Volume 89: Issue 3

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Volume 89, Issue 3 nvstudentprints.com @nvstudentprints

November 11, 2014

When are you too old to trick-or-treat?

You’re never too old!

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If I can’t vote, I should be able to trick-or-treat!

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Tweens, tricks, and treats.

If you can’t count your age on your fingers, you’re too old.

Save the candy for kids!

SPORTS

Junior and senior girls hit the football field.

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Powder Puff players compete under the Monday night lights, with the seniors coming away with the win.

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OPINIONS

Is standardized testing a true test of one’s intelligence?

The infamous ACT is on the minds of upperclassmen once again.

FEATURES Homecoming queen crowned.

Senior Lili Fatemi chosen to represent the class of 2015 as the queen during the halftime of the football game.

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NV preschoolers trick-or-treat through the halls.

Young students show off their costumes for teachers and students.

Chemistry students go head-to-head in Mol Day competitions

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News

November 11, 2014

Chem moles have taken over the halls Fourth of Mol-y: Ryan Leslie, Abbie

Trent Croci

Ciucci, Mallory Small, Noah Froelich

Staff Writer

Refmolees: Avery Pelwecki,

Danny Schweickert, Josh Ingle

Beattie Beattie

Mission Impossimole:Brenna Ambrozy, Carlos Fenoll, Aniel Uran, Jordan Micham Beattie

Halloween, Easter, Christmas, and Mole Day? You are probably asking yourself what is Mole day exactly. No it is not the mole that lives under our yards or the things on our face, but it’s 6.02X10^23.

In other words it’s Avogadro’s number and this number has taken over the halls and chemistry classrooms.

A number getting it’s own holiday is a little crazy but it’s more than just some complicated math equation. This unit is the basic unit of chemistry and a man named Amadeo Avegadro created it to help define the number of atoms between numbers in a substance.

On the date of October 23, also known as 10^23, the Chemistry classes of Jennifer Crosley, Kathryn Nelson, and Andy Roth celebrated this day. Mr. Roth had his party on the 24 due to double block chemistry being on the actual day.

Students dressed up in crazy costumes, created an animal mole, participated in fun games, and best of all had a feast of food.

The theme for 2014 was Mole-O-Ween in which students dressed up as fun Halloween costumes from bunnies, to minions, and mothers.

Other classes were instructed to use the different holidays to create their mole. Some of these included Kim-Possimole, Mission Impossimole, Rock and Mole, Cinco De Molo, and Molmas. Where students dressed according to the themes with the best costumes winning bonus points.

Some groups created songs and raps about the special day and performed them in front of the class. The winning group for each activity received extra points to their score.

Beattie Molesgiving: Baylee Gryca, Emma Zaletta, Jane Woodbury, Hailey Bies

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Lunch service plan Fall Festival takes Jarred Wulf Staff Writer

It’s official, there is now a more simple and convenient way to pay for your school lunches.

The new plan is called My School Bucks, and it is an online payment service system. By registering for this it eliminates worries about forgetting lunch money.

Payments can be made whenever it is convenient for parents, anytime of the day and anytime of the week. Parents can also view their child’s meal purchases at the school cafeteria.

Beattie To register go to mySchoolBucks.com and Buying his lunch is sophomore Andrew create a new account. Parents can pay using Nickoli. major credit cards.

over Main Street Amir AbouZied Staff Writer

Thousands of spectators cheered in the streets of Downtown Sylvania on October 19 for the 28th annual Fall Festival and Parade.

The parade took place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year had more than 200 different organizations involved in the event.

People who attended the parade were greeted by the Northview marching band, the cast of All Shook Up, SCAT members, animals,

and bike riders to name just a few.

Many groups handed out candy to children or performed.

“Parades always give me a thrill of adrenaline that I live for. Marching with my band mates and fellow majorettes makes me so proud to be a wildcat! Parades are what I live for, breathe for, parades are me, I am the parade,” sophomore Libby Sadowski said.

Many different activities were also available for children. Kids were able to participate in a Halloween costume contest on Monroe Street.

The Historical Village had craftsmen displaying their handmade goods and also gave out free pumpkins to families that attended. A parking lot on Main Street was turned into a section for games and included a bouncy house.

The event was presented by the Sister City Commission and sponsored by EdwardJones.

Boy Scouts collected food items for Sylvania Area Family Services. Food items were dropped off at the village.

Bob Wurst served as the Master of Ceremonies during the parade.

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News

November 5, 2013

Preschoolers trick or treat Chloe Romine

NHS assists 8th Grade Open House

Staff Writer

Claire Goecke

Did you happen to hear a tiny knock on your classroom door with little faces saying “trick-or-treat”? On October 29 preschoolers from the Early Childhood program were practicing for the big Halloween night. The preschoolers, ranging in ages from three to five, dressed up in their favorite costumes and showed up to school for a day full of fun. Some of the costumes included several superheroes’, a firefighter and a little chicken.

After the groups of four to five children finished collecting their candy they followed their junior education teachers back to their classroom.

But, trick-or-treating isn’t the only activity they got to enjoy. The preschoolers were also treated to homemade snacks that resembled spiders and ghosts.

“I liked getting the candy. My costume was Captain America,” preschooler Nicholas F said.

After the day was done, the children went home and anticipated the fun-filled Halloween night to come. The preschoolers were happy with the double trick-or-treating; double the candy and double the fun.

ON OCTOBER 29, pre-schoolers from the early childhood program went trick or treating around to different classrooms. iMedia teacher Tami Blue’s son Jax dressed as the famous Indiana Jones .

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Football finishes season 3-7 Andrew Headman News Editor

The Varsity Football team was 3-6 going into the last game of the season against rival Southview. Northview has not beat SV since 2005, so they knew that beating SV was going to be a difficult task.

Going into the game the conditions were in the Cats’ favor. So far in the season NV showed that they are a running football team, and SV showed that they are a passing football team. Before the game even started the weather was brutal , 30 mile per hour winds, and a wind chill in the 20s; which is not good conditions for a passing football team.

The cold weather did not stop the support for NV. The student section was filled all the way up with students dressed in all sorts of costumes, ranging from firefighters and pumpkins, to doctors.

After the first quarter the score was tied 0-0. The ball did not get moved by any team. At halftime NV was down by a score of 0-7. By half time a lot of the students in the student section left because of the cold weather, wind, and the snow.

“I have never been so cold while watching a football game.

I got to the game and had to leave to go get more clothes because it was so cold. I can not imagine how cold the football players must of been since they had to play in the game,” junior Ted Austin said.

The Cats were defeated by a final of 6-22. Senior Preston McCurdy put the Cats on the board with a rushing touchdown. NV did not make the extra point for seven.

“Progress. That is what it is all about and that is what we are making. Yes; we lost, we had the opportunities and we did not quite get them. We have a lot of juniors and sophomores moving up next year, and I am looking forward to next year,” junior Luke Fortner said. The Cats ended their season with a record of 3-7.

Future Wildcats filled the halls on the evening of November 5.

Eighth graders and their parents were invited to the annual Open House to get a look at all of the great classes and activities that Northview has to offer.

At 6:40 pm, families started arriving and were ushered down to the Performing Arts Center for a presentation by the NV administration.

There families learned about academics, sports, clubs and other extra curriculars. They also saw performances by the Dance Team, Cheerleaders, Jazz Band and Jazz Cats.

Following the meeting, students were free to walk the halls and experience what the school is like.

Some of the orchestra upperclassmen performed in a quartet and the Harmony Road Show performed as students and their families walked the halls. The music students were some of the many departments that showcased their talents that evening.

The Open House event was run by National Honors Society students who greeted families at the door and gave official tours that began in the cafeteria.

“I really liked helping out the eighth graders and their parents,” senior NHS member Tori Schell said.

“Even though I won’t be there next year when these students are freshmen, it is nice to be able to make a good impression on them and get them excited to come here.”

The NHS members highlighted the basics of what it is like to be a Wildcat and showed off the speciality areas of the school such as the Media Center, the music rehearsal areas, both gymnasiums and the career tech rooms.

Different organizations were set up in the Auxiliary Gym including yearbook and newspaper with a photobooth where students could have their photos taken with the Wildcat.

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News

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Leadership Academy gains new experiences Congressman Bob Latta gives students a political view Luke Beattie Photo Editor

Congressman Bob Latta visited Northview to speak with the leadership academy. “I think it’s great what you have here,” he said.

He spoke to encourage voting from young adults. “What we have in this country, the right to vote, is the greatest thing in this country,” Latta said.

Latta has been on Ohio’s 5th Congressional District since 2007. Latta also served as a Wood County Commissioner from 1991 until 1997. He also was part of Ohio’s House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001.

Latta grew up in Bowling Green and attending BGSU and then University of Toledo for his law degree. His dad, Del Latta, also was in politics. He ran his dad’s campaign as a teenager.

Latta stressed that the national debt impacts all aspects of life. “This country is 17.5 trillion dollars in debt

and its going up . . . It is going to affect college loans, buying a car, or buying a house,” he said.

Many students went to hear the congressman speak. “It was really cool to have such an influential person come and speak to our school. He told a lot about the government and what we can do to help out,” freshman Jake Mossing said.

Congressman Latta talked about the job market when students graduate and projections for voting this year.

“It is going to be a dismal turnout. If you don’t get involved, who will? You have no right to complain.

You have been given all the power to this small group,” he said.

Leadership academy is having Mr. Eding, principal of Maplewood, speak on November 28. On December first, Kevin Miller, a former producer of Saturday Night Live, will be coming to talk the NV students. The leadership academy has a speaker once a month.

