Volume 90: Issue 8

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STUDENT PRINTS volume 90, Issue 8 nvstudentprints.com @nvstudentprints March 11, 2016 NEWS

WEST, DUWVE, AUSTIN, FELDSTEIN, ENGINEERING PREPARES Student FORTNER poseproject on thewith PAC stage Launch Initiative NASA. on February 3 for National Sign15 students make plans to launch their creation of amore ten foot long their ing Day. Read about rocket in Alabama on April 12. To future plans on page 16.

OPINIONS

Med Tech students travel to the Should seniors get a free pass?

UniversityofToledotocompete Are teachers expecting too much from second semester seniors? at HOSA. >> see page 6 35 students qualify for the state competition at UT on April 5 and 6.

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FEATURES

Curious about how old NV is?

read more about Engineering, see page 4.

Track NV’s history and its changes throughout the years.

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Girls Bball Coach serves as a role model on and off of the court.

Afterfacingseveralmedicalissues.

CoachMusserycontinuestofollow his one true passion- coaching.

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Counselors serve up a latte info jake mossing news editor

Photo Courtesy of Mr. Reed GRYCA

For the last four years during each quarter, the counselors have held voluntary meetings for any parents who want to attend.

These meetings are known as Coffee with Counselors and are intended to keep the parents informed about what’s going on around the school.

It typically starts around 7:30 and goes for about an hour. In addition, the counselors provide Panera bagels and coffee for the parents to snack on throughout the meeting.

During the meetings, the counselors talk about important topics at the time such as scheduling and upcoming state tests. The counselors discuss openly with the parents about what their department is working and focusing on during the specific quarter, according to counselor Melanie Rogers.

On average, ten to fifteen parents attend each meeting. It is a free discussion and the parents that attend can ask questions or even make suggestions, if needed. Therefore, both sides are benefitting with the parents receiving important information and the counselors are getting feedback on all of their tasks.

“We really enjoy having the candid conversations with the parents. It helps them understand our process and many times it even helps us to improve. We take the parents input to heart and do our best to make changes when necessary,” counselor Kate Henk said.

2Art students NEWS

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SciOly strategizes for states

THE SCIENCE OLYMPIAD team poses for a photo after the Northwood Invitational.

SciOly will be attending three more invitationals and plans to finish the season strong at the upcoming state Photo courtesy of Mr. Swaggerty competition.

plan for Italy jake mossing news editor

A unique opportunity to travel to Italy was recently given to students throughout the last few months. The trip is taking place in the summer of 2017 during the month of June for nine whole days.

It is mainly focused on students with a deep interest in art. The group will be travelling around every day to see the various historical landmarks, paintings, and sculptures in Italy.

Italy is mainly known for its Renaissance and ancient art history, according to Art teacher Ryan Creech.

Because of this, they will be going to the artistic areas of Venice, Florence, Rome, Assisi, and possibly Pompey.

“I definitely want to share the experience I’ve had traveling the world with as many of my students as I can,” Creech said.

As of now there is no official trip sign up deadline, since there is plenty of time before the trip occurs.

The group is hoping to do a painting class in Florence, along with a Fresco activity in Rome to let the students experience artistic techniques, according to Creech.

This trip is also intended to help the students understand the history of art and where it actually originated from, instead of just creating it themselves.

“A trip to Italy is a much better classroom than the one that I have here at Northview. The students really need to go experience all of it in person while they have the chance,” Creech said.

emily stephens staffer

The Science Olympiad team has been hard at work studying and preparing for their upcoming invitational.

The team has been going to an invitational at least every month for the past two months that they have been back in school after winter break. They also have three more planned invitationals to go. “The season definitely isn’t over yet, and that the team still has things to work on before the year ends,” according to senior captain Starr Jiang.

“There is always room for improvement. Our team philosophy is that unless you believe you will get 1st place without studying, you should keep working until you have achieved the best to your ability for the team,” Jiang said.

The team overall has been doing quite well at invitationals, the varsity team scoring third place at the most recent Southview Invitational and the varsity and JV teams took 23 medals together overall. There are various ways that each member prepares for their events, with each event containing different material. “I practice with old tests, review cheat sheets, and make sure the building events are working properly before the invitational. If anything isn’t in order, I work to improve it,” Jiang said.

The team has high hopes going to the state competition after the successful SV invitational. At States the top six teams receive a trophy for their accomplishments.

“If we are going to get in the top six at states, the study events need to do more practice tests since the team relies on notes too much at this point,” Chen said.

The next invitational for the team is scheduled for March 5 at West Liberty Salem high school.

iMedia upgrades equipment peter birsen staffer

The iMedia department will be getting an upgrade in equipment this year to help the school become a more technologically advanced place.

They have received a green screen, a news desk, new desktop computers, and a rebel DSLR video recorder

according to iMedia teacher Tammi Blue.“Our plan is to eventually collaborate with the journalism department to make video recorded announcements about once every week,” Mrs. Blue said.

The new equipment will be installed by the end of the year and room E-14 will be used as a studio.

The career tech fund has paid for all the new equipment.

“There will be no extreme changes to the curriculum but one of the topics we heavily cover is video and sound so the new equipment will definitely make it easier to learn and will provide us with a professional space in which to work,” Mrs. Blue said.

The list for the new equipment was provided by the students in honors iMedia.

Until recently iMedia had no high definition microphones or GoPro accessories, so the new equipment will help in that field as well.

“We’ve wanted this type of equipment for several years now so it is very helpful that we were finally able to get it and to have space for it,” Mrs. Blue said.

3 Med Tech competes in HOSA competition NEWS

March 11, 2016

allie hartnett co editor in chief

On February 5, the junior and senior Med Tech students traveled to the University of Toledo to test their skills in the annual HOSA Regional Competition. HOSA, or Health Occupations Students of America, is an organization that advocates careers within the health industry while promoting the necessary and proper health care for all. The contest featured many events, each falling in different categories such as: health science, health professions, leadership, teamwork, emergency preparedness, and recognition.

Northview and Southview had a total of 35 students qualify to compete at the state level.

"Even though the hours of

studying were long and at times seemed like they would never end, it was worth it. The day of the competition was a lot of fun because in between the tests and interviews we, as a class, had a lot of free time. It was also nerve racking because we had a lot of time waiting to see if we qualified for states," junior Johnny Bernsdorf said.

