Volume 88: Issue 8

THE SYLVANIA NORTHVIEW

STUDENT PRINTS

Sylvania Northview High School

5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, Ohio 43560

Volume 88, Issue 8

March 19, 2014

Exam policy Pep assembly highlights NV family Students unite to send hockey team to States includes unexcused, excused absences Maggie Figliomeni Co-Editor

Wash your hands, take your vitamins and drink

lots

of

fluids

because

getting

sick

second

semester

could

be

a

real

inconvenience.

There

has

been

some

confusion

over

the

school

policy

regarding

absences

since

it

was

announced

that

while

observing

the

hockey

game

could

be

excused,

it

was

not

a

free

pass.

An

email

sent

out

by

Assistant

Principal

of

Student

Services

Mellisa

McDonald

clarified

that

although

the

absence

would

be

excused,

it

would

still

count

towards

the

five

absences

allotted

to

seniors

for

exam

exemption.

Some

are

misinformed

about

the

requirements

for

exam

exemption

as

a

senior

in

second

semester,

believing

that

the

five

days

are

only

used

through

unexcused

absences.

This

is

not

accurate,

as

the

five

days

allowed

are

used

with

both

unexcused

and

excused

absences,

according

to

Mrs.

McDonald.

A

second

semester

senior

may

be

exempt

from

exams

in

two

ways.

First,

they

may

maintain

an

“A”

in

a

class

to

be

excused;;

an

“A-­”

will

not

be

accepted.

Or

they

may

maintain

a

“C”

or

above

in

a

class

and

miss

five

days

or

less.

The

absences

are

on

a

class

period

basis,

which

means

if

you

miss

more

than

five

periods

of

a

class

you

must

take

the

end

of

year

exam

in

that

subject.

“According

to

the

state,

that’s

half

of

the

allowed

amount

to

miss

school,

so

the

policy

is

more

than

fair,”

Mrs.

McDonald

said.

The

Ohio

Revised

Code

states

that

all

students

are

allowed

ten

absences

a

year.

After

the

tenth

missed

day,

the

school

must

require

official

documentation-­-­i.e.,

a

doctors

note,

etc-­-­for

an

absence

to

be

excused.

Medical

excusals

and

college

visits,

while

excused,

still

contribute

to

a

seniors

five

days.

The

only

thing

that

does

not

count

is

school

field

trips,

such

as

competing

in

a

tournament.

If

a

student

has

extenuating

circumstances,

they

should

see

Mrs.

McDonald

at

the

end

of

the

semester

to

discuss

options

of

appeal.

“At

the

end

of

the

year,

check

with

each

individual

teacher

to

see

if

you

are

exempt

from

their

exam,”

Mrs.

McDonald

said.

The

full

school

absence

policy

may

be

found

on

page

26

of

the

student

handbook.

STEIRER BULES

THIS IS WHERE THE PHOTO CAPTION WILL GO but for now I am just typing to fill the space ...It’s close to midnight and something evil’s lurking in the dark under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart you try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it you start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes you’re paralyzed cause this is Thriller, Thriller night.

Jarred Wulf

Staff Writer

The

Hockey

team

kicked

off

their

trip

to

States

with

a

school-­wide

pep

assembly.

The

assembly

began

with

the

entering

of

the

team

where

each

player

was

announced

by

a

group

of

coaches.

Along

with

the

team,

they

brought

a

Hillview

third

grader,

Xavier

Dee.

“We

learned

about

Xavier

through

a

tweet

from

Dr.

Rieger.

Xavier

said

he

was

on

his

way

to

Ann

Arbor

for

chemotherapy

and

that

he

wanted

to

make

it

back

in

time

for

the

hockey

game,”

Head

Coach

Mike

Jones

said.

He

has

inspired

the

hockey

team

during

the

season

while

he

battles

cancer.

The

team

learned

from

his

strength

when

faced

with

any

problems

that

may

come

unexpected.

“We

brought

him

to

one

of

our

practices

and

it

blossomed

from

there.

He

gave

the

boys

a

look

at

life

outside

of

hockey

and

a

sense

of

reality,”

said

Coach

Jones.

“I

loved

having

Xavier

out

at

one

of

our

practices.

It

was

a

really

cool

experience

having

him

there

and

all

of

the

bonding

with

him

and

just

all

of

it

about

him.

He

for

sure

inspired

us,”

sophomore

Reed

Kross

said.

After

that

Coach

Jones

recognized

other

“

I loved standing there and being with my teammates in front of the whole school cheering us on, on our way to States.

-Zach Doner, freshman

”

state

qualifiers

such

as

Speech

and

Debate,

Science

Olympiad,

and

Business

Technology.

“Being

in

the

assembly

was

an

awesome

experience.

I

loved

standing

there

and

being

with

my

teammates

in

front

of

the

whole

school

cheering

us

on,

on

our

way

to

States,”

freshmen

Zach

Doner

said.

Then

making

a

surprise

appearance

was

science

teacher

Frank

Ulrich

as

the

goalie

in

a

shootout

challenge.

In

the

shootout

challenge

game,

Mr.

Ulrich

blocked

three

shots

from

three

randomly

picked

seniors:

Caleb

Rau,

Jake

Koback,

and

Cody

Estrel.

Next

up

it

was

Dee’s

turn.

He

took

three

shots

on

senior

goalie

David

Marsh,

and

scored

two

of

the

three.

Following

the

shootout,

The

Frozen

Four

video,

made

by

senior

Jessica

Stark,

was

played.

The

video

consisted

of

clips

from

the

last

three

seasons

of

NV

going

to

States

and

beating

St.

John’s

Jesuit

High

School.

There

were

also

clips

of

senior

members

of

the

NV

team

explaining

what

their

success

meant

were

also

played.

The

team’s

exit

to

States

began

with

the

Drumline

sending

the

players

out

of

the

gym,

with

the

NV

family

following

close

behind.

Business Technology students head back to Columbus Claire Weber Staff Writer

Business

Tech

get’s

suited

up

for

Nationals

after

qualifying

at

States.

Business

Tech

students

competed

at

Regionals

on

February

12

at

Clay

High

School.

The

competition

was

postponed

several

times

due

to

the

weather,

but

was

eventually

rescheduled.

During

the

upcoming

months

before

the

competition,

the

Business

Tech

students

prepared

themselves

by

learning

a

vast

range

of

necessary

skills

needed

for

the

business

field

including

technology

use,

business

management,

marketing,

managing

finances,

and

more,

according

to

Business

Technology

teacher

Sue

Briddel.

Once

the

classroom

skills

were

learned,

the

students

were

given

the

option

to

work

individually

or

with

a

group.

When

the

students

were

situated,

they

chose

a

business

topic

to

study.

After

a

topic

was

chosen,

the

students

practiced

applying

the

skills

to

the

particular

topic

to

help

prepare

them

for

what

would

be

expected

at

Regionals.

For

further

practice,

students

learned

to

apply

skills

outside

of

the

classroom

from

mentors,

working

in

the

Cat

Cave,

and

internships,

according

to

Mrs.

Briddel.

At

Regionals,

each

group

and

individual

chose

a

business

topic

to

compete

in.

Within

the

chosen

topic

the

students

were

given

specific

scenarios

in

which

they

applied

the

skills

they

had

learned.

The

students

were

then

judged

by

business

managers/ workers

who

had

experience

in

that

particular

topic,

according

to

Mrs.

Briddel.

A

total

of

18

students,

who

were

broken

up

into

four

groups,

and

five

individuals

competed

and

qualified

for

States.

These

groups

include

seniors

Davidson

Baker,

Jacob

Bilek,

and

Caleb

Rau

for

Small

Business

Management,

senior

Brandon

Osborn

and

junior

Erika

McCoy

for

Integrated

Office

Applications,

juniors

Matthew

Bules,

Michael

Condon,

Michael

Dipofi,

and

Ben

Forrester

for

Economic

Research,

seniors

Gabby

Croci,

Heather

Dorner,

Meagan

Jamieson,

and

Sarah

Klepzig

for

Global

Marketing.

The

individual

students

who

qualified

for

States

were

junior

Lars

Culver

for

Administrative

Support

Research,

junior

Bailey

Duhamel

for

Fundamental

Spreadsheet

Applications,

senior

Ellen

Tolson

for

Advanced

Spreadsheet

Applications,

Hannah

Clark

for

Entrepreneurship,

and

Jai

Strong

for

Presentation

Management,

according

to

Mrs.

Briddel.

All

of

the

groups

and

individuals

mentioned

placed

in

the

top

two

which

qualified

them

for

States.

The

group

that

consisted

of

Baker,

Bilek,

and

Rau

chose

to

compete

within

the

topic

of

Small

Business

Management.

They

were

given

a

scenario

of

a

company

wanting

to

sell

boxes

of

chocolates

that

needed

to

find

new

ideas

to

help

increase

popularity

and

production.

Within

the

given

time

frame,

the

group

had

to

come

up

with

clever

ideas

to

help

present

a

plan

of

how

to

meet

up

to

those

standards,

according

to

Bilek.

Another

group,

which

consisted

of

Osborn

and

McCoy,

chose

to

compete

within

the

topic

of

Integrated

Office

Applications.

The

group

had

to

make

spreadsheets,

charts,

and

business

letters

for

a

specific

business,

according

to

Osborn.

“Regionals

was

pretty

easy

since

Mrs.

Briddel

prepared

me

well

for

it.

I

feel

like

I

have

a

good

chance

of

doing

really

well

at

States

and

have

a

good

chance

of

winning,”

Osborn

said.

“I

am

very

proud

of

my

students

and

their

success.

They

worked

hard

and

it

showed

by

the

placings.

I’m

very

excited

for

States

and

next

step

Nationals,”

Mrs.

Briddel

said.

States

took

place

on

March

13 and

14

in

Columbus,

Ohio.

The

groups

including

Croci,

Dorner,

Jamieson,

and

Klepzig

won

Global

Marketing

and

Bilek,

Baker,

and

Rau

won

for

Small

Business.

Both

groups

qualified

for

Nationals,

which

will

take

place

in

Indianapolis.

Also,

the

individuals

of

Clark,

Culver,

and

Tolson

placed

in

the

top

ten.

Clark

placed

in

Entrepreneurship,

Culver

placed

in

Administrative

Support,

and

Tolson

placed

for

Advanced

Spread

Sheet,

according

to

Croci.

“It’s

honestly

so

exciting

to

be

competing

nationally,

I

didn’t

even

think

we

would

win

Regionals,”

Dorner

said.

Nationals

will

take

place

on

March

30 through

May

4.

News

Features

Opinions

Sports

Northview is home to two National Merit finalists, pg. 3

Hannah Clark reveals her fashion savvy, pg. 6

Don’t blame it on the alcohol, pg. 5

Hockey state championship makes national news, pg. 12

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NEWS

The Student Prints March 19, 2014

Information given to each class through meetings Megan McLean Staff Writer

Don’t know what’s going on with your class, or worried about what will happen next year? No worries, class meetings will provide all the information.

During SSR, the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes had meetings in different rooms to discuss different topics about what was going on with their classes.

A power point was sent to the rooms and a presentation was held by Principal Steve Swaggerty and Counselor Stacie Wachowiak, before

class

officers

took

over

to

talk

about

fundraising opportunities.

For the freshmen class, the beginning of their meeting talked about focusing on what is happening right now, according to Mr. Swaggerty.

Considering

this

is

the

very

first

year

for

them, the main topics discussed included preparing for life success, challenging yourself in the classes you take, and getting involved.

Once all that information was given, different ideas for fundraisers were talked about. These fundraisers included a sucker sale and a duct tape sale.

“

I’m pretty excited for the upcoming years, I think the fundraisers we are planning on doing will be great too.”