BEATTIE BOB LATTA SPEAKS to the students about his life as a congressman and introduces them to the political views of situations, such as a person’s voting rights. Latta discussed the state’s debt and how it will affect students someday. He left the students with several inspirational quotes.

NV staff meets to take a stand against bullying Staff Writer

Bullying is something that a lot of people like to think doesn’t happen at Northview, but in reality, it happens everywhere. People don’t realize that the actions they do and comments they say can be considered bullying and can be putting other people down, even if they may not mean it. iMedia teacher Tami Blue’s dream is to get rid of bullying all together at NV. Recently, she received help to assist her in reaching that goal.

Equality Toledo is a group that works to eliminate discrimination of all kinds including race, gender, and sexuality. They lead the Safe Schools Project, which works to creates safe environments in schools for all stu-

dents. The group has helped train over one.

2000 teachers and school staff mem“I chose to do this because this I bers in the region. They have also think that everyone should be treated worked with lawmakers and state ed- equal and I’m excited to have the reucation leadI think that everyone should ers to help be treated equal and I’m pass laws in the legisexcited to have resources lature that available and that I found deal with staff members that are willbullying in schools. ing to put in the extra time

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Through Equality Toledo and the Safe School Project, NV has applied for and been given the resources to help end bullying, making NV a safe and comfortable environment for every-

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sources available and that I found staff members that are willing to put in the extra time to make it happen,” Mrs. Blue said.

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ceived is a needs assessment that will make the school more bullyproof.

This includes a survey for students to take about the bullying issue at NV. NV will also receive help in making new bullying policies, as well as providing counseling for both those who have been bullied and those who have bullied another individual.

It will also help get everyone on the same page about what bullying really is today. Staff will receive more training on bullying prevention.

The teachers and staff that have dedicated their time to the project include: Journalism teacher Sarah Huey, Honors Biology teacher Paula Werner, Intervention Specialist Mallory Gebers, Assistant Principal Libby McIlwain, Math teacher Katherine Jensen, and the guidance counselors.

“Everyone thinks that bullying will never happen to them. But with our schools opening up the ability for students to constantly have instant access to friends, Facebook, IMs, Snapchats, camera, etc. the temptation to overshare and not edit our thoughts has become a serious issue for our kids,” Mrs. Warner said. “Technology offers the idea of anonymity which can foster bullying behaviors. NV wants to help our students become aware of this danger and make the best decisions.”

If you know of someone that is being bullied or teased often, take a stand against it and stand up for that person.

Everyone should be treated equally and not have to worry about other people bringing them down.

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Day of the Dead celebrated in classes Dia de Muertos is celebrated by Spanish classes with fun activities Allie Hartnett News Editor

The well known Mexican holiday Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has taken over Spanish classrooms.

This popular holiday took place on November 1 and 2 throughout Mexico and other countries as it celebrates the loved ones who have died and the friends and family who have gathered together to worship and pray.

It is a belief that the spirits come back on this holiday to allow the friends and family to feel their presence.

Some of the common traditions that take place during the Day of the Dead are honoring the sugar skulls, enjoying the varieties of food, and singing songs throughout the cemeteries in a sign of worship.

The Day of the Dead has created an influence on many people in the world because of the immigration from Mexico, according to Spanish teacher John Word.

On October 31, the Spanish classes celebrated the Day of the Dead in their own way. The stu-

dents prepared food based on authentic recipes, such as Day of the Dead bread or empanadas.

They also listened to or performed their very own mariachi music and made crafts such as shoebox altars and yarn skulls, according to Spanish teacher Lindsay Jurski.

“I mostly hope that the students will be able to take part in an authentic experience and what someone in Mexico might do to remember a loved one,” Mr. Word said.

The students were able to talk and mingle while enjoying the treats that they made and brought in.

“The best part was spending time with Mr. Word, coloring the skeleton worksheets which represented the Day of the Dead and what they might of dressed up as, and earning pesos,” sophomore Fifo Mourad said. “I would recommend it for next year because I enjoyed learning about the Day of the Dead.”

The students were able to take a break from classwork and experience a true hispanic holiday.

“The food and music were my favorite part of the celebration,” junior Katie Cole said.

BEATTIE Freshman Michael Hass eats and enjoys the activities of Day of the Dead celebrated throughout the day.

Walk of Light kicks Class Olympics off Red Ribbon Week jump starts year Hollis Martinez Staff Writer

The city of Sylvania kicked off Red Ribbon Week by hosting the annual “Walk of Light” headed by the Sylvania Community Action Team.

This is a national campaign in which participants come together to honor the decision to be drug, alcohol, and tobacco-free.

Red Ribbon Week is held from October 23 to October 31 and is all about providing drug awareness to individuals across the nation. According to the Red Ribbon Foundation, this campaign was formed in 1985 in response to the murder of a Drug Enforcement Administration Agent, Enrique Camarena.

To celebrate the life of Camarena and his battle to fight illegal drugs, community members and friends began to wear red satin badges in his honor.

This year’s Walk of Light took place on October 23 from 7 to 8pm at NV’s stadium. Every school in the district came out for an exciting night that included guest speakers, a SCAT skit, a balloon release, and a walk around the track with flashlights.

The participants also got to enjoy cider and donuts at the end of the fundraiser.

“It is a great way for students, from all of the schools, to get together and celebrate being a positive person dedicated to a healthy lifestyle,” English teacher Sarah Huey said.

Kendall McCoy Sports Editor

Friendly competition is great for any school.

Class Olympics is still in full swing for this school year and the competition has bumped up the game.

Currently the scores are: freshman have ten points, sophomores have 18 points, juniors have 16 points, and seniors have 16 points.

According to Class Olympics Committee Chair John Word, there are upcoming events for classes to earn more points.

These include more homeroom challenges similar to last year.

Classes also received points for making their Bucket List in homeroom, which is already

counted in the current scores.

There will be opportunities for classes to earn a lot of points at the end of the year through volunteer hours and being the most spirited, according to Mr. Word.

“I think students are much more competitive this year and really getting into the activities,” Mr. Word said.

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Editorials

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write on POiNT

by Geeta Rao Frank Bruni, columnist for The New York Times, wrote last year that his friend in Africa knew a rich American couple that paid for their high schooler to create an exotic charity so he could use it for college essay ideas. It seems ridiculous, crazy, ill-tempered, but how many of us would have jumped at the opportunity to create our own charity in Africa and brag to colleges about it? Quite a few. Applying to college has become a series of trying to be the most innovative, involved, genius child that has walked the face of the earth, and I have come to find it demoralizing and wrong.

Beginning senior year means beginning the journey into the unknown world of college applications. For years now, we have been listing our accomplishments on an ongoing resume; class president, state champion, national qualifier. For many students, however, the reason behind a killer resume is simply to get into a dream school, and not for intrinsic motivation There is a fine line, however, between being your best self for a college and being your best self. I find it disturbing when people sign up for clubs that do not interest them but then put that activity on their resume. Disappointingly, it seems that students all across the country are more motivated, as the adage goes, by quantity over quality, and such a thought process probably will not take a person further than a college admission.

As a high school senior that has yet to be accepted to any college, my credibility in detailing the college admissions process is little to none. However, I do know the delineation of a respectable person, a person who has a passion for a cause and who lights up when talking about their respected talent.

I respect a person who knows what they want, intrinsically, and is not motivated solely by the college admission process.

Of course, we all have something to learn from the rich American who created an exotic charity in Africa to get into college; maybe that child was an incredibly generous person with a charitable heart. Maybe, though, it is better to just be yourself.

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Does the ACT measure your intelligence?(5 pts.)

45 minutes of English, 60 minutes of math, 35 minutes of reading, and 35 minutes of science. Unfortunately, the results of these short periods of time can define a lot about a person.

For a high school student planning on going to college, a number from 1 to 36 can change everything about what they think they can do. The ACT is a test that almost all colleges in America want their students to take before being admitted, and I believe that this test is an inaccurate showing of a person’s intelligence.

Since before I can remember, my teachers have always taught me that everyone learns differently. If all students are different learners, how are they expected to take the same test with the same time limits? By no means do I think that certain students deserve special treatment.

I believe that the test should be altered so test takers can have ample time to answer all of the questions to the best of their ability. Most students while taking the ACT are so concerned with their time limit that they have trouble focusing on what they are

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notions motion “Yes, way out of proportion! You could only get it through bodily fluids and direct contact with someone that has it. Therefore, it is nearly impossible for anyone to catch Ebola.

-freshman Skye Hannahs

“No, I don’t think Ebola is blown out of proportion. I think it is very serious and people should know what is going on with it” -sophomore Camryn Weiner

actually doing. With so much pressure riding on the results of the test, students should not be rushed. 75 questions in 45 minutes does not prove someone’s intelligence, or prove whether or not they should be accepted to a college.

In addition to the time limits, using a test to determine what kind of student someone is just does not make sense. I have met many people that have 4.0 GPAs or higher that don’t show that same intelligence in their ACT score. Colleges should base their admissions on a student’s work ethic, grades, class schedules, and who they are as a person, not on one single test score.

To be clear, I do not think that the ACT needs to be completely eliminated. I think that the ACT should adjust its time limits so that all students have the opportunity to do their best. Also, I think that colleges should not use the ACT as one of the biggest factors when looking at their applicants. The ACT is a big part of every high school student’s life, but with the way that it is now, it is a component of college applications that needs to be adjusted.

-Grace Colville

Has the Ebola scare been blown way out of proportion?

“I believe that Ebola is blown out of proportion because not enough people have gotten it to the point where it should be a national epidemic.”

