Volume 87: Issue 3

Fall sports wrap-up, pg.12

The Student Prints Sylvania Northview High School

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Volume 87, Issue 3

November 6, 2012

NV science celebrates Mol Day Annual chemistry festivities hit the halls of NV

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NORTHVIEW CHEMISTRY STUDENTS played many games for extra credit during Mol Day 2012. “Mol Day was a blast. We were able to learn while playing really fun games,” senior Aden Aldrich said.

>> Meghan Keene [News Editor]

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Students can be Superheros

>> Caitlin DeGross [Co-Editor]

Are you ready to be a hero? National Honor Society Members on the Blood drive committee have been getting ready for the drive that will take place November 30 in the Auxiliary gym.

The theme for the blood drive is Super Heroes with the catchy slogan “There is a hero in everyone“, according to Blood Drive committee member senior Natalie Szczerba.

“Our goal is to get 180 people to give blood. We want to surpass last years collection”

-Natalie Szczerba

>>senior The members of the committee voted on the theme at the first NHS meeting.

Since then they have been working hard to put the blood drive together.

“The Blood Drive Committee has been meeting every week since the beginning of the school year,” NHS advisor Darla Omey said.

NHS members are going to be going to English classes and sitting in lunch periods starting November 12 to sign students up to donate blood.

There will also be posters, signs and announcements to advertise the blood drive, according to Mrs. Omey.

“Our goal is 160 units and 200 people scheduled to donate,” Mrs. Omey said.

All 16 year olds that meet the weight and height requirements are allowed to give blood to help reach the goal.

6.02x10^23. To most people, that’s just a number but to chemistry students, it has a whole different meaning; it’s the quantity of Mol. Mol day is every year on October 23 and all of the chemistry students are able to form teams and compete against one another for the chance to earn extra credit.

“Mole day has been around since the 80’s and it’s been at the school for at least 13 years,” Chemistry teacher Jennifer Crosley said.

The theme of Mol day changes every year and this year the theme was, “Molar Eclipse,” instead of Solar Eclipse so the teams had to have a theme that was connected to either space or something space related.

“My favorite theme this year was “Moles in Black,” which was in my ninth period class,” Ms. Crosley said. The students of that group were: seniors Abby Masters, Lindsay Kajfasz, Meghan Keene and junior Hunter Egbert.

“It was really fun working in our group and just goofing around,” Masters said, “but it was also nice putting all of the stuff we learned to good use.”

Everything about Mol day is a pun, the theme and the

challenges. This year the challenges consisted of mol-in-one (hole in one), whack a mol, mol stroll and mowling (bowling). Whichever team won the most challenges and ended up with the lowest score, won Mol day and got the extra credit.

“Mol in one is all about luck,” senior Nick LaPlante said.

LaPlante was part of the team, “Molboys and Aliens” which is a spinoff of the movie, “Cowboys and Aliens.”

The competitions were really competitive and everyone was just having fun and wanting to win, according to senior Xavier Sudlow.

“Losing to Davidson Baker in molstroll left me rattled the rest of the day,” Sudlow said. Sudlow lost to Baker by mere seconds in the final individual event for Ms. Crosely’s ninth hour class.

Extra credit was also available in numerous other categories like, the best team flag, the best theme and the best costumes.

“My group [was] the Extra-Terristimoles and we dressed up as aliens. We won best costumes in our class,” junior Adam Liber said.

Another way students were able to earn extra was by creating a mole and bringing it in to class. There were about 30 moles that were made and brought in and out of those 30, Sudlow won first place with his “darth moler” which was a play off of Darth Vador.

“My favorite activity all of time is “Holey-Moley,” because it’s so much fun and entertaining for me to get to watch the students try to pass the life savors from toothpick to toothpick without it falling off,” Ms. Crosely said.

Come one, come all; NV celebrates fall >> Sam Good [Staff writer]

Fall is the time to celebrate the changing of the seasons, leaves turning colors and the cool fall breeze. What better way to celebrate this time than with a parade of music?

On October 20, the Fall Festival took place in downtown Sylvania with vendors, food and uncommonly warm weather.

Students from Northview and Southview, as well as both bands, participated and performed in the parade.

“Marching in the parade for the first time was very fun because I got to be with my friends. I was not nervous playing in front of a big crowd as it was very easy and very fun,” freshman Austin Howard said.

The parade began at 12:45 p.m. and NV students met at school and played as they made their way to the streets of downtown Sylvania for the parade.

“It was so much fun dressing in costumes for the parade. I really enjoyed seeing huge crowds at the parade and seeing everyone participate,” senior Nick Judge said.

As tradition all of the band members dressed up for the event in various costumes.

There were costumes that included batman, the joker, and a banana just to name a few.

Everyone was dressed in costumes, some

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MANY NV ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS were present at this years Fall Festival. NV’s band is an annual staple with music and customs. squads even coordinated themes. “The costumes were all very fun and creative this year and I was impressed with everyone’s ideas,” senior Janelle Fowler said.

Not only were band members part of the parade, but the cast of NV’s production of The Sound of Music was too. The audience

received a preview of the show as the entire Von Trapp family made an appearance and performed songs from the show.

“Performing in the Fall Festival parade was really fun and energizing because of all the cheering and support from the crowd,” senior Natalie Szczerba said.

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The Student Prints November 6, 2012

NEWS

Interact makes a comeback

Leadership challenges etiquette

>> Lauren Lewis

>> Sam Good

After being brought back, Interact has made an impact. The international organization helps students become leaders through worldwide and community volunteering and fundraising.

Along with that, Interact also helps to build leadership because it is run by students and has them make decisions together, therefore teaching cooperation, according to Mrs. McDonald Recently, Interact has been busy with volunteering at a variety of events, from the 11th annual Walk of Light to elementary Halloween parties, participants of Interact have been very involved in the community.

Their help has paid off, Susan G. Komen’s Race for the Cure raised $5,174 with the help of 184 student volunteers, not including the $97 raised by selling tattoos. As a result of their help at Race for the Cure, a $500 scholarship will be given to a senior at Northview.

“In between the activities that we sponsor, other organizations are also contacting us for volunteers. We will do one community project this school year. We’re going to help Ms. (Katie) Mattimoe with Band Aid,” Assistant Principal of Student Services Mellisa McDonald said.

Board members were recently elected. Junior Adam Downing was chosen as President while senior Makena Rhodes was selected as Vice President.

Senior Katlyn Morris was also selected to be on the board as Secretary along with sophomore Ben Forrester as Treasurer.

“As president of Interact, I have to run the board meetings. I am not personally in charge of a specific committee, but I oversee what they are doing,” Downing said. “The committee chairs report back to the vice president, secretary or treasurer and once they get the report they then report back to me.”

The club recently had its first meeting with all four of their board members and their committee chairs. Within those committees, members will meet and will decide together what Interact is doing.

“At the meeting I was excited to see all of the committees working and coming up with great ideas,” Rhodes said.

Interact students and leaders are also looking forward to participating in an international volunteer activity that will involve raising money for a worldwide cause.

Members have discussed various candidates for the international fundraiser, but have decided on Rotary International, according to Downing.

