Many opportunities to get prom attire

The Voice of
the Presidents
Friday, March 6, 2015
Volume 95, Issue 5
Student Council to host Dodgeball Tournament
Sydney Cook
Journalism Student
Harding’s Student Council
will be hosting its first ever
Dodgeball Tournament. The
tournament will take place in
Harding’s gymnasium after
school, Friday, March 20.
Student Council decided to
host a dodgeball tournament to
help fundraise and support the Student Council.
The decision
was made early December 2014,
after the Mistletoe Craft Show.
The original date for the
tournament was President’s
Day, Monday, February 16. The
date was changed due to preparations and convenience.
To help prepare the event,
Student Council was separated
into five different planning
committees.
The five committees are: the prize
committee (handles what the
winners of the tournament receive as a reward), the budget
committee (takes care of all the
finances coming in and going
out), the concession committee (in
charge of all the food and
drinks for the concession stand), the workers
committee (responsible for
recruiting workers and chaperones), and the advertising committee (in charge of promoting and
making the student body
aware of the
event).
The event is open to all
Harding staff and students.
Students and staff can either participate in the event
with a team, or watch the
event. The teams participating
must have eight people per team.
The fee for the teams is $40 dol-
lars for the whole teams or $5
per team mate. Teams need to
pay up front and RSVP by
March 18, to ensure the tournament’s brackets are made accordingly. To RSVP and pay,
see Cheyenne Abrams, Win
Adissem or Trent Ramsey. The
tournament is admission by donation, meaning there is no given amount to watch. The hosts
of the event are also looking for
anyone who is interested in
helping with, working at, or
chaperoning the dodgeball tournament. If anyone is interested,
please contact any of the people
above. Help would be very
much appreciated.
If there are any questions,
see a Student Council member.
Many opportunities to get prom attire
Shelbie Howard
Herald Editor
recommended that you make an
appointment by following the instructions located on their website
(FairyGoodMothers.org). When
Cinderella’s Closet provides
you arrive for your appointment,
prom dresses free of charge to
you will be given a “Personal
any young lady who does not
Shopper” who will guide you
have the means to purchase her
through the boutique and help
own. The boutique is located at
you select the dress of your
2 Limited Parkway, Columbus,
dreams.
Ohio. It will be held on the fol-
Since the boutique has an
lowing dates and
open fitting environment, males
times: Saturday, March 7, 14,
are not permitted in Cinderella’s
and 28, from 9:00am-4:30pm.
Closet. Additionally, you should
In order to receive a dress
wear a camisole and tights or leg-
from Cinderella’s Closet, it is
gings to try on your gown. Dresses range from size 0 to 26.
Inside this issue
If you are unable to make it to
DUFF……………….…..……...…...2
Columbus, National Honor Socie-
Science vs Life…………..…..….…..3
ty (NHS) plans to hold a suit
St Patricks Day history…………......4
drive at Harding where they will
Singers go to NYC………........….…5
have gowns and suits available to
Archie Griffin interview……….…...6
Winter wrap-up………..…….….…..7
Faces in the Hall...……....………….8
students at no cost. The date is
yet to be determined but anyone
interested can get more information from Ms. Meg Maynard, adviser,
Rm. 114, or NHS members.
What’s Hot?
Friday, March 6, 2015
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“Walking Dead” fan base grows in fifth season
Kenny Friley
Journalism Student
“The Walking Dead”is the
top show on AMC. It’s the one
everyone watches. The fans ages
are mostly in the age range of 18
to 49. The show has many viewers the range is anywhere from
10.4 million viewers to 16.1 million viewers.
For anyone who doesn’t
know exactly what “The Walking Dead” is about, it is a TV
series with a new show every
week about a post-apocalyptic
world with walkers (a.k.a. Zombies), Cutthroat bandits, and
Rick and his group. In the beginning Rick, a sheriff, wakes up in
a hospital and tries to find his
wife and son. Later on, the whole
idea is just to survive.
There are three creators of
“The Walking Dead.” The coillustrator of the comics is
Charlie Adlard, a great comic
book artist who is best known
for his work for the old comics
of “The Walking Dead” and the
comic “Savage.” The other coillustrator is Tony Moore who
was known for his work with
the comics “Fear Agent,” “The
Exterminators,” and the first six
issues of “The Walking Dead.”
