The Bruin - February 2023

WADSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME XLVIV, ISSUE 5 FEBRUARY 2023

THE BRUIN EDITORIAL

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CHAT GPT SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON

s technology and artificial intelligence advances, schools and students find new ways to integrate these tools into their school day. This may help with different learning styles, but it slowly crosses into the danger zone. Chat GPT came out in November 2022, and students have been using it ever since. Although their intentions are not always harmful, the AI tool becomes a bad habit. Even if it is not used for cheating

on essays and other homework, it becomes something to fall back on. It is an inarguable grader that gives you direct feedback in seconds. This website is also used for things such as record-keeping, typically in small businesses, and can double check the banking math. In this situation technology is having a positive impact on entrepreneurs, but it has become a tool for students that takes away from genuine learning. Chat GPT is doing more harm than good in

the classroom because it is taking away from students having to do the work themselves. Instead they are able to just put a few pieces of information, click a few times, and have enough content to turn in. Despite how easy this may seem, it does not often get past teachers. On one of our pages, our editor wrote the story using the AI in order to show how it can trick people. However, they had to edit the entire thing various times.

The story did not sound human.

If a student wants to get a good grade while not doing the work, not much will stop them from cheating, but, there are several ways to tell if the story has been made by AI. Firstly, checking the voice of the paper is imperative.

Making sure the work sounds like the student that made it can often help. After this, there is an AI tool that helps detect AI! The GPT 2 website detects if the assignment is done by a computer or not.

GRIZZLIES OF On the cover, as well as page 19, all THE MONTH photos are credited

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Eric Heffinger

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Katie Griffin

Couple Superlatives

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Brenden Barlett

FEATURES EDITOR Katie Basinger

NEWS EDITOR Katie Allen

IN-DEPTH EDITOR Haley Reedy

SPORTS EDITOR

Student Performances at Kave

Carson Bernard

OPINION EDITOR Luke Houser

STAFF WRITERS Aiden Brown Alex Banks Angel-Belle Jones Bri Perkins Drew Bowerman Lizzy Edwards

Headgear for Soccer?

Grace Barrett Joseph Davis Lauren Ball Lezlie Tinney Lily Love Mallory Gershutz Noelle Allen Olivia Benner Jade Wilcox Sydney Blake

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STUDENTS INFORM WHS WITH WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

BY LEZLIE TINNEY AND JADE WILCOX

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his January in WHS, an announcement club, run by Mr. Paul Taylor, began to introduce the events at the school through a video format.

Wadsworth High School originally had their announcements come through the PA system of each classroom. However, it was difficult for students in loud classrooms to pay attention to upcoming events and was challenging for teachers to stop class to hear the announcements if they happened to be late.

Mr Taylor adjusts the camera before going over the script with Tyler Blum and Graham Young. It usually takes the staff a few takes of shooting the announcements before they get it right.

Photo by Lezlie Tinney

“I worked with [telecommunications and] the Browns for 15 years…I wanted to get back into education,” Taylor said.

“When I got here, there were no video announcements, there was nothing about broadcasting. Mr. Sieber, Dr. Suber, and the other principals thought that it would be a good idea to start a club this semester to get everyone used to what we’re going to be doing next year.”

Due to Taylor having years of experience, the announcements team began with very few issues. The organization of Taylor’s teaching helps information flow freely throughout the studio and classroom.

Taylor’s classroom is set up to help these students achieve their highest

potential. There are research desks with computers around the edges of the room, and the desks are lengthened tables to encourage students to communicate with each other at a closer distance. The studio and recording stations are located towards the back of the classroom, with semi-soundproofed doors to help keep wanted sound in and unwanted sound out. The occasional loud noises of rolling chairs and books slamming against the desks can be heard, but other noises, such as talking and keyboard clicks, are blocked out via the thick doors.

Taylor does most of the editing for the announcements using Adobe Premiere.

Although the studio itself is quite small, Taylor hopes to get the room expanded so that more professional equipment can be used properly. At the moment, the green screen is being propped up with clothes pins, instead of official clamps and background lights are used to light the foreground.

“Obviously we want to have a proper backdrop, no more green screen,” Taylor said. “I want to have a separate set for sports and weather. I know Mr. Heffinger has the publications room, but we can’t do that in this space, as you can tell we’re a little cramped. I am planning to get help [from the carpentry teachers].

[The question is] if I’m going to stay in this space, how do we utilize this?”

The problem with drop ceilings, like the one in the studio room, is that the sound bounces around the room, which reverbs and distorts it. In order to have a more efficient recording studio, the ceiling should be moved a little higher. If that is not possible, more soundproofing objects, such as foam, should be installed. Unfortunately, having more objects added onto the walls and ceilings will make the room more confined, which was the initial problem that the announcements team was struggling with.

Since this club began a couple months ago, it has gained some ground with the school. The student count had gone from two students to six last month. Now to about eight and ten members of the student ensemble. “[The announcements] started the second week once the semester started,” Taylor said. “I put together a little script that’s in a Google Slide format, and all

The Announcements Club staff, Reese Ohlson, Lillian Genet, Camryn Berg, watches the recording of the announcements. They cause the people on the desk to become distracted, but they all have a laugh in the end. Ari Hudson works in the auxiliary room. Photo by Jade Wilcox

the students come in during 5A. We eat lunch together and go over the script as well as other ideas we can use for the next couple of broadcasts.”

They have been coming in weekly to participate in spreading information to the rest of the school during Academic Lab. Each student filters into the classroom, and begins to talk amongst Taylor and themselves.

They start with going over their script, and then get to filming. It takes them around ten to fifteen takes to get it right some days. The club does not have positions, they are quite flexible and switch around often.

Taylor needed more students to fill the newscast positions, so he decided to ask students in his videography class.

“Only me and Logan Merkle showed up and we were really excited, we could influence school however we wanted,” said Cale Breuers, a senior who joined from the videography class.

It is important for news rooms to keep becoming updated and gather new ideas.

This is most likely why students from his broadcasting class are currently in the announcements club.

Tyler Blum was one of the first people to join the announcements club. “[Mr. Taylor] is really fun,” Blum said. “I think he’s really open to new ideas. [He let us come] up with the sports section idea, and all of the [teacher] interviews.

We were really excited because we had free rein. We could influence school and make whatever we wanted.”

Taylor wanted them to inform the school

,whilst also having fun experimenting with broadcasting techniques. A behind the scenes look can be found on the Bruin’s Tik Tok account.

The announcements provide students with information about what is going on around WHS in an entertaining manner.

They have different segments including, news, sports, and interviews.

“I’m learning the ins and outs of how scheduling works and I’m also trying to tie that into how production works,” Taylor said.

Taylor is excited to begin a new class next year to spark students’ interest in news casting and broadcasting. His Introduction to Broadcasting class will be available next year to take for an entire school year.

Mr. Taylor helps instruct his students on how to properly set up the microphones for recording.

The microphones help focus the audio so that it does not get bounced around the room. Photo by Jade Wilcox

The Media Communications and Broadcasting studio is shown below. It is difficult for Taylor and his staff to find places to organize and place their equipment. If a bigger place were to be given to the team, or the ceiling were to be altered, the staff would have an easier place to record information. Photo by Jade Wilcox

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CONTINUING A LEGACY:

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KALLAI SR. PASSES DOWN HIS TITLE A GENERATION

BY GRACE BARRETT & BRI PERKINS

skills that can be beneficial on a broad process until he stepped down and “I would like to continue the legacy that scale. handed me the position.” the teachers before have created,” Kallai hris Kallai Sr., a teacher at “We are trying to train people for Although Kallai Sr. is no longer teaching Jr. said. “But, I’m a technology guru, so I Wadsworth High School, has all the skills trades out there, in every at WHS, he remains busy with carpentry am trying to bring the carpentry program recently retired from his position area,” Kallai Sr said. “It is a good paying work, even taking on projects at his own into that side of it all. There’s still a lot as a career-tech carpentry teacher. In his job and you can support a family well pace. of stuff we place, his son, Chris Kallai Jr., has taken with what we do.”

“I’m still working as much do hands-on, over the position, continuing his legacy of His passions of carpentry and of as I can,” Kallai Sr. said. “I but wherever leading the Four Cities Compact program. teaching were passed on to his son, take on all kinds of projects, we can, try Kallai Sr. has been working in carpentry who has developed a similar love of the trying to stay up with all to bring it his whole life, learning it from his father. trade. the people that into the 21st “[Kallai] Sr. learned it from his dad, “I’ve always had a passion “[KALLAI SR.] have needs out century. ” and I learned it from him growing up,” for wanting to teach, and SET A VERY HIGH there, that’s the Beyond Kallai Jr. said. when I combined it with key.” this, Kallai STANDARD... SO IN Wanting to have a career that allows doing carpentry, it was a Although Jr. is excited TAKING OVER IT, YOU having him to help others, Kallai Sr. decided to win,” Kallai Jr said. the Kalli Sr. and Jr. assist young students with a to witness work in the carpentry field. Eventually, In order to prepare to take WANT TO MAKE SURE opportunity to wood structure project. Helping students was his student’s a part of Kalli Jr.’s learning process when he became a teacher at WHS, allowing over his father’s position, YOU ARE DOING train under his training to take over Kalli Sr.’s position. personal him to pursue Kallai Jr. father, Kallai Jr. Photo courtesy of Brandon Sams. g r o w t h , EVERYTHING YOU his love of assisted with feels as if he both as carpentry in the career CAN TO MAINTAIN has big shoes to fill. carpenters and as people. an unexpected tech program THAT LEGACY.” “[Kallai Sr.] set a very high “I love the atmosphere of being able to way. while subbing standard, as well as Mr. interact with the students and watching -Mr. Kallai Jr., Teacher at “We didn’t within the Smith, the teacher before these kids learn and grow,”Kallai Jr. said.

