Volume 80: Issue 7

SPOTLIGHT Sylvania Lacrosse season starts of with a huge victory

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Colleges stop taking Post Secondary credits

Band’s work pays off Lauren Kotlarczyk Features Editor

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The three Northview bands participated in the Ohio Music Educators Association (OMEA) band contest on March 7.

Schools from Northwest Ohio came to show off what they have been preparing for months. There were a variety of different level pieces bands could choose from, class C, B, A, and AA. There was also a rating system, depending on the class the band played, bands were rated from a V, to the best rating I. NV is known for a great music program and has one of the biggest marching bands in the surrounding area, according to Mr. Eugene Bohland. During the off season of marching band, the students are split up into three different bands according to their playing ability. Students in each band spend many hours of practice outside of school to make each group sound good.

The concert band is mainly for freshman and less experienced players.

Under the direction of the assistant band director, Mr. Mark Kroll, the concert band played a class C required piece. They received a II rating.

“Concert was not what I expected. I thought it would be a little overwhelming, but it was actually not that bad. The etiquette was a little hard to remember while there was hard. The rest was more slow paced and laid back,” said freshman Becca Fisher.

Mr. Bohland, the head band director, is in charge of the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. The Symphonic Band is the middle band made up of experienced players. Symphonic played the required class B pieces and also received a II rating as well.

The NV Wind Ensemble is made up of the most experienced players and the best musicians. To be in wind it takes dedication because the ensemble plays a class AA, the highest and hardest ranked

Sylvania Northview High School Volume 80 Issue #7 March 31, 2006

INSIDE NEWS

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Northview Speech & Debate and Orchestra both go the state competition.

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EDITORIALS

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My space, good or bad Olivia Reynolds and Calli Smenner weigh in on whether it is fun or a waste of time.

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FEATURES

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Check out Jungle Boogie, Turnabout pictures from the dance and the assembly.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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Hot TV shows, the staff reviews the popular TV shows, The OC, Real World, Survivor, Greys Anatomy, and 24.

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SPORTS

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Hockey goes to states and becomes state runner up in the frozen four state tournament.

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B.O.B. prepares for big night Lizzy Breier Staff Writer

WARMING UP FOR WIND ENSEMBLE junior Patrick McEwen. music. “Contest always makes me nervous, especially this year because I had solos throughout the different movements. After contest we heard the recording and I felt much more relaxed,” said senior Amanda Flick. Wind ensemble’s work paid off when

Colin Ferguson are senior Brian Boudouris and they received a I rating at contest.

“The week of contest was OGT’s, so the schedule was not ideal. Although, I was very pleased on how the performance went, and I think everyone played to the best of their ability,” said Mr. Bohland.

All five choirs receive superior ratings at District Katie Litzer Staff Writer The Northview Music Department hosted district contest at Northview, March 17th and 18th. Five NV choirs competed, including the NV A Capella choir, A Cap Men’s & Women’s chorus’s, Symphonic Choir and Women’s Chorus. All NV choirs received superior ratings. A Cap Women and NV Women’s chorus both received straight one ratings on the floor and in sight-reading. Over 25 choirs came and competed and NV was the one of the few schools that took five choirs, who all received superior (one) ratings.

To compete in district contest a choir must go through two rigorous tests. First they must sing from a selected song list in front of three judges. The judges critique their performance and then give them a rating based on a numerical scale from one to five. One is considered a superior rating.

Then the choir goes to sight-reading. In sight-reading they must analyze a piece of music and sing it with only being able to look at it for five minutes. This is a very tough process and has a chance of making, or possibly breaking a choir into getting a superior rating.

Other choirs that came and competed and received superior or excellent ratings were, Whitmer High School, who took three choirs, Defiance, Springfield, Bowser and Fairview High School.

“This is the third year in a row that all NV choirs are going to states,” said sophomore Zoë Young, “I’m really proud of us and I’m glad we worked this hard.”

All five NV choirs will be attending state contest on April 28, which will be held at Van Buren High School.

“I can’t wait to go to states and show everyone what we have accomplished this year.” said junior Becky Morris.

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Colin Ferguson PERFORMING JUNGLE BOOGIES at the Turnabout Assembly are junior Mandy Somogye, seniors Grace Thomson, and Rebecca Speegele and juniors Becky Morris and Katie Litzer. concert in the end of May to show off be performing today, at the Tiffin Jazz the pieces the choirs took to states. Summit.

“We were so exited about performing This performance will also include the for our peers at the Turnabout assembly,” Harmony Road Show.

Harmony Road Show performed at said senior Grace Thomson, “We worked the Turnabout assembly on March 24. They really hard on Jungle Boogie and we were sang the theme song to the Turnabout thrilled when we found out it would be the dance, “Jungle Boogie.” HRS will also Turnabout theme.”

It’s that time of year once again, where Northview’s up and coming bands get a chance to dazzle the crowd with their natural talent. Battle of the Bands, planned and hosted by Challenge Cats, is scheduled to take place on May 19. Although this may seem far away, the tough process of selecting bands is starting to take place.

Eleven bands have shown interest in participating, although only five or six will be selected to compete. Bands will be selected by advisor Ms. Katie Mattimoe and a few members of Challenge Cats.

“It is difficult to choose just six bands because you want everyone to be able to participate,” said Ms. Mattimoe. “It’s tough because there isn’t always an agreement on who should participate.”

One of more interesting facts of Battle of the Bands is that in all of its history, there has yet to be a female participate in a band. Ms. Mattimoe hopes this will change very soon.

Prizes also are yet to be determined, but in the past have been awarded to the first and second place winners.

Gorman plans to retire at year’s end Katie Wambold Staff Writer Northview’s principal Dr. Kevin Gorman recently announced that he will be retiring at the end of this school year.

He wants the class of 2007 to know that they have nothing to worry about. He plans to have the senior wall painted and the senior picnic planned before he leaves at the end of July.

Dr. Gorman will miss the students the most. “I have loved the students of NV, they will always have a soft spot in my heart.” He will also miss the parents and staff because he feels that “we are all a NV family.”

Dr. Gorman likes talking to all the students during the lunch periods. He also likes going to all the extracurricular activities because he gets to see students excel at their talents. “Dr. Gorman has helped me get through my four years of high school and has pushed me to do new things. He is a great principal and will be hard to replace,” said senior Mike Darah.

He had the opportunity to hand all three of his daughters their diplomas here at NV (’99, ’03, ’05). That is something unique that most dads don’t get to experience Dr. Gorman would prefer that people do not buy him cards or anything. Instead he wants people to donate money to the Gorman Education Center at Olander Park, which is a free program to help youths interested in nature in the Sylvania area.

Dr. Gorman decided to retire because he has accomplished his 30 years of education. Also, he feels that he should leave now while he still wants to do more, instead of waiting for people to want him to leave. He plans on getting a job at a central office or at a university.

“Dr. Gorman is all about kids, and I will terribly miss that. He is also a good friend and the best principal I have ever worked for,” said Guidance Counselor Ms. Jodi Hess.

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Terrorists arrested in Toledo Melissa Benton Staff Writer In late February, three men were arrested in West Toledo for conspiring to commit acts of terror against the United States. The men allegedly plotted to build bombs and help with rebel attacks in Iraq.

Two of the men were arrested in Toledo and one in Jordan. All three of the men are Muslim and pleaded not guilty in a hearing on February 21.

The men used proficiencies they had learned over the web such as video clips on “jihadist” sites and planned to conduct a “holy war” with their learned skills, according to experts. The men are charged with plotting to kill people or assisting the effort in the Middle East.

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales stated that, if convicted on terrorism conspiracy charges, the men could be sentenced to life in prison, according to the Toledo Blade.

Two of the suspects live in Toledo while one lives in Sylvania. This has hit close to home for many Toledo and Sylvania citizens.

“It’s kind of scary to know that terrorists are so nearby,” said junior Megan Barfield.

Some universities rejecting Post Secondary credits Kaila Tschappat News Editor For the academic school calendar of 2007-2008, many colleges and universities that previously accepted post-secondary credit from students will no longer be accepting the credit according to Universities across the nation.

Post-secondary classes are college courses offered to juniors and seniors that allows the students to leave high school during school hours and attend college classes at schools such as Lourdes College, Owens Community College, or The University of Toledo.

The courses are offered by the high school and paid for with tax dollars. According to the Sylvania Northview website, a student may only take a maximum of eight credits each year and if they exceed eight credits, they must pay for the classes on their own.

“I take post secondary classes not only to get out of school early my senior year but also to get some credits out of the way. I am going to Ohio University so all of my credits will transfer. Last semester, I took sociology and this semester I am taking American government. Both classes are at Lourdes and they are a lot easier with no homework and only three tests each semester,” said senior Betsy Poll.

According to many out of state colleges and universities, colleges and universities that previously accepted the post-secondary credit are no longer doing so because they are losing money and students are also abusing the privilege.

Post-secondary classes were designed for advanced students to be able to take a more challenging course that was not offered in their high school, however students today take courses to get out of school earlier or take an easy class, according to many out of state colleges and universities.

However, students receiving post-secondary credit from the college or university they will attend after high school will have no problem with the transferring credit if it is going to that same university in which they are receiving post secondary credit from.

The University of Toledo will most likely always accept the post secondary credit, but if students are planning on attending an out of state college, it would be best to take the courses at NV or take the AP course and receive the college credit through the AP test, according to the counselors.