- Abby Kruse, freshman

Sylvania Library plans a make over Maggie Figliomeni Co-Editor

Reading fanatics, movie renters, quiet-room studiers alike may feel excitement when they hear that the Sylvania Branch of the ToledoLucas County Public Library has announced plans for a makeover.

The building was last remodeled in 198990, which brought it to its current size of 18,500 square feet, according to Sylvania Branch Manager Sue Schafer.

“Our current space was good in 1990 but it is very outdated,” Schafer said.

Sylvania citizens are contributing to the new design. The library hosted a brainstorming session on February 6 where they welcomed residents to give feedback on what they would like to see in the updated facility. The meeting included discussion over potential new features like a tech bar, a café section, a larger child’s area, a gaming room, and writable walls, as well as remarks on possible new furniture and decor.

“The reason to remodel was that it hasn’t been done for so long. It’s the same as a having a car—you need maintenance work. The building’s a little worn right now. We need to expand to get into the 21st century,” Schafer said.

About ten citizens attended the session—a number likely due to cold weather—and they used sticky notes to indicate favor or dislike of a possible addition.

The renovation effort is to be a collaboration

between

Sylvania

firm

Stough

and Stough Architects and Cleveland-based design consultants HBM Architects, according to Schafer.

“They want to work a lot on the entry way because it’s a lot of wasted space. It should help with

the

flow

of

customer

service,”

Schafer

said.

The branch will likely be closed for about ten months during construction. The library is looking at a temporary location to store and host limited services during that time, according to Schafer.

Osinski SENIOR SYDNEY ALBERT reaches for a book at the Sylvania Lucas County Public Library.

The Library will be remodeled in order to catch up with the 21st century.

” Juniors fundraise through spring

“I’m pretty excited for the upcoming years,” freshman Abby Kruse said. “I think the fundraisers we are planning on doing will be great too.”

For the sophomores, they discussed the same thing as the freshmen did. The only real big difference was talking about OGT’s and the requirements that needed to be met in order to pass. They were also given a survey on what they like, what they are involved in.

The idea was to get to know the sophomores a little more, according to Mr. Swaggerty.

“I’m

glad

we’re

figuring

something

out

now, especially so we have time to raise money for Prom,” sophomore David Dunnett said. “That way we don’t have to wait until senior year to try and raise money.”

The junior class meeting had a little more information given to them. Junior year is the start of the college process, so that’s exactly what was talked about. The main gist was applying for college’s early, visiting campus’ early, rather than waiting for senior year to do it all, according to Mr. Swaggerty. Another main topic of discussion was taking the ACT and SAT. After that, the junior class also talked about fundraiser and class activities, like the junior picnic and a carwash.

The senior class meeting has not happened yet, but is in the process of being assigned a date, according to Mr. Swaggerty.

The theme of the senior class presentation is

“finishing

the

race.”

Grades

still

count

the last year of high school, and “senioritis” cannot be an excuse to slack off when the end of high school is so close.

Thanks to all the missed snow days, senior activities still need to be made up, such as the senior picnic. Students will be informed of those dates once they are decided, according to Mr. Swaggerty.

A new idea has been planned for class representatives that will be elected at the end of this year for next school year.

“I want to take all the class reps and officers

to

Camp

Storer

for

a

few

days,

and

get them involved in a bunch of fun activities there,” Mr. Swaggerty said. “Then while we’re there,

we

can

figure

out

our

plans

for

next

year for each class on how to raise money.

That way we can get everything done early and have it planned ahead of time.”

Kendall McCoy Staff Writer

Nearing the end of the year, juniors have begun to think about the upcoming year as seniors. Of course, a big topic of discussion right now for juniors is Prom. The Junior Class Government has been working hard to create fundraising opportunities for their class to raise money for Prom.

First on the list is Donkey Basketball. Yes, this event literally consists of people riding around donkeys and playing basketball. What could be better?

The event will be April 21 in the main gym at 7p.m. The presale price for tickets is $6 and the price at the door is $8. It will be open to the public so students can bring their families or friends.

Donkey Basketball consists of teams that play basketball against each other while riding

on a donkey. There will be four teams total: three student teams and one faculty team. Each team will have a total of ten people, according to Junior Class President Mackenzie Elrod.

In order to make the three student teams, there

will

be

a

raffle.

Any

student,

16

or

older,

can

buy

a

raffle

ticket

in

their

lunch

period,

which will be put into a big bucket and picked.

The tickets will be sold at $1 each and students are allowed to purchase more than one.

The

raffle

picking

will

occur

before

the

event so students will know if they made the team in advance, according to Junior Class Vice President Elijah Jaso The faculty picking will be different. There will be a “penny war” between each teacher to instill some competition.

“Teachers can put money into another teacher’s jar and the ten with the most money in them will participate in the event. I think it will be really funny to see which teacher’s team up on whom,” Jaso said.

Along with this fundraiser, the Junior Class Government has plans to have a carwash in

May. There

are

not

specific

details

but

tickets

will be presold. Tickets will be given to juniors to sell to their friends and family for $5 each, according to Elrod.

The members on Junior Class Government will be washing cars but they do need volunteers from the junior class to help and show support.

All junior students who help will receive volunteer hours, according to Junior Class Government advisor Perry Lefevre.

Class fundraising can be fun for everyone who helps but at times can be stressful. The junior class has less than $500 in their account and $1,000 was needed to make the down payment in December for the hall where Prom is held, according to Elrod.

“I really want people to understand that we are tight on money and unless we all work together and support each other, our Prom is going to be in the gym. This is our night and only we can control the outcome so we need everyone on the same page and ready to help us,” Elrod said.

McKown qualifies to States in 2 events PERFORMING HER BEAM ROUTINE is junior Katelyn McKown during the NLL Tournament.

McKown qualified to States in beam and floor this year having placed fourth and sixth respectively in the two events. Last year she was an alternate.

Claire Goecke Staff Writer

Steirer

This time of year, many Wildcats in winter sports qualify to district and state competitions; junior gymnast Katelyn McKown is no exception.

McKown

won

NLLs

and

qualified

to

the

state

meet

this

season

in

her

beam

and

floor

routines.

To

qualify

to

States,

the

gymnast

had

to

place

in

the

top

six

for

the

event

at

the

district

meet.

She

placed

sixth

in

her

floor

routine and fourth in beam.

“I

was

very

excited

when

I

found

out

I

qualified

to

States,”

McKown

said.

“This

was

my

goal

for

the

season,

since

I

was

a

first

alternate

last

year.”

The competition took place on March 1, and McKown traveled down to Columbus with her mom and coach. One of the biggest differences between the state meet and other meets was that the state meet had four judges for each event, while most competitions only have two, according to McKown.

“My

coaches

were

very

supportive

and

beneficial

in

my

preparation

for this season,” McKown said. “They would give me feedback and let me come in to practice whenever the gym was open. This season I usually practiced about 20 hours a week.”

McKown has been a gymnast since she was 4 years old, and also competes on a club team at Sunrise.

NEWS

The Student Prints March 19, 2014

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An inside look: NV’s National Merit Finalists Seniors Julia Nistel, Katelyn Work qualified with top scores on the PSAT Maggie Figliomeni Co-Editor

(Maggie Figliomeni sits down to interview Northview’s 2014 National Merit Finalists, seniors Katelyn Work and Julia Nistel, about their accomplishment.)

Congratulations

on

being

finalists… other than scoring very well on the PSAT, what did you have to do to qualify as such?

KW: “You had to pick a topic and submit an essay to the National Merit Scholarship Foundation.

I

wrote

about

how

my

grandmother

influenced

me.”

JN:

“I

wrote

my

essay

about

my

experiences

in high school that made me want to pursue science

in

college

(shout

out

to

Mr.

Roth).

When you write an essay, make it something that matters to you and not what you think they want

to

hear.”

What did you do the day of the test to get ready?

KW:

“I

whined

a

lot

and

stole

a

pencil

from

the

test

proctors.

It

said

‘good

work’

on

it

and

I

thought

‘yes

I

am.’”

JN:

“I

was

not

aware

that

the

PSAT

was

that

day.”

Do you have any advice for those who want to do well on tests of this nature?

KW:

“Don’t

do

anything,

don’t

study,

don’t

even

worry.

If

it’s

meant

to

be

it

will

be.

Also,

don’t

get

the

answers

wrong.”

JN:

“If

you

set

your

expectations

too

low,

you’ll

never

be

disappointed.”

Do you have any serious advice for those who want to do well on tests of this nature?

KW:

“Don’t

use

mechanical

pencils.

Breathe.

Do

as

I

do,

and

have

a

good

breakfast

(I

recommend

granola

cereal

straight

from

the

box

and

Crystal

Light

energy

added

to

a

water

bottle.)

No

need

to

over-­prepare,

just

approach

the

questions

with

a

clear

head.”

JN:

“If

you

let

your

nerves

overwhelm

you

and

drink

too

much

coffee,

you

may

vomit.

Not

that

I

would

know.

The

PSAT

is

really

supposed

to prepare you for the real college entrance tests, and those can be taken as many times as necessary.

If

you

do

well,

fantastic

and

if

you

don’t,

you’ll

have

an

idea

of

how

you

need

to

prepare

for

next

time.”

Do you have any other comments?

KW:

“Work

hard,

play

hard,

do

good.”

JN:

“It’s

important

to

remember

that

a

test

doesn’t

have

the

final

word

on

your

intelligence

and

hard

work.

Everyone

tests

differently

so

even

if

you

didn’t

do

very

well

on

the

PSAT,

if you work hard where it counts you will be successful.”

(The interview concludes and everyone goes their separate ways.)

(Nistel returns after a few second for a final

on-­the-­record

comment.)

FIGLIOMENI JN:

“Also,

500

Miles

is

a

great

pre-­test

song.

That

man

is

the

epitome

of

hard

work.

I

FINALISTS Julia Nistel and Katelyn Work may seem confused as to how they achieved top scores highly

recommend

it

to

everyone.” on their PSAT scores, but hard work and natural talent were definitely part of it. While they enjoyed (Interview concludes. Again.) a sunny day on the Northview hill, Maggie Figliomeni soaked in their witty replies.

Scioly finishes strong despite winter chaos Peter Birsen

Staff Writer

The

Science

Olympiad

season

is

winding

down

and

coming

to

a

close.

The

season

started

in

mid

October

and

will

come

to

an

end

on

April

26,

according

to

Coach

Andy

Roth.

The

team

went

to

Regionals

recently

and

they

finished

in

fourth

place,

according

to

Coach

Roth.

“The

students

compete

in

pairs

on

predetermined

events,”

Coach

Roth

said.

“The

subjects

range

anywhere

from

anatomy

tests

to

astronomy

tests

to

chemistry

labs.”

Fifteen

teams

participated

in

23

various

events

at

Regionals,

“

according

to

Coach

Roth. said.

“That

made

it

hard

to

prepare

in

“I

think

this

season

went

really

well,

the typical smooth fashion, but we pulled I

learned

a

lot,

improved

greatly

and

we

through.”

I think this season went are

gearing

up

for

States,”

sophomore

This

season

was

the

first

time

Science

really well, I learned a lot, Starr

Jiang

said.

Olympiad

has

had

ever

had

cuts

made

improved greatly and we The students researched their during

competition.

events before the competition to be They were put in place to have the are gearing up for States. prepared, learn the rules of their event, best

possible

season

and

find

the

most

-Starr Jiang, and continue to reference throughout dedicated students, according to Coach sophomore their allotted time, according to Coach Roth.

Roth.

“I’m

very

excited

for

next

year’s

“I

feel

that

the

season

went

well,

season,”

Coach

Roth

said.