The writer for “The Walking
Dead” comics is Robert Kirkman who is best known for creating “The Walking Dead” and
“Invincible” for Image Comics,
in addition to “Ultimate X-Men”
and “Marvel Zombies” for Marvel Comics.
The “Walking Dead” show
is based on the comic book
which was made in 2003, written by Robert Kirkman, illustrat-
ed by
Tony
Moore
and
Charlie
Adlard,
and published by
Image
Comics.
“The
Walking
Dead”
received
the 2010
Eisner Award for best continuing
series.
All the alive main characters
right now are Rick Grimes
(Andrew Lincoln), Daryl Dixon
(Norman Reedus), Maggie Green
(Lauren Cohan), Glen Rhee
(Steven Yeun), Michonne (Danai
Gurira), Carl Grimes (Chandler
Riggs), Carol Peletier (Melissa
McBride), Sasha (Sonequa Martin), Rosita Espinosa (Christian
Serratos), Abraham Ford
(Michael Cudlitz), Gabriel
Stokes (Seth Gilliam), Tara
Chambler (Alanna Masterson),
Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt).
Is being a “DUFF” a bad thing?
Angelica White
Journalism Student
Some would say being a
DUFF is a bad thing. This motion picture states otherwise. The
DUFF or Designated Ugly Fat
Friend, is brought forth as a
slang term for a teenage boy or
girl who is placed in a trio of
friends for the sole purpose of
making the other two look better. The movie “The DUFF”
which came out on February 20,
brought this term to life.
This movie, which was directed by Ari Sandel and based
on the novel by Kody Keplinger,
was a huge success for Li-
onsgate and CBS Films. By
bringing in $11,025,000 in 2,575
theaters, “The DUFF” proved the
critics wrong. Many said it would
be a teen movie copycat that
would have no realisticity to it
whatsoever. The plot not only performed that, but created a realistic
setting for high schools and teenagers alike. The plot starts with an
average 17-year-old teenage girl
Bianca (Mae Whitman) who is
told by neighbor and childhood
friend, Wes (Robbie Amell) that
she is a DUFF to her two best
friends, Jess (Skyler Samuels) and
Casey (Bianca A. Santos). Bianca
begins to expand this idea of being the DUFF but in turn, hates
the idea and wants to be coached
into “undoing” her title. She
makes a deal with Wes to tutor
him in Chemistry in turn for his
“skills” on popularity.
Although this motion picture
had some commentary on different subjects and situations related
with teenage personalities, it created a world we are all too familiar with. This would be the world
of bullying and popularity defining us as individuals. The biggest
bully involved is Madison (Bella
Thorne) who actually defines the
term “Reality TV star.” When
jealousy and pride get all mixed
into one, the situation gets unmistakably misread and unguided.
With the situation undoubtedly
becoming fixed and with a realistic twist, having “Happily ever
after” keeps with its ending.
“Jupiter Ascending” causing confusion
Shanna Morris
Journalism Student
“Jupiter Ascending” is a new
movie that was released on February 6. The genres of this movie
are action, adventure, Sci-Fi, and
fantasy. The movies runtime is
127 minutes and is rated PG-13.
This movie is about a girl
named Jupiter Jones, who was
born under a night sky with signs
predicting that she was destined
for great things. As Jupiter gets
older, she dreams of living with
the stars but in reality she is
stuck cleaning all the time with
little to no breaks. Caine, a genetically engineered ex-military
hunter, arrives on Earth to find
her. Her genetic birthmarks mark
her as next in line for an inher-
itance that could alter the ways
of human life.
“Jupiter Ascending features ,
Channing Tatum as Caine Wise,
Eddie Redmayne as Balem
Abrasax, and Mila Kunis as Ju-
piter Jones. There is a cast of 40
people.
This movie was written and
directed by Andy Wachowski
and Lana Wachowski. The music was composed by Michael
Giacchino. The producers of this
movie are Grant Hill, Andy
Wachowski and Lana
Wachowski.
