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Sylvania Northview HS 5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, OH 43560
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Marc h 30, 2010
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Student Prints Sylvania Northview
Volume 84
Issue 9
Turnabout court entertains as they take a stroll down Hollywood Blvd
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT?
By ALEXA KALANQUIN
St aff writ er The Northview Gymnasium transformed into Hollywood Boulevard for this year’s Turnabout dance March 27. The occasion where NV ladies have an opportunity to ask the gentlemen had a theme of “A Stroll Down Hollywood Boulevard.” Bids were on sale for two weeks before the event for $10 each, with T-shirts selling for $7. Also on sale was a spray tan deal offered by Ocean Rays Tanning Salon for $20, with funds going towards the seniors After-Prom. The freshman Turnabout representative was Alex O’Donnell, the sophomore class selected Aaron Chelchowksi as their representative and the junior representative was Kevin Storer. The senior top ten nominees for Turnabout King were Jake Amstel, Bobby Callejas, Alex Kruger, Ryan Kremcheck and Jacob Zureich, and the top five guys that were in the running for Turnabout King were Jarred “JB” Bowens, Corey Howe, Scott Goellnitz, Brian Wadsworth and Josh Watkins. Each nominee prepared a skit or talent and performed at the assembly on Thursday. Howe performed his own spin on the show American Idol, during which he sung and played the piano, dedicating his performance to “Lindsey Marie.” He had a few friends act as judges as well as Ryan Seacrest, and then Howe and company broke out into a glow stick dance to a mix of popular songs. Next to take the floor was Goellnitz, who performed a scene from the movie Step Brothers which included singing “Con te Partiro” while senior Ryan Kremcheck played Rockband Drums. Amstel and seniors Matt Meehan and Tyler James also made brief appearances. Watkins performed third and
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Robotics team finishes third By DAVID ALDRICH
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Abbey Strick PERFORMING HIS VERSION OF ‘PARTY IN THE USA’ is senior JB Bowens, with help from seniors Jacob Zureich and Torrence Garland. Attendants were escorted by their mothers before the seniors each performed a skit. Voting took place Friday during second period and the winner was crowned Saturday. sang “The Wildcat song” which was a remake of “The Tiger song” from the movie The Hangover. Wadsworth transformed into Beyonce for his performance a ‘Tribute to Beyonce’ dance and singing medley. His performance included excerpts from several of Beyonce’s videos, including “Single Ladies,” “Crazy in Love,” “Bootylicious” and “Halo.” He was joined on stage by freshman
Laura Conner, who he brought out of the crowd to serenade during the ‘Halo’ portion of his skit. Last to perform was Bowens, who performed his own rendition of Miley Cyrus’ ‘Party in the USA.’ Dressed in full Hannah Montana garb and a blonde wig, Bowens sang and danced with senior friends Torrence Garland and Jacob Zureich, who portrayed Jay-Z and Britney
Spears, respectively. The skits each earned much applause and even more laughter from the student body and staff. Voting for Turnabout King took place Friday during second period and the winner was announced Saturday at the dance. All the representatives and the top five seniors then shared a slow dance with their dates.
Language clubs kick off spring By HALEY HOFBAUER
News edit or The World Language department is preparing to spring into the upcoming months with a multitude of events. Each language is doing something to start the new season off with a bang. The German Club started off the spring with a movie night. This past Friday the German Club watched The Smurfs at junior Jacob Watson’s house. “Movie night was a lot of fun,” said Ms. Christina Forster. “It’s a great way to expose students to the German language”. The event to take place dealing with a World Language was the French honor society induction. The induction was held March 24 in the cafeteria. Twenty to 25 French students were inducted.