Speech and Debate attends state tournament Med Tech Orchestra scores high visits MUO at state competition cadaver lab

Photo by Colin Ferguson SENIOR BETSY POLL walks on the Lourdes College campus. Northview students can receive post-secondary college credit for classes at Lourdes, however many colleges are no longer accepting post-secondary.

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The Northview Speech and Debate team attended the State Tournament on March 2 - 4 in Canton, Ohio and had a good representation at the tournament with ten qualifiers.

Earlier in the season, the policy debate teams of senior Sam Wernert and junior Patrick McEwen and juniors Wang Pan and Allison Malik pre - district qualified to the State Tournament by finishing in the top eight of a tournament with at least 24 teams in Ohio.

The policy debate team of junior Speech and Debate President Olivia Lui and sophomore Madelyn Cohen then qualified at State Qualifications and advanced to the State Tournament. Later, the team of juniors Melissa Cohen and Kevin Li qualified to the State Tournament at the National Qualifications Tournament.

Junior Griffin Browning qualified to the State Tournament at State Qualifications in the speech category of Original Oratory. Senior Speech and Debate Vice-President Sundeep Mutgi qualified to States in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the National Qualifications tournament.

“Everyone wants to do well at the State Tournament, but being able to attend it in the first place is a privilege all in itself,” said Browning The three day State tournament was held in GlenOak High School, Hoover High School, and two churches all in Canton, Ohio. After three days of competitive debating and speaking, Mutgi finished second in the State of Ohio in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Browning also did well but unfortunately did not break to the next round. Of the four policy debate teams, only the team of McEwen and Wernert broke to the octas (top 16 teams) round. They were octafinalists of the tournament.

“We all worked very hard during the season. I am very proud of all the people who made it this far and it is an honor to place at States,” said Mutgi.

The annual State Novice Tournament was held at Canton Central Catholic this year and hosted firstyear debaters in the three debate categories of Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Public Forum Debate. NV sent a policy debate team of freshmen Amith Goyal and Mishaal Muqaddam to compete with other first year debate teams throughout the state on March 10-11. After five rounds of debating, Goyal and Mishaal Muqaddam had a winning record of 6-4 and broke to the quarters round. Unfortunately, they lost on a 1-2 decision during that round but were still quarter finalists “It was pretty sweet to attend an all novice state tournament and the competition was intense.

Finishing as a top team in the state is a real privilege,” said Goyal.

Laura Berkowitz Staff Writer

Ashley McNair Staff Writer Med Tech I took another exciting trip to the Medical College of Ohio’s Cadaver Lab. This is an annual trip for Med Tech I and every year it is successful, according to Mrs. Pat Johnson, Med Tech teacher.

When the students first arrive to MUO they are welcomed by a registered nurse where they learn about the academics found at MUO. The students learn how to prepare themselves in high school and what to expect when they continue in medical school.

“I was surprised at how much information you can find about medical school and how difficult it can be just to prepare yourself; even before you go to college,” said junior Megan Barfield.

Mr. Schneider, a medical artist from MUO, did a demo of anatomy and Physiology. The students learned what a medical artist does from the artist side of a cadaver.

Mr. George France was happy with the feedback from the students. “I was happy to see the students had a good time at the cadaver because they finally got a real perspective of cadavers. They finally got to see someone real with a hands on experience instead of learning everything from a book,” said Mr. France.

The students had fun in the cadaver lab and saw real body parts and were able to hold an actual brain, according to Mr. France. The students were able to learn that the bodies in the cadaver lab were all donated by that person.

“I was amazed to find that when you donate your body to science, you need to pay for it. It is as if you are paying to volunteer. I am really glad we were able to leave the classroom for a hands on experience,” said junior Tenely Davis.

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Northview was one of 13 schools to participate in the orchestra state contest, held at Sandusky High School on March 3.

The contest included playing three different pieces for three judges, and then sight-reading a piece. Each judge gave their own score, which was combined to create the overall rank according to orchestra director Pamela Thiel.

NV competed at a class A level, the highest of three levels. They were required to play two pieces at that level and one song of their choice.

After sight-reading, the orchestra went to listen to the Perrysburg High School Orchestra and then waited in the cafeteria for their results before heading home.

The orchestra received two 1s, the highest score possible, and a 2 by the floor judges, and a 1 from the sight-reading judge, receiving a 1 overall for the second year in a row.

“I am very proud of the students because of the quality of music they can play and the work ethic they show all year,” said Thiel.

“We worked super duper hard and it paid off,” said senior Sneh Biyani.

The orchestra played “Overture to the Wind”, “As Summer was Just Beginning”, and “Ein Klein Nacht” by Mozart.

The orchestra’s next concert will be their Pops Concert held in May. The theme of this year’s Pops Concert is a night at the movies and all of the songs played will be from films.

Correction

In Issue #6 the article Senior garage sale raises over $7,000 contained an error.

It stated that Tracy Hirschfeld was the chair of the event, which in fact Rick & Parma Wisniewski were the chairs.

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Foreign Language Week Gas Prices rise, fall as seasons change a blast for students Kamel Ansara Staff Writer

Taylor Helberg Staff Writer

Foreign Language Week is a celebration of all the foreign language classes, French, Spanish, and German at Northview and took place the week of February 27 through March 3.

Students had no homework or class work during this week in their language classes.

They had to concentrate on the daily, fun activities planned. For some of the days, the different language classes combined.

“I think it really exposes us to other cultures. It helps the different foreign language classes integrate with each other. On top of it all, it is really fun from eating to dancing to painting,” said French IV junior Praneeth Katrapoti.

The first day was Talk to Me Day. This is when the students of language levels three and up question the lower level students on their oral abilities. The questions were on current and past material learned.

The second day was food day, a favorite of the days. Each class brought in food that had to do with their culture. Students and teachers were able to experience French, Spanish, and German food.

“This is a very laid back, fun day. I was able to see my friends from other classes,” said Spanish III sophomore Brittany Gozdowski.

On Wednesday, the classes stayed separate for arts and crafts. Some classes painted or created Shrinky Dinks.

“Shrinky Dinks are pieces of plastic that students color and cut into figures. After heated, they shrink down to a smaller size,” said German III junior Gordie Howe.

Thursday was quiz bowl day. Two different language classes combined to compete on teams. According to Spanish V senior Bem Ngur, quiz bowl was more challenging because it used prior knowledge.

The week was finished up with dance lessons. For French, ballerinas taught different positions and put it together to perform a small dance. For Spanish, a few instructors taught a salsa dance. First, students watched a music video to show the dance that was to be performed. Then the instructors taught the dance bit by bit. The German teacher Ms.

Gas prices have been on the rise since the beginning of 2005. The average gasoline price has dramatically increased from $1.78 per gallon on January 3 to the highest of $3.07 per gallon on September 5.

One major reason behind this increase was Hurricane Katrina tightening gasoline supplies. Gas prices also change due to season and local gas station competition. For example, in the summer gas prices are likely to be higher because more people are driving around to go on vacation. The prices of gas also changes because of dramatic world events and domestic problems.

“I think they are way too high and it makes it harder for kids to be able to afford gas,” said senior Danielle Dale.

For example, the war in Iraq takes a large toll in the way the gas prices are sky rocketing. According to the Federal Energy Information Administration, the prices of crude oil and imported gasoline are being maintained at a high price due to heavy demands from importers who expect prices for both to rise as the year progresses.

“Gas prices have been taking everyone on an emotional roller coaster. Gas goes up your mad, gas does down your happy,” said junior Danton Crosser.

Early Childhood presents projects at competition Destiny Bryant Staff Writer

Colin Ferguson PERFECTING HIS BALLET during a lesson taught by fellow students, is sophomore Tyler Puhl. While French classes learned ballet, Spanish learned to salsa and German learned a traditional dance.

Carol Easterwood taught a traditional German line dance.

“Foreign Language Week was success-

ful. Students seemed to enjoy it and it was very well organized by the teachers,” said French teacher Ms. Paula Apostolou.

Cosmetology heads to Detroit for Salon Forum Ashley McNair Staff Writer Cosmetology had a great time at their annual trip to the Detroit Salon Forum March 13, according to Mrs. Christine Jude, Cosmetology teacher.

The girls left early Monday morning for Detroit and did not return until later in the day. Some students did not even look the same upon their return as when left in the morning.

Every year Maly’s, a beauty supply store, sponsors this event bringing different cosmetology education programs to come see different shows by different representatives. Some of these representatives include Redken, John Paul Mitchell, and It&ly. It&ly is not as well known to most people unless you are in the “hair bizz” It&ly is known for their bold hair colors and European look.

A popular group known as the Osadia Group, a Spanish group from Barcelona that does some very outlandish hair styles using wires, small statues, shamrocks, plastic straws or whatever fits the hair volunteers personality.

Mrs. Jude had all the students watch the first show together and then decide on which shows they would like to attend afterwards. Ac-

cording to Mrs. Jude, the reason for not staying together throughout the day is because there are so many different shows and everybody wants to do something different with cosmetology.

“This was a great way to show the girls, especially the juniors, how hair can be out in different ways and how hair can really describe how a person feels and who they are,” said Mrs. Jude.

Some students believe the most exciting part of the trip was actually getting the chance to be a model for some of the shows. Some students even had their hair cut completely just for the show, “At first I was scared to be a model for the show but when they cut my hair, I was grateful and glad I decided to be one of the models because I love how they cut my hair and I think I might actually keep it like this,” said junior Kerin Hojnacki.