-junior Brittany Yost

“Ebola, just like any infection, needs to be taken seriously.

However, I trust in our health organizations’ abilities to handle such outbreaks.”

-senior John Regan

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Choir concert “Next takes time you on amake new audience a joke about Ebola, think twice” When the word ‘fatal’ is used to describe a virus, it’s probably something you should not make jokes about. Instead, we should educate ourselves on its severity and the facts in order to be able to understand its background.

This all comes into play when the topic of Ebola, a communicable disease, is brought up. This is a sensitive area of discussion as many people around the world have lost their lives, or family members to it. Ebola has been all over the news since it began taking over eastern portions of Africa, and it’s arrival in America. It is causing fear and panic whether it will become out of hand by infecting and killing many.

Many jokes have been made in reference to Ebola, which is simply ignorant and immature due to what it has done to people. People have been taken from their families, quarantined and secluded, and have gone through the harsh effects of the sickness.

Put yourself in the shoes of a person that has lost a family member or friend to Ebola. They had to go through the pain of seeing them suffer, have them taken away, and watched them die.

When you’re in that situation you wouldn’t think twice about making jokes, and you would be

extremely offended by the jokes people are making.

How serious is Ebola? Should you be worried about getting it? There is not enough ways to prevent it, or any ways to treat it which is causing fear.

According to the CDC there is a reported 4,922 deaths and counting. Although this number may not seem as large as it could be, Ebola is deadly once it is contracted, and there is no vaccination to treat or prevent it.

There have been many alarming diseases like swine flu, and bird flu that have come and slowly dissipated, but Ebola is one that has spread faster and has been more extreme in terms of its effects on the people that have been infected.

Next time you make a joke about Ebola, think twice, and put yourself in the shoes of a patient who had to go through extreme suffering. Think of how it would feel to lose your best friend, or your mom, and never get to see them again. Now you might reconsider your choices to make fun of a disease that has been destroying lives.

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Choir concert takes on a new audience Grace Colville Staff Writer

Students took matters into their own hands and decided that sports aren’t the only events that deserve student spirit. The first choir concert of the 2014-2015 school year was on October 16. Usually, these events contain audiences of parents, grandparents, siblings, and occasionally teachers. This year, things changed.

Critics may argue that concerts and performances of the arts are sophisticated events that should not contain a bunch of screaming teenagers. If a student is in a club to showcase their talent, why wouldn’t that student want their peers to support them? The amount of school spirit that students showed for the choir concert was positively overwhelming.

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antly surprised by the amount of talent their classmates had to offer. Junior Teddy Austin was a member of the white out student section. “I enjoyed the atmosphere of the concert and didn’t realize how great our school’s choir program is,” Austin said. “Going to the show got me excited about other clubs in the school that I don’t

supporting our peers in each other’s activities, students will gain a better understanding of each other, creating a happier environment at school.

As for the choir members, none of them had one bad thing to say about their new audience members, they were absolutely thrilled.

Junior Moe Afifi is a new member of the Men’s Chorus this year. “I was really excited for the students to hear us because the whole choir squad is really talented. The student section was a great idea because some of the people in choir don’t play a sport so they don’t typically get the support of the student body,” he said.

Senior Emily Vizina had a different mindset going into the show. “Being in choir all four years, this was very different than what happens when we typically perform.

We were kind of unsure of how it would go, but

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“Going to the show got me excited about other clubs in the school that I don’t know much about.”

-Teddy Austin, junior know much about, and interested in learning more about them.” Getting students involved in attending performances like the choir concert will create a more integrated student body. By

once the time came, the students were respectful and supportive.”

Vizina has always enjoyed singing, and she liked being able to perform in front of different audience members rather than just families.

Something as simple as a group of friends attending a choir concert really changed Northview for the better. A supportive student body is the beginning of a completely new movement at our school.

I hope that students continue to show their spirit toward all groups at NV, not just athletic programs. The next choir concert is December 4, see you there Wildcats.

Correction to the Northview bolts up the security in the building article in Issue 3, distributed on October 21.

We stated that the Lexan polymer/ plastic being put in the doors with windows is bulletproof. Lexan is not bullet proof polymer/plastic, it holds its integrity, but is not bullet proof.

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PSAT: weird, Ebola, blown out of proportion Unnecessary fear, inducing panic in many wacky times “Who on Earth wrote this?”

This is probably what thousands of students thought when they took the PSAT this year.

Overall, I think we can all agree the PSAT is a pretty weird test in general, for example if you do anything out of the ordinary, the proctor will destroy your test.

Honestly isn’t that a little strong? I mean I spend hours with this piece of paper, grow emotionally attached to it, maybe even love it. And then you tell me if I make even the slightest social error it will be destroyed? I just don’t think I can handle that kind of emotional manipulation. This is basically the definition of an abusive relationship.

And on top of that we are forced to copy down a ridiculous sentence in cursive, promising, swearing that until the day we die we never, ever dare utter a word of what is on the test.

Now of course I would never dream of ever trespassing upon the sanctity that is the PSAT, I simply aim to point out behaviors I have observed among my fellow, more treacherous classmates.

This secrecy seems ridiculous to me for two reasons.

First, you only have to spend two minutes with a teenager to know that this idea will not hold up.

They talk about everything. And if you tell them not to talk about something, that pretty much guarantees that within the next five minutes the topic will have been discussed relentlessly.

The second reason is the very fact that we have to write it in cursive. Cursive is a dying form of script, with each coming school year less and less students are able to handle this fine art.

Also have you ever tried to write in cursive with a pencil?

It’s almost impossible. With all the sounds of cracking lead in the testing hall you would have thought that a gun had gone off, which is also a big no-no.

It is nearly impossible to get that perfect flowing motion that cursive is so boastful about with the ominous presence that is graphite, but of course the test writers never think about that.

They also choose the most unusual selections to read and questions to answer, none of which I can talk about because I signed my life away.

Another thing that baffles me about the PSAT is that it takes about an hour to fill out all this confusingly specific information about yourself. And every year it seems to get more and more specific. With the course the test is currently on, in the next couple years the questions will ask you things such as “Tell the board about a traumatic childhood experience,” and “What’s your ideal movie for a rainy day?” I mean I’m all for the board getting to know me, but they are taking things much too fast. I think I just need my space.

-Peter Birsen

Have you recently been scared that you might catch Ebola?

Well, you should be happy to know that there is a very slim chance of you actually contracting the disease in the United States. According to the World Health Organization, the Ebola virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.

The first outbreak of Ebola occurred in a remote village in Central Africa. Over the past few weeks there have been non-stop tweets, updates, news reports, and gossip in the hallways about Ebola. I find it interesting that estimates show that about 36,000 people will die from the flu this year, yet most people will skip getting their flu shot.

However, when it’s recorded that one person has died in the U.S from Ebola, people would be lining up for miles to get an Ebola vaccination when it is created.

I imagine the media gets excited when something like this

comes along because they finally have something that they can induce panic with.

We all know that’s what they do best. Let’s not forget the great Swine Flu panic of 2009. As usual, social media is not helping things much either. The fact that #EbolaFear and #EbolaCrazy were trending tags on Twitter a few weeks ago makes me worried.

I have heard many jokes being made about people that have been missing a lot of school saying that they “thought they had Ebola”.

When in reality you actually have a one in 13.3 million chance of contracting Ebola. You can stop panicking every time you feel sick or cough now, because it’s more likely for you to die from a lightning strike than to die from Ebola.

A few other things you’re more likely to die from than Ebola include: walking to work, alligators, falling off the roof, and playing on the playground. I think you can all take a large sigh of relief.

-Isabelle Compton

Top 10 costumes we saw at the Costume Out game 1. A heard of giraffes: warm and cute 2. a “Ginger”bread Man: always fun to play off of what God gave you 3. Sharks from Sharknado: who doesn’t love Shark Week?

4. a Pair of Genes: making the Science Department proud 5. The #1: it was a football game!

6. a Priest: a classic 7. Elsa: I mean the cold never bothered her anyway 8. a Gorilla: keeping it warm and funny 9. several Superheroes: when in doubt add a cape 10. Eskimo: why not dress for the weather!

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Editorials

November 11, 2014

Halloween spooks a day early Halloween is a holiday many have come to love, while others find it to be too childish for them. I, however, am part of the former group.

I love dressing up in dumb costumes, going to haunted houses, and watching classic Halloween movies such as Halloweentown and Hocus Pocus. One of the best things about Halloween is celebrating it on the 31, just like everyone else.

This year however, the date was changed

to October 30 because the Northview/Southview football game was on October 31.

Right away, many people want to say that they (whoever “they” are) should have scheduled the game earlier, but does it really matter?

You’ll still get candy, still dress up, still go to haunted houses and Halloween parties, and TV companies aren’t going to not show a movie because a high school football game in Sylvania,

Ohio is on October 31.

Celebrating on October 31 would be ideal, but whether it’s a day before or a day after, has little to no effect on the holiday itself.

How much you enjoy, or don’t enjoy, Halloween, is up to you and how fun you make it.

If you got a dorky costume, hang out with some friends, you probably had a happy Halloween!

-Ahmed Atari

Is Northview really better than Southview? a quiz about sports to prove our worth

by Geeta Rao and Claire Goecke

Does the sport include a ball?

Yes. Is it played inside?

Yes. NVVB conquered the Cougars...twice.

Yes. NV Girls’ Soccer crushed the orange and brown.

No (besides Cole Gonia). NV Boys’ Soccer kept their undefeated season with a win against SV.

No. Do the players wear sports bras?

No. Do the players use their feet?