The following juniors placed first in their events: Jessie Walkovich and Miranda Confer qualifying in CPR/ First Aid EMT, Lindsay Archibeque and Kyley Keene competing in Health Career Display, Rawnag and El Sheikh Idris participating in Medical Math, Buse Kahyaoglu competing in the event Job Seeking Skills, Chandler Ortman and Dani Peterson advancing in Medical Innovation, and Bren-

nan Roop participating in Clinical Specialty.

"When we were at the awards ceremony and they called out our name for first place, it was such an awesome feeling. It felt like all of our hard work had finally paid off and I couldn't have asked for a better outcome," Confer said.

"We also had a lot of very supportive people that helped us along the way and we definitely couldn't have done it without them. Next stop states."

Senior Corey Anderson took first place in his event, Medical Terminology. In this event, the students were required to take a 100 question test which contained resources that would help them decide what to study.

The state competition will take place on April 5 and 6 at UT.

Photo Courtesy of Mr. Swaggerty SENIORS HAILEY BIES, Mo Awada, and Victoria Gryca compete at HOSA. Bies and Gryca placed 2nd in theirRUNNELLS topic.

Speech and Debate students end season strong david henry staffer

After a long and hard fought couple of months the Speech and Debate season is finally over. Although the entire team had definitely earned a nice long break before the next season starts, a few members are still working hard.

The National Qualifiers, which was held early last month from February 21

through the 22 throughout the nation, is a tournament that debaters go to in order to qualify for the national debate tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The tournament was held at Notre Dame Academy and students from all of Northwest Ohio to as far as Dayton and parts of Columbus, came to participate.

The tournament set up was fairly simply. It included all of the major forms of debate which include Public Forum, Lin-

coln Douglas, and Policy Debate, as well as speech categories such as Informative Speech, Extemporaneous Speech, and Original Oratory. There were as many as thirty debaters in each category. In order to advance to nationals all the debaters had to do was lose no more than two debates.

In order to prepare for the tournament, debaters have to do a lot of study and practice.

“We practice two times a week and when we get a new topic every month we have to do countless hours of research, but practice debates and going to tournaments are the best way to prepare,” senior Owen Cappellini said.

Cappellini and junior Won Kim did exceptionally well in the tournament with Cappellini advancing to nationals in Lincoln Douglas debate and Kim ending as first alternate in Informative Speaking.

STEM research presents projects at University of Toledo karen pan staffer

With the success of the recently added STEM Research class, the students have been preparing for the Ohio Academy of Science Competition ever since the start of the school year.

“This class has really improved my overall performance in writing and presenting. This competition will be an amazing experience and I feel confident in my project,” sophomore Camryn Pillar said.

Prior to the competition, students presented their procedures and projects to a board of administers, counselors, physiologists, or veterinarians.

Professors and teachers from a team of judges will review and judge the project. The students are required to provide a ten to twenty page research report with a three feet by four feet poster and a short presentation.

Each student gets judged with a score of four dif-

ferent ranks: superior, excellent, good, and satisfactory.

There are also four different categories in which students can compete: knowledge achieved, use of scientific method, clarity of expression, originality and certainty. Students can receive up to ten points in each category.

The highest scoring project will go to the Buckeye State Science Fair held in Columbus at Ohio State Uni-

versity during May. In addition, they can be qualified for scholarships and money rewards. Projects vary from subject to subject with much diversity. For example, projects range from studying the effects of pH on crayfish to dealing with teenage dating references.

The competition will be held on March 5th at the University of Toledo.

4 Engineering blasts off with help of NASA NEWS

March 11, 2016

maddie mcgranahan staffer

Northview’s engineering students are currently in full swing with their Student Launch Initiative project with NASA. They recently completed their first launch on February 20.

The SLI project team is made up of 15 students and co-led by Michael D’Onofrio and Cameron McCaskey.

They are testing to see at what temperature blood cells lysis, or in other words, at what temperature blood freezes in space. The team is testing to see the effects of G-Forces on the average human body. Currently they are in the process of going over data from their February 20

test launch.

They have completed the full scale rocket at approximately 10 feet long.

When launched with the blood cells inside the vessel it reached 250 miles per hour and pulled 20 G-Forces.

Soon they will be doing another test experiment that involves having blood sit at certain temperatures undisturbed and comparing the data to that from the launch, according to D’Onofrio.

The team has a flight readiness review due March 15, to ensure their project is a go. The official NASA launch in Alabama will take place on April 12.

“I'm very excited to go to Alabama, I think we will do very well. This will defi-

Photo Courtesy of Mr. Reed nitely be one of the best highlights of senior year,” senior Isabelle Austin said.

SENIORS ANDREAS KAMILARIS and Ben Temple work on the ten foot long rocket, preparing it for it’s prelaunch in Three Oaks, Michigan on February 20.

The team is still searching for donations as they near their launch date.

Scheduling offers new courses for students haley jones staffer

Students were given the opportunity to be involved in new classes as of next year. Students chose which new classes they would be most interested in taking out of the long list. Counselors recently came into the students’ first period classes and gave them an introduction to the new classes. These classes will be implemented into next year’s schedule depending on the amount of students that signed up for each class.

Starting with freshmen, one of the many new courses being offered is AP World History. Only 9th graders will be able to sign up to take this course.

A new category, Visual Technology, is potentially

going to be introduced next year for both 9th and 10th graders. Northview will be offering two classes in this field: Intro to Visual Technology and Careers in Visual Technology. In order to get into the Careers in Visual Technology class, students will be required to take the intro class as a prerequisite.

For all grades, AP Art History, Software Applications, 3D Modeling and Prototyping, and Financial Accounting were all options for students to choose.

In previous years, Drama, Public Speaking, and Theatre Workshop were all being offered. As of next year, depending on the number of students who have signed up, there is potential that these classes will also be offered at an honor’s level. If so, these classes will be running at the same time as the regular classes.

For only juniors and seniors, Creative Writing and Honors Stem Research II were offered. Available for these grades will also be a class at Southview, called Food Science and Culinary Art. Next, since many students did not sign up for the class Life after Graduation, this class may be possibly replaced with Career and College Readiness. Another class being offered in this area is Personal Wellness and Development, available for all grades.

New to the World Language Department is a Chinese 1 class. Any grade was able to sign up and this will count as a year of a foreign language.

Students are looking forward for the new classes that will be implemented next year and popping up on their schedule.

