The Bruin - March 2023

WADSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME XLVIII, ISSUE 6 MARCH 2023

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THE BRUIN EDITORIAL

Environment Should be Considered with the Recent Ohio Disasters

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ith recent accidents and disasters in Ohio, the environment has been at severe risk. This causes health issues to Ohio citizens, hurting wildlife and livestock, consequently harming the food and water supply.

To be specific, the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio released many harmful chemicals into the community. As said by the New York Times, these chemicals include: butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, and vinyl chloride. Norfolk Southern train wrecked on February 3, causing a “controlled burn,” according to the New York Times.

Depending on who speculates, there are many different opinions on whether or not East Palestine’s water is dangerous. However, many citizens have explained their

concern.

In addition to the train derailment there was an industrial plant explosion in Cleveland at the end of February. This could have also released harmful toxins into the waterways. Despite a staggering amount of citizens complaining about side effects to their health, there have been no official reports of chemicals in the water.

This being said, the tests done on the water in Ohio should take place more frequently in general, but especially after an accident. It is no question that the regulations, on paper, are very helpful. But, there should be more extensive tests on the quality of water and food-the United States requires FDA approval for items that are consumed by the citizens.

According to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, “The Division of Drinking and Ground Waters ensures compliance with the federal Safe

Drinking Water Act and evaluates potential threats to source waters that supply Ohio’s more than 4,800 public drinking water systems.”

Therefore, if there was a known instance in which the cleanliness of water and food may have been depleted then citizens should not be worried about whether or not it is safe to consume.

According to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, “The Division of Drinking and Ground Waters ensures compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and evaluates potential threats to source waters that supply Ohio’s more than 4,800 public drinking water systems.”

The Drinking Water Standards, or DWS, set the acceptable quality of drinking water in Ohio.

Depending on who speculates, there are many different opinions on whether or not East Palestine’s water is

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dangerous. However, many citizens have explained their concern.

However, many citizens have explained their concern. This gained lots of notice– for example, many notable politicians visited the citizens of East Palestine. Instead of offering relief, many used it as a way to self promote. People in any position of authority need to stop playing politics and begin to work together in order to protect the state, the people, and the environment.

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NEWS THE BRUIN

WADSWORTH WATER PROVES TO BE SAFE AFTER EAST PALESTINE EXPLOSION

BY KATIE GRIFFIN

As for the presence of Vinyl Chloride in the air, the area is being tested fter a catastrophic train explosion frequently.

“Twenty air monitors, strategically took place in East Palestine, about 75 miles from Wadsworth, located throughout the community many citizens of Wadsworth have by U.S. EPA and an independent been concerned about the safety of contractor, continue to monitor outdoor air,” stated Mike Dewine in a recent Wadsworth’s drinking water. statement. “Those Vinyl Chloride, a monitors, which dangerous gas used are not detecting for creating plastic, contamination flowed into the Ohio from the River. The Ohio River derailment, happened to be where continue to be much of the water in moved throughout surrounding areas the area to collect such as Cincinnati was samples from being sourced from. various locations.”

People in the area Robert Patrick, were encouraged to the Director of avoid using their water Public Service in until further notice Wadsworth, claims due to the exposure to that due to the Vinyl Chloride. way Wadsworth’s According to Ohio. water is sourced, gov, “The Ohio River there will be Valley Water Sanitation threat to Commission is no Wadsworth’s water tower stands on the no longer detecting corner of Hartman and Akron road. The city the city’s water Another contaminants related declares that none of Wadsworth’s water has supply. to the derailment in been impacted through the East Palestine contributing factor derailment. Photo courtesy of City Of Wadsworth. is that water flows the Ohio River.”

from the continental divide to the Ohio River, so it is going towards the Ohio River.

“Our water comes from groundwater wells here in and around Wadsworth, so we have a long distance away from that area of the contamination zone,” Patrick said.

He also believes that as well as being protected from this calamity, Wadsworth’s water would generally be safe in other similar situations.

“The nice thing is that we have many different sources and well fields,” Patrick said. “We don’t have just one place, there’s not just one lake or reservoir that we get water from so we’re diversified… we have many Map shows the direction of the water flowing away from different areas to get water Wadsworth. Water in East Palestine is said to be safe currently.

Photo courtesy of City Of Wadsworth. from, so I feel comfort in that.” always available to provide accurate He urges any people that see issues information to folks,” Patrick said. with their water to contact the city so Patrick believes that Wadsworth’s that they can test it for any issues. water will continue to remain safe “If anyone has concerns, folks throughout the rest of the East can always reach out to the City of Palestine’s recovery, and if issues Wadsworth and can always reach out reach the city, there will be multiple to our water treatment plant, we are access points for safe water.

STUDENT CREATES ART IN HALLWAY OF WHS

MOSAIC CHURCH OPENS KINGS STREET CAFE

BY ANGEL JONES

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BY GRACE BARRETT

mily Hall, a senior at Wadsworth High School, is completing her Gold Award project for Girls Scouts by creating a mural that will be displayed in the 1200 hallway of the high school.

The Gold Award is the highest award available to Seniors and Ambassadors within the program and requires projects to be created that represent an important issue in the community or something that the member is passionate about.

Hall was inspired to create this mural because she feels that the school walls do not have enough artwork.

“I know a lot of people that don’t like how the school is mostly gray and lacks color,” Hall said.

Camryn Henderson, a junior at WHS, agrees.

“I just think the halls are really boring,” Henderson said. “There’s very little decoration or school spirit.”

Before beginning to paint, Hall had set out to get approval from the Girl Scouts organization and the school board, starting with Dr. Suber.

“I scheduled a meeting with Dr. Suber and we discussed the mural and how it will work,” Hall said. “Then, it went to the school board and it got

Sketch of the mural Hall plans on drawing in the 1200 hallway at Wadsworth High School for her Gold Award project in Girl Scouts. It includes the message ‘you are loved’ to spread positivity and inspire students. Photo Courtesy of Emily Hall.

approved through them.”

Mr. Derrig, one of the art teachers at Wadsworth High School, is serving as Hall’s advisor for the project. As well as this, seven of Hall’s classmates and peers will be painting alongside her.

Hall is choosing to encompass a positive message within her mural, using plenty of colors and lighthearted designs.

“It will be of butterflies, flowers and a sun with the saying, ‘you are loved’ on it,” Hall said.

Overall, Hall is excited to display more artwork on the currently empty walls of WHS, and to spread positivity through her creative outlet.

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s Rise and Grind closed their building, Mosaic Church wanted to find a way to fill the space.

“When we found out their plan to close, we had a decision to make. We could either find a new business to rent the space or we could try and utilize the space ourselves. We choose to utilize the space ourselves,” said Adam Barton, the pastor of Mosaic Church.

The church will be opening up a coffee shop that is open to everyone.

“We are going to serve great coffee and create a really cool vibe,” said Barton. “The menu isn’t finalized yet but we are excited to share it as we get closer to opening.”

The hours are not yet finalized either but the coffee shop will not be open on Sundays.

“On Sundays (when the King’s Street Café is closed) the space will be used by our youth group here at Mosaic, “ Barton said.

The Mosaic Church had been in the building for over a year and the church has always wanted to open some sort of coffee shop.

“We really wanted to create a space where people could work, spend time with friends, run a meeting, or just hang out,” Barton said. “We love Wadsworth.

Our goal is always to be a service to the community and add value wherever we

can.”

Mosaic does not have any more ideas of expanding as of right now they are just “letting God lead them ,” Barton said.

The church wants to have a nice community and is welcoming many people.

“The vision of Mosaic is to be a “church for people who don’t think church is for them,” said Barton. “ We do everything we can to make it as easy as possible for a new person to come in and feel welcome and accepted.”

The Mosaic Church is excited to share and open up the “Kings Street Cafe” to the public.

The former location of Rise and Grind in downtown Wadsworth will be reopened as “Kings Coffee Shop”. Mosaic Church, the owners of the shop, stated that they are excited to be opening up a nice and fun place for the public.

Photo by Angel Jones.

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WADSWORTH’S COUNCIL PRESIDENT THURBER CHALLENGES MAYOR LAUBAUGH IN PRIMARY

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BY KATIE ALLEN

adsworth’s Mayor, Robin Laubaugh will face her first primary election, in May against the current President of the City Council, Bob Thurber. Mayor Laubaugh will finish her fourth term as mayor, while Thurber will finish his second term in his current position. The two will run against each other in the republican primary and winner will then go on to run in the general election in November.

Having been in the position of mayor since 2008, Mayor Laubaugh has seen many different projects; and changes come through Wadsworth in her time as mayor and is still motivated to do more and move the city forward.

“I have great optimism for our community, we have some wonderful and exciting projects on the horizon, and I’m excited to see them come to fruition,” moving new projects forward. However, Laubaugh said. “I think the other thing that provides great motivation is I see so Mayor Laubaugh believes her experience much potential and I can see the next can be trusted by a proven track record.

“I provide experience that they can trust. project or initiative unfolding and improving I have been mayor for a long time and I our community and way of life.”

Initially, in 2014, Thurber had been have a proven track record of moving the elected to fill a seat in the city council, then community forward,” Laubaugh said. “I in 2016, he was picked by his party to fill provided strong leadership, an example the vacant position of President of the City of that, I guided the city through a global Council. Having been in the position since pandemic as well as a global recession.”

On the other hand, Thurber has Thurber feels it is time for him to do more experience in both the city administration than he can from his current position.

“I think I’ve accomplished everything I and business. He first opened the can from this particular seat, City Council downtown shop, Thurber’s Jewelers, over has a pretty narrow lane,” Thurber said. 30 years ago and believes his experience “It’s great, I’ve loved my time there but I running a business makes him a good fit for mayor. just think it’s time for me to “Those are the kinds of things that I do more. We are at a very love to do so I like big projects, and I’ve RE interesting time in our history PU always had a sense of urgency and of Wadsworth and I’d just BL business, and to move at the MA ICAN like to do more.”

Y speed of business,” Despite his experience RO OR O PRIM BIN Thurber said. “I F W AR in city administration, LAU AD Y EL BO think a lot of running for mayor is S BT E BA these UG WOR CTIO HU something Thurber did TH N H RB projects not think he wanted to do ER die of originally. After getting involved in atrophy city administration, he found problem and we don’t solving was something he wanted to do more of.

“I’m not a career politician, I’ve never set my sights on anything to do with that. It’s one of those things I believe how should work in small towns, you put your time in for how many years, and it’s time for somebody else to come in and move on,” Thurber said. “I’ve never really thought of it as anything more than just do what you can do, do the best you can, and move on letting somebody else do that.”

Both candidates have many years of experience in city administration and have had important roles in running the city and

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VOTE have somebody pushing them.”

Although both candidates believe they have similar beliefs, Thurber believes it is a matter of outcome which differentiates the two.

“I think it’s a catalyst issue, I think we both see things pretty similar, the difference

had the opportunity to vote for anybody else. I think it just gives them the first opportunity to say, maybe there’s a different way to look at things, maybe we should do some things differently,” Thurber said. “I just think we need to focus a bit, change our direction and think what projects are out there that we could really do something unique and wonderful for this city.”