Since the day the movie
came out, the ratings have been
really low with really negative
comments. Critics say this is the
worst movie that Wachowski has
ever made. Critics are also saying they should send this movie
to Jupiter along with Mila Kunis.
In my opinion, this movie
was not what I expected. They
had so many details that were
added and none of them made
sense. If you looked away from
the screen for half a second, you
would be lost. They made this
movie seem that it was the next
big thing, but in reality it wasn’t.
If you are into movies that make
no sense, with way too much
detail that was not needed, then
this is the movie for you.
Perspectives
Friday, March 6, 2015
Page 3
Should science decide our future?
No/Con
Yes/Pro
Jake Nelson
Journalism Student
We’ve all seen the science fiction movies of radical scientists creating clones or even life out of thin
air, but thanks to current technological advancements, how far out is
science fiction now?
For a surprisingly long time,
humanity has been cloning animals,
or creating another organism genetically identical to another. Dolly the
sheep, was the first successfully
cloned animal in 1997 and since
then we’ve made leaps and bounds
in research. However ,we still have
yet to perfect the art. Out of every
100 cloned animals only two or
three are true living clones.
The science behind clones is
surprisingly simpler than it sounds.
First a donor cell is selected and the
DNA inside is destroyed. Then the
scientist inserts the chosen DNA
and waits for the cell to grow normally like any other cell. The cell
doesn’t always survive this process,
however, and that is where the majority of the failures take place.
This art of cloning is now under
fire from many different activists.
Many people claim that cloning is
unethical and morally wrong. As of
now that is the only argument
against cloning, ethics. It’s true
humanity needs ethics as a boundary between us and robots, but we
shouldn’t limit ourselves so soon
after a discovery.
The uses for clones could be
endless. We could clone human
fetuses and then take their embryonic stem cells, cells used to save
human lives. Stem cells are essentially cells without jobs to do, this
allows scientists to program them
any way they need to do any job.
Stem cells, however, are hard to
get. Embryonic stem cells only
come from human fetuses and
adult stem cells are much less effective.
Cloning could also allow us
more research of human cells in
testing labs. This testing could help
us discover causes of diseases and
even cures. Scientists only need a
few cells to have boundless information.
Sure morals are important, but
what is more important, our morals
or the health, safety, and future of
mankind as a whole?
Amber Mullins
Journalism Student
In today's scientific society, new discoveries and experiments are found and planned every day. In recent months, United
Kingdom scientists have taken
planned parenthood to a new level.
On February 3, 2015, the
United Kingdom House of Commons voted to allow scientists the
usage of DNA from three people
to create genetically improved
babies. While some are all for the
ideas of this life changing decision, others are completely against
it.
Most people for the experiment claim that this merging of
three DNA samples is potentially
life-saving. While some diseases
could be controlled, mitochondrial
diseases will not be able to be
prevented. Scientist and medical
teams claim that the only way to
prevent mitochondrial disease is
for a woman who knows she has
it, to not have children, adopt, or
continue with a surrogate or another female’s egg. Travis N.
Rieder, PhD, a Hecht-Levi Fellow
at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, gave his opinion on Wired.com. “My worry is
that demand for this technology is
driven by a problematic genetic
fetishism, and that we should try
not to enable this attitude. Not
procreating does not equal not
starting a family; one could adopt
one of the millions of orphans in
the world who need a family.
However, adoption is often seen
as a last resort option. Why? Well,
the answer often given is that prospective parents want a genetic
relationship with their offspring,
and adoption doesn’t provide this.”
Other scientists and media are
also agreeing that genetically manipulating a baby’s genome would
be legalizing the creation of children that are genetically developed
to avoid certain human traits. "This
would be the first case of intentionally manipulating a child's genome,
and we are crossing that line for the
sake of what exactly? For a very
small number of families who already have options that allow them
to raise children," David King, director of Human Genetic Alert, a
UK-based public watchdog group,
told The V erge back in June.
Deciding beforehand to remove
certain characteristics of being a
human or controlling how the child
may be as a human, raises questions about ethics.
Changing how a person grows
or develops is not only unfair for
the child, for their lack of choice,
but also raises the question, “What
if?”