As a result of the show, the students were all assigned a project to show the information they learned at the hair show. They were all supposed to choose a project; a poster board with pictures and information, a tri-fold brochure with information, or a demonstration to Ms. Jude of a technique they learned at the show.

According to Mrs. Jude, from the projects she learned that all the students were fascinated by everything they learned and all the cool tricks they are now able to do with people’s hair.

On March 4, in the Early Childhood I class, seven students went to the Apollo Career Center in Lima, Ohio to compete in the regional competition for Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).

Before being able to qualify to go to states, the students had to choose a project and follow guidelines and rules. In each project the guidelines and rules were different.

Some projects needed an oral presentation and others required a portfolio about the student.

After the Early Childhood I students chose and completed their projects, judges from area childcare facilities judged all the Early Childhood I students and those with the highest scores went on to regionals.

The students were judged on their presentation and preparation. The judges recorded each student’s scores and wrote many tips that would later help when going

to regionals.

After being judged at Northview many students went on to regionals. The following students traveled by bus with Mrs. Lorrie Yates to the Apollo Career Center in Lima, Ohio and presented the following projects: Kasie Erlwine (Southview) and Megan Ansted, junior, both presented Focus on Children, Destiny Bryant, junior, presented Concept Curriculum, Stephanie Moyer, junior, presented Language and Literacy, Barbara Barabino, (SV) presented Learning Tool Kit, Erika Graham, junior, presented Illustrated Talk and Ashley Cwiklewski (SV) presented Job Interview.

“It was a good experience. I enjoyed looking at other participants projects,” said Ansted.

In the end, there were a total of five gold winners and two silver winners. Erlwine, Ansted, Moyer, Barabino and Ghraham all received gold while Bryant and Cwikleski received silver.

“The students worked very hard to prepare for the competition and did an excellent job,” Mrs. Yates said.

“The students worked very hard to prepare for the competition and did an excellent job.”

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Mardi Gras goes on as planned in LA Jamie Hamilton Staff Writer The people of New Orleans have maintained their Mardi Gras celebrations this year, despite the city having been devastated by the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.

The Mardi Gras season officially begins on January 6 and continues until Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent begins. However, with the havoc created by Hurricane Katrina, many wondered if the famous celebrations would continue.

The festivities did indeed remain as planned prior to the hurricane. Many of the people of New Orleans dressed in costumes, attended parades, and saw the day as a way to relieve them of the fact that they now have to rebuild their entire lives, according to www. neworleans.com.

New Orleans is continuing to be rebuilt and its citizens have been putting forth an effort to reestablish the great city as it once was.

Visit www.neworleans.com. for additional information on Mardi Gras celebrations and the reconstruction of New Orleans.

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EDITORIALS

31 March 2006

Myspace.com

A place for friends

Friendly or foolish?

Myspace ha s t a ken over t he l ives of Nor t hview st udent s. I’m guilty, I have one and I’ll admit that I check my Myspace more than five times a day. But is it really that bad? I don’t thin k so at all.

I resisted joining Myspace for the longest time, until finally one day I made one just to see what the craze is about. It’s hard to explain why it’s addicting, but it is. It is just a place where you can create your own personalized homepage featuring pictures, music, and general information about yourself.

The Myspace website says it is a ‘place for friends,’ and it really is.

It’s a good way to meet new people in school. Some say that they haven’t, but I definitely have some people on my friends list that I never even knew existed prior to having a Myspace. Whether you actually talk meet new people or not, it is also a good way to see what kind of personalities people have. You can find out anything you want to know about someone at NV, if they post a lot of information about themselves. Sometimes you find out too much information about people or see pictures you don’t really want to see, but that is all the risk you take by signing on to Myspace.

The best part about Myspace is designing your profile and adding as many html codes as possible to make it look sweet. You know you’re a Myspace freak if you’ve googled “cool myspace codes.” Even though this is time-consuming, it is a good way to express your creativity. The only bad thing about Myspace is that you can spend hours on end searching for people, looking up artists, and creating your homepages, instead of doing homework. I often find myself having Myspace minimized on my computer, while working on homework.

Myspace is also a great place to listen to music. Just like searching for friends, you can search for your favorite bands or even discover new artists. Most artists have their own pages where you can listen to their music and add the songs to your profile too. What is so great about it is that the pages offer full-length songs, rather than just 30 second clips.

Many people say Myspace is too dangerous for students, but it’s not dangerous at all if you are smart about what information you reveal. Of course it’s stupid to put your cell phone number, house address, and even your birthday, but that is just common sense. It is also ridiculous for girls to post pictures in scandalous outfits, especially since teachers have caught on to Myspace and are now checking them. Myspace is just a fun way to express yourself and it should not be taken that seriously. Besides, once students go to college, Facebook will simply replace Myspace. ~Olivia Reynolds, editorial editor

Student led homeroom fails to

connect Northview The connections homerooms really aren’t accomplishing their purpose. It’s hard to connect to people that you only see once in awhile and sometimes homerooms are filled with students that just don’t have anything in common with you.

Another reason that they are pointless is the fact that students don’t have any reason to connect with the people in homerooms. They go there to get grade cards and to fill out dance ballots. If people were meant to be friends, conversation and connection would happen naturally, which is why the games and activities waste valuable class time. They never really accomplish their intended goal; it’s hard to feel connected to anyone in homeroom as a direct result of the activities.

The games are also not really the type of activities that get people talking. The games are basically forcing us to be friends and to connect with others in the school and that makes people feel uncomfortable and reject it all together. It’s better to let friendships progress naturally.

They feel more real that way instead of something forced.

Another thing that really makes the connections difficult is when the leader isn’t even into it. Sometimes the leader will explain the game in a way that says, “I know this is stupid guys, but let’s just do it and get it over with.” It really makes it difficult to get pumped for the games when your leader doesn’t even get excited for them. If they’re not into it, then the rest of us aren’t either, making the whole activity pointless again.

The connections activities are not entirely a bad idea, but it needs to be readjusted. It doesn’t really make sense for people to connect in their homerooms, because people are hardly in there. Maybe it could be done randomly in class periods. This way students can talk and connect with people they see everyday. This would build longer friendships and help relax everyone in the class.

The activities should be tweaked a little too. The last activity had the most involvement because everyone wanted to work towards the common goal of winning the contest. There should be more contests, that way it doesn’t feel as if it’s all about forcing everyone to be friends.

Also, the con nections leaders should be more into it. The positive energy would spread to everyone else and more people would want to be involved.

We shouldn’t eliminate the connections activities entirely.

However, changes to the whole process should be considered because the way things are right now is counterproductive.

Too much information Myspace is a new phenomenon amongst teens on the internet. Personally I just don’t see the point. It seems like many teens are completely unaware of the danger they put themselves in with the information they willingly place on the internet for anyone to find.

Also, many teens are placing inappropriate pictures or comments on Myspace.

First off, it is just a complete waste of time. Students are spending hours on Myspace, leaving comments and making new “friends.”

However, how many people are actual friends on Myspace. Most people seem to just befriend anyone that they have met once or twice.

People just want to seem popular on Myspace by having lots of “friends” however, they hardly know or talk to the bulk of the people on their “friends” list.

Second, people offer up personal i nfor mation without thi n king twice about it. It is not exactly the smartest thing to place your name, age, cell phone number, home town etc on your Myspace. Does anyone else see the problem with this? Anyone can join Myspace!

Placing information such as this on the internet allows for any creep to find out who you are and where you are from. Not only that, people “friend” people they don’t even know. This person could be anyone, even a pedophile. There is no one checking to make sure people are telling the truth about who they are and more importantly no one is background checking.

Finally, students place not only inappropriate pictures of themselves, but they place pictures of their friends drinking or doing other illegal or inappropriate things. Girls will even post suggestive pictures of themselves in barely any clothes. Have a little class and respect for yourself, there is absolutely no reason to take suggestive pictures of yourself and place them on the internet. Any pervert can find your profile and see your picture as well as personal information.

Many students are upset that teachers are being told to check their students Myspace for inappropriate pictures, I see no problem with this. If a student is willing to place the pictures or admit to any other illegal activity to their “friends” on Myspace then they shouldn’t get mad for getting caught. Students willingly place this information on the internet in order for others to see.

When it comes to placing pictures of friends doing things such as dri n ki ng, I thi n k you deserve to get caught. If students didn’t dri n k or do other illegal activities, they wouldn’t have to worry about getting caught. If a student chooses to do somethi ng i nappropriate a nd then allows a photo to be taken, they deserve to pay for the consequences.

Students need to be much more responsible about Myspace, they need to realize that anyone can find them through it and not offer personal information. Also, have a little respect for yourself; don’t post photos that are suggestive and disrespectful to you. ~Calli Smenner, Co-editor-in-Chief

Choir students lacking effort for states after New York Trip The Northview choral program has been notorious for being one of the best programs in the state. The choirs have gone to state contest for the past 10 years, and have always placed very high. This is something that choir students hold in very high regards.

However, I do believe this year we have a long road ahead of us if we want to sweep the competition as we have done in the past. Most students who are involved in choir, and actually practice their music couldn’t agree with me more.

There are a couple of issues I do feel need to be addressed as to why we are having some difficulties this year in the A Capella choir.

Issue #1: We meet at 7:30 in the morning. This is a huge problem because the vocal chords are not prepared to sing at this time of the day. Students wake up and are barely alive when they get to school. Having to make students sing right away makes it even more difficult to tell what we could potentially sound like. It would make it a

lot easier on all of the students if our class period started at a later time.