“We’ll

have

although it was a bit chaotic with all the new challenges and new students that cancellations

and

delays

due

to

the

harsh

weather,”

Coach

Roth

will

help

us

have

a

great

season.”

”

Why oh why did Early Childhood swallow a fly Isabelle Compton Staff Writer

Juniors

and

seniors

in

the

Early

Childhood

Program

went

to

Regionals

on

February

22

in

Archbold,

Ohio

where

they

competed

in

several

competitions.

How

well

they

did

at

Regionals

would determine if they advanced onto States or

not.

Some categories they could compete in were repetitive

text

or

job

interview,

and

others

had

to

create

lesson

plans

on

the

spot.

Hope

Bacho,

a transfer student from Southview, had to come up with eight different activities which she then

Photo Courtesy of Sydney Bihn

SENIOR Sydney Bihn presented the book There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly for her competition. With creativity along with talent of teaching, Bihn qualified for state competition.

created lesson plans for and had to put together a

presentation.

“It

was

a

little

nerve

racking,”

Bacho

said.

Senior

Ashlee

Barth

also

went

to

Regionals

and her competition included writing a lesson plan

in

20

minutes

and

presenting

it

to

the

judges

in

10

minutes.

Another

category,

language

and

literacy,

is

what

senior

Sydney

Bihn

competed

in.

She

was

required to base a lesson plan around a story and

provide

props.

She

based

it

around

There Old

Lady

Who

Swallowed

a

Fly. If

you

receive

a

gold

at

Regionals

it

meant

that

you

scored

90

or

above

and

a

score

of

80

was

required

to

go

to

States,

according

to

Bihn.

Five girls advanced on to States, which will

take

place

on

April

23

through

the

25

in

Columbus,

Ohio.

The

finalists

include:

Barth,

Bacho,

Bihn,

Michaela

Murr,

and

Ellyn

Haviland.

Speech, Debate on its way to Kansas City for Nats Claire Goecke Staff Writer

There are many talented Wildcats here at Northview, including many members of the Speech and Debate team, who qualified

for

the

state

competition.

The team traveled to Wooster High School on February 28

for

the

State

tournament.

Two

Lincoln-­Douglas

debaters

qualified

for

States,

junior

Geeta

Rao

and

sophomore

Owen

Cappellini.

Two

Policy

teams

also

qualified

for

the

State

tournament,

seniors

Zach

Rioux

with

his

partner

Ivan

Stoychev

and

senior

Jason

Kahn

with

his

partner

junior

Andrew

Bennett.

The

Lincoln-­Douglas

category

had

56

competitors,

while

Policy

Debate

had

32

competitors.

All

had

to

qualify

for

this

tournament through designated competitions earlier in the

season.

Most

of

the

debaters

advanced

to

States

through

the

State

Qualifying

tournament,

including

Cappallini,

Rioux

and

Stoychev.

Other

debaters

qualified

through

the

National

Qualifying

tournament,

including

Rao,

Bennett

and

Kahn.

“After

three

years

of

debating,

it

was

satisfying

to

finally

make

it

to

States,”

Rao

said.

“The

competition

was

very

tough

but

with

the

support

of

my

coaches

I

was

able

to

make

it

through

the

National

Qualifying

tournament

with

a

personal

best

record.”

Policy

had

five

preliminary

rounds

on

Friday

and

elimination

began

Saturday

morning.

Lincoln-­Douglas

debaters

had

four

preliminary rounds on Friday, and had two more the following morning.

“I

was

very

sad

that

we

were

eliminated

early

on

Saturday,

but

I

know

I

can

look

back

on

the

season

and

be

happy

with

myself,”

Rioux

said.

“I

look

forward

to

continuing

debate

in

college

because

I

enjoy

it

so

much.”

Bennett

and

Kahn

qualified

to

the

National

tournament

on

June

15-­20

in

Kansas

City,

Kansas.

Rao

is

a

first

alternate

for

the

National

Tournament

in

the

Lincoln-­Douglas

category.

“When

my

partner

and

I

found

out

we

qualified

to

Nationals,

we

were

ecstatic,”

Bennett

said.

“To

prepare

for

the

tournament,

we put in several hours of work each day the week before the tournament

and

tons

of

work

throughout

the

season.

It

felt

really

amazing

to

see

it

all

pay

off.”

4

I

OPINIONS

The Student Prints March 18, 2014

How real is reality T V?

by Rachel Bules

column as see ‘em

“Motivation, why dost thou elude me so?”

–something

I

would

definitely

say

if

I

were a Shakespearean-era writer. Oh wait, I can’t even force myself to sit down and read my assigned passages of Hamlet. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve always considered myself a pretty studious individual… until senior year. I know that everyone suffers senioritis to an extent; once you determine where you’re going to college and what your plans are for next year, you kind of leave high school behind. Well, that’s not a valid excuse for me, considering I am still totally clueless about my college, major, dorm, roommate… you

name

it,

and

I

probably

haven’t

figured

it out yet.

I wish I could chalk up this lack of incentive I’ve been experiencing to spring fever, but since we’re apparently stuck in the midst of an eternal winter, that’s not even a legitimate explanation. I wish I could say that I’ve been taking advantage of the seemingly infinite

amount

of

snow

days

we’ve

had,

but

the only things I accomplish on those days is watching

entire

seasons

of

The

Office.

I’ve been trying to diagnose my reasons for my lack of productivity and motivation, and I have a couple theories. First, sleep is just so much more fun than homework. Actually, almost everything is more fun than homework. Why do calculus when I could instead brush my dog’s hair, reorganize my closet by color and sleeve-length, or bingewatch

Family

Guy

on

Netflix

for

the

eleventh

time? Exactly. Sometimes, I even have a hard time plucking up the motivation to do things I LIKE to do. Take, for example, writing my column for the newspaper (I’m a big believer in writing under pressure, sorry Maggie and Huey.)

It’s not that I don’t know what I need to do, and I eventually get everything done, but sometimes I don’t get it done until like two in the morning. Anyways, I understand that I’m developing unhealthy habits, so in order to help myself, and hopefully anyone else struggling with the same problem, I’ve come up with a few tips to hopefully increase your motivation during these long spring months and the end of the school year.

--Do you have a hard time getting home and doing your homework? Yep, same. Recently, I’ve been going home and taking a nap or

watching

Netflix

or

whatever,

always

telling myself I’ll do my homework after dinner.

Yeah, I end up doing it after dinner… like, six hours after dinner. Anyways, my solution for this is to do my homework after school. Yes, I know this is something easier said than done.

But don’t worry: I have a plan. Instead of going home and watching the newest episode of The Simpsons I recorded the night before, I’ll save that as a reward for when I’ve done an hour of homework. In other words, I’ll be practicing

my

delayed

gratification

skills

in

order to complete my homework.

--Am I the only person who has a hard time remembering to do stuff unless it is staring me in the face? Probably not. If it’s not written in my agenda book, chances are, it ain’t happenin’. I’ve found an easy method to combat this forgetfulness: I take a picture of whatever I need to do and set it as my phone screensaver. That way, it’s staring me in the face whenever I pull out my phone to kill time on Twitter. For goals that need to be attained over a longer period, the same method can be used. Tape a picture of whatever it is to your mirror so you see it every day. Set weekly reminders on your phone. I know for me, the whole “out of sight, out of mind” is applicable to basically every aspect of my life, so visual reminders help me stay focused on what I have to do.

--Treat yourself. Go get ice cream after finishing

that

huge

project,

or

order

that

outfit

online

after

acing

your

hardest

exam.

For

me, planning a reward gives me something to look forward to at the end of an undesirable task.

Although it’s tempting to skate through school, it’s not a good habit to cultivate. Getting stuff done in a timely manner is such a great way to reduce stress, even if it does cut into

your

Netflix/nap

time.

Staying

motivated

during the school week only makes your free time more enjoyable.

It’s time for television to have a reality check. When I think of reality TV shows, I think of The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Dance Moms, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, etc. But what makes these shows reality shows? Reality is a true situation that exists, according to Merriam-Webster. More times than not, these shows are planned, staged, or scripted. So how is that reality? These shows suck us into these worlds that we think are “reality.” We fall in love with the people on the shows and want to see their lives or even live them, but they aren’t truly real.

On Saturday February 15, I went to the Energy Dance Competition in Boardman, Ohio with my dance studio. We competed and did well overall. The next day we had the opportunity to stay to redo the competition, only this time we had another studio to compete against, The Abby Lee Dance Company. Yes, I did compete against the girls from Dance Moms. Since it

is

such

a

chore

and

hassle

to

film

the

show,

the producers have to make up their own competitions

for

the

girls

to

compete

at

to

film.

Upon my arrival to the school in which the competition was held, I, along with every other person that entered the building, was to sign a photo release form and have their photo taken. Cameras were set up all around the school and there were security and police left and right. Abby, the girls, and the moms en-

tered the building off their bus as the other studios competing crowded around the door and cheered as instructed. When the competition actually began, the Dance Moms girls went last for each category and performed their dances twice;;

the

second

for

filming

purposes.

During

one

of

my

dances,

we

were

being

filmed

and

the

huge camera swinging across the stage was a huge distraction, at least for me. To our knowledge, the judging was not rigged, and they were actually beaten. Do not get me wrong, they are absolutely phenomenal dancers, but they are beatable. This experience opened my eyes in the sense that TV is not always what we think it is and what they want us to believe.

Another show gaining attention for its unrealistic scenes is The Bachelor. Just this past Monday, the Final Rose episode aired and was called controversial by many. A scene in particular that was very talked about was the once in which Juan Pablo whispered something to Clare “off camera” that she later became upset about.

The Bachelor/Bachelorette gives people fake expectations as to what a relationship should be and how they should come about. They go on planned dates in the most beautiful of places to make the viewers fall in love with the love trying to be forced on to the men and women. In a way, thinking about the falseness of the shows ruins watching it for me, but now I like to watch the show through different eyes and pick what I believe is reality.

-Emma Crandall

NOTIONS IN MOTION What items do you think our generation would put in a time capsule?

“I would put a copy of my yearbook so people can see how much the generations have changed.”

-Freshman Tori Diesing

“Music is a big part of our generation so I would make a mixtape of my favorite songs.”

-Sophomore Kenzie Isola

“My Game Boy Advance and Heely’s would show a good representation of our generation.”

-Junior Chris McElfresh

“It’d be hard giving up, but I would put my favorite Aeropostale hoodie and light-up sketchers in the time capsule.”

-Senior Chandler Miller

Support your class fundraisers...please???

Do you ever read the posters taped to the walls of Northview? Yeah, me neither. Okay, sometimes I do, if they’re big or neon or containing few words. Same thing goes for announcements.

I

listen

to

the

first

few

until

I

zone

out

or

I

can’t hear them over the sound of people talking.

THE STUDENT PRINTS

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It’s easy to let these little things go by unnoticed, when you can will add up in a big way, because but this can easily become a problem. unfortunately, it’s not easy to raise thousands of Fundraising. A word that strikes fear and dollars at a time. resentment into the heart of… well, me. UnfortuIt is shocking how much money it costs to nately, fun things cost money. A lot of things cost put on events like Prom, and it’s so much easier money. And some of these things cost A LOT of to spread out the money-making over four years money. And since no one has been kind enough of high school. It’s easy to forget you need to to share with me their secret to cultivating an raise the money, but it’ll be a pretty big wakeorchard of money trees, we have to go about dif- up call if you’re nearly broke at the beginning of ferent ways of raising senior year. But again, I funds. digress.