“Rotary is involved with setting up international learning centers, so what we would do is get donations for items that could be sent to a learning center. So we would be selecting school supplies or any other educational material that Rotary could then donate to learning centers,” Mrs. McDonald said.

Resource Centers International’s goal is to create Resource Centers in Belize and provide a foundation of community pride as Belize citizens are enabled to educate themselves and their children.

The organization sends over donated materials such as books, tables, chairs and art supplies to Belize. These donations are needed as they help with the education of its citizens.

The biggest expense of the organization is shipping the materials over to Belize and they use 75% of their budget to accomplish it, according to Rotary International.

Interact hopes to help Rotary International accomplish its goals of establishing educational centers by holding a fundraiser in order to collect those items, according to Rotary International.

“What I hope to get out of Interact is the ability to help others and to give back to society by doing service projects and other things around the community to help maintain a good atmosphere to live in,” Forester said.

What if you were put to the test? Would you pass or would you fail? Students are going to be put to that ultimate test during an etiquette dinner that will be held November 5.

Leadership Academy seniors will be having a semiformal etiquette dinner at Mancy’s Italian with each other and teachers Tami Blue, Lindsey Jurski, Abbey Stephens, Ryan Creech, and Principal Steve Swaggerty.

The students will be seated at a table of eight for fine dining and while putting their dining skills to the test. They will have a cheat sheet of rules next to them in case of an emergency during the dinner.

“I’m a little bit nervous “I am definitely ready for my for the dinner. toast, the dinner part on The only thing I really have the other hand, I am prepared worried about using my for so far is salad fork for dessert.” my outfit,” senior Katelyn

-Brian Jackson Meyers said.

>>senior During the dinner, each student is expected to give a toast. The students were given a sheet of topics to give a speech about. Some of these included a toast to the class of 2013, a toast to the future, and a toast to someone who has made a difference in their life.

“I am definitely ready for my toast, the dinner part on the other hand, I am worried about using my salad fork for dessert,” senior Brian Jackson said.

Principal Steve Swaggerty is very pleased so far on how the preparation for the dinner has been going and how hard all of the students in the leadership program are working.

“Our hope is that they (seniors) get a chance to go through the experience of a formal dinner and know what to do in the future,” Mr. Swaggerty said.

As the dinner approaches, some AP government students will find themselves very busy on the day of the dinner. They must be up and ready at 5:30 a.m. at the voting polls to work. Voting takes place from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. The dinner was originally at 6:30, but was recently moved back to 7:30.

“I am already stressing out for the day of the dinner and working the voting polls even though they are less than a week away,” senior Ashley Bielski said. “I have to be up super early to work the polls and then will be going to the dinner. It will be all worth it in the end though.”

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Publications hard work pays off Newspaper, yearbook earn top national awards

Preschoolers “knock” for candy >> Michelle Jacobson [News Editor]

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BUSY AS BEES staffers for The Student Prints finalize pages for the upcoming issue. “’The day before we go to print is always super chaotic with everyone running around and making sure everything is done and print ready,” senior Co-Editor Caitlin DeGross said.

>> Addie Scott [Staff writer]

The award goes to . . . Northview! This past year, The Student Prints and the Wyandotte Yearbook staff won very prestigious awards for their hard work and dedication last year.

“Every summer the yearbook and newspaper are sent in to multiple national associations for critique and judging to help us improve upon our performance and so we know

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where we stand in comparison with other high school publications from across the country,” yearbook and newspaper advisor Sarah Huey said.

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the National Scholastic Press Association are organizations that recognize high school journalists on both the yearbook and newspaper while assisting them in becoming better reporters, designers and photographers through workshops.

Both the yearbook and newspaper staffers received a Gold Medal Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The yearbook received a second class rating from the National Scholastic Press Association while The Student Prints was awarded a first class rating.

“I was extremely happy that we did well because we all worked so hard last year and it’s such a great accomplishment to earn that award,” former yearbook Co-Editor and 2012 graduate Natalie Forester said.

The Student Prints also sent their papers into Quill and Scroll, an International Honorary Society for High School Journalists first organized in 1926.

“I was extremely happy that we did well because we all worked so hard last year and it’s such a great accomplishment to earn that award.”

-Natalie Forester

>>former Co-Editor

With high winds, gloomy skies and cold air, trick or treating did not seem very inviting this year. Luckily the preschoolers at Northview enjoyed the warmth of the indoors while trick or treating.

The kids went around school and collected candy for Halloween on October 30. Many teachers opened their doors for the trick or treaters including Mrs. Rhine, Ms. Huey and Mr. Ulrich, according to Early Childhood teacher, Mrs. Terri Morris.

Trick or treating around the school is an annual tradition for Early Childhood children and according to Mrs. Morris, “They were all very excited,” to go. This celebration was planned to incorporate components of the program’s curriculum with holidays.

Juniors helped facilitate as the children went knocking on doors. The children were also split into smaller groups to prevent chaos. There were a large variety of costumes seen down the hallways. Some included princess, Mario Brothers, Iron Man, and Dorothy costumes.

When they were finished and their bags were filled with candy, the kids returned to the classroom for a special healthy treat of peanut butter and jelly on a tortilla.

“It was fun trick or treating and my brother even dressed up as superman,” said Jaycee Blue.

Quill and Scroll awarded The Student Prints International First Place Award - Superior.

“We have several amazing staffers who have a natural talent in page design and enthusiasm for top-notch quality.

This combination of skill and motivation enables our paper to maintain a high caliber of success,” former Co-Editor of the newspaper and 2012 graduate Jennifer Deng said.

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Engineering seniors perfect group work >> Clare Aldrich [Staff writer]

Engineering has been kicking into high gear as students continue to work on various senior projects. Many of the seniors are seen walking around E-hall and outside the building in order to complete the assigned projects. Working in groups of up to four to six students, they are graded based on participation, progress, and efficiency. They are also required to give an updated presentation every Monday so Engineering teacher Ryan Reed and student peers are aware of the progress that they’ve made, according to senior Adam Graeff.

“I really enjoy Engineering and Mr. Reed is awesome,” Graeff said. “He’s really funny and knows all of us really well because we spend so much time working in his classroom.”

Currently there are five major projects in progress, they include a hovercraft, a football launcher, the wind turbine, the Hummer, and the solar panels. All of the work for these projects are done on Northview’s property either inside or outside during two periods of the day. However, the students’ main goal is to fix up or renovate the work that has been done within previous years. For example, the Hummer that the seniors are working on has been an ongoing project for Engineering students for over four years now. Another major focus of the group is the hovercraft, a car like craft GABLE that can transport up to two people at a time.

“It’s really fun when we get to see the end project and ENGINEERING SENIORS watch as the fire department begins to take down the wind turbine. The wind turbine was recently can actually see it in action,” senior Will Chappell said. taken down due to wiring issues and was swiftly put back up within two days after it was taken down.