Issue #2: Bad vocal techniques. Mr. Gary Lewis puts long hours into training the choir how to sing properly and use good techniques. Students need to work at it. Singing is a skill and if you want to be good at it you must do it correctly. The ability to harmonize properly requires two things, the ability to sing and knowledge or some understanding of music theory, according to voicelesson.com Issue #3: Students not caring. This to me is the biggest issue. Some students join choir just to fill their schedule and could care less about singing correctly or even singing at all. When students join for that purpose it is definitely apparent, making the rest of the choir look bad. A prime example of this was our trip to NYC. The A Capella choir had the privilege of being able to take an incredible trip to New York City and to sing at St. John the Divine Cathedral, which was a once in a lifetime opportunity. But a lot of the students, including myself, feel that we didn’t perform

to our fullest potential. The students who didn’t care truly spoiled the perfection that we were capable of. It’s too bad that something that could have been so amazing was taken for granted. As the saying goes, a couple of bad apples spoil the whole bunch.

“I’m starting to realize that you can’t push people to do something that they really aren’t passionate about,” said senior Grace Thomson.

On a positive note, we had a lot of fun and made memories that will last forever.

All in all, NV choir is a great experience. Students that want to learn and further their music education should be involved in the choir. Students that really don’t care: do us all a favor and add a study hall to your schedule.

Without the tireless efforts from Mr. Lewis and Mrs. Teresa Blowers we would be nothing and we are truly fortunate to have such amazing teachers in our choral program.

So, I challenge all choir students to kick it up a notch and create something to really be proud of this year.

-Katie Litzer

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This past February, when all the juniors sat in the cafeteria and listened to the counselors talk about applying for colleges, many people realized what a difficult process it was going to be.

Most students probably were never really worried about college before because it’s something that everyone looks forward to. They assume that it’s just something that would come naturally for them and that they wouldn’t have any problems with the process.

How wrong they were. As students start thinking more seriously about applying for colleges, a dozen things began to go through their minds. For one thing, the total cost of college tuition, housing, and books is not cheap and depending on the school, it can be very expensive. Students will need to consider other options of payment, like financial aid and scholarships, but those too bring on new stresses.

Federal financial aid is not as readily available as they make it seem. Many people aren’t going to receive a dime in assistance since, according to the forms; the majority of parents in Sylvania make too much money for any of the assistance. Some other types of financial aid are also out there but who qualifies for it and how much money is available completely depends on the university or where the grant is coming from.

Students are then going to have to search for other forms of help in order to pay for their college education.

There are millions of scholarships out there for people to apply for, but searching, applying, and then waiting for the results can be very stressful.

As if stressing about how students were going to pay for their college education wasn’t enough, they have to worry about whether or not they’re actually going to get into any of the schools they want to go to. It’s difficult to accept that even after all the hard work done

in high school it’s still not good enough for the competitive college world.

Acceptance to schools and scholarships also depends on your success on standardized tests such as the ACT or the SAT. If you plan on attending an in-state school, then the ACT will be accepted anywhere. However, SAT scores would be better if you plan on applying for an out of state school. Thus, it would be the best idea to just take both of the tests. This is stressful since the scores are so important and affect your future so much.

That one number seems to tell a person if you are intelligent or not and it can be very scary.

More stresses are brought on by meeting the deadlines, getting recommendations, deciding which schools to apply to, and trying to live your life outside of the application process. On top of organizing all of these things, students have to worry about their regular schoolwork, extracurricular and other commitments, like family and friends.

It’s scary to think about how to balance it all, and it’s even scarier to not know how life will be in a year and a half.

College is an important part of your life, in fact it’s supposed to be the most fun next to high school, so why all the stress? In college you’re an adult but not quite grown up. You have a great potential to have fun and live your life to the fullest. This is possible at almost any school you go to.

It’s hard to say why college becomes the most important factor in your adult life. The fact that college decides whether or not you’ll be successful is sad.

Higher education is important but this is just unrealistic. If there’s one thing you should feel okay about in this whole process, it’s the idea that college applications, acceptances, and rejections do not define who you are.

Your transcript is not the person you are, and that you can be successful no matter what school you go to.

Second semester senior year. Wow, am I the only one that has completely lost any motivation to come to school? I think not.

It’s funny, because no matter how much we (the seniors) complain about being here, can any of you actually imagine your life without Northview?

No matter how unbearable it’s been at times, NV is such a chunk of our life that will be in our memories forever. And as much as you don’t want to admit it, it’s our comfort zone. The teachers, the students, the administration, even Linda, they all have a way of making us feel right at home.

The past four years at NV have taught me much more than how to find the derivative of a function or how to balance an equation in Chemistry. NV has taught me greater lessons, that will be applied to life years after I have left this school.

Over the past four years a part of me has grown up, I think that’s happened to everyone. I’ve learned that not everybody is

going to like you, and you know what? That’s okay, because I can guarantee you don’t like everyone either.

People are going to talk, but it doesn’t matter what they say, because as long as you know who you are, that’s all that matters.

Everyone is going to make mistakes, yes, even you, and as long as you learn from them, it’s okay to make them.

Also, the tedious drama that occurs in high school has no bearing in the real world and I promise no one will even care in a few years.

I found myself in high school, not saying that there isn’t more “soul searching” to do, but I can thank my teachers and my friends for that.

Change makes us grow and NV has merely prepared us for the next change in our lives, whether you’re going to college or straight to work, life holds something for all of us. ~ Sophie Papadimos

Colin Ferguson REVIEWING COLLEGE AD BOOKS is junior Kim Stubleski. Many students find books on specific schools useful in the selection process. These resources can be found in the guidance office for free use.

Senioritis maybe, but Controversy over we’ll miss Northview the lethal injection,

Class Olympics not as good as last year

Some people would agree that getting together during assemblies and each class competing is a good way to raise school spirit. However the Class Olympics this year probably wasn’t the best we have had so far.

It could have been a lot more exciting and we should have kept most of the traditional games that we had last year instead of making baffling and unoriginal new ones that weren’t even creative.

Last year, the games they picked were very competitive and actually encouraged class spirit. Tug of war was replaced even though it was way better then the relay race and it was not so confusing. It was so hard to understand the relay race since it was completely unorganized and there was way too much going on at once.

I still do not understand why we removed limbo from the games and we added the clown face painting instead. It was one of the most bizarre games I have ever seen, along with the fact that it was not fun at all and it made no sense either. Honestly, I do not think it was a proper game to play at the assembly as well. I am sure there could have been another game that could have motivated more enthusiasm for every class.

The hot dog eating contest, although it was very disturbing, was probably the only event that kept everybody on the edge of their seats. Other then that, there was a huge lack of spirit and excitement in the gym and the audience was hardly involved in anything which honestly made the assembly worse. I think that there could have been various changes that could have improved the Class Olympics.

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By Cal l

College applications lead to stress

- column The world

is it really humane

Recently, California lawyers initiated a controversy over the validity of the lethal injection method of execution.

In the US, 34 states use lethal injection as the primary means of execution. The recent debates concerning this technique have arisen because some people believe there is a chance the patient may feel some pain just before death, which would be considered inhumane.

They claim this would violate the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Someone waiting on death row just murdered 20 innocent people yet heaven forbid they should feel any pain at all.

Before delving into the debate itself, a better look at how the injection works is necessary.

Once all of the final preparations have been made for a criminal they are led to the execution chamber and strapped to a gurney. Two Intravenous (IV) tubes are inserted into the arms of the person and a saline solution is released. The executioner then adds an anesthetic agent to the tubes, usually Pentothal. This drug is often used during surgery in much smaller amounts. For an execution, a dose over 30 times greater than what surgical purposes require is used. If such a small amount of the drug can be effective to keep a person from knowing they are being cut open, it is safe to say that such a high dose would keep a person from feeling anything at all, which is the medical perspective. Following this, a muscle relaxant is given through the IV’s that will paralyze the body of the condemned person, including their diaphragm, which will stop their breathing. Finally, potassium chloride is given as a toxic agent to stop the heart from beating. This entire process usually occurs in the course of about five minutes.

The claims that this form of execution brings pain are totally unsupported, especially since there is no evidence to back them up. All arguments for that side are completely theoretical. There is no way to ask the people, since they end up dead, which can make hearing and responding to questions a bit difficult. The medical evidence would support the idea that the criminals feel absolutely nothing during the whole process because of the powerful anesthetic they are given.

Additionally, the people found in the execution chambers do not wind up there because they lost a game of Monopoly. These are the worst criminals, the morally deprived, the scum of society. They belong in the execution chamber for a good reason; they have caused pain to victims and the families of victims that will last for years, decades even. No one can forget the loss of a child, a parent, or a friend. Yet, for some reason, certain people decide to complain that these criminals deserve better, despite the horrible atrocities they committed.

These people do not care that a family will have one less place at the dinner table, dad will have one less bedtime story to read, and everyone will feel the sorrow of their loss. The same people probably have never lost any loved ones in a violent homicide, nor have they ever had to mourn the loss of a child with their whole life ahead of them. They stand up for the so-called rights of people who never respected the rights of their victims.

The lethal injection is not inhumane and cannot be seen as such in any manner whatsoever.

The people who would have to worry about it deserve much worse and are lucky to be given the relief of a quick and merciful death that they had time to prepare for, something they never allowed their victims. They are lucky to have the lethal injection and should realize it.

