January 27, 2015 - Norwalk City School District

NORWALK
HIGH
SCHOOL
TRUCKER IMPRINT
Volume 13, No. 3
350 Shady Lane Drive, Norwalk, OH
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Love to dance? Dance for a cause
By Erica Leber
Love to dance?
On March 20-21, students
will be able to dance for 12
straight hours, as much or as little as they want, from 8 p.m. to 8
a.m. when the Teen Leadership
Class hosts a Dance Marathon.
This idea came from Bowling
Green State University. The
dance marathon there lasts all
weekend.
“This can be extremely successful if the students buy into it,
and are excited for this event,”
Teen Leadership adviser Nick
Lee said.
Each club will have the opportunity to make up a dance,
perform it and teach it to everyone.
If each club raises enough
money, that will get them into
the marathon for free. Otherwise,
each person that would like to
come to the event will need to
pay $10 and all of that money
will go to the Miracle Network
Hospitals.
“We need a lot of participation from the students so we can
raise a lot of money for a great
foundation,” Mr. Lee said.
There will be activities in
addition to dancing such as cornhole, volleyball, dodge-ball and
more.
Concessions will be open for
food and drinks.
Photo by Brie Schneider
TLC members practice their dance moves during class.
Mary Poppins the musical flies to NHS
By Kirsten Kelley
This year’s musical, Mary
Poppins, promises to continue the
tradition of strong productions
here.
One reason director Robyn
Rogers chose Mary Poppins as
the musical this year was because
it was just released and very few
high schools have done it. This
means Norwalk will be the first
in the area to perform it.
Mrs. Rogers had another,
more personal reason for her
choice.
“Mary Poppins is magical and
everyone should love it. I grew
up watching it all the time and
it’s very close to my heart,” she
said.
The play is about a father who
is never there for his kids so he
hires a nanny to care for them.
Photo by Kirsten Kelley
Music director Carol Phillips (left) leads the Mary Poppins cast in a song at
practice. The play will be performed March 12-15 at the Ernsthausen Performing
Arts Center.
And the nanny turns out to be
much more special than expected.
This year, the directors are
bringing in a professional flying
company that will let Bert and
Mary appear to be flying during
the show.
Blue Pride goes to D.C.
By Jenna Thorpe
This year the Blue Pride
Marching Band is going to
Washington, D.C. They will
leave on chartered buses at 10
p.m. Thursday night, March, 26
and will be back on Sunday,
March 29.
While they’re on the trip, the
total of 70 students and chaperones will visit the Smithsonian,
the Holocaust museum, the
monuments on the Mall at night
and Arlington Cemetery.
They will also watch the National Symphony Orchestra perform.
The band has done about one
fundraiser per month to raise
money towards this trip.
This includes the mattress
sale they did toward the end of
summer.
What are you
looking forward to?
•“I’m looking forward to sightseeing and the food.”
- senior Elizabeth Francis
•“I’m looking forward to see-
ing a professional orchestra up
close.”
- senior Gavin Smith
•“I’ve been there several times
so I’m looking forward to seeing all of it.”
- band director Will Kish
•“I’m looking forward to see
people’s reactions that have
never been there before.”
- band director Sandy Bennett
D.C. was chosen because it is
the most affordable trip, band
director Will Kish said.
Siblings at NHS
Do you ever feel like
you’re being compared to your sibling? These students
do. Go to page 3 for
their stories.
“Musical is just a really fun
way to get involved and make
great friends. It’s a great way to
end the year before graduation.
I’m super excited for this one,”
senior Megan Casselberry said.
There are six major leads in
the play but also many smaller
part and solos, which gives students many opportunities to be
featured.
“It’s my first year being a lead
so that’s exciting. I’m also a little
nervous but mostly excited and
happy to be a part of the show
again,” junior Lauren Steffani
said. Lauren is playing the part of
Mary Poppins.
“It’s fun but at times it gets
tough. Having a huge role, in my
opinion, is one of the hardest
things,” freshman Jordan Cotterill
said. Jordan is playing the part of
Michael Banks.
There will be four shows instead of three this year. They will
be starting on Thursday March 12
and going through Sunday March
15.
Find the Editor
Industrial
a r t s
teacher
C h r i s
Jackson,
a
two
t i m e Photo by Courtney Pelham
winner,
received
a bag of Skittles for winning last
issue’s Find the Editor contest.
In each issue of the Trucker Imprint, an editor is hidden in a
picture in the paper. This issue,
photo editor Caitlen Cameron is
hidden. If found, cut the picture
out that you think she is in and
turn it in to
the box in
room 6208. A
winner will be
drawn
and
will receive
their choice of
a $5 gift card or one free pass to
any winter sports game.
Jacob aims high for senior year
Jacob is now a
sophomore
at
NHS and is still
Sitting in the
striving for his
crowd at the 2007
valedictorian
NHS graduation
goal. Jacob is curwas
9-year-old
rently number one
Jacob
Martin
in his class and
watching his older
plans to keep that
brother graduate.
spot.
Fascinated by the
“It’s hard to
NHS students who
Photo by Brie Schneider
say [if he will stay
got to speak at the Sophomore Jacob Martin
number one in
graduation, Jacob enjoys a book during lunch.
class]; it depends
turned to his mom
on how he and the other memand asked her what he had to do
bers in his class perform,” exto be able to speak at the graduaplained guidance counselor
tion like those students. NineLeeAnn Wetzel, adding, “It’s
year-old Jacob decided then that
always close at the top. That’s
he wanted to be the valedictorian
the way the numbers fall.”
his senior year of high school.
See JACOB on page 7
By Brie Schneider
How to pack your lunch
For healthy and
simple lunch
ideas, go to
page 5.
NHS basketball
There’s a book
about last year’s
team that won at
State. Find out
more on page 8.
Page 2 — Trucker Imprint — Tuesday, January 27, 2015
OUR VOICES
Be confident in who you are
What is defined as being
beautiful and having a perfect
body for women has changed
over the decades.
The most well-known body
image to have over the years was
in the 1950s, when Marilyn Monroe was an admired idol. Her
thoughts were that the body is
meant to be seen, not all covered
up, and it’s OK to have curves.
How did a society filled with
women who are proud of their
curves turn into a society where
their aim is to be a size zero? In
our opinion, the answer is society
itself. The media display their
“perfect,” slim, porcelain-skinned
models, making that the goal to
be considered beautiful. Media
make women everywhere feel as
if they are not good enough be-
cause they cannot look like photoshopped images.
Women of this generation
need to stop believing the myths
that media portray.
Media is a blank canvas and it
is painted with the ideas that if
you are not thin, flawless or look
like a model, you do not fit into
society’s mold of beauty. In
magazines, TV, movies and advertisements, women are con-
stantly reminded of what the
world wants them to look
like. The media have a habit of
painting beauty in a way that
makes women feel insufficient.
The media won’t stop portraying their ideal image of beauty.
Women need to retaliate by surpassing the nonexistent image of
perfection and accepting themselves for their own unique
beauty.
What makes the opposite gender beautiful to you?
Junior Marcus McClain:
“Smile and athletic.”
Sophomore Summerlee Bigler: “
Funny, smart, nice and not ugly.”
Freshman Eric Hull: “Social and
open.”
Senior Katie Camp: “A gentleman,
honest, tall, respectful and funny.”
Senior Bailee Cantu: “School smart, Senior Elliot Rhodes: “Her personality -- eyes of an angel, has to be like
common sense, and into music.”
my mother.”