In the state of Ohio, citizens can vote in primary elections, even if the election is not within their registered party. This means, anybody in Wadsworth can go and vote in this republican primary election upon asking for a ballot. As this is the first time in so many years that citizens have a choice of mayor, citizens should make the most of this opportunity and go vote.

is the catalyst which moves things forward, it doesn’t change the outcome necessarily, but it changes the speed. That’s kind of how I see it, I think we are very similar in a lot of ways, and I certainly think a lot of our beliefs are similar,” Thurber said. “But, because I’m in business, I just approach problem-solving, and that’s just one of my favorite things, solving problems. I run towards them, not away from them. I think expediency is always better, I think a hallmark of leadership is making good decisions quickly.”

As this is Thurber’s first time running for mayor, and Mayor Laubaugh’s first time facing a primary election, this is new to them both. Thurber will be campaigning for the first time and Mayor Laubaugh will be campaigning a bit differently from past years.

“The main thing is we want to make sure that people get out to vote. During a primary, very few people actually go vote, percentage-wise,” Laubaugh said.

“You don’t want just a handful of people deciding who your leadership should be in the community, it will definitely change the future of Wadsworth. So I think the difference is I just really want to make sure that individuals get out to vote.”

As Thurber was chosen by members of the city council to be seated for his current position, this is his first time campaigning for a position outside of being a city council member.

“I’m new to this. I’ve never had to campaign in my life, so you know you do the best you can,” Thurber said.

“You get out there and meet people, I’ve been here for 35 years so I know a lot of people, I just talk to people.”

To be elected, Thurber has to unseat a four-time incumbent, which he understands is “an uphill battle.” However, he believes that giving citizens the chance to vote for somebody else may get them to look at things differently.

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MASS SHOOTINGS ARE ON THE RISE

Michigan State University students begin to recover from tragedy

BY GRACE BARRETT AND ALEX BANKS

“We will hear this a lot and nothing ever comes of it,” Sochocki said. “And ichigan State University then my roommate had come home ten students went into lock minutes later and was like ‘Turn off all down when an active shooter the lights, we need to go barricade the entered the campus on February door.’”

13, 2023, just one day before the 5 Within the four hours they were in year anniversary of the shooting that lock down, Sochocki and her roommate occurred at Stoneman Douglas High downloaded a police scanner app in School in Parkland, Florida. order to hear calls coming in to have a At MSU, a 43 year old man took the better idea of what was going on. lives of three MSU “We didn’t know what was students; Brian really happening,” Sochocki Fraser, Alexandria said. “Every time that we Verner, and Arielle heard someone was coming Anderson, and closer to us, we were texting injured five more. our families.”

Michigan State While Sochocki was able to University has remain in her own apartment since been holding for the duration of the lock vigils and funerals down, many other students to pay respect for found themselves in public the lives lost in the settings. shooting. Although “When I found out that I had the university friends in the Union [student has offered crisis center] midsupport and safety measures, many “NOT EVERY all of it students were still hesitant to return happening… to school on February 20, as the grief PARENT HAS I literally just and pain that the families, friends, and EVEN HAD THE s c r e a m e d classmates of the victims experienced bloody murder,” CHANCE TO BURY Sochocki said. was still very present.

Kaylee Sochocki, a senior at MSU, THEIR CHILD Because MSU went into lock down with her fellow had informed YET AND WE’RE classmates the day of the shooting. every student Sochocki was walking home from SUPPOSED TO of the situation, urgent care moments before receiving and instructed an email to go into lock down. BE BACK IN THE them to remain Fortunately, Sochocki was able to get CLASSROOMS.” where they to her apartment before that. were, Sochocki -Kaylee Sochocki, “I kind of had a moment,” Sochocki Senior at Michigan State did not expect said. “I was like…‘I need to go home.’ University to see students So, I turned around and within two walking, so, minutes of getting in my apartment I when she saw a man walking outside got the email.” of her apartment during the barricade, Originally, she did not think that she was terrified. the threat was serious because they “I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is him. receive warning emails frequently.

And we’re done for,’ because I couldn’t even imagine why anyone would leave the house during something like that,” Sochocki said.

Many students are incredibly shaken by the event and have been speaking out about what they went through.

“I’ve always felt really safe at MSU, it’s like you hear about it all the time but you never really think it’s going to be your school,” Sochocki said.

Although she and Infographic showing the amount of mass shooting that have occurred millions of other in America from 2014 go 2022. This includes school shootings and students have shootings on college campuses. Information courtesy of the Gun grown up doing Violence Archive lock down drills and hearing about

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stories of tragedies occurring at other schools, she was never really prepared for the idea that it could someday be her and her classmates in danger.

“I didn’t know exactly what it would be like to live through until I had to live through it,” Sochocki said.

To make students feel safer and to increase security, there has been a greater police presence around campus. However, because of everything students had to see that day, seeing police and hearing sirens brings them back to those Memorial created to recognize the students who lost terrifying moments. their lives in the shooting at Michigan State University “For all of us, police sirens are on February 13, 2023. Many students pass similar never going to sound the same,” memorials and place things such as flowers near it in order to pay respect to the victims of gun violence.

Sochocki said.

Photo courtesy of Kaylee Sochocki Since ending the lock down, MSU has opened up more counseling services, including therapy dogs, said that they do not have to return to and has sent counselors to different classrooms and that they can just stay locations around the campus. As well online.

Outside of campus, Sochocki as this, many local businesses, such as believes that the media has failed to cat cafes, have also offered support properly cover the severity to MSU students by offering of the incident.

The first things such as free meals. two days after the “I think MSU is doing event were filled with their best but I don’t headlines about what think anything will ever had happened but be enough,” Sochocki after that, Sochocki said. saw almost nothing Originally, MSU about it. planned to only have “We have already one day off after the become a forgotten tragedy occurred. story,” Sochocki said.

However, they then “We were just another extended the time off headline while it was hot and classes started back and now we are forgotten on Monday, February 20. about.

Everyone else gets to “It wasn’t even a full week go on with their past when kids died Information courtesy of the Gun Violence Archive lives while there where we had to go back in classrooms,” Sochocki said. “I are 39,000 students here. This is our understand that… it’s more beneficial everyday, we don’t get the luxury of it for some people to get back into a just being a headline.”

Since the tragedy, people have been normal routine…but I think it’s a lot protesting outside of the Michigan harder for people who aren’t ready to capitol building, calling for stricter gun go back to have to be forced to.” control.

As well as this, March for Our As well as this, Sochocki believes Lives has organized protests around the that the loved ones of the victims have nation.

Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan’s not had enough time to grieve either, as governor, has been advocating for gun by the time they had to return to school, control. funerals had just begun for the kids “I think it’s all in the hands of the who were lost.

“Not every parent has even had government,” Sochocki said. “So many the chance to bury their child yet and more kids, and so many more people we’re supposed to be back in the are going to have to die… How many people are going to have to have their classrooms,” Sochocki said.

As well as this, on their walk to class, worlds shifted for there to be change?”

Despite any possible governmental many students pass memorials and can change, nothing will ever erase the even see the destruction that resulted effects of the shooting at MSU. from the chaos that day.

“We all feel a collective sense “We can see broken windows from of belonging here and just walking where people had to jump out of it,” through campus, there used to always Sochocki said. “It’s hard to see that.” be a sense of comfort and warmth, Fortunately, many professors have and it’s gone,” Sochocki said. “Every been accommodating for students and student that you look at; no one looks have said that they will not be grading the same, no one carries themselves strictly or enforcing harsh deadlines.

Additionally, many hybrid classes have the same.”

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BY KATIE ALLEN

NEWS THE BRUIN

SCHOOL BOARD HEARS PROPOSITION FOR A NEW SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL

BY GUEST WRITER COLIN MOORE

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This February has been the least snowy February since 2001. Cleveland reported 1.2 inches of snow for the whole month, while the average snowfall for the month is 9.3 inches. The snowfall for the whole winter is already 56% below the regular season average.

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On Tuesday, February 28, the Supreme Court began the hearing of President Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Plan.

After keeping the program on hold since December, the court started the hearing with two challenges filed against Biden’s plan.

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Fox News is facing a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems claiming they knowingly shared election lies to their audience. Recent court documents have shown that Rupert Murdoch, the owner of the Fox News Channel, admitted the top hosts of the network knowingly spread false claims concerning the 2020 election.

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Over a month ago, the Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, spilling toxic chemicals. Both state and federal officials have been sent to the scene since, and there has been no detection of dangerous levels of chemicals in the air or water.

explains that a fundamental tool in other learning environment, and the specialized programs is a strong counseling presence. program. Based on individual growth within “Many times when students are the program, access to home base activities dysregulated, it’s just because during the school day or they have something they during PTO planned events need to work through, they will be available. Temporary need to feel comfortable, support based on student and they need to have their needs help students voice heard,” Walker said. receiving services by either “They have to deal with some an IEP or 504 plan, and a heavy emotions. A dedicated greater ability to support counselor will be fundamental students experiencing to their success.” trauma/dysregulation.

Even though they are small Finally, the team in size, each building will also presented the board need to have an administrator, with the financials of the secretary, health aide, and -Joyce Walker, Director of matter. Due to how the Student Services custodian. district currently sends the As for location, there would students out, any price will be no new building built. Dr. benefit from a lot of savings Hill describes the plan as from the move. This is renting a pre-existing space, with the current because transportation tuition costs are no prospects being churches. He mentions a longer in question. For a K-4 program, they benefit of renting from churches is that in presented a very conservative estimate informal meetings they would see it less as a of a $203,183 bill, without venue costs. business expenditure and more as a service If the school sees success, the board has to the community. the option to move to a K-8 program or a The benefits of Wadsworth’s own program K-12 costing 147,162--the latter saving the are fluid transition between the traditional district $55,480.

t the February regularly scheduled school board meeting, Joyce Walker, Director of Student Services, Jennifer Thomas, Coordinator of Special Education, and Superintendent Dr. Andy Hill presented a new addition to the school district.

In the status quo, students with certain special needs are sent out of the district for a more specialized education environment.

The primary differences outlined were that “the students are in a very small setting in a separate location.”

“Being in a separate location is largely important because it decreases the excess stimuli,” Thomas said.

The classrooms are laid out a little differently as well. Each classroom has around 8 to 12 students.

“Each room of this size will have two general education teachers,” Walker said. “These teachers are fundamental to ensuring class-wide progress.”

Each class will also have two intervention specialists to continue progress on students’ “Individualized Education Programs.”

To help get these students back with their peers in the standard classroom, the school will have a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a Registered Behavior Technician. The BCBA will work with all the therapists, parents, and the entire team to ensure that the child is reaching their maximum potential, while the RCB is primarily responsible for the direct implementation of treatment plans related to skill- acquisition and behavior reduction.

More importantly, to ensure the development of these plans set, Wadsworth School Board meets to discuss new school plans. Wadsworth School Board {left to right}: Colin there will be a behavior technician Moore, Julie Batey, Doug Beeman, Jill Stevens, Dr. Andrew Hill, Linda Kramer, Gary McComas, Amanda Gordon aide in each classroom. Walker Photo Courtesy of WCTV

“THEY NEED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE, AND THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD.”