Mr. Word wins OWLT award amir abouzied news editor

Throughout the past few years, the use of technology has been making its way through the classrooms.

On March 11, Spanish teacher John Word will receive the 2016 Outstanding World Language Technology Award.

Mr. Word was nominated for this award by Spanish teacher Lindsay Jurski for the use of technology in his class. Students frequently use chromebooks in class to work on assignments, group projects, and take quizzes or tests.

“I am very grateful to win this award. I was able to read the applications and letters people wrote for me. I feel really happy to work at Northview and in Sylvania with such great people over the years,” Word said.

The award will be presented by the Ohio Foreign Language Association at OFLA’s conference with the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, which includes Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

“I’ve had many more people contact me asking questions of how they can use technology in their classes. I’ve had a chance to collaborate with more people than before, which is very neat,” Word said.

5 Are typical gender norms really the norm?

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Gender norms can be a funny yet confusing thing when you think about what makes a specific trait masculine or feminine and the thin line that differentiates the two.

Personally, I completely ignore gender norms/roles and go with whatever floats my boat.

Let me tell you about myself. I have a rose gold iPhone, 28 issues of Sports Illustrated sent to my house yearly, an urge to stunt in the newest (but affordable) car, an array of flannels I’ll wear around my waist, a group chat that is only active for gossip, the newest video game consoles (plus games themselves), and somewhat of a short temper.

I ask that you look at these traits and distinguish to yourself which ones are masculine and which ones are feminine.

So let’s break some of them down.

The rose gold iPhone probably made a bunch of you think feminine right away,

but is it really? I hate the gold iPhone, silver is very third generation to me, and I owned a space gray iPhone for three years, so what’s wrong with a little change? The Sports Illustrated subscription screams masculine, but the truth is, it’s my sister’s subscription.

I hate sports. I even had to look up the name of the magazine; oops. The car, the flannels, and the video games; masculine, feminine, masculine, respectively.

Except for the fact that: one of my best friends who’s a girl works at Vin Devers; macho man icon Kanye West almost 100% wears a flannel around his waist maybe once a week; and plenty of girls solely at Northview play video games. They probably can’t beat me, but to be fair no guys can either. Now don’t think I forgot about the gossiping and short temper! I’m getting there, relax.

These two have a definite societal label of being feminine and masculine. Gos-

siping is typically a thing for girls to do because guys apparently don’t “have time” or are too Johnny Bravo-esque for that. But my thing is that I know that all the cliques around NV, whether it be all boys, all girls, or a mix of both, gossip on the daily. I don’t see any wrong with it as long as no one’s getting hurt, but don’t act high and mighty when the question comes around.

As opposed to gossiping, a shorttemper claims the title of being masculine.

Now to get one thing clear before I continue, a short-temper doesn’t mean I go around punching walls and barrel-rolling classmates down the halls the second I get mad.

No, it means I get annoyed very quickly. The thing to trigger the former is a magical thing called ‘patience’, which I have a moderate amount of. Back to what I was saying, my short-temper is very much there as with a lot of other guys, but is not necessarily absent among females. I know

plenty of girls who lose their temper in a second, but can hold on to their patience for a looooong time. I am not blessed with that because soon enough I will be in your face (before I get rocked because I don’t have any upper body strength).

Now, with all that being said, if you believe that gender norms are there for a reason and should not sway in the slightest, then to each their own I guess.

I find it boring to feel the need to solely watch football, wear the ugliest camo clothes, and pretend I can rap to songs I know I can’t just to impress my friends who probably can’t rap either.

HOWEVER, if you’re a girl who likes to glam it up everyday while following all the 90’s hip hop legends, or a guy who dreams of wearing every pair of Roshes in existence while on stage next to Nicki Minaj, then more power to you.

-Ahmed Atari

Mind your business: a major high school struggle High school is constantly providing new conversation topics everyday whether it’s a new relationship forming, a fight on social media, or a college acceptance.

Everyone wants to keep up with the latest news no matter what.

I’ll be honest, I’m the last person to be saying this, but we are so concerned with worrying about other people’s lives that we forget to look at our own.

That brings me to my point of minding your own business.

High school is one of the craziest times in our lives.

We are all hitting puberty and trying

to merge into an adult life. These times cause stress and many new opportunities. These opportunities we receive can be good or bad and no matter what, everyone wants to know about them.

“So are they dating or not?”

“Why is she wearing that?”

“How did he do on the test?”

These are just some of the questions heard in an everyday high schooler’s life.

The thing is, who cares?

Does it matter to you if someone is dating someone else or not? Yes, if you are close friends with them it could be of interest, but if it has no effect on your life

who cares?

Some people’s outfit choices may not be the wisest some days, but keep it to yourself.

All you have to do is not wear what they are wearing and move on.

However, if that person is rocking some fresh kicks don’t be afraid to ask where they got them.

That’s not minding your business, but that is doing business.

If someone did better on a test than you, why does it matter? Stop trying to beat them and raise up your own grade first. Deal with it.

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“I like the snow and cold weather but I prefer spring because it’s baseball season.”

-Freshman Ryan Storey

“I liked the snow when we got delays and cancellations but now I’m ready for warm weather.”

-Sophomore Kaylene Pietrzak

“I’m ready for spring so I can go and do stuff outside.”

- Junior Luke Dunlap

Some people are just better at school than others, but it all comes down to your own motivation. I learned that the hard way.

Finally, if someone wants to go to a certain college or has certain job aspirations, so what?

Go do what you want and live your own life.

High school is your chance to form your life and you need to do what is best for you and not for the person sitting next to you.

-Trent Croci How much are you going to miss winter and what’s the best part of spring?

-Korrin Zollweg “The snow was nice and all but I’m excited for spring weather and flowers booming.”

-Senior Hallie Varwig

6 Should teachers be giving seniors a break?

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I don’t know about you, but I really don’t want to spend my weekend worrying about whether I know how to find the derivative of the square root of arcsec5x or remember what the Warsaw Pact was.

I’m not saying teachers should give no homework or give us A’s on everything but they need to be a little more understanding.

It’s my last year here before I leave all my friends and go to college.

We’re all trying to make senior year a great time and do fun things with our friends. I want to be able to enjoy having a good time without having the constant stress of school on my mind.

It’s harder to have fun when I’m constantly worrying about finishing some worksheet or 40-page packet. Long homework really isn’t the worst thing.