WHS even realize district. him,” Kallai Jr said. “This has “At first, they’re struggling and trying to this job existed “ T h e been an amazing program learn how to do stuff, but in the end, until Sr. got assistant position came and has been in the forefront of the they are building an entire house that a job here in out when Sr. said he Wadsworth Four Cities Compact, so in we are selling to someone to live in.”

W a d s w o r t h , ” Kalli Sr. helps the carperntry compact work was looking at retiring, taking over it, you want to make sure you Overall, Kallai Sr. feels that his son will on the porch of one of their recent projects. so I decided to take it,” are doing everything you can to maintain continue his legacy in developing WHS’s Kallai Jr. said.

In the carpentry compact the seniors build a W h i l e house in Wadsworth every year.

Kallai Jr. said. “I followed that legacy.” carpentry program. teaching, Kallai Photo courtesy of Brandon Sams. him around and asked Once establishing himself as a full“I want to keep the traditions going,” Sr.’s main goal questions, helping him time carpentry teacher at WHS, Kallai Jr. Kallai Sr said. “He will make sure the was to prepare his students to find jobs whenever needed. I worked with him wishes to expand the program to include program keeps the same standards that in the real world, and to teach them every step of the way to learn the whole technology as well. we worked for.”

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WHS HOSTS ROYAL ACADEMY EVENT FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

BY HALEY REEDY

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adsworth High School’s choral department put on the annual Royal Academy event last Saturday,

January 28.

This event is a returning event for the choir department hosted for students in Kindergarten through fourth grade. This year is the second year that the camp was opened to male elementary students. This brings in more inclusivity, allowing everyone to participate.

The choir that puts on this event is the second-highest-performing choir in the school, New Edition. It comes right behind the Rhythm in Red. New Edition is made up of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. It is run by these students, and directed by Wadsworth High School Choir Director Kaylin Davis and Drama Director Debbie Lake.

In the Royal Academy, the activities vary between the male and female campers along with some overlapping activity stations. The campers spend the day learning a dance to show to their parents at the end of the day.

Campers sit at story time with the characters, as played by high school volunteers, and have their picture taken. The female campers also 1:Princess Jasmine, Anne Streger (11) reads the little princesses a story during story and snack time. 2:Station helpers Anthony Bennett (11) and Gavin Parks (10) pose with their snacks at the snack and story time station. 3:Princess Elsa, Ellie Smith (11) and Carsyn Derrig (11) practice the sword fighting with the princes. 4: Princess Mulan and Moana dance with the little princesses in between stations.

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have activity stations to get their hair and nails done and create a rainbow craft.

The male campers go through ‘Warrior Training’ where they learn how to sword fight, get tattoos and create a dragon craft.

“My favorite part had to be all of my boys running around dancing and hitting the griddy,” Tyler Blum, junior and prince of the boy’s group said.

The students who put on this event are divided into groups of people who will act as ‘Princesses and Princes,’ ‘Fairy-Godmothers and Fairy-Godfathers,’ and station leaders. The Fairy-Godmothers and Fairy-Godfathers acted as group leaders, leading each group from activity station to activity station.

The volunteers often enjoy it as much as the campers do. They appreciate spending time with the kids, and have fun being their role models.

“I really enjoyed how happy I made the kids in my group,” William Adler, sophomore and FairyGodfather said.

The event is typically very successful, but this year Davis extended the capacity to around 150 elementary students.

5: (Left to Right) Seth Baarstad(11), Eric Schnell,(12) John Allen(12), and William Adler (10)watching Phineas and Ferb while waiting for the camp to begin. 6: The little princesses are practicing their dance on stage. 7: All girl groups practicing the dance one more time before performing for their parents at the end of the camp day.

Photos by Haley Reedy.

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NEWS BRIEFS

BY GRACE BARRETT

DOWNTOWN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO CONTINUE THIS YEAR

A BEYONCÉ BREAKS GRAMMY RECORD Beyoncé has officially broken the record for having won the most amount of Grammys, currently having 29. The previous record was set by Georg Solti. As well as this, she won the best dance/electronic music album.

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THOUSANDS SUFFER FROM EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY

On February 6, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey. Thousands were killed or injured, and many buildings collapsed. Aftershocks continued to strike the country, even days after the initial earthquake.

Photo courtesy of Umut Özkirimli

HARRY STYLES WINS ALBUM OF THE YEAR Harry Styles won the “Album of the Year” Grammy for his 2022 album, Harry’s House. This win has marked the 29 year-old’ s third Grammy.

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BY KATIE ALLEN

PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS Enhancement of Facilitation of Replacement of the

to be changed.

“We put m o n e y in the budget this year to have a

fter being paused for several years due to COVID-19, the city of sidewalks, streets, improvements for aging waterlines, Wadsworth has begun discussing and alleyways to safety, pedestrian storm sewers, moving forward with the Downtown make downtown connectivity sanitary sewers, Infrastructure Project again this year. more livable, between downtown electric, and The idea of this project originated from vibrant, and a amenities, and communications the need to replace aging waterlines, destination spot. efficient vehicular lines in Downtown storm sewers, and many more utilities traffic.

Wadsworth. in downtown Wadsworth. In addition to that, the project would focus on many consultant different facilitation improvements and come in design as citizens were able to vote for in and look 2017. at the plan Starting with a vote on many different and then design options, citizens got to have an r e - e d u c a te opinion in the matter and chose the everyone, designs. As a result of the vote, the city of open it Wadsworth then began to work on a plan back up to to put into action and hired consultants discussions, to help. The original plan consisted and then see of construction starting in 2021, but if everyones because of the pandemic, the plan was on b oa rd paused for several years. for moving “The project still needs to be done, forward or if because there is a need to replace the any changes underground infrastructure,” said Robert need to Patrick, the director of Public Service. be made,” The picture shown above is one of many digital designs which show the original plan “It’s been about three years since we for downtown redesign. This year, consultants will review the plan and make changes if Patrick completed the conceptual plans, and so necessary. Photo Courtesy of City of Wadsworth. said. over the last three years we’ve been really “ I t ’ l l As it has been several years since the held up with the pandemic. We have been plan was first made, consultants will once probably be sometime this summer that talking in council about moving forward again have to go back through the process we get started with that again. We’ll get with it the last couple of years, but we of making sure their plan can still move the consultant that did the plan four years haven’t been able to reach a consensus forward, or correcting anything that needs ago, and we’ll start talking about it again.” and move forward.”

LOCAL BUSINESSES AWARDED MONEY AS PART OF ECONOMIC PROJECT

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BY KATIE ALLEN

everal local restaurants in the area have received a financial boost from grants awarded as part of an economic development project.

The project, known as the Restaurant Expansion and Attraction Program (REAP), was designed to support local businesses and stimulate economic growth in the community. The first round of the program awarded a total of $50,000 to four restaurants: Sonnets, Great Oaks Tavern, UnWined Main Street, and Water Main Grille.

According to Matthew Springer, the Director of Economic Development, “the program was structured as a reimbursement grant for eligible ‘interior’ improvements that increased dining capacity or helped expand the restaurant into a full-service establishment. “ A full-service restaurant, as defined by Springer is, “one that serves a minimum of two meals on a regular basis.”

The grants, ranging from $5,500 to $18,000, were awarded based on the restaurants’ proposals for using the funds to expand their operations and improve their dining experience. The proposals

were reviewed and awarded by a committee consisting of the Assistant Service Director, Planning Director, and Economic Development Director, who established a scoring matrix to objectively rank the proposals.

Good news for local restaurants, as the city has already budgeted $75,000 for a second round of the REAP program next year. While the specifics of the program are still being worked out, the city anticipates some changes to the program. At this point, the restaurants are moving forward with their projects, and according to Springer, upon successfully completing their projects and receiving final inspection approvals, they are eligible for their grant awards. This is a significant step forward for these businesses and a testament to the success of the REAP program and the city’s commitment to supporting local businesses and stimulating economic growth in the community.

Awarded: $18,000

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This story was generated by ChatGPT and edited by Katie Allen for accuracy. To read about the process of creating this story, turn to page 11.

Infographic created by Katie Allen

ARE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS WORTH THE RISK OF INJURY? H OPINION BY CARSON BERNARD

igh school sports bring all sorts of entertainment. Athletes enter the field, or the court and are ready to play their hearts out. Athletes will fight until the end playing their hardest every minute, every second of the game.

With the game however comes a huge risk of injury. Some sports go through an entire rulebook changes offering a safer way of playing the game while still offering the same entertainment that we love so much. Other sports bring new safety equipment to keep the players’ health in the best shape possible. But with safety equipment comes both positives and negatives. The negatives of adding headgear to soccer outweighs the positives.

Soccer is a contact sport listed in the Top 5 sports with the most concussions received among its high school players considering it a moderate risk sport.

The only sports listed above that are rugby, ice hockey, American football, and lacrosse, all sports in which athletes wear helmets. Voices of the sport have shared their thoughts and believe helmets could be a nice addition to the sport.

Dominic Gambaccini, a junior varsity soccer player at Wadsworth High School shared his thoughts on this topic. After suffering a concussion this season during the teams first playoff game he understands that the sport can be very physical and injury prone. Gambaccini plays left back, a defensive position on the field. Gambaccini does not believe that athletes should wear headgear during the games.

“I think headgear would cause players to not perform at their best,” “...THE NEXT Gambaccini said.

Heading the THING I ball is a crucial REMEMBER part of the sport.

A study done by AFTER THAT IS professionals at WAKING UP IN Healthline, have THE HOSPITAL.” discovered that -Dominic Gambaccini athletes will head junior athlete at WHS the ball 6 out of 12 times during one single game. During the Grizzlies playoff game against Olmsted Falls, Gambaccini suffered a serious injury.