Yes. Do the players have long hair?

Yes. NV Girls’ Cross Country dashed past SV runners.

No. Do the players hit a ball at someone intentionally?

Yes. NV Girls’ Tennis LOVEd beating SV.

No. NV Boys’ Cross Country outran SV.

No. Do the players wear skirts and cute high socks?

Yes. NV Girls’ Golf conquered SV all the way to States.

No. NV Boys’ Golf defeated SV and qualified to states.

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by Emma Crandall

Spirit Week. Some of us love it, and others hate it. But why is that? The whole point of a spirit week is to gather as a school to provide support and spirit to an event, holiday, or sports match.

People often feel too embarrassed or insecure to participate because they won’t look “cool” or will be judged by others in our student body. When you think about it, if every person in the school participated, no one would have to feel this way. We would all be in the same boat.

Now, in no way am I trying to call people out, but I just believe that we could make spirit weeks that much more fun if we had everyone in the school participate.

Even on Friday, the ‘100% Spirit’ day, the school was not fully participated. That may have been the easiest spirit day theme yet.

Most of us have at least one piece of Northview clothing lying around our houses. Student Government even provided shirts in the effort to try and unify our school as one as we took on our rival, Southview.

I understand some themes were harder than others, but we all have pajamas. We wear them to bed every single night. We may not all have a Superman shirt, but we all have a blanket we could tie around our neck to make a cape. Go in your parents’ closets and find the ultimate #ThrowbackThursday. Support your class for Powderpuff by wearing pink or blue.

Freshmen and sophomores, pick a side. Either class would have loved your support.

Some teachers even offered extra credit as an incentive to have students participate.

We shouldn’t need to be bribed into showing school spirit, but at least some of the teachers are trying to boost the participation.

Next time we have a spirit week, dress the part. You never will be the only one, and hopefully, at least once, we can get everyone to dress up.

Two sides, same story: student sections twin For a lot of students, one of the best parts about going to big sporting events is going all out for the themes for the student sections. You get to wear things you normally wouldn’t wear such as a neon yellow shirt with green shorts and an orange neon backwards hat. Or you get to dress in black or white from head to toe.

Having themes is also a great way to make the events more fun for the students. Themes also serve another purpose.

It’s a way for students to show what team and school they’re

supporting and allow them to feel like a connected group with their fellow classmates.

So, when you have the same theme as the rival school for one of the biggest games of the year, the NV vs SV football game, the purpose of the theme is basically forgotten. Since the football game was held on Halloween, both schools decided to have a costume out for the theme, which makes sense.

However, when you saw a group of kids at the game whom

you didn’t know personally, you had no idea which school the students were from. I do think that a costume out was a really fun theme idea that gave students a lot of creativity to dress in a lot of different ways.

However, a lot of students wouldn’t have minded if NV just swallowed our pride and changed the theme so that we didn’t have the same theme as that other high school in Sylvania.

-Chloe Romine

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Editorials

November 11, 2014

Is the dance policy improving for students?

Homecoming rules weren’t as strict as expected In my past Homecoming experiences I was always very scared I would get called out on my dancing and be sent to the office for further punishment, and I know many other people in the student body could agree with that. You shouldn’t have to be afraid to go to a school dance because you’re scared you’ll get in trouble.

For some students it was very infuriating not being able to choose between going to the dance and risk getting in trouble or just staying home and watching netflix with your date.

But at this year’s Homecoming the staff and parents seemed to be less severe with punishing students for their choice in dancing style.

While looking around the gym at Homecoming I maybe saw

three or four students being called out by a teacher or parent.

I gives props to whoever made the decision to not be so harsh

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I really appreciate the fact that all of the staff and the parents took a step back and saw that the students were having an amazing time.

It’s a right we have suffered much controversy over in the past. At first, you had to be a white, property-owning male. Then, it changed to all white males followed by former slaves.

Fifty years later, women earned the right and soon after, Native Americans attained the privilege. Finally, the minimum age requirement was set to 18, an age many seniors in this school are this very second. It’s an American freedom: the right to vote.

How many of the 18 year old Northview students did their civic duty to register to vote for tomorrow’s election? My guess is very few.

Personally, I can vote, however, I did not register to vote and with very good reason.

I have been an “adult” for a mere two weeks. I have yet to sit down and actually watch the news, attend any city campaigning events, or even look at the issues that will appear on the ballot.

I do not have the adequate experience or knowledge to have an opinion on the outcome of the 2014 elections. An uneducated vote is worse than no vote at all.

What if I were to go to the polls and randomly check “yes” or “no” to the issues? An issue that maybe isn’t in the community’s best interests could pass by one vote that I could be responsible for. Like you’re always told, every vote counts and my lack of awareness in the

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on the students for the way they danced. I think people enjoyed

Voting: a right we don’t take advantage of community’s politics could negatively affect the election results.

If this was a presidential election, my perspective would be completely different. There are ads on every street corner and in between every other song on Pandora. Debates are broadcast and talked about in class, so I could easily make an educated vote without any regret or hesitation. This decision would last four years and places the nation’s security and future in the hands of one person. It seems much more important and essential to me than local elections with issues that do not directly affect me or my loved ones since any education issues will not affect my family or I after June. I honestly couldn’t tell you any other issues on the ballot, but if something was affecting my parents or family, I feel like I would have heard them talking about it at some point in the last couple weeks.

In college when I’m more responsible for myself and no longer live under my parent’s roof, I plan on becoming more educated in local and national politics. I do want to vote but I don’t believe I am ready to vote after being an “adult” for two weeks.

The right to vote is a freedom I am extremely thankful to have, but it is a right I should only utilize if I have the opinions and knowledge to better my community.

-Mackenzie Elrod

being able to go to a dance without having the fear of being kicked to the curb because they happened to dance not the right way at not the right time.

Now, I don’t have any statistics or anything on how many people actually did get in trouble and for what reasons, but in the past I would see people left and right being taken into the dreadful office to get yelled at.

I know that I didn’t see one couple being kicked out because of their dancing.

I really appreciate the fact that all of the staff and parents took a step back and saw that all of the students were having an amazing time without them breathing down our necks to see if we were dancing too close to our dates.

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Features

November 11, 2014

Kenna June

Urbaniak

kitties

Over the summer, four faculty members - Jill Urbaniak, Katherine Jensen, Kim McElroy, and Steve Swaggerty welcomed new babies to their respective families.

Welcome to the Northview family, wildkitties. -Geeta Rao

Ezra Roy

Jensen

Born: June 12, 2014 Weight: 8lbs. 11oz.

Born: August 1, 2014 (his big brother’s first birthday!)

Big brother: Aiden, who is two years old

Favorite memory thus far: “Kenna is the happiest baby; I have never seen a baby smile so much. She has already been on two camping trips.”

-Mrs. Urbaniak

Big brother: Josiah, who is turning three years old Favorite memory thus far: “His first smile was very cute.”

-Mrs. Jensen

Ewan Lowell & Jacob Walter (JW) Born: May 15, 2014

McElroy

Weight: Ewan 3lbs. 4oz.

JW 4lbs. 3oz.

Big brothers: two dachshunds, Gus and Winnie Favorite memory thus far: “Other than their birthday, I would say one, the day they came home from the hospital after being in for 55 days and two, dressing them up for their favorite holiday, Halloween. They were Fozzie and Gonzo from the Muppets.”

-Mrs. McElroy

Born: August 25, 2014 Weight: Rylan 4lbs. 5oz.

Grady 5lbs. 6oz.

Favorite memory thus far: “Probably sitting up with Rylan all night in the NICU listening to Matthew Kearney on Pandora and just holding him and listening to music together.”

-Mr. Swaggerty

Rylan David & Grady Michael

Swaggerty

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Features

November 11, 2014

Neon Lights Shine Br

Senior and junior Homecoming court members pose with their dates.

“I was really nervous to walk out in front of everyone but I had so much fun,” senior Abbie Bacon said.

“The dance was a lot better than the past years, and it was a great way to kick off senior year,” senior Jake Mason said.

What did you think about Neon Lights Homecoming?

W “ e went to Lourdes University to take our pictures. I thought Homecoming was a lot more fun this year,” -Taylor Silvernail, 12

“Homecoming was such a good time and I had a blast with my friends,” -Delaney McGranahan, 9

“I was so blessed to spend my Homecoming night with the most genuine guy,” -Alyssa Ersig, 10

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right like a diamond

NV Drumline is “all about that bass” Dancing under the neon lights “Homecoming was such an awesome experience, and I had so much fun at the dance,” senior Emma Eding said.

PHOTOS TAKEN BY SAM STEIRER, GEETA RAO, AND SAM HOWALD

Seniors Ben Haselhuhn and Homecoming Representative Claire Goecke share a slower dance.

“This Homecoming was the best one I’ve been to, I had a lot of fun,” -Katie Cole, 11

“Homecoming this year was so much better than last year,” -Kallahan Becher, 10

“Dressing up with my friends was the best part of Homecoming, and the dance was amazing,” -Liz Hildebrandt, 11

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Features

November 5, 2013

Rieger sets retirement date after 12 years in District For 12 years the Sylvania school system has been under the excellent care of Dr. Brad Rieger. At the beginning of his career back in 2003 he promised to continue his career until his youngest daughter graduated high school, now 12 years later, that daughter, Allison Rieger, is a senior at Northview and he is preparing to end his career as Sylvania’s superintendent.

Being a superintendent is not an easy job, but being the superintendent of Sylvania allowed for Dr. Rieger to commit to his job and still be involved in his daughters’, Shelby and Allison, school lives.