PHILOSOPHY CLUB OPEN TO ALL

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BY ANGEL JONES

ithin Wadsworth High School, there are many different clubs.

One of these clubs is Philosophy Club. The Philosophy Club is mainly focused on big questions, such as things that go on in the world and politics.

“We often discuss questions that have not been answered,” said Mr. Knapp, a history teacher at WHS. The Philosophy Club is one that many students take part in. The club takes place every other Wednesday after school, lasting from 2:34 to 3:30. “[Philosophy Club is] all about wisdom,” Knapp said.

Each week during Philosophy Club, the students get a chance to discuss and share thoughts on difficult topics with their peers.

Students also get the chance to lead team or group discussions during the time that the club is together.

“It’s not about who yells the loudest, that never wins an argument,” Knapp said.

One of the club’s members is sophomore Jacquelyn Manion. This is her first year in the Philosophy Club.

The club really looks outside of the box when it comes to their discussion topics.

During the club you talk about many diverse topics that do not always pertain to what we learn in school.

“I think that it is interesting to talk about things that you don’t get to talk about during school,” Manion said. “I liked it when we talked about the five ways that Thomas Aquinas used to prove that God was real.”

The club is geared around teaching the kids how to argue, how to make a good argument, and how to formulate different premises and conclusions.

“I enjoy the way that Mr. Knapp teaches and approaches topics during the club,” Manion said.

Learning these skills helps kids in many different areas of their life, such as preparation for a story or speech they present in class, university applications, and going out for different types of teams where these skills are needed.

All students who are interested in joining Philosophy Club are welcome to attend any of the Wednesday meetings held by the club, located in Mr. Knapp’s room.

This is a quote and photo collage on History Teacher Mr. Knapp’s room wall, of different topics the club will talk about.

Photo courtesy of Carley Sorrent

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HIGHLIGHTED PERFORMER DOMINIC RUTHERFORD SINGS AT KAVÉ

BY HALEY REEDY

onstage in a family-friendly establishment is one of the best ways to provide that very Thursday a coffee shop in experience.”

Thursday, February 23, Dominic Barberton named Kavé hosts an open-mic night. This open-mic night Rutherford, a junior at Green High School provides opportunities for people from performed 3 songs at an open-mic night.

“I just came here during summer once all over to come together to listen and and I heard about it [open-mic night] and I perform.

“The goal was to host an event, not at came to watch a couple of performances,” a bar where local youth performers could Rutherford said. ”Then after watching a feel comfortable performing in front of a couple I built up the courage to actually crowd,” said Ryan Struckel, the General want to perform.

The open-mic night gives people Manager of Kavé. “We want to make sure that there is a space in the community for the chance to try something new that people under the age of 21 to grow and they have not tried before. “[I started explore their talents in a constructive way, performing] just very recently compared and we believe that hosting an Open Mic to some of the other people here, I’ve only been playing here for a few months,” Rutherford said. “I started playing in December.”

The three songs that Rutherford sang were all written by Canadian singer Mac DeMarco. Rutherford sang “K”, “This Old Dog” and “Preoccupied”.

“I like how he sounds and partially the fact that he’s easy for me [to sing], there are obviously things that are outside of my [vocal] range.”

Rutherford said, “I’m sort of an amateur when it comes to this, so it’s nice to have something that isn’t going to strain [my voice].”

Dominic Rutherford sings at open-mic night at the coffee On this open-mic night, there shop named Kavé. Rutherford is a junior at Green High were around 20-25 people gathered School. Photo By Haley Reedy.

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adsworth High students discovered that they were unable to access the Quizlet website on February 24, due to a temporary block. This became an issue because many students use the site to study and teachers will often use it for work in their classrooms.

Quizlet is a study website where teachers and students are able to create flashcards and play study games in hope of memorizing the study set that students are learning.

The head of the technology department, Phil Luthman was contacted about the issue.

“These decisions are more made by building administration,” said Luthman.

In the morning during second period, no student was able to access Quizlet, as seen in the image below. By later afternoon, after the head principal at Wadsworth High, Dr. Vincent Suber was contacted to comment, Quizlet was unblocked and students were able to access it. “It was found that students were using the website to find answers during tests and quizzes,” Suber said. “Kids said they were in class using Quizlet to

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cheat on quizzes and tests.”

Suber explains that Quizlet is not blocked but it is up to the individual teacher to decide if they want to block Quizlet through an extension called Go Guardian.

“Me personally, I think that students could use anything to cheat,” said Hunter Burrows, a junior at WHS. Go Guardian is an extension on teachers’ computers that allow teachers to see the students’ Chromebook screens at all time when a session is activated. Teachers are also able to block certain websites while students are in their specific classes.

“I support the teacher,” Suber said. “If a teacher wants to block whatever website in their classroom for their 45-minute period, I support that.”

Students are worried that they will have to find new ways to study rather than using Quizlet if teachers will choose to block it.

“Quizlet is what we were taught all through elementary school, CIS [Central Intermediate School], and high school to use to study,” Burrows said.

Suber believes that the reason that students cheat is just laziness. His logic is that if a website can give students the answer right away then they will use it.

“Students can use Quizlet at home to study for quizzes and tests but it can no longer be accessed during school hours [when a teacher blocks it] for that reason and to prevent cheating,” Suber said.

People gather at Kavé to listen to the performers on open-mic night. The open-mic night is hosted every Thursday. Photo by Haley Reedy.

to listen. Although to some this might not seem like a lot of people, some of the performers are still jittery when they perform. “I’m so nervous every time I’m up there,” Rutherford said.

According to Rutherford, the nerves go away as you perform more.

“You’ll feel a lot less nervous after your first [performance] because you’ll realize people don’t care that much if you’re bad,” Rutherford said. “Even if you think you’re bad no one is really judging you that hard and everyone here is very welcoming people.”

Anyone is able to come to an open-night mic. Students from various high schools come to sing, not just students from

Barberton and Wadsworth. Even some adults come to sing and perform.

“Not everyone here is amazing or a professional singer so you’re not going to be the only one who is a bit inexperienced,” Rutherford said.

Even if performers are not looking to pursue music as a career, it is still an event to put themselves out there and connect with others in the community.

“I’ve never been much for [music programs], I like to have my own thing, I like to choose what I perform, what I practice, and when I practice and choir or band can’t do that for me,” Rutherford said.

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WHS ALUMNUS JOEY BAUGHMAN PLAYING IN EUROPE

strong in training camps in preparation for the started getting to work. team’s first game on March 11.

“He was highly productive as a high “I feel like this was where my journey was school player,” Folmar said. “He threw fter experiencing injuries during his heading all along from the second I heard the ball well and ran exceptionally time playing Division 1 football at Elon about this opportunity,” Baughman said.

University, Wadsworth alumni Joey well. He was what we were looking for Not only is Baughman focusing on his game, in a quarterback as someone who is a Baughman knew his time playing football but he is also focusing on perfecting his eager dual threat.” was not over yet. All of his hard work and teammates’ technique and teaching them dedication has finally paid off as he is now A f t e r concepts from true American football. playing for the Milano Rhinos in the Italian Folmar’s Although most of his teammates have “I FEEL LIKE THIS Football League. college years, been playing American football for years, WAS WHERE Baughman found out about this he also went Baughman has brought a more advanced experience from a teammate on his Elon on to play Joey Baughman in training camp with the Milano Rhinos.

MY JOURNEY style to the field. team who played for a team in Sweden for football in Italy Their first game is March 11th. Photo courtesy of Irena Leite.

The Milano Rhinos practice three days WAS HEADING a year. and shared the game just as much as the players. a week, with games ALL ALONG “After I talked his experiences with “American football is a relatively new on Saturdays. They to him about Baughman. game over there,” Folmar said. “I said, do not have games FROM THE this experience “I told him, ‘Man that ‘You’ll end up coaching players on the team every week, which SECOND I HEARD I decided it was this is an awesome as much as anybody does because of the has given Baughman ABOUT THIS something I’d opportunity at the knowledge you have.” the opportunity to be interested age that you’re at, The Rhinos have a rule about how many OPPORTUNITY.” explore the country. in doing and you don’t have a lot of Americans they can have on the team. It is Elon Coach Drew -JOEY BAUGHMAN, was going to connections and ties Baughman and two others.

Folmar was a part FORMER MR OHIO give it a shot,” that are keeping you “Usually what they want is an American FOOTBALL & WHS of Baughman’s Baughman said. here. Go over, it’s a quarterback, it’s the most important ALUMNUS college recruitment There was great opportunity and position in football,” Folmar said. “If you process from the not a second great experience,’” don’t have a quarterback, you’re going to very start. After Elon was Folmar said. of hesitation in struggle to win.” on the search for a high Baughman’s Before Baughman left for Italy, Folmar Baughman’s contract with the Milano mind about Joey Baughman and teammate on the sideline of school quarterback for encouraged Baughman to take every Rhinos is through the end of the season at the end of their 2017 opportunity to teach his teammates the game in June. After that, he plans on traveling packing up his training camp. Photo courtesy of Irena Leite. season, Baughman of American football. While Folmar played Europe for the summer. He will sign another whole life in immediately caught the attention of Folmar. football during his time in Italy, he did not have contract with a different team in Europe next North Carolina and moving it all to Milan, He accepted Elon’s offer, and immediately any American coaches and they were learning season.

Italy. He arrived mid January and started

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WHS GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM PREPARES FOR THE SEASON

BY BRI PERKINS

She enjoys playing lacrosse because of the environment. adsworth High School’s girls “High school lacrosse is really fun lacrosse team has kicked off because we have a wide variety of grades their preseason for the Spring. and personalities,” Blake said.

The team plans to work hard to have the Blake encourages others to try lacrosse best season possible. even if they don’t have any experience.

Girls lacrosse is a spring sport at WHS The team and has embraces b e e n new team growing in members popularity and loves over the when new ye a r s . freshmen T h e i r join the tryouts t e a m . w e r e Blake’s held on teammate, Tu e s d a y, Sophia Februar y The WHS girls lacrosse team poses together after one of their preseason W h i t e d , 21 through workouts. The team has lifted and participated in open fields to get ready is looking Thursday, for the season. Photo courtesy of Tessa Blake. forward Februar y to their upcoming senior season. Whited 23. The team resumed with lifting and predicts that the season will be not only workouts on January 7. fun, but challenging for the team.

To start off they began lifting 3 days “The game schedule is going to be tough a week for an hour at a time to start to because we have good competition,” get back into shape for their upcoming Whited said. season. Alongside this they started “open This doesn’t discourage the girls from fields”. Open fields are where members or making the most out of this season as they prospective players can come to work on work through the preseason. The team has their skills at their own pace. a total of eight home games and seven away Tessa Blake is a senior at Wadsworth games. Their preseason preparations will High School and has been playing lacrosse soon pay off as their games begin and the since she was in 6th grade. team has a strong base to start off the year.

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Brena Nagy.

The best time of the year is coming up for college basketball, March Madness, with 68 different competitive schools face off in many rounds and hoping to accomplish the biggest goal which is winning the national championship. This will take place March 16th-17th.