What if the attempts fail and
the results are irreversible? Do we
believe that it’s truly worth it to
risk an entire person's life for the
sake of maybe or maybe not saving
them? If two genetically formed
humans come together to create a
new genetically enhanced human,
over time, we would be creating a
new human race.
Although using this opportunity could be extremely successful,
many believe that the risk could
become too much and unethical.
Not all scientist and medical personnel are completely on board
with the idea that we should change
the human race to become genetically improved. As we come closer and closer to legalizing and gaining full speed towards the experiments, questions will continue to
be raised.
Photo Opinions: Should cloning be legal?
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Alex McCoy
Cloie Riedlinger
Parker Bending
Nathan Deprey
“I feel like it’s okay to do if the
parents sign off on it.”
“No.”
“I feel like it is not okay.”
“I feel like it is wrong and creepy.”
Features
Friday, March 6, 2015
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Wanted: Spring Break plans
Jerzee. There are other recreational activities such as skating
at Zoomers, go bowling at bluefusion, go see a movie at the
Marion Centre Cinema, or even
playing sports at the Marion
YMCA.
There are also other specialized events designated for that
week. A musical titled “Funny
Girl” is taking place at the Palace
Theatre Saturday, March 21, at
7:30 pm and on Sunday at 2:00
pm. Heritage Hall is hosting
“Night at the Musuem,” an event
that allows participants to explore Marion’s history and lets
historical characters come alive.
This event takes place Friday,
March 27 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Sydney Cook
Journalism Student
Spring Break begins March
21 and ends March 29, leaving
many opportunities for new experiences and adventures with
family and friends.
One popular thing to do on
Spring Break is travel out of
town, state, or even the country.
Some popular places to travel
are Panama City Beach in Florida, which is primarily a party
city, Myrtle Beach or Disneyworld in Florida, and both are
family-oriented vacation spots.
Although traveling is a great
thing to do on Spring Break,
Spring Breakers gather in Panama City
Beach. Photo by Studentcity.com
there are also many things to do
in Marion as well. A “hotspot” in
Marion is the local Lincoln Park
Aquatic Center, which will be
available for anyone wanting to
swim. After swimming, people
can grab a bite to eat or some ice
cream at local ice cream shops,
such as The Moo, Fred’s or the
St Patrick's Day history
Sydney Cook
Journalism Student
As usual, St. Patrick’s Day
will be on March 17, but in 2015
it will be on a Tuesday. St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday dedicated
to celebrating Irish-American
cultures and traditions in the
United States.
St. Patrick’s Day is also
known as the Feast of Saint Patrick or the Day of the Festival of
Saint Patrick, and originally was
a Catholic Holy Day. Saint Patrick is an Irish patron Saint, and
is also called the “Apostle of
Ireland.”
St. Patrick originally belonged to the Pagan religion,
which is a variety of traditions
and customs that revives ancient
polytheistic and animistic ideas
and practices.
St. Patrick was born around
the 460 AD. He was captured
around Wales, Scotland and was
taken to Ireland to serve as a
slave. Years later, the Saint
managed to escape and returned
to Britain to be with his Roman
family. After becoming a cleric
and then a Christian bishop, St.
Patrick returned to missionary
work in Ireland and traveled to
France. St. Patrick was known
as the Patron Saint of Ireland by
the 600’s.
The first St. Patrick’s Day
celebration took place in America in 1737. The celebration was
held by the Charitable Irish Society of Boston and was used to
celebrate the culture that Irish
colonists had strayed away from.
The celebration included a reli-
gious service and a feast with Irish
food, like corned beef and cabbage,
soda bread, potatoes, and shepherd’s pie (a dish made of carrots,
onions, potatoes, peas, broth, and
ground lamb or beef).
The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place in New York in
1762. The parade was conducted
by Irish soldiers serving in the British army. This is the origin of the
military theme for the parades.
In 1962, in Chicago, Illinois
local police started dyeing part of
the Chicago River green in honor
of the holiday.