The worst thing a teacher can do is assign busy work.

Busy work is the equivalent to us writing down random answers on an assignment.

Some teachers will just give out these irrelevant assignments and then not even grade them.

Listen, I hate wasting my time on things. I don’t waste my time on boys or fake friends, so explain to me why should I waste my time on some assignment when it won’t be for a grade.

Another thing that can sometimes be unfair is how

Splitting the cost, will split the stress For most people, high school is just a stepping stone before college. Your whole life it’s been just a distant thought, until you reach your senior year and it hits you: $25,000 a year to attend, (and sometimes more).

For a few lucky individuals this isn’t something that they have to worry about because their parents are paying for it up front. But for those of us who aren’t so fortunate, this is a huge weight on our shoulders.

Even if your parents are paying for your college education, you will most likely find yourself with a heaping pile of debt when you graduate.

So here’s a crazy idea: help your parents pay. I think it’s a good idea for individuals to help their parents out with their college tuition.

It puts some responsibility on your shoulders and helps ease you into adult life where you will have to pay bills of your own.

When you graduate you’re probably going to have debt that will follow you around for a while, so this would be a great way to get used to paying that.

Wouldn’t it be such a good feeling when you graduate to be able to say “I helped pay for this?”

For the individuals that won’t have any help in paying, you can do this. If you want a college education that badly then you will figure out a way.

For the students that didn’t have a job at all through high school, they probably are going to have a wakeup call when they find themselves dealing with students loans.

Do yourself and your parents a favor, and help pay for your education as much as you can.

-Isabelle Compton

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As a second semester senior, I can’t wait to come home from school everyday.

Instead of starting my homework right away I’ll clean my room, do laundry, mow the lawn, shovel the driveway, volunteer at an animal shelter, write a short novel and even knit a sweater.

I just can’t bring myself to want to do homework anymore - I bet most of you know that feeling whether you’re a senior or a sophomore.

We all have our mental suitcases packed for spring break and our motivation is right next to our sunscreen and swimsuit.

Regardless of how lazy I’m feeling, I still manage to finish all my homework. Even if I don’t put in as much effort as I would’ve during first quarter, it’s still going to get done.

Teachers, I’m sorry but I already got accepted into colleges and I’m not as worried about maintaining the perfect GPA. It’s not that I don’t care about my classes, but I just don’t think we need to have a ridiculous amount of homework every night.

I will still understand a concept if I do #1-10 for homework. Is assigning #1-678 really necessary?

Some teachers honestly have no chill when it comes to assigning long homework or having tests on Mondays.

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hard we get graded.

It would be nice if teachers could cut us some slack every once in awhile.

Over the past couple months we’ve had to write college essays, fill out the FAFSA and now most of us are concentrating on writing essays for scholarships.

Now maybe if college didn’t cost more than a diamond encrusted Ferrari I wouldn’t have to do that last one, but hey, that’s life.

College is a huge life decision and applying is a lot of hard work.

So it’s a little upsetting that teachers don’t take this into consideration when assigning homework.

Please understand that we have a lot going on and it can be really stressful.

It’s overwhelming when every teacher I have decides that they want to assign 1 hour of homework every night.

I understand that it’s a teacher’s job to teach us and assign homework, but a lot of times they don’t take our lives into account.

Even if I did start my homework when I got home, I still wouldn’t be finished until around 11. Sleep is a foreign concept to many of us, and that’s pretty sad.

I’m not asking for a complete free pass, just some consideration.

-Nazihah Bhatti

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7 What counts as an art credit?

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March 11, 2016

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by Emma Crandall

Aretha Franklin may have taught us how to spell it, but did anyone actually teach us how to do it? Respect is something that I’ve noticed has lost its importance to students recently. Respect is neglected to teachers, elders, parents, each other, and ourselves.

Google defines respect as “a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.” That doesn’t mean you need to praise the ground a person walks on to show them respect, but rather to show attention to the person and their feelings.

Gossip spreads around any school like wildfire. People go to parties, which disrespects their team and coaches, people cheat on tests, disrespecting their classmates and teachers and people plain and simply, are rude, which is disrespectful to anyone. Whether it be a student to teacher connection or between teammates and coaches, I’ve noticed a lack of disrespect.

It’s hard to give someone respect that doesn’t give it back to you, which can be frustrating.

Not being able to respect others can lead to things more detrimental that a simple grudge. Bullying is a form of showing one’s disrespect, and with the recent McCord incident, this is very evident.

Respecting people is an easy concept to grasp. Simply treat others the way you would want to be treated. It sounds elementary and cliche, but it’s true.

Being disrespectful can come in any form. Actions, text messages, facial expressions, and the tone in your voice.

Sometimes people don’t even notice when it is happening. It’s important to always look for what could result from your actions, words, or expressions.

We’ve all been in a situation where a person does or says something rude and as soon as something is done or said to them, they become defensive which is pretty contradicting. We don’t like when things are done to us so why would you do them to someone else?

When it comes down to it, being rude or disrespectful will get you no where in life. To be able to get things like jobs, relationships, internships and so on, the nicer you are, the more opportunities you will get.

Moral of the story: be conscious of what you say and do and consider the people it will affect in the long run. Respect everyone that you come in counter with.

Treat each person the way you want them to treat you.

Art classes have always served as a creative outlet for students. Whether it be through pencil, paint, clay, or media, Northview offers many different art classes for students.

All classes incorporate elements of art within their lessons. Group projects may require students to make a poster or a picture to visually express their ideas. Some classes use more art than others. Obviously, if students are working with a paintbrush or pastels everyday, they should get an "art" credit. But what about classes that are art based that don't use traditional media? Computer Graphics and the Art of Photojournalism are perfect examples of this gray area between art and other credits.

I am currently taking Computer Graphics and it’s a great course. As a lover of art, it's very easy for me to do well and enjoy this course. It's a project based class where we make art and graphics on the computer. So it should be an art credit, right?

Currently, Computer Graphics is not an art credit. People argue that because it's on the computer so therefore it's not “art”. I think that is not true. In Computer Graphics we learned the Principles of Art

and Design then we apply to our projects which is the same for Intro to Art. So why are students not getting art credit for doing similar work as they would in a typical art class?

