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The newspaper editors traveled to Hillview Elementary School to teach a third grade class how to create a newspaper.
Do you agree with the statement ‘the number of friends you have on Facebook demonstrates your popularity’?
This Norwegian foreign exchange student talks about American stereotypes and culture.
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THE STUDENT PRINTS Sylvania Northview High School
5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, Ohio 43560
Volume 86, Issue 3
Business Tech opens store
Wildcat spirit wear, school supplies and more will be sold Vikki Hiznay Business Editor
Haven’t you heard? It’s new and improved. Staff and students will soon be able to buy a variety of goods from the brand new school store. Mrs. Sue Briddell and Business Technology students have been hard at work the past nine weeks to open a school store. Some name ideas have been, “The Cat Shack” and “The Cat Cave.” However, after a survey that was handed out to students, “The Cat Cave” was chosen. The store will offer school supplies, athletic apparel, spirit wear, and basic needs such as band-aids or tissues, according to Mrs. Briddell. “I would love for anyone who has any additional ideas of things to sell to come tell me them,” Mrs. Briddell said. The whole idea of opening a school store came about when Business Tech students were challenged to come up with a plan for a company, according to Mrs. Briddell. “We had to come up with a business plan and present it to the Assistant Superintendant, Mr. Scott Nelson. It included a full-detailed introduction of why we want to open the store, what we are going to sell, marketing research, and all of the risks entailed with opening the store,” junior Kelly Shoemaker said. The store will be located in the cafeteria next to the stage. “There was a store five years ago, we will even use the old cash register and storage place that are still in the supply room, behind the door to the left of the stage,” Mrs. Briddell said. The school store will be open before school, during lunch and will be run by the Business Tech students. “I would like to give everyone a chance to hold each position; one week one person would be manager, the next they would run a cash register,” Mrs. Briddell said. Profits from the store will go to the Business Tech program for when they travel to Business Professionals of America competitions. “The past years it has been held in Reno, Nevada and Washington D.C., and this year it’s being held in Chicago,” Mrs. Briddell said. “The Cave has everything you crave” is the slogan. The school store is hoping to be opened the Monday after Thanksgiving Break.
November 15, 2011
Tutoring site offers help in many topics Morgan Hawley Features Editor
Have you ever found yourself freaking out the day before a test because you simply cannot remember how to graph the tangent function of 3? There is a site that may be tutoring’s best kept secret, the Khan Academy. There are four different categories of lessons - math, science, humanities and test prep. Each category has subcategories that happen to be many of the subjects offered at Northview. “Khan Academy is really helpful when I’m confused in math, or if I happened to miss a math lesson at school. The videos are easy to understand and don’t take very long to watch. It’s almost like having a second math teacher,” junior Emily Hosler said. Once you find what subject you are learning about, you can watch a specific video on your topic. You also have an opportunity to ask questions if you make an account. If you wish to make an account you can use your Facebook user name or Google account to log in on KhanAcademy.org. Videos are also available without making a user name. The Khan Academy is sponsored by Bill Gates, but there is also an opportunity for anyone to donate to it.
NHS inducts new members, prepares to sell poinsettias Vikki Hiznay Business Editor
Photo by Jack Melick
JUNIORS SYDNEY EDWARDS and Kelly Shoemaker help reorganize the room that will soon become Northview’s school store. The Business Technology students have been working hard for the past nine weeks, preparing for the store opening. The store is scheduled to open the Monday after Thanksgiving Break.
Citizens vote no on Issue 2, teachers rejoice Stephanie McCaskey News Editor
After months of controversy and debating between unions and the private sector, Issue 2 was rejected at the polls November 8. “We were elated to say the least that Issue 2 went down with over a 60 percent majority. SB5 [Senate Bill 5] is a bad law, and Ohio recognized that,” social studies teacher Perry Lefevre said. When Governor John Kasich (R) took office in January, he intended to limit the power of unions in Ohio, which includes the right to negotiate such things as working conditions and benefits. There was one thing, however, that his administration overlooked – more than 350,000 government employees in Ohio, according to The Washington Post. The prime matter of Issue 2 was the right to collective bargaining. “Employers and employees work together as a team to negotiate pay, conditions and benefits. That’s what collective bargaining is,” Mr. Lefevre said. “It guarantees that everyone has a say in their work. Collective bargaining is the most fair way to work with bosses. It’s a give and take; nobody should walk away saying ‘we win’.” Part of the law’s goal was to ban strikes and make it mandatory that public employees pay 10 percent of their earnings into their pensions and 15 percent of their health care benefits. These are things that state workers already
do, however county and local workers do not, according to The Washington Post. Republicans viewed this as a fair way to balance the budget. However, not everyone could agree with Kasich’s proposal. Labor groups aligned under the group “We Are Ohio” and spent $30 million in their effort to repeal Kasich’s plan, while those in support of Kasich’s efforts formed “Build A Better Ohio” and only raised $7.5
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Photo by Jack Melick
SENIOR ERIC MATUSZEWSKI checked to make sure all citizens reporting to Highland Elementary were in the correct precinct to vote.
million, according to The Washington Post. Other union members, such as teachers, banded together in their own assemblies to protest Issue 2. Mr. Lefevre, along with many other Sylvania Schools teachers and administrators, participated in multiple activities to “get the word out” about Issue 2. Lefevre and others went door to door, participated in phone
Duties of Northview’s very own superheroes include: rescuing freshmen from the evil clutches of the endless hallways on the first day of school, clearing a pathway for parents through the Open House and flying from house to house planting “Welcome to Northview” signs in freshmen yards. National Honor Society is a prestigious group of seniors in the school. Although, they are not quite superheroes; they do a lot for NV. Southview NHS adviser Mrs. Kay Holt and principal Mr. Dave McMurray called former NV principal Mr. Stewart Jesse and NV NHS adviser Mrs. Darla Omey with the suggestion that they induct new seniors after first quarter, NV’s advisors were exhilarated, according to Mrs. Omey. Previously, new seniors were inducted after first semester. Now first quarter inductions will allow new members the opportunity to include NHS in their college applications and feel more involved. “Inducting seniors after first quarter greatly increases NHS’s potential,” NHS president senior Travis Bihn said. Although being inducted into a group with so many responsibilities sounds great to put on a college application, they do not induct just anyone. Each member must go to a meeting to find out qualifications. Some include: service hours, grades, letters of recommendation, and a G.P.A. over 3.6. “All of the students in NHS this year are really a good group of students,” Mrs. Omey said. Another significant change in NHS requires members to have more service hours apart from just peer tutoring. “Our officers decided that peer tutoring alone was not enough for one of the pillars of NHS: service,” Mrs. Omey said. In addition, NHS members are currently selling poinsettias until November 17. There are three sizes ranging from $5 to $30 and will be delivered the week of December 5. “I couldn’t have taken over a better year; it’s off to such a good start,” Mrs. Omey said.
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