“Allison, as Shelby did, allows me to give her hugs when I see her in the hallways, which means a lot to me as a dad,” Dr. Rieger said.

Under Dr. Rieger, Sylvania Schools have accomplished an abundance of things for the district. Sylvania Schools earned the highest rating of Excellent with Distinction back in 2012 making it the seventh consecutive year Sylvania schools was rated Excellent or Excellent with Distinction.

The benchmark performance data for the district was: ACT

mean score – 24; and SAT mean score 1150; and attendance rate – 96.2%.

Once he is retired it will not be all beaches and golf for Dr. Rieger. He wants to be point guard for the NBA, but if that doesn’t work out he has a few other backup plans, he said. Some of which include pursuing using his skills in higher education, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector. One thing he said he would not do though is be a superintendent in another school district because he views Sylvania as the pinnacle of his profession.

Although is seems as if no one would be able to fill Dr. Rieger’s shoes, the board of education as found someone that will surely do just as great a job as Dr. Rieger.

Effective July 30, 2015, Scott Nelson, 53, assistant superintendent since 2009, is to succeed Dr. Rieger. Mr. Nelson has more than enough experience to tackle this job, along with being assistant superintendent for the past six years he also was a social studies teacher, assistant principal at NV, and principal of Arbor Hills.

-Annie Nowak

Student Spotlight: Allison Palmer Not many of us can say that we have gotten to visit 3 different states and go indoor skydiving all in one vacation. Senior Allison Palmer flew across the country with her family and friends to explore Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. During her trip she got the opportunity to hike in the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon.

Allison also got to see the beautiful Lake Powell, the Hoover Dam and adventure in Las Vegas.

“The most memorable part of the trip was seeing all of the scenery, it was amazing,” Palmer said.

Other than her outdoor adventures, Palmer is involved in band, theater, drama club, DigiCats, Earth Club, and she plays for the NV Tennis team. Her favorite subject is English because she loves to read and write. So if you are ever searching for your next vacation spot, ask Allison all about her amazing excursion out west.

- Hollis Martinez, Staffer

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Spirit Week Wacky Wildcats save the day

MONDAY

TUESDAY

THURSDAY above and beyond with some good ole footie pajamas and maybe some slippers and a blanket.

On Wednesday super heroes roamed the halls of NV. Heroes of all sorts such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and many others.

The theme for Thursday's spirit day was "Throwback Thursday", many different throwbacks were brought out. There was everything from old Aeropostale graphic tees, some 80's wear, and anything that had gone out of style.

Saving the best for last, Spirt Week ended with students showing school support as the football team played cross town rivals Southview. The Wackiest Wildcats went all out in their NV apparel.

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

Spirit week is the week when some of the Wackiest Wildcats come out to show their NV spirit.

“As my first spirit week at Northview, I had fun dressing up and thought the themes were cool,” freshman Emily Martinez said.

Monday was in honor of the junior and senior Powderpuff game, the most spirited Wildcats showed their spirit by wearing either blue for the senior class or pink for the junior class.

The second day of Spirit Week was pajama day. Some people may have shown up in their regular PJs while some students went

Never-failing homework excuses and lies Lying is an art and it takes a true creative genius to master it. You have to know all the qualities of the subject(s) you’re trying to deceive. This goes for students turning in a late assignment or a teacher taking a quarter to grade a test. Questions to ask yourself are as follows: Is the subject gullible? Does the subject like you? Is the subject interested in the same activities as you?

Know all the background information, likeliness to deceive and the consequences of being caught before attempting a little white lie.

1. Seniors attacked me and stole my backpack: This is a very good excuse for any underclassman under the height of five foot . It is highly likely and very believable to a teacher. If you’re 6 foot, 2200 pounds, maybe this isn’t the excuse for you.

2. My dog died: you can only use this excuse once, but it is effective. Only the most heartless teacher won’t cut you a break after losing your best friend.

3. I was only thinking of your health: Have the sniffles? Tell your teacher you were

sneezing all night long. You didn’t do your homework because you didn’t want to accidentally sneeze on your homework and infect your teacher with germs.

4. I was writing my new mixtape last night and was spitting mad fire: Teachers will understand if your homework caught on fire.

You can’t help that you’re a rising star in the rap industry. It is practically poetry; English teachers will eat this up.

5. My family is moving: All your stuff is in boxes and your mom accidentally packed your backpack and homework away in an unlabeled box. Ask for a new worksheet and apologize for the mishap. Moving is hectic and most teachers have moved at least once in their life since they don’t live with their parents anymore. They will understand that accidents happen especially the closer it gets to the moving date.

6. I didn’t do my homework because I didn’t want to add to your workload: Teachers will appreciate your consideration. They won’t even be mad you didn’t do your homework. They’ll

just be thankful they don’t have to grade another paper.

7. My flashdrive exploded: It’s a freak accident, but technology is completely unpredictable. Maybe bring in a microchip or small phone memory card to add to the lie. It’ll minimize any reasonable doubt about such a bizarre occurrence, especially if it is a teacher who is unfortunate with technology.

8. Appeal to the teacher: Tell Mr. Roth you were golfing with Tiger Woods, Mr. Creech you were at the Toledo Museum of Art all night or Mrs. Blue you were up all night trying to make a rapid mustache growing formula.

9. I’m late to school because I woke up this morning feeling like P. Diddy: We all have those days. Mr. Achter will understand. Excused tardiness all the way.

10. Tell the truth: I know it is hard to grasp, but teachers will respect your honesty and you never know, they may give you an extra day with no consequences depending on the rarity of occurrence and the involvement of the student in

class.

Teachers: Many students won’t believe any excuses whether they’re the truth or not. The best bet you have is to cover your room with family photos and always use a family related excuse.

“My kids had the flu” or “I was coaching my son’s little league game” are both good, solid excuses for your students.

Even if we want our grades posted ASAP, none of us want to take away our teachers from their families. Being a parent is a huge responsibility, especially if your kids are anything like us.

If you don’t have kids, use your four-pawed kids as an excuse. Pets are a big part of people’s life, students and teachers.

Just like the parent teachers, you do need to cover your room with pet pictures and randomly drop a couple furry friend stories throughout your lesson plans. If Mrs. Rhine was to say she had to take her dachshunds to the vet, I guarantee all students would believe that without a single dou bt.

-Mackenzie Elrod

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What was high school like in 1944?

Burnham graduate shares his high school experiences with Student Prints staff I visited the Sunset Village where I was able to sit down with 1944 Burnham graduate, Bruce Alcock. While I was visiting, Alcock discussed and compared the life of his own high school career to today’s modern day society. Alcock is the husband of Burnham 1944 graduate Lynne Wyant and the father of Katie Alcock.

During the time period of 1944 in which Alcock went to high school, families were facing a war with many shortages. However, Burnham maintained itself as an excellent school and atmosphere, according to Alcock.

Burnham offered many different classes in addition to the core requirements, such as body building; auto shop, which taught auto repair and machine trades; carpenter shop and homemakers class.

Students who lived within one mile from the school were not provided with bus transportation and were required to walk to school.

The school buses did however, pick up the students that lived further distances away from the school.

As Alcock remembers, there were about 106 students in his grade, and said that approximately 25 of them are still around here today.

Throughout his time at Burnham, Alcock played for the school’s football and basketball teams for his first three years of high school and left to join the Navy in his last year. Alcock was unable

to attend his Prom since he was in the service and away from home at the time.

Unlike our Prom, Alcock said the students at Burnham attended a dinner after the dance and then stayed at a hotel overnight, which is where they were able to have breakfast the next morning.

For graduation, the students would gather around the American Flag as a group.

Unlike today’s society, students in the 1940s did not have much technology, however the popular technology during this time was the electric typewriter. There was no such thing as a copy machine either; if someone wanted to make a copy, they had to work on a machine with carbon paper which only made two or three copies at a time.

The city of Sylvania was very different than how it is mapped out today. Sylvania was a village, which had a population of about 800 people; now Sylvania has approximately 18,935 residents. The city consisted of two banks, the “Farmers Merchants” and the “Sylvania Savings;” two drug stores, two movie theatres, three bars, two auto dealers, two churches, a Congregational and Methodist church, and a fire department. A typical weekend for a student, as Bruce remembered, would include parties in their homes, dances, or athletic events around the school.

After his service in the military, Alcock worked for the city’s Sylvania Savings Bank for 34 years.

“When I came back from service, I did not go to college. The question that my boss asked was, ‘Did you graduate from high school?’ and I said ‘Yes I did.’” Alcock said. “‘We’ll hire you for 30 days and we will review your work at the end of the 30 days,’ he said. At the end of the 30 days he said ‘You passed your test,’ In September 1947, I started employment at the bank as a teller,” Alcock said.

After working for Sylvania Savings as a teller, the bank sent Bruce to banking school at the University of Wisconsin and Ohio University. Alcock also took a banking course at Harvard where he further pursued his career.

After being employed for 34 years, he retired as a chairman of board and the Chief Executive Officer of bank. One of his memories from working in the bank was when a few ladies asked him if he would assist them in putting together a 35th class reunion. He told them no and said that he would for a 34th class reunion. That was the start to his reunions, his first one that he attended was the 34th. Alcock is still keeping up with modern day changes and currently lives at the Sunset Village.

- Allie Hartnett

STUDENT PRINTS STAFF member junior Allie Hartnett interviews 1944 Burnham grad Bruce Alcock about his high school experiences in Sylvania. Alcock still lives in the area and currently resides at Sunset Village.

Are you in a relationship with your phone?

It’s that time of year again, couple season.