The Art of Photojournalism is very similar in this aspect. However, it is currently an art credit. In the Art of PhotoJ, they study how to take photos and learn new photography techniques. They must learn about perspective, alignment, and many other principles like you would in an art class. So in my opinion, it is a valid art class. The course recently had its name changed from "Journalism" to "The Art of Journalism."

Luckily, next year Computer Graphics will be counted as an art credit. The change in credit may result in the course’s name changing but the content will remain the same because it's already heavily art based. This is not fair for students currently taking Computer Graphics because they will not receive art credit for their work. However, this fixes the problem for many future students. I fully support the switch. As a student who has taken both traditional art classes and digital media classes, I know that art can take many forms. This new change will give students

the type of credit they deserve.

AP Art History is new course that has yet to be decided on what type of credit it will be. The students in the course will be studying art through the ages and the historical effects around it. This class will mostly likely be an AP Art credit, according to Mr. Creech, but it has not been formally decided. I think it should be an art credit because its AP Art History, and the students will be studying and focusing on art. I understand the argument for it being a history class, because the students will be studying art in different time periods.

However, the main focus is on the art itself and its effects on the period. By studying art’s effects, it can help the students better understand how to appreciate art and apply the styles to their own works. This should justify it being an art credit, in my opinion.

So how should "art" be determined?

An "art" class should be any class that is mostly composed of projects where you are required to use elements and principles of art to express an idea, feeling, or subject matter. Art classes can also be defined by any class heavily focused on art and visual design.

-Kathryn Mertens

New AIR testing for sophomores As you may know, the State testing for sophomores has been changed three times in the past two years. At first, the sophomores were required to take the OGT to graduate. However, in 2015 they were changed to the PARCC test.

After changing the required testing the first time, the State realized that the new tests were not well suited for Ohio’s sophomores and then proceeded to change them again. Now for the 2016 school year, the sophomores will be taking the AIR secure test.

I personally do not care for the new online tests because I believe that the test does not accurately measure our knowledge of what we have learned during our sophomore year. The material on the tests does not cover what our teachers have taught us. I think that it is unfair for us to be taught one thing, and be tested on a whole other.

I feel this way because I think if the

State was certain that they wanted to ditch the OGT’s, which they were, then they should have started with the class of 2027.

It would have been fair for the State to do this because they wouldn't have taken the

OAA’s and would not be familiar with that format. We have been taking OAA’s since the third grade and are very familiar with that format of state tests.

During the test all I could hear is either a constant clicking from the mouse pad or keys clicking on the keyboard. This affects my performance on the test because it is hard enough to concentrate on a math problem on a normal day, let alone with all the extra and unnecessary noise.

Some students may not be able to work as well on a computer. There is stress of making sure that I am answering all the questions correctly but now with the online testing it adds the extra stress of making sure I am entering them correctly. I think it would be much easier if we had a paper and pencil test and get rid of all the unnecessary distractions.

Also, last year the online test tool a lot of extra time from classroom. It took us probably around two weeks just to get through all the test. It was extremely time consuming. Hopefully the new AIR secure test will resolve a handful of these problems and sophomores will not have to worry about these common issues.

-Katherine Davenport

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NV: how we’ve changed from 1960-today Northview has made many improvements over the years from being built in 1960 to adding the second floor and pool. Just for your curiosity we have created a timeline of how NV has changed over the years. Did you know about some of these changes?

-Chloe Romine and Molly Spieldenner

1959

During the school year of 1959 sketches were made of the future Sylvania High School.

Students stayed in the Burnham building until fall of 1961. The school at first had 21 academic classrooms, and the science labs had the highest equipped technology. There were additional rooms for art, publications, and visual arts. There was a combined gym and field house that could hold 2,100.

History was being made this year.

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1961

This year was the first official school year that students spent in Sylvania High School. The whole investment was over two million dollars. With the new classes being added students had more of an opportunity to explore their interests. Also, with the new school came new lockers.

At Burnham students had to share and now each person had their own locker. The front lobby was also a sitting area for faculty and students.

1976

1976 was a monumental year for Sylvania. In that year Sylvania Southview was built which made class sizes at Sylvania High School go from around 800 to close to 300.

This was also the year that the rivalry started between NV and SV. With the addition of another high school, NV also got the second story and the pool that year, adding a commons in what is now the library and guidance offices which are now classrooms.

1961 Wyandotte

2011

At the beginning of the school year many students came back from break with more changes than they expected. Performing Arts and Theatre students were given a brand new music wing equipped with new rooms, lockers for instruments and new additions to the PAC. Cosmetology students were also given a new room which used to be where the teacher’s lounge is now.

New paint jobs and new lockers spruced up the building.

today

2015 was another monumental year for the Wildcats. During the summer of 2015, construction began for the new NV/Lourdes University athletic complex. With the new field came new opportunities. The new field was equipped with a turf field, which gave multiple sports an opportunity to play on the field. With turf came sports like football, girls’ and boys’ soccer as well as boys’ and girls’ lacrosse.

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The True Meaning of St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick’s Day is known for many things and most of them aren’t really what the holiday stands for. For example, when you were younger, St. Patty’s Day was a normal day where you would wear a green shirt and try not to get pinched by your friends. You may or may not have colored a picture of a leprechaun and talked about a pot of gold. So next time you wear a green shirt and celebrate the holiday, keep in mind the true meaning and what you’re representing with some of these St. Patty’s Day facts.

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Many symbols are associated with St. Patrick’s Day; one being the Celtic cross. Saint Patrick added a sub to the cross so that the new symbol of Christianity would be more natural to the Irish.

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By Baylee Gryca and Molly Spieldenner

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10NV Edition: What Would You Do? FEATURES

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We are all faced with dilemmas everyday and are constantly making decisions regarding our actions. For example, a freshman is walking in front of you in a busy hallway when they drop all their books. You instantly have to make a decision. Do you help and pick up the books? Do you walk past them to make sure you get to class on time? Or do you laugh and then kick their calculator across the hallway? The Student Prints did our own social experiment where we had staffers act out some awkward situations to see how unsuspecting NV students would react.

Situation 1

Situation 2

The first situation was where a senior girl was carrying a large cardboard box full of yearbooks.

The second situation was slightly different since we had a sophomore boy acting.

She was visibly struggling and verbally saying how heavy the box was.

It was going to be interesting to see if students would be as willing to offer help to him since he is

Seconds after she left the classroom, she was offered help.