I’m going to use Basically, if you Whether it’s buying a Prom as an example, take anything away class t-shirt you may not just because that’s been from reading this, totally love or going to a hot-button issue for please remember how our senior class this important it is to supa restaurant you don’t year. We entered the port your class. Whether usually go to, remember year low on money and it’s buying a class t-shirt we knew we were going you may not totally love that every little bit helps. to have to raise a subor going to a restaurant stantial amount of cash that you don’t usually to keep prom at the go to, remember that price it’s been in the past. Of course, rumors have every little bit helps. You won’t want to feel limbeen swirling about Prom bid prices, but that is ited when it comes time to plan your Prom (and neither here nor there. However, I can assure if that feels like it’s a million years away, trust you that Prom bids are not $200 per person. me, it’s not.)

Anyways, not every attempt we make at So keep your ears open for ways to support raising money will rake in thousands of dollars. your class whenever possible. It may not seem Homecoming

was

kind

of

a

flop

this

year,

which

worth it at the time, but believe me, it will be. didn’t help the cause. Doing all of the little things -Rachel Bules

“

”

OPINIONS

The Student Prints March 19, 2014

Given the fact that alcohol impairment was responsible for

31%

of

traffic-­ related fatalities and underage drinking led to approximately 189,000 emergency room visits in the U.S. in 2010, this is a problem.

So why do teenagers drink? It is not—contrary to what some might believe— because they’re stupid: an article in Time magazine reported

on

findings

of recent twins studies that “suggests kids who develop language and intellectual skills earlier are more likely to drink and take other drugs than their less intelligent peers.”

Well, if they’re not stupid, what would prompt 25% of youth between the ages of 12 and 20 to make a choice often risky to their safety?

Social

benefits.

The

influence—clichéd

as

it

sounds—of

peer pressure on our decision making is highly underestimated, especially by teens themselves. No one wants to believe that they are controlled by others, but the reality is that we judge our worth by how we are received by those around us. Think of any situation you have ever been in where you felt out of place—the way you were sticking out became all you could think about. It was terrifying to be on the outside—your face turned red and you hid behind your cell phone screen. People—especially those in the throes of adolescent insecurity—like to feel like they belong.

Unfortunately, sometimes that belonging comes at the expense of deviant behavior. Upon entering adolescence, gaining and keeping popularity becomes much more complex and peer groups

become

a

much

more

powerful

socializing

influence.

This has several positive effects but it is also accompanied by increases in the levels of deviant behavior and use of alcohol and drugs. Popular adolescents behave in ways that follow the spoken and unspoken peer norms and it was found that “popularity was more strongly associated with increases both in alcohol and marijuana use and in minor delinquent acts when adolescents perceived that peer values more strongly supported these kinds of behavior,” according to a study at the University of Virginia.

None of this information, of course, is a good reason to drink illegally. But it does shed some light on where this problem

A 2011 survey by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention showed that in a 30 day period...

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comes from—when you’re a teenager, the scariest thing is being unsupported and if drinking is how to make friends, that’s what many will do.

What teens needs to realize is that those types of friends come at far too high a cost.

Almost all underage drinking occurs in the form of binge drinking—risky and excessive, that constitutes about four drinks for

girls

and

five

drinks

for

guys

in

a

two

hour

period.

Binge

drinking is associated with health problems including alcohol poisoning, STDs, cardiovascular issues, liver disease, sexual dysfunction and neurological damage. And don’t ever forget about drunk driving. People who’ve been binge drinking are 14 times more likely to report driving intoxicated, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The decisions you make on a Saturday night might not only bring you harm, they can hurt someone else. The absentee mom from Full House? She was killed in an accident by a drunk driver and she represents far too many real people. Don’t be the reason DJ, Stephanie and Michelle grow up without a mother.

Don’t be stupid. Behave like the responsible adult you want to be treated as and think—if not for yourself, than for the other people out there who don’t deserve to suffer from your moronic choices.

Adolescents aren’t the only ones that can help solve this problem—adults can as well, though it may require some adjustments.

“Just say no” doesn’t work. It has no backup, relying completely on the idea that underage drinking will not occur and falling apart as a policy when it does. It and programs like DARE are unsuccessful—if you don’t believe me, believe David Hanson, PhD, whose done much research on the subject to arrive at the conclusion that “DARE is ineffective in reducing the use of alcohol and drugs and is sometimes even counterproductive –worse than doing nothing.” The program has been written off as ineffective by the U.S. Surgeon General, the National Academy of Sciences and more. Hanson presents the repeatedly successful “social norms marketing technique” as an alternative. It attacks the fact that the majority of teens vastly exaggerate the number of peers that are drinking and how much, as this makes them more

likely

to

drink

to

fit

in

with

the

numbers

in

their

minds.

Merely pushing “no, no, no” is not going to make teens say “no, no, no,” it’s going to turn underage drinking into a war between kids and parents.

Instead, we need real communication. Get rid of “no, no, no” and replace it with “not on your own, not when I don’t know, not for now please.” Teenagers are much more receptive to messages when they feel they are literally, honest to goodness respected as an equal in discussion.

I’m not just spouting idealistic nonsense. Published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs was research by Brigham Young University that found that the teenagers who tend to binge drink the most were the ones whose parents were too indulgent or too strict. Teens whose parents were indulgent received lots of warmth but little discipline and were three times as likely to drink heavily. Teens whose parents were strict and

...everybody? had rigid discipline were in the same boat: they were more than twice as likely to binge drink.

“Kids in that environment tend not to internalize the values and understand why they shouldn’t drink,” professor of sociology at the university and author of the study Stephen Bahr said in an interview with National Public Radio. He stated that parents have little control over whether or not their children try alcohol, but

make

a

significant

impact

over

the

type

of

drinking.

The teens that were least likely to drink heavily were those whose parents struck a balance and had discipline but discussion and support.

Overall, the only way to solve the problem of underage alcohol abuse is through open communication and compromise.

Teenagers need to take responsibility for their actions and realize that the social connections made through drinking aren’t real. A friendship that depends on being out of your right mind is meaningless and the sooner you realize that, the sooner you can make friends who are worth it.

Adults need to resist saying “no, no, no” and instead open discussion that will in turn open the door for safe choices.

I am a teenager and I know that “everybody’s doing it” sometimes feels overwhelmingly true…but they’re not and you don’t have to either.

-Maggie Figliomeni

REFERENCES Allen, Joseph P., Maryfrances R. Porter, F. Christy McFarland, Penny Marsh, and Kathleen B. McElhaney. “The Two Faces of Adolescents’ Success With Peers: Adolescent Popularity, Social Adaptation, and Deviant Behavior.” Diss. University of Virginia, 2005. Child Development 76.3 (2005): 74760. U.S. National Library of Medicine. National Center for Biotechnology Information, 22 Aug. 2006. Web. 9 Mar. 2014. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC1551978/>.

Aubrey, Allison. “Parenting Style Plays Key Role In Teen Drinking.” NPR. NPR, 27 Dec. 2010. Web. 09 Mar. 2014.

“Fact Sheets- Alcohol.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Hanson, David J. “Drug Abuse Resistance Education: The Effectiveness of DARE.” Drug Abuse Resistance Education: The Effectiveness of DARE. N.p., 2002. Web. 09 Mar. 2014.

Szalavitz, Maia. “Smarter Kids Are Smart Enough to Avoid Alcohol and Drugs, Right? | TIME.com.” Time. Time, 13 Sept. 2013.

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Photo illustrations by Maggie Figliomeni

WildcatCode James Stammen

You KNOW everyone will be looking at you when you turn it in.

When it happens, it’s like the testing imps are laughing at my misery.

@freshman

Don’t you hate it when people feel the need to make noise during a test?

Maddie Hadeed

@sophomore

I hate it when they have those really subjective questions, where the answer seems to be both A and C, but it’s really D.

Seriously, pencils aren’t drumsticks.

@junior

When teachers make tests with nothing from the study guide on it...

.....

E R U the Memories that Matter S A E R T

Treasure, that is what you are. Bruno Mars has it right. We are

what

we

treasure,

what

we

hold

onto

and

remember,

it

defines

us.

So

what

if

we

were

asked

to

define

our

generation

through

a

time capsule, a “treasure” for the future? What would go in it and would we be happy with the icons of our time?

When

I

think

of

our

generation,

I

think

of

selfies,

maybe

a

little Twitter, and a whole lot of hashtags. We have changed newspapers to iPad apps, books to Kindles, and even the radio to a setting on iTunes. Our generation has come a long way technologically but it is hard to see how much of that success can hold sentimental meaning.

So if we were asked to place material symbols of our lives in a

box

to

be

buried

until

the

future

generations

want

to

find

out

about the ‘90s kids, I feel that we would be quite disappointed with the result. There would be a whole lot of people with obnoxiously close-up pictures of themselves and maybe a screenshot of a Twitter timeline. That does not scream “revolutionary” to me and

it

definitely

does

not

portray

any

inspiration

for

future

5

teenagers.

Getting away from technology, we have little that makes up who we are currently. There could be an occasional pair of PINK leggings or maybe a copy of the latest We need to treasure the Call of Duty video things that make us happy game but I have a hard time trying and document them, to

define

the

time

maybe in a time capsule, we are in right now. or maybe in other ways.

C o a c h Durham from the popular show One Tree Hill stated about his own time capsule: “The important thing is not to be bitter over life’s disappointments. Learn to let go of the past. And recognize that every

day

won’t

be

sunny,

and

when

you

find

yourself

lost

in

the

darkness and despair, remember it’s only in the black of night you

“

”

see the stars. And those stars will lead you back home. So don’t be afraid to make mistakes, to stumble and fall, because most of the time, the greatest rewards come from doing the things that scare you the most. Maybe you’ll get everything you wish for.

Maybe you’ll get more than you ever could have imagined. Who knows where life will take you. The road is long and in the end, the journey is the destination.”

From that, we can gather so much. Our lives, our journey as a generation should not be consumed by such immaterial things;;

we

need

to

define

ourselves

as

independent,

inspirational

individuals. We need to treasure the things that make us happy and document them, maybe in a time capsule, or maybe in other ways.

When our grandchildren ask us in 50 years what we remember about high school, we won’t want to remember the number of Twitter followers we had, we will want to remember our dreams and how they dictated our journey.

-Geeta Rao

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Happy Birthday . . . celebrating your big day on a holiday Valentine’s Day

“I really like having my birthday on Valentine’s Day because I get twice the candy and a lot more gifts. It is somewhat awkward though because that day is all about love, but it’s still pretty cool.” - freshman Josh Meadows

11:11, Make a Wish!

Halloween Christmas Day

“I think it’s very cool that I was born at 11:11, my sister calls me a wish child” - Emily Campos, junior

“I used to like having my birthday on Halloween when I was younger because I always used to get extra candy. But now it’s annoying because I can’t have a peaceful night with all the trick-or-treaters coming to my house.” - Lauren Cooperider, senior

“It kind of stinks because you get cheated from presents, and you can’t really have a party because everyone is out of town and forgets it’s your birthday.” - Aleah Ramires, freshman

Junior Hannah Clark is more than just a stylish costumer for NV’s theatre productions. Along with active involvement in costumes and makeup for NV’s theatrical events, Hannah makes her very own dresses out of household products. While most students purchase their dresses at the mall, Hannah finds the time to create art in her own way. Students get the opportunity to see these creative masterpieces at the dances, as they are the perfect way to showcase her unique talent.

Where do you get a lot of your inspiration to use certain materials and design a dress a certain way?

“I look a lot at what Alexander McQueen and Oscar de la Renta do, how they create shapes in their dresses. Looking at their styles and inspiration as well, I try to keep up with what the main trends are around the time that I’m creating one.”

How many dresses have you made?

“Well, I started when I made my dress for my eighth grade formal out of duct-tape, and I’ve been making them for all the dances ever since. I don’t really know how many because I alter clothes all the time.”