An iconic symbol for the day is
the three leaf clover. St. Patrick
used the clover to illustrate and explain the Holy Trinity. The Holy
Trinity is the three forms of God:
The Father, The Son and The Holy
Spirit.
and the next day from 7:00 to
9:00 pm. Also on March 27, the
Central Ohio band Lone Raven
is taking the stage with over 20
instruments at the Palace in the
May Pavilion at 7:30 pm. On
March 28, Tri-Rivers is hosting
the Spring Garden Fair from
11:00 am to 3:30 pm. Lastly, on
Sunday, March 29, there is an
Easter celebration at the Palace
Theatre with the all-male music
group, NINE.
“There is plenty to do in
Marion when hanging out with
friends,” says a student at Harding.
Ten
Commandments Plaque
Update
Sydney Cook
Journalism Student
On January 6, 2015 a decision was made as to where Ten
Commandments plaque, which
was previously hanging in Harding, would be placed. Students
from Harding, local pastors, representation from the Historical
Society and the Marion City
Schools Board of Education,
along with other community
members attended the meeting.
The class of 1956 was also represented via email from some of
the 1956 alumni.
Several places around Marion were suggested to be the
home for the plaque, but many of
the choices were vetoed. The
decision was based on a majority
vote. The vote was a 10 to 2 vote
as to where the plaque would be
displayed.
The decision was made that
the plaque would be owned by
the Historical Society but would
be on display at Diverse Moves
Dance Studio. The studio is actually a Christian based studio that
is owned by Quiana DixonRevere. The studio has been
opened for over 10 years and has
been named voted the number
one Business of the Year and the
Number One Hip Hop Dance
Studio in 2012 in Marion County.
The Board of Education,
however, has not made a final
decision on where the plaque
will be hung. The board will
have the final say since the
plaque is technically the property
of the Marion City Schools.
Features
Friday, March 6, 2015
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Drug rehabilitation houses in Marion open
Madison Randolph
Herald Editor
Over the past few years Marion
has had a growing problem with
drugs. Along with drugs comes the
problem of addiction.
There are three drug rehab facilities in Marion. They are the Marion
Area Counseling Center at 320 Executive Drive and the phone number
is 740-387-5210, Foundation Recovery Center at 269 Rose Avenue
and the phone number is 740-3829393, and Professional Treatment
Systems at 310 Executive Drive and
the phone number is 740-382-1660.
You can learn more about them at
www.maccsite.com.
There are many different types
of rehab programs, many of which
can be offered at the various centers
mentioned.
Outpatient drug rehab can be
offered at the Marion Area Counsel-
ing Center, Foundation Recovery
Center, and Professional Treatment
Systems. This is the type of treatment where patients are not required to live in the treatment facility, and can continue to keep their
jobs and social activities. However,
this type of treatment is not required for those with severe addictions.
Long-term drug rehab can be
offered at the Foundation Recovery
Center. This treatment requires the
addict to stay in rehab an extra 60
to 90 days. Studies have shown
that severe addicts have a better
chance of staying clean if they stay
in treatment longer.
Dual diagnosis drug rehab is
offered at the Marion Area Coun-
seling Center. This is when someone is believed to have an addiction
due to a mental health issue. This is
actually quite common and is treated through detoxification, drug or
alcohol rehabilitation, and therapy.
Inpatient drug rehab is offered
at the Foundation Recovery Center.
This treatment is when you stay at
the facility, to ensure that the patient will not relapse during treatment. Inpatient drug rehab is usually for severe addicts.
Addiction is something that can
be cured with time and treatment. If
you or anyone you know suffers
from an addiction, try looking at
any of the rehab centers inside Marion for help.
Singers plans trip to New York City
Trextyn Harbolt
Herald Editor
Students remember going on
field trips all throughout their
school careers. This school year
a trip is taking students to New
York, New York. The groups of
students that get to go include
Symphonic Choir students,
members of the Harding Singers,
Rufus, and Stage Crew.
The trip has been completely
paid off at this point. Some students did fundraisers such as
selling suckers and parents
working bingo nights. The indi-
vidual cost of the trip totaled
$759 for all students.
Students will be on buses
leaving for New York on Tuesday, April 7 and are expected to
endure an 11-hour drive, with
two of those hours being designated to breaks. They are expected to arrive at Rockefeller
Center the morning of April 8,
where tour directors will meet
the students and chaperones.
