BALL is junior Karley Kasper in a Varsity Girls Soccer game. Karley has been playing soccer since freshman year.

Continuing their fight for the state title, the LadyKat Girls Soccer team is continuing to work hard and motivate each other.

“The senior girls are really showing good leadership in practice as well as on the field which really helps us build our team chemistry,” said junior defensemen Karly Kasper.

On September 24 the girls hosted the St. Ursula Arrows for an exciting and close game. Kasper and sophomore Taylor Delaney unselfishly changed positions to help benefit the team due to an injury of the goaltender, Kaitlyn Sarmento.

Kasper had an amazing game in her new position as goaltender, blocking every shot that was at her end of the field. “I had played goalie a lot growing up which made playing this position not only a flashback but also a learning experience,” said Kasper.

Finally after playing in a tough battle junior Brooke Taylor scored the winning goal and the only goal in the 20 th minute of the second half. Assisting Taylor with the game winning goal was sophomore Libby Kakanquin.

The girls left the field with a 1 - 0 victory.

“We were very happy about winning, but we all knew we needed to keep playing hard and continue to work on our game in the offensive field,” said Taylor.

After the game on October 4 the NLL title was still up for grabs. The LadyKats played the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets. Neither team was having any luck scoring, leaving the game a tie, 0 - 0 and a tie for first place in the league.

The LadyKat team then walked into three battles and walked away with victories, beating Ottawa Glandorf 7 - 2, Anthony Wayne 3 - 2, and Rossford 4 - 0.

“Beating all these teams in a row let us really build our confidence, but we didn’t get too confident knowing we had a tough game coming up against Bishop Watterson,” said senior Stephanie Moyer.

After three victories, the team headed to Columbus to play their final regular season game against Bishop Watterson. Battling throughout the whole game, both teams were playing strong but the LadyKats lost 2 - 0. The girls ended the league season with a record of six wins and one loss.

“I am very happy with our record and the team. I am glad the team is having such a good season. It really makes my final season amazing,” said senior Mimi Sayre.

The girls headed into their first state tournament match against Start on October 18. The LadyKats shut the Start Spartins out 7 - 0.

On October 21 the girls faced the Maumee Panthers in the sectional finals. The Panthers scored first, but goals by sophomore Paige Maroney assisted by Taylor and freshman Kate Schmidt assisted by freshman Alison Judge gave the LadyKats a big win of 2 - 1.

As of press time the girls were working on a new offensive play and had a new formation in order to mix up the offense on a team they know has been practicing to beat their usual 3 - 4 - 3 offensive set up.

“Practises were difficult to learn the new formation but we’re hoping that it will help us beat the only team in the NLL that we haven’t beaten,” said Sayre.

The girls played Perrybsurg Wednesday night at 5pm at Anthony Wayne for the District Semi-Finals.

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Abby Liebenthal TALKING ABOUT THEIR MATCH as they wait to start are seniors Tom Snavely, Chase Yacko and juniors Ryan Stansley and Ryan Young.

The Northview Boy’s Golf team ended the year on a positive note, taking third at Sectionals making it out to districts and taking fifth place there. Even though the boys didn’t make it out to the State Tournament senior Chase Yacko was able to make it to Columbus individually.

Before districts the boy’s played in Sectionals at Stone Ridge Golf Course in Bowling Green. NV played decent taking third place overall and just making to the district tournament. Yacko led the team with an 18 hole score of 79 while junior Ryan Stansley followed closely shooting an 83.

After Sectionals the boy’s made their way to districts where their season ended after a tough day on the course.

NV managed to take fifth place in the district but that wasn’t good enough for them to get to the state tournament, however Yacko did make it.

“I’ve never played in the weather conditions we saw at districts, and it showed,” said junior Ryan Young, “ the wind was absolutely ridiculous and it even snowed for a while too.”

Yacko, who is the team captain this year, was able to shoot an even 80 in the worst weather conditions of the season and took first medallist in the tournament, which meant he made it to The State Tournament individually.

“It feels good going back this year as a senior,” said Yacko, “Ever since my sophomore year when we made it to states I’ve wanted to go back. It is one of the best experiences I have ever been apart of.”

Over the three day state tournament stretching from October 19-21, Yacko played a practice round and two round of competitive golf against the top golfers in the state.

On Friday Yacko hit the ball very well but feel behind

on his putting and at the end of day one he posted a round of 83 which left him in the middle of the pack, still giving him a shot for first team.

On the second day which was played on Saturday, NV’s Yacko played better on the front nine shooting a solid 38 but could not keep the consistent play going as he managed to shoot 43 on the back leaving him with an 81 for the day.