After the hovercraft is completely finished, they anticipate donating it to the local fire department in hopes Due to the class being broken up into various groups, many of the projects that have been done in previous years,” of them using it to transport people for ice rescues. Donating is not something that the class is unfamiliar with as the others have also been working on the wind turbine’s wiring Mr. Reed said. seniors built a playground for the preschool last year and recently. This lead to the wind turbine being taken down The seniors are working quickly in order to finish their plan on donating the football launcher to the football team. and put back up within three days to repair it, according to projects in time. The whole class plans on going to separate The football launcher can launch footballs the length of a senior Haden Aldrich. internships at the beginning of second semester to a location “Recently we have been troubleshooting and repairing that Mr. Reed helped them select. whole field.

Students artwork displayed in UT FOCUS show >> Rachel Bules [Op/Ed Editor]

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to have people marveling at your work in a museum? For some Northview art students, this became a reality as their artwork was chosen at the end of the last school year to be displayed at the Center of Visual Arts at the Toledo Art Museum this fall.

“I was so excited that my work was chosen to be displayed in the art show. It took me a solid two months to finish it,” senior Katelyn Meyers said.

Meyers was one of many NV students whose work was chosen; others include Elizabeth Besly, Esther Haviland, Kayla Kirk, Alyssa Kruger, Katlyn Morris, Samantha Sigler, and Cameron Pavain,

Shelby Rieger, and Cassandra Stansley, who graduated in 2012. This is a prestigious honor for these students because their work was first selected by their NV art teacher and then chosen from among many candidates around the Toledo area by a jury of 3-4 local artists. The exhibition occurs every year and according to NV Art teacher Terri Seal-Roth, NV students are represented each year.

“It’s one of the most prestigious local shows in this area. To get your work accepted is a pretty high honor,” Mrs. Seal-Roth said.

“They take the best of the best art from each high school that enters work.”

The exhibition is called FOCUS and it includes art work only from high school students in northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan areas. The gallery will be open from October 26 until November 11.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SEAL-ROTH

SENIOR ELIZABETH BESLY painted this painting last year and now this year, it will be judged with hopes of winning an award.

Homeroom update: Where do you stand?

As Connections Day wrapped up, judges began to frantically watch and score your videos. After all the points were awarded and tallied, the points were added to the total you could have already earned. Currently, only eight points are available for each homeroom after the Bucket List, Connections Day Attendance and Participation and the Final Video.

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The Student Prints November 6, 2012

OPINIONS

High School Dating: A Closer Look Don’t take it seriously.

He likes her, she likes him, and they date. Almost everyone goes through this in high school. The first date, the first kiss, holding hands in the hallway. Many people date in high school; it is a normal thing to do. But where is the limit? We are still pretty young, so dating shouldn’t be too intense. Many people think that when you are dating you have to do everything you can to keep it, even if that means taking it to a level you may not be ready for.

“Don’t be to serious, you only get four years of high school,” senior Taylor Cook said.

High school is about having fun and enjoying being young, not finding your future spouse.

When you get a boyfriend/girlfriend you don’t have to do something you don’t want to do. You may be pressured more than once to be someone you’re not, or do something you don’t want to. But if you do something that you regret then you can still get out. Getting out of a relationship that may be too intense for you can be easier than you think.

If you don’t want to break-up with them, trust that they should understand if you just talk it out with them and tell them that you are uncomfortable. If they don’t understand then what kind of boyfriend/girlfriend were they really?

Having morals defines who you are as a person. They are what you believe in and how you act. Having morals makes you who you are and when you don’t listen to yourself it can lead to all types of bad things. Also, it may

Think it through.

Jane Doe went from “single” to “in a relationship.”

High school dating, we see it every day and many of us have experienced having a boyfriend or girlfriend. However, in order to enter the realm of “in a relationship” on Facebook, you have to actually like the person you’re dating, right? Isn’t it fair to like the person you are dating in the same way they like you?

Your phone vibrates, announcing that the senior captain of the football team wants your attention. Three weeks later, you are still talking to him and he is definitely interested, but you don’t know if dating him is what you actually want. He is popular and treats you like you are special but you don’t know if you really like him.

The problem with some relationships is that they are strictly based on the value of having someone else’s attention, not the actual companionship of someone that you want to spend your time with. High school dating is about having fun and exploring your options based on what you like in a person. When you enter a relationship, you have to knowingly commit your time and attention to one person, and you have to want every aspect of what you are entering.

Another problem people have to overcome is liking someone just because they like you. We all want a little bit of attention from someone;

lead you to do something you may regret later in life. Then once you are in a bad situation then it could be difficult to get out of. To avoid those situations all you have to do is follow your morals and remember self-respect.

“You have all the time in the world to find the one, so why not find the one that makes you happy now?” sophomore Maria Sandoval said. When you are in high school do you really want to waste your time trying to find your future spouse? You have the rest of your life for that. So for now while dating, don’t try and make it such an intense thing that you may not enjoy. Instead, have fun with it because we only have four years of high school. So why not enjoy high school while it lasts and not make dating such an intense thing.

-Annie Nowak

Date for the right reasons.

it is human nature to crave interest from other people, but when you enter a relationship, it should be about liking the person for who they are.

I like to believe that every person out there has something to offer in a relationship. Often, it is an outgoing personality, or a compassionate attitude and those qualities should be the motivation for what defines the desire for a relationship. Think about valuing the person’s qualities over the fact that you want a boyfriend or girlfriend before you make any decisions that could affect both people.

Life should be about loving the way you feel every minute of the day and going through the day without uncertainty or regrets; dating shouldn’t change that. Basically, you do not want to jump into a relationship without contemplating whether it is worth it in the end.

You and the person that may be your next boyfriend or girlfriend both have the right to enter a relationship knowing that you actually want it. It should be a free-fall, free of regrets, full of confidence. So, just because you see your best friend and his or her significant other having the time of their lives together, do not pressure yourself to give yourself up for a relationship.

You should never sacrifice your security for a chance at a successful relationship. At the same time remember to always have fun, and do what makes you happy because at the end of the day, that is what really matters.

–Geeta Rao

Dating. This word can bring a smile to your face and butterflies to your stomach. Or it can make you want to puke. Whatever you think of it, dating is usually a normal part of a high school student’s life. It’s bound to happen at some point. However, people who date can sometimes lose sight of their values, one being self-respect.

We don’t really mean to forget what’s important to us, but being in a relationship can put you in a different mindset. You tend to make choices based on not only what you think, but also what your boyfriend or girlfriend thinks. Sometime we might trust their opinions even more than our own intuition. This isn’t always bad, unless it becomes a common occurrence. We then often lose the ability to trust ourselves anymore.

That’s when there’s a problem.

A relationship is about being supportive and loving each other while spending time together. It isn’t about pressuring each other into things you don’t want to do, or trying to change them for yourself.

You have to accept each other for

who you both are. Along with that, you shouldn’t feel the need to change yourself for someone else to impress them. If they can’t love you with everything you are, then they aren’t worth your time.

Loving and treating yourself with respect is also a huge part of dating. If you don’t love yourself, how can you love anyone else?

When you’re dating someone who makes you feel uncomfortable or worse about yourself, then there’s probably something wrong with the relationship. Talk to them about how you feel, and break it off if nothing changes. No one deserves to feel bad about themselves, even if it means having a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Dating is meant to be an amazing experience. You shouldn’t waste it on people who make you feel horrible about yourself. Look for the guys and girls that bring a smile to your face, can make you think, and make you feel incredible about yourself. These are the people that will change your life and the way you see the world.