The first official thing the
group will do after arriving is
take a tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Then they will take a
backstage tour of Radio City
Music Hall. Afterwards, the
group will spend time in the
Fifth Avenue area and travel
along Central Park.
The choir students will perform at the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine and then have time to
explore Times Square. Before
retiring to their hotel they will
get a great view of the city from
Top of the Rock.
The next day, the group will
receive a tour of NBC Studios.
After, they will go to Grand
Central Station. Then they will
experience a Musical Theater
Song & Movement Workshop,
where Broadway performers
will work with the students to
teach them the songs and dances
from productions that they take
part in. The group will take a
sightseeing tour of Manhattan
before seeing the musical
“Aladdin” and going back to
their hotel.
On Friday, the group will
travel to Battery Park and board
the Staten Island Ferry. Afterwards, they will visit the National September 11 Memorial. Students will go to the South Street
Seaport before meeting with Ira
Shankman, who coordinates
choral groups at New York University. The group will shop
around Little Italy and Chinatown, then see another show.
Finally, they will depart for
home and arrive Saturday morning.
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Sports
Friday, March 6, 2015
Page 6
Two-time Heisman winner Griffin talks football
enced and their victories. Griffin states,
Sydney Cook
“Oh, I loved it. I thought it was a re-
Journalism Student
markable season.” Griffin praises
OSU’s third quarterback, Cardale
Archie Griffin is the only person in
Jones, saying he played “terrifically.”
history ever to be a two-time winner of
the Heisman Trophy, symbolic of the
nation’s “Outstanding College Football
Player.” Griffin won the Heisman two
He also gives OSU’s coach praise, say(left) Archie Griffin played from 1972-76 as the Buckeyes’ starting running back.
(right) Today he heads the Ohio State University Alumni Association. (Photos by
FoxSports and OSU).
When playing for OSU, Griffin
cently, he spoke to the Herald about his
because Hayes was “convincing,” and
wore the number 45. There is no sen-
career and views on football today.
it would be easier for his parents to
timent behind the number though. He
see him play in his hometown.
states that 45 was the “number given
Griffin attended Eastmoor High
School in Columbus where played
Griffin also states, “When I was in
to me when I came to Ohio State.”
football, wrestled, and ran track to help
high school, I was considered under-
pay and get into college. It was harder
sized for college.” Griffin was 175
1972 to 1976 and received his degree
for Griffin’s parents to pay for his col-
pounds when playing as a freshman.
in industrial relations. After gradua-
lege considering he had six brothers
He began as the starting running back
tion played for the Cincinnati Ben-
and one sister.
for OSU the second game of his fresh-
gals until 1983.
Ohio State University’s head football coach Woody Hayes was able to
Meyer pulled the team together.” Griffin claims this past season was the
The reason Griffin chose OSU was
years in a row in 1974 and 1975. Re-
ing, “I admire how Coach (Urban)
man season in college.
During his four-year career as a
Griffin played for OSU from
CEO of the Ohio State University
persuade Griffin to play for OSU. Grif-
Alumni Association. He explains,
fin originally wanted to attend North-
for 5,589 yards, and scored 26 touch-
“My job is to find ways to keep the
western University in Illinois. He had
downs. In that time, Ohio State had a
alumni engaged in Ohio State Uni-
been also recruited by other colleges.
record of 40-5-1. Griffin was the first
versity.”
games.
of in OSU history.”
Griffin also talks about the latest
professional championship, saying, “I
thought it was a good Super Bowl
game.” Griffin was rooting for the Seattle Seahawks, but thought the New
England Patriots would win. Recalling
a pass that the Seahawks made and the
Patriots intercepted at the end of the
Griffin is now President and
Buckeye, he had 924 carries, rushed
player to start in four Rose Bowl
“most remarkable season that I know
game, Griffin says, “When passing,
three things can happen and two of
them are bad.”
Discussing his advice to younger
athletes, Griffin says, “I always tell
high school students to take care of the
Griffin also gives praise to the
latest football season OSU experi-
academic side of it” because academics
are the “most important part.”