Students at Northview often complain there is nothing to do around here on the weekends. Personally I think the easiest and best thing to do is rent a movie with some friends and hang out at someone’s house. This option is cheap and easy to do.

If it is a struggle to choose what movie or movies to watch, here are some recommendations. Some of these you may have seen, if you have, watch them again it is worth it. If you have not seen them, then make some time, they are worth it.

Crash- This movie is based around several characters from different racial backgrounds. I think this movie has a unique way of bringing to the table several racial issues in our country. These topics are brought about with several characters who “crash” into each other. Several well known stars are in this movie including Sandra Bullock, Ludacris, Ryan Phillippe, and Tony Danza.

Saw and Saw II- Possibly some of the most gory movies out there, but they have the best surprise endings. Personally, I can almost always figure out the killer in every horror movie, these both absolutely shocked me. If you have already seen them, watch them again, there are many things that you don’t even pick up on until the second time through. Anyone preparing to see it for the first time be prepared to see a lot of blood.

10 Things I Hate About You- Well for starters, Heath Ledger. He alone is a reason to love the movie. However, this movie is filled with funny commentary and a cute love story. Personally, I think the Stratford dad in this movie is funny with his strict rules and witty responses to Bianca. Most of all, I love the conversations between Patrick (Leger) and Kat ( Julia Stiles), they have a cute witty banter relationship. For all the guys reading this, girls love this movie (HINT HINT, score a few brownie points by agreeing to watch it) How to Lose a Guy in 10 days- Two words, Matthew McConaughey. His voice can make any girl melt. However, that isn’t even the best part of the movie. Ben Barry (McConaughey) is an advertising agent trying to break into the diamond market.

Andy Anderson (Kat Hudson) is the “How to” girl at composure magazine. Ben strikes a deal that he can make a girl fall in love with him in 10 days, if he wins he can break into the diamond campaign. Andy is working on her next column about all the things girls do wrong in relationships.

This movie is great because Ben will do anything to keep Andy around and make her fall in love, while Andy is doing everything possible to drive him away. To all those guys out there…girls love this one too ( HINT HINT).

Mothman Prophecies – This movie is extremely creepy, Richard Gere plays a Washington Post reporter that becomes involved in the Mothman sightings after the death of his wife. The story takes place in a small West Virginia town on the Ohio river, and is based on a true story. This is a good scary movie that is not too gory.

The reason it is so creepy to me is that fact that it is based on a true story, not too far from us.

Seven- Two cops, Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, search to find a serial killer basing his killings around the seven deadly sins. What can I say I enjoy trying to figure out who the killer is. Honestly, there is some gore in this one, but following along as two cops find out more about this serial killer makes this movie highly entertaining.

Red Dragon- The prequel to Silence of the Lambs, which is another amazing movie. Out of the three movies Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal I believe that Red Dragon was the best. This movie offers more background on Hannibal Lector. Also, I love the detective in this movie, Will Graham( Edward Norton).

Gone With the Wind- This is a great rainy day or snowy day movie. This is an old classic based around the American South during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

The story is told around Scarlett O’Hara as she goes through losing everything in the war and tries to get her man, Ashley.

These are my recommendations on some great movies to watch. If you haven’t seen any of these give them a try, they are amazing! Instead of complaining that there is nothing to do, rent a movie with some friends and relax.

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31 March 2006

Cafeteria food not reaching up to Students without student expectations for lunch computers

Whether it’s the socializing, wacky wild cats, or humorous fights, everyone looks forward to lunch. Lunch is the one period of the day students can relax and have fun. There is just one problem with it; the majority of the cafeteria food is bad, really, really bad.

Fries or no fries, that is the question facing most Northview students at lunch. We have absolutely no variety in our choice of lunch food. The most adventurous thing on the menu is chicken quesadillas, and that’s still not leaving the continent. Cafeteria fries and grilled cheese have become the staple diet of the average NV student, but this is just so brown and boring, things have got to change. We really must liven the menu up, even just dyeing the food we have another color would give lunch an exciting twist. Wouldn’t it be exciting to be able to say, ‘I’m in the mood for pink fries today.’ This vision will probably never come true, and probably there are very few students who would find pink fries and polka dot grilled cheese exciting. A more sensible idea (but not as colorful) would be to have a foreign day once a month.

We could sample food from other countries, which would not only be fun, but interesting culturally.

Not only is the food really boring, there is also a serious lack of healthy, or just good quality food in the cafeteria. If you do not feel like eating a sub or salad, you don’t really have any other healthy options.

Not only that, the healthy foods that are available are quite expensive, preventing some students from opting for the healthy choice.

Nearly all the food is poor quality, the pizza is nearly always undercooked, and the fries and grilled cheese are literally swimming in fat. If you can stomach the above, the congratulations because you are a rare breed, for most humans the above is utterly inedible.

The administration recently took away the pop and ice cream machines from the lunch periods, although this is promoting healthy eating, the reintroduction of snack machines in lunch periods; pretty much prevents the absence of pop and ice cream machines from having any really effects.

Cafeteria food really needs to improve, but unless the student body doesn’t say anything, the administration will continue to feed us our brown selection. The cafeteria workers have to sell what they are told to, but with popular support, things could change. It’s your choice, but why not try to make a difference?

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Colin Ferguson ENJOYING HIS PIZZA is freshman Nick Messinger. “I don’t really mind the lunch food, it’s fine and I’ll eat it,” he said.

Obesity, now covered under Medicare, unfair to healthy The government recently declared that it would cover certain surgeries to treat obesity under Medicare. This means everyday, tax-paying Americans will be paying for obese people to slim down.

Obesity rates have been on the rise in America for a number of years now and many media outlets have done special reports and investigations on this topic. However, the majority of the population remains healthy and of normal weight. Fitness has become more popular than ever in the US; health spas and clubs have boomed, weight-training equipment has been bought in large quantities, and a healthier diet seems to be the focus of many people everywhere.

Yet, how are these people rewarded for their good health habits? They have better health, will live longer lives, and are more physically able. Also, these people are now required to pay for other citizens who neglect such good habits. Tax money going for Medicare can

now be used for certain types of surgeries, liposuction included, designed to reduce obesity, according to the Associated Press.

The most common build-up of fat in the body comes from lack of exercise. So, rather than having the rest of America pay for them to get a quick fix, these obese people should trying getting off their couch, setting down the potato chips, and engaging in some physical activities. People who complain about excess body fat but still go home from school or their white-collar desk job and eat junk foods while sitting down yet again to read, watch TV, use the computer, or go to sleep, are very annoying.

Basically, eat healthy and exercise everyday and results should be evident: body fat will be reduced and can be kept off as long as the healthy habits remain. People shouldn’t rely on the government to buy them surgery for fat that they will just gain back in a matter of time because their habits have not changed. Then what, another surgery costing the government even more? Ridiculous! People need to have a sense of pride and work for themselves to become healthier.

Tax money going for Medicare can now be used for certain types of surgeries, liposuction included.

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“I don’t care for it.

It is self-indulgent.”

- Misha Mugaddam, freshman

Computers have become a basic necessity for almost every aspect of day to day living.

They are used for everything, including school and homework. But what about students who don’t have access to computers and the Internet?

With widespread usage of the Internet, more school assignments are requiring computer access. Students who don’t have the luxury of computers must go to libraries and other facilities where they can complete these assignments. This can cause more stress, especially when school life gets hectic. This also brings about unfair disadvantages for the students without easy access.

Those students with computers in their homes can complete their schoolwork in nearly half the time it takes for those without. Students fortunate enough to have the Internet do not have to deal with the extra burden of finding time to go to the library in order to complete the assignment. In addition to having to find time to go to the library, the time on the library’s computers is monitored and students only have a certain amount of it do finish all of their work, whereas students with home computers have as much time as they need. Another problem is that the public libraries close at an earlier time in the winter months, which limits a student’s time even more. If these students don’t make it to the libraries right after school, they may receive a lower grade than those students who have the Internet at their disposal.

Some teachers have been contributing to the stress of school life as well. They have been putting most, if not all, of their homework, class schedules, and daily assignments on their websites. Are their students supposed to check these websites every single day?

Are they supposed to go to the library to do their homework every single night? No. All students should have the same opportunities and the same school obligations.

Those students without the same advantages as others should not be held responsible for what they can not control. It is unfair for students to be unequally treated just to a teacher’s neglectfulness of their students’ computer access.

Teachers should realize the individual needs of their students and help them succeed in school in order for the student to receive the best education they can, especially one that is equal to everybody else’s.

Perhaps teachers should revert back to passing out assignments while at school instead of opting for the more convenient choice of making students print them off a website. This way, everyone is equal and so is their education.

What do you think about Myspace?

“It is good for music, but bad for everything else.

It’s a good way for insecure girls to feel good about themselves.”

- Andy McArdle, senior

“It’s a good way to meet new people.”

- Emily Brown, junior

“I just got bored one day and made one. I’ve never met anyone new, just people I already know.”

- Joey Fuller, sophomore

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About Me: Myspace was created in July 2003 by Tom Anderson, Chris DeWolfe, and a small team of programmers as a free social networking website, according to USA Today. According to Forbes.com, there are approximately 46.7 million users that produce 12.5 billion page views a month. It is ranked the fifth most popular English language website on the net by the Alexa rating service. Myspace was bought last year by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation for $580 million, because of its ability to make a substantial sum of money through advertising.