Body
image
By Caitlen
Cameron
1860s
-Extremely tight
waists
-Thick thighs
-Hourglass figure
-Pleasingly plump
Present Day
-Small skinny
frame
-Rectangle shape
-Physically fit
A Students’ Life
Freshman Maya Reineck: “Smile,
sense of humor and dark hair.”
Sophomore Steven Strickland:
“Funny, athletic, short and personality.”
Editor-in-Chief:
Brie Schneider
Editors:
News: Sabrina Boyd
Features: Kasey Duncan and
Kirsten Kelley
Entertainment: Paige Espvik
Sports: Erica Leber
Photo: Caitlen Cameron and
Jenna Thorpe
Layout: Courtney Pelham
Reporters:
Jessica Aguilera
Karlee Conley
Carlie Conney
Hannah Hales
Katlin Roberts
Madeline Roche
Quinn Schick
Jarrod Smith
Adviser: Mrs. Leffler
Character is what beauty truly is
By Kasey Duncan
We’ve grown up in a superficial generation where appearance
is everything.
The media has influenced us
since a very young age, so we
have a preconceived idea of what
beauty is.
Being a teenage girl living in
a society that demands perfection
is a constant battle to be content
with who I am while feeling obligated to comply with what has
been defined as beautiful.
It seems as though society
itself doesn’t even know what it
wants us to look like. The media
is constantly contradicting itself
with what is deemed beautiful.
For instance, they tell us we
should be stick-skinny, but also
have curves and be voluptuous in
all the right places.
We should always look presentable with our hair and
makeup done perfectly, but also
try to achieve the more natural
look.
We should look sexy in tight
clothing that exposes a lot of
skin, but at the same time still
respect ourselves and our bodies.
The list goes on and on.
Girls aren’t the only ones who
have an unrealistic expectation of
how we should look, though.
Guys are expected to look like
Channing Tatum or Cristiano
Ronaldo having the perfect chiseled body. I can’t tell you how
many times I’ve seen on my
Twitter timeline that a guy has to
be over six foot to be considered
attractive.
It’s sickening what we as a
society have classified as beautiful and the lengths some are willing to go to achieve it.
There is an article on Christiantoday.com about how people
who are blind define beauty. Two
statements from the article that
really stuck out to me were the
ones that talked about how personality and character are what
beauty truly is.
"Character, personality, the
way people carry themselves -some people can be very pretty
and beautiful inside,” and "I feel
that losing my sight has been a
blessing," one man said. "I don't
care what nationality somebody
is. I don't care how tall somebody
is. I don't care how big or small
they are. A person is beautiful
because they are true to themselves," another said.
There’s this quote: “If everyone was blind, how many people
would you impress?” So my
question to you is this. Do you
think you would impress anyone?
Fun alternative exercise: Kickboxing
By Erica Leber
Some people think the only
way to lose weight is by running
and eating healthy, but I know
that there is another way.
Over the summer, my mom
and I started taking a kickboxing
class uptown at the karate place,
located at the corner of Benedict
Avenue and West Main Street.
We went to a 7 p.m. class three
times a week for about three
months. This class helped build
strength and confidence.
We began the class by warming up, doing either a jog around
the room or a series of small
cardio exercises to get our heart
rate up. After our warm-up, we
checked our heart rate to make
sure it was at a good rate. A good
rate is 25-30 beats per 30 seconds. We then went into our main
workout. The main workout
could be anything from a series of
punching/kicking patterns on the
bags, to strength-building workouts with exercise bars, bands or
balls.
Over the course of the three
months, I lost a total of 25 pounds
by going to these classes. I had to
stop taking the classes because of
volleyball starting up and I had
either practice or camp every day
and I just got too busy.
I enjoyed taking these classes.
It was fun being able to beat up a
boxing bag and feel really strong.
I recommended this class to anyone who wants to lose weight fast
and have a fun time doing it.
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STUDENTS AT SCHOOL
Are you keeping your
New Year’s resolution?
Before New Year’s
After New Year’s
(Jan.6)
“Pass my government
class.”
-Junior Johnna Martin
“I’ve been doing
homework and
maintaining a
passing grade.”
Name: Emma Young
Grade: 10
Age: 15
What trait do you find most
admirable in a person? Honesty
Weirdest fear and why? My
weirdest fear is butterflies. I have
no idea why they freak me out,
but they do.
Five things you’d take to the
desert and why? Water to stay
hydrated, food because I like to
eat, books so I don’t get bored,
Walmart because they have everything, and a box for shelter.
If you could be any celebrity of
the opposite sex, who would you
be and why? I would be John
Green so I could switch up his
books so that no one dies.
If you could make up a holiday, what would it be? Give
Everyone A Compliment Day,
because it could really make
someone’s day and make them
happy.
If you could be a fruit or vegetable, what would you be? I
would be a Brussels sprout because I have a better chance of
surviving if not many people like
Brussels sprouts.
If you could be an animal,
which would you choose and
why? I would be an otter because
they’re my favorite animal.
Biggest pet peeve? People who
disrespect other people’s property.
Most embarrassing moment?
Last year, I tripped and fell while
I was walking up the stairs and
everyone had to wait behind me
while I picked up my books.
If you were dying, what would
your last words be? I would tell
my family that I love them. But if
my family wouldn’t be there, then
I would say where the devil is my
family, this is an important moment!
TEACHERS AT WORK
Name: Jeff Cole
Subject taught: Health
Do my homework.”
-Sophomore Rilee
Horowitz
“I have been doing my
homework.”
“Choose my friends
wisely”
-Sophomore Erica
Vargas
“People I don’t want to
be involved with aren’t
in my life.”
Get money.”
-Sophomore Mya Ray
“Yes, I got money.”
“Become healthier”
-Junior Isaac Repko
“Become a better football
player.”
-Junior Mike Kirby
“I’ve been eating
healthier and watching
what I eat.”
“It’s going good
because I’m lifting.”
New face in the library
By Kirsten Kelley
There is another new face in
our library this year. Junior
Charlie Nash is a library aide
fifth period.
Charlie was asked by librarian Lucy Hokes, who happens to
be his aunt, to stay in the library
during his study hall and be a
library aide.
Charlie said he really likes
being in the library and helping
her with anything she needs,
whether it be putting away books
or running errands.
Charlie’s favorite book in the
library is The Hitchhiker’s Guide
to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
“The book is funny and full
of adventure. That’s why I like it
so much,” Charlie said.
Although he likes reading, he
likes wrestling better. Last year,
Charlie went to state for wres-
If you weren’t a teacher, what
would you be? Sports broadcaster
for the Ohio State Buckeyes
If you were a student here at
NHS, what clique would you sit
with at lunch? Athletes
Most embarrassing high school
moment: Too many to just pick
one.
Favorite memory from adolescence: Getting a new bike for
Christmas.
Craziest thing that ever happened during class: Students get
sick in class when they watch the
gross stop smoking DVDs.
What do you like on your pizza,
and if you were a pizza topping
which one would you be and
why? Plain cheese or vegetables;
pizza sauce because red is my favorite color.
What is your biggest regret
from high school? Not lifting
weights more.
Advice to seniors: Take a college
visit to Ohio State.
Advice to freshmen: Freshman
year is the worst. School gets better after that.
Photo by: Kirsten Kelley
Charlie Nash helps Mrs. Hokes
check in books.
tling and placed eighth in his
weight class.