Yacko ended the tournament with a total of 164 and placed 17th overall in the state rankings.

After Yacko’s great season this year, which included, first team all league, first medallist at districts wit an 80, making it to states for the second time in his high school career, and placing 17th while he was there, he got the honor of becoming athlete of the week for NV. For next year the boys team is looking forward to hopefully another great year. The team has 5 returning varsity players coming back next year which include three juniors and two sophomores.

In the boys 2007 season they hope to go to states next year as a team and have the same great experience their senior leader had this year, according to sophomore David Navarre.

The NV Girl’s golf team also ended their season on a good note finishing third at the Northern Lakes League tournament.

After the NLL Championship tournament the girls made their way to their sectional where their season ended in disappointment. The girls did not play up to their expectations at all and were forced to have their end their season right then and there. “ We didn’t play well at all and it is very disappointing to end the season on a bad round, knowing you could have played better,” said senior Danielle Darah. “ Even though I had a lot of fun this year and enjoyed playing with the team I still wish that we could have played a little better

Girls water polo finishes season swimmingly Jamie H amilton Sta f f Wri te r The Girls’ Water Polo team had their last match of the season this past weekend at the Regional tournament held at Napoleon High School.

They competed against the Worthington Kilbourne and Napoleon teams in a double elimination match. The girls were defeated by both teams 4 - 11 and 2 - 7, which ended their season for this year.

The girls had an earlier match on October 14 against Napoleon, which resulted in an 11 - 3 loss for the Varsity team despite what senior captain Olivia Culver described as a “strong defense that played well together.”

The Junior Varsity team also lost to Napoleon, but were only down by three points. The JV team had a strong defense as well as an “outstanding offense,” according to Culver.

Junior Dana Irmen, who plays wing and driver on the team, said, “The best part about playing this year was being able to pull it off and play well together.”

Leading scorer for the season was senior Katelyn Heath with just over 40 goals in 13 games, according to Coach Sarah Flynn.

“We will be losing some great players this year when our seniors graduate, it will be difficult to find girls with as much heart and dedication,” said Coach Flynn.

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Cross Country running for regionals

Major League Baseball’s come back story of the season

Wil l C ousino Sta f f Wri te r Northview Boys Cross Country dominated the competition on October 14 at Secor Metropark, becoming the Northern Lakes League Champions for the fifth consecutive year.

Varsity runners scoring for the Wildcats included senior captain Austin Hendrix in second, junior Nick Esbin in third, freshman Jacob Barnes in fourth, sophomore Kyle Babcock in eighth and junior Oliver Cooper in ninth.

“It felt amazing finishing second in the NLL as a senior,” said Hendrix.

Barnes impressed his teammates by cutting 39 seconds off his personal record and “coming out of nowhere to finish fourth at the end of the race,” according to Esbin.

The Junior Varsity team blocked out the top five places in their heat for the fourth consecutive year. Leading the JV Wildcats were freshmen Sean O’Connell, Derek Pohlman, sophomore Chris Ludwig, freshmen Brandon Tinney and Nick Homan. They claimed places one through five, respectively.

Districts were held October 21 at Pearson Metropark where over ten teams competed to reach Regionals.

The St. Francis Knights have narrowly clinched victory from the Wildcats for the past two years at Districts and the boys are anxious for a chance to claim the District title, according to Coach Ross Deye.

Historically, the Wildcats struggled to finish Districts with a win over the Knights. St. John’s is typically first seed in Districts followed by St. Francis and NV. St. John’s races the number four seed and the second and third teams race against each other.

In 2004, the Knights defeated the Wildcats after a tie because their sixth man’s time was better than NV’s. Last season, the Wildcats finished their race two points short of victory as well.

The Wildcats were outpaced by the Knights and took second by an eight point margin. The season for Varsity runners will continue October 28 at Regionals.

At NLLs, the LadyKat Cross Country team placed third in the NLLs making a huge improvement from their seventh place finish last year.

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A HALF STRIDE AHEAD of a Jellow-Jacket runner is freshman Devin Welzbacher.

Young LadyKats scoring for the team included freshmen Meredith Wagoner with a time of 19:58, Nichole Mangas with a time of 20:12, Morgan Hojnacki with a time of 21:14, sophomores Marie Lagassa 22:15 and Mariah Vallejo with a time of 21:48.

Four of Five LadyKat in the open race beat their personal records, including junior captain Alyssa Vallejo who

chopped an astonishing six minutes from her time.

“At Districts we wanted to place in the top three by beating Perrysburg and Clay to reach Regionals,” said Alyssa Vallejo.

In a show of stunning improvement, the LadyKats finished third and are bound for the Regional race this Saturday.