After First Place a team In thetaking preseason many as girls have at Wadsworth Sectionals, beenthe attending a lot of open fields the Grizzlies’ before full fourteen man and workouts to prepare for line-up to Districts to lacrosseadvanced season. With tryouts finface teamsgirls at lacrosse Northished multiple up; the Varsity Canton Hoover toHigh School.

The team is hoping make big strides tournament took season. place March 3-4 for the upcoming With conand theand State will be fidence hardTournament work the girls hope on March 10-12. to accomplish a lot this season.

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This week tennis tryouts are coming up for the boys. The boys have been engaging in numerous of training and conditioning indoor’s at Springside Athletic Club and Paramount Tennis Club. Currently the team is looking to have around 30 kids tryout, the most the program has seen in years.

Photo Courtesy of Dylan Currens

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WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THE WADSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL TEAM

BY CARSON BERNARD AND LAUREN BALL

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n Monday, January 20, the students at Wadsworth High School had the day off for President’s Day. But that does not mean it was a day off for the baseball team; in fact, this was just the beginning. The team had to be at the Wadsworth High School track by 12:00 in the afternoon to start their four day tryout.

Before any specific baseball skills were evaluated, the team ran through timed sprints and weightlifting in order to set a baseline for improvement and to show overall athleticism.

“Monday we did 60 yard dashes and… you can either dead lift or you could bench,” said senior and varsity catcher Daniel Hall.

“With 60s it really just measures your top speed and measures how fast you get going on see how fast you really are. That way, the coaches can get a good gauge of if you’re going to be able to steal bases or if you’re going to be more of a liability on the bases,” Hall “DURING said.

TRYOUTS OR ON It may seem like a simple drill but THE FIELD I’M every little thing is HONEST WITH graded.

THEM AND I “In the 60 yard dashes we learn DON’T HOLD how to run the BACK. THEY bases, fast,” Ethan Green, a junior at HAVE TO LEARN Wadsworth High WHAT THEY DID School and current WRONG AND infielder for the WHAT THEY DID team, explained.

Green said that RIGHT TO DO IT while many think BETTER.” of baseball as just hitting the ball as -ETHAN GREEN, JUNIOR AND GRIZZLY BASEBALL hard as you can, PLAYER there is a lot more to it. Speed is a huge factor in how quick an athlete can run the bases.

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Tuesday January 21 the athletes saw themselves indoors in both the hitting facility and the YMCA field house. The athletes split up their practice into groups, with half of the

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group split up with half practicing hitting in the hitting facility, and the other half practicing fielding ground balls in the field house. The team cannot practice on the actual field yet due to weather conditions and the field being too wet. “[In the field house] we did exit velo, and that’s really just a measure of strength and seeing how hard you can hit a ball because especially at the high school level if you’re not hitting the ball hard enough it’s not going to get through those gaps in the infield and you’re gonna have a hard time reaching the bases and getting like runners moved over,” Hall explained.

In the hitting facility the team also worked on bunting and hitting off a tee to see the power the athletes had as well as their accuracy.

In the field house the team focused on the throwing program. Green explained that the throwing program has been at the school for 10 years and has worked out really well for them.

On Wednesday the team was back at the field house and YMCA practicing.

At the YMCA the team again worked on throwing a n d fielding with an emphasis on infielding. “ O n Wednesday we did, well It was more like a practice but we did pull downs where you run and throw the balls as hard as you can and we just did a bunch of infield stuff,” Green added.

In the field house the team continued hitting the ball and pull downs. Seniors Aaron Keating and Jason Moore and junior Noah Gromofsky sat down and discussed what was going down Wednesday.

“So today and I guess all of tryouts we follow a rubric and today we did throwing, basically a run down practice with some measurable stuff in there,” Moore said.

The emphasis on throwing velocity was echoed by Keating.

“Today we did pull downs, so you basically

TUESDAY

→ On Monday the team worked outside running 60 yard dashes to test their speed and agility. After this, the players headed to the weight room for lifting metrics.

Photo by Lauren Ball.

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throw the ball as hard as you can and they clock the velocity on it,” Keating said. “We are getting ready to hit and field tomorrow.”

“This is basically just practice, we worked hard, pitchers worked on PFP or Pitching Field Practice to get ready for the season,” Gromofsky explained.

The group shared that the team feels very comfortable going into tryouts knowing the hard work they put in off season will show.

Thursday was the final day of tryouts.

The team again saw themselves inside the facility and field house. Caleb Cikity, a sophomore at Wadsworth High School and current infielder for the team, gave his thoughts on Thursday’s tryout.

“Thursday we did fielding to test our arm accuracy. If you’re an infielder, you field the ball like an infielder, and then throw into a net from about nine feet away like an infield throw in an outfield, you would feel like an outfielder and then throw from a net little farther way and I’m whatever group wasn’t doing the infield and they were in the facility hitting to get graded on hitting as well,” Cikity said. By now the coaches already have a solid thought on where everyone on the team will be playing.

After looking intensely at the

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→ On Tuesday the team practiced hitting in the field house. “[In the field house] we did exit velo, and that’s really just a measure of strength and seeing how hard you can hit a ball,” senior Daniel Hall said. Photo by Carson Bernard.

On Wednesday the team practiced the throwing program and some field work inside the YMCA. Due to the conditions on the field the team was forced to practice indoors. Photo

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“So Coach [Pickard] is grading on a scale between zero and eight,”Hall said. “Zero is that you didn’t even do it. The only reason a guy wouldn’t do it is some guys don’t do certain stuff just from injury so a lot of it is based on a rubric that they have.”

Every little bit of an athlete’s game is graded, some more than others. From bunting to fielding, to catching pop flies everything is accounted for. “[We grade]... bunting which that’s really good with us because we play a lot of small ball, especially in close games...so that way you can have the bottom of the lineup flip the lineup over and get those top guys some really good opportunities to get some RBI’s,” Hall said.

Hall is one of the many athletes who put in a lot of time and effort during the postseason last summer.

Athletes compete in programs and teams that are not run through the high school during the offseason. It’s very beneficial to

the player to participate in the extra play to focus on their game.

Being a senior, Hall is definitely an athlete that the coaches look up to and expect to lead by example. At tryouts Hall is telling h i s

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fellow teammates what to do, getting everyone involved making sure everyone is using their time efficiently. Hall recently committed to play baseball for Davenport

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→ On Wednesday the team also practiced hitting in the hitting facility. The boys would practice hitting the ball off a tee as well as off the pitching machine. Photo by Carson Bernard.

University.

“From the college perspective it’s not gonna change anything as far as playing time and it really does take a lot of stress off because you now don’t have to worry about what am I doing next after my high school careers over,” Hall “DISTRICT shared.

Athletes like CHAMPIONSHIP, Cikity and Green shared thats its HERE WE very stressful COME.” not knowing -DANIEL HALL, SENIOR where they AND GRIZZLY BASEBALL will go after PLAYER high school as of now.

E v e n though the team competes for the same spots, they all know they are one team.

“Since I played freshman last year and I didn’t really get to know them [the team] much I think it’s cooler I’ll be able to be surrounded by them more often,” Cikity shared.

Green understands that athletes like Cikity look up to him during tryouts and in season, and he needs to be a role model both on the field and in the facility.

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→ On Thursday, from left to right, Noah Gromofsky (11), Aaron Keating (12), and Jason Moore (12) pose on their last day of tryouts. Tryouts were wrapping up and the day looked similar to an in-season practice. Photo by Carson Bernard.

“During tryouts or on the field I’m honest with them I don’t hold back. They have to learn what they did wrong and what they did right to learn how to do it better. I always pull people away from the drill, at least like the people on surrounded by other in shoulders, and I try and teach them to the best of my ability,” Green said.

The teams are now set and the season is about to begin. The team’s first scrimmage is on March 17 at home against Waynedale and their first game is March 27 at home against Lake.

1.) Ethan Green (11) is pictured posing tossing the ball in the air. Green is a multiple year varsity athlete and is often looked as a role model on the field. Photo by Lauren Ball.

2.) Daniel Hall (12) posed for the media day photo shoot. Hall recently committed to Davenport University to be a catcher. Hall is extremely thankful and grateful for the opportunity to continue his baseball career at the collegiate level, and can’t wait to get started on his final high school season. Photo by Lauren Ball.

3.) Caleb Cikity (10) is pictured. Cikity played on the freshman team last year and is extremely excited to play on the JV team this year. Photo by Lauren Ball.

SCHEDULE

3/17 Scrimmage - Waynedale HS 3/18 Scrimmage - Strongsville HS 3/22 Scrimmage - @ Wooster HS 3/27 Lake High School (Uniontown) 3/29 Buckeye High School(Medina) 4/1 Hoover High School 4/3 Lake Catholic HS 4/8 @ Dover High School 4/10 @ Mayfield High School 4/13 Cloverleaf High School 4/15 @ Barberton HS 4/17 @ Archbishop Hoban High School 4/21 @ Aurora High School 4/28 @ Brunswick HS 4/29 @ Medina High School 5/5 Highland High School - Medina 5/12 @ Norton High School 5/13 @ Green High School - Uniontown

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WADSWORTH GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT LOOKS AT THE WHOLE CHILD IINITIATIVE can be myself at school and

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he Whole Child Initiative is a program that focuses on broadening the development and success of students in schools.

Originally launched in 2007, the this initiative aims to open the conversation about children’s education and development, to focus on development outside of the classroom as well as in the classroom.

Recently, students across the Wadsworth District have filled out a survey asking questions correlated to each of the five tenants for child development. These tenants that the Whole Child Initiative are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

The ASCD, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, is the nonprofit organization that works with this initiative.

Their goal is to create “innovative programs, products, and services that empower educators to support the success of each learner.”

Through the Whole Child program, educators are taught strategies and tools to help support the entire child not just aspects of them. For example, Wadsworth High School has put a lot of time and resources into student mental health. Although that supports the students, the Whole Child framework would look at how to support a student in all aspects, not just mental health.

The Whole Child Initiative is in its early stages at Wadsworth High School. The survey sent to all students in the district received around 900 responses and administration, as well as the guidance department is looking at what to do with the results.

“There are conversations happening about is this something we do every year and maybe not those exact questions but we ask questions of our students to see how they’re doing, how they’re feeling, how is the climate [of the school], and then maybe even creating some goals [based off the results],” said Sara Kopacko, Intervention Specialist at WHS. “Some conversations of what we’re [having] is what do we want to do with this data, we want to continue with student voice.”

Kopacko along with the director of student services are “WHOLE CHILD representatives for the of Wadsworth EDUCATION IS district in the Whole Child AN IDEA, IT’S A Meetings.

MINDSET, IT’S A “We just got to sit in, me and Mrs. Walker, STRATEGY” the director of student services, we just got - BRITTANY MIRACLE, ASSISTANT to sit in on this Whole Child liaison meeting DIRECTOR because we are the OF HEALTH, Whole Child liaisons for ATTENDANCE, our district,” Kopacko FAMILY AND said.“We’ve been COMMUNITY talking to a lot of other ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS IN THE districts that are going DEPARTMENT’S through this process, OFFICE OF WHOLE or on year like three or CHILD SUPPORTS. four of this process to see what they’re doing,

and then we can talk about where this can go.”