Photo Courtesy of Hannah Clark

Illustration by Henry Gray

Photo Courtesy of Hannah Clark Do you think this will stay just a hobby or do you want to make it into a career one day?

“I want to go into costuming for theatre, so maybe a little bit, but I’ll most likely be using regular fabrics and what they have.”

Where do you get a lot of your inspiration to use certain materials and design a dress a certain way?

“I look a lot at what Alexander McQueen and Oscar de la Renta do, how they create shapes in their dresses. Looking at their styles and inspiration as well, I try to keep up with what the main trends are around the time that I’m creating one.”

SIEDLECKI What inspired you to start making your dresses?

“I saw lots of dresses online and thought, ‘You know what, I can do better than that.’ I’ve always tried to be a little more original, and in my opinion, buying dresses is just lame.”

What kind of material do you use?

“For the dances, I try to shy away from typical fabrics. So I’ve used duct-tape, soda tabs, toilet paper, newspaper, and Skittles wrappers so far.”

Have you thought about selling your dresses?

“I’ve thought about it, but it would be very time consuming and a lot of extra work.

There wouldn’t be much of a benefit from it.”

- Melanie Siedlecki

After 14 snow days we need a way to make a few up.

New plan to make up five snow days all at once: Northview goes on Spring Break together!

Cancun, here we come!

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The luck of the Unlucky Irish 9

7

St. Patrick’s Day was just yesterday, and although it’s supposed to be a season of luck, oftentimes we find ourselves in situations that may entail a few profanities and a declaration of ”Why Me?!”. So, to celebrate the “luck” of the Irish, we asked a few of you about your unlucky moments.

- Kaelynn Knestrick, Lauren Lewis, and Kailee McAfee

a a 9 9 9

“My dad just bought a black Denali Truck and four hours after he

got

it,

I

drove

it

for

the

first

time and backed into a mailbox.

The mailbox was white so there was a lot of white paint on the truck and a huge dent in it.”

-senior Bailey Breitigam

a 9

a

9

“This one time I was walking up the stairs at Northview and I tripped and I didn’t think anyone saw it, but then I turned around and there were like three or four people laughing at me.”

-junior Morgan Vince

“One time I stuck my gum underneath the lunch table and karma got me because I put my leg over my other leg and I put my knee right into the gum and it got stuck on my knee.”

-‐senior

Autumn

Short

“I was making my mom dinner for Mother’s Day and I was making sweet potato fries. So I put them on parchment paper and turned the oven onto broiler, which I didn’t know you couldn’t leave it in there for a long time. So then I turned around to do something else and then

I

turned

back

around

and

there

were

flames.

And

so

I

slammed

it

shut

and

was

like

‘should

I

wait

to

see

if

something

happens?’

And

I

was

like

‘no,

there’s

fire,

I

shouldn’t

wait

to

see

if

something

happens.’ So I just threw everything into the sink and at the end I didn’t have any fries. So it was pretty unfortunate.”

-senior Erin Bruggeman

9

a

9

a

a 9a

“I was sitting at my lunch table the first

week

of

my

freshman

year,

and

I opened my pop and it it sprayed all over me, half the people at my table, all over the table and the floor.

And

it

was

just

really

embarrassing.”

-sophomore Hannah Sheehy

“One time, when I was at my house a couple years ago, my brother and I were watching Drake and Josh, and in one of the episodes one of the people jumps out a window and I thought that was funny. So I go to my brother and was acting out what he did, and I jumped up on a window, not meaning to break it, but I head-butted right through it.”

-‐freshman

Alec

Medlin

9 a 9 9a

Stick to School Snow days, sickness, and skipping (yeah we know you do it). These are some of the many reasons you may be feeling overwhelmed with homework. So, here are the top 10 best ways to catch up with school.

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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

Have you ever caught yourself shoveling food into your mouth without even a second thought as to what you might actually been eating? If you’re a typical high school student, the answer is probably yes. To give you a little better insight into what you’re ingesting, we’ve compiled a chart of popular restaurants you’re probably familiar with and dug a little deeper into what actually goes into the making of your favorite meals.

-Sydney Albert and Rachel Bules

In General

FACT: Chipotle’s pinto beans contain pork bacon and have sodium nitrate; a substance linked to cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

- Food Babe

Popular Choices

Healthy Choices

Did you know that two slices of Pan Original Crust Meats pizza which has Crust Cheese pizza is 760 calories? 700 calories, and Spicy Italian with The Pan crust on its own has 12 520 calories. more grams of carbs and 4.5 more grams of saturated fat per slice than the Original crust.

The Thin Crust Cheese Pizza is only 480 calories for two slices. Two slices of the Original Crust Spinach Alfredo Pizza is only 400 calories.

Burrito central. However, a Chicken Steak Fajita Burrito, without cheese Burrito, with black beans, rice, green and sour cream, is 858 calories. Bartomatillo salsa, and sour cream, has bacoa Soft Tacos have 788 calories.

1,092 calories. The tortilla

A Chicken Burrito Bowl, with lettuce, black beans, green tomatillo salsa, and sour cream, is only 489 calories. If you still want the flour tortilla, try the Crispy Steak Tacos, with corn salsa, red tomatilla salsa and romaine lettace; it has only 543 calories.

Subway is known as the “healthy Six Inch Tuna Sub with 530 calories, halo,” but in a recent study, people and a meatball marinera with 560 ate 350 more calories at Subway calories. than at McDonald’s. You can save 230 calories by getting a smaller sub and just doubling up on the meat, it also saves you money.

Six Inch Steak and Cheese with 400 calories. When doubling up on meat, try a six inch Double Roast Beef sub with only 360 calories.

What’s better than a Fiesta Lime Chicken meal with sauce, cheese, tortilla strips, salsa and rice? Something with less than 1,285 calories sounds a bit better.

Grilled Steak Chicken Salad with 1,295 calories, and The Southwest Philly Roll Up with salsa, coming in at 1,605 calories.

The Grilled Cajun Lime Tilapia with black beans and corn salsa comes in at only 320 calories. The Teriyaki Steak and Shrimp Skewers come in at 340 calories.

The stereotype for salads is that they Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwhich has are healthy, but a Chick-Fil-A Chick- 420 calories, while the Chicken CaeN-Strips Salad with ranch dressing sar Cool Wrap has 480 calories. comes in at 800 calories!

Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwhich is only 270 calories, and the Chick-fil-A Nuggets (8-pack) has only 305 calories.

Turkey lovers, listen up! The Sierra Turkey Sandwhich has 840 calories.

Try smoked turkey instead; it’s half the calories.

Broccoli Chedder Soup (8 oz) comes in with 790 calories, while the Fuji Apple Chicken Salad has 580 calories.

The Strawberry Poppyseed and Chicken Salad has only 310 calories. The Low-fat Vegetarian Garden Vegetable Soup (8 oz) has only 220 calories.

Adding whipped cream to your drink adds 70 calories. Starbucks also switched from using whole milk to 2%.

Grande Dulce de Leche Frappuccino Blended Creme with whipped cream is 420 calories. Not a coffee person? Well don’t try the Venti White Hot Chocolate with whipped cream, it comes in at 640 calories.

Grande Dulce de Leche Frappuccino Light which is only 170 calories. A Grande Nonfat Caffe Latte is 150 calories with a shot of caramel syrup.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Enough said. However, it’s pretty easy to consume a meal with over a thousand calories if you aren’t careful.

Here are some alternatives you could try to make an unhealthy choice a LITTLE healthier.

Little Cheeseburger with lettace, tomato, mayo, and ketchup has 735 calories. For the Hot Dog fans, a single dog with ketchup, mustard, onions, and relish comes in at 585 calories.

Try the Little Hamburger with onions, lettace, tomato, ketchup, and pickles for 583 calories. The BLT with four slices of bacon, lettace, tomato, and mustard only has 434 calories.

FACT: The ingredient that is used in the making of yoga mats has been found in Subway bread.

This chemical foaming agent called azodicarbonamide can cause respiratory problems and other harmful health effects. It is also found in the crossiants at Starbucks.

-Enviromental Working Group

FACT: Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is found in the nuggets at Chickfil-A. MSG is an excitotoxin that can excite brain cells to death.

MSG can cause reactions in some people including skin rashes, itching, hives, nausea, vomiting, migraine headaches, asthma, heart irregularities, depression and even seizures.

- 100 Days of Real Food

FACT: At Panera, you can find nitrates in the sandwiches. Nitrates are dangerous for your health and are toxic to the brain. They are linked to Alzheimer’s and many forms of cancer.

- Food Babe

FACT: In Five Guys Fries you can fine Dimethylsiloxane, which is esentially silly putty, which can contain formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is also a chemical used to preserve dead bodies. It is linked to allergies, brain damage, cancer, and auto-immune disorders. - Food Babe

A&E

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A helpful guide for navigating this season’s list of movies everyone will be talking about.

Although

the

Oscars

season

is

officially

over,

there

are

still

plenty

of

movies

you

can

look

forward

to

this spring. Some may be familiar because they are based on popular books (Divergent, anyone??) and some may be much-anticipated sequels to movies you’re already familiar with. In any case, these are the movies you should keep your eye on this spring, and will probably be worth the expensive movie ticket.

- Rachel, Lauren, Kaelynn

Divergent (3/21) You may recognize star Shailene Woodley

from

the

rather

terrible

ABC

Family original series Secret Life of the American Teenager, in which she played a pregnant teen. Let me assure you, she plays a very different role as Tris

Prior

in

the

first

installment

of

the Divergent trilogy.

Not to mention her handsome co-star, Theo James, who plays her mentor, this action-packed movie will thrill audiences, especially those who have already read the book series. We would

definitely

recommend

reading

this novel before seeing this movie, but either way, we predict it will be enjoyable.

The Amazing Spiderman 2 (5/2)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (4/4) Fans

of

America’s

most

patriotic

superhero will appreciate the newest addition to the widening Marvel movie series. Steve Rogers takes on a new enemy after joining forces with

the

Black

Widow.

The

events

of the movie take place after the events

of

the

first

Avengers movie, and it has already been revealed that Joss Whedon, the director of The Avengers 1 and 2 has directed a clip at the end of the credits reel that will tie the movie further into the making of the second Avengers movie, which comes out in 2015.

The Fault in Our Stars (6/6) If you end up missing out on Divergent, don’t worry, you’ll have another chance to see Shailene Woodley in action as Hazel Grace Lancaster in this movie. This witty movie will make you laugh and cry as the characters experience their own

infinities.

Based

on

the

best-­selling

must-read novel by John Green, The Fault in Our Stars will be a movie that is anything but “okay.”

22 Jump Street (6/13) If you couldn’t get enough of the beautiful

Channing

Tatum

or

the

funny Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street don’t fret you can see them again in 22 Jump Street.

As

Jenko

and

Schmidt move on from high school and into college they will take you on another adventure. If you enjoyed the last movie you will surely love this next one.

Fans of the newest Spiderman movie franchise are eagerly awaiting the next part of Spiderman’s adventure,

where

Andrew

Garfield

is introduced to the super villain Electro, played by Jamie Foxx.

Spiderman has to balance his life between being a superhero and spending time with love interest Gwen, played by Emma Stone.

This movie is sure to thrill, especially for those who love a good Marvel superhero movie.

Transformers 4: Age of Extinction (6/27) Now featuring the talents of Mark Wahlberg, the fourth movie embraces even more Transformers.

Our

world

is

not

refined

to

Autobots

and Decepticons anymore. If you have enjoyed the previous movies and enjoy Optimus Prime defeating all odds, we suggest you see this new movie.

Band, Orchestra prepare for their spring concerts Annie Nowak

Opinions Editor

What

do

Wind

Ensemble,

Symphonic

Band,

Concert

Band,

and

orchestra

all

have

in

common?