Myspace allows you to make a profile that can be displayed for others to see it, there are many interesting features on Myspace that are different from other blogs and websites, which is why the site has become so popular. For example, you can have up to 12 pictures, you can comment on other Myspace pages, and also add friends. The website goes into detail about your favorite movies, music, who you would like to meet, and hobbies.

Myspace helps you keep in touch with old friends and classmates because you can search for schools and towns. Myspace is international so you can even stay in contact with people in other countries. Different bands can have a Myspace as well, and you can add their song onto your page and learn about upcoming concert and events. It’s also a great opportunity for emerging new bands to gain a popular following.

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Recently, two unrelated cases involved the use of Myspace pages in order to have sexual encounters with underage girls from Connecticut.

Cases like these have been the topic for many parents and teachers at school meetings. Northview faculty have been looking at Myspaces to look at the photos and information students display. Also, there have been many cases in which the employers check up on Myspaces of people applying for jobs to see the kinds of photos that are posted.

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ENTERTAINMENT

31 March 2006

TV Series to Tune Into Survivor

Panama

Survivor Panama is a show that requires quick thinking, agility and smarts. This show tests adults varying in ages on how well they can strategize, think clearly, make wise decisions and challenges them on how to stay in the game without being voted off.

Before Survivor Panama there were 11 other Survivors that were aired on CBS. Some included favorites and some included mean scams such as the Johnny Fairplay incident.

Survivor Panama started off with Jeff Probst, the host of the show, separating the survivors into four groups. The groups were categorized into groups consisting

of older women, older men, younger women and younger men.

Next, Jeff Probst explained that there is an island called Exile Island where each week, at least one Survivor will be sent for the night to search for a hidden immunity idol and to spend the night alone.

There are two types of challenges that the survivors take part in. The first type of challenge is reward challenges.

In reward challenges, survivors compete to win something that they really desire or need. Some example rewards are: food, showers, videos from home, letters from home, fishing gear and toiletries.

The second type of challenge is the immunity challenge. In this challenge, there are two tribe members that compete for an idol, which makes them safe at the next tribal council. By winning this idol, the specific tribe member who wins the idol gets to be excused from the chance of being voted off at tribal council.

At the end of every show is the tribal council. At tribal council one tribe has to vote off one of their team members. Each member goes to a private area and writes on a piece of paper the person that he or she wants voted off of the team. Each tribe member has a torch that is lit with fire, which means that they are still in the game. As soon as the torch is put out that means that whoever’s torch was put out was booted off of the show. Survivor Panama airs on CBS Thursdays at 8 pm. - Destiny Bryant

24

Real

World

Grey’s Anatomy is a truly amazing show.

It shows how a hospital operates in some cases along with the drama everyone looks for in a great television series.

Behind the brain surgeries, 70-pound tumors, and pregnancies there is stress, love, and scandal.

It shows how each person deals with their life and how the pressures of the hospital affect them.

Ever since Addison Shepherd (Kate Walsh), Derek Shepherd’s (Patrick Dempsey) wife, came into the series, things have been rough for Merideth Grey (Ellen Pompeo). Grey lost the man she loves to his cheating wife. After Derek decided to give his wife a second chance and end things with Grey, he too has been miserable.

This is the big event that the series focuses on; after all, it is called Grey’s Anatomy. Every episode leaves me wanting to know when Grey and Shepherd will finally be together. I find myself so angry at the end of each show because I want them to be together so badly. I do not get why Shepherd will not end things with his wife, who he apparently does not love, and will not just go for Grey.

I absolutely love Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson). She is that one person in everyone’s life that they can absolutely not stand. She keeps order and discipline in the hospital.

Isobel “Izzie” Stevens (Katherine Heigl) is now having feelings for Denny Duquette (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a heart problem patient. This made Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) jealous, which I do not understand why. If he still likes Izzie then he shouldn’t have cheated on her.

I am so happy George O’Malley (T.R. Knight) finally told Grey he loves her. I think its stupid that he moved out of the house just because Grey did not have the same feelings for him.

I think Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) and Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) are the cutest couple ever. They are that kind of perfect relationship every single person wants. They fight about everything though. Burke gets so mad that Yang is so up-front with patients and cannot keep her opinion to herself.

Each episode keeps viewers wanting more. Whether it is if Shepherd will finally come to his senses and be with Grey or if Yang will ever be sympathetic towards a patient, every single person wants more of this masterful series.

Behind all the relationships, there is a larger story. The show informs viewers what goes on in a hospital. People get to see how stress and hard work affect the employees of a big city hospital. - Kristin Winters

Ke y

MTV’s best known reality show, The Real World, has just kicked off their fifteenth season in Key West. After watching the one hour season premier, I have many thoughts about the cast.

First off, there is Jose, a Florida native of 20 who has that easygoing, lovable personality.

His roommate, 23 year old Tyler, was born in Minneapolis and is very comfortable with his homosexuality. He is often found poking fun at himself, while serving as a good source of comedy for the show.

Tyler is very buddy-buddy with 19 year old Svetlana, the Russian heartbreaker of the house who has that annoying, yet endearing quality about her. She can often be found having heart to heart talks with 24 year old Paula. If you’re looking for drama, she’s your girl. Paula seems to always find a way to let her whiney attitude put people in a bad mood. She is without a doubt my least favorite character on the show and could have been easily replaced. On the first night arriving at the house, she gets into it with her housemate John, a 23 year old from California. He takes on the role as your average frat boy, with his good looks and party attitude.

Another easygoing member of the cast is Janelle. She is from San Jose and so far seems to be pretty cool with a good head on her shoulders.

Last, but definitely not least, is 22 year old Zach, a cutie from Oregon that seems to have the hots for Svetlana, although I don’t think this fling is going to end up in his favor.

While this year’s cast personally isn’t the most enjoyable to watch, I’m sure that there will be oodles of drama for everyone to poke fun at the next day.

As for hookups, I’m betting Svetlana and John get together. Her boyfriend seems to be just too far away for her to care about, and she is already showing major attraction towards her gorgeous roommate in the first few episodes. I guess his cocky and obnoxious attitude is just too much for her to handle.

After all, who can really resist a good frat boy?

-Lizzy Breier

Grey’s

Anatomy

One of the most captivating and intense dramas on TV these days would have to be 24. Based around the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) this show never seems to stop shocking its viewers.

This show is told in real time and each episode captures one hour in a year, with each season taking place in a single day. The seasons take place months apart and each season is based around a series of terrorist attacks. Currently, its fifth season on Fox 24 airs at 9 pm on Monday nights.

24 is a unique show that creates intense drama by always keeping viewers guessing.

Fans of the show must come to accept that anyone can die, except for Jack Bauer, of course.

This season premiered in January for a non stop season, kicking off with a four hour special, with two hours on Sunday and Monday.

In the past seasons of 24, terrorist attacks have involved nuclear power plant melt downs, a nuclear bomb, attempting to kill a presidential candidate, and biological weapons. One of the best parts of this show is how realistic the writers have managed to keep the story lines. All of the attacks are well executed in a realistic fashion.

24 has not stopped captivating its audience this season. Currently Bauer, CTU and the White House are trying to find and stop canisters of nerve gas in the hands of Russian terrorists.

In the opening of the season two main characters were killed off, President Palmer (Dennis Haybert) and Michelle Dessler (Reiko Aylesworth). Also, Bauer came out of hiding after being forced to fake his own death at the end of last season.

This season is the perfect mix of national issues being faced by Bauer, but also personal issues. Bauer has to confront an ex girlfriend and a daughter who already had to deal with his death.

The intensity is always kept alive on 24 with the ever present attacks, intense music and the ticking clock.

- Calli Smenner

The O.C.

The O.C. is a very suspenseful and dramatic show that I enjoy watching on Thursday nights with my friends because we can relate to all of the fights, dating, and drama.

The O.C. is based on four high school students Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton), Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie), Seth Cohen (Adam Brody), and Summer Roberts (Racheal Bilson).

My favorite girl is Summer, she is always the one helping solve problems and she is dating my favorite guy Seth. They are the perfect couple and are always so cute together. I like watching how they interact.

Marissa is the main character, her family and her bring all of the drama to the O.C., if there is something going on, Marissa is always in the middle of it.

Marissa got in some trouble, sending her to public school away from her friends. Marissa met Johnny when she attended a public school and he secretly fell in love with her. It wasn’t until Marissa’s sister, Caitlyn, came to the O.C. when all of Johnny’s true feelings were told to Marissa. At first, Caitlyn just seemed to cause problems but at the end of her visit she actually seemed to be sincere.

The couple that keeps me watching the O.C. is Ryan and Marissa. They are constantly fighting and breaking up and getting back together. They never seem to just be happy with one another. Each episode I constantly wonder if they will be together at the end or if they will be broken up. When Ryan broke up with Marissa for Sadie, Johnny’s cousin who came after his death, I was upset. Sadie doesn’t seem like the right person for Ryan and I can’t wait for him to figure that out.

If you constantly find yourself looking for a show that is intense all the way to the end or if your looking for more drama, watch the O.C. on Thursday nights. - Kim Yark

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SPORTS

31 March 2006

Team dances their way to 2nd at States

Pat’s solution, enjoy sports and dances Pat Sayre Staff Writer

Colin Ferguson PERFORMING DURING THE TURNABOUT ASSEMBLY is senior Mary Rhollans. This was the dance team’s fi nal performance of the season.

Findley High School.

