SPOTLIGHT NV/SV week it brings out the barbarian in everyone!
Homecoming Festivities all in photos
Boys Golf Takes 2nd in NLL
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Mole Day celebration makes Chemistry fun
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Taylor Helberg Staff Writer
Sylvania Northview High School Volume 80 Issue 2 October 28, 2005
INSIDE NEWS
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Lit Mag, a collection of student poems, short stories and artwork, returns to Northview after a three year absence.
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EDITORIALS
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Pulic Displays of Affection (PDAs) love ‘em or hate ‘em, Kaila Tschappat and Calli Smenner take issue.
Mole Day is a National Celebration of Chemistry. The Chemistry students at Northview had the opportunity to participate in different games and activities. “The enthusiasm from students is always tremendous. It’s a fun celebration of science that all students enjoy and some even get insane about it,” said Chemistry teacher Mr. Andy Roth. National Mole Day is on October 23, which fell on a Sunday this year so the Chemistry classes celebrated the week before. The holiday is not based on the animal, but Avogadro’s number 6.022 times 1023 moles. The number is the reason it is on October 23, 10/23, from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. All of the Mole Day activities were worth extra credit points. “Mole Day was a lot better than regular chemistry class and everyone who participated got a lot of extra credit,” said junior Kevin Okapal. The students were split into teams and had to create a country to represent them, such as Moland and Molumbia. The extra credit opportunities were to create a team flag, dress as a team, create a mole, bring in mole related food, and to perform well in the Mol-ympics, which were different mole related games. “I thought Mole Day was a lot of fun. I made a Northview mole, and I dominated every game effortlessly,” said junior Matt Page. The games played in the Mol-ympics were Mole in One, Mole Stroll, Pin the Goggles on the Mole, and Holey Moley. “Mole day was fantastic. It’s a fun way to spread awareness of the importance of the mole in Chemistry,” said Chemistry teacher Mrs. Jen Owens.
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Colin Ferguson DOING THE HOLEY MOLEY CHALLENGE are seniors Sneh Biyani and Tamara Masters of the country JaMolca. Their team won best flag design for the country competition.
Students link up to win battle against SV
Destiny Bryant Staff Writer The Northview Southview football game was not the only competition between the two schools during the week of intense rivalry. A chain battle took place in which students at the two schools bought links in a paper chain to see who could build their
chain the longest. The event was held during all lunch hours at NV and SV during the week of October 11. The money that was accumulated for the chain battle went towards Mrs. Wanda Snyder’s Exploring Careers in Education class which has both NV and SV students in it. The battle ended on October 14 and all chain links bought were counted with NV
winning by having # links The prize for this battle was that the winning school’s volunteer administrator took a pie in the face from the other school’s administrator. Mrs. Julie Sanford, NV Assistant Principal, took a pie to her face during the half time of the NV vs. SV football game. “This battle was fun. It’s a great way to create school spirit,” said Mrs. Snyder.
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FEATURES
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Homecoming photos, everything from the week of spirit to the assembly, football game and dance - are you pictured?
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Checkout upcoming concerts and what students have been seeing in the past month traveling from Detroit to Cleveland to Columbus to catch their favorite bands.
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As November looms ahead, fall sports finish their seasons with District, NLL and even some State champs.
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Phone: 419-824-8708 The Student Prints Sylvania Northview High School 5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, OH 43560 www.sylvanianorthview.org
Student Gov. seatbelt check helps save lives
Colin Ferguson SELLING A LINK IN THE CHAIN is senior Andy Mutchler for the NV vs. SV chain battle. The money raised from the chain battle went to Mrs. Wanda Snyder’s Exploring Careers in Education class.
On September 29, students and faculty were surprised upon their arrival at Northview parking lot when student government members and Sylvania police stopped cars checked to see who was wearing their seatbelts. Recorded on the unannouced day was 79% of students and faculty wearing there seatbelts. On October 6, students and faculty were aware of a second check. and 95.5% wore their seatbelts and were rewarded with Smartie’s. Many students enjoyed the seatbelt check. “The check was for a good reason, plus it got me late to school,” said junior Emily Navarre. Others were not pleased with the unannounced check. Teachers complained of being late to their meetings or getting to school later than usual. The Toledo Lucas County Safe Kids Coalition put on the seatbelt check. This program strives to keep people safe and prevent unintentional injuries. During the week, the program held raffles and brought in drunk goggles to the lunch periods to demonstrate what it feels like to be under the influence of alcohol. The seatbelt check was also a contest with Southview. Each school had a banner and the school with the most signatures on the banner won. The banners were then judged at the Northview vs Southview game. Northview won this contest and beat Southview with how many people wore their seatbelts during the checks.
New award, Musician of the Week, hits NV Lauren Kotlarczyck Features Editor Athlete of the Week has been a tradition at NV for many years and now there will be a Musician of the Week. “We feel that the students in the Music Department put in an awful lot of work and time and put out a superior product,” said Mr. Eugene Bohland, NV’s head band director. “We felt that these outstanding students needed to be recognized for their achievement.” Every two weeks the band, choir and orchestra directors will decide on the student most deserving of this award. The very first recipient of the Musician of the Week is senior Ray Roberts. “I feel honored to be the first to get this award, because music is a really big part of my life,” said Roberts. “Ray Roberts has been an outstanding field commander for the Wildcat Marching Band for two years. Last year he was co-recipient of the “8 to 5” award that is given for spirit and leadership,” said Mr. Bohland. “His leadership and motivation techniques during band camp and the marching season have been nothing short of inspiring.” Musician of the Week was brought up by Student Government and was encouraged and approved by Principal Dr. Kevin Gorman. The Musician of the Week will be displayed outside the office in A - Hall. Sautter’s Grocery Store, Basses, Fricker’s, Dinky’s, and other places around the community will have a plaque for the award hanging, similar to the various Athlete of the Week plaques.