“My family doesn’t know 100% what happened but they tell me I headed a really high punt from the goalkeeper so that’s what they think happened,“ Gambaccini recalled.

This example shows how common it is for an athlete to engage in physical activity on the field simply by just doing his job going for the ball.

“I played the rest of the game. No one knew I had a concussion,” Gambaccini

Many people believe that soccer is simply just a sport where athletes kick a ball and flop to get a call. Like all sports, athletes need to assume the risk of any potential injury. Sports is a activity where you put your body out there assuming you could get banged up.

“I think w e a r i n g headgear would cause players to not perform their best, the added weight would be awkward,” Gambaccini said.

The n e g a t i ve s out way the positives.

Looking at the data we can clearly see that the addition of headgear could potentially lessen the chances of a soccer player concussing their brain. However negatives Dominic Gambaccini (11) and Vincent Gambaccini (9) pictured with their uncle the and family. Dominic experienced a concussion during this playoff game against of additional Olmsted Falls. His brother Vincent was called up from JV to play for the varsity headgear can this game. “I remember getting to the stadium early. I remember passing with include a false my teammate and the next thing I remember after that is waking up in the sense of security, hospital,” Gambaccini recalls. Photo Courtesy of Dominic Gambaccini additional weight Gambaccini recalls his parents informing causing the athlete to feel awkward, and him of all that happened with the game, prevent them from playing at their best. why he ended up in the hospital, and why This is an area in sports that needs to be he couldn’t play sports for the next couple studied more and more. months. These scary events can happen “This doesn’t change my thoughts on at any time to anyone. The sport of soccer sports. Students need to just assume the has been around dating as far back risk,” Gambaccini shared. as early 206 B.C. Headgear has never Even after studying and evaluating been added. The addition of headgear research and studies done on this could lessen the chance of concussions. issue, it is safe to assume that athletes However with data showing that sports like of the sport are against the idea of football and lacrosse both of which wear adding headgear to their sport. This helmets, athletes still engage in physical is like comparing sports like football contact and can damage their head. to soccer. Soccer, while it is a physical “This (headgear) could cause you to go and listed as a contact sport, the aim into challenges harder resulting in getting of the game is not to hit your opponent. a worse injury,” Gambaccini said.

Sure in soccer players can perform Another flaw in the addition of helmets a safe slide tackle to try and steal could be that they give off the false sense the ball from their opponent. That of security. Headgear doesn’t guarantee is why athletes are required to wear that you will be 100% protected from all shin guards in case of a cleat sliding injury. Players who feel that their head is into a player’s shin. In a sport where secure and safe from all injury may engage you are required to try and hit your in more contact than usual resulting in opponent, headgear is expected. But in severe if not worse conditions. We see a game like soccer where you are not this type of physical contact in sports supposed to initiate too much contact, like football where players can be hit and its not a necessity. That’s like requiring even dazed. What’s to say this couldn’t headgear in basketball simply because happen in soccer. Soccer is one of the you make aggressive contact fighting more physically demanding sports in the for a loose ball or a rebound. Its not world and it isn’t credited in that way. simply necessary.

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BY OLIVIA BENNER

said.

The effects of a concussion are not known immediately.

“It was not until I was driving myself home I got lost and I didn’t know where I was,” Gambaccini said.

JUST A KID FROM AKRON; LeBron James breaks the all time scoring record racking up a grand total of 38,390 points over 20 years in the NBA. The previous record holder was Kareem AbdulJabbar. Photo Courtesy of Fair Use

Wadsworth Boys Basketball season is coming to an end. Come out to support their final two games on Tuesday February 14 at home against Highland, and on Friday February 17 away at Twinsburg. Photo Courtesy of Callaghan Corell

Wadsworth High is looking for an Asst. Boys/Girls Track & Field Coach for hurdles and jumps.

Photo by Katie Basinger.

Ghanaian soccer player Christian Atsu goes missing in the Turkey earthquakes.

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BAUGHMAN MAKES HER COMEBACK

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BY SYDNEY BLAKE

ain. Fear. Anxiety. These were all emotions that varsity basketball player, Brooke Baughman felt when she tore her ACL her freshman year. Now, as a junior, she has finally made a full recovery.

Baughman tore her ACL on January 30, 2021, against North Royalton, at North Royalton. After just getting into the game early in the first quarter, Baughman drove to the rim, expecting to make a simple layup and increase Wadsworth’s lead over the Bears. But instead, she went up for the shot, came back down, and thought her basketball career was over.

“It was the first 10 seconds of the game and I had just gotten in,” Baughman said. “It was my first time getting the ball and I went up for the layup, and when I came back down I slipped on a spot on the floor. My knee hurt really bad and at that moment all I could do was hold my knee and think that I was in pain, but I didn’t think I tore my ACL.” At first, the North Royalton physical trainer told her that her ACL was not torn and that nothing was really wrong with her knee. Then, Baughman visited the Wadsworth High School trainer and advised her to go get it checked out at the hospital.

“A couple days later, I got a text from my dad saying that I tore my ACL,”

Baughman said. “I was sitting in French supporters, along with teammates class. When I saw the text, I went to Jessie Crookston and Macie Roberts.

Coach Booth’s room and he hugged me “When I found out I tore my ACL, I and comforted me.” immediately went down to Coach Booth’s Baughman attended physical therapy room,” Baughman said. “He also gifted three days a week for nine months. me a picture frame with words of advice There, she gained the from past Lady Grizzly players “I’ve always muscle back she lost. that have torn their ACL while he After a long nine- heard about has been coaching. month recovery process, After I made my first Baughman eased her way people coming varsity basket after into her sophomore season, back stronger being back, I got a playing junior varsity games than ever, but I picture with Macie before she finally got back after the game. It’s into playing varsity games. never thought a moment that I will never Although Baughman that could be forget.” felt ACL recovery was Now, in the middle of her me.” exhausting and difficult for junior season, Baughman has the body, she says it was - BROOKE BAUGHMAN started every game this season also difficult for her mental health. and has helped obtain Wadsworth’s “My biggest struggle was definitely 10-2 record in the Suburban League. the mental part,” Baughman said. “I “Brooke brings a unique skill set to the think my body could have done a lot of court, and we try to put her in the best the jumping and running, but it all made positions to be successful,” Booth said. me nervous. Although getting back to “She also has a very high basketball IQ, playing contact didn’t physically hurt, she’s a student of the game, so that is I always got a pit in my stomach, and I a huge asset to have. Personally, I am still do sometimes when I go down on a so happy that she’s able to be back with physical play.” her teammates playing the game she Baughman has had setbacks during loves.” her recovery. During the Jingle Bell Jam During Baughman’s freshman in December 2021, she re-injured her year, WHS was still taking COVID-19 knee, spraining her MCL, which put her precautions and she tore her ACL midout for another two months. season. Sophomore year, she was still Baughman says that throughout her recovering. Now, during Baughman’s recovery process, girls varsity coach junior year, she is back to the court, Coach Booth was one of her biggest which is something that she never

thought could happen again.

“I’ve always heard about people coming back stronger than ever, but I never thought that could be me,” Baughman said.

Brooke Baughman gets ready to shoot the ball against North Royalton her junior year. Photo courtesy of Brooke Baughman.

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adsworth High School’s bowling play the game is competitive but overall team has started with many fun to do,” said McLean. goals they are hoping to have McLean says that so far, being on the a very successful season on their backs. bowling team has been a blast for him.

The JV team has had Once he joined, eight wins and three he said he loves losses, as they really the competitive enjoying one of the part of it, and best records in the he thanked his suburban league. coaches for taking “With a lot of him to the next new freshmen level in bowling on the team, we athletically. are all having fun “Being able to together teaching constantly put up the freshman more good scores when fundamentals I started, I had and skills to the problems with my game,” said Garrett forms. Once I put McLean, a Senior in all the work, at Wadsworth High everything else School. would fall into As well as the place,” McLean varsity team working said.

Garrett McLean looks to take a strike to take the to improve their recordlead. His teammates cheer him on as they watch The fundamentals with four wins andfrom the side. Photo courtesy of Garrett McLean were what he was right losses. working to master, “Being able to bowl for free with Just overall getting better. McLean loves friends and being able to have fun and doing it simply the casual way and enjoys the whole atmosphere of it.

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and the people I am around, and I am really enjoying it,” Craig said.

Her biggest goal throughout the season is to break a 200, if not next year, her goal is to get farther than she hopes. She is hoping to make it to districts next year and to continue to have a great season. Craig is developing better relationships with her whole team.

ece Craig, a sophomore at Wadsworth High School, is part of the JV school bowling team. She says the season has been good for her so far.

So far, they have had three wins and one loss. Aside from winning games, she has been taking some time to teach and help the new freshman.

“We have been trying new things to help each other and have been doing better than we all expected,” Craig said.

The team has a Suburban League match coming up soon, which will test them to see what they can do.

“I love the bowling season,” Craig said. “Going from practice to each match is so fun.”

She highlights the annual Columbus trip as one of her favorite parts of the season.

The team is able to bond with and get to know each other better.

She has had a lot of fun getting to enjoy a new sport and The JV girls bowling team was at the Suburban League spend time with her teammates.

Championship on February 4. All together there was “I love the whole idea of the sport around fifteen teams. Photo courtesy of Cece Craig

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his year, the Bruin decided to play matchmaker and test if blind dating could potentially work for the students of WHS. With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, students were offered a survey that they could fill out if they were interested in going on a blind date with the Bruin. Based on the responses, pairs were randomly created, a date was set, and fate

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View Elementary School and utilized this similarity as an expansive topic of conversation throughout the date.

“We both went to Valley View, so we were able to reminisce on all the teachers and all the things that happened,” Moore said.