In talking with other districts that have implemented the Whole Child Initiative in their schools, Kopacko plans to use the knowledge of other schools as well as Wadsworth’s individual survey data in order to shape what programs Wadsworth will look at implementing.

“I feel very confident that there are going to be things happening around it, right now we’ve got three initiatives that seem to be standing out in these meetings that we will probably land on, but we haven’t landed on yet,” Kopacko said.

“Part of what we want to end the school year with is like a three to five year strategic plan, the district already has plans, like improvement plans they do every year. But this would be specific to this Whole Child [Initiative].”

The next meeting about what the district plans to do with the Whole Child Initiative will be held in early March.

“Whole child education is an idea, it’s a mindset, it’s a strategy,” said Brittany Miracle,

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social work and the work she does with the Whole Child.

“I looked at that intersection between social work and student wellbeing and 978 responses education and that’s what really got me interested in supporting the needs of the Whole Child,” Miracle said. “There’s a lot of ties between non academic needs and things that a social worker would be doing, that could take place in the school.”

The work that Miracle does deals with providing specific resources to schools.

“My role specifically is to help with the statewide implementation of the Whole Child supports, we have a statewide network of Whole Child where we invite 300 stakeholders from across the state to learn about Whole Child Practices to take back to their districts,” Miracle said. “My office doesn’t

need it.”

Some of the supports that the Whole Child framework provides are programs that help with student attendance, student safety, and other student interests.

For example, Miracle gave a presentation that correlated student attendance with breakfast, that if schools could increase school breakfast then they could also reduce chronic absences.

“Looking back from the last three to five years we have a lot of progress towards implementing Whole Child in schools in that education setting so I’m hopeful that as more schools and districts learn more about the research behind addressing the students non-academic needs more will start integrating that into their strategic plans,” Miracle said.

Throughout her time working with the Whole Child Initiative, Miracle has been able to experience individual moments with the children she aims to help.

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Assistant Director of Health, Attendance, Family work directly with school districts unless a and Community Engagement Supports in the district calls and says they would like the Department’s Office of Whole Child Supports. department’s guidance. But it’s not divided “Ohio’s whole child framework is a blueprint up where each person [who works in Miracles so it helps schools and districts with where office] gets 100 districts that we’re working to start and where to go. My office provides a with, it’s more of the state department we are lot of the programmatic support that districts a support the schools can tap into should they might decide to use when implementing Whole Child,” Miracle said.

Miracle originally started as a social worker and 978 responses Data collected from survey found herself working with conducted by Sara Kopacko the Whole Child Initiative.

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WHS MEDIA CLASSES ATTEND CAVS MEDIA DAY

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day to how they kicked off their careers.

Cale Bruers, media communications student at WHS, asked Rafael Hernandez, Brito-Bilingual Announcer, for some tips on live broadcasting.

“Rafa gave me some really good advice about keeping calm during a live broadcast, which we are planning to do for the announcements in a few weeks,” Bruers said.

Following the personnel interviews, each group was toured around the department.

The tour included a behind the scenes look at the Cavs Media room, the studios in which they host live television and radio broadcasts, and the personnel who commentate and produce these shows.

The day concluded with both classes attending the Cavaliers vs. Spurs game.

Students were able to see everything they had previously learned brought to life in the stadium.

“I was watching the game and just thinking gain insight on how media and journalism that all this work has to work in a professional setting. go on behind the scenes Mr. Paul to broadcast it and all teaches “THESE PEOPLE Taylor these people to be able the WHS Media to watch it at home,“ ARE REALLY Communications said Lizzy Edwards, compact. This is a SIMILAR TO junior staff writer on the in which Bruin.

US AND WHAT program students learn how to This opportunity WE DO IN create online videos inspired WHS students and other aspects of CLASS, JUST in many ways, as they media professionally. experienced how their ON A LARGER His goal was to give skills are utilized in the SCALE.” his students a fun real world.

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tudents from the Bruin and the Media Communications compact were invited to participate in the Cleveland Cavaliers Media Day. The event consisted of interviews with professional panelists, a tour of the media department, and a behind the scenes look of the Cavalier’s production.

The goal of the Cavs Department was to begin an annual event where students from local media could experience their skills being utilized in the “real world.”

The Cavs Media Department personnel reached out to a number of schools within the district which offer either journalism or media classes, including WHS, Hudson, Avon Lake, and others.

The Bruin class and Media Communications Compact were invited to the event in order to

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SIX WADSWORTH SPEECH AND DEBATE MEMBERS QUALIFY TO THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

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adsworth High School’s Speech and Debate team competed at the national qualifying two-day tournament from Friday, February 17 to Saturday, February 18. The tournament, which was held at McKinley Senior High School, represents Wadsworth’s big district competition that qualifies the top placers in Eastern Ohio’s main events for the national tournament in June.

Although there are more opportunities for students to qualify for nationals through

last-chance tournaments and supplemental events, Wadsworth guaranteed six national spots through its placings at the big district tournament. The top three or four placers in each event received a reserved ticket to the national tournament in Phoenix, Arizona.

In Duo Interpretation, Evie Silliman and Cale Breuers won the title of district champions, having obtained one of the three available seats to nationals. Along with this, Anna Wallace qualified in Informative Speaking and Leia Gonzales-Banaag qualified in Program Oral Interpretation after both taking second place. Ben Wilkinson

Colin Moore (12), Ben Wilkinson (12), Evie Silliman (12), Cale Breuers (12), Anna Wallace (11), and Leia Gonzales-Banaag (12) returned to the high school with their hardware after becoming the six national qualifiers from Wadsworth Speech and Debate. These competitors all attended the national competition in Louisville, Kentucky last season, which is much closer than this year’s national tournament in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo courtesy of Sam Zulia.

and Colin Moore qualified in Public Forum Debate after taking second place in the final round.

Knowing the high stakes of the tournament, much of the team endured stress and anxiety over the course of the two long days. Not only did the team leave school early on Friday and return around 11:00 PM, but students also had to be on the bus at 6:15 AM the next morning.

Connor Gaugler, a Wadsworth competitor in Public Forum Debate, took the spot as the second alternate in his event with his partner, Garrett Preusser. Gaugler, along with the rest of the team, was nervous for break rounds after Friday’s preliminary rounds.

“That night, I was anxious and up until 12:30 AM -1:00 AM because I started upping my expectations,” Gaugler said.

Because there were long layover periods between rounds, Gaugler and other team members disregarded the stressful nature of the tournament by filling their time with fun activities.

“We killed time by eating tacos, watching Cars [the movie], joining James Welsh’s [Dungeons and Dragons] campaign, and watching Anna’s final round,” Gaugler said.

Students who either did not progress after preliminary rounds or lost at the beginning of their following rounds observed other Wadsworth students in finals. The team divided up to observe all five final rounds that Wadsworth competitors had advanced to.

Neighboring schools of Wadsworth also participated in the big district tournament.

Olivia Gray, a Norton competitor who typically competes in Declamation, tried Program Oral Interpretation at the big district tournament. Although she tried to do well, she mainly held this spot as a warm body in the event.

“Warm bodying is going into the round on purpose and doing bad so everybody else in the round can do better and get higher ranks,” Gray said.

Even though she did not place or qualify, Gray supported her teammates throughout the duration of the tournament, hoping that fellow Norton competitors would qualify.

After two exhausting days, as described

by Gray and Gaugler, the tournament held awards around 9 PM on Saturday. On stage, the finalists in speech events were recognized, along with the quarter-finalists in debate events.

Gaugler, having quarter-finals in his event with the two other Wadsworth Public Forum teams, was excited to be recognized.

“Going up on stage was awesome,” Gaugler said. “Being up there with every Wadsworth team felt crazy, and then the results got called out one-by-one, and in the end, Ben and Colin qualified, which made it all a massive W.” Overall, Wadsworth Speech and Debate was able to rank high in its big district, allowing talented competitors to further their skills in Phoenix this June. With states on the horizon, the team will continue to prepare and represent Ohio.

WADSWORTH HIGH SWIMMER MADDY SCHNELZER BREAKS RECORDS, QUALIFIES FOR STATE

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unior Maddy Schnelzer qualified for the OHSAA State Swimming and Diving Tournament on Saturday, February 18, after competing in the District Tournament at Bowling Green State University.

Schnelzer swam in four events at Districts: the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relay. She advanced to State in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.54 seconds.

“I’m glad to have qualified for States,” Schnelzer said. “I’m really looking forward to what I can do there and hopefully medal[ing].”

A total of 32 swimmers advance from Districts to State in each individual event. The top two finishers in each of the four districts are guaranteed to advance. The remaining 24 spots are then decided based on times.

Schnelzer placed fourth in the 100 butterfly at Districts. Although this did not guarantee that she would advance to State, her time was fast enough to put her in competition for a spot. It was not until Sunday afternoon that she found out for sure she had qualified.

“I am super excited for Maddy with her second year qualifying for the state swim meet,” said Autumn Reeves, the head swim coach. “She puts in a tremendous amount of time in the water as well as in the weight room. She is focused while training to reach her goals.”

In addition to qualifying for State in the 100 butterfly, Schnelzer also saw success in her other events. She broke the school record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:57.61.

She was also part of the team that set a new school record in the 400 freestyle relay by swimming a 3:45.79.

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Maddy Schnelzer, Hailey Ortradovec, Eliana Wilson, and Burgan Danger celebrate after the 400 freestyle relay. The team broke the school record with a time of 3:45.79. Photo Courtesy of Maddy Schnelzer.

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Districts was breaking the 4×100 free relay record, which is the second oldest school record if I’m remembering correctly,” Schnelzer said. “The girls have been working so hard for this moment and to get to experience and share that with them was great.”

Schnelzer qualified to State in the same event last year. The experience she gained there has given her confidence going into this year’s State meet.

“I am super excited for States this year because it’s the last possible high school

meets, so I feel like I can really just focus on swimming rather than having to qualify for something else,” Schnelzer said. “I’m not really nervous because I have already gone last year, so I know what to expect.”

The state meet will be held from February 21-25 at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.

Schnelzer will compete in the preliminaries on Friday, February 24. If she advances to the finals, she will compete again on Saturday.

“My goals for State are to hopefully medal, as well as go a 55 in my 100 fly and just have a good time,” Schnelzer said.

Maddy Schnelzer swims butterfly in the District tournament on Saturday, February 18. She qualified for the state meet in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.54. Photo Courtesy of Maddy Schnelzer.

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usinesses like Uber Eats, GrubHub, and DoorDash have hit a breakthrough in recent years. Approximately 60% of Americans have used these third party delivery services and as the number keeps rising, so does the drive for standing restaurants to take advantage of the services.

As a way to make an extra couple dollars, many restaurants have introduced the idea of Ghost Kitchens.

Ghost Kitchens are individual businesses that run original restaurants out of their physical store but market them as brand new businesses to save money on property.

Many people are eager to try what they see as a new food establishment.

However, people that have thorough experience are not too happy.

Wadsworth High School Senior, Colin Moore, explained that they are misleading to the average customer.

“If someone has a bad experience at a restaurant, let’s say Chilis, and then they order It’s Just Wings, I feel like they would be unhappy when it gets to their house and the box says Chilis on it. I think that if businesses

need a quick buck then they are good but I don’t think they are good for long term cust o m e r s , ” s a i d M o o r e .