-Kristin Osinski

The Do’s and Don’t’s of Dating DON’T DO

♥ Keep your friends close! “Sisters before misters.”

♥ Don’t continue to wear his sweatshirt after you break up.

♥ Stand by your morals. “R-E-S-P-E-C-T.”

♥ Don’t be obsessive: it’s creepy.

♥ Watch football with him...even if you don’t like it.

♥ Don’t call them pet names in front of their friends.

♥ Say what you need to say. Honesty is the only way to go.

♥ Don’t spell their name wrong.

♥ Open doors and pull out chairs for your girl.

♥ Don’t argue with her: the girl is always right…well,

most of the time.

♥ Be supportive of each other. ♥ Ask them to dances, even if you’re already dating.

It’s just courteous.

♥ Don’t flirt with other people when you’re dating. ♥ Don’t text them every five minute, it’s just annoying.

♥ Enjoy each other’s company.

♥ Don’t be a jerk. Treat each other with care and kindness.

♥ Have fun with them and don’t be uncomfortable.

♥ Don’t be overprotective. Give them some space.

♥ Be real with each other. Just be yourself.

♥ Don’t be too serious. It’s just high school.

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The Student Prints NOVEMBER 6, 2012

OPINIONS

Are we being followed too closely on Twitter?

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Social media allows students to take a break from school and work to connect with friends and family. Whether you connect through texting, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or SnapChat, these different forums allow us to talk with friends when we are not sitting next to them.

With Northview becoming more involved with technology, the administration has connected with the student body on Facebook and Twitter. Their pages update us on different things happening with sports, classes, and the different achievements of our classmates. Even though these pages are resourceful, the administration has used posts that have come up on these pages to call people down and discuss with them different things about their posts they consider “inappropriate.”

When we are outside of school and on a social media site we have freedom of speech, which gives us the right to post whatever we want. If someone has a potty mouth outside of school, the school has no right to sit and search through our pages, print out tweets, call us down and discuss with us what we are posting. We are not in school.

Schools have the right to monitor things that we do when we are in school, but when we leave home, it is our responsibility and our parent’s responsibility to monitor us.

The administration may feel they are preventing bullying by monitoring our Twitter pages. Bullying is a big deal, and needs to be stopped. If someone is being bullied they should take it to an adult to get the issue stopped. It is the administration’s jobs to protect students and protecting students from bullying falls under that category. If the administration sees bullying or is presented with bullying, they are going to do something to protect that student.

Going on Twitter to watch for bullying is fine, but taking it to the next level and monitoring what words students are using if they aren’t bullying crosses the line. Do we want the police monitoring all of our phone calls, tweets and emails to prevent future murders? No, it’s the same thing.

In the code of conduct given and agreed to by athletes, it states: “Participants are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that will not bring discredit to themselves or their school.” The administration has said that posting things such as profanity and re-tweeting inappropriate things falls under this category.

If you read through the code of conduct, nowhere does it state that profanity is not allowed, but they consider that as not conducting yourself in a proper manner.

If they want to state this, they need to specify exactly what discredits the school.

A statement that is so general as this one does not clarify anything. If someone wears a dress to school that is not fingertip length technically that person would be breaking the rules, which could be declared as inappropriate and therefore they could tell that person that they are not allowed to participate in a sport.

The code of conduct was not designed around social media, and if the administration is going to say we cannot swear on social media sites, they need to design a new code of conduct that clearly states that. And if they do not follow through with that, they need to punish everyone for every rule they break, not just things happening on Twitter.

The administration said they will not go looking for these things or go searching for

profanity, but if something come up on their feed they will address it. The administration feels that they are just stumbling upon the profanity, but they have printed off multiple tweets showing students different things that they have done wrong or things that are inappropriate. That seems intentional and not just stumbled upon.

The administration said if they see profanity and you have signed the code of conduct then they have the right to not allow you to play in a sporting event happening that week. We pay to play our sports, we follow the rules of GPA and not drinking or doing drugs, so the administration has no right to tell us we cannot play. The administration are not our official coaches, our coaches are not going to take disciplinary action for swearing on Twitter. Most coaches deal with swearing during the game and let it go.

People who are not involved in extracurricular activities feel they have nothing to get in trouble for, but they do.

The administration has made the argument that what we say affects our future. What you say on Twitter, according to them, is affecting admittance into colleges, scholarships, and job opportunities. This is an extremely valid point, and students listen, if you continue to swear on Twitter you need to realize that the administration is right, what you post can affect you.

Despite that fact, they cannot keep babying us. Administration, we understand it is going to affect our lives down the road, it is now in our hands to make the decision whether we want to change what we say or not. Instead of teaching us things we learned in junior high, they should be teaching us responsibility.

At the senior meeting, they addressed not putting private information on these sites such as our phone number or social security number. We learned this in the sixth grade when cell phones and AIM were popular, and we were taught not to meet with anyone or share any personal information.

By telling the seniors this information, it proves even more that they are babying us with social media. We are high school students and we all know that you should not post personal information on the Internet, we do not need to have our hands held whenever we go online. If the administration wants us to take things seriously, they need to treat us like adults, otherwise people are going to take it as a joke, and continue to do the things they disapprove of.

Where do you draw the line between the first amendment and the school controlling what we say? By doing this, the administration is trying to tell us what is right and what is wrong, and that is not their job. If our parents do not feel that profanity is wrong, then that is how we are raised, the administration has no right to change that. Everyone is raised with different morals and different standards.

You may walk into one house that prays before every meal, and then walk into another where everyone is swearing like a sailor. The administration cannot set our morals or standards.

We are a public school and the administration has no right to come into our minds and tell us what to think. When did they become Big Brother?

--Libby Headman

Have you ever had a parent teach you to think before you speak? That rule still holds true, but a better rule to keep in mind is to think before you tweet.

We have all had this feeling: you were reprimanded by your least favorite teacher, you got into a fight with a close friend, or something else happens to make you mad and all you want to do is vent.

Ten years ago, high school students may have taken this anger and talked about it with someone else. However, in 2012, it seems that many people’s first reaction is taking this anger to the first place that comes to mind: Twitter.

Many people at Northview have Twitter accounts, including several members of the faculty. When the Sylvania Northview account started following student’s Twitter accounts, the initial reaction of students was to block it because they did not want Principal Steve Swaggerty or Assistant Principal of Student Discipline Mellisa McDonald being able to view their tweets.

Others made their accounts private so only their followers could see their tweets.

Most people may believe this is the answer to their problem. However, according to Twitter’s FAQ page, it states when you block someone, your tweets will not appear in their timeline, but the person you blocked can still navigate to your profile and see all your tweets.

This means that unless your tweets are protected, your parents, teachers, principals, potential employers, and basically anyone with Internet access can type your name into the search engine and see whatever you choose to post on Twitter. They can even see that spur-of-the-moment profanity-ridden tweet about the teacher who gave you a “D” on your lab report.

Recently, students have been angry because some of them have been called down to the office and reprimanded for their inappropriate tweets. Many students believe it is up to them to decide what they tweet and that being told what to tweet is a violation of their constitutional freedom of speech.