“Another advantage of him
being in the library is that it
helps keep him out of the lunchroom because it’s wrestling season,” Mrs. Hokes said.
Mrs. Hokes said she chose
Charlie as her library aide not
solely because he’s her nephew
but because he is responsible,
and she knows he will help her
with anything she needs done.
When not sitting behind a desk,
what do you do? Sports, football,
family, Ohio State, and working
out at the gym three or four days a
week.
What time period do you wish
you had lived in? Why? The
1940s. It is considered the greatest
generation. A lot of sacrifices
were made for the betterment of
the country.
Measuring up to your sibling
By Jessica Aguilera
Having older siblings that get to the high
school before you do can have advantages and
disadvantages.
Junior Brooke Landis said she doesn’t
compare herself to her senior brother Luke,
but said Luke does compare himself to her in
athletics and academics, which gets on her
nerves. When being compared to her brother,
she said it all depends on who’s comparing
them. It doesn’t really bother her when teachers
compare
them.
Brooke said
she doesn’t plan
to follow in her
brother’s footsteps. She said
they are different
people with different mindsets and different goals.
When asked how she and Luke are similar,
she said that they are both smart, they both
participate in a lot activities and that’s about it.
She said they are different by being focused on
different thing and
they don’t agree on
everything.
Sophomore Kaitlyn
Gilson said that she
gets compared to her
brother Jake, who
graduated in June,
based on grades.
When asked how she
and her brother are similar, she said they are
both smart. Kaitlyn said she is more dedicated
to school and she is funnier than her brother.
She does plan do go to the same college as her
brother, which is Mount Union. When she
started high school, she said her brother advised her keep her GPA up because that way
she would be able to get into college easier.
Junior Chase Hicks said he doesn’t plan to
follow in his senior brother Noah Hicks’ footsteps. He said that your siblings set a path that
you can either follow or choose to go a different direction. He said he does not compare
himself to his
brother
because he knows
he’s better than
Noah.
Chase does
not plan to go
to the same
college as his
brother. Chase
said he plans to go to Ohio State and his
brother plans to go to Cleveland State. Chase
said he is a lot like his brother. “We are the
same person, like we do everything the same,”
Chase said, adding that he’s been told that he
is more attractive looking than Noah.
Sophomore Ian Keefer said he is nothing
like his brother Alex, and doesn’t plan to follow in his footsteps. Ian said he and Alex have
a lot of differences such as their personality.
Ian said he is better at sports than Alex but
Alex is smarter. Ian also thinks he does not
look anything like his brother.
Ian said he
plans to go to
college for law
enforcement,
which is nothing
like Alex, who is
in college studying business. Ian
also said that
Alex can actually grow a beard and he can’t. Even though
they have many differences, Ian said they both
like the same sports.
Sophomore Max Berry said that he and his
brother Mason like to play the same sports
such as golf and they are both artistic. Max
said that the
advice that Mason gave him
was “don’t be
an idiot.” Max
plans to go to
college
anywhere but Ashland. He wants
to be involved
with something
dealing with golf as his career, not like his
brother Mason, who Max said is at Ashland
University to become a history teacher.
“Siblings are the people we practice on, the
people who teach us about fairness and
cooperation and kindness and caring -- quite
often the hard way.”
- Pamela Dugdale
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The Battle: Mind vs. Body
Far left shows sophomore
Jourdan Ludewig before
her anorexia.
The middle shows Jourdan at her skinniest.
The picture on the right
is the most recent picture
of Jourdan after gaining
some of her weight back.
By Erica Leber
Having an eating disorder can
be very hazardous to one’s
health. According to the National
Association of Anorexia Nervosa
and Associated Disorders, anorexia is the third most common
chronic illness among adolescents.
In 2011, sophomore Jourdan
Ludewig was diagnosed with
anorexia and has been fighting it
for a little over three years. Jourdan said she would go days without eating a full balanced meal.
She basically was living off of
water, saltine crackers and dry
Chex cereal. On top of not eat-
ing, Jourdan said she would work out for
an hour almost every day.
“My friends were always
skinnier than I was,” she said. “I
never enjoyed how I looked in
the mirror.”
Before Jourdan started starving herself and working out, she
was 147 pounds. She dropped to
115 pounds which is considered
underweight for her height and
age. After going to counseling,
she gained eight pounds and is
now 123 which is considered
average weight for a teenage girl
at her height.
For Jourdan, battling anorexia
has been a never-ending fight.
He said vs. she said:
Working out
Photos by Paige Espvik
People working out are
junior Jarrod Smith and senior Kasey Duncan
A
R
M
S
“Girl”
Push-Ups
One
handed
Push-Ups
315 lbs
Bench
Press
45 lbs
Bench
Press
She feels that it is always
going to be an issue in her life.
Some days will be easier to battle
it than others. But she is happy
about her progress since going to
therapy.
In March 2014, Jourdan
started going to see a therapist
once every week. Jourdan says
that her anorexia is not nearly as
bad as it was when it first started.
Jourdan has a bracelet that she
wears every day to help her fight
her disorder that has the Serenity
Prayer scripted on it: “God grant
me the serenity to accept the
things I cannot change; courage
to change the things I can; and
wisdom to know the difference.”
Students
seek relief
in food
By Quinn Schick
Stress eating seems to be
very common in this generation. A student's life is very
stressful and eating food with
lots of carbs, calories, fat and
sugar is an easy way to escape
that stress.
Junior Michaila Bigler said
she feels the most stressed out
during fifth period because she
has most of her difficult
classes around that time, such
as AP government and French
IV.
"During 5th period I’m like
'oh my gosh I have so much
homework'," she said.
Michaila said when she gets
home after school, she eats
whatever is out, whether that
be something healthy like fruit,
or something unhealthy.
"I have those days where I
just want to eat everything,"
she said.
Senior Bridget Schweizer
said she eats when she is
stressed out from school or
softball.
"I eat when I’m stressed.
It’s always sweet or salty
things," Bridget said. “During
softball season, I have little
time to plan meals. There
should be some balance between sports and eating."
Bridget has other strategies
to deal with stress.
"I listen to music when I am
stressed, to block out the
world. Instead of eating, listen
to music or watch movies with
friends," Bridget advised.
Guidance counselor Sandi
Stewart said students who have
issues with stress eating should
keep a food journal to become
aware of everything they are
actually eating.
Eating healthy may be difficult mentally and financially
for some people.
"Eating healthy is expensive,” Ms. Stewart said. Some
families cannot afford to eat
healthy or they just don't have
time for it.
There are many ways to
accommodate for healthy eating, such as planning meals
ahead of time, buying food
from local vendors or farmer’s
markets, and being aware of
what needs to be bought at the
grocery store.
Seeing results
the right way
By Kasey Duncan
There are always advertisements for weight loss programs
or supplements claiming they
can help people lose a large
amount of weight in a minimal
amount of time.
There are many techniques
that can help people achieve
their goal weight or body structure.
Unfortunately, there are
also techniques for losing
weight that show results
quickly, but take a horrible toll
on the body.
These fad quick-trick diets
and short cuts to losing weight
can leave people with lasting
complications from anorexia
and bulimia.
What most people don’t
know about anorexia and bulimia is that they’re actually
counterproductive.
For instance, when people
are anorexic, they starve themselves, forcing their body to
burn the fat from their body in
order to survive. But as soon as
they begin eating again, their
body automatically stores the
food as body fat because their
body doesn’t know when the
next time they are going to eat
will be. Instead of taking five
steps forward with losing the
weight, they take ten steps
backwards because they end up
gaining more weight.