Moore explained that businesses a l s o h av e t o p ay a n u p ke e p fe e fo r h av i n g t h e i r b u s i n e s s o n a p p s l i ke D o o r D a s h , s o n o t o n l y w o u l d t h e y b e p ay i n g t h e p r i c e fo r t h e i r r e s t a u r a n t b u t fo r t h e i r G h o s t K i t c h e n as well.

Kristi Gonzales, a local DoorDash employee, explains that the pickups can be dif ficult for the Dashers.

“Typically the hardest par t is figuring out which restaurant you’re actually going to,” Gonzales said.

“DoorDash has done better with the accuracy regarding adding the correct address. It would definitely help to know the actual business storefront name that you’re picking up from though. They are almost always listed under the ghost kitchen name, if ordered under the ghost kitchen.”

While Moore thinks that overall they are unnecessar y for the average businesses due to the inaccurate vision they are painting for the consumer and the additional costs that the businesses pay, Gonzales also explains that they do benefit the business and the delivery service

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GHOST KITCHENS CHANGE THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY FOR WORKERS AND CONSUMERS

Businesses above are examples of businesses and the restaurants that run out of them. Many popular chains are also adopting this technique for drawing in new business. Photos courtesy of fair use.

though. To the average customer, they are illusionar y.

“I’m not sure if I would say they’re scamming necessarily, it is still goods exchanged for payment, though it’s definitely illusionar y from a customer’s standpoint,” said Gonzales.

Many recognizable businesses such as Applebees, Chilis, Chuck E. Cheese’s, and Mr. Beast Burger,

have taken advantage of this supposedly prosperous business tactic.

Overall, a tried and true way to get one’s moneys worth is to simply go to the restaurant in person. It is necessary for one to consider time versus money– the customer makes the ultimate choice, but to be knowledgeable on the facts can often make the difference to the overall experience.

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he decided to Arango and effort. refocus on a his wife “This mural had a community component honattan Arango, a 40-year-old artist who career in art. utilized the where over 300 people painted over the course specializes in murals and studio arts, “Fortunately, function of of a day during October’s First Friday event,” worked alongside his wife, Samantha, I entered my triangles as Arango said. during the summer and fall of 2022 in 30s with the the most Beyond this, the couple completed a second Downtown Wadsworth. In different areas, the determination fundamental mural, which cohesively corresponds with couple created two murals on the sides of to use the method of the messages presented in the first mural Wadsworth’s buildings. relatively short representing regarding the significance of universal law.

Even though Arango currently lives in West amount of time reality.

“The second mural, located at 124 Lyman Palm Beach, Florida, his career in art did not I have on this “ T h e and titled, ‘..the Healing Force,’ is a continuation begin in the United States. Before moving to the Earth to do what first one, of ‘Music is…’ and together they make up the United States. Arango lived in Cuba where he I love,” Arango located in phrase, ‘Music is the Healing Force’,” Arango discovered his passion for art. said. said.

The first mural that was painted behind Sonnets entitled, “Music the parking “I was born in Cuba and got an early start With his is...” Photo courtesy of Jhonattan Arango. lot behind This mural depicts a 17-foot cardinal that with the arts in a few forms: literature, painting, r e d i s c o v e r e d Sonnets and flies around local flora, which Arango feels can and performing arts,” Arango said. “I love for art, Arango began painting murals titled, ‘Music is…,’ features local legend and be interpreted in a variety of ways. got to the States when I was 13 and across the country with his wife. In Ohio, ‘Godfather of Free Jazz,’ Albert Ayler, and takes Over the course of creating these complex everything changed.” their artwork has flourished through its name from his song, ‘Music is the Healing murals, Arango and his wife, discovered their Although his life in Cuba initially the murals that they have painted in Force of the Universe’,” Arango said. appreciation for the experiences that they nurtured his artistic tendencies, Wadsworth.

After Main Street Wadsworth discussed their gained in Ohio. he was forced to focus on other “The two [murals] at Wadsworth intentions of renovating this parking lot; into a “It was wonderful to stay in Wadsworth for priorities, when moving to the are my only murals in Ohio so far,” music venue, Arango and his wife decided to those two months, witness the fall, and see so United States.

Arango said. design the piece to incorporate an underrated many beautiful country sights,” Arango said.

“I painted a little along high Originally, Main Street Wadsworth musician, colorful features of music, along If interested in Arango’s pieces, look to school, but then joined the Navy put out a request for artists on a with natural elements of flora. These intricate www.artofanon.com and @art_of_anon on as a medic for five years,” Arango nationwide scale. Arango and his designs, however, were not only a two-person Instagram. said. “I went back to school for wife, after having responded to this Graphic Design when I was 28 or request, were selected to collaborate so.” on Wadsworth’s murals.

After attending school for Graphic “Though initially selected for one Design, Arango quickly shifted his mural, we ended up doing both, mindset toward fulfilling his life goals. which was great because we got Rather than fixating on survival to do something we hadn’t in the job market of Union City, Jhonattan Arango and his done before: we created two wife, Samantha Arango posing New Jersey, which is where together at their home in sequential murals,” Arango he originally immigrated to Florida. Photo courtesy of said. after departing from Cuba, Jhonattan Arango.

Beginning with the first mural, The second mural that was painted near the police station entitled, “... the Healing Force.”

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SHOULD FINE ARTS COURSES BE REQUIRED? FINE ARTS SHOULD BE REQUIRED

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tudents at Wadsworth High School have many different course requirements they must fill in order to graduate. One of these requirements is that each student must take one credit of fine arts courses. Although some people believe this is not necessary, fine arts classes are beneficial to students and should be required.

Many people think of drawing sketches or painting portraits when they hear the term “fine arts.” In reality, fine arts consist of much more. Along with traditional art classes, fine arts courses at WHS also include things like newspaper and yearbook, band, choir, and speech. This gives students a wide range of options to choose from.

“Most students find courses that satisfy [the fine arts credit] that they’re also interested in,” said Lauren Ross, a guidance counselor at WHS. Taking fine arts courses is a great way for students to go out of their comfort zone and try new things. For college-bound students, this can be beneficial in applications.

Colleges like to see students that are wellrounded and have a wide range of interests.

The most common criticism of this requirement is that it is not necessary for every student to take fine arts classes, especially if they are planning to go straight into a career after high

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school. However, the requirement is flexible.

Accommodations can be made for students who have no feasible way of meeting it.

“For students that are exploring a career technical pathway, those programs can actually exempt them from needing a fine art,” Ross said.

Even students who have to follow the requirement shouldn’t worry Newspaper about not being able to meet it.

One credit is only two semester-long Yearbook classes or one year-long class.

This is only a small Art (2d, 3d, fraction of the Advanced, and AP) classes students take throughout their four years of Band high school.

“I think just knowing that Choir there’s different options for students who don’t want to feel forced into something more traditional makes me absolutely feel like it’s a good requirement,” Ross said.

Overall, the fine arts credit is a very reasonable requirement for students at WHS.

igh school is a time for students to learn general skills to help prepare them for college, trade school, or just life in general. However, some of the classes that students are required to take in order to graduate should not be mandatory. Classes Music Theory such as fine arts, for example, are usually an unnecessary Speech requirement for high school students.

Architectural Most students Design take some type of art class through Engineering middle school.

Graphics These art classes generally teach Intro to students the basics of drawing, Broadcasting painting, and basic types of art forms. However, students who are more artistically inclined will usually gravitate towards art based classes on their own.

“I don’t think it should be required, but there should be an emphasis on it,” said Thor Nagel, freshmen. “I still

making every student take a test that may not help them.

“Yeah, I think I’m probably gonna go to Ohio State,” said Rocky Clites. “If I don’t do well I’ll probably take it again. I personally believe it should be optional because there’s a lot of colleges that are going ACT optional now, so I really

adopting for years.

The overall numbers show that only around 1.7 million students from 2022 took the ACT. Compared to 2019 and 2020, where it was around 2.2 million, it is clear that the ACT is losing popularity among students and schools.

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What classes count as fine arts?

would have gone into band if fine arts wasn’t required because I enjoy it.”

Core classes, such as math and English should be required.

With there being such a wide range of fine arts classes, students are more than likely to end up meeting the criteria anyways. But with them being required, students who really want to place a focus on a certain subject are forced to still set aside a portion of their time at high school for a class that may not help them.

Juniors and seniors who put off taking an art class may have to take them in their junior or senior year, which could cause conflict with something like a CCP, AP, or compact class. This, paired along with other required classes, could be the cause of unnecessary stress for students. And with such a wide range of classes counting as a ‘fine art,’ it is hard to justify that these classes will provide the student with any real positive impact.

Forcing students to take certain classes just to meet a criteria should not be how high schools are run. It is fine to require core classes, but since art classes are more similar to extracurriculars being that they are more ‘fun,’ it should be left up to each student to decide whether or not they want to take certain fine arts classes.

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he ACT has long been the golden standard when it comes to college admissions. For decades, students were required to turn in their ACT test scores to be admitted into any college or university. However, in recent years colleges have begun lessening the test requirements needed for their applications, instead more heavily basing it on their merits.

Especially due to things like the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools are now test-optional. This is great for students who do not wish to upload their scores in their application. For these types of students, or for those who do not wish to go to college after high school, the ACT is not necessary for them and can be a waste of time and money.

“Yes, I’m taking the ACT,” said Brad Bomgardner, junior. “But I don’t really know if I’m going to a college.”

Many students in high school view the ACT as something that they must take if they ever hope to attend college. That might have been the case decades ago, but more colleges have dropped their ACT requirements as time goes on.

Another lesser known fact about the ACT is that students can take it at any age. If someone decides they want to go to college later on in life, they can still apply and take the ACT then. There is no good reason for the peer pressure into

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I was not happy with my first two scores.

I did this because I wanted to have a better chance of getting into my first choice college. However, even with a score that I was comfortable with, I was still not accepted. Instead, I opted for a second choice school that I was still very interested in, but the other school was completely test optional, meaning I wouldn’t have had to take the ACT any of COLLEGE POLICY ON SAT/ACT APPLICATION REQUIREMENT those three times and I still could have TEST OPTIONAL (TEMPORARY) - 45.8% been accepted.

Many students place more importance on the ACT than they should. This causes unnecessary stress on the students. It is TEST OPTIONAL (PERMANENT) - 42.2% hard to gauge the genuine knowledge of a student from just one test, but that’s exactly what colleges did for a while.

TEST FREE (PERMANENT) - 6.2% Recently many colleges have realized this and have moved to a test-optional SAT/ACT REQUIRED - 3.6% format, and I believe it has helped students in their college application process.

TEST FREE (TEMPORARY) - 2.2% For some students who have a lower GPA than their ACT score correlates with, it could actually be beneficial to submit In a study done by Compass Education Group, 416 colleges across the U.S. were evaluated regarding an ACT score alongside a transcript. their testing policy for the 2021-2022 school season. With half of the colleges permanently maintaining But for many others, their GPA, which a test optional or test free system, the ACT is often not necessary for the average student, even if reflects a much more long-term picture college is something they want to pursue. Infographic by Luke Houser. of their overall grades, submitting an think it should depend on the person- if nowadays are starting to understand ACT score could potentially lessen their they want to take it or not.” that grades aren’t everything,” said chances of being accepted.