Overall, both agreed that the date went well and could have taken a more unfortunate route. When asked if they would go on another date, Hibbard replied with yes, while Moore explained how it

Brian Bowser and Anne Stregar were welcomed to their date by a hospitable Bruin staff member, Mallory Gerschutz, who was ready to make them feel as comfortable as possible. The staff set up the tables, plated the food, and acted like servers for the couples. Photo by Katie Basinger

would be left up to fate. was sealed.

On the contrary, the other three Prior to beginning the event, members of the Bruin prepared a romantic setting couples did not express the same natural within the 1400 publication room at WHS. connection as Hibbard and Moore.

Junior Grace Conley and In doing so, an environment of sophomore Connor Gaugler pink lighting and intimate music were also placed together surrounded the dates as they “It was nice to based on the survey results. took place. Small notes were get to know him “I didn’t really expect much,” placed into cups on each table, and learn little Conley said. “I had very little which contained ice breaker expectations.” discussions that promoted things about These low expectations were comfortable conditions for the each other, but not one-sided, however, as couples. School lunches of no thank you.” her date’s mindset mirrored turkey wraps and deserts were a similar perspective. Gaugler provided to each couple, along with flowers, scattered Hershey -GRACE CONLEY, JUNIOR explained that he, too, had low expectations walking into the Kisses, and formal silverware.

AT WHS Although all of the dates occurred at the same time 1 within the publication room, the first couple consisted of seniors Kara Moore and Sean Hibbard. When asked how they felt about being set up together, the pair admitted that they already knew each other.

“I already know Sean so it definitely wasn’t as awkward as it could have been, but it was good,” Moore said.

Similar to Moore, Hibbard felt that the date could have been embarrassing if he had not previously known his date.

“I thought it was going to be super awkward, but I knew Kara so it was all good,” Hibbard said.

During their time together, the arranged couple discussed their history at Valley

blind date scenario and did not expect much to come out of it.

The couple explained that even after going through numerous rounds of ice breakers and other conversations, they didn’t feel a spark and would not pursue a relationship.

“It was nice to get to know him and learn little things about each other, but no thank you,” Conley said.

However, just because one couple was not meant to be, does not mean that there’s no hope for the rest.

Senior Brian Bowser and junior Anne Streger may have a slight amount of potential for a future relationship, according to their date results.

The pair commented that their favorite thing about the date was a conversation that they had with regards to their teachers.

The couple agreed that they would see where the road goes in their future.

The final couple was junior Stella Breuers and senior Tighe Harty.

When asked about the content of their date, Harty responded with assurance, claiming that the date was similar to his original expectations.

“It was exactly what I expected,” Harty said.

Breuers, on a similar note, agreed with Harty and said that it went great.

The pair is not sure if they would go on another date; however, they had a pleasant time. Through engaging in ice breakers and entertaining small talk, the pair concluded that their date together was enjoyable.

After all of the dates were completed and resolved, each couple was placed in the Bruin’s photography studio, where they posed for a variety of pictures.

Beyond this, all of the participants took a group photo, as well, after

The Bruin’s photography studio is prepared for the blind date after-photos, where each couple gets Valentine’s images of their time with each other.

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partaking in post-interview examinations.

Even though a majority of the participants in the Bruin’s blind date do not hold high standards for the potential of furthering their relationship with one another, everybody involved enjoyed the fun, experimental aspect of the scenario.

While there was a large presence of awkwardness among the group, the general result of the entire setup proved to be successful, allowing for different students to better understand those who they do not often interact with.

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1. Tighe Harty (12) and Stella Breuers (11) 2, Grace Conley (11) and Connor Gaugler (10) 3. Anne Streger (11) and Brian Bowser (12) 4. Sean Hibbard (12) and Kara Moore (12) Photos by Katie Basinger

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CHATGPT: CAN TEACHERS TELL WHEN STUDENTS CHEAT USING AI?

BY HALEY REEDY, LAUREN BALL, & LIZZY EDWARDS

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sk the emerging artificial intelligence machine ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer), to formulate an essay, personal narrative, or lab report, and within seconds a document will be produced. This poses a potential threat to the academic integrity of students who may use this AI program to cheat.

OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, is a research center that specializes in the use of artificial intelligence. Their mission statement is “to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity”.

The Bruin devised an experiment to test how much ChatGPT can influence academic integrity and to test if teachers were able to tell the difference between a paper written by a student versus a paper written by AI. In order to formulate this experiment, the Bruin picked a teacher from the English, History, and Science departments at Wadsworth High School to be put to the test. The teachers chosen were Mrs. Laura Harig from the English

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department, Mr. Jason Knapp from the history department, and Mr. Aaron Austin from the science department.

All teachers had upcoming papers due in their classes. As each assignment was due, the Bruin collected the papers instead of the teachers. Each teacher was given back the papers that were due, but the catch was that hidden inside the assignments were a certain amount of ChatGPT generated papers.

The Bruin held onto the real papers while the teachers decided which papers they believed to be AI. Harig was given three essays that were written by ChatGPT for her 9th grade Honors English class. Harig was able to correctly select the ChatGPT papers, and she mentioned various tip-offs that alerted her to a potentially fake paper.

“It was very formulaic, where it was all the same, so that kind of clued me in,” Harig said.

Upon ChatGPT producing a paper, the user is able to alter the essay to their liking. For the purposes of this study, the Bruin did not change the contents of the essay that ChatGPT made, and Harig noticed certain repetitions in the papers that hinted at AI writing.

“They were very similar,” Harig said.

“There were some phrases that were used in all three of the papers that didn’t really sound like the student, but the fact that they all showed up [alerted] me.”

Learning to express your own unique author’s voice and tone is something that students are encouraged to do in any English class. Knowing your audience and diction control are some things that will change how a paper is written. For example, the word choice that a student would use for a high school paper is not the same word choice that a student would use for a college level paper.

“I honestly believe that I picked up on it because it’s February and I’ve been

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reading their stuff all year, but if they had started - not that I’m giving them points on how to use it - but if they had started using that and then used it all year, then I don’t know that I would have noticed,” Harig said ChatGPT launched in November 2022 and first made headlines in January of 2023. Though now is the time that ChatGPT has become popular, it is already half way through the 2022-2023 school year. Teachers have already established the writing style of their students.

“I think for students it’s a tool to make life easier, but for teachers, I think it is kind of a threat to academic integrity because they’re not writing their own papers,” Harig said. “I think that there’s an important mental and critical thinking and problem solving that’s necessary in writing and learning how to write. If we give into this, then students aren’t learning that basic process.”

One of the major concerns that people have with ChatGPT and other AI programs is that AI learns from itself. If teachers are beginning to pick up on what AI papers look like then the AI will adapt itself to fit what the user is asking of it.

All students need to ask ChatGPT is that it writes a paper at a specific level.

For Harig’s students, all they need to ask is for ChatGPT to write a paper at a 9th grade level and then give ChatGPT the prompt and any other information that the student is required to put into their paper.

“I do think that the more [ChatGPT] grows, I think it will catch on and I think the fact that we can’t really keep up with how it improves, I think eventually, people will start using it,” Harig said.

In the case of the science department, Austin was given one ChatGPT generated lab report. The lab reports were pulled from Austin’s AP Physics class which consists of upperclassmen.

The lab was a test with an egg and a rubber band and the Bruin asked ChatGPT to generate a lab report for the experiment which proved to be difficult due to the number of equations and specific information that had to be inputted into the AI program. Austin was able to properly identify which version was the ChatGPT generated lab report but said it was a “tough call”.

“Because I’ve had them [students in class] for a year, I kind of know some of their different writing styles, because they’ve had to do this multiple times. That helps in knowing how they are going to write stuff. But if they used that [ChatGPT] the whole time, then that would never

STUDENT OPINION “IS CHATGPT A TOOL OR A THREAT?” “You’re not really doing the work so it’s not a tool, and then the people who use it will be under qualified.”

- Jacquelyn Manion (10)

“A threat because kids can use it to cheat on things and it goes against the schools no cheating policy and kids can get in a lot of trouble.”

- Eli Loveless (9)

“I would say it is more of a threat. I could see if people used it for inspiration if people had writer’s block, but you shouldn’t copy and paste it.”

- Maddy Schnelzer (11)

“I think it could go either way.

People may use it as a tool but teachers will see it as a threat.”

- Luke Loveless (12)

“I think it’s a threat because it gets a lot of people in trouble.”

- Vinny Gambaccini (9)

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unique voices of students are unable to come through in their writing.

“It’s hard to find in this essay because the DBQ is so objective,” Knapp said.

“You’re leaving all that subjectivity out.

You’ve got the evidence, and that’s what you have to use.”

The one place AI struggles is being able to mimic the “humanness” of a real person’s writing.

“Would AI ever write a history book?

I don’t know,” Knapp said. “I’m sure it could do all the research online, but I’m just not sure that it could put together that great story that a skilled historian becomes really good at.”

ChatGPT poses a threat at levels outside of high school as well. Some professors at the collegiate level are worried about the effects that AI programs will have on college level students.

Brianne Pernod teaches CCP, college credit plus, classes for the University of Akron at Wadsworth High School. Pernod teaches Comp 1 and Comp 2 to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

“I think it’s important that [educators] figure out a way to work with the technology and also have conversations with the students about the appropriateness, the use of it, the necessity, that kind of stuff.”

Pernod said. “It’s not going away, so we definitely have to find a way to work with it.”

The University of Akron has changed their plagiarism policy in order to combat the use of AI plagiarism. The use of any AI program along with ChatGPT can have many consequences and even lead to failure of that course. “[Professors need to] have open conversations with your college kids about why it’s so important to have academic integrity, because of the expectations for the college kids,” Pernod said.

Pernod explains how she would hope that students would not use ChatGPT on any college level class because high school classes are required, but college is not and students are there by choice.