After walking from E6 to F hall, she received a lot of strange looks and even some concerned ones.

a male and an underclassmen.

He was walking down F hall when he pretended to drop his books.

Many students looked concerned and looked like they wanted to help, but decided against it.

A sophomore girl was at her locker and saw his accident.

A sophomore offered to help, and after her offer, a couple more girls offered their help as well.

With no hesitation, she bent over and helped her pick up his books.

“Everything was falling out of the box and I felt bad. The box was huge and looked really heavy and I felt bad

watching her struggle,” the sophomore said.

“I helped pick up the books because it’s just the polite thing to do and I would have wanted someone to help me

if I were in that situation,” she said.

In many situations, it might be easier to just be a bystander rather than to take action. NV students demonstrated that it is possible to do the right thing and help others. In some situations, it might feel awkward or uncomfortable but choosing to help others and do the right thing is always the better choice. In many situations, it might be easier to just be a bystander rather than to take action. -Baylee Gryca

How to Avoid Questions about College Awkwardly stare at the ground until the person gets uncomfortable and walks away.

There are around 600 total students combined in the junior and senior classes, and we can guarantee that most of you upperclassmen are being asked about college. And admit it, you never really know how to answer the dreaded college questionnaire from everyone around you. So, to help resolve your problem, here are a few getaways that you can use to avoid questions about college. -Luke Beattie and Chloe Romine

Just turn around and walk away because they’re wasting their time.

Ask the person a very personal question in an aggressive voice.

Make up a crazy lie that will leave the person confused.

Cry so much that you throw up.

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g n i spr t s u m

k a e br s e v ha bathing suits & beach cover ups

sunglasses & go out to ice cream

oversized t shirts & sports shorts

With spring break right around the corner many of us are scrambling to get everything we need for the perfect vacay.

After being in near hibernation all winter there are a lot of warm weather materials you may be lacking. Still, you don’t want to overpack and do not have to break the bank. Here are all of your spring break must-haves. - Emma Crandall & Maddie McGranahan

baseball hats & tennis shoes

where is NV traveling?

6% 33%

football for the beach & golf clubs

40% 21%

staying here in syl somewhere else flori.. duh out of the country

12 Spelling Bee takes the stage one final time A&E

claire weber staffer

NV recently had the chance to relive the musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, as it came back to life for a special one night encore performance on March 6.

Cast, crew, and pit have worked hard over the past month to review and rehearse the show.

Rehearsals began on February 16, which then led up into their final dress rehearsal on March 1.

These rehearsals consisted of running through Act One and Act Two separately along with reviewing music and choreography.

Once the cast was prepared, they added tech, crew, and pit into the show.

With the remaining days left before the big night, they practiced the entire

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show through a full dress rehearsal, according to sophomore cast member Elizabeth Atkins.

Following the encore performance, the entire cast, crew, and pit are excited to perform the show at the State Thespian Conference, which will take place on March 11-13.

The purpose of the encore performance was too perform one last time for family, friends, and the community along with practicing in front of a live audience before the conference, according to sophomore cast member Ally Leamy.

“I’m was so excited about bringing the show back. Seeing how much everybody has grown individually as performers makes this show so much better than it was back in August. I’m just ecstatic about taking it to state conference and sharing Northview’s Theatre program with other thespians,” Atkins said.

MERMER THE CAST OF the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee taking their final bow after their performance. The show will perform at the State Thespian Conference, which takes place on March 11-13.

Student shines bright with talent at Carnegie Hall riley runnells staffer

Many musicians believe that the opportunity to play at Carnegie Hall is the pinnacle of their careers. As for senior Ryan Thomas, he’s already made it.

Thomas plays percussion for the Northview band. He has participated in a number of honors bands ranging from Solo and Ensemble, the All State Band, District Honors Band, the Northwest Regional Orchestra and performing a solo with the Toledo Symphony, but none of them compare to the Hall. This year Thomas was the only NV student selected and was the first ever band student selected. Music has always been a part of his life, especially when he transferred from a private school to Arbor Hills and joined band in the seventh grade. He fell back on music when he needed it the most and he will to continue to pursue it, planning to major in music education and performance.

SENIOR RYAN THOMAS practicing percussion before the district competition. The competition took place on Friday, March 4 where the band received superior ratings.

What was your experience performing with this band?

“The experience was really awesome, it was a lot like the other honors bands I have been able to do, but this time in a world renowned place. There were a couple thousand applicants in the auditions, so everyone selected was a top notch musician. We rehearsed in our hotel, went into the hall for a quick sound check and then went to the concert.

What was it like being in Carnegie Hall?

“The Hall is so beautiful. It’s a lot smaller than I thought it was going to be, and it’s actually really cozy. But the acoustics are just as wonderful as everyone says it is.”

How does it feel to be the first band member selected to play at Carnegie?

“It really is an honor. These experiences for me have been great and I’ve grown so much because of them, not just as a musician but as a person as well, and I think that’s really important.”

Is there anything you want to say for people who are looking for opportunities like this?

“I wish more people at NV would look for and take opportunities like this. The experience really is great and I believe it’s important for us as students to get as much experience and enrichment as we can. It’s important for us to grow in the things we love while we are still growing as people.”

13 Boys’ Basketball captures NLL championship SPORTS

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matthew bishop sports editor

It had been a long time since the Northview Boys’ Basketball team even had a shot at winning a Northern Lakes League championship. That is, until February 19, when the Cats travelled to Bowling Green.

A win in this game would secure the NLL championship for NV, without having to share it. A loss, however, would cause a four-way tie for first place in which all four teams would share the championship.

The Cats decided to be greedy and take the championship all for themselves, as they exploded for 80 points in an 80-63 victory. Sophomore Colton Snow dominated in the paint and led NV with a career-high 20 points.

The NLL championship was the first for NV since 2001, ending a long 15-year span that consisted of many high and low points.

“It feels good to win our first title in 15 years, especially with this senior class,” senior Starr Jiang said.

“We’ve been through our ups and downs, but it was worth

it to end our careers on a high note.”

Next up for the Cats was the beginning of the state tournament. In the first round, NV travelled to Lakota High School to take on the Findlay Trojans. Findlay jumped out to a 5-16 lead in the first quarter, but the Cats fought back to make the score 22-25 at the half.

NV took control of the game in the second half and came out victorious by a score of 50-43. West led the team with 14 points.