Basketball seasons come to a finish
Tayler Moore
Herald Editor
As the 2014-2015 winter
sports begin coming to an end, it
is safe to say that all of the winter sports have had a great deal
of accomplishments and improvements from last year to this
year.
The boys basketball teams
went from winning close to no
games last year, to a varsity winning record of 12-10 at the beginning of March. The MOAC
league record was 10-4. The JV
boys basketball team finished
with an overall record of 13-9,
and the freshman boys team ended with a record of 9-12. With a
new varsity coach at hand, the
varsity basketball team definitely had some successes throughout the season.
Senior Quinnten McComas shows
his skills at a varsity home game.
The girls basketball teams
also had some success this year.
The varsity girls came out with a
winning record of 13-10. The JV
girls finished with
a successful season
as well as the
freshman girls.
With parents
and student section
in the stands for
many of the games
and matches, the
teams were always
excited and ready
for each challenge
they faced walking
into the gym.
Although all of
the records weren't
winning records,
people have seen
improvement in all of the sports
from last year to this year, and
many expect to continue to see
more improvements as the years
Junior Fallyn Stephens plays offense against Ridgedale.
Sports
Friday, March 6, 2015
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Track team ready to hit the starting line
Zoe Richardson
Journalism student
The 2015 track season
is approaching rapidly. Both
girls and boys teams will be
competing for gold this season.
The track teams will be very
competitive this year in all
events. The track members are
currently working with coaches
to improve their skills and abilities for this season. Conditioning
is now in session and hard work
is being put in to prepare for
their first meet at the end of
March. Track and field is not just
a sport that contains one craft; it
has lots of different roles and
jobs to
make a
team suc-
cessful.
Marion
Harding’s
track team is
split into boys and
girls divisions that are both very
competitive. This season, the
track team will be competing in
the MOAC. The MOAC includes Buckeye Valley, Fairbanks, Galion, Jonathan Alder,
North Union, River
Valley and
Pleas-
ant. Leading
them to victory
this season are their
coaches. The head girls
coach is Marcia Pitts, and
the head boys coach is Jerome
Bohanna. The assistant coaches
are Ryan Daum, Jennifer
Vansickle, and new this season,
Brandon Faggs. Last season
Wrestling season comes to an end
Trextyn Harbolt
Herald Editor
As the wrestling season
comes to an end, the wrestlers
are excited that some of them
have qualified for the district
tournament. After an exciting
season, three members of the
team have qualified to compete
at districts: Josh Hickman, Oscar
Bashear, and Raymond Candela
as an alternative.
Coach Mike Pace said, “We
are just pleasantly surprised as a
team to have three out of seven
of our sectional wrestlers to
qualify for the district tournament.” Any part of a team qualifying for districts is a big deal
and very exciting for sports
teams.
He also think that the team
struggled with the number of
members at the beginning of the
season but Coach Bob Stone
thinks that nonetheless, they
have seen great improvement.
“It’s going to be interesting be-
cause it is the first year of Central districts and different schools
have a different style of wrestling.”
Josh wishes the team best of
luck in their season next year, as
he will be graduating at the end
of this school year. Oscar is
looking forward to next year and
thinks that more people should
join the team.
Wish the wrestlers good luck
as they fight to claim their spot
at the district tournament.
many people stepped up to the
plate and made Harding
proud. Two of the returning seniors who have made an impact
are Kyle Goings in pole vault
and Olivia Davis in high jump.
This season’s events will be
sprint relays: 4x100, 4x200,
4x400, and 4x800. Next is individual sprint: 100, 200, and 400,
then on to individual distant relays: 800 and 1600. Also at Harding we compete strongly in field
events consisting of shot put ,
discus, high jump, long jump and
pole vault. Make sure you come
support your Marion Harding
Presidents this track season.
The perfect game
Trextyn Harbolt
Herald Editor
Mr. Sean Kearns,
athletic director, recently sent out an email with the news
that freshman Brendan Swihart is the
new “Mr. 300” of Harding for bowling
a perfect game during the sectional
tournament.
Brendan rolled the 300 game at
Columbus Square Lanes on Feb. 28.
Shocked when he saw the scoreboard, he recalled, “I didn’t believe it!”