People who struggle with
bulimia eat to curb their appetite but then force themselves
to throw up so they don’t risk
gaining any weight. Eventually
their body starts rejecting food
on its own and they are unable
to keep anything down.
Health teacher Jeff Cole
talked about the negative side
effects of eating disorders.
“Being underweight is just
as unhealthy as being overweight because it strains your
heart,” he explained.
Mr. Cole went on to say
that eating disorders are mental
diseases. When seeking help,
people not only get help for
their body but also for their
mind.
Freshman transition and
former nutrition and fitness
teacher T.J. Thomas talked
about the importance of
healthy ways to lose weight
and the costly effects of eating
disorders.
“There has been a huge
increase in eating disorders in
both girls and boys. People
need to understand that it’s a
disease and mental illness. You
don’t choose to have an eating
disorder,” she said.
“It’s a shame that society
says that looks are everything
and the way your body is perceived is so important,” she
added.
Mrs. Thomas’s advice for
those who want to lose weight
is to avoid eating things that
are canned or boxed and to
work out four days a week for
30 minutes at least.
“It is so important to eat as
much fresh foods as you possibly can, like vegetables, fruits,
nuts and seeds,” Mrs. Thomas
said.
Lowest calorie items
at fast food restaurants
By Karlee Conley
McDonalds: Regular Hamburger has 240 calories
Burger King: Whopper Jr has
290 calories
Taco Bell: Fresco Chicken
Soft Taco has 150 calories
Wendy’s: Small Rich & Meaty
Chili has 170 calories
Subway: Black Forest Ham
Mini Sub has 180 calories
- Source: restaurant website
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 — Trucker Imprint — Page 5
ISSUE OF THE ISSUE: FOOD
Do you like going out on dinner dates?
By Kasey Duncan
“No, because I don’t want a girl
seeing me go to town on my
food.”
–Senior Isaac Moore
“No, because I’m a strong independent white woman who doesn’t
need a man to pay for me.”
–Senior Bayleigh Collins
“No, because I don’t want to pay.”
–Senior Jared Cook
“No, because I don’t like the awkward conversations that come
with dinner dates.”
–Senior Jason Penza
“Yes! Food is the way to my
heart.”
–English teacher Leah Schuster
“I don’t get first dates. But if anyone is interested, I’ll take you to
dinner.”
–Senior Luke Landis
“No, I hate going on food dates
because they’re awkward. I had a
bad experience with one….. Never
again.”
–Senior Megan Casselberry.
Think about where the food came from
By Quinn Schick
Vegetarianism is a growing
culture in our school and community that is quite under-rated.
I have been a vegetarian for
about two years. This is a big decision to make, but easy if the
reasoning behind it is clear to
oneself.
The reason this was such a big
decision for me was because most
of the people that I associate with
do eat meat and don’t consider
other diets. This isn’t their fault;
it’s just the diet that this particular society has adopted.
I was not convinced this was
the best way to live at first, taking
into consideration the health
benefits of meat and all the delicious recipes that have been in
my life for as long as I can remember.
But there are also many negative things about eating meat. It
Book review
More options
‘within the craving’
By Kasey Duncan
If you’re trying to lose
weight but still love your occasional fast food splurge, the
book Eat This Not That by
David Zinczenko and Matt
Goulding would be very beneficial. The book is filled with
healthy or lower calorie alternatives within restaurants.
Each chapter is about a certain restaurant, like McDonald’s,
for instance. If you wanted a Big
Mac, it’d show you all the other
lower calorie options that are
similar to Big Mac’s within
McDonald’s or at another restaurant. I really enjoyed this
book because it
allowed
me to still
eat
the
foods that
I want but
showed
me the healthier choices within
my craving. It’s more of a food
guide than a traditional book,
but I’d definitely recommend it
to anyone who’s looking to drop
a few pounds or just trying to eat
healthier.
If you’re interested in purchasing this book, it costs under
$14 and you can get it at bookstores and also on Amazon.
has a very bad influence on the
environment and health of the
people who eat it.
Animal waste that is not properly managed from mass farming
can pollute the air and drinking
water; when there is an excess
amount of animal manure confined in one space, it seeps into
the ground water resulting in an
excess amount of nitrate in the
water people drink. Decomposing
animal waste also releases harm-
ful gasses that can contribute to
many health defects.
The mass-meat-production
industry is putting small, traditional family farms out of business that often operate with much
better care and good intent. Many
people are blind when it comes to
knowing what is in the food that
they eat and how that food ends
up on their plate. I started to realize this after looking into why
some people are vegetarians.
Less work—better health
By Caitlen
Cameron
♦Here is a sim-
ple and quick
starter for a
healthier lunch:
peanut butter
and jelly on a
tortilla or pita bread. It takes
about two minutes to make and
is a lot better than bleached
white bread.
♦Add some yellow peppers or
fresh fruits like apples or diced
pineapple for a fresh feel. All of
these can be cut up easily with a
knife, or stores like Wal-Mart
have specialty cutters, creating a
quick time saver.
♦To replace the usual fried Doritos and Pringles, a better choice
would be baked or kettle cooked
chips. These contain less fat and
taste the same as regular chips.
♦Some people may not like to
put water in their lunch because
it’s “too plain” but there are
hundreds of dissolvable powders
to add different
flavors like raspberry ice and a
simple summer
classic, lemonade..
♦Greek yogurt is a
great supplier of
protein, and
most grocery
stores sell large containers of it
so one could put it in a container
with some raspberries and create a fresh version of mixed
fruit yogurt..
♦String cheese is a traditional
packed lunch item and is beneficial to the body for calcium intake, but if one were looking for
less calories, choose the “light”
string cheese instead of regular.
♦These are just ideas for a
healthier and quick easy lunch.
There are hundreds of creative
lunch ideas on the Internet to try
and experiment with, that will
put a stop to the usual ham
sandwich and Swiss rolls.
Give an opinion for a better cafeteria
By Madeline Roche
and Katlin Roberts
The cafeteria at Norwalk High
School is definitely not perfect,
but it keeps within its budget and
follows the state rules.
Kelly Ross, director of food
services, said the schools mostly
get their food from Gordon Food
Service and Tofts and also have a
contract with Coca-Cola. The
cafeteria budget pays for food, as
well as the salaries of those working there.
Thirty to 40 servings of leftovers are thrown away every day.
But milk isn’t thrown away
unless it expires, Ms. Ross said,
adding that the school wastes
very little milk.
“They always run out of
[some] food by C lunch. They
need to
open up
the other
line, bec a u s e
there is
n o t Kelly Ross
enough
time to eat,” sophomore Aaron
Smith said.
“The number of lunches at
Norwalk High School has declined,” she said. According to
figures supplied by Ms. Ross, last
year there were approximately
359 lunches sold each day and
this year there are approximately
317 lunches sold each day – a
decrease of 42 lunches.
She said this may be because
of the changes in the menu items
due to government requirements
or due to changes in enrollment.
The other line will remain
closed for now, she said, because
they are not selling enough
lunches to keep it open.
Health inspections for the
high school are random and occur
at least twice a year. Norwalk
High School last had an inspection in November.
“It was excellent,” Ms. Ross
said.
Ms. Ross said she
chooses the menu and
the high school menus
are now matched with
the elementary menus,
with a cycle of every
four to five weeks.