That’s right, they all have upcoming concerts.

On March 20 all three bands will take the stage and play multiple pieces, including Snowcaps, Sparkling Flutes, and the Summit, Into the Storm, United Nations March, and Abracadabra for the symphonic band and wind ensemble. These bands are directed by Nathan Heath and Emily Hage, who both worked very hard to give the Northview band the reputation it has today.

“We are all working really hard but Snowcaps is honestly the toughest to learn, even though it is most people’s favorites, and I hope the audience loves it just as much as we do,” senior Hima Katrapati, a bassoon player in the Wind Ensemble, said.

But

the

bands

are

not

the

only

people

working

hard

this

concert

season.

Directed

by

Pamela

Theil, both Orchestras have an upcoming pop concert where they will play multiple pieces including Let It Go from the popular Disney movie Frozen, Treasure

by

Bruno

Mars,

and

many

other

well

known

songs

played

by

both

the

Symphony

Orchestra

and

the

Chamber

Orchestra

on

April

29.

Orchestra currently has four members in the all state Orchestra, which took place in February down

in

Columbus.

They

include

junior

violinists

Mary

Solomon,

Geeta

Rao,

Esther

Kim,

and

junior

cellist

Noah

Froelich,

and

lastly

sophomore

cellist

Starr

Jiang

who

is

not

only

in

All

State

orchestra

but

had

the

honor

of

playing

in

Carnegie

Hall.

“It was really great being there this year because we had an amazing conductor and played really fun music. The whole experience and the people were really awesome,” junior Mary Solomon said.

feature musician: Starr Jiang Starr Jiang really is a star. Recently, he visited Carnegie Hall to perform with other high school students from around the world. They all stayed in the same hotel and practiced in the ballroom for six hours a day.

After school, Starr plays JV Basketball and performs with The Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestra. Starr also made Regional and State orchestra.

-Luke Beattie

When did you start playing an instrument and what instrument was it?

I started playing piano at age 5.

How did you get into Carnegie Hall?

I applied through audition last June. I sent in my audition and I was accepted.

What type of music do you listen to?

I listen to everything but my favorites are hip hop, soul/r&b, country, and alternative.

Who was in the orchestra?

The orchestra was composed of musicians from all over world.

Out of all the instruments you play, which is your favorite?

My favorite instrument to play is the cello. I love to play Bach Suite No. 1.

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Swim and dive teams qualify for District meet Mackenzie Elrod Staff Writer

Hard work paid off and both the Swim and Dive teams ended their seasons with individual and group honors.

Freshman diver Kaitlyn Dieringer won NLLs in Diving.

The swimmers and divers traveled to Cleveland for the District Meet. Dieringer qualified

eighth

out

of

32

divers

and

junior

Katelyn

McKown

qualified

19th . Junior Cameron O’Brien

qualified

16th

out

of

27

divers.

Senior

Meredith

Reynolds

qualified

28th

in

the

200

freestyle.

Junior

Mickaela

Muir

qualified

as

20th in both

the

100

freestyle

and

the

100

back.

Junior

Zac

frame

qualified

20th

in

the

50

free

and

26th in

the

100

free.

Senior

Evan

Sample

qualified

24th

in

the

200

IM. The

girls

200

free

relay

qualified

as

18th. The girls relay included Muir, Reynolds, freshmen Amanda Taylor, and Ashlee Houttekier, and alternate

junior

Lauren

Debelly.

Frame, Sample, TJ, sophomore Jack Sanderson,

and

junior

Matt

Coulter

placed

17th in

the

Boys

200

Free

Relay.

In

the

Boys

200

Medley

Relay,

Sanderson,

junior

Grant

Swartz,

Frame,

Sample,

and

alternate

Coulter

qualified

20th.

“I’m

very

proud

of

my

team

for

how

well

we

swam, individually and together at Districts. Our success this season is really going to motivate us to do even better next year,” Frame said.

HOWALD JUNIOR LAUREN DEBELLY FREESTYLES her way to the finish in the meet against Maumee. Recently, the swim and dive teams traveled to Cleveland for their District meet and ended with both individual and group honors. “I’m very proud of my team for how well we swam, individually and together at Districts. Our success this season is really going to motivate us to do even better next year,” junior Zac Frame said.

Boys’, Girls’ Basketball finish up seasons strong Kendall McCoy Staff Writer

The long basketball season is over for both the LadyKats and Wildcats.

To start off is the LadyKats, who played Notre

Dame

Academy

in

their

final

game.

This

was

February

27

at

Central

Catholic.

The LadyKats started off the game down by 10

points

and

could

not

put

anything

in

the

net.

Junior

Kendall

Jessing

broke

the

ice

with

a

two-­ point

drive,

to

hopefully

give

a

little

kick-­start.

However,

they

were

down

by

16

at

the

half.

In

the

second

half,

the

LadyKats

fought

to

get a lead, bringing it as close as eight points but could

not

catch

a

break

and

lost

35-­60.

“NDA is a great team and people can say all they want, but they work well together and they play hard. Our game had to be close to perfect if

we

wanted

to

beat

them,”

junior

Maddie

Fries

said.

This

marked

the

end

of

the

journey

for

the

LadyKats who were sectional champions.

“I

would

have

loved

to

go

farther

in

the

tournament, what team wouldn’t? We can either sulk and pout about how we lost or we

can learn from it and work that much harder next

year,”

junior

Mackenzie

Riggs

said.

The

2013-­14

season

saw

the

LadyKats

have

an

18-­7

record,

take

second

place

in

the

NLL,

finish

second

in

the

Pickerington

Christmas

Tournament, and perhaps the biggest boast, beating

cross-­town

rival

Southview

three

times.

Considering

their

losses

this

year,

they

lost

five

of

those

games

to

Top

10

state

ranked

teams.

“Aside from our losses, we did great things this year. We faced adversity and were predicted

to

be

at

the

bottom

of

the

NLL.

I

hope

we surprised people and showed them what we are capable of,” Jessing said.

It

can’t

be

forgotten

that

this

season

also

featured a new coach, new system of playing, and a new look.

“The change this year has been great and I

give

full

credit

to

Coach

Cymbolin

because

I

know she believes in us,” sophomore Kathleen Duwve said.

Head Coach Brittaney Cymbolin introduced a new outlook for the LadyKat program and this sometimes

can

be

tough

for

teams

to

adjust

to.

“It’s

very

tough

going

into

a

new

season

with

a new coach. The style of play was completely different than what they were used to but

over

time,

I

think

they

adjusted

well,”

Coach

Cymbolin said.

However, things are looking promising for next

year,

as

all

five

starters

will

be

returning

as

seniors. Not to mention, many sophomores and freshman gained varsity experience.

“It’s

crazy

to

think

that

we

are

already

seniors

but

I

am

looking

forward

to

next

season.

I

think

we

all

want

to

work

hard

to

be

that

much better next year so we can do great things together,”

junior

Maddie

Cole

said.

The Wildcats, on the opposite end, lost to Start

High

School

in

their

final

game.

This

was

February

25

at

Central

Catholic.

Start came out strong against the Wildcats and

they

could

not

fuel

the

fire

they

needed

and

were

down

by

16

at

halftime.

Starting

in

the

third

quarter,

the

boys

began

to

full-­court

press

and cut the lead to ten but Start kept coming back

strong.

The

Wildcats

lost

54-­70.

This was the end of the road for the boys team

and

its

five

seniors.

They

had

a

tough

season with a lot of adversity but memorable accomplishments.

Their

record

overall

was

7-­16

and one of those wins was against their rival Southview.

“Any season when you beat your rival at

home

is

the

best.

Every

other

win

is

like

icing

on the cake,” senior Adam Downing said.

The boys are hopeful for next season with a returning

cast

of

juniors

and

sophomores.

“This year didn’t go as expected and we weren’t

satisfied

with

a

lot

of

the

losses

we

had.

At

times

we

didn’t

have

as

much

confidence

as

we needed. However, we are really motivated and as a young team we have a lot to look forward

to,”

sophomore

Mohammed

Afifi

said.

Next year, they are hoping to work hard and prove themselves as a team. The returning sophomores have varsity experience as well as some of the freshman so with this they want to do

great

things,

according

to

Afifi.

“Next year will be better especially from a defensive stand point where we are looking to amp our intensity on the court,” sophomore Aerin West said.

The

seniors

have

confidence

in

their

team that next season will be much more competitive.

“I

believe

this

team

will

compete

and

win

NLL titles in the next few years. This season was

a

development

year

for

them.

I

hope

us

as seniors set the younger players on the right track for the future,” senior John Wendt said.

Weather conditions Baseball holds tryouts, postpone dance states excited for season was bothersome, but the team was able to push through

and

focus

on

their

goals.

I

am

so

proud

Staff Writer of how the team has come together, encouraging each other to push themselves and prepare to face

our

rivals,”

Coach

Erin

Stedcke

said.

Due to snow and weather, the Dance Team In

addition

to

the

State

Competition,

the

State

Competition

was

postponed

from

March

2

NVDT is practicing for their second annual to

March

16.

Originally

they

were

to

be

held

in

showcase

that

will

be

held

on

March

21

at

7p.m.

Columbus at St. Johns Arena, but were moved in

the

Performing

Arts

Center.

The

showcase

to

Bowling

Green

State

University.

will consist of all the dances performed by “At

first

we

the dance team this didn’t know when year, as well as other they were going to be dance acts, and musical postponed until so The showcase is a way performances. Tickets it was stressful not are $5; you can get them that we can both knowing how much from any dance team longer the season fundraise and show all member or you can buy would be. Luckily, the hard work we have them at the door. the location is closer “The showcase is so hopefully we will put in this season a way that we can both have a better turn -Grace Colville, junior fundraise and show all out in the stands,” the hard work we have senior captain put in this season,” Maddie Rutter said. junior

Grace

Colville

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order

to

make

adjustments

to

choreography

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Andrew Headman Staff Writer

With bats and gloves in hand the Baseball team are looking for glory.

The

Baseball

team

is

looking

to

improve

from

their

record

last

year

of

9-­18.

This

year

the

varsity

team

has

three

seniors

on

their

team

and

a

total

of

15

players

on

the

varsity

team.

“My goals for this year is to compete in every single game, and to compete for the Northern Lakes

League

title,”

Coach

Greg

Sparka

said.

This year’s tryouts were a two day process. The boys had to go through multiple tests, including throwing, hitting, speed, and strength.

Along with these physical tests, they had to complete a written test. The test was designed to see how knowledgeable they are about the game of baseball.

“It

is

pretty

early

to

judge

how

we

will

do

this

year

since

the

season

has

just

started.

I

think

we

will

actually

do

pretty

well

this

year

and

I

think

we

will

definitely

shock

some

people

with

what

we will be able to accomplish this year. We are young but we have some guys who can hit and our pitching staff is looking great so far,” senior Trenton Bick said.

During

practices,

the

team

fields

ground

balls

and

works

on

their

hitting.

Their

practice

also

include practicing pitching. The pitchers throw live to the batters in the cages. At the end of every practice,

they

jog

at

the

15

minutes,

according

to

sophomore

Corbin

Paxton.

“I

think

we

will

compete

in

every

game.

We

do

not

care

who

our

opponent

is

that

day,

we

will

take

it

to

them.

I

think

our

team

is

the

closet

and

most

complete

team

we

have

had

in

a

few

years.

At

the

end

of

the

day

you

are

judged

on

your

wins

and

we

should

have

plenty

of

them

by

the

end

of the year,” Junior Ryan Moebius The

Wildcats

first

game

is

April

11

at

Perrysburg

High

School.

SPORTS

The Student Prints March 19, 2014

11

Didn’t think these were sports? Think again.