OSU, for example, has remained Dexter Bonds, junior. “You can’t just The ACT should still remain a tool that test optional for its 2022 and 2023 gauge a person’s intelligence with a students can optionally use to apply for applicants. At least for the time being, number, so I don’t think it’ll be nearly as college, but it should be a choice and they are continuing down the test important in the future.” not an expected prerequisite. optional trend that schools have been I took the ACT a total of three times, as

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WHY SHOULD WADSWORTH H HIIGH CA R E A AB BOUT CHESS C CL LU B ?

People around the world have been hour while we do this, she’s the real MVP.” playing chess more than any other time Chess club met for the first time on in human history, thanks to the addition Wednesday March 1st after school. Mr. of chess websites like Chess.com and Boytim and many of the others in the club OPINION BY AIDEN BROWN Lichess.com it has never been were pleasantly surprised at easier to learn the game. the turn out on the first day. he popularity of chess has grown “THE BEST “I remember watching my “Wednesday was good. It exponentially in recent years, and was just nice to play in a with that, Wadsworth High School friends play during study hall WAY TO GROW relaxed setting and it was has started up its first chess club in school and that’s what sparked my AS A CHESS interest in the game. Ever since a lot of fun.” said Jason history on March 1, 2023.

PLAYER IS TO I have been Moore, senior and avid p l a y i n g , ” WATCH OTHERS chess player. “I believe said Casey PLAY AND ASK the appeal of chess Hoffman, is to play with your Wadsworth QUESTIONS!” friends!”

S e n i o r -MR. BOYTIM With the rise in and chess MATH TEACHER CHESS popularity of chess it CLUB ADVISER beginner. was only a matter of The most time until a group was difficult formed part of starting a about it. club at Wadsworth Here is is finding an adviser a QR code and working out the leading to scheduling together. a Google Chess club was no form, there different. one can One of the many ways that the chess program has advertised for the “Finding time was sign up for club at Wadsworth. Fliers were hung around the the most challenging chess club school, often on the doors of teacher’s rooms. The The chess program allows for students to bring in their part,” said Mr. Boytim, adviser of the if they wish club is constantly looking for new ways to get the own boards, creating a diverse array of boards to play word out about chess club. Photo by Aiden Brown. on. Chess club hopes to buy more sets to accommodate chess club. “I’d like to thank my wife to. the vast amount of players. Photo by Aiden Brown. publicly for watching the kids for an

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ALL GRADES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BRING AN OUTSIDE GUEST TO SCHOOL DANCES

provide contact information and approval from administration at their school. Bringing adsworth High School puts on an outside guest is considered to be a ‘senior two dances each year that are privilege’ that is provided by our principals. available to the entire student body, But a large majority of students believe meaning that all grades are invited and given that this shouldn’t only apply to students in the opportunity to attend. These dances are the senior class, but to everyone within the Homecoming, which takes place in October, school. Many underclassmen have friends and relationships with people outside of the and Winter Formal in March.

Many students look forward to both of district that they would want to attend the dance with. these occasions, as it is a Justin Ferguson is a senior at chance to get pictures, eat “IT SHOULD BE WHS, and says that he thinks dinner, and attend the dance, making for an overall fun time FOR ALL CLASSES all grades should be given the opportunity to bring an outside with their peers. Although many BECAUSE MANY guest. of the students attend with a “All classes should be allowed group of friends or a date from OF THE STUDENTS within the school district, there ARE CHEATING THE to bring an outside guest to school are a number who choose to SYSTEM ANYWAY.” dances because it’s not fair if you’re an underclassmen that is be accompanied by an outside dating someone from a different guest. While all grades would -JUSTIN FERGUSON, school and you’re not allowed like the opportunity to bring SENIOR AT WHS to bring them, that would really someone from outside of the suck,” Ferguson said.

WHS walls, this is currently only Although it is nice to have a privilege that is available to the senior class. For seniors that choose this, senior privilege in different ways throughout they must fill out a form that is provided in the school, such as the senior commons, early the office and get administration approval in release, and late arrival, guests attending order to bring a guest from another district. dances should be available to all grade levels.

However, there are still restrictions on who Many of the students that want to bring an can attend as a guest so that seniors who outside guest but cannot because of grade choose this option cannot bring anyone. The level will turn to their senior friends for help.

By having a senior fill out the permission guest must be under 21 years old, follow all Wadsworth High School policies, and sheet, it allows them to make it seem as

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though the person they are bringing into the district would be ‘their guest’. This essentially allows underclassmen to bring whoever they would like if they can have help from a senior.

This creates a lack of trust between the students and administrators, Avery Neville (10), Lauren Ball (10), Autumn Brown (12) pose for a picture while since many at this years homecoming dance. All three girls are members for WHS and did underclassmen not bring an outside guest. Photo courtesy of Lauren Ball. use different tactics to get dates and friends into the dance. outside guest with the reasoning that it would “It should be for all classes because many not be “that big of a deal” for every grade to of the students are cheating the system have the opportunity to bring a guest.

“I don’t think that there should be a anyway,” Ferguson said.

If the school were to open up bringing a boundary with who students can bring to guest to all grade levels then it would avoid dances, all grades should be allowed to have instances like this. It would also make it so an outside guest” Klaehn said.

Although it would make it so that that, in the case that a guest is brought the school is aware of the exact student that they administrators have to approve more guests, would be attending the dance with. In the case it would also allow for them to be fully aware of an emergency or event where you would of all outside students that are coming into need to contact the guests’ administration it the school district. This would improve the would cause less chaos for the principals to amount of students that actually attend the dances, the trust relationship between know who is attending with them.

Junior Zac Klaehn agreed with the idea students and principles, and the organization that all grades should be allowed to bring an of those coming to the dance.

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NORTHEAST OHIO DANCE PERFORMS THEIR SPRING GALA PERFORMANCE

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BY LILY CHESBRO

his coming spring season Northeast Ohio Dance will be performing their annual Spring Gala performance on March 18 at 7 PM. Spring gala is performed by only the Senior and Junior Company members of the studio which is the advanced level of the pre-professional company. The dancers start rehearsing for this show right after Nutcracker season is over.

This year they will be performing a ballet piece choreographed by Brenda Stygar the co-director of the company, a swing jazz piece (will get title and choreographer), a character dance piece titled “Tambourine” choreographed by Brenda Stygar as well as any modern composition pieces that the dancers choreograph during a composition workshop.

Each year a variety of pieces are selected to be performed or choreographed then performed by Mr. and Mrs.Stygar.

“You look at who you have to work with and what their skills are and what you think will be within their talent range but also which can help stretch them as dancers and that’s how you choose the repertory,” Mrs.Stygar said.

The group of dancers the company has each year is what determines which pieces will get selected, and if new choreography is being made, what choreography will fit them best.”

When choreographing, Stygar shared used to.

“I felt this piece was appropriate what process she goes through.

“I’m looking to find music that I feel because it’s not like your jazz classes are will work well with the dancers and I so everybody started out on equal footing,” choreograph as logically as I can trying to Mrs. Stygar said.

The dancers in company are part of the match the style and energy of the music to the dance choreography,” Mrs. Stygar said. intermediate and advanced levels of jazz The character piece that will be offered at the studio, so this jazz swing performed is something different that the piece being a style of jazz that is completely dancers really are not used to doing that different than the weekly classes presented a challenge to all the often but brings light dancers. to another style of Lisa Weiler, who dance. made the Senior “The character Company Apprentice dance is giving the level at NEOD, older dancers a performed in spring chance to dance in gala last year as a dance genre that is a Junior company used rarely now, only member and this in full length ballets,” year it looks a little Mrs. Stygar said. “It different for her. has been introduced “The biggest to them in a summer Some of the Senior Company members of NEOD workshop so some are rehearsing the swing jazz piece. This piece difference between of the dancers have was originally set on a previous group of dancers rehearsals for junior and senior company done that workshop. but was reset on this year’s company.

Photo courtesy of Christopher Stygar. is the time and It’s one thing doing effort we put into a class in character each dance,” Weiler said. “When I was in and doing a dance in character.”

Styles of dance that push the dancers’ junior company we practiced one dance limits are sometimes chosen to go into and ended up finishing it pretty quickly.”

Once making it in senior company the Gala.

The jazz swing piece that NEOD will be dancers get more stage time for the spring performing is another example of a style gala performance and their rehearsals last that is different from what the dancers are a lot longer in order to perfect the multiple

pieces they have.

The spring gala show is different from any of the others that NEOD presents.

“What makes spring gala so different is that it has no storyline or purpose really besides to show off our abilities to perform more,” Weiler said.”It is fun though and I am glad that we do it, but it is always a mix of different styles with no purpose or connection.”

From the point of view of both the company Co-Director and a dancer that is newer to performing this show. Spring gala is different from anything else NEOD performs and showcases what the advanced levels are working on with technique and performing skills.

Emily Kneisly and Callahan Conley are rehearsing a section of the ballet piece Brenda Stygar choreographed. The title of this piece is Waltz Allegretto. Photo courtesy of Emily Kneisly.

THE CAST OF “PUFFS” BEGINS REHEARSALS

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BY JADE WILCOX

adswor th High School was originally going to per form the production of “CLUE.” This changed, as the rights to the show could not be received. The new show chosen was “Puf fs” written by Matt Cox. Students were disappointed that they could not per form “CLUE,” but

they also looked for ward to the new show.

“I was ver y sad for ‘CLUE’ to get cut because the show would be ver y fun and I had been looking for ward to it, but I am glad this is the show we replaced it with,” Chessa Homan said. Homan plays Megan Jones, the lead female role.

“Puf fs” features a cast of witches and wizards, per forming magic and going to school at the same time as the “famous cer tain-boy wizard.”

The writer tip-toes around becoming copyright stricken. It is evidently a spoof on the “Harr y Potter” series, written by J.K. Rowling. For example, the school the magic users attend is called “a cer tain school of magic and magic” instead of the original phrasing used in the books. He had also renamed the houses as the Brave, Smar t, Snake, and Puf f houses instead of the ones used in the famous franchise. This borders on satire, seeing as the houses include their own stereotypes-- stereotypes that Cox decides to name the houses af ter.

The script follows the life of a young wizard in the Puf f house by Even though the script looks like it has a typo, “Magic and Magic,” this is just to avoid copyright. the name of Wayne Hopkins. He This is the script the cast will be using for the next was allegedly never destined to do eight weeks. Photo by Jade Wilcox. anything great, as he was placed in the Puf f house, but he intends to

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change his fate.

Auditions were held Monday, Februar y 13. Rehearsals began a week later on Tuesday, the 21. They were originally going to watch the movie on Amazon Prime, but when that did not work out, the directors decided on doing a read-through of the script, as per tradition.

There are character changes throughout the entire script. James Welsh, a WHS sophomore, changes from Cedric in the first half of the show to Voldy in the second-- two characters with vastly dif ferent personalities. The cast is smaller, but is determined to succeed.