“I think right now it’s a threat because it’s such a new technology that we don’t necessarily know how to utilize it in the classroom yet, but I think we would be naive to think that returning to paperpencil is ever going to happen,” Pernod said. “I think that it [AI] is good, it has the potential for good, but as with anything, in the wrong hands, or used nefariously, it is harmful.”

AI will continue to grow and learn from itself as time goes on, and as the concern for cheating grows, technology companies are attempting to devise programs to prevent or weed out this threat in an academic setting.

There are already competitive AI programs being created that were made

REPORTER CREATES THE FIRST AI GENERATED NEWS STORY FOR THE BRUIN When ChatGPT is asked to write a news story it plugs in random facts and information. News Editor, Katie Allen worked with ChatGPT in order to create the first ever AI generated article in the Bruin.

Allen conducted all of her interviews and collected all of her information in order to work with ChatGPT. It took Allen almost 45 minutes with ChatGPT to generate a true news story.

She first plugged her headline into the AI program. Then, Allen added her quotes and who said the quotes.

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“I was just adding more details to help sort of correct ChatGPT,” Allen said.

ChatGPT will create the basic format of a news story but lacks the true nature and facts of the story. To read this story, see page 6.

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by ChatGPT on it.

Journalists are able to plug in information and ChatGPT will generate it.

Ask ChatGPT to write a love song and it will generate the verses and chorus to an original song

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Page 12 talks about ChatGPT within the video game world.

ChatGPT is changing the way that nonplayer Characters, NPC’s interact in games.

as a response to ChatGPT. Google made a statement saying they would soon be launching an AI chat bot named Bard.

There are even some AI programs that teachers can run on students’ papers in order to tell if the paper is truly written by the students or if it is written by AI. “We’ve trained a classifier to distinguish between text written by a human and text written by AIs from a variety of providers,” says OpenAI’s ChatGPT classifier website.

While the classifier is still in early stages of development with constant updates, it demonstrates that companies

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Although ChatGPT cannot express emotions or feelings, it still gives its users tips and tricks to work with friends and family.

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work,” Austin said.

Austin had some difficulty telling the difference between the real and generated lab reports because the lab reports were done in lab groups, meaning that multiple people were writing one report, as a result the writing styles varied.

“I wrote on the lab report ‘it seems to be changing here’, and I was like, is that the program screwing up? Because I knew I had some fake ones, or is that just different writing styles? That made it hard for me to tell which ones they were,” Austin said.

Austin’s findings again showed that students need to have the basic understanding of what they are learning in order to plug the information into the ChatGPT programs. This poses the question that if students need to understand the content to cheat, then why not just use their knowledge and write the paper themselves instead of having an AI program write it for them?

Knapp teaches AP United States History and in preparation for the end of year AP test, his students write practice essays.

For this experiment the Bruin worked with the AI program to create a DBQ, a document based question. In order for students to write these DBQ’s they are given a prompt and 7 documents that the students have to use to support their thesis on the prompt.

ChatGPT told the Bruin that it was familiar with writing DBQs and took the documents and analyzed them. Knapp has his students highlight their DBQ’s for different sections, a certain color for a thesis, a certain color for quotes and quote explanation, and so on. A Bruin member who had taken Knapp’s class last year went through and highlighted the ChatGPT generated copy so that Knapp would not be able to tell the difference based on one not being highlighted.

Knapp incorrectly chose which paper was generated by ChatGPT. “There were a couple other [essays] that might have been close, but I was pretty confident. With the way it just ended abruptly I’m like ‘okay, this is a computer,’” Knapp said.

Knapp took a different approach when determining which student’s paper he believed was fake. Instead of trying to find an essay that was too well written to be believable, he was looking for one that mimicked the errors and style of an average student.

“I was looking for tenth grade writing,” Knapp said. “And I could be going about it the wrong way. But maybe it is modeling tenth grade writing, which makes it difficult to find.”

The nature of the DBQ made it challenging for Knapp to pick out an essay that didn’t sound right. The essay has a very specific rubric that explains what evidence must be used and how it should be incorporated. Due to this, the

DE-BUG CODE Computer programmers and coders could plug code into ChatGPT that wasn’t working and ChatGPT is able to narrow down the issues in the code.

such as OpenAI see the potential threat posed by artificially generated text and are working to counter the problem before it grows out of control.

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Gaming’s Endless Future With AI’s Help

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magine strolling through a remote village in a video game, where, instead of just trying to check points off a list, there is an incentive to stay, an incentive to speak to the area’s few locals, as each NPC has a story to tell, information about the world or its inhabitants, and the ability to respond to the player based off of whatever the player types.

This very well may be the future for gaming, and with the help of ChatGPT and other AI, it may not be far off.

Above is “Eira Stormheart” a fictional leader of By now, everyone has a general idea the “Bruin” created by ChatGPT to fit into the of what ChatGPT is and of some of its game Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord. To the capabilities. It can write your business emails, right is code created by ChatGPT. outline essays, and even provide an entire Screenshots by Brenden Barlett weightlifting routine tailored to the individual. storytelling for gaming will not only help RPGs That said, the depth to which ChatGPT but has the potential to revolutionize rougeand other AI–such as Anthropic, LaMDA, and like games such as “Hades” and procedurally Chinchilla go is much deeper and will only games such as “Rimworld” too. strengthen as time passes. Luckily, fans of “In rouge-like games, everything is different video games will likely see some of the most each time you replay it,” Gray said. “This is just impressive capabilities of AI reflected in their one way I could see AI playing out in gaming, games sooner than later.

Aidan Gray, a senior at Wadsworth High School and intended Major in Computer Science, believes there is no limit to AI’s future influence in gaming.

“AI such as ChatGPT will improve gaming experiences by making them more unique,” Gray said, “Especially through journeys and adventures in open-world settings, for example.”

Considering ChatGPT’s ability to generate massive amounts of Bloc’s character conversing with a non-unique NPC. Bloc was fiction and to accurately follow able to type whatever response he wanted to the NPC that users’ prompts, it has the potential was controlled by ChatGPT. to upend the story-creation process Screenshot from Bloc’s Youtube. and quest-making process for any RPG, no matter the gaming studio. but I think ChatGPT and other software “There is no limit to the potential of AI’s have the ability to further randomize your influence in storytelling for future video experience. Every player would theoretically games,” Gray said. “I mean, AI is rapidly be able to face an entirely different scenario improving with voice deep-fakes, and now, in the same game that is powered by, for with there being AI such as ChatGPT, I just instance, ChatGPT that continuously changes don’t think there is an end. And the thing as you play.” is, most of it is completely new too; it’s not Beyond the sheer potential in replayability reused content.” for future games, Gray said the most Gray mentioned that such flexibility in AI revolutionary feature AI may provide is the

overhaul of non-player-characters (NPCs) behavior.

“Almost every game’s NPCs have builtin responses,” Gray said. “And these responses are to a built-in selection of what a player can say. But with ChatGPT (or other conversation-based AI), a player could theoretically type whatever they wanted, and the AI would assess it and blurt out a complete response.”

This potential for NPCs is something that will benefit Role-Playing Games tremendously as it will increase the ability for players to role play, affect the morality system of games and make it possible for players to assume good, evil, or morally grey stances, and provide the potential for stronger reputation systems in games. Hypothetically, all NPCs would be able to individually interact with the player and have an exclusive opinion of the player based off of choices made during their play through.

“I think it will definitely be amazing,” said Ian Clark-Kelley, a senior at Wadsworth High School. “ChatGPT can already type up a whole story, and I think its ability to just automatically generate responses for NPCs and spit them out will be extremely beneficial for video games.”

While most of this speculating about the future of NPCs in video games, is simply speculation, there has already been proof-ofconcept in the modding community for Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord, as a youtuber by the name, “Bloc” has realized multiple videos showcasing an interaction with random NPCs. In these videos, the player is able to type out questions or statements to which the NPC responds accordingly.

“Honestly, I think it is kind of creepy,” Kelley said.

“I mean, REVOLUTIONIZE NON-PLAYERdon’t get me CHARACTERS IN VIDEO GAMES. wrong, it’s going to be amazing for REVOLUTIONIZE QUESTS AND WORLDgaming, but BUILDING IN VIDEO GAMES to think AI is getting so advanced is REVOLUTIONIZE RANDOM a little scary, ENCOUNTERS IN VIDEO GAMES. you know what I’m saying?”

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Admittedly, Kelley’s concerns are warranted.

AI, such as ChatGPT and its competitors, are advancing fast. It will definitely provide an array of benefits but also consequences as time passes.

“I mean it is definitely going to be a little scary with how it may affect the job space for gaming.” Gray said. “So what I’ve seen is happening is when someone is developing something and they get stuck, they can go to ChatGPT and just get code from it and have it solve their issue. I mean, there will still always be a person developing something, but at some point, I can see it just being one person or a much smaller group of workers, developing something with an AI’s help.”

That said, Gray also believes that ChatGPT may not impact gaming in too many negative ways, as he believes there will still be a lot of room for games untouched by AI. He believes this because he thinks there will always be a market for story-rich games such as “Red Dead Redemption 2” or “A Plague Tale: Requiem.”

“It definitely has the potential to change games entirely,” Gray said, “but I feel like there will always be people that will not use AI to help produce their game. I think there will always be a market for say, friends to experience the same game as one another and be able to talk about parts of the game each person liked and disliked.”

Of course, anything can happen over the next few years in relation to AI and gaming, but for where it stands now, it definitely seems more positive than negative. AI will be able to help produce games faster and more impactful to gamers. It will help everyone come closer to discovering ‘their perfect game.’

“It just needs a lot of testing, but similar to how ads are personalized,” Gray said, “I definitely think there could be a game that could be made where it is ‘completely your game.’ Something you would love personally.”