Kristin Winters “Coming in second place at States was a big surprise Staff Writer to us and very exciting,” said junior Cortney Smith.

On March 5, Northview’s Dance Team traveled To prepare for state competition, the dance team held to Perrysburg High School to participate in the State many extra long practices after their last game, which Competition. was February 27 at the boys basketball game against The team was originally supposed to compete in the Anthony Wayne. large group varsity pom. However, two girls ended up not “This year really fulfilled my last and final year on being able to go so the team competed in small group dance team,” said senior Sinae Kim. varsity pom. This category of competition was the largest This year dance team accomplished many of their in the competition, according to senior Mary Rhollans. goals and participated in many firsts, which will be NV came in second place out of 11 teams with the repeated in the years to come for the NV dance team, performance to the song, “Bumble Bee,” finishing behind according to Coach Alison Benya.

Bowling strikes through their fi rst season Kim Yark Staff Writer The Northview Bowling team has knocked down many teams in the league and also many pins.

Bowling is new to NV sports this year, although it is not a new sport to the five team members freshmen Chris Ervin, C.J. Reed, Chad Rieger, Andy Hoover, and senior Richard Peace. Some of the members on the team started bowling as early as age five.

The team was started by Peace, who was home schooled and now attends NV. The team was started because all of the players think it is fun and enjoy bowling, according to Ervin.

The team practices on Wednesday afternoons for there Saturday morning games at 9a.m. The team

competes against all of the schools in Northwest Ohio and their record is 22 - 9, some of their winning matches were against Woodward and Notre Dame. “I would have cried if we lost to an all girls school,” said Ervin.

Each member on the team has an extremely good average and high score. Ervin’s average is 148 and high of 229, Reed’s average is 153 and has a high score of 228, team captian Rieger has an average of 208 and and high score of 279, Hoover’s average is 182 and high of 268, Peace has a average of 168 and a high score of 243.

The team uses between 14-16 pound balls and when they want to have fun they bowl left-handed, according to Ervin.

The team continues to work hard and trys to get entered into tournaments.

March truly full of madness, many upsets Matt Wade Staff Writer With the conference tournaments ending and “selection Sunday” where the teams are seeded for the national tournament is now over people can start filling out their brackets. The teams awarded the number one seeds were the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champions Duke Blue Devils, two Big East teams in the Villanova Wildcats and the Connecticut Huskies, and finally from Conference USA the Memphis Tigers.

With only 65 teams selected to go to the tournament naturally there are teams that do not get in. This year teams like Michigan, Cincinnati, and Hofstra will have to watch the tournament from home. For teams not making it to the “big dance” they can get invited to compete in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), which is a tournament for the best teams that did not get into the NCAA Championship tournament.

It did not take long for the upsets to start this year as two number 12 seeds defeated number five seeds in the first round (Montana over Nevada and Texas A&M over Syracuse).

Thirteenth seeded Bradley upset fourth seeded Kansas and then fifth seeded Pittsburg to advance to the sweet 16. Other first round upsets included fourteenth seeded Northwestern St. ended third seeded Iowa’s season.

Two other unlikely teams in the sweet 16 were Wichita St. and George Mason who were oddly enough matched up against each other in the elite eight where George Mason got the best of Wichita.

The first number one seed to fall was the Duke Blue Devils. They were beat by the “Big Baby” Glen Davis and the LSU Tigers. Gonzaga’s season also ended in a barn-burner against the UCLA Bruins. The miracle tournament run Bradley was making came to an abrupt end against the number one seeded Memphis Tigers.

Going to Indianapolis for the Final Four are four teams that no one really expected. The slipper fit eleventh seeded Cinderella team George Mason as they made an improbable run beating national powerhouses in Michigan State, North Carolina, and UConn on their way to the final four. The highest seed to ever make it to the finals is an eight seed (1985 Villinova).

Florida and LSU are two other teams that people thought could make it but never really expected it. Both LSU and Florida are very young teams, especially LSU who starts two sophmores, two freshman and a senior.

Florida has been led by a sophmore themselves in Joakim Noah who has played as well as anyone in the tournament.

The last team in the final four is the highest seeded UCLA Bruins as a number two seed. UCLA, who has been one of the least talked about teams in the country the whole season, is showing that they deserve to be talked about. The Bruins have been led by a great guard tandom of Jordan Farmer and Aaron Afflalo.

Odds are that UCLA or LSU are favorites but the way this tournament is going there is no way you can pick a winner. Your guess is as good as mine who will win, but no matter who cuts the nets down in Indianapolis this tournament has been one to remember.

New cheerleading gym grand opening This month, Candy Shearin and Cindy Blaze, the Northview football and basketball cheerleading coach, are opening a new cheerleading gym which will house the Ohio Cheer Elite, a cheerleading all-star team.

The new gym, consisting of 10,000 square feet, is located at 3816 King Road in Sylvania.

The grand opening for the gym is April 26, and try-outs for the elite cheer or dance team will be held three days later on April 29.

Try-outs are open to anyone ages three to collegiate. For more information on the new gym or the cheer and dance teams, visit www.ohiocheerelite.com.

Every year that I have been in high school there has been a terrible and alarming trend. There is always a dance during a time when a very important sporting event or game is going on.

For Homecoming this year I had to miss the Buckeye game and for Turnabout I had to miss half of the Elite 8 games of the NCAA tournament. Don’t get me wrong, I like the dances but it really is hard for me to miss the big games. Sadly, every year I have resorted to just not knowing the scores to the games and by doing this I have simply failed myself.

Yes, I am aware that this column is coming out after Turnabout and is no help to you now, but in the future these words will be essential for you to have the best possible time at all dances.

First of all, it is very important that at no point in time you are away from constant updates of scores and statistics. Here are a few ways for you to obtain your information while still going through all the necessary steps of the dance.

1. Bring a portable television. While this may seem like the most obvious solution to knowing the scores, I can almost guarantee that your date will not be happy if you’re watching TV the whole time. Especially during Turnabout. Guys, it is very important that your date doesn’t get mad because she is paying for your dinner.

2. Cell phone updates. Now most phones do have Internet access unless you still are un-cool and don’t have a phone from at least 2003. Cell phone updates are good because they do not draw a lot of attention to you, but are still able to get you the necessary statistics and scores.

However, while cell phone Internet surfing is discrete, it can only give you limited information and you will miss the play by play of the game.

3. Portable radios. Portable radios are by far the most logical way of hearing the play by play and not missing a second of sports action. Make sure that you have the headphones that go directly in to the ear. If done properly that earpiece can be hidden from view and you and your date will still have a very happy night.

Another hint for portable radio use is for you to position the earpiece on the opposite ear of your date.

Therefore, your date cannot see the headphones and will be clueless that you are enjoying the sweet sensations of a major sporting event along with your food.

4. Call someone who is not attending the dance and is watching the game from the comfort of their living room sofa. Once again this solution has more negatives than positives, but it does give you the most critical information for the game.

5. Text messaging. Text messaging is the best invention since peanut butter. Turn your phone on silent and check it periodically during dinner. This keeps the score checking very secretive and will always allow you to at least know the scores.

Hint: Make sure that if you want frequent updates that the person who is sending you the texts has the same phone company as you. This will save you from a high phone bill and will keep the parents happy. Happy parents mean happy lives.

These are five ways that can really help you have a great night, not only because of your date, but also because you have the ability to know the scores to these important sporting events. I look back and realize that for four years these dances have stressed me out because I have been oblivious to the scores of the games. But, for this Turnabout I was relaxed and comfortable the whole time because I had a way to get scores.

After the dance . . .

By the end of the night, it was not the games I was hearing, but my bracket bursting. All of my final four teams apparently decided that they would not help me out and managed to lose their elite eight games.

For once, the madness of March madness was just too much. Every team I picked kept losing and every team I overlooked kept on winning. How is George Mason in the Final Four? So much for me choosing Michigan State to beat them in the first round. That has turned out to be a pick that will haunt my dreams for forever.

The constant upsets and cinderellas are making me sick. One of my life goals is to pick all the final four teams and with all of these upsets every year, I feel that I am running out of time.

GOOD LUC K C AT BA SEBALL

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& the a day FINAL in the life FOUR Alden Hirschfeld

This column is a little different than some of my other ones, but hopefully it is interesting and people what it’s like to be a part of the final four as a player.

There are a lot of things that went a long with the final four and not everyone knows exactly what we did the whole weekend besides play hockey. The staff at Nationwide Arena, which is the home of the NHL team the Columbus Blue Jackets, were unbelievable. They treated us like we were an NHL team and would help us with whatever we needed. We will get into all of that later lets just play out the whole week before we left.

We practiced Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in Sylvania and we practiced on Friday in Columbus. We knew that we had to have a good week of practice in order to be successful over the weekend. During practice all week newscasters would show up to interview people and get insights on the weekend. At random times during practice people would be missing for interviews. After practice on Thursday night we had our last team dinner of the year and for the seniors the last of their careers. Bobby Mac, our senior goaltender, hosted the dinner and it was awesome. We watched the District Final game on TV and ate a delicious dinner.

All week we were selling T-shirts in the lunchroom during lunches and it was great to see the number of people who bought shirts and were traveling to Columbus for the game.

As Friday came around so did the pep assembly that morning before we left. The assembly was the best one I have been at in my four years at NV. All of the players got called down to the office while the rest of the school was going to the gym. Once the lights in the gym got turned off we walked in and sat in the seats in the middle of the gym. The roar of our fellow classmates in the stands was unbelievable. It was so loud it was overwhelming. At the end Bobby Mac got the fans fired up and everyone came into middle of the gym and gathered to yell “Team”. This was special to the hockey team because it was something that we did as a team everyday at the end of practice so it was cool to get the whole school involved and do it together.