Tennis finishes strong in NLL Ye lena Zhernovski y Sta f f Wri te r

Grace Ramsdell GOING FOR THE RETURN is senior Sam Coyle who qualified to Districts with her doubles partner freshman Jacqueline Barnes.

The Girls Tennis Team ended their season on October 12 after sending their two doubles teams to Districts.

“The girls have been anticipating NLL’s and Districts not only for the chance to prove themselves but as a great team bonding experience. The girls have practiced almost everyday since August and deserve recognition,” said Coach Susie Miller.

The two qualifying teams were senior Samantha Coyle and freshman Jacqueline Barnes and sophomores Sweta Rao and Grace Ramsdell. At sectionals, October 6 and 7, Coyle and Barnes placed third at sectionals after their 6 - 3, 6 - 3 decisive victory over Rao and Ramsdell.

“It was unlucky that we had to play our own team at Sectionals but we just went out there and had fun,” said Rao. At Districts, which were held in Sandusky on the 12th, Coyle/ Barnes played Meredith Morse and Tara Madjalani from St. Ursula, future state qualifiers but came up short with a 3 - 6, 1 - 6 loss.

“I’m so grateful that I got to experience Districts as a freshman with such a skilled and fun partner like Sam,” said Barnes.

Rao and Ramsdell also had to play future state qualifiers Kelly O’Connell and Madeline Eccelstine but they were unsuccessful with a 0 - 6, 0 - 6 lose.

At Northern Lakes League third singles player, freshman Jessica Coyle and first doubles players Ramsdell and junior Catherine Clay placed third. The second doubles team Sweta Rao and Mary Dickerson came in first at NLL’s.

The JV girls tennis team also participated in a tournament at NV organized by Coach Miller. The tournament included St. Ursula, Notre Dame, Central Catholic, and Springfield.

“It’s always fun to participate in tournaments, it’s a day that you can get some play time and bond with your teammates,” said Assistant Coach Miller.

There are three senior captions Sam Coyle, Mary Dickerson, and Morgan Owens on Varsity and the five senior captions on junior varsity, Olivia Lou, Julianne Judge, Katherine Kim, Kerin Hojnacki, and Kim Stubleski .

Overall the girls placed 3rd at NLL’s and closed out their successful season at 14 - 3 - 1.

At the beginning of the Major League Baseball season you could probably count the number of people who thought the Detroit Tigers would make it to the World Series on one hand.

But despite the Tigers best efforts to blow it at the end of the season they made it to the post season in one of the closest play-off races in recent history.

Eight worthy teams were able to finagle their way into the post season and a chance to be world champions. From the American League were the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and Oakland Athletics winning their divisions while the Detroit Tigers were able to snag the wildcard. In the National League the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets won their divisions while the Los Angeles Dodgers won the wildcard.

For as close as the late season run was, the first round of the play-offs were a breeze for some teams.

The Athletics swept the Twins in three games and the Mets swept the Dodgers in three games. The Tigers made quick work of the favored Yankees in a 3 - 1 series, as did the Cardinals beating the Padres 3 - 1.

In the American League Championship series the Cinderella story of the Detroit Tigers was facing the effective pitching of the Athletics. If the match up was supposed to be close then the experts were wrong because much like the Yankees, the Tigers owned the Athletics sweeping them 4 - 0 in a best of seven series.

“The Tigers were the best team in the American League all season and now they have a chance to be the best team in all of baseball,” said local sports guru Brendan Squillante.

The National League Championship Series was a much closer series. Going back and forth the Mets and Cardinals were crawling and scratching trying to make it to the World Series. With the series tied at three, game seven had all the makings of a classic.

Cardinals pitcher Jeff Suppan pitched a gem, as he shut down the powerful Mets line-up, giving the Cardinals the win and the world series birth.

The Cardinals and Tigers will be an intriguing match up. It will be a showcase for the lovable losers in the Detroit Tigers and the team everyone expected to be there in the St. Louis Cardinals.

In game one the Tigers hot streak came to an abrupt end as the Cardinals rolled over the Tigers 7 - 3.

The Cardinals were led by Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen who each homered in the game. Anthony Reyes shut down the smoking Detroit line up except for Craig Monroe who was able to hit a home run and a double off of Reyes.

Game two of the World Series was surrounded by rumors and allegations. Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers appeared to have an unknown substance on his pitching hand. After the first inning the substance was apparent to the umpires and Cardinal’s players, so Rogers went into the clubhouse and washed it off.

After the game, Rogers claimed it was just a clump of dirt and he did not know it was on his hand. Rogers also said that the umpires did not ask him to wash it off, he did it on his own.