Currently, ChatGPT’s free version remains an option for users, although ChatGPT Plus rolled out on February 1 for 20 dollars a month. While the recent burst of popularity for conversation-based AI contains a promising future, it is worth mentioning that competition between big-tech companies such as Microsoft and Google to make the most use of AI is already underway. As of February 8, Bing now contains a ChatGPT-powered search engine.

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As a family owned course with a friendly staff and value driven pricing it is the perfect place for all ages and levels of golfers. Featuring generous fairways, forgiving greens and a variety of distances to play from, Pine Valley always seems like home! Pine Valley Golf Club is proud to be Wadsworth’s ONLY hometown course, serving players from Wadsworth, Medina, Akron, Fairlawn, Brunswick, Norton and more.

Our staff will always strive to make you feel at home, provide you with great value and give assistance when needed. We offer great rates, online bookings, seasonal promotions and many new offerings tailored to Wadsworth and the surrounding communities.

Come by to play a round or just to say hello! We look forward to seeing you on the course!

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Pine Valley recently renovated their clubhouse to include a large deck that is perfect for enjoying food and refreshments after a round.

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KAVÉ BRINGS ENTERTAINMENT TO WHS STUDENTS

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tudents at Wadsworth High School are getting their evening entertainment at Kavé, a coffee shop in Barberton.

Kavé is located in the arts and entertainment district of downtown Barberton. It first opened in 2014 as a small coffee shop inside of the Nine Muses Art Gallery. Being located in an art gallery, there were always many different displays and exhibits in the building.

After several years, Nine Muses closed, leaving the space exclusively to Kavé. The art gallery would have a lasting impact on the environment of the coffee shop.

“Once Nine Muses closed and Kavé grew in size, we wanted to keep that artistic spirit and incorporate it into the new Kavé facility,” said Ryan Struckel, the General Manager of Kavé.

Kavé was remodeled in 2018 into what it still looks like today. Throughout all the changes, one of the traditions that carried over was Open Mic Night. This event is held every Thursday evening from 6-8:30, and gives locals the

opportunity to perform live. perform and support them, “The goal was to host an event not at a and then found out that bar where local youth performers could feel I would really like to do comfortable performing in front of a crowd,” that,” Schnell said.

Struckel said. “We want to make sure that Schnell now performs there is a space in the community for people under the age of 21 to grow and explore their talents in a constructive way, and we believe that hosting an Open Mic onstage in a family friendly establishment is one of the best ways to provide that experience.”

Erik Schnell, a senior at Wadsworth High School, has taken advantage of Ryan Hawt, Camryn Henderson, Gabby Gray, and Grace Swain sit at a table drinking coffee during Open Mic Night at Kave. They attend the event this opportunity.

Schnell began together most Thursdays. Photo courtesy of Carsyn Derrig. participating at Kavé most Thursdays. Despite having in Open Mic Night in August of last year. He some nerves in the beginning, he has grown was introduced to the event by some of his comfortable with Kavé’s small, intimate friends from Barberton who were involved in atmosphere and receptive crowd. it. As a member of both choir and drama at “The environment is very welcoming, and WHS, Schnell was no stranger to performing people don’t really mind if you mess up,” in front of a crowd. He soon decided to get Schnell said. involved himself.

Each of Schnell’s performances are “I originally came to watch [my friends] around 15 minutes long. This gives him

HOGWARTS LEGACY EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS REVIEW BY BRENDEN BARLETT

Perhaps most impressively from experiencing the early game, however, is the atmosphere. It is Harry Potter. Take away the game’s title; even without any love for the books or movies, someone would be able to recognize the game for what it is - a game in the world of Harry Potter. The portraits on the walls of Hogwarts are alive, cats and other small animals are everywhere, suits of armor talk when players are not looking, and every House’s dorm houses their customary ghost.

That said, Hogwarts Legacy is difficult to sell as a game that every gamer would enjoy. Still, fans of Harry Potter will definitely appreciate it, and so will fans of Fantasy.

“The idea is cool,” said Brody Grimm, a sophomore at Wadsworth High School. “I’d just rather of had something like this for Star Wars instead.”

For those interested, Hogwarts Legacy is available on new-gen consoles for a base price of 70 USD and on Steam and Epic games for 60 USD. The game will release on old-gen consoles in April and on July 25 for the Switch.

Hogwarts Legacy officially launched four days ago after a pleasant 72-hour early access for owners of the deluxe edition. It is safe to say it exceeded expectations for fans of the Harry Potter series and average gamers alike.

From the very beginning, Hogwarts Legacy starts with a bang. After a short conversation with the player character’s mentor, Professor Fig, players are thrust into the magic and excitement of the beautiful wizarding world Avalanche Software developed and have to play through an engaging prologue before reaching Hogwarts.

“The initial impression I had, I can definitely see the potential.” Said Dylan Bushi, a senior at Wadsworth High School and a fan of the Harry Potter books and movies. “I think it will be a lot of fun, and the dodging system is pretty good, which is always nice.”

Although initial skepticism towards a combat system focusing on wands was more than warranted, it proved visually appealing and fun. There are various spells for players to use and chain together against their enemies, each being both audibly and visually pleasing. To be fair, though, the entire game, from visuals and soundtrack to the sounds of nature, is satisfactory.

“It looks good even on medium graphics.” Bushi said. “I really like the spell’s visuals, and the troll’s designs are pretty good too. The trolls reminded me The player’s first view of the iconic Hogwarts School. The entire school can be interacted with during gameplay. of the Olog Hai from Shadow of War.” Screenshot by Brenden Barlett.

enough time to play two or three songs of his choosing.

“I pick a lot of my favorite songs,” Schnell said. “I also try to pick things that the crowd would like, and I take recommendations from them.”

Schnell’s weekly performances have drawn other WHS students to go to Kavé.

Camryn Henderson, a junior at WHS, is part of a group of students--most of whom are also members of the choir--that attend weekly Open Mic Nights. At these events, they are able to support Schnell and other performers, while also having an opportunity to spend time with friends.

“I started going to Kavé because my friend told me to go, so we went together,” Henderson said. “I kept going because I made a bunch of friends, plus the coffee is really good.”

Junior Carsyn Derrig also goes to Kavé every Thursday. Like Henderson, she was drawn to the friendly environment of the small coffee shop.

“Everyone is super nice and welcoming, the coffee tastes great, and the live music is so fun!” Derrig said.

Despite its location in Barberton, Kavé has become a go-to spot for WHS students to perform, drink coffee, and hang out with friends.

STUDENTS EXCITED FOR NEW LOCKWOOD AND CO. SHOW

BY LILY LOVE AND ANGEL JONES

is a big fan of the books and the new series.

“The general vibe of the books was Lockwood and Co. is a new Netflix thriller presented well in the series,” said Williams. series. Released on January 27, 2023, it “I would recommend them to anyone who is an adaptation of a popular book series wants a good ghostly mystery.” targeted toward high schoolers and young From the start of the first episode, adults. viewers are immediately part of the main Focusing mainly on a group of three action. The viewer experiences everything teenage ghost hunters, Antony Lockwood, that goes on during each episode, allowing Lucy Carlyle, and George Karim, the series them to feel like they are part of the story occurs in present-day as well.

London at a time when “The show was better the world is overrun with than I expected,” said ghosts, spirits, and the Williams. “I personally supernatural. Due to this, thought that the show did the world has a system of an amazing job portraying ghost hunters specially the characters with how trained to keep the they looked and the way supernatural at bay. they are.”

WHS sophomore Ava Incorporating the viewer Legget is a fan of the into the show’s events Lockwood and Co. series. allows the viewer to also “The [book] series was relate or connect with the really good, and I liked characters in the show. the three main characters While watching Lockwood Lockwood and Co. is currently a lot,” said Legget. “I’m Nextflix’s #5 Top U.S. Show Today. and Co., viewers can expect really excited to start the Photo Courtesy of Fair Use. jump scares, relatable Netflix series because the storyline looks events and characters, supernatural accurate, and the casting is perfect.” villains, and more.

There are five books in total in the series.

Lockwood and Co. currently holds the #5 The Netflix series has eight episodes in spot on Netflix’s top U.S. shows list. season one. The first eight episodes mostly Currently, the show does not have a align with the events of book one, keeping planned second season, but with its rising the accuracy of book-to-screen adaptation popularity, fans are already speculating proportionate. season 2.

Gavin Williams, a sophomore at WHS,

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THE BRUIN OPINION

PDA ETIQUETTE: STOP MAKING OUT IN THE HALLWAYS!

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OPINION BY AIDEN BROWN

ublic Display of Affection, often referred to as PDA, is becoming a problem at Wadsworth High School. Couples are more bold with PDA at school, which, in turn, becomes more distracting to all students around.

“Something definitely has to change,” said Wadsworth senior Joey Mason about the frequency of inappropriate PDA at Wadsworth High School.

PDA at school is essentially disrespectful to one’s peers who are being subjected to uncomfortable situations. However, couples caught in the moment may not fully understand why others are offended by their actions.

There is a time and place for showing affection in public. When a couple is out in town rarely will anyone be offended by hand holding, hugging, or any other sort of physical affection. Although, if a

couple is showing the same sort of affection in the hallways, t h e n t h e y a r e more l i ke l y t o make those around t h e m weirded out.

“I, frankly, don’t want to see that [PDA],” said Wadsworth Senior

Luke Loveless. “There seems to be a lot of couples that feel they can get a quick kiss in the hallways in between periods.”

Public displays of affection during school are often distracting and in some cases o f fe n s i ve to faculty members and other students.

T h e answer to this issue is m u c h m o r e simple t h a n m a n y will think.

The simple solution is to address the problem, most potently as a school wide announcement. The school

could issue a statement asking students to refrain from PDA during school hours.

Those who are guilty of inappropriate PDA will now have a better understanding of their effects on their peers.