This was the conclusion of the assembly and the band walked us out to the parking lot were we got on the bus. Several teachers told the coaches that it was the best assembly they have been at.

Once we left the school we stopped at Tamo to pick up our equipment and then headed to Columbus.

Once we arrived at Nationwide we met with one of the tournament directors who gave us all passes for the weekend. The passes were good for getting anywhere inside nationwide and made us feel like we were very important.

Before our practice we got a tour of Nationwide.

The best part of the tour was for sure when we went into the Blue Jackets locker room. You could live in the locker room and if I was a player on the team I think I would. They have everything there, including; a hot tub, sauna, steam bath, weight room, huge TV’s, fridges, two full bathrooms, one for the players and one for the coaches, offices, equipment room, medical room, x-ray room, and tons more.

After the tour we had a light one hour practice just to get our legs going and get on the ice one more time before the games started. Following the practice we took the bus to an Italian restaurant and met our families there for dinner. The team all had foods with a lot of carbohydrates for the game. After dinner we went back to the hotel and had to be in our rooms by 9:30 for curfew.

The next morning everyone got up early and went into the lobby for breakfast. We got to the rink about two hours early and were in the locker room right next to the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL who were playing the Blue Jackets later that night. Everyone was getting ready for the game and people were checking out the ice before the game started. Before we even got to the rink there were tons of NV fans already there.

Once it was game time we took the ice and it was awesome to see how many people were there. The NV fans out numbered everyone else in the building 10-1.

Warm-ups helped everyone get their nerves out and we were ready for our opponent, University School. The game was close in the end, but with the help of our fans we were able to come out on top and win 2 - 1 to send us to the finals. We had about five minutes to talk as a team after the game before the media was knocking on our door asking to talk to certain players. A few players had to go with Coach Cooper to the Blue Jackets pressroom for a press conference. It was like we were in the big leagues.

That night we all got to go to the Blue Jackets game and our whole team got put on the Jumbo Tran.

After this we went back to the hotel because everyone was tired and wanted a good nights sleep. We woke up for the game the next day and did the same thing as before only we had a team meeting before we left for the game. For this game we got to use the NHL visiting teams dressing room. It wasn’t quite as nice as the Blue Jackets, but it was close.

This game was just as fun as the first, except the outcome wasn’t as good. We lost the game in overtime, but it was still a great run for our team. We can’t hang our heads on one game. We took the bus on a long ride back to Sylvania and were escorted by police and fire trucks back to the school from the highway. When we got back to the school there were a ton of fans there to welcome us home and we had another mini assembly.

The whole weekend was a once in a lifetime experience and one that no one who was a part of it will forget.

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SPORTS

31 March 2006

Hockey makes frozen four, state runner up Alden Hirschfeld Sports Editor The Northview Wildcat Hockey team’s remarkable season came to a disappointing end as the Cats suffered a 6 - 5 overtime loss to Parma Padua Franciscan in the State Finals. The team was awarded with the State Runner-Up trophy, which was the hockey team’s fourth.

At one point during the game the Cats were up 3 - 1, but Padua never gave up and turned it back into a game.

Scoring for the Wildcats were senior Alden Hirschfeld with two, Erik LaVoy, and sophomores Eamonn Reynolds and Cody Bourland.

“It is a tough loss to take especially because we truly thought this was the year we were going to bring it home.

We still had a very good season and accomplished many great things, but it would have been nice to bring home the State Title,” said LaVoy. It appeared that the entire city of Sylvania made it to Columbus to cheer on the Wildcats. “We by far had the best fan support. Our fans are so great it makes playing the game a little easier,” said Bourland. “To look up into the crowd and see all of your fellow students cheering for you is unbelievable. They were amazing and we thank them for there tremendous support.”

In order to get to the State Finals the Cats had to get through a few nail bitters. In the State Semi-Finals the Cats knocked off a top ranked Cleveland school called University School. A big game winning goal by junior Zack Pizza gave the Cats a 2 - 1 win and a bid to the Finals. “Winning this game was a great feeling and making it to the Big Dance was our goal all year, so it was great to accomplish that,” said Pizza.

The week before the Final Four the Cats had to play the St. Francis DeSales Knights in the District Finals. In an extremely intense game the Cats were able to do what they did all year and win the game 5 - 4 in overtime.

Senior Tim Hurst buried the game winner with 15 seconds left in the first overtime.

“Winning the District Championship and scoring the game winning goal was an awesome feeling. We wanted to make it to Columbus all year and we did,” said Hurst.

The team traveled far and near to compete and win games this season. They even managed to escape the country for a Christmas tournament in Vancouver British Colombia. The Cats won two holiday tournaments, a league title for the first time since 1987, a district title for the first time since 1990, and a fourth State Runner-Up trophy. The Cats 31 wins this season set a new record for the most wins in a season and their four losses ties the record for fewest loses.

Before their final game against Padua the team rallies in front of the net.

After beating University School the team celebrates on the ice. Senior boys painted their chests in support of the team. The first puck drop for the game against University School. The boys stand for the National Anthem in their final game.

Photos courtesy of Mrs. Hirschfeld

Lacrosse starts season with 2 wins Winter athletes hit states Ryan Stansley Staff Writer

Colin Ferguson SYLVANIA’S SCOTT STANSLEY fights for a ground ball against his opponent from Clarkston. Scott is a senior attackman for the Leaf’s and is the leading scorer so far this year.

As the spring sports seasons begin one team that is looking for a great season is the boy’s lacrosse team, the Sylvania Maple Leaf’s.

After a disappointing double overtime loss in the second round of the playoffs last year to North Canton Hoover, the Leaf’s look to bounce back and hopefully go all the way to the state championship this year. “ We had a tough loss last year to Hoover but we are ready for anyone this year,” said senior captain Alex Soto-Edwards, “ Our overall goal is to win the state championship this year and I think we have a great chance to do it.”

Sylvania’s first game this year was against a team that was nearly three hours away in Cincinnati, the Mason Bulldogs. It was the first time that the Leaf’s have matched up with the Bulldog’s in Sylvania history and it made it both exciting and interesting to see who came out victorious.

The Leaf’s ran away with the game and managed to defeat the Bulldogs 17- 3. “ It was a good game. We weren’t sure how good they were going to be but we just worked our offense and put the ball in the back of the net,” said senior captain Branden Stansley, “ We are excited that we came out victorious and happy we started off the season with a win.”

Sylvania’s second game was also a total dismantling.

Sylvania was able to beat a supposably tough Clarkston team from Michigan 15-2.

The game that both the team and the fans are looking forward to is the match up against the Leaf’s rivals the St. Johns Titans. The Titans have defeated the Leaf’s for the past two years and Sylvania is looking for their revenge. “ Regardless of each teams talents it’s always a good game, that’s the way rivals are, and I’m really looking forward to that game,” said junior midfielder Chase Banachowski.

According to head coach Jeff Ward, this year the team is just looking to get better with hopes that their increasing talent will take them very far in the play-offs and help them reach the one game every team wants to make it to, the State Finals.

This year the Maple Leaf’s have three very important home games. They will play Perrysburg at Timberstone Junior High on April 12 under the lights. Sylvania will then play Westerville South on April 28 and St. Francis on May 5. Both these games are going to be played under the lights at Northview’s stadium.

The Leaf’s next game will be away on April 6 against a team from Pioneer, Michigan.

Matt Wade Staff Writer With spring sports upon us, we should all take a moment and look back on a successful winter season.

Wrestling, swimming, and diving all had breakthrough seasons that were awarded at the winter banquet on March 20.

Both the boys and girls swimming and diving teams had spectacular finishes. The girls team won the sectional and placed fourth at the district meet, while the boys finished third at sectionals. The girls team managed to send 11 swimmers including senior Sam Sundberg, juniors Karen Borysiak, Meghan Benson, Olivia Culver, and Katelyn Heath to district competition.

The underclassmen that made it to districts were sophomores Sarah Mignin, Emily Gould, Carrie Foster, Melissa Pierzchala, and Dana Irmen. The only freshman to qualify was Kayla Kimmet.

The boys team sent their fair share of qualifiers to districts as well. Senior Andrew Lepkowski and juniors Derek Balogh, Michael Pelechaty, Matt Pierzchala, and Jason Krajnyak led the way for the cat swimmers.

Sophomores Ben Pietrykowski and Kraig Mollenberg held their own and freshman Michael Ward contributed as all three of them advanced to the district meet.

Derek Balogh was the only swimmer to qualify for states, he qualified in the 200 free-style and the 500 freestyle. Three divers were able to qualify for states including junior Stephanie Sallah, who placed first overall at the district meet, junior Bill Pinnow, and senior Jackie Stamp who finished third at the district meet.

“The girls swim team had a great season, the highlight was being sectional champions,” said junior Megan Benson.

The wrestling team concluded a record-breaking season as they sent six wrestlers to districts, the most Northview has ever had. Seniors Alex Walch, Ryan Milner and Ross Benner, juniors Alex Box, Matt Urban and Justin Bailey and alternate Brad Ehle all went to the district meet held at Waite High School.

“It was a successful season for the wrestling team, we had some guys come in and make huge contributions,” said junior Matt Urban.