Where it seems like everybody and anybody has a significant other. Before you start whining about your #singlelifeprobs, take a moment and ask yourself, am I in a relationship that I don’t know about? It sounds creepy, but it might be true...are you in a relationship with your phone?

1. When you drop your phone in the hallway, you...

A. Pick it up and keep walking.

B. Freak out. I would die if anything happened to my baby.

C. How dare you think that I would ever drop my phone!

2. You could go_____without your phone A. A day.

B. An hour.

C. Maybe 5 minutes??

3. How many phone cases do you have?

A. One. B. Five.

C. 10+, my phone is better dressed than I am.

4. How often do you carry your phone charger with you?

A. Never, my phone stays charged the whole day.

B. Sometimes, but definitely not everyday.

C. ALL THE TIME. Phone charger, backup charger, replacement backup charger, and an extension cord just in case.

5. My phone is usually_____ A. Somewhere....?

B. In my pocket.

C. In my hand, where else?

If you answered mostly A’s…

Awkward! You and your phone are something less than friends...

If you answered mostly B’s...

Friendzoned! You like your phone, but you’re not sure whether it’s “the one.”

BEATTIE

If you answered mostly C’s… #RelationshipGoals. You and your phone do everything together, how cute!

BY NAZIHAH BHATTI

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Shakespeare influenced All Shook Up Claire Weber Staff Writer

The musical All Shook Up is based off of Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night. Both of these shows portray a romantic, yet comical theme along with emphasizing the meaning of “true love.”

Twelfth Night centers around a pair of twins, Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. The play focuses on the dramatic love dilemma between the characters and how it seems to make up a “love triangle” which ultimately leads to a happy ending for everyone.

All Shook Up centers around a hip-swiveling, guitar playing roustabout who was released from prison and ends up in a small town in the midwest. Throughout the musical, he helps the town discover the magic of romance and the power of rock and roll. It is filled with romance and drama which also seems to make up a “love triangle,” which leads to a happy ending for everyone.

You may just recognize . . .

• Love triangles galore! Natalie is in love with Chad who is in love with Sandra who is in love with Ed. • Are you a fan of She’s the Man? Then you’ll love how Natalie dresses like a boy, Ed, creating a crazier love triangle between her, Chad and Sandra.

• Big fan of Blue Suede shoes . . . the song? All Shook Up uses Elvis music in unique and fun ways. You can toe tap and hum along to some of your favorite oldies.

FRESHMAN KORRIN ZOLLWEG dances with senior Oliver Grieve in All Shook Up rehearsal. “Dancing with Oliver is so much fun,” Zollweg said. “Since this is my first NV musical, getting to dance with the lead is a huge honor.”

The return of the Mockingjay Grace Colville Staff Writer

Every generation has music, people, and even movies that define it, whether the people of that generation like those things or not. One of the movie series that defines our generation is The Hunger Games Trilogy. On November 21st part one of the final movie Mockingjay will be released into theaters. As the huge Hunger Games fan that I am, I can’t wait to see the movie.

Before seeing a movie that was originally a book, I think it is important to read the book.

When I read the books before I see the movies, it helps me to make connections between what is happening currently in the film and what I know is going to happen next. Also, before I see the movie or know what actors are in it, I enjoy creating the characters in my head and waiting to see if the movie producers accurately depict the people I imagined. In The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and the rest of the cast turned out to be exactly how I pictured them while reading.

For those who have seen the movies but are not book readers, I won’t spoil anything, but I have high hopes for Mockingjay parts one and two. The final book was very eventful and high energy. I hope that the movie writers don’t stray too far from the details of the plot in the book. If it is too different, viewers that read the book (like myself) will be very unhappy. The entire book series is so perfect to its fans that if it is too different, I am afraid the movie will not be successful.

In the movie, I am looking forward to finding out where the plot will be split in half to end the first part of the movie and begin the second. Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and the rest of the characters are some of my favorites of all time, and I hope that their roles in the movies stay true to what they were in the books. I can’t wait to see the movie, and you can bet that I will be one of the people at the movie theater on the 20th of November waiting for that midnight premiere.

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NV Orchestra showcases musical talent Annual Orchestra Fall Strings Festival

Students nomiated to All State Orchestra

Jessie Li

ville by Rossini, and Sinfonia in D Major (Allegro assai) by Johann Christian Bach for the ChamStaff Writer ber and Concert orchestras.

“The orchestras played really well; both The Northview Orchestra had their annual Fall Strings Concert on October 28 at Southview orchestras played difficult programs and they both played very matureHigh school. ly,” said Mrs.Thiel. “They The concert showalso played very high-level Both orchestras cased orchestras from with lots of excitement the Toledo Area includplayed difficult and I could not have been ing Whitmer, Northview, programs and prouder of them. It was a Southview, and Maumee. great night, always fun to they both played It gave the orchestra an ophear all the orchestras and portunity to perform for a very maturely.” we had a great time. Proud larger audience and hear Mrs.Thiel. of them”. other school orchestras “The Fall Strings Fesplay. tival was a great showcase Pamela Thiel conducted Isma’a by Leanne Darling, Golden Sonata of local talent. It’s so much fun to listen to other

by Purcell (Largo and Allegro), Evening Pray for orchestras from the area,” junior Tiffany Komon Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck, Barber of Se- said.

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Seniors Geeta Rao and Mary Solomon, and junior Starr Jiang have been named to the OMEA All State Orchestra. This orchestra is composed of the best musicians from each region in Ohio. In order for these hardworking musicians to even be considered for this prestigious orchestra, they had to place high enough in their Northwest Regional audition.

Rao is a member of the Chamber Orchestra and has been playing violin for 12 years.

This is her second year in the All State Orchestra.

Solomon is also a member of the Chamber Orchestra and serves as their concertmaster.

She has been playing violin for seven years and has also been playing piano for 11 years.

“I’ve been to All State for the past two years and it’s an honor to be part of such a talented ensemble,” Solomon said. “I felt really elated each time I made it.”

Jiang is a member of the Chamber Orchestra and serves as a co-principal cellist. Like Solomon, he is a member of the Toledo Youth Orchestra and serves as their principal cellist also.

“I was very happy when I found out I was first chair for Regionals and qualified for All State,” Jiang said. “I was also excited that Mary and Geeta both made it too and am glad I can go this year because I couldn’t go last year because Carnegie Hall conflicted on the same weekend.”

They will be playing in All State in February at the Cleveland Convention Center.

feature musician Emily Hoffman, Choir Senior Emily Hoffman has been involved in music her whole life. She began piano lessons at a young age and participated in her first musical production, When in Rome, at age nine. Hoffman has been in the orchestra since junior high and joined the choir her junior year. She is currently involved in the A Cappella Choir and Harmony Road Show.

How long have you been singing/performing?

I have only been singing seriously for the past two years, but I have been performing on stage since age seven with a children’s theatre program.

What’s your favorite part about Harmony Road Show?

We’ve started this new thing called Free Style Fridays, where we build an arrangement from scratch with multiple songs. It’s so fun to be able to create them on our own.

What’s your favorite choir memory?

When we took our choir trip (to New York City) last spring break, we had the opportunity to sing in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, which was absolutely beautiful. It’s so hard to describe, but being able to hear ourselves sing in that cathedral was a great experience to say the least.

There was a huge crowd at your last choir concert, what are your thoughts on that?

It was unusual to have so many people at a Fine Arts event. We usually just have parents in the crowd who are there because they love us, but it was great to have students come because they wanted to hear us perform. On stage, we could feel the energy from the students, and it was a really fun performance.

How does it feel to be singing as the lead in this years musical, All Shook Up? Number one, it’s an incredible opportunity and we’re singing Elvis songs which is so cool because it’s a different style than we are all used to. It’s more fun and upbeat and we are having a blast as a cast.

Its very stylistically different than choir, and I love it.

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Hottest games on the app store review

Every student has free time at school during study hall. After your homework is finished what are you supposed to do? You’re not going to ask your teachers for extra homework or risk getting yelled at by Mrs. Edwards for just sitting like a log and not doing anything. If you are having a bad time finding something to fill up your time, here are some of the hottest games available on the app store to play. Some of these games are, for the lack of better words, annoying. But others can be described as terribly addicting.

-Baylee Gryca

Daddy Long Legs available in the app store

Spokes available in the app store

Summary: It’s a really simple game, if you don’t have issues with anger and wanting out of 5 to throw your phone at a Staff High Score: 54.59 wall. All you have to do to play this addicting game is to make a daddy long leg spider walk as far as it can without falling. But it’s much more complicated than what it seems. One wrong move and the spider face plants and you have to start over. At first, seeing the spider falling can be humorous, but after 500 falls, it gets extremely frustrating. Although it began as a fun game, it seems as though I get progressively worse the longer I play it, which makes me so angry I have to stop playing, but I can’t because I keep telling myself, “just one more round”.

Summary: This game switches from really easy to extremely hard very quickly. All you have to do is move dots onto out of 5 a moving circle while avoiding collisions with other dots. It’s all about timing and strategizing. Once you get a certain number of dots Staff High Score: Level 50 onto the circle, you move on to a new level that is similar to the one before, but harder than the last. Although it’s very frustrating, this game is one that I can play for long periods of time without quitting.

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This game is one that’s a good time-waster, it really makes you think about rhythm and what you’re going to do next,” -junior Molly Spieldenner

Dots and Two Dots available in the app store Summary: The concept of the Dots games are very simple; connect dots to get points.