The school “SOMETHING should not take any DEFINITELY HAS other precautions TO CHANGE; against PDA. I do not believe that a HOWEVER, I school wide ban on DON’T KNOW OF PDA will help.

ANY SOLUTIONS Studentswillfeelthat OFF THE TOP OF the administration is unnecessarily MY HEAD.” controlling or too involved in the affairs of -JOEY MASON students. Rather, WADSWORTH SENIOR administrators should let public consensus dictate the frequency of PDA at Wadsworth High.

During the season of love, it is important to not only show love to those who are of importance, but to also be weary of others around you.

STUDENTS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE

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OPINION BY ALEX BANKS

round the world, students start learning a second language, usually English, in elementary school. In America, however, and in Wadsworth specifically, language classes are not even an option until middle school.

Studies show that elementary school is a critical time for learning a different language while also achieving the best fluency.

There are countless benefits to learning a second language. It helps develop essential skills such as active listening and patience and also improves cognitive ability and performance in other classes.

“Listening is a skill a lot of people fall short on,” said Mrs. Meredith Stratton, a French teacher at Wadsworth High School. “But when you study a language, you get used to really having to pay attention, especially when you’re listening to native speakers.”

Communication skills are also greatly expanded upon with the knowledge of a second language.

“When you learn a second language, your ability to talk to other people, your ability

Mrs. Stratton instructs her French 4 class. In addition to teaching at the high school, she is currently teaching French to seventh graders at Wadsworth Middle School. Photo by Carley Sorrent

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to be able to communicate with the world around you increases exponentially,” said Jim Steward, a recruiter for a mental health company.

Understanding another language can help people understand their own language better.

“You also become a creative thinker and a really good problem solver,” Stratton said. “It helps also with good communication, you get a better understanding of your own language so you actually learn how to communicate better in your own language.”

With a better understanding of their own language, it can help them improve their scores on standardized tests, especially with ones used for college admissions.

“People who know a second language have typically higher ACT and SAT scores,” said Mrs. Karen Beavers, a Spanish teacher at Wadsworth High School.

Because learning another language takes a lot of practice, dedication, and application, it can teach how to achieve those skills, which can then be used in other classes.

“It can also improve your achievement in other classes by being a strong language student,” Stratton said. “There is a strong correlation between language and math because similar thinking skills are required.”

Learning another language can also help expand someone’s worldview because it introduces them to a completely new culture.

“It kind of opens up your worldview so that you can see things differently,” Stratton said.

“You have a better perspective of things.

Additionally, students who take language classes and work towards knowing a second language gain a more impressive resume and better job opportunities.

“Knowing a foreign language makes you more marketable,” Beavers said.

Many people are not interested in learning a different language because it takes a lot of time and dedication; however, it can greatly benefit them later in life, which is something that might not be considered.

“If I were to do my teenage years again,

knowing what I know now and looking back at it, I’d be like ‘I need to try and learn a Customer service Hospitality second language,’” representatives management Steward said.

Learning a second language Paralegals Marketing in high school can present challenges because it is one Sale Government Work of the only class representatives options where students have to learn something Translators Social workers that they may have been previously completely unfamiliar with, which will discourage people level, I think it is something that they would from even trying to take the class. However, if look at.” students were encouraged to take language Many jobs look for knowledge of a classes in middle school or even given second language, and even if it will not be the option to take it at a younger age, they specifically used in a job, it could help boost might not feel as discouraged and will have a job application or give someone an edge the opportunity to learn a second language, against other applicants who do not have which will benefit them greatly. the same knowledge.

“There needs to be more consideration “Regardless of the career that you’re given to how we are preparing students for life in, communication is the biggest key, after high school and are we giving them the being able to talk to people, being able to skills they need to be successful?” Stratton understand multiple cultures, being able to said. “I think for a lot of people and for a lot of understand where people are coming from, careers, knowing another language can give [and] learning a second language helps with you what you need.” that,” Steward said.

Being able to speak fluently in a language For example, although a job in the medical is something that many employers look field might not require a person to know a at. From 2010 to 2015, the demand for second language, knowing one can provide knowing a second language doubled. a huge advantage.

Having a second language on a resume “Because we have so many immigrants in shows that the job applicant has good our country, it is very helpful if medical staff communication skills, commitment to know different languages,” Stratton said. classes, and willingness to work hard.

If a student is able to learn a second “It also indicates an intelligent and creative language during high school, they should and critical thinker,” Stratton said. “I think take the opportunity because it will help it’s something where if you have a language them enhance their communication skills on your resume and it’s something where and their memory, expand their worldview, you’re actually capable of communicating and will help them find better jobs and gain in that language, then, pretty much on any more job opportunities.

Jobs that look for second language knowledge:

OPINION THE BRUIN

WHS SHOULD ALLOW PAINTED PARKING SPOTS OPINION BY LUKE HOUSER

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ast year, a proposal was put out by Olivia Benner, a current senior, that the parking spaces in the student lot should be allowed to be painted by students.

The first point in her proposal was about the amount of paint needed. She explained how the students painting their own parking spaces for senior year would be a fun way to boost school spirit and allow seniors to enjoy their final year of high school. She went over the costs and amount of paint needed for the parking spaces and justified the prices.

She explained how each space could be repainted at the end of the year, allowing students the next year to be given a fresh canvas.

“The average size of a parking spot is around 90 square feet,” Benner said.

“Given that five gallons of paint can cover 1,800 square feet, that means that each parking space will require two quarts of paint to be recovered black.”

With that in mind, the next point in her proposal is the pricing of the paint. The students would have to pay for the paint themselves, in addition to their parking pass. In regards to the price, those who do not repaint their spot with black paint at the end of the year would be charged an extra fee, in return generating additional revenue.

“The price for one quart of paint runs to $12.98 on Home Depot's website," Benner said. “Being that 2 quarts are needed to cover the parking space the total cost of cover up paint per student will be at approximately $25.95. Other school systems that allow for students to paint parking spaces often can get a large discount from the supplier.”

Benner suggests that the ideas for parking spaces be reviewed by administration, eliminating any chance of students painting anything inappropriate on their spaces. Additionally, there would be a supervisor the day of the painting to ensure that everyone stays on course and finishes their approved design.

Benner presented the idea to the student council and shortly afterward the idea was shut down. Not much reasoning was given at the time as to why the idea would not be allowed to move forward.

But, Mr. Hamilton, a teacher at WHS and head of the Student Council, was able to provide more insight on the topic. “[Administration] didn't like the idea," Hamilton said. "They thought that assigning one spot to a certain student wasn't a good idea because we have so many kids coming in late and leaving early throughout the day…It was more about just about efficiency and wanting them to have enough available spaces…It was an interesting, good idea, but we can't really do anything without administrative

authority. That's kind of where it started affect the current parking situation, and and ended pretty quickly.” according to Hamilton, it could even make When discussing possible solutions to the situation worse. the existing problem of limited parking, However, the new CIS construction Hamilton expressed that if Wadsworth gives administration a great opportunity High School had a parking lot designated to at least look into dividing up the just for seniors, it would be a lot easier to parking lots into a more efficient system. implement something like painted parking If something like this is enacted, it would spaces. However, with the current parking allow student council to be able to set lots being divided between the YMCA, the up painted parking spaces for seniors, high school, and the middle school, it just boosting school spirit and allowing is not plausible to have certain parking students to better enjoy their senior year spaces restricted to a single student. here at WHS. According to Hamilton, the school’s view is that they already limit parking is on more of a first come, first serve basis.

However, with the announcement of the construction of the new CIS building here on the high school campus area, administration has the perfect opportunity to do just that. The school could assign one of the parking lots into a designated senior section, which would allow for the eventual addition of senior painted parking This is an example of what a student could paint on their parking spaces. spot. Having reserved parking spots is something that WHS wants It is still too early to know to avoid, but the new CIS building has the potential to change that. how the new building will Photo Courtesy of Fair Use.

♫♪ MUSIC SAMPLING LIMITS CREATIVITY ♪ ♫

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OPINION BY NOELLE ALLEN

ong sampling has circled the music industry since the 1970's. Back then, major labels interpreted the practice as blatant stealing. But for broke hip-hop producers, sampling was a quick, easy and cheap way to make beats. Artists would commonly follow a "use first, worry later" basis, hoping that future consequences for sampling would be trivial. This practice eventually provoked unrest in the music industry as artists and labels began filing large lawsuits against the offenders. However, as sampling began spiraling out of control, people could no longer keep track of the immense amount of sampling, and consequences were no longer carried out. In the modern industry, copyright laws and deals between artists are common. This allows artists to sample under no direct consequence.

Miley Cyrus recently released a single titled “Flowers” which has racked up over 115 million streams since the release date. Fans have noticed the distinct similarities between the lyrics of “Flowers” and Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man.” It seems as though Cyrus’ song is a response to Mars’ piece. Both pieces are breakup songs from two different perspectives and it is believed that Cyrus wanted to use her song as a response to her ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth.

Another popular example of this is Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” that incorporates the tune from Rodgers and Hammerstein's “Favorite Things”, a song featured in a classic film titled “The Sound of Music”.

Artists that incorporate other artists’ work detach themselves from their own creativity. One of the best things about music is the differing arrangements and styles that come about. Sampling pieces is a resourceful way to attract fans– due to the existing popularity or familiarity from the first song– but it removes the artist from their own music.

It has become easy for artists to use popular songs to their advantage.

“If artists copy work exactly and use it for themselves, I

"I can buy myself flowers Write my name in the sand Talk to myself for hours Say things you don't understand I can take myself dancing And I can hold my own hand Yeah, I can love me better than you can" - Miley Cyrus

"Too young, too dumb to realize That I should have bought you flowers And held your hand Should have gave you all my hours When I had the chance Take you to every party 'cause all you wanted to do was dance" - Bruno Mars

don’t think that is fair to the original artist,” said Dan Pollack, junior at WHS. Incorporating a popular song into another song increases the amount of listeners due to the familiarity of the piece.