Golf Cheer Dance What

defines

a

sport?

According

to

the

dictionary,

a

sport

is

“an

activity

involving

physical

exertion

and

skill

in

which

an

individual

or

team

competes

against

another

or

others

for

entertainment.”

We

all

know

all

the

common

sports

like

football,

soccer,

basketball,

etc,

but

what

about

the

less

commonly

named

sports,

a

sport

such

as

golf.

Most

people

look

at

golf

and

say

“oh,

you

just

ride

around

in

a

cart

and

whack

a

ball

around

until

you

finally

make

it

in

the

hole.”

However,

the

actual

sport

doesn’t

include

all

of

the

old

lawyers

and

businessmen

who

come

out

to

the

golf

course

on

the

weekends

just

to

smoke

a

cigar

and

goof

around

with

their

buddies

on

a

Saturday

morning.

Look

at

the

golfers

who

carry

a

25-­35

pound

bag

on

their

very

own

backs

and

walk

five

to

six

miles

a

round.

Think

about

the

golfers

who

spend

hours

and

hours

of

their

days

at

the

driving

range

mastering

the

perfect

swing

and

those

that

spend

just

as

much

time

on

the

putting

green

developing

an

eye

for

speed

and

distance.

No,

they

don’t

run

sprints

or

box

out

opponents,

but

golfers

spend

just

as

much

time

practicing

and

playing

rounds

of

golf

as

any

other

said

athlete,

if

not

more

time.

The

mental

aspect

of

golf

is

super

intense

and

most

likely

requires

more

concentration

than

any

other

sport.

One

wrong

shot

can

completely

screw

up

the

way

the

golfer

plays

until

they

get

back

on

track

and

fix

their

swing

mentally

and

physically.

In

high

school,

golf

is

a

varsity

sport.

They

have

tryouts

and

cuts

and

only

keep

the

top

eight

or

so

players.

Golf

is

also

a

professional

sport,

according

to

the

Professional

Golf

Association.

If

the

golfer

walks

the

course

and

carries

their

own

bag,

I

believe

golf

can

be

classified

as

a

sport,

but

if

the

golfer

uses

a

cart

and

just

jokes

around

with

buddies,

not

being

completely

serious

about

their

golf

game,

I

believe

golf

is

more

of

a

hobby.

It

all

lies

in

the

effort

given

by

the

golfer.

-­Mackenzie

Elrod

A

lot

of

activities

fall

under

the

category

of

a

sport,

from

golf

to

basketball,

wrestling

to

gymnastics.

But

have

you

ever

asked

yourself

whether

dance

is

a

sport?

Because

it

is.

Do

you

know

what

word

fits

the

definition

of,

“an

athletic

activity

requiring

skill

or

physical

prowess

and

often

of

a

competitive

nature,”

from

dictionary.com?

If

you

guessed

sport,

then

pat

yourself

on

the

back,

because

you

are

correct.

Some

key

words

from

the

definition

of

sport

are,

“athletic

activity,”

“skill,”

and

“competitive”

and

these

words

sum

up

dance

to

a

tee.

So

technically,

by

dictionary

definition,

dance

is

a

sport.

But

if

you

still

refuse

to

believe

that,

then

read

on

and

you’ll

see

exactly

why

it

is.

First

of

all,

dance

is

competitive.

Granted,

not

everyone

competes

in

dance,

but

for

the

vast

amount

of

people

that

do,

it

is

a

sport.

Dance

can

be

extremely

competitive;;

there

are

set

rules

and

regulations

troupes

must

meet

in

order

to

compete

or

score

well.

There

are

time

limits,

like

there

are

during

hockey

and

football

games.

There

are

judges,

which

are

very

much

like

referees

in

other

sports.

They

make

sure

that

your

toe

is

pointed

when

it’s

supposed

to

be

(which

is

pretty

much

all

the

time),

they

make

sure

your

legs

are

turned

out,

they

make

sure

that

your

knees

aren’t

bent,

and

they

make

sure

that

you

perform.

And

if

you

don’t,

well,

there

goes

your

score.

Secondly,

although

dance

is

not

in

the

Olympics

(not

yet

at

least),

it

is

still

a

sport.

Whether

or

not

you

have

noticed,

neither

softball

nor

baseball

is

in

the

Olympics.

But

does

that

prohibit

these

from

being

sports?

It

most

certainly

does

not.

Needless

to

say,

the

idea

that

a

sport

is

only

a

sport

if

it

is

in

the

Olympics

is

extremely

false.

I

mean,

archery

is

in

the

Olympics,

and

while

I

think

that’s

great,

archery

is

less

of

a

physical

activity

than

dance

or

cheer

is.

Another

reason

why

dance

is

a

sport:

it

is

extremely

team-­oriented.

Yes,

most

sports

are

team-­oriented,

do

your

moves

have

to

be

completely

synchronized

with

your

other

teammates

so

that

they’re

not

even

a

millisecond

off?

Do

all

of

your

teammates

have

to

perform

so

that

every

judge

or

person

who

is

watching

receives

the

same

message

from

each

individual?

I

guarantee

that

they

don’t.

That’s

how

dance

teams

are

different

from

other

sports

teams.

They

may

not

have

to

pass

a

ball

to

each

other

to

make

it

in

a

net,

but

they

definitely

have

to

work

in

a

unit

like

any

other

sports

team

does.

Unfortunately,

there

are

some

sexist

people

out

there

who

say

that

dance

is

not

a

sport

because

only

girls

participate

in

it.

That’s

probably

one

of

the

most

ignorant

things

I

have

ever

heard.

There

are

PLENTY

of

men

who

dance.

While

this

sport

has

a

majority

of

females

that

participate

in

them,

that

should

have

nothing

to

do

with

whether

it’s

a

sport

or

not.

After

all,

football

has

a

majority

of

males

that

participate;;

does

that

prevent

it

from

being

a

sport?

Not

only

are

there

people

out

there

that

say

that

dance

is

not

a

sport

because

only

girls

participate

in

it,

there

are

also

people

out

there

that

think

that

they

are

not

sports

because

they

are

not

physically

demanding.

Well,

if

you’re

one

of

those

people,

you’re

invited

to

spend

an

hour

in

a

competitive

dance

class

and

learn

exactly

how

physically

grueling

it

can

be.

In

fact,

pro

football

players-­Pittsburg

Steelers’

Steve

McLedon,

Lynn

Swann,

and

Herschel

Walker-­

to

name

a

few-­partook

in

ballet

to

help

them

on

the

field.

McLedon

even

said

that,

“It’s

harder

than

anything

else

I

do,”

according

to

CBS

sports.

Not

only

that,

but

to

say

that

cheerleading

and

dance

is

completely

safe

and

isn’t

tiring

at

all

is

a

lie.

“Cheerleading

has

accounted

for

approximately

66%

of

all

catastrophic

injuries

in

high

school

female

athletes

over

the

past

25

years,”

according

to

the

Official

Journal

of

the

American

Academy

of

Pediatrics.

Along

with

that,

but

according

to

the

University

of

Wolverhampton,

“Statistics

show

that

80%

of

dancers

incur

at

least

one

injury

a

year

that

affects

their

ability

to

perform

–

compared

to

a

20%

injury

rate

for

rugby

or

football

players.”

So

if

you

think

that

dance

is

not

a

sport

because

it

is

not

in

the

Olympics,

girl-­oriented,

not

competitive,

not

team-­oriented,

or

easy,

think

again.

-­Lauren

Lewis

Tell

any

cheerleader

that

cheerleading

is

not

a

sport.

Their

response?

Probably

a

long

definition

of

a

sport,

with

bullet

point

reasons

why

it

applies

to

cheer.

Why?

Because

you

are

being

disrespectful

to

an

activity

that

is

important

to

them.

Let’s

be

honest,

when

you

tell

a

cheerleader

cheerleading

isn’t

a

sport

you’re

just

trying

to

get

under

their

skin.

Ignorant

people

say

that

cheerleaders

have

no

athletic

ability

therefore

making

cheerleading

not

a

sport.

An

athlete

is

a

person

who

is

trained

in

sports

or

exercises

that

require

physical

skill

and

strength.

Cheerleading

requires

skill

and

strength.

Not

everyone

has

the

strength

to

lift

someone

over

their

head

before

training

and

not

everyone

has

the

skill

to

do

a

perfect

toe

touch

on

their

first

try.

These

athletes

train

and

practice

just

like

any

other

athlete.

Yet,

there

are

two

sides

to

cheerleading.

There

is

sideline

cheerleading,

which

is

not

a

sport,

and

there

is

competition

cheerleading,

which

is

a

sport.

Sideline

cheerleading

requirements

vary

from

team

to

team.

But

the

goal

of

sideline

cheerleading

is

to

pump

up

the

crowd

and

the

sports

team.

These

girls

are

athletes

without

a

sport.

Sideline

cheerleaders

still

stunt,

tumble,

jump

and

dance

but

the

competition

side

of

a

sport

is

not

there.

Competition

cheerleading

is

different.

The

goal

of

competition

cheerleading

is

to

win.

Stunting,

tumbling,

jumping

and

dancing

are

the

physical

activities.

You

compete

against

different

teams

in

your

division,

just

like

sports.

There

are

rules

about

time

and

rules

about

what

you

can

and

can’t

do,

just

like

other

sports.

Also,

there

is

always

a

winner

in

cheerleading

competitions.

Just

like

other

sports.

You

don’t

agree

yet?

Being

judged

by

a

person

and

getting

scored

isn’t

a

sport?

Gymnastics

is

an

Olympic

sport

that

is

judged

and

scored

off

of

a

judge

based

on

their

talent.

Ice

skating

in

the

Olympics

is

the

same

way.

The

next

time

you

want

to

make

a

rude

comment

about

cheerleading,

just

stop.

Cheerleaders

will

never

let

you

win.

-­Kailee

McAfee

Boys, girls lacrosse begin preparing for seasons Andrew Headman Staff Writer

The

Wildcat

Lacrosse

teams

looks

forward

to

the

season’s

beginning.

The

Northview

Boys`

Lacrosse

team

has

experienced

a

big

increase

in

numbers

in

the

last

three

years.

“Three

years

ago

when

I

started

coaching,

we

had

22

kids

on

the

team.

This

year

we

are

looking

at

around

45

kids

on

the

team,

which

means

the

sport

is

getting

more

and

more

popular,”

coach

Charles

Bott

said.

The

team’s

biggest

group

is

the

freshman

class

with

12

players.

The

team

will

have

roughly

eight

seniors

this

year;;

with

the

hockey

state

finals

the

numbers

may

change

a

little,

according

to

Bott.

“The

position

for

the

best

team

in

the

league

is

always

up

for

grabs,

but

with

this

year’s

squad

I

feel

like

we

have

a

good

chance

to

be

that

team.

With

hard

work

and

determination,

anything

is

possible,”

senior

Bobby

Kennedy

said.

Right

now,

the

Wildcats

are

conditioning

everyday

inside

for

about

a

half

an

hour.

They

meet

at

McCord

Junior

High

on

Monday,

Wednesday,

and

Friday,

and

Tam-­o

on

Tuesday

and

Thursday.

The

players

are

expected

to

be

in

shape,

according

to

Coach

Bott.

“It

is

pretty

hard

to

tell

how

we

will

do

this

year

since

we

have

only

been

able

to

practice

inside,

but

everyone`s

stick

skills

are

improving

and

we

are

looking

better

from

last

year

at

this

time,”

sophomore

Chase

Baker

said.

The

main

goal

for

the

season

is

to

have

high

effort

and

quality

practices

so

that

they

can

accomplish

our

goal

and

win

as

many

games

as

possible,

according

to

Coach

Bott.