In the next round, the Cats took on NLL rival Springfield, who won both games against NV during the regular season. This game was for the sectional championship, with the winner advancing to the district semi-final game at the University of Toledo.

NV was on fire at the start of the game and took a quick 19-4 lead. Springfield responded with a large run of their own and took a four-point lead into halftime. The second half was back and forth until the very end. When it was all over, the Cats escaped with a 66-61 victory and the sectional championship.

“We were all really determined to win because they beat us twice during the regular season,” junior Tyler Biggs said. “I knew we would win because it is impossible

GRYCA SENIOR MOE AFIFI goes up for two points in a game against St. John’s. The Cats lost the game 36-67. to beat a team 3 times in a row. It’s impossible.”

Waiting for the Cats in the district semi-final game were the St. John’s Titans. The Cats started out the game with hot shooting and jumped out to an 11-6 lead in the first quarter. The rest of the game was all Titans, as they won the game 36-67 and ended NV’s season.

Boys’ and Girls’ lacrosse begin spring practice emily nowak staffer

Winter sports are coming to a close and spring sports are starting up again. Lacrosse is a newly declared Varsity sport which involves lots of energy, effort, and determination.

Girls’ Lacrosse has been having open gyms to start preparing since January and the Boys’ team has been practicing weight lift-

ing and agility training since November. Both teams’ practices officially started on Monday February 22.

“I think we are better prepared this year since it is the second year under Coach Mahon and we know what to expect from him,” sophomore Ian Donahue said.

The team’s goals for the season are to work harder and be more conditioned than their opponents.

Along with all the hard work there is also

excitement for the newly placed turf that both Girls’ and Boys’ teams will be playing their home games on.

The Girls’ team is working to improve their communication on and off the field, so that they can take on their biggest competition this year: St. Ursula Academy. The team almost beat SUA last year but ended up losing in overtime.

“We have a really strong team starting off the season with a lot of returning players so

I’m really excited to watch us grow, work together and be a really successful team,” junior Rosie D’onofrio said.

The players and coaches are optimistic about the upcoming season, which they hope will translate into on-field success and many wins.

The first Boys’ lacrosse game is March 22 against St. Francis. The Girls’ first game is April 5 against Central Catholic. Both games will be at the NV stadium.

14 Coach inspires players with dedication SPORTS

riley runnells staffer

It is fairly unusual to see someone in a wheelchair coaching a basketball team.

That’s just one of the many extraordinary things about JV Girls’ basketball coach Dennis Mussery.

Coach Mussery spent his first nine years coaching the Varsity Girls’ team at Ottawa Hills, then the next four years coaching the Varsity Girls’ team at Otsego, two years coaching the Varsity Girls’ team at Bowsher, three years with the Varsity Girls’ team at Maumee Valley, and this is his third year at NV. During his first year here he coached the freshmen team, his second year he coached the JV team, and then retired at the end of last year. Because the coaching staff loved him so much, they invited him back to help out with the JV team.

“I realize coaching takes work, but generally it’s not work because the people like and respect me, which makes the job fun,” Mussery said.

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Coach Mussery is very dedicated to the team in general, but considering the fact that everyday activities are more difficult for him than most, it is especially honorable.

When Coach Mussery was two years old he was diagnosed with Polio, and the end result being his need for a wheelchair.

Then in June of 2015, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. He went through colon surgery in August, started going through his chemotherapy and things were looking good for his recovery. But when he reached his eighth treatment out of twelve, he got very sick. He was sent to intensive care and after a few rough days, he was healed.

In the process, Coach Mussery only missed three practices and two games.

“I made a commitment to the team and unless I was on my deathbed, I was going to honor that commitment,” Mussery said.

Coach Mussery has never let his disability turn him away from opportunities.

In the 1990s he made the USA Olympic

Dance & Cheer States erin chambers & emma crandall staffer & co editor

Both the Dance and Cheer teams competed at States in Columbus this past weekend. They qualified for the state competition at Regionals which were held at Northview on February 7.

This year, different than in years past, the cheer and dance competition was split into two days and two locations.

The Dance Team competed at Worthington Kilbourne High School March 5. Their first performance of the day was jazz followed by pom.

The competition was split into jazz and pom and then a separate award ceremony was held for hip hop. Eager for the results, the NVDT sat in a circle holding hands as the team names were called starting at tenth place, according to senior Emma Crandall.

The Dance Team placed second in both the pom and jazz categories. This placement, already, is better than any other year in NVDT history.

“Being state runner-up proves how hard we work and the dedication we put into the team,” said sophomore Teagan Benedict.

Next up was the hip hop portion of

the day. There were 20 teams competing in this category. Out of the 20 teams, the NVDT placed third.

“My first time competing at States was really exciting and I’m thrilled we did so well. I can’t wait to come back next year and do even better,” said freshman Josie Umfleet.

The next day, the Competition Cheer Team competed at the St. John’s Arena on Ohio State’s campus. They competed in the Division I Mount and Tumbling category.

“The feeling of performing in front of so many people is unbelievable. Our hard work really paid off and we keep improving every year. I was so proud of my whole team for giving it their all,” said sophomore Mia Spallino.

Out of the 9 teams in the category, the girls placed fourth in the state.

“I think we have really grown as a team this year and that helped us when competing. It is sad to see this season end, but I am proud of what we have accomplished this year as a team,” said sophomore Kirsten Gable.

Both teams worked hard this past season to reach such high rankings and will continue to grow and improve in future seasons.

RUNNELLS COACH MUSSERY MOTIVATES the girls’ Junior Varsity team as they attempt to make a come back against Notre Dame. basketball team and won the gold medal, which led to him going to England to meet the Queen.

“I have two favorite parts of being a coach. First, the way I get to watch kids improve in the game of basketball over the years. Second, the relationships I create with the players, which makes watching

the improvement all the more fun,” Mussery said.

Aside from his wonderful personality, Coach Mussery has also helped to break down many barriers for the team; the girls barely notice the wheelchair anymore because they’re so focused on what an amazing person he is.

Girls’ Bball goes to district andrew headman sports editor

Heading into the postseason tournament, the girls’ basketball team, had a lot of momentum after winning the Northern Lakes League.

“It was a huge deal for us to win the NLL because we were the underdogs in the beginning. In the preseason we were seeded fourth and in the end came out on top.