Technically, you can tweet whatever

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you want, but Sylvania Schools reserves the right to remove you from extracurricular activities, including sports, if they deem your tweets inappropriate.

This may come as a shock or seem unfair, but at the beginning of the season every student athlete signs a Code of Conduct for Extracurricular Activities/Athletics Policy 5500.01, which can be found on page 17 of the Student Handbook.

If you are like most, you did not read it before signing it, but it states “participants are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that will not bring discredit to themselves or their school… Failure to abide by the Student Discipline Code… will lead to denial of participation.”

This includes pictures of you drinking or doing anything else illegal, and yes, whether you like to admit it or not, swearing does fall under the category of “bringing discredit to the school.” So, feel free to tweet whatever your heart desires, but you also need to be prepared to face the consequences.

It seems people do not always recognize the implications of their tweets. That tweet you sent when you were angry is visible to everyone and is stored on Twitter forever.

What some high school students fail to realize is that their friends are not the only ones seeing their tweets. If you apply for a job, college, or scholarships, they can view your tweets and will probably be disinclined to choose the applicant who posts about partying, drinking, and swears like a sailor.

“We don’t want to see any students denied an opportunity beyond Northview,” Mr. Swaggerty said.

This process works both ways: if an employer or someone in a college admissions office sees that your tweets are appropriate, they may be more inclined to choose you.

“When you tweet, you’re making a public statement,” Mr. Swaggerty said.

Your tweets are stored online forever.

When you tweet, you are representing your school and your team. It may not seem like it now, but keeping your Twitter and other social network pages clean will do nothing but help you in the future.

-Rachel Bules

Notions IN MOTION Do you think the Administration has the right to monitor our Twitter pages?

“Twitter is a place of public opinion and students shouldn’t be punished by the school for expressing personal opinion.”

-senior Nate Bartlett

“No, that’s our personal life outside of school, if it I was in school it would be their issue.”

- junior Adriana Valdez

“No, our lives as students should be kept separate when we are outside of school.”

- sophomore Oliver Greive

“I think that it’s an outside of school activity so it isn’t the school’s business what the students are doing.”

- freshman Allie Hartnett

Connections Day: Some partake, while others did not

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The dreaded Connections Day, full of awkward activities that deal with health and teamwork with people you don’t know.

However, this year Northview made a change.

Instead of the typical Connections Day where half of the students are ‘sick’, homerooms made lip sync videos to a variety of songs. For the first time, I had fun on Connections Day. Because of this change, students were allowed to dress up and wander around the school. My homeroom with Mr. Monheim decided to prepare for the day and have fun with it. We all came up with creative ideas and brought in outfits to wear.

The majority of my homeroom got into making the video and had a great time. As long as a couple people are outgoing and open minded going into it, homeroom can become more enjoyable. Even if Connections Day isn’t my favorite thing to do, it is better than just another day of school.

Life is what you make it, so if you make it fun, you will have fun!

- Casey Whittman

The infamous Connections Day: welcomed by some, dreaded by most.

The administration made a commendable effort to try to change it up to get more students to participate in the activities. My homeroom showed up to Connections Day, but the appeal of making a lip sync video to a few select songs was not our first idea of fun.

After a short attempt of about 10 minuets at filming, we simply gave up. We went back to our room and sat down staring at the clock. Magically something began to happen, we were actually interacting with each other, we were connecting!

We started playing games like charades and two truths and a lie. Through corny games and being stuck in a room for two hours we actually connected with our homeroom.

Despite the preconceived notion of Connections Day as a day of forced boring, pointless activities, this year’s Connections Day was a success.

-Colton Lulfs

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Which college is right for you?

It’s time… for dreaded college applications. For most seniors, we run in fear at the phrase. Some seniors have already begun this process while others are left dumbstruck. Some are asking questions like, “what do I need to do to apply?” and “am I applying correctly and efficiently?”

And if you are really far behind then you might be asking, “Where should I apply?” Sometimes everyone could use some direction. So here are some tools to get ahead and get organized. Happy applying and may the odds be ever in your favor.

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Journalism, Education, Business, Education, Communication, Business, Marketing, Design and Nursing, Social Social Sciences, Visual Liberal Arts Sciences, Psychology Communications and Sciences Performing Arts Lourdes University -Sylvania, OH Needed to apply: -GPA: 2.0 -SAT or ACT is required

Ohio University -Athens, OH Needed to apply: -SAT Math: 540 -SAT Verbal: 540 -ACT: 23

Eastern Michigan -Ypsilanti, MI Needed to apply: -SAT Verbal: 500 -SAT Math: 520 -ACT: 21 -GPA: 2.0

Bowling Green State University -Bowling Green,OH Needed to apply: -SAT Verbal:530 -SAT Math: 510 -ACT: 21

Marketing, Medicine and health-related programs, Education

Miami University -Oxford, OH Needed to apply: -SAT Verbal: 580 -SAT Math: 600 -ACT: 26

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Finance, Biological Sciences, Literature, Psychology

University of Toledo -Toledo, OH Needed to apply: -ACT: 22 -GPA: 2.0 -SAT or ACT recommended

Ohio State University -Columbus, OH Needed to apply: -SAT or ACT is required

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Get organized Research Colleges Pick your favorite schools to apply to Write formal letters asking for letters of recommendation Register/ fill out the Common Application Write and have essays edited Talk to counselors and fill out necessary forms (transcript, school info, etc.) #8 Fill out college’s supplement and contact the school to make sure you filled it out correctly #9 Make supplemental payments if necessary #10 Hit submit and after a few days call the school to make sure there are no holds on the application

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Teachers provide caring environment edwards Study, get good grades, do your homework, attend class, be a good student, study. While in high school, preparing for college and academics are usually the main focus for a student. However, school is not the only thing running through a student’s mind. At home stress and problems can affect a student in many ways and sometimes students feel they have no one to talk to.

Some students don’t feel comfortable talking to counselors, and that’s when teachers step in.

Stories by Sydney Albert, Megan McLean and Juanita Vasquez- Photos by Jack Melick

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By Stephanie Smith

Photos by Justin Scherley

Connections Day

“It’s better to talk to someone about your issues instead of assuming things and jumping to conclusions.” These are some words of wisdom from English teacher Mrs. Karolynn Nowak that junior Carlee Winzeler will always carry with her.

The two had first met when Carlee was a freshman attending Mrs. Nowak’s English class.

According to Winzeler, the opportunity for a bond opened because, “in class, I was really loud, talkative, and annoying.”

Carlee become more and more comfortable talking to Mrs. Nowak as she continued to visit and talk to her in class.

“I can talk to [Mrs. Nowak] like she’s my mom.

She’s really the only teacher I’m really comfortable talking to, “ Winzeler said, “she’s really easy to talk to, and not many people are like that.”

According to Mrs. Nowak, when Carlee first came to her about personal problems, she was concerned. “I like her a lot and I care about her; I just wanted to help her,” Mrs. Nowak said.

Because Carlee is Mrs. Nowak’s student aid Mrs. Nowak feels more connected to Carlee and is able “to have the opportunity to have conversations with her that most students don’t get to have.“ Mrs. Nowak said, Carlee maybe more comfortable talking to me more than other students, which further allows this connection to take place.”