In order to be inducted into the French Honor Society a student must meet all the necessary requirements. Those requirements include having a 3.6 GPA in the French language, having a 3.0 GPA overall in all classes, leadership skills in the French classroom and each student is required to have taken at least four semesters of French. The French club will also be hosting a game night April 13 from 3 to 4:30p.m. in order to introduce the exchange students to whoever wants to meet them. At the game night students can play Twister or Wii while mingling with the nine French exchange students. “We’re excited to be inviting the student body to hang out and welcome the French students,” said Ms. Kim Gogel. “American and French students will be able to get to know each other while playing American games and eating American food.”
Spanish Club also plans to jump into the full swing of spring with a cooking lesson today, March 30 after school. All students should meet in Mrs. Chris Monday’s room. This will be the second year for the cooking lesson, according to Spanish Club secretary senior Leah Smith. At the cooking lesson this year students will have the opportunity to make a three course meal. As an appetizer students can make a tortilla Espanola. For the main dish students will be making Gazpacho, which is a cold vegetable soup consumed throughout Spain and Latin America. Lastly for dessert students will be making sopapillas, which are the equivalent to a flat crescent roll with cinnamon and sugar on top. “The cooking lesson provides students with the opportunity to taste foods of the Spanish culture,” said Smith. “On top of that, making the food is always a lot of fun.”
Penny war raises funds for state conference By HARLEY ROHRBACHER
St aff writ er The fourth annual Penny War kicked off March 8 and was held until March 15 during lunch periods. The students in the Future Educator’s Association and the juniors and seniors in the Exploring Careers program sponsor the Penny War, according to Exploring Careers teacher Wanda Snyder. The competition was between first hour
classes, where students could put pennies into their first period teacher’s jar for positive points. Points were deducted for any silver coins like dimes, nickels, or quarters and dollars that were put into the jars. At the end of the week, the points were totaled to find out which teacher would win. The teacher with the most points won a free breakfast for their first period class that will be cooked by the students running the Penny War. Eggs, pancakes, bacon and fruit will be provided at the breakfast. Senior Brooke Growe said, “My first period
Psychology class came together and put in a lot of money, and we thought we were going to win, but another class beat us to it.” “We set up the contest in a way that you can never tell who will win,” said Mrs. Snyder. The Penny War was a fundraiser to send students to the state conference in April, according to Mrs. Snyder. This year the winning teacher was Mrs. Diehl who collected $37. Her class will receive their breakfast on Wednesday, March 31. “We wanted to try a different fundraiser,” said Snyder. “This is a great way to involve the students at Northview.”
Robots playing soccer is not some vision of the future but rather a competition called Robotics in which Northview and Southview students participate. “Robotics is a fun, hands on learning experience that allows you to gain needed experience for the real world,” said junior Cameron Kinsel. The FIRST Robotics Competition Team 451 - The Cat Attack is made up of students from both schools. They participated in their first event of the season, the Pittsburgh Regional, on March 12 and 14, with 31 other teams from Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Canada. The engineering competition features a different challenge every year and this year it was a soccer-styled game called “Breakaway.” Team members built their robot between the months of January and March, meeting every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for up to six hours at a time. This year the team’s robot, called “Kick Kat”, was built by 21 students with several advisors including teachers and parents. Kick Kat weighs around 120 pounds, according to the team website. Students who attended more than 90% of the meetings received an excused absence from school and a hotel room for
“It’s very fast- paced and stressful but also very exciting. It is awesome to be in charge of winning the match for your team,” -junior Cameron Kins el
all competitions. “It’s hard not to go,” said Kinsel. Matches consist of teams forming alliances with other schools to face off against another group. The robots are placed on a field and earn points by and scoring goals and hanging from objects. Matches start with robots moving on their own and then transition into drivers controlling the machines. Kinsel is one of the two drivers of the robot. He controls the robots movements while another student controls when it kicks. “It is very fast-paced and stressful but also very exciting. It is awesome to be in charge of winning the match for your team,” said Kinsel. The competition started off with the Cat Attack finishing in the third seed at the end of the first day. The team ended up finishing third overall. The team’s future competitions include the Cleveland Regional and possibly beyond. “I think we will do very well,” said Kinsel.