I also think we were underestimated in beginning with the loss of three division one seniors last year, so it felt great for us to prove ourselves,” junior Kyley Keene said.

The girls headed to Start for their first game against Clay. At the end of the first half the score of the game was 24-30. With a couple seconds left on the clock, junior Lindsey Archibeque hit a three with time expiring to put the Kats above Clay with a final score of 48-45.

The next game that the girls had to play, was against Lima Senior. At half the girls were tied with Lima Senior 23-23.

Katie Cole was the leading scorer with 32 points. The Kats won a high scoring game with a final score of 65-61, and won the sectional championship.

The Kats took on Whitmer in the District Semi-final game. NV played Whitmer for their first game of their season and lost

with a final score 41-76. At the end of the first half, the Kats kept the game low scoring, and were on top and the end of the first half 19-17. The leading scorer for NV was Cole with 11 points, the Kats lost with a final score of 34-48.

“We may not have ended up where we wanted to in the tournament, but we gave it our all in the final game, and our first three tournament games were awesome victories,” Keene said.

15 Hockey ends season in District Semi-Final SPORTS

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Northview Hockey skates off for the season after their last games against St. John’s and Bowling Green. On February 24, the Cats defeated the St. John’s Titans 9-4.

A hat trick by senior Reed Kross and goals from senior Adam Felser, junior Zach Doner, and freshman Trevor Klee gave NV the win. From there, the Cats knocked St. John’s out of the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons.

On February 27, the Cats came up short in the District Semi Final game against Bowling Green with a score of 2-3.

Both goals were by Kross.

“We played really well this past weekend, especially in our last game. Even

though we knew we weren’t going to play in the finals, we went out and had a great time. We really came together and connected with each other. Even with some teammates who have had conflicts in the past with one another,” sophomore Cameron Hall said.

Throughout the season, the Cats grew as a team on and off the ice.

For some players, this was their last time wearing a NV hockey jersey.

Seniors Christian Massey, Reed Kross, Nick Nye, Hunter Fritz, Jason Gross, Brendan Pierson, Drew Beattie, Jared Hilou, Alec Thompson, Adam Felser, and Jarred Wulf played their last games as NV Wildcats.

“Getting to play my last hockey game with all of those boys was my favorite part of the weekend, regardless if we won or not,” Gross said.

to finish out her year full of success.

“I was happy with my performance, and was very happy with how I placed,” Dieringer said.

Sophomore Bailey Horvath was also very successful, placing 14th, and freshman Emily Walkovich placed 21st.

“Throughout the season, our main

goal was to improve our scores and perfect each dive. The state meet we individually did very well, but on top of that competed as a whole, being the top girls dive team in the state. I hope to improve and keep excelling in these next few years,” Horvath said.

Dieringer and Horvath are not unfa-

miliar with this high states meet, having been there last year as well Dieringer’s as freshman year.

“The state meet was a great experience for me and I loved watching all the divers with great diving experience and I can’t wait to join the dive team next year,” freshman Emily Walkovich said.

jessie li

was either a district qualifier or a district alternative. According to the Wrestling Coach Keith Hartbarger, district qualifiers are anyone who placed 1-4 while district alternatives are anyone who placed 5th.

District alternatives can be used if anyone from any district that qualified was unable to wrestle, didn’t pass skin check, or could not make weight. The three winning matches at Districts included juniors Jessup Pawelczyk and Trevor Hartbarger and sophomore Dane Hullibarger. They placed

first, second, and fourth, respectively.

“It was my third time at sectionals,” Hartbarger said. “It was also a good experience but I wish I would have done better and made it out of districts to go to states.”

The wrestling team unfortunately did not make it to states, but the overall experience was a learning curve.

“It was my first time at sectionals and it was really fun,” said Hullibarger. “It was very rushed and different but it was a great

andrea almeida staffer

HOWALD SENIOR DREW BEATTIE handles the puck against SJJ. The Cats won that game 9-4

Swim and Dive finishes out season strong elizabeth liber staffer

The dive team had a very successful weekend at States. Diving into the number one spot for girls at the State meet was junior Kaitlyn Dieringer, who placed 7th

Wrestling competes at Sectionals staffer

The Northview Wrestling team had a busy February preparing for their matches at the end of the month.

They competed at Sectionals at Clay on February 20 and qualified for Districts at Perrysburg on February 26 and 27.

There were 12 wrestlers from all grade levels that participated in Sectionals and all 12 wrestlers placed and

experience”.

16Winter sports senior spotlight SPORTS

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An athlete’s final season playing a high school sport is always one filled with unforgettable memories. Whether it’s on the field, in the pool, on the court, or on the track, all senior athletes begin to reminisce on the great moments they’ve had through the years as their careers wind down. The impact that seniors make on their sport will be felt in the years to come, and the culture that they have created is passed down every year. We caught up with these winter sports seniors to ask them what they will miss most about playing their sport.

-Matt Bishop and Andrew Headman Not pictured: Ethan Cook - Wrestling “What I’ll miss the most is the atmosphere and the mental toughness it takes to keep going even when you are at your breaking point,” Ethan Cook said.

Kathleen Duwve - Basketball

Moe Afifi - Basketball

HOWALD HOWALD “What I’ll miss the most is playing a sport I love along with eight of my best friends,” Kathleen Duwve said.

“What I’ll miss the most is getting to compete with my brothers every single day.

The past years have been great and I feel like I’ve really became close with all my teammates,” Moe Afifi said.

Jack Sanderson - Swim & Dive

Drew Beattie - Hockey

MERMER “What I’ll miss the most is seeing my teammates, they are like family to me,” Jack Sanderson said.

HOWALD “What I’ll miss the most is just being with the boys everyday, and playing with them on the ice,” Drew Beattie said.

Jacqueline Wilkinson - Cheer

HOWALD “What I’ll miss most about cheerleading is all of the girls and the memories that we made. We’re a big squad so there’s girls that are in different clubs which makes it unlike any other experience,” Jacqueline Wilkinson said.

Kenzie Isola - Dance

HOWALD “What I’ll miss the most about being on the dance team is the feeling of getting on the dance floor at basketball games or competitions with my friends and just having fun out there dancing,” Kenzie Isola said.

Jill Newton - Gymnastics

HOWALD “What I’ll miss most is meet weekends and spending time with my team. It’s weird to think that I’m done with gymnastics now but I’ll always be a GymKat,” Jill Newton said.