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THE STUDENT PRINTS Sylvania Northview High School
5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, Ohio 43560
Volume 86, Issue 8
March 6, 2012
trains real World language week inspires Econ future investors Jack Melick Photo Editor
Photo by Colton Lulfs
“SINCE IT WAS BLACK history month, I tried to tie in both cultures,” Spanish teacher Lisa Stankavich said. Her classes had the opportunity for Afro-Peruvian drumming, it was one of their more active lessons. “It’s the most famous 1 instrument you have never heard of,” Ms. Stankavich said. new language skills such as simple vocabulary watch my students master German dancing,” Clare Aldrich terms, according to German teacher Christina Frau Renz said. “It’s going really well.” Staff Writer So far students have participated in two Renz. During the first few days, students of days of World Language activities and expect to Throughout the past years, World Language contrasting languages separated into groups be experiencing more within the end of February Week has been a week full of cultural music, and participated in activities based on what the and into March. Although last year’s experience food, art and even dancing. Although these teacher had planned for the day. A few of the had a different set up, students enjoyed a blast factors remain the same, this week of festivities activities that students participated in included from the past by making Shrinky Dinks in one has been spread out over months rather than observing French art, learning a German dance Spanish room. Many still enjoy the opportunity one week. and discussing the history of Mayans, according to learn new things about the languages their peers have been studying, according to senior Last year, teachers believed that the snow to Spanish teacher Christine Monday. days and weather delays got in the way of the “Later the students will conduct a research Evelyn Schmedeke. “World Language Week is helpful planned activities. To accommodate to the project that inspires them to make connections,” weather, the “week” was changed to a monthly Senora Monday said. “It helps them to observe because it gives you a chance to have a slight occurrence, which also doesn’t break up where certain ideas came from, such as the understanding of each culture,” Schmedeke said, “however, last year’s was easier because regularly taught classes for a full week. World world ending in 2012.” language teachers are also focusing on teaching “This experience gives me a chance to we got all the information in one week.”
Dean, Newmyer qualify for Nationals Maggie Figliomeni Staff Writer
Two strikes and you’re out. This philosophy is one of the qualities that makes Speech and Debate’s national-qualifying tournament stand out. Northview’s debate team competed at Nat Quals on February 18 and 19, two weeks after competing at the state-qualifying tournament. Normal Speech and Debate tournaments consist of between four and six preliminary rounds that everyone participates in. After these rounds, certain students “break,” or go on to the next set of rounds, based on their “records,” or how many rounds they have won and lost. However, at the national-qualifying tournament everyone competes for two rounds on Friday night and those who have lost both rounds are out of the tournament. If a debater loses only one round, he or she is still in, but is “down,” and if a debater won both of his or her rounds, then he or she is “up.” Debaters can only lose two rounds before they are disqualified from further competition, leaving those who do not yet have two losses to keep advancing, according to team coach Joe Drouillard. “Nat Quals is probably the highest stakes tournament of the year. While it is the toughest tournament, it also provides the biggest rewards,” Assistant Coach Griffin Browning said. Certain Nat Qual rounds are “flighted” which means that the participants in a category are split into two groups, or flights, and go one after another. This leaves a great deal of time between each round to spend doing homework, discussing arguments and playing cards with debaters from other schools. “My first round I hit a one-time National and two-time State qualifier and I am a freshman debater. But then we went back and played UNO with him and I got to make him draw four,” freshman Lincoln-Douglas debater Geeta Rao said. Competing at tournaments as a speech-giver or debater provides opportunities to make new friendships with people from schools across Ohio. “One of the best parts of this season thus far has been fraternizing with my teammates and fellow opponents,” junior Lincoln-Douglas debater Nadeen Sarsour said. Photo by Jennifer Deng Speech and Debaters who have graduated can still be involved in the tournaments and have the opportunity to judge rounds in “AFTER YEARS OF HARD work, it’s a great feeling to finally achieve the their previous or other categories. Former debaters who returned to honor of competing nationally,” senior Andrew Newmyer said. After losing judge Nat Quals included former Lincoln-Douglas debater Jackie their first round, Dean and Newmyer fought hard to continue winning until they eventually qualified to Nationals. Nationals will be held in Indiana See Page 2, Nationals this Summer.
After many weeks of research and reading ticker tape, the midpoint of The Toledo Blade’s online Stock Competition is approaching. The competition is between many local schools and whichever group makes the smartest investment walks away with $250 in cold hard cash. Right now, the only two groups out of Northview’s six to surface in the top 25 out of 154 teams include Lexicon and Wbuffet. “We have had successes, but also a lot of luck. The competition is a really fun learning experience,” said Lexicon group member junior Chris McKown. During class on March 16, the teams will be given the opportunity to choose whether they wish to keep their existing stocks or pick new ones. After that, the stocks are locked in for another period and the winner will be declared on April 27. “This competition is really fun and teaches you the real world and stock investment without losing your own money,” said Wbuffet group member senior Wesley Flaum.
Cleveland shooting hits close to home Darren Sheffield Staff Writer
A shooting at Chardon High School on February 27 left the small community of Chardon, OH, 31 miles east of Cleveland, shocked. The first call to 911 came in at 7:38 a.m. to report the shooting. Multiple shots rang out in the cafeteria of Chardon High School, injuring five students. Three of the five injured students were airlifted and three students have died as a result of the injuries. It is not clear if the students airlifted are the students who died, according to CNN. The high school, which serves approximately 1,100 students, was put on lockdown immediately following the shooting. A study hall teacher chased the shooter, who has been identified by many sources as TJ Lane, out of the school. The shooter was later apprehended by police and is currently in custody. Lane attended a nearby high school for at-risk teenagers and was described by CNN as “bullied” and an “outcast”. Lane’s Facebook profile, which was examined by many news sources, had alarming statuses posted to it. Most notably, a status ending with “Die, all of you.” was posted in December. Lane told a court on February 28 that the victims he chose in the cafeteria were random, according to CBS News. After students were released from the lockdown, they were taken to Maple Elementary where they were kept until parents could reach them. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Chardon students, families, staff, and community members impacted by this tragedy. . . The Chardon incident draws us to a larger perspective and reminds us of the fragility of life. May we not sweat the small stuff, notice the good stuff, and live each moment with purpose and gratitude,” Superintendent Brad Rieger posted on his blog February 28. Lane appeared February 28 before a juvenile court in Geauga County. He spoke only to say that he understood his rights, and did not appear on camera because he is a minor. CBS News was told he will be “most certainly tried as an adult”.
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