This is also exemplified on TikTok or Instagram as users begin copying one another in "...WHEN ARTISTS order to gain views. They take what is popular and can copy COPY OTHER it exactly - resulting in fame ARTISTS' CONCEPTS potentially taken away from the original creator. This practice OR LYRICS INTO can sometimes promote the THEIR MUSIC, original creators also seen IT DECREASES in Roger and Hammerstien's "Favorite Things" following the INDIVIDUALITY" release of "7 Rings", when the -JASMINE KRUG, song hit #1 on "The Billboard MEMBER OF THE WHS Hot 100" for the first time.

SHOW CHOIR However, Grande signed away 90% of songwriting royalties to the estate of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.

“I think that when artists copy other artists’ concepts or lyrics into their music it decreases individuality” said Jasmine Krug, junior show choir student at WHS. The continuation of this sampling industry has begun limiting the creativity of individual artists. These artists should instead strive to create individual compositions that reflect their own ingenuity.

There are multiple sides to the topic of music sampling.

Borrowing mere ideas from songs is far different from copying others’ work nearly exactly. If a song utilizes the ideas of others’, it can expand creativity by incorporating compositions in a number of ways. However, as artists continue to participate in sampling, the music industry could ultimately suffer as more and more songs begin to sound exactly the same, a situation that is already prevalent today.

However, over time it is feared that such widespread use of sampling can turn into an industry that lacks individuality.

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STUDENTS RENOVATE BUS FOR SENIOR TRIP

BY MALLORY GERSCHUTZ

group of senior boys recently purchased a bus with plans to completely redo it. They will use it to travel through several western states during their senior trip.

Seniors Ian Kaufman, Brandon Sams, Peyton Pappas, and Josh and Jared Pasco have been working together to completely revamp the interior of the “bridge out” bus for the past three months. The meaning of the name “bridge out” dates back to about four years.

“We were in my woods and came upon a sign that said ‘Bridge out miles ahead,’ that we ended up hanging in our camp we made and when trying to figure out a name for the bus, it was the most fitting thing we could think of,” said Ian Kaufman, senior at Wadsworth High School.

Kaufman originally came up with the idea, but it was quickly dismissed by his friends. As they began to talk about it more they realized that it was a very unique idea.

“We all agreed that we wanted to do something different for our senior trip so we started,” said Brandon Sams, senior at WHS. As they became more serious about the trip, one of the leaders at the bible study they attend mentioned that he had an old church bus they could use. The group was able to get a good deal, splitting the cost evenly amongst the five of them.

Sams, Kaufman, and Josh Pasco are all a part of the carpentry compact of WHS, which has provided them with enough knowledge in construction to be able to do it without any outside help.

Everything has gone smoothly as the boys have gutted out the entire bus, put

sub flooring down, and framed out where the bathroom is going.

“So far it has been going really well,” Kaufman said.

“We are now currently at a slow part figuring out where and how to run the electrical throughout the bus, but after that it will be relatively easy for us and right up our skill set.”

After that step, the group is going to install plumbing, flooring, installation, and cabinets.

“We plan on going to Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota and our last stop being

Country Fest back in Ohio,” Kaufman said.

The boys hope to leave for their senior trip on their graduation day, May 21, and travel for two to three weeks.

The “Bridge Out” bus prior to any modifications.

As of right now the boys have no plans of selling the bus after their trip.

Photo courtesy of Brandon Sams.

The five seniors take a picture in front of their recently purchased bus. They power washed and cleaned the exterior in preparation for their trip.

Photo courtesy of Brandon Sams.

After removing the seats, the interior is ready for any further modifications. They plan on adding bunk beds, new flooring, a bathroom, curtains, and televisions.

Photo courtesy of Brandon Sams.

Sams, Kaufman, and Jared Pasco work on stripping down the inside of the bus. The group documents their progress on their Tik Tok account (@bridgeoutbus).

Photo courtesy of Brandon Sams.

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NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY HOSTS BLOOD DRIVE FOR STUDENTS

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BY GRACE BARRETT

adsworth High School’s National Honors Society is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a yearly blood drive, which will take place on February 22, in which students can volunteer to give blood. Sign-ups took place on February 8, in the senior commons, in which all students, ages 16 and up, had the option to join the cause by selecting a specific time slot to donate during.

Getting around 80-100 donors each time, Wadsworth’s blood drive has grown to be a large project that creates an extensive impact within the community. Despite its size, the NHS has taken a key initiative in running the entire program.

“This is one of the largest blood drives in the county,” said Nate Singleton, co-adviser of NHS, “We do everything from running it, to recruiting it, to providing the food and drinks for the canteen. The only thing we don’t do is draw blood.”

According to Ada Wagner, a member of NHS, hosting this blood drive helps the community in an important way.

“Each blood donation saves three lives,” said Wagner. “It’s really important that we give our blood to the people who need it in an emergency situation.”

Many students share this belief, emphasizing the importance of donating blood.

“So many people are in need of

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Molly Kubilus and Ada Wagner, members of WHS’s National Honors Society, help a student sign up to donate blood during the American Red Cross blood drive. Student members of NHS volunteered their time during fifth period to get as many donors as possible.

Photo by Grace Barrett.

blood,” said Hannah Hoffman, a junior at Wadsworth High School. “They need donors of all ages.”

Beyond saving lives, the blood drives provide an immense benefit to the seniors of WHS. “This is how we form the scholarship fund for the National Honors Society,” Singleton said. “Each pint equates to a dollar amount by the Red Cross, so between the two blood drives, we can raise around $2,000 for our seniors.”

Overall, Wadsworth High School’s annual blood drive has become a prominent way in which Wadsworth students can give back to their community.

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WADSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMS “COMIC BOOK ARTIST”

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BY JADE WILCOX

he Wadsworth Middle School had their performance February 10 and February 11 of 2023. The comedy “Comic Book Artist” by Pat Lydersen features an engaging storyline filled with unforgettable characters. Some of the actors from the past two years’ performances have returned to the stage to act out the production.

The cast size is approximately 31.

Even with a cast this large, there are still costume changes that take place. Even though the show consists of seventh and eighth grade actors, some of the tech positions are held by High School students.

Watching the show definitely keeps the audience at the edges of their seats, whilst also laughing along the way. There are new jokes and surprises in each scene, and the WMS cast puts their own personal spin on the show with their unique personalities. The set is colorful and feels like the audience most literally jumped into a comic book!

“Comic Book Artist” features a young man named Stanley who wants to become an artist for “Wonder Comics.”

His contemptuous and avaricious boss, receives a box of pens Stanley is doodling on a sketchpad when all of a sudden “Star Guy” comes out to introduce himself as the newest superhero of “Wonder Comics.” Stanley draws him a team of superheroes consisting of “Triple Time,” “Blossom,” and “Wombat Woman.”

Stanley is quite excited about his creations coming to life, giving him a boost of courage and confidence.

Meanwhile, at a meeting, Mr. Wunderman is determined to make a fortune. He takes his life-giving pens, hands them to his team of artists, and tells them to make a superhero.

Unfortunately, this newly-drawn character known as “Doctor Shock Clock” is going to become a supervillain instead. This new supervillain needs to be defeated, but the four superheroes that came to life might not be up to the challenge.

The directors and the cast worked for months getting this show together, and the result made their efforts shine.

This was the poster for the Production. The show was directed by Mrs. Baxley and Mrs. Patterson.

Photo by Jade Wilcox.

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Willoughby loves Tennant’s eyes, and Tennant loves Willoughby’s funny personality.

Tennant first noticed Willoughby’s sense of humor, and Willoughby first noticed Tennant’s annoying laugh. Their favorite memory is spending time together downtown.

Sydney Friedt and Eli Haprian have been together for four years. They are both seniors at WHS. Friedt and Haprian first met in sixth grade and have been together since eighth grade. Haprian’s favorite thing about Friedt is her smile, and Friedt’s is his ability to make everything be okay. Something that annoys Friedt about Haprian is how much he fidgets, and Haprian’s is Friedt’s obsession with boy bands. Their favorite memory with each other is going to Disneyland.

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Lexi Dunn and Luke Ramsier have been together for four and a half years. Both Ramsier and Dunn are seniors at WHS. They met in their second grade class. Ramsier’s favorite thing about Dunn is that she always makes him smile, Dunn’s favorite thing about Ramsier is his compassion for others. Dunn’s first impression of Ramsier was surprise that he was talking to her, and Ramsier’s first impression of Dunn was that she was cute.

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Maggie Katafiasz and Mark Eaton have been together for five months. Katafiasz is a sophomore and Eaton is a senior at WHS. They met at WHS art club last year. Eaton loves Katafiasz’s smile and her kindness, while Katafiasz loves Eaton’s personality and goofiness.

Katafiasz’s first impression of Eaton was that he was really cool, and Eaton’s first impression of Katafiasz was that she had a good sense of humor.

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Natalie Houser and Andrew Novak have been together for one year. Houser is a sophomore and Novak is a senior. They met in the WHS marching band, and are both members of the drum line. They bonded over their love of old things, and according to them, are the youngest grandparents you know. Houser’s first impression of Novak was that he was a little scary, and Novak’s first impression of Houser was that she was the first person his age that he felt he could talk to about his interests of old things.

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Sean Payn and Vivien Willing have been together for four months. Payn is a junior and Willing is considered a senior at WHS, as she is a foreign exchange student. They met in art class this year. Payn loves Willing’s smile and her eyes, and Willing loves Payn’s kindness. Willing’s first impression of Payn was he would not stop staring at her in art class, and Payn’s first impression of Willing was that she was cute and funny.

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