This saves on costs
and the consistency
makes planning easier, she said.
“I choose it [the menu] based
on the government guidelines,”
Ms. Ross said.
The state requires each lunch
to have three out of five items,
with the five items being milk,
vegetables, fruit, protein and
grain.
See LUNCH on page 6
Photo by Katlin Roberts
Norwalk High School cafeteria during C lunch.
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A trip to Cleveland
By Jenna Thorpe
Over Christmas break, Quinn and I went to
Cleveland with photo editor Caitlen Cameron.
Our first stop was the West Side Market,
which is located at 1979 West 25th St. This
stone building had many vendors randomly
spread out throughout the entire place. The
three of us noticed that there were more meat
vendors than any others. There were also a
few bakery vendors where I tried a chocolate
macaroon and bought a small cake called a
“monk” cake, which was a chocolate cake
with raspberry filling and milk chocolate covering the entire cake, making it look like a little present. This was sold at a vendor called
Cake Royale.
Besides the interesting vendors, there is
also a pretty balcony which people can walk
up to and either sit or stand while looking at
the people and vendors below.
Next to the building was the second part of
West Side Market which was a smaller building that sold fruit, vegetables and plants.
When we walked in, vendors were competing
with each other to get the customers to buy
their products. The buyer gets a better deal
than at a grocery store. For example, Caitlen
got six peppers for only $1. Six peppers would
cost much more at Walmart, since they’re not
in season. The building is like an indoors
farmer’s market that sold exotic fruits, vegetables and plants.
Some of the fruits that were being sold
were star fruit, dragon fruit, and papaya. It was
interesting to see those fruits in particular because they’re never sold in grocery stores here
and they’re so unique.
Melting for grilled cheese
By Quinn Schick
Melt Bar and Grilled has received many positive reviews for
their grilled cheese sandwiches.
Another interesting quality of
the menu was that any meat
could be substituted for tofu and
any cheese could be substituted
for vegan cheese.
The special for December
was “The Mighty Macaroni
Melt”: a sandwich that includes
breaded homemade macaroni
with cheese and any extra toppings of choice.
Prices range from $10 to $16
dollars. This seems expensive,
but for us, it was definitely worth
the money.
I ordered the “Cuban War
Pig”-- honey ham, roasted pulled
pork, mango glazed pork belly,
fried pickle spears, honey mustard and Swiss cheese. I substituted two different kinds of tofu
for all of the meat.
Jenna ordered “The Mighty
Macaroni Melt.”
Our friend Andy ordered the
“Purple Parma”- breaded eggplant, marinara, roasted garlic,
provolone and Romano cheese.
Each sandwich came in a
large portion with a huge pile of
yummy fries on the side.
We all
decided
to cut our
s a n d wiches
i n t o
thirds
and swap
with each
other.
M y
favorite
was the
Photo by Quinn Schick
“Purple Pictured is the mighty
Parma.” mac n’ cheese, French
T h e fries, a pickle, and the
C u b a n Cuban war pig with tofu.
War Pig
was my least favorite, only because the tofu was overloaded
without enough sauce, giving it a
dry consistency.
Melt was overall a great addition to our trip to Cleveland. The
food was delicious and filling.
This is a good restaurant for
people who like to eat big, juicy
sandwiches and have a fun time.
Melt is also a good place to
go for someone who just wants
to go someplace new.
All Melt locations are in
Ohio: Lakewood, Cleveland
Heights, Easton, Independence,
Mentor and Short North
(Columbus).
Photo by Jenna Thorpe
This is a group of Monk Cakes in the West Side Market.
Exploring a retro toy store
By Jenna Thorpe
The third part of
our trip was a visit to
the Big Fun Toy Store,
located 1814 Coventry
Road,
Cleveland
Heights. According to
the store’s website it is
“a cornucopia of delights, a cathedral of
counter-culture, a
warehouse of nerdabilia and nostalgia.”
This describes the
store perfectly.
This store was
filled with vintage toys
and memorabilia.
Walking into the store
is a giant archway that
says “Big Fun Toy
Photo by Quinn Schick
Store” on it. The en- Here is the vintage photo booth at the Big Fun Toy
tire store looks like a Store.
retro toy box exof the people who had left their
ploded.
photos behind.
There were surprises
Next to that were drawers
throughout the store. For examthat had the most random things
ple, Caitlen, Quinn and I were
in them, from mini hats to mini
walking around the store and
plastic hands.
saw an old refrigerator that was
This store is the perfect place
filled with boxes of random
to find unique gifts for family
magnets on the inside.
and friends that almost can’t be
The store also had an old
found anywhere else.
photo booth covered in pictures
School news roundup
Scoring for high success
NERD Nation working hard
By Brie Schneider
By Brie
Schneider
Norwalk’s
Firelands
Challenge
team took on
Huron and St.
Photo by Brie Schneider
Paul here in
Seniors
(from
left)
Caleb
Meyers,
Jennifer
Young, Ben
the Performing
Hohman and Garret Bader work on a question during the
Arts Center on
home match.
Dec. 2.
Before the
and things beginning with the
appeals process, the score was
letter I.
Norwalk: 41, St. Paul: 35 and
At press time, the NHS FireHuron: 45. However, after the
lands Challenge team was in
appeals process the score was
third place out of 18 teams and
Norwalk: 43, Huron: 47 and St.
was only one point away from
Paul remained with 35.
second place. The scoring at
The home match featured
press time was Edison:161, Port
American Literature questions
Clinton: 141 and Norwalk: 140.
about The Yellow Wallpaper by
The winner of the regular
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a faseason is determined by totaling
mous quotation from King Lear
the scores of each team from all
and American history questions
the regular season matches. The
about Civil War generals.
regular season is followed by the
The two lightning rounds
championship rounds.
were about things that are red
NERD Nation- Robotics’
team 3264A brought their “A
game” to the Dec. 5 competition
in Marion.
Team A consists of sophomores Haley Ziemba, Chance
Salajick, and freshmen Bryson
Harvey, Devin Nunez and C.J.
Randolph
So far Team A is the only
team out of the five teams to
qualify and advance to state.
“We still have our eyes on
making it to the World Championship again like last year, but
certainly our focus right now is
to ‘win the next one,’” said
NERD Nation coach Adam Leutenegger. NERD Nation’s next
competitions are Jan. 31 in
Cleveland and Feb. 5 in Marion.
“The great thing about robotics though, is that regardless of
winning or losing at the competitions, we are building winners in
this game called life,” said Mr.
Leutenegger.
New projectors being tested
By Karlee Conley
Lampless projectors may become a new trend for the new
year.
These projectors are different
from the ones in the classrooms
now because they do not have a
lamp. These new projectors
should last eight to 10 years, Jeff
Braumberger, technology coordinator, said.
There are only two classrooms with the new projectors.
Testing them out will show if
the school wants to buy more for
the rest of the classrooms or just
to keep the ones the teachers
have now, Mr. Braumberger
said.
LUNCH
Continued from page 5
Milk is no longer required
with a lunch, as long as the student has three out of the five
menu items. Also, if there is a
problem with the milk, emails
can be sent to Ms. Ross.
All food that is served at Norwalk High School is prepared
there as well, and food is not
transferred to other schools.
There have been many complaints and comments about
school food amongst students, but
these are not known to the cafeteria staff.
“They’re decent, but there
needs to be a larger quantity,”
junior Evan Kaczor said.
“Sometimes it’s good,” freshman Jordan Cotterill said.