According to Mrs. Nowak, three words to describe her and Carlee’s relationship is “fun, honest, and caring” and three words to describe Carlee herself is “funny, straight-forward, and helpful.”

“You are your one and only true best friend,” said sophomore Haley Fisher.

These are the wise words Diane Edwards shared with Fisher that will stay with her forever. Edwards and Fisher have become close since Fisher’s freshman year, when they first met and still love to talk to each other.

“I just started talking to Mrs. Edwards more and more. She understands my problems and what I want to talk about,” Fisher said. The two always talk whenever there’s something really bugging Fisher, according to Edwards. Fisher said that Edwards had her brother for study hall as well.

“A lot of times with problems, they just need someone to vent to,” Mrs. Edwards said, “If I can be that person, I’m going to help anyone I can.”

According to Fisher, Mrs. Edwards gives her great advice on what to do and what not to do in situations. When asked to describe their relationship in three words, Mrs. Edwards responded with, “friendship, mutual respect, and honorable.”

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“You’re never alone,” senior Cece Lyons said. That statement has stuck with Lyons ever since iMedia teacher Tami Blue made it clear that it was true. Lyons visits Mrs. Blue on a daily basis to talk about what is on their minds. “… You can tell that we have this kind of relationship,” said Mrs. Blue. They developed their friendship when Lyons took iMedia 1 the start of her junior year, and when Mrs. Blue formed Coexist, an anti-bullying club.

“My mind was in a black hole and she helped me out of it,” said Lyons. “Once I saw how many people she was helping, I felt comfortable talking to her.” Lyons is a part of the family, according to Mrs. Blue.

“She watches my kids, and they love her.” This relationship is lasting and they both feel they will remain in touch after Lyons has graduated, according to Mrs. Blue and Lyons.

“You want to feel, as a teacher, like you made a difference,” said Mrs. Blue, “ And I know I made a difference.”

Who doesn’t love a day of shortened class periods and two hours to run around outside? Connections Day is the one day each year that we can do just that! This year administration decided to switch things up. Instead of doing activities with our homerooms outside, like previous years, each homeroom got to make a lip sync video. Each class was given a list of songs to choose from. The list included a variety of songs from What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction to Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus. Everyone was given two homeroom periods to discuss their videos then on October 8th each class had two hours to film during school. Points toward the homeroom competition will be awarded to teams with spirit, participation and the best video. Homeroom competition winners will be announced at the end of the year.

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Show off your stuff: Spirit week takes over Western Powder

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Even though the game was a loss it was great to see all of our school coming to support us.

- Dominik Konik

Pictures by Justin Scherley and Meagan Welsh.

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NV hosts String Orchestra Festival

Band displays their playlist >> Casey Wittman [Staff writer]

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The NV Concert Orchestra kicks off the festival after months of preparation. Mrs. Thiel directs the students on their first concert of the year.

>> Geeta Rao [Staff writer]

The Toledo area is alive with the notes of the Northview orchestras. The NV Concert and Chamber orchestras joined the Maumee, Southview, and Whitmer high school orchestras on October 30 for the Toledo Area String Orchestra Festival.

The festival has been running for close to 40 years, according to NV Orchestra Director Pamela Thiel. This year, NV was the host for the event and was responsible for providing the space, organizing the

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reception, and arranging for a guest adjudicator for the event. The concert took place at Maumee High School, where a reception followed.

Brian Nitschke sat as the guest adjudicator and provided constructive comments for each orchestra. Mr. Nitschke is the current conductor of the Sandusky High School Orchestra and Middle School Orchestra.

The festival has each school perform and then receive feedback, but it is not a competition, just an opportunity for

schools to hear each other and become aware of where they stand in the Toledo Area, according to Mrs. Thiel.

“The NV orchestras are wonderful this year. I am thrilled with the progress.

The first concert was an opportunity for us to complete a goal and hear other orchestras. We also had the opportunity to be social on the bus ride to Maumee,” Mrs. Thiel said.

Each high school that performed in the festival received a plaque for their participation.

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Green Day, The Sound of Music and Northview’s classic marching band music was performed November 1 at the annual marching band concert.

At the concert, the band played all of the songs they performed this year, including ones from when the band attended The University of Toledo’s football game and performed with many other high school bands at half time.

Senior band members were honored and their future plans were announced at the concert.

This is Director Eugene Bohland’s last year conducting at NV. A week prior to the concert, band members were asked to bring in two dollars to junior band Vice President Mitch Khan. With that money, Mr. Bohland and Assistant Director Nathan Heath received gag gifts for the 2012-2013 Florida band trip.

After the concert came to an end, the band transferred from the gym to the cafeteria and had a pizza party full of food, drinks and silly awards students gave each other.

Dayglow hits Toledo’s blank canvas >> Stephanie Smith [Photo Editor]

What do you get when you mix neon paint with black lights, electronic music and a live stage show? A good time.

Life in Color, formally known as Dayglow, started as a college tradition in Florida in 2006. They began touring in 2010, and on October 27 they paid a visit to Toledo’s own Seagate Center as a part of their END (electronic never dies) tour.

Dayglow shows consist of live electronic music, artists like dancers and contortionists and the most important aspect, paint. The paint is given in bottles and shot off the stage from paint guns.

It was my first time attending anything like this so I was a bit nervous.

The gates opened at 8p.m. so we arrived at 7:30 p.m. There was a long line but for an extra $15, my friends and I bought VIP passes and got to skip the line.

When we got inside, the standing room was pretty much a free-for-all. At first, it was fun dancing around to the music and talking to people around us.

Then an hour went by and we began to wonder where the paint was. Everyone started getting antsy when the clock started counting down from “one hour until paint blast” and fights began to break out around us.

As soon as the paint started, it was a good time.

Everyone was dancing and squirting paint everywhere. We ultimately left in great moods and with good memories.

Northview Novels My favorite book is Space Chronicles, a non-fiction book that every person should have to read. It is a provocative and forward thinking explanation of the modern space program.

This book explains what really got us too the moon and why we stopped there. Also the possibilities we have for new space exploration. Most importantly, however, about why space and technology matters. Neil DeGrasse Tyson is the most influential scientist of the 21st century.

-Austin Snook, senior

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Senior Powderpuff is victorious, again >> Juanita Vasquez [Staff writer]

They did it once, and they did it again.

On October 22, the Senior Powderpuff football team took home another victory for the second time.

The score ended up being 14-0, with half of the points due to a collection of the most cans for the food drive. The seniors collected 369 cans, and the juniors collected 345.

Practices started on October 3, and were held every Monday until the last week when they became more frequent. Practices for the seniors consisted of throwing drills, catching drills and practicing plays.

Due to most of the seniors having played last year, there was less to go over, which was an advantage. However, according to senior player Rahma Ismail, they still gave their all and tried hard to achieve the goal of winning.

“We worked really hard during practices, we had a lot of team connection, and we also took it seriously because beating the juniors was a goal for us,” Ismail said, “The whole powderpuff experience as upbeat, pumped, and spirited.”