Sophomores like Welsh have more years to continue their acting career, but a majority of the WHS cast are seniors per forming their last show at the high school. So far each rehearsal has been filled with laughter and cast bonding.

“Yes, I am ver y excited for this show because it is my senior show and I can not wait to see how amazing ever yone does. I am also ver y excited because Puf fs is a spoof of Harr y Potter and I have always loved Harr y Potter,” Homan said.

The students in the production share a similar love of the wizarding franchise and acting alongside one another. The cast has been together from last year’s comedy

“Which house were you placed into with the Pottermore test?” was a bonding question the cast used on the first day of rehearsals. Half of the cast either abstained from answering, or hadn’t taken the test, hence why there are five categories. Infographic by Jade Wilcox.

production of Game of Tiaras all the way through this year, with some new additions to the group.

The cast looks for ward to sharing this play with the high school, and putting in the work to prepare.

“Our previous comedy was probably the best par t of my school year, and I’m looking for ward to another great show,” Welsh said. “Come see Puf fs April 27-29!”

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STUDENTS SPECULATE RELEASE OF COLLEEN HOOVER MOVIE

and book to screen accuracy.

“When you add a really good plot with a Us” movie.

“I feel like they should have picked a lot of twists and turns in it, the results are “One thing I like younger role for Lily to fit the character going to be appealing to people all over about her books ince the initial release in 2016, better,” Hutchinson said. “I know some America.” is how they deal “It Ends with Us” has become an people thought that Sadie Sink would Casting for the movie will include big with more serious extremely popular release among have been a better choice because she is name actors such as Blake Lively and matters that are high school students. younger, and a redhead.”

Justin Baldoni. not talked about in This novel, written by Colleen Hoover, is While casting may be one of the big Due to the series being so popular other teen books,” soon to be made into a major motion film, issues for fans of Colleen Hoover, book to among students, there has been some Hutchinson said. which is set to release in mid 2024. screen accuracy is also a discussion topic controversy over the casting of the With the WHS senior Zoe Parrish is a fan of among fans. books’ two biggest characters. increasing Colleen Hoover’s popular books. “I feel like With the making of any adaptation, “I wish she choose different actors, popularity of “It “It Ends with Us” blew up on Tik Tok, and there are always things that are changed but I think it will still be a good movie,” Ends with Us”, everyone wanted to become part of this throughout the film. These changes could Parrish said.

Colleen Hoover has series,” Parrish said. “Then be small things like dialogue,set design,or The book “It Ends with It Starts with us book cover. begun to share everyone realized that character appearance. However, the Us” was originally published This is the sequel to It Ends details regarding she was actually a good changes could also be big things like, where with us.

Many fans of Colleen in 2016, and has received the movie across writer and kept reading her the story takes place, who is in the story, and various fan made cast Hoover are speculating that her Instagram and books.” after the release of It Ends what the story is about. speculations as to who with us, it’s sequel movie will Tik Tok Recently, her books have “I don’t think that the would portray the two main follow. Photo courtesy of Fair become popular within our Use. movie will ever match up to characters. school as well as many the book,” Allwood said. “I “I feel like everyone others. This is largely due to personally like to be able to when they read has a picture accounts. the casting announcement make up what the character of someone,” Parrish said. “ I “I am excited just because regarding the “It Ends With looks like in my head and feel like [Blake Lively] does not I love the books so much, but Us” movie. when the movie puts a face fit Lily’s character in the book I am worried that people are WHS sophomore Karley to the characters it doesn’t at all.” going to build it up so much,” Allwood is a longtime fan make the story as good.”

Despite this controversy, Allwood said. “I don’t know if of Colleen Hoover and is Fans will continue to a movie can really show how excited to see “It Ends with It Ends with us book cover. the casting of the two main speculate about details of characters has not changed. good of a good book it is.”

Us” turned into a movie.

This is the first book of Colleen In doing this, many readers Colleen Hoover is the author of the movie, as the release “I think her stories Hoover’s that is being turned While many people see an books. In mid 2024, she will date comes closer. Leading have begun to speculate about 24 have become so popular into a movie. Photo courtesy of issue with the casting, they release her first movie based on Fair Use. also believe that the movie different topics concerning the her popular novel “It Ends with to an even bigger rise in because there are a lot of Us”. Photo courtesy of Fair Use. popularity of her books. itself will be a success. upcoming movie. high school students that WHS freshman Keira Hutchinson, is The two most speculated like to read about Romance,” Allwood said. excited for the release of the “It Ends with topics among fans are casting,

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BY LILY LOVE

SONS OF THE FOREST IS A WORTHY SEQUEL TO THE FOREST

BY BRENDEN BARLETT

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magine surviving a terrible disaster only to end up isolated and alone in some unknown forest, forced to learn how to hunt and build as well as survive the elements and wildlife. Except, as time progresses, it turns out something or someone is out there, and they may have some irregular hunting tendencies, tendencies that cause the hunter to become the hunted.

This is just a brief synopsis of the plot of “The Forest,” a 2014 open-world horrorsurvival game on Playstation and PC, where either solo or co-op, players traverse an isolated peninsula, search for missing passengers from the plane crash they survived, and defend themselves against a variety of cannibals and mutant humans.

“The Forest” has a 10/10 with 394,539 reviews on Steam. That said, as of February 23, 2023, “The Forest’s” long-anticipated sequel, “Sons of the Forest,” is in early access, begging the question of whether or not the Sequel is worth the buy.

“I’ll just say this right off the bat,” said Jacob Forrester, a junior at WHS, “it’s easily a ten out of ten for me.”

Forrester bought “Sons of the Forest” the day it was released for 30 USD on Steam and quickly started playing it with two friends.

“It is a beautiful game, and the building system is great,” Forrester said. “You can basically build anything you want, which is pretty different from ‘The Forest.’”

In both games, players use a “survivalist guide” that helps them learn designs for

things to build or craft. The difference, Barlett’s Graphics Card is a RX 6700 XT. especially intimidating. however, is that players in “The Forest” lay “Yeah, it is scary, man.” Barlett said, “this “When I would chop down trees, if the out a recipe that they fill in with materials. logs would roll and hit a surface of water one time, Jacob [Forrester] and I were in In “Sons of the Forest,” players can simply they would randomly bounce like three this dark cave. We could barely see and we place things how they want, and using feet.” Barlett said. “If they would bounce only had lighters to light the area for us, and imagination in their building is heavily further they could sometimes even just these tiny baby cannibal things appeared rewarded. and crawled around attacking us. There glitch out of the world entirely.”

“The only thing is,” Forrester said, “since Overall, the two did not face any game were also these faceless men and people it’s still in early access there is still a lot a breaking bugs or performance issues with wide open mouths attacking us too.” building options and other things from the and as Forrester hinted at, a lot will likely Perhaps what makes Endnight Games’ first game that have yet to be added, but improve as the game develops throughout titles work is their unique blend of survival with I’m sure they will add a lot more things over Early Access. After all, “The Forest” spent horror. There are games that throw players time” four years in Early Access (2014-2018) into the wilderness and force them to survive, While playing both “The Forest” and before its official release, so “Sons of the “The Long Dark” being a fine example; There “Sons of the Forest,” Forrester played Forest” may experience similar treatment are games that take man-kind and twist it alongside fellow junior at WHS, Bryden throughout the years to come. into something sinister that makes players Barlett. Teaming up to play each game Moving on from the few issues the game uncomfortable and always mindful of their has made it both easier to progress in currently has, perhaps its most interesting surroundings such as “Outlast 2.” each game and identify the best and worst aspect is its horror elements. Make no “Sons of the Forest’s” combination of aspects of Endnight Games’ two titles. mistake, “Sons of the Forest” is a horror these ideas does not disappoint and is why “It is definitely better with friends.” game, and navigating the worldspace, “Sons of the Forest” is more than worth Barlett said. “I feel like the game is kind especially during the night or winter (yes the buy for any fans of Survival, horror, or of only three fourth’s baked so far, but it the game has a seasons system) can be crafting games. functions.”

Forrester and Barlett both experienced some performance issues throughout playing.

Forrerster said he faced a sort of lag during the game’s initial cutscene, while Barlett faced the occasional stutter and The player is surveying a “Camp” in “The Forest”. In both games, A “Camp” in “Sons of the Forest”. To the right of the player is after the player dies they wake up captured in a camp and have the player’s companion that helps gather resources and in the physics issue. It is the opportunity to escape instead of immediately facing ‘Game distance is a cannibal. Photo Courtesy of Fair Use. worth noting that Over.’ Photo Courtesy of Fair Use.

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TIKTOK PUTS A TIME LIMIT ON USERS

BY LEZLIE TINNEY AND CARLEY SORRENT

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inors who use TikTok will now have a one hour time-limit every day. It is easy to override because all teenagers have to do is enter a passcode to continue using the app for as long as they want. Kids who are under thirteen will also have a one hour time-limit, but to override it their guardian will have to enter the password and it will only give them an extra thirty minutes of time. Weekly recaps of their screen time will also be sent to teenagers and if they average more than an hour and forty minutes a day, TikTok will suggest that they give themselves a daily-limit.

During all of this, a house committee is voting to move up legislation that would pressure the Biden administration to teens and create a nationwide ban of TikTok due it allows to national security concerns. Federal them to Time limits are not new on agencies have been told that they have 30 days to remove TikTok from devices Tiktok, but enforced ones are. see how Photo Courtesy of Fair Use. m u c h that are government-issued. time their While it’s still unclear what TikTok children in the U.S. will be like, the pressure is spend on the app each day, breaking being put on to put strict limitations until down the time by day and night.

This it can be determined what the effects of allows them to regulate their child’s it are.

TikTok already has an option for use of TikTok. Once their child reaches the caregivers to set daily-limits for their

limit, they are not able to switch accounts or log out, blocking them from bypassing the limit by using a different account. They can also set specific limits for each day of the week and do not have to stay with a specific schedule every day. Additionally, guardians can specify time ranges where notifications will not be sent to their child’s phone.

WHAT DO THE STUDENTS OF WHS THINK?

Wadsworth Bruin took a poll on Instagram: the results were mixed, almost half and half.

Photo by Carley Sorrent.

COURTNEY CHURCH (9)

“There should be a time limit for ages around 13 or 14.

It makes sense because kids really shouldn’t be sitting on TikTok for hours on end, but us, to be honest, we’re just too far gone. We cannot be saved so there should be a time-limit for people under 14.”

GABBY BAILEY (10)

“I feel like this can introduce conflicting sides, on one hand this can reduce phone addiction but on the other hand many use this as a way to decompress after school and work.

I think this time limit would be better for 13 and under rather than all minors because maturity of the individual can differ.”

BY LEZLIE TINNEY, ALEX BANKS, & CARLEY SORRENT

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he Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is hosting the Oscars on March 12, 2023. This has been a yearly event and this is the 95th time it will happen.

It honors films that were released in the previous year and the people who were involved in making them. They have categories such as best actor or actress in a leading role and best supporting actor/actress. Along with honoring the actors, they also select the best animated feature film, cinematography, costume design, directing, documentary feature film, documentary short film, film editing, and international feature film. It honors the people behind the scenes with categories such as best makeup and hairstyling. The best original score and the best original song for a movie are also judged.

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