“Hasn’t killed me yet,” junior
Grant Ackerman said.
“Cafeteria lunch is disgusting,” junior Johnna Thomas said.
“They need more Bosco
Sticks,” freshman Helaina Rhineberger said.
“I think they’re gross and not
healthy at all,” freshman Kendall
Bigler said.
“It needs to be better,” freshman Hanna Andrews said.
Barb McIntyre, of the cafeteria staff, has been working in the
school system for 16 years and
said she only receives complaints
when they run out of food.
Ms. Ross also mentioned that
she has not heard complaints, and
that she welcomes emails with
complaints, suggestions, or compliments. So, if anyone wants to
share their opinion on school
food, they should feel free to
e
m
a
i
l
[email protected].
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 — Trucker Imprint — Page 7
ENTERTAINMENT
News on Netflix
Short Term 12 — long term classic
By Paige Espvik
Short Term 12 is a movie on
Netflix that shows that everyone
has problems, no matter what the
situation.
This movie is enlightening
and emotional because viewers
never know who is struggling and
what they are struggling with. I
recommend it to anyone who
wants to watch a great movie. It
is interesting to watch because
there is always something going
on with not only the teens in
Short Term 12, but the staff, too.
Grace, played by Brie Larson,
is a supervisor at Short Term 12,
a group home for at-risk teens.
She hides her problems to help
the well-being of the teens at the
home, until she starts to connect
with a new member of the home,
Jayden, played by Kaitlyn Dever.
Jayden has a history of selfharm. She never made an effort to
get close to any of the other teens
while at Short Term 12 because
she always claimed that her father
was coming to pick her up from
the home.
On her birthday her father was
supposed to come get her but
never did. As a result, everyone
in Short Term 12 threw Jayden a
birthday celebration. In the middle of it, Jayden had a breakdown
and left to run to her father’s
house. Grace followed her there
and her father wasn’t home so
Jayden decided to go back to the
home.
When they got back to Short
Term 12, Jayden tells Grace a
short story that she has written
and Grace suspects that Jayden’s
father abuses her.
Jayden’s father ends up getting her a few days later and takes
her back to his house. Grace is
the only one who knows about
Jayden’s father and tries to get
her back, but they can’t do anything because Jayden won’t tell
anyone about her father.
To find out whether Jayden
gets away from her father and if
Grace ends up dealing with her
own issues, watch Short Term 12.
It’s easy to find on Netflix.
Signed ‘your future stylist’
Aerie says ‘no’ to photoshopping
By Jenna Thorpe
In this day and age, it’s not
out of the ordinary to look at a
fashion magazine or see an ad
with a model in it that looks beyond perfect -- too perfect, to be
exact. Many magazines and ads
for fashion brands use Photoshop
to make “the perfect woman,”
which is completely wrong.
This is why some fashion
brands like Aerie are taking a
stand and refusing to retouch
their photos. Aerie doesn’t even
use supermodels; they want real
women in their ads.
“Time to think real. Time to
get real. No supermodels. No retouching. The real you is sexy.
#aeriereal” is Aerie’s slogan for
their featured brand
#AerieREAL. This is what magazines and clothing brands should
have been doing this entire time. I
don’t know about you, but I want
to see someone like me in fashion
ads and magazines, not a mannequin.
Aerie isn’t the only one refusing to retouch photos; so is Seventeen magazine, and even some
celebrities: Lorde, Lady Gaga,
Ashley Benson and many more
are against the overuse of Photoshop.
Whoever came up with the
“perfect” measurements for a
woman was completely wrong.
At a young age, girls see these
models in magazines and assume
that’s what they should look like.
It can set them up for failure because no one can look that perfect.
I understand retouching a
photo to an extent. It’s OK if
someone has a zit on his or her
face and wants it covered up for
school pictures, but when it gets
to the point when you don’t even
recognize that person, then it has
gone too far.
I fully support that fact that
many companies like Aerie have
stopped retouching their photos
and are showing that their models
are people. Every tattoo, scar and
“imperfection” will be visible and
not covered up by Photoshop and
that’s fine by me. A real person
isn’t perfect, and models should
look like they’re real people, not
airbrushed Barbies.
Display helps students
@the school library
Music Review
By Hannah Hales
By Quinn Schick
Girlpool is a young punk/
indie girl band formed in Los
Angeles. The band is very simple, raw and consists of only two
members. They only use a bass,
a guitar and their vocals.
The girls in the band are very
creative in the way they
sound. Their song lyrics are
strong and meaningful.
A prime example of this is in
their song Jane off of their EP
released in November. The song
covers the topic of standing up
for yourself no matter who you
are or what people think. "You
were born for a reason, share all
your feelings; boys and girls if
you are listening, don't ever feel
imprisoned," say the lyrics.
The band started when the
pair Cleo Tucker and Harmony
Tividad met at a venue in LA
and decided to start writing
songs together.
This band has a unique and
catchy sound that depicts strong
vocals and clear intention.
Girlpool is currently touring,
playing a total of three shows.
They will appear at The Echo
and The Smell in Los Angeles
and at PhillaMOCA in Philadelphia.
I learned about this band
from Tumblr from Wichita recordings, the record label Girlpool is associated with.
JACOB
Continued from page 1
Being number one in his
class will also hopefully get him
into a good college and get him
good scholarships, Jacob said.
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology or Purdue is where
Jacob can picture himself in
three years. Jacob would study
civil engineering at Purdue and
mathematics and computer science at MIT.
For Jacob, school just comes
easily. Math is Jacob’s favorite
subject because “it just clicks,”
he explained. Science is his most
difficult subject.
To maintain his grades, Jacob
said he studies materials that he
is unsure about and spends about
an hour a night studying and doing homework.
Jacob is involved in extracurricular activities including Art
Club, NERD Nation, volunteering at the Humane Society and
he also has plans to volunteer at
a hospital.
School and NERD Nation
take up a lot of Jacob’s time, but
with his spare hours he said he
likes to be with his two dogs and
cat and he also enjoys reading.
Out of all his years of school,
Jacob’s favorite school year was
his freshman year.
“It felt like less drama than
middle school and elementary.
People keep to themselves and
seem to be less obnoxious,”
Jacob said.
There is a new interactive
way to see what your friends are
reading and what books you
may find interesting. The new
bulletin board in the library
gives students an opportunity to
give their opinions on books and
maybe give others ideas for new
books to read. Plus, new books
are available!
“This is beneficial for students because they can see what
their friends are reading,” said
the new library aide, Lucy
Hokes. It is available to everyone who goes to Norwalk High
School.
“So far, only teachers have
used it, but students have not,”
Mrs. Hokes said. She encourages students and staff to use it.
To add your favorite book to
the bulletin board, ask Mrs.
Hokes for a cut-out “bird.” Then
write the name of the book, the
author, and a brief description of
the book -- no more than 140
characters, or the length of a
“tweet.”
10 things you
didn’t know
about me
Quote of the Issue: “One cannot think well, love well, sleep
well, if one has not dined well.”
-Virginia Woolf
Senior Adriana Ibarra
Photo by Hannah Hales
The new bulletin board with book
reviews in the library.
New books are also available
in the library and can be found
on top of the bookshelves and
near the checkout counter.
Head librarian Roslyn Hashiguchi had ordered them for students.
A few new books include
Now and Forever by Susane
Colasanti which is a love story
between Sterling and Ethan. and
The Half Life of Molly Pierce by
Katrina Leno which is a story
about mental health and its impact on families.