Of course, it’s a little more complicated out of five than that. The dots have to be touching the same color, and if you are able to Staff High Score: level 131 make a connected square shape out of your dots, every dot of that color disappears. In the original game of Dots, you had one minute to connect dots and get as many points as you could. Two Dots was later released, and is a little different than then the original. Instead of playing for one minute, there are different levels that get progressively harder, similar to Candy Crush. You get five lives, and they take twenty minutes per life to refill. This game is highly addicting and will provide entertainment and endless frustration when you can’t beat a level.

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“Two dots is complicated but fun. The fire levels are the worst and I get so mad when I run out of lives,” -junior Jacob Guy

4.5

“It’s a frustrating game that makes me want to throw my phone up against a wall,” -senior Bekah Sigler

The Tower available in the app store

3.5 out of 5

The Tower

Summary: to the facebook game Tower Stack that we all used to play, the tower is a good remake of the classics. To gain points, you stack each level of the tower on top of each other. If you stack the block Staff High Score: 154 perfectly, it stays the same size and the same speed. But if your block isn’t perfectly aligned, part of the block disappears and the speed picks up, making it even harder to stack perfectly. As the tower gets smaller and harder to stack, you eventually miss the tower altogether, and you lose.

“It’s an interesting game that requires precision, timing, and rhythm. I downloaded it, played it a couple of times, and then deleted it,” -sophomore Trevor Ramsey

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November 11, 2014

Girls’ Soccer beats NDA, wins Districts Boys’ claim District runner-up, end in undefeated season

HOWALD JUNIOR GOALIE KATHLEEN DUWVE saves a shot earlier in the season with the help of defenders junior Shaylee Strauss and sophomore Abby Koback. The LadyKats won this game against Springfield at Timberstone. The LadyKats won the District title this season as well as being NLL runners up. They ended their season with a 13-4-2 record. The boys claimed the NLL title and were District runners up while finishing the season with a 14-1-2 record.

Emma Crandall Sports Editor

Both the Girls’ and Boys’ Soccer teams started off their tournament play with large wins over their opponents.

The girls faced Fremont Ross on October 14 in the first round of the tournament at Timberstone. The LadyKats won 7-0. Seniors Megan Kupetz, Allison Rieger and Leah Arnsby, junior goalie Kathleen Duwve, and sophomores Abby Koback, Alyssa Ersig and goalie Mia Restivo helped to contribute to the win.

“It was a great experience to play out of my original position and get in the attack. It’s such a difference of play and tempo to be by the goal and I loved every second of it,” Ersig said.

Ersig is normally a defender, but was moved up to a forward position for this game.

The boys took on Whitmer the next night, October 15, also at Timberstone. Similar to the girls, the Cats came out victorious in a 7-0 win over the Panthers. Goals were scored by seniors Brandon Osborn, on a penalty kick, and Matt Bules, juniors Jonah Masters,

Cole Gonia, and Christian Massey, having two, and sophomore Shane Banachowski.

This win against Whitmer sent the boys into the District Semifinals against St. Johns. The game was held at Southview on October 21. SJJ scored in the middle of the first half to gain the lead over the Cats. Nearing the final minutes of the half, junior Kamy Mourad took a free kick from about 40 yards out. Senior Ben Haselhuhn managed to hit it in to set the game at a tie.

In the second half, junior Aerin West made a shot, but was called off due to a high kick and dangerous play. With neither team able to gain a lead in the second half, the game went into its first 15 minute over time.

Again, neither team was able to get the ball to find the back of the net, with two goals being called offsides, one from each team.

A second overtime was held and the 15 minutes passed before one team could score. The two teams would then face off in a PK shootout.

NV made four of the six shots, where as SJJ made five, winning the game 2-1, giving the boys their first loss of the season.

The Cats went 14-1-2 in the 2014 season as well as winning the Northern Lakes League title.

“It was exciting to score in my last game for Northview, but also sad because this was my last game. We played the best we could to get back in the game and avoid penalties but wouldn’t do just that,” Haselhuhn said.

The girls traveled down to Findlay on October 20 to take on the St. Ursula Arrows for their District Semifinal. After the first half of play, the Kats lead the Arrows 1-0 with a goal from sophomore Lilly Powell. The Arrows came back 10 minutes into the second to tie the game up 1-1.

The allotted time ran out and the game went into overtime.

Rieger managed to hit one behind St. Ursula to give the Kats the win and advance them into the next round of the tournament.

“In an overtime game like that, it just comes down to who wants it more and who has more heart. Our team fought the whole game and I was lucky to be on the end of the ball to find the back of the net,” Rieger said.

The LadyKats traveled back to Findlay three days later, on October 23, to face the Notre Dame Academy Eagles for the District title. NDA upset Clay, who was ranked third in the state, in double overtime to advance and play the Kats.

The Eagles claimed the lead late in the first making it 0-1 at the half. But, the Kats responded quickly with a goal from Rieger.

Similar to the semi final games, the teams tied up the score in the regular play and were forced into overtime.

A scoreless first overtime lead to a second scoreless overtime.

The Kats would now face the Eagles in penalty kicks. NDA was up first and was successful, getting the ball past Duwve.

“Once we got into pks I wasn’t nervous at all. I knew we would be able to put away our shots. I just had to keep my composure and focus while it was happening so I could perform my best to help my team,” Duwve said.

Next up was freshman Mackenzie Johns. She too was successful, tying the pks at 1-1. After another round of shots, the pks remained 1-1, senior Hannah Creech shooting just high of the corner. Duwve blocked the next shot and Kupetz managed a goal on NDA goalie Ahalya Rai to lead the Kats 2-1. Duwve saved another NDA shot. sophomore Laina Mossing stepped up to the line. Her shot made it past Rai, making the pks 3-1, and winning the game and the District title.

The Kats advanced and played Perrysburg at Lake on October 28.

Earlier in the season, the Kats played the Jackets at NV for the NLL title and lost 0-2. The Kats entered the game on October 28 seeking a different outcome. All seemed to be even through out the game until the final 20 second, when Perrysburg senior Alexx Brown made a goal, ending the game.

“Our season went very well overall. Although it ended in a hard loss, we should be proud of the fact that we won Districts, which had not been done since three years ago. We should all keep our heads held high,” Duwve said.

The girls ended their season with a record of 13-4-2.

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NV Football wins Homecoming game Matt Bishop Staff Writer

Overcoming adversity is something every sports team must do. The NV football team faced some of this adversity in their last game against Bowling Green and came out with a loss of 24-0. They attempted to overcome that adversity in their next game against Perrsyburg.

The Cats traveled out to Jacket Country on October 17. The Yellow Jackets came into the game undefeated and ranked first in the state.

Perrysburg is known for their smothering defense that is amongst the best in the NLL. They also have a high-powered offense, which averaged over 38 points per game through the first 7 games.

“We knew coming in that it was going to be a tough, physical game. They play hard and are very disciplined,” junior Raymond Martinek said.

NV received the opening kick and was forced to punt. Perrysburg then went on an offensive explosion, scoring 42 points in the first half. The Cats were held to zero points and only converted two first downs before halftime.

The final score of the game was 56-3. Senior kicker Ross Hanna scored the only points for the Wildcats, nailing a 35 yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

NV returned home to take on the Anthony Wayne Generals for the Homecoming game on October 24. The team hoped to win their second straight Homecoming game after beating Bowling Green in last year’s game.

Coach Downing brought in John Ross,

BEATTIE JUNIOR WIDE RECEIVER James Hanley catches a pass and runs downfield in a game against Anthony Wayne on October 24. NV won the game with a score of 50-28. Hanley also plays cornerback for the Wildcats, where he has intercepted three passes this season.

who was a McCord football coach last year, to talk to the team before the game. Ross has some form of cancer and will go through chemotherapy soon. He has a good understanding of what overcoming adversity is about, which is something NV needed. He talked to the team about giving their best in everything they do and got them fired up before running onto the field.

The Wildcat offense got the ball first but were forced to punt. This would be the last time

they punted the ball the rest of the game.

NV dominated from that point on. Senior running back Preston McCurdy rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns to lead the offense.

Senior Matt McCormick caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from Junior Brendan Pierson in the 3rd quarter to put the Cats up for good.

Hanna kicked two field goals (27 and 36 yards), and sophomore Donald Aldrich II sacked the General quarterback in the endzone for a

safety.

The final score was 50-28 with the Wildcats on top. The 50 points were good enough for a season high, topping the previous 43 points set against Waite.

The last game of the season was the rivalry game against Southview. Snow, sleet, and rain fell from the sky as the two teams of Sylvania went at it. The Cougars won the game 22-6. See page three for this story by Andrew Headman.

Volleyball team has a season to remember Kendall McCoy Sports Editor

The Girls’ Volleyball team has come far this season. Some of their accomplishments include beating Southview twice, placing third in the Clay Invitational Tournament and the Irish Invitational Tournament, and having a 13-12 record overall and a 7-7 record in the NLL. They played three games in the state tournament, making it to the District Semi-Finals.

Their first tournament game was against the Springfield Blue Devils. The Devils had a home court advantage but this didn’t phase the Wildcats. Between the two teams, it was an even playing field; each team had beaten the other one time during the regular season.

To start off the game, the girls lost the first match. As the

second match kicked off, the Wildcats faced adversity and came out with a win. After losing the third match, they finished off the game with two back to back wins. Overall, they won 3-2, which allowed them to advance to the Sectional Finals.

The next tournament game was against the Findlay Trojans.

Again, the Wildcats faced a disadvantage as they were playing on the Trojans home court. The girls lost the first and second matches but the scores to each of these games were close, according to senior Bekah Sigler .

However, the tides changed in favor of the Wildcats and they won the last three matches. This put them on the path to the District Semi-Final game.