“The

players

know

that

they

have

to

expect

success,

continue

to

work

hard,

and

be

dedicated,’’

Coach

Bott

said.

The

Girl’s

Lacrosse

team

is

now

just

NV

girls,

unlike

last

year

where

it

was

a

combination

of

NV

and

Southview

girls.

“I

am

looking

forward

to

meeting

all

the

girls

and

creating

new

friendships,

also

just

having

fun

but

still

working

hard,”

sophomore

Skylar

Crandell

said.

This

year

the

LadyKats

have

29

girls,

which

will

allow

them

to

have

a

junior

varsity

and

Varsity

team,

according

to

coach

Marci

Pavain.

“We

have

a

lot

of

girls

and

we

are

really

excited.

This

is

our

first

year

being

a

separate

from

SV,

so

we

are

ready

to

prove

ourselves,”

sophomore

Maddie

McGranahan

said.

At

practice,

the

LadyKats

work

on

their

cradling,

passing,

fitness,

and

using

their

left

and

right

hands

while

they

do

drills,

according

to

Crandell.

“We

are

looking

to

draw

new

players

that

are

willing

to

work

hard.

We

really

work

on

skills

and

techniques,

and

build

a

committed,

serious,

and

a

competitive

team,

and

with

all

that

have

a

great

time,”

Coach

Marci

Pavain

said.

The

boys’

first

home

game

is

on

April

11

against

Bishop

Fenwick

at

Timberstone,

and

the

LadyKats’

first

home

game

is

on

April

9 against

Bedford

at

Pacesetter.

Wrestling competes in NLLs, moves on to Districts Allie Hartnett Staff Writer

The

Wrestling

team

pinned

the

season

to

the

mat

as

it

came

to

an

end.

The

team

traveled

to

the

Northern

Lakes

League

tournament

on

February

1

at

Springfield

High

School.

At

this

meet,

the

team

placed

fifth.

Placing

individually

in

third

place

were

freshmen

Trevor

Hartbarger,

Jessup

Pawelczyk,

and

sophomore

Nick

Adams.

Freshman

Andrew

Summers

and

junior

Mahdi

Jaloudi

finished

in

fourth

place

and

Kevin

Shepard

took

fifth place.

“I

believe

we

did

well.

It

was

a

very

tough

tournament

and

there

were

many

good

wrestlers.

We

could

have

all

done

better

but

for

most

of

the

team

we

have

three

more

years,

so

in

a

couple

years

we

should

be

doing

much

better,”

Summers

said.

After

their

success

at

NLLs,

ten

of

the

wrestlers

moved

on

to

the

Sectional

tournament

which

took

place

on

February

15

at

Clay

High

School.

At

the

tournament,

Hartbarger,

Pawelczyk,

and

Adams

placed

third,

Jaloudi

and

Summers

placed

fourth,

and

Shepard

placed

sixth.

Moving

on

to

Districts

which

were

held

on

February

21

and

22

at

Cleveland

State

University,

with

only

six

wrestlers,

the

boys

came

up

short

and

put

an

end

to

the

season

without

placing.

“The

boys

did

a

great

job

at

Districts.

They

wrestled

their

hearts

out.

I

was

very

proud

of

their

wins

and

losses

and

they

truly

outdid

themselves

this

year,”

Coach

Rada

Eltatawy

said.

“This

is

by

far

one

of

our

best

years

at

NV

since

I

started

coaching

four

years

ago.

I

am

looking

forward

to

next

year’s

season

and

hopefully

some

of

our

boys

will

make

it

to

the

state

arena

next

year;;

that

is

our

goal.”

Katrapati

SOPHOMORE BRANDON MOODY PINS HIS opponent to the mat at the NLL tournament. The team placed fifth at NLLs advancing them into Sectionals. “We sent five guys to Districts and most placed in the top three in Sectionals,” Adams said.

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The Student Prints March 19, 2014

ockey

Rachel Bules & Emma Crandall Sports Writers

In case you have not already heard over the national news, Northview’s Hockey team achieved an historic ending to their season.

Despite a slow start, the Wildcats certainly proved themselves to end the year in a big way with a State Finals co-championship.

Before advancing to the state tournament, NV

took

on

St.

Johns

in

the

district

finals

at

Tam-O-Shanter on March 1.

Just 4 minutes and 15 seconds into the first

period,

SJJ

took

the

lead

over

NV.

Within

the next minute, they scored again, holding the game

at

2-­0

until

the

end

of

the

first

period.

Early in the second, a goal came from senior Caleb Rau, putting the Cats back into the game.

A minute and 53 seconds into the third, a

five-­hole

shot

was

made

by

junior

Zack

Galecki to tie the game at 2-2. Towards the middle of the third period, two goals came from senior Jake Koback to seal the win at 4-2 for the Wildcats.

“Once I scored, the momentum shifted our

way

and

I

knew

we

could

finish

the

game.

After that, we came together going into the state tournament. We knew exactly what we had to do and we knew exactly how to do it.

We all trusted each other and were willing to put it all on the line,” Galecki said.

They

advanced

to

the

state

semi-­final

game,

which was held on March 7 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Over 3,000 fans attended the game. The Cats were ready to take on the St. Charles Cardinals and dominate the ice. After the

first

15

minutes

of

play,

the

score

remained

0-0.

Thiry-seven seconds into the second period, senior captain Cody Estrel found the back of the net

with

an

assist

from

junior

Josh

Koback

to

put the Cats up 1-0.

“We saw St. Charles as another faceless opponent. We had a game plan that we practiced the whole week so that we would be prepared for anything,” Estrel said.

With eight minutes left in the second period, a shot from Travis Geer was tipped in the net

by Rau, placing the Cats at a 2-0 lead over St. Charles. Rau then had an unassisted goal 32 seconds into the third, sealing a solid victory for the Cats. St. Charles ended up scoring an inconsequential goal with 1:34 left in the third.

“It was a great feeling, but you have to thank the 20 other kids that help put you there,” Rau said.

The 3-1 win over St. Charles put the Cats into the State Finals for the third year in a row.

In 2012, the team defeated St. Edwards 5-2 to

claim

the

state

title

for

the

first

time

in

NV

history. Last year, the team was defeated by Shaker Heights in a hard-fought game with a final

score

of

1-­3.

“We found the drive to play seven OTs from last year. We didn’t want to feel that way again,” Estrel said.

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This year, the Cats were back and ready to claim victory. They faced St. Ignatius, the number one ranked team in Ohio.

In

the

first

period,

Jake

Koback

scored

big

for the Cats to claim the lead.

“It was a team effort. It was a great play and I’m glad I was fortunate enough to bury one past the goalie,” Koback said.

The game remained 1-0 favoring NV until St. Ignatius scored with 7:45 to go in the third.

With neither team able to score, the game went into

its

first

overtime,

but

no

one

expected

six

more overtimes to follow.

“I

think

after

the

fifth

OT

we

were

laughing

because

we

just

didn’t

know

what

was

going

on.

We

just

couldn’t

believe

it.

We

were

ready

to

play,” senior Ben Suchomma said.

Typically after the second overtime, a nonhigh school game would go into a shootout, but the OHSAA, (Ohio High School Athletics Association) has no rule that allows the state finals

game

to

end

in

a

shootout.

During

the

duration of the seven overtimes, senior captain and goaltender David Marsh had 45 saves for a game

total

of

77.

NV

was

definitely

outshot,

32-­ 78, but still held up a tough game.

“In big games, big players show up, and David

is

definitely

one

of

those

players,”

senior

Kooper Carter said.

Right before the eighth OT started, with a score still tied at 1-1, OSHAA commissioner Dan Ross and the athletic directors and coaches of both teams decided to call the game at a tie.

Both NV and St. Ignatius were declared co-State champions of 2014.

“It’s not quite as satisfying as two years ago because we didn’t quite get what we were working for. We all wanted an outcome; a winner or a loser,” Carter said.

The decision was made to prevent any potential

injuries

that

may

have

occurred

because of fatigue, although the ultimate decision was initially met with displeasure from both spectators and players alike.

“Afterwards we were all dead tired, but during the game, we were so focused and there was so much drive to win, you didn’t even notice how tired you were when you were out there,”senior Bailey Breitigam said. “Everyone was beat up, everyone was sore, but no one was ready to quit.”

This

wasn’t

the

first

time

a

high

school

hockey state championship was decided this way. A similar decision was made in 2008 in Michigan after eight OTs resulting in a 1-1 tie as

well,

but

this

is

the

first

time

it

has

happened

in Ohio.

The boys played a total of 101 minutes compared to a typical 45 minute game.

The game was featured on Sports Center and was covered by news outlets such as The New York Times, ESPN, Fox, CBS, Good Morning America, NPR, and local stations for its unprecedented amount of overtimes, Marsh’s impressive amount of saves, and the enduring tenacity shown by all of the players involved.

“To see all of this getting national coverage is absolutely insane. It is great to see everyone appreciate hockey for it’s true beauty,” Marsh said.

What was your initial reaction when Coach Jones told you the outcome of the game?

“We

were

definitely

disappointed

at

first,

since

a

lot

of

careers

ended

on

Saturday.

It’s

also

bittersweet,

because

we’re champions again, but we don’t want to share.” -senior Cody Estrel “It

was

awful.

All

that

hard

work

and

we

were

just

going

to

settle

it

where

everyone

wins?

We

still

had something to prove.” -junior Ian Clement “Nobody was happy at all. Everyone was ready to put their helmets on and go out and play. We were all

very

confident

we

were

going

to

win

that

game.”

-senior Kooper Carter “You don’t even want to know. There were a lot of bad words. We were really, really mad.

It was shock.” -senior Sulaiman “Moose” Mustapha “We

were

so

upset

when

we

heard

we

had

to

share

the

title.

We

just

wanted

to

go

out

and

keep

battling.” -senior David Marsh I

thought

it

was

ridiculous.

It

wasn’t

a

good

ending

for

a

state

final.

I

felt

bad

for

the

seniors,

since

it

was

the

last game for a lot of them. We were all ready to go back out and play. -junior Josh Koback

feature athlete David Marsh #MarshMadness Move over, Mr. Ulrich: someone else at Northview is assuming your nickname as “The Wall.” Senior goalie David Marsh was outstanding during this year’s OHSAA Frozen Four. In fact, I don’t believe that he has returned back to earth, as his goaltending was out of this world.

During the championship game against Cleveland St. Ignatius, he blocked a state record 78 out of 79 shots. Marsh got stronger as the game continued, blocking a total of 45 shots in the seven overtimes.

The opposing team’s coach compared Marsh to a “jigsaw puzzle; just couldn’t solve him.” His superb goaltending has drawn himself and the team into the national spotlight, as they have been featured in numerous television programs, radio broadcasts, and newspaper articles, including CBS, ESPN, Good Morning America, NPR, and The New York Times. The game ended in a tie, but the team would not have been state champions if Marsh was not in front of the net.

-Jordan Rose

When did you first start playing hockey?

I started skating at age 3 and played around age 6.

Who is your role model for hockey?

My cousin Chris would have to be my role model. He got me to start playing hockey and was a really good player himself.

How does it feel to be a co-state champion?

Obviously we wish we could have finished the game, but it feels great to be a state champion. It is such a great feeling knowing that you accomplished something special with your brothers.

During the championship game, how did you get mentally prepared to play your final game in a Northview jersey?

Just knowing it was my last game in a Northview Hockey jersey was enough to prepare me. I knew I needed to leave it all out on the ice.

The game ended due to player safety and signs of fatigue. How tired were you and what was your reaction to the call?

I was very upset, I wanted to go back out there and keep playing. It was my last game and I did not want it to end like that. I did not feel tired when I was out there because the adrenaline kept me going.

STARK