1. I hate Chinese food.
2. I have five brothers and a
sister
3. I want to be a third grade
teacher.
4. My best friend lives with
me.
5. I am left handed.
6. I speak English and Spanish
7. My favorite color is hot
pink.
8. My favorite sport is soccer.
9. I love scary movies.
10. I am going to BGSU in the
fall.
Page 8 — Trucker Imprint — Tuesday, January 27, 2015
SPORTS
Listen to Leb
Big Ten wrestlers at NHS
By Erica Leber
Looking through the Ohio
State wrestling schedule, seeing
“Norwalk Ohio” is something
that was out of the ordinary. The
team usually wrestles in places
like Ann Arbor, Michigan, Las
Vegas, Nevada and Columbus,
Ohio. Seeing small-town Norwalk on the schedule was weird.
On Jan. 23, NHS hosted an
OSU wresting match versus Indiana. The Buckeyes were supposed to wrestle at Norwalk last
year but were unable to because
of schedule conflicts and the
match was then moved to
Massillon High School.
I was really excited to watch
Ohio State wrestle at my home
school. It was a cool experience
to see these Big 10 athletes here.
There were 2000 tickets sold for
this event. It was expected to
bring a lot of people to the Norwalk area so that brings good
business to the town. People from
all over Huron and surrounding
counties were at this event.
Monroeville graduates Logan
and Hunter Stieber are the reason
OSU is wrestling at Norwalk.
Since Monroeville’s gym is way
too small to host this event, they
agreed to move it right down the
road to NHS. Logan is a senior at
Ohio State. He is a three-time Big
Ten and NCAA champion. He is
a team captain for the 2014-2015
season. His younger brother
Hunter is a junior at OSU. He
was redshirted his sophomore
year for the 2013-2014 season.
Hunter is a 2012 and 2013 AllAmerican. Also, he was a 2013
Big Ten Honoree.
These boys have represented
Huron County in a great and positive way. I think we can all agree
that the whole town of Norwalk
was excited for this match. I
know I was!
Writer reminisces on state champs
By Erica Leber
The book Norwalk’s Championship—A Historic State Title
and the Maligned City That Embraced It tells the story of the
seniors who were the 2014 Division II State Champions, the Norwalk Truckers basketball team.
Mark Hazelwood, sports editor from the Sandusky Register,
decided late in the 2014 season
that he finally had a story to
write.
“Ever since I was young, I
always told myself I wanted to
write a book,” Hazelwood said. “I
knew once they hit 50 straight
wins, I had my story.”
Hazelwood was there the day
the seniors of 2014 loss the
league title game their freshman
year at Fostoria.
He followed the team from
there on out, all the way to the
Jerome Schottenstien Center at
Ohio State University for the
state championship game.
“If they made it to regional
finals, I still had a good story to
write because they still made history,” Hazelwood said.
This book is not just about
some basketball team winning
state. This book is about a city
behind the team.
Hazelwood captures the economic crisis with Janesville leaving Norwalk, putting many Norwalk citizens out of work.
Also, he explains that NHS
stayed at Division I because the
enrollment of males in the school
went up.
This was bad news for the
Truckers because Division I basketball is a tough tournament.
This book is available to purchase on Amazon.com for $20.
Photo by Erica Leber
Back row (from left) Grant Hull, Jeff Thomas and Breck Turner. Front row
(from left) Jordan Johnson, Ben Haraway and author Mark Hazelwood.
Opinion
Wrestlers go through torture to achieve success
By Jarrod Smith
Wrestling is a very demanding
sport, if not the most demanding
sport. This year we started with
37 wrestlers on the team, and now
we’re down to 18. That shows
how demanding and hard the
sport really is, and many people
can’t handle it. Wrestling requires
determination, heart, strength,
conditioning, speed and willpower. A big part of wrestling is
cutting weight.
There are 14 weight classes in
high school wrestling, ranging
from 106 pounds to 285 pounds.
Many wrestlers try and lose large
amounts of weight in order to
wrestle at a lighter weight class.
If a bigger guy loses a bunch of
weight, he will be stronger than
many other wrestlers at that
weight class.
I weighed 150 pounds and I
lost weight in order to wrestle at
the 132 pound weight class. The
key to cutting weight is staying
hydrated and working hard.
After wrestling practice I go
home and run three or more miles
and I eat foods that are very low
in fat, like chicken breast, turkey
and fish.
Some wrestlers try and lose
weight in extremely dangerous
ways. They don’t eat for days,
limit their water intake, sit in saunas for long amounts of time, and
wear sauna suits to help them
sweat while they run.
In order to stop wrestlers from
cutting large amounts of weight, a
hydration test was created called
the Alpha test. This tests the hydration level and body fat percentage. How much weight a
wrestler can lose is based on his
weight and his body fat percentage. Each week, a wrestler can
lose1.5 percent of his body
weight. A wrestler must have at
least 7 percent body fat.
When wrestlers are cutting
weight, they are very irritable. So
if you have food, avoid contact at
all costs unless you want to be
given attitude.
We wrestlers put ourselves
through this torture to achieve
success. When we win a match
and get our hand raised, it’s the
best feeling in the world. That’s
why we run countless hours and
barely eat any food throughout
the week.
It’s all worth it once we’ve
accomplished our goals. After we
have made weight for the tournament, we can eat all we want and
it’s the best feeling ever.
So suffering throughout the
week by not eating is all worth it
in the end.
Sports injuries very common in contact sports
By Carlie Conney
Sports injuries -- there’s no
way to totally eliminate them, but
there are ways to try to prevent
them.
Sports injuries are very common in contact sports and less
likely in noncontact sports. There
are always the common muscle
strains and pulls, but there are
many more injuries that athletes
get more than others.
“I tore my ACL and meniscus
in my knee while playing basketball,” junior Kennedy Conney
said.
Freshman Kendall Bigler was
also injured while playing basketball, but it wasn’t her knee. In her
Kendall Bigler
Kennedy Conney
case she had taken a hit to the
face and broke two bones along
with a minor concussion. She
said that it only took her a week
and a half to recover but for Kennedy, she is still recovering.
Kennedy said her recovery
process is much more complicated than Kendall’s. Kennedy
had to have an ACL from a cadaver put into her knee by surgery, but Kendall simply had to
take some time off, ice and relax.
Kennedy and Kendall both
said that they have to wear things
to protect them from the injury
happening again. Kennedy must
wear a knee brace during all
physical activity and Kendall has
to wear a face mask when she
plays and runs quick drills in
practice.
In sports, players should be
playing to their full potential at
all times so there is really no way
to avoid injury because most injuries are accidents, said physical
therapist Jen Swartz.
Ms. Swartz said that the most
common sports injury is either a
concussion or sprained ankle. It’s
common for any athlete to roll or
sprain an ankle. The recovery for
a sprained ankle is icing and to
take pain relievers such as aspirin
or ibuprofen. Also, athletes
should elevate it and stay off it as
much as they can, Ms. Swartz
said.
She advised that the easiest
way to prevent rolling an ankle is
to wear ankle braces and to have
high top shoes.
Another thing athletes can do
to prevent spraining their ankle is
to work out and lift to make their
calves and ankles stronger.
Squatting and step ups are
good weight training ideas for
athletes to keep their balance and
strengthen up to not roll an ankle,
Ms. Swartz said.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 — Trucker Imprint — Page 9
SPORTS
Athletes of the Issue
Name: Makayla Cook
What sport do you participate in? Women’s basketball
Why do you participate in this sport? I love the game
and I love my team.