“Congratulations Coach Worstell!”
Cheyenne Abrams
Herald Editor
Tuesday ,February 24, Harding’s varsity boys basketball
coach Don Worstell celebrated
his 200th coaching win with a
victory over North Union. This
is Worstell’s first year coaching
the Presidents, although he is
not unfamiliar with Marion
County; having prior coaching
jobs at Elgin and Ridgedale.
“It’s such a great feeling to
be a part of Coach Worstell’s
200th coaching win at the school
his head coaching career started,” tweeted Taylor Peterson,
making reference to Worstell’s
initial coaching career at North
Union.
Worstell while coaching for Bishop Ready. Photo by Thisweeknews.com.
Worstell brought 25 years of
coaching experience to Harding
at the beginning of the year, fol-
lowing Roger Jury, who was
head boys basketball for eight
years. Coach Worstell spent the
previous five years as a coach at
Bishop Ready High School in
Columbus. Worstell has three
district final appearances, two
district championships and two
regional championships, as well
as two state Final Four appearances under his belt. He was also
named District Ten Coach of the
Year in 2010.
“Most people fail because
they trade what they want most
for what they want right now,”
Will Redd, senior said. Worstell
was commonly heard saying this
to his players after games or
practices.
“On behalf of Harding High
School, congratulations Coach
Worstell. We wish you much
success while coaching the Presidents,” says Sydney Cook, freshman.
Faces in the Hall
Friday, March 6, 2015
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What are your plans for Spring Break?
“I don’t know.”
What is the funniest pick-up line you have ever heard or said?
“Are you from Tennessee? Because you’re the only Ten I See ;)”
Kanye West or Kanye East?
“Kanye North.”
If you could have an endless supply of food, what would it be?
“Cake.”
Who was your favorite cartoon as a kid?
“Tom and Jerry.”
If you were mayor for one day, what are three things you
would change about Marion?
“Nothing, I would mess everything else up.”
What are you watching on Netflix?
“Heroes.”
If you had a band or sport team, who would be the manager
or coach?
“Me.”
Name: Chloe Richardson
What are your plans for Spring Break?
*CENSORED.*
What is the funniest pick-up line you have ever heard or said?
“Are you Mrs. Iglesias?”
Kanye West or Kanye East?
“Kanye West. “
If you could have an endless supply of food, what would it be?
“Cat.”
Who was your favorite cartoon as a kid?
“Tom and Jerry.”
If you were mayor for one day, what are three things you would
change about Marion?
“No more railroad tracks, money, guape.”
What are you watching on Netflix?
“Nothing left to watch.”
If you had a band or sport team, who would be the manager or
coach?
“Me, I get money.”
SOPHOMORE
Name: David Holden
SENIOR
JUNIOR
FRESHMAN
ONE PERSON FROM EACH CLASS WILL BE RANDOMLY CHOSEN SPOTLIGHT IN EVERY ISSUE
Name: Marysa Barber
What are your plans for Spring Break?
“PANAMA CITY BEACH.”
What is the funniest pick-up line you have ever heard or said?
“Aye.”
Kanye West or Kanye East?
“Kanye East.”
If you could have an endless supply of food, what would it be?
“Sour Patch Kids.”
Who was your favorite cartoon as a kid?
“SpongeBob.”
If you were mayor for one day, what are three things you
would change about Marion?
“Send Alex Maynard far, far away.”
What are you watching on Netflix?
“Gossip Girl….Again.”
If you had a band or sport team, who would be the manager or
coach?
“Not Alex Maynard.”
Name: Zharia Troutman
What are your plans for Spring Break?
“Myrtle Beach.”
What is the funniest pick-up line you have ever heard or said?
“From behind, you look like a well-rounded person.”
Kanye West or Kanye East?
“ Kanye West.”
If you could have an endless supply of food, what would it be?
“Taco Bell.”
Who was your favorite cartoon as a kid?
“SpongeBob.”
If you were mayor for one day, what are three things you
would change about Marion?
“Solve world hunger.”
What are you watching on Netflix?
“The Game .”
If you had a band or sport team, who would be the manager
or coach?
“Me, duh.”