Being the head coach for the second year in a row, Chris Nowicki led the team to another success, with Cameron Moore, Peter Cook, Connor Zipfel, Deon Valentine, and Kyle Holdridge coaching by his side.

Through the time consuming practices and taking on the challenge of teaching the girls plays and building up skill, it was amazing, according to senior coach, Chris Nowicki.

“Coaching was amazing, couldn’t have been any better,” Nowicki said, “they played with passion and they played to win.”

The coaches had great enthusiasm and expectations. Out all the descriptions that could fit the game the seniors played, Holdridge’s famous word fit the script the best.

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SENIOR MARINA DECATOR runs the ball during the Powderpuff game. The class of 2013 is the first to win both games in their careers.

“It was perfect,” Holdridge said, “they executed, did what was assigned, and pulled through with a win.”

Although the juniors did not win, they did have some star players, the big one being Alysha Welch, according to head coach Austin Micham.

“Alysha Welch was definitely our go- to person, but there wasn’t a single girl on that team that I wouldn’t have wanted to coach or play in the game,” said Micham.

From intercepting the ball to chasing

after it, junior Alysha Welch was up and down the field continuously.

Despite the loss, the juniors played a good game and seek to improve next year, according to Welch.

“We were a little chaotic at the beginning, we’ll be ready and organized for next year,” junior Welch said.

By Micham’s side, the coaches for the juniors were Dominik Konik, Eben Corron, Wil Weddington, Gabe Rioux, and Zach Mikolajczyk.

According to Micham, the juniors had a rough start with practices, but, “during the last couple practices we started to make progress,” Micham said, “at first we tried to run a seven-on-seven, but I noticed that it wasn’t getting us anywhere so we divided the girls and had them throw and catch for a few of the practices.

According to Micham, regardless of the score, he was surprised about how well the juniors did, and he sees potential for victory next year.

Boys given chance to play volleyball for charity >> Makena Rhodes [Staff writer]

Muscle volleyball is a Men’s Volleyball tournament dedicated to Blue Pumpkin, Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center, started by sophomore Abbey Pawlak.

With Blue Pumpkin, the goal is to “raise awareness about the prevention of child abuse,” Pawlak said.

Previously, the LadyKat Volleyball team has hosted a game dedicated to raising money, but this year they decided to change it

up and turn the table on the guys so be ready,” senior Shailen Shah said. The tournament will be single at Northview. elimination On November with best of 21 at 12 P.M. sharp, “Volleyball is so much three games. ten teams will face fun to play so when I Tickets will off in the main gym be sold at the to see who will be heard that the team was door for $5 and crowned Kings of the putting together muscle Blue Pumpkin Court. will be “Volleyball is so volleyball, I got excited.” t-shirts available for much fun to play so

-Shailen Shah purchase. when I heard that “ I ’ m the team was putting

>>senior very excited together muscle because it is volleyball, I got excited. It’s going to be intense, something we have never done

before and I always hear guys talking about how much they wish we had a guys volleyball team.

This finally gives the boys a chance to play and show us how ‘great’ they really are. Plus, it’s for a great cause to help out abused kids,” senior volleyball captain Megan Frame said.

The buzz around school has created a lot of interest in the chance to play so it will be first come first served. There are only one hundred places available for guys to sign up for. Each team will pay the 50$ fee to join and will

be coached by one of the varsity players.

“I’m looking forward to playing with all of my friends, I’m ready to show Northview my skills as a volleyball player because the team taught me everything I know,” senior Spencer Clement said.

Pawlak drew inspiration from Ghandi’s quote, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Therefore, all proceeds will be given to Blue Pumpkin with the goal to surpass last years record of $1,385.

Boys basketball hopes for successful season, helps Belcher >> Jordan Rose

positive direction.

The team is also under the direction of new Assistant Coach Jeremy McDonald, AsAs Melissa Belcher would say, “There is sistant Principal Mrs. McDonald’s husband.

Mathematics teacher Mrs. Belcher was no limit to what you can accomplish when nobody cares who gets the credit,” and that diagnosed with ALS in the fall of 2010. The is the motto of the Northview Boys basket- boys will be playing an exhibition game against Central Catholic November 26 for ball team.

Mrs. Belcher. The game The Wildcats are looknot affect the Wilding forward to having an “Having the veteran group will cat’s record, the main excellent season. With goal is helping out Mrs. will help us maintain our seven seniors on the team, they plan to use their vetcomposure and will help Belcher.

The earnings from eran leadership to guide us stay focused on some the game will go towards them to victories.

Miracles for Melissa and “Having the veteran of the goals we have to her family to a scholargroup will help us mainaccomplish this season.” ship fund for her sons. tain our composure and Mrs. Belcher’s story will help us stay focused

-Connor Hartnett has touched several playon some of the goals we ers’ hearts on the team,

>>senior have to accomplish this including junior Adam season, “ senior Connor Downing.

Hartnett said.

“Mrs. Belcher’s story has inspired me in Returning seniors are Hartnett, Jeff Czerniakowski, Chris Nowicki, Brandon many ways. When she spoke at the LeaderVillolovos, Deon Valentine and Nate Bar- ship Academy lunch, she said, ‘we make a tlett. After taking last year off, Mark Bern- choice daily to elevate our level of intensity sdorff has decided to return to the team his to excellence or be satisfied with average’. senior year, hoping to assist the team in a Every day I look at that quote and think to [Staff writer]

myself that I want to be the best athlete I can be. Even though I am limited with a stress fractured back, I am not going to give up on everything I have done and be average,” Downing said. “I am going to do everything I can to keep myself in shape.

She has inspired me to become a stronger person and it makes me think about how fortunate I am for what I have and even though some things may be hard to handle, I know I will persevere and grow stronger afterwards.”

The story is also very close to Central Catholic because Belcher was the long-time volleyball coach for the Irish. She helped lead the Irish to a state title.

The Freshmen play at 4:30, the Junior Varsity at 6, and the Varsity at 7:30.

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Boys, Girls Soccer wraps up 2012 season GOING AFTER THE BALL is senior Spencer Clement beating a defender and running down the field.

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>> Jordan Rose [Staff writer]

The name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back.

For the Boys’ and Girls’ soccer teams, they play with this passion every game.

The Boys’ team lost in the District semifinals to St. Francis in a penalty shoot out. NV beat St. Francis earlier this year 2-1, with an early goal from senior Fuad AlAbed and a game-winning goal from junior Jacob Koback.

Tremendous play from junior John Wendt helped NV survive this game, and was a key factor in every contest.

“My defense made it very easy for me.

Cam, Steve, Matt, and Ben kept the shots from being difficult,” Wendt said. Wendt set a new record for NV, as he allowed the least amount of goals ever in regular season play, as he only conceded eight goals to league opponents.

Although it was a tough way to end the season, the team had a superb year, finishing 11-3-3 overall.

Several players contributed to this great season, including senior Nate Bartlett. He had several key moments for NV this year, including an early goal to lead the team past SV, 2-0.

“This season was one of great

expectation. It had some ups and downs and in the end we were unfortunate and went out too soon. None of us expected to be done playing,” Bartlett said.

The Girls’ team also lost in the District semifinals to Anthony Wayne, 2-0. It was a tough year for the LadyKats, as they finished 5-4-4 overall.