How long have you been involved in this sport? Since I
was a baby.
How did you get involved in this sport? My family is a
big basketball family.
What is your biggest accomplishment/honor for this sport? Being the starting
point guard and being on varsity for three years and dressing varsity as a freshman.
What is your favorite memory while participating in your sport? Last year when
we broke the all-time wins record for Norwalk women’s basketball. Also, the team
feeds and fun things we did as a team.
Do you have any goals for the season? I hope to come close to the same amount of
wins we had last year.
Do you plan on attending college? Where? Yes. I am still deciding between the
University of Mount Union, Defiance College and Tiffin University. I am going to
play basketball when I attend college.
Who inspires you the most to strive in this sport? My teammates, coaches and
family.
Name: Matt Davidson
What sport do you participate in? Basketball
Why do you participate in this sport? I like to compete
and have fun with my friends on the court.
How long have you been involved in this sport? 11
years
How did you get involved in this sport? My mom
signed me up for rec ball and I liked it ever since.
What is your favorite memory while participating in your sport? Winning the
State Championship junior year.
Do you have any goals for the season? Win an NOL championship.
What does it take to do well in this sport? It takes hard work and dedication.
Name:
Madison
Edwards
What
sport do
you participate
in? Bowling
Why do you participate in this
sport? I enjoy it.
How long have you been involved in
this sport? This is my third year.
How did you get involved in this
sport? My boyfriend was on the team
and he talked me into joining.
What is your biggest accomplishment/honor for this sport? Beating
Willard this year for the first time on
their lanes.
What is your favorite memory while
participating in your sport? When I
bowled my high score at a match and
beat DJ at the same time. Do you
have any goals for the season? I want
us to win the NOL.
Who inspires you the most to strive
in this sport? My mother.
What does it take to do well in this
sport? It’s more of a mental sport.
You have to shake it off if you do bad
and always try to do better the next
frame.
Name: Gabe
MinaVazquez
What sport
do you participate in?
Wrestling.
Why do you
participate in
this sport?
For the love and passion that I have
for it.
How long have you been involved in
this sport? Three years.
How did you get involved in this
sport? Coach Helton
What is your biggest accomplishment/honor for this sport? Winning
a tournament and getting my hand
raised after a tough match.
What is your favorite memory
while participating in your sport?
Waking up every Sunday morning
knowing I won that tourney.
Do you have any goals for the season? Winning N.O.L’s individually
and as a team.
Do you plan on attending college?
Where? Yes, Illinois or OSU.
Who inspires you the most to strive
in this sport? Charlie Nash and
Coach Helton.
What does it take to do well in this
sport? Passion, heart, and intensity!
Photo by Caitlen Cameron
Junior Saramae Blake throws the ball down the lane
during practice.
Name: Noah Little
What sport do you participate in? Swimming
Why do you participate in this sport? Because I don’t
like feeling myself sweat.
How long have you been involved in this sport? Eight
years
How did you get involved in this sport? I did rec
league swimming as a small child.
What is your biggest accomplishment/honor for this
sport? Being a four-year letter winner.
What is your favorite memory while participating in
your sport? We all took a bucket underwater and tried
to breathe air out of it, a la Pirates of the Caribbean.
Do you have any goals for the season? I want to get to districts in an individual event.
Do you plan on attending college? Where? Yes. Ohio State University.
Who inspires you the most to strive in this sport? Jake Gilson
What does it take to do well in this sport? Dedication and a hard-working
attitude.
Name: Jacob Colbert
What sport do you participate in? Bowling
Why do you participate in this sport? It’s challenging
and is always fun to play.
How long have you been involved in this sport? Four
years.
How did you get involved in this sport? I decided to try
out freshman year to have fun.
What is your biggest accomplishment/honor for this sport? I won MVP my
junior year for the highest average.
What is your favorite memory while participating in your sport? My freshman year, being accepted by the upperclassmen. They showed me how to improve.
Do you have any goals for the season? I hope to win one of the top three spots
in sectionals.
Do you plan on attending college? Where? Yes, Kent State University.
Who inspires you the most to strive in this sport? Nobody really inspires me.
It is just something that I enjoy and want to be better at.
Name: Marianne
DeWitt
What sport do
you participate
in? Swimming
Why do you participate in this
sport? Because I
can eat as much as
I want.
How long have you been involved in
this sport? Eight years
How did you get involved in this
sport? My mom signed me up when I
was younger.
What is your biggest accomplishment/honor for this sport? Being a
three-year district qualifier.
What is your favorite memory
while participating in your sport?
Swim dinners.
Do you have any goals for the season? Qualify for districts.
Do you plan on attending college?
Where? Yes. Columbia College in
South Carolina.
Who inspires you the most to strive
in this sport? My family.
What does it take to do well in this
sport? Hard work and dedication.
Photo by Caitlen Cameron
Sophomore Jonah Collins works on his
form during practice.
Photo by Karlee
Conley
Left: Junior
Blake Russ is in
referee’s position
during a dual
against Tiffin.
Photo by Paige Espvik
Senior Seth Staley heads in for a
layup, while junior Jaycee Jordan
waits for the rebound.
Photo by Paige Espvik
Senior Seth Staley dribbles the ball down the
court during a recent home game.
Photo by Karlee Conley
Left: Fans support junior
Braden Neuberger at wrestling.
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Around the halls
What do you have packed in your lunch?
Photos and interviews by Sabrina Boyd and Katlin Roberts
Freshman Erica Miller: bottled
water, chips, yogurt, brownie, fruit
snacks.
Junior Collin McQuillen: pudding,
fruit snacks, banana, Doritos,
orange.
Senior Madison Edwards: apple,
sandwich, granola bar, fruit snacks,
water.
Freshman Storm Hunter: Mountain
Dew, apple, sour cream n’ onion
chips.
Junior Trenton Ratliff: Water, crackers,
peanut butter, apple, pretzels,
Cliff bar, orange, fruit snacks, cheese/ham.
Junior Joey Thomas: Doritos, banana,
water, granola bar, crackers.
Senior Teddy Mckenzie: two
sandwiches, oatmeal cream pie,
granola bar.
Freshman Makayla Gornek: CheezIts, juice pouch, chocolate pudding.
Trucker Cam
Photo by Quinn Schick
Trucker Imprint staffers (from
left) junior Kirsten Kelley, senior
Sabrina Boyd, junior Hannah
Hales, junior Carlie Conney and
senior Brie Schneider watch Karla
Bickley show how pages are sent
via computer to be printed when
the newspaper class went on a
field trip to the Norwalk Reflector.
Photo by Paige Espvik
Juniors Marcus McClain and Blake
Russ work on their industrial arts project.
Photo by Paige Espvik
Photo by Erica Leber
“Stuff the truck” on Jan. 2 was put in motion to get food for
people in need, and as a fun, friendly activity to do with rival
Bellevue.
Students in Chris Jackson’s industrial education class used their skills to help
raise money to benefit families dealing with cancer. The students refinished an
antique table and four chairs which were found on the side of the road headed for
the dump. After being refinished, they were donated to When Pigs Fly. Pictured
with the furniture they helped refinish are (from left) Evan Ackerman, Mat
Mulder, Emily Ortman, Austin Marietta, Ethan Gilbert, Moriah Cooper and
Everet Power. Sophomore Zach Zielinski also put a lot of time into the project.