The last tournament game was against the St. Ursula Arrows at Liberty Benton. They came out ready to play but fell short in their three matches. Though it was a tough loss, the Wildcats had

proven themselves and traveled further in the tournament than expected.

According to senior Abbey Pawlak, this season was one to remember.

“Our season was like a roller coaster; we faced many highs and lows. Towards the end, we fought as hard as we could and even though the season ended shorter than we all would have liked, it was an accomplishment in itself making it to the District Final,” Pawlak said. “My goal coming in to this program was to improve our record and change the mentality and reputation of NV volleyball. I couldn’t have asked for a better group of girls to share my senior season with.”

The work ethic of the program and chemistry between the players contributed to helping change the face of NV volleyball, according to senior Bailey Paxton.

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November 11, 2014

Seniors take the win in annual Powderpuff game Blue conquers pink, but junior Skylar Crandell breaks school Powderpuff record Andrew Headman News Editor

Defense wins championships and the junior girls needed to step it up at the Powderpuff game in order to stop the onslaught of senior girls. Scoring for the seniors were Lili Fatemi, Tiana Sarsour, Kendall McCoy, and Kelsi Omey.

Going into halftime, the game was tied 28-28. The seniors brought in the most canned goods at the game to earn them an extra touchdown, starting the third quarter with the score being 35-28.

Junior Izzie Austin led the team with three touchdowns. Also scoring for the juniors were Skylar Crandell and Macey Feldstein.

“I feel the game was very intense and quick but in the end we all had a lot of fun and we came together as a school. I am definitely looking forward to playing Powderpuff next year,” Austin said.

Even though the juniors came up short, Crandell broke a rushing record. She had the longest rushing touchdown in Powderpuff his-

tory, running 64 yards before scoring for her team.

“I honestly had no idea what I was doing during the game, but breaking a record at the Powderpuff game was awesome. The juniors played really well and I am proud of how we played,” Crandell said.

Senior Kendall Jessing made a game winning interception to win the game for the seniors.

“I do not even remember the play very well, it was all such a rush. It felt awesome getting the interception and scoring the winning touchdown,” Jessing said. “There were many great plays that the senior Powderpuff team made, but I bet Matt Saracen would have been proud of the interception.”

Prior to the game itself, Student Government had a tailgate, where food was provided for all students attending the game.

Following the game, a school-wide bonfire was held right outside of the stadium, where Student Government provided glowsticks for everyone.

NV Golf finishes season high in state rankings Jarred Wulf Staff Writer

JUNIOR SKYLAR CRANDELL runs the ball into the endzone for a touchdown for the junior team. Crandell broke a powder puff record that evening, with a 64 yard rushing touchdown.

XC crosses the finish line for their fall season HOWALD

Amir AbouZied Staff Writer

The Northview Boys’ and Girls’ Golf teams are proud of their achievements this season. The boys came in 12th.

Out of the NV team, senior Ian Clement came in first with a score of 84 and 85. In second, junior Andrew Headmen shot a 88 and 83. The third lowest score was by freshman Jack Kunkel that shot a 89 and a 84. Behind him was junior Ryan Czerniakowski with a 90 and 94 in fourth.

Junior Justin Riggs who shot a 96 and 88 in fifth for the Cats.

“It was an amazing accomplishment just making it there, but I don’t think anyone on the team was happy with how they played both days,” Clement said.

The total for the first day was 351 and 340 for the second day. Similar to the Boys’ team, the Girls’ came in 12th.

Sophomore Ashley Knight placed the best out of everyone on the NV girls team shooting a 86 and 79. Knight finished as 30th in the state for girls golf.

Next senior Kayleigh McHugh shot a two 87’s and was the second best. Third best was senior Mackenzie Elrod who shot a 98 and 95. Senior Lauren DeBelly shot a 102 and 103.

Lastly, senior Whitney Powlesland shot a 112 and 111. The LadyKats shot a 373 on the first day and 364 on the second day as a team.

Coach Briggs’ only goal for the season was to win the league.

With that said, Briggs didn’t get exactly what he wanted, but the team came in second place overall with Jared Noe being the individual league champion. The Cross Country team placed 15th in Regionals.

“It feels great to be the league champion.

During the seasons, my times were not very good, but coach Briggs would tell me every day that I had nothing to worry about and that I was going to win. I thought he was crazy but I took what he said and worked hard in practice and it eventually paid off,” Noe said.

“It was horrible, a very bad day. Our team did not perform well at all. From the Indiana bor-

der to the west side of Cleveland, we were the 15th best team,” Briggs said.

The team went to Districts on Saturday, October 18 at Pearson’s Metro Park in Oregon.

Noe led the boys team in the 5k and came in seventh place out of 75 runners with a time of 16:39.

Following behind him, Justin Bohlke came in 20th place with a time of 17:34. The team came in fourth place out of 11 teams.

The team also made it to Regionals on October 25 at Hedges Boyer Park in Tiffin.

Noe led the team in the race once again coming in 58th place out of 129 runners with a time of 17:29 for the 5k. The team came in 15th place out of 16 teams.

“We only lost two out of 12 top athletes so there should be a good season coming up next year. Most of those kids are going to run track as well,” Coach Briggs said.

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November 11, 2014

Sylvania Water Polo qualifies for States Trent Croci Staff Writer

The Boys’ and Girls’ water polo teams splashed their way to the end of their seasons with both teams making it to the state tournament and both finishing in tenth place.

The Water Polo team is a Sylvania-run sport with coach Peter Dankert. The girls from Northview included juniors Maya Douglas, Macey Feldstein, and Miriam Federman, sophomores Haley Carstensen and Ashley Houttekier and senior Allison Wait, who has played throughout all four years of high school.“It was tough for a while with so few people, but as the season went on we became closer and were a force to be reckoned with!” senior Wait said.

Feldstein came out with a season accomplishment of hitting 100 goals in her water polo career against AMDG.“It’s a memory I will never forget,”Feldstein said.

The boys’ team included only one player from NV, senior Zac Frame, who played for three years. Frame will also be a member of the swim team this winter season.

The girls started the state tournament down in Cincinnati on October 17 with a loss to Worthington Kilbourne 2-15. The second game was a different outcome against Perry with a win 15-14. The girls took on St. Ursula for the final game to place for the ninth place seed but ended up with a loss of 8-10.

The boys headed to Worthington on October 25 starting off slow with a loss to Aviator Polo 1-14 and Napoleon 12-13. They shot back coming out with a strong finish winning three games in a row against Princeton 12-4, a win in OT against Perry 20-19, and defeated Milford 9-7.

“We gained a lot more people this year and everyone put in their best effort helping us do a lot better,” Frame said.

“Both the boys and girls teams improved greatly over last season. The boys final Varsity record was 11-18, while the girls were 3-10. With a small number of seniors on each team and several new players this year we are looking forward to continuing to build on that success for next year,” Coach Dankert said.

feature athlete Megan Kupetz, Soccer Senior Megan Kupetz, more commonly referred to as “Jugs”, has played varsity soccer all four years here at Northview. She is continuing her soccer career next year at the University of Findlay. ~Kendall McCoy and Emma Crandall

When did you start playing soccer?

I started playing soccer when I was five years old for SYSA. What was your most memorable moment in your soccer career?

My most memorable soccer moment is playing in the Final Four game in 2011 as a freshman.

When and why did you choose Findlay?

I committed to Findlay in late June because it’s a good distance from home and I got very well into the team personality.

What is your hair secret?

I don’t really have a hair secret, keep it natural and put it in a ponytail. I have to keep it big for games, it’s a superstition.

Why do people call you “Jugs”?

People call me Jugs because in Indianapolis my freshman year I left my water jug in the car and my mom said, “You left your jug” and I said, “No I have two right here.” Hannah and Leah made it stick through my four years of high school soccer.

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2014 Fall sport senior captains

November 11, 2014

Everyone’s last year playing a high school sport is always filled with unforgettable memories. As we say goodbye to our fall sport senior captains, we decided to ask them what they are going to miss most about playing their sport.

Thank you again all fall sport seniors and players.

-Kendall McCoy & Emma Crandall

girls’ tennis

girls’ soccer

BOYS’ soccer

“I’ll miss seeing my team everyday and all the traditions we shared, especially harmonizing with Kathleen Duwve to the national anthem before every game.”

Leah Arnsby

“I’ll probably miss the team itself more than anything. After being with all the guys for four years, they become your brothers and that’s something to remember.”

Ben Haselhuhn

“I am going to miss my best friends on the team. Those girls have made me not only a better tennis player but a better person and I have loved every second.”

Geeta Rao

girls’ GOLF

football

“I’ll miss the sisterhood of the LadyKat Golf team. Without each other, we would of never made school history and qualified for States. I love my golf sisters.”

Mackenzie Elrod

“The part I am going to miss the most is playing on Friday nights with all my brothers. It’s crazy to think how fast these four years have come and gone.”

Preston McCurdy

BOYS’ GOLF “I’ll miss the practices, hanging out after tournaments, and the bus rides. Overall, I am going to miss helping my teammates and making them better the most.”

Ian Clement

girls’ XC “I will miss the atmosphere of the championship meets. There is nothing better than competing with six of your best friends and wanting to represent your school.”

Mallory Small

BOYS’ XC “I’m going to miss a lot about cross country.

However, what I’ll miss the most are those two seconds of silence before the gun goes off to start a race.”

Scott Pribe

VOLLEYBALL “I’m going to miss getting to go out every Tuesday and Thursday night and play the game that I love with a group of girls I can call my best friends.”

Bekah Sigler