The team didn’t repeat their incredible run to the State Final Four like last year, but they managed to compete each and every game.

“Our season wasn’t what we expected, but every game we would come out determined to win, and even if we were down we played as a team and gave 110%

S o p h o m o re Abbie Bacon kicking down the field moving past her defender attempting to score. Both teams were defeated on the road to a state title.

no matter what,” junior Emma Scanes said.

With seven returning starters, the team looks forward to having a great 2014 campaign.

Junior Erin Bishop, the team’s left forward, leads a strong senior class for next year, including Scanes, Ashley Ingle, Meagan Jamieson, Rachel Bules, and Emily Felser.

“I believe our senior class next year will be a huge impact next year. Not only are we skilled, but also each of us is hard workers and good leaders. This year’s senior class was amazing at leading, so if we model off them, we should be in good shape,” Bishop said.

Former NV hockey player goes under contract >> Drew Crandall [Sports Editor]

Even amongst the National Hockey League’s recent lockout, ‘06 Northview Hockey alumni Alden Hirschfeld is still finding success in the professional ranks.

Over the summer, Hirschfeld signed a two-way contract with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. A twoway contract means that Hirschfeld can be called up and down between the majors and minors at any time without penalty.

The original plan was for Hirschfeld to start out in the AAA American Hockey League with the Boston’s affiliate, Providence, but the NHL locked out several of the NHL players moved down to the AHL costing Hirschfeld a spot on the team.

The lockout meant that Hirschfeld would start out his professional career with Boston’s AA team, the South Carolina Stingrays in the East Coast Hockey League.

He has got off to a relatively fast start in the league, scoring two times in his first seven games.

Prior to professional hockey, Hirschfeld

importantly as a person,” Hirschfeld said.

“Coach Coop (Jim Cooper) and the assistant coaches would do anything for their players.

The Hockey team has created a great culture and is part of the reason its teams are so successful.”

Hirschfeld also enjoyed his time off the ice at NV, where he was involved in newspaper.

“My favorite part of school was playing hockey with my best friends, but I also enjoyed going to the other sporting events,” he said.

Hirschfeld played in the North American Hockey League for two years after high school, for the Mahoning Valley Phantoms. The same league current alumni Dalton Carter and Nolan Culver play in.

Hirschfeld becomes the second Northview hockey alum to go under NHL contract, along with current head coach Mike Jones “I want to continue to develop as a player and keep moving up, playing in the NHL is every player’s dream, but it is a process and I’ll take it one day at a time to try and get there,” he said.

spent a very successful four years at Miami Ohio. He was the captain his senior year.

During his sophomore year he helped lead the Redhawks to the national championship game, where he scored a late goal.

“The biggest difference between pro and college is speed and quickness in which things happen, being able to adjust to the speed and still make plays is very important,” Hirschfeld said.

Hirschfeld also had a very successful four years with the Wildcats. He lead his team to the state championship in 2006, where the Wildcats were upset

by Parma Padua. His record still stands for most goals in a season.

He recorded over 100 points his junior year and 99 points his senior year.

“The NV hockey program not only helped me develop as a hockey player, but more

Cross Country runs through Regionals to States >> Meghan Keene [News Editor]

The phrase, “go the extra mile,” is an understatement for what the Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country teams did two weeks ago at Regionals. Regionals this year were held in Tiffin, Ohio and both teams fought to the finish line.

Each team had a 5K which is a little more than three miles.

The Boys team consisted of mainly seniors: Kyle Brooks, Chris McKown, Haden Aldrich, Ian Pribe and Jacob

Pawelczyk along with junior Tyler Raeum, and sophomore Jared Noe. The team finished in seventh place but the journey wasn’t over for them just yet, according to senior runner Haden Aldrich.

The team travelled to States to cheer on fellow runner Brooks who was in the top 16 and competed. The boys’ season may be over, but they are already looking forward to the spring which is when track and field starts.

“After States, we get to get back into training for track and field,” Aldrich said.

Not only are they looking forward but they are also looking back on all of the memories

that they have shared with one another during the cross country season.

“My favorite memory was during the races in the post season because I loved competing and being able to run with my teammates,” senior Ian Pribe said. “I also love the pasta parties before every Saturday meet [during the cross country season].”

The girls’ team won Regionals by 49 points and traveled to Columbus Saturday and competed in States.

“I’m so pumped for the race and I can’t wait to see how we all finish,” senior Robin Foster said.

The team includes seniors Janelle Noe,

Foster, Abby Masters, sophomores Mallory Small, Rachel Audet, Taryn Pavain and freshman Skylar Crandell.

The girls made it to States last year and according to Masters, they are hoping for the best and are going to try to place as high as they can.

“I am beyond ecstatic on what we accomplished this season, losing two of our top girls from last year was a huge setback, but we all stepped up and filled their places.

It is amazing to think of how much we have done this year, winning NLL’s, Districts, and Regionals. I couldn’t have asked for a better season with my teammates,” Small said.

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The Student Prints November 6, 2012

SPORTS

We Rise In the Fall

By Drew Crandall and Tork Barayan

Girl’s Golf

Girl’s Tennis

Boy’s Soccer

Volleyball

Boy’s Golf

Girl’s XC

NLL Champs District Qualifiers

District Semi-Finalist 2nd in NLL 11-4-2 record

NLL Champs Megan Miller State Qualifier

Beat SV Beat BG Sectional Finalist

NLL Champs District Qualifiers Adam Graeff State Qualifier

Boy’s XC

State Qualifier Regional Champs District Champs NLL Champs

Girl’s Soccer

District Champs NLL Champs Regional Qualifiers Kyle Brooks State Qualifier

Football

District Semi-finalist 6-4-5 record

3-7 Record Kyle Kremchek Passing Leader Mark Bernsdorff top Receiver

Totals

5 NLL Champs and 2 District Champions 3 Individual State Qualifiers 1 Team State Qualifier

feature athlete

Golf’s

Adam Graeff

MELICK

King of the Course

Senior Adam Graeff is a huge asset to the Northview Golf team this season.

He is the number two man on the team who consistently shoots in the 70’s. While the Cats did not advance to States this season as a team after winning the Northern Lakes League title, Graeff made it as an individual.

This season was his second on the team after he transferred from Emmanuel Christian before his junior year. Graeff is a quiet, but fierce competitor who never lets bad shots get in his head. -Max Messinger

How old were you when you first started playing golf?

I started to play when I was four years old.

My grandpa was the one who got me into it.

What was your experience like when you went to States this year?

The experience was awesome even though I didn’t play very well. I wouldn’t trade it for anything because all of my hard work and switching schools paid off.

What is one of your greatest accomplishments in your high school golf career?

My sophomore year I was the medalist (lowest scorer) in the Genoa Shootout at Maumee Bay.

Do you plan to play golf at the college level?

Yes, unless I don’t receive the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship. Playing Division I is very tough to do, so playing at a Division III school like Capital University or Trine University is more likely.

Who is the golfer that you model your playing style after?

Zach Johnson. Our games are similar because he doesn’t hit the ball very far but can still get the job done.

What is your favorite course to play at?

Valleywood Golf Club. This is the course where I grew up playing at.