As for the game Rogers was lights out. He pitched eight innings of shut out ball and only gave up two hits.

Rogers got help from Monroe as he homered for the second time in the series and Carlos Guillen added a double and triple. Despite a ninth inning scare the Tigers were able to take game two 3 - 1.

Rogers has been the hottest pitcher in the post season. He has thrown 22 consecutive shutout innings.

This is not the first time Rogers has been seen with an “unknown substance” on his hand. This incident will just add more drama to a dramatic series.

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Football makes second half comeback vs. SV Matt Wade Staff Writer With the football season winding down the Northview Wildcat Football team had an opportunity to turn their season around and win some crucial games against some tough opponents. With the team having numerous injuries that are finally healing up they look to play their best football of the season down the stretch.

“We did not plan on going 2 - 4 but going 6 - 4 is possible and something we are trying hard to accomplish,” said junior Casey Meridieth.

Winning four games in a row would not be an easy task for the Cats as they were placed up against the Maumee Panthers. Jumping out to a quick lead the Wildcats lead 21 - 0 at halftime. Never letting down, NV downed the Panthers 34 - 7.

The Cats broke down the Panthers on the ground and through the air. Meridieth lead all scorers by running for three touchdowns. Senior Ryan Connolly and sophomore Ryan Cortez each added TD’s on the ground. Sophomore quarterback Ryan Yockey hooked up with senior Andrew Fuller for the only passing touchdown in the game for the Wildcats.

The Cats knew what was at stake against their cross-town rival the Southview Cougars.

Having not beaten them since 2002 it was the seniors last chance to break the losing streak.

The anticipation of this game was insane, including a tailgating tent, cheerleading competition, and the halftime performance which included both NV and SV’s bands acting as one to write script Sylvania.

The game did not start the way the Wildcats had planned as the Cougars jumped out to a 14 - 0 lead. Never giving up, NV triumphed scoring a 21 point third quarter. The Cougars struck back tying the score at 21 - 21. Junior Mike Biniecki booted in a field goal to put the Cats up 24 - 21 in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter. Ryan Cortez spoiled any hopes the Cougars had on a last chance drive by picking off SV’s quarterback and giving the Wildcats a long awaited victory against the Cougars.

“It feels amazing to finally beat those guys,” said senior Kyle Weldon. “It seemed like every year we were so close and finally winning is a feeling like no other.”

Even though beating their rivals was a big win for the Cats their season was not over. With a chance to finish in a tie for second place in the league the Cats would have to win their last two games against the Rossford Bulldogs and the Bowling Green Bobcats.

“Traveling to Rossford is no easy task, their stadium is a tough place to win at,” said senior Brian Koehl.

Yockey played like a man possessed, running for one touchdown and throwing for three.

Catching Yockey’s passes were Koehl, Cortez, and senior Matt Wade. Meredieth added two

Nicole Munch IN THE TRENCHES is the NV defense trying to make a goaline stop, SV scored here but NV got the best of the Cougars in a 24-21 barn burner. more scores for the Wildcats on the ground.

The defense also played a major role in the Rossford win. Not only shutting out the Bulldogs offense, they were able to force six turnovers. Junior Bob Mathiot led the defense by intercepting two passes, also adding interceptions were Brian Koehl, and senior Scott Boileau.

Harrison Schoettley and Luke Holding were also able to scoop up two fumbles for the Cat defense.

The Wildcats will finish up their season tonight against the Bowling Green Bobcats at Cat Stadium. It is a 7:30 start

Boys Soccer searches Boys Water Polo for District title qualifies for States E amonn Reynolds Sta f f Wri te r

AGAINST ST. JOHNS, sophomore Kyle Scharfenberg carries the ball up the field trying to find an open man. He is one of the leading scorers on the team.

Tyler Puhl Staff Writer The Northview Boy’s Soccer Team is continuing their winning ways with a great season this year.

They have had big wins, which have given them a #6 ranking in the state.

The season continued with a big win over then #4 state ranked Dublin Jerorme from Columbus. The teams battled back and forth and when the game was over, NV came on top with a score of 2 - 1.

After beating Dublin Jerome, the Wildcats gained their first top ten state ranking of the season.

Junior Dylan Hanna said, “It’s awesome to be ranked in the state. We have worked really hard to get here, but we have to continue to get better.”

The Wildcats next game would be against their rival, St. Johns. Last year, NV beat the Titans in the district finals. Coach Ryan Creech, along with his good luck gray beard said, “St. Johns is our biggest rival and they always give us a good game.”

The teams both played very defensively. The NV defense made up of seniors Chad Weaver, Jack Letcher, Ryan Marquardt, Kevin Okapal, and junior goalie Joe Boettner stopped the Titan offense even before it started. St. Johns’ goalie Tyler Harpell, one of the top area goalies, tightened up to stifle all of NV’s shots. The game ended up in a scoreless tie.

The next game would be against NLL foe and now #4 ranked Anthony Wayne. The players had been looking forward to this game all season. A couple of Anthony Wayne players were talking on the internet about how weak NV was and predicted a Generals win. The Wildcats played a tough game, but a cross

from the Generals got through Boettner and went to an open player for a tap in goal late in the first half. NV tried, but could not get their offense going. AW handed the Wildcats their first loss of the season, 1 - 0.

After two big games and zero goals, Coach Creech decided to make a line - up change. He moved Okapal and sophomore Kyle Scharfenberg forward. The previous forwards Eric Diguglielmo and Danny Okorafo were moved to outside midfield and center midfield, respectively. Sophomore Dan Cooperider was moved to defense and Junior Leo Bassi was moved to outside midfield.

In their next games, this changed paid off. The Wildcats combined to score 12 goals against Perrysburg, Northmont, and Southview. Sophomore goaltender Dylan Schoettly said, “Our lineup has rejuvenated our team. Everyone is just clicking now.

Strong play from the center midfield, Okorafo and senior Tommy Rondinelli, have been a big part of the success. Bassi said, “Moving Kevin and Scharf up front and Tommy and Danny to the middle has made a huge difference in scoring.”

The Wildcats started with a first round tournament bye.

So, they started their tournament off with success by beating the Whitmer Panthers 13 - 0.

Now into the district semi-finals, the Wildcats play St. Johns and Anthony Wayne plays St. Francis. With a tie against St, Johns and a loss to Anthony Wayne, Northview is looking for some pay back against these teams.

If the Wildcats win the semi-final game on Wednesday against the Titans, then they will play the only team that they lost to, Anthony Wayne on Saturday. All of these games will be played at Southview.

The seniors hope to end on a great note and help he Wildcats keep there success rolling through the tournament and win a second consecutive district title.

The Sylvania Boy’s Water Polo went from practicing in a local outdoor pool with no goals while the Northview pool was closed for repairs at the start of their season to qualifying for the State tournament.

Last year the team finished with a losing record and the boys were determined to change that this year. With a strong showing at the Ohio Cup at the beginning of the season, they have not let down since, according to Assistant Coach Sarah Flynn Many of the players from last year’s team are on the team again this year, including senior captains Mason Nistel, Derek Balogh, Mike Pelechaty, and Matt Pierzchala.

“I feel our team has really developed a strong bond this year,” said Nistel, the team’s goalie. “The friendships on the team are fantastic and it feels great to have a winning record.”

One of the team’s most decisive victories came against St. Francis de Sales. Sylvania had never beaten the Knights in the history between the two teams. This year’s team however, was determined to put an end to that. The boys were focused on this game and made sure they were fully prepared. The team played hard the whole match and swam away with a 9 - 7 victory, giving Sylvania its first ever win over the Knights and televised on BCSN. “It was awesome to finally beat St. Francis,” said sophomore Mike Ward. “Our team really pulled together and ended up with a big win.”

The team’s then headed off to Napoleon on October 20 for the Northern Ohio Regional Tournament. After easily defeating Napoleon 10 - 4, the team faced first seed in the state Thomas Worthington. After starting off with the lead, the team couldn’t rally back after Thomas scored three fast unanswered goals in the third, losing 7 - 11. This put the Boys in the loser bracket and the team needed to win the next two games to advance to the State Tournament.

They went down to Napoleon with determination on Saturday to win all their games. The team played St. Francis in a close game that was tied until the last five seconds of the fourth quarter, when Southview player Brandon Girard grabbed a rebound shot and scored defeating the Knights on a stunning 10 - 9 win.

The Boys then had an hour to rest before taking on Worthington Kilbourne in the game that would determine which team would be advancing to States. Riding on the St. Francis victory, the team clinched the victory in the fourth quarter after matching Kilbourne goal for goal in the first three quarters by taking a two-point lead in the last minute of the game, winning 8 - 6.

This is the first time Sylvania Boy’s Water Polo has advanced to the final four in the States Tournament since the team of 1978. The Boys head down to Mason High School near Cincinnati to play in the State Tournament today and tomorrow against Milford and Upper Arlington of the South region and Thomas Worthington of the North region.

photo courtesy of Mrs. Jennings CELEBRATING AFTER THEIR VICTORY over Worthington Kilbourne this past Saturday is the